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 ===== At Our February Meeting. =====
-Reported by Jim Brown, Ast.Hon.Sec.
+Reported by Jim Brown, Ast. Hon. Sec.
+Perhaps the fact that the February meeting was held at the end of thc most ennervating week of heat in Sydney's recent history accounted for the torpor in which the meeting commenced. By the same token, perhaps the southerly wind which began to blow part way through the meeting inspired the eager note on which it concluded.
+The President was in the chair, and about 60 lethargic menbers present at the opening. Three new members, Misses Audrey (Billy) Davis, Wilma Turner and Dorothy Jurd, were welcomed.
+Dormie announced that recent changes in the City of Blue Mountairis Council had undone much of the good conservation work, and the new members of the Council would have to be educated, but in company with the Parks and Playgrounds Movement, the work was going on.
-Perhaps the fact tle,at,the 7ebruarT meetinp7, was held at the
-end of thc most ennervatrag week of heat in Sydney's recent history accounted for the torpor in which the neeting commenced. By the same token, perl,.aps 1:.1.o southerly wind whirch began to blow part way through the meettng inspired the eager note on which it concluded.
-The President was in the chair, and about 60 lethargic menbers present at the opening. Three new members, :asses Audrey (Billy) Davds, Wilma Turner and Dorothy Jurd, were welcomed.
-Dormie announced that recent changes in the City of Blue Yountairis Council had undone much of The good conserv lticn work,
-and the new merfbers of the Council would have to be educated, but in company with the Parks and Playgrounds Movement, the work was going on.
 Edna Stretton's Social Report earned a desultory round of applause for its brevity - the meeting seemed in a humour for getting the whole thing over. It was announced that the three best exhibits at the next Photographic display would be reproduced in the Club Magazine by a newly discovered process. The audience laughed with good natured tolerance, almost disbelievingly.
 It could not laugh off Bill Henley's announcement that he was presenting a cup for the Swimming Carnival, for he produced a handsome trophy in the metal. It was to be competed for on points, and to be held by any chanpion who qualified two years out of three for the prize. In the meantime, the annual winner would be named on the plinth.
 It was stated that a new trustee for Blue Gum would be elected at the Annual General Meeting and nominations should be kept in mind.
-This brought us to the southerly gale and the matter of the Annual Re-union. These must have co-molded for now the meeting became alive. The locations suggested were Euroka (darned by Alan Hardie, who thought a re-union there would develop into a search and rescue week-end), Era - no wood and maybe no water, Macquarie Fields (eventually chosen by vote), and Menangle, which received many votes despite the almost complete absence of suitable transport in - and more p-,rticalarly out.
-But it was mention of the damper contest which drew the crabs. Kevin Ardill complained that the judges last year ate the lemon peel from his daoper, and was told there should be no peel in - darpers anyway. This brought the question, "What are the terms of reference?', and it was decided that there would be two damper contests, one plain, one fancy; the plain one, following lariam Steenbhom's professional description, was to contain only flour (S.R. flour was OK'd), water and salt - no eggs, fruit, etc. ).
+This brought us to the southerly gale and the matter of the Annual Re-union. These must have co-incided for now the meeting became alive. The locations suggested were Euroka (damned by Alan Hardie, who thought a re-union there would develop into a search and rescue week-end), Era - no wood and maybe no water, Macquarie Fields (eventually chosen by vote), and Menangle, which received many votes despite the almost complete absence of suitable transport in - and more particularly out.
-"Take a swab!" urged someone. iComp,etitors were reminded to bring their own flour.
+But it was mention of the damper contest which drew the crabs. Kevin Ardill complained that the judges last year ate the lemon peel from his damper, and was told there should be no peel in dampers anyway. This brought the question, "What are the terms of reference?", and it was decided that there would be two damper contests, one plain, one fancy; the plain one, following Miriam Steenbhom's professional description, was to contain only flour (S.R. flour was OK'd), water and salt - no eggs, fruit, etc. "Take a swab!" urged someone. Competitors were reminded to bring their own flour.
-Gil Webb wanted to know whether it was to be a real damper "with ashes next to its skin" or that insipid, emasculated product of the metal age "a powder cake". The judges refused to eat their Peck of dirt or more, and voted that the despised "powder cake" was in order, but it rm st be cooked in the ashes of the re-union fire.
-Dormie now rose to another vital matter, and advanced a triple- barreled motion, which (summarised) was that we urge the Federation to write the Minister for Tourist Activities asking (1) that defacement or damage to huts in scenic and similar reserves be /lade a punishable offence (?) that visitors' books be placed in such huts, (3) that the reeponsibility for tending Seaman's Hut be defined. After debate, in which Claude Haines thought that these huts were primarily designed for skiers, and Dormie said he wasn't going to freeze just because the hut wasn't specifically made for him, motions 1 and 3 were carried and notion 2 lost.
+Gil Webb wanted to know whether it was to be a real damper "with ashes next to its skin" or that insipid, emasculated product of the metal age "a powder cake". The judges refused to eat their peck of dirt or more, and voted that the despised "powder cake" was in order, but it must be cooked in the ashes of the re-union fire.
-Colin Lloyd mentioned that the proximity of Seaman's Hut to the road exposed it to much damage during suminer, and thought that the authorities didn't worry greatly until winter approached, but generally put the place in fair condition then. Ruby Payne-Scott suggested a few kamikaze walkers, so that memorial huts might be built in desired places.
+Dormie now rose to another vital matter, and advanced a triple-barreled motion, which (summarised) was that we urge the Federation to write the Minister for Tourist Activities asking (1) that defacement or damage to huts in scenic and similar reserves be made a punishable offence (2) that visitors' books be placed in such huts, (3) that the reeponsibility for tending Seaman's Hut be defined. After debate, in which Claude Haines thought that these huts were primarily designed for skiers, and Dormie said he wasn't going to freeze just because the hut wasn't specifically made for him, motions 1 and 3 were carried and motion 2 lost.
+Colin Lloyd mentioned that the proximity of Seaman's Hut to the road exposed it to much damage during summer, and thought that the authorities didn't worry greatly until winter approached, but generally put the place in fair condition then. Ruby Payne-Scott suggested a few kamikaze walkers, so that memorial huts might be built in desired places.
 It was decided that information regarding dedicated land at Blackheath, and its possible transfer to private ownership, should be passed on to the Parks and Playgrounds Movement. Also, that a reminder be sent to the Minister for Lands regarding timber cutting in the Mark Morton Reserve.
-After announcement that the late Photo Section was going to rise Phoenix-like as a Federation-wide activity, the meeting closed in moderating climatic conditions at 9.25 p m,
+After announcement that the late Photo Section was going to rise Phoenix-like as a Federation-wide activity, the meeting closed in moderating climatic conditions at 9.25 p.m.
 ===== Social Notes for March. =====
-Some documentary films, by courtesy W.E.A., will be shown on 18th March. The reels will be carefully selected and are bound to be of interest to Bushwalkers,
+Some documentary films, by courtesy W.E.A., will be shown on 18th March. The reels will be carefully selected and are bound to be of interest to Bushwalkers.
-Mr. Walter Gruse has some interesting slides. to show us on 25th March. His topic. - ''Kosciusko and Burragorang".
-The lecture set down for 29th April has now been arraned. Mr. Alan Strom will give a talk "Geology and the Bushwalker.
+Mr. Walter Gruse has some interesting slides to show us on 25th March. His topic. - "Kosciusko and Burragorang".
+The lecture set down for 29th April has now been arraned. Mr. Alan Strom will give a talk "Geology and the Bushwalker"
+.
 - Edna Stretton, Social Secretary.
-PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIFITION
-The Committee has already appointed acommittee, consisting of Ray Kirkby, Phil Hall and Jack Thorpe, with Raley Cotter as convenor, to arrange the photographic exhibition, which will be held on its traditional day - the last Friday in June. Photographers are reminded of this date because it takes some time to take, develop", print, enlarge and mount a suitable masterpiece.
-As announced at the February meeting, the Committee has voted funds to enable the first, second and third best photographs to be published in the magazine. A competent critic will be obtained, and all photographers will be able to benefit by al expert analysis of their exhibits. The suggested sire of photographs, for those who can enlarge, is about 10X8", but any size will be
--apceptable. In fact a panel of small photographs is often most interesting. Age of Photographs is immaterial. There are some _photographs of which we never tire.
-===== Laz. =====
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+===== Photographic Exhibition. =====
+The Committee has already appointed a committee, consisting of Ray Kirkby, Phil Hall and Jack Thorpe, with Raley Cotter as convenor, to arrange the photographic exhibition, which will be held on its traditional day - the last Friday in June. Photographers are reminded of this date because it takes some time to take, develop, print, enlarge and mount a suitable masterpiece. As announced at the February meeting, the Committee has voted funds to enable the first, second and third best photographs to be published in the magazine. A competent critic will be obtained, and all photographers will be able to benefit by al expert analysis of their exhibits. The suggested size of photographs, for those who can enlarge, is about 10" X 8", but any size will be acceptable. In fact a panel of small photographs is often most interesting. Age of photographs is immaterial. There are some photographs of which we never tire.
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+===== Laz. =====
 By "Taro".
 So Laz - our Volga boatman of many a camp fire in the years that are fled - is no more. And the manner of his passing - alone in the snow near Cradle Mountain, with his pack beside him - was appropriate. He always did like solitude.
-Thirty years ago he wandered round our now familar mountain tracks with his chosen pal - an Airedale - also carrying its awn neat tailored pack of dog biscuits. To me - this lone walker - the dog, and the two spotless tidy packs, seems the completest picture of Laz.
+Thirty years ago he wandered round our now familar mountain tracks with his chosen pal - an Airedale - also carrying its own neat tailored pack of dog biscuits. To me - this lone walker - the dog, and the two spotless tidy packs, seems the completest picture of Laz.
 I first met him one cold crisp morning when day was very young, near Thirroul. I had walked up Bulli Pass to catch the sunup - and at the lookout I met four walkers, I think they had come from Appin. The face of one was very familiar to me - for a long time I had seen him at many a city hall where the best of music was to be heard. It was Laz. This was about 1918-19. I still have a snap of them perched on the top fence rail with the ocean behind.
-The life of Laz reads like another Steinbeck book. Born in the Caucasian part of Russia, life was a grim struggle for the Puras. By sheer necessity his mother was compelled to play foster mother to the ,higher ups, selling the milk nature intended for little Laz. By some means the family got to the greatest foster mother - London. Even there the struggle went on - our Laz toiling long hours in a basement making superlative clothes for the higher ups. Laz ran to a standstill and a doctor advised a new country - Canada or N.Z. In a coin toss style Laz picked N.Z., but, after a time - finding the people much too suburban - he came over here - with a little cash and a lot of skill. By sheer hard
+The life of Laz reads like another Steinbeck book. Born in the Caucasian part of Russia, life was a grim struggle for the Puras. By sheer necessity his mother was compelled to play foster mother to the higher ups, selling the milk nature intended for little Laz. By some means the family got to the greatest foster mother - London. Even there the struggle went on - our Laz toiling long hours in a basement making superlative clothes for the higher ups. Laz ran to a standstill and a doctor advised a new country - Canada or N.Z. In a coin toss style Laz picked N.Z., but, after a time - finding the people much too suburban - he came over here - with a little cash and a lot of skill. By sheer hard work he managed to bring the family overseas to share sunny Australia. The vices and follies of mankind snared none of his cash or time - his life lay in his craftmanship, superb clothing for the inescapable higher ups. This brand, however, paid well and cheerfully and Laz was able to clothe himself with comforts and refinements that would have seemed dream stuff in old Russia.
-work he managed to bring the family overseas to share sunny Australia. The vices and follies of mankind snared none of his cash or time' - his life lay in his craftmanship, superb clothing for the 'inescapable higher ups. This brand, however, paid well and cheerfully and Laz was able to clothe himself with comforts and refinement8 that would,have seemed dream stuff in old Russia.
-Most of his life he was tosed between two fears (or bayonets) one - th,at the Pretty Things o_uld pass him by - the other -
+Most of his life he was tosed between two fears - (or bayonets) one - that the Pretty Things would pass him by - the other - much bigger and sharper - that one - and just one - would pounce on him and by a stroke of the pen and a spot of gold - prison him body and soul for life.
-'much bigger and sharper. - that one - and just one. - 'would pounce on him and by a stroke of the pen and a spot of gold - prison him body and soul for life.
 We once had a heavenly ten days at Kossy - according to Laz the apex of his life - and this female subject was much discussed. I used to tease him unmercifully with visions of a married Laz with lots of small editions - and be it known many a wistful expression betrayed him.
 I shall miss him greatly and for long. Politically we were poles apart but in all else we clicked as one.
-We had a long conversation just before he left. I tried my best to dissuade him from air travel, he would not agree, but said: !IWell, I'm very grateful to you for trying to stop me, for it looks like there is someone who would like to see old Laz keep on living".
-How little we knew:
+We had a long conversation just before he left. I tried my best to dissuade him from air travel, he would not agree, but said: "Well, I'm very grateful to you for trying to stop me, for it looks like there is __someone__ who would like to see old Laz keep on living".
+How little we knew!
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+===== Berry Taxi Service. =====
+Cars meet all trains at Berry. 6-passenger car service can be arranged to Woodhill, Cambewarra and Berry Mountains.
+Reasonable charges. Phone Berry 10 for bookings. 24 hour service.
+Proprietors - Lee and Bissett. Queen Street, Berry.
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