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- | THE S YDNEY., | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ====== |
- | A monthly | + | |
- | March, 1951 Price 6d. | + | A monthly |
- | No.196 | + | |
- | 11114/ | + | ---- |
- | Editor: Alex Colley, 55 Kirribilli | + | |
- | Production and Business Manager: Sales and Subs: Shirley Evans | + | === No. 196. March, 1951. Price 6d. === |
- | Brian liarvey. | + | |
- | CONTENTS. | + | |**Editor**|Alex Colley, 55 Kirribilli Ave., Milson' |
- | Page | + | |**Production and Business Manager**|Brian Harvey| |
- | Editorial - Instructional Walks 1 | + | |**Reporters**|Jim Brown, Kath McKay| |
- | Social Notes for March 2 | + | |**Sales and Subs**|Shirley Evans| |
- | At Our February Monthly Meeting 3 | + | |**Typed by**|Jean Harvey| |
- | Deputation re Mark Morton Reserve 4 | + | |
- | Be Popular in the Bush, by Kevin Ardill 6 | + | ===== In This Issue: ===== |
- | Swimming Carnival 7 | + | |
- | Damper Competition 8 | + | | | |Page| |
- | Gossip 8 | + | |Editorial - Instructional Walks| | 1| |
- | Message to Prospective Editors 9 | + | |Social Notes for March| | 2| |
- | Letters to the Editor 10 | + | |At Our February Monthly Meeting| | 3| |
- | Bushwalkers' | + | |Deputation re Mark Morton Reserve| | 4| |
- | Federation Notes 12 | + | |Be Popular in the Bush|Kevin Ardill| 6| |
- | Paddynews (Paddy' | + | |Swimming Carnival| | 7| |
- | anEW......muma ma mlwawlaalemaiM | + | |Damper Competition| | 8| |
- | EDITORIAL. | + | |Gossip| | 8| |
- | Instructional Walks. | + | |Message to Prospective Editors| | 9| |
- | Our reporter once described instructional walks as "a kind of unofficial re-union" | + | |Letters to the Editor| |10| |
- | 2. | + | |Bushwalkers' |
- | Though the week-ends are good a few suggestions for improvements might not be amiss.. A little more walking with experienced leaders, who would explain how they were finding their wa?, how they knew where they'were, how to find camp sites in the evening, where to pitch a tent, and many other practical points, would improve some week-ends. There is often a tendency to walk along a plain route to a well known | + | |Federation Notes| |12| |
- | * campsite and walk out along a similar route the next day. The best practical lesson is for leaders to take the prospeatives | + | |
- | 6think | + | ===== Advertisements: |
- | The lectures are both interesting and informative, | + | |
- | a list of, say, 20 questions, covering safety, conservation, | + | | |Page| |
+ | |Paddynews (Paddy' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Editorial - Instructional Walks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our reporter once described instructional walks as "a kind of unofficial re-union" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Though the week-ends are good a few suggestions for improvements might not be amiss. A little more walking with experienced leaders, who would explain how they were finding their way, how they knew where they were, how to find camp sites in the evening, where to pitch a tent, and many other practical points, would improve some week-ends. There is often a tendency to walk along a plain route to a well known campsite and walk out along a similar route the next day. The best practical lesson is for leaders to take the prospectives | ||
+ | |||
+ | The lectures are both interesting and informative, | ||
More might be made on instructional weekends of the traditions of the Club and the importance of all wearers of the flannel flower badge remembering those who have gone before and those who may came later. Membership of a reputable and well known walking club is the best reference walkers can have, and they are often very dependent on the goodwill of property owners and other country people. | More might be made on instructional weekends of the traditions of the Club and the importance of all wearers of the flannel flower badge remembering those who have gone before and those who may came later. Membership of a reputable and well known walking club is the best reference walkers can have, and they are often very dependent on the goodwill of property owners and other country people. | ||
- | Instructional walks can, of course, give the prospective no more than a Sketchy | + | |
- | ' | + | Instructional walks can, of course, give the prospective no more than a sketchy |
- | 3. SOCIAL NOTES -FOR 'MARCH. | + | |
- | I think you'll appreciate | + | ---- |
- | On 30th March the entertainment will be of Al quality. Bob Q Savage will be showing us his films "The Upper Murray by Canoe" | + | |
+ | ===== Social Notes For march. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | I think you'll appreciate | ||
+ | |||
+ | On 30th March the entertainment will be of Al quality. Bob Savage will be showing us his films "The Upper Murray by Canoe" | ||
- Edna Stretton, Social Secretary. | - Edna Stretton, Social Secretary. | ||
- | AT OURFEBRUARY_MONTELY MEETING. | + | |
- | Apparently | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Our February Monthly Meeting. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Apparently | ||
The meeting was opened by the welcoming of a new member, Bill Sorrell, who enjoys the distinction of being the first member to be welcomed without being seen. We can only hope he is able to establish his identity at a later date. | The meeting was opened by the welcoming of a new member, Bill Sorrell, who enjoys the distinction of being the first member to be welcomed without being seen. We can only hope he is able to establish his identity at a later date. | ||
- | In correspondence replies were received to some of the many letters sent out by the Secretary at the behest | + | |
- | An invitation was receiVed | + | In correspondence replies were received to some of the many letters sent out by the Secretary at the behest |
- | At this stage a voice from the body of the hall inforMed | + | |
- | Next business, after the reading of the Federation report, was to find someone to represent us in place of Allen Strom, who would be | + | An invitation was received |
- | 4. | + | |
- | unable to attend the next Federation meeting. The substitute | + | At this stage a voice from the body of the hall informed |
- | Allen Strom then read a report of a deputation organised by the Forestry Advisory Council to the Minister for Conservation re the Mark Morton Primitive Area. This deputation was the outcome of S.B,W, representations to the F.A.O. The meeting congratulated Allen Strom for representing us so ably on the deputation and expressed its appreciation of the good results obtained. Allen Stromts | + | |
- | Allan Hardie enquired whether we had any further information as | + | Next business, after the reading of the Federation report, was to find someone to represent us in place of Allen Strom, who would be unable to attend the next Federation meeting. The substitute |
- | to whether there was any chance of Yeola being resumed and was informed that the Minister for Lands had not yet replied to our letter. | + | |
- | There followed talk on the swimming carnival | + | Allen Strom then read a report of a deputation organised by the Forestry Advisory Council to the Minister for Conservation re the Mark Morton Primitive Area. This deputation was the outcome of S.B.W. representations to the F.A.C. The meeting congratulated Allen Strom for representing us so ably on the deputation and expressed its appreciation of the good results obtained. Allen Strom' |
- | - There being "no further general business | + | |
- | 1101IFIMNIMI.MallnmIlmk.11 | + | Allan Hardie enquired whether we had any further information as to whether there was any chance of Yeola being resumed and was informed that the Minister for Lands had not yet replied to our letter. |
- | DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION RE THE MARK MORTON PREITIVE | + | |
- | Organised by: The Forestry Advisory Council. Reported by: Allen'Strom., S.B.W. Representative. | + | There followed talk on the swimming carnival |
- | Date: 7th February; 1951, | + | |
- | Members | + | There being "no further general business" |
- | Mr. Ross Thomas (President of the Forestry Advisory Council | + | |
- | Leader). | + | ---- |
- | Miss. Casell (of the F,A.C. and "The Land" Newspaper) Mrs. Wyatt (of the F.A.O.. and the Tree Lovers' | + | |
- | Mr. Paine (a member of the Trust for the Ma rk Morton Primitive | + | ===== Deputation To The Minister For Conservation Re The Mark Morton Primitive Area. ===== |
- | Area) | + | |
- | Mr. Allen A. Strom (representing the S.B.W., the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs mad the W,L.P.S.A.) | + | Organised by: The Forestry Advisory Council. |
+ | |||
+ | Reported by: Allen Strom, S.B.W. Representative. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Date: 7th February, | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Members | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr. Ross Thomas (President of the Forestry Advisory Council | ||
+ | Miss. Casell (of the F.A.C. and "The Land" Newspaper)\\ | ||
+ | Mrs. Wyatt (of the F.A.C. and the Tree Lovers' | ||
+ | Mr. J.A. Palmer (of the F.A.C., R.A.O.U. and R.Z.S.)\\ | ||
+ | The Secretary and two additional members of the F.A.C.\\ | ||
+ | Mr. Paine (a member of the Trust for the Mark Morton Primitive Area)\\ | ||
+ | Mr. Allen A. Strom (representing the S.B.W., the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs and the W.L.P.S.A.) | ||
| | ||
- | MR. THOMAS | + | __Mr. Thomas__ |
- | 5. | + | |
- | MR. PAINE briefly outlined the history of the Area and pointed out FERTMTFE mortonls | + | __Mr. Paine__ |
- | but the Trust was most desirous of the reserve being free from any threat at any time. | + | |
- | MR. STROM said that the growing populations of Sydney and Wollongong areas wouldfind | + | __Mr. Strom__ |
- | , Area. He thought that if the area was to be kept for our children' | + | |
- | As Secretary of the'Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia, he knew that with timber-getters, | + | As Secretary of the Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia, he knew that with timber-getters, |
- | primitiveness of the -)primitive area would disappear. In this cycle | + | |
- | 4 | + | The bodies that Mr. Strom represented asked that the Morton Primitive Area remain involate for all tine. |
- | the decaying timbers were extremely important even though it meant | + | |
- | loss of building materials. To ask for the retention of this small area as against the vast lands already exploited or being exploited, was not extravagent. We had only to look to our local National Park or the Big Scrub Areas of the Far North goast to'know what potential we had lost by practising | + | __Mr. Palmer__ |
- | The bodies that Mr. Strom represented asked that the Morton | + | |
- | ' | + | __Mr. Moore__ |
- | MR._PALMER | + | |
- | MR. MOORE indicated that timber removal from the headwaters of the | + | __Miss Cassell__ |
- | . sfFFEE7Fu1d | + | |
- | 6. | + | __Mr. Weir, Minister for Conservation__, |
- | MISS CASSELL | + | |
- | MR WEIR MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION | + | He said that the Forestry Commission |
- | *3 | + | |
- | e, | + | |
- | He said that the Forestry Commission | + | |
The Leader of the Deputation thanked the Minister for his undertaking. | The Leader of the Deputation thanked the Minister for his undertaking. | ||
- | BE POPULAR IN THE BUSH. | + | |
- | By Kevin Ardill, | + | ---- |
- | Our Editor is very much agin unoriginal | + | |
- | "QUICK TRICKS FOR WALKING POPULARITY" | + | ===== Be Popular In The Bush. ===== |
- | 1. Never come an a trip with your own sugar, butter, tea, coffee, bread, matches or cigarettes. | + | |
- | 2. At the camp spot, never know. where the waterhole is | + | By Kevin Ardill. |
- | 3. On climbing a rocky ridge, dislodge as many rocks as possible, Those that can't be kicked out with the feet can sometimes be pulled out with the fingers, The larger the party and the nearer the front you are, the more fun you will have. | + | |
- | 7. | + | Our Editor is very much agin unoriginal |
- | 4. Learn to carry a stick so that it trips the person in front and gouges the one behind. | + | |
- | 5. Always invite yourself to cook on someone else's fire and set yourself squarely at the centre of the fire. Especially recommended for early morning starts. | + | === "Quick tips For Walking Popularity." |
- | 6. In a tight spot start talking about how it would be to have to be scraped up on a spoon. Also sing " | + | |
- | 7. On day walks never carry a paCk, but have just a mere orange, pair of gloves, scarf, camera, grub bag, sun glasses, extra sweater and groundsheet ready to slip into the corner of someone else's pack. | + | - Never come an a trip with your own sugar, butter, tea, coffee, bread, matches or cigarettes. |
- | 8. On a long trip always forget your sleeping bag or tent, but be sure to bring your pipe and razor. (Please note: No girl has ever been known to do this.) | + | |
- | 9. When the leader is trying to make an early start, be just taking your first bite of breakfast when he yells " | + | |
- | 10. Every few minutes ask the leader if he knows where he is going. Try to elbow past' | + | |
- | SWIMMING CARNIVAL. | + | |
- | At long last the weekend of the Swimming Carnival was fine. Some 40 members turned up. There were plenty of entrants in all events, in fact nearly everybody capable of swimming the sixty or so yards over Lake Eckersley entered in the events and kept on competing until exhausted. In the open events | + | |
- | After lunch some of the old hands regaled those present with tales of tight corners they had been in. This yearts Succesbful | + | |
- | Results were as follows | + | |
- | LADIES' | + | |
- | 3. Rita Edwards. | + | |
- | MEN'S FREESTYLE, | + | |
- | WOMEN'S BREASTSTROKE.1. Vera Matasin, 2.Phyllis Ratcliffe, | + | ---- |
- | MEN'S BREASTSTROKE. 1. Brian Harvey, 2. Claude Haynes, 3. Bob Chapinan. | + | |
- | -w,. . Jaarl | + | ===== Swimming Carnival. ===== |
- | MANDELBERG CUP. 1. Pat Walshaw, Kevin Ardill, 2. 'Yvonne Renwick, Tom Moppett, 3. Phyllis Ratcliffe, Roy Bruggy. | + | |
- | UNDERWATER SWIM. 1. Geoff Boucher, 2. Tom Moppett, 3. Frank Yorng. BILL HENLEY CUP - HIGHEST POINT SCORE - Vera Matasin. | + | At long last the weekend of the Swimming Carnival was fine. Some 40 members turned up. There were plenty of entrants in all events, in fact nearly everybody capable of swimming the sixty or so yards over Lake Eckersley entered in the events and kept on competing until exhausted. In the open events |
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- | DAMPER COMPETITION. | + | After lunch some of the old hands regaled those present with tales of tight corners they had been in. This year's successful |
- | Last year there was considerable discussion as to the rules for the cooking of dampers in the Annual Re-union contest. These are the rules which Miriam | + | |
- | 1. Flour used can be either plain or Self-raising, with the addition of Salt and Water. | + | Results were as follows: |
- | 2. The damper must be cooked in the ashes without the use of any container. | + | |
- | 3, The damper will be judged on its texture and general appearance. | + | __Ladies' |
- | .11Milelalli.014.01111111a IMINNE.114: | + | |
- | GOSSIP. | + | __Men's Freestyle.__ |
- | For a day walk to be supplemented by two fair walkers who went adrift from another Club's walk is really nothing to-report. The two lassos | + | |
- | 9. | + | __Women's Breaststroke.__ 1. Vera Matasin, 2. Phyllis Ratcliffe, 3. Rita Edwards. |
- | Bob Chapman brought down a bag of genuine Kingaroy peanuts for the Peanut Scramble at the Swimming Carnival. Rather tactfully we state that Bob was one peanut short after the event concluded. As these peanuts are required for the Annual Reunion in March the return of the missing nut would be appreciate6. | + | |
- | The President' | + | __Men's Breaststroke.__ 1. Brian Harvey, 2. Claude Haynes, 3. Bob Chapman. |
- | Swimming Carnival - Underwater Event, First to start - The President. Startled crowd upon the bank, | + | |
+ | __Mandelberg Cup.__ 1. Pat Walshaw, Kevin Ardill, 2. Yvonne Renwick, Tom Moppett, 3. Phyllis Ratcliffe, Roy Bruggy. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Underwater Swim.__ 1. Geoff Boucher, 2. Tom Moppett, 3. Frank Young. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Bill Henley Cup.__ Highest point score - Vera Matasin. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Damper Competition. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Last year there was considerable discussion as to the rules for the cooking of dampers in the Annual Re-union contest. These are the rules which Miriam | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Flour used can be either plain or self-raising, with the addition of salt and water. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Gossip. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | For a day walk to be supplemented by two fair walkers who went adrift from another Club's walk is really nothing to report. The two lasses | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bob Chapman brought down a bag of genuine Kingaroy peanuts for the Peanut Scramble at the Swimming Carnival. Rather tactfully we state that Bob was one peanut short after the event concluded. As these peanuts are required for the Annual Reunion in March the return of the missing nut would be appreciated. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | The President' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Swimming Carnival - Underwater Event,\\ | ||
+ | First to start - The President.\\ | ||
+ | Startled crowd upon the bank,\\ | ||
Began to think - The blighter sank. | Began to think - The blighter sank. | ||
- | All at once there rose a cheer | + | |
- | And ' | + | All at once there rose a cheer\\ |
- | Congratulations to Ray and Jean Kirkby on the birth of their son, to Herb and Jo-Morris, who now have a baby daughter, and to Phil and Betty Hall, whe also have a daughter. | + | And ' |
- | MESSAGE TO PROSPECTIVE EDITORS | + | We thank the Lord for having sent,\\ |
- | To the next Editor we offer | + | Us back again - Our President. |
- | The 116e of one worn typewriter. Its fault is that it skids, hence the gaps in the letterpress. | + | |
- | One dull article which, nevertheless, | + | ---- |
- | the party went and photographs to show what the country was like. | + | |
+ | Congratulations to Ray and Jean Kirkby on the birth of their son, to Herb and Jo Morris, who now have a baby daughter, and to Phil and Betty Hall, whe also have a daughter. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Message to prospective editors. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | To the next Editor we offer: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The use of one worn typewriter. Its fault is that it skids, hence the gaps in the letterpress. | ||
+ | |||
+ | One dull article which, nevertheless, | ||
The same support as we have always given the magazine in writing and reporting. | The same support as we have always given the magazine in writing and reporting. | ||
- | 10. | + | |
- | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. " | + | ---- |
- | I notice that Mr. Paul Barnes' | + | |
- | January editorial with "more than a fair share of carping criticism" | + | ===== Letter To The Editor. ===== |
- | say that travelling time (to Kosciusko) could, and should, be halved | + | |
- | - at least if a decent service were provided by our Government | + | "Sir, |
- | As the motor transport from Cooma to Kosciusko is operated by a private concern, it would'appear that the major blame is attributable to the Railway Department, which should halve its running times. Now, the existing night train covers the 267 miles from Sydney to Cooma in 10i hours, half of which is 0 hours: the day train takes 8 hours (4 hours when halved4. This would represent speeds over the journey of 50 and 68 m p.h. respectively,- My, that's travelling: | + | |
- | Perhaps some day an engineering genius will devise a means of rebuilding the Southern Line without gradients of 1-in-50 and curves of 14 chains radius. Then, at a cost of some tens of millions of pounds the track could be reconstructed, | + | I notice that Mr. Paul Barnes' |
- | Personally, until all these things come to pass, I shall be reasonably content to travel in bumbling safety at fares Which are amongst the lowest in the world. | + | |
- | - Jim Brawn." | + | As the motor transport from Cooma to Kosciusko is operated by a private concern, it would appear that the major blame is attributable to the Railway Department, which should halve its running times. Now, the existing night train covers the 267 miles from Sydney to Cooma in 10 1/2 hours, half of which is 5 1/4 hours: the day train takes 8 hours (4 hours when halved). This would represent speeds over the journey of 50 and 68 m.p.h. respectively. My, that's travelling! |
- | (It is probable that the volume of traffic on the Cooma line would not justify improvements in steam train time-tables, | + | |
- | We would like to point out, however, that many parts of N.S.W. as far from Sydney as KosciuSko | + | Perhaps some day an engineering genius will devise a means of rebuilding the Southern Line without gradients of 1-in-50 and curves of 14 chains radius. Then, at a cost of some tens of millions of pounds the track could be reconstructed, |
+ | |||
+ | Personally, until all these things come to pass, I shall be reasonably content to travel in bumbling safety at fares which are amongst the lowest in the world. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Jim Brown." | ||
+ | |||
+ | (It is probable that the volume of traffic on the Cooma line would not justify improvements in steam train time-tables. We would like to point out, however, that many parts of N.S.W. as far from Sydney as Kosciusko | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
"Dear Sir, | "Dear Sir, | ||
- | Apropos your "Round every stockman' | + | |
- | ' | + | Apropos your "Round every stockman' |
- | 11. | + | |
- | started deliberately' | + | Having |
- | they all seemed to concur with the statement of one of "Why | + | |
- | Whi y. should | + | - Jon Hodgson." |
- | .- Jon Hodgson." | + | |
- | 11.1.1. | + | ---- |
- | BUSHWALKERS, | + | |
+ | ===== Bushwalkers' | ||
The 1951 Bushwalkers Ball is to be held at the University Union on the 4th May. | The 1951 Bushwalkers Ball is to be held at the University Union on the 4th May. | ||
- | The organising committee of this ball asks the support of all | + | |
- | S B.W. members in forming parties | + | The organising committee of this ball asks the support of all S.B.W. members in forming parties |
- | Tickets are 10/6d. each and bookings | + | |
+ | Tickets are 10/6d. each and bookings | ||
The Ball will be cabaret style and parties booking early will obtain the best table positions, so we advise you to book early. | The Ball will be cabaret style and parties booking early will obtain the best table positions, so we advise you to book early. | ||
- | The University Union is in Parranatta | + | |
- | The price' | + | The University Union is in Parramatta |
- | - R. Green, | + | |
- | 82 Mill Street, Carlton. Organiser. | + | The price of tickets for the Ball has been kept as low as possible so as to ensure a good roll-up and members unable to attend may feel disposed to make a donation to help offset expenses. |
- | 4. | + | |
- | 12. | + | - R. Green, 82 Mill Street, Carlton. Organiser. |
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
FEDERATION NOTES. | FEDERATION NOTES. | ||
Brian G, Harvey. | Brian G, Harvey. |
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