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- | P 2 April General Meeting. by Barry Wallace | + | **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, PO Box 431 Milsons |
- | P 4 SEW Photo competition | + | |
- | P 5 Alex Colley' | + | |**Editor** |Ray Hookway |
- | P 6 The Short Cut by Geoff Wagg | + | |**Business Manager** | Elizabeth Miller 1 The Babette, Castlecrag, 2068 Telephone |
- | P 9 Frank Leyden Obituary. | + | |**Production Manager**| Frances Holland |
- | by Reg Alder | + | |**Printers**| Kenn Clacher, Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven, Les Powell, Tom Wenman| |
- | Tine Mathews Memories by Shiela Binns | + | |
- | Vale Suzanne Garland. by Greta James | + | THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS INCORPORATED was founded in 1927. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 8 pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre, 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near Milsons |
- | Jean Kendall Tribute. by Anthony Crichton | + | |
- | P11 A Message from Jan. | + | |President| Eddy Giacomel |
- | Mohandas. | + | |Vice-President| Tony Holgate | |
- | Bundeena to Otford by Night | + | |Public Officer| Fran Holland |
- | by Ian Rannard | + | |Treasurer| Edith Baker | |
- | Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro (cont) by Jan Szarek | + | |Secretary| Rosemary MacDougal |
- | P 12 | + | |Walks Secretary| Bill Capon | |
- | P10 | + | |Social Secretary| Elwyn Morris |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, PO Box 431 Masons | + | |Membership Secretary| Barry Wallace |
- | Editor: Ray HookwaY | + | |New Members Secretary| Frank Grennan |
- | Business Manager: Elizabeth Miller 1 The Babette, Castlecrag, 2068 Telephone 9958 7838 | + | |Conservation Secretary| Bill Holland |
- | Production Manager: Frances Holland Printers: Kenn Clacher, Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven, Les Powell, Tom Wenman, | + | |Magazine Editor| Ray Hookway |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS INCORPORATED was founded in 1927. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 8 pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre. 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near Mi; | + | |Committee Members| Anthony Crichton Spiro Hajinakitas |
- | Issue No. 775 | + | |Delegates to Confederation| Jim Callaway & Wilf Hilder| |
- | President:, Eddy Giacomel Vice-President,, Tony Ho[gate | + | |
- | Treasurer: Edith. Baker | + | |
- | Secretary: Rosemary MacDougal Walks Secretary: Bill Capon | + | **JUNE 1999 Issue No. 775** |
- | Social Secretary: Elwyn Morris Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace New Members Secretary: | + | |
- | Frank Grennan Conservation Secretary: Bill Holland Magazine Editor: Ray Hookway Committee Members: | + | . |
- | Anthony Crichton Spiro Hajinakitas Delegates to Confederation: | + | |P 2 | April General Meeting by Barry Wallace | |
- | Jim Callaway & Wilf Hilder | + | |P 4| SBW Photo competition| |
- | JUNE 1999 | + | |P 5| Alex Colley’s Birthday| |
- | ADVERTISERS | + | |P 6| The Short Cut by Geoff Wagg| |
- | Aipsport | + | |P 9| Frank Leyden Obituary by Reg Alder| |
- | Eastwood Camping Centre Ecotrek: | + | |P 9| Tine Mathews Memories by Shiela Binns| |
- | Paddy Pallin | + | |P10| Vale Suzanne Garland by Greta James| |
- | U Relax 4 We'll Drive Willis' | + | |P10| Jean Kendall Tribute by Anthony Crichton| |
- | Front cover P7 | + | |P11| A Message from Jan Mohandas| |
- | P13 | + | |P11| Bundeena to Otford by Night by Ian Rannard| |
- | PS | + | |P12| Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro |
- | Back cover | + | |
- | P 14 | + | |
- | P3 | + | ADVERTISERS\\ |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. June 1999 | + | Alpsport Front cover\\ |
- | The ApritGenerai | + | Eastwood Camping Centre P 7\\ |
+ | Ecotrek: | ||
+ | Outland P 5 \\ | ||
+ | Paddy Pallin | ||
+ | U Relax 4 We’ll Drive P 14\\ | ||
+ | Willis' | ||
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Reported by Barry Wallace | Reported by Barry Wallace | ||
- | The clock stood at 2006, the president, as chairman, sat in the chair, and the 18 or so members present;, herded together from the various rooms where they had sat, stood or slouched and conversed on various matters, were called to order and the meeting begun. There were no apologies. New members Pamela Irving, Michelle Bandler and Matthew Howe were welcomed to membership in the usual way. | + | |
- | The minutes of the previous general meeting were resting at the secretary's office for the time being, so these must wait another day. Reasonably enough there were no matters arising. | + | The clock stood at 2006, the president, as chairman, sat in the chair, and the 18 or so members present; herded together from the various rooms where they had sat, stood or slouched and conversed on various matters, were called to order and the meeting begun. |
- | Correspondence included two letters from Ray Hookway regarding the possible purchase of a scanner to assist with magazine preparation, | + | |
- | The new treasurer reported that we began with $10 504, received income of $13 746, and disbursed $15 186 to conclude with a balance of $8 573. The higher than normal outgoings are the reinvestment of a maturing bond. | + | The minutes of the previous general meeting were resting at the secretary’s office for the time being, so these must wait another day. Reasonably enough there were no matters arising. |
- | The walks reports began with a summary of the reunion statistics. Bill Hope's walk the same weekend was deferred. There was no report for Allan Donnelly's walk and the report for Ralph Penglis' | + | |
- | Walk (around the edges that is) was lost somewhere in care of the Walks Secretary. Nor was Sandy Johnson spared. | + | Correspondence included two letters from Ray Hookway regarding the possible purchase of a scanner to assist with magazine preparation, |
- | Bill Holland and the party of 4 on his midweek walk out from Mountain Lagoon on the Tuesday went as far as the lookout above the Colo River/ | + | |
- | Wayne Steele led a party of 4 on his walk from Kanangra Walls to Carbon' | + | The new treasurer reported that we began with $10 504, received income of $13 746, and disbursed $15 186 to conclude with a balance of $8 573. The higher than normal outgoings are the reinvestment of a maturing bond. |
- | As it approached Liverpool one of the vehicles gave voice to such strident sounds of mechanical distress that the driver elected to park it in a side street for further attention. Not wishing to unduly delay his passenger's return to her car at Strathfield as a result of the failure, the driver escorted her to the Liverpool railway station and then went back to deal with the matter of the vehicle. This seemed all right to the passenger as she sat in a train in the station waiting for the off. There was even the reassurance of a passing security patrol. | + | |
- | A short while later three policemen approached her and initially requested, and then insisted, she get off the-train to answer some questions. Curioser and curioser. The object of their interest was the violent circumstance, | + | The walks reports began with a summary of the reunion statistics. |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | |
- | The Sydney Bughwalker. -June 1999 Page3 | + | Bill Holland and the party of 4 on his midweek walk out from Mountain Lagoon on the Tuesday went as far as the lookout above the Colo River/ |
- | when they suggested that she remove it, she did this, and discovered that not only was it soaked, but one of the leeches was still attached. | + | |
- | The task of removing the leech worked its way down the police hierarchy | + | Wayne Steele led a party of 4 on his walk from Kanangra Walls to Carlon’s Farm over the weekend of 19, 20, 21 March. |
- | Nigel Weaver's Sunday walk , out from Carton' | + | |
- | The following weekend, 26, 27, 28 March saw Jim Rivers, with a party of 5, rerouting his walk in Ben Bullen State Forest due to a scarcity of water in the area. Roger Treagus was out there again that weekend as well, leading a party of 18 on A post polling-booth Saturday walk in Ku-ling-gai Chase, Bill Hope' | + | As it approached Liverpool one of the vehicles gave voice to such strident sounds of mechanical distress that the driver elected to park it in a side street for further attention. |
- | Easter weekend was one of mixed weather, depending on where one was at the time. Ian Wolfe, and the 3 on his Four Peaks trip, encountered bad weather conditions, aborted the trip and came home early. Paul McCann had 9 on his Wild Rivers National Park walk but that is all we know of it. | + | |
- | 4 weeks above the 60 th parallel in Canada' | + | A short while later three policemen approached her and initially requested, and then insisted, she get off the train to answer some questions. |
- | 10 days across Baffin Island by | + | |
- | iriwit dog sled | + | The task of removing the leech worked its way down the police hierarchy |
- | Temperatures well below Australia' | + | |
- | 0 Local bed & breakfast accommodation while you acclimatise. | + | Nigel Weaver’s Sunday walk out from Carlon’s Farm did not go, but Roger Treagus had the 22 starters on his trip from Gordon to Narrabeen ploughing through an exceptional number of spider webs in hot conditions the same day. It all ended with ice creams at around 1730. |
- | OA week in the wilderness outside Yellowknife. | + | |
- | Total cost about $7500. Ask for our trip notes. | + | The following weekend, 26, 27, 28 March saw Jim Rivers, with a party of 5, rerouting his walk in Ben Bullen State Forest due to a scarcity of water in the area. Roger Treagus was out there again that weekend as well, leading a party of 18 on a post polling-booth Saturday walk in Ku-ring-gai Chase. |
- | ,c,VIALt | + | |
- | cald oncl costly? Ask for the brochure : | + | Easter weekend was one of mixed weather, depending on where one was at the time. Ian Wolfe, and the 3 on his Four Peaks trip, encountered bad weather conditions, aborted the trip and came home early. |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker June_1999 | + | |
- | Ian Rannard had 16 on his Megalong Valley walk. They encountered wet conditions for most of the trip, with persistent drizzle. A total of 5 people dropped out along the way and the rest became steadily more soaked as time went on, despite a wide range of different | + | Ian Rannard had 16 on his Megalong Valley walk. They encountered wet conditions for most of the trip, with persistent drizzle. |
- | The weather next weekend wasn't much better. Bill Holland allowed discretion to rule 'and relocated his Colo River walk to Georges Plains, somewhat to the West. They visited a property that is subject to a Voluntary Conservation Agreement and the only (honour is satisfied) attempt at a walk, by Ian Debert, ended badly with Ian spraining an ankle. Maureen Carter's Glenbrook Saturday walk was cancelled due to the leader being unavoidably detained somewhere in Borneo. (No we don't know what the weather was like there.) | + | |
- | Ralph Penglis' | + | The weather next weekend wasn’t much better. |
- | Wilf Hilder's midweek walk out from Glenbrook on the Tuesday attracted 11 starters. They experienced some difficulties with a local subdivision, | + | |
- | The Conservation report saw passage of a motion that we donate $100.00 to support the Wilderness Society campaign against uranium mining at Kakadu. We have written to congratulate the NSW Premier on re-election to government | + | Ralph Penglis’ Sydney Harbour Heritage walk had 14 starters and once more we do not know the weather. |
- | Confederation report indicated that Nuni Chorvat has resigned as Confederation training officer and as delegate to the putative National Confederation body. Maurice Smith has taken up the position of delegate to the National Confederation in his stead. | + | |
+ | Wilf Hilder’s midweek walk out from Glenbrook on the Tuesday attracted 11 starters. | ||
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+ | The Conservation report saw passage of a motion that we donate $100.00 to support the Wilderness Society campaign against uranium mining at Kakadu. | ||
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+ | Confederation report indicated that Nuri Chorvat has resigned as Confederation training officer and as delegate to the putative National Confederation body. Maurice Smith has taken up the position of delegate to the National Confederation in his stead. | ||
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+ | The memorial service for Anzac day at Splendour Rock has been abandoned for this year, due in part to access uncertainties. | ||
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SBW PHOTOGRAPH AND SLIDE COMPETITION | SBW PHOTOGRAPH AND SLIDE COMPETITION | ||
- | Wednesday 24th November 1999. $300 total prize ,value | + | Wednesday 24th November 1999. $300 total prize value |
- | i: page 6 of the May 1999 Magazine or page flod | + | There will be a $50 gift voucher, for the kindly, donated by the following bushwalking shops: |
- | program. | + | |
ALPSPORT EASTWOOD CAMPING KATHMANDU | ALPSPORT EASTWOOD CAMPING KATHMANDU | ||
1045 VICTORIA ROAD 3 TRELAWNEY STREET Cnr KENT & BATHURST St | 1045 VICTORIA ROAD 3 TRELAWNEY STREET Cnr KENT & BATHURST St | ||
Line 89: | Line 106: | ||
. Phone 9267 3822 Phone 9264 5888 Phone 9264 2685 | . Phone 9267 3822 Phone 9264 5888 Phone 9264 2685 | ||
For full details refer to 12 of the Winter Walks winner of each category, | For full details refer to 12 of the Winter Walks winner of each category, | ||
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker June 1999 Page5 | + | |
- | The memorial service for Anzac day at Splendour Rock has been abandoned for this year, due in part to access uncertainties. It will be resumed next year. There was no general business. The president appraised the meeting of recent committee activities which were reported in the May magazine. The club has instituted a walks incident reporting system with a filing location for completed and reviewed reports to be finalized. Leadership training nights will continue to be scheduled on the social program and interested presenters are welcome to contact the committee for details. After announcements the meeting dosed at 2118. | + | **Telephone answerers required.** |
- | gE Telephone answerers required. | + | |
Two members have volunteered to answer the new 0500 club telephone number when required but the club would like to obtain at least two more volunteers. | Two members have volunteered to answer the new 0500 club telephone number when required but the club would like to obtain at least two more volunteers. | ||
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Full details are set out on page 2 of the May magazine. | Full details are set out on page 2 of the May magazine. | ||
- | ALEX COLLEY'S 90th BIRTHDAY | + | |
- | Alex was elected to the SBW committee in 1937. Over the years he held the positions of conservation secretary, editor and president. | + | |
- | In 1984 he was awarded an order of Australia for services to conservation. For further details contact Shirley Dean on 9810 4268 or Helen Gray on 024464 1724 | + | ====== Alex Colley's 90th Birthday ====== |
- | Something new at the top of the Blue Mountains ... | + | |
- | Courses | + | |
- | intro to climbing | + | Sun. Aug. 1 at 7 Terrigal Av Turramurra Commencing at noon. Lunch provided. |
- | intro to abseg | + | |
- | remote atea first responder | + | The president invites all SBW members (past and present) to help Alex celebrate his 90th birthday. Alex became a member of the SBW in 1936 and it was Tom Herbert, the then president, |
- | vertical nmcue | + | |
- | roping & rescue | + | Alex was elected to the SBW committee in 1937. Over the years he held the positions of conservation secretary, editor and president. |
- | caryon leader | + | |
- | navigation & arvival | + | In 1984 he was awarded an order of Australia for services to conservation. |
- | Expeditions | + | |
- | irking. Kokoda Trail trekking, Mont Blanc | + | For further details contact Shirley Dean on 9810 4268 or Helen Gray on 024464 1724 |
- | trekking, Nepal | + | |
- | . plus | + | |
- | cheap flights, permits, | + | |
- | visas - complete expedition | + | ====== |
- | management service | + | |
- | Gear Join us on the verandah | + | |
- | clothing | + | A Kimberley Incident by Geoff Wagg |
- | rainwear | + | |
- | hardwate- rope | + | Our Party of nine SBW members had walked out to the falls on the Mitchell River on the northern edge of the Mitchell Plateau in the Kimberley at the end of June 1997. This was only a couple of hours easy going, mainly along Merton Creek because we were camped by our vehicles at the end of the road and all too close to the helicopter pad where the joy flights took off. It was a beautiful day as most days are in the Kimberley at that time of the year and we had made a reasonably early start for us. Mercifully the din of the helicopters was largely diminished when we put a ridge between them and us. We skipped past Little Merton Falls planning to explore its aboriginal art sites fully the next day because we were hot for the BIG one; the Mitchell Falls. |
- | wetsuits -sale/ | + | |
- | thermals - hats | + | But this wasn’t BIG. It was HUGE. We stood at the edge of a giant horseshoe shape, about half a kilometre wide and twice as long, gouged in the ancient rock and polished by ages of rushing water. |
- | maps -compasses | + | |
- | books - guides | + | For a time then we went our own ways exploring and taking photos before re-gathering for lunch in a shaded overhang below the further lip of the main horseshoe. |
- | chalk-tape | + | |
- | pads | + | It was about this time that Shirley mentioned a fine group of figures, painted in the Bradshaw style, that she had seen under a rocky outcrop a little way up Mitchell River when she had been here with Willis on a previous trip. We decided that as we had finished lunch and as the entertainment with the snatch strap seemed to be over, a small exploration up the river was just the thing to occupy the rest of the afternoon. |
- | Relax with a free coffee | + | |
- | while you wait for your | + | As soon as we had left the shade of the overhang the heat struck us in a way we had not noticed before. |
- | buskwalking mates | + | |
- | Sell some old gear on the noticeboard. | + | Quite a distinctive outcrop, undercut on all sides with several tunnels through its base, it must have been just above flood level and there on a sheltered |
- | It out a rain storm with old copies of Wild, Gee, Rock and Outdoor. | + | |
- | We're open 7 days | + | The patch of country we were moving through had been burnt by an early season fire so we made good progress to the top of the ridge Here, it became |
- | 22 Station St Mt Victoria (opp. the Pub) | + | |
- | freecall for a brochure 7800 ABSEIL (02 4787 7777) | + | We were in a fair sort of hurry by now. We made our way through some very interesting |
- | Page 6 The Sydney Bushwalker. June 1999 | + | |
- | The Short Cut | + | Examination showed that most of the blood was coming from his ear, where a crack on a sharp rock had split the cartilage leaving a nasty gash. The speed with which we got George bandaged up and underway again was evidence of our faith in his toughness and also our desire not to be benighted. Dropping lower we met our next obstacle a body of water, but not the Mitchell River, at least not the one we knew. |
- | A Kimberley Incident | + | |
- | by Geoff Wagg | + | We soon picked up the track and made good time retracing our steps of the morning. |
- | Our Party of nine SBW members had walked out to the falls on the Mitchell River on the northern edge of the Mitchell Plateau in the Kimberley at the end of June 1997. This was only a couple of hours easy going, mainly along Merton Creek because we were camped by our vehicles at the end of the road and all too close to the helicopter pad where the joy flights took off. It was a beautiful day as most days are in the Kimberley at that time of the year and we had made a reasonably early start for us. Mercifully the din of the helicopters was largely diminished when we put a ridge between them and us. We skipped past Little Merton Falls planning to explore its aboriginal art sites fully the next day because we were hot for the BIG one; the Mitchell Falls. The track took us through open forest for about a kilometre then led down into the shallow course of the pleasant open creek that it followed all the way until it confronted us with the impressive slot of Big Merton Falls. The wet in 1997 had been big and late so the creek was still flowing strongly and the falls made a brave show but although it was enough to get the cameras clicking we were still panting to see the BIG one. We were not kept in suspense much longer. Our track crossed the creek and climbing a low hump led us right to the brink of the Mitchell Falls. | + | |
- | But this wasn't BIG. It was HUGE. We stood at the edge of a giant horseshoe shape, about half a kilometre wide and twice as long, gouged in the ancient rock and polished by ages of rushing water. The roar of the falling water filled the void and engulfed us where we stood. Our eyes followed the smoothly flowing river as it plunged, foaming down the first drop, then skirting a platform leapt into the green pool below and then another and another until finally gathering all of its force it gushed | + | FOR SALE\\ |
- | from a notch into the sunlit gorge beneath a welter of spray and rainbows. A thought at the back of our minds said, "if this is impressive now, try to imagine it at the height of the wet season". Still ever and often, above the noise and fury of the water, came the-CHOPCHOPCHOPCLAK-- CLAKCLAK-of three or more helicopters plying overhead. | + | BROTHER CE60 COMPACT OFFICE TYPEWRITER |
- | For a time then we went our own ways exploring and taking photos before re- gathering for lunch in a shaded overhang below the further lip of the main horseshoe. While eating our sandwiches we were vastly entertained by a group, younger, (and sillier) than we, who dangled themselves to the next lower level, via a chimney, with a snatch strap. | + | Good condition. |
- | It was about this time that Shirley mentioned a fine group of figures, painted in the Bradshaw style, that she had seen under a rocky outcrop a little way up Mitchell River when she had been here with Willis on a previous trip. We decided that as we had finished lunch and as the entertainment with the snatch strap seemed to be over, a small exploration up the river was just the thing to occupy the rest of the afternoon. | + | Proceeds to the Conservation Fund or the unit will be donated to a worthwhile charity. |
- | As soon as we had left the shade of the overhang the heat struck us in a way we had not noticed before. A rogue helicopter swept up over the edge of the gorge and briefly deafened us before chopping off into the distance followed by our curses. Our route took us first along a dry rocky cutting where the sun shimmered off the walls on either side. On reaching the main stream the heat was not so intense, but by the time we had gone about a kilometre and explored a few low ridges. A sunny tree-fringed pool with water lilies was too good to pass. We swam and lazed and the afternoon almost stole away. Almost but not quite. George is not one to be diverted from his object for too long by such a languorous activity. After a brief dip he was off exploring and his shout from upstream | + | Contact the current custodian: Bill Holland 9484 6636 |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | |
- | Eastwood Camping Centre is a | + | |
- | privately owned business, estabished in 1970 | + | **Obituaries** |
- | by Nancy and Jack Fox. | + | |
- | After 28 years experience we can confidently offer the best | + | |
- | service in Sydney at the lowest prices. | + | |
- | We carry the most extensive of camping gear | + | |
- | & accessories in Sydney, specialising in: | + | |
- | tents | + | |
- | backpacks | + | |
- | rz; sleeping bags | + | |
- | rock climbing & abseiling gear | + | |
- | walking boots | + | |
- | gas equipment (lights, stoves, spares) | + | |
- | For further enquiries and expert advice | + | |
- | give us a call and talk to our fulltime staff: | + | |
- | Paul Lidgard | + | |
- | Toby Watson | + | |
- | Margaret Fox | + | |
- | Brett Murphy | + | |
- | Matt de Belin | + | |
- | Nancy Fox | + | |
- | -.June 19. 9!._. | + | |
- | Pitt 8.-- | + | |
- | Quite a distinctive outcrop, undercut on all sides with several | + | |
- | The patch': | + | |
- | We were in a fair sort of hurry by now. We made our -way through some very interesting | + | |
- | George's foot and brought him crashing down amongst the rocks. He sat up with blood coursing down the Side of his face. "I'm alright," | + | |
- | Examination showed that most of the blood was coming from his ear, where a crack on a sharp rock had split the cartilage leaving a nasty gash. The speed with which we got George bandaged up and underway again was evidence of our faith in his toughness and also our desire not to be benighted. Dropping lower we met our next- obstacle a body of water, but not the Mitchell River, at least not the one we knew: These streams have a habit of forming many courses during the flood season, but which stream was this? We needed an urgent answer and we got it. The thop chop chop of a circling helicopter, glowing like a firefly in the last rays of the sun, gave us our direction. So, helicopters have a reason for existence after all. | + | |
- | We soon picked up the track and made good time retracing our steps of the morning. Helen, and the rest of us too for that matter, kept an anxious eye on George whose bandaged head gave him a slightly piratical look, but his stride never faltered. Complete | + | |
- | FOR SALE | + | |
- | BROTHER CE60 COMPACT OFFICE | + | |
- | TYPEWRITER | + | |
- | Good condition | + | |
- | Proceeds to the Conservation Fund or the unit will be donated to a worthwhile charity | + | |
- | Bill Holland 9484 6636 | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: Milt Edition July 031 | + | |
- | " TheSychuiir Bushwaiker Jilin 4999_, rage9 | + | |
- | Obituaries. | + | |
In recent months the club has suffered the loss of four members through death, Frank Leyden, Tine Matthews, Suzanne Garland and Jean Kendall. Club members who knew them well have contributed the following remembrances. | In recent months the club has suffered the loss of four members through death, Frank Leyden, Tine Matthews, Suzanne Garland and Jean Kendall. Club members who knew them well have contributed the following remembrances. | ||
- | Frank Leyden | + | |
- | by Reg Alder | + | ====== |
- | Frank joined the SBW in the early 40's and was Very active. His specialty was extended walks but he was also a keen skier and helped to build the Lake Albina ski lodge. | + | |
- | He was a keen black and white as well as colour photographer and a devotee of classical | + | by Reg Alder |
- | He was raised as a strict Catholic but in the 1960's became interested in Scientology, | + | |
- | Memories of Tine Matthews | + | Frank joined the SBW in the early 40’s and was very active. His specialty was extended walks but he was also a keen skier and helped to build the Lake Albina ski lodge. |
- | by Shiela Binns | + | |
- | Tine arrived in Sydney in the latter half of 1953 and having been a member of the Melbourne | + | He was a keen black and white as well as colour photographer and a devotee of classical |
- | We were both living in bed-sitters and whilst waiting for a tram home after a weekend | + | |
- | An extended Christmas walk had been planned in the Snowy Mountains from Three Mile Dam to Kosciusko and then to Corryong. Tine was able to come for the first week, and I think that is when she first met Don. Soon afterwards we were on a Mitchell's- Creek walk, again with Don as one of the party. Thereafter he became a regular visitor to the flat. He'd drop in unexpectedly at any time and it was lovely to see the developing happy relationship. | + | He was raised as a strict Catholic but in the 1960’s became interested in Scientology, |
- | Tine and I shared a pleasant and compatible two years, no great 'crises' | + | |
- | The wedding was quite unforgettable for me. Tine's sister. Tn ius came up from Melbourne. I had never met her. Tine, like all brides, was late, probably because the journey to the church was through peak hour traffic, but eventually the organist, Don's Aunt Nancy, played the Bridal March. I turned around and then back to Grace and Geoff Wagg sitting next to me and said, "that's not Tine, it's her sister". After two years of sharing a flat with Tine somehow I knew the difference between her and her identical twin! These are some of the memories but the overall one is of a happy, pleasant and enjoyable two years in my life that will not be forgotten. | + | ====== |
- | Page 10 The Sydney Bushwalker. June 1999 | + | |
- | Vale Suzanne Garland | + | by Shiela Binns |
- | by Greta James by Tony Crichton | + | |
- | Suzanne-Garlitid | + | Tine arrived in Sydney in the latter half of 1953 and having been a member of the Melbourne |
- | determination. Little by little, Suzanne told me of her full and interesting life - her childhood in Neutral Bay, her years as a ballet dancer, her time as a TV producer in Canada and, more recently, her work as a lawyer in Australia. | + | |
- | She faced her illness with characteristic courage talking about how, like climbing a Kanangra ridge, you just had to put one foot after the other. Throughout, she remained interested in what people were doing and always enquired about bushwalkers' | + | We were both living in bed-sitters and whilst waiting for a tram home after a week-end |
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+ | An extended Christmas walk had been planned in the Snowy Mountains from Three Mile Dam to Kosciusko and then to Corryong. Tine was able to come for the first week, and I think that is when she first met Don. Soon afterwards we were on a Mitchell’s Creek walk, again with Don as one of the party. Thereafter he became a regular visitor to the flat. He’d drop in unexpectedly at any time and it was lovely to see the developing happy relationship. | ||
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+ | Tine and I shared a pleasant and compatible two years, no great ‘crises’ to mark the time but pieces of trivia come to mind, such as Tine’s ability to fall asleep in any situation. One day whilst ironing I noticed her sitting by the ironing board, fast asleep but still staying bolt upright! | ||
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+ | The wedding was quite unforgettable for me. Tine’s sister | ||
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+ | ====== | ||
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+ | by Greta James | ||
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+ | Suzanne | ||
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+ | She faced her illness with characteristic courage talking about how, like climbing a Kanangra ridge, you just had to put one foot after the other. Throughout, she remained interested in what people were doing and always enquired about bushwalkers’ exploits. Even in this last month, she enjoyed passing on SBW news. No matter how ill she was, she always diverted the conversation away from herself and took an interest in other people. | ||
SBW has lost a very special and gracious member. Goodbye Suzanne. We will miss you. | SBW has lost a very special and gracious member. Goodbye Suzanne. We will miss you. | ||
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Goodbye | Goodbye | ||
- | A poem by Suzanne | + | |
- | You're an angel now so spread your wings and fly. | + | A poem by Suzanne’s niece, Louisa Lynch. |
- | Fly far away from all your pain. | + | |
- | You have escaped now, you are free once again. | + | It’s time for us to say goodbye,\\ |
- | You fought hard for so long in every way, But the battle is over so you leave us peacefully today. | + | You’re an angel now so spread your wings and fly.\\ |
- | You will be missed terribly; you were an inspiration to me. | + | Fly far away from all your pain.\\ |
- | I am grateful for all you did, this I hope you can see. | + | You have escaped now, you are free once again.\\ |
- | So this is goodbye to my Aunty Sue. Always know that I will forever miss you. | + | You fought hard for so long in every way,\\ |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | But the battle is over so you leave us peacefully today.\\ |
- | Our cltih hiS lost a most highly respected and capable bushwalker and cyclist. Jean Kendall received severe injuries in an accident whilst riding in a 600 km cycling endurance event near Tamworth around | + | You will be missed terribly; you were an inspiration to me.\\ |
- | 6 pm on Saturday 29th May. Ambulance and Police rushed her to the Tamworth Hospital Intensive Care Unit but she died soon after arrival. | + | I am grateful for all you did, this I hope you can see.\\ |
- | Jean was a kind and caring person who had a special affinity for, and ability in, helping children with disabilities. She had worked with the Autistic Society and the Spastic Centre and had set up a program for autistic children in Sri Lanka. Her temperament and personality were perfect for helping people in need. | + | So this is goodbye to my Aunty Sue.\\ |
- | Upon joining SBW in March 1991, Jean quickly showed herself to be an exceptional bushwalker. With her beloved partner Jan Mohandas, Jean walked on every available weekend or holiday. Her ability, enthusiasm, determination and love of the bush took her on the hardest of walks such as the Western Arthurs, Precipitous Bluff, Federation Peak, the Three Peaks in 4 days and the K to K. Jean was always happy and friendly and it was a pleasure to walk with her. | + | Always know that I will forever miss you.\\ |
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+ | ====== Tribute to Jean Kendall ====== | ||
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+ | by Tony Crichton | ||
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+ | Our club has lost a most highly respected and capable bushwalker and cyclist. | ||
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+ | Jean was a kind and caring person who had a special affinity for, and ability in, helping children with disabilities. | ||
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+ | Upon joining SBW in March 1991, Jean quickly showed herself to be an exceptional bushwalker. | ||
In recent times she completed numerous endurance cycling events, displaying great tenacity and courage and achieving considerable success and popularity in the cycling world. | In recent times she completed numerous endurance cycling events, displaying great tenacity and courage and achieving considerable success and popularity in the cycling world. | ||
- | Jean will be deeply missed by all of her SBW friends. She was an inspiration and a delight to all who knew her. | + | |
- | ilt..111mpsom Jan_ | + | Jean will be deeply missed by all of her SBW friends. She was an inspiration and a delight to all who knew her. |
- | I wish to express my deep appreciation and gratitude' | + | |
- | The kindness shown. to me at this difficult time Was of great comfort to me and I was touched by the presence of so many people at Jean's funeral. | + | |
- | Many thanks for your support. | + | ====== A Message from Jan ====== |
- | Jan:Mohandas | + | |
- | Jan went overseas on June 9th and will be away for at least two months. He deeply regrets that he will not be able to reply individually to all of the letters and cards that he received | + | |
- | Bundeepa | + | I wish to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to all those Sydney Bushwalker friends of Jean and myself. |
- | For Most people the idea of bush walking at night has very little appeal. The thOught | + | |
+ | The kindness shown to me at this difficult time was of great comfort to me and I was touched by the presence of so many people at Jean’s funeral. | ||
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+ | Many thanks for your support\\ | ||
+ | Jan Mohandas | ||
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+ | Jan went overseas on June 9th and will be away for at least two months. He deeply regrets that he will not be able to reply individually to all of the letters and cards that he received. | ||
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+ | ====== Bundeena | ||
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+ | by Ian Rannard | ||
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+ | For most people the idea of bush walking at night has very little appeal. The thought | ||
Those requirements are: an area with features that can be seen in low light conditions such as open farmland, the harbour foreshores or ocean beaches and with a near-full moon, and a torch with a long-lasting bright beam. | Those requirements are: an area with features that can be seen in low light conditions such as open farmland, the harbour foreshores or ocean beaches and with a near-full moon, and a torch with a long-lasting bright beam. | ||
- | The Coast Track between Bundeena and Otford has many features that look good in moonlight. Saturday night February 6th 1999 was just after a full moon so armed with long-lasting bright-beamed torches, three of us set out on the 6.30pm Saturday ferry from Cronulla with the intention of walking from Bundeena to Otford Railway Station in time to catch the 6.21am train back to Sydney on Sunday. (This walk was in the Walks Programme as going from Otford but for various reasons I decided we'd go in the opposite direction). | + | |
- | From the outset things went well. Unlike the day-tripper* | + | The Coast Track between Bundeena and Otford has many features that look good in moonlight. Saturday night February 6th 1999 was just after a full moon so armed with long-lasting bright-beamed torches, three of us set out on the 6.30pm Saturday ferry from Cronulla with the intention of walking from Bundeena to Otford Railway Station in time to catch the 6.21am train back to Sydney on Sunday. (This walk was in the Walks Programme as going from Otford but for various reasons I decided we'd go in the opposite direction). |
- | typical weekend morning, the passengers on this ferry were locals returning from shopping trips loaded with pot plants and plastic bags: Even Bundeena seemed different on this warn summer evening. Children were playing in the streets and neighbours, chatting over side fences, called out to ask what were we doing walking south at this time of day. | + | |
- | With a light northerly wind at our backs and the sun setting on our right we descended to | + | From the outset things went well. Unlike the day-trippers |
- | Marley Beach where we had tea as the twilight faded into dark. At 8.30pm we started walking again, using our torches to avoid the occasional rock or root on the track. Now I know that there is a school of thought that says when walking at night one should take. only A small torch and use it as little as possible; on the ,basis that the continual | + | |
- | night-vision | + | With a light northerly wind at our backs and the sun setting on our right we descended to Marley Beach where we had tea as the twilight faded into dark. At 8.30pm we started walking again, using our torches to avoid the occasional rock or root on the track. Now I know that there is a school of thought that says when walking at night one should take only a small torch and use it as little as possible, on the basis that the continual |
- | As we climbed | + | |
- | _ | + | As we climbed |
- | pleasures of this night walk became more apparent. The glow of Sydney' | + | |
- | Page 12 The Sydney Bushwalker. June 1999 | + | At 10.10pm we passed through Wattamolla where a fisherman, on hearing of our plan, thrust cans of Pepsi into our hands. At 11pm we passed through Curracorang exchanging |
- | identified as a Bandy-Bandy) raised a loop of its body in salute as we passed. | + | |
- | At 10.10pm we passed through Wattamolla where a fisherman, on hearing of our plan, thrust cans of Pepsi into our hands. At 11pm we passed through Curracorang exchanging | + | At 3.25am we crossed the small wooden bridge behind South Era SLSC and began the climb up Burgh Ridge, admiring the lights of Port Kembla |
- | At 3.25arn we crossed the small wooden bridge behind South Era SLSC and began the climb up Burgh Ridge, admiring the lights of Port Kembla | + | |
- | Participants were: Margaret Sheens, Glad and Ian Rannard | + | Participants were: Margaret Sheens, Glad and Ian Rannard. |
- | Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro | + | |
- | Part 4 of Jan Szarek's African Odyssey | + | |
- | In Serengeti, I had noticed that the French | + | |
- | Guyanese couple smoked but they did not | + | ====== |
- | smoke on Kilimanjaro. Most porters and | + | |
- | guides smoke, some even right up on top. | + | |
- | Some tourist are amused by the sign: 'Please | + | Part 4 of Jan Szarek’s African Odyssey |
- | Do not Throw Cigarette Butts on the | + | |
- | Trade. They wonder who in _hell might be | + | In Serengeti, I had noticed that the French Guyanese couple smoked but they did not smoke on Kilimanjaro. Most porters and guides smoke, some even right up on top. Some tourist are amused by the sign: ‘Please Do not Throw Cigarette Butts on the Track’. They wonder who in hell might be smoking here. This sign applies mainly to local people. |
- | smoking here. This sign applies mainly to local people. | + | |
- | During preparations for the climb, a Yugoslavian Mountain Rescue Service man, in his mid-thirties, | + | During preparations for the climb, a Yugoslavian Mountain Rescue Service man, in his mid-thirties, |
We first met the athletic-looking American wrestling coach in his late twenties on the first day of the walk. He overtook our group walking like a soldier with over-boiling energy. In Kibo Hut, he looked sad and had a strong headache. During the final climb, he decided to walk more slowly, and, displaying strong determination, | We first met the athletic-looking American wrestling coach in his late twenties on the first day of the walk. He overtook our group walking like a soldier with over-boiling energy. In Kibo Hut, he looked sad and had a strong headache. During the final climb, he decided to walk more slowly, and, displaying strong determination, | ||
- | In Kibo Hut, every one went to bed at six o' | + | |
- | The ascent is very steep but is easy because the track zigzags. Walking was so slow that one felt like sleeping. It was a long caravan of people walking in a long queue and looking like lunatics. A short distance after the start, some people turned back. After two hours we passed the 5000m mark. We rested at a cave at about 5200m. About this time one of our guides turned back due to a headache. After the rest, the long queue of people split into several small groups, each subgroup having its own guide. | + | In Kibo Hut, every one went to bed at six o' |
- | In our group the Frenchman looked weak, his steps were unsteady, his speech was slurred, and he had a headache, typical symptoms of | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | The ascent is very steep but is easy because the track zigzags. Walking was so slow that one felt like sleeping. It was a long caravan of people walking in a long queue and looking like lunatics. A short distance after the start, some people turned back. After two hours we passed the 5000m mark. We rested at a cave at about 5200m. About this time one of our guides turned back due to a headache. After the rest, the long queue of people split into several small groups, each subgroup having its own guide. |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker Jung 1999, --Pagel3 | + | |
- | altitude sickness but he was determined to press ahead. When we got to the ice level it became quite slippery.. The walking sticks, hired at the beginning of the walk, became useful for the first time. After six hours of climbing, our group arrived at Gillman Point, 5680m. It was quite a relief The sun was slOwly | + | In our group the Frenchman looked weak, his steps were unsteady, his speech was slurred, and he had a headache, typical symptoms of altitude sickness but he was determined to press ahead. When we got to the ice level it became quite slippery. The walking sticks, hired at the beginning of the walk, became useful for the first time. After six hours of climbing, our group arrived at Gillman Point, 5680m. It was quite a relief. The sun was slowly |
- | I was overdressed. Before the walk the German from my group was scaring me with stories of -how cold it is at the top, with hurrice-like winds. He persuaded me to " | + | |
- | It was too hot, and it is difficult to remove some clothing, particularly thermal | + | I was overdressed. Before the walk the German from my group was scaring me with stories of how cold it is at the top, with hurricane-like winds. He persuaded me to dress up as for a trip to the South Pole and I wore three layers of clothing: thermal underwear top/long johns, normal jumper/ |
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+ | It was too hot, and it is difficult to remove some clothing, particularly thermal | ||
Sometimes drinking water freezes. It is best to carry the water bottle near the body under your wind proof jacket, to keep it warm. The same applies to cameras that stop working at low temperature. My video camera was carried in contact with the body and worked well. | Sometimes drinking water freezes. It is best to carry the water bottle near the body under your wind proof jacket, to keep it warm. The same applies to cameras that stop working at low temperature. My video camera was carried in contact with the body and worked well. | ||
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The English woman was the strongest member of our group. The German was strong but coughed unhealthily. I felt well but weak. The Frenchman arrived, looking weak, about ten minutes after us. | The English woman was the strongest member of our group. The German was strong but coughed unhealthily. I felt well but weak. The Frenchman arrived, looking weak, about ten minutes after us. | ||
- | The top of Kilimanjaro, | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker: First Edition July 1931 | + | The top of Kilimanjaro, |
- | Heysen Trail Hinders Ranges Blue Mountains The Grampians *Alpine National Park Overseas Walking Program England | + | |
- | | + | I was tired and felt like vomiting so I decided that it was not worth the effort. If the whole of our group had gone, I would have made the effort. |
- | ercume | + | |
- | Great Ocean Road Mawson Trail *Gourmet Cycling Kangaroo Island Flinders Ranges' | + | One can relax on the way down. The whole trek from Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak is only 4 km for a 1200m climb. |
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- | River Murray Cooper Creek & Coongie Lakes - Canoeing in the Desert | + | |
- | tataillaitelf WARES | + | |
- | BirdsvilleTrack Cooper Creek Flinders Ranges | + | |
- | SMALL GROUPS : | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. June 1999 | + | |
- | I was tired and felt like vomiting so I decided that it was not worth the effort. If the whole of our group had gone, I would have made the effort. | + | |
- | One can relax on the way down. The whole trek from Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak is only 4 Ian for a 1200m climb. It takes eight hours up up, but only two on the way down. At one stage the Frenchman was so weak that he could not walk. He tried to sit down and rest, but this was unwise as prolonged resting at the same elevation can make the sickness worse. With his wife holding him by one arm, and me holding him by the other, we slowly walked down. After few hundred metres, he recovered and walked by himself. He was lucky. About two or three people are carried down each week by local rescue teams. About five or six people per year die, some people suffer medical problems like asthma or a heart deficiency and should not have attempted the climb. At Kibo Hut we exchanged experiences. | + | |
Few people actually enjoy the final climb. The Norwegian woman from our room did not have any problems with the altitude, but she did not enjoy the walk. | Few people actually enjoy the final climb. The Norwegian woman from our room did not have any problems with the altitude, but she did not enjoy the walk. | ||
- | 'had: one extra unused day and was contemplating spending it in Kibo Hut and making another attempt. The climb the next ;.day should be easier due to acquired acclimatization, | ||
- | Soon the German arrived, proud of his , | ||
- | escending s the only way to cure altitude sickness. In this section of the walk we enjoyed the mountain scenery and the night in | ||
- | Horombo Hut was the best we had in the whole trek. We slept like logs. | ||
- | The next day after breakfast, the group farewelled me. They descended, but my extra day was spent around Horombo Hut and on a walk towards Mawenzi Peak. It is the second most distinctive peak in the Kilimanjaro massif A three hour walk takes you to its base but the top can only be reached by rockclimbers. | ||
- | (To be concluded next month ). | ||
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+ | I had one extra unused day and was contemplating spending it in Kibo Hut and making another attempt. The climb the next day should be easier due to acquired acclimatization, | ||
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+ | Soon the German arrived, proud of his achievement of reaching Uhuru Peak. Our group assembled for a group picture. At about midday, people started on the way back to Horombo Hut. It felt like a second day of trekking even though it is still the same day that we climbed Kilimanjaro. After descending a few hundred metres the Frenchman' | ||
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+ | The next day after breakfast, the group farewelled me. They descended, but my extra day was spent around Horombo Hut and on a walk towards Mawenzi Peak. It is the second most distinctive peak in the Kilimanjaro massif. A three hour walk takes you to its base but the top can only be reached by rock climbers. | ||
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+ | (To be concluded next month) | ||
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