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-=== A thought on teh first day of July. =====
+=== A thought on the first day of July. =====
 Oh to be out walking\\
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+=== Hattswell's Taxi and Tourist Service. ===
-FOR ALL YOUR TRANSPORT PROBLEMS CONTACT
-HATTSWELL'S TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE
+For all your transport problems contact Hattswell's Taxi and Tourist Service. Ring, write, wire or call any hour, day or night.
-RING, WRITE, WIRE or CALL ANY HOUR, DAY OR NIGHT
-'Phone: BlHeath 128 or 249 Booking Office - 4 doors from Gardner's Inn Hotel (LOOK FOR THE NEON SIGN.)
+Telephone: Blackheath 129 or 249. Booking Office - 4 doors from Gardner's Inn Hote1 (look for the neon sign.)
-SPEEDY 5 OR 8 PASSENGER CARS AVAIIABLE
-LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR
+Speedy 5 or 8 passenger cars available. Large or small parties catered for.
-FARES: KANANGRA WALLS 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
-PERRY'S LOOKDOWN 3/- " u u
+Fares:
-JENOLAN STATE FOREST 20/- " " If ft ft
-U,RLON'S FARM 10/- " ft ft ft It
+  * Kanangra Walls - 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
-WE WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE OTHER TRIPS OR SPEC= PARTIES ON APPLICATION
+  * Perry's Lookdown - 3/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
-..MM
+  * Jenolan State Forest - 20/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
-...
+  * Carlon's Farm - 10/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+We will be pleased to quote other trips or special parties on application.
+----
+===== Colong Caving Capers. =====
- .11,11.7.111.1
-OOLONG CAVING CAPERS
 (Not the Stitt variety of capers)
 - Dot Barr.
-With work forgotten, Friday night, Heather, Snow, myself and Rudolph, a new prospective, piled into Heather's Renault and headed for Camden where we were to meet Stan Madden and his Holden passengers Jack Perry, Brian Anderson and Ern Munz. At Camden we were greeted by"Yak, Yak, Yak" across the main street and knew that the rest of the party had already arrived. The general idea was Ichunder and choof' - so after consuming hot hamburgers and cold pies we eventual took the road to Burragorang Valley.
-Apart from a few creek crossings the going wasn't too bad. Stan declared the road a highway compared with the condition it had been in at Easter. It was late cold and pitch dark when we arrived at Yerranderie, and the only life in the place was the shindy made by
+With work forgotten, Friday night, Heather, Snow, myself and Rudolph, a new prospective, piled into Heather's Renault and headed for Camden where we were to meet Stan Madden and his Holden passengers Jack Perry, Brian Anderson and Ern Munz. At Camden we were greeted by "Yak, Yak, Yak" across the main street and knew that the rest of the party had already arrived. The general idea was 'chunder and choof' - so after consuming hot hamburgers and cold pies we __eventually__ took the road to Burragorang Valley.
-the 'Lord Mayor's' dogs. The cars were parked by the side of the road and we slept under the stars in a sheltered spot not far from the shaft of the old silver mine. Next morning, before the neighbours were up, we collected all our gear required and walked down to the creek for breakfast.
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+Apart from a few creek crossings the going wasn't too bad. Stan declared the road a highway compared with the condition it had been in at Easter. It was late, cold and pitch dark when we arrived at Yerranderie, and the only life in the place was the shindy made by the 'Lord Mayor's' dogs. The cars were parked by the side of the road and we slept under the stars in a sheltered spot not far from the shaft of the old silver mine. Next morning, before the neighbours were up, we collected all our gear required and walked down to the creek for breakfast.
-The leader, Peter Stitt, had been unable to come and Snow Brown was taking his place. The morning was beautiful and the track was good - that is, when we were on it. Lt one stage we went ploughing up a ridge, even though it was agreed we were going the wrong way and should have kept to the creek. What odds: These little detours make a trip amusing. However, from then n we did keep to the
-creek and eventually reached Oolong Swamp through which we waded.
+The leader, Peter Stitt, had been unable to come and Snow Brown was taking his place. The morning was beautiful and the track was good - that is, when we were on it. At one stage we went ploughing up a ridge, even though it was agreed we were going the wrong way and should have kept to the creek. What odds! These little detours make a trip __amusing__. However, from then on we did keep to the creek and eventually reached Colong Swamp through which we waded. We passed through Tonali Gap and then came up to the saddle where we had refreshments and viewed the view.
-We passed through Tonali Gap and then cane up to the saddle where we had refreshments and viewed the view.
-The track was too clear now, made so by someone who had recently blazed the trees every six feet - up and down gullies, along the side and top of the ridge we walked and 'Len, for no known reason (except that some of the party had definite intentions of going caving, even though we were headed for the Kowmung River), we stopped at the turn off down to Colong Caves. It was a case of do we go on or do we go down to the Caves to have a look2 "Well, now that we're so near we night as well go down and have lunch," someone suggested. "L11 in favour? - Right!" Down we went, right down to the creek. Lunch was eaten - -then a snap decision had to be made as time was flying: the Kownung or caving? That was the
+The track was too clear now, made so by someone who had recently blazed the trees every six feet - up and down gullies, along the side and top of the ridge we walked and then, for no known reason (except that some of the party had definite intentions of going caving, even though we were headed for the Kowmung River), we stopped at the turn off down to Colong Caves. It was a case of do we go on or do we go down to the Caves to have a look? "Well, now that we're so near we might as well go down and have lunch," someone suggested. "All in favour? - Right!" Down we went, right down to the creek. Lunch was eaten - then a snap decision had to be made as time was flying: the Kownung or caving? That was the question. This was the result:-
-question. This was the result:-
 "The Kowmung would be a good trip, but we'll have to bash to make it."
 "Not all of us have seen the caves; why not go caving?"
-"This is an official trip; we'd better do what's on the prgrarre" "It's not an official trip; the leader (Peter Stitt) isn't here
-so we don't have to go to the Kowmung."
+"This is an official trip; we'd better do what's on the programme."
+"It's not an official trip; the leader (Peter Stitt) isn't here so we don't have to go to the Kowmung."
 "Who wants to go to the Kowmung?"
-,t this stage someone remembered that Rudolph's foot had been troubling him. Here was a wonderful excuse to whate-ant the partyll
-"Rudolph won't be able to get to the Kowmungl"
+At this stage someone remembered that Rudolph's foot had been troubling him. Here was a wonderful excuse to white-ant the party!!
+"Rudolph won't be able to get to the Kowmung!"
 "We'd better stay here and go caving then."
-",,greed?" ":4greedl"
-"Fancy being white-anted by a prospective:1" (Much laughter)
+"Agreed?" "Agreed!"
-After tents had been erected and gear unpacked we were ready to go caving, complete with torches and batteries. The caves' entrances were about 100 yards downstream from our camp. Standing below this entrance and looking up from the creek we could see two tall red cedar trees framed by a huge rocky cave whose entrance appeared to be choked with great boulders. We reached this point, and after trying severcll false leads we found a good entrance higher up on the hillside Conditions were reasonable as the caves were mainly dry and the four squeeze holes we went through were not too small for an L.dmiral.
-Some of the caves were rather large and a few of them contained the usual live limestone formations; the rest housed mostly dead rock, dirc, and live bats, bat it was interesting trying out all the different leads and following the string ard arrows: After a while we picked on the main chain of caves and walked and crawled and wriggled through, gradually dropping lower and lower until, after about an hour and a half, we decided we were probably level with the
+"Fancy being white-anted by a prospective!!" (Much laughter)
-.
-LTH
+After tents had been erected and gear unpacked we were ready to go caving, __complete__ with torches and batteries. The caves' entrances were about 100 yards downstream from our camp. Standing below this entrance and looking up from the creek we could see two tall red cedar trees framed by a huge rocky cave whose entrance appeared to be choked with great boulders. We reached this point, and after trying several false leads we found a good entrance higher up on the hillside. Conditions were reasonable as the caves were mainly dry and the four squeeze holes we went through were not too small for an Admiral.
-HE
-S 1LNITi4.RIU M
+Some of the caves were rather large and a few of them contained the usual live limestone formations; the rest housed mostly dead rock, dirt, and live bats, but it was interesting trying out all the different leads and following the string ard arrows!! After a while we picked on the main chain of caves and walked and crawled and wriggled through, gradually dropping lower and lower until, after about an hour and a half, we decided we were probably level with the creek as the cave's floor was covered with water. Suddenly Brian shouted, "Oh, we're out again," and we emerged into the daylight about five feet above the creek.
-FOOD
-SHOP
+We were sitting around the fire after tea when lights started bobbing down the track and six chaps appeared out of the night. They told us they had left their cars at Colong and walked out in the dark. They intended to go into the caves after tea that night and head for home after breakfast next morning. We invited them to cook on our fire as it was then about 9 o'clock, and while doing this they told us they were mainly freelance walkers and rather interested in caving.
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+Next morning was clear and cold. After eating we walked around to where the other bods were camped to hear about their night's caving. They had with them a map of the caves drawn by Myles Dunphy and from this they pointed out the routes they had followed during their 3 1/2 hours underground. Obviously we had not seen all of the caves and we decided it would be worth going in again that morning if we had time. We left the bods to depart in peace and rushed back to camp to decide what we would do. We could afford an hour for caving, so we collected our torches, etc., and the Admiral climbed into his japara trousers. This was when we decided to have a joke at his expense. With a sly wink at the urgers Snow said, "I don't think we'd better go caving, we haven't really got time."
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-creek as the caves floor was covered with water. Suddenly Brian shouted, "Oh, we're out again," and we emerged into the daylight about five feet above the creek.
-We were sitting around the fire after tea when lights started bobbing down the track and six chaps appeared out of the night.
-They told us they had left their cars at Colong and walked out in the dark. They fatended to go into the caves after tea that night and head for home after breakfast next morning. We invited them to cook on our fire as it was then about 9 o'clock, arid while doing this they told us they were mainly freelance walkers and rather interested in caving.
-Next morning was clear and cold. After eating we walked around to where the other bods were camped to hear about their night's caving. They had with them a map of the caves drawl by Myles Dunphy and from this they pointed out the routes they had followed durhg their 3i hours underground. Obviously we had not seen all of the caves and we decided it would be worth going in again that morning if we had time. We left the bods to depart in peace and rushed back to camp to decide what we would do. We could afford an hour
-for caving, so we collected our torches, etc., and the Admiral climbed into his japara trousers. This was when we decided to have a joke at his expense. With a sly wink at the urgers Snow said, "I don't think we'd better go caving, we haven't really got time."
 "Oh, make up your mind," growled the victim.
-"We won't go, okay?" Everyone agreed. Brian commenced to strip off his japara trousers down to his shorts again. He was just dragging the trousers off over his hobnailed boots (rather a hard job)
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+"We won't go, okay?" Everyone agreed. Brian commenced to strip off his japara trousers down to his shorts again. He was just dragging the trousers off over his hobnailed boots (rather a hard job) when someone said, "Come on, let's go caving; we've got plenty of time."
-when someone said, "Come on, let's go caving; we!ve got plenty of time."
 "Yes, let's go," added another.
-It was really something to see the expression on the Admiral's face as he pulled his trousers on again, "Now stop mucking around; I'm not going to change those Ixlx things again." (Famous last words).
-Another snap decision was made, and once more it was decided not to so caving - and once more the Admiral began to change his japara trousers. By this time 1,e was at screaming point;
+It was really something to see the expression on the Admiral's face as he pulled his trousers on again, "Now stop mucking around; I'm not going to change those !x!x things again." (Famous last words).
-"re
-you sods lx;x?x; going caving or not?"
+Another snap decision was made, and once more it was decided not to go caving - and once more the Admiral began to change his japara trousers. By this time he was at screaming point.
-Naturally enough we were in fits of laughter, but managed to assure Brian we were definitely going caving, no kiddingl
-We spent another two hours underground, and explored caves leading off the main systems Then...Brian found a beaut squeeze hole leading off a cave we were in, and told Snow to crawl in from what appeared to be the other end and shine his torch.
+"Are you sods !x!x?x! going caving or not?"
+Naturally enough we were in fits of laughter, but managed to assure Brian we were definitely going caving, no kidding!
+We spent another two hours underground, and explored caves leading off the main systems. Then... Brian found a beaut squeeze hole leading off a cave we were in, and told Snow to crawl in from what appeared to be the other end and shine his torch.
 From Brian: "Can you see my torch?"
-can you see mine?"
+"No; can you see mine?"
 "No!"
 "Then we must be in different squeeze holes!" bellowed Brian. (Elementary, my dear Anderson.)
-Finally we left the caves, and before hitting the track plunged into the creek for a swim - never let it be said 'for a wash! -
-to dissolve the inErround, underground mud - or rather,Heatner and I plunged into the creek; the others jibbed the issue. Lundt was eaten near the top of a waterfall, with Kanangra Walls ad surrounds in the blue distance for scenery. On the track again. Back to the saddle with Big Rick to the right.
+Finally we left the caves, and before hitting the track plunged into the creek for a swim - never let it be said 'for a wash' - to dissolve the inground, underground mud - or rather, Heatner and I plunged into the creek; the others jibbed the issue. Lundt was eaten near the top of a waterfall, with Kanangra Walls and surrounds in the blue distance for scenery. On the track again. Back to the saddle with Big Rick to the right.
-"Who's going to climb Big Rick?" asked the Leader. "Everyone?" "Let's so."
-Big Rick ahead: Leaving our packs at the saddle we raced up the ridge. f-,t the top a rock face all the way around momentarily stopped us. "LL bit of a climb up here and we should have a wonderful
+"Who's going to climb Big Rick?" asked the Leader.
-view." (Poor misguided fools.) Up the rock face we went,same of us minus our boots, but we were foiled again; the rock face was only a sham and the top of Big Rick was still above us. We plodded on, but the top when reached was flat and covered in trees which entirely blocked the view.
+"Everyone?" "Let's go."
+Big Rick ahead! Leaving our packs at the saddle we raced up the ridge. At the top a rock face all the way around momentarily stopped us. "A bit of a climb up here and we should have a wonderful view." (Poor misguided fools.) Up the rock face we went, some of us minus our boots, but we were foiled again; the rock face was only a sham and the top of Big Rick was still above us. We plodded on, but the top when reached was flat and covered in trees which entirely blocked the view.
 "We could see more back where we started from."
-Back again9 barefooted, over grass covered in thistles and sharp pointed rocks.......Enough This episode is better not
-mentioned!!! Oh, the indignity or it Oh, the agony of it
+Back again, barefooted, over grass covered in thistles and sharp pointed rocks...... Enough! This episode is better not mentioned!!! Oh, the indignity or it! Oh, the agony of it!
-Lai, the rock ledge at last - luxury to walk on - and below
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+Ah, the rock ledge at last - luxury to walk on - and below and beyond uur sought-after view - the Kowmung River weaving a path through the blue, blue mountains, a map at our feet.
-and beyond uur soui;ht-after view - the Kowmung River weaving a path through the blue, blue mountains, a map at our feet.
-Collng Swamp ard the creek passed over our boots and the track and then the road passed under them, before we finally choofed into Yerranderie at sunset. Packs were downed and repairs to a certain vehicle were necessary, which included lessons on cleaning spark
+Colong Swamp and the creek passed over our boots and the track and then the road passed under them, before we finally choofed into Yerranderie at sunset. Packs were downed and repairs to a certain vehicle were necessary, which included lessons on cleaning spark plugs, punctuated by cups of tea consumed around a blackfellow's fire. Eventually we pulled out of Yerranderie under cover of darkness, leaving the inhabitants to wonder who the unseen travellers were on a certain fine week-end in May.
-plugs, punctuated by cups of tea consumed around a blackfellow's fire, Eventually we pulled out of Yerranderie under cover of darkness,
- leaving the inhabitants to wonder who the unseen travellers were on a certain fine week-end in May.
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-GOSSIP:
+=== The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. ===
-. Merl Watman is going off again to England, and old-hand David Darwin Dandy Stead is already there.
-We hear that Hannah Shibuya, now married and living In Adelaide, has two children.
+Offers quality dried fruits, nuts and biscuits. Delicious fruit sweets. Wholesome, light ry-king crisp bread.
-a a
-RING, WRITE or CALL .
+Amazing, low economy prices.
-IMPORTANT TRANSPORT NOTICE
-BUSHVIL.LKERS REQUIRING
+Come to out store at 13 Hunter Street, and see our wonderful range of health-giving foods - for walking trips and home use.
-FROM DI,LCKHEATH.
-SIEDLECKY'S TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE 116 STATION STREET.' BLACKHMTH. 24 HOUR  SERVICE
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-BUSHWALKERS arriving late at night without transport - booking can ring fOr'car from Railway Station, or call at above address --- IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!
-'PHONE: BTHE,WH. 81, or SYDNEY No0LU3563 after hours or MA.3467.
+=== Important Transport Notice. ===
-FARES: KANANGRA waLLs
-PERRY 'S LOOKDOWN JEN.014N STATE FOREST ARLON'S FARM
+Bushwalkers requiring transport from Blackheath, any hour, ring, write or call...
-per head (minimum 5 passengers)
-/- ft ft ft ft If
+Siedlecky's Taxi and Tourist Service.
-/- ft ft ft ft
-/- 'ft It ft ft
+Station Street, Blackheath.
-LOOK FOR T.C.3210 or PACIMRD T.V.270
-.........
+ hour service.
-TRANSPORT
- ANY HOUR
+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__!
-S.
+'Phone Blackheath 81, or Sydney No. LU3563 after hours, or MA3467.
+Fares:
+  * Kanangra Walls: 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+  * Perry's Lookdown: 3/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+  * Jenolan State Forest: 20/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+  * Carlon's Farm: 10/- per head (minimum 5 passengers)
+Look for T.C.3210 or Packhard T.V.270.
+----
+=== Gossip. ===
+Merl Watman is going off again to England, and old-hand David Darwin Dandy Stead is already there.
+We hear that Hannah Shibuya, now married and living in Adelaide, has two children.
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 FEDEILLTION REPORT JUNE.
 The June Meeting of the Federation was attended by 25 delegates and 4 visitors - a record number by recent standards.