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 by Kenn Clacher
-The walkers all at Quilty's Clearing
+The walkers all at Quilty's Clearing\\
+Met for Ettrema to see.\\
-Met for Ettrema to see.
+The walk was led by Bill Capon,\\
-The walk was led by Bill Capon,
 A canny leader he.
-The first stretch was through Myall Creek
+The first stretch was through Myall Creek\\
+Then Bill did show his class,\\
-Then Bill did show his class,
+"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon
 "If we don't find Naked Pass".
-The pass was found the second try,
+The pass was found the second try,\\
+Then into Ettrema Creek,\\
+And up Jones' Creek the party walked,\\
+Twas no place for the meek.
-Then into Ettrema Creek,
+Plain Creek was followed next, downstream,\\
+But something worried Bill.\\
-And up Jones' Creek the party walked,
+"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
+"Cos this creek flows uphill."
-"Twas no place for the meek.
-Plain Creek was followed next, downstream,
-But something worried Bill.
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon
-""Cos this creek flows uphill."
-At last the rogue creek flowed downhill
-To Moore Creek as it should.
-The walkers followed the rough creek bed
+At last the rogue creek flowed downhill\\
+To Moore Creek as it should.\\
+The walkers followed the rough creek bed\\
 Rock hopping best they could.
-Now another obstacle blocked their path,
+Now another obstacle blocked their path,\\
+So Bill Capon he call:\\
-So Bill Capon he call:
+"We'll be marooned, 'less we can find\\
-"We'll be marooned, 'less we can find
 a way round Williams Falls".
-A way was found, not as Bill feared,
+A way was found, not as Bill feared,\\
+up umpteen feet of cliff,\\
-up umpteen feet of cliff,
+to Bundundah Creek, along and out,\\
-to Bundundah Creek, along and out,
 up Pass Point in a jiff.
-Down Paul's Pass now the program said
+Down Paul's Pass now the program said\\
+but rain made things too wet.\\
-but rain made things too wet.
+"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon
 "It hasn't eased up yet."
-So Puckett Pass was utilised
+So Puckett Pass was utilised\\
+to get then down again.\\
-to get then down again.
+Just Tullyangela Creek remained,\\
-Just Tullyangela Creek remained,
 a piece of wild terrain.
-But new maps showed cliff lines along
+But new maps showed cliff lines along\\
+the whole length of the creek.\\
-the whole length of the creek.
+"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon
 "It could take us a week."
-So Bill said Transportation Spur
+So Bill said Transportation Spur\\
+would see us home instead.\\
-would see us home instead.
+There was one problem that remained,\\
-There was one problem that remained,
 when would it be ahead?
-We chose a spur to climb on out
+We chose a spur to climb on out\\
+by democratic vote.\\
-by democratic vote.
+"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon
 "If despotism's smote."
-But Transportation Spur it was,
+But Transportation Spur it was,\\
+and as we hurried on,\\
-and as we hurried on,
+all members of the party then\\
-all members of the party then
 were happy they weren't wrong.
-We made it finally to the cars,
+We made it finally to the cars,\\
+just after one last shout \\
-just after one last shout
+"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon
 "Before this walk is out."
 The Sydney Bushwalker July 1986
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