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Our thirty-third Annual General Meeting commenced with a welcome to two new members, Giesler Kowlowski and Vince Aitken. Apologies were received from Tan McKenzie, Joe Turner, Edna Garrad and Morrie Berry. | Our thirty-third Annual General Meeting commenced with a welcome to two new members, Giesler Kowlowski and Vince Aitken. Apologies were received from Tan McKenzie, Joe Turner, Edna Garrad and Morrie Berry. | ||
- | Another successful social month was reported. Some 40 members attended the theatre party and 15 had dinner together before going to the theatre. Our Walks Secretary reported that the commando trip along the Kommumg, led by Colin Putt, had been a success, though some had exceeded instructions in the matter of equipment and the trip had not turned out as tough as expected. | + | Another successful social month was reported. Some 40 members attended the theatre party and 15 had dinner together before going to the theatre. Our Walks Secretary reported that the commando trip along the Kowmumg, led by Colin Putt, had been a success, though some had exceeded instructions in the matter of equipment and the trip had not turned out as tough as expected. |
The swimming carnival had been marred by rain. Although there were enough present to have a race or two, some were tired, others wouldn' | The swimming carnival had been marred by rain. Although there were enough present to have a race or two, some were tired, others wouldn' | ||
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|Hon. Solicitor|C. Broad| | |Hon. Solicitor|C. Broad| | ||
- | THROW AWAY YOUR ARMOUR.: | + | =====Throw Away Your Armour!===== |
- | FROM THE DAILIES: | + | |
- | Thp Blue Mountains City Council recently decided to prohibit the discharging | + | ====From The Dailies:==== |
- | of firearms in the Blue Mountains area, to try to eliminate | + | |
- | Theoretically therefore, we need no longer fear being shot at in Megalong: | + | The Blue Mountains City Council recently decided to prohibit the discharging of firearms in the Blue Mountains area, to try to eliminate |
- | On second thoughts, however, leaders should play safe and walk in the middle of the party when traversing | + | |
- | P | + | Theoretically therefore, we need no longer fear being shot at in Megalong! On second thoughts, however, leaders should play safe and walk in the middle of the party when traversing |
- | 4- | + | |
- | scac-rtIT, DOINGS. PAST: | + | =====Social Doings.===== |
- | MOM 15TH. The Busbies | + | |
- | MARCH 22ND, The theme of Michael | + | ====Past:==== |
- | "At present our Austfialia | + | |
- | The men -Who give a nation its true Ideals are the great poets. Follow the poets, for they know more than the politicians. The poet who gave Australia its Ideal most clearly was Henry Lawson, who once wrote these majestic words:- | + | __March 15th.__ The Bushies |
- | "The dream of the poet of the Southern Cross Will never be realised, | + | |
- | Until the country is irrigated | + | __March 22nd.__ |
+ | |||
+ | The men who give a nation its true Ideals are the great poets. Follow the poets, for they know more than the politicians. The poet who gave Australia its Ideal most clearly was Henry Lawson, who once wrote these majestic words:- | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The dream of the poet of the Southern Cross\\ | ||
+ | Will never be realised,\\ | ||
+ | Until the country is irrigated\\ | ||
And the people humanised" | And the people humanised" | ||
- | That means Water and Culture, our two most pressing needs. Make those words as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, and you will be good Australians. Ideals are like stars; you. cannot grasp them, but you can steer a coarse by them. I declare that out there in the Lake Eyre river basin, the largest river basin in Australia, we have to develop a new type of desert civilisation that can only be made possible by modern mechanisation. The so-called "Dead Heart", | + | |
- | CCUMG - | + | That means Water and Culture, our two most pressing needs. Make those words as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, and you will be good Australians. Ideals are like stars; you cannot grasp them, but you can steer a coarse by them. I declare that out there in the Lake Eyre river basin, the largest river basin in Australia, we have to develop a new type of desert civilisation that can only be made possible by modern mechanisation. The so-called "Dead Heart", |
- | APRIL 19TH Bunny Thing will speak on Aden, illustrated with slides taken during her residence there. | + | |
- | APRIL 26TH Olympic Tyres film of 1956 Olympic Games (Melbourne) and of the 1960 Winter Sports. | + | ====Coming: |
- | aaa01.1.M., | + | |
- | FOR TI-E LADIES. | + | __April 19th.__ |
- | It was at the January meeting | + | |
- | One duty was paramount - the construction of that stately edifice to serve les femmes charmantes. The duty, nig readers, fell upon me: | + | __April 26th.__ |
- | On the appointed day, with the sun high - as well as the spirits - a silent team of four with a leader on perfection bent set off along a time honoured | + | |
- | 5. | + | =====For The Ladies.===== |
- | whereupon the leader immediately exclaimed "It is indeed the very spot!" | + | |
- | The ground was at once marked out and the proposed building delineated by plan, section and elevation. Spades were called for by the Jack of Knaves and with all their Hearts, four DiamondS | + | - " |
- | The first post was placed in the north east corner as should all foundation stones be so situated, and the other three soon followed. An ambarrassment-proof | + | |
- | Note: The structure was pre-tested and found to comply with the Standards Association Rules and Regulations and all Local and State Ordinances. After the Re-'union and before dismantling took:place we all could say Q.E.D. | + | It was at the January meeting |
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+ | One duty was paramount - the construction of that stately edifice to serve les femmes charmantes. The duty, my readers, fell upon me! | ||
+ | |||
+ | On the appointed day, with the sun high - as well as the spirits - a silent team of four with a leader on perfection bent set off along a time honoured | ||
+ | |||
+ | The ground was at once marked out and the proposed building delineated by plan, section and elevation. Spades were called for by the Jack of Knaves and with all their Hearts, four Diamonds | ||
+ | |||
+ | The first post was placed in the north east corner as should all foundation stones be so situated, and the other three soon followed. An embarrassment-proof | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Note__: The structure was pre-tested and found to comply with the Standards Association Rules and Regulations and all Local and State Ordinances. After the Re-union and before dismantling took place we all could say Q.E.D. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
The Scene: A hillock at Woods' Creek. George Gray's car cover (the largest size made) is strung up to farm the biggest tent, yet, and harbours at least a dozen campers. The fire is smoking bravely under a great mass of billies and frying pans. | The Scene: A hillock at Woods' Creek. George Gray's car cover (the largest size made) is strung up to farm the biggest tent, yet, and harbours at least a dozen campers. The fire is smoking bravely under a great mass of billies and frying pans. | ||
- | Says Putto: (still N'aZ. to the core) | + | |
- | Tunny how those AustrPTlians | + | Says Putto: (still N.Z. to the core): Funny how those Australians |
- | Bookings | + | |
- | Weekly rate, including basic food | + | ---- |
- | E8 each for members | + | |
- | 12.10. 0 each for non-members | + | Bookings |
- | Foundation Membership available, | + | |
- | (See the February issue far the full story of ILLAWONG.) | + | Weekly rate, including basic food: £8 each for members; £12.10.0 each for non-members; Foundation Membership available, |
- | We repact, with regret, the death i America of Suzanne Richard. Suzanne was a member of the Club in the early 1930's and will be well remeMbered | + | |
+ | (See the February issue far the full story of Illawong.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | We report, with regret, the death in America of Suzanne Richard. Suzanne was a member of the Club in the early 1930's and will be well remembered | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
We have recently heard from Phil Mason' | We have recently heard from Phil Mason' | ||
- | 6. | + | |
- | THEIR SPLENDOUR SHALL NEVER FADE. | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | =====Their Splendour Shall Never Fade.===== | ||
- Brian G. Harvey. | - Brian G. Harvey. | ||
- | Anzac Day, this year falling on a Wednesday, does not give us the 'opportunity of a long weekend to visit Splendour Rock, that lofty crag where the N,S.W. Federation of Bushmalking | + | |
- | At the Tenth Anniversary | + | Anzac Day, this year falling on a Wednesday, does not give us the opportunity of a long weekend to visit Splendour Rock, that lofty crag where the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking |
- | As it will be impracticable for me to visit the Rock this year, I feel it mould be very appropriate to rend the Old Hands, and to acquaint the New Hands, of the honour due to those unsung heroes of the Club who have no perpetuating | + | |
- | May I explain that the Services Committee was formed from the Federated Clubs to post mental and physical " | + | At the Tenth Anniversary |
- | with the Armed Farces | + | |
+ | As it will be impracticable for me to visit the Rock this year, I feel it mould be very appropriate to remind | ||
+ | |||
+ | May I explain that the Services Committee was formed from the Federated Clubs to post mental and physical " | ||
Funds were raised by various resorts - barbecues, raffles, anyhow. Members picked peas and dug potatoes at farms near Liverpool - and donated their wages to the fund. This backbreaking work was on a production basis - and not easy. | Funds were raised by various resorts - barbecues, raffles, anyhow. Members picked peas and dug potatoes at farms near Liverpool - and donated their wages to the fund. This backbreaking work was on a production basis - and not easy. | ||
- | Photographers in the Clubs ran off thousands of contact prints and enlargements. Others gathered up the prediaus | + | |
- | - sending them news of the Club doings - and passing in turn their letters round the diminished Club. And, above all, there was the gratis issue every month of the never-failing copy of "The Sydney Bushwalker" | + | Photographers in the Clubs ran off thousands of contact prints and enlargements. Others gathered up the precious |
- | Speaking | + | |
- | And for those Club-mates who did not cone back - Gordon-Smith, Gordon | + | Speaking |
- | "THEY SHALL GROW' NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT NEARI THEM, NOR THE IELRS CONDEMN: | + | |
- | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING | + | And for those club-mates who did not cone back - Gordon Smith, Gordon |
- | WE SHALL REMEMER THEM | + | |
- | FOR ALL YOUR TRANSPORT FROM BLABEHEATH | + | "Their splendour shall never fade\\ |
- | CONTACT | + | They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old\\ |
- | HATSIATELL IS TAXI & TOURIST SERVICE | + | Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn\\ |
- | R.M., WRITE, WERE GR. CALL | + | At the going down of the sun and in the morning\\ |
- | ANT HOUR - DAY OR NIGHT | + | We shall remember them." |
- | !PHONE: Blackheath w459 or W151 | + | |
- | BOOKIM OFFICE: 4 doors from Ga rdners Inn Hotel | + | =====When Men Were Men!===== |
- | (LOOK FOR THE NEON SIGN) | + | |
- | SPE= 5 or 8 PASSEMER CARS AVAILAELE | + | - "Taro". |
- | LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CAT= FOR | + | |
- | FARES: KANADDRA WALLS 30/:. per head (Minimum 5 passengers) | + | |
- | pmayts LoonowN 3/... It II If | + | |
- | JENOUNSTATE FOREST 20/ " " | + | |
- | CARLON' | + | |
- | WE WILL BE PLEASE) TO QUOTE TRPS OP. SPECIAL PARTIES ON APPLICATION. | + | |
- | WHEN MN INME MEN! | + | |
From "John 0' London" | From "John 0' London" | ||
- | " | + | |
- | Other times - other Walker s. | + | " |
- | In the sumer months Reed regul arly -walked to Cambridge if he was playing in an all day cricket match on the Saturday - the 55 miles walk from. London was then a-regular | + | |
- | Concentrate on this last ward,' | + | Other times - other Walkers. |
- | " | + | |
- | 8. | + | In the summer |
- | I have a book all about another great (civilian) walker of a century ago - George Borrow. (The Romany addict). He strolled from bottom to top of Wales. | + | |
- | He would stop and talk to any man, woman, child, | + | Concentrate on this last word, and then ponder on toddy' |
- | With This outfit he ignored the weather no matter how soaked - his night time pub always had a log fire. | + | |
- | 30 -miles per day was quite normal, and he mould plug on in the dark in | + | I have a book all about another great (civilian) walker of a century ago - George Borrow. (The Romany addict). He strolled from bottom to top of Wales. He would stop and talk to any man, woman, child, |
- | strange uninhabited roads. No torch! Even with the gamp he could turn on 6 m p.h. and not in the 600 pages does he mention foot trouble. The bootmalmrs | + | |
- | He found Wales a singularly contented though poverty ridden place. One farm hand he talked to was a married man on 7/- per week: | + | With this outfit he ignored the weather no matter how soaked - his night time pub always had a log fire. |
- | Barrow was a fine, sample from that fountain of fine men they call England: He found these ignorant (save in poetry and sense) | + | |
- | REMON 1961. | + | 30 miles per day was quite normal, and he would plug on in the dark in strange uninhabited roads. No torch! Even with the gamp he could turn on 6 m.p.h. and not in the 600 pages does he mention foot trouble. The bootmakers |
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+ | He found Wales a singularly contented though poverty ridden place. One farm hand he talked to was a married man on 7/- per week! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Barrow was a fine, sample from that fountain of fine men they call England! He found these ignorant (save in poetry and sense) | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Reunion | ||
By One who was there. | By One who was there. | ||
- | In the year 2000 there will be at least four people, then only forty, who will be able to say "I attended the Reunion in 1961. For the most astonishing feature about recent reunions has been the change in the age groups. There are more and | + | |
- | yanrger | + | In the year 2000 there will be at least four people, then only forty, who will be able to say "I attended the Reunion in 1961". For the most astonishing feature about recent reunions has been the change in the age groups. There are more and younger |
- | There -were, however, some notable absences - Edna Garrad, Dorothy Hasluck, the Gilroys, the Crokers, Marion Ellis - to name a few. Some had legitimate | + | |
- | excuses but no doubt the weath/ | + | There were, however, some notable absences - Edna Garrad, Dorothy Hasluck, the Gilroys, the Crokers, Marion Ellis - to name a few. Some had legitimate excuses but no doubt the weather |
- | caused most people to gather up their belongings and flee to their tents, But the rain held of until some hour in the early. morning | + | |
- | it served him (or her or them) right. Not only did the rain hold off but the air was warm and still and seemed to me the pleasantest atmospheric conditions for the Reunion for many a long day. | + | We must hand it to the organisers - we loafers - they do a mighty job. Sometimes when I feel a little critical I suddenly break out into a lather of shame. |
- | We must hand it to tbe organisers - we loafers - they do a mighty job. Sometimes when I feel a little critical I suddenly break out into a lather of shame. | + | |
- | This year everything seemed to go right. The Colo Shire had improved the road and provided a parking space at the end. I am not going to invite a spate of letters to the Editor by expressing an opinion on the desirability of this use of the Shire' | + | This year everything seemed to go right. The Colo Shire had improved the road and provided a parking space at the end. I am not going to invite a spate of letters to the Editor by expressing an opinion on the desirability of this use of the Shire' |
- | 9. | + | |
- | I suspect that the Campfire Captains were in the predicament of having too many items up their sleeves. Too many/ Good heavens, what to do when it comes to this! Shall we have a selection committee (and perhaps co-opt Senator Henty) after the style 6f the Ardhibald? Or shall we say At a certain time, we have the initiation and the new president, then supper and that that". | + | I suspect that the Campfire Captains were in the predicament of having too many items up their sleeves. Too many? Good heavens, what to do when it comes to this! Shall we have a selection committee (and perhaps co-opt Senator Henty) after the style of the Archibald? Or shall we say "At a certain time, we have the initiation and the new president, then supper and that' |
Someone made a suggestion worth considering that, as the initiation generally caused a breaking of the barriers, it should be the last event before supper. | Someone made a suggestion worth considering that, as the initiation generally caused a breaking of the barriers, it should be the last event before supper. | ||
- | There was a vide gamut of entertainmenton | + | |
- | Sketches were topical, typical and sometimes | + | There was a wide gamut of entertainment on the programme, though community singing was notably short due, I suppose, to the number of items. On the serious side we had some fine recorder |
- | Roloert | + | |
- | the lines in these sketches though the execution faltered at times. | + | Sketches were topical, typical and sometimes |
- | 40 | + | |
- | HEALTH FOOD SHOP ofriVEGETARIAN CAFE | + | Robert |
- | WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE | + | |
- | THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE CLUB | + | The children loved Ray Bean's flea but I hope it will be some years before the boys so sincerely |
- | has chosen " | + | |
- | 13 HUNTER ST SYDNEY. 8W1725. | + | Sunday is the relaxing day for the Reunion. The worst of the work for the common labourers is over, the feverish quiverings of the hypersensitive artists have dissipated and, without |
- | 10. | + | |
- | had a script shoved under your noe for the first time two minutes before you go on stage and you hate lost the place, or never found. it in the first place, and the torch -chon' | + | But even on Sunday we had damper making to keep us interested. And when the Organiser wins first prize we may yet see Mr. Tallentire winning fir at prize in an Opera House lottery. Along the path I saw Alex Colley going campwards |
- | The children loved/Ray Bean's flea but I hope it will be sote years before the boys so since' | + | |
- | Sunday is the relaxing day for the Reunion. The -worst of the work for the common labourers is over, the feverish quiverings of the hypersensitive artists have dissipated and, itithout | + | I liked this Reunion the most ever. I have been trying to work out why. I think it was because it had all the essentials of a good Reunion but more variety than usual - even the rain didn't dampen us but only kept us on our toes. |
- | But even on Sunday we had damper making to keep us interested. And when the Organiser wins first prize we may yet see Mr. Tallentire winning fir at prize in an Opera House lottery. Along the path I saw Alex Colley going campvards | + | |
- | I liked this Reunion the most ever. I have been trying to work out thy. I think it was because it had all the essentials of a good Reunion but more variety than usual - even the rain didn't dampen us but only kept us on. our 'toes. | + | ---- |
- | Our recorder reports that there were 190 preent | + | |
- | PUBLIC OPINION & BUSHWALKERS. | + | Our recorder reports that there were 190 present |
- | The Editor, Dear Sir, | + | |
- | The well known quotation :- " | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | =====Public Opinion And Bushwalkers.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | The Editor, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dear Sir, | ||
+ | |||
+ | The well known quotation :- | ||
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+ | " | ||
To see ourselves as ithers see us" | To see ourselves as ithers see us" | ||
- | i2 oft pervertdd | + | |
- | "I would to ither s the giftie | + | is oft perverted to - |
- | To see ray se lf as I see me", | + | |
- | and nowhere more effectively than in Bushwallers' thoughts about the Public' | + | "I would to ither s the giftie |
- | It has never been clear just -why so many bushwalkers worry about what the public thinks about them. Speaking from a statistical basis, the panic doesn' | + | To see myself |
- | 11. | + | |
- | 47E41 to See tb, packs tut de the Iwo knees and X1.14rtional | + | and nowhere more effectively than in Bushwalkers' thoughts about the Public' |
- | gtra41041600 0 nftibilinOrit nUAZE *Later" Carters!" | + | |
- | Tie 61g of tts mastics | + | It has never been clear just why so many bushwalkers worry about what the public thinks about them. Speaking from a statistical basis, the public |
- | the Vey to arouse their suaticion | + | |
- | to appear | + | The 6% of the population |
- | orying | + | |
- | The best way to give the public the idea that we are a ham, healthy., moral and patriotic group, is to act as freely and naturally as possible, short of ertamping | + | The way to arouse their suspicion |
- | If Bushwalkirg | + | |
- | While tie public think of us very little, we think of curselves | + | Carrying |
- | A club, fartumtely, tends to form itself into internal 3y compatible groups, but if | + | |
- | a Club is to remain as such, these groups must make frequent contact, and here we get the mime azoortnces | + | The best way to give the public the idea that we are a happy, healthy, moral and patriotic group, is to act as freely and naturally as possible, short of stamping |
- | and physicanvfatw | + | |
- | Nhat our club, anl on the larger scale the Bushwalking movement needs, is a lot lr See A.A. Milne | + | If Bushwalking |
- | ii 11 11 U Fore | + | |
- | Ida Most people die before they' | + | While the public think of us very little, we think of ourselves |
- | 12. | + | |
- | . . | + | What our club, and on the larger scale the Bushwalking movement needs, is a lot more people making the effort to occasionally get out with other groups and other clubs, to find out how the other half lives. The conclusion to which I have so laboriously waded is, Sir, that charity begins at home, and by way of shaking |
- | more -people making the effort to occasionally get out -with other groups and | + | |
- | other clubs, to find out ho theother | + | |
- | just wha t' | + | |
- Colin,Putt. | - Colin,Putt. | ||
- | N.P.A.. CAMP AT BULDONIA RESERVE 14.TAY | ||
- | Sheer Walls of the limestone gorge rise over & | ||
- | Take HUme Highway to a point two miles south of Marulan, take road. marked " | ||
- | Please contact' | ||
- | EASTER PARADE, | ||
- | Most S.B.W. trips were centred arcu nd the Currockbilly-Ettrema area. The notable ' | ||
- | The official Easter walk, led by Eric Adcock; was Jerricknorra Creek -.Mt.. Renwick - The Castle, and return. Good, weather, good walking, everyone' | ||
- | Alex Colley and party of 7 did a rou.' rri trip in the Cur, | ||
- | frank Leyden led a party of 5 from Sassafras along the Eastern tops of Ettrema to Cinch Greek, then down Ettrema Gorge and oat to Burrier! | ||
- | The N.PA. attracted 28 adults and 25 children (including many S.B.Vi' | ||
- | pleasant camp at the TSR, at Endrick River crossing. Day trips to Err3.rick Falls | ||
- | and Currockbilly. The Falls were at their best lath a good flow of water following recent heavy rain. | ||
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- | 0e., . | ||
- | eumwKm%WrOemmmmm,w4Amftmar..wftm mstawMgxaTO"mwNseomr7W"m6m | + | # See A.A. Milne -- Tigger. |
- | WE'RE GETTING RE/iDY FOR I1INTE1-11! | + | |
- | ARE YOU? | + | ## See A.A. Milne -- Eeyore. |
- | Visitors to Paddy' | + | |
+ | ### Most people die before they' | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====N.P.A. Camp At Bungonia Reserve May 6th-7th.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sheer Walls of the limestone gorge rise over a thousand feet from Bungonia Creek. From Adams Lookout, views of the Gorge, the Sawtooth and of Jerarra Falls. From the Lookdown, views North down the Shoalhaven - See beautiful Lake Louise on the Shoalhaven from the ridge to Cedar Flat. | ||
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+ | Take Hume Highway to a point two miles south of Marulan, take road marked | ||
+ | |||
+ | Please contact Len Fall, JA5959, if you wish to attend. | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Easter Parade.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Most S.B.W. trips were centred around the Currockbilly-Ettrema area. The notable exception was Alex Theakston's party of 6 - Bowraville near Nambucca Heads for a week down on the farm. | ||
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+ | The official Easter walk, led by Eric Adcock, was Jerricknorra Creek - Mt. Renwick - The Castle, and return. Good, weather, good walking, everyone (as far as we know) reached the top of the Castle. 18 attended. | ||
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+ | Alex Colley and party of 7 did a round trip in the Currockvilly - Yadbora Creek - Wog Wog area. | ||
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+ | Frank Leyden led a party of 5 from Sassafras along the Eastern tops of Ettrema to Cinch Creek, then down Ettrema Gorge and out to Burrier! | ||
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+ | The N.P.A. attracted 28 adults and 25 children (including many S.B.W' | ||
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+ | =====Paddy Made.===== | ||
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+ | ====We' | ||
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+ | Visitors to Paddy' | ||
Plenty of Hotham model sleeping bags, the super bag everyone wants for winter camping in the mountains and alps. Made to defy Jack Frost! | Plenty of Hotham model sleeping bags, the super bag everyone wants for winter camping in the mountains and alps. Made to defy Jack Frost! | ||
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Air beds in all sizes and weights. Well worth the extra weight for snow camping. | Air beds in all sizes and weights. Well worth the extra weight for snow camping. | ||
- | Down filled jackets if you really feel the cold | + | |
- | on some remote high peak. | + | Down filled jackets if you really feel the cold on some remote high peak. |
- | 1 | + | |
- | String vests, the wonder insulator; ask anyone | + | String vests, the wonder insulator; ask anyone |
- | A range of woollen clothing including socks and pullovers from Norway, to satisfy all minter | + | |
- | ' | + | A range of woollen clothing including socks and pullovers from Norway, to satisfy all winter |
- | outof.-doorst | + | |
- | Japara and ninoflex windproof jackets and arkas. | + | Japara and ninoflex windproof jackets and parkas. |
- | aterpoof, windproof, super light, superstrong nylon, hip length and knee length parkas. The atest in lightweight waterproof clothing. | + | |
- | or skiers, the works, from skis, bindings and oots to goggles and caps, so if it' | + | Waterpoof, windproof, super light, superstrong nylon, hip length and knee length parkas. The latest |
- | top Press: Just landed from England - ' | + | |
- | PADDY PAWN | + | For skiers, the works, from skis, bindings and boots to goggles and caps, so if it' |
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | + | |
- | 201 CASTLEREAGH | + | Stop Press: Just landed from England - ' |
- | BM2685 | + | |
- | FROM BUILMOOSE TO THE EDU0i3, | + | Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd. Lightweight Camp Gear. |
- | Goodray: | + | |
- | Having been asked by some of your roving reporters | + | 201 Castlereagh |
- | "Hone - for better | + | |
+ | =====From Bullmoose To The Editor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dear Sir, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Good' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Having been asked by some of your roving reporters | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Home - for better | ||
(That is attempted free verse). | (That is attempted free verse). | ||
- | It is said "The greater part of travel | + | |
- | Is returning to the hills of home." | + | It is said "The greater part of travel\\ |
- | How true - Fcr hills and streams hold meaiories | + | Is returning to the hills of home."\\ |
- | days unmatched and nights spent under star-s | + | How true - For hills and streams hold memories |
+ | days unmatched and nights spent under stars\\ | ||
or tents. | or tents. | ||
- | OrE finds no matter what 's state, | + | |
- | Home s | + | One finds no matter what life's state,\\ |
- | Where | + | Home's\\ |
- | The heart | + | Where\\ |
- | Is. | + | The heart\\ |
- | The place where one can live with friends finding peace and happiness | + | Is.\\ |
- | It is indeed stimulating to expa' | + | The place where one can live with friends finding peace and happiness\\ |
- | free verse. - no need for stirring rhythm | + | within. |
- | Descriptive | + | |
- | Nor for it to rhyme or even | + | It is indeed stimulating to experiment |
- | Make sense. | + | free verse. - no need for stirring rhythm\\ |
- | And it is a rewarding experience to -mite | + | Descriptive |
- | One | + | Nor for it to rhyme or even\\ |
- | Word | + | Make sense.\\ |
- | To | + | And it is a rewarding experience to write\\ |
- | A line | + | One\\ |
- | And see the last one start at tile left-. and go all the way across the page. | + | Word\\ |
+ | To\\ | ||
+ | A line\\ | ||
+ | And see the last one start at the left and go all the way across the\\ | ||
+ | page. | ||
Yours - | Yours - | ||
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Eric Pegram. | Eric Pegram. | ||
- | OMINWI140.wole | + | |
- | APRIL 21-22-23 King Pin - Shoalhaven River - Badgeryis | + | ---- |
- | Private transport via Tallong to Long Point, Lookout. | + | |
- | Views of the Shoalhaven Gorge (1800t) and River, pleasant river traverse of Tolvvong | + | |April 21/22/23|King Pin - Shoalhaven River - Badgery' |
- | See leader Arnold Fleishman for further details. | + | |
- | Maps: S1, | + | =====Day Walks.===== |
- | MI WALES. | + | |
- | 15. | + | |
- David Ingram. | - David Ingram. | ||
- | APRIL 23RD | + | |
- | APR/L 30TH | + | |April 23rd|Campbelltown - Woolwash - Fire Lookout Tower - O' |
- | MAY 14TH | + | |April 30th|Waterfall - Uloola Falls - Heathcote. 9 miles. |
- | Cempbelltown | + | |May 7th|Heathcote - Kangaroo Creek - Audley. 7 miles. Suitable for new members. This walk enters the Royal National Park where last week's came out. Attractive scenery along Kangaroo |
- | This is a genuine test walk with a little scrub bashing and a rock hop along O' | + | |May 14th|Berowra |
- | 8.25 a m. Goulburn train from Central Steam Station. | + | |
- | Tickets: Campbelltown Return | + | ---- |
- | Map: Camden Military | + | |
- | Leader: David Ingram. | + | |April |
- | Waterfall - Uloola Falls - Heathcote, 9 miles. | + | |
- | Reccumended fcr new wallows. Traverses the Western side of the Royal National | + | =====The Time We Climbed Mt. Fletcher.===== |
- | 8.50 a m. Electric Train Central to Sutherland. | + | |
- | Tickets: Waterfall Return 5/9d. | + | - Geof Wagg. |
- | Map: Port Hacki ng cr National Park Tourist. | + | |
- | Leader : Dick Child. | + | It was the second evening of a 3-day weekend and we were camped in an enormous open-sided cave in the maze behind |
- | Heathcote - Kangaroo Creek - Andley. 7 miles. | + | |
- | Suitable for new meribers. This walk enters the Royal National Park where last week's came out. Attractive scenery along Kargaroo | + | The snow had stopped by the previous morning and the sleet had stopped about midday. Even the covering blanket of the clouds had been torn apart and the few remaining tatters now dreadfully harassed by the wind. Soon we slept snuggly, tucked into various sheltered crannies while in our narrow |
- | Train tire | + | |
- | Travel instructions | + | Those last two days seemed to me then to have been empty and frustrating. Grace and Snow and I were out with some Tech. boys, proposing to go from the Vines over Renwick and the Castle then up the Clyde River and back to the Vines via Castle Point. Harried by rain showers and the bleak wind on the first day, we seemed to be doing well when we lunched sheltered by the cliffs of Tarn Mountain. Later in the afternoon we were making our way towards the southern point of Mt. Renwick with the close scrub clawing at our knees and groundsheets snapping and cracking in the mind. Before us lay an awful void of blue-black where the massif of Currockbilly merged with the deeply shadowed valley of the Clyde. As we watched, a single sunbeam driven by the wind fled like a hunted thing across the dark folding ridges, rested a moment on Pidgeon House then on to vanish in the depths of a distant gorge. Suddenly it seemed the cloud behind us split showing |
- | Tickets: Heathcote Return @ 5/3d. | + | |
- | | + | |
- | Berowts | + | |
- | Something a little different from the rcutine | + | |
- | 84.0 a m.. Electric train Central - Hornsby via Bridge. | + | |
- | Tickets: Cowan via Bridge | + | |
- | Map: Broken Bay Military or Hawkesbury River Tourist. Leader: David Ingram. | + | |
- | APRIL 22=22 Blackheath - Car to Perry' | + | |
- | Mostly track walk out (steep climb to Canyon) past Synca rpia, Beauchamp Falls and the scenic Grand Carryon, | + | |
- | Leader: John Cambon. | + | |
- | Map: Katoomba Military. | + | |
- | 16. | + | |
- | TIME 1ATE CLIOED MT. FLETCI:72, | + | |
- | Geof Wagg. | + | |
- | It was the second evening of a 3-day weekend and we were camped in an enormous open-sided cave in the maze behind | + | |
- | The snow had stopped by the previous morning and the sleet had stopped about midday. Even the covering blanket of the clouds had been torn apart and the few remaining tatters now dreadfully harassed by the mind. Soon we altpt snagg]T, tucked into various sheltered crannies while incur mrrow strip of slcy great stars blazed | + | |
- | Those last two days seemed to me then to have been empty and frustrating. Grace and Snow and I were out with some Tech. boys, proposing to go from the Vines over Renwick and the Castle then up the Clyde River and back to the Vin via Castle Point. Harried by rain showers and the bleak wind on the first day, we seemed to be doing well when we lunched sheltered by the cliffs of Tarn Mouritain. Later in the afternoon we were making our way towards the southern point of NI. Renwick with the close scrub clawing at our knees and groundsheets snapping and cracking in the mind. Before us lay an awful void of blue-black where the massif of Currockbilly merged with the deeply shadowed valley of the Clyde. As we watched, a single sunbeam driven by the wind fled like a hunted thing across the dnrk folding ridges, rested a moment on Pidgeon House then on to vanish in the depths of a distant gorge. Suddenly it seemed the cloud behind us split showing | + | |
" | " | ||
- | The next morning we moved out rather late, into a world of black and White. The sky was white as the'snow and the trees, black as the rocks. We were cold in our shorts and sandshoes. In the open valley the faintest breath of wind seemed to saw with teeth of ice into Qur flesh, so we hunched our shoulders and tucked in our hands and tried to cross the mnl-slly | + | |
- | THE | + | The next morning we moved out rather late, into a world of black and white. The sky was white as the snow and the trees, black as the rocks. We were cold in our shorts and sandshoes. In the open valley the faintest breath of wind seemed to saw with teeth of ice into our flesh, so we hunched our shoulders and tucked in our hands and tried to cross the marshy |
- | To reach the Castle we left the valley and climbing among the intervening pinnacles, crossed | + | |
+ | To reach the Castle we left the valley and climbing among the intervening pinnacles, crossed | ||
"Well are we going to climb this mountain?" | "Well are we going to climb this mountain?" | ||
- | 17. | + | |
- | Whilst John and Peter were away up the mountain we built a small fire and warmed ourselves, in the resulting clouds of chold..ng saoiga. Later 601135 | + | Whilst John and Peter were away up the mountain we built a small fire and warmed ourselves, in the resulting clouds of choking smoke. Later some of us built another fire in the next cave which had better ventilation and as we prepared lunch on this a shout announced the return of the climbing party. Investigation showed that not only had they returned |
- | Lunch eaten in the ventilated cave only led to hagglint, | + | |
- | "That sleet has stopped there' | + | Lunch eaten in the ventilated cave only led to haggling |
+ | |||
+ | "That sleet has stopped there' | ||
" | " | ||
- | " Snow in the chimneys - " - Frozen rope - | + | |
- | " No caves on the Clyde!" | + | "0 Snow in the chimneys - !" |
- | Yes, that was it. No caves on the Clyde. Comfort against | + | " - Frozen rope - !" |
- | This was the difference however; that evening we bad seen Mt. Fletcher. Seen it for the first time as a mountain I mean, rather than a hummock, amoilkst\others on The horizon. Cold it looked from here when across the massive precipice of the western face the freezing wind growlecl | + | |
- | .... | + | "No caves on the Clyde!" |
- | This morning is cold too; not the biting cold of the wind bit a pervading chill that you feel all over. The dark silver of the morning | + | |
- | First find your mountain. | + | Yes, that was it. No caves on the Clyde. Comfort against |
- | We skip and jump from dane to hummock and frequently back from hummock to dome. We plough the fern and leaf mould and swing on tangled | + | |
- | " | + | This was the difference however; that evening we had seen Mt. Fletcher. Seen it for the first time as a mountain I mean, rather than a hummock |
- | 18. | + | |
- | " | + | ....... |
- | nce more we slip and swing and jump but by the time we are furrowing the trough of this gully with our backs to ti -B open window of its steep descending side we know at last we can touch our mountain. Touch it.' | + | |
- | "Yair, this is where Doug Doughnut climbed ' | + | This morning is cold too; not the biting cold of the wind bit a pervading chill that you feel all over. The dark silver of the morning |
- | 1 tamp | + | |
- | "She looks O.K.". says Pete. I say nothing. | + | First __find__ |
- | "It seems a bit wet", says Michael, and we all eye the-, big wet patch halfway up and estimate | + | |
- | "I think we'll do better around on the eastern face" | + | We skip and jump from dome to hummock and frequently back from hummock to dome. We plough the fern and leaf mould and swing on tangled |
- | When it comes to the point Famous Higgins wants to try the convertional | + | |
- | and some stay with him while John, Pete, Mike, Snow and myself rope down the overhang into the gully opposite the way we came. We haven' | + | " |
- | It's so late now that we know we haven' | + | |
- | we intend to choose a likely one and give it our best. Passing two promising places we take the third -vhich | + | " |
- | " | + | |
- | "No, I don't .. " before he completes | + | Once more we slip and swing and jump but by the time we are furrowing the trough of this gully with our backs to the open window of its steep descending side we know at last we can touch our mountain. Touch it! "You must rub your nose on it", the climbers say, " |
- | 19. | + | |
- | , | + | "Yair, this is where Doug Doughnut climbed ' |
- | "Right The rope' | + | |
- | John and I go up in quick succession. John brings the other' | + | " |
- | "You feel so safe just because it isn't vertical." | + | |
+ | "She looks O.K.". says Pete. | ||
+ | |||
+ | I say nothing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | "It seems a bit wet", says Michael, and we all eye the big wet patch halfway up and estimate | ||
+ | |||
+ | "I think we'll do better around on the eastern face" | ||
+ | |||
+ | When it comes to the point Famous Higgins wants to try the conventional | ||
+ | |||
+ | It's so late now that we know we haven' | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Mike is!" | ||
+ | |||
+ | "No, I don't .. " before he completes | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Righto! | ||
+ | |||
+ | John and I go up in quick succession. John brings the others | ||
+ | |||
+ | "You feel so safe just because it isn't vertical." | ||
"That makes it hard to get into." | "That makes it hard to get into." | ||
- | "am. Let's see if there' | + | |
- | Alternatives are scarce. To our right a vertil | + | "Hmm -. Let's see if there' |
- | "No chance" | + | |
- | A large tree, its trunk blackened by -oast fires, grows in the very mouth of the chimney trying to look as though it were responsible for splitting this mighty rock and* Mike embraces this to get him through the undercut section. I see him scuffling and scraping on the otherside | + | Alternatives are scarce. To our right a vertical |
- | " | + | |
- | Now comes the delicate | + | "No chance" |
- | "Nice going Nike". | + | |
- | nEhnim. Looks wider further in and I can see daylight above. Think I'll try it there. Again he disappears and his movements are indicated by the paying out of the rope. | + | " |
- | " | + | |
+ | A large tree, its trunk blackened by past fires, grows in the very mouth of the chimney trying to look as though it were responsible for splitting this mighty rock and Mike embraces this to get him through the undercut section. I see him scuffling and scraping on the other side of the tree. Dust and flakes of charred | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now comes the delicate | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Nice going Mike". | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Hmmm. Looks wider further in and I can see daylight above. Think I'll try it there". Again he disappears and his movements are indicated by the paying out of the rope. | ||
+ | |||
+ | "G'ahrrr!!" | ||
" | " | ||
- | "Ah/ therets | + | |
- | 20. | + | "Ah, there' |
- | "No option I'm afraid. And one by one we run the gauntlet of the charcoal and the tar. | + | |
- | When I finally slip into sunlight trough the grimy lips of this crevice and see the others I realise even more fully what we have in common. We 're filthy! Smeared black and sticky with this stuff, smudged with charcoal too and this on top of a normal | + | "Oh well, stick to it " |
+ | |||
+ | "No option I'm afraid." | ||
+ | |||
+ | When I finally slip into sunlight trough the grimy lips of this crevice and see the others I realise even more fully what we have in common. We're filthy! Smeared black and sticky with this stuff, smudged with charcoal too and this on top of a normal | ||
Clean as the taste of the fresh morning sunlight in our mouths. Clean as the clear, blue, rainwashed distance rushing away from us in every direction. Clean as the feel of the crisp rock under our feet. This cleanness is deep and real. | Clean as the taste of the fresh morning sunlight in our mouths. Clean as the clear, blue, rainwashed distance rushing away from us in every direction. Clean as the feel of the crisp rock under our feet. This cleanness is deep and real. | ||
- | We leapt and skipped like young animals, on the spreading terraces of the summit. This was living. This was us. Then we watched far a little while quietly, then turned and vent dawn. | ||
- | APRIL 284.22:22 Blackheath - car to Megalong - Black Jerry' | ||
- | Easy going down to Cc's - pleasant river scenery at foot of Black Jerry' | ||
- | APRIL 29-30 | ||
- | Leader: Pam Baker. Maps: Myles Dunphy' | ||
- | Katoomba Military | ||
- | Jenolan Military. | ||
- | Kanangra Walls - MUrdering Gully - Hanangra Creek - Thurat Spires - Big Misty Kanangra Walls. | ||
- | Private Transport to the Walls. | ||
- | We quote Bill GiLLam' | ||
- | "The Spires are no more than 50-100 feet vide at most and are connected by a knife edge a mere yard wide. They fall on on side to Kanangra Deep, and on the other to the similar Danae ' | ||
- | This is a rugged day-trip, including a good deal of scree scrambling and some rope work. | ||
- | See Leader Bob Jones far further details. | ||
- | ON THE IVIAY - AUGUST PROGRAMIE. | ||
- | *ki 576-7 | ||
- | " 6-7 | ||
- | George Gray will lead a trip to Bungonia Gorge - Private Transport. | ||
- | Reg Meakin s will lead a walk well known for its scenic attractions. Train to St. Anthony' | ||
- | SEE THE NEW WALES PR CGRAUTE FCR FUR.THER DETAILS. | ||
+ | We leapt and skipped like young animals, on the spreading terraces of the summit. This was living. This was us. Then we watched far a little while quietly, then turned and went dawn. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | |April 28-29-30|Blackheath - car to Megalong - Black Jerry' | ||
+ | |April 29-30|Kanangra Walls - Murdering Gully - Kanangra Creek - Thurat Spires - Big Misty - Kanangra Walls. Private Transport to the Walls. We quote Bill Gillam' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====On The May-August Programme.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |May 5-6-7|George Gray will lead a trip to Bungonia Gorge - Private Transport.| | ||
+ | |May 6-7|Reg Meakins will lead a walk well known for its scenic attractions. Train to St. Anthony' | ||
+ | |||
+ | See the new walks programme for further details. |
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