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194911 [2016/02/21 17:31] – [The Rabbits Check Out] kennettj | 194911 [2016/02/22 14:15] – [The Sydney Bushwalker Library] kennettj | ||
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Jim Brown. | Jim Brown. | ||
- | History is absolutely rotten with instances of men who didn't know when they were beaten. Journalists prate glibly of unconquerable determination", | + | History is absolutely rotten with instances of men who didn't know when they were beaten. Journalists prate glibly of unconquerable determination", |
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 | 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 | ||
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- | Chapter 2. Washout at Wangenderry or '' | + | Chapter 2. Washout at Wangenderry or "How We Did It Again!" |
You couldn' | You couldn' | ||
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By Jess Martin, Librarian. | 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 |
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- | have forgotten that the Club has hLENDING Lfal=, and how many | + | |
- | of our newer members are familiar with its conen: | + | |
- | One evening in 1932 Mr. W.J. Cleary vii-L.:3ed the Club to give an address entitled hThe Literature of Walking", | + | |
- | 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, | + | One evening in 1932 Mr. W.J. Cleary visited the Club to give an address entitled "The Literature of Walking", |
- | Unfortunately, | + | |
- | •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, |
- | IS • | + | |
+ | Unfortunately, | ||
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. | 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 | ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY | ||
- | The following books have been donat, | + | The following books have been donated to the library by Mrs. J. Morris :-\\ |
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- | "AN AVIARY | + | "AN AVIARY |
- | (Sketches of Bird Life in Western | + | |
- | mramown-dv....mareor-a | + | |
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- | The following is extracted | + | The following is extracted |
- | Mr. _FJ. Griffiths, Chief Guardian of Fauna, to a reue,71; | + | "The object of the survey which the Fauna Protection |
- | for information which would enable member | + | |
- | "The object of the survey which the Fai.2.7r, Pa, | + | "From information at present |
- | is very necessary for any plan for the con? | + | koalas have lived in almost the whole of the coastal strip in New South Wales as well as in parts of the tablelands. |
- | "From information at present | + | |
- | koalas have lived in almost the whole of thc.: oe.etal p ni New South Wales as well as in parts of the tablez, | + | "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 | + | |
- | 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 |
- | 10. | + | |
- | "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 | + | |
- | "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 | + | |
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