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+===== Letters to the Editor. =====
+=== Greyhound Pacific Ltd. Coolangatta. ===
+"Further to my previous correspondence advising your Club of Camping Tours being operated through out Australia by this Company, I would now advise that owing to the large number of applications by members of Bushwalking Clubs for accommodation on the 3 weeks Central Australian Tours, including Ayers Rocks and Mt. Olga, that another tour is being organised to depart Sydney on Saturday, 11th August, 1962.
+A few vacancies are still available on the 4 weeks Northern Territory and Central Australian Tour "J", which includes Darwin, and is scheduled to also depart Sydney on Saturday, 11th August,
+=== Letter to the Editor: Taro. ===
+In a letter from an old friend of mine - Alan Rigby, one of the active founders of the S.B.W. and still walking as ever, is an account of the recent rescue operation at Leura, it should be of interest to all our club members. We have read all the details in the press reports, but here is the tragedy as seen by the loftier vision of a poet - Taro.
+"I was one of the search and rescue party that went to Leura last weekend to search for the lost boy. 50 men searched for a week and our crowd found his body in 90 minutes. It was exactly where I had figured it would be from the details of his movements. However, I was in a party detailed to search Leura Creek. Police squad came up on Saturday afternoon with gear. We helped to transport and erect it and later hauled up the body on a stretcher from 400' below.
+It was an extraordinary experience - all the afternoon a storm had milled around Kedumba valley below Korrowal and just as we were raising the body - it came over us - not so much rain - but swirling mist racing up the cliff face writhing and twisting until there was no visibility over the valley - or below. Then as we pulled the stretcher came into sight above the cliff just as if it had come from a world of nothingness - there was not a person there who was not moved by the scene.
-Letters to the Editor: Greyhound Pacific Ltd. Coolangatta.
-"Further to my previous correspondence advising your Club of Camping Tours being operated through out Australia by this Company, I would now advise that owing to the large number of applications by members of Bushwalking Clubs for accommodation on the 3 weeks.Central Australian Tours, including Ayers,Rocks and Mt. Olga, that another tour is being organised to depart Sydney on Saturday, 11th August, 1962.
-A few vacancies are still available on the 4 weeks Northern Territory and Central Australian Tour "P, which includes Darwin, and is scheduled to also depart Sydney on Saturday; 11th August,
-Letter to the Editor : Taro.
-In a letter from an old friend of mine - Alan Rigby, one of the active founders of the S.B.W. and still walking as ever, is an account of the recent rescue operation at Leura, it should be of interest to all our club members. We have read all the details in the press reports, but here is the tragedy aszseen by the loftier vision of a
-poet. Taro.
-"I was one of the search and rescue party that went to Leura last weekend to search for the lost boy. 50 men searched for a week and our crowd found his body in 90 minutes. It was exactly where I had figured it would be from the details of his movements. However, I was in a party detailed to search Leura Creek, Police squad came up on Saturday afternoon with gear. We helped to transport and erect it and later hauled up the body on a stretcher from 400' below.
-It was an extraordinary experience - all the afternoon a storm had milled around Kedumba valley below Korrowal and just as we were raising the body - it came over us - not so much rain :. but swirling mist racing up the cliff face writhing and twisting until there was no visibility over the valley - or below. Then as we pulled the stretcher came into sight above the cliff just as if it had come from a world of nothingness - there was not a person there who was not moved by the scene.
 It seemed as though some supernatural force tried to hide the grievous wrong, there was something Valkyrian-Wagnerian about it. We don't know how it happened, but he was a studious boy - somewhat moody and anti-social as many boys of 17 are. It was a habit to go for a walk along the Prince Henry cliff track after studies.
-It is a beautiful walk and he loved to stand on the very cliff edge and look down. As there is a ledge 100' below the top you cannot
-The Sydney Bushwalker June 1962
+It is a beautiful walk and he loved to stand on the very cliff edge and look down. As there is a ledge 100' below the top you cannot see right to the foot of the main cliff - and my theory is that he found his way down through one of the very steep gullies to look over the main cliff - and either slipped or fell. I feel sorry for the parents, I saw the father and he was a very fine type.
-see right to the foot of the main cliff - and my theory is that he found his way down through one of the very steep gull:ies to look over the main cliff - and either slipped or fell. I feel sorry for the parents, I saw the father and he was a very fine type.
-Anyway, the bushwalkers made a fine effort - there, were 97 from the different clubs of the Federatich.'
+Anyway, the bushwalkers made a fine effort - there, were 97 from the different clubs of the Federation."
-Letter to the Editor : E.G,
-I would like to say that ::. enjoyed your "Science Naturally'? article and hope to see more of it. As you said, the field is unlimited.
+=== Letter to the Editor: E.G. ===
+I would like to say that I enjoyed your "Science Naturally" article and hope to see more of it. As you said, the field is unlimited.
 I don't know if you intend to answer questions, but as a strictly amateur zoologist, I have always been intrigued by the variation in the size of crab's claws. Is there any reason for this?
 E.G.
 (You will find, E.G, that only married crabs have little nippers. Ed).
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-Sonnet for the LongilefAend.
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+===== Sonnet for the Long Weekend. =====
 Thornigah.
-The best time of the year, bright, waking to froSt And the warming life of a breakfast fire. The Labrynth, The Oaks, The Wheels energetic trip. But it rained at The Oaks, the miserable Steady rain of winter: We caught water From the tent sufficient to cook: drink; talked In subtleties (being young uncertain; sure only Of the winter, the rain and the sighing trees.)
-We had read the Rubiyat as a testament,
+The best time of the year, bright, waking to frost\\
-Caught by the clear diction, the rigid rhymes, The subtle reasonings, the poets intent. An erotic King James done for modern times.
+And the warming life of a breakfast fire.\\
-Let me leave my footprints on the Great Divide, Or drive a car to that sweet mountain-side.
+The Labrynth, The Oaks, The Wheel, energetic trip.\\
-June 1962 The Sydney Eushwalker 5.
+But it rained at The Oaks, the miserable\\
-itT OUR MAY MEETING
+Steady rain of winter. We caught water\\
+From the tent sufficient to cook, drink, talked\\
+In subtleties (being young, uncertain, sure only\\
+Of the winter, the rain and the sighing trees.)
+We had read the Rubiyat as a testament,\\
+Caught by the clear diction, the rigid rhymes,\\
+The subtle reasonings, the poets intent.\\
+An erotic King James done for modern times.\\
+Let me leave my footprints on the Great Divide,\\
+Or drive a car to that sweet mountain-side.
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+===== At Our May Meeting. =====
 Alex Colley
 Our meeting commenced with a welcome to new member Tony Quietzch.
-- In correspondence as a letter from Henry Gold: now in California where, we learned, walking has all but ceased. He had been unable to locate a walkin2, club and the furthest the citizens
-of Oaklands could be induced to walk was from their car to the office. Perhaps the happy dayo of completc inertia are even closer there than here.
+In correspondence as a letter from Henry Gold, now in California where, we learned, walking has all but ceased. He had been unable to locate a walking club and the furthest the citizens of Oaklands could be induced to walk was from their car to the office. Perhaps the happy days of complete inertia are even closer there than here.
-Our Treasurer, Gordon Redmond, reported that, after starting the month with 1391316 collecting 19714/- and disbursing 51/12/6 we finished up with 16/12/6 in the bank. Our main item of income was 19 for subs and our main expense 35/13/3 for badges.
-Next our Social Secretary, Molly Rodgers5 reminded us of the Colour slide competition to be held on June 30th, There were to be 6 slides from each entrant and they should be marked clearly and handed in by not later than Juno 13-ch.
+Our Treasurer, Gordon Redmond, reported that, after starting the month with £139/3/6, collecting £19/14/- and disbursing £51/12/6 we finished up with £105/12/6 in the bank. Our main item of income was £19 for subs, and our main expense £35/13/3 for badges.
-In Federation report we hoard that Paddy has a new notice board outside his shop on which there will be a space 17i inches square for each club's use
-President Bill Rodgers told 1,1s that the Committee had given
+Next our Social Secretary, Molly Rodgers, reminded us of the Colour slide competition to be held on June 30th. There were to be 6 slides from each entrant and they should be marked clearly and handed in by not later than June 13th.
-a lot of consideration to the filling of the walks programme. There were always quite a few vacancies on the programme when it came before committee, and this was unfair not only to those members who did regularly put walks on the programme but to Walks Secretary, Wilf Hilder who put a lot of effort into making it up. With very little extra thought and trouble many private walks cou10. be made
-into programme walks, Committee had decided in view of' the difficulty of finding leaders2 that in future any vacancies on the programme when it came up for consideration would remain. No further effort would be made to fill them 4 (California here we come!)
+In Federation report we heard that Paddy has a new notice board outside his shop on which there will be a space 17½ inches square for each club's use.
-Walks Secretc4ry Uilf Hilder reported that the first walk in April, Geoff Wagg's Davies Canyon walk though well attended (7 members and 1 visitor) had struck bad :weather, and difficultios_were increased by the disvpearanco of the wall known lodge beneath the second waterfall. Irene Prjdham3s walk to Megalong and Galong Creek had also struck bad weather - bu-cL 4 members and 1 prospective had turned out. No less than 12 membrs7 6 -Drospectives and 2 visitors went with Jess Martin to Uloola Falls. Jess 1-eported that the track was very overgrown. Jim Brown's walk in the Wondabyne area was also very popular (23 starters) Hera too the scrub was thick, end care was needed to keep on course, Jean's Pools had made a very pleasant lunch spot with a good outlooL. Stuart Brook's Easter trip from
-. The Sydney Bushwalker June 1962
+President Bill Rodgers told us that the Committee had given a lot of consideration to the filling of the walks programme. There were always quite a few vacancies on the programme when it came before committee, and this was unfair not only to those members who did regularly put walks on the programme but to Walks Secretary, Wilf Hilder who put a lot of effort into making it up. With very little extra thought and trouble many private walks could be made into programme walks. Committee had decided, in view of the difficulty of finding leaders, that in future any vacancies on the programme when it came up for consideration would remain. No further effort would be made to fill them. (California here we come!)
-Tolwong through the block up was not so popular (3 starters); but swimming in the Shoalhaven at the end of April doesn't appeal to some. Less Hardy types went with Eric dcock to the Castle (17 members, 3 prospectives and 1 visitor). It had been an excellent trip despite very thick scrub along the sides of
-the Seven Gods mountain. Wilf's awn Easter trip down the Capertee and up the Wolgan attracted 7 starters, including some C.M.W. members. A side trip to Uraterer was abandoned a few miles short of the mountain because of the difficulty of picking the ridge in the time available, but Wilf made sure there was enough time left to erect a 6 ft. cairn on Grassy Hill to the memory of Gordon Smith, who, with Max Gentle, was probably the first bushwalker to use this route. Wilf was surprised, after reports from old hands, to find the Capertee easy going and the old track fairly close to the River. Flooding and siltation might have removed or covered many of the obstacles along the river. There was now about 5 times as much sand as water in the river bed. The easy going enabled a side trip to Mount Cameron from the true Annie Rowan's Creek. Snow Brown had led a party into interesting new
+Walks Secretc4ry Wilf Hilder reported that the first walk in April, Geoff Wagg's Davies Canyon walk though well attended (7 members and 1 visitor) had struck bad weather, and difficulties were increased by the disvpearance of the well known ledge beneath the second waterfall. Irene Pridham's walk to Megalong and Galong Creek had also struck bad weather - but 4 members and 1 prospective had turned out. No less than 12 members, 6 prospectives and 2 visitors went with Jess Martin to Uloola Falls. Jess reported that the track was very overgrown. Jim Brown's walk in the Wondabyne area was also very popular (23 starters). Here too the scrub was thick, and care was needed to keep on course. Jean's Pools had made a very pleasant lunch spot with a good outlook. Stuart Brook's Easter trip from Tolwong through the block up was not so popular (3 starters), but swimming in the Shoalhaven at the end of April doesn't appeal to some. Less Hardy types went with Eric Adcock to the Castle (17 members, 3 prospectives and 1 visitor). It had been an excellent trip despite very thick scrub along the sides of the Seven Gods mountain. Wilf's own Easter trip down the Capertee and up the Wolgan attracted 7 starters, including some C.M.W. members. A side trip to Uraterer was abandoned a few miles short of the mountain because of the difficulty of picking the ridge in the time available, but Wilf made sure there was enough time left to erect a 6 ft. cairn on Grassy Hill to the memory of Gordon Smith, who, with Max Gentle, was probably the first bushwalker to use this route. Wilf was surprised, after reports from old hands, to find the Capertee easy going and the old track fairly close to the River. Flooding and siltation might have removed or covered many of the obstacles along the river. There was now about 5 times as much sand as water in the river bed. The easy going enabled a side trip to Mount Cameron from the true Annie Rowan's Creek. Snow Brown had led a party into interesting new country, covered in dense rain forest, on the Eastern slopes of the Apsley Ranges. Bob Godfrey led another party over the fire trails of the Barrington ad Gloucester Tops. There were 6 starters on John White's pleasant Blue Gum Forest trip and on the 29th Dave Ingram led a large party over the fire trails around the Woolwash. They enjoyed good views of the Georges and Nepean Rivers. Wilf also told us that there was to be a new fire road from Eckersley Trig to Lake Eckersley and that the army proposed to take over the country north of the Colo. There would be a road to Mount Uraterer and another from Glen Davis, down the Colo and up Wollemi Creek.
- country, covered in dense rain forest, on the Eastern slopes of the Apsley Ranges. Bob Godfrey led another party over the fire
- trails of the Barrington ad Gloucester Tops. There were 6 starterE on John White's pleasant Blue Gum Forest trip and an the 29th Dave Ingram led a large party over the fire trails around the Woolwash. They enjoyed good views of the Georges and Nepean Rivers. Wilf also told us that there was to be a new fire road from Eckersley Trig to Lake Eckersley and that the army proposed to take over the country north of the Colo. There would be a road to Mount Uraterer and another from Glen Davis, dawn the Colo and up Wollemi Creek.
+Further cheering news was that the Blue Mountains Council was going to spend its £20,000 unemployment relief grant on building a road along Narrow Neck. (How we fought to preserve that lovely escarpment!)
-Further cheering news was that the Blue Mountains Council was going to spend its 20,000 unemployment relief grant on building a road along Narrow Neck. (How we fought to preserve that lovely escarpment!)
-Towards the end of the meeting Frank Ashdown had a busy time, First he auctioned a pair of boots for 10/-. Then, to further bolster our finances, he succeeded in persuading members to cancel our subscription to 'TWalkabout" - (after all money saved is as good as money made). Lastly he demonstrated the advantages of Johnson's new "butterfly ' closures, which take the place of stitches. Tempted to extravagance by the thought that this advice might save us a Doctor's bill, we then repaired to our 1/3 supper at The
+Towards the end of the meeting Frank Ashdown had a busy time. First he auctioned a pair of boots for 10/-. Then, to further bolster our finances, he succeeded in persuading members to cancel our subscription to "Walkabout" - (after all money saved is as good as money made). Lastly he demonstrated the advantages of Johnson's new "butterfly" closures, which take the place of stitches. Tempted to extravagance by the thought that this advice might save us a Doctor's bill, we then repaired to our 1/3 supper at "The Satellite."
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 Congratulations to Bruce and Kath McInnes on the arrival of their second daughter, Heather.
-June 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker 7.  THE ASCENT OF THE 'NORTH WEST FACE OF FEDERATION PEAK. Boto("Strawb") Jones.
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+THE ASCENT OF THE 'NORTH WEST FACE OF FEDERATION PEAK. Boto("Strawb") Jones.
 It was Monday evening, January 1st. I had just blown out the candle and I was carrying out that ritual peculiar to those who use sleeping-bags. The night was fine, and we were banking on a fine day for the morrow.
 As I lay there, slowly drifting off to sleep, my thoughts reInged back over the preparations for the trip: to long letters written to Jack and doubts about there being enough people 'to make the trip possible. There were only four of us IATJ:.o finally boarded the plane on Boxing Day 1960; Jack O'Halloran, the leader Geoff Shaw, Robin Dunse and myself.