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+ | Siyk. IN THIS ISSUE | ||
+ | JUNE 1995 | ||
+ | rrk 2 Jenolen to Katoomba in 1943 | ||
+ | PZ/ 2 About Evelyn Whinier | ||
+ | - THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER is a monthly | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Editor: George Mawer | ||
+ | 42 Lincoln Road Georges Hall 2198 | ||
+ | Telephone 707 1343- | ||
+ | Business Manager: Joy Hynes 36 Lewis Street, Dee Why 2099 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Production Manager: Fran Holland | ||
+ | :Editorial Team: George Mawer, Barbara | ||
+ | . Bruce, Jan Roberts, Maurice Smith | ||
+ | ..Printers: Kenn Clacher, Tom Wenman, | ||
+ | Barrie Murdoch, | ||
+ | & Les Powell | ||
+ | THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS INCORPORATED was founded in 1927. 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. | ||
+ | President: Greta James | ||
+ | Vice-President: | ||
+ | Public Officer: Fran Holland | ||
+ | Treasurer: Tony Holgate | ||
+ | Secretary: Spiro Hajinakitas | ||
+ | Walks Secretary: Eddy Giacomel | ||
+ | Social Secretary: Jan Roberts | ||
+ | Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace | ||
+ | New Members Secretary: Bill Holland | ||
+ | Conservation Secretary: Alex Colley | ||
+ | Magazine Editor: George Mawer | ||
+ | Committee Members: Morie Ward & | ||
+ | Annie Maguire | ||
+ | Delegates to Confederation: | ||
+ | & Wilf Hilder | ||
+ | 5 G.P.S. and the Bushwalker | ||
+ | 5 Relaxing at Coolana | ||
+ | 7 Across the Ettrema | ||
+ | 8 From The Clubrooms | ||
+ | 8 25th Aniversary of the Andean Expedition | ||
+ | 8 SBW Concert 8 NZ Slide Night | ||
+ | 8 Upcomming Events for June | ||
+ | 9 Eco Adventures | ||
+ | 9 Advance Notice | ||
+ | 11 Lighten Your Pack | ||
+ | 11 Wilderness Shield Navigation | ||
+ | 12 Confederation - Notes on the May Meeting | ||
+ | 12 Brainteaser | ||
+ | 13 The May General Meeting | ||
+ | 14 For Sale 14 Wanted | ||
+ | 14 A Barbie at Dot's Place | ||
+ | Advertisers: | ||
+ | 4 Eastwood Camping Centre 8 Willis Walkabouts | ||
+ | 10 Alpsports | ||
+ | 15 Paddy Pallin | ||
+ | PAGE 2 | ||
+ | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER JUNE 1995 | ||
+ | Jenolen To Kgtom ba 1943 | ||
+ | by Bert Whillier | ||
+ | My wife Evelyn and I.,decided to do the trip in August 1943 and our oldest daughter Lynette was 14 months old then. Those days unlike the present we.. had to make a special pack for Lyn. | ||
+ | Day one | ||
+ | Taking a train to Katoomba, then a bus to Jenolen Caves we arrived just before lunch, so we booked for a caves inspection after lunch. After the caves tour of inspection we set off up the mountain for Kanangra. As we climbed we began to walk into snow and at the top we passed a pair of cottages. The people from the first, house, came out and were surprised to see Eve with baby on her back heading into the snow. After hearing where we were heading they said "you must not go on tonight, the other house next door is vacant so you can stay there" so thankfully we aecepted. | ||
+ | Day two | ||
+ | in the morning we set off. The snow still falling heavily and the wind very strong. After battling along for about 8 km, Eve in leather top crepe soled shoes and myself in hobnail boots on which the snow had built up 2 or 3 inches thick, we came to a tin shed which was unlocked, inside a dirt floor, so we went in and made ourselves comfortable. There was a wooden banana case, some sheett of andi some wire. We thought to make a sled so we got to work. | ||
+ | Putting Lyn inside the banana case, my pack as well, it became fun rather than a hard slog. We had expected to camp in the large cave but there were icicles like elephant tusks and the wind was horrific blowing right into the cave, so we went to the corner cave which is smaller and was more sheltered. | ||
+ | Day three ( we agreed on a rest day.) Day four | ||
+ | We set off with the wind still 'at gale force across the scrubby tops. The ground was icy. Eve in her light ' | ||
+ | With much relief we came to Hughs Ridge, then down to the Kowmung where we carped for the night | ||
+ | Day five | ||
+ | Next morning we had the pleasure of walking along the banks of this beautiful river, not available now: Then up the Cox to Breakfast Creek, then on to Carlons. | ||
+ | The late Mr and Mrs Canon gave to us their usual great hospitality. | ||
+ | Day six | ||
+ | After a comfortable night, next day we went up to NeVs Glen and on to Katoomba for the train home, none the worse for our experience, Lyn with rosy cheeks. 0 | ||
+ | 1 joined the SBW in 1937 and walked with the tigers (so called), I joined Gordon Smiths 3 months trip of New Zealand and climbed with Dot and Gordon. | ||
+ | Bert | ||
+ | About Evelyn Whiffler (Swimming) | ||
+ | Evelyn Whither (nee de Lacey), born in Perth on 21 St November, 1917, dominated women' | ||
+ | From "The Western Australian Hall of Champions" | ||
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+ | He who can draw a joy | ||
+ | From rocks, or woods or weeds, or things that seem All mute and does it - is wise | ||
+ | - B. Cornwall | ||
+ | A little fire is quickly trodden out | ||
+ | Which, being suffered, rivers cannot quench | ||
+ | - William Shakespeare | ||
+ | Therefore, let the moon | ||
+ | Shine on thee in thy solitary walk | ||
+ | and let the misty mountains winds be free | ||
+ | to blow against thee | ||
+ | - William Wordsworth | ||
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+ | JUNE 1995 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 5 | ||
+ | GPS | ||
+ | AIS1D THE BUSHWALKER. | ||
+ | by Frank Rigby | ||
+ | | ||
+ | What is UPS (Global : | ||
+ | The receiver is capable of providing lots of information but position fixing is of primary importance to bush walkers. The system is extremely accurate. So accurate that the USDD deliberately downgrades the signals for civilian users to put enemies at a disadvantage (??). The USDD can obtain fixes within 10 metres of true position but will, under current policy, only guarantee within 100 metres for others. In practice the accuracy is generally better than that. With my own receiver I obtained the following results with about 100 observations at different times; 46% within 45 metres, 75%. within 50 metres, 90% within 75 metres and 100% within 100 metres. When you plot your position on a map it may be the map which is inaccurate; maps of course have limits of accuracy. | ||
+ | UPS can be used day- or night, in any weather, anywhere in the world and will provide a fix either in latitude/ | ||
+ | Small hand lield receiver' | ||
+ | 0.42 kg and measures 15 x 8 x 3 cm's, so is easily carried. It uses 3 size AA batteries which will give about 5 hours operation and, in use, is completely silent. I have now used it in many places all over the country with excellent results. | ||
+ | Essential? No, of course not. Some bushwalkers might say the gadget takes the fun and skills out of navigating. On the other hand, try navigating in the Snowy Mountains in a white out! It's up to you. 0 | ||
+ | A 'few pleasant days at Coolana | ||
+ | Craig Shappert | ||
+ | With a group of friends 1 enjoyed a few days at Coolana over the Easter period. I was amazed that even at this time we virtually had Coolana to ourselves. We were fortunate to see a lyrebird in the clearing below the hut and while walking down from the cars hear a wallaby bounding away through the bush. | ||
+ | As one of those who was actively involved in building the hut I was delighted to see how well it had been maintained. The extra shelving is great and hooks were put to good use much to the disappointment of a nearby possum. | ||
+ | A word of warning though. Beware of those tiny scrub ticks and do come prepared. Rid is an effective deterrent but it is a good idea to check oneself thoroughly if venturing near the river. Come armed with sharp tweezers and methylated spirits. | ||
+ | Unfortunately, | ||
+ | On GPS | ||
+ | I believe that the human animal comes equipped with everything necessary to become a reasonably good navigator. I believe that if you look and take note, open your mind and your senses to the nature of the bush, the total input will be infinitely greater (and rewarding) than the tiny amount of data received by the GPS. | ||
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+ | JUNE 1995. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 7 - | ||
+ | ACROSS THE ETTREMA: TALLONG TO SASSAFRAS. | ||
+ | EASTER 1995 - | ||
+ | THE _PARTY; Bill Capon (leader), | ||
+ | FRIDAY. it was after two in the morning when the drivers returned, from Sassafras to. our camp along Funnel' | ||
+ | An hour later we arrived at the cliffs. Directly opposite was Split Rock Point. Further back was the unknown wilderness - the : | ||
+ | The afternoon was spent crashing through scrub. Soon we were following Diner Creek (more scrub). We camped early to give Geoff More time to check accommodation arrangements-and Bill time to fold his Maps correctly for the next day. | ||
+ | .SATURDAY. An hour's Walk over more open country brought us to the old Drover' | ||
+ | Luxury at Cooee Flat. An hour for afternoon tea! And a fire - courtesy of Marella, our regular arsonist, who normally prefers to break the twigs at dawn. | ||
+ | The C to C (Cooee to Cinch) rock hopping classic began at three thirty. At dusk the B team (Jan, Bill, Marella and one or two ' | ||
+ | SUNDAY. Still 3 km short of Cinch Creek. At the junction we met a party. Someone asked what trip we were,doing. Michelle said we'd come from Tallong (a slight exaggeration) and were off to Sassafras via Bundundah Creek. They just looked at us. | ||
+ | From the top (Handcuff Hill) to Cinch Creek was hard Work. We weaved around trying to get through wall to wall Banksia and Ettrema Malice. Bill was trying to use rock bands that were there last time. | ||
+ | Lunch was at Manning Saddle (Tilly Anne's Gap - see chapter 6 "Man from the Misty Mountains" | ||
+ | PAGE 8 | ||
+ | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
+ | JUNE 1995 | ||
+ | FROM THE ' | ||
+ | Jan Roberts | ||
+ | Wednesday' | ||
+ | 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANDEAN EXPEDITION - 'May 17th | ||
+ | Dot Butler, SBW Honory Life Member and one of the main instigators of this early Andean expedition, presented to us last month. Always an interesting and entertaining speaker, Dot helped us relive her experiences as though they were yesterday instead of a quarter of a century ago. Although the slides taken during the expedition were,..well used, the sheer magnificence of this part- of the Andes had not diminished, | ||
+ | Dr John Sutton was also there on the night 'to support Dot, and as expedition doctor for the party he was able to help us appreciate some of the many health risks faced by those involved with high altitude climbing in the 60's. Not surprisingly, | ||
+ | The expedition was successful in both its climbing and scientific' | ||
+ | Dot also told us about the earthquake and avalanche devastation inflicted in the Mt Huarascaran region following the expedition party' | ||
+ | A. thoroughly enjoyable night, Dot. Thank you as always for the enduring inspiration you give to us all. | ||
+ | SBW CONCERT - May 24th | ||
+ | The club concert last month proved that Sydney Bush Walkers do not require a camp fire. to bring out their talents and we were treated to a program crammed with lots of fun and variety. | ||
+ | Star performances on the night were provided by The Kris Stevenson Four' debuting Kris's new song and choreography about the joys of being a Sydney Bush Walker. Next Ken Cheng entertained us with his 'own verse ' | ||
+ | Husband and wife team, Bob and Roslyn Duncan both performed, with Bob reciting the. best ever deadpan version of 'The Lion and Albert' | ||
+ | John Hogan , Master of Ceremonies for the night, turned magician for his act and Bill Smallwood who we feared had forgotten about the night altogether, appeared at the last moment and concluded the program with his song! There is a Place on The Six Foot Track' | ||
+ | The talent was staggering! | ||
+ | Thanks to everyone who participated over the time the concert took to make happen. Perhaps those of you who couldn' | ||
+ | NZ SLIDE NIGHT - MAY 31st | ||
+ | John Hogan had another commitment on the night, so Tom Weninan presented John's slides taken on the SBW trip of 9 made to the Mt Aspiring National Park last February. Unusual for New Zealand' | ||
+ | continued page 9 | ||
+ | JUNE 1995 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 9 | ||
+ | a continued from Page 6 | ||
+ | Although the walking conditions were not a problem, the same couldn' | ||
+ | UPCOMING EVENTS FOR JUNE Winter Solstice Feast - June 21st | ||
+ | With winter setting in the days are becoming shorter, and the nights longer..., but it's not all bad news. The longest night of the year also a time to celebrate! Caine along on the 21st of June with your offering And celebrate the Winter Solstice with a feast At the | ||
+ | clubroom. We plan; to start at 7.30pm and will be warming up with club provided HOT Gluhwein. 0 | ||
+ | Eco Adventure - June 28th | ||
+ | Planning on heading north for a winter break this year or any other time for that matter? Eco Adventures Provide a wide range of outdoor holidays that are also environmentally sensitive. Just imagine waking up in the Queensland rainforest wilderness in your hammock! Come along to meet Don Rosenfeldt this Month to hear more about Eco Adventures' | ||
+ | Restaurant Night - ' | ||
+ | Many SBW members have requested an opportunity to break bread and share some wine on a weekend night, without having to rush off to the club meeting. As a result, plans are under way for a Saturday night out on the 22nd of July. If you're interested, mark the calender and look out for more details soon. 0 | ||
+ | IN THE ARCTICe, | ||
+ | A thermal oasis in the polar desert, a river. that never freezes; this is the Lake.:,... Hazen_area; | ||
+ | Ellesmere Island. | ||
+ | During theTbrief arctic summer there darkness to mark the passage of time. The scale of the land is both immense and intimate at the same time. Intricate patterns of rock, frost-cracked ground, willows and wildflowers at your feet extend out from | ||
+ | where you stand into endless | ||
+ | vistas in the clear dry air. | ||
+ | The animals lack fear of 1...}V.people and may approach closely, eurious about yourpresence. | ||
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+ | JUNE 1995 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 11 | ||
+ | LIGHTEN YOUR PACK | ||
+ | And Enjoy Walking | ||
+ | by Jim Vatiliotis First printed x x x | ||
+ | People often say that they would like to do weekend walks but they are not confident about carrying a heavy' pack- Or they cannot do, | ||
+ | Well, if you decide that a light ,pack while you are walking is. more important than -luxuries and fresh food around the campfire, you will be surprised at how much you can reduce the weight of your pack. | ||
+ | Last Easter after being _asked by the leader to keep the weight. to-a minimum, I was able to get the weight down to 8,400 grams (18.5 pounds) for the four days. Since then I have been on quite a few weekend walks when my pack weighed 8,35.0 grams (14 pounds). . . | ||
+ | I started off by listing all the things which I thought were essential and then' looking for the lightest equipment I could find. These are the basic essentials: | ||
+ | When you are carrying only 6350 grams (14 pounds) you don't, need a frame pack or one , of the elaborate frameless climbing packs. A large day pack or one of the cheap nylon packs from a disposal store will do. There is no point in carrying an extra three or four pounds for a frame pack, | ||
+ | I use a nylon tent fly with the ends cut and sewn in as doors. It is adequate but a two man tent shared between two people is better and not much extra weight. | ||
+ | A good quality heavy parka is essential even in summer. Proofed nylon ground sheets are lighter than polythene and can be used as a cape. | ||
+ | Everyone has his own preference on food but 4 pounds (1800) grams should be adequate. On extended trips we work on less than two pounds (900 grams) per day and a weekend is only one breakfast, one dinner and two lunches. Fresh meat is not very heavy in itself, but by the time you wrap it up, carry a frypan, billy lifters, etc. it is something like 550 grams (19 ozs). The freeze dried dinner is only 100 grains (4 ozs). | ||
+ | A change of clothing is good after a walk but it is not essential. I have included a woollen pullover and a heavy parka which should be enough for warmth. My experience is that in wet weather people do not change into their spare clothes even if they carry them. | ||
+ | When you go lightweight, | ||
+ | As you can see you won't have any luxuries but think of the advantage of carrying only 6350 grams (14 pounds) on a hard trip on the second, day you will be down to 4540 grams (10 pounds) which.' | ||
+ | Wilderness Shield Navigation | ||
+ | Con-lining up on the weekend of 24 & 25 June (a few days after the winter solstice) is the annual Wilderness Shield Navigation competition organised by the NSW Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs. This is off track wilderness navigation at its most challenging. | ||
+ | Last year SBW had one team in the short event. This year I would like to see several teams entered by SBW, in both the short and long event. So dust off your map and Compass knowledge and give me a call to register your interest (but not until after June 17 when 1 will be back from walking in Kakadu). | ||
+ | For further details please contact Maurice Smith on (02) 587 6325 (H) or (02) 285 5573(W). 0 | ||
+ | Item pounds/oz gLarlis | ||
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+ | Pak 1-00 450 | ||
+ | Sleeping bag 3-00 1360 | ||
+ | Tent and pegs. 1-03 540 | ||
+ | Ground sheet 0-11 320 | ||
+ | Parka 1-08 680 | ||
+ | Wool pulloVer ,044 400 | ||
+ | Billy (small) 0-06 170 | ||
+ | Map, compass 0-06 170 | ||
+ | Spoon 0-01 30 | ||
+ | Cup 0-01 30 | ||
+ | Wineskin pillow 0-02 60. | ||
+ | Torch 0-03 80 | ||
+ | First aid, matches, | ||
+ | miscellaneous 0-11 300 | ||
+ | Total | ||
+ | fq9d 10-02 4590 | ||
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+ | Bread 0-10 290 | ||
+ | Cheese 0=07 200 | ||
+ | Salami/ | ||
+ | Muesli, powdered milk - 0-07 200 | ||
+ | Eggs 0-14 400 | ||
+ | Tea, salt, butter .0-08 430 | ||
+ | Total Food '4-01 1870 | ||
+ | Total Gear & Food 14-03 6460 | ||
+ | PAGE 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER JUNE 1995 | ||
+ | The May Confederation Meeting | ||
+ | Report from Confederation Delegate, Ken Smith, | ||
+ | :' | ||
+ | 2. Issues referred to the Tracks and Access officer: - Central Coast Umina to Pearl Beach track has been - Closed | ||
+ | Benowie track and the Hornsby rifle range | ||
+ | - Yadboro (Budawangs) | ||
+ | 3. Editorial committee - volunteers are sought to assist on the editorial comniittee for "The BushWalker" | ||
+ | Conservation matters addressed: | ||
+ | 4: Proposed meeting with the NPWS Director General (R her schedule is too busy; the meeting will go ahead with her deputy, Alistair Howard. Matters to be raised by Confederation are wilderness declarations, | ||
+ | 5. Npwries sludge - pressing that in future the scheme should not be expanded, that EPA should control. | ||
+ | 6. Wollangambe Creek sludge - in January moderate rain in the area caused a Clarence colliery dam to fail andblack coal ash escaped to settle in the river. | ||
+ | IJMNP advisory committee - in the past Confederation. has considered- bushwalker representation to be inadequate on this committee. | ||
+ | 8. Horseriding in Kanangra Creek - the licence associated with the Kanangaroo and -Whalania Creek inholdifigs has expired and is Up for negotiation. NPW want a Clause that' | ||
+ | General business | ||
+ | 9. Ball 95- the theme for the Ball, "The Volley Ball". The date in the calendar is wrong, the ball will be on 22 September. | ||
+ | 10. Enquiries :41.ave again' | ||
+ | Bill Capons Easter walk I> continued from page 7 We were all so tired Geoff had little policing to do. | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | The next hour provided smile of the best creek walking I can remember. Lots of bedrock with interesting formations: Lunch, all 90 minutes of it. was spent spreadeagled over the Kakadu like landscape of Plain Creek. Memories of the previous day faded as bliss took over, if this was all part of a plan to help us forget earlier hardships then it was working. | ||
+ | The rest was a bit of an anticlimax. We were soon heading south west following animal trails. We reached the fire trail near Jones Creek. An hour or so later the peace was disturbed by the roar of a 4WD on the Turpentine Road: Our epic trip was over. El | ||
+ | A.PERSONAL CHALLENGE | ||
+ | This test does not measure your intelligence, | ||
+ | Example: 16 = 0 in a P = Ounces in a Pound | ||
+ | 1. 26 = L of the A | ||
+ | 2. 7 =WoftheAW | ||
+ | 3. 1001 =AN | ||
+ | 4. 12 = S of the Z | ||
+ | 5. 54 C in a D (with the J) | ||
+ | 6. 9=PintheSS | ||
+ | 7. 88 = P K | ||
+ | 8. 13 --SontheAF | ||
+ | 9. 32 = D F at which W F | ||
+ | 10. 18HonaGC | ||
+ | 11. 90=DinaRA I?. 200 = P for P G in M More, (and answers) next month. | ||
+ | JUNE 1995 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 13 | ||
+ | The May General Meeting. | ||
+ | by Barry Wallace | ||
+ | There were around 20 members present by 2007 so the president called the. meeting to order and started proceedings. There were apologies from Eddie (uiacoraei, Jim Calloway and Bill and Fran Holland. The minutes of, -the April general meeting were read and received with no matters arising. | ||
+ | Correspondence included a letter from Confederation, | ||
+ | a) Hornsby Shire Council. | ||
+ | b) The NSW minister for conservation. | ||
+ | c) The Jenolan Caves Trust asking about car parking and the use of buses to access Kanangra Walls. | ||
+ | There was no business arising from the correspondence. | ||
+ | The treasurer' | ||
+ | The walks report began at the Easter weekend, with Morrie Ward presenting the reports in the absence of Eddie, who was away commissioning something somewhere. Ian Rannard had a party of 16 plus 1 (retired early) on his Hume and Hovel track walk. They experienced some rain in the early and late stages of the walk but otherwise it was all right. Tony Holgate led 13 on his walk in the rainforest at Waslapool National Park. They had some rain early in the trip and judging by the look of the photos the trees never dried. They also enjoyed the pleasure of getting out to the cars a bit late on the last day and Washpool' | ||
+ | Dick Weston' | ||
+ | The following weekend saw a couple of people take Monday as holiday and form a long weekend with Anzac day. Bill Capon had such a walk scheduled in Deua National Park but ceded leadership of the party of 13 to a team made up of Rik King and Tony Holgate. Peter Miller' | ||
+ | April 28 - 29- 30 had Tom Wellman leading 14 walkers on his Kanangra to Katoomba stroll. The weather was unexpectedly mild and there was rather a lot of water in the streams, but otherwise all went to program. Eddy Giacomel had 27 on his Sunday walk along the Old Northern Road. The going was gentle so they spent some time practising and teaching map reading. Greta James reported a beautiful day for the 19 starters on her Glenbrook area walk. | ||
+ | Wet ctmditions caused the Cancellation of Jan Mohandas' | ||
+ | PAGE 14 | ||
+ | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
+ | JUNE 1995 | ||
+ | |||
+ | continued from F.. 13 | ||
+ | with cold wet conditions involving sleety rain. It ,cleared.. a bit in the afternoon so they did get to relax and eat lunch at the suspension bridge before, dashing back to The Tree. Not sure that was a good note on which to end the walks reports but that's how it happened. | ||
+ | Conservation report brought news of a letter from Colin Watson of the Budawangs Committee alerting us to a problem with a landholder who is refusing to permit access to the Clyde River and Yadboro Creek in the National Park near Yadboro.Flat area. The meeting resolved to refer this to , Confederation tracks and access committee. We were also apprised of the present balance of parties in the recently elected NSW Legislative Assembly. It seems that with 7 independents there is now a chance that conservation bills may pass through the Assembly with at least some of the initial intent and powers intact, , Tim Yoden is the new minister for conservation and water management. I guess it would have: been worse if they had phrased it the other way round. | ||
+ | Confederation report indicated that NPWS have acknowledged the letter regarding horse riding in Kanangra Boyd National Park and, in a completely un related move, the Director General of NPWS is seeking discussions with Confederation. The CAA have responded to suggestions for an increase in the minimum flight level for helicopters flying over Blue Mountains National Park by pointing out that the use of airspace above the present maximum flight levels by large commercial aircraft make this impractical. Confederations have donated $500 to the Tina. Creek Progress Association to assist in their campaign to prevent the establishment of a mushroom composting plant near the headwaters of the Wolgan River. | ||
+ | General business saw passage of a motion that our Confederation delegates move that Confederation oppose all helicopter flights over the Blue Mountains National Park other than park administration or search and rescue flightS. The announcements followed and the meeting closed at 2107; | ||
+ | Kath Brown has been in hospital. | ||
+ | As far as we know it is not terribly serious and we understand that she is doing well. No she does not want hordes of visitors or phone calls. | ||
+ | Kath, we all hope that everything is OK with you and that you make a speedy recovery. | ||
+ | Love and best wishes from all of your friends in the Club. | ||
+ | Dot Butler "in for repair" | ||
+ | Dot doesn' | ||
+ | The same goes for you too, Dot. We all hope that the repairs are successful and that you make a speedy recovery. | ||
+ | Love and best wishes from all at the Club. | ||
+ | For Sale | ||
+ | One pair of Hi -Tek Boots, size 45, in "As New" condition. Worn three hours on the road only. Cost me $120. Will sell for $95. | ||
+ | Bill Capon. | ||
+ | Wanted | ||
+ | Buy or borrow. Map - Touga - 1:50,000. Bill Capon. | ||
+ | A Barbie at Dots Place. | ||
+ | A Bar-B-Q to welcome Ross VVybom home from Canada on a short visit will be held at Dot Butler' | ||
+ | Slides Of Glacier Bay Alaska will be shoNivn. | ||
+ | All of Rosso' | ||
+ | Alaff arid-Alice Wybom, Maltia Bay (044) 715 139. | ||
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