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- | To Len Fall's query, "What is being done about the proposed race track on Narrow Neck?" the President said that enquiries were being made by our representative. The area has already been set aside as a Recreation Reserve, which might preclude the construction of a race track. It was moved by David Ingram that we write to the Water Board asking just what areas are referred to in their new camping restrictions in Burragorang Valley. Kevin brought to our notice the strange fact that the Underwater Swim at our Stimming | + | To Len Fall's query, "What is being done about the proposed race track on Narrow Neck?" the President said that enquiries were being made by our representative. The area has already been set aside as a Recreation Reserve, which might preclude the construction of a race track. It was moved by David Ingram that we write to the Water Board asking just what areas are referred to in their new camping restrictions in Burragorang Valley. Kevin brought to our notice the strange fact that the Underwater Swim at our Swimming |
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One other particular form of strife plagued my early walking - the bilious water of Kedumba Creek. Naturally, I hadn't ascribed my sickness of our first overnight trip to such exquisitely cool, clear water. So, next trip that way, coming up from the Cox, I lunched on Sunday at Kedumba Crossing. Apart from sunburn, legs lacerated by lawyer vines, blisters on six toes and a broken watch, I was still in good walking order, but as I mounted the Pass I seemed unconscionably thirsty, and took frequent sips from the billy I carried: and I was decidedly queasy. Near the top two chaps leading horses, and pounding along in the heat at great pace, overtook me, and asked if I knew where they could get a drink. I offered them the rest of my billy, then limped drearily on and up. Near the Q.V. Homes I passed them, prostrate and green, lying by the trail. My generosity and their own exertion had done the trick. Very, very late I dragged into Wentwortlh Falls, to travel in an empty box compartment on the train, thankful there was no one to witness my misery, or stand between me and the lift-up seat. | One other particular form of strife plagued my early walking - the bilious water of Kedumba Creek. Naturally, I hadn't ascribed my sickness of our first overnight trip to such exquisitely cool, clear water. So, next trip that way, coming up from the Cox, I lunched on Sunday at Kedumba Crossing. Apart from sunburn, legs lacerated by lawyer vines, blisters on six toes and a broken watch, I was still in good walking order, but as I mounted the Pass I seemed unconscionably thirsty, and took frequent sips from the billy I carried: and I was decidedly queasy. Near the top two chaps leading horses, and pounding along in the heat at great pace, overtook me, and asked if I knew where they could get a drink. I offered them the rest of my billy, then limped drearily on and up. Near the Q.V. Homes I passed them, prostrate and green, lying by the trail. My generosity and their own exertion had done the trick. Very, very late I dragged into Wentwortlh Falls, to travel in an empty box compartment on the train, thankful there was no one to witness my misery, or stand between me and the lift-up seat. | ||
- | I think I rumbled Kedumba Creek after that - I know the next time I came that way I was determined to dodge Kedumba water. It was a hottish March day, the Kowmung and Cox a series of puddles, with dead cattle lying along the banks, and the first running water I struck was just above Harris Humpy. It was my first time along this part of the Cox, and how was I to know that Kedumba crept quietly out of a tiny gully and made the river flow for a few yards? This time, carrying my billy of "Cox River" water I was ill long before I reachecl | + | I think I rumbled Kedumba Creek after that - I know the next time I came that way I was determined to dodge Kedumba water. It was a hottish March day, the Kowmung and Cox a series of puddles, with dead cattle lying along the banks, and the first running water I struck was just above Harris Humpy. It was my first time along this part of the Cox, and how was I to know that Kedumba crept quietly out of a tiny gully and made the river flow for a few yards? This time, carrying my billy of "Cox River" water I was ill long before I reached |
There are other cases I could quote to prove that the freelance does it the hard way. There was the horrible trip down the Grose with a game leg, and the camp on a steep bank of wet sand. There was the night lying on splintery logs in one of the old shanties near Budthingeroo on Kanangra Road - with a badly sunburned back, too. There was the time I couldn' | There are other cases I could quote to prove that the freelance does it the hard way. There was the horrible trip down the Grose with a game leg, and the camp on a steep bank of wet sand. There was the night lying on splintery logs in one of the old shanties near Budthingeroo on Kanangra Road - with a badly sunburned back, too. There was the time I couldn' | ||
- | In fact, come to think ot it... it's a wonder I survived long enough to join a walking club at all. | + | In fact, come to think of it... it's a wonder I survived long enough to join a walking club at all. |
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+ | ===== Destination Unknown. ===== | ||
+ | - Len Scotland. | ||
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+ | It was the 6-Hour weekend at Albina Lodge. Only three of us were there at the time and Richard asked me if I would like to "make a trip". We left the hut rather late in the morning, about 10 o' | ||
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+ | After lunch Richard decided to climb " | ||
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+ | At last we reached the saddle and had a short rest but now, instead of going down, he made __up__ along the ridge! The snow was different here, affording a good grip, which was just as well as the ridge is no more than 2-ft. wide with an almost sheer drop on the north side, and the steep slope we had just climbed to the south. Soon the ridge became too steep to climb with skis straight ahead, so we herringboned with tips over each side, later changing to side stepping, only the centre 2-ft. of the skis being on the snow, the heels and tips hanging in space. So we reached the top, which seemed to me about 10-ft. across. Richard took a photo of us at the cairn. | ||
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+ | There was a strong wind blowing so we soon made ready for the run down. I suggested we return the way we had come up, but Richard indicated the steepest slope and said "We go down there" | ||
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- | DESTINATION UNKNOWN. | ||
- | - Len Scotlaad. | ||
- | 0 It was the 6-Hour weekend at Albina Lodge. Only three of us werJ there at the time ard Richard asked me if I would like to "make a trip". We left the hut rather late in the morning, about 10 o' | ||
- | towards Sentinal Peak. Now I knew the objective, | ||
- | was rathea; | ||
- | GO LIGHTWEIGHT | ||
- | ON YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY TRIP WITH | ||
- | VEGETARIAN FOOD S. | ||
- | NUTMEAT AND NUTOLENE IN 8 AND 16 OZ. TAS - CONCENTRATED MEAT SUBSTITUTES. | ||
- | BROWN BEANS, LENTILS AND LIMA BEANS - LIGHT, MOISTURE FREE - EASY TO PACK, KEEP INDEFINITELY. | ||
- | FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER: MIXED NUTS, ALMONDS, RAISINS, MUSCATELS, | ||
- | FANCY FIGS AND DRIED FRUIT SWEETS, SANITARIUM FRUIT CAKE. | ||
- | AND FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS "YOUR DEJGHT" | ||
- | THE SANITARIUM | ||
- | FROM HEALTH | ||
- | FOOD | ||
- | SHOP, | ||
- | 13 HUNTER STREET SYDNEY. | ||
- | 8. | ||
- | running the Sentinal because it was too late. | ||
- | After lunch Richard decided to Climb " | ||
- | started our Climb - 1,000 ft. measured by altimeter. The snow this | ||
- | year had fallen "all at once" instead of the more usual falls followed by consolidating frosts. Consequently, | ||
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- | top layers of snow, these were not cohering to the under I.yers of snow, and I max-if:Aged to climb only with the greatest of effort, having to use both sticks all the time. If I let up for a moment I would slide back, even though I was taking as shallow a traverse as possible on such a steep slope. Richard and his wife did not have as much difficulty as I did which I think was due to their weighing only 8 stone compared with any Time and time again I rade a resolve | ||
- | to stop at the end of the traverse and give it up, but each time I turned and st7a..stred a new traverse saying "only as 'far as the saddle" | ||
- | At last we reached the saddle and had a short rest but now, instead of going down, he made up along the ridge! The snow was different here, affording a good grip, which was just as well as the ridge is no more than 2-ft. wide wi.7,th an almost sheer drop on the north side, and the steep slope we had just climbed to the south. Soon the ridge became too steep to climb with skis straight ahead, so we heatringboned with tins over each side, later changing to side stepping, | ||
- | There. was a strong wind blowing so we 'soon made ready for the run down. I suggested we return the way we had come up, but Richard indicated the steepest slope ard said "We go down there" | ||
- | celled out a Tvarning, but ELF he ns de a ttirn the snow ran over his | ||
- | and it ke:st pouring in from all arbund and carrying him down at a vapftd rate., I had managed to pull up, and was horrified to see Rietard rapidly growing simnel., as he disappeared down the slope. The aoi 1-zel:tt pet: | ||
- | at i tcwoing ibove us, e' | ||
- | u- Iturned. s3ostafl' | ||
- | f:17 esotpood? I 10 rebended to be ve:r..ry matter of fact | ||
- | as I told 1-1r the trilow- had ?oeld RieiacI skis and taken them down, | ||
- | but had visions of him being swept into the creek with, tons of snow on top bf him. | ||
- | 9. | ||
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Gradually the hissing noise subsided and we saw the snow had gone down in level about 12 inches over quite a large area of the slope. The edge was within inches of my ski. | Gradually the hissing noise subsided and we saw the snow had gone down in level about 12 inches over quite a large area of the slope. The edge was within inches of my ski. | ||
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By this time Richard had disappeared round a curve in the gully, but he now came into view again on the slope we had climbed, his skis still imprisoned in the heavy snow. Trudy was all for running down to him, now that the slide had stopped, but I thought if we went on it we were likely to start another slide, so we took a horizontal track across the slope to the next gully which we had climbed earlier. | By this time Richard had disappeared round a curve in the gully, but he now came into view again on the slope we had climbed, his skis still imprisoned in the heavy snow. Trudy was all for running down to him, now that the slide had stopped, but I thought if we went on it we were likely to start another slide, so we took a horizontal track across the slope to the next gully which we had climbed earlier. | ||
- | Running down this gully we had a further unusual incident; some snow disturbed on one of the turns rapidly built up into a large snow ball which, but for a timely warning, would have knocked Trudy over. We were hurrying in case Richard needed help, and we had to dodge the snow ball as well as each other as we sped down the rest of the slope | + | |
- | Richard was O.K. except for a slight strain to his ankles caused by trying to wrench his skis from under the heavy snow Whilst | + | Running down this gully we had a further unusual incident; some snow disturbed on one of the turns rapidly built up into a large snow ball which, but for a timely warning, would have knocked Trudy over. We were hurrying in case Richard needed help, and we had to dodge the snow ball as well as each other as we sped down the rest of the slope. |
- | Later I ventured the opinion that the slope was not skiable because of the unusual snow conditions, but Richard said it would always be dangerous whatever the conditions. Richard is from Europe, and a one time champion skier. On earlier trips he had shown his surprise at the steep slopes we could go on in Australia without causing avalanches, and had given several reasons, some of which were the cover of vegetation, the rocky nature of the slope, and the | + | |
- | 10. | + | Richard was O.K. except for a slight strain to his ankles caused by trying to wrench his skis from under the heavy snow whilst |
- | lighter falls of snow. It has often been written and said" | + | |
- | Last year we again had very heavy falls of snow, and I saw many snow slides which were heavy enough to bury a skier. Also last year Frank Leyden saw the result of an avalanche | + | Later I ventured the opinion that the slope was not skiable because of the unusual snow conditions, but Richard said it would always be dangerous whatever the conditions. Richard is from Europe, and a one time champion skier. On earlier trips he had shown his surprise at the steep slopes we could go on in Australia without causing avalanches, and had given several reasons, some of which were the cover of vegetation, the rocky nature of the slope, and the lighter falls of snow. It has often been written and said "There are no avalanches in Australia", |
- | FEDERATION NOTES FOR NOVEMBER. | + | |
+ | Last year we again had very heavy falls of snow, and I saw many snow slides which were heavy enough to bury a skier. Also last year Frank Leyden saw the result of an avalanche | ||
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+ | === Scenic Motor Tours. === | ||
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+ | If you are going places, contact Scenic Motor Tours, Railway Steps, Katoomba. | ||
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+ | Daily tours by parlor coach to the world famous Jenolan Caves and all Blue Mountain sights. | ||
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+ | Transport by coaches for parties of bushwalkers to Kanangra Walls, Ginkin or other suitable points by arrangement. | ||
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+ | For all information, | ||
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+ | ===== Federation Notes For November. ===== | ||
- Allen A. Strom, | - Allen A. Strom, | ||
- | After appropriate investigation and upon the recornmendation | + | |
- | A screed has been prepared outlining the working procedure of the SEARCH AND RESCUE SECTION. This will be sent out to the Police, Air Force, | + | After appropriate investigation and upon the recommendation |
- | BUSHFIRE FIGHTING | + | |
- | RACING TRACK ON NARROW NECK: Following presentation of a cutting from | + | A screed has been prepared outlining the working procedure of the __Search and Rescue Section__. This will be sent out to the Police, Air Force, |
- | 977-77777-777375-77071non | + | |
- | to the City of Blue Mountains Council. Affiliated Clubs and interested individuals were asked to add their protest in order to impress the Council. | + | === Bushfire Fighting in the Royal National Park: === |
- | REPRINT OF SULMAN'S | + | |
- | A CCNVENER FOR THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE is still urgently required. Please see if you can 77-7777ETZer. | + | The list of volunteers now has sixty odd names. These will be handed over to the Sutherland Shire Bushfire |
- | COURIDJAH RAILWAY STATION: It was agreed that we should ask the 575EFEEent | + | |
- | NATIONAL PARKS IN U.S.A.: A recent letter received has shown that 17577TonafFFFEE=EFFica | + | === Racing track on Narrow Neck: === |
- | National | + | |
- | BOUDDI NATURAL PARK: It is now reported that Scott' | + | Following presentation of a cutting from "The Sydney Morning Herald" |
- | SCIENTIFIC STAFF FOR THE FAUNA PROTECTION PANEL: The Fauna Protectior Pane has asked fore E1-557=577-7 | + | |
- | COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES ABOUT CONSERVATIONAL MATTERS: A Series of Cola, Transparencies have beenU7nt | + | === Reprint of Sulman's "Wildflowers of N.S.W.": |
- | 8.14.41.m...1wwwwws..m. | + | |
- | THE RIDGEWALKERS. | + | It was agreed that we should ask Angus and Robertson's to make this reprint. |
- | Geof Wagg. | + | |
- | Now to me a ridge is a fine and wonderful thing. To the owner of an experienced gaze a ridge appears as ahigh road to anywhere he wants to go; the heights or the depths. When I was a prospective I never failed to admire the leader who could stand in the middle of a noncommittal patch of scrub and announce with encourEgirg | + | === A Convenor for the Social Committee: === |
- | Yet I think the place where I really | + | |
+ | Is still urgently required. Please see if you can get a volunteer. | ||
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+ | === Couridjah Railway Station: === | ||
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+ | It was agreed that we should ask the Department | ||
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+ | === National Parks in U.S.A.: | ||
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+ | A recent letter received has shown that no National Park in America | ||
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+ | === Bouddi Natural Park: === | ||
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+ | It is now reported that Scott' | ||
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+ | === Scientific staff for the Fauna Protection Board: === | ||
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+ | The Fauna Protection Panel has asked for the appointment of a Biologist | ||
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+ | === Colour Transparencies about conservational matters: === | ||
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+ | A Series of Colour | ||
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+ | ===== The Ridgewalkers. ===== | ||
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+ | - Geof Wagg. | ||
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+ | Now to me a ridge is a fine and wonderful thing. To the owner of an experienced gaze a ridge appears as a high road to anywhere he wants to go; the heights or the depths. When I was a prospective I never failed to admire the leader who could stand in the middle of a noncommittal patch of scrub and announce with encouraging | ||
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+ | Yet I think the place where I really | ||
And so it was that as the four of us returned from Tasmania still glowing with the enjoyment of our carefree days, yet remembering our yearning for a dry ridge, we sort of promised ourselves that this Winter we'd go out past Jenolan on the Kanangra road to hunt the ridges where they lurk among the sally bush and chase them out along their long, strong, bastions until they dropped exhausted to the Cox. | And so it was that as the four of us returned from Tasmania still glowing with the enjoyment of our carefree days, yet remembering our yearning for a dry ridge, we sort of promised ourselves that this Winter we'd go out past Jenolan on the Kanangra road to hunt the ridges where they lurk among the sally bush and chase them out along their long, strong, bastions until they dropped exhausted to the Cox. | ||
- | Our first real ridge trip was on the third weekend in July when Dot, Grace, Don Newis, Neil Monteith, Snow and myself burnt midnight oil out along the Kanangra Road beneath a sky of frosty stars to snuggle finally into the shelter of the verandah on the new hut at Cunningham' | + | |
- | 12. | + | Our first real ridge trip was on the third weekend in July when Dot, Grace, Don Newis, Neil Monteith, Snow and myself burnt midnight oil out along the Kanangra Road beneath a sky of frosty stars to snuggle finally into the shelter of the verandah on the new hut at Cunningham' |
- | five minutes. Grace, Don and Snow all manage to be prompt: Neil, in spite of the amazing variety and quantity of his food, is on time, but I, alas no. And when at last I am packed | + | |
- | Now the main land nark between Cunningham' | + | Now the main land mark between Cunningham' |
- | The sun was now shining with full geniality and the water was dripping from the bucket I'd been carrying since we left Whalan' | + | |
- | We toiled | + | The sun was now shining with full geniality and the water was dripping from the bucket I'd been carrying since we left Whalan' |
- | We pushed on towards the top and by dint of much searching found the trig nestling amid the sally. It's very important to find the trig, of course, because it's only by climbing this that you get any sort of a view. As it was just on lunch time we had lunch here and | + | |
- | I, with great pleasure, boiled the water I'd been carrying so long and made some tea. We took an 'hour over this and then we were away down over the low saddle and up to Queahgong. As we sat here taking in the view along came the Rovers who we'd felt sure must have got in front of us while we were beating around the clearing. They, went off down Queahgong Buttress saying they intended to camp at Mobb's Swamp but we were pretty certain that they wouldn' | + | We toiled |
- | 13. | + | |
- | It was a glorious afternoon for the ridges. The sun glowed | + | We pushed on towards the top and by dint of much searching found the trig nestling amid the sally. It's very important to find the trig, of course, because it's only by climbing this that you get any sort of a view. As it was just on lunch time we had lunch here and I, with great pleasure, boiled the water I'd been carrying so long and made some tea. We took an hour over this and then we were away down over the low saddle and up to Queahgong. As we sat here taking in the view along came the Rovers who we'd felt sure must have got in front of us while we were beating around the clearing. They went off down Queahgong Buttress saying they intended to camp at Mobb's Swamp but we were pretty certain that they wouldn' |
- | We dropped down again then UD and up to Jenolan where I told everybody about how this couldn' | + | |
+ | It was a glorious afternoon for the ridges. The sun glowed | ||
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+ | We dropped down again then up and up to Jenolan where I told everybody about how this couldn' | ||
Darkness drew on as we dropped down, down to the Cox (how could it be so far) until in the very last of the light we made Breakfast Creek and well earned rest. | Darkness drew on as we dropped down, down to the Cox (how could it be so far) until in the very last of the light we made Breakfast Creek and well earned rest. | ||
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- | The morning dawned fine and frosty so we were up with the light to start a conflagration and warm the atmosphere a little. Shortly after seven we were crunching along the frozen surface of Kanansra | + | The following weekend found us encamped once more by the Kanangra |
- | Trig; our troubles are over". Eager to get our first good look at | + | |
- | the back part of the Paralizer Ridge we tore throlla | + | The morning dawned fine and frosty so we were up with the light to start a conflagration and warm the atmosphere a little. Shortly after seven we were crunching along the frozen surface of Kanangra |
- | when Neil who had been muttering incantations over his map and compass for some minutes broke the sad news. Thurat Trig was over the way across the thousand foot deep cleft of Thurat creek. We were feeling so fit that morning it seemed nothing could stop us so | + | |
- | over the side we went among the scrub and loose boulders, glissading on bare rock creek beds. | + | We caught our breath at the bottom then started up the other side, very steep at first but leaning back more towards the top. Although it was accidental this route was more direct than our intended one via Thurat Trig and put us well on the Paralizer ridge by 10 o' |
- | We caught our breath at the bottom then started up the other side, very steep at first but leaning back more towards the top. Although it was accidental this route was more direct than our intended one via Thurat Trig and put us well on the Paralizer ridge by 10 o' | + | |
- | 14. | + | As it was only 11.30 we decided |
- | anything from toilet paper to receipts. Ours was written on a bank withdrawal form. | + | |
- | As it was only 11.30 we decided | + | Lunch took us an hour and ten minutes that day (because of the swim) but we managed to get down the Kanangra to Kanangaroo by 3 o' |
- | Lunch took us an hour and ten minutes that day (because of the swim) but we managed to get dawn the Kanangra to Kanangaroo by 3 o' | + | |
- | , The last big ridge we walked together was Kanangra to Cloudmaker and Tiwilla then Kowmung, the Cox, Cedar Creek, etc. We were going up White Dog; but an the Friday night train we net the Pegram party off to Mt. Cookem, and got talking to Arne who was with tha Admiral when he did the same trip. Moved by some foolhardy bravado we said | + | The last big ridge we walked together was Kanangra to Cloudmaker and Tiwilla then Kowmung, the Cox, Cedar Creek, etc. We were going up White Dog; but on the Friday night train we met the Pegram party off to Mt. Cookem, and got talking to Arne who was with the Admiral when he did the same trip. Moved by some foolhardy bravado we said " |
- | see you at the Cox on Saturday night", | + | |
- | In the cave at Kanangra that night it was the same trusty crew that chased Guouogang except that Dot was missing. Early in the September morning we were astir and were easily away by seven, myself of course being last. The Walls and Thurat Spires looked splendid in that early light and for Grace, Don and Neil it was a first view. Down Gentle' | + | In the cave at Kanangra that night it was the same trusty crew that chased Guouogang except that Dot was missing. Early in the September morning we were astir and were easily away by seven, myself of course being last. The Walls and Thurat Spires looked splendid in that early light and for Grace, Don and Neil it was a first view. Down Gentle' |
- | Gap we nestled | + | |
- | 15. | + | "Most encouraging", |
- | "Most encouraging", | + | |
- | "Lunch on the Kowmung" | + | "Lunch on the Kowmung" |
- | 4 | + | |
- | lunch and dived with it under the groundsheets as the first barrage of raindrops peltered down on us. It only lasted about ten minutes and soon we could hear it rumbling and grumbling up the river giving Hell to the boys on the Cox. | + | It seemed ridiculous to be setting off at 4.50 to walk six miles or so to the Cox, especially when there were delightful |
- | It seemed ridiculous to be setting off at 4.50 to walk six miles or so to the Cox, especially when there were delightful | + | |
- | We heard Pegram' | + | We heard Pegram' |
- | DROWNING DOWN THE KOWMUNG | + | |
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+ | ===== Drowning Down The Kowmung. ===== | ||
or | or | ||
- | TWO LIVES WITH THE ONE ROPE. | + | |
+ | === Two Lives With The One Rope. === | ||
- Dot Butler. | - Dot Butler. | ||
- | We had looked forward to this trip for months. We were going to swim the 'Upper Kowmung, and great was the preparation therefor. The twelve members of the party had small waterproof bags tu safeguard sleeping bags and such food as wasn't in tins, and larger waterproof bags to take the whole contents of the pack, and finally all leaks had been repaired in groundsheets which were to be a third line of defence wrapped round the outside of the pack and tied at the top. | + | |
- | We made camp about midnight Friday at our usual spot in the clearing by Morong Creek, and next morning followed the creek down about five miles to the Kowmung. The enormous amount of water hurtliD! | + | We had looked forward to this trip for months. We were going to swim the Upper Kowmung, and great was the preparation therefor. The twelve members of the party had small waterproof bags to safeguard sleeping bags and such food as wasn't in tins, and larger waterproof bags to take the whole contents of the pack, and finally all leaks had been repaired in groundsheets which were to be a third line of defence wrapped round the outside of the pack and tied at the top. |
- | 16. | + | |
- | had the'previous week, and of course the Kownmalg | + | We made camp about midnight Friday at our usual spot in the clearing by Morong Creek, and next morning followed the creek down about five miles to the Kowmung. The enormous amount of water hurtling |
- | About 10.30 all the party had assembled on the near side of the Kowmungi | + | |
- | We followed the river down a short distance till we came to a block-up of huge chunks of rock round which the yellow water churned and rushed with bombora-like ferocity. Nobody seemed terribly keen to take the first step. Jean Aird had just joined us, displaying a large area of skin grazed from thigh to ankle; she had come down | + | About 10.30 all the party had assembled on the near side of the Kowmung, |
- | the final precipice a little more hurriedly than she intended. Everyone gathered round to give sympathy and advice, and as there was now no question of pushing on the party settled down for morning tea. | + | |
- | Flat on my back on a nice hot rock, lulled by the roar of many waters, out of the corner of my eye I see Colin with a look of purpose on his face, eyeing off the distance between Scylla and Charybdis downstream. He is wearing rubber-soled sneakers! I'd better go down so I can watch him drown, or throw him a lifebuoy, or scream for help or something. With a firm grip on a wall of rock he stepped into the rushing water, barely shin deep, and was nearly torn off his feet. Just below a cauldron of yellow water boiled and foamed and looked a real proper nasty job. If you landed in that you'd be no better than diced frog in five seconds. "Hellh, says I, hrubber | + | We followed the river down a short distance till we came to a block-up of huge chunks of rock round which the yellow water churned and rushed with bombora-like ferocity. Nobody seemed terribly keen to take the first step. Jean Aird had just joined us, displaying a large area of skin grazed from thigh to ankle; she had come down the final precipice a little more hurriedly than she intended. Everyone gathered round to give sympathy and advice, and as there was now no question of pushing on the party settled down for morning tea. |
- | No! This tIme it wouldn' | + | |
- | 17. | + | Flat on my back on a nice hot rock, lulled by the roar of many waters, out of the corner of my eye I see Colin with a look of purpose on his face, eyeing off the distance between Scylla and Charybdis downstream. He is wearing rubber-soled sneakers! I'd better go down so I can watch him drown, or throw him a lifebuoy, or scream for help or something. With a firm grip on a wall of rock he stepped into the rushing water, barely shin deep, and was nearly torn off his feet. Just below a cauldron of yellow water boiled and foamed and looked a real proper nasty job. If you landed in that you'd be no better than diced frog in five seconds. "Hell", says I, " |
- | Launce4ot | + | |
- | All right. Now we agree it's this side of the river for us afte.: | + | All right. Now we agree it's this side of the river for us after all, and have dinner among the rocks before |
- | By this time we had passed Morong Deep, and expected a bit of flatter going on the river bank, so we made down a small side gully and reached a nice broad fairly quiet expanse of water. Ha! This is where I swim and have a cool off. All the perishable goods are already in their little plastic bags, so I wrap the groundsheet round the pack, tie it at the top with a piece of pyjama cord, and embark before anyone has time to say inc nay, although I did hear Colin makin, | + | |
- | The first pool was cats-meat2 A nice quiet backwater. The pack floated gently along, riding high and dry, and I paddled gently | + | By this time we had passed Morong Deep, and expected a bit of flatter going on the river bank, so we made down a small side gully and reached a nice broad fairly quiet expanse of water. Ha! This is where I swim and have a cool off. All the perishable goods are already in their little plastic bags, so I wrap the groundsheet round the pack, tie it at the top with a piece of pyjama cord, and embark before anyone has time to say me nay, although I did hear Colin making |
- | (I could still think at that stage), speeding along down stream | + | |
- | not being able to do a thing about it. After the second waterfall | + | The first pool was cats-meat! A nice quiet backwater. The pack floated gently along, riding high and dry, and I paddled gently |
- | otherwise I shall have to let go my pack and rescue myself" | + | |
- | the third and highest waterfall, with the breath by now just about | + | ---- |
- | battered out of my lungs, and a much longer period of submersion in the whirling pool, things began to look somewhat serious. Ahead the | + | |
- | millrace was cleft in two by a black jagged rock. I made an effort and pushed my pack one side of it, still retaining my grip, while I | + | ===== Kosciusko Invasion. Part II. ===== |
- | hurtled the other side of it, and luckily here I stuck, unable to lift | + | |
- | a finger to help myself, just doing a Holland - in other words, waiting to be rescued. And now along the bank comes Don, wearing a puzzled expression. " | + | |
- | 1S. | + | |
- | saving rope for the second time that day and threw an end across and | + | |
- | I tied on my pack. By this time I had recovered enough breath to drag myself out of the water on to the rock, and Don was able to pull my pack over to safety without dislodging me. He then threw the rope's end over again and I tied it around my waist. Then I looked at slightly built Don standing on his rock with Tine, and at the racing maelstrom between them ana me and decided it would be better to wait till some more robust type should come along the bank, otherwise there was a more than 50-50 chance I would pull Don in and we would both gj hurtling downstream to destruction, | + | |
- | KOSCIUSKO INVASION. | + | |
- | PART II. | + | |
- Ross Laird. | - Ross Laird. | ||
- | George and Judy were at that moment down at the Hotel collecting their boards. Doug and Ross had their own skis, so Don and David set off to hitch back down to the Hotel just as George arrived back at | + | |
- | the hut. The boys had luck both ways in their hitching, and in little over half an hour they were back complete with all their gear and by this time ravished with hunger. Lunch was voted the order of the day and was partaken of quick smart. The folk with their hired skis then proceeded to scrape off the accumulation of waxes that had been rubbed on by previous users, and when all was ready they set out for what was, in most cases, their firt afternoon on skis. Before leaving they said goodbye to Pat, Ian, Garth and Bob who, with the help of Johnnie Abbottsmith' | + | George and Judy were at that moment down at the Hotel collecting their boards. Doug and Ross had their own skis, so Don and David set off to hitch back down to the Hotel just as George arrived back at the hut. The boys had luck both ways in their hitching, and in little over half an hour they were back complete with all their gear and by this time ravished with hunger. Lunch was voted the order of the day and was partaken of quick smart. The folk with their hired skis then proceeded to scrape off the accumulation of waxes that had been rubbed on by previous users, and when all was ready they set out for what was, in most cases, their first afternoon on skis. Before leaving they said goodbye to Pat, Ian, Garth and Bob who, with the help of Johnnie Abbottsmith' |
- | Just imagine that first afternoon. It was a beautiful day, warm but not too hot, with kodachromatic clouds in the sky, snow on the ranges around Smiggins, skiers, good and bad, on most of the skiable slopes surrounding that little settlement and S.B.W.' | + | |
- | 19. | + | Just imagine that first afternoon. It was a beautiful day, warm but not too hot, with kodachromatic clouds in the sky, snow on the ranges around Smiggins, skiers, good and bad, on most of the skiable slopes surrounding that little settlement and S.B.W.' |
- | the hut. That night real chaos reigned supreme as fifteen bods prepared to settle in for the night. It was discovered, | + | |
- | btain fresh air was to go outside for it, and oh boy, was it freshl n the meantime a hessian bag was wrapped round the missing joint Lntil something more suitable was found. For a few minutes things | + | Sunday was scheduled for the N.S.W. Langlaugh and Ski Jump Championships at Perisher, so after breakfast all the gear, along with the lunch and the kiddies, were piled into the truck and away went the crowd for a morning' |
- | Sunday was scheduled for the N.S.W. Langlaugh and Ski Jump Championships at Perisher, so after breakfast all the gear, along wit the lunch and the kiddies, were piled into the truck and away went th; crowd for a morning' | + | |
- | (TO BE CONTINUED..) | + | (To be continued...) |
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- | Best wishes to Molly Gallard and Bill Rodgers, married at Christ Church, Bexley, on 2tith November. Their new address will be Killara. | + | ---- |
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- | -4120, | + | Best wishes to Molly Gallard and Bill Rodgers, married at Christ Church, Bexley, on 27th November. Their new address will be Killara. |
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- | COLLAPSIBLE ALUMINIUM CUPS ARE USELESS THINGS, but PADDY has some. | + | ===== Paddy Made. ===== |
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+ | Collapsible aluminium cups are useless things, but Paddy has some. | ||
For those misguided folk who think they are good they cam in a little aluminium box 5/9d. the lot. How about giving one to your Ma-in-law for Christmas. | For those misguided folk who think they are good they cam in a little aluminium box 5/9d. the lot. How about giving one to your Ma-in-law for Christmas. | ||
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But some of Paddy' | But some of Paddy' | ||
- | Tea infusers on a chain Screw top jars | ||
- | ti 17 glass lined | ||
- | Pic-nic boxes (motorists and such like only) | ||
- | Several other lines would mahe excellent gifts to your motorist friends. | ||
- | Don't Delay, | ||
- | Christmas Day | ||
- | Is On the Way. | ||
- | GOOD LUCK FOLKS FOR CHRISTMAS AND TEE COMING YEAR. | ||
- | 2/3d. 4/6d. 7/3d. | ||
- | 16/6d. | ||
- | PADDY' PAWN | ||
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | ||
- | 201 CASTLE REAGH St SYDNEY | ||
- | M2678 | ||
+ | |Tea infusers on a chain|2/ | ||
+ | |Screw top jars|4/6d.| | ||
+ | |Screw top jars glass lined|7/ | ||
+ | |Pic-nic boxes (motorists and such like only)|16/ | ||
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+ | Several other lines would make excellent gifts to your motorist friends. | ||
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+ | Don't Delay, Christmas Day Is On the Way. | ||
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+ | Good luck folks for Christmas and the coming year. | ||
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+ | Paddy Pallin. Lightweight Camp Gear. | ||
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+ | 201 Castlereagh St., Sydney. M2678. | ||
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