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196805 [2016/12/23 20:11] – [Official club notices] paul_barton | 196805 [2016/12/23 21:31] – [Kunderang Brook - Macleay River - Apsley River] paul_barton | ||
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by Bronwyn Seccombe. | by Bronwyn Seccombe. | ||
- | The trip began with an excellent | + | The trip began with an excellent |
- | our grand entrance on Friday night at 3 a.m. Uneventful Saturday morning except honourable | + | "What?" you're saying, |
- | "'That? " you're saying, a rryborn | + | Hate to disappoint your obvious amazement folks, but official white-anters |
- | Hate to disappoint your obvious amazement folks, but official white-antors | + | |
- | of course, that this isn't a-very good example to prospectives eight meMbers | + | Well, they made the " |
- | settling down for tea at three o' | + | |
- | "ell, they made the " | + | But as I think I mentioned |
- | in pitch black conditions and reached the look-out. | + | |
- | and we looked, and frequently, just missed the short cut to the bottom moat, in | + | Being a bit too late to tear back to the last camping |
- | our blind wanderings, but do you think we could find that little metal box. | + | |
- | Ma 1 68 THE STDNEY BUSITI4LnR | + | As usual, morning arrived too quickly, being on the eastern slope, dawn bid us an early good morning. A mad dash began, to catch up to Enzo's party, which we found just on lunch time (swift as usual) and arrived to find honourable leader had managed to drop his glasses in an 18 ft. plunge pool, full of icy, icy water and monsterous deep sea yabbies. A11 attempts at their rescue |
- | But as I think I mentioned | + | |
- | black mountains of varying shapes silhouetted against a navy sky, while on a far off slopo, red tongues of flame, from a rotroating | + | Enzo and Co., moved off to beat the stars back to the cars, while our mob waited patiently for Margaret and Ross, who had once again, managed to get themselves |
- | Being a bit too late to tear back to tho last carping | + | |
- | ' | + | Well, we managed |
- | As usual, morning arrived too quickly, being on the eastern slope, dawn bid us an early good morning. A mad dash boc;an, to catch up to Enzo/s party, which | + | |
- | we found just on lunch time (swift as usual) and arrived to find honourable leader had managed to drop his glasses in an 18 ft. plunge pool, full of icy, icy water and morstorous tdoopsea' | + | Believe it or not, recollecting our own snail pace, I hate to think what Enzo and his group must have been up to, to get themselves |
- | Enzo and Co., moved off to beat the stars back to the cars while our mob waited patiently for Margaret and Ross, who had once again, managed to get themselves | + | |
- | Tell, we =aged to haul our-selves | + | |
- | ha l a bad was sighted,. many miles back in the direction from which we had just come. o almost dismissed him from our thoughts with the assumption that it was merely the local farmer, when servoral | + | |
- | 20 THE SYDNEY BUSH7ALKER | + | |
- | Believe it or-not, recollecting our own snail pace, I hate to think what ..Dnzo | + | |
- | brisk tea of SOUD and popcorn, on the banks of r'og wag, Creek; and wait for it reached the cars BEFORE DARK and that brought us to the end of yet another | + | |
=====Kunderang Brook - Macleay River - Apsley River===== | =====Kunderang Brook - Macleay River - Apsley River===== | ||
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by Frank Leyden | by Frank Leyden | ||
- | "Hello there, I'm Ray Wall with your taxi." A tall laughing young chap bowled up to the three bushwalkers | + | "Hello there, I'm Ray Wall with your taxi." A tall laughing young chap bowled up to the three bushwalkers |
- | "Hello Ray, this is Alex Colley and Gordon Redmond,", | + | |
- | " | + | "Hello Ray, this is Alex Colley and Gordon Redmond." |
- | "There were four other young walking chaps LID here before Easter. | + | |
- | "Yes Ray, in BB" | + | " |
- | Apsley Falls and area were inspected and showed only a trickle of water | + | |
- | going over, confirming with the dry yellow countryside the semidrought conditions, Though not in the farmer' | + | "There were four other young walking chaps up here before Easter. |
- | Leaving the Oxley Highway beyond. Yarrowitch, we took the Kangaroo Flat road, then Mooraback road and. eventually | + | |
- | in his fourv/ | + | "Yes Ray, in SBW we have instruction in the art of bushwalking |
- | " | + | |
- | . May 1 968 ... THE SYDNEY BUSHITTA=R 21 | + | Apsley Falls and area were inspected and showed only a trickle of water going over, confirming with the dry yellow countryside the semidrought conditions, Though not in the farmer' |
- | At Alan's "Cedar Creek" property, about 70 miles from ' | + | |
- | After lunch Alan took us in his Land Rover down a steep road he had made down a ridge, dropping 2300 ft. into Upper Kunderang Brook. Rain forest jungles nestled in the high valleys, and tall timbers and open grass covered the lo7er slopes. About 12 miles downstream some smoke showed from the stockmen' | + | Leaving the Oxley Highway beyond Yarrowitch, we took the Kangaroo Flat road, then Mooraback road and eventually |
- | grassburning fires. The floor of the valley was open with green flats and | + | |
- | few grazing cattle, and a beautiful clear stream like the Kowmung wound around the tree shaded grass on every bend. Alan showed us his original humpy and, | + | " |
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+ | At Alan's "Cedar Creek" property, about 70 miles from Walcha | ||
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+ | After lunch Alan took us in his Land Rover down a steep road he had made down a ridge, dropping 2300 ft. into Upper Kunderang Brook. Rain forest jungles nestled in the high valleys, and tall timbers and open grass covered the lower slopes. About 12 miles downstream some smoke showed from the stockmen' | ||
after inspecting his stock, hit the back of the vehicle for the dogs to jump in, as he left us and returned. | after inspecting his stock, hit the back of the vehicle for the dogs to jump in, as he left us and returned. | ||
- | The packs were heaVy but the going easy. in the bright hot sunshine and scenery like a picturebook we were on OUT feet, splashing | + | |
- | last from the wheels that had brought us over 400 miles. | + | The packs were heaVy but the going easy. In the bright hot sunshine and scenery like a picturebook we were on our feet, splashing across the stream, crunching over the stones, and scrambling on to the grassy banks, and away at last from the wheels that had brought us over 400 miles. |
- | The lure of Kunderang was its comparatively unspoiled remoteness, the jungleskirted | + | |
- | almost overgrown rough road for the first few miles, there was not a break nor scar of erosion to be seen. | + | The lure of Kunderang was its comparatively unspoiled remoteness, the jungle-skirted |
- | Soon we drorTed | + | |
- | Next day was hot and sunny but without flies or insect pests. | + | Soon we dropped |
- | swims. Tortoises of about five inches diameter were plentiful in the deep pools, | + | |
- | clearly visible scuttling along the bottoM. rfater | + | Next day was hot and sunny but without flies or insect pests. |
- | At Sunderlands were extensive grassy flats and an old stockyard. The ring | + | |
- | of mountainous ridges above reminded us of Bendethra. Threadneedle Creek from | + | At Sunderlands were extensive grassy flats and an old stockyard. The ring of mountainous ridges above reminded us of Bendethra. Threadneedle Creek from the high country to the east carried a notable flow of water, the largest side creek so far. After lunch we negotiated a rough slatey |
- | the high country to the east carried a notable flow of water, the largest side creek so far, liter lunch we negotiated a rough slatcy | + | the surrounding |
- | the surrounding | + | |
- | The following day we enjoyed the warm sun and swimming when Koscuiske | + | The following day we enjoyed the warm sun and swimming when Koscuisko |
- | below the winils | + | at the junction of Kunderang |
- | appearing' hiher and we reckoned on soon encountering the authors of the smoky' | + | |
- | at the junction of Kunderang | + | "There was a bushwalkor from Sydney during the war who came down Kunderang |
- | "There was a bushwalkor from Sydney during the war who cam.downqCundurang | + | |
- | with a pushbike, Ha! Ha' I wont and looked in the mirror to see .if I was alright. | + | Left-Branch Creek had the biggest flow of the side creeks and rises in the swamps of the 3800 ft. Carrai Tableland to the east. The lower part of Kunderang |
- | LeftBranch Crook had the biggest flow of the side creeks and rises in the swamps of the 3800 ft. Carrai Tableland to. the east. The lower part of Kuraerang | + | |
- | footthick | + | On the next morning |
- | to the ri-ver | + | |
- | On the next =ming we encountered one of the stockmen with the packhorses | + | "When you're mustering, how do you manage to sort out the cattle?" |
- | and Stock horses mustered in a group at Trap Creek Junction, and had a yard with | + | |
- | him. His mates were up in Trap Creek and soon the smoke was rising. By this time we found there were 14 women in the Easter party of walkers and the news was still travelling and getting bigger as it went. | + | |
- | "' | + | |
"We take out the average ones, and the wild ones and the quiet ones are left. " | "We take out the average ones, and the wild ones and the quiet ones are left. " | ||
- | dos | + | "Aha! that' |
- | "Ahal that' | + | |
- | Retrieving a horse breaking from the mob sudaenly | + | Retrieving a horse breaking from the mob suddenly |
- | and gave us a fine example of the stockman' | + | |
- | The Macleo.y | + | The Macleay |
- | low water new, there seemed an awful lot of water in it probably more than a normal | + | mile of high slate cliffs across the river showed the difficulties to be encountered if the river was too high and rapids |
- | long and wide. Densely massed sapling casurinas went like giant lawns for miles. | + | |
- | We swam in the clear mild water and lunched opposite Spear Creek on an enorucus | + | Kunderang |
- | parklike flat. Progress was very easy on the cattlepads, | + | |
- | often up to quarter mile from the river. | + | The Apsley |
- | mile of high slate cliffs across the river showed the difficulties to be encountered | + | Approaching Reedy Creek a high densely forested enclosure of ridges on the west side gave a "Pit of Sorrow" |
- | if the river was too high and rapid to be crossed. A groat blue pool with a fine cascading outlet below a cliff on the north side at the Station bend, was the setting for our campsite on a green grassy platform | + | |
- | On the next level, a further ten foot above, was the forest, massed casurinas on | + | The deep valley of Reedy Creek opens out to a large grassy flat along the Apsley. |
- | one side, then gums with the strippy bark for undorbody | + | |
- | and quite a lot nf yellow cedar. | + | Stoney stretches next day brought us to Rowley creek, diminished again to only slightly flowing. Around the bend Paradise |
- | Kunderanz | + | and at the cliff-girt |
- | camp. There were miles of undulating grassed flats dotted with trees below the high surrounding forested ridges. The sheer isolation and remoteness seemed to lend enchantment to this beautiful spot. Henry Kant was not at the shack so we pressea | + | |
- | The Apslay | + | Green Gully with its brightly |
- | the battle to cross as previously, The going was easy and pleasant as usual along the pads. Just up from the Macleay junction a mile long grassy flat was rimed by a scenic circle of high ridges similar again to the Bendethra scene. | + | |
- | Approaching Reedy Crook a high densely forested enclosure of ridges on the west side gave a "Pit of Sorrow" | + | Between Jones Spur and Orchard Flat the campsite looked direct at The |
- | The deep valley of Reedy Creek opens out to a large grassy flat along the Apsley. | + | Tooth, 1000 ft. above, and thus decided the next day's excursion for some interesting scrambling. Roughly the area seems to be contorted weathered slates with speeping arcs of outcrops of dark reddish-brown |
- | By now we were setting | + | |
- | take off trotting ahead wherever we wanted to go, and soiling the landscape for our inconvenience. | + | Ascent to Paradise was made up of a very narrow ridge from the next horseshow bend upstream from Orchard Flat. The cattle by the score spread their horns and gave us a grand final rather too close inspection as we spread out our groundsheets for the final lunch in Paradise before descent to Sydney. |
- | take off in circling scores and the " | + | |
- | Stoney stretches next day brought us to Rowley creek, diminished again to only slightly flowing. Around the bend Paradist | + | "What would happen, Alex, if they all charged?" |
- | leftover piece of tableland, connected back to the main tableland. by only a | + | |
- | narrowneck | + | "They won' |
- | and at the cliffgirt | + | |
- | Front Tableland to the north east. In the evening and morning mists the scone | + | About 7 miles to Jacksons and another 5 to Moona Plains, then Ray's cab brought us 23 miles to Charlie' |
- | suggested a New Zealand setting Further impressive views of Paradise Rocks unfolded as we .progressed upstream- next morning. | + | |
- | Green Fully with its brightly | + | Trips duration: 9 days |
- | from Green Gully, a Pidgeon House like peak of one oi the Tooth Rocks came .into | + | Season: Last week in April, 1968. |
- | view in the south. This was en the end of the ridge between the Yarrowitch | + | Distance: About 80-miles. |
- | and .the.Apsley. At the Yarrowitch river junction we were surrea -th find that the Yarrowitch | + | River depth: Macleay 2ft. 8 ins, .at Bellbrook. |
- | looked | + | Lands Dept. Maps: Kangaroo Flat 9335-IV-S 31680 Green Gully 9335-IV-N 31680 Carrai-s (Planimetric Prov.) 9336-II& |
- | .Between Jones Spur and Orchard Flat the campsite looked direct at The | + | |
- | Tooth, 1000 ft. above, and thus decided the next day's excursion for some | + | **Walks** |
- | interesting scrambling. Roughly the area seems to be contorted weathered | + | |
- | slates with speeping arcs of outcrops of dark reddishbrown | + | |
- | rock of apparently considerable iron content. The weathering of the slates seems to produce a better soil than that of the Silurians on the upper Shoalhaven. The outcrops string along some intriguing and quite sharp peaks. To our delight The Tooth was well populated with a sizable rock wallaby of rich reddishbrown | + | |
- | Ascent to Paradise was made up of a very narrow ridge from the next horseshow bend upstream from Orchard Flat. The cattle by the score spread their | + | |
- | horns and gave us a grand final rather too close inspection,as we spread out our groundsheets for the, final lunch in Paradise before descent to Sydney. | + | |
- | "711ht would happen, Alex, if they all charged?" | + | |
- | "They won' | + | |
- | About 7 miles to JaCksons ana another 5 to Moona Plains, then .Rays dab | + | |
- | brought us 23 iAles to Charlicts | + | |
- | 9 daYS | ||
- | Last week in April, 1968. | ||
- | About 80-miles. | ||
- | Macleay .2f-t. 8 ins, .at Bellbrook. | ||
- | Kangaroo Flat 9335IVS 31680 | ||
- | Green Gully 9335IVN 31680 (Planil, | ||
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- | RIVER DEPTHs | ||
- | LANDS DEPT. IT.LPSt | ||
- | Carrais Apsloy | ||
- | 74L17, | ||
The first wedkend of the new walks programme has a weekend trip lead by Snow Brown. For those who don't know him Snow is the oldest gentleman who walks around with stooped shOulders. He is also extremely unfit, for walking that is. The trip is going from Carbons Farr, Splendor Rock, Yellow Dog, Cox's River, Gabory Creek, Carbons Farm. The walk will cover quite a variety of walking, tracks, ' | The first wedkend of the new walks programme has a weekend trip lead by Snow Brown. For those who don't know him Snow is the oldest gentleman who walks around with stooped shOulders. He is also extremely unfit, for walking that is. The trip is going from Carbons Farr, Splendor Rock, Yellow Dog, Cox's River, Gabory Creek, Carbons Farm. The walk will cover quite a variety of walking, tracks, ' | ||
The trip on Sunday the 2nd June is lead by Jim Calloway. It is of 11 medium miles and is a test walk. Jim is Going to Heathcote by the 8.20 a.m, train from Central. Buy tickets, return to rlaterfall. | The trip on Sunday the 2nd June is lead by Jim Calloway. It is of 11 medium miles and is a test walk. Jim is Going to Heathcote by the 8.20 a.m, train from Central. Buy tickets, return to rlaterfall. |
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