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|**Editor**|Neville Page, 22 Hayward St, KINGSFORD. Ph. 34-3536| | |**Editor**|Neville Page, 22 Hayward St, KINGSFORD. Ph. 34-3536| | ||
|**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, Coral Tree Dr. Carlingford. 8711207.| | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, Coral Tree Dr. Carlingford. 8711207.| | ||
- | |**Typist**|Mrs Joan Page| | ||
|**Sales and Subscriptions**|Alan Pike 8 Sunbeam Ave, ENFIELD. Ph. 747-3983| | |**Sales and Subscriptions**|Alan Pike 8 Sunbeam Ave, ENFIELD. Ph. 747-3983| | ||
+ | |**Typist**|Mrs Joan Page| | ||
- | July 1967, No. 392. Price 10c. | + | **July 1967, No. 392. Price 10c.** |
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- | =====EDITORIAL===== | + | ======Editorial====== |
- | In the year 1627 the American Indians sold_ Manhattan Island to the white settlers for $24. Geometric progression never was a favourite subject of mine, | + | In the year 1627 the American Indians sold_ Manhattan Island to the white settlers for $24. Geometric progression never was a favourite subject of mine, so I haven' |
- | so I haven' | + | |
- | be worth some thousands of millions of dollars. | + | |
- | The last Annual Report of the Sydney Bushwalkers disclosed a balance in the North Era Trust Fund of $1390. Are we going to be satisfied then, to wait for | + | |
- | 350 years before doing something with the fund. The money may be gathering interest, | + | The last Annual Report of the Sydney Bushwalkers disclosed a balance in the North Era Trust Fund of $1390. Are we going to be satisfied then, to wait for 350 years before doing something with the fund. The money may be gathering interest, |
- | investment, but that doesn' | + | I must admit that I, like many other Bushwalkers in the Club, know-very little about the fund itself. By asking a few questions I have learnt |
- | is reducing the purchasing power of our capital at a very fast rate. | + | The question now is, as it has been for a number of years, what should be done with the money? Indeed, what could you buy for $1390? An easy way out would be to donate it to some suitable conservation body, such as the National Parks Association. This, unfortunately, |
- | I must admit that I, like many other Bushwalkers in the Club, know-very little about the fund itself. By asking a few questions I have learnt | + | |
- | money was originally raised | + | There are apparently two solutions |
- | was later resumed, and now forms part of the Royal National Park. The consideration for the resumption then went back into the Trust Account. | + | A second school |
- | The question now is, as it has been for a number of years, what should be done with the money? Indeed, what could you buy for $1390? An easy way out would | + | |
- | be to donate it to some suitable conservation body, such as the National Parks Association. This, unfortunately, | + | Then again, we could fall back on the Red Indian Scheme and horde our money. But, would there be anything left in 350 years’ time to save? |
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- | Trust Deed imposes very stringent conditions, one of which is that the money may be used only for the purchase of land. | + | |
- | There are apparently two solutions to the problem. A number of Bush- walkers feel that an appeal should be initiated, with the Fund as a basis, in order | + | |
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- | to raise an amount sufficiently large to purchase a suitable parcel of land. Figures of $10,000 and $20,000 have been mentioned. This may seem | + | |
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- | considerable, | + | |
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- | difficult today. It could also be noted that when the Club contemplated the purchase of the Bendethra property, $4,400 was available from various sources. | + | |
- | A second school of thought is that there should be no question of fundraising until it has been finally decided how we intend to invest (if that is the | + | |
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- | word) our money. This method would mean that valuable bargaining power would be lost. Vendors generally don't like waiting around. On the other hand, if | + | |
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- | we have something definite in mind, the cause would be much easier to sell, and contributions would be more readily forthcoming from outside bodies and | + | |
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- | individuals. | + | |
- | Then again, we could fall back on the Red Indian Scheme and horde our money. But, would there be anything left in 350 years time to save? | + | |
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====== The June General Meeting ====== | ====== The June General Meeting ====== | ||
- | ...... | + | By Our Political Roundsman, Jim Brown. |
- | A quiet and docile meeting forsooth | + | |
- | Is it Burke of the late lamented Burke and Wills? Why no, its just the President with an advanced case of five o' | + | |
- | New member Andrew Robertson was welcomed, and after we had ratified last month' | + | |
- | Birthday. 7that, no nominations? | + | A quiet and docile meeting forsooth - but who is that in the chair? Is it Burke of the late lamented Burke and Wills? Why no, it’s just the President with an advanced case of five o' |
- | where else? A deathly silence. | + | New member Andrew Robertson was welcomed, and after we had ratified last month' |
- | Your reporter suggested, for want of other nominations, | + | |
- | be carried out;. this stimulated others who in turn proposed a site at Agnes Banks, at the Colo, and at the farm of Honorary Member Roy Bennett, near | + | Your reporter suggested, for want of other nominations, |
- | Cattai. It was agreed that the organising SubCommittee should investigate and report, | + | Correspondence was a singularly unimpressive collection, and may be left unsummarised, |
- | left unsummarised, while the Treasurer' | + | Don Finch reported on a modest month of walking activity, Bill Gillam' |
- | subscriptions. | + | Owen Marks told us our interesting social programme just gone was the work of his predecessor, but put in a plug for the Museum night of 21st June, when the meeting room would not be available. |
- | Don Finch reported on a modest month of walking activity, Bill Gillam' | + | |
- | prospective (and an unspecified crowd of members). There were 16 on Barry Pacey' | + | Federation Report contained the information that $173 had been donated to Tasmanian walkers whose equipment had been destroyed in last summer' |
- | Despite a lot of rain, Ross 7yborn' | + | Concerning the dispute that had shaken the S & R organisation, it was reported that an amendment |
- | prospectives (and again a crew of members not stipulated). | + | Brian Harvey asked if there had been any verdict |
- | Owen Marks told us our interesting social programme just gone was the work of his, predecessor, but put in a plug for the Museum night of 21st. June, when | + | |
- | the meeting room would not be available. | + | Parks and Playgrounds |
- | Federation | + | |
- | that some errors | + | Will Hilder |
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- | Concerning | + | ====== Brain Teaser====== |
+ | We have a situation whereby five persons, each of a different nationality, | ||
+ | - The Englishman lives in the RED house. | ||
+ | - The Spaniard owns the DOG. | ||
+ | - COFFEE is drunk in the GREEN house. | ||
+ | - The Ukrainian drinks TEA. | ||
+ | - The GREEN house is immediately on your right of the IVORY house. | ||
+ | - The OLD GOLD smoker owns SNAILS. | ||
+ | - KOOLS are smoked in the YELLOW house. | ||
+ | - MILK is drunk in the middle house. | ||
+ | - The Norwegian lives in the first house. | ||
+ | - The man who smokes CHESTERFIELD lives in the house next to the man with the fox. | ||
+ | - KOOLS are smoked in the house next to the house where the HORSE is kept. | ||
+ | - The LUCKY STRIKE smoker drinks ORANGE JUICE. | ||
+ | - The Japanese smokes PARLIAMENTS. | ||
+ | - The Norwegian lives next to the BLUE house. | ||
- | in charge of all field operations | + | What we want to know is: |
+ | - WHO DRINKS BEER? and | ||
+ | - WHO OWNS THE ZEBRA? | ||
- | Federation would be rendered homeless, and a Committee had been set up to seek suitable rooms. | ||
- | Brian Harvey asked if there had been any verdict of the S.B.W. suggestion to amend the Federation Reunion date and was told the delegates had the matter | ||
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- | in mind, but the stars had not so far been auspicious to bring it up. Phil Butt, harking back to the 40th. Birthday camp, said the S & R. demonstration, | ||
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- | week earlier, would almost surely be at the Colo River site. | ||
- | Parks and Playgrounds Report, read in summary, referred mainly to suburban open space, and we had come to General Business, with Brian Harvey stating | ||
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- | about 130 diners had booked. to date. | ||
- | Will Hilder had a deal of map lore - incorrect name of Izards Nob (near Mittagong) as Lizards Nob, errors found in the latest Gangerang map, expected | ||
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- | early issue of 2" v. i mile sheets covering parts of the old Katoomba and Windsor surveys, new 2" maps in the Moss Vale area. In addition, he explained | ||
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- | there was a great deal of backing and filling on scales, and it appeared Lands Dept. sheets would go metric, probably 1 - 25,000 scale, with 1000 metre | ||
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- | grids. Gloomily thinking how we will be walking 3.37 inches more in every yard, we dispersed at 865 p.m. | ||
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- | ====== BRAIN TEASER ====== | ||
- | We have a situation whereby five persons, each of a different nationality, | ||
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- | a different brand of cigarette, and each drinks a different type of liquid refreshment. Further clues are as follows:- | ||
- | 1. The Englishman lives in the RED house. | ||
- | 2. The Spaniard owns the DOG. | ||
- | 3. COFFEE is drunk in the GREEN house. | ||
- | 4. The Ukrainian drinks TEA. | ||
- | 5. The GREEN house is immediately on your right of the IVORY house. | ||
- | 6. The OLD GOLD smoker owns SNAILS. | ||
- | 7. KOOLS are smoked in the YELLOW house. | ||
- | 8. MILK is drunk in the middle house. | ||
- | 9. The Norwegian lives in the first house. | ||
- | 10. The man who smokes CHESTERFIELD lives in the house next to the man with the fox. | ||
- | 11. KOOLS are smoked in the house next to the house where the HORSE is kept. | ||
- | 12. The LUCKY STRIKE smoker drinks ORANGE JUICE. | ||
- | 13. The Japanese smokes PARLIAMENTS. | ||
- | 14. The Norwegian lives next to the BLUE house. | ||
- | What we want to know is s | ||
- | 1. WHO DRINKS BEER? and 2. WHO OWNS THE ZEBRA? | ||
This problem can most definitely be worked out - the answer is in the custody of the Editor. | This problem can most definitely be worked out - the answer is in the custody of the Editor. | ||
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by Don Finch | by Don Finch | ||
- | As usual we got off to a bad start. | + | As usual we got off to a bad start. |
- | discovered that my dearest companion, whose friendship I have cherished, man and boy, for years and years, was missing, and indeed lost forever. | + | The long drive to the Apsley Falls turnoff on the Oxley Highway was completed around 3 AM. Dot and two New Zealand visitors, Keith and Bill, were already there. |
- | my treasure fell through one of the holes in the floor of Rosso' | + | The next morning, leaving |
- | without her chocolate-coated peanuts, Betty without her wig, Ron Dully without his rum-soaked Weet-Bix, Jack without General Meetings | + | What we found, apart from Heather Joyce, was a gorge 2,000 feet deep, cut into the rolling hills that otherwise went on for an infinitude. |
- | without Jack. | + | Our Kiwi friends went on a photographing spree once we reached the bottom, as they hadn't seen anything like this gorge in New Zealand. |
- | The long drive to the Apsley Falls turnoff on the Oxley Highway | + | The afternoon dragged on, the swims persisted with monotonous regularity, and the long, cold swims took their toll of the party. |
- | there. | + | Then came the trial of our waterproofing. |
- | The next morning, | + | After sustaining ourselves with breakfast we moved off at a goodly rate of knots. |
- | + | After walking for a further five minutes | |
- | What we found, apart from Heather Joyce, was a gorge 2,000 feet deep, cut into the rolling hills that otherwise went on for an infinitude. | + | |
- | suitably impressed by the prelude, we returned to the turnoff to have breakfast. | + | The next morning a rather embarrassing situation developed. |
- | hour, and out popped spouse Joan, Shirley Dean, and Bill Burke. Ross, Keith, Heather | + | Monday was much the same as the day before, with perhaps fewer swims and longer stretches of rock in between. |
- | miles, and then along a fire trail, parking | + | Lunch was had at Tin River, four miles from last night' |
- | took almost 3 hours, as Gordon would say " | + | After two nights of sleeping on hard rocks, everyone welcomed the opportunity to have a pleasant night' |
- | being " | + | A two mile road bash from the top of the hill brought us to the cars at 12 noon. |
- | arrived back at the Falls. When we did eventually manage to start walking it was already 1 o' | + | Party: Bill Burke, Dot Butler, Shirley Dean, Margaret Dogterom, Don Finch, Heather Joyce, Frank Rigby, Joan Rigby, Doone Wyborn, Ross Wyborn plus Bill and Keith from NZ. |
- | a mile and down a relatively clear ridge free of cliff lines. | + | ---- |
+ | ====== A quote of note for July====== | ||
+ | //When you defile | ||
+ | And the wild bird's abiding place, \\ | ||
+ | You massacre a million dreams\\ | ||
+ | And cast your spittle in God's face.//\\ | ||
- | rather steep ridge that a dislodged rock hit Ross on the elbow, badly gashing his arm. After plastering up the wound, and with the aid of a couple of | ||
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- | good kicks, he was up and away again. | ||
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- | Our Kiwi friends went on a photographing spree once we reached the bottom, as they hadn't seen anything like this gorge in New Zealand. | ||
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- | long before they got their first taste of canyoneering, | ||
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- | of wrapping up their packs in groundsheets, | ||
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- | length. | ||
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- | arrangements either. | ||
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- | The afternoon dragged on, the swims persisted with monotonous regularity, and the long, cold swims took their toll of the party. | ||
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- | mount of relief that I noticed the smoke from the campfire several hundred yards down the river. | ||
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- | already been taken by the fire. However after scratching around for an hour or so, Dot managed to clear herself a spot, and everyone else did likewise. | ||
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- | Then came the trial of our waterproofing. | ||
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- | extent, while I had the pleasure of being the most useless waterproofer of the lot. Everything, including my sleeping bag, was soaking wet. We had a | ||
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- | sing-song at the campfire that night interrupted at intervals by small rock falls, most of which finished up in our campsite. | ||
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- | after deciding where we were it was deduced that we had travelled two whole miles. | ||
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- | agreed that things must get better (after all how could they get any worse). Then it was time to go to bed I had another serious decision to make whether | ||
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- | to sleep near the fire on the rocks, or under a small overhang on some shale. | ||
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- | the overhang I would be cold but safe. In the morning, discussing the merits of the overhang with the others, Dot pointed out that in the event of an | ||
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- | avalanche I could have been buried alive. | ||
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- | convincing thud in the nook that Doone had used to lay his head all night put a resounding full stop to the discussion. | ||
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- | After sustaining ourselves with breakfast we moved off at a goodly rate of knots. | ||
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- | to increase. | ||
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- | we found ourselves at a large pool about 50 yards across, with cliffs on all sides except the right side (from our point of view). The water poured into | ||
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- | this pool along a deep chute which could be sidled if one had the ability of a fly or Dot, and the inclination to jump twenty feet into the swirling, | ||
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- | bubbling pea soup that was the Apsley River, | ||
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- | over a steep ridge. | ||
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- | hundred yards from our lunch site. Just goes to show how soft Wyborn' | ||
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- | After walking for a further five minutes we found ourselves on river flats. | ||
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- | four miles in fact, then back into the big boulders. | ||
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- | island in the river. | ||
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- | this day was seven and a half miles a total of nine and a half miles in one and a half days. Ross and Margy turned up with some story of being chased by | ||
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- | a cow, but Ross had managed to scare it off by splashing it. | ||
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- | The next morning a rather embarrassing situation developed. | ||
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- | glance around showed the countryside to be steep and rugged, so naturally the map was out. Thus the " | ||
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- | Monday was much the same as the day before, with perhaps fewer swims and longer stretches of rock in between. | ||
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- | covered at least a mile of river with Dot and Doone up front, Margy and Ross at the back, and myself running to and fro in-between trying to keep track of | ||
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- | everybody, telling one lot to hurry up, and the other lot to slow down. | ||
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- | Lunch was had at Tin River, four miles from last night' | ||
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- | as consistent as the rocks and pools of the last few days. This was our eleventh hour reprieve, where we belted up an average of three miles an hour. | ||
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- | After two nights of sleeping on hard rocks, everyone welcomed the opportunity to have a pleasant night' | ||
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- | evening of deep slumber, we wandered off down the river for about 2 miles to a ridge which would take us back to the cars. This revised route cut about | ||
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- | ten miles off the originally planned trip. Even so, we weren' | ||
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- | for a few black boys, offered a fabulous panoramic view as we climbed. | ||
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- | it was finally obscured behind a ridge towards the west and the gorge. | ||
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- | A two mile road bash from the top of the hill brought us to the cars at 12 noon. After calling on our farmer friend, who was not home, we went back to | ||
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- | the Apsley Falls. | ||
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- | through the gorge. | ||
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- | bigger rust bucket of nuts, bolts, springs and washers you couldn' | ||
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- | called that heap a car?". | ||
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- | Party: Bill Burke, Dot Butler, Shirley Dean, Margaret Dogterom, Don Finch, Heather Joyce, Frank Rigby, Joan Rigby, Doone Wyborn, Ross Wyborn plus Bill and | ||
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- | Keith from NZ. | ||
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- | ====== A QUOTE OF NOTE FOR JULY ====== | ||
- | When you defile the pleasant streams | ||
- | And the wild bird's abiding place, You massacre a million dreams | ||
- | And cast your spittle in God's face. | ||
John Drinkwater. | John Drinkwater. | ||
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====== A message from Paddy ====== | ====== A message from Paddy ====== | ||
- | The first month of winter and skiers have invaded Paddy' | + | The first month of winter and skiers have invaded Paddy' |
- | Many walkers have discovered the pleasures of skiing, especially-ski touring, which could almost be called. bushwalking on skis. | + | Many walkers have discovered the pleasures of skiing, especially-ski touring, which could almost be called. bushwalking on skis.\\ |
- | It calls for some extra skills and has its share of hardship and adventure, but ski touring opens up a new world to both bushwalkers and skiers. | + | It calls for some extra skills and has its share of hardship and adventure, but ski touring opens up a new world to both bushwalkers and skiers.\\ |
- | Always welcome at Paddy' | + | Always welcome at Paddy' |
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- | skiing gear. Gear for sale and hire. | + | |
- | PADDY PALLIN PTY.I1TD. 1st Floor, | + | PADDY PALLIN PTY. LTD. \\ |
- | 109a Bathurst Street, | + | 1st Floor,\\ |
- | SYDAT. Phone : 26-2685 | + | 109a Bathurst Street,\\ |
- | PADDY PAWN M | + | SYDNEY. Phone : 26-2685 |
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | + | |
- | BMZ685 | + | |
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====== Night in the trusty old cavern ====== | ====== Night in the trusty old cavern ====== | ||
By Jim Smith | By Jim Smith | ||
- | A year or so back, standing on the southern summit of Mount Renwick in the last light of an angry October sunset, I conceived a brilliant idea, or so I | ||
- | thought at the time. It was this: generally the view is better from half way up a mountain than it is from the top. The inclusion in a photograph of the | + | A year or so back, standing on the southern summit of Mount Renwick in the last light of an angry October sunset, I conceived a brilliant idea, or so I thought at the time. It was this: generally the view is better from half way up a mountain than it is from the top. The inclusion in a photograph of the upward reaching cliffs above one improves the perspective and heightens the drama of the setting. The answer seemed obvious. Since there are two or three layers of cliff on most of those south coast mountains, and since animal pads usually form wombat parades along the base of these cliffs, it should be possible to go right around Renwick well below the top cliff line, coming in from the saddle on the western side and ending in the Valley of the Monoliths. As an added incentive there was the virtual certainty of finding a habitable overhang out on the southern tip a room with a view, indeed. |
- | upward reaching cliffs above one improves | + | Towards |
- | The answer seemed Obvious. Since there are two or three layers of cliff on most of those south coast mountains, | + | |
- | usually form wombat parades along the base of these cliffs, it should be possible to go right around Renwick well below the top cliff line, coming in from | + | |
- | the saddle on the western side and ending in the Valley of the Monoliths. As an added incentive there was the virtual certainty | + | There' |
- | overhang out on the southern tip a room with a view, indeed. | + | For a few hundred yards, around as far as the rift between Roswaine and Renwick, the sidling was quite reasonable. The scrub had been parted, there were the scrapes and scratches |
- | Towards | + | |
- | goes south from Sassafras and was headed for the Vines. A lovely mild, clear morning, with a promise of more heat than an April day should have. | + | Beyond |
- | There' | + | |
- | about 3 p.m. I was sweating up the last rise from the saddle towards the bulk of the Renwick Rosigaine cliff. It was hot, it was hazy, and I thought | + | You must understand that the going was not severe enough to make one retreat; it was just a lot slower, harder and drier than expected. At least there were generous sized overhangs at intervals, but none with a tap, I concluded, however, as clouds settled over the tops, that it was going to rain anyway, and the room with a view would probably command an outlook of mist. |
- | steely sky to the south west had quite a threat of storm. | + | About 5.30 p.m. - a good hour later than I’d estimated, I was approaching |
- | For a few hundred yards, around as far as the rift between Roswaine and Renwick, | + | |
- | the scrapes and scratches | + | In the last glimmers |
- | Beyond the slot, however, the going deteriorated. It was not always possible to walk immediately below the cliff line, and this meant taking to quite | + | |
- | tangled scrub growing | + | Searching with a torch I found there were half a dozen places where occasional drips fell from the roof - one was yielding a drop every five seconds, |
- | was quite drought stricken. | + | I set billies and cups under the most rewarding spots, and sat down again. Two minutes later I was up, licking the damp spots on the wall of the cave and spitting out the damp gritty sandstone. Then I saw it - lush growths of moss, an inch thick, in niches of the sandstone. I retrieved the pannikan in which about three drops now reposed, grabbed a handful of moss and squeezed. From between my fingers dribbled a small stream of discoloured water; splashing with a beautiful sound into the cup. Half a dozen handfuls of moss and I had three inches of water: it looked like mud, it smelled like mud, in fact it tasted like mud. It was nectar! |
- | You must understand that the going was not severe enough to make one retreat; it was just a lot slower, harder | + | |
- | were generous sized overhangs at intervals, but none with a tap, I concluded, however, as clouds settled over the tops, that it was going to rain anyway, | + | During that night in the Old Trusty Cavern I practically stripped it of all water-bearing moss. Like a drunkard on a lost weekend, I roused several times in the night, prowling around with torch and pannikan, wringing out the green moss and flinging the residue out into the misty night. As I did I muttered to myself "Drink Moss Cup" "Moss Cup is good for you" "Like a mossy spring" |
- | and the room with a view would probably command an outlook | + | In the morning I made up my mind over a breakfast |
- | About 5.30 p.m. - a good hour later than I’d estimated, I was approaching | + | |
- | overhang, but still no water: | + | At a quarter to seven I stood on the best vantage point I could find - a very good one - dickering with myself whether to go on or retire defeated. At seven o' |
- | solve my problem. It was dry, and there was no shelter | + | We draw a veil over the next 5 ½ hours, in which I progressed |
- | In the last glimmers of daylight | + | |
- | It was very still, with mist eddying outside, and I heard a gentle " | + | |
- | Searching with a torch I found there were half a dozen places where occasional drips fell from the roof - one was yielding a drop every five seconds, the | + | |
- | others much slower. So I Should not perish miserably | + | Sometime |
- | I set billies and cups under the most rewarding spots, and sat down again. Two minutes later I was up, licking | + | |
- | spitting out the damp gritty sandstone. Then I saw it - lush growths of moss, an inch thick, in niches | + | Friday night was spent on Sally Creek, with the stars and moon above, no Old Trusty Cavern, but unlimited supplies |
- | about three drops now reposed, grabbed a handful of moss and squeezed. From between my fingers dribbled a small stream of discoloured water; splashing | + | Was it the Moss Cup that brought on hallucinations, |
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- | with a beautiful sound into the cup. Half a dozen handfuls of moss and I had three inches of water: it looked like mud, it smelled like mud, in fact it | + | |
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- | tasted like mud. It was nectar; | + | |
- | During that night in the Old Trusty Cavern I practically stripped it of all water-bearing moss. Like a drunkard on a lost weekend, I roused several times | + | |
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- | in the night, prowling around with torch and pannikan, wringing out the green moss and flinging the residue out into the misty night. As I did I muttered | + | |
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- | to myself "Drink Moss Cup" "Moss Cup is good for you" "Like a mossy spring" | + | |
- | I saved the small amount accumulating in billies to wash away the taste of the mud. Sometime during the night the mist cleared away and not a drop of rain | + | |
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- | fell. | + | |
- | In the morning I made up my mind over a breakfast of sardines eaten while sitting in my sleeping bag, that I should go back. First, however, I would go on | + | |
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- | the few yards to the southern face, to see if I could get a photograph, and then get out before it became too hot. | + | |
- | At a quarter to seven I stood on the best vantage point I could find a very good one- dickering with myself whether to go on or retire defeated. | + | |
- | At seven o' | + | |
- | We draw a veil over the next 5 hours, in which I progressed about 1i- miles. If there are any animals in that area, they have ceased making wombat parades | + | |
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- | and now assiduously follow the trails blazed. by the C.M.T. If I was not up to my ears in dead tree ferns, it was because I couldn' | + | |
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- | tangle of vines that meshed my legs up to the armpits. | + | |
- | There were times when I am certain forward progress was down to 100 yards in an hour. At least I did find free water twice, but so thirsty was the work | + | |
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- | that I continued to swallow great draughts of Moss Cup at every opportunity. | + | |
- | Some tithe after noon I reached the Valley of the Monoliths, and from that point the way out around the north of Roswaine was familiar and easy. | + | |
- | Friday night was spent on Sally_Creek, | + | |
- | Was it the Moss Cup that brought on hallucinations, | + | |
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- | Saturday? Since they saw me and have said so, I guess I can't blame the Moss. But this I know, if they offer me Moss Cup at the Old Crusty Tavern at the | + | |
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- | 40th. Anniversary, | + | |
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====== Day Walks ====== | ====== Day Walks ====== | ||
- | A BRIEF OUTLINE OF SUNDAY WALKS FOR THE COMING MONTH, COMPILED FOR YOUR 'CONVENIENCE BY DON FINCH TALKS SEC. | + | A BRIEF OUTLINE OF SUNDAY WALKS FOR THE COMING MONTH, COMPILED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE BY DON FINCH WALKS SEC. |
- | 9TH. JULY. Jim Brown, the long-legged man with the pipe embedded in his face, has a trip going from Coalcliffe, Stanwell Tops, Kelly' | + | |
- | train leaves Central country platform at 8&42 a.m. Tickets should be purchased to Coalcliffe. The trip is disguised as 8 miles easy, and any further | + | **__9TH. JULY __**\\ |
+ | Jim Brown, the long-legged man with the pipe embedded in his face, has a trip going from Coalcliffe, Stanwell Tops, Kelly' | ||
- | details maybe obtained by phonihg Jim on 81-2675. | + | **__16TH. JULY __**\\ |
+ | **__23RD JULY __**\\ | ||
+ | No Sunday trips are programmed for either of these dates.\\ | ||
+ | If this fact upsets you enough to do something about it, see the Walks Secretary, as the new Spring programme is in the making. | ||
- | 16TH. JULY.7 No Sunday trips are programmed for either | + | **__30TH. JULY __**\\ |
+ | Ye olds knights Sir, Davey Ingram (Uncle David) leadeth this trippe from Mint, Bushwalker' | ||
- | 23RD JULY rIf this fact upsets you enough to do something about it, see the Walks Secretary, as the new Spring programme is in the making. | + | **__6TH. AUGUST __**\\ |
+ | No Sunday trip programmed. | ||
- | 30TH. JULY. Ye olds knights Sir, Davey Ingram (Uncle David) leadeth this trippe from Mint, Bushwalker' | ||
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- | leaveth Central at 8.25 a.m. - tickets to Minto. The grading is 12 miles medium, and it is a TEST TALK. Sir Davey may be contacted by carrier pigeon, or | ||
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- | other means of communications at 635-7733 (Business number). | ||
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- | 6TH. AUGUST. No Sunday trip programmed. | ||
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- | ====== | + | The new Spring programme is now in process of being compiled, and the usual cardboard sheets are currently circulating in the Club rooms on Wednesday nights. Spring is probably. the most enjoyable walking season, and it gives the opportunity for some terrific trips. So give the matter some thought NOW, even though the weather is a bit cold. Make this Walks Programme an all-time record; something the S.B.W. can be proud of. |
- | The new Spring programme is now in process of being compiled, and the usual cardboard sheets are currently circulating in the Club rooms on Wednesday | + | |
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- | nights. Spring is probably. the most enjoyable walking season, and it gives the opportunity for some terrific trips. So give the matter some thought NOW, | + | |
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- | even though the weather is a bit cold. Make this Walks Programme an all-time record; something the S.B.W. can be proud of. | + | |
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====== One more month ====== | ====== One more month ====== | ||
- | FUZZ FEATURES 1 Have you seen our gracious President, Frank Rigby, since his return from Central Australia. If you have, you will know the answer, when I | + | By Observer. |
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- | ask you what you think Frank has in common with Leonardo Da Vinci, Rolf Harris, Claudio Monteverdi, Leo Tolstoy, and Santa Claus. As so aptly described by | + | |
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- | that master of words, Jim Brown, all appear- to have advanced cases of five o' | + | |
- | QUEEN' | + | |
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- | discovered, once there, that all likely entrances were densely overgrown, and it would take at least five days to clear a way in, and even then there | + | |
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- | would be no promise of anything' | + | |
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- | the way to the snow country to find that there was no snow. "All starters need to be fully equipped for survival in subzero blizzards" | + | |
- | the Talks Programme. | + | **__FUZZ FEATURES__** \\ |
+ | Have you seen our gracious President, Frank Rigby, since his return from Central Australia. If you have, you will know the answer, when I ask you what you think Frank has in common with Leonardo Da Vinci, Rolf Harris, Claudio Monteverdi, Leo Tolstoy, and Santa Claus. As so aptly described by that master of words, Jim Brown, all appear to have advanced cases of five o' | ||
- | CONSERVATION POST FILLED. (From Sydney- Morning Herald, June 19, 1967) | + | **__QUEEN' |
- | "Dr. D. F. McMichael, the present director of the Sydney Museum, has been appointed director | + | comes along with quite a promising array of trips arranged and guess what happens. Don Wood's speleo expedition to Parkes discovered, once there, that all likely entrances were densely overgrown, and it would take at least five days to clear a way in, and even then there would be no promise |
- | president, Sir Garfield Barwick, made the announcement at the first conservation symposium held at Melbourne University." | + | **__CONSERVATION POST FILLED__**\\ |
+ | (From Sydney Morning Herald, June 19, 1967)\\ | ||
+ | "Dr. D. F. McMichael, the present director of the Sydney Museum, has been appointed director of the Australian Conservation Foundation. The foundation' | ||
- | CLUB LIBRARY. | + | **__CLUB LIBRARY__**\\ |
+ | The new Club Librarian has been working hard, with the help of her family, so I hear, to get the Library into shape, ready for use once again after a lapse of some time. Ivy Painter tells us that details of borrowing arrangement will be available next month. | ||
- | again after a lapse of some time. Ivy Painter tells us that details of borrowing arrangementt will be available next month. | ||
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====== Wet Weather Walking ====== | ====== Wet Weather Walking ====== | ||
- | OR, "HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SCRABBLE SCORE WITHOUT REALLY. TRYING.," By Neville 'Page. | + | **OR, "HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SCRABBLE SCORE WITHOUT REALLY. TRYING." |
- | "FLOOD STRIKES VALLEY" | + | By Neville 'Page. |
- | district. " | + | |
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- | article continued. "From the hills in the west to the coast, the rich lower river is submerged by a huge, muddy lake. " But should I be starting at the | + | |
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- | end of the story? Let's go back to the beginning. | + | |
- | Various communications between Sydney and. Kempsey culminated in a telephone call a week before the Queen' | + | |
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- | to me down here. The purpose of the call was to verify final arrangements for his proposed walk in the upper Macleay region. | + | |
- | " | + | |
- | I explained to him that we were experiencing overcast conditions, with light showers of rain. I asked him how his weather was, remembering that we were | + | |
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- | now more than 300 miles apart. | + | |
- | "Just like a summer' | + | |
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- | times were confirmed. We would catch the North Coast Mail, leaving Sydney at 8.15 p.m. Friday night, arriving at Rempsey at 6.31 a.m. next morning. I had | + | |
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- | bought the map in Sydney that Roger had requested. The truck would be waiting at Kempsey station for us to provide local transport. One thing was for | + | |
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- | surer..; there was going to be no bungling up of the formal arrangements. Anticipating that the train would be full, a compartment of 8 seats were booked | + | |
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- | several weeks in advance. Everything was organized down to the last detail. | + | |
- | And that's how it was when we boarded the train on Friday night, 9th. June. There were ten of us, two more than expected, but fortunately Ramon O' | + | |
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- | was able to book into the adjoining compartment to ours. Only Mike Short was separated, being at the other end of the train. The others in our party were | + | |
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- | Katie Stoddart, Lesley Brown, Christine and David Sadler, Frank Taeker, Owen Marks, Ken Ellis and myself. | + | |
- | Three hours out of Sydney, stimulating conversation began to wane somewhat, in spite of the acute wit and seeming Unlimited talkativeness of certain | + | |
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- | individuals in our group, and the topic turned to our bedding down for the night. This brought forth various points of view, and lasted another hour into | + | |
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- | the night before anything was actually done. Frank, being the tallest, and Dave, being the largest in the other dimension, were assigned to the luggage | + | |
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- | racks. The square frame packs were placed on the floor between the two seats, and it is here that we took advantage of one of the marvels of our | + | |
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- | scientific age. I refer of course to that remarkable invention, the lilo. These were laid out across the packs to give a large flat surface to sleep on, | + | |
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- | without having a steel frame dig mercilessly-into one's back. The remaining packs were suspended from any convenient Projection Thus attached, they stung | + | |
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- | back and forth, and from side to side with every lurch of the train., Jut as things were in their . most confused state9 the ticket inspector arrived. | + | |
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- | Bodies, packs, half- inflated li-los and red-faced inflaters were everywhere. The inspector surveyed the scene punched our tickets, and quickly moved on | + | |
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- | with basely a word. Being a restless sleeper, I took the end nearest. the door. Lights were turned out as I slipped my sandshoes off, and let them drop to | + | |
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- | the floor; and we all looked forward to a few hours of uninterrupted slumber. | + | |
- | The pre-dawn twilight saw everyone in a semiconscious state, and to our dismay it was raining - and rather too heavily to be a mere passing shower. Mere | + | |
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- | was the Indian Summer promised by Roger earlier in the week? | + | |
- | Our compartment degenerated once again into a state of utter chaos as li-los were inflated and goods packed up. But there was still something missing. I | + | |
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- | could only find one sandshoe. A quick search up and down the carriage didn't help any The train arrived at Kempsey and I made a final lightning dash | + | |
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- | through the different compartments, | + | |
- | Roger was at the station with his truck to greet us in true style. It was still raining, and the air at this hour of the morning being rather chilly, | + | |
- | Roger' | + | |
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- | Mrs. Halliday (Aunty Mick). It was here from Aunty Mick that we got our first taste of the wonderful hospitality we received wherever we went in Kempsey. | + | |
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- | Aunty Mick had not only a cup of tea ready for us, but a large pot of stew on the stove, Which we devoured with fresh toast in quick-smart time. I also | + | |
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- | took the opportunity of warming one very cold bare foot in front of the Kosi0 rhile everyone was eating stew, and drinking numerous cups of tea, Roger, | + | |
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- | looking rather perturbed, was making a number of telephone calls, which sounded from our end like the A.B.C.Is midday river heights report. Roger advised | + | |
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- | us that because of the continuing heavy rain, there was some uncertainty about our being able to go where it was originally intended. | + | |
- | As I remember it, Roger' | + | |
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- | was planned we should walk southwards to Kemp's Pinnacle, an yet unclimbed to our knowledge. This is an area which has a great deal to offer Bushwalkers, | + | |
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- | and it is an area in which not a lot of walks have been done. This could. be explained partly by its considerable distance from Sydney. The Apsley Gorge | + | |
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- | (see Don Finch' | + | |
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- | River, major tributary of the Macleay. The area abounds in large waterfalls, with the vallamumbi Falls, at the junction of the Chandler and Macleay | + | |
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- | Rivers, one of the largest single drops of water in Australia - 1,150 feet. In fact, of the 32 waterfalls on the east coast which have a drop of more | + | |
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- | than 208 feet, 14 are in the Macleay watershed. | + | |
- | With the rain still falling we donned our groundsheets' | + | |
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- | me a new sandshoe. After attending to this business we loaded the packs onto the truck, and since we also had the use of Roger' | + | |
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- | into that, agreeing to meet at a roadside hotel along the way. Being slower than the car, the truck took a while to catch up. we gathered under the awning | + | |
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- | of the pa, out of the rain, and discussed the situation over a glass of sarsparilla. If we went ahead and crossed the river, and the rain continued for | + | |
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- | the weekend, it was most unlikely that we would get back across. We would be stranded until the level of the river dropped. The publican didn't like our | + | |
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- | chances of crossing the river even at this stage. The fact that the truck mils tdblarge to push out of a bog clinched the final decision and we decided | + | |
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- | against our original plan. As it eventuated, this decision was a very wise one. | + | |
- | So from here we proceeded out towards Dondingalong, | + | |
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- | the name derived from the sound of bullock bells jangling. About 500 yards from the hotestead where Roger 's mother and father live, is the cottage which | + | |
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- | Roger used to live in, and behind that is a barn. The water on the ground areated a sponge-like situation, so that one had the sensation of walking in | + | |
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- | three inches of water. Pitching tents was out of the question, so we set up house in the barn. That comfort it was too; warm and dry, with the rain still | + | |
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- | pelting down outside. We collected the dryest wood we could find around the place and built a fire, covering it from the rain with half a galvanised iron | + | |
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- | water tank. The rain and smoky fire made cooking for 10 rather difficult, but everyone persevered and finally lunch had been eaten by all. Some of us had | + | |
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- | a bit of a sleep, appreciated after our all-night train ride, while others ventured out into the weather to have a look around. I awoke at about 3.30 in | + | |
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- | the afternoon to find that apparently everyone had deserted the place, except Owen, of course, who was still snoring on his li-b in the corner. I donned | + | |
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- | my parka and proceeded up to the farmhouse, where I met Roger' | + | |
- | Christine Sadler had discovered that the city life wasn't the life for her, and that she wanted to be a milk-maid. Despite the fact that, as was explained | + | |
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- | to her, milk-maids have been displaced by automation, she has been pestering David ever since to buy a farm. After milking was done, calves chased up and | + | |
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- | fed, and other farmyard jobs attended to (by Mr, Gowing) and observed (by us) we returned to our smouldering fire and cooked our evening meal. | + | |
- | After dinner it was back up to the house for those not too exhausted, and put came the table tennis table, scrabble board, and card. table. Simultaneously | + | |
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- | these were used, with jovial sounds, and outbursts of uproarious laughter continued well into the night. We had a look at Mr. Gowing' | + | |
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- | axes, including an excellent greenstone specimen. After that, Dave picked up every second stone he saw, declaring unequivocally that he had discovered | + | |
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- | another aboriginal stone axe. Mrs. Goring prepared a wonderful supper; trays and trays of biscuits, cakes, jam tarts, cups of tea, and coffee made with | + | |
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- | fresh milk. What wonderful hospitality we were receiving. | + | |
- | Next morning it was still raining heavily, and we all sat down to decide what we should do. We could do a day in the rain without worrying about setting | + | |
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- | up camp anywhere. This is what we decided to do, except for Katie, Mike, and 0wen2 who took the car and went back into Kempsey to catch the train back to | + | |
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- | Sydney. The rest of us packed our gear into one pack, and set off into the rain .jne thing was in our favour, and that was that the rain at this stage | + | |
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- | wa4t accompanied by any stronyNinds. The forecast was for clearing showers, 4hich meant, according to Roger, flood rains, especially if it was coming in | + | |
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- | from the northeast. The countryside is undulating with some steep wooded hills. re climbed one of these hills and onto the ridge, where we got a good view | + | |
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- | of the area, To the east we could see Smoky Cape, sighted and named by Captain Cook, and to the west and northwest the rugged and mountainous terrain | + | |
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- | where we had intoaded going, and which includes the highest mountain (5,300 ft.) Nj;77 Sol/th wales, outside the Snowy mountains. Roger wanted | + | |
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- | particularly to show us an area of tropical rain forest, consisting of dense green trees, entagled with vines, and interspersed with gigantic stinging | + | |
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- | trees. There are also those trees which, grow up around another tree, sending down roots from above the ground, and eventually killing the original tree. | + | |
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- | This was very interesting to me, since, I hadn't seen rain forest like this before, For lunch we cooked up a large pot of soup, and sipped it in the rain, | + | |
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- | talking, and joking about what an unusual weekend this was turning out to be. rhat 's more, everyone was enjoying :72G Teis quelched our Way back to the | + | |
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- | barn, and the milkers went up for the afternoon milking. Christine, incidentally, | + | |
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- | scones, which were eaten in double quick time. It was still raining when we had tea that night, and the river height was rising. | + | |
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- | After eating it was back up to the house for a repeat of the evening before, with another huge and delicious supper, including a freshly baked apple tart. | + | |
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- | Ken Ellis played the piano, which had somehow lost its tone over the years. As well as the scrabble and cards, we had a game of progressive table tennis. | + | |
- | Now, anyone who has played this game can tell you how strenuous it is. Everyone lines up, half on each side of the table. One serves and moves on, so that | + | |
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- | people are moving around the table, returning the ball, and walking towards the other end of the table. You score one point for every ball missed, and | + | |
- | once you reach 10 you drop out. As the number | + | //" |
- | stage the players have to race at lightning speed to the other end of the table in order to collect | + | Various communications between Sydney and Kempsey culminated in a telephone call a week before |
- | and at the end everyone retired to their sleeping bags thoroughly exhausted. | + | //" |
- | Monday morning came and it was just too wet for cooking outdoors, so we used the stove in Roger' | + | |
- | river from the window. It was definitely rising, and water was beginning | + | //" |
- | asked that three people be ready to move out by twelve o'clock, and he would drive them into Kempsey, where Roger could pick up hid VW and come back for | + | And that's how it was when we boarded the train on Friday night, 9th. June. There were ten of us, two more than expected, but fortunately Ramon O' |
- | the rest of us. The bridge | + | Three hours out of Sydney, stimulating conversation began to wane somewhat, in spite of the acute wit and seeming unlimited talkativeness |
- | and it was unlikely that we could push the truck through it. Once the first lot had gone, the rest of us set about to clean things up and pack our gear so | + | The pre-dawn twilight saw everyone in a semiconscious state, |
- | as to be ready when Roger returned. We could see farmers herding cattle along the road, and carting them in trucks | + | Our compartment degenerated once again into a state of utter chaos as li-los were deflated and goods packed up. But there was still something missing. I could only find one sandshoe. A quick search up and down the carriage didn't help any. The train arrived at Kempsey |
- | it starts raining continuously | + | Roger was at the station with his truck to greet us in true style. It was still raining, and the air at this hour of the morning being rather chilly. Roger's statement that he had arranged a cup of tea for us was welcomed by one and all. So into the truck we climbed and drove off to the residence of one Mrs. Halliday (Aunty Mick). It was here from Aunty Mick that we got our first taste of the wonderful hospitality we received wherever we went in Kempsey. Aunty Mick had not only a cup of tea ready for us, but a large pot of stew on the stove, which we devoured with fresh toast in quick-smart time. I also took the opportunity of warming one very cold bare foot in front of the Kosi. While everyone |
- | TWO hours later Roger was back for 'us, and, armed with a tin full of apple tart to eat on the train, we set off. Isolated water was everywhere along the | + | |
- | way, including pools covering part of the road. The mud was thick,. and yellow, and slimy, and eventually we came to the spot where everyone had to get | + | As I remember it, Roger' |
- | out and push, The wheels spun while we pushed, and the car crept along sliding from one side of the road to the other through | + | With the rain still falling we donned our groundsheets, which, incidentally, |
- | we reached solid ground | + | So from here we proceeded out towards Dondingalong, |
- | covering | + | Christine Sadler had discovered that the city life wasn' |
- | Eventually we met the others in Kempsey, and we proceeded back to Aunty Mick's place, where once again a magnificent afternoon tea was turned on. Here we | + | |
- | had hot showers, and changed | + | After dinner it was back up to the house for those not too exhausted, and out came the table tennis table, scrabble board, and card table. Simultaneously these were used, with jovial sounds, and outbursts of uproarious laughter continued well into the night. We had a look at Mr. Gowing' |
- | Mrs. Melville, who is also the Mayor' | + | Next morning it was still raining heavily, and we all sat down to decide what we should do. We could do a day in the rain without worrying about setting up camp anywhere. This is what we decided to do, except for Katie, Mike, and Owen who took the car and went back into Kempsey to catch the train back to Sydney. The rest of us packed our gear into one pack, and set off into the rain. One thing was in our favour, and that was that the rain at this stage was not accompanied by any strong winds. The forecast was for clearing showers, which meant, according to Roger, flood rains, especially if it was coming in from the northeast. The countryside |
- | but feeling that we had imposed on her a little too much already, and may wear out our welcome, we elected to eat at one of the | + | After eating it was back up to the house for a repeat of the evening before, with another huge and delicious supper, including a freshly baked apple tart. Ken Ellis played the piano, which had somehow lost its tone over the years. As well as the scrabble and cards, |
- | downtown cafes. After feeding ourselves here we found, to our surprise, that the Mayoress had came down to drive us to the station. At the railway, gifts | + | |
- | of Milo and Malted milk were given to all of us, If anyone has any enquiries about the district, I am quite sure that Mrs. Melville | + | Monday morning came and it was just too wet for cooking outdoors, so we used the stove in Roger' |
- | answer them for you. (Her address is Box 89, P.O. Kempsey). It was with this friendly farewell that we boarded | + | Two hours later Roger was back for us, and, armed with a tin full of apple tart to eat on the train, we set off. Isolated water was everywhere along the way, including pools covering part of the road. The mud was thick, and yellow, and slimy, and eventually |
- | next moiling at 5.309 ready to do a hard day' | + | Eventually we met the others in Kempsey, and we proceeded back to Aunty Mick' |
- | To those wonderful Kempsey people9 | + | |
- | for making this trip, which had every promise of being a miserable weekend, into a trip to be remembered, | + | To those wonderful Kempsey people, to Mr. & Mrs. Gowing, who entertained us so tolerantly, to Mrs. Halliday, and to Mrs. Melville, I would say thank you for making this trip, which had every promise of being a miserable weekend, into a trip to be remembered. |
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- | ====== STARTLING STATISTICS====== | + | **__STARTLING STATISTICS__**\\ |
- | Just how significant has the role played by the | + | Just how significant has the role played by the professional hunter been in the destruction of Australia’s native faunas The following extracts give some indication. |
- | professional hunter been in the destruction of Australia’s native faunas The following extracts give some indication. | + | |
- | ====== | + | **__ News Review__**\\ |
- | May 14, 1965. " | + | May 14, 1965. " |
- | about a million. The number of possums taken in the same period was more than five million. Authoritative statements made in 1911 showed that in the | + | **__ The Daily Telegraph |
- | + | June 18, 1967. "In 1908, 60,000 koalas were hunted and killed, and their skins passed through the Sydney market. In 1924, the number had risen to a staggering 2 million from the Eastern States. In 1927, Queensland declared an open one-month | |
- | previous year two Sydney dealers alone had sold 1,298 lyrebird tails. The ruling price, it appears, was 2/6 each." | + | |
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- | June 18, 1967. "In 1908 60,000 koalas were hunted and killed, and their skins passed through the Sydney market. In 1924 the number had risen to a | + | |
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- | staggering 2 million from the Eastern States. In 1927 Queensland declared an open onemonth | + | |
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====== Handy Hints ====== | ====== Handy Hints ====== | ||
- | A number of Bushwalkers have made it known to me that they would appreciate, a space in the magazine where ideas and hint's could be given an airing, and | + | A number of Bushwalkers have made it known to me that they would appreciate, a space in the magazine where ideas and hint's could be given an airing, and thus, benefit |
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- | thus, ydnefit | + | |
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- | water-proofing tents, and any other ideas which might help to " | + | |
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- | published whenever they are received, and every month if possible. Should you have any ideas I would be pleased to hear | + | |
- | from you. Ed. | + | |
- | TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD. | + | |
- | Is yours a pack laden with heavy tinned food? Is yours the heavy load? Perhaps you may prefer to endure those million little gremlins pulling on your pack | + | |
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- | for the sake of easy comfort at the other end. For those of us who wish to lighten the load there are surely many who can offer suggestions and advice; | + | |
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- | hints they have picked up along the' way or just some idea of their own; a favourite recipe or simply any suggestion to make the going easier. | + | |
- | Here is a simple recipe for rice pudding: | + | |
- | Into a plastic bag put, for two people, cup rice, 1 heaped tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon coconut, 1 tablespoon raisins, prunes or any dried fruit, and a | + | |
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- | pinch of salt. Then preparing simply put' dry - ingredients into billy can and add about 1 cups water, stir, and cook over fire for fr an hour, stirring | + | |
- | occasionally. | + | __TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD.__\\ |
- | - | + | Is yours a pack laden with heavy tinned food? Is yours the heavy load? Perhaps you may prefer to endure those million little gremlins pulling on your pack for the sake of easy comfort at the other end. For those of us who wish to lighten the load there are surely many who can offer suggestions |
- | Condensed milk, added to rice that has been cooked with a few raisins, is simple and quite tasty also. | + | |
- | For breakfast, sausage mince patties rolled in corn flake crumbs, flattened | + | |
- | fire. | + | Here is a simple |
- | Girls, | + | Into a plastic bag put, for two people, ½ cup rice, 1 heaped tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon coconut, 1 tablespoon raisins, prunes or any dried fruit, and a pinch of salt. Then preparing simply put dry ingredients into billy can and add about 1 ½ cups water, stir, and cook over fire for ½ an hour, stirring occasionally. |
- | bag. | + | Condensed milk, added to rice that has been cooked with a few raisins, is simple and quite tasty also.\\ |
- | NEW EQUIPMENT. A member of the Sydney University Bushwalking Club, Miss K. Webb, recently tested a new ultra-light outdoor activity blanket | + | For breakfast, sausage mince patties rolled in corn flake crumbs, flattened and wrapped |
- | Zealand. The material is waterproof aluminised plastic, reinforced with fibreglass strands. It reflects 80% of the wearer' | + | Girls, a simple freshener for those hot walks - a couple |
- | in. blanket folds to 8 in. by 5- in. and weighs 11 ounce. I think that this is one new product that Bushwalkers are going to hear a lot more about. | + | __NEW EQUIPMENT__\\ |
+ | A member of the Sydney University Bushwalking Club, Miss K. Webb, recently tested a new ultra-light outdoor activity blanket | ||
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====== Socially Speaking ====== | ====== Socially Speaking ====== | ||
- | Claire Kinsella' | + | With Owen Marks |
- | which the subject was presented. We hear many conflicting reports on life behind the Bamboo Curtain, usually loaded with propaganda for one side or the | + | Claire Kinsella' |
- | other, but Claire' | + | The other social evening in June was the Museum Night. This was somewhat of an experiment, which worked. |
- | The other social evening in June was the Museum Night. This was somewhat of an experiment, which worked. | + | |
- | normal trading hours, and were treated to an enjoyable evening, concluded with supper in-the rooftop restaurant. The best received feature of the evening | + | **__COMING SOCIAL EVENTS__**\\ |
+ | **__19th. July__**\\ | ||
+ | "The Upper Chimbu Valley - New Guinea" | ||
- | was the excellent film on the "Birth of the Red. Kangaroo" | + | **__26th. July__**\\ |
- | COMING SOCIAL EVENTS. | + | "Club Debate" |
- | 19th. July: "The Upper Cbimbu Valley | + | |
- | slides presented by Margaret Vazey. | + | |
- | 26th. Julys "Club Debate" | + | |
- | speaker will be given three minutes in which to air his or her views on the particular subject. There will be three subjects for discussion. They are: | + | 1. That small cooking fires are preferable to large communal cooking fires.\\ |
- | 1. That small cooking fires are preferable to large communal cooking fires, | + | 2. That H-frame |
- | 2. That Hframe | + | |
3. That Instructional Walks are not necessary. | 3. That Instructional Walks are not necessary. | ||
- | These are the topics expressed generally. The exact wording will be advised later on, but anyone interested in participating should start thinking about | ||
- | which side to take. If you have any enquiries about the debating, or would like your name added to the list of debaters, ring me at 30-1827. | + | These are the topics expressed generally. The exact wording will be advised later on, but anyone interested in participating should start thinking about which side to take. If you have any enquiries about the debating, or would like your name added to the list of debaters, ring me at 30-1827. |
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====== Aunty Muriel ====== | ====== Aunty Muriel ====== | ||
- | ADVICE FOR THE LOVELORN AND FASCINATING TITBITS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WISDOM | + | **ADVICE FOR THE LOVELORN AND FASCINATING TITBITS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WISDOM** |
- | Aunty Muriel received three letters from worried souls during the month, but after consultation with the Editor, it was decided that the letters should | + | Aunty Muriel received three letters from worried souls during the month, but after consultation with the Editor, it was decided that the letters should |
- | not be published until next month. Aunty Muriel feels that serious problems require a lot of thought so that a just solution can be found. So we hope you | + | To Unhappy R_ _ _ of Kempsey, don't let your de facto know about things |
- | can struggle along until next 3:9.onth without too much heartache. In the meantime anyhow Aunty Muriel offers some interim advice. To Unhappy of | + | To Innocent Irma, if you entertain any of Ron's friends during the next month, it might be best to lock the bedroom door, then you'll have a chance to hide whoever it is before letting Ron in. |
- | Kempsey, don' | + | To Worried Fanny, there is a very simple solution to your problem, which Aunty Muriel will disclose to you next month. In the meantime, why don't the four of you go gogo dancing together. |
- | And if your wife starts asking questions, play it smart by acting dumb. To Innocent Irma, if you entertain any of Ron's friends during the next month, it | + | |
- | might be best to lock the bedroom door, then you'll have a chance to hide whoever it is before letting Ron in To Worried Fanny, there is a very simple | + | ---- |
- | + | ====== A potted history of the North Era Trust Fund====== | |
- | solution to your problem, which Aunty Muriel will disclose to you next month. In the meantime, why don't the four of you go gogo dancing together. | + | A precis of an article which appeared in The Sydney Bushwalker, July, 1947 |
- | + | ||
- | ====== A POTTED HISTORY OF THE NORTH ERA TRUST FUND ====== | + | |
- | A precis of an article which appeared in "The Sydney Bushwalker, | + | |
- | July, 1947) | + | |
- | From the earliest days of the S.B.7. members have camped at Era. About 1937 the possibility of buying Lot 7, North Era was mooted, and a rough survey was | + | |
- | + | ||
- | made of the boundaries. Early in 1943 it became known that Byrnes' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | around that it' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | proposed company was to erect a large boarding house or hotel and to instal all the usual holiday facilities. At first the Government was requested, | + | |
- | + | ||
- | through Federation, to resume the whole of the privately owned lands between National Park and Garrawarra. The Government would not resume the land, so | + | |
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- | attention was turned to the possibility of purchasing Lot 7. In a very short time nearly 200 had been promised. The Club also devoted 100 towards the | + | |
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- | purchase. Edna Garrad undertook collection of funds. Tom Herbert and Mouldy Harrison negotiated with the owner the price agreed to being 350. By June, | + | |
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- | 1945, 435 had been contributed. However the Federal Treasurer would not consent to a sale for 350 of land valued at 210. Unable to purchase, camping | + | |
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- | rights were leased for 18 a year. A new tactic was tried. A new valuation was obtained from an approved valuer (Z3OO) and the Treasurer' | + | |
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- | purchase was obtained. The land was later resumed, and now forms part of Royal National Park. | + | |
+ | From the earliest days of the S.B.W. members have camped at Era. About 1937 the possibility of buying Lot 7, North Era was mooted, and a rough survey was made of the boundaries. Early in 1943 it became known that Byrnes' | ||
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====== The Back Page ====== | ====== The Back Page ====== | ||
- | CHANGE OF ROUTE SUNDAY WALK. | + | **__STONY RANGE WILDFLOWER RESERVE, DEE WHY__**\\ |
- | David Ingram' | + | Saturday, September 9th has been set aside for Sydney Bushwalkers to take a picnic lunch to the above reserve. It is hoped that many will attend, as they have done in the last two Springs, |
- | Hills Ryland trig. Cowan Creek The Sphinx Wahroonga. The standard of the walk will be the same. The reason for the change is that David feels it is too | + | **__CHANGE OF ROUTE SUNDAY WALK__**\\ |
+ | David Ingram' | ||
- | close to Geoff wood's walk which followed the same route. Train tickets are needed only to " | + | **__LOST__**\\ |
+ | No, not 36 chooks in Pitt Street by University student, but one jigsaw puzzle by Owen Marks. Loaned | ||
- | STONY RANGE WILDFLOWER RESERVE , | + | **__SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL__**\\ |
- | DEE WHY. | + | Could those persons who indicated |
- | Saturday, September 9th. has been set aside for Sydney Bush walkers | + | |
- | they have done in the last two Springs, and make this event a minor reunion. Anyone interested could contact Kath McKay 78-7455. | + | **__START THINKING NOW (please)__**\\ |
+ | It is almost certain that there will be a special 40th Anniversary issue of the magazine | ||
- | LOST | + | **THANKS…**, \\ |
- | No, not 36 chooks in Pitt Street by University student, but one jigsaw puzzle by Owen Marks. Loaned to someone, but can't remember who. Has great | + | To the contributors : |
+ | THIS MONTH: | ||
+ | * Jim Brown | ||
+ | * Don Finch | ||
+ | * Owen Marks | ||
+ | * Dot Butler | ||
+ | * Kath McKay | ||
+ | * David Ingram | ||
+ | * Ivy Painter | ||
+ | * Neville Page | ||
+ | * Observer | ||
- | sentimental value to owner. | + | **__NEXT MONTH__** \\ |
+ | Aunty Muriel \\ | ||
+ | Plus, YOU, maybe? | ||
- | SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL | + | **__IS IT REALLY TRUE? |
- | Could those persons who indicated to Katie Stoddart that they would be joining | + | As promised, we have the answer |
- | their money to Katie as soon as possible so that the tickets can be purchased. | + | ---- |
+ | **PRESS: SPECIAL MESSAGE - STOP PRESS: SPECIAL MESSAGE - STOP PRESS: SPECIAL MESSAGE- STOP PRESS** | ||
- | START THINKING NOW (please) THANKS | + | **CONGRATULATIONS**\\ |
- | It is almost certain that there To the contributors : will be a special 40th. Anniversary | + | TO HEATHER JOYCE AND JOHN WHITE ON THEIR RECENT MARRIAGE |
- | THIS issue of the magazine in October, | + | |
- | consisting of 40 pages (one for each year if the budget can stand it). It takes a lot of copy to fill forty pages, so could you put on the thinking cap | + | |
- | and you may come up with something. You need not necdasarily have to write, but ideas are always welcome, Do you have any old newspaper clippings which | + | The news has just been received that Heather (nee Joyce) |
- | may have some relevance to the history of the Club? This is the sort of thing that is teeded. An old Talks programme, or a clipping can have a lot to say. | + | ---- |
- | + | ====== Back Page No. 2====== | |
- | Please forward any ideas to the editor, whose address appears on the front page of this Magazine. | + | **__CHANGE OF DATE__** \\ |
- | + | Katie Stoddart wishes to advise that her Newnes trip, shown on the Walks Programme for 28th, 29th, 30th, July, has been postponed until 11th, 12th, 13th, August. The trip will include an inspection of the disused railway tunnel which houses the famous | |
- | MONTH, Jim Brown Don Finch Owen Marks | + | |
- | Dot Butler Kath McKay David Ingram Ivy Painter | + | |
- | Neville | + | |
- | NEXT MONTH, Aunty Muriel ):14/S: YOU, maybe? | + | |
- | IS IT REALLY TRUE? As promised, | + | |
- | we have the answer | + | |
- | for you, but you will have to read next month' | + | |
- | because there is no room left on | + | |
- | this page to tell you. P.S. It wasn' | + | |
- | Muriel' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | PRESS: SPECIAL EESSAGE | + | |
- | + | ||
- | The news has just been received. that Heather (nee Joyce) and. John White were married last Saturday, 8th0 July, 1967. To Mr. and Mrs. White, on behalf of | + | |
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- | all Sydney Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | CHANGE OF DATE. Katie Stoddart wishes to advise that her Newnes trip, shown on the Walks Programme for nth., 29th.', 30th., July, has been postponed until | + | |
- | + | ||
- | 11th., 12th., 13th. August. The trip will include an inspection of the disused railway tunnel which houses the famous | + | |
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- | be allowed for exploration of"the old mines and shale Oil works, | + | |
- | + | ||
- | LAST MINUTE NEWS. The Editor would like it to be known that in future, any last minute news items should be submitted at least one week before the | + | |
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- | publication date. Otherwise the shock next time may be too great for him. | + | |
- | A NEW RECORD. S.B.W. has had numerous marriageS of members, but the latest 7hite/joyce marriage creates a new record in that this is the first time one | + | **__LAST MINUTE NEWS__** \\ |
+ | The Editor would like it to be known that in future, any last minute news items should be submitted at least one week before | ||
- | Past President has married another. | + | **__A NEW RECORD__**\\ |
+ | S.B.W. has had numerous marriages of members, but the latest White/Joyce marriage creates a new record in that this is the first time one Past President has married another. | ||
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