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196007 [2016/01/21 09:11] kennettj196007 [2016/04/23 17:50] (current) – [Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair Reserve] kennettj
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 **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER**
  
-A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, The N.S.W. Nurses' Association Rooms, "Northcote Building", Reiby Place, Sydney, Box No.4476 G.P.O., Sydney. Phone JAT1462.+A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, The N.S.W. Nurses' Association Rooms, "Northcote Building", Reiby Place, Sydney, Box No.4476 G.P.O., Sydney. Phone JW1462.
  
 **307 JULY 1960 Price 1/-** **307 JULY 1960 Price 1/-**
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 |**Typed** | Jean Harvey | |**Typed** | Jean Harvey |
  
-Social Forecast - Pam Baker 2 +|Social Forecast - Pam Baker 2| 
-At Our June Meeting - Alex Colley 3 +|At Our June Meeting - Alex Colley |3| 
-Night On A Bald Mountain - Athol Atwood 3 +|Night On A Bald Mountain - Athol Atwood |3| 
-Bushwalker Barbecue - Dot Butler 5 +|Bushwalker Barbecue - Dot Butler |5| 
-Hatswell's Taxi & Tourist Service (Advertisement) 7 +|Hatswell's Taxi & Tourist Service (Advertisement) |7| 
-Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advertisement) 9 +|Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advertisement) |9| 
-Mt. Jellore - "Allga" 9 +|Mt. Jellore - "Mulga|9| 
-Just Beyond the Bulldozers - Alex Colley 10 +|Just Beyond the Bulldozers - Alex Colley |10| 
-The Social Past 12 +|The Social Past |12| 
-Paddy's Advertisement 13 +|Paddy's Advertisement |13| 
-Your Walking Guide - Day Walks - David Ingram 14 +|Your Walking Guide - Day Walks - David Ingram |14| 
-Cradle Mountain - Lair St.Clair Reserve - Roy Craggs 16+|Cradle Mountain - Lair St.Clair Reserve - Roy Craggs |16|
  
  
-We sink to sleep; and the silence spreads +We sink to sleep; and the silence spreads\\ 
-Night sounds, and silvery shafts of moonlight +Night sounds, and silvery shafts of moonlight\\ 
-Slanting through the trees, add magic to the night;  +Slanting through the trees, add magic to the night;\\  
-Fast-driving clouds, hiding the moon; the grey  +Fast-driving clouds, hiding the moon; the grey \\ 
-Coldness of dawn; bird-calls greeting day;  +Coldness of dawn; bird-calls greeting day; \\ 
-Wind; and sunshine; deep pools in creeks; +Wind; and sunshine; deep pools in creeks;\\ 
-Lapstones and long, steep ridges, crowned with peaks;  +Lapstones and long, steep ridges, crowned with peaks; \\ 
-The range-filled view; and trailing smoke of a train: +The range-filled view; and trailing smoke of a train:\\ 
-All these have brought me joy, and will again  +All these have brought me joy, and will again \\ 
-Whenever I escape, by secret thought, +Whenever I escape, by secret thought,\\ 
-Or with my rucksack, from the city. There's naught  +Or with my rucksack, from the city. There's naught \\ 
-Can keep me from them while I've strength to walk!  +Can keep me from them while I've strength to walk!\\  
-Yet I leave them, join in the fuss and talk,  +Yet I leave them, join in the fuss and talk, \\ 
-Fight the old fight for bread, enslaved by goods,  +Fight the old fight for bread, enslaved by goods,\\  
-And insatiate appetites, timid moods. +And insatiate appetites, timid moods.\\ 
-Oh, why do I yield, when out there, freedom waits,  +Oh, why do I yield, when out there, freedom waits, \\ 
-And all that's left of leisure, that creates  +And all that's left of leisure, that creates\\  
-Beauty's reflection   +Beauty's reflection  \\ 
-O! dear, green Earth: O! mountains, deep within  +O! dear, green Earth: O! mountains, deep within \\ 
-Your hearts the bushland keep: May we who win  +Your hearts the bushland keep: May we who win \\ 
-To peace, and living Beauty, there enshrined,  +To peace, and living Beauty, there enshrined, \\ 
-Guard them, and thee, forever, from mankind:+Guard them, and thee, forever, from mankind:\\
  
 Extract from The Bushwalker, by D. Lawry. Extract from The Bushwalker, by D. Lawry.
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-22-23-24th July Walk No.28 - Leader Bob Duncan - Map: Mittagong Military- "Maga".+22-23-24th July Walk No.28 - Leader Bob Duncan - Map: Mittagong Military- "Mulga".
  
 From the high parts of Sydney you can see the Gib at Bowral, and to the right a little, the conical peak of Mt. Jellore. From the high parts of Sydney you can see the Gib at Bowral, and to the right a little, the conical peak of Mt. Jellore.
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 We were glad to cross the border again and come out of the cold hills to the warm sunny beach to the north in sunny New south Wales. Our short venture over the Victorian border merely confirmed my opinion of that State. We were glad to cross the border again and come out of the cold hills to the warm sunny beach to the north in sunny New south Wales. Our short venture over the Victorian border merely confirmed my opinion of that State.
  
-That night we found a good campsite at Nadgee Inlet - one of the most scenic spots on the trip, and another day's walk took us to Merrikn, Creek. From there we drove to Disaster Bay and walked down the coast to another unspoiled inlet - the mouth of the Merrika River - and camped in a delightful spot behind an old timber loading platform.+That night we found a good campsite at Nadgee Inlet - one of the most scenic spots on the trip, and another day's walk took us to Merrika, Creek. From there we drove to Disaster Bay and walked down the coast to another unspoiled inlet - the mouth of the Merrika River - and camped in a delightful spot behind an old timber loading platform.
  
 By the next night we were back at Jamberoo, and after a morning collecting blackberries, arrived home again on the Sunday night. By the next night we were back at Jamberoo, and after a morning collecting blackberries, arrived home again on the Sunday night.
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 Someone was heard to ask for information on the Clyde River area. This is covered by F.A, Craft in the "Physiography of the Shoalhaven River Valley", Linnean Society N.S.W. Proceedings Vol.56 1931 Someone was heard to ask for information on the Clyde River area. This is covered by F.A, Craft in the "Physiography of the Shoalhaven River Valley", Linnean Society N.S.W. Proceedings Vol.56 1931
-pp. 99-132 Tallong Bungonia +pp. 99-132 Tallong Bungonia\\ 
-243-261 Nerrimunga Creek +243-261 Nerrimunga Creek\\ 
-261-265 Bulee Ridge +261-265 Bulee Ridge\\ 
-412-430 Nerriga (includes plates showing views from Endrick and Corang trigs.)+412-430 Nerriga (includes plates showing views from Endrick and Corang trigs.)\\
  
  
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 **29-30-31JULY 1ST AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY** **29-30-31JULY 1ST AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY**
 Katoomba Megalong Creek - Cox's River Junction - Breakfast Creek - Glen Alan Canyon. Katoomba Megalong Creek - Cox's River Junction - Breakfast Creek - Glen Alan Canyon.
-First class river and creek scenery - extensive panoramas on the last day. Down Nellie's Glen on the Friday night - camp near the old Pub site. Rockhop down Megalong. Gorge (alternative the easy six foot track) - spectacular drop over granite boulders, then through a narrow cleft to the Cox's junction. Pleasant, scrambling and river bank walking along Cox's. Camp at Galong Creek. Through the Grand Bluffs past Harry's River junction to Breakfast Creek. Some rock hopping to Glen Alan gorge. Climb easily around a series of waterfalls set in quartzite gorge. Camp near Glen Alan crossing. Early last day out via Taro's Ladder and Narrow Neck. +First class river and creek scenery - extensive panoramas on the last day. Down Nellie's Glen on the Friday night - camp near the old Pub site. Rockhop down Megalong. Gorge (alternative the easy six foot track) - spectacular drop over granite boulders, then through a narrow cleft to the Cox's junction. Pleasant, scrambling and river bank walking along Cox's. Camp at Galong Creek. Through the Grand Bluffs past Harry's River junction to Breakfast Creek. Some rock hopping to Glen Alan gorge. Climb easily around a series of waterfalls set in quartzite gorge. Camp near Glen Alan crossing. Early last day out via Taro's Ladder and Narrow Neck.\\ 
-Maps: Myles Dunphy's Map of the Cangerangs +Maps: Myles Dunphy's Map of the Gangerangs\\ 
-Katoomba and Jenolan Military +Katoomba and Jenolan Military Blue Mountains Tourist.\\
-Blue Mountains Tourist.+
 Leader: Brian Harvey. Leader: Brian Harvey.
  
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 **5-6-7 AUGUST**  **5-6-7 AUGUST** 
-Wolgen Valley - Annie Rowan's Creek - Old Coach Road - Wolgan. Private transport - fair dirt road from Lid sdale through the spectacular Wolgan Gap to the old shale treatment town of Newnes. Inspect the ruins of the works and.township. Track walk down the Wolgan to Annie Rowan's Creek. Some scrambling to the tops and across to the old railway track, through the Glowworm tunnel and down the cutting to Newnes.+Wolgen Valley - Annie Rowan's Creek - Old Coach Road - Wolgan. Private transport - fair dirt road from Lid sdale through the spectacular Wolgan Gap to the old shale treatment town of Newnes. Inspect the ruins of the works and.township. Track walk down the Wolgan to Annie Rowan's Creek. Some scrambling to the tops and across to the old railway track, through the Glowworm tunnel and down the cutting to Newnes.\\
 Leader: Lyndsey Gray. Leader: Lyndsey Gray.
  
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 Meanwhile I was gathering as much information as I could from around the Club. Advice and suggestions ranged many and varied, most of these I found very helpful. Opinions on the conditions in Tasmania for weather and walking went, from easy, moderate, rough, terrible to abominable, but everyone agreed it was a worthwhile trip. Meanwhile I was gathering as much information as I could from around the Club. Advice and suggestions ranged many and varied, most of these I found very helpful. Opinions on the conditions in Tasmania for weather and walking went, from easy, moderate, rough, terrible to abominable, but everyone agreed it was a worthwhile trip.
  
-Time for departure drew near, and our party had dwindled back to two, Smithy and I. However, a bare week before we left I was talking to a prospective member of the Club who expressed his desire to accompany us. He had been introduced to me as Hans. I enquired of Hans if he had had any wallkig experience, and he informed me that he was a member of the Austrian Alpine Club and thrust a rather impressive membership card under my nose, so I welcomed Hens Lamellhofer into our little group.+Time for departure drew near, and our party had dwindled back to two, Smithy and I. However, a bare week before we left I was talking to a prospective member of the Club who expressed his desire to accompany us. He had been introduced to me as Hans. I enquired of Hans if he had had any walking experience, and he informed me that he was a member of the Austrian Alpine Club and thrust a rather impressive membership card under my nose, so I welcomed Hens Lamellhofer into our little group.
  
 We travelled to Melbourne by train, a very uncomfortable trip in comparison with the seats on the new ferry the Princess of Tasmania", which sails from Melbourne to Devonport. The sea was smooth so I could fully enjoy the excellent food and very choice selection of refreshment. We travelled to Melbourne by train, a very uncomfortable trip in comparison with the seats on the new ferry the Princess of Tasmania", which sails from Melbourne to Devonport. The sea was smooth so I could fully enjoy the excellent food and very choice selection of refreshment.
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 After lunching at the hut we trudged once again through our mud pie. The boys insisted that the view would be better from the plains. I pointed out that the view wasn't worth tuppence with one's face in the mud. The previous three days had been fine, the track had been drying nicely (except in the button grass), but halfway to Narcissus Hut a thunderstorm dropped by for a social call. The track turned to mire under the deluge of rain and we seemed to slip every few feet. We arrived at Narcissus Hut liberally caked with mud once more. Both our morale and our opinion of Tasmania were at an all time low. The Hut is situated at the north end of Lake St.Clair and was much to our liking. It consists of two large rooms each with a fireplace and beds for eight. After lunching at the hut we trudged once again through our mud pie. The boys insisted that the view would be better from the plains. I pointed out that the view wasn't worth tuppence with one's face in the mud. The previous three days had been fine, the track had been drying nicely (except in the button grass), but halfway to Narcissus Hut a thunderstorm dropped by for a social call. The track turned to mire under the deluge of rain and we seemed to slip every few feet. We arrived at Narcissus Hut liberally caked with mud once more. Both our morale and our opinion of Tasmania were at an all time low. The Hut is situated at the north end of Lake St.Clair and was much to our liking. It consists of two large rooms each with a fireplace and beds for eight.
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 (To be continued.) (To be continued.)
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