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TEST WALKS | TEST WALKS | ||
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From time to time the question of test walks crops up in Club affairs. My profound knowledge of human behaviour leads me to suspect that the vexatious question of test walks has been cropping up for about 61 years. | From time to time the question of test walks crops up in Club affairs. My profound knowledge of human behaviour leads me to suspect that the vexatious question of test walks has been cropping up for about 61 years. | ||
- | What are test walks and do we need them? Test walks are mentioned only once in our Constitution in Clause 5(d)iii where they are a requirement for membership. | + | |
+ | What are test walks and do we need them? Test walks are mentioned only once in our Constitution in Clause 5(d)iii where they are a requirement for membership. | ||
Of course most people reading this have undergone test walks or are related to such people or the Sydney Bushwalker has found its way into some waiting room or other. The SBW is a bushwalking club and it is reasonable to expect our prospective members to be fit enough to partake of the sport. Test walks therefore are simply walks which on completion indicate a certain level of fitness, ability and speed. If we had unlimited time most walks could be done by most people. Test walks also test a prospective member' | Of course most people reading this have undergone test walks or are related to such people or the Sydney Bushwalker has found its way into some waiting room or other. The SBW is a bushwalking club and it is reasonable to expect our prospective members to be fit enough to partake of the sport. Test walks therefore are simply walks which on completion indicate a certain level of fitness, ability and speed. If we had unlimited time most walks could be done by most people. Test walks also test a prospective member' | ||
- | What is a test walk? One of the beauties of bushwalking is the great variety of the terrain, thus we have tracks and no tracks, grades which vary between horizontal and vertical, ground cover varying between open grassland and dense impenetrable scrub and ambient conditions varying between hot, cold, wet and dry. Really a test walk should incorporate all these plus be long enough to indicate fitness. Over the years certain walks always have been test walks because they always were; something like the chicken and the egg. However test walks vary with time. ONe walk by one leader is a test walk while the same walk by a different leader is not. A particular walk is no longer put on and thus is lost. Or simply the walks change with tracks being made where once there was just bush. The Committee changes and with it a change in emphasis occurs. All these can lead to a change in the degree of difficulty of test walks. | + | |
+ | What is a test walk? One of the beauties of bushwalking is the great variety of the terrain, thus we have tracks and no tracks, grades which vary between horizontal and vertical, ground cover varying between open grassland and dense impenetrable scrub and ambient conditions varying between hot, cold, wet and dry. Really a test walk should incorporate all these plus be long enough to indicate fitness. Over the years certain walks always have been test walks because they always were; something like the chicken and the egg. However test walks vary with time. One walk by one leader is a test walk while the same walk by a different leader is not. A particular walk is no longer put on and thus is lost. Or simply the walks change with tracks being made where once there was just bush. The Committee changes and with it a change in emphasis occurs. All these can lead to a change in the degree of difficulty of test walks. | ||
How can we have consistent test walks? Some years ago there were things called patterned test walks; these were a product of the 1930s and were in the Constitution of the time. In 1968 patterned test walks were revived briefly and then the idea died. | How can we have consistent test walks? Some years ago there were things called patterned test walks; these were a product of the 1930s and were in the Constitution of the time. In 1968 patterned test walks were revived briefly and then the idea died. | ||
- | The notion of trying to quantify walks by distance and terrain is possible but I suspect difficult to apply. Perhaps the way to go is to review our history. Get all the past and present leaders of test walks to list and describe all the past and present test walks and assemble this information into a master list. So that the list would not be lost with the passage of time it could be published once a year (for example together with the membership list) and updated as necessary. Any new walks could be compared with the master list and if the comparison is favourable then we have a new test walk. In this way we will have contcriuity | + | |
- | September, 1988 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 3 | + | The notion of trying to quantify walks by distance and terrain is possible but I suspect difficult to apply. Perhaps the way to go is to review our history. Get all the past and present leaders of test walks to list and describe all the past and present test walks and assemble this information into a master list. So that the list would not be lost with the passage of time it could be published once a year (for example together with the membership list) and updated as necessary. Any new walks could be compared with the master list and if the comparison is favourable then we have a new test walk. In this way we will have continuity |
- | LETTER TO THE EDITOR | + | |
- | I would like to thank John POrter, Walks Secretary, who kindly phoned me to say that the Committee did not wish to accord Test Walk status to the two walks I offered to lead in the Royal National Park for the Winter Walks Program. As these two walks had been Test Walks in previous years, this information was somewhat of a surprise to me. It made me wonder what circumstances had caused this reclassification of the Test Walks I had designed for prospective members. | + | LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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+ | by Errol Sheedy | ||
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+ | I would like to thank John Porter, Walks Secretary, who kindly phoned me to say that the Committee did not wish to accord Test Walk status to the two walks I offered to lead in the Royal National Park for the Winter Walks Program. As these two walks had been Test Walks in previous years, this information was somewhat of a surprise to me. It made me wonder what circumstances had caused this reclassification of the Test Walks I had designed for prospective members. | ||
I would be most grateful if the Committee would outline the present guidelines for Test Walks so that I may understand the reasons for the decision re my walks, and also so that perhaps in the future I may again aspire to lead a Test Walk for the SBW. | I would be most grateful if the Committee would outline the present guidelines for Test Walks so that I may understand the reasons for the decision re my walks, and also so that perhaps in the future I may again aspire to lead a Test Walk for the SBW. | ||
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Since this matter may be of more than passing interest to the members and prospective members who have accompanied me on what were once Test Walks I am asking the Editor to publish this in the Sydney Bushwalker. | Since this matter may be of more than passing interest to the members and prospective members who have accompanied me on what were once Test Walks I am asking the Editor to publish this in the Sydney Bushwalker. | ||
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NOTES ON " | NOTES ON " | ||
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by Kath Brown | by Kath Brown | ||
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1. When the Club became incorporated in 1987 a new Constitution was adopted, but until then all members were ruled by the old Constitution including prospective members applying for membership. In a 1945 copy of the old Constitution in my possession, and also in a copy dated 1967, the following paragraph appears (among others) under " | 1. When the Club became incorporated in 1987 a new Constitution was adopted, but until then all members were ruled by the old Constitution including prospective members applying for membership. In a 1945 copy of the old Constitution in my possession, and also in a copy dated 1967, the following paragraph appears (among others) under " | ||
- | (e) In order to qualify for membership, the prospective member shall prodouce | + | |
- | Such walks shall be properly authenticated and approved by the Committee as test walks. The pattern walks shall be laid down by a General Meeting, and shall be alterable only by a three-quarters majority of members present at a General Meeting. Fourteen days notice of such proposed alteration shall be given to each member. | + | (e) In order to qualify for membership, the prospective member shall produce |
The new Constitution as from 1987 makes no mention of " | The new Constitution as from 1987 makes no mention of " | ||
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2. In the July 1968 General Meeting a revision of the " | 2. In the July 1968 General Meeting a revision of the " | ||
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"1. FULL WEEK-END. | "1. FULL WEEK-END. | ||
- | (a) Kanangra Walls, Gabes Gap, Mt. Cloudmaker, Tiwilla | + | |
- | (b) Carlon' | + | (a) Kanangra Walls, Gabes Gap, Mt. Cloudmaker, Tiwilla |
- | (c) Wog Wog Creek, Corang Trig, Bibbenluke Walls, Monolith Valley, Mt. Owen, Bibbenluke | + | |
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+ | (c) Wog Wog Creek, Corang Trig, Bibbenluke Walls, Monolith Valley, Mt. Owen, Bibbenluke | ||
II. SATURDAY AFTERNOON/ | II. SATURDAY AFTERNOON/ | ||
- | * (a) Bgackheath, Govett' | + | |
- | (b) Carlon' | + | (a) Blackheath, Govett' |
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III. ONE DAY WALKS. | III. ONE DAY WALKS. | ||
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(a) Waterfall, Mt. Westmacott, Woronora Trig, Woronora River, Scouters Mountain, Woronora River, Sabugal Crossing, Engadine. 12 miles (20 km) 1,100 ft of climbing. | (a) Waterfall, Mt. Westmacott, Woronora Trig, Woronora River, Scouters Mountain, Woronora River, Sabugal Crossing, Engadine. 12 miles (20 km) 1,100 ft of climbing. | ||
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(b) Woodford, Upper Glenbrook Creek, Sassafras Gully, Numantia Creek, Linden. Rough creek walking in Upper Glenbrook Creek. 9 miles (15 km) 1,100 ft of climbing. | (b) Woodford, Upper Glenbrook Creek, Sassafras Gully, Numantia Creek, Linden. Rough creek walking in Upper Glenbrook Creek. 9 miles (15 km) 1,100 ft of climbing. | ||
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(c) Cowan, Cole Trig, Cliff Trig, Porto Bay, Brooklyn. 10 miles (16 km) 1,000 ft climbing, no tracks, low scrub. | (c) Cowan, Cole Trig, Cliff Trig, Porto Bay, Brooklyn. 10 miles (16 km) 1,000 ft climbing, no tracks, low scrub. | ||
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Original pattern walks as ' | Original pattern walks as ' | ||
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3. The new Constitution, | 3. The new Constitution, | ||
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- | BELVEDERE TAXIS BLACKHEATH | + | |
- | 10 SEATER MINI BUS TAXI | + | |
- | 047-87 8366 | + | |
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- | UPPER BLUE MOUNTAINS | + | |
- | SIX FOOT TRACK | + | |
- | PICK UP ANYWHERE FOR START OR FINISH OF YOUR WALK - BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT | + | |
- | Share the Fare Competitive Rates | + | |
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IS'NT ALWAYS ' | IS'NT ALWAYS ' | ||
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Hat Hill to Victoria Falls 16 Kilometres | Hat Hill to Victoria Falls 16 Kilometres | ||
- | . by brag Ryder. | + | . by Morag Ryder. |
Led by Geoff McIntosh | Led by Geoff McIntosh | ||
- | It was pitch dark and drizzling when Diana Lynn picked me up at 5.45 on Saturday morning. As all sensible people were still in bed, it took us only 1 hours to reach the railway crossing at Blackheath. | + | |
- | Presently Derek Wilson arrived with Brunny Niemeyer, but still no sign of Geoff. The 8am deadline came and went, and then suddenly we sighted him, parked by The Man From Snowy River*Statue. His passenger was a prospective , a tall English lad called Neil. | + | It was pitch dark and drizzling when Diana Lynn picked me up at 5.45 on Saturday morning. As all sensible people were still in bed, it took us only 1 hour to reach the railway crossing at Blackheath. |
- | The car shuffle at Mt. Victoria/ | + | Presently Derek Wilson arrived with Brunny Niemeyer, but still no sign of Geoff. The 8am deadline came and went, and then suddenly we sighted him, parked by The Man From Snowy River Statue. His passenger was a prospective, |
- | all thoroughly chilled as we marched up Hat Hill in the wind and drizzle. Down a spur to Hat Hill Creek, where the cliff lines were lovely but impassable. Back up again to take another bearing, then try again, sliding | + | |
- | By now the rain had stopped, and we admired the sun-dappled greenery as we followed Geoff along the creek and up a side gully to see the 'suprise' he had promised us for morning tea. This proved to be a tunnel in the cliff, through which the creek poured, into a small deep pool. | + | The car shuffle at Mt. Victoria/ |
- | Having lit a fire on a sunny rock ledge, we enjoyed a latish morning tea. Then back to the main creek, up through the mud and wet bushes and along the ridge for views accross | + | |
- | On one particularly steep section, Di had difficulty negotiating a rock slope, and Neil put down his pack in order to help her. The liberated pack promptly took off down hill in great bounds, finally disappearing into the canyon, with a heavy thud. There was a moment | + | By now the rain had stopped, and we admired the sun-dappled greenery as we followed Geoff along the creek and up a side gully to see the 'surprise' he had promised us for morning tea. This proved to be a tunnel in the cliff, through which the creek poured, into a small deep pool. |
- | of silence, followed by a babble of comments, suggestions and hilarity. Our stalwart leader took a rope and lowered himself into the crevice, rescued the pack from the sandbank where it was embedded, and then began the more difficult task of climbing out. Easy enough to slide down on slimy, sloping rock, but getting up is another matter. Perched | + | |
- | water and sheer walls, it was some time before Geoff finally reappeared. | + | Having lit a fire on a sunny rock ledge, we enjoyed a latish morning tea. Then back to the main creek, up through the mud and wet bushes and along the ridge for views across |
- | The rest of the party were now quite willing to amble on - having spent their time lounging in the sun eating chocolate. Due to the unscheduled pack-rescue, | + | |
+ | On one particularly steep section, Di had difficulty negotiating a rock slope, and Neil put down his pack in order to help her. The liberated pack promptly took off down hill in great bounds, finally disappearing into the canyon, with a heavy thud. There was a moment of silence, followed by a babble of comments, suggestions and hilarity. Our stalwart leader took a rope and lowered himself into the crevice, rescued the pack from the sandbank where it was embedded, and then began the more difficult task of climbing out. | ||
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+ | Easy enough to slide down on slimy, sloping rock, but getting up is another matter. Perched | ||
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+ | The rest of the party were now quite willing to amble on, having spent their time lounging in the sun eating chocolate. Due to the unscheduled pack-rescue, | ||
"We just have to climb up on this ledge", | "We just have to climb up on this ledge", | ||
- | * Possibly the placque | + | |
- | Page 6 The Sydney Bushwalker September 1988 | + | * Possibly the plaque |
- | Up again, in the fading daylight, collect water from a small cascade, and carry it up to a long, narrow overhang. In the near-dark we collected wood and chose sleeping sites. One end had ferns and grass covering the floor. "So much softer than the rocks" I thought gleefully, spreading out my bag. When the fire was truly. blazing, Geoff produced an enormous creamy cake, which we had to help him eat. Far too much for him poor fellow, and we should have hated to think of him having to carry it on Sunday. After the wine was drunk and all the goodies eaten, we drifted off to bed. Clouds drifted too - | + | |
- | over the stars. Rain was pattering on the leaves when I discovered why my end of the cave was carpeted. Large random drops dripped through cracks in the ' | + | Up again, in the fading daylight, collect water from a small cascade, and carry it up to a long, narrow overhang. In the near-dark we collected wood and chose sleeping sites. One end had ferns and grass covering the floor. "So much softer than the rocks" I thought gleefully, spreading out my bag. When the fire was truly. blazing, Geoff produced an enormous creamy cake, which we had to help him eat. Far too much for him poor fellow, and we should have hated to think of him having to carry it on Sunday. After the wine was drunk and all the goodies eaten, we drifted off to bed. Clouds drifted too over the stars. Rain was pattering on the leaves when I discovered why my end of the cave was carpeted. Large random drops dripped through cracks in the ' |
Waterproofed again, I snuggled into my cosy nest until the cracking of twigs announced that Geoff was lighting the breakfast fire. | Waterproofed again, I snuggled into my cosy nest until the cracking of twigs announced that Geoff was lighting the breakfast fire. | ||
- | Out into the drizzle, slipping and scrambling to the ridgetop, then plodding single file to observe some very misty views over Grose Valley. By this time we were all thoroughly caked in mud. Derek, who was walking behind Diana, watched with interest as rain washed rivulets of mud from her jacket | + | |
+ | Out into the drizzle, slipping and scrambling to the ridgetop, then plodding single file to observe some very misty views over Grose Valley. By this time we were all thoroughly caked in mud. Derek, who was walking behind Diana, watched with interest as rain washed rivulets of mud from her jacket | ||
"A quick descent to the creek", | "A quick descent to the creek", | ||
- | Just when it seemed that the slope had indeed become vertical, we found ourselves nicely entangled in the scrub on the creek banks. Creek?, ' | + | Just when it seemed that the slope had indeed become vertical, we found ourselves nicely entangled in the scrub on the creek banks. Creek?, ' |
We had to descend but now, with the our feet, the wet handhold with his Diana did in fact pale as I felt. | We had to descend but now, with the our feet, the wet handhold with his Diana did in fact pale as I felt. | ||
in the watercourse itself, not normally difficult swollen creek roaring past a few centimetres from shale seemed decidedly inhospitable. Geoff made a rope, for the danger of slipping was not imaginary. slip, hitting her head, which caused her to turn as | in the watercourse itself, not normally difficult swollen creek roaring past a few centimetres from shale seemed decidedly inhospitable. Geoff made a rope, for the danger of slipping was not imaginary. slip, hitting her head, which caused her to turn as | ||
- | Creeping down past the thundering water for what seemed like ages, we finallyreached | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | Creeping down past the thundering water for what seemed like ages, we finally reached |
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September 1988 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 7 | September 1988 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 7 | ||
SBW IN THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS | SBW IN THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS | ||
by Frank Rigby | by Frank Rigby | ||
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"The Marquesas Islands" | "The Marquesas Islands" | ||
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NUKU HIVA, HIVA OA, UA POU, FATU HIVA, UA HUKA - - - the melodious, mysterious names of those islands had haunted me for years. Books like Thor Heyerdahl' | NUKU HIVA, HIVA OA, UA POU, FATU HIVA, UA HUKA - - - the melodious, mysterious names of those islands had haunted me for years. Books like Thor Heyerdahl' | ||
That seemed good news in a way. It meant that the Marquesas, tucked away in a remote corner of French Polynesia, would be off the beaten track and unspoiled by a surfeit of modern civilisation or mass tourism. Not at all like Tahiti, for example, "The ultimate paradise of dusky maidens, blue lagoons and languorous living", | That seemed good news in a way. It meant that the Marquesas, tucked away in a remote corner of French Polynesia, would be off the beaten track and unspoiled by a surfeit of modern civilisation or mass tourism. Not at all like Tahiti, for example, "The ultimate paradise of dusky maidens, blue lagoons and languorous living", | ||
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was revealed. The predominant colour was the bright green of tropical foliage but here and there brawn cliffs, culminating in the peak of Muake at 864 metres, gave relief. Numerous razor spurs and narrow valleys dissected the amphitheatre and down these valleys raced kibg skebder waterfakks, Clustered around the head of the bay and meandering up into the lower hills, the village of Taiohae, the largest in the Marquesas group, looked suitably South Sea-ist at a distance. (Don't be misled by that word-" | was revealed. The predominant colour was the bright green of tropical foliage but here and there brawn cliffs, culminating in the peak of Muake at 864 metres, gave relief. Numerous razor spurs and narrow valleys dissected the amphitheatre and down these valleys raced kibg skebder waterfakks, Clustered around the head of the bay and meandering up into the lower hills, the village of Taiohae, the largest in the Marquesas group, looked suitably South Sea-ist at a distance. (Don't be misled by that word-" | ||
The bay itself is spacious and, in fine weather, beautiful to behold. I counted fifteen | The bay itself is spacious and, in fine weather, beautiful to behold. I counted fifteen | ||
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return to me - drinks in the cosy cabin, stimulating conversations in English, tales of ocean crossings and a comfortable bed on the divans. | return to me - drinks in the cosy cabin, stimulating conversations in English, tales of ocean crossings and a comfortable bed on the divans. | ||
So ended the first day of our Marquesan adventure. | So ended the first day of our Marquesan adventure. | ||
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SOCIAL NOTES by Ian Debert | SOCIAL NOTES by Ian Debert | ||
On 24th August the program was " | On 24th August the program was " | ||
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.WHAT' | .WHAT' | ||
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WHOSE MAIN RANGE? by Jim Brown | WHOSE MAIN RANGE? by Jim Brown | ||
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Now, suppose you tell me - Who was Scott, and where did he get his " | Now, suppose you tell me - Who was Scott, and where did he get his " | ||
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If you're way up on the Gangerangs or on Ti-Willa and you look south and east across the depths of the Kowmung, the eye leaps straight over that puny and level ridge " | If you're way up on the Gangerangs or on Ti-Willa and you look south and east across the depths of the Kowmung, the eye leaps straight over that puny and level ridge " | ||
Moreover, | Moreover, | ||
- | In the old Blue Mountains/BUrragorang | + | |
- | that map in my possession (now almost as tattered and dissected as the Blue Breaks) it still appears as " | + | In the old Blue Mountains/Burragorang |
- | A pity, I feel. Even if it isn't much of a range from a walker' | + | |
- | even if it does have a Water Board service road along its fairly even length, there is some promise of romance in a name like " | + | A pity, I feel. Even if it isn't much of a range from a walker' |
But, in any case, why " | But, in any case, why " | ||
[Perhaps other keen historians/ | [Perhaps other keen historians/ | ||
#########* | #########* | ||
- | NEWS news | + | |
- | It is with pleasure that we announce the opening of | + | |
- | Canoe & Camping' | + | |
- | at | + | |
- | 226 Prince' | + | |
- | KOGARAH BAY 2217 | + | |
- | Phone (02) 546 5455 | + | |
- | The trading hours for both stores will be:- Mon-Fri 9 - 5.30 pm, | + | |
- | Thurs 9 - 7 pm, Saturday 9 - 4 pm. | + | |
- | As most will be aware, their prices are most competitive while their service and expertise is unequalled. | + | |
THE ROSSO | THE ROSSO | ||
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The Rosso is an animal with appetite collosso, | The Rosso is an animal with appetite collosso, | ||
Of height and size monstrosso and energy preposso, | Of height and size monstrosso and energy preposso, | ||
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May he travel right around the globe like an enterprising swallo, And never, never may his food reposito be hollo. | May he travel right around the globe like an enterprising swallo, And never, never may his food reposito be hollo. | ||
(* the worse for Wassail) | (* the worse for Wassail) | ||
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ANNOUNCEMENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ||
To all Ross Wyborn' | To all Ross Wyborn' | ||
The red-headed Wozziborn of fame and fable will be returning to Australia for a holiday, after 19 years abroad, having become the Paddy Pallin of Canada. A barbecue will be held on Saturday 8th October, from 4 pm to ??? at DOT BUTLER' | The red-headed Wozziborn of fame and fable will be returning to Australia for a holiday, after 19 years abroad, having become the Paddy Pallin of Canada. A barbecue will be held on Saturday 8th October, from 4 pm to ??? at DOT BUTLER' | ||
Wahroonga (phone 489 2208). Or contact Donny Finch (85 2067) or better still, just turn up with your own meat and grog, plate and eating irons. | Wahroonga (phone 489 2208). Or contact Donny Finch (85 2067) or better still, just turn up with your own meat and grog, plate and eating irons. | ||
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Ego | Ego | ||
"I don't care what you say about me when live gone, so long as you TALK ABOUT ME." | "I don't care what you say about me when live gone, so long as you TALK ABOUT ME." | ||
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by Dot Butler | by Dot Butler | ||
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by Peter Dyce | by Peter Dyce | ||
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My attempt at revenge occurred in the Northern Territory. My son Denny, his friend Lisa and I had driven from Sydney on a Barramundi Fishing Trip. | My attempt at revenge occurred in the Northern Territory. My son Denny, his friend Lisa and I had driven from Sydney on a Barramundi Fishing Trip. | ||
Our first camp was at Alice Springs where we climbed Ayers Rock*, then crossed the Tanami Desert, finally arriving in Darwin via the Kimberleys. We were very tired, it was late at night and I decided to camp under a tree and not bother with a tent. I lay down on a ground sheet and went to sleep. In the morning I woke to find every single item of my gear had been taken during the night; my pack, camera, cash, credit cards, fishing gear, | Our first camp was at Alice Springs where we climbed Ayers Rock*, then crossed the Tanami Desert, finally arriving in Darwin via the Kimberleys. We were very tired, it was late at night and I decided to camp under a tree and not bother with a tent. I lay down on a ground sheet and went to sleep. In the morning I woke to find every single item of my gear had been taken during the night; my pack, camera, cash, credit cards, fishing gear, | ||
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Insurance - After some discussion it was decided in principle that a special meeting of Clubs be held (date to be fixed) in order to discuss insurance and incorporation. Clubs to bring information of their own experiences. NCC has been doing preparatory work for months and may be in a position (at a later date) to offer a blanket cover. | Insurance - After some discussion it was decided in principle that a special meeting of Clubs be held (date to be fixed) in order to discuss insurance and incorporation. Clubs to bring information of their own experiences. NCC has been doing preparatory work for months and may be in a position (at a later date) to offer a blanket cover. | ||
Treasurer - elected at the Annual General Meeting in July - ROSEMARY MAXWELL. | Treasurer - elected at the Annual General Meeting in July - ROSEMARY MAXWELL. | ||
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- | 3 Trelawney St (PO Box 131) Eastwood NSW 2122 | + | |
- | PHONE US TODAY & SAY " | + | |
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THE RIDDLE OF AEROPLANE VH-MDX | THE RIDDLE OF AEROPLANE VH-MDX | ||
BOOK- YOUR PLACE ON THE BUS - $10.00 PER HEAD | BOOK- YOUR PLACE ON THE BUS - $10.00 PER HEAD | ||
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BARRINGTON TOPS 1:25,000 | BARRINGTON TOPS 1:25,000 | ||
Police and other Volunteer Rescue Association Squads may be present. | Police and other Volunteer Rescue Association Squads may be present. | ||
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SATURDAY NIGHT BASE CAMP | SATURDAY NIGHT BASE CAMP | ||
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WHAT TO BRING gear and food as per normal weekend bushwalk long trousers and gardening gloves | WHAT TO BRING gear and food as per normal weekend bushwalk long trousers and gardening gloves | ||
WHO TO CONTACT Keith Maxwell 622 0049 Director | WHO TO CONTACT Keith Maxwell 622 0049 Director | ||
Peter Treseder 489 4182 Asst. Director | Peter Treseder 489 4182 Asst. Director | ||
- | JOhn Tonitto 528 6174 Secretary | + | John Tonitto 528 6174 Secretary |
At 7.39 pm on 9th August, 1981, radio contact was lost with a light plane - Cessna type 210, call sign VH-MDX. It was en route from the Gold Coast to Sydney following an inland flight corridor that took it over Barrington Tops rather than via a (safer) coastal corridor. | At 7.39 pm on 9th August, 1981, radio contact was lost with a light plane - Cessna type 210, call sign VH-MDX. It was en route from the Gold Coast to Sydney following an inland flight corridor that took it over Barrington Tops rather than via a (safer) coastal corridor. | ||
Wind was gusting up to 100 kph and about 30 cm of rain had fallen. The plane suffered a number of engine and navigational aid problems just before its disappearance. Radar sightings, just before 7,39 pm and subsequent investigation, | Wind was gusting up to 100 kph and about 30 cm of rain had fallen. The plane suffered a number of engine and navigational aid problems just before its disappearance. Radar sightings, just before 7,39 pm and subsequent investigation, | ||
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THE AUGUST GENERAL MEETING | THE AUGUST GENERAL MEETING | ||
by Barry Wallace | by Barry Wallace | ||
- | The meeting began at around 2011 with some 15 or so members present and the President in the chair. There were apologies from Margaret Reid, Jim Oxley, Debora Shapira, Don | + | |
- | Finch and Wendy Aliano. New members Maria Czerniecki, Sue Josephson, Chris Cutherbert and Peter Caldwell were called for welcome with only Peter Caldwell failing to answer the call. His absence was redeemed to some extent by the appearance of Bert Carter who had attained membership some while ago, but had been unable to attend a meeting to receive his badge. | + | The meeting began at around 2011 with some 15 or so members present and the President in the chair. There were apologies from Margaret Reid, Jim Oxley, Debora Shapira, Don Finch and Wendy Aliano. New members Maria Czerniecki, Sue Josephson, Chris Cutherbert and Peter Caldwell were called for welcome with only Peter Caldwell failing to answer the call. His absence was redeemed to some extent by the appearance of Bert Carter who had attained membership some while ago, but had been unable to attend a meeting to receive his badge. |
The minutes of last month' | The minutes of last month' | ||
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Correspondence was next, with the receipt of minutes of the FBW July meeting, a letter from Mike and Ainslie presently on tour in the United Kingdom, brochures on the Hume and Novell track from the NSW Department of Lands, an enquiry from Mt. Druitt Bushwalking Club asking for details of our path to incorporation, | Correspondence was next, with the receipt of minutes of the FBW July meeting, a letter from Mike and Ainslie presently on tour in the United Kingdom, brochures on the Hume and Novell track from the NSW Department of Lands, an enquiry from Mt. Druitt Bushwalking Club asking for details of our path to incorporation, | ||
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The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
- | The Walks Report began with Carol Bruce' | + | |
+ | The Walks Report began with Carol Bruce' | ||
The following weekend, 22,23,24 July saw the FBW S & R exercise held in the Budawangs. Alan Mewett' | The following weekend, 22,23,24 July saw the FBW S & R exercise held in the Budawangs. Alan Mewett' | ||
- | The weekend of 29,30,31 July saw Kenn Clacher and a party of 6 taking advantage of the extra day (1 August) of the bank holiday weekend, together with the simply perfect weather that accompanied it, on his Mt. Yengo gallop. I had no idea there was so much | + | |
- | blurred scrub along those ridges! Les Powell reported 5 starters on his Nattai River walk but they were forced to shorten the route slightly and so missed the joys of Rocky Water- holes Creek. Gordon Lee's two instructional walks were cancelled but Jan Mohandas had 5 people enjoying fine conditions on his Shoalhaven River trip and Bill Holland' | + | The weekend of 29,30,31 July saw Kenn Clacher and a party of 6 taking advantage of the extra day (1 August) of the bank holiday weekend, together with the simply perfect weather that accompanied it, on his Mt. Yengo gallop. I had no idea there was so much blurred scrub along those ridges! Les Powell reported 5 starters on his Nattai River walk but they were forced to shorten the route slightly and so missed the joys of Rocky Water- holes Creek. Gordon Lee's two instructional walks were cancelled but Jan Mohandas had 5 people enjoying fine conditions on his Shoalhaven River trip and Bill Holland' |
- | The following weekend brought an abrupt return to winter conditions as Carol Bruce and her band of 10 braved the sleet, snow and high winds on her Pgint Nicholson walk. Gordon Lee had double booked the weekend so his rubbish clearing trip to Dex Creek was cancelled. Probably just as well given the conditions. George Mawer' | + | |
- | went, led by Carol Lubbers. There were 15 people, and numerous occurrences of the name of Banks in the topography. David McIntosh' | + | The following weekend brought an abrupt return to winter conditions as Carol Bruce and her band of 10 braved the sleet, snow and high winds on her Point Nicholson walk. Gordon Lee had double booked the weekend so his rubbish clearing trip to Dex Creek was cancelled. Probably just as well given the conditions. George Mawer' |
The Federation Report is covered elsewhere in the magazine. | The Federation Report is covered elsewhere in the magazine. | ||
- | Conservation Report followed with news that there are various moves to " | + | |
- | possible closure of the Cathedral of Ferns camping ground at Mt. Wilson was raised and a follow-up letter will be sent to the Department of Lands. | + | Conservation Report followed with news that there are various moves to " |
- | General Business brought news that the Club's investments are now being formally vested in 58W Inc. After that it was just a matter of the announcements and the meeting closed | + | |
- | at 2111. | + | General Business brought news that the Club's investments are now being formally vested in 58W Inc. After that it was just a matter of the announcements and the meeting closed at 21.11 |
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SUMMER WALKS PROGRA' | SUMMER WALKS PROGRA' | ||
by John Porter Walks Secretary | by John Porter Walks Secretary | ||
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The Summer Walks Program is now open. It encompasses the months of December 1988, January 1989 and February 1989. Any member of the Club who would like to lead a walk or summer activity, such as li-loing, canyoning, abseiling, caving, push-bike riding, swimming (beach or river), or just enjoying the outdoors, should note that the closure date of the program is the 28th October 1988. Help and assistance is available to anyone who would like to lead a walk and is not sure how to go about it. | The Summer Walks Program is now open. It encompasses the months of December 1988, January 1989 and February 1989. Any member of the Club who would like to lead a walk or summer activity, such as li-loing, canyoning, abseiling, caving, push-bike riding, swimming (beach or river), or just enjoying the outdoors, should note that the closure date of the program is the 28th October 1988. Help and assistance is available to anyone who would like to lead a walk and is not sure how to go about it. | ||
New leaders are always welcome. Remember that the Club is only as strong as its Walks Program. If you cannot make it to the Club to give me your walk, post it to me at the Club address, P.O. Box 4476, Sydney, 2001. | New leaders are always welcome. Remember that the Club is only as strong as its Walks Program. If you cannot make it to the Club to give me your walk, post it to me at the Club address, P.O. Box 4476, Sydney, 2001. | ||
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO WALKS LEADERS. | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO WALKS LEADERS. | ||
I am compiling a list of substitute leaders who are willing to lead walks at short notice on those occasions when a leader who has a programmed walk cannot lead it due to illness or other commitments. The procedure will be for the leader to try to arrange his/her alternative leader if possible. Otherwise contact me and I will arrange a suitable alternative leader for the trip. | I am compiling a list of substitute leaders who are willing to lead walks at short notice on those occasions when a leader who has a programmed walk cannot lead it due to illness or other commitments. The procedure will be for the leader to try to arrange his/her alternative leader if possible. Otherwise contact me and I will arrange a suitable alternative leader for the trip. | ||
If any member would like to go on the list as a substitute leader, please contact me. | If any member would like to go on the list as a substitute leader, please contact me. | ||
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WATAGANS DAY WALK -17 JULY | WATAGANS DAY WALK -17 JULY | ||
- | by Morie Ward | + | by Morrie |
After early morning drizzle the sun burst forth as twelve members and one prospective set out from Heatons Lookout. Mbst of the morning' | After early morning drizzle the sun burst forth as twelve members and one prospective set out from Heatons Lookout. Mbst of the morning' | ||
Morning,tea was taken in a nice sunny spot at the top of a large waterfall. Several people had a confrontation with Stinging Trees, but a short spray with Stingose worked wonders. | Morning,tea was taken in a nice sunny spot at the top of a large waterfall. Several people had a confrontation with Stinging Trees, but a short spray with Stingose worked wonders. | ||
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We all enjoyed a meal at Freemans Waterhole before returning to Sydney. | We all enjoyed a meal at Freemans Waterhole before returning to Sydney. | ||
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IMPORTANT NOTICE | IMPORTANT NOTICE | ||
Clubroom Closed Clubroom Closed Clubroom Closed Clubroom Closed | Clubroom Closed Clubroom Closed Clubroom Closed Clubroom Closed | ||
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Discuss your holiday weekend trip with the leader by phone! | Discuss your holiday weekend trip with the leader by phone! | ||
The Committee Meeting will be held in a private home. | The Committee Meeting will be held in a private home. | ||
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"easy walkers" | "easy walkers" |
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