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=====The Sydney Bushwalker===== | =====The Sydney Bushwalker===== | ||
- | A monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, | + | A monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, |
====No.121 | ====No.121 | ||
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By David D. Stead. | By David D. Stead. | ||
- | What famous bushwalker was it who said that the death adder is sum | + | What famous bushwalker was it who said that the death adder is sum snake? Probably the one that discovered that one of the main differences between snakes and lizards is that a snake has no eyelids - it sees out of its snaked eye! Should a snake bite you while you are on a trip on no account bite it back ac most Australian snakes are poisonous. |
- | snake? Probably the one that discovered that one of the main differences | + | |
- | between snakes and lizards is that a snake has no eyelids - it sees out of its snaked eye! Should a snake bite you while you are on a trip on no account bite it back ac most Australian snakes are poisonous. | + | |
- | But to be a little more serious, one might say of the average person' | + | But to be a little more serious, one might say of the average person' |
- | it is the things they do know that aren't true. | + | |
Quite a large volume could be filled with popular, but erroneous beliefs about snakes, but at the moment it is merely proposed to deal with a few of the commoner fallacies and mention some points of interest regarding snakes, finishing up with a brief description of some of our commonest local snakes. | Quite a large volume could be filled with popular, but erroneous beliefs about snakes, but at the moment it is merely proposed to deal with a few of the commoner fallacies and mention some points of interest regarding snakes, finishing up with a brief description of some of our commonest local snakes. | ||
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1. The death adder does not sting with its tail. It does not need to - its business end is its head and is sufficiently deadly not to require any assistance from a stinging tail. The spine at the end of the tail is used as an anchor in soft sand or soil to increase leverage and so assist the numerous belly plates or scales on which all snakes travel. Each of these plates is, of course, attached to a pair of ribs and the harmonious movement of these ribs backwards and forwards which cants the scales so that the rear edge catches on almost microscopic irregularities of surface, is only one of the many wonderful ways in which living things have adapted themselves to their environment over a long period. | 1. The death adder does not sting with its tail. It does not need to - its business end is its head and is sufficiently deadly not to require any assistance from a stinging tail. The spine at the end of the tail is used as an anchor in soft sand or soil to increase leverage and so assist the numerous belly plates or scales on which all snakes travel. Each of these plates is, of course, attached to a pair of ribs and the harmonious movement of these ribs backwards and forwards which cants the scales so that the rear edge catches on almost microscopic irregularities of surface, is only one of the many wonderful ways in which living things have adapted themselves to their environment over a long period. | ||
- | 2, The fangs of a snake are not to be confused with its tongue which it darts in and out of its mouth continually; | + | 2. The fangs of a snake are not to be confused with its tongue which it darts in and out of its mouth continually; |
3. Snakes do not swallow their young when danger threatens and disgorge them afterwards. Despite the accounts of otherwise reliable witnesses this feat is quite impossible. Large snakes frequently consume small ones, possibly their own offspring, but the digestive processes of reptiles are very rapid and after even a brief period in the stomach, the contents would be very dead, and snakes have no special compartment between the mouth and the stomach in which to conceal young snakes until danger passes. Some of our snakes, notably the black and the tiger, bear living young, and many times an adult female must have been killed and cut open and a number of fully developed living young found in the oviducts which to an ignorant person might have been mistaken for the stomach. | 3. Snakes do not swallow their young when danger threatens and disgorge them afterwards. Despite the accounts of otherwise reliable witnesses this feat is quite impossible. Large snakes frequently consume small ones, possibly their own offspring, but the digestive processes of reptiles are very rapid and after even a brief period in the stomach, the contents would be very dead, and snakes have no special compartment between the mouth and the stomach in which to conceal young snakes until danger passes. Some of our snakes, notably the black and the tiger, bear living young, and many times an adult female must have been killed and cut open and a number of fully developed living young found in the oviducts which to an ignorant person might have been mistaken for the stomach. | ||
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Must tell you about the only day we had off while we were in Wales. I climbed Snowden after all - and mists don't look much better from the top of Mt. Snowden than from the top of any other mountain. The rain and the fine hail and the cold wind, however, were a bit exceptional, | Must tell you about the only day we had off while we were in Wales. I climbed Snowden after all - and mists don't look much better from the top of Mt. Snowden than from the top of any other mountain. The rain and the fine hail and the cold wind, however, were a bit exceptional, | ||
- | We set out from Colwyn Bay at the early hour of 7.10 a.m. and caught a train from Llandudno to Bettws-y-coed (pronounced Bettoos-ee-coid). There round the hours of 9 to 10 we wandered up and down amongst the various hostelries looking for some breakfast. No one wanted to give us any and we began to be very impressed with the efficiency of British food rationing and the shortage of | + | We set out from Colwyn Bay at the early hour of 7.10 a.m. and caught a train from Llandudno to Bettws-y-coed (pronounced Bettoos-ee-coid). There round the hours of 9 to 10 we wandered up and down amongst the various hostelries looking for some breakfast. No one wanted to give us any and we began to be very impressed with the efficiency of British food rationing and the shortage of domestic staff when we found a shop selling some rather miserable but very acceptable apples. Shortly afterwards we found a place which agreed to provide a meal and produced some quite good bacon and eggs (dried - scrambled), and toast and marmalade. |
- | domestic staff when we found a shop selling some rather miserable but very acceptable apples. Shortly afterwards we found a place which agreed to provide | + | |
- | a meal and produced some quite good bacon and eggs (dried - scrambled), and toast and marmalade. | + | |
We then caught a bus to some unpronouncable Welsh village and then hitch-hiked on a R.A.F. transport to some other equally unpronouncable village. We walked a short distance along a road and then took the Pig track to Snowden. | We then caught a bus to some unpronouncable Welsh village and then hitch-hiked on a R.A.F. transport to some other equally unpronouncable village. We walked a short distance along a road and then took the Pig track to Snowden. | ||
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We soon ran into showers and these became more frequent as we neared Snowden. Before we entered the cloud area we were thoroughly wet. | We soon ran into showers and these became more frequent as we neared Snowden. Before we entered the cloud area we were thoroughly wet. | ||
- | Emerging on the other side of the cloud we found a crofter' | + | Emerging on the other side of the cloud we found a crofter' |
Shall have to write you a lyric on the English pub - its easily the best of all the English Institutions even though the beer is weak compared with pre-war. | Shall have to write you a lyric on the English pub - its easily the best of all the English Institutions even though the beer is weak compared with pre-war. | ||
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Things were going beautifully (not a snake to be seen) when quite suddenly Peter shot vertically into the air to the amazing height of fifteen feet, (both David and I are quite sure on this point) and while suspended there he uttered the magic word " | Things were going beautifully (not a snake to be seen) when quite suddenly Peter shot vertically into the air to the amazing height of fifteen feet, (both David and I are quite sure on this point) and while suspended there he uttered the magic word " | ||
- | He came down shortly afterwards and the three of us surrounded a small clump of reeds into which our quarry had disappeared. Peter and David were armed with short sticks and carefully I separated the grasses until the black body of our | + | He came down shortly afterwards and the three of us surrounded a small clump of reeds into which our quarry had disappeared. Peter and David were armed with short sticks and carefully I separated the grasses until the black body of our victim was exposed. One! two! and the sticks held him firm; a little wait and then his head came into view; the hindmast stick (it is so difficult to tell which is the front or back end when a snake is all coiled up) was moved to a position just behind the head. The next move in this "Saga of the Swamp" was enacted by David, in went his hand, and his thumb and forefinger clamped themselves about its neck and a black snake about four feet long was withdrawn from its retreat. Very carefully I photographed the final stage, then popping the catch into David' |
- | victim was exposed. One! two! and the sticks held him firm; a little wait and then his head came into view; the hindmast stick (it is so difficult to tell which is the front or back end when a snake is all coiled up) was moved to a position just behind the head. The next move in this "Saga of the Swamp" was enacted by David, in went his hand, and his thumb and forefinger clamped themselves about its neck and a black snake about four feet long was withdrawn from its retreat. Very carefully I photographed the final stage, then popping the catch into David' | + | |
When we reached them the snake was emptied out on to the road for all and sundry to see and " | When we reached them the snake was emptied out on to the road for all and sundry to see and " | ||
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Then up comes the inevitable gust of wind, away goes a shower of sparks over the trail and the fire is off again. If that particular jumpover cannot be controlled the whole party must retreat to another line of defence, and start the whole job over again. Even without the gust of wind the fire will very likely sneak across the trail in a section that was carelessly raked, or it may invisibly creep along between the bark and the wood on the underside of a big log that someone was too tired to chop right through. | Then up comes the inevitable gust of wind, away goes a shower of sparks over the trail and the fire is off again. If that particular jumpover cannot be controlled the whole party must retreat to another line of defence, and start the whole job over again. Even without the gust of wind the fire will very likely sneak across the trail in a section that was carelessly raked, or it may invisibly creep along between the bark and the wood on the underside of a big log that someone was too tired to chop right through. | ||
- | It is because of this danger that the experienced forester tries to hold his own men back to conserve their strength until this time in order to do what is called the " | + | It is because of this danger that the experienced forester tries to hold his own men back to conserve their strength until this time in order to do what is called the " |
- | it happily. Mopping up is hard, dreary work and often means many burns, | + | |
- | 0 For moping | + | For mopping |
- | cracks of logs or stumps is the thing, if you have one. If'yoil havealt | + | |
- | spray is' | + | Even though a fire may be thoroughly mopped up by careful and conscientious |
- | done, eeass and a fine needle spray for cutting | + | |
- | Even though a fire may be thoroughly mopped up by careful and conse-;ee tceue men there is still a good chance that it will break out again, | + | =====Notice Re Monthly Meeting===== |
- | and 0 lercvnt | + | |
- | the frai.T. | + | Notice is hereby given that the Monthly General Meetings will in future start at 7.45 p.m. and the Annual |
- | 8. | + | |
- | cmpleted, There are cases on record where small fires in 1.ogs and rubbish | + | =====Request For Bushwalker Annual===== |
- | and has started up again the next day. If therefore the prcliminary | + | |
- | of extinguishing the fire is not to go for nothing, a great deal of work must be done for a long time afterwords. | + | Would the correspondent |
- | yomTnT RE MONTHLY MEETING | + | |
- | Notice is hPreby 7, | + | =====Map Notice===== |
- | It will be R1J: | + | |
- | .. | + | |
- | REQUEST FOR BU9HWALKER ANNUSL | + | |
- | Would the corres o.ondent | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, | + | |
- | MAP NOTICE | + | |
Please note that a further map has been completed by the Topographical Section River Canoe Club of N.S.W. | Please note that a further map has been completed by the Topographical Section River Canoe Club of N.S.W. | ||
- | MAP No.25 | + | |
- | Cenoeists Oh rt of Hawkesbury and Macdonald Rivers (from Cattai Creek to Wisemants | + | ====Map |
- | Maw produced by this section will in future be placed on exhibition in Paddy Pallinfs | + | |
- | ABOUT PEOPLE | + | Canoeists Chart of Hawkesbury and Macdonald Rivers (from Cattai Creek to Wisemans |
- | Although conditions in the bush were not ideal, due to drought | + | |
- | and be,shfireL,, rost gple enjoyed their camping at Christmas time. Quite | + | Maps produced by this section will in future be placed on exhibition in Paddy Pallin' |
- | a crowd f,pr at helidays nt Era, A few returned home for Christmas Day and on went back, Water problem was eased considerably by the thoughtfulneee, | + | |
- | Peer Pace being on leave was at Era and made the camp fire seem like old Limes when he sang several songs for the crowd. | + | =====About People===== |
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+ | Although conditions in the bush were not ideal, due to drought and bushfires, most people | ||
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+ | Peter Page being on leave was at Era and made the camp fire seem like old times when he sang several songs for the crowd. | ||
Also enjoying leave from soldiering was Alan Hardy (Dormie Long to most of us). Dormie also obliged with vocal items. | Also enjoying leave from soldiering was Alan Hardy (Dormie Long to most of us). Dormie also obliged with vocal items. | ||
- | Another | + | |
- | mako the trip poesmble, lo.0 were unfortunate enough to s'c rike extremely wintry conditions, snow, blizzards etc. After having anticipated very warm weather even to the extent of omitting warm clothes the cold was | + | Another |
- | rather a setback. Being confined to huts fOr some time is not an ideal way of spending Christmas holidays. | + | |
- | We hear that Brian Harvey is another on leave. He was in-Sydney for Christmas and we believe may be here for a while. | + | We hear that Brian Harvey is another on leave. He was in Sydney for Christmas and we believe may be here for a while. |
And now for the younger generation. Mr, and Mrs. Bill Mullins doing things in a big way, are now parents of twin sons. Apparently the problem of names for the youngsters was not solved when we read the birth announcement, | And now for the younger generation. Mr, and Mrs. Bill Mullins doing things in a big way, are now parents of twin sons. Apparently the problem of names for the youngsters was not solved when we read the birth announcement, | ||
- | Mary Stoddart has done the right thing and presented her husband | + | |
- | with a son and heir. He, the son and heir, is-being called. Robert Brian. | + | Mary Stoddart has done the right thing and presented her husband with a son and heir. He, the son and heir, is being called Robert Brian. |
- | Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rigby have another son. Although we do not see the Rigby family very often we hope they will 'see this and accept our congratulations. | + | |
- | The meet shortage presented no problems to one large carpet snake | + | Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rigby have another son. Although we do not see the Rigby family very often we hope they will see this and accept our congratulations. |
- | we know, Going down the track from Blackheath to Sincarpia New Year weekend we met a large snake that had just caught his dinner. The dinner being a ring tailed 'POSSUM. The /possum realising the injustice of things generally was putting up quite a struggle but several thick coils wound round him made breathing rather difficult and he gave in. Both snake and dinner had gone when we returned but We would like to have Fonn his girth, | + | |
- | LETTERS FROM THE LADS | + | The meet shortage presented no problems to one large carpet snake we know. Going down the track from Blackheath to Sincarpia New Year weekend we met a large snake that had just caught his dinner. The dinner being a ring tailed 'possum. The 'possum realising the injustice of things generally was putting up quite a struggle but several thick coils wound round him made breathing rather difficult and he gave in. Both snake and dinner had gone when we returned but we would like to have seen his girth. |
- | S,L, t)" DEBERT | + | |
- | Later on I stood on a rocky headland at Albany (a delightful spot) and admired the glorious | + | =====Letters From The Lads===== |
- | - The gale was terrific and I watched the seas breaking over the southern | + | |
- | The country Was not unlike | + | ====S.L.J. Debert==== |
- | I could write for hours on the wild flowers of this State. Then I could fill pages on the amount of sand it possesses. May be one day I shall sit around a. good old campfire and tell you and others of the good and bad points of this State, of its extreme mineral | + | |
- | Later on my driver picked up papers in town for the personnel of another unit, Reading matter for the troops, I find myself staring at the front cover picture of a female figure. A figure too well known to need introduction. | + | Was away down south Dunk, on a tour of inspection during the week. There was a 50 mile an hour gale blowing and the aircraft travelled crabwise from place to place. The ceiling of cloud was low and every now and again we would have to deviate from our course to circumnavigate a dark front. |
- | Hell clouds pass before me. Shades of lengthy discussions at S.B.J. meetings flit before my eyes. Dark shldowc lock acl ucn the st!ago, Chardons; Rigbys, | + | |
- | 1` | + | Later on I stood on a rocky headland at Albany (a delightful spot) and admired the glorious |
- | Your letter Dunk of 18th' | + | |
- | IMI.11=n+r...11.+n aw+..r r+rrr r-a-.-. | + | The gale was terrific and I watched the seas breaking over the southern |
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- | 11. | + | The country Was not unlike |
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- | east. This stte;is alMiDet | + | I could write for hours on the wild flowers of this State. Then I could fill pages on the amount of sand it possesses. May be one day I shall sit around a good old campfire and tell you and others of the good and bad points of this State, of its extreme mineral |
- | You and the Service Committee deserve an occasional letter for the exeellent | + | |
- | deeds done. I'm a busy man with lots to do. Still the old club and its activities hold a pl ace in my heart. | + | Later on my driver picked up papers in town for the personnel of another unit. Reading matter for the troops, I find myself staring at the front cover picture of a female figure. A figure too well known to need introduction. |
- | Wish I had bee4 at the hell yearly meeting. I might have aided with the rebelst, for there is a lot in what they say in spiJe of Marie' | + | |
- | , appeal for'Myles, Tom etc. After all it is a walking club(the old phrase Dunk) - | + | Hell clouds pass before me. Shades of lengthy discussions at S.B.W. meetings flit before my eyes. Dark shadows look across |
- | $ or is it? I do feel members, older members especially, could make an effort to | + | |
- | u lead one walk a year, Of course age, inability and sickness must be considered. Still the club should liver be allowed to become top heavy with talking members, who seldom-go out arid yetturn | + | Your letter Dunk of 18th Oct. remains |
- | Am afraid I haven' | + | |
- | Some months ago I went out on a day's walk with a Sgt.Jessie Wakefield, an A..A.S. once a member of the Hobart Walking Club, and three other people. Jessie knew many of the S.B.W. People. Had met them in Tasmania. A W.A.A.A.F. Officer, Elizabeth Turner(one of the party) said she was a member of the S.B.W. I didn't-know her and so asked her when she had passed the committee. She then admitted. she had joined up before the committee had let:her in, Do you remember her at all? She is tall and not unlike Flo Allsworth. We had a great day and walked and talked as only walkers can. One of theiparty | + | You and the Service Committee deserve an occasional letter for the excellent |
- | see L.J.Drake occasionally,,No doubt some of the old timers will remember him. He the same and pent his regards to those who knew him. | + | |
- | , He was responsible for my hitti4g,the news headlines in the local evening paper. | + | Wish I had bee4 at the half yearly meeting. I might have sided with the rebels, for there is a lot in what they say in spite of Marie' |
- | over walking that 100 miles in 24 hours. Since the item appeared I am'usually- | + | |
- | . told to walk when I.ask'foi tranenort. | + | Am afraid I haven' |
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- | That reminds me I was 'over at Cape Naturaliste the other day',Another one Of the corners of-Australia. I had cOmpleted | + | Some months ago I went out on a day's walk with a Sgt. Jessie Wakefield, an A.W.A.S. once a member of the Hobart Walking Club, and three other people. Jessie knew many of the S.B.W. People. Had met them in Tasmania. A W.A.A.A.F. Officer, Elizabeth Turner (one of the party) said she was a member of the S.B.W. I didn't know her and so asked her when she had passed the committee. She then admitted she had joined up before the committee had let her in. Do you remember her at all? She is tall and not unlike Flo Allsworth. We had a great day and walked and talked as only walkers can. One of the party - an elderly |
- | . It was all v ery charming. There Were rocky headlands and inlets | + | |
- | My work is most interesting, Am on the A.O.C' | + | I see L.J. Drake occasionally. No doubt some of the old timers will remember him. He is still the same and sent his regards to those who knew him. He was responsible for my hitting |
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+ | That reminds me I was 'over at Cape Naturaliste the other day. Another one of the corners of-Australia. I had completed | ||
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+ | It was all very charming. There were rocky headlands and inlets together with lovely sandy beaches. The sparsely timbered undulating hills were covered with coastal scrub not unlike our Lambert Peninsula country. The whole countryside | ||
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+ | My work is most interesting. Am on the A.O.C' | ||
etc. etc. | etc. etc. | ||
- | FETYERATION REPORT | ||
- | The Federation had so- many matters to consider that its Hovember meeting laeLect for three hours. Two of the matters considered were a report from delegates to the recent "SAVE THE TRES" Conference, and the electien Nrd instruction of delegates to a Conference on 1st Dezember regarding Fe-.0SCIUSKO STY1e3 PARK AND PRIMITIVE AREAS therein. Briefly, the Federation is suneorting Myles Dunphy' | ||
- | A Forestry Advisory Council and an annual "Saire the Trees" Confrence having been recommended by the first conference, Federation placed on record that its aim is re-efforestation and it will sup7?ort any move to achieve it. MrjJ-yborn and Mr,Streel weve appointed Federation representatives, | ||
- | were; e:Y.re Jcliyi Officer; Mr. 3hema,k ef the Y, | ||
- | The questions of JOINT BOOMS or a Co-operative society were raised, but the matter was referred to Mr.Frank Duncan to draw up a schema and submit it to Federation for consideration. | ||
- | Word was received that the recent successful 1W)ERATION RE-UNION at" | ||
- | NEW RESERVES: The Secretery to the Trust has been congratulated an the dedication of the new UTLEY PRIMITIVE PARK. | ||
- | The Forestry Commission has stated that the FOR2ST ON MT.CORICUDg will be kept in a primitive state. | ||
- | The new De-partment of Conservation is looking into the suggestion to reserve the WALEUMBUNGLES as a flra reserve and State Forest. | ||
- | There was no definite news about ERA as the State Budget was still before Paeliament, | ||
- | The Youth Hostels Association will probably rent shacks at Little Garie as a trial. Another possibility for a hostel is that area is just south of Maynerdsl, or Maynard& | ||
- | The National Fitness Council is planning to buy the land at the top of the PALLISADES and add it to the Patonga Fitness Camp so thet the through route for hikers will always remain available. | ||
- | BINNABURRA, LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK is private property and the Owner wants | ||
- | prior 71.0q-.:: | ||
- | The last business was probably the m est important, It was decided to refer to the Clubs a suggestion that bushwalkers appoint a committee to undertake RESEeRCH OF THE PREVENTION OF BUSHFIRES by various means - not merely by bureug firebreaks when fires are raging, and not merely to save houses but ale n-e bush itself. The matter is to come up for discussion at December Feciaeat i_on meeting, | ||
+ | =====Federation Report===== | ||
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+ | The Federation had so many matters to consider that its November meeting lasted for three hours. Two of the matters considered were a report from delegates to the recent "Save The Trees" Conference, and the election and instruction of delegates to a Conference on 1st December regarding Kosciusko State Park and Primitive Areas therein. Briefly, the Federation is supporting Myles Dunphy' | ||
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+ | A Forestry Advisory Council and an annual "Save the Trees" Conference having been recommended by the first conference, Federation placed on record that its aim is re-afforestation and it will support any move to achieve it. Mr. Wyborn and Mr. Stead were appointed Federation representatives. Other appointments made | ||
+ | were Miss Grace Jolly, Publicity Officer; Mr. Schumack of teh Y.M.C.A. Ramblers Club - Convener of a Committee to be appointed to arrange a Federation Party in 1945. The Committee will consist of Club representatives, | ||
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+ | The questions of Joint Rooms or a Co-operative society were raised, but the matter was referred to Mr. Frank Duncan to draw up a scheme and submit it to Federation for consideration. | ||
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+ | Word was received that the recent successful Federation Re-Union at" | ||
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+ | ====New Reserves==== | ||
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+ | The Secretary to the Trust has been congratulated on the dedication of the new Oatly Primitive Park. | ||
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+ | The Forestry Commission has stated that the Forest On Mt. Coricudgy will be kept in a primitive state. | ||
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+ | The new Department of Conservation is looking into the suggestion to reserve the Warrumbungles as a flora reserve and State Forest. | ||
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+ | There was no definite news about Era as the State Budget was still before Parliament. | ||
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+ | The Youth Hostels Association will probably rent shacks at Little Garie as a trial. Another possibility for a hostel in that area is just south of Maynards', | ||
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+ | The National Fitness Council is planning to buy the land at the top of the Pallisades and add it to the Patonga Fitness Camp so that the through route for hikers will always remain available. | ||
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+ | Binnaburra, Lamington National Park, is private property and the Owner wants | ||
+ | prior __notice if any bushwalkers intend to visit the property__. Otherwise they are liabe to get a hostile reception. | ||
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+ | The last business was probably the most important, It was decided to refer to the Clubs a suggestion that bushwalkers appoint a committee to undertake Research Of The Prevention Of Bushfires by various means - not merely by burning firebreaks when fires are raging, and not merely to save houses but also the bush itself. The matter is to come up for discussion at December Federation meeting. |
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