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 by Jack Thorp
-• Placed third at our Annual Exhibition.
+Placed third at our Annual Exhibition.\\
-The judge, Mr. Eadet said that the print quality of this study could not be improved. The subject, a pleasing group of trees on a sunny day,was simple and effective. It did not nave quj.te the same general interest as the first and second photographs (see previous issues). If 1:6. had been possible to get a slightly lower camera angle it might have been improved a little. The lights on the tree trunk were a bit lost against the baca-- ground.
+The judge, Mr. Eade said that the print quality of this study could not be improved. The subject, a pleasing group of trees on a sunny day was simple and effective. It did not have quite the same general interest as the first and second photographs (see previous issues). If it had been possible to get a slightly lower camera angle it might have been improved a little. The lights on the tree trunk were a bit lost against the background.
-Photographers might note too that this 'simple silhouetted type of photograph -perred-aces very well by the multilith process.
-C
+Photographers might note too that this simple silhouetted type of photograph reproduces very well by the multilith process.
-.
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 Jim Brown.
-History is absolutely rotten with instances of men who didn't know when they were beaten. Journalists :rate glilly of unconquerable determination", "unwavering resolution'', 'unyielding spirit	- good ponderous, resonant phrases usually signify:l.ng r.oa:;tically nothing. Somebody who has a line of men's pants to sell advertises with the slogan "Men of Stamina''. Yes, the admiration of the whole world is directed to and lavished on the 'Ilan of iron will, he who will endure untold hardship (another lovely old cliche, co-Tmonay used to introduce a harrowing story which certainly loaves nothing untold).
+History is absolutely rotten with instances of men who didn't know when they were beaten. Journalists prate glibly of unconquerable determination", "unwavering resolution", "unyielding spirit" - good ponderous, resonant phrases usually signifying practically nothing. Somebody who has a line of men's pants to sell advertises with the slogan "Men of Stamina". Yes, the admiration of the whole world is directed to and lavished on the man of iron will, he who will endure untold hardship (another lovely old cliche, commonly used to introduce a harrowing story which certainly loaves nothing untold).
-There they are, the men who were not e-iervrown by adversity but took arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing ended them Do.7ou see them - the early navigators, sailing their worm-riddled
-ships, driving their scurvy-sick crews beyond the ends of the earth? Napolen, intolerant of the stupid_ word "impossible"? Or Bruce, in defeat learning his lesson of perseverance from the legendary spider? Q]ci, of course, human beings suffered, but 'That was a detail, for they must have suffered cheerfully for such men of endurance and tenacity
-Now, on the other hand, take me. I know my limitations. I can give the game away with the greatest facility. I am one of the Sissy Bushwalkers. I am a pansy. I am a rabbit. So what? I can prove it. More, I can double-prove it	Consider those case histories.
+There they are, the men who were not overthrown by adversity but took arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing ended them. Do you see them - the early navigators, sailing their worm-riddled
+ships, driving their scurvy-sick crews beyond the ends of the earth?  Napoleon, intolerant of the stupid word "impossible"? Or Bruce, in defeat learning his lesson of perseverance from the legendary spider? Oh! of course, human beings suffered, but that was a detail, for they must have suffered cheerfully for such men of endurance and tenacity.
-Chapter 1. Hurley 's Hateful Hike.
+Now, on the other hand, take me. I know my limitations. I can give the game away with the greatest facility. I am one of the Sissy Bushwalkers. I am a pansy. I am a rabbit. So what? I can prove it. More, I can double-prove it. Consider those case histories.
-I've been loath to speak of this trip before, but since the leader has purged her contempt before the competent tribunal (Committee) and the two prospectives concerned have been admitted to full membership, I feel I need no longer cloak my shame, The occasion was tho 4/5 June, the walk an official trip from Robertson to Yeola, Carrington Falls and Minnamurra, 0 denotes may be considered a test walk, and the type - wet. Awful wet, - seven inches at Robertson that day, unless someone tampered with the rain gauge.
+Chapter 1. Hurley's Hateful Hike.
-The leader caused a mild flutter at Cent_eal, appearing in groundsheet, hood and boots - :06J of at'Jiy a -,:atter of conjecture - and it was raining as we jaunted south.	Wellongeng the skies smiled, the R.R.R. Coffee was passable, and we wore so elated we didn't even notice the muddy clouds wreathing around the illawarra Range, but as the little branch-line train snarled is way up the pass the squalls broke. Sheeted volleys of 1:a in and wind set us rocking on the tracks, made rivers of gut hers ard t=ents of creeks, At Robertson we were half-blown, half-wasi-2ea into the waiting room which at first appears to be an annee of Fclo Ladies Room (vide Madden's Maddest Mission, magazine August 1948).
-While the wind hammered watery nails into the walls there was some vague, romantic, visionary talk about carrying on with the trip when the storm abated, though it would have been pa.'7ent to Blind Freddy that the weather was there for an extended season. Presently it was conceded that the river at Yecla wcald be impassable and we all looked relieved. We aired cautions, hopeful; diplomatic views - four committee members, one past o=itteeman, two pros. - trying to reconcile impossible conditions with the LBashwalkers go through" tradition. Tradition was being watered down. We ?d do the walk along the tops instead - when it was f.:/.0 on Sunday we'd introduce sane hard going to bring it up to test walk standard. Hm. That is, if we ever got away from Rebortoen Station, Presently one of the Committee members ventured,	I say is, let common sense
+I've been loath to speak of this trip before, but since the leader has purged her contempt before the competent tribunal (Committee) and the two prospectives concerned have been admitted to full membership, I feel I need no longer cloak my shame, The occasion was tho 4/5 June, the walk an official trip from Robertson to Yeola, Carrington Falls and Minnamurra. 0 denotes may be considered a test walk, and the type - wet. Awful wet, - seven inches at Robertson that day, unless someone tampered with the rain gauge.
-prevail".
-It was said We all talked blatantly about going back that day - provided the wretched branch line wasn't washed out. First, though, we had to prove to ourselves that it was really too violent. (That was not the original motive - that was simply the way it worked out.) We set out for the local pub to fill in waiting time. Useless groundsheets flapped madly about our necks, rain that felt like pellets of ice rattled an the capes and stung our legs, and we were blown willy-nilly about the roadway. One of the lightweights was whisked fro m the tarmac and only the gluey roadside mud saved her from a barbed wire extrication job. Wet to the middle; we flowed into the Parlour (cosy, old-fashioned term for lounge), and ordered drinks to suit our var ying ages and degrees of chilliness.
+The leader caused a mild flutter at Central, appearing in groundsheet, hood and boots - rest of attire a matter of conjecture - and it was raining as we jaunted south.	At Wollongong the skies smiled, the R.R.R. Coffee was passable, and we were so elated we didn't even notice the muddy clouds wreathing around the Illawarra Range, but as the little branch-line train snarled is way up the pass the squalls broke. Sheeted volleys of rain and wind set us rocking on the tracks, made rivers of gutters and torrents of creeks, At Robertson we were half-blown, half washed into the waiting room which at first appears to be an annexe of the Ladies Room (vide Madden's Maddest Mission, magazine August 1948).
-One of the lasses shivered in saturated shorts until the proprietor's wife produced a pair of her husbands bags; and took the shorts to be dried by the kitchen range. That prorietor  must be a massive bloke - it would have been easy to fit another member of our party in the other leg if necessary. Our spirits rose as the "local's" spirits diminished, and when we saw a goods train claw its way east into the cyclone at 3.30 we deemed it reasonable that the afternoon trip to Wollongong would go through. Scourged again by
+While the wind hammered watery nails into the walls there was some vague, romantic, visionary talk about carrying on with the trip when the storm abated, though it would have been patent to Blind Freddy that the weather was there for an extended season. Presently it was conceded that the river at Yeola would be impassable and we all looked relieved. We aired cautions, hopeful, diplomatic views - four committee members, one past committeeman, two pros. - trying to reconcile impossible conditions with the Bushwalkers "go through" tradition. Tradition was being watered down. We'd do the walk along the tops instead - when it was fine on Sunday we'd introduce sane hard going to bring it up to test walk standard. Hm. That is, if we ever got away from Robertson Station. Presently one of the Committee members ventured, "All I say is, let common sense prevail".
-the raging wind we staggered to the station; there to drip in growing pools on the waiting room floor, and listen for the thin, windtatteftd whistle of the 4.42.
+It was said ! We all talked blatantly about going back that day - provided the wretched branch line wasn't washed out. First, though, we had to prove to ourselves that it was really too violent. (That was not the original motive - that was simply the way it worked out.) We set out for the local pub to fill in waiting time. Useless groundsheets flapped madly about our necks, rain that felt like pellets of ice rattled an the capes and stung our legs, and we were blown willy-nilly about the roadway. One of the lightweights was whisked from the tarmac and only the gluey roadside mud saved her from a barbed wire extrication job. Wet to the middle; we flowed into the Parlour (cosy, old-fashioned term for lounge), and ordered drinks to suit our varying ages and degrees of chilliness.
-Chapter 2. Washout at War)g,rnder.ry. or, ''How We Did It Againi.
+One of the lasses shivered in saturated shorts until the proprietor's wife produced a pair of her husbands bags; and took the shorts to be dried by the kitchen range. That proprietor  must be a massive bloke - it would have been easy to fit another member of our party in the other leg if necessary. Our spirits rose as the "local's" spirits diminished, and when we saw a goods train claw its way east into the cyclone at 3.30 we deemed it reasonable that the afternoon trip to Wollongong would go through. Scourged again by
+the raging wind we staggered to the station; there to drip in growing pools on the waiting room floor, and listen for the thin, wind-tattered whistle of the 4.42.
-You couldn't have got wet in better ccml.any, There was that much to be said for my official trip out from Nittagong cn September 23/24/25. I say "my" official trip but, to be exa):,, I. was th3 misguided creature who volunterired its leadership when the original author feared it may coincide with his annual hoidays	Jits allother story how he was NOT on holidays when Brown's E-liz.efd Bound Bush Walkers moved south, and how he was NOT a member of the party, but
-I shall say no more of his duplicity, lest the T]tlicor blue-poneil me (and with some justification).
+Chapter 2. Washout at Wangenderry or "How We Did It Again!"
-Rain didn't deter the stalwart hearts who met at Central, nor the one who chased the 5.21 down the platform after waiting as long as he dared for the balance of his food party. Driving rain, a leaking carriage roof, the snapping of bubble gum by youthful fellow travellers didn't greatly enliven the trip, but arrangements worked smoothly and at 9.$0 p.m, at the Wanganderry turn.-off, we were hurrying up our tents in light rain.
-It rained quietly all night. We lit breakfast fires and ate in abdulled tents in gentle rain. Moved off at (7,30 in cialet rain, back a mile down the road, and turned north into the straggly forest. It rained. In fact, it just darned well kept on raining in a calm, insidious manner.
+You couldn't have got wet in better company, There was that much to be said for my official trip out from Mittagong on September 23/24/25. I say "my" official trip but, to be exact I. was the misguided creature who volunteered its leadership when the original author feared it may coincide with his annual holidays.	Its another story how he was NOT on holidays when Brown's Blizzard Bound Bush Walkers moved south, and how he was NOT a member of the party, but I shall say no more of his duplicity, lest the editor's blue pencil me (and with some justification).
+Rain didn't deter the stalwart hearts who met at Central, nor the one who chased the 5.21 down the platform after waiting as long as he dared for the balance of his food party. Driving rain, a leaking carriage roof, the snapping of bubble gum by youthful fellow travellers didn't greatly enliven the trip, but arrangements worked smoothly and at 9.50 p.m, at the Wanganderry turn-off, we were hurrying up our tents in light rain.
+It rained quietly all night. We lit breakfast fires and ate in abdulled tents in gentle rain. Moved off at 8.30 in quiet rain, back a mile down the road, and turned north into the straggly forest. It rained. In fact, it just darned well kept on raining in a calm, insidious manner.
 Pushing through wet scrub is a bad business. You find a trail of sorts and it doesn/t quite coincide with your bearing, but you follow it because its a break from bush bashing. We did „lust that, and at 10 a.m. still in steady rain, we were in a nasty little gully west cf the correct ridge.
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 By Jess Martin, Librarian.
-It is obvious from the number of books :missing that	nymerbers
+It is obvious from the number of books missing that members have forgotten that the Club has a "LENDING" library, and how many of our newer members are familiar with its contents and how it as first established?
-a	.
-have forgotten that the Club has	hLENDING Lfal=, and how many
-of our newer members are familiar with its conen:1 and how it as first established?
-One evening in 1932 Mr. W.J. Cleary vii-L.:3ed the Club to give an address entitled hThe Literature of Walking",	7h:h he quoted from many poets and essayists who all delighted f_n ;131Pg and writing of the beauties of the countryside enjoyed d.:)rix.g. bheir rara-,les,
-The suggestion was made that the works quoted by Mr. Cleary would form the nucleus of a fine library, the idea was enthusiasictaly adopted and, in the capable hands of the first Librarian, the Library was an established fact.
-From time to time new books have been added, The more serious side of bushwalking is catered for in books on Mal:. Reading and Making, Astronomy, Meteorology, .Photography, Birds, Trees and Wildflowel-s. The 'Sydney Bush Walkerh Magazi nes, which cover all phases of our activities, from the first issue until end of 1948) have now baer. bound ard are available (for reference only). Magazines whf,h published by other walking clubs are also available for referen30
+One evening in 1932 Mr. W.J. Cleary visited the Club to give an address entitled "The Literature of Walking", during which he quoted from many poets and essayists who all delighted in singing and writing of the beauties of the countryside enjoyed during their rambles. The suggestion was made that the works quoted by Mr. Cleary would form the nucleus of a fine library, the idea was enthusiasictaly adopted and, in the capable hands of the first Librarian, the Library was an established fact.
-Unfortunately, our Space is somewhat liroled, but fresh books of general i nterest to walkers can always be f.s2id.ed to our shelves
-•11-zr (9nnnt-Ann nr h	fnlinwina nrno.nciin-an 2-
+From time to time new books have been added, The more serious side of bushwalking is catered for in books on Map Reading and Making, Astronomy, Meteorology, Photography, Birds, Trees and Wildflowers. The Sydney Bush Walker Magazines, which cover all phases of our activities, from the first issue until end of 1948 have now been bound and are available (for reference only). Magazines which were published by other walking clubs are also available for reference.
-IS •
+Unfortunately, our space is somewhat limited, but fresh books of general interest to walkers can always be added to our shelves by donation or by the following procedure :
 The Librarian to purchase any book when nine people sign a petition for its purchase and pay a fortnightly subscription in advance. It shall be the duty of the proposer of the books to collect the subscriptions and hand them to the Librarian. Non-fiction books of interest to walkers are to be purchased by the Librarian when five people sign a petition and pay a fortnightly subscription and the Committee votes the balance of the purchase price. The Committee shall not in any period of six months, vote more than L2.10.0 for the purchase of such books.
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 ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY
-The following books have been donat,•e Mrs. J. Morris :-
+The following books have been donated to the library by Mrs. J. Morris :-\\
-"OUR SAMHILL COUNTRY" by /1_11F„DLj ;Life of Nature are. Man in South-Ve,sc:crl
+"OUR SANDHILL COUNTRY" by A.M. Duncan- Kemp (Life of Nature and Man in South-Western Queensland)\\
-"AN AVIARY GP THE PLAINS" by Henry C27 Lion
+"AN AVIARY OF THE PLAINS" by Henry G. Lamond (Sketches of Bird Life in Western Queensland).\\
-(Sketches of Bird Life in Western (7,;n1,1rfl).
-mramown-dv....mareor-a
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-The following is extracted frem a letter rece,ived from
+The following is extracted from a letter received from Mr.F.J. Griffiths, Chief Guardian of Fauna, in reply to a request for information which would enable member to help in the search for Koalas.
-Mr. _FJ. Griffiths, Chief Guardian of Fauna,	to a reue,71;
+"The object of the survey which the Fauna Protection Panel is at present undertaking is to find out not only where koalas are living at present, but also where they are known to have lived in a natural state, but are no longer found. All this information is very necessary for any plan for the conservation of the animal."
-for information which would enable member te help in the search for Koalas.
-"The object of the survey which the Fai.2.7r, Pa,00etion Panel is at present undertaking is to find ou:G net only where kealas are living at present, but also where they are kl:_cy-4/n to have lived in a natural state, but are no longer fo-,And,	this irfor,..10a4.1en
+"From information at present available,	it would seem that
-is very necessary for any plan for the con?o"2-/aLion of the anlmal.
+koalas have lived in almost the whole of the coastal strip in New South Wales as well as in parts of the tablelands. They now live in certain areas near Sydney, particularly on the Peninsula between Narrabeen and Palm Beach. Your report regarding Berowra Waters is confirmed from other sources."
-"From information at present a7ailable,	woulo :em that
-koalas have lived in almost the whole of thc.: oe.etal	p ni New South Wales as well as in parts of the tablez,ef'1,3, They now live
+"The principal food tree of the koala in New South Wales is the Grey Gum, but they also feed an other species including the Forest Red Gum (or Queensland Blue Gum), the tallow wood and the red mahogany."
-in certain areas near Sydney, particularly on .r_e Denfinsula between Narrabeen and Palm Beach. Your report regarding Berowra Waters is confirmed from other sources,
-y
+"When climbing, koalas make long, fairly deep, scratches on the bark of the tree trunks. The scratches might be 6" long and are different to the marks made by opossums which are short and more like claw marks. By the age of the scratches you can tell whether koalas are likely to be living in the vicinity."
-.
-"The principal food tree of the koala in New South Wales
+"I might add that as koalas are nocturnal animals, they are not often seen during the day time, but just at dusk they frequently move from tree to tree.
-is the Grey Gum, but they also feed an other species including the Forest Red Gum (or Queensland Blue Gum), the tallow wood and the red mahogany.
-"When climbing, koalas make long, fairly deep, scratches on the bark of the tree trunks. The scratches might be e" long
-and are different to the marks made by opossums whiel are short and more like claw marks. By the age of the scratches you can tell whether koalas are likely to be living in the vicinity.
-"I might add that as koalas are nocturnal animals, they are
-not often seen during the day time., but just at dusk they frequently move from tree to tree.
-.CIRFITMW