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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** |
A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, c/- Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St., Sydney. | A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, c/- Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St., Sydney. | ||
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- | No. 170 j' | ||
- | Editor: Alex Colley, 55 Kirribilli Production Asst.: Bill Gillam | ||
- | Ave., Milson' | ||
- | Production and Business Manager: Typed by Jean Harvey Brian Harvey | ||
- | CONTENTS Page | + | **No. 170 JANUARY, 1949 Price 6d.** |
- | Editorial - Tragedy at the Kiddies Xmas Treat 1 | + | |**Editor**| Alex Colley, 55 Kirribilli Ave, Milson's Point| |
- | At Our December Meeting 2 | + | |**Production Asst** | Bill Gillam| |
- | Special Notes for January | + | |**Sales |
- | Upper Clyde - Second Attempt by Jean Kirkby 4 | + | |**Production |
- | Twentieth Century Paradise, by Ray Kirkby 6 | + | |**Typed** | Jean Harvey | |
- | Practical Conservation, by H.A. 'Lindsay 9 | + | |
- | This Might Happen to You by " | + | **CONTENTS** |
- | The Fox on the Cox, from "Alice In Wonderland" | + | |
- | Three Misters | + | |
- | Swimming Carnival - Feb. 19th and 20th 15 | + | |
- | It Doesn' | + | |
- | Federation Noted, by Brian Harvey | + | |
- | Births, Marriages and Engagements 17 | + | |
- | Paddy' | + | |
+ | |Editorial - Tragedy at the Kiddies Xmas Treat |1| | ||
+ | |At Our December Meeting |2| | ||
+ | |Special Notes for January | ||
+ | |Upper Clyde - Second Attempt by Jean Kirkby |4| | ||
+ | |Twentieth Century Paradise, by Ray Kirkby |6| | ||
+ | |Practical Conservation, | ||
+ | |This Might Happen to You by " | ||
+ | |The Fox on the Cox, from "Alice In Wonderland" | ||
+ | |Three Misters and one Miss in a Mist by " | ||
+ | |Swimming Carnival - Feb. 19th and 20th |15| | ||
+ | |It Doesn' | ||
+ | |Federation Notes, by Brian Harvey |16| | ||
+ | |Births, Marriages and Engagements |17| | ||
+ | |Paddy' | ||
- | ====== Editorial ====== | ||
- | Tragedy at the Kiddies Christmas Treat | + | ====== Editorial - Tragedy at the Kiddies Christmas Treat ====== |
Every year since 1929 the Club has provided an annual Christmas treat for some of the children who live near the centre of the great expanse of buildings, asphalt and concrete that makes up our city. These children have few, if any, opportunities of seeing the bush and it has been a happy event for them and for the helpers too, until this year, when little Richard Geyer, aged 4, was drowned in the deep water of the Lane Cove River at Fuller' | Every year since 1929 the Club has provided an annual Christmas treat for some of the children who live near the centre of the great expanse of buildings, asphalt and concrete that makes up our city. These children have few, if any, opportunities of seeing the bush and it has been a happy event for them and for the helpers too, until this year, when little Richard Geyer, aged 4, was drowned in the deep water of the Lane Cove River at Fuller' | ||
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As every scout-master knows there is always danger in taking children into the bush. But should the danger prevent us from taking them? It is to be hoped not, since the danger is probably less than that of playing in the streets of Surry Hills, and the children obviously love their day out. At the same time it is elementary common sense to consider carefully the causes of this fatality and decide how the risks can be minimised next time. Another good reason for such an inquiry is that it broadens the basis of responsibility. No one would suggest that the able and hardworking organiser Rene Browne is in any way to blame, and the Club should make it easier for her by taking a more active part in the organising of the treat. | As every scout-master knows there is always danger in taking children into the bush. But should the danger prevent us from taking them? It is to be hoped not, since the danger is probably less than that of playing in the streets of Surry Hills, and the children obviously love their day out. At the same time it is elementary common sense to consider carefully the causes of this fatality and decide how the risks can be minimised next time. Another good reason for such an inquiry is that it broadens the basis of responsibility. No one would suggest that the able and hardworking organiser Rene Browne is in any way to blame, and the Club should make it easier for her by taking a more active part in the organising of the treat. | ||
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====== At Our December Meeting ====== | ====== At Our December Meeting ====== | ||
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20th January - Free night. | 20th January - Free night. | ||
- | SWIMMING CARNIVAL, 19th-20th | + | SWIMMING CARNIVAL, 19th-20th |
RE-UNION 12th-13th MARCH. Have you any ideas for camp fire entertainment? | RE-UNION 12th-13th MARCH. Have you any ideas for camp fire entertainment? | ||
Edna Stretton. | Edna Stretton. | ||
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====== Upper Clyde - Second Attempt ====== | ====== Upper Clyde - Second Attempt ====== | ||
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After lunching in caves just off the roadside, we plodded through the rain into the Vines, where the fine stand of softwoods growing in this volcanic outcrop looked very lovely, drenched in soft gentle hues of brown and green. Climbing the rise beyond the timber camp we made a sharp turn left through thick undergrowth down a ridge and over into a steep sided creek. Squelching happily downwards, I remember discussing the merits and de-merits of Bendix washing machines. | After lunching in caves just off the roadside, we plodded through the rain into the Vines, where the fine stand of softwoods growing in this volcanic outcrop looked very lovely, drenched in soft gentle hues of brown and green. Climbing the rise beyond the timber camp we made a sharp turn left through thick undergrowth down a ridge and over into a steep sided creek. Squelching happily downwards, I remember discussing the merits and de-merits of Bendix washing machines. | ||
- | By a process of sidling across fairly steep slopes through thickish scrub in order to keep under, the tops, we eventually emerged into a valley running more or less north-south. When the mists lifted occasionally dim outlines of towering walls of rock broken up into fantastic shapes could be seen standing guard over the valley. The leader, a trifle hesitant at this stage, thought he reOognised | + | By a process of sidling across fairly steep slopes through thickish scrub in order to keep under the tops, we eventually emerged into a valley running more or less north-south. When the mists lifted occasionally dim outlines of towering walls of rock broken up into fantastic shapes could be seen standing guard over the valley. The leader, a trifle hesitant at this stage, thought he recognised |
- | Fading light set us looking for a camp spot, a rather miserable prospect in so much mush underfoot. At this point we had turned back from a gap in the southern end of the valley. If we could have seen the view here, as we did on the next trip, it would have revealed a splendid sight of the sheer walls of the Clyde and | + | |
- | Endritk to the left, chopped off at the top by the usual flat plateaux, an the right fairly close, some unscaleable looking rugged heights and in the distance set in this spectacular frame, the ocean looking very serene, whilst at our feet the ground fell away sharply into deep timbered gullies - altogether, not exactly walking country. | + | |
- | But to return to the trip on hand; after a little prowl around Bill Hall waved his magic wand and a magnificent cave plus extras (i e. smaller compartments) sprang into being. That joy, comfort, and bliss: All the same, it must be recorded that the leader gathered his flock tint him and left - for he is a firm believer in the one cave one fire theory. However, Clem, feeling sympathetic for him in such a sorry plight, read poetry to him whilst he put up his tent in the wet and dark. | + | Fading light set us looking for a camp spot, a rather miserable prospect in so much mush underfoot. At this point we had turned back from a gap in the southern end of the valley. If we could have seen the view here, as we did on the next trip, it would have revealed a splendid sight of the sheer walls of the Clyde and Endrick to the left, chopped off at the top by the usual flat plateaux, an the right fairly close, some unscalable looking rugged heights and in the distance set in this spectacular frame, the ocean looking very serene, whilst at our feet the ground fell away sharply into deep timbered gullies - altogether, not exactly walking country. |
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+ | But to return to the trip on hand; after a little prowl around Bill Hall waved his magic wand and a magnificent cave plus extras (i e. smaller compartments) sprang into being. That joy, comfort, and bliss. All the same, it must be recorded that the leader gathered his flock with him and left - for he is a firm believer in the one cave one fire theory. However, Clem, feeling sympathetic for him in such a sorry plight, read poetry to him whilst he put up his tent in the wet and dark. | ||
As this was only a three day trip, on the morrow we were forced to turn our backs on the Castle direction and retreat back along the valley, where even I was beset by a sense of familiarity. So after discovering our lunch spot of the Easter before last, it was unanimously decided without further argumentation or speculation that we were in one of the valleys of the Endrick. We climbed out of the valley by a new and easier route which for the benefit of future explorers of this region, has been marked by a cairn of stones a quarter of a mile south of the trig. From the trig a flat topped ridge, mainly of bare rock, bearing west, will lead you to the Vines. | As this was only a three day trip, on the morrow we were forced to turn our backs on the Castle direction and retreat back along the valley, where even I was beset by a sense of familiarity. So after discovering our lunch spot of the Easter before last, it was unanimously decided without further argumentation or speculation that we were in one of the valleys of the Endrick. We climbed out of the valley by a new and easier route which for the benefit of future explorers of this region, has been marked by a cairn of stones a quarter of a mile south of the trig. From the trig a flat topped ridge, mainly of bare rock, bearing west, will lead you to the Vines. | ||
- | Lunch was had in the "White Hand Cave", a discovery of the Six Hour weekend party. During the afternoon, Waich was wet and cold, the cave dwellers gossipped and the more hardy tried to re-trace the doings of the famous walk on the aforesaid week-end. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that this particular walk was spent within one half mile radius from the trig. The next day the leader, very satisfied altogether, led us victoriously across ridges in the mist back down to the Vines. | ||
- | One month later Ray and I retraced our steps in similar weather, back to the valley behind Endrick Trig. Until we had left parts previously trodden I had an eerie feeling of being accompanied by squadrons of bualmalkers and Could almost hear the famirar chatter of the party. I was rather pleased to drop these cheery ghosts and go off on our own into new country. | ||
+ | Lunch was had in the "White Hand Cave", a discovery of the Six Hour weekend party. During the afternoon, which was wet and cold, the cave dwellers gossiped and the more hardy tried to re-trace the doings of the famous walk on the aforesaid week-end. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that this particular walk was spent within one half mile radius from the trig. The next day the leader, very satisfied altogether, led us victoriously across ridges in the mist back down to the Vines. | ||
- | PASS THE FRUIT PLEASE: The lady made out the food list but the gent, | + | One month later Ray and I retraced our steps in similar weather, back to the valley behind Endrick Trig. Until we had left parts previously trodden I had an eerie feeling of being accompanied by squadrons of bushwalkers and could almost hear the familiar chatter of the party. I was rather pleased to drop these cheery ghosts and go off on our own into new country. |
- | aFEETIEgisTend | + | |
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+ | **PASS THE FRUIT PLEASE:** The lady made out the food list but the gent, being a gent insisted | ||
of the party were tantalised with glimpses of the fruit and at least seventeen references to the object. At lunch the second day, with much ceremony he produced the pine, but alas and alack, only about one third was edible. It may or may not be true that spec pineapples were going cheap out Malabar way, but we prefer to think that Bill Gillam is just a bad judge of a pine. | of the party were tantalised with glimpses of the fruit and at least seventeen references to the object. At lunch the second day, with much ceremony he produced the pine, but alas and alack, only about one third was edible. It may or may not be true that spec pineapples were going cheap out Malabar way, but we prefer to think that Bill Gillam is just a bad judge of a pine. | ||
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====== Twentieth Century Paradise ====== | ====== Twentieth Century Paradise ====== | ||
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By Ray Kirkby | By Ray Kirkby | ||
A brief account of the earlier trips into the country between Sassafras and Wog Wog Creek, in the Pigeon House region, will show how our appetites were whetted. The trips mentioned are the only ones I have heard of. | A brief account of the earlier trips into the country between Sassafras and Wog Wog Creek, in the Pigeon House region, will show how our appetites were whetted. The trips mentioned are the only ones I have heard of. | ||
- | The Easter before last I took a party between these two points and saw enough of the country to immediately fall under its spell. The country was not rapped | + | |
- | ,many difficult cliff faces. We had suda good luck that w. | + | The Easter before last I took a party between these two points and saw enough of the country to immediately fall under its spell. The country was not mapped |
- | through and did not maim a single mistake. After knowledge gained from later trips I am still amazed at our good fortune on this occasion. | + | |
The next trip was led by Alex Colley and experienced heavy mists all the time so that the party seems to have spent the whole weekend wandering around on a sandstone flat top of a few miles in extent. Alex led the next attack also on this country and once again the weather was unhelpful. However we gained a little more knowledge of the layout and retraced our steps over some of the ground covered on my original trip. Despite the poor weather I could see on this occasion that others in the party were not unaffected by the attractiveness of this area. | The next trip was led by Alex Colley and experienced heavy mists all the time so that the party seems to have spent the whole weekend wandering around on a sandstone flat top of a few miles in extent. Alex led the next attack also on this country and once again the weather was unhelpful. However we gained a little more knowledge of the layout and retraced our steps over some of the ground covered on my original trip. Despite the poor weather I could see on this occasion that others in the party were not unaffected by the attractiveness of this area. | ||
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My determination to spend a week of my holidays ferreting out its secrets was, I admit, occasioned by my fear that, if I did not act quickly, I should be forestalled. And I felt that this bit of country was mine. | My determination to spend a week of my holidays ferreting out its secrets was, I admit, occasioned by my fear that, if I did not act quickly, I should be forestalled. And I felt that this bit of country was mine. | ||
- | The possibility of a lift on a timber lorry out to The Vines had been investigated so that is why Jean and I spent our first night in the saw dust under a paper bark in a Berry saw mill. In the morning we discovered to our chagrin that our friend' | + | The possibility of a lift on a timber lorry out to The Vines had been investigated so that is why Jean and I spent our first night in the saw dust under a paper bark in a Berry saw mill. In the morning we discovered to our chagrin that our friend' |
- | had broken down only the day before so we sprinted to the station just in time to catch the train to Nowra. The Braidwood car took us out to Sassafras so we found ourselves once again trotting out to The Vines along the timber road, which is pleasant enough - but we were doing it for the fourth time. | + | |
- | Our first night was spent in the cave beside the creek just short of The Vines. This is remarkable country in so far as caves and overhangs are very plentiful and, if you know this, wet weather need not hold such horrors. Next day on the ridge near the aboriginal bora ground the rain pelted down with as much fierceness as it had on the trip a month before. This strongly reinforced a feeling of deja vu and I am sure that we both felt " | + | |
- | after one or two more short and violent storms the weather was urbane. | + | |
- | In the early afternoon we saw. the77iiew.-frbm the gap between | + | Our first night was spent in the cave beside the creek just short of The Vines. This is remarkable country in so far as caves and overhangs are very plentiful and, if you know this, wet weather need not hold such horrors. Next day on the ridge near the aboriginal bora ground |
- | On previous trips signs of the use of this country by aboriginals had been discovered - first the remarkable bawra ground, then the caves with " | + | In the early afternoon we saw the view from the gap between the Endrick |
- | practically untouched. The valleys are heavily grassed with no | + | |
- | signs of erosion and water is abundant, even in a droughty time, in crystal streams. | + | |
- | to the country being in its pristine state. The area is covered with animal pads of such size that it is difficult to remember that they are not made by domesticated animals. | + | |
- | The long valleys leading up to the divide are entrancing. The walking is easy for the valleys are shallow, covered with grasses | + | |
- | to find the Clyde watershed this time but looked into still more delightful valleys running | + | |
- | were staggered | + | |
- | referring to Sulman I presumed these to be telopea oreades, " | + | |
- | All this country | + | On previous trips signs of the use of this country |
- | At the head of Corang you, get a spectacular view of the Clyde valley | + | |
- | We sidled along the Castle ridge at " | + | The long valleys leading up to the divide are entrancing. The walking is easy for the valleys are shallow, covered with grasses |
- | We retraced our steps to the main ridge with The Peak now our beacon. That a symmetrical shape this large pimple is! Many a time it has been our guiding star when there was no map or the latter was a snare and delusion.. | + | All this country is very bountiful in wild flowers. In the October weekend we had plenty particularly eriostemon - but the exciting part was to find so many just a little different from their Sydney fellows. Tetratheca was a giant of a plant, one kunzea was quite orange and there was a contrasty cerise and black grevillea. This time the publicity hunters were the sowerbaeas, the boronias (including a couple of varieties I had never seen before), purple conosperma, tetratheca still showing off and purple Pattersonia. |
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+ | At the head of Corang you, get a spectacular view of the Clyde valley and the ridge running out to The Castle. Indeed we decided that one separate rock formation was The Castle and we determined to go out and investigate it. The ridge was very thick and looked a long way down. In fact it was not far and here let me shamelessly state another attraction of this country - the comparatively little ups and downs unless you decide to dive down into the Clyde or Yadbora Creek. The cliff infuse a satisfying feeling of height though they are not very high but frequently fantastically shaped. | ||
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+ | We sidled along the Castle ridge at " | ||
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+ | We retraced our steps to the main ridge with The Peak now our beacon. That a symmetrical shape this large pimple is! Many a time it has been our guiding star when there was no map or the latter was a snare and delusion. | ||
The top of this particular outcrop had an attraction all of its own for it was covered with grasses which were now a bright yellow like ripe wheat and the contrast over its rim of the blue ridges of Currockbilly was vivid. For several miles the ridge is parklike - on one side the green meadowlike effect of the upper Corang, on the other the great drop down to Yadbora Creek with innumerable blue ridges sweeping up to the floating Currockbilly while a backward glance shows perky Pigeonhouse itself. Along these ridges there is an almost continuous animal pad, like a path. | The top of this particular outcrop had an attraction all of its own for it was covered with grasses which were now a bright yellow like ripe wheat and the contrast over its rim of the blue ridges of Currockbilly was vivid. For several miles the ridge is parklike - on one side the green meadowlike effect of the upper Corang, on the other the great drop down to Yadbora Creek with innumerable blue ridges sweeping up to the floating Currockbilly while a backward glance shows perky Pigeonhouse itself. Along these ridges there is an almost continuous animal pad, like a path. | ||
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By H.A. Lindsay. | By H.A. Lindsay. | ||
- | Bushwalkers say of themselves "Some walk, some walk and talk, and some only talk". In regard to conservation, | + | Bushwalkers say of themselves "Some walk, some walk and talk, and some only talk". In regard to conservation, |
- | From the dawn of the age of reason until sate 700 years ago, learned men fooled away their time in discussing and in theorising. Virgil stated that swarms of bees, bred in the rotting carcases of , animals- | + | |
- | Roger,Bacon set men on the right road when he told his, pupils to adopt experiment and observation and to build upon the rock. of the facts thus ascertained, | + | From the dawn of the age of reason until some 700 years ago, learned men fooled away their time in discussing and in theorising. Virgil stated that swarms of bees, bred in the rotting carcases of animals - he never went close enough to the stinking mass of corruption to see if the buzzing. insects. were bees Or blowflies. Aristotle stated that the heavier a" body, the faster it would fall - he never made the simple |
- | Some 20 years ago the ;American gun clubs - you know, those dreadful people who go out in the open season | + | |
- | 10 | + | Roger Bacon set men on the right road when he told his pupils to adopt experiment and observation and to build upon the rock of the facts thus ascertained, |
- | Then the duck shooters formed the syndicate known as "Ducks Unlimited" | + | |
- | and refused to assist, but the fishermen did lend a hand, because | + | Some 20 years ago the American gun clubs - you know, those dreadful people who go out in the open season |
- | more permanent waters meant more places in which they could catch | + | |
- | fish. Today America has more wild ducks, wild geese and other | + | Then the duck shooters formed the syndicate known as "Ducks Unlimited" |
- | aquatic birds than at any other time within living memory - because of the practical work of the duck shooters. | + | |
- | Fish acclimatisation societies in Australia give us another example close at hand. They have to do more than breed trout in hatcheries and liberate them; these fish can live only in clear, | + | Fish acclimatisation societies in Australia give us another example close at hand. They have to do more than breed trout in hatcheries and liberate them; these fish can live only in clear, cold and permanent streams. There must also be a food supply and these conditions exist only where there is no erosion to muddy the water. So these fishermen must also strive to preserve |
- | cold and permanent streams. There must also be a food supply and | + | |
- | these conditions exist only where there is no erosion to muddy the | + | In your November issue it was stated that the parks in America are treated as game preserves and this creates in the mind of the reader one of those distorted pictures which do such harm. That actually happens is that the deer in these parks have a big natural increase and there is a limit to the number of grazing animals which any area can support. If the deer are allowed to become too numerous they leave the parks to seek food and break down fences to get into crops; they cause a fearful destruction of young pine trees by ringbarking them when they rub their growing antlers on them. Any New Zealander will tell you what a destructive pest the deer can be; only by shooting the surplus can their numbers be kept to reasonable limits in American parks. |
- | water. So these fishermen must also strive to preuerve | + | |
- | In your November issue it was stated that the parks in America are treated as game preserves and this creates in the mind of the reader one of those distorted pictures which do such harm. That actually happens is that the deer in these parks have a big natural increase and there is a limit to the number of grazing animals which | + | It is a bad policy to tell people that they should not do a thing. It is bad from the psychological angle as it raises resentment; it harms your cause because you are liable to be classed as an impractical crank and it isn't constructive. Best results are achieved by encouraging people to take positive action by doing something. There are no lack of sound conservation activities to be started in this way. We can stop talking about timber destruction and turn to planting trees; I am now writing an article for an agricultural paper, based upon 20 years of practical experience in which I planted 4,890 trees, which sets out how it can be done by planting economically valuable trees. It deals with S.A. conditions, of course, but I'll forward a copy of it to the Federation in case some of the hints in it will be helpful. One of the species mentioned in it is that botanical miracle, the athel tree, which will grow on a rainfall of a few inches a year and flourish almost anywhere, including the margin of a salt lake. |
- | any area can support. If the deer are allowed to become too numerous | + | |
- | they leave the parks to seek food and break down fences to get into crops; they cause a fearful destruction of young pine trees by ringbarking them when they rub their growing antlers on them. Any New Zealander will tell you what a destructive pest the deer can | + | There is endless scope in Australia for a Ducks Unlimited scheme, modified to suit our conditions. The first step is to enlist the collaboration of landowners who have suitable permanent waters on their properties. You attract ducks to them by sowing seed rice in the shallows; for nesting places you collect hollow logs about four feet long and with an internal diameter of about nine inches. One end is blocked with,tightly |
- | be; only by shooting the surplus can their numbers be kept to reasonable limits in American parks | + | But it is a job for those who work on conservation; |
- | Itis a bad policy to tell people that they should not do a thing. It is bad from the psychological angle as it raises resentment; it harms your cause because you are liable to be classed as an impractical crank and it isn't constructive. Best results are achieved by encouraging people to take positive action by doing something. There are no lack of sound conservation activities to be started in this way. We can stop talking about timber destruction and turn to planting trees; I am now writing an article for an agricultural paper, based upon 20 years of practical experience in which I planted 4,890 trees, which sets out how it can be done by planting economically valuable trees. It deals with S.A. conditions, of course, but I'll forward a copy of it to the Federation in case some of the hints in it will be helpful. One of the species mentioned in it is that botanical miracle, the athel tree, which will grow on a rainfall of a few inches a year and flourish almost anywhere, including the margin of a salt lake. | + | |
- | There is endless scope in Australia for a Ducks Unlimited scheme, modified to suit our conditions. The first step is to enlist the collaboration of landowners who have suitable permanent waters on their properties. You attract ducks to them by sowing seed rice | + | |
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- | in the shallows; for nesting places you collect hollow logs about four feet long and with an internal diameter of about nine inches. One end is blocked with,ti-ghtly | + | |
- | -But it is a job for those who work on conservation; | + | |
(We cannot agree with Mr. Lindsay' | (We cannot agree with Mr. Lindsay' | ||
cause of duck breeding. But because of the numerous criticisms which have appeared in these pages of Mr. Lindsay' | cause of duck breeding. But because of the numerous criticisms which have appeared in these pages of Mr. Lindsay' | ||
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====== This Might Happen to You ====== | ====== This Might Happen to You ====== | ||
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The moral of these episodes lies in a fact interesting to walkers. Under the conditions of the fire insurance policy now issued by the associated insurance companies, a policy covering the household furniture and personal effects of a residence, flat or guest-house automatically extends to cover walking gear against fire whilst temporarily removed (including in transit) to anywhere in the Commonwealth, | The moral of these episodes lies in a fact interesting to walkers. Under the conditions of the fire insurance policy now issued by the associated insurance companies, a policy covering the household furniture and personal effects of a residence, flat or guest-house automatically extends to cover walking gear against fire whilst temporarily removed (including in transit) to anywhere in the Commonwealth, | ||
- | So if such a misfortune should come your way, don't forget | + | So if such a misfortune should come your way, don't forget |
- | THESE CARNIVEROUS VEGOS: Being a walk of Max Gentle 's you can | + | -------------- |
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- | can also understand Max producing his now famous fruit lunch. To the thinly disguised horror of the party Don Frost also produced a collection of fruit. No doubt the idea was to curry favour with the leader but Don naively explained that he had made a last minute decision to join the party and all he could lay hands on was the aforementioned fruit. Skipping the walking section of the day, which wouldn' | + | **THESE CARNIVEROUS VEGOS:** Being a walk of Max Gentle 's you can imaginethe |
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+ | ====== The Fox on the Cox ====== | ||
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(From "Alice in Wonderland" | (From "Alice in Wonderland" | ||
- | The Old Red Fox put his 14eceipt | + | |
- | Little Billy gulped and went very pale in the face. "No, no, I mean you will be food listing with them not really eating them. Since the Faery Queen cracked a wing I've been plagued with women ,offering to cook fo r me. Too many of them, in fact, my son, and I want you to look after some. Two of them, in fact." The Old Red Fox twitched his tail as though there was fowl play abroad and then skipped off after a young chicken. | + | The Old Red Fox put his receipt |
- | Little Billy retired to a dark corner of the Hall to think things over. The last time he went in a food party with some girls they did not turn up and he was left with nothing but porridge for two days. Then just before that he was caught with those people his fairy Godmother had warned him about, those vegos. If only the Fox had told him who they were before he had given the Fox that golden sovereign. It might be Mother Hubbard who had boiled the food list and then 'brought a pound of dates and curry powder. He shuddered at the thought of curried dates, even from such a good cook as Mother Hubbard. He had seen Mother Gooseberry floating away in a canoe so he was safe from that quarter. Who could they be? Little Billy was deeply worried by this time and had nearly made up his mind to lose his deposit when the Old Fox skipped back again with Threepenny Bett and Arnt you Glad. | + | |
+ | Little Billy gulped and went very pale in the face. "No, no, I mean you will be food listing with them not really eating them. Since the Faery Queen cracked a wing I've been plagued with women ,offering to cook for me. Too many of them, in fact, my son, and I want you to look after some. Two of them, in fact." The Old Red Fox twitched his tail as though there was fowl play abroad and then skipped off after a young chicken. | ||
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+ | Little Billy retired to a dark corner of the Hall to think things over. The last time he went in a food party with some girls they did not turn up and he was left with nothing but porridge for two days. Then just before that he was caught with those people his fairy Godmother had warned him about, those vegos. If only the Fox had told him who they were before he had given the Fox that golden sovereign. It might be Mother Hubbard who had boiled the food list and then brought a pound of dates and curry powder. He shuddered at the thought of curried dates, even from such a good cook as Mother Hubbard. He had seen Mother Gooseberry floating away in a canoe so he was safe from that quarter. Who could they be? Little Billy was deeply worried by this time and had nearly made up his mind to lose his deposit when the Old Fox skipped back again with Threepenny Bett and Arnt you Glad. | ||
"Here you are Son", he said, in that yappy laugh of his. "If they don't burn you off they should have the tea ready by the time you get into camp". | "Here you are Son", he said, in that yappy laugh of his. "If they don't burn you off they should have the tea ready by the time you get into camp". | ||
- | The Old Fox saw his crony The Gent in the Tent come in then and with a dive for his receipt book he trotted away, his bushy tail wagging as though it was a great joke. | + | |
- | Not being the talkative type Little Billy was soon standing | + | The Old Fox saw his crony The Gent in the Tent come in then and with a dive for his receipt book he trotted away, his bushy tail wagging as though it was a great joke. Not being the talkative type Little Billy was soon standing on the sidelines while the lists were drawn up. Ah, how cursed the day he had fallen in with the Fox. Now that the Faery Queen and Sally in the Galley had gone he was worse than ever. No one was safe. Even the Goat in the Boat had been heard to complain that a sore back was infinitely better than the Fox's plans, plots and perigrinations. |
- | on the sidelines while the lists were drawn up. Ah, how cursed the day he had fallen in with the Fox. Now that the Faery Queen and Sally in the Galley had gone he was worse than ever. No one was safe. Even the Goat in the Boat had been heard to complain that a sore back was infinitely better than the Fox's plans, plots and perigrinations. | + | |
- | "We simply must have Wiener | + | "We simply must have Wiener |
- | if we do have to carry the Wien all that way", said Betty. "Nonzense, | + | |
- | I; | + | Little Billy thought he was back among the Vegos but they were not such odd sizes. "And on Saturday we must have "Spaghetti Bolognaise". This really gave Little Billy a shock because he thought that a 'Polonase' |
- | said Glad, "I am going to have Sweet and Sour Looks for Dinner' | + | |
- | Little Billy thought he was back among the Vegos but they were not such odd sizes. | + | However, "if music be the food...." |
- | "And on Saturday we must have "SpaghettiiPolic, | + | |
- | 14 | + | "Oh, I was counting on stewed |
- | really-gave Little Billy-a shock becauSehe | + | |
- | However, "if music be the food...." | + | "I like my meat rather fresh, you knoW. Do you think Little Billy could take that lamb that follows him, everywhere, and if I took some dried apples. we could have apple sau---" |
- | " | + | |
- | . "Oh, I was counting on stewed | + | They both jumped |
- | . "I like my meat rather fresh, you- knoW. Do' | + | |
- | . | + | Little |
- | took some dried apples. we could have apple sau---" | + | |
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- | , . . . . | + | |
- | . .. | + | |
- | They both jumi6ed. | + | |
- | . . | + | |
- | . . . , | + | |
- | Little | + | |
- | THREE MISTERS AND ONE MISS IN A MIST'. | + | |
+ | ====== Three Misters and One Miss in a Mist ====== | ||
By " | By " | ||
- | Everything had gone very well on Ken Meadows recent Colong Caves trip, It ha. Veen. a comfortable, | + | Everything had gone very well on Ken Meadows recent Colong Caves trip, It had been a comfortable, |
- | For the retUrn | + | For the return |
- | In Oolong | + | |
- | John Broughton was the fifist | + | In Colong |
- | 15 special bus (which | + | |
- | John ands of course | + | John Broughton was the first to come out at the Yerranderie |
- | It looked like the party returning to the Metropolis without it leader. However, it. didn!t take a great deal of discreet | + | |
- | hinting to coax the bus driver to return to Yerranderie and pick up the leader'. | + | It looked like the party returning to the Metropolis without it leader. However, it didn't take a great deal of discreet hinting to coax the bus driver to return to Yerranderie and pick up the leader. |
And after all that we reached Camden in time for 7.25 p m. train - the one we intended to catch, anyway. | And after all that we reached Camden in time for 7.25 p m. train - the one we intended to catch, anyway. | ||
- | MOI.VIL, | ||
- | SWIMMING CARNIVAL FEBRUARY | + | ====== Swimming Carnival February |
+ | |||
This used to be a very happy and popular annual event, about fifty to sixty being the usual number present. One year eighty turned up. | This used to be a very happy and popular annual event, about fifty to sixty being the usual number present. One year eighty turned up. | ||
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- | IT DOESN' | + | **IT DOESN' |
- | Yes,, | + | |
- | fizzled.. Let us know by remitting promptly, if you want to reneld. If sending by post, please uSe the form inberted in this magazine. And have you told us your new _address? Make certain of your copy | + | |
- | by ' | + | |
- | ANNUAL RATES: Posted 6/6d. Held in, | + | |
- | Subscribensjoining during year will be charged pro rata until January, 1950. | + | |
- | BRIAN HARVEY Business Manager. | + | |
- | ====== Federation Notes ====== | + | Yes, |
+ | ANNUAL RATES: Posted 6/6d. Held in Clubroom 5/-. Subscribers joining during year will be charged pro rata until January, 1950. BRIAN HARVEY Business Manager. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Federation Notes ====== | ||
by Brian Harvey | by Brian Harvey | ||
- | NATIONAL PARK: Proposed date of meeting of conservational bodies meeting has :not yet been fixed.. Any information concerning destruction of Park bushlands | + | |
- | BUSHWALKER ANNUAL is still in the hands of the:printer but should be on sale this Month. | + | NATIONAL PARK: Proposed date of meeting of conservational bodies meeting has not yet been fixed. Any information concerning destruction of Park bush lands will be welcome. |
- | BOUDDI NATURAL PART Working Bee is set down for weekend of May 7787 | + | |
- | BRISBANE BUSHWALKERS have been formed with present membership of 85 in a period of four months, showing live interest in the North. Club has intimated desire to affiliate. | + | BUSHWALKER ANNUAL is still in the hands of the printer but should be on sale this Month. |
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+ | BOUDDI NATURAL PART Working Bee is set down for weekend of May 7/8. | ||
+ | |||
+ | BRISBANE BUSHWALKERS have been formed with present membership of 85 in a period of four months, showing live interest in the North. Club has intimated desire to affiliate. Tack Whitton, | ||
21 Upfield Street, East Brisbane, should be contacted for Queensland walking information. | 21 Upfield Street, East Brisbane, should be contacted for Queensland walking information. | ||
- | CARRYING OF RIFLES: The C.M.W. supported by the S.B.W. made an unsuccessfill, | + | |
- | alarm." | + | CARRYING OF RIFLES: The C.M.W. supported by the S.B.W. made an unsuccessful attempt |
- | CODE OF BUSHWALKING ETHICS is being. prepared by Federation President, | + | |
- | conservational objects and high ideals in bushwalkersl behavious, I foreshadow some lively objections by some. Of the newer clubs' | + | CODE OF BUSHWALKING ETHICS is being. prepared by Federation President, |
- | 17 | + | |
- | ANNUAL FEDERATION REUNION: The River Canoe Club has recommeriTeda spo76-77-the-Nepean, opposite Fitzgerald' | + | ANNUAL FEDERATION REUNION: The River Canoe Club has recommended a spot on the Nepean, opposite Fitzgerald' |
====== Births Marriages and Engagements ====== | ====== Births Marriages and Engagements ====== | ||
- | Our hearty congratulations and best wishes to | + | Our hearty congratulations and best wishes to Joan and John Hunter, who are the proud parents of twins. Betty and Jack Rose, who now have a son. Norma Phillips and Russ Wilkins, who were married, last week. |
- | Joan and'John Hunter, who are the proud parents of twins. Betty and Jack Rose, who now have a son. | + | |
- | Norma Phillips and Russ Wilkins, who were married, last week. | + | And to the two recently engaged couples - Kath Hardy and Jim Brown; Norma Barden and Eric Rowen. |
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+ | ------------------- | ||
- | And to the two recently engaged couples - Kath Hardy and Zim Brown; Norma Barden and Eric Rowen. | + | Mounting a spur on the divide between the Clyde and Endrick we came upon an open expanse of flat sandstone. On the rock lay a number of large stones. Strange to find them there on top of the range; stranger still to find they were arranged in rows. |
- | Mounting a spur on the divide between | + | Then the significance of the place dawned upon us. We were looking |
- | the range; stranger still to find they were arranged in rows. | + | |
- | Then the significance of the place dawned upon us. We were looking upon an aboriginal Bawra ground, perhaps undisturbed since the last initiation ceremony somewhere in the early part of last century. No, not quite undisturbed | + | -------- |
- | secret and solemn rites of initiation. The scene was unchanged | + | |
- | since that last sad corroboree. Only the people were missing. | + | |
- | Mr. E. Caines Phillips | + | Mr. E. Caines Phillips |
====== Fifteen Years Ago ====== | ====== Fifteen Years Ago ====== | ||
+ | Fifteen years ago an all yellow-backed booklet, not very well printed, appeared. Its title was | ||
+ | " | ||
- | Fifteen years ago a =all yellow-backed booklet, not very well printed, appeared. Its title was | ||
- | " | ||
- | improvements incorporated. The fourth edition Is now ready and, despite the rise in printing | ||
- | costs, the price is unchanged at 2/-. I wish | ||
- | once again publicly to thank those walkers who, | ||
- | by their contributions of articles and photographs, | ||
- | code of walking standards throughout Australia. | ||
- | News on the Rucksack Frontt Paddy is pleased to announce that 11-7Eas secured supplies of special alloy steel, which will reduce the weight of a steel frame by eight ounces and yet give the same strength as a standard steel frame. Supplies | ||
- | will be available this month. No change in price. | ||
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- | Ponchos Special lightweight variety, weighing | ||
- | on17-7-lbs. 2 ozs., still available; price i/-/- | ||
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PADDY PALLIN | PADDY PALLIN | ||
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