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- | THE smNEY BUSHVITALIER. | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ====== |
- | A monthly | + | |
- | 0113.11LIM | + | A monthly |
- | No.241 | + | |
- | nommagmr....malCoM 111.111.1 | + | ---- |
- | Co-Editors: Dot Butler, Boundary Road, Sales & Subs.: | + | |
- | Wahroonga (JW2208) | + | === No. 241. December, 1954. Price 6d. === |
- | Geof Wagg, 19 Mary Street, Blacktown. Business Manager: Alex Colley (XAl255) Production: A | + | |
- | Jess Martin Harvey | + | |**Co-Editors**|Dot Butler, Boundary Road, Wahroonga (JW2208). Geoff Wagg, 19 Mary Street, Blacktown.| |
- | lan Wilson | + | |**Business Manager**|Alex Colley (XA1255).| |
- | Page | + | |**Production**|Alan |
- | 2 | + | |**Sales and Subs**|Jess Martin.| |
- | 3 | + | |**Typed by**|Jean Harvey.| |
- | 3 | + | |
- | 5 | + | ===== In This Issue: ===== |
- | 7 | + | |
- | 7 | + | | | |Page| |
- | 9 | + | |At Our Monthly Meeting| | 2| |
- | CONTENTS. | + | |The Hard Way|Jim Brown| 3| |
- | At Our Monthly Meeting | + | |Destination Unknown|Len Scotland| 7| |
- | Leica Photo Service (Advertisement) | + | |Federation Notes for November|Allen A. Strom|10| |
- | The Hard Way, by Jim Brown | + | |The Ridgewalkers|Geof Wagg|11| |
- | Siedlecky' | + | |Drowning Down the Kowmung|Dot Butler|15| |
- | Federation Notes for November, by Allen A. Strom 10 The Ridgewalkers, by Geof Wagg 11 Drowning Down the Kowmung, by Dot Butler | + | |Kosciusko |
- | --Kosciusko | + | |
- | Paddy' | + | ===== Advertisements: |
- | Paddy sails for England on Tanuary. | + | |
- | On JANUARY 22ND | + | | |Page| |
- | Saturday night | + | |Leica Photo Service| 3| |
- | the Club will hold a | + | |Siedlecky' |
- | BON VOYAGE PARTY | + | |Sanitarium Health Food Shop| 7| |
- | to PADDY and FAMILY | + | |Scenic Motor Tours| 9| |
- | at THE HARVEY'S. | + | |Paddy' |
- | ALL JOIN THE FUN!! | + | |
- | ime: 7.30 p m. Nominal Charge for Supper.. | + | ---- |
- | 2. AT OUR MONTHLY MEETING. | + | |
- | The meeting was called to order aid the President opened proceedings by pinning the Club badge on the frorof:a ftlir new member. Welcome to the S.B.W., Joan, and may you have many pleasant trips with us. | + | === Paddy sails for England on January |
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+ | On January 22nd, Saturday night, the Club will hold a Bon Voyage Party to Paddy and family | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ===== At Our Monthly Meeting. ===== | ||
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+ | The meeting was called to order and the President opened proceedings by pinning the Club badge on the frock of a fair new member. Welcome to the S.B.W., Joan, and may you have many pleasant trips with us. | ||
Suggestions were invited for a site for the next Annual Reunion. Malcolm pointed out that this is always chosen at the January meeting so please everybody come along with your suggestions to the next meeting. | Suggestions were invited for a site for the next Annual Reunion. Malcolm pointed out that this is always chosen at the January meeting so please everybody come along with your suggestions to the next meeting. | ||
- | Jack Gentle, organiser of the Children' | + | |
- | Dormie moved that we set about hiring a hall for the holding of our Annual General Meeting, so it may be held on a Friday night, as previously, on the grounds that members | + | Jack Gentle, organiser of the Children' |
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+ | Dormie moved that we set about hiring a hall for the holding of our Annual General Meeting, so it may be held on a Friday night, as previously, on the grounds that members like to go straight from the Annual Meeting to the Reunion. Members, however, voiced their disapproval of changing the night from a Wednesday, when the present hall would be available, and no extra cost incurred, and the motion was lost. | ||
Frank Rigby then wanted to know what had happened to the New Room Sub-Committee. Were they looking for new quarters for us or had they died a natural death? Amidst a deal of hushing and shooshing Frank was told not to shout, the President lowered his voice and whispered that something was still being done in the matter and we might discuss it at some future date - not now. | Frank Rigby then wanted to know what had happened to the New Room Sub-Committee. Were they looking for new quarters for us or had they died a natural death? Amidst a deal of hushing and shooshing Frank was told not to shout, the President lowered his voice and whispered that something was still being done in the matter and we might discuss it at some future date - not now. | ||
- | Now the subject of Paddy' | + | |
- | to contain the vast crowd of well-wishers who would be bound to come. It was pointed out that the party was to be held in the illimitable great outdoors and those Who couldn' | + | Now the subject of Paddy' |
- | To Len Fall's query, "What is being done aboutthe | + | |
- | a Recreation Reserve, which might preclude the construction of a race track. It was moved by David Ingram that we write to the Water Board asking just what areas are referred to in their new camping restrictions in Burragorang Valley. Kevin brought to our notice the strange fact that the Underwater Swim at our Stimming Carnival has always been won by a past or present President, and invited us all to come along with the lure that we might see a past or present' | + | To Len Fall's query, "What is being done about the proposed race track on Narrow Neck?" the President said that enquiries were being made by our representative. The area has already been set aside as a Recreation Reserve, which might preclude the construction of a race track. It was moved by David Ingram that we write to the Water Board asking just what areas are referred to in their new camping restrictions in Burragorang Valley. Kevin brought to our notice the strange fact that the Underwater Swim at our Stimming Carnival has always been won by a past or present President, and invited us all to come along with the lure that we might see a past or present President |
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- | THE HARD WAY. | + | 31 Macquarie Place, Sydney, N.S.W. |
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+ | ===== The Hard Way. ===== | ||
- Jim Brown. | - Jim Brown. | ||
- | Among the things I like to ponder when in a " | + | |
- | as a freelance, or as the attachment of an organised club. Since no | + | Among the things I like to ponder when in a " |
- | one has ever been able to do both, there will probably never be an | + | |
- | authoritative answer, but I'd be inclined to say that the freelance perforce learns a great deal about practical bush " | + | |
- | else becomes a liability on Search and Rescue), which the dub member may miss. On the other hand the club man is in a healthy position to learn camping clues from his fellows, | + | |
All in all, I believe I'd plump for the freelance as doing it the hard way. But perhaps that is because I started walking that way..... | All in all, I believe I'd plump for the freelance as doing it the hard way. But perhaps that is because I started walking that way..... | ||
- | 4. | + | |
- | After a number of day trips, growing more and more ambitious, we made plans to walk from Wentworth Falls to Picton, via Kedumba, Cox Junction, Burragorang and Oakdale, on an Australia Day weekend. Bill worked on Saturday mornings, so we couldn' | + | After a number of day trips, growing more and more ambitious, we made plans to walk from Wentworth Falls to Picton, via Kedumba, Cox Junction, Burragorang and Oakdale, on an Australia Day weekend. Bill worked on Saturday mornings, so we couldn' |
- | I was for ewinging | + | |
- | There is no pleasure in recalling the two da7s Which followed, while we staggered on skinned feet as far as Central Burragorang, | + | I was for swinging |
- | During that tentless era, I struck quite a few hard times. I was lucky in one respect - the years 1938-39-40-41 were droughty, and it seldom rained on me. On one occasion when it did, I packed my traps in a feverish hurry in the beginnings of a shower, and started off at 1.30 a m. along the track looking for an overhang, while lightnings flickered behind Mouin and Warrigal. After half an hour the rain stopped, a few stars winked in the south-west, and I curled up under a large gum tree, just off the Megalong Valley road. The root system made a series of abrupt ridges under my side, but somehow I actually slept there an hour or two. | + | |
- | There was the time, too, when I set out for my first trip to | + | There is no pleasure in recalling the two days which followed, while we staggered on skinned feet as far as Central Burragorang, |
- | Kanangra. The new road had been pushed as far as Morong Creek, where | + | |
- | 5. | + | During that tentless era, I struck quite a few hard times. I was lucky in one respect - the years 1938-39-40-41 were droughty, and it seldom rained on me. On one occasion when it did, I packed my traps in a feverish hurry in the beginnings of a shower, and started off at 1.30 a.m. along the track looking for an overhang, while lightnings flickered behind Mouin and Warrigal. After half an hour the rain stopped, a few stars winked in the south-west, and I curled up under a large gum tree, just off the Megalong Valley road. The root system made a series of abrupt ridges under my side, but somehow I actually slept there an hour or two. |
- | IMPORTANT TRANSPORT NOTICE. | + | |
- | 4 | + | There was the time, too, when I set out for my first trip to Kanangra. The new road had been pushed as far as Morong Creek, where there were tents for the construction gangs. I arrived at 7.30 p.m. on Good Friday, solo, tentless, without a sleeping bag, having walked out from Jenolan Caves during the afternoon. The deserted tents looked inviting, especially the one with the wire mattress in it, and after a bite of chocolate and biscuit, I put on all my clothes, wrapped the groundsheet around me, and turned in on the bed. At that time I was still warm from walking, but as the chill of 4,000-ft. crept into the Easter-tide air, and little cold draughts blew up through the griddle of my mattress.... my hat, was it bleak! The wire, creaked under my writhing body, the full moon silvered the road-works and the dewy grasses outside, until, at about 4 a.m. I could endure no more, and pushed on towards the Walls. |
- | BUSHWALKERS REQUIRING TRANSPORT FROM BLACKHEATH | + | |
- | SIEDLFOKYTS TAXI AID TOURIST SERVICE | + | The next night I spent on Hughes Ridge, overtaken by darkness on the way down. It was much warmer |
- | 116 STATION STREET BLACEHEATH. | + | |
- | 24 HOUR SERVICE. | + | Presently I grew cunning and knew most of the abandoned |
- | BUSHWALKERS arriving at Blackheath late at night without transport booking can ring for car from Railway Station or call at above address -- IT TS NEVER TOO LATE! | + | |
- | ====, | + | Only a month later, on my second post-war walk, I spent my last tent-less night, huddled under a groundsheet at the foot of Starlight' |
- | ?PHONE BlHEATH 81 or 146. LOOK FOR CARS 3210 or TV2700 | + | |
- | OR BOOK AT MARK SALON RADIO SHOP - OPP. STATION. | + | One other particular form of strife plagued my early walking - the bilious water of Kedumba Creek. Naturally, I hadn' |
- | there were tents for the construction gangs. I arrived at 7.30 p m. on Good Friday, solo, tentless, without a sleeping bag, having walked out from Jenolan Caves during the afternoon. The deserted tents looked inviting, especially the one with the wire mattress in it, an(9_ after a bite of chocolate and biscuit, I put on all my clothes, wrapped the groundsheet around me, and turned in on the bed. At tha time I was still warm from walking, but as the chill of 4,000-ft. crept into the Easter-tide air, and little cold draughts blew up through the griddle of my mattress....my hat, was it bleak! The wire, creaked under my writhing body, the full moon silvered the road-works and the dewy grasses outside, until, at about 4 a m. I could endure no more, and pushed on towards the Walls. | + | |
- | The next night I spent on Hughes Ridge, overtaken by darkness on the way down. It was much warner | + | I think I rumbled Kedumba Creek after that - I know the next time I came that way I was determined to dodge Kedumba water. It was a hottish March day, the Kowmung |
- | Presently I grew cunning and knew most of the abandoned | + | |
- | 6. | + | There are other cases I could quote to prove that the freelance does it the hard way. There was the horrible trip down the Grose with a game leg, and the camp on a steep bank of wet sand. There was the night lying on splintery logs in one of the old shanties near Budthingeroo on Kanangra Road - with a badly sunburned back, too. There was the time I couldn' |
- | realised that the hut had gone - burned in a bushf ire several years before as far as we could judge. The night threatened storm, and we knew of no cave for several miles (with a_hut, who had bothered to look for caves?). There was, however, a tank - a large cylindrical one, at least six feet deep - lying on its side, with its open end in a sheltered direction. My ribs and hips, accustomed to the modified luxury of stretchers, ached when I thought of those corrugations, | + | |
- | Only a month later, on my second post-war walk, I spent my last tent-less night, huddled under a groundsheet at the foot of Starlight: Track. It was sweltering hot in the sleeping bag, the casuarinas above broke the rain only a little, and thunderbolts snarled and crackled between the Nattai Valley walls. After this particular spasm of misery I invested in a tent, and resolutely pitched it between two trees until I learned better. | + | In fact, come to think ot it... it' |
- | One other particular form of strife plagued my early walking - the bilious water of Kedumba Creek. Naturally, I hadnft | + | |
- | I think I rumbled Kedumba Creek after that - I know the next time I came that way I was determined to dodge Kedumba water. It was a hottish March day, the Kowmung | + | ---- |
- | There are other cases I could quote to prove that the freelance does it the hard way. There was the horrible trip down the Grose with a game leg, and the camp on a steep bank of wet sand. There was the night lying on splintery logs in one of the old shanties near Budthingeroo on Kanangra Road - with a badly sunburned back, too. There was the time I couldnft | + | |
- | 7. | + | === Important Transport Notice. === |
- | Caves road an a broiling February day: ard the time my sneakers packed up and developed holes in the soles on the second day of an eight-day trip | + | |
- | In fact, come to think ot it | + | Bushwalkers requiring transport from Blackheath, any hour, ring, write or call... |
- | ......01.1111111MMMI | + | |
- | DESTINATION UNKNOWN. | + | Siedlecky' |
- | - Len Scotlaad. | + | |
- | 0 | + | 116 Station Street, Blackheath. |
- | towards | + | |
- | was rathea; | + | 24 hour service. |
- | GO LIGHTWEIGHT | + | |
- | ON YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY TRIP WITH | + | Bushwalkers arriving at Blackheath late at night without transport booking can ring for car from Railway Station or call at above address - __it's never too late__! |
- | VEGETARIAN FOOD S. | + | |
- | NUTMEAT AND NUTOLENE IN 8 AND 16 OZ. TAS - CONCENTRATED MEAT SUBSTITUTES. | + | 'Phone Blackheath 81 or 146. Look for cars 3210 or TV270 or book at Mark Salon Radio Shop - opposite Station. |
- | BROWN BEANS, LENTILS AND LIMA BEANS - LIGHT, MOISTURE FREE - EASY TO PACK, KEEP INDEFINITELY. | + | |
- | FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER: MIXED NUTS, ALMONDS, RAISINS, MUSCATELS, | + | ---- |
- | FANCY FIGS AND DRIED FRUIT SWEETS, SANITARIUM FRUIT CAKE. | + | |
- | AND FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS "YOUR DEJGHT" | + | === The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. === |
- | THE SANITARIUM | + | |
- | FROM HEALTH | + | Go lightweight on your summer holiday trip with vegetarian foods. |
- | FOOD | + | |
- | SHOP, | + | Nutmeat and Nutolene in 8 and 16 oz. tins - concentrated meat substitutes. |
- | 13 HUNTER STREET SYDNEY. | + | |
- | 8. | + | Brown beans, lentils and lima beans - light, moisture free - easy to pack, keep indefinitely. |
- | running the Sentinal because it was too late. | + | |
- | After lunch Richard decided to Climb "somenof | + | For Christmas dinner: mixed nuts, almonds, raisins, muscatels, fancy figs and dried fruit sweets, sanitarium fruit cake. |
- | started our Climb - 1,000 ft. measured by altimeter. The snow this | + | |
- | year had fallen "all at once" instead of the more usual falls followed by consolidating frosts. Consequently, | + | And for Christmas presents, "your delight" |
- | .L | + | |
- | top layers of snow, these were not cohering to the under I.yers | + | From... |
- | to stop at the end of the traverse and give it up, but each time I turned and st7a..stred | + | |
- | At last we reached the saddle and had a short rest but now, instead of going down, he made up along the ridge! The snow was different here, affording a good grip, which was just as well as the ridge is no more than 2-ft. wide wi.7, | + | The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. |
- | There. was a strong wind blowing so we 'soon made ready for the run down. I suggested we return the way we had come up, but Richard indicated the steepest slope ard said "We go down there" | + | |
- | celled | + | 13 Hunter Street, Sydney. |
- | and it ke:st pouring in from all arbund | + | |
- | at i tcwoing ibove us, e' | + | ---- |
- | u- Iturned. s3ostafl' | + | |
- | f:17 esotpood? I 10 rebended | + | ===== Destination Unknown. ===== |
- | as I told 1-1r the trilow- | + | |
- | but had visions of him being swept into the creek with, tons of snow on top bf him. | + | - Len Scotland. |
- | 9. | + | |
- | IF YOU ARE GOING PLACES C ONTACT | + | It was the 6-Hour weekend at Albina Lodge. Only three of us were there at the time and Richard asked me if I would like to "make a trip". We left the hut rather late in the morning, about 10 o' |
- | SCENIC | + | |
- | DAILY TOURS BY PARLOR COACH TO THE WORLD FAMOUS JENOLAN CAVES AND ALL BLUE MOUNTAIN SIGHTS. | + | After lunch Richard decided to climb "some" of the peak, say as far as the saddle, so off we set down narrow snow tongues on the side of the ridge - down to the creek dividing us from our objective. It was late in the season |
- | TRANSPORT BY COACHES FOR PARTIES OF BUSH- WALKERS TO KANANGRA WALLS, GINKIN OR OTHER SUITABLE POINTS BY ARRANGEMENT. | + | |
- | FOR ALL INFORMI, | + | At last we reached the saddle and had a short rest but now, instead of going down, he made __up__ |
- | WRITE TO P.O. BOX 60, KATOOMBA. TELEPHONE 60, KATOOMBA. | + | |
+ | There was a strong wind blowing so we soon made ready for the run down. I suggested we return the way we had come up, but Richard indicated the steepest slope and said "We go down there" | ||
Gradually the hissing noise subsided and we saw the snow had gone down in level about 12 inches over quite a large area of the slope. The edge was within inches of my ski. | Gradually the hissing noise subsided and we saw the snow had gone down in level about 12 inches over quite a large area of the slope. The edge was within inches of my ski. | ||
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By this time Richard had disappeared round a curve in the gully, but he now came into view again on the slope we had climbed, his skis still imprisoned in the heavy snow. Trudy was all for running down to him, now that the slide had stopped, but I thought if we went on it we were likely to start another slide, so we took a horizontal track across the slope to the next gully which we had climbed earlier. | By this time Richard had disappeared round a curve in the gully, but he now came into view again on the slope we had climbed, his skis still imprisoned in the heavy snow. Trudy was all for running down to him, now that the slide had stopped, but I thought if we went on it we were likely to start another slide, so we took a horizontal track across the slope to the next gully which we had climbed earlier. | ||
- | Running down this gully we had a further unusual incident; some snow disturbed on one of the turns rapidly built up into a large snow ball which, but for a timely warning, would have knocked Trudy over. We were hurrying in case Richard needed help, and we had to dodge the snow ball as well as each other as we sped down the rest of the slope | + | |
- | Richard was O.K. except for a slight strain to his ankles caused by trying to wrench his skis from under the heavy snow Whilst | + | Running down this gully we had a further unusual incident; some snow disturbed on one of the turns rapidly built up into a large snow ball which, but for a timely warning, would have knocked Trudy over. We were hurrying in case Richard needed help, and we had to dodge the snow ball as well as each other as we sped down the rest of the slope. |
- | Later I ventured the opinion that the slope was not skiable because of the unusual snow conditions, but Richard said it would always be dangerous whatever the conditions. Richard is from Europe, and a one time champion skier. On earlier trips he had shown his surprise at the steep slopes we could go on in Australia without causing avalanches, and had given several reasons, some of which were the cover of vegetation, the rocky nature of the slope, and the | + | |
- | 10. | + | Richard was O.K. except for a slight strain to his ankles caused by trying to wrench his skis from under the heavy snow whilst |
- | lighter falls of snow. It has often been written and said" | + | |
- | Last year we again had very heavy falls of snow, and I saw many snow slides which were heavy enough to bury a skier. Also last year Frank Leyden saw the result of an avalanche | + | Later I ventured the opinion that the slope was not skiable because of the unusual snow conditions, but Richard said it would always be dangerous whatever the conditions. Richard is from Europe, and a one time champion skier. On earlier trips he had shown his surprise at the steep slopes we could go on in Australia without causing avalanches, and had given several reasons, some of which were the cover of vegetation, the rocky nature of the slope, and the lighter falls of snow. It has often been written and said "There are no avalanches in Australia", |
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+ | Last year we again had very heavy falls of snow, and I saw many snow slides which were heavy enough to bury a skier. Also last year Frank Leyden saw the result of an avalanche | ||
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+ | === Scenic Motor Tours. === | ||
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+ | If you are going places, contact Scenic Motor Tours, Railway Steps, Katoomba. | ||
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+ | Daily tours by parlor coach to the world famous Jenolan Caves and all Blue Mountain sights. | ||
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+ | Transport by coaches for parties of bushwalkers to Kanangra Walls, Ginkin or other suitable points by arrangement. | ||
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+ | For all information, | ||
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FEDERATION NOTES FOR NOVEMBER. | FEDERATION NOTES FOR NOVEMBER. | ||
- Allen A. Strom, | - Allen A. Strom, |
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