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- | A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, C/-. Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St., Sydney.. | + | |
- | No. 180 *WEMBER„ 1949 Price 6d. | + | A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bushwalkers, |
- | Editor: Alex Colby, 55 Kirribilli | + | **No. 180 NOVEMBER 1949 Price 6d.** |
- | Av.; Milson' | + | |
- | Production and Business Manager: Sales and Subs Helen Brooks | + | |**Editor**| Alex Colley, 55 Kirribilli |
- | Brian Harvey Typed | + | |**Production Asst**| Bill Gillam | |
+ | |**Sales and Subs**| Helen Brook| | ||
+ | |**Production and Business Manager**| | ||
+ | |**Typed** | Jean Harvey | ||
CONTENTS | CONTENTS | ||
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|At Our October Meeting|2| | |At Our October Meeting|2| | ||
|Social Notes for November|3| | |Social Notes for November|3| | ||
- | |Finam;ial|3| | + | |Financial Panic|3| |
|Home on Time this Time, by "Billy the Cook:' | |Home on Time this Time, by "Billy the Cook:' | ||
|Tree Study, photograph by Jack Thorp|7| | |Tree Study, photograph by Jack Thorp|7| | ||
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|Another Word to the Ounce-Counters - Paddy' | |Another Word to the Ounce-Counters - Paddy' | ||
- | Editorial | ||
- | A Conservation Supplement | + | ====== Editorial - A Conservation Supplement |
- | For some time your Editor, egged on by the Business Manager, has been considering means of p..', | ||
- | Hero tho matter rested for some time till we discovered the possibilities of the multilith process - like the walks programme and the photographs in the magazine. Five hundred copies of a similar Annual in this style wculd cost about £80 7 over 3/- a copy. | ||
- | So thE idea of an Annual was out, but we might still revert to that old standby, the Clubs duplicating machine. We could bring out a conservation supplement on the machine for a few pounds. But who would buy either the supplement or the magazine? Probably about half a dozen people outside the Club. It wouldn' | ||
- | As one of the Club's objects is '' | ||
- | But the funds are probably the easiest part. We would need writers, some photographic assistanco, and extra assistance in typing ard editing. (It is no small feat to bring out twice as many copies of a dcuble-sizod magazine). If those who could help would | ||
- | do so willingly and enthusiastically it would not be such a hard job. But if members were not enthusiastic it would :just be a lot of hard work for one or two people. | ||
- | We suggest that the subject of the supplement could be "The Greater Blue Mountains National Park. If you would be willing to help produce it come along to the next monthly neebirg and say so. | ||
- | AT OUR OCTOBER MEETING. | + | For some time your Editor, egged on by the Business Manager, has been considering means of publicising our conservation ideals. The first idea was to publish an Annual containing 16 pages of articles on walking, 16 pages of photographs and the like and 16 pages of conservation. It was not anticipated that it would pay its way but the gap between cost and returns would have been too big. A good quality publication would have cost somewhere round £150 for 800 copies - i.e. nearly 4/- a copy. |
- | 0 Reported by Jim Bro,m. | + | Here tho matter rested for some time till we discovered |
- | The more voluble types must have been absent from the October meeting, which remained as tranquil as Lome of those early in the present year. About 50 members were present, and the Club acqi,lirod one new merber, Ken Harris. | + | |
- | Amongwt correspondence was a letter from the National Park Trust, advising that the trees mysteriously Tut down in the vicinity of Waterfall Creek were not victim of Trust policy: They certainly hadn't organised or endorsed the destruction: | + | |
- | Correspondence originating from the Club included a letter to National Park Trust, Sutherland :Shire Council | + | |
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- | Lands protesting against dumping of sewage | + | |
- | We learned from the Social Secretary that the Commodore | + | |
- | Another Trustee was required for Bouddi, it was announced, in succession to W. Holesgrovre. | + | |
- | The President pointed out that the Ski Sub-committee was due - to be re-elected at the next monthly meeting: it was announced in a hesitant fashion9 probably with recollections of sundry movements for its abolition last year. | + | |
- | The meeting had been sharpening its claws for the anticipated revelations about Bushcraft from Bill Gillam and Dennis Gittees, but in the absence of the latter with his report the whole business had | + | |
- | •to lapse, and to the •amazement of all, delight of many, end disappointment of some, the mooting was over at 8.45 p.m, which probably created | + | |
- | 'SOCIAL NOTES FOR ND -T7P7R | + | So the idea of an Annual was out, but we might still revert to that old standby, the Clubs duplicating machine. We could bring out a conservation supplement on the machine for a few pounds. But who would buy either the supplement or the magazine? Probably about half a dozen people outside the Club. It wouldn't be worth doing unless it was put into the hands of the people who count in conservation work - some of our kindred associations, |
- | ■■■•■ C, | + | As one of the Club' |
- | The social programme shows two important events this month. The first is the presentation | + | |
- | Of course you all know by now that the Xmas Party will be held | + | |
- | at C.U.S.A., third floor, on Wednesday, 14th DeceIrber, Tickets are 8/8, obtainable •from me or Jean Harvey. I would like the folk who are interested | + | |
- | - E. Strott.pn, | + | |
- | Gocial Secretary. | + | |
- | MONEY MONEY MO=. | + | But the funds are probably the easiest part. We would need writers, some photographic assistance, and extra assistance in typing ard editing. (It is no small feat to bring out twice as many copies of a double-sized magazine). If those who could help would do so willingly and enthusiastically it would not be such a hard job. But if members were not enthusiastic it would just be a lot of hard work for one or two people. |
- | Owing to rather heavy losses recently on Australia?s greatest sporting event, the Treasurer is experiencing acute ±inancial | + | We suggest that the subject of the supplement could be The Greater Blue Mountains National Park. If you would be willing to help produce it come along to the next monthly meeting and say so. |
- | CAN YOU HELD? | + | |
- | Stop being one of the forty odd unfinansial | + | ====== At Our October Meeting ====== |
- | 4. | + | |
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+ | Reported by Jim Brown | ||
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+ | The more voluble types must have been absent from the October meeting, which remained as tranquil as some of those early in the present year. About 50 members were present, and the Club acquired one new member, Ken Harris. | ||
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+ | Amongst correspondence was a letter from the National Park Trust, advising that the trees mysteriously cut down in the vicinity of Waterfall Creek were not victim of Trust policy: They certainly hadn't organised or endorsed the destruction. There was also a letter from John Kennedy, believed to be a member of Y.H.A., seeking rugged types for a mapping reconnaissance of the Wolgan-Capertee country. Correspondence originating from the Club included a letter to National Park Trust, Sutherland Shire Council and the Minister for Lands protesting against dumping of sewage in the National Park behind Bundeena. | ||
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+ | We learned from the Social Secretary that the Commodore of the Cruising Canoe Club had made a piteous plea that we defer our epidiascope night so that they could have the use of the infernal machine on the night of their one and only meeting in the month. As our Club had some hand in its being out of order for their previous meeting, we felt we should meet them, and the Social Programme was adjusted. | ||
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+ | Another Trustee was required for Bouddi, it was announced, in succession to W. Hillsgrove. | ||
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+ | The President pointed out that the Ski Sub-committee was due to be re-elected at the next monthly meeting: it was announced in a hesitant fashion probably with recollections of sundry movements for its abolition last year. | ||
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+ | The meeting had been sharpening its claws for the anticipated revelations about Bushcraft from Bill Gillam and Dennis Gittees, but in the absence of the latter with his report the whole business had to lapse, and to the amazement of all, delight of many, end disappointment of some, the meeting was over at 8.45 p.m, which probably created a record. | ||
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+ | ====== Social Notes for November ====== | ||
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+ | The social programme shows two important events this month. The first is the presentation of a number of excellent slides by Mr. E. Slater on the 18th, and the second is Ira Butler' | ||
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+ | Of course you all know by now that the Xmas Party will be held at C.U.S.A., third floor, on Wednesday, 14th December, Tickets are 8/8, obtainable from me or Jean Harvey. I would like the folk who are interested to purchase tickets at least a week before the event, so that figures for catering will be as accurate as possible. Tables can be arranged if the necessary information is given to me. The Social Committee can guarantee you a bumper night.\\ | ||
+ | - E. Stretton, | ||
+ | Social Secretary. | ||
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+ | ====== Money Money Money ====== | ||
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+ | Owing to rather heavy losses recently on Australia's greatest sporting event, the Treasurer is experiencing acute financial | ||
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+ | CAN YOU HELP? | ||
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+ | Stop being one of the forty odd un-financial | ||
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+ | ====== Home on Time This Time ====== | ||
- | HONE ON TITE THIS TIME. | ||
By "Billy the Gook". | By "Billy the Gook". | ||
- | It was only when I collected the cook that I learned we weren' | + | It was only when I collected the cook that I learned we weren' |
- | So off we went to Scone, which part of the journey is best left unmentioned. At Scone we stretched our contorted limbs and settled down in a brand new bus, till the famous halfway house at Gundi was reached, Where an obliging hostess drew beers all round (or nearly all round) as the sun came up. By tleis time the heroic adventurers for Mt. Royal had precipitated themselves to the back of the bus where the map was produced - for the first time I fear - and the relative merits of North and South arm of StewartTs | + | |
- | The canny bus driver would not with his new bus go past Belltrcos | + | So off we went to Scone, which part of the journey is best left unmentioned. At Scone we stretched our contorted limbs and settled down in a brand new bus, till the famous halfway house at Gundi was reached, Where an obliging hostess drew beers all round (or nearly all round) as the sun came up. By this time the heroic adventurers for Mt. Royal had precipitated themselves to the back of the bus where the map was produced - for the first time I fear - and the relative merits of North and South arm of Stewart' |
- | Inlejsurely | + | |
- | Having seen enough of Stewart' | + | The canny bus driver would not with his new bus go past Belltrees |
- | we decided to camp and look for water. Three of as set out in three different directions. I gave up after half an hour; Peter went further and climbed a long way down to a cl,eek, while Harry Snowdon, who wanted a swim, went back to Stewart7s | + | |
- | The loin chops which had caused the rot were eaten, and like Adam's apple they were very sweet. After tea there wee a slight attempt at conversation, | + | In leisurely |
- | • Judith Norton, who is definitely a rival to Cotter, woke us in the morning with a cup of tea. Breakfast was done with very quickly and at last we set foot on the Long-Cockroach Ridge, or - as per epigranist | + | |
- | Up and up we went, past numerous saddles and swamps, till at last we wore on the watershed of the Paterson and Hunter We knew | + | Having seen enough of Stewart' |
- | 5. | + | |
- | we must be en the watershed because it went down on either side, but just where on the ridge was hard to say. Like the Easter trip, we soon found everyone was a navigator. Price' | + | The loin chops which had caused the rot were eaten, and like Adam's apple they were very sweet. After tea there was a slight attempt at conversation, |
- | Peter found several now types of nettle, Harry found an interesting new creeper, apparently a cross between a choko vine and an octopus. Helen, | + | |
- | If anyone, | + | Judith Norton, who is definitely a rival to Cotter, woke us in the morning with a cup of tea. Breakfast was done with very quickly and at last we set foot on the Long Cockroach Ridge, or - as per epigramist |
- | We had at last left " | + | |
- | Ah, bitter pill it was. Our nice even ridge soon turned out to be a succession of minor peaks and major saddles. | + | Peter found several now types of nettle, Harry found an interesting new creeper, apparently a cross between a choko vine and an octopus. Helen, |
- | Two more major traverses were necessary before we reached the first of the twin peaks of Cockroach. Cigarettes and chooelate | + | |
- | blue hills, lush green clearings and a suggeotion | + | If anyone, |
- | But the outlooks | + | |
- | 6. | + | We had at last left " |
- | of rum and coffee, which was murder, brother - really murder. When I woke it was cloven | + | |
- | We rushed through breakfast on Monday morning and advanced | + | Ah, bitter pill it was. Our nice even ridge soon turned out to be a succession of minor peaks and major saddles. |
- | We sto7.L)ed | + | |
- | By three we were all collected, | + | Two more major traverses were necessary before we reached the first of the twin peaks of Cockroach. Cigarettes and chocolate |
- | Price.' | + | |
- | Shortly after arrival in England ,Roy and Kath Davies sot off on an unplanned cycle tour of the British Isles. | + | But the outlook! |
- | lakes, they report, were very beautiful and the local rags ianressive; | + | |
+ | We rushed through breakfast on Monday morning and advanced | ||
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+ | We stopped | ||
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+ | By three we were all collected, | ||
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+ | Price. I congratulate you. A truly enjoyable trip, Wouldn' | ||
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+ | Shortly after arrival in England ,Roy and Kath Davies sot off on an unplanned cycle tour of the British Isles. | ||
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+ | Dave Ingram has shown up and is reported to be flying | ||
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+ | ====== Tree Study ====== | ||
- | TREE STUDY | ||
by Jack Thorp | by Jack Thorp | ||
- | • Placed third at our Annual Exhibition. | + | Placed third at our Annual Exhibition.\\ |
- | The judge, Mr. Eadet said that the print quality of this study could not be improved. The subject, a pleasing group of trees on a sunny day,was simple and effective. It did not nave quj.te | + | The judge, Mr. Eade said that the print quality of this study could not be improved. The subject, a pleasing group of trees on a sunny day was simple and effective. It did not have quite the same general interest as the first and second photographs (see previous issues). If it had been possible to get a slightly lower camera angle it might have been improved a little. The lights on the tree trunk were a bit lost against the background. |
- | Photographers might note too that this ' | + | |
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- | 9. | + | |
- | OCTOBER HOLIDAY | + | Photographers might note too that this simple silhouetted type of photograph reproduces very well by the multilith process. |
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+ | ====== October Holiday ====== | ||
- | arc. | ||
R. Cotter. | R. Cotter. | ||
- | At first we worried about the weather because September had been very we and our iralk was tO be a riVer walk. The next worry was when a food party' | + | |
- | Finally we loft Blackheath. It was a perfect moonlight night and the drive down into the valley was most enjoyable. | + | At first we worried about the weather because September had been very wet and our walk was to be a river walk. The next worry was when a food party member resigned at a late hour, and finally When we assembled at Blackheath the party was three short and the cars were ready to leave! |
- | The sight of the mist-filled Cox Valley shining in the moonlight as we descended into it down Black Jorryts | + | |
- | We roadbed | + | Finally we left Blackheath. It was a perfect moonlight night and the drive down into the valley was most enjoyable. |
- | Saturday morning we got away to a late sta2-t | + | |
- | When we caae to nross the Cox' | + | The sight of the mist-filled Cox Valley shining in the moonlight as we descended into it down Black Jerry' |
- | him. However he finally surfaced with his glasses intact and reached the other bank. This somewhat | + | |
+ | We reached | ||
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+ | Saturday morning we got away to a late start at 8.am. We had only gone a few hundred yards when there was a chorus | ||
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+ | When we came to cross the Cox' at Harry' | ||
While we had been battling with the stream Claude Haynes had been exploring and he now returned to assure us that ho had found an easier way across. On tackling this we found it chest high but not running too strongly. | While we had been battling with the stream Claude Haynes had been exploring and he now returned to assure us that ho had found an easier way across. On tackling this we found it chest high but not running too strongly. | ||
- | Max, hari ng just watched all these anties, dee,ided it was not for him so with a parting shout °Itll see you at Fasterl he retraced his footsteps. | ||
- | Before starting up Harryts River the party dried out slightly and had a snack. The going up the river was seg because of the increased flow of water but no difficulties were onountered. That night we camped a little distance above Diable CrOOk and as we were much behind schedule a council of war wae he:ld, It was decided the main party would not reach jenolan but that -ao: | ||
- | 10. | ||
- | Sunday morning 'Id the main party with another late start retraced its steps to DiLtle Creek and shot up a ridge to the Black Range. | ||
- | We lunched on a tributary of Little River and at the ruins on Little River the photographers spent some time trying to snap the blossom. ,Mary Macdonald climbed a fence to get the best viewpoint but found she needed more than two hands so had to ask Edna Stratton to push the plunger. This Eddie did with such gusto that she nearly knocked Mary off the fence. | ||
- | Tho photographers were the last to reach the Cox whdch was still running a banker. | ||
- | Some boys camped nearby had been fixing wire across the river and we crossed over to an island quite easily by holding the wire as a support. From here to the other bank the wire went across a pool neck high and it was a case of get across as best you collld. Mary showed us the best way by just hanging on to the wire and kicking and we all followed suit and got over with our packs more or loss dry until Claude, bringing.7idnats pack over, tried a new method and filled it with water. I am sure the boys who put up the wire had thei r reward in the laughs they got out of us. | ||
- | We had a good camp fire that night and what our singing lacked in quality was made up in other ways3 The girls kept a constant lookout for Noel and Ron bit there was no sign of them. | ||
- | Monday being an easy day we made another late start and after we had been going a short while the rain staPted, However this cooled down the walk through Megaiong and after two perfect days we could not grovl. | ||
- | Noel art Ron caught later, | ||
- | THE RABBITS C,TECK 07T. | + | Max, having just watched all these antics, decided it was not for him so with a parting shout " |
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+ | Before starting up Harry' | ||
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+ | We lunched on a tributary of Little River and at the ruins on Little River the photographers spent some time trying to snap the blossom. Mary Macdonald climbed a fence to get the best viewpoint but found she needed more than two hands so had to ask Edna Stratton to push the plunger. This Eddie did with such gusto that she nearly knocked Mary off the fence. | ||
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+ | The photographers were the last to reach the Cox which was still running a banker. Some boys camped nearby had been fixing wire across the river and we crossed over to an island quite easily by holding the wire as a support. From here to the other bank the wire went across a pool neck high and it was a case of get across as best you could. Mary showed us the best way by just hanging on to the wire and kicking and we all followed suit and got over with our packs more or loss dry until Claude, bringing Edna's pack over, tried a new method and filled it with water. I am sure the boys who put up the wire had their reward in the laughs they got out of us. | ||
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+ | We had a good camp fire that night and what our singing lacked in quality was made up in other ways. The girls kept a constant lookout for Noel and Ron but there was no sign of them. Monday being an easy day we made another late start and after we had been going a short while the rain started, However this cooled down the walk through Megalong and after two perfect days we could not growl. | ||
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+ | Noel and Ron caught a later train than the main party, having had quite a strenuous trip. | ||
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+ | ====== The Rabbits Check Out ====== | ||
Jim Brown. | Jim Brown. | ||
- | History is absolutely rotten with instances of men who didnjt | + | History is absolutely rotten with instances of men who didn' |
- | know when they were beaten3 | + | |
- | There they are, the men who were not e-iervrown | + | There they are, the men who were not overthrown |
- | ships, driving their scurvy-sick crews beyond the ends of the earth? | + | ships, driving their scurvy-sick crews beyond the ends of the earth? |
- | tenacity | + | |
- | Now, on the other hand, take me. I know my limitations. I can give the game away with the greatest facility. I am one of the Sissy Bushwalkers. I am a pansy. I am a rabbit. So what? I can prove it. More, I can double-prove it Consider those case histories. | + | Now, on the other hand, take me. I know my limitations. I can give the game away with the greatest facility. I am one of the Sissy Bushwalkers. I am a pansy. I am a rabbit. So what? I can prove it. More, I can double-prove it. Consider those case histories. |
- | Chapter 1. Hurley 's Hateful Hike. | + | |
- | I've been loth to speak of this trip before, but since the leader has purged her contempt before the competent tribunal (Committee) and the two prospectives concerned have been admitted to full membership, I feel I need no longer | + | Chapter 1. Hurley' |
- | The leader caused a mild flutter at Cent_eal, appearing in groundsheet, | + | |
- | Room (vide Madden' | + | I've been loath to speak of this trip before, but since the leader has purged her contempt before the competent tribunal (Committee) and the two prospectives concerned have been admitted to full membership, I feel I need no longer |
- | 1948). | + | |
- | While the wind hammered watery nails into the walls there was some vague, romantic, visionary talk about carrying on with the trip when the storm abated, | + | The leader caused a mild flutter at Central, appearing in groundsheet, |
- | prevail" | + | |
- | 12. | + | While the wind hammered watery nails into the walls there was some vague, romantic, visionary talk about carrying on with the trip when the storm abated, |
- | It was saidJ We all talked blatantly about going back that | + | |
- | day - provided the wretched branch line wasn/t washed out. First, though, we had to prove to ourselves that it was really too violent. (That was not the original motive - that was simply the way it worked out.) We set out for the local pub to fill in waiting time. Useless groundsheets flapped madly about our necks, rain that felt like pellets of ice rattled an the capes and stung our legs, and | + | It was said ! We all talked blatantly about going back that day - provided the wretched branch line wasn't washed out. First, though, we had to prove to ourselves that it was really too violent. (That was not the original motive - that was simply the way it worked out.) We set out for the local pub to fill in waiting time. Useless groundsheets flapped madly about our necks, rain that felt like pellets of ice rattled an the capes and stung our legs, and we were blown willy-nilly about the roadway. One of the lightweights was whisked |
- | we were blown willy-nilly about the roadway. One of the lightweights was whisked | + | |
- | One of the lasses shivered in saturated shorts until the proprietor' | + | One of the lasses shivered in saturated shorts until the proprietor' |
- | the raging wind we staggered to the station; there to drip in gyowing | + | the raging wind we staggered to the station; there to drip in growing |
- | Chapter 2. Washout at War)g, | + | |
- | You couldn' | + | |
- | 0 | + | Chapter 2. Washout at Wangenderry |
- | I shall say no more of his duplicity, lest the T]tlicor | + | |
- | Rain didn't deter the stalwart hearts who met at Central, nor the one who chased the 5.21 down the platform after waiting as long as he dared for the balance of his food party. Driving rain, a leaking carriage roof, the snapping of bubble gum by youthful fellow travellers didn't greatly enliven the trip, but arrangements worked smoothly and at 9.$0 p.m, at the Wanganderry turn.-off, we were hurrying up our tents in light rain. | + | You couldn' |
- | It rained quietly all night. We lit breakfast fires and ate in abdulled tents in gentle rain. Moved off at (7,30 in cialet | + | |
+ | Rain didn't deter the stalwart hearts who met at Central, nor the one who chased the 5.21 down the platform after waiting as long as he dared for the balance of his food party. Driving rain, a leaking carriage roof, the snapping of bubble gum by youthful fellow travellers didn't greatly enliven the trip, but arrangements worked smoothly and at 9.50 p.m, at the Wanganderry turn-off, we were hurrying up our tents in light rain. | ||
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+ | It rained quietly all night. We lit breakfast fires and ate in abdulled tents in gentle rain. Moved off at 8.30 in quiet rain, back a mile down the road, and turned north into the straggly forest. It rained. In fact, it just darned well kept on raining in a calm, insidious manner. | ||
Pushing through wet scrub is a bad business. You find a trail of sorts and it doesn/t quite coincide with your bearing, but you follow it because its a break from bush bashing. We did „lust that, and at 10 a.m. still in steady rain, we were in a nasty little gully west cf the correct ridge. | Pushing through wet scrub is a bad business. You find a trail of sorts and it doesn/t quite coincide with your bearing, but you follow it because its a break from bush bashing. We did „lust that, and at 10 a.m. still in steady rain, we were in a nasty little gully west cf the correct ridge. | ||
We worked east on to the spur in a sticky tangle of spiny, pea-flowered shrubbery. It rasped our cold, wet legs cruelly and the going became so disagreeable that at 11.30 I led the party off the crown of the ridge end down towards the east arm of Wilson/s (Wanganderry) Creek. Cliffs there - probably not impossible, but the vision of tangled valley and misted gorge ahead not inviting. | We worked east on to the spur in a sticky tangle of spiny, pea-flowered shrubbery. It rasped our cold, wet legs cruelly and the going became so disagreeable that at 11.30 I led the party off the crown of the ridge end down towards the east arm of Wilson/s (Wanganderry) Creek. Cliffs there - probably not impossible, but the vision of tangled valley and misted gorge ahead not inviting. | ||
- | By universal consent we looked for and found a generous sandstone overhang for early lunch and discussion of the situation. Having already done it once and got away with it, I rocked the party by recommending retreat. Such the influsnce of precedent Had the really truly leader of the tri:p been there the question would probably never have arisen, but Jupiter PlIlvius was here dealing with far more malleable material. The party looked its disbelief, but I was infinitely resourceful - I djscovered | + | |
+ | By universal consent we looked for and found a generous sandstone overhang for early lunch and discussion of the situation. Having already done it once and got away with it, I rocked the party by recommending retreat. Such the influsnce of precedent Had the really truly leader of the tri:p been there the question would probably never have arisen, but Jupiter PlIlvius was here dealing with far more malleable material. The party looked its disbelief, but I was infinitely resourceful - I discovered | ||
A goodly fire was built, viands produced and various people set about catching trickles from rock faces in buckets and billies. Still the pestilential rain. | A goodly fire was built, viands produced and various people set about catching trickles from rock faces in buckets and billies. Still the pestilential rain. | ||
- | Now, then, since we were turning in tho trip, should we remain overnight in our snug overhang, or beat it back to the road though the lacerating scrub tangle to pitch wet tents in the rain? Out of six people we obtained some fourteen various opinions and verdicts over .a period of time - the time it takes to 02t- a leisca-ed lunch. The arguments were decided for us whcn we found that the water bucket beneath our most promising water point had yielded less than a pint and a half in two hours. TiGee, sat]. Don, I don't want a dry. camp l" "Dry camp l" we echoed with horrible sardonic laughter. | + | |
+ | Now, then, since we were turning in tho trip, should we remain overnight in our snug overhang, or beat it back to the road though the lacerating scrub tangle to pitch wet tents in the rain? Out of six people we obtained some fourteen various opinions and verdicts over .a period of time - the time it takes to 02t- a leisca-ed lunch. The arguments were decided for us when we found that the water bucket beneath our most promising water point had yielded less than a pint and a half in two hours. TiGee, sat]. Don, I don't want a dry. camp l" "Dry camp l" we echoed with horrible sardonic laughter. | ||
So it was back to the road in rain developing into a windy downpour, back to camp a hundred yards east of the point where we had left the road eight hours earlier. The other two tents shared the Fire (note the capital) that night - a Fire carefully coaxed from seemingly saturated logs into a roaring, searing furnace. TI-o Fire was built between the two tents - and they were hardly six feet apart - so that the occupants slept salamander fashion in a boiler room atmosphere. Vapours curled from the leeward tent of Ron and Noel, and at intervals frightened faces peered out as the flames licked the steaming japara. | So it was back to the road in rain developing into a windy downpour, back to camp a hundred yards east of the point where we had left the road eight hours earlier. The other two tents shared the Fire (note the capital) that night - a Fire carefully coaxed from seemingly saturated logs into a roaring, searing furnace. TI-o Fire was built between the two tents - and they were hardly six feet apart - so that the occupants slept salamander fashion in a boiler room atmosphere. Vapours curled from the leeward tent of Ron and Noel, and at intervals frightened faces peered out as the flames licked the steaming japara. | ||
- | It rained all night, but with first light came a lulls then a tiny patch of pale, clear sky which widened t:11 the sur, coy at his first glimpse of Wanganderry in at least two :tays winked a tentative eye and then smiled. A chill southerly sholJherded the clouds to | + | It rained all night, but with first light came a lulls then a tiny patch of pale, clear sky which widened t:11 the sur, coy at his first glimpse of Wanganderry in at least two :tays winked a tentative eye and then smiled. A chill southerly sholJherded the clouds to regions which certainly didn't need them less. |
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- | regions which certainly didn't need them less. And we road bashed in thirteen miles to Mittagong. | + | And we road bashed in thirteen miles to Mittagong. The pastoral country was green and fresh in the weak sun, the massed clouds pictorial, but it was still road-bashing. The little girl in the cafe couldn' |
- | The pastoral country was green and fresh in the weak sun, the massed clouds pictorial, but it was still road-bashing. The little girl in the cafe couldn' | + | |
- | We entrained, and Don discarded a pair of boots from the carriage window, after significant gestures to Sunday afternoon strollers who came to investigate. Two of the party actually thanked me for the trip as they left us at Liverpool— Don went his way to explain to his food party (Don't be u4ind to him, food party - his unfailing cheerfulness meant a good deal to us that weekend), drained the bitter dregs of defeat again (good cliche | + | We entrained, and Don discarded a pair of boots from the carriage window, after significant gestures to Sunday afternoon strollers who came to investigate. Two of the party actually thanked me for the trip as they left us at Liverpool — Don went his way to explain to his food party (Don't be unkind |
Well, I'm a pansy. I'm a heel. Itra a sissy bushwalker. So what?" | Well, I'm a pansy. I'm a heel. Itra a sissy bushwalker. So what?" | ||
- | TEE S=EY BTSH 11, | ||
- | By Tes-.3 Martin, Librarian. | ||
- | It is obvious from the mmber of-book,: | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker Library ====== |
- | a . | + | |
- | have forgotten that the Club has hLENDING Lfal=, and how rany | + | |
- | of our newer members are familiar with its conen: | + | By Jess Martin, Librarian. |
- | One evening in 1932 Mr. W.J. Cleary | + | |
- | The saggestion | + | It is obvious from the number |
- | From time to time new books have been added, The more serious side of bushwalking is catered for in books on Mal:. Reading and Making, Astronomy, Meteorology, | + | |
- | Unfortunately, | + | One evening in 1932 Mr. W.J. Cleary |
- | •11-zr (9nnnt-Ann nr h fnlinwina nrno.nciin-an 2- | + | |
- | IS • | + | From time to time new books have been added, The more serious side of bushwalking is catered for in books on Map Reading and Making, Astronomy, Meteorology, |
- | TThe Librarian to purchase any book when nine people sign a petition for its purchase and pay a fortnightly subscription in advance. It shall be the duty of the | + | |
- | I, proposer of the books to collect the subscriptions and hand them to the Librarian. Non-fiction books of interest to walkers are to be purchased by the Librarian when five people sign a petition and pay a fortnightly subscription and the Committee votes the balanJe | + | Unfortunately, |
- | 4The oharge | + | |
- | part thereof) per 2/6d. (or part thereof) of the hockpurchase | + | The Librarian to purchase any book when nine people sign a petition for its purchase and pay a fortnightly subscription in advance. It shall be the duty of the proposer of the books to collect the subscriptions and hand them to the Librarian. Non-fiction books of interest to walkers are to be purchased by the Librarian when five people sign a petition and pay a fortnightly subscription and the Committee votes the balance |
- | Library shall be ld0 for the first fortnight and 2d, per week thereafter01 | + | |
+ | The charge | ||
Now that the confusion into which the Library had been allowed to lapse has been straightened outs it is hoped that sustained interest in our Library will be renewed. | Now that the confusion into which the Library had been allowed to lapse has been straightened outs it is hoped that sustained interest in our Library will be renewed. | ||
- | ADDITIONS TO LIBRABY | + | ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY |
+ | |||
+ | The following books have been donated to the library by Mrs. J. Morris :-\\ | ||
+ | "OUR SANDHILL COUNTRY" | ||
+ | "AN AVIARY OF THE PLAINS" | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Koala Survey ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | The following is extracted from a letter received from Mr.F.J. Griffiths, Chief Guardian of Fauna, in reply to a request for information which would enable member to help in the search for Koalas. | ||
+ | "The object of the survey which the Fauna Protection Panel is at present undertaking is to find out not only where koalas are living at present, but also where they are known to have lived in a natural state, but are no longer found. All this information is very necessary for any plan for the conservation of the animal." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "From information at present available, | ||
+ | koalas have lived in almost the whole of the coastal strip in New South Wales as well as in parts of the tablelands. They now live in certain areas near Sydney, particularly on the Peninsula between Narrabeen and Palm Beach. Your report regarding Berowra Waters is confirmed from other sources." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The principal food tree of the koala in New South Wales is the Grey Gum, but they also feed an other species including the Forest Red Gum (or Queensland Blue Gum), the tallow wood and the red mahogany." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "When climbing, koalas make long, fairly deep, scratches on the bark of the tree trunks. The scratches might be 6" long and are different to the marks made by opossums which are short and more like claw marks. By the age of the scratches you can tell whether koalas are likely to be living in the vicinity." | ||
- | The following books have been donat,•e Mrs. J. Morris :- | + | "I might add that as koalas |
- | "OUR SAMHILL COUNTRY" | + | |
- | "AN AVIARY GP THE PLAINS" | + | |
- | (Sketches of Bird Life in Western (7,; | + | |
- | mramown-dv....mareor-a | + | |
- | KOALA S7R7EI. | ||
- | The following is extracted frem a letter rece,ived from | ||
- | Mr. _FJ. Griffiths, Chief Guardian of Fauna, to a reue,71; | ||
- | for information which would enable member te help in the search for Koalas. | ||
- | "The object of the survey which the Fai.2.7r, Pa,00etion Panel is at present undertaking is to find ou:G net only where kealas are living at present, but also where they are kl:_cy-4/n to have lived in a natural state, but are no longer fo-, | ||
- | is very necessary for any plan for the con? | ||
- | "From information at present a7ailable, | ||
- | koalas have lived in almost the whole of thc.: oe.etal p ni New South Wales as well as in parts of the tablez, | ||
- | in certain areas near Sydney, particularly on .r_e Denfinsula between Narrabeen and Palm Beach. Your report regarding Berowra Waters is confirmed from other sources, | ||
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- | 10. | ||
- | "The principal food tree of the koala in New South Wales | ||
- | is the Grey Gum, but they also feed an other species including the Forest Red Gum (or Queensland Blue Gum), the tallow wood and the red mahogany. | ||
- | "When climbing, koalas make long, fairly deep, scratches on the bark of the tree trunks. The scratches might be e" long | ||
- | and are different to the marks made by opossums whiel are short and more like claw marks. By the age of the scratches you can tell whether koalas are likely to be living in the vicinity. | ||
- | "I might add that as koalas are nocturnal animals, they are | ||
- | not often seen during the day time., but just at dusk they frequently move from tree to tree. | ||
- | .CIRFITMW | ||
- | FEDFRATION NOTES | + | ====== Federation Notes ====== |
by Brian G. Harvey. | by Brian G. Harvey. | ||
- | MINUTES of the September Meeting were not adopted as some doubt arose as to the authority of certain delegates to vote on the notion to lift the suspension on the Busheraft Assecation, Evidence is premised, | + | MINUTES of the September Meeting were not adopted as some doubt arose as to the authority of certain delegates to vote on the notion to lift the suspension on the Bushcraft Assocation, Evidence is premised, |
NOTICE OF MOTION to amend the Constitution to provide for a Y.Inutes 77-077tth7' | NOTICE OF MOTION to amend the Constitution to provide for a Y.Inutes 77-077tth7' | ||
THE ANNUAL REUNION CAMP Committee Report was recei.7e,',, | THE ANNUAL REUNION CAMP Committee Report was recei.7e,',, | ||
Line 259: | Line 300: | ||
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C.M.W.-=bers inured near Wattamolla (Sth. Coast) were the victims of the Bushwalkers no. 1 enemy - the loose rock. | C.M.W.-=bers inured near Wattamolla (Sth. Coast) were the victims of the Bushwalkers no. 1 enemy - the loose rock. | ||
- | ANOTHIR WORD TO THE OUNCE-COUNTERS. | ||
- | Those wise ones who watch warily the ominous ounces w1_11 be Interested in the light wclt | ||
- | pocket rakF:acks Paddy ba in' | ||
- | The three pocket size is the one u---2ua11y favoured by ladieo and it carrisz up to 3C1*, irr:tp.h. The pack,is made fr;)17.1 a lightweight btjcoc duck. The sta-cs are of •-3cVt ta=; | ||
- | often it -is wettod.. It CTh at(,), in the | ||
- | way of ot.1 or dbbln. Th-D faa10 | ||
- | The total voo ru.:, | ||
- | ,Int 3 ,x)..Inds a sElng of 1. 7.1.bFJ, | ||
- | Th A -)0C, | ||
- | th2.7 itbo.e .:' | ||
- | 401b3, | ||
- | (a saIng Ti abouiJ lib,loz, on the ,Jtandard type) | ||
- | Both_ these ruckE,acks are sti: | ||
- | but naturally have to be treated wl' | ||
- | el instance, | ||
- | 18. | ||
- | PADDY PALLIY, Cam- Gear fox, | ||
- | ?Phone 32? Geuzgo BX3595. | ||
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