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+ | A MONTHLY BULLETIN OF MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS, BOX 4476, G. P. 0, SYDNEY, N. S. W. 2001. C LUB MEETINGS ARE iELD EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 7.30 P. M. THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE BUILDING, 14 ATCHISON STREET, ST. LEONARD S. ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE CLUB SHOULD BE REFERRED TO MRS. MARCLA Si-IAPPERT - TELEPHONE 30.2028. 5%4, | ||
+ | ************)r, | ||
+ | EDITORS: SPIR3 NETA 5, 104/10 WY1DE ST. POTTS | ||
+ | POINT. TEL. 357.1381 | ||
+ | NEVILLE PAGE, 14 BRUCEDA LE AVE. | ||
+ | EPPING. TEL 85.3739 BUSINESS MGR: BILL BURKE, 3 CORAL TREE DR. | ||
+ | CARLINGFORD. TEL 871.1207 TYPIST: KATH BROWN DUPLICATION: | ||
+ | TAEXER. | ||
+ | ************************************* | ||
+ | DECEMBER tONE. | ||
+ | and Sunlight to the Blue Breaks | ||
+ | Spiro Hajinakitas 3. | ||
+ | Any Other Name 5. | ||
+ | eneral Meeting Jim Brown 5. | ||
+ | 6. | ||
+ | ieces Alice Wyborn 9. | ||
+ | Ad 11. | ||
+ | quipment Ad 12. | ||
+ | 'S Own Land Coolana Marie Byles 13. | ||
+ | 14. e in Bush Fires 15. | ||
+ | 16. | ||
+ | 18. | ||
+ | Editorial Moonlight | ||
+ | 2. | ||
+ | A Rose By November C Paddy' | ||
+ | Bits and P Alp Sports Mountain E The S.B.W. An Apology Cars Se? Walks Nots Song Book | ||
+ | Page 2, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALER DecaMber 1975. | ||
+ | ************************************************************* | ||
+ | As the end of the year and the festive season approaches0 bushwalkers will be preparing, in their own individual ways, for the traditional northern hemisphere feast of roast turkey and plum pudding, with nuts and bonbons, brandy sauce and Santa Claus all thrown in. Or perhaps it will be cold chicken and the bush flies down at Era. It's a time Olen many extended trips are undertaken, thus benfitting from the long holiday period. After all, bushwalkers are basically simple folk, and it's more likely that the quiet and solitude of the bush will suit many far more than the noise and jangle of traditional fare. However you choose to spend your Christmas and New Year, may we wish you a happy and satisfying holiday season. | ||
+ | It would be remiss of the editors, at the end of the year as it is, to omit to express appreciation for the efforts of those who contribute so much to the successful production, month after month, of this magazine. Particular thanks are due to two individuals who are to a large extent the unsung heroes of the magazine. Firstly, Kath Brown, who does just about all the typing and who has to suffer the rush every month arising from the editors' | ||
+ | Last', but most certainly not least, are our writibrs. Without yOu we are nothing. Please keep up the good work. | ||
+ | If Y"ou are trying to formulate your new year' s resolutions at this time, spare us a thought. One magazine article a month would do nicely thank you. Just one alone would do l Please?? | ||
+ | So that's it for another- year. Have a very happy Christmas one and all, and may the new year bring satisfaction and wellbeing to you | ||
+ | **************** | ||
+ | Page 3 TEE SYDITEY BUSHWAIKER Daeember, 5, 1975. | ||
+ | MOONLIGHT AND SUMIGHT TO THE BLUE BREAKS. | ||
+ | by Spiro Hajinakitas. | ||
+ | Bob Hodgson, Richard Windthorpe and I were the only starters to go on Peter Harris' | ||
+ | The drive to Kanangra was marred only by me becoming cgr sick near Jenolan Caves. We arrived at Kanangra at 10.00 pm to be greeted by a | ||
+ | bitterly cold wind. Our leader hb:d planned to negotiate the Gingra Track down to the Kowmung by moonlight, and as the moon was full he anticipated that we would not require the help of our torches. And except for the rare occasions when the track was mislaid, Peter managed almost to achieve his objective. Of course on the occasions that Peter-shone his torch both Bob and I chided him mercilessly for destroying our night vision. The cry of " | ||
+ | Indeed it was a refreshing change to walk the Gingra Track at night, the moonlight adventure succeeding in minimising the boredom of a long walk down a very long ridge. Although it was rather cool, unlike Kanangra Tops the ridge was entirely free of wind, and our small party eventually reached the Kowmung and bedded down for the night on Gingra Creek. The time was exactly 2.00 Peter was up at 6.30 a m. and | ||
+ | we-followed suit at about 7.00 a m. | ||
+ | After breakfast we waded across the rapidly flowing river then onto the four-wheel-drive road and proceeded up onto Scott' | ||
+ | - Walking down Butcher' | ||
+ | of our presence this prehistoric-looking creature chose to ignore us, and even when Peter' | ||
+ | We began the climb up the nose of the ner ridge. By now it was | ||
+ | Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Dbc-ember, 1975ft | ||
+ | quite warm as the early spring midday sunshine stredked through the branches of the magnificent ironbarks. We paused to admire these towering specimens and the glorious mint bushes and the various numerous wildflowers, | ||
+ | It was here on the Broken Rock Range that we were treated to the | ||
+ | most beautiful views of the whole trip. Panoramic vista in the true sense. We found ourselves literally surrounded by heartwarming rather than breathtaking scenery. Vide sweeping valleys, long green wooded ridges, blue really-blue distant mountain ranges, sparkling red and gold cliff faces, and the afternoon sun creating a contrast of shadow and light enhancing each and every picture with just the right amount of light or shadow. Once again nature had warmed our hearts, our minds, and our souls. | ||
+ | Lunch (our second) was had at a very shady little glen about three quarters of the way dawn the narrow neck of the range. After lunch the problem of how to get down was solved without too much difficulty. A negotiable route at the furthest end through the cliffs and then on to a screeslope was discovered. By this time it was about 4.00 pm. so we decided to forego Green Wattle Mountain and the party headed down a long gentle ridge back onto Butcher' | ||
+ | very small and light, enclosed in plastics and gave off a weak yellow light, even under water, for eight hour's when the inside element was snapped. | ||
+ | The next morning we walked up Butcher' | ||
+ | After tea we began the long slow climb up Root's Ridge occasionally | ||
+ | Page 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER lotember, 1975. | ||
+ | pEusing to admire the beautiful views of the seemingly distant Kowmung River as it twisted its way through the mountain ranges. At the coal seam cave we stopped for a rest, thankful for the plastic bin full of cool water. At Kanangra we lingered to marvel at the never diminishing grandeur of Kanangra Deep, awed by the sculptured ridges and the | ||
+ | bottomless ravines. It was now about 5 p m. so the setting sun shone | ||
+ | only onto Knnangra Nails creating an atmosphere of muted magnificence on the silent darkened valley so far below us. | ||
+ | Reluctantly we left the tops and proceeded on to the car, each | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | member of the group tired yet unquestionally happy with a sense of | ||
+ | contentment and fulfillment that only lovers of the bush could understand, | ||
+ | ************** | ||
+ | A ROSE BY ANY OTTrER NM? | ||
+ | by Spiro Hajinakitas. | ||
+ | Then I first joined the club many years ago! I introduced myself | ||
+ | to everyone as "Bill Ketas" - Bill being a " | ||
+ | abbreviation of my real Greek surname Hajinakitas. I was at the time | ||
+ | embarrassed at having such a tongue-twister of a name, adopting my nom-de-Plume" | ||
+ | Since then attitudes have changed and long foreign names are quite commonplace, | ||
+ | as Spiro Hajinakitas. (Formally known as "Spiro Ketas" | ||
+ | **XXXXXX**** | ||
+ | NOVZGER GENERAL =TING. | ||
+ | by Jim Brown. | ||
+ | ' It was not quite true that the larger-than-usual roll-up of almost 50 for the November meeting was due to the number of new members to be welcomed., However they did represent a sizeable body, including Stephen Knightley, Michael Doyle, Gary Moffatt, Carol Gibbons and Rudolph Werner, While an admission from a previous month, Klaus Li:evert, also received his badge. Not present were Sally-Burke and. Ilagdi Hammoud. | ||
+ | No one stirred the ashes of October' | ||
+ | we had, in addition to the usual circulars and journals, a request from the Tideavour Club (Sydney Grammar School) for permission to camp overnight at Otplana on 13th December during a canoe trip - granted. We had been inv,ed. by d semi-Governmental committee on tracks and bushland to provide som, cammett but on finding we were the only walking organisation contacted had eferred the question to the revived Federation. From an erstwhile | ||
+ | 6112 | ||
+ | r ^, mT.M ' - | ||
+ | 'Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHTILLICER December, 1935. | ||
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+ | Page 7 THE SYDNEY BUSHTALKER December, 1.975. | ||
+ | prospective member, Ronald. Blanch, there as a letter referring to the deterioration of trails and camping places in National Parks and suggesting the Minister for Lands be approached to establish a body of volunteer uniform6d Rangers. Those present had mixed feelings, especially over the " | ||
+ | The Treasurer could point to a working fund of $1585 at the end of October, and then, although the Walks Secretary was not yet to hand, the President thought enough leaders were available to give a reasonable account | ||
+ | of the last month' | ||
+ | Gum Forest. He understood it was intended to prohibit camping there for | ||
+ | a period beginning in December and there had_ been some clearing and | ||
+ | construction of fire places at nearby alternative sites. The Sunday of | ||
+ | that weekend had two trips, Bill Hall's from Waterfall to Otford which had gone forward with about 16 people and David Cotton' | ||
+ | On October 17/19 Ron Knightley' | ||
+ | enlivened. by a fire bug who lit a series of scrub fires along the valley: the party of 19 extinguished some and reported the event, and at midday Sunday cheered the onset of a steady rain. Ian Gibson' | ||
+ | (Crown Mountain) walk was inherited by John Redfern and it was understood | ||
+ | 5 people attended. Hans Stichter' | ||
+ | owing to illness, and there was a misleading rumour abroad that David | ||
+ | Ingram was unable to take his Wondabyne walk: actually it went as intended, but a little trouble was caused by unannounced visitors Who were in a | ||
+ | group that became detached. It was --Ilphasized that prospective members | ||
+ | should NOT invite visitors without the leader' | ||
+ | At this stage Bob Hodgson arrived from,a daylight saving yachting escapade and took over command of the reportage, with Bill Burke giving an account of he flooded streams that caused some variation to the programme on his Wollondilly walk of 24-26 October. He also reported | ||
+ | the recent death of honorary member, Tony Carlon of Barallier. The party' | ||
+ | gone as plannd: details were meagre, except that several species of wild life (both alive and dead) were observed. | ||
+ | At the opening of November Bob Hodgson had 5 folk on his Mt.Colong | ||
+ | journey, with everything going so well that some galloped down to the Kowmung River and Church Creek Caves. After rain on Saturday night the | ||
+ | visit to Chiddy' | ||
+ | Hans Stichter' | ||
+ | 25/26 October in extremely violent winds which had the party guarding their step on the Knife Edge. At least KeduMba Creek presented no crossing | ||
+ | Page 8 THE SYDNEY BUSHY/ | ||
+ | problem. | ||
+ | A report of Peter Miller' | ||
+ | by Jim Vatiliotis, the programmed route having been considerably doctored. Sunday 2nd saw Sheila Binns9standing in for Kath Brown, headed for Marley, the original party of 16 being reduced to 13 by defectors when early rain | ||
+ | set in. The-day remained showery and an early return was made. Earlier | ||
+ | the same morning Joe :Marton also started from Bundeena with 22 folk aiming | ||
+ | for Otford. -A few withdrew as intended at Garie about 30309 but the main body had no difficulty in making the intended train about 7.00 p m. | ||
+ | No report was available of Roy Higginbottom' | ||
+ | country on 7/9 November, but Wilf Hilder reported it had evidently gone as he had noted the party' | ||
+ | an Christie' | ||
+ | prospective member who had found it all quite enjoyable, though cool weather meant that only a few took to the surf. | ||
+ | Jim Vatiliotis gave a summary of events at the last Federation meeting, which had been quite enthusiastic at the newsletter, scheme of keeping Federation' | ||
+ | Frank Roberts referred to a number of outstanding subscriptions Which should be settled if members were to avoid being crossed off, and as the evening ebbed away, Wilf Hilder told us Roy Rudder, an early Mountain Trail Club meMber, had died recently; that efforts were being made to have a projected coal washing plant at Newnes Junction sited so that more | ||
+ | filth would not be swept down WollongaMbe Creek, and that the Water Board was concerned at large cracks appearing in parts of the Illawarra Scarp | ||
+ | due apparently to SUbsidence near Deal mines. Concern was also felt in | ||
+ | case similar Cavein tendencies appeared near the Burragorang mines lest they lead to inundation from Tarragamba Dam. Apparently the Board would welcome information of any such openings noticed by walkers. | ||
+ | The clocksnow pointed -to 9.20 p m. as the President called closure to the meeting. | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1975. | ||
+ | BITS AND P=cEs. | ||
+ | by Alice Wyborn. | ||
+ | It all happened because of the weather! During the recent spell of | ||
+ | wet and windy weather, I came inside for lunch one day, and afterwards slouched back in my chair - for once the sun was shining through the window and a delicious langour overtook me - no more going out to work in the | ||
+ | gale that was blowing outside - I would be lazy and read a book! So many of the books we htld brought home from -our overseas trip had not even been ovoned, as we have been so busy settling into our new life. | ||
+ | I chose a Scottish one, and looking through the beautiful pictures, came to one of sunset over Schiehallion and Loch Tummel, in Perthshire. Nov this set my mind drifting back, as Schiehallion was the one and only mountain we got to climbing in Scotland. Yes - Allan had written something on it for the magazine - and I should be doing something too - after all, I had plenty of material to choose from about our long trip. | ||
+ | Perhaps something of all the funny, exciting little things - like the day when I stayed in the van because I had a fit of sneezing! For hours it had gone on - perhaps hay fever of a kin e.- who knows? We | ||
+ | were in Arches National Park, Utah, U.S.A., and Allan went off to explore. | ||
+ | A hot sunny day, which I spent alternately sneezing and snoozing, until | ||
+ | Allan arrived back with a young couple from ITrisbane. Yes, they had | ||
+ | met photographing one of the Arches and recognis d each other' | ||
+ | accent. We spent a couply of happy days with them and later in the year visited them in their home in Michegan. | ||
+ | Then there was the time in Dawson City, Alaska. We had pulled | ||
+ | into the main street and the place seemed deserted, and then we spotted | ||
+ | a young' | ||
+ | ersity of N.S.W. with a Ross Wyborn - any relation?" | ||
+ | laughed and. explained, he was our son, and with them we also spent a couple of days camping and got to talking. They were on holidays from Fairbanks, where David was doing some special studies, and we told them we knew another Australian couple there, Gwen Shaughnessy and. husband (Gwen was Gwen Ward of the New Zealand Alpine Club), aid they know them? | ||
+ | Of course they did. - lived in the next door flat in the University | ||
+ | housing area. It was agreed we would all go on to Fairbanks together, meet Gwen and have an Australian re-union, This we clia and Gwen cooked | ||
+ | a beaut roast leg of lamb to make it an authentic Australian gathering. | ||
+ | Another time in Casablanca, Morocco, we had pulled into the camping | ||
+ | ground and I rushed off for a shower. Corning back to our V.W. van, | ||
+ | there was another similar, parked next to us, but no one in sight. Allan | ||
+ | said it belonged to two young Australians who had also gone for showers. He had spoken to them and the conversation went like this - " | ||
+ | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December , 1975. | ||
+ | Later we were in the little picturesque town of Filzmoos, Austria, and intended to go up into the mountains to camp. Light rain started falling as we drove up on a dirt road towards the Bischofmitz Mountain 2600 m. so we decided to pull off and camp for the night and proceed the | ||
+ | neit day. Shortly after a car came down from the mountains and passed us, then stopped and. backed. up. A tall handsome man got out and came over to us. "See you are Aussies," | ||
+ | the opera singer from Sydney and was a guest of a MT. Bruckner, who owned | ||
+ | the car and who invited us to "come back and camp at our place" | ||
+ | Filmoos. Here we arrived at a delightful chalettype cottage beautifully furnished and we were invit ed to partake of supper with Herr Bruckner, his wife, mother, and two of his children, Donald Shanks, his wife and | ||
+ | two little boys, Peter Berne, an orchestra conductor and his little son, and a French girl. We found out later this chalet was only a holiday home, the Bruckners lived near Frankfurt. We were made very welcome, | ||
+ | and in the course of conversation, | ||
+ | when Allan discovered Herr Bruckner was the manufacturer of certain machines, | ||
+ | the agency for which was held by Allan' | ||
+ | we had a delightful musical evening, with Peter playing the beautiful grand piano and Donald singing from various operas, including some he was to sing in the London season in the following month. How was that for Aussie good fortune? | ||
+ | Another strange coincidence, | ||
+ | trees in the grounds surrounding the house and our thoughts were of the days gone by and of the Wyborns who had lived and died there. | ||
+ | So much for some of the little anecdotps of our trip. | ||
+ | I must say that our Canadian number plate caused. a lot of interest wherever we went. It did not state it was Canadian, only Alberta, Wild Rose Country, and the number. Of course people asked where was Alberta? Allan sometimes jokingly said it. was a state of Australia don't you know? | ||
+ | Page 11 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1975. | ||
+ | Once we were parked in a little town in Morocco and a crowd had gathered around the V.W. and were looking at the number plate. In Mrodco the parking " | ||
+ | On reading this over, there doesn' | ||
+ | aothinR. | ||
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+ | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1975. | ||
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+ | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1975. | ||
+ | THE S B 0W 's ON LAND COOLAN.A. | ||
+ | by Marie Byles. | ||
+ | Dot's car dropped us at the electric tower at the entrance above the cave Dot discovered. It was nine years since I had been able to camp out, sleep on good mother earth under an abdulled tent, with stars above and bush sounds all around. I still dream about it now even though I have rocks of my own at home. What glorious rocks there are above the Kangaroo River! Glorious eucalypts of many species, turpentines, | ||
+ | iritten to thank them, and tell them we needed no compensation for their kindness, unless it were to spend the compensation moneys on keeping the bush beautiful? | ||
+ | The-camp hut for cooking in summer had been started, just the right height above the river eVen when it is flooded. There will be swimming and canoeing and walking. To my mind it is a site far more | ||
+ | desirable than was Era, and will remain unspoiled forever provided we take out t,,a dandelions of course! How aid it all came about? | ||
+ | Dot's pertinacity, | ||
+ | PASTURES OF PEACE. | ||
+ | If Dot started our own Kangaroo land, Peter and Ray Birt started Ben Ricketts above JaMboroo, which was a gathering place for bushwalkers | ||
+ | thirty years ago, while Peter' | ||
+ | in those early days. Poddy cows mouched slowly round and I was always a little nervous lest they tangle their feet on the guy ropes. Peter' | ||
+ | the absence of electricity and telephone. He kept chocks, and Ray kept her belovd. goat and that popular but very jealous billygoat which was | ||
+ | apt to butt you if :7-ou paid too much attentibn to his mistress. Peter | ||
+ | had a fourwheeldrive Landrover (I think) with the drive on the wrong side, and he would not let Ray drive it. | ||
+ | Perhaps today the grounds are a then, and Ray now drives the present no longer the stalwart man he was. | ||
+ | goats' quarters, grow S vegetable and but shoulders the cabins also. | ||
+ | little more full of weeds than vehicle perforce because Peter is | ||
+ | Ray not only milks and cleans the fruit, does cooking and house work, | ||
+ | I asked Ray, who is always smiling, what was the secret of happiness | ||
+ | in old age. She replied, " | ||
+ | - like doing and being interested in everything." | ||
+ | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSOALEBR December, 1975. | ||
+ | fall over a precipice and have to be taken to hospital in a helicopter. During the three weeks she was there and bushwalkers were wonderfully kind things were carried on as normal, except for the younger goats who died of a broken heart at least the Vet could find, no other cause of their deaths. Ray is like a magnet to animals. The dog follows her about with adoration and even the wild cat is getting tame. I was told that the lyre birds came around her like chooks, but although I hate to spoil a good story,. I merely heard them sing as I did thirty years ago, When I camped in the Lyre Bird Glade. | ||
+ | I do not know who inspires one most Peter who smiles through very ill health and never complains, or Ray who smiles through very hard work and loves it all. Lonly know that the same " | ||
+ | I visited the other cabins that bushwalkers have built there. They are all good, but none of them carry the same subtle serenity and peace and gentle joy of the Pages Ben Ricketts. | ||
+ | I wonder if Coolana will gather the same spirit in years to come? | ||
+ | AN APOLOGY | ||
+ | In the October 1975 issue of the Sydney Bushwalker it was reported (page 11) that | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | Ausventure had been charging people for trips in the Rosciusko area using refuge huts | ||
+ | for en route accommodation. We wish to advise that this statement is incorrect, and that Ausventure is in no way connected with the trips referred to. We believe the Ausventure organisation to be of the highest integrity whose activities in no way resemble those referred to in our article, and we wish to apologize for any inconvenience caused. | ||
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+ | Page 1 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHUUKER December, 1975. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | CARS - SAFE LN.. BUSH FIRES. | ||
+ | (Taken from the "Bush Fire Bulletin, Autumn 1975) | ||
+ | ExpeHments carried out by the Forestry and Timber Bureau, Canbei-lra, have confirmed., that people caught in cars IT bushfires should remain in their vaicles. The -Vests have proved fihdings from studies of some of | ||
+ | Australia' | ||
+ | The best place to shelter is beneath the scat level whether front or rear, preferably with covering such as a blanket pulled over the body. | ||
+ | Thermocouples (instruments to measure heat) placedinside a test car showed that the air temperature was about 51C (125F) - about the same as shade temperature on a hot summer day in many parts of Australia. | ||
+ | The worst part of the heat and radiation from a large bushfire | ||
+ | which passes around and over a car lasts for only 3 to 5 minutes and a | ||
+ | person who has remained in his vehicle until the fire has passed can get out of it and. walk to safety over burnt ground. | ||
+ | Tests conducted at the same time showed. that even fierce fires | ||
+ | should not cause car petrol tanks to explode. Seven unprotected tanks | ||
+ | of various popular model cars, each containing about 18 litres (4 galls) of petrol were placed on 61 an (2 ft) thick piles of pine. None exploded as the timber was burnt. In each case, the heat forced petrol vapour out of the filler cap vent and this then burnt strongly. But no explosion resu1ted nor did the tank seams rupture. In tests involving the car, vapour from the petrol tank aid not ignite. | ||
+ | The experiments were carried out in Stromlo Forest near Canberra. Flames 7.5 to 9 m (25 ft to 30 ft) high were produced when the timber | ||
+ | fuel burnt most intensely. The tests disclosed that closing the carTs | ||
+ | windows cut down the amount of radiation entering the cabin by two-thirds. | ||
+ | The Acting Ditoctor of the Forest Research Institute (Mr. A. G. McArthur) said-the tests proved beyond doubt that thesafest action for people caught in cars by bushfires was to remain in their vehitles. | ||
+ | He said that 'the tests on i5-etro1 tanks had shown there was no | ||
+ | need to fear explosions from this source. | ||
+ | . _ | ||
+ | Also, investigations of 1,200 cars burnt in the Hobart fires of 1967 had not shown that any petrol tanks had explodecL | ||
+ | Page 16. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December 1975. | ||
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+ | January 9-11. Who's for the beautiful Budawangs? Oliver Crawford will be your guide to the Castle and its magnificent panoramic views, weather permitting, and it should be at this time of year. This is magnificent countryside and shouldn' | ||
+ | Sunday 11. Two day trips on this Sunday - one 10 km, the other 18. Leading the easy trip is Kath Brown who will take her party to Deer Pool and Little Marley, after braving braving the dangers of the Cronulla to Bundeena ferry. | ||
+ | A bit further afield will be Hans Stichter' | ||
+ | January 16,17, 18. Here's a chance to bring out your carabiners, slings and swimming togs, provided of course you're prepared to risk it with the Walks Secretary (who, incidentally, | ||
+ | Whalania Chasm should keep you cool this summer weekend. | ||
+ | January 17, 18. For the second weekend in row, Bluegum Forest features on the programme. Barbara Evans leads a Saturday start medium to easy walk, returning on Sunday via Govett' | ||
+ | Sunday 18, Beautiful Pittwater views are promised on Barry Zieren' | ||
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+ | January 23-26. For all those piker hikers who haven' | ||
+ | December 1975. THE SYDNEY BUSHUALKER Page 17. | ||
+ | Sunday 25. For those walkers who aren't fortunate enough | ||
+ | to have a long weekend holiday on Monday, Joe Marton will lead a variation of his walk from Narrowneck: Walls Pass, Cedar Creek', | ||
+ | January 30 February 1. Another beaut summer walk , this time led by Alistair Battye starting at Mount Wilson and down Du Faurs Creek, Clatter Box Canyon and to the Wollongambe River. It can get pretty cool down there, even on the hottest summer' | ||
+ | Sunday 1. Again walkers have a choice of Sunday walks, both rather advebturous and out of the ordinary. John Redfern will be leading a medium/hard walk up the back blocks of the Hawksbury River, starting at Spencer and taking in some aboriginal carvings. | ||
+ | Bluegum Forest shows up yet again, which only goes to prove that popularity of walkigg areas moves in cycles. Tony Marshall leads the third walk this month to Bluegum, abseiling down Mt. Hay Canyon and returning via Lockley' | ||
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+ | SPECIAL NOTICE | ||
+ | Unfortunately the company which prepares | ||
+ | the address labels for The Sydney Bushwalker omitted certain subscribers in the months of May, June and July 1975. If you did not receive your copy during these months, and would still like to have them, please let me know. | ||
+ | N. Page | ||
+ | 14 Brucedale Atte., Epping N.S.W. 2121. | ||
+ | Page 18. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December 1975. | ||
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+ | At The Club's halfyearly general meeting it was resolved that we produce a song book. Exact text of the motion is as follows: | ||
+ | " That a subcommittee of five persons be formed to produce a Club song book in good time for the Sydney Bush Walkers Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations in 1977; such subcommittee to: | ||
+ | 1. invite members to submit songs for inclusion in the song book, | ||
+ | 2. post on the Club notice board and publish in the Club magazine a list of songs to be included in the song book and invite comment, | ||
+ | 3. report to the Club in General Meeting on quantity, style of printing, and estimated cost, | ||
+ | 4. organize sale of finished song book at such price as would ensure recovery in full of production costs." | ||
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+ | The song book subcommittee was appointed at the October General meeting and consists of: | ||
+ | Peter Scandrett (Convenor) | ||
+ | Robyn Preston Bob Younger Hans Stichter Neville Page. | ||
+ | All members are invited, in fact urged, to submit suggested songs for inclusion in the song book. Give your suggestions to one of the subcommittee members, or post your list to Peter Scandrett c/ Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476, G.P.O. Sydney. 1977 might seem a long way away, but time has a disconcerting habit of passing mueh too quickly. Put your thinking caps on now. | ||
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