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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | **THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, The N.S.W. Nurses' | + | |
- | 307 JULY 1960 Price 1/-. | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, The N.S.W. Nurses' |
- | Editor: Don Matthews, 33 Pomona Street, Pennant Hills. | + | **307 JULY 1960 Price 1/-** |
- | Reproduction: | + | |
- | Sales and Subs: Eileen Taylor | + | |
- | Business Manager: Brian Harvey | + | |
- | Typed by Jean Harvey | + | |
- | Social Forecast - Pam Baker 2 | + | |**Editor** | Don Matthews, 33 Pomona Street, Pennant Hills. WJ3514| |
- | At Our June Meeting - Alex Colley 3 | + | |**Reproduction**| Denise Hull | |
- | Night On A Bald Mountain - Athol Atwood 3 | + | |**Sales |
- | Bushwalker Barbecue - Dot Butler 5 | + | |**Business Manager**| Brian Harvey | |
- | Hatswell' | + | |**Typed** | Jean Harvey | |
- | Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advertisement) 9 | + | |
- | Mt. Jellore - " | + | |
- | Just Beyond the Bulldozers - Alex Colley 10 | + | |
- | The Social Past 12 | + | |
- | Paddy' | + | |
- | Your Walking Guide - Day Walks - David Ingram 14 | + | |
- | Cradle Mountain - Lair St.Clair Reserve - Roy Craggs 16 | + | |
+ | |Social Forecast - Pam Baker | 2| | ||
+ | |At Our June Meeting - Alex Colley |3| | ||
+ | |Night On A Bald Mountain - Athol Atwood |3| | ||
+ | |Bushwalker Barbecue - Dot Butler |5| | ||
+ | |Hatswell' | ||
+ | |Sanitarium Health Food Shop (Advertisement) |9| | ||
+ | |Mt. Jellore - " | ||
+ | |Just Beyond the Bulldozers - Alex Colley |10| | ||
+ | |The Social Past |12| | ||
+ | |Paddy' | ||
+ | |Your Walking Guide - Day Walks - David Ingram |14| | ||
+ | |Cradle Mountain - Lair St.Clair Reserve - Roy Craggs |16| | ||
- | We sink to sleep; and the silence spreads | + | |
- | Night sounds, and silvery shafts of moonlight | + | We sink to sleep; and the silence spreads\\ |
- | Slanting through the trees, add magic to the night; | + | Night sounds, and silvery shafts of moonlight\\ |
- | Fast-driving clouds, hiding the moon; the grey | + | Slanting through the trees, add magic to the night;\\ |
- | Coldness of dawn; bird-calls greeting day; | + | Fast-driving clouds, hiding the moon; the grey \\ |
- | Wind; and sunshine; deep pools in creeks; | + | Coldness of dawn; bird-calls greeting day; \\ |
- | Lapstones and long, steep ridges, crowned with peaks; | + | Wind; and sunshine; deep pools in creeks;\\ |
- | The range-filled view; and trailing smoke of a train: | + | Lapstones and long, steep ridges, crowned with peaks; |
- | All these have brought me joy, and will again | + | The range-filled view; and trailing smoke of a train:\\ |
- | Whenever I escape, by secret thought, | + | All these have brought me joy, and will again \\ |
- | Or with my rucksack, from the city. There' | + | Whenever I escape, by secret thought,\\ |
- | Can keep me from them while I've strength to walk! | + | Or with my rucksack, from the city. There' |
- | Yet I leave them, join in the fuss and talk, | + | Can keep me from them while I've strength to walk!\\ |
- | Fight the old fight for bread, enslaved by goods, | + | Yet I leave them, join in the fuss and talk, \\ |
- | And insatiate appetites, timid moods. | + | Fight the old fight for bread, enslaved by goods,\\ |
- | Oh, why do I yield, when out there, freedom waits, | + | And insatiate appetites, timid moods.\\ |
- | And all that's left of leisure, that creates | + | Oh, why do I yield, when out there, freedom waits, |
- | Beauty' | + | And all that's left of leisure, that creates\\ |
- | O! dear, green Earth: O! mountains, deep within | + | Beauty' |
- | Your hearts the bushland keep: May we who win | + | O! dear, green Earth: O! mountains, deep within |
- | To peace, and living Beauty, there enshrined, | + | Your hearts the bushland keep: May we who win \\ |
- | Guard them, and thee, forever, from mankind: | + | To peace, and living Beauty, there enshrined, |
+ | Guard them, and thee, forever, from mankind:\\ | ||
Extract from The Bushwalker, by D. Lawry. | Extract from The Bushwalker, by D. Lawry. | ||
- | **SOCIAL FORECAST** | + | ====== Social Forecast ====== |
JULY 19TH Theatre Party." | JULY 19TH Theatre Party." | ||
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- | **THE LONG WEEKEND:** | + | ====== The Long Weekend ====== |
Cold weather, but fine for a change. | Cold weather, but fine for a change. | ||
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- | **At our June Meeting** | + | ====== |
Alex Colley | Alex Colley | ||
One new member, Arnold Fleishmarm, was welcomed by the President, | One new member, Arnold Fleishmarm, was welcomed by the President, | ||
- | A letter from the Sydney Adventists requested information on how to form a walking Club. On Frank Ashdown' | + | A letter from the Sydney Adventists requested information on how to form a walking Club. On Frank Ashdown' |
There was somewhat a shortage of reports, but the Walks Secretary had one to inform us that 103 started on walks in May, also 33 prospectives and 12 visitors. The Federation barbecue accounted for 60 of the starters. | There was somewhat a shortage of reports, but the Walks Secretary had one to inform us that 103 started on walks in May, also 33 prospectives and 12 visitors. The Federation barbecue accounted for 60 of the starters. | ||
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- | **Night on Bald Mountain** | + | ====== |
(with apologies to Mussorgski) | (with apologies to Mussorgski) | ||
Athol Atwood. | Athol Atwood. | ||
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And to Joan Walker and Frank Rigby who were married | And to Joan Walker and Frank Rigby who were married | ||
- | **Bushwalker Barbecue** | + | |
+ | ====== | ||
Dot Butler. | Dot Butler. | ||
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After the map-reading was finished the President announced that it would soon be time to judge the damper-making competition, | After the map-reading was finished the President announced that it would soon be time to judge the damper-making competition, | ||
- | The next entertainment, | + | The next entertainment, |
You need a higher target", | You need a higher target", | ||
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- | MT.JELLORE. | + | ====== Mt Jellore ====== |
- | 22-23-24th July Walk No.28 - Leader Bob Duncan - Map: Mittagong Military- " | ||
- | From the high parts of Sydney you can see the Gib at Bowral, and to the right a little, the conical peak of Et. Jellore. | + | 22-23-24th July Walk No.28 - Leader Bob Duncan - Map: Mittagong Military- " |
- | Rounded conical hills are a feature around | + | |
+ | From the high parts of Sydney you can see the Gib at Bowral, and to the right a little, the conical peak of Mt. Jellore. | ||
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+ | Rounded conical hills are a feature around | ||
Jellore Creek is roughish but not difficult (one mile an hour scrambling). The Nattal is fairly easy walking. Close to the junction is Russell' | Jellore Creek is roughish but not difficult (one mile an hour scrambling). The Nattal is fairly easy walking. Close to the junction is Russell' | ||
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Another way out: Blatch' | Another way out: Blatch' | ||
- | WAS AS USUAL, JMI", saws FAULT | ||
- | The bizarre figure clad in long woollens woke up on the chill Saturday morning at Yalwa-., to find that his long trousers and G-ecrge Ts pack, were securely locked in the car boot. The car keys were in his trousers pocket. The wolad, | + | |
- | contain_l_r-, | + | ====== It Was As Usual Snow's Fault ====== |
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+ | The bizarre figure clad in long woollens woke up on the chill Saturday morning at Yalwal, to find that his long trousers and George' | ||
+ | |||
+ | And would you believe it the bizarre figure put his long trousers | ||
He should have put his foot in it the first time? | He should have put his foot in it the first time? | ||
- | PAGE'S PASS: For those who wart to try a new way into Blue Gum, or for motoring | ||
- | types who would like to revisit an old haunt on a day trip, P.ie's Pass, off the Bell road, is still in good condition to the foot of the cliff line - a few spots where you have to look fcr it but on the whole easily negotiable. | ||
- | JI.T6T BEYOND TIE EunDoZERS. | + | **Page' |
- | - Alex Colley. | + | |
+ | For those who wart to try a new way into Blue Gum, or for motoring types who would like to revisit an old haunt on a day trip, Page's Pass, off the Bell road, is still in good condition to the foot of the cliff line - a few spots where you have to look for it but on the whole easily negotiable. | ||
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+ | ====== Just Beyond the Bulldozers ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Alex Colley | ||
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+ | It was on the Saturday morning of heat wave week that Frank Leyden, Bill Cosgrove and I set out from Jamberoo for Nadgee. It was a cool and pleasant day, and those who like motoring would have enjoyed the trip. For us it was something to put up with for the sake of a week at Nadgee, and we were pleased when, some 250 miles down the coast, the subdivider' | ||
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+ | Next day, thanks to good navigation by Frank, we drove straight to the turnoff from the Disaster Bay Road to Nadgee, which you would never pick with the naked eye from a car. There was nothing difficult about driving along the track, except that there were a lot of scratchy bushes and our Land Rover was too shiny. This held us up quite a bit, but we didn't much want to carry our week's packs an extra five miles, so we persevered to the Merrika River. Here the crossing is very rough, and though just within the capacity of a Land Rover, the stage had been reached when it was easier to walk. In the afternoon we set off along the old road for Wally Newton' | ||
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+ | Next day was spent on a short trip up the coast and back to camp and then we set off far Cape Howe. As we went south there was less tiziaber on the headlands, and in the last few miles it was just open heath country. The cool weather stayed with us - usually between about 60" and 70" and cold enough at night to appreciate the warmth of a sleeping bag. There was always a breeze, either from the W.S.W. or from the North East. It is not unlikely that these are the prevailing winds down there, and blowing from the sea back and forth across the South East corner of the continent, they may keep it almost permanently cool. There are mountains nearly 2000 feet high a few miles inland, but there is nothing to break the wind for several miles around Cape Howe itself. | ||
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+ | The geology of the country too is quite different to our Sydney coast. The rock along the seashore is about the same texture as sand stone, but is harder, is of reddish brown colour and looks as if it has been subjected to heat. Inland there is granite. Fresh water is easy to find, and, unlike the dark sluggish water further north, often flows in clear streamlets almost like in parts of the Blue Mountains. Before long a green backed parrot whirred away from near our feet - the ground parrot in one of its last retreats. We saw a couple of marsupials - a delicate grey colour - a bit small for kangaroos, too lightly built to be Wallaroos. Then we came across a reptilian track - a snake surely - not goanna country. But a few yards further there was the maker of the track - an almost black goanna. Even the flowers were different - the most common being a red epacris -' | ||
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+ | We camped behind a large lake named Salt Lake on which were a number of black swans and other water birds. Not the best of campsites, but within a couple of hours of Cape Howe. Next day we set off towards some sandhills beyond which, we thought,lay the Cape. After some three miles over the heathland we came to a | ||
+ | beach at the Southern end of which wag a sandhill some 50 feet high. There was something very peculiar about that sandhill. It was resting on a platform of rocks which reached a few feet above the water. We set off round the rocks end, as we came round a corner, I saw a few yards in front a limp brown furry object which I at first took to be a dead horse. No, it wasn' | ||
- | It was on the Saturday morning of heat wave week that Frank Leyden, Bill Cosgrove and I set out from Jamberoo for Nadgee. It was a cool and pleasant day, and those who like motoring would have enjoyed the trip. For us it was something to put up with for the sake of a week at Nadgee, and we were pleased when, some | ||
- | 250 miles down the coast, the subdivider' | ||
- | Next day, thanks to good navigation by Frank, we drove straight to the turnoff from the Disaster Bay Road to Nadgee, which you would never pick with the naked eye from a car. There was nothing difficult about driving along the track, except that there were a lot of scratchy bushes and our Land aover was too shiny. This held us up quite a bit, but we didn't much wart to carry our week's ', | ||
- | the range and saw below us one of the few remaining unspoiled stretches of the N.S.W. coast. It didn't take us long to find a beautiful open grassy campsite by | ||
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- | a small lagoon behind the beach. | ||
- | Next day was spent on a short trip up the cot st and back tc camp and then we set off far Cape Howe. As we went eouth there was less tiziaber on the headlands, and in the last few miles it was just open heath country. The cool weether stayed with us - usually between about 600 and 70" and cold enough at rirht to appreciate the -warmth of a sleeping bag. There was aiwa' | ||
- | The geology of the country too is quite different to our Sydney coast. The rock along the seashore is abcat the same texture as sand stone, but is harder, is of reddish brown colour and looks as if it has been subjected to heat. Inland there is granite. Fresh water is easy to find, and, unlike the dark sluggish water further north, often flows in clear streamlets almost like in parts of the Blue Mountains. Before long a green backed parrot Whirred away from near our feet - the ground parrot in one of its last retreats. We saw a couple of marsupials - a delicate grey colour - a bit small for kangaroos, too lightly built to be Wallaroos. Then we cane across a rbptilian track - a snake surely - not goanna country. But a few yards further there was the maker of the track - an almost black goanna. Even the flowers were different - the most common being a red epacris -' | ||
- | We camped behind a large lake named Salt Lake on Aaich were a number of black swans and other water birds. Not the best of campsites, but -within a couple of | ||
- | hour s of Cape Howe. Next day we set off towards some sandhills beyond which, we | ||
- | thought , lay the Cape. After some three miles over the heathland we C Tab to a | ||
- | beach at the Southern end of which wag a sandhill some 50 feet high. There was something very peculiar about that sandhill. It was restins on a platform of rocks | ||
- | Which reached a few 'feet above the water. ae set off round the rocks -end, as we | ||
- | came round a corner, I saw a few yerds' | ||
- | at first took to be a dead horse. No, it wasn' | ||
Another couple of hundred yards and we started round the sandhill. As we did a freezing wind bearing light rain and stinging sand hit us and the Coast started to bear away to the South West. Then it was borne upon us that this was Cape Howe - the South-east corner of our Continent - just a sandhill. Round the corner on a boulder strewn strand between the sea and the sandhills the broken off, rusted bow of a wreck pointed skywards. | Another couple of hundred yards and we started round the sandhill. As we did a freezing wind bearing light rain and stinging sand hit us and the Coast started to bear away to the South West. Then it was borne upon us that this was Cape Howe - the South-east corner of our Continent - just a sandhill. Round the corner on a boulder strewn strand between the sea and the sandhills the broken off, rusted bow of a wreck pointed skywards. | ||
- | We vent a little way along the coast, covering our faces against the driving rain and stinging sand, then started inland to climb one of the sandhills. It was just like the slopes of Kosciusko in a blizzard. We struggled to the top and looked down the coast to the low outline of Gabo Island with its lighthouse, than down into one of the gullies. Here I found that what I had suspected was true. The sandhills were not natural to the coantry. In the valley the sand was darkened | ||
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- | by soil. Ti^ere were dead stumps of trees and shrubs, and a thin growth of reeds, the last remnants of vegetative cover. Thereupon I conceived a theory which I shall hold until soma one can disprove it. It is that sand extends along the coast for some distance to the South West. This country, like all other bush country, has been burnt regularly. Vegetative cover is now too thin to hold the sand. That wind blowing unchecked along the coastline tales the sand with it right to Cape Howe, after which it could blow only into the sea. | ||
- | We were glad to cross the border again and corre out of the cord hills to the warm sunny beach to the north in sanny New south uvales. Our shcrt venture over the Victorian border merely confirmed my opinion of that State. | ||
- | That night we found a good campsite mar NIdgee Inlet - one of the most scenic spots on the trip, and another day's walk took us to Merrikn, Creek. From there we drove to Disaster Bay and walked down the coast to another unspoiled | ||
- | inlet - the mouth of the Merrika River - and camped in a delightful spot behind an old timber loading platfcrm. | ||
- | By the next night we were back at Jamberoo, end after a mr-rning niCidng bla cltherri es, arrived home again on the Sunday night. | ||
- | Yes, we can thoroughly recommend a trip to Nadgee, provided you have a full week to do it, cr, , alternatively, | ||
- | **THE SOCIAL PAST** | + | We went a little way along the coast, covering our faces against the driving rain and stinging sand, then started inland to climb one of the sand hills. It was just like the slopes of Kosciusko in a blizzard. We struggled to the top and looked down the coast to the low outline of Gabo Island with its lighthouse, than down into one of the gullies. Here I found that what I had suspected was true. The sandhills were not natural to the country. In the valley the sand was darkened by soil. There were dead stumps of trees and shrubs, and a thin growth of reeds, the last remnants of vegetative cover. Thereupon I conceived a theory which I shall hold until someone can disprove it. It is that sand extends along the coast for some distance to the South West. This country, like all other bush country, has been burnt regularly. Vegetative cover is now too thin to hold the sand. That wind blowing unchecked along the coastline tales the sand with it right to Cape Howe, after which it could blow only into the sea. |
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+ | We were glad to cross the border again and come out of the cold hills to the warm sunny beach to the north in sunny New south Wales. Our short venture over the Victorian border merely confirmed my opinion of that State. | ||
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+ | That night we found a good campsite at Nadgee Inlet - one of the most scenic spots on the trip, and another day's walk took us to Merrika, Creek. From there we drove to Disaster Bay and walked down the coast to another unspoiled inlet - the mouth of the Merrika River - and camped in a delightful spot behind an old timber loading platform. | ||
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+ | By the next night we were back at Jamberoo, and after a morning collecting blackberries, | ||
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+ | Yes, we can thoroughly recommend a trip to Nadgee, provided you have a full week to do it, or, alternatively, | ||
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+ | **The Social Past** | ||
The two talks for June were top notchers and drew full houses. | The two talks for June were top notchers and drew full houses. | ||
- | On 15th June Mr. J.G. Polisoniszoke on Snakes and Spiders. Certain of the audience were disappointed (because/ | + | On 15th June Mr. J.G. Polisoniszoke on Snakes and Spiders. Certain of the audience were disappointed (because |
- | Professor Taylor talked about 'The Geology of some of our wa..11dng | + | |
+ | Professor Taylor talked about 'The Geology of some of our walking | ||
Someone was heard to ask for information on the Clyde River area. This is covered by F.A, Craft in the " | Someone was heard to ask for information on the Clyde River area. This is covered by F.A, Craft in the " | ||
- | pp. 99-132 Tallong Bungonia | + | pp. 99-132 Tallong Bungonia\\ |
- | 24.3-261 Nerrimunga Creek | + | 243-261 Nerrimunga Creek\\ |
- | 261-265 Bulee Ridge | + | 261-265 Bulee Ridge\\ |
- | 412-4.30 Nerriga (includes plates showing views from Endrick and Ccrang | + | 412-430 Nerriga (includes plates showing views from Endrick and Corang |
- | T9-&11, here we are, right in the middle of Winter, and leith our coldest month yet to come. Are you prepared?? | + | |
- | Enthusiastic Minter walkers thould certainly investigate our " | + | |
- | We also have some down-filled jackets mhich are guaranteed to keep the westerlies howling across Narrow Neck at bay. Yours for E11.18. 0: | + | About 70 energetic |
- | We have a good lire of warm hard-wearing Norwegian pullovers still available, priced from E4. 4. 0. Just the thing for winter camping trips. Only a limited number left, so hurry. | + | |
- | A new illustrated Prices List is now available so S.B.W. members, old, new and prospective, | + | A record 160 Club members, friends and neighbours gathered |
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- | 201tASTLEREAGH St SYDNEY | + | |
- | P42685 | + | ====== Your Walking Guide : Day Walks ====== |
- | About 70 energetic | + | |
- | A record 160 Club members, friends and neighbours gathered | + | David Ingram |
- | YOUR TAL-iLlal\G GUIDE DAY WALKS, | + | |
- | - David Ingram. | + | |
- | 24TH JULY | + | **24TH JULY** |
- | 31ST JULY | + | 8.40 a m. train Central Electric Station to Wahroonga |
- | 7TH AUGUST | + | |
- | 14TH AUGUST | + | |
- | Wahroonga Spring Gully - The Sphinx - Cowan Creek- Bobbin Head - Nt. Kuringai Stn. 12 miles. | + | |
- | 8.40 a m. train Central Electric Station to Nahroonga | + | |
- | A-pleasant ramble through the Western portion of Kuringai Chase. Ideal for new members not familiar with the area. Mainly track walking. | + | |
Map: Broken Bay Military | Map: Broken Bay Military | ||
Hawkesbury River Tourist | Hawkesbury River Tourist | ||
Leader: Irene Pridham. | Leader: Irene Pridham. | ||
- | Waterfall - Mt. Westmacott Myuna Creek - Heathcote Creek - Scouter' | + | |
- | 8.20 a m. Cronulla train from Central Electric Station to Sutherland. CHANGE AT SUTIERLn.ND | + | **31ST JULY** |
- | Definitely a test walk. Gaiters recommended | + | Definitely a test walk. Gaiters recommended |
- | Nap: Camden Military | + | Map: Camden Military |
- | Port HacIdng | + | Port Hacking |
- | Leader: Jean qilson. | + | Leader: Jean Wilson. |
- | Pymble - bus to St. Ives (Warrimoo Road) - Cowan Creek - Roach Trig - St. Ives. 7 miles. | + | |
+ | **7TH AUGUST** | ||
NOTE ALTERED TRAIN TIME. 9.10 train from Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. | NOTE ALTERED TRAIN TIME. 9.10 train from Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. | ||
- | Ticliets: Return to Pymble via Bridge. | + | Tickets: Return to Pymble via Bridge. |
Scratchy in parts. May be some early wild flowers about and plenty of time to study them. | Scratchy in parts. May be some early wild flowers about and plenty of time to study them. | ||
Map: Broken Bay Military | Map: Broken Bay Military | ||
Leader: Pam Baker | Leader: Pam Baker | ||
- | Parramatta - bus to Rouse Hill - Cattai Creek - Cataract Creek - Vineyard Station. 14 miles. | + | |
- | NOTE: TRAIN TINE ALTERED. 8.27 a m. Liverpool train from Central | + | **14TH AUGUST** |
- | Electric Station to GRANVILLE. CHANGE AT GRANIT, | + | NOTE: TRAIN LINE ALTERED. 8.27 a m. Liverpool train from Central Electric Station to GRANVILLE. CHANGE AT GRANVILLE |
- | 2.5. | + | |
- | 14TH AUGUST | + | |
- | (Continued) | + | |
- | This -walk starts where 1a,st year's excursion into the Cattai Creek area finished. It daould | + | |
Map Windsor Military | Map Windsor Military | ||
- | Hawlo sbuly River Tourist | + | Hawkesbury |
Leader: David Ingram | Leader: David Ingram | ||
- | wEEnaD | + | |
- | 29-30-31JULY BANK HOLIDAY. | + | **29-30-31JULY |
- | -1ST AUGUST Kato omba Megalong Creek - Cox's River Junction - Breakfast Creek - Glen Alan Canyon. | + | Katoomba |
- | First class river and creek scenery - extensive panoramas on the last day. Dawn Nellie' | + | First class river and creek scenery - extensive panoramas on the last day. Down Nellie' |
- | Maps: Myles Dunphy s Map of the C anrerang s | + | Maps: Myles Dunphy's Map of the Gangerangs\\ |
- | Katoomba | + | Katoomba |
- | Blue Mnunt airs Tourist. | + | Leader: Brian Harvey. |
- | Leader: Brian. | + | |
- | 29-30.-31 JULY | + | **29-30-31 JULY ** |
- | 5-6-7 AUGUST | + | Katoomba Megalong Creek - Galong Creek - Carlon' |
- | WANTED: | + | |
- | Katoomba Megalong Creek - Galong Creek - Carlon' | + | **5-6-7 AUGUST** |
- | Wolgen Valley - Annie Rowan' | + | Wolgen Valley - Annie Rowan' |
Leader: Lyndsey Gray. | Leader: Lyndsey Gray. | ||
- | Leaders Inho will give the Editor details of their forthcoming trips about five or six weeks before they are due, r)nd follow up with any news worth reporting immediately after. | ||
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- | Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair Reserve | + | **WANTED: |
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+ | Leaders who will give the Editor details of their forthcoming trips about five or six weeks before they are due, and follow up with any news worth reporting immediately after. | ||
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+ | ====== | ||
Roy Craggs. | Roy Craggs. | ||
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Meanwhile I was gathering as much information as I could from around the Club. Advice and suggestions ranged many and varied, most of these I found very helpful. Opinions on the conditions in Tasmania for weather and walking went, from easy, moderate, rough, terrible to abominable, but everyone agreed it was a worthwhile trip. | Meanwhile I was gathering as much information as I could from around the Club. Advice and suggestions ranged many and varied, most of these I found very helpful. Opinions on the conditions in Tasmania for weather and walking went, from easy, moderate, rough, terrible to abominable, but everyone agreed it was a worthwhile trip. | ||
- | Time for departure drew near, and our party had dwindled back to two, Smithy and I. However, a bare week before we left I was talking to a prospective member of the Club who expressed his desire to accompany us. He had been introduced to me as Hans. I enquired of Hans if he had had any wallkig | + | Time for departure drew near, and our party had dwindled back to two, Smithy and I. However, a bare week before we left I was talking to a prospective member of the Club who expressed his desire to accompany us. He had been introduced to me as Hans. I enquired of Hans if he had had any walking |
We travelled to Melbourne by train, a very uncomfortable trip in comparison with the seats on the new ferry the Princess of Tasmania", | We travelled to Melbourne by train, a very uncomfortable trip in comparison with the seats on the new ferry the Princess of Tasmania", | ||
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- | he possums gave us a really good going over that night. They romped with gay abandon all over the wooden shingle roof. One adventurous soul climbed in the chimney and gave us whack inside. Due to our friends and a sleepless night we had a late start on Sunday, leaving Ducane at 11 a m. We proceeded towards Windy Ridge Hut, but spent sometime on a side track to see the Dalton and Ferguson waterfalls. These we agreed were of interest, but nothing out of the box. After lunching at Windy Ridge we pressed on to Pine Valley. | + | The possums gave us a really good going over that night. They romped with gay abandon all over the wooden shingle roof. One adventurous soul climbed in the chimney and gave us whack inside. Due to our friends and a sleepless night we had a late start on Sunday, leaving Ducane at 11 a m. We proceeded towards Windy Ridge Hut, but spent sometime on a side track to see the Dalton and Ferguson waterfalls. These we agreed were of interest, but nothing out of the box. After lunching at Windy Ridge we pressed on to Pine Valley. |
Snakes were very prevalent in this area; we saw several but they proved reluctant to pose for the cameras and suddenly it dawned on me why the boys let me walk in front all the time. I almost trod on a tiger snake and dug my heels in hard. Hans banged into my pack with his head and bounced right back, and the result was a string of adjectives in four languages. Very colourful indeed. | Snakes were very prevalent in this area; we saw several but they proved reluctant to pose for the cameras and suddenly it dawned on me why the boys let me walk in front all the time. I almost trod on a tiger snake and dug my heels in hard. Hans banged into my pack with his head and bounced right back, and the result was a string of adjectives in four languages. Very colourful indeed. | ||
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At the bottom of Pine Valley there are two tracks to the hut, one through the forest and one over the plains which extend right up to the hut, a little over a mile distant. We took the track over the plains right smack into the best mudpie that side of the Black Stump. Well bedecked with mud and feeling very upset we ended up at Pine Valley Hut to find it occupied by four Tasmanians. This party had been two days ahead of us but had spent the intervening time climbing the mountains in the area of Pine Valley. When we found out that they all worked at a chocolate factory we enquired if there was indeed a full glass and a half of rich full cream milk in each block. They guaranteed that there was, but would not indicate the size of the glass. | At the bottom of Pine Valley there are two tracks to the hut, one through the forest and one over the plains which extend right up to the hut, a little over a mile distant. We took the track over the plains right smack into the best mudpie that side of the Black Stump. Well bedecked with mud and feeling very upset we ended up at Pine Valley Hut to find it occupied by four Tasmanians. This party had been two days ahead of us but had spent the intervening time climbing the mountains in the area of Pine Valley. When we found out that they all worked at a chocolate factory we enquired if there was indeed a full glass and a half of rich full cream milk in each block. They guaranteed that there was, but would not indicate the size of the glass. | ||
- | The Tasmanians pushed on to Narcissus Hut early next morning. We climbed the Ducane Range which rises close to the Pine Valley Hut. From the top we had a wonderful view of Pine Valley below us, mountains ranging on both sides and Lake St. Clair in the background like a silverblue | + | The Tasmanians pushed on to Narcissus Hut early next morning. We climbed the Ducane Range which rises close to the Pine Valley Hut. From the top we had a wonderful view of Pine Valley below us, mountains ranging on both sides and Lake St. Clair in the background like a silver blue gem set in blue and green velvet mountains. On the other side of the range lay a series of small lakes and tarns amid the greatest jumble of basalt I've ever seen. This area is known as the Labyrinth. We thoroughly enjoyed the view from here, which we consider is much better than from Mt. Ossa. Going back down the range to the hut the track lost us, and we found out something about Tassie scrub. It's no joke to become mislocated even for an hour or two down there. |
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+ | After lunching at the hut we trudged once again through our mud pie. The boys insisted that the view would be better from the plains. I pointed out that the view wasn't worth tuppence with one's face in the mud. The previous three days had been fine, the track had been drying nicely (except in the button grass), but halfway to Narcissus Hut a thunderstorm dropped by for a social call. The track turned to mire under the deluge of rain and we seemed to slip every few feet. We arrived at Narcissus Hut liberally caked with mud once more. Both our morale and our opinion of Tasmania were at an all time low. The Hut is situated at the north end of Lake St.Clair and was much to our liking. It consists of two large rooms each with a fireplace and beds for eight. | ||
- | After lunching at the hut we trudged once again through cur mud pie. The boys insisted that the view would be better from the plains. I pointed out that the view wasn't worth tuppence with one's face in the mud. The previous three days had been fine, the track had been drying nicely (except in the button grass), but halfway to Narcissus Hut a thunderstorm dropped by for a social call. The track turned to mire under the deluge of rain and we seemed to slip every few feet. We arrived at Narcissus Hut liberally caked with mud once more. Both our morale and our opinion of Tasmania were at an all time low. The Hut is situated at the north end of Lake St.Clair and was much to our liking. It consists of two large rooms each with a fireplace and beds for eight. | ||
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