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- | I arrived 1ate for the Annual General Meeting and thus missed the early excitement (if any). However, it proved a well-conceived move as my distrant | + | I arrived 1ate for the Annual General Meeting and thus missed the early excitement (if any). However, it proved a well-conceived move as my distant |
When I was first married, this distrait and anxious appearance of mine served me in good stead on occasions when I was late home without explanation or had carried around a letter for a week without posting it. It was about three years, in fact, before this device was seen through and the font of sympathy dried up. It will be interesting to see how long it works with S.B.W. | When I was first married, this distrait and anxious appearance of mine served me in good stead on occasions when I was late home without explanation or had carried around a letter for a week without posting it. It was about three years, in fact, before this device was seen through and the font of sympathy dried up. It will be interesting to see how long it works with S.B.W. | ||
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Fifteen years ago, when Alex Colley was Editor, he felt prompted to remark that he would not pressurise people into writing articles. If sufficient material were not forthcoming, | Fifteen years ago, when Alex Colley was Editor, he felt prompted to remark that he would not pressurise people into writing articles. If sufficient material were not forthcoming, | ||
- | Well, Ancient Committeeman' | + | Well, Ancient Committeeman' |
Certainly, there are some problems that cry out for a vigorous and enthusiastic approach. The long-lamented Era Funds should receive early attention. Legally, the easiest solution is to purchase another tract of land possibly say a permanent reunion site. But this is a difficult thing to achieve on the present market and would require a lot of energy and research to discover a suitable area at the right price. But it must be done, and soon. | Certainly, there are some problems that cry out for a vigorous and enthusiastic approach. The long-lamented Era Funds should receive early attention. Legally, the easiest solution is to purchase another tract of land possibly say a permanent reunion site. But this is a difficult thing to achieve on the present market and would require a lot of energy and research to discover a suitable area at the right price. But it must be done, and soon. | ||
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Likewise, we should look to our responsibility as a walking club. Are we doing all we should in attracting the youth of this country to walking not only as a pastime but as a way of life, and holding their interest once they join? I don't think we are, and I feel that our younger committee members, not being completely inbued as yet with the traditions and conventions of this club, may well have some novel and refreshing ideas on this subject. | Likewise, we should look to our responsibility as a walking club. Are we doing all we should in attracting the youth of this country to walking not only as a pastime but as a way of life, and holding their interest once they join? I don't think we are, and I feel that our younger committee members, not being completely inbued as yet with the traditions and conventions of this club, may well have some novel and refreshing ideas on this subject. | ||
- | The small increase in fees agreed to at the Annual General Meeting is only a stop-gap. Ron Knightley' | + | The small increase in fees agreed to at the Annual General Meeting is only a stop-gap. Ron Knightley' |
Time alone will tell. | Time alone will tell. | ||
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|Membership Secretary|Sandra Bardwell.| | |Membership Secretary|Sandra Bardwell.| | ||
|Walks Secretary|Wilf. Hilder.| | |Walks Secretary|Wilf. Hilder.| | ||
- | |Federation Delegates|Heathur | + | |Federation Delegates|Heather |
|Substitute Fed. Del.|Alan Round. Geoff Wagg.| | |Substitute Fed. Del.|Alan Round. Geoff Wagg.| | ||
|Business Manager|Alex. Colley.| | |Business Manager|Alex. Colley.| | ||
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The Club's founders, who are reputed to have spent several meetings discussing one word of the constitution, | The Club's founders, who are reputed to have spent several meetings discussing one word of the constitution, | ||
- | At the start of the meeting apologies were received from Rene Browne, Joe Turner, Edna Garrad, Mollie Rodgers and Elsie Bruggie. Then two members were welccmed | + | At the start of the meeting apologies were received from Rene Browne, Joe Turner, Edna Garrad, Mollie Rodgers and Elsie Bruggie. Then two members were welcomed |
- | Atter the presentation of the swimming carnival prizes the meeting got down to the serious business of adopting the annual report. Speaking against the adoption, Ron Knightley said that a report should be factual rather than opinionative. Specifically, | + | After the presentation of the swimming carnival prizes the meeting got down to the serious business of adopting the annual report. Speaking against the adoption, Ron Knightley said that a report should be factual rather than opinionative. Specifically, |
Meanwhile correspondence was read. It included a letter from Joe Turner in which he expressed thanks to the Committee for keeping "the old club going" and the hope that Bill Rodger' | Meanwhile correspondence was read. It included a letter from Joe Turner in which he expressed thanks to the Committee for keeping "the old club going" and the hope that Bill Rodger' | ||
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Mr. Colley' | Mr. Colley' | ||
- | Since the dawn of time, man has had to pit his wits against his environment. The fact that cars have replaced sabre-toothed tigers and that walkers (as distinct from people) seek simplicity and solitude in a concrete jungle does not alter the basic problem of adaptation for survital. Mr. Colley' | + | Since the dawn of time, man has had to pit his wits against his environment. The fact that cars have replaced sabre-toothed tigers and that walkers (as distinct from people) seek simplicity and solitude in a concrete jungle does not alter the basic problem of adaptation for survival. Mr. Colley' |
The situation is not as black as all that. It is now possible, for example, to reach the Kowmung from Kanangra Road by means of a 20 minute car drive and a 90 minute walk as against a 4 or 5 hour scrub-bash in the good old days. There should be some solace for Mr. Colley in this. | The situation is not as black as all that. It is now possible, for example, to reach the Kowmung from Kanangra Road by means of a 20 minute car drive and a 90 minute walk as against a 4 or 5 hour scrub-bash in the good old days. There should be some solace for Mr. Colley in this. | ||
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It was on Christmas Eve that three old-fashioned walkers boarded the 8.45 p.m. for Cooma. Oblivious to Progress and Development, | It was on Christmas Eve that three old-fashioned walkers boarded the 8.45 p.m. for Cooma. Oblivious to Progress and Development, | ||
- | The boarding of a train at the start of a long bushwalking trip is, to me, always an exciting event. Behind lies work, the city and the business uniform (block suit, white shirt, tie). Ahead is the bush, perhaps the challenge of country you don't know. After days, or weeks of weight-paring preparations, | + | The boarding of a train at the start of a long bushwalking trip is, to me, always an exciting event. Behind lies work, the city and the business uniform (block suit, white shirt, tie). Ahead is the bush, perhaps the challenge of country you don't know. After days, or weeks of weight-paring preparations, |
John and I were delighted to climb into our bunks between clean sheets and fleecy blankets in our well polished cedar-lined sleeper (none of your steel and plastic for the likes of us). Bill, made of sterner stuff, was determined to sit up all night, if necessary, in second class and save £3. The main concession to progress was a diesel electric locomotive. I missed the chuffing of the engine, but it did improve the ride. The bangs and thumps which used to distinguish the Cooma Mail (268 miles in 10 hours 24 minutes - av. 25.77 mph) had been eliminated. | John and I were delighted to climb into our bunks between clean sheets and fleecy blankets in our well polished cedar-lined sleeper (none of your steel and plastic for the likes of us). Bill, made of sterner stuff, was determined to sit up all night, if necessary, in second class and save £3. The main concession to progress was a diesel electric locomotive. I missed the chuffing of the engine, but it did improve the ride. The bangs and thumps which used to distinguish the Cooma Mail (268 miles in 10 hours 24 minutes - av. 25.77 mph) had been eliminated. | ||
- | Dawn, as we approached Cooma, revealed a dull wintry looking day. We were the only walkers on the train and the only passengers to breakfast at the R.R.R. There was just one taxi available, which we secured for our ride to Countegany. We were in new country as soon as we left the Station, so map-reading commenced, as we had to pick from the car the divide between Tuross and the Badja for the start of the trip. By about 9 a.m. we had paid off the taxi, put on our ground sheets, and headed though the mist into the wet scub in a generaly | + | Dawn, as we approached Cooma, revealed a dull wintry looking day. We were the only walkers on the train and the only passengers to breakfast at the R.R.R. There was just one taxi available, which we secured for our ride to Countegany. We were in new country as soon as we left the Station, so map-reading commenced, as we had to pick from the car the divide between Tuross and the Badja for the start of the trip. By about 9 a.m. we had paid off the taxi, put on our ground sheets, and headed though the mist into the wet scrub in a generally |
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(Note: In deference to the old-fashioned author, the map shows roads as a single broken line and the author' | (Note: In deference to the old-fashioned author, the map shows roads as a single broken line and the author' | ||
- | Our map showed the Badja River to the north west and the Tuross River to the South east, the distance between the rivers being about 6 miles. Both streams sported only one mapped | + | Our map showed the Badja River to the north west and the Tuross River to the South east, the distance between the rivers being about 6 miles. Both streams sported only one mapped |
Next day we groped our way further along the divide in the mist, crossing little swamps and streams and occasionally finding timber tracks. We hoped at some stage to see an eminence called Big Badja, but visibility was almost nil. From this point we intended to turn due east along a ridge leading to the Deua River. Judging by the time we had taken we calculated we must be somewhere near this eastward running divide. Since we couldn' | Next day we groped our way further along the divide in the mist, crossing little swamps and streams and occasionally finding timber tracks. We hoped at some stage to see an eminence called Big Badja, but visibility was almost nil. From this point we intended to turn due east along a ridge leading to the Deua River. Judging by the time we had taken we calculated we must be somewhere near this eastward running divide. Since we couldn' | ||
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We camped on the edge of a clear stretch, over which we looked to dark hills covered in low scrub, between the two upper branches of the Shoalhaven, and beyond to the edge of the Deua escarpment. | We camped on the edge of a clear stretch, over which we looked to dark hills covered in low scrub, between the two upper branches of the Shoalhaven, and beyond to the edge of the Deua escarpment. | ||
- | Next day we made our way across the valley and up an easy ridge to the top of the old track leading down to Con Creek in the Deua Valley. It is difficult to find the track from above because there is no defined ridge at the start. We made our way to a blue bush ridge which indicated limestone, like the ridge we had come up at Easter, and it took us some time to find out that there were two blue bush ridges. Had we kept on to the wrong ridge we would have faced some hours of battling. Once on the right ridge we soon ran into burned | + | Next day we made our way across the valley and up an easy ridge to the top of the old track leading down to Con Creek in the Deua Valley. It is difficult to find the track from above because there is no defined ridge at the start. We made our way to a blue bush ridge which indicated limestone, like the ridge we had come up at Easter, and it took us some time to find out that there were two blue bush ridges. Had we kept on to the wrong ridge we would have faced some hours of battling. Once on the right ridge we soon ran into burned |
We camped that night on another beautiful camp site next to the Deua. Apparently the scrub burners don't operate much above this point, because the banks are intact and the river is perfectly clear and almost free of the stones, sand and gravel which is washed from a catchment constantly bared to erosion by burning. A river like this is rare now. | We camped that night on another beautiful camp site next to the Deua. Apparently the scrub burners don't operate much above this point, because the banks are intact and the river is perfectly clear and almost free of the stones, sand and gravel which is washed from a catchment constantly bared to erosion by burning. A river like this is rare now. | ||
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Money is the root of all evil\\ | Money is the root of all evil\\ | ||
Won't contaminate myself with it\\ | Won't contaminate myself with it\\ | ||
- | Take it away, take it awa, take it away. | + | Take it away, take it away, take it away. |
Pres. Elect.: " | Pres. Elect.: " | ||
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Treasurer.: (rushes off shouting) Sacrilege!" | Treasurer.: (rushes off shouting) Sacrilege!" | ||
- | Sec. Elect.: "I suppose we __will__ have anough | + | Sec. Elect.: "I suppose we __will__ have enough |
Pres. Elect.: "Well, um, yes, no, er.... Look. I have it. We' | Pres. Elect.: "Well, um, yes, no, er.... Look. I have it. We' | ||
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Pres. Elect.: "Well new members have no say till they' | Pres. Elect.: "Well new members have no say till they' | ||
- | married blokes are used to paying out anywy. Don' | + | married blokes are used to paying out anyway. Don' |
worry. She'll be right. There' | worry. She'll be right. There' | ||
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At the conclusion of this, someone persisted in shouting out " | At the conclusion of this, someone persisted in shouting out " | ||
- | Taro was there, of course, and gave us his usual musical masterpiece. Jim Brown put on a soliloqdy | + | Taro was there, of course, and gave us his usual musical masterpiece. Jim Brown put on a soliloquy |
- | As individuetl | + | As individual |
Here are a few samples of Geoff' | Here are a few samples of Geoff' | ||
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- | ===== Paddy Made ===== | + | === Paddy Made === |
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+ | Democracy in Action. | ||
- | === Democracy in Action. === | ||
- | We mere thinking whilst watching the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting that a well run club is a splendid example of democracy in action. Probably a better example than Parlitment | + | We mere thinking whilst watching the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting that a well run club is a splendid example of democracy in action. Probably a better example than Parliament |
Brian has now resigned from this job and we wish to put on record our appreciation of his constant and faithful service over the years. | Brian has now resigned from this job and we wish to put on record our appreciation of his constant and faithful service over the years. | ||
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V--. Couldn' | V--. Couldn' | ||
A--. Your writing, it's pretty rough. What could it have been?\\ | A--. Your writing, it's pretty rough. What could it have been?\\ | ||
- | V--. (looks viciously through the master foodlist. A--. gives an aley inncoent | + | V--. (looks viciously through the master foodlist. A--. gives an aley innocent |
J--. I knew there would be some b-- trouble.\\ | J--. I knew there would be some b-- trouble.\\ | ||
W--. Needle and thread? Buttons? If its food he left out I'm resigning.\\ | W--. Needle and thread? Buttons? If its food he left out I'm resigning.\\ | ||
V--. There' | V--. There' | ||
- | Threo are produced. A thinks he burnt his. All the food is placed on the floor, segregated carefully. The vinegar bottle rests carefully on a sleeping bag. Each item is named, the number of letters counted and V--. writes it out in her normal hand. Nothing resembling vinegar. | + | Three are produced. A thinks he burnt his. All the food is placed on the floor, segregated carefully. The vinegar bottle rests carefully on a sleeping bag. Each item is named, the number of letters counted and V--. writes it out in her normal hand. Nothing resembling vinegar. |
V--. (tearfully) It must be something in the tin.\\ | V--. (tearfully) It must be something in the tin.\\ | ||
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=== May 5 === | === May 5 === | ||
- | Waterfall - Kangaroo Creek- Karloo Pool - Audley. 12 miles. This walk follows the valley of Kangaroo Creek from the source near Waterfall Station to the junction with the Hacking River. A couple of rocky sections but mainly bush trracks.\\ | + | Waterfall - Kangaroo Creek- Karloo Pool - Audley. 12 miles. This walk follows the valley of Kangaroo Creek from the source near Waterfall Station to the junction with the Hacking River. A couple of rocky sections but mainly bush tracks.\\ |
Train. 8.20 a.m. Cronulla train from Central Electric Station to Sutherland. Change at Sutherland for rail motor to Waterfall. Tickets: Waterfall return @ 6/-3 Map. Port Hacking Tourist. Leader Ern. French. | Train. 8.20 a.m. Cronulla train from Central Electric Station to Sutherland. Change at Sutherland for rail motor to Waterfall. Tickets: Waterfall return @ 6/-3 Map. Port Hacking Tourist. Leader Ern. French. | ||
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Minto - Bushwalkers Basin - Punchbowl Creek - Freer' | Minto - Bushwalkers Basin - Punchbowl Creek - Freer' | ||
- | Train: 8.25 a.m. Goulburn train from Central Steam Station to Minto. Tickets: Minto return @ 7/1. Map. Crmden | + | Train: 8.25 a.m. Goulburn train from Central Steam Station to Minto. Tickets: Minto return @ 7/1. Map. Camden |
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Was called out early in February to assist in bringing one of a party of 4 who was suffering from cold and cramp, out of Arasthusa Canyon. Two previous alerts did not necessitate any action, as the overdue parties turned up before searchers were organised. | Was called out early in February to assist in bringing one of a party of 4 who was suffering from cold and cramp, out of Arasthusa Canyon. Two previous alerts did not necessitate any action, as the overdue parties turned up before searchers were organised. | ||
- | === Heathcote | + | === Heathcote |
Is to be increased to 3,900 acres, thereby doubling the present area. The new area will include Woronora Trig and Morella Karong on Myuna Creek. | Is to be increased to 3,900 acres, thereby doubling the present area. The new area will include Woronora Trig and Morella Karong on Myuna Creek. | ||
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In memory of bushwalkers who fell in World War II. | In memory of bushwalkers who fell in World War II. | ||
- | Their splendour | + | Their splendour |
Erected at Splendour Rock, 22nd February 1948. | Erected at Splendour Rock, 22nd February 1948. | ||
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