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+====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ======
-A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers,
-a/. Ingersoll Hall, 256 Grown Street, Sydney. Box No. 4476, G.P.O. Sydney. 'Phone JW.1462.
+A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, c/- Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St., Sydney. Box No. 4476, G.P.O. Sydney. 'Phone: JW.1462.
- JANUJaY, 1959
-Editor: Goof Nagg, 131 St. Georges Ores., Drummoyne. Uld 3435 (B) 1-2 p m. Business Manager: Brian Harvey
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-NorMow. Price 1/d.
- =MIIIMNPROONIIM.M11,
+=== No. 289. January, 1959. Price 1/-d. ===
-Reproductions Jess Martin Sales e2r. Subs: Jess Martin Typed by: Grace Wagg
-OON1'ENTS
+|**Editor**|Geof Wagg, 131 St. Georges Cres., Drummoyne. UW 3435 (B) 1-2 p.m.|
-Paz,. 2
+|**Business Manager**|Brian Harvey.|
-Fire Prevention Schemes for Unprotected A.reas ,1
+|**Reproduction**|Jess Martin.|
-At Our December Meeting - Alex Colley 2
+|**Sales and Subs**|Jess Martin.|
-The Great Wade - nJaybeelt 4
+|**Typed by**|Grace Wagg.|
-Hatswellis Taxi 0: Tourist Service (advt.) 5
-Leica Photo Service (advt.) - 7
+===== In This Issue: =====
-Salami - Oabernosei - 541 - 1:Liverwartn 8
-My Love's the Mountains - Dot Butler 9
+| | |Page|
-The Sanitarium Health Food Shop (advt.) 11
+|Fire Prevention Schemes for Unprotected Areas| | 1|
-Weekend At Home - "Ball Moose 12
+|At Our December Meeting|Alex Colley| 2|
-Jottings Of A Bull Moose 12
+|The Great Wade|"Jaybee"| 4|
-Letter From Wick Elfick 14
+|Salami - Cabernossi - 54"||Liverwart"| 8|
-Six Feet.. Under The Earth 17
+|My Love's the Mountains|Dot Butler| 9|
-Paddy' s Shop (advt.) 20
+|Weekend At Home|"Ball Moose"|12|
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+|Jottings Of A Bull Moose| |12|
-IR0TEO2ED AREAS
+|Letter From Mick Elfick| |14|
-Although volunteer bush fire brigades have been formed and equipped to undertake the fighting of bush fires in urban and rur,a1 areas, and the New South Wales Fire Brigades operate in Fire Distridts under the Fire Brigades Act, responsibility-for carrying out fire prevention and suppression measures in vacant arown lands covering vast sections of the ()oast and Tableland regions - in many parts contiguous to centres of population such as on the Blue Mountains - is quite beyond the resources of either of thee organisations.
+|Six Feet Under The Earth| |17|
-Funds amounting to 100,000 for expenditure on planned fire iiravention works in unprotected regions in coastal and tableland areas have been made available by the State Government.
-Following the serious fires in the Blue Mountains and other parts of tho Ooast and Tablelands during the 1957-58 fire season, the Ohief, Secretary, the Hon. 0. A. Kelly, M.L.A., convened a special conference of the State's fire fighting services and Local Government Authorities to examine in detail proposals for combating fire outbreaks in unoccupied tOrown lands contiguous to towns and settlements.
+===== Advertisements: =====
-.
-Embraced within these proposals are;,-
+| |Page|
-The Blue Mountains Bush Fire District'.
+|Hattswell's Taxi & Tourist Service| 5|
-The Southern Highlands (Nattai) Bush Fire District. The Putty-Bush Fire District.
+|Leica Photo Service| 7|
+|Sanitarium Health Food Shop|11|
+|Paddy's shop|20|
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+===== Fire Prevention Schemes For Unprotected Areas. =====
+Although volunteer bush fire brigades have been formed and equipped to undertake the fighting of bush fires in urban and rura1 areas, and the New South Wales Fire Brigades operate in Fire Districts under the Fire Brigades Act, responsibility for carrying out fire prevention and suppression measures in vacant Crown lands covering vast sections of the Coast and Tableland regions - in many parts contiguous to centres of population such as on the Blue Mountains - is quite beyond the resources of either of these organisations.
+Funds amounting to £100,000 for expenditure on planned fire prevention works in unprotected regions in coastal and tableland areas have been made available by the State Government.
+Following the serious fires in the Blue Mountains and other parts of the Coast and Tablelands during the 1957-58 fire season, the Chief Secretary, the Hon. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A., convened a special conference of the State's fire fighting services and Local Government Authorities to examine in detail proposals for combating fire outbreaks in unoccupied tOrown lands contiguous to towns and settlements.
+Embraced within these proposals are:-
+The Blue Mountains Bush Fire District.\\
+The Southern Highlands (Nattai) Bush Fire District.\\
+The Putty Bush Fire District.\\
 The Barrington Tops Bush Fire District.
-Broadly, the schemes are designed to include the following:* The prevention of uncontrolled fires.
-tc The encouragement of controlled hazard reduction at safe times of the year,
+Broadly, the schemes are designed to include the following:-
-The development of a system of fire trails and firebreaks in unoccupied lands.
-The setting up of means of fire detection and communication.
+  * The prevention of uncontrolled fires.
-To facilitate attacks on fires in rough or inaccess-
+  * The encouragement of controlled hazard reduction at safe times of the year.
-ible country at the earliest practicable stage.
+  * The development of a system of fire trails and firebreaks in unoccupied lands.
-This is of great interest and to the benefit of walkers, who know only too well how our -walking areas have suffered in recent years,
+  * The setting up of means of fire detection and communication.
-AT  OUR DECEMBER. MEETING
+  * To facilitate attacks on fires in rough or inaccessible country at the earliest practicable stage.
-At the commencement of the meeting our President had a busy time welcoming new members - no less than six altogether. Four of these - Jean Gordon,
-Elizabeth Hahn, Stan Daily and Bob Godfrey (with daughter) were admitted in December, and two others, Vi Harvey and Denise Hull in November.
+This is of great interest and to the benefit of walkers, who know only too well how our walking areas have suffered in recent years.
-Correspondence brought a request from the Hobart Walking Club for a donation towards the equipping of a hut at Port Davey as a memorial to the late
-Charles King. On a motion by John. White, it was decided to donate 5.
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-A letter from Miss Daphne Ball, Hon. Sec. of the Bouddi Park Trust, said that the scrub in the park was regarded by many of the local residents as a fire menace to their properties. If they could ever prove that bushwalkers were responsible for starting a fire there it would be difficult to retain the area against the "anti-natural" elements thereabouts. Miss Ball wrote that, on a recent visit to the area, members of the S.B.W. and Technical College Walking Clubs had lit a "huge open camp fire" from which a high wind carried
-sparks into the only remaining green growth. The leader of the party, Eric
+===== At Our December Meeting. =====
-Pegram, said that the fire complained of was already going when they got there. It was used by the whole party, and, in his opinion, there was no danger of it escaping. Bruce McInnes, who was in the party, said that the fire was in the customary place, sheltered from the wind in the lee of some bushes, and, he considered, safer than the separate camp fires of Miss Ball's party, which were surrounded by grass. Because it was sheltered from the strong Southerly there were no sparks. It was built of driftwood and there were ample people to watch and control it. John Mite and Kath McInnes confirmed these reports and Hath added that there was no danger because there was, in fact, hardly any material
-that could burn. On a motion by Brian Harvey it was decided to write express-
+At the commencement of the meeting our President had a busy time welcoming new members - no less than six altogether. Four of these - Jean Gordon, Elizabeth Hahn, Stan Daily and Bob Godfrey (with daughter) were admitted in December, and two others, Vi Harvey and Denise Hull in November.
-ing regret and advising that members had been advised to take care with future
-fires lit in the area.
+Correspondence brought a request from the Hobart Walking Club for a donation towards the equipping of a hut at Port Davey as a memorial to the late Charles King. On a motion by John White, it was decided to donate £5.
-A notice from the Newcastle Technical College Bushwalkers informed us
-that they were forming an association to take over White's River Hut. Shares
+A letter from Miss Daphne Ball, Hon. Sec. of the Bouddi Park Trust, said that the scrub in the park was regarded by many of the local residents as a fire menace to their properties. If they could ever prove that bushwalkers were responsible for starting a fire there it would be difficult to retain the area against the "anti-natural" elements thereabouts. Miss Ball wrote that, on a recent visit to the area, members of the S.B.W. and Technical College Walking Clubs had lit a "huge open camp fire" from which a high wind carried sparks into the only remaining green growth. The leader of the party, Eric Pegram, said that the fire complained of was already going when they got there. It was used by the whole party, and, in his opinion, there was no danger of it escaping. Bruce McInnes, who was in the party, said that the fire was in the customary place, sheltered from the wind in the lee of some bushes, and, he considered, safer than the separate camp fires of Miss Ball's party, which were surrounded by grass. Because it was sheltered from the strong Southerly there were no sparks. It was built of driftwood and there were ample people to watch and control it. John White and Kath McInnes confirmed these reports and Kath added that there was no danger because there was, in fact, hardly any material that could burn. On a motion by Brian Harvey it was decided to write expressing regret and advising that members had been advised to take care with future fires lit in the area.
-of 10 were available.
-Negotiations between the Federation and property owners in Centennial Glen, Blackheath, had resulted in the property owners agreeing, willingly, to
+A notice from the Newcastle Technical College Bushwalkers informed us that they were forming an association to take over White's River Hut. Shares of £10 were available.
-let walking parties cross their land, provided they made themselves known en route. Cattle had been shot, and, as shooters with rucksacks look like
-bushwalkers, the best means of identification was a Club badge. The President
+Negotiations between the Federation and property owners in Centennial Glen, Blackheath, had resulted in the property owners agreeing, willingly, to let walking parties cross their land, provided they made themselves known en route. Cattle had been shot, and, as shooters with rucksacks look like bushwalkers, the best means of identification was a Club badge. The President advised us to let them look in our rucksacks if they wanted to check for guns.
-advised us to let them look in our rucksacks if they wanted to check for guns. Tom Ebppett told us that a special fund had been created for locating
-and fighting fires in vacant crown land, as suggested by the S.B.W. and other bodies some years ago.
+Tom Moppett told us that a special fund had been created for locating and fighting fires in vacant crown land, as suggested by the S.B.W. and other bodies some years ago.
-The President informed us that several Club officers would not be
-standing for re-election in March. These were Edna Stretton, Membership Secretary; Tom Moppett, Conservation Secretary; and Ken Meadows, Secretary. Jess Martin would appreciate someone else taking over the duplicating, and Margaret Ryan, Assistant Secretary, would only be able to continue in her job for a few months, Tom Ebppett gave a short description of the Conservation Secretary's work. Since the formation of the N.P.A. this was light. It entailed writing letters as directed by the Club, attending a few conferences, keeping the Club informed on conservation matters and making enquiries. A sound general background knowledge of conservation was needed.
+The President informed us that several Club officers would not be standing for re-election in March. These were Edna Stretton, Membership Secretary; Tom Moppett, Conservation Secretary; and Ken Meadows, Secretary. Jess Martin would appreciate someone else taking over the duplicating, and Margaret Ryan, Assistant Secretary, would only be able to continue in her job for a few months. Tom Moppett gave a short description of the Conservation Secretary's work. Since the formation of the N.P.A. this was light. It entailed writing letters as directed by the Club, attending a few conferences, keeping the Club informed on conservation matters and making enquiries. A sound general background knowledge of conservation was needed.
-At the conclusion of the meeting Frank Ashdown reported fresh hut building at Burning Palms and Era and the picking of wild flowers along the Princes Highway near Darkets Forest. It was decided that the information on the huts was not specific enough for apy action on our part and there was nothing we as a Club could do to prevent wild flowing picking.
+At the conclusion of the meeting Frank Ashdown reported fresh hut building at Burning Palms and Era and the picking of wild flowers along the Princes Highway near Darke's Forest. It was decided that the information on the huts was not specific enough for any action on our part and there was nothing we as a Club could do to prevent wild flowing picking.
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 Dear Dorothy Dishkaway,
 I have been terrorised by the concrete jungle opposite Hyde Park. During our Club Christmas Dance I was Stripping a Willow when I got a terrible agonising pain in the ankle above the feet.
-They carried me home head first in a sleeping-bag, When I got there my ankle was all puffed up and was missing some skin. I looked at my ankle and found it had three bloody puncture marks in it. Someone suggested I had been kicked, whilst a friend said I should have been kicked anyway. The thing that worries me is that they say the Dalai Lama nests a pet poisonous snake in his beard, I couldn't see it. Does his poisonous pet have three fangs and if so, how long can I expect to live?
--- Waltzer Kruschen
+They carried me home head first in a sleeping-bag. When I got there my ankle was all puffed up and was missing some skin. I looked at my ankle and found it had three bloody puncture marks in it. Someone suggested I had been kicked, whilst a friend said I should have been kicked anyway. The thing that worries me is that they say the Dalai Lama nests a pet poisonous snake in his beard. I couldn't see it. Does his poisonous pet have three fangs and if so, how long can I expect to live?
-.
+- Waltzer Kruschen
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 THE GREAT MADE
 "Jaybee"