▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁route ▁in ▁difficult ▁country . ▁These ▁days ▁NS W ▁S ES ▁Bush ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁searches ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁bush walk ers ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁elder ly ▁missing ▁persons , ▁des pond ent ▁persons ▁and ▁vict ims ▁of ▁crime . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Test ing ▁the ▁concept : ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Bush walk er ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Section ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁various ▁bush walk ing ▁clubs ▁real ised ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁an ▁organ ised ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁cap ability . ▁A ▁search ▁exercise ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Bush ▁Walk ers ▁and ▁Mountain ▁Tra ils ▁Club ▁looking ▁for ▁three ▁lost ▁walk ers ▁near ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁Park . ▁The ▁lost ▁walk ers ▁were ▁located ▁by ▁their ▁dist ress ▁signal ▁of ▁three ▁sm ok y ▁fires ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁mist y . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁bo om ▁in ▁bush walk ing ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁so ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁response ▁was ▁identified . ▁ ▁Form ation : ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁ ▁During ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Nin ian ▁Mel ville ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Federation ▁of ▁Bush walk ing ▁Club s ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁feder ation ▁form ▁a ▁" Top ographic ▁Bureau " ▁that ▁could ▁provide ▁walking ▁information ▁and ▁to ▁" record ▁particular s ▁of ▁persons ▁who ▁would