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 |At Our Monthly Meeting| | 2| |At Our Monthly Meeting| | 2|
 |A Matter of Trains|Kath McKay| 5| |A Matter of Trains|Kath McKay| 5|
-|Bushies in Barrington|Margariet Wyborn| 7|+|Bushies in Barrington|Margriet Wyborn| 7|
  
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 The meeting opened with the Vice President in the chair and apologies from the President Frank Rigby, who is holidaying in Africa. The meeting opened with the Vice President in the chair and apologies from the President Frank Rigby, who is holidaying in Africa.
  
-Five new members were welcomed: Margaret King, Anne Ireland, Meredith Lynch, Peter berli and Ralph Malcolm.+Five new members were welcomed: Margaret King, Anne Ireland, Meredith Lynch, Peter Berli and Ralph Malcolm.
  
-Minutes of the last General Meeting (11 Dec.) were read and received. In "Business Arising" the Treasurer rose to his feet and asked for elucidation on the loss made on missing tickets at the Federation Ball. The answer was that Federation hasn not yet had a meeting since our query arose last month, hence no reply will be forthcoming until after the meeting next Tuesday.+Minutes of the last General Meeting (11 Dec.) were read and received. In "Business Arising" the Treasurer rose to his feet and asked for elucidation on the loss made on missing tickets at the Federation Ball. The answer was that Federation has not yet had a meeting since our query arose last month, hence no reply will be forthcoming until after the meeting next Tuesday.
  
 In the matter of new club rooms; Owen Marks and Ramon U'Brien are looking into the matter but as yet have nothing to report. In the matter of new club rooms; Owen Marks and Ramon U'Brien are looking into the matter but as yet have nothing to report.
  
-In "Inwards Correspondence", a letter was read from Brian Harvey suggesting that the young marrieds are a lost group in the Sydney Bushwalkers and that the Club should cater for them with an occasional short day walk on the programme. It was moved that the Secretary acknowldege Brian's letter and say that it will be the subject of discussion at the next meeting of the Committee. Joan Rigby gave it as her considered opinion that the young organised their own joint outingss satisfactorily and would not be particularly interested in a Club function. Dave Ingram said that nevertheless, as a trial, 5 or 6 mile trips for family groups and 'oldies' will appear on the Walks Programme, scheduled for the second Sunday in each month, commencing from next April.+In "Inwards Correspondence", a letter was read from Brian Harvey suggesting that the young marrieds are a lost group in the Sydney Bushwalkers and that the Club should cater for them with an occasional short day walk on the programme. It was moved that the Secretary acknowledge Brian's letter and say that it will be the subject of discussion at the next meeting of the Committee. Joan Rigby gave it as her considered opinion that the young organised their own joint outings satisfactorily and would not be particularly interested in a Club function. Dave Ingram said that nevertheless, as a trial, 5 or 6 mile trips for family groups and 'oldies' will appear on the Walks Programme, scheduled for the second Sunday in each month, commencing from next April.
  
-Margaret Childs (Parks & Playgrounds representative), sent a cutting from a St. George & Sutherland local paper, on the subject of the bush on the perimeter of the Royal Natonal Park being resumed by the Council for recreational space - golf courses, recreational areas, etc. The matter was passed over to the Conservation delegate to bring up at the next meeting of the Federation.+Margaret Childs (Parks & Playgrounds representative), sent a cutting from a St. George & Sutherland local paper, on the subject of the bush on the perimeter of the Royal National Park being resumed by the Council for recreational space - golf courses, recreational areas, etc. The matter was passed over to the Conservation delegate to bring up at the next meeting of the Federation.
  
 Bulletins and Bi-monthly reports were acknowledged from the National Trust and the National Conservation Council. Bulletins and Bi-monthly reports were acknowledged from the National Trust and the National Conservation Council.
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 Treasurer's Report: This was the second-last report for the Financial Year. The closing balance at 31 December was $384. The report was accepted without discussion. Treasurer's Report: This was the second-last report for the Financial Year. The closing balance at 31 December was $384. The report was accepted without discussion.
  
-The Walks Secretary gave his usual intersting run-through of the month's activities.+The Walks Secretary gave his usual interesting run-through of the month's activities.
  
 Pat Harrison's walk in the Yaouk - Mt. Morgan - Mt. Bimberri area enticed out 6 hardy members all with the right idea about mountaineering; they arose at 4.30 a.m. each morning, found plenty of snow about, and climbed two 6,000' peaks. Pat Harrison's walk in the Yaouk - Mt. Morgan - Mt. Bimberri area enticed out 6 hardy members all with the right idea about mountaineering; they arose at 4.30 a.m. each morning, found plenty of snow about, and climbed two 6,000' peaks.
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 With contrast, Ken Ellis's walk in the Mt. Wilson area with 12 starters was very hot, and the only ice they saw was ice creams. With contrast, Ken Ellis's walk in the Mt. Wilson area with 12 starters was very hot, and the only ice they saw was ice creams.
  
-With Doone Wyborn away earning big money (we hope) as Assistant to a Geologist during a University Vacation job, Don Finch led his walk down Davies Canyon. There was plenty of abseiling and bombing of pools from great heights. In a narrow part of Davies Canyon the party had apparently driven a rock wallaby before it onto a rock ledge. The little creature panicked and leapt into space, injuriing its leg as it landed on the rocks below. Let's hope Nature has healed its wound by now.+With Doone Wyborn away earning big money (we hope) as Assistant to a Geologist during a University Vacation job, Don Finch led his walk down Davies Canyon. There was plenty of abseiling and bombing of pools from great heights. In a narrow part of Davies Canyon the party had apparently driven a rock wallaby before it onto a rock ledge. The little creature panicked and leapt into space, injuring its leg as it landed on the rocks below. Let's hope Nature has healed its wound by now.
  
 The Christmas Camp was Wollondilly / Tomat Creek area as a change from Era, and a chat with Tony Carlon. The Christmas Camp was Wollondilly / Tomat Creek area as a change from Era, and a chat with Tony Carlon.
  
-Don Finch took his Instructional to McArthur's Flat. He reports [illegible] the National burnt out. All creeks are vey low, and lots of dead cattle. There were 4 Finches on this trip. Frank Ashdown begged leave to as a question: "Would this be called a 'covey' of finches?" No on had the answer.+Don Finch took his Instructional to McArthur's Flat. He reports [illegible] the National burnt out. All creeks are very low, and lots of dead cattle. There were 4 Finches on this trip. Frank Ashdown begged leave to as a question: "Would this be called a 'covey' of finches?" No on had the answer.
  
 The Barrys Wallace and Pacey captained a skin-diving Instructional at Merry Beach and Pretty Beach. There was a little bit of spear-fishing and a lot of sunbaking. The Barrys Wallace and Pacey captained a skin-diving Instructional at Merry Beach and Pretty Beach. There was a little bit of spear-fishing and a lot of sunbaking.
  
-Ted van der Hale's Caving trip to Wee Jasper enticed out 6 starters. They had 51 hours of caving in 8 days. The day they surfaced and went for an overland trip to Tumut Ponds Dam and Kandra happended to be one of the wet days.+Ted van der Hale's Caving trip to Wee Jasper enticed out 6 starters. They had 51 hours of caving in 8 days. The day they surfaced and went for an overland trip to Tumut Ponds Dam and Kandra happened to be one of the wet days.
  
-Owen Marks gave the highlights of one of the trips he was on. Enzo brought with him two dozen eggs. When he opened his pack, Horrors! Six of them were broken. He placed the intact eighteen under a tree and what happended? Some snuffling beast [illegible] during the night!+Owen Marks gave the highlights of one of the trips he was on. Enzo brought with him two dozen eggs. When he opened his pack, Horrors! Six of them were broken. He placed the intact eighteen under a tree and what happened? Some snuffling beast [illegible] during the night!
  
-Social Report: The Social Secretary reported on teh collected concertos from teh musical library of Bareny [illegible] those who are in teh Club Room the Wednesday before Christmas, and foreshadowed a future musical treat on 22 January, sponsored by Ken Willis. On 29 January Spiro Ketas will give a talk about his homeland, Greece, and its people, and a Greek Supper will be provided. If it's on par with the last, be there, because it was MIGHTY!+Social Report: The Social Secretary reported on the collected concertos from the musical library of Bareny [illegible] those who are in the Club Room the Wednesday before Christmas, and foreshadowed a future musical treat on 22 January, sponsored by Ken Willis. On 29 January Spiro Ketas will give a talk about his homeland, Greece, and its people, and a Greek Supper will be provided. If it's on par with the last, be there, because it was MIGHTY!
  
-On Fegruary the Club's Colour Slide Competition will be held, with Henry Gold as Judge. There will be four categories:+On February the Club's Colour Slide Competition will be held, with Henry Gold as Judge. There will be four categories:
  
   - Australian landscape   - Australian landscape
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-Fedration Report: There has been no Meeting, hence no report.+Federation Report: There has been no Meeting, hence no report.
  
 Annual Reunion: 15-16 March. Bob Younger will take charge of the organising. All those willing to help Bob, please contact him. Helpers required especially to tee-up the transport arrangements. Annual Reunion: 15-16 March. Bob Younger will take charge of the organising. All those willing to help Bob, please contact him. Helpers required especially to tee-up the transport arrangements.
  
-In General Business, Club members were exhorted to exercise extreme care in canyons. Over the past weekend there was an accident in Hay Creek Canyon in which a climber injured his shoulder. Although the accident happened on Saturday, teh injur boy was not brought out till the fo1lowing Tuesday. Luckily he could walk without help, otherwise this could have turned into quite an unpleasant incident.+In General Business, Club members were exhorted to exercise extreme care in canyons. Over the past weekend there was an accident in Hay Creek Canyon in which a climber injured his shoulder. Although the accident happened on Saturday, the injured boy was not brought out till the fo1lowing Tuesday. Luckily he could walk without help, otherwise this could have turned into quite an unpleasant incident.
  
-Dave Ingram mentioned the Square Dancing classes that will be held in the Easetern Suburbs, probably at Bondi Junction, and probably classes will commence about the middle of March. It's all in the Magazine.+Dave Ingram mentioned the Square Dancing classes that will be held in the Eastern Suburbs, probably at Bondi Junction, and probably classes will commence about the middle of March. It's all in the Magazine.
  
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 ====Volunteers To Assist Bob Younger.==== ====Volunteers To Assist Bob Younger.====
  
-Required to prepare compsite, firewood, private transport. __At the Reunion__ to provide transport from Richmond Station to Woods Creek and return; to assist in preparation of supper; to assist in entertainment at campfire. __Bob is waiting on 57-1158__.+Required to prepare campsite, firewood, private transport. __At the Reunion__ to provide transport from Richmond Station to Woods Creek and return; to assist in preparation of supper; to assist in entertainment at campfire. __Bob is waiting on 57-1158__.
  
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 Kath McKay Kath McKay
  
-Last year Jim Brown gave us a very ineresting talk all about trains, past and present, so I make no apology for writing of them now, even if locomotion, in bushwalking parlance, means foot-travel.+Last year Jim Brown gave us a very interesting talk all about trains, past and present, so I make no apology for writing of them now, even if locomotion, in bushwalking parlance, means foot-travel.
  
 When I came to Western Australia, no one told me about the trains. "Oh, Perth is lovely!" they said, when they heard I was coming here. "You never saw such wildflowers!" When I came to Western Australia, no one told me about the trains. "Oh, Perth is lovely!" they said, when they heard I was coming here. "You never saw such wildflowers!"
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 Giant gums and pines and cedar trees border the station, and as we emerge from their shade we find a space between parked trains obligingly left on the path pedestrians use. Mothers with prams, cyclists, matrons weighed down with marketing, we all take the short cut, but I still have a feeling of guilt, and gaze apprehensively right and left down the vacant permanent way. Giant gums and pines and cedar trees border the station, and as we emerge from their shade we find a space between parked trains obligingly left on the path pedestrians use. Mothers with prams, cyclists, matrons weighed down with marketing, we all take the short cut, but I still have a feeling of guilt, and gaze apprehensively right and left down the vacant permanent way.
  
-Suburban trains are diesel burning, and generally short affairs, two or three carriaces, very comfortable, nattily painted in red, white and green, though the newer cars are a gleaming sliver, air-conditioned, and beautifully upholstered. A conductor is aboard, as in a bus, ready to supply you with a ticket if you have not had time to buy one at the station where you entrained; in fact some platforms dispense with ticket-selling altogether and you buy one aboard. Also, they are points of no return: only single suburban tickets are issued.+Suburban trains are diesel burning, and generally short affairs, two or three carriages, very comfortable, nattily painted in red, white and green, though the newer cars are a gleaming sliver, air-conditioned, and beautifully upholstered. A conductor is aboard, as in a bus, ready to supply you with a ticket if you have not had time to buy one at the station where you entrained; in fact some platforms dispense with ticket-selling altogether and you buy one aboard. Also, they are points of no return: only single suburban tickets are issued.
  
-Country trains are of course longer, and painted in the same gay colours. Excellent they are too, graced with names like Australind and The Shopper, subtitled Kovea, which conveys passengers from Bunbury, a hundeed miles or so to the south, to Perth and back, just for the day. But it is the locomotives that are the crowning glory.+Country trains are of course longer, and painted in the same gay colours. Excellent they are too, graced with names like Australind and The Shopper, subtitled Kovea, which conveys passengers from Bunbury, a hundred miles or so to the south, to Perth and back, just for the day. But it is the locomotives that are the crowning glory.
  
 In most places engines go by numbers, not by names; even Kipling's famous locomotive is .007 (- .007, not to to confused with James Bond): and in Perth the City Fathers or whoever is responsible for naming streets, show a regrettable lack of imagination and resort to numbers (I myself live in Fifty Road). But it is not so with engines. In most places engines go by numbers, not by names; even Kipling's famous locomotive is .007 (- .007, not to to confused with James Bond): and in Perth the City Fathers or whoever is responsible for naming streets, show a regrettable lack of imagination and resort to numbers (I myself live in Fifty Road). But it is not so with engines.
  
-I was so intrigued with their names that I wrote to the Western Australian Government Railways, and they sent me a dazzling list. Two classes of locomotives, 32 in all, are named after estern Australian Aboriginal tribes, and fascinating names like Bibbulmun, Kardagur, Arawodi, Yala gonga (he was Chief of the Oor-Dal-Kall tribe, wherever they may be located) flash past, boldly emblazoned in brass on the dark green engines. In this district I have seen only Ballardon, Mangala, Kardagur, Churoro (a lovely name for a locomotive!) and Bibbulmun, but am always hoping I shall meet with Kuriara, Jargurdi, Warangoo cnd all the rest of the colourful tribes.+I was so intrigued with their names that I wrote to the Western Australian Government Railways, and they sent me a dazzling list. Two classes of locomotives, 32 in all, are named after eastern Australian Aboriginal tribes, and fascinating names like Bibbulmun, Kardagur, Arawodi, Yala gonga (he was Chief of the Oor-Dal-Kall tribe, wherever they may be located) flash past, boldly emblazoned in brass on the dark green engines. In this district I have seen only Ballardon, Mangala, Kardagur, Churoro (a lovely name for a locomotive!) and Bibbulmun, but am always hoping I shall meet with Kuriara, Jargurdi, Warangoo and all the rest of the colourful tribes.
  
 Another class, ten of them, are named after mountains in Western Australia: Bruce (reputed to be the highest, height unknown),Hallowell, Dale, Egerton; and eighteen more are called after Western Australian rivers, Murchison, Gascoyne, Kalgan, and so on and so on. Another class, ten of them, are named after mountains in Western Australia: Bruce (reputed to be the highest, height unknown),Hallowell, Dale, Egerton; and eighteen more are called after Western Australian rivers, Murchison, Gascoyne, Kalgan, and so on and so on.
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-F.eqbiva,ry 1 96 9 The Sydney Bushvralker +=====Bushies In Barrington.=====
-BUSIII-3 BA3RIrCITON +
-Mar:-.riet -yborn+
  
-Mc has b7;3n do7n Barrinton River before? 7hat a new and excitin trip for a 1011f weekend! On OUT way home, --rallrlinE: to the car along the road, el farmr 7)j:eked us u7) and toldus of 2 young chaps 17--o had been down-the rivor 20 Years'previosuly _Fe ne7 of no one. since. +Margriet Wyborn
-The river falls 3,600 ft. in 7 miles. T:-ere :..lust be some waterfalls around. At t:le last minute .abseilinc ropes -.'ere not . taken. There were only 5 on our trip - Dot fut 1 er Gerry Sinzi:. 9 Norman, Butler, Ross "yborn 9 and vs el f. -e =21 cke a a beaut comp spot v,--ry e rly . on rs4u.ta. s 2t to- 'a7-loat'ff:rj..).Te r6j".,c, arY1 or -'s'el."ealy +
-hiS an some-4--J-Fli vat 61.-'7.rd-,t56.14--r.s.: a rr Ia1 f6thid out_ "larl 7rn,i2eXt n10:3-tid +
-,Te rucleI y Wo1Sli; gill afe-/ feal..7ter expe:ot for,. my,:self-who- onavl a +
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-fox, -put ti ng c par ici - roi- 0f 7l:64a."i3 Cr:Tiii`Cla -apalm-gi.sed +
-as -edijali .00' a . +
-Breakfast, -T.as, munched 10 furth(?,r along the road on nrripit River ,',1aere our trip as due to start. It looked like very wealthy grazing country there, even in the drouEht, but gum trees were scarce. +
-The actual =;rip started off by a most rsfres' suim in an eeel-infestod pool in 7:.-=ipit River - a good beginning,. For a mile we walked thLough azing paddocks in the hot mic',.day sun until te merged into dense rain ..[.ore.:,t vostation which one would find along all crooks and rivers in this area e ,lodded after Dot viJ.o as following a cow +
-pad.through thick vegetation which sidled ] i,7,12 above the river. +
-Ross "This is silly e sould be on the creeir., not 500 ft. o.bove it." +
-"1:vbe the cows know whre they are going", someone ass is ed. +
-e came down into- the (cutting off a bend) and +
-immediately came upon,a 4 ft. deep Tool. 7e dropped our -. a,c!.:s and junDed in. The water as sur7,-)risinly 7%rm. +
-Here the Kerripit River is like the lo--,-.r 7.anan ra River, but overhung with. vino, mosses and orchids hanging frcx: tr.es. ), s -Te ro&L-lippy,ed onwards tho river began to ste'Ten sli:,htly rith cascades on every bend._ Th9 szli,4:2:ing ,,,Tra.,,,s -b;,:.err,:ndaus,.. _ -.ZDS S 42f, another t.f2y. a. dam: buliaing-,t one of ,9 cascarie 1.)12:.ti- ile es quite 1-ms uc a s s Ai I in 1 ' +
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-SinEle ci_ouds started drifting overhead, na'-in7 us -wonder - - 7111at we we:,,e going to ab,-.1-i-tit,, ,;, tent-ac- "1"4,e_i2:::e1.7a:.,oa:" 'is t14: Boy Scouts' ,cnotto - ,'-,r'r51:111.d3s1eets can 'zsily be ,rected into a s:-Islt-r and over- +
-s. The S-dney Bushwalker Ireebruary 1969 +
-hanging rocks (or bivv7 20017.S) cm also oaffiped under. +
-OT lunch efe stopped above a 15 ft. drop in the river below which 77r,S a swileming .00l. Form, our tree-climbr, rushed up to scrubby tree tops travers:nc from one tree top to another, using thic vines as ropes. Ross also fel energetic. Fe followed Norm onto the first tree. CRASH: It was too much. The ,2econd tree also L.;ave +
-Clouds changed from milky white to grey.. it a:Tea ed and slowly but surely it stated drizzling. Waterfalls 20-40 ft. loomed ahead malein way for an interesting scramble. +
-e ceuldn't iet uch -letter as our swimming to,s's were still wet from the last swim. It 'as .eleasant to feel the rain slashing in our faces after the hot weeks in the city. flocks sli 'eery and wet, +
-slowed our -rogrnss censiderebly. 'Te clambered up and around 3 or 4 waterfalls about 30 ft. high and camped 'The e the c-4eel'-. leveled out. +
-Lt 3600 ft. it as rat:',er cold for a summer's afternoon. A :'-uffe fire +
-was lit, a feed cooked, and off to OUT fl a bags. +
-"iioss built a shelter under some trees using long dead branches criss-crossiree .ach other and coverin the structure witl) a plastic Ground sh et. It as a good substitute for a sutff7 old tent. +
-The next clay was clear and we walked up the river until it +
-was feasible to cliba lidge to reach the fire trail leading to Carey's Peak. Small tree:s and lawyer vines made 7a7 to a tall forest ef eucalypts at least 100 ft. high and up to 8 ft. 'la diameter. Scrate-ings of 1Trebirds. or brush turkeys were seen. This ez:.ea should be in the :proposed - Barrington National ?alt. Lawyer vines may have tri7-)od us ve.?, but it was little noticed as 70 felt so small among suc:A +
-The change in vegetation was intc.irestinc:, from tall eucalypt forest the tress Gradu,elly became smaller as we climbed until at about. 4500 ft. stunted blue Ezums and "snow* grass" remained. +
-Afte'5 5 uiles of road bashing and lots of swee,t we stopped for a snack in the middle of t'7,e fire trail at a junction. Five minutes later a Landrover nearly ran over us, carryinE camrors w7-o 7.ad driven up +
-from Barrington House. S me minutes later we met two otber jeeps full of housewifely tourists - a real hieh-ay! -e trotted off to Carey's Peak +
-(5 minutes from the road) and were rewarded with a hazy view of creeks +
-and rid s from the ton. Other creeks from Cae'ey's Yeak looked most +
-interesting and jeeegley and .ne, rid,e:es looked reasonab'e oing. :Meting +
-anot:,er handful of tourists, :e immediatey left for to 7eace and +
-Pobraury 1969. The Sydney BushrTalker +
-......  +
-quiet of Barrington +
-:ncirclin:: a large s .amp after walking along anoth9r fire trail for a mile, -e started scrub bashing down a tiny creel:. 7riecly underErow-E2 and lawyer vines 7a e abund:mt until %:e reached the Barrington Riv,-,r which -as. qui e large even high in its head7;aters. On our -ay we saved a trout (8" lon,:,) from c-rtain d. .hydration in a tiny roo:. Half an hour aft ,r a hot lunch .e reached a swiming po-1  the ideal lunch spot. .70c.,t mismana-ementl +
-Strangers in Tno; camp  2 trout fishermen Tere sighted. They had cauht 3 but they were only 8" long. e couldn't qui'e make out how they :.:ached the rivor a-f-oarently only alking a short distance. Before tre reached a third fishe=an, Gerry, Norm, and I bombed another two pools from 40 Zt and 20 ft. up. I hope we scared ti:e trout as they Looked a bit undersized to Els. +
-e campEA a courleof riJ.es dolmstroam -there the river seemed to diappear into a gorze between gigantic boulders. It was very misty that night. Luckily Dot discovered some Tverhanging TO01.-3 quite big on-ugh for 5 but soje have got e.JG if it re,ined too hard. second +
-overhanEing rocl: was found. +
-After our monstrous me.ls -e took leave of the hot fire ana cold rain for our warm sleepinc, bags. The roar from an 80 ft. T-Taterfall 50 yards away drowsed us off into deep slee. Dot told us next morning that Gerry had suddenly sat up in his flea bag during the night and soutede ''ho's that?" looking ot lights across the no reply. +
-Dot tricd to look out of her sleepy eyes and saw only El-oworms between the rocks. +
-"Look at -Vat!" exclaimed, That is it?" +
-Dot explained to us that the 717ole river valley as mistily lit up by the moon trying to tiieroe through a bahk of clouds. It looked quite eerie. +
-The next morning the two corners of my sl=eping bag were soaked but none the worse for it. A.-ter beaky, we clambered around the side of a tree covered cliffface to get down and around the 8 waterfall. In actual fact i-, as a a long slip-c,ery 60 ft. 600 and a boulder at the bottom to stop you, just in case you -ent too fast. For the next 2 miles the going as slow. 'Izge boulders (house type) and small waterfalls which had to be scrambled around. Very similar to Bungonia block--up except that it as very slipl)er7 in the drizzling rain  +
-lodgs we_e just not to be trusted. "'ill I slip, or won't I?" "Is tht green slippery growth on the reel: or is -that a ireencolourcd rock?" Three of the -oartv tool: of thir sandshoes and claiza_d a better grip on the ricks. +
-10. The Sydney Bush7alker February 1969 +
-At least you you're slipiDinc", Gerry mentionde +
-Dot's decidinc: factor as hen se nearly tc, 1. a sixer do-n a slipl)ery log over a rookT Too: Te tri .a to racn down, around, and over the boulders hut high speed 7as not mw),intain:.,d. +
-Along the river, vins draped their greenery over the trees. Orchids Grew. in abundance (althourh not in flo7./er). As e descendd the Tarrinton, mist rose above use, .ocl.cs dried up and the valaey widened considerably. +
-'ater heathen beetles ent=tained during our lunch next to +
-a long deep pool. The :L'idges covered with tree ferns and tall suc17,71.-As slowly opened out and t:;:a suddenly e burst into the open paddocks. +
-a could no. loo': bac1,-_. again beinf: reminded of -1-87 Zealand. Heavily vecetated rid -s iding their mysterious tops in the forever ovrh7.ngin,;; mist and rain. +
-s. T7- 77Sn. '7C7S +
-The Cra-b is shown on maps to be on the the:: side of Wollongambie Creot,:. Urady there -..mve been a numbr of attempts to +
-explore this..::lysteriov.s phenomena all have  failed. Lynne 7yborn +
-leads the next attempt on 21, 229 23 February, Contact Lynne on 57.5213 (H). +
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-The position of -1ditor will be open for the coming year since the Tsent -.7.7.ditor is leaving for overseas. If you are interested let other Club members 1mov7. +
-7e also nape, a Tpist to assist the new 7ditor. +
-THT nGAZIr: IS A 7).7C071D OF TI-1 CLT.7 is .:CTIVITIP,S YOT CT A. IL= TY'S YnYTH2 +
-:very trip should. be recorded in the magazine. According to this month's magazine there as only one triP. So please write up that trip for the magazine. Romember you do,n't have to a Professional writer  just jot dom your impressions and send it to the -]ditor 1T07. A good :ay of recordin.T a trip is for a number of people each to write about a certain part. :2rivate trips sl-ould be -Tritteu up as 7011 as programmed trips .% +
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-RC-LI P+The river falls 3,600 ft. in 7 miles. There must be some waterfalls around. At the last minute abseiling ropes were not taken. There were only 5 on our trip - Dot Butler, Gerry Sinzig, Norman Butler, Ross Wyborn, and myself. We picked a beaut camp spot very early on Saturday morning. It was next to a babbling creek and under some scribbly gums on some private property, as we later found out. Early next morning we were rudely awakened by an irate farmer, except for myself who only saw him disappearing into the gathering light, who remonstrated with us for putting a car in front of a gate which was next to a grid. We apologised as we did not realise that it was a gate at 2.00 a.m.
  
 +Breakfast was, munched 10 miles further along the road on Kerripit River where our trip was due to start. It looked like very wealthy grazing country there, even in the drought, but gum trees were scarce.
  
-Q1 +The actual trip started off by a most refreshing swim in an eel-infested pool in Kerripit River - a good beginning. For a mile we walked through grazing paddocks in the hot midday sun until they merged into dense rain forest vegetation which one would find along all creeks and rivers in this area. We plodded after Dot who was following a cow pad through thick vegetation which sidled high above the river.
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-FEATHER LITE No. I has single bag strapping and two outside pockets. Post Free  +
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-FEATHERLITE No.2 hasdciuble bag strapping, larger capacity bag, camera pocket and map pocket on top flap. Double waterproof bottom. Weight 3'.4 lbs. Post Free +
  
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 +We came down into the creek (cutting off a bend) and immediately came upon a 4 ft. deep pool. We dropped our packs and jumped in. The water was surprisingly warm.
 +
 +Here the Kerripit River is like the lower Kanangra River, but overhung with vines, mosses and orchids hanging from trees. As we rock-hopped onwards the river began to steepen slightly with cascades on every bend. The swimming was tremendous. Ross had another try at dam building at one of the cascades but he was quite unsuccessful in coercing a small slippery dip with water.
 +
 +Single clouds started drifting overhead, making us wonder what we were going to do without a tent. "Be prepared" is the Boy Scouts' motto - groundsheets can easily be erected into a shelter and overhanging rocks (or bivvy rocks) can also be camped under.
 +
 +For lunch we stopped above a 15 ft. drop in the river below which was a swimming pool. Norm, our tree-climber, rushed up to the scrubby tree tops traversing from one tree top to another, using thick vines as ropes. Ross also felt energetic. He followed Norm onto the first tree. CRASH! It was too much. The second tree also gave way.
 +
 +Clouds changed from milky white to grey. Mist appeared and slowly but surely it stated drizzling. Waterfalls 20-40 ft. loomed ahead making way for an interesting scramble.
 +
 +We couldn't get much wetter as our swimming togs were still wet from the last swim. It was pleasant to feel the rain splashing in our faces after the hot weeks in the city. Rocks - slippery and wet, slowed our progress considerably. We clambered up and around 3 or 4 waterfalls about 30 ft. high and camped where the creek levelled out. At 3600 ft. it as rather cold for a summer's afternoon. A huge fire was lit, a feed cooked, and off to our flea bags.
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 +Ross built a shelter under some trees using long dead branches criss-crossing each other and covering the structure with a plastic ground sheet. It was a good substitute for a stuffy old tent.
 +
 +The next clay was clear and we walked up the river until it was feasible to climb a ridge to reach the fire trail leading to Carey's Peak. Small trees and lawyer vines made way to a tall forest of eucalypts at least 100 ft. high and up to 8 ft. in diameter. Scratchings of lyrebirds or brush turkeys were seen. This area should be in the proposed Barrington National Park. Lawyer vines may have tripped us up, but it was little noticed as we felt so small among such giants.
 +
 +The change in vegetation was interesting, from tall eucalypt forest the tress gradually became smaller as we climbed until at about. 4500 ft. stunted blue gums and "snow grass" remained.
 +
 +After 5 miles of road bashing and lots of sweat we stopped for a snack in the middle of the fire trail at a junction. Five minutes later a Landrover nearly ran over us, carrying campers who had driven up from Barrington House. Some minutes later we met two other jeeps full of housewifely tourists - a real highway! We trotted off to Carey's Peak (5 minutes from the road) and were rewarded with a hazy view of creeks and ridges from the top. Other creeks from Carey's Peak looked most interesting and jungley and the ridges looked reasonable going. Meeting another handful of tourists, we immediatey left for the peace and quiet of Barrington River.
 +
 +Encircling a large swamp after walking along another fire trail for a mile, we started scrub bashing down a tiny creek. Prickly undergrowth and lawyer vines were abundant until we reached the Barrington River which was quite large even high in its headwaters. On our way we saved a trout (8" long) from certain dehydration in a tiny pool. Half an hour after a hot lunch we reached a swimming pool - the ideal lunch spot. What mismanagement!
 +
 +Strangers in the camp - 2 trout fishermen were sighted. They had caught 3 but they were only 8" long. We couldn't quite make out how they reached the river apparently only walking a short distance. Before we reached a third fisherman, Gerry, Norm, and I bombed another two pools from 40 ft and 20 ft. up. I hope we scared the trout as they looked a bit undersized to me.
 +
 +We camped a couple of miles downstream where the river seemed to disappear into a gorge between gigantic boulders. It was very misty that night. Luckily Dot discovered some overhanging roots quite big enough for 5 but some may have got wet if it rained too hard. A second overhanging rock was found.
 +
 +After our monstrous meals we took leave of the hot fire and cold rain for our warm sleeping bags. The roar from an 80 ft. waterfall 50 yards away drowsed us off into deep sleep. Dot told us next morning that Gerry had suddenly sat up in his flea bag during the night and shouted "Who's that?" looking at lights across the river - no reply. Dot tried to look out of her sleepy eyes and saw only glow worms between the rocks.
 +
 +"Look at that!" Gerry exclaimed, "What is it?"
 +
 +Dot explained to us that the whole river valley was mistily lit up by the moon trying to pierce through a bank of clouds. It looked quite eerie.
 +
 +The next morning the two corners of my sleeping bag were soaked but none the worse for it. After breaky, we clambered around the side of a tree covered cliff-face to get down and around the waterfall. In actual fact it was a a long slippery dip, 60 ft. long, 60° angle and a boulder at the bottom to stop you, just in case you went too fast. For the next 2 miles the going as slow. Large boulders (house type) and small waterfalls which had to be scrambled around. Very similar to Bungonia block-up except that it was very slippery in the drizzling rain - logs were just not to be trusted. "Will I slip, or won't I?" "Is that green slippery growth on the rock or is that a green-coloured rock?" Three of the party took off their sandshoes and claimed a better grip on the rocks.
 +
 +"At least you know you're slipping", Gerry mentioned.
 +
 +Dot's deciding factor was when she nearly took a sixer down a slippery log over a rocky pool. We tried to race down, around, and over the boulders but high speed was not maintained.
 +
 +Along the river, vines draped their greenery over the trees. Orchids grew in abundance (although not in flower). As we descended the Barrington, mist rose above use, rocks dried up and the valley widened considerably.
 +
 +Water boatmen beetles entertained during our lunch next to a long deep pool. The ridges covered with tree ferns and tall eucalypts slowly opened out and then suddenly we burst into the open paddocks.
 +
 +We could now look back again being reminded of New Zealand. Heavily vegetated ridges hiding their mysterious tops in the forever overhanging mist and rain.
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 +
 +====Swim The Mysterious Crater.====
 +
 +The Crater is shown on maps to be on the the side of Wollongambie Creek. Already there have been a number of attempts to explore this mysterious phenomena: all have failed. Lynne Wyborn leads the next attempt on 21, 22, 23 February. Contact Lynne on 57.5218 (H).
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 +====Positions Vacant.====
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 +The position of Editor will be open for the coming year since the present Editor is leaving for overseas. If you are interested let other Club members know.
 +
 +We also need a Typist to assist the new Editor.
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 +====The Magazine Is A Record Of The Club's Activities.====
 +
 +===Not much of a record this month!===
 +
 +Every trip should be recorded in the magazine. According to this month's magazine there was only one trip. So please write up that trip for the magazine. Remember you don't have to be a professional writer - just jot down your impressions and send it to the Editor NOW. A good way of recording a trip is for a number of people each to write about a certain part. Private trips should be written up as well as programmed trips!
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 +Kimpton's are Australian Agents & Distributors for the famous range of Tents & Sleeping Bags by 'Blacks of Greenock'. Kimpton's also stock the lightweight N.Z. Wintest Tents in Nylon or Japara.
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 +
 +===Arctic:===
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 +For sub-zero temperatures. Cellular walls form length-wise flutes top, bottom and at the side joins, thus a complete cell of super down gives the sleeper warmth all-round. When the end allows no heat loss, however in hot weather the down can be compressed to the bottom of the bag and the end left open for ventilation. This makes the Arctic a dual purpose bag. Cut 6'6" 'x 30" plus hood filled with super down.
 +
 +Note all prices on front cover now outdated.
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 +Obtainable all good sport stores and scout shops - if not contact - Kimpton's Feather Mills, 11 Budd Street, Collingwood, Victoria, 3066. Phone: Melbourne 41-5073, Sydney 69-3560, Adelaide 57-8624, Brisbane 2-2354.
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