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-=====At Our November Meeting=====
+===== At Our November Meeting. =====
--- Alex Colley
+- Alex Colley.
 At the start of the meeting the President announced that no fewer than five new members had been admitted and he welcomed the three who were present - Thelma Phillips, Georgina Langley and Marion White. The others were Pat Cole and Michael Elphick.
-In matters arising from correspondence, Tom Moppett told us that
+In matters arising from correspondence, Tom Moppett told us that a State Forest is being dedicated on Erskine Creek. The area north of Erskine Creek - to the railway - is being reserved as part of the Blue Mountains National Park. There is a proposal for a road across the Labyrinth from the lower part of Erskine Creek to Glenbrook. More information is being sought. Good news came from the Kosciusko front. The Minister for Lands and the Minister for Conservation, who previously did not see eye to eye on erosion problems, had jointly announced that no more leases would be granted above the 4,500 ft. level. (Just how much influence the S.B.W. had in this decision will never be known, but, long before the problem engaged the attention of scientists or hit the headlines, our members, who didn't need scientists to point it out, could see the damage of grazing and burning, and helped finance Jocelyn Henderson's booklet on the subject). News from the North was not good. The Trustees of the New England National Park had been forced by lack of funds to sell timber from the Park. But the N.P.A. had protested and the President of the Trust had agreed with their views, said it would not occur again, and applied for membership of the N.P.A. The Club would soon have to elect a delegate to the N.P.A.
-a State Forest is being dedicated on Erskine Creek. The area north
-of Erskine Creek - to the railway - is being reserved as part of the
-Blue Mountains National Park. There is a proposal for a road across the Labyrinth from the lower part of Erskine Creek to Glenbrook. More information is being sought. Good news came from the Kosciusko front.. The Minister for Lands and the Minister for Conservation, who previously did not see eye to eye on erosion problems, had jointly announced
-that no more leases would be granted above the 4,500 ft. level. (Just how much influence the S.B.W. had in this decision will never be known, but, long before the problem engaged the attention of scientists or
-hit the headlines, our members, who didn't need scientists to point it out, could see the damage of grazing and burning, and helped finance
-Jocelyn Henderson's booklet on the subject). News from the North was not good. The Trustees of the New England National Park had been forced by lack of funds to sell timber from the Park. But the N.P.L. had protested and the President of the Trust had agreed with their views, said it would not occur again, and applied for membership of the N.P.A. The Club would soon have to elect a delegate to the N,P.A.
-Brian Anderson then brought up the subject of walks reports. It was a matter of great difficulty to extract reports from leaders, and Brian thought we should decide, firstly, whether we wanted a walks report, and secondly, if we did, how to get the information from leaders. It rapidly transpired that nobody wanted to be deprived of our monthly report. Kath Brown said they were particularly interesting to
+Brian Anderson then brought up the subject of walks reports. It was a matter of great difficulty to extract reports from leaders, and Brian thought we should decide, firstly, whether we wanted a walks report, and secondly, if we did, how to get the information from leaders. It rapidly transpired that nobody wanted to be deprived of our monthly report. Kath Brown said they were particularly interesting to those who didn't go on many walks themselves. Heather Joyce described them as "the bright spot of our meetings", and suggested sending leaders forms setting out the information required. The discussion, therefore, came round to the problem of wringing reports out of leaders. It was generally agreed that a by-law on the subject would have only moral force, which, in the S.B.W. at least, would not be very potent. The idea of forms had been tried by the Federation, but only 4% (2 out of 50) had been returned. Jim Hooper suggested that those who didn't return forms be called before the Committee to give the information verbally. Dot Butler said that if someone went round interviewing leaders in the Club room the interesting happenings on walks could be reported. She offered to do this herself, and was promptly given the job.
-those who didn't go on many walks themselves. Heather Joyce described them as "the bright spot of our meetings", and suggested sending leaders forms setting out the information required. The discussion, therefore, came round to the problem of wringing reports out of leaders, It was generally agreed that a by-law on the subject would have only moral force, which, in the S.B.W.. at least, would not be very potent. The idea of forms had been tried by the Federation, but only 4% (2 out
- of 50) had been returned. Jim Hooper suggested that those who didn't return forms be called before the Committee to give the information verbally. Dot Butler said that if someone went round interviewing leaders in the Club room the interesting happenings on walks could be reported. She offered to do this herself, and was promptly given the job.
+Tom Moppett who is a member of the K.A.C., and was asked by members of the Ski Lodge Committee to find out whether White's Hut was for sale, said that the K.A.C. Committee had decided it was for sale. They wanted to recover the money they had spent on it - £400 - plus perhaps £80 which individual members of the Club had spent on the Hut. Tom said that the K.A.C. members had ceased to be interested in touring and were now more interested in their ski lodge near the Chalet. It was resolved to ask our ski committee for a report on the condition of the hut.
-Tom Moppett who is a member of the K.A.C., and was asked by members of the Ski Lodge Committee to find out whether White's Hut was for sale, said that the K.A.C. Committee had decided It was for sale. They wanted to recover the money they had spent on it - 400 - plus perhaps 80 which individual members of the Club had spent on the Hut. Tom said that the K.A.C. members had ceased to be interested in touring and were. now more interested in their ski lodge near the Chalet. It
-was resolved to ask our ski committee for a report on the condition of the hut.
 The Secretaries asked that changes of addresses and phone numbers be notified in time for the next annual report.
-The Membership Secretary, Edna Stretton, asked for more consideration for prospectives on walks. She said that some prospectives.had lost their confidence and been browned off on walks because of lack of consideration by leaders and inadequate rest pauses. Some never turned up again.
+The Membership Secretary, Edna Stretton, asked for more consideration for prospectives on walks. She said that some prospectives had lost their confidence and been browned off on walks because of lack of consideration by leaders and inadequate rest pauses. Some never turned up again.
-At the conclusion of the meeting Allan Hardie moved that we
+At the conclusion of the meeting Allan Hardie moved that we donate £5 to the Opera House. This would be valuable publicity because our name would appear in the "Herald" and would be placed on a parchment roll in the Opera House. It would further the objects of the club by "promoting social activity amongst members". Members were interested in the arts, in fact he estimated that 50% of their discussion on walks was on music and art, 45% on photography, and 5% on sex. After all £5 wasn't much. It was only half of £10 and smaller cities on the continent supported two opera houses. The proposal, however, was received in Aberdonian silence. There was no seconder. Maybe Dormie transposed his statistics.
-donate £5 to the Opera House. This would be valuable publicity because our name would appear in the "Herald" and would be placed on a parchment roll in the Opera House. It would further the objects of the club by "promoting social activity amongst members". Members were interested in the arts, in fact he estimated that 50% of their discussion on walks was on music and art, 45% on photography, and 5% on sex. After all £5 wasn't much. It was only half of £10 and smaller cities on the continent supported two opera houses. The proposal, however, was received in Aberdonian silence. There was no seconder. Maybe Dormie transposed his statistics.
-=====Your Walking Guide=====
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-|December 14-15| Bundeena to Burning Palms.|Tracks most of the way except for a few burnt out scrub patches on the headlands. Approx half a dozen beaches will be passed, providing good swimming. Good coastal shots for the photographer. Remember to take your sun-burn cream and hat.| Approx cost 10/-
-|15|Rudolf Cup Boat Race,- Audley,| See Colin Putt re transport. As in previous years meet at boat shed approximately 9.30 a.m. Crews will be organised then. Make sure your gear is wrapped in a suitable waterproof material as chances of getting wet are guaranteed. |Approx. cost 15/- inclusive of fares.|
-|24-25-26-27-28-29|Davies Canyon Trip|as advertised in November issue.|
-=====No Rest for the White Ants=====
+===== Your Walking Guide. =====
-We like to take a summer nap, But locusts do defeat it -
-We wish that double drummer chap Would take his drums and beat it.
+|December 14-15|__Bundeena to Burning Palms__. Tracks most of the way except for a few burnt out scrub patches on the headlands. Approx half a dozen beaches will be passed, providing good swimming. Good coastal shots for the photographer. Remember to take your sun-burn cream and hat. Approx cost 10/-.|
+|15|__Rudolf Cup Boat Race - Audley__. See Colin Putt re transport. As in previous years meet at boat shed approximately 9.30 a.m. Crews will be organised then. Make sure your gear is wrapped in a suitable waterproof material as chances of getting wet are guaranteed. Approx. cost 15/- inclusive of fares.|
+|24-25-26-27-28-29|__Davies Canyon Trip__ as advertised in November issue.|
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+=== No Rest for the White Ants. ===
+We like to take a summer nap,\\
+But locusts do defeat it -\\
+We wish that double drummer chap\\
+Would take his drums and beat it.
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+===== The Troglodytes. =====
-=====The Troglodytes - A report 18 months late of the doings of the Old Buffers at Easter 1956=====
 (Positively not connected with the Speleologists)
---- Paddy Pallin
-The ambition of certain members of the Old Buffers Club is to have an Easter Trip where the four days is spent on a three day walk and this year we had it all lined up. From the Castle we had looked across the Clyde and had seen Talaterang squatting like a toad on the other side of the gorge. One of these days we'd have a look at it we said. A few weeks before Easter I got out the maps and started plotting routes (That word plotting is just right isn't it?) When the boys were assembled I told them I'd got it - the perfect trip - a three day walk in four days. Thursday night Yatte-Yatah to Pointer Mountain, Friday-Talaterang, Saturday-The Castle, Sunday-Pigeon House and Monday - spine bash. If things didn't work out right we could leave out Pigeon House and spine-bash on Monday but deft spine-bash on Monday. The old fellows put on their bi focals, looked at the maps skeptically and agreed. It was on!
+(A report 18 months late of the doings of the Old Buffers at Easter 1956)
+- Paddy Pallin.
+The ambition of certain members of the Old Buffers Club is to have an Easter Trip where the four days is spent on a three day walk and this year we had it all lined up. From the Castle we had looked across the Clyde and had seen Talaterang squatting like a toad on the other side of the gorge. One of these days we'd have a look at it we said. A few weeks before Easter I got out the maps and started plotting routes (That word plotting is just right isn't it?) When the boys were assembled I told them I'd got it - the perfect trip - a three day walk in four days. Thursday night Yatte-Yatah to Pointer Mountain. Friday - Talaterang, Saturday - The Castle, Sunday - Pigeon House and Monday - spine bash. If things didn't work out right we could leave out Pigeon House and spine-bash on Monday but def! spine-bash on Monday. The old fellows put on their bi focals, looked at the maps skeptically and agreed. It was on!
-True enough the bus picked us up at Nowra and tipped us out at Yatte Yatah on the Princes Highway and we camped that night in the moonlight a few miles closer to the Pointer Mountain. Next morning we pushed on but the Pointer Mountain eluded us (there's only one fault with the old buffers,there are too many experts. You've only got to suggest that you don't know to a hundred yards where you are, when out come prismatics sighting compasses, incident light photometers, protractors and maps). Cross bearings were duly taken and after the proper correction had been made for deflection caused by wire fences, rucksack frames and photo-electric cells we resolved the triangle of error and made the unnerving discovery we were standing right on the Mountain we were looking for. (Well I still don't think it looks much of a mountain).
+True enough the bus picked us up at Nowra and tipped us out at Yatte Yatah on the Princes Highway and we camped that night in the moonlight a few miles closer to the Pointer Mountain. Next morning we pushed on but the Pointer Mountain eluded us (there's only one fault with the old buffers, there are too many experts. You've only got to suggest that you don't know to a hundred yards where you are, when out come prismatics, sighting compasses, incident light photometers, protractors and maps). Cross bearings were duly taken and after the proper correction had been made for deflection caused by wire fences, rucksack frames and photo-electric cells we resolved the triangle of error and made the unnerving discovery we were standing right on the Mountain we were looking for. (Well I still don't think it looks much of a mountain).
 Behind the mountain we picked up the track we sought. It led across a saddle and through heavily timbered country through the Pointer Gap on to the plateau. The weather suddenly remembered it was Easter and the mist came down and it rained. We tramped over the sodden moorlands and were suddenly startled by the appearance of a mob of half wild horses led by a magnificent grey mare. They looked a fine sight with manes and tails streaming as they galloped across the treacherous ground. We kept working westward until we struck the cliff at the edge of the gorge and followed this southward. We were glad of such a definite landmark for visibility was very restricted, We eventually came to a promontory on the plateau which we had to descend to reach the saddle leading to the north end of Talaterang. We got down after a little trouble and started looking for a camp site. It was inhospitable country and we finally decided to camp in a cave in the cliff. That was No.1 cave, It was nice, but nobbly.
-Next day (a little behind schedule you'll notice) we decided we'd go over Talaterang (only 2 miles) down to the Clyde and then decide whether we'd go towards Pigeon House or the Castle (we-spine-bash on Monday don't forget).  Talaterang is an exasperating mountain. It had more leeches per acre than any other mountain I know. Does anyone know what they live on when they can't get Ber-lud? We finally got tired of pulling them off or touching them with the hot end of a cigarette. While we got one off three more got on. It was easier we found to let them gorge and fall off.
+Next day (a little behind schedule you'll notice) we decided we'd go over Talaterang (only 2 miles) down to the Clyde and then decide whether we'd go towards Pigeon House or the Castle (we spine-bash on Monday don't forget). Talaterang is an exasperating mountain. It had more leeches per acre than any other mountain I know. Does anyone know what they live on when they can't get Ber-lud? We finally got tired of pulling them off or touching them with the hot end of a cigarette. While we got one off three more got on. It was easier we found to let them gorge and fall off.
-Talaterang has three highest points. We were on all of them. The first was wrapped in shroud-like gloom. (The view from Talaterang shouldn't be mist). On the second we had lunch which was finished very hurriedly as it started to pour down and from the third we actually saw a view across the Clyde with the Castle in magnificent profile against the skyline. Byangee Wall athwart the Valley looked even more impregnable than before. We saw the green flats on the river where we had hoped to lunch but now despaired of camping on, because where- ever we looked we saw nothing but sheer cliffs descending into the valley. We descended to the southern tip of Talaterang hoping against
+Talaterang has three highest points. We were on all of them. The first was wrapped in shroud-like gloom. (The view from Talaterang shouldn't be mist). On the second we had lunch which was finished very hurriedly as it started to pour down and from the third we actually saw a view across the Clyde with the Castle in magnificent profile against the skyline. Byangee Wall athwart the Valley looked even more impregnable than before. We saw the green flats on the river where we had hoped to lunch but now despaired of camping on, because where-ever we looked we saw nothing but sheer cliffs descending into the valley. We descended to the southern tip of Talaterang hoping against hope that we might find a break, but alas we saw cliffs everywhere comparable to Kanangra Walls. We couldn't even find a place to camp for the only flat spots were bare rocks. "A cave's the thing" said Rob, (who has a low opinion of the merits of Paddymade tents). The party deployed and sure enough there soon came a hail and we had a shelter for the night with a little stream just in front of us. Cave No. 2 was a little less uncomfortable than No. 1.
-hope that we might find a break, but alas we saw cliffs everywhere comparable to Kanangra Walls. We couldn't even find a place to camp for the only flat spots were bare rocks. "A cave's the thing" said Rob, (who has a low opinion of the merits of Paddymade tents). The party deployed and sure enough there soon cane a hail and we had a
-shelter for the night with a little stream just in front of us.  Cave No. 2 was a little less uncomfortable than No. 1.
 (The chances of a spine-bash for Monday were now rated very low)
-Next morning the weather was perfect and the Kodak dividends went up as triggers were pressed in all directions. But the cliff! How do we get down. Realising we had a problem to solve we got away at 8.30 and started a systematic search for a way down. From our observation the previous day, the West side was hopeless so we worked to the East. I will not give details of the laborious business of the next few hours but at 12 noon we were still at the top and discussing whether we'd give it away and retrace our steps over the mountain! One more try we decided. We had got so far down a promising sort of lead but we landed out on a rocky shelf and everywhere below us was a sheer drop of 40 or 50 feet. However Rob and I kept poking about and suddenly we saw it!  At some time or another a huge boulder had fallen and lodged at the foot of the cliff reducing the drop to a mere 20 feet or so. With Reg's trusty sashcord (which had got us out of trouble before) we could do it easily. We called the others and they agreed (somewhat dubiously I thought), A little wattle fully 3" in diameter acted as a belay. The rope was secured in no time. "Who'll go first?" said Reg. Suddenly it seemed a long way down. Suppose the rope broke. Suppose that absurd little bush didn't hold. But Ken was made of sterner stuff. "I'll go" said he, and away he went. It was easy! The real heroes of the descent were Reg and Rob who had to go down the rope (sodden and slimy by this time) hand over hand.
+Next morning the weather was perfect and the Kodak dividends went up as triggers were pressed in all directions. But the cliff! How do we get down. Realising we had a problem to solve we got away at 8.30 and started a systematic search for a way down. From our observation the previous day, the West side was hopeless so we worked to the East. I will not give details of the laborious business of the next few hours but at 12 noon we were still at the top and discussing whether we'd give it away and retrace our steps over the mountain! One more try we decided. We had got so far down a promising sort of lead but we landed out on a rocky shelf and everywhere below us was a sheer drop of 40 or 50 feet. However Rob and I kept poking about and suddenly we saw it! At some time or another a huge boulder had fallen and lodged at the foot of the cliff reducing the drop to a mere 20 feet or so. With Reg's trusty sashcord (which had got us out of trouble before) we could do it easily. We called the others and they agreed (somewhat dubiously I thought). A little wattle fully 3" in diameter acted as a belay. The rope was secured in no time. "Who'll go first?" said Reg. Suddenly it seemed a long way down. Suppose the rope broke. Suppose that absurd little bush didn't hold. But Ken was made of sterner stuff. "I'll go" said he, and away he went. It was easy! The real heroes of the descent were Reg and Rob who had to go down the rope (sodden and slimy by this time) hand over hand.
 We had a quick lunch and then it took us 2 1/2 hours to cover a leech infested tangled half mile to the edge of the Pigeon House Creek gorge. It took us an hour to get down this wall and so into the creek, with less than half an hour of daylight to spare. We seemed doomed to inhospitable ground for our camps. We went upstream and downstream and found nothing but boulders and rocks and beetling cliffs. We were very tired. It started to rain.
-It was Rob, of course, who spotted the cave. He and I went to inspect it. A tricky creek crossing was made more so by flapping cape. The cave was big, the floor was level, but made of very coarse conglomerate - and the "pebbles" were the size of oranges. "Impossible", we both decided, but on the way back to the party the shower turned to a cloud burst. "A beaut cave" we shouted and we grabbed our packs and leapt boldly over the creek into the grateful shelter of the cave. Despite the rocky protuberances of the floor and despite the brawling stream below us which rose steadily as the-rain drummed down, we had a good night's sleep, for we were very tired. Except of course for the two who slept in a place where the cave leaked and who had to retire to an upper cave.
+It was Rob, of course, who spotted the cave. He and I went to inspect it. A tricky creek crossing was made more so by flapping cape. The cave was big, the floor was level, but made of very coarse conglomerate - and the "pebbles" were the size of oranges. "Impossible", we both decided, but on the way back to the party the shower turned to a cloud burst. "A beaut cave" we shouted and we grabbed our packs and leapt boldly over the creek into the grateful shelter of the cave. Despite the rocky protuberances of the floor and despite the brawling stream below us which rose steadily as the rain drummed down, we had a good night's sleep, for we were very tired. Except of course for the two who slept in a place where the cave leaked and who had to retire to an upper cave.
 Next day (Monday) we had to climb out of the other side of Pigeon House Creek gorge which we had so laboriously descended the previous afternoon. This we did, found a track along the Wombat Ridge and so to Pigeon House and Drury's Farm where the bus awaited us.
 That spine-bash? Yes we got it in the bus on the way home.
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+=== The Sanitarium Health Food Shop. ===
+For health foods at their best.
+Ovaltine tablets - in light metal containers. Dried fruits - delicious and energy-giving. Nuts - in infinite range to suit all tastes. Biscuits - ideal for that 'tween meals snack.
+And many other exciting foods ideal for the walker.
+See our recipe page for meatless meals. All these available at our store:
+Hunter Street, Sydney. 'Phone: BW 1725.
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