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The President announced that there would be a joint instructional walk, corroboree and working bee at Bluegum Forest on 14th and 15th May, also a small operetta. This announcement brought " | The President announced that there would be a joint instructional walk, corroboree and working bee at Bluegum Forest on 14th and 15th May, also a small operetta. This announcement brought " | ||
- | AUSTRALIA MY STUDIO | + | =====Australia My Studio===== |
- Ray Bean | - Ray Bean | ||
- | That little black box, the camera, to most people seems to have about it an air of mystery: just what is the darned thing going to produce next? So it has always been with me. Even though I use it with calculated exactitude which the necessity of making a living demands, I still treat the thing with a certain amount of distrust. | + | |
- | 4. | + | That little black box, the camera, to most people seems to have about it an air of mystery: just what is the darned thing going to produce next? So it has always been with me. Even though I use it with calculated exactitude which the necessity of making a living demands, I still treat the thing with a certain amount of distrust. |
- | I had just come over the Turkey Creek Road. You don't know it? I almost wish I didn' | + | |
- | Outside the Kimberley Hotel sat an old-timer gazing down Halls Creek' | + | I had just come over the Turkey Creek Road. You don't know it? I almost wish I didn' |
- | the eyes of most of these people who have lived a lifetime in the glax, | + | |
- | The old-timer let me have my say, and then he snorted a snort worthy of any pig. "'Young man, he said, when we prospectors came in we brought our supplies with us down that same road - pushed in fro': | + | Outside the Kimberley Hotel sat an old-timer gazing down Halls Creek' |
- | They did too! But why a wheel-barrow? | + | |
- | That was in the days w1e71 coastal boats brought the supplies to the port at Wyndham, and donkey teams of up to seventy-eight beasts hauled loaded waggons down that primitive road. Recently a man wandered into Thangool homestead just south of Broome and asked for water to fill his waterbag. The station owner was amazed that someone should approach his place without him hearing the car engine. The wanderer said that he had no car, he was pushing a wheelbarrow. He. had come from Broome and was facing the great sandy stretch of"roadh which runs parallel to the Ninety Mile Beach where the great central Australian desert continues westward right to the sea. Even at this stage of the station owner' | + | The old-timer let me have my say, and then he snorted a snort worthy of any pig. "Young man, he said, when we prospectors came in we brought our supplies with us down that same road - pushed in front of us in a wheel-barrow!" |
- | its silly six inch diameter wheel long since abandoned. | + | |
+ | They did too! But why a wheel-barrow? | ||
+ | |||
+ | That was in the days when coastal boats brought the supplies to the port at Wyndham, and donkey teams of up to seventy-eight beasts hauled loaded waggons down that primitive road. Recently a man wandered into Thangool homestead just south of Broome and asked for water to fill his waterbag. The station owner was amazed that someone should approach his place without him hearing the car engine. The wanderer said that he had no car, he was pushing a wheelbarrow. He. had come from Broome and was facing the great sandy stretch of"road" | ||
We also asked for water at Thangool, not so much to fill our water bag (an eighteen gallon tank built into the truck), as to soak the hessian that I had laid under the floor mat and poked in around the clutch and brake pedals to keep out the choking dust as fine as talc that comes up in a cloud behind the truck and works its way into every crack of the truck body. | We also asked for water at Thangool, not so much to fill our water bag (an eighteen gallon tank built into the truck), as to soak the hessian that I had laid under the floor mat and poked in around the clutch and brake pedals to keep out the choking dust as fine as talc that comes up in a cloud behind the truck and works its way into every crack of the truck body. | ||
- | Setting off from the station on to the terrible road the mirage mocked at us as it twisted and waved the landscape around in front of us like a nightmare; the horizon out in the direction of Roebuck Bay rose and fell in a wave-like manner until the wave crests broke away from the line and dwindled into the air like a long streamer. I found myself looking into the shadow of the occasional tree, half expecting to see there the body of some hapless | + | |
- | monotony - the heat, the dust, the everlasting plain of dried grass, | + | Setting off from the station on to the terrible road the mirage mocked at us as it twisted and waved the landscape around in front of us like a nightmare; the horizon out in the direction of Roebuck Bay rose and fell in a wave-like manner until the wave crests broke away from the line and dwindled into the air like a long streamer. I found myself looking into the shadow of the occasional tree, half expecting to see there the body of some hapless |
- | a left-over from the last nwet. Suddenly there! | + | |
- | tanks along the sandhills at the back of the beach, for sheep are | + | And so this story has to end somehow. Well, it was the barrow-pushers that made me think of Bushwalkers, |
- | pastured on the one mile strip of coastal plain between the desert and the sea. | + | |
- | And so this story has to end somehow. Well, it was the barrow- | + | |
- | pushers that made me think of Bushwalkers, | + | =====Recent addition to Club Library:===== |
- | them often - lonely campfires at night have induced a nostalgic | + | |
- | yearning for the companionship of many). I can understand the old hands not using a rucksac in their unenlightened age, but why a | + | ===="The Mountains Of New Zealand"==== |
- | wheelbarrow? | + | |
- | SCENIC MOTOR TOURS RAILWAY STEPS, | + | by Rodney Hewitt and Mavis Davidson. |
- | KATOOMBA. | + | |
- | DAILY TOURS BY PARLOR COACH TO THE WORLD FAMOUS JENOLAN CAVES AND ALL BLUE MOUNTAIN SIGHTS. | + | This magnificently illustrated book embraces the entire peak country of both Nth. and Sth. Islands of New Zealand. To anyone planning a mountaineering trip to the Dominion it would prove invaluable. It gives the name and height of every peak, means of access, huts available to climbers, tramping, mountaineering and ski clubs to contact in each district, as well as interesting historical facts relating to each mountain described. It is strongly recommended as reading to anyone planning a visit, or better still, a copy in the pocket of your pack. (Copies available from Angus & Robertson). |
- | FOR ALL INFORMATION | + | |
- | WRITE TO P.O. BOX 60, KATOOMBA TELEPHONE 60, KATOOMBA. | + | =====The Arthur Ranges, New Zealand |
- | 6. | + | |
- | Recent addition to Club Library: | + | - Geoff Broadhead. |
- | "TEE MOUNTAINS OF NEW ZEALAND" | + | |
- | Rodney Hewitt and Mavis Davidson. | + | The night was still, humid enough to carry the smell of ripening fruit and tobacco, with the low moon shining down between dissolving |
- | This magnificently illustrated book embraces the entire peak country of both Nth. and 5th. Islands of New Zealand. To anyone planning a mountaineering trip to the Dominion it would prove invaluable. It gives the name and height of every peak, means of access, | + | |
- | huts available to climbers, tramping, mountaineering and ski clubs | + | Finishing work on the tobacco |
- | to contact in each district, as well as interesting historical facts relating to each mountain described. It is strongly recommended as reading to anyone planning a visit, or better still, a copy in the pocket of your pack. (Copies available from Angus & Robertson). | + | |
- | THE ARTHUR RANGES NEW ZEALAND | + | A pleasant surprise awaited us in the morning. Our tent had been pitched on a grassy river bank - the river swift and clear tumbling over smooth water-worn rocks. The background to the tent was wild briars and vines, bushes in autumnal dress of golden yellow ocres, burnt siennas and reds ranging through to scarlet-tipped leaves and berries. In the taller trees bell birds predominated, |
- | - Geoff Broadhead. The night was still, humid enough to carry the smell of ripening | + | |
- | fruit and tobacco, with the low moon shining down between dissolving | + | The track was, in width and grade, similar to the Six-Foot track as it rises from the Cox River. Leaving the farmland, the height a few hundred feet above the sea, we followed the track as it wound up around the ridges. Below on the right, with the fern-covered hillside dropping steeply to the shingle-bed river, we saw sheep grazing, gradually thinning in number as we ascended. The vegetation was changing from the open farmland through ferns, shrubs and small timber to the heavier beech and myrtle forest near the saddle. The heavy rains which fall from the Nor' |
- | bank t of cloud. Small pebbles gave way to soft, silencing dust on thc,, slow,'ascending road. My mind turned to thoughts of the previous weeks. I'd been tobacco picking at Riwaka in the Nelson District of | + | |
- | New Zealand' | + | Flora Hut is set in a grassy clearing, surrounded by beech forest with small creeks running either side of it, the clearing being at the foot of a spur. All the huts in the area were built by the Nelson Tramping Club assisted by a £1 for £1 Government grant, which is an excellent idea in a country where huts are needed, Club enthusiasm high but Club funds low. All the huts we stayed in were of the same design: rectangular, |
- | chap had led to plans for this - Easter 1953. Barry had been tramp in the Mount Arthur Ranges before, and his tales aroused my imagination. | + | |
- | Finishing work on the tobaoco | + | After a luncheon respite from the drizzling mist we started towards Salesbury Hut which was on the plateau. Our track first went to a river junction then rose to the snowgrass plateau. The walking that afternoon was enjoyable, even with the drizzling rain. The track was inches deep with decaying leaves, small and softening to the footsteps. Lining either side of the track were beech and myrtle forest but not much undergrowth, |
- | and after an early evening meal, we walked into Matueka, spent an hour | + | |
- | or so in idle gossip with friends in the night shopping crowd till 0= bus was ready to leave for Ngatimato, which was the terminus. A nine | + | We were walking parallel with Flora Creek, the water level rising |
- | mile road walk still lay before | + | |
- | rivers | + | We reached the hut to find one half occupied, a few distant |
- | We followed one of these side rivers up, passing many small farms, till about 12 p.m, when we reached the =Pointed | + | |
- | dumping our rucksacks was exceeded only by the speed at which we pup | + | Next day, with the same weather, we decided to have a day trip from the hut and visit some caves that were marked on the map. Before |
- | up the tent and retired, an occasional splatter of rain reminding of the low clouds, | + | |
- | A pleasant surprise awaited us in the morning. Our tent had | + | After a quick lunch we climbed the open tussock slopes up from the cave. Quickly a light breeze blew, scattered the mist away, and our reward at last! Mt. Arthur and its companion, the double-headed mountain |
- | been pitched on a grassy river bank - the river swift and clear | + | |
- | tumbling over smooth water-worn rocks. The background to the tent was wild briars and vines, bushes in autumnal dress of golden yellow | + | Losing a little height we walked to Balloon Hut, crossing small beech groves and patches of open tussock. Parties |
- | ocres, burnt siennas and reds ranging through to scarlet-tipped | + | |
- | leaves and berries. In the taller trees bell birds predominated, | + | The evening was late by the time we returned to Salesbury Hut. While getting some firewood from one of the groves to replenish the dried wood we'd used, our attention was attracted (or maybe the reverse) by a weka or woodhen, a bird related to both the kiwi and the re-discovered notorni. The weka is a very inquisitive bird; it will come within a few feet and raise one eye quizzicly. Our bird may have had its confidence misplaced at one time, as one leg was missing. We had it as a constant companion, finally following us to the hut door and becoming quite dejected after being deprived of items like our tin plates and cutlery with which it tried to make off. Later we were informed they have a reputation for acquiring brightly coloured or shiny articles. |
- | and the staple breakfast of porridge, bacon and fried Rye-Vitas was | + | |
- | a very pleasant affair. Passing the last farm we called in and speni a few minutes chatting with the farmer' | + | The venison we dried, fried in small cubes with onion rings, and after our long day it wasn't long before sleep came. We woke in the morning to frost and a clear sunny day. Leaving the hut by 7.30 we started towards Mt. Arthur, following a disced track through beech forest to Gordon' |
- | 7. | + | |
- | who told us of the early days when supplies and food were packed in by horse to the gold fields on the West Coast, over the Arthurs and down the Karamea River, part of the track we would follow now. | + | The beech was replaced by tussock. Over the 2,000 ft. rise the grass, yellow ochre in the strong sun, was broken occasionally by conglomerate outcrops. From the top our view overlooked the Karamea Valley, the Cobb River with smoke lazily rising from the hydro-electricity works under construction, |
- | The track was, in width and grade, similar to the Six-Foot track as it rises from the Cox River. Leaving the farmland, the height a few hundred feet above the sea, we followed the track as it wound up around the ridges. Below on the right, with the fern-covered hillside dropping steeply to the shingle-bed river, we saw sheep grazing, | + | |
- | * gradually thinning in number as we ascended. The vegetation was changing from the open farmland through ferns, shrubs and small timber to the heavier beech and myrtle forest near the saddle. The heavy rains which fall from the Norfwesters | + | Following the ridge down to the saddle we sheltered under the lee away from a sharp little wind to enjoy a well earned lunch. Whilst eating, the relative quiet was shattered by a rifle report, distorted by echoes bouncing from Mt. Arthur' |
- | Flora Hut is set in a grassy clearing, surrounded by beech forest with small creeks running either side of it, the clearing being at th6 foot of a spur. All the huts in the area were built by the Nelson | + | |
- | or | + | The ridge running up from the saddle to Mt. Arthur was narrow, ending at a rock bluff, not high but covered with spikey sub-alpine plants and loose tussock clumps, making the bluff unpleasant to overcome. With altitude gained, large areas of broken white-grey shale lay exposed among the sub-alpine vegetation. Being unable to follow the ridge owing to a series of large rock steps, we sidled upward on the eastern side of the ridge, rock hopping and scrambling, trying not to waste time as we were in shadow, with a chilly wind coming up the valley. A times a kea would wheel and glide overhead, crying out with his harsh, desolate voice - a being in full sympathy with this stark, barren home. To gain the top, we finished by going up a wide shallow gully. The rock was extremely rotten, every footstep uphill dislodged minor rock falls. For our own safety we had to climb all at the same height. Coming into the sunlight again on top, and with night not far away, we thought w'Td stop there, Being roughly 5-ish we had no alternative but to spend an uncomfortable night. Sunset and sunrise, we hoped, would compensate for being chilly for a few hours. |
- | Leica films | + | |
- | | + | There was quite a large area on top, slightly rounded, with snow drifts remaining from a fall of week or so earlier. Looking for a place to put up the tent I surprised a group of wild sheep in a hanging basin. They were large and extremely agile, their thick coats reaching the ground - a fortune at present prices, but hard to muster. Meeting Barry back on top we were talking about the view when a cloud came over. Looking through it at the sun we were surprised see a circular rainbow, and in the centre two shadows. Before we had time to have a good look it broke up and we turned in the opposite direction, only to see the same phenomenon in the cloud there. If we raised an arm, the corresponding figure in the circle would raise the opposite arm. It lasted for about 2 minutes, and had an outsider witnessed it, the scene must have resembled physical exercises. This occurrence |
- | Prints | + | |
- | Perfect | + | Mt. Arthur, just over 6,000 ft., was my first decent mountain in New Zealand |
- | Enlargements | + | |
- | deserve the 1 | + | The most urgent need now was a campsite. |
- | best SERVICE i | + | |
- | PHOTOGRAPHY ! ! ? I | + | The morning confirmed our fears. Thick swirling mist, driven by a high wind, put out of the question all thought of the Twins, so we packed up and left quickly, forcing down more honey and Rye-Vitas as breakfast. Finding our way to the right ridge was awkward. The evening before we had taken a very good survey, but as we had a choice |
- | You press the button, we911 do the rest ! | + | |
- | Fii | + | Retracing |
- | negran Your - -411$-A - | + | |
- | ek | + | =====The Scrounge Of The Century===== |
- | v Xfr | + | |
- | Developing Rollfilms | + | |
- | LEICA PHOTO SERVICE | + | |
- | 31 Macquarie Place | + | |
- | SYDNEY N.S.W. | + | |
- | 8. | + | |
- | Tramping Club assisted by a 1 for 1 Government grant, which is an excellent idea in a country where huts are needed, Club enthusiasm high but Club funds low. All the huts we stayed in were of the same design: rectangular, | + | |
- | After a luncheon respite from the drizzling mist we started | + | |
- | towards Salesbury Hut which was on the plateau. Our track first went | + | |
- | to a river junction then rose to the snowgrass plateau. The walking that afternoon was enjoyable, even with the drizzling rain. The trac: | + | |
- | steps. Lining either side of the track were beech and myrtle forest | + | |
- | but not much undergrowth, | + | |
- | tree-trunks and branches hung thin greyish-green tendrils of thinfibred | + | |
- | We were walking parallel with Flora Creek, the water level risin, | + | |
- | swiftly owing to the heavier rains higher on the range. Passing two or three delelict | + | |
- | with us for miles, darting ahead, turning the walk into a Roman | + | |
- | triumph. Keeping up a medium steady pace (being too chilly to have many smokes), we al, | + | |
- | We reached the hut to find one half occupied, a few distant | + | |
- | shots telling us where the inhabitants were. The twilight faded, and feeling hungry we lit the fire. Unfortunately the chimney faced into | + | |
- | the wind, with the draught coming down, and before long the room was | + | |
- | full of smoke, making conditions uncomfortable. With the door open' | + | |
- | from the hut returned and called in for a cuppa, carrying a leg of | + | |
- | venison. They'd just shot a 3-year old stag and kindly gave'us a fell', | + | |
- | deceptively smooth texture. Being warm, the steam rose in the cold | + | |
- | air as Barry carved. | + | |
- | Next day, with the same weather, we decided to have a day trip | + | |
- | from the hut and visit some caves that were marked on the man. Befor long we were on the plateau, crossing it till we reached a maze of | + | |
- | small steep gullies and thickly wooded ridges. An air of unreality | + | |
- | their hanging | + | |
- | almost swampy. The first cave, (all at the head of gullies), | + | |
- | 9. | + | |
- | wasntt | + | |
- | After a quick lunch we climbed the open tussock slopes up from the cave, Quickly a light breeze blew, scattered'the mist away, and our reward at last! Mt. Arthur and its companion, the double-headed mountain The Twins" were directly opposite, separated from LIB by a narrow deep river valley, the Karamea. The overwhelming impression was of a'huge face dropping into the valley, with the mountains rising 4,000 feet at a steep angle. We stood for minutes just watcl ing, till a Government deer-culler came in view on our left. We spent a few minutes talking and found out a little of New Zealand' | + | |
- | IMPORTANT | + | |
- | B U.SHWALKERS REQUIRING TRANSPORT FROM.BLACKHEATH. | + | |
- | T\1_' | + | |
- | SIEDLECKY' | + | |
- | 24 HOUR V ICE | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS arriving at Blackheath late at night without transport booking can ring for car from Railway Station or call at above address -- IT'S NEVER TOO LATE! | + | |
- | YmmINLEIN | + | |
- | 'PHONE BIHEATH 81 or 146. LOOK FOR CARS T03210 or TV270. OR BOOK AT MARK SALON RADIO SHOP - OPP. STATION. | + | |
- | 10. | + | |
- | over 6 or 7 species), strip the young trees of bark and the undergrowth, | + | |
- | Losing a little height we walked to Balloon Hut, crossing small beech groves and patches of open tussock. Parties | + | |
- | season; stags give voice with a sound resembling a roar, its main | + | |
- | Purpose | + | |
- | culler' | + | |
- | roaring, some quite close to the hut, especially at dusk. | + | |
- | The evening was late by the time we returned to Salesbury Hut. While getting some firewood from one of the groves to replenish the dried wood we'd used, our attention was attracted (or maybe the | + | |
- | reverse) by a weka or woodhen, a bird related to both the kiwi and the re-discovered notorni. The weka is a very inquisitive bird; it will come within a few feet and raise one eye quizicly. Our bird may have had its confidence misplaced at one time, as one leg was missing. We had it as a constant companion, finally following us to | + | |
- | the hut door and becoming quite dejected after being deprived of items | + | |
- | like our tin plates and cutlery with which it tried to make off. Later we were informed they have a reputation for acquiring brightly | + | |
- | coloured or shiny articles. | + | |
- | The venison we dried, fried in small cubes with onion rings, and after our long day it wasn't long before sleep came. We woke in the morning to frost and a clear sunny day. Leaving the hut by 7.30 we started towards Mt. Arthur, following a disced track through beech forest to Gordon' | + | |
- | distance apart. Among the trees and undergrowth were large areas of | + | |
- | sunken ground where the limestone beneath has collapsed, often making it necessary to detour over or under rotting timber. | + | |
- | The beech was replaced by tussock. Over the 2,000 ft. rise the grass, yellow ochre in the strong sun, was broken occasionally by | + | |
- | conglomerate outcrops. From the top our view overlooked the Karamea Valley, the Cobb River with smoke lazily rising from the hydro- | + | |
- | electricity works under construction, | + | |
- | ranges and peaks that were to the south. An unusual aspect of the | + | |
- | steep grey-blue ranges | + | |
- | three miles wide, the destruction was an an enormous scale; whole | + | |
- | mountainsides had slipped, exposing unhealed scars, the millions of | + | |
- | 12. | + | |
- | There was quite a large area on top, slightly rounded, with snow drifts remaining from a fall of week or so earlier. Looking for a place to put 1,110 the tent I surprised a group ofwild | + | |
- | raised an arm, the corresponding figure in the circle would raise the opposite arm It lasted for about 2 minutes, and had an outsider | + | |
- | witnessed it, the scene must have resembled physical exercises. This | + | |
- | toccurrence | + | |
- | good example. | + | |
- | Mt. Arthur, just over 6,000 ft was my first decent mountain in New Zealand | + | |
- | been gracious, but from there the view had been limited to Mt. Egmont, everything else blanketed by thick cloud. Here was country entirely new to me, with terrain and geography constantly delighting. Close under Mt. Arthur to the east lay the fertile river flats of Nelson and | + | |
- | Motueka - a chequered pattern of farms, | + | |
- | Behind the placid town of Nelson lay more ranges, and straining our eyes and imagination hard, could that be the tip of the North Island | + | |
- | son with western ones. To the west we were able to follow the KartVm, | + | |
- | this range, had a bastion of rock bluffs either side falling steeply | + | |
- | to deep valleys. Out plans for next morning' | + | |
- | undetermined, Further | + | |
- | country. Across the Wairau River lay the Inland Kiakouras, the limit for our eye-sight as they melted in the moisture-laden haze of evenin, | + | |
- | The most urgent need now was a campsite. | + | |
- | Twins had to be counted out; the ground was even, but at too steep an angle for comfort. Retreating down about 20 feet we found a small tarn formed by the melting | + | |
- | which was very strong by now, and as something to tie the tent to. Barry crawled into his sleeping bag, then into the tent, holding it up whilst I lashed our tomahawk to his Yukon-type rucksack, making | + | |
- | our Second | + | |
- | and crawling under. Ravenously hungry, we settled for a meal of salami, scroggen, honey and thickly buttered Rye-Vitas. We peeped | + | |
- | 11. | + | |
- | -EEEP UP YOUR VITALITY | + | |
- | ON WALKS WITH | + | |
- | VEGETARIAN FOODS | + | |
- | CENOVIS YEAST (CONTAINS WHOLE VITAMIN B COMPLEX, ALSO D,E,F, AND H) | + | |
- | LIGHT THIN RY-KING CRISP BREAD (100% WHOLE RYE FLOUR) WELL WRAPPED IN HANDY 8 OZ. PACKET | + | |
- | BASE YOUR HOLIDAY FOOD LISTS ON WHOLESOME FOODS. | + | |
- | WIDE RANGE OF DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, BISCUITS AND DRIED FRUIT | + | |
- | SWEETS | + | |
- | FROM | + | |
- | THE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD SHO P, | + | |
- | 13 HUNTER STREET SYDNEY. | + | |
- | tons of displaced earth fanning out in the valley floors. | + | |
- | Following the ridge down to the saddle we sheltered under the lee away from a sharp little wind to enjoy a well earned lunch. Whilst eating, the relative quiet was shattered by a rifle report, distorted by echoes bouncing from Mt. Arthurts bluffs. Below to our right was a rich, green basin, a favourite of deer and their hunters. More shots followed in quick succession, mingled With the cries of a wild goat, and then our lunch-time quiet returned, broken only by birds and the goatts cry at lengthening intervals. | + | |
- | The ridge running up from the saddle to Mt. Arthur was narrow, ending at a rock bluff, not high but covered with spikey sub-alpine plants and loose tussock clumps, making the bluff unpleasant to overcome. With altitude gained, large areas of broken white-grey shale lay exposed among the sub-alpine vegetation. Being unable to follow the ridge owing to a series of large rock steps, we sidled upward on the eastern side of the ridge, rock hopping and scrambling, trying no to waste time as we were in shadow, with a chilly wind coming WO the valley. A times a kea would wheel and glide overhead, crying out wit his harsh, desolate voice - 'a being in full sympathy with this star barren home. To gain the top, we finished by going up a wide shallow gully. The rock was extremely rotten, every footstep uphill dislodge minor rock falls. For our own safety we had to climb all at the same height. Coming into the sunlight again on top, and with night not far away, we thought weTd stop there, Being roughly 5-ish we had no alternative but to spend an uncomfortable night. Sunset and sunrise, we hoped, would compensate for being chilly for a few hourso | + | |
- | 13. | + | |
- | out of the doorway before settling to sleep. Our sunset was wondrous The cloud-bank was approaching in over the West Coast, rich fiery colours glowing from the angry clouds. | + | |
- | The morning confirmed our fears. Thick swirling mist, driven by a high wind, put out of the question all thought of the Twins, so we packed up and left quickly, forcing down more honey and Rye-Vitas as breakfast. Finding our way to the right ridge was awkward. The evening before we had taken a very good survey, but as we had a choice | + | |
- | from the wind and driven rain. Now the path was a muddy track, rivulets dropping and damming behind tree-trunks. Cabbage-trees | + | |
- | appeared among the beech. Flora saddle welcomed us, and down to Flora Hut for lunch and warmth. | + | |
- | Retracing | + | |
- | and found one who was going in to Motueka by car in an hour's time. | + | |
- | Fatigue and wet weather made us doubly thankful for this very kind gesture both on her part and the driver' | + | |
- | So ended Easter 1953, | + | |
- | THE SCROUNGE OF TEE CENTURY | + | |
- Alex Colley. | - Alex Colley. | ||
- | Some walkers have long realised that scrounging saves poundage | + | |
- | the pack, and the at has skilled practitioners. Some admire their neighbour' | + | Some walkers have long realised that scrounging saves poundage |
- | are those who arrive without a tent and are taken in. But it remainc | + | |
- | for mere beginners to achieve the ultimate. It is doubtful whether | + | =====Federation Report |
- | scrounger has arrived with nothing but the clothes he stood in and ob- | + | |
- | talned | + | - Allen A. Strom |
- | the achievement, | + | |
- | night, but were offered sleeping bags and blankets by the Kirkbys and | + | ====Barrington House:==== |
- | the Barretts (who drove back after supper), and tents by Mouldy Harrison and the Harveys. Two entire meals and the wherewithal to eat them were contributed by others, and Richard even managed to wring some pipe tobacco out of Jim Brown, so all was well with the Crokers. | + | |
- | 14. | + | The Propeirtor of the House has indicated that he has no objections to Bushwalkers using the access through his property to the track to Carey' |
- | FEDERATION REPORT | + | |
- | 1111111114..1 | + | ====Saint Helena:==== |
- | . Allen A. Strom | + | |
- | BARRINGTON HOUSE: The Propeirtor of the House has indicated that | + | Federation |
- | he hos no objections to Bushwalkers using the access through his property to the track to Careyis | + | |
- | SAINT HELENA: Fede',: | + | ====Conservation Bureau:==== |
- | Helena is held on a permissive occupancy by the Federation in an effort to prevent development at that place. Bushwalkers are invited to visit the area regularly and to encourage an interest in the retention of the primitive conditions existing. | + | |
- | CONSERVATION BUREAU: Two new members have been added to the Bureau... Mr. B.W. Peach (C.M.W.), and Mr. Tom Moppett. (S.B.W.). | + | Two new members have been added to the Bureau... Mr. B.W. Peach (C.M.W.), and Mr. Tom Moppett (S.B.W.). |
- | SEARCH AND RESCUE: The Practice Week-end held on April 16/17th was | + | |
- | not very satisfactory, Army Signals had taken over completely and generally upset the efficacy of the practice as far as Bushwalkers were concerned. The Police have expressed a similar opinion and thanked the Bushwalkers for their patience and forbearance. | + | ====Search And Rescue:==== |
- | SOCIAL: Miss Edna Stretton (S.B.W.) has volunteered to organise | + | |
- | a Bushwalkers4 | + | The Practice Week-end held on April 16/17th was not very satisfactory. Army Signals had taken over completely and generally upset the efficacy of the practice as far as Bushwalkers were concerned. The Police have expressed a similar opinion and thanked the Bushwalkers for their patience and forbearance. |
- | THE WARRUMBUNGLE NATIONAL PARK: News has been received that the Trust for the Park has been set up. The Federation-will ask for the names of the Trustees. | + | |
- | Maal..=1.0.1..11=010.1.1=1MINIMMI | + | ====Social:==== |
- | BE AT BLUE GUY - on MAY 13 - 14 - 15. . CONJOINT WORKING BEE CORROBOREE | + | |
- | Saturday Sat night Sunday | + | Miss Edna Stretton (S.B.W.) has volunteered to organise a Bushwalkers' |
- | - Light work to keep-the river chanel clear and prevent bank erosion (Shovels, spades, pick axes and mattocks | + | |
- | - Campfire under the control of Malcolm McGregor. Possibly another ' | + | ====The Warrumbungle national Park:==== |
- | - Instructional | + | |
- | Leaders: Ross Laird. Jim, Brown. | + | News has been received that the Trust for the Park has been set up. The Federation will ask for the names of the Trustees. |
- | TH.E CALOOLA GLUE | + | |
- | ...so.* | + | =====Be At Blue Gum - on May 13-14-15.===== |
- | OUR MAY GEOGRAPHY TOUR, 1955. | + | |
- | (May 20th to June 1st) | + | Conjoint working Bee - Corroboree |
- | 111. Sib. S. | + | |
- | TEE TOUR will he by Club Coach, visiting Tamworth, Armidale, the old mining town of Hingrove, the New England National Park at Pint Lookout, the Nymboida, | + | ====Proramme |
- | TEE PURPOSE OF THE TOUR | + | |
- | COST. OF THE TOUR Share in the running cost of the vehicle and food: E 10 (ten pounds) | + | Saturday |
- | Each member of the party must be affiliated with the Club. This costa 2/6d. | + | |
- | The Club will provide food, cooking and eating | + | Saturday night - Campfire under the control of Malcolm McGregor. Possibly another ' |
- | sils and oampimg | + | |
- | The Tour will be under the leadership of Allen A. Strom, A.W. Dingeldoi | + | Sunday |
- | 0 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED: Each application must he accompanieE | + | |
- | by a deposit of three pounds (E 3) plus | + | Leaders: Ross Laird, Jim Brown. |
- | the affiliatian | + | |
- | 0 | + | =====The Caloola Club===== |
- | is applicable. | + | |
- | Further details and application forms available from | + | [Founded |
- | Allen. A. Strom:, (Mrs) E.M. Dingeldei, | + | |
- | Th.e Teachers' | + | Our May Geography Tour, 1955. (May 20th to June 1st) |
- | Smith Street, | + | |
- | WR 2528 UA 2983 | + | ====The Tour:==== |
- | di | + | |
- | HE CALOOLA. CLUB, | + | will be by Club Coach, visiting Tamworth, Armidale, the old mining town of Hillgrove, the New England National Park at Point Lookout, the Nymboida, |
- | Fo =Id ed. 1945) | + | |
- | NEVIBOIDA. | + | ====The Purpose Of The Tour:==== |
- | - /11/ | + | |
- | \-, C,larence .t | + | will be to afford |
- | 4) ) GRAFTON | + | |
- | y 1 i | + | ====Cost Of The Tour:==== |
- | , | + | |
- | , 7) | + | Share in the running cost of the vehicle and food: £10 (ten pounds). Each member of the party must be affiliated with the Club. This costs 2/6d. The Club will provide food, cooking and eating |
- | 1 | + | |
- | i | + | The Tour will be under the leadership of Allen A. Strom. A.W. Dingeldei |
- | GOFFS HARBOUR 7e/1 / | + | |
- | (,Beil(ngen R.. POINT. LOO OUT (New England | + | ====Applications Are Now Invited:==== |
- | ( National | + | |
- | (. 1 | + | Each application must he accompanied |
- | \c\racleo R | + | the affiliation |
- | Park) | + | |
- | ?) | + | Further details and application forms available from: |
- | TAID/ | + | |
- | KEIEPSEY C( I J | + | Allen. A. Strom, |
- | ; | + | |
- | R | + | (Mrs) E.M. Dingeldei, 42 Byron Street, Croydon. (UA 2983) |
- | )P0RU MACQUARIE -COMBOYNE PLATEAU' | + | |
- | BULGA PLATE.1-\xU (Boorganna | + | =====One Version Of The 85-Miler===== |
- | /// | + | |
- | Faunal: Res. here) | + | |
- | G BEAT | + | |
- | \Oi///, \\\\10 | + | |
- | //11\ ///til\` | + | |
- | _rnts' | + | |
- | \1( | + | |
- | B. | + | |
- | SIINTGLETON | + | |
- | /-) | + | |
- | NEWCASTLE | + | |
- | THE MAY GEOGRAPHY TOUR, | + | |
- | 1955. | + | |
- | . 4. a. 64 V 4. II- 4. IN I. | + | |
- | 1 | + | |
- | SYDNEY, | + | |
- | 1) | + | |
- | 15. | + | |
- | ONE VERSION OF THE 85-MILER | + | |
- Kevin Ardill | - Kevin Ardill | ||
- | "The longest way round is the sweetest way home" | + | |
- | I'm pretty sure it was Jim Brow/ | + | "The longest way round is the sweetest way home" |
- | At Katoomba we marched | + | |
- | Never having fallen before in the Devilts'Hole, I rectified that omission, but was dopey enough to get up again. The picking up Process, plus cursing time, allowed the torches ahead to disappear, and we were alone. Now I'll tell you about the private trip. Jim Brown and I did from Katoomba to Picton. | + | I'm pretty sure it was Jim Brown' |
- | The sloppy tracks in Megalong damped both our feet and enthusiasm for the Cox on the morrow, However, the road was firm and dry, the moon shone brightly, we shared an orange under a gum and registered the first complaint from the lower limbs as the road consistent: | + | |
- | 16. | + | At Katoomba we marched |
- | badge when the clock struck twelve and the gym boots leapt into thin air. We pitched the tent and rolled | + | |
- | We rose at 5 a.zr L'A. were away 10 minutes later. Found the | + | Never having fallen before in the Devil's Hole, I rectified that omission, but was dopey enough to get up again. The picking up process, plus cursing time, allowed the torches ahead to disappear, and we were alone. Now I'll tell you about the private trip Jim Brown and I did from Katoomba to Picton. |
- | track in nO t1ie .im': | + | |
- | side creek, | + | The sloppy tracks in Megalong damped both our feet and enthusiasm for the Cox on the morrow. However, the road was firm and dry, the moon shone brightly, we shared an orange under a gum and registered the first complaint from the lower limbs as the road consistently |
- | others had (,71-.-ed -.11. the 6.03 p.m. the previous night and had | + | |
- | walked via CarlcnE, Aftr about two and a half words of conversation he bounded off after his retreating comrades and we were delightfully private once again. The Cox was crossed at Harry' | + | We rose at 5 a.m. and were away 10 minutes later. Found the track in no time and ambled |
- | At 12.45 p.m we left Kahangra | + | |
- | struck a stagnant pool), soon put the miles behind us, and about 10 4 p.m. we returned to the river. We passed one fire before descending to the river level, and about a mile further on saw several sleeping bodies under a tree. Half a mile further on there were another two weary walkers under another tree. - us. | + | At 12.45 p.m we left Kanangra |
- | Even my stiffening thighs didn't keep me awake, and at 4.45 a.m. | + | |
- | we were optimistic enough to crawl from OUT bags and tape our soles and heels with 3" elastoplast. John de Bovay of the Hobart Walking Club put me on to this lurk years ago. Roadbashing, | + | Even my stiffening thighs didn't keep me awake, and at 4.45 a.m. we were optimistic enough to crawl from our bags and tape our soles and heels with 3" elastoplast. John de Bovay of the Hobart Walking Club put me on to this lurk years ago. Roadbashing, |
- | 17. | + | |
- | the last wet crossing of the Cox below McMahons the duo surged ahead and Jim suggested I should follow them hile he limped in to Bimlow. So I took off, and although the others had only 5 minutes start, I'm darned if I caught a sight of them. The short rests were forgotten | + | Exactly three hours after leaving Jim I squatted beside Heather Joyce, |
- | and I wqs within a mile of Bimlow before I sighted five figures ahead. | + | |
- | Exactly three hours after leaving Jim I squatted beside Heather | + | We reached the Nattai and lunched at the first pool. Saw the leading four on the track above and let them go. Popped in for a swim with Jim looking on. He admitted afterwards the thought entered his mind that he might have to rescue me, but he hadn't decided just how. Even a cramp wouldn' |
- | Joyce, | + | |
- | of Binlow. With Neil a conscientious objector the pilgrims were now | + | When we hit the road there were two cars waiting - David and Jack Gentle. How mad can this bushwalking get you? - we decided to walk - the honour old boy - oh really! |
- | 4 five. I was sure some of the tough boys were ahead, but Arne was insistent that we were the first through Bimlow. Now I was paying the penalty for my three hour non-stop morning"dash, The short stop in Binlow made my legs feel like tomato stakes, and when Len and Gladys Fall stopped in their motor chariot I stopped also. They were down for a day's drive to see the battered Bushies, and did I fit the bil1Z However, on hearing of Jim's ankle the Falls floated on, and off I shuffled again. The sun was warm, and a nice patOh of grass invited me to rest. The pack was like a feather pillow, and only thr thought of the miles ahead shifted me. I leapt to my feet and sped oi) | + | |
- | refreshed You're a llstr, Ardill - you rolled onto your stomach and levered yourself.stiff-legged to your feet because you couldn' | + | Strangely enough I was almost normal next morning, and James ditto. I reckon the walk took three years off my life and about the same number of layers of skin off my big toes. Walking at Easter? Not me! I' |
- | 0 | + | |
- | We reached the Nattai and lunched at the first pool. Saw the leading four on the track above and let them go. Popped in for a swim with Jim looking on. He admitted afterwards the thought entered his mind that he might have to rescue me, but he hadn't decided just | + | =====New Zealand Letter===== |
- | how. Even a cramp wouldn' | + | |
- | and we maintained a steady 3 miles per hour to the Nattai crossing. | + | From Keith Renwick |
- | A couple of hundred yards downstream the leading quartet were sightec-., | + | |
- | not see our fellow travellers again. | + | Dear S.B.W's, |
- | When we hit the road there were two cars waiting - David and Jack Gentle. How mad can this bushwalking get you? - we decided to walk the honour old boy - oh reallyi | + | |
- | 18. | + | Well, the tour is over and at last I am on the way home. By the time you get this I will be home, but it finishes up what I have been up to since the last letter. |
- | and cakes inside us supplied by the lady passengers Isabel Wilkie and Pat Gentle. May Allah shower blessings on them - we did. The roar bash is not described but the plaster stuck to us. Some blokes have no sense of humour; David must have thought we meant it when we said we would walk into Picton. He's sure to coMe back to see how we're going - good old David. Good old nothing' | + | |
- | Strangely enough I was almost normal next morning, and James ditto. I reckon the walk took three years off my life and about the same number.of layers of skin off my big tOes. Walking at Easter? Not me! It; staying home to polish my car, 'cause its going to get plenty of use from now on. | + | |
- | NEW ZEALAND LETTER | + | |
- | Dear S.B.W1s, | + | |
- | Well, the tour is over and at'last I am on the way home. By the time you get this I will be home, but it finishes up what I have been up to since the last letter. | + | |
On Christmas day we left Christchurch with the Christchurch Tramping Club bound for Lewis Pass, then via Cannibal Gorge and Ada Pass to Ada Valley. From here some of the party climbed Gloriana; then we went down Ada Valley to Lake Guyon and over Maling Pass to Lake Tennyson. Unfortunately I had been suffering for the past three days from sunstroke and food poisoning, so had to pull out here via Clarence Valley and Jack's Pass to Hanmer and back to Christchurch. The Club was going through to Lake Roto Iti. | On Christmas day we left Christchurch with the Christchurch Tramping Club bound for Lewis Pass, then via Cannibal Gorge and Ada Pass to Ada Valley. From here some of the party climbed Gloriana; then we went down Ada Valley to Lake Guyon and over Maling Pass to Lake Tennyson. Unfortunately I had been suffering for the past three days from sunstroke and food poisoning, so had to pull out here via Clarence Valley and Jack's Pass to Hanmer and back to Christchurch. The Club was going through to Lake Roto Iti. | ||
- | A few days rest in Christchurch and I caught the train to Grey- mouth with Keith Fitzgerald, a Christchurch Chap, and'up to Fox River Caves south of Westport. These we went through again, together with some new ones, and met up with Barry Hartley who came down from the Club trip after it had come out at Lake Rote Iti. The three of us | ||
- | then went down to the Pox Glacier where we were immediately asked to c' join in on the search for the chaps overdue on Sefton. This occupied us for the next few days, during which we had a wonderful morning up on the Dougla Nevd, reaching a high col just under the final slope to the summit, but being on the search we couldn' | ||
- | We turned then over the Copeland Pass and out to the Hermitage. A few days rest here and a short trip up the Tasman Glacier. It was just at this time that the unfortunate accident occurred with John Younger' | ||
- | a few days. A few more side trips, such as Skippers and Pigeon Islana on Lake Wanaka, and we went out through Alexandria and Roxborough to | ||
- | 19. Dunedin. I then took a buS trip right round the East Coast through | ||
- | Chaselands to Invercargill. Then another bus out to the Waiau Caves where I spent the night and the next day exploring. Back by bus through Riverton to Invercargill, | ||
- | Turning northwards once more we returned to Christchurch via | ||
- | the coast road, calling at Palmerston Caves and Morakie Boulders. We | ||
- | worked then for three weeks at Christchurch. Then the ferry boat | ||
- | 1\loari" | ||
- | at the Ganett sanctuary on Cape Kidnappers. We also had 13 inches of rain in 24 hours. | ||
- | 4 | + | A few days rest in Christchurch and I caught the train to Greymouth with Keith Fitzgerald, a Christchurch chap, and up to Fox River Caves south of Westport. These we went through again, together with some new ones, and met up with Barry Hartley who came down from the Club trip after it had come out at Lake Rote Iti. The three of us then went down to the Fox Glacier where we were immediately asked to join in on the search for the chaps overdue on Sefton. This occupied us for the next few days, during which we had a wonderful morning up on the Douglas Neve, reaching a high col just under the final slope to the summit, but being on the search we couldn' |
- | I then came back to Auckland to meet Yvonne and Shirley who arrived on March 20th. Later that week we went to Waitomo Caves and Ruapehu. We went up to look at the Whakapapa Glacier which is terribly broken up. From National Park we went to Taupo and Wairaki for a day, then up to Rotorua for another day. Once the girls arrivec, | + | |
- | Prot Rotorua we went to Waikarimoanal | + | We turned then over the Copeland Pass and out to the Hermitage. A few days rest here and a short trip up the Tasman Glacier. It was just at this time that the unfortunate accident occurred with John Younger and party. After it was decided that nothing further could be done, Barry and I went on down the inland road to Queenstown for a few days. A few more side trips, such as Skippers and Pigeon Island on Lake Wanaka, and we went out through Alexandria and Roxborough to Dunedin. I then took a bus trip right round the East Coast through Chaselands to Invercargill. Then another bus out to the Waiau Caves where I spent the night and the next day exploring. Back by bus through Riverton to Invercargill, |
- | To conclude, over Easter I did a round trip of the North Auckland Peninsular,, including a visit to several more caves, | + | |
- | And that is about the extent of my wanderings in N.Z. Although it amounts to some 16,000 miles there is still an awful lot I would like to see and shall have to return some time to finish off, | + | Turning northwards once more we returned to Christchurch via the coast road, calling at Palmerston Caves and Morakie Boulders. We worked then for three weeks at Christchurch. Then the ferry boat " |
- | GOSSIP | + | |
- | Gladys Fall entertained about 20 ladies, mostly S.B.W. members at her home on Sat 19th March. The occasion was Joc Newlandb | + | From Napier we turned south to Palmerston North and out to New Plymouth |
- | Frank Ashdown made history recently when he got a hitch in a ROLLS ROYCE1 | + | |
+ | I then came back to Auckland to meet Yvonne and Shirley who arrived on March 20th. Later that week we went to Waitomo Caves and Ruapehu. We went up to look at the Whakapapa Glacier which is terribly broken up. From National Park we went to Taupo and Wairaki for a day, then up to Rotorua for another day. Once the girls arrived | ||
+ | |||
+ | From Rotorua we went to Waikarimoana, | ||
+ | |||
+ | To conclude, over Easter I did a round trip of the North Auckland Peninsular, including a visit to several more caves. And that is about the extent of my wanderings in N.Z. Although it amounts to some 16,000 miles there is still an awful lot I would like to see and shall have to return some time to finish off. | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Gossip===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gladys Fall entertained about 20 ladies, mostly S.B.W. members at her home on Sat 19th March. The occasion was Joc Newlands | ||
+ | |||
+ | Frank Ashdown made history recently when he got a hitch in a ROLLS ROYCE! | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Paddy Made===== | ||
May already and with winter just around the corner some of us are thinking of snow, good slopes and good ski-ing. | May already and with winter just around the corner some of us are thinking of snow, good slopes and good ski-ing. | ||
- | For those of you with such thoughts who intend to go to the snow this year Paddy has the best range of gear yet, and the quality and prices are keen (but they wonft cut too big holes in your pocket). | + | |
+ | For those of you with such thoughts who intend to go to the snow this year Paddy has the best range of gear yet, and the quality and prices are keen (but they won' | ||
A few examples:- | A few examples:- | ||
- | Climbing Skins 3. 5. 0 pair. | ||
- | Ski Trousers 6. to 7.16. 0 pair. | ||
- | Italian Ski Boots from 8. 3. 6 pair. | ||
- | Skis from 10.10. 0 pair. | ||
- | Goggles from . 8. 6 pair. | ||
- | Bindings Z3315. 0 set | ||
- | and dozens Of other necessities for your ski ing holiday. | ||
- | Imported gear is already arriving and it wil pay you to be early. | ||
- | Ski Heil you ski bunnys. | ||
- | D LL1N | ||
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | ||
- | 201 CASTLE REACH St SYDNEY | ||
+ | Climbing Skins £3.5.0 pair. | ||
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+ | Ski Trousers £6. to £7.16.0 pair. | ||
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+ | Italian Ski Boots from £8.3.6 pair. | ||
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+ | Skis from £10.10.0 pair. | ||
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+ | Goggles from 8.6 pair. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bindings £3.15.0 set | ||
+ | |||
+ | and dozens of other necessities for your skiing holiday. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Imported gear is already arriving and it will pay you to be early. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ski Heil you ski bunnys. |
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