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 **Contents**
-|Monthly Report - January. J.Brown |2 |
+|Monthly Report January - J.Brown |2 |
 |Mountain Equipment Ad.| 4|
 |A Grand Tour of Megalong Valley - Wombat|5 |
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 So we came to another major event of the year deciding where to hold the Reunion and we were solemnly reminded of the lack of wood at Woods Creek. Nominations were invited and there was a ghastly silence apparently there was nothing new to offer, Eventually one brave member spoke up and nominated Woods Creek.
-Then there were no more nominations Jack Wren said each person who voted for Woods Creek was voting to assist in bringingwood from the hills. However, with nothing else to vote for, the result was beyond doubt.
+Then there were no more nominations Jack Wren said each person who voted for Woods Creek was voting to assist in bringing wood from the hills. However, with nothing else to vote for, the result was beyond doubt.
 The question of an alternative site was discussed and Long Angle Gully, Burning Palms and Euroka in that order were proposed. The final vote went to Burning Palms if we were cut off from Woods Creek by fire, flood or other disaster.
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 Now came another unexpected bit of business, Snow Brown said the prospect of securing a bit of Bendethera seemed to be chancy. Perhaps we could consider other areas. For instance, on a holiday walk down the coast from Merry Beach to Pebbly Beach quite a few attractive seashore places were seen.If many of these were private property it may he worth while setting up a committee to find if any areas were for sale and within our price range.
-Jack Wren suggested the area of search should be extended to embrace some interesting coastline several miles north of Merry Beach, around Meroo Point. Mick Elfick said if we could find nothing reasonably priced now, we would certainly not do so in a few years. The motion was carried and a committee of Snow Brown (convenor) George Gray, Mick Elfick, Ron Khightley and Bob Duncan appointed, with power to coopt.
+Jack Wren suggested the area of search should be extended to embrace some interesting coastline several miles north of Merry Beach, around Meroo Point. Mick Elfick said if we could find nothing reasonably priced now, we would certainly not do so in a few years. The motion was carried and a committee of Snow Brown (convenor) George Gray, Mick Elfick, Ron Knightley and Bob Duncan appointed, with power to coopt.
 Nan Bourke rose to say that only 2 families presented themselves at the Christmas Kiddies Treat. Did the Club want these affairs and would the Club circularise members to find why they did not attend. Frank Ashdown could see no reason for asking people if they did not take advantage of the item on the programme, it should be withdrawn.
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 Then surprisingly, it seemed that it was already 9.50 p m. the meeting had gone on for almost three hours and it was high time it was over and it was.
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 ====== Day Walks ======
 Feb.14 West Head - Flint and Steel - Great Mackerel Beach - West Head. 10 miles.
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 ====== A 430 Mile Weekend Motor Trip Around Broken Hill ======
-Peterbameron
+Peter Cameron
 Eight of us met at the ZincBatch at 8 p m. Friday to board our 1954 Vauxhall Ute for the weekend trip. We were Chris and Brian two N.Z. geologists: Dave a geologist from Queensland: Fred and wife Toni, geologists: Craig, an engineer: and me, the lone metallurgist. We headed out along the Tiboburra road, It soon turned to dirt, sand, gravel and one lane, but was quite sound with no hidden potholes. Trees
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 ====== The First Gangerang Walk ======
+(Another famous historic walk)\\
-(Another famous historic walk)
 Maxwell Gentle.
-After visiting Kanangra Walls, via Gingra, in August, 1928,
+After visiting Kanangra Walls, via Gingra, in August, 1928, my next ambition was to walk over the Gangerang Range. On joining the Sydney Bush Walkers in 1929, I learnt that this range was unknown to club members, and the data given on available maps was very limited. While fellow member, Myles Dunphy, tempted me with descriptions of the Upper Kowmung gorge, somehow the rugged heights of Gangerang proved the greater attraction.
-my next abition was to walk over theCkin5prang Range. On joining the Sydney Bush Walkers in 1929, I learnt that this range was unknown to club members, and the data given on available maps was very limited.
-While fellow member, Myles Dunphy, tempted me with descriptions of the Upper Kowmung gorge, somehow the rugged heights of Gangerang proved the greater attraction.
 A Burragorang cattleman, Michael Maxwell, had been on part of the Gangerang, and information given by him indicated the best places to climb the range, and its low cliffs, also where water might be found.
-While I was on a Friday evening train journey on Eight Hour Weekend, 1929, a chance meeting with Gordon Smith 9 at Valley Hoghts, resulted in having company on my Gangerang walk, instead of going alone.
+While I was on a Friday evening train journey on Eight Hour Weekend, 1929, a chance meeting with Gordon Smith at Valley Heights, resulted in having company on my Gangerang walk, instead of going alone.
 I knew that Gordon would see the distance because he was 50 miles champion road walker of Australia. Needless to say we made good progress on the walk out from Wentworth Falls that night, to our camp site at Sunset Rock. No tent, blankets or sleeping bags were carried and we slept on a bed of leaves by a log fire. Fortunately the weather was fine and clear, and we made good time with our light packs, walking down Kedumba Pass next morning.
-We reached our breakfast site on Cox s River at 8.30 a m., and the CoxKommung junction at 12 noon.
-At 2.30 p m. on Saturday afternoon we commenced to climb the Gangerang Range, from a point one mile further up the Cox. The ridge was at first a lightly timbered grassy slope, and rose very steeply for about 1,400 feet, then becoming boulder strewn, with thicker undergrowth. A low cliff with a cave was skirted here, being siffiilar to the rocks on the adjacent Mt. Kookem. A fine view opened out up the Cox gorge, as far
+We reached our breakfast site on Cox s River at 8.30 a m., and the Cox Kowmung junction at 12 noon.
-as the "Konangaroo Creek" area, mentioned in Surveyor Govettts writings,
-and its western tributary, rising near the "highest land", called by the Blacks of his time (if the word can be written as they pronounced it) trKuouogang".
+At 2.30 p m. on Saturday afternoon we commenced to climb the Gangerang Range, from a point one mile further up the Cox. The ridge was at first a lightly timbered grassy slope, and rose very steeply for about 1,400 feet, then becoming boulder strewn, with thicker undergrowth. A low cliff with a cave was skirted here, being similar to the rocks on the adjacent Mt. Kookem. A fine view opened out up the Cox gorge, as far as the "Konangaroo Creek" area, mentioned in Surveyor Govett's writings, and its western tributary, rising near the "highest land", called by the Blacks of his time (if the word can be written as they pronounced it) Kuo-uogang".
-About four miles from our viewpoint could be seen the low cliffs
-of Gangerang plateau, and so we continued to ascend the ridge we were on,
+About four miles from our viewpoint could be seen the low cliffs of Gangerang plateau, and so we continued to ascend the ridge we were on, which was seen swinging more to the southwest, in that direction. Our route lay through a thick forest of Turpentine and Eucalyptus saplings, but we sometimes enjoyed a glimpse of the mountain country northward to Mt. Mouin and Clear Hill. One of the best views was looking down Little Tiwilla Creek and across the Kowmung River to Byrnes Gap, and Tonalli Range.
-which was seen swinging more to the southwest, in that direction.
-February, 1965 The Sydney Bushwalker 14
+Nightfall found us camped on a bed of leaves by a log fire, and we each had a two quart billy of water, which we had carried up from the river. At daybreak next morning we continued walking along the thickly timbered flat topped ridge, which soon commenced to rise steeply, and eventually reached the foot of the low cliffs of sandstone and conglomerate. A way up was found through a break in these cliffs (Gentle's Pass) on the Ti-willa Creek side, and then, after walking a mile on a lightly timbered, stony ridge on the plateau, a stop was made for breakfast by a running stream, in a swampy upland gully.
-Our route lay through a thick forest of Turpentine and Eucalyptus saplings, but we sometimes enjoyed a glimpse of the mountain country northward to Mt. Mouin and Clear Hill. One of the best views was looking down Little Tiwilla Creek and across the Kowmung River to Byrnes Gap, and Tonalli Range.
-Nightfall found us camped on a bed of leaves by a log fire, and we each had a two quart billy of water, which we had carried up from the river.
+Later we walked southward over a slight rise, and then across the main marsh of the plateau, in the direction of a high hill, which we then thought to be the Gangerang peak. On reaching its crest we could see higher land ahead, and. further progress was temporarily halted by a precipitous canyon, which a creek from the marsh had cut right through the ridge we were on (a geographical rarity).
-At daybreak next morning we continued walking along the' thickly 'timbered flat topped ridge, which soon commenced to rise steeply, and
-eventually reached the foot of the low cliffs of sandstone and conglomerate.
-A way up was found through a break in these cliffs (Gentle's Pass)
-on the Tiwilla Creek side, and then, after walking a mile on a lightly timbered, stony ridge on the plateau, a stop was made for breakfast by a running stream, in a swampy upland gully.
-Later we walked southward over a slight rise, and then across the
-main marsh of the plateau, in the direction of a high hill, which we then
-thought to be the Gangerang peak. On reaching its crest we could see higher land ahead, and. further progress was temporarily halted by a precipitous canyon, which a creek from the marsh had cut right through
-the ridge we were on (a geographical rarity).
 This creek was later to be named "Dex Creek," and the high hill "Mt. Bolwarra". The view west extended across the Kanangra gorge, while eastward could be seen the grassy flats of the Lower Cox Valley.
-After crossing Dex Creek, a well defined quartzite ridge led us along to the. highest point of the range (Mt. Cloudmaker) at 12 noon, where marvellous views opened out over Kanangra gorge, and the famous walls, glowing in the sunlight.
+After crossing Dex Creek, a well defined quartzite ridge led us along to the highest point of the range (Mt. Cloudmaker) at 12 noon, where marvellous views opened out over Kanangra gorge, and the famous walls, glowing in the sunlight.
-The ridge then became very spectacular, and ran westward, resembling
-a great heap of boulders, coming to a point on tops It dipped and rose again about three times, and then swung southward. After a series of dips ana knobs, the rock hopping over the very hard type of quartzite became easier, and the now grassy ridge descended steeply to Gabes Gap, the lowest saddle on the range in this section. Prom this gap it was possible to look west down a dry creek bed to Kanangra Creek, while a gully with tree ferns dropped down on the east side to Gingra Creek.
+The ridge then became very spectacular, and ran westward, resembling a great heap of boulders, coming to a point on tops It dipped and rose again about three times, and then swung southward. After a series of dips and knobs, the rock hopping over the very hard type of quartzite became easier, and the now grassy ridge descended steeply to Gabes Gap, the lowest saddle on the range in this section. From this gap it was possible to look west down a dry creek bed to Kanangra Creek, while a gully with tree ferns dropped down on the east side to Gingra Creek.
-A very steep climb followed and presently we came to the foot of Craftts Wall, which we avoided, by keeping on its east side. After passing a number of caves, formed by the overhanging walls, we found
-. The Sydney Bushwalker February, 1965
+A very steep climb followed and presently we came to the foot of Craft's Wall, which we avoided, by keeping on its east side. After passing a number of caves, formed by the overhanging walls, we found ourselves on the main ridge again, which, after less than a mile, ended under the Walls of Kanangra Tops. A break in the walls, 100 yards to the south, provided a way up. This was later to be named "Smith's
-ourselves on the main ridge again, which, after less than a mile,
+Pass". From there it was easy going west past Mt. Maxwell and over a narrow neck to the iron ladder.
-ended under the Walls rf Kanangra Tops. A break in the walls, 100 yards
+Our campsite for the night, in the cave with the dance platform, was reached at 4 p m. a little over a day's walk from the Cox-Kowmung junction.
-to the south, provided a way up. This was later to be named "Smith's
-'Pass". From there it was easy going west past Et. Maxwell and over a narrow neck to the iron ladder.
+On Monday morning Gordon was more at ease, walking along the old cart track to Jenolan Caves. We passed through the Grand Arch there at 1.30 p m., and continued walking along the road for another 11 miles before being given a ride in a service car to Mt. Victoria, in time to catch the 7.15 p m. train to Sydney.
-Our campsite for the night, in the cave with the dance Liatform, was reached at 4 p m. a little over a day's walk from the Cox-Kowmung junction.
-On Monday morning Gordon was more at ease, walking along the old cart track to Jenolan Caves. We passed through the Grand Arch there
+Thus ended a good three days walk, but the next few months saw the first ascent of Mt. Paralyser and Thurat, the first visit to Mt. Guouogang, and the first walk along Yellow Dog.
-at 1.30 p m., and continued walking along the road for another 11 miles before being given a ride in a service car to Mt. Victoria, in time to catch the 7.15 p m. train to Sydney.
-Thus ended a good three days walk, 'but the next few months saw the first ascent of Mt. Paralyser and Thurat, the first visit to Mt. Guoucgang, and the first walk along Yellow Dog.
+I remember standing on Mt. Moorilla, after n spell of torrential rain, in June 1939 when the view from there was really a picture, as it included five big waterfalls on the side of Thurat, which are not usually running. Next day, the first descent of Ti-willa Buttress was made.
-I remember standing on Mt. Mocrilla, after n spell of torrential rain, in June 19309 when the view from there was really a picture,
-as it included five big waterfalls on the side of Thurat, which are not usually running. Next day, the first descent of Ti-willa Buttress was made.
 It was good to walk along the well defined ridges of this predominantly quartzite country. The experience gained in bushwalking there was essential to us in 1931 when we ventured into a relatively dry Capertee-Colo area, which is only partly surveyed, but otherwise of rugged sandstone country, deeply intersected by precipitous ravines.