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 Visit Engadine Falls and Heathcote Waratah forest, see Creek, Heath and Woodland flora. Over 100 species to be seen. Easy walking mostly on tracks. For further information contact Len Fall JA5959.
-September 20th
+September 20th. Heathcote - Kangaroo Creek - Audley - Pleasant track and creek walking. Wildflowers.
-Heathcote - Kangaroo Creek - Audley - Pleasant track and creek walking. Wildflowers.
 Leader - Edna Garrad.
-September 26-27th  k7nyard - bus Palm peach.
-Easy walking,panoramas of Hawkesbury and Pit Leader
+September 26-27th  Wynyard bus to Palm Beach-  Mackeral Beach - Whitehorse Bay - The Basin - Palm Beach . Easy walking, panoramas of Hawkesbury and Pittwater. Leader Jess Martin.
-twater. Wildflowers. - Jess Martin.
-to Palm Beach - Mackeral Beach
+September 27th.  Heathcote Uloola Falls - Flat Rock Crossing - South West Arm Creek - Audley.
-- Whitehorse Bay - The Basin -
+Medium Track and Creek walking - waterfalls and pools. Includes a part of the Park (South West Arm Creek) not very often visited by walkers. Wildflowers galore.\\
-SepteMber 27th
+Leader - David Ingram.\\
-Heathcote Uloola Falls - Flat Rock Crossing - South West Arm Creek - Audley.
+A handy map for the National Park area is the Department of Lands Tourist Map of the Port Hacking District.
-Medium Track and Creek walking - waterfalls and pools. Includes a part of the Park <South West Arm Creek) not very often visited by walkers.
-Wildflowers galore.
+Worthwhile reading: "Australian Wild Life".\\
-Leader - David Ingram.
+(Journal of the Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia). Fiftieth Anniversary Number Vol.4. No.4 June 1959. On page 80, "Flowering Plants of the Uloola Track, Royal National Park. Part 2 of a comprehensive account of the ecology of this well known walking area, with a list of plants to be found there.
-A bandy map for the National Park area is the Department of Lands Tourist Map of the Port Hacking District.
-Worthwhile reading:
-"Australian Wild Life".
-(Journal of the Mild Life Preservation Society of Australia). Fiftieth Anniversary Number Vol.4. No.4 June 1959.
-On page 80,
-"Flowering Plants of the Uloola Track, Royal National Pare.
-Part 2 of a comprehensive account of the ecology of this well known walking area, with a list of plants to be found there.
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 Edna Garrad.
-SEPTEMBER 16 Dr. John Bunt - illustrated talk on Antarttic.
+SEPTEMBER 16 Dr. John Bunt - illustrated talk on Antartic.
-Debate - "The older members are of greater benefit to the -Club". This will be good - don't miss it
-See David Ingram regarding the Federation Ball at the Paddington Town Hall. As Federation Delegate he is arranging the S.B.W. party with Ed Stretton as hostess. David has the tickets. If you prefer
+SEPTEMBER 23 Debate - "The older members are of greater benefit to the Club". This will be good - don't miss it
-to arrange a private party - that, is all right with David too, but
-we hope there will be an appropriate S.B:N. roll up.
+SEPTEMBER 25 See David Ingram regarding the Federation Ball at the Paddington Town Hall. As Federation Delegate he is arranging the S.B.W. party with Ed Stretton as hostess. David has the tickets. If you prefer to arrange a private party - that, is all right with David too, but we hope there will be an appropriate S.B.W roll up.
-Scenic Colour Slide Competition. All photographic enthusiasts should have entries in this competition as we all do scenic work.. Please sort out your slides and let us have your very best efforts for this competition. Limit 6 slides per member. Hand to me before or on 30th September.
-Prospective Members' Night. First aid lecture is to be held at
+OCTOBER 21 Scenic Colour Slide Competition. All photographic enthusiasts should have entries in this competition as we all do scenic work. Please sort out your slides and let us have your very best efforts for this competition. Limit 6 slides per member. Hand to me before or on 30th September.
-.15 p m. This experiment is being carried out as it is felt that the
-three lectures have always been rather much to absorb on the Field Weekend.
+OCTOBER 28 Prospective Members Night. First aid lecture is to be held at 7.15 p m. This experiment is being carried out as it is felt that the three lectures have always been rather much to absorb on the Field Weekend.
-IT 25
-OCTOBER 21
-TI 28
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 Says Ingram:
 THE DATE OF THE BUSH WALKERS' BALL IS COMING CLOSE TIMM ARE  SPILLING 1NELL. IT'S NOW OR NEVER!
-DATE: FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1959.
+DATE: FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1959.\\
-PLACE: PADDINGTON TOWN HALL,
+PLACE: PADDINGTON TOWN HALL,\\
-TICKETS: Cl. 1. 0 each. DANCING: From 8.30 p m.
+TICKETS: Ll. 1. 0 each. DANCING: From 8.30 p m.\\
-Early application for tickets is essential. See Edna Stretton Or David Ingram who have all details.
+Early application for tickets is essential. See Edna Stretton or David Ingram who have all details.
-Come along and make this a prelude to our awn festivities early in December.
+Come along and make this a prelude to our own festivities early in December.
-.
-FOR ALL YOIR TRANSPORT PROBLF,MS
-CONTACT
+====== Letter from Bob O'Hara ======
-HATSWELL'S TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE
-RING, WRITE, N1RE or CALL
+I am kept posted of Club's doings by receiving the "Mag" and it is a comfort to me in this cold hole they call Melbourne to read the accounts of the different trips and their experiences. Although I am six hundred miles from you, I still feel I have a little corner in S.B. that I may be able to fit into again some day.
-ANY HOUR - DAY OR NIrET
-LETTER FROM BOB O'HARA:-
+"In the Classified Ads section of S.B.W. Pink Pages I may be called "inactive" but I have been active in a different sort of way and really haven't time for any walking down here; the thought of spending a night out in the bush in this cold weather is too much. I have changed my address again and am now boarding in
-,1 am kept posted of Club's doings by receiving the "Nag" and it is a comfort to me ixil this cold hole tl-By call Melbourne to read the accounts of the different trips and their experienoes. Although I am six hundred miles fromwou,-I -still feel I have a, little corner in S.B. that I may be able to fit into again some day.
+Essendon. I have found it gives me more free time to myself and no more of this business of cooking for yourself every night. To use the well known phrase from an equally well known source "You can have it all and not get hooked" (well nearly all anyway).
-"In the Classified Ads section cif S.B.W. Pink Pages I may be called "inactive" but I have been active in a different sort of way and really haven't time for any walking down here; the thought of spending a night out in the bush in this cold weather is too much. I have changed my address again and am now boarding in
-Essendon. I have faand it gives me more free time to mb,self and no more of this business of cooking for yourself every night. To use the well known phrase from an ecivally wellknovn source "You can have it all and not get hooked" (well nearly all anyway  )
+"I was very pleased to hear the new Club Rooms are a success and I wish you all health and prosperity and hope I can see you all again soon."
-"I was very pleased to hear the new Club Rooms are a success and I wish you all
--
-health and prosperity and hope I can see you all again soon."
+Congratulations to Enid and Clem Hallstrom. A daughter (Alison) on 22nd August.
-BOOKING OFFICE: 4 doors From Gardners Inn Hotel, (LOOK FOR THE ON SIGN).
-SPEEDY 5 or 8 PASSENGER CARS AVIATLABLE
-LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR
-FARES: KANANGRA WALLS 30/- per head (minimum 5 passengers).
-PER ?3 LOOKDOWN u n It It
-JENOLAN STATE FOREST 20/- " " II It
-CARLON'S FARM 10/- "
-WE WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE TRIPS OR SPECIAL PARTIES ON
- APPLICATION.
- RECENT ADDITIONS.
-Congratulations to Enid and Clem Hallstrom. 4 daughter (Alison) on 22nd August.
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 of hot water, clean comfortable beds and good home cooked food. The food is quite a feature at Binnaburra. Breakfast consists of porridge or Cornflakes etc. followed by chops, sausages or the like and lots of marmalade and bread and butter. Lunch is nearly always eaten away from the Lodge and dinner is served at 6.00 p m. You queue up for soup and take it to your place at the table and then go back for more or put your plate in at the special window to be washed up. You then step smartly to
 the next window and choose from three or four different roasts and take away a generous
-helping with several varies of vegetables. Returns are encouraged. Having
+helping with several varies of vegetables. Returns are encouraged. Having absorbed sufficient proteins you then rise from the table, put the dirty plate in for washing and step smartly to the serving window and have a dish of one of the five varieties of sweets. One is appropriately labelled "Yes please". This intrigued us but we soon found out that it consisted of a generous portion of the other four topped
-absorbed sufficient proteins you then rise from the table, put the dirty plate in
+with a large spoonful of thick cream. Then comes coffee. In the winter time the front of the log fire is a splendid spot to digest - in the summertime seats out on the lawn under the stars are equally attractive. Away in the distance a thin line of twinkling lights dhows where the Seekers of Synthetic Pleasures are spending their pounds on the Gold Coast of Queensland.
-for washing and step smartly to the serving window and have a dish of one of the five
-varieties of sweets. One is appropriately labelled "Yes please". This intrigued us but we soon found out that it consisted of a generous portion of the other four topped
-with a large spoonful of thick cream. Then comes coffee. In the winter time the front of the log fire is a splendid spot to digest - in the summertime seats out on
-the lawn under the stars are equally attractive. Away in the distance a thin line of
-twinkling lights dhows where the Seekers of Synthetic Pleasures are spending their pounds on the Gold Coast of Queensland.
-The first day after our arrival at Binnaburra we three S.B.W's collected our luncheon and went to the Arthur Groom Memorial which is a simple stone monument
+The first day after our arrival at Binnaburra we three S.B.W's collected our luncheon and went to the Arthur Groom Memorial which is a simple stone monument flanked on either side by rough timber seats, the whole set in a well kept springy lawn. To the left a four feet track leads off through the trees and almost immediate-
-flanked on either side by rough timber seats, the whole set in a well kept springy lawn. TaAhe left a four feet track leads off through the trees and almost immediate-
 ly enters the rain forest. Birds twitter and sing or chase the many flying insects, the path is dappled with sunlight, the grade is very gently sloping and invites one
 to go on. Soon you pass the Cathedral Tree mhich is an old giant that has had a fig
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 By the Bush Lawyer (Vine).
-The title, at first glance, may lead the reader into the belief that this maybe a warning against being snared into the bonds of matrimony, but actually it alludes to something worse - caught for money - and big time at that, too:
+The title, at first glance, may lead the reader into the belief that this maybe a warning against being snared into the bonds of matrimony, but actually it alludes to something worse - caught for money - and big time at that, too.
-As we hurry along, through the busy city, or blithely through the bush, with our rucksack on our poflerful Shoulders, we are creating a potential liability for ourselves at Common Law, with particular regard to Negligence. All the big Court Awards one reads about in connection with motor car accidents where the driver is proved guilty of negligent driving, arise out of Common Law procedures. Sums of
-t16,000 and the like are mentioned lightly, awarded by same kindhearted and sympathetic jury who don't have to foot the bill, and couldn't care less -where the jolly greenbacks come from, because they know insurance will take care of it. So, 11". Bushwalker, this could be serious for you if you received a debit nate in the post, on the familiar blue paper the Courts just love, saying just how many noughts there were on the end of the amount you owed someone you had wronged, by Negligence- Whilst walking.
+As we hurry along, through the busy city, or blithely through the bush, with our rucksack on our powerful shoulders, we are creating a potential liability for ourselves at Common Law, with particular regard to Negligence. All the big Court Awards one reads about in connection with motor car accidents where the driver is proved guilty of negligent driving, arise out of Common Law procedures. Sums of L16,000 and the like are mentioned lightly, awarded by same kindhearted and sympathetic jury who don't have to foot the bill, and couldn't care less where the jolly greenbacks come from, because they know insurance will take care of it.
-People who perform negligent acts, or conversely, fail to perform a reasonably-
-expected act to ensure safety, and as a result of which another person suffers
+So, 11". Bushwalker, this could be serious for you if you received a debit note in the post, on the familiar blue paper the Courts just love, saying just how many noughts there were on the end of the amount you owed someone you had wronged by Negligence whilst walking. People who perform negligent acts, or conversely, fail to perform a reasonably expected act to ensure safety, and as a result of which another person suffers injury (or death) or damage to his property or interference with his livelihood, can get the axe in the Courts, and are deemed liable at Common Law.
-injury (or death) or damage to his property or interference with his livelihood,
-can get the axe in the Courts, and are deemed liable at Common Law.
+There are a variety of mays in which the modest Bushwalker can bring trouble on his head by carrying weight on his shoulders through the propulsion of his feet. He can be dashing madly across the concourse at Central Station to catch his train, bump into some old lady, who falls and breaks her hip and, by virtue of her age, won't walk again. This involves medical expenses, compensation for pain and suffering, and nursing for the rest of her life. If you survived the hazards of Central, you have carelessly placed your rucksack on the luggage rack when, at the first lurch out of Redfern, it falls on the head of an unoffending traveller, smashing his spectacles which gash his cheek, spattering his going away suit with ruddigore. Maybe you were lucky, and made Katoomba Unharmed, where you repaired to the well-known AB
-There are a variety of mays in which the modest Bushwalker can bring trouble on his head by carrying weight on his shoulders through the propulsion of his feet. He can be dashing madly across the concourse at Central Station to catch his train, bump into some old lady, who falls and breaks her hip and, by virtue of her age, won't walk again. This involves medical expenses, compensation for pain and suffer-
+Cafe for a cuppa hot coffee, depositing your pack in the middle of the aisle between the logues. In comes another customer who trips over it, and his collarbone is gone in a flash, and he's gashed his forehead on the edge of the seat and is concussed.
-ing, and nursing fa!' the rest of her life. If you survived the hazards of Central,
-you have carelessly placed your rucksack on the luggage rack when, at the first lurch out of Redfern, it falls on the head of an unoff ending traveller, smashing his spectacles which gash his cheek, spattering his going away suit with ruddigore. Maybe
+Loss of wages, more suffering, headaches, etc. And then you'll be concussed, too! But you're careful, you've avoided all these pitfalls, giving everything you do a second thought, making sure. You are at the base of the Warrumbungles and it's a VERY windy day. Your fire gets away and burns out the nearest homestead, a paddock of prize sheep, a tractor, the hay shed and next year's grass. A cool (or hot) E10,COL
-you were lucky, and made Katoomba Unharmed, where you repaired to the well-known AB
+Or perhaps you were the leader of the party which left closed a gate they had found open, and the livestock perished because they couldn't get down to the creek. By this time you are flat broke and mortally afraid to venture on any more trips, but you lead a climbing-down-the-waterfall one in Davies' Canyon. The rope you brought without testing didn't hold his 14-stone, and he crashed down, to be paralysed for the rest of his life. A nurse at L18 a week, and his wages.
-.
-Cafe far a cuppa hot coffee, depositing your pack in the middle of the aisle between
-the logues. In comes another customer who trips over it, and his collarbone is gone in a flash, and he's gashed his forehead on the edge of the seat and is concussed.
-Loss of wages, more suffering, headaches, etc. And then ;you'll be concussed, too!
-But you're careful, you've avoided all these pitfalls, giving everything you
-do a second thought, making sure. You are at the base of the Warrumbungles and it's
-a VERY windy day. Your fire gets away and burns out the nearest homestead, a paddock
-of prize sheep, a tractor, the hay shed and next year's grass. A cool (or hot) E10,COL
-Or perhaps you were the leader of the party which left closed a gate they had found open, and the livestock perished because they couldn't get down to the creek.
-By this time you are flat broke aid in ortally afraid to venture on any more trips, but you lead a climbing-down-the-waterfall one in Davies' Canyon. The rope you brought
-without testing didn't hold his 14-stone, and he crashed down, to be paralysed for the rest of his life. A nurse at Z18 a week, and his wages.
 Yes folks, the games fraught with danger, but whether bushwalker or not, our daily life, even if you are like me in the Lower Income Bracket and don't own a car, opens the door (not the car's) to all sorts of unforeseen legal liabilities of this sort, which can be taken care of, as in the case of the motorist, by proper insurance. But, as remarked earlier, we can't stop you getting caught in the lawyer-vines of matrimony!
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 There we had an early lunch prior to making a bee line for Pt. Possibility. A change was coming over our glorious day and we arrived at P.P. just ten minutes prior to a rain squall, which the roar of camera shutters made sound like a thunderstorm. Ettrema Gorge - this was it. The unknown - the unconquerable - the great challenge: We stood in awe and looked in wonderment at a seemingly unbroken line of cliffs extending as far as the eye could see, with a secondary and sometimes a tertiary cliff line below.
-The talus slopes were at angle of repose and after mentally jumping the cliff face (some 300 feet or more) the question arose as to whether it would be best to use triple hobs or butter.
+The talus slopes were at angle of repose and after mentally jumping the cliff face (some 300 feet or more) the question arose as to whether it would be best to use triple hobs or butter. The scene was one of untamed grandeur and thrills raced up and down our spines as we gazed into the blue depths. For this was new country - untrodden by all but one or two - a challenging new playground for bushwalkers to explore.
-The scene was one of untamed grandeur and thrills raced up and down our spines as we gazed into the blue depths. For this was new -country - untrodden by all but one or two - a challenging new playground for bushwalkers to explore.
-Even more mysterious became our gorge as the rain storm draped its gossamer veil - we could better understand its legend of impenetrability, seeing it thus.
+Even more mysterious became our gorge as the rain storm draped its gossamer veil - we could better understand its legend of impenetrability, seeing it thus. Before long, we started looking for ways down and ways up to the other side. We would see two possible ways up - Paul picked one (Howard's Pass) and the Scribe was dead keen on another (you've guessed it - Roots' Route), but first we had to get down.
-Before long, we started looking for ways down and ways up to the other side. We would see two possible ways up - Paul picked one (Howard's Pass) and the Scribe was dead keen on another (y-ou've guessed it - Roots' Route), but first we had to get down.
+Pt. Possibility we found was wrongly named, it should have been Impossibility. You'd need to be a hybrid octopus to get down there. So we turned our attention to Cinch Creek and what did we find? A rift vying in sheer magnificence with Kanangra Gorge and just as inviting as a possible route to the valley floor.
-Pt. Possibility we found was wrongly named, it should have been Impossibility. You'd need to be a hybrid octopus to get down there. So we turned our attention to
-Cinch Creek and what did we find? A rift vying in sheer magnificence with Kanangra Gorge and just as inviting as a possible route to the valley floor.
 Believe me, Cinch Creek is terrific - the sort of place that mountain goats and rock wallabies class as mile-a-day country.
-The rim rocks were continuous and we could detect not one place where a
-possibility of descent existed. It looked as if our trip was over for we were two
+The rim rocks were continuous and we could detect not one place where a possibility of descent existed. It looked as if our trip was over for we were two days out on a four day trip and most of us commenced adjusting our mental processes to this thought - but not Paul. Paul conducted a rock by rock search and finally located a split in a cliff, some 18 inches wide, through which we were able to climb down to the talus slope. Packs had to be roped down as they could not be wangled through the cleft, Then it was a case of down, down and down. Down through the rain forest, sliding on the moss, crashing through the rotting timber and skidding en the greasy rocks. Down and down at a hell of an angle, missing the stinging Gympies by grace of God, frightening the devil out of the wallabies and lyre birds.
-days out on a four day trip and Most of us commenced adjusting our mental processes to this thought - but not Paul.
-Paul conducted a rock by rock search and finally located a split in a cliff, some 18 inches wide, through which we were able to climb down to the talus slope. Packs had to be roped down as they could not be wangled through the cleft, Then it was a case of down, down and down. Down through the rain forest, Sliding on the moss, crashing through the rotting timber and skidding en the greasy. rocks. Dovh and down at a hell of an angle, missing the stinging Gympies by grace of God, frightening the devil out of the wallabies and lyre birds.
+The daylight was still with us when we reached the waters of Cinch Creek and it remained while we scrambled down a mile or so, until we came to the only level patch we had seen for hours. We camped and how we slept! An hour after our "crack of dawn start found us on Ettrema Creek, looking up and wondering whether our climb out would be as spectacular as the descent.
-The daylight was still with us when we reached the waters of Cinch Creek and it remained while we scrambled down a mile or so, until we came to the only level patch we had seen for hours. We camped and how we slept!
-An hour after our "crack of dame start found us on Ettrema Creek, looking up and wondering whether our climb out would be as spectacular as the descent.
+Ettrema is delightful, a sort of young Kowmung but with a personality of its own. Here are tall casuarinas, and some find old cedars, mysterious deep rock pools (with whopping big perch, I'll bet) and some lovely camp sites. What a thrill it would be to spend a week following this lovely stream down to its junction with the Shoalhaven - I wonder who will be able to say "I was the first one through". We could only enjoy it for less than an hour while we argued Howard's Pass or Roots' Route, Paul put up the best case so up we went, plugging away in the blasted rain and cursing because of the view we were missing.
-Ettrema is delightful, a sort of young Kawmung but with a personality of its own. Here are tall casuarinas, and some find old cedars, mysterious deep rock pools (with whopping big perch, I'll bet) and some lovely camp sites.
-What a thrill it would be to spend a week following this lovely stream down to its junction with the Shoalhaven - I wonder who will be able to say "I was the first one through.
+Howard's Pass is really a cinch (though I still believe Roots' Route is better, mark you) and to get up through the rim rocks is no trouble at all. We paused at the top and looked back into the mist and rain filled gorge we had left. We had confounded the locals, we had crossed their uncrossable Ettrema and
-We could only enjoy it for less than an hour while we argued Howard's Pass or Roots' Route, Paul put up the best case so up we went, plugging away in the blasted rain and cursing because of the view we were missing.
-.
-lioward's Pass is really a cinch (though I still believe Roots' Route is better, mark you) and to get up through the rim rocks is no trouble at all.
-We paused at the top and looked back into the mist and rain filled gorge we had left. We had confounded the locals, we had crossed their uncrossable Ettrema and
 it had been a grand experience.
-The rest of the trip was uneventful. - that is if you disregard hour after hour
-of scrub barging on a compass course in continuous teeming rain, the swimming of
+The rest of the trip was uneventful - that is if you disregard hour after hour of scrub barging on a compass course in continuous teeming rain, the swimming of the racing Shoalhaven in a twelve foot flood and a hair raising ride in a utility into Goulburn. And that is the end of the story - all that remains is the challenge.
-the racing Shoalhaven in a twelve foot flood and a hair raising ride in a utility into Goulburn.
-And that is the end of the story - all that remains is the challenge. "The Challenge.
+"The Challenge. We six has beens - old and bold - or what have you, pass along to you youngsters this challenge from one we have come to respect and to love, from Ettrema herself. All you who glory in your ability to climb, to explore, to map, and who love wild and untamed places, here is a new thrill worthy of the best of you. See what you can do about taming this one. But don't think I've painted the lily, that the old boys have forgotten what toughness is. Put an extra day's tucker in the rucksack and a hundred feet of rope.
-We six hasbeens - old and bold - or what have you, pass along to you youngsters this challenge from one we have come to respect and to love, from Ettrema
-herself.
+The Putt party divided into three groups. One was to rock climb and potter about the second was to follow the North ridge which might lead to a negotiable spur (they ran out of time before finding anything definite) and the third group ....
-All you who glory in your ability to climb, to explore, to map, and who lave
-wild and untamed places, here is a new thrill worthy of the best of you. See what you can do about taming this one:
-But don't think I've painted the lily, that the old bays have forgotten what toughness is. Put an extra day's tucker in the rucksack and a hundred feet of rope.
+====== Cinch Creek ======
-The Putt party divided into three groups. One was to rock climb and potter about the second was to follow the North ridge which might lead to a negotiable spur (they ran out of time before finding anything definite)
-and the third group ....
+Mike Perryman
-CINCH CREEK.
-Nike Perryman.
+As was arranged before we left Yalwal, our expedition split into more mobile groups to explore the area of the Ettrema Rim. Our group of 8 moved south to the watershed of Monkey and Cinch Creeks. Originally we had hoped to move south along the plateau to the Sassafras Road but as time had run into late Saturday, we decided on a descent of Cinch Creek.
-As was arranged before we left Yalwal, our expedition split into more mobile
-groups to explore the area of the Ettrema Rim. Our group of 8 moved south to the watershed of Monkey and Cinch Creeks. Originally we had hoped to move south along
+Cinch and Monkey Creeks had been traversed by a party in Easter 1958 from Bunbundah Creek up the falls of Monkey Creek on to the plateau and Nanning saddle, thence into the watershed of Cinch Creek and then down its large falls to Ettrema Gorge below Point Possibility. A small amount of rope work had been done in the
-the plateau to the Sassafras Road but as time had run into late Saturday, we decided on a descent of Cinch Creek.
+climb of Monkey Creek but Cinch was an easy conquest.
-Cinch and Monkey Creeks had been Traversed by a party in Easter 1958 from Bunbundah Creek:up the falls of Monkey Creek on to the plateau and Nanning saddle, thence into the watershed of Cinch Creek and then down its large fells to Ettrema Gorge below Point Possibility. A small amount of rope work had been done in the
-climb of Monkey Creek:but Cinch was an easy conquest.
+With this fact in mind our party sidled into the upper reaches of Cinch to find a camping cave for the night. Our arrival was heralded by the local lyre birds. several nests were seen and many cries were heard during the day. Over night the white ants did some plotting and by morning departure the group again split. Some not keen on creek high jinks decided to cross on to the isolated plateau to the west of Cinch and gaze into the depths of Ettrema about 1,900 below.
-With this fact in mind our party sidled into the upper reaches of Cinch to
-find a camping cave for the night. Our arrival was heralded by the local lyre birds. several nests were seen and many cries were heard during the day.
+Four of us (Lindsey, Gwen, Snow and myself) pressed on downstream. After 1 hour of real creek hopping we came to a picturesque fall of 45'. The face was scared by broken ledges dipping right (high) to left and the way damn appeared tricky. The actual descent is just the reverse. Using the natural dip of the ledges and the seat of your pants you slide under the face of the fall all the time remembering the old
-Over night the white ants did some plotting and by morning departure the group
-again split. Some not keen on creek high jinks decided to cross on to the isolated
-.
-plateau to the west of Cinch and gaze into the depths of Ettrema about 1,900 below.
-Four of us (Lindsey, Gwen, Snow and myself) pressed on downstream. After 1 hour of real creek hopping we came to a picturesque fall of 45'. The face was scared by broken ledges dipping right (high) to left and the may damn appeared tricky. The
-actual descent is just the reverse. Using the natural dip of the ledges and the seat
-of yflurpants you slide under the face of the fall all the time remembering the old
 fable "he who hesitates gets thoroughly drenched".
-The last drop to the creek floor was about 20' along similar ledges. The face also presents several other easy descent routes.
-The creek now approached the rim of the plateau and its narrowness became less
+The last drop to the creek floor was about 20' along similar ledges. The face also presents several other easy descent routes. The creek now approached the rim of the plateau and its narrowness became less
-pronounced. When the rim was reached a maghificent sight was before us. Across the
+pronounced. When the rim was reached a maghificent sight was before us. Across the valley, Point Possibility stood up above us, the right hand walls of the plateau rose up to 300' over us, at our feet a magnificent fall of over 100' cascaded straight down into a deep green pool below. Truly a time and place for a rest and, as the walls protected us from the mind, a sunbake. (Putt's mob climbing on Point Possibility were suffering the cooling effects of a 25 mph. July westerly.)
-valley, Point Possibility stood up above us, the right hand walls of the plateau rose up to 300' aver us, at our feet a magnificent fall of over 100' cascaded straight down
-into a deep green pool below. Truly a time and place for a rest and, as the walls protected us from the mind, a aunbake. (Putt's mob climbing on Point Possibility
+Again it seemed we were to be thwarted but fortunately to our right a long scree slope clothed in brambles afforded an easy and simple descent to the creek again. The pool below was circled by Lilli Pilli's in full crop and haloed by a full rainbow. For the next mile, the creek wound its tortuous way through numerous small falls, block ups, water races, rapids and cascades, each flowed one upon the other until by 10.45 we passed the entrance of Dog Ledge Creek and then turned right into Gympie Creek and began to climb back to Dog Ledge Pass. We did not know this creek was named Gympie until we had progressed up for some distance (20 yards) then Powie: we were surrounded. Not having gloves or "'longuns" we looked favourably at the bramble covered ridge and finally reached the cliff line much later than we hoped.
-were suffering the cooling effects of a 25 mph. July westerly.)
-Again it seemed we were to be thwarted but fortunately to our right a long scree slope clothed in brambles afforded an easy and simple descent to the creek again.
+Luckily, Putt had waited for us and hauled our packs up Dog Ledge Pass or else four bods would be still wedged in this crevasse. It is a truly wonderful find and can only be seen to be believed as it so simply overcomes a 45' (plus) cliff drop. After a spot of scran we made haste for Yalwal.
-The pool below was circled by Lilli Pilli's in full crop and haloed by a full rainbow.
-For the next mile, the creek wound its tortuous way through numerous small falls, block ups, water races, rapids and cascades, each flowed one upon the other until by 10.45 we passed the entrance of Dog Ledge Creek and then turned right into Gympie
+Party Times: Yalwal to Bunbundah Creek (via Danjera Gap) -2i hours Bunbundah Creek to Dog Ledge Pass l "
-Creek and began to climb back to Dog Ledge Pass. We did not know this creek was named Gympie until we had progressed up for some distance (20 yards) then Powie: we were surrounded. Not having gloves or "'longuns" we looked favourably at the bramble
-covered ridge and finally reached the cliff line much later than we hoped.
-Luckily, Putt had waited for us and hauled our packs up Dog Ledge Pass or
-else four bods would be still wedged in this srevasse. It is a truly wonderful find and can only be seen to be believed as it so simply overcomes a 45' (plus) cliff drop.
-After a spot of scran we made haste for Yalwal.
-Party Times: Yalwal to Bunbundah Creek (via Danj era Gap) -2i hours Bunbundah Creek:to Dog Ledge Pass l "
 Monkey Creek  Cinch Creek  Ettrema Creek 8 n
 The challenge is still there! It's a mighty piece of rugged country; go and have a look!
-NEAT : You missed the S.B.W. Amateur Hour? "An Amateur Hour with a difference" InAdvertised, and it sure was.
-Grace Jolly came down from Wentworth Falls to join the playreading group in Sacha
-Guitry's "Villa for Sale", and with Singing Commercials, Graham "Strongman" Nelson's
+NEAT : You missed the S.B.W. Amateur Hour? "An Amateur Hour with a difference". In Advertised, and it sure was.
-lifting act (Hey, that's not spinach, thats a Monstera Deliciosa.), Spiro 'a (Bill's)
-violin, Graham Cowell's magic tricks, Kevin Dean's and Bob Duncan's singing and Taro's acts (gee, is there anyone we've missed) it was a mighty night.
+Grace Jolly came down from Wentworth Falls to join the playreading group in Sacha Guitry's "Villa for Sale", and with Singing Commercials, Graham "Strongman" Nelson's lifting act (Hey, that's not spinach, thats a Monstera Deliciosa.) Spiro 'a (Bill's)
-Compered and kicked along by McGregor and Magg.
+violin, Graham Cowell's magic tricks, Kevin Dean's and Bob Duncan's singing and Taro's acts (gee, is there anyone we've missed) it was a mighty night. Compered and kicked along by McGregor and Wagg.
-.
-OF MILLIBARS   AND THINGS.
-By "Barometrick".
+====== Of Millibars and Things ======
-Alex Colley has a sure-fire method of ensuring fine weather for his walking trips. Going down on the Nowra train on the Friday night to commence his nine days in the Corang-Mt. Renwick-The Castle Area in May, he spied the "Mirror" -mother map and tore it out; "This will do us" cried Alex "just look at that huge belt of high pressure right over the entire continent with a forecast far fine weather - it can't rain for a week l We'll take this with us and we'll be right!" The stars twinkled  down from a clear sly as he stowed the weather map away in his wallet. The party beamed with expectancy, having had dark thoughts about their wet Easter trip in the *same area.
-"How will the- weather be today, Alex?" we asked the next morning. "Fine of course" says Alex, consulting his beaut map and forecast, "It works - it warks:"
+By "Barometrick"
+Alex Colley has a sure-fire method of ensuring fine weather for his walking trips. Going down on the Nowra train on the Friday night to commence his nine days in the Corang-Mt. Renwick-The Castle Area in May, he spied the "Mirror" weather map and tore it out; "This will do us" cried Alex "just look at that huge belt of high pressure right over the entire continent with a forecast for fine weather - it can't rain for a week. We'll take this with us and we'll be right!" The stars twinkled  down from a clear sly as he stowed the weather map away in his wallet. The party beamed with expectancy, having had dark thoughts about their wet Easter trip in the same area.
+"How will the weather be today, Alex?" we asked the next morning. "Fine of course" says Alex, consulting his beaut map and forecast, "It works - it works:"
 Monday morning - beaut.
 Tuesday morning - beaut.
-But his face is still red trying to explain why he had to take refuge in a cave
-on the next three successive nights because of the RAIN.
+But his face is still red trying to explain why he had to take refuge in a cave on the next three successive nights because of the RAIN.
-The latest in explosives - The Butler Bomb.
-Best used in areas of high population density, e g. around a cooking fire in the cave under Point Possibility (Ettrema).irPlace tin in fire i don't tell anyone, and
+The latest in explosives - **The Butler Bomb**. Best used in areas of high population density, e g. around a cooking fire in the cave under Point Possibility (Ettrema). Place tin in fire, don't tell anyone, and
-forget about it until ten minutes after someone stokes up the fire when it will explode violently with heavy blast within three feet and considerable fall out up
+forget about it until ten minutes after someone stokes up the fire when it will explode violently with heavy blast within three feet and considerable fall out up to fifteen feet. This clears the area around the fire and the sausages can then be cooked in comfort while the victims are decontaminating themselves.
-to fifteen feet. This clears the area around the fire and the sausages can then be cooked in comfort 'while the victims are decontaminating themselves.
-GOLD AND SILVER WALK. On David Ingram's recent ramble along Cattai Creek, the
+GOLD AND SILVER WALK. On David Ingram's recent ramble along Cattai Creek, the display of golden wattles was the best ever encountered in this area. Not to be outdone, Phyllis Ratcliffe produced a silver coloured teapot at lunchtime and Thelma Phillips used a genuine silver spoon for stirring her tea. Full marks to these ladies for introducing a little extra "couth" to our day walks. P.S. Yes, Phyllis actually made tea in the pot, it wasn't just-for show.'
-display of golden wattles was the best ever encountered in this area. Not to be outdone, Phyllis Ratcliffe produced a silver coloured teapot at lunchtime and Thelma
-Phillips used a genuine silver spoon for stirring her tea. Full marks to these
+Required: One large tin of meat stew and some sausages.
-ladies for introducing a little extra "couth" to our day walks.
-P.S. Yes, Phyllis actually made tea in the pot, it wasn't just-for show.'
- Required: One large tin of meat stew and some sausages.
 For Pedants only: Yes, Tennyson has been misquoted oh Page 1.
-We claim that "In spring" sounds better than "In the spring" and accordingly  used Editorial, license.
+We claim that "In spring" sounds better than "In the spring" and accordingly used Editorial license.