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-EDITORIAL.
+=====Editorial - We Have Been Warned.=====
-We Have Been Warned.
-At the date of writing (August 18th) news reports contain
+At the date of writing (August 18th) news reports contain ugly stories of bush-fires ranging along 700 miles of the Queensland coast between Brisbane and Townsville. Here is our warning. The last considerable rainfall in the Sydney area was at the beginning of May, and since that time drought conditions have existed.
-ugly stories of bush-fires ranging along 700 miles of the
-Queensland coast between Brisbane and Townsville. Here is our warning. The last considerable rainfall in the Sydney area was at the beginning of May, and since that time drought conditions
+Admittedly there are places in the Sydney and Blue Mountains area which were so severely burned out two years ago that it is unlikely they would take fire at present: there are many other places where the growth is thick dry as tinder, and fit to blaze like a torch.
-have existed.
-Admittedly there are places in the Sydney and Blue Mountains area mhidh were so severely burned out two years ago that it is unlikely they would take fire at Present: there are many other places where the growth is thick dry as tinder, and fit to blaze like a torch.
+Unless there is heavy rain during the next month, followed by other useful falls, this is liable to prove as terrible a summer as 1951/2, when the State suffered bush fire damage to a cost of £5-million, not to mention the incalculable harm done to forest and catchment, the destruction of native plants and animals.
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-Unless there is heavy rain during the next month, followed by other useful falls, this is liable to prove as terrible a summer as 1951/2, when the State suffered bush fire darage to a cost of Z5-million, not to mention the incalculable harm done to forest and catchment, the destruction of native plants and animals.
 Although winter has barely left us, it is up to us, if we really mean what we say about bush preservation, to exercise the utmost care in the use of fire: to extinguish fires left burning through carelessness of others: to arrest any small fires we encounter an walks: and to preach to others that this could be another blow-up year.
 The cure and solution for bush fires is not in our hands, but we can accomplish something if we are duly warned and ready.
-AT THE AUGUST GENERAL MEETING
-At the beginning of the Meeting the attendance of about 30 was the smallest roll-up for some months, but even during the brief duration of the business, numbers increased to more than 45. Among the arrivals was Geoff Wagg, our only new member to be welcomed, who was first classified as "wagging it" by the anonymous voice from the audience. After hearing the minutes, Secretary Colin Putt reported on the deliberations of the Screen Sub-committee. It appeared that a beaded screen about five feet square would cost 28, and if kept in rolled condition may deteriorate. A matt white screen would give almost equal reflection, a wider angle of satisfactory reproduction, and the materials could be purchased for 30/-. The work of making it up would be done by Messrs. McGregor and Putt. 'The present projector (without cooling device) was considered satisfactory. After.Dormie had contributed the comment that the sub-committee had been baffled by Mr. McGregor's science", and that the risk of theft from Ingersoll Hall was reduced with a large screen, the report was adopted. _Bill Cosgrove reported on some suitable screen material. It was 50" wide. Some doubts were expressed whether we'd ever need so much material, anL:. again the voice from the ranks "Use it for a tablecloth!"
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-Amongst the points raised in the repdrt was the fact that our Commonwealth bonds of face value 200 would bring only 179 on the
-present market. This Prompted the enquiry when the bonds matured.
+=====At The August General Meeting.=====
-Said the Treasurer briskly "1963". Changing his topic, Kevin Ardill then proposed a vote of thanks to the sub-committee and to the workers who would produce the new screen.
-We left Correspondence and Treasurer's Report in our wake, and had run through Federation Report before the President rose to
+At the beginning of the Meeting the attendance of about 30 was the smallest roll-up for some months, but even during the brief duration of the business, numbers increased to more than 45. Among the arrivals was Geoff Wagg, our only new member to be welcomed, who was first classified as "wagging it" by the anonymous voice from the audience. After hearing the minutes, Secretary Colin Putt reported on the deliberations of the Screen Sub-committee. It appeared that a beaded screen about five feet square would cost £28, and if kept in rolled condition may deteriorate. A matt white screen would give almost equal reflection, a wider angle of satisfactory reproduction, and the materials could be purchased for 30/-. The work of making it up would be done by Messrs. McGregor and Putt. The present projector (without cooling device) was considered satisfactory. After Dormie had contributed the comment that the sub-committee had been "baffled by Mr. McGregor's science", and that the risk of theft from Ingersoll Hall was reduced with a large screen, the report was adopted. Bill Cosgrove reported on some suitable screen material. It was 50" wide. Some doubts were expressed whether we'd ever need so much material, anL:. again the voice from the ranks "Use it for a tablecloth!"
-summarise the activity of the Conservation Secretary prior to taking holidays. He had been a busy man, with letters to the Lands Departmeni:,
-on Era, a batch of letters on timber cutting inside the boundaries of the Mark Morton Reserve, and aomment on despoliation of Wollemi
+Amongst the points raised in the report was the fact that our Commonwealth bonds of face value £200 would bring only £179 on the present market. This prompted the enquiry when the bonds matured. Said the Treasurer briskly "1963". Changing his topic, Kevin Ardill then proposed a vote of thanks to the sub-committee and to the workers who would produce the new screen.
-Creek which was published in the "Herald's.h Also there was a report
-on a meeting with the Secretary of the Scouting Movement, where the question of the window display in the Scout Shop had been discussed, in company with other conservation matters. The suggestion was made
+We left Correspondence and Treasurer's Report in our wake, and had run through Federation Report before the President rose to summarise the activity of the Conservation Secretary prior to taking holidays. He had been a busy man, with letters to the Lands Department on Era, a batch of letters on timber cutting inside the boundaries of the Mark Morton Reserve, and comment on despoliation of Wollemi Creek which was published in the "Herald". Also there was a report on a meeting with the Secretary of the Scouting Movement, where the question of the window display in the Scout Shop had been discussed, in company with other conservation matters. The suggestion was made that walkers could cultivate a better appreciation of bush preservation amongst scouting parties by talking over such matters in a friendly fashion at chance meetings in the bush. The Scouting Secretary had suggested that ability to make snares, bush beds and the like had saved lives in war time, to which Tom Molopett had replied that there was no reason why one stock of suitable materials should not be used again and again. If new timber was cut each time the ultimate result could be "no bush".
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-that walkers could cultivate a better appreciation of bush preservation amongst scouting parties by talking over such matters in a friendly fashion at chance meetings in the bush. The Scouting Secretary had suggested that ability to make snares, bush beds and the like had saved lives in war time, to which Tom Molopett had replied that there was no reason why one stock of suitable materials should not be used again and again. If new timber was cut each time the ultimate result could be "no bush".
 In General Business we had only two items: notice of motion of the change to Thursday night meetings - the matter to be thrashed out at the September meeting: and Brian Harvey's plea for support for magazine advertisers.
- By 8.38 the whole of the night's business was done, and another of the "short" meetings ended.
-At the end of the last scrub-push along the Woodford Ridge, the party were very tired and droopy upon arrival at Woodford Station. The leader had a happy thought. that we should go by bus to Lawson to seek a hchemist" to get some hlinament" for our scratches, and catch the fast train, which does not stop at Woodford, from there. The "chemist" lived at the"Blue Mountain Inn" so you can guess what the "linament" consisted of. After an hour's moderate application, the party had quite transformed and was as bright as if just setting lcut into the Blue Labyrinth.
+By 8.38 the whole of the night's business was done, and another of the "short" meetings ended.
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+At the end of the last scrub-push along the Woodford Ridge, the party were very tired and droopy upon arrival at Woodford Station. The leader had a happy thought that we should go by bus to Lawson to seek a "chemist" to get some "linament" for our scratches, and catch the fast train, which does not stop at Woodford, from there. The "chemist" lived at the "Blue Mountain Inn" so you can guess what the "linament" consisted of. After an hour's moderate application, the party had quite transformed and was as bright as if just setting out into the Blue Labyrinth.
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 MONUNDILLA.
 By Alex Colley.