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- | . | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ====== |
- | TIE SYDNEY BUSH: | + | |
- | A monthly | + | A monthly |
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- | No.236 | + | ---- |
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- | Co-Editors: Dot Butler, Boundary | + | === No. 236. July, 1954. Price 6d. === |
- | Business Manager: Alex Colley Production: Alan Wilson | + | |
- | (X.Al255)0 | + | |**Co-Editors**|Dot Butler, Boundary |
- | CONTENTS. | + | |**Business Manager**|Alex Colley |
- | At Our Monthly Meeting | + | |**Production**|Alan Wilson (FY2047).| |
- | Leica Photo Service (Advertisement) | + | |**Sales and Subs**|Jess Martin.| |
- | Risky Jellore, or Crookluck, Bookluck, 3 | + | |**Typed by**|Jean Harvey.| |
- | by " | + | |
- | Siedlecky' | + | ===== In This Issue: ===== |
- | Rock Climbing at Kanangra Walls, by Dot Butler 7 | + | |
- | Go All Social in July 10 | + | | | |Page| |
- | Try Counting Barr Lambs, by Geof Wagg 11 | + | |At Our Monthly Meeting| | 2| |
- | ,Federation Notes - June Meeting, 12 | + | |Risky Jellore, or Crookluck, Bookluck,|" |
- | by Allen A. Strom | + | |Rock Climbing at Kanangra Walls|Dot Butler| 7| |
- | The Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advertisement) 13 | + | |Go All Social in July| |10| |
- | New Zealand for the Bushwalker, by Keith Renwick 13 | + | |Try Counting Barr Lambs|Geof Wagg|11| |
- | . Cedar Creek Capers, June 4th, 5th, 6th | + | |Federation Notes - June Meeting|Allen A. Strom|12| |
- | by '' | + | |New Zealand for the Bushwalker|Keith Renwick|13| |
- | Scenic Motor Tours (Advertisement) 15 | + | |Cedar Creek Capers, June 4th, 5th, 6th|"Digby" |
- | An Old Man Dreams 17 | + | |An Old Man Dreams| |17| |
- | Fifty-Two Years a Bushwalker, by Mr. H. Seabrook 18 | + | |Fifty-Two Years a Bushwalker|Mr. H. Seabrook|18| |
- | On Limited Companies (Paddy' | + | |
- | Only the road and the dawn | + | ===== Advertisements: |
- | The sun the wind and the rain | + | |
- | And the watch-fire under the stars, And sleep., and the road again. | + | | |Page| |
+ | |Leica Photo Service| 2| | ||
+ | |Siedlecky' | ||
+ | |Sanitarium Health Food Shop|13| | ||
+ | |Scenic Motor Tours|15| | ||
+ | |On Limited Companies (Paddy' | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Only the road and the dawn\\ | ||
+ | The sun the wind and the rain\\ | ||
+ | And the watch-fire under the stars,\\ | ||
+ | And sleep, and the road again. | ||
- John Masefield. | - John Masefield. | ||
- | 2. | + | |
- | AT OUR MONT= MEETING. | + | ---- |
- | ke..11.1mdlaud | + | |
+ | ===== At Our Monthly Meeting. ===== | ||
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Business arising: | Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Business arising: | ||
+ | |||
Alex said that to hope for a room of the specified dimensions, namely 1,800 sq. ft., for 25/- was being unrealistic. He moved that we pitch our hopes lower at 1,000 sq. ft. and upwards. Carried. | Alex said that to hope for a room of the specified dimensions, namely 1,800 sq. ft., for 25/- was being unrealistic. He moved that we pitch our hopes lower at 1,000 sq. ft. and upwards. Carried. | ||
- | The matter of printing the winning photograph from the Photographic Competition for inclusion in the Magazine was now discussed. Alan Wilson could produce us one print from alaock, total cost about 6. Ken Meadows could produce us individual photographs at 5. Sheila Binns, as Custodian of the Privy Purse, moved that the motion be rescinded as we just haven,t the funds. The weight of this argument was irresistable and the motion was accordingly rescinded. | + | |
- | From Correspondence members learned that we have told the Rationalists we do not require the club room an Tuesday nights for running off the Magazine. Alan aid co-workers now do the job at his home. | + | The matter of printing the winning photograph from the Photographic Competition for inclusion in the Magazine was now discussed. Alan Wilson could produce us one print from a block, total cost about £6. Ken Meadows could produce us individual photographs at £5. Sheila Binns, as Custodian of the Privy Purse, moved that the motion be rescinded as we just haven't the funds. The weight of this argument was irresistable and the motion was accordingly rescinded. |
- | The Catholic Bushwalkers have been told they may buy our ex- | + | |
- | screen if they so desire. | + | From Correspondence members learned that we have told the Rationalists we do not require the club room an Tuesday nights for running off the Magazine. Alan and co-workers now do the job at his home. |
- | Re Publicity - The meeting discussed wording of an advertisement to place in Paddys | + | |
- | to give a wrong impression. | + | The Catholic Bushwalkers have been told they may buy our ex-screen if they so desire. |
- | Sheila read out the monthly incomings and outgoings of our | + | |
- | pennies and halfpelleE. The Club listened to this tepid tale of our | + | Re Publicity - The meeting discussed wording of an advertisement to place in Paddy' |
- | near insolvency | + | |
- | Ross 1. ead the Soc71, | + | Sheila read out the monthly incomings and outgoings of our pennies and halfpennies. The Club listened to this tepid tale of our near insolvency |
+ | |||
+ | Ross read the Social | ||
Federation Report read and received. Alan Strom asked that those who hold any opinion on the form that future Federation Re-unions should take, please fill in the questionnaire provided and return it to the Club Secretary. | Federation Report read and received. Alan Strom asked that those who hold any opinion on the form that future Federation Re-unions should take, please fill in the questionnaire provided and return it to the Club Secretary. | ||
- | Tom MoPpett | + | |
- | John Bookluck, waving a sheet of paper under our collective noses, exhorted us to notify him of walks we intend to lead, and quickly, as there is not al=h more space left an the Walks Programme. | + | Tom Moppett |
- | Like ,a cloud of hot air rising Bill Cosgrove wafted to his feet. Said he, hAt the last meeting I understood Mr. MoPpett | + | |
- | PHOTOGRAPHY ! I t | + | John Bookluck, waving a sheet of paper under our collective noses, exhorted us to notify him of walks we intend to lead, and quickly, as there is not much more space left on the Walks Programme. |
- | You press the buttons we/11 do the rest | + | |
- | Finegrain | + | Like a cloud of hot air rising Bill Cosgrove wafted to his feet. Said he, " |
- | Developing | + | |
- | Sparkling | + | Colin gave us tidings of a good chance for publicity: the Photo. Trade Association are going to hold an exhibition in September and would like us to furnish some good sets of colour slides and a commentator. They will hold four half-hourly sessions for lunch-time viewers each day. Moved by Ken Meadows that we appoint an organising committee to select the slides and put them in order. A Committee of 8 was accordingly appointed, with Ken as Convenor. |
- | Prints | + | |
- | Perfect | + | "Any further business?" |
- | Esniargements | + | |
- | Your | + | |
- | Rollfilms | + | |
- | or | + | |
- | Leica f lms | + | |
- | deserve | + | |
- | best SERVICE | + | |
- | LEICA PHOTO SERVICL | + | |
- | 31 Macquarie Place | + | |
- | SYDVEY N.S.W. | + | |
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- | tramshed?h hit might be the Opera House, Bill' | + | |
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- | voice, but Bill was not to be put off his course by that. | + | |
- | public park land being filched from unler our noses i_was going to spew about it at the last meeting but there wasn' | + | |
- | Colin gave us tidings of a good chance for publicity the Photo. Trade Association are going to hold an exhibition in September and would like us to furnish some good sets of colour slides and a commentator. They will hold four half-hourly sessions for lunch-time viewers each day. Moved by Ken Meadows that we appoint an organising committee to select the slides and put them in order. A Committee of 8 was accordingly appointed, with Ken as Convenor. | + | |
- | Any further business? cried the President, repeating the cry in an incredulous voice, but there was No Further Business and probably the shortest meeting on record was brought to a dose at 5 to 9. It was moved by Geof Wagg that we hold nextmonth's meeting immediately which would give us another free night in July, but his voice was drowned in the scraping of chairs and feet and there was no seconder. | + | |
- D.B. | - D.B. | ||
- | 4. | + | |
- | RISKY JELLORE | + | ---- |
- | or | + | |
- | OROOKLUCK, BOOKLUCKI | + | === Photography!? |
- | I thought everyone knew that the 5.21 Picton train proceeded as | + | |
- | a rail motor through the lc= line to M;ttagong, but apparently it | + | You press the button, we'll do the rest! |
- | wasn't evident from the indicator, and hlioh, | + | |
- | to the train with barely a minute to spare. But what of the others? | + | Finegrain Developing. Sparkling Prints. Perfect Enlargements. Your Rollfilms |
- | Frank had seen Eric Pegram boarding the 5.10 but had waited for Tine who, with Booky and the leader, could not make the early train. Of | + | |
- | Frank Rigby, Eric Adcock and Anne Jonsoon there was no trace..... | + | Leica Photo Service. |
- | The higher the rail motor rattled, the colder became the night | + | |
- | air, and Booky, immaculate in a Meadow' | + | 31 Macquarie Place, Sydney, N.S.W. |
- | vicissitudes of the Southern Highlands weather., began to wish that | + | |
- | he'd joined the softies in donning long-uns Gee, sold the inimitabac | + | ---- |
- | blurrer6, so maybe that was the cause, and not the fact that the sun had been at rest for two hours. | + | |
- | The train made the final pinch into Mittagong after a certain amount of dithering, and there we found the missing- four in the cafe, relaxed and replete. Transported to Spring Hill, six miles S.W. of Mittagong for an exhorbitant fee, we set out for the three mile trot. to the camp spot at the foot of Mt. Jellore. The dirt road continues to the fa:cm on the end of the ridge between Jellore Creek and Powell' | + | ===== Risky Jellore or Crookluck Bookluck! ===== |
- | open grassy valley which extends for a mile or so down Jellore Creek, and which was formed by Weathering | + | |
- | around' | + | - " |
- | and consequently have been cleared by past settlers. These hills are in direct contrast to the starkness of Jellore, an old volcanic plug | + | |
- | which rises abruptly from the general land level. The southern face has slopes of sixty degrees and rises precipitately from Jellore Creek for 1,000 ft. to a height'of 2,730 ft. The easiest route to | + | I thought everyone knew that the 5.21 Picton train proceeded as a rail motor through the loop line to Mittagong, but apparently it wasn't evident from the indicator, and " |
- | the summit is up the grassy south spur and into a small saddle between | + | |
- | Jellore and the prominent S.W. ridge. Thence a track winds to the top, From a rock ledge an the northern side a glorious panorama opens over the Wollondilly and the Yerranderie | + | The higher the rail motor rattled, the colder became the night air, and Booky, immaculate in a Meadow' |
- | were disappointed, | + | |
- | used to hump a pound and a half of camera until wisdom | + | The train made the final pinch into Mittagong after a certain amount of dithering, and there we found the missing four in the cafe, relaxed and replete. Transported to Spring Hill, six miles S.W. of Mittagong for an exhorbitant fee, we set out for the three mile trot to the camp spot at the foot of Mt. Jellore. The dirt road continues to the farm on the end of the ridge between Jellore Creek and Powell' |
- | IMPORTANT | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS REQUIRING TRANSPORT | + | A steep but easily negotiable ridge drops N.E. between two cliffs to the junction of the arms of Jellore Creek. The main part was traversed by at least three different paths, and despite the horror routes take by the " |
- | FROM BLACKHEATH | + | |
- | Maig.N | + | Jellore Gorge is not difficult to a person of average agility. The best plan is to stay in the creek bed most of the way down except when the boulders become too big to negotiate safely. It took the main party about two and a half hours to cover the two miles at leisurely pace, with only two minor casualties. At one spot a boulder effectively blocks the way, the alternative being a push through lawyerish undergrowth and a gentle rock slide. Frank Burt found that the vines were stronger than the stitching in one of his shoulder straps, so we stopped for repairs. |
- | RING WRITE OR CALL | + | |
- | SIDLECKY' | + | Blatche's Pass is marked on the tourist map inaccurately I feel, and from both Jellore and Russell' |
- | 116 STATION STREET BLACKHEATH. | + | |
- | 24 HOUR SERVICE. | + | Did I hear some complaints about prickles? Did I! And it's no worse than the Blue Labyrinth. Well, not much. We lunched early at a waterhole which had saved Neil Schafer, Dick Hoffman and myself from a dry camp after a gruelling day's walk a few weeks previously, and after another half hour's push reached the ti-tree flats leading to the Mt. Flora area. Sighs of relief from the long suffering! Out came the cameras, one, two, three. Bookluck could be seen in the far (rear) distance, trotting contentedly, |
- | BUSHWALKERS arriving at Blackheath late at night without transport booking can ring for car -from Railway Station or call at above address -- IT'S NEVER TOO LATE! | + | |
- | 'PHONE BTHEATH 81 or 146. LOOK FOR CARS 3210 or TV270 | + | |
- | OR BOOK AT MARK SALON RADIO SHOP OPP. STATION | + | |
- | A | + | |
- | A steep but easily negotiable ridge drops N.E. between two cliffs to the junction of the arms of Jellore Creek. The main part was traversed by at least three different paths, and despite the horror | + | |
- | routes take by the " | + | |
- | the roll call. A scramble down, some ledge-leaping and a few prickly | + | |
- | 'bushes and we hit the creek, more gently than Boaky hit it further down. That same gentleman seems rather put out ,because we carried packs over Jellore. | + | |
- | _ones in a row" | + | |
- | Jellore Gorge is not difficult to a person of average agility. | + | |
- | The best plan is to stay in the creek bed most of the way down | + | |
- | except when the boulders become too big to negotiate safely. It took the main party about two and a half hours to cover the two miles at leisurely pace, with only two minor casualties. At one spot a boulder effectively blocks the way, the alternative being a push through lawyerish undergrowth and a gentle rock slide. Frank Burt found that the vines were stronger than the stitching in one of his shoulder straps, so we stopped for repairs. | + | |
- | could 1-,e seen at the tail of the party, flitting from rock to rock, shorts pinned to pack. A canvas hat held in hand preserved his dignity on such occasions as 'twas necessary, and we left him to dry out at a camp spot about half a mile above Rocky Waterholes Creek in view of Eu9seil's Needle. The rest of the party tried to scale the cliffs | + | |
- | ilLi;: | + | |
- | ly from a very safe footing as Frank Rigby started on the last section, closely followed by Eric Pegram. Give me a creek bed or prickles any time. | + | |
- | Blatehe's Pass is marked on the tourist map inaccurately I feel, and from both Jellore and Russell' | + | |
- | Did I hear some complaints about prickles? Did I! And it's no worse than the Slue Labyrinth. Well, not :much. We lunched early at | + | |
- | a waterhole which had saved Neil Schafer, Dick Hoffman and myself from a dry camp after a gruelling day's walk a few weeks previously, and aft; | + | |
But wait! The leader was eyeing the steepest side of Mt. Flora, and with eye aglint! It was pleasant on top, sheltered from the wind and warmed by the afternoon sun, and to cap all Anne, or Barney as our Bookluck friend would have it, produced a pineapple for general consumption. | But wait! The leader was eyeing the steepest side of Mt. Flora, and with eye aglint! It was pleasant on top, sheltered from the wind and warmed by the afternoon sun, and to cap all Anne, or Barney as our Bookluck friend would have it, produced a pineapple for general consumption. | ||
- | Colo Vale, four o' | + | |
- | tasteless, and neutral to litmus." | + | Colo Vale, four o' |
- | A cakec walk, really, as far as tine goes, but worthy of the | + | |
- | R. designation. If you like unusual trips, if you can raise some enthusiasm for a mere panorama, if you don't mind rock-hopping and | + | A cake-walk, really, as far as time goes, but worthy of the R. designation. If you like unusual trips, if you can raise some enthusiasm for a mere panorama, if you don't mind rock-hopping and scratched shins, let me know and we'll do it again. But if Bookluck starts to tell you the truth about Jellore, don't listen. He's prejudiced. |
- | scratched shins, let me know and we'll do it again. But if Bookluck | + | |
- | starts to tell ,you the truth about Jellore, don't listen. He's | + | ---- |
- | prejudiced. | + | |
- | 7. | + | === Important Transport Notice. === |
- | ROCK CLIMBING AT KANANGRA WALLS. | + | |
+ | Bushwalkers requiring transport from Blackheath, any hour, ring, write or call... | ||
+ | |||
+ | Siedlecky' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 116 Station Street, Blackheath. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 24 hour service. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bushwalkers arriving at Blackheath late at night without transport booking can ring for car from Railway Station or call at above address - __it's never too late__! | ||
+ | |||
+ | 'Phone Blackheath 81 or 146. Look for cars 3210 or TV270 or book at Mark Salon Radio Shop - opposite Station. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Rock Climbing At Kanangra Walls. ===== | ||
- Dot Butler. | - Dot Butler. | ||
- | The Putt Rock-Olimbing | + | |
- | - Friday night, 6 p m. In the lane outside the Clubroom three | + | The Putt Rock-Climbing |
- | cars awaited us. Packs and people piled in, some with the evening | + | |
- | On again till midnight through a pale mischievous fog which flitted past the white road posts like wraiths among tombstones. At length we pulled in off the road just over the Morong Bridge, and very soon Alan and Ken arrived with their qaota of Passengers. We all rolled into our sleeping bags and with the Putt marquee pulled over us | + | Friday night, 6 p.m. In the lane outside the Clubroom three cars awaited us. Packs and people piled in, some with the evening |
- | as a coverlet we slept. | + | |
- | We awake to see a skyful of sunrise and wafting mists. All had | + | On again till midnight through a pale mischievous fog which flitted past the white road posts like wraiths among tombstones. At length we pulled in off the road just over the Morong Bridge, and very soon Alan and Ken arrived with their quota of Passengers. We all rolled into our sleeping bags and with the Putt marquee pulled over us as a coverlet we slept. |
- | an early breakfast from the communal porridge trough. The scattered | + | |
- | Aetsam | + | We awoke to see a skyful of sunrise and wafting mists. All had an early breakfast from the communal porridge trough. The scattered |
- | Ten minutes to go!' | + | |
- | While we sat on a warm sundazzled slope Colin gave a talk on knots and belays. Suddenly up from Murdeid_ng | + | While we sat on a warm sundazzled slope Colin gave a talk on knots and belays. Suddenly up from Murdering |
- | 8. | + | |
- | Back to base for the noonmeal By, this time Rodger 's car had | + | Back to base for the noonmeal By this time Rodger' |
- | arrived with his passengers and the Party was complete. | + | |
- | Off now with new worlds to conquer. We spent the afternoon disporting with and without ropes on a huge conglomerate rock - a relic of the fossil years - with the texture of a toad's hide, studded with pebbles which at times could be 3ifted | + | Off now with new worlds to conquer. We spent the afternoon disporting with and without ropes on a huge conglomerate rock - a relic of the fossil years - with the texture of a toad's hide, studded with pebbles which at times could be lifted |
- | With the smell of evening in the air, back to the cars we trouped, | + | |
- | That night we had a super carp fire - 14 of us Australians with our Bushwalking songs, the two Tasmanian girls, Fay and Melva, with a year of wandering in Tasmania and New Zealand tucked under their belts, and the three New Zealanders, Colin, Ian and Garth, with great stretches of snowfields, crags and peaks in their backward perspective, | + | With the smell of evening in the air, back to the cars we trouped, |
- | 10 o' | + | |
- | Caine the dawn. We opened our eyes and our eyebrows crackled. Our tent covering was white with frost. All the open ground was frozen over, billies and water buckets carried a sheet of ice. This proved a temptation too great for Geof to resist, and he deftly slipped a slice of ice down Colin' | + | That night we had a super camp fire - 14 of us Australians with our Bushwalking songs, the two Tasmanian girls, Fay and Melva, with a year of wandering in Tasmania and New Zealand tucked under their belts, and the three New Zealanders, Colin, Ian and Garth, with great stretches of snowfields, crags and peaks in their backward perspective, |
- | clearing like a high-powered excavating machine pursuing a rabbit, | + | |
- | and there, frisking over the landscape well out of reach was the young Wagg, his body rich with unspent life, his legs encased in long white underpants | + | 10 o' |
- | Breakfast over we packed up, and at scheduled time Coin's car drove off through the bit of swamp that was the creek, on to the road and so back to the Walls. Again the deep valleys filled with mist. In the singing silence we spread an eiderdown and lay basking in the sun While we waited. And we waited - and waited - but no sign of the other three cars. Just as we were fearing the worst Ken drove up and confirmed our fears - Alan's hired car would not start, despite all their wheedling and combined know-how. So back went Colin, and of | + | |
- | 0 course the car was started. | + | Came the dawn. We opened our eyes and our eyebrows crackled. Our tent covering was white with frost. All the open ground was frozen over, billies and water buckets carried a sheet of ice. This proved a temptation too great for Geof to resist, and he deftly slipped a slice of ice down Colin' |
- | All together again. The programme was to be more rope work on | + | |
- | the same rock as yesterday, but this sombre decaying hunk of conglomerate was now on the cold side of the day, and to one who likes her rocks hot it was not very inviting. Across the gully warm golden sunshine bathed the Walls. Where 'the most photographed rock at | + | Breakfast over we packed up, and at scheduled time Colin's car drove off through the bit of swamp that was the creek, on to the road and so back to the Walls. Again the deep valleys filled with mist. In the singing silence we spread an eiderdown and lay basking in the sun while we waited. And we waited - and waited - but no sign of the other three cars. Just as we were fearing the worst Ken drove up and confirmed our fears - Alan's hired car would not start, despite all their wheedling and combined know-how. So back went Colin, and of course the car was started. |
- | Kanangra' | + | |
- | which attracted like a magnet too powerful to resist. | + | All together again. The programme was to be more rope work on the same rock as yesterday, but this sombre decaying hunk of conglomerate was now on the cold side of the day, and to one who likes her rocks hot it was not very inviting. Across the gully warm golden sunshine bathed the Walls. Where "the most photographed rock at Kanangra" |
- | ado we dashed off along the downward curving track, calling to Geof to come too. Below the overhangiry; | + | |
- | the merest | + | It did not take long to reach our goal. The chimney proved to be negotiable without ropes and safer than it looked from a distance. First Dot wormed her way up the pebble-encrusted slit, to be followed by Geof and Snow and Don. By this time several others who had been watching us from the track decided to try themselves out on this first-class test. Here now comes Beryl, all tripping and sunny, up the crack in her yellow socks, her boots having been discarded below as superfluous. |
- | the chimney so what more was needed? We got on to it right at the | + | |
- | Point where Murdering Gully meets the track, and found the going easy enough. On the way we inspected a wind-weathered cave on the face of the cliff, with *two little mud nests in it. | + | At 11 o' |
- | It did not take long to reach our goal. The chimney proved to be | + | |
- | negotiable without ropes and safer than it looked from a distance. First Dot wormed her way up the pebble-encrusted slit, to be followed by Geof and Snow and Don. By this time several others who had been watching us from the track decided to try themselves out on this first- class test. Here now comes Beryl, all tripping and sunny, up the | + | |
- | crack in her yellow socks, her boots having been discarded below as superfluous. | + | |
- | At 11 o' | + | |
- | muscles, Colin decided that everyone should come over and give the chimney a try from the top. No sooner said than done, and soon most | + | |
- | of the party were over on the photogenic slab of rock peering down the chimney. One glance was enough to make the novices curl up at the edges - the black crack disappearing from sight round an outward | + | |
- | bulge - the almost imperceptible ledge below it on to Which they must climb, with Heaven-knows-how-many feet of sheer rock above it and as much or more below, falling away steeply into the cleft called Murdering Gully. It was 'quite understandable that those Who dislike anything in any way approaching the Perpendicular | + | |
- | 10. | + | |
- | top and watch while Colin, as dependable and as firmly placed as the Rock of Gibralta, belayed the beginners down to the safety of the ledge. The warm airs romped round them as they backed down, with wholesale lots of nothing underneath. Contrasting their perilous position with that of their people all snug and safe at home they felt the surge of adventure beat wildly through their veins. Some even enjoyed it so much they had to come up again just for the experience. | + | |
Far off on our practice slope of conglomerate rock several of the girls were roping themselves up and down. Fay's White jumper stood out in sharp contrast against the dark rock. | Far off on our practice slope of conglomerate rock several of the girls were roping themselves up and down. Fay's White jumper stood out in sharp contrast against the dark rock. | ||
- | "Look, doesn' | + | |
- | a patch of Snow down here too - I've just barked my shin on a rockl'' | + | "Look, doesn' |
- | As bodies wriggled up and down the chimney the hours wriggled imperceptibly on towards 4 o' | + | |
- | Through the sparse timber the setting sun filtered in tiger shadows on the road as we sped towards Caves House. Here we refuelled the car and Fay and Melva left us to find a camping place for the night; as they were to spend a few days here caveing. | + | As bodies wriggled up and down the chimney the hours wriggled imperceptibly on towards 4 o' |
- | Stars were beginning to open their bright eyes in the western sky, but soon the mist enveloped all and stayed with us for the remainder of the journey. Somewhere along the mountain road the car developed a cardiac murmur and slowed down to a stop in the creeping mist. Colin upped with the bonnet, the three engineers held a consultation, | + | |
- | . The trip is over and we are left with our thoughts - warm rich thoughts now gone to inhabit the endless forest of the mind. | + | Through the sparse timber the setting sun filtered in tiger shadows on the road as we sped towards Caves House. Here we refuelled the car and Fay and Melva left us to find a camping place for the night, as they were to spend a few days here caveing. |
- | OL.Mit | + | |
- | GO ALL SOCIAL IN JULY _WITH: | + | Stars were beginning to open their bright eyes in the western sky, but soon the mist enveloped all and stayed with us for the remainder of the journey. Somewhere along the mountain road the car developed a cardiac murmur and slowed down to a stop in the creeping mist. Colin upped with the bonnet, the three engineers held a consultation, |
- | imPe..1.4m1s.P.MMOIMIcrlft..2100, | + | |
- | JULY 14TH. After the General Meeting, "MURDER AT THE MEETING". | + | The trip is over and we are left with our thoughts - warm rich thoughts now gone to inhabit the endless forest of the mind. |
- | Yes, the big Metro-Goldwyn-McGregor production you have been waiting for. Filmed on location in grimly picturesque Ingersoll Hall, with a cast of at least 40 or 50. The greatest Whodunnit since Hamlet. | + | |
- | JULY 21ST. FANCY DRESS DANCE. No holds barred. | + | ---- |
- | , Bring your ow t supner | + | |
- | JULY 28TH. COLOUR SLIDE EXHIBITION. Competition slides to be with Social Secretary by July 14th. Limit, | + | ===== Go All Social In July. ===== |
- | member. | + | |
- | 11. | + | July 14th: After the General Meeting, "Murder at the Meeting". Yes, the big Metro-Goldwyn-McGregor production you have been waiting for. Filmed on location in grimly picturesque Ingersoll Hall, with a cast of at least 40 or 50. The greatest Whodunnit since Hamlet. |
- | TRY COUNTING BARR LAMBS. | + | |
- | Gecf Wagg. | + | July 21st. Fancy Dress Dance. No holds barred. Bring your own supper |
- | Frank mumbles in his sleep. Though sunk in slumber deep | + | |
- | He mumbles in his sleep. | + | July 28th. Colour Slide Exhibition. Competition slides to be with Social Secretary by July 14th. Limit, |
- | Brian shivers with the cold, | + | |
- | But this is cured, | + | ---- |
- | As this infernal cad | + | |
- | Who mumbles in his sleep. At first you do not care - Pretend he isn't there | + | === There' |
- | Almumbling | + | |
- | Itts coming clearer though - You hear some names you know - | + | Motorists and passengers alike, can avail themselves of the Motorist' |
- | What's that about old Snow? You listen tense, but no! | + | |
- | Frank mumbles in his sleep. Your chance of sleep is gone; | + | __Particulars of Benefits.__ |
- | You listen till the dawn For mumbles in his sleep. The problem is all yours; | + | |
- | Frank soothes you with his Snores | + | * Death by Accident: £500 |
- | He doesnit | + | * Loss of Two limbs (hands or feet) or both eyes, or one limb or one eye: £500 |
- | .. | + | * Loss of One Limb, or one eye: £250 |
- | THERE' | + | * Temporary Total Disablement by Accident - Weekly Compensation - limit 52 weeks: £7 |
- | MOTORISTS & Pr_SSEIIGIERS alike, can avail themselves of the MOTORIST' | + | * Temporary Partial Disablement by Accident - Weekly Compensation - limit 52 weeks: £2 |
- | PIRTICUL,' | + | |
- | Death by Accident 500 | + | Premium - £1/2/6d. Double Benefits £2/ |
- | Loss of Two limbs (hands or feet) or both | + | |
- | eyes, or one limb or one eye 500 | + | For full particulars, |
- | Loss of One Limb, or one eye 250 | + | |
- | Temporary Total Disablement by Accident | + | ---- |
- | Weekly Compensation | + | |
- | Temporary Partial Disablement by Accident | + | ===== Try Council Barr Lambs. ===== |
- | Weekly Compensation | + | |
- | 0 | + | Geof Wagg. |
- | Premium | + | |
- | Double Benefits 2/5/0. | + | Frank mumbles in his sleep.\\ |
- | For full particulars, | + | Though sunk in slumber deep\\ |
- | Telephones 3U5039, B1J5660, Private M1462 | + | He mumbles in his sleep.\\ |
- | 12 Mahratta Avenue, Wahroonga or BOX 3688 G.P.O. Sydney. | + | Brian shivers with the cold,\\ |
- | 12. | + | But this is cured, |
- | FEDERATION NCTES - JUNE MEETING. | + | By Ross, (I'm sure he knows)\\ |
+ | With sharp abdominal blows;\\ | ||
+ | So he is not so bad\\ | ||
+ | As this infernal cad\\ | ||
+ | Who mumbles in his sleep.\\ | ||
+ | At first you do not care -\\ | ||
+ | Pretend he isn't there\\ | ||
+ | A' | ||
+ | |||
+ | It' | ||
+ | You hear some names you know -\\ | ||
+ | What's that about old Snow?\\ | ||
+ | You listen tense, but no!\\ | ||
+ | Frank mumbles in his sleep.\\ | ||
+ | Your chance of sleep is gone;\\ | ||
+ | You listen till the dawn\\ | ||
+ | For mumbles in his sleep.\\ | ||
+ | The problem is all yours;\\ | ||
+ | Frank soothes you with his snores.\\ | ||
+ | He doesn' | ||
+ | Just mumbles in his sleep. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Federation Notes - June Meeting. ===== | ||
- Allen A. Strom | - Allen A. Strom | ||
- | An application for affiliation with the Federation has been received from the Bondi Wanderers' | + | |
- | KEDUMBA VALLEY ROAD, Recent reports are that the work on the road fror, the Queen Victoria Homes to Kedumba Valley has ceased. | + | An application for affiliation with the Federation has been received from the __Bondi |
- | KARIONG | + | |
- | MORTON PRIMITIVE RESERVE: The Fauna Protection Panel has agreed to Esk t7T7717-77276a | + | === Kedumba Valley Road. === |
- | WYANGLA DAM (LACHLAN RIVER): The Department of Lands reports that a thousand has been dazetted | + | |
- | WARR-EMBUNGLES NATIONAL PNRE: Trust not finalised, but if Federation | + | Recent reports are that the work on the road from the Queen Victoria Homes to Kedumba Valley has ceased. |
- | .303 RIFLES: It has been announced that the Government will introduce legislation to Permit | + | |
- | Members of Club who desiri | + | === Kariong National Park Proposal: === |
- | Bouddi Natural Park: July 2nd, 3rd, 4th. (Work Party on Tracks..) | + | |
- | Budderoo | + | Co-ordination with the Gosford Flora and Fauna Society is being organised |
- | 0 | + | |
- | BRIGHTEN YOUR FOOD LIST | + | === Morton Primitive Reserve: === |
- | AND SAVE WEIGHT | + | |
- | WITH THESE TASTY, HIGHLY CONCENTRATED | + | The Fauna Protection Panel has agreed to Eask the Department |
- | VEGETARIAN F 0 0 D S. | + | |
- | WALTHAM RAISINS, DATES, SULTANAS AND OTHER DRIED FRUITS | + | === Wyangla Dam (Lachlan River): === |
- | NUTS - ALgoms, PEANUTS, CASHEWS | + | |
- | MARMITE | + | The Department of Lands reports that a thousand |
- | APRICOT NOUGATS | + | |
- | FROM | + | === Warrumbungles National Park: === |
- | THE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD SHOP, 1 3 FUNTER STREET, SYDNE | + | |
- | .....--...ftisro, | + | Trust not finalised, but if Federation |
- | NEW ZEALAND FOR THE BUSHWALKER. | + | |
+ | === .303 Rfiles: === | ||
+ | |||
+ | It has been announced that the Government will introduce legislation to permit | ||
+ | |||
+ | Members of Club who desire | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Bouddi Natural Park: July 2nd, 3rd, 4th. (Work Party on Tracks.) | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * Blue Mountains (Newnes Area): July 23rd, 24th, 25th. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brighten your food list and save weight with these tasty, highly concentrated vegetarian foods. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Waltham raisins, dates, sultanas and other dried fruits | ||
+ | |||
+ | Nuts - almonds, peanuts, cashews | ||
+ | |||
+ | Marmite | ||
+ | |||
+ | Apricot nougats | ||
+ | |||
+ | From... | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 13 Hunter Street, Sydney. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== New Zealand For The Bushwalker. ===== | ||
- Keith Renwick. | - Keith Renwick. | ||
+ | |||
So you want to come to New Zealand. Well, it's worth it - that's why I'm still here - but perhaps a few points of general interest may help. | So you want to come to New Zealand. Well, it's worth it - that's why I'm still here - but perhaps a few points of general interest may help. | ||
+ | |||
Auckland City itself is very much like Sydney. As far as tramping goes there are two clubs, the Alpine Sports Club and the Auckland Tramping Club, both very good. Main areas for tramping are the Waitakeries, | Auckland City itself is very much like Sydney. As far as tramping goes there are two clubs, the Alpine Sports Club and the Auckland Tramping Club, both very good. Main areas for tramping are the Waitakeries, | ||
+ | |||
Wellington - Windy and Wet. Numerous good clubs tramp (the same thing as bushwalking) in the Rimutaka and Tarrarua Ranges, but mainly the latter which are very wet but beautiful rain forest. | Wellington - Windy and Wet. Numerous good clubs tramp (the same thing as bushwalking) in the Rimutaka and Tarrarua Ranges, but mainly the latter which are very wet but beautiful rain forest. | ||
+ | |||
Christchurch and Dunedin both have several very active clubs, but the country is entirely different - rocky country mainly covered in dead brown grasses. The large areas of beech forest are further out than the cities. | Christchurch and Dunedin both have several very active clubs, but the country is entirely different - rocky country mainly covered in dead brown grasses. The large areas of beech forest are further out than the cities. | ||
- | The one main problem throughout New Zealand as far as weekend trips are concerned is Transport. Unless you have your awn car or | + | |
- | 14. | + | The one main problem throughout New Zealand as far as weekend trips are concerned is Transport. Unless you have your awn car or hire it, private trips are virtually out at weekends. This is why the clubs are so popular, and between 20 to 60 may turn up for a weekend trip. Some clubs own their own bus, but most are content to hire buses or trucks for the weekend. They usually don't work out any more expensive than train. The large numbers on club trips may sound horrible, but they work out O.K. and you don't notice it after a while. It makes a lot more work for the leader though. |
- | hire it, private trips are virtually out at weekends. This is why | + | |
- | the clubs are so popular, and between 20 to 60 may turn up for a weekend trip. Some clubs own their own bus, but most are content to hire buses or trucks for the weekend. They usually don't work out any more expensive than train. The large numbers on club trips may sound horrible, but they work out O.K. and you don't notice it after a while, It makes a lot more work for the leader though. | + | Jobs at present are very easy to get in practically any line. Board is reasonably easy to get, but good board is very much harder. It varies a little, of course, from 30/- a week bed and breakfast in a large share- or bunk-room, to £3. 5. 0 per week fall board in a 2-man share-room, or £3.10.0 to £3.15. 0 in a single. Some do some don't include lunches and laundry, but the prices |
- | Jobs at present are very easy to get in practically any line. Board is reasonably easy to get, but good board is very much harder. It varies a little, of course, from 30/- a week bed and breakfast | + | |
- | in a large share- or bunk-room, to 3. 5. 0 per week fall board in a 2-man share-room, or 3.10.0 to 3.15. 0 in a. single. Some do some don't include lunches and laundry, but the Prices | + | |
Hitching is very easy, much the same as in Australia. | Hitching is very easy, much the same as in Australia. | ||
- | A mention was made of inflatable tube igloo tents._ These are very popular over here with motor tourists. They are about 61x67x6? | + | |
- | Did I say 20 to 60 on hikes? (60 isn't bad f. club of 150). I forgot to mentfi on the recently held 6Railways | + | A mention was made of inflatable tube igloo tents. These are very popular over here with motor tourists. They are about 6' x 6' x 6' |
- | pushers and lemon yellow socks! All in all it was a good 8-mile 4-walking-hour cross-country trip complete with grass seeds, shingle slides and river crossings. (Curse it! Another chap and I waited half an hour with cameras till 400 went across, and not one fell in Curses! Foiled again') | + | |
- | Caverning is becoming very Popular | + | Did I say 20 to 60 on hikes? (60 isn't bad for a club of 150). I forgot to mention |
+ | |||
+ | Caverning is becoming very popular | ||
North and South Islands are entirely different, and both are well worth seeing. | North and South Islands are entirely different, and both are well worth seeing. | ||
- | 0141..12101a...Milt 4.1.41.1.11eY1.10 | + | |
- | CEDAR CREEK CAPMS JUNE 4TH-5TH-6TH. CiDigby" | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | === Scenic Motor Tours. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you are going places, contact Scenic Motor Tours, Railway Steps, Katoomba. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Daily tours by parlor coach to the world famous Jenolan Caves and all Blue Mountain sights. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Transport by coaches for parties of bushwalkers to Kanangra Walls, Ginkin or other suitable points by arrangement. | ||
+ | |||
+ | For all information, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | CEDAR CREEK CAPMS JUNE 4TH-5TH-6TH. CiDigby" | ||
Out of the cosy, friendly atmosphere of the train and into tile bleak, misty blackness of a wet, winter, Mountains night tramped the five Prospective Norm Potter who had been playing rather successfully at wolf on the journey; his keeper " | Out of the cosy, friendly atmosphere of the train and into tile bleak, misty blackness of a wet, winter, Mountains night tramped the five Prospective Norm Potter who had been playing rather successfully at wolf on the journey; his keeper " | ||
- | 15, | + | |
- | IF YOU ARE GOING PLACES CONTACT | + | |
- | SCENIC 1./10TOR _TOURS., | + | |
- | RA IL WAy..STEPS, | + | |
- | KA T, 0 0MBA. | + | |
- | DAILY TOURS BY PRLOR COCH TO THE WORLD FAMOCTS JENOLiAN CAVES gND ALL BLUE MOUNTAIN SIGHTS. | + | |
- | TRANSPORT BY COACHES FOR PARTIES OF BUSH- WALKERS TO KP,NANGRA W=S, GINKIN OR OTHER SUITABLE POINTS BY ARRANGEMENT. | + | |
- | FOR ALL INFORX, | + | |
- | WRITE TO P.O. BOX 60, KATOOMEA TELEPHONE 60, K2,TOOMBA. | + | |
The Kedumba Creek quagmire inspired nobody, and even our Casanova became ci,lite subdued as boots sank down heavily into the squelchy mess that purports to be the new road down into the valley. Did I say boots? Well, everyone enjoyed them except the Leader, who now keeps an open mind on the contention hsneakers for everythingl?' | The Kedumba Creek quagmire inspired nobody, and even our Casanova became ci,lite subdued as boots sank down heavily into the squelchy mess that purports to be the new road down into the valley. Did I say boots? Well, everyone enjoyed them except the Leader, who now keeps an open mind on the contention hsneakers for everythingl?' | ||
The morn dawned grey and forbidding and passed away uneventfully on the march to Harry' | The morn dawned grey and forbidding and passed away uneventfully on the march to Harry' |
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