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+ | 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 7.45 pm at the Cahill Community Centre (Upper Hall), 34 Falcon Street, Crow's Nest. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | EDITOR: Ainslie Morris, 45 Austin Street, Lane Cove, 2066. Telephone 428 3178. | ||
+ | BUSINESS MANAGER: Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | ||
+ | PRODUCTION MANAGER:. Helen Gray. | ||
+ | TYPIST: Kath Brown. | ||
+ | PRINTERS: Phil Butt, Barry Wallace, Morag Ryder, Fran Longfoot. | ||
+ | ************** | ||
+ | DECEMBER, 1985. | ||
+ | Editorial | ||
+ | Our Second Walk - Mount Solitary | ||
+ | "De Non Apparentibus et de Non | ||
+ | Existentibus Eadem Est Ratio" | ||
+ | Now What? First Aid | ||
+ | Mountain | ||
+ | Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre | ||
+ | Summer Trips | ||
+ | Advertisement - Canoe & Camping | ||
+ | Answers to Now What? Litht Weight Recipes New Members | ||
+ | Xmas Gift Idea - " | ||
+ | Social Notes | ||
+ | Index - 1985 January-December | ||
+ | Page | ||
+ | 2 by Margaret Niven 3 | ||
+ | Phil Butt 4 | ||
+ | Ainslie Morris 6 | ||
+ | Gordon Lee 7 | ||
+ | 8 | ||
+ | Jim Brown 9 | ||
+ | Roger Browne 10 | ||
+ | 12 | ||
+ | Ainslie Morris 13 | ||
+ | Wendy Hodgeman 14 | ||
+ | 14 - new edition 15 | ||
+ | 15 | ||
+ | Bill Holland 16 | ||
+ | 17 | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985 | ||
+ | EDITORIA L. | ||
+ | CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR. | ||
+ | Fifty five years for a magazine is really commendable, | ||
+ | I feel that the greatly improved appearance of our magazine and other material that we print puts our Club in a better light in the eyes of those who read it. Maps and line drawings have given interest to articles and soon the printers hope to tackle photographs. | ||
+ | Our Walks Programme has drawn much comment for the number and variety of activities, and it is that which gives the experiences which inspire people to write an article or poem, or draw a sketch. | ||
+ | My thanks therefore also go to Bill Capon, our Walks Secretary. Keep those contributions coming in - make a few notes on your walks if necessary - and don't wait for the Editor to ask, just send them in. | ||
+ | Best wishes for Christmas and happy walking in 1986. AINSLIE MORRIS. | ||
+ | Deaember, 1985 THE' | ||
+ | OUR SECOND WALK - MOUNT SOLITARY. | ||
+ | by Margaret Niven. | ||
+ | Party: Jan Mohandas (leader), Keith Docherty, Elwyn Morris, Les Powell, Bron Niemeyer, Bob and Margaret Niven. | ||
+ | Our second choice of a walk was a gournet weekend, Katoomba to Mount Solitary, with Jan Mohandas. After meeting at Katoomba, eight of us, including Laurel, a visitor, made our way to " | ||
+ | The first two hours were very easy walking, with bush flowers and lovely views to occasionally slow the pace. Lunch was eaten at a fireplace where water was at hand, if you knew where to find it, as Jan did. | ||
+ | The next 2i hours involved some rock scrambling, which was also a | ||
+ | new venture for us, especially with 12 kg packs on our backs. We reached the caves, which we found uninhabited much to Jan's delight, where we were to camp. We were joined by the Stewart clan of five from the National Parks Association. We dressed suitably for our gournet dinner, in a kaftan for Warwick, long skirt for Lyn and a bow-tie over polo neck jumper for one of the lads, and then out came a candelabra and three red candles, a Tilley lamp for lighting, champagne, caviar, smoked mussels, wine and much laughter. | ||
+ | Jan produced a most delicious Chicken Tandoori, and with our own | ||
+ | - meal we all did well with fruit cake, nuts, dried fruits and more wine. Warwick and Lyn then set up a Fondu and proceeded with much dipping and laughing, after which they then ended the gourmet dinner with fresh strawberries in melted chocolate, cream and cointreau at 10.30 on a night that was clear and beautiful with a lovely moon. | ||
+ | Needlesss to say we all slept well, and after an early breakfast, Jan and Bob and the Stewarts went for a walk to The Col Lookout. On the way Jan had a close encounter with a very aggressive brown snake which jumped at him and fortunately missed by inches. | ||
+ | Those of us who'd stayed at camp did two short walks to lookouts and kept the campfire going for a quick cuppa on their return. We left at 11.30 am for our walk back which was uneventful, except for the happy sighting of a lyrebird hen. | ||
+ | We had our lunch at the same spot as the day before, and Elwyn and Les produced a box which Elwyn had carried on top of her pack, and been caring for, and out came succulent lamingtons from The Paragon. They went down very well and were a tasty end to our gourmet weekend meals. | ||
+ | When we arrived at the Scenic Railway there was a crowd of people waiting to ride it up, so Jan, Bob, Keith and Les convinced Bran and me that it was only a "few steps" to the top - And so away we went. The reward for struggling up not a " | ||
+ | After a gallop up the hill to catch the 5.02 pm train home, we decided that " | ||
+ | Bob and I have thoroughly enjoyed our first two walks and the company we have had on these walks, and are looking forward to doing many more. Thank you, Gordon (our first leafier) and Jan. | ||
+ | ***-******* | ||
+ | Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985 | ||
+ | "DE NON APPARENTIBUS ET DE NON EXISTENTIBUS EADEM EST RATIO" | ||
+ | by Phil Butt. | ||
+ | Illustrated by Morag Rider. Part Two. | ||
+ | I consumed lunch at the huts whilst I defrosted, and thereafter headed North to the Narrows for my afternoon row from Point Joan. Although it had been a trifle breezy, cool and damp over the preceding week I had not really appreciated just how protected I had been by the surrounding hills, until I wandered up the Pbrt Davey track. | ||
+ | The crossing of the Bathurst Narrows was interesting, | ||
+ | just before I started my rowing, but it did occur to my benumbed conscience, occasioning me some concern, as I was towing Southwards the second boat to Point Joan, that if I were to replace the boats properly, there was now no returning Southwards to Melaleuca, as with a screaming North-Wester whipping up waves over a metre high there was no possibility that I would ever be able to singly tow a boat Northwards under these weather conditions - which incidentally prevailed for in excess of a further fortnight, as I was to both experience and learn. | ||
+ | Having determined all this, I made for Farrell Point shelter where I stayed the night. Next day was a stroll in windy and wet conditions to Watershed Divide, where I stayed the night on a mass of mud which was in a somewhat mobile state, owing to the rather copious quantity of rain that had precipitated that day and into the night. | ||
+ | The crossing of the Spring River that day reminded me of "The great | ||
+ | --- grey-green greasy Limpopo River all | ||
+ | , set about with fever-trees", | ||
+ | r obviously just about to raise its level to cover its banks and the said log. | ||
+ | After almost continuous rain during the night, I awakened at 0330 4 and arose at 0430 to head for the Crossing River, which I did reach | ||
+ | soon after 0700. I did observe en | ||
+ | - route that the recent showers had caused the normally dry track to | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 5 | ||
+ | have developed occasional pools of flowing water up to a metre or so deep. This did not disturb me greatly, as I knew from previous experience that the crossing at the Crossing River was wide and of course knee deep on sound ground. Well, there was a certain amount | ||
+ | of surprise on my part to find upon my arrival at the said Crossing River, that the crossing was under almost three metres of fast flowing water, which I knew from a waist deep incursion, was rather cool. | ||
+ | In spite of only one day's food remaining and the rather frequent sleet/rain showers, I decided to set up what was planned to be a very temporary camp on the Western Bank, in the fervent hope that the now relatively finer weather might cause a consequential fall in the river level. | ||
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+ | - | ||
+ | Following some sleep, at 1600 after the water level had fallen a metre or so, I stripped to a hat, swimming costume and sandshoes - one must always take proper cogniscance of the dignity of the occasion prior to embarking on such excursions - and having procured a stout four metre wading pole, I attempted a crossing. | ||
+ | Following a few exciting incidents, I achieved the Eastern bank, where I was now with minimal | ||
+ | clothing, my pack and gear cf course being on the West Bank. So to prove that my first crossing was not just good fortune, I plunged back into the water to regain my pack and gear. After this I subsequently made the East bank again, some time later, with all my equipment. | ||
+ | Somewhat to my chagrin I spent my at the Junction Creek shelter with ten the areas which I had aspired to visit, but had been thwarted by the weather in my attempt. | ||
+ | And so it came to pass on the last morning of my travels that with the Western Arthurs behind me, I obtained a lift into Hobart, which allOwed me to be home that evening. | ||
+ | The transition from Junction Creek at 0630 to Sydney at 1800 was a profound shock to my simple system. | ||
+ | ultimate night in the South' | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | Page 6 | ||
+ | TEE. SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985 | ||
+ | ....... ./111=Mirsy | ||
+ | NOW WHAT? | ||
+ | FIRST AID - Fourth in a series to test your | ||
+ | knowledge of what to do in a bush emergency - | ||
+ | By Ainslie Morris. SITUATION 4: | ||
+ | Your party has set out in the early morning with heavy packs and you are walking down a 1,000 metre steep ridge towards a creek. It is hot and sultry. | ||
+ | PLACE: Kanangra area. Cars left on road at top. | ||
+ | SIGNS: One member of the party shows - | ||
+ | * Face pale. | ||
+ | Skin cool to touch. | ||
+ | * Sweaty. | ||
+ | * Rapid breathing. | ||
+ | * Rapid pulse. | ||
+ | * Irritable - " | ||
+ | * Slow - dropping behind party. | ||
+ | SYMPTOMS: | ||
+ | o Feels " | ||
+ | o Headache. | ||
+ | o Feels weak and exhausted. | ||
+ | o Thirsty. | ||
+ | TEST: | ||
+ | (1) What is your assessment of the signs and symptoms? | ||
+ | (2) What is your immediate action? | ||
+ | (3) What is your treatment of the patient? | ||
+ | (4) What further action would you take? | ||
+ | For POSSIBLE ANSWERS see page 13 | ||
+ | EARLY NOTICE OF ST. JOHNS AMBULANCE FIRST AID COURSE. | ||
+ | Set aside the weekend before Easter, 22 and 23 March, 1986, when Grace Matte, caver and bush first aid instructor, will teach and examine all who wane'a Basic Certificate or to upgrade. | ||
+ | ****#*#### | ||
+ | KOREA ANYBODY? | ||
+ | I am going to South Korea in April and returning in May for five weeks of temples/ | ||
+ | Contact OWEN MARKS at home - 30 1827. | ||
+ | P.S. I can read Korean. | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 7 | ||
+ | M OUNTAI N. | ||
+ | By Gordon Lee. | ||
+ | Born of cataclysmic magma She was there before Man, There before god - | ||
+ | For Man made god. | ||
+ | Her eternal striving | ||
+ | Against the elemental hordes, Clawed, riven and marred, Reveals her character rugged. | ||
+ | Through eons her face has changed. In stature not as mighty now, But still awesome. | ||
+ | She is challenge to man | ||
+ | When in her white robe | ||
+ | She is monarch. | ||
+ | Sometimes benienly she smiles | ||
+ | On mortals clinging to her sides; And from her sweating thighs | ||
+ | Flow the rivers of life. | ||
+ | What was, is no longer. - | ||
+ | Where once the rivers stemmed | ||
+ | A gnawing cancer. The Queen is dead! Her mantle gone: | ||
+ | Her once proud face shrouded in dust. The law of Man is dust and ashes, so The Queen is dead: | ||
+ | And Man - the arbiter Of the Queen' | ||
+ | And his own | ||
+ | Destruction. | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | irr-1 '53 | ||
+ | ICAMPING EQUIPMENT | ||
+ | Large Tents Stoves 1,- LeMlis-40. Folding Furniture. | ||
+ | DISTRIBUTORS OF | ||
+ | Paddymade | ||
+ | Companion | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | BUSHWALKERS | ||
+ | Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | ||
+ | Proprietors: | ||
+ | EASTWOOD CAN,YAS GOODS & | ||
+ | Rowe Street | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 9 | ||
+ | Lef' | ||
+ | By Jim Brown. There is one version of an old nursery rhyme and song that goes - | ||
+ | "Old King Cole was a merry old soul, | ||
+ | And a merry old soul was he. | ||
+ | He called for his wife, and he called for his pipe And he called for his Corporals three. | ||
+ | "Lefl - ri' - left - ri' - lef'" | ||
+ | As the bloody Infantry" | ||
+ | This version has a whole swag of verses, getting up to where - " | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | "Blab, blah, blah, blah, blab" said the Buglers You will all agree ...etc....etc. | ||
+ | The concise Oxford defines " | ||
+ | Usually bush walkers move along the lines prescribed by King Cole's Corporals " | ||
+ | As I did recently | ||
+ | Like most sandshoe-clad walkers, I have a collection of sandshoes in varying states of disrepair. Some of them have a tread that would never pass for re-registration if we had a local " | ||
+ | Station" | ||
+ | At first I thought of going home, then I tried one (the most worn) sandshoe on my right foot. I couldn' | ||
+ | it was so battered it somehow accommodated to my right foot, and I completed the intended walk - only 11 or 12 kilometres, almost all the way on easy tracks. | ||
+ | I trundled along, admiring the Pultenea and Calytrix plants in full flower, and at least once found myself giggling and saying aloud "Left - lef' - lef' - lef' - lef' said the Corporals." | ||
+ | And had to halt and sit down until I had stopped laughing. | ||
+ | Page 10 December, 1985 | ||
+ | SUMMER TRIPS | ||
+ | By Roger Browne | ||
+ | I often hear people comment that " | ||
+ | Summer trips bring their own pleasures. Darkness does not fall until after eight, making it unnecessary to cook in the darkness. There is often plenty of daylight left after arriving at camp, for swimming/ | ||
+ | For those who seek conventional walking, summer is the time to visit the Snowy Mountains, Tasmania, or perhaps New Zealand. For those who stay around Sydney, there are perhaps five ' | ||
+ | 1. The li-b canyons. The most well-known of these is the Wollangambe River. Other great li-b canyons can be found in Du Faurs Creek, Bell Creek (cold!), or Dumbano Creek. These involve paddling a li-b along narrow ribbons of water flanked by sheer canyon walls, between which beams of sunlight cast quivering shadows and highlight the ferns clinging to the canyon walls. There are no rapids, and the whole trip is tranquil, gentle and beautiful. There are day and week-end trips. | ||
+ | 2. The walk/ | ||
+ | 3. Cascading trips such as Morong Deep on the Kowmung River. Here it is necessary to waterproof your pack and let the current carry you down the river. There are also long stretches of walking. The trip is through beautifully sculptured pink granite formations, and ever-changing water sculptures. The campsite may be on a level granite slab, or maybe in a small pocket of grass in an enchanted dell. | ||
+ | 4. White-water li-lo trips such as parts of the Coxs and Shoalhaven Rivers, after sufficient rain. Here you have the choice of shooting each rapid, or walking around it. But you have to be prepared for the occasional spill. | ||
+ | 5. The vertical abseil canyons, such as Kalang Falls or Davies Canyon in the Kanangra area. These are technically more difficult, requiring prior abseiling skill. I can't describe them, since I've not done any of them, but those who do them enjoy them very much, and I hope to try a few soon. | ||
+ | December, 1985 Page 11 | ||
+ | Gear | ||
+ | On summer trips, you can use a lightweight sleeping bag, and you do not need an elaborate tent. However, there are some items of gear that are needed to enable you to float or abseil, and to keep warm in cold water. Little sunlight reaches into the deeper canyons, and while Sydney is experiencing its hottest day of the summer, the water in Claustral Canyon and Bell Creek will be icy cold. Most other creeks are not as cold, but can still be chilly if the weather is overcast and you've been in most of the day. | ||
+ | LI-LO: For serious li-b trips, a rubberised cotton li-lo must be used. These are also sometimes called rubberised canvas. The nylon types are OK for a day trip down the main stretch of the Wollangambe, | ||
+ | ABSEILING GEAR: Standard gear for canyons is a harness or suitable tapes from which to make one (most people find 2m of 50mm flat tape plus 1.5m of 25mm tubular tape OK), plus gloves, 2 large D-karabiners and a brake bar (such as a piton). Other abseiling devices (such as figure-8 descenders) are not so useful because they need to be detached from the harness in order to remove the rope. | ||
+ | ROPE: Abseils are almost always double-roped. lOmm static rope is suitable. | ||
+ | WETSUIT: For Claustral and other very cold canyons. Also useful on any river trip to improve your comfort in less-than-ideal weather. You do not need a scuba- type heavy wetsuit. A light surfer' | ||
+ | THERMAL WEAR: A ' | ||
+ | WATERPROOFING: | ||
+ | COSTS: Typical costs are Li-lo $20, Abseiling gear $20, Rope $2/metre, Wetsuit $70, Thermal wear $20 a piece, Canyon Bag $30, Waterproof pack liners $2. Some items (such as li-los and wetsuits) are available more cheaply at K-mart. | ||
+ | Hazards | ||
+ | These trips involve different hazards to winter trips, and there have been some deaths in places like Claustral Canyon. However, SBW leaders tend to be fairly safety-conscious, | ||
+ | SO, see you there! | ||
+ | DUOnWALAEA | ||
+ | CANOE & CAMPING | ||
+ | 265 VICTORIA ROAD GLADES VILLE, 2111 PHONE (02) 817 5590 HOURS - MON.-FRI. 9-6 | ||
+ | THURS. 9- | ||
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+ | (PARKING AT REAR OFF PiTTWATER ROAD) | ||
+ | A LARGE RANGE OF LIGHTWEIGHT, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | COLD WEATHER PROTECTION CLOTHING AND RAINGEAR | ||
+ | MAPS, BOOKS AND LEAFLETS | ||
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+ | | ||
+ | WE STOCK THE LARGEST RANGE OF CANOEING GEAR IN N.S.W. | ||
+ | QUALITY TOURING CRAFT OF ALL TYPES HIGH QUALITY, PERFORMANCE COMPETITION CRAFT | ||
+ | A HUGE RANGE OF PADDLES FOR ALL TYPES OF CANOEING | ||
+ | ALL TYPES OF SPRAY COVERS | ||
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+ | n, S M 1 1 OZZEMZEM | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 13 | ||
+ | NOW WHAT? by Ainslie Morris. | ||
+ | POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO FIRST AID QUESTIONS - | ||
+ | SITUATION 4 -, See page 6. | ||
+ | Your reference is " | ||
+ | (1) ASSESSMENT: | ||
+ | HEAT EXHAUSTION, which is due to an imbalance between heat gain and heat loss (more gain than loss). | ||
+ | (2) IMMEDIATE ACTION: | ||
+ | Ask the person to lie down. Remove pack and any unnecessary clothing. | ||
+ | (3) TREATMENT: | ||
+ | Wet his/her shirt and sponge face, neck, upper body, under arms, and legs and groin. | ||
+ | Give fluid - water to which has been added Staminade, or glucose and i teaspoon of salt per litre. Ask the person to drink slowly. | ||
+ | (4) FURTHER ACTION: | ||
+ | Observe the casualty: note whether face returns to healthy pink, sweating is reduced, breathing and pulse slow down. Ask if he/she still feels " | ||
+ | disappear. Then reduce weight of pack and walk slowly on, with frequent stops and when on the creek, have regular dips. | ||
+ | There is a DANGER OF HEAT STROKE if you do not take care as above; if the person vomits, cannot keep fluid down, or does not recover promptly, you must stop and camp. If he/she loses consciousness, | ||
+ | in the coma position and continue to sponge down or place a wet sleeping sheet over him/her and fan. When conscious give more sugary salty fluid. | ||
+ | PREVENTION AND PRECAUTIONS. | ||
+ | Keep fit | ||
+ | Keep pack weight as low as possible | ||
+ | Keep your own body, weight normal | ||
+ | Carry water at all times, even going down to a creek Drink sips of water frequently | ||
+ | Carry Staminade or similar | ||
+ | Tell the leader as soon as you feel very tired and thirsty | ||
+ | DANGER MONTHS - October and March - when you least expect a hot weekend | ||
+ | BOOK FAIR. | ||
+ | BOOKS POSTERS CALENDARS DIARIES | ||
+ | At the Total Environment Centre - 3rd Floor, Argyle Centre, 18 Argyle Street,. Sydney. Phone 274714 | ||
+ | From Saturday 30 November to Tuesday 24, December. | ||
+ | Weekdays 10 am to 5 pm, weekends 1 pm to 5 pm. | ||
+ | *#### | ||
+ | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985 | ||
+ | LIGHT WEIGHT RECIPES | ||
+ | by Wendy Hodgeman: | ||
+ | Try some of these recipes on your longer Xmas trips. They were tried and tested on a long trip in Central Australia. ,Measure out and package before you go. | ||
+ | Easy Menu for Dinner: | ||
+ | SOYARONI. | ||
+ | (Serves one - 10/15 minutes) | ||
+ | 80 g soyaroni | ||
+ | 1 tablespn. parsley flakes | ||
+ | f cup (or less) dried mushrooms 1 tablespn. dried capsicum | ||
+ | J. dried peas | ||
+ | teaspn. garlic | ||
+ | (f teaspn. salt - optional) tomato paste sachet | ||
+ | f cup parmesan cheese | ||
+ | Boil everything except cheese and tomato paste. | ||
+ | Drain soyaroni mixture and add tomato and cheese. | ||
+ | APRICOT BARLEY PUDDING. | ||
+ | f cup barley = 40 g | ||
+ | f cup dried apricots = 50 g | ||
+ | 60 g sultanas, nuts teaspn. cinnamon " nutmeg | ||
+ | Boil until cooked. | ||
+ | Harder Menu for Dinner: RICE CURRY & CHAPATIS. | ||
+ | f cup rice = 60 g | ||
+ | 1 tablespn. onion flakes = 10 g 1 curry powder | ||
+ | teaspn. salt (optional) | ||
+ | li cups water | ||
+ | 25 g apricots/ | ||
+ | 25 g peanuts/ | ||
+ | 10 g coconut | ||
+ | Boil 45 minutes. Add nuts last. Let sit for 5 minutes. | ||
+ | Chapatis. | ||
+ | 100 g plain flour (makes about 8) teaspn. salt | ||
+ | water | ||
+ | Mix to stiff dough. Roll out | ||
+ | very thinly and cook in hot dry pan. | ||
+ | FRUIT CRUMBLE. | ||
+ | (Serves one - 30 minutes) | ||
+ | 30 g oats, bran flakes, | ||
+ | sesame seeds, wheatgerm and crushed nuts | ||
+ | 20 g butter | ||
+ | 100 g dried fruit (pears and raisins/ | ||
+ | Soak fruit. | ||
+ | Melt butter and mix with dry ingredients. | ||
+ | Make crumble and put in a container for a while. | ||
+ | Put fruit in. | ||
+ | NEW MEMBERS. | ||
+ | Please add the following to your List of Members:- | ||
+ | HAY, Beverley, 14/17 Taranto Road, Marsfield, 2122 WILLIS, Lynn, 5/94 Kurraba Road, Neutral Bay, 2089 | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | Phone 868 2243 | ||
+ | " 909 3432 | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 15 | ||
+ | XMAS GIFT IDEA. | ||
+ | A new edition of Paddy Pallin' | ||
+ | Camping will be available in book shops and outdoors stores for Christmas. | ||
+ | For over 50 years the book has been through 10 editions and, as the sub-title suggests, it has established an authoritative place as The Handbook of Australian Bushcraft and Ski Touring, | ||
+ | This new edition has been completely rewritten, redesigned and illustrated to form an indispensable handbook for beginners and the experienced alike, be they members of a club or not, Scouts, or those simply interested in the Australian bush. | ||
+ | There are numerous tables and checklists, a good bibliography and a really useful index which will lead you quickly around the 200 pages. A high standard of black and white photographs and diagrams complement the text. | ||
+ | The writing in Bushwalking and Camping is particularly clear and easy to read. There is an obvious rapport between the author and the bush, the reader being constantly but gently reminded of the need for conservation. | ||
+ | You are invited to go into the bush, enjoy it and protect it. The book is packed with practical information on just about everything you need to know for a safe trip of bushwalking, | ||
+ | Whatever your interest in the bush, this book has something for you. It can't take you out there, but it certainly can help to make it happen. | ||
+ | 208 pages 11 chapters | ||
+ | 40 diagrams 27 black and white photographs | ||
+ | Useful address list Bibliography and index | ||
+ | Price $11.95. | ||
+ | REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING 4.12.85. | ||
+ | There was discussion on the weight a pack should be, and a maximum of 10 kg for prospectives new to walking was suggested. It was felt to be advisable for leaders to weigh packs and assist in removal of excessive contents before starting out. The weight of packs needs to be kept to a reasonable minimum in case of accident and the need to split a pack for others to carry out. | ||
+ | The insurance of the printing machinery was discussed. The resignation of Yvonne Kingston was accepted. | ||
+ | Correspondence received included (1) a letter from Wendy Aliano concerning the financial risk taken by car owners when their cars may be damaged when transporting walkers to starting points. -(2) Another letter from The Colong Committee Ltd. concerning the 7/12/85 seminar/ | ||
+ | The Secretary reported on the trusteeship of Coolana. There are costs of at least $500 to $600 in changing the trustees; an Incorporated Club would replace trustees. This appears to be the only distinct advantage of incorporation, | ||
+ | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985. | ||
+ | THE MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING. | ||
+ | Mr. Bob Carr, N.S.W. Minister for Environment and Planning, will | ||
+ | be the guest of the Club on January 22nd. He will speak on the subject of the Government plans and policies for National Parks, and other environment concerns. | ||
+ | So mark this date in your diary, and come along to ensure a good attendance to hear the Minister on this important subject. | ||
+ | EDITOR' | ||
+ | Here are some issues you might discuss with Mr. Bob Carr:- | ||
+ | 1. Wolgan Valley. - Cliff collapse (due to coal mining?) on western edge of Newnes Plateau. Also the Colong Committee' | ||
+ | 2. Leura Resort - A blot on the Blue Mountains escarpment and a blot on the Government' | ||
+ | 3. Eden Woodchipping. - Should the Government renew the twenty year license early in 1986 and allow destruction of thousands of hectares of forest giants, landscapes with wild rivers and rainforest in the South East? | ||
+ | ************** | ||
+ | SOCIAL NOTES. | ||
+ | by Bill Holland. | ||
+ | 8th January - Clubroom closed, but a beach barbecue will be held at Obelisk Beach. Please phone Bill Holland for details, 449 5189 (H) or 925 3309 (B). | ||
+ | 15th January - the first Club meeting of the New Year. Bring along a collection of your slides, members' | ||
+ | 22nd January - The Minister for Planning and Environment, | ||
+ | 29th January - We will have a night of " | ||
+ | Older members in particular are asked to come along and pass on some of their knowledge - to tell us of the times when bushcraft helped them out of difficulty. | ||
+ | Programme: Jan 8 Club closed - beach barbecue at Obelisk Beach. | ||
+ | 15 Members' | ||
+ | 22 The Minister for Planning & Environment. 29 Bushcraft. | ||
+ | * * * * * * | ||
+ | NOTICE FROM THE SECRETARY.' | ||
+ | Any changes of address or telephone number should be notified early in January for inclusion in next year's List of Members. | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 17 | ||
+ | INDE X. | ||
+ | 1985 JANUARY - DECEMBER. | ||
+ | Month Page | ||
+ | BALD ROCK NATIONAL PARK - "Going North", | ||
+ | BANNER - "I Wunt Be Druv", Paddy Pallin and Dot Butler June 14 | ||
+ | BARNES, Paul H. OAM, Biographical notes, Dot Butler June 2 | ||
+ | BEN BOYD NAPTIONAL PARK - South Coast Walking, | ||
+ | Ainslie Morris March 12 BLACKHEATH - See Blue Mountains | ||
+ | BLUE MOUNTAINS - | ||
+ | Additions to ---- National Park, reprinted from | ||
+ | the Colong Bulletin Nov. 5 | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | Kath Brown Aug. 12 | ||
+ | College Plans Bushwalking Guides Course Feb. 5 | ||
+ | "The Day It SNowed In Blue Gum", Betty Farquhar, | ||
+ | Barbara Evans, Jim Brown July 2 | ||
+ | Museum of Bushwalking and Bushwalkers Centre, | ||
+ | Alex Colley Jan. 6 | ||
+ | "Not So Blue in the Blue Mountains Now", Ainslie Morris Sept. 11 | ||
+ | "Our Second Walk - Mount Solitary", | ||
+ | "The Six Foot Track and Trout-8, | ||
+ | Keith Docherty Sept. 5 | ||
+ | BONE, The Story of - -, Dorothy Lawry June 15 | ||
+ | BOON00 BOON00 NATIONAL PARK - "Going North", | ||
+ | BUDAWANGS - | ||
+ | "All This & Sputnik Too", Jim Brown Oct. 5 | ||
+ | Place Names in the Budawangs, Colin Watson July 12 | ||
+ | S.B.W. Place Names in the Budawangs, Frank Rigby May 7 | ||
+ | "The Budawangs Queen' | ||
+ | Bob Younger Aug. 2 | ||
+ | BUNGONIA - | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | "The Circus Comes to Bungonia", | ||
+ | Michelle de Vries Robbe May 5 | ||
+ | BUSHWALKING - "All You Need to Know About Bushwalking", | ||
+ | Paul Sharp Feb. 7 | ||
+ | Bushwalking & Camping - New edition of Paddy Pallin' | ||
+ | book Dec. | ||
+ | BYLES | ||
+ | Byles Creek Named Jan. 2 | ||
+ | Film - A Singular Woman, Review by Fazeley Read Aug. 9 | ||
+ | Screening Notice Oct. 14 | ||
+ | CAPERTEE VALLEY - Geof Wagg Aug. 6 | ||
+ | CENTRAL AUSTRALIA - "David Rostron' | ||
+ | Trip", Heather Finch Sept. 2 | ||
+ | CHICHESTER STATE FOREST - " | ||
+ | Margaret Niven Nov. 12 | ||
+ | CHINA - "The Country With a Human Face", Wal Liddle | ||
+ | Part 1 Jan. 4 | ||
+ | Part 2 Feb. 8 | ||
+ | Part 3 Mar. 15 | ||
+ | COOLANA - Proposal for a new fireplace, Peter Miller Nov. 16 | ||
+ | CYCLING - "The Country With a Haman Facia", | ||
+ | See CHINA | ||
+ | DAINTREE - Conservation News Mar. 19 | ||
+ | Daintree, Where the Rainforests Meets the Sea, | ||
+ | Book review and order form June 20a | ||
+ | Page 18 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985 | ||
+ | Month Page | ||
+ | DEUA - Easter 1985, The Deua National Park, | ||
+ | Stuart Maxwell May 9 | ||
+ | DUNPHY - See Obituaries | ||
+ | ETTREMA" | ||
+ | EUROPE - " | ||
+ | Rudi Dezelin Oct. 11 | ||
+ | FILM REVIEW - See Byles | ||
+ | FIRST AID - | ||
+ | Now What? - Series by Ainslie Morris - | ||
+ | No.1 - Hypothermia Sept. 9 | ||
+ | No.2 - Burn Oct. 4 | ||
+ | No.3 - Knee injury Nov. 6 | ||
+ | No.4 - Heat Exhaustion & Stroke Dec. 6 | ||
+ | Report on First Aid Course (Editorial) April 17 | ||
+ | FISHING - "The One That Got Away", Peter Dyce Oct. 13 | ||
+ | FOSSICKING - "Going North", | ||
+ | FRANKLIN - Rafting the Franklin, David Lewis Feb. 2 | ||
+ | HINCHINBROOK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, Reg Alder June 8 | ||
+ | HUNTER - "Two Tracks - A Century Apart", | ||
+ | INCORPORATION - The Associations Incorporation Act, | ||
+ | Barrie Murdoch Nov. 10 | ||
+ | KANANGRA - "And It Rained for Forty Days and Forty Nights", | ||
+ | Hans Stichter July 6 | ||
+ | KATOOMBA - See Blue Mountains | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | KOSCIUSKO NATIONAL PARK - See Snowy Mountains | ||
+ | LANDA - See Obituaries | ||
+ | LEF' | ||
+ | LILOING - "The Circus Comes to Bungonia", | ||
+ | MIchelle de Vries Robbe May 5 | ||
+ | LONGEST DAY (THE) - A sketch, Jim Brown April 16 | ||
+ | LUNAR - Lunar Walking Gear, a Quiz Sept. 12 | ||
+ | Answers Oct. 8 | ||
+ | MACDONNELL RANGES - " | ||
+ | MIMOSA ROCKS NATIONAL PARK - South Coast Walking, | ||
+ | Ainslie Morris Mar. 12 | ||
+ | MITTAGONG to Katoomba, Easter 1985, Peter Miller June 3 | ||
+ | MOUNT DROMEDARY - South Coast Walking, Ainslie Morris Mar. 12 | ||
+ | MOUNT IMLAY NATIONAL PARK South Coast Walking, | ||
+ | Ainslie Morris Mar. 13 | ||
+ | MURRAMURANG - South Coast Walking, Ainslie Morris Mar. 11 | ||
+ | MUSEUM - Museum of Bushwalking and Bushwalkers Centre, | ||
+ | Alex Colley Jan. 6 | ||
+ | NADGEE - South Coast Walking, Ainslie Morris Mar. 13 | ||
+ | NATIONAL PARKS - Wilderness Policy of the National | ||
+ | Parks and Wildlife Service Sept. 15 | ||
+ | NATIONAL PARKS - by name: | ||
+ | Bald Rock - Oct. 3 | ||
+ | Ben Boyd 12 | ||
+ | Blue Mountains June 3 | ||
+ | 12 | ||
+ | July 2 | ||
+ | Aug. 12 | ||
+ | Sept. 5 | ||
+ | 11 Nbv. 5 | ||
+ | Budawangs May 7 | ||
+ | 'July 12 | ||
+ | Aug. 2 | ||
+ | 5 Deua May 9 | ||
+ | December, 1985 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 19 | ||
+ | NATIONAL PARKS - by name (cont.): Month Page | ||
+ | Hinchinbrook, | ||
+ | Kanangra-Boyd July 6 | ||
+ | Nov. 13 | ||
+ | Kosciusko April 2, 6, 8, 13 | ||
+ | May 2 | ||
+ | July 8 | ||
+ | Mimosa Rocks Mar. 12 | ||
+ | Morton Mar. 6 | ||
+ | May 5, 7 July 11,12 | ||
+ | Aug. 2 | ||
+ | Oct. 2 | ||
+ | Mount Imlay Mar. 13 | ||
+ | Murramorang Mar. 11 | ||
+ | Nelson Lakes N.Z. May 12 | ||
+ | Olympic, U.S.A. Feb. 10 | ||
+ | Oxley Apr. 9 | ||
+ | Wollemi Mar. 3 | ||
+ | Aug. 6 | ||
+ | Sept. 10 | ||
+ | Nov. 7 | ||
+ | NEWNES - "A Little Quicksand Never Hurt Anybody", | ||
+ | Bill Gamble Sept. 10 | ||
+ | NEW ZEALAND - "New Zealand Notes", | ||
+ | "A Valley in Mind", Bill Gamble May 12 | ||
+ | NORWAY - "A Walk in Norway, Summer 1983", | ||
+ | OBITUARIES - | ||
+ | Myles Dunphy, 0.B.E. Feb. 15 | ||
+ | Paul Landa, Hon.Q.C., M.P. Mar. 20 | ||
+ | Robyn Yeats Aug. 5 | ||
+ | OXLEY WILDERNESS PARK - Sydney Morning Herald | ||
+ | article reprinted Apr. 9 | ||
+ | POEM - "No Regrets", | ||
+ | "Oh, Payanna", | ||
+ | "Brown Snake", | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | "The Ryebuck Leader", | ||
+ | POTATO POINT - South Coast Walking, Ainslie Morris Mar. 12 | ||
+ | QUIZ - Lunar Walking Gear Sept. 12 | ||
+ | Shooting at Club Meeting, Ainslie Morris Aug. 8 | ||
+ | RAFTING - Rafting the Franklin, David Lewis Feb. 2 | ||
+ | RECIPES - Lightweight Recipes, Wendy Hodgeman Dec. 14 | ||
+ | REUNION - See S.B.W. | ||
+ | ROCKCLIMBING - "You Should Enjoy This Next Bit", | ||
+ | Tony Cunneen Feb. 13 | ||
+ | S.B.W. - Office Bearers and Committee 1985 Mar. 2 | ||
+ | Reproduction of S.B.W. Walks Programme 1939 Mar. 9 | ||
+ | The S.B.W. Annual Reunion, Helen Gray April 18 | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | SEARCH & RESCUE - "Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be...?", | ||
+ | Ainslie Morris Nov. 15 | ||
+ | SHOALHAVEN - See Bungonia | ||
+ | SIX FOOT TRACK - See Blue Mountains | ||
+ | "Two Tracks - A Century Apart", | ||
+ | SKETCH - "The Longest Day", Jim Brown April 16 | ||
+ | SKIING - " | ||
+ | Page 20 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1985 | ||
+ | SNOWY MOUNTAINS - Month Page | ||
+ | "A White Christmas in the Snowy Mountains", | ||
+ | Rudi Dezelin April 13 | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | Peter Miller April 6 | ||
+ | "Gear for Summer Walking in Kosciusko National Park", | ||
+ | Peter Miller April 8 | ||
+ | "New Year Walk", Ben Esgate April 2 | ||
+ | "On the High Tops at Kosciusko", | ||
+ | "The One That Got Away", Peter Dyce Aug. 13 | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | SOUTH COAST - South Coast Walking, Ainslie Morris Mar. 11 | ||
+ | SUMMER TRIPS - by Roger Browne Dec. 10 | ||
+ | SUMMER WALKING - "Gear for Summer Walking in Kosciusko | ||
+ | National Park", Peter Miller April 8 | ||
+ | SYDNEY TO THE HUNTER PROJECT - "Two Tracks - A Century | ||
+ | Apart", | ||
+ | TASMANIA - Rafting the Franklin, David Lewis Feb. 2 | ||
+ | "De Non Apparentibus et de Non Extentibus Eadem | ||
+ | Est Ratio", | ||
+ | Dec. 4 | ||
+ | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - "In Retrospect", | ||
+ | Bill Gamble Feb. 10 | ||
+ | VICTORIAN ALPS - " | ||
+ | Deirdre Schofield April 11 | ||
+ | WALES, NORTH - "You Should Enjoy This Next BIt", | ||
+ | Tony Cunneen Feb. 13 | ||
+ | WILDERNESS - See National Parks | ||
+ | WOLLANGAMBE WILDERNESS - by Oliver Crawford Nov. 7 | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | Roger Browne Mar. 3 | ||
+ | WOLLEMI - "A Little Quicksand Never Hurt Anybody", | ||
+ | Bill Gamble Sept. 10 | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | wWollangambe Wilderness", | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | Roger Browne Mar. 3 | ||
+ | YALWAL - " | ||
+ | YEATS - See Obituaries | ||
+ | YERRANDERIE - Walks Report, Ray Hookway Nov. 13 | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | KOSCIUSKO | ||
+ | .WILD FLOWERS | ||
+ | a 44-celecriceS \ | ||
+ | \\' I \ | ||
+ | "SU C 10 | ||
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