1969 School Magazine

Inspected a winery at Berri. -Snent the night at Miidura. Last shower before home. Saturd.ay, 23rd August - Coming- nort}ithrough flooded areas in New South Sfalis and spent the night at tffest Sfyalong. Sund,ay, 24th August - Visited Parkes Radio Telescope and sat in talking chairs that wouldn't talk. Thoughts on ho*.." O"trid. Armid ale, the land of ice and sno'q/, too cold and wet to pitch tents so 38 r""flii"g, cramped, sleeping-bagged figures slept in theii-Johannesberg slum sardine tin' Monday, 25th August - flia a chat tJ a stupid sheep and went back into et*iJtt. to breakfast in their fine MuniciPgl pr*. X.uitv -home sighed 38 little grubb. go;ght Boss - and Floss some great coffee suPI fo, "their ilut (the ONE we'd heard so rnuch uUo"t ) and a yard of chocolates for f,agk ( or at t.# Jaik's *if. ). Back into sgo4 old Queens- ili. 'sKULr rt".t with us crack.d vocal chords yelled, cheered and sung ? ? ? At 5.30 local residents noticed a sgange roaring to""a -upbt"acl{ng {tory the vicinity of lf-,. NSrma"bv * iu" rofled in. The sprss of igv- i;i i;;G parents took a few steps back as the ;;;.h 'Jo6r- rp"".a and 3s grammarians wafted out' - D' PRIE'TLEY

Tuesday, 19th August - Visited Coobir Pedy. A cr^zy little town where ;h.i aiint and dig opals- Saw the sights "'^-irrid;#";J .n"rch, d"g-g"t homes, solar sti1l, a U..t - U""ttt" -*.*o fiaI uttd numerous piles of ;r;;k;d-;;r i."iJ.nce of their lack of local government and road rules ). With mouths agape we slept on. Spent the nieht bv--the road fo" wildflowers ) in tttt 100 ;fi;- rir"t.h near \(/oomera urhere- gvsrythips is .*rrr"ti'- it".t.a ott rudar. \flould have loved i" lru"" r""" th. scfeen as 38 crazy little blips scumied round. *'oT:k''fl!rl#:"';; as we imagined England----Fat sheep wallowed in emerald green grass as \ile sfa-re{ queasily at such lushness' Des- ;;;d.i-or Ae;tide and pitched tents for the first time since Uii.[at. Hof place that! 46'F. \ghat luxury. Thursday, 27st August - Sftjff r"c.inid m4ny stares and coach 67 had ;- ;;h. ft.. duv in -town till 11 -p'm' A t;ilf"f .iiv *itf,tonlly eardens, statelv. build- i";t--t"d *ii", tree lined Jmeets' Recoglised as Brisbanites bt' o,rt wide cheesy grins. Pity the silent southerners. Friday, 22nd August - f"* Adelaile and cut across north west .orto oi Vi.toria and crossed the Mumay by barge'

_ MIRIAM HERBERT (IIID)

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