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Next morning found us at Walcha Road in summer morning sunshine. | Next morning found us at Walcha Road in summer morning sunshine. | ||
But the bus that once raft to Walcha, and the taxis we expected, weren' | But the bus that once raft to Walcha, and the taxis we expected, weren' | ||
- | January, 1968. TH E SYDNEY. BUSH- rALICER. Page 11 | + | |
In Walaha, we waited while Gordon transacted s ome business.The $ udden materialis ation in Walcha of Gordon,hei ght 6', | In Walaha, we waited while Gordon transacted s ome business.The $ udden materialis ation in Walcha of Gordon,hei ght 6', | ||
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By 11 aom. we were under way, carrying our heavy packs in the hot sun. Could we possibly lump these bundles through scrub, mountains and rivers for 10 days? Had I not known from experience that it is during the first hour that heavy packs seem heaviest, I would have answered " | By 11 aom. we were under way, carrying our heavy packs in the hot sun. Could we possibly lump these bundles through scrub, mountains and rivers for 10 days? Had I not known from experience that it is during the first hour that heavy packs seem heaviest, I would have answered " | ||
By mid afternoon we had followed the bulldozed track (not on the map) to the saddle which led to the isolated tableland. As we climbed the other side we came to a dam, a delightful discovery near the top of a ridge on a hot day. No sooner had the two black snakes which lived there gone into their holes than we were in the water. | By mid afternoon we had followed the bulldozed track (not on the map) to the saddle which led to the isolated tableland. As we climbed the other side we came to a dam, a delightful discovery near the top of a ridge on a hot day. No sooner had the two black snakes which lived there gone into their holes than we were in the water. | ||
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The bulldozer that had built the dam had been busy on the tableland too. Hundreds of acres of trees had been scraped into heaps, encouraging a plentiful growth of sweet spring grass. The kangaroos had cane from far and wide to enjoy it. There must have been at least 50 of them there. At the head of Paradise Creek, which we had figured to be the surest place to find water, there was a much larger dam, favourea by a much larger snake: I could see this one, with its head raised above the grass, watching me from about 50 yards away. Such an excellent swimming hole could not be bypassed, so we camped by it. | The bulldozer that had built the dam had been busy on the tableland too. Hundreds of acres of trees had been scraped into heaps, encouraging a plentiful growth of sweet spring grass. The kangaroos had cane from far and wide to enjoy it. There must have been at least 50 of them there. At the head of Paradise Creek, which we had figured to be the surest place to find water, there was a much larger dam, favourea by a much larger snake: I could see this one, with its head raised above the grass, watching me from about 50 yards away. Such an excellent swimming hole could not be bypassed, so we camped by it. | ||
Next morning we were soon beyond the cleared land, walking through | Next morning we were soon beyond the cleared land, walking through |
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