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 Meanwhile, wait and enjoy happy hour around a warm and inviting fire with good friends and companions. And what's this? An auburn-haired angel produces from her pack a bottle of champagne and two dainty glasses so that Anita and I can celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary in style. Margaret Niven, you deserve a medal! Out come the song sheets, courtesy of George Mawer. Nothing like a sing-song round the camp fire to dispel the gloom. Bed down for the night, full of hope for a clear day - dawn brings the misery of a head cold, but what's that thumping noise, could it be? Yes,it is - the thump becomes the roar and whine of helicopter blades and jet engine as our rescuers spot our distress sign, the head cold is forgotten, one quick circuit and in to land. Everything loose gets whipped away by the incredible down draught. What a sight, tents and flys flattened, ground sheets and plastic bags being hurled up the hillsides, and the look of wonder, then relief, on everyone's face, particularly Sev's. The Pilot cuts the engine to conserve fuel and quiet returns to Gingra.
-We see the crew of three Polair constables start to dismantle the helicopter and notice the brand name - Meccano - in small letters near the tail rotor. Off come the doors, out comes the door frame, out come the seats - all to make room for the stretcher of course. In goes Sev, resplendant in his air splint and head phones. The starter whines, the engine catches and builds to a scream, camera shutters click inaudably in the din. The Pilot runs methodically through his safety checks and we see him apply maximum lift and brace ourselves against the buffeting wind, a slight waver in the take-off manoeuvre prunes the eucalupts above our heads, then they are gone - what a climax.
+We see the crew of three Polair constables start to dismantle the helicopter and notice the brand name - Meccano - in small letters near the tail rotor. Off come the doors, out comes the door frame, out come the seats - all to make room for the stretcher of course. In goes Sev, resplendent in his air splint and head phones. The starter whines, the engine catches and builds to a scream, camera shutters click inaudibly in the din. The Pilot runs methodically through his safety checks and we see him apply maximum lift and brace ourselves against the buffeting wind, a slight waver in the take-off manoeuvre prunes the eucalypts above our heads, then they are gone - what a climax.
 "They'll be back to get me in 10 minutes," says a smiling constable Greg Kemp, who has to give up his seat to install Sev, but two cups of coffee, a slice of Anita's cheese cake and one hour later he is not so sure. Two hours later he accepts that "they" won't be back and realises the inevitable.
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 All of the members and prospectives on the walk not mentioned deserve praise, they worked as a team when needed and I am appreciative of the help and quiet reassurances given by our two Club Vice-Presidents. My thanks to you all.
-It is an exerience that I would have gladly avoided but one which was none-the-less rewarding, unfortunately at Sev's expense. I guess it should be filed away under the heading "The Joys of Leadership".
+It is an experience that I would have gladly avoided but one which was none-the-less rewarding, unfortunately at Sev's expense. I guess it should be filed away under the heading "The Joys of Leadership".
 So the walk didn't go! - - - Maybe next year?
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 Tickets for admission to the Club's 60th Anniversary Dinner at Holiday Inn, Menzies Hotel, 14 Carrington Street on Friday, 23rd October are now available.
-They may be ontained in the Club Room from Joy Hynes (phone 982 2615) at $30 per person. In addition a limited supply will be available from each Club Committee Officer if you live near one of them.
+They may be obtained in the Club Room from Joy Hynes (phone 982 2615) at $30 per person. In addition a limited supply will be available from each Club Committee Officer if you live near one of them.
 Tickets may be obtained by post if a cheque/money order payable to The Sydney Bush Walkers and accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope is sent to S.B.W. Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001.
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 When finally we had to quit in 1982 it was again because the site had been sold and was to be re-developed.
-In ample time our reconnaissance squad discoverd the Cahill Memorial Centre, a hall administered by the local Council, and situated at near-by Crows Nest. That was home for the next 4 1/2 years. On arrival, some members observed that our meeting places were improving at every shift.
+In ample time our reconnaissance squad discovered the Cahill Memorial Centre, a hall administered by the local Council, and situated at near-by Crows Nest. That was home for the next 4 1/2 years. On arrival, some members observed that our meeting places were improving at every shift.
 While at Crow's Nest a variety of business-like issues came under notice. We switched to quarterly general meetings, and later reverted to monthly.
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-|D|5| |Turn irght at T junction|
+|D|5| |Turn right at T junction|
 |E|28|Large sign on left|Township of Shooters Hill|
 |F|32| |Leave bitumen here. "Yerranderie" is a separate yellow sign.|
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 There are two main points that need to be made. The first is that no matter how much Joan and I like the Japara tent, unless a reasonable number of people buy them then we cannot afford to produce them. This is aggravated by us being one of the few countries which continued to make cotton tents well after the nylon "miracle cloth" revolution, which causes a lack of cloth manufacturers willing to produce for such a small market.
-The second point is the apparent aim of the customs department to try to put us out of business. We have to constantly fight to be able to buy cloth, which is not available from local suppliers, without having to pay prohibitive duties, quite often higher than the duty on importing the finished product. At one stage, to prove a point to the government, we were importing sleeping bag shells ready to be filled, cheaper than we could import the raw cloth. This anomoly still applies to cloth suitable for tents.
+The second point is the apparent aim of the customs department to try to put us out of business. We have to constantly fight to be able to buy cloth, which is not available from local suppliers, without having to pay prohibitive duties, quite often higher than the duty on importing the finished product. At one stage, to prove a point to the government, we were importing sleeping bag shells ready to be filled, cheaper than we could import the raw cloth. This anomaly still applies to cloth suitable for tents.
 Joan makes a point about Goretex. I do believe this type of cloth to be a major step forward for our market, and it does work. If anyone has a jacket they claim doesn't work they should speak to the Goretex agents or the store where they bought it.
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+=====The Art Exhibition.=====
+Report by Ainslie Morris.
-THE ART EXHIBITION.Report by Ainslie Morris.
 What a delightful showing of our artistic members' works of art we saw on Wednesday, 29th April! The underlying theme emerged more as the works were hung than as an intention of the organisers.
-Our Australian scenery was the theme. Paintings in oil and watercolour and crayon, all
-captured the essence of the bush, be it burnt yellow or cool canyon. The pottery and wood-
+Our Australian scenery was the theme. Paintings in oil and watercolour and crayon, all captured the essence of the bush, be it burnt yellow or cool canyon. The pottery and wood-turned articles and batik in a frog pattern all stirred images of our earthy bushland.
-turned articles and batik in a frog pattern all stirred images of our earthy bushland.
 The exhibitors were:
-VIVIEN SHEFFER, with her professional portraits and house drawings, as well as lovely watercolours and paintings in oil.
-JEFF RIGBY, also professional, whose drawings of the bush showed a family likeness to drawings by his parents, Alan and Enid.
-GRACE NOBLE, our oldest and most versatile artist, with her exquisite coloured woodcuts, silk- screen prints and quilted batik silk jackets.
-HELEN GRAY, whose character sketches were "The spitting image" - Digby was unmistakable.
-KATHLEEN GRAY, with pottery, smooth and glowing browns, and two ultramod pieces, as well as paintings.
-SUSAN GRAY, whose fabulous patchwork quilt of a Renaissance city on a hill has to be seen to be believed.
-ALAN PIKE' e- wood-turned bowls were lovely to feel.
-MORAG RYDER, who dismantled her cushions to bring the covers, handpainted with gorgeous butterflies, each taking 40 hours to paint. Her horses and landscapes. showed her versatility.
-RAY DARGAN, with several oil landscapes of warmth and beauty.
-NADEEN LOVELL, with four large oil landscapes of Australian and Scottish scenes.
-GEOF WAGG brought his delicate ceramic models of Lord of the Rings characters, which were duly labelled appropriately "The Treasurer" (holding a club and scowling), "Wet Sunday on the Kowmung" (three decrepit miserable crouched figures), and "Paddy's Latest Fashion" (figure in head to toe groundsheet/coat).
-Wine served in teacups and cheeses and biscuits on a silver tray added class to an outstanding exhibition. An annual event would allow us to see the work of other members as well as more by
-these same artists.
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-SOCIAL  WEEKEND. by Wendy Aliano.
-JUNE 20-21 there will be a social weekend camp up near Mt. Wilson. The aim of the
-weekend is to encourage those not familiar with camping out to enjoy the pleasures of the bush and 'happy hour' etc. without the pain of carrying weekend packs far (2 km there and 2 km back) and the pressures of having to walk a long distance.
-Ben Esgate has kindly agreed to instructing us in bushcraft. Ben is a very experienced
-bushman and could teach all of us a thing or two. In tandem with this Don Finch has agreed
-to instructing us in the finer points of planning extended trips, including the difficult organisation of food parties.
-So come on all you closet weekend walkers and enjoy. Any problems with food or gear can be worked at if I get enough notice. Gear can be hired, if you know where. Car transport
-can be arranged, so please phone me five to seven days before the weekend (85 2067). For
-regular weekend walkers, there are offered the delights of a bludge weekend, with the opportunity
-to learn about long trips and where and how to go. Hope to see everyone there.
-May, 1987 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 1?
-ARTICLES WANTED.
+Vivien Shefer, with her professional portraits and house drawings, as well as lovely watercolours and paintings in oil.
+Jeff Rigby, also professional, whose drawings of the bush showed a family likeness to drawings by his parents, Alan and Enid.
+Grace Noble, our oldest and most versatile artist, with her exquisite coloured woodcuts, silk-screen prints and quilted batik silk jackets.
+Helen Gray, whose character sketches were "The spitting image" - Digby was unmistakable.
+Kathleen Gray, with pottery, smooth and glowing browns, and two ultramod pieces, as well as paintings.
+Susan Gray, whose fabulous patchwork quilt of a Renaissance city on a hill has to be seen to be believed.
+Alan Pike's wood-turned bowls were lovely to feel.
+Morag Ryder, who dismantled her cushions to bring the covers, handpainted with gorgeous butterflies, each taking 40 hours to paint. Her horses and landscapes showed her versatility.
+Ray Dargan, with several oil landscapes of warmth and beauty.
+Nadeen Lovell, with four large oil landscapes of Australian and Scottish scenes.
+Geof Wagg brought his delicate ceramic models of Lord of the Rings characters, which were duly labelled appropriately "The Treasurer" (holding a club and scowling), "Wet Sunday on the Kowmung" (three decrepit miserable crouched figures), and "Paddy's Latest Fashion" (figure in head to toe groundsheet/coat).
+Wine served in teacups and cheeses and biscuits on a silver tray added class to an outstanding exhibition. An annual event would allow us to see the work of other members as well as more by these same artists.
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+=====Social Weekend.=====
+by Wendy Aliano.
+June 20-21 there will be a social weekend camp up near Mt. Wilson. The aim of the weekend is to encourage those not familiar with camping out to enjoy the pleasures of the bush and 'happy hour' etc. without the pain of carrying weekend packs far (2 km there and 2 km back) and the pressures of having to walk a long distance.
+Ben Esgate has kindly agreed to instructing us in bushcraft. Ben is a very experienced bushman and could teach all of us a thing or two. In tandem with this Don Finch has agreed to instructing us in the finer points of planning extended trips, including the difficult organisation of food parties.
+So come on all you closet weekend walkers and enjoy. Any problems with food or gear can be worked at if I get enough notice. Gear can be hired, if you know where. Car transport can be arranged, so please phone me five to seven days before the weekend (85 2067). For regular weekend walkers, there are offered the delights of a bludge weekend, with the opportunity to learn about long trips and where and how to go. Hope to see everyone there.
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+====Articles Wanted.====
 Articles of between half to one page in length, even longer if required, are wanted for publication in the magazine on the following topics:-
 Day packs, weekend packs, footware, parkas and raincoats, tents, sleeping bags, equipment in general, materials of construction in general.
 The articles may be updates of previous reports or completely new; they may be a personal view or may attempt to be an objective review of current trends. Objective reports should be as factual as possible.
 Articles are also wanted on "starting off in bush walking, what does one need" and "starting off in cross-country skiing".
 Kindly ring the Editor to discuss your proposed article.
-BELVEDERE TAXIS BLACKHEATH
-SEATER MINI BUS TAXI
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+===Help!===
- KANANGRA BOYD
-. UPPER BLUE MOUNTAINS
+House-trained bushwalker needs accommodation for up to two months from 1st July. I am selling my house and need somewhere to stay while looking for another place. I'm happy to pay $50 p.w. rent. Can anyone help? Peter Miller - 818 1990.
-. SIX FOOT TRACK
-PICK UP ANYWHERE FOR START OR FINISH OF YOUR WALK - BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
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-Share the Fare Competitive Rates
-HELP! House-trained bushwalker needs accommodation for up to two months
+===Annual Subscriptions 1987.===
-from 1st July. I am selling my house and need somewhere to stay while
-looking for another place. I'm happy to pay $50 p.w. rent. Can anyone
+For application form see reverse of this notice.
-help? PETER MILLER - 818 1990.
-ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1987 - for application form see reverse of this notice.
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-, Page 18 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER May, 1987
-WHICHBANKSIA? by Kath Brown.
+=====Which Banksia?=====
-Towards the end of April, 1770, Lieutenant James Cook and his famous passenger Joseph
-(not yet Sir Joseph) Banks sailed into Botany Bay. Banks was so impressed with the wealth of
+by Kath Brown.
-native flowering trees, shrubs and other plants that he named the place "Botany Bay". One of the flowering shrubs that he took specimens of, and later described back in England was later called after him, "Banksia".
-But which Banksia? The one we think of, and which probably was the one he took specimens of, is now known as "Banksia serrate", the Old Man Banksia whose dead cones stay on the tree or shrub for a very long time.
+Towards the end of April, 1770, Lieutenant James Cook and his famous passenger Joseph (not yet Sir Joseph) Banks sailed into Botany Bay. Banks was so impressed with the wealth of native flowering trees, shrubs and other plants that he named the place "Botany Bay". One of the flowering shrubs that he took specimens of, and later described back in England was later called after him, "Banksia".
-However, during early April this year, when on an easy day walk in the Royal National Park (not so far, really, from Botany Bay), several trees and shrubs of the various kinds of Banksia were seen, but Banksia serrate, whose flowering time is usually mid-summer, only had dead flower spikes on the many trees we saw. Banksia ericifolia was getting its large red- gold spikes (it flowers mostly in May), Banksia marginate was in full flower with its small yellow spikes, and a small shrub Banksia that used to be called lasplenifolial had many green spikes that will turn pale yellow when in full flower.
-How was it then, that in late April Joseph Banks saw Banksia serrate in such flower that he was impressed and took specimens? Were the seasons different, perhaps a cold, wet summer in Jan/Feb 1770? Was the vegetation so dense that the flowers were late? I don't know; perhaps some other bushwalker may know. But whichever Banksia, they are all impressive and a lasting tribute to a famous man.
+But which Banksia? The one we think of, and which probably was the one he took specimens of, is now known as "Banksia serrata", the Old Man Banksia whose dead cones stay on the tree or shrub for a very long time.
+However, during __early__ April this year, when on an easy day walk in the Royal National Park (not so far, really, from Botany Bay), several trees and shrubs of the various kinds of Banksia were seen, but Banksia serrata, whose flowering time is usually mid-summer, only had dead flower spikes on the many trees we saw. Banksia ericifolia was getting its large red-gold spikes (it flowers mostly in May), Banksia marginata was in full flower with its small yellow spikes, and a small shrub Banksia that used to be called 'asplenifolia' had many green spikes that will turn pale yellow when in full flower.
+How was it then, that in __late__ April Joseph Banks saw Banksia serrata in such flower that he was impressed and took specimens? Were the seasons different, perhaps a cold, wet summer in Jan/Feb 1770? Was the vegetation so dense that the flowers were late? I don't know; perhaps some other bushwalker may know. But whichever Banksia, they are all impressive and a lasting tribute to a famous man.
 (Correspondence on this is welcome. Ed.)
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-WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOCIAL PROGRAM.
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+====Wednesday Night Social Program.====
 by Wendy Aliano.
-June 17th is our midwinter feast. However, this year, to tie it in with the Social Weekend,
-there will be a walking weekend food theme. Please bring along the sort of food you would
+June 17th is our midwinter feast. However, this year, to tie it in with the Social Weekend, there will be a walking weekend food theme. Please bring along the sort of food you would eat on a weekend walk (including happy hour, of course). Liquid refreshments (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be provided.
-eat on a weekend walk (including happy hour, of course). Liquid refreshments (alcoholic
-and non-alcoholic) will be provided.
+June 24th is a cross-country ski night. If you want to know anything about cross-country skiing from "What to take and how to go about your first trip" to "Tips for the advanced skier", our two experts, David Rostron and Craig Austin, will show you. Even if you have only wondered what all the fuss was about cross-country skiing, come along and find out.
-June 24th is a cross-country ski night. If you want to know anything about cross-country skiing from "What to take and how to go about your first trip" to "Tips for the advanced skier", our two experts, David Rostron and Craig Austin, will show you. Even if you have only wondered
-what all the fuss was about cross-country skiing, come along and find out.
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-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKERS - ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 1987.
+====The Sydney Bushwalkers - Annual Subscription 1987.====
 Please send this notice with your cheque/money order to:-
-The Hon. Treasurer, The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.C., Sydney, 2001. NAME/S: (For ALL membners in household)
-ADDRESS:   If a receipt is required please send a stamped addressed envelope.
-TYPE: Single - Household - Non-active with magazine Non-active -
-(Cross out those Active over 70 years of age
-not applicable) AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $
-[Single $20 - Household $20 plus $10 for each extra person, $30 for two, $40 for three, $50 for four - Non-active with magazine $10 - Non-active $5 Active over 70 years of age $10 - Prospective (5 months only)$15 - Magazine subscription only $10.]
+The Hon. Treasurer, The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001.
+__Name/s__: (For ALL members in household)......
+__Address__: ......
+If a receipt is required please send a stamped addressed envelope.
+__Type__: Single - Household - Non-active with magazine - Non-active - Active over 70 years of age (Cross out those not applicable)
+__Amount enclosed__: $......
+[Single $20 - Household $20 plus $10 for each extra person, $30 for two, $40 for three, $50 for four - Non-active with magazine $10 - Non-active $5 - Active over 70 years of age $10 - Prospective (5 months only) $15 - Magazine subscription only $10.]
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