1971 School Magazine

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ffrot"* Su{onl Seventy-five straight miles of white sand, open sea, sun and iurf, also myriads of tiny insects, perfect examples of marine and fresh water habitats and for one week in May, 34 screaming Grammar girls' 3 mistrbsses, one husband, a bus driver, four kids and Arthur. In open Witz's we travelled along ,the beach to Eurong-where we set up camp or at least tried to, aided 6y monosyllabic giunts 6y Sid and overhelpful remarks by Gordon. The week that followed consisted of a muddle of excursions. A boat trip to the Mary River a.ld after a visit to Pile Valley an-attack of leeches, followed by an invigorating run run along the beach. Was it two or three d'clock we returned? ? Mrs. Needham didn't come on the boat trip, she preferred bicycle riding. An interesting talk on forests (believe it or not, we did work), several trips to cold fresh lakes including one to Lake Wabby where we enjoyed sliding down the sand. We floated down EIi Creek to the sea and killed a sea snake. Best of all was the early start. We were up at 5-00 a.m. after going to bed at 3.a.m. and, rugg-ed up against the coldin sleeping bags, we trekk-ed to Indian tiead and from there to Point Waddy and back again. I don t believe many of us received more than l0 or 12 hours sleep all week, but we enjoyed the moonlight walks and the people we met on them. Solid custard, raw greasy chops, lumpy milk, cold vegetables and burnt soup couldn't even deter us and it was with regret that we packed up our camp which looked as if a hurricane had hit it and to resounding choruses of "Oh, Be kind to your web-footed friends" we left Fraser Island but with what lightened hearts did Sid and Marie watch us go!

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