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The meeting opened with the Vice President in the chair and apologies from the President Frank Rigby, who is holidaying in Africa. | The meeting opened with the Vice President in the chair and apologies from the President Frank Rigby, who is holidaying in Africa. | ||
- | Five new members were welcomed: Margaret King, Anne Ireland, Meredith Lynch, Peter berli and Ralph Malcolm. | + | Five new members were welcomed: Margaret King, Anne Ireland, Meredith Lynch, Peter Berli and Ralph Malcolm. |
- | Minutes of the last General Meeting (11 Dec.) were read and received. In " | + | Minutes of the last General Meeting (11 Dec.) were read and received. In " |
In the matter of new club rooms; Owen Marks and Ramon U' | In the matter of new club rooms; Owen Marks and Ramon U' | ||
- | In " | + | In " |
- | Margaret Childs (Parks & Playgrounds representative), | + | Margaret Childs (Parks & Playgrounds representative), |
Bulletins and Bi-monthly reports were acknowledged from the National Trust and the National Conservation Council. | Bulletins and Bi-monthly reports were acknowledged from the National Trust and the National Conservation Council. | ||
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Treasurer' | Treasurer' | ||
- | The Walks Secretary gave his usual intersting | + | The Walks Secretary gave his usual interesting |
Pat Harrison' | Pat Harrison' | ||
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With contrast, Ken Ellis' | With contrast, Ken Ellis' | ||
- | With Doone Wyborn away earning big money (we hope) as Assistant to a Geologist during a University Vacation job, Don Finch led his walk down Davies Canyon. There was plenty of abseiling and bombing of pools from great heights. In a narrow part of Davies Canyon the party had apparently driven a rock wallaby before it onto a rock ledge. The little creature panicked and leapt into space, | + | With Doone Wyborn away earning big money (we hope) as Assistant to a Geologist during a University Vacation job, Don Finch led his walk down Davies Canyon. There was plenty of abseiling and bombing of pools from great heights. In a narrow part of Davies Canyon the party had apparently driven a rock wallaby before it onto a rock ledge. The little creature panicked and leapt into space, |
The Christmas Camp was Wollondilly / Tomat Creek area as a change from Era, and a chat with Tony Carlon. | The Christmas Camp was Wollondilly / Tomat Creek area as a change from Era, and a chat with Tony Carlon. | ||
- | Don Finch took his Instructional to McArthur' | + | Don Finch took his Instructional to McArthur' |
The Barrys Wallace and Pacey captained a skin-diving Instructional at Merry Beach and Pretty Beach. There was a little bit of spear-fishing and a lot of sunbaking. | The Barrys Wallace and Pacey captained a skin-diving Instructional at Merry Beach and Pretty Beach. There was a little bit of spear-fishing and a lot of sunbaking. | ||
- | Ted van der Hale's Caving trip to Wee Jasper enticed out 6 starters. They had 51 hours of caving in 8 days. The day they surfaced and went for an overland trip to Tumut Ponds Dam and Kandra | + | Ted van der Hale's Caving trip to Wee Jasper enticed out 6 starters. They had 51 hours of caving in 8 days. The day they surfaced and went for an overland trip to Tumut Ponds Dam and Kandra |
- | Owen Marks gave the highlights of one of the trips he was on. Enzo brought with him two dozen eggs. When he opened his pack, Horrors! Six of them were broken. He placed the intact eighteen under a tree and what happended? Some snuffling beast [illegible] during the night! | + | Owen Marks gave the highlights of one of the trips he was on. Enzo brought with him two dozen eggs. When he opened his pack, Horrors! Six of them were broken. He placed the intact eighteen under a tree and what happened? Some snuffling beast [illegible] during the night! |
- | Social Report: The Social Secretary reported on teh collected concertos from teh musical library of Bareny [illegible] those who are in teh Club Room the Wednesday before Christmas, and foreshadowed a future musical treat on 22 January, sponsored by Ken Willis. On 29 January Spiro Ketas will give a talk about his homeland, Greece, and its people, and a Greek Supper will be provided. If it's on par with the last, be there, because it was MIGHTY! | + | Social Report: The Social Secretary reported on the collected concertos from the musical library of Bareny [illegible] those who are in the Club Room the Wednesday before Christmas, and foreshadowed a future musical treat on 22 January, sponsored by Ken Willis. On 29 January Spiro Ketas will give a talk about his homeland, Greece, and its people, and a Greek Supper will be provided. If it's on par with the last, be there, because it was MIGHTY! |
- | On Fegruary | + | On February |
- Australian landscape | - Australian landscape | ||
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- Candid | - Candid | ||
- | Fedration | + | Federation |
Annual Reunion: 15-16 March. Bob Younger will take charge of the organising. All those willing to help Bob, please contact him. Helpers required especially to tee-up the transport arrangements. | Annual Reunion: 15-16 March. Bob Younger will take charge of the organising. All those willing to help Bob, please contact him. Helpers required especially to tee-up the transport arrangements. | ||
- | In General Business, Club members were exhorted to exercise extreme care in canyons. Over the past weekend there was an accident in Hay Creek Canyon in which a climber injured his shoulder. Although the accident happened on Saturday, | + | In General Business, Club members were exhorted to exercise extreme care in canyons. Over the past weekend there was an accident in Hay Creek Canyon in which a climber injured his shoulder. Although the accident happened on Saturday, |
- | Dave Ingram mentioned the Square Dancing classes that will be held in the Easetern | + | Dave Ingram mentioned the Square Dancing classes that will be held in the Eastern |
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====Volunteers To Assist Bob Younger.==== | ====Volunteers To Assist Bob Younger.==== | ||
- | Required to prepare | + | Required to prepare |
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Kath McKay | Kath McKay | ||
- | Last year Jim Brown gave us a very ineresting | + | Last year Jim Brown gave us a very interesting |
When I came to Western Australia, no one told me about the trains. "Oh, Perth is lovely!" | When I came to Western Australia, no one told me about the trains. "Oh, Perth is lovely!" | ||
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Giant gums and pines and cedar trees border the station, and as we emerge from their shade we find a space between parked trains obligingly left on the path pedestrians use. Mothers with prams, cyclists, matrons weighed down with marketing, we all take the short cut, but I still have a feeling of guilt, and gaze apprehensively right and left down the vacant permanent way. | Giant gums and pines and cedar trees border the station, and as we emerge from their shade we find a space between parked trains obligingly left on the path pedestrians use. Mothers with prams, cyclists, matrons weighed down with marketing, we all take the short cut, but I still have a feeling of guilt, and gaze apprehensively right and left down the vacant permanent way. | ||
- | Suburban trains are diesel burning, and generally short affairs, two or three carriaces, very comfortable, | + | Suburban trains are diesel burning, and generally short affairs, two or three carriages, very comfortable, |
- | Country trains are of course longer, and painted in the same gay colours. Excellent they are too, graced with names like Australind and The Shopper, subtitled Kovea, which conveys passengers from Bunbury, a hundeed | + | Country trains are of course longer, and painted in the same gay colours. Excellent they are too, graced with names like Australind and The Shopper, subtitled Kovea, which conveys passengers from Bunbury, a hundred |
In most places engines go by numbers, not by names; even Kipling' | In most places engines go by numbers, not by names; even Kipling' | ||
- | I was so intrigued with their names that I wrote to the Western Australian Government Railways, and they sent me a dazzling list. Two classes of locomotives, | + | I was so intrigued with their names that I wrote to the Western Australian Government Railways, and they sent me a dazzling list. Two classes of locomotives, |
Another class, ten of them, are named after mountains in Western Australia: Bruce (reputed to be the highest, height unknown), | Another class, ten of them, are named after mountains in Western Australia: Bruce (reputed to be the highest, height unknown), | ||
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Margriet Wyborn | Margriet Wyborn | ||
- | Who has been down Barrington River before? What a new and exciting trip for a long weekend! On our way home, walking to the car along the road, a farmer picked us up and told us of 2 young chaps who had been down the river 20 years previosuly. He knew of no one since. | + | Who has been down Barrington River before? What a new and exciting trip for a long weekend! On our way home, walking to the car along the road, a farmer picked us up and told us of 2 young chaps who had been down the river 20 years previously. He knew of no one since. |
- | The river falls 3,600 ft. in 7 miles. There must be some waterfalls around. At the last minute abseiling ropes were not taken. There were only 5 on our trip - Dot Butler, Gerry Sinzig, Norman Butler, Ross Wyborn, and myself. We picked a beaut camp spot very early on Saturday morning. It was next to a babbling creek and under some scribbly gums on some private property, as we later found out. Early next morning we were rudely awakened by an irate farmer, except for myself who only saw him disappearing into the gathering light, who remondtrated | + | The river falls 3,600 ft. in 7 miles. There must be some waterfalls around. At the last minute abseiling ropes were not taken. There were only 5 on our trip - Dot Butler, Gerry Sinzig, Norman Butler, Ross Wyborn, and myself. We picked a beaut camp spot very early on Saturday morning. It was next to a babbling creek and under some scribbly gums on some private property, as we later found out. Early next morning we were rudely awakened by an irate farmer, except for myself who only saw him disappearing into the gathering light, who remonstrated |
Breakfast was, munched 10 miles further along the road on Kerripit River where our trip was due to start. It looked like very wealthy grazing country there, even in the drought, but gum trees were scarce. | Breakfast was, munched 10 miles further along the road on Kerripit River where our trip was due to start. It looked like very wealthy grazing country there, even in the drought, but gum trees were scarce. | ||
- | The actual trip started off by a most refreshing swim in an eel-infestod | + | The actual trip started off by a most refreshing swim in an eel-infested |
Ross: "This is silly! We should be on the creek, not 500 ft. above it." | Ross: "This is silly! We should be on the creek, not 500 ft. above it." | ||
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We came down into the creek (cutting off a bend) and immediately came upon a 4 ft. deep pool. We dropped our packs and jumped in. The water was surprisingly warm. | We came down into the creek (cutting off a bend) and immediately came upon a 4 ft. deep pool. We dropped our packs and jumped in. The water was surprisingly warm. | ||
- | Here the Kerripit River is like the lower Kanangra River, but overhung with vines, mosses and orchids hanging from trees. As we rock-hopped onwards | + | Here the Kerripit River is like the lower Kanangra River, but overhung with vines, mosses and orchids hanging from trees. As we rock-hopped onwards |
Single clouds started drifting overhead, making us wonder what we were going to do without a tent. "Be prepared" | Single clouds started drifting overhead, making us wonder what we were going to do without a tent. "Be prepared" | ||
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Clouds changed from milky white to grey. Mist appeared and slowly but surely it stated drizzling. Waterfalls 20-40 ft. loomed ahead making way for an interesting scramble. | Clouds changed from milky white to grey. Mist appeared and slowly but surely it stated drizzling. Waterfalls 20-40 ft. loomed ahead making way for an interesting scramble. | ||
- | We couldn' | + | We couldn' |
- | Ross built a shelter under some trees using long dead branches criss-crossing each other and covering the structure with a plastic ground sheet. It was a good substitute for a sutffy | + | Ross built a shelter under some trees using long dead branches criss-crossing each other and covering the structure with a plastic ground sheet. It was a good substitute for a stuffy |
The next clay was clear and we walked up the river until it was feasible to climb a ridge to reach the fire trail leading to Carey' | The next clay was clear and we walked up the river until it was feasible to climb a ridge to reach the fire trail leading to Carey' | ||
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After 5 miles of road bashing and lots of sweat we stopped for a snack in the middle of the fire trail at a junction. Five minutes later a Landrover nearly ran over us, carrying campers who had driven up from Barrington House. Some minutes later we met two other jeeps full of housewifely tourists - a real highway! We trotted off to Carey' | After 5 miles of road bashing and lots of sweat we stopped for a snack in the middle of the fire trail at a junction. Five minutes later a Landrover nearly ran over us, carrying campers who had driven up from Barrington House. Some minutes later we met two other jeeps full of housewifely tourists - a real highway! We trotted off to Carey' | ||
- | Encircling a large swamp after walking along another fire trail for a mile, we started scrub bashing down a tiny creek. Prickly undergrowth and lawyer vines were abundant until we reached the Barrington River which was quite large even high in its headwaters. On our way we saved a trout (8" long) from certain dehydration in a tiny pool. Half an hour after a hot lunch we reached a swiming | + | Encircling a large swamp after walking along another fire trail for a mile, we started scrub bashing down a tiny creek. Prickly undergrowth and lawyer vines were abundant until we reached the Barrington River which was quite large even high in its headwaters. On our way we saved a trout (8" long) from certain dehydration in a tiny pool. Half an hour after a hot lunch we reached a swimming |
- | Strangers in the camp - 2 trout fishermen were sighted. They had caught 3 but they were only 8" long. We couldn' | + | Strangers in the camp - 2 trout fishermen were sighted. They had caught 3 but they were only 8" long. We couldn' |
We camped a couple of miles downstream where the river seemed to disappear into a gorge between gigantic boulders. It was very misty that night. Luckily Dot discovered some overhanging roots quite big enough for 5 but some may have got wet if it rained too hard. A second overhanging rock was found. | We camped a couple of miles downstream where the river seemed to disappear into a gorge between gigantic boulders. It was very misty that night. Luckily Dot discovered some overhanging roots quite big enough for 5 but some may have got wet if it rained too hard. A second overhanging rock was found. | ||
- | After our monstrous meals we took leave of the hot fire and cold rain for our warm sleeping bags. The roar from an 80 ft. waterfall 50 yards away drowsed us off into deep slee. Dot told us next morning that Gerry had suddenly sat up in his flea bag during the night and shoutede | + | After our monstrous meals we took leave of the hot fire and cold rain for our warm sleeping bags. The roar from an 80 ft. waterfall 50 yards away drowsed us off into deep sleep. Dot told us next morning that Gerry had suddenly sat up in his flea bag during the night and shouted |
"Look at that!" Gerry exclaimed, "What is it?" | "Look at that!" Gerry exclaimed, "What is it?" | ||
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Dot explained to us that the whole river valley was mistily lit up by the moon trying to pierce through a bank of clouds. It looked quite eerie. | Dot explained to us that the whole river valley was mistily lit up by the moon trying to pierce through a bank of clouds. It looked quite eerie. | ||
- | The next morning the two corners of my sleeping bag were soaked but none the worse for it. After breaky, we clambered around the side of a tree covered cliff-face to get down and around the waterfall. In actual fact it was a a long slippery dip, 60 ft. long, 60° angle and a boulder at the bottom to stop you, just in case you went too fast. For the next 2 miles the going as slow. Large boulders (house type) and small waterfalls which had to be scrambled around. Very similar to Bungonia block-up except that it was very slippery in the drizzling rain - logs were just not to be trusted. " | + | The next morning the two corners of my sleeping bag were soaked but none the worse for it. After breaky, we clambered around the side of a tree covered cliff-face to get down and around the waterfall. In actual fact it was a a long slippery dip, 60 ft. long, 60° angle and a boulder at the bottom to stop you, just in case you went too fast. For the next 2 miles the going as slow. Large boulders (house type) and small waterfalls which had to be scrambled around. Very similar to Bungonia block-up except that it was very slippery in the drizzling rain - logs were just not to be trusted. " |
"At least you know you're slipping", | "At least you know you're slipping", | ||
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Dot's deciding factor was when she nearly took a sixer down a slippery log over a rocky pool. We tried to race down, around, and over the boulders but high speed was not maintained. | Dot's deciding factor was when she nearly took a sixer down a slippery log over a rocky pool. We tried to race down, around, and over the boulders but high speed was not maintained. | ||
- | Along the river, vines draped their greenery over the trees. Orchids grew in abundance (although not in flower). As we descended the Barrinton, mist rose above use, rocks dried up and the valley widened considerably. | + | Along the river, vines draped their greenery over the trees. Orchids grew in abundance (although not in flower). As we descended the Barrington, mist rose above use, rocks dried up and the valley widened considerably. |
Water boatmen beetles entertained during our lunch next to a long deep pool. The ridges covered with tree ferns and tall eucalypts slowly opened out and then suddenly we burst into the open paddocks. | Water boatmen beetles entertained during our lunch next to a long deep pool. The ridges covered with tree ferns and tall eucalypts slowly opened out and then suddenly we burst into the open paddocks. | ||
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===Not much of a record this month!=== | ===Not much of a record this month!=== | ||
- | Every trip should be recorded in the magazine. According to this month' | + | Every trip should be recorded in the magazine. According to this month' |
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