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Near the top there are some very large sandstone boulders and at the time of our trip these provided good displays of rock lily and Dendrobium striolatum. The journey from the top to Pt. Possibility was through delightful gardens of wild flowers just at their peak. The main colour was provided by two species of Eriostemon, Boronia pinnata, Tetratheca and swamp heaths, but there were also many specimens: of terrestrial orchids such as Thelymitra, Diuris, Caladenia and Glossodia. | Near the top there are some very large sandstone boulders and at the time of our trip these provided good displays of rock lily and Dendrobium striolatum. The journey from the top to Pt. Possibility was through delightful gardens of wild flowers just at their peak. The main colour was provided by two species of Eriostemon, Boronia pinnata, Tetratheca and swamp heaths, but there were also many specimens: of terrestrial orchids such as Thelymitra, Diuris, Caladenia and Glossodia. | ||
- | We had lunch at a small creek near Point Possibility. With the bright sun shine and fine views over Ettrema Gorge there was a strong temptation to linger at this spot but to fulfil our plan it was necessary to go on. We found our way around the cliff line to the cave above Dog Leg Pass. The latter is an inconspicuous break in the cliffline, which was originally discovered by Paddy Pallin' | + | We had lunch at a small creek near Point Possibility. With the bright sun shine and fine views over Ettrema Gorge there was a strong temptation to linger at this spot but to fulfil our plan it was necessary to go on. We found our way around the cliff line to the cave above Dog Leg Pass. The latter is an inconspicuous break in the cliffline, which was originally discovered by Paddy Pallin' |
- | The journey from the bottom of the walls to Cinched | + | The journey from the bottom of the walls to Cinche[Cinch] Creek is a short but rather painful process. Here the party split up according to their inclination for ridges or gullies. The latter are not quite as thick with scrub, but have many Gympie stinging trees which should be avoided. |
We reached Cinche [Cinch] Creek just below the point where Dog Leg Creek enters it and rested a while on some very large boulders while the party collected together. From here to the junction with Ettrema Creek it was easy rock-hopping and we arrived in time to make a comfortable camp before dark. Alan completed his cooking rites at an unusually early hour on this occasion and we were able to settle down by 10,30 pm. | We reached Cinche [Cinch] Creek just below the point where Dog Leg Creek enters it and rested a while on some very large boulders while the party collected together. From here to the junction with Ettrema Creek it was easy rock-hopping and we arrived in time to make a comfortable camp before dark. Alan completed his cooking rites at an unusually early hour on this occasion and we were able to settle down by 10,30 pm. | ||
- | We were up and away in good time again the following morning. After crossing Ettrema Creek, we consulted the map, discussed 'What Paddy said', and then chose our ridge. This begins about 200 yards upstream from the Cinched | + | We were up and away in good time again the following morning. After crossing Ettrema Creek, we consulted the map, discussed 'What Paddy said', and then chose our ridge. This begins about 200 yards upstream from the Cinche |
The saddle from the rocky knob leads to an easy route through the main valley walls and a small stream here provided a good spot for a short morning rest. | The saddle from the rocky knob leads to an easy route through the main valley walls and a small stream here provided a good spot for a short morning rest. | ||
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Soon after lunch we could see that the valley on our left was rapidly becoming deeper so we decided to cross. After a short search we found a way | Soon after lunch we could see that the valley on our left was rapidly becoming deeper so we decided to cross. After a short search we found a way | ||
- | down through the walls and up the other side. From there we set our approximately W. across fairly open swampy country with occasional patches of thick scrub. We reached the Tolwong Road at about 4pm, and travelled for about L. miles along it to the edge of the first cleared farm land. There was a small stream here. so we decided to make it our camping spot for the night. | + | down through the walls and up the other side. From there we set our approximately W. across fairly open swampy country with occasional patches of thick scrub. We reached the Tolwong Road at about 4pm, and travelled for about 4 miles along it to the edge of the first cleared farm land. There was a small stream here so we decided to make it our camping spot for the night. |
- | With the comfortable feeling that we now had the programme well in hard we did not hurry away the following morning. | + | With the comfortable feeling that we now had the programme well in hand we did not hurry away the following morning. |
- | L. Crisp then led us to a gap in the walls leading to a ridge which made a good route down to the creek. We followed down the dry bed of the creek:to the | + | |
- | 7. | + | L. Crisp then led us to a gap in the walls leading to a ridge which made a good route down to the creek. We followed down the dry bed of the creek to the Shoalhaven River, which was flowing |
- | Shoalhaven River, which was flow rig vigorously but was not high enough to cause difficulty in travelling along its banks. A crossing was made just below Badgery' | + | |
=====DEATH OF A BANDICOOT===== | =====DEATH OF A BANDICOOT===== | ||
- Clarice Morris. | - Clarice Morris. | ||
- | What's to become of one of oar least romantic marsupials? Of that poor unfortunate pouched animal between the size of a rat and a rabbit who has all the protection in the world, on paper, because he is a rare marsupial, rare in that he is typically Australian, but in effect is badgered, and banished by bait and by burning until fear must stare him in the face at every tree stump. | ||
- | I write in defence of the bandicoot, grey brown fur, pointed snout and rat- | ||
- | like tail, because at this moment on a block of land that backs on to this house land a bulldozer is cutting deeply into the land to Tale foundations for a house. The land was part of a sub-division that was opened up recently by a road being put through giving access to 24 new blocks. On the lower side of the area the twelve blocks Slope down to water, romantically known as Stringy Bark Creek. The | ||
- | wild life of the district used to lead a happy go-lucky existence beneath the | ||
- | towering blue guns and turpentines, | ||
- | their feet the bandicoot made his nest soft with hair from the underside of the female' | ||
- | When the bulldozers first moved in, one would sometimes find a bandicoot sitting up on the front lawn when returning from a night out. I have even met one scampering up the yard after cutting a dash through the back fence. Ever; a month ago I surprised one chap near the rhubarb patch. Of course same people don't like them digging conical holes in the lawn or burrowing under the side fence but I've always found it possible to live and let live, when one knows that primarily the bandicoot is a useful friend to have about the garden because his tastes differ from mine. He loves to eat small beetles, slaters and snails, perhaps an occasional juicy root, but taken overall, an occasional hole in the lawn is nothing to worry about. I even saw one grandfather-sized bandicoot sitting under the house nibbling the fowl's wheat, but there was plenty left over | ||
- | for the Chooks. What worries me now is where are these protected animals to go? | ||
- | When I went down through the back fence to speak to the builders about running a fire through the Undergrowth, | ||
- | All his " | ||
- | Even at the Zoo I've never been able to find a bandicoot. Perhaps he's a social outcast because of his party ticket association, | ||
- | =====PECKIEG WITH THE PUTTS'===== | + | What's to become of one of our least romantic marsupials? Of that poor unfortunate pouched animal between the size of a rat and a rabbit who has all the protection in the world, on paper, because he is a rare marsupial, rare in that he is typically Australian, but in effect is badgered, and banished by bait and by burning until fear must stare him in the face at every tree stump. |
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+ | I write in defence of the bandicoot, grey brown fur, pointed snout and rat-like tail, because at this moment on a block of land that backs on to this house land a bulldozer is cutting deeply into the land to make foundations for a house. The land was part of a sub-division that was opened up recently by a road being put through giving access to 24 new blocks. On the lower side of the area the twelve blocks slope down to water, romantically known as Stringy Bark Creek. The | ||
+ | wild life of the district used to lead a happy go-lucky existence beneath the towering blue guns and turpentines, | ||
+ | |||
+ | When the bulldozers first moved in, one would sometimes find a bandicoot sitting up on the front lawn when returning from a night out. I have even met one scampering up the yard after cutting a dash through the back fence. Even a month ago I surprised one chap near the rhubarb patch. Of course some people don't like them digging conical holes in the lawn or burrowing under the side fence but I've always found it possible to live and let live, when one knows that primarily the bandicoot is a useful friend to have about the garden because his tastes differ from mine. He loves to eat small beetles, slaters and snails, perhaps an occasional juicy root, but taken overall, an occasional hole in the lawn is nothing to worry about. I even saw one grandfather-sized bandicoot sitting under the house nibbling the fowl's wheat, but there was plenty left over for the Chooks. What worries me now is where are these protected animals to go? | ||
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+ | When I went down through the back fence to speak to the builders about running a fire through the undergrowth, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Even that tree near the front (a gum) we only lopped, all the branches will grow again. They look nice then". It hadn't occurred to him that all the birds' nests were destroyed and the natural shape of the tree lost for ever. That was bad enough, but When I asked if he'd seen any bandicoots run out of the bushes when they fired them he said "Oh no only a lot of rats. A terrible lot of rats" | ||
+ | |||
+ | All his " | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Pecking with the Putts'===== | ||
- Taro. | - Taro. | ||
- | Thanks to the highly developed communication system of the avian world, I became | + | |
- | So - as a non-cooker at fifes in the bush I took along a nice little playlunch, billy, milk and trimmings. The fire seemed modest for a barbecue, and no tucker was in sight. I was about to nut on my billy, when Colin and a pal started to dig - good bny scouts I thought - pit for scraps. | + | Thanks to the highly developed communication system of the avian world, I became |
- | They dug and dug, and then - out oame some gruesome baggy bodies, and after some surgical work on the big slab, a whopper array of mouthwatering | + | |
- | But of course, there is a way. out - ask the once vegie Butlers, who recently gave a demonstration of their plateless, knifeless, | + | So - as a non-cooker at fires in the bush I took along a nice little playlunch, billy, milk and trimmings. The fire seemed modest for a barbecue, and no tucker was in sight. I was about to put on my billy, when Colin and a pal started to dig - good boy scouts I thought - pit for scraps. |
- | But back to the Putts': | + | |
- | Then crun the main event of the night (pardon good Tucker), the Slides of Antarctica. | + | They dug and dug, and then - out came some gruesome baggy bodies, and after some surgical work on the big slab, a whopper array of mouth watering |
- | With our perfect still Aussie night and the glass about 700 it was real luxury to lounge so close to that limitless ice field. | + | |
- | Landscapes without trees, always seem odd to me, but the warm sunshine and captured growing things of other climes are all there - in limitless tins. Possibly trees are not far away deep dawn in coal measures, if SD - surely the earth once had a different tilt. | + | But of course, there is a way out - ask the once vegie Butlers, who recently gave a demonstration of their plateless, knifeless, |
- | 9. | + | |
+ | But back to the Putts': | ||
+ | |||
+ | Then came the main event of the night (pardon good Tucker), the Slides of Antarctica. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With our perfect still Aussie night and the glass about 70 degrees, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Landscapes without trees, always seem odd to me, but the warm sunshine and captured growing things of other climes are all there - in limitless tins. Possibly trees are not far away deep down in coal measures, if so - surely the earth once had a different tilt. | ||
Hardship seams to be the rule for all concerned around there, and this gives point to the remark of Dot - that the walkers will one day go gadding down there. This makes good sense to me - before long our tigers will be bored by such trifles as century weekends and Tassy tarantula conditions. | Hardship seams to be the rule for all concerned around there, and this gives point to the remark of Dot - that the walkers will one day go gadding down there. This makes good sense to me - before long our tigers will be bored by such trifles as century weekends and Tassy tarantula conditions. | ||
- | "What scope far glorious fireless suffering lies down south, imagine an | + | |
- | S & R affair | + | "What scope for glorious fireless suffering lies down south, imagine an S & B affair |
- | The whole night was mite unlike any other slide night, and as Dot remarked - the open sky was ideal far such a show. Far a good limelight dodger, Dot always contrives to give an apt and well rounded speech when required. | + | |
- | Yes - it was a really good night, not only far slides and fine feasting, but talkie too. | + | The whole night was quite unlike any other slide night, and as Dot remarked - the open sky was ideal far such a show. Far a good limelight dodger, Dot always contrives to give an apt and well rounded speech when required. |
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+ | Yes - it was a really good night, not only for slides and fine feasting, but talkie too. | ||
P.S. (wherein lies the clue). I was pleased to notice a certain long missed bubbling beverage from Canberra. | P.S. (wherein lies the clue). I was pleased to notice a certain long missed bubbling beverage from Canberra. | ||
- | And we owe a lot to the Putts for all the organising and preparation behind scenes. Long may they increase and multiply. I was very interested in the latest sample, which counts its age in days - a mere 90! And the Mac's new model boasting 120 days: | + | |
+ | And we owe a lot to the Putts for all the organising and preparation behind scenes. Long may they increase and multiply. I was very interested in the latest sample, which counts its age in days - a mere 90! And the Mac's new model boasting 120 days. | ||
I think the babes of the Club the most, fascinatous of all - tender little shoots to grow into the sturdy limbed to carry on the great game of Bushwalking. | I think the babes of the Club the most, fascinatous of all - tender little shoots to grow into the sturdy limbed to carry on the great game of Bushwalking. | ||
- | FOR J.4LT YOUR TRANSPORT FROM BLACKHEATH | + | |
- | CONTACT | + | And came the chorus of good nights |
- | HAT &EL L S TAME & TOURIST SERVICE | + | |
- | RING "WRITE IN..12.E OR CALL | + | One alas - gave an outward |
- | ANY HOUR - DAY OR NIGHT | + | |
- | ' | + | |
- | BOOIENG OFFICE 4. doors from Gardners Inn Hotel (LOOK FOR THE NEON SIGN) | + | |
- | SPEEDY 5 or 8 PASSENGER CARS AVAILABLE | + | |
- | LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR | + | |
- | FARES: HAMMEL WAILS 30/- per head (minimam 5 passengers) | + | |
- | PERRY '5 LOOKDOATN 3/- " " n It fl | + | |
- | JENOLAN STATE FOREST 20/.- U II II | + | |
- | CARLON' | + | |
- | NE WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE TRIPS OR SPECIAL PARTIES ON APPLICATION. | + | |
- | 10. | + | |
- | And came the chorus of good_nights | + | |
- | One alas - gave an outward | + | |
Aren't whiskers tickly things? | Aren't whiskers tickly things? | ||
- | Our showfa proved quite competent in the long rainbow avenue of the Pacific Highway - sure the reds bluffed him a bit, but li1 all good bushwalkars he gave a ready response to the beckpning | + | |
- | On behalf of the entire digestive apparatus of the company, Cheers: | + | Our showfa proved quite competent in the long rainbow avenue of the Pacific Highway - sure the reds bluffed him a bit, but like all good bushwalkars he gave a ready response to the beckoning |
+ | |||
+ | On behalf of the entire digestive apparatus of the company, Cheers. | ||
=====FEDERATION REPORT FOR OCTOBER===== | =====FEDERATION REPORT FOR OCTOBER===== | ||
- David Brown. | - David Brown. | ||
- | SEARCH & | + | |
- | - _ | + | **Search an rescue** |
- | . . Club was drowned canoeing the Murrumbidgee River near. Tharva. | + | |
- | , | + | **Federation Ball** |
- | A -wreath was sent on behalf of Federation. | + | |
- | FEDERATION BALL. The Ball was reported as being a social and financial success. | + | **Road along White Dog** It has been verified that the Water Board and the |
- | RCAD ALCM 'WHITE DOG. It has been verified that the Water Board and the | + | Forestry Commission intend to construct a road from Carlon' |
- | Forestry Commission intend to construct a road from Carlon 's farm to the Cox' | + | |
- | "THE BUSH/ | + | **The Bushwalkers Magazine** |
- | ROAD ACCESS TO BINDOOK AND cum. It was resolved to write to Mr. Lang, the owner of Bindook homestead, re his attitude to members of Federation walking in the area. | + | |
- | Bob Duncan led 6 on the Kovmung | + | **Road access to Bindook and Colony** |
+ | |||
+ | Bob Duncan led 6 on the Kowmung | ||
Highlights: Rodents in the small save at Kanangra which made sleep impossible. A waterfall over the end of the cave which the leader mistook for the beginning of the Great Flood - | Highlights: Rodents in the small save at Kanangra which made sleep impossible. A waterfall over the end of the cave which the leader mistook for the beginning of the Great Flood - | ||
- | Bob Strawberry-Jones navigated the Kowmung on a The water was too cold for swimming. | + | Bob Strawberry-Jones navigated the Kowmung on a |
Note: Plenty of savage black snakes. | Note: Plenty of savage black snakes. | ||
- | 11. | ||
=====PRACTICAL PLANNING- PROVIDES PLEASANT PLACES===== | =====PRACTICAL PLANNING- PROVIDES PLEASANT PLACES===== | ||
- | - M. Bacon. | + | - M. Bacon |
Years of planning weekend trips enabled the writer to include interesting stops on his return from London to Australia. | Years of planning weekend trips enabled the writer to include interesting stops on his return from London to Australia. | ||
- | My trip home vas quite interesting. I arrived in Athens at ask and it was dark when I got to the hotel. I learned that there was a performance in the Herodus Attiaas Theatre which Was built in the second century. After settling in I got a taxi to the theatre, and you can imagine w delight as I paid the taxi driver and looked up, for there were the walls of the Acropolis, bathed in an amber glow from great floodlights mounted around its base. Floating on top | ||
- | in brilliant white was the Parthenon: probably one of the most beautiful buildings ever constructed in the world. Behind this wonderfully-proportioned Tanple was the deep. violet of the Mediterranean sky. | ||
- | I went to the wind oa and asked for one good seat and they gave me one in the middle of the third row. I went through the archway and saw the three-storied wall of the theatre softly illuminated. Under the moonlight the forty-five tiers of marble seats set in a semi-circle, | ||
- | flooded the theatre. The orchestra played and then, from the shadows, the spot | ||
- | lights came slowly on and the performance of " | ||
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- | GIFT BQXES OF GLACE FRUITS | ||
- | FRUIT & hUT PACKS CONFECTIONS | ||
- | CHRISTMAS CAKES PEANUTS & CASHEW NUTS EY PACKET OR CLASS JAR | ||
- | CHRISTMAS CAKE MIXTURE FRUIT JUICES - BOTTLED AND TINNED | ||
- | RAISINS SULTANAS DRIED FRUITS OF ALL KINDS LIGHTWEIG7 BISCUITS | ||
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- | 13 HUNTER ST SYDNEY. SW 1725. | ||
- | ' | + | My trip home vas quite interesting. I arrived in Athens at dusk and it was dark when I got to the hotel. I learned that there was a performance in the Herodus Atticus Theatre which Was built in the second century. After settling in I got a taxi to the theatre, and you can imagine my delight as I paid the taxi driver and looked up, for there were the walls of the Acropolis, bathed in an amber glow from great floodlights mounted around its base. Floating on top |
- | HEALTH FOOD 5.1-10PO4VEGETARIAN CAFts: | + | in brilliant white was the Parthenon: probably one of the most beautiful buildings ever constructed in the world. Behind this wonderfully proportioned Temple was the deep violet of the Mediterranean sky. |
- | 12. | + | |
- | It was a most moving experience. Incidentally, | + | I went to the window and asked for one good seat and they gave me one in the middle of the third row. I went through the archway and saw the three storied wall of the theatre softly illuminated. Under the moonlight, the forty-five tiers of marble seats set in a semi-circle, |
- | The next day I joined a small tourist party and visited some of the historic monuments and saw the Parthenon of white mrrble | + | lights came slowly on and the performance of " |
- | Kind friends took me to their home far drinks and then we drove cat to see the lights on the Acropolis and hear the story with music of the history of the temples. They were floodlit with light in an appropriate colour, to fit in with the music. Naturally, when recalling the time the Turks had stored their ammunition in the Parthenon and it exploded, the white marble was floodlit with crimson and flickering amber. | + | |
- | We then went on a drive by the seashore to an open air restaurant and dined qn Greek food and drank Greek wines, we danced between courses. Then the floor show came on and at 2 a m. we decided that the party Should | + | The next day I joined a small tourist party and visited some of the historic monuments and saw the Parthenon of white marble |
- | W host arranged for another friend to pick me up and take me to lunch at Sounion where we ate in the shade of the great ' | + | |
- | Istanbul was on my list of places to visit because of the world-famed collection of Chinese porcelains. These are shown in the old kitchene | + | Kind friends took me to their home for drinks and then we drove out to see the lights on the Acropolis and hear the story with music of the history of the temples. They were floodlit with light in an appropriate colour, to fit in with the music. Naturally, when recalling the time the Turks had stored their ammunition in the Parthenon and it exploded, the white marble was floodlit with crimson and flickering amber. |
- | I visited the wonderful Aya Sophia. This was a Christian church for 600 years, a mosque 400 years, and for the last 24 years has been a museum: I went into the Blue Mosque which has wonderful designs on blue Turkish tiles, inside the upper section of the building. The whole of the floor is covered with rugs seeming to make pools of crimson, scarlet and red, which look particularly wonderful in the soft light against the blue of the tiles. | + | |
- | Kind friends took: me to a Turkish lunch, others to a Turkish dinner with Turkish wines. On the second day I dined atAestaurant | + | We then went on a drive by the seashore to an open air restaurant and dined on Greek food and drank Greek wines, we danced between courses. Then the floor show came on and at 2 am we decided that the party should |
- | -xwaromiwuw ammesummunts' | + | |
- | haul | + | My host arranged for another friend to pick me up and take me to lunch at Sounion where we ate in the shade of the great ' |
- | 13. | + | |
- | ;2) | + | Istanbul was on my list of places to visit because of the world-famed collection of Chinese porcelains. These are shown in the old kitchens |
- | - | + | |
- | samaisuumemsecouts" | + | I visited the wonderful Aya Sophia. This was a Christian church for 600 years, a mosque 400 years, and for the last 24 years has been a museum. I went into the Blue Mosque which has wonderful designs on blue Turkish tiles, inside the upper section of the building. The whole of the floor is covered with rugs seeming to make pools of crimson, scarlet and red, which look particularly wonderful in the soft light against the blue of the tiles. |
- | 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. BANG: Not an atomic count down but a reminder that Christmas is only a few short weeks away, and it's time to get cracking on that list of yours. | + | |
- | Of course, if its gear from yourself or a present far a friend Paddy has the. gear NOW to please you, but the demand this Christmas will create shortages as the big bang approaches, So don't delay. . | + | Kind friends took me to a Turkish lunch, others to a Turkish dinner with Turkish wines. On the second day I dined at restaurant |
- | May we make a few suggestions while we still have them - | + | |
- | Water buckets - l and 2 gallon heavy japara | + | I visited one of the Byzantine churches that was alleged to have some of the finest old mosiacs in the world. This does net surprise me for they were exceedingly beautiful and wonderfully preserved. Much of the preserving was due to the building being turned into a Mosque and the mosiacs |
- | with or without zipp top | + | |
- | 12/6 - 17/9. | + | I was booked at the Hilton Hotel for one night but found it was necessary to arrive one night earlier. I assumed that I would have accommodation at the same hotel, but the Hilton was booked out, so I went to Istanbul' |
- | Extra large heavyweight plastic liner for rucksacks A special for pack: | + | |
- | t2. 6. 9 to E2.18. 0. Carabiners, manilla and pylon rope for rock | + | I was sorry to leave Istanbul for there were many more things to be seen but soon I was on my way to Beirut and from there spent a day in Old Jerusalem, seeing Bethlehem, The Church of the Nativity, which was built over the "old inn and stable", |
- | climbers. | + | |
- | Two improved models of rubber soled malking boots | + | I next went to Bangkok where my Thai friends were delighted to see me and insisted on me staying an extra day. I visited their air-conditioned office, slept in their airconditioned home and travelled in their air-conditioned Mercedes. |
- | E5.17. 0 to E6. 8. 6. | + | |
- | Grenfell jackets in green or steel blue, another Shipment of this wonderful cloth has just arrived. Primus stoves - the proven favourite in petrol stoves at 53/6d. | + | My friends, at my request, gave me Thai food for breakfast, |
- | A shop full of gear far Talkers and those mho love the out-of-doors at ... | + | |
- | PADDY PAWN tP | + | |
- | Lt rl | + | |
- | Lightweight Comp Gear | + | |
- | 20% CASTLE REACH St SYDNEY | + | |
- | BM2685 | + | |
- | 14. | + | |
- | I visited one of the Byzantine churches that was alleged to have some of the finest old mosiacs in the world. This does net surprise me for they were exceedingly beautiful and wonderfully preserved. Much of the preserving was due to the building being turned into a Mosque and the mosia, | + | |
- | I was booked at the Hilton Hotel for one night but found it was necessary to arrive one night earlier. I assumed that I would have accommodation at the same hotel, but the Hilton was booked out, so I went to Istanbul' | + | |
- | I was sorry to leave Istanbul for there were many more things to be seen udt ' | + | |
- | I next went to Banglmkmhere | + | |
- | My friends, at my request, gave me Thai food for breakfast, | + | |
I was very impressed with the marvellous long pools of Lotus at the sides of some of the roads. Some of these are 3-400 yards long filled with great quantities of pink blossoms. In some of the streets they are filling in these canals, or klongs, as the natives call them, and turning them into roadways. Originally, of course, they were used for water transport. | I was very impressed with the marvellous long pools of Lotus at the sides of some of the roads. Some of these are 3-400 yards long filled with great quantities of pink blossoms. In some of the streets they are filling in these canals, or klongs, as the natives call them, and turning them into roadways. Originally, of course, they were used for water transport. | ||
- | Hong Kong was the last call where I spent too happy days. Chinese friends made the visit most enjoyable. Two days is far too short to spend in a place like Hong Kong but it recalled the happy four days that I had spent there three years earlier. | ||
- | 15. | ||
- | It vas grand to get back to Sydney again, even if only to draw breath arid | + | Hong Kong was the last call where I spent two happy days. Chinese friends made the visit most enjoyable. Two days is far too short to spend in a place like Hong Kong but it recalled the happy four days that I had spent there three years earlier. |
- | recollect some of the faScinatibvthings | + | |
- | =====DAY WALKS===== | + | It was grand to get back to Sydney again, even if only to draw breath and |
+ | recollect some of the fascinating things I have seen over the past fourteen days. | ||
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+ | =====Day walks===== | ||
- David Ingram. | - David Ingram. | ||
- | NOVEMBER | + | |
+ | **November | ||
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- | Thiswalk | + | This walk is designed to link up With Dick Child' |
- | pEcHumi | + | |
- | | + | **December 5** KIDDIES' |
+ | waterfall. | ||
A good road right to the spot if travelling, by car. | A good road right to the spot if travelling, by car. | ||
8.20 a m. train) | 8.20 a m. train) | ||
Central Electric Station to Sutherland | Central Electric Station to Sutherland | ||
9.20 a m. train) | 9.20 a m. train) | ||
- | where change for rail motor to Waterfall. These trains usually | + | where change for rail motor to Waterfall. These trains usually |
- | conma2t | + | |
- | A good opportunity-for the kids and parents to get together. For further details ring Clem Hallstrom at LB6495. | + | **December |
- | DECEMBER | + | |
- | boats. As the programme says, the type of walk will be met - | + | =====Walking?===== |
- | take your swimming costume. See David (" | + | |
- | WALKII.G? | + | |
- Eric Adcock. | - Eric Adcock. | ||
- | I feel that there is some need for a Nord Of warning to members of the Club Who may feel that they are knowledgable in the ways of the Bush, but not up with the most modern of walking | + | |
- | The first is to ascertain | + | I feel that there is some need for a word Of warning to members of the Club Who may feel that they are knowledgable in the ways of the bush, but not up with the most modern of walking trends.. It should be stated here that the comments I am about to make are hardly |
- | 16. | + | |
- | fast downhill skip. Believe it or not there are several advantages to this method of travel. | + | The first is to ascertain |
(a) It loosens up the leg muscles. | (a) It loosens up the leg muscles. | ||
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(b) It puts the stomach into a rhythmic rhumba which does wonders for the digestive system and probably accounts for any lack of gregariousness later in the evening. | (b) It puts the stomach into a rhythmic rhumba which does wonders for the digestive system and probably accounts for any lack of gregariousness later in the evening. | ||
- | (c) It extends the neck muscles, but any gain in height is counteracted by the wear on your feet. | + | |
- | (d) It prohibits talking and eating and in fact carrying dentures for itb not long before your jaw flaps in time with the pace. | + | (c ) It extends the neck muscles, but any gain in height is counteracted by the wear on your feet. |
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+ | (d) It prohibits talking and eating and in fact carrying dentures for it is not long before your jaw flaps in time with the pace. | ||
(e) It is interesting to see this rhythm and beauty in other people. | (e) It is interesting to see this rhythm and beauty in other people. | ||
- | It is little -wonder that bushwalkers are treated with considerable amount of doUbt and perhaps respect, far to meet such a pounding herd on a track could be terrifying if not disastrous. | ||
- | You Zaven' | ||
- | For those that have any feeling left the evening is about to start. A brew is made, capable of contorting the remnants of the stomach until it sits up and barks, while the conversation takes weird. turns. Topics such as which part of the human is the most tender for eating and recommended cooking times ensure a night of tranquil sleep. Finally you retreat to the sleeping bag watching everyone else, and then you have the brainwave - you'll sleep upside down so that in the event of an attack they will only cut off your feet instead of your head. | ||
- | The hours pass and at last the dawn rises. In case you don't feel uncomfortable a cup of tea is produced before you have time to rise. It is p3ea6ant to notice at this stage that you still have a head and both feet. You rise to make breakfast and eat it with the feeling that at least the weather is good. Before the last mouthful has been chewed 26 times you are off again at a slow skip down the track. Stimulation of the digestion is high. | ||
- | Miles pass - beautiful bush as free as the air is skipped through, which you see as from a yo-yo. Finally you come to a small patch of cleared land. What | ||
- | an ideal spot far a quiet serene :Lunch! And then, up and away. I discovered for the first time that it is essential to have your foot outside the pack before you do up the straps. | ||
- | The end of the trip can come quietly and pleasantly, but if you have just skipped some umpteen miles and your car still resides on the top of a 1500 foot climb, that is unlikely. People with pogo sticks for legs ar ancestors that lived on the rocky crags of the mountains can rise above these things, but if you have been lax and not kept up with your daily skipping practice you have had it. | ||
- | SOLITARY | + | It is little wonder that bushwalkers are treated with considerable amount of doubt and perhaps respect, for to meet such a pounding herd on a track could be terrifying if not disastrous. |
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+ | You haven' | ||
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+ | For those that have any feeling left the evening is about to start. A brew is made, capable of contorting the remnants of the stomach until it sits up and barks, while the conversation takes weird turns. Topics such as which part of the human is the most tender for eating and recommended cooking times ensure a night of tranquil sleep. Finally you retreat to the sleeping bag watching everyone else, and then you have the brainwave - you'll sleep upside down so that in the event of an attack they will only cut off your feet instead of your head. | ||
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+ | The hours pass and at last the dawn rises. In case you don't feel uncomfortable a cup of tea is produced before you have time to rise. It is pleasant to notice at this stage that you still have a head and both feet. You rise to make breakfast and eat it with the feeling that at least the weather is good. Before the last mouthful has been chewed 26 times you are off again at a slow skip down the track. Stimulation of the digestion is high. | ||
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+ | Miles pass - beautiful bush as free as the air is skipped through, which you see as from a yo-yo. Finally you come to a small patch of cleared land. What an ideal spot far a quiet serene | ||
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+ | The end of the trip can come quietly and pleasantly, but if you have just skipped some umpteen miles and your car still resides on the top of a 1500 foot climb, that is unlikely. People with pogo sticks for legs and ancestors that lived on the rocky crags of the mountains can rise above these things, but if you have been lax and not kept up with your daily skipping practice you have had it. | ||
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+ | =====Solitary===== | ||
- Irene Pridham. | - Irene Pridham. | ||
Line 326: | Line 317: | ||
However, in spite of the huge caravan of goods and chattels we made very good time to the top, went down to the swamp for a drink, then decided to walk through the swamp to save us a ridge. The usually dry swamp was filled with beautiful red goo that came up to knees at times. At any rate out came twenty- two redmen who went down to the Chinaman' | However, in spite of the huge caravan of goods and chattels we made very good time to the top, went down to the swamp for a drink, then decided to walk through the swamp to save us a ridge. The usually dry swamp was filled with beautiful red goo that came up to knees at times. At any rate out came twenty- two redmen who went down to the Chinaman' | ||
- | Reg Meakins took some of the Visitors to see the view from the Ruined Castle and they were so tired they missed the last train up the Scenic Railway and had to come up the Golden Stairs. Eventually we all met at the AB Cafe where ale and steaks banished all signs of tiredness. As I was paying my bill some bloke put into my pack a bottle that had been opened, and as the most hurried part of the trip was from the Cafe to the station I found myself running along with someone else's hand in my pack to keep the contents in, but all got for my trouble was a piece of cheese that tasted like Sunlight soap. | + | Reg Meakins took some of the Visitors to see the view from the Ruined Castle and they were so tired they missed the last train up the Scenic Railway and had to come up the Golden Stairs. Eventually we all met at the AB Cafe where ale and steaks banished all signs of tiredness. As I was paying my bill some bloke put into my pack a bottle that had been opened, and as the most hurried part of the trip was from the Cafe to the station I found myself running along with someone else's hand in my pack to keep the contents in, but all I got for my trouble was a piece of cheese that tasted like Sunlight soap. |
- | Cliefden Caves (October 7-8-9). | + | **Cliefden Caves (October 7-8-9)** |
Helen Barrett led 10 members to this cave system West of Blayney. Good camping beneath red river gums; exploration of an extensive system of caves. | Helen Barrett led 10 members to this cave system West of Blayney. Good camping beneath red river gums; exploration of an extensive system of caves. | ||
- | Molly Rodgers (October 14-15-16) had three members and two prospectives on the Nattai River trip. Leaders are warned to watch out for a certain prospective of Mature | + | |
+ | **Molly Rodgers (October 14-15-16)** had three members and two prospectives on the Nattai River trip. Leaders are warned to watch out for a certain prospective of mature | ||
The party found Starlight' | The party found Starlight' | ||
- | =====TIE WA:NU:RIMS OF A HULLMOOSE===== | + | =====The wanderings of a Bull Moose===== |
- Eric Pegram. | - Eric Pegram. | ||
Spring arrived at last in England, and as April started the sap rising in the trees so it started peoples' | Spring arrived at last in England, and as April started the sap rising in the trees so it started peoples' | ||
- | Returning to London where a series of farewell parties | + | |
- | side was a mass of colour as the tulips were out in all their glory. Unlike | + | Returning to London where a series of farewell parties |
- | Australia, Holland has an excess of water and the fields have small drainage canals, some 25 yards apart, cut through them and as the seasonal rain had preceded me, walking became a series of slushy Tasmanian type strides and a broadjump - | + | |
slushy- TTS and a BJ etc. etc. etc. - the accepted way of travelling. | slushy- TTS and a BJ etc. etc. etc. - the accepted way of travelling. | ||
- | Leaving Holland and Belgium behind I eventually reached Paris at 11 p m. and | + | |
- | spent the evening walking, not from bar-to-bar as you'd expect (although there were a few visited) but around Paris where the streetsseem | + | Leaving Holland and Belgium behind I eventually reached Paris at 11 pm and |
+ | spent the evening walking, not from bar-to-bar as you'd expect (although there were a few visited) but around Paris where the streets seem to be alive all night long. Ah, Springtime on the Seine, The Eifel Tower and The Champs | ||
I must admit this city certainly has something. (Boy, does some unprintable | I must admit this city certainly has something. (Boy, does some unprintable | ||
- | material come to mind here!) Seven days were spent wandering about the city, from the wonderful Art Galleries and Churches to the lowdives and markets, then, as arranged in London, met up with a mob of mild Aussies under the Arc de Triumph, then off to sunny Spain - San Sebastian - Madrid with its gory bullfights - Latin lover types and staring people | + | material come to mind here!) Seven days were spent wandering about the city, from the wonderful Art Galleries and Churches to the lowdives and markets, then, as arranged in London, met up with a mob of mild Aussies under the Arc de Triumph, then off to sunny Spain - San Sebastian - Madrid with its gory bullfights - Latin lover types and staring people |
- | farewell to the party who were heading south to Rome and Naples while I was heading north. After almost three weeks with non-bushwalker types who mart to see " | + | farewell to the party who were heading south to Rome and Naples while I was heading north. After almost three weeks with non-bushwalker types who want to see " |
- | Hired a car in Frieburg in the Black Forest area of Germany and did a much too quick ten day, never to be forgotten, circular tour through Bavaria - Austrian and Italian Alps - Switzerland, | + | |
+ | Hired a car in Frieburg in the Black Forest area of Germany and did a much too quick ten day, never to be forgotten, circular tour through Bavaria - Austrian and Italian Alps - Switzerland, | ||
(To be continued next month). | (To be continued next month). | ||
- | DON'T FORGET TEE ChTISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 16TH AT NORTH MIME =C IL CHAMBERS. | + | **Don't forget the Christmas Party held at North Sydney Council Chambers** |
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