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 I am glad to remember that having met Barry early in his Club time, Kath and I were able to introduce him to some of the places we felt he would enjoy. Thus we went, as a cheerful foursome, to the Budawangs (from Wog Wog to Mount Owen and Monolith Valley), the upper Cox River valley below Megalong and Kanimbla and to Blue Gum Forest. It was obvious that he gained great pleasure from seeing those places, and I recall him looking out from the Yadboro Rim, and saying you could walk or ride a bike all day through his native Holland without seeing a real hill. I am glad to remember that having met Barry early in his Club time, Kath and I were able to introduce him to some of the places we felt he would enjoy. Thus we went, as a cheerful foursome, to the Budawangs (from Wog Wog to Mount Owen and Monolith Valley), the upper Cox River valley below Megalong and Kanimbla and to Blue Gum Forest. It was obvious that he gained great pleasure from seeing those places, and I recall him looking out from the Yadboro Rim, and saying you could walk or ride a bike all day through his native Holland without seeing a real hill.
  
-It was Barry who made me think deeply on another matter. Barry was  about my own age, but had lived his childhood and early manhood in Holland, where he experienced the Nazi occupation of his homeland between 1940 and 1945. For many of our age who had the fortune to live in the "Lucky Country", and came through unscathed, the War years were not much more than an interruption to our way of life - a time when we felt some of the precious years of our youth were being "wasted" in activities that were necessary and inevitable, but not the sort of things we really wanted to do.+It was Barry who made me think deeply on another matter. Barry was about my own age, but had lived his childhood and early manhood in Holland, where he experienced the Nazi occupation of his homeland between 1940 and 1945. For many of our age who had the fortune to live in the "Lucky Country", and came through unscathed, the War years were not much more than an interruption to our way of life - a time when we felt some of the precious years of our youth were being "wasted" in activities that were necessary and inevitable, but not the sort of things we really wanted to do.
  
-But can you imagine what it must have been like to live in a conquered occupied country? What would youhave done? What would I have done? For a few there may have been the honorable path of resistance, but for so many it would have been necessary - either for personal survival or to save those near and dear to them from reprisal - to submit and make some show of collaboration with the invader. I have heard that Barry in later years did admit to knowing of the Dutch resistance movement, and having some contact with it, but I never asked him about it, and he did not volunteer any comment, except that life in Holland was pretty wretched during the War years.+But can you imagine what it must have been like to live in a conquered occupied country? What would you have done? What would I have done? For a few there may have been the honorable path of resistance, but for so many it would have been necessary - either for personal survival or to save those near and dear to them from reprisal - to submit and make some show of collaboration with the invader. I have heard that Barry in later years did admit to knowing of the Dutch resistance movement, and having some contact with it, but I never asked him about it, and he did not volunteer any comment, except that life in Holland was pretty wretched during the War years.
  
-One thing is quite clear - that Barry, during his early manhood, between the ages of about 22 and 27, could not have found much happinessin his life. His was too much of the "free spirit" that Tom Wenman mentions in our 60th Anniversary History, to have placidly submitted to conditions that may have embittered many a man. Barry's triumph is that he came out of this bleak experience a "whole man" - kindly, good-humoured, with a love of beautiful things, whether it be wild country or great music, and a lot of faith in the basic goodwill of humanity.+One thing is quite clear - that Barry, during his early manhood, between the ages of about 22 and 27, could not have found much happiness in his life. His was too much of the "free spirit" that Tom Wenman mentions in our 60th Anniversary History, to have placidly submitted to conditions that may have embittered many a man. Barry's triumph is that he came out of this bleak experience a "whole man" - kindly, good-humoured, with a love of beautiful things, whether it be wild country or great music, and a lot of faith in the basic goodwill of humanity.
  
 I should like to think that, under the Southern Cross, Barry may have found some of the sweet things of life that had been denied him in those early adult years - some recompense for the "lost" years. We mourn the loss of a good man, and extend our sympathy to Elaine and his other relatives. I should like to think that, under the Southern Cross, Barry may have found some of the sweet things of life that had been denied him in those early adult years - some recompense for the "lost" years. We mourn the loss of a good man, and extend our sympathy to Elaine and his other relatives.
  
 +=====Tramping in New Zealand.=====
  
-===== Tramping in New Zealand =====+by Patrick James
  
 +New Zealand, beautiful New Zealand, the land of the long white cloud. And, when the long white cloud is raised like Salome's seventh veil, what do you find? You find sandflies, sandflies and more bloody sandflies. These small, horrible, terrible insects are named not for their association with the beach but for their number. There are zillions and zillions of them, as numerous as grains of sand and, like flying piranha, all ready to eat the unwary bushwalker. Sandflies have been aptly described as "the Keepers of New Zealand's Beautful Places". They are also the reason why so many Kiwis live over here.
  
-by Patrick James  +A good insect repellent is essential. We found tropical strength Aeroguard to be excellent. An aerosol can of insecticide for use in huts or tents at night is an essential item and not to be considered a wimpy luxury. Anti-histamine cream and/or pills for treatment against sandfly bites is a sensible addition to the first aid kit. Long sleeved shirt and long trousers are a good idea at night.
-New Zealand, beautifUl 'Nei Zealand, the land of the long white cloud. And, when the long white cloud is.raised like Salome's seventh veil, what do you find? You find sandflies, sandflies and more bloody sandflies. These small, horrible, terrible insects are named not for their association with the beach but for their number.- There are zillions and zillions of the, as numerous as grains of sand and, like flying piranha, all ready to eat the unwary bushwalker. Sandflies have been aptly described as "the Keepers of New Zealand's Beautful Places". They are also the reason why +
-so many Kiwis live over hero. +
-A good insect repellent is essential. We found tropical strength +
-Aeroguard to be excellent. An aerosol can of insecticide for use in huts +
-or tents at night is an essential item andnot to be considered a wimpy luxury. Anti-histamine cream and/or pills for treatment against sandfly +
-.bites is a sensible addition to the first aid kit. Long sleeved shirt arid +
-long trousers are a good idea at night. +
-Aside from the insects NZ is a. terrific place for buShwalking, Or, to use the vernacular, tramping. In March 1991 we did two tramps, three days. on the Abel Tasman coastal walk and five days on the Travers-Sabine alpine +
-walk, and we had no problems at all. There are a number of things of +
-complete contrast to walking in NSW. Firstly the place is so green and +
-consequently so wet (or vice versa), secondly there are few rock shelters +
-or overhangs. These factors plus the sandflies make the provision of huts +
-a necessity. +
-Our experience of backcountry huts was very good; plenty of room, +
-sufficient fire wood and reasonably clean. Some huts on some walks do get +
-crowded. This was the case on the Abel Tasman coastal walk. Luckily we +
-were advised to take a tent, which we did, and we could With smug satis- +
-faction retire from a full hut to our insectproof tent. For huts, an +
-addition to the essential equipment list are fire-starters. Usually there +
-is insufficient kindling near the huts and what there is may be too thick or too wet. +
-The use of huts is no longer free; a daily fee of $4, $8 or $12.is charged. There is provision for an annual hut ticket which is about $50 +
-so there could be some saving to be had for say a ten to fourteen day walk. It could be a part of the master plan for the defence of New Zealand but +
-the topo maps that are avilable are expensive and at large scales. Two +
-reasons for not buying maps. The real reason, perhaps, is that the tree +
-canopy is so dense that for aerial mapping you Cannot see the ground for the trees so that mapping at a small scale is not practical. +
-Tramping through the forest does get a bit depressing. The forests are.enchanted with green and mouldy trees, gnarled and twisted roots, all bathed in dappled sunlight filtered through the almost continuous canopy of +
-leaves. I had expected to come across Hansel: and Gretel crying under a +
-dripping tree. The tracks are well marked using the internationally +
-acclaimed method of cut-up bits of old venetian blinds. The alpine walk +
-was blazed with yellow, red and white marks in some secret colour code +
-combination which I could not fathom. The system does work as we only +
-lost the track a couple of times. +
-We walked out from the Abel Tasman walk by catching the ferry. You +
-wait on the beach and flag the vessel down as it passes on its daily route. +
-They come and get you in a small boat. On board the ferry you can got+
  
-- coffee, drinks and snacks.and it's a'very.civilised way to end a walk. The Abel Tasman walk crosses over a couple of estuaries. Normal tides around Nelson are about 3.metres, so that crossing the estuaries can only +Aside from the insects NZ is a terrific place for bushwalking, or, to use the vernaculartrampingIn March 1991 we did two trampsthree days on the Abel Tasman coastal walk and five days on the Travers-Sabine alpine walk, and we had no problems at allThere are a number of things of complete contrast to walking in NSW. Firstly the place is so green and consequently so wet (or vice versa), secondly there are few rock shelters or overhangsThese factors plus the sandflies make the provision of huts a necessity.
-be done at low tide. It is a good idea to take your own set of tide tables. +
-On our last night of the alpine walk we stayed in a small 6 bunk hut. Just the two of usuntil 2 am when 5 young people tramped in.. Very quickly we gathered up our gear and went back to sleep. +
-When trying to hitch a ride back to Nelson after the walkwe were +
-starting to despair after 90 minutes of getting nowhere when someone stopped and told us that we were on the wrong side of the road. So contrary to the road sign we changed sides and quick as a flash got a lift back to Nelson and a hot shower and clean clothes. +
-New Zealand 'is different from New South Wales: real mountains with snow on them; great ice cream; plenty of green: green hills, green trees, green fields; in the hillsrivers and creeks full of clean drinking water; an abundance of gravel; a magnetic variation about twice what we are used to and tides also double oursThe people are nice too. +
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 +Our experience of backcountry huts was very good; plenty of room, sufficient fire wood and reasonably clean. Some huts on some walks do get crowded. This was the case on the Abel Tasman coastal walk. Luckily we were advised to take a tent, which we did, and we could with smug satisfaction retire from a full hut to our insect proof tent. For huts, an addition to the essential equipment list are fire-starters. Usually there is insufficient kindling near the huts and what there is may be too thick or too wet.
 +
 +The use of huts is no longer free; a daily fee of $4, $8 or $12 is charged. There is provision for an annual hut ticket which is about $50 so there could be some saving to be had for say a ten to fourteen day walk. It could be a part of the master plan for the defence of New Zealand but the topo maps that are avilable are expensive and at large scales. Two reasons for not buying maps. The real reason, perhaps, is that the tree canopy is so dense that for aerial mapping you cannot see the ground for the trees so that mapping at a small scale is not practical.
 +
 +Tramping through the forest does get a bit depressing. The forests are enchanted with green and mouldy trees, gnarled and twisted roots, all bathed in dappled sunlight filtered through the almost continuous canopy of leaves. I had expected to come across Hansel and Gretel crying under a dripping tree. The tracks are well marked using the internationally acclaimed method of cut-up bits of old venetian blinds. The alpine walk was blazed with yellow, red and white marks in some secret colour code combination which I could not fathom. The system does work as we only lost the track a couple of times.
 +
 +We walked out from the Abel Tasman walk by catching the ferry. You wait on the beach and flag the vessel down as it passes on its daily route. They come and get you in a small boat. On board the ferry you can got coffee, drinks and snacks and it's a very civilised way to end a walk. The Abel Tasman walk crosses over a couple of estuaries. Normal tides around Nelson are about 3 metres, so that crossing the estuaries can only be done at low tide. It is a good idea to take your own set of tide tables.
 +
 +On our last night of the alpine walk we stayed in a small 6 bunk hut. Just the two of us, until 2 am when 5 young people tramped in. Very quickly we gathered up our gear and went back to sleep.
 +
 +When trying to hitch a ride back to Nelson after the walk, we were starting to despair after 90 minutes of getting nowhere when someone stopped and told us that we were on the wrong side of the road. So contrary to the road sign we changed sides and quick as a flash got a lift back to Nelson and a hot shower and clean clothes.
 +
 +New Zealand is different from New South Wales: real mountains with snow on them; great ice cream; plenty of green: green hills, green trees, green fields; in the hills, rivers and creeks full of clean drinking water; an abundance of gravel; a magnetic variation about twice what we are used to and tides also double ours. The people are nice too.
 +
 +----
 +
 +====The Cheaper Sleeper?====
 +
 +You may have heard that the duty on sleeping bag liners and stuff sacks has been reduced by 10%. Did you know that the duty on sleeping bags has also been reduced by 10%? Theoretically, that means the __price__ should fall by 10%. Checked your local camping store lately?
 +
 +=====The Annual Re-Union.=====
  
 This year the Club's Annual Reunion will be held at "Coolana" on 14-15 September. This year the Club's Annual Reunion will be held at "Coolana" on 14-15 September.
 +
 Come along for a nice relaxed and friendly weekend, an opportunity for new members and prospectives to get to know other members and their families. Yes, children are very welcome, the more the merrior. Come along for a nice relaxed and friendly weekend, an opportunity for new members and prospectives to get to know other members and their families. Yes, children are very welcome, the more the merrior.
 +
 Activities will include camp fire singing, entertainment, supper provided, swimming if warm, damper cooking competition (bring self-raising flour), Coolana boundary walk led by Dot Butler whose birthday will be celebrated at the campfire. Activities will include camp fire singing, entertainment, supper provided, swimming if warm, damper cooking competition (bring self-raising flour), Coolana boundary walk led by Dot Butler whose birthday will be celebrated at the campfire.
-People who can provide transport and people requiring a lift please 
-. phone Spiro Hajinakitas 332 3452, Ian Debert 982 2615 or Helen Gray 867 6263. 
-See map below - entrance to Coolana sign reads "8. B. WALKER". 
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-MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES - Peter Yardley 878 2499 (H) or 428 4444 (B) or Bill Holland 484 6636 (H) or 925 3309 (B) 
-Page 12' The Sydney Bushwalker August 1991 
  
 +People who can provide transport and people requiring a lift please phone Spiro Hajinakitas 332 3452, Ian Debert 982 2615 or Helen Gray 867 6263.
 +
 +See map below - entrance to Coolana sign reads "S. B. WALKER".
 +
 +----
 +
 +===Membership Enquiries===
 +
 +Contact Peter Yardley 878 2499 (H) or 428 4444 (B) or Bill Holland 484 6636 (H) or 925 3309 (B).
 +
 +----
  
-===== July General Meeting =====+=====July General Meeting.=====
  
 Notes by Jim Oxley Notes by Jim Oxley
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