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-The Sydney Buahwalker July, 1961. - Letter ftom Robert Duncan.
+===== Letter From Robert Duncan. =====
-You Bushies seem to have been doing some good trips. There are no gorge trips that can be done in Colorado. All the canyons have rdads up them, and anyway the water's too cold and there are no 'waterfalls. I assume Danai Brook hasn't been climbed up yet.
-The week before last was a University vacation and I've just come back from an intrepid: trip in the Utah desert, just upstream from the main part of the Grand Canyon. It wasP a hard walk, living on grilled rattlesnake and cactus mash soup, but the rcck formations and climbing were fantabulous. I'll have to show you all my slides when I- get back.
+You Bushies seem to have been doing some good trips. There are no gorge trips that can be done in Colorado. All the canyons have roads up them, and anyway the water's too cold and there are no waterfalls. I assume Danai Brook hasn't been climbed up yet.
- I've just shown my New Zealand slides here. I made it look as- if all the slides-were taken on one monstrous mountain climb; landing by lobster boat in Doubtful Sound, trekking inland through the moss forests; attacked by a ferocious amphibious wombat (actually Stitt backing out of a mudhole at Wood's Creek); climbing 'up the Cheval Ridge on Malte Brun, tha only route on to the Tasman Glacier; negotiating the Hochstetter Ice Fall by climbing down into each crevasse on a knotted rope in bare beetle-crushers; climbing up the snow ridge of Green; and finally on to the summit of Hochstetter Dome - the highest peak in N.Z. I've been asked to Show my slides again.
-After returning from the Utah desert I succumbed to a deplorable atavistic urge. Instead of shaving off the week's accumulated stubble with a clean bold sweep, I procrastinated in front of the bathroon mirror and, in my imagination, began trimming it first in
+The week before last was a University vacation and I've just come back from an intrepid trip in the Utah desert, just upstream from the main part of the Grand Canyon. It was a hard walk, living on grilled rattlesnake and cactus mash soup, but the rcck formations and climbing were fantabulous. I'll have to show you all my slides when I get back.
-the Van Dyke style, then the Walrus, then the Ned Kelly. The
-inevitable happened; I settled for the Abraham Lincoln and left it on. Now, instead of flWombat" the more insolent students at the University call me "Honest Abe."
+I've just shown my New Zealand slides here. I made it look as if all the slides were taken on one monstrous mountain climb; landing by lobster boat in Doubtful Sound, trekking inland through the moss forests; attacked by a ferocious amphibious wombat (actually Stitt backing out of a mudhole at Wood's Creek); climbing up the Cheval Ridge on Malte Brun, the only route on to the Tasman Glacier; negotiating the Hochstetter Ice Fall by climbing down into each crevasse on a knotted rope in bare beetle-crushers; climbing up the snow ridge of Green; and finally on to the summit of Hochstetter Dome - the highest peak in N.Z. I've been asked to show my slides again.
-I had read about Pizzas in the Lil Abner strip in Lustralia; but had never seen one. But now I have. Pizza places are everywhere in America and the Pizzas are enormous - about 2 feet across.
-a pizza is a night's work. Another institution, uncommon
+After returning from the Utah desert I succumbed to a deplorable atavistic urge. Instead of shaving off the week's accumulated stubble with a clean bold sweep, I procrastinated in front of the bathroon mirror and, in my imagination, began trimming it first in the Van Dyke style, then the Walrus, then the Ned Kelly. The inevitable happened; I settled for the Abraham Lincoln and left it on. Now, instead of "Wombat" the more insolent students at the University call me "Honest Abe."
- in Australia but common here, is the smorgasborg. At these places they have great buckets of delicious food and you can ladle as much onto your plate, and come back for as many helpings as you like, all for one dollar, which, in general buying power is about 5/-. How these places make a profit I can't understand. Everyone in the Hiking Club goes to a smorgasborg on Sunday nights. I find that a
-July, 1962 The Sydney Bushwail(er 19.
+I had read about Pizzas in the Lil Abner strip in Australia, but had never seen one. But now I have. Pizza places are everywhere in America and the Pizzas are enormous - about 2 feet across. Eating a pizza is a night's work. Another institution, uncommon in Australia but common here, is the smorgasborg. At these places they have great buckets of delicious food and you can ladle as much onto your plate, and come back for as many helpings as you like, all for one dollar, which, in general buying power is about 5/-. How these places make a profit I can't understand. Everyone in the Hiking Club goes to a smorgasborg on Sunday nights. I find that a glass of milk and a slice of bread each day keeps me going for the rest of the week. Round about Friday and Saturday the bread-milk diet needs discipline, but the thought of the coming Sunday night makes it worthwhile building up an appetite.
-,
-glass of milk and a slice of bread each day keel: me going for the rest of the week,. Round about Friday and Saturday the bread-milk diet needs discipline1,13Lit--Lhe thought of the coming, Sunday night mak-es it Worthwhile building up an appetite.
+A few week-ends ago I went walking in the foothills around Boulder. When I arose from the cot the femme birds were sitting on their nests chirping sweetly. The cock birds were resplendent in their brilliant yellow and red spring uniforms. "Clearly," I said to myself, "it's Spring. Time to throw away the Longjohns and snowshoes and don the shorts and sandshoes." However it was another Duncan bungle. Before long I was wa11owing up to. the Plimsol line through snow drifts and while the pain was not really desperate I was the object of scorn and ridicule by the whole party.
-A few Week-ends ago- : I -.kent, walking in t foothills around  _Boulder. When I arose from the cot' the - femme birds were sitting on their nests chirping sweetly. The cock bijrcis were-:resplentieht-;
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+I have bought a magnificent pair of Blizzard Metal Skis for Stitt, and have nobly spent a few days on the slopes trying them out. This has been mine and Stitt's undoing. Hitherto I had resisted the temptation to buy metal skis for myself, but after trying these out I decided to keep them and buy Stitt another pair. I despatched all this junk Saturday, but I suppose it will take at age to reach Sydney by ship.
-in their brilliant yell ow and red spring ' uniforms " CI-early 1" I. said t6 'Myself, "it's Spring. Time to throw'/ay the' Longjohns and snowshoes and don the shorts and sandshoes." 'However it was another Duncan bungle. Before long I was wa.11owing up to. the Plimsol- line-thrpagh snow drifts and whilethe pain was not really de6perate I' waS the object of scorn and , ridteule by the whole party.
-I have bought a pagnificent pair, of Blizzard Metal' "Skis for Stitt, and have nobly spent a few days on the slopes trying,,thami. out This has been mine and Stitt's undoing. Hitherto I hac3.1: resisted the temptation to buy metal skis for myself, but after  trying theS'e Out I decided to keep them and buy Stitt another pair,
+The Saturday before last, in between the Washington and Choir trips, two peabods and I climbed McHenries peak, (14,300 ft), and it was one of the hardest slogs I've done; about a 15 mile round trip on snow shoes through pine forest and deep snow to the foot of the real climb, and then a 4,000 ft. climb in thigh deep snow on steep slopes and at a fair altitude. We left at 5.30 a.m. and didn't get back till 8 pm, and according to the register were the first to make the climb this season.
-despatched all this junk Saturday, but I suppose it will take at age to reach Sydney by ship.
-The Saturday before last, in between the Wahington and Choir  trips, two PealaOds and I climbed McHenries peak, (14,300 ft), and
+Last Saturday I should have been packing but I was tempted into going for a stroll through the foothills to study the spring flowers and the behaviour of the birds and bees. While on the stroll I was attacked by 15 ticks. Mine was easily the best score of the party. Fortunately, however, they found my hairy legs slow going and I managed to intercept them all before they had found themselves a suitable digging-in spot.
-. it was one of the hardest slogs I've done; about a 15 'mile round
-- trip on snow shoes through pine forest and deep snow tcr-tile.'fdo-6._- of the real climb, and then a 4,000 ft. climb in thigh deep 'snow on steep slopes and at a fair altitude, We left at 5 39_.a.111 a- _didn't get back till 8 pm, and according' to the register Wer6 t first to make the climb this season.
+Digby and Joan called in here about three weeks ago. Digby looked weatherbeaten but very much alive. They had run out of money and so were driving directly back to Montreal and employment.
-Last Saturday I should have beer packing,
-.d n.7. 16 going for a stroll-, through the foothills to study-the- apring..:i a'lowers and the behaviour of the birds and bees:. While on the stroll I was attacked by 15--t-2,0.3, Mine was easily the :be'st'Scorer,
-of the party. F or tunately 5 407.?Teir r they found my hair)r legs sld
-gol ng ant71'.thati:Eited td interoaphem, all before they had; ' themselye& a suitra-Z,6 dtggitzg-iri. . -
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-, Digby:.and an called n here; :,ab3u t-three 'eekago Digby. looked weatherbeaten but --Verk -macas.'ative , Th6 had' f'un but of
-money and so were driVing directly back to Montreal and employment,
-. .
 That's all for now,
-.Robert,..
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+Robert.
-, The Sydney Bushwalker July, 1962. FEDERATION REPORT - MAY 1962.
-Jost.. and Found. A heavy olive greet jumper, hand knitted and almost new as been found on the Black Dog Track during the Easter Holiday period. Any claimant please contact Mr, D. Hope, Kirkland's Household Supplies, Springwood.
+----
-Suggestion that Garrawarra and National Park are to be merged. The 4,ands Department denies ahy suggestion of a proposed merger.
-Search and Rescue. The Cusiter family of Leura has forwarded an appreciation of the work doen in finding their son's body. The purchase of medical articles to be taken on S & R rescues has been dectded upon in consultation with the Section's medical advisor. A suitable stretcher for cliff rescues is to be made. The use of tWQ way radio communication together with a base station is being further investigated. Further funds will be required before purchase. C4in Putt has agreed to take charge of mountain rescues involving cliff climbs.
+===== Federation Report - May 1962. =====
-Annup. Ball. Any suggestions for novelties? Best decorated table agatr% this year - a suggested theme is "Old Boots". A good attendance
-aimed at in an effort to improve on previous years. Tickets will ba 22/6.
+=== Lost and Found. ===
-!lb, Bushwalker Annu4". Any literary contributions by members of tlub7 -
-an c  W.E.A. Ramblers requested permission to clear the cry rac at Faulconbridge leading to Perch Pools etc. The track a solid foundation and some good work has a+iready been done, but
+A heavy olive greet jumper, hand knitted and almost new has been found on the Black Dog Track during the Easter Holiday period. Any claimant please contact Mr. D. Hope, Kirkland's Household Supplies, Springwood.
-L.45 not yet available for uce. It was reported that the Narrow
-Nock Road is planned to go over Clear Hill to join with another, road
+=== Suggestion that Garrawarra and National Park are to be merged. ===
-'be constructed from Medlow lap. The Council already has a grant
-,000 to spend on the road and the project is said to have the
+The Lands Department denies any suggestion of a proposed merger.
-44110504rt of Blackheath and Katoomba commercial interests.
-      0   0.
+=== Search and Rescue. ===
-It f om th awr curr id A
-"My magazine subscription was sent some time ago beAkatjsktk "The Sydney Bushwalker" is so very valuable to those of k14, w*, AV* not living in Sydney now. What a time they had at lanangrat.. of course, a ati3t at the end of it. I remember =eating
+The Cusiter family of Leura has forwarded an appreciation of the work doen in finding their son's body. The purchase of medical articles to be taken on S & R rescues has been decided upon in consultation with the Section's medical advisor. A suitable stretcher for cliff rescues is to be made. The use of two way radio communication together with a base station is being further investigated. Further funds will be required before purchase. Colin Putt has agreed to take charge of mountain rescues involving cliff climbs.
-Of plateau at dusk in a thick mist on my "Thirteen.Over --Murat" trip Amy years ago.
-Some day I'll get back to $ydneY'A again and really teecee active in a modified way. Till then, cheerio to you, and aUt r 0,11
+=== Annual Ball. ===
-July, 1962
-' _ The Sydney Bushwalker, 21. SCIENCE.NATURLLY.
+Any suggestions for novelties? Best decorated table again this year - a suggested theme is "Old Boots". A good attendance is aimed at in an effort to improve on previous years. Tickets will ba 22/6.
+=== "The Bushwalker Annual". ===
+Any literary contributions by members of Club?
+=== Tracks and Access. ===
+W.E.A. Ramblers requested permission to clear the Victory Track at Faulconbridge leading to Perch Pools etc. The track has a solid foundation and some good work has already been done, but it is not yet available for use. It was reported that the Narrow Neck Road is planned to go over Clear Hill to join with another road to be constructed from Medlow Gap. The Council already has a grant of £20,000 to spend on the road and the project is said to have the support of Blackheath and Katoomba commercial interests.
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+=== Comments from Dorothy Lawry, currently residing in Auckland. ===
+"My magazine subscription was sent some time ago because "The Sydney Bushwalker" is so very valuable to those of us who are not living in Sydney now. What a time they had at Kanangra! and, of course, a mist at the end of it. I remember crossing that bit of plateau at dusk in a thick mist on my "Thirteen Over Thurat" trip many years ago.
+Some day I'll get back to Sydney again and really become active - in a modified way. Till then, cheerio to you, and all my old pals."
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+SCIENCE.NATURLLY.
 The sun is our powerhou-se. With the exception of atomic
 power, all sources of energy-coal, oil, wood and wind come directly from the sun.