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-===== Editorial - the Month Of March. =====
+===== Editorial - The Month Of March. =====
 Though the calendar shows January 1st as the beginning of the year, for S.B.W. members it really starts on the second Friday in March. On the evening of that day members will foregather in the Ingersoll Hall for the meeting of meetings, no less than the Annual General Meeting. Not only may we anticipate that the run-of-the-mill speakers whom we hear every month will participate, but many old members, schooled for years in monthly meetings, will turn up to remind us that even if they don't walk now they still talk.
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-THE H:OWQVA RIVER VICTORIA.
+===== The Howqua River, Victoria. =====
-by Edna Garrad. Party: Harry Ellis, Marion Ellis and self.
-We ar4yed at the trig on Mt. Howitt at about 9 a m. Harry, who wanted/fake photographs of the glorious panorama of mountains, was somewhat disappointed at the moist atmosphere - heavy clouds above and white mists swirling up out of the valleys. Marion and I were enthralled at the lovely effects of the mist and mountains. After waiting some time in the hope that the mists would clear a little, we proceeded down the Staircase route to the Howqua.
+by Edna Garrad.
+Party: Harry Ellis, Marion Ellis and self.
+We arrived at the trig on Mt. Howitt at about 9 a.m. Harry, who wanted to take photographs of the glorious panorama of mountains, was somewhat disappointed at the moist atmosphere - heavy clouds above and white mists swirling up out of the valleys. Marion and I were enthralled at the lovely effects of the mist and mountains. After waiting some time in the hope that the mists would clear a little, we proceeded down the Staircase route to the Howqua.
 This is a grand ridge. First we descended through alpine daisies of all kinds, then the Snow Gums, followed by Woolly Butts and Mountain Ash. From now on the trees were fine and we continually stopped to admire them.
-For some years I have been wanting to see the Howqua. Mouldy Harrison has described it to us and Ibad read of trips made by Melbourne walkers. On that first day, however, we were very disappointed. It seemed an ordinary mountain stream. The track was scrubby and did not give many glimpses of the river. We camped near Bindaree Hut and the flat here was spoilt by the scaffolding left by surveyors when they abandoned a ca,Ap. Next morning we
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+For some years I have been wanting to see the Howqua. Mouldy Harrison has described it to us and I had read of trips made by Melbourne walkers. On that first day, however, we were very disappointed. It seemed an ordinary mountain stream. The track was scrubby and did not give many glimpses of the river. We camped near Bindaree Hut and the flat here was spoilt by the scaffolding left by surveyors when they abandoned a camp. Next morning we really started to enjoy this section of our trip. The weather was good - the nights considerably cooler than we had experienced on the mountain tops - the track wound over the ridges some distance above the river and the views through the trees were delightful. The river increased in size and beauty. It is a swift running, clear stream with rocky bottom, and we saw lots of trout. The crossings were quite pleasant and although the water was too cold for much swimming we had lots of bracing dips. Each morning we were awakened by a variety of bird songs, and this was one of the very pleasant features of the trip.
-really started to enjoy this section of our trip. The weather was good - the nights considerably cooler than we had experienced on the mountain tops - the track wound over the ridges some distance above the river and the views through the trees were delightful.
-The river increased in size and beauty. It is a swift running, clear stream with rocky bottom, and we saw lots of trout. The crossings were quite pleasant and although the water was too cold for much swimming we had lots of bracing dips. Each morning we were awakened by a variety of bird songs, and this was one of the very pleasant
+It was a real holiday. We walked about half a day and lazed the rest. Marion was continually missing picking bramble berries, and Harry spent a lot of time watching the birds, animals and fish around the river.
-features of the trip.
-It was a real holiday. We walked about half a day and lazed
-the rest. Marion was continually missing picking bramble berries,
-and Harry spent a lot of time watching the birds, animals and fish around the river,
 We camped a night near Ritchies Hut. This is a very substantial hut built by a local station owner. It is comfortably fitted up and contained an amazing assortment of tinned foods.
-Another interesting hut was situated at the foot of a cleared
-ridge. It*was a pre-fabripated type (privately owned), cream with a red roof, and on the wall-facing the river were'numerous shutters
+Another interesting hut was situated at the foot of a cleared ridge. It was a pre-fabripated type (privately owned), cream with a red roof, and on the wall facing the river were numerous shutters which could be opened at any level to admit light, breeze, etc. Numbers of English trees and shrubs have been planted about and in a few years this should be a really lovely holiday spot. We met the occupants later - trout fishermen - and they donated three excellent trout which we grilled for our dinner.
-which could be opened at any level to admit light, breeze, etc.
-Numbers of English trees and shrubs have been planted about and in
+On the last night we camped near the home of Mr. Fred Fry, a Forestry Officer. He talked to us of the gold mining days when there was a small settlement on this portion of the Howqua, and of the outsize water wheel used in connection with the smelting. Fires have wiped out all signs practically of the "town". We thoroughly enjoyed his entertaining conversation and good spirits.
-a few years this should be a really lovely holiday spot. We met the occupants later - trout fishermen - and they donated three excellent trout which we grilled for our dinner.
-On the last night we camped near the home of Mr. Fred Fry, a Forestry Officer. He talked to us of the gold mining days when there, was a small settlement on this portion of the Howqua, cri-d of the outsize water wheel us ed in connection with the smelttng _ Fires have wiped out all signs practically of the "town". We thoroughly enjoyed his entertaining conversation and good spirits.
 Had we not been looking forward to Mt. Buller and Mt. Stirling we would have been very sad indeed to leave the Howqua.
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+Annual subscribers who have not renewed their subscriptions are reminded that this is now overdue. The Business Manager will be very pleased if they would remit imediately. Subscription rates are:- For magazines held in clubroom 5/-; posted 7/-.
-INFORMATION SECTION.
-by Jim Brown. 1. YERRANDERIE TO BIMLOW (via LACY'S GAP & LACY'S CREEK),
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-The walk actually scheduled for August 18/19/20 was Yerranderie rp Tonalli River - Lacy's Gap - Lacy's Creek - Bimlow - Brimstone * Gully - Oakdale: owing to severe going in Lacy's Creek the stage from Bimlow to Oakdale was not accomplished and this report covers only the first major leg, from Yerranderie to Bimlow.
+===== Information Section. =====
+by Jim Brown.
+==== 1. Yerranderie to Bimlow (via Lacy's Gap and Lacy's Creek). ====
+The walk actually scheduled for August 18/19/20 was Yerranderie - Tonalli River - Lacy's Gap - Lacy's Creek - Bimlow - Brimstone Gully - Oakdale: owing to severe going in Lacy's Creek the stage from Bimlow to Oakdale was not accomplished and this report covers only the first major leg, from Yerranderie to Bimlow.
 We left Yerranderie by the road north from the Silver Mines Hotel and descended to the Tonalli River. This road forks several times and the branch we followed brought us to the river about half a mile downstream from the point intended.
-Lacy's Gap is not a well-defined notch in the skyline like Bull Island Gap, Byrnes Gap and others nearby. The best landmark is seen shortly before making the final descent into the Tonalli on the south bank of the river. A large cin g, which later proves to be a projecting point on the main scarp, appears to be superimposed on the top of the range, and dominates the summit north of the Tonalli. Ascend any of the several spurs which run up to this crag, skirt around its western face, and climb to the top through the obvious -saddle behind it.
-It is wise to turn slightly northwest on top to avoid the headwaters of creeks flowing back to the Tonalli. Hold this bearing about half a mile, turning north to pick up any creek flowing nortir or north-east. These are the heads of Lacy's Creek. Follow down, descending into the gorge before the walls become impassable.
+Lacy's Gap is not a well-defined notch in the skyline like Bull Island Gap, Byrnes Gap and others nearby. The best landmark is seen shortly before making the final descent into the Tonalli on the south bank of the river. A large crag, which later proves to be a projecting point on the main scarp, appears to be superimposed on the top of the range, and dominates the summit north of the Tonalli. Ascend any of the several spurs which run up to this crag, skirt around its western face, and climb to the top through the obvious saddle behind it.
-The going at the top of Lacy's Creek is very rough, and for a mile or so it is *-.mile an hour stuff, then improving to about mile-an-hour. It remains so for six or seven miles, and it took us from early afternoon Saturday to lunch on Sunday to travel about 8 miles from the top of Lacy's Gap. Dense growth, with lawyer vines, fallen timber and thorny scrub persist all this INT-, the better going being two or three hundred feet above the creek as a rule: we found the right bank negotiable throughout. There is
-' no evidence of the intrusion of man or domestic animals all the way down this portion of Lacy's.
+It is wise to turn slightly northwest on top to avoid the headwaters of creeks flowing back to the Tonalli. Hold this bearing about half a mile, turning north to pick up any creek flowing north or north-east. These are the heads of Lacy's Creek. Follow down, descending into the gorge before the walls become impassable.
-At the lower gorge of the creek we first made a crossing to the left bank, climbed over the foot of a bpur which gave us our first extens ive view ahead down the valley, and descending steeply into the creek, crossed and stuck close to the water on the riOt bank through a very rough patch. This appeared to be the best way
-of passing through the gorge, as there were cliffs on the west si0.
+The going at the top of Lacy's Creek is very rough, and for a mile or so it is 1/2-mile an hour stuff, then improving to about mile-an-hour. It remains so for six or seven miles, and it took us from early afternoon Saturday to lunch on Sunday to travel about 8 miles from the top of Lacy's Gap. Dense growth, with lawyer vines, fallen timber and thorny scrub persist all this wy, the better going being two or three hundred feet above the creek as a rule: we found the right bank negotiable throughout. There is no evidence of the intrusion of man or domestic animals all the way down this portion of Lacy's.
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+At the lower gorge of the creek we first made a crossing to the left bank, climbed over the foot of a spur which gave us our first extensive view ahead down the valley, and descending steeply into the creek, crossed and stuck close to the water on the right bank through a very rough patch. This appeared to be the best way of passing through the gorge, as there were cliffs on the west side.
 Just below this point the valley opens, grassy flats are encountered, and cattle pads and later timber roads lead out to Bimlow, five miles away.
-The trip took us the whole week-end from 8 a m. Saturday to
-p m. Sunday: we did not move rapidly, however, and rested hourly; some time was lost in locating Lacy's Gap. No doubt a small stron party, with sure knowledge of the Gap, and wearing gaiters or slc s as protection against the lawyers and prickles, could clip our times considerably.
+The trip took us the whole week-end from 8 a.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday: we did not move rapidly, however, and rested hourly; some time was lost in locating Lacy's Gap. No doubt a small strong party, with sure knowledge of the Gap, and wearing gaiters or slacks as protection against the lawyers and prickles, could clip our times considerably.
-. MINI MINI RANGE.
+==== Mini Mini Range. ====
 Reported simply because to my knowledge no other club party has been along Mini Mini Range in the last few years. We expected fairly rough prickly conditions after the wet winter, but found it reasonably open and quite easy.
-The timber trail running off the Jenolan Road to the east about i-mile north of "The Summit" is correct, and, although much cut about by trucks there is little difficulty in following it down into a shallow hollow about 600 yards from the road. The spring shown on the Tourist Map lies about 200 yards down the valley from the point where the road crosses, and this is the only reliable water on the range.
-The clear trail ascends the other side of the hollow, and maintains a fairly general easterly direbtian for about a mile, where it forks: bear right. Undulating, the deteriorating road continues an a south-easterly and a t times almost southerly line for somewhat over another mile, sidles a small hillock with sparse timber, and then bears about east again.
+The timber trail running off the Jenolan Road to the east about 1/2-mile north of "The Summit" is correct, and, although much cut about by trucks there is little difficulty in following it down into a shallow hollow about 600 yards from the road. The spring shown on the Tourist Map lies about 200 yards down the valley from the point where the road crosses, and this is the only reliable water on the range.
-After a short distance, say, half a mile, a descent is made into a saddle, and the road can be seen veering away to the south along the flank of the range. It is time to leave the track which; apparently, leaves the Mini Mini Range on a long spur running out towards Little River. Asbend the hill beyond the saddle, bearing about 55-degrees magnetic, and once on top, keep to the ridge top.
-A It is reasonably safe from this point onward to keep close to the north edge of the Mini Mini Range, looking out towards Table Rock and Cullenbenbong Valley. Beware of any small ridges running nortU
+The clear trail ascends the other side of the hollow, and maintains a fairly general easterly directian for about a mile, where it forks: bear right. Undulating, the deteriorating road continues on a south-easterly and at times almost southerly line for somewhat over another mile, sidles a small hillock with sparse timber, and then bears about east again.
- and north-east, Which drop away s teeply into Cullenbenbong.
-From the point of leaving the timber road it takes about two hours along the crown of the ridge to Gibraltar Rocks at the extreme end of the Mini Mini Range. The forest is open and there
+After a short distance, say, half a mile, a descent is made into a saddle, and the road can be seen veering away to the south along the flank of the range. It is time to leave the track which, apparently, leaves the Mini Mini Range on a long spur running out towards Little River. Ascend the hill beyond the saddle, bearing about 55-degrees magnetic, and once on top, keep to the ridge top. It is reasonably safe from this point onward to keep close to the north edge of the Mini Mini Range, looking out towards Table Rock and Cullenbenbong Valley. Beware of any small ridges running nortn and north-east, which drop away steeply into Cullenbenbong.
-is no dense scrub. Views to the north arb delightful. For the last mile or two before reaching the rim rocks, a succession of small,
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+From the point of leaving the timber road it takes about two hours along the crown of the ridge to Gibraltar Rocks at the extreme end of the Mini Mini Range. The forest is open and there is no dense scrub. Views to the north are delightful. For the last mile or two before reaching the rim rocks, a succession of small, abrupt saddles are negotiated, and here the scrub is slightly heavier.
-abrupt saddles are negotiated, and here the scrub is slightly heavier.
-The way of descent from Gibraltar Rocks i8 a very obvious and easy. chimney located right amidst the rocks themselves. A variety of ridges down into Gibraltar or Cullenbengong Creeks may be followed.
+The way of descent from Gibraltar Rocks is a very obvious and easy chimney located right amidst the rocks themselves. A variety of ridges down into Gibraltar or Cullenbengong Creeks may be followed.
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 THE KOSCIUSKO STATE PARK.
 By Paul Barnes.