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- | THE SIDNEf 3USEgiLKai. | + | **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney | + | |
- | The N.S.W. Nurses' | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney |
- | Reiby Place, Sydney. Box No )276 G.P.O., Sydney. | + | The N.S.W. Nurses' |
- | 'Phone 0'1462. | + | Phone JW1462. |
- | 303 MARCH 1960 Price 1/- | + | |
- | Editor: Don Matthews, 33 Pomona Street, Reproduction: Eileen Taylor | + | **303 MARCH 1960 Price 1/-** |
- | Pennart Hills. WJ3514. | + | |
- | Business Manager: Brian Harvey Typed by Jean Harvey | + | |**Editor** | Don Matthews, 33 Pomona Street, |
- | CO=TS. Page | + | |**Reproduction**| Eileen Taylor |
+ | |**Sales & Subs.**| Audrey Kenway | ||
+ | |**Business Manager**| Brian Harvey | ||
+ | |**Typed** | Jean Harvey | ||
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+ | ===== Contents ===== | ||
- | Direction Finding - Pisces | + | |Direction Finding - Pisces |
- | At Our February- | + | |At Our February |
- | Easter Trip 1960 - Warrumbungle Ranges - David Ingram 4 | + | |Easter Trip 1960 - Warrumbungle Ranges - David Ingram| 4| |
- | Yosemite Valley - Keith Renwick 5 | + | |Yosemite Valley - Keith Renwick| 5| |
- | Hats-well's Taxi & Tourist Service (Advertisement) 9 | + | |Hatswell's Taxi & Tourist Service (Advertisement) |
- | The New Zealand Expedition '59-60 - R.A. Duncan 10 | + | |The New Zealand Expedition '59-60 - R.A. Duncan |
- | Sanitarium Health Food .', | + | |Sanitarium Health Food Advertisement |11| |
- | Annaal | + | |Annual |
- | Walking Guide 15 | + | |Walking Guide |15| |
- | Kawmung | + | |Kowmung |
- | Editorial 20 | + | |Editorial |
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+ | ===== Direction Finding ===== | ||
- | D laEc TION | ||
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- | A commonly used and trusted method of findinF. | + | |
- | Long ago as a prospective member at an instructional | + | A commonly used and trusted method of finding |
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- | with the instructor as to whether this would work, thus incurring his clislleasure. I have since seen this same information in books. The trouble is it doesn' | + | Recently I discovered why. This system was designed far residents of the northern hemisphere. Southerners should point the 12 towards the sun and find north half-way between it and the hour hand. There are times and places when this method will be correct, but at other times this system can be as much as 24 degrees |
- | Recently I discovered why. This system was designed far residents of the northern hemisphere.. Southerners should point the 12 towards the sun and find north half-way between it and the hour hand. | + | |
- | There are times and places when this method will be correct, but at other times this system can be as much as 24 IN ERROR. | + | The only times when this system gives true north is at sunrise and sunset on March 21st and September 23rd, and on any day at noon provided that your watch is running on accurate |
- | The only times when this system gives true north is at sunrise and sunset | + | |
- | on March 21st and September 23rd, and on any day at noon provided that your watch is running on accurate | + | |
- | M.11.1M011....M..14.41M | + | ===== At Our February Meeting ===== |
- | AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING. | + | |
- | flex Colley. | + | Alex Colley. |
- | After the reading of the minutes, we were pleased to hear from Edna Garrad | + | |
- | that the North Sydney Council Hall had been booked | + | After the reading of the minutes, we were pleased to hear from Edna Garrad that the North Sydney Council Hall had been booked |
- | the Christmas Party on December 9th, and that approval had been given to continue | + | |
- | both entertainments till 1 a m. | + | In correspondence was a letter from Jim Hooper |
- | In correspondence was a letter from Jim Hooper | + | |
- | The Treasurer' | + | The Treasurer' |
The Social Secretary reminded us of the members' | The Social Secretary reminded us of the members' | ||
- | In his walks report, the Walks Secretary told us that 32 members and 38 children, including two two-year old nudists, had enjoyed the childrens' Christmas Treat near Waterfall. Brian Harvey' | + | |
- | motoring and boating than walking, but one party had been down the Cox, and had poured half a bottle of rum into its waters. Whether this had contributed to State Cabinet' | + | In his walks report, the Walks Secretary told us that 32 members and 38 children, including two two-year old nudists, had enjoyed the children's Christmas Treat near Waterfall. Brian Harvey' |
- | Federation Report initiated a discussion on an accident fund. Federation had | + | |
- | rejected the Robinson and Mitchell Insurance scheme, but had discussed the creation of a Federation fund, to be raised by a levy from members, and -, | + | Federation Report initiated a discussion on an accident fund. Federation had rejected the Robinson and Mitchell Insurance scheme, but had discussed the creation of a Federation fund, to be raised by a levy from members, and paid out to deserving cases by the trustees of the fund. Arbitrators were to be appointed |
- | 3. | + | |
- | Wilf Hilder was afraid that, secure in the knowledge that Federiltion | + | Wilf Hilder was afraid that, secure in the knowledge that Federation |
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- | pay 500 out of a fund itAdn't have Colin Putt said tha,t,this was not the idea of the fund. It was to *axpserve | + | From the debate there emerged a motion that the Club was in favour of Federation |
- | WaSi: | + | |
- | pen He thought | + | Next we appointed a reunion sub-committee consisting of Edna Stretton (transport organiser), Kevin Dean, Colin Putt, Ern French, Don Matthews, John White, Bill Ketas and Eileen Taylor. Colin was appointed convenor. |
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- | walkers | + | Room stewards |
- | Fe would have no trouble: | + | |
- | From the debate there emerged a motion that the Club was in favour of FederPtion | + | |
- | to consider the alternative of raising a fund, to be subscribed voluntarily, | + | ===== The Weight of the Years ===== |
- | Next we appointed a reunion sub-committee consisting of Edna Stretton (transport organiser), Kevin Dean, Colin Putt, Drn French, Don Matthews, John White, Bill Ketas and Eileen Taylor. Colin was appointed convenor. | + | |
- | Room stewards | + | |
- | A motion for the purchase of a slide viewer was lost, and the meeting ended with the good news from the Treasurer that our rent for the next month was in hand. | + | |
- | .1011111111, | + | |
- | THE WEIGHT OF THE YEARS. | + | |
BIG H. | BIG H. | ||
- | If the retiring Committee has lacked in anything, they certainly have not been lacking in bushwalklng | + | |
- | SOCIAL iarES2. | + | If the retiring Committee has lacked in anything, they certainly have not been lacking in bushwalking |
- | - Edna Garrad. | + | |
- | On the 23rd March Palmer | + | |
- | March 30th is Members' | + | ===== Social Notes ===== |
- | ELSTER TRIP.' | + | |
- | or. ,, | + | Edna Garrad |
- | 1 . . | + | |
- | InE,raM | + | On the 23rd March Palmer |
- | In his.: | + | |
- | , | + | March 30th is Members' |
- | ways to the Glass House Mountains are the ', | + | |
- | north central N.S.W. Both are prominent | + | |
- | From a distance they appear as a number | + | ===== Easter Trip 1960 Warrumbungle Ranges ===== |
- | . . | + | |
- | more are seen above the horizon, until' | + | David Ingram |
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- | mountains rising from 1,500 to 2,000 feet above the general level of..the country. The ,jagged | + | In his book The Face of Australia Charles F Laseron says :" |
- | The Waxrumbungle -peaks are the renanants-of true volcanoes. It is hard., to- say. just vb y eruptions on each a-scale should | + | |
- | It is . | + | From a distance they appear as a number |
- | not known how many individual volcanoes | + | |
- | . . | + | The Warrumbungle |
- | many large as well as innumerable smaller centres | + | |
- | , Most of the higher peal, are conviosed | + | It is not known how many individual volcanoes |
- | remnants of the harder lava-flows. Two of them, Lobara and h Peak, are ezch 4,000 -. | + | |
- | feet high, and stand like sentinals on either side of the gorr.: | + | Most of the higher peal, are composed |
- | 5. | + | |
- | The usual time to visit this range is during the ugust school holidays. But | + | The usual time to visit this range is during the August |
- | there are some members who cannot get away at that time. Easter is late in the | + | |
- | season this year and this presents an opportunity to visit this area without experiencing extremes of temperature. (Possible daytime maximum 80 degrees with minimum around 50 degrees.) | + | For some years Frank Leyden took Easter trips into this area approaching from Gulargambone to the west of the ranges. The present approach will be from Coonabarabran, where improved train services and a good selection of public hire vehicles |
- | For some years Frank Leyden took Easter trips into this area approaching from Gulargambone to the west of the ranges. The present approach will be from Coonabara- | + | |
- | bran, -where improved train services and a good selection of public hire vehicles | + | Coonabarabran is 315 miles north-west by rail and the train usually leaves Central at 10.0 pm. due at Coonabarabran at Noon the following day. The fare will be just over L5.O.0 return, unless party concession rates can be obtained. Taxi fares from and back to Coonabarabran should cost about L1 each. The return train leaves Coonabarabran at 4,35 pm. on Easter Monday due Sydney |
- | as strenuous as in the "Big Blue Hancly Nbuntains". It will be necessary to average about 15 miles daily, but a base camp is proposed at Camp Pincham and one day's | + | |
- | walking will be with light packs only. | + | So now you have most of the essential details. Interested? Then come along. |
- | Coonabarabran is 315 miles north-west by rail and the train usually leaves | + | |
- | Central at 10.0 p m. due at Coonabarabran at Noon the following day. The fare will be just over E5. O. 0 return, unless party concession rates can be obtained. Taxi fares from and back to Coonabarabran should cost about 21 each. The return train leaves Coonabarabran at 4,35 p m. on Easter Monday due _; | + | |
- | So now you have most of the essential details. | + | ===== Yosemite Valley ===== |
- | Interested? Then come along: | + | |
- | YOSEIVEITE 1/ | + | Keith Renwick. |
- | - Keith Renwick. | + | |
- | Situated inland from the South-west coastline of U.S.A. is a range of mountains called the Sierra Nevada. In this range, south east of San Francisco, is a very spectacular granite gorge known as Yosemite Valley, which is one of the U.S.A' | + | |
- | The drive from San Francisco to Merced township is through a wide, fiat, dusty valley which is irrigated with water from the mountains and whidh is the centre of a very large fruit industry, Near Merced is a big airforce base, and every so often | + | Situated inland from the South-west coastline of U.S.A. is a range of mountains called the Sierra Nevada. In this range, south east of San Francisco, is a very spectacular granite gorge known as Yosemite Valley, which is one of the U.S.A' |
- | one of those really big 8 jet bombers would come in low over the bus station on their way in to land. They sure look impressive things in flight. They have two enormous bogies with at least 8 wheels on each mounted underneath. One came in about every quarter of an hour. | + | |
- | At Merced you change from the Greyhound bus lines to another line which runs into the valley, about 90 miles east by road. You are climbinE | + | The drive from San Francisco to Merced township is through a wide, fiat, dusty valley which is irrigated with water from the mountains and which is the centre of a very large fruit industry, Near Merced is a big airforce base, and every so often one of those really big 8 jet bombers would come in low over the bus station on their way in to land. They sure look impressive things in flight. They have two enormous bogies with at least 8 wheels on each mounted underneath. One came in about every quarter of an hour. |
- | - floor is at 4,000 feet, up a narrow river gorge, which has reddish soil and sparsely scattered scrubby bush giving it much of the appearance of a lot of the country in Australia. There are also very many Eucalyptus trees, which were introduced from here | + | |
- | in the gold rush days of last century and have since Tread all over California. | + | At Merced you change from the Greyhound bus lines to another line which runs into the valley, about 90 miles east by road. You are climbing |
- | We entered the valley proper just at sunset and stopped by a very- beautiful still lake in the river which reflected the red tinged granite mails to nerfection. | + | |
- | 6. | + | We entered the valley proper just at sunset and stopped by a very beautiful still lake in the river which reflected the red tinged granite mails to perfection. After a brief visit to the Ranger' |
- | After a brief visit to the Ranger' | + | |
- | . They usually feed in the evening but, contrary to popular belief, the staple | + | They usually feed in the evening but, contrary to popular belief, the staple diet of bears is not tourists. However, they are not above collecting |
- | diet of bears is not tourists. However, they are not a)ove collectinE | + | and starve when the tourists aren't there to feed them. Also, the bears get a little obstreperous when people stop feeding them - gosh, it takes a lot to fill a bear - this has been when most all of the accidents have occurred. |
- | now and then, when the tourists offer themselves. Their main diet. consists of berries | + | |
- | and. fish, but they hang arcurd | + | They don't normally bother people but come around to see what food they can get; so that the important thing is to keep food out of your tent altogether and string it up a tree when not in use. So this I did in a large plastic bag. It was suspended a foot or two below the branch, and about 12 or 15 feet above the ground. Also, you put it a long way out on a branch away from the trunk because bears can climb trees. The standard method of chasing them away is to bang on a billy with a spoon or in some other may make a lot of noise. |
- | law to feed the animals (bears and deer mainly) because they come to de, | + | |
- | and starve when the tourists aren't there to feed them. Also., the bears :et a little obstreperous when people stop feeding them - gosh, it takes a lot to fill a bear - this has been when most all of the accidentshave | + | Right. I put my tent up and then one of the " |
- | . They don't normally bother people but come around to see what food they can get; so that the important thing is to heap food out of your tent altogether and string it up a stree when not in use. So this I did in a large plastic bag. It was suspended a | + | |
- | foot or two below the branch, and about 12 or 15 feet above the ground. Also, you put it a long way oat on a branch away from the trunk because bears can climb trees. The standard method of chasing them away is to bang on a billy with a spoon or in some | + | |
- | other may make a lot of noise. | + | |
- | Right. I put my tent up and then one of the " | + | |
- | have been fatal - they say - but she fortunately changed her mind about 8 or 10 ft. | + | |
away and veered off. Just before I changed my mind about running! She was only about 20 feet away when she started. | away and veered off. Just before I changed my mind about running! She was only about 20 feet away when she started. | ||
- | I then went down to the Lodge cafeteria for dinner. | ||
- | During the night the bears were around again and trip?ed over the tent guy ropes a couple of times. Then early in the morning I found myself suddenly wide awake. This has hap7)ened before when something is about to happen, e g.: when the 3ull came | ||
- | round the hut at Lake Louise to dispute territorial ri lats. This time I la, listening for some time, but the only sound was a rustling noise off in the distance as the bears | ||
- | wandered among the Autumn leaves. It was obvious from the steady increase in volume that they were headed this may and ,L lay wondering what they were up to this time. They | ||
- | weren' | ||
- | ently there was a large plop and clatter, followed by very excited squeals, grunts and ,growls. | ||
- | From all the excitement that was going on, I didn't feel disposed to disputing | ||
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- | the claim and in the morning I was 4 lb. apples, 21b. sugar, lb prunes, -21b figs etc. | ||
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- | Are you enjoying your copy of the Bushwalker? - of course 7jou are: How about enjoying | + | I then went down to the Lodge cafeteria for dinner. During the night the bears were around again and tripped over the tent guy ropes a couple |
- | We are not running this as a business but more as a centre of interest for those who enjoy any earth sciences. | + | |
- | We enjoy discussing artistic | + | From all the excitement that was going on, I didn't feel disposed to disputing the claim and in the morning I was 4lb. apples, 21b. sugar, 1lb prunes, 21b figs etc. the less. They really cleaned the larder out, and into the bargain I got a claw hole in my plate and billy, just as through a bullet had gone through. I cleaned |
- | We like meeting interesting people. | + | |
- | Come in and see us sometime: | + | Yosemite Valley is a narrow, granite gorge 2,000 to 3,000 feet deep, cut by the action of the Merced River and glaciers over a long period |
- | the less. They really cleaned the larder out, and into the bargain I got a claw hole in my plate and billy, just as through a bullet had gone through. I cleaned | + | |
- | and set off up the Four mile track to Union Point, almost at the valley rim. | + | The following day dawned fine and clear again so this time I walked up one arm of the Y-shaped valley to Mirror Lake. It was so flat and smooth that it makes you scared to toss a stone in in case there is a clatter of glass. It was here that I first met two young Americans, Aileen and Albert, who had come up by car. I then walked back down to the junction and up the other arm to the end of the road where I stopped for lunch (llbs. of magnificent grapes at 1/3d. lb.). |
- | Yosemite Valley is a narrow, granite gorge 2,000 to 3,000 feet deep, cut by the action of the Merced River and glaciers over a long -oeriod | + | |
- | mass rose. It is about 7,000 ft. above sea level at the rim and from the bottom | + | I met Aileen and Albert here again and also some other young Americans arrived. Americans are really and truly tied to their cars. I've seen people spend an extra 5 or 10 minutes trying to park their cars just so they don't have to walk 100 yards. At this beautiful and magnificent spot called Happy Isles some were even too lazy to get out of their cars. Now, from the end of the road up to a bridge which looked |
- | The following day dawned fine and clear again so this time I walked up one arm of the Y-shaped valley to Mirror Lake. It was so flat and smooth that it makes you | + | |
- | scared to toss a stone in in case there is a clatter of glass. It was here that I | + | I sat munching grapes and listening for awhile to various groups |
- | first met two young Americans, Aileen and Albert, who had cone up by car. I then | + | that you'd have thought they wouldn' |
- | walked back down to the junction and up the other arm to the end of the road where I stopped for lungh (li lbs. of magnificent grapes at 1/3d. lb.). | + | |
- | I met Aileen and Albert here again and also some other young Americans arrived. Americans are really and truly tied to their cars. I've seen people spend an extra | + | I wandered up by myself after lunch and found the track very nearly |
- | 5 or 10 minutes trying to park their cars just so they don't have to walk 100 yards. At this beautiful and magnificent spot called Happy Isles some were even too lazy to | + | |
- | The Harbour Bridge Opal Cutters, Give us a ring XB6476 (Business) | + | After tea and a film night at the Lodge I went up the road a bit to see the Fire fall from Glacier Point. Glacier Point is one of the best viewpoints in the valley so there is a road up to it and a hotel on top. Near to the edge they make a big fire of bark embers till they get red hot. They they are allowed to cascade over the edge to the valley below. A free fall of 1000 ft. or so: This they put on every night in the tourist season and three times a week in off periods. |
- | 45 Broughton Street, )01768 (Home) Eirribilli. | + | |
- | (2 doors from the big Kirribilli Hotel.) | + | Thursday, again in magnificent |
- | IOur hours are only:- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 11 - Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays by special arrangement. | + | Yosemite Valley really is a wonderful place, every bit as good as they say. There are lots of wonderful things to see even apart from the valley itself (such as the high Sierra and the giant Sequoi trees) but you need a car to get anywhere near them. The road crosses right over the range at just under 10,000 ft. |
- | 4- | + | |
- | 8. | + | Late September, nearly October, is probably the best time to visit the place as it's terribly hot in summer and shockingly crowded. They have 315,000 motor cars enter the park each year and 1,000,000 camper days. In a small narrow valley this must be hell. In spite of this it is surprising how the valley has retained most of its natural beauty, and shows little sign of wear. Then of course there is skiing in the high country in winter. But then I guess that the park is not really subjected to much wear - more than 100 yards from the roads. |
- | get out of their cars. Now, from the end of the road up to a bride w'Ach lo67.7ed | + | |
- | sat munching grapes and listening for awhile to various groups | + | The types of people you get visiting these, park cover just about all sorts. You wouldn' |
- | merits of this tremendous undertaking. Some said it was too far - they got back in | + | |
- | their cars. The others set off. Presently one group returned complaining bitterly it was much too difficult and too far. Soon after the rest returned having reached the | + | But the real classic came when Aileen and Albert were checking in at the Lodge. A really typical American tourist man and his wife sauntered in and up to the desk. During the usual palava that goes on in booking into a hotel, the wife pipes up in broad American drawl "Say, why don't youse people round here make your road signs a bit clearer. We came to one (under a cliff face) Which said - watch far falling rocks - well, we waited there 45 minutes and didn't see nothing |
- | bridge. It was a wonderful view, but they were so stiff and sore (far 3 days after) | + | |
- | that you'd have thought they wouldn' | + | |
- | I wandered up by myself after lunch and found the track very nearly-vide enough far a jeep, and uphill with a grade of perhaps 1 in 10. Actually, in all due fairness, I must say that I did meet a couple of old people stepping it out up the track on my | + | |
- | way dawn. I went a long'way up past this bridge to the top of Vernal Falls to get a view up to Nevada Falls, Both were very good, being very vide and 300 ft. and 480 ft. high respectively. | + | Nothing much has been heard of Frank Rigby's trip down Arethusa, except that the Saturday night camp was in the lower end of the Gorge on rather hard rock. The same leader spent a similar night in Davies Canyon once - only then it was mid winter and snowing. |
- | After tea and a film night at the Lodge I vent up the road a bit to see the Fire | + | |
- | fall from Glacier Point. Glacier Point is one of the best viewpoints in the valley so there is a road up to it and a Hotel on top. Near to the edge they mae. a big fire of bark embers till,they get red hot. They they are allowed to cascade over the edge to the valley below. A free fall of 1000 ft. or SD: This they put on every night in the tourist season and three times a week in off periods. | + | Full house for the B.P. Antarctic film, and for Bob Savage' |
- | . Thursday, again in magnificient | + | |
- | over 3000 ft. from the valley floor. Needless to say I had the track to myself although the point was crowded with dozens of people all trying to get out of the bitterly cold wind blowing straight off the snowy Sierra Nevada. | + | The S. & R. Weekend on the Colo went off with a bang (in fact, with several bangs). Features included a searching aeroplane and demonstration by underwater cave explorers and by rock climbers. About 120 people attended. This deserves to be fully written up. Any volunteers? |
- | Yosemite Valley really is a wonderful place, every bit as good as the say. There are lots of wonderful things to see even apart from the valley itself (such as the high Sierra and the giant Sequoi trees) but you need a car to get anywhere near | + | |
- | them. The road crosses right over the range at just under 10,000 ft. | + | |
- | Late SepteMber, nearly October, is probably the best time to visit the ?lace as it's terribly hot in summer and shockingly crowded. They have 315,000 motor cars | + | |
- | enter the park each year and 1,000,000 camper days. In a small narrow valley this must be hell. In spite of th16 it is surprising how the valley has retained most of | + | |
- | its natural beauty, and Shows little sign of wear. Then of course there is skiing in the high country in winter. But then I guess that the park is not really subjected to much wear - more than 100 yards from the road' | + | |
- | The types of people you iet visiting these, park cover just about all sorts. You | + | |
- | wouldn' | + | |
- | no television! | + | |
- | But the real classic came lithen | + | |
- | broad American drawl "Say, why don't youse people round here make your road signs a bit clearer. We came to one (under a cliff face) Which said - watch far falling rocks - well, we waited there 45 minutes and didn't see nothing | + | |
- | 9. | + | |
- | Nothing much has been heard of Frank Rdgby's trip down Arethusa, except that the Saturday night camp was in the lower end of the Gorge on rather hard rock. The same leader spent a similar night in Davies Canyon once - only then it was mid winter and snowing. | + | |
- | Full house for the B.P. Antarctic film, and for Bob Savage' | + | |
- | 11 | + | |
- | The S. & R. Weekend on the Colo went off with a bang (in fact, with several bangs); Features included a searching aeroplane and demonstration by underwater cave explorers and by rock climbers. | + | |
- | About 120 people attended. | + | |
- | This deserves to be fully written up. Any volunteers? | + | |
Interesting reading: | Interesting reading: | ||
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- | "The Melbourne Walker 1960" - Annual Journal of the Melbourne | + | |
- | Both available from Paddy. | + | |
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- | If anyone read the last issue they will remember that Dot Butler left them with the information that we were at Glenorchy whence we had travelled by steamer up Lake Wakatipu. Two rivers flow into the heact' | ||
- | Dart, and then came back down the Dart to cllenorchy. more detailed accoun' | ||
- | We started up the wide flat Rees Valley on the first day, flushing Paradise Ducks | ||
- | from the lush green pasture, left, right and centre. These critters, like many 1.Z. | ||
- | birds, are cnly half afraid of man and flapped around us honking and squawking. | ||
- | Heather Joyce later caught a young ducWIing in the grass. By midday we reached 25 mile | ||
- | hut, opposite the glaciers of Et. Larnslaw, but not everybody noticed the hut so Dot spent the rest of the afternoon herding back the people who had walked on too far. | ||
- | Male coming up the valley we had met some N.Z. Alpine Club bods going out from a big Christmas camp. " | ||
- | don't worry if there is a little green on the outside of the venison, scrape it away | ||
- | and you will find delicious meat underneath" | ||
- | much bravado, but shuddering inwardly a little I thought, and cutting one of the cords close to the tree she tied it to a stick and trailed the piece of venison behind her. The mile drag down the valley and the " | ||
- | many of the crawlers and by the time the hut was rean ed the venison looked, to those of us Who had seen it in its prime, much more presentable. It still moved those beholding it for the first time to derisive abuse however. But now another brave warrior came forward - Heather Joyce attacked the thing with a sharp knife and mined out good meat which she cut into thin slices and fried in butter. It was delicious: As I write this I savour it once more in remembrance and cannot withold a murmured "Yum Tue. | ||
- | Twenty five mile hut lies in the afternoon Shadow of the towering 9000' | ||
- | Et. Earnslaw on the other side of the valley, and the next day, the second of the trip, we crossed the lush river valley, climbed up through the beech forest, climbed up | ||
- | through the snow grass, and then up through the snow to Esquilant bivvy in a saddle | ||
- | between the final steep summit of Earnslaw and a satellite peak, Leary. Esquilant bivvy is named after Bert Esquilant who made the first, and with Dot Butler the second,, ascent of Earnslaw, doing a grand traverse from the East to West peak: | ||
- | of the present bivvy. It was close to sundown when we reached the saddle and we found | ||
- | it to be swept by a howling gale but we settled into the bivvy, which is little more than a double bunk enclosed in corrugated iron, had tea, and hoped that the morning would be calmer. | ||
- | HEALTH FOOD SHOP 4344VEGE, | ||
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- | E 7 7 k.,F T E R 15 /16/17 A8TH APRIL | ||
- | vTEEIEDDS | ||
- | Clq,T, FOR LICETNEIGHT FOODS | ||
- | REMEMBER the sanitarium snap for | ||
- | DRIED FRUIT BISCUITS DRIED LL h RUTS FIGS BR2AKFAST CER.E.LS FRUITY COITECTIONERY | ||
- | 23/24/25TH APRIL - | + | If anyone read the last issue they will remember that Dot Butler left them with the information that we were at Glenorchy whence we had travelled by steamer up Lake Wakatipu. Two rivers flow into the head of Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy, the Rees and the Dart. We walked up the Rees to its source, crossed over into a tributary of the Dart, and then came back down the Dart to Glenorchy. More detailed account of the trip follows. |
- | /7/VZ | + | |
- | 13 HUNTER ST SYDNEY. 6\1'11725. | + | We started up the wide flat Rees Valley on the first day, flushing Paradise Ducks from the lush green pasture, left, right and centre. These critters, like many N.Z. birds, are only half afraid of man and flapped around us honking and squawking. Heather Joyce later caught a young duckling in the grass. By midday we reached 25 mile hut, opposite the glaciers of Mt. Earnslaw, but not everybody noticed the hut so Dot spent the rest of the afternoon herding back the people who had walked on too far. |
- | The next morning, the third day, was calmer with a clear blue sky. We were up at six and Dot, Rona , Colin Ferguson, and I roped up and began the final 2000' | + | |
- | 25 mile hut. Here we met two native New Zealanders, Ian and Alby, who planned to wal up the Rees and back down the Dart. This decided us; we would do the same. | + | While coming up the valley we had met some N.Z. Alpine Club bods going out from a big Christmas camp. "There's a big food dump and (Yum-Yum!) two legs of venison hanging up in a tree up there", |
- | The fourth day dawned fine and warm and we set off up the Rees. The valley climbed steadily and we made our way up through beech forest and grassy flats. We took things easily, lunching from 10.30 a m. till 2.30 p m. but by early afternoon came to some rocky rapids up which we waded coming out to the snow grassed head cirqu of the valley. We made camp here, some of us walking up to the rim of the cirque | + | |
- | Picking up our packs on the fifth day we climbed on to the saddle. We had planned to climb a peak before walking down Snowy Creek to Dart hut at the Snowy-Dart junction, but the weather turned black and we proceeded directly to the hut in light | + | Twenty five mile hut lies in the afternoon shadow of the towering 9000' Mt. Earnslaw on the other side of the valley, and the next day, the second of the trip, we crossed the lush river valley, climbed up through the beech forest, climbed up through the snow grass, and then up through the snow to Esquilant bivvy in a saddle between the final steep summit of Earnslaw and a satellite peak, Leary. Esquilant bivvy is named after Bert Esquilant who made the first, and with Dot Butler the second, ascent of Earnslaw, doing a grand traverse from the East to West peak without the aid of the present bivvy. It was close to sundown when we reached the saddle and we found it to be swept by a howling gale but we settled into the bivvy, which is little more than a double bunk enclosed in corrugated iron, had tea, and hoped that the morning would be calmer. |
- | 12. | + | |
- | .rain and with much grumbling. We crossed the fierce Snowy Creel: | + | The next morning, the third day, was calmer with a clear blue sky. We were up at six and Dot, Rona , Colin Ferguson, and I roped up and began the final 2000' |
- | suspension bridge and reached the hut for lunch, The weather now cleared and after lunch Ian, Colin, | + | |
- | changed completely. The Dart became a valley glacier with its source in a horseshoe | + | The fourth day dawned fine and warm and we set off up the Rees. The valley climbed steadily and we made our way up through beech forest and grassy flats. We took things easily, lunching from 10.30 a m. till 2.30 p m. but by early afternoon came to some rocky rapids up which we waded coming out to the snow grassed head cirque |
- | of magnificent ice peaks, Maori, Liverpool and others. It was the first time we had seen anything like this, though we were to see much more at Cook, and we were enthralled. " | + | |
- | and there was another mighty view. It was a steady climb up the Dart side to the saddle but from there it dropped almost a sheer 3 or 4,000' to the Matukituki; waterfalls cascaded over with clear drops of 1,000 to 2, | + | Picking up our packs on the fifth day we climbed on to the saddle. We had planned to climb a peak before walking down Snowy Creek to Dart hut at the Snowy-Dart junction, but the weather turned black and we proceeded directly to the hut in light rain and with much grumbling. We crossed the fierce Snowy Creek on an exciting suspension bridge and reached the hut for lunch. The weather now cleared and after lunch Ian, Colin, |
- | After a night' | + | |
- | -thuJ rob the deer-culler of his bonus token and I stoically replaced it. I tried to appoach | + | After a night' |
- | The sand flies at Dredge Hut were terrible and we were glad to leave the place and head downstream again next, morning. That night, the seventh, we camped at Chinaman' | + | |
- | got back to Glenorday. Alby decided to go to Auckland and get married. | + | The sand flies at Dredge Hut were terrible and we were glad to leave the place and head downstream again next morning. That night, the seventh, we camped at Chinaman' |
- | "Oh dear". This performance, | + | |
- | rest of the party to tears of mirth. As a result any joke, if it first tickled | + | Ian had decided to come with us to the Mt. Cook area when we got back to Glenorchy. Alby decided to go to Auckland and get married. |
- | ;Mk C,` ,d=.41ZkZtli | + | |
- | - | + | The next morning we walked the last few miles to Paradise, took a last look back past the white-faced hereford cattle grazing in the lush wide valley to the ice peaks on the valley walls and then, turning forward again, caught the bus to Glenorchy. We boarded the steamer on Lake Wakatipu under a perfect sky and sailed down the pastel blue waters. Another jewel in the tiara of trips given to us by the Dot Butler New Zealand Tourist Company had been ours. Two even more glittering ones were to follow - the Mt. Cook area, and then Fjordland. Three cheers for Dot! |
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Annual Swimming Carnival 1960 ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brian Harvey | ||
+ | |||
+ | The attendance this year was below that of the previous two years, but no doubt the threat of rain on the Saturday discouraged some from donning their packs. Again, heavy rain in the city overnight did nothing to help, yet in spite of it twenty-one adults, accompanied by eleven children put in an appearance on Sunday; but alas most were either too young or too aged or too decrepit to race. There was a dearth of lady starters, which proved that the men were not afraid of dissolving in the rain. Sunday proved dry, until a beaut thunderstorm about 4 p m. Total attendance was 32 bods with 13 children. Two pounds of peanuts were consumed. | ||
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- | Those Who keep their ears to the ground and noses in the air (an awkward posture) will have noticed the freshness of the air as they tumble out of bed these mornings in their eagerness to be off to work.. As they wend their weary way home the eye detects the lengthening of the evenings, and similar subtle signs and you realise that Autumn is here at last. The leaves will soon begin to turn in colour and the walking season is here again. Autumn is surely a wonderful time of the year and it is time to haul out your gear and have it in good order so that you can enjoy your walking to the full. | ||
- | You will enjoy it even more with a new wind jacket. | ||
- | We still have some wonderful grenfell cloth left to make you a very good =2- length jacket for 5.6.9. | ||
- | Cr perhaps a fawn proofed -?oplin jacet, a really first class buy at E3 . | ||
- | And of course the old faithful lightweight green japara also at . a. Z3.4.0. | ||
- | Since introducing the New Zealand type parka at a. | ||
- | | ||
- | There is a wonderful array of rock climbing photos and gear on dhow. Come in and see. | ||
- | Don't fa get Easter is not far away so check your gear for repairs. | ||
- | 4400. | ||
- | PADDY PAWN CZ | ||
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | ||
- | 201 CASTLEREAGH St SYDNEY | ||
- | BM2685 | ||
- | The next morning we walked the last few miles to Paradise, took a last look back past the white-faced hereferd cattle grazing in the lush wide valley to the ice peaks on the valley walls ani then, turning forward again, caught the bus to Glenorchy. We bcarded the steamer on Lake lilfakatipu under a perfect sky and sailed down the pastel blue waters. Another jewel in the tiara of trips given to us by the Dot Butler New Zealand Tourist Company had been ours. Two even more glittering ones were to follow - the Mt. Cook area, and then Fjordland. Three cheers for Dot: | ||
- | ANNUAL SWIIIIEING C.LIZNIV IL 1960. | ||
- | - Brian Harvey, | ||
- | The attendance this year was below that of the previous two years, but no doubt | ||
- | the threat of rain on the Saturday discouraged some from donning their packs. Again, heavy rain in the city overnight did nothing to help, yet in spite of it twenty-one | ||
- | adults, accompanied by eleven children put in an appearance on Sunday; but alas most were either too young or too aged or too decrepit to race: There was a dearth of lady starters, which proved that the men were not afraid of dissolving in the rain. Sunday proved dry, until a beau-b thunderstorm about 4 p m. Total attendance was 32 bods with 13 children. Two pounds of peanuts were consumed. | ||
THE RESULTS. | THE RESULTS. | ||
- | .4EN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: | ||
- | 3 Kevin Dean | ||
+ | MEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: | ||
+ | LADIES' | ||
+ | MEN'S BREASTSTROKE: | ||
+ | LADIES' | ||
+ | MENS LONG PLUNGE: | ||
+ | LADIES' | ||
+ | MANDELBERG CUP:1 Kevin Dean Nola Liver 2 Bruce McInnes Jean Harvey 3 Jack Gentle Lola Wedlock | ||
+ | HENLY MEMORIAL CUP: 1 Nan Bourke 9 points 2 Eric Adcock 6.5 points 3 Bob Godfrey 4.5 points | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **EROSION IN THE ALPS** | ||
+ | |||
+ | The National Parks Association wants information about erosion being caused by jeep tracks along a power line at Kosciusko. If any reader intends walking in the area during the next twelve months, and would be prepared to walk along one of the tracks and report on it, please contact Tom Moppett (JA8873) some weeks before the trip. He will give details of' the information wanted. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **IN MEMORY OF MIKE PERYMAN** | ||
- | LADIES' | + | "There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter |
- | HEN'S BREASTSTROKE: | + | And lit by the rich sides, all day. And after, |
- | LADIES' | + | Frost, with a gesture, stays the waves that dance \\ |
- | NEWS LOM PLUNGE: LADIES' | + | And wandering loveliness; He leaves a white unbroken |
- | - | + | A width, a shining peace, under the night." |
- | MAIDELBERG CUP: | + | |
- | MM1ORIAL CUP:.1 Nan Bourke | + | |
- | 1 Eric Adcock | + | |
- | 1 Nan Bourke 1 Bob Godfrey 1 Nan Bourke | + | |
- | 1 Kevin Dean Nola Liver | + | |
- | 1 Nan Bourke 9 points | + | |
- | 2 No starter 2 Roy Craggs | + | |
- | 2 Lola Nedlock 2 Eric dcock 2 No starter | + | |
- | 2 Bruce McInnes | + | |
- | Jean Harvey | + | |
- | 3 No starter | + | |
- | 3 Bruce McInnes 3 Nola Liver 3 Brian Harvey 3 No starter | + | |
- | 3 Jack Gentle | + | |
- | Lola Wedlock | + | |
- | 2 Eric Adcock 3 Bob Godfrey 61- points 412 points | + | |
- | EROSION IN THE ALPS. | + | |
- | The National Parks Association wants information about erosion being caused by jeep tracks along a power line at Kosciusko. If any reader intends walld_ng in the area during the next twelve months, and would be prepared to walk along | + | |
- | one of the tracks and report on it, please contact Tom Moppett (JA8873) some weeks before the trip. He will give details of' the information wanted. | + | |
- | IN | + | |
- | ITEMORY | + | |
- | OF | + | |
- | MIKE PERYMAN | + | |
- | "There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter And lit by the rich sides, all day. And after, Frost, with a gesture, stays the waves that dance And wandering loveliness; He leaves a white Unbroken | + | |
- | A width, a shining peace, under the night." | + | |
- Rupert Brooke. | - Rupert Brooke. | ||
- | WALKIM GUIDE. | + | |
- | MARCH 25-26-27 Car to MacDonald River - Et. Yengo rettron | + | |
- | For an account, by Jim Brown of a rc.,, | + | ===== Walking Guide ===== |
- | area not often visited. Extensive views of the flo rthern 3lue | + | |
- | Mountains. 10 days notice required. | + | ** |
+ | MARCH 25-26-27** | ||
+ | Car to MacDonald River - Mt. Yengo return | ||
+ | For an account, by Jim Brown of a recent | ||
Leader: Jim Brown B0543, act. 299. | Leader: Jim Brown B0543, act. 299. | ||
- | 15. | + | |
- | MARCH 26-27 | + | **MARCH 26-27 APRIL 1 -** |
- | APRIL 1 - | + | |
Instructional Weekend. | Instructional Weekend. | ||
Berowra - Joe Crafts Creek - Cowan. | Berowra - Joe Crafts Creek - Cowan. | ||
Map: Broken Bay Military. | Map: Broken Bay Military. | ||
- | Good area for practice in r nap reading and for the finding of camp sites and water. Instruction will be given en route. Prospectives are asked to bring map and compass. | + | Good area for practice in map reading and for the finding of camp sites and water. Instruction will be given en route. Prospectives are asked to bring map and compass. |
Leader: Alex Colley JJ2707. | Leader: Alex Colley JJ2707. | ||
- | Yalwal Yalwal Headwaters - Bunbunda Creek Maps: Yalwal and Tianjara Military. Transport: See leader | + | |
- | Explorat cry trip including rock hopping, scrambling. River gorge scenery. | + | Yalwal Yalwal Headwaters - Bunbunda Creek |
+ | Maps: Yalwal and Tianjara Military. | ||
+ | Transport: See leader | ||
+ | Exploratory | ||
Car to Yalwal, round trip return to Yalwal. | Car to Yalwal, round trip return to Yalwal. | ||
- | Leader: Colin -Putt JU3218 | + | Leader: Colin Putt JU3218 |
- | APRIL 2-3 Federation Re-Union. | + | |
+ | **APRIL 2-3** | ||
+ | Federation Re-Union. | ||
See Notice Board for details. | See Notice Board for details. | ||
- | APRIL 3 | + | |
+ | **APRIL 3** | ||
Blaxland St.Helena Glenbrook | Blaxland St.Helena Glenbrook | ||
Map: Liverpool Military | Map: Liverpool Military | ||
Medium track and scrub walking. Pleasant lunch spot at St. Helena. Good area for map-reading practice. | Medium track and scrub walking. Pleasant lunch spot at St. Helena. Good area for map-reading practice. | ||
Leader: Len Fall 115959 | Leader: Len Fall 115959 | ||
- | 16. | + | |
- | APRIL 9-10 | + | |
- | APRIL 10 | + | **APRIL 9-10** |
- | WALKING GUIDE | + | |
Blackheath - Car to Perry' | Blackheath - Car to Perry' | ||
- | Map; Eatoomba | + | Map; Katoomba |
- | Limber up for Easter. Steep 2,000' drop (views of Mts. King George and Hay) into the forest famous for its stand of Blue Gums. | + | Limber up for Easter. Steep 2,000' drop (views of Mts. King George and Hay) into the forest famous for its stand of Blue Gums. Good riverside campsite. Medium climb out 2, |
- | Good riverside campsite. Medium climb out 2, | + | |
Leader: Bill Rodgers 3X3106. | Leader: Bill Rodgers 3X3106. | ||
- | Waterfall - Mt. Westmacott Myuna Creek - Heathcote Creek - Scouter' | + | |
+ | **APRIL 10** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Waterfall - Mt. Westmacott | ||
Creek and ridge walking. Passes by picturesque pools of Morella Harong, Meorabinda and Miara (swimming and camping spots). | Creek and ridge walking. Passes by picturesque pools of Morella Harong, Meorabinda and Miara (swimming and camping spots). | ||
- | Maps: Port Hacking Tourist | + | Maps: Port Hacking Tourist, Military. |
- | Military. | + | |
Leader: David Ingram. | Leader: David Ingram. | ||
- | KUNMING CAPERS. | + | |
- | Crl Doherty. | + | |
+ | ===== Kowmung Capers ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Carl Doherty. | ||
Illustrations by Helen Barrett. | Illustrations by Helen Barrett. | ||
- | It is my allotted task to give a report on our recent Kowmung trip. Is my fellow | ||
- | Walkers did the allotting I shall endeavour to honour their choice by giving an accurate unbiased, impartial and true account. Very little need be said about the area itself | ||
- | and although much might be said about the party, little could be printed. | ||
- | A manhunt at Lindfield located Helen Barrett but this was far easier than collecting Hooper Who had to be forcibly removed from a wild party. We reached the Lett | ||
- | River at about 1 a m. and found Snow, George Grey, Mick Elfick and Evelyn Esgate already encamped, so we followed suit. | ||
- | Mick was first awake and about, and an hour later we were all ready to move. Fearing that the breakfast sausages would not keep in a pack, Evelyn had left them at home in the refrigerator. After a breakfast at Halfway House we continued on to the timber track -which leads out to Tuglow Caves. Here, at about 10 a m. we dropped the party who redistributed the food ' | ||
- | Our only map was provided by Hooper, who brought only the top half, as he didn't wish to damage the lower Portion, and George, Who had found only the bottom half of his | ||
- | sheet. The fact that each member relied on another to carry a map is proof of the party' | ||
- | direction. Snow had evolved the unprecedented and unconstitutional practice of | ||
- | appointing a new leader each day. .Ls I had previously traversed this track to Tuglow | ||
- | Cav--)s, thich was our hypothetical destination that day, I was duly given the leadership and this was Linow' | ||
- | agreed, increasing his score to two blunders. | ||
- | Spirits were still high as we rambled along and then down the ridge and here | ||
- | .disa4er atruck4- !ilt the foot of the ridge poor George decided to take a break and aS he sat down his shortstook one also - right up the back. With George lagging | ||
- | in the rear and time out for a swim a pleasant campsite was reached by five. Evelyn, | ||
- | looking at the Inter, declared that it was infected by snails and that we would all | ||
- | contract hydatids and die if it was not boiled before use. As we did not like boiled snails we decided to take ours raw, reasoning that sudden death from hydatids was preferable to dying slowly of thirst. The evening was spent eating, listening to others eating, and wrestling for the various listening positions. | ||
- | Next morning, whilst preparing breakfast, Mick and I discussed Helen' | ||
- | the others. By mid-morning we reached the Chardon Canyon which, although not on our | ||
- | original itinerary, was found to be most interesting and for the first time 1:0 had to swim with packs Hoop took his pack off and yushed it before him, resulting in both Hoop and pack taking in water, so we all kept our -oacks on our backs, fining this | ||
- | the easiest and safest method. .21.t the junction of Hollander' | ||
- | % | ||
- | ed by glorious mountains, limestone canyons, majestic falls, sparkling streams and flies, we had lunch. The cheese-was found to be inhabited and after much debate and | ||
- | sampling the inhabitants were declared to be a non-edible variety - George was charged with their eviction. During the afternoon George began cutting over the spurs and | ||
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- | rpu 9gigg - | ||
- | as he gained confidence so the spurs gained size until it seemed we would have to camp on Eanangra Walls, but he managed to return to the river in time to camp on a | ||
- | : sandbank. As Htaen slid more than She walked her costume gave way in the same regicn as George' | ||
- | Even Evelyn commented this time on Helen' | ||
- | more we did not tell the others. An hour from camp brought us to Mbrong Falls where we met five strange walkers. The pink granite canyon of Mbrong Deep was a highlight | ||
- | of the trip but we unfortunately rushed through it too fast. It was here also that | ||
- | 'Helen posed for photos. She was the last to shin down a tree from a ledge and obliged all by holding a bear like pose but developed a cramp and the tree had to be | ||
- | shaken to dislodge hr. Hooper' | ||
- | whidh also wasn't was put out on a rock to dry. Evelyn as quartermaster attempted to guard it from flies and fools but gave up when Snow put the fire out covering flies, fruit and Evelyn in ash. We failed to clear the Deep in the afternoon and our campsite amongst boulders and trees was the worst of the trip. | ||
- | The following morning I awoke to find myself jammed under a log outside the tent and found Miek and Evelyn out the other side, half buried by flood debris, while Helen slept peacefully within. No longer could we keep her secret - she revolved | ||
- | While she slept. | ||
- | The day's first obstacle was a long narrow pool which the girls overcame with ease, but Snow, Hoop and I seemed to get water-logged very fast. However, by lunch | ||
- | we were out of the Deep and nearly. lost Evelyn at our lunch site. Lunch was going well until somebody said wWho has the meat?" " | ||
- | of Rudder' | ||
- | it often has cliffs on one side. Jumping into rapids gave Us the thrills of a slalom 1race as we were swept between the boulders. Tiring of this, wet and exhausted, we pitched camp on the grassy banks of a deep pool, passed an uneventful evening and turned in early. The other tent was blessed with Helen. Snow awoke to find his | ||
- | head and feet out of the tent and his middle | ||
- | ' | ||
- | ort, | ||
- | co op other pole by Hoop. With breakfast over | ||
- | and circulation restored we moved V -, 1'-- .7 | ||
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- | as spectacular as some had | ||
- | hoped. To make more room | ||
- | in his pack Snow sat on it | ||
- | Which resulted in us | ||
- | beginning the trip Si?. 4 dI | ||
- | ' with ten whole his- | ||
- | .'' | ||
- | Clc | ||
- | bag of pieces Lunch, | ||
- | taken in the shade of a knee high shrub was, as u8ual, | ||
- | th bits mcl. CrEe's | ||
- | -. draininE -. :C our melt- | ||
- | ,.. | ||
- | -.... Lag. cheese, lad afternoon pro u.-1-)t us to the to of a short | ||
- | grac, cnyon. Twin falls, | ||
- | 19. | ||
- | adjoining pools -which had an outlet from the left one. The plan was to enter the water between the falls, take one pack from above, and swim to the left and out. George went first. He was immediately swept to the far side of the pool but swam back just in time to miss his pack lowered by Mick. The pack was swept around the right hand bowl and under the fall, surfaced and made a second circuit, this time with George in close pursuit and was submerged by the falls again. Fortunately George gained a foothold before he was carried under, - or we may have had the pleasure of erecting a plaque to his memory - and snatched his pack when it eventually appeared. Mick, meanwhile, had CliMbed around to a shelf and now threw George a line which he tied to his pack before making the hard swim to the outlet. It was now decided to - rope the packs to Mick, jump into the turbulence of the left fall and be carried out by its thrust, taking the pack, lowered by Nick, as one swept by. Snow's masterful handling of the jumping is worth quoting. When Mick had the packs Snow turned and said "You go first, Helen", | ||
- | goes next". With this carron of surprises behind us we moved on until we reached a | ||
- | pleasant grassy campsite. The banks were steep but hick ovarcamo this by drawing our water, sailor fashion, with cord and billy while nerched in an overhanEins, | ||
- | The river crossings gave us some relief from the heat during the morning but | ||
- | lunch was taken by a deep pool. Snow built a fire, and nut the billy on for a, brew but realised ten minutes later that it didn't contain water. ' | ||
- | and, many feet above the creek. However we finally reached the caves and after a | ||
- | vain search for the entrance returned to camp at the junction. George alctne, so far, had avoided the malicious attacks of the Bouncer and her revolving accomplice who had | ||
- | met with little resistance owing to the amusement they provided. During an attempt | ||
- | to throw Snow in the river they stopped, dropped him, began whispering and moved towards George who was eating a bowl of mellah. Now George is a peaceful chap but he does like mellah and this unprovoked attack had an amazing effect on him. He gave an animal like cry, lunged at them from where he lay and in seconds had them subdued. His swift action assured him of peace, gained the women' | ||
- | Snow carried industrial alcohol in place of the usual rum, claiming that it surpassed rum as it was stronger and cheaper and now proposed a toast to George in the vile stuff. To put one's tongue to it was horrible and to take a spoonful dangerous. Even though it was New Year's Eve we were all in our bags by eleven thirty. Hoop, | ||
- | Who was still in high spirits from the party on Christmas night, counted dawn the last five minutes and on the hour we told Hoop what a fine fellow we thought he was and as | ||
- | an afterthought sang Auld Lang Syne. | ||
- | New Year's morning. ' | ||
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- | foot of Brumby Mountain. Our afternoon had been marred slightly when a snake missed Snow by inches and Snow's jumping into the. water was rather unsporting. | ||
- | Fcr the first time during the walk Snow was first up. after an enormous meal and a general lightening of packs we moved off at 6 a m. and with few rests reached | ||
- | the Walls about midday. At Cunningham 's we stopped for rc-f.-e hment s for several hours | ||
- | and then drove on to the Lett River. Still finding th heat oppressive we ,-)aused long enough to clean up and then moved on to the sgate residence. By chance it happened to be Mick Elfick' | ||
- | by using an upturned dessert bowl and a house' | ||
- | Thus as we bade, our money farewell at the Paragon' | ||
- | wonderful walk. | ||
- | EDITORIAL. | ||
- | Twelve issues of "The Sydney Bushwallnr" | ||
- | There were times when the Zditor tore his hair and wrote furiously into the night to make up a few missing pages. Then in the post would come a last minute contribution so superior that it went in instead. There were times when he pursued evasive writers around the Clubroom and even went on official walks to get " | ||
- | But despite it all he enjoyed the experience and wishes to thank those who wrote for the mag. during the year. He hopes that maribers will express their gratitude to the longsuffering but, always cheerful production types who kept the presses rolling. | ||
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+ | It is my allotted task to give a report on our recent Kowmung trip. As my fellow Walkers did the allotting I shall endeavour to honour their choice by giving an accurate unbiased, impartial and true account. Very little need be said about the area itself and although much might be said about the party, little could be printed. | ||
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+ | A manhunt at Lindfield located Helen Barrett but this was far easier than collecting Hooper who had to be forcibly removed from a wild party. We reached the Lett River at about 1 a m. and found Snow, George Grey, Mick Elfick and Evelyn Esgate already encamped, so we followed suit. | ||
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+ | Mick was first awake and about and an hour later we were all ready to move. Fearing that the breakfast sausages would not keep in a pack, Evelyn had left them at home in the refrigerator. After a breakfast at Halfway House we continued on to the timber track which leads out to Tuglow Caves. Here, at about 10 a m. we dropped the party who redistributed the food whilst a car was being taken out to Kanangra. By midday the walk proper had begun and an hour later we stopped for a meagre lunch, moving off happy but empty forty minutes later. | ||
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+ | Our only map was provided by Hooper, who brought only the top half, as he didn't wish to damage the lower Portion, and George, who had found only the bottom half of his sheet. The fact that each member relied on another to carry a map is proof of the party' | ||
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+ | Snow had evolved the unprecedented and unconstitutional practice of appointing a new leader each day. As I had previously traversed this track to Tuglow Caves, which was our hypothetical destination that day, I was duly given the leadership and this was Snow's first blunder. By 2 p m. there was some doubt as to whether we were heading in the correct direction. Some said "Down the gully", | ||
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+ | Spirits were still high as we rambled along and then down the ridge and here disaster struck. At the foot of the ridge poor George decided to take a break and as he sat down his shorts took one also right up the back. With George lagging in the rear and time out for a swim a pleasant campsite was reached by five. | ||
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+ | Evelyn, looking at the water, declared that it was infected by snails and that we would all contract hydatids and die if it was not boiled before use. As we did not like boiled snails we decided to take ours raw, reasoning that sudden death from hydatids was preferable to dying slowly of thirst. The evening was spent eating, listening to others eating, and wrestling for the various listening positions. | ||
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+ | Next morning, whilst preparing breakfast, Mick and I discussed Helen' | ||
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+ | During the afternoon George began cutting over the spurs and as he gained confidence so the spurs gained size until it seemed we would have to camp on Kanangra Walls, but he managed to return to the river in time to camp on a sandbank. As Helen slid more than she walked her costume gave way in the same region as George' | ||
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+ | Even Evelyn commented this time on Helen' | ||
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+ | The following morning I awoke to find myself jammed under a log outside the tent and found Mick and Evelyn out the other side, half buried by flood debris, while Helen slept peacefully within. No longer could we keep her secret - she revolved while she slept. | ||
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+ | The day's first obstacle was a long narrow pool which the girls overcame with ease, but Snow, Hoop and I seemed to get water logged very fast. However, by lunch we were out of the Deep and nearly lost Evelyn at our lunch site. Lunch was going well until somebody said who has the meat?" " | ||
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+ | The afternoon' | ||
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+ | With breakfast over and circulation restored we moved on through the Rift which was not as spectacular as some had hoped. To make more room in his pack Snow sat on it which resulted in us beginning the trip with ten whole biscuits and a large bag of pieces. Lunch taken in the shade of a knee high shrub was, as usual, preceded by the sorting of bits and George draining our melting cheese, Mid afternoon brought us to the top of a short grey canyon. Twin falls, | ||
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+ | The river crossings gave us some relief from the heat during the morning but lunch was taken by a deep pool. Snow built a fire, and put the billy on for a brew but realised ten minutes later that it didn't contain water. After eating our fill of burnt macaroni cheese we headed for Church Creek Caves. Evelyn knew a short cut over a low saddle and this we took only to find ourselves many miles from the caves | ||
+ | and, many feet above the creek. However we finally reached the caves and after a vain search for the entrance returned to camp at the junction. George alone, so far, had avoided the malicious attacks of the Bouncer and her revolving accomplice who had met with little resistance owing to the amusement they provided. During an attempt to throw Snow in the river they stopped, dropped him, began whispering and moved towards George who was eating a bowl of mellah. Now George is a peaceful chap but he does like mellah and this unprovoked attack had an amazing effect on him. He gave an animal like cry, lunged at them from where he lay and in seconds had them subdued. His swift action assured him of peace, gained the women' | ||
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+ | New Year's morning. Owing to the excess of food breakfast was a riotous meal. George who was eating one spoonful and throwing the next over his shoulder, was taken to task by Helen, and Snow took this opportunity to refill Helen' | ||
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+ | For the first time during the walk Snow was first up. After an enormous meal and a general lightening of packs we moved off at 6 a m. and with few rests reached the Walls about midday. At Cunningham 's we stopped for refreshments for several hours and then drove on to the Lett River. Still finding th heat oppressive we paused long enough to clean up and then moved on to the Esgate residence. By chance it happened to be Mick Elfick' | ||
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+ | Thus as we bade, our money farewell at the Paragon' | ||
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+ | ===== Editorial ===== | ||
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+ | Twelve issues of "The Sydney Bushwalker" | ||
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+ | There were times when the Editor tore his hair and wrote furiously into the night to make up a few missing pages. Then in the post would come a last minute contribution so superior that it went in instead. There were times when he pursued evasive writers around the Clubroom and even went on official walks to get " |
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