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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\\ | Oh to be out walking\\ | ||
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- | 3. | + | === Hattswell' |
- | 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' | + | Telephone: Blackheath 129 or 249. Booking Office - 4 doors from Gardner' |
- | SPEEDY | + | |
- | LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR | + | Speedy |
- | FARES: KANANGRA WALLS 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | + | |
- | PERRY'S LOOKDOWN | + | Fares: |
- | JENOLAN STATE FOREST | + | |
- | 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) |
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+ | We will be pleased to quote other trips or special parties on application. | ||
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+ | ===== Colong Caving Capers. ===== | ||
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- | OOLONG CAVING CAPERS | ||
(Not the Stitt variety of capers) | (Not the Stitt variety of capers) | ||
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- Dot Barr. | - Dot Barr. | ||
- | With work forgotten, Friday night, Heather, Snow, myself and Rudolph, a new prospective, | + | |
- | 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, | + | With work forgotten, Friday night, Heather, Snow, myself and Rudolph, a new prospective, |
- | the 'Lord Mayor' | + | |
- | 4. | + | 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, |
- | 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 | + | 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 |
- | 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," | + | 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," |
- | question. This was the result:- | + | |
"The Kowmung would be a good trip, but we'll have to bash to make it." | "The Kowmung would be a good trip, but we'll have to bash to make it." | ||
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"Not all of us have seen the caves; why not go caving?" | "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" " | + | |
- | so we don't have to go to the Kowmung." | + | "This is an official trip; we'd better do what's on the programme." |
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+ | " | ||
"Who wants to go to the Kowmung?" | "Who wants to go to the Kowmung?" | ||
- | 2,t this stage someone remembered that Rudolph' | + | |
- | " | + | At this stage someone remembered that Rudolph' |
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+ | " | ||
" | " | ||
- | ",,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, | + | |
- | 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) |
- | 5. | + | |
- | LTH | + | After tents had been erected and gear unpacked we were ready to go caving, |
- | 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' |
- | 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 |
- | OFFERS | + | |
- | QUALITY DRIED FRUITS, NUTS and BISCUITS DELICIOUS FRUIT SWEETS | + | Next morning was clear and cold. After eating we walked around to where the other bods were camped to hear about their night' |
- | WHOLSOME, LIGHT BY-KING CRISP BREAD 1, | + | |
- | COME TO OUR STORE at 13 HUNTER STREET, AND SEE OUR WONDERFUL RNGE OF HELLTH-GIVING FOODS | + | |
- | FOR WALKING TRIPS AND HOME USE - | + | |
- | creek as the caves floor was covered with water. Suddenly Brian shouted, "Oh, we're out again," | + | |
- | 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 | + | |
- | Next morning was clear and cold. After eating we walked around to where the other bods were camped to hear about their night' | + | |
- | 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' | + | |
"Oh, make up your mind," growled the victim. | "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) | + | |
- | 6. | + | "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. | "Yes, let's go," added another. | ||
- | It was really something to see the expression on the Admiral' | + | |
- | 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' |
- | "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, | + | " |
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+ | 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, | ||
From Brian: "Can you see my torch?" | From Brian: "Can you see my torch?" | ||
- | can you see mine?" | + | |
+ | " | ||
" | " | ||
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"Then we must be in different squeeze holes!" | "Then we must be in different squeeze holes!" | ||
- | 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, | + | 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' |
- | " | + | |
- | Big Rick ahead: Leaving our packs at the saddle we raced up the ridge. | + | " |
- | 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. | + | |
+ | " | ||
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+ | Big Rick ahead! Leaving our packs at the saddle we raced up the ridge. | ||
"We could see more back where we started from." | "We could see more back where we started from." | ||
- | Back again9 | + | |
- | mentioned!!! Oh, the indignity or it Oh, the agony of it | + | Back again, |
- | Lai, the rock ledge at last - luxury to walk on - and below | + | |
- | 7. | + | 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 | + | Colong |
- | plugs, punctuated by cups of tea consumed around a blackfellow' | + | |
- | 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 | + | ---- |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | 'PHONE: BTHE, | + | === Important Transport Notice. === |
- | FARES: KANANGRA waLLs | + | |
- | PERRY 'S LOOKDOWN JEN.014N STATE FOREST ARLON' | + | Bushwalkers requiring transport from Blackheath, any hour, ring, write or call... |
- | per head (minimum 5 passengers) | + | |
- | | + | Siedlecky's Taxi and Tourist Service. |
- | | + | |
- | | + | 116 Station Street, Blackheath. |
- | LOOK FOR T.C.3210 or PACIMRD | + | |
- | ......... | + | 24 hour service. |
- | TRANSPORT | + | |
- | ANY HOUR | + | Bushwalkers |
- | S. | + | |
- | FEDEILLTION REPORT JUNE. | + | 'Phone Blackheath |
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+ | Fares: | ||
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+ | * Kanangra Walls: 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers) | ||
+ | * Perry' | ||
+ | * Jenolan State Forest: | ||
+ | * Carlon' | ||
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+ | Look for T.C.3210 or Packhard | ||
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+ | === Gossip. === | ||
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+ | Merl Watman is going off again to England, and old-hand David Darwin Dandy Stead is already there. | ||
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+ | We hear that Hannah Shibuya, now married and living in Adelaide, has two children. | ||
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+ | ===== Federation Report - June. ===== | ||
The June Meeting of the Federation was attended by 25 delegates and 4 visitors - a record number by recent standards. | The June Meeting of the Federation was attended by 25 delegates and 4 visitors - a record number by recent standards. | ||
- | The adjourned discussion on the motion that :.nnual REUNIONS | + | |
- | of FEDEW, | + | The adjourned discussion on the motion |
- | GOOD NEIGHBOUR COUNCIL: The secretary, explained that this Council aimed to help a number | + | |
- | DECLINE IN Vi,", | + | __Good Neighbour Council__: The secretary explained that this Council aimed to help a number |
- | Messrs. F.:,.. Pallin (Convenor), S.A Cottier (C.M.W.) | + | |
- | T.Moppett (S.D.W.), R. North (S.U.B.W.), L.Richards (W.E.A.Rambler4 | + | __Decline in walking club membership__: A sub-committee was appointed to work out ways and means to circumvent this decline. It is made up as follows:- Messrs. F.A. Pallin (Convenor), S.A Cottier (C.M.W.), T. Moppett (S.B.W.), R. North (S.U.B.W.), L.Richards (W.E.A. |
- | It seems obvious that there is generally a much wider anddeeper | + | |
- | The president congratulated delegates on the excellent attendance and appealed for a similar-response to the AnnualGeneral | + | It seems obvious that there is generally a much wider and deeper |
- | CONSERVATION: The Caloola Club advised that they are preparing a booklet on tno National | + | |
- | PHOTOGRAPHY ? ? | + | The president congratulated delegates on the excellent attendance and appealed for a similar response to the Annual General |
- | You press the button, wefll do the rest t | + | |
- | Finegrain | + | __Conservation__: The Caloola Club advised that they are preparing a booklet on the National Parks and Faunal Reserves of this State. |
- | Your | + | |
- | Developing | + | __Federation Ball__ |
- | Rollfilms | + | |
- | s' | + | __Honorary Treasurer__: The office has remained vacant for some time and may interfere with ths presentation of the Financial Statement at the Annual General Meeting. Are there any volunteers, please? |
- | or | + | |
- | Leica films | + | ---- |
- | *I Sparkling | + | |
- | Prints | + | === Photography!? |
- | deserve the | + | |
- | best SERVICE | + | You press the button, we'll do the rest! |
- | Perfect | + | |
- | Enlargements | + | Finegrain Developing. Sparkling Prints. Perfect Enlargements. Your Rollfilms or Leica films deserve the best service. |
- | LEICA PHOTO SERVICE | + | |
- | 31 Macquarie Place | + | Leica Photo Service. |
- | SYDNEY N.S.W. | + | |
- | FEDER=ION BALL will take place on 6th October at Hotel Australia, Tickets | + | 31 Macquarie Place, Sydney, N.S.W. |
- | 0 110NOR;;LRY TREASURER: The office has remained vacant for some time and may interfere with ths presentation of th3 Financial Statement | + | |
- | at the Annual General Meeting. Are there any volunteers, please? | + | ---- |
- | I. I. 1 11 1. M. 1. ..1.1 IN | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTE: | + | === Social Note: === |
- | The Flannel Flower Badge has often been to the top of Mount Olympus in Tasmania, but now we are proud to record that it was recently taken to thetop | + | |
- | 10. | + | The Flannel Flower Badge has often been to the top of Mount Olympus in Tasmania, but now we are proud to record that it was recently taken to the top of the original Mount Olympus in Greece by our own member, Peter Antoniades. Peter gave a most interesting slide lecture in the clubroom on 20th June when he showed us a host of shots taken in Greece, dating from relics from about 6000 B.C. up to the most modern and streamlined innovations in his native land. A great deal of research was undertaken by Peter to deliver a most interesting |
- | WALKS PROGRAMME REPORT FOR MAY, 1956. | + | ---- |
- | ( This report was compiled from information obtained from the leaders of Official Walks for the period mentioned. To assist the Walks Secretary it is earnestly requested that all leaders hand the Walks Sec. a written report immediately after their trip, giving details of number of members and prospective members, highlights of the trip, and any information of general interest. If trips didnIt | + | |
- | There were nine trips listed for May, and six of these started. 50 walkers, including 8 prospectives. attended these trips. However since the same people attended different trips the number of members walking on programmed trips in May was probably nearer 30. | + | ===== Walks Programme Report For May, 1956. ===== |
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+ | (This report was compiled from information obtained from the leaders of Official Walks for the period mentioned. To assist the Walks Secretary it is earnestly requested that all leaders hand the Walks Sec. a written report immediately after their trip, giving details of number of members and prospective members, highlights of the trip, and any information of general interest. If trips didn' | ||
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+ | There were nine trips listed for May, and six of these started. 50 walkers, including 8 prospectives, attended these trips. However since the same people attended different trips the number of members walking on programmed trips in May was probably nearer 30. | ||
Dave Brown led the first walk in the absence of Peter Stitt who is still nursing a broken leg. Once they had started out the venue was changed and the seven participants went to Yerranderie and did a little caveing up Colong way. | Dave Brown led the first walk in the absence of Peter Stitt who is still nursing a broken leg. Once they had started out the venue was changed and the seven participants went to Yerranderie and did a little caveing up Colong way. | ||
- | The next two trips could only muster one starter between them an by suitable negotiation the trips were cancelled. | + | |
- | Alex Colley was the leader of the Mt. Solitary - Cedar Crk. trip whiSh he was unable to finish because of GOOD leadership. Six member | + | The next two trips could only muster one starter between them and by suitable negotiation the trips were cancelled. |
- | leaving the remaining six to complete the trip. The basic principles of safety were observed and no one was left to fend for himself. | + | |
+ | Alex Colley was the leader of the Mt. Solitary - Cedar Crk. trip which he was unable to finish because of __good__ | ||
Trip 5 to Blue Gum drew no starters. Could it be that members thought they might have to do a bit of fixing on the dam? | Trip 5 to Blue Gum drew no starters. Could it be that members thought they might have to do a bit of fixing on the dam? | ||
- | Trip 6 led by John Noble drew three members and two prospectiveb | + | |
- | Trip 7 was led by an Associate Member, Garth Coulter, who, incidentally, | + | Trip 6 led by John Noble drew three members and two prospectives. |
- | trouble was encountered and one prospective was left in the care of Taro and Frank Young before the Korowall descent was begun. Garth records that a rope is a necessity to lower packs, etc., on the rock faces of the buttrqss; following trips please note. Also Garth, only an Associate Member at the writing of this report, went to the trouble to furnish a written report on the trip. Would other leaders (with the exception of Alex Colley and John Noble) please note. | + | |
- | The Wentworth-Falls-Bimlow trip led by John White drew five starters and one prospective. | + | Trip 7 was led by an Associate Member, Garth Coulter, who, incidentally, |
- | 11. | + | |
- | to the Water Boar d-ts- mini-strations,: | + | The Wentworth-Falls-Bimlow trip led by John White drew five starters and one prospective. |
- | , . . | + | |
- | :Snow ,:Brown led the la-at trip on the May programme as Iisted | + | Snow Brown led the last trip on the May programme as listed. |
- | .SOME -NOTES FOR. R0CK: | + | |
- | 1_Geof | + | ---- |
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- | .A great contribution to climbing is the nylon rope,size being 7/ | + | ===== Some Notes For Rock-Climbers. ===== |
- | hefusual | + | |
- | _ | + | Geof Wagg has supplied us with this interesting cutting. |
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- | - _Until | + | A great contribution to climbing is the nylon rope, the usual size being 7/ |
- | life on -anything but _a. _120-f manila rope. Nylon rope, | + | |
- | which- had, _jus-b c-ome-- | + | Until just before the war, no climber |
- | Eastern (11.34.--.) -climbers-, :-but, the Sierra- Club de-did.ed | + | |
- | - | + | The method |
- | - | + | |
- | The nit-hod | + | After 20 tests the manila |
- | - a Berkley One 2_na.n ..sit down, :bracing, himself | + | |
- | - -and pass the, rope --aro-und his_ body f, | + | The sliding, or dynamic, belay has how virtually supplanted the method |
- | -.Lft er- -tests the mania a rope broke_s, _w_ith- | + | |
- | the -s-econd | + | ---- |
- | _into _space | + | |
- | slcwl-y :to. earth._ - | + | === Alteration To Social Programme: === |
- | 4 | + | |
- | eOr dynamic, belay dies how -virtually. supplanted the | + | The play reading, |
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- | ,method | + | === Dress the girl as you would see them dressed. === |
- | - around a proj-, | + | |
- | _ | + | Bring along 2 "Heralds" |
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