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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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- | THREE MONTHS' | + | ===== Three Months' |
- | . . .. PART 3., - | + | |
by Evelyn Walker. | by Evelyn Walker. | ||
- | Ran | + | |
- | City of ornate churches, fantastic fountains, magnificent buildings and squares, the colosseum.... It was marvellous to have arrived | + | === Rome. === |
- | 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 an to the Colosseum, considered to be the centre of the city, where the emperors had put on free games for the people. | + | 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 |
- | A,bit wrecked now, but the walls were once covered with marble | + | |
- | 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. | + | |
- | Situated on a curve on the River Rhone, on rising rocky ground surrounded at one time by useless marsh, the town of Arles was obviously a good choice | + | === Provence. === |
- | for a holiday. The old town is quite distinct from the new, even at a distance, by the old rounded terracotta tiles which cover the roofs, and closer at hand the old churches, very narrow streets and many Roman remains. | + | |
- | Perhaps the best remnant of Rome was the magnificent arena, built by Augustus in the first century BC. Having seen the remains of such arenas: before, with little more than the area marked out and some pillars, statues | + | Situated on a curve on the River Rhone, on rising rocky ground surrounded at one time by useless marsh, the town of Arles was obviously a good choice for a holiday. The old town is quite distinct from the new, even at a distance, by the old rounded terracotta tiles which cover the roofs, and closer at hand the old churches, very narrow streets and many Roman remains. |
- | and mouldering walls, we were delighted to find a huge oval building of a' | + | |
- | double row of massive stone arches looking extremely solid. The arches themselves were slightly irregular in width as they had had to be built on uneven rock. Inside there had once been free seating for 16,000 citizens, | + | Perhaps the best remnant of Rome was the magnificent arena, built by Augustus in the first century BC. Having seen the remains of such arenas before, with little more than the area marked out and some pillars, statues and mouldering walls, we were delighted to find a huge oval building of a double row of massive stone arches looking extremely solid. The arches themselves were slightly irregular in width as they had had to be built on uneven rock. Inside there had once been free seating for 16,000 citizens, at which time there were three rows of arches instead of the present two, and gladiators had fought bloody battles |
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSEWALKER February, | + | |
- | at which time there were three rows of arches instead of the present two, and gladiators had fought bloody battles | + | Now there was still room to seat several thousand on the huge stone steps which ran right round, and bull fights were again being held. In fact, there were to be both French and Spanish bullfights that very weekend in celebration of Easter. We shuddered. And then the difference was explained. The French were humane and merely removed cocardes or rosettes tied to the bulls' horns without in any way injuring them, and we resolved to see for ourselves. |
- | Now there was still room to seat several thousand on the huge stone | + | |
- | steps which ran right round, and bull fights were again being held. In | + | My sister, brother-in-law, |
- | fact, there were to be both French and Spanish bullfights that very weekend | + | |
- | in celebration of Easter. We shuddered. And then the difference was | + | The cloister of St.Trophime, |
- | explained. The French were humane and merely removed cocardes or rosettes tied to the bulls' horns without in any way injuring them, and we resolved" | + | |
- | My sister, brother-in-law, | + | Another church, that of St. Giles, also dated from the twelfth century |
- | paths, with plenty of white metal chairs and tables grouped together. It would be a very welcome retreat on a hot summer' | + | |
- | The cloister of St.Trophime, | + | 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 twelfth century. We were able to walk all round the arched square,, with a garden in the middle, and examine the ancient statues of limestone and | + | |
- | marble, the latter being particularly well preserved, with sharp edges and | + | The Provencal accent was another matter. One coach driver pointed out things 'a gosh' instead of 'a gauche' |
- | Whole faces. The church at Arles had been very prosperous for centuries, as the town lay on the route to St. James of Compostella in Spain, and had been an archbishopric until Napoleonic times. | + | |
- | Another church, that of St. Giles, also dated frOm the twelfth century | + | 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 |
- | pith 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 | + | We proceeded to the Pont du Gard. Constructed |
- | incredibly massive stone sarcophagi, intricately carved, and requiring, | + | |
- | imagine, strong cranes to move them, while underneath was a straggling, | + | 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 |
- | dimly lit and spooky crypt which could have provided the background for a film of the early Christians living in the catacombs. | + | |
- | 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 | + | The Camargue! The picture of horses galloping wild and free over this area of ponds and saltmarshes |
- | booked. There we savoured the local bouillabaisse, | + | |
- | delicious pork, chic pea croquettes (mouthwatering). At the end of the first sitting a plump, warm, round-faced Madame appeared from the kitchen to help clear the tables and she beamed with delight when we exclaimed | + | 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. |
- | etait magnifique, Madame." | + | |
- | Page 7 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Februagy, | + | 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 |
- | ..... | + | |
- | and other delights. It seemed a crime not to go through the menu twice -- if only we could. These were both at the same time very very reasonably priced. Provencal food is, of course, well known aistinctive | + | 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 |
- | at least | + | |
- | good and | + | After about 15 minutes of the first fight, cocardes all gone, the door was opened and the fighters tried to coax it out. It obviously didn' |
- | and has 4 | + | |
- | The Provencal accent was another matter. One coach driver pointed out things 'a gosh' instead of 'a gauche' | + | 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 |
- | t. We saw a plaque written in Provencal and some sentences could be guessed at. By this time we were glad we had come to spend a week in such a rich.' | + | |
- | 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' | + | On Saturday there was a huge street |
- | as a temple dedicated to the sons of Augustus Caesar, it is in an excellent' | + | |
- | 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. | + | In the afternoon we went to watch the "Course de vaches emboulees", |
- | We proceeded to the Pont du Gard. Canstructed | + | |
- | 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 | + | 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. |
- | 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 | + | Our time in Provence was getting short. We managed a quick trip to Les Baux - a fantastic |
- | 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 | + | And so on to Daudet' |
- | iiarried | + | |
- | fo Amsterdam, and today Arles has_not | + | Now it was time to turn my thoughts to Paris. So I said goodbye to my relatives, with plans to look them up again later on, and boarded the train. Provence had certainly |
- | 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 411, 4 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, | + | |
- | including her ' | + | === Eastwood Camping Centre. === |
- | The Camargue: The picture of horses galloping wild and free over this area of ponds and saltnarshes | + | |
- | it had been an island, regularly fertilized by the Rhone in flood, and had | + | __Bushwalkers__. |
- | been covered with trees, with small clearings for' | + | |
- | clearing of the land and the building of an embankment which caused instead | + | Lightweight Tents - Sleeping Bags - Rucksacks - Climbing & Caving Gear - Maps - Clothing |
- | Page 8 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER February, | + | |
- | Salt-water flooding, the area cannot now be cultivated and forms a rich . natural habitat for many species. Efforts are now being made to reclRim | + | __Camping equipment__. |
- | 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 minder | + | |
- | At last it was Good Friday and time for the bullfights. As we took gur seats an the stone steps a procession of colourfully dressed | + | Large Tents - Stoves |
- | , adapted for tossing a man over their headsi | + | |
- | 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 atteapted | + | __Distributors of__: |
- | and -- probably | + | |
- | After about 15 minutes of the first fight, cocardes all gone, the door was opened and the fighters tried to coax it out. It obviously didn' | + | Paddymade |
- | stand. So an older bull with a bell round its neck entered, trotted | + | |
- | 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 tighter | + | Proprietors: |
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER February, | + | |
- | heads held high to the applause, as if to say nI 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 | + | Eastwood Canvas Good & Camping Supplies. |
- | On Saturday there was a huge street | + | |
- | In the afternoon we went to watch the !Course de vaches emboulees", | + | 3 Trelawney |
- | - And the day after that, with barricades erected, bulls were released and trotted along some of the main ' | + | |
- | Our time in Provence was ,getting short. We managed a quick trip to Les Baux -- a fantasti6-natural-Tortress-waYAIP iii:the mountains, which had weathered countless murders, sieges, crusades and, wars until it was finally sacked. by Louis XIII. The scenery was so wild and impressive that it was thought Dante might have sot the Ehfer of his: | + | ---- |
- | And so on to Daudet' | + | |
- | Soiree | + | ===== The January General Meeting. ===== |
- | NoWit was time to turn my thoughts to Paris. So I said goodbye to my relatives, with plans to lookMaem | + | |
- | we would:remember:for a good while to came. | + | by Barry Wallace. |
- | * * * * * * * * * *-* ** * * * * | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | The meeting began at about 2034 with the President in the chair and some 35 or so members present. There were apologies from Barbara Bruce, |
- | Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks* Climbing 8- Caving Gear Maps Clothing | + | |
- | CAMPING EQUIPMENT | + | Correspondence brought a letter from the Hobart |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | Then it was the turn of the Treasurer to report on the club's financial situation. We started the month with $1263.73, spent $516.36, received $119.00 and closed with $866.40. The closing balance for the Coolana Account Was $21.32. |
- | Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES | + | 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 |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | Rutledge Street | + | The Walks Report began with a cancellation. Tony Marshall' |
- | Page 11 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALMER February, | + | |
- | ME JANUARY GalTaiAL DLEETMG. | + | 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 |
- | by By Wallace.. | + | |
- | The meeting began at about 2034 with the President in the chair and some 35 or so members present. There were apologies from Barbara Bruce, | + | Of the walks programmed over the Christmas break Gordon Lee's Snowy Mountains trip went, but it seems Gordon missed the rendezvous and was not on it. He was on a trip in the area, but not in the same place at the same time as __his__ |
- | fazeley | + | |
- | k, statement to the meeting regarding concerns which had been expressed about | + | In the New Year it was business as usual, with Don Finch' |
- | property access in the Cox River area. Walks leaders are advised to contact | + | |
- | the Walks Secretary for advice and information. | + | |
- | Correspondence brought a letter from the Hpbart | + | |
- | regarding the club magazine. | + | |
- | Then it was the turn of the Treasurer to report on the club's financial | + | |
- | situation. We started the month with $1263.73, spent $516.36, received $119.00 and closed with $866.40. The closing balance for the Coolana Account Was $21.32. | + | |
- | 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 | + | |
- | The Walks Report began with a cancellation. Tony Marshall' | + | |
- | Creek abseiling trip for the weekend 11,12,13 December was postponed. Of the three day walks, Bob Hodgson had 15 people on his Sunday stroll down Ciaustral | + | |
- | and cold afternoon change for the 14 starters on his Lilyvale to Otford 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 yet7aga.in7runrinreverse | + | |
- | Of the walks programmed over the Christmas break Gordon Lee's Snowy Mountains trip went, but it seems Gordon missed the rendezvous and was not . On it. He was on a trip in the area, but not in the same place at the sane ' | + | |
- | In the New Year it was business as usual, with Don.Finch' | + | |
- | li-b trip over the weekend of 8,9,10th January. They reported a tough trip | + | |
- | due to the lack of water in the river, and shortened the trip somewhat by coming up Yellow Pup ridge, all 16 of them. Bob Younger' | + | |
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER February, | + | |
- | - | + | |
- | good wildflowers on her Waterfall to Heathcote walk and Roy Braithwaite reported one visitor, 6 prospectives and 9 members on a rough but gunny walk from Cowan to Brooklyn. All of which ended the Walks Report. | + | |
General Business brought no response, so after announcements it was all over at 2108. Amen. | General Business brought no response, so after announcements it was all over at 2108. Amen. | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR MARCH. | + | ---- |
- | dnesday, | + | |
- | by Peter Miller. Underwater slides. - Michael Turner. | + | ===== Social Notes For March. ===== |
- | . 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. | + | by Peter Miller. |
- | Wednesday, March 24: Outward Bound Film. | + | |
- | -" ThiS-filmil. 6.been made available by the Outward Bound Organization and features mature age participants | + | === Wednesday, March 17: === |
- | /ednesday, March 31: Wine, Cheese and Nuts. | + | |
- | Melifliers WiII-be able to organize their Easter trips while they sample the wine, cheese and nuts. | + | Underwater slides. - Michael Turner. |
- | XXXXXXXXXXX | + | |
- | SKIING HOLIDAY. | + | 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. |
- | _.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 | + | Dinner |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | wATKS NOTICE. March ,2 - Saturday | + | === Wednesday, March 24: === |
- | WeSTORIC SiLIAMAIII STROLL: | + | |
- | . .Ferry.fram.Circulas | + | Outward Bound Film. |
- | Contact | + | |
- | XXXXXX | + | This film has been made available by the Outward Bound Organization and features mature age participants |
- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSEMIUM February, 1982. | + | |
+ | === Wednesday, March 31: === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wine, Cheese and Nuts. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Members Will be able to organize their Easter trips while they sample the wine, cheese and nuts. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Skiing Holiday. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Walks Notice. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | __March 27 - Saturday | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Historic Balmain Stroll__. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ferry from Circular | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== The Great Zig-Zag, Lithgow Valley === | ||
+ | |||
+ | or | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 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. ===== |
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- | /10 rcA /- 4A 4-71-1 | + | "Coolana" |
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- | (-0 r) I e ? | + | All members, prospective members, past members (and families, friends, children) are welcome. |
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- | \\ | + | Cars are left on the side or our access road, and from here it is a walk of a few hundred metres down the hill. The hut provides sleeping space for only 20 or so - so bring you own tent. Camp-fire on Saturday night, with supper provided. |
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- | Gat5laria --i-o | + | On Sunday there will be the Annual Camper Competition, so bring some flour. Plenty of walking, talking, swimming, etc. |
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- | 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?" |
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- | $ 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. | + | |
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- | be rounded up to the _nearest | + | |
- | possible to use trainees and lower-grade operators. | + | " |
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- | 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: | ||
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+ | George Davison, our Coolana surveyor and honorary member also, is now 92, and Colin Ferguson' | ||
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