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197811 [2016/12/05 16:43] joan197811 [2016/12/05 18:08] (current) – [SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL PROGRAMME DECEMBER 1978 JAN & FEB 1979.] joan
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 |**DUPLICATOR OPERATOR**| Bob Duncan. Telephone 869-2691| |**DUPLICATOR OPERATOR**| Bob Duncan. Telephone 869-2691|
  
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-====== Bob Younger's Trip to Newnes ======+===== Bob Younger's Trip to Newnes =====
 by Alma Duncan (aged 9) by Alma Duncan (aged 9)
  
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-====== Obituary (Grace Jolly) ======+===== Obituary (Grace Jolly) =====
 by Jess Martin. by Jess Martin.
  
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 GEOFF MOSLEY.\\   GEOFF MOSLEY.\\  
 Director.\\  Director.\\ 
-Tot ACP Membership Office, 672B Glenferrie Road, HAWTHORN. VIC. 3122. 
  
-I/We apply for membershippay the accompanying subscription and agree to be bound by the Constitution and regulations of the AM. +To: ACF Membership Office672B Glenferrie Road, HAWTHORNVIC3122.
-Please tick: Signed ... +
-Ordinary Member +
-Fulltime Student/Pensioner Date +
-Habitat Australia sUbscriptnName Donation +
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-Total herewith. +
-69 LIVERPOOL STSYDNEY - 26-2686 61-7215+
  
-FREEZE DRIED AND Cf.:HYDRATED FOODS +I/We apply for membershippay the accompanying subscription and agree to be bound by the Constitution and regulations of the ACF
-Now, the bushwalker can fully equip himself with the aid of Paddy's range of lightweight foods. Beef curry with rice; sweet and sour chicken with rice: chicken curry with rice; instant mashed potatoes; Surprise peas; Surprise peas end carrots; butter concentrate in tubes or 12oz tins; condensed milk in tubes; mixed vegetables: Kraft onions, Ovaltine energy tablets; freeze dried egg powder; Staminade; Kraft personal servings of jam, tomato sauce etc; army ration biscuits; farmhouse stew; savoury mince; beef Curry; chicken curry; sweet and SOW thicken; chicken supreme; 4 serve packet soups; Alliance beef steak stew; Alliance beef mince; Kendall mint cake or Kendall rum butter candy+Please tick:  
-BUNYIP RUCKSACK This ishiPed rucksack is excellent for childrenUse- full day packWeight 14ozs. +| | $12|Ordinary Member | Signed.............| 
-SENIOR RUCKSACK A single pocket, shaped rucksackSuitable for overnight campingWeight lYalbs. +| | $6|Fulltime Student/Pensioner |Name...........| 
-BUSHMAN RUCKSACK +| |$7|Habitat Australia subscription| Address ...........| 
-Has sewn-in curved bottom for extra comfort in carryingWill hold 30Ibs2 pocket model 1%lbs3 pocket +| |$..|Donation| | 
-model l'Albs. +| | |Total herewith| |
-PIONEER RUCKSACK +
-Extra large bag with four external pockets and will carry about 401bs of camp gearWeight 2%1bs+
-'A' TENTS +
-One, two or three manFrom 7% to 3%lbsChoice of three clothsSupplied with nylon cords and overlapped doorsNo wens, +
-WALLTENTS +
-Two, three or four manFrom 334 to 4341bsChoice of three clothsSupplied with nylon cords and overlaypad doors+
-eigitz+
-Lightweight bushwalking +
-Everything for the bush- walker, from blankets and air mattresses, stretchers, boots, compasses, maps, books, stoves and lamps to cooking ware and freeze dried and dehydrated foods.+
  
-====== Switzerland ======+ 
 +===== Switzerland =====
  
 by Owen Marks. by Owen Marks.
  
 Two facts face every traveller when contemplating a holiday in Switzerland it is the most beautiful land on earth and unfortunately the dearest. Don't let the latter disturb you. With a bit of forewarned knowledge and a sense of fun, you too can get involved with the people, their village life and the Mountains, the Mountains and more Mountains. Two facts face every traveller when contemplating a holiday in Switzerland it is the most beautiful land on earth and unfortunately the dearest. Don't let the latter disturb you. With a bit of forewarned knowledge and a sense of fun, you too can get involved with the people, their village life and the Mountains, the Mountains and more Mountains.
-Upon arrival in a big city, say Zurich (with its wonderful museum right at the railway station and airport bus terminal), buy an eight day 
  
-TRAVEL PASS for $42 approx. This magic pass entitles you to all the +Upon arrival in a big city, say Zurich (with its wonderful museum right at the railway station and airport bus terminal), buy an eight day TRAVEL PASS for $42 approx. This magic pass entitles you to all the Government railway lines, and most of the private narrow gauge ones which go up into the mountains. Unfortunately it won't get you to the top of Jungfrau or other terribly expensive mountain eyries; but it covers all the steamers on the lakes and down the Rhine River. It works on some funiculars and cable cars that whisk you over valleys and awesome cliffs 
-Government railway lines, and most of the private narrow gau43e ones which +in 100 people gondolas, but if there is a charge, a discount system of up to 50% is applicable on some cable cars, otherwise 25% off. It's just incredible what you can do. The next thing to buy is a railway guide book. It has fares and timetables of every bus, train, cable car, ferry,funicular and even aeroplane schedules. Thus prepared you can go off and have a superb time. (Make sure you have bought all your food before arriving in Switzerland. We left Barcelona stocked like your corner shop, Barcelona being the cheapest city in Europe's cheapest country. Mum had her purse full of little plastic sealed bags of olives, and was always ready for a snack.) 
-go up into the mountains. Unfortunately it won't get you to the top of Jungfrau or other terribly expensive mountain eyries; but it covers all + 
-the steamers on the lakes and down the Rhine River. It works on some funiculars and cable cars that whisk you over valleys and awesome cliffs +We left Zurich amidst the most perfect weather and made our way to the top of the St. Gothards Pass, via a little cog train that seemed to go underground more than in the open, from the end of the tunnel that the main
-in 100people gondolas, but if there is a charge, a discount system of up to 50% is applicable on some cable cars, otherwise 25% off. It's just incredible what you can do. The next thing to buy is a railway guide +
-book. It has fares and timetables of every bus, train, cable car, ferry, +
-funicular and even aeroplane schedules. Thus prepared you can go off and have a superb time. Nake sure you have bought all your food before +
-arriving in Switzerland. We left Barcelona stocked like your corner shop, Barcelona being the cheapest city in Europe's cheapest country. Mum had +
-her purse full of little plastic sealed bags of olives, and was OwaYs +
-ready for a snack.) +
-We left Zurich amidst the most perfect weather and made our way to the top of the St.Gothards Pass, via a little cog train that seemed to go underground more than in the open, from the end of the tunnel that the main+
 line goes through to Lake Como. "Sorry, the train line to Brig" (Zermatt's nearest main station) "is closed by snow avalanches." The date was 15th June, midsummer. I didn't believe him, railway officials know nothing line goes through to Lake Como. "Sorry, the train line to Brig" (Zermatt's nearest main station) "is closed by snow avalanches." The date was 15th June, midsummer. I didn't believe him, railway officials know nothing
-as usual, how could it be so? Alas, it was true. What to do? "Why, back :to the St.Gothard Tunnel and head for Lugano, change into a mountain =tram for Dommodossala and under the Simplon Tunnel and lo, you will be in Brig. A long way round but the motor roads are all closed +as usual, how could it be so? Alas, it was true. What to do? "Why, back to the St. Gothard Tunnel and head for Lugano, change into a mountain tram for Dommodossala and under the Simplon Tunnel and lo, you will be in Brig. A long way round but the motor roads are all closed too; it will not cost you a cent. You have a rail pass." What a clever railway official, and we did what he suggested. Every train connects with every connection and there is a waiting time of 50 seconds at the most. The main train started at the northern end of the St. Gothard Tunnel and soon we were in the Italian speaking part and heading for LocarnoThescenery was obscured by the rain at this point. A MAXIM. IF IT'S RAINING IN THE SOUTH IT'S FINE IN THE NORTH AND VICE VERSA. 
-too; it will not cost you a cent. You have a rail pass." What a clever railway official, and we did what he suggested. Every train connects with every connection and there is a waiting time of 50 seconds at the most. The main train started at the northern end of the St. Gothard Tunnel and soon we were in the Italianspeaking part and heading for IocarnoThe + 
-scenery was obscured by the rain at this point. A MAXIM. IF IT'S RAINING IN THE SOUTH IT'S FINE IN THE NORTH AND VICE VEPEk+"What's the point in hanging around Lake Maggiore in the rain," saidmy mother, and we were off via a little tram through the suburbs and along the Centovalli River and were soon climbing into the Alps again with the most perfect scenery imaginable. I'll describe it now while it is all fresh. It was lovely. How else can you describe picture postcards or scenes from calendars. No matter where the eye glanced it was to see green valleys, clean railway stations, picturebook houses, ruined stone castles, contented cows, fast flowing streams, trees and more green fields. 
-"What's the point in hanging around Lake Maggiore in the rain," said +
-my mother, and we were off via a little tram through the suburbs and along the Centovalli River and were soon climbing into the Alps again with the most perfect scenery imaginable. I'll describe it now while it is all fresh. It was lovely. How else can you describe,picture postcards or scenes from calendars. No matter where the eye glanced it was to see green valleys, clean railway stations, picturebook houses, ruined stone +
-castles, contented cows, fast flowing streams, trees and more green fields.+
 Enough. If you can't imagine Switzerland there is no hope for you. Enough. If you can't imagine Switzerland there is no hope for you.
 +
 We arrived at Dommodossala and suddenly realized we were in Italy. We arrived at Dommodossala and suddenly realized we were in Italy.
-Yes, the Swiss Pass works in th7zTart of Italy. It is because 4 finger 
-of an Italian valley juts into it, and the only transport available is Italian.. (I forgot to mention that this pass works on buses as well and 
-if you are in St.Moritz you can travel to Locarno via Italy too.) Night 
-was going to stks us down so wedecided to stay overnight in Italy. A nice little Pension in the old part of the town was most comfortable for Z5 a double. From memory Cavour was a guest many years age. It must have been the original bed, as I finished up sleeping on the floor. Next morning I paid the owner's son who was in charge of the bar (he was 11 or 12 you know you are in Italy). 
-In one hour's-time we were in Brig having passed through the Simplon Tunnel. We had one minute to catch a train, but I realized it. was a tram that Started outside in the square. I'd have to run back for Mum Ikho was struggling with her Qantas bag. I had. the rucksack on. (We had left all cur gear at the airport locker and were trLvelling in what we stood in and a chnge of underwear, and ifb m carried the food.) As we sat down the tram moved off herding for Zern-latt. A little private tram that climbs up very slowly and then would put down its middle wheel and cog us up little steep pinches and then proceed to Zermatt. Here on this:tram in a crowded compartment occurred the Most Embarrassing Moment of my life. More embarrassing than when I had rapid galloping diarrhoea whilst having an interview with the Sultan of Jogjarkarta and the interpreter refused to ask him where the toilet was. That an ending that story had I had merely told Mum we were heading for Zermatt and neglected to mention what, was there. The carriage had a few photographs and one was of a mountain. Mymother in a loua voice to show off her knowledge said "I recognize that 
-mountain -from my trip to-Disneyaand!!" It was' the,Matterhon. The shame overvIelmed r.e: 
-arrived at armatt to find the mOuntain shrouded by fog and after 
-a walk around the tr,:.Tn headea for the foothills, and the same thought passes through the minds of all the tourists, whether to invest in a trip up in a cable car to see ncthing. Luckily we decided not to, because we heard later that nothing was seen for three days., and it was mid afternoon, and "Where shall we go?" Another MAXIM: MIEN RAINING HEAD FOR THE TOWNS AND WHEN FIRE HEAD FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 
-We caught the mountain train back to Brig and the first express to Berne. Scenery but rain all the way. Berne is a wonderful spot to buy your Pa-talc Phillippe or Gerrrd Perregaux but useless in buying bread and cheese. There was absolutely nowhere to stay, as everything was booked up. "Try the Youth Hostel". Another hint for the Swiss traveller. Disregard the warnings of age. Everyone knows that nobody over the age of 25 is allowed in Youth Hostels in Switzerland. Yes, they could take us being out of season (hotels are in season). That was how my mother finished up in a dormitory with American Hitch Hikers. The open showers 
  
-she refused to use. Stillher first Youth Hostel in Europe, and listening to the young kids tell of their hitching adventures was quite an interesting experience for her. +Yesthe Swiss Pass works in this part of Italy. It is because finger of an Italian valley juts into it, and the only transport available is Italian(forgot to mention that this pass works on buses as well andif you are in StMoritz you can travel to Locarno via Italy too.) Night was going to strike us down so we decided to stay overnight in ItalyA nice little Pensione in the old part of the town was most comfortable for $5 doubleFrom memory Cavour was a guest many years ageIt must have been the original bedas finished up sleeping on the floorNext morning I paid the owner's son who was in charge of the bar (he was 11 or 12 you know you are in Italy).
-Next day more rain but a chance of it clearing, so we caught a train to Thun on Thunsee and the ferry boat that had five people instead of the usual 300. It is so expensive that tourists have to weigh the weather with the scenery otherwise it'sheer waste of money. With a Travel Pass you can just catch everything. To sit in a clean Swiss ferry boat +
-with our kettle boiling (thanks to Bob and Christa Younger, who had given us a little 3" immerser and we could plug it into various unexpected places)sipping coffee and gazing out across the placid swan-filled waters with Southern Obernese Alps to the south, slightly coverd in mist is Paradise indeed. +
-Soon we were coming into Interlaken and the weather clearing. I had a plan to make for Murren that night because I found out that another youth hostel was nearby where you could do your own cookingThat an exciting trip it wasThe narrow gauge train stops at Lauterbrunnen. To the right was a sheer wall going up into the mist which had appeared miraculously, but the locals said it was going to get very bad. Up the wall was a funicular going 1111 into the clouds and soon we were in a whiteout"Craziness," said Mum "We'll see nothing and die of cold." We arrived at Grutschalp with the snow falling (so hard to believe that it was not mid,winter1) We were only 4500 ft up and where were we? All the passengers were running acrossthe 4" deep path of snow onto tram +
-that would run along the cliff wall to MurrenSuddenly the white-out +
-lifted, and there, on our left, was the view which we were assured was dear to the hearts ofall SwissThe entire Alps were snow covered from 9000 ft down to 4000 ft, Jungfrau in the centre with the Eiger and the +
-Black Monkwhich had never heard of (but that means nothing). On either side were peaks and peaks streaked with black which were exposed rocky +
-preciPices. Absolutely fantastic that it is pointless for me to describe. +
-At Mbrren the tram came to a terminus and as the hotels were too +
-fantastic to even contemplate asking the price, we walked through the +
-village of ninety or so houses with a few little shops that sell chocolates and a small bank that had (would you believe) the stock exchange markets of London, New York and-Zurich listed in the windowNothing should amaze you here in Switzerland. At the end of the village was Station No.2 of Europets longest cableway. Our free pass took us down to Gimmelwald where +
-we charged into the youth hostel without any to do* The old lady in charge asked us into her private house next door, and. made us very welcome. She +
-insisted that my mother have an afternoon's sleep in the lounge room, but my mother decided not to. The reason was the smell, because the floor boards were rather old and you could peek into the stables below, and the +
-aroma of urine and other matter was permeating the sitting room. A little village shop sold frankfurters that would have sent Shylock reeling into the Grand Canal with shock, and with a few onions, had a pleasant =al home cooked. +
-That night it snowed 14" (the 17th Juneand at dawn we had the best view I have ever soonHere I decided to give myself a birthday+
  
-present as had forgotten it during my trip in Italy(must have had something else on my- mind on the day because I was ringing up from Rome to a friend in Sydney and she told me it was my-birthday.decided to go up the cable car all the way to the top and pay from stop 3 where the free trip petered out. Thirty minutes of silently surveying snowclad farmlets, trees, scree slopes, and finally over rocks and snow on to the permanently snowbound Schilthorn and its Revolving RestaurantAnd for only $6 you can eat bread, butter, jam and coffee and see the 'sun shining over the world whilst eating breakfast. Mt. Blanc could be seen way-behind, and in front the Eiger, Jungfrau etcThe terrace was covered in knee deep snow and the sky a deep blue. +In one hour's time we were in Brig having passed through the Simplon Tunnel. We had one minute to catch a train, but realized it was a tram that started outside in the square. I'have to run back for Mum who was struggling with her Qantas bag. I had the rucksack on. (We had left all our gear at the airport locker and were travelling in what we stood in and a change of underwear, and Mum carried the food.) As we sat down the tram moved off herding for Zermatt. A little private tram that climbs up very slowly and then would put down its middle wheel and cog us up little steep pinches and then proceed to ZermattHere on this tram in a crowded compartment occurred the Most Embarrassing Moment of my lifeMore embarrassing than when had rapid galloping diarrhoea whilst having an interview with the Sultan of Jogjarkarta and the interpreter refused to ask him where the toilet was. What an ending that story hadI had merely told Mum we were heading for Zermatt and neglected to mention what was there. The carriage had a few photographs and one was of a mountain. My mother in a loud voice to show off her knowledge said "recognize that mountain from my trip to Disneyland!!" It was the MatterhornThe shame overwhelmed me
-arrived back at the youth hostel for lunch amidst the melting of snow and went for a walk around Gimmelwald with plastic bags tied over my shoes. Not a single soul was to be seen. Waterfalls were cascading from every cliff and as we left by cable car our gondola went nearly 1600 ft +
-over a sheer cliff and swayed in the wind until the green valley was reachedA post bus met us and we were soon back at Interlaken. +
-Suddenly a train appeared labeled Grindlewald and without thinking we hurried aboard, as it was a name we had both heard and from my mountain eyrie I had seen approximately where it lay. The little train wound up t6 the valley under the Jungfrau Glacier amidst aweinspiring scenery. Just to sit outside the railway station and do nothing but feast your eyes on +
-ouch scenery is enough and is all one can hope for, before the weather broke. A brass band was playing Rossini, and I bought a chocolate to help the economy: +
-The sun was now setting and where to sleep? Back on the main line at Spiez the problem solved itself  The next train would take us back under the Simplon Tunnel to Italy and Domodossola, and because of daylight saving would arrive there the same time we startedOur cheap +
-pensione greeted us like old friends and we were given the same room. We +
-stocked up with fruit, food and wine and had a terrific meal and thus +
-ended our fourth day in Switzerland, two nights being spent in Italy. The youth hostels had cost us double what we were charged for hotel in this lovely part of Italy. +
-If the weather held, tomorrow would see us taking the toy train from the other end of the Simplon Tunnel and over the St. Gothard to the +
-St. Mar_ ; part of the country where 20 years previously had a summer job of bringing :,-own down from their summer pasture and where I always wanted to returnNo sleeping pills needed and SO TO BED.+
  
-Here endeth Part One +We arrived at Zermatt to find the mountain shrouded by fog and after a walk around the town headed for the foothills, and the same thought passes through the minds of all the tourists, whether to invest in a trip up in a cable car to see nothing. Luckily we decided not to, because we heard later that nothing was seen for three days, and it was mid afternoon, and "Where shall we go?" Another MAXIM: WHEN RAINING HEAD FOR THE TOWNS AND WHEN FINE HEAD FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
-.+
  
-PLEASE _NOTE  +We caught the mountain train back to Brig and the first express to Berne. Scenery but rain all the way. Berne is a wonderful spot to buy your Patek Phillippe or Gerard Perregaux but useless in buying bread and cheese. There was absolutely nowhere to stayas everything was booked up. "Try the Youth Hostel". Another hint for the Swiss traveller. Disregard the warnings of age. Everyone knows that nobody over the age of 25 is allowed in Youth Hostels in Switzerland. Yesthey could take us being out of season (hotels are in season). That was how my mother finished up in dormitory with American Hitch Hikers. The open showers she refused to use. Still, her first Youth Hostel in Europe, and listening to the young kids tell of their hitching adventures was quite an interesting experience for her.
-'Jose 'MartinHonXemborhas new telephone number 399,3457. The GONG as been found put away carefully with the coffee cups1+
  
 +Next day more rain but a chance of it clearing, so we caught a train to Thun on Thunsee and the ferry boat that had five people instead of the usual 300. It is so expensive that tourists have to weigh the weather with the scenery otherwise it's a sheer waste of money. With a Travel Pass you can just catch everything. To sit in a clean Swiss ferry boat with our kettle boiling (thanks to Bob and Christa Younger, who had given us a little 3" immerser and we could plug it into various unexpected places), sipping coffee and gazing out across the placid swan-filled waters with Southern Obernese Alps to the south, slightly covered in mist is Paradise indeed.
 +
 +Soon we were coming into Interlaken and the weather clearing. I had a plan to make for Murren that night because I found out that another youth hostel was nearby where you could do your own cooking. What an exciting trip it was. The narrow gauge train stops at Lauterbrunnen. To the right was a sheer wall going up into the mist which had appeared miraculously, but the locals said it was going to get very bad. Up the wall was a funicular going up into the clouds and soon we were in a whiteout. "Craziness," said Mum "We'll see nothing and die of cold." We arrived at Grutschalp with the snow falling (so hard to believe that it was not mid winter!) We were only 4500 ft up and where were we? All the passengers were running across the 4" deep path of snow onto a tram that would run along the cliff wall to Murren. Suddenly the white-out lifted, and there, on our left, was the view which we were assured was dear to the hearts of all Swiss. The entire Alps were snow covered from 9000 ft down to 4000 ft, Jungfrau in the centre with the Eiger and the Black Monk, which I had never heard of (but that means nothing). On either side were peaks and peaks streaked with black which were exposed rocky precipices. Absolutely fantastic that it is pointless for me to describe.
 +
 +At Murren the tram came to a terminus and as the hotels were too fantastic to even contemplate asking the price, we walked through the village of ninety or so houses with a few little shops that sell chocolates and a small bank that had (would you believe) the stock exchange markets of London, New York and Zurich listed in the window. 
 +Nothing should amaze you here in Switzerland. At the end of the village was Station No. 2 of Europe's longest cableway. Our free pass took us down to Gimmelwald where we charged into the youth hostel without any to do. The old lady in charge asked us into her private house next door, and made us very welcome. She insisted that my mother have an afternoon's sleep in the lounge room, but my mother decided not to. The reason was the smell, because the floor boards were rather old and you could peek into the stables below, and the aroma of urine and other matter was permeating the sitting room. A little village shop sold frankfurters that would have sent Shylock reeling into the Grand Canal with shock, and with a few onions, had a pleasant meal home cooked.
 +
 +That night it snowed 14" (the 17th June) and at dawn we had the best view I have ever soon. Here I decided to give myself a birthday present as I had forgotten it during my trip in Italy. (I must have had something else on my mind on the day because I was ringing up from Rome to a friend in Sydney and she told me it was my birthday.) I decided to go up the cable car all the way to the top and pay from stop 3 where the free trip petered out. Thirty minutes of silently surveying snowclad farmlets, trees, scree slopes, and finally over rocks and snow on to the permanently snowbound Schilthorn and its Revolving Restaurant. And for only $6 you can eat bread, butter, jam and coffee and see the sun shining over the world whilst eating breakfast. Mt. Blanc could be seen way behind, and in front the Eiger, Jungfrau etc. The terrace was covered in knee deep snow and the sky a deep blue.
 +
 +I arrived back at the youth hostel for lunch amidst the melting of snow and went for a walk around Gimmelwald with plastic bags tied over my shoes. Not a single soul was to be seen. Waterfalls were cascading from every cliff and as we left by cable car our gondola went nearly 1600 ft over a sheer cliff and swayed in the wind until the green valley was reached. A post bus met us and we were soon back at Interlaken.
 +
 +Suddenly a train appeared labeled Grindlewald and without thinking we hurried aboard, as it was a name we had both heard and from my mountain eyrie I had seen approximately where it lay. The little train wound up to the valley under the Jungfrau Glacier amidst awe-inspiring scenery. Just to sit outside the railway station and do nothing but feast your eyes on such scenery is enough and is all one can hope for, before the weather broke. A brass band was playing Rossini, and I bought a chocolate to help the economy.
 +
 +The sun was now setting and where to sleep? Back on the main line at Spiez the problem solved itself.  The next train would take us back under the Simplon Tunnel to Italy and Domodossola, and because of daylight saving would arrive there the same time we started. Our cheap pensione greeted us like old friends and we were given the same room. We stocked up with fruit, food and wine and had a terrific meal and thus ended our fourth day in Switzerland, two nights being spent in Italy. The youth hostels had cost us double what we were charged for a hotel in this lovely part of Italy.
 +
 +If the weather held tomorrow would see us taking the toy train from the other end of the Simplon Tunnel and over the St. Gothard to the St. Moritz; part of the country where 20 years previously I had a summer job of bringing own cows from their summer pasture and where I always wanted to return. No sleeping pills needed and SO TO BED.
 +
 +Here endeth Part One.
 +
 +**PLEASE NOTE**\\ 
 +Joss Martin, Hon. Member, has a new telephone number 399,3457. The GONG has been found put away carefully with the coffee cups!
 +
 +
 +===== Book Review-"Backpacking equipment: Making and Using it" by G. R. BIRCH.=====
 + 
 +Blandford Press. Price $6.50
  
-BOOK REVIEW -   
 by Alastair Battye. by Alastair Battye.
  
-This small book describes how to make walking equipment such as tents, a sleeping bag, a pack, an anorak, and gives some general hints on 'backpacking'. The book was published in England and is obviously aimed at English hikers. It's value to Australian bushwalkers appears limited, for if the general hints were accepted one would carry, in addition to the usual walking gear, scissors, electric razor, lib and plastic foam mat, wash banin, knife, water filter and purifier, a telescope (to see distant signposts believe it or not) and so on. A description is however given of how to construct a pack to carry all this stuff. The pack idea is ingeneous as the pack frame is formed of the tent poles (for the tent which is also described), plus a lot of leather strapping and fibreglass framing. The whole thing does appear somewhat heavy, but then it has much to carry.+This small book describes how to make walking equipment such as tents, a sleeping bag, a pack, an anorak, and gives some general hints on 'backpacking'. The book was published in England and is obviously aimed at English hikers. It's value to Australian bushwalkers appears limited, for if the general hints were accepted one would carry, in addition to the usual walking gear, scissors, electric razor, li-lo and plastic foam mat, wash basin, knife, water filter and purifier, a telescope (to see distant signposts believe it or not) and so on. A description is however given of how to construct a pack to carry all this stuff. The pack idea is ingeneous as the pack frame is formed of the tent poles (for the tent which is also described), plus a lot of leather strapping and fibreglass framing. The whole thing does appear somewhat heavy, but then it has much to carry.
  
 Apart from the above, which is really a bit unusual for Australian conditions, the impression obtained from the descriptions of home manufacture of tents and sleeping bags is that if one has the wit to tackle such jobs one would also have the wit to sort out the simple geometry of the basic measurements and cutting needed. Where one may really run into trouble in such exercises is in the detail work, how to organise and sew the seams and other points. The book won't help you here, it ignores these points. Apart from the above, which is really a bit unusual for Australian conditions, the impression obtained from the descriptions of home manufacture of tents and sleeping bags is that if one has the wit to tackle such jobs one would also have the wit to sort out the simple geometry of the basic measurements and cutting needed. Where one may really run into trouble in such exercises is in the detail work, how to organise and sew the seams and other points. The book won't help you here, it ignores these points.
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 A.C.B. A.C.B.
  
-Book kindly supplied by +Book kindly supplied by ANZ Book CoPty Ltd
-EQUIPMENT MAKING AND USING IT" by G. R. BIRCH. Blandford Press. Price $6.50.+
  
-S.B.W. DINERS OUT  
-The third. Wednesday dinners before:40 meetings will not be held in December or January. We will have the next dinner on the third Wednesday in February. I PETER MILLER2 Convenor. 
  
 +S.B.W. DINERS OUT\\ 
 +The third. Wednesday dinners before club meetings will not be held in December or January. We will have the next dinner on the third Wednesday in February.
 +
 +PETER MILLER Convenor.
  
  
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 The Treasurer's report indicated a starting balance of $1414.19 - Income of $576.91, Expenditure of $372.95, to give a closing balance of $1618.15. The Treasurer's report indicated a starting balance of $1414.19 - Income of $576.91, Expenditure of $372.95, to give a closing balance of $1618.15.
  
-Federation report indicated that there will be a display of old bushwalking photographs at the next F.B.W. Re-union which will be held on 31 March/1 April (?I) in Dharug National Park. There are still some problems with S. & R. and the requirement for insurance cover for searchers. Federation has produced draft policies on wilderness use, major trails, and use of vehicles in national parks. The writs taken out against Federation over mining application in the Ettrema area have lapsed but the exercise has cost F.B.W about $19000.00. There are reports that Monolith Valley has recentlY been subjected to aerial fire-bombing for a controlled burn (I use the terms loosely). You may remember that this is an area where Federation agreed to a moratorium on camping to permit regeneration.+Federation report indicated that there will be a display of old bushwalking photographs at the next F.B.W. Re-union which will be held on 31 March/1 April (?!) in Dharug National Park. There are still some problems with S. & R. and the requirement for insurance cover for searchers. Federation has produced draft policies on wilderness use, major trails, and use of vehicles in national parks. The writs taken out against Federation over mining application in the Ettrema area have lapsed but the exercise has cost F.B.W about $19000.00. There are reports that Monolith Valley has recentlY been subjected to aerial fire-bombing for a controlled burn (I use the terms loosely). You may remember that this is an area where Federation agreed to a moratorium on camping to permit regeneration.
  
 The first walk in the Walks Report was led by Peter Miller who had 4 members out on his Grose Valley weekend trip on the 15,16,17th September. On the same weekend, Ian Debert led 8 prospectives and 4 members on a slightly unusual route from Kedumba Creek to Katoomba via the other side of Mt. Solitary. They were compensated in some measure by catching the late-late ride on the scenic railway. There was no indication as to whether Vic Lewin's trip that weekend went. The first walk in the Walks Report was led by Peter Miller who had 4 members out on his Grose Valley weekend trip on the 15,16,17th September. On the same weekend, Ian Debert led 8 prospectives and 4 members on a slightly unusual route from Kedumba Creek to Katoomba via the other side of Mt. Solitary. They were compensated in some measure by catching the late-late ride on the scenic railway. There was no indication as to whether Vic Lewin's trip that weekend went.
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 ===== Escape from Aridity ===== ===== Escape from Aridity =====
-by J.A. and R. DULHUNTY. (Department of Geology and Geophysics, SydneyUniversity)+by J.A. and R. DULHUNTY.\\  
 +(Department of Geology and Geophysics, Sydney University)
  
 During 1973-74 and 1975, 90% of the Australian continent experienced abnormally high rainfall. When expressed as percentages of the mean, the three year averages for abnormalities in rainfall districts receiving more than normal, varied from +3% to +133%. In the remaining 2% of the continent, which received less than normal, average abnormalities varied from only -2% to -6%. So abnormal rainfall far exceeded subnormal, in both area and extent and farmers and graziers, as well as vegetation and wildlife, enjoyed a bonanza of good seasons. During 1973-74 and 1975, 90% of the Australian continent experienced abnormally high rainfall. When expressed as percentages of the mean, the three year averages for abnormalities in rainfall districts receiving more than normal, varied from +3% to +133%. In the remaining 2% of the continent, which received less than normal, average abnormalities varied from only -2% to -6%. So abnormal rainfall far exceeded subnormal, in both area and extent and farmers and graziers, as well as vegetation and wildlife, enjoyed a bonanza of good seasons.
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-The Club Christmas Party+===== The Club Christmas Party ===== 
 by Christine Austin\\ by Christine Austin\\
 Social Secretary. Social Secretary.
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 The Christmas Party will be held in the Clubroom, and the Club will provide the drinks. The date - 20th DECEMBER. The Christmas Party will be held in the Clubroom, and the Club will provide the drinks. The date - 20th DECEMBER.
 Contacts for this year's party are Fazeley Read (Ph. 90913671) and Marcia Shappert (Ph. 30,2028). They will be organising it, as I won't be in Sydney. If you can assist them at 7.15 on the night, it would be appreciated. Contacts for this year's party are Fazeley Read (Ph. 90913671) and Marcia Shappert (Ph. 30,2028). They will be organising it, as I won't be in Sydney. If you can assist them at 7.15 on the night, it would be appreciated.
 +
 Don't forget to bring a plate of party food and a GLASS. Don't forget to bring a plate of party food and a GLASS.
  
  
-SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL PROGRANNE DECEMBER 1978 JAN& FEB 1979. CLUB ROOMS: 14 Atchison St., St. Leonards (Wireless Institute Building) Open Wednesday evenings from 7.30 p m. +===== SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL PROGRAMME DECEMBER 1978 JAN & FEB 1979. ===== 
-POSTAL ADDRESS:Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney 2001. +  
-EN ,UIRIES REGARDING THE CLUB: Mrs. Marcia Shappert - Tel. 30-2028.+|CLUB ROOMS:14 Atchison St., St. Leonards (Wireless Institute Building) Open Wednesday evenings from 7.30 p m.| 
 +|POSTAL ADDRESS:|Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney 2001.| 
 +|ENQIRIES REGARDING THE CLUB:Mrs. Marcia Shappert - Tel. 30-2028.
 |DECEMBER| | |DECEMBER| |
-| 1,2,3|KANANGRA AREA ABSEILING: Kanangra Kalang Falls - Thurat Spires Kanangra- Wahlaha Canyon - Kanangra. Map: Kanangra. The first of many good abseiling weekends on this programme. Spectacular Kanangra Deep area and of course, be prepared for wet descents and steep ascents. LEADER: GORDON LEE 398 2145 (B) Ring between 7.00-3.30. +|1,2,3|KANANGRA AREA ABSEILING: Kanangra Kalang Falls - Thurat Spires Kanangra- Wahlaha Canyon - Kanangra. Map: Kanangra. The first of many good abseiling weekends on this programme. Spectacular Kanangra Deep area and of course, be prepared for wet descents and steep ascents. LEADER: GORDON LEE 398 2145 (B) Ring between 7.00-3.30.| 
-|Sunday 3| WEST HEAD: The Basin, America Bay, West Head Road (Swimming) 10 km EASY Map: Hawkesbury. +|Sunday 3| WEST HEAD: The Basin, America Bay, West Head Road (Swimming) 10 km EASY Map: Hawkesbury. A very pleasant summer day walk offering scenic coastal views in Sydney's Kuringai Chase LEADER: IAN DEBERT 6490281 (B) Ring between 12.00 & 12.30| 
-A very pleasant summer day walk offering scenic coastal views in Sydney's Kuringai Chase LEADER: IAN DEBERT 6490281 (B) Ring between 12.00 & 12.30| +|8,9,10    0|BLACK RANGE - Cronje Buttress - Jenolan River - Cox R - Slaughter House Ridge 35 km MEDIUM. Map: Jenolan An interesting two day test walk in the beautiful Cox/Jenolan Rivers area. Good ridge & river walking and excellent campsite assured. LEADER: BRIAN HART 723447, 721262 (B).| 
-|9,1O |BLACK RANGE - Cronje Buttress - Jenolan River - Cox R - Slaughter House Ridge 35 km MEDIUM. Map: Jenolan +|8,9,10|DANAE BROOK ABSEILING: Kanangra - Danae Brook - Kanangra Ck - Kanangra. 14 km WET and some vertical. Map: Kanangra One of the most popular and spectacular abseiling trips' LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON 4517943|
-An interesting two day test walk in the beautiful Cox/Jenolan Rivers area. Good ridge & river walking and excellent campsite assured. LEADER: BRIAN HART 723447, 721262 (B).| +
-| |DANAE BROOK ABSEILING: Kanangra - Danae Brook - Kanangra Ck - Kanangra. 14 km TAET and some vertical. Map: Kanangra One of the most popular and spectacular abseiling trips' LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON 4517943|+
 |Sunday 10| ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Burning Palms - Otford 12 km EASY. Swimming optional. An excellent Sunday summer walk, beautiful coastal and bush scenery. Map: Otford 1.25000 LEADER: ROY BRAITHWAITE 445211 Train: 8.45 (E)| |Sunday 10| ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Burning Palms - Otford 12 km EASY. Swimming optional. An excellent Sunday summer walk, beautiful coastal and bush scenery. Map: Otford 1.25000 LEADER: ROY BRAITHWAITE 445211 Train: 8.45 (E)|
 |Sunday 17| ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Palm Jungle - Burning Palms - Garrawarra- Otford 13 km EASY Map: Otford 1.25000. As the previous Sunday walk, alltrack walking and swimming (surfing) LEADER: KATH BROWN 812675 Train:8.46 (C)| |Sunday 17| ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Palm Jungle - Burning Palms - Garrawarra- Otford 13 km EASY Map: Otford 1.25000. As the previous Sunday walk, alltrack walking and swimming (surfing) LEADER: KATH BROWN 812675 Train:8.46 (C)|
-|Sunday 17| ABSEILING PRACTICE: Grand Canyon WALK: Katoomba 1.25000 A rare opportunity to learn or practice abseiling. Although the drops are not too high safety ropes could be supplied to the unitiated LEADER: TONY MARSHALL 482285 (H)| +|Sunday 17| ABSEILING PRACTICE: Grand Canyon  MAP: Katoomba 1.25000 A rare opportunity to learn or practice abseiling. Although the drops are not too high safety ropes could be supplied to the unitiated LEADER: TONY MARSHALL 482285 (H)| 
-|Sunday 24| BUNDEENA - Deer Pool - Marley Beach - Coastal track - Bundeena llkm EASY MAP: Port Hacking 1.25000 Another good summer day walk with lots of swimming and scenic coastal views LEADER: JIM:BROWN 812675 Train: 8.50(E) Tickets to Cronulla.| +|Sunday 24| BUNDEENA - Deer Pool - Marley Beach - Coastal track - Bundeena 11km EASY MAP: Port Hacking 1.25000 Another good summer day walk with lots of swimming and scenic coastal views LEADER: JIM BROWN 812675 Train: 8.50(E) Tickets to Cronulla.| 
-|26,27,28| SNOWY MTS CLASSIC: I. Guthega White's River - Gungarten Brassys - Mawsons -29,30,31 & Jugangal - Valentine Falls - White River Rolling Grounds - Guthega Pondage; Jan 1,2 Spencer's Ck- Ramshead - Kosciusko - Twynam - Sentinel - Watson's Crag - Mt. Tate - Rolling Grounds - White's River - Guthega MEDIUM Maps: S.M.A.9 Tooma9 Indi9 Geehi Above routes flexible - also dates. Excellent open high altitude walking in the Main Range. LEADER: GORDON LEE 3982145 (B)7.0O a m. to 3.30 p m.| +|26,27,28-29,30,31-Jan 1,2     0| SNOWY MTS CLASSIC: 1. Guthega White's River - Gungarten Brassys - Mawsons  & Jugangal - Valentine Falls - White River 2. Rolling Grounds - Guthega Pondage;  Spencer's Ck- Ramshead - Kosciusko - Twynam - Sentinel - Watson's Crag - Mt. Tate - Rolling Grounds - White's River - Guthega MEDIUM Maps: S.M.A. Tooma, Indi Geehi Above routes flexible - also dates. Excellent open high altitude walking in the Main Range. LEADER: GORDON LEE 3982145 (B)7.0O a m. to 3.30 p m.| 
-|Sunday 31| WATERFALL - Kangaroo Ck Waterfall 6km EASY Map: Port Hacking Tourist. An easy relaxing day walk (with swimming) to build up energy for the New Year. LEADER: NERYL WATMAN 570 1831 (H) Train: 8.46 (C).| +|Sunday 31| WATERFALL - Kangaroo Ck Waterfall 6km EASY Map: Port Hacking Tourist. An easy relaxing day walk (with swimming) to build up energy for the New Year. LEADER: MERYL WATMAN 570 1831 (H) Train: 8.46 (C).|
-KEEP THE BUSH CLEAN AND GREEN - PUT YOUR FIRE OUT +
-8,9ylo +
-THE SYDNEY BUSHWA=RS. Page 1b SUMMER WALKS PROGRAMME & SOCIAL PROGRAM:141 - DECEMBER 19789 JAN. & FE3..  +
--CLUB ROOMS: 14 Atchison St., St; Leonards (Wireless Institute Building) Open Wednesday evenings from 7.30 p m. +
-POSTAL ADDRESS:Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney 2001. +
-EMTRIES REGARDING THE CLUB: Mrs. Marcia Shappert - Tel. 30-2028.+
  
-|KANANGRA AREA ABSEILING: Kanangra - Kalang Falls - Thurat Spires - Kanangra - 
-1,2,3 
-Wahlaha Canyon - Kanangra. Maps Kanangra. 
-|Sunday 3|The first of many good abseiling weekends on this programme. Spectacular Kanangra Deep area and, of course, be prepared for wet descents and steep ascents. LEADER: GORDON LEE 398 2145 (B) Ring between 7.00-3.30.| 
-WEST HEAD: The Basin, America Bay, West Head Road (Swimming) 10 km EASY Map: Hawkesbury. 
-A very pleasant summer day walk offering scenic coastal views in Sydney's Kuringai Chase TRADEIL IAN DRRERT 6490281 (B) Ring between 12.00 & 12.30 
-779:10 BLACK RANGE - Cronje Buttress - Jenolan River - Cox R- Slaughter House Ridge 35 km MEDIUM. Maps Jenolan 
-An interesting two day test walk in the beautiful Cox/Jenolan Rivers area. Good ridge & river walking and excellent campsite assured. LEADER: BRIAN HART 
-723447, 721262 (B). 
-6,9,10 DANAE BROOK ABSEILING: Kanangra Danae Brook - Kanangra Ck Kanangra. 14 km TilET and some vertical. Map: Kanangra One of the most popular and spectacular 
-abseiling trips LEADER DAVID ROSTRON 4517943 
-6unday 10 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Burning Palms - Otford 12 km EASY. 
-Swimming optional. An excellent Sunday summer walk, beautiful coastal and 
-bush scenery. Map: Otford 1.25000 LEADER: ROY BRAITHWAITE 445211 
-Train: 8.45 (E) 
-Sunday 17 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK: Lilyvale - Palm Jungle - Burning Palms - Garrawarra Farm - 
-jtford 13 km EASY Map Otford 1.25000. As the previous Sunday walk, all 
-track walking and swimming (surfing) LEADP,Rt KATH BROWN 812675 Train:8.46 ( c) 
-Sunday 17 ABSEILING PRACTICE: Grand Canyon Malp: Katoomba 1.25000 A rare opportunity to laarn or practice abseiling. Although the drops are not too high safety ropes could be supplied to the unitiated LEADER: TONY MARSHALL 482285 (H) 
-SJI7iday 24 Bliff-RWA - Deer Pool - Marley Beach - Coastal track - Bundeena llkm EASY 
-MAP: Port Hacking 1.25000 Another good summer day walk with lots of swimming 
-and scenic coastal views LEADER: JIM BROWN 812.675 Train: 8.50(E) Tickets to Cronulla. 
-26,27,28, SNOWY MTS CLASSIC: 1. Guthega - White's River - Gungarton - Brassys Mawsons - 
-29,30,31 &Jugangal - Valentine Falls - White River 11. Rolling Grounds - Guthega Pondage 
-Jan 1,2 Spencer's Ck Ramshead - Kosciusko - Twynam - Sentinel - Watson's Crag - Mt. Tate - Rolling Grounds - White's River - Guthega MEDIUM Maps: S.M.A., Tooma, Indi, Geehi Above routes flexible - also dates. Excellent open high altitude walking in the Main Range. LEADER: GORDON LEE 3982145 (B)7.00 a m. to 3.30 p m. 
-Sunday 31 |WATERFALL - Kangaroo Ck - Waterfall 6km EASY Map: Port Hacking Tourist. An easy relaxing day walk (with swimming) to build up energy for the New Year. LEADER: MERYL WATMAY 570 1831 (H) Train: 8.46 (C).| 
  
 KEEP THE BUSH CLEAN AND GREEN - PUT YOUR FIRE OUT KEEP THE BUSH CLEAN AND GREEN - PUT YOUR FIRE OUT
  
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