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-AT OUR JULY MEETING Alex. Colley
+===== At Our July Meeting. =====
-The meeting commenced with a welcome from the Presdent to Bob Duncan,
-back from the ILS., and looking very fit. Then a welcome was extended to five
+Alex. Colley
-new meMbers, Sandra Bardwell, Elayne Metcalf, David and Judy Balmer and Don Hodge.
-Advertising material received included literature on safe boating - no doubt word of the Rudolph Cup has reached the publishers - also a moral hot from the advertising agency - "Every woman has to hoodwink her mq n. sometime."
+The meeting commenced with a welcome from the Presdent to Bob Duncan, back from the U.S., and looking very fit. Then a welcome was extended to five new members, Sandra Bardwell, Elayne Metcalf, David and Judy Balmer and Don Hodge.
-The Treasurer's report revealed some results from the red crosses next to
-certain names on the list on the notice board, Revenue of E46.111 included 29.15.
+Advertising material received included literature on safe boating - no doubt word of the Rudolph Cup has reached the publishers - also a moral hot from the advertising agency - "Every woman has to hoodwink her man sometime."
-from subsrriptions, and our bank balance at C215J4,4 was up 14402 on the month.
-The Social Secretary also boosted finances with 5 profit from a night at "Oliver" attended by 40 members,,
+The Treasurer's report revealed some results from the red crosses next to certain names on the list on the notice board. Revenue of £46.11.1 included £29.15. from subscriptions, and our bank balance at £215.16.4 was up £14.8.2 on the month.
-Thanks were expressed to jack Wren for making a cabinet for the keeping of
-membership forms etc, used by the membership secretary.
+The Social Secretary also boosted finances with £5 profit from a night at "Oliver" attended by 40 members.
-The Walks Secretary reported that both the Queen's Birthday trips had been completed successfully, His awn trip to the Warrumbungles had been a good one and
-Will remarked on the excellent work done there by the Local Council.
+Thanks were expressed to Jack Wren for making a cabinet for the keeping of membership forms etc, used by the membership secretary.
-Frank Leydon's walk to Bindook had attracted 18 members and 2 prospectives,
-and had been notable for good views, good camping and mild weather. Although timber getters had been active in the area Tony Queitzch and his party of four had also enjoyed fine scenery on their Paralyser Walk, Nine members and seven prospectives had gene on Ramon U'Brien's walk from Bundeena to Audley on the 10th. A highlight of Bill Rodgers walk to the Cox and back, attended by 6 members and 2 prospectives, had been the feeding of the red finches at Canons. On Ern French's G lenbrook Gorge walk, attended by 8 members and 2 prospectives, the prospectives were given practice in map reading and route finding. It was reported that they did a good job in this difficult country, Audrey Kenway's instructional week-end on 23rd and 24th at Woods Creek was attended by 12 members, 14 prospectives and
+The Walks Secretary reported that both the Queen's Birthday trips had been completed successfully. His own trip to the Warrumbungles had been a good one and Wilf remarked on the excellent work done there by the Local Council.
- visitort and Ron Knightly arrived on the Sunday with 5 members gnd 5 prospectives. Brian Harding's Mount Solitary Walk was done by 7 members and 8 prospectives. Will also reported that the Water Board was repairing the White Dog Road. The Water B oard was installing a flood warning system and a Helicopter area.
-At the conclusion of the meeting Frank Ashdown said that three new packs had
+Frank Leydon's walk to Bindook had attracted 18 members and 2 prospectives, and had been notable for good views, good camping and mild weather. Although timber getters had been active in the area Tony Queitzch and his party of four had also enjoyed fine scenery on their Paralyser Walk. Nine members and seven prospectives had gone on Ramon U'Brien's walk from Bundeena to Audley on the 10th. A highlight of Bill Rodgers walk to the Cox and back, attended by 6 members and 2 prospectives, had been the feeding of the red finches at Carlons. On Ern French's Glenbrook Gorge walk, attended by 8 members and 2 prospectives, the prospectives were given practice in map reading and route finding. It was reported that they did a good job in this difficult country. Audrey Kenway's instructional week-end on 23rd and 24th at Woods Creek was attended by 12 members, 14 prospectives and 1 visitor, and Ron Knightly arrived on the Sunday with 5 members and 5 prospectives. Brian Harding's Mount Solitary Walk was done by 7 members and 8 prospectives. Wilf also reported that the Water Board was repairing the White Dog Road. The Water Board was installing a flood warning system and a Helicopter area.
-" been bought for loaning to prospectives and 1 donated, also some ground Sheets had
-been acquired, He suggested that we maim arrangements for the construction of a cupboard to hold the equipment,
+At the conclusion of the meeting Frank Ashdown said that three new packs had been bought for loaning to prospectives and 1 donated, also some ground sheets had been acquired. He suggested that we make arrangements for the construction of a cupboard to hold the equipment.
-Not only snakes and wombats come out of holes in the ground. Lyndsey- Gray discovered Bob Tjawkft ns In just each a locale and now they're engaged. Best of luck, Lyndsey.
-We're not sure yet whether Sydney Snelios or Sydney Bushies will gain a new member.
+----
-The Sydney Bushwalker August 1962
-Letter to the Editor from Ron Knightley.
+Not only snakes and wombats come out of holes in the ground. Lyndsey Gray discovered Bob Hawkins in just such a locale and now they're engaged. Best of luck, Lyndsey.
-"In your June issue "Report of the 1961 Expedition to the Carstenst Mountains of Netherlands New Guinea", the follownE statements occur:
+We're not sure yet whether Sydney Spelios or Sydney Bushies will gain a new member.
+----
+===== Letter to the Editor from Ron Knightley. =====
+"In your June issue "Report of the 1961 Expedition to the Carstensz Mountains of Netherlands New Guinea", the following statements occur:
 (i) "In camp that evening the carriers warned us that we might meet hostile natives the next day and the guns were unpacked and assembled."
-(ii)"The bowmen fired indiscriminately on carriers and 'tuanst: and were only driven out of arrow range by firing in their general direction."
-The only inference that T can draw from these statements is that a member
+(ii)"The bowmen fired indiscriminately on carriers and 't
-of this Club planned an expedition to climb mountains in New Guinea, and that
+uans', and were only driven out of arrow range by firing in their general direction."
-included in the plans of that expedition was the intention that, under certain
-circumstances, human beings might be gunned down in the interests of reaching the mountains he do '3d to climb.,
+The only inference that I can draw from these statements is that a member of this Club planned an expedition to climb mountains in New Guinea, and that included in the plans of that expedition was the intention that, under certain circumstances, human beings might be gunned down in the interests of reaching the mountains he decided to climb.
 While realising that the expedition was sponsored by the N.Z.A.C. and not by us, I suggest that we should express our concern at the fact that such plans were made and that the members of the expedition demonstrated their determination to put their plans into effect.
-If we do not express our disapproval, then I consider that we shall be
-guilty of two great wrongs. Firstly, we Shall be guilty of hypocrisy in the
+If we do not express our disapproval, then I consider that we shall be guilty of two great wrongs. Firstly, we shall be guilty of hypocrisy in the highest degree; and secondly we shall be guilty of condoning a gross breach of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, to which Australia as a nation subscribes.
-highest degree; and secondly we shall be guilty of condoning a gross breach of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights4, to which Australia as a nation subscribes.
 Let us examine my two charges.
-Among the aims of this club is the appreciation and preservation of the
-great outdoors. Here at home: we would not condone the wanton killing of a snake
+Among the aims of this club is the appreciation and preservation of the great outdoors. Here at home, we would not condone the wanton killing of a snake or a wallaby; we would not condone the killing of a wildflower or a tree; we would most certainly not condone the killing of a human being who stood on his land and forbade us to cross it. How, then, can we condone an intention of gunning down New Guinea Natives who tried to prevent an N.Z.A.C. party from crossing their land? If we do condone the intention, then we cannot be other than hypocrites.
-or a wallaby; we would not condone the killing of a wildflower or a tree; we would most certainly not condone the killing of a human being who stood on his land and forbade us to cross it How, then, can we %3;ondone an intention of gunning down New Guinea Natives who tried to prevent an N.Z.AC. party from crossing their land? If te do condone the intention, then we cannot be other than hypocrites.
-My second charge refers to Article 3 of the Declaration of Human Rights;
+My second charge refers to Article 3 of the Declaration of Human Rights, which says: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." In my analysis, everyone who attempts to force a passage through other people's lands  by sheer weight of fire-power is guilty of a flagrant breach of the spirit of this humane Article.
-which says: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." In my analysis, everyone who attempts to farce a passage  through other people's lands  by sheer weight of fire-power is guilty of a flagrant breach of the spirit of this humane Article,
-I hope that members of this club will join me in deprecating the intentions and actions of the N,Z.A.C. expedition in so far as they involved danger to the lives of people other than members of the Expedition.
+I hope that members of this club will join me in deprecating the intentions and actions of the N.Z.A.C. expedition in so far as they involved danger to the lives of people other than members of the Expedition.
-August  The ,ilydrey 5
-BEN AD THE SALESMAN
+----
+===== Ben And The Salesman. =====
 Kath McKay
-Most bushwalkers know Ray and Peter Page of Ben Ricketts? Jamberoo, and many of them knew their famous billy-goat, Ben.
-He was a fine upstanding animal of unusual sagacity and 'powerful aroma. He had a beautiful silky coat, a patriarchal beard and a crushing eye. His lineage was lost in the mists of antiquity; was not his image, Capricorn, burning in the very-heavens? And he knew it. Not for nothing did he figure
+Most bushwalkers know Ray and Peter Page of Ben Ricketts, Jamberoo, and many of them knew their famous billy-goat, Ben.
-in the mysterious zodiac0 With his harem of white ladies he trod the fields of
-Ben Ricketts, undoubted monarch of all he surveyed.
+He was a fine upstanding animal of unusual sagacity and powerful aroma. He had a beautiful silky coat, a patriarchal beard and a crushing eye. His lineage was lost in the mists of antiquity; was not his image, Capricorn, burning in the very heavens? And he knew it. Not for nothing did he figure in the mysterious zodiac. With his harem of white ladies he trod the fields of Ben Ricketts, undoubted monarch of all he surveyed.
-He was temperamental as a prima donna and was not to be taken lightly;
-but he had his favourites Ray of course could govern him, and at cocktail time it was a common sight to see Ben, all sweetness and light, with his head poked through a cabin window, sluli:l ng-up-a-ga-aes-of sherry. Some visitors ventured to stroke his silvery hair and found no menace in his cynical eye; but for the
+He was temperamental as a prima donna and was not to be taken lightly; but he had his favourites. Ray of course could govern him, and at cocktail time it was a common sight to see Ben, all sweetness and light, with his head poked through a cabin window, slurping up a glass of sherry. Some visitors ventured to stroke his silvery hair and found no menace in his cynical eye; but for the most part they walked warily in his presence and felt safer with a good strong fence between them and Ben.
-most part they walked warily in his presence and felt safer with a good strong fence between them and Ben.
-One fine day Peter, in the role of Nine Host that becomes him so well, agreed to accompany his guests to the top of the mountain, and Trigger, the black cattle dog, delightedly went too.
+One fine day Peter, in the role of Mine Host that becomes him so well, agreed to accompany his guests to the top of the mountain, and Trigger, the black cattle dog, delightedly went too.
-Ray saw the car off and walked back to the hQuse, thinking -with satisfaction of all the chores she could dispose of in a whole uninterrupted day. As she came into the living room she froze in her tracks, for at the table sat a strange man.
-She stepped forward resolutely. "Did you want something?" she &pd..
+Ray saw the car off and walked back to the house, thinking with satisfaction of all the chores she could dispose of in a whole uninterrupted day. As she came into the living room she froze in her tracks, for at the table sat a strange man.
-The stranger looked up and smiled confidently. "Yes" he said "I am a photographer. I do enlargements wonderfully, as I'm sure you will agreewhen you
-see dome specimens of my'work." As he spoke he took numerous photos from his
+She stepped forward resolutely. "Did you want something?" she asked.
-portglfolio and strewed them all over the table - bridal groups, tastefully coloured, naked babies on hearthrugs; couples stiff and self-conscious in their best Clothes. "Now I'm sure you have some treasured photographs you would like me to do - your wedding group; for example: will you show me that?"
-"Thank you" said Ray, omitting to state that photographs of her wedding were
+The stranger looked up and smiled confidently. "Yes" he said "I am a photographer. I do enlargements wonderfully, as I'm sure you will agree when you see dome specimens of my work." As he spoke he took numerous photos from his portofolio and strewed them all over the table - bridal groups, tastefully coloured, naked babies on hearthrugs, couples stiff and self-conscious in their best clothes. "Now I'm sure you have some treasured photographs you would like me to do - your wedding group, for example: will you show me that?"
-non-existent, "but I don't want anything."
-"Oh come," said the man "I'm sure you could find something if you tried. Your husband as a boy, perhaps? Oe in uniform - was he at the war? Or yourself as a young girl?"
+"Thank you" said Ray, omitting to state that photographs of her wedding were non-existent, "but I don't want anything."
-"No, thank you" said Ray;--twalroltirig"--dblm. a rejoinder that she was not yet
-decrepit. "I don't want anything at qll. I am very busy, and would be glad if you would go."
+"Oh come," said the man "I'm sure you could find something if you tried. Your husband as a boy, perhaps? Or in uniform - was he at the war? Or yourself as a young girl?"
-"Ah no," said the man, still smiling, "You are not going to get rid of me
-as easily as that I shall sit here until you change your mind" and he sprawled
+"No, thank you" said Ray, swallowing down a rejoinder that she was not yet decrepit. "I don't want anything at all. I am very busy, and would be glad if you would go."
-at his ease and lit a cigarette.
-The Sydney Bushwalker August 1962
+"Ah no," said the man, still smiling, "You are not going to get rid of me as easily as that. I shall sit here until you change your mind" and he sprawled at his ease and lit a cigarette.
-Ray was silent a moment. The man had obviously arrived by car, hidden it down the road and sneaked into the house while she was farewelling Peter and his guestS.and the dog. The photographer knew that she was alone, at his mercy. Ben Ricketts is isolated, and there was not a soul to whom she could call for help.
--Theni looking desperately through the window, she heard the clonk of a
+Ray was silent a moment. The man had obviously arrived by car, hidden it down the road and sneaked into the house while she was farewelling Peter and his guests and the dog. The photographer knew that she was alone, at his mercy. Ben Ricketts is isolated, and there was not a soul to whom she could call for help.
-bell and saw --Ben. Quietly she went to the door and called: "Come here, my
-Greatly wondering, Ben advanced. Was he actually being invited into the
+Then, looking desperately through the window, she heard the clonk of a bell and saw - Ben. Quietly she went to the door and called: "Come here, my love!"
-house? Memories of doors shut in his face, of windows hastily closed while hands
- frenziedly beat the aiilto ward off the pungent goat-smell: these rose before -hith and he hesitated. But no, there was his beloved Ray still beckoning and smiling. Proudly he threw out his chest and climbed the steps deftly into the hall. Ray encircled his neck: with thankful -arms and together they entered the living room.,
+Greatly wondering, Ben advanced. Was he actually being invited into the house? Memories of doors shut in his face, of windows hastily closed while hands frenziedly beat the air to ward off the pungent goat-smell: these rose before himh and he hesitated. But no, there was his beloved Ray still beckoning and smiling. Proudly he threw out his chest and climbed the steps deftly into the hall. Ray encircled his neck with thankful arms and together they entered the living room.
 The stange man's jaw dropped.
-"Unless" said Ray sweetly, polite as ever, "you are out of this room in one minute, I shall let the gnat go."
-"No, no!" babbled the man, snatching up his specimens and craMming theth into his portfolio "don't do that Don't let him go!"
+"Unless" said Ray sweetly, polite as ever, "you are out of this room in one minute, I shall let the goat go."
+"No, no!" babbled the man, snatching up his specimens and cramming them into his portfolio "don't do that Don't let him go!"
 Terror-stricken he rushed from the house, and at the first gate risked a backward glance. Ray made as if to loose Ben.
 "Hold him! Don't let him go!" yelled the photographer, completely unmanned.
- The last Ray saw of him was his flying feet as he made for the outer gate, portfolio flapping, and gained the safety of the road.
- Ben has passed on, but to one woman at least he is a fragrant memory.
+The last Ray saw of him was his flying feet as he made for the outer gate, portfolio flapping, and gained the safety of the road.
-SYMBOLIC SONNET
- .
+Ben has passed on, but to one woman at least he is a fragrant memory.
-Camped on the western bank, a bicycle wheel thing,
- To lift the bridge (the wool boats and the locks Are zone) then went a thousand miles into the flat.
+----
-Country and heard the lonely mind at the edge - of the desert looking for a mountain, a hill
-Some long wandering, contour to possess,
+===== Symbolic Sonnet. =====
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-Mf people cathe, the men, generations ago
-Looking for grass, rain, the heartland. The cattle died between feed and water;
-The men walked back to go to foreign wars.
-A mountain has a profile, shape, memory to caress
-But the desert mind mumbles to itself
-Of the dreaming, speaking of death and loneliness
-In another language meaning the same things.
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+Funds for S. & R. and don't forget the guessing competition!
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+===== Who'd Be A Walker - Part 2. =====
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+=== Wandering 'round in mist and rain. ===
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-August 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker 7
-NHO'D BE A NALHER - PART 2.
-WANDERING 'R.OUND IN TEST AND RAIN -  Jim Brown.
- "Grandpa you know that sorgyou're always singing?"
 "Which one is that son -? The Catalogue Aria?"
-"No, that one about being a walker, There's one part that goes 'wandering round in mist and fog'. At least, that's what it sounds like when you've got your teeth in, and you haven't been to a smoko."
-"Ah, yes - Who'd be a walkeri
+"No, that one about being a walker. There's one part that goes 'wandering round in mist and fog'. At least, that's what it sounds like when you've got your teeth in, and you haven't been to a smoko."
-Scrambling for a train
+"Ah, yes - Who'd be a walker,\\
+Scrambling for a train\\
 Wandering round in mist and fog."
-"That's it, Grandpa. Well, did you ever wander round in mist and fog?" "Did I ever? ----- look son - have you got six or seven hours? Well ----
-I started off as a freelance walker and never had any fog trouble worth
+"That's it, Grandpa. Well, did you ever wander round in mist and fog?"
-mentioning, But I'd only been about three months with the Walkers when I first
-ran into it That doesn't necessarily signify that you must be a member of an affiliated Club to have mist, though,
+"Did I ever? ----- look son - have you got six or seven hours? Well ----
-"Anyway it was Easter '471 and a party of us was coming over the Gangerang
-Range from Kanangra. Easter Saturday night we were going to can on Dex Cteek,
+I started off as a freelance walker and never had any fog trouble worth mentioning. But I'd only been about three months with the Walkers when I first ran into it. That doesn't necessarily signify that you must be a member of an affiliated Club to have mist, though.
-but all that afternoon while we scrambled up from Gabes Gap on to Cloudmaker, the mist thickened, and at the top we had a view of 30 yards of weeping scrub.
-. "We knew flex Creek was about north we dropped off the summit on that side
+"Anyway it was Easter '47, and a party of us was coming over the Gangerang Range from Kanangra. Easter Saturday night we were going to camp on Dex Cteek, but all that afternoon while we scrambled up from Gabes Gap on to Cloudmaker, the mist thickened, and at the top we had a view of 30 yards of weeping scrub.
-and an hour later we were tossing aside fallen trees and uprooting vegetation
- to clear space for a tvt, It wasn't flex Creek, of course, but it would have to
+"We knew flex Creek was about north, so we dropped off the summit on that side and an hour later we were tossing aside fallen trees and uprooting vegetation to clear space for a tent. It wasn't Dex Creek, of course, but it would have to do.
-do.
-"Next morning was still murky, but we climbed over a low stony ridge to the
+"Next morning was still murky, but we climbed over a low stony ridge to the east, and came out on the clearing along Dex Creek. This all seemed extra grouse until we discovered two of the party were astray, We halloo'ed, and they answered back in the forest and we waited. After a bit, when they didn't show up through the haze, we yelled again and this time there was no answer.
-east, and came out on the clearing along flex Creek, This all seemed extra grouse
-until we discovered two of the party were astray, Wehr...11oo'ed, and they answered back in the forest and we waited, After a bits when they didn't show up through the haze, we yelled again and this time there was no answer.
+"Alarm, panic! We downed packs and leaving a couple to mark our place, fanned out into the creeping fog. After a short while we got answers to our calls, this time far away; and a good deal latar, having shouted to them to stay put and yell, we picked 'em up. They were both people wearing hearing aids, which apparently give "one-side" reception and had been steadily following a course parallel to our calls.
-"Alarm, panicl. downed packs and leaving a couple to mark our place, fanned
-out into the creeping fog. After a short while we got answers to our calls,
+"All in all it was about an hour before we were all assembled again, and almost immediately the cloud began to blow away.
-this time far away; and a good deal latar, having shouted to them to stay put and
-. yell, we picked 'em up. They were both people wearing hearing aids, which
+"I suppose it was because that wasn't "my" trip, but I wasn't overly impressed with the problems that roll up enveloped in mist. Two years later, same place, same holiday weekend, I was.
-apparently give "one-side" reception and had been steadily following a course parallel to our calls.
-"All in all it was about an hour before we were all assembled again, and almost immediately the cloud began to blow away,
+"Once again the clouds rolled up as we clambered over Rip, Rack, Roar and Rumble. Because we had a sloppy party with fast breakaways up front, and a slow rearguard, including one sick man, I scarcely noticed, being too fully occupied running up and down the line checking the leaders and coaxing the tail.
-  The Sydney Bushwalker August 1962 "I suppose it was because that wasn't
- t114 but I wasn't overly
+"The view from Cloudmaker was exactly the same as at Easter '47, but warned by that occasion, I led off slightly east of north - and almost ran the party into Ti-Willa Canyon. Finally, after some groping around in wet scrub we got on to the Dex Creek clearings in the last glimmers of daylight.
-impressed with the problems that roll up enveloped in mist. Two years later, same nlace, same holiday weekend, I was.
-"Once again the clouds rolled up as we clambered over Rip, Rack, Roar
+"Next moyning was still closed down. Cautiously we edged up from Dex Creek, with once a sight of a ghostly hump of Bolworra Mt. over to our right. The plan was to take the west branch of Lower Gangerang, down past Noorilla and over Strongleg, and presently I paused to make observations.
-and Rumble. Because we had a sloppy party with fast breakaways up front, and a slow rearguard, including one sick man, I scarcely noticed, being too fully
-occupied running up and down the line'checking the leaders and coaxing the tail.
+"I can still remember the crawling clouds, the damp chill air, the occasional glimpses of straggly trees lining the edge of Kanangra Creek Valley. The highest ground (and so the most obvious) led away just a shade east of north. A compass sight on to some vaguely seen trees something west of north gave me fresh heart and I looked around - to see our runaways, already almost out of recall, bettling off on the NE ridge.
-"The view from Cloudmaker was exactly the same as at Easter '47, but warned
-by that occasion, I led off slightly east of north - and almost ran the party into Ti- Nina Canyon. Finally, after some groping around in wet scrub we got
+"Of course, I should have let the slobs stew in their own juice, and taken the rest off to Noorilla: instead I followed weakly, and an hour later, when the cloud began to rise, it was all too obvious we were on our way to Gentle's Pass.  At least I had the perverse satisfaction of refusing to go back with a sick member in the party, and we finished up reaching the Cox via Narcott's Ridge.
-on to the Dex Creek clearings in the last glimmers of daylight.
-"Next moyning was still closed down. Cautiously we edged up from Dex
+"Don't think I'll ever forget the infuriating helplessness of that moment on the fork of the Gangerang - that feeling of oh-dear-oh-dear - if only I could see something! You can get the same feeling sometimes in dense scrub, but never quite so badly as in a good pea-soup mountain mist.
-Creek; with' Ohce a sight of a ghostly hump of Bolworra Et. over to our' right. The plan was to take the west branch of Lower Gangerang, down past Noorilla and
-over Strongleg, and prwatEly I paused to make observations.
+"Well, I had a pretty good trot after that for a few years: plenty of rain, a fair share of winds, but not really lousy fogs. Until I was doing a Victorian Alps trip with three other folk in '55 -- just a tick, now, I've got it in an old magazine here, and if Editors won't reprint me, I can at least quote myself. Here it is -
- "I can still remember the crawling clouds, the damp chill air, the
-occasional glimpses of straggly trees lining the edge of Kanangra Creek Valley. The highest ground (and so the most obvious) led away just a shade east of north. A compass sight on to some vaguely seen trees something west of north gave me
+'In the notes given me by Stuart Brookes (not the slob who was Editor back in '62, but a very pleasant cover in the Vic. Mountain Tramping Club) was a caution. "By the way, on the section from Mt. Wellington to Mt. Howitt, it's not uncommon to run into misty weather - it is best to stay put until the weather improves."
-fresh heart and I looked around - to see our runaways, already almost out of recall, bettling off on the NE ridge.
-"Of course, I Should have let the slobs- stew in their own juice, and taken the rest off to Noorilla: instead I followed weakly, and an hour later, when the
+Well, I ask you, who would stay put while the track is six feet wide, striding away before you? Then, if there were a real change brewing, we hoped to take shelter in Guy's Hut on Bryce's Plain.
-cloud began to rise, it was all too obvious we were on our way to Gentle's Pass.  At least I had the perverse satisfaction of refusing to go back with a sick member in the party, and we finished up reaching the Cax via Narcott's Ridge.
-"Don't think I'll ever forget the infuriating helplessness of that moment on the fork of the Gangerang - that feeling of ch-dear-oh-dear - if only I could
+'The mist thickened, but the approach landmarks to the Plain all tallied with the map - a little stream running west, fences and sliprails. Time 5 p.m. and ahead was the vagueness of a snow plain. Bearing to hut across plain NW. Distance 500 yards. Below is a picture of what we saw in the next hour.
-see something! You can get the same feeling sometimes in dense scrub, but never
-quite so badly as in a good pea-soup mountain mist.
+'Some time past 6 p.m. we groped back and settled thankfully under a couple of large trees, fairly close to our original entry to the Plain. There was water below in the creek. We had written off the Hut - look for it in the morning.
-"Well, I had a pretty good trot after that for a few years: plenty of rain, a fair share of winds, but not really lousy fogs. Until I was doing a Victorian
-Alps trip with three other folk in '55 -- just a tick, now, I've got it in an old magazine here, and if Editors won't reprint me, I can at least quote myself.
+'Once or twice during the night I aroused enough to look out at the mist; and it was still there at first light. Voices in the other tents fetched me back to life again at 5.50, and through the rift at the foot of the tent I could see a gray light - and trees across the plain. I stuck my head out. Guy's Hut was 5 minutes walk away, at the edge of the forest opposite. (Last night we couldn't even find the forest.)
-Here it is -
-'In the notes given me by Stuart Brookes (not the slob who was Editor back in '62, but alery pleasant cover in the Vic. Mountain Tramping Club) was a caution.
-"By the way; on the section from Et. Wellington to Et. Howitt, it's not uncommon to run into misty weather -- it is best to stay put until the weather improves."
-August 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker 9
-Well, I ask you, who would stay put -while the track is six feet wide, striding away before you? Then, if there were a real change brewing, we hoped to take shelter in Guy's' Hut on Bryce's Plain.
-'The mist thickened, but the approach landmarks to the Plain all tallied with the map - a little stream running west, fences and sliprails. Time 5 p m. and ahead was the vagueness of a snow plain. Bearing to hut across plain NW. Distance 500 yards. Below is a picture of what we saw in the next hour.
-'Some time past 6 p m, we groped back and settled thankfully under a couple of large trees, fairly close to our original entry to the Plain. There was water below in the creek. We had written off the Hut - look for it in the morning.
-'Once or twice during the night I aroused enough to look out at the mist, and it was still there at first light. Voices in the other tents fetched me back to life again at 5.50, and through the rift at the foot of the tent I could see a gray light - and trees across the plain. I stuck my head out. Guy's Hut was 5 minutes walk away, at the edge of the forest opposite. (Last night we couldn't even find the forest.)
 "Of the following afternoon I wrote -
-'We saw the bald dome of Mt. Howett a few times before mist closed in again, and crossed a series of pocket-handkerchief snow plains. Each time the path ,disappeared in the grass, but popped up again, clear as a highway amongst the
-timber.
-'Towards 4.0 o'clock a couple of miles short of Nacalister Springs, we crossed another clearing, and saected a good trail, sidling the east face of the range. Presently we came back to the top, after outflanking the highest point. The track became rather obscure in some burnt scrub, and we halted - the mist blew apart for a moment to reveal a timbered ridge where the bare top of Howett should be. I dragged out a compass, all suspicious-like. Our north-bound
-ridge was now bearing 80 degrees.
-'There was, I considered, only one place where we could have erred - back
-at our sidling we must have taken a side-ridge, -which gradually veered east, while the track vent on north along the highest ground. Back, we went, along the crown of the ridge till we came to an extensive open top, the sort of place that
-usually marks a junction of spurs. We swung west, the tension becoming unbearable - and in 3 minutes intersected (obviously) the main trail, The moisture I rubbed
-from my forehead was not entirely due to the mist or my exertions ----.
-"For the next day, when we crossed the serrated Narrow Neck of The Cross
-Cut Saw, I reported. 'Rarely we glimpsed the Thurat-like spires which from the
-shoulders rising fromWonongatta (Terrible Hollow) but mostly we were stumbling, mind-tossed, in moist fleeting cloud.
-  The Sydney Bushmalker August 1962
-'We traversed the narrow, rocky, middle section, climbed Mount Buggary,
-and dropped below the mist for the first time into a 4,600 ft. saddle. We could see the terraced slope of Et. Speculation looming ahead, it's upper
-ft.. spiking the racing clouds.
-'Nearing sweaters for the 1000 ft ascent, we beat up into it. There
-was almost an Everest-ish touch as one paused, bent against the gale, peering,
-into obscurity. At 2 o'clock we assembled on the summit cairn, and for the
-first time it occurred to me it would be fun and games to find the small camp
-site below the mountain - considering our battle to pick up Guy's Hut and Macalister Springs with a fair trail to follow.
-'Well, the valley is NE of the mountain, so out with the compass again.
-Try to steady oneself against the wind so that the needle settles: pick 'a ghostly snow gum in the right direction and march to it then again
-We walked almost right onto the camping spot, with the next stage of track
-leading north towards Mount Koonika.'
-"After all that, I had another good spell, if you except a couple of -
-occasions when I was trying to pick the right ridge down from MeMahon's Lookout
-onto the Cox. You had to strike the ridge or you finished up over a cliff. Each
-time the cloud began to disperse as the crucial part of the descent was reached. NO one mill worry about that place again, I fancy, since the valley floor is now
-flooded 'by Warragamba.
-- "But.Huey turned it on again for me on my holiday in March '62 when I went out from the Sassafras Rd past Tianjara Trig, target Mount Talaterang.
-"You know, Paddy Pallin once went to Mount Talaterang coming in from Milton and reported 'The view from Talaterang should not be mist. I wouldn't know: I didn't get that far. The morning was fine and bright, but --
-"About foUr hours from the Sassafras Rd, and maybe 2i - 3 hours short of Talaterang I was groping along with the SE mind on my left Shoulder blade', 'a .scraggy forestaine on myright. Visibility 50 yards - I t'alkecl righteround
-the north and then the west Slope of Mount Bushwalker without seeing it. Finally, at 4 p m. I Was at Gadara Point - l miles north of Talaterang, with a connecting saddle.
-"Finding a saddle seemed a faintly dirty joke, so.I camped in a patch of
-dense scrub just back from the point, and spent thp night wondering (a) was I really' at Gadara Point? (b) assuming the morning was, fine, could I reach Talaterang
- and still be back on the road the same evening? In between pondering this,' I dislodged a. few hundred little golden ants which emerged from' their nest Under my pack,-pillow; fortunately a non-biting species.
-"Morning resolved it all - still closed in Pnd raining. I decided to cut my losses, get out and go on with a part of the trip that needed less visibility
-August 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker 11
-So long. as T could find my way out After all, I still didn't know for sure I was*.ctiLG-adara.
-".'.11*11? I. 'Was (ori.Gadata) and I did (find my. may). The process was rather like a billiard ball doing a series of cannons: I bounced from the Cliff-line overlooking the Clyde River to tile Cliff on the east of the plateau and by
+'We saw the bald dome of Mt. Howett a few times before mist closed in again, and crossed a series of pocket-handkerchief snow plains. Each time the path disappeared in the grass, but popped up again, clear as a highway amongst the timber.
-di/it 'of."going.NE and-N1AT, then NE again, I managed to go generally north, find the two vital saddles, and presently, taking far too long, the end of the Army road near Tiangara Trig.
-.
+'Towards 4.0 o'clock a couple of miles short of Macalister Springs, we crossed another clearing, and selected a good trail, sidling the east face of the range. Presently we came back to the top, __after__ outflanking the highest point. The track became rather obscure in some burnt scrub, and we halted - the mist blew apart for a moment to reveal a timbered ridge where the bare top of Howett should be. I dragged out a compass, all suspicious-like. Our north-bound ridge was now bearing 80 degrees.
--"All the while it rained - sometimes heavily, and once I stood on a soaked hillside, watching the clouds eddy past; and-yelled at the top of my voice, "Huey you turn it oft". The profanity helped my spirits, but
-Huey took no heed.
+'There was, I considered, only one place where we could have erred - back at our sidling we must have taken a side-ridge, which gradually veered east, while the track went on north along the highest ground. Back we went, along the crown of the ridge till we came to an extensive open top, the sort of place that usually marks a junction of spurs. We swung west, the tension becoming unbearable - and in 3 minutes intersected (obviously) the main trail. The moisture I rubbed from my forehead was not entirely due to the mist or my exertions ----.
-Fiale last leg. of my holiday trip - five days later - was a day jaunt up
-to Currockbilly from the Mongarlowe Rd. I just managed tobeat the clouds to the top - me from tha vest, the mist from the east. I bent over to look at the map -.and Bingo: - the whole landscape was snapped up with whirling cloud wraith..
+"For the next day, when we crossed the serrated Narrow Neck of The Cross Cut Saw, I reported. 'Rarely we glimpsed the Thurat-like spires which from the shoulders rising from Wonongatta (Terrible Hollow) but mostly we were stumbling, wind-tossed, in moist fleeting cloud.
-"Just to have the satisfaction, I groped through the murk for a couple of hundred yards to reach the Trig point then went down very thankful that I had spiked pieces of paper on the shrubs as I climbed just in case -
-"Well now, after that ----- I I
+'We traversed the narrow, rocky, middle section, climbed Mount Buggary, and dropped below the mist for the first time into a 4,600 ft. saddle. We could see the terraced slope of Mt. Speculation looming ahead, it's upper 700 ft. spiking the racing clouds.
-"But Grandpa - from all your experience mtnt do you think one should do if a mist comes up?"
-"Well son, I would say sit,domn and let it clear."
+'Wearing sweaters for the 1000 ft ascent, we beat up into it. There was almost an Everest-ish touch as one paused, bent against the gale, peering into obscurity. At 2 o'clock we assembled on the summit cairn, and for the first time it occurred to me it would be fun and games to find the small camp site below the mountain - considering our battle to pick up Guy's Hut and Macalister Springs with a fair trail to follow.
-"But Grandpa, you didn't do that did you? Not at Guy's Hut, or at Cloud-
- maker or Talaterang?"
+'Well, the valley is NE of the mountain, so out with the compass again. Try to steady oneself against the wind so that the needle settles: pick a ghostly snow gum in the right direction and march to it then again ----- We walked almost right onto the camping spot, with the next stage of track leading north towards Mount Koonika.'
+"After all that, I had another good spell, if you except a couple of occasions when I was trying to pick the right ridge down from McMahon's Lookout onto the Cox. You had to strike the ridge or you finished up over a cliff. Each time the cloud began to disperse as the crucial part of the descent was reached. No one will worry about that place again, I fancy, since the valley floor is now flooded by Warragamba.
+"But Huey turned it on again for me on my holiday in March '62 when I went out from the Sassafras Rd past Tianjara Trig, target Mount Talaterang.
+"You know, Paddy Pallin once went to Mount Talaterang coming in from Milton and reported 'The view from Talaterang should not be mist. I wouldn't know. I didn't get that far. The morning was fine and bright, but --
+"About four hours from the Sassafras Rd, and maybe 2½ - 3 hours short of Talaterang I was groping along with the SE wind on my left shoulder blade, a scraggy forest line on my right. Visibility 50 yards - I walked right around the north and then the west slope of Mount Bushwalker without seeing it. Finally, at 4 p.m. I sas at Gadara Point - l½ miles north of Talaterang, with a connecting saddle.
+"Finding a saddle seemed a faintly dirty joke, so I camped in a patch of dense scrub just back from the point, and spent the night wondering (a) was I really at Gadara Point? (b) assuming the morning was, fine, could I reach Talaterang and still be back on the road the same evening? In between pondering this, I dislodged a few hundred little golden ants which emerged from their nest under my pack-pillow; fortunately a non-biting species.
+"Morning resolved it all - still closed in and raining. I decided to cut my losses, get out and go on with a part of the trip that needed less visibility. So long as I __could__ find my way out. After all, I still didn't know for sure I was on Gadara Point.
+"Well I was (on Gadara) and I did (find my may). The process was rather like a billiard ball doing a series of cannons: I bounced from the cliff-line overlooking the Clyde River to the cliff on the east of the plateau and by dint of going NE and NW, then NE again, I managed to go generally north, find the two vital saddles, and presently, taking far too long, the end of the Army road near Tiangara Trig.
+"All the while it rained - sometimes heavily, and once I stood on a soaked hillside, watching the clouds eddy past; and-yelled at the top of my voice, "Huey you ..... turn it off". The profanity helped my spirits, but Huey took no heed.
+The last leg of my holiday trip - five days later - was a day jaunt up to Currockbilly from the Mongarlowe Rd. I just managed tobeat the clouds to the top - me from the west, the mist from the east. I bent over to look at the map - and Bingo! - the whole landscape was snapped up with whirling cloud wraiths.
+"Just to have the satisfaction, I groped through the murk for a couple of hundred yards to reach the Trig point then went down - very thankful that I had spiked pieces of paper on the shrubs as I climbed just in case -
+"Well now, after that ----- "
+"But Grandpa - from all your experience what do you think one should do if a mist comes up?"
+"Well son, I would say sit down and let it clear."
+"But Grandpa, you didn't do that did you? Not at Guy's Hut, or at Cloudmaker or Talaterang?"
 "Look, son, you do what I say, not what I do."
 "But Grandpa, what if the mist sticks around for days. You can't wait, can you?"
-"Here, off to bed you young varmint. -- These kids - no respect for the wisdom of their elders at all:"
-Ron Kennealey departed for Queensland a week ago. 'He hopes to start
+"Here, off to bed you young varmint. -- These kids - no respect for the wisdom of their elders at all!"
-a refrigeration business in his old home town, Grenslopes, so if all goes well, it may be some time before we see, and hear, Ron again. Best of Luck, Ron.
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-The Sydney Bushwalker August 1962 The Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia.
+Ron Kennealey departed for Queensland a week ago. He hopes to start a refrigeration business in his old home town, Greenslopes, so if all goes well, it may be some time before we see, and hear, Ron again. Best of Luck, Ron.
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