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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ====== |
- | A monthly | + | A monthly |
- | 265 DECEMBER, 1956. Price 9d. | + | ---- |
- | Editor: Dot Butler, Boundary Rd.,Wahroonga (JW2208) | + | === No. 265. December, 1956. Price 9d. === |
- | Sales & Subs, :Jess Martin | + | |
- | Typed by: Dot Butler | + | |
- | Business Manager: Jack Gentle | + | |
- | Reproduction: | + | |
- | CONTENTS | + | |**Editor**|Dot Butler, Boundary Road, Wahroonga (JW2208).| |
+ | |**Business Manager**|Jack Gentle.| | ||
+ | |**Sales and Subs**|Jess Martin.| | ||
+ | |**Typed by**|Dot Butler.| | ||
+ | |**Reproduction**|Jess Martin.| | ||
- | An S.B.W. | + | ===== In This Issue: ===== |
- | At Our November Meeting | + | |
- | Siedlecky' | + | | | |Page| |
- | "Far from the Madding Crowd" | + | |An S.B.W. |
- | Hatswells Taxi & Tourist Service (Advt.) 5 | + | |At Our November Meeting|Alex Colley| 3| |
- | Walks Report for October 1956 - Malcolm McGregor 6 | + | |"Far from the Madding Crowd"|Taro| 4| |
- | The Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advt.) 7 | + | |Walks Report for October 1956|Malcolm McGregor| 6| |
- | "Been There Before" | + | |"Been There Before" |
- | Leica Photo Service (Advt.) 9 | + | |Federation Report, November|Allen A. Strom|14| |
- | Federation Report, November | + | |Where are our wandering boys?|Letter from Ross|15| |
- | Where are our wandering boys? Letter from Ross 15 | + | |here are our wandering boys?|Letter from Garth|16| |
- | Letter from Garth 16 | + | |Conservation Report|Tom Moppett (Conservation Sec.)|18| |
- | Conservation Report | + | |
- | "Pity Poor Paddy" (Paddy' | + | ===== Advertisements: |
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+ | |Siedlecky' | ||
+ | |Hattswell' | ||
+ | |Sanitarium Health Food Shop| 7| | ||
+ | |Leica Photo Service| 9| | ||
+ | |"Pity Poor Paddy" (Paddy' | ||
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+ | ===== An " | ||
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+ | - Dot Butler. | ||
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+ | Many times over the years the matter of a hut of our own at Kosciusko has come up for discussion, and the subject has been received and debated and thrashed out with varying degrees of enthusiasm, but out latest effort to acquire this much-needed asset is probably going to prove successful. The reasons for this optimism are as under:- | ||
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+ | 1. __We already have a hut selected__. Last year the Snowy Mt. Authority advertised for sale and removal various huts which had completed their term of usefulness to the Snowy project. At a Gen. Meeting Dave Brown moved that we write for particulars, | ||
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+ | Price __£300__ | ||
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+ | This hut has been used as a recreation hut for S.M.A. workers. Main floor space 30' x 16', with 7' ceiling. Electrically wired. | ||
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+ | Another area 6' x 16', and a smaller entrance porch. | ||
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+ | 5 windows on each side, all glazed and intact. | ||
+ | The construction is of vertical boarding, with sisalcraft insulation. The inside is horizontal boarding, covered with Masonite, and the area between the boards is insulated. All timber is Baltic pine. | ||
- | AN "S.B.W." SNOW HUT. AT KOSCIUSKO. | + | The roof is corrugated iron in good condition. The floor is considerably worn. |
- | -D.B. | + | |
- | Many times over the years the matter of a hut of our own at Kosciusko has come up for discussion, and the subject has been received and debated and thrashed out with varying degrees of enthusiasm, but out latest effort to aquire this much-needed asset is probably going to prove successful. The reasons for this optimism are as under:- | ||
- | I. We already have a hut selected. Last year the Snowy Mt. Authority advertised for sale and removal various huts which had .completed their term of usefulness to the Snowy project. At a. Gen. Meeting Dave Brown moved that we write for particulars, | ||
- | which we eventually received told us there were several huts avail- | ||
- | able and an inspection would be desirable. Accordingly Dave and Neil Monteith contacted the appropriate officer at Coo= and were | ||
- | shown what huts were available. Neil, who is engaged in the building | ||
- | trade and has experience in the costing and demolition and removal | ||
- | of buildings, was very impressed with one hut they inspected, details | ||
- | of which are as under: | ||
- | Price | ||
- | Entrance | ||
- | 300 | ||
- | 6 30 ft. | ||
- | Porch | ||
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- | 2. | ||
- | This hut has been used as a recreation hut for S.M.A.workers. Main floor space 30? x 16', with 7' ceiling..Electrically wired. | ||
- | Another area 6' x 16?, and a smaller ' | ||
- | The construction is of vertical boarding, with sisalcraft | ||
- | insulation. The inside ii horizontal boarding, covered with | ||
- | Masonite, and the area between the boards is Insulated. All timber is Baltic pine. | ||
- | The roof. is corrugated iron in good condition. | ||
- | The floor is.considerably worn. | ||
The whole job needs painting. | The whole job needs painting. | ||
- | It is a prefabricated job, and can consequently be taken to pieces easily and re-erected with a minimum of trouble.. | ||
- | 2. Finance. The ultimate cost of the hut, including stone foundations, | ||
- | ,800 mark. Our first official meeting held to discuss the matter (on Wed, 28th Nov.) was attended by 30/40 people who promised donations of 10 each to a total of 280. If this amount can be raised from such a small proportion of Club members, it is not too optimistic to hope that amongst the several hundred other members. who were not present a further large sum could be guaranteed, | ||
- | without anyone being asked to donate more than 2,10 (-and perhaps less). A return on each person' | ||
- | it has been suggested that they could take it out in a free use of the hut, whereas those who had not contributed, | ||
- | 3. Labour. The enthusiasm shown for this part of the project is overwhelming. Neil estimates that it should not take more than twelve people a-week-end to dismantle.and.shift the hut to its new site (yet to be selected.) There is every indication that there will be more than enough willing workers and plenty of transport vehicles available. | ||
- | Peter Stitt has ascertained that the Park Trust will hire us a truck for 35 (and a reasonable amount per mile forirunning charges), and if the site chosen if off the road, we are assured by our building experts, chief among them John Scott and Neil, that | ||
- | the dismantled sections of hut will not be too heavy or unweildy | ||
- | for back-packing to location by the willing toilers. Our President, | ||
- | Brian Harvey, also assures us that Insurance will prove no problem. | ||
- | A Committee, consisting of: Alex Colley, Neil Monteith, Peter Stitt, Stan Madden, Bob Duncan and Olohn Scott, has been appointed to go further into the matter when details as to cost of foundations, | ||
- | will be thrashed out, and report back to next General Meeting. | ||
+ | It is a prefabricated job, and can consequently be taken to pieces easily and re-erected with a minimum of trouble. | ||
- | EVERYONE, OLD AND NEW MEMBERS ALIKE, ARE PARTICULARLY ASKED TO COME ALONG TO NEXT GENERAL MEETING, (Wed. 12th Dec.) FOR THE SHEER PLEASURE OF BEING PRESENT AT THE BIRTH OF THIS NEW OFFSPRING OF THE S.B.W., AND ALSO TO GIVE YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE WHO ARE DEVOTING THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO FOSTER ITS GROWTH. | + | 2. __Finance__. The ultimate cost of the hut, including stone foundations, transport coats, fittings, would be probably round the £800 mark. Our first official meeting held to discuss the matter |
+ | 3. __Labour__. The enthusiasm shown for this part of the project is overwhelming. Neil estimates that it should not take more than twelve people a week-end to dismantle and shift the hut to its new site (yet to be selected.) There is every indication that there will be more than enough willing workers and plenty of transport vehicles available. | ||
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+ | Peter Stitt has ascertained that the Park Trust will hire us a truck for £35 (and a reasonable amount per mile for running charges), and if the site chosen if off the road, we are assured by our building experts, chief among them John Scott and Neil, that the dismantled sections of hut will not be too heavy or unwieldy for back-packing to location by the willing toilers. Our President, Brian Harvey, also assures us that Insurance will prove no problem. | ||
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+ | A Committee, consisting of Alex Colley, Neil Monteith, Peter Stitt, Stan Madden, Bob Duncan and John Scott, has been appointed to go further into the matter when details as to cost of foundations, | ||
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+ | Everyone, old and new members alike, are particularly asked to come along to the next General Meeting (Wed. 12th Dec.) for the sheer pleasure of being present at the birth of this new offspring of the S.B.W., and also to give your support and encouragement to those who are devoting their time and energy to foster its growth. | ||
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+ | === Important Transport Notice. === | ||
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+ | Bushwalkers requiring transport from Blackheath, any hour, ring, write or call... | ||
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+ | Siedlecky' | ||
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+ | 116 Station Street, Blackheath. | ||
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+ | 24 hour service. | ||
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+ | 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__! | ||
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+ | 'Phone Blackheath 81, or Sydney No. LU3563 after hours, or MA3467. | ||
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+ | Fares: | ||
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+ | * Kanangra Walls: 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | * Perry' | ||
+ | * Jenolan State Forest: 20/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | * Carlon' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Look for T.C.3210 or Packhard T.V.270. | ||
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+ | ===== At Our November Meeting. ===== | ||
- | AT OUR NOVEMBER MEETING | ||
- A.G. Colley. | - A.G. Colley. | ||
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The principal business of the evening was conservation. Tom Moppett drew attention to the serious bush fire risk and asked for names of those willing to join patrols in National Park at weekends or to help fight fires during the evening or at weekends. | The principal business of the evening was conservation. Tom Moppett drew attention to the serious bush fire risk and asked for names of those willing to join patrols in National Park at weekends or to help fight fires during the evening or at weekends. | ||
- | Tom's proposal that we should approve of the establishment of a State Forest at Erskine Creek was endorsed by the meeting on the grounds that our approval would help to create goodwill. The proposal to establish a National Parks Assn.in Sydney was also endorsed. (See Page 18 for further details). | + | Tom's proposal that we should approve of the establishment of a State Forest at Erskine Creek was endorsed by the meeting on the grounds that our approval would help to create goodwill. |
- | The remainder of the meeting was occupied by a discussion initiated by Frank Ashdown as to whether or not an orbituary notice should appear in the magazine when a member died. His motion that they should appear | + | The proposal |
+ | The remainder of the meeting was occupied by a discussion initiated by Frank Ashdown as to whether or not an obituary notice should appear in the magazine when a member died. His motion that they should appear was defeated, thus leaving the matter to the discretion of the Editor. | ||
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+ | ===== "Far From The Madding Crowd" ===== | ||
- | "FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD" | ||
- Taro. | - Taro. | ||
- | Sunday 11th at 5 a.m was sheer perfection. Every mound from Jellore round to Kurrajong was standing clear - inviting. What a day for walking ! The Programme showed an interesting and familiar run led by Brian Harvey (Lilyvale-Era-Waterfall). Now | + | Sunday 11th at 5 a.m. was sheer perfection. Every mound from Jellore round to Kurrajong was standing clear - inviting. What a day for walking! The Programme showed an interesting and familiar run led by Brian Harvey (Lilyvale-Era-Waterfall). Now there' |
- | there' | + | |
- | details - better to show faith than doubt, especially with the President. | + | Left home 7.15. Not one familiar face at Central. Walked the full platform. Not a sign! No matter, they may all be in a sheep-huddle in a corridor car, so me for a boxie all to myself. |
- | Left home 7.15. Not one familiar face at Central. Walked the full platform. Not a sign/ No matter, they may all be in a sheep- huddle in a corridor car, so me for a boxie all to myself. | + | |
- | Arrived Lilyvale 9.25. Only four got off - strange on such a train and such'a day. Not a sign' | + | Arrived Lilyvale 9.25. Only four got off - strange on such a train and such a day. Not a sign of our mob; they may have jumped off on the blind side and be down at the creek by now. Was agreeably surprised at the growth on the first rise. Last time I passed timber-getters, complete with circular saws, had left it bald. Kept a sharp eye open for our mob, but no one was on the track. Dropped down to South Era and around to North. Not a soul there, and how beautiful it was - Eden indeed |
- | Was agreeably surprised at the growth on the first rise. Last time | + | |
- | I passed timber-getters complete with circular saws, had left.it bald. Kept a sharp eye open for our mob, but no one was on the track. Dropped down to South Era and around to North* Not a soul there, and how beautiful it was - Eden Indeed | + | |
- | world. But the peace of my Eden was there long before that it was there back in the astronomical centuries before even the advent of the nations in the great mixup. I've never seen North Era so beautiful. Maybe the perfection of the day helped the growth and still palms breaking the skyline, and the dune. | + | |
After lunch I spreadeagled and absorbed all the wild beauty - the shrubs deep green at the base, rising, to lighter green, capped by all the fresh-born leaflets scintillating, | After lunch I spreadeagled and absorbed all the wild beauty - the shrubs deep green at the base, rising, to lighter green, capped by all the fresh-born leaflets scintillating, | ||
- | And so for an hour I surrendered, | + | |
- | At noon, full of rest, content, and some regret, I left this little Eden and bee-lined for the skyline of Thelma Ridge, with many a backward glance at the ever changing aspects. I have never seen so many shy modest flowerlets content to rise, but a few inches to flourish and grace the flowing carpet of Mother Earth. Nowhere else can be seen such a riot of beautiful color-drawing, | + | And so for an hour I surrendered, |
- | the immense. The best spot is where, for about 20 yards, the scrub is cleared, forming wings for a truly magnificent picture. The foreground below is a vast basin of every green that ever was seen - | + | |
- | headlands and mounts beyond counting flow down to the tossing blue. One wall-face below Wollongong announces that right here live Ray and Peter. That unbroken smoke column says Port Kembla. The warp | + | At noon, full of rest, content, and some regret, I left this little Eden and bee-lined for the skyline of Thelma Ridge, with many a backward glance at the ever changing aspects. I have never seen so many shy modest flowerlets content to rise, but a few inches to flourish and grace the flowing carpet of Mother Earth. Nowhere else can be seen such a riot of beautiful color-drawing, |
- | and weft of industry all over Australia - not a man-made thing meets the eye but is related to that distant column of smoke or its kind. And still the headlands flow down to sea and misty distance. The ultimate should be Gabo. The Pacific was Prussian blue straight from the tube, with much spilling of flake white at the edges. Add to this the cool of winter, the soft breeze | + | |
Time for a swing to the end of the ridge to have a peep at a snug Garie-gazing cabin with waratah-red chimney and much paint and order. Then back along the smooth red gravel path and a feast of yard-high gorse waving and shimmering in the noonday sun. Never have I seen it at that hour. | Time for a swing to the end of the ridge to have a peep at a snug Garie-gazing cabin with waratah-red chimney and much paint and order. Then back along the smooth red gravel path and a feast of yard-high gorse waving and shimmering in the noonday sun. Never have I seen it at that hour. | ||
- | And so up the friendly ridge with a few more backward glances | ||
- | at the shipless sea and the folkless track. I felt I was A.W.L. from the " | ||
- | To the top - and bangs A bunch of bodgies | + | And so up the friendly ridge with a few more backward glances at the shipless sea and the folkless track. I felt I was A.W.L. from the " |
- | 12.45 and Ho for a non-stop road-sock to Waterfall. Strings | + | To the top - and bang! A bunch of bodgies with a portable radio spewing its mess, making one regret |
- | Not being a hitcher I had no tyre or mechanical troubles; I flowed on as easy as a bird. What a simple business is this walking - just project the bod a few degrees beyond Tr.D.C. and then save that bod by projecting the right then left leg, and in time you get anywhere. | + | |
- | And now Bola Creek, surely | + | |
- | Waterfall 2.30, the scooter at 2.35. Sutherland 2,57 and at 3 o' | + | |
- | not to be told of in the level terms of commerce or encrusted maturity, | + | |
- | (Editors Note: So that others will not be under the same. misapprehension as Taro was on this trip, please remember | + | Time for a peep from the Lookout, but it was nothing after the Thelma ridge vista. |
+ | 12.45 and Ho for a non-stop road-sock to Waterfall. Strings of shiny beetle " | ||
- | WALKS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1956. | + | Not being a hitcher I had no tyre or mechanical troubles; I flowed on as easy as a bird. What a simple business is this walking |
- | - Malcolm McGregor, | + | |
- | October started with the holiday week-end, and although | + | And now Bola Creek, surely |
- | The next report | + | Waterfall 2.30, the scooter at 2.35. Sutherland 2.57 and at 3 o' |
- | Len Fall who was programmed to lead a herman's Beach. The programme said | + | |
- | to Oct, 7th because of incorreot | + | (Editors Note: So that others will not be under the same misapprehension as Taro was on this trip, please remember it is essential to give notice of intention to join trips to the Leader. This now applies to __day walks__ and not only to week-end walks as in the past. In this instance, Brian did not lead the walk as no one notified him of their intention of going.) |
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+ | === Hattswell' | ||
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+ | For all your transport problems contact Hattswell' | ||
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+ | Telephone: Blackheath 129 or 249. Booking Office - 4 doors from Gardner' | ||
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+ | Speedy 5 or 8 passenger cars available. Large or small parties catered for. | ||
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+ | Fares: | ||
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+ | * Kanangra Walls - 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | * Perry' | ||
+ | * Jenolan State Forest - 20/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | * Carlon' | ||
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+ | We will be pleased | ||
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+ | ===== Walks Report For October, 1956. ===== | ||
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+ | - Malcolm McGregor. | ||
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+ | October started with the holiday week-end, and although the Caving trip was cancelled, quite a few members were able to get out. The President led a party of four down the Nattai, five others with four children camped at the foot of Sheehy' | ||
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+ | The next report is from Len Fall who was programmed to lead a Sunday trip from Cowan to Fisherman's Beach. The programme said Sept. 30th, which was changed | ||
- | disappointed, | ||
The second week-end seems to have been a complete blank; no reports, and nothing have I heard. | The second week-end seems to have been a complete blank; no reports, and nothing have I heard. | ||
- | Alex 'Colley led the following Friday nighter with Kath Brown to help him look after three prospectives, | + | |
- | Betty Quigley. Plenty of lawyer vine and thornbush, but sunny weather helped to make a good trip. | + | Alex Colley led the following Friday nighter with Kath Brown to help him look after three prospectives, |
That rugged leader, Frank Rigby, had an excellent trip with his party of 5, including prospective Mary Walton, from Bulli through Rixon' | That rugged leader, Frank Rigby, had an excellent trip with his party of 5, including prospective Mary Walton, from Bulli through Rixon' | ||
- | The Sunday trip was again led by Jack Gentle, and 4 members and one prospective accompanied him. For those who like nap and compass work the Blue Labyrinth | + | |
- | The last week-end was somewhat of a surprise. Jean Harvey had no starters, and it was left to John White to carry the banner. His Katoomba-Red Ledge trip brought out nine including four prospectives, The nails in the tree at the top of Mitchell' | + | The Sunday trip was again led by Jack Gentle, and 4 members and one prospective accompanied him. For those who like map and compass work the Blue Labyrinth |
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+ | The last week-end was somewhat of a surprise. Jean Harvey had no starters, and it was left to John White to carry the banner. His Katoomba - Red Ledge trip brought out nine including four prospectives. The nails in the tree at the top of Mitchell' | ||
Tom Moppett' | Tom Moppett' | ||
The month' | The month' | ||
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+ | === The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. === | ||
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+ | Offers quality dried fruits, nuts and biscuits. Delicious fruit sweets. Wholesome, light ry-king crisp bread. | ||
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+ | Amazing, low economy prices. | ||
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+ | Come to our store at 13 Hunter Street, and see our wonderful range of health-giving foods - for walking trips and home use. | ||
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+ | ===== "Been There Before" | ||
- | "BEEN THERE - or MORE MORONS' | ||
- Dot Butler. | - Dot Butler. | ||
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+ | [Cartoon of 2 lost walks carrying a canoe] | ||
"And I say it's this way," | "And I say it's this way," | ||
- | Some anonymous wit posted the above on the Club notice board following the week-end of 16/17/18 November. I feel I cannot do better than adopt it as title to my story. Let MB tell you all about it. | + | Some anonymous wit posted the above on the Club notice board following the week-end of 16/17/18 November. I feel I cannot do better than adopt it as title to my story. Let me tell you all about it. |
- | An exceptionally fine slide evening was held last month. During the first half of the programme Bushwalkers showed typical slides of our country from Kosciusko to Ayr's Rock. and all in between, and during the second half Dr. Harlan Pratt, American Fulbright scholar, showed slides of his mountain and desert country. After the show we all adjourned to supper in that modern and picturesque pile, the Canberra, and all talked Bushwalking till Harlan and Annamarie, his wife, were so enthused they accepted our invitation to take them bushwalking. | + | |
- | way to get measles. We could have had them jarst as easily at home." The little girl was hardly over them when her brother | + | An exceptionally fine slide evening was held last month. During the first half of the programme Bushwalkers showed typical slides of our country from Kosciusko to Ayer's Rock and all in between, and during the second half Dr. Harlan Pratt, American Fulbright scholar, showed slides of his mountain and desert country. After the show we all adjourned to supper in that modern and picturesque pile, the Canberra, and all talked Bushwalking till Harlan and Annamarie, his wife, were so enthused they accepted our invitation to take them bushwalking. |
The destination was Kanangra Tops with its vast array of bushwalking country spread out in view. Digby, clever boy, went up in his own car with one passenger, and Colin made himself responsible for the rest. | The destination was Kanangra Tops with its vast array of bushwalking country spread out in view. Digby, clever boy, went up in his own car with one passenger, and Colin made himself responsible for the rest. | ||
- | The Puttmobile set out from Sydney at 6.30 on the Friday night with 15 aboard. At Penrith we collected the Dalai Lama, and at Blackheath we picked up a patient Henry Ford who had put in two hours on the seat outside the Hotel. Seventeen in the Puttmobile is | ||
- | about seven too many. Pete with his broken leg and Dot Barr travelled in comfort on the driver' | ||
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- | PHOTOGRAPHY I ? I ? I | + | The Puttmobile set out from Sydney at 6.30 on the Friday night with 15 aboard. At Penrith we collected the Dalai Lama, and at Blackheath |
- | You press the button, we'll do the rest t | + | |
- | Finegrain | + | As the Puttmobile |
- | Developing | + | |
- | Sparkling | + | Some time after midnight we reached Whalan' |
- | Prints | + | |
- | Perfect | + | The wind was still with us and blew dust and ashes in our faces as we cooked breakfast on a made fireplace at the back of the hut. Then into our vehicle and off the five miles to Kanangra Walls. There was no temptation to linger on the top so we made off down the track, which was reasonably sheltered, and so to the dance floor. Here Yvonne was unlucky enough to fall through a floor board and was somewhat shaken. She went back to the shelter of the Puttmobile to sleep it off while the rest of us set off around the rock ledge to the base of the chimney, the intention being to climb "the most photographed rock at Kanangra" |
- | Enlargements | + | |
- | Your | + | For this night' |
- | Rollfilms | + | |
- | or | + | Sunday, and we decided the best way to escape the wind would be to follow down Morong Creek to the Kowmung |
- | Leica films | + | |
- | deserve | + | Anyhow, we set out about 8 o' |
- | best SERVICE | + | |
- | LEICA | + | We looked at the map and compass, and as our direction was S.W. we decided that if we walked all the time into our shadows, making allowance to swing off a bit to our right as the sun veered round to the west we should arrive dead on the falls in about four hours' time. Could anything be simpler or better thought out than that? Ah, but the frailty of human nature, especially in the female! We soon found we had to cease chasing our shadows because this led us into black mud in the swamps, and all the degenerates with shoes on might have got mud on them. This was the first deviation from our chosen course and the mental fog began to set in. Then we came to a wide track. " |
- | Pii0TO | + | |
- | SERVICE | + | We came to a little insignificant trickle of a marshy creek about 3" deep. A certain amount of indecision. That should be Morong Creek but there' |
- | 31 Macquarie Place | + | |
- | SYDNEY N.S.W. | + | One and three-quarter miles further on we come to a much bigger stream of water. Ah, that looks better. (For the sake of those who are interested enough to be following our course on the map, we are now at Box Creeks and the timber track isn't the timber track at all but Pffffers Trail. The right procedure now, assuming this to be Morong Creek, is to follow it down on its true left bank, but what do we find the unconscious leader doing? First she has a prolonged argument with the Dalai Lama as to whether the small denizens of the rock pools are trout, as he maintains, or tadpoles, as she insists. (They were this shape, anyhow). Then, with her mind occupied with happy thoughts of what a lovely day it is, and don't the white trunks of the gum trees look magnificent against the blue sky, and don't the quartzite chips crunch nicely under the bare toes, and isn't this a wonderful bunch of friends to be out with, gaily gossiping she skips over the creek and the others do likewise, and they all continue along the trail, even though it is now going off at right angles and leaving the creek behind. |
- | improvements such as a number of Meat hooks on the ceiling where you could hook up the little kids out of the way,, or hanging straps so that travelling victims could lie an their allotted square foot of seat space and rest their feet in the loops, or, a better idea, "Why not install a number of trays like you have in cake waggons, and all the travellers could be slid in in a recumbent position and sleep till they reach their destination." | + | |
- | , As the PuttmObile | + | It wasn't long before the more conscious members of the party said " |
- | Some time after midnight we reached Whalan' | + | |
- | 10. | + | Well, now John gets out his compass - whose luminous needle points South instead of North, but you ignore that, it's a northern hemisphere compass anyway. If occasionally it points S.E. or N.N.W. that's because it's come off its pivot. - and with the map in a handy pocket off we go again for Morong Falls. About elevenish we come to a huge outcrop of granite, and the Kowmung Gorge, delineated by a blue mist, looked a helluva long way away, " |
- | after seven. | + | |
- | The wind was still with us and blew dust and ashes in, our faces as we cooked breakfast on a made fireplace at the back of the hut. Then into our vehicle and off the five miles to Kanangra Walls, There was no temptation to linger on the top so we made off down the track, which was reasonably sheltered, and so to the dance floor. Here Yvonne was unlucky enough to fall through a floor board and was somewhat shaken. She went back to the shelter of the Puttmobile to sleep it off while the rest of us set off around the rock ledge to the base of the chimney, the intention being to climb the most photographed rock at Kanangra" | + | We didn't look for our sardine tin, which wouldn' |
- | out till there was only myself left chasing up the two,little boys who were skittering along the ledge as though it was a suburban | + | |
- | is always in it when there' | + | We shot down the steep ridge-side into the gorge, with Digby all the time trying to say something but no one would listen to him, (You see how dangerous it is to get a reputation as a white ant.) At the bottom we came to a lovely little shady creek which we crossed on a fallen log and so up through sword grass to a pleasant reclining spot. Here we explained to Harlan just what the move was. |
- | and the duralunin | + | |
- | At the creek crossing Digby' | + | "Do you mean to tell me," said he incredulously, |
- | For this night' | + | |
- | Sunday, and we decided the best way to escape the wind would be to follow down Morong Creek to the Ilowmung | + | Back over the creek Digby and John have conferred and don't think we are where we think we are anyway. "I thought I was out with the cream of the Sydney Bush Walkers," |
- | Colin had a small job to do on the car, The fan belt wasn't gripping. He doubted whether his temporary repairs of the previous day, in the shape of a coating of golden syrup on the belt, would be adequate to get us home, so he would manufacture a new fan belt and catch us up later. (Somehow I seem to have heard a similar tale before -. but that was the last time we f613.1d | + | |
- | Anyhow, we set out about 8 o' | + | Somewhere up top we had lunch, then on our way again, and it came as a great surprise when we struck the timber track - __the__ timber track. This turned and twisted and did its wide half-circle sweep, which caused some consternation to the map readers - the timber track, of course, isn't on any map, and when it ran due east when they wanted to go due west, you can understand their concern. However, eventually it turned about and went in the right direction and brought us out on the Kanangra Road, about a mile beyond the camp. As we walked back along the road we held a post mortem. "Now if you people had just kept your big mouths shut," said our visitor frankly, "I would never have known that we've been lost all day." But fancy expecting the impossible! |
- | suffering from several misconceptions: | + | |
+ | We reached camp about 4 o' | ||
+ | |||
+ | At Caves House about 6.30 we stopped to ask for petrol. We stepped deferentially through the front doors remembering a previous occasion when the doorman forbade the boys' entry because they were wearing hobnails. But we needn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The party had gone off to view the scenery. Under the Grand Arch Colin stopped and tooted the horn to recall our wanderers. Here comes the Duncan, leaping down the crags in his bare feet like a rock wallaby - last to jump aboard as the Puttmobile is moving off without him. So to Hampden where we got petrol, then on to Blackheath and dropped off Henry, then various others along the route till we got to West Ryde railway station. And here we bade farewell to the Puttmobile and dashed up with just five minutes to catch the last train. | ||
- | big deep swimming pools. We had followed a timber track which, after turning and twisting and describing a wide half-circle turn, brought us out in the vicinity of Morong Creek, and we then kept on a ridge with Morong Creek all the time visible on our right hand till we reached the Falls four hours after setting out. All this sounds very straightforward. But what did we do on this occasion? | ||
- | a We looked at the map and compass, and as our direction was S.W. | ||
- | we decided that if we walked all the time into our shadows, making allowance to swing off a bit to our right as the sun veered round to the west we should arrive dead on the falls in about four hours' time. Could anything be simpler or better thought out than that? Ah, but the frailty of human nature, especially in. the females | ||
- | We Soon found we had to cease chasing our shadows because this led us into black mud in the swamps, and all the degenerates with shoes on might have got mud on them. This Was the first deviation from our chosen course and the mental fog began to set in. Then we came to a wide track. ," | ||
- | been here before. This is the track we followed last time. We keep | ||
- | on it till it peters out at Morong Creek." | ||
- | doubt me? They didn' | ||
- | We came to a little insignificant trickle of a marshy creek | ||
- | about 3" deep. A certain amount of indecision. That should be Morong Creek but there' | ||
- | tributary of Landrigan' | ||
- | One and three-quarter miles further on we come to a much bigger | ||
- | ' stream of water. Ah, that looks better. (For the sake of those who | ||
- | are interested enough to be following our course on the map, we are | ||
- | now at Box Creeks and the tinter track isn't the timber track at | ||
- | all but Pffffers Trail. The right procedure now, assuming this to | ||
- | be Morong Creek, is to follow it down on its true left bank, but what do we find the unconscious leader doing? First she has a ' | ||
- | (They were this shape, anyhow ). Then, with her mind | ||
- | occupied with happy thoughts of - what a lovely day it is, and | ||
- | don't the white trunks of the gum trees look magnificent against the blue sky, and don't the quartzite chips crunch nicely under the bare toes, and isn't this a wonderful bunch of friends to be out with, gaily gossiping she skips over the creek and the others do likewise, and they all continue along the trail, even though it is now going off at right angles and leaving the creek behind. | ||
- | It wasn't long before the more conscious members of the party said " | ||
- | 12. | ||
- | the leader - you've been there before." | ||
- | Well, now John gets out his compass - whose luminous needle points South instead of North, but you ignore that, it's a northern hemisphere compass anyway. If occasionally it points S.E. or ,N.N.W. that's because it's come off its pivot. - and with the map in a handy pocket off we go again for Morong Falls. About elevenish | ||
- | we COMB to a huge outcrop of granite, and the Kowmung Gorge, delineated by a blue mist, looked a helluva long way away, " | ||
- | "This is as far as the party got on the last abortive attempt, We had lunch on these rocks before returning. If you search down a crack in the rocks you'll probably find our sardine tin. We didn't get back till 5 on that occasion. We're running too short of time | ||
- | again to make it to-day." | ||
- | there on the last occasion). "No, I couldn' | ||
- | We didn't look for our sardine tin, which wouldn' | ||
- | Creek by dropping down into yonder steep gorge and climbing up and over the ridge on its right. If we're wrong it'll only land us up on Box Creek again and we can follow Pfeffer' | ||
- | It's too early for lunch. Actionil | ||
- | We shot down the steep ridge-side into the gorge, with Digby all the time trying to say something but no one would listen to him, (You see how dangerous it is to get a reputation as a white ant.) | ||
- | At the bottom we came to a lovely little shady creek which we crossed on a fallen log and so up through sword grass to a pleasant reclining spot. Here we explained to Harlan just what the move was | ||
- | "Do you mean to tell me," said he incredulously, | ||
- | Back over the creek Digby and John have conferred and don't think we are.where we think we are anyway. "I thought I was cut with the cream of the Sydney Bush Walkers," | ||
- | Digby come across and we have another conference, but the outcome of | ||
- | it is that we continue the way we are headed. The top of the ridge proves to be level and about a quarter of a mile wide with no views of anything worth while as a landmark, and if you had asked any one of the nine of us which was the direction of the camp I'm sure you would have got nine different answers. | ||
- | Somewhere up top we had lunch, then on our way again, and it came as a.great surprise when we struck the timber track the | ||
- | timber track. This turned and twisted.and did its wide half-circle sweep, which caused soma consternation to the map readers - the timber track, of course, isn't on any map, and when it ran due east when they wanted to go due west, you can understand their concern. However, eventually it turned about and went in the right direction and brought Us out on the Kanangra Road, about a. mile beyond the camp.. As we walked back along the road we held a post marten., "Now if you people had just kept your big mouths shut," said our visitor frankly, "I would never have known that we've been lost all | ||
- | day." But fancy expecting the impossibleJ | ||
- | We reached camp about 4 o' | ||
- | to give the matter serious thought when he came pounding back Splashed with black mud and announced he hadn't got to the falls either. | ||
- | Then the Puttmobile was revved up' and away we sped on the homeward run | ||
- | At Caves House about 6.30 we stopped to ask for petrol. We stepped deferentially through the front doors remembering a previous occasion when the doorman forbadethe boys' entry because they were | ||
- | wearing hobnails. But we , | ||
- | was no one in sight. A tip-toe examination of the whole of the | ||
- | ground floor revealed the fact that there was, indeed, net a single | ||
- | soul in the place. Eventually two guests came down from the upstairs dining room and informed us that the man whose job it was to serve out the petrol was also the drinks waiter, and as he was now engaged in that latter occupation he couldn' | ||
- | The party had gone off to view the scenery. Under the Grand Arch Colin stopped and tooted the horn to recall our wanderers. Here comes the Duncan, leaping down the crags in his bare feet like a rock wallaby, - last to jump aboard as the Futtmobile is moving off without him. So to Hampden where we got petrol, then on to Blackheath and dropped off Henry, then various others along the route till we got to West Hyde railway station. And here we bade farewell to the Puttmobile and dashed up with just five minutes to catch the last train. | ||
" | " | ||
- | "On the contrary," | ||
- | ........which just shows that scue people can sure take it | ||
- | 14. | ||
- | FEDERATION REPORT NOVEMBER | + | "On the contrary," |
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+ | ===== Federation Report, November. ===== | ||
- Allen A. Strom, | - Allen A. Strom, | ||
- | The Sydney Technical College Bushwalkers will hold their Tenth Annual | + | The Sydney Technical College Bushwalkers will hold their __Tenth |
- | anEonia Gorapi | + | __Bungonia Gorge__: |
- | Colong-Church Creek: Three leases to mine limestone will be given | + | |
- | over parts of the reserve for the preservation of caves in the Colong-Church Creek area, The Trust of the reserve has agreed to the mining operations under certain conditions. The Dept. of Lands has | + | |
- | been asked to supply us with the details of these conditions. A | + | |
- | protest on mining in the reserve has been sent to the Superintendent of Caves. It appears that it is proposed to take the limestone to | + | |
- | Maldon by aerial ropeway and that the tie up of capital and organisa. | + | |
- | tions is very considerable. | + | |
- | Myall Lakes: The Fauna Protection Panel has recommended that 15/000 acres lying between Seal Rocks and Mungo Brush, the Myall Lakes and the sea, be declared a Faunal Reserve. | + | __Colong-Church Creek__: Three leases to mine limestone will be given over parts of the reserve for the preservation of caves in the Colong-Church Creek area. The Trust of the reserve has agreed to the mining operations under certain conditions. The Dept. of Lands has been asked to supply us with the details of these conditions. A protest on mining in the reserve has been sent to the Superintendent of Caves. It appears that it is proposed to take the limestone to Maldon by aerial ropeway and that the tie up of capital and organisations is very considerable. |
- | National | + | |
- | Conference of Conservation Bodies in 1955 relative to a National Parks Act, the Minister for Lands has had information and data collected | + | __Myall Lakes__: The Fauna Protection Panel has recommended that 15,000 acres lying between Seal Rocks and Mungo Brush, the Myall Lakes and the sea, be declared a Faunal Reserve. |
- | from.numerous sources. He has proposed that a group from the Conference should discuss the proposed Act with him early in 1957. | + | |
- | The Information Officer (Paul Driver) is still not receiving the | + | __National |
- | support necessary to make his work successful. Walks Leaders are especially asked to supply information requested and to make it suitable for beginners. | + | |
- | Arrangements are being made for a Walk on | + | __The Information Officer (Paul Driver)__ is still not receiving the support necessary to make his work successful. Walks Leaders are especially asked to supply information requested and to make it suitable for beginners. |
- | Burning | + | |
- | The position of Publicity Officer | + | Arrangements are being made for a __Junior |
- | Does any member wish to volunteer for a ILT11_212112E_calni.L.L22y | + | |
- | WHERE ARE OUR WANDERING BOYS? 15. LETTER FROM ROSSO IN ENGLAND. | + | The position of __Publicity Officer__ |
- | Mr, Ross Laird, | + | |
- | Flat 6, 57 Netherall Gardens, | + | Does any member wish to volunteer for a __Trail Blazing Committee__? |
- | HAMPSTEAD. N.W.3. | + | |
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Where Are Our Wandering Boys? ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Letter from Rosso in England. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr. Ross Laird,\\ | ||
+ | Flat 6, 57 Netherall Gardens,\\ | ||
+ | Hampstead. N.W.3. | ||
Hullo Everyone, | Hullo Everyone, | ||
- | I must start this letter with mad apologies for not having written to you people in all the time I've been away. There' | ||
- | So far I've had a fabulous time. Met up with a really good crowd on the ship and finished up by practically wrecking the-Oronsay and driving everybody crazy with our noise, | ||
- | Spent the first nine days in looking round London, Rather disappointed at first, but after two or three days learnt to disregard the filth of the buildings and the millions of pigeons and consequent ly the muck they leave behind, and now think it is a really fabulous place. | ||
- | On the tenth day we left - 4 girls and three boys - on a cycling trip. Took the train to Oxford and from there went to Harwell when I met Ken ' | ||
- | Spent the next week in seeing more of London, as well as a trip to Windsor Castle - a really fascinating place. Then just as I was tbinkipg of looking for a job I fell backwards out of the attic here as I was putting away a couple of suitcases, and finished up with Concussion-andtafracturedrightwrist. which waspventuallyput.. in plaster , | ||
- | Ilmfnow one of the idle - unfortunately there' | ||
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- | _ . Dear_ anyone who reads: this, | ||
- | No, I haven' | ||
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- | You Oa be wondering what J have hden doing inCe Wells to tell the truth, not much. -. I've ) been a' | ||
- | :Labor _Day ;wee k -+:en.d., to'' | ||
- | , Via34-e,Y- Lj-.0in-82- ;the-, libpkine`i-Htthley' | ||
- | Un.for-Punately the weather played havociiith night bff | ||
- | the bus IAD tried to sleep out but about 0130 er,ep' tent. | ||
- | Nice wet bags, And: 1-Laked,-; pr-jria-. -.6,F.;, oozed | ||
- | fine drizzle down 0940 -.k;*??-i | ||
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- | 'r were S.o he avily lade- n the y couldn' | ||
- | .,an..; hour to the, , | ||
- | general:II, -made -comfOrtable" | ||
- | long and ': | ||
- | and.: sloping down to a -', | ||
- | Lake Ohau on the left. Very pleasant when curled up inside a bag with ;the rain drifting down and the thought of the other miserable beds in the party cowering in their rain-sodden tents in a clump of beech trees in the middle of the valley.' | ||
- | 17; | + | I must start this letter with mad apologies for not having written to you people in all the time I've been away. There' |
- | able by the great volumes of saturated smoke that came pouring out as some poor member "threw another log an the fire." All this framed in a natural rock border created one of the most superb aspects I have ever had for a camp-site. | + | |
- | On the Sunday we had a go at Rabbiter' | + | So far I've had a fabulous time. Met up with a really good crowd on the ship and finished up by practically wrecking the Oronsay and driving everybody crazy with our noise. |
- | We plodded our way up steep tussockl.slopes for about 300 ft before starting the long trudge through wet snow to the leading ridge. On reaching it the weather turned to the worst - or really another | + | |
- | surge of wind brought the sled-ton | + | Spent the first nine days in looking round London. Rather disappointed at first, but after two or three days learnt to disregard the filth of the buildings and the millions of pigeons and consequently the muck they leave behind, and now think it is a really fabulous place. |
- | turn back. If some of you had been with us it would have been a' | + | |
+ | On the tenth day we left - 4 girls and three boys - on a cycling trip. Took the train to Oxford and from there went to Harwell when I met Ken Meadows at the Youth Hostel quite accidentally and from there to Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold Hills, On to Bourton-on-the-Water, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Spent the next week in seeing more of London, as well as a trip to Windsor Castle - a really fascinating place. Then just as I was thinking of looking for a job I fell backwards out of the attic here as I was putting away a couple of suitcases, and finished up with concussion and a fractured right wrist which was eventually put in plaster yesterday after a few weeks of X-Rays and crepe bandages, and there it stays for at least five weeks according to the hospital. "Lucky ole' Laird" they call me! | ||
+ | |||
+ | I'm now one of the idle - unfortunately there' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Haven' | ||
+ | |||
+ | All the best to everybody, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ross. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Letter from Garth in New Zealand. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr. Garth Coulter, | ||
+ | C/- Otago Catchment Board,\\ | ||
+ | Moray Place, Dunedin. N.Z. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dear anyone who reads this, | ||
+ | |||
+ | No, I haven' | ||
+ | |||
+ | You'll be wondering what I have been doing with myself since arrival. Well, to tell the truth, not much. I've been away a couple of times with the Otago Tramping Club, over Mt. Druit (6, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Next day (Sat.) reared - well, hardly; the rest of the mob were so heavily laden they couldn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | On the Sunday we had a go at Rabbiter' | ||
As usual, the weather cleared up for us the day we left, giving perfect views of the Maitland Range brilliantly white in the sun with its fresh fall of snow. | As usual, the weather cleared up for us the day we left, giving perfect views of the Maitland Range brilliantly white in the sun with its fresh fall of snow. | ||
- | Other than that there has been little else to talk about trips home, trips to Christchurch, | + | |
+ | Other than that there has been little else to talk about - trips home, trips to Christchurch, | ||
Flat hunting, of course. I think I have located a suitable one at last. I should be into it by the time your party hits N.Z. so I expect at least a couple of nights of your company as you pass through - sleeping bags on the floor for you people, of course. | Flat hunting, of course. I think I have located a suitable one at last. I should be into it by the time your party hits N.Z. so I expect at least a couple of nights of your company as you pass through - sleeping bags on the floor for you people, of course. | ||
- | One request. Could you buy up some gipara (that doesn' | + | |
+ | One request. Could you buy up some gipara (that doesn' | ||
Here's a special mention for Stitt. How are you, you great ape? Haven' | Here's a special mention for Stitt. How are you, you great ape? Haven' | ||
+ | |||
And how's Snow me boy? A fair effort on that Kanangra trip - wish I had been with you. There are lots of things I have missed since leaving Sydney, and though I hate to admit it, your ugly mug snoring its head off at nights is one. | And how's Snow me boy? A fair effort on that Kanangra trip - wish I had been with you. There are lots of things I have missed since leaving Sydney, and though I hate to admit it, your ugly mug snoring its head off at nights is one. | ||
- | I'm just about out of news - only thing left is work and T won't bore you with details. Should be getting a land rover next week so will have something to show you round Dunedin with. If you could use a motor bike and side-box in any of your travels here, just yell and the.bestus little machine in New.Zealand (which includes Syd4ey and Per-qaas outer suburbs) is at your disposal. Let me tell you it's in perfect order as it always was and is, only the advance-retard cable is busted, the tail light works occasionally, | ||
- | I must go. Bye for now. Give my regards to all the mob. GARTH. | ||
- | 18. | ||
- | CONSERVATION REPORT | + | I'm just about out of news - only thing left is work and I won't bore you with details. Should be getting a land rover next week so will have something to show you round Dunedin with. If you could use a motor bike and side-box in any of your travels here, just yell and the bestus little machine in New Zealand (which includes Sydney and Perth as outer suburbs) is at your disposal. Let me tell you it's in perfect order as it always was and is, only the advance-retard cable is busted, the tail light works occasionally, |
- | Tom Moppett. | + | |
- | - Conservation Sec. | + | I must go. Bye for now. Give my regards to all the mob. |
- | PROPOSED CLUE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK: The Dept. of Lands is pressing on with this proposal and expects to effect the reservation in the first half of 1957. | + | |
- | ERSKINE CREEK IN THE BLUE LABRYNTH TO BE A STATE FOREST: This area is parf77-71 | + | __Garth__. |
- | It is most disappointing that the promise not to allow timber- getting in the area has not been kept nevertheless we,must'consider the needs of the community and the best use of the land under discussion. Also, State forests can be valuable to adjacent National | + | |
- | Parks in the matter of fire protection. I believe that the only | + | ---- |
- | course is to accept the- situation and do our best to further cooperation between the Forest and the Park, and that we should inform | + | |
- | the Conservation Dept. of this. There is an impression that the Conservation bodies generally have tended to request reservation for recreation of every piece of bushland in sight without regard to the best use of the land and the varied requirements of the community. | + | ===== Conservation Report |
- | I feel that we should show that we do, in fact, look at conservation matters with a much wider viewpoint than than of bushwalking only. | + | |
- | PROPOSED NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION: The " | + | Tom Moppett - Conservation Sec. |
- | In Newcastle the Northern Parks and Playgrounds Movement has decided to restriCt | + | |
- | Briefly, the purposes of an N.P.A,'are to take up with Governments and Governmental Depts. matters concerning national parks and areas suitable for national parks, and to inform members and the general public concerning national parks, and create public support for them. Some advantages of a single organisation concentrating | + | === Proposed Blue Mountains National Park: === |
- | on this work, as against numerous organisations nibbling here and there with little or no co-ordination, | + | |
- | Problems can be discussed and policies decided and work coordinated much more easily and quickly. | + | The Dept. of Lands is pressing on with this proposal and expects to effect the reservation in the first half of 1957. |
- | 19, | + | |
- | ' | + | === Erskine Creek in the Blue Labrynth to be a State Forest: === |
- | spirldf 'unity. arid , | + | |
- | Any meMber | + | This area is part of the area set aside in about 1943 following representations |
- | Mr. Strom and I visited Newcastle on 20th October to discuss_ | + | |
- | The main'points decided were:- | + | It is most disappointing that the promise not to allow timber-getting in the area has not been kept - nevertheless we must consider the needs of the community and the best use of the land under discussion. Also, State forests can be valuable to adjacent National Parks in the matter of fire protection. I believe that the only course is to accept the situation and do our best to further cooperation between the Forest and the Park, and that we should inform the Conservation Dept. of this. There is an impression that the Conservation bodies generally have tended to request reservation for recreation of every piece of bushland in sight without regard to the best use of the land and the varied requirements of the community. I feel that we should show that we do, in fact, look at conservation matters with a much wider viewpoint than than of bushwalking only. |
- | i That the association should be one af_individuals, rather than | + | |
- | a federation of organisations. The advantages of a single-organisation have been stated above, and individual members are required for public support and to provide | + | === Proposed National Parks Association: === |
- | The association should be organised on a regional or area basis, with each region electing representatives to a State Council, | + | |
- | which would be the controlling body of the. association. | + | The " |
- | The N.P. & in Sydney and visional when | + | |
- | Was formed on | + | In Newcastle the Northern Parks and Playgrounds Movement has decided to restrict |
- | P.M. agreed to foreshadow the formation of a Region a State Council and to make the constitution | + | |
- | the " | + | Briefly, the purposes of an N.P.A. are to take up with Governments and Governmental Depts. matters concerning national parks and areas suitable for national parks, and to inform members and the general public concerning national parks, and create public support for them. Some advantages of a single organisation concentrating on this work, as against numerous organisations nibbling here and there with little or no co-ordination, |
- | the 6th November. | + | |
- | Mr. Strom and I have been acting as unofficial representatives | + | * Problems can be discussed and policies decided and work coordinated much more easily and quickly. |
- | of all the Conservation bodies. We propose to discuss the matter | + | |
- | A HYDROPHOBIC EXTRACT' | + | * A spirit of unity and common |
- | "How I hate the sound of water - a substance which has brought misery to countless humans. In it, every disgusting. parasite finds a ready host - cholera, typhoid, dysentery, | + | |
- | Whatever | + | Any member |
- | and it stinks. Put it in 'a.cask and it breeds slime and mould. | + | |
- | I can never understand why GovernMents | + | Mr. Strom and I visited Newcastle on 20th October to discuss |
- | Excerpt from Walter James! " | + | |
- | or_ | + | The main points decided were:- |
- | kr; | + | |
- | -1(f. | + | * That the association should be one of individuals, rather than a federation of organisations. The advantages of a single-organisation have been stated above, and individual members are required for public support and to provide |
- | N't 4e--.00k | + | |
- | PITY POOR PADDY.....and his offsiders, and do yourself a good turn by shopping early for Xmas. | + | |
- | Avoid irritating waiting and it unwilling milling around Paddy' | + | |
- | Make up your list now and get it over. Ring up and we'll get it ready for you. Write and we'll-sen444-1.-- | + | Mr. Strom and I have been acting as unofficial representatives of all the Conservation bodies. We propose to discuss the matter with the rest of the Federation Conservation Bureau and suggest that Federation be asked to bring it before the other Conservation bodies. |
+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | === A Hydrophobic Extract: === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sent in by Frank Ashdown, (who manufactures parsnip wine under his house). | ||
+ | |||
+ | "How I hate the sound of water - a substance which has brought misery to countless humans. In it, every disgusting parasite finds a ready host - cholera, typhoid, dysentery, malaria. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Whatever | ||
+ | |||
+ | I can never understand why Governments | ||
+ | |||
+ | Excerpt from Walter James' | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Paddy Made. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Pity Poor Paddy..... === | ||
+ | |||
+ | And his offsiders, and do yourself a good turn by shopping early for Xmas. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Avoid irritating waiting and unwilling milling around Paddy' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Make up your list now and get it over. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ring up and we'll get it ready for you. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Write and we' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === A few ideas for the holidays:- === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Paddy has plenty of packs, sleeping bags, tents, groundsheets and all the trimmings. | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are 6 different sizes of plastic bottles from half a pint to one gallon. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Small primus stoves (burn Shellite) Price 53/6. Good for that Tassie trip. Buy one and have breakfast in bed. | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Happy Christmas to all walkers from Paddy and his staff.__ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Paddy Pallin. Lightweight Camp Gear. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 201 Castlereagh St., Sydney. Phone: BM2685. | ||
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