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-CAVING AT CLIEFDEN.
+=== Sanitarium Health Food Shop and Vegetarian Café. ===
+Summer Camps.
+the Saitarium food products are ideal for the hot weather. Dried fruits. Nuts. Lighweight. Biscuits. Delicitios tinned fruit juices.
+Hunter St., Sydney. BW1725.
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+===== Caving At Cliefden. =====
 - Bob Duncan.
-The leader Helan Barrett, and George Grey, Lyndsey Gray, Gwen Seach and I, all in George's Kombi van, got as far as twenty miles beyond Bathurst on the Friday night and resumed the trip early Saturday morning. George steered the van uncertainly under the guidance of our leader, who had been there before, but at last we came to a farmhouse which Helen thought was the residence of the keeper of the caves. Such indeed was the case and after about a 20 minute chat Helen came back with the keys.
+The leader Helan Barrett, and George Grey, Lyndsey Gray, Gwen Seach and I, all in George's Kombi van, got as far as.... twenty miles beyond Bathurst on the Friday night and resumed the trip early Saturday morning. George steered the van uncertainly under the guidance of our leader, who had been there before, but at last we came to a farmhouse which Helen thought was the residence of the keeper of the caves. Such indeed was the case and after about a 20 minute chat Helen came back with the keys.
-"How do we get to the caves from here?" asked George. "Down there I er er
+"How do we get to the caves from here?" asked George. "Down there I er er think" replied Helen, pointing in a most unlikely direction. "But naturally you asked the bloke" I said. "No" she admitted "we were talking about the new American satellite". However, George placed great faith in the fact that Helen had been there before and obediently nosed his vehicle along the indicated route. The track branched at ½-mile intervals and at each branch Helen made a snap decision, but with very little conviction and after about five miles she admitted that the country looked unfamiliar.
-think" replied Helen, pointing in a most unlikely direction. "But naturally you asked the bloke" I said. "No" she admitted "we were talking about the new American satellite". However, George placed great faith in the fact that Helen had been there before and obediently nosed his vehicle along the indicated route. The track branched at 1 mile intervals and at each branch Helen made a snap decision, but with very little conviction and after about five miles she admitted that the country looked unfamiliar.
-George's excellent memory for farm tracks got us backto the house where we met Snow who, guided only by his meagre common sense, had driven straight to the caves the previous night and was now on his way back to organise a search party for us. We followed Snow to the end of the caves road and there met Ben and Evelyn Esgate and Mick Elfick.
+George's excellent memory for farm tracks got us back to the house where we met Snow who, guided only by his meagre common sense, had driven straight to the caves the previous night and was now on his way back to organise a search party for us. We followed Snow to the end of the caves road and there met Ben and Evelyn Esgate and Mick Elfick.
 Ahead lay a big limestone hill and over this the Beluba River; we scattered over the hill looking for holes. Heather soon found one and with George, Snow and Lyndy, disappeared into it. The rest of us explored the hillside for other likely looking entrances, and having catalogued these, made camp and had lunch on the river bank.
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 After lunch we all went down another hole. This led a long way down through rock fall, very tricky, but with Evelyn's cheery voice to guide us we managed to keep together and I think not a single person was lost. At last we came to a dead end and had to return. Helen had been in this hole before and said the system was very extensive but we had evidently taken a wrong turning somewhere. At any rate we had found enough as by the time we got out it was late afternoon and time to start thinking about tea.
-Caves are muddy so we all jumped into the Beluba River for a cleansing swilal. I found this particularly enjoyable as my boiler suit had developed a large split in the backside allowing the mud to penetrate more than somewhat.
+Caves are muddy so we all jumped into the Beluba River for a cleansing swim. I found this particularly enjoyable as my boiler suit had developed a large split in the backside allowing the mud to penetrate more than somewhat.
-It was heavenly camping under the red river gums; the ground was soft, the birds were nesting in every tree, the stars were just beginning to peep through the twilight 617, and (according to Helen's information) the satellite was due over at 8.03 p m. At 8.02 p m. those of us who had eaten moderately stood up and walked over onto a small rise to look for it. But look as we might, we saw nothing, so we had coffee and crawled into our sacks, Helen first tying herself to a tree as a precaution against rotating herself up the hill and into a sinkhole during the night.
+It was heavenly camping under the red river gums; the ground was soft, the birds were nesting in every tree, the stars were just beginning to peep through the twilight sky, and (according to Helen's information) the satellite was due over at 8.03 p.m. At 8.02 p.m. those of us who had eaten moderately stood up and walked over onto a small rise to look for it. But look as we might, we saw nothing, so we had coffee and crawled into our sacks, Helen first tying herself to a tree as a precaution against rotating herself up the hill and into a sinkhole during the night.
-I awoke next morning to the sweet singing of the galahs and craws and Evelyn's voice "Get up Duncan, or I'll pull you out of your bag". "Modesty please", I replied, "I have no clothing with me save that torn-boiler suit hanging on the tree. Throw it to me together with Heather's needle and thread and I'll attempt to repair it". That done, breakfast eaten, and the more difficult task of arousing Snow and Heather accomplished, we went caving again.
+I awoke next morning to the sweet singing of the galahs and crows and Evelyn's voice "Get up Duncan, or I'll pull you out of your bag". "Modesty please", I replied, "I have no clothing with me save that torn-boiler suit hanging on the tree. Throw it to me together with Heather's needle and thread and I'll attempt to repair it". That done, breakfast eaten, and the more difficult task of arousing Snow and Heather accomplished, we went caving again.
-This time we got into a quite extensive system with a dead fox, plenty of squeezes, mud in spots, plenty of bats, and plenty of first class formations. There was gallery after gallery of helectites. It was mighty sitting on our backsides taking the mud slides like cave bears, galloping through the big caverns like woggIydonts, crawling into the small holes like wombats and standing around saying
+This time we got into a quite extensive system with a dead fox, plenty of squeezes, mud in spots, plenty of bats, and plenty of first class formations. There was gallery after gallery of helectites. It was mighty sitting on our backsides taking the mud slides like cave bears, galloping through the big caverns like wogglydonts, crawling into the small holes like wombats and standing around saying "ooh-ah" when our leader illuminated some of the more beautiful galleries with her magnesium ribbon. But at last on reaching a large cavern George jumped up onto a high boulder and addressed the party. He reminded us of the lateness of the hour, of the depth to which we had descended, and of the long car trip which lay between us and Sydney even when the surface was regained. We all agreed that we should begin the return journey at once. We climbed to the surface, rushed down to the river, had a quick swim, had a sun bake, had lunch, had a snooze, had a final cup of tea and a short siesta and then in no time we were rushing back along the highway to Sydney in George's Kombi van.
-ooh-ah" when our leader illuminated some of the more beautiful galleries with her magnesium ribbon. But at last careach/inarge cavern George jumped up onto a high boulder and addressed the party. He reminded us of the lateness of the hour, of the depth to which we had descended, and of the long car trip which lay between us and Sydney even when the surface was regained. We all agreed that we should begin the return journey at once. We climbed to 'the surface, rushed down to the river, had a quick swim, had a sun bake, had lunch, had a snooze, had a final cup of tea and a short siesta and then in no time we were rushing back along the highway to Sydney in George's Kombi van.
-We reached Snow's place at Katoomba at 8.03 p m. I had been asleep but the gears in my grey matter began turning slowly. "8.03 p m. is satellite time" and looking up' at the sky, sure enough, there was the satellite as plain as the nose on Snow's face. We all stood on the footpath gawking and Mrs. Brown rushed up and down the street rousing her neighbours and yelling "Good old President Eisenhower".
+We reached Snow's place at Katoomba at 8.03 p.m. I had been asleep but the gears in my grey matter began turning slowly. "8.03 p m. is satellite time" and looking up at the sky, sure enough, there was the satellite as plain as the nose on Snow's face. We all stood on the footpath gawking and Mrs. Brown rushed up and down the street rousing her neighbours and yelling "Good old President Eisenhower".
 Then we got back into the van for the last leg of the journey home to Sydney.
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+=== Hatswell's Taxi & Tourist Service. ===
+For all your transport from Blackheath contact Hatswell's Taxi & Transport Service. Ring, write, wire or call any hour - day or night.
+'Phone: Blackheath W459 of W151.
+Booking office: 4 doors from teh Gardners Inn Hotel (look for the neon sign).
+Speedy 5 or 8 passenger cars available. Large or small parties catered for.
+Fares:
+  * Kanangra Walls: 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+  * Perry's Lookdown: 3/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+  * Jenolan State Forest: 20/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+  * Carlon's Farm: 10/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+We will be pleased to quote trips or special parties on application.
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+=== Pictures in teh papers... ===
+Colin Putt - for being leader of a 'scientific' expedition to climb hitherto unscaled peaks in New Guinea. Can't say he looked happy about the honour (of having his picture taken).
+Denis Gittoes - for travelling to work by canoe on Trainless Tuesday - complete with brief case and neatly furled umbrella.
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+=== In a canyon... ===
-PICTURES MIME PAPERS...
-Colin Putt - for bing leader of a
-expedition to climb hithc,vto unzcaled pc4aks in New (31-,lina. Can't say he happy about the honour (of having his picture taken).
-Denis Gittoes - for travelling to work by calioe on Trainless Tuesday complete with brief case and neatly furled umbrella.
-IN A CANYON
 Hay Creek Canyon lured 13 starters into its dark and frigid depths. We hear stories of Snow Brown standing under a waterfall for two hours as abseilers were helped on their way, and of water which was cold enough to walk on if only the ice hadn't been moving so fast.
-George Grey's party descended Jerrara Creek, but by
-which route? They spent Saturday night camped halfway down (shades of Danae Brook
-Congratulations to Judy Nagg and Richard Redfern, married on 26th November.
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+George Grey's party descended Jerrara Creek, but by which route? They spent Saturday night camped halfway down (shades of Danae Brook).
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+Congratulations to Judy Wagg and Richard Redfern, married on 26th November.
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 THE WANDERINGS OF A BULL MOOSE.