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- | CONTENTS. | + | |
- | The June General Meeting | + | ===July 1969.=== |
- | Lloyd 4. The Ups & Downs of Broken Rock Range | + | |
- | Dorothy Noble 7. | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | Paddy' | + | |
- | The Fifth Tave - Observer 13. | + | | | |Page| |
- | Mountain Equipment Ad 17. | + | |The June General Meeting|Jim Brown| 2| |
- | Oolong | + | |Mittagong to Picton Bike Trip|Marion Lloyd| 4| |
- | A monthly-bulletin of matters of interest to the | + | |The Ups & Downs of Broken Rock Range|Dorothy Noble| 7| |
- | Sydney | + | |The Fifth Wave|Observer|13| |
- | Place,. Circular Quay, Sydney. | + | |Colong |
- | Postal | + | |
- | EDITOR: | + | =====Advertisements.===== |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: | + | |
- | TYPIST: | + | | |Page| |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. Page 2 July1969u | + | |Paddy' |
- | THE JUNE GZ\LTE.RAL | + | |Mountain Equipment|17| |
- | This took a little more time than the short-lived May Meeting - but only a little | + | |
- | Minutes were understandably quite brief and in " | + | ---- |
- | The President then called hopefully for nominations for several | + | |
- | vacant offices, and although a Lady Committee member was not to be | + | A monthly bulletin,of matters of interest to the Sydney |
- | had, Jack Perry undertook magazine sales and circulation activities; and Marion Lloyd volunteered as one delegate to the Nature | + | |
- | tion Council. There was a suggestion of Helen Grey as the added S & R Contact being sought. | + | |**Editor**|Bill Gillam, 19 Old Bush Road, Engadine, 2233| |
- | Movement of personnel occupied some of the Correspondence with | + | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, 2118| |
- | Dawn & Brian Anderson transferring to non-active and Pat and Ian 700d going active. Mention was made of a Nature Conservation | + | |**Typist**|Christa Younger, 71 Yarran |
- | bition | + | |
- | The Treasurdr | + | ---- |
- | Although three programmed walks folded up for lack of starters, there was reasonable walking activity in May, beginning with a party of 9 on Bill Gillam' | + | |
- | On the same weeklend | + | =====The June General Meeting.===== |
- | Coming to the fourth weekend of the month, Barry Pacey was leader of 16 who made the circuit Kanangra-Cloudmaker-Kowmung River and back via Gingra Range, and on the Sunday 21 were out on Jack Gentles | + | |
- | Otford-Burning Palms-Helensburgh day jaunt, On the final week-end | + | Jim Brown. |
- | Joan Rigby and party of six were out on wollemi | + | |
- | 3. The Sydney Bushwalker' | + | This took a little more time than the short-lived May Meeting - but only a little |
- | Federation Report was tempe-za.oily, | + | |
- | The President announced that some., | + | Minutes were understandably quite brief and in " |
- | resolution relating to such action. Your reporter suggested that;.. | + | |
- | the expunged rule merely covered the question of :payment | + | The President then called hopefully for nominations for several vacant offices, and although a Lady Committee member was not to be had, Jack Perry undertook magazine sales and circulation activities, and Marion Lloyd volunteered as one delegate to the Nature |
- | gave Committee scope-for any punitive | + | |
- | able9 save that the extrme | + | Movement of personnel occupied some of the Correspondence with Dawn & Brian Anderson transferring to non-active and Pat and Ian Wood going active. Mention was made of a Nature Conservation |
- | 7ith a reference to celebration of our senior.J-4;izen | + | |
- | -" | + | The Treasurer |
- | (Taros) 90th birthday late in Juno? the Meeting came to its | + | |
- | close at 9.00 p.m, | + | Although three programmed walks folded up for lack of starters, there was reasonable walking activity in May, beginning with a party of 9 on Bill Gillam' |
- | E. (Ted) Caines Phillips of the Rivox Canoe Club passed | + | |
- | away last month after a brief illness. Members of long standinzy | + | Coming to the fourth weekend of the month, Barry Pacey was leader of 16 who made the circuit Kanangra-Cloudmaker-Kowmung River and back via Gingra Range, and on the Sunday 21 were out on Jack Gentle' |
- | BE A DEVIL AND LEAD A MLK1 | + | |
- | UTWIALYS.4, | + | Federation Report was temporarily deferred |
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+ | The President announced that some Committee | ||
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+ | With a reference to celebration of our senior | ||
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+ | E. (Ted) Caines Phillips of the River Canoe Club passed away last month after a brief illness. Members of long standing | ||
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+ | **BE A DEVIL AND LEAD A WALK** | ||
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+ | =====Mittagong to Picton Bike Trip.===== | ||
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+ | Marion Lloyd. | ||
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+ | At Mittagong we scrambled out of the first carriage down a ladder then a short jump to the ground, stumbled along the track and up onto the platform. We collected our bikes from a bewildered station assistant then stoked up at the cafe before proceeding to ride the 18 miles to Malcolm' | ||
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+ | Next morning we proceeded down Burnt Flat Creek, which was badly eroded from recent rains making it treacherous in parts and slow going, often lifting our bikes across the creeks and numerous obstacles. Lyn Drummond had a spectacular bust up on her bike but escaped with multiple bruising. | ||
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+ | Before leaving the creek it was quite obvious that not all were going to make it to Katoomba. Five decided to take the track back to Picton. From here the track became much better but still very hilly and bumpy. However, we turned off fire trail too early to follow a sheep path down a gradual then very steep hill to the Wollondilly. To our horror and dismay the river was in full flood. | ||
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+ | Bushwalkers can be very pig-headed at times and we were quite determined to reach Katoomba at all costs. However, it became quite clear that all the combined know-how could not produce a floating object. Here I have noted some examples - | ||
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+ | - A long log was propelled across by 3 intrepid swimmers. Half way across the current was too strong, log abandoned, swimmers returned. | ||
+ | - Two long logs with __two__ bikes on top tied together with boot lace; but forgot to check whether logs floated. Ten feet-out these went to the bottom. | ||
+ | - Optimistically, | ||
+ | - A log was fitted cross bar and handle bars of H.M.B. Wade. Wade rode through the water like a torpedo only to disappear gracefully out of view. Apologies to the tadpoles were given for this intrusion. | ||
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+ | One hour later discussions and lunch over, we grudgingly surrendered to the Wollondilly. So it was back to Picton for us too. First we had to push our bikes up a fantastically steep rocky hill. We got over the top and Graham optimistically suggested taking the right fire trail (now about 2.45 p.m) to Yerranderie, | ||
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+ | By and by we found we were riding along the shores of a very big pond, the sunset on it was beautiful giving it a tinge of pink - may be that is why it is marked in pink on the map. | ||
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+ | We picked our camp site well out of sight of the highway. Here we saw lots of ducks and swans and a lot of kangaroos (about 6) hopping around. | ||
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+ | Next day we found the track very busy with bulldozers and workmen as quite a few sections of the road had collapsed due to recent rains with splits up to 12 feet deep. | ||
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+ | For a few hours we followed the shores of this pond. All was beautiful and quiet except the occasional hum of machinery and it was a glorious day. Eventually this track joined the tarred road down to the Nattai. We had a good spin down a steep long hill to the Nattai but to our dismay the bridge had been washed away so we had to make a detour of about a mile up river before we found a place to cross. Here we had lunch, then worked away down the river. Before the bridge we had to make another detour up and over very steep scrub as we didn't particularly want the bridge fixers to know we were around. Back on the tarred road again we commenced the very gradual climb of several miles from the Nattai. The country was beautiful with water all along the road, but it was more than once we were practically skittled by that cursed species called Sunday Afternoon Tourists. | ||
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+ | About 3.30 p.m. a man in a land-rover coming towards us pulled Dot and myself up. The dreaded ranger. He bawled at us "Ya going up... didn't ya see that notice" | ||
- | Page 4 The Sydney Buphwalker. July, | ||
- | MITTAGONG TO TYIECTON, | ||
- | At Mittagong we scraMbled out of the first carriage down | ||
- | a ladder then a short jump to the ground, stumbled along the track | ||
- | and up onto the platform. We collected ODT bikes from a bewildered station assistant then stoked up at the cafe before proceeding to | ||
- | ride the 18 miles to Malcolm' | ||
- | Next morning we proceeded down Burnt Flat Creek, which was badly eroded from recent rains making it treacherous in parts and slow going, often lifting our bikes across the creeks and numerous obstacles, Lyn Drummond had a spectacular bust up on her biko but escaped with multiple bruising. | ||
- | Before leaving the creek it was quite obvious that | ||
- | not all were going to make it to Katoomba- Five decided to take the track back to Picton. From here the track became | ||
- | much better but still Tery hilly and bumpy. However, we turned off fire trail too early to follow a sheep path down a gradual then very steep hill to the Toliondi7ly To our horror and dismay the river was in full flood. | ||
- | Bushwalkers can be very pig -headed at times and we were quite determined to reach Katoomba at all costs. However, it became quite clear that all the combined know-how could not produce a floating object, Here I have noted some examples - | ||
- | 1. A long log was propelled across by 3 intrepid swimmers. | ||
- | Half way across the current was ton strong, log abandoned, swimmers returned. 2. Two long logs with two bikes on top tied together with boot lace; but forgot to check whether logs floated. Ten feet-out these wont to the bottom. | ||
- | 3. Optimistically, | ||
- | One hour later eiscussinns and lunch over, we grudging- | ||
- | ly surrendered to the 7oliondilly. So it was back to Picton for | ||
- | us too. First we had to push OUT bikes up a fantastically steep rocky hill. 7re got over the top and Graham optimistically | ||
- | 5 The Sydney Bushwalker, | ||
- | suggested taking the right fire trail (now about 245 p.m,) to Yerranderie, | ||
- | umming and ahring boss Russo decided it was too late and that we should catch the others up, So the race was on again and .as usual | ||
- | we spent most of our time trudging up the hills, and jackhammering down them. Every bone felt dislocated and my muscles like quivering blubber. Not long afterwards we caught up with the others so it was a good excuse for afternoon tea. | ||
- | By and by we found we were riding along the shores of a | ||
- | very big pond, the sunset on it was beautiful giving it a tinge of pink may be that is why it is marked in pink on the map.' | ||
- | We picked our camp site well out of sight of the highway. Here we saw lots of ducks and swans an a lot of kangaroos (about 6) hopping around. | ||
- | , Next day we found the track very busywith bulldozers and workmen as quite a few sections of the road had collapsed due to recent rains with splits up to 12 feet deep. | ||
- | For a few hours we followed the shores of this pond All was beautiful and quiet except the occasional hum of machinery and it was a glorious day, Eventually this trick joined the ta/red road down to the Nattai. 7e had a good spin down a steep long hill to the Nattai but to our dismay the bridge had been washed away so we had to make a detour of about a mile up river before we found a place to cross. Here we had lunch, then worked away down the river. Before tho bridge we had to make another detour up and over very steep scrub as we diaLlt particularly want the bridge fixers to know we wore around. Back on the tarred road again we commended the very gradual climb of several miles from the Nattai. The country was beautiful with water all along the road, but it was more than once we were practically skittled by that cursed species called Sunday Afternoon Tourists. | ||
- | About 3.30 p.m. a man in a land-rover coing towards us pulled Dot and myself up. The dreaded ranger. He bawled at us "Ya going up...didn' | ||
- | about twenty feet down the road was a notice with half the paint weathered away and slightly hidden by bush "NO CAMPING; NO FIRES, | ||
- | CAMPERS PRHIBITED, FINE $l00," | ||
- | didn't see it on the way down" says I. After he roared off I said to Dot "Phew, twenty feet this side of the law. That was close. Just as well he didnit see us near his pond." | ||
Apparently the ranger got the same answer every time he pulled up a group. By the time he got to Lynn who was last in line, he had given up asking or he had lost his voice. | Apparently the ranger got the same answer every time he pulled up a group. By the time he got to Lynn who was last in line, he had given up asking or he had lost his voice. | ||
- | 6 The Sydney Bushwalker,, | ||
- | After this calamity and when we were.all togethe/ again, we bad a little bit of something whilst giving our, various versions. - Eventually we got on to the tarred road to Picton. Not far out of | ||
- | Picton is this fantastically stee7. long tight winding hill': The only time I applied the brake was when a stupid idiot came around | ||
- | the corner on the wrong side. Fuming that I had to slow down, .I' went around the next corner so fast I nearly went o-er the safety fence. Later we all agreed it was the best downhill spin of the trip. | ||
- | We reached Picton about 5 p.m., quenched our thirst at the.' | ||
- | pub while we ate fish and chips. However, one chap was going to | ||
- | ride back to Sydney. He left his pack on the pub verandah .' Some | ||
- | of us thought he had gone up to the cafe with some of the-others. About an hour later he came to the cafe wanting to know if:any of | ||
- | us had his pack because it wasn't at the pub. He had ridden about ten miles before he realised he wasn't carrying his pack. | ||
- | This meant he had no money and had lost a new pack and other new - equipment. We had to pass his sock around to get enough for his | ||
- | fare home. | ||
- | The train we were to catch was full. The guard wouldn' | ||
- | civics wouldn' | ||
- | SKI TIPSg | ||
- | Angulation, the dropping of your downhill shoulder, is the way to give edging control and stability to your skis. In the' traverse the lateral plane of the hips is parallel more or less to the slope. If your lower shoulder is brought back at the same | ||
- | time so that the line through your shoulder is parallel to the line joining your ski tips you are in a perfect, stable safe position. | ||
- | Always warm up well before the day's skiing. Knee bends, body bends with your chin touching your knees, calithenics in | ||
- | general all help. So will .a lot of bushwalking. | ||
- | 'Then skiing from a lift check your bindings before running down. | ||
- | INDULGE YOURSELF Mn) LEAD TWO. UALKSI. | ||
- | 7 The Sydney | + | After this calamity and when we were all together again, we had a little bit of something whilst giving our, various versions. Eventually we got on to the tarred road to Picton. Not far out of Picton is this fantastically steep long tight winding hill. The only time I applied the brake was when a stupid idiot came around the corner on the wrong side. Fuming that I had to slow down, I went around the next corner so fast I nearly went over the safety fence. Later we all agreed it was the best downhill spin of the trip. |
- | THE UPS AND DONS OF BTOKEY | + | |
- | It was Obvious | + | We reached Picton about 5 p.m., quenched our thirst at the pub while we ate fish and chips. However, one chap was going to ride back to Sydney. He left his pack on the pub verandah. Some of us thought he had gone up to the cafe with some of the others. About an hour later he came to the cafe wanting to know if any of us had his pack because it wasn't at the pub. He had ridden about ten miles before he realised he wasn't carrying his pack. This meant he had no money and had lost a new pack and other new equipment. We had to pass his sock around to get enough for his fare home. |
- | Thursday night (it was Anzac weele;end) saw the glow of eight torch beams bobbing their waY down the track at Kanalwa. A few lights terminated at a snug little cave above the trade while the remainder continued on to that ohilly' | + | |
- | Next morning the leader , truu to style was up ancl away bounding energetically | + | The train we were to catch was full. The guard wouldn' |
- | Fortunately we caught the loader | + | |
- | To our surprise the other two wore not there. | + | ---- |
- | Pat had planned on at least reaching Butcher Creek or even green Wattle Creek by nightfall so that we could do Broken Rock?: Range the next day. We doubted however, whether Ross or Alan 11, | + | |
- | " | + | ====Ski Tips.==== |
- | 8. The Sydney Bushwalker. July, | + | |
- | but, as our leader was careful to pint out, we could do it if we got up early enough, namely 5.30 a.m. | + | Angulation, the dropping of your downhill shoulder, is the way to give edging control and stability to your skis. In the traverse the lateral plane of the hips is parallel more or less to the slope. If your lower shoulder is brought back at the same time so that the line through your shoulder is parallel to the line joining your ski tips you are in a perfect, stable safe position. |
- | Since such an idea was too' | + | |
- | Our thoughts turned once again to the missing two boas. Maybe they's missed the turnoff and gone all the way down the Gingra, or gone down the wrong ridge or pherhaps | + | Always warm up well before the day's skiing. Knee bends, body bends with your chin touching your knees, calithenics in general all help. So will a lot of bushwalking. |
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+ | When skiing from a lift check your bindings before running down. | ||
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+ | **INDULGE YOURSELF | ||
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+ | =====The Ups and Downs of Broken Rock Range.===== | ||
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+ | Dorothy | ||
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+ | It was obvious | ||
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+ | Thursday night (it was Anzac weekend) saw the glow of eight torch beams bobbing their way down the track at Kanangra. A few lights terminated at a snug little cave above the track while the remainder continued on to that chilly | ||
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+ | Next morning the leader, | ||
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+ | Fortunately we caught the leader | ||
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+ | To our surprise the other two were not there. | ||
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+ | Pat had planned on at least reaching Butcher Creek or even Green Wattle Creek by nightfall so that we could do Broken Rock Range the next day. We doubted however, whether Ross or Alan had an appropriate map with them, so we considered going down the Kowmung | ||
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+ | Since such an idea was too horrible to contemplate, | ||
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+ | Our thoughts turned once again to the missing two bods. Maybe they'd missed the turnoff and gone all the way down the Gingra, or gone down the wrong ridge or perhaps | ||
So in blissful ignorance we sauntered down the Kowmung, stopping periodically to try and decipher the various footprints whenever they trailed across a particularly muddy section of track. | So in blissful ignorance we sauntered down the Kowmung, stopping periodically to try and decipher the various footprints whenever they trailed across a particularly muddy section of track. | ||
- | 7011, they weren' | + | |
- | It appeared that Round' | + | Well, they weren' |
- | the Gingra, a route that landed them in a creek which they refused to | + | |
- | describe to us in English. They weren' | + | It appeared that Round' |
- | 9 The Sydney Dushwalkor, | + | |
- | Our news of a 7 o' | + | Our news of a 7 o' |
- | The night was clear before the arrival of an early morning mist which settled around us and dampened the air. 7e breakfasted to the sounds of the gently lowing cattle across the river as our cattle duffers and their dogs moved them about the yards.. By half past seven we were .ready to leave, | + | |
- | After catching up with the leader who had of course left | + | The night was clear before the arrival of an early morning mist which settled around us and dampened the air. We breakfasted to the sounds of the gently lowing cattle across the river as our cattle duffers and their dogs moved them about the yards. By half past seven we were ready to leave, having spent some time organising three packs between seven people. |
- | n tic,, we h2a4ed. an a ride . | + | |
- | - '' | + | After catching up with the leader who had of course left on time, we headed up a ridge decorated with wildflowers and before long we had climbed out of the mists and were looking |
- | lore iozg we aaLL climbed, out ox he miss and | + | |
- | erY-i.Oofc' | + | |
- | at a clear blue sky as we followed the road. post "Bran Jan" and onto Scott' | + | |
- | extensive files, looked at it and charge | + | |
Before leaving the creek we boiled the billy for a quick morning tea and filled all available containers with water because we were unlikely to find any more until late afternoon when we would again be on Butchers Creek. | Before leaving the creek we boiled the billy for a quick morning tea and filled all available containers with water because we were unlikely to find any more until late afternoon when we would again be on Butchers Creek. | ||
- | 70 started up a likely looking ridge, scattering kangaroos. as we went, and after gaining height gradually for some time we saw the impressive sight of the end of .3rokon Rock Range. towering above us, dry and rocky and supported by... buttresses of crumbly rod earth. As we made our way to the' top, we began to feel less kben about the clear blue sky, but we were thankful not to have to carry all our gear as originally plarned. There was a final rock scramble and leveringup of bodies before -we finally reached the top and started off along the longth,of the range. There was a surprising amount of cover on tor, as it was well treed and even managed to house some lyrebirds. | ||
- | We walked along, waiting .hopefully for a suitable lunch spot to ap,obar before us Eventually Alan did some detouring arid- found a little cave and, to CUT amazement, a creek with water in it. So we all plonked down, our spirits soaring at the thought of water for lunch.. | ||
- | 00 THE VIE OLE HOG 1117,*0 A1ALE A MONTH.' | ||
- | 10. The Sydney Dushwalker. July, | ||
- | Many sandwiches and cups of tea later we left the little creek, which was later discovered to ho Fritz' | ||
- | couple of hundred feet each time. Every bumf, we thought must ho the last one (i.e. the one on the end), but it never seemed to be, as each time we reached the top only to see another drop below us and another rise beyond that. | ||
- | Just as we were beginning to gat worried about the failing light, we came to the last of tho rooky rise anil t=ned off tho range onto a ridge. 7e began picking our Ii9ay carefully down the rest of the way carefully down the stoop crumbly bits, and then thundering dawn the rest of th.0 way in the hope of reaching Butchers Creak before it was completely. dark. This we just managod, and after a good many gulps of lemon and lime we started, au u half ,east five, to make our way up the 2,000 foot of =age onto Scott' | ||
- | As we later discovered, we came upon the road somewhere near New Yards. The party collapsed in an oddly re,gular lino on the roadside and after a while began to think of food and scrab-eled in the bottom of the three po,cks for the few rernaAning bits and pieces. Then all was eaten we started plodding the miles along the white, moonlit road, and again made the occasional dicey detour to avoid a dingo trap. 7e waited at the turnoff for beds to catch up, and then it was all downhill to the causeway on the KowiLung whre we walked upstream a short distance to roach the camp, | ||
- | It was ten past nine when arrived, | ||
- | The fine weather stayed on for Sunday, and after some debate we decided to go up : ingra Crook and Croft' | ||
- | -Vt | ||
- | tigootii3 | + | We started up a likely looking ridge, scattering kangaroos as we went, and after gaining height gradually for some time we saw the impressive sight of the end of Broken Rock Range towering above us, dry and rocky and supported by buttresses of crumbly red earth. As we made our way to the top, we began to feel less keen about the clear blue sky, but we were thankful not to have to carry all our gear as originally planned. There was a final rock scramble and levering up of bodies before we finally reached the top and started off along the length of the range. There was a surprising amount of cover on top, as it was well treed and even managed to house some lyre-birds. |
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- | , ;6,1- | + | We walked along, waiting |
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- | 'Itrarvcd at.th&.smOeth wator-wo= 2c:cks vividly coloured | + | |
- | beauiful'crvinggeomotrs, The sha7os.41*, | + | **GO THE WHOLE HOG - LEAD A WALK A MONTH** |
- | MUS 1_L; 121t1OGIAtiea1,; and thc cloar water curves over them like | + | |
- | delicatellown_glass | + | ---- |
- | arots Ridge rises at thc, junction of Gingrg | + | |
- | Lumber.s h4rass(4 digostive ;juices began voicing a .noisy diSapprc!' | + | Many sandwiches and cups of tea later we left the little creek, which was later discovered to be Fritz' |
- | th:osQvrha 1:a.dr.12t .c4dn& | + | |
- | mada cur way -at) to Crofts | + | Just as we were beginning to get worried about the failing light, we came to the last of the rocky rise and turned off the range onto a ridge. We began picking our way carefully down the rest of the way - carefully down the steep crumbly bits, and then thundering down the rest of the way in the hope of reaching Butchers Creak before it was completely dark. This we just managed, and after a good many gulps of lemon and lime we started, at half past five, to make our way up the 2,000 foot of ridge onto Scott's Main Range. |
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- | 16011124: | + | As we later discovered, we came upon the road somewhere near New Yards. The party collapsed |
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- | H | + | It was ten past nine when we arrived, and we were exceedingly tired, so we were really grateful when we saw that Marion had a fire still going for us, although she had gone to bed. For a long while we sat around it in silence |
- | ONTN '?1 Di'YS m0 (-'0. | + | |
- | String 7a1ks Progl' | + | The fine weather stayed on for Sunday, and after some debate we decided to go up Gingra Creek and Croft's Ridge, over Page's Pinnacle to Crofts Wall and back along to Kanangra. |
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- | exabtly.r6tellin,:, | + | We made our way up Gingra Creek, stopping in places to marvel at the smooth water worn rocks, vividly coloured in pinks and greys, greens and purples, whites and beiges, and carved into beautiful geometrics. The shapes are so regular they must be mathematical and the clear water curves over them like delicately blown glass. |
- | discrepancy by spilling a c=" | + | |
- | un1J the sap,ri.ses. 'Select | + | Crofts |
- | t-ctic; | + | |
- | , - | + | We made our way up to Crofts |
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- | - | + | ====Only 17 3/4 Days To Go.==== |
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- | 9 - 7 | + | The Spring Walks Programme |
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- | - 12 - | + | You can help eliminate this discrepancy by spilling a cornucopia |
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- | - | + | ====July 30th (omitted from Social Programme).==== |
- | iTHE GATETTAY,TO ADVENTURE. | + | |
- | . r ) | + | A patrol officer from New G will give a slide talk on July 30th. It should be a __very__ interesting and informative evening with the recent uprising there. We'll be able to get some of the background on this. |
- | Threligh Paddy' | + | |
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- | Paddy Pallin is not Only Australia' | + | |
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- | of Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | Good advice to all new members: | + | |
- | GO TO PADDY' | + | |
- | A,A | + | |
- | 'Paddy Pallin Pty. Limited, I109a Bathurst Street, | + | |
- | SYDNEY. 2000 | + | |
- | Phone:- 26-2685, 26-2686. | ||
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- | _ | ||
- | -" | ||
- | PADDY PALLIN | ||
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | ||
- | ut Roar, 10BA Bathurst _Street, Sydney | ||
- | PAR.9 | ||
- | * THE SYDNEY BUSHMALKER JuLy, | ||
- | A patrol officer from New G will give a slide talk on July 30th. It should be a Lea interesting and informative evening with the recent uprising there. We'll be able to ,get some of the background on this. | ||
All members who have not paid their membership fees are reminded that they are long overdue. Keep our accountant happy. | All members who have not paid their membership fees are reminded that they are long overdue. Keep our accountant happy. | ||
- | Active Subs $5.50 Active Students $3.50 Non Active $1.00 | + | |
- | Plus mag. sub. $1.50 | + | Active Subs $5.50, Active Students $3.50, Non Active $1.00, Plus mag. sub. $1.50 |
- | The Surveyors | + | |
- | Don't miss the chance to survey the breathtaking | + | ---- |
- | on August 22 23 24. See Mike Short. | + | |
- | ... | + | ====The Surveyors |
- | 3 | + | |
- | 13. The Sydney Bushwalkor. .July, 1969 | + | Don't miss the chance to survey the breathtaking |
- | QJse. | + | |
- | L"r | + | ---- |
- | TIT-WAVE | + | |
- | "It was a damn close run thing. The Duke of | + | =====The Fifth Wave.===== |
- | n said after 77aterldo | + | |
- | different | + | Observer. |
- | practico_to | + | |
- | 'contempt. The wail of a siren or the jangling of a blood rod | + | "It was a damn close run thing", |
- | telephone starts a reflex action which, if I were a religeuse, | + | |
- | The theory of fire fighting is;, of course, very simple. | + | The theory of fire fighting is, of course, very simple. Removing one side of the triangle |
- | Removing. one side of the-angle | + | |
- | (fuel is Royal National Park it is difficult to remove the fuel -and still have a park, although this is virtually | + | All our National Parks are basically botanical in concept, Colong |
- | Prevention Week, Even if you don't drink:the water you must still breathe the air. None of the " | + | |
- | All our National Parks are basically botanical in con- | + | Ten years is the approximate |
- | cept, Oolong | + | |
- | . | + | |
- | we harp a complete cover and a close to natural association of genera there will be faunal population to follow. The Hoathcote - | + | |
- | Primiti' | + | |
- | that rubbish doesn' | + | |
- | 'regeneration which will almost certainly be of a lower order2 | + | |
- | which in fact will take at least ten years to approach a reason- | + | |
- | 'abl6 leVel for a park. Many of the larger angophoras reached the | + | |
- | 'limit of their survival during the fires. I doubt if they will be replaced.-.. | + | |
- | 14. The $yclney Bushwa, | + | |
- | Ten years is the approxiniate | + | |
- | year in five. Our own 1984 could coneaivably sea the whole of the south east coast of Australia ablaze again. | + | |
That is being done? Despite the evidence of devastation, | That is being done? Despite the evidence of devastation, | ||
- | Sutherland Shire is the .key to the protection of the Royal National Park and to a lesser | + | |
- | There is a control room in 7atchorn's house at Heathcete | + | Sutherland Shire is the key to the protection of the Royal National Park and to a lesser |
- | 15. The Sydney Bushwalker. July,1969, | + | |
- | and | + | There is a control room in Watchorn's house at Heathcote, and a radio and conference room in the Shire Chambers |
- | a radio/conference room in the Shire Chaadb.ers | + | |
- | Dependent on the magnitude and prejeated | + | Dependent on the magnitude and projected |
- | The Polide | + | |
- | "lac se-pulling", | + | The Police |
- | magic, day or night. | + | |
- | PreSent | + | Present |
- | times the heath and more-open wooded areas,, They carry water tanks of five hundred gallons, two pumps, live hose reels of rubber and an assortment of canvas hose from 1" to 2i-"? Knapsacks, the rake-hoe HaCleod | + | |
- | Aminimum | + | A minimum |
- | all jobs are interchangeable. Engadine has a converted petrol | + | |
- | tanker, not 4-wheel drive, of 1,000 gallons capacity and is frequently used to replenish the other tenders in the field. It | + | Tactics to be effective are infinitely variable but depend on training a thorough |
- | can negotiate most of the fire trails. Shortly all brigades will | + | |
- | be re-equipped with now 4-wheel drive Bedfor6s, uniformly equipped so the capability of eac4 tender | + | If washing a small fire is not feasible and conditions are suitable handtools can isolate a fire and "spots" |
- | 16. The Syaliey, Bushwalker. July, | + | |
- | 1 | + | How effective |
- | Tactics to -b3 effectivuare | + | |
- | training a thorough | + | Waves reaching a shore are the result |
- | eter has been secured, Fires burning slowly at night can be put right out- We have 1)umpcd, at times, through | + | |
- | If washing a small fi_ris | + | ---- |
- | fire during a,Fock of intnse bleat with | + | |
- | it was not ricIeaa%' | + | =====Colong |
- | How effective | + | |
- | on the possible side of catastror.hic | + | |
- | Blue Mountains National | + | |
- | Waves reaching a shore. are the result | + | |
- | they sometimes | + | |
- | NEV. BIGGER SHOWROOM FOR TALKING GEAR. . | + | |
- | "THE CANtE 72: | + | |
- | HIRE YOUR FAIRY DOWN SLEEPING-BAG, ii-riumE PACK OR TENT FROM OUR EQUIPMENT HIRE DEPARTMENT. | + | |
- | USE OUR ,Nr.fJ-, FREE.LIB Y.ZtRVICv | + | |
- | :tlitthia '10 CLD4BeER: | + | |
- | And , | + | |
- | SUst.to make sure we are givAngyoutop, | + | |
- | service we 'Open at 8.30 a.m. On-Saturday mornings | + | |
- | 165 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. | + | |
- | 929-6504. | + | |
- | 18. The Sydney Bushwalker. July, | + | |
- | OOLONG | + | |
- | 3069. | + | |
Rolf Janssen. | Rolf Janssen. | ||
- | The fight . save Oolong is still on - it must not lag for if we lose this case future cases will be harder to win. Many of our beaches and the Barrier Reef are threatened in the " | ||
- | Many readers have already shown support to SAVE OOLONG by | ||
- | 1) sendd,ng articles to me referring to the Oolong issue. Please keep 1c,hem rolling in. Send the entire pagd in which the article. occurs.because' | ||
- | a) it saves you cutting it out | ||
- | b) me from losing it if it is small | ||
- | c)gives me the date, place and type of publioation all very important | ||
- | 2) Giving support, if they can at a time when the Oolong | ||
- | Committee wants to pUblicise Government vandalism' | ||
- | If you want to be asked to help SAVE OOLONG Vni the following details to the Membership Secretary Rolf Janssen: | ||
- | Name | ||
- | Address at home | ||
- | Home Tel. No. | ||
- | Business Address Bus Tie No. | ||
- | Have you access to a car? 7i11 you take passengers How many? | ||
- | The Oolong Committee | ||
- | 1) Has had a meeting with management of A.P.O.M. to reconsider mining in the Oolong Caves area - details in the next issue as they are not ready at present. | ||
- | 2) Is arranging for a " | ||
- | Next issue - revealing details of Government incompetence on the Oolong scandal. | ||
- | SAVE OOLONG OR LOSE EVERYTHING. | ||
- | REMINDER. FROM THE TREASURER: The majority of members have not yet paid theirannual.stibscription. The Treasurer appeals to all who are guilty in this respect to assist the Club by the payment of their dues. | ||
+ | The fight to save Colong is still on - it must not lag for if we lose this case future cases will be harder to win. Many of our beaches and the Barrier Reef are threatened in the " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Many readers have already shown support to SAVE COLONG by: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - sending articles to me referring to the Colong issue. Please keep them rolling in. Send the entire page in which the article. occurs because: | ||
+ | - it saves you cutting it out | ||
+ | - me from losing it if it is small | ||
+ | - gives me the date, place and type of publication all very important | ||
+ | - Giving support, if they can at a time when the Colong Committee wants to publicise Government vandalism. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you want to be asked to help SAVE COLONG give the following details to the Membership Secretary Rolf Janssen: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Name | ||
+ | * Address at Home | ||
+ | * Home Tel. No. | ||
+ | * Business Address | ||
+ | * Bus Tel. No | ||
+ | * Have you access to a car? Will you take passengers? How many? | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Colong Committee: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Has had a meeting with management of A.P.C.M. to reconsider mining in the Colong Caves area - details in the next issue as they are not ready at present. | ||
+ | - Is arranging for a " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Next issue - revealing details of Government incompetence on the Colong scandal. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __SAVE COLONG OR LOSE EVERYTHING.__ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | REMINDER FROM THE TREASURER: The majority of members have not yet paid their annual subscription. The Treasurer appeals to all who are guilty in this respect to assist the Club by the payment of their dues. | ||
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