195703
no way to compare when less than two revisions
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Next revision | |||
— | 195703 [2012/05/25 13:50] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
+ | A monthly bulletin of matte r of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, 0/- Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St., Sydney. Box No.4476, G.P.O., Sydney. /Phone: JIAT 1462. | ||
+ | 01411.0 | ||
+ | 268 MARCH, 1957 Price 9d. | ||
+ | Editor: Dot Butler, Boundary Rd., Sales ScSubs.: Jess- Martin | ||
+ | : Wahroonga (JW2208) Typed by Dot Butler | ||
+ | Business Manager: Jack Gentle Reproduction: | ||
+ | Page | ||
+ | At our General Meeting, February - Alex Colley 1 | ||
+ | Hatswells/ Taxi & Tourist Service (Advt.) 3 | ||
+ | Notes from the Conservation Secretary - Tom Moppett 4 | ||
+ | The Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advt.) . 5 | ||
+ | Letter from England - Ross Laird 6 | ||
+ | Leica Photo Service (Advt.) 7 | ||
+ | Notice re Anhual Reunion 7 | ||
+ | Down Channel Seven , 8 | ||
+ | Siedlecky' | ||
+ | Seven weeks in New Zealand, Part One - Dot Butler 9 | ||
+ | Map - The Nandewars (Illustrating article in Feb.issue) | ||
+ | - Tom Moppett 16 | ||
+ | Federation Report, February 1957 - Allen A. Strom 17 | ||
+ | Report of S.B.W. Ski-Hut Committee 18 | ||
+ | "Keep up to Date," (Paddy' | ||
+ | AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING | ||
+ | - A.G. Colley | ||
+ | The President was, in the Chair and there were over 50 members present. | ||
+ | Two new members, Lynette Baber and Ernest Munns were welcomed into the Club. | ||
+ | The Conservation Secretary reported that the Dept. of Lands was" | ||
+ | The Treasurer, on request, gave a short pre-view of the results of the Club's financial year. The cash balance of 135 was approxi-. mately 50 higher than a year ago. Outgoings for next year would be higher because this year's expenses included only a half year's rental at the increased.rate. Funds were higher by reason of the sales of " | ||
+ | CONTENTS. | ||
+ | 2. | ||
+ | balance even if we had no unusual expenses and bought no new equipment. | ||
+ | The Ski-Hut Committee submitted a report on the result of the questionnaire to members and the estimated minimum cost of a hut (See page 18.). Peter Stitt said that, since the report was written, another 115 had been promised towards the hut. He told of an inter- | ||
+ | 650. It was the smallest on the range and the Trust had ordered its demolition. | ||
+ | Malcolm McGregor said that a saving of li squares (as implied by Peter Stitt) was negligible since the amount of materials required did not decrease proportionately to the size of the hut. The equipment needed would be practically the same for a. smaller hut. | ||
+ | David Roots said that the U.A.C. hut had cost 2,400. It contained an expensive stove, Dunlopillo mattresses, a-donkey engine for electricity, | ||
+ | All the labour had been voluntary. | ||
+ | Paddy Pallin drew attention to the sale of building materials by the S.M.A. Paddy' | ||
+ | The President then extended a welcome back to Leon Blumer, | ||
+ | on a short holiday home from Europe and Canada. He also announced that the Club Secretary, Walks Sec. and the Membership Sec. were not standing for re-election. Members were asked to devote some thought to the need for Secretaries before the Annual Meeting next month, | ||
+ | 'The Social Sec. raised the question of whether or not to hold a black-and-white photo. exhibition. Jim Brown moved and Edna Garrad seconded that we hold it as usual on the second Club night in June. Frank Ashdown opposed it because the people who voted for the motion were mostly non-exhibitors. Heather thought last year's exhibition was "very representative of members" | ||
+ | Frank l' | ||
+ | At the conclusion of the meeting Colin Putt asked for voluneers to dig a hole 6 ft. wide and 6 ft. deep at the Re-Union site. A well-attended Re-Union is anticipated. | ||
+ | 3. | ||
+ | TEE WALKS PROGRAMME | ||
+ | The President again makes an appeal through these pages to Walks Leaders to write up particulars of their Official Walk in the magazine appearing in the month prior to their walk. Particulars should cover the interesting aspects, such as the nature of the scenery to be expected ,- whether mountain panorama, pleasant river banks or beaches, how far to walk on Friday night, where it is expected to camp, any swimming, and, very important, the fares. There are quite a few new members, as well as prospectives, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | On the other hand, the advertisement so given may save cancelling a walk through lack of starters, which. unfortunately has been the case | ||
+ | in the recent past, thereby causing bitter disappointment to the leader and a disinclination to offer as a future leader. | ||
+ | A glance at the Saturday " | ||
+ | FOR ALL YOUR TRANSPORT PROBLEMS | ||
+ | HATSWELLIS TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE | ||
+ | RING, WRITE, WIRE or CALL | ||
+ | ANY HOUR, DAY or NIGHT | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | Booking Office - 4 doors from Gardner' | ||
+ | SPEEDY 5 OR 8 PASSENGER CARS AVAIUBLE LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR | ||
+ | FARES: KANANGRA WALLS 30/- per head (Minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | PERRY' | ||
+ | JENOLAN STATE FOREST 20/- " It ft ft ft | ||
+ | CARLON' | ||
+ | WE WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE OTHER TRIPS OR SPECIAL PARTIES ON APPLICATION. | ||
+ | 4. | ||
+ | NOTES FROM THE CONSERVATION SECRETARY | ||
+ | - Tom Moppett. NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION: | ||
+ | On 16th Feb. an enthusiastic and representative meeting formed The National Parks Association of New South Wales. | ||
+ | The meeting was held at the W.E.A. Buildings Phillip St., and about 80 were present. | ||
+ | Messages of goodwill were received from the National Parks Associations of.U.S.A., Queensland, and Victoria, the National Parks Service, U.S.A., and the Hunter-Manning National Parks Association. | ||
+ | The Association is to operate under a short temporary Constitution while a permanent one is being drafted - the drafting is to be completed by 30th June, 1957. | ||
+ | Subscriptions are 15/- (Z1 for married couples). | ||
+ | Officers elected were:- | ||
+ | State Councillors: | ||
+ | President - Guy Moore | ||
+ | Vice Presidents - Allen Strom and Myles Dunphy | ||
+ | Hon, Secretary - Colonel E.O. Milne | ||
+ | Hon. Treasurer - Allan Fox | ||
+ | Hon. Assistant Secretary - Bernard Burggnaf Committeemen - Roy Watchorn and Ron Knightly Hon. Auditor - Brian Harvey | ||
+ | A visit to Gloucester Tops is being planned for Easter. The Caloola.coadh is going for those without private transport. | ||
+ | The Central Region President, Guy Moore, was elected to represent the Association on the forthcoming deputation to the Minister for Lands concerning a National Parks Act, | ||
+ | It is hoped that Bushwalkers will strongly support the Association by becoming members, as do the Brisbane Bushwalkers the Queensland National Parks Association. The support of Club members | ||
+ | would be particularly valuable because of their special knowledge of parks and reserves, | ||
+ | NADGEE: | ||
+ | You have heard already the wonderful news that the Minister for Lands has approved the reservation of 28,000 acres at Nadgee, the extreme south-eastern corner of N.S.W., as a Faunal Reserve. Look it up on page 38 of Yarrawonda No.11. A holiday visit there would be well worth while. | ||
+ | YARRAWONDA No.10 and No, 11: There are SOMB copies left for anyone | ||
+ | 5 | ||
+ | THE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD SHOP FOR | ||
+ | HEALTH FOODS. AT THEIR BEST OVALTINE TABLETS - IN LIGHT METAL CONTAINERS DRIED FRUITS - DELICIOUS AND ENERGY-GIVING NUTS - AN INFINITE RANGE TO SUIT ALL TASTES | ||
+ | | ||
+ | AND MANY OTHER EXCITING FOODS IDEAL FOR THE WALKER. | ||
+ | SEE OUR RECIPE PAGE FOR MEATLESS MEALS ALL THESE AVAILABTP. AT OUR STORE: | ||
+ | 13 HUNTER ST., SYDNEY. | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | who should want them or wish to send or have them sent to interested friends, relatives, acquaintenances, | ||
+ | OTHERS ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF YARRAWONDA: | ||
+ | A note from the President of the C.M.W. reads - "We are using Yarrawonda so consistently for reference purposes that Ithink you may expect a little more financial assistance towards publication costs from the C.M.W. in the near future. This is one of the objectives of an evening to be held at my place in February. Won't be much, perhaps, lout each bit counts when you face the costs of producing anything like ' | ||
+ | CLUB GOSSIP | ||
+ | We announce with pleasure the arrival of three more young ladies to swell the S.B.W. ranks at Some future date:- | ||
+ | To Gill and Jean Webb, a daughter. No wonder Jean said she would | ||
+ | be otherwide engaged when I invited her to come mountaineering in N.Z. | ||
+ | To the Deans, a daughter. Kevin, Shirley and Penelope Ann (6 lbs. 13 ozs.) are all three doing well. | ||
+ | Roy and Elsie Bruggie are also the proud possessors of a daughter. | ||
+ | 6, | ||
+ | Mr. Roes Laird, | ||
+ | Correspondents, | ||
+ | 15/1/57. Hello there, S.B.W' | ||
+ | It has just struck me that at present, to my knowledge, there are twelve of our members scattered to the four winds, Therel' | ||
+ | The most prominant thing on my mind at present is the temperature. Sat. it was 42 degrees, Sunday 390 Monday 37, to-day 31. You may gather that it's pretty cold. Nevertheless we've had wonderful weather to date so I can't possibly complain. It's been snowing all day to-day but it hasn't been lying. This is the first lot since our great fall over the Xmas period. Yes, we were lucky enough to have a White Christmas, the first in London for 26 years. | ||
+ | Have been giving the theatres a terrific bashing of late. Have seen Carmen, starring Muriel Smith the American Negress at Covent Gardens, also The Magic Flute and have tickets for Jenufa, In Ballet we've seen Swan Lake, Les SIVphides The Firebird, Sylvia and Les Pateneaus all by Saddler' | ||
+ | Have just got back another box of slides, and believe,it or not, London can be very beautiful in the winter with her wonderful tracery of branches to add lighting effects. | ||
+ | Plans are well and truly on the way for a terrific trip starting early May straight after I return from a 3-weeks walking trip in the Lakes District. The big trip is by car, and from London we plan to go via Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg, through the Black Forest into Switzerland, | ||
+ | Must go now, but keep up the good work in the Magazine as I just about devour each copy yard by yard. I expect to read about everyone' | ||
+ | ROSS. | ||
+ | ANNUAL REUNION; WOODS CREEK. MARCH 16/17. | ||
+ | In contrast to previous gears, the Reunion may be attended by Prospective Members, as well as the non-member husbands or wives of inembers.or past members. Members children under 16 are welcome. It is necessary to get permission of the Committee to invite visitors or members children over 16. | ||
+ | Every year it seem to be the saMe. old team' | ||
+ | PHOTOGRAPHY t ? I? I | ||
+ | You press the button, well do the rest I | ||
+ | Perfect | ||
+ | Enlargements best SERVICE | ||
+ | LEICA PHOTO SZRVICE | ||
+ | 31 Macquarie Place | ||
+ | SYDNEY N.S;W. | ||
+ | Finegrain | ||
+ | Developing | ||
+ | Sparkling | ||
+ | Prints | ||
+ | Your | ||
+ | Rollfilms | ||
+ | Or | ||
+ | Leica films | ||
+ | deserve the | ||
+ | This year we are going to experiment with a wind-break up hill | ||
+ | 8. | ||
+ | from the fire so that there, won't be the usual draught to chill the kidneys and everyone will be able to foregather in a solid phalanx which will assist in the singing, make it easier to see the entertainers, | ||
+ | Naturally there is a new " | ||
+ | Trains to Richmond (change at Blacktown): | ||
+ | Sat. 8.7 a.m., 9.10 10.14, 11,6, 11.45, 12.34 p.m., 1.14, thence --- every hour. Sun. 7.14 a.m., thence every hour. | ||
+ | Return from Richmond. Sun. 8.58 a.m., thence every hour, | ||
+ | A bus will connect with the 12.34 p.m. train from Sydney (about 2.26 at Richmond.) A bus will also take passengers for the 4.58 p.m. train from Richmond on Sunday afternoon, arriving S7dney 6.44 p.m. | ||
+ | DOWN CHANNEL SEVEN | ||
+ | . Our New Membership Drive received a boost when our President received an invitation on 5th February to appear on T.V. that night, on Station ATN, in the feature "On 7 at 7", when various people are interviewed during a half-hour session to speak on topical subjects. Four Sunday-hikers had been marooned in the Royal National Park on the previous Sunday night, turning up at Heathcote at 10.30 a.m. on the Monday, and the Station considered it was a good opportunity to have a few hints put over the air to advise people how not to get mislaid but arrive home on schedule. | ||
+ | The interviewer, | ||
+ | Pessimistic club members have since pointed out that people who own T.V. sets probably can afford cars and therefore wouldn' | ||
+ | We hope it did reach a section of the public who will respond, and that the President' | ||
+ | CONGRATULATIONS CORNER: Our most recent member, Ernest Munns, has announced that he and Jan Til(m. a.prospective) are engaged. | ||
+ | 9. | ||
+ | SEVEN WEEKS IN NEW ZEALAND. PART I. | ||
+ | - Dot Butler. | ||
+ | About 15 members of the New Zealand Alpine Clubl(including myself) now resident In Australia, decided that it would be a worthy idea if we were to form a section of the Club in Australia, with the object of forming an Advisory Service for Climbers, or in other words, we wish to let intending visitors to New Zealand know that there is a body of experienced mountaineers in Australia ready and willing to give them whatever help and information they might require in | ||
+ | planning climbing holidays in the N.Z. Alpine regions. We accordingly asked for and obtained permission from the parent Club to forM. an Australian Section. This is now an established fact. We hope, eventually, to make regular annual trips at Christmas to the N.Z. Alps, so that novice climbers will have the benefit of starting their career with experienced mountaineers, | ||
+ | To set the ball rolling, I took over a party this Christmas (1956), the idea being to spend one week in the North Island and five or six weeks in the South Island, seeing as much as possible of | ||
+ | IMPORTANT TRANSPORT NOTICE | ||
+ | SIEDLECKYtS TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE | ||
+ | BUSHWALKERS arriving booking can ring for at above address - | ||
+ | late at night without transport car from Railway station, or call - IT 'S NEVER TOO LATE | ||
+ | No, LU3563 after hours or MA3467 | ||
+ | KANANGRA WALLS 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | PERRY' | ||
+ | JENOLAN STATE FOREST 20/-- ff ff ff | ||
+ | CARLON' | ||
+ | LOOK FOR T.C.3210 or PACKHARD T.V.270 | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | 10. | ||
+ | . the country' | ||
+ | The party comprised George Grey, Dave Brown, Don Newis and myself. It cost approximately 150 each for 7 weeks, more than half of that being eaten up by the 'plane fare. | ||
+ | This First Instalment deals with our doings in the North Island. | ||
+ | S 9 933933.390 | ||
+ | DECEMBER | ||
+ | Lquanter to midnight outside the Rose Bay Flying Base, | ||
+ | A small crowd of Bushwalkers is milling about, cars and motor bikes adding more. Pete with his plaster leg is crouching on the kerbstone whacking last-minute tricouni nails into Donnie.' | ||
+ | isn't Snow lucky to have gone by boat. A couple of flying boat | ||
+ | crew go aboard wearing wading boots. We eye them apprehensively. " | ||
+ | worry Bughwalkers." | ||
+ | The take-off was out of this world, with great walls of green flying water and silver bubbles tearing past the windows - all flashing, and sparkling in the moonlight. The myriad lights of Sydney below - then the quiet steady flight - blue ocean, blue sky, and on one side the moon and on the other two stars. We flew well above the clouds, floating below like feathers out of a sleeping bag. | ||
+ | We felt wide awake. Suddenly George said, "We have to put our watches on two tours. It's not half past 12, it's half past 2" - and immediately' | ||
+ | A shortage of rugs and pillows. I bagged one of each and settled down on the floor for 5 or 6 hours intermittent snoozing. George used his jumper for a pillow and dozed off in his seat. Donnie disconsolately did the rounds of the aircraft and finally returned triumphant with a pillow which he had deftly extracted from under an old lady's head while she slept. (Donnie says she had three and he felt justified in taking one that had fallen loose. That's his tale.) And so nine hours passed by. | ||
+ | 11. | ||
+ | We at last passed over the first N.Z. land - densely wooded rugged hills fringed with a silver lace of waves, and dozens or ' | ||
+ | A member of the crew came through and sprayed us all With insecticide which made us cough. We had barely got our breath' | ||
+ | Betty and Pete were at the wharf to welcome us, a highly animated duo amongst the quiet, restrained local folk. Pete had his motor-bike and drove packs and passengers up one at a time to their flat just above the Bay. Betty turned on a wonderful meal for her guests. Pete borrowed the parents car and the ' | ||
+ | Owing to a slight Misinterprepation of the time-table we got to the bus depot to receive an unpleasant shock. | ||
+ | "Three tickets to Rotorua by the next bus," said I, passing our money acrose the counter: | ||
+ | "The next bus is tomorrow at 8 a.m." said the gent behind the counter. " | ||
+ | We raced outside ' | ||
+ | George, who was tetering on the brink of uncertainty, | ||
+ | bought tickets and hurled ourselves and gear into the bus with ' | ||
+ | An uneventful journey through green rolling country dotted | ||
+ | with white newly Shorn sheep and jet black cattle and calves, with chatty helpful travelling companions and an expensively dressed American couple who read the newspaper all the way from Wellington to Bulls. Here the driver put us off, and with a kindly hope for | ||
+ | our future welfare pointed out the road to Rotorua and went on his way. We walked ten or twelve steps to the footpath and looked speculatively at a semi-trailer just passing when a Hillman whirled | ||
+ | up to a full stop and a young chap leapt out and asked could he give | ||
+ | us a lift anywhere? He was going to Auckland. and could fit at least two in. We convinced him that he could easily fit three in by | ||
+ | 12. | ||
+ | squeezing Donnie in the back seat among his samples (he was a commercial traveller), so we loade-d the packs in the boot and pen and the ice axes in the bank seat and George and I in the front with Brett, the driver, and may he sped at 60-70 miles an hour, which speed he maintained all the way to within 33 miles of Rotorua which was the parting of the ways. We had a wonderful viewing of all the rural country and pine forests and rolling hills and deep river gorges, and Brett took us off on a loop road to view some spectacular Falls in the rain. It had Stopped raining when he dropped Us off with a cheery farewell at 4.30, and we set off down the road mUnahing the marmite and honey sandwiches we had brought for lunch andwc Jr- | ||
+ | - ing about the 33 miles that lay between us and a waiting Snow. | ||
+ | About a mile and a half- along the road Don, who had advocated | ||
+ | the principle of spreading the bait and had lagged behind, managed to | ||
+ | bag a large empty truck, "I don't generally pick up hikers," | ||
+ | Donnie as the truck moved off. " | ||
+ | Of course he picked us up too and we rattled the 30 odd miles into Rotorua just as a torrential downpour deluged the place. | ||
+ | We debated whether to look for Snow in the hot baths, which was to be the meeting place if we arrived by day, or at the Municipal | ||
+ | camping ground, which was to be the night rendezvous. We bought some | ||
+ | food and ate while the rain belted down and the gutters rose 18" deep in a matter of minutes. Then the street lights came on and we decided it was night, so we got a taxi a couple of miles to the camping | ||
+ | ground and started our search for Snow. Under a. huge pine tree we | ||
+ | at last spotted the yellow tent with pack and ice axe inside, but no Snow. | ||
+ | We adjourned to the kitchen shed and cooked up a whopping | ||
+ | bully-beef-sweet-corn-tomato-potato-powder stew on the hot plates | ||
+ | provided (one penny in the slot did the job), dried out out pants by | ||
+ | passing them over another hot plate, then presuming Snow had found himself some cushy hideout for the night we bedded down on the benches and concrete floor of the kitchen, put out the light, and prepared | ||
+ | for sleep, hoping the caretaker wouldn' | ||
+ | Five minutes later a cautious head peered in the door - a | ||
+ | match was struck revealing naught else but the welcome face of Snow | ||
+ | me lad, so we leapt up and all sat on the bench while we got his news. Gradually the uneasy feeling crept over us that there was " | ||
+ | rotten in the state of Denmark", | ||
+ | Snow persuaded us out to sleep in his tent, and when we woke | ||
+ | in the morning the rain had gone and the sun was shining. We set out | ||
+ | to view the sights of the thermal district. Snow didn't think it was | ||
+ | worth while taking a parka but I managed to convince him. We went to the Maori Reserve of Whakarewarewa where Snow had done an escorted tour the previous day. He acted as guide for us, but we refused to | ||
+ | 13. | ||
+ | pay him the demanded fee and had to keep a close eye on him in case he pushed us into a bubbling mud pool to teach us a lesson. | ||
+ | In the same thermal belt as Rotorua is Wakatani, where. there' is a great undertaking which harnesses power from subterranean steam. It issues forth in great roaring vents - the noise can be heard miles away like the roaring of the sea in a storm. This project has | ||
+ | drawn off the steam from Rotorua, and consequently things are less spectacular now than when I last saw them - the geysers don't gush | ||
+ | so high. and things generally have the appearance of a spent force. We looked at what was ' | ||
+ | and bubbling mud pools where gobs of mud 'leap like startled frogs | ||
+ | over, the surface and land back in the mud 'with a plop, plop, plop, | ||
+ | and boiling swishing steaming holes of water which fascinated Snow. After a couple of hours down came the rain. We had a hurried viewing | ||
+ | of Maori huts and meeting and eating and storage. houses of carved | ||
+ | wood, then.we decided there was no future in plodding round in the | ||
+ | rain so headed for the hot thermal baths. They are beautifully got up - well kept with polished wood floors and marble statues and pictures on the walls in the entrance vestibule - just like an expensive hospital or sanitarium. | ||
+ | By 12 o' | ||
+ | helpful by reading off the names of the places along the route' | ||
+ | they were all unpronounceable and unintelligible to me. At 1.25 a taxi roared to a halt in the rain and out piled bode and packs and ice | ||
+ | axes. 'We grabbed out the nap and rushed inside and pointed out the spot where we were going, The man just looked blank. Apparently he'd never had anyone for there, ,and anyway it was just a spot on the map | ||
+ | and had no name. He went inside and conferred with someone else, and time ticked on. At 1.29 he emerged and. told George tO go and hold the bus and he did things about tickets, then with a last minute dash we stacked gear and selves aboard and were away. | ||
+ | . We stopped off for afternoon tea at a little farm where there | ||
+ | were numbers of friendly dogs, and various cats guarded by a golden cocker spaniel, and venison hanging up in an outdoor meatsafes.and' | ||
+ | On our way again. We had converse with the driver who advised | ||
+ | us against getting off where we planned as the Ketataihai hut is now | ||
+ | merely four corner posts and a sheet of flapping corrugated iron, so as it was raining we went on to the track to Mangatapopo hut. We were glad we did. By the time we were put off it was 6 p.m. Our packs were heavy, and all except sensible George were having trouble with new or borrowed boots. We did the 6 miles of track and reached | ||
+ | 14. | ||
+ | the hut in the dark about 8.30 and found two young Auckland lads in occupation. They had a fire going and we were Soon comfortable and snug and cooked upa meal and then to bed by 10, planning to be up and away by 7 a.m, to climb Ngauruhoe and perhaps Tongariro next day. The boys, Jim and Graham, decided to come with us. | ||
+ | At 3.30 I awoke to see a beautiful full moon in a Clear sky and got so enthused that I couldn' | ||
+ | "Time to get up," said I. " | ||
+ | George, who takes nothing on trust, checked up on his watch, " | ||
+ | turned over on his other side and dynamite wouldn' | ||
+ | Auckland boys didn't look exactly happy either. They ate up their breakfast in silence and got back into bed too. After an hour or so | ||
+ | of intermittent urging our lot turned out for breakfast at the disgusting hour of 5 a.m. and we were on our way by 6. A triumph of engineering, | ||
+ | strain was too much. | ||
+ | We headed for Ngauruhoe, the active volcano, fuming away into the clear morning sky. It took us three hours to get to the tops first up a tussocky gully, then over rocky outcrops and over lava flows, and finally up a thousand feet or so of coke heap where we scrabbled for a foothold in the loose scoria and pummice and sulphur- yellow lava chunks, for every two steps upwards slipping back one. It was a terrific effort to non-acclimatised Aussies, and we laboured considerably. (So, as a matter of fact, did the Auckland boys.) | ||
+ | A couple of hundred feet from the summit the murky fume began to drift over us, sulphurous and noxious. The bus driver had told us that it was too dangerous to climb the mountain in its present state of activity. "The wind might change and blow that smoke in your direction. One whiff and you're out like a light l" So I kept my eye on the party, waiting to see them one by one fall unconscious and hurtle down the slope. But no, and we eventually staggered up on to the rim and looked in. Great clouds of smoke and steam were Whirling about, at times clearing off a bit to disclose the hissing vents in the walls from which the steam and smoke issued. George wandered off around the rim with h:ls camera at the ready and faded out like a wraith into the murk. Snow and I and the others threw rocks into the crater which made the whole rim structure echo and ring with a loose hollow vibration. Then we rolled ourselves up in our parkas and tried to sleep on the hotted-up scoria in an atmosphere of irritating sulphur fumes. George did not return. We were beginning to concoct a cablegram of condolence to his home folk when we saw him again through a rift in the fume, on the far side of the crater. If the various kodachromes come out as intrepid as they looked they' | ||
+ | 15. | ||
+ | After about an hour Jim took off back to the base of the coke heap for lunch and we were soon following. As we ate lunch at midday down in the saddle between Ngauruhoe and Tongariro, debating whether or not to climb the latter, down cam the rain and made up our minds for us. We accordingly returned to the hut at full speed. | ||
+ | An early tea, then we pushed off on the 6-mile walk to the Chateau. Very pleasant it was walking in the now fine mmnlit evening, over tussock plains and through beech forests, and then the lit-up Chateau buildings in the distance. We had a search round for the motor camp in the dark, and after a bit of a hunt up the road we finally settled in about. 10 p.m. | ||
+ | Away next morning about 8 for Ruapahu. A 44 mile slog up a rocky road brought us to the base of the mountain. We found the chair lift just starting up. The young Swiss custodian was a bit chary of letting us go on it unescorted and said we would have to walk as his mate was not about to keep an eye on our landing, but we managed to persuade him, and great was his relief when we rang back from the other end and reported our safe arrival without being chair- bound and carried round the bull ring and crushed to a pulp in the process. | ||
+ | Over a small rise was the next chair lift - much more spectacular then the first, which took us up over rocky gullies and waterfalls and extensive snowfields to a height of 7.300 ft, "This is the way to climb mountainsI" | ||
+ | It had been a beautiful fine morning, but now the mists began to sweep over and we set off on the final thousand feet of slope without much visibility. A long plod over soft snowfields and at last we came to the crater lake lyingibbelow us with whisps of steam wafting over the yellow water like disembodied ghosts. The mists had cleared, and out came the cameras. In case they changed their minds about going down to the lake, while they took pictures I kicked my way down a steep slope, then slid down to the water, and on looking back I could see three small figures at last following. At the steep slide George worked out a unique system of descent, that is, on the back, head first, with the parka acting as a toboggin and using the ice axe as a brake when necessary. It looked mighty4 | ||
+ | It wasn't long before we were all in tor a swim. The tempera ture of the water was distinctly high, but not too hot for comfort, but it must have been 50% pure acid and stung our cuts and scratches fiercely. You could put your feet down and touch hot rock, and your hand out and touch great chunks of ice and snow faces. Then we struggled into our clothes and plodded up the snowfields again. When the downward slope commenced we got oft our backs, following George' | ||
+ | yet, 40 | ||
+ | % tzt._ | ||
+ | .j It 1. 4.77:"" | ||
+ | 7Z.Sg. S. C; ." | ||
+ | SI4# EVI CS S, 9 It% ec | ||
+ | | ||
+ | zo4A | ||
+ | . 1 D Vtat:' | ||
+ | * ,i4, '5 ziei 'Asc. 0 | ||
+ | :;''' | ||
+ | .4. Co 11144' | ||
+ | Ct\t::. o | ||
+ | c613c4ir v %gam mom ,r4 | ||
+ | $ t. | ||
+ | teS I ' ---/ -wee ,.., f | ||
+ | ...* ' "1 II p | ||
+ | ". '26 - 4614: 44A.4111 Al**4"' | ||
+ | oille" ilS CI .yll I | ||
+ | ekftS9.1111111 | ||
+ | 1 fre KEIN | ||
+ | 0404. # or | ||
+ | P. CR E EK f r | ||
+ | f 1 0 e f. | ||
+ | .11 ....., .., | ||
+ | ' t * 6 | ||
+ | OW1 4.-k, i Z ,.: | ||
+ | 1e3.=.... 00,-" ire ... le - , -01147.1.417: | ||
+ | Or kiNG _cit. | ||
+ | of it:: | ||
+ | de ` | ||
+ | Oh | ||
+ | +Ski | ||
+ | 11"' | ||
+ | .......--1`: | ||
+ | * /L.:4- --!..1.. :_.., | ||
+ | ,,,,......r :' % | ||
+ | t | ||
+ | R -.47 | ||
+ | z61.,..... 1,14e | ||
+ | 141 KIWUTARie$ | ||
+ | ..... V :"" | ||
+ | |||
+ | 140 TO N | ||
+ | ..e.,:' | ||
+ | .... i | ||
+ | ei61 1 | ||
+ | .0." | ||
+ | .. *4; N q | ||
+ | to | ||
+ | . , 39iaritrn, | ||
+ | :i .-e. \ -y,;: | ||
+ | , OWN 7........ L \ 1. ail, ,. ,,,:t .ct ... | ||
+ | so i.so | ||
+ | 11f,,, | ||
+ | a t,-; | ||
+ | im s, | ||
+ | . | ||
+ | t 1 -%,, -; | ||
+ | ..) ;34, %II 1.s 4 | ||
+ | C eir (Is' | ||
+ | .,a w | ||
+ | Z: a | ||
+ | v i t | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | a ' eel. | ||
+ | 'Z. 1 / | ||
+ | 1- | ||
+ | et | ||
+ | o et | ||
+ | i | ||
+ | u r | ||
+ | et la | ||
+ | 0 ew | ||
+ | ,......,, | ||
+ | . 2. | ||
+ | es ..a | ||
+ | | ||
+ | -Se 64e NW,* | ||
+ | A ppresaimate bleimelery for not Iona! pork prepsaai | ||
+ | II IR 4at *IS | ||
+ | NANDEWAR5 | ||
+ | is | ||
+ | 17. | ||
+ | FEDERATION REPORT, FEBRUARY 1957 | ||
+ | - Allen A. Strom | ||
+ | SEARCH & RESCUE: Following upon a call for assistance in the search along the Williams Range (Barrington area), arrangements were made for a party to leave almost immediately for Barrington House to join in the work. | ||
+ | FEDERATION BALL, 1956: 'A profit of about Z39 was made on the Ball, PUBLICITY: An advertisement in the " | ||
+ | had brought 24 replies, All: | ||
+ | FEDERATION REUNION: This will be held on April 6/7th. Peter | ||
+ | Cartwright will act as Convenor for the Reunion Committee. One delegate is requested from each Club to add to the Committee. It will | ||
+ | meet at the Rooms of the Big Sister Movement, Penfold Place, on the first Thursday in March (March 7th) to decide on a suitable spot for the Reunion and other matters. A Campfire.Leader is also required. | ||
+ | TRACK MARKING. 'Mr. Paddy Paliin has undertaken_to, | ||
+ | mark andlay out :these traqks. It was suggested ,that Clubs might like to adopt certain areas in order that the work will be carried out. | ||
+ | NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION: | ||
+ | activities to National Parks of to-day and tomorrow, foster the better and more efficient use of the National Parks and watch over the welfare of the National Parks. Membership is invited: 15/-, or 1 for married couples. Enquiries re membership to Allen M. Fox, 92 Yathong Rd., Caringbah. (Phone: L37304), | ||
+ | TI WARRUMBUNGLE NATIONAL PARK TRUST is organising a Photographic Competition. Provision is made for the following prize list for photographs taken within the National Park:- | ||
+ | Colour Transparency: | ||
+ | Five consolation prizes of 54 Black and White Print: 1st Prize: 25. | ||
+ | Five consolation prizes of 5. Entry details will soon be available from the Secty, of the Trust, Shire Clerk, Coonabarabran. | ||
+ | NATIONAL PARKS ACT: Arrangements are being completed for a deputation to wait on the Minister for Lands to ask for a National Parks Act that will define a National Park, give-them security, finance and a Service directed by a Constituted Authority. | ||
+ | 18. | ||
+ | REPORT OF S.B.W. SKI-HUT SUB-COMMITTEE | ||
+ | To date (11th Feb.) 17 replies have been received to the questionnaire sent out. in December. | ||
+ | members of the Newcastle' | ||
+ | .Ex-President Dorothy Lawry writes.fromAuckland offering a donation when the hut is started and saying she is all in favour of the project. She quotes John Hunter (an old _member_ of our Club, now | ||
+ | in Auckland) as saying that his Club, the Alpine Sports' | ||
+ | It will be the young and active members," | ||
+ | Club Trustee Joe. daea ngt' | ||
+ | Cost of Hut | ||
+ | At the January General Meeting the Sub-Committee was asked to prepare an estimate of the cost of a hut designed to fulfil the minimum requirements of the Kosciusko State Park Trust, The main stipulations of the Trust are: Area 6 squares (minimum) with acquata storage space; a septic tank; foundations of natural stone properly constructed-in random rubble; walls of stone or timber. At a meeting held on Jan.22nd the Sub-Committee, | ||
+ | ALTERATION TO SOCIAL PROGRAMME: The events for Mch.20 and 27 hare | ||
+ | been reversed, as under:- (Dave Brown, Don Newis ) Mch.20 New Zealand Mountaineering -(Dot Butler, George Grey) Mch.27 Colour Slides - George Dibley. | ||
+ | 19. S.B.W. SKI HUT (Contd.) | ||
+ | Cost and weight of a hut conforming to minimum requirements of Kosciusko State Park Trust - based on Sydney prices - exclusive of labour. | ||
+ | . ITEM COST WEIGHT | ||
+ | E, s d Tons.Cwt. | ||
+ | a | ||
+ | 1 | ||
+ | 5 | ||
+ | 4 | ||
+ | 1 | ||
+ | 2 | ||
+ | 1 | ||
+ | 3 | ||
+ | 1 | ||
+ | 2 | ||
+ | 4 | ||
+ | 2 | ||
+ | 10 | ||
+ | 17 | ||
+ | MAGAZINE BUSINESS MANAGER' | ||
+ | Magazine finances this year showed a small profit, a clear indication that we are paying our way in face of rising costs. Thanks go to all our supporters for their efforts. | ||
+ | 4 c.yds. sand at 7/6 1 10 - 4 | ||
+ | 25 bags cement at 121519 a ton 15 7 9 1 | ||
+ | 7 bags lime at 7/6 2 13 6 | ||
+ | 2100 super ft. hardwood at 8/14/6 172 14 6 2 | ||
+ | 750 super ft. hardwood flooring at ,,/3/6 68 16 3 1 | ||
+ | 1350 zuper ft. weatherboard at 8/l7/6 119 16 3 '3 | ||
+ | 2100 super ft. Masonite lining at 3 -,/3 63 5 3 1 | ||
+ | 46 10-ft. sheets roofing iron at 26/6 60 19 - | ||
+ | 400 ft. oregon cover strip 2" x P at 42/- 8 8 ;.. | ||
+ | 200 ft. quad at 337- 3 6 - | ||
+ | architraves and jambs :if 10 - | ||
+ | Fibro for eaves ' | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Sisalcraft - 1 roll ' 5 - | ||
+ | 300 ft. -21" galv. water pipe at 132/7. 19 17 9 | ||
+ | 30 4" stoneware pipes at4/6 6 15 | ||
+ | 1 external door 2 - | ||
+ | 2 internal doors 7 2 - | ||
+ | Windows 15 -. | ||
+ | Sink bowl for basin 18 | ||
+ | 1-cwt. nails at 1/3 lb. 7 10 | ||
+ | Roofing nails 1 10 | ||
+ | 30 in. porcelain enamel sink 6 18 | ||
+ | flashing 5 - Olt | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | 6- galls. paint (exterior only) 15 - | ||
+ | Locks, hinges, catches, etc. 6 . | ||
+ | 60 c.ft. (space) internal shelving, supboards &c.20 - - | ||
+ | Materials for bunks 20 .6 .. | ||
+ | 2 stools and table 10 | ||
+ | 1 pressure lamp 7 | ||
+ | 2 ordinary lamps 3 | ||
+ | Cooking utensils 5 | ||
+ | Tools (axe, shovel, etc.) 8 | ||
+ | Application fee 3 | ||
+ | 3 taps 1I11 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Septic tank 56 - - | ||
+ | Contingencies, | ||
+ | Cartage 130 - - | ||
+ | Sundry weight not elsewhere included | ||
+ | 957 14 9 15 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | 1 | ||
+ | 5 | ||
+ | - 17 | ||
+ | 7 | ||
+ | .3 | ||
+ | 8 | ||
+ | F | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | r,4440, | ||
+ | KEEP UP TO DATE. | ||
+ | DROP INTO PADDY' | ||
+ | *We | ||
+ | A few of our latest items:- | ||
+ | Milk Powder in Packet form | ||
+ | 4 oz....10d. | ||
+ | Aluminium screw-top Containers - | ||
+ | The first since 1940. | ||
+ | 5" x 3" (more sizes to follow) | ||
+ | 2/6 ea. | ||
+ | A good variety of plastic containers from i pt. to I gall., in polyethelene pliable plastic. Good for all sorts of liquids | ||
+ | .......3/]1 to 19/- | ||
+ | Quart size tins of Shellite for your rebuttal stove | ||
+ | 3/9 tin. | ||
+ | WOOMO--- 41711101111Retir v411111112w, | ||
+ | 45!Fir | ||
+ | Clinkers, just arrived and going quickly | ||
+ | 4r0; | ||
+ | Vyr | ||
+ | 91. | ||
+ | 2/6 doz. | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | .25/6 set, | ||
+ | PADDY PAW' | ||
+ | 12 | ||
+ | Lightweight Camp Gear | ||
+ | 201 CASTLE REAGH St SYDN EY | ||
+ | GOOD WALKING, | ||
+ | Phone: | ||
195703.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/02 11:02 by tyreless