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- | TI , Cf n=+-rtl-t7' | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker====== |
- | A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to Intsaslatz | + | |
- | Bush walkers. | + | A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to __The Sydney Bushwalkers__. Address at present - C/- Miss E. Garrad, 8 Bond Street, Sydney. |
- | Address at present - 77- Miss E. Garrad, 8 Bond Street, Sydney, | + | |
- | No. 135 MARCH, 1946 Price 6d, | + | ====No. 135 March, 1946 Price 6d.==== |
- | Editor: Ray Kirkby | + | |
- | Assist: Dorothy Brigden | + | |**Editor**|Ray Kirkby| |
- | Bus.Manager: Peggy Branedon Sales & Subs: Jean Harvey | + | |**Assist**|Dorothy Brigden| |
- | CONTENTS Page. | + | |**Bus. Manager**|Peggy Branedon| |
- | Walking in the Australian Alps | + | |**Production**|Yvonne Rolfe| |
- | Annual Meeting | + | |**Assist.**|Kath. McKay| |
- | How I Got into the " | + | |**Sales & Subs**|Jean Harvey| |
- | The News E. & O.E, 8 | + | |
- | Mt. Erica - Southern Alps Dot English 9 | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | From | + | |
- | TRANSCONTINENTAL | + | | | |Page| |
+ | |Walking in the Australian Alps|Alex Colley| 2| | ||
+ | |Annual Meeting|Denis Gittoes| 5| | ||
+ | |How I Got into the " | ||
+ | |The News|E. & O.E.| 8| | ||
+ | |Mt. Erica - Southern Alps|Dot English| 9| | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Transcontinental.===== | ||
John Thompson. | John Thompson. | ||
- | Out from the little city that chaffers and sweats; out from the little villas: out from their fear of a naked word or act: out from a soil | + | |
- | vended or bought by footage: out from Perth: out from the suburbs and the mice they breed | + | Out from the little city that chaffers and sweats\\ |
- | - the decorous porch, palm, lawn, and pencil pine - till vacant lots appear, and ragged yards, | + | out from the little villas: out from their fear\\ |
- | untidier gardens at the ends of paddocks, | + | of a naked word or act: out from a soil\\ |
- | hot scrags of dogged scrub, then rusty workshops | + | vended or bought by footage: out from Perth:\\ |
- | the last hotel, the last urban alignment. | + | out from the suburbs and the mice they breed\\ |
- | Out, out and up, by orchnrd | + | - the decorous porch, palm, lawn, and pencil pine -\\ |
- | (where mouse might lift a fore-paw, find a hand) | + | till vacant lots appear, and ragged yards,\\ |
- | till forest hits our nostrils. Behind us now | + | untidier gardens at the ends of paddocks,\\ |
- | the patterned coastlands merge their coloured sweeps | + | hot scrags of dogged scrub, then rusty workshops\\ |
- | in argent sunlight, the city dissolves in light | + | the last hotel, the last urban alignment.\\ |
- | far off. But sudden crags (like petrifactions of half-formed limbless headless nameless beings or spirits old as the world, round-humped, | + | Out, out and up, by orchard |
- | as yogis) blunt this picture out. Dry flanks of grey reptilian ranges, shaggy with weird | + | (where mouse might lift a fore-paw, find a hand)\\ |
- | millennial lilies and pre-adamic trees, | + | till forest hits our nostrils. Behind us now\\ |
+ | the patterned coastlands merge their coloured sweeps\\ | ||
+ | in argent sunlight, the city dissolves in light\\ | ||
+ | far off. But sudden crags (like petrifactions\\ | ||
+ | of half-formed limbless headless nameless beings\\ | ||
+ | or spirits old as the world, round-humped, | ||
+ | as yogis) blunt this picture out. Dry flanks\\ | ||
+ | of grey reptilian ranges, shaggy with weird\\ | ||
+ | millennial lilies and pre-adamic trees,\\ | ||
press round our carriages which shake their sleep. | press round our carriages which shake their sleep. | ||
- | WALKING IN THE AUSTRALIAN ALPS | + | |
+ | =====Walking In The Australian Alps.===== | ||
By Alex Colley | By Alex Colley | ||
- | ; | + | |
- | Thotgh | + | Though |
- | forrria-r*7e | + | |
- | ; | + | (* Non-contributors to the magazine are warned that there will be enough space if they don't write something themselves. Ed.) |
- | %..hearing has already reached the microphonic ear of -the | + | |
- | cter mebers | + | As to trains, we cannot advise. The Railway Enquiry Office can tell you sometimes. Otherwise the Miner' |
- | sccer: | + | |
- | was e Canopasvo | + | It is best to get the car to Charlotte' |
- | As to trains, we cannot advise. The Railway Enquiry Office can tell you sometimes. Otherwise the Miner' | + | |
- | of five. | + | |
- | It is best to get the., car to Charlotte' | + | |
- | - | + | |
- | (a)'. xcept in bad 'weather the camping is a new and delightful experience. It is almost ideal because of the pure air, the artistry of col-, | + | - It is usually more comfortable and warmer for a party of four or more if they can sit round a large camp fire. |
- | (b) The, huts are seldom tidy, usually dirty. | + | |
- | (c) There are usually a number of parties wandering around the tops and frequently several of them crowd into one hut. At any hour of | + | |
- | the day dr evening your peace and domestic arrangements are likely to | + | - You can see the stars. |
- | be shattered by-the arrival of a large party. | + | |
- | (d) usually more comfortable and warmer for a party of four or more if, they ca sit round a large camp fire. | + | But it is necessary to be very careful |
- | ' | + | |
- | long way and then chop it up. | + | * Camp below the tree line - this usually is below 6,000 ft. Trees are some evidence that the ground does not become sodden and that the wind is broken, though perhaps only slightly. |
- | (f) You can pluck a nice mattress of snow-grass instead of | + | |
- | sleeping on hard boards - even without any plucking the grass is good, (g) Yo U can see the stars. | + | |
- | x Non-contributors----to the magazine are warned that there will be | + | |
- | enough space if they don't write something themselves. Ed, | + | * Place large stones over tent pegs. |
- | But it is necessary to be very car' | + | |
- | Camp below the tree line - this usually is below 6,000 ft. Trees are some evidence that the ground does not become sodden and that the wind is broken, though perhaps only slightly. | + | |
- | Camp as near as possible under the eastern lee of hills and talcu advantage of any protection from trees, rocks or fallen timber. Nearly all the bad weather comes from the west, but even in westirlj | + | |
- | Fit your tent with strong guy ropes - more than twice as etronLc | + | Most of the time camping is quite pleasant and these precautions will appear unnecessary, |
- | Secure end-ropes of tent to a stake or tree, Place large stones over tent pegs. | + | |
- | Make the fire on the eastern side of tent. | + | The best spot for camping near the tops is on the Snowy, about a mile below Foreman' |
- | Take candles, kerosene, or other fire-lighting aids. | + | |
- | Most of the time camping is quite pleasant and these precautions will appear unnecessary, | + | The walking all looks easy, because the slopes, except on the western side, are not steep and in the clear air distances and heights are halved by our ordinary visual judgment. Once we looked over the Wilkinson Valley to Kosciusko. " |
- | The best spot for camping near the tops is on the Snowy, about a mile below Foreman' | + | |
- | Dead Horse Creek-Murray-Geehi-Hannel' | + | As to maps, we found that the Snow Leases map was reliable. If you follow it carefully with the aid of a compass you should find the routes as marked, though often there is no distinguishable track in open upland country. However, if you follow along where the map shows the track should be, you will come upon it again. On three occasions we spent half an hour or more off the track. On the first we followed |
- | The walking all looks easy, because the slopes, except on the | + | |
- | western side, are not steep and in the clear air distances and heights are halved by our ordinary visual judgment. Once we looked over the | + | As to clothing, it is wise to go equipped as for ski-ing - the main essentials are a waterproof jacket, long warm pants (tweed, not jaegar) and boots with hobnails. On Sat. 5th Jan. 1946, we walked |
- | Wilkinson Valley to Kosciusko. " | + | |
- | 4. | + | The flies are very bad, both on the tops and below, so a fly veil and mosquito net tent are handy. The flies' hour are from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. unless it's cold or windy. |
- | rocky gorge", | + | |
- | of about m p.h. was quite enough for us except on the tourist tracks. | + | The sun, though it does not feel hot, burns much more than below. Even a good dark surfing tan won't stand up to it, so take lanoline or other protective cream. |
- | As to maps, we found that the Snow Leases map was reliable. If you follow it carefully with the aid of a compass you should find the routes as marked, though often there is no distinguishable track in open upland country. However, if you follow along where the map shows the track should be, you will come upon it again. On three occasions we | + | |
- | spent half an hour or more off the track. On the first we tollowed | + | The main points of interest, I should say, are the Summit (don't believe stories that you can't see anything from there - the view is magnificent), |
- | hadn't looked carefully enough at the map. It is as well to be careful and observant, because visibility may be restricted to 20 or 30 yards | + | |
- | in bad weather. | + | =====Social Events.===== |
- | As to clothing, it is wise to go equipped as for'ski-ing - the main essentials are a waterproof jacket, long warm pants (tweed, not jaegar) and boots with hobnails. On Sat. 5th Jan. 1946, weowalked | + | |
- | The flies are very,bad, both on the tops and below, so a fly veil | + | The __Reunion__ |
- | ,and mosquito net tent are handy. The flies' hour are from 5 a m. to 7 p m unless it's cold or windy's, | + | |
- | The sun, though it does not feel hot; bUrnt much more than below. | + | |
- | Even a good dark surfing tan won't stand UP to it,'so take lanoline or | + | |
- | other protective cream. | + | |
- | The main points of interest, I' | + | |
- | believe stories that you can't see anything from there 7.the view is magnificent), | + | |
- | trips the Geehi - coming out via Khancoban, if it can be arranged - and Jagungal. are probably the most interesting, | + | |
- | . other one-day and longer, trips,' | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | SOCIAL EVENTS | + | |
- | The REUNION | + | |
On Friday night, the 15th, Allan Wyborn will tell us about " | On Friday night, the 15th, Allan Wyborn will tell us about " | ||
+ | |||
AND | AND | ||
- | on the 29th. there is to be a DANCE. By arrangement, | + | |
- | AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN MARCH THME IS SURE TO 2E SUCH A RUSH TO TAKE ON JOBS THAT | + | on the 29th. there is to be a __Dance__. By arrangement, |
- | Candidates | + | |
- | There will be so many officials that the worst " | + | At the Annual Meeting in March there is sure to be such a rush to take on jobs that candidates |
+ | |||
+ | There will be so many officials that the worst " | ||
Some means will have to be found to eliminate some of the candidates for Social Secretary. | Some means will have to be found to eliminate some of the candidates for Social Secretary. | ||
- | HOW I GOT INTO THE "GAME" | + | |
+ | =====How | ||
Claude Haynes. | Claude Haynes. | ||
- | Jim, one of the giants of the local football team, had become a close friend of mine through Surf Club activities, The Sunday afternoon | + | |
- | quiet rd and enjoy the sun which was so pleasant that I was soon dozing more tleam reading and very peaceful with the world and myself in partiree:nr. On opening my eyes I saw Jim's brother Alan approaching our 1i, | + | Jim, one of the giants of the local football team, had become a close friend of mine through Surf Club activities. The Sunday afternoon |
- | Having committed myself to the venture which was only six days | + | |
- | distant, I had to devote myself to some plan of preparation to at | + | Having committed myself to the venture which was only six days distant, I had to devote myself to some plan of preparation to at least put up some sort of a show. I accordingly phoned an old friend of mine, whom I knew to be an expert at the sport. He soon convinced me that hiking (or " |
- | least put up some sort of a show. I accordingly phoned an old friend | + | |
- | of mine,. whom I knew to be an expert at the sport. He soon convinced | + | The final arrangements were that we sleep at Alan's the night before our departure (Alan' |
- | me that hiking (or " | + | |
- | matches and candle, in fact everything down to the key of the house so | + | Our starting place was Robertson, a small township on the Southern Highlands. From the Railway Station you can see the once famous Ranelagh Hotel, whose downfall was the mountain mists and changeable |
- | that I could let myself in on my return. Besides this he tendered valuable advice on the virtue of travelling lightly weighted, digging hip holes, putting my spare pair of trousers underneath when retiring at night, as it is just as important to have as much under one as on top. These hints were eagerly accepted by me - you see, Alan and Jim | + | |
- | thought I was an expert and I therefore had to acquire knowledge fast. | + | I enquired of a country-looking |
- | The final arrangements were that we sleep at Alan's the night before our departure (Alan' | + | |
- | he was an amateur | + | |
- | zine had not snapped up his services. When: | + | |
- | wore a very worried look but internally was elated. He showed me some 0 of his masterpieces. "Could I not see the Composition | + | |
- | shown me a stereoscopic contraption, | + | |
- | Photographic Society Journal of 1938 before retiring. Jim came to my. | + | |
- | rescue suggesting a cup of ten and then to bed. This was carried | + | |
- | 7 | + | |
- | unanimously (or 2 to 1 nny y) and we a:, into the absent | + | |
- | ;bumps out in his hobby room. Goodness, thought I, he must have over-exposed or under-baked a film or something and have suddenly remembered it. He did not return. In the morning he protested that when Jim stopped snoring I commenced and it was too much for his artistic temperament. | + | |
- | Our starting place was Robertson, a small township on the Southern' | + | |
- | I enquired of a country-looking | + | |
At last we touched the earth with the intention of walking on it. Are all walkers and photographers like this? I wondered. What is it like when you get started?. Well, I am still walking. | At last we touched the earth with the intention of walking on it. Are all walkers and photographers like this? I wondered. What is it like when you get started?. Well, I am still walking. | ||
- | Mg= | + | |
- | ANNUAL MEETING , 8th.. MARCH. | + | =====Annual Meeting - 8th March.===== |
- | Were you an office-bearer of the Club, are you an Office--bearer, will you be an office-bearer? If not, why not? Answer on the Annual night. It must not be said of you | + | |
- | "And even so, he's stale, he's been there too long. Touch him, and you'll find he's all gone inside | + | Were you an Office-bearer of the Club, are you an Office-bearer, |
- | dust like an old mushroom, all wormy inside, and hollow under the smooth skin and an upright appearance," | + | |
- | At the February meeting the Club approved of the suggestion that a small room, at a cost not exceeding ten shillings per week, be rented in order, primarily, to house the Club's duplicator. Such a room, | + | "And even so, he's stale, he's been there too long.\\ |
- | The essential qualification for the room (apart from cheapness;) is ready access any night, Has anyone any ideas? | + | Touch him, and you'll find he's all gone inside\\ |
- | 8. | + | just like an old mushroom, all wormy inside, and hollow\\ |
- | ...11110.1.11..110.... | + | under the smooth skin and an upright appearance." |
- | THE NEWS .E. | + | |
- | ALMA MATER AT CHARLOTTE'S PASS | + | At the February meeting the Club approved of the suggestion that a small room, at a cost not exceeding ten shillings per week, be rented in order, primarily, to house the Club's duplicator. Such a room, however, could be used to advantage for other activities of the Club and might in time blossom into a comfortable meeting place for walkers. |
- | When Mr. Constance vaguely waved a telegram at Charlotte Pass upon arriving to pick up a recent party, he was nearly knocked backwards into the Snowy River in the rush. It contained life-and-death news for the Blue Stockings. (I apologise. I haVe since learnt that the colour | + | |
- | Those who languished at home awaiting results were Jean Thirgood and Fifi Kinsela, Fifi distinguished herself by tying for first place in her year in Law. Well, I hope the Club will soon be bad enough to warrant two honorary solicitors. | + | The essential qualification for the room (apart from cheapness!) is ready access any night. Has anyone any ideas? |
- | Tom Herbert has an addition to the-family - a girl. In a few | + | |
- | years time she will be able to keep the faaily plat in the meat queue, | + | =====The News - E. & O.E.===== |
- | HOT NEWS., Betty Pryde.,hap become engaged and is to be marricd | + | |
- | Shirley and Rusaell w6nt to the Kowmiing | + | ===Alma Mater At Charlotte's Pass.=== |
- | The exodus of the Israelites from EgYpt palls before the present trek out of Sydney. Two-Storey,, modern, furnished homes must be available now for twenty, five shillings a week, | + | |
+ | When Mr. Constance vaguely waved a telegram at Charlotte Pass upon arriving to pick up a recent party, he was nearly knocked backwards into the Snowy River in the rush. It contained life-and-death news for the Blue Stockings. (I apologise. I haVe since learnt that the colour | ||
+ | |||
+ | Those who languished at home awaiting results were Jean Thirgood and Fifi Kinsela. Fifi distinguished herself by tying for first place in her year in Law. Well, I hope the Club will soon be bad enough to warrant two honorary solicitors. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tom Herbert has an addition to the family - a girl. In a few years time she will be able to keep the family place in the meat queue. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Hot News.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Betty Pryde has become engaged and is to be married | ||
+ | |||
+ | Shirley and Russell went to the Kowmung | ||
+ | |||
+ | The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt palls before the present trek out of Sydney. Two-storey, modern, furnished homes must be available now for twenty five shillings a week. | ||
We are sorry to lose Roy Davies who has returned to Melbourne, though why, we have not yet been able to discover. Roy was treasurer this year, but the auditor' | We are sorry to lose Roy Davies who has returned to Melbourne, though why, we have not yet been able to discover. Roy was treasurer this year, but the auditor' | ||
- | Shortly. the Hunters-are off to New Zealand which must make some of us a little envious. John now ' | + | |
- | Peter Jones and Roy Edser are somewhere in Tasmania by now (transport permitting) on one of the many trips walking and canoeing - | + | Shortly the Hunters are off to New Zealand which must make some of us a little envious. John now has the opportunity of being the first man to climb Mt. Cook carrying a baby girl. |
- | .whch t-116: | + | |
- | The Nobles | + | Peter Jones and Roy Edser are somewhere in Tasmania by now (transport permitting) on one of the many trips - walking and canoeing - which they hope to accomplish. Canoeing in Tasmania is so much easier - if you capsize, |
- | Being somewhat backward, I did not know that pre-kindergarten training | + | |
- | commences at such an early age. | + | The Nobles |
- | THE MILLENIUM | + | |
- | To the profound relief of all walkers, we are able to report that there is now a bus which purports to run on the following route: " | + | ===The Millenium |
- | Evan's Lookout" | + | |
- | " | + | To the profound relief of all walkers, we are able to report that there is now a bus which purports to run on the following route: " |
- | MT. ERICA - SOUTHERN ALPS | + | |
+ | =====Mt. Erica - Southern Alps.===== | ||
Dot English. | Dot English. | ||
- | Dawn on Saturday saw us racing for the train, and about midday the nine of us disembarked at Moe which, if you look at the map, you will find lurking on the southern edge of that great expanse of mountain range country which includes Hotham and Feathertop and the high plateaux of the Southern Alps. A further 30 miles by service car brought us to Parker' | + | |
- | , itself for the climb up Mt. Erica (5020 ft.). | + | Dawn on Saturday saw us racing for the train, and about midday the nine of us disembarked at Moe which, if you look at the map, you will find lurking on the southern edge of that great expanse of mountain range country which includes Hotham and Feathertop and the high plateaux of the Southern Alps. A further 30 miles by service car brought us to Parker' |
- | We followed the road to a 'high trestle bridge over which a | + | |
- | narrow guage railway line ran to a timber mill, and then followed | + | We followed the road to a high trestle bridge over which a narrow guage railway line ran to a timber mill, and then followed up the railway line itself, turning off when we came to the steep track which runs up Mt. Erica, through forests of incredibly tall mountain ash, whole hillsides of dead stark white trunks still standing to show the ravages of the 1939 bushfires. Maurice the young and spry, giving it as an excuse that he needed to work off city repressions, |
- | up the railway line itself, turning off when we came to the steep | + | |
- | track which runs up Mt. Erica, through forests of incredibly tall mountain ash, whole hillsides of dead stark white trunks still standing to show the ravage, | + | A few hours of steep ascent and we emerged into open alpine country - huge white granite boulders wind-weathered into weird mushroom shapes, the sparse hardy vegetation of the high country dotted with white alpine daisies, yellow dandelions and a pinkish purple orchid. This is good ski-ing country in winter, and nestled in sheltered spots are a couple of huts, one the property of the Rover Scouts and the other the N.B.W. hut, belonging to a group of males, who, carrying on the tradition of the Melbourne Men's Walking Club, will have no So-and-so women in the place. |
- | and spry, giving it as an excuse that he needed to work off city repressions, | + | |
- | trees as leoked | + | We camped by a pleasant little creek, and soon cheerful cooking fires glowed in the dusk, and before long everyone was lying well fed and warm beside the fires or actually in their eiderdowns asleep. |
- | the party remarked on the fact that in England dead, trees in a forest.. | + | |
- | are rare - being of softer wood, when they die they rapidly decay and. | + | The greatest unconscious humorist of the party was one called Joe - a Czech - hero of skiing trips in Hungary with the temperature 40 degrees below zero. Joe seemed to do all his feeding out of paper bags. He had his cut lunch in a bag for the train, and from another bag he munched his tea sitting ruminating on a granite boulder |
- | fall to the ground where they lie like Christians, but in this harsh and uncouth land the skeletons of the dead stand year after year | + | |
- | gesticulating defiance to Death, and it generally takes another fire | + | When the bacon and eggs and accessory edibles were eventually |
- | to eventually bring them low - unless, of course, Maurice performs an | + | |
- | Act of God n nd helps them to their finra rest. | + | It was a perfect day, blue and clear - bright sunlight shining on white granite - daisies and dandelions among the green tussock |
- | A few hours of steep ascent and we emerged into open alpine | + | |
- | country - huge white granite boulders wind-weathered into 'weird mushroom shapes, the sparse hardy vegetation of the high country' | + | From Mt. Erica we followed a track along the top of the Baw Baw Plateau among the pink white and yellow flowers, and at a little creek in a slight depression we stopped for lunch. " |
- | purple orchid. This is good ski-ing country in winter, and nestled. in sheltered spots are a couple of huts, one the property of the | + | |
- | Rover Scouts and the other the N.B.W. hut, belonging to a group of | + | In the afternoon we strolled back to camp in twos and threes down our sunbathed slope, now a moving hillside of ants - myriad tiny lives among the grass stalks. You couldn' |
- | males, who, carrying on the tradition of the Melbourne Men's Walking Club, will have no So-and-so women in the place. | + | |
- | We camped by a pleasant little creek, and soon cheerful cooking | + | A beautiful run down the steep mountainside with light packs, and we stopped at the only available |
- | fires glowed in the dusk, ad before long everyone was lying well | + | |
- | fed and warm beside the fir, | + | We now set off following the rail track for a short distance, then cut off down an old mining track leading steeply down to the [illegible] |
- | The greatest unconscious humorist of the party was one called Joe - a Czech - hero of skiing trips in Hungary with the temperature 40 degrees below zero. Jhe seemed to do all his feeding out of paper bags. He had his cut luah in a bag for the train, and from another bag he munched his tea sitting ruminating on a granite boulder | + | |
- | 10, | + | A couple of jungle knives had been brought for cutting a track through |
- | activityround | + | |
- | When the bacon and eggs and accessory edibles were eventually | + | Soon after midday we emerged from the gorge at the Thompson River bridge. Here we had a swim, hid our packs in a blackberry thicket to be picked |
- | pann - Joe still sitting | + | |
- | look 2.L. eye - the party eventually moved off without packs. - destIlion the summit of Mt. Erica and as far along the Baw Baw | + | The temperature soared high above the hundred mark and the totally unshaded railway cutting reflected the heat off its rocky walls with oven-like intensity. As the party straggled grimly on, hopping and striding and mincing along between or upon the irregularly spaced sleepers their conversation turned mainly on beer and food, and both would have to be pretty good at Walhalla to justify this Sahara-like interlude. A few ruined chimneys still standing |
- | Platea | + | |
- | as a perfect day, blue and clear - bright sunlight shining on granite - daisies and dandelions among the green tussock | + | Some of us decided to have a look at one of the deserted |
- | From Mt. Erica we followed a track along the top of the Baw Baw Plateau among the pink white and yellow flowers, and at a little creek | + | |
- | in a slight depression we stopped for lunch. " | + | We got back to the hotel in time to find the bus rapidly filling up, so we stood back as all good Bushwalkers do and were rewarded by being allowed to ride on the roof - in which happy position I will leave us, bulwarked behind suitcases and packs, bowling merrily along snatching at gum laves and ducking down wildly as the overhanging branches swept the top of the bus. It was an excellent trip with excellent company. The Melbourne Bushwalkers has definitely |
- | bushwalker," | + | |
- | "This seems to save time somehow for other things" | + | ---- |
- | incline in Joe's direction. | + | |
- | In the afternoon we strolled back to camp in twos and threes down our sunbathed slope, now a moving hillside of ants - myriad tiny lives among the grass stalks. You couldn' | + | Last month Allan Wyborn expounded the principles of fishing, |
- | A beautiful run down the steep mountainside with light packs, and we stopped at the only nvnilable | + | |
- | the timber workers' | + | ---- |
- | We now set off following the rail track for a short distance, then cut off down an old mining track leading steeply down to the | + | |
- | 11 | + | Two lunatics (no! no! not bushwalkers!) were out in a boat fishing and happened to drop anchor at a spot where they pulled up fish after fish. At last, well laden, they had to pull for home but were very agitated as to how they might find the same spot next day. |
- | Thompson River Gorge. The valley was very deep, and green with tree ferns, and quite humid now that we were cut off from the moving air of the highlands. Cool bright gleaming of the river far below was | + | |
- | very appealing. Incidentally, | + | |
- | A couple of jungle knives had been brought for cutting a track through | + | |
- | Soon after midday we emerged from the gorge at the Thompson River bridge. Here we had a swim, hid our packs in a blackberry thicket to be picked | + | |
- | The temperature soared high above the hundred mark and the totally unshaded railway cutting reflected the heat off its rocky walls with oven-like intensity. As the party straggled grimly on, hopping and striding and mincing along between or upon the irregularly spaced sleepers their conversation turned mainly on beer and food, and both would have to be pretty good at Walhalla to justify this Sahara- like interlude, A few ruined chimneys still standing clearings here a and there on the steep hillsides tall pine trees and heaps of rusting machinery and rail lines and huge mullock heaps at last announced the fact that this was the ex-mining township of Walhalla. The rearguard staggered into the Star Hotel to find the first arrivals sitting deflated and glum in the lounge. "The beer's off"; in a tragic whisper. "Oh well", said a smug non-drinker (me,? "It could be worse, Let's eat". Another almost inaudible whisper "The landlord said he didn't get our message. There' | + | |
- | Some of us decided to 11, | + | |
- | a blast furnace. We climbed many stepbup | + | |
- | We got back to the hotel in time to find the bus rapidly filling up, so we atood back o s all good Bushwalkers do and were rewarded by being allowed to rid c on the roof in which happy position I will leave us, bulwarked behind suitcases and nacks, bowling merrily along snatching at gum laves and ducking down wildly as the overhanging branches swept the top of the bus. It was an excellent trip with excellent company. The Melbourne Bushwalkers has definitely | + | |
- | of young Bushwalkers who are building the Club into something to be proud of. | + | |
- | Last month Allan Wyborn expounded the principles of fishingt | + | |
- | Two lunatics (no: no not bushwalkers!) were out in a boat fishing and happened to drop anchor at a spot where they pulled up fish after fish. At last, well laden, they had to pull for home but were very agitated as to how they might find the same spot next day. | + | |
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