History
The Bush Club was founded in 1939 as an alternative club to the older Sydney Bushwalking Club. Whilst the Sydney Bushwalking Club was successful it predominantly focused on lengthy, difficult walks, often involving several days camping in the wild. Marie Byles felt that there were many people in the Sydney region who wished to walk but who were unable to undertake harder, multi-day walks because of health, family or work reasons - or who simply preferred shorter trips. With the assistance of Paddy Pallin, the Bush Club was founded to provide a club for such people.
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