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- | To Len Fall's query, "What is being done about the proposed race track on Narrow Neck?" the President said that enquiries were being made by our representative. The area has already been set aside as a Recreation Reserve, which might preclude the construction of a race track. It was moved by David Ingram that we write to the Water Board asking just what areas are referred to in their new camping restrictions in Burragorang Valley. Kevin brought to our notice the strange fact that the Underwater Swim at our Stimming | + | To Len Fall's query, "What is being done about the proposed race track on Narrow Neck?" the President said that enquiries were being made by our representative. The area has already been set aside as a Recreation Reserve, which might preclude the construction of a race track. It was moved by David Ingram that we write to the Water Board asking just what areas are referred to in their new camping restrictions in Burragorang Valley. Kevin brought to our notice the strange fact that the Underwater Swim at our Swimming |
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One other particular form of strife plagued my early walking - the bilious water of Kedumba Creek. Naturally, I hadn't ascribed my sickness of our first overnight trip to such exquisitely cool, clear water. So, next trip that way, coming up from the Cox, I lunched on Sunday at Kedumba Crossing. Apart from sunburn, legs lacerated by lawyer vines, blisters on six toes and a broken watch, I was still in good walking order, but as I mounted the Pass I seemed unconscionably thirsty, and took frequent sips from the billy I carried: and I was decidedly queasy. Near the top two chaps leading horses, and pounding along in the heat at great pace, overtook me, and asked if I knew where they could get a drink. I offered them the rest of my billy, then limped drearily on and up. Near the Q.V. Homes I passed them, prostrate and green, lying by the trail. My generosity and their own exertion had done the trick. Very, very late I dragged into Wentwortlh Falls, to travel in an empty box compartment on the train, thankful there was no one to witness my misery, or stand between me and the lift-up seat. | One other particular form of strife plagued my early walking - the bilious water of Kedumba Creek. Naturally, I hadn't ascribed my sickness of our first overnight trip to such exquisitely cool, clear water. So, next trip that way, coming up from the Cox, I lunched on Sunday at Kedumba Crossing. Apart from sunburn, legs lacerated by lawyer vines, blisters on six toes and a broken watch, I was still in good walking order, but as I mounted the Pass I seemed unconscionably thirsty, and took frequent sips from the billy I carried: and I was decidedly queasy. Near the top two chaps leading horses, and pounding along in the heat at great pace, overtook me, and asked if I knew where they could get a drink. I offered them the rest of my billy, then limped drearily on and up. Near the Q.V. Homes I passed them, prostrate and green, lying by the trail. My generosity and their own exertion had done the trick. Very, very late I dragged into Wentwortlh Falls, to travel in an empty box compartment on the train, thankful there was no one to witness my misery, or stand between me and the lift-up seat. | ||
- | I think I rumbled Kedumba Creek after that - I know the next time I came that way I was determined to dodge Kedumba water. It was a hottish March day, the Kowmung and Cox a series of puddles, with dead cattle lying along the banks, and the first running water I struck was just above Harris Humpy. It was my first time along this part of the Cox, and how was I to know that Kedumba crept quietly out of a tiny gully and made the river flow for a few yards? This time, carrying my billy of "Cox River" water I was ill long before I reachecl | + | I think I rumbled Kedumba Creek after that - I know the next time I came that way I was determined to dodge Kedumba water. It was a hottish March day, the Kowmung and Cox a series of puddles, with dead cattle lying along the banks, and the first running water I struck was just above Harris Humpy. It was my first time along this part of the Cox, and how was I to know that Kedumba crept quietly out of a tiny gully and made the river flow for a few yards? This time, carrying my billy of "Cox River" water I was ill long before I reached |
There are other cases I could quote to prove that the freelance does it the hard way. There was the horrible trip down the Grose with a game leg, and the camp on a steep bank of wet sand. There was the night lying on splintery logs in one of the old shanties near Budthingeroo on Kanangra Road - with a badly sunburned back, too. There was the time I couldn' | There are other cases I could quote to prove that the freelance does it the hard way. There was the horrible trip down the Grose with a game leg, and the camp on a steep bank of wet sand. There was the night lying on splintery logs in one of the old shanties near Budthingeroo on Kanangra Road - with a badly sunburned back, too. There was the time I couldn' | ||
- | In fact, come to think ot it... it's a wonder I survived long enough to join a walking club at all. | + | In fact, come to think of it... it's a wonder I survived long enough to join a walking club at all. |
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At last we reached the saddle and had a short rest but now, instead of going down, he made __up__ along the ridge! The snow was different here, affording a good grip, which was just as well as the ridge is no more than 2-ft. wide with an almost sheer drop on the north side, and the steep slope we had just climbed to the south. Soon the ridge became too steep to climb with skis straight ahead, so we herringboned with tips over each side, later changing to side stepping, only the centre 2-ft. of the skis being on the snow, the heels and tips hanging in space. So we reached the top, which seemed to me about 10-ft. across. Richard took a photo of us at the cairn. | At last we reached the saddle and had a short rest but now, instead of going down, he made __up__ along the ridge! The snow was different here, affording a good grip, which was just as well as the ridge is no more than 2-ft. wide with an almost sheer drop on the north side, and the steep slope we had just climbed to the south. Soon the ridge became too steep to climb with skis straight ahead, so we herringboned with tips over each side, later changing to side stepping, only the centre 2-ft. of the skis being on the snow, the heels and tips hanging in space. So we reached the top, which seemed to me about 10-ft. across. Richard took a photo of us at the cairn. | ||
- | There was a strong wind blowing so we soon made ready for the run down. I suggested we return the way we had come up, but Richard indicated the steepest slope and said "We go down there" | + | There was a strong wind blowing so we soon made ready for the run down. I suggested we return the way we had come up, but Richard indicated the steepest slope and said "We go down there" |
Gradually the hissing noise subsided and we saw the snow had gone down in level about 12 inches over quite a large area of the slope. The edge was within inches of my ski. | Gradually the hissing noise subsided and we saw the snow had gone down in level about 12 inches over quite a large area of the slope. The edge was within inches of my ski. | ||
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- Allen A. Strom, | - Allen A. Strom, | ||
- | After appropriate investigation and upon the recommendation of the President, it was agreed to admit __The bondi Wanderers__ to membership of the Federation. | + | After appropriate investigation and upon the recommendation of the President, it was agreed to admit __The Bondi Wanderers__ to membership of the Federation. |
A screed has been prepared outlining the working procedure of the __Search and Rescue Section__. This will be sent out to the Police, Air Force, Army and the Police Intelligence Rescue Squad. It was also agreed to forward copies to the Clubs. | A screed has been prepared outlining the working procedure of the __Search and Rescue Section__. This will be sent out to the Police, Air Force, Army and the Police Intelligence Rescue Squad. It was also agreed to forward copies to the Clubs. | ||
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=== Racing track on Narrow Neck: === | === Racing track on Narrow Neck: === | ||
- | Following presentation of a cutting from "The Sydney Morning Herald" | + | Following presentation of a cutting from "The Sydney Morning Herald" |
- | === Reprnt | + | === Reprint |
It was agreed that we should ask Angus and Robertson' | It was agreed that we should ask Angus and Robertson' | ||
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=== Scientific staff for the Fauna Protection Board: === | === Scientific staff for the Fauna Protection Board: === | ||
- | The Fauna Protectior Pane has asked for the appointment of a Biologist to assist with investigation of Faunal matters. | + | The Fauna Protection Panel has asked for the appointment of a Biologist to assist with investigation of Faunal matters. |
=== Colour Transparencies about conservational matters: === | === Colour Transparencies about conservational matters: === | ||
- | A Series of Colour Transparencies have been built up by the Secretary of the Conservatiolal | + | A Series of Colour Transparencies have been built up by the Secretary of the Conservational |
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- | DROWNING DOWN THE KOWMUNG | + | ===== Drowning Down The Kowmung. ===== |
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- | TWO LIVES WITH THE ONE ROPE. | + | |
+ | === Two Lives With The One Rope. === | ||
- Dot Butler. | - Dot Butler. | ||
- | We had looked forward to this trip for months. We were going to swim the 'Upper Kowmung, and great was the preparation therefor. The twelve members of the party had small waterproof bags tu safeguard sleeping bags and such food as wasn't in tins, and larger waterproof bags to take the whole contents of the pack, and finally all leaks had been repaired in groundsheets which were to be a third line of defence wrapped round the outside of the pack and tied at the top. | + | |
- | We made camp about midnight Friday at our usual spot in the clearing by Morong Creek, and next morning followed the creek down about five miles to the Kowmung. The enormous amount of water hurtliD! | + | We had looked forward to this trip for months. We were going to swim the Upper Kowmung, and great was the preparation therefor. The twelve members of the party had small waterproof bags to safeguard sleeping bags and such food as wasn't in tins, and larger waterproof bags to take the whole contents of the pack, and finally all leaks had been repaired in groundsheets which were to be a third line of defence wrapped round the outside of the pack and tied at the top. |
- | 16. | + | |
- | had the'previous week, and of course the Kownmalg | + | We made camp about midnight Friday at our usual spot in the clearing by Morong Creek, and next morning followed the creek down about five miles to the Kowmung. The enormous amount of water hurtling |
- | About 10.30 all the party had assembled on the near side of the Kowmungi | + | |
- | We followed the river down a short distance till we came to a block-up of huge chunks of rock round which the yellow water churned and rushed with bombora-like ferocity. Nobody seemed terribly keen to take the first step. Jean Aird had just joined us, displaying a large area of skin grazed from thigh to ankle; she had come down | + | About 10.30 all the party had assembled on the near side of the Kowmung, |
- | the final precipice a little more hurriedly than she intended. Everyone gathered round to give sympathy and advice, and as there was now no question of pushing on the party settled down for morning tea. | + | |
- | Flat on my back on a nice hot rock, lulled by the roar of many waters, out of the corner of my eye I see Colin with a look of purpose on his face, eyeing off the distance between Scylla and Charybdis downstream. He is wearing rubber-soled sneakers! I'd better go down so I can watch him drown, or throw him a lifebuoy, or scream for help or something. With a firm grip on a wall of rock he stepped into the rushing water, barely shin deep, and was nearly torn off his feet. Just below a cauldron of yellow water boiled and foamed and looked a real proper nasty job. If you landed in that you'd be no better than diced frog in five seconds. "Hellh, says I, hrubber | + | We followed the river down a short distance till we came to a block-up of huge chunks of rock round which the yellow water churned and rushed with bombora-like ferocity. Nobody seemed terribly keen to take the first step. Jean Aird had just joined us, displaying a large area of skin grazed from thigh to ankle; she had come down the final precipice a little more hurriedly than she intended. Everyone gathered round to give sympathy and advice, and as there was now no question of pushing on the party settled down for morning tea. |
- | No! This tIme it wouldn' | + | |
- | 17. | + | Flat on my back on a nice hot rock, lulled by the roar of many waters, out of the corner of my eye I see Colin with a look of purpose on his face, eyeing off the distance between Scylla and Charybdis downstream. He is wearing rubber-soled sneakers! I'd better go down so I can watch him drown, or throw him a lifebuoy, or scream for help or something. With a firm grip on a wall of rock he stepped into the rushing water, barely shin deep, and was nearly torn off his feet. Just below a cauldron of yellow water boiled and foamed and looked a real proper nasty job. If you landed in that you'd be no better than diced frog in five seconds. "Hell", says I, " |
- | Launce4ot | + | |
- | All right. Now we agree it's this side of the river for us afte.: | + | All right. Now we agree it's this side of the river for us after all, and have dinner among the rocks before |
- | By this time we had passed Morong Deep, and expected a bit of flatter going on the river bank, so we made down a small side gully and reached a nice broad fairly quiet expanse of water. Ha! This is where I swim and have a cool off. All the perishable goods are already in their little plastic bags, so I wrap the groundsheet round the pack, tie it at the top with a piece of pyjama cord, and embark before anyone has time to say inc nay, although I did hear Colin makin, | + | |
- | The first pool was cats-meat2 A nice quiet backwater. The pack floated gently along, riding high and dry, and I paddled gently | + | By this time we had passed Morong Deep, and expected a bit of flatter going on the river bank, so we made down a small side gully and reached a nice broad fairly quiet expanse of water. Ha! This is where I swim and have a cool off. All the perishable goods are already in their little plastic bags, so I wrap the groundsheet round the pack, tie it at the top with a piece of pyjama cord, and embark before anyone has time to say me nay, although I did hear Colin making |
- | (I could still think at that stage), speeding along down stream | + | |
- | not being able to do a thing about it. After the second waterfall | + | The first pool was cats-meat! A nice quiet backwater. The pack floated gently along, riding high and dry, and I paddled gently |
- | otherwise I shall have to let go my pack and rescue myself" | + | |
- | the third and highest waterfall, with the breath by now just about | + | ---- |
- | battered out of my lungs, and a much longer period of submersion in the whirling pool, things began to look somewhat serious. Ahead the | + | |
- | millrace was cleft in two by a black jagged rock. I made an effort and pushed my pack one side of it, still retaining my grip, while I | + | ===== Kosciusko Invasion. Part II. ===== |
- | hurtled the other side of it, and luckily here I stuck, unable to lift | + | |
- | a finger to help myself, just doing a Holland - in other words, waiting to be rescued. And now along the bank comes Don, wearing a puzzled expression. " | + | |
- | 1S. | + | |
- | saving rope for the second time that day and threw an end across and | + | |
- | I tied on my pack. By this time I had recovered enough breath to drag myself out of the water on to the rock, and Don was able to pull my pack over to safety without dislodging me. He then threw the rope's end over again and I tied it around my waist. Then I looked at slightly built Don standing on his rock with Tine, and at the racing maelstrom between them ana me and decided it would be better to wait till some more robust type should come along the bank, otherwise there was a more than 50-50 chance I would pull Don in and we would both gj hurtling downstream to destruction, | + | |
- | KOSCIUSKO INVASION. | + | |
- | PART II. | + | |
- Ross Laird. | - Ross Laird. | ||
- | George and Judy were at that moment down at the Hotel collecting their boards. Doug and Ross had their own skis, so Don and David set off to hitch back down to the Hotel just as George arrived back at | + | |
- | the hut. The boys had luck both ways in their hitching, and in little over half an hour they were back complete with all their gear and by this time ravished with hunger. Lunch was voted the order of the day and was partaken of quick smart. The folk with their hired skis then proceeded to scrape off the accumulation of waxes that had been rubbed on by previous users, and when all was ready they set out for what was, in most cases, their firt afternoon on skis. Before leaving they said goodbye to Pat, Ian, Garth and Bob who, with the help of Johnnie Abbottsmith' | + | George and Judy were at that moment down at the Hotel collecting their boards. Doug and Ross had their own skis, so Don and David set off to hitch back down to the Hotel just as George arrived back at the hut. The boys had luck both ways in their hitching, and in little over half an hour they were back complete with all their gear and by this time ravished with hunger. Lunch was voted the order of the day and was partaken of quick smart. The folk with their hired skis then proceeded to scrape off the accumulation of waxes that had been rubbed on by previous users, and when all was ready they set out for what was, in most cases, their first afternoon on skis. Before leaving they said goodbye to Pat, Ian, Garth and Bob who, with the help of Johnnie Abbottsmith' |
- | Just imagine that first afternoon. It was a beautiful day, warm but not too hot, with kodachromatic clouds in the sky, snow on the ranges around Smiggins, skiers, good and bad, on most of the skiable slopes surrounding that little settlement and S.B.W.' | + | |
- | 19. | + | Just imagine that first afternoon. It was a beautiful day, warm but not too hot, with kodachromatic clouds in the sky, snow on the ranges around Smiggins, skiers, good and bad, on most of the skiable slopes surrounding that little settlement and S.B.W.' |
- | the hut. That night real chaos reigned supreme as fifteen bods prepared to settle in for the night. It was discovered, | + | |
- | btain fresh air was to go outside for it, and oh boy, was it freshl n the meantime a hessian bag was wrapped round the missing joint Lntil something more suitable was found. For a few minutes things | + | Sunday was scheduled for the N.S.W. Langlaugh and Ski Jump Championships at Perisher, so after breakfast all the gear, along with the lunch and the kiddies, were piled into the truck and away went the crowd for a morning' |
- | Sunday was scheduled for the N.S.W. Langlaugh and Ski Jump Championships at Perisher, so after breakfast all the gear, along wit the lunch and the kiddies, were piled into the truck and away went th; crowd for a morning' | + | |
- | (TO BE CONTINUED..) | + | (To be continued...) |
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- | Best wishes to Molly Gallard and Bill Rodgers, married at Christ Church, Bexley, on 2tith November. Their new address will be Killara. | + | ---- |
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- | -4120, | + | Best wishes to Molly Gallard and Bill Rodgers, married at Christ Church, Bexley, on 27th November. Their new address will be Killara. |
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- | COLLAPSIBLE ALUMINIUM CUPS ARE USELESS THINGS, but PADDY has some. | + | ===== Paddy Made. ===== |
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+ | Collapsible aluminium cups are useless things, but Paddy has some. | ||
For those misguided folk who think they are good they cam in a little aluminium box 5/9d. the lot. How about giving one to your Ma-in-law for Christmas. | For those misguided folk who think they are good they cam in a little aluminium box 5/9d. the lot. How about giving one to your Ma-in-law for Christmas. | ||
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But some of Paddy' | But some of Paddy' | ||
- | Tea infusers on a chain Screw top jars | ||
- | ti 17 glass lined | ||
- | Pic-nic boxes (motorists and such like only) | ||
- | Several other lines would mahe excellent gifts to your motorist friends. | ||
- | Don't Delay, | ||
- | Christmas Day | ||
- | Is On the Way. | ||
- | GOOD LUCK FOLKS FOR CHRISTMAS AND TEE COMING YEAR. | ||
- | 2/3d. 4/6d. 7/3d. | ||
- | 16/6d. | ||
- | PADDY' PAWN | ||
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | ||
- | 201 CASTLE REAGH St SYDNEY | ||
- | M2678 | ||
+ | |Tea infusers on a chain|2/ | ||
+ | |Screw top jars|4/6d.| | ||
+ | |Screw top jars glass lined|7/ | ||
+ | |Pic-nic boxes (motorists and such like only)|16/ | ||
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+ | Several other lines would make excellent gifts to your motorist friends. | ||
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+ | Don't Delay, Christmas Day Is On the Way. | ||
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+ | Good luck folks for Christmas and the coming year. | ||
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+ | Paddy Pallin. Lightweight Camp Gear. | ||
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+ | 201 Castlereagh St., Sydney. M2678. | ||
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