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- | THE SYDNEY DUSHWALKER | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker.====== |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the | + | |
- | Sydnby | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney |
- | iation ROOMS " | + | |
- | Place, Sydney. | + | Box No. 4476, G.P.O. Sydney. Phone 843985. |
- | Box No. 4476, G.P.O. Sydney. Phone 843985 | + | |
- | Editor | + | |**Editor**|Frank Rigby, 3/24 Ocean St., Cronulla. 5234475.| |
- | 5234475. | + | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford. 8711207.| |
- | Business Manager | + | |**Typist**|Shirley Dean, 30 Hannah St., Beecroft.| |
- | Typist | + | |**Sales and Subscriptions**|Neville Page, 22 Hayward St., Kingsford. |
- | Sales and SUbscrir: | + | |
- | 379 JULY, 1966 Price 10C. | + | ====379. July, 1966. Price 10c.==== |
- | C ONTENT S. | + | |
- | The June General Meeting 2. | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | On Bushwalking | + | |
- | Search and. RescUe. | + | | | |Page| |
- | Paddy' | + | |The June General Meeting| | 2| |
- | ' | + | |On Bushwalking|Russell Derbidge| 4| |
- | Sandra Butt. 10. | + | |Search and Rescue| | 8| |
- | The Ridge - Jim Drown. | + | |Paddy' |
- | Social Notes 17. | + | |Walking |
- | One More Month - Observer. 17. | + | |The Ridge|Jim Brown|13| |
- | Orienteering Contest. 18. | + | |Social Notes| |17| |
- | 2. The Sydney Bu shwaaker', | + | |One More Month|Observer|17| |
- | THE JUN7' G71\1ERAL MEETING | + | |Orienteering Contest| |18| |
- | el | + | |
- | j.-BroWn. | + | ---- |
- | It was quite a small gathering at the beginning of June's General Meeting, and the cosy intimate atmosphere was heightened by the welcome of two " | + | |
- | Nothi4Eg | + | =====The June General Meeting.===== |
- | notification of the S. -8.C..R_.; | + | |
- | Gordon Redmond. told us incoming funds exceeded outgoings and we | + | J. Brown. |
- | had. closed May with $210 in thecurrent | + | |
- | Don Finch presented the Talks Report showing a _fairly | + | It was quite a small gathering at the beginning of June's General Meeting, and the cosy intimate atmosphere was heightened by the welcome of two " |
- | John 1.17hite's Instructional at Murphy' | + | |
- | May 14-15 Geoff Whitby' | + | Nothing |
- | Michael Short' | + | |
- | walk failed for starters. John Holley counted 16 on his St. Helena day walk, while they really rolled up on the last weekend.. Finch' | + | Gordon Redmond told us incoming funds exceeded outgoings and we had closed May with $210 in the current |
- | (did we hear aright?) 30 aril-Davie | + | |
- | So early in the night we came to General Business, and a motion by | + | Don Finch presented the Walks Report showing a fairly |
- | Jack c-entle | + | |
+ | Michael Short' | ||
+ | |||
+ | So early in the night we came to General Business, and a motion by Jack Gentle | ||
+ | |||
+ | We were told that Paddy Pallin was willing to speak briefly to the Club one evening on the subject of the " | ||
+ | |||
+ | A question was now asked about Brian Harvey' | ||
+ | |||
+ | By this time Frank Ashdown had the bit between his teeth. He wanted to know if the recent British Law suit mentioned by Brian Harvey meant that Committee Members, individually and collectively, | ||
+ | |||
+ | The President pointed out that the Hon. Solicitor was for us to consult, not as a tick-tack man to tell us every legal development that may affect a Club. We had agreed to take the hazard for an additional month to find out just where we stood. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Alan Rigby called attention to a School being held by the Conservation Council, and moved we should send a representative, | ||
+ | |||
+ | As delegates to the Annual Conservation Council Conference in October we elected Mick Elfick and Alex. Colley (assuming they were prepared to attend) and John White reported briefly that a meeting with the Minister for Lands had taken place - a fuller statement to be furnished by the Sub-Committee involved. He felt the Club's public relations had been well-served by the interview. | ||
+ | |||
+ | By this time it was 9.20 there were no other matters to thrash out, and the gong sounded the end of another meeting. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====On Bushwalking.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Or | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Practical Thoughts Arising From Kanangra Walk As Outlined By a Demented Survivor.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Russell Derbidge | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tea leaves in tea present a problem and straining them a bigger one still. It is generally agreed that carrying a tea-strainer is carrying things a bit too far. Nevertheless several walkers have choked to death with tea leaves in the gullet so it is a problem of no small account. To make floating leaves sink Laurie uses the centrifugal method. The billy is swung wildly around the head and the tea leaves find their way to the bottom. This method is not always reliable for the leaves seldom drown but usually hang suspended with the result that yet another walker chokes to death. Margaret recommends the use of bracken, brush and fern or any other hairy vegetation. Some object to this because they can't bear to see flora destroyed. Others object to sharing their tea with motes, midges and heaven knows what else frequenting bracken, brush and fern. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Out of this arises the need to store every little facet of information in the brain. We realise that for some this may be difficult, perhaps impossible so it may be as well to note the information down on paper. One facet of information which was seemingly worthless at first later proved highly practical. This was how and where to find a cesstiomiades fly-infected leave. This leaf is bored with millions of little holes which the cess fly drills for the benefit of all walkers. There could never be more ideal tea-strainer than a cesstiomiades fly-infested leaf. Forget about the use of bracken and centrifugal methods and find a cesstiomiades fly-infested leaf. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We will now take the topic of food more generally into consideration. Many practical thoughts arise here for food presents countless problems on a walk. Many walkers will derive comfort from the practical suggestions as regards food contained herein. They may also derive amoebic dysentry and other such disintegrating diseases. In this respect dates are invaluable for they have great food value and always give you a good run for your money. Believe it or not Energy chocolate is a Lifesaver. Never be without it. Along the most exhausting stretches you may suddenly collapse out of control. Reach for your block of Energy chocolate for it is so readily digestable and one little nibble gives you great strength to scoff the rest of it. Make sure that this collapse occurs well out of sight of other people otherwise you may have to share the goodies. Many people find the early stages of the walk exhausting and this is why you rarely see Chocolate after the first couple of hours. Some have actually felt exhausted even before the start of the walk and been grateful for their Energy chocolate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Eggs are loaded with vitamins. They are as good as pills but perhaps not so reliable. An egg is so vitamin packed because it is really a healthy chook in another form and most poultry-farmers simply stuff their birds with pills to keep them in good shape. The main thing to avoid is stacking boiled eggs with unboiled eggs because it is very hard to tell which is which. A simple scientific test to find out if the egg is boiled or unboiled is to crack the egg open. Sometimes this happens when some lousy twit sits on your pack without asking. Firstly, scrape the egg from the walls of your pack. Don't eat it even if the sight of it makes your mouth water. Don't throw it away either for all the great film stars use egg as a facial conditioner. In just what sort of condition it leaves the face we are not sure. | ||
+ | |||
+ | However, Marlene Dietrich uses it along with plastic surgery. Jane Powell also uses it except on T.V. where she uses Lux in the International wrapper to keep her face intact. | ||
+ | |||
+ | water is a worry on most walks but it is definitely no problem round Kanangra. In fact you spend all your time sloshing up and down creek beds. Those with webbed feet have a distinct advantage. If you're not walking in water then you're sleeping in it. Despite this, one or two people had enough bottles of soft drink to last them the three days. This was good for it made it unnecessary to carry heavy tea leaves and tea strainers around. Taking bottles of lolly water showed initiative and forethought. However, this provision proved unnecessary for there were several coca-cola dispensing machines along the way. It is understandable that walkers do not want to carry heavy flasks of tasteless creek water in their packs nor do they wish to spend their money on expensive bottles of coco-cola. If you're one of this type then the best way to conserve your precious water is to drink somebody else' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Let's now consider the question of physical fitness. For walks like that to Kanangra through snow and sleet and rain it is best to prepare yourself physically beforehand. On such a walk you sweat like a pig, whilst moving and freeze up completely when you stop. The only known place where this hot and cold process can be simulated is at your local Sauna Room. This Sauna preparation is required not so much for the walk itself but for the three incapacitated days after it. If you're not careful you may also become permanently locked in the bushwalker' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The need for an all round improve in Nature Study was apparent on the Kanangra walk. F' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The participants of the Kanangra walk came from a variety of occupations. It is this variety that adds strength and vitality to the club. Everyone considered the walk rewarding in some way or another and so that others may experience such joy many offers of assistance for future walks have been received. Margaret has offered to be depth guage on the next walk again. If you're not sure of the depth of a stream then holler for a margaret. She manages to fall into every deep water hole. In fact she is a professional depth guager and we are greatly indebted to her. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Don loves to sing. His enthusiasm for song is boundless. When others are frozen stiff you'll still get a gurgle from Don. Your morale soon falls when you get lost and on the next walk should such a situation arise Don has promised to sing his old favourite: "Climb every mountain, search high and low". When you're hopelessly lost the chilling notes of this ballad tingle the spine and boost the morale. It enables you to die in a cheerful mood. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brian, who is an electrical engineer focused all his mental energies to produce a machine that will be indispensable on future walks. He came up with an electrical pogo stick which is simply ideal for vaulting streams. Ken works as a chemist for a coffee company and has offered to provide coffee for everyone on the next walk. After so many years of Nescafe the thought of coffee sickens all of us. | ||
+ | |||
+ | There were lashings of teachers on the walk. Like all teachers they wandered round in an academic cloud and it was very difficult to get anything of a practical nature out of them. They know how to paint blackboards black and how to cut cane into suitable lengths but when it comes to hard practical facts of walking they' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Laurie is an architect of no mean quality. He has designed tents and supervised the construction of several fire places. He is disturbed with the acoustics of the Opera House and feels that the true quality of great singers like Don and Jean will never be heard in such a shambles of a place. He has offered to design a better Opera House to be built in the Wild Dog Mountains where acoustic problems never arise and where Don and Jean can sing to their heart' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Kanangra walk is lousy with logs and all of them are difficult to get over and just as difficult to get around. Jean doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jean, as already stated, is a great singer and a great log dodger. She spends most of her time wrecking songs, dodging logs and bypassing boulders and just naturally brings up the rear. Fortunately she has a loud, pleasantly-sounding, | ||
+ | |||
+ | As a final thought we turn again to food. At breakfast everyone wants to fry eggs and boil porridge at the same time. With two dozen people cluttered round a teeny-weeny fire anything can happen. Usually something falls out of the frying pan into the fire or worse still into the porridge. Then, of course, arguments arise about ownership with the result that more porridge and eggs are lost. To avoid this dilemma a general rule has been established. This rule states that any food that falls from one pan into another is to be regarded as natural increment. | ||
- | -6 | ||
- | July, 1966 The Sydney Bushmalker 3. | ||
- | we were told that Paddy Pallin was willing to speak briefly to the Club one evening on the subject of the " | ||
- | A question was now asked about Brian Harvey' | ||
- | policy. would such cover be provided by the lessors of the Hall? Gordon Redmond felt it could be our own responsibility, | ||
- | Raynor suggested we should first see what kind of insurance Nurses Association had, and after the Treasurer agreed, it was resolved that the motion be adjourned until we had more information. | ||
- | By this time Frank Ashdown had the bit between his teeth. He wanted to know if the recent British Law suit mentioned by Brian Harvey meant that Committee Members, individually and collectively, | ||
- | The President pointed out that the Hon. Solicitor was for us to consult, not as a tick-tack man to tell us eVery legal development that | ||
- | may affect a ClUb,. We had agreed to take the hazard for an additional month to find out jlist where we stood. | ||
- | Alan Rigby called attention to a School being held by the Conserv- | ||
- | ation Council, and moved we should send a representative, | ||
- | the generous line. The motion was carried, and on a motion by Jack Gentle we | ||
- | nominated the President himself. John was a Lite concerned as he was billed to lead an Instructional Walk but his nominator hustled him on his way but volunteering to take the walk, and belatedly asked where it was - Answer | ||
- | Macart, | ||
- | the Annual Conservation Council Conference in October and Alex. Colley (assuming they were prepared to reported briefly that a meeting with the Minister for | ||
- | a fuller statement to be furnished by the Sub-Committee , | ||
- | By this time it was 9.20 there Were no other matters to thrash out, and the gong sounded the. end of another ' | ||
- | As delegates to we elected Mick Elfick attend) and John White 'Lands had taken place - | ||
- | involved. Ho felt the | ||
- | interview. | ||
- | 4. The Sydney Bushwalker July, 1966 | ||
- | ON BUSITTALKING | ||
- | 011: | ||
- | PRACTICAL, THOUGHTS ARISINGFROM KANANGRA TuALK AS OUTLINED | ||
- | BY A. DEMENTED SURVIVOR 1 Russell Derbidge | ||
- | Tea leaves in tea present a problem and straining them a bigger one atill. It is generally agreed that carrying a tea-strainer is carrying things a bit too far. Nevertheless several walkers have choked to death with tea leaves in the gullet so it is a problem of no small account. To make floating leaves sink Laurie uses the centrifugal method. The billy is swung, wildly around the head and the tea leaves find their way to the bottom. This method -is not always reliable for the leaves seldom drown but usually hang suspended with the result that yet another walker chokes to death. Margaret recommends the use of bracken, brush and fern or any other hairy vegetation. Some object to this because they can't bear to see flora destroyud. Others object to sharing their tea with motes, midges and heaven knows what else frequenting bracken, brush and fern. | ||
- | Out of this arises the need to store every little facet of information in the brain. We realise that for some his mpy be difficult, perhaps impossible so it may be as well to note the iniormation down on paper. One facet of information which was seemingly worthless at first later proved highly practical. This was how and whel- to find a cesstiomiades fly-infected leave. This leaf is bored with millions of little holes which the cess fly drills for the benefit of all walkers. There could never be more ideal tea-strainer than a cesstiomiades fly-infested leaf. Forget about the use of bracken and centrifugal methods and find a cesstiomi^des fly-infested leaf. | ||
- | IFfe will now take, the topic of food more generally into consideration. Many practical thoughts arise here for food presents countless problems on a walk. Many walkers will derive comfort from the practical suggestions as regards food contained herein. They may also derive amoebic dysentry and | ||
- | other such disintegrating diseases. In this respect dates are invaluable for they have great food value and always give you a good run for your money. Beleive it or not Energy chocolate is a Lifesaver. Never be without | ||
- | it. Along the most exhausting stretches you may siuddenly collapse out of control. Reach for your block of Energy chocolate for it is so readily digestable and one little nibble gives you great strength to scoff the | ||
- | rest of it. Make sure that this collapse occurs well out of sight of other people otherwise you may have to share the goodies. Many people find the early stages of the walk exhausting and this is why you rarely see Chocolate after the first couple of hours. Some have actually felt exhausted even before the start of the walk and been grateful for their Energy chocolate. | ||
- | Eggs are loaded with vitamins. They are as good as pills but perhaps | ||
- | not so reliable. An egg is so vitamin packed because it is really a healthy chock in another form and mOS' | ||
- | July, 1966 The Sydney Bushwalker | ||
- | which i6 Which. A simple scientific test to find out if the egg is boiled or =boiled is to crack the egg open. Sometimes this happeris when some lousy twit sits on your pack without asking. Firstly, scrape the egg from the walls of your pack. Don't eat it even if the sight of it makes your mouth water. Don't throw it away either for all the great film stars use | ||
- | egg as a facial conditioner. In just what sort of condition it leaves the faag,we are not sure. | ||
- | | ||
- | water is a worry on most walks but it is definitely no problem round Kanangra. In fact you spend all your time sloshing up and down creek beds. Those with webbed feet have a distinct advantage. If you're not walking in water then you're sleeping in it. Despite this, one or two people had enough bottles of soft drink to last them the three days. This | ||
- | was good for it made it unnecessary to carry heavy tea leaves and tea strainers | ||
- | ar-una. Taking bottles of lolly water showed initiative and forethought. | ||
- | However, this provision proved unnecessary for there were several coca-cola | ||
- | dispensing machines along the way. It is understandable that walk&rs do not want to carry heavy flasks of tasteless creek water in their packs nor do | ||
- | they wish to spend their money on expensive bottles of coco-cola. If you're | ||
- | one of this type then the best way to conserve your precious water is to drink somebody else' | ||
- | Let's now consider the question of physical fitness. For walks like that to Kanangra through snow and sleet and rain it is best to prepare | ||
- | yourself physically beforehand. On such a walk you sweat like a pig, whilst | ||
- | moving and freeze up completely when you stop. The only known place where this hot and cold process can be simulated is at your local Sauna Room. | ||
- | This Sauna preparation is required not so much for the walk itself but for | ||
- | the three incapacitated days after it if you're not careful you may also become permanently locked in the bushwalker' | ||
- | these Kiwis into your party. It's a matter of life and death but I'd lay | ||
- | odds heavily in favour of the latter. Ever since Hilly lry, their illustrious identifying figure, went to th top they' | ||
- | of the walk is spent trying to locate each other. One reliable way to locate lost comrades which was illustrated by Laurie is to roll boulders in the general direction and listen for any screams below.' | ||
- | The need for an all round improve 'in Nature Study was apparent on the Kanangra walk. Flinstance on one occasion a skeleton was found littered around. and doubt about its identity arose. RUSS Derbidge, whose best friend | ||
- | 6. The Sydney Btlhwaiker . | ||
- | July, 3.966 | ||
- | was an ethnologist namea them emu bone ana astounded his audience with his knowledge and ' his scientific approa Howbver, this conclusion | ||
- | was que6tioned by Laurie Who pointed out that emus don't have fur on: their legs shd generally' | ||
- | killed at a fancydress ball in Bourke and had been dragged from there into | ||
- | the mountains by some rapacious dingo everyone was in a quandry. Whilst we're on this topic of nature it is wothwhile knowing how to distinguish between the male and female Raintree. Raintrees literally blanket the nlue-Mbuntains in profusion because they like it there. Th. like cola blistering winds and the babble of freezing streams. Invariably you will camp under Rain-trees but be sure to set camp under a male one. In the morning you usually make a lot of noise shaking the moisture off your ground sheet. It'' | ||
- | The participants of the Kanangra walk came from a variety of occupations. It is this variety that adds strength and vitalitY- to the club:. Everyone considered the walk rewarding in some way or another an | ||
- | so that others may experience such joy may offers of atsistance for future walks have been received. Margaret has offered to be depth guage on the | ||
- | next walk again. If you're not sure of the depth of a stream then holler | ||
- | for a. Margaret. She manages to fall into every deep water hole. In fact shs is a professional depth guager and we are greatly indebted to her. | ||
- | Don loves to sing. His enthusiasm' | ||
- | others are frozen stiff you'll still get a gurgle from Don. Your morale soon falls when you get lost and on the next walk should such a situation arise Don has promised to sing his old favourite: "Climb every mountain, | ||
- | search high and low". when you're hopelessly lost the, chilling notes of this ballad tingle the spine and boost the morale. It enables you to die | ||
- | in a cheerful mood. | ||
- | Brian, who is an electrical engineer fncus4a all his mental energies | ||
- | to produce a machine that mill indispensable on future walks. He came | ||
- | up with an electrical pogo stick which is simply ideal for vaulting streams. Ken works as a chemist for a coffee company and has offered to provide coffee for everyone on the next walk. After so many years of Nescafe the thought of' cuffee sickens all of us. | ||
- | There were lashings of teachers on the walk. Like all teachers | ||
- | they wandered round in an academic cloud and it was very difficult to get anything of a practical nature out of them. They know how to paint blackboards black and how to cut cane into suitable lengths but *hen it comes to | ||
- | hard practical facts of walking they' | ||
- | July, 1966. . The Sydney Bushwalker 7.. | ||
- | us when these teachers offeredHto pool their resources for an Instructional Weekend in Hyde Park on the advantages of city life. | ||
- | Laurie is an architect of no mean quality. He has designed tents and supervised the construction of several fire places. He is disturbed | ||
- | with the acoustics of the Opera House and feels that the true quality of great singers like Don and Jean will neVer be heard in such a shambles of | ||
- | a place. He has offered to design a better Opera House to be built in the Wild Dog Mountains where acoustic problems never arise and where Don and. Jean can sing to their heart' | ||
- | -6 | ||
- | The Kaxigra walk is lousy with logs and all of them are difficult to get over and just as difficult to get around. Jean doesn' | ||
- | Jean, is already stated, is a great singer and a great log dodger. She spends most of her time wrecking songs, dodging logs and bypassing boulders and just naturally brings up the rear. Fortunately she has a loud, pleasantlysounding, | ||
- | Look over that boulder, I'm falling behind.." | ||
- | As a final thought we turn again to food. At breakfast everyone wants to fry eggs and boil porridge at the same time. 7Ith two dozen people cluttered round a teenyweeny fire anything can happen. Usually something falls out of the frying pan into the fire or worse still into the porridge. Then, of course, arguments arise about ownership with the result that more porridge and eggs are lost. To avoid this dilemma a general rule has been established. This rule states that any food that falls from one pan into another is to be regarded as natural increment. ., '-1 | ||
Well this brings to an end the account of a walk fraught with trials and tribulations. One just can't help thinking. | Well this brings to an end the account of a walk fraught with trials and tribulations. One just can't help thinking. | ||
- | 8.'-, The Sydney Bushwalker July, 1966 | + | |
- | NSW FEDERATION OF BUSHITUK:i Au- CLUBS SEARCH AND RESCUE S7CTIOff | + | ---- |
- | PRACTICE WEEKEND | + | |
- | JULY 15th 16th | + | =====NSW Federation of Bushwalking Clubs Search And Rescue Section.===== |
- | Each year the Search and Rescue Section of the NSW Federation of Bushwalking | + | |
+ | ===Practice Weekend - July 15th-16th.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Each year the Search and Rescue Section of the NSW Federation of Bushwalking | ||
All members of Federation are invited to come on this weekend, to join in the activities and see for themselves what happens on a search. | All members of Federation are invited to come on this weekend, to join in the activities and see for themselves what happens on a search. | ||
+ | |||
The search area this year will be the Wild Dog and Cox River area of the Blue Mountains. | The search area this year will be the Wild Dog and Cox River area of the Blue Mountains. | ||
- | Rallying point and Friday night camp ' | + | |
- | Parties will be briefed and given further information about the search at 7.30 a m. on Saturday morning. | + | Rallying point and Friday night camp site will he in the Megalong Valley at the Camping Ground near the Megalong Greek crossing. To get there by car, cross the railway line at Blackheath and follow the Megalong |
+ | |||
+ | Parties will be briefed and given further information about the search at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday morning. | ||
As this practice will be a simulation of a single search operation in the Blue Mountains area, search parties should carry full overnight camping gear with them and be prepared to spend Saturday night on the search. | As this practice will be a simulation of a single search operation in the Blue Mountains area, search parties should carry full overnight camping gear with them and be prepared to spend Saturday night on the search. | ||
- | Don't miss this weekend. Come along to the Megalong campsite on Friday: | ||
- | Heather Joyce, Secretary, | ||
- | Search and Rescue Section. | ||
- | 531.0111 z 2259 (i) | ||
- | N49 | ||
- | 0 - | + | Don' |
- | 4p/ | + | |
- | ='t | + | |
- | Bushwalkers have always required specialised gear. The equipment they require is only navel or unusual | + | |
- | Paddymade bushwaiking gear is tailored to the Bushwalkers needs because we understand the special requirements of bushwalkers | + | |
- | The lates' | + | |
- | " | + | |
- | Ask to see one this month at Paddys | + | |
- | Paddy Pallin Pty.Limited, | + | |
- | 1st Floor, Cnr. George Street', | + | |
- | .70 | + | |
- | Natik, | + | |
- | PADDY PAWN r.:1 | + | Heather Joyce, Secretary, Search and Rescue Section. 531.0111 x 2259 (B) |
- | Lightweight Camp Gear | + | |
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- | BA4Z685 | + | |
- | _ | + | =====Paddy Made.===== |
- | . - . | + | |
- | 10. r The Sydney Dushwaiker | + | Bushwalkers have always required specialised gear. The equipment they require is only novel or unusual to the uninitiated. |
- | July, 1966 | + | |
- | TALKING IN GREAT,BRITAIN | + | Paddymade bushwalking gear is tailored to the Bushwalkers needs because we understand the special requirements of bushwalkers |
- | Most walkers prefer to spend the night under a proper roof, be it that of a Youth Hostel, hut, Bed and Breakfast place or hotel. In the wilds of Scotland, in the height of summer, camping is quite propular, but not for extended periods. Thus, a pack of much more than 20 lbs is unnecessary, | + | |
- | The interests of walkers are looked after principally by the | + | The latest piece of improved gear is the " |
- | Ramblers' | + | |
- | conducts | + | Ask to see one this month at Paddys - |
- | with a club from a neighbouring group. The Ramblers Association makes its profits by organising walking and other recreational type holidays | + | |
- | in Europe during the summer months, and by running two walking centres in Great Britain. | + | Paddy Pallin Pty. Limited, |
- | The main one is in the Lakes District at Buttermere, one of | + | |
- | the lesser visited areas where I spent a week. It was an extremely luxurious establishment for one who has inhabited the shack at Konangaroo or a plastic tent in the rain in the course of various walks. A beautiful white, two-storied semi-circular building, it accommodated 25 people and resident staff. There was deep carpet in the bedrooms, gallons of scalding hot water in the baths (showers are a peculiar Antipodean habit according to | + | 109A Bathurst Street, 1st Floor, Cnr. George Street, Sydney. Phone 26-2685. |
- | the average Englishman) and huge 3 course breakfasts and 4 course dinners were provided. A resident leader planned our daily walks to cater for the interests and capabilities of the average guest whose age would have been on the other side of 30. The organised walks were quite gentle, actual | + | |
- | walking time being up to 7 hours, with a stop wherever possible at a pub for a beer, or at a cottage for afternoon tea and scones. It happened that there was a full house the week I was there and the assembly for our first day's stroll was an interesting spectacle. All the men were in long trousers, boots and many with the addition of collar and tie. Feminine attire ranged from skirts through a iange of long trousers to one individual in shorts and sandshoes, Many fears were expressed for the safety of her feet and she was assailed by constant | + | ---- |
- | day. Despite typical Lakeland. weather', 2i fine days in a week - I Was able to see a good slice of the areas including the summit of Scafell, at | + | |
- | 3210 feet, the highest | + | =====Walking In Great Britain - Part II.===== |
- | July, 1966 The Sydney Bushwalker 11. | + | |
- | 9 hours walking and no pub on the way. The scenery is best described as " | + | Sandra Butt. |
- | cliffs and faces that test the aces among England' | + | |
- | is no scrub at all, the only vegetation being small areas of pine forest. There 'are' | + | Most walkers prefer to spend the night under a proper roof, be it that of a Youth Hostel, hut, Bed and Breakfast place or hotel. In the wilds of Scotland, in the height of summer, camping is quite popular, but not for extended periods. Thus, a pack of much more than 20 lbs is unnecessary, |
- | The other Ramblers centre is in the Scottish county of Argyllshire, | + | |
- | mighty Ben Nevis. Conditions here were much more suited to a walker and the walking itself more strenuous0 | + | The interests of walkers are looked after principally by the Ramblers' |
- | is much less visited and it was unusual to see other walkers out and about. We made an ascent of Den Nevis, its 4406 feet making it the highest peak in Great Britain. There is a virtual highway all the way up; in fact | + | |
- | difficult routes involving varying amounts of skilled. rock climbing. | + | The main one is in the Lakes District at Buttermere, one of the lesser visited areas where I spent a week. It was an extremely luxurious establishment for one who has inhabited the shack at Konangaroo or a plastic tent in the rain in the course of various walks. A beautiful white, two-storied semi-circular building, it accommodated 25 people and resident staff. There was deep carpet in the bedrooms, gallons of scalding hot water in the baths (showers are a peculiar Antipodean habit according to the average Englishman) and huge 3 course breakfasts and 4 course dinners were provided. A resident leader planned our daily walks to cater for the interests and capabilities of the average guest whose age would have been on the other side of 30. The organised walks were quite gentle, actual walking time being up to 7 hours, with a stop wherever possible at a pub for a beer, or at a cottage for afternoon tea and scones. It happened that there was a full house the week I was there and the assembly for our first day's stroll was an interesting spectacle. All the men were in long trousers, boots and many with the addition of collar and tie. Feminine attire ranged from skirts through a range of long trousers to one individual in shorts and sandshoes. Many fears were expressed for the safety of her feet and she was assailed by constant inquiries about their condition during the day. Despite typical Lakeland weather |
- | the 7inter | + | |
- | a further precaution during the season, used to bedeck himself in a brilliant jumper and cap. The Cairngorm Mountains are the other main walking region in Scotland. They are more accessible, Inverness being no more than two | + | The other Ramblers centre is in the Scottish county of Argyllshire, |
- | hours drive pray. Walking tracks are well worn and signposts prolific with the Youth Hostels spaced a good day's walk apart. Skiing is a thriving winter | + | |
- | industry, the season lasting well into April. Many Britons now ski here instead of on the exorbitantly expensive Swiss sloes. | + | North Wales offers an interesting variety of walking and climbing and thousands flock there in the summer. The mOuntains |
- | North Wales offers an interesting variety of walking and climbing and thousands flock there in the summer4. The mOUntains | + | |
- | 12. The Sydney Hushwalker | + | Yorkshire, |
- | the Snowdonia National Park, with Snowdon the highest at 3360feet | + | |
- | thirteen others over 3000 feet. Snowdon itself is a fascinating mountain. Four main ridges converge on the summit and along each is at least one well used walking route, some more challenging than others, plus numerous | + | The Peaks District in Derbyshire, the picnic ground |
- | the use of handholds is essential in the climb to the top. It is almost impossible to get that "away from it all" feeling in Snowdonia, as the | + | |
- | main arterial road from North Tales to London runs through the Park. | + | There are several other interesting walking areas through the island so that the British Isles offer something for every class of walker and the fresh air fanatic not too far from his front door. Everywhere |
- | Yorkshire, | + | |
- | is found Gaping Gill, the largest hole. in Great Britain, over 400 feet deep. | + | However, in my experience, there is nowhere like the Australian bush for its rugged beauty, variety of scenery and that priceless feeling so often lacking elsewhere |
- | In the height of summer, enterprising students | + | |
- | erected a gadget over the hole to lower tourists into and up again out of the-hole at 10/' | + | ---- |
- | The Peaks District in Derbyshire, the picnic ground | + | |
- | of Manchester, is perhaps | + | =====The Ridge.===== |
- | deetly | + | |
- | . There are several other interesting walking-areas through the island so that the British Isles offer something for every class of walker and the fresh air fanatic not too far from his front door. Elierywhere | + | Jim Brown. |
- | However, in my experience, there is nowhere like the Australian | + | |
- | bush for its rugged beauty, variety of scenery and that priceless feeling so often lacking elsewhere | + | There is a ridge that runs out from the Budawang |
- | JUly, 1966 The Sydney Dushwaiker 13. | + | |
- | THE RIDGE - JIM DROWN | + | If you look across to the south-west from Mt. Renwick, or better still to the south from Admiration Point just below Corang Trig, you will see the Ridge, but you will get a quite erroneous impression of it. Apart from the final plunge into Yadbora Creek it appears quite a reasonable example of the ridge-maker' |
- | There is a ridge that runs out from the Dudawang | + | |
- | a ridge: rather it's a series of mountains indifferently stuck together | + | The proper angle for viewing is from the Budawang |
- | by a spine of quartzite. Between the Dudawang | + | |
- | Yadbora Creek is spawned, and runs north for a few miles before it turns eastward below Tog Tog Mountain. | + | Two big spurs drop away from the northern face of this bluff. One - the nearer - the westerly - The Ridge - falls quickly at first, then flattens out (flattens! - that's a lie!) and continues to undulate |
- | If you look across to the south-west from Mt. Renwick, or better | + | |
- | still to the south from Admiration Point just below Corang Trig, you will see the Ridge, but you will get a quite erroneous impression of it Apart from the final plunge into Yadbora Creek it appears quite a reasonable example of the ridge-maker' | + | When I traversed the Ridge - or rather, traversed part of it - early in April, I was in a good position to make comparisons, as it was only a few weeks earlier |
- | The proper angle for viewing is from the Dudawang | + | |
- | saddle, then sweeps up 600 or 700 feet to a square forested top. | + | There is another important distinction. Gangerang has been trodden by many feet, so that even in the unrelievedly rocky spots you can follow the scraps |
- | TWO big spurs drop away from the northern face of this bluff. | + | |
- | One - the nearer - the westerly - The Ridge - falls quickly at first, then flattens out (flattens: - that's a lie!) and continues to urdulate | + | Before tackling The Ridge, of course, it was necessary to get to the vicinity of Currockbilly. You may assault it from the rear, coming in off a timber cutter' |
- | tolerably flat it falls into another saddle, goes up 300-400 ft on to hump- | + | |
- | backed Sugarloaf, drops 300 ft and promyny | + | With a 3 a.m. departure from Sydney, and using back roads from Marulan |
- | When I traversed the Ridge - or rather, traversed part of it - early in April, I was in a good position to make comprrisons, as it was only a few weeks _earlier | + | |
- | There is another important distinction. Gangerang has been trodden by many feet, so that even in the unrelievedly rocky spots you can follow | + | It is not much of a climb to the top of Budaway |
- | the scraps | + | |
- | little evidence of their passage so picking the way was a " | + | For something |
- | Before tackling The Ridge, of course, it was necessary to get to | + | |
- | the vicinity of Currockbilly. You may assault it from the rear, coming in off a timber cutter' | + | At this point the vegetation on Budawang |
- | 14. The Sydney Dushwalker July, 1966 | + | |
- | sneak up on it from the north, using another timber trail that leaves the Mongarlowe Road near a property called | + | Higher and near Currockbilly even the sally gum ends and there is a faintly |
- | With a 3 aim. departure from Sydney, and using back roads from MerUlan | + | |
- | It is not much of a climb to the top of Dudaway | + | By 11.30 the ravine of Yadbora Creek had become a gentle-looking |
- | For sotething | + | |
- | south along the crown of the range, ascending gradually. Then$ just before | + | I made it a quick meal. Counting up on my fingers I calculated |
- | the ridge narrowed and became rocky, the road ended, and it was a slow scramble through fairly dense undergrowth, | + | |
- | At this point the vegetation on Dudawang | + | When I started on the ridge at 12.25, there were an estimated 6 hours and five minutes of day left. I had calculated the ridge as 8 1/2 miles long - six hours should do it. |
- | The range begins to rise steadily towards the south, and there are glimpses to the barren tops towards Currockbilly. On the ight the fairly level farm land along the Mongarlowe Rd is about 1000 ft below: to the left the slash | + | |
- | of Ysdhora | + | Within two hours I should have known it wouldn' |
- | Higher and near Currockbilly even the sally gum ends and there is a faintly | + | |
- | miles an hour less if you stop much. | + | The going was painfully slow with uneven rocky footing and small burnt-off |
- | By 11.30 the ravine of Yadbora Creek had become a gentleacking | + | |
- | treeless valley only a few hundred feet below with a small stream winking in | + | From that point there was less scenery |
- | the sunlight. On the opposite side the Ridge ran out. Time to go down and ' | + | |
- | ,I made it a quick meal.. Counting up on my fingers-I dalaulated | + | Soon after four p.m. it was pretty |
- | July, 1966 The Sydney Bushwalker 15. | + | |
- | When I,started on the ridge at 12.25, there were an estimated 6 hours and five minutes of day left. I had calculated the ridge as 8i. miles long six hours should do it. | + | From time to time I had lovely look downs into the headwaters of Yadbora, but the rocky spine clung steadily to the west of The Ridge and there was never a clear view to the east. Once in a fissure in the rocks I saw a few fragments of tin-foil, which at least assured me there were other people silly enough to try The Ridge. However, I said aloud to myself, they probably took a whole day over it. Now that would be the way to do it. Really shouldn' |
- | Within two hours I should have known it wouldn' | + | |
- | The going was painfully slow with uneven rocky footing and small | + | Five o' |
- | burntoff | + | |
- | From that point there was less scenery | + | Thirst won. I went down for forty five minutes on a very abrupt spur - no cliffs, |
- | photograph of Budawang, I started down to the " | + | |
- | Soom after four p m. it was pretty | + | The couch of bark on the rocks was so comfortable that I wasn't about until after six o' |
- | way of it at all. The " | + | |
- | the 'damned elusive Sugarloaf kept on being three or four crests away. | + | Although the day was lightly overcast, and the big hills to the north east were grey-blue silhouettes against a yellow hazy sky, I stopped for a couple of " |
- | From time to time I had lovely look downs into the headwaters of Yadbora, but the rocky spine clung steadily to the west of The Ridge and there was never a clear view to the east. Once in a fissure in the rocks I saw a few fragments of tinfoil, which at least assured me there were other people silly enough to try The Ridge. However, I said aloud to myself, they | + | |
- | probably took a whole day over it. Now that would be the way to do it. Really shouldn' | + | Then I started down the hill towards Willoween and the car, noting the prints of my sandshoes from the previous morning. Going downhill had a good effect on morale: before I was back to Willoween I had worked out a way of doing only the northern end of the Ridge, and having time to look for a place to photograph The Castle and Renwick by westering sunlight. Not the whole Ridge, you know - just the unfinished business. |
- | Five o' | + | |
- | another big hill. I had not contemplated it before, but now I looked down | + | ---- |
- | the ridges into Upper Yadbora. If one could get down, there would be water, | + | |
- | beaut. cool, dribbling, | + | ====Colour Slide Competition - August 31.==== |
- | 16. The Sydney Dushwalker , July,. 1966 - | + | |
- | Thirst won. I went down for forty five minutes on a very abrupt | + | This year the competition will be divided into two sections: Australia and Overseas. |
- | spur - no cliffsl | + | |
- | . the stonY creek side, a twigg fire, a swift, simple meal and into the sleeping bag With a mug of cocoa and a final pipe by seven-fifteen p m. Lovely, lovely sleep while small errant gusts of a south west wind blew down the valley and stirred the trees against a moonlit sky. | + | Competitors are limited to a maximum of 12 entries. All slides must be spotted in the top right hand corner when in the projector. |
- | The couth of bark on the rocks Was so comfortable that ic wasn't about until after six o' | + | |
- | AlthOugh the day was lightly overcast, and the big hills to the | ||
- | *r#1 east were grey-blue silhouettes against a yellow hazy sky, I stopped - | ||
- | far a couple of " | ||
- | back at the Siagarleaf and the northern end of The Ridge. Well, my estimate of six hours was well out. In over five hours I might have traversed two- thirds of the total length, with two of the main humps still ahead. I doubted whether fld. ever tackle it again. | ||
- | Then.I started down the hill towards Willoween and the car, noting the prints of my sandshoes from the previous morning. Going downhill had a good effect on morale: before I was back to 7alloween I | ||
- | had worked out a way of doing only the northern end of the Ridge, and having time to look for a place to photograph The Castle and Reqwick by westering | ||
- | sunlight. Not the whole Ridge, you know - just the unfinished business.' | ||
- | , | ||
- | ....=,% embronamme | ||
- | COLOUR SLIDE COMPETITION - AUGUST 31. | ||
- | This year the competition will be divided into two sections : AUSTRALIAN AND OVERSEAS. | ||
- | Competitors are limited to a maximum-of 12 entries*. All slides | ||
- | must be spotted in the top right hand corner when in the projector. | ||
Entries should be handed to Ruth Constable at least two weeks before the competition. | Entries should be handed to Ruth Constable at least two weeks before the competition. | ||
- | July, 1966 The Sydney Dushwalker 17. | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES. | + | ---- |
- | .w | + | |
- | On July 20th, Mr. E.F. Constable will tell us about | + | =====Social Notes.===== |
- | the " | + | |
- | in this State Mr. Constable should have plenty of interesting things to tell us, too. | + | On July 20th, Mr. E.F. Constable will tell us about the " |
- | Mr. Tom Petry will teach us about " | + | |
- | Coming up in August are the Auction, on the 17th, and the | + | Mr. Tom Petry will teach us about " |
- | Colour Slide Competition on the 31st. | + | |
- | A REMINDER ABOUT THE FEDERATION BALL, PADDINGTON TOWN HALL, SEPTEMBER | + | Coming up in August are the Auction, on the 17th, and the Colour Slide Competition on the 31st. |
- | $5.00 DOUBLE. | + | |
- | ONE MORE MONTH. | + | A reminder about the Federation Ball, Paddington Town Hall, September |
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====One More Month.===== | ||
" | " | ||
- | Having read so much lately about a character called " | + | |
- | is doing Fifth year of a P.Sc. Degree at the University of Best Wishes, Ross. | + | Having read so much lately about a character called " |
- | Eric Adcock (what, not walking these days, Eric?) and Jan | + | |
- | Kaleski were recently engaged and plan to marry in October. Best Wishes from the Club. | + | Eric Adcock (what, not walking these days, Eric?) and Jan Kaleski were recently engaged and plan to marry in October. Best Wishes from the Club. |
David and Judy Balmer have a baby girl. | David and Judy Balmer have a baby girl. | ||
- | One night in an igloo: Dot Butler and two sons constructed a magnificent igloo from blocks of snow up the side of Twynam on June long weekend. They slept in it one night all through a near blizzard. Says Dot in the morning, "what blizzard?- I didn't even know there was an outside | + | |
- | 18. The Sydney Dushwalker July, 1966 | + | One night in an igloo: Dot Butler and two sons constructed a magnificent igloo from blocks of snow up the side of Twynam on June long weekend. They slept in it one night all through a near blizzard. Says Dot in the morning, "What blizzard? I didn't even know there was an outside |
- | F.S.7% FEDERATION OF BUSH7ALKING CLUBS. | + | |
- | PADDY PALLIN ORIENTEERING CONTEST. | + | ---- |
- | An orienteering contest will be held on Saturday 3rd September, 1966. Competing teams will be given maps and map references and they will be required to complete a circuit visiting all marked | + | |
- | check points in correct sequence. They may also be required to answer | + | =====N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs - Paddy Pallin Orienteering Competition.===== |
- | questions on map reading and compass. Points will be allotted for time of completing course and correct answers to Questions. | + | |
- | Teams must consist of not less than two or not more than | + | An orienteering contest will be held on Saturday 3rd September, 1966. Competing teams will be given maps and map references and they will be required to complete a circuit visiting all marked check points in correct sequence. They may also be required to answer questions on map reading and compass. Points will be allotted for time of completing course and correct answers to questions. |
- | three persons. | + | |
+ | Teams must consist of not less than two or not more than three persons. | ||
There will be three routes suited to varying capabilities. | There will be three routes suited to varying capabilities. | ||
- | 1. Open | + | |
- | 2. Mixed | + | - Open |
- | 3. Ladies. | + | |
- | Contest is only open to members of affiliated clubs of Federation of Dushwalking | + | |
- | Trophies will be presented to the winning teams in each | + | |
- | grade. | + | Contest is only open to members of affiliated clubs of Federation of Bushwalking |
+ | |||
+ | Trophies will be presented to the winning teams in each grade. | ||
All competitors who complete the course will be awarded cloth badges with special badges for members of winning team. | All competitors who complete the course will be awarded cloth badges with special badges for members of winning team. | ||
- | 71,01M 77. | ||
- | BE SAID | ||
- | HAVING SPOKEN OF | ||
- | "The symphony of a gurgling. brook." | ||
- | "The myriad heavenly bodies combining in a. natural cinemappe production entitled | ||
- | 'The Mystery of the Universe" | ||
- | "The tumultous history of basalt rock AeOns of geological sculptures." | ||
- | '" | ||
- | blazing log fire.' | ||
- | "The Champagne of the Gods" | ||
- | a mountain spring. | ||
- | SEE SAID | ||
- | " | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | He said - | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Having spoken of__ | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The symphony of a gurgling brook." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The myriad heavenly bodies combining in a natural cinemascope production entitled 'The Mystery of the Universe' | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The soft velvet of a grassy bank." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The tumultous history of basalt rock Aeons of geological sculptures." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The ballet of the leaping flames from a blazing log fire." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The Champagne of the Gods" - pure icy water of a mountain spring. | ||
+ | |||
+ | She said - | ||
+ | |||
+ | __" |
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