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 He braves frigid days that would even amaze\\ The famous non-ferrous monkey\\ The reason we find is those two close behind\\ In spotlessly white livery.
-These two faithful shadows do not just enhance\\ The style of young Matthew D.\\ Their use is more mundane their task more severe, They're Donald's good health recipe.
+These two faithful shadows do not just enhance\\ The style of young Matthew D.\\ Their use is more mundane their task more severe,\\ They're Donald's good health recipe.
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 Primitive Arts Week-end. December 14-15-16. Leader, Ron Knightley,
-November 30 - December 1-2, (Same geekeruL
+November 30 - December 1-2, (Same weekend as Bill Burke, same area).
-Bill Burke, same area).
+Activities will include: Saturday Night Corroboree. Digeridoo competition. Boomerang-throwing.
-Activities will include: Saturday Night Corroboree. Digeridoo competition. -Bcaomerang-throwing.
+Miss International Dusky Tania Contest
-giss Int4;national Dusky TaniEr Contest
-,
- ,21,!, c,4,
 Don't forget to bring your own digeridoo. The leader only has one
+------------------------------
+=== FIRST PERAMBULATOR TO KANANGRA TOPS ===
+January-February, 1931. - Part I.
-Now Cgto -
+When a man acquires a small family and still is afflicted with bush mania, he has to pause frequently during his family-sustaining activities and cogitate furiously about what to do with the wife and hipper. Of course he could say quite brassily "I'm off with the blokes, dear. I'll take care of myself and see that I'm not a total loss to you. Bye-bye!" He could toss his 60 pounds swag daintily, twirl a billycan round his index finger and swagger off relieved at having shed his worries, responsibilities and family definitely with a thud. So long as he does not look back and see the beautiful eyes of his understanding wife mist over with the tears of disappointment and
-October 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker .15 FIRST PERAMBULATOR TO KPINANGRA TOPS, January-February, 1931. - Part I.
+provided he shuts his ears to his young son's pertinent "we goin'. camping- daddy?" he is reasonably safe and should have a good time. He does have a good time for there's nothing like a good buck party in the bush! Where blokes can be wire-haired terriers, vociferously insulting to each other, crude, rude and not too blurry particular about anything. It's a great life, - but being married somehow makes the difference to a fellow. His wife does anyway; and young junior does his unconscious or conscious best.
-tss flihenea tan acquires a small family and still is afflicted with bush. maniai dze haS"to'pause frequently during his family-sustaining activities and cogjetate- furiOusly about what to do with the wife and hipper. Of course he could say quite brassily "I'm off with the blokes, deah. I'll take care of myself and see that I'm not a total loss to you Bye-bye!" He could toss his 60 pOunds swag daintily, twirl. a billycan round his index fingereandee swagger off relieved at having shed his worries, regoonsibilities and faiaiiy definitely with a,:thud, So long as he does not look back and see the beautiful
-eyes of his understanding wife mist over with the tears of disappointment and
+Well, about this perambulator trip. It was something different; believe me. I've got a backache yet. First I roused the district. There is nothing like publicity; sometimes it produces results. I advertised as follows "Wanted, a good strong, commodious pram, for country roads, Twins size preferred. URGENT. Replies to Footslogger, "Express" office? Hurstville." The young lady in the office giggled, so there must have been something funny somewhere. Being in a hurry (a necessary concomitant of my existence) I called for the replies too early and so got none. I did not bother to call again because Satan, for my Sins, guided me to a second-hand dump at Rockdale and introduced me to the only for the job ever pupped, and a mild-mannered man who had charge of it and gladly put it through its paces. That pram could do everything but eat and propel itself. It even had nice, red tassels around it, but I found a pair of scissors later and gave it a jazz cut. I suspect that mild-mannered man saw it coming. He thought me a goat, and pitied my child, and wished he could see the works when the child's Mother's eyes lit upon that antiquated Pharaoh's chariot. I bought the springless squat, long-handled, wide; box-like, be-tasselled, heavy iron framed, 40 pound insult to the pram family then lugged it to a Henry Ford joint, got new tyres, spares ard split pins, pitched it into the train, where a lot of people looked at it so earnestly that it folded itself up in a new way that neither tha mild- mannered man nor myself knew about. Having paid good money for it I felt inclined to pity the resurrected atrocity, but after carrying it home on my shoulder in the form of a hamper (one of its Jekyll and Hyde phases) I gave it a private, unmentionable and blistering cognomen.
-.provided he shuts his ears to his young son's pertinent "we goin'. camping- daddy?" he is. reasonably safe and should have a good time, He doeshavea
-good time for there's nothing like a good buck party in theebushi-Where ,blokes can be wire-haired terriers, vociferously insulting to each other, crudenude
+Margaret (that's the wife) viewed the thing with amazement then laughed quite rudely. I did the Works for her and this time the contraption folded up into a baby's cradle on rockers. We straightened it out again and changed it to a pram. (mountain climbing, caper satanii sp; probably. A scientist might be able to correct me if I'm wrong). Young Milo - our 20 months old curiosity box - climbed on top whilst I held it firmly to prevent it biting or kicking or folding up some other way, then we went for a preliminary tour all around the yard, It yawed, wobbled and was quite conversational about the axles but otherwise behaved itself and Milo was delighted. I hadn't the heart to tell him he would probably have to walk. That kid has one fault in particular; he takes too much for granted.
-and not too blurry particular about anything. It's a great life, - but being
-married somehow makes the difference to a fellow, His -wife does, anyway; and young junior does his unconscious or conscious best
+We were horribly stuck for time - that is to say we had plenty of time, but the bush was calling and the kid and the wife were handling their camp gear about every half hour. When they get like that there is only thing to do, so actually we were stuck for time. How to make the contraption hold a lot of gear and the boy too, was a problem. I placed this cross between a harvesting machine and a billy-cart before me, sat on a box, peeled two bananas and ate them slowly, whilst I studied the problem. Bananas are excellent food, if somewhat slippery to the teeth. I got a great idea - a really brilliant idea, because it enabled me to put plenty of weight onto the pram in a quick, effective and economical manner. The fact that I had to push it made it doubly interesting; anyway, the
-Well, about this perambulator trip, It was something different; believe me;
-I've got a backache yet. First I roused the district. There is nothing like publicity; sometimes it prodaces results. I advertised as follows g "Wante(;t, a good strong, commodious pram, for country roads, Twins size preferred. URGENT, Replies to Footslogger, "Express" office? Hurstville."- The ydung4ady in the office giggled, so there must have been something funny somewhere ,Being in a hurry (a necessary concomitant of my existence) I called for the rePlie'stoo early and so got none. I did not bother to call again because Satan, for 'itrSins, guided ma to a second-hand dump at Rockdale and introduced me to the only for the job ever pupped, and a mild-mannered man who had charge e,;' it and gladly put it through its paces. That pram could do everything but eat apA propel itself. It eVen had nice, red tassels around it, but I found a pairof scissors later and gave it a jazz cut. I suspect that mild-mannered man saw inc coming. He thought me a goat, and pitied my child, and wished he could see the works when the child's Juother's eyes lit upon that antiquated Pharaoh's chariot. I bought the springless squat, long-handled, wide; box-like, be-tasselled, heavy iron framed, 40 pound insult to the pram familyr then lugged it to a Henry Ford joint, got new tyres, spares ard split pins, pitched it into the train, where a lot of people looked at it so earnestly that it folded itself up in a new way that neither tha mild- mannered man nor myself knew about o Having paid good money for it I felt inclined to pity the resurrected atrocity, but after carrying it home on my shoulder in the form of a hamper (one of its Jekyll and Hyde phases) I gave it a private, unmentionable and blistering cognomen.
-Margaret (that's the wife) viewed the thing with amazement then laughed quite rudely, I did the Works for her and this time the contraption folded up into a baby's cradle on rockers, We straightened it out again and changed it to a pram. (mountain climbing, caper eatanii sp; probe bly. A scientist might be able to correct me if I'm wrong) Young Milo - our 20 months old exiriveity box -
-The Sydney Bu,shwalker October 1962
-climbed on top whilst I held it firmly to prevent it biting or kicking or folding up some other way, then we went for a preliminary tour all arourld
-the yard, It yawed, wcbbled and was quite conversational about the aXaeat but otherwise behaved itself and Milo was delighted. I hadn't the ht-to tell him he would probably have to walk, That kid has one fault in palr,titddlar; he takes too much for granted.
-We were horribly stuck for time - that is to say we had plenty of time, but the bush was calling and the kid and the wife were handling their camp gear
-about every half hour0 When they get like that there is only thing to do, so actually we were stuck for time. How to make the contraption hold a lot of gear
-. and the boy too, was a problem, 1 placed this cross between a harvesting machine
-..ste a billy-cart before me, sat on a box, peeled two bananas and ate them slowly ,whilst I studied the problem0 Bananas are excellent food, if somewhat slippery b(-0- the teeth, I got a great idea - a really brilliant idea, because it enabled me to put plenty of weight onto the pram in a quick, effective and economical
-manner. The fact that I 'Ind to push it made it doubly interesting; anyway, the
 problem was solved.
 Assisted by Milo (he insisted) I fitted two canvas boxes at the sides, slung from little hardwood booms fitted across the pram. Another box was fitted to the front (or back; who knows which end Of a pram is the front?), new Washers were added to the axles to reduce the vA,Ible, and some other removable improvements were made. Then blimey there stood the Kanangra Limited (speed and springs) Expressp nearly as wide as a sullgj replete with awning, stays, billycan box, side tucker and gear boxes, foot rest for the passenger, rifle carrier and new tyres, No other nipper ever had a go-cart like this one Dismantled, packed and legA4Oped so that it couldn't do any tricks it weighed 62 pounds, which included a
 lOt of gear stowedinside. First, we pushed it to the local railway,. consigned