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|Office Bearers & Committee Members 1982| | 2| | |Office Bearers & Committee Members 1982| | 2| | ||
- | |Consevation | + | |Conservation |
|Between the Lines|Barbara Bruce| 4| | |Between the Lines|Barbara Bruce| 4| | ||
|The February General Meeting|Barry Wallace| 5| | |The February General Meeting|Barry Wallace| 5| | ||
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|Snowy Mountains - Feb. 12th/ | |Snowy Mountains - Feb. 12th/ | ||
|Social Notes for April| |12| | |Social Notes for April| |12| | ||
- | |Annual | + | |Annual |
|Snowy Mountains Summer|Helen Gray|13| | |Snowy Mountains Summer|Helen Gray|13| | ||
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|Committee Members|Joan Cooper*, Barry Wallace*, Wendy Hodgman*, Steve Hodgman*| | |Committee Members|Joan Cooper*, Barry Wallace*, Wendy Hodgman*, Steve Hodgman*| | ||
|Federation Delegates|Gordon Lee*, Wendy Hodgman, Spiro Hajinakitas| | |Federation Delegates|Gordon Lee*, Wendy Hodgman, Spiro Hajinakitas| | ||
- | |Substituee | + | |Substitute |
|Conservation Secretary|Alex Colley| | |Conservation Secretary|Alex Colley| | ||
|Magazine Editor|Evelyn Walker| | |Magazine Editor|Evelyn Walker| | ||
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|Duplicator Operator|Phil Butt| | |Duplicator Operator|Phil Butt| | ||
|Keeper of Maps & Timetables|John Holly| | |Keeper of Maps & Timetables|John Holly| | ||
- | |Search & Rescue Contacts|Don Finch, Ray Hookway, Marcia Shappert| | + | |Search & Rescue Contacts|Don Finch, Ray Hookway, Marcia Shappert| |
|Archivist|Phil Butt| | |Archivist|Phil Butt| | ||
|Auditor|Gordon Redmond| | |Auditor|Gordon Redmond| | ||
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Correspondence brought a letter from the Australian Himalayan Expedition announcing a slide show, a press release from the Paddy Pallin Foundation and advice of applications for the 1982 awards, the letter to our new member, a letter from the Conservation Secretary to the Budawangs Committee requesting maps and further information, | Correspondence brought a letter from the Australian Himalayan Expedition announcing a slide show, a press release from the Paddy Pallin Foundation and advice of applications for the 1982 awards, the letter to our new member, a letter from the Conservation Secretary to the Budawangs Committee requesting maps and further information, | ||
- | The Treasurer' | + | The Treasurer' |
Federation dealt only with general business, with few delegates present, and a very short report. | Federation dealt only with general business, with few delegates present, and a very short report. | ||
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Yet, with this said, it is the text that has left the stronger impression with me. I do not think that John Rundle writes as well as he photographs: | Yet, with this said, it is the text that has left the stronger impression with me. I do not think that John Rundle writes as well as he photographs: | ||
- | In contrast stand exciting accounts of his party traversing Dress Circle Ridge and Mt Alpha in a full gale in winter, needing every bit of experience and phystcal | + | In contrast stand exciting accounts of his party traversing Dress Circle Ridge and Mt Alpha in a full gale in winter, needing every bit of experience and physical |
Throughout all his accounts runs a strong thread of good information, | Throughout all his accounts runs a strong thread of good information, | ||
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What peace and tranquility there exists in Wilderness! What a joy to refresh the soul in the tranquil bliss of this created natural masterpiece! In Wilderness there is a destiny still to be fulfilled. | What peace and tranquility there exists in Wilderness! What a joy to refresh the soul in the tranquil bliss of this created natural masterpiece! In Wilderness there is a destiny still to be fulfilled. | ||
- | In Wilderness is a rekindling of the humas soul. | + | In Wilderness is a rekindling of the human soul. |
Why then do I hesitate to break the unyielding bondage of a salaried slave, tied to his master with an unbroken umbilical cord? | Why then do I hesitate to break the unyielding bondage of a salaried slave, tied to his master with an unbroken umbilical cord? | ||
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Why cast an aura of gloom over breaking the cord? That is there to prevent a body from seeking solace in the raw beauty of Wilderness? | Why cast an aura of gloom over breaking the cord? That is there to prevent a body from seeking solace in the raw beauty of Wilderness? | ||
- | The answer is menopause. To be precise - bushwalkers' | + | The answer is menopause. To be precise - bushwalkers' |
- | We've crossed the Arthurs thrice, once in winter, twice in summer. Done Federation. Done Precipitous Bluff. Been down the Gordan | + | We've crossed the Arthurs thrice, once in winter, twice in summer. Done Federation. Done Precipitous Bluff. Been down the Gordon |
Wot's left? An urge that says see it all before the bastards destroy it for dams or wood pulp or whatever. Why is our Tasmanian Wilderness receding when it is already too small? | Wot's left? An urge that says see it all before the bastards destroy it for dams or wood pulp or whatever. Why is our Tasmanian Wilderness receding when it is already too small? | ||
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+ | ===== Snowy Mountains Summer. ===== | ||
- | SNOWY MOUNTAINS SUMMER | ||
Helen Gray | Helen Gray | ||
- | It was last September, after a week's ski touring near Uagungal, that we arranged with our friends to re-line at Christmas in the same area. We pfomised ourselves an easy trip - easy enough for those children who had been too young to join their parents' | ||
- | "... and if George can get the 4 wheel drive Toyota going, you can | ||
- | use that You will find that one door doesn' | ||
- | close...." | ||
- | gear and the younger children on it, and the walk-in to the High Country would be easy. | ||
- | We found the vehicle easily enough. It was .t where we'd seen Bryan park it, facing downhill, months ago. The truck' | ||
- | boots and parka in it, now floating in water after the rain of months. And there was Bryan' | ||
- | door. Crash! It fell right off onto my feet. That must be the door that | ||
- | didn't close. Oh well At least George' | ||
- | would be easier. While George worked on the engine, we drained and loaded the truck, filled the tank and wrung out the sock, bundled the 4 youngest into the passangers seat, and without even the usual roll-start, the engine ticked over and we were off. | ||
- | Having crossed the shaky old bridge on the Gungarlan, with its badly-eroded approaches, the vehicle and passangers parted company. We on foot walked up the long grassy valley, through the lush summer grass and the wild flowers which make summer walking in the highlands such a delight. The low clouds rushed past. Sometimes we were in mist, sometimes in light rain, and once or twide a patch of sunlight raced along the valley to add brilliance to the field of | ||
- | flowers. We even found mushrooms, huge ones. (They didn't look quite right | ||
- | to me, but Mike stated with authority that field mushrooms didn't look like cultivated ones. Anyway, they were edible, as the evening meal proved.) - | ||
- | The truck, 1;-1- meanwhile, was on a higher route. We could hear the engine_ | ||
- | in the distance as George coped with steep hills, creek crossings and the endless stopping to open gates, drive through and close them again. | ||
- | March, 1932 The Sydney Eushwalker Page 14. | ||
- | At dusk we were at the end of the road at " | ||
- | |||
- | Whatever we planned for the next day, it didn't eventuate. The rain continued; lovely cold mountain rain, strong winds, occasional breaks | ||
- | in the clouds with views of Jagungal or the distant plains of Coama in | ||
- | sunlight. It was beautiful. Even the cosiness of the hut didn't tempt us to stay indoors. | ||
- | You may think that 6 children with 7 adults is not your idea of a holiday. | ||
- | But when the children like walking, are fit, interested, and don't complain, it is a delight. A six year old can (and did) take just as much pleasure in the flowers and scenery as the adults. Age meant little; we were 13 frien4s. | ||
- | The rain was already clearing by the late afternoon, so we transferred: | ||
- | The route from Cesjack' | ||
- | Joy is 5' | ||
- | Joy wasn't right next day; in fact, she could not walk at all and George and Stan volunteered to go for help. Trying not to look at Jagungal above4nd so close, enticing all to visit on such a magnificently sunny day, they pa4ed and left for the 8 km.dah to the truck at Bogong, thel7 km drive to our c#s at Nimmo Bill and the further 40 km to Jindabyne for help. | ||
- | Page 15 The Sydney Bushwalker March, | ||
- | Leaving all our spare food with Joy and Mike, Janette, Jenny and I and | ||
- | our children slowly headed back to Bogong. The going got hotter and hotter, and once back in the open valleys we found ourselves dashing from one shady tree to another. Under one such tree, literally "in the middle of nowhere" | ||
- | a man suddenly appeared. Said Janette (always playing games) " | ||
- | on a Sunday School picnic" | ||
- | destination, | ||
- | George and Stan arrived hot and already tired at Bogong, had a hasty | ||
- | snack, and headed off again in the Toyota. Stan lay back and relaxed, knowing that his door didn't open so George would have to open the gates as well as drive. Once back at Nimmo Hill and into Stan's vehicle, George (now the passnger) still had the job of opening gates. When he finally | ||
- | returned to Bogong late that night, George had opened and closed 40 gates). They arrived at Jindabyne at 5.30 p.m, just as the policeman and ambulance | ||
- | driver were closing-up and heading off for a New Year's Eve party. Their spirits fell, but rose again when Stan and George assured them that Joy would | ||
- | be comfortable that night in a hut and that they could still enjoy the | ||
- | festivities. | ||
- | The women and children were settling into their tents when our Heroes | + | It was last September, after a week's ski touring near Jagungal, that we arranged with our friends to re-une at Christmas in the same area. We promised ourselves an easy trip - easy enough for those children who had been too young to join their parents' |
- | returned, but they soon lowered themselves in our esteem by refusing to stay | + | |
- | awake 'till midnight to see the New Year in. Thy proved to be just as useless next day by being too exhausted to climb Jagungal. A great pity, for those | + | "... and if George can get the 4 wheel drive Toyota going, you can use that. You will find that one door doesn' |
- | of us who did had the most perfect of days. The scenery and flowers were truly magnificent. (Those back at base-camp that day counted 48 different species in full flower within a kilometre radius of the tents. They declined | + | |
+ | We found the vehicle easily enough. It was just where we'd seen Bryan park it, facing downhill, months ago. The truck' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Having crossed the shaky old bridge on the Gungarlan, with its badly-eroded approaches, the vehicle and passengers parted company. We on foot walked up the long grassy valley, through the lush summer grass and the wild flowers which make summer walking in the highlands such a delight. The low clouds rushed past. Sometimes we were in mist, sometimes in light rain, and once or twice a patch of sunlight raced along the valley to add brilliance to the field of flowers. We even found mushrooms, huge ones. (They didn't look quite right to me, but Mike stated with authority that field mushrooms didn't look like cultivated ones. Anyway, they were edible, as the evening meal proved.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | At dusk we were at the end of the road at " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Whatever we planned for the next day, it didn't eventuate. The rain continued; lovely cold mountain rain, strong winds, occasional breaks in the clouds with views of Jagungal or the distant plains of Cooma in sunlight. It was beautiful. Even the cosiness of the hut didn't tempt us to stay indoors. | ||
+ | |||
+ | You may think that 6 children with 7 adults is not your idea of a holiday. But when the children like walking, are fit, interested, and don't complain, it is a delight. A six year old can (and did) take just as much pleasure in the flowers and scenery as the adults. Age meant little; we were 13 friends. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The rain was already clearing by the late afternoon, so we transferred our base-camp to Cesjack' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Joy is 5' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Joy wasn't right next day; in fact, she could not walk at all and George and Stan volunteered to go for help. Trying not to look at Jagungal above and so close, enticing all to visit on such a magnificently sunny day, they packed and left for the 8 km. dash to the truck at Bogong, the l7 km drive to our cars at Nimmo Hill and the further 40 km to Jindabyne for help. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leaving all our spare food with Joy and Mike, Janette, Jenny and I and our children slowly headed back to Bogong. The going got hotter and hotter, and once back in the open valleys we found ourselves dashing from one shady tree to another. Under one such tree, literally "in the middle of nowhere" | ||
+ | |||
+ | George and Stan arrived hot and already tired at Bogong, had a hasty snack, and headed off again in the Toyota. Stan lay back and relaxed, knowing that his door didn't open so George would have to open the gates as well as drive. Once back at Nimmo Hill and into Stan's vehicle, George (now the passenger) still had the job of opening gates. (When he finally returned to Bogong late that night, George had opened and closed 40 gates). They arrived at Jindabyne at 5.30 p.m, just as the policeman and ambulance driver were closing-up and heading off for a New Year's Eve party. Their spirits fell, but rose again when Stan and George assured them that Joy would be comfortable that night in a hut and that they could still enjoy the festivities. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The women and children were settling into their tents when our Heroes returned, but they soon lowered themselves in our esteem by refusing to stay awake 'till midnight to see the New Year in. They proved to be just as useless next day by being too exhausted to climb Jagungal. A great pity, for those of us who did had the most perfect of days. The scenery and flowers were truly magnificent. (Those back at base-camp that day counted 48 different species in full flower within a kilometre radius of the tents. They declined | ||
+ | |||
+ | Meanwhile, Joy and Mike were sitting outside O' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our return to Nimmo Hill in the Toyota was uneventful except for a light incident - George' | ||
- | Meanwhile, Joy and Mike were sitting outside O' | ||
- | When no less than three vehicles appeared over the hill - the policeman in | ||
- | his vehicle, the 4-wheel drive ambulance, and a park ranger in his jeep. | ||
- | They had arrived via White' | ||
- | enjoying the adventure. On finding Joy comparatively well, they elected to drive on and return via Happy Jack's Plain. Joy, in the front seat of the gmbulance, had a long and scenic drive to Jindabyne. The x-ray showed she had broken a bone as well as a torn tendon. | ||
- | - | ||
- | Our return to Nimmo Hill in the Toyota was uneventful except for a light incident - George' | ||
- | March, 1982 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 1:6 | ||
- | gate opener. As we unloaded the truck, Jenny mused "I wonder ... what if the driver' | ||
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The next few days I spent with Bill Burke' | The next few days I spent with Bill Burke' | ||
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+ | |||
+ | === No Dams. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rally to save the S.W. Tasmanian Wilderness. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Saturday March 27. Assemble 10.30 a.m., Town Hall Square. | ||
+ | |||
+ | (Organised by the South-West Tasmania Committee of N.S.W.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | A meeting of the Younger Set (16 - 25 years) will be on Wednesday 7th April in the club room. Please all come with ideas and maps. We intend to plan walks for the winter programme. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Happy Birthday Ray! === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Honorary Member Ray Page of Jamberoo is 80 years of age on March 29th. The Sydney Bush Walkers with Ray a happy birthday. | ||
+ | |||
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