As spring is on our doorstep we are sharing a spring story in today's post. Was the youth who carved his name on a tree a budding genealogist who wished to leave a permanent reminder of his time at Lake Macquarie for future generations?
(As this image is rather fuzzy it has been transcribed below)
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| 1932 'CARVED HIS NAME ON A TREE!', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 28 October, p. 6. , viewed 03 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165944043 |
CARVED HIS NAME
ON A TREE!
"NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH"
SAYS S.M.
Now, had it been a heart, with
two names, especially as it is
springtime, he might have been
let off with a smile.
But the magistrate apparently
considered carving one's name on
a tree a form of egotism that could
not be entirely overlooked.
"You are not sufficiently fa-
mous to have your name carved
on trees," said Mr. Harrison, S.M.
at Teralba Court, when admonish-
ing a youth who pleaded guilty to
"maliciously damaging a tree, the
property of the Lake Macquarie
Shire.
