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- | __April 19th. Bunny Tring will speak on Aden, illustrated with slides taken during her residence there. | + | __April 19th.__ Bunny Tring will speak on Aden, illustrated with slides taken during her residence there. |
- | __April 26th. Olympic Tyres film of 1956 Olympic Games (Melbourne) and of the 1960 Winter Sports. | + | __April 26th.__ Olympic Tyres film of 1956 Olympic Games (Melbourne) and of the 1960 Winter Sports. |
=====For The Ladies.===== | =====For The Ladies.===== | ||
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- | It was at the January meeting | + | It was at the January meeting |
- | One duty was paramount - the construction of that stately edifice to serve les femmes charmantes. The duty, nig readers, fell upon me: | + | |
- | On the appointed day, with the sun high - as well as the spirits - a silent team of four with a leader on perfection bent set off along a time honoured | + | One duty was paramount - the construction of that stately edifice to serve les femmes charmantes. The duty, my readers, fell upon me! |
- | 5. | + | |
- | whereupon the leader immediately exclaimed "It is indeed the very spot!" | + | On the appointed day, with the sun high - as well as the spirits - a silent team of four with a leader on perfection bent set off along a time honoured |
- | The ground was at once marked out and the proposed building delineated by plan, section and elevation. Spades were called for by the Jack of Knaves and with all their Hearts, four DiamondS | + | |
- | The first post was placed in the north east corner as should all foundation stones be so situated, and the other three soon followed. An ambarrassment-proof | + | The ground was at once marked out and the proposed building delineated by plan, section and elevation. Spades were called for by the Jack of Knaves and with all their Hearts, four Diamonds |
- | Note: The structure was pre-tested and found to comply with the Standards Association Rules and Regulations and all Local and State Ordinances. After the Re-'union and before dismantling took:place we all could say Q.E.D. | + | |
+ | The first post was placed in the north east corner as should all foundation stones be so situated, and the other three soon followed. An embarrassment-proof | ||
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+ | __Note__: The structure was pre-tested and found to comply with the Standards Association Rules and Regulations and all Local and State Ordinances. After the Re-union and before dismantling took place we all could say Q.E.D. | ||
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The Scene: A hillock at Woods' Creek. George Gray's car cover (the largest size made) is strung up to farm the biggest tent, yet, and harbours at least a dozen campers. The fire is smoking bravely under a great mass of billies and frying pans. | The Scene: A hillock at Woods' Creek. George Gray's car cover (the largest size made) is strung up to farm the biggest tent, yet, and harbours at least a dozen campers. The fire is smoking bravely under a great mass of billies and frying pans. | ||
- | Says Putto: (still N'aZ. to the core) | + | |
- | Tunny how those AustrPTlians | + | Says Putto: (still N.Z. to the core): Funny how those Australians |
- | Bookings | + | |
- | Weekly rate, including basic food | + | ---- |
- | E8 each for members | + | |
- | 12.10. 0 each for non-members | + | Bookings |
- | Foundation Membership available, | + | |
- | (See the February issue far the full story of ILLAWONG.) | + | Weekly rate, including basic food: £8 each for members; £12.10.0 each for non-members; Foundation Membership available, |
- | We repact, with regret, the death i America of Suzanne Richard. Suzanne was a member of the Club in the early 1930's and will be well remeMbered | + | |
+ | (See the February issue far the full story of Illawong.) | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | We report, with regret, the death in America of Suzanne Richard. Suzanne was a member of the Club in the early 1930's and will be well remembered | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
We have recently heard from Phil Mason' | We have recently heard from Phil Mason' | ||
- | 6. | + | |
- | THEIR SPLENDOUR SHALL NEVER FADE. | + | ---- |
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+ | =====Their Splendour Shall Never Fade.===== | ||
- Brian G. Harvey. | - Brian G. Harvey. | ||
- | Anzac Day, this year falling on a Wednesday, does not give us the 'opportunity of a long weekend to visit Splendour Rock, that lofty crag where the N,S.W. Federation of Bushmalking | + | |
- | At the Tenth Anniversary | + | Anzac Day, this year falling on a Wednesday, does not give us the opportunity of a long weekend to visit Splendour Rock, that lofty crag where the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking |
- | As it will be impracticable for me to visit the Rock this year, I feel it mould be very appropriate to rend the Old Hands, and to acquaint the New Hands, of the honour due to those unsung heroes of the Club who have no perpetuating | + | |
- | May I explain that the Services Committee was formed from the Federated Clubs to post mental and physical " | + | At the Tenth Anniversary |
- | with the Armed Farces | + | |
+ | As it will be impracticable for me to visit the Rock this year, I feel it mould be very appropriate to remind | ||
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+ | May I explain that the Services Committee was formed from the Federated Clubs to post mental and physical " | ||
Funds were raised by various resorts - barbecues, raffles, anyhow. Members picked peas and dug potatoes at farms near Liverpool - and donated their wages to the fund. This backbreaking work was on a production basis - and not easy. | Funds were raised by various resorts - barbecues, raffles, anyhow. Members picked peas and dug potatoes at farms near Liverpool - and donated their wages to the fund. This backbreaking work was on a production basis - and not easy. | ||
- | Photographers in the Clubs ran off thousands of contact prints and enlargements. Others gathered up the prediaus | + | |
- | - sending them news of the Club doings - and passing in turn their letters round the diminished Club. And, above all, there was the gratis issue every month of the never-failing copy of "The Sydney Bushwalker" | + | Photographers in the Clubs ran off thousands of contact prints and enlargements. Others gathered up the precious |
- | Speaking | + | |
- | And for those Club-mates who did not cone back - Gordon-Smith, Gordon | + | Speaking |
- | "THEY SHALL GROW' NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT NEARI THEM, NOR THE IELRS CONDEMN: | + | |
- | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING | + | And for those club-mates who did not cone back - Gordon Smith, Gordon |
- | WE SHALL REMEMER THEM | + | |
- | FOR ALL YOUR TRANSPORT FROM BLABEHEATH | + | "Their splendour shall never fade\\ |
- | CONTACT | + | They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old\\ |
- | HATSIATELL IS TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE | + | Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn\\ |
- | R.M., WRITE, WERE GR. CALL | + | At the going down of the sun and in the morning\\ |
- | ANT HOUR - DAY OR NIGHT | + | We shall remember them." |
- | !PHONE: Blackheath w459 or W151 | + | |
- | BOOKIM OFFICE: 4 doors from Ga rdners Inn Hotel | + | =====When Men Were Men!===== |
- | (LOOK FOR THE NEON SIGN) | + | |
- | SPE= 5 or 8 PASSEMER CARS AVAILAELE | + | - "Taro". |
- | LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CAT= FOR | + | |
- | FARES: KANADDRA WALLS 30/:. per head (Minimum 5 passengers) | + | |
- | pmayts LoonowN 3/... It II If | + | |
- | JENOUNSTATE FOREST 20/ " " | + | |
- | CARLON' | + | |
- | WE WILL BE PLEASE) TO QUOTE TRPS OP. SPECIAL PARTIES ON APPLICATION. | + | |
- | WHEN MN INME MEN! | + | |
From "John 0' London" | From "John 0' London" | ||
- | " | + | |
- | Other times - other Walker s. | + | " |
- | In the sumer months Reed regul arly -walked to Cambridge if he was playing in an all day cricket match on the Saturday - the 55 miles walk from. London was then a-regular | + | |
- | Concentrate on this last ward,' | + | Other times - other Walkers. |
- | " | + | |
- | 8. | + | In the sumer months Reed regularly |
- | I have a book all about another great (civilian) walker of a century ago - George Borrow. (The Romany addict). He strolled from bottom to top of Wales. | + | |
- | He would stop and talk to any man, woman, child, ar animile. His entire swag - a small satchel and an umbrella - yes, I said UMBRELLA. | + | Concentrate on this last word, and then ponder on toddy' |
- | With This outfit he ignored the weather no matter how soaked - his night time pub always had a log fire. | + | |
- | 30 -miles per day was quite normal, and he mould plug on in the dark in | + | I have a book all about another great (civilian) walker of a century ago - George Borrow. (The Romany addict). He strolled from bottom to top of Wales. He would stop and talk to any man, woman, child, ar animile. His entire swag - a small satchel and an umbrella - yes, I said UMBRELLA. |
- | strange uninhabited roads. No torch! Even with the gamp he could turn on 6 m p.h. and not in the 600 pages does he mention foot trouble. The bootmalmrs of a century ago must have been artists. | + | |
- | He found Wales a singularly contented though poverty ridden place. One farm hand he talked to was a married man on 7/- per week: | + | With this outfit he ignored the weather no matter how soaked - his night time pub always had a log fire. |
- | Barrow was a fine, sample from that fountain of fine men they call England: He found these ignorant (save in poetry and sense) | + | |
- | REMON 1961. | + | 30 miles per day was quite normal, and he would plug on in the dark in strange uninhabited roads. No torch! Even with the gamp he could turn on 6 m.p.h. and not in the 600 pages does he mention foot trouble. The bootmalmrs of a century ago must have been artists. |
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+ | He found Wales a singularly contented though poverty ridden place. One farm hand he talked to was a married man on 7/- per week! | ||
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+ | Barrow was a fine, sample from that fountain of fine men they call England! He found these ignorant (save in poetry and sense) | ||
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+ | =====Reunion | ||
By One who was there. | By One who was there. | ||
- | In the year 2000 there will be at least four people, then only forty, who will be able to say "I attended the Reunion in 1961. For the most astonishing feature about recent reunions has been the change in the age groups. There are more and | + | |
- | yanrger | + | In the year 2000 there will be at least four people, then only forty, who will be able to say "I attended the Reunion in 1961". For the most astonishing feature about recent reunions has been the change in the age groups. There are more and younger |
- | There -were, however, some notable absences - Edna Garrad, Dorothy Hasluck, the Gilroys, the Crokers, Marion Ellis - to name a few. Some had legitimate | + | |
- | excuses but no doubt the weath/ | + | There were, however, some notable absences - Edna Garrad, Dorothy Hasluck, the Gilroys, the Crokers, Marion Ellis - to name a few. Some had legitimate excuses but no doubt the weather |
- | caused most people to gather up their belongings and flee to their tents, But the rain held of until some hour in the early. morning | + | |
- | it served him (or her or them) right. Not only did the rain hold off but the air was warm and still and seemed to me the pleasantest atmospheric conditions for the Reunion for many a long day. | + | We must hand it to tbe organisers - we loafers - they do a mighty job. Sometimes when I feel a little critical I suddenly break out into a lather of shame. |
- | We must hand it to tbe organisers - we loafers - they do a mighty job. Sometimes when I feel a little critical I suddenly break out into a lather of shame. | + | |
- | This year everything seemed to go right. The Colo Shire had improved the road and provided a parking space at the end. I am not going to invite a spate of letters to the Editor by expressing an opinion on the desirability of this use of the Shire' | + | This year everything seemed to go right. The Colo Shire had improved the road and provided a parking space at the end. I am not going to invite a spate of letters to the Editor by expressing an opinion on the desirability of this use of the Shire' |
- | 9. | + | |
- | I suspect that the Campfire Captains were in the predicament of having too many items up their sleeves. Too many/ Good heavens, what to do when it comes to this! Shall we have a selection committee (and perhaps co-opt Senator Henty) after the style 6f the Ardhibald? Or shall we say At a certain time, we have the initiation and the new president, then supper and that that". | + | I suspect that the Campfire Captains were in the predicament of having too many items up their sleeves. Too many? Good heavens, what to do when it comes to this! Shall we have a selection committee (and perhaps co-opt Senator Henty) after the style of the Archibald? Or shall we say "At a certain time, we have the initiation and the new president, then supper and that' |
Someone made a suggestion worth considering that, as the initiation generally caused a breaking of the barriers, it should be the last event before supper. | Someone made a suggestion worth considering that, as the initiation generally caused a breaking of the barriers, it should be the last event before supper. | ||
- | There was a vide gamut of entertainmenton | + | |
- | Sketches were topical, typical and sometimes | + | There was a vide gamut of entertainment on the programme, though community singing was notably short due, I suppose, to the number of items. On the serious side we had some fine recorder |
- | Roloert | + | |
- | the lines in these sketches though the execution faltered at times. | + | Sketches were topical, typical and sometimes |
- | 40 | + | |
- | HEALTH FOOD SHOP ofriVEGETARIAN CAFE | + | Robert |
- | WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE | + | |
- | THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE CLUB | + | The children loved Ray Bean's flea but I hope it will be some years before the boys so sincerely |
- | has chosen " | + | |
- | 13 HUNTER ST SYDNEY. 8W1725. | + | Sunday is the relaxing day for the Reunion. The worst of the work for the common labourers is over, the feverish quiverings of the hypersensitive artists have dissipated and, without |
- | 10. | + | |
- | had a script shoved under your noe for the first time two minutes before you go on stage and you hate lost the place, or never found. it in the first place, and the torch -chon' | + | But even on Sunday we had damper making to keep us interested. And when the Organiser wins first prize we may yet see Mr. Tallentire winning fir at prize in an Opera House lottery. Along the path I saw Alex Colley going campwards |
- | The children loved/Ray Bean's flea but I hope it will be sote years before the boys so since' | + | |
- | Sunday is the relaxing day for the Reunion. The -worst of the work for the common labourers is over, the feverish quiverings of the hypersensitive artists have dissipated and, itithout | + | I liked this Reunion the most ever. I have been trying to work out why. I think it was because it had all the essentials of a good Reunion but more variety than usual - even the rain didn't dampen us but only kept us on our toes. |
- | But even on Sunday we had damper making to keep us interested. And when the Organiser wins first prize we may yet see Mr. Tallentire winning fir at prize in an Opera House lottery. Along the path I saw Alex Colley going campvards | + | |
- | I liked this Reunion the most ever. I have been trying to work out thy. I think it was because it had all the essentials of a good Reunion but more variety than usual - even the rain didn't dampen us but only kept us on. our 'toes. | + | ---- |
- | Our recorder reports that there were 190 preent at the Reunion, 59 of' who-ia | + | |
- | PUBLIC OPINION & BUSHWALKERS. | + | Our recorder reports that there were 190 preent at the Reunion, 59 of whom were children. |
- | The Editor, Dear Sir, | + | |
- | The well known quotation :- " | + | ---- |
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+ | =====Public Opinion And Bushwalkers.===== | ||
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+ | The Editor, | ||
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+ | Dear Sir, | ||
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+ | The well known quotation :- | ||
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+ | " | ||
To see ourselves as ithers see us" | To see ourselves as ithers see us" | ||
- | i2 oft pervertdd | + | |
- | "I would to ither s the giftie | + | is oft perverted to - |
- | To see ray se lf as I see me", | + | |
- | and nowhere more effectively than in Bushwallers' thoughts about the Public' | + | "I would to ither s the giftie |
- | It has never been clear just -why so many bushwalkers worry about what the public thinks about them. Speaking from a statistical basis, the panic doesn' | + | To see myself |
- | 11. | + | |
- | 47E41 to See tb, packs tut de the Iwo knees and X1.14rtional | + | and nowhere more effectively than in Bushwalkers' thoughts about the Public' |
- | gtra41041600 0 nftibilinOrit nUAZE *Later" Carters!" | + | |
- | Tie 61g of tts mastics | + | It has never been clear just why so many bushwalkers worry about what the public thinks about them. Speaking from a statistical basis, the public |
- | the Vey to arouse their suaticion | + | |
- | to appear | + | The 6% of the population |
- | orying | + | |
- | The best way to give the public the idea that we are a ham, healthy., moral and patriotic group, is to act as freely and naturally as possible, short of ertamping | + | The way to arouse their suuspicion |
- | If Bushwalkirg is ever to be recognised as a Good Thing by the public it will be thrcugh | + | |
- | While tie public think of us very little, we think of curselves | + | Carrying |
- | A club, fartumtely, tends to form itself into internal 3y compatible groups, but if | + | |
- | a Club is to remain as such, these groups must make frequent contact, and here we get the mime azoortnces | + | The best way to give the public the idea that we are a happy, healthy, moral and patriotic group, is to act as freely and naturally as possible, short of stamping |
- | and physicanvfatw | + | |
- | Nhat our club, anl on the larger scale the Bushwalking movement needs, is a lot lr See A.A. Milne | + | If Bushwalkirg is ever to be recognised as a Good Thing by the public, it will be through |
- | ii 11 11 U Fore | + | |
- | Ida Most people die before they' | + | While the public think of us very little, we think of ourselves |
- | 12. | + | |
- | . . | + | What our club, and on the larger scale the Bushwalking movement needs, is a lot more people making the effort to occasionally get out with other groups and other clubs, to find out how the other half lives. The conclusion to which I have so laboriously waded is, Sir, that charity begins at home, and by way of shaking |
- | more -people making the effort to occasionally get out -with other groups and | + | |
- | other clubs, to find out ho theother | + | |
- | just wha t' | + | |
- Colin,Putt. | - Colin,Putt. | ||
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+ | * See A.A. Milne -- Tigger. | ||
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+ | ** See A.A. Milne -- Eeyore. | ||
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+ | *** Most people die before they' | ||
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N.P.A.. CAMP AT BULDONIA RESERVE 14.TAY | N.P.A.. CAMP AT BULDONIA RESERVE 14.TAY | ||
Sheer Walls of the limestone gorge rise over & | Sheer Walls of the limestone gorge rise over & |
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