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- | THE S.YDNEY BUS)HW.A, | + | =====The Sydney Bushwalker===== |
- | A monthly bulletin of natters | + | |
- | No. 250 SaT, | + | A monthly bulletin of matters |
- | Editor: Dot Butler, Boundary Road. sales & Jess Martin. Wahroonga. (JW2208Y | + | |
- | Bus iness Manager: Jack Gentle. :Production: Barbara Brown. | + | ====No. 250 September, 1955. Price 6d.==== |
- | C_ONT7-111,1Ta. | + | |**Editor**|Dot Butler, Boundary Road, Wahroonga. (JW2208)| |
+ | |**Business Manager**|Jack Gentle| | ||
+ | |**Sales | ||
+ | |**Typed by**|Dot Barr| | ||
+ | |**Production**|Barbara Brown| | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Contents===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | | | |Page| | ||
+ | |At our August Meeting|Alex Colley| 2| | ||
+ | |" | ||
+ | |A Pep Talk to all would-be Marathon Experts| | 6| | ||
+ | |Federation Report - August|B. Harvey| 7| | ||
+ | |Colo Capers|Kevin Ardill| 8| | ||
+ | |Report - Parks & Playgrounds Movement|H.I. Stoddart|11| | ||
+ | |Wanted - White Ant Exterminator| |13| | ||
+ | |Out in the Cold, Cold Snow|" | ||
+ | |Shotgun Boogie|Keith Renwick|17| | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Advertisements===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | | |Page| | ||
+ | |Scenic Motor Tours| 3| | ||
+ | |Leica photo Service| 5| | ||
+ | |Siedlecky' | ||
+ | |The Sanitarium Health Food Shop| 9| | ||
+ | |Hattswell' | ||
+ | |Paddy is back (Paddy' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Important Date To Remember===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wednesday 5th October | ||
+ | |||
+ | Federation Ball | ||
+ | |||
+ | (Rainbow Room) Hotel Australia | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dancing 9 - 1. Tickets 17/6 | ||
- | Fage | ||
- | At our August Meeting - Alex Colley 2 | ||
- | scenic Motor Tours (Advt.) 3 | ||
- | "Look, Thcrels !Snow." | ||
- | Leica ihoto Service (Advt.) 5 | ||
- | .Pep Talk to all would-be Marathon Experts. 6 | ||
- | iodlecky' | ||
- | Federation Report - August - B. Harvey 7 | ||
- | Colo Capers - Kevin ,ardill 8 | ||
- | The sanitarium Health Food shop (Advt.) 9 | ||
- | Report - Parks & Flaygrounds Movement - H. I.4toddart 11 | ||
- | Hattswellfs Taxi & Tourist Service (L.dvt.) 12 | ||
- | Wanted - White Ant Exterminator. 13 | ||
- | Out in the Cold, Cold 41now. " | ||
- | Silaotgun Boogie - Keith Renwick 17 | ||
- | Taddy is back (Paddy fs is.dvt.) 20 | ||
- | IMPORTANT DATE TO REITSIMER | ||
- | +.n...: | ||
- | WED. 5th OCTOBER FEDERATION BALL | ||
- | (Rainbow Room) HOTEL ia,: | ||
- | Dancing 9 - 1 Tickets 17/6 | ||
All refreshments available on the spot. | All refreshments available on the spot. | ||
- | .M..m....1.02i | + | |
- | Booking | + | Booking |
- | Miss Joyce | + | |
- | This is Foderationts | + | This is Federation' |
- | years, and as it is one of their major means of acquiring | + | |
- | 2. | + | ---- |
- | AT OUR AUGUST MEETING. | + | |
+ | =====At Our August Meeting.===== | ||
The meeting commenced at 8.10 p.m. with 33 members present and Vice-President Malcolm McGregor in the chair. He tendered apologies from the President who was not well enough to attend. | The meeting commenced at 8.10 p.m. with 33 members present and Vice-President Malcolm McGregor in the chair. He tendered apologies from the President who was not well enough to attend. | ||
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Three new members, Pat Kelly, Howard Ireland and Brian Milne were welcomed. | Three new members, Pat Kelly, Howard Ireland and Brian Milne were welcomed. | ||
- | The adjourned discussion on the proposal for a National Parks Act, and the amendment, which was against the creation of a National Parks authority, was resumed. Brian Harvey favoured the motion. Allen Strom said that we should straighten up park management before it was too late, and, whatever we said, the Government would draft its own legislation. Similar legislation to that proposed had been successful in N.Z., Victoria, Great Britain and other countries. There would be some restriction on camping freedom - walkers could not assume a place In heaven. The opposition to the proposal was based on hatred of State control and departmental authority. The Fauna panel, which had 15 members, worked very well, while it was a great advantage having people meeting together round a table. Centralised control had been accepted throughout the world. Park trustees with an interest in their trust were difficult to find, as experience on Bouddi and other trusts had proved, nor did most trustees have the necessary knowledge. Tom Moppett supported the proposal in his reply speech, saying that the authority would give voluntary bodies a voice in running national parks. They would have definite direct representation instead of having to arrange deputations. The amendment was defeated by 35 votes to 1 and the motion carried by 35 votes, without dissent. | + | |
- | Next Allan Hardiets | + | The adjourned discussion on the proposal for a National Parks Act, and the amendment, which was against the creation of a National Parks authority, was resumed. Brian Harvey favoured the motion. Allen Strom said that we should straighten up park management before it was too late, and, whatever we said, the Government would draft its own legislation. Similar legislation to that proposed had been successful in N.Z., Victoria, Great Britain and other countries. There would be some restriction on camping freedom - walkers could not assume a place in heaven. The opposition to the proposal was based on hatred of State control and departmental authority. The Fauna panel, which had 15 members, worked very well, while it was a great advantage having people meeting together round a table. Centralised control had been accepted throughout the world. Park trustees with an interest in their trust were difficult to find, as experience on Bouddi and other trusts had proved, nor did most trustees have the necessary knowledge. Tom Moppett supported the proposal in his reply speech, saying that the authority would give voluntary bodies a voice in running national parks. They would have definite direct representation instead of having to arrange deputations. The amendment was defeated by 35 votes to 1 and the motion carried by 35 votes, without dissent. |
- | in fact, have this power, but Mr. Hardie modified his motion to read that we should congratulate | + | |
- | Brian Harvey told us that, as the replacement of the wooden rungs of Tarofs | + | Next Allan Hardie' |
- | Frank Rigby drew attention to the difficulties of walks leaders early on the programme should the programme not be out on time. He was assured that it would be out in good time- i.e. more than a fortnight in advance of the first walk. In the course of this discussion it was suggested that there might well be two or three walks on the programme on long week-ends. At the conclusion of the meeting Jim Hooper said that the Sioarch | + | |
- | welcomed. Alex Colley. | + | Brian Harvey told us that, as the replacement of the wooden rungs of Taro' |
- | 3. | + | |
- | SCENIC MOTOR TOURS, | + | Frank Rigby drew attention to the difficulties of walks leaders early on the programme should the programme not be out on time. He was assured that it would be out in good time- i.e. more than a fortnight in advance of the first walk. In the course of this discussion it was suggested that there might well be two or three walks on the programme on long week-ends. At the conclusion of the meeting Jim Hooper said that the Search |
- | RAILWAY STEPS, | + | |
- | KATOOEBA, | + | - Alex Colley. |
- | DAILY TOURS BY PARLOR COACH TO THE WORLD FAMOUS JENOLAN CAVES AND ALL BLUE MOUNTAIN SHIGHT3. | + | |
- | FOR ALL INFORMTION: | + | ====="Look, There's Snow."===== |
- | WRITE TO P.O. BOX 60, EATOOMBA TELEPHONE 60, KATOOMBA. | + | |
- | "LOOK, THERE'S SNOW." | + | |
- Keith Renwick. | - Keith Renwick. | ||
- | The 6.33 p.m. from Central was crowded to the gunwales with tourists, and even of the keen bushwalking types only three or four managed to get seats. The other ten of the fourteen deposited themselves in the corridor as best their shapes permitted. The long journey dragged longer as hold-up followed hold-up, and the train was three quarters of an hour late when we arrived at Katoomba. Dave Brown, who had arranged transport to the Summit on the Jenolan Rd., was anxiously chewing his nails when we arrived, Digby saw him first and immediately signalled the others with "Look, there' | + | |
- | Out into the cold, sleet-swept Katoomba streets to be greeted by a large and spacious bus - ours. Practically two seats each, but still cheaper than taxi. We stopped only at Blackheath to pick up any who may have gone through as per programme, then on into the bleak black night. Soon the sleet changed to snow, then the snow piled up on the ground so that by the time we were on the main range with the moon shining strongly through the breaks in the snow clouds the ground was well covered and we were driving through a snow- covered fairyland. The camera addicts were moaning at not having brought cameras, and the sneaker addicts were wishing for boots, but nobody was looking forward to leaving the comparatively warm bus. 4111 too soon the time came to be evicted. " | + | The 6.33 p.m. from Central was crowded to the gunwales with tourists, and even of the keen bushwalking types only three or four managed to get seats. The other ten of the fourteen deposited themselves in the corridor as best their shapes permitted. The long journey dragged longer as hold-up followed hold-up, and the train was three quarters of an hour late when we arrived at Katoomba. Dave Brown, who had arranged transport to the Summit on the Jenolan Rd., was anxiously chewing his nails when we arrived. Digby saw him first and immediately signalled the others with "Look, there' |
- | What does one do with a bod who wakes up at 6.30 a.m., thinks it's 7.30, and promptly wakes everyone? Fortunately he was silenced | + | |
- | 4. | + | Out into the cold, sleet-swept Katoomba streets to be greeted by a large and spacious bus - ours. Practically two seats each, but still cheaper than taxi. We stopped only at Blackheath to pick up any who may have gone through as per programme, then on into the bleak black night. Soon the sleet changed to snow, then the snow piled up on the ground so that by the time we were on the main range with the moon shining strongly through the breaks in the snow clouds the ground was well covered and we were driving through a snow-covered fairyland. The camera addicts were moaning at not having brought cameras, and the sneaker addicts were wishing for boots, but nobody was looking forward to leaving the comparatively warm bus. All too soon the time came to be evicted. " |
- | before too much damage was done. Eventually, one by one, bod.1 emerged to a Christmas postcard-like morning - snow piled up on each leaf and twig and plastered by the wind, before it had dropped, against the sides of trees. The only water available for the breakfast brew was 25% good earth and came from the tyre ruts kindly left by the timber trucks, Even the prinus | + | |
- | By dint of great effort we were away by something like 9.30 a,m, Very fortunately the mud on the road hadn't frozen to ice for the sneaker and gym shoe bods, but some pools were iced and the whole bush was well covered with snow. The temperature was ohly 34 degrees Fah. near the tents. It certainly was a wonderful experience, and though I have seen a lot of snow in New Zealand; there certainly is something about gum trees with snow on that takes a lot of beating, | + | What does one do with a bod who wakes up at 6.30 a.m., thinks it's 7.30, and promptly wakes everyone? Fortunately he was silenced before too much damage was done. Eventually, one by one, bods emerged to a Christmas postcard-like morning - snow piled up on each leaf and twig and plastered by the wind, before it had dropped, against the sides of trees. The only water available for the breakfast brew was 25% good earth and came from the tyre ruts kindly left by the timber trucks. Even the primus |
- | The weather showed signs of clearing; | + | |
- | We stopped for a snack at the " | + | By dint of great effort we were away by something like 9.30 a.m. Very fortunately the mud on the road hadn't frozen to ice for the sneaker and gym shoe bods, but some pools were iced and the whole bush was well covered with snow. The temperature was only 34 degrees Fah. near the tents. It certainly was a wonderful experience, and though I have seen a lot of snow in New Zealand, there certainly is something about gum trees with snow on that takes a lot of beating. |
- | A beautiful fine day greeted us when we arose next morning at | + | |
- | the most respectable hour of 8 a.m. Some climbing literature | + | The weather showed signs of clearing; the further east we got the less snow, and the more we got out of the clouds. Everything was going fine - nice timber-track to walk on, nice weather, nice party - till Snow noticed that we should be going along yonder ridge against the skyline and not the one we were on. Maps, compasses and theories were churned out at a great rate, and eventually we retreated across the head of a gully to the said ridge. This presented us with a now problem: what was that other ridge over there on the skyline? Ugh! More maps, more compasses, more theories, the Admiral expounding at a great rate on the last mentioned. So here we go round another gully, up on to another ridge, and at last, the right one! At the first clearing the white ants wanted to camp, but this proved impossible even for white ants. (Who ever heard of white ants living in a clearing!) We followed the ridge out along the Mini Mini Range to Gibralta Rocks. All sign of snow was now gone from the ground but a chill wind hurried us along. Dawn, a prospective, |
- | give him a push to throw him off balance. He then should. instinctively call ihold."! This bit of tuition all took place at one | + | |
- | particular camp fire. Snow decided, to via it the 441 dmiralTs | + | We stopped for a snack at the " |
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- | his effort only produced a hail of abuse. Now just imagine yourself | + | A beautiful fine day greeted us when we arose next morning at the most respectable hour of 8 a.m. Some climbing literature |
- | belaying a bod above you on a precipitous cliff face when all of a | + | |
- | sudden your partner drops past your face yelling blue murder at you/ | + | Now the time had come when we must think of moving off. Garth and Dot were off first as they were going via Black Jerry' |
- | Now the time had come when we must think of moving off. Garth and Dot were off first as they were going via Black JerryYs | + | |
- | You press the button, wo'll do the rest ! | + | Up the Devil' |
- | LEICA | + | |
- | PHOTO | + | =====A Pep Talk To All Would-Be Marathon Experts.===== |
- | SERVICE | + | |
- | 31 Macquarie Place | + | |
- | SYDNEY N.S.W. | + | |
- | PHOTOGRAPHY ! ! | + | |
- | Finegrain | + | |
- | 1 Developing | + | |
- | Sparkling | + | |
- | Prints | + | |
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- | Enlargements | + | |
- | Your | + | |
- | Rollfilms | + | |
- | or | + | |
- | Leica films | + | |
- | deserve the | + | |
- | best SERVICE | + | |
- | 6. | + | |
- | Up the Devil' | + | |
- | A PEI' TALK TO ATI, TOUT,D-BE MLRLTHON EXPERTS. | + | |
A 45-year-old South African has created a sensation by running 159 miles 562 yards in 24 hours on a special track in Surrey, England. Possibly for the time mentioned this creates something of a record, but for sheer endurance it lies a long way back. | A 45-year-old South African has created a sensation by running 159 miles 562 yards in 24 hours on a special track in Surrey, England. Possibly for the time mentioned this creates something of a record, but for sheer endurance it lies a long way back. | ||
- | For example, in January, 1914, | + | |
- | A Norwegian did better than that. He was Mensen Ernst, who first of all ran from Faris to Moss ow in two weeks, averaging 125 miles each day. Later he ran from Gonstnntinople | + | For example, in January, 1914, Charlie Hart ran from Brighton to London and back, up hill and down hill, a distance of 154 miles. In 1925 he beat two horses in a contest lasting six days. In 1926 he ran from London to Glasgow and back. Scots folk are asking why he ran back and Londoners are asking why he ever started to run at all. At the age of 65 years the same individual ran across the U.S.A. from New York to Los Angeles - a distance of about 3000 miles. |
- | by the Tarahumara Indians of North Mexico. These folk jo' | + | |
- | In England between the 15th and 19th centurbs | + | A Norwegian did better than that. He was Mensen Ernst, who first of all ran from Paris to Moss ow in two weeks, averaging 125 miles each day. Later he ran from Constantinople |
- | admittedly it is not mentioned when it did end. Folk in those days were apt to be a bit leisurely over their dinners. | + | |
- | IMPORTANT TRAMPORT NOTICE. | + | In England between the 15th and 19th centuries |
- | BUSHWALKERS REQUIRING TRANSFORT FROM ,BLACKHEATH | + | |
- | 4IEDLECKY ' TAXI AND TOURIST SERVICE, 116 STATION STREET, BLA, | + | =====Federation Report For August, 1955.===== |
- | BUSHWAIKERS arriving at Blackheath late at night without transport booking can ring for car from Railway Station or call at above address -IT' NEVER TOO LATE! | + | |
- | 'PHONE BIHEATH 81 or 146. LOOK FOR CLR3 T03210 or TV270. OR BOOK AT MARK SALON RADIO SHOT - OFTailTE STATION. | + | ====Wild Flowers==== |
- | FEDERATION REPORT FOR AUGUST 1955. | + | |
- | WIID FLOW ER4 The Ranger Patrol advised the continued total ban | + | The Ranger Patrol advised the continued total ban on the sale of Native Rose, Pink Boronia and the two types of Giant Lily for another season. |
- | on he sale of Native Rose, Pink Boronia and the two types of Giant Lily for another season. | + | |
- | -MIFFING SECTION | + | ====Mapping Section==== |
- | WARRUMBUNGLE TRUST. | + | |
- | SEARCH AND RESCUE SECTION. | + | An attempt is to be made to revive this dormant Section which was formed in 1952 but which has not functioned. |
- | at least as competent as men as walkers, map readers and first-alders, on Contact Lists, that the delegate should choose wisely, and that the person directly organising the search have the absolute power of refusing to employ any woman or women if he thought fit when it came to the issue." | + | |
- | 8* | + | ====Warrumbungle Trust==== |
- | Searchers are insured against | + | |
- | NATIONAL PLII,K FIRE PATROLS | + | The Federation has written to the Minister for lands requesting consideration |
- | ,FEDERATION ANNUAL BALL will be hold at the Rainbow Room of the AustraliaHotel | + | |
- | IERATHON. WALKS Attention was drawri | + | ====Search And Rescue Section==== |
- | FEDERATION SECRETARY is urgently required to replaoe 1W. Stan Cottier. Job i routine secretarial work as all conservation | + | |
- | matters are handled by the Conservation Section* Contact Paul Barnes. | + | A lengthy discussion took place on the advisability of enrolling lady walkers on the S. & R. lists, and in view of their past excellent records of work in the field and the known walking ability of many of the active affiliated club members, it was resolved to " |
- | , Brian G. Harvey. | + | |
- | Kevin dill. | + | Searchers are insured against |
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+ | ====National Park Fire Patrols==== | ||
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+ | The Executive is interviewing the Sutherland Fire Brigade Captain | ||
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+ | ====Federation Annual Ball==== | ||
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+ | Will be hold at the Rainbow Room of the Australia Hotel on Wednesday, 5th October. Tickets 17/6d. Dress informal. No liquor will be permitted to be brought into the ball room, but will have to be purchased from the hotel services. Likewise no liquor can be taken away. See your Social Secretary and start making up parties. | ||
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+ | ====Marathon Walks==== | ||
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+ | Attention was drawn by a delegate to a proposed | ||
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+ | ====Federation Secretary==== | ||
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+ | Is urgently required to replace Mr. Stan Cottier. Job is routine secretarial work as all conservation matters are handled by the Conservation Section. Contact Paul Barnes. | ||
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+ | - Brian G. Harvey. | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Colo Capers.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Kevin Ardill. | ||
I hate writing. ' | I hate writing. ' | ||
At a recent evening in the Club. I found myaelf-pooled into a | At a recent evening in the Club. I found myaelf-pooled into a | ||
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201 CASTLEREAGH Sir SYDNEY | 201 CASTLEREAGH Sir SYDNEY | ||
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