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- | THE SYDEEY BusiriALK:2. | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker.====== |
- | A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, C/- Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St. Sydney. | + | |
- | No. 149 1947. Price 6c1. | + | A monthly Bulletin of The Sydney Bush Walkers, C/- Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown Street, |
- | Editor: Assistant Edi | + | |
- | Walks Reporte Maps Illust | + | ---- |
- | Alex Colley Business Manager: T.aurie | + | |
- | tor; Dot Butler | + | ===No. 149. May, 1947. Price 6d.=== |
- | r: Kevin Ardill | + | |
- | rations: Dennis Gittoes | + | |**Editor**|Alex Colley| |
- | Typiste: Gi7eneth | + | |**Assistant Editor**|Dot Butler| |
- | CON=TS. | + | |**Business Manager**|Maurie |
- | + | |**Production**|Brian Harvey| | |
- | Editorial 1. | + | |**Production |
- | Club Officers 2. | + | |**Sales and Subs.**|Christa Calnan| |
- | Easter Eggs 3. | + | |**Walks Reporter**|Kevin Ardill| |
- | At Our April Leeting | + | |**Mats & Illustrations**|Dennis Gittoes| |
- | Are Keen on Nature Study H. A. Lindsay 6. | + | |**Typist**|Gweneth |
- | The Lost Hiker 8. | + | |
- | A Tale of Woe Dennis Gittoes 9. | + | =====In This Issue:===== |
- | Social Events for May 11. | + | |
- | The P.A.C. Outing, from a report by D. Lawry 11. | + | | | |Page| |
- | Afternoon on Mount Oakleigh. E. Garrad 12. | + | |Editorial| | 1| |
- | The Kiddies Treat Christa | + | |Club Officers| | 2| |
- | Backyard Bushwalking " | + | |Easter Eggs| | 3| |
- | EDITORIAL. | + | |At Our April Leeting| | 4| |
- | On the Use of_theJ.aazine. | + | |We Are Keen on Nature Study|H. A. Lindsay| 6| |
- | | + | |The Lost Hiker| | 8| |
- | It should inform | + | |A Tale of Woe|Dennis Gittoes| 9| |
- | 0Walks | + | |Social Events for May| |11| |
- | Crfinini Par;ter aiVL Ar17.ac V1or'k- o_a, | + | |The P.A.C. Outing, from a report by D. Lawry| |11| |
- | be able to arr-tmcm cheapc: | + | |Afternoon on Mount Oakleigh|E. Garrad|12| |
- | 2. | + | |The Kiddies Treat|Christa Calnan|13| |
- | Probably the Dst enjoeL | + | |Backyard Bushwalking|" |
- | One of the _ain uses of the agazine | + | |
- | a few have been to Tasmania, for instance, how many know how to get there' | + | ---- |
- | Members could also make use of the 1: | + | |
- | Though there are many advantages in belonging to a large Club, the spoken word is no longer sufficient for ])urposes | + | =====Editorial.===== |
- | CLUB 0=CiRS. | + | |
- | The following Officers were appointed at the last Cor, | + | ===On the Use of the Magazine.=== |
- | Assistant | + | |
+ | Though there are a number of entertaining and interesting | ||
+ | |||
+ | It should inform | ||
+ | |||
+ | Probably the most enjoyed | ||
+ | |||
+ | One of the main uses of the Magazine | ||
+ | |||
+ | Members could also make use of the Magazine | ||
+ | |||
+ | Though there are many advantages in belonging to a large Club, the spoken word is no longer sufficient for purposes | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | =====Club Officers.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The following Officers were appointed at the last Committee | ||
+ | |||
+ | Assistant | ||
Librarian: Edna Stretton | Librarian: Edna Stretton | ||
- | i agazine | + | |
- | Assistant Treasurer: Kevin Araill. | + | Magazine |
- | The rey41-11-11,-- w111. 0 PIT.oirrhcvl q;11,-.5 n(ct 0.01Jcte | + | |
- | Meating, | + | Curator of Maps and Keeper of Time Tables: Colin Lloyd |
- | TI;ASTR E&GS. | + | |
- | (The following are a mixed clutch, not all to be attributed so to speak, to the one fowl. It was hoped to give you ,, | + | Duplicator |
- | To west young man! So he did and was accompanied by nine | + | |
- | other blokes and three of the fair sex. You've guessed it. Roley Cotter as producer, Max Gentle as director and the rest of the cast comprising Sound effects by Bill Hall, Music and songs by Claude Haynes and a specialty act by Luke Priddle who produced rabbits from thin air. Extras were Eric Lewis, Eric Pegram, John Connor, Len Fall and Kevin Ardill. The three heroines were Peg Bransdon, Ruby Payne-Scott and Mary Macdonald who shared the distinction of being the first gals over the territory. A purple certificate to Max Gentle who led the party from Kandos to lit. Victoria via Ht. Uraterrer, Glen Davis and Newness | + | Assistant Treasurer: Kevin Ardill |
- | --,Next we record the trek from Katoomba to Kovralng j, | + | |
- | etty Penfold was the only Lassie present to comfort Peter Graciwhen | + | The remaining officers will be appointed at the next Committee meeting. |
- | The flying | + | |
- | Easter time being egg time, it was not surprisingjo | + | ---- |
- | !1-ien | + | |
- | The Nobles and the female Butlers are ailt gunning for Bill Henley on whose recommendation they spent Easter at Mitchell Park, | + | =====Easter Eggs.===== |
- | 9 Cat tai Greek* | + | |
- | 0 (a) why the bus driver | + | (The following are a mixed clutch, not all to be attributed so to speak, to the one fowl. It was hoped to give you more details |
- | unannounced holiday | + | |
- | 0 (b) whence arose the fallacy that thare are no nos- | + | To west young man! So he did and was accompanied by nine other blokes and three of the fair sex. You've guessed it. Roley Cotter as producer, Max Gentle as director and the rest of the cast comprising Sound effects by Bill Hall, Music and songs by Claude Haynes and a specialty act by Luke Priddle who produced rabbits from thin air. Extras were Eric Lewis, Eric Pegram, John Connor, Len Fall and Kevin Ardill. The three heroines were Peg Bransdon, Ruby Payne-Scott and Mary Macdonald who shared the distinction of being the first gals over the territory. A purple certificate to Max Gentle who led the party from Kandos to Mt. Victoria via Mt. Uraterrer, Glen Davis and Newnes. |
- | --ciuitees | + | |
- | 0601004$01064ilwat / 1 | + | Next we record the trek from Katoomba to Kowmung and Galong |
- | kc) how does one get into the river without being sucked down in the marginal mud; | + | |
- | (d) is the thick yellow fluid flowing | + | The flying |
- | napkins | + | |
+ | Easter time being egg time, it was not surprising to find a few pickled eggs about. One egg in particular intruded on the train taking S.B.W. members and St. George walkers down to Wombeyan | ||
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+ | When a man travels some 600 miles on the Warrumbungle | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Nobles and the female Butlers are out gunning for Bill Henley on whose recommendation they spent Easter at Mitchell Park, Cattai Creek. | ||
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+ | (a) why the bus driver | ||
+ | |||
+ | (b) whence arose the fallacy that thare are no mosquitoes | ||
+ | |||
+ | (c) how does one get into the river without being sucked down in the marginal mud; | ||
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+ | (d) is the thick yellow fluid flowing | ||
- | Doug Johnston and party flow to Canberra and ' | + | Doug Johnston and party flew to Canberra and moved fast when they got there. Their trip included |
- | nozi--atry. We want to hear more of it. | + | |
- | ArthmiGiaroy | + | Arthur Gilroy |
- | way up Kanangra River after bre akfa at they found to tinoxtingfliAbod firc., --olift-lay_loenbers | + | |
- | Ray Kirkby | + | Ray Kirkby |
- | Though we were with Ray and Jean on the trip, we were too | + | |
- | dumb to realise what was in the wind. On Saturday 12th they were married. Our very best wishes to them both. It will be a real pleasure to witness the presentation of debutantes to the wife of the Social Secretary. | + | Though we were with Ray and Jean on the trip, we were too dumb to realise what was in the wind. On Saturday 12th they were married. Our very best wishes to them both. It will be a real pleasure to witness the presentation of debutantes to the wife of the Social Secretary. |
- | Our Social snoop-sleuth at the Show on the fednesday | + | |
- | A couple of weeks before | + | Our Social snoop-sleuth at the Show on the Wednesday |
- | Even the Bushwaika 1-2gazine | + | |
- | -bpla letterileig uFrankie | + | A couple of weeks before |
- | .4.21, | + | |
- | The Pre staent | + | Even the Bushwalker Magazine |
- | The question of whether the Federation Ball should be a ball or a party was debated at length. Allan Hardie said that a ball -waz a ball | + | |
- | Z11 -eloAndad | + | ---- |
- | to be at lop_9..t | + | |
- | 5. | + | =====At Our April Meeting.===== |
- | ..wl y.M.Ir lw^. | + | |
- | In response to a Federation | + | The President |
- | , Prank Leyden promised a report, both for the Federation and the Magazixie. | + | |
- | Marie Byles was congratulated by the President upon her election as President of the Pederation. In reply Marie said that it was easy - all you had to do was to sit still and see other people do the work. Wal Roots said it would be better to say that you had to see that the other people did the work. Our own impression is that the President is elected to do most of the work. as Secretaries usually knock off round | + | The question of whether the Federation Ball should be a ball or a party was debated at length. Allan Hardie said that a ball was a ball and demanded |
- | midnight. | + | |
- | The Social Secretary announced coming entertainments | + | In response to a Federation |
- | the "bevy of oratorical brilliance" | + | |
+ | Marie Byles was congratulated by the President upon her election as President of the Federation. In reply Marie said that it was easy - all you had to do was to sit still and see other people do the work. Wal Roots said it would be better to say that you had to see __that__ | ||
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+ | The Social Secretary announced coming entertainments | ||
Colin Lloyd, the Keeper of Time Tables and Curator of Maps, announced that he had a lot of information available on trucks, cars etc. | Colin Lloyd, the Keeper of Time Tables and Curator of Maps, announced that he had a lot of information available on trucks, cars etc. | ||
- | Arthur Gilroy drew attention to the working bee at Bqrning | + | |
- | Marie Byles delivered a reouest frm Peter Page that the debate be put on the air. | + | Arthur Gilroy drew attention to the working bee at Burning |
+ | |||
+ | Marie Byles delivered a request from Peter Page that the debate be put on the air. | ||
Edna Stretton, the Librarian, drew attention to the fact that we have a good library and that books can be obtained for a penny a week. | Edna Stretton, the Librarian, drew attention to the fact that we have a good library and that books can be obtained for a penny a week. | ||
- | Mouldy Harrison, our ace diplomat, said he would be pleaseL | + | |
- | Dorothy Lawry described the efforts of the search and Rescue | + | Mouldy Harrison, our ace diplomat, said he would be pleased |
- | 0 Section to organise a search for the lost "hikeru. Chief difficulty had been in contacting members by phone, but a party of 60 or more was ready to leave that night if it had been necessary. | + | |
- | A Committee was appointed to look into tha qx t& | + | Dorothy Lawry described the efforts of the search and Rescue |
- | The mooting | + | |
- | WHY WE ARE KEEN ON NATURE STUDY. | + | A Committee was appointed to look into the question |
- | By H.A.Lindsay, | + | |
- | We have met members of other Bushwalking Clubs; most of t" | + | The meeting |
- | study, their walks being conducted for the sake of the outing alone. | + | |
- | Each to his own taste, of course | + | ---- |
- | When Adelaide Bush Walkers was formed last year, we decided | + | |
- | that a passive role was not enough as regards fauna and flora protection. | + | =====Why We Are Keen On Nature Study.===== |
- | extinction which is threatening them it is necessary to know all that | + | |
- | can be learned of their breeding and feeding habits, and what their enedes | + | By H.A.Lindsay, |
- | his time or to do something worse than doing nothing | + | |
- | wrong kind of action. A typical case of this hind was that of a man | + | We have met members of other Bushwalking Clubs; most of them have informed us that their members do not go in for any form of nature |
- | who decided that some form of drastic action was necessary to save the | + | |
- | last few koalas found wild in S.A.; to be left as they were scatterod | + | When Adelaide Bush Walkers was formed last year, we decided that a passive role was not enough as regards fauna and flora protection. To save some of our harmless and beautiful native creatures from the extinction which is threatening them it is necessary to know all that can be learned of their breeding and feeding habits, and what their enemies |
- | in ones and twos over miles of scrub, meant extinction. He and his sons accordingly went out with ladders and climbing irons, caught all the koalas and transferred them to the one spot. Up to that point they wera-on the-right track. Then they made the bad mistake. In _order | + | |
- | homestead. Within a few days the koalas looked very sick; within a | + | Something of the same sort holds good in the case of flora protection; it is not enough to place a plant or flower on the protected |
- | week they were nothing but skin and bone; within another week all were dead. Starvation was the cause; the well-meaning amateurs did not know | + | |
- | that the koala selects its food trees and will not touch Some particul | + | It must be admitted that one must have a natural " |
- | trees, even though they are of the right species, because the leavec | + | |
- | Something of the same sort holds good in the case of flora protacti-on; it is not enough to place a plant or flower on the protectc.1 | + | It Is just the same with our birds and our trees. It is the man or woman who can identify each species, who knows their life history and why they flourish in some areas and die out in others, who can do most towards preserving them. You will usually find that some scientists go out of their way to instruct the amateur, to teach you the real art of observation |
- | It must be admitted that one must have a natural " | + | |
- | 7/ | + | Three of us went to Port Lincoln, taking with us a young member of the South Australian Museum Staff. He wanted to do as much collecting and gathering of information as possible; we intended to aid him in any way which lay in our power. The owner of a fishing ketch went miles off his course to land us on Thistle Island and to pick us up again; we found that the owner of this island is a nature lover who has declared it a Bird Sanctuary, and on it we found what some of us had sought for years - an ideal spot for establishing |
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- | hunt in packs and sweep across the country as did the hordes of Ghensis Khan, slaying every living thing they encounter. The Myrmicine ants are | + | Back on the mainland |
- | - the only creatures beside man which plant, manure, weed and harvest food crops. The ForMicine | + | |
- | 0 It Is just the same with our birds and our trees. It is the InallOr' | + | Adelaide Bush Walkers do not hold themselves up as models for others to copy. We are a young club and we know that we can learn a lot from the older ones. But we do state that it is a great advantage to Bushwaikers to have some people in their club who are keen on nature study and others who will help them in their work - even if the latter do not understand what it is all about. Further, you find nature lovers everywhere, and there is nothing like a common interest to break down the barrier between a casual |
- | Three Of us went to Port Lincoln, taking with us a young member of the-South Australian Museum Staff. He wanted to do as much collecting and gathering of information as possible; we intended to aid him in any way which lay in our power. The owner of a fishing ketch went miles of his course to land us on Thistle | + | |
- | Back on the 1-painland | + | (It will be very gratifying to S.B.W. mebers |
- | j0ng boxes and jars filled with specimens for the Museum. Others had sought in vain for the campsites of the tribe of Aborigines who once roamed those miles of trackless sand dune and scrub, but we were more fortunate; we found four of them' | + | |
- | and "South Australian | + | ---- |
- | this for us. | + | |
- | 8. | + | ====The Lost "Hiker".==== |
- | Adelaide Bush Walkers do not hold themselves up as models for others to copy. We are a young club and we know that we can learn a lot from the older ones. But we do state that it is a great advantage to Bushwaikers to have some people in their club who are keen on nature study and others who will help them in their work --- even if the latter do not understand what it is all about. Further, you find nature lovers everywhere, and there is nothing like a common interest to break down the barrier between a casual | + | |
- | (it will be very gratifying to S. B. r. illebers | + | Once again a hiker has become |
- | ploitation. , Our main efforts to date have been in the reservati-on | + | |
- | lan_dfar_the | + | Perhaps the most alarming aspect is the publicity. A " |
- | - 7- , | + | |
- | scienuilic, 1,/ | + | ---- |
- | acquired a knowledge since being admitted to the Club. - Ed.) | + | |
- | THE LOST "HIKER". | + | |
- | Once again a hiker has beco e lost - as usual on a Monday. | + | |
- | Perhaps the most alarming aspect is the publicity. A " | + | |
By courtegy of " | By courtegy of " | ||
- | Barry Duncan, Diana Croker, Caroline Croker, Suzanne Rose, Raney Moppett, Eileen Ashdowne, Nicky Yardley, | + | |
- | Pe:, | + | Barry Duncan, Diana Croker, Caroline Croker, Suzanne Rose, Nancy Moppett, Eileen Ashdowne, Nicky Yardley, |
- | 9. A TALE OP WOE. | + | |
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Female | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | =====A Tale Of Woe.===== | ||
By Dennis Gittoes. | By Dennis Gittoes. | ||
- | Be warned | + | |
- | The first day, after running out of petrol once, blowing out pile tire and tube, (and, of course finding NO tools), we camped by the roadside near Tarcutta in the Riverina. | + | Be warned - never hire a car! That is, unless you are SURE it will go till the end of the journey. |
- | Next day, as we were driving down the main street in Wangaratta (Vic.) one of the back tires gave way, leaving only three for the rest of the trip. That night there was talk of dropping the original Mount | + | |
- | ' | + | The first day, after running out of petrol once, blowing out one tire and tube, (and, of course finding NO tools), we camped by the roadside near Tarcutta in the Riverina. |
- | Now it was the motor pegged out on the steep grade just out | + | |
- | of Harrietville. After pulling to pieces everything that we could, with the sole aid of a pair of pliers, namely, the petrol system and half the ignition system, | + | Next day, as we were driving down the main street in Wangaratta (Vic.) one of the back tires gave way, leaving only three for the rest of the trip. That night there was talk of dropping the original Mount Buller plan, and catching buses and trucks to all parts of the countryside, |
- | And so another night of arguing as to whether we should go on or go back - as if we could go anywhere: | + | |
- | Next mornirrx | + | Now it was the motor pegged out on the steep grade just out of Harrietville. After pulling to pieces everything that we could, with the sole aid of a pair of pliers, namely, the petrol system and half the ignition system, |
- | charged us eight pounds much to our horror. Half this cost was the two shillings a mile each way fee. And we even lent them our | + | |
- | 4 | + | And so another night of arguing as to whether we should go on or go back - as if we could go anywhere! |
- | t,n opener at one stage: | + | |
- | The trip so far, was like one series of breakdowns and tha further we went the more frequent they became. | + | Next morning |
- | The unfaithful | + | |
- | On the following iorning we climbed the Pinnacle (5170 feet), | + | The trip so far, was like one series of breakdowns and the further we went the __more__ |
- | T1-_e_I: | + | |
- | . 4713, | + | The unfaithful odd flew on past Corryong, and we camped |
- | -ft/a Ife-viet-e-now well and truly on our way home. Leaving | + | |
- | Len drove the '' | + | On the following iorning we climbed the Pinnacle (5170 feet), |
- | ' | + | |
- | .e started again before dawn and repeated the perforiaance of the night, by driving noisily out of the camping grounds, and waring | + | The Main Range was silhouetted by the dawn of the next day as we sorrowfully |
- | The garage man wouldn/t rend out spring but he lent us his tools, and due mainly to the efforts of Len, we soon had the Gar in tip top order. By midday we were speeding on again through the haze. As the | + | |
- | eage posts flashed one by one behind us, the sun gradually relaxed its relentless heat and glare, and it was evening when we stopped by the cool banks of Paddy' | + | Len drove the "faithful" |
- | _shortly | + | |
- | 4 | + | We started again before dawn and repeated the perforiaance of the night, by driving noisily out of the camping grounds, and waking |
- | Rumour has it that a certain member tried to poison a prospective with custard on a recent walk, and the prospective retaliated by trying to poison the nien, | + | |
+ | The garage man wouldn't mend our spring, but he lent us his tools, and due mainly to the efforts of Len, we soon had the car in tip top order. By midday we were speeding on again through the haze. As the mileage | ||
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+ | Shortly | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Rumour has it that a certain member tried to poison a prospective with custard on a recent walk, and the prospective retaliated by trying to poison the member | ||
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