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+ | Quay, Sydney. Postal address 8 Box 4476, G.-2.0. Sydney. | ||
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+ | ET THIS :WNW' S | ||
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+ | At the February General Meeting | ||
+ | No Compass, No Hap Lyre Bird 4; | ||
+ | Fishing? | ||
+ | The Fortyfold Flurry | ||
+ | Day Walks | ||
+ | Short Thought | ||
+ | LiLo Trip R. Lockwood 13. | ||
+ | A Few 'fords from the Dditor | ||
+ | A Pageant of Progress | ||
+ | An Apllogy. | ||
+ | Swimming Carnival Results. | ||
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+ | EDITOR: Neville Page, 22 Hayvard St., KINGWMD. Ph, 34-3536. | ||
+ | BUSINESS IliVaC128 Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, CARLE7gT0RD. | ||
+ | SALES & SUBS: Alan Pike, 8 Sunbounl Ave., -.: | ||
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+ | THE SYDNEY BUSHFALKER | ||
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+ | ********************** By Our Political Roundaman, Jim Brown *********** | ||
+ | There was a.rather extraordinary state of affairs at the February | ||
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+ | First there were five now members to .welcome, four of them being | ||
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+ | Sandy Persi. The fifth, Rona Woods, was not with us. -- | ||
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+ | No dispute over January' | ||
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+ | and our vital statistics. | ||
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+ | The Treasurer told us that an income of 3164 and expenditure of 01 | ||
+ | in January left a balance in operating funds of 3354 at the close of the | ||
+ | Club year, and the Vralks Secretary presented his account of activities in | ||
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+ | Frank Rigby had 22 on an Instructional which was to climb to trig 1499 | ||
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+ | the same weekend. Over the Australia Day Holiday Owen Marks had 30 people | ||
+ | on a coastal jaunt between Bawley Point and Pebbly Beach, and there were | ||
+ | 13 on Barry Pacey' | ||
+ | li710 owing to the water lying low. Over the same weekend Gladys Roberts | ||
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+ | at 265 Elizabeth Street; Federation had protested to the Fire Commissioners | ||
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+ | and carriers in future. | ||
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+ | Also reported at Federation were changes in the ownership of | ||
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+ | March, | ||
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+ | at Blue Gum on' 29th. 31st, March weekend. . | ||
+ | ._ The Chairman announced that -the Seeial and Membership Secretaries, | ||
+ | the Assistant Secretary and two Federation delegates would not seek | ||
+ | re-electien in Harch. | ||
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+ | As an opener to General Business, it was stated-that Treasurer | ||
+ | Gordon Redmond had two notices of motion to be brought Up at the Annual | ||
+ | Meeting. Gordon sought to go into some detail, but on tho score that it | ||
+ | would be bad enough te hear the whole recital once (at the March meeting) | ||
+ | let alone have to put up with it now, various speakers prevailed upon the | ||
+ | Chairman, and we were told about the motions only. Briefly it was proposed | ||
+ | that subscriptions for normal members be 36, for full time students :?4, | ||
+ | and married couples O. This would also include magazine subscription, | ||
+ | members who lod two official walks during the year would be allowed a | ||
+ | rebate of 2. The second proposal provided that entrance fees go to 5 for | ||
+ | full time students and ;10 for all others. | ||
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+ | Brian Harvey announced a scheme to hold an Annual Dinner, this year | ||
+ | possibly on 30th. August, at a cost of 3 per head. | ||
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+ | The Secretary, on the score of members travelling by car to trips, | ||
+ | said legal advice indicated that there would be no liability attaching to | ||
+ | the Club in the event of an accident. Various speakers suggested this was | ||
+ | not the real question - rather, it was the obligation and liability of the | ||
+ | driver and the situation of the passengers and it was agreed to enquire | ||
+ | further. | ||
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+ | There was a stony silence ,Then a convener and organising committee | ||
+ | for the Reunion was sought, and Jack. Gentle suggested the Vice Presidents | ||
+ | and members without portfolios on the Committee should be asked to administer | ||
+ | the event. Ron Knightley said hewas prepared to get a team to assemble the | ||
+ | campfire on the day of the Reunion and Bill Burke assured us that he would | ||
+ | provide supper cooking utensils. | ||
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+ | .young members, and suggested they arrange a sports meeting to keep them- | ||
+ | selves gainfully occupied on the Sunday Morning, | ||
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+ | 7ilf hider reported new maps of Burri.ar and Caoura covering portions | ||
+ | of the Shoalhaven Gorge were becoming available, and revised maps embracing | ||
+ | parts of the old Katoomba and Windsor 1" = 1 mile sheets which should soon | ||
+ | be on sale 9 together with Oberon South, which showed a good part of the | ||
+ | Upper Kowmung. | ||
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+ | Then, after Barry 7Tallace had reminded starters on his trip of the | ||
+ | need to. organise postal votes in the coming State Mections, it was all | ||
+ | over at the very decent hour of 9.05 p.m. | ||
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+ | *****-************* | ||
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+ | Page 4. THE SYDNEY BUSINALICER | ||
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+ | I 1175_ tr, | ||
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+ | ***********4t**************** By Lyre Bird ******************************** | ||
+ | I am making quite a habit of going into unknown country without map | ||
+ | or compass. It is quite exciting as I found out recently on'a Blue Mountains | ||
+ | trip. But this was bound to be even more thrilling as it occurred on a | ||
+ | tramping trip in New Zealand not so long ago. As the trip was decided upon | ||
+ | about a day before leaving home, we could not acquire a map of the river | ||
+ | Greenstono River we were going to walk down, but we did got some | ||
+ | information on where bridges, huts, etc. were. | ||
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+ | New Zealand rivers can, be quite treacherous as many people have | ||
+ | drowned in flooded, fast fldwing rivers. After a few inches of rain in the | ||
+ | mountains small creeks become raging torrents in a few hours, and then | ||
+ | return to their original form a few hours or a day or so later. Thus, when | ||
+ | it is raining, people usually stay marooned in the mountain huts, or glutton | ||
+ | themselves if close to a town. | ||
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+ | Having waited for 3 days for the weather to clear to do some rock and | ||
+ | snow climbing we all (12 Aussies) decided to move on, although I had no | ||
+ | choice, having to catch a flight from Queenstown to Christchurch that | ||
+ | Friday afternoon. iVednesday afternoon it was still drizzling and snowing | ||
+ | on the mountains a mile away. Ten of the mob were going along the Routeburn | ||
+ | track which in good weather has beautiful scenery of snow capped mountains, | ||
+ | the Hollyford River valley stretching out to the sea, and other features | ||
+ | such as glacial tarns, waterfalls and a large lake Lake Harris, etc. But | ||
+ | this time the only scenes they saw were mud puddles, mud bogs, and more | ||
+ | puddles, as I later found out. | ||
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+ | Gwen, a member of the Adelaide Busbies, and myself had earlier joined | ||
+ | up to do some climbing (unfortunately VO didn't do any) and we decided against | ||
+ | a repeat of Routdburn. we had both walked along the track in good weather a | ||
+ | 1' ow seasons prior to this year. we picked on the Greenstone track through | ||
+ | which many trampers travel, and part of the' way there was supposedly a good | ||
+ | track. | ||
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+ | Decisions made, I thought I had better find out what to expect in this | ||
+ | valley. Pfe had to meet and catch a ferry on Friday morning at 11.00 p.m. as | ||
+ | that was the last ferry I could catch in order to be in time for my flight | ||
+ | on Saturday. It was 11 p.m. by the time I got hold of a map and glanced | ||
+ | through it. "c also got some very sketchy first hand accounts from people | ||
+ | who had previously been there. After packing our gear we made a hasty | ||
+ | retreat into our fea bags at mi4night. | ||
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+ | Up at 7 o' | ||
+ | from the hut, to the beginning of both Routeburn and Hollyford tracks. | ||
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+ | March, 1968. THE SYDNEY BUSH-TALKER | ||
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+ | Two of the Routeburn party had decided to ' | ||
+ | by bus all the way. By coincidence one of the chaps had a very appropriate | ||
+ | name Pike. We said au revoir and raced away from civilization into the | ||
+ | bush as fast as our legs would take us. | ||
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+ | At 11 p.m., approximately 1 hour after we had left the bus, Gwen and | ||
+ | myself parted from the main party to start on our epic trip. 1:re thus had | ||
+ | 24 hours to do the 20 mile trip. | ||
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+ | The muddy traok MRS just .passible in some parts around Lake Howden. | ||
+ | "e soon arrived at the flats with open beech forest through which the track | ||
+ | meandered. It was very pleasant walking oven though we often got stuck in | ||
+ | the mud, and it was misty and raining. | ||
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+ | ANOTHER LAKE! | ||
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+ | "Did anyone mention a second lake, and it seems much larger than | ||
+ | Lake Howden!" | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | of the track." | ||
+ | Came the replyg | ||
+ | "Oh well, we'll find out sooner or later." | ||
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+ | "e trudged on having two 5 minute (approximately) breaks on the way | ||
+ | to the river flats after the second lake. The flats came as quite a surprise | ||
+ | as one minute we were walking through beech forest and the next along grassy | ||
+ | flats of the river, approximately t mile long. | ||
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+ | To anyone not knowing what an actual New Zealand beech forest is, I | ||
+ | will try to explain as briefly as possible. Beech forest can vary from one | ||
+ | extreme to another; flairly open with the moss covered trees a yard or so | ||
+ | apart, and the smaller scrubby beech which grows so thick and low it is | ||
+ | quite difficult to gain any ground (horizontally). | ||
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+ | The type of beech forest I have bashed through was wet with moss | ||
+ | growing on the trees:, huge boulders, :bhe slippery. roots, and holes through | ||
+ | Which you would always put your foot. It took us a;Whole day to travel | ||
+ | 3 miles. So At is quite handy te have a track through the forest. | ||
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+ | As it had_ been raining for 4 days now the river was well above its | ||
+ | ordinary level and the whole of tho grassy flats were sodden. "e skirted | ||
+ | the river flats all the way right along side tree line where the going was | ||
+ | only slightly wet underfoot. | ||
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+ | lath the constant drizzling rain we didn't sec any peaks but we did | ||
+ | see very stoop snow couloirs descending into beautiful waterfalls. It | ||
+ | scoed MD were making quite good time (although time was unknown to us as | ||
+ | watches weren' | ||
+ | miles further on we crossed a small creek. A fairly large side creek came | ||
+ | in on true (R). | ||
+ | "Did that chap say a suspension bridge was after a creek junction or | ||
+ | do we have to ford to true side and cross a bridge later?" | ||
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+ | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHTALKER March, 1968, | ||
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+ | "I wonder where the track is supposed to be?" | ||
+ | Question, questtons, ,and more questions. | ||
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+ | As the river wab in slight flood we kept on a high side of flats | ||
+ | on loft hand side. A mile further we came back to the river. The river | ||
+ | seemed to have gone into a gorge. The mist banks surrounding the valley | ||
+ | cliffs were slowly but surely thinning out, but not for today. rre continued | ||
+ | to race on during the rest of the day looking out for a camp spot with a | ||
+ | tree. It had suddenly become ominously dark and Gwen suggested we had | ||
+ | better look for a camp, spa. The whole day we had_ been travelling a few | ||
+ | yards from trees and now that we wanted one we couldn' | ||
+ | mile. 7o ended up camping under a very large tree (the home of some cattle) | ||
+ | next to a small erqdk. | ||
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+ | Quickly we put up the tent, cooked tea and were ready to crawl into | ||
+ | our flea bags again when it appeared lighter in the sky. It seemed it had | ||
+ | just been a dark rain cloud covering the sky for half an hour. 7e had no | ||
+ | choice but to stay where we were and sloop it out. | ||
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+ | Breakfast wascooked at a terribly early hour it seemed (calculated | ||
+ | later as 4 aolla.). The sun's rays shone through the thinner cloud layers | ||
+ | and away we ware. | ||
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+ | The Greenstone turned to the left and into a canyon. It would be | ||
+ | _impossible to cross the canyon; the bridge must be here: Pe came onto | ||
+ | some sort of track (probably a deer track) and blundered through the | ||
+ | bush along the most probable way to this bridge of ours. The river was | ||
+ | roaring. A side creek ended our scrub bash which I found to be impossible | ||
+ | to cross by ordinary tourists which follow the track. | ||
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+ | Trudging back to the second hut we had passed earlier we saw a slight | ||
+ | cutting on the opposite bank of the river which may have been a track. In | ||
+ | hope of finding the track and getting to our boat before 11 a.m, we forded | ||
+ | the river where it split into two just | ||
+ | i before the canyon. Indeed, it was the | ||
+ | 1 track. 7e continued on the 2 yards wide | ||
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+ | on the way. The time was 10.30 a.m. Ve met | ||
+ | the pthers On the boat and had an unevent- | ||
+ | ful trip badk to our sleeping bags under | ||
+ | the pine trees. | ||
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+ | P.S. Found out from 2 other Australian | ||
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+ | the only possible way.as.the creeks on | ||
+ | the true right bank we in flood and not | ||
+ | .Fordi46jhe rAsht wax) crossable. | ||
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+ | ************ | ||
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+ | March, 1968, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
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+ | will be a nice change frem the dehy." Fishermen are true optimists! | ||
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+ | In the days before Kilcare and that stretch of coast became popular | ||
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+ | with weekenders we had a favourite campsite at the north end of Putty | ||
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+ | Beach in the thickly scrubbed and treed area behind the sand dunes, beside | ||
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+ | a very pleasant little running creek with meet water. 'Je would swim, surf, | ||
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+ | other beautiful spots. | ||
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+ | It was time then to fish, mainly from the Rocks north of our campsite, | ||
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+ | and one of my jobs was to help gather and cut up oungevoi as the menaigais | ||
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+ | we don't wish to lose it" | ||
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+ | bait and hooks were lost than fish caught, but occasionally there would be | ||
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+ | a small haul of rock cod and perhaps a crab or two. The men prided themselveu | ||
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+ | on their cooking ability, | ||
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+ | The silver eels in the MbruyaiDeua River on the South Coat were | ||
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+ | small parties waded throu gh the shallows in the clear water, each armed | ||
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+ | with a bright lantern and .a hardened sharp spike on the end of a pole. A | ||
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+ | quick movement, a splash and a thud as an eel landed on the bank There is | ||
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+ | some skill in spearing a quickly moving slimy eel and securing it. | ||
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+ | This inspired the organizer of our trip to Bendothera from Moruya | ||
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+ | over the ranges by George' | ||
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+ | not been hardened sufficiently and bent on contact with the creature, and | ||
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+ | all that was acquired was a piece of slime on the spear prong. | ||
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+ | River Canoe Club folk carried a line and spinner on their trips | ||
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+ | down the Shoalhaven and other rivers: so we had a line and Spinner with us. | ||
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+ | to Mr. Randolph) had always caught fish. It was not long before a good size | ||
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+ | perch was caught, the angler' | ||
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+ | put aside on the bank whilst the line was again thrown in hopefully and | ||
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+ | is n | ||
+ | would be better off washed as they had been lying in the dirt of the | ||
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+ | bank, so clutching the first fish in,both hands, he waded into the river and | ||
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+ | .Page.8. . THE SL' | ||
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+ | as the fish, with a powerful thrust of its tail and moving. its fins rapidly, | ||
+ | shot into the safety of dee-13 water. The second fish was washed in a billy | ||
+ | back at our camps | ||
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+ | We moved down river next day and, after a hearty.welcome from Mrs. | ||
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+ | far from the house. That evening Mr. Rankin Snr. and Mr. Jim George rode in; | ||
+ | they having been away all day at a cattle sale in Krawarreo. After dark Jim | ||
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+ | it being the season of Lent. We quietly fellowedshim up river anti' .1i6 cam. | ||
+ | to a deep poollying at the base of a steep bank. It was a beautiful, still, | ||
+ | dark night and it was very peaceful sitting listening to the small seunds of | ||
+ | the night creatures ana the river running in.the distance. The lines were | ||
+ | ready and cast in, and ye* soon we understood why a trace of piano wire-was | ||
+ | tied betWeen hook and line, The eels snapped everything off the' end of the | ||
+ | line not so protected. It seemed no time before we had a couple of big eels | ||
+ | and a fish. | ||
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+ | On returning to the houso we were shown how easy it is to skin an eel. | ||
+ | Mr. George cut the skin juin below the head with a sharp knife, continuing | ||
+ | the cut right round. Then he hung the eel on a large nail in a post and just | ||
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+ | to lunch and were served eel and fresh vegetables. I wondered whether I could | ||
+ | eat my portion but it was delicious; a crisp white flesh. Kathleen Rankin | ||
+ | told us the best was is to parboil and then fry the eel. | ||
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+ | *Have you over " | ||
+ | I have always seen trout in very clear water. I have read of " | ||
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+ | When it is decided by one of the men in the party that trout shall be | ||
+ | on the menu, and he decrees grasshoppers shall be the bait, have urgent | ||
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+ | bait than the fish. I have vivid recollections of the party darting here, | ||
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+ | men out and trimmed a whippy sapling for a rod. When sufficient bait had been | ||
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+ | a bush on the bank and cast his line into the clear cold water. We had three | ||
+ | trout for dinner that night. I understand it is illegal to catch trout without | ||
+ | a licence, and to use grasshoppers as bait.:.!1 Tha.e was no risk of being | ||
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+ | Then, of course, fishermen try to catch fish from our beaches and the | ||
+ | rocks of our South Coast. I prefer to comfortably sit and enjoy the pulse and | ||
+ | surge of the sea, the green of clear water as a wave breaks in a white lacy | ||
+ | foam, and see birds wheeling over the deeper dark blue sea further out. But | ||
+ | when the fisherman gets wet to the waist and the wind turns cold, on our out- | ||
+ | lying beaches one can usually opt enough driftwood together to build a fire | ||
+ | by which to thaw out. Now and than a few fish are' | ||
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+ | As you can guess I have not enough enthusiasm to be a Fisherwoman! | ||
+ | -x-x: | ||
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+ | *******************t************ A I.J-!7,TTER TO TUE EDITOR ****************** | ||
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+ | Mr. Neville Page, | ||
+ | Dear Editor, | ||
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+ | The great event has joined the shadows | ||
+ | why not lot it sleep. But since that night, I have often thought of the | ||
+ | groat "Might have been". | ||
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+ | Space.... Light..,. Air.... | ||
+ | finest activities; we call it Bushwalking. Yet, for this rare, moSt | ||
+ | memorable occasion the Plotters of the Club went hard into reverse. | ||
+ | SO hearken to tho tale of the | ||
+ | Sad Sardine Seminar, | ||
+ | If this title is not clear, next time you ope a tin, observe the . | ||
+ | compression, | ||
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+ | With October still afar, the Plotters went into long cogitation and | ||
+ | exploration, | ||
+ | nest of cellars in an old building, in the north end of George Street. For | ||
+ | generations, | ||
+ | candle lit, Eventually, the ground floor became a wine shop, and later, after | ||
+ | a little clean up, those cellars became a fake ye olde Cookie. | ||
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+ | The -place became a resort for Gourmets; these cr6aturos who spend | ||
+ | large slices of Life in plotting, concocting, consuming truckloads of | ||
+ | fodder that has little relation to the normal simple needs of that most | ||
+ | overworked slave; the stomach! | ||
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+ | So elaborate has this religion become, that it approaches obscenity; | ||
+ | that is to a happy ancient trouble free broad and bu;btor baby: The latest | ||
+ | equipment at the P.A.H. indicates a suspicion of the virus in the S.D.W.!!! | ||
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+ | To complete the misery, these gloomy-cells were lit by a few fluttering | ||
+ | struggling candles; to find a pal in that mass of Moat and meat, was a tough | ||
+ | job. So few wandered around, once in a place they stayed | ||
+ | not Edwin Markham have solaething to say about this? "Bowed down by the | ||
+ | weight of tukker and likka they crouch, happier far than any Joey in its | ||
+ | pouch" | ||
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+ | For the pleasure of meeting and yarning with old, and cherished friends, | ||
+ | this night was a total loss. | ||
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+ | Most of the chinwagging was fox', the maceration of tucker rather than . | ||
+ | for past memories and present notions. What rich spicy wordy morsels we | ||
+ | missed by not hearing from the so many really mature ones there. | ||
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+ | Page 10. THE SYDNEY BUSHFALKER | ||
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+ | And the final crash - 10 R.m. closing! It had some virtue; it.prOved | ||
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+ | how good was the sky and.the air of old George ptreetr | ||
+ | . . , t . . . . | ||
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+ | Ana,sothe .gre.a: dinner came -b,b its end, in 'a most inapproprlaTe | ||
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+ | spot, 'for the Maturity Party of that magnificent matrimonial association | ||
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+ | that has produced, | ||
+ | than any other groul5 of-citizens. | ||
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+ | But everyone seemed satisfied. It is not much mentioned, | ||
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+ | comment! Hearken to the tale of the fortieth that wasn' | ||
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+ | For such a night, | ||
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+ | in a suburban Town Hall; say in the Phrramatta district,. Such halla have | ||
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+ | abundant space, light, free seating, and plainly labelled spots to find. | ||
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+ | Catering could bo private or professional. These halls have kitchens for | ||
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+ | billy boiling, and tables and chairs could 3oe, | ||
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+ | congenial group, | ||
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+ | What revivals we could have had with a hall that included stage | ||
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+ | and piano! Rene - that tireless fount of quality could have made the | ||
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+ | piano sing for hours. Such treasures of the many musical and artistic | ||
+ | triumphs, of the past could have delighted the young of the-species. | ||
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+ | Strangely, so many of the singers and player were there at the Tavern. | ||
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+ | Peter Page, still a lyric tenor, fiddlers Olive Greenacre and Hilda | ||
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+ | Liacartney, Ian Ualcolm, great actor and verse reader. Enough there to | ||
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+ | revive.momories of practice nights at Reno's Artarmon nest. Yes - even | ||
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+ | Albort, | ||
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+ | we called it an orchestro...(But what a sour memory of Hilda Mac; she left | ||
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+ | ,.her 4ddle in a tram!! Fiddlocidel) | ||
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+ | Beginning at 4 on to 12. All that time to see, hear, mix, do, eat, | ||
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+ | drink, and make merry, and coming out, how the car drivers would have | ||
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+ | discovered they wore well on the way to the other half of the Roune, which | ||
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+ | reached every expectation, | ||
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+ | and many with the supreme luxury of campfire chairsill | ||
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+ | If ever our Editor is short of script,- he should reprint the programs | ||
+ | |||
+ | of S.B. shows at St. James in Philip Street. For quality and variety, oven | ||
+ | |||
+ | drama - these programs are the most amazing dopuments in the archives of the | ||
+ | |||
+ | SOO. How they would show the youngies what the oldie' | ||
+ | |||
+ | they were youngies. | ||
+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | Signed' | ||
+ | |||
+ | February 6, 1968. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | P.S. And wasn't Jim Brown' | ||
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+ | such a non driver, fireman, shunter, guard.or signalman, could know so much | ||
+ | |||
+ | about man's greatest invention, | ||
+ | |||
+ | the trusty unfailing friends of over a century should be wiped and shoved | ||
+ | |||
+ | down the drain: Note: if going by train, near Springwood - on the left, is a | ||
+ | |||
+ | fine sandstone cottage put there for.the-ghnger of that ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | March, 1968' | ||
+ | |||
+ | _gable, and ,sce chiselled, 18671 JiM . , | ||
+ | and a certain wise Womatiofjlahroonga reMarkod "hat .a. superb touch was | ||
+ | jWs ever smoking pip such realisiiii arinr the dangers.of' | ||
+ | the humour of showbusiness1" | ||
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+ | 17TH. MARCH. There is no Sunday walk. programmed for this weekend due | ||
+ | to the Reunion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 24TH. MATCH. | ||
+ | walks programme, with this day walk from riest Head (other- | ||
+ | wise known as Commodore Heights) to 7est Head via Arden | ||
+ | Trig, Salvation Creek and Refuge Bay. There will be an | ||
+ | | ||
+ | for photographer (viz. Lion Island, Pittwater and Palm Beach | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | The map covering the area is Broken Bay (Military) and the | ||
+ | | ||
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+ | 31ST. MARCH. Stanwell Fark Stanwell Tops - Scarborough Lookdown - | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | The train to catch leaves Central Country Platform at | ||
+ | 8.42 a.m. An further information can be got from Jim by | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1224_01a, Sammy Hinde will be on his old tramping ground when he | ||
+ | leads this walk from Lilyvale to Garie9, going through | ||
+ | Palm Jungle, down to Figure Eight Pool, to Era and thence | ||
+ | to Garie (bus to 7aterfall). Map is the Port Hacking Tourist, | ||
+ | and grading of the walk is 10 miles Medium. Once again, the | ||
+ | train is the 8.42 a.m. from Central (Country Platform). | ||
+ | Sammy can be contactedon 789-2145 (at home). | ||
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+ | | ||
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+ | SHORT THOUGHT (NOT SNORT) | ||
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+ | He walks withyature, and her paths are peace. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ... Young - "Night Thoughts" | ||
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+ | . PADDY PALLIN | ||
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+ | ,The shop with everything fof, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | CAMPERS | ||
+ | ROCKCLDBERS | ||
+ | SXIERS. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | -A wide choice of footwear from boots to | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Cooking gear, nesting billies both squat | ||
+ | and tall. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Stoves in.miniature, | ||
+ | Also matches waterproof. Food for camping. | ||
+ | All sorts of dried foods for fancy face | ||
+ | feeding. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tent pegs, tent cord, tent poles.;. tent | ||
+ | bags; even tents. Socks, famous for 20 years | ||
+ | among walkers, popularly called Paddy' | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | practical variety, a remarkable range | ||
+ | (To be continued). | ||
+ | |||
+ | There? | ||
+ | 109A.BATHURST ST" | ||
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+ | irilinute from Town Hall Station. | ||
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+ | I | ||
+ | DYV PLLR | ||
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+ | .1st Flier, !OSA $etherst Street, Syhey | ||
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+ | ************************* By Roger Lockwood *************************** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dates New Year Weekend, 1968.\\ | ||
+ | Party: Doone Wyborn, Colin Burton, John Millthorpe, Roger Lockwood.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | We left our cars near the end of the sealed road on Mt. Irvine | ||
+ | ridge onto Lost Flat. There are no landmarks visible once on the flat and in spite of the warning implied in the name, we did actually become | ||
+ | we were obliged to make a 180 degree adjustment to our course. Following | ||
+ | were confronted in this hitherto almost dry canyon by a short pool through | ||
+ | saw no more of the eel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next day the three miles of Yarramun-Creek took us all morning at | ||
+ | an average speed of a mile an hour, our way being hindered by boulders and great masses of vegetable debris. At the Bungleboori there seemed to be reasonable li-loing conditions though it did involve a fair | ||
+ | amount of carrying. I was sceptical of the feasibility of li-loing in | ||
+ | general and preferred to walk until it became clear that I was working a | ||
+ | lot harder than the others and travelling slower. There were parts of the | ||
+ | gorge indeed which would have been impossible to negotiate on foot. In | ||
+ | places tremendous cliffs over 300 feet high rose abruptly from the water. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We found that by wearing the pack and sitting upright so that pack rested | ||
+ | on the cushion of the li-lo with the legs resting on the rest of the mattress | ||
+ | we were able to keep the unwaterproofed pack and the upper part of the body | ||
+ | fairly dry. We camped halfway along the Bungleboori and arrived at the | ||
+ | junction with the Wollongambe at 10 o' | ||
+ | the Bungleboori averaged a mile an hour, as on Yarramun Creek. However | ||
+ | there was very little vegetable debris, it only being encountered at the | ||
+ | rapids between the long pools. It was due to such debris that Doone' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The way out onto the ridge leading back to Mt. Irvine was very devious. | ||
+ | ridge itself were two tricky bluffs which necessitated the man handling of packs. We reached the cars just after 6 o' | ||
+ | |||
+ | This type of river trip can be recommended, | ||
+ | Bungleboori Creek is a must for next summer programme. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **A FEW WORDS FROM THE EDITOR** | ||
+ | |||
+ | This being the last magazine to be published in my term of office, would like to say a few public thank-yous, particularly to those people | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Firstly, we are indebted to Don Finch, Ketas and Boat, who did | ||
+ | most of the duplicating work; and that can bp hard work with our duplicator. | ||
+ | Also, I want to thank Joan Rigby, who arrange' | ||
+ | and:lends. her time and home for duplicating collating. stapling, wrapping | ||
+ | etc, Joan ' also has the job of rounding up helpers, and has graciously | ||
+ | provided us with supper every lilonth. | ||
+ | Thank you also to the " | ||
+ | too many to mention individually. Further, Alan Pike has had the unenviable | ||
+ | job of selling the magazine, and typing names and addresses on wrappers | ||
+ | every month. | ||
+ | Next, I want -to thank the contributors, | ||
+ | no magazine at all. Although they have the hondur and glory. (?) of | ||
+ | getting their names at the top of a page, I still think they rate a great | ||
+ | deal of appreciation for their efforts, Particular thanks I would offer | ||
+ | to those people who contribute something to the magazine month after | ||
+ | month (and I think you know who I mean). | ||
+ | Well that' | ||
+ | who has in any way helped to keep the magazine going, and to everyone | ||
+ | who has offered encouragement. | ||
+ | In conclusion, may I say that I have enjoyed immensely being Editor, | ||
+ | and I hope the new Editor gets.the same level of satisfaction. I-offier the | ||
+ | nowEatoz my full support, and I express the hoPe-that 6,14, who-havo | ||
+ | supported me will support Rose to the same degree. | ||
+ | |||
+ | March, 1968.THE =CY BUSHULKER Page 15. | ||
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+ | HAS A NEW BUSINESS ADDRESS, | ||
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+ | AND TO GO WITH IT | ||
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+ | A NEVI SET OF BUSINESS HOURS | ||
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+ | We would like to advise all our | ||
+ | patrons of a change in the address | ||
+ | of our showrooMs. The new rooms | ||
+ | are at 165 Pacific Highway,. North | ||
+ | Sydney. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We would like alsoto advise that | ||
+ | we are now open during normal | ||
+ | retail trading hours, namely | ||
+ | 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Mondays to | ||
+ | Fridays, and 9 a.m, to 12 noon | ||
+ | on Saturdays. | ||
+ | |||
+ | MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT. | ||
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+ | THE SYD1)EY BUSHO, | ||
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+ | By JIM BROWN : The Fth1.1 InStalmeht of a Pageant Turitten, | ||
+ | performance at the Fortieth | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 1953. THE YEAR MOUNT EVEREST WAS CON UERED. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Despite walkers pressure, Era was added to the National Park, | ||
+ | |||
+ | A proposal to change the Club's meeting night from Friday to | ||
+ | Thursday was defeated. | ||
+ | The " | ||
+ | |||
+ | able rubber dinghy covered 8 miles of Wollondilly in 2 days. Of course, | ||
+ | it could have been walked in 2 hours, or driven in 15 minutes. But not | ||
+ | now; you'd really need " | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 1.521 THE YEAR OF THE ROYAL TOUR, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our landlords wore hard to got on with, and told ua- WQ 001.114 nO | ||
+ | lohaxe the Club room on Fridays.-We a4tched to Weclne/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Club endorsed a Parks and Playgroundwviow-, | ||
+ | HOMO should not be built in the PomaXP, We thought. the Ortcl Ottbp 014 | ||
+ | tram depot at Port Macquarie would be all right,' | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | TELEVISION COLES TO SYDNEY, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Geoff gagg revived. Tiger walks with the 85 miler from latoPm' | ||
+ | to Picton via, | ||
+ | on 1st, April. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In September Federation expressed its disapproval of SalW, | ||
+ | Marathons. go said ours were not marathons as oonducted by lossbreeds; we just did long walks, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ' | ||
+ | little trodden before camo within rah, Trips that needed 3 or 4 | ||
+ | days could be reached and dope in 2, The Corang-Castle area ' | ||
+ | and some daring souls tackled filoctions of the Colo. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 1956: THE YEAR OF THE SUEZ CRISIS. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Members' | ||
+ | was resolved that the removal of shirts by male members should be | ||
+ | loft to the discretion of the member disrobing. | ||
+ | It was announced that a nudist colony had been discovered in | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | set down .1,n that area on the next programme.' | ||
+ | |||
+ | March, 1968. THE SIDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
+ | |||
+ | In DecdMber an enthusiastic ski group proposed a scheme to-buy | ||
+ | or build a hut in the Kosciusko area.. - - | ||
+ | |||
+ | 122/. ' | ||
+ | The summer of 1957/58 was marred by -more savage bushfires. In | ||
+ | December several mombers,of a Scouting party lost their lives while | ||
+ | climbing out of Blue Gum. | ||
+ | On 16th. February tho inaugural meeting of the National Parks | ||
+ | Association was held. | ||
+ | At long last prospectivos were permitted to attend Reunions. | ||
+ | A motion to donate E5 each year to the Opera House Appeal was | ||
+ | lost. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 221, AUSTRALIA WINS THE ASH.T.IS AND LOOS TEE DAVIS CUP. | ||
+ | The then Minister for Lands declines mining leases at Oolong. | ||
+ | A different story nine years later. | ||
+ | After a year of exploration and considering, | ||
+ | project lapsed. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Mr. Ashdown opposed purchasing stocks and shares, and said that if | ||
+ | the Clilb needed more money, it should not bother about interest from | ||
+ | shares but should ' orea subscri tions. | ||
+ | s In Juno a JUd0 o' | ||
+ | boards were broken. It was rumoured that this was due to the many | ||
+ | white ants ih the Club. | ||
+ | Two strenuous walks came to notice: a hundred-miler from | ||
+ | Hill Top to Katoomba and the Three Peaks (Cloudmaker, | ||
+ | Guouogang). | ||
+ | We weren' | ||
+ | one meeting to-the plates of cat meet and the sand trays around the | ||
+ | room. The trouble was the cats knew what the meat was for, but didn' | ||
+ | seem-certain about the sand trays. We had nowhere else to go, so we | ||
+ | decided to suffer in silence. | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | Wo found a Club room at' | ||
+ | smartly. The rental was 5.5.0 per week. | ||
+ | In South West Tasmania a S4B.W. party was in difficulties. | ||
+ | Snow Brown and Mick Perryman made news with a fast dash over . | ||
+ | rough country to bring SUCQOUT to Bob Duncan, injured in a fall. | ||
+ | At Easter a party camped in the slot between Mounts Renwick | ||
+ | and Roswaine spent the wettest, washed-outest night ever. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 19a, THE START OF THE CREDIT SQUEEZE. | ||
+ | - A motion to buy a public address system was thrown out, Ah, but | ||
+ | you can still hear the echoes of that debate. | ||
+ | The Club was advertising again. In the telephone directory we | ||
+ | had entries Under B7 nushwalkers, | ||
+ | Bushwalkers" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Page 18. THE SYDNEY BUSH1VALICER | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1961. THE YEAR OF THE LAST TRAM IN SYDNEY AND THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE. | ||
+ | The Era Funds were invesfed in Special Commonwealth Bonds. | ||
+ | In July Colin Putt led a party exploring the highest mountain | ||
+ | ranges of New Guinea: the Carstenz Peaks. | ||
+ | A pool of camping gear for loan to prospectives was, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | THE OPENING OF THE A.M.P. BUILDING IN SYDNEY. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | a fall in Kanangra Rivulet, | ||
+ | In Septemlaer the Treasurer drew, attention to the unhealthy | ||
+ | state of Club finances, Mr. Ashdown asked if this was a preliminary | ||
+ | to an increase in subscriptions. | ||
+ | The %ter Board started to take a hard lino with people | ||
+ | | ||
+ | You are not camped where you oughter; | ||
+ | At least two miles away. , | ||
+ | You are camping on stored water. | ||
+ | And the penalty must pay. | ||
+ | From the sewerage farms at Leura | ||
+ | Prom theigutters of Moss Vale | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | ' | ||
+ | But to practice these ablutions ' | ||
+ | In the brew that Sydney swills. | ||
+ | Could produde untold pollutions | ||
+ | Filling the city with di....direful ills. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1963,. THE YEAR OF THE PROFUMO SCANDAL. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | trips and canyoneering jaunts began to appear on the walks programme. | ||
+ | In September it was decided to adopt walks programmed of three | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Subs rose to 29 with a special 3 rate for marrieds.. Mbo | ||
+ | ested the increase? well, we won't tell you, see. | ||
+ | It was decided that examiners of prospectives in first aid. and | ||
+ | map reading should be selected from people Who didn't answer their | ||
+ | own questions. , | ||
+ | |||
+ | TH: YEAR OF THE VOYAGER DISASTER. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | The Treasurer foreshadowed a possible rise in subscriptions, | ||
+ | , -which met with resistance. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | An attempt was made to purchase a key block in the Deua River | ||
+ | | ||
+ | we couldn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | 122. THE YTJAR OF THE TOPLESS (MAZE. | ||
+ | The Reunion was deferred until September owing to the fire hazard. | ||
+ | The possibility of securing land on the coast south: Of ' | ||
+ | Beach was discussed; it was discovered all areas not already developed | ||
+ | were likely to be reserved. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Blue Gum Forest during mid-July who had a difficult time extricating | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1966. THE YEAR OF DECIMAL CURRYdCY. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | first Gourmet Weekend in November. | ||
+ | A push-bike trip from Mittagong to Katoomba left a trail of | ||
+ | | ||
+ | In July the Club suffered a heavy loss in the passing of Alan . | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1967. MI YEAR OF THE BIG CELEBRATION. | ||
+ | The Sydney Bushwalkers celebrate their 40th. Anniversary with | ||
+ | a dinner at Ye Olde Crusty Tavern, and a special Reunion. | ||
+ | They say that life begins again | ||
+ | At forty years of ago. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | ***************** | ||
+ | |||
+ | *by.. pli VW* .%i MUNI. ou.A. | ||
+ | |||
+ | AN APOLOGY. | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | week late in being published. The Editor | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | he has been on holidays in the Central | ||
+ | West of New South "ales, some hundreds | ||
+ | of miles from his typewriter and | ||
+ | | ||
+ | it within your hearts to forgive him. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Page 20,. THE SYDNEY ' | ||
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+ | (41.11N111\-.VIA{(1 | ||
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+ | *************************** By The/ | ||
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+ | |||
+ | The following are the results of the 1968 S.B.W. Swimming Carnival | ||
+ | held recently at Lake Eckersley. The Carnival was organised by Nan Bourke | ||
+ | and Owen Marks jointly. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | IZODIEN FREESTYLE: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2nd. Places | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | MEN'S FREESTYLE: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2nd. Places | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | WOMEN' | ||
+ | 2nd. Place: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | MEN'S LI-LO RAGE: 1st. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2nd. Place: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | CHILDREN' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2nd. Place: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2nd. Place: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | MEN'S LONG PLUNGE: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2nd. Place: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | both plung6d 41 feet. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | CHILDREN' | ||
+ | SCRAMNR: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | SOMME : 2nd. Places | ||
+ | Nan Bourke, each with 21 peanuts. | ||
+ | 3rd.. Place: Bronwyn Secombe with 19 peanuts. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | MEN'S PEANUT | ||
+ | |||
+ | SCRAMBLE: | ||
+ | 3rd. Place: | ||
+ | |||
+ | March; 1968. THE SYDNEY BUSIMALKER | ||
+ | +1101.1=md | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | DUAL LILO RELAY:. 1st. Places Bronwyn-SecoMbe and. Neville Page. | ||
+ | 2nd. Places LynTrummend and Rolf Janssen. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | The trophy for this race was donated: by Bett abd Bit Farquar, | ||
+ | |||
+ | and their name attaches to it as a consequence. On the basis of the | ||
+ | Above results, it was awarded to Bronwyn Secombe and Neville Page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | TELEGRAN RELAY: | ||
+ | |||
+ | (NAPDETRERG CUP) 1st. Placqs Bronwyn Secombe and Rolf Janssen. | ||
+ | 2nd. Places Kay Kywood and Jim Callaway. | ||
+ | 3rd, Places Lindsey Gilroy and Laurie Quaken. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On the basis of the above results, the Mandoiberg Cup II was | ||
+ | awarded to Bronwyn Secombe and Rolf Janssen, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | THE HENLEY CUP: This Cup is awarded to the competitor who gains | ||
+ | the highest aggregate point score, taking into | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | 14 points. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ************* | ||
+ | |||
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+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | OFF TO riILDERNESS BAY. The train stopped off and I went through the | ||
+ | tremendous crowd hoping to find my cousin Faye who was off with merem | ||
+ | my journey which would take us to alderness Bay. | ||
+ | Ve stopped and asked a friend of Faye's which road to take and he | ||
+ | replied, "To the right." | ||
+ | which would take six long, dreary hours of our time. | ||
+ | 7e made sure we had everything, including plenty of water to drink. | ||
+ | Before long we were happy to find that four hours had gone by and there | ||
+ | was hope of reaching wilderness Bay at five o' | ||
+ | Very soon we saw between tvro mountains the .rough rugged bush and | ||
+ | a bright, blue silvery river running through. Faye thought if we hurried | ||
+ | we would reach there in half an hour instead of fortyfive minutes. | ||
+ | After a while we finally reached " | ||
+ | suitable spot to set up our camp which was' on the banks of a river. | ||
+ | Soon we both became tired and so we put up the tont and slipped | ||
+ | into our sleeping bags to have a sleqp. "hen we woke up we found it was | ||
+ | now dark, so without saying anything to each other we made ourselves | ||
+ | some scrambled egg on toast and a cup of hot chocolate. re then undressed | ||
+ | and got into our sleeping bags again. 'e could not sleep because we were | ||
+ | |||
+ | so excitthd, so we sat up and waited till morning and then we cooked | ||
+ | ourselves some sausages and tomatoes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | SETTLING D01." | ||
+ | bush to explore it. Soon we came to a beautiful patch of wildflowers | ||
+ | |||
+ | !larch, 1968. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
+ | |||
+ | but we did not toueh' | ||
+ | Further along the stream, We came to ,a flock of wild birds Q,Qfl41 to | ||
+ | get a drink, because the water wa0 fresh. Soon we grew hungryand: | ||
+ | the stream upward. | ||
+ | An *oon as we reached theiie we washed our faces with water and made | ||
+ | ourselves some nandwie:les and a drink of lime. After dinner had gone down | ||
+ | We felt like a swim so we get into our costumes and hEia a swim. soon time | ||
+ | had passed so we went baek to camp and had our tea. | ||
+ | |||
+ | VNDING FAYE.. After tea we went to bed. We went to bed at seven thirty so | ||
+ | we could get up early. ,In the morning whcm I woke up,Faye had gone and she | ||
+ | had made her breakfast. I quickly got dressed and had some breakfast and | ||
+ | then wont after her. Soon an hour had passed and I had not found a trace of | ||
+ | her anywhere. Then I found her water bottle. Then I heard a sound oming | ||
+ | from the bush and there was Faye, trying tp release a bird which was caught | ||
+ | among the branches. We both pulled down one end each and the b.abY bIrd had' | ||
+ | been released. When we got back we sat dewn and 1.1a01.s rep. | ||
+ | After a while we theught whai YIP *0W explore the ' | ||
+ | at the beginning arid started to eXploro. First We came *o a lot of little | ||
+ | fish W1ich; | ||
+ | s-Ome bierds. | ||
+ | Soon we came to some shiny pebbles which were on the bdttom pf the | ||
+ | water. Faye pulled up her sleeve and pulled them oUt. They were Valewf | ||
+ | green, black and white. Up further we co to a little lizard which Watf | ||
+ | basking in the spl., I quickly got up and it loolced, | ||
+ | at us, but we quickly turned back and hurried away. We eamo to a trek) W11141 | ||
+ | had three nests in it so we deOded to climb it,, but the i?other cailie back | ||
+ | and we had to go. After sem time we thought we had bettor go back. | ||
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+ | HELFTN FAri. The n(P=t mernipg We woke early and made ourselves a _q4ok | ||
+ | breakfast-. When we had finiihed we went out. | ||
+ | -Faye and I seParated. SO.Qn f heard some serpaping pp I quiekli raP4 | ||
+ | c4x1 then stepped OlAdderaY 1?ogause there was 4 b,ig, hole. iinthe grellnd- and . | ||
+ | Nre hid fallen | ||
+ | I tio it te a tree and.pt the ;est' ciown t4osh-ple. Then IbrtlUghi it | ||
+ | IV and pulled Faye to the top. Faye. wanted to have a real p4d 411-4 go wheo | ||
+ | we get Imek I made her one. The Faye remembered that we on had tomor*Av | ||
+ | left and we had to ge. | ||
+ | |||
+ | GO:01q*KE. The not morning we arose bright and early so we could, get off | ||
+ | a good start home. When we had started we romemtered that we wore going | ||
+ | to hurry home. | ||
+ | When we arriyed vo WelN PAP.a4R4 tQ P90 C:11.r p4Fent91 ceouppl | ||
+ | and aunties ratting or us to atrtye. They wore z*1,370 us I;(50.0 cit160!401 | ||
+ | 41 at 011c0;. s9M-0 ef 14110M Were Y.4.01).PerP. When we gt hglie 411 our fti6nds | ||
+ | 644e to see us. | ||
+ | When we went back to 0011.04 the teacher told us that we sOuld tho | ||
+ | 014$s. about our tAp. | ||
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