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 ====321 September 1961 Price 1/-==== ====321 September 1961 Price 1/-====
  
-|Editor|Don Matthews, 33 Pomona Street, Pennnt Hills. WJ3524|+|Editor|Don Matthews, 33 Pomona Street, Pennant Hills. WJ3524|
 |Business Manager|Brian Harvey| |Business Manager|Brian Harvey|
 |Reproduction|Denise Hull| |Reproduction|Denise Hull|
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-=====encha(la)nted.=====+=====Encha(la)nted.=====
  
 "How do you spell 'nonchalantly'" asked my sternest critic in a tone which barely hid her disgust. (She was glancing through the August Magazine and had reached Page 10 where the pictures are.) "How do you spell 'nonchalantly'" asked my sternest critic in a tone which barely hid her disgust. (She was glancing through the August Magazine and had reached Page 10 where the pictures are.)
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 |September 27th|Free night - Come in and finalise arrangements for your trip on the long weekend.| |September 27th|Free night - Come in and finalise arrangements for your trip on the long weekend.|
 |October 4th|This is Committee Meeting night, but a First Aid Lecture will be given for Prospectives and members who would like to brush up on their technique.| |October 4th|This is Committee Meeting night, but a First Aid Lecture will be given for Prospectives and members who would like to brush up on their technique.|
-|October 18th|Mb. Charles Casperson will talk on C.J. Dennis of "The Sentimental Bloke" fame.|+|October 18th|Mr. Charles Casperson will talk on C.J. Dennis of "The Sentimental Bloke" fame.|
  
 ====Past.==== ====Past.====
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 Member: Mountain Trails Club, Outward Bound Association. and Prospective S.B.W. Whacko! Member: Mountain Trails Club, Outward Bound Association. and Prospective S.B.W. Whacko!
 +
 +(__Editor's Note:__ Page's Pass was the access quoted, but not described in "Windy Day for a Baulker" (August 1961), and is the easiest of all passes into the Grose Valley - track all the way, but not always obvious unless you know it fairly well.)
  
 =====The Long Weekend.===== =====The Long Weekend.=====
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 -Jim Brown. -Jim Brown.
  
-If you have been saying for years that someone is all wrong and should know better, how do you make reparation when your confidence in your own judgment is shaken? Especially when the offended party is an organisation as large as the Army Survey Corps, and the critic a solitary walker.+If you have been saying for years that someone is all wrong and should know better, how do you make reparation when your confidence in your own judgement is shaken? Especially when the offended party is an organisation as large as the Army Survey Corps, and the critic a solitary walker.
  
 Anyway, the facts are these. Something like nine years ago, in company with four other pioneers, I made a traverse of the Blue Labyrinth from West to East, from Waratah Trig, some 13 miles out along the Kings Tableland Road, via the divide between Warragamba River and the Erskine Creek, to Warragamba Dam, then just beginning to take shape as a retaining wall. Anyway, the facts are these. Something like nine years ago, in company with four other pioneers, I made a traverse of the Blue Labyrinth from West to East, from Waratah Trig, some 13 miles out along the Kings Tableland Road, via the divide between Warragamba River and the Erskine Creek, to Warragamba Dam, then just beginning to take shape as a retaining wall.
  
-On the Sunday morning, assiduously following the ridge pattern shown on the map, we came to a place right on the junction of the uncontoured Jenolan military map and the contoured Liverpool sheet, where something was evidently amiss. Our ridbe began to go down - then down some more - and even downwarder.+On the Sunday morning, assiduously following the ridge pattern shown on the map, we came to a place right on the junction of the uncontoured Jenolan military map and the contoured Liverpool sheet, where something was evidently amiss. Our ridge began to go down - then down some more - and even downwarder.
  
 We checked thereabouts, and after a fine flurry of map and compass consultation, I announced (1) the map was wrong (2) we were on the watershed as indicated on the map (3) there was a creek shown as flowing into Ripple Creek (hence to the Warragamba) but which really cut through our "divide" and entered the Erskine (4) the correct watershed was a ridge, shown as a furry caterpillar on the Jenolan map, which sort of finished in mid air near the Eastern edge of the map. We checked thereabouts, and after a fine flurry of map and compass consultation, I announced (1) the map was wrong (2) we were on the watershed as indicated on the map (3) there was a creek shown as flowing into Ripple Creek (hence to the Warragamba) but which really cut through our "divide" and entered the Erskine (4) the correct watershed was a ridge, shown as a furry caterpillar on the Jenolan map, which sort of finished in mid air near the Eastern edge of the map.
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 +=====S.B.W. London Brigade.=====
 +
 +====News from Binnsie - 143 Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Lancashire.====
 +
 +....."Holidays for this year are now a thing of the past, but it was a grand fortnight and left me many memories to carry forward until the next one comes around in 48 weeks time! This year the two "halves" were of vastly differing nature, six days of the first week were spent in London, and the whole of the second in the Lake District (what - again). In London I was staying with Don and Bev Read who have a cosy little flat in the Royal Borough of Kensington, in the less exclusive area of that elite borough. The first evening we went to see the Russian Circus at Wembley; it was quite different from the usual run of circuses, a large part consisted of human acrobats but where the animals were concerned there was none of this caging of the Lords of the Jungle which doesn't really appeal to me very much. There was just one large bear very carefully muzzled, but all the animals seemed to enjoy performing just as much as the audience enjoyed watching them.
 +
 +On the Sunday we went out to Syon House at Brentford, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, on the opposite side of the Thames to Kew Gardens. It is a place rich in history, especially Tudor history - Henry VIII's fifth wife being confined there just before her execution, and it was at Syon that Lady Jane Grey became "Queen" of England for ten brief days (poor soul).
 +
 +Bev and Don were not on holiday during my stay, they still have that pleasure to come, so during the day I meandered round sightseeing, and met them in the evenings to hit the highlights. On the Monday my destination was the Tower of London, and I walked round there trying to take photos until my feet were nearly killing me - how silly to try and sightsee in fashionable shoes - so I ended up getting a ferry from Tower Pier back to Westminster Bridge and the tube station, it was an interesting little trip, with a guide who knew every nook and cranny on the river bank giving a running commentary over the tannoy system. That evening we met Dorothy and Ron Knightley for dinner at the Festival Hall Restaurant, and afterwards to a concert in that wonderful hall given by the London Philharmonic orchestra in aid of the United Nations Association Fund, very good, "bits" of Mozart, Beethoven, Britten and Elgar.
 +
 +Next day I had another trip On the river, this time up to Hampton Court. It took much longer than anticipated, so that on arrival I didn't dare get lost in the Palace itself but spent the time in the gardens which were really beautiful (and very photogenic) before going back to get ready for the evening's outing. The next piece of entertainment was the new Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical "The Sound of Music" based on the true story of "The Trapp Family Singers", very good indeed. All the artists were good, but it was particularly interesting to see Constance Shacklock in her first appearance in a musical.
 +
 +On the Wednesday I had a marathon "bushwalk" through London - it just happened that way for though I'd meant to get buses from place to place there was always something in between to be seen. Started off from St. Paul's down Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street to the Law Courts at Temple Bar, then past Australia House along the Strand to Admiralty Arch and through into St. James's Park. "Admired" Buckingham Palace and up Constitution Hill to Hyde Park Corner, where I did get a bus to Marble Arch, there, to rest my barking dogs, a cup of coffee in Lyons Corner House, before going into Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, ending up at the Albert Hall by way of Peter Pan's statue and the fountains. That evening we went to a straight play "The Miracle Worker" at Wyndham's, excellent, a play to set you thinking, the story of the early years of Helen Keller and the beginning of her education by Anne Sullivan. Anna Massey, daughter of Raymond Massey, took the part of Anne Sullivan,. and there are no adjectives superlative enough to describe her performance, nor that of Janina Faye who played, or mimed, the part of the child Helen Keller.
 +
 +After London, the Lakes, the usual hotel at the head of the Langdale Valley, for it is one which would be hard to better, situated as it is right at the foot of the Langdale Pikes, the ideal hotel for walking types, comfortable, good food and excellent company, though there were two elderly couples from the South of England right out of their element, who wanted to know what you did in the evenings - the answer staring them in the face, too tired after the day's walk to do anything but sit (in the bar) and talk. Before going up I'd sat down and worked out at "Walks Programme", six walks for fine days, six walks for wet ones, perfectly planned, but the best laid plans... My sister and niece were up the first weekend, sometimes Pip is in a walking mood, sometimes not, and this time she was rather inclined towards the latter, not being helped by the weather which was dull and overcast, inclined to rain or drizzle. We went round to Thirlmere by car then set off to walk over High Tove to Watendlath but as we got to the cairn we could see mist swirling up out of the far valley and rain coming our way, with Pip not very keen to go down only to have to come up again, we just turned round then went back to the car and Langdale. Monday, according to plan, I set off for Keswick, over the Stake Pass, down Langstrath to Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, then via Watendlath to Derwentwater. In all I guess it was a distance of some 16 or 17 miles for me, but well over 20 for Cobber who did a lot of to-ing and fro-ing in the early part of the day, and we both arrived very wearily in Keswick, the dog worn out, my feet playing up badly. Found out afterwards I'd collected three blisters, entirely my own fault, not having gone far the first day I thought my socks mould do a second and save washing, the blisters I'm sure were a result of that and having to do a few miles road bash.
 +
 +Tuesday I decided we'd better take life easy, so we went into Ambleside by bus and did a simple little walk up Wansfell Pike. It was a beautiful day, and a lovely walk up a "mountain" just over 1500 ft. from which you could see almost half the Lake District. That evening the weather broke, there was a most peculiar storm which blotted out all the valley in blackness, very weird indeed. Still suffering from the effects of the marathon to Keswick, and with the weather bad, on the Wednesday we had a wet splash up to Chapel Stile, the village in Langdale Valley, in the morning, and a trot up the Blea Tarn track in the afternoon, but by Thursday we were raring to go again. I joined up with another lass at the hotel for a walk to Waterhead, on Windermere, she was showing me a new way down the valley which avoided the road, a footpath on the far side of the stream. It was very pleasant, but we had fifteen minutes fun when we came to a 6 ft. wall with a six-barred gate padlocked, trying to get the dog through. The wall was too high for him to scramble over, and he couldn't jump the gate, so one on each side we tried to lift it a little to make roan for him to crawl under. It was like a little creek underneath and Cobber didn't want to get his undercarriage wet, finally Sally climbed over to make him realise he'd got to come, or be left, and one at each end of the gate we heaved and to our astonishment that time it lifted a good 12 inches, and his lordship cantered through. As we got to Windermere the weather really fined up, the sun was quite warm and bright, it was grand, and that evening in the bar everybody was laying plans for what they'd do the following day, expecting similar conditions, but oh no, we woke to a steady downpour. Again by bus to Ambleside, and we walked the 8 miles "home" in swimming conditions, along the side of Rydal Water and Grasmere (Loughrigg Terrace), then over Red Bank back into "THE" valley, soaked to the skin when we reached the hotel, and so ended the week. But it had all been good fun, on the whole I think the much maligned (weatherwise) Lake District, had fared better that week than many other parts of Britain, and certainly I'd not got wet so often as in the week with Bookie last year, maybe next, when I hope Eddie Stretton will be with me, will be better still.
 +
 +There have been a few weekends away this year to brighten the normal, everyday routine of living. It began with New Year, when I went up to London to celebrate with Ron and Dorothy, we were joined by the Reads and Dorothy Brigden. We all were armed with colour slides - but no projector, so it was a good excuse for another weekend get together in February. I've found it quite feasible to get to London for weekends since discovering there's a train from Manchester at five minutes past midnight which lands me there in time for breakfast, a bit sleepy perhaps, but nevertheless it's worth the effort, and I hope to make use of that train a bit more often in the future.
 +
 +At Easter we had an S.B.W. rendezvous in Derbyshire, Bev, Don and I stopped two nights each at Matlock Bath and Hartington Hall hostels; this year, for the first time, the place where I work gave us Easter Monday holiday too, and I was able to enjoy the full weekend away. Dorothy, Ron and the children were camping in the vicinity of the hostels in that wonderful invention, a Dormobile. We met up with them each morning after completing the hostel chores. Weatherwise it was a poor weekend, but otherwise excellent, we visited "stately homes of England", old and interesting churches, and managed a  short but muddy walk up Dovedale.
 +
 +Two other weekends away have been spent cycling with Pip in the West Riding of Yorkshire, we take the bikes so far by train on the Friday night, to get us over the worst of the East Lanchashire mill towns and give us a good start for Saturday morning. Summer was late coming this year, and both those weekends were rather chilly, Whitsuntide weekend at the end of May even saw a few moments frozen rain, but apart from that conditions were not too bad for pushing bikes up and down hills.
 +
 +Now I've come to a quiet spell, am not very keen on hostelling in August when the places are overrun by children on school holiday,  but I'm going to visit my brother and family in Birmingham when we get our long weekend in September (in lieu of August Bank Holiday) and we are booked into the Old Dungeon Ghyll for a weekend at the end of October, being the first we could get with accommodation available for my sister and family and myself. After that I guess we settle down to the long winter nights by the fireside - and start planning for next year!"
 +
 +=====Paddy Made.=====
 +
 +John's alley skiing, Paddy goes next week and Jean is on our backs far an advertisement.
 +
 +No inspiration. No time. Drat that 'phone.
  
-LONDON BRIGADE. 
-NEIATS FRCDIBIN1BIE -3 Brandlesholme Read, Burg., Lancashire. 
-....."Holidays for this year are now a thing of the past, but it was a grand fortnight and left me many meraories to carry forward until the next one comes around in 48 weeks time This year the two "halved were of vastly differing nature, six days of the fir at week were spent in London, and the whole of the second in the Lake District (what - again). In London I was staying with Don and Bev Read who have a cosy little flat in the Royal Bcrough of Kensington, in the less exclusive area of that elite borough. The first evening we went to see the Russian Circus at 'Wembley; it was quite different from the usual run of circuses, a large part consisted of human acrobats but where the animals were concerned there was none of this caging of the Lords of the Jungle which doesn't really appeal to me very much. There was just one large bear very carefully muzzled, but all the animals seemed to enjoy performing just as much as the audience enjoyed watching them. 
-On the Sunday we went out to Syon House at Brentford, the seat of the Duke of Northumberla, on the opposite side of the Thames to Kew Gardens. It is a place rich in history, especially Tudor histoxy - Henry VIII' s fifth wife being confined there just before her execution, and it was at ron that Lady Jane Grey became"Queen" of England for ten brief days (poor soul). 
-Bel- and Don were not on holiday during my stay, they still have that pleasure 
-to come, so during the day I meandered round sightseeing, and met them in the evenings to hit the highlights. On the Monday my destination was the Tower of London, and I walked raid there trying to take photos until my feet were nearly killing me - how silly to try- and sightsee in fashionable shoes - so I ended up getting a ferry from Tower Pier back to Westminster Bridge and the tube station, it was an interesting little trip: with a guide who knew every nook and cranny on the river bank giving a running commentary over the tannoy system. That evening we met Dorothy and Ron Knightley for dinner at the Festival Hall Restatuant, and afterwards to a concert in tl at wonderful hall given by the London Philharmonic orchestra in aid of the United Nations Association Fund, very good: "bits" of Mozart: Beethoven, Britten and Elgar. 
-Next day I had another trip On the river, this time up to Hampton Court. It took much longer than anticipated: so that on arrival I didn't dare get lost in the Palace itself but spent the time in the gardens which were really beautiful (and very photogenic) before going back to get ready for the evening's outing. The next piece of entertainment was the new Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical "The Sound of Music" based on the true story of "The Trapp Family Singers", very good indeed. All the artists were good, but it was particularly interesting to see Constance Shacklock in her first appearance in a musical. 
-On the Wedresday I had a marathon "bushwalk" through London - it just happened that way for though I'd meant to get buses from place to place there was always something in between to be seen. Started Off from St. Paul's down Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street to the Law Courts at Temple Bar, then past Australia House along the Strand to Admiralty Arch and through into St. James's Park. "Admired" Bucldngham Palace and up Constitution Hill to Hyde Park Corner, where I did get a bus to lihrble Arch, there, 
-to rest my barking dogs, a cup of coffee in Lyons Corner House, before going into Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, ending up at the Albert Hall by way of Peter Pan's statue arrl the fountains. That evening we went to a straight play "The Miracle Worker" at lAryndham's, excellent, a play to set you thinldng, the story of the early 
-years Of Helen Keller and the beginning of ha- education by Anne Sullivan. Anna Massey: daughter of Raymond Massey, took the part of Anne 'Sullivan,. and there are no adjectives superlative enough to describe her performance, nor that of Janina Faye who played, or mimed, the part of the child Helen Feller. 
-After London, the Lakes, the usual hotel at the head of the Langdale Valley, for it is one which would be hard to better, situated as it is right at the foot of the Langdale Pikes, the ideal hotel for walking types, comfortable, good food and excellent company, though there were two elderly couples from the South of England right out of their element, who 'wanted to know what you did in the evenings - the answer staring them in the face, too tired after the day's walk to do anything but sit (in the bar) and talk. Before going up I'd sat down and worked out at "Walks Programme", sixnakiks far fine days, six walks for vet ones, perfectly planned, but the best laid pIanz.... My sister and niece were up the first weekend, sometimes Pip is in a walking mood, sometimes not, and this time she was rather inclined towards the latter, not being helped by the weather which was dull and overcast, inclined to rain or drizzle. We went round to Thirlmere by car then set off to walk over High Tove to Watendlath but as we got to the cairn we could see mist swirling up out of the far valley and rain coming our way: with Pip not very kaen to go down only to have to come up again, we just turned roard then went back to the car and Langdale. Monday, according to plan, I set off for Keswick., over the Stake Pass, down Langstrath to Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, then via Watendlath to Derwentwater. In all I guess it was a distance of some 16 or 17 miles for me, hut well over 20 for Caner who did a lot of to-ing and fro-ing in the early part of the (lay, and we both arrived very wearily in Keswick, the dog warn out, py feet playing LT badly. Found out afterwards I'd collected three blisters, entirely my own fault, not having gone far the first day I thought my socks mould do a second and save washing, the blisters I'm sure were a result of that and having to do a few miles road bash. 
-Tuesday I decided we'd better take life easy: SD we went into Amble-side by bus and did a simple little walk up Wansfell Pike. It was a beautiful day, and a lovely walk:up a "mounbaid' just over 1500 ft. from which you could see almost half the 
-Lake District. That evening the weather broke: there was a most peculiar storm which blotted out all the valley in blackness: very weird indeed. Still suffering from the effects of the marathon to Keswick; and with the weather bad, on the Wednesday we had a wet splash up to Chapel Stile, the village in Langdale Valley, in the morning, and a trot up the Blea Tarn track in the afternoon, but by Thursday we were raring to go again. I joined up with another lass at the hotel for a mall: to Water- head, on Windermere, she was shoming me a new my dawn the valley which avoided the road, a footpath on the far side of the stream. It was very pleasant, but we had fifteen minutes fun when we came to a 6 ft. wall with a six-barred gate padlocked, trying to get the dog through. The mall was too high far him to scramble over, and he couldn't jump the gate, so one on each side we tried to lift it a little to make roan for him to crawl under. It was like a little creek underneath and Cobber didn't want to get his undercarriage wet, finally Sally clinbed over to make him realise he'd got to come, or be left, and one at each end of the gate we heaved and to our astonishment that time it lifted a good 12 inches, and his lordship cantered through. As we got to Windermere the weather really fined up, the sun was quite warm and bright, it was grand, and that evening in the bar everybody was laying plans for what they'd do the following day, expecting similar conditions, but oh no, we woke to a steady downpour. Again by bus to Ambleside, and we walked the 8 miles "home" in swimming conditions, along the side of Rydal Water and Grasmere (IoughriEg Terrace), then over Red Bank back into "THE" valley, soaked to the skin when we reached the hotel, and so ended the week. But it had all been good fan, on the whole I think the much maligned 
-12. 
-(weatherwise) Lake District, had fared Britain, and certainly I'd not zot wet maybe next, when I hope Eddie Stretton 
-better that week ti r:lan many other parts of  
-so often as in the week with Bookie last year, will be with me, will be better still... 
-There have been a few weekends 'away this year to brighten the normal, everyday routirE of living. It began. with New Year, when I went up to London to 'celebrate with Ron and Dorothy, we were joined by the Reads and Dorothy Brigden. We all were armed. with colour slides - but no projector, so it was a good excuse for another weekend get together in February. Itte 'found it quite feasible to get to London for weekends since discovering tl-ere`s a train from Manchester at five minutes past midnight' which lands me there  in time' for breakfast,. a bit sleepy perhaps but rEvert heless ills worth the effort, and I hope to make use 'of that train a bit more Often in the future. 
-At Easter we had an S.B.W. rendezvous in Derbyshire, Bev, Don arrl. I stopped two nights each at Matlock Bath and Hartington Hall- hostels; this:year, for the first time, the place -where I work gave us Easter Monday holiday too, and -I was able to enjoy the full -weekend away.. Dorothy; Ron and the children were. camping in the vicinity of the hostels in that wonderful invention, a Dormobile. We met up with them eaoh morning after completing the hostel chores. Weathe rwise it liras a poor weekend, but otherwise excellent, we visited "stately homes of E-ngland", old and interesting churches, ani managed a  short but m...iddy- walk up Dovedale.- 
-Two other weekends away have been spent cycling with Pip in the West Riding of Yorkshire, we take the bikes so far by train on the Friday night, to get us over the worst of the East Lanchashire mill toms and give us a good start for Saturday morning. Summer was late coming this year, and both those weekends were r-ithc ir chilly, 'Whitsuntide weekend, at the end of May even saw a few moments frozen rain, but apart from that conditions were not too bad for pushing bikes up and down hills. 
-Now I've come to a quiet spell., am not very keen on hostelling in 'August when the places are overrun by children on school holiday,  but I'm goinr, to visit my brother and family in Birmingham when we get our lonE weekerrl. in September (in lieu of August Bank Holiday) and we are booked into the Old Dungeon Ghyll for a weekend at the end of October, being the first we could get with acccom~)dation available for ray sister and family_ and myself. After that  r guess we settle down to -the long 'winter nights by the fireside - and start -planning for next year:" 
-A MEEEND ON TIE COX. 
-- Fred Thynne. 
-Shortly after 10.30 p m, on Friday night, 28th July, a taxi was speeding five menbers from Blackheath to a camp site at Map Reference Katocmba 349458. Despite an abundance of timber in the area, there was a distinct shortage of fir ewood and 
-tent poles. However, these shortcomings were soon overcome and the normal procedure  of tent erecting and cooking was soon on the way-. Shortly before retiring for the night (or was it morning?) our leader ascertained the t prospective members outnumberecl members by three to two and that they were on their first Test Walk. This news affected his nerves so much that he promptly served for free to all an issue of "Fortegen". This mixture had never failed him and he was taking no chances with this lot. 
-John's alley skiirg 
-Paddy goes next -week 
-and jean is on our backs far an advertisement. 
- No inspiration. No time. 
-Drat that 'phone. 
 See you on the snow, folks. See you on the snow, folks.
 +
 (Sgd.) Paddy. (Sgd.) Paddy.
-P.S. Nearly forgot. Big bargain sale. It has happened at last. + 
-Jumpers drast ic al ly reduced. Norwegi an jumpers now g3.10. 0. +P.S. Nearly forgot. Big bargain sale. It has happened at last. Jumpers drastically reduced. Norwegian jumpers now £3.10.0. Many other bargains!! 
-Many other bargains:: + 
-PADDY PAWN DI Lightweight Camp Gear +Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd. Lightweight Camp Gear
-201 CASTLEREAGH St SYDNEY + 
-BM 2685 +201 Castlereagh St, Sydney. BM 2685 
-14+ 
-The morning dawned, as always - breakfast was soon over and Cox's River prepared to withstand an assault by the S.B."W. - and how! Within three-quarters of a mile from the start the party was halted for-the necessity of the first of many crossings they were to undertake. The Leader seeing the hesitation and consternation on the faces of his men, plunged boldly and fearlessly to cross to the other Side and henceforth became imnortalised like the Roman Standard Bearer in 55 B.C. The remainder followed without comment, but the -writer knows et least one person guilty of mutinous mutterings in the process. For those persons interested in statistics ,there were to be thirteen such crossings, generally uneventful but every member had an exciting moment due to the current, slimy rocks or lack of acrobatic ability'. Anon we became blasefand eraphatically deny the rumour that snorkel apparatus was a must on the walk. +=====A Weekend On The Cox.===== 
-Our walk proceeded with frequent consultations to the topgraphical'features: not a creek ar hillock escaped our notice, never in the history of mankind, were there so many maps'amongst so few    etc. etc. Approaching lunchtime we had just about dried out. We were short of our intended halt at Sandy Hook, rue to a little lateness in starting out, and our Leader thowht it would be a good idea to have our meal with clean feet far he was off once again to the opposite shore of the Cox. It becane a ritual - like a doctor's prescription - we always crossed the Cax directly before and dlirectLyjle.1.11s. After lunch we made efforts to make up for our lost time by daort cutting Sandy Hook and were fortunate to encounter in quick succession a Black Wallaby and a young Red Fax. Meanwhile on the other side of the river the crows, from the noise they were making, were having a heated free fcr all. Query: 'Do dills= Crows hold 'court' like their European cousins?' + 
-Despite our efforts, the sun was sinking rapidly as we were nearing Chaplowe Creek, the going became awkward in the river bed and good eamp sites became nonexistent. It was a relief when the leader called it a day, waved his magic wand and in complete darkness produced a satisfactory place far the night. Meanwhile one of the Sheep had wandered from the flock and while the shepherd was retrjevinghis stray, the others made camp. Soon a fire was going and our stomachs filled, the night air was pervaded with the aroma of toasted socks. The tribulations of the day were forgotten. +- Fred Thynne. 
-Shortly before starting out on our final stage of our journey a loud "Hallo" from the other side of the river found the party doing "a Doctor Livingstone I presume" act. The caller turned out to be "Ken" and we were very shortly joined by the other members on his walk. Their cOmpany was enjoyed to Negalong Creek rhere they left us to continue to their destination. So we said farewell to the Cox and headed for pleasant country walking en route to Devil's Hole. By this time our .,:arty was beginning to dhow signs of wear and tear. It was observed by the writer with smug satisfaction that the disadvantage of slacks for river crossingcan be offset by their superiority over shorts in the battle against the Blackberry menace, + 
-This most enjoyable trip with the best of bush comaniens terminated with a road bash to Katoomba Station. The weather had been ',perfect throughout an,-.1 the river crossings certainly tend to elevate ordinary walks to the more memorable, with never a dull moment.+Shortly after 10.30 p.m. on Friday night, 28th July, a taxi was speeding five members from Blackheath to a camp site at Map Reference Katoomba 149458. Despite an abundance of timber in the area, there was a distinct shortage of firewood and tent poles. However, these shortcomings were soon overcome and the normal procedure  of tent erecting and cooking was soon on the way. Shortly before retiring for the night (or was it morning?) our leader ascertained that prospective members outnumbered members by three to two and that they were on their first Test Walk. This news affected his nerves so much that he promptly served for free to all an issue of "Fortegen". This mixture had never failed him and he was taking no chances with this lot. 
 + 
 +The morning dawned, as always - breakfast was soon over and Cox's River prepared to withstand an assault by the S.B.W. - and how! Within three-quarters of a mile from the start the party was halted for the necessity of the first of many crossings they were to undertake. The Leader seeing the hesitation and consternation on the faces of his men, plunged boldly and fearlessly to cross to the other Side and henceforth became immortalised like the Roman Standard Bearer in 55 B.C. The remainder followed without comment, but the writer knows at least one person guilty of mutinous mutterings in the process. For those persons interested in statistics there were to be thirteen such crossings, generally uneventful but every member had an exciting moment due to the current, slimy rocks or lack of acrobatic ability. Anon we became blasé and emphatically deny the rumour that snorkel apparatus was a must on the walk. 
 + 
 +Our walk proceeded with frequent consultations to the topographical features: not a creek or hillock escaped our notice, never in the history of mankind, were there so many maps amongst so few... etc. etc. Approaching lunchtime we had just about dried out. We were short of our intended halt at Sandy Hook, rue to a little lateness in starting out, and our Leader thought it would be a good idea to have our meal with clean feet for he was off once again to the opposite shore of the Cox. It became a ritual - like a doctor's prescription - __we always crossed the Cox directly before and directly after meals__. After lunch we made efforts to make up for our lost time by short cutting Sandy Hook and were fortunate to encounter in quick succession a Black Wallaby and a young Red Fox. Meanwhile on the other side of the river the crows, from the noise they were making, were having a heated free for all. Query: 'Do dinkum Crows hold 'court' like their European cousins?' 
 + 
 +Despite our efforts, the sun was sinking rapidly as we were nearing Chaplowe Creek, the going became awkward in the river bed and good camp sites became non-existent. It was a relief when the leader called it a day, waved his magic wand and in complete darkness produced a satisfactory place for the night. Meanwhile one of the sheep had wandered from the flock and while the shepherd was retrieving this stray, the others made camp. Soon a fire was going and our stomachs filled, the night air was pervaded with the aroma of toasted socks. The tribulations of the day were forgotten. 
 + 
 +Shortly before starting out on our final stage of our journey a loud "Hallo" from the other side of the river found the party doing a "Doctor Livingstone I presume" act. The caller turned out to be "Ken" and we were very shortly joined by the other members on his walk. Their company was enjoyed to Megalong Creek where they left us to continue to their destination. So we said farewell to the Cox and headed for pleasant country walking en route to Devil's Hole. By this time our party was beginning to show signs of wear and tear. It was observed by the writer with smug satisfaction that the disadvantage of slacks for river crossing can be offset by their superiority over shorts in the battle against the Blackberry menace
 + 
 +This most enjoyable trip with the best of bush companions terminated with a road bash to Katoomba Station. The weather had been perfect throughout and the river crossings certainly tend to elevate ordinary walks to the more memorable, with never a dull moment. 
 The party: The party:
-Greg Grennan Leader + 
-Gordon Redman - Leader's Prop. +Greg Grennan LeaderGordon Redman - Leader's Prop. Antony QueitzschRobert PallinFred Thynne. 
-Amtony Queitzsch Robert Pallin Fred Thynne. + 
-15  TIES 11BR0AD +=====The S.B.W. Abroad.===== 
-From Robert A. _Duncan.Ijk22. jatitude Observato  Universit of Colorado Boulder, + 
-Colorado.  +From Robert A. DuncanHigh Altitude Observatory, University of ColoradoBoulder, Colorado.  
-July 28th    "I have been taking things quietly lately as I am still recovering from a severe nervous shock I received two weeks ago. I was walling along 2eth Street -when a lion jumped out at me. When I recovered consciousness it was trying + 
-to lick my face through the pickets of the fence, and was wagging it's tail fiercely. I then realised that it was really an enormous shaggy sandy-coloured dog thich someone had pruid to look like a lion. They had given it an all-over shave except for leaving a mane an:1 a tuft on the end of it 's tail. I have -written a complaint to the Police; such an encounter could prove fatal to an ordinary person without my nerves of steel. +July 28th... "I have been taking things quietly lately as I am still recovering from a severe nervous shock I received two weeks ago. I was walking along 28th Street when a lion jumped out at me. When I recovered consciousness it was trying to lick my face through the pickets of the fence, and was wagging it's tail fiercely. I then realised that it was really an enormous shaggy sandy-coloured dog which someone had pruned to look like a lion. They had given it an all-over shave except for leaving a mane and a tuft on the end of it's tail. I have written a complaint to the Police; such an encounter could prove fatal to an ordinary person without my nerves of steel. 
-Today I am sitting in my flat, writing letters, rushing to the refrigerator for nourishment every few minutes, arrl waiting for some people to pick me up and drive me to the Wind River Range, 300 miles to the North in Wyoming. + 
-I am hoping they don't turn up; I don't want to take a week off now as I have just joined the University Choir. The mountains in Wyoming will be the same as the mountains here, and the se people are aboutas athletic as farm yard ducks, and I don't think it will be the sort of trip I -Trill enjoy. +Today I am sitting in my flat, writing letters, rushing to the refrigerator for nourishment every few minutes, and waiting for some people to pick me up and drive me to the Wind River Range, 300 miles to the North in Wyoming. 
-However, I didn't think of all these things when they asiT;r1 me to go and I snid "Yes", so if they arrive I will have to go. + 
-Some people here expect me to 'mow Australian songs and I can only think of 'God -Save the Queen' (this is a palpable lie, Duncan, what about 'The eat Came Back' and the one about the Snow Rooster? Ed.) 'If you could persuade Dot to get hold +I am hoping they don't turn up; I don't want to take a week off now as I have just joined the University Choir. The mountains in Wyoming will be the same as the mountains here, and these people are about as athletic as farm yard ducks, and I don't think it will be the sort of trip I will enjoy. 
-of some song books of some ldnd and send them, I would be very 7rateful+ 
-June 30.    The weather here now is Ipt, in the 90's with a thunderstorm every afternoon. These regular thunderstorms are a problem in the -walkine-, game. Nobody here likes being on the top of a peak in a storm as a couple of peanuts were killed this way last year. We always seem to be about two-thirds of the way up at about midday wh en the storms break, and so have to retreat. I keep jumping up on a rock and giving a speech about the importance of making really early starts, but I might just as well be talking to Pete Stitt or Snow Brown. the Hiking Club members are completely senseless and unorganisable. +However, I didn't think of all these things when they asked me to go and I said "Yes", so if they arrive I will have to go. 
-Sometimes I sleep in too. Generally speaking, though, I have no complaints about the walking hereJust -imagine being able io climb 14,000 feet peaks every weekend. The peaks aren't difficult in the main; about like Ruapehu. + 
-The University here is on Summer schedule now, and work starts at 7 a m.; which means that I must crawl out of the cot at 6 a m. The :cain and suffering which this entails beggars description. To get even a fraction o f my required 12 hours sleep a day, I have to hit the hay at 9 p m., and it's hardly dark then. If I lose sleep over the weekend, it 's impossible to catch up on it. +Some people here expect me to know Australian songs and I can only think of 'God Save the Queen' (this is a palpable lie, Duncan, what about 'The Cat Came Back' and the one about the Snow Rooster? Ed.) 'If you could persuade Dot to get hold of some song books of some kind and send them, I would be very grateful. 
-16. + 
-Lectures (at the University Summer Session) are attended, bat it seems to be an excuse to have a good time. There are concerts, dances, folk-singing every night, swimming and organised walks and barbeques in tl-e mountains every day and other amusements for people with other tastes. +June 30... The weather here now is hot, in the 90's with a thunderstorm every afternoon. These regular thunderstorms are a problem in the walking game. Nobody here likes being on the top of a peak in a storm as a couple of peanuts were killed this way last year. We always seem to be about two-thirds of the way up at about midday when the storms break, and so have to retreat. I keep jumping up on a rock and giving a speech about the importance of making really early starts, but I might just as well be talking to Pete Stitt or Snow Brown. the Hiking Club members are completely senseless and unorganisable. 
-Students come here from all over the States. Last week I went walking. We climbed Little Matterhorn on Saturday and Navajo on Sunday, cutting big bucit steps far the later use of an organised Summer Session hike. + 
-m.....M..........ima=menolymmENO +Sometimes I sleep in too. Generally speaking, though, I have no complaints about the walking hereJust imagine being able to climb 14,000 feet peaks every weekend. The peaks aren't difficult in the main; about like Ruapehu. 
-REPORT ON THE ROPE INVOLVED IN TIE FaAL ACCIDENT 2.T TI-IE THREE SISTERS, + 
-laRCH A , 1961.+The University here is on Summer schedule now, and work starts at 7 a.m.; which means that I must crawl out of the cot at 6 a.m. The pain and suffering which this entails beggars description. To get even a fraction of my required 12 hours sleep a day, I have to hit the hay at 9 p.m., and it's hardly dark then. If I lose sleep over the weekend, it's impossible to catch up on it. 
 + 
 +Lectures (at the University Summer Session) are attended, bat it seems to be an excuse to have a good time. There are concerts, dances, folk-singing every night, swimming and organised walks and barbeques in the mountains every day and other amusements for people with other tastes. 
 + 
 +Students come here from all over the States. Last week I went walking. We climbed Little Matterhorn on Saturday and Navajo on Sunday, cutting big bucket steps for the later use of an organised Summer Session hike. 
 + 
 +===== Report On The Rope Involved In The Fatal Accident At The Three SistersMarch 4, 1961.===== 
 (Prepared by Miss E. Hahn for distribution to Clubs.) (Prepared by Miss E. Hahn for distribution to Clubs.)
-At the inquest the Coroner directed r_al climbers to take thenecc.-3bsary notice of the professional evidence given. The vital points given were 
-1. The only roim that should be used for climbinc is that which conforms to B.S. 3104 standards. No.4 (4-!' circumference lAtIra 4200 lbs. breaking strain) is the only size that should be used for belaying a leader. 
-2. Rope should be subjected to a regular inspection ,?..nd used for one season only. It should then be discarded for climbing purposes. In Britain, where this is practised, the climbing season is 4-5 months. 
-3. Nylon rope bought here in Australia is manufactured to British Admiralty Standards and Australian Navy Standards and one of the first processes in the manufacture according to these standards is to reduce the stretch or flexibility. The rope concerned in the accident was deemed not flexible enough. 
-4. The reported 51% of the original breaking strain of the fatal rope may yet prove a little 1crw as the rope sections tested to give this figure were all subjected to strain during the fall. Slack rope from the same length that was not concerned in the fall, when tested soon should give the reduced breaking strain through wear only over the pericd of use, as it was before the fall. 
-INFORLTION CONCERNING B. S.11.0.41.0PE. 
-1. AVAILABILITY. One firm in Australia makes this rope and only to firm orders. They require a 50% deposit on ordering and the product shculd be 'Dought through the kielbourre University Mountaineering. Club, as in accordance with the S.B. 3104, ,:ach individual piece of rope must be tested for its whole length and returned if not up to standard. This firm will only maim fairly large orders so by retainir4:, one buyer (M.U.M.C.) these orders will be possible and the manufacture will be continuous. lif.U.M.C. also have the knowledge, skill and equipment to test the rope after nianufacture , whip and mar k it (the se things should be carried out b3r the buyer - in this case). 
-2. FEATURES 8,c IIDVANTAGES  B.S. 3104 specifies a certain stan.,3.n rr-3_ nylon, the features of manufacture, the mininium flexibility of 40%, a mximum. ,,,J2d minimum number of turns per foot etc. It lays down the methods of testing and by - whom it sh,-)uld be done. B.S. 3104 comes in four sizes - No.1, f,"; No.2, -a, (abseiling only), 
-17. 
-No.3, 1i41 (brinng up a second man or for tension only), N-).4, la" (leader climbing, and best able to take a shock load). B.S. 3104 is the argy rope manufactured to climbing (mountaineering) standards. Therefore, there is really no question as to' whether or not it should be used. 
-3. AUTHORITATIVE SUPPCET. The Standards Association in Sydney have a book PNylon Mountaineering Ropes - B0 3. 3104, 1959" available for about 4/-. The Alpine Club, the British Mountaineering Council and all member clubs (most of the U.K.) and the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme are advocating the use of B.S.3104, No,4, anphatically and advertising it for all they are worth. So, the larger part and the more experienced sections of the mountaineering world, who developed the equipment and techniques we know of today, recommend its use are that only. 
-NYLON vs.  NATLRAL FIBRE. This que sti on always follows an accident where nylon 
-rope is used. Had the accident occurred on a natural fibre rope the trend would be to turn to the synthetic rope. In correspondence with the British Mountaineering Council it is clear that the Same signs of doubt are expressed after similar accidents in U.K. and Eu_rope.- It is the best. climbers who fall as they are, the ones who try the difficult routes. All the accidents are on nylon these dws as the best climbers realise it is by far the supior product. The breaking strain of natural fibre is about half of an equivalent if,,ei4,ht nylon rope. It has no 
-flexibility in vihich to absorb a falling leader s ldnetic energy. If a leader falls on natural fibre for any distance the rope wouldIrn,z2; because of this. If not, the fallen leader would probably die from internal injuries in any case. Elasticity* is a very major consideration. If ever a natural fibre rope, becomes wet for any ',reason, it should be discarded for climbin57 as its reliability is extremely doubtful even when dired out properly. Water does not affect nylon. 
-For any enquiries about reduction of breald_ng strain over a long period, for prices, system or ordering, figures in theoretical 1e-,der falls, reference to the British = Mountaineering Council's article "What Rope to Use?" contact Miss E. Hahn at 1270522 11.c.274 (B) or write to Mr. Peter J. Morgan, Hon. Secretary, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, Cif- Union House, University of Melbourne, Park ville, N.2, Victoria. 
-On Augtist 23rd George Gray thowed slides of Tasmania - The lieser ve arid Frenchman's, Christmas 1960. This Was notable for the photozraphy, the ad lib commentary from members of the party, are the fact that it was e, record of the driest Tassy trip we're ever likely to hear of, with bushfire smoke obscuring the views, and NO N.JD. 
-Dill WALKS.. 
-SEETEDEBER, 17: Glenbrook - Gleriiorook Creek - Oaks North Ridge - The Oaks, Glenbrook. 12 miles. 
-Good man reading: practice in this area. Criuld be scratchy in pars. Gaiters recomtnended. Maybe a few Waratahs in flower, too. 8.20 a m. Litilagow train from Central Steam Station to Glenbrook. Tickets: Glenbrook Return at 13/9d. 
-Map: Liverpool Military. 
-Leader: Jim Brown. 
-SEPTEMBER 24: Pymble - bus to St. Ives - Bungaroo - Middle Harbour Creek - Lindfield. 11 miles. 
-A pleasant walk along the upper reaches of Middle Earbo-ur where tlBre are normaLly lots of wild flowers at this time of the year. 8.10 a m. train Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. 8.46 aem. bus Pymble to St. Ives. 
-Tickets: Pymble via Bridge at 413d. plus 1/- bus fare, 
-Map: Sydney Military or any good Sydney Suburban Ctreet Directory. Leader: Molly :Lodgers. 
-Waterfall - Mt. Westma cott gyuna Creek - Woronora Trig - Woronora River - Heathcote. 12 miles. 
-A variation of the usual plod along Heathcote Creek. Instead the walk will take to the high country 1-nth at Mt. Westmacott and Woronora Should be some very -tttractive stands of wildflowers. 
-8.20 a m. train Central Electric Station to Sutherland. CHANGE there for Rail Motor to Waterfall. 
-Tickets: Vlaterfall Return at 5/9d. 
-Port Hacking Tourist or Camden Military. 
-leader: David In-ram. 
-CCTOEER 15: Pymble bus to St. Ives (Warri:loo Edad) - Covrn Creek - Bbbbin Head 0 Berowra. 12 miles. 
-Track walking all the way through Kuringai Chace. The area is noted 
-for the excellent display of wildflowers. 
-9.10 a m. train Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. 9.246 a m. bus Pymble to Warrimoo Road. 
-Tickets: Berowra, -via Bridge at aboat 6/ plus 1/ bus fare. Map: Broken Bay Military. 
-Leader: Thelma Giblett. 
-Continued from Page 4.  1Mt, Banks 8,c Beyond"  Letter to the Editor. ,Eduitocr_Lej. Page's Pass was the access quoted, but not,,'.described in.TWindY Day for a Baullt-er" (August 1961), aid is the easiest of all passes into the 
-Grose Valley - track all the way, but not always obvious unless you know it fairly well.) 
-OCTOBER 8: 
  
 +At the inquest the Coroner directed all climbers to take the __neccesary__ notice of the professional evidence given. The vital points given were:
 +
 +1. The only rope that should be used for climbing is that which conforms to B.S. 3104 standards. No.4 (1 3/8" circumference with 4200 lbs. breaking strain) is the only size that should be used for belaying a leader.
 +
 +2. Rope should be subjected to a regular inspection and used for one season only. It should then be discarded for climbing purposes. In Britain, where this is practised, the climbing season is 4-5 months.
 +
 +3. Nylon rope bought here in Australia is manufactured to British Admiralty Standards and Australian Navy Standards and one of the first processes in the manufacture according to these standards is to __reduce__ the stretch or flexibility. The rope concerned in the accident was deemed not flexible enough.
 +
 +4. The reported 51% of the original breaking strain of the fatal rope may yet prove a little 1ow as the rope sections tested to give this figure were all subjected to strain during the fall. Slack rope from the same length that was not concerned in the fall, when tested soon should give the reduced breaking strain through wear only over the period of use, as it was __before__ the fall.
 +
 +=====Information Concerning B.S. 3104 Rope.=====
 +
 +1. __Availability__. One firm in Australia makes this rope and only to firm orders. They require a 50% deposit on ordering and the product should be bought through the Melbourne University Mountaineering. Club, as in accordance with the S.B. 3104, each individual piece of rope must be tested for its whole length and returned if not up to standard. This firm will only make fairly large orders so by retaining one buyer (M.U.M.C.) these orders will be possible and the manufacture will be continuous. M.U.M.C. also have the knowledge, skill and equipment to test the rope after manufacture, whip and mark it (these things should be carried out by the buyer - M.U.M.C. in this case).
 +
 +2. __Features & Advantages__.  B.S. 3104 specifies a certain standard nylon, the features of manufacture, the minimum flexibility of 40%, a maximum and minimum number of turns per foot etc. It lays down the methods of testing and by whom it should be done. B.S. 3104 comes in four sizes - No.1, 5/6"; No.2, 7/8" (abseiling only), No.3, 1 1/4" (bringing up a second man or for tension only), No.4, 1 3/8" (leader climbing and best able to take a shock load). B.S. 3104 is the __only__ rope manufactured to climbing (mountaineering) standards. Therefore, there is really no question as to whether or not it should be used.
 +
 +3. __Authoritative Support__. The Standards Association in Sydney have a book "Nylon Mountaineering Ropes - B.S. 3104, 1959" available for about 4/-. The Alpine Club, the British Mountaineering Council and all member clubs (most of the U.K.) and the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme are advocating the use of B.S. 3104, No,4, emphatically and advertising it for all they are worth. So, the larger part and the more experienced sections of the mountaineering world, who developed the equipment and techniques we know of today, recommend its use and that only.
 +
 +4. __Nylon vs. Natural Fibre__. This question always follows an accident where nylon rope is used. Had the accident occurred on a natural fibre rope the trend would be to turn to the synthetic rope. In correspondence with the British Mountaineering Council it is clear that the same signs of doubt are expressed after similar accidents in U.K. and Europe. It is the best climbers who fall as they are the ones who try the difficult routes. All the accidents are on nylon these days as the best climbers realise it is by far the superior product. The breaking strain of natural fibre is about half of an equivalent weight nylon rope. It has no flexibility in which to absorb a falling leader's kinetic energy. If a leader falls on natural fibre for any distance the rope would __snap__ because of this. If not, the fallen leader would probably die from internal injuries in any case. __Elasticity__ is a very major consideration. If ever a natural fibre rope becomes wet for any reason, it should be discarded for climbing as its reliability is extremely doubtful even when dried out properly. Water does not affect nylon.
 +
 +For any enquiries about reduction of breaking strain over a long period, for prices, system or ordering, figures in theoretical leader falls, reference to the British Mountaineering Council's article "What Rope to Use?", contact Miss E. Hahn at MW0522 Ex. 274 (B) or write to Mr. Peter J. Morgan, Hon. Secretary, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, C/- Union House, University of Melbourne, Parkville, N.2, Victoria.
 +
 +----
 +
 +On August 23rd George Gray showed slides of Tasmania - The Reserve and Frenchman's, Christmas 1960. This was notable for the photography, the ad lib commentary from members of the party, and the fact that it was a record of the driest Tassy trip we're ever likely to hear of, with bushfire smoke obscuring the views, and NO MUD.
 +
 +----
 +
 +=====Day Walks.=====
 +
 +|September 17|Glenbrook - Glenbrook Creek - Oaks North Ridge - The Oaks, Glenbrook. 12 miles. Good man reading practice in this area. Could be scratchy in parts. Gaiters recommended. Maybe a few Waratahs in flower, too. 8.20 a.m. Lithgow train from Central Steam Station to Glenbrook. Tickets: Glenbrook Return at 13/9d. Map: Liverpool Military. Leader: Jim Brown.|
 +|September 24|Pymble - bus to St. Ives - Bungaroo - Middle Harbour Creek - Lindfield. 11 miles. A pleasant walk along the upper reaches of Middle Harbour where there are normally lots of wild flowers at this time of the year. 8.10 a.m. train Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. 8.46 a.m. bus Pymble to St. Ives. Tickets: Pymble via Bridge at 4/3d. plus 1/- bus fare. Map: Sydney Military or any good Sydney Suburban Street Directory. Leader: Molly Rodgers.|
 +|October 8|Waterfall - Mt. Westmacott - Myuna Creek - Woronora Trig - Woronora River - Heathcote. 12 miles. A variation of the usual plod along Heathcote Creek. Instead the walk will take to the high country both at Mt. Westmacott and Woronora Trig. Should be some very attractive stands of wildflowers. 8.20 a.m. train Central Electric Station to Sutherland. CHANGE there for Rail Motor to Waterfall. Tickets: Waterfall Return at 5/9d. Map: Port Hacking Tourist or Camden Military. Leader: David Ingram.|
 +|October 15|Pymble bus to St. Ives (Warrimoo Road) - Cowan Creek - Bobbin Head - Berowra. 12 miles. Track walking all the way through Kuringai Chase. The area is noted for the excellent display of wildflowers. 9.10 a.m. train Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. 9.46 a.m. bus Pymble to Warrimoo Road. Tickets: Berowra via Bridge at about 6/- plus 1/- bus fare. Map: Broken Bay Military. Leader: Thelma Giblett.|
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