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- | =====The Sydney Bushwalker.===== | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker====== |
Established June 1931 | Established June 1931 | ||
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A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, | ||
- | |Editor|Morag Ryder, Box 347 PO, Gladesville 2111. Telephone 809 4241| | + | |**Editor**|Morag Ryder, Box 347 PO, Gladesville 2111. Telephone 809 4241| |
- | |Production|Fran & Bill Holland Telephone 484 6636| | + | |**Production**|Fran & Bill Holland Telephone 484 6636| |
- | |Typist|Kath Brown| | + | |**Typist**|Kath Brown| |
- | |Illustrator|Morag Ryder| | + | |**Illustrator**|Morag Ryder| |
- | |Printers|Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Margaret Niven & Barrie Murdoch| | + | |**Printers**|Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Margaret Niven & Barrie Murdoch| |
====February 1991==== | ====February 1991==== | ||
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Last November Jim and Kath Brown wrote to Committee suggesting that Helen Gray, George Gray and Spiro Hajinakitas be added to our list of Honorary Active Members. At the December Committee Meeting the motion was unanimously passed to cries of "What a good idea!", | Last November Jim and Kath Brown wrote to Committee suggesting that Helen Gray, George Gray and Spiro Hajinakitas be added to our list of Honorary Active Members. At the December Committee Meeting the motion was unanimously passed to cries of "What a good idea!", | ||
- | Such laurels are not easily won, but are given by the Club in sincere | + | Such laurels are not easily won, but are given by the Club in sincere |
====Helen Gray==== | ====Helen Gray==== | ||
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Up down, up down, hotter and hotter. This was just not the day to be doing Boiler. Our throats were parched and the water we were carrying was rapidly running out. A quick lunch at noon before a dash along the flatter parts of the ridge to a large rock platform overlooking the ridge to the west which breaks up into a myriad of tors, spires and rocky outcrops. | Up down, up down, hotter and hotter. This was just not the day to be doing Boiler. Our throats were parched and the water we were carrying was rapidly running out. A quick lunch at noon before a dash along the flatter parts of the ridge to a large rock platform overlooking the ridge to the west which breaks up into a myriad of tors, spires and rocky outcrops. | ||
- | From here the alternative plan of crossing Bungleboori directly back to Brakeevan | + | From here the alternative plan of crossing Bungleboori directly back to Brakevan |
It was five o' | It was five o' | ||
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Dear Mrs Kirner, | Dear Mrs Kirner, | ||
- | I recently visited the high mountain country of Victoria, and being quite keen on walking spent what would have been a glorious day walking in the Alpine National Park. I qualify my enthusiasm for this area becuase | + | I recently visited the high mountain country of Victoria, and being quite keen on walking spent what would have been a glorious day walking in the Alpine National Park. I qualify my enthusiasm for this area because |
I have often visited the New South Wales Kosciusko National Park during the summer months, | I have often visited the New South Wales Kosciusko National Park during the summer months, | ||
- | These alpine regions particularly of South-East Australia are not only splendid places but they are also absolutely treasures of the nation. In a vast country such as ours, with so much space, it seems hard to justify use of our fine National | + | These alpine regions particularly of South-East Australia are not only splendid places but they are also absolutely treasures of the nation. In a vast country such as ours, with so much space, it seems hard to justify use of our fine National |
I would be interested in hearing of your government' | I would be interested in hearing of your government' | ||
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===Ingredients: | ===Ingredients: | ||
- | * 1/2 Cp long grain rice | + | * 1/2 Cup long grain rice |
* 1 Tablespoon oil | * 1 Tablespoon oil | ||
* Small stick of cinnamon | * Small stick of cinnamon | ||
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At lunch I got out my fishing line, as the river was filled to overflowing with monster trout. All I managed was a massive tangle in the line, and that was before I even got it in the water. Edith attempted to untangle it and was partly successful. | At lunch I got out my fishing line, as the river was filled to overflowing with monster trout. All I managed was a massive tangle in the line, and that was before I even got it in the water. Edith attempted to untangle it and was partly successful. | ||
- | Today our aim for camp was the Chandler/ | + | Today our aim for camp was the Chandler/ |
To be continued... | To be continued... | ||
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The meeting closed at 2148. | The meeting closed at 2148. | ||
+ | =====Impressions of Czechoslovakia - Winter 1990/ | ||
- | February 1991 The $y4Huy.B6shwa1ker Page 13 | ||
- | IMPRESSIONS OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA | ||
- | WINTER 1992L1991 | ||
by Helen Gray | by Helen Gray | ||
- | Gabrielle and I met in Frankfurt and left in the evening for Czechoslovakia. In our | + | |
- | sleeping compartment was a Czech woman who told us how wonderful it was for her to now be able to cross freely in and out of her country. " | + | Gabrielle and I met in Frankfurt and left in the evening for Czechoslovakia. In our sleeping compartment was a Czech woman who told us how wonderful it was for her to now be able to cross freely in and out of her country. " |
- | reluctantly satisfied with our answers, passing on. The train didn't move off for another | + | |
- | hour or so. | + | I'll jump ahead of myself to tell you about buying a railway ticket out of the country a few days later. We had plenty of Czech currency to buy the tickets, only to find that foreign currency (i.e. " |
- | I'll jump ahead of myself to tell you about buying a railway ticket out of the country a few days later. We had plenty of Czech currency to buy the tickets, only to find that foreign currency (i.e. " | + | |
- | like dirt. Endless form filling, then to another counter (i.e. another queue) to pay for the tickts, then given a receipt and told to come back in 3 hours for the ticket and - yes, another queue. Over half a day to buy a railway ticket! | + | be lived like kings in Prague on the $30 a day we were required to change (and can neither take out of the country nor exchange). The most expensive restaurant meal costs about $4. But for the Czech life is very hard. Restaurants are empty except for the odd tourist. Every food shop had a long queue stretching down the street. The shortest queue I saw was three; that shop had, as total stock, broken onions, apples and one cabbage. The only women we saw were in shopping queues. The streets are full of wandering men. It was so frustrating not to be able to read or speak the language, and "where are all the women" was just one of a hundred questions we wanted answered. We spent two nights in the home of a family who were probably quite affluent by Czech standards |
- | be lived like kings in Prague on the $30 a day we were required to change (and can | + | |
- | neither take out of the country nor exchange). The most expensive restaurant meal costs about $4. But for the Czech life is very hard. Restaurants are empty except for the odd tourist. Every food shop had a long queue stretching down the street. The shortest queue I saw was three; that shop had, as total stock, broken onions, apples and one callbage. The only women | + | Czechoslovakia intends/ |
- | we saw were in shopping queues. The streets are full of wandering men. It was so frustrating not to be able to read or speak the language, and "where are all the women" was just one of a hundred questions we wanted answered. We spent two nights in the home of a family who were probably quite affluent by Czech.standaids | + | |
- | Czechoslovakia intends/ | + | The people are quiet. If I got separated from the others in a busy street, I could often hear them talking to one another even 25-35 yards away. It is probably the Slavic in them that gives most people broad faces and wide-set eyes, which result in a pleasant, open-faced look that is most appealing. People are courteous (even car drivers!) and warm and for me that meant a lot when communication was nil. I always felt very safe, even in the darkest alleys on the way " |
- | how the E.E.C. will work. Next door is Germany with about zero inflation, yet Czechoslovakia | + | |
- | was expecting a 500% devaluation | + | Prague is grubby and grimy because |
- | The people are quiet, If I got separated from the others in a busy street, I could often | + | |
- | hear them talking to one another even 25-35 yards away. It is probably the Slavic in them that gives most people broad faces and wide-set eyes, which result in a pleasant, open-faced look that is most appealing. People are courteous (even car drivers!) and warm and for me that meant a lot when communication was nil. I always felt very safe, even in the darkest | + | =====Aftermath.===== |
- | alleys on the way " | + | |
- | Prague is grubby and grimy becausd | + | Smoke still gives a bitter taste\\ |
- | New Orleans-style jazz is a feature of Prague, and that was wonderful. | + | to the rain-washed air\\ |
- | * * * *. * * * * | + | stumps below the earth\\ |
- | Page 14 The Sydney Bushwalker ' | + | |
- | AFTERMATH | + | |
- | Smoke still gives a bitter taste | + | |
- | to the rain-washed air | + | |
- | stumps below the earth | + | |
still smoulder thin white plumes. | still smoulder thin white plumes. | ||
- | Soaked ashes are warmly damp | + | |
- | and full of cruffibling | + | Soaked ashes are warmly damp\\ |
- | lizards, birds and possums which roasted in the blast. | + | and full of crumbling |
- | Skeleton trees and blackened rock | + | lizards, birds and possums\\ |
- | make nightmare landscape | + | which roasted in the blast. |
- | the ashen smell of death still rising after days of tardy rain , | + | |
- | | + | Skeleton trees and blackened rock\\ |
+ | make nightmare landscape\\ | ||
+ | the ashen smell of death still rising\\ | ||
+ | after days of tardy rain | ||
+ | |||
+ | Procrastinating while the February Dragon\\ | ||
+ | roamed at will and seared the land\\ | ||
+ | devouring two centuries of growth\\ | ||
in one greedy hour. | in one greedy hour. | ||
+ | |||
Morag Ryder | Morag Ryder | ||
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- | SIX FOOT TRACK | ||
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