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 by Jim Brown.
-On the Sunday of the June holiday week-end I was returning from Mount Pomany to Nullo Mountain feeling quite pleased with myself. On this, the third time at Pomany, the weather had been kind, I had seen the views over WiddinBrook and the valleys to the north, and taken a few slides which I
-felt might be good. I had no other immediate territorial ambitions in the Nullo-Widain-Pomany country, and was just a bit sad at the thought of not
+On the Sunday of the June holiday week-end I was returning from Mount Pomany to Nullo Mountain feeling quite pleased with myself. On this, the third time at Pomany, the weather had been kind, I had seen the views over Widdin Brook and the valleys to the north, and taken a few slides which I felt might be good. I had no other immediate territorial ambitions in the Nullo-Widdin-Pomany country, and was just a bit sad at the thought of not coming back that way for some time.
-coming back that way for some time.
-Then, as I climbed out of the amazing saddle between Mount Cox and
+Then, as I climbed out of the amazing saddle between Mount Cox and Nullo, I met a chap on horseback, heading outwards to Pomany with two dogs and about ten head of cattle. We exchanged the usual pleasantries, and he put the usual question "What are you looking for out there?"
-Nullo, I met a chap on horseback, heading outwards to Pomany with two dogs and about ten head of cattle. We exchanged the usual pleasantries, and he put the usual question "What are you looking for out there?"
-It's an awkward one to answer, so I simply said I thought Pomany and
+It's an awkward one to answer, so I simply said I thought Pomany and its surrounds were amongst the most attractive parts of the Northern Blue Mountains. He nodded speculatively, and replied "there's some nice country further out ... We used to have a track about 4 or 5 miles on past Pomany".
-its surrounds were amongst the most attractive parts of the Northern Blue Mountains. He nodded speculatively, and replied "there's some nice country further out ... We used to have a track about 4 or 5 miles on past Ftmany".
-I meant to ask what he considered "nice country", but somehow the topic changed, and We didn't get back to it. Afterwards, when I thought about it, I became curious about this "nice country". Was it, I wondered, like parts of Nullo and Cameron - high basalt crowns, parklike, with grasses and scattered forest. Another inducement was the fact that it was probably almost' untrodden by other walkers. At all events, it was a good excuse for going back into the region, and furthermore it allowed me a chance to try finding the Cedar Creek route down into Widdin. Two years before, having read in a National Parks Association journal of a bush road from Nullo into Widdin via Cedar Creek, I had tried to locate it, and instead reached Widdin by a jeep trail taking a longer route to the north west down Myrtle Creek.
+I meant to ask what he considered "nice country", but somehow the topic changed, and we didn't get back to it. Afterwards, when I thought about it, I became curious about this "nice country". Was it, I wondered, like parts of Nullo and Cameron - high basalt crowns, parklike, with grasses and scattered forest. Another inducement was the fact that it was probably almost untrodden by other walkers. At all events, it was a good excuse for going back into the region, and furthermore it allowed me a chance to try finding the Cedar Creek route down into Widdin. Two years before, having read in a National Parks Association journal of a bush road from Nullo into Widdin via Cedar Creek, I had tried to locate it, and instead reached Widdin by a jeep trail taking a longer route to the north west down Myrtle Creek.
 Thus, on the same week-end in mid-September when the Finch/Harrison two-way assault on the Colo was mounted, I took out a day's leave on the Monday, and Saturday morning saw me glissading northwnrd along the basalt mud of Nullo, finally deciding it was discreet to park on a firm patch a few miles short of Mannie Morrison's property at the end of the road.
 Rather, it used to be the end of the road, but when I passed Morrison's gate at 11.15 a.m., the bush road bore evidence of regular use, and there was a string of new telephone poles partnering it. About 2 miles along, the trampled mud surface ended at a most elaborate fence 8-ft. high, with a lower apron of rabbit-proof mesh. A notice said the key to the gate could be obtained from the homestead, but I felt convinced that, if there were a side trail into Cedar Creek, it must diverge hereabouts, so I elected to skirt around the fence to the east.
-When I rejoined the main trail some of a mile onward, I was pretty certain I wasn't going to get down into Cedar Creek but would follow the Myrtle Creek road once again. Well, it's a pleasant walk anyway, mostly over agreeable basalt country, but finally diving down into Myrtle Creek through some wildly dissected sandstone ridges.
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+When I rejoined the main trail some 3/4 of a mile onward, I was pretty certain I wasn't going to get down into Cedar Creek but would follow the Myrtle Creek road once again. Well, it's a pleasant walk anyway, mostly over agreeable basalt country, but finally diving down into Myrtle Creek through some wildly dissected sandstone ridges.
-............w.........
-About 4.0 p.m. I was out in the clear part of Myrtle Creek, following the smoothly contoured grasslands down towards Widdin. Myrtle Creek flows almost east at this point 7 the cliffs on the northern side form a high escarpment, broken by some small gullies but on the south the cliff wall
+About 4.0 p.m. I was out in the clear part of Myrtle Creek, following the smoothly contoured grasslands down towards Widdin. Myrtle Creek flows almost east at this point. The cliffs on the northern side form a high escarpment, broken by some small gullies but on the south the cliff wall has broken into a chain of monoliths, all of which were glowing with late afternoon light. "Myrtle Glen", the first (and only) property in the creek before you join Widdin, came up just before 5.0 p.m., and with it same illumination. The owner said there __was__ an old horse trail (not a road) down Cedar Creek, but it branched off well before Morrison's place, and to the best of his knowledge hadn't been used for some years. Apparently the story of a bush road down Cedar Creek really related to the Myrtle Creek trail I had twice followed.
-has broken into a chain of monoliths, all of which were gloving with late afternoon light. "Myrtle Glen", the first (and only) property in the creek
-before you join Widdin, came up just before 5.0 p.m., and with it same illu-
+Now, about the way out. He couldn't recommend the places I had in mind, in the valleys behind King Ranch such as Turon Gully or Washpen Creek. Anyway they wouldn't bring me up to the "nice country" I had heard about. Yes, there was some pleasant country up there, locally known as the "Tidbinnings" (or he may have said "Tinbinnings"). It was, he told me, grassy highland country with box forest, and rather like some of the ridges I'd been over on the trail down from Nullo. Now, there was a way he'd heard about... going up Oaky Creek, just behind the stud farm "Baramul" and a mile or two further up Widdin: it was reputed to be a fairly open gully.
-mination. The owner said there was an old horse trail (not a road) down Cedar Creek, but it branched off well before Morrison's place, and to the
-best of his knowledge hadn't been used for some years, Apparently the stOry of a bush road down Cedar Creek really related to the Myrtle Creek
+I camped a mile or so further down Myrtle Creek, and made a point of being away at first light on Sunday. After all, if Oaky Creek didn't "go", I had a longish trudge back to Nullo. Instead of following the road all the way, I cut across the big grassland area where Myrtle Creek, Cedar and Emu Creeks combined all converge on Widdin Brook, and shortly after seven o'clock I had entered the tree line where Oaky Creek flows out into Widdin. Breakfast now, and off again before 8.0 a.m., with the creek rising steadily and curving back into the south-west.
-trail I had twice followed.
-Now, about the way out	He couldn't recommend the places I had in mind, in the valleys behind King Ranch such as Turon Gully or lashpen Creek, Anyway they wouldn't bring me up to the "nice country" I had heard about. Yes., there was some pleasant country up there, locally known as
+As my informant had said, it is a fairly open creek, with little water in its bed. Generally the floor of the stream gave the easiest going, although the banks were reasonably good too, the only hindrance being a fairly solid growth of some thorny variety of wattle in places. In a few spots it was rock scrambling for short stages, but there were camp-able places at intervals all the way up. The creek made height slowly, however, and it was over two hours before it breached the cliff line. A couple of side creeks entered on the left, and because they seemed to rise fairly quickly they tempted me, but I elected to stay in the main stream until, about 10.30 a.m, it was obvious I had reached a way out. At this point a very small side gully came in on the left (east), and between it and the continuation of the main creek there was a steep, but obviously negotiable slope.
-the "Tidbinnings" (or he may have said "Tinbinnings"). It was, he told me, grassy highland country with box forest, and rather like some of the ridges I'd been over on the trail down from Nullo	amr, there was a way he'd heard about .,. going up Oaky Creek, just behind the stud farm 'Baramul" and
-a mile or two further up Vaddin: it was rem/tea to be a fairly open gully.
+A few hundred feet up and I was on broken basalt rock, which in places formed scree slopes a few yards in extent. This persisted until, something after 11.15 a.m. I emerged on the ridge top at a point where blue distances seemed to reach out on all sides, but the surrounding forest allowed only patchy views. Right on the crown of the ridge was a grassy area like a cricket oval, with a solitary tree in the centre. Clearly, I was in the "nice country", and it had to be admitted it was easy on the eyes, although the forest was less imposing than the big trees of some of the other basalt tops in the Northern Blue Mountains.
-I camped a mile or so further down Myrtle Creek, and made a point of being away at first light on Sunday. After all, if Oaky Creek didn't "go", I had a longish trudge back to Nullo. Instead of following the road all the way, I cut across the big grassland area where Myrtle Creek, Cedar and Rau Creeks combined all converge on Vaddin Brook, and shortly after seven o'clock I had entered-the tree line where Oaky Creek flows out into Widdin. Breakfast now, and off again before 8.0 a. m., with the creek rising steadily and curving back into the south-west.
-As my informant had said, it is a fairly open creek, with little water in its bed. Generally the floor of the stream gave the e4siest going, Although the banks were reasonably good too, the only hindrance being a fairly solid growth of some thorny variety of'wattle in places. In a few
+I dry-lunched in the cricket field, and began to work south, towards Pomany. Of course, the Singleton 1:250,000 map doesn't really tell you much, but somehow I had the impression I should angle a bit to the west around the head of gullies leading down into Widdin. In point of fact, I was so obsessed with the need to go westering home that I kept on blundering into the head of small streams all bending back towards the top of Oaky Creek. Once I found a small herd of cattle, and all the while it was this grassy landscape, lightly forested on the ridge tops, but moderately thick in some of the hollows.
-spots it was rock scrambling for short stages, but there were camp-able
-places at intervals all the way up. The creek made height slowly, however, and it was over two hours before it breached the cliff line. A couple of side creeks entered on the left, and because they seemed to rise
+In total I barged around for the best part of two hours without making much real progress, and was beginning to doubt that I'd even reach Pomany that night, when I topped another grassy ridge, followed it towards an obvious saddle... and bingo... a fine clear bridle trail waltzing away towards the south.
-fairly quickly they tempted me, but I elected to stay in the main stream
-until, about 10.30 a.m, it was obvious I had reached a way out. At this point a very small side gully came in on the left (east), and between it and the continuation of the main creek there was a steep, but obviously negotiable slope.
+Almost immediately, however, I was out of the "nice country" and back on the sandstone, but at least there was no inducement for cattle to wander off the made trail in that harsher environment, and the track strode firmly along the ridge towards Pomany. Over the last mile or two there are a couple of basalt-capped hills, and these are carefully sidled by the track, which finally leads straight for the west-north-west wall of Pomany and emerges quite abruptly a few yards away from the rough hut at the base of the mountain. My arrival time was 4.10 p.m.
-A few hundred feet up and I 7TIS on broken basalt rock, which in places formed scree slopes a few yards in extent This persisted until, something after 11.15 a.m. I emerged on the ridge top at a point where blue distances seemed to reach out on all sides, but the surrounding forest allowed only
-patchy views. Right on the crown of the ridge was a grassy area like a
-cricket oval, with a solitary tree in the centre. Clearly, I was in the
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-An extra walk, not appearing on the summer programme has been set down for Sunday, January 9th4 Details are:
-Waterfall  Mooray Track  Marsha Karong Heathcote Creek  Waterfall. Map Heathcote Primitive Area.	Six miles, Easy, with swimming. Train  8.20 a.m. from electric Tplatforms. Tickets  Waterfall return. Leader  Meryl TTatman, Phone 57-3301 (Home).
-Page 12	THE SYDNEY BUSHRAIKER	December 1971
-"nice country", and it had to be admitted it was easy on the eyes, although the forest was less imposing than the big trees of some of the other basalt tops in the Northern Blue Mountains.
-I dry-lunched in the cricket field, and began to work south, towards Pbmany. Of course, the Singleton 1:250,000 map doesn't really tell you much, but somehow I had the impression I should angle a bit to the west around the head of gullies leading down into Widdin. In point of fact,I was so obsessed with the need to go westering home that I kept on blundering into the head of small streams all bending back towards the top of Oaky Creek. Once I found a small herd of cattle, and all the while it was this grassy landscape, lightly forested on the ridge tops, but moderately thick in some of the hollows.
-In total I barged around for the best part of two hours without making much real progress, and was beginning to doubt that I'd even reach. Pomany that night, when I topped another grassy ridge, followed it towards an obvious saddle	and bingo ... a fine clear bridle trail waltzing away towards the south.
-Almost immediately, however I was out of the "nice country" and back on the sandstone, but at least, there was no inducement for cattle to wander off the made trail in that harsher environment, and the track strode firmly along the ridge towards Pomany. Over the last mile or two there are a couple of basalt-capped hills, and these are carefully sidled by the track, which finally leads straight for the west-north-west wall of Pcmany and emerges quite abruptly a few yards away from the rough hut at the base of the mountain. My arrival time was 4.10 p.m.
 To all intents, that ends the tale of the "nice country", the Tidbiggings of Tinbinnings. Since there is water at the foot of Pomany - a rather rare thing in parts of the Northern Blue Mountains - I took my evening meal there, then notched up another couple of miles along the trail to camp in the dusk on the sidling to the west of Cox Mountain.
-Monday morning brought me back past the deep saddle and up-to-NUllo,
-and at 11.0 p.m., almost exactly 48 hours after parking, I was back to the car.
+Monday morning brought me back past the deep saddle and up to Nullo, and at 11.0 p.m., almost exactly 48 hours after parking, I was back to the car.
-It's all very attractive country; with more than its fair share of high parklike ridges. A reasonably strong party should have no great difficulty in covering it in two days, provided they were prepared to put in fairly long hours on both days, and if the cars could be deployed to save a couple or hours' trudge along the roads on Nullo. But ... I wouldn't recommend
-trying to reverse the direction of travel. Getting into Oaky Creek from
+It's all very attractive country, with more than its fair share of high parklike ridges. A reasonably strong party should have no great difficulty in covering it in two days, provided they were prepared to put in fairly long hours on both days, and if the cars could be deployed to save a couple of hours' trudge along the roads on Nullo. But... I wouldn't recommend trying to reverse the direction of travel. Getting into Oaky Creek from the top could have some distinct problems, and you could wind up seeing only the nice country north from Pomany, and not all the other nice country that lies below and beyond.
-the top could have some distinct problems, and you could wind up seeing
-only the nice country north from Pomany, and not all the other nice country
+=====Additional Day Walk, January 9, 1972.=====
-that lies below and beyond.
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+An extra walk, not appearing on the summer programme has been set down for Sunday, January 9th. Details are:
+Waterfall - Mooray Track - Morella Karong - Heathcote Creek - Waterfall. Map - Heathcote Primitive Area. Six miles, Easy, with swimming. Train  8.20 a.m. from electric platforms. Tickets  Waterfall return. Leader  Meryl Watman, Phone 57-8301 (Home).
+=====Coming Walks - January 1972.=====
 by Pat Harrison
-January 7-8-9: Barry Wallace has a good_ walk which covers some grand river
-++	and creek scenery. Cobblestones in Breakfast Creek, green
+|+January 7-8-9|Barry Wallace has a good walk which covers some grand river and creek scenery. Cobblestones in Breakfast Creek, green banks and casuarinas on the Cox, shallow water and a gravelly bed in the lower Jenolan River Canyon, fast-running water in Little River, and waterfalls in Galong Creek.|
-banks and casuarinas on the Cox, shallow water and a
+|January 8-9|Roger Gowing has a li-lo trip in Bell Creek. You must be able to swim and you must have a good li-lo (NOT a plastic one).|
-gravelly bed in the lower Jenolan River Canyon, fast-running
+|*January 9|Peter Levander has another of his better-quality day walks. This time he covers some old favourite ground in Rocky Waterholes Creek, Macarthur's Flat and Starlights Track - and only a couple of hours away from Sydney by car.|
-water in Little River, and waterfalls in Galong Creek.
+|*January 14-15-16|Don has a very nice river walk from Breakfast Creek to White Dog, being about 14 miles of the best river scenery imaginable. Lush campsites and good swimming holes. Don might tickle a trout for you.|
-January 8-9: Roger Gowing has a li-b trip in Bell Creek. You must be able to swin and you must have a good li-b (NOT a plastic one).
+|*January 15-16|This is the first Shoalhaven trip for some time. A Saturday start for those who are unable to get away Friday nights.|
-January 9:	Peter Levander has another of his better-quality day walks.
+|January 16|An easy day walk with Kath Brown with time for surfing on unspoiled beached.|
-This time he covers some old favourite ground in Rocky
+|January 21-22-23|A cascading trip through the Morong Deep with Ross Hughes. Waterproof packs - and you MUST be able to swim.|
-Waterholes Creek, Macarthur's Flat and Starlights Track -
+|January 23|A li-lo trip with Peter Levander - locality to be given. Good li-los and swimming ability essential.|
-and only a couple of hours away from Sydney by car.
+|January 23|Swimming and sunbaking at Burning Palms with Roger Gowing.|
-January 14-15- Don has a very nice river walk from Breakfast Creek to
+|January 28-29-30-31|A car swap trip from the Naas River to Yaouk via Kelly (6001 ft.), Bimberi Peak (6274 ft.), Murray (6053 ft.) and Morgan (6147 ft.). Clear streams, alpine meadows decked with flowers, handsome snow gums, and crisp camps in a springtime climate. For those who want to walk.|
-	16:	White Dog. being about 14 miles of the best river scenery
+|January 28-29-30-31|Don takes it easy on a south coast beach. Surf, sun, fishing, and the attendant sybarite pastimes. For those who do not want to walk.|
-imaginable. Lush campsites and good swimming holes.
-Don might tickle a trout for you.
+=====Ausventure.=====
-January 15-16: This is the first Shoalhaven trip for some time. A 0	Saturday start for those who are unable to get away Friday nights.
-January 16:	An easy day walk with Kath.Brown with time for surfing on unspoiled beached.
+"Beauty, spiced with wonder, is the greatest lure to travel"
-January 21-22- A cascading trip through the Morong Deep with Ross Hughes.
-:	Waterproof packs - and you MUST be able to swim.
-January 23:	A li-b trip with Peter Levander - locality to be given. Good li-los and swimming ability essential.
-January 23:	Swimming and sunbaking at Burning Palms with Roger Gowing.
-January 28-29- A car swap trip from the Naas River to Yaouk via Kelly
--31: (6001 ft.), Bimberi Peak (6274 ft.), Murray (6053 ft.) and
-Morgan (6147 ft.). Clear streams, alpine meadows decked
-with flowers, handsome snow gums, and crisp camps in a
-springtime climate. For those who want to walk.
-January 28-29- Don- takes it easy on a south coast beach. Surf, 30-31: sun, fishing, and the attendant sybarite pastimes. For those who do not want to walk.
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-THE SYDNEY BUSEL=
-December 1971.
-"Beauty, spiced with wonder,
-is the greatest lure to travel"
 If you agree with that,
 If you would like to know about our foot trips in Nepal, India, Africa, U.S.A.,
 New Guinea and Fiji,
-Please drop a line to Ausventure, P.O. Box 54,
-Mosman, N.S.7. 2088.
+Please drop a line to Ausventure, P.O. Box 54, Mosman, N.S.W. 2088, or 'phone us at 960-1677.
-or 'phone us at 960-1677.
-W. M. M. Deacock,
+W. M. M. Deacock, Director.
-Director,
-.1 Page 15	Ta SYDNEY BUSH:BALKER	.December, 1971.
+=====Membership Notes.=====
-Membership Notes	by Geoff Mattingley Membership Secretary.
-Well, once more we realise that yet another year has slipped. by without anyone noticing. However, the objective of club membership was achieved, by four people at the last committee meeting for 1971.
+by Geoff Mattingley, Membership Secretary.
-Congratulations are in order for Deirdre Jones, Nora Freeman, Dennis Brown and Bill Terpstra. Dennis is well known in bushwaiking circles
-having been a mom ber of the C.M.W. for_some years. Bill has been
+Well, once more we realise that yet another year has slipped by without anyone noticing. However, the objective of club membership was achieved by four people at the last committee meeting for 1971. Congratulations are in order for Deirdre Jones, Nora Freeman, Dennis Brown and Bill Terpstra. Dennis is well known in bushwalking circles having been a member of the C.M.W. for some years. Bill has been around so long that everyone thought he was already a member, but after a little coaxing he took the plunge and signed up.
-around so long that everyone thought he was already a member, but after a little coaxing he took the plunge and signed up.
-We extend a warm Ihelcame to ,the following new prospectives:
+We extend a warm welcome to the following new prospectives:
-Alastair Batty	Ron Smythe
-George Hassapladakis	Johanna van den Boa
+Alastair Batty, Ron Smythe, George Hassapladakis, Johanna van den Bos, Andrew Smith, Peter Downes, Jill Robertson
-Andrew Smith	Peter Downes Jill Robertson
-Due to the Christmas break, I will list prospective members whose
+Due to the Christmas break, I will list prospective members whose term expires at the end of December and also at the end of January. This means that they should either be ready to appear before the committee or request an extension of prospective membership.
-term expires at the end of December and also at the end of January.
-This means that they should either be ready to appear before the committee or request an extension of prospective membership.
 Firstly, those in December (i.e. be ready by the January committee meeting):
-Leigh Sheridan  ,	Pauline Brown
-Lynne Carrodus	Peter Miller
+Leigh Sheridan, Pauline Brown, Lynne Carrodus, Peter Miller, Bronwyn Shelper, Joamy Smith, Patricia Stewart
-Bronwyn Shelper	Joamy Smith Patricia Stewart
 Now, those in January  they should be ready to appear before the committee at its February meeting.
-Robert Bagatella Berosford Carter
-Peter Etchcil John Horrocks Johanna Peywrilanska
+Robert Bagatella, Berrsford Carter, Peter Etchcil, John Horrocks, Johanna Powilanska, David Bever, George Catchpoole, Bob Hodgson, Alan Miller
-David Boyer
-George Catchpoole Bob Hodgson Alan Miller
+As before, I would be grateful if this information could be passed on to those concerned by anyone who is able to do so.
-As before, I would be grateful if this information could be passed. on to those concerned. by anyone who is able to do so.
 My saxophone is running out of ink, so I will stop playing and wish you all a Merry Christmas.
-x-***********
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+=====Paddy Made.=====
-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	DeceMber, 1971.
 So, you're just about to set out on that long holiday trip... you know, the one you've had in mind for a year or so.
-Well, may the weather smile on you, and may you find it all You've dreamed about.
+Well, may the weather smile on you, and may you find it all you've dreamed about.
 In fact, while we're about it, here's to very good walking all through 1972.....
-RPAIIDEDY MAME
-,40401:16
+aided and abetted by packs, sleeping bags, tents, groundsheets and all the other walking and camping gear that is best if you get it from
--Itighommaimr,00
-aided.and abetted by packs, sleeping bags, tents, groundsheets and all the other waling and camping gear that is best if you get it from
+Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd. Lightweight Camp Gear.
-PADDY PALL65 Liverpool Street, Sydney
-(not far down the hill from George Street)
+ Liverpool Street, Sydney (not far down the hill from George Street)
-Phone 26  2685
-n'APDEr117 RALLIMI
+Phone 26-2685
-Lightweight Camp Gear
-qLivPccL NEE?, SY DAItY
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 Federation Notes, November 1971
 by Ray Hookway