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-Death of Grace Noble
+**Death of Grace Noble**
-We were saddened to hear that Grace Noble
-passed away on 20" March after a short illness -
-aged 95 years,
-Grace, and her husband John joined SBW in
+We were saddened to hear that Grace Noble passed away on 20th March after a short illness - aged 95 years,
-the early 1930s.
-All members will join in offering sympathy to
+Grace, and her husband John joined SBW in the early 1930s.
-John, and also Dorothy and Malcolm, both ex-
-SBW. members.
-A tribute to Grace, by Helen Gray appears to
+All members will join in offering sympathy to John, and also Dorothy and Malcolm, both ex- SBW members.
-on Page 4.
+A tribute to Grace, by Helen Gray appears to on Page 4.
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-| Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker
-April 2005
+**A Tribute to Grace Noble**
-A Tribute to Grace Noble
+On March 20th 2005 S.B.W. member Grace Noble died. She had led a long, adventurous, and full life. Her interest in others, and in everything, remained to the end; as did her memory, her humour, and vitality.
-On March 20th 2005 S.B.W. member Grace Noble
+Grace Edgecombe was born of Australian parents in 1910 in Buenos Aires. In 1913 she and her mother
-died. She had led a long, adventurous, and full life.
+left for Australia, via Scotland where they were marooned by the outbreak of World War 1. The journey was resumed in 1913, but Graces father, the artist Harry Edgecombe, didn't get back until 1919. [The story goes that one day 9 year old Grace went to her mother and said "Theres a man at the front door
-Her interest in others, and in everything, remained to
+and it could be my father".] Grace didn't start school until aged 8, but at 16 had completed the Leaving
-the end; as did her memory, her humour, and vitality.
+Certificate at Sydney Girls High. Lacking the prerequisite Latin to study Arts at Sydney University,
+she embarked on a Science degree instead [with no school science!] and graduated with Ist class Honours in Geology in 1930. From geology came Grace's love of bushwalking, for as Grace wrote in the early 1930s as a student of geology you could escape some of the limitations of being a girl; you could camp and wander alone.
-Grace Edgecombe was born of Australian parents
+In 1935 Grace joined S.B.W. She has described herself as a rabbit amongst tigers [referring to the
-in 1910 in Buenos Aires. In 1913 she and her mother
+Tiger Walkers of the 1930s and their amazing walks] but my reading of a trip report by Gordon Smith in
-left for Australia, via Scotland where they were
+shows that Grace was no rabbit! In 1944 Grace married fellow S.B.W. member John Noble.
-marooned by the outbreak of World War 1. The
-journey was resumed in 1913, but Graces father, the
-artist Harry Edgecombe, didnt get back until 1919.
-[The story goes that one day 9 year old Grace went to
-her mother and said Theres a man at the front door
-and it could be my father.] Grace didnt start school
-until aged 8, but at 16 had completed the Leaving
-Certificate at Sydney Girls High. Lacking the
-prerequisite Latin to study Arts at Sydney University,
-she embarked on a Science degree instead [with no
-school science!] and graduated with Ist class
-Honours in Geology in 1930. From geology came
-Graces love of bushwalking, for as Grace wrote in
-the early 1030s As a student of geology you could
-escape some of the limitations of being a girl; you
-could camp and wander alone.
-In 1935 Grace joined S.B.W. She has described
+During WWII Grace worked for AWA. Because the Germans controlled most of the world's supply of quartzite for radio crystals, her work included searching maps and mining records for probable sources, and later the application of her mathematical skills to achieve the required electronic frequencies of crystals.
-herself as a rabbit amongst tigers [referring to the
-Tiger Walkers of the 1930s and their amazing walks]
-but my reading of a trip report by Gordon Smith in
-shows that Grace was no rabbit! In 1944 Grace
-married fellow S.B.W. member John Noble.
-During WWI Grace worked for AWA. Because
+I first met the Nobles  John and Grace, with Dorothy, young John, and baby Malcolm - at Jamberoo when I was a teenager. I was intrigued by this family; so different from the 1950s model, with its unconventional mother who avoided housework, fed her family on wholegrain bread and vegetables, cared little for possessions, and encouraged her children to be creative, and to think freely and express their opinions.
-the Germans controlled most of the worlds
-supply of quartzite for radio crystals, her work
-included searching maps and mining records for
-Helen Gray
-probable sources, and {ater the application of her
-mathematical skills to achieve the required electronic
-frequencies of crystals.
-I first met the Nobles  John and Grace, with
-Dorothy, young John, and baby Malcolm - at
-Jamberoo when I was a teenager. I was intrigued by
-this family; so different from the 1950s model, with its
-unconventional mother who avoided housework, fed
-her family on wholegrain bread and vegetables, cared
-little for possessions, and encouraged her children to be
-creative, and to think freely and express their opinions.
 It was a family very much ahead of its time.
-Graces first job had been school teaching, which
+Graces first job had been school teaching, which she resumed as her children approached adulthood. This gave her the means to travel and in 1970 she was on one of the first organised treks to Nepal. Other trips followed: to Europe, where she revelled in being an older woman travelling and walking alone, then to Argentina, Chile and Peru entirely on her own. She added to her interests the study of Ancient Greek and Spanish, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics, and still found time for operas, concerts, plays, and art exhibitions, often with bushwalking friends. I was lucky and privileged  to be one of those friends; Grace heard and saw everything with an open, fresh, mind.
-she resumed as her children approached adulthood.
-This gave her the means to travel and in 1970 she
-was on one of the first organised treks to Nepal.
-Other trips followed: to Europe, where she revelled
-in being an older woman travelling and walking
-alone, then to Argentina, Chile and Peru entirely on
-her own. She added to her interests the study of
-Ancient Greek and Spanish, printmaking, sculpture
-and ceramics, and still found time for operas,
-concerts, plays, and art exhibitions, often with
-bushwalking friends. I was lucky and privileged
-to be one of those friends; Grace heard and saw
-everything with an open, fresh, mind.
-Grace was an active walker with the club until in
-her 70s, and not just on easy walks. She was known
-to say yes impulsively to any invitation to go
-bushwalking. Thus she came to be on a Narrow
-Neck trip in the'70s."-. Grace had forgotten about
-the way one gets off, and up, Narrow Neck. [Her
-children didnt call her The Muddie-headed Wombat
-for nothing!] She ended her written account of the trip
-thus: Home late, to account the horrifying story of
-ropes and chains.
-But of course, it was in the walks programme.
+Grace was an active walker with the club until in her 70s, and not just on easy walks. She was known
+to say yes impulsively to any invitation to go bushwalking. Thus she came to be on a Narrow Neck trip in the 70s, Grace had forgotten about the way one gets off, and up, Narrow Neck. [Her children didn't call her The Muddie-headed Wombat for nothing!] She ended her written account of the trip thus: Home late, to account the horrifying story of ropes and chains. But of course, it was in the walks programme.
-Why didnt you tell me?
+Why didn't you tell me? I knew you wouldn't take any notice.
-I knew you wouldnt take any notice.
+The death of Grace's son John in 1993 in a plane crash was devastating, but Grace [as did husband
-The death of Graces son John in 1993 in a plane
+John] found solace in many interests, and the family, especially in encouraging the grandchildren in their
-crash was devastating, but Grace [as did husband
+creative endeavours. Grace cared little for the opinions of others. But she DID care about her friends, and cared very much about the state of humanity, and of the world. Dorothy summed it up at her Mothers funeral:
-John] found solace in many interests, and the family,
-especially in encouraging the grandchildren in their
-creative endeavours. Grace cared little for the
-opinions of others. But she DID care about her
-friends, and cared very much about the state of
-humanity, and of the world. Dorothy summed it up at
-her Mothers funeral:
-Ever an optimist, she looked on the positive side
+Ever an optimist, she looked on the positive side of everything without exception. This meant that never in my life did I hear her say an unkind thing about another person. She could get angry and infuriated with people, but never did she demean them.
-of everything without exception. This meant that
-never in my life did I hear her say an unkind thing
-about another person. She could get angry and
-infuriated with people, but never did she demean
-them.
 Farewell, dear friend.