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- | *XFX****XXXXXXXXX**XXXXXX-*XXXX** *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX******* XX-XX*X-X*******XXXXXXXX********XXX*XXX*XXXXXX**XXXXXXX********XXXXX***XXXX | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | ************************xx********xxx***w********4(************xxx****** | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Leonards. Enquiries |
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- | *******)ocxx**xxxxx****xxx********************************xxxx************ | + | |EDITOR|Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86-6263| |
- | A. monthly-bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney-Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O.,-Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Leonards. Enquiries | + | |BUSINESS MANAGER|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |TYPIST|Kath Brown. Telephone 81-2675| |
- | EDITOR: Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86-6263. | + | |DUPLICATOR OPERATOR|Phil Butt| |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | + | |
- | TYPIST: nth Brown. Telephone 81-2675. DUPLICATOR OPERATOR: Phil Butt. | + | | | |Page| |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |Forty Years On|Jim Brown |2| |
- | ' | + | |The Club Auction|Dot Butler|4| |
- | Forty Years On by Jim Brown Page 2 . | + | |Shocking|Ray Hookway|5| |
- | The Club Auction Dot Butler 4 | + | |Advertisement Eastwood Camping Centre| |7| |
- | Shocking Ray Hookway | + | |The Flowers of Srinagar - Part III|Bill Gillam|8| |
- | Advertisement Eastwood Camping Centre 7 | + | |Recollections - Part II|Owen Marks|10| |
- | The Flowers of Srinagar - Part III Bill Gillam 8 | + | |The November General Meeting|Barry Wallace|13| |
- | Recollections - Part II Owen Marks 10 | + | |From the Committee - Notice to Walks Leaders| |14| |
- | The November General Meeting Barry Wallace 13 | + | |Social Notes for January |Peter Miller|14| |
- | pram the Committee - Notice to Walks Leaders 14 | + | |
- | Social Notes for January Peter Miller 14 | + | ===== Forty Years On ===== |
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- | : | + | by Jim Brown |
- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER December, | + | |
- | FORTY YEARS ON. | + | In the first week of December |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | . In the first week of Decenber.I.went to Zanangra. | + | Throughout the jaunt I kept on recalling my first ever walk to Kanangra, at Easter 1940, and how low the rivers were then. Inevitably I compared them with the present conditions, and came to the conclusion that they are not yet as desperate as in March 1940. What they will be like by Easter |
- | a modified version of Spiro' | + | 1981 is anyone' |
- | To start with, I reversed the trip, and went from Kanangra out past Craft' | + | |
- | unabridged (but in the reverse direction), coming up Gina Creek, climbing | + | |
- | Throughout the jaunt I kept on recalling my first ever walk to Kanangra, | + | |
- | at Easter 1940, and how low the rivers were then. Inevitably I compared them with the present conditions, and came to the conclusion-that they are not yet as desperate as in March 1940. What they will be like by Easter | + | |
- | 1981 is anyone' | + | |
have an assured water supply. | have an assured water supply. | ||
- | Looking back to 1940, there had been a very dry winter and spring in 1939, and during the three summer months December to February, total rainfall in Sydney was (to the best of my recollection) only 1.4 inches | + | |
- | That Easter, coming down Hughes Ridge to the Kowmung River, which I had never seen before, I found it was not flowing. There were some good long pools, but all the way from the foot of Hughes Ridge to the junction | + | Looking back to 1940, there had been a very dry winter and spring in 1939, and during the three summer months December to February, total rainfall in Sydney was (to the best of my recollection) only 1.4 inches |
- | with the Cox, there was no run. I did know the Cox, and was rather | + | |
- | stretches of river bed with only sand and stones. Probably there was water below the surface, but there were dead cattle in and close to some pools. | + | That Easter, coming down Hughes Ridge to the Kowmung River, which I had never seen before, I found it was not flowing. There were some good long pools, but all the way from the foot of Hughes Ridge to the junction with the Cox, there was no run. I did know the Cox, and was rather |
- | Quite suddenly, as I approached the inhabited part of the valley, the trean began to flow. Knowing from bitter experience that KeduMba | + | |
+ | Quite suddenly, as I approached the inhabited part of the valley, the stream | ||
So, then, in 1940 both Kowmung and Cox Rivers were at a standstill. At present the position is better, as I have listed: | So, then, in 1940 both Kowmung and Cox Rivers were at a standstill. At present the position is better, as I have listed: | ||
- | Kanangra Creek Not flowing at the point where I first cane to it, below.Gabes.Gap. Indeed, there are stretches of up to a kilometre without surface water. However, there are some good pools, and from the vicinity of Thunder Bend a small flow almost all the way. | + | ***Kanangra Creek** - Not flowing at the point where I first cane to it, below Gabes Gap. Indeed, there are stretches of up to a kilometre without surface water. However, there are some good pools, and from the vicinity of Thunder Bend a small flow almost all the way. |
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- | Zowmung | + | ***Gingra Creek** - Owing to my change of plan, I could not survey the water supply position. At the junction with the Kowmung, no water, either as flow or as pools, was visible. I would expect to find quite satisfactory pools higher up. |
- | very-large-deep pools, but it is also possible in numerous places to cross | + | |
- | dryshod using only two or three stepping stones. I would guess that, | + | An interesting point that I observed in all the streams was the strong growth of small casuarinas (river oaks). Because of the long dry spell, and the lack of disturbance of the rocks and sand of the river beds, there is a profusion of young growth, some of the trees so small they resemble a coarse grass growing amongst the river stones. In other places the young river oaks are already a metre high. |
- | tiven after a dry summer, there would still be an abundance of water in pools, but no flow. | + | |
- | Gingra Creek Owing to my change of plan, I could not survey the water supply-position. At the junction with the Kowmung, no water, either as flow or as pools, was visible. I would expect to find quite satisfactory pools higher up. | + | My other observation was of the general nature of the river banks. |
- | An interesting point that I observed in all the streams was the strong growth of small casuarinas (river oaks). Because of the long dry spell, and the lack of disturbance of the rocks and sand of the river beds, there | + | |
- | is a profusion of young growth, some of the trees so small they resemble | + | |
- | a-coarse grass growing amongst the river stones. In other places the young tdver oaks are already a metre high. | + | |
- | My other observation was of the general nature of the river banks. | + | |
- | !herd grasses normally grow, it is rather sparse and scorched, with quite big patches of almost bare sand. If the present drought is followed. by | + | |
- | flood rains, I fear a lot more of the poorly bound,banks will be swept away, leaving more and more river rocks to tire our feet. | + | |
Now let's look at today' | Now let's look at today' | ||
- | Average annual rainfall in Sydney 1216 mm | + | *Average annual rainfall in Sydney |
- | Rainfall 1980 up to 5th December 655 mm | + | *Rainfall 1980 up to 5th December |
- | Rainfall 1979 up to 5th December 807 mm | + | *Rainfall 1979 up to 5th December |
- | If the dry spell continues through this summer, beware where you walk by February and. March. We could easily be back forty years well actually | + | |
- | 41 years to rivers that don't flow, and side streams entirely dry. | + | If the dry spell continues through this summer, beware where you walk by February and March. We could easily be back forty years - well actually 41 years - to rivers that don't flow, and side streams entirely dry. |
- | - Ho hum I called this account "Forty Years On". I think that' | + | |
- | title of an English school song, which includes a line " | + | Ho hum - I called this account "Forty Years On". I think that' |
- | P.S. If you're planning a trip via the Gingra Range, don't rely on water at the Coal Seam Cave. The drum had been taken away as at 5th December. After the day's rain a few drips had formed, but not enough to be really useful. One wonders if the Parks 8c Wildlife Service people found that desperately thirsty small bush creatures were getting into the drum and dying there and if the removal of the water supply was deliberate | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | P.S. If you're planning a trip via the Gingra Range, don't rely on water at the Coal Seam Cave. The drum had been taken away as at 5th December. After the day's rain a few drips had formed, but not enough to be really useful. One wonders if the Parks & Wildlife Service people found that desperately thirsty small bush creatures were getting into the drum and dying there and if the removal of the water supply was deliberate |
- | , Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALEER December 1980. | + | |
- | THE CLUB AUCTION.- | + | ===== The Club Action ===== |
- | by Dot Butler. | + | |
- | The Club Auction was a riot with the witty and irrepressible Charlie | + | by Dot Butler |
- | Brown as auctioneer. Out of shear good spirits people bid high for the accumulation of valuable and not so valuable second-hand gear. | + | |
- | There were packs, sleeping bags, parkas, tent flies, assorted water buckets, billies, ground sheets, grabbers to grab with, binoculars for bird | + | The Club Auction was a riot with the witty and irrepressible Charlie Brown as auctioneer. Out of shear good spirits people bid high for the accumulation of valuable and not so valuable second-hand gear. |
- | viewing, a TV set for home viewing and a carpet sweeper for John Redfern to spruce up his bachelor quarters. Bill Burke winked and was lucky to | + | |
- | win back his valuable ski boots for 50 cents. Clothing from-the house of Kath BroVin | + | There were packs, sleeping bags, parkas, tent flies, assorted water buckets, billies, ground sheets, grabbers to grab with, binoculars for bird viewing, a TV set for home viewing and a carpet sweeper for John Redfern to spruce up his bachelor quarters. Bill Burke winked and was lucky to |
- | There were beer mugs and wine glasses; there was schnorkeling gear | + | win back his valuable ski boots for 50 cents. Clothing from the house of Kath Brown looked as if it wouldn' |
- | and second-hand socks. Dot Butler owns to a guilty feeling as she Saw a pair with a developing hole in the toe go for over $2 in the heat of competitive bidding. If the lucky winner cares to make herself known, Dot will give her another pair for free. | + | |
- | The whole glorious show was over in hours, with the multitude having | + | There were beer mugs and wine glasses; there was schnorkeling gear and second-hand socks. Dot Butler owns to a guilty feeling as she saw a pair with a developing hole in the toe go for over $2 in the heat of competitive bidding. If the lucky winner cares to make herself known, Dot will give her another pair for free. |
- | a free-for-all among the books and containers which we didn't bother to put under, the hammer. | + | |
- | Coolana funds benefitted to the magnificent tune of $400.60!! thus | + | The whole glorious show was over in 1 1/4 hours, with the multitude having a free-for-all among the books and containers which we didn't bother to put under, the hammer. |
- | enabling the Committee, by adding it to funds already in hand, to-invest in a Water Board Loan at 12.7%. This means another | + | |
+ | Coolana funds benefitted to the magnificent tune of $400.60!! thus enabling the Committee, by adding it to funds already in hand, to invest in a Water Board Loan at 12.7%. This means another | ||
yearly increase of 10%. | yearly increase of 10%. | ||
- | In Charlie Brown we have discovered a "'national treasure", | + | |
- | Coolana Committee' | + | In Charlie Brown we have discovered a " |
- | CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR 'PHONE NUMBER. | + | |
- | Would members please let the Secretary know of any change of-address or ' | + | ===== Change of Address or 'Phone Number ===== |
- | SHEILA | + | |
- | Page 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, | + | Would members please let the Secretary know of any change of address or ' |
- | SHOCKING._ | + | |
- | b y _Ray Hodkway. | + | SHEILA |
- | feature enough walk descriptions. There are some walks people would rather forget and some walks one cannot forget. That makes a walk memorable? One walk that I remember with great pleasure was a Bimberi trip that | + | Hon. Secretary.\\ |
- | possibly could have been held in the Centennial Park without detracting | + | Phone 789-1854. |
- | from its enjoyment. This was due to the close rapport that existed | + | |
- | between its members. | + | ===== Shocking ===== |
- | Another walk, memorable because of its membeis,. or : | + | |
- | of one member, was a three day walk I led in the Budawangs. | + | by Ray Hookway |
- | The walk was fully organised when the Walks Secretary asked Whether | + | |
- | occasionally bounced on the road. He had all the correct gear; a well | + | There has been recent criticism that the S.B.W. magazine does not feature enough walk descriptions. There are some walks people would rather forget and some walks one cannot forget. That makes a walk memorable? One walk that I remember with great pleasure was a Bimberi trip that possibly could have been held in the Centennial Park without detracting from its enjoyment. This was due to the close rapport that existed between its members. |
- | worn home-made pack with a wooden frame covered with badges from all over Eui' | + | |
- | We set off from Newhaven Gap towards Styles Creek. Talking to David Cotton he asked in his heavy European accent, "Are there any -white toilets | + | Another walk, memorable because of its members, or rather |
- | where we are going?" | + | |
- | Mayer went back to look for him and found him floundering in the bushes to one side. "They have gone off and left ME." he shoutea | + | The walk was fully organised when the Walks Secretary asked whether |
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+ | We set off from Newhaven Gap towards Styles Creek. Talking to David Cotton he asked in his heavy European accent, "Are there any white toilets where we are going?" | ||
The party slackened its pace to accommodate him. He seemed to have a fear of the slightest slope, his normal slow pace reducing to a pathetic shuffle. We stopped for lunch. During lunch David asked, "How are you enjoying the walk?" | The party slackened its pace to accommodate him. He seemed to have a fear of the slightest slope, his normal slow pace reducing to a pathetic shuffle. We stopped for lunch. During lunch David asked, "How are you enjoying the walk?" | ||
- | " | + | |
- | After lunch he chedked | + | " |
- | mine is too heavy!" | + | |
- | his pack was whisked. away. This procedure was repeated with other people at each stop. | + | After lunch he checked |
- | Descending the ridge from Mt.Tarn he followed George Mayer and several others when George realized that they were too far off course. He advisod | + | |
- | . and left me!" he wailed. "Shockingl" I then posted David to ride shOtgun | + | Descending the ridge from Mt. Tarn he followed George Mayer and several others when George realized that they were too far off course. He advised |
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, | + | |
In Monolith Valley he produced a tent but it was obvious that he didn't know how to erect it. I picked a spot and put it up then decided to move it to another spot. On inspection he said "You will have to move it again. There are lumps on the floor." | In Monolith Valley he produced a tent but it was obvious that he didn't know how to erect it. I picked a spot and put it up then decided to move it to another spot. On inspection he said "You will have to move it again. There are lumps on the floor." | ||
- | At dinner our friend | + | |
- | It is, too hard and my gums are sore." Various people donated food. This practice was repeated at every meal stop during the weekend. | + | At dinner our friend |
The weather turned quickly bad. Dense black fog clouds rolled into the valley from the Clyde, rolling along the rocks towards us like large ocean breakers, and the heavens opened and rain poured down. We retired quickly to our tents. | The weather turned quickly bad. Dense black fog clouds rolled into the valley from the Clyde, rolling along the rocks towards us like large ocean breakers, and the heavens opened and rain poured down. We retired quickly to our tents. | ||
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Next morning dawned sunny and bright. "How did you sleep?" | Next morning dawned sunny and bright. "How did you sleep?" | ||
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It seemed that I had pitched his tent in a natural watercourse, | It seemed that I had pitched his tent in a natural watercourse, | ||
- | His conduct during the rest of the walk didn't vary. We climbed the Castle and Quilty' | + | |
- | fretting and fuming and greeting us each time with complaints for keeping | + | His conduct during the rest of the walk didn't vary. We climbed the Castle and Quiltys |
- | him waiting. The ground around him was littered with orange peels from 7Ple' | + | |
- | On the walk back he somehow talked Spiro into carrying his pack and raced off ahead for the first time in the weekend with the faster members of the party. Various people decided to lighten Spiro' | + | On the walk back he somehow talked Spiro into carrying his pack and raced off ahead for the first time in the weekend with the faster members of the party. Various people decided to lighten Spiro' |
- | clothing, a camera, a radio, cigars, chocolates, oranges | + | |
- | Arriving at the cars he rescued his pack from Spiro and quickly | + | Arriving at the cars he rescued his pack from Spiro and quickly inspecting his contents he shouted, " |
- | inspecting his contents he shouted, " | + | |
- | you are Bush Thieves!" | + | |
On the trip home he again exercised his charm until even Spiro' | On the trip home he again exercised his charm until even Spiro' | ||
- | Our friend never did join the ClUb, but in another club suffered for his pack swapping by the loss of pack and camera. | + | |
- | Despite or because of the trouble caused by our friena | + | Our friend never did join the Club, but in another club suffered for his pack swapping by the loss of pack and camera. |
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+ | Despite or because of the trouble caused by our friend | ||
Shocking! | Shocking! | ||
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- | 5 Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | ||
- | Food. CAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents Stoves | ||
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | ||
- | Paddymade | ||
- | Proprietors: | ||
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Tr elawney St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | ||
- | Rowe Street | ||
- | Rutledge Street | ||
- | Page 8' THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, | ||
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- | TEE FLOWERS OF SRINAGAR. | ||
- | PART III. by :Bill Gill. | ||
- | Lenses, cameras, and film are the brush, canvas and ' | ||
- | he was physically incapable of carting around a large view camera to photo- | ||
- | , .;1. A graph his native moUntaitsv) | ||
- | - | ||
- | The basis of a camera, the projection of an-image through a very small | ||
- | diameter hole is of ancient origin for a very good reason.' | ||
- | onto the ground. A Pinhole through a sheet of cardboard -will do the same, | ||
- | Vbst of our codified " | ||
- | 6f thought have all been refined. to explain the mysteries of the. visible | ||
- | universe. Camera Os curasl have beenknown at least since Roman times and have been used by artists as anomymous as the Pompeii muralists and as well | ||
- | documented as Leonardo. The Daniells, uncle and nephew, carted one around India in the 18th century,- engravings, of their vp, | ||
- | drawings still appear On Calenders. A magnificent cambr6' | ||
- | name suffered a sea-change) was installed in the south-eastern pylon of the | ||
- | Rarbour Bridge. _I can remember the endless stei5i and the' | ||
- | but not much else.- Simple "pin hole" cameras give wonderful " | ||
- | liut they still show a LI/ague, distorted perspective. Their iEages are not replicas of realifY. Towards the end of his long life Einstein confessed he hadn't fully grasped the wonder and surprises of the science of seeing. | ||
- | Who are we. | ||
- | The design solution of the single lens reflex is to separate the | ||
- | "pin hole"; the lens and aperture from the "black box" so that compromises | ||
- | in the optics don't adversely affect the mechanical operation of the box. If it seems obvious a look at its predecessors will be chastening. One got a stiff neck from the waist-level view-finder of a twins lens reflex | ||
- | and because the image was reversed there was a lot of waving around; coupled rangefinders, | ||
- | tp incorporate the shutter in the lens-Ao one has. to pays. for both to get a | ||
- | different focal length lens. In theStRalight tight box is sealed_ by | ||
- | a' | + | (" |
- | ThE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, | + | |
- | aperture is re-positioned, | + | |
- | - a travelling blind ex.po-ses | + | ===== The Flowers of Srinagar - Part III ===== |
- | Film manufacturers have standardised their products so that each brand of equal rating will show similar sensitivity to a mythiCal | + | |
- | you can set your aperture to f.16 and the shutter speed to 1/100 of a second, | + | by Bill Gillam |
- | a.pinhple | + | |
- | through the lens or separate, something close to this relationship should be indicated. .If it isn't have the camera checked; there is something wrong. If it happens on a trip use the relationship rather than the meter reading. This sort of constant camera check is much cheaper than going back to do | + | Lenses, cameras, and film are the brush, canvas and pigment of the painter. Designers of cameras have grappled with three main problems - rapid and precise focussing, accurate control of the amount of light reaching the film and overall camera bulk for useable image size. Superb cameras, like prestige motor cars, are heavy and expensive - the 35 mm single lens reflex camera is a compromise and as design compromises go most successful. (There are two versions of the innovation of the Leica. The designer was undoubtedly a camera and lens designer for Leitz working on movie cameras. One version is that he needed to test the claimed " |
- | it again. | + | |
- | . " | + | The basis of a camera, the projection of an image through a very small diameter hole is of ancient origin for a very good reason. A partial eclipse of the sun will project crescent shapes through overlapping leaves onto the ground. A pinhole through a sheet of cardboard will do the same. Most of our codified " |
- | numeral shown on the lens barrel doubles the light reaching the film at constant speed setting. When I said that f.16 amounts to a " | + | |
- | two stops or four times as much light, this depth of focus is much less. For a lens of 50 mm focal length set at a distance of 3 metres and f.16 the reasonable focus is from 2 metres in front of the camera to 10 metres | + | The design solution of the single lens reflex is to separate the "pin hole"; the lens and aperture from the "black box" so that compromises in the optics don't adversely affect the mechanical operation of the box. If it seems obvious a look at its predecessors will be chastening. One got a stiff neck from the waist-level view-finder of a twins lens reflex and because the image was reversed there was a lot of waving around; coupled rangefinders, |
- | unwanted detail or using the available depth of field for special effects. | + | |
- | Generally detail behind the focus is likely to be less considered before | + | Film manufacturers have standardised their products so that each brand of equal rating will show similar sensitivity to a mythical |
- | thO event and much more intrusive afterwards. Unwanted and clearly focused | + | |
- | detail can swamp the frame. Or a tree we thought would nicely " | + | " |
- | what is possibly vividly sharp and clear. Depth of field scales | + | Generally detail behind the focus is likely to be less considered before |
- | on, the lens barrel - a simple reference to this scale will tell you if objects | + | what is possibly vividly sharp and clear. Depth of field scales |
- | other than that desired can be " | + | |
TO BE CONTINUED. | TO BE CONTINUED. | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | ADDITIONAL NOTE for SOCIAL | + | ===== Additional Note for Social |
Country & Western Festival, January 24, 25 and 26, 1981. | Country & Western Festival, January 24, 25 and 26, 1981. | ||
- | Anyone who is interested in joining Joy Hynes and myself at Tamworth on a camping weekend, enjoying Country and Western | ||
- | Music, would be most welcome. For further information, | ||
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWAL= December, | ||
- | RECOLLECTIONS - PART II. by Owen Marks and Dot Butler. | ||
- | From the top of Popocatapetl where we stayod until about noon, we | ||
- | descended the opposite side to our ascent, and met Pepe with our baggage | ||
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- | as arranged. The passes at this stage were very exposed. andwe decided | ||
- | to make our way down to the vegetation on the sheltered side where we could | ||
- | see a few little houses. | ||
- | Pepe was agitated and said that a witch lived there. This made | ||
- | Dorothy excited and more insistant than ever, in staying with them. A -small collection of solid timber huts and doors about 6" thick. The witch was only a very old lady, blind and over 90 years old BUT she told us her father was Alexander Humboldt (who did lots of exploring 'in the Americas but I had only heard of his " | ||
- | sounded vague, but she had an oil painting in her daughter' | ||
- | leaving for a number of days, it ferments and beer is ready. Dorothy drank it saying that the fermentation killed the germs but my stomach in those' . | ||
- | days made 'me waxy of catching the diarrhoea bug (called the Aztec Two Step) and I declined. | ||
- | From this nameless village we climbed up to the ridg6 next day and made our way along to Ix atl. This means the Sleeping Woman, because from afar the whole range of about 20 miles or so from memory, looks like the silhouette of a woman laying down on her back. Technically we were in | ||
- | the Bosom of the mountains. Magnificent- views of leXiC0 Valley (I forget,. | ||
- | the real name - Texaco?) and of other ranges. Lots of zapolotes (vultures) so' there must be wild life although we only saw rattlesnakes which we always gave wide borth. One thing amazed us both and that was the intelligence of the donkeys. Our two were either the world' | ||
- | on the word " | ||
- | Winding our way along the mountain we were down on one side sometimes | ||
- | and then on the other. Patches of snow gave us clear cool drinking water; there was wood enough to have a fire each night and time enough to learn some Mexican songs, not folksy ones but popular tunes that the Rockola machines were blaring out in every village that we passed. " | ||
- | and he would sing to his donkeys all the time. At night he would sing - | ||
- | louder thanthe prevailing winds to keep away the evil one. (Dorothy hoped | ||
- | he meant the mosquitoes!) He came from Vera Cruz Whee the national instru- | ||
- | ment is the harp, and when you think how difficult it is to transport a large orchestral king-size one up narrow dirt streets; with the whole thing balanced on a small wheeled trolley not much larger than a present day | ||
- | ?age 11 THE SYDNEY BUSEWALKER December 1980. | ||
- | skateboard, well, that is real devotion. Dorothy told him it would be easier to have the flute as a national instrument but he said that Goa wouldn' | ||
- | them Bible pictures, I suppose), anyway that is that. | ||
- | We came across on the fourth day our mutual friend the Algerian anthro- | ||
- | pologist who had fallen and sprained his ankle, and so our party grew. He ould speak Toltec, knew more than the locals on b6tany, and he was a pleasUre to travel with. By this time we were not at all jealous ofhim doing it | ||
- | alone. We enjoyed our Pepe and with no pack to carry, Nirvana is quite easily achieved.. | ||
- | The following night which was our socond-last " | ||
- | architecture, | ||
- | plergy backed the Spanish Government and when they lost the revolution the phurch was wiped out. Officially, that is. It was against the law for priests and nuns to walk outside their churches in habit-6 and it was only | ||
- | the last five years or so, in the 1970s, that the Vatican had an official 4nnuncio in the country. Anyway that night was a Saint' | ||
- | was held after the religious procession and Dorothy and I were asked to sing. We insisted on the mariachi band practising out the back of the police ' | ||
- | days, before my hair fell out, I could sing. (Goliath-like my voice went | ||
- | as my hair receded.) Dorothy wanted to sing them a song of the revolution, a song to give hope to the forgotten. Alas, when she sang "You get pie in the sky when you die", the silence as deafening, and Mexican peasants are the politest in the whole world. My solo was a hit because the orchestra drowned me out and continued into " | ||
- | full of men all night. Naturally all tho women wore at ham. | ||
- | A harp was found, and what a. harp. It had three parallet rows of strings, whereas in the Sydney Symphony, there is only One set. Our nohoper Pepe sat down and rivalled the ancient Welsh bards. His two hands would gay the outer rows and now and then pluck the large vibrating ones in the . middle. Dorothy said that such a thing would not-be believed unless photo;. graphed but it couldn' | ||
- | etc. comes direct from the French invasion of pre-revolution' | ||
- | That night we were both carried to the mayor' | ||
- | 166k-up WITH his donkeys and our famous Algerian Anthropologist disappeared. We never saw him again - next day, or ever. "No importa" | ||
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSMALICE.R December, | ||
- | walked away from us. Or he was just sleeping it off- Anyway we left our little village called "The Three River Junctioe or "La Union de los Tres Rios". Due to the extreme no-untainous regions, areas quite close to the capital are very backward, while those far from the centre of things are on transport routes and life is just like Sydney (relatively, | ||
- | The rest of the trip was of no interest but auite scenic. We were on a narrow road that had a weekly bus but they are so ricketty and the drivers Oblivious to danger because of their Holy Images hanging on the windscreen. We did a small detour to look at a waterfall, and there we made our last camp. Our Pepe mixcd. his flour with crushed lime stone to make it go. further and we had fresh tortillas (like flat Lebanese, | ||
- | Crossing over the range and on to the main road to the capital involved a hairy track and it was only then that we actually rode the donkeys. Can't say I enjoyed it, because there was no saddle although the containers, 17ere tied to a sacking type of thing. | ||
- | Thus ended our small trip in the Mexican mountains. We both recommend it although go without donkeys or guides and you can do your own thing. The only regret about leaving Mexico City was that instead of accepting an -Offer to have afternoon tea with Mrs. Trotsky, I went to a bull fight instead, to my eternal regret. (Dorothy had gone at that point.) I had met Atherican Negroes and they invited me, and were amazed at my refusal. She lived near the University and to this day I don't know what made we ignore Such an offer. | ||
- | If any S.B.W. member wished to go for .a stroll around Mexico, the | ||
- | local peasants are friendly, musical, generous and all have B.O. something terrible. But then again, so must have the both of us. | + | Anyone who is interested in joining Joy Hynes and myself at Tamworth on a camping weekend, enjoying Country and Western Music, would be most welcome. For further information, |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Recollections - Part II ===== | ||
+ | by Owen Marks and Dot Butler | ||
+ | |||
+ | From the top of Popocatapetl where we stayed until about noon, we descended the opposite side to our ascent, and met Pepe with our baggage as arranged. The passes at this stage were very exposed. and we decided to make our way down to the vegetation on the sheltered side where we could see a few little houses. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pepe was agitated and said that a witch lived there. This made Dorothy excited and more insistent than ever, in staying with them. A small collection of solid timber huts and doors about 6" thick. The witch was only a very old lady, blind and over 90 years old BUT she told us her father was Alexander Humboldt (who did lots of exploring in the Americas but I had only heard of his " | ||
+ | |||
+ | From this nameless village we climbed up to the ridge next day and made our way along to Ix....atl. This means the Sleeping Woman, because from afar the whole range of about 20 miles or so from memory, looks like the silhouette of a woman laying down on her back. Technically we were in | ||
+ | the Bosom of the mountains. Magnificent views of Lexico Valley (I forget the real name - Texaco?) and of other ranges. Lots of zapolotes (vultures) so there must be wild life although we only saw rattlesnakes which we always gave wide berth. One thing amazed us both and that was the intelligence of the donkeys. Our two were either the world' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Winding our way along the mountain we were down on one side sometimes and then on the other. Patches of snow gave us clear cool drinking water; there was wood enough to have a fire each night and time enough to learn some Mexican songs, not folksy ones but popular tunes that the Rockola machines were blaring out in every village that we passed. " | ||
+ | louder than the prevailing winds to keep away the evil one. (Dorothy hoped he meant the mosquitoes!) He came from Vera Cruz where the national instrument is the harp, and when you think how difficult it is to transport a large orchestral king-size one up narrow dirt streets; with the whole thing balanced on a small wheeled trolley not much larger than a present day skateboard, well, that is real devotion. Dorothy told him it would be easier to have the flute as a national instrument but he said that God wouldn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | We came across on the fourth day our mutual friend the Algerian anthropologist who had fallen and sprained his ankle, and so our party grew. He could speak Toltec, knew more than the locals on botany, and he was a pleasure to travel with. By this time we were not at all jealous of him doing it alone. We enjoyed our Pepe and with no pack to carry, Nirvana is quite easily achieved. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The following night which was our second-last " | ||
+ | clergy backed the Spanish Government and when they lost the revolution the church was wiped out. Officially, that is. It was against the law for priests and nuns to walk outside their churches in habits and it was only the last five years or so, in the 1970s, that the Vatican had an official Annuncio in the country. Anyway that night was a Saint' | ||
+ | as my hair receded.) Dorothy wanted to sing them a song of the revolution, a song to give hope to the forgotten. Alas, when she sang "You get pie in the sky when you die", the silence as deafening, and Mexican peasants are the politest in the whole world. My solo was a hit because the orchestra drowned me out and continued into " | ||
+ | |||
+ | A harp was found, and what a harp. It had three parallel rows of strings, whereas in the Sydney Symphony, there is only one set. Our no-hoper Pepe sat down and rivalled the ancient Welsh bards. His two hands would play the outer rows and now and then pluck the large vibrating ones in the middle. Dorothy said that such a thing would not be believed unless photographed but it couldn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | That night we were both carried to the mayor' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The rest of the trip was of no interest but quite scenic. We were on a narrow road that had a weekly bus but they are so ricketty and the drivers oblivious to danger because of their Holy Images hanging on the windscreen. We did a small detour to look at a waterfall, and there we made our last camp. Our Pepe mixed his flour with crushed lime stone to make it go further and we had fresh tortillas (like flat Lebanese bread). I presume what that is why Mexican peasants have beautiful teeth. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Crossing over the range and on to the main road to the capital involved a hairy track and it was only then that we actually rode the donkeys. Can't say I enjoyed it, because there was no saddle although the containers were tied to a sacking type of thing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thus ended our small trip in the Mexican mountains. We both recommend it although go without donkeys or guides and you can do your own thing. The only regret about leaving Mexico City was that instead of accepting an offer to have afternoon tea with Mrs Trotsky, I went to a bull fight instead, to my eternal regret. (Dorothy had gone at that point.) I had met American Negroes and they invited me, and were amazed at my refusal. She lived near the University and to this day I don't know what made we ignore such an offer. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If any S.B.W. member wished to go for a stroll around Mexico, the local peasants are friendly, musical, generous and all have B.O. something terrible. But then again, so must have the both of us. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Social News ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Congratulations** to Peter and Robin Scandrett on the birth of their second child, a daughter Michelle. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **For Sale** | ||
+ | *Rucksack - Mountain Mule " | ||
+ | Approx. weight 2 kg $50.\\ | ||
+ | Hans Stichter, telephone 635-5808 (H), or contact at Clubroom. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Injured List** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Snow Brown is suffering a compound fracture of the ankle following a week's trip down the Apsley. The accident happened when he fell off a child' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== The November General Meeting ===== | ||
+ | by Barry Wallace | ||
+ | |||
+ | The meeting began at about 2023 with more than 30 members present and the President in the Chair. There were seven new members, only one of whom was present to be welcomed. Was it something we wrote, or was it Australia Post holding our letters hostage? Just for the record their names were - Vicki Beaumont, Colleen Lamont, Geoff Davidson (he was the one that turned up to receive badge etc.), Arnold Medbury, Marguerite Sander, Tony Muscat and Eve West. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Minutes were read and received without comment. Correspondence brought one letter from U.N.S.W. advising of a bush dance to be held at Kanangra, a letter Kosciusko N.P.W.S. regarding the proposed Plan of Management for the park, to our new members, to Peter Franks advising his reinstatement as a member, a letter from a group planning a walk along the beaches of N.S.W. and the usual crop of magazines. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Treasurer was on hand to advise that we started the month with a balance of $2612.12, received $302.91, spent $442.07 and ended up with $2472.96. | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | ||
- | CONGRATULATIONS to Peter and Robin Scandrett on the birth of their sedond child, a daughter Michelle. | ||
- | *XXX*** | ||
- | F OR SAL E. | ||
- | Rucksack - Mountain Mule " | ||
- | Approx. weight 2 kg . 050. | ||
- | Hans Stichter, telephone 635-5808 (H), | ||
- | ... or contact at Clubroom. | ||
- | . INJURED LIST: Snow Brown is suffering a compound fracture of | ||
- | the ankle following a week's trip down the Apsley. Thp accident arriving home. | ||
- | happened when he fell off a child' | ||
- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER December, | ||
- | THE NOVEMBER GENERAL MELTING. | ||
- | by Barry Wallace. | ||
- | The meeting began at about 2023 with more than 30 members present and the President in the Chair. There were seven Hew members, only one of whom was present to be welcomed. Was it something we wrote, or was | ||
- | it Australia Post holding our letters hostage? Just for the record their 'names were - Vicki Beaumont, Colleen Lamont, Geoff Davidson (he was the 'one that turned up to receive badge etc.), Arnold_ Medbury, Marguerite Sander, Tony Muscat and Eve :Test. | ||
- | The Minutes were read and received without comment. Correspondence brought one letter from U.N.S.W. advising of a bush dance.to be held at Kanangra9 a letter Kosciusko N.P.W.S. regarding the proposed Plan of Manage- | ||
- | ment for the park, to our new members, to Peter Franks advising his re- | ||
- | instatement as a member, a letter from a group planning a walk along the beaches of N.S.W. and the usual crop of magazines. | ||
- | The Treasurer was on hana-tb advise that we started the month with a | ||
- | balance of 32612.12, received 3302.91, spent $442.07 and ended up with | ||
- | $2472.96. | ||
Federation Report indicated that the next S. & R. exercise would be held on 6-7 December, and that F.B.W. are looking for suggestions for practice sites. | Federation Report indicated that the next S. & R. exercise would be held on 6-7 December, and that F.B.W. are looking for suggestions for practice sites. | ||
- | Then it was on, on at a maddening pace to the Walks Reports. First | + | |
- | there was Jim Lang reporting 9 starters on a walk in the Wolgan area on the. weekend: of 10,11912 October. That same weekefid | + | Then it was on, on at a maddening pace to the Walks Reports. First there was Jim Lang reporting 9 starters on a walk in the Wolgan area on the weekend: of 10,11,12 October. That same weekend |
- | 12 people on his suburban rock climbing and abseiling instructional, | + | |
- | led 9 members, 4 prospectives and one visitor on a Sunday walk from Audley | + | The following weekend, |
- | The following weekend, | + | |
- | trouble. Bob Younger' | + | |
Kanangra. | Kanangra. | ||
- | Over the weekend | + | |
- | start was cancelled. The two Sunday walks saw Jim Calloway with 5.meMbers | + | Over the weekend |
- | David Rostron' | + | |
- | 13 people in fine weather (congratulations David). Wayne Steele had 17 | + | David Rostron' |
- | people and some ankle trouble on his Wentworth Creek - Grose River walk | + | |
- | Page 14 | + | The following weekend 7,8,9 November Ian Debert |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, | + | |
- | that same weekend. They also encountered a distressed lost party on the Grose and were able to direct | + | |
- | The following weekend. 7,8,9 November Ian Ddbert | + | |
- | and rain on his Tomat Creek walk. Which may explain why the other three walks that weekend were cancelled | + | |
There was no general business, and after the announcements the meeting closed at 2113. | There was no general business, and after the announcements the meeting closed at 2113. | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | FROM THE C0Ariiv7TTIE. | + | ===== From the Committee ===== |
- | NOTICE TO WALKS LEADERS. | + | |
- | In order to prevent a repetition of some recent instances of confusion would Walks Leaders please ensure, in the event of a last minute walk | + | ==== Notice to Walks Leaders ==== |
- | cancellation, | + | |
- | ********* | + | In order to prevent a repetition of some recent instances of confusion would Walks Leaders please ensure, in the event of a last minute walk cancellation, |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR JANUARY. | + | |
- | by Peter Miller, | + | ===== Social Notes for January ===== |
- | Wednesday, January 21st. Members Slide Night. | + | |
- | There will be two themes for the Slide Evening. Central Australia and Tasmania. Please bring along slides as well as any interesting | + | by Peter Miller |
+ | |||
+ | **Wednesday, January 21st. Members Slide Night.** | ||
+ | |||
+ | There will be two themes for the Slide Evening. Central Australia and Tasmania. Please bring along slides as well as any interesting | ||
If you have no slides of these areas, but wish to show a few slides of other places, bring them along. | If you have no slides of these areas, but wish to show a few slides of other places, bring them along. | ||
- | Dinner will be held before the slide night at.the Nam.Roc, | ||
- | Wednesday, January 28th. South America, Elwyn Morris. In1975-Elwyn' | ||
- | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil and took many interesting slides on the way. Eawyn will show highlights of the trip through these countries. | ||
+ | Dinner will be held before the slide night at the Nam Roc, Chinese Restaurant, 538 Pacific Highway, St. Leonards, 7.00 to 8.00 pm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Wednesday, | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 1975 Elwyn travelled through Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil and took many interesting slides on the way. Elwyn will show highlights of the trip through these countries. |
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