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 . The impression you wish to create -
-	a. on the leader
+a. on the leader
-	b. on the other members of the party -
+b. on the other members of the party -
-		i. male
+i. male
-		ii. female.
+ii. female.
 . The weather. No problems here. This being a "Newland" you simply pack a wet suit and rubber dinghy.
 Emergency rations and torches have never been found necessary to date and items such as snake repellant, de-leecher and spare bottle of whole blood, though not absolutely necessary, could be considered.
-I didn't ring Len on Friday and since he has no home phone decided
-that personal application was the best approach. In your approach to
+I didn't ring Len on Friday and since he has no home phone decided that personal application was the best approach. In your approach to leaders it is desirable to give plenty of notice of intention (this gives The Leader time to "vet" you, i.e. ascertain such important details as whether you brush your teeth after meals, use "Brut" or "Sprayped", or spit to leeward (pronounced "looard")) as well as being polite and courteous.
-leaders it is desirable to give plenty of notice of intention (this gives
-The Leader time to "vet" you, i.e. ascertain such important details as whether you brush your teeth after meals, use "Brut" or "Sprayped", or spit to leeward (pronounced "board")) as well as being polite and courteous.
+So at nine o'clock on Saturday night my opening gambit was, "What's for breakfast and where do I sleep? But not necessarily in that order." On learning that I intended joining his walk I was shown a comfortable lump of grass under the clothesline where the drips from the wet clothes would cool me during the night.
-So at nine o'clock on Saturday night my opening gambit was, "What's
-for breakfast and where do I sleep? But not necessarily in that order." On learning that I intended joining his walk I was shown a comfortable lump
+Before retiring we entered into a long but meaningful discourse an the advisability of taking his car or mine. Since my car was older and more worn out the conclusion was reached that my car was the obvious choice.
-of grass under the clothesline where the drips from the wet clothes would cool me during the night.
-Page 8	THE SYDNEY BUSEINALKER	March, 1981.
+While cruising along the highway, motor purring like a contented pussycat, it occurred to me how dependent we (as bushwalkers) are on the motor car. We read articles on, "How to survive in the bush", "What to do when bitten by an irate farmer", "How a camera works and why it has a zoom or 50 mm lens and what a lens is made of (other than glass)" and other such impedimenta yet nowhere does there appear an article on "How to keep your car running smoothly", or "What to do to reduce the pollution emitted by your car's engine", so I think it's high time.
-.. ; ..
-Before retiring we entered into a long but meaningful discourse an the advisability of taking his _car.or.mine. Since my car was older and
+Of course, before you can be informed on the subject you need to acquire the jargon. You must be able to refer glibly to matters such as swept volume, compression ratio, dwell angle, ignition timing, valve clearance, cutout and voltage control, steering damper (though why anyone would wish to drive with a wet steering wheel I don't know), octane rating and so on. Then you will be able to prevent your vehicle coughing out last whilst en route to your walking rendezvous or at least be able to dissertate volubly on the occasion.
-more wornaat the conclusion was reached that my car was the obvious choice.
-While cruising along the highway, motor purring like a contented pussycat, it occurred to me how dependent we (as budhwalkers) are on the motor car. We read articles on, "How to survive in the bush", "What to do when bitten by an irate farmer", "How a camera works and why it has a Z.00m 40: . 50 mm lens and what a lens is made of (other than glass)" and other such impedimenta yet nowhere does there appear an article on "How to keep
-our car running smoothly", or "What to do to reduce the pollution emitted by your car's engine", so T think it's high time.
-Of course, before you can be informed an the subject you need to acquire the jargon. You must be able to refer glibly to matters such as swept volume, compression ratio, dwell angle, ignition timing, valve clearance, cutout andvoLtage control, steering damper (though why anyone would Wish to drive with a wet steering wheel I dan't know), octane rating and so on. Then you will be able to prevent your vehicle coughing out last whilst en route to your walking rendezvous or at least be able to dissertate volubly on the occasion.
 Therefore, with the permission of my publishers, here is a short extract from my article, suitably titled "Diamonds are Forever": -
-"To emove and Install Caliper.
+"To remove and Install Caliper.
 . Raise the front of the vehicle, support on stands and remove the road wheel.
 . Disconnect the hydraulic line from the caliper by removing the banjo bolt.*
-. Remove the bolts connecting the caliper assembly to the stub axle flange and detach the caliper assembly. "
-* To be d' mechanic you have to be a musician yet!
+. Remove the bolts connecting the caliper assembly to the stub axle flange and detach the caliper assembly."
-Dm sure after this short extract that all bushwalking motorists will
-be able to pick a banjo and bolt. Why you need to remove your calipers I don't know. I always wear my Bonds.
+* To be a mechanic you have to be a musician yet!
-I braked carefully to a halt, selected reverse gear (I have four on
-the floor) and did aineat "U-ee", pulled the handbrake into the "on" position and switched off the ignition. "Alit" said the Leader. "We're herel"
+I'm sure after this short extract that all bushwalking motorists will be able to pick a banjo and bolt. Why you need to remove your calipers I don't know. I always wear my Bonds.
-And so irate, bored and utterly confused reader, having had the
-.tmerity to have read thus far, here we were on the verge of he Winmalee
+I braked carefully to a halt, selected reverse gear (I have four on the floor) and did a neat "U-ee", pulled the handbrake into the "on" position and switched off the ignition. "Ah!" said the Leader. "We're here!"
-Wilderness preparing to proceed down the firetrail so that we might proceed down the creek7 proceeding along which we would be able to proceed
-Part Two next issue. Don't miss the miraculous adventures an our almost fatal trek. Hear how Margaret REid was wrested from the clutches of the dreaded "Hug-me-tight", Len Newland was torn by marauding lawyer vine,
+And so irate, bored and utterly confused reader, having had the temerity to have read thus far, here we were on the verge of the Winmalee Wilderness preparing to proceed down the firetrail so that we might proceed down the creek, proceeding along which we would be able to proceed....
-almost losing his valuable shorts - the struggle, staggering on courageously
-though suffering from loss of blood after being savaged by a gorging leadh, and yours truly's death defying leap to escape the gnashing jaws of the dreaded rea-bellied black snake - (verbum sat est sapienti).
+__Part Two next issue__. Don't miss the miraculous adventures an our almost fatal trek. Hear how Margaret Reid was wrested from the clutches of the dreaded "Hug-me-tight", Len Newland was torn by marauding lawyer vine, almost losing his valuable shorts - the struggle, staggering on courageously though suffering from loss of blood after being savaged by a gorging leech, and yours truly's death defying leap to escape the gnashing jaws of the dreaded __red-bellied black snake__ - (verbum sat est sapienti).
 Page 9	THE SYDNEY BUSHULKER	March.,. 1901.
 "WHY I GO BUSEWALKING."  (Adtteildg6-fidni-d-hot'*edkend)	by Joan Rigby.