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|**Editor**|Spiro Ketas, 104/10 Wylde Street, Pott's Point, 2011. Te1.357-1381 (Home)| | |**Editor**|Spiro Ketas, 104/10 Wylde Street, Pott's Point, 2011. Te1.357-1381 (Home)| | ||
|**Typist**|Kath Brown| | |**Typist**|Kath Brown| | ||
- | |**Dupllication**|Mike Short| | + | |**Duplication**|Mike Short| |
|**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | ||
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|Where Honey Bees Fly and Bushwalkers Walk|David Cotton| 7| | |Where Honey Bees Fly and Bushwalkers Walk|David Cotton| 7| | ||
|A Letter from Abroad|Jane Putt| 8| | |A Letter from Abroad|Jane Putt| 8| | ||
- | |Walkts | + | |Walks Secretary' |
|National Parks & Wildllife Appeal - 25th February| |13| | |National Parks & Wildllife Appeal - 25th February| |13| | ||
|Federation Notes - December|Ray Hookway|13| | |Federation Notes - December|Ray Hookway|13| | ||
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- | In accordance with his present practice, Wilf Hildar's Walks Report covered the mid-November to early December period, beginning with a leisured camp for 5 people (originally to be an Instructional Week-end) organised by Maria and Don Hitchcock at Burning Palms. That same weekend (November 10/12) Neville Lupton' | + | In accordance with his present practice, Wilf Hilder's Walks Report covered the mid-November to early December period, beginning with a leisured camp for 5 people (originally to be an Instructional Week-end) organised by Maria and Don Hitchcock at Burning Palms. That same weekend (November 10/12) Neville Lupton' |
A week later Ray Hookway led 14 people in the Wolgan Valley, a leisured trip to Rocky Creek and environs. There were two day walks, one conducted by Mary Davidson with about 24 on Heathcote Creek, while an abseiling instruction day under Roger Gowing and Alan Pike brought out a largish team - about 25 to 30 "who kept on arriving" | A week later Ray Hookway led 14 people in the Wolgan Valley, a leisured trip to Rocky Creek and environs. There were two day walks, one conducted by Mary Davidson with about 24 on Heathcote Creek, while an abseiling instruction day under Roger Gowing and Alan Pike brought out a largish team - about 25 to 30 "who kept on arriving" | ||
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Thus to General Business, where Dot Butler gave us the latest on our Kangaroo Valley country estate. We would lose about 16 acres of terra firma when the dams were built, but in lieu the Water Board offered a 30-acre block downstream and adjourning our land PLUS $700. Dot suggested this and other funds available should be invested to provide the wherewithal for our rates. The question of erecting a shelter and water tank on the land was raised and it was mentioned that a " | Thus to General Business, where Dot Butler gave us the latest on our Kangaroo Valley country estate. We would lose about 16 acres of terra firma when the dams were built, but in lieu the Water Board offered a 30-acre block downstream and adjourning our land PLUS $700. Dot suggested this and other funds available should be invested to provide the wherewithal for our rates. The question of erecting a shelter and water tank on the land was raised and it was mentioned that a " | ||
- | As a rider Don Hitchcock rose to voice a proposal carried with acclaim to express thanks to Dot for her negotiations with the Water Board. Don also montioned, a little later in proceedings, | + | As a rider Don Hitchcock rose to voice a proposal carried with acclaim to express thanks to Dot for her negotiations with the Water Board. Don also mentioned, a little later in proceedings, |
Wilf Hilder mentioned that latest information from the Mountain Trails Club indicated it was practically inactive: thus the Club whose members were influential in creating S.B.W. 45 years ago was almost spent, as was the Rucksack Club, which was one of the other founding clubs of Federation. Wilf also spoke of new maps covering the North Coast region west of Wauchope and east of Walcha, and uttered a caution about cars parked in bushy places in the Blue Mountains on Saturdays, and a recent series of cases of breaking, entering and stealing of valuables. | Wilf Hilder mentioned that latest information from the Mountain Trails Club indicated it was practically inactive: thus the Club whose members were influential in creating S.B.W. 45 years ago was almost spent, as was the Rucksack Club, which was one of the other founding clubs of Federation. Wilf also spoke of new maps covering the North Coast region west of Wauchope and east of Walcha, and uttered a caution about cars parked in bushy places in the Blue Mountains on Saturdays, and a recent series of cases of breaking, entering and stealing of valuables. | ||
- | At this, Docember's general meeting closed, just before 9.30 p.m. | + | At this, December's general meeting closed, just before 9.30 p.m. |
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+ | =====When Chinese Took To Climbing.===== | ||
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+ | by Gordon Landsborough. | ||
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+ | You don't walk in Hong Kong, you climb, because everything seems to go almost straight up. And - a surprise to many - the Colony is a magnificent place for those who love the outdoors. Most people think of HK (as it' known) as a place packed to suffocation with 4 million inhabitants living in high-rise concrete apartments or shoved out onto junks and sampans because there' | ||
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+ | HK Island itself is magnificently green and mountainous. Two miles only from Central, the teaming business centre of the Colony, you can be surrounded by lush vegetation, brilliant with flowers, with glorious butterflies the size of birds drifting away as you climb. Tourists don't even know of this beauty, because the object of tourism is to keep the visitor where the shops and entertainment spots are, because how else are you going to separate him from his dollars? An hour's ride away on a very good ferry is Lan Tau. This island is bigger than Hong Kong; it's ruggedly mountainous, | ||
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+ | But the New Territories on China Mainland is the place for me. We used to cross by first ferry at 6 a.m., a joyous beginning to a day. Then on to a train crowded with noisy, happy young Chinese - they' | ||
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+ | The Chinese haven' | ||
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+ | A new breed of adventurer is taking to the mountains, though. Young Chinese, particularly from the universities, | ||
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+ | Even more humorous, we often met climbing parties who had equipped themselves with walkie-talkies. They used them all the time. We'd hear them in the distance, in constant communication with each other, a rapid flow of Cantonese, followed by the English word, " | ||
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+ | =====Paddy Made.===== | ||
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+ | Lightweight bushwalking and camp gear. | ||
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+ | __Bunyip Rucksack.__ This ' | ||
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+ | __Senior Rucksack.__ A single pocket, shaped rucksack. Suitable for overnight camping. Weight 1 1/2 lbs | ||
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+ | __Bushman Rucksacks.__ Have sewn-in curved bottom for extra comfort in carrying. Will hold 30 lbs. 2 pocket model 1 1/4 lbs. 3 pocket model 1 1/2 lbs. | ||
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+ | __Pioneer Rucksack__ is an extra large bag with four external pockets and will carry about 40 lbs of camp gear. Weight 2 3/4 lbs. | ||
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+ | __Mountaineer De Luxe.__ Can carry 70lbs or more. Tough lightweight terylene/ | ||
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+ | __Mountaineer.__ Same features as de luxe model except for P.V.C. bottom reinforcing. Weight 5 1/4 1bs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Tramper Frame Rucksack.__ Young people and ladies will find this pack a good one. It will carry sufficient camping equipment and food for 3 or 4 days or more. Has 3 pockets, capacity about 30 lbs. Weight 4 lbs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Kiandra Model.__ Hooded bag. Extra well filled. Very compact. Approx 3 3/4 lbs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Hotham Model.__ Super warm. Box quilted. Added leg room. Approx 4 1/2 lbs. | ||
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+ | __Carrying Bags.__ P.V.C. or nylon. | ||
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+ | __' | ||
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+ | __Wall Tents.__ Two, three or four man. From 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lbs. | ||
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+ | Compasses dry, oil filled or wrist types. Maps. Large range. Bushwalking books. Freeze dried and dehydrated foods. Stoves and lamps. Aluminium cook ware. Ground sheets. Everything for the bushwalker. | ||
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+ | Paddy Pallin. | ||
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+ | 69 Liverpool St., Sydney. 26-2686, 61-7215. | ||
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+ | =====Where Honey Bees Fly And Bushwalkers Walk -===== | ||
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+ | ===or Bee Walking at Darkes Forest.=== | ||
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+ | by David Cotton. | ||
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+ | Saturday morning I arrived early with Owen, occupied the morning fiddling with bee hives, gashed left thumb severely whilst modifying some equipment, however repaired and cleaned up and off to Helensburgh to pick up Gem and Rosemary. Cut firewood on return. Joe, Evelyn, Rebecca, Tony and Doug arrived just after 6 and it wasn't long before tents were up and tea was on. Had a Bar-B-Que and bright discussion about everything imaginable and some not. Studied the stars through a pair of field glasses and discovered four reasons why telescopes are more popular: 1 - eyes out of alignment, 2 - field glasses out of alignment, 3 - stars out of alignment, 4 - distortion by alcoholic haze. | ||
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+ | This was the last time the sky was clear for the rest of the weekend. A few showers fell during the night and we wakened on a cold, grey, damp, windy morning and all huddled around a rather smokey fire, quite similar to the one we had on the night before. With breakfast well under way and clearing up well organised it was decided to have a scramble around the waterfall. Then back to base to find Geoff, Adrienne and Frank had arrived, so made a quick trip down to the Highway to see if we had any more starters waiting. | ||
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+ | As the weather still had not warmed sufficiently to allow a hive inspection, a walk down O' | ||
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+ | Although the weather was still overcast, cold and windy, we found it quite warm and pleasant in the protection of the trees and cliffs along the creek, not carrying packs made travelling even more delightful. Whilst the pace was not fast, there were a few light mumblings of " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Conditions still hadn't warmed sufficiently to allow a beehive inspection, and a few showers fell whilst I rushed around carrying out some essential bee-work. Despite explanations that bees sting quite severely under cold conditions, I had a few onlookers and it wasn't long before I had about 8 stings on each arm. | ||
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+ | During another two showers the ins and outs of bee-keeping etc. were explained, despite the poor conditions it was still hoped to demonstrate the working of an operational hive. However the only hive small enough to inspect was found to have died out, so at this stage the hive inspection was abandoned and we all congregated around the smokey fire for afternoon tea of brown bread, butter and fresh honey in the comb still warm from the hive, with cups of hot tea. | ||
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+ | After cleaning up it was homeward bound, only to find traffic banked up on the highway at the Forest turn-off, so we took a pleasant detour down Bulli Pass and through the National Park. It was agreed that daylight saving did have one good point, at least you can enjoy the view. | ||
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+ | =====A Letter From Abroad.===== | ||
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+ | by Jane Putt. | ||
+ | |||
+ | (Colin and Jane Putt, originally from New Zealand, have been S.B.W. members for about 20 years, and are now living in England) | ||
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+ | 5 Conifer Drive, Tilehurst, Reading, RG3 6YU, England. | ||
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+ | Hello Everyone, | ||
+ | |||
+ | A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our big news last year was Colin' | ||
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+ | Gerard flew to the South Island (of N.Z.) and walked the Routeburn track before coming on to join the rest of us, in Gisborne. We were staying with my mother and generally seeing relatives and friends. Left for Fiji where we spent several days walking on native tracks through the very hilly interior, and staying in the villages. We had a guide who was related to the various village chiefs. There are no roads (yet) and the villages are quite remote. Harry and Sarah were the first white childPen to have visited most of them and attracted a lot of attention - especially Sarah with her long, straight, fair hair. From Fiji in the 90s to Vancouver in a record cold spell, having 2 Xmas days on the way. We stayed with the Wyborns who drove us around and showed us something of the mountains (most impressive) and Gerard and Margaret had a couple of days skiing. Then by bus across the Rockies to Calgary. Unfortunately we had bad weather going through Fraser Canyon, but marvellous views around Lake Louise and Banff. We had a very crowded flight from Calgary and were glad to get to London even though England in Midwinter was fairly depressing with everything disappearing in a sort of blue mist. Colin had rented a 4 bedroom house for us. Comfortable but everything on a small scale as they seem to be in England. We felt as though we were living in a doll's house and found it hard to adjust to living on top of each other. However houses are very hard to come by in this particular area so we were lucky. | ||
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+ | My mother has been staying with us since the end of April, and we have had other visitors too numerous to mention, though we saw most of Dot Butler. We have done a lot of local sightseeing and also mother and I with H and S spent 5 days in Devon. We've been to Wales 3 or 4 times and had a farmhouse in North Wales for the first week of the summer holidays. It was perfect weather and we all climbed Snowdon, and Harry saw a lot of castles. Mother and I also spent a fortnight in Scotland with H and S. Our main bases were at Fort William and Inverness, and we went right up to John o' | ||
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+ | Unfortunately I was taken seriously ill shortly after our return, and spent three weeks in hospital. I'm now much better. | ||
- | THEN CHINESE TAKE TO CLIMBING. | ||
- | by Gordon Landdborough. You don't walk in Hong Kong, you climb, bocauso evorything seems to go | ||
- | almost straight up. And -- a surprise to many -- the Colony is a magnificbnt place for those who lovo the outdoors. Most people think of HK (as it' known) as a place packed to suffocation with 4 million inhabitants living in highrise concreto apartments or shoved out onto junks and sampans because there' | ||
- | HK Island itself is magnificently green and mountainous. Two miles | ||
- | only from Central, the teaming business centre of the Colony, you can be surrounded by lush vegetation, brilliant with flowers, with glorious butterflies the size of birds drifting away as you climb. Tourists don't oven know of this beauty, because the object of tourism is to keep the visitor where the shops and entertainment spots arc, because how else are you going to separate him from his dollars? An hour's ride away on a very good ferry is Lan Tau. This island is bigger than. Hong Kong; it's ruggedly mountainous, | ||
- | South China Sea, and soft green islands rising from it in every direction, lateensailed junks like autumn leaves upon its murfaco. It's good for two | ||
- | other reasons, too. At the start of the climb you pass through Chinese villages, Pretty stinky, still fascinating. Ana y-u can stay the night in Po Lin Monastery high up on Lan Tau Peak. Now, that's a way to round off a climb. A groat, sprawling, highly ornate Buddhist monastery, the monks at work or meditating. Bare dining hall, but you're welcome to share their food. Quito froo; you're their guest. And they have a dormitory for the ladies. | ||
- | But the Now Territories on China Mainland is the place for me. To used to cross by first ferry at 6 a m., a joyous beginning to a day. Then on to a train crowded with noisy, happy young Chinese they' | ||
- | smiling wife, baby on her strong young back, expertly getting us ashore among the rocks. Then we'd start to climb. Favourite was Ma On Shan, | ||
- | only 2,300 foot, but rugged. There arc three mountains in lino | ||
- | here, with a sharp ridge undulating between than. You're close to heaven, | ||
- | walking that ridge, the loveliest view in the Colony spread on either side of you. Sea, islands with golden beaches far below, and something indefin- | ||
- | able which can only be described as the glamour of the tropics stamped upon the scene. The end of the day was always something to look forward to. | ||
- | Dead weary we'd crawl into a Chinese fishing village, Sal Kung. There' | ||
- | Page 5 TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | you never see in David Jones or Woolworths. They'd bring us big bottles of ice cold beer which, | ||
- | The Chinese haven' | ||
- | bearer, a groat bundle like the old Raman fasces under his arm -- forks a couple of feet long, each with a cork protectively over the dangerous teeth., Comical to Western eyes. But though I like the Chinese and apprinie!of this new enthusiasm for the outdoors, I must say they are horri*ingl y antisocial in their habits. Everything capes in plastic | ||
- | bags. Everything is simply left in the picnic spots, no attempt being | ||
- | made to dispose of litter. Never have I seen such defilement of beautiful places. Sim of us once spent an afternoon cleaning up a pretty, sandy cove, dragging plastic material by the ton to a huge fire we made. I don't think the. weight is much exaggeration. Yet we knew the cove would soon be 5s,mucky as ever. Curious, but the Chinese don't oven seam to see | ||
- | litt or bi ci or | ||
- | A Fiew breed of adventurer is taking to the mountains, though. Young Ohinesq, particularly from the universities, | ||
- | Even more humorous, we often met climbing parties who had equipped themselves with walkietalkies. They used them all the time. We'd hear them in the ,distance, in constant cemmunication with each other, a rapid flow of Cantonese, followed by the English word, " | ||
- | really necessary. They were so close to each other they coula have communicated. by talking, not oven shouting. Sound travels a long way in | ||
- | those mountains | ||
- | districts, but take to boat and train and find the real beauty of the | ||
- | Colony which they don't even advertise. | ||
- | Page TIE SYDNEY BUSITALKER Jcnuary 9 1973. | ||
- | BUNYIP RUCKSACK | ||
- | This ' | ||
- | SENIOR RUCKSACK | ||
- | A single pocket, shaped rucksack. Suitable for overnight camping. Weight 1%tbs | ||
- | BUSHMAN RUCKSACKS | ||
- | Have sewn-in curved bottom for extra comfort in carrying. Will hold 30 lbs. '2 pocket model 1 'Albs 3 pocket model thlbs | ||
- | KIANDRA MODEL | ||
- | Hooded bag. Extra well filled. Very compact. Approx 3%lbs. | ||
- | WEI | ||
- | PIONEER RUCKSACK | ||
- | is an extra large bag with four external pockets and will carry about 40Ibs of camp gear. Weight 234lbs | ||
- | MOUNTAINEER DE LUXE Can carry 70lbs or more. Tough lightweight terylene/ cotton, proofed fabric with special P.V.C. reinforced | ||
- | base. 20" x 17" x 9" proofed nylon extension tlroat with double draw cord for positive closure. Flap has full sized zip pocket of waterproof nylon. Outside pocket. Bag is easily detached from the frame to form a 3' sleeping bag cover for cold, wet conditions. | ||
- | Weight Sibs | ||
- | CARRYING BAGS P.V.C. or nylon. | ||
- | MOUNTAINEER | ||
- | Same features as de luxe model except for P.V.C. bottom reinforcing. Weight 5%1bs | ||
- | Compasses dry, oil filled or wrist types. | ||
- | Maps. Large range. Bushwalking books. . Freeze dried and dehydrated foods. | ||
- | Stoves and lamps. | ||
- | Aluminium cook ware. Ground sheets, | ||
- | Everything for the bushwalker., | ||
- | ' | ||
- | One, two or three men.. From-214 to 35/41bs | ||
- | TRAMPER FRAME RUCKSACK | ||
- | Young people and ladies will find this pack a good one. It will carry sufficient camping equipment and food for 3 or 4 days or more. Has 3 pockets, capacity about 30 lbs. Weight 4lbs. | ||
- | WALL TENTS | ||
- | Two, three or four man. | ||
- | _ _ | ||
- | From 31.6 to 41Albs | ||
- | lightweight bushwalking and camp gear | ||
- | I-10THAM MODEL | ||
- | Super warm. Box quilted. Added leg room. Approx 41/Sibs. | ||
- | 69 LIVERPOOL ST., SYDNEY 26-2686, 61-7215 | ||
- | Page 7 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | WHERE HONEY BEES FLY AND BUSHWALKERS WALK | ||
- | 2.1_112221111siWalkes_Forest. by David Cotton. | ||
- | Saturday morning I arrived early with Owen, occupied the morning fiddling with bee hives, gashed left thumb severely whilst modifying some equipment, however repaired and cleaned up and off to Helensburgh to pick | ||
- | up Gem and Rosemary. Cut firewood on return. Joe, Evelyn, Rebecca, Tony | ||
- | and Doug arrived just after 6 and it wasn't long before tents were up and tea | ||
- | was on. Had a Bar--BQuo and bright discussion about everything imaginable | ||
- | and some not. Studied the stars through a pair of field glasses and | ||
- | discovered four reasons why telescopes are more popular : 1 eyes out of alignment, 2 field glasses out of alignment, 3 stars out of alignment, | ||
- | 4 distortion by alcholic haze. | ||
- | This was the last time the sky was clear for the rest of the weekend. A few showers fell during the night and we wakened on a cold, grey, damp, windy morning and all huddled around a rather smokoy fire, quite similar to the one we had on -the night ' | ||
- | As the weather still had not warmed sufficiently to allow a hive inspection, a walk down O' | ||
- | Although the weather was still overcast, cold and windy, we found it quite warm and pleasant in the protection of the trees and cliffs along the creek, not carrying packs made travelling even more delightful. Whilst the pace was not fast, there were a few light muMblings of " | ||
- | Conditions still hadn't warmed sufficiently to allow q beehive inspection, and a few showers fell whilst I rushed around carrying out | ||
- | some essential beework. Despite explanations that bees sting quite severely | ||
- | under cold conditions, I had a few onlookers and it wasn't long before I had | ||
- | about 8 stings on each arm. | ||
- | During another two showers the ins and outs of beekeeping eta. were | ||
- | Page 8 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | explained, despite the poor & | ||
- | to inspect was found to have died out, so at this stage the hive inspection was abandoned and we all congregated around the smokey fire for afternoon tea of brovm bread, butter and fresh honey in the comb still warm from the | ||
- | hive, with cups of hot tea. | ||
- | After cleaning up it was homeward bound., only to find traffic banked up on the highway at the Forest turnoff, so we took a pleasant detour down Bulli Pass and through the National Park. It was agreed that daylight saving did have one good point, at least you can enjoy the view. | ||
- | **x x******** | ||
- | A LETTER FROM ABROAD. by Jane Putt. | ||
- | (Colin and Jane Putt, originally from New Zealand, have been S.B.W.meMbers for about 20 years, and are now living in England) | ||
- | 5 Conifer Drive, Tilehurst, | ||
- | Reading, RG3 6YU, England. Hello Everyone, | ||
- | A, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. | ||
- | Our big news last year was Colin' | ||
- | Gerard flew to the South Island (of N.Z.) and walked the Routeburn | ||
- | track before coming on to join the rest of us, in Gidborno. We were staying with my mother and generally seeing relatives and friends. Loft for Fiji whore we spent several days walking on native tracks through the very hilly interior, and staying in the villages. We had a guide who was related to the various village chiefs. There are no roads (yet) and the villages are quite remote. Harry and Sarah were the first white childPen to have visited most of them and attracted a lot of attention especialfg Sarah with her long, straight, fair hair. From Fiji in the 90s to Vancouver in a record cold spell, having 2 Xmas days on the way. We stayed with the Wyborns who drove us around and showed us something of the | ||
- | mountains (most impressive) and Gerard and MargTiet had a couple of days | ||
- | skiing. Then by bus across the Rockies to Calgary. Unfortunately we had bad weather going through Fraser Canyon, but marvellous views around Lake Louise and Banff. We had a very crowded flight from Calgary anc. | ||
- | were glad to get to London even though England in Midwinter was fairly | ||
- | depressing with everything disappearing in a sort of blue mist. Colin had rented a 4 bedroom house for us. Comfortable but everything on a | ||
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER January, 1973. | ||
- | small scale as they seem to be in England. We, felt as though we were | ||
- | living in a doll's louse and found it hard to adjust to living on top of each other. Howevershousos are very hard to come by in this particular | ||
- | area so we were lucky. | ||
- | My mother has boon staying with us since the end of April9 and we have had other visitors too numerous to mention, though we snw most of Dot Butler. We have done a lot of local sightsocing and also mother and | ||
- | with H and S spent 5 days in Devon. Wye boon to Wales 3 or 4 times | ||
- | and had a farmhouse in North Wales for the first week of the summer holidays. It was perfect weather and we all climbed Snowdon, and Harry saw a lot of castles. Mother and I also spent a fortnight in Scotland with H and S. Our main bases were at Fort William and Inverness, and we went right up to John o' | ||
- | Norway. We met up with Dot in Oslo (and unfortunately missed Margriet | ||
- | Wyborn)9 and had a fortnight walking and climbing in the Jotunhoimon. We had good weather, and as the tourist season was over had it all to ourselves a beautiful spot. Wo had time in Oslo to see all the ship museums too. | ||
- | Unfortunately I was taken seriously ill shortly after our return, and spent three weeks in hospital. I'm now much bettor. | ||
All the best from the Putts. | All the best from the Putts. | ||
- | ************ | ||
- | WALK'S SECRETARY' | ||
- | ALSO JANUARY LONG WEEKEND) by Wilf Hilder. | ||
- | January 1973 Four groat trips for you Ray Hookway is Ko-wmung bound | ||
- | Long Weekend with his ; down Cambago into the canyon and up Gincra. | ||
- | 26927928929 Yes, tracks along Gingra and plenty of paddling along the river. | ||
- | George Catchpole is heading for the Monaro Alps of Southern | ||
- | A.C.T. Mt. Kelly and Scabby will provide glorious views. Lush campsites 'neath the snowgums with crystal clear trout streams. | ||
- | David Cotton is building his base camp at Lake Louise, by | ||
- | the sandy shore of the Shoalhaven9 with swimming and | ||
- | cascading for young and old side trips to Bungonia Gorge and the Block Up. | ||
- | Don Finch' | ||
- | February 1973 Uncle Frank Tacker, our insoctologist-9 is BlueGum bound. | ||
- | 293,4 Thera are tracks all the way with a-bush road or two for | ||
- | good measure from Mt. Victoria Station to 'Evans Lookout. | ||
- | Steep but well graded climb to Evans thru Syncarpia Forest | ||
- | Page 10 THE.. SYDNEY BUSHEALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | and ardUnd Beauchamp Falls. Mi,*11ty scenery all the way on this weekend test walk. | ||
- | February Dave Cotton on t' | ||
- | 2,3,4 Track" over Mini Mini Saddle to Little River. Fair bit of | ||
- | rock hopping downstream till you reach open country with its bridItracks and a hidden farmhouse. | ||
- | Sunday 4 The winter ice should have just about molted in the canyons by now and Alan Pike is sampling Arathusa with its longish swims | ||
- | and moderato abseils. Fabulous canyon scenery so book in early. | ||
- | Sunday 4 Gallop away Callaway cantors down along the coast of Royal National Park from Bundeona to Lilyvale on this test walk. Tracks all the way but a fair amount of climbing is involved | ||
- | excellent scenery. | ||
- | Sunday 4 This leisurely stroll to Burning Palms is lea by Kath Brawn. Plenty of time for a swim at the Palms with its magnificent scenery. | ||
- | *** | ||
- | 9910911 Don Finch-_, leads the cwoneers to the fabled Jorrara Crook | ||
- | with its big absoils and bombing holes. Then along Bungonia Creek to the Tlagnificent Bungonia Canyon with classic limestone boulder hopping and on to the mighty Shoalhaven at Lake Louis. | ||
- | More canyon scenery and the famous fiftyfoot bombing hole where Fondon won his flying license. (*** Don is taking over | ||
- | from Dave Rostron) | ||
- | 9910911 Rod Po-tors leads this instructional test walk thru Martins Creek | ||
- | Canyon some rather interesting boulder hopping in ye upper | ||
- | reaches and along the sandy banks of the Nattai River with | ||
- | Viyaendiforous viows, Easy grade briqe path from MacArthurs Flat to Coates Farm. Book early, but remember Rod lives at St. Marys so you're on STD keep it brief. | ||
- | Saturday 10 ald Uilf dames the Colo capers again. As anyone who hasn't been to the Colo will toll you, the scrub is almost bulletproof, | ||
- | thirty or forty milos at a stretch. Wilf insists that waterproof packs arc necessary, but sanity certificates arc not. | ||
- | Saturday 10 Another Saturday trip! Nancyo Alderson leads this easy:: stroll to the Duckhole on Glenbrodk Creek. Plenty of time | ||
- | for swimming and Sunbathing. Agood trip for members who | ||
- | have young familios or older members who want a very easy walk. | ||
- | Sunday 11 Another easy walk down to Royal National Park. Uncle Sam | ||
- | Hindo guidos the multitude from Otford Station to Hell Hole Verona with its socludod beach. Rockhop round to Bulge | ||
- | Page 11 TiE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | =M. | ||
- | and its rook pools and climb the mountain on a wellworn | ||
- | track yes9 fantastic views from the top. Special Excursion | ||
- | tickets to Otford. | ||
- | February Davt? | ||
- | 16917918 Davies Canyon. Some sompulsory abseiling if you don't know | ||
- | the hidden passes but great canyon scenery all the way. | ||
- | Bring your wet suit and cr,nyon bag. (*** Fair exchange with Don) | ||
- | 17918 Well, you asked for it again and. Bill Hall is organising it the good old S.B.W. Swimming Carnival. Bill has organised a big campfire for Saturday night on the sandy banks of Lake | ||
- | Eckersloy. All are naturally invited to join in the fun. For those who can't make it on Saturday, the 08.20 a m. Sunday electric train (change at Sutherland) is the one to ride. Ring Bill at 57-5145 and ho till give you all details about the camping, the trains, the swimming (easy and novelty Tacos) and the Sunday loader. | ||
- | 23924925 Max Crisp' | ||
- | the country around Old Phoenix Minos and Jockcy' | ||
- | yourself. Canyon bags to make your pack waterproof arc essential equipment on any river trip those days. Please | ||
- | book in early as transport is limited. | ||
- | 24925 Saturday afternoon start on this over po-bular tost walk from Canons along the bridle paths over Tinpot Hill to Old Father Cox and downstream through the spectacular Harry' | ||
- | Sunday 25 Sheila Binns loads it like it is from Waterfall down Kangaroo Creek with magnificent swimming holes. Good tracks all the way and an oasy climb to Hoathooto from Karloo Pool, | ||
- | Sunday 25 Dave Cotton' | ||
- | * * * * * * | ||
- | IT'S TIHE you did the right thing and sent in a walk or two for the March, April, May Autumn programme (Now Year Resolution!). There' | ||
- | The deadline (or was it a dead lion?) on January 30th as the programme | ||
- | goes before Committee for approval on February 7th0 | ||
- | ************ | ||
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January9 1973. | ||
- | ************************* | ||
- | MOUNTAIN | ||
- | ************************* | ||
- | EQUIPMENT*******Xxx************* | ||
- | *********************** | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * * | ||
- | IF YOU ARE | ||
- | BUYING OR HIRING HIRING OR BUYING GEAR FOR | ||
- | WALKING GAMPING CLIMBING | ||
- | WALKING ..... CAMPING seesee CLEEBING 000000 | ||
- | CANOEING0000000. CANOEING00030000000 | ||
- | THINK OF | ||
- | MOUNTAIN- EQUII-ZIENT | ||
- | 17 Alexander Street, Crow's Nest. 2065 (On tho corner of Falcon Strect) Tolophone 439-3454. | ||
- | for | ||
- | FAIRYDOVN SLEEPING BAGS | ||
- | HIGH LOAD PACKS (Weight 3 Do'. 10 oz) | ||
- | AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS YOU COULD POSSIBLY NEED | ||
- | * * * * * * * * | ||
- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE WEEK. | ||
- | DOOR-KNOCK APPEAL | ||
- | On Sunday, 25th February, the National Parks and Wildlife Foundation, will be conducting a Door-Knock Appeal, with the aim of raising $190009000 (one million dollars!) to be used in the purchase of natural land for National Parks. | ||
- | Volunteers are required to help by acting as collectors, and there is | ||
- | also need for persons who will accept the rosponsibility of organising groups of collectors (e g. 10-20-30 persons). | ||
- | All Bushwalkors are lovers of wild country. All Bushwalkors aro interested in money, yes? Therefore this is your joblIll | ||
- | Please lot me have the names of as many people as possible who are willing to help on 25th0 | ||
- | See me, or ring me - DOROTHY BUTLER (Phone 48-2208) | ||
- | or any of these people - DR. MASON (47-1558) lER. SALT (48-5997) | ||
- | MRS. EDGECOMBE (84-3034) | ||
- | ********** | ||
- | FEDERATION NOTES - DECEMBER | ||
- | by Ray Hookway.. | ||
- | 24)212u1.1=1E2Lly_lfulalLa_2111EILiaa | ||
- | Tho main news for the month is regarding the public enquiry to be held commencing January 30th on the environmental effect of the Moomba- | ||
- | Sydney gas pipe lino. The enquiry is a direct result of the protests of concerned people, mainly in this instance the Wilderness Protection Committee, and it highlights the fact that individuals and small groups with genuine aims can influence the deciaions of government. A state government by-election in February was possibly a deciding factor, but strong protest action was the basic reason. However the enauiry should not be permitted to white-wash the pipe lino project. | ||
- | Kosciusko Snow Leases. | ||
- | Meetings of groups interested in resuming the Snowy Mountains snow leases, which were discontinued about five years ago, are to be held over the next few weeks. Federation is to send. an observer to one of these meetings. | ||
- | State government recently decided to permit limited grazing of stock | ||
- | Page IA.__ THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | in the park because of the severe drought conditions in the surrounding countryside, | ||
- | It is interesting to note that the fires in the Jacobs River area | ||
- | wore allegedly deliberately lit, and that the fires in the Grey Mare Range wore in. an area not normally grazed over. | ||
- | Vhilst one can sympathise with the graziers, particularly at this drought time, sufficient grazing country exists in N.S.U. without recourse to the Kosciusko Park, whatever its previous grazing history. A lot of the graziers problems are no doubt duo to overstocking and to bad management. One mob of cattle waiting at Tumut to enter the Bloworing area has been driven from Gundagai which is hardly adjacent to the Park. | ||
- | Cessation of the Mountain Trails Club. | ||
- | Milos Dunphy has advised that duo to the advancing years of its | ||
- | members the Mountain Trails Club is to disband. This club, which is one | ||
- | of the oldest bushwalkinc clubs in Auatralia, has loft is mark on most of the walking maps of N.S.U. | ||
- | Search and Rescue. | ||
- | Canyon Rescue Team. The S. and IL group have decided to form a . specialcanyon rescue -team. Any interested member should contact Heather | ||
- | White (Phone 98-6526). | ||
- | Sh2._zL12_1122LLIE1, | ||
- | House in January and if interest in these meetings does not improve they will be discontinued. | ||
- | The S. and R._.group is planning to hold more regular 7eekend practice searches in 1973 in an endeavour to increase interest.. | ||
- | Now Maps. | ||
- | The Lands Department Blue Mountains and Burragorang map had been | ||
- | reissued with corrections and additions. The now :colour scheme used makes it a lot easier to road. | ||
- | Other nQw maps in the 1.259000 series are: | ||
- | | ||
- | ********** | ||
- | Page 15 7iSYDI1EY BUSH-WALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | CANBERRA WITH THE RIGBYS. | ||
- | by Spiro Kotas. | ||
- | Five carloaas of Sydney Bush Walkers converged onto the Rigby | ||
- | residence at Campbell, Canberra on Friday night, each arriving at a different | ||
- | time and eventually all managing to find a sleeping place somewhere in the Rigby house. Any nocturnal journey provided a hilarious "dodge ' | ||
- | The next morning most of the party set off to walk to the shores of Lake Burley Griffith undor the export guidance of our host Frank, the remainder were expected to meet up with us at the boat hiringshed. We walked past the attractive houses with their wellkept gardens and we noticed that nearly all of them were not endowed with indiginous trees or plants, their owner prefrring exotics, unlike the Rigbys who are concentrating on Australian flora. Eventually we reached the lake and walked through Commonwealth Park, through the children' | ||
- | of Parliament and. the National Library, the most prominent of the aistant landmarks. We all agreed that the National Library appeared at its best at night under the flood lights. Prominent closer landmarks included the Commonwealth Avenue bridge, the famous "water spout" and the carillon (a gift from the British Government) with its high perpendicular white walls commandeering Aspen Island. | ||
- | Although by this time the temperature had risen to quite an impressive | ||
- | level we decided that we required some energetic exorrio and as we could not see the Finches or the,Wyborns anywhere, as they were sleeping under a clump | ||
- | of trees 50 yards away, we hired a few paddle boats and a canoe for the oda one out. This novel form of water travel proved to be rather fun, but we | ||
- | were disappointed upon reaching that illusive fountain to suddenly discover that it had been turned. off. WO returnea to the boat shed and as we could still not see the others we decided to walk to the AinslieRex for a drink | ||
- | and a counterlunch. The pub was quite crowded but we managed to find a shady spot in the beer garden and after a couple of drinks and lunch we | ||
- | headed back towards Campbell trying to identify the many varieties of trees. Owen Marks surprised both Frank Rigby and Dot Butler with his accurate descriptions. | ||
- | Tho bulk of the party then set off to inspect the Canberra Botanic | ||
- | Gardens at tho foot of Black Mountain which occupy about 100 acres of land. The first plantings were begun in 1950 amongst unfenced and unwatorod bush- | ||
- | land. and the gardens have came a long way since then (officially opened in | ||
- | Octobor, | ||
- | The garden inspection completed, we returned to the Rigby residence, collected our barbecue gooaios ana sot off again to Black Mountain, whore coinoperated | ||
- | hot plates and gas rings arc provided for picnics. Whilst our meat was cooking Joan produced. 2 spinach pies made from a secret Greek roceipo and | ||
- | Page l6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1973. | ||
- | various salad dishes and all were consumed with groat enthusiasm as we enjoyea the now fairy-tale view of Canberra at twilight with its sparkling lights and illuminated buildings, and the lake a great focal point of pleasing shape and dimension. | ||
- | Jack to Croswell Street and Frank showed his slides of South America which, as usual, wore of very high standard and extremely interesting; | ||
- | you know what tired tourists bushwalkors make, and within minutes he was addressing a half-asleep audience. | ||
- | Sunday morning again showed signs of being very hot and an air of high | ||
- | expectation and excitement prevailed as we anticipated the joy that lay ahead laf us, that is, a lazy li-b jaunt down a very small section of the | ||
- | Murrumbidgee River. Into our various cars we jumped and sped. off to the car park at Green Island where we made last minute repairs to our patchy | ||
- | li-los. Kath Brown, Eat Earson, Adrienne Shilling and Geoff Mattingley | ||
- | . chose to keep up withYon the bank (they didn't have li-los); at times a most difficult tal:k as the river bounced us over intrepid rapids, forced us around hair-pin bends and over long stretches of sand banks, took us along the deep pools of a rough, rocky gorge, where we also had to negotiate several small waterfalls, all at a devasting speed of a mile per hour. | ||
- | Lunch was had on a shady beach where wo could all examine our injuries. | ||
- | We also concluded, that the sun had inflicted many injuries to our daring river band. Lying on a li-lo on a very hot clay fully exposed to the sun | ||
- | is indeed hazardous for the unsuspecting. Kath Brown with her broad-brimmed straw hat, | ||
- | ending at a public swimming river-pool with a large sand beach qtad a few concrete lunch sheds. | ||
- | On the way home we stopped at tho Wellington Hotel for a farewell drink with Les and Doone Wyborn, collectea our belongings from the Rigbys and after lengthy farewells and sincere thanks we bid our hosts good-bye, with greater understanding of the advantages of living in the national capital. | ||
- | -********** | ||
- | OFFICIAL NOTICE | ||
- | from The Socrerary. | ||
- | Any notices or proposed Conatitutional amendments to be presented to the Annual General Meeting should be in the hands of the Secretary not later than February 14th. | ||
- | Any change of address or telephone nuMber should be notified as soon ae possible, for inclusion in the list of members aCcompanying the Annual Report. | ||
- | -********** | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Walk' | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Wilf Hilder. | ||
+ | |||
+ | January 1973 - Long Weekend 26,27,28,29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Four great trips for you - Ray Hookway is Kowmung bound with his li-lo; down Cambage into the canyon and up Gingra. Yes, tracks along Gingra and plenty of paddling along the river. | ||
+ | |||
+ | George Catchpole is heading for the Monaro Alps of Southern A.C.T. Mt. Kelly and Scabby will provide glorious views. Lush campsites 'neath the snowgums with crystal clear trout streams. | ||
+ | |||
+ | David Cotton is building his base camp at Lake Louise, by the sandy shore of the Shoalhaven, with swimming and cascading for young and old - side trips to Bungonia Gorge and the Block Up. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Don Finch' | ||
+ | |||
+ | February 1973 - 2,3,4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Uncle Frank Tacker, our insectologist, | ||
+ | |||
+ | February - 2,3,4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dave Cotton on t' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday 4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | The winter ice should have just about melted in the canyons by now and Alan Pike is sampling Arathusa with its longish swims and moderate abseils. Fabulous canyon scenery - so book in early. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday 4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gallop away Callaway canters down along the coast of Royal National Park from Bundeena to Lilyvale on this test walk. Tracks all the way but a fair amount of climbing is involved - excellent scenery. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday 4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | This leisurely stroll to Burning Palms is led by Kath Brown. Plenty of time for a swim at the Palms with its magnificent scenery. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 9,10,11 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Don Finch* leads the canyoneers to the fabled Jerrara Creek with its big abseils and bombing holes. Then along Bungonia Creek to the Magnificent Bungonia Canyon with classic limestone boulder hopping and on to the mighty Shoalhaven at Lake Louise. More canyon scenery and the famous fifty-foot bombing hole - where Fendon won his flying license. (*** Don is taking over from Dave Rostron) | ||
+ | |||
+ | 9,10,11 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rod Peters leads this instructional test walk thru Martins Creek Canyon - some rather interesting boulder hopping in ye upper reaches - and along the sandy banks of the Nattai River with splendiferous views. Easy grade bridle path from MacArthurs Flat to Coates Farm. Book early, but remember Rod lives at St. Marys so you're on STD - keep it brief. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Saturday 10 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wild Wilf comes the Colo capers again. As anyone who __hasn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Saturday 10 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Another Saturday trip! Nancye Alderson leads this easy stroll to the Duckhole on Glenbrook Creek. Plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing. A good trip for members who have young families or older members who want a very easy walk. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday 11 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Another easy walk down to Royal National Park. Uncle Sam Hinde guides the multitude from Otford Station to Hell Hole (Werong) with its secluded beach. Rockhop round to Bulge and its rock pools and climb the mountain on a well-worn track - yes, fantastic views from the top. Special Excursion tickets to Otford. | ||
+ | |||
+ | February 16,17,18 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dave Rostron sallies forth to Sally Camp Creek and the mighty Davies Canyon. Some compulsory abseiling if you don't know the hidden passes - but great canyon scenery all the way. Bring your wet suit and canyon bag. (* Fair exchange with Don) | ||
+ | |||
+ | 17,18 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Well, you asked for it again and Bill Hall is organising it - the good old S.B.W. Swimming Carnival. Bill has organised a big campfire for Saturday night on the sandy banks of Lake Eckersley. All are naturally invited to join in the fun. For those who can't make it on Saturday, the 08.20 a.m. Sunday electric train (change at Sutherland) is the one to ride. Ring Bill at 57-5145 and he will give you all details about the camping, the trains, the swimming (easy and novelty races) and the Sunday leader. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 23,24,25 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Max Crisp' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 24,25 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Saturday afternoon start on this over popular test walk from Carlons along the bridle paths over Tinpot Hill to Old Father Cox and downstream through the spectacular Harry' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday 25 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sheila Binns leads it like it is - from Waterfall down Kangaroo Creek with magnificent swimming holes. Good tracks all the way and an easy climb to Heathcote from Karloo Pool. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday 25 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dave Cotton' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | __It's time__ you did the right thing and sent in a walk or two for the March, April, May Autumn programme (New Year Resolution!). There' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The deadline (or was it a dead lion?) on January 30th as the programme goes before Committee for approval on February 7th. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====National Parks and Wildlife Week. Door-knock Appeal.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | On Sunday, 25th February, the National Parks and Wildlife Foundation, will be conducting a Door-Knock Appeal, with the aim of raising $1,000,000 (one million dollars!) to be used in the purchase of natural land for National Parks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Volunteers are required to help by acting as collectors, and there is also need for persons who will accept the responsibility of organising groups of collectors (e.g. 10-20-30 persons). | ||
+ | |||
+ | All Bushwalkers are lovers of wild country. All Bushwalkers are interested in money, yes? Therefore this is your job!!!! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Please let me have the names of as many people as possible who are willing to help on 25th. | ||
+ | |||
+ | See me, or ring me - Dorothy Butler (Phone 48-2208) - or any of these people - Dr. Mason (47-1558), Mr. Salt (48-5997), Mrs. Edgecombe (84-3034). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Federation Notes - December.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Ray Hookway. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Moomba-Sydney Pipe Line Enquiry.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The main news for the month is regarding the public enquiry to be held commencing January 30th on the environmental effect of the Moomba-Sydney gas pipe line. The enquiry is a direct result of the protests of concerned people, mainly in this instance the Wilderness Protection Committee, and it highlights the fact that individuals and small groups with genuine aims can influence the decisions of government. A state government by-election in February was possibly a deciding factor, but strong protest action was the basic reason. However the enquiry should not be permitted to white-wash the pipe line project. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Kosciusko Snow Leases.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Meetings of groups interested in resuming the Snowy Mountains snow leases, which were discontinued about five years ago, are to be held over the next few weeks. Federation is to send an observer to one of these meetings. | ||
+ | |||
+ | State government recently decided to permit limited grazing of stock in the park because of the severe drought conditions in the surrounding countryside, | ||
+ | |||
+ | It is interesting to note that the fires in the Jacobs River area were allegedly deliberately lit, and that the fires in the Grey Mare Range were in an area not normally grazed over. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Whilst one can sympathise with the graziers, particularly at this drought time, sufficient grazing country exists in N.S.W. without recourse to the Kosciusko Park, whatever its previous grazing history. A lot of the graziers problems are no doubt due to overstocking and to bad management. One mob of cattle waiting at Tumut to enter the Blowering area has been driven from Gundagai which is hardly adjacent to the Park. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Cessation of the Mountain Trails Club.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Miles Dunphy has advised that due to the advancing years of its members the Mountain Trails Club is to disband. This club, which is one of the oldest bushwalking clubs in Australia, has left its mark on most of the walking maps of N.S.W. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Search and Rescue.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Canyon Rescue Team.__ The S. and R. group have decided to form a special canyon rescue team. Any interested member should contact Heather White (Phone 98-6526). | ||
+ | |||
+ | __S. and R. Meeting.__ There will be no S. and R. meeting at Science House in January and if interest in these meetings does not improve they will be discontinued. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The S. and R. group is planning to hold more regular weekend practice searches in 1973 in an endeavour to increase interest. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===New Maps.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Lands Department Blue Mountains and Burragorang map had been reissued with corrections and additions. The new colour scheme used makes it a lot easier to read. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Other new maps in the 1.25,000 series are: Murrurundi, Bermagui, Moruya, Bellbrook. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Canberra With The Rigbys.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Spiro Ketas. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Five carloads of Sydney Bush Walkers converged onto the Rigby residence at Campbell, Canberra on Friday night, each arriving at a different time and eventually all managing to find a sleeping place somewhere in the Rigby house. Any nocturnal journey provided a hilarious "dodge ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next morning most of the party set off to walk to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin under the expert guidance of our host Frank, the remainder were expected to meet up with us at the boat hiring-shed. We walked past the attractive houses with their well-kept gardens and we noticed that nearly all of them were not endowed with indiginous trees or plants, their owner preferring exotics, unlike the Rigbys who are concentrating on Australian flora. Eventually we reached the lake and walked through Commonwealth Park, through the children' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Although by this time the temperature had risen to quite an impressive level we decided that we required some energetic exercise and as we could not see the Finches or the Wyborns anywhere, as they were sleeping under a clump of trees 50 yards away, we hired a few paddle boats and a canoe for the odd one out. This novel form of water travel proved to be rather fun, but we were disappointed upon reaching that illusive fountain to suddenly discover that it had been turned off. We returned to the boat shed and as we could still not see the others we decided to walk to the Ainslie-Rex for a drink and a counter-lunch. The pub was quite crowded but we managed to find a shady spot in the beer garden and after a couple of drinks and lunch we headed back towards Campbell trying to identify the many varieties of trees. Owen Marks surprised both Frank Rigby and Dot Butler with his accurate descriptions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The bulk of the party then set off to inspect the Canberra Botanic Gardens at the foot of Black Mountain which occupy about 100 acres of land. The first plantings were begun in 1950 amongst unfenced and unwatered bushland and the gardens have came a long way since then (officially opened in October, 1970). Over 4,000 different species of Australian plant are grown, and an artificially created rain forest formed by an intricate misting system. The garden inspection completed, we returned to the Rigby residence, collected our barbecue goodies and set off again to Black Mountain, where coin-operated hot plates and gas rings are provided for picnics. Whilst our meat was cooking Joan produced 2 spinach pies made from a secret Greek recipe and various salad dishes and all were consumed with great enthusiasm as we enjoyed the now fairy-tale view of Canberra at twilight with its sparkling lights and illuminated buildings, and the lake a great focal point of pleasing shape and dimension. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Back to Creswell Street and Frank showed his slides of South America which, as usual, were of very high standard and extremely interesting; | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday morning again showed signs of being very hot and an air of high expectation and excitement prevailed as we anticipated the joy that lay ahead of us, that is, a lazy li-lo jaunt down a very small section of the Murrumbidgee River. Into our various cars we jumped and sped off to the car park at Green Island where we made last minute repairs to our patchy li-los. Kath Brown, Pat Marson, Adrienne Shilling and Geoff Mattingley chose to keep up with us on the bank (they didn't have li-los); at times a most difficult task as the river bounced us over intrepid rapids, forced us around hair-pin bends and over long stretches of sand banks, took us along the deep pools of a rough, rocky gorge, where we also had to negotiate several small waterfalls, all at a devastating speed of a mile per hour. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lunch was had on a shady beach where we could all examine our injuries. We also concluded that the sun had inflicted many injuries to our daring river band. Lying on a li-lo on a very hot day fully exposed to the sun is indeed hazardous for the unsuspecting. Kath Brown with her broad-brimmed straw hat, following the river on the scratchy river banks, managed to avoid sunburn completely, and encouraged at least one member of the party to don a tee-shirt. Again we set off to cover the remaining distance of our trip, ending at a public swimming river-pool with a large sand beach and a few concrete lunch sheds. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On the way home we stopped at the Wellington Hotel for a farewell drink with Les and Doone Wyborn, collected our belongings from the Rigbys and after lengthy farewells and sincere thanks we bid our hosts good-bye, with greater understanding of the advantages of living in the national capital. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Official Notice.==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | from The Secretary. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Any notices or proposed Constitutional amendments to be presented to the Annual General Meeting should be in the hands of the Secretary not later than February 14th. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Any change of address or telephone number should be notified as soon as possible, for inclusion in the list of members accompanying the Annual Report. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- |
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