D~cismaiiian D^ield DCatiiralists’ Club 
EASTER CAMP-OUT, 1910 
By E. A. ELLIOTT, Hon. Secretary. 
This clul) Ill-Ill its sixth aniuuil cani])- 
i.u' it tho SclMiiti-ns iluiiiiK t'l'i’ i'i’<T>'* 
lioliiUiV'. .\U uniiitl v-i-ri- ahiiai'il the Kiiii- 
i.oiikarrii ht niiilinsht. anil the ves.sel left 
the H'havf lit llohiirt a few iiiinutes jiast 
1’ ii'eloiik nil (In- nioiniiih nf Gniiil Fi-iilay, 
haviiiK on boaril 117 eamiiers. The lUiinher 
is a veeoiii one For an.v i>iivate tninii in 
Tasaianta, nnii it is believeil for any 
other iKirt. nf the C'oiiimninvealth. It cnin- 
priseil club nienilM-rs. nmf a gond niany 
nt n-ni:*inhers, siiitie of whom eaine frnni 
Northern Tasninnia. anil two i'roin Vie- 
tiiria. I’ivervnne expeeteil. and as a mat¬ 
ter nf fact dill enjoy a good time, partly 
beeausG the camp was to be held on t'lie 
Scliontens, partly heeansc the weather was 
warm and tine, iinil. further, because the 
trip was organisi-il by a club with a good 
name for Enstcr camps. 
The exact site of the camp was at .Mere¬ 
dith’s Fishery, on F’eyeinet Peiiiiisiila, 
the part of the East Coast iisimlly known 
as tho Rchouteii.s. a name given by Tas- 
iiiaii. Oyster Bav lies betwoeii Fieycinet 
Feiiiiisiila and ttie mainland, and Coleys 
Bay hs a small bay at it.s lieail, Meredith's 
Fishery being the name of one of tho 
beaches in Cole’s Bay. The nearost town- 
sirip to the cainii site is Swansea, about 
t'J miles on the other ride of Oyster Hay. 
Cole’.s Hay will shortly he coming into 
piominenc- in 'onn'-etion with tlie East 
Coast TiiiliistrioR Ciiiiiia.nv. which recently 
obtained an enabling .'.ct for the pnriio.si 
of constructing a railwn.v, manuracturing 
cement, working i-oal ;le;iosi1s at Hichemi, 
and other pni'iioses. The teiininnsof the 
coniiiany’s line and their wharves will be 
at Cole’s Hay. several miles above the 
camp. The lia.v forms a magniticent har- 
iKiiir, and, as well as a utilitarian, it pos¬ 
sesses a poetic aspect , 
'i'hc -.'ranil- hills, with their roniantiti 
antline and rieh enhaiiing. were a plea¬ 
sant clmnge to those who ai- acenslonied 
to the b.isalt, sandsti.in-s, and mudstones 
arottnd Iliihart. .Amongst the vegetation 
was seen tho gincefiil form of the 
O-ystor Hay nine, and the gra.ss tree or 
Hhick Ho.r tXantliorrhiea .\ustialis) was 
lery common. There are innumerable 
beaehes besides, soine small, whilst others 
are several miles lii length; some com- 
i.oseil of pure ()uart,5 sand, shining and as 
w bite as .snow, and others pink with pow'- 
di'i ed grains of giaiiite. All were delight- 
lul to' the eye. and were the seeiiCs of 
I ciiiy eai'i rtihie swi'.i.s ’Hie peninsula 
frimi Cole’s Hav to Schouteii Passage is 
ah.nit la mile.s hmg, and ahoiii. four miles 
ill loss at its widest, wiiile_ it has two 
necks about one mile in width, one be¬ 
tween t'ole’s and Sleepy Ha.vs, fftid the 
other ’oetween Hazard anil W iiieg.ass 
Hays. .Alt hough it is generally mpuu- 
taiiious. theii- is ii large flat on the isth¬ 
mus lietw'cen Ifajiml and WiiU'sbt,ss Hays, 
where there is a large lagoon of fresh 
water. 
The beach cho.seii foi the cainp was an 
old eanitnng ground of Ihc Eacl Coast 
'esiilcnts. ami the elnli itself held a canip 
there in IDilo, whin It) took part. It lies 
at the foot of hare granite fiills, and ifi 
shelteied Irom any Iniistcrous weather, 
tliouph a wcst'-rlv wind may make tli-3 
water a liltlo rongli. 
When the p.irly arrivi-d ahont 2 p.m. 
all Friila.v afternnon the wind happened 
lo ha blowing rather strongly from the 
I'ist, so tbat'the landing_ was carried out 
uiiilcr noire or less I'xcitiiig eonditions. 
At tile solillieni end of Ihc licacli there 
was a sheltcriil nook, ivhcre the lioats 
won- ciist'. beached, though the goods 
hall to be carried to the other end, 
where the conk’s qiiartcris were to be 
situated. Here was a large fireplace, and 
spaees .-le.ireii amongst the bushes, where 
iahlcs were pot up, and nreparations 
made fur the first enmp meal. 
The billies’ ip-aiters had been chosen a 
h’liidrod rtr below Iht* so ithern 
eiirl of Hit' iiUHliiig beach, anil on a slope 
whicli leaf’s il-Avn to a seroml boacli, 
alieie llu- ni.ijoritv ummI to swim each 
leornifiir aii»l eveniog. There were eleven 
te!tt< in :h.‘ la'li'.'s* ijuariers, and nhout: 
in Hie inerrs. so that the place had 
auite tile appearance of a little town. All 
'1*e afternoon and evening were 
spent in pnttin? the eamp in order, when 
all worked (dieertully and well, ami for 
‘cover'll hours flierc waf> more industry 
sliown than perhaps the place had seen 
r^inoe tho early days, when wiialeb were 
hrous'ht theio and tried down for oil; 
