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 JANUARY
-Victoria Rd West Ryde NSW 2114 Tel 9858 5844
-Tents
-Bushwaking Packs
-Travel Packs
-Travel ware
-Sleeping Bags
-Rainwear
-Icebreaker Merino
-Snow wear
-Bushwaking boots
-Sleeping mats
-Climbing Equipment
-Cookware
-Water filters
-GPS
-Books & DVD's
-Family Tents
-Tarps
-Camping tables & chairs
-Parking at rear of shop
-Aes
-Wildemess Equipment
-Ti.
-macpac
-_MONT
-ONE PLANET
-sS>
-icebreaker.com
-PURE MERINO
-alpsport@optusnet.com.au
 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER
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 David Trinder
-You may have read a letter from Chris Dowling
+You may have read a letter from Chris Dowling complaining of too much concentration on the past and Coolana and not enough on walking. Thank you Chris for making these points, we all want to keep the Club healthy. We have recently been through a period of concentration on Coolana and the past. Coolana is a beautiful site and is important to many members, generally not the currently walking members but walking members from the past.
-complaining of too much concentration on the past
-and Coolana and not enough on walking. Thank
-you Chris for making these points, we all want to
-keep the Club healthy. We have recently been
-through a period of concentration on Coolana and
-the past. Coolana is a beautiful site and is
-important to many members, generally not the
-currently walking members but walking members
-from the past.
 The Coolana toilet has been planned and discussed
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 exercise or it will take a while to do; we have
 opted for the less expensive slow method. There
-are other electronic matters to get right and it is
+are other electronic matters to get right and it is our intension to get it all working well by the end of this year. wares
-our intension to get it all working well vy, the eng -
+In March we will have the 2008 Annual General
-of this year. wares
-In March we will: have the 2008 Annual General
 Meeting which will include the election of a new
 Committee. Some current members are standing
 down and have to be replaced and you may want
 other members to be replaced. The Committee is
-not a closed shop and we will be looking for
+not a closed shop and we will be looking for Leaders and other Members to take positions on the Committee or to assist Committee members with their jobs.
-Leaders and other Members to take positions on.
-aye ian ey aoe
-the Committee or to assist Committee members
-with their jobs.
 David Trinder
-LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
+**LETTERS TO THE EDITOR**
 Dear Editor,
 A Future for SBW?
-In the December issue of this magazine Eddy
+In the December issue of this magazine Eddy Giacomel expressed concerns that the lack of new
-Giacomel expressed concerns that the lack of new
+board members threatens SBWs future existence. | can think of another (possibly related) reason that
-board members threatens SBWs future existence. |
-can think of another (possibly related) reason that
 may limit the clubs future existence: it is too
 focused on the past and on Coolana.
-It is well and good to celebrate/commemorate
+It is well and good to celebrate/commemorate what has happened in the past; however if SBW is
-what has happened in the past; however if SBW is
+to survive the focus should be on bushwalking instead of on history and a property that most members do not ever use.
-to survive the focus should be on bushwalking
-instead of on history and a property that most
-members do not ever use.
-Large amounts of time, effort and money are being
+Large amounts of time, effort and money are being expended on social functions and on Coolana.
-expended on social functions and on Coolana.
 Wouldnt some money be better spent on
 advertising and promoting the club so as to attract
 new members, especially at a time when the
-website is in need of updating? Maybe there are
+website is in need of updating? Maybe there are other ways of rejuvenating SBW.
-other ways of rejuvenating SBW.
-{ expect that this letter will attract responses
+I expect that this letter will attract responses
 containing various levels of sarcasm and vitriol;
-however | know that opinions similar to mine are
+however I know that opinions similar to mine are
 held by other members.
 Chris Dowling
-EDITORIAL
+**EDITORIAL**
 Thanks to those people who have submitted
-reports of their walks over the Xmas period. | look
+reports of their walks over the Xmas period. I look
 forward to receiving more !!
 On the 16 April this year there will be a
-Photography Competition. | look forward to
+Photography Competition. I look forward to
 organising it and receiving lots of entries.
 Competition Rules are on the last page of the
 magazine. There are some excellent photographers
-in the club so now is a golden opportunity to start
+in the club so now is a golden opportunity to start gathering some great snaps.
-* gathering some great snaps.
-| am looking for someone to replace me as Editor
+I am looking for someone to replace me as Editor
 at the March General Election - the Editors role is
 interesting and there is a lot of autonomy. There is
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 then being Editor of The Sydney Bushwalker will
 assist with building your skills. Give it some
-thought. | am available to assist if you are
+thought. I am available to assist if you are
 interested.
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 Bill Holland
-We had a very successful year last year and our enthusiastic mid-week walkers are looking forward to more stays
+We had a very successful year last year and our enthusiastic mid-week walkers are looking forward to more stays in unusual places this year. So far, firm planning has only covered the next three months but already suggestions are in hand for later in the year. Please feel free to join us.
-in unusual places this year. So far, firm planning has only covered the next three months but already suggestions
-are in hand for later in the year. Please feel free to join us.
 Pebbly Beach Monday 4" - Friday 8" February 2008
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 have not had the opportunity to research and comment on issues this month so | have borrowed
 some news and comments from the National Parks Association website www.npansw.org.au.and
-included a letter sent by the Confederation of Bushwaitking Clubs on the effects of mining in the
+included a letter sent by the Confederation of Bushwaitking Clubs on the effects of mining in the Tahmoor Gorge.\\
-Tahmoor Gorge.
 Bill Holland
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 Email: dclarkson@xstratacoal.com.au
-avelevele
 January 2008
 CAMPFIRE CLASSICS
-AT THE 80"! ANNIVERSARY
+AT THE 80th ANNIVERSARY\\
 Don Matthews
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 a day)
- The bean counters blight (of the Hon
+The bean counters blight (of the Hon Treasurer)
-Treasurer)
- The constipated would-be toilet tester...
+The constipated would-be toilet tester...
 On this occasion, Dr Dot was played by the writer,
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 You may find a degree of relief.
-January 2008 7
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 RERKKEKRKREEEREREREEEREEEREEKEKREREREREEEREREE EER EERE EERE ERR EERE
-Who better to give you the widest possible view
-of the park than someone who, over the course
-of more than 30 years, has spent more time
-bushwalking and covered more ground than
-anyone else now alive?
-Kakadu is a cultural landscape. Not only are
-there thousands of art sites, the entire landscape
-has been shaped by Aboriginal people over
-or give us a
-call for details.
-www. bushwaikingholidays.com.au
-_ done the walks have come away
-thousands of years. It is one of the few places
-in the world which has been declared World
-Heritage for both natural and cultural reasons.
-We know where the art sites are. We work with
-traditional owners. Some trips are accompanied
-by Aboriginal guides and take you to places you
-could never get permission to visit on your own.
-On others, we now include short walks with
-Aboriginal guides. Those who have
-rapt, having, for that brief period,
-been able to see the park through
-Aboriginal eyes.
-s Walkabouts 12 Carrington St Millner NT 0810 Email: walkabout@ais.net.au
 January 2008
-GENOA RIVER
+**GENOA RIVER**
 December to 1 January 2008
 by Kenn Clacher
-Qur Christmas - New Year 2007 walk was a walk of
+Our Christmas - New Year 2007 walk was a walk of
 fours. There were four in the party, and a further
 four has indicated their intention of coming but
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 were mostly obscured by the vegetation. From
-January 2!
+January 2
 that by now were either sandy or easily negotiated
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 changes before the print run.
-uary 2008
+MAY 2007 WALKS NOTES\\
-MAY 2007 WALKS NOTES
 Barry Wallace
-' Walks notes covering the interval 12 April 2007 to
+Walks notes covering the interval 12 April 2007 to
 May 2007.
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 Saturday 21 April attracted 8 starters but turned
-January 2)
-Walk Around China
+**MAN WOLFE**
-China Votkssport Association (CVA) is a professional walking organisation which has organised walks in China to
-coincide with the 29" summer Olympic Games. There are seven different walking routes and CVA has the
-support of travel agencies and every participant will be provided with CVA walking certificate and souvenirs.
-The Classical Walk Routes in China
-Route Time Highlights Cost
-. Shanhaiguan PassJuyongguan li days | Walk three Passes | BMB 13300 /
-PassJiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall | Person
-. BeijingGuilinLijiang county 11 days | A Romantic BMB 12930/
-Walking Trip Person
-. Shanghai Suzhou. Hangzhou 14 days | South of Yangtze | BMB 4390/
-River, A Pretty Person
-Land
-, Beijing. Xi an Dunhuang | 14 days | Ancient Silk BMB 15620 /
-Xinjiang Road Person
-. Beijing: Tibet Ningxia 14days | Folk Customs of | BMB 13580/
-west China Person
-. Beijing: Chengde Inner 9 days Culture and folk | BMB 8530/
-Mongolia | customs Person
-. Walk the World Heritages in Beijing 7 days The World BMB 5100/
-Heritages Person
-Cost Includes:
-Airport Tax and the fuel fare; all transportation within China; entrance tickets listed in the schedule;
-accommodation at 3/4-star hotels; three meals a day; air-conditioned coach with guide service; luggage
-handling and transfers from airport to hotel and vice versa; the souvenirs of CVA and the Walking certificate.
-Cost Excludes:
-Excess baggage and any personal expense; overseas-unexpected accidental insurance; tips; drinks.
-Shanhaiguan PassJuyongguan PassJiayuguan Pass
-~Walk three passes of the Great Wall
-Cost: RMB 13300 / Person
-Single supplement: RMB 2530 / Person
-Brief: Great Wall is the symbol of China. It is one of the
-most amazing feats of human labor. It is one of seven
-largest men - made wonders of the world, as well as the
-heaven of outdoors-lover. As a professional walking
-organization, CVA organizes Great Wall walks every year
-since its establishment in 2002. More and more walkers at
-home and abroad are attracted to these great walks. At the
-very time of 2008 Beijing Olympic game, we will support
-and witness this great event by walking.
-If you are interested in travelling to China contact:
-Sarah Zhang
-China Volkssport Association, Beijing Today Walk Center
-Tel:010-84896319, Fax:010-84896317
-Add.:17D Building 1 Century Mansion No.45 Xiaoguan Beili
-Chaoyang
-District, Beijing
-P. C.: 100029
-www.chinawalking.net.cn
-January 2008
-MAN WOLFE -
 Pam shamed me into writing this article.... All
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 said This new home is a great place, lets go
 exploring, SHE wont mind....... Being a trusting 2
-yr old, | foolishly listened to Sebastian, so off we
+yr old, I foolishly listened to Sebastian, so off we
 went into the wild wood of the Lane Cove National
 Park. Needless to say, we made full use of the day
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 called.... When confronted, Sebastian gave them
 his best droopy earned, big brown eyes look, and
-clearly conveyed Who me, | am but a mere Basset
+clearly conveyed Who me, I am but a mere Basset
 Hound.
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 and Franklin Range in SW Tassie - only 20
 mins rain in the entire trip, lots of Olegas
-Trehanus moments & | found the 2 critical
+Trehanus moments & I found the 2 critical
 passes first go!
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 a. Any Capon Caper (I was there when he
-Cherynobilled twice! And | was the one
+Cherynobilled twice! And I was the one
 that found the cave now known to
 posterity as Capons Salvation)
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 b. Whilst ascending the ridge to Mt La
 Perouse, we had to crawl on hands and
-knees due to the strength of the wind - |
+knees due to the strength of the wind - I
-had to put rocks in Louises pack to stop
+had to put rocks in Louise's pack to stop
 her being tumbled like a weed
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 Willows & the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
-lan the Wolf
+Ian the Wolf
-January 2008 13
-OTFORD TO BUNDEENA IN STYLE
-Fron Watters
+**OTFORD TO BUNDEENA IN STYLE**\\
+Ron Watters
 Apple and blackberry pies with Ice cream, coffee
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 encore in Summer 2008.
-January 2008
-TOWRA POINT WETLANDS
+**TOWRA POINT WETLANDS**
 Pam Campbell BIRDS FOUND AT TOWRA POINT
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