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-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER
+====== The Sydney Bushwalker ======
-A monthly bulletin of matters of itnerest to The Sydney Bush Walkers
+Established June 1931
-Incorporated, Box 4476 GPO, Sydney 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 8 pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre, 16 Fitzroy
-Street, Kirribilli (near Milson's Point Railway Station). Visitors and
-prospective members are welcome any Wednesday. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager.
-EDITOR Judy O'Connor, 43 Pine Street, Cammeray 2062 Telephone 929 8629
-BUSINESS MANAGER Joy Hynes, 36 Lewis Street, Dee Why 2099 Telephone 982 2615 or 888 3144 (Busine6s)
-PRODUCTION MANAGER George Gray - Telephone 876 6263
-TYPIST & LAY-OUT Kath Brown
-ILLUSTRATOR Morag Ryder
-PRINTERS
-Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Margaret Niven, Barrie Murdoch & Kay Chan
-FEBRUARY 1992
+A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, Box 4476 GPO, Sydney 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 8 pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre, 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near Milsons Point Railway Station). Visitors and prospective members are welcome any Wednesday. To advertise in this magazine please contact the Business Manager.
-Page
-Blue Gum Forest (Photo from S.M.H.)
-The Annual General Meeting
-Kosciusko National Park - Xmas Walk
-New Members
-Conservation - The Wilderness Red Index 1991 The January General Meeting
-Social Notes
-Additional Day Walk - 1st March
-Canoe the Macleay
-Advertisements
-Willis's Walkabouts.
-Paddy Pallin - The Leaders in Adventure Eastwood Camping Centre
-Elaine Walton 3
-Alex Colley 5
-Barry Wallace 9
-Fran Holland 10
-Geoff Grace 12
+|**Editor**|Judy O'Connor, 43 Pine Street, Cammeray 2062, Telephone 929 8629|
+|**Business Manager**| Joy Hynes, 36 Lewis Street, Dee Why 2099 Telephone 982 2615 or 888 3144 (Business)|
+|**Production Manager**| George Gray - Telephone 876 6263|
+|**Typist**| Kath Brown|
+|**Illustrator**| Morag Ryder|
+|**Printers**| Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Margaret Niven, Barrie Murdoch & Kay Chan|
-THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
+===== February 1992 =====
-The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 11th March 1992.
-The President, Office Bearers and Committee will be elected for the coming year. Only members may vote (not prospectives) and all ACTIVE MEMBERS are
-eligible to stand for every office. Come along and register your vote.
-The Annual Reunion will not be held on the weekend after the AGM, but will be combined with the 65th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS of the Club, to be held on 24th/25th October at "Coo3ana", our own property in the Kangaroo Valley.
-However, on Wednesday 18th March, a BARBECUE will be held in the-back garden of the Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre at which the new President, Office Bearers and Committee will be formally presented to Club members.
-BLUE GUM FOREST. The lovely photo of Blue Gum Forest, printed in SMH on- 6/12/91, was obtained by our Conservation Secretary. and, included here to remind the Club-that it is now 60 years since the Forest was saved.
+| | |Page|
+|Blue Gum Forest (Photo from S.M.H.)| |2|
+|The Annual General Meeting||3|
+|Kosciusko National Park - Xmas Walk|Elaine Walton|3|
+|New Members||4|
+|Conservation - The Wilderness Red Index 1991|Alex Colley|5|
+|The January General Meeting|Barry Wallace|9|
+|Social Notes|Fran Holland|10|
+|Additional Day Walk - 1st March||10|
+|Canoe the Macleay|Geoff Grace|12|
+|Advertisements| | |
+|Willis's Walkabouts | |7|
+|Paddy Pallin - The Leaders in Adventure| |8|
+|Eastwood Camping Centre| |11|
+===== The Annual General Meeting =====
+The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 11th March 1992. The President, Office Bearers and Committee will be elected for the coming year. Only members may vote (not prospectives) and all **Active Members** are eligible to stand for every office. Come along and register your vote.
+The Annual Reunion will not be held on the weekend after the AGM, but will be combined with the 65th **Birthday Celebrations** of the Club, to be held on 24th/25th October at "Coolana", our own property in the Kangaroo Valley.
+However, on Wednesday 18th March, a **Barbeque** will be held in the back garden of the Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre at which the new President, Office Bearers and Committee will be formally presented to Club members.
+**Blue Gum Forest** The lovely photo of Blue Gum Forest, printed in SMH on 6/12/91, was obtained by our Conservation Secretary and included here to remind the Club that it is now 60 years since the Forest was saved.
+===== Kosciuszko National Park - Xmas Walk =====
+th December '91 - 1st January '92
+by Elaine Walton
+George Mawer (leader) - Judy Mehaffey, Brian Bolton, Carol Lubbers, Laurie Quaken, Erith Hamilton, George and Elaine Walton, Bruce McDonald (prospective).
+The first thing to be carried out after we all met at Munyang Power Station was a car swap to Guthega Dam and a food drop for our party on New Year's Eve. Now we were on our way to our first camp site which was along the service trail for 4 km. We made camp on the road as we were to climb Disappointment Ridge the next morning.
+We woke to a sunny morning and looking forward to our first climb of the trip. This was the shortest route and after a short rock scramble we were confronted with mountain heath as high as the knee, this feature accompanied us on most of the trip. After lunch one only had to look to the south to see the mist rolling in. By 4pm it was closing in and by 5pm it was a matter of map and compass, but when one can't get a bearing it does become rather frustrating for the party. We decided to make for some trees shown on the map so we would have shelter but someone must have moved them as we ended our second day camping on the head waters of the Valentine River - couldn't see a thing.  With only two stoves we all managed to have a hot drink and so we had an early night. Brian was prepared to bet we were on another location but he is fortunate we did not take up the bet.
+Next morning it was clearer-and after a nibble we started off for the previous night's camp site at the Brassy Mountain, lit a fire and had brunch. Then it was off towards Cup and Saucer with Bruce showing his talent as a map reader, the day was fine and mild and we arrived at our camp site in time to enjoy the scenery.
+Day three was to be a rest day for four, and the rest of the party did a trip to Jagungal. We woke to a heavy whiteout but the leader was confident it was to be a good day and so they set off around 9 am. It was a perfect day and the Jagungal group saw some superb scenery. Then late that afternoon the cloud started rolling in again and during the night we had some heavy rain.
+We woke to a very heavy mist, couldn't see 50 feet in front so off we started on day five. It was wet, windy, can't-see-a-thing day. Too cold to stop for lunch so we got some nibbles out and continued across the Kerries by compass all day. The leader did a perfect job of navigation as we arrived at Schlink Hilton Hut from the ridge. It was not so fortunate for Carol, Laurie and Bruce as they had to go and collect our party food and we had actually come down a ridge a bit further away from where the food was as we were expecting to camp on Dicky Cooper Bogong for New Year's Eve.
+It mined heavily during early evening so the hut was very acceptable - the party went well, starting at 3 pm - a real gourmet setting to say the least.
+Next morning it was decided to climb Dicky Cooper Bogong and complete our walk as planned. We were walking at the side of the Granite Peaks, just below a snow drift, on snow grass, when the leader did something not planned - he slipped and broke his ankle. Carol came forth and showed her expertise of bandaging an ankle, and the leader sat and gave his ideas of the best approach of getting him to medical aid. So off went Bruce and Carol to Munyang Power Station and the rest of the party made their way to a tree knoll for more shelter as we were in an exposed position. We had the help of a walker from Victoria who had spent the night in the hut with us. We had just lit a fire and then the weather turned, and we just got our tents up in time for a rather wild hail storm.
+It was around 5 pm when we looked across the valley and saw an ambulance, 4WD plus eight men (five State Emergency Volunteers, two police officers, one ambulance officer) and Bruce. They couldn't drive any further along the very rough and overgrown firetrail so made their way to us by foot. After George was made comfortable on a stretcher we all made our way towards the vehicles, crossing &rocky fast-moving creek where Laurie showed his ability standing in very cold water holding the stretcher as they crossed.
+We walked down to Whites River Hut in front of the vehicles and once we reached the road our packs were put on the vehicles and we were all transported back to the power station. When we reached our destination we were met by Carol and by her expression it looks as though Jan may have another Kanangra-to-Katoomba walker in the not too distant future.
+The accident happened at 11 am and by 8 pm George was entering the Jindabyne Bowling Club looking for something to eat, displaying a very autographable-looking plastered leg.
+We all thank you, George, for a wonderful trip.
-KOSCIUSKO NATIONAL PARK 7 :XMAS WALK
-December'91 7â€¢1st January'92
-â€¢ by Elaine Walton
-George Mawer (leader) 7 Judy Mehaffey, Brian Bolton, Carol Lubbers, Laurie Waken, Erith Hamilton,. George and Elaine Walton, Bruce McDonald (prospective).
-- The first thing to be carried out after we all met at Munyang Power Station was a car swap to Guthega Dam and a.food drop for our party on New Year's Eve. Now we were on our way to our first camp site which was along the service trail for 4 km. We made camp on the road as we were to climb'Disappointment Ridge the next morning.  We woke to a sunny morning and looking forward to our first climb of the trip. This  Was the shortest route and after a short rock scramble we were confronted with mountain heath as high as the knee, this feature accompanied us on most. of the trip. After.lunch one only had to look to the south to see the mist rolling in.. By 4-pm it was closing in and by 5.pm it was a matter of map and compass, but when one can't get a bearing it does become rather frustrating for the party. We decided to make for some trees shown on the map so w6 would have shelter. but someone.must have moved them as we ended our second day camping on the head waters of the Valentine River - couldn't see a thing.  With only two stoves we all managed to have a hot drink and so we had an early night. Brian was prepared to bet We.were on another location but he is fortunate we did not take up the. bet.
-Next Morning it was clearer-and after a nibble we started off for the previous night's camp site at the Brassy Mountain, lit a fire and had brunch. Then it was off towards Cup and Saucer with Bruce showing his talent as a. map reader, the day was fine and mild and we arrived at our camp site in time to enjoy the scenery.'
-Day three was to be a rest day for four, and the rest of the party did a trip to Jagungal. We woke to a heavy whiteout but the leader was confident it was to be a good day and so they set off around 9 am. It was a perfect day and the Jagungal group saw some superb scenery.
-Then late that afternoon the cloud started rolling in again and during the night we had some heavy rain.
-We woke to a very heavy mist, couldn't see 50 feet in front so off we started on day five. It was wet, windy, can't.-see-a--thing day. Too cold to stop for lunch so we got some nibbles
-Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker February 1992
-out and continued across the Kerries by campass all day. The leader did a perfect job of
-navigation as we arrived at Schlink Hilton Hut ?rain the ridge. It was not so fortunate for
-Carol,Laurie_and Bruce as they had to go and collect our party food and we had actually come
-down a ridge a bit further away from where the food was as we were expecting to camp on
-Dicky Cooper Bogong for New Year's Eve.
-It mined heavily during early evening so the hut was very acceptable - the party, went well, starting at 3 pm - a real gourmet setting to say the least.
-Next morning it was decided to climb Dicky Cooper Bongong and complete our walk as
-planned. We were walking at the side of the Granite Peaks, just below a snow drift, on snow
-grass, when the leader did something not planned - he slipped and broke his ankle. Carol
-came forth and showed her expertise of bandaging an. ankle, and the leader sat and gave his
-ideas of the best approach of getting him to medical aid. So off went Bruce and Carol to
-Munyang Power Station and the rest of the party made their way to a tree knoll for more
-shelter as we were in an exposed position. We had the help of a walker from Victoria who had spent the night in the hut with us. We had just lit a fire and then the weather turned,
-and we just got our tents up in time for a rather wild hail storm.
-It was around 5 pm when we looked across the valley and saw an ambulance, 4WD plus eight men (five State Emergency Volunteers, two police officers, one ambulance officer)
-and Bruce. They couldn't drive any further along the very rough and overgrown firetrail
-so made their way to us by foot. After George was made comfortable on a stretcher we all made our way towards the vehicles; crossing &rocky fast-moving creek where Laurie showed his ability standing in very cold water holding the stretcher as they crossed.
-We walked down to White's River Hut in front of the vehicles and once we reached the
-road our packs were put on the vehicles and we were all transported backto the power station.
-When we reached our destination we were met by Carol and by her expression it looks as though
-Jan may have another Kanangra-to-Katoomba walker in the not too distant future.
-â€¢ The accident happened at 11 am and by 8 pm George was entering the Jindabyne Bowling
-Club looking for something to eat, displaying a very autographabie-looking plastered leg.
-We all-thank you, George, for a wonderful trip.
 WEDDING BELLS