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- | **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** | + | ====== |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, |
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|**DUPLICATOR OPERATOR**| Bob Duncan. Telephone 869-2691| | |**DUPLICATOR OPERATOR**| Bob Duncan. Telephone 869-2691| | ||
- | **November 1978** | ||
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The railway was initially used for the transportation of coal and coke, the latter being produced at the coke works at Newnes and transported to the Cobar Smelting Works. The Newnes Coke Works comprised about 120 individual ovens arranged in a bank of 2 wide sot back to back. Each oven was built to a beehive design and was about 3 metres in diameter and about 2.5 metres high with a domed roof. The front of the ovens had a small arched opening somewhat similar to that of an igloo. Inside the ovens, located in the centre of the roof is a large filling or charging hole about 45 am in diameter, a little lower in the roof and off centre is a smaller hole about 30 am in diameter connected to a flue system. Around the walls at a height of about 1.8 metres are a small number of small vents connected to a cast iron pipe ducting system. | The railway was initially used for the transportation of coal and coke, the latter being produced at the coke works at Newnes and transported to the Cobar Smelting Works. The Newnes Coke Works comprised about 120 individual ovens arranged in a bank of 2 wide sot back to back. Each oven was built to a beehive design and was about 3 metres in diameter and about 2.5 metres high with a domed roof. The front of the ovens had a small arched opening somewhat similar to that of an igloo. Inside the ovens, located in the centre of the roof is a large filling or charging hole about 45 am in diameter, a little lower in the roof and off centre is a smaller hole about 30 am in diameter connected to a flue system. Around the walls at a height of about 1.8 metres are a small number of small vents connected to a cast iron pipe ducting system. | ||
- | Coke is produced from soft coal by roasting or burning in the absence of air, the operation of the Newnes Coke Ovens would appear to have been Quite a simple process. Firstly, a charge of heating coal would have been placed in-the oven, residues on the walls indicate that this bed of coal would have been laid to a depth of 30-45 am, this would then have been fired, the combustion gases being drawn off via the flue system. When the oven had been heated sufficiently the front opening and the flue would have been sealed and the charge of graded soft coking coal introduced via the filler hole, which would have then been immediately sealed. The coal gas produced would have been drawn off through the small vent holes in the oven wall and ducted to a distillation plant for the production of coal tar residues and byproducts. After the coking operations had been completed the ovens would have been allowed to cool before emptying and the whole process repeated. | + | |
+ | Coke is produced from soft coal by roasting or burning in the absence of air, the operation of the Newnes Coke Ovens would appear to have been quite a simple process. Firstly, a charge of heating coal would have been placed in-the oven, residues on the walls indicate that this bed of coal would have been laid to a depth of 30-45 am, this would then have been fired, the combustion gases being drawn off via the flue system. When the oven had been heated sufficiently the front opening and the flue would have been sealed and the charge of graded soft coking coal introduced via the filler hole, which would have then been immediately sealed. The coal gas produced would have been drawn off through the small vent holes in the oven wall and ducted to a distillation plant for the production of coal tar residues and byproducts. After the coking operations had been completed the ovens would have been allowed to cool before emptying and the whole process repeated. | ||
The Newnes Coke Works closed down in 1911 after being in operation for only three years, the major cause of this was the shut down of the Cobar Smelting Works. | The Newnes Coke Works closed down in 1911 after being in operation for only three years, the major cause of this was the shut down of the Cobar Smelting Works. | ||
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- | ====== Bob Younger' | + | ===== Bob Younger' |
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by Alma Duncan (aged 9) | by Alma Duncan (aged 9) | ||
- | The people who came were Bob Younger, Ian Debert, Frank, Evonne, David Cotton, Adrienne Shilling (who I remembered best because Dave Cotton said that she had more cents than anyone else) and the Duncans (4). We drove to Bell and waited | + | The people who came were Bob Younger, Ian Debert, Frank, Evonne, David Cotton, Adrienne Shilling (who I remembered best because Dave Cotton said that she had more cents than anyone else) and the Duncans (4). We drove to Bell and waited |
- | had arrived we drove to a pine forest and camped. In the morning we drove along the road and went through a tunnel. From when we left camp we had been following an old train track. About a mile or so away from the tunnel we stopped the cars and started walking. First of all we came to a small washaway, then we came to an enormous washaway. A fair way from the washaway we came to a glow-worm tunnel. The tunnel was dark and we had to avoid puddles. Where it was darkest we saw lots of glow-worms. At the other end of the tunnel there was a fern forest. | + | |
After we had walked through the fern forest we came to a washaway that we had to climb up. Then we walked to Wolgan Valley and stopped for a while. We looked down on the fields. There were lots of cows. Then we came to a few more washaways. Mum, Michael and I walked on ahead and soon saw the others. They had gone to look at a coal mine. We walked on until we came to where we would camp. After lunch we went to Newnes. There were some ruins but it began to get dark so we went back. | After we had walked through the fern forest we came to a washaway that we had to climb up. Then we walked to Wolgan Valley and stopped for a while. We looked down on the fields. There were lots of cows. Then we came to a few more washaways. Mum, Michael and I walked on ahead and soon saw the others. They had gone to look at a coal mine. We walked on until we came to where we would camp. After lunch we went to Newnes. There were some ruins but it began to get dark so we went back. | ||
- | After breakfast next morning our family started walking back (before everyone else, who went to look at the ruins). A few hours after lunch the others caught up with us. When we had reached the place where we had left the cars we found that the tyre was flat and while Dad fixed it David Cotton made some tea and I scalded my foot. (But it is better now.) There were ten big washaways altogether. | ||
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- | ====== Letter to the Editor | + | After breakfast next morning our family started walking back (before everyone else, who went to look at the ruins). A few hours after lunch the others caught up with us. When we had reached the place where we had left the cars we found that the tyre was flat and while Dad fixed it, David Cotton made some tea and I scalded my foot. (But it is better now.) There were ten big washaways altogether. |
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+ | ===== Letter to the Editor ===== | ||
MELBOURNE WOMEN' | MELBOURNE WOMEN' | ||
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Would you be good enough to send on the enclosed letter to your member, Owen Marks, if (or when) he is back in Australia. I have left it open so that you can know just what is passing through your hands. | Would you be good enough to send on the enclosed letter to your member, Owen Marks, if (or when) he is back in Australia. I have left it open so that you can know just what is passing through your hands. | ||
- | In your May issue you had an article by Owen Marks on his trip to Simla; I found this very interesting and photo-copied | + | |
+ | In your May issue you had an article by Owen Marks on his trip to Simla. I found this very interesting and photocopied | ||
Incidentally, | Incidentally, | ||
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- | ====== Obituary (Grace Jolly) ====== | + | ===== Obituary (Grace Jolly) ===== |
+ | by Jess Martin. | ||
+ | It is with regret I write to inform members that after some months of illness, Grace Jolly died on 2nd November, 1978. | ||
- | by Jess Martin. | ||
- | It is with regret I write to inform members that after some months of illneSs, Grace Jolly died on 2nd November, 1978. | ||
Grace became a member well before the Second World War, and the many friends she made will remember how she enlivened the party on walks with her witty remarks, particularly when the going became difficult and tension mounted in a tricky situation, on trips in the Blue Mountains, the Pigeon House area and our first trip in the Wog Wog Creek area. | Grace became a member well before the Second World War, and the many friends she made will remember how she enlivened the party on walks with her witty remarks, particularly when the going became difficult and tension mounted in a tricky situation, on trips in the Blue Mountains, the Pigeon House area and our first trip in the Wog Wog Creek area. | ||
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The men in her food party certainly appreciated the meals she cooked for them. | The men in her food party certainly appreciated the meals she cooked for them. | ||
- | Grace was a good actress and took part in many of the sketches presented at concerts and entertainments at camp fires. She had a flair for comedy | + | |
- | Some years ago Grace made her home at Wentworth Falls, and travelled | + | Grace was a good actress and took part in many of the sketches presented at concerts and entertainments at camp fires. She had a flair for comedy |
- | to work at Homebush each day at the Metropolitan Meat Board; this restricted her participation in general Club activities. Club members were always | + | |
+ | Some years ago Grace made her home at Wentworth Falls, and travelled to work at Homebush each day at the Metropolitan Meat Board; this restricted her participation in general Club activities. Club members were always | ||
When Grace left the Meat Board she sold her Wentworth Falls home and bought a house at Bowral, in which town her father and sisters were living when Grace first came to Sydney to work. At Bowral she had a lovely garden of native shrubs and flowers. Whilst living at Wentworth Falls Grace had started making bark flower pictures, for which she found a ready sale, and she continued this interest in Bowral. | When Grace left the Meat Board she sold her Wentworth Falls home and bought a house at Bowral, in which town her father and sisters were living when Grace first came to Sydney to work. At Bowral she had a lovely garden of native shrubs and flowers. Whilst living at Wentworth Falls Grace had started making bark flower pictures, for which she found a ready sale, and she continued this interest in Bowral. | ||
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Her many friends and I are sad we have lost a very good friend and a personality who will always be remembered. | Her many friends and I are sad we have lost a very good friend and a personality who will always be remembered. | ||
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- | ====== Slide Competition ====== | + | ===== Slide Competition ===== |
by Christine Austin. | by Christine Austin. | ||
- | The date is March 28, 1979. Please give me your slides (15-20 per | + | The date is March 28, 1979. Please give me your slides (15-20 per person, maximum) two weeks beforehand, i e. March 14th at the Annual General Meeting. This is imperative as they must be rearranged by our judge. In case you didn't see the first advertisement, |
- | - person, maximum) two weeks beforehand, i e. march 14th at the Annual General Meeting. This is imperative as they must be rearranged by our judge. In case you didn't see the first advertisement, | + | |
Don't forget the two sections are: | Don't forget the two sections are: | ||
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- | That Bushwalking Feeling (includes slides of people) Good luck: | ||
+ | * Landscape | ||
+ | * That Bushwalking Feeling (includes slides of people) | ||
- | ====== Australian Conservation Foundation ====== | + | Good luck! |
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+ | ===== Australian Conservation Foundation ===== | ||
Dear Bushwalker, | Dear Bushwalker, | ||
I am appealing to you to join ACF in its efforts to protect Australia' | I am appealing to you to join ACF in its efforts to protect Australia' | ||
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As a bushwalker, you know the value of the Australian bush, the need to get away from noise and traffic, the importance of places where one can experience natural beauty and solitude. | As a bushwalker, you know the value of the Australian bush, the need to get away from noise and traffic, the importance of places where one can experience natural beauty and solitude. | ||
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Many of Australia' | Many of Australia' | ||
- | We have had successes but there are many threats-to remaining areas. Your support now will help us with our work for conservation. | ||
- | Complete this membership form and return it to us with your. checiae. A subscription to our colour magazine Habitat Australia will give you six issues a year of a conservation magazine with magnificent colour photographs. Let us know if you would like us to send you a sample copy. | ||
- | Join us today for a better tomorrow! Yours sincerely, | ||
- | GEOFF MOSLEY. | ||
- | Tot ACP Membership Office, 672B Glenferrie Road, HAWTHORN. VIC. 3122. | ||
- | I/We apply for membership, pay the accompanying subscription and agree to be bound by the Constitution and regulations of the AM. | ||
- | Please tick: Signed ... | ||
- | Ordinary Member | ||
- | Fulltime Student/ | ||
- | Habitat Australia sUbscriptn. Name Donation | ||
- | Address | ||
- | Total herewith. | ||
- | 69 LIVERPOOL ST. SYDNEY - 26-2686 61-7215 | ||
- | FREEZE DRIED AND Cf.:HYDRATED FOODS | + | We have had successes but there are many threats to remaining areas. Your support now will help us with our work for conservation. |
- | Now, the bushwalker can fully equip himself | + | |
- | BUNYIP RUCKSACK This ishiPed rucksack is excellent | + | Complete this membership form and return it to us with your cheque. A subscription to our colour magazine Habitat Australia will give you six issues a year of a conservation magazine with magnificent colour photographs. Let us know if you would like us to send you a sample copy. |
- | SENIOR RUCKSACK A single pocket, shaped rucksack. Suitable for overnight camping. Weight lYalbs. | + | |
- | BUSHMAN RUCKSACK | + | Join us today for a better tomorrow! |
- | Has sewn-in curved bottom for extra comfort in carrying. Will hold 30Ibs. 2 pocket model 1%lbs. 3 pocket | + | |
- | model l' | + | Yours sincerely,\\ |
- | PIONEER RUCKSACK | + | GEOFF MOSLEY.\\ |
- | Extra large bag with four external pockets | + | Director.\\ |
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- | One, two or three man. From 7% to 3%lbs. Choice of three cloths. Supplied with nylon cords and overlapped doors. No wens, | + | To: ACF Membership Office, 672B Glenferrie Road, HAWTHORN. VIC. 3122. |
- | WALL. TENTS | + | |
- | Two, three or four man. From 334 to 4341bs. Choice of three cloths. Supplied with nylon cords and overlayp. ad doors. | + | I/We apply for membership, pay the accompanying subscription |
- | eigitz. | + | Please tick: |
- | Lightweight bushwalking | + | | | $12|Ordinary Member | Signed.............| |
- | Everything for the bush- walker, from blankets and air mattresses, stretchers, boots, compasses, maps, books, stoves and lamps to cooking ware and freeze dried and dehydrated foods. | + | | | $6|Fulltime Student/ |
+ | | |$7|Habitat Australia subscription| Address | ||
+ | | |$..|Donation| | | ||
+ | | | |Total herewith| | | ||
- | ====== Switzerland | + | ===== Switzerland ===== |
by Owen Marks. | by Owen Marks. | ||
Two facts face every traveller when contemplating a holiday in Switzerland it is the most beautiful land on earth and unfortunately the dearest. Don't let the latter disturb you. With a bit of forewarned knowledge and a sense of fun, you too can get involved with the people, their village life and the Mountains, the Mountains and more Mountains. | Two facts face every traveller when contemplating a holiday in Switzerland it is the most beautiful land on earth and unfortunately the dearest. Don't let the latter disturb you. With a bit of forewarned knowledge and a sense of fun, you too can get involved with the people, their village life and the Mountains, the Mountains and more Mountains. | ||
- | Upon arrival in a big city, say Zurich (with its wonderful museum right at the railway station and airport bus terminal), buy an eight day | ||
- | TRAVEL PASS for $42 approx. This magic pass entitles you to all the | + | Upon arrival in a big city, say Zurich (with its wonderful museum right at the railway station and airport bus terminal), buy an eight day TRAVEL PASS for $42 approx. This magic pass entitles you to all the Government railway lines, and most of the private narrow |
- | Government railway lines, and most of the private narrow | + | in 100 people |
- | go up into the mountains. Unfortunately it won't get you to the top of Jungfrau or other terribly expensive mountain eyries; but it covers all | + | |
- | the steamers on the lakes and down the Rhine River. It works on some funiculars and cable cars that whisk you over valleys and awesome cliffs | + | We left Zurich amidst the most perfect weather and made our way to the top of the St. Gothards Pass, via a little cog train that seemed to go underground more than in the open, from the end of the tunnel that the main |
- | in 100people | + | |
- | book. It has fares and timetables of every bus, train, cable car, ferry, | + | |
- | funicular and even aeroplane schedules. Thus prepared you can go off and have a superb time. Nake sure you have bought all your food before | + | |
- | arriving in Switzerland. We left Barcelona stocked like your corner shop, Barcelona being the cheapest city in Europe' | + | |
- | her purse full of little plastic sealed bags of olives, and was OwaYs | + | |
- | ready for a snack.) | + | |
- | We left Zurich amidst the most perfect weather and made our way to the top of the St.Gothards Pass, via a little cog train that seemed to go underground more than in the open, from the end of the tunnel that the main | + | |
line goes through to Lake Como. " | line goes through to Lake Como. " | ||
- | as usual, how could it be so? Alas, it was true. What to do? "Why, back :to the St.Gothard Tunnel and head for Lugano, change into a mountain | + | as usual, how could it be so? Alas, it was true. What to do? "Why, back to the St. Gothard Tunnel and head for Lugano, change into a mountain tram for Dommodossala and under the Simplon Tunnel and lo, you will be in Brig. A long way round but the motor roads are all closed too; it will not cost you a cent. You have a rail pass." What a clever railway official, and we did what he suggested. Every train connects with every connection and there is a waiting time of 50 seconds at the most. The main train started at the northern end of the St. Gothard Tunnel and soon we were in the Italian speaking |
- | too; it will not cost you a cent. You have a rail pass." What a clever railway official, and we did what he suggested. Every train connects with every connection and there is a waiting time of 50 seconds at the most. The main train started at the northern end of the St. Gothard Tunnel and soon we were in the Italianspeaking | + | |
- | scenery | + | " |
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- | my mother, and we were off via a little tram through the suburbs and along the Centovalli River and were soon climbing into the Alps again with the most perfect scenery imaginable. I'll describe it now while it is all fresh. It was lovely. How else can you describe,picture postcards or scenes from calendars. No matter where the eye glanced it was to see green valleys, clean railway stations, picturebook houses, ruined stone | + | |
- | castles, contented cows, fast flowing streams, trees and more green fields. | + | |
Enough. If you can't imagine Switzerland there is no hope for you. | Enough. If you can't imagine Switzerland there is no hope for you. | ||
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We arrived at Dommodossala and suddenly realized we were in Italy. | We arrived at Dommodossala and suddenly realized we were in Italy. | ||
- | Yes, the Swiss Pass works in th7zTart of Italy. It is because 4 finger | ||
- | of an Italian valley juts into it, and the only transport available is Italian.. (I forgot to mention that this pass works on buses as well and | ||
- | if you are in St.Moritz you can travel to Locarno via Italy too.) Night | ||
- | was going to stks us down so wedecided to stay overnight in Italy. A nice little Pension in the old part of the town was most comfortable for Z5 a double. From memory Cavour was a guest many years age. It must have been the original bed, as I finished up sleeping on the floor. Next morning I paid the owner' | ||
- | In one hour' | ||
- | mountain -from my trip to-Disneyaand!!" | ||
- | arrived at armatt to find the mOuntain shrouded by fog and after | ||
- | a walk around the tr,:.Tn headea for the foothills, and the same thought passes through the minds of all the tourists, whether to invest in a trip up in a cable car to see ncthing. Luckily we decided not to, because we heard later that nothing was seen for three days., and it was mid afternoon, and "Where shall we go?" Another MAXIM: MIEN RAINING HEAD FOR THE TOWNS AND WHEN FIRE HEAD FOR THE MOUNTAINS. | ||
- | We caught the mountain train back to Brig and the first express to Berne. Scenery but rain all the way. Berne is a wonderful spot to buy your Pa-talc Phillippe or Gerrrd Perregaux but useless in buying bread and cheese. There was absolutely nowhere to stay, as everything was booked up. "Try the Youth Hostel" | ||
- | she refused to use. Still, her first Youth Hostel in Europe, and listening to the young kids tell of their hitching adventures was quite an interesting experience for her. | + | Yes, the Swiss Pass works in this part of Italy. It is because a finger of an Italian valley juts into it, and the only transport available is Italian. (I forgot to mention that this pass works on buses as well andif you are in St. Moritz you can travel to Locarno via Italy too.) Night was going to strike us down so we decided to stay overnight in Italy. A nice little Pensione in the old part of the town was most comfortable for $5 a double. From memory Cavour was a guest many years age. It must have been the original bed, as I finished up sleeping on the floor. Next morning I paid the owner' |
- | Next day more rain but a chance of it clearing, so we caught a train to Thun on Thunsee and the ferry boat that had five people instead of the usual 300. It is so expensive that tourists have to weigh the weather with the scenery otherwise it's a sheer waste of money. With a Travel Pass you can just catch everything. To sit in a clean Swiss ferry boat | + | |
- | with our kettle boiling (thanks to Bob and Christa Younger, who had given us a little 3" immerser and we could plug it into various unexpected places), sipping coffee and gazing out across the placid swan-filled waters with Southern Obernese Alps to the south, slightly | + | In one hour's time we were in Brig having passed through the Simplon Tunnel. We had one minute to catch a train, but I realized it was a tram that started outside in the square. I'd have to run back for Mum who was struggling with her Qantas bag. I had the rucksack on. (We had left all our gear at the airport locker and were travelling in what we stood in and a change of underwear, and Mum carried the food.) As we sat down the tram moved off herding for Zermatt. A little private tram that climbs up very slowly and then would put down its middle wheel and cog us up little steep pinches and then proceed to Zermatt. Here on this tram in a crowded compartment occurred the Most Embarrassing Moment of my life. More embarrassing than when I had rapid galloping diarrhoea whilst having an interview with the Sultan of Jogjarkarta and the interpreter refused to ask him where the toilet was. What an ending that story had! I had merely told Mum we were heading for Zermatt and neglected to mention what was there. The carriage had a few photographs and one was of a mountain. My mother in a loud voice to show off her knowledge said "I recognize that mountain from my trip to Disneyland!!" |
- | Soon we were coming into Interlaken and the weather clearing. I had a plan to make for Murren that night because I found out that another youth hostel was nearby where you could do your own cooking. | + | |
- | that would run along the cliff wall to Murren. Suddenly the white-out | + | We arrived at Zermatt to find the mountain shrouded by fog and after a walk around the town headed for the foothills, and the same thought passes through the minds of all the tourists, whether to invest in a trip up in a cable car to see nothing. Luckily we decided not to, because we heard later that nothing was seen for three days, and it was mid afternoon, and "Where shall we go?" Another MAXIM: WHEN RAINING HEAD FOR THE TOWNS AND WHEN FINE HEAD FOR THE MOUNTAINS. |
- | lifted, and there, on our left, was the view which we were assured was dear to the hearts | + | |
- | Black Monk, which I had never heard of (but that means nothing). On either side were peaks and peaks streaked with black which were exposed rocky | + | We caught the mountain train back to Brig and the first express to Berne. Scenery but rain all the way. Berne is a wonderful spot to buy your Patek Phillippe or Gerard Perregaux but useless in buying bread and cheese. There was absolutely nowhere to stay, as everything was booked up. "Try the Youth Hostel" |
- | preciPices. Absolutely fantastic that it is pointless for me to describe. | + | |
- | At Mbrren | + | Next day more rain but a chance of it clearing, so we caught a train to Thun on Thunsee and the ferry boat that had five people instead of the usual 300. It is so expensive that tourists have to weigh the weather with the scenery otherwise it's a sheer waste of money. With a Travel Pass you can just catch everything. To sit in a clean Swiss ferry boat with our kettle boiling (thanks to Bob and Christa Younger, who had given us a little 3" immerser and we could plug it into various unexpected places), sipping coffee and gazing out across the placid swan-filled waters with Southern Obernese Alps to the south, slightly |
- | fantastic to even contemplate asking the price, we walked through the | + | |
- | village of ninety or so houses with a few little shops that sell chocolates and a small bank that had (would you believe) the stock exchange markets of London, New York and-Zurich listed in the window. Nothing should amaze you here in Switzerland. At the end of the village was Station No.2 of Europets | + | Soon we were coming into Interlaken and the weather clearing. I had a plan to make for Murren that night because I found out that another youth hostel was nearby where you could do your own cooking. |
- | we charged into the youth hostel without any to do* The old lady in charge asked us into her private house next door, and. made us very welcome. She | + | |
- | insisted that my mother have an afternoon' | + | At Murren |
- | aroma of urine and other matter was permeating the sitting room. A little village shop sold frankfurters that would have sent Shylock reeling into the Grand Canal with shock, and with a few onions, had a pleasant | + | Nothing should amaze you here in Switzerland. At the end of the village was Station No. 2 of Europe' |
- | That night it snowed 14" (the 17th June) and at dawn we had the best view I have ever soon. Here I decided to give myself a birthday | + | |
+ | That night it snowed 14" (the 17th June) and at dawn we had the best view I have ever soon. Here I decided to give myself a birthday | ||
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+ | I arrived back at the youth hostel for lunch amidst the melting of snow and went for a walk around Gimmelwald with plastic bags tied over my shoes. Not a single soul was to be seen. Waterfalls were cascading from every cliff and as we left by cable car our gondola went nearly 1600 ft over a sheer cliff and swayed in the wind until the green valley was reached. A post bus met us and we were soon back at Interlaken. | ||
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+ | Suddenly a train appeared labeled Grindlewald and without thinking we hurried aboard, as it was a name we had both heard and from my mountain eyrie I had seen approximately where it lay. The little train wound up to the valley under the Jungfrau Glacier amidst awe-inspiring scenery. Just to sit outside the railway station and do nothing but feast your eyes on such scenery is enough and is all one can hope for, before the weather broke. A brass band was playing Rossini, and I bought a chocolate to help the economy. | ||
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+ | The sun was now setting and where to sleep? Back on the main line at Spiez the problem solved itself. | ||
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+ | If the weather held tomorrow would see us taking the toy train from the other end of the Simplon Tunnel and over the St. Gothard to the St. Moritz; part of the country where 20 years previously I had a summer job of bringing own cows from their summer pasture and where I always wanted to return. No sleeping pills needed and SO TO BED. | ||
- | present as I had forgotten it during my trip in Italy. (I must have had something else on my- mind on the day because I was ringing up from Rome to a friend in Sydney and she told me it was my-birthday.) I decided to go up the cable car all the way to the top and pay from stop 3 where the free trip petered out. Thirty minutes of silently surveying snowclad farmlets, trees, scree slopes, and finally over rocks and snow on to the permanently snowbound Schilthorn and its Revolving Restaurant. And for only $6 you can eat bread, butter, jam and coffee and see the 'sun shining over the world whilst eating breakfast. Mt. Blanc could be seen way-behind, and in front the Eiger, Jungfrau etc. The terrace was covered in knee deep snow and the sky a deep blue. | ||
- | I arrived back at the youth hostel for lunch amidst the melting of snow and went for a walk around Gimmelwald with plastic bags tied over my shoes. Not a single soul was to be seen. Waterfalls were cascading from every cliff and as we left by cable car our gondola went nearly 1600 ft | ||
- | over a sheer cliff and swayed in the wind until the green valley was reached. A post bus met us and we were soon back at Interlaken. | ||
- | Suddenly a train appeared labeled Grindlewald and without thinking we hurried aboard, as it was a name we had both heard and from my mountain eyrie I had seen approximately where it lay. The little train wound up t6 the valley under the Jungfrau Glacier amidst aweinspiring scenery. Just to sit outside the railway station and do nothing but feast your eyes on | ||
- | ouch scenery is enough and is all one can hope for, before the weather broke. A brass band was playing Rossini, and I bought a chocolate to help the economy: | ||
- | The sun was now setting and where to sleep? Back on the main line at Spiez the problem solved itself | ||
- | pensione greeted us like old friends and we were given the same room. We | ||
- | stocked up with fruit, food and wine and had a terrific meal and thus | ||
- | ended our fourth day in Switzerland, | ||
- | If the weather held, tomorrow would see us taking the toy train from the other end of the Simplon Tunnel and over the St. Gothard to the | ||
- | St. Mar_ ; part of the country where 20 years previously I had a summer job of bringing :,-own down from their summer pasture and where I always wanted to return. No sleeping pills needed and SO TO BED. | ||
Here endeth Part One. | Here endeth Part One. | ||
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- | PLEASE _NOTE | ||
- | 'Jose ' | ||
+ | **PLEASE NOTE**\\ | ||
+ | Joss Martin, Hon. Member, has a new telephone number 399,3457. The GONG has been found put away carefully with the coffee cups! | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Book Review-" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Blandford Press. Price $6.50 | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Alastair Battye. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This small book describes how to make walking equipment such as tents, a sleeping bag, a pack, an anorak, and gives some general hints on ' | ||
- | BOOK REVIEW - by Alastair Battye. | + | Apart from the above, which is really a bit unusual for Australian conditions, the impression obtained from the descriptions of home manufacture of tents and sleeping bags is that if one has the wit to tackle such jobs one would also have the wit to sort out the simple geometry of the basic measurements and cutting needed. Where one may really run into trouble in such exercises is in the detail work, how to organise and sew the seams and other points. The book won't help you here, it ignores these points. |
- | This small book describes how to make walking equipment such as tents, a sleeping bag, a pack, an anorak, and gives some general hints on ' | ||
- | Apart from the above, which is really a bit unusual for Australian conditions, the impression obtained from the descriptions of home manufacture of tents and sleeping bags is that if one has the wit to tackle such jobs one would also have the wit to sort out the simple geometry | ||
- | of the basic measurements and cutting needed. Where one may really | ||
- | run into trouble in such exercises is in the detail work, how to organise and sew the seams and other points. The book won't help you here, it ignores these points. | ||
The clothing section suggests how to make up a rainjacket shorts and trousers, but a study of the rather vague instructions and a look at the photos of the finished products gives the impression that for the Australian bush, buying a kiwi oilskin and a pair of stubbies would be better, cheaper and far less trouble. | The clothing section suggests how to make up a rainjacket shorts and trousers, but a study of the rather vague instructions and a look at the photos of the finished products gives the impression that for the Australian bush, buying a kiwi oilskin and a pair of stubbies would be better, cheaper and far less trouble. | ||
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To sum up, a book with the right idea but clumsily executed. It may have an appeal to some with an idea of beating Paddy at his own game, but with such a guide Paddy would surely win. | To sum up, a book with the right idea but clumsily executed. It may have an appeal to some with an idea of beating Paddy at his own game, but with such a guide Paddy would surely win. | ||
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A.C.B. | A.C.B. | ||
- | Book copy kindly supplied for review by AZ Book Co. Pty. Ltd. | ||
- | * * *. * * * * | ||
- | S.B.W. DINERS OUT | + | Book kindly supplied by ANZ Book Co. Pty Ltd |
- | The third. Wednesday dinners before:40 meetings will not be held in December or January. We will have the next dinner on the third | + | |
- | Wednesday in February. I PETER MILLER2 Convenor. | + | |
- | UIPMIT MAKING AND -US31\IG IT" b G. R. BIRCH. Blandford Press. Price $6.50. | + | |
- | " | + | |
- | (rails, | + | S.B.W. DINERS OUT\\ |
- | kart. k2, | + | The third. Wednesday dinners before club meetings will not be held in December or January. We will have the next dinner on the third Wednesday in February. |
- | uti /Lain ' | + | |
- | "eage. | + | PETER MILLER Convenor. |
- | sts BNGS., & | + | |
- | Mountain design, PaddTVlEl: | + | |
- | camptrails, fiallraven: | + | ===== The October General Meeting ===== |
- | paddymade, ultimate1 | + | |
- | ecty yoo | + | |
- | \INvielAvizpaos eid 1* | + | |
- | BO9TS: kastinger, scarpa. | + | |
- | .438-1647 or 439-2454 | + | |
- | PHONE FOR FREE | + | |
- | PRICE LIST & INFORMATION. | + | |
- | Page 15 | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER NoveMber 1978. | + | |
- | .. ....... | + | |
- | ====== The October General Meeting ====== | + | |
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by Barry Wallace | by Barry Wallace | ||
The meeting began without apology at about 8.30 pm, with Fazeley in the chair and no brass gong or new members. | The meeting began without apology at about 8.30 pm, with Fazeley in the chair and no brass gong or new members. | ||
- | The minutes were read and accepted as a true and correct record.. Incoming correspondence included a Federation letter re the Colo Fund, and a questionnaire on wilderness use from the same source. There was also a letter of resignation from Colin and Jan Todd. The only Outgoing correspondence was a letter to Federation about a letter from Federation about a letter to Federation about a letter from Federation about the "Walk in the Wilderness" | + | The minutes were read and accepted as a true and correct record. Incoming correspondence included a Federation letter re the Colo Fund, and a questionnaire on wilderness use from the same source. There was also a letter of resignation from Colin and Jan Todd. The only Outgoing correspondence was a letter to Federation about a letter from Federation about a letter to Federation about a letter from Federation about the "Walk in the Wilderness" |
- | The Treasurer' | + | |
- | $1618.15. | + | The Treasurer' |
- | Federatioh | + | |
- | The first walk in the Walks Report was led by Peter Miller who had 4 beds out on his Grose Valley weekend trip on the 15,16917th | + | Federation |
- | On the weekend of 22,24 Sept. Don Finch led a party of 7 on a rather scrubby ramble in the North Budawangs. The Coolana working bee that weekend attracted 18 bods. | + | |
- | The following long weekend saw James V. lead an unspecified number of persons on Peter Miller' | + | The first walk in the Walks Report was led by Peter Miller who had 4 members |
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+ | On the weekend of 22-24 Sept. Don Finch led a party of 7 on a rather scrubby ramble in the North Budawangs. The Coolana working bee that weekend attracted 18 bods. | ||
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+ | The following long weekend saw James V. lead an unspecified number of persons on Peter Miller' | ||
- | ...namm111111..1.1 | ||
General Business brought forth no response, so after a few words about apparently widespread fire-bombing in the Budawangs, and the announcements, | General Business brought forth no response, so after a few words about apparently widespread fire-bombing in the Budawangs, and the announcements, | ||
- | ESCAPE FROM ARIDITY. | + | ===== Escape from Aridity ===== |
- | by J.A. and R. DULHUNTY. (Department of Geology and Geophysics, Sydney-University) | + | by J.A. and R. DULHUNTY.\\ |
- | During 1973-74 and 775, 90% of the Australian continent | + | (Department of Geology and Geophysics, Sydney University) |
- | abnormally high rainfall. | + | |
- | more than normal, varied from +3% to +133%. In the remaining 2% of the continent, | + | During 1973-74 and 1975, 90% of the Australian continent |
- | both area and extent' | + | |
- | An intriguing feature of the three year " | + | An intriguing feature of the three year " |
- | abnormalities for these Central Australian districts are plotted against years for 1913 to 19779 the three year bonguaza | + | |
In the Barkly region, across the north-east of the Lake Eyre internal drainage basin, the annual mean of 420 mm increased by 90% over the three year period, sending enormous quantities of flood water south through the | In the Barkly region, across the north-east of the Lake Eyre internal drainage basin, the annual mean of 420 mm increased by 90% over the three year period, sending enormous quantities of flood water south through the | ||
- | Channel Country into the already saturated arid interior, filling Lake Eyre and other terminal lakes and low lying areas to the greatest depths | + | Channel Country into the already saturated arid interior, filling Lake Eyre and other terminal lakes and low lying areas to the greatest depths for some 500 years. There were phenomenal increases in plant growth and insect activity, in aquatic life including fish and algae, and water fowl of all kinds appeared in ever increasing numbers. Ducks, small water birds, pelicans, cormorants and seagulls bred locally until countless thousands filled the skies, and total population almost certainly exceeded any Icloitin during white man's history of this country. |
- | for some 500 years. There were phenomenal increases in plant growth and insect activity, in aquatic life including fish and algae, and water fowl | + | The following two years were very dry with annual rainfalls generally less than normal. By mid 1977 the excess waters of Central Australia had either dried up or become very saline. Fish had mostly died and little aquatic life remained in Lake Eyre by then four times as saline as the sea. Duck and small water birds had already left. Some pelicans and cormorants had departed, but large numbers remained and it seemed inevitable that they must surely perish, as they appeared to have stayed too long, and would be too weak to fly long distances to escape when the water became brine and dried up. Bird lovers hearing of the impending tragedy were deeply concerned, especially about the pelicans. Some sent frozen fish to places where occasional birds had landed on dams and seemed too weak to fly on. Others asked could anything be done to save the thousands still at the lake, but the answer was " |
- | of all kinds appeared in ever increasing numbers. Ducks, small water birds, pelicans, cormorants and seagulls bred locally until countless thousands filled the skies, and total population almost certainly exceeded any Icloitin during white man's history of this country. | + | |
- | The following two years were very dry with annual rainfalls generally less than normal. By mid 1977 the excess waters of Central Australia had either dried up or become very saline. Fish had mostly died and little aquatic life remained in Lake Eyre by then four times as saline as the sea. Duck and small water birds had already left. Some pelicans and cormorants had departed, but large numbers remained and it seemed inevitable that | + | |
- | they must surely perish, as they appeared to have stayed too long, and would be too weak to fly long distances to escape when the water became brine and dried up. Bird lovers hearing of the impending tragedy were deeply concerned, especially about the pelicans. Some sent frozen fish to places where occasional birds had landed on dams and seemed too weak to fly on. Others asked could anything be done to save the thousands still at the lake, but the answer was " | ||
Now, only occasional dead birds can be found along the shores of Lake Eyre, no more than would be expected through normal death rate of the thousands of birds that lived there for three years. So the pelicans and other birds appear to have escaped the ruthlessness of Nature' | Now, only occasional dead birds can be found along the shores of Lake Eyre, no more than would be expected through normal death rate of the thousands of birds that lived there for three years. So the pelicans and other birds appear to have escaped the ruthlessness of Nature' | ||
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The water is now saturated brine, some ten times the salinity of the sea, and the only water birds left are occasional seagulls who no longer sit or swim on the brine, but stalk along the beaches eating salted insects blown ashore. | The water is now saturated brine, some ten times the salinity of the sea, and the only water birds left are occasional seagulls who no longer sit or swim on the brine, but stalk along the beaches eating salted insects blown ashore. | ||
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- | TIE CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY. | + | |
- | by Christine Austin | + | ===== The Club Christmas Party ===== |
+ | |||
+ | by Christine Austin\\ | ||
Social Secretary. | Social Secretary. | ||
+ | |||
The Christmas Party will be held in the Clubroom, and the Club will provide the drinks. The date - 20th DECEMBER. | The Christmas Party will be held in the Clubroom, and the Club will provide the drinks. The date - 20th DECEMBER. | ||
- | Contacts for this year's party are Fazeley Read (Ph. 90913671) and Marcia Shappert (Ph. 30,2028). They will be organising it, as I won't be in Sydney. If you can assist them at 7.15 on the night, it wuld be appreciated. | + | Contacts for this year's party are Fazeley Read (Ph. 90913671) and Marcia Shappert (Ph. 30,2028). They will be organising it, as I won't be in Sydney. If you can assist them at 7.15 on the night, it would be appreciated. |
Don't forget to bring a plate of party food and a GLASS. | Don't forget to bring a plate of party food and a GLASS. | ||
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- | Page lb THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKERS. | + | |
- | -SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL | + | ===== SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL |
- | POSTAL ADDRESS:Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney 2001. | + | |
- | EN , | + | |CLUB ROOMS:| 14 Atchison St., St. Leonards (Wireless Institute Building) Open Wednesday evenings from 7.30 p m.| |
- | DECEMBER. | + | |POSTAL ADDRESS:|Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney 2001.| |
- | KANANGRA AREA ABSEILING: Kanangra Kalang Falls - Thurat Spires Kanangra | + | |ENQIRIES |
- | 192,3 | + | |
- | Wahlaha Canyon - Kanangra. Map: Kanangra. | + | |DECEMBER| | |
- | The first of many good abseiling weekends on this programme. Spectacular Kanangra Deep area and, of course, be prepared for wet descents and steep ascents. LEADER: GORDON | + | |1,2,3|KANANGRA AREA ABSEILING: Kanangra Kalang Falls - Thurat Spires Kanangra- Wahlaha Canyon - Kanangra. Map: Kanangra. The first of many good abseiling weekends on this programme. Spectacular Kanangra Deep area and of course, be prepared for wet descents and steep ascents. LEADER: GORDON |
- | Sunday 3 WEST HEAD: The Basin, America Bay, West Head Road (Swimming) 10 km EASY ' | + | |Sunday 3| WEST HEAD: The Basin, America Bay, West Head Road (Swimming) 10 km EASY Map: Hawkesbury. A very pleasant summer day walk offering scenic coastal views in Sydney' |
- | A very pleasant summer day walk offering scenic coastal views in Sydney' | + | |8,9,10 0|BLACK RANGE - Cronje Buttress - Jenolan River - Cox R - Slaughter House Ridge 35 km MEDIUM. Map: Jenolan An interesting two day test walk in the beautiful Cox/Jenolan Rivers area. Good ridge & river walking and excellent campsite assured. LEADER: BRIAN HART 723447, 721262 (B).| |
- | ,9,1O BLACK RANGE - Cronje Buttress - Jenolan River - Cox R - Slaughter House Ridge 35 km MEDIUM. Map: Jenolan | + | |8, |
- | An interesting two day test walk in the beautiful Cox/Jenolan Rivers area. | + | |Sunday 10| ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Burning Palms - Otford 12 km EASY. Swimming optional. An excellent Sunday summer walk, beautiful coastal and bush scenery. Map: Otford 1.25000 LEADER: ROY BRAITHWAITE 445211 Train: 8.45 (E)| |
- | Good ridge & river walking and excellent campsite assured. LEADER: BRIAN HART | + | |Sunday 17| ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Palm Jungle - Burning Palms - Garrawarra- Otford 13 km EASY Map: Otford 1.25000. As the previous Sunday walk, alltrack |
- | 723447, 721262 (B). | + | |Sunday 17| ABSEILING PRACTICE: Grand Canyon |
- | DANAB BROOK ABSEILING: Kanangra - Danae Brook - Kanangra Ck - Kanangra. 14 km TAET and some vertical. Map: Kanangra One of the most popular and spectacular abseiling trips' LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON 4517943 | + | |Sunday |
- | ;Sunday 10 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Burning Palms - Otford 12 km EASY. Swimming optional. An excellent Sunday summer walk, beautiful coastal and | + | |26,27,28-29,30,31-Jan 1,2 0| SNOWY MTS CLASSIC: 1. Guthega White' |
- | bush scenery. Map: Otford 1.25000 LEADER: ROY BRAITHWAITE 445211 Train: 8.45 (E) | + | |Sunday 31| WATERFALL - Kangaroo Ck Waterfall 6km EASY Map: Port Hacking Tourist. An easy relaxing day walk (with swimming) to build up energy for the New Year. LEADER: MERYL WATMAN |
- | Inu, fiNVIOW. | + | |
- | Sunday 17 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Palm Jungle - Burning Palms - Garrawarra | + | |
- | Otford 13 km EASY Map: Otford 1.25000. As the previous Sunday walk, all | + | |
- | track walking and swimming (surfing) LEADER: KATH BROWN 812675 Train:8.46 ( c) | + | |
- | Sunday 17 ABSEILING PRACTICE: Grand Canyon | + | |
- | S)nday | + | |
- | MAP: Port Hacking 1.25000 Another good summer day walk with lots of swimming | + | |
- | and scenic coastal views LEADER: JIM:BROWN 812675 Train: 8.50(E) Tickets to Cronulla. | + | |
- | 26927928, SNOWY MTS CLASSIC: I. Guthega White' | + | |
- | 29930931 & | + | |
- | Jan 192 Spencer' | + | |
- | Mt. Tate - Rolling Grounds - White' | + | |
- | Sunday 31 WATERFALL - Kangaroo Ck Waterfall 6km EASY Map: Port Hacking Tourist. An | + | |
- | easy relaxing day walk (with swimming) to build up energy for the New Year. LEADER: NERYL WATMAN 570 1831 (H) Train: 8.46 (C). | + | |
- | .1.1.7111 | + | |
- | mos=..............ermuen ammulms a. | + | |
- | KEEP THE BUSH CLEAN AND GREEN - PUT YOUR FIRE OUT | + | |
- | 8,9ylo | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWA=RS. Page 1b SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL PROGRAM: | + | |
- | -CLUB ROOMS: 14 Atchison St., St; Leonards (Wireless Institute Building) Open Wednesday evenings from 7.30 p m. | + | |
- | POSTAL ADDRESS:Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney 2001. | + | |
- | EMTRIES REGARDING THE CLUB: Mrs. Marcia Shappert | + | |
- | _ | + | |
- | DECOJIBER | + | |
- | KANANGRA AREA ABSEILING: Kanangra - Kalang Falls - Thurat Spires - Kanangra - | + | |
- | 1,2,3 | + | |
- | Wahlaha Canyon - Kanangra. Maps Kanangra. | + | |
- | Sunday 3 | + | |
- | The first of many good abseiling weekends on this programme. Spectacular Kanangra Deep area and, of course, be prepared for wet descents and steep ascents. L-51ADER: GORDON LEE 398 2145 (B) Ring between 7.00-3.30. | + | |
- | WEST HEAD: The Basin, America Bay, West Head Road (Swimming) 10 km EASY Map: Hawkesbury. | + | |
- | A very pleasant summer day walk offering scenic coastal views in Sydney' | + | |
- | 779:10 BLACK RANGE - Cronje Buttress - Jenolan River - Cox R- Slaughter House Ridge 35 km MEDIUM. Maps Jenolan | + | |
- | An interesting two day test walk in the beautiful Cox/Jenolan Rivers area. Good ridge & river walking and excellent campsite assured. LEADER: BRIAN HART | + | |
- | 723447, 721262 (B). | + | |
- | 6,9,10 DANAE BROOK ABSEILING: Kanangra Danae Brook - Kanangra Ck Kanangra. 14 km TilET and some vertical. Map: Kanangra One of the most popular and spectacular | + | |
- | abseiling trips LEADER DAVID ROSTRON 4517943 | + | |
- | 6unday 10 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Burning Palms - Otford 12 km EASY. | + | |
- | Swimming optional. An excellent Sunday summer walk, beautiful coastal and | + | |
- | bush scenery. Map: Otford 1.25000 LEADER: ROY BRAITHWAITE 445211 | + | |
- | Train: 8.45 (E) | + | |
- | Sunday 17 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Palm Jungle - Burning Palms - Garrawarra Farm - | + | |
- | jtford 13 km EASY Map Otford 1.25000. As the previous Sunday walk, all | + | |
- | track walking and swimming (surfing) LEADP,Rt KATH BROWN 812675 Train:8.46 ( c) | + | |
- | Sunday 17 ABSEILING PRACTICE: Grand Canyon Malp: Katoomba 1.25000 A rare opportunity to laarn or practice abseiling. Although the drops are not too high safety ropes could be supplied to the unitiated LEADER: TONY MARSHALL 482285 (H) | + | |
- | SJI7iday 24 Bliff-RWA - Deer Pool - Marley Beach - Coastal track - Bundeena llkm EASY | + | |
- | MAP: Port Hacking 1.25000 Another good summer day walk with lots of swimming | + | |
- | and scenic coastal views LEADER: JIM BROWN 812.675 Train: 8.50(E) Tickets to Cronulla. | + | |
- | 26, | + | |
- | 29, | + | |
- | Jan 1,2 Spencer' | + | |
- | Sunday 31 WATERFALL - Kangaroo Ck - Waterfall 6km EASY Map: Port Hacking Tourist. An | + | |
- | easy relaxing day walk (with swimming) to build up energy for the New Year. LEADER: MERYL WATMAY | + | |
- | Anowald.1.1%.. | + | |
KEEP THE BUSH CLEAN AND GREEN - PUT YOUR FIRE OUT | KEEP THE BUSH CLEAN AND GREEN - PUT YOUR FIRE OUT | ||
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