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|July 15th| P.M.G. Depart. Colour Movies of Tasmania, etc. Members thoroughly enjoyed the movies on the last occasion we were entertained by the PMG| | |July 15th| P.M.G. Depart. Colour Movies of Tasmania, etc. Members thoroughly enjoyed the movies on the last occasion we were entertained by the PMG| | ||
|July 22nd|" | |July 22nd|" | ||
- | |July 29th|Why not make a date to have a good natter in the club on Free Nights, now that the environment is so pleasant? | + | |July 29th|Why not make a date to have a good natter in the club on Free Nights, now that the environment is so pleasant?| |
As we go to print the Harveys, the Rodgers and Alex Colley are off to the-back-of-the-Castle again. We suppose that after their wet Easter trip they reckon there' | As we go to print the Harveys, the Rodgers and Alex Colley are off to the-back-of-the-Castle again. We suppose that after their wet Easter trip they reckon there' | ||
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Your editorial in the May, 1959, edition of your magazine "The Sydney Bushwalker entitled "Tanks far the Memory or A Good Place to Camp", was indeed, very much to the point. | Your editorial in the May, 1959, edition of your magazine "The Sydney Bushwalker entitled "Tanks far the Memory or A Good Place to Camp", was indeed, very much to the point. | ||
- | You ask your readers, Sir, to think of similar places around Sydney like that which must have existed beside the Tank Stream, where the Bushies now have their | + | You ask your readers, Sir, to think of similar places around Sydney like that which must have existed beside the Tank Stream, where the Bushies now have their Clubroom. Cherish the thought, such places are precious few, and let me assure you (if you need to be assured), they' |
- | Clubroom. Cherish the thought, such places are precious few, and let me assure you (if you need to be assured), they' | + | |
- | ours to enjoy; and why? Because they have not been reserved for this purpose or because the manner of reservation is insecure. Perhaps tomorrow, or next week, or next generation, the hand of authority will wipe out your right and mine, to stand an look; maybe we won't want to stand and look as the trees come down, the wildflowers go under the bulldozer, the animals pack up and leave, the fences and the "Keep Out" notices grow up like blackberries and lantana. | + | |
- | I have no doubt that when the day comes and there is nothing left, a few anaemic letters from " | + | I have no doubt that when the day comes and there is nothing left, a few anaemic letters from " |
- | It can't happen here, did I hear you say? That's what you think! It's happening everywhere, today: Like Nero we're fiddling whilst they pinch our heritage... and all in the name of Science, Economic Development, | + | It can't happen here, did I hear you say? That's what you think! It's happening everywhere, today. Like Nero we're fiddling whilst they pinch our heritage... and all in the name of Science, Economic Development, |
- | Bushwalkers come and go, but the blokes that matter go on forever. Some there are who stop to analyse their feeling, to ask why they enjoy the places of natural beauty and how such matters contribute to the aesthetic and cultural backgrounds of a nation. These do not include your " | + | Bushwalkers come and go, but the blokes that matter go on forever. Some there are who stop to analyse their feeling, to ask why they enjoy the places of natural beauty and how such matters contribute to the aesthetic and cultural backgrounds of a nation. These do not include your " |
- | But there are lots of devices and many sheep who never seem to realise that they are being " | + | But there are lots of devices and many sheep who never seem to realise that they are being " |
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- | Yours sincerely, | + | |
+ | Yours sincerely, | ||
(Sgd.) Allan A. Strom. | (Sgd.) Allan A. Strom. | ||
- | =====The Old Buffers Take to the Water. | + | |
+ | ===== The Old Buffers Take to the Water. | ||
Paddy Palin. | Paddy Palin. | ||
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the old buffers whose job it is to design computing machines calculated (with the aid of his slide rule and his abacus) that if we travelled half that distance in twice the time it would take us 40 days to travel the 30 miles of River we had to traverse we there and then decided to cut out the Endrick bit and travel down the Coolumburra Creek a mile or two to the East of the Endrick. | the old buffers whose job it is to design computing machines calculated (with the aid of his slide rule and his abacus) that if we travelled half that distance in twice the time it would take us 40 days to travel the 30 miles of River we had to traverse we there and then decided to cut out the Endrick bit and travel down the Coolumburra Creek a mile or two to the East of the Endrick. | ||
- | This was a happy choice. There was a good track leaving the road near the Endrick Bridge. It climbed over a spur into the valley which was semi cleared and grassy. After a few miles of pleasant going a deserted farm house was reached, and then the stream went into a miniature gorge which was a sheer delight. Granite boulders and casuarinas and little green lawns reminded us of those far off days when we did intrepid trips down the Cox's River. Suddenly the small stream cut through a magnificent bar of vertical slate-like rocks, and then plunged into an abyss. We laboriously scrambled up the mountainside, | + | This was a happy choice. There was a good track leaving the road near the Endrick Bridge. It climbed over a spur into the valley which was semi cleared and grassy. After a few miles of pleasant going a deserted farm house was reached, and then the stream went into a miniature gorge which was a sheer delight. Granite boulders and casuarinas and little green lawns reminded us of those far off days when we did intrepid trips down the Cox's River. Suddenly the small stream cut through a magnificent bar of vertical slate-like rocks, and then plunged into an abyss. We laboriously scrambled up the mountainside, |
- | crawled down a very loose scree for a few hundred feet, peered over the edge and hurriedly withdrew. We were still several hundred feet from the bottom. Reluctantly and not without some groans from the rapidly deteriorating veterans, we re-climbed | + | |
- | up the scree and then to the top of the ridge. Here we found a knife-edge ridge which eventually took us down to the river. We bathed our aching bones in the river and camped for the night. | + | |
Our fishing expert put lines down but alas, the unsporting eels must have known didn't have a licence for they not only took his bait but hooks and all. | Our fishing expert put lines down but alas, the unsporting eels must have known didn't have a licence for they not only took his bait but hooks and all. | ||
- | Next day the river was high and rising steadily, so we had to keep to the one side of the river. This made things somewhat difficult as there were many rocky bars to negotiate. That night we camped a little short of Doctors Point and the river | + | Next day the river was high and rising steadily, so we had to keep to the one side of the river. This made things somewhat difficult as there were many rocky bars to negotiate. That night we camped a little short of Doctors Point and the river was a raging torrent. Just as we started to make camp the rain came and we had a wet night. Next morning the river had subsided a little, but we got intermittent showers |
- | was a raging torrent. Just as we started to make camp the rain came and we had a wet night. Next morning the river had subsided a little, but we got intermittent showers | + | which made the rocks slippery. The whole of this part of the Shoalhaven is a scene of wild grandeur. The valley is deep and the rocks are contorted in a fantastic manner. Every mile or so the river would cut through a great rock bar with vertical strata running up the mountainside. We negotiated the Little Horseshoe Bend and could understand why the river preferred to go round rather than cut through this |
- | which made the rocks slippery. The whole of this part of the Shoalhaven is a scene of wild grandeur. The valley is deep and the rocks are contorted in a fantastic manner. Every mile or so the river would cut through a great rock bar with vertical | + | formidable mass of rock. |
- | strata running up the mountainside. We negotiated the Little Horseshoe Bend and could understand why the river preferred to go round rather than cut through this | + | |
- | formidable mass. of rock. | + | |
- | We decided to have lunch at Great Horseshoe Bend. It was maybe as well we did | + | We decided to have lunch at Great Horseshoe Bend. It was maybe as well we did so, for a few minutes after we had stooped there was an explosion like a clap of thunder and then an earth shaking roar as a mass of rock came hurling down the mountainside a few hundred yards ahead. |
- | so, for a few minutes after we had stooped there was an explosion like a clap of thunder and then an earth shaking roar as a mass of rock came hurling down the mountainside a few hundred yards ahead. | + | |
- | After lunch we picked our way gingerly and somewhat nervously across the | + | After lunch we picked our way gingerly and somewhat nervously across the trail of still moving debris left by the landslide: We had hoped to reach and maybe negotiate the Blockup that afternoon but alas! the dusk found us two miles short. That young fellow called Leyden told us that the going was easy from Nerimunga Creek. Well, even after making allowances for his youthful virility we didn't find it that easy. Maybe the flooded state of the river had something to do with it. |
- | trail of still moving debris left by the landslide: We had hoped to reach and maybe negotiate the Blockup that afternoon but alas! the dusk found us two miles short. That young fellow called Leyden told us that the going was easy from Nerimunga Creek. Well, even after making allowances for his youthful virility we didn't find it that easy. Maybe the flooded state of the river had something to do with it. | + | |
- | Next day we knew we had to cover a lot of ground, and so we got an early start. | + | Next day we knew we had to cover a lot of ground, and so we got an early start. |
- | side we were on became a cliff and so we had to make the plunge. The members of the fraternity who hadn't swum with packs before were initiated into the mysteries of Relative Density, Law of Archimedes and Centre of Gravity. One of the members | + | |
- | decided that this was the moment to inform us that swimming in cold water didn't agree with him - in fact it made him ill. After a motion had been carried (5 for: 1 against) "That we abandon the said member" | + | |
With cameras and watches secured and everything lashed and stowed we launched into the icy waters. After a four hundred yard swim we landed on a shingle beach just above a really fierce rapid. We walked a hundred yards downstream to dodge the rapid, but alas steep rocks then barred our path, and willy nilly we had to plunge into the swift flawing waters. It was quite exciting for a few minutes until we landed on rocks on the other side. Here the true Blockup began. Dark waters flowed silently between enormous cliffs hundreds of feet high. It was impressive and a little scary. We paired off into cobbers, and Bruce and I went first. We hoped to get through and get pictures of the others. It was quite a long swim. I estimate about 1 mile. The river became very deep and consequently the current slowed down, so we really had to swim to make decent headway. Soon our teeth were chattering in the cold waters. We were glad to get out at the other end and get into the sunshine again. Bruce and I climbed on to a rock and enjoyed the sun. Meanwhile mysterious things were happening in the middle of the canyon. About an hour later the rest of the party came through. Two of them had got so cold they climbed on to a rock in the middle of the gorge, unpacked their carefully wrapped rucksacks and gave each other a good towelling. We finally reassembled and had lunch. We were getting somewhat anxious about the time. We had arranged for a car to meet us at 6 p m. at Long Point to take us into Moss Vale to catch the 8 p m. train, and it was now 1.30 pm. We made good time along the track on the left bank. Passed the old mine and had an attempt at crossing the river. It was too deep for us, and so we pushed on as far as we could go and then reluctantly wrapped up packs again and plunged into the swift flowing waters. We were carried round the bend past the bluff which barred our progress, and landed safely. As our time was running out Paul and Reg, who were the only ones with a bit of zipp left, went on ahead to let the car know we were coming. | With cameras and watches secured and everything lashed and stowed we launched into the icy waters. After a four hundred yard swim we landed on a shingle beach just above a really fierce rapid. We walked a hundred yards downstream to dodge the rapid, but alas steep rocks then barred our path, and willy nilly we had to plunge into the swift flawing waters. It was quite exciting for a few minutes until we landed on rocks on the other side. Here the true Blockup began. Dark waters flowed silently between enormous cliffs hundreds of feet high. It was impressive and a little scary. We paired off into cobbers, and Bruce and I went first. We hoped to get through and get pictures of the others. It was quite a long swim. I estimate about 1 mile. The river became very deep and consequently the current slowed down, so we really had to swim to make decent headway. Soon our teeth were chattering in the cold waters. We were glad to get out at the other end and get into the sunshine again. Bruce and I climbed on to a rock and enjoyed the sun. Meanwhile mysterious things were happening in the middle of the canyon. About an hour later the rest of the party came through. Two of them had got so cold they climbed on to a rock in the middle of the gorge, unpacked their carefully wrapped rucksacks and gave each other a good towelling. We finally reassembled and had lunch. We were getting somewhat anxious about the time. We had arranged for a car to meet us at 6 p m. at Long Point to take us into Moss Vale to catch the 8 p m. train, and it was now 1.30 pm. We made good time along the track on the left bank. Passed the old mine and had an attempt at crossing the river. It was too deep for us, and so we pushed on as far as we could go and then reluctantly wrapped up packs again and plunged into the swift flowing waters. We were carried round the bend past the bluff which barred our progress, and landed safely. As our time was running out Paul and Reg, who were the only ones with a bit of zipp left, went on ahead to let the car know we were coming. | ||
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Our vitamins and what-nots were just about used up, and the only thing that kept us going on that 1800 ft. grind out of the gorge was the thought of that car waiting for us at the top. Alas, as we staggered out on to the road we were met by a disappointed Paul and Reg who told us the car had gone. We found out later he had arrived at 5.30, waited until 6.10 and gone home! | Our vitamins and what-nots were just about used up, and the only thing that kept us going on that 1800 ft. grind out of the gorge was the thought of that car waiting for us at the top. Alas, as we staggered out on to the road we were met by a disappointed Paul and Reg who told us the car had gone. We found out later he had arrived at 5.30, waited until 6.10 and gone home! | ||
- | We were tired and hungry, so we had a meal and started walking again. We had | + | We were tired and hungry, so we had a meal and started walking again. We had to walk another three miles before we found a farm house with a phone. |
- | to walk another three miles before we found a farm house with a 'phone. | + | |
We caught a train from Moss Vale at 3 a.m, Tuesday, and got home just in time to have a shower, breakfast, and go to work. One of these days we'll be really too old to do these foolish things. | We caught a train from Moss Vale at 3 a.m, Tuesday, and got home just in time to have a shower, breakfast, and go to work. One of these days we'll be really too old to do these foolish things. | ||
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enjoyment derived from Sunday walks, and to those confirmed " | enjoyment derived from Sunday walks, and to those confirmed " | ||
- | Prior to the War (the second one, of course) when we used to enjoy a return train trip of a Sunday for the price of a single-journey ticket, almost invariably it was the practice to have tea in the bush at the conclusion of the walk, followed by a short sing-song or round-the-fire chin-wag, then catch a late train home. The river flat at Lilyvale, near the station, was always dotted by small fires on such nights, not only those of the organised walkers, but of the " | + | Prior to the War (the second one, of course) when we used to enjoy a return train trip of a Sunday for the price of a single-journey ticket, almost invariably it was the practice to have tea in the bush at the conclusion of the walk, followed by a short sing-song or round-the-fire chin-wag, then catch a late train home. The river flat at Lilyvale, near the station, was always dotted by small fires on such nights, not only those of the organised walkers, but of the " |
- | It was probably the curtailment of rail services during the War, combined with a grave shortage, due to food-rationing, | + | It was probably the curtailment of rail services during the War, combined with a grave shortage, due to food-rationing, |
- | Strange, but walkers are quite prepared, after a hard weekend " | + | Strange, but walkers are quite prepared, after a hard weekend " |
- | a train, say, at Katoomba or Kiama, and land back in Sydney, dog-tired, about 9 pm. | + | |
- | on a Sunday night with never a complaint about getting home later - just because that's normal. No obvious reason therefore, springs into my fertile mind, why one should not be equally prepared to arrive in Central about the same time, after the comparative ease of a Sunday walk (even if a test-walk) with its light pack, lighter hearts and little or no fatigue! | + | |
Lilyvale has been cited, because with fire-wood and water right at the station, it is ideal for the purpose. At other spots, not sporting these mod. cons., we used to carry all available water bags to a location as near as practicable to the station, to make tea and wet down the fire. At Waterfall, water can be drawn from Uloola Swamp, or on the Western side, from the Heathcote Creek tributary rills. Similarly, convenient spots can be easily found at Heathcote, Engadine, Otford, Audley, Mt. Kuring-gai and Glenbrook. The present Railway Timetables provide for trains to arrive within a few minutes either side of 9 pm. For those who really want to be home early, it would only be a few hundred yards to the station from where the party would stop, and I'm sure the Leader would excuse you! | Lilyvale has been cited, because with fire-wood and water right at the station, it is ideal for the purpose. At other spots, not sporting these mod. cons., we used to carry all available water bags to a location as near as practicable to the station, to make tea and wet down the fire. At Waterfall, water can be drawn from Uloola Swamp, or on the Western side, from the Heathcote Creek tributary rills. Similarly, convenient spots can be easily found at Heathcote, Engadine, Otford, Audley, Mt. Kuring-gai and Glenbrook. The present Railway Timetables provide for trains to arrive within a few minutes either side of 9 pm. For those who really want to be home early, it would only be a few hundred yards to the station from where the party would stop, and I'm sure the Leader would excuse you! | ||
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June Katoomba - Car to Carlon' | June Katoomba - Car to Carlon' | ||
- | Special trip for young and old Tigers who are reasonably sound in wind and limb. Easy going down Carlon' | + | Special trip for young and old Tigers who are reasonably sound in wind and limb. Easy going down Carlon' |
- | + | Leader: Geoff Wagg Fares 34/9d. | |
- | Leader: Geoff Nagg Fares 34/9d. | + | |
21 Cowan - Gunyah Bay - Cowan. | 21 Cowan - Gunyah Bay - Cowan. | ||
- | Scratchy ridge walking (long trousers recommended) and a scramble down to a delightful camp spot at Gunyah Bay. Views of Cowan Creek & Broken Bay. Don't be put off by a few prickly bushes - this is a good trip! | + | Scratchy ridge walking (long trousers recommended) and a scramble down to a delightful camp spot at Gunyah Bay. Views of Cowan Creek & Broken Bay. Don't be put off by a few prickly bushes - this is a good trip!\\ |
- | + | Leader: Brian Harvey, Fares 10/-. | |
- | Leader: Brian Harvey Fares 10/-. | + | |
26-27-28 Mt. Victoria - Blackheath Creek - Cox River - Megalong Creek - Glen - Katoomba. | 26-27-28 Mt. Victoria - Blackheath Creek - Cox River - Megalong Creek - Glen - Katoomba. | ||
- | Pleasant walking down Blackheath Creek and along Cox 's River through Cullenbenbong country. Rock hopping and scrambling (Granite boulders) for a few miles before the spectacular junction with Megalong Creek - cascades and rock pools - then scrambling up the Megalong Gorge and cut via Nellie' | + | Pleasant walking down Blackheath Creek and along Cox 's River through Cullenbenbong country. Rock hopping and scrambling (Granite boulders) for a few miles before the spectacular junction with Megalong Creek - cascades and rock pools - then scrambling up the Megalong Gorge and cut via Nellie' |
- | + | Leader: Bob Younger, Fares 26/-. | |
- | Leader: Bob Younger Fares 26/-. | + | |
27-28 Instructional: | 27-28 Instructional: | ||
- | Easy walking - comfortable campsite. Bring (Liverpool) military map. Excellent area far map reading practice. Come along. Help the prospectives and enjoy a spine bash at the same time - recover from those rugged winter walks. | + | Easy walking - comfortable campsite. Bring (Liverpool) military map. Excellent area far map reading practice. Come along. Help the prospectives and enjoy a spine bash at the same time - recover from those rugged winter walks.\\ |
Leader: Edna Stretton Fares 13/-. | Leader: Edna Stretton Fares 13/-. | ||
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Car to the Summit, easy walking along the Range to Gibraltar Rocks. | Car to the Summit, easy walking along the Range to Gibraltar Rocks. | ||
- | Views of the high country. Down Gibraltar Creek to camp on Cox's River. Medium track walk out. | + | Views of the high country. Down Gibraltar Creek to camp on Cox's River. Medium track walk out.\\ |
+ | Leader: Molly Rodgers, Fares L2. | ||
- | Leader: Molly Rodgers Fares Z2. | + | 4-5 Blackheath - Perry' |
- | + | ||
- | 4,-5 Blackheath - Perry' | + | |
Car to Perry' | Car to Perry' | ||
- | out via Beauchamp Falls - The Grand Canyon. Cliff and creek scenery. | + | out via Beauchamp Falls - The Grand Canyon. Cliff and creek scenery.\\ |
Leader: Jean Wilson Fares 27/9d. | Leader: Jean Wilson Fares 27/9d. | ||
- | 5 'Waterfall - Heathcote Creek - Heathcote. | + | 5 Waterfall - Heathcote Creek - Heathcote. |
- | Pleasant scrabbling and track walking - waterfalls and Pools | + | Pleasant scrabbling and track walking - waterfalls and Pools\\ |
Leader: Edna Garrad Fares 8/-. | Leader: Edna Garrad Fares 8/-. | ||
- | The Full House sign was up at the Bush Music Club's performance - those boys have sure got rhythm: They also had a lot of songs we hadn't heard before. A fine evening' | + | |
+ | The Full House sign was up at the Bush Music Club's performance - those boys have sure got rhythm. They also had a lot of songs we hadn't heard before. A fine evening' | ||
=====Notes From London===== | =====Notes From London===== | ||
"Bull Moose" | "Bull Moose" | ||
- | Let's see - where does one begin? The trip across seems so long ago now. Was it five months or five years since I was given that terrific farewell from Woolloomooloo? | + | Let's see - where does one begin? The trip across seems so long ago now. Was it five months or five years since I was given that terrific farewell from Woolloomooloo? |
- | the band blazing away - the yelled farewells - the hundreds of streamers - we were at last on our way. The ship became quiet as we passed Fort Denison, but then from the roof of a tall block of flats at Pott's Point a blinking light appeared and the calls of "Hot Pies": echoed across the harbour. Something stirred inside me and despite the amazed looks from the passengers on board a series of Bull Moose groans issued forth which were answered by many, though not quite similar groans, from the shore. Then out through the Heads we slid. | + | |
- | Brisbane - Barrier Reef - Coral Sea - Christmas - Singapore (what a city - you can buy anything - and usually do) - birthday parties - equatorial crossings - Colombo - New Year - Port Said - Naples. A quick:tour of Napoli | + | Brisbane - Barrier Reef - Coral Sea - Christmas - Singapore (what a city - you can buy anything - and usually do) - birthday parties - equatorial crossings - Colombo - New Year - Port Said - Naples. A quick tour of Napoli, Pompeii, Sorrento - then back to the ship for its farewell and for the second time in just over a month, I said goodbye to some very good friends. |
- | Italy, to me, despite its ancient buildings, lovely wine, colourful language and historic background was spoiled by the hordes of watch sellers, " | + | Italy to me, despite its ancient buildings, lovely wine, colourful language and historic background was spoiled by the hordes of watch sellers, " |
- | The lakes at the foot of the Swiss Alps are terrific and so is Switzerland itself. Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, in fairly quick succession, so that | + | The lakes at the foot of the Swiss Alps are terrific and so is Switzerland itself. Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, in fairly quick succession, so that I usually forgot in which language I was trying (and I repent trying) to make myself understood. Just imagine saying " |
- | I usually forgot in which language I was trying (and I repent trying) to make myself understood. Just imagine saying " | + | |
The English Channel was rough but not quite wide enough to delay my digestion, though I do admit to being a slight green colour on boarding the train to London. | The English Channel was rough but not quite wide enough to delay my digestion, though I do admit to being a slight green colour on boarding the train to London. | ||
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WHO argued with a street stall salesman in Rome for fifteen minutes, with much use of the helpful " | WHO argued with a street stall salesman in Rome for fifteen minutes, with much use of the helpful " | ||
- | WHO argued with an excited red faced French station master Who kept waving his arms and shouting " | + | WHO argued with an excited red faced French station master Who kept waving his arms and shouting " |
- | WHO was dragged out of bed at 1.30 a m. on a freezing morning by a woman' | + | WHO was dragged out of bed at 1.30 a m. on a freezing morning by a woman' |
WHO DO YOU THINK? | WHO DO YOU THINK? | ||
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"Oh, to be in England now that April' | "Oh, to be in England now that April' | ||
- | The countryside seems ready to burst into life, the early shoots have a/ | + | The countryside seems ready to burst into life, the early shoots have appeared |
The weather has been varied. At first very cold - then dry and windy - dry and cloudy - a few fine days - now wet. | The weather has been varied. At first very cold - then dry and windy - dry and cloudy - a few fine days - now wet. | ||
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Met Lynette Baber and John Bookluck after their many adventures on their terrific overland trip from Singapore. Booky shaved off his beard and guess what he found? You'll never guess. A double chin. John says it was the muscles he developed through talking down two women and eating hard tack for food. The girls say it was concealed proteins for use when other food ran out. | Met Lynette Baber and John Bookluck after their many adventures on their terrific overland trip from Singapore. Booky shaved off his beard and guess what he found? You'll never guess. A double chin. John says it was the muscles he developed through talking down two women and eating hard tack for food. The girls say it was concealed proteins for use when other food ran out. | ||
- | Like most newcomers to London I was at first bamboozled by the Underground Railway system, however, it soon loses its novelty, but one thing I always find interesting is the adverting posters on the sides of the long escalators which, | + | Like most newcomers to London I was at first bamboozled by the Underground Railway system, however, it soon loses its novelty, but one thing I always find interesting is the adverting posters on the sides of the long escalators which, from the top to bottom (excuse me) covers the complete range of women' |
- | from the top to bottom (excuse me) covers the complete range of women' | + | |
- | Just as I've developed an Alec Guinness type walk which seems to be very popular, with a lot of Londoners, I see "The Horses' | + | Just as I've developed an Alec Guinness type walk which seems to be very popular, with a lot of Londoners, I see "The Horses' |
- | a shuffle than a stride. I hope this doesn' | + | |
- | I read an article in an English paper about an American firm called " | + | I read an article in an English paper about an American firm called " |
- | whose products are sweeping the home market. The products consist of tinned socks, tinned alarm clocks and tinned underwear, which started rusty cogs turning and produced, | + | |
- | "The Canco Query" | + | |
- | With Omar's book, wine and thou upon a rock, A good sized tin and opener - well armed. | + | With Omar's book, wine and thou upon a rock, a good sized tin and opener - well armed. The beheaded tin's inverted and bang out drops a clock. Would it be understandable, |
- | The beheaded tin's inverted and bang out drops a clock, | + | |
- | Would it be understandable, | + | |
=====Yadboro Rim===== | =====Yadboro Rim===== |
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