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+===== Letter To The Editor: =====
+Having read your S.B.W. magazine from time to time, and being interested in the articles and accounts of trips it contains, I thought it would not be out of place to write from a mother's point of view. My first idea was to be nameless, but as I can't keep on referring to "my son" all the time. I think perhaps it would be better to tell you I am Peter Stitt's mother, and as I'm sure many other mothers feel as I do they may be interested.
+The first thing I noticed when Peter was buying his equipment was that it was always too something - too big, too small, or too heavy. I'm sure I have peddled as many miles on the sewing machine as Peter has walked. The tent he bought had to be added to and split open and then taped, and all after it had been dipped in some noxious smelling water-proofing solution. Even I smelt the same way after all that sewing, Peter assures me it is the best tent in the S.B.W. and so it ought to be.
+And then he buys boots. They come home looking very nice and strong, but then they are attacked with force. They are put to soak in neatsfoot oil - in my baking dishes if I'm not quick enough in hiding them - and then for the rest of their life they have to be removed to the laundry or garage as the small of the oil always clings. After this they are hammered full of ironmongery, some of it really vicious looking. The best time to do this is after midnight as it only makes a noise like a busy blacksmith's. If possible Peter has to be met at the door with a request to remove his boots to save the carpets from being cut to pieces. This leaves at the entrance a nice little heap of sand, burrs, leaves, etc., and at times leeches.
+Thursday is a day I dislike, for that is the day I have to __get the food__. Peter says anything will do, and knowing what he will eat I sometines wonder why I bother. I can and do sympathise with you bushwalkers for the heavy packs you carry as I have already carried practically the same weight home from the shops.
-LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
-Having read your S.B.W. magazine from time to time, and being
-interested in the articles and accounts of trips it contains, I
-thought it would not be out of place to write from a mother's point of view. My first idea was to be nameless, but as I can't keep on
-referring to "my son" all the time I think perhaps it would be better
-to tell you I am Peter Stitt's mother, and as I'm sure many other mothers feel as I do they may be interested.
-The first thing I noticed when Peter was buying his equipment was that it was always too something - too big, too small, or too
-heavy. I'm sure T have peddled as many miles on the sewing machine
-as Peter has walked. The tent he bought had to be added to and split
-open and then taped, and all after it had been dipped in some noxicree.
-smelling water-proofing solution. Even I smelt the same way after all that sewing, Peter assures me it is the best tent in the S.B,W. and so it ought to be,
-And then he buys boots. They comehome looking very nice and strong, but then they are attacked with force, They are put to soak in neatsfoot Oil - in my baking dishes if I'm not quick enough in
-hiding them - and then for the rest of their life they have to be
-,
-removed to the laundry or garage as the small of the oil always clinE7.. After this they are hammered full of ironmongery, some of it really vicious looking. The best time to do this is after midnight as it only makes a noise like a busy blacksmith's. If possible Peter has to be met at the door with a request to remove his boots to save the carpets from being cut to pieces. This leaves at the entrance a nice little heap of sand, burrs, leaves, etc., and at times leeches.
-Thursday is a day I dislike, for that is the day I have to
-get the food. Peter says anything will do, and knowing what he will eat I sometines wonder why I bother0 I can and do sympathise with you bushwalkers for the heavy packs you carry as I have already carried practically the same weight home from the shops.
 And then the packing. Pete always has some reason why this can't be started early in the evening, and when everyone else is trying to sleep he is still rushing around asking where various things are. In all probability they are still in his pack having been left there from last week-end, and by now have ants and mice living happily in them. But off he goes Friday morning full of beans.
-In no time you are round to Sunday night waiting for him to come home - usually reasonably early, tired and very dirty, but having enjoyed every minute of the week-end. But there have been times when he hasn't come home at all - overdue - but as the
-members of the party are the only ones who can tell the difference between lost and overdue it doesn't help those waiting anxiously at home thinking of all sorts of accidents, particularly if there has been any rock-climbing in the week-end.
+In no time you are round to Sunday night waiting for him to come home - usually reasonably early, tired and very dirty, but having enjoyed every minute of the week-end. But there have been times when he hasn't come home at all - __overdue__ - but as the members of the party are the only ones who can tell the difference between lost and overdue it doesn't help those waiting anxiously at home thinking of all sorts of accidents, particularly if there has been any rock-climbing in the week-end.
-Now we come to the Blue Gum joust - the removing of the fall 9 tree. On Thursday night Pete has to dismantle and get into h4s pack drilling plant, together with dozens of bits and pieces his father ha-, lent him. He gets dirtier and greasier in the process, and as it get; later and later he rushes in and out of the house at high speed till every door in the place
-"Oh I say, Pete's mother, where's the rest of this masterpiec,'
+Now we come to the Blue Gum joust - the removing of the fallen tree. On Thursday night Pete has to dismantle and get into his pack a drilling plant, together with dozens of bits and pieces his father has lent him. He gets dirtier and greasier in the process, and as it gets later and later he rushes in and out of the house at high speed till every door in the place
+"Oh I say, Pete's mother, where's the rest of this masterpiece?"
 "That's all I wrote. I hadn't the heart to finish it. That's where I heard about the gelignite. Do you know anything about gelignite?"
 "Not much, except that they took enough on that jaunt to blow up the whole of Blue Gum Forest."
-"Well, if its temperature gets too low it explodes, so they  went to bed with it  to kee it warm!!!"
+"Well, if its temperature gets too low it explodes, so __they went to bed with it to keep it warm__!!!"
 "Well, I bet you were glad to see the last of Pete when he left for New Zealand."
-"I most certainly was - for a week. Then I began to wish him back; the place seemed uncannily quiet......Listenl I think I hoar him coming in now. You'll have to excuse me; I'm going to help him pack the food. I like to help him pack......."
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+"I most certainly was - for a week. Then I began to wish him back; the place seemed uncannily quiet... Listen! I think I hear him coming in now. You'll have to excuse me; I'm going to help him pack the food. I like to help him pack...."
-CONSERVATION REPORT
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+===== Conservation Report. =====
 By The Conservation Secretary.
-CONSERVATION CONFERENCE.:
-The second of the series of Conservation Conferences was held on 5th November, the Club being represented by Messrs. McGregor and Colley. Two resolutions, which had been referred to the Conference' standing Committee at the first conference, were dealt with first The first resolution, which was adopted after the defeat of two amendments concerning the form of the proposed National Parks Board,
+=== Conservation Conference: ===
-was -
+The second of the series of Conservation Conferences was held on 5th November, the Club being represented by Messrs. McGregor and Colley. Two resolutions, which had been referred to the Conference' standing Committee at the first conference, were dealt with first. The first resolution, which was adopted after the defeat of two amendments concerning the form of the proposed National Parks Board, was -
 "That this Conference recommends to the State Government that steps be taken to have a National Parks Act submitted to the legislature and that the Act contain, inter alia,
 (a) Statements of the nature and purpose of National Parks, State Parks, Primitive Reserves, National Monuments, etc.
 (b) Provision giving security of tenure to National Parks, etc.
 (c) Provision for the establishment of a National Parks Board and a Directorship of National Parks.
 (d) Provision for financing the requirements of the Authority or Directorship as an appropriation from the State Budget."
 The second resolution concerning the sale of native flowers, after a long debate and numerous amendments, was carried in the following form -
 "That the Local Government Dept. be requested -
-(a) to place a complete ban on the sale of picked protected native plants and flowers, but to permit nurserymen, who should be
-registered, to sell seedlings and plants grown by them;
+(a) to place a complete ban on the sale of picked protected native plants and flowers, but to permit nurserymen, who should be registered, to sell seedlings and plants grown by them;
 (b) to give the widest possible publicity to the law relating to the protection of native flowers;
 (c) to arrange for the adequate policing of the Act;
-(d) to give Rangers and Police the same powers of entry under the
-Wild Flowers and Native Plants Protection Act as Rangers under- the Fauna Protection Act."
+(d) to give Rangers and Police the same powers of entry under the Wild Flowers and Native Plants Protection Act as Rangers under the Fauna Protection Act."
-It is interesting to note that three growers of native plants were present. Naturally they were not in favour of the motion. They
-contended that the way to'popularise and spread a love of native flowers was to encourage their planting in private gardens.
+It is interesting to note that three growers of native plants were present. Naturally they were not in favour of the motion. They contended that the way to popularise and spread a love of native flowers was to encourage their planting in private gardens.
 In addition the following motions were adopted -
 "That this Conference urges the Government to take steps to prevent the use of firearms by reckless and irresponsible persons who employ them for the indiscriminate destruction of wildlife."
-.
-"That the State Government be approaChed to expedite legislation pending regardin the proper protection of aboriginal relics throughout the State.
+"That the State Government be approached to expedite legislation pending regarding the proper protection of aboriginal relics throughout the State."
 "That a protest be lodged with the Federal Government against the proposal to construct a Woy Way Rifle Range adjacent to the boundaries of Warrah Sanctuary."
-It was decided to hold a further conference in February. BUSHFIRE FIGHTING IN PARKS & RESERVES:
-Some years ago the Club suggested to the Authorities that the Armed Services be trained in bushfire fighting so that in an emergency they could assist Bushfire Brigades, and particularly so that they could fight fires in parks and reserves where there is practically no manpower to form brigades. In the September Bush
+It was decided to hold a further conference in February.
-Fire Bulletin an item informs us that the Prime Minister's Dept, has
-stated that Service personnel are receiving training in elementary fire-fighting methods and that assistance will be given in emmrgencie-: It appears that this applies to the R.N. and R.A.A.F. as it is stated that "In the Army, the training syllabus is fully taken up with
+=== Bushfire fighting in parks & reserves: ===
-training for defence purposes and no additional periods can be allowoc
-fox the training of National Service Trainees in bushfire fighting." In spite of this the Army in the past has given assistance in fighting bushfires. However it appears that the value of parks has not yet
+Some years ago the Club suggested to the Authorities that the Armed Services be trained in bushfire fighting so that in an emergency they could assist Bushfire Brigades, and particularly so that they could fight fires in parks and reserves where there is practically no manpower to form brigades. In the September Bush Fire Bulletin an item informs us that the Prime Minister's Dept. has stated that Service personnel are receiving training in elementary fire-fighting methods and that assistance will be given in emergencies. It appears that this applies to the R.N. and R.A.A.F. as it is stated that "In the Army, the training syllabus is fully taken up with training for defence purposes and no additional periods can be allowed for the training of National Service Trainees in bushfire fighting." In spite of this the Army in the past has given assistance in fighting bushfires. However it appears that the value of parks has not yet been recognised is some quarters. It was announced over the air in the middle of November when a fire was threatening Muogamarra Sanctuary that the Army refused to assist as life or property were not in danger. However, a much more enlightened view is taken in the Sutherland area. At the recent Bushfire Fighting Demonstration at Heathcote the Group Captain of the Sutherland Bushfire Brigades said that they had realised that it was no use waiting for the fire to reach their homes - it was necessary to go out into the bush and put it out as soon as it started. Because of this realization they have agreed to Bushwalkers' offers of assistance in fighting fires in National Park and Heathcote Primitive Reserve and the bush area thereabout.
-been recognised is some quarters. It was announced over the air in
-the middle of November when a fire was threatening Muogamarra Sanc-
+The N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee's Technical Officer, Mr. Kinnear, who was at the Demonstration, said he was trying to arrange for small forces to go out and fight fires in the bush in other areas. He mentioned Moss Vale as one such area, and said that he considered that such a force, if it acted quickly, could have put out the fire which devastated a large part of the Morton Primitive Reserve last summer. The old roads which exist in the Reserve would have given adequate access. This improvement in ideas probably, in many cases, arises from practical necessity rather than from a straight out love of the bush, but most certainly it is a move in the right direction and merits every encouragement and assistance.
-tuary that the Army refused to assist as life or property were not in
-danger. However, a much more enlightened view is taken in the
+=== Conference on Barrington-Gloucester Tops" ===
-Sutherland area. At the recent Bushfire Fighting Demonstration at Heathcote the Group Captain of the Sutherland Bushfire Brigades said
-that they had realised that it was no use waiting for the fire to reach their homes - it was necessary to go out into the bush and
+This conference, called by the-Inter-Departmental Committee which will make recommendations to the Minister for Lands, was held at Newcastle on 8th September 1955: The Committee consisted of representatives of the Dept. of Lands, Soil Conservation Service, Forestry Commission, Hunter Valley Trust.
-put it out as soon as it started. Because of this realization they
-have agreed to Bushwalkerst offers of assistance in fighting fires in National Park and Heathcote Primitive Reserve and the bush area thereabout.
+The Northern Parks & Playgrounds Movement, which was formed to have national parks established at Barrington-Gloucester Tops, presented their Report of 8th April 1955, plus a Supplement. These are the results of years of field work and local conferences, and are a very fine effort in the conservation field. They show a clear understanding of the different types of country in the area and the different purposes for which they are suitable. They recommend "Catchment Reserves" for the actual tops areas, "Primitive Areas" for the steep slopes, and "Tourist Parks" for the lower valleys. The suggested two Tourist Parks, where tourist type development would take place, are on the upper Allyn-Williams Rivers with approach via Barrington Guest House, and on the Gloucester River including the Falls. The Forestry Commission is recommended as the controlling body for the whole area, except that the Fauna Protection Panel should be considered for control of the primitive areas.
-The N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee's Technical Officer, Mr. Kinnear:,
-who was at the Demonstration, said he was trying to arrange for small
-forces to go out and fight fires in the bush in other areas. He
-mentioned Moss Vale, as one such area, and said that he considered
-that such a force, if it acted quickly, could have put out the fire which devastated a large part of the Morton Primitive Reserve last summer. The old roads which exist in the Reserve would have given adequate access. This improvement in ideas probably, in many cases, arises from practical necessity rather than from a straight Out love of the bush, but mOst.certainly it is a move in the right direction
-and merits every encouragement and assistance. CONFERENCE ON BARRINGTON-GLOUCESTER TOPS:
-This conference, called by the-Inter-Departmental Committee which will make recommendations to the Minister for Lands, was held
-.
-at Newcastle on 8th September 1955: The Committee consisted of representatives of the Dept. of Lands, Sail Conservation Service,  - Forestry Commission, Hunter. Valley Trust.
-The Northern. Parks & Playgrounds Movement, which was formed to have national parks. established at Barrington-Gloucester Tops, presented their Report of 8th April. 1955, plus a Supplembnt. These are the results of years of field work and local conferences, and
-are a very fine effort in the conservation field, They show a clear understanding of the different types of country in the area and the different purposes for which they are suitable. They reaommend
-"Catchment Reserves" for the actual tops' areas, "Primitive Areas"
-for the steep slopes, and."Tourist Parks" for the lower valleys.
-The suggested two Tourist Parks, where tourist type development would
-take place, are on the upper Allyn-Williams Rivers with approach via
-Barrington Guest House, and on the Gloucester River including the Falls. The Forestry Commission is reoommended as the controlling body for the whole area, except that the Fauna Protection Panel should be considered for control of the primitive areas.
 The N.P.P.M. plan was supported by all the Local Government bodies in the area, the Trades Hall Council, the Barrington Club, and the Newcastle Technical College Walkers.
 The Chief Guardian of Fauna submitted his case for Faunal Reserves, coinciding very closely in location with the N.P.P.M's primitive areas, and exactly with Federation's primitive areas.
-The N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs, Wild Life
-Preservation Society, and the Calopla Club were represented jointly
+The N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs, Wild Life Preservation Society, and the Caloola Club were represented jointly by Mr. Moppett. A map showing the joint plan of these bodies was submitted. This plan coincides fairly closely with that of the N.P.P.M., the main difference being that the N,P.P.M.'s proposed Allyn-Williams Rivers Tourist Parks is omitted because this area is a State Forest.
-by Mr. Moppett. A map showing the joint plan of these bodies was submitted. This plan coincides fairly closely with that of the
-N.P.Pai., the main difference being that the N,P.P.Mis proposed Allyn-Williams Rivers Tourist Parks is omitted because this area is a State Forest.
+Mr t Moppett supported in general the N.P.P.M. plan, and the Chief Guardian's case for Faunal Reserves, but recommended that the areas other than Faunal Reserves be reserved by the Lands Dept. and later placed under the control of a National Parks authority. He explained that conferences were taking place which it was expected would lead to a request for a National Parks Act. He objected to the N.P.P.M. recommendation that the area be controlled by the Forestry Commission on the grounds that it existed to produce timber and knew nothing of national parks. You will recall that this point was discussed at a Club Meeting prior to the conference.
-Mr t Moppett supported in general the N.P.P.M. plan, and the Chief Guardian's case for Faunal Reserves, but recommended that the areas Other than Faunal Reserves be reserved by the Lands Dept, and
-later placed under the control of a National Parks authority. He explained that conferences were taking place which it was expected
+At the close of the conference the chairman made a quite encouraging statement. He said the area would be conserved in a more or less primitive condition to preserve the catchment and prevent erosion - there would be definitely no alienation. He said further that all the represented bodies would be reasonably satisfied, although the N.P.P.M., Federation, Wild Life and Caloola would not get all they wanted.
-would lead to a request for a National Parks &c.t. He objected to the
-N.P.P.M. recommendation that the area be controlled by the Forestry Commission on the grounds that it existed to produce timber and knew nothing of national parks. You will recall that this point was discussed at a Club Meeting prior to the conference.
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-At the close of the ,conference the, chairman made a quite 'encouraging statement. He said the area wOuld be conserved in a more or less primitive condition to preserve the catchment and
-prevent erosion - there would be definitely no alienation. He
-said further that all the represented bodies-would be reasonably satisfied, although the N.P.P.M., Federation, Wild Life and Caloola
-would not get all they wanted.
-.
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 I have a decided impression that the Club wants more actively walking members. Agreed? Right! Well, we recruit them as prospectives and we tell them they are required to do three test walks and an Instructional week-end. We provide the Instructional walks at intervals of three months so that a prospective will have the choice of two in any six-month period. That is very reasonable. Are we being as fair with them where their test walks are concerned? I doubt it.
-During the last two walks programmes, covering the best walking time of the year, there was a fair sprinkling of test walks starting out Friday evening, but only six 1 1/2-day test walks, and only 4 day test walks. In a period of 34 week-ends that's rather dismal reading, It's been like that for several years now.
+During the last two walks programmes, covering the best walking time of the year, there was a fair sprinkling of test walks starting out Friday evening, but only six 1 1/2-day test walks, and only 4 day test walks. In a period of 34 week-ends that's rather dismal reading. It's been like that for several years now.
-Of course, our keenest walkers want to do Friday night trips. I quite understand that - I prefer them too. The trip starting on Friday allows much wider scope: ventures into fairly distant and untrodden country. Of course, it also needs less imagination to devise a novel and interesting 2-day trip than it does to think up a suitable 1 1/2-day or day walk.
+Of course, our keenest walkers want to do Friday night trips. I quite understand that - I prefer them too. The trip starting on Friday allows much wider scope, ventures into fairly distant and untrodden country. Of course, it also needs less imagination to devise a novel and interesting 2-day trip than it does to think up a suitable 1 1/2-day or day walk.
 But for the prospective, especially the newcomer to walking, the Friday nighter poses some problems. In some cases parental opposition, the difficulty of taking walking gear along to office or workshop, the minor but very real troubles of providing for and packing gear and food for two whole days and nights, the doubt if their condition will allow them to go well on Saturday and still be equal to a long day on Sunday - all these things make the Friday trip seem formidable.
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 It seems to me that if we sincerely want to maintain our walking strength, we should do more to cater for the prospective. It is pure selfishness to ignore the beginner until he or she has graduated up to the stage of doing week-end walks without fear or anguish. By that time they can either take care of themselves or have ceased caring about joining the Club. In other words, it isn't much use beginning to take interest in the apprentice when he has already reached the third year of his time.
-Very noticeable, too, is the paucity of test walks in the summer months. It must be agreed that many of our orthodox test walks would be very severe, perhaps even dangerous, under conditions of extreme heat. Planning a summer test walk is a disappointing business....trying to build up adequate mileage without too much hill climbing or bush-pushing, close enough to civilization to be able to curtail the trip under heat wave conditions....but many beginners believe that summer is the proper walking season (I used to think so myself, years ago). At present we have a considerable list of prospective members, including some very promising material, but it's a poor outlook for the newcomer of October who finds scarcely a suitable walk until March or April.
+Very noticeable, too, is the paucity of test walks in the summer months. It must be agreed that many of our orthodox test walks would be very severe, perhaps even dangerous, under conditions of extreme heat. Planning a summer test walk is a disappointing business.... trying to build up adequate mileage without too much hill climbing or bush-pushing, close enough to civilization to be able to curtail the trip under heat wave conditions.... but many beginners believe that summer is the proper walking season (I used to think so myself, years ago). At present we have a considerable list of prospective members, including some very promising material, but it's a poor outlook for the newcomer of October who finds scarcely a suitable walk until March or April.
-Obviously it's too late to do much about the January/April programme which will be distributed before this is read, although some enterprising member may care to volunteer a suitable trip in January or February, and I'm sure Committee will endorse it as a test, and the widest possible publicity be given it. But please, **not a Friday nighter**!
+Obviously it's too late to do much about the January/April programme which will be distributed before this is read, although some enterprising member may care to volunteer a suitable trip in January or February, and I'm sure Committee will endorse it as a test, and the widest possible publicity be given it. But please, __not a Friday nighter__!
 It is not too late to start thinking now about the next winter programme, which must be ready for committee to consider prior to the Annual General Meeting in March. It is not too late to consider whether we can afford a better deal for the struggling prospective.
-===== CORRESPONDENCE. =====
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+===== Correspondence - Matters Arising.. =====
+The Hon.Secretary, Sydney Bush Walkers
-MITERS ARISING.
-The Hon.Secretary, SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS
 Dear Madam,
 The advertisement for the Pogo Stick appearing in'the October
 issue of your Club's magazine has excited considerable interest