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|15|Paddy Pallin | |15|Paddy Pallin | ||
- | =====FROM THE CLUBROOM | + | =====FROM THE CLUBROOM |
+ | ===by Jan Roberts=== | ||
It's well and truly winter time in Sydney and if you're like me, you'll add a couple of kilos at this time of the year. So blame the cooler weather for tucking into a little more nourishment than usual, or instead be creative and tell everyone you are adding a few extra kilos as " | It's well and truly winter time in Sydney and if you're like me, you'll add a couple of kilos at this time of the year. So blame the cooler weather for tucking into a little more nourishment than usual, or instead be creative and tell everyone you are adding a few extra kilos as " | ||
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**SBW at Vinegar Hill Woolshed - Saturday, 26th of August** | **SBW at Vinegar Hill Woolshed - Saturday, 26th of August** | ||
- | Still a few spots left for this great night out. At $28.00 per head for a hearty 3 coursemeal | + | Still a few spots left for this great night out. At $28.00 per head for a hearty 3 course meal and all the Australian bush dancing and singalongs you can handle, this will be one not to be missed. For those joining us at Rouse Hill, the balance for your meal is due for payment to Jan Roberts on the 12th of August. All enquiries and further details (02) 411 5517. |
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a) continue your membership and/or\\ | a) continue your membership and/or\\ | ||
b) continue to receive the Club magazine\\ | b) continue to receive the Club magazine\\ | ||
- | * Please mail your subscription at once. If your subscription does not reach the treasurer within two weeks you will receive no further mailings from the Club and in due course your name will be removed from the Membership subscribers list Without | + | * Please mail your subscription at once. If your subscription does not reach the treasurer within two weeks you will receive no further mailings from the Club and in due course your name will be removed from the Membership subscribers list without |
* In the event that for some reason you are unable to respond to this notice and are removed from Membership and/or the mailing list you may at any time apply in writing to the Club committee for reinstatement.\\ | * In the event that for some reason you are unable to respond to this notice and are removed from Membership and/or the mailing list you may at any time apply in writing to the Club committee for reinstatement.\\ | ||
- | Yours Sincerely, | + | Yours Sincerely,\\ |
- | + | The Committee and Treasurer.\\ | |
- | The Committee and Treasurer. | + | The Sydney Bushwalkers inc.\\ |
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- | The Sydney Bushwalkers inc. | + | |
This notice does not apply to those organisations who receive complimentary, | This notice does not apply to those organisations who receive complimentary, | ||
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Family | Family | ||
Non Active | Non Active | ||
- | " " Plus Mag. $ 21\\ | + | " |
Magazine only $ 12\\ | Magazine only $ 12\\ | ||
+ | **Advertisements**\\ | ||
+ | Advertisements in the Sydney Bushwalker reach many people interested in bushwalking and associated activities and pursuits. For your assistance, our magazine Manager Joy Hines can be contacted on:\\ | ||
+ | Business Telephone: (02) 888 3144\\ | ||
+ | Home telephone: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rates are as listed: | ||
+ | |Issues|Full Page|Half Page|Quarter Page|Eighth Page| | ||
+ | |Twelve|$280|$145|$80|$45| | ||
+ | |Six|$150|$80|$45|$25| | ||
+ | |Three|$85|$45|$25|$15| | ||
+ | |One|$35|$20|$15|$10| | ||
**Death Notice** | **Death Notice** | ||
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|Matches| |40| | |Matches| |40| | ||
|Miscellaneous| 300| 180*| | |Miscellaneous| 300| 180*| | ||
- | |Total| 4590 |7905| | + | |**//Total//**|**//4590//**|**//7905//**| |
|Silk Inner Bag| |150| | |Silk Inner Bag| |150| | ||
|Foam Mat| |180| | |Foam Mat| |180| | ||
|Tent Poles| |450| | |Tent Poles| |450| | ||
- | |Spare Clothes| | | + | |Spare Clothes: Thermals T&B, Wool Shirt,Wool Trousers,Wool Socks| |
- | |Thermals T& | + | |
- | |Wool Shirt )| |1110*| | + | |
- | |Wool Trousers|| | + | |
- | |Wool Socks || | + | |
|Towel (light)| |90| | |Towel (light)| |90| | ||
- | |Balaclava and Gloves| | + | |Balaclava and Gloves| |180| |
- | |Over trousers | + | |Over trousers| |170| |
|Swiss Knife on lanyard| |60*| | |Swiss Knife on lanyard| |60*| | ||
- | |Bottle & Water -* | + | |Bottle & Water| |1100*| |
|Stove - optimus with Shellite| |780| | |Stove - optimus with Shellite| |780| | ||
|Trowel| |60| | |Trowel| |60| | ||
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|Sun screen| |80| | |Sun screen| |80| | ||
|Food |1870 |1870 | | |Food |1870 |1870 | | ||
- | |Totals |6460 grams |14445 grams| | + | |**Totals |
- | | |6.46 kg| 14.50 kg| | + | | |**6.46 kg**|** 14.50 kg**| |
- | | |14 ¼lb| 31 ¾lb| | + | | |**14 ¼lb**|**31 ¾lb**| |
Notes:\\ | Notes:\\ | ||
The underlined items are those necessary in summer or winter, but they almost cancel out (assuming that you carry some water, not a full litre, in winter) at 2 lb (909 grams) so the total pack weight can be reduced to about 29 3/4 lb or 13.5 kg for summer or winter.\\ | The underlined items are those necessary in summer or winter, but they almost cancel out (assuming that you carry some water, not a full litre, in winter) at 2 lb (909 grams) so the total pack weight can be reduced to about 29 3/4 lb or 13.5 kg for summer or winter.\\ | ||
- | * PACK I know this ,is excessive, but I am still carrying a Paddy Pallin Kameruka frame pack because it is comfortable and not Worn out. However we have a Paddy Pallin 4 pocket frameless pack which weighs 3 lb, which is probably more realistic. Even my day pack weighs 1 lb 11 ozs (770 gm), so I think a pack weighing 1 lb (455 grams) would not stand up to rough rocks and thick scrub for long and would probably not be waterproof.\\ | + | * PACK I know this is excessive, but I am still carrying a Paddy Pallin Kameruka frame pack because it is comfortable and not Worn out. However we have a Paddy Pallin 4 pocket frameless pack which weighs 3 lb, which is probably more realistic. Even my day pack weighs 1 lb 11 ozs (770 gm), so I think a pack weighing 1 lb (455 grams) would not stand up to rough rocks and thick scrub for long and would probably not be waterproof.\\ |
* SLEEPING BAG This is my winter bag.\\ | * SLEEPING BAG This is my winter bag.\\ | ||
* TENT AND PEGS AND POLES If you are above the treeline, you will need aluminium tent poles or a modem tunnel or dome tent with floor and flexible frame. The best way to save weight on tents is to share.\\ | * TENT AND PEGS AND POLES If you are above the treeline, you will need aluminium tent poles or a modem tunnel or dome tent with floor and flexible frame. The best way to save weight on tents is to share.\\ | ||
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* SWISS KNIFE Certainly not necessary for eating, but if you have to carry out emergency repairs on some piece of equipment you won't find a spoon much use.\\ | * SWISS KNIFE Certainly not necessary for eating, but if you have to carry out emergency repairs on some piece of equipment you won't find a spoon much use.\\ | ||
WATERBOTTLE In Victoria in summer (and even in autumn) water is often scarce, so carrying water is a necessity. | WATERBOTTLE In Victoria in summer (and even in autumn) water is often scarce, so carrying water is a necessity. | ||
- | * STOVE Above the treeline there is seldom any firewood, Also many of our national parks now require walkers to use stoves to protect the environment. Pouring rain is another reason. Sharing reduces the weight. | + | * STOVE Above the treeline there is seldom any firewood, Also many of our national parks now require walkers to use stoves to protect the environment. Pouring rain is another reason. Sharing reduces the weight.\\ |
* SLEEPING MAT The environment is also one reason for carrying a sleeping mat. It's no longer acceptable to cut fern for insulation, and you'll spend a miserable night in the Victorian Alps if you have only a ground sheet between you and the wet, cold ground.\\ | * SLEEPING MAT The environment is also one reason for carrying a sleeping mat. It's no longer acceptable to cut fern for insulation, and you'll spend a miserable night in the Victorian Alps if you have only a ground sheet between you and the wet, cold ground.\\ | ||
* SCRUB GLOVES Not necessary on every trip of course, but if you're leading an off track walk through head high hakea scrub in the Grampians you'll be glad of them.\\ | * SCRUB GLOVES Not necessary on every trip of course, but if you're leading an off track walk through head high hakea scrub in the Grampians you'll be glad of them.\\ | ||
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=====Mountain Poets===== | =====Mountain Poets===== | ||
- | ==By. D.Edgar=== | + | ===By D. Edgar=== |
(submitted by Ray Hookway) Reprinted from January 1973 English ' | (submitted by Ray Hookway) Reprinted from January 1973 English ' | ||
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Finally was it not Robert Browning who wrote - | Finally was it not Robert Browning who wrote - | ||
- | //Oh, to be out camping, now that spring is here | + | //Oh, to be out camping, now that spring is here\\ |
And whosoever wakes whilst camping, finds some morning unaware\\ | And whosoever wakes whilst camping, finds some morning unaware\\ | ||
That the raging stream and the freshening breeze\\ | That the raging stream and the freshening breeze\\ | ||
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My apologies to the aforementioned poets if I have not translated them correctly. | My apologies to the aforementioned poets if I have not translated them correctly. | ||
- | =====A ROUND TRIP FROM ROUND MOUNTAIN TO ROUND MOUNTAIN | + | =====A ROUND TRIP FROM ROUND MOUNTAIN TO ROUND MOUNTAIN===== |
- | As she decided on a small grassy field with clover flowers for her first nights camp site, Morag said "This is as good as a flitton, but it has a better view". After the drive to Round Mountain, a three hour walk was a good introduction to this six day trip. The first houreop fire,trails was, | + | ===by David Trinder.=== |
- | They Walked as far as the Tumut River, crossed it, then turned left along the river and were introduced to vk alking in trackleSs- vegetation. Beside the river there was irregular array of granite rocks and snow grass. The snow grass has fine cylindrical blades, coming out of The ground like a horses tail and it forms a lump under foot. Most ofetheegrouncl, | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | any depth. To quote ,Banjo Paterson writingabout This area. | + | |
- | "The wild hop scrub grew thickly, and the hidden- ground was full | + | |
- | Of wombat holes. and any slip WaS death." | + | |
- | Walking was slow and they stopped at a pleasant campsite beside the river. At night the moonless sky exposed the stars brightly, and to quote again from the same sourCe, vVhefe the air is cleat as ciystal, and the bright stais fairly blaze | + | |
- | At midnight in the cold and frosty sky" | + | |
- | They were wondering how the conditions and the company would pan out, but to the well prepared SmA7 walker arty conditions are not a problem_ Whether they can weather the Weather and conditions is not the question, they are out there for adventure and to experience uncorrtipted' | + | |
- | Day 2 was an explo!atory of Doubtful Creek, Doubtful Gap and Clear Hill, good vegetation hut hard Y4 ork and on return in the fire trail after a short days walk the Ninja Turtles were ethausted. and made camp. In the morning. one who had gone to bed early and slept vk ell. was heard to say, "Did anybody notice whether it got dark last night?" | + | |
- | Day 3 was a produclive day , firstly on a fire trail past O' | + | |
- | \i the same time in the SBW Maurie Bloom group, Bar. bara broke her arm and they were going througkcommunicatios traumas in the slime area; but by coincidence, | + | |
- | .Every.. _square. metre !..f- This' vast ,alpine area has-been landscaped, with manicured lawns of soft snov,q, grass, grey , granite, rocks, and large areas of flowering bushes. Amongst the snow grass are yellow buttercups, white, yellow or purple daisies, orange pea and many other wildflowers. In some places there are tiny plants a few centimetres high with flowers a few millimetres wide and they might be one in twenty different varieties in a square metre.. In moister areas there are large thick sponges of Sphagnum Moss mixed with trees, snow grass and other plants. Fascination is often expressed with the ubiquitous snow gums because of their twisted. multicoloured structures, obvious age and chequered histories, and the remains of dead trees and bushes, which may be still standing or lying as logs on the ground. The cycle of many years of snow and summer have turned them almost white and their low sheen texture makes them appear lo be metallic silver, but they still have grotesque sculptural | + | |
- | JULY 19,95 | + | |
- | shapest It has beeP. landscaped. by nature, and these scenes are the ones that landsCapers try to copy. Each day Dick was able to point out the planet Venus in the day, | + | |
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- | , | + | As she decided on a small grassy field with clover flowers for her first nights camp site, Morag said "This is as good as a Hilton, but it has a better view". After the drive to Round Mountain, a three hour walk was a good introduction to this six day trip. The first hour of fire trails was necessary to learn the new body balance, heavy packs had doubled the weight of the top one third of their bodies, they were top heavy, and looked like Ninja Turtles. |
- | Day 3 ended at Tarn Bluff, a good place for a rest day, and day 4 was a rest day. -It was a.Clay to repair, sleep, wash body and clothing, and explore and record Tarn Bluff. | + | |
- | On day" | + | They walked as far as the Tumut River, crossed it, then turned left along the river and were introduced to walking in trackless vegetation. Beside the river there was irregular array of granite rocks and snow grass. The snow grass has fine cylindrical blades, coming out of the ground like a horses tail and it forms a lump under foot. Most of the ground, though, was covered with low hard bushes and the ground underneath was irregular and hidden, secret streams sometimes formed a leg length below the normal surface. When the foot goes down it may land at any angle and at any depth. To quote ,Banjo Paterson writing about this area. |
- | J | + | |
- | . On day 6 they were fit enough, and followed Hell Hole Creek past Mount Toolong and put in some more heavy bush bashing. ,.The camp site was in a_small | + | //"The wild hop scrub grew thickly, and the hidden- ground was full\\ |
- | ....,..,: ,_ | + | Of wombat holes. and any slip was death."// |
- | wc :. After two hunts of walking on day' | + | |
- | | + | Walking was slow and they stopped at a pleasant campsite beside the river. At night the moonless sky exposed the stars brightly, and to quote again from the same source, |
- | : | + | |
- | :.,_:.;,..t hat had a strange character that he thought might be a Chinese character, so he asked Japanese | + | //Where the air is clear as crystal, and the bright stars fairly blaze\\ |
- | , | + | At midnight in the cold and frosty sky"// |
- | -.. the area and are always close bv. bu t.; | + | |
- | ., | + | They were wondering how the conditions and the company would pan out, but to the well prepared SBW walker, any conditions are not a problem. Whether they can weather the weather and conditions is not the question, they are out there for adventure and to experience uncorrupted alpine wilderness. |
- | appreciated off tracks- | + | |
- | -" | + | Day 2 was an exploratory of Doubtful Creek, Doubtful Gap and Clear Hill, good vegetation but hard work and on return in the fire trail after a short days walk the Ninja Turtles were exhausted and made camp. In the morning. one who had gone to bed early and slept well was heard to say, "Did anybody notice whether it got dark last night?" |
- | From the pallet of available | + | |
- | , his concentration' gipped | + | Day 3 was a productive day, firstly on a fire trail past O' |
- | same weather and titcy came out iii abundance. There was a continuous swarm of flies around each person: they varyingfrom | + | |
- | Congratulations to Masurni. | + | At the same time in the SBW Maurie Bloom group, Barbara broke her arm and they were going through communication traumas in the same area, but by coincidence, |
- | Thanks go to George | + | |
+ | Every square metre of this vast alpine area has been landscaped | ||
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+ | Day 3 ended at Tarn Bluff, a good place for a rest day, and day 4 was a rest day. It was a day to repair, sleep, wash body and clothing, and explore and record Tarn Bluff. | ||
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+ | On days | ||
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+ | On day 6 they were fit enough, and followed Hell Hole Creek past Mount Toolong and put in some more heavy bush bashing. The camp site was in a small dry clearing | ||
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+ | After two hours of walking on day 7 they found the remains of Cool Plains Hut, that had been burnt down in the last two years. Sasha found an old brown bottle bottom | ||
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+ | From the pallet of available | ||
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+ | Congratulations to Masumi, | ||
+ | Thanks go to George | ||
=====THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING.===== | =====THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING.===== | ||
===Barry Wallace=== | ===Barry Wallace=== | ||
- | What's this?. The President with an injured hand? But Wait, that's not contusions and bandages, | + | What's this? The President with an injured hand? But wait, that's not contusions and bandages, |
- | The Membership slowly accumulated until at 2010, PaStrY ancf coffee all' | + | |
- | Correspondence was limited to incoming commercial entreaties and outgoing letters to two new members.. | + | The Membership slowly accumulated until at 2010. Pastry and coffee all gone, the President called the 18 or so members |
- | The treasurer' | + | Correspondence was limited to incoming commercial entreaties and outgoing letters to two new members. |
- | Welcomingthe | + | |
- | Eddie was going to be late so Bill. Holland presented the walks reports in his stead. We began at the weekend of '12, 1.3, 14 May with Greta' | + | The treasurer' |
- | The :weekend of 20, 21, 22 May saw Eddie Criacanel | + | |
- | Bundeena Saturday walk moving to jig time by the look of it. They caught the 1600 ferry. Yes Virginia, | + | Welcoming the new members was next, with Bill Smallwood, Gail and John Siccardi, Ted Kelly and Weimar Teng called, but only the first four responding. |
- | Bill Holland was out there doing it again the following weekend 26, 27, 28 May. The 8 walkers on his Bungonia area walk enjoyed a pleasantenOugh | + | |
- | David Rostron' | + | Eddie was going to be late so Bill Holland presented the walks reports in his stead. We began at the weekend of 12, 13, 14 May with Greta' |
- | Morrie Ward was out again, over the weekend, of 2, 3, 4.1une with a party of 6 on his.,"great views" tour of Paralyser and Gouagang Fog and, mist reduced the views somewhat, but they were spared the rain. The party was ,reported as fast. Sasha Litvak' | + | |
- | PAGE 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKJER JULY 1995 | + | The weekend of 20, 21, 22 May saw Eddie Giacomel |
- | frorri p13 | + | Bundeena Saturday walk moving to jig time by the look of it. They caught the 1600 ferry. Yes Virginia, |
- | Theltine General Meeting | + | |
- | and that when they were ensconced under an overhang for Morning tea. The lace monitor failed to appear at iwichtirrie, due no doubt to the cooler conditions, but there...Were Wildflowers | + | Bill Holland was out there doing it again the following weekend 26, 27, 28 May. The 8 walkers on his Bungonia area walk enjoyed a pleasant enough |
- | . .. . | + | |
- | The Queen' | + | David Rostron' |
- | to Mungo Brush duetothe | + | |
- | spot h2i. suffered a' | + | Morrie Ward was out again, over the weekend, of 2, 3, 4 June with a party of 6 on his "great views" tour of Paralyser and Gouagang Fog and, mist reduced the views somewhat, but they were spared the rain. The party was reported as fast. Sasha Litvak' |
- | Tony-Holgate | + | |
- | some of the ruggedest country in the state" as the papers usually say | + | The Queen' |
- | When Bill Holland first began receiving; calls about an overdue party he thought it referred to Tony's party. | + | |
- | Jim River' | + | Tony Holgate |
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+ | When Bill Holland first began receiving calls about an overdue party he thought it referred to Tony's party. It soon emerged however, that there was another, | ||
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+ | Jim River' | ||
Conservation report indicated that the complaint about damage to Bungonia Gorge was significant, | Conservation report indicated that the complaint about damage to Bungonia Gorge was significant, | ||
- | Confederation report brought mention of the installation of new signs at the boundaries of the Warragarnba Storage Exclusion Area. You will probably have noticed that Confederation is seeking details of the earlier agreement between The Board and The Federation of Bushwalking Clubs of NSW regarding permitted access through the Exclusion Area along traditional walking routes or the modifications to them caused by inundation by the stored waters. If you know details of the agreement please contact Confederation, | + | |
+ | Confederation report brought mention of the installation of new signs at the boundaries of the Warragarnba Storage Exclusion Area. You will probably have noticed that Confederation is seeking details of the earlier agreement between The Board and The Federation of Bushwalking Clubs of NSW regarding permitted access through the Exclusion Area along traditional walking routes or the modifications to them caused by inundation by the stored waters. If you know details of the agreement please contact Confederation, | ||
General Business saw mention of the coming upgrading of the Royal NP coastal track. It seems some federal government moneys are involved and there is a suspicion that the upgrading may be targeted at future use by the international tourist industry. | General Business saw mention of the coming upgrading of the Royal NP coastal track. It seems some federal government moneys are involved and there is a suspicion that the upgrading may be targeted at future use by the international tourist industry. | ||
- | Then came the announcements and the President closed the meeting with a near miss on the gong at | + | |
- | 2128. | + | Then came the announcements and the President closed the meeting with a near miss on the gong at 2128. |
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