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I made sure I was properly attired for the occasion and thought my ensemble quite tasteful. The long blue sox merged into the off-white LJ's topped by blue denim shorts into which was tucked a dark olive-green shirt. Unseen under the shirt except where it peeped under the cuffs was a brown wool jumper. All of this was highlighted with a bright red bathing cap. From then on I felt I had missed my vocation. My repartee must have been uproariously humorous for every time I appeared before other members of the party they convulsed with mirth. | I made sure I was properly attired for the occasion and thought my ensemble quite tasteful. The long blue sox merged into the off-white LJ's topped by blue denim shorts into which was tucked a dark olive-green shirt. Unseen under the shirt except where it peeped under the cuffs was a brown wool jumper. All of this was highlighted with a bright red bathing cap. From then on I felt I had missed my vocation. My repartee must have been uproariously humorous for every time I appeared before other members of the party they convulsed with mirth. | ||
- | In some small measure I was able to savour the fruits of revenge (cliche - Barry Wallace please note) when watching the others first entry into the cold water of the canyon and hearing the stiffled | + | In some small measure I was able to savour the fruits of revenge (cliche - Barry Wallace please note) when watching the others first entry into the cold water of the canyon and hearing the stifled |
Then there it was - the first drop. | Then there it was - the first drop. | ||
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While others of the party were sorting themselves out Bob decided that it would be best if I led off with Craig Austen and "set up" the second and third abseil. So it came to pass that I (Oh! how I hate cold water) was to receive first baptism. | While others of the party were sorting themselves out Bob decided that it would be best if I led off with Craig Austen and "set up" the second and third abseil. So it came to pass that I (Oh! how I hate cold water) was to receive first baptism. | ||
- | And there was I, Lord love-a-duck, | + | And there was I, Lord love-a-duck, |
Whilst the assault on the body physical was devilish, fiendish beyond compare were the thoughts that assailed the mind. I was standing in a dirty great hole in the ground at the edge of a bottomless pit filled with frigid black water across which I had to plunge, going heaven knows where to God knows what and those immortal lines floated mistily before my mind's eye " | Whilst the assault on the body physical was devilish, fiendish beyond compare were the thoughts that assailed the mind. I was standing in a dirty great hole in the ground at the edge of a bottomless pit filled with frigid black water across which I had to plunge, going heaven knows where to God knows what and those immortal lines floated mistily before my mind's eye " | ||
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Now - wait for it! - came THE __Tunnel Swim__. Forty metres of excruciating coldness. Death has been present here, so precautions had to be taken, like using the " | Now - wait for it! - came THE __Tunnel Swim__. Forty metres of excruciating coldness. Death has been present here, so precautions had to be taken, like using the " | ||
- | Some of the party need special mention. Jenny Cornell who had battled courageously with the art of abseiling had the pleasure of knowing that her persistance | + | Some of the party need special mention. Jenny Cornell who had battled courageously with the art of abseiling had the pleasure of knowing that her persistence |
Thank goodness we now know that it is not necessary to lasso a tree to get out of the canyon. This is accomplished by facing up to another dip in the Arctic and there right opposite on the true LH bank a steep side gully leads to the creek which is followed back to Mt. Tomah. Thanks, Bob. | Thank goodness we now know that it is not necessary to lasso a tree to get out of the canyon. This is accomplished by facing up to another dip in the Arctic and there right opposite on the true LH bank a steep side gully leads to the creek which is followed back to Mt. Tomah. Thanks, Bob. | ||
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=== Rome. === | === Rome. === | ||
- | City of ornate churches, fantastic fountains, magnificent buildings and squares, the colosseum.... It was marvellous to have arrived - and I had so little time to stay! After an extraordinary breakfast of white rolls, Danish pastries and doughnuts (the last two ignored) I booked a tour of the city and then wandered out to explore. In the Square della Repubblica | + | City of ornate churches, fantastic fountains, magnificent buildings and squares, the colosseum.... It was marvellous to have arrived - and I had so little time to stay! After an extraordinary breakfast of white rolls, Danish pastries and doughnuts (the last two ignored) I booked a tour of the city and then wandered out to explore. In the Square della Repubblica |
- | On the coach trip we drove to the Palatine Hill and stood on the small flat area between three slopes. These we were told were three of the Seven hills of Rome on which primitive tribes had once lived, venturing down to the plain to trade or fight. Then on to the Colosseum, considered to be the centre of the city, where the emperors had put on free games for the people. A,bit wrecked now, but the walls were once covered with marble - probably pillaged for Michelangelo and many others. It was nevertheless possible to imagine the gladiators fighting each other - or starving animals - to the death. Then St. Paul's Basilica, where he is said to be buried, Michelangelo' | + | On the coach trip we drove to the Palatine Hill and stood on the small flat area between three slopes. These we were told were three of the Seven hills of Rome on which primitive tribes had once lived, venturing down to the plain to trade or fight. Then on to the Colosseum, considered to be the centre of the city, where the emperors had put on free games for the people. A,bit wrecked now, but the walls were once covered with marble - probably pillaged for Michelangelo and many others. It was nevertheless possible to imagine the gladiators fighting each other - or starving animals - to the death. Then St. Paul's Basilica, where he is said to be buried, Michelangelo' |
=== Provence. === | === Provence. === | ||
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The cloister of St.Trophime, | The cloister of St.Trophime, | ||
- | Another church, that of St. Giles, also dated from the twelfth century with a richly ornate doorway of carved figures in deep relief, and the obelisk in the square outside was Roman, but only brought to Arles in the seventeekth | + | Another church, that of St. Giles, also dated from the twelfth century with a richly ornate doorway of carved figures in deep relief, and the obelisk in the square outside was Roman, but only brought to Arles in the seventeenth |
And so to Provencal cooking, another aspect of the holiday to which we had long looked forward! Le Criquet, just around the corner, had been specially recommended and gave two sittings for about 24 people, always fully booked. There we savoured the local bouillabaisse, | And so to Provencal cooking, another aspect of the holiday to which we had long looked forward! Le Criquet, just around the corner, had been specially recommended and gave two sittings for about 24 people, always fully booked. There we savoured the local bouillabaisse, | ||
- | The Provencal accent was another matter. One coach driver pointed out things 'a gosh' instead of 'a gauche' | + | The Provencal accent was another matter. One coach driver pointed out things 'a gosh' instead of 'a gauche' |
A visit to Nimes and the Pont du Gard was not to be missed. At Nimes there is an arena equally well preserved as that at Arles and also used for bull-fighting. But the old Maison Carreeis more amazing. Originally built as a temple dedicated to the sons of Augustus Caesar, it is in an excellent state of preservation. The roof is supported by lines of columns along each side in the Corinthian style and inside these columns is a square building which proudly displays very beautiful mosaics on its floors and other treasures. Hard to take in its great age. | A visit to Nimes and the Pont du Gard was not to be missed. At Nimes there is an arena equally well preserved as that at Arles and also used for bull-fighting. But the old Maison Carreeis more amazing. Originally built as a temple dedicated to the sons of Augustus Caesar, it is in an excellent state of preservation. The roof is supported by lines of columns along each side in the Corinthian style and inside these columns is a square building which proudly displays very beautiful mosaics on its floors and other treasures. Hard to take in its great age. | ||
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We proceeded to the Pont du Gard. Constructed as an aqueduct over the river Gard by those superb Roman builders on the orders of Agrippa, the bridge is formed of three layers of arches, two of them very massive, the lower one carrying the road over which we drove. The third fine layer supports the aqueduct, and it was possible for us to walk over the bridge above these small arches, crouching to get under the slabs which still formed the roof, our feet following the path once taken by the water. | We proceeded to the Pont du Gard. Constructed as an aqueduct over the river Gard by those superb Roman builders on the orders of Agrippa, the bridge is formed of three layers of arches, two of them very massive, the lower one carrying the road over which we drove. The third fine layer supports the aqueduct, and it was possible for us to walk over the bridge above these small arches, crouching to get under the slabs which still formed the roof, our feet following the path once taken by the water. | ||
- | One of the reasons why we had chosen to stay at Arles arose from a desire to see for ourselves the landscape which had inspired Van Gogh. Those flat yellow fields, the yellow buildings, trees laden with blossom, the busy night scenes of smart prostitutes and gamblers and the blue night skies filled with whirling stars and shapes. So we promptly booked to join a Van Gogh walk. This however proved something less than we had hoped. As the painter never married and was supported by his brother, he had sent all his paintings back to Amsterdam, and today Arles has not even a showroom of good reproductions! Not only that - even the houses he painted were mostly destroyed in the blitz. But nothing could daunt the enthusiasm of our guide. Carrying two small albums of reproductions covered by plastic so wrinkled that the paintings were hard to make out, she cheerfully led us on detours so that we could see a w11, a house or another small part of a general scene which had inspired this painting or that. She was having a little difficulty with her pronunciation, | + | One of the reasons why we had chosen to stay at Arles arose from a desire to see for ourselves the landscape which had inspired Van Gogh. Those flat yellow fields, the yellow buildings, trees laden with blossom, the busy night scenes of smart prostitutes and gamblers and the blue night skies filled with whirling stars and shapes. So we promptly booked to join a Van Gogh walk. This however proved something less than we had hoped. As the painter never married and was supported by his brother, he had sent all his paintings back to Amsterdam, and today Arles has not even a showroom of good reproductions! Not only that - even the houses he painted were mostly destroyed in the blitz. But nothing could daunt the enthusiasm of our guide. Carrying two small albums of reproductions covered by plastic so wrinkled that the paintings were hard to make out, she cheerfully led us on detours so that we could see a w11, a house or another small part of a general scene which had inspired this painting or that. She was having a little difficulty with her pronunciation, |
The Camargue! The picture of horses galloping wild and free over this area of ponds and saltmarshes had long been a vivid one to me. At one time it had been an island, regularly fertilized by the Rhone in flood, and had been covered with trees, with small clearings for cultivation. But following clearing of the land and the building of an embankment which caused instead salt-water flooding, the area cannot now be cultivated and forms a rich natural habitat for many species. Efforts are now being made to reclaim the northern part. Areas are being planted with rice and then flooded with water brought in by dykes, and in this way the ground is being prepared for other crops; but it still has a long way to go. | The Camargue! The picture of horses galloping wild and free over this area of ponds and saltmarshes had long been a vivid one to me. At one time it had been an island, regularly fertilized by the Rhone in flood, and had been covered with trees, with small clearings for cultivation. But following clearing of the land and the building of an embankment which caused instead salt-water flooding, the area cannot now be cultivated and forms a rich natural habitat for many species. Efforts are now being made to reclaim the northern part. Areas are being planted with rice and then flooded with water brought in by dykes, and in this way the ground is being prepared for other crops; but it still has a long way to go. | ||
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There are many species of birds on the Camargue, including egrets, plover, blackheaded gulls and marsh herons, as well as the horses and bulls. But the most spectacular were the pink flamingoes which we saw feeding in water fairly close to the road before flying away and revealing the vivid red under their wings. The previous year there had been 8,000 young in a reserve, and many more fly in from Spain and Africa. | There are many species of birds on the Camargue, including egrets, plover, blackheaded gulls and marsh herons, as well as the horses and bulls. But the most spectacular were the pink flamingoes which we saw feeding in water fairly close to the road before flying away and revealing the vivid red under their wings. The previous year there had been 8,000 young in a reserve, and many more fly in from Spain and Africa. | ||
- | At last it was Good Friday and time for the bullfights. As we took gur seats on the stone steps a procession of colourfully dressed men known as guardians rode slowly across the arena and saluted the judges who were sitting over the exit. Some announcements were made in French over the loudspeakers, | + | At last it was Good Friday and time for the bullfights. As we took our seats on the stone steps a procession of colourfully dressed men known as guardians rode slowly across the arena and saluted the judges who were sitting over the exit. Some announcements were made in French over the loudspeakers, |
The fight was started by individual men shouting and running very close to the bull, with the intention of getting it to chase the fighter. He would then make a quick sprint towards the four-foot red barricade which surrounded the arena while at the same time reaching back and trying to grasp one of the small red or white cocardes. We noticed that only a few of the men attempted this, and they held what looked like a large metal claw in one hand with which to grasp the prize. The job of the others seemed to be to arouse the bull and - probably - to distract it if a man got into trouble. It was of course necessary to allow the bull to get very close and there were some hair-raising moments when it seemed the man could not escape goring, until suddenly he made a spectacular leap up and over the barrier to escape. Sometimes the bull would paw the ground and snort, and then it would chase all round the edge, where the men were lined up, causing the white-clothed figures to vault over the barricade one by one, like cogs of machinery. Then the judges would announce the prize to be paid for the rosette on the right horn, or the remaining string, and challenges of the bull would resume. | The fight was started by individual men shouting and running very close to the bull, with the intention of getting it to chase the fighter. He would then make a quick sprint towards the four-foot red barricade which surrounded the arena while at the same time reaching back and trying to grasp one of the small red or white cocardes. We noticed that only a few of the men attempted this, and they held what looked like a large metal claw in one hand with which to grasp the prize. The job of the others seemed to be to arouse the bull and - probably - to distract it if a man got into trouble. It was of course necessary to allow the bull to get very close and there were some hair-raising moments when it seemed the man could not escape goring, until suddenly he made a spectacular leap up and over the barrier to escape. Sometimes the bull would paw the ground and snort, and then it would chase all round the edge, where the men were lined up, causing the white-clothed figures to vault over the barricade one by one, like cogs of machinery. Then the judges would announce the prize to be paid for the rosette on the right horn, or the remaining string, and challenges of the bull would resume. | ||
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The third and fourth bulls had obviously been at this game before. Each responded to the challenges more quickly and made an all-out charge for the fighter with deadly determination. There were no cloaks, no sticks to help the men, whose only resource was great speed and courage to keep in front of the bull, while reaching back to try to grasp a rosette. When he did so there was laud applause, and then the judge would announce the achievement and the prize for the next. At the end of each fight the door again opened, but these experienced bulls were quick to notice and trotted out with their heads held high to the applause, as if to say "I showed them a thing or two". As it is in the nature of bulls to charge and nothing was done to hurt or tease them, we felt the bulls had as much satisfaction as the fighters - and the contest was very exciting to watch. | The third and fourth bulls had obviously been at this game before. Each responded to the challenges more quickly and made an all-out charge for the fighter with deadly determination. There were no cloaks, no sticks to help the men, whose only resource was great speed and courage to keep in front of the bull, while reaching back to try to grasp a rosette. When he did so there was laud applause, and then the judge would announce the achievement and the prize for the next. At the end of each fight the door again opened, but these experienced bulls were quick to notice and trotted out with their heads held high to the applause, as if to say "I showed them a thing or two". As it is in the nature of bulls to charge and nothing was done to hurt or tease them, we felt the bulls had as much satisfaction as the fighters - and the contest was very exciting to watch. | ||
- | On Saturday there was a huge street | + | On Saturday there was a huge street |
- | In the afternoon we went to watch the " | + | In the afternoon we went to watch the " |
And the day after that, with barricades erected, bulls were released and trotted along some of the main streets of the town, and daring children could stand fairly near one - and quickly slip back through the barricades to safety. | And the day after that, with barricades erected, bulls were released and trotted along some of the main streets of the town, and daring children could stand fairly near one - and quickly slip back through the barricades to safety. | ||
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=== Eastwood Camping Centre. === | === Eastwood Camping Centre. === | ||
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The Federation Report brought news that the 1982 Bushsports programme is to be issued in January, that there is growing concern over the number of cows and horses breeding up in the Bluegum and Upper Grose River, and that the Tracks and Access Committee will check on access to the Six-Foot Track. | The Federation Report brought news that the 1982 Bushsports programme is to be issued in January, that there is growing concern over the number of cows and horses breeding up in the Bluegum and Upper Grose River, and that the Tracks and Access Committee will check on access to the Six-Foot Track. | ||
- | The Walks Report began with a cancellation. Tony Marshall' | + | The Walks Report began with a cancellation. Tony Marshall' |
The following weekend, 18,19,20 December saw Gordon Lee leading 9 people down Molong Falls on the Saturday and a party of 6 down Dione Dell on the Sunday. Ian Debert, that same weekend, had 9 people on his yet-again-run-in-reverse walk from Bluegum to Victoria Falls. On the Sunday, Bill Hall led 15 people through a morning of rain to a fine afternoon at Burning Palms, and Peter Christian had 4 members and one prospective on his Waterfall to Heathcote walk. | The following weekend, 18,19,20 December saw Gordon Lee leading 9 people down Molong Falls on the Saturday and a party of 6 down Dione Dell on the Sunday. Ian Debert, that same weekend, had 9 people on his yet-again-run-in-reverse walk from Bluegum to Victoria Falls. On the Sunday, Bill Hall led 15 people through a morning of rain to a fine afternoon at Burning Palms, and Peter Christian had 4 members and one prospective on his Waterfall to Heathcote walk. | ||
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- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR MARCH. | + | ===== Social Notes For March. ===== |
- | dnesday, March 17: | + | |
- | by Peter Miller. Underwater slides. - Michael Turner. | + | by Peter Miller. |
- | . The underwater slides to be shown are of exceptional quality and have . taken many yhours | + | |
- | DIMER before the meeting will be held at Chehades Lebanese Restaurant 270 Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest at 6.30 pm. | + | === Wednesday, March 17: === |
- | Wednesday, March 24: Outward Bound Film. | + | |
- | -" ThiS-filmil. 6.been made available by the Outward Bound Organization and features mature age participants | + | Underwater slides. - Michael Turner. |
- | /ednesday, March 31: Wine, Cheese and Nuts. | + | |
- | Melifliers WiII-be able to organize their Easter trips while they sample the wine, cheese and nuts. | + | The underwater slides to be shown are of exceptional quality and have taken many hours to film, under difficult conditions. The Club was fortunate to see a collection of slides by the same photographer about two years ago. |
- | XXXXXXXXXXX | + | |
- | SKIING HOLIDAY. | + | Dinner |
- | _.There.are,still a few vacancies at Jindabyne for the week of 26th June to 2nd July. The cost is $105 for the week, which includes three meals | + | |
- | Pq,r day. Contact | + | === Wednesday, March 24: === |
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- | wATKS NOTICE. March ,2 - Saturday | + | Outward Bound Film. |
- | WeSTORIC SiLIAMAIII STROLL: | + | |
- | . .Ferry.fram.Circulas | + | This film has been made available by the Outward Bound Organization and features mature age participants |
- | Contact | + | |
- | XXXXXX | + | === Wednesday, March 31: === |
- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSEMIUM February, 1982. | + | |
+ | Wine, Cheese and Nuts. | ||
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+ | Members Will be able to organize their Easter trips while they sample the wine, cheese and nuts. | ||
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+ | === Skiing Holiday. === | ||
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+ | There are still a few vacancies at Jindabyne for the week of 26th June to 2nd July. The cost is $105 for the week, which includes three meals per day. Contact | ||
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+ | === Walks Notice. === | ||
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+ | __March 27 - Saturday | ||
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+ | __Historic Balmain Stroll__. | ||
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+ | Ferry from Circular | ||
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+ | Contact | ||
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+ | ===== The Great Zig-Zag, Lithgow Valley === | ||
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+ | === Rails to the West. === | ||
by David Ingram. | by David Ingram. | ||
- | When you receive your next Walks Programme, under date 28th March, you will note a walk from Bell over the Great Zig-Zag Railway | + | |
- | to Lithgaw. ' | + | When you receive your next Walks Programme, under date 28th March, you will note a walk from Bell over the Great Zig-Zag Railway |
Construction took place between 1866 and 1868. When the tools and transport available then are considered, it was a feat of engineering. | Construction took place between 1866 and 1868. When the tools and transport available then are considered, it was a feat of engineering. | ||
- | Pages could be written about various aspects of the project. Instead you are offered the opportunity of a tour by electric train throughout the _Blue Mountains and ,a ride by steam train over part of the Zig-Zag, if interested, to see for yourself. | + | |
- | This outing involves a return trip of 170 miles by train from Central' | + | Pages could be written about various aspects of the project. Instead you are offered the opportunity of a tour by electric train throughout the Blue Mountains and a ride by steam train over part of the Zig-Zag, if interested, to see for yourself. |
- | show - the first train back to Central is due at 8.26 pm via the- deviation - not the Zig-Zag. Bring a TORCH for the Clarence Tunnel. | + | |
- | A NIGHT OF MAGIC. | + | This outing involves a return trip of 170 miles by train from Central and the cost of a minifare to Lithgow is about $6.00. Be sure and get a minifare - the ordinary return ticket costs quite a bit more. Naturally it will not be possible to return in time for your favourite television show - the first train back to Central is due at 8.26 pm via the deviation - not the Zig-Zag. Bring a torch for the Clarence Tunnel. |
- | .. . | + | |
- | Our friend, | + | ---- |
- | bushwalkers remember with affection from his previous visit, will be in Australia again this Easter to attend a magicians' | + | |
- | Garth and. Margaret Coulter invite all his friends to a Night' | + | ===== A Night Of Magic. ===== |
- | Not to b.e outdone, Snow Brown and Clarabell are also putting an a barbecue night on Saturday, April 24th for everyone to meet Whaka again. | + | |
- | So come along and bring your children and eats and have a wonderful night. For further details contact Dot Butler, phone 48,2208. | + | Our friend, |
- | *-XXXXX*XXX | + | |
- | THE GREAT ZIG-ZtiG LITHGOW VALLEY | + | Garth and Margaret Coulter invite all his friends to a Night of Magic at their place, 37 Cornwell Avenue, Turramurra at 7 pm an Thursday, 15th April. (Barbecue facilities available.) |
- | or. | + | |
- | RAILS TO THE TEST. | + | Not to be outdone, Snow Brown and Clarabell are also putting an a barbecue night on Saturday, April 24th for everyone to meet Whaka again. So come along and bring your children and eats and have a wonderful night. |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUbaWALKER February, | + | |
- | ..... SNOW'S FLOATING POOL PARTY. | + | For further details contact Dot Butler, phone 48,2208. |
- | ,by Bill Gamble. | + | |
- | Half a multitude may not be an unreasonable approximation of the size of Snow Brown' | + | ---- |
- | ' It was inevitable that the party should-split into manageable groups | + | |
- | for moving along the route (Six Foot Track, Cox's River, Galong Creek, | + | ===== Snow's Floating Pool Party. ===== |
- | Maps - Hampton & Jenolan 1:31680); yet Snow was able to maintain a cohesiveness which allowed an overlapping social contact at campsites and swimming | + | |
- | Flies and heat aside, swimming was the feature of the weekend. Plenty of water in the Cox's River (a little turbid on the Saturday but beginning | + | by Bill Gamble. |
- | to clear on the Sunday) ensured a brisk current and good swimming opportunities. The walk and its success could be measured in the progress from one pool to- | + | |
- | ihe next. | + | Half a multitude may not be an unreasonable approximation of the size of Snow Brown' |
- | The meeting place was the camping ground at the Megalong Creek ford adjacent to the head of the Six Foot Track. Near half the party arrived on the Friday night and the remainder soon after breakfast on the Saturday morning. A car swop enabled all vehicles except two to be parked down at Canons | + | |
- | In the late morning, Bill Burke led a sizeable splinter group away from the Six Foot Track and down a short, steep ridge to the Cox's for the first swimming of the day, in a deep basin carved out of the granite riverbed. The merits of the pool were fully appreciated and there was some reluctance to move on. Snow continued with the rest of the party down the Six Foot Track t another swimming hole farther downstream where we all met for lunch. | + | It was inevitable that the party should split into manageable groups for moving along the route (Six Foot Track, Cox's River, Galong Creek, |
- | - About an half-hour upstream from the bridge and Little River, the Cox's was crossed and a campsite found, large enough to take the whole party along a 150 metres frontage. Another excellent swimming hole identified by red granite was at the downstream end of the campsite. In the evening there was much activity around the campfira | + | |
- | evening slowly cooled to make a pleasant overnight temperature. Even the flies took a break, but they were back in force at dawn with reinforcements. | + | Flies and heat aside, swimming was the feature of the weekend. Plenty of water in the Cox's River (a little turbid on the Saturday but beginning to clear on the Sunday) ensured a brisk current and good swimming opportunities. The walk and its success could be measured in the progress from one pool to the next. |
- | On Sunday the drift was to a lunchstop at the entrance to Galong Greek. Again much swimming and, for most of the party, a start up the Creek soon after 1 00 pm. to allow plenty of time for the children to be got past the tight | + | |
- | upper sections. The tailenders did not leave the Cox's until 3.00 pm, and with swimming and tea stops it was after 6.30 pm before they emerged at Canons, over two hours after the front-enders. | + | The meeting place was the camping ground at the Megalong Creek ford adjacent to the head of the Six Foot Track. Near half the party arrived on the Friday night and the remainder soon after breakfast on the Saturday morning. A car swop enabled all vehicles except two to be parked down at Carlons |
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+ | In the late morning, Bill Burke led a sizeable splinter group away from the Six Foot Track and down a short, steep ridge to the Cox's for the first swimming of the day, in a deep basin carved out of the granite riverbed. The merits of the pool were fully appreciated and there was some reluctance to move on. Snow continued with the rest of the party down the Six Foot Track to another swimming hole farther downstream where we all met for lunch. | ||
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+ | About an half-hour upstream from the bridge and Little River, the Cox's was crossed and a campsite found, large enough to take the whole party along a 150 metres frontage. Another excellent swimming hole identified by red granite was at the downstream end of the campsite. In the evening there was much activity around the campfire | ||
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+ | On Sunday the drift was to a lunchstop at the entrance to Galong Greek. Again much swimming and, for most of the party, a start up the Creek soon after 1.00 pm. to allow plenty of time for the children to be got past the tight upper sections. The tailenders did not leave the Cox's until 3.00 pm, and with swimming and tea stops it was after 6.30 pm before they emerged at Canons, over two hours after the front-enders. | ||
No doubt, Snow put on the programme a most pleasant and interesting floating pool party. | No doubt, Snow put on the programme a most pleasant and interesting floating pool party. | ||
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- | C I 00, 0 pl | + | ===== The Annual Reunion 1982. ===== |
- | KOrl,9 k-00 | + | |
- | /10 rcA /- 4A 4-71-1 | + | "Coolana" |
- | 4il tren1Lars., pros/ | + | |
- | (-0 r) I e ? | + | All members, prospective members, past members (and families, friends, children) are welcome. |
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- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER February, | + | |
- | MUSICAL EFFICIEUCY? | + | |
When Owen Marks found himself on night-shift and unable to attend a concert, he gave his ticket to Phil Butt. The main work on the programme was Schubert' | When Owen Marks found himself on night-shift and unable to attend a concert, he gave his ticket to Phil Butt. The main work on the programme was Schubert' | ||
- | ` "How did you enjoy the Schubert?" | + | |
- | 'It's not a good symphony," | + | "How did you enjoy the Schubert?" |
- | " | + | |
- | $ eems unnecessary duplication. The staff of this section should be drastic- | + | "It's not a good symphony," |
- | 411y cut, and if a large volume of sound is really required, this could be obtained by means of an electronic amplifier. | + | |
- | " | + | " |
- | be rounded up to the _nearest | + | |
- | possible to use trainees and lower-grade operators. | + | " |
- | " | + | |
- | P-assages. No useful purpose is served by repeating with horns the passage | + | " |
- | that has already been handled by the strings. If all such redundant | + | |
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- | been reduced to twenty minutes and there would have been no need for an inyerval. If the composer had attended to these matters he would probably have been able to finish his symphony." | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * | + | === Happy Birthday. === |
- | HAPPY BIRTHDAY. | + | |
- | The editor has just heard that Miles Dunphy' | + | The editor has just heard that Miles Dunphy' |
Congratulations, | Congratulations, | ||
- | and speaking of longevity: | ||
- | George Davison, our Coolana surveyor and honorary member also, is now 92, and Colin Ferguson' | ||
+ | ... and speaking of longevity: | ||
+ | |||
+ | George Davison, our Coolana surveyor and honorary member also, is now 92, and Colin Ferguson' | ||
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