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+ | A monthly bulletin -Of matters of interest to TheSydney Bush Walkers:H Iorporated, Box 4476 GPO, Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held everyWednesdaYYeveningfrem 7(:45 pm at the Ella Community Qaatre, 58a Dalh110-e: Street, Haberfield(nsxtidoor to the Post Office): -Prospective members and visitors are inirited to visitthe Club any Wednesday. | ||
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+ | ,PRODUCTION MANAGER | ||
+ | ILLITSTRATOR' | ||
+ | Morag Ryder, Box 347 P.O. GladesVille 2111 Telephone 809 4241 | ||
+ | Helen Gray Telephone 86 6263 | ||
+ | Kath Brown | ||
+ | Morag Ryder | ||
+ | Kenn Clacher, Les Powell & Margaret Niven | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | APRIL - 1990 - | ||
+ | Morag- -.- Maurie Bloom Joan Rigby Jeff Niven | ||
+ | Clio | ||
+ | Jim Brown | ||
+ | Alex Colley | ||
+ | Greta Davis MiAum: | ||
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+ | While the Billy Boils | ||
+ | Notes from the Walks Secretary | ||
+ | Four Memories of a River Kiandra to Thredbo New Members | ||
+ | Challenging the Grose Who is Clio? | ||
+ | Conservation News | ||
+ | The 1990.SBW Reunion | ||
+ | The Gotrmet' | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | The March General Meeting (62nd AGM | ||
+ | Mailbag | ||
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+ | Footnotes | ||
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+ | Advertisements | ||
+ | Bld& | ||
+ | Canoe & Oa - GladeSville & Kogarah Bay | ||
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+ | EaStwoOd.CamPing-Centre | ||
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+ | 'Page 2 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1990 | ||
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+ | With miners, foresters, realtore and ' | ||
+ | year. So we pay - perhaps a good example of 'user pays'? - | ||
+ | Apart from the wilderness, what else will your $5 buy? Fully re- | ||
+ | cycled, Australian made paper for the magazine - here's hoping other outdoor clubs.follow our lead. It takes determination to be a leader, | ||
+ | but SBW's have always been 'out front - havn't they? | ||
+ | See you on the track | ||
+ | NOTES FROM THE 'WALK SECRETARY | ||
+ | Maurie Bloom | ||
+ | Well, the political bull-dust has. finally settled, now we can all picks up our swags and geton with life. | ||
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+ | If you ever-rtad the magazine, you will have noticed it is annual subScription time - and that the fees haver increased. Why? Reading | ||
+ | AleX Colley' | ||
+ | Blue Gum in the ' | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | the walkers. m | ||
+ | $4.4 | ||
+ | In future S.B.W. Walks Programs it is proposed to delete (E) and (C) after train times and substitute (S) and (I). | ||
+ | (S) will indicate suburban Services, bounded by Cowan, Richmond, Penrith and Helensburg. These leave from platforms 16-25. | ||
+ | (I) will indicate inter-urban services, bounded by Newcastle, Lithgow, Goulburn.and Nowra. These services leave,from platforms 1-15. | ||
+ | The reasons for thee chatiges- are:- | ||
+ | 1. The electrificatiop, | ||
+ | 2. The (S) and (I) designations are in keeping with S.R.A. terminology. For S.B.W. purposes the (I) designation will include country and inter-city services (' | ||
+ | NEXT WALKS PROGRAM. A binder containing duplicate layout sheets for the next liialks program will be in the Club's cabinet at Haberfield, available to any leader to add walks, on any | ||
+ | Wednesday evening. Alternatively, | ||
+ | or 543 3637 (B). The closing date for the winter program is 25th April. Forlyaders wishing to promulgate trips, an advance notice section will be available in future walks programs. | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | April 1990 The Sydney Bushwalker Page | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | FOUR MEMORIES OF A RIVER | ||
+ | by Joan Rigby | ||
+ | Summer walking at its best! With the clear river running beside us, we stroll along | ||
+ | green banks, free of scrub and nettles, enjoying the sun yet appreciating the shade of the Casuarinas. Frank' | ||
+ | where a deserted orchard marks some pioneer' | ||
+ | lazed in the shallow waters while the billy boiled and three horses crossed the ford. | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | With the long summer day there is no need to hurry, so when we find a great circle of deep shade beneath a white cedar tree, " | ||
+ | slopes gently down to the river, and there on the edge of the water, with the murmur of gentle | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | rapids in our ears, we relax by the fire. | ||
+ | This is a river of contrasts. We recall that trip of Easter 1967 whenRoss and Don lead innocent walkers down into the canyon below Apaley FAlls. Then we swam through cold pools of muddy water, rich with the odour of dead eels, and climbed high up the steep-sidings before dropping again to the river boulders. We slept on rocks beneath crumbling cliffs and marked | ||
+ | on the map the mile or two we had travelled each day. On the third afternoon we reached grassy banks like these, only to climb a long steep ridge the next morning, leaving but not forgetting a remarkable river. | ||
+ | Now we cross the river as we please. Pebbles of many colours gleam through the clear water, | ||
+ | the wing. Our second camp, by a shallow lagoon of still water, shaded by an' | ||
+ | is as pleasant as the first. A tiny fire, a yard away from the sandy bank against which we | ||
+ | lean, is all we need at night. | ||
+ | By the fire we talk of the trip of last June. Clad in balaclavas, overpants and gloves | ||
+ | we had fled snow flurries and biting winds of the tableland and followed a long ridge to Rusden' | ||
+ | afternoon, we started slowly upstream. As we scrambled around below rocky bluffs or climbed | ||
+ | high above the river, we gazed with longing at the clear flats across the water. Again and | ||
+ | again our leader encouraged the party to the water' | ||
+ | - scramble was enough. -Be far ar t o scram ethan to swim. That evening a big fire cheered us before We snuggled -deep, | ||
+ | Today at Rusden' | ||
+ | part of the creek we had seen an that cold June weekend, and remembered the reluctant crossings | ||
+ | we had made and how welcome it had been to start up the steep exit ridge. It was on that | ||
+ | Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1990 | ||
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+ | ridge that Frank, sheltered by a boulder and facing the midday sun, declared himself warm for the first time in three days. | ||
+ | This afternoon the first 6 or 7 km are like a miniature Apsley, green banks, clear pools and pretty runs of water. We-camp,on one of the pleasant flats, disturbing a family of wallabies. By the fire we consider tomorrow' | ||
+ | tq close in, with no easy exit up those steep sides. The UNE Walking Guide was vague,,. | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | any surprise-pt.: | ||
+ | 4,W,,ge, on: the cred< changes subtly. Small patches of rain forest creep down the slopes | ||
+ | boulders interrupt the flow, Hibiscus flowers float in s pool and butterflies drift downstream | ||
+ | dust above the w4tet, The crepk-:bed is closed in by rocky walls. It is somehow familiar, | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | ould I have been he before? | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | --6ince We moirecrt6 Tamworth I have tried to recall a second trip to the:Apsley in the | ||
+ | |||
+ | Qoakp, /, | ||
+ | wandered along the Apsley, chased trout in a pool, then followed another creek back to the cars. But which ' | ||
+ | Those-rocky-.walls7- I remembered.a small: | ||
+ | but perhaps the frightened steer that chased. us up the sides made it seem so. -7 We found.a route out ontthat, | ||
+ | Still the creek continues, smooth rock channels with water rippling over, craggy outcrops above, a'pool below a slope of polished rock where we pause to waterproof our packs. So I | ||
+ | imagine Doone sitting above, encouraging the tailenders? Was it here I sat, years ago, hoping that the Tigers planning exit routes up those crags would not prevail? | ||
+ | I follow Frank up a small fall, we find another protected by a deep pool, detour around it and then a definite ' | ||
+ | seen this before and ever forget it? | ||
+ | Camp is on a shingle bed, a wary eye on rocks which may fall in the night, and in that narrow canyon, so different from the grassy spots of other nights, we settle. | ||
+ | Next morning we climb the steep ridge until we turn to look down, down into the creek flowing over that great grey wall. Out of the past I hear Dorothy saying, "Did you ever see anything like that?" and my response, "No, and I never will again" | ||
+ | I am So happy that I was wrong. | ||
+ | April 1990 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 5 | ||
+ | WALKING AND SKIING | ||
+ | Leader: David Rostron | ||
+ | Members: Heather Finch, Shirley Dean, Wendy Lippiatti Maurie Bloom, Bob Niven,. Tom Wenma, Bob Duncan, Jeff Niven, Wayne Steel. | ||
+ | We were at David' | ||
+ | 1. The Vic Alps trip over 10 days | ||
+ | 2. Kiandra to Thredbo walk over 8 days | ||
+ | 3. Mittagong to Katoomba over 7 days | ||
+ | Just as we were about to have a democratic secret vote, 'a certain member of the group who had been skiing, | ||
+ | Even though a few of the group were not xc skiers, the idea of ,a mixed skilng/ | ||
+ | '-But to keep everything democratic the secret vote on pieces of paper was held, after preferences were allocated it-tas very close, but with a post-counting pep talk by David we had soon settled on the ski/walk from Kiandra to Thredbo. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The trip was to be in three weeks time. Meanwhile, some ski fanatic returned to the snow for a few days, to find the melt-off-had decimated the snow, with no chance of any skiing between Kiandra and Mount Twynam (too' | ||
+ | Being flexible is the name of the game so a change of plan would make it a walk/ski rather than a ski/walk. Skis etc would be left at a Guthega Lodge before the trip started and picked up on the way past, with skiing for the final three or four days on the Main Range. | ||
+ | Meeting at Thredbo on Saturday at 8.30 am we piled into ourTychaftered minibus and were dropped off on the Snowy Mountains Highway just short of Kiandra. Mount Tantangara was our first objective, even though it was in the opposite direction to Thredbo, it' was a Worthwhile scalp to take before swinOing south. | ||
+ | Camp was made just as the ominous looking weather let loose. Heather' | ||
+ | -Page 6 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1990 | ||
+ | "Look at those pigs," I heard someone shout. (I didn't think our camp was that untidy.) On looking up I realized it wasn't another party of walkers commenting on us, but real pigs nearby doing- some Anti-Soil Conservation Work. | ||
+ | JLeaving-at 8 am we travelled through Happy Jatk's Plains - a quick look in on Boobee HUt and then a break at Macky' | ||
+ | a quantity of rations with a note attched - Help Yourself. Sweets, sugar, biscuits, powdered drinks etc were collected before proceeding along Grey Mare Fire Trail to lunch at Doubtful | ||
+ | Creek. By the time we had reached O' | ||
+ | ; | ||
+ | the decision was made to camp about one kilometre from the' | ||
+ | rOorning rather than that afternoon. | ||
+ | Monday morning 9 am and the view from Mount Jagungal' | ||
+ | The sight of the ski runs on the Main Range seemed to cause a quickening in pace and we pushed on to pass Mawson' | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | We lunched up high before descending Guthega Ridge and across the dam wall to collect our ski gear and food cache. Then along to Illawong Bridge to cross the Showy River before pushing through thick scrub to a campsite near Little Twynam and beside a large' | ||
+ | Thursday morning saw seven of ue=make the top of Mount Twynam, some practicing turns on the gentler slopes, while others skied the north-west ridge of Twynam and-some steep gully runs off Watson' | ||
+ | No one seemed keen to have a strenuous day on Friday, it wasobviously going to- be hot and there were. afew weary people wanting a rest. So it was spent around camp andon the nearby snow drift. | ||
+ | A serious looking Heather returned from a stroll with news of a find she had made nearby. A half-melted Snow cave with a lot of gear scattered around and a large blue tarpauline with SOMETHING wrapped up in it. We went to the site and gingerly pulled the cover back, hoping it wasn't going to be what it looked like. With great relief we found no bodies, but'a large quantity of - food, camping equipmnt and ski gear neatly packed up. It all looked a few weeks old; we couldn' | ||
+ | Tom and Bob Duncan were in fine voice that night and we all enjoyed a very pleasant evening of songs and singing. Maurie and Jeff were still skiing at 8.40 pm in just shorts and T-shirts. 41h, the joy of springtime skiing. | ||
+ | Saturday we broke camp at 7.30 am in two groups. David, Wayne, Bob Niven and Jeff | ||
+ | were to ascend 'mount Twynam and follow the Main Range around on skis with a pleasant two-hour interlude skiing Mount Northcote before lunching near Seaman' | ||
+ | April 1990 The Sydney 8ushwalker Page'. 7. | ||
+ | to Blue Lake, up Mount Carruthers, across Mueller' | ||
+ | snow pole line to Thredbo. We all met up on the walk down, the front ski slopes of the village. | ||
+ | The flesh' pO-t-S of Thredbo were very welcome - showers - toilets - restaurants - dafibin-g - clean clothes - beds. We had pre-booked accommodation in a comfortable lodge, and what a | ||
+ | pleasant relaxing way to end a great trip. Sunday morning after a large breakfast we packed cars and departed around 9 am, leaving plenty of time for a safe drive home. | ||
+ | 4####### | ||
+ | NEWIEMIkRS. | ||
+ | Pleasadd the following names to your List of Members: | ||
+ | JONKMAN, nsurike - 7/33 William STreet, ROsb13.ay 2029 371 9592 361 2263 | ||
+ | MANU5U, Patricia - 2/70 Clovelly Road, Randwick 2031 398 4368 | ||
+ | - | ||
+ | COHEN4i7PNJ4 7-7) a,barita Road, Avalon 2107 918 0074 923 2077 | ||
+ | RANNARD, (mrs) Glad - 56 Eastern Valley Way, Northbridge 958 1514 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | WAITERS, Ron , 15 Paul STreet, EAst Balmain 2041 810 4970 339 7614 | ||
+ | CARLSON, John-5B/ | ||
+ | BLACKHEATH TAXIS & TOURIST SERVICES | ||
+ | 10 & i8 SEATER MINI BUS TAXI | ||
+ | 047-87 8366 | ||
+ | KANANGRA BOYD | ||
+ | . UPPER BLUE MOUNTAINS | ||
+ | . SIX FOOT TRACK | ||
+ | PICK UP ANYWHERE FOR START OR FINISH OF YOUR WALK - BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT- | ||
+ | Share the Fare Competitive Rates | ||
+ | Page 8 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1990 | ||
+ | CHALLENGING THE GROSE | ||
+ | - Over the years the Grose Valley has proved to be a magnet for recreational walkers:' | ||
+ | a preliminary -trip into the Grose-Valley., | ||
+ | Du Faur then wrote to the Philadelphia Exhibition Commission proposing to find a practical route into the valley, and to the foot of Mount King George (now Mount Banks), "to collate a portfolio of Blue Mountains scenery worthy of transmission-to Europe" | ||
+ | At the same time Lewis Thompson, with an assistant, was commissioned to erect a camp in the Grose Valley and maintain it for a month. The result was a canvas and bark shelter suitable for up to thirty persons. | ||
+ | About a dozen members of, the Academy of Art and the Philadelphia Exhibition Commission detrained at Hartley Vale on September 23 where they were joined by several others. The old (1860) survey track down the Grose was now so overgrown and obliterated by landslides that the party spent most of the first day clearing it. Next day ten members proceeded a further eight kilometres and reached "Camp Flat" (Blue Gum). Once the camp was established they set about " | ||
+ | When an account of the camp was given to the papers there were claims of earlier visits | ||
+ | to the valley. , No doubt there were many visits to the Grose after this event. Bill Holesgrove (CM(ii) recalls an old uncle of his walking down the Grose from Mount Victoria to the Nepean about 1890 and not thinking it was anything exceptional. | ||
+ | On the King's Birthday weekend in June 1916 Harry (Baldy) Whitehouse and a companion left a hoarding house at 8.00 am and proceeded to Perry' | ||
+ | In mid April 1928 the Sydney Morning Herald noted that,ai party of Sydney Bush Walkers was walking from Blackheath to Richmond. A local farmer expressed surprise at seeing three females in the group and wa's of the opinion that this was the first time that females had completed the walk down the valley. This party was probably Jean and Ernie Austin, Anice and Frank | ||
+ | Duncan, Jack Debert and an unidentified female. | ||
+ | - - | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | When Harry Black (YMCA Ramblers) started walking in 1936, he recalled that the Grose River was considered the best part of a week"S trip. Then someone did it over Easter, another party in three days, then in two days. | ||
+ | In 1936 (or '37) Gordon Smith, Max Gentle and Hilma Galliot left Govett' | ||
+ | on Saturday and reached Richmond at 1950 on Sunday - the first weekend trip. Max then succeeded in walking from Blue Gum to Richmond in one day. Later he repeated this with Dot Butler when they spent the Saturday night in Blue Gum beneath the pages of the Sydney Morning Herald which they then burned on their breakfast fire. Lunch was carried in bags tied to their belts. | ||
+ | :6-ROSE VALLEY | ||
+ | quo. | ||
+ | April l:12590 The Sydney Bushwalker | ||
+ | The Grose grew to be very popuilai4 durling the 1930s, but its rough terrain had many parties finishing behind schedule. It was following the October 1936 long weekend that | ||
+ | bushwalkers were first called out to assist Police searchers. As a result Paddy called upon | ||
+ | the Federation to consider establishing a permanent body of walkers for use in search and rescue. | ||
+ | Late last year Peter Treseder caught the Saturday afternoon, train to Blackheath and walked down to BlUe Gum to camp round 2015. His goal:: to re-enact the Gentle/ | ||
+ | one day trip which Dot had placed to fifty years earlier. Strange looks were cast from his., fellow campers.as Peter unWrapped his copy of The Sydney Morning Herald, spread it out onjhe ground, and went to sleep. Though the night was cool he was afraid to light a fire in case sparks would set the paper aflame. | ||
+ | Arising at fritst light - '35.30 am, he used the paper to light, a fire and cook a break- | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | fast of sausages. Peter then set off finding the trip difficat as he was not as fit as he | ||
+ | would have liked. Peter later recounted the trip saying it was not too bad with the upper Grose slow due to, | ||
+ | ; * * | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | WHO IS CLIO ? | ||
+ | by Jim Brown | ||
+ | Over the past two or three years articles have been published in our magazine authored by Clio. The items have one thing in common - they are well-informed and informative on the history of the bush walking moyement, its pioneering members and the early settlers in the bUshland areas where walking began. From time to time I have heard rumours and suggestions about the identity of the writer Clio, but I now find they were all false. I now know who Clio is. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Looking through a dictionary of mythological names recently, I discovered Clio was one | ||
+ | of the nine Muses in the Ancient Greek-pantheon. The Muses -0ere a group of Gbddesses (Junior Grade), each of whom promoted and sponsored one of the Arts. Thus Calliope-was, | ||
+ | Epic Poetry, while Terpsichore looked after Dance. Predictably, | ||
+ | The Concise Oxford Dictionary eVeln contains a word " | ||
+ | be interesting, | ||
+ | "Tea Party" | ||
+ | I am surprised, though, that Clio has taken the trouble to write to our modest little, Club journal all the way from Mount Olympus (no, you goog, not the mountain in Tasmania, but-- the original in Greece, where all the gods and goddesses dwelt when they weren' | ||
+ | Anather discovery is that there masa Muse of Music -named Euterpe. Also-that the word" | ||
+ | Well, now, since our Editor, evidently has a direct line to the Muse of History, I wonder if a question from me could be passed on to Euterpe, Muse of Music. It is this.... why was | ||
+ | composer Wolfgang A. Mozart (the A stands for Amadeus, Latin for " | ||
+ | to say? Editor please ask Clio to put that question to Euterpe | ||
+ | just for me. | ||
+ | -X -X if 4E*** | ||
+ | Page 10 The Sydney BushWalker | ||
+ | CONSERVATION NEWS | ||
+ | by Alex Co11e}!- | ||
+ | THE PRESERVATION | ||
+ | One of. the Club's objectives is 'to establish a definite regard for the welfare and | ||
+ | preservation of the wild life and natural beauty of this country' | ||
+ | conservation and has done ,a great deal to further its objective. Its latest efforts were | ||
+ | directed to stoppingthe' | ||
+ | Reports by Club members on trail markings, and the activities of the INattai Foundation' | ||
+ | "track construction and site development" | ||
+ | Regarding Rio Park, the Hon. Tim Moore said that "As a result of negotiations between the Public Trustee and The Attorney General' | ||
+ | Our Club has also made generous donations to various conservation bodies. As bushwalkers our main interest is wilderness preservation. So that members will know how the Club's | ||
+ | donations would be spent, the following is a run-down of the societies of interest to bushwalkers: | ||
+ | The Colono Foundation for Wilderness | ||
+ | Originally celled 'The Colong Committee', | ||
+ | The National Parks Association | ||
+ | The N.P.A. was formed in 1957, largely due to the efforts of ex-5.8.W. President, Tom Moppett. As well as working to establish national parks, the Associatioh focuses on environmental education and ionservation of natural resources outside the parks. Its general aim is to maintain the scenic, conservation and recreational values of the natural and rural lands in the States - | ||
+ | The Australian Conservation Foundation | ||
+ | The R.C.F. pampaigns on three major fronts: Global change resulting from ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect; biodiversity, | ||
+ | The WildesmajlalLtly, | ||
+ | Originally The Tasmanian Wilderness Society, it waged a tremendous and effective campaign to save Tasmanian forests. It is now an Australia wide organisation and has campaigned for | ||
+ | such projeCts as preserving Daintree, the South East Forests and Kakadu. It supported the ,Nattai cdmPaign, and is very active in demonstrations, | ||
+ | The Total Environment Centre | ||
+ | s- Founded in 1972,this is Australia' | ||
+ | forests, | ||
+ | a say decisionscthat ' | ||
+ | East Forests, -independent environmental impact statements, toxic chemicals control, and preservation of urban parks and bushland. | ||
+ | April 1990 The -Sydney Bushwalker Page 11- | ||
+ | South East Forest Association | ||
+ | t - , | ||
+ | S.E.F.A. has one main aim to save the 8buth East Forests. 'It claims the longest running peaceful campaign in Australia' | ||
+ | The Nature Conservation Council of N.S.W. | ||
+ | This is comprised of representatives from over 70 societies. It covers the entire field of nature conservation. The S.B.W. is represented on it indirectly, by the Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs N.S.W. | ||
+ | By building up our conservation fund, which was founded by member donation, the Club can | ||
+ | allocate the interest to whatever projects or organisations it favours. Individual members | ||
+ | can contribute to the fund, knowing that the proceeds are used for projects of benefit to the | ||
+ | Club. | ||
+ | * * * * * * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | THE 1990 SBW REUNION- | ||
+ | by Greta Davis | ||
+ | We arrived at Coolana mid-afternoon to find many members already in residence. These included Barry Wallace and Lynne Jones, Bill (the new President) and Fran Holland, Don Finch (the outgoing - I wouldn' | ||
+ | After much deliberation, | ||
+ | To get some exercise, I accompanied Fran Holland to the river flats where she watered the nativeArees that she had planted earlier in the day. Since it was rather overcast, only a few hardy souls were actually swimming. | ||
+ | , - | ||
+ | On our return to the "upper levels", | ||
+ | This was duly lit and we prOceeded to the hitherto mysterious ritual of the induction of the new SBW President. However, | ||
+ | The next day saw us emerging from our tents to scattered showers, so we abandoned the traditional damper making competition and most people headed back home about mid morning. | ||
+ | This was my first reunion. Thanks to all of the-members who were there for making it a most enjoyable weekend. | ||
+ | ###******* | ||
+ | (Note: The damper competition did take place later With about 7 dampers being made.) | ||
+ | Page 12 The Sydney Bushwalker April LbU | ||
+ | THE GOURMET GRUB DITTY | ||
+ | (To be sung to the tune of " | ||
+ | By Mirium Challis | ||
+ | Chorus: Farewell to my waistline for ever, -Farewell to those Ry-vita blues | ||
+ | LAfter feasting with Jan on the weekend We are now buying size 22s. | ||
+ | It was a fie' October weekend | ||
+ | When we set' | ||
+ | We all assembled for intros | ||
+ | And Jan - with his flu. nonetheless - Was anxious to see ample alcohol Should be carried tomake us leg-less. | ||
+ | After two hours of relaxed amblingAncLgorging of. mulberries sweet | ||
+ | !! We ' | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | uLet's eat!" cried the party assembled | ||
+ | For they only had two things on their minds: | ||
+ | To feast on their gourmet creations | ||
+ | And to sunbake their exposed pink behinds. Chorus | ||
+ | Gourmet lunch was a mere appetite - | ||
+ | A preltide of great things to come. | ||
+ | Though a hot day, some avoided the water | ||
+ | (Was it the sight of Mirium' | ||
+ | After numerous swims in the pools | ||
+ | We arrived at the K-Brook campsite, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | Bill and Jan, Jenny Ward, Lorraine Bloomfield | ||
+ | For the best-dressed award all did vie, | ||
+ | And Morrie Ward - though he said that size doesn' | ||
+ | Michele stunned us all with her pink chiffon, Kay and Patrick made a dashing young pair, And after demolishing great food and wine They all started to let down their hair. | ||
+ | As the evening Wore on the crowd mellowed Rob and Bill both gave us a song, | ||
+ | Whilst Ptrick W. spoke of religion | ||
+ | With Judy 0. - who by then was long gone. | ||
+ | By about 12 or one in the morning Only the hardy remained | ||
+ | To hear of the " | ||
+ | Of that poor twisted man, Patrick James, | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | The Sydney.Bushwalker Page 13 | ||
+ | Next morning Patrick wasn't so cheerful =, And we all were a little subdued As we sipped at Rob's filter coffee | ||
+ | And surveyed the remains of the food. | ||
+ | In short, it was rather riotous. Congrats to Jan once again. | ||
+ | Why don't you come with him next year, To experience more of the same? | ||
+ | *****###### | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
+ | ON THE LIGHTER SIDE | ||
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+ | Aitstralia. Step out of the vehicle and walk back into a lancji t time forgot. Trails are non-existent. | ||
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+ | The only signs 61 man are rock paintings done tens, huiEir ds or even thousands of years ago. - - i- | ||
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+ | April 1990 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 15 | ||
+ | Im.,..-.. ... | ||
+ | THE MARCH GENERAL MEETING | ||
+ | AND 62ND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | ||
+ | by Barry Wallace | ||
+ | The meeting began at around 2011 despite all those people who kept insisting that the agenda required it to start at 1945. The 40 or so members present came to some semblance of order as the retiring President persisted in ganging the gong and calling for attention. There were apologies from Bob Hodgson, Bob and Jeff Niven, Narelle Lavell, Denise Shaw and Alan Doherty. New members Glad Rannard, Ron Watters and Phil Cohen were called forward' | ||
+ | The Minutes of the February meeting were read; and received with no matters arising. | ||
+ | Correspondence was comprised of incoming letters from the Melbourne Women' | ||
+ | The Annual Report of the liffice Bearers and Committee for 1989 and the Financial Statement and Accounts (having been duly audited) for the same period had been posted to all members prior to the Annual General Meeting. These were now taken as read and received by the meeting with no matters arising. | ||
+ | - At this point in the meeting a series of procedural motions were passed to permit the | ||
+ | election of Office Bearers to proceed concurrently with the business of the general meeting and to establish the methods of voting. Georges Gray and Mawer were appointed as scrutineers | ||
+ | on account of their intense scrutes, and the elections proceeded. It was all too exciting to | ||
+ | describe here but you will have read the results in last month' | ||
+ | The Treasurer presented a budget for the coming year and proposed that the annual subs | ||
+ | be increased. This was passed after some discussion and a rather close vote. The Treasurer' | ||
+ | The Walks Report began at the weekend of 16,17,18 February with Barry Wallace leading a party of three on his wine and cheese weekend in the Megalong Miley and Errol Sheedy leading a party of 24 on his day walk from Waterfall to Heathcote on the SundaY. | ||
+ | February 23,24,25 saw Carol Lubbers leading a party of 7 members through what she described as terrible weather along the Grose River, which she described as gross, due to recent and present rains,. among fields of leeches which she did not describe in any way that we coad include here. They (the party that is) were described as "tired but happy" at the conclusion of what our journalists would no doubt describe as their " | ||
+ | On the weekend of 2,3,4 March Jim Percy led a group of 7 on his Bungonia Gorge weekend trip in rather hot weather. This weather no doubt suited Kenn Clacher' | ||
+ | entirely suited the two party members who did it, but the two groups were re-United early on the Sunday with much relief all round. Margaret Reid reported 12 on her Blackheath area day | ||
+ | walk and Maurie Bloom had his 14 starters finishing up at a run for the 1918 train. (Yes, | ||
+ | Virginia, they probably do have trains that old.) | ||
+ | Jim Rivers led a party of 5 or 6 on his Megalong Valley walk over the weekend of March 9,10,11 and Les Powell (you remember, young Les who helped string up exhibits at the Nostalgia night) led a party of 9 on his Gunmarl Saddle trip. Jan Mohandas' | ||
+ | Page 16 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1990 | ||
+ | The F.B.W. Report revealed that there have been numerous enquiries regarding affiliation and that the upcoming S & R practice weekend (too late, you have missed it) will be held at Howes Swamp. There are also two letters, which we are hoping to publish. All a bit of a mystery at this remove, but all will no doubt become clear, in due course. | ||
+ | The Social Secretary reported that it had been a good month for arachnidophiles if no one else. The Conservation Report indicated that the proponents of the Barallier Trail appear to have abandoned the idea and what's more they didn't get the State Grant of $35,000 for a wilderness college. N.P.W.S. have come out in support of the proposed Nattai Wilderness Area and Tim Moore, the NSW Minister for Conservation has rejected the proposal to permit grazing in Kosciusco National Park. | ||
+ | At the call for General Business, a motion for a vote of thanks to the outgoing committee was passed by acclamation. | ||
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+ | STRICTLY FOR THE ADVENTUROUS.. | ||
+ | Kenchenjunga, | ||
+ | 1991. | ||
+ | Group Size; We have preliminary flight bookings for | ||
+ | 7 and the trek will go if we can get 5 takers, including the leader. | ||
+ | Grader Trekking is not hard and the average daily effort is comparable to a medium day walk. However, the length | ||
+ | of the trip requires committment and high-altitude walking at the end (essentially optional side trips) is hard. You always finish up very fit and very thin. | ||
+ | Estimated Cost; ' | ||
+ | LEADER: SEV-STERNHELL, | ||
+ | may be additional' | ||
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+ | QBB | ||
+ | . Butter Concentrate | ||
+ | ACT | ||
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+ | Vic. | ||
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+ | Giant Trees Dried meals | ||
+ | NSW | ||
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+ | 3 Trelawney St (PO Box 131) gastwood NSW 2122 | ||
+ | The Sydney Bushwalker April 1990 | ||
+ | Page 18 | ||
+ | MAILBAG | ||
+ | LIGHT-WEIGHT WALKING by David Rostron | ||
+ | Morag' | ||
+ | attention to the unnecessary burdens to which many present bushwalkers subject themselves. | ||
+ | My earliest overnight walking experience was with the Scouts when aged about 13. I struggled all weekend to keep up with the group. My pack was far too heavy and my body, particularly the shoulders, screamed for relief from the pain. I resolved never to carry unnecessary weight again. | ||
+ | In my early years of club walking in the late 1940's and early 1950's light-weight walking (as espoused by Paddy Pallin) was in vogue and he had many disciples. For a weekend walk my starting pack weight was 8 kg. | ||
+ | When I joined S.B.W. in 1964 light-weight walking was still the trend and on the "Very Hard" trips, such as The Three Peaks, initial weights for many were 5 - 6 kg. I recall | ||
+ | Helen Gray starting one weekend in the Budawangs with an 8 lb (3.6 kg) pack. | ||
+ | Why the trend to these " | ||
+ | The " | ||
+ | For weekend walking I still carry a comfortable Paddy Pallin 2-pocket Bushman Pack, weighing about 700 grams. My starting weight varies from 5 to 8.5 kg - depending on the time of year and the difficulty of the trip. With these loads weight distribution and hip belts become almost irrelevant. As a result many weekend walks become a stroll. | ||
+ | For a week's trip my pack is 14-15 kg - a weight which many carry on a weekend. What a waste of energy and time (in packing)! | ||
+ | Remember Paddy' | ||
+ | ########## | ||
+ | (I think David hit the nail on the head with his comment about " | ||
+ | and finish carrying 20 kg of light weight gear! On a recent 4 day walk in the Snowys, | ||
+ | packs varied from 9 kg to 18 kg. Yet the guy with 9 kg had ample food and warm clothing - | ||
+ | what was in the 18 kg pack, goodness knows. Apart from a few ' | ||
+ | --0000 | ||
+ | April 1990 The Sydney aushwalker Page 19.. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | MAIL BAG Kath Brown | ||
+ | I was surprised and rather sad to read Ainslie Morris' | ||
+ | (I am also one of the " | ||
+ | But then I have always been very careful just what I put in my pack and also used foam rubber shoulder pads. What you put in your pack makes all the difference to your comfort whether it is an A-frame or an H-frame pack. Keeping the weight down is of primary impor-tance. | ||
+ | Of course, if Ainslie had come-,along to S.B.W. in 1957 she would not only have got good advice about what to take to the bush and where to go, but she would have met and walked with some of the bushwalkers of those days, such as Bob and Christa Younger, Bill Burke, " | ||
+ | But better late than never. When Ainslie did come to S.B.W. in 1979 she at last found what she was looking for. And not only has she become a very good walker, carrying light-- weight gear, but has done a lot of good work for the Club, which has been greatly appreciated. | ||
+ | During those missing years I at least was still able to do many great overnight trips, magic moments in the bushland, and happily carried my A-frame Paddymade pack, which I still use when going to Reunions. | ||
+ | E | ||
+ | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS | ||
+ | The following annual subscriptions were decided at the Annual General: Meeting held on Wednesday 14th March 1990:- | ||
+ | Single active member $30 | ||
+ | j(, Household - 48- | ||
+ | Non-active member 9 | ||
+ | plus magazine 21 | ||
+ | Magazine subscription only 12 | ||
+ | The Treasurer would appreciate early payment. | ||
+ | ********** | ||
+ | NEW ADDRESS | ||
+ | Jo van Sommers and Jim Percy moved to | ||
+ | Hazelbrook on 20th February. Their new address is:- | ||
+ | 14 Mountview Avenue, Hazelbrook. NSW 2779 | ||
+ | Telephone (047) 586 009 | ||
+ | Pag620 The Sydney BUghwalker April 1990 | ||
+ | FOOTNOTES | ||
+ | WHAT' | ||
+ | Our culture night, attended by nearly 70 people, was a great success. Organised by Helen Gray, it proved to be an evening of very diverse entertainment and laughter as well. We had singers, male and female, pianists, recitations, | ||
+ | other, as need be As well as our gifted amateurs we had one professional, | ||
+ | Alan Mewett, a star trombonist; He also starred in the unexpected ror& - of Birthday Boy, when Helen brought him back on stage to present him with' a -giant sponge cake, large enough to feed everyone! | ||
+ | *.roirly thanks to all our performers, who were:- Owen marks (pIar4st- acpoitiPaniaqii Beverley Foulds ' | ||
+ | Chrpnici Operal-" | ||
+ | |||
+ | WHEN IS A LYME NOT A LI1lE7 whenit' | ||
+ | Lyme ' | ||
+ | from Royal National Park, Buladelah State Forest and Bowral. Drs Rosemary Munro and Richard Russell are doing further research in NSW, and it is | ||
+ | believed that the paralysis tick could be a vector. For further details read the January 1989 edition -of The Sydney BUshwalker - and in the | ||
+ | meantime - " | ||
+ | AN ABSOLUTE MUST - the latest copy of " | ||
+ | Dot dangling from a rope inside a New Zealand glacier - barefoot of course! | ||
+ | (recitation and Songs), Ailsa Hocking (guitar and piano accOmpaniaaftd', | ||
+ | , | ||
+ | songs), Roslyn Duncan(songs), | ||
+ | AT LANE COVE TOWN HALL - A 'RUSH DANCE - An aid of Search and Rescue. The date - May 11th. Dancing from 8 pm until midnight, come and give S -& R the support they deserve. | ||
+ | Band: "Hot Foot String Band". | ||
+ | B.Y.O. food and drink | ||
+ | Spot Prizes | ||
+ | Tickets (pay at door): $10 single | ||
+ | S.B.1JJ03arty is being arranged by Denise -Shaw - Phone 922 6093 DRe,Ss informal - No need to bring a partner | ||
+ | CHANGEAr DATE OF WALK | ||
+ | Tile clay walk to be led by Joe Marton Faulconbridge, | ||
+ | SpringWpoi4 Will now be led on 13th May 5dnstead of 6th May. Please mark | ||
+ | your Walks Program accordingly. | ||
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