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- | SYDNEY BUSHWALKER is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, Box 4476 GPO Sydney 2001. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager. | + | **SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, Box 4476 GPO Sydney 2001. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager. |
- | Editor: Patrick James | + | |
- | 5/2 Hardie Street Neutral Bay 2089 | + | |**Editor**| Patrick James 5/2 Hardie Street Neutral Bay 2089 Telephone |
- | Telephone 9904 1515 | + | |**Business Manager**| Elizabeth Miller 1 The Babette, Castlecrag, 2068 Telephone |
- | Business Manager:' | + | |**Production Manager**| Frances Holland| |
- | 1 The Babette, Castlecrag, 2068 | + | |**Printers**| Kenn Clacher, Tom Wenman, Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven & Les Powell| |
- | Telephone 9958 7838 | + | |
- | Production Manager: Frances Holland | + | 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). |
- | Printers: Kenn Clacher, Tom Wenman, | + | |
- | Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven | + | |President| Eddy Giacomel| |
- | & Les Powell | + | |Vice-President| Tony Holgate| |
- | 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. | + | |Public Officer| Fran Holland| |
- | President: Eddy Giacomel | + | |Treasurer| Greta James| |
- | Vice-President: Tony Holgate | + | |Secretary| Don Wills | |
- | Public Officer: Fran Holland | + | |Walks Secretary| Bill Capon| |
- | Treasurer: Greta James | + | |Social Secretary| Peter Dalton| |
- | Secretary: Don 'Wills | + | |Membership Secretary| Barry Wallace| |
- | Walks Secretary: Bill Capon | + | |New Members Secretary| Jennifer Giacomel| |
- | Social Secretary: Peter Dalton | + | |Conservation Secretary| Bill Holland| |
- | Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace | + | |Magazine Editor| Patrick James| |
- | New Members Secretary: | + | |Committee Members| Elwyn Morris & Louise Verdon |
- | Jennifer Giacomel | + | |Delegates to Confederation| Jim Callaway & Ken Smith| |
- | Conservation Secretary: Bill Holland | + | |
- | Magazine Editor: Patrick James | + | **August 1998 Issue, No. 765:** |
- | Committee Members: | + | |
- | Elwyn Morris & Louise Verdon | + | |New Zealand' |
- | Delegates to Confederation: | + | |Ticks, Ticks, Ticks | F Frog | 3| |
- | Jim Callaway & Ken Smith | + | |What does it Take? |Maurice Smith|5| |
- | August 1998 | + | |August 1998 General Meeting |
- | In This Issue, No. 765: | + | |Libby' |
- | P 2 New Zealand' | + | |Knives |
- | P 4 Ticks, Ticks, Ticks Letter: | + | |It wasn't bushwalking |
- | P 5 What does it Take? by Maurice Smith | + | |Photographs Required |
- | P 6 August 1998 General Meeting | + | |Clubnight Reports |
- | P 9 Libby' | + | |Now Its Mid Week Camping |
- | P 10 Knives | + | |Conservation |
- | P 11 It wasn't bushwalking | + | |Walks Secretariat |
- | by John Carlson. | + | |Footnotes |
- | P 11 Photographs Required | + | |
- | P 7 Clubnight Reports | + | |
- | P 13 Now Its Mid Week Camping | + | |
- | Conservation | + | |
- | P 14 Footnotes | + | |
Advertisers | Advertisers | ||
- | P 7 Willis' | + | |
- | P 8 Eastwood Camping Centre | + | P 7 Willis' |
- | P 14 U Relax 4 We'll Drive Back Cover Paddy Pallin | + | P 8 Eastwood Camping Centre\\ |
- | }Page 2 The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 | + | P 14 U Relax 4 We'll Drive\\ |
- | NEW ZEALAND'S | + | Back Cover Paddy Pallin\\ |
- | NORTHLAND | + | |
- | New Zealand is demarcated into demographic regions and not provinces as is often believed. Northland is the northernmost region and is that long finger of land sticking out from the top. At the end of 1997 did a cycle tour spending the entire time in Northland. It's an area Oz bushwalkers rarely, if ever, go near. The region does, however get plenty of tourists to its famous Bay of Islands. | + | |
- | (As a matter of interest: this private cycle tour was a re-enactment of what was supposed to be an organised ride which went disastrously wrong for the organisers (Far Out Events). About 30,000 brochures were distributed throughout Oz and NZ resulting in 21 takers. The event was called off) | + | ====== New Zealand's Northland ====== |
- | I was fortunate to spend. the first 8 days on a farm at Pahi (Par-hee). By the way - all Maori place names end in a vowel. The waterfront farm was in a setting straight off a postcard with its rolling grounds dotted with magnificent old trees. The farmer had given up | + | |
- | on trying to make a decent living out of | + | by Brian Holden |
- | farming and had become a practitioner of | + | |
- | " | + | New Zealand is demarcated into demographic regions and not provinces as is often believed. Northland is the northernmost region and is that long finger of land sticking out from the top. At the end of 1997 I did a cycle tour spending the entire time in Northland. It’s an area Oz bushwalkers rarely, if ever, go near. The region does, however get plenty of tourists to its famous Bay of Islands. |
- | Northland is Kauri country and a major focus in the area is on the history of the loggers and gumgetters Logs are being dug up from old swamps and have lain there for 40,000 to | + | |
- | 50,000 years. A lot of furniture is made locally from these petrified forests.. In a museum at Matakohe there is painted on a wall the periphery of the largest Kauri ever found. I stared in amazement at a circle 88 feet in circumference! Utensils and ornaments made from ancient Kauri gum was a sizeable industry in the old days. The biggest living trees in NZ are also found in this region. | + | (As a matter of interest: this private cycle tour was a re-enactment of what was supposed to be an organised ride which went disastrously wrong for the organisers (Far Out Events). About 30,000 brochures were distributed throughout Oz and NZ resulting in 21 takers. The event was called off.) |
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+ | I was fortunate to spend the first 8 days on a farm at Pahi (Par-hee). By the way - all Maori place names end in a vowel. The waterfront farm was in a setting straight off a postcard with its rolling grounds dotted with magnificent old trees. The farmer had given up on trying to make a decent living out of farming and had become a practitioner of “back adjustments for both man and animal with cosmic assistance”. He did not advertise and yet his phone hardly stopped ringing. Most calls were from people with horses with suspected bad backs. I felt I was experiencing the type of culture which my great grandfather lived in - and I was charmed by the experience. When I expressed my astonishment to my cycling companion (an ex-Kiwi) she just said “this is New Zealand”. I was under the illusion that our cultures were identical - but that was based on my previous trips being confined to the city centres and the walking tracks. | ||
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+ | Northland is Kauri country and a major focus in the area is on the history of the loggers and gumgetters. Logs are being dug up from old swamps and have lain there for 40,000 to 50,000 years. A lot of furniture is made locally from these petrified forests. In a museum at Matakohe there is painted on a wall the periphery of the largest Kauri ever found. I stared in amazement at a circle 88 feet in circumference! Utensils and ornaments made from ancient Kauri gum was a sizeable industry in the old days. The biggest living trees in NZ are also found in this region. | ||
As this is the northernmost part of the country, the region is the warmest and for this reason is attracting the wealthier Kiwis into some posh home building. There are plenty of sites with views to choose from. If I had money I did not know what to do with I think I would be into it. | As this is the northernmost part of the country, the region is the warmest and for this reason is attracting the wealthier Kiwis into some posh home building. There are plenty of sites with views to choose from. If I had money I did not know what to do with I think I would be into it. | ||
- | I spent two days as a guest in Waipu (Whypoo). What a difference to the feeling a tourist has towards a foreign country if he is taken in by some locals! I was given a day out at the Dargaville Cup which I assumed was the premier event of the year. There may have been. 400 there. Without elevated seating all we could see of the horses was when they were coming in to the finishing post. I placed bets with little interest from then on what happened to my money. It was the quaint experience that I was there for. Dargaville was one town without a Maori name which are generally so hard for left-brained people to absorb, I could not repeat where I had been - even. if I had heard the name only moments before. Dargaville has the river which the locals describe as flowing | + | |
- | When my companion and I finally got onto our saddles we spent the following nights at Whangarei (Fung-er-ay), | + | I spent two days as a guest in Waipu (Why-poo). What a difference to the feeling a tourist has towards a foreign country if he is taken in by some locals! I was given a day out at the Dargaville Cup which I assumed was the premier event of the year. There may have been 400 there. Without elevated seating all we could see of the horses was when they were coming in to the finishing post. I placed bets with little interest from then on what happened to my money. It was the quaint experience that I was there for. Dargaville was one town without a Maori name which are generally so hard for left-brained people to absorb, I could not repeat where I had been - even if I had heard the name only moments before. Dargaville has the river which the locals describe as flowing |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | |
- | Page 3 | + | When my companion and I finally got onto our saddles we spent the following nights at Whangarei (Fung-er-ay), |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 | + | |
- | coffee and cake. My companion was embarrassed by my cheek_ | + | |
The YHA hostel at Whangarei was good and at the top of a very steep climb. This part of Northland looked prosperous with Whangarei as the commercial centre for the region. It is a haven for globe-trotting yachts to get repairs and supplies. There was a forest of masts in the river. A few of those Yankee boats must have been worth over a million. | The YHA hostel at Whangarei was good and at the top of a very steep climb. This part of Northland looked prosperous with Whangarei as the commercial centre for the region. It is a haven for globe-trotting yachts to get repairs and supplies. There was a forest of masts in the river. A few of those Yankee boats must have been worth over a million. | ||
- | The YHA hostel at Paihia is good. The town is a resort town on the Bay of Islands. Waitangi Treaty House is nearby. This was a building imported from Sydney to impress the Maories when the signed away their land for the Queen's protection (from whom?). I caught the ferry to Russel which was the original- capital of the colony. | + | |
- | The YHA hostel at Kerikeri is good. A very pretty little town on a river. The country's oldest house is there. Kemp House is a fine homestead in top condition. The. YHA hostel in Kaitaia was good and managed by a real character. One great advantage of cycling over bushwalking is that you can get stuck into a big supermarket at the end of the day (such as a town the size of this one has). | + | The YHA hostel at Paihia is good. The town is a resort town on the Bay of Islands. Waitangi Treaty House is nearby. This was a building imported from Sydney to impress the Maories when the signed away their land for the Queen’s protection (from whom?). I caught the ferry to Russel which was the original capital of the colony. |
- | Up to this point we did not do the tour alone as we and 8 others who had already paid for air fares got together after the organised tour had been aborted. The next day was a scheduled rest day and the 10 of us took a bus from Kaitaia to Cape Reinga which is the very top end of NZ. It is here that the Tasman meets the Pacific and, as there is a difference in the levels of the two bodies of water, one can see the chop where they meet (known, of course, as the Meeting of the Waters).. The bus driver did not shut up and was determined to get across every bit of knowledge he had. He even described manufacturing processes as we passed pockets of industry. Not as boring as it might seem as his microphone was hand- | + | |
- | held and the curves were negotiated with one hand. This also meant that when he wanted to point something out there was no hand on the wheel at all. We planned an ambush at lunch to collectively tick him off. But we piked out. He was such a nice guy. His next lot of passengers can do the job for us. | + | The YHA hostel at Kerikeri is good. A very pretty little town on a river. The country’s oldest house is there. Kemp House is a fine homestead in top condition. |
- | There were too many racers in the group so my companion and I dropped back a day by staying overnight at Kohukohu. Kohukohu was too off the beaten track for a hostel. The village is situated on Hokianga Harbour. In the old days the settlements around the harbour were isolated from the rest of the country but communicated with each other by boat. These residents became the "Hokianga people". The guests' | + | |
- | The only other stay-over which was not the usual good YHA hostel was at Opononi which was a type of pseudo-resort. By that I mean it was in a top natural setting but the money was not finding its way there as it did at Paihia, The YHA hostel here had burned down and a small and cramped hostel owned by a Swiss was where we ended up at. The owner once stayed here while passing through as a backpacker and decided to buy it. I noticed a lot of young northern Europeans travelling through. I particularly remember a conversation I had with two Germans at Opononi. They said that the long hours they were working at home was killing them. Sign of the times everywhere! | + | Up to this point we did not do the tour alone as we and 8 others who had already paid for air fares got together after the organised tour had been aborted. The next day was a scheduled rest day and the 10 of us took a bus from Kaitaia to Cape Reinga which is the very top end of NZ. It is here that the Tasman meets the Pacific and, as there is a difference in the levels of the two bodies of water, one can see the chop where they meet (known, of course, as the Meeting of the Waters). The bus driver did not shut up and was determined to get across every bit of knowledge he had. He even described manufacturing processes as we passed pockets of industry. Not as boring as it might seem as his microphone was hand-held and the curves were negotiated with one hand. This also meant that when he wanted to point something out there was no hand on the wheel at all. We planned an ambush at lunch to collectively tick him off. But we piked out. He was such a nice guy. His next lot of passengers can do the job for us. |
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated: | + | |
- | Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 | + | There were too many racers in the group so my companion and I dropped back a day by staying overnight at Kohukohu. Kohukohu was too off the beaten track for a hostel. The village is situated on Hokianga Harbour. In the old days the settlements around the harbour were isolated from the rest of the country but communicated with each other by boat. These residents became the “Hokianga people”. The guests’ sitting room in the small hotel is actually the publican’s lounge room - so I watch TV surrounded by family photos. The publican served us dinner in his own dining room dressed in an apron over singlet, shorts and thongs. Nevertheless, |
- | The Maori population of the region is about 40% and it goes without saying that Northland is economically depressed. Old Kingwoods | + | |
- | Northland was a memorable experience and I'll be back. | + | The only other stay-over which was not the usual good YHA hostel was at Opononi which was a type of pseudo-resort. By that I mean it was in a top natural setting but the money was not finding its way there as it did at Paihia, The YHA hostel here had burned down and a small and cramped hostel owned by a Swiss was where we ended up at. The owner once stayed here while passing through as a backpacker and decided to buy it. I noticed a lot of young northern Europeans travelling through. I particularly remember a conversation I had with two Germans at Opononi. They said that the long hours they were working at home was killing them. Sign of the times everywhere! |
- | TICKS TICKS TICKS TICKS | + | |
- | Stephen | + | The Maori population of the region is about 40% and it goes without saying that Northland is economically depressed. Old Kingswoods |
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- | There is a variety of information under the link titled "Fact Sheets" | + | Northland was a memorable experience and I’ll be back. |
- | Letter to the Editor. | + | |
- | Dear Editor, | + | |
- | We in Frog Hollow, who as you would well know are an endangered species, respectfully request right af reply 'to the sentiments expressed in the July issue of your liter (or is it littery?) journal. We nobly, pass over the | + | ====== Ticks Ticks Ticks Ticks ====== |
- | grammatical aberrations in your froggy recipe, but this should not be taken as tacit approval of the consumption of frogs legs in any form. Indeed we urge that you cease this barbarous practice and switch to escargots immediately. | + | |
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+ | Dear Editor, | ||
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+ | We in Frog Hollow, who as you would well know are an endangered species, respectfully request right of reply to the sentiments expressed in the July issue of your literary | ||
We cannot, however, pass over your computer generated verse. | We cannot, however, pass over your computer generated verse. | ||
- | "Machines that write and scan and spell? | + | |
- | To us poor frogs in pond and well, | + | Machines that write and scan and spell?\\ |
- | 'Tis too beguiling to be true; | + | To us poor frogs in pond and well,\\ |
- | our separate list made just for you, | + | 'Tis too beguiling to be true;\\ |
- | will demonstrate the numerous flaws | + | our separate list made just for you,\\ |
- | in verse p' | + | will demonstrate the numerous flaws\\ |
- | The tadpoles down the creek a way, | + | in verse purporting |
- | desiring to join in the fray | + | The tadpoles down the creek a way,\\ |
- | have exercised their rhythmic skill | + | desiring to join in the fray\\ |
- | and smoothed it out, by ink and quill, | + | have exercised their rhythmic skill\\ |
- | for critics, with their beady aim, | + | and smoothed it out, by ink and quill,\\ |
+ | for critics, with their beady aim,\\ | ||
must watch their syntax just the same." | must watch their syntax just the same." | ||
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The Editor' | The Editor' | ||
- | "Dear Correspondent, | + | |
- | green frog or maybe hoary toad, | + | "Dear Correspondent, |
- | or yet confectionery sweet, | + | green frog or maybe hoary toad,\\ |
- | a chocolate frog so nice to eat? | + | or yet confectionery sweet,\\ |
- | No matter, for I know you well! | + | a chocolate frog so nice to eat?\\ |
- | But what's this sorry tale you tell? | + | No matter, for I know you well!\\ |
- | Fear not machines and techniques new | + | But what's this sorry tale you tell?\\ |
- | your kind is rare, your numbers few. | + | Fear not machines and techniques new\\ |
- | We'll help convert your brilliant thoughts | + | your kind is rare, your numbers few.\\ |
+ | We'll help convert your brilliant thoughts\\ | ||
to matrices of ones and noughts." | to matrices of ones and noughts." | ||
- | I believe that the tadpoles have done a good job on some very unpromising material. It now rolls splendidly off the tongue and it ends on a Positive | + | |
- | Our_ version we admit, please note, may not attract a single vote! | + | I believe that the tadpoles have done a good job on some very unpromising material. |
- | Then we'll forsake the gizmo band and write our message in the sand. Freddo, Frog Hollow. | + | |
- | Readers | + | Our version we admit, please note,\\ |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | may not attract a single vote!\\ |
- | --- | + | Then we'll forsake the gizmo band\\ |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 Page 5 | + | and write our message in the sand. |
- | What Does It Take? | + | |
+ | Freddo, Frog Hollow. | ||
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By Maurice Smith | By Maurice Smith | ||
- | am writing to express my concern | + | |
- | Right now I must let readers know that I have a strong interest in this topic. In The Confederation of Bushwalking | + | I am writing to express my concern about the club’s inaction in offering to members the opportunity to take out personal injury insurance through the club to cover costs arising from injuries sustained when participating in club activities. |
- | have the responsibility to negotiate insurance cover on behalf of Confederation's clubs and to administer the insurance scheme. | + | |
- | The personal injury insurance covers just about all of the activities undertaken by the club It provides cheap cover for the things that Medicare doesn't cover. Don't get me wrong. If you have an accident on a club outing when you have this cover you won't get rich, but the insurance cover will help the pain in your hip pocket nerve. This insurance covers many things that Medicare doesn't cover, in addition to providing death and disability cover. I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of the insurance cover. Last year this insurance cover paid out nearly $700 to me towards various costs incurred by me as a result of a serious ankle injury sustained on a bushwalk. These costs were for items not covered by Medicare, nor by my personal health insurer MBF. My personal injury insurance cover was taken through another club of which I am a member. | + | Right now I must let readers know that I have a strong interest in this topic. In The Confederation of Bushwalking |
- | .BUshwalkers | + | |
- | Now, some of the more conservative people in the club might claim that it is up to each member to look after their own affairs, including organising their own accident insurance cover. However, no member will be | + | The personal injury insurance covers just about all of the activities undertaken by the club. It provides cheap cover for the things that Medicare doesn’t cover. Don’t get me wrong. If you have an accident on a club outing when you have this cover you won’t get rich, but the insurance cover will help the pain in your hip pocket nerve. This insurance covers many things that Medicare doesn’t cover, in addition to providing death and disability cover. I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of the insurance cover. Last year this insurance cover paid out nearly $700 to me towards various costs incurred by me as a result of a serious ankle injury sustained on a bushwalk. These costs were for items not covered by Medicare, nor by my personal health insurer MBF. My personal injury insurance cover was taken through another club of which I am a member. |
- | able to buy this level of superb cover for this cost. The bushwalkers insurance cover includes emergency transport, helicopter rescues, for example! Surely it can't be too difficult to alert members and prospective members about the availability of personal injury insurance cover. | + | |
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+ | Now, some of the more conservative people in the club might claim that it is up to each member to look after their own affairs, including organising their own accident insurance cover. However, no member will be able to buy this level of superb cover for this cost. The bushwalkers insurance cover includes emergency transport, helicopter rescues, for example! Surely it can’t be too difficult to alert members and prospective members about the availability of personal injury insurance cover. | ||
This personal injury cover travels with the member If you have this cover you have personal injury cover when you walk with any other Confederation affiliated club anywhere in the world, except in USA and Canada. | This personal injury cover travels with the member If you have this cover you have personal injury cover when you walk with any other Confederation affiliated club anywhere in the world, except in USA and Canada. | ||
- | Each year Confederation invites clubs to take up personal injury insurance for their members. On several occasions over the past few years I have supplied details of the insurance cover to various committee members. What has been the result? Nothing has. happened! If you want to influence the club's attitude on this matter, speak to a committee member. Start asking the obvious question | + | |
- | Why can't the committee put a "flyer" | + | Each year Confederation invites clubs to take up personal injury insurance for their members. On several occasions over the past few years I have supplied details of the insurance cover to various committee members. What has been the result? Nothing has happened! |
- | As Sydney's oldest club, SBW has a proud heritage. By just about any measure SBW is Sydney's premier bushwalking club. Yet, in the humble opinion of a relatively new member, in this area we are failing to provide a benefit to our members. Why is it too hard? | + | |
- | So far as I have seen, the club does not tell its members, not its prospective members, that this insurance cover is available. You have to be in the know. Why doesn't the club actively publicise the availability of this cover? | + | Why can’t the committee put a “flyer” in the club magazine, informing members about the insurance cover. It would not be too hard to have a personal injury insurance box on the annual membership renewal notice. What about when prospective members sign up, why not have optional injury insurance on the application form? |
- | Afaurice's letter from last month neardv | + | |
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated: | + | As Sydney’s oldest club, SBW has a proud heritage. By just about any measure SBW is Sydney’s premier bushwalking club. Yet, in the humble opinion of a relatively new member, in this area we are failing to provide a benefit to our members. Why is it too hard? |
- | Page.6 The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 | + | |
- | July. 1998 General,. Meeting. by | + | So far as I have seen, the club does not tell its members, not its prospective members, that this insurance cover is available. You have to be in the know. Why doesn’t the club actively publicise the availability of this cover? |
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+ | Maurice's letter from last month nearly | ||
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Barry Wallace. | Barry Wallace. | ||
- | By 2013 hours some 16 or so members had accumulated in the meeting room, so your scribe, as acting chair, called the meeting to order and began proceedings. There were apologies for Alex Colley, Eddy and Jennifer Giacomel, Fran Holland and Don Wills. New members Diane Jardine, Andrew Craig and Steve Bittinger were called for welcome, with Andrew as a no-show and the others being welcomed in the usual way. | + | |
- | The minutes of the June general meeting were read and received with no matters arising. Correspondence included two letters from Alex Colley, one regarding the bill for recent repairs to the club's printer and t' | + | By 20.13 hours some 16 or so members had accumulated in the meeting room, so your scribe, as acting chair, called the meeting to order and began proceedings. |
- | Problems. We also wrote to our new members. | + | |
- | In contradistinction to last meeting, where we had a treasurer' | + | The minutes of the June general meeting were read and received with no matters arising. |
- | The walks reports began at the weekend of 13, 14 June with Alan Wells reporting a great walk and new craters for the party of 6 on his Saturday start weekend walk in the Wollangambe area. There were no details for Zol Bodlay' | + | |
- | YHA, for the 16 bodies on his walk in the West Head area the same*. | + | Correspondence included two letters from Alex Colley, one regarding the bill for recent repairs to the club's printer and t' |
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+ | In contradistinction to last meeting, where we had a treasurer' | ||
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+ | The walks reports began at the weekend of 13, 14 June with Alan Wells reporting a great walk and new craters for the party of 6 on his Saturday start weekend walk in the Wollangambe area. There were no details for Zol Bodlay' | ||
David West's midweek walk on the Tuesday had 11 starters. | David West's midweek walk on the Tuesday had 11 starters. | ||
- | Stages 17 and 18 of Wilfs Great Illawarra Walk (deferred from an earlier weekend so as to not match the walks program for the weekend of 20, 21 June) was conducted in bitterly cold weather, threatening, | ||
- | Ian Rannard had six on his midweek walk around Pittwater in wet and cold conditions The weekend of 26, 27, 28 June saw Wayne Steele leading a party of eight on his Buddawangs walk. There was no report for Jan Mohandas' | ||
- | David West had six on his midweek walk historical walk from Glebe to Newtown on the Tuesday. Whether by accident or design is unclear, but they managed to lose Bill Capon along the way on what was described as a beautiful day. | ||
- | Wilfs programmed section of the Great South Walk from Sydney to Canberra over the period 4th to 12th of July was deferred to another time. | ||
- | Maureen and David Carter had six on their walk out from Kanangra Walls over the weekend of 3, 4, 5 July, which they described as a lovely weekend. There was no detail available for Jim Rivers' | ||
- | The S:vdney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | ||
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 | ||
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- | area or for Kenn Clacher' | ||
- | The midweek walk out from Hazelbrook attracted 13 under the leadership of Ian Rannard on what was described as a wonderful walk. This walk also ended the walks reports for the month. | ||
- | Matters relevant to the conservation report had been covered as the meeting progressed so there was no separate report. Confederation report., indicated that there is a proposal to establish a Search and Rescue advisory committee, though just what the purpose of such a committee might be was unclear. Confederation have a new insurance broker and are now offering personal accident cover for $1.87 per annum. See Spiro if you want details. | ||
- | The call for general business brought forol an announcement about the regrowth of white | ||
- | icedar, trees at Coolana, and the call for announcements saw an announcement about the upcoming bus trips to join the protest at the Tabiluka mine site. The meeting closed at 2106 and not a minute too soon. | ||
- | Apology. Due to some as yet unidentified malfunction, | ||
- | Barry Wallace, Hon. Membership Secretary. | ||
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- | The pleasure of walking in warm rain is only a small part of the story. if you want to enioy Kc:!kadu and the Kimberley at their lush, green, MagilifiOnt best, if you want to see spectacular waterfalls like those in the tourist brochures, you need to -Coene between late December and April. | ||
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- | - .. -.:,... x -..:,...;;',..,...., \",..", -... ,,v. \-N. "N \,.. ,e,2...N. . , | + | Stages 17 and 18 of Wilf's Great Illawarra Walk (deferred from an earlier weekend so as to not match the walks program for the weekend of 20, 21 June) was conducted in bitterly cold weather, threatening, weather. There were seven on the Saturday stage and only two on the Sunday stage. The rain held off until lunchtime on the Sunday. Bill Capon, ever the master of understatement, described his Megalong Valley walk that weekend as boring for the five who attended. There were no details for Lucy Moore's Glenbrook Gorge walk of Maurice Smith' |
- | ,-..,. -. % ',. \', | + | |
- | ..,--,..,s:.:,.......zCkti...,*. N.::: , .\; | + | Ian Rannard had six on his midweek walk around Pittwater in wet and cold conditions |
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- | N.z t\x4,.... "NI.,,N. ."*. \", \ ,.,,...:INN :,:-'...!-- \\\.. N'" | + | The weekend of 26, 27, 28 June saw Wayne Steele leading a party of eight on his Budawangs walk. There was no report for Jan Mohandas' |
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- | \\5'....:,\. At...,,\ ' \ \ ' \N \ | + | David West had six on his midweek walk historical walk from Glebe to Newtown on the Tuesday. |
- | .',... s;"*.,:sN` k7 ),..\z<,:::: : | + | |
- | ,.3'. ;.. | + | Wilf's programmed section of the Great South Walk from Sydney to Canberra over the period 4th to 12th of July was deferred to another time. |
- | '''' | + | |
- | '3''''' | + | Maureen and David Carter had six on their walk out from Kanangra Walls over the weekend of 3, 4, 5 July, which they described as a lovely weekend. |
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- | The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 Page 9 | + | The midweek walk out from Hazelbrook attracted 13 under the leadership of Ian Rannard on what was described as a wonderful walk. This walk also ended the walks reports for the month. |
- | LIBBY' | + | |
- | Some called it `mid life crises' | + | Matters relevant to the conservation report had been covered as the meeting progressed so there was no separate report. |
- | Europe culminating in a high altitude trek in | + | |
- | %. | + | Confederation report indicated that there is a proposal to establish a Search and Rescue advisory committee, though just what the purpose of such a committee might be was unclear. |
- | Nepal. | + | |
- | One of my most memorable journeys was a visit to the remote islands of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland and fortunately was blessed with perfect weather as this story would be very different if I had experienced the "norm". | + | The call for general business brought forth an announcement about the regrowth of white cedar trees at Coolana, and the call for announcements saw an announcement about the upcoming bus trips to join the protest at the Jabiluka mine site. The meeting closed at 2106 and not a minute too soon. |
- | After a most picturesque bus journey, through the Scottish highlands, and around the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, I arrived at the quaint little fishing village of Oban where the ferries. departed for the southern isles of the Outer Hebrides. The ferry schedule for all the islands, Was a logistical nightmare since I had only inine days, however the Scottish folk have a humour and desire to help beyOnd COMkare. | + | |
- | At 3pm the car ferry departed, it was huge and needed to be as there. were a couple of semi trailers laden with produce for the isles. It is amazing where an Auzzie | + | Apology. Due to some as yet unidentified malfunction, error, cosmic ray shower or other mischance, two of our valued Honorary members received mail out labels which incorrectly bore the dreaded ***SUBS OWING*** imprint last month. Thank you to Frank Rigby for pointing out the problem to us, and our apologies to both people affected After reviewing Frank’s letter we were convinced that the appropriate course of action would be to shoot all parties concerned in this outrage. |
- | As the sun set a glowing red on the horizon | + | |
- | Well everything | + | Barry Wallace, Hon. Membership Secretary. |
- | The most significant memory of these islands is the complete lack of trees, regardless they have a stunning beauty in their barrenness with rolling hills covered in heather, merging into white, sandy, desolate beaches. It is possible to walk the beaches, visit the aerodrome which is a sand flat at low tide, the ancient churches, graveyards, standing stones' | + | |
- | wondered where all the 'locals' | + | |
- | After another breakfast to last a day I headed north, the sole passenger on the local bus that was to take me to the island of Berneray so I was given a personal tour of the island and all the folklore. He also had a load of shopping bags which we delivered to those concerned en route. I was interested to note how much whisky each bag contained! | + | ====== Libby's Diary ====== |
- | Another ferry connection and this time a walk to the far end of the island to the hostel as I missed the only bus that day. This hostel is one of the original | + | |
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated: | + | Libby Harrington |
- | Page 10' The Sydney Bushwalker, | + | |
- | frolic within close proximity. It is said that one either loves this place and stays on or hates it and leaves the next day. Well I stayed here for the remainder of the week. It is also reputed to be Prince Charles' | + | Some called it ‘mid life crises’ others suggested I was just crazy however I dismissed |
- | This is a culture where ancient tradition is alive and well and on a Sunday I witnessed a ceremonial homecoming for one of the elders who had died on the mainland. All the community in their Sunday best, gathered at the jetty to welcome the body back home and then followed the coffin to the grave on the hill. ; This island also houses the grave of the tallest man. | + | |
- | On another day I walked over hill and dale to find the home of two elderly ladies who were renowned | + | One of my most memorable journeys was a visit to the remote islands of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland and fortunately was blessed with perfect weather as this story would be very different if I had experienced the “norm”. |
- | All good things must come to an end eventually and a deep sadness was felt by all | + | |
- | who left that morning on the 6am ferry connection to the mainland ferry. We experienced a red, red sunrise which silhouetted a myriad of small islands and a multitude of birds as we sailed towards Skye and as I stood on the windswept deck, I wondered how soon I could return to explore the two islands of Lewis and Harris, which are more mountainous with a different beauty. | + | After a most picturesque bus journey through the Scottish highlands, and around the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, I arrived at the quaint little fishing village of Oban where the ferries departed for the southern isles of the Outer Hebrides. The ferry schedule for all the islands |
- | Knives. by Pavia James Most bushwalkers carry a knife of some description, | + | |
- | All this has now changed. Under the Police and Public Safety Act 1998 which came into effect on 1 July 1998 it is now an offence to carry any knife or blade in a public place or school without a lawful reason. A campaign, 'You can live without a Knife' yet to start will make everyone in the community aware of the new powers and responsibilities of police. Knives are defined in the Act as knife blade, razor blade or any other blade. Thus anything from a tiny, mini knife to a giant machete. | + | At 3pm the car ferry departed, it was huge and needed to be as there were a couple of semi trailers laden with produce for the isles. It is amazing where an Aussie |
- | As responsible citizens we must conform with the law. However all is not lost the Act does provide for the circumstances of bushwaing. A person may have custody of a knife in a public place if reasonably necessary in all the circumstances for the preparation or consumption of food or drink, or the participation in a... sport and during travel to or from or incidental to any of these activities. If you keep your reasonably sized knife in your pocket or in your pack (still in your custody), take it to and from a bushwalk (a sport) and use it before, during or after a walk to prepare and/or consume food or drink | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: Fitst Edition July 1931 | + | As the sun set a glowing red on the horizon |
- | 'The Sydney BushWalker, | + | |
- | on the walk your actions are reasonable and you have a reasonable excuse to have vossession | + | Well everything |
- | More information can be obtained (1) by contacting the NSW Police Service Customer Assistance Unit on 1800 622 571, between | + | |
- | It wasn't bushwalking, but it wasp good ( if you like that kind | + | The most significant memory of these islands is the complete lack of trees, regardless they have a stunning beauty in their barrenness with rolling hills covered in heather, merging into white, sandy, desolate beaches. It is possible to walk the beaches, visit the aerodrome which is a sand flat at low tide, the ancient churches, graveyards, |
- | of thing) | + | |
- | The Walks Programme showed that on Tuesday 5th May there wa.S to be a walk through Rookwood Cemetery and down the Cook's River pathway. I hadn't been to the Cemetery for a while, so I decided to go. | + | I wondered where all the ‘locals’ were as I sat on a headland contemplating life and found them later that day, all in the pub. Definitely the place to be while awaiting an 8pm ferry departure. Another |
- | the most beautiful monument in the cemetery - a statue over the Dixson family grave. The whole place has a neglected and sad appearance. Maintenance is minimal. Tall weeds grow thickly everywhere. Green wattles sprout among crumbling stonework. Shrubs and creepers from old gardens spread untrimmed over headstones and monuments. | + | |
- | From this original section we headed southwest into persistent rain across the modern part of Rookwood passing Muslim, Jewish, and Chinese sections before reaching the Sydney War Graves and memorial garden. This crossing was itself interesting. | + | After another breakfast to last a day I headed north, |
- | After lunch we left the Cemetery. An 8km stroll down the Cooks River path brought us to Canterbury Station and the end of a satisfying walk through a part of Sydney we don't often visit. Sure, it wasn't bushwalking, | + | |
- | The weather on Tuesday 5th May was not good. It was windy, wet, and cool. Low grey , clouds streamed across the sky from the southwest. Even getting the group together was a problem. Instead of the seven walkers expected on Lidcombe Station at 10am, there were only three! As we found out later, one of the others had caught an earlier train and wandered. around Rookwood vainly searching for us before going home, another caught an all stops train and missed us by arriving too late, and another got caught in peak-hour traffic on Mona Vale Rd. Fortunately the fourth chased us down Railway St and caught up before we reached the Cemetery gate. | + | Another ferry connection and this time a walk to the far end of the island to the hostel as I missed the only bus that day. This hostel is one of the original |
- | After this un-promising start the walk turned out to be surprisingly good. Using suggestions from a book called "The Sleeping City", we followed a zig-zag route through the original part of Rookwood where we saw unusual headstones, the grand Frazer mausoleum,.. | + | |
- | memorial to Bea Miles, the Serpentine Drain, the Elephant House, and what is clairried | + | This is a culture where ancient tradition is alive and well and on a Sunday I witnessed a ceremonial homecoming for one of the elders who had died on the mainland. All the community in their Sunday best, gathered at the jetty to welcome the body back home and then followed the coffin to the grave on the hill. This island also houses the grave of the tallest man. |
- | The Sydney | + | |
+ | On another day I walked over hill and dale to find the home of two elderly ladies who were renowned for their Arran jumpers. After tea and scones and the knowledge that the only jumper that might fit me was in the home of another on the other end of the island, | ||
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+ | All good things must come to an end eventually and a deep sadness was felt by all who left that morning | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Patrick | ||
+ | |||
+ | Most bushwalkers carry a knife of some description, | ||
+ | |||
+ | All this has now changed. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As responsible citizens we must conform with the law. However all is not lost the Act does provide for the circumstances of bushwalking. A person may have custody of a knife in a public place if reasonably necessary in all the circumstances for the preparation or consumption of food or drink, or the participation in a…sport and during travel to or from or incidental to any of these activities. | ||
+ | |||
+ | More information can be obtained (1) by contacting the NSW Police Service Customer Assistance Unit on 1800 622 571, between | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | but it was good (if you like that kind of thing).\\ | ||
+ | John Carlson | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Walks Programme showed that on Tuesday 5th May there was to be a walk through Rookwood Cemetery and down the Cook's River pathway. I hadn't been to the Cemetery for a while, so I decided to go. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The weather on Tuesday 5th May was not good. It was windy, wet, and cool. Low grey clouds streamed across the sky from the southwest. Even getting the group together was a problem. Instead of the seven walkers expected on Lidcombe Station at 10am, there were only three! As we found out later, one of the others had caught an earlier train and wandered around Rookwood vainly searching for us before going home, another caught an all stops train and missed us by arriving too late, and another got caught in peak-hour traffic on Mona Vale Rd. Fortunately the fourth chased us down Railway St and caught up before we reached the Cemetery gate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | After this un-promising start the walk turned out to be surprisingly good. Using suggestions from a book called "The Sleeping City", we followed a zig-zag route through the original part of Rookwood where we saw unusual headstones, the grand Frazer mausoleum, | ||
+ | |||
+ | From this original section we headed southwest into persistent rain across the modern part of Rookwood passing Muslim, Jewish, and Chinese sections before reaching the Sydney | ||
+ | |||
+ | After lunch we left the Cemetery. An 8km stroll down the Cooks River path brought us to Canterbury Station | ||
+ | |||
+ | **PHOTOGRAPHS | ||
"A picture is worth a thousand words" | "A picture is worth a thousand words" | ||
+ | |||
"Every picture tells a story" | "Every picture tells a story" | ||
- | The Club is putting together a photograph album to be kept at the club rooms. The primary intention of this album is to describe to persons inquiring about membership some typical walks. If you have photographs for which you have no use (eg from a second set of prints), it would be appreciated if you could donate them to this photograph album. The album will include photographs of scenery, members, and anything else which can describe SBW to persons who have little or no knowledge of our activities. The album takes 10 x 15 cm photographs, | ||
- | Contributions can be made at the club rooms either to me or to Jennifer, or by post to 17 Putarri Avenue, St Ives 2075. Please write a short description on the back of the photograph. Eddy Giacomel: President | ||
- | Incorporated: | ||
- | Page,12. The Sydney Bushwaiker, August 1998 | ||
- | CLUBNIGHT REPORTS | ||
- | by Elwyn Morris | ||
- | K TO K REUNION This walks leaders' | ||
- | Morie Ward then showed some dim colour prints of the dawn starters, and others of the groups at brief stops along the way. One of these, at the top of Cloudmaker, lasted only two minutes; Milo Dunphy and Bob Carr, who later found this record in the book, commented that they only stayed long enough to look at their watches. Morie and Jan then reminisced about the time the party split into two, each with a different theory of the quickest way down to the Cbxs, and recalled the superfit participant lacking- any sense of direction, who vanished- up. a creek. However, no one was lost for long; and no one was ever injured over the seven year period. | ||
- | Jan's training suggestions were:- Start with Bundeena to Otford; then the Six-Foot Track; then Lockleys Pylon to Blue Gum and up Perrys and back again: Enthusiasm, training, not eating too much, and steady breathing were the keys to success. He then described doing the Three Peaks in 48 hours with a 4am Start at Narrow Neck but admitted that now he'd prefer a one peak per day, four day walk. | ||
- | CAMP ' | ||
- | paste, coriander powder, turmeric powder and cardamom seeds (spices wrapped in foil). Depending on the amount of water, this can become a soup; be served with rice, vegetables, meat or fish; be spread on bread; or fried in dollops as patties. Red (but never brown) lentils take only 30 min. to go mushy. | ||
- | CLUB AUCTION A small but discerning group of enthusiasts, | ||
- | COMING. UP:- All 8 for 8.15pm. | ||
- | THE KOKODA TRAIL, NEW GUINEA, on August 19 with Morie Ward who walked it recently with other SBW members. | ||
- | THE BUDAWANGS on August 26. A walks leaders' | ||
- | SPRING WILDFLOWERS on September 16. Beautiful pictures by Ron Howlett. Pre- meeting dinner at the Kirribilli Pub, $10-15 for mains. Book with Gail and Tony Crichton 9872 7195H by the Monday. | ||
- | POSITION VACANT. The position | ||
- | of Club archivist is still open. Seventy one years of history, read the old minute books, who said what to who and why. Want to do something useful with your spare time? Do we have a job for you. | ||
- | N | ||
- | h r | + | The Club is putting together a photograph album to be kept at the club rooms. |
- | .1 ri | + | |
- | ; | + | Contributions can be made at the club rooms either to me or to Jennifer, or by post to 17 Putarri Avenue, St Ives 2075. Please write a short description on the back of the photograph. Eddy Giacomel: President |
- | '1yf1 V s | + | |
- | 1 ri | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker First Edition July 1931 | + | ====== Clubnight Reports ====== |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker; | + | |
- | NOW S MID WEEK | + | Elwyn Morris |
- | CAMPING | + | |
- | The. Autumn Walks Programme introduces mid-week camping. This is an opportunity for older, members, and younger ones who can take Some time out of the working week, to enjoy' | + | K TO K REUNION |
- | The accent will be on easy walking with easy/medium grade options or just plain camping and relaxing. Also, an opportunity to asSist | + | |
+ | Morie Ward then showed some dim colour prints of the dawn starters, and others of the groups at brief stops along the way. One of these, at the top of Cloudmaker, lasted only two minutes; Milo Dunphy and Bob Carr, who later found this record in the book, commented that they only stayed long enough to look at their watches. Morie and Jan then reminisced about the time the party split into two, each with a different theory of the quickest way down to the Coxs, and recalled the superfit participant lacking any sense of direction, who vanished up a creek. However, no one was lost for long, and no one was ever injured over the seven year period. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jan’s training suggestions were:- Start with Bundeena to Otford; then the Six-Foot Track; then Lockleys Pylon to Blue Gum and up Perrys and back again. Enthusiasm, training, not eating too much, and steady breathing were the keys to success. He then described doing the Three Peaks in 48 hours with a 4am start at Narrow Neck but admitted that now he’d prefer a one peak per day, four day walk. | ||
+ | |||
+ | CAMP COOKING CONTEST | ||
+ | |||
+ | CLUB AUCTION A small but discerning group of enthusiasts, | ||
+ | |||
+ | COMING UP: All 8 for 8.l5pm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | THE KOKODA TRAIL, NEW GUINEA on August | ||
+ | |||
+ | THE BUDAWANGS on August 26. A walks leaders’ presentation | ||
+ | |||
+ | GENERAL MEETING on September 9 followed by a brief slide show by Jan Mohandas on the Tasmanian "Walls of Jerusalem" | ||
+ | |||
+ | SPRING WILDFLOWERS on September l6. Beautiful pictures by Ron Howlett. Pre-meeting dinner at the Kirribilli Pub, $10-15 for mains. Book with Gail and Tony Crichton 9872 7195H by the Monday. | ||
+ | |||
+ | POSITION VACANT. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Now Its Midweek Camping ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bill Holland | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Autumn Walks Programme introduces mid-week camping. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The accent will be on easy walking with easy/medium grade options or just plain camping and relaxing. Also, an opportunity to assist | ||
The Autumn Programme includes: | The Autumn Programme includes: | ||
- | Coolana. (Monday 5th October - Sunday 11th October) Join Gemma Gagne for the week or just a day. or two. There will be working bees and walks in the valley. | + | |
- | Coolana (Tuesday 13th October - Friday 16th October) Frances and Bill Holland would like company for all or some of the days. Easy Walks perhaps stretching out a little for those who feel energetic. Otherwise, bird watching, relaxing and happy times each evening. | + | Coolana |
- | Wombean Caves (Tuesday 10th November - Thursday 12th November) This commences with a bus tour from Mittagong to Old Joadja historical township then on to Wombean Caves where we have reserved accommodation (or camping). The next two days will include walking and optional cave 'tours. Contact Bill Holland for early booking. | + | |
- | : | + | Coolana |
- | 'The fox baiting continues at Coolana with the news that two more foxes will no longer threaten' | + | |
- | NPWS anribimces | + | Wombean Caves (Tuesday 10th November - Thursday 12th November) |
- | The Sydney Bush WalkersAbout | + | |
- | Regarding transfer of lands from the former Sydney Water Board to NPWS, negotiations are still continuing between NPWS and Sydney Water re transfer of lands in Prospect Natural reserve and Blue Mountain areas. Perhaps the recent water hyper - scare will accelerate these transfers. | + | |
- | The " | + | ====== Conservation ====== |
- | The Premier announced an additional eight new national parks at the recent " | + | |
- | WALKS SECRETARIAT | + | Bill Holland |
- | The Winter Walks Program is now out and it is time to start thinking about the Spring Walks Program. (Like painting the Harbour Bridge, the walks program never stops.) You can send in walks by mail to the Club, or by fax, or even come into the Clubrooms. Bill Capon, Walks Secretary. | + | |
- | telephone: 02 9398 7820, fax: 02 9314 579.1 | + | The fox baiting continues at Coolana with the news that two more foxes will no longer threaten the colony |
+ | |||
+ | NPWS announces | ||
+ | |||
+ | About 5,660 submissions were received on the Wollemi Wilderness Draft Plan of Management. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Regarding transfer of lands from the former Sydney Water Board to NPWS, negotiations are still continuing between NPWS and Sydney Water re transfer of lands in Prospect Natural reserve and Blue Mountain areas. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The " | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Premier announced an additional eight new national parks at the recent " | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Walks Secretariat ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Winter Walks Program is now out and it is time to start thinking about the Spring Walks Program. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Telephone: 02 9398 7820, fax: 02 9314 5791 | ||
Some announcements which are still current, but check details in the Walks Program. | Some announcements which are still current, but check details in the Walks Program. | ||
- | 1. Kath Gero's RNP walk, programmed for 28 June, has been postponed till 30 August. | + | |
- | 2. Don't forget the Six Foot Track walk on 5 September: details in the Winter program. | + | 1. Kath Gero's RNP walk, programmed for 28 June, has been postponed till 30 August. |
- | 3. The 10th Annual 50 km walk from Kanagra | + | |
- | to Katoomba is scheduled for 19 | + | 2. Don' |
- | September 1998. This walk is a bit harder | + | |
- | than the Six Foot Track. | + | 3. The 10th Annual 50 km walk from Kanagra to Katoomba is scheduled for 19 September 1998. This walk is a bit harder than the Six Foot Track. |
- | Don Brooks is putting on two day walks, at Kanagra on 7th and 8th of November. He plans to arrange comfortable cabin accommodation at Oberon on the Saturday night. He would like to hear form interested walkers as early as possible as accommodation needs to be arranged well in advanced. | + | |
- | Incorporated: | + | Don Brooks is putting on two day walks, at Kanagra on 7th and 8th of November. |
- | Page 14 The Sydney Bushwalker, August 1998 | + | |
- | FOOTNOTES by Patrick James | + | |
- | The Reunion is coming up soon. Its in October held according to the formula | + | ====== Footnotes ====== |
- | Long time member and friend to Many, Bill Hall has moved into the Wollongong Nursing Home, 12 Suttor Place, Figtree 2525. Bill assures us that visitors are very welcome. | + | |
- | CLAYTONS WEEKEND at KANANGRA. Weekend walk on 7 and 8 Nov. 1998, of two Kanangra day walks: Day 1, 13 Km Craft Walls area, and Day 2, 9 Km in the Cottage Rock area. Limit 16, with accommodation in on-site vans at Oberon. Early expression of interest would be appreciated. Contact the leader, Don (Milo) Brooks on 9807 1657 before 9.30 PM. | + | Patrick James |
- | CLUB COOLANA. You don't need a printed invitation to attend Coolana, just ring the one of the numbers below and all will be revealed. See also the Walks Program | + | |
- | 1 was on a walk last weekend in the Blue Mountains led by Anne McGuire and I'm certain that I saw Elvis during the walk. I could have been mistaken but unlikely. Did anyone else see him? | + | The Reunion is coming up soon. |
- | Don Brooks Frances Holland Patrick James Joan Rigby Peter Rossel | + | |
- | 9807 1657 (home) 9484 6636 (home) 9904 1515 (home) (02) 6247 2035 (home) 9924 2085 (home). | + | Long time member and friend to many, Bill Hall has moved into the Wollongong Nursing Home, 12 Suttor Place, Figtree 2525. Bill assures us that visitors are very welcome. |
- | If July -was good for celebrations, | + | |
- | Elsewhere in this journal following the liberal publishing policy a group of bloody, tadpole are now having a go at computers and floppy disks. Not content with a straight forward whinge, moan or complaint these immature amphibians have delusions of poetical grandeur. Fancy trying to re-write my poetry. When they grow up its of the pond and into the skillet for them. Maybe the newts or galahs will write in next month. " | + | I was on a walk last weekend in the Blue Mountains led by Anne McGuire and I'm certain that I saw Elvis during the walk. I could have been mistaken but unlikely. |
+ | |||
+ | If July was good for celebrations, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Elsewhere in this journal following the liberal publishing policy a group of bloody tadpole are now having a go at computers and floppy disks. | ||
Confederation have a new insurance broker and are offering personal accident cover for $1.87 per annum to members and prospective members. Contact Spiro Hajinakitas 9699 1375H, 9681 4874W for details. | Confederation have a new insurance broker and are offering personal accident cover for $1.87 per annum to members and prospective members. Contact Spiro Hajinakitas 9699 1375H, 9681 4874W for details. | ||
- | U RELAX 4 WE LL DRIVE " | + | |
- | Experience Tropical North Queensland as you wish, the choice is yours. We specialise | + | |
- | 4 Trek in pristine rainforests or rugged sandstone country. | + | CLAYTONS WEEKEND at KANANGRA. Weekend walk on 7 and 8 Nov. 1998, of two Kanangra day walks: |
- | # See the Daintree and Bloomfield regions plus quaint Cooktown | + | |
- | 4 Visit remote aboriginal areas, meet the locals an learn about their culture. | + | CLUB COOLANA. You don't need a printed invitation to attend Coolana, just ring the one of the numbers below and all will be revealed. See also the Walks Program |
- | 4 Experience the Gulf Savannah Region - exciting area seldom visited. | + | |
- | # Adventure to central and far western Queensland - the real outback. | + | Don Brooks 9807 1657 (home)\\ |
- | 4 Visit the Reef - dive or snorkel. | + | Frances Holland 9484 6636 (home)\\ |
- | 4 Trek; cycle, balloon, kayak, canoe, snorkel, dive, sail, birdwatch or just relax. | + | Patrick James 9904 1515 (home)\\ |
- | ft 2 bedroom self contained unit available in Cairns at very reasonable rates. | + | Joan Rigby (02) 6247 2035 (home)\\ |
- | 4 All tours in luxury, air conditioned 8 seater 4 wheel drive fully guided, | + | Peter Rossel 9924 2085 (home) |
- | Contact John Hogan (S.B.W. member) on (07) 4054 3313 or 015 066 870 to plan your " | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | |
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