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Title: With Swag and Billy Author: H J Tompkins * A Project Gutenberg Australia eBook * eBook No.: 1301331h.html Language: English Date first posted: January 2013 Date most recently updated: January 2013 Produced by: Colin Choat Project Gutenberg Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia, unless a copyright notice is included. We do NOT keep any eBooks in compliance with a particular paper edition. Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this file. This eBook is made available at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg Australia Licence which may be viewed online.GO TO Project Gutenberg Australia HOME PAGE
Give to me the life I love; |
Sees the water sapphires gleaming . . .
Down beneath fern-feathered passes, |
1st day—Morpeth to Clarence Town 22 miles 2nd day—Clarence Town to Dungog 15 miles 3rd day—Dungog to Paterson 23 miles 4th day—Paterson to West Maitland 12 miles ————- Total 72 milesYou should reach East Maitland Thursday night, ready to take the track on the morrow (Good Friday). Start at daybreak—breakfast and lunch on the track, tea and sleep at Clarence Town. The initial miles are through Morpeth, Hinton, and part of the Hunter Valley, crossing en route the Hunter and Paterson. About midday you pass Seaham, and for a short distance follow the course of the Williams. The river is here very wide, and little steamers ply merrily picking up milk-cans from the several wharves. Clarence Town is the head of navigation, and is reached towards evening. It is only a small township, but there will be no difficulty in securing accommodation at moderate charges. Second Day. Breakfast and lunch on the track. As it is an easy day—15 miles only—a few hours respite may be indulged in at midday. By this time you will be near to the Williams, which may be reached by crossing a paddock. There are good holes for a dip, and, altogether, it is a most suitable spot for a few hours' rest.