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- | u | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker====== |
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- | .11 | + | ===June 1969.=== |
- | ONTENT S. | + | |
- | ' | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | Oolong | + | |
- | Theatre Party Announcement M.Shapport 6. | + | | | |Page| |
- | Thinking Makes it So P. Harrison 7. | + | |The May General Meeting|J. Brown| 2| |
- | Once Around Cloudmaker (Again) M. Wyborn 9. | + | |Colong |
- | The Russell' | + | |Theatre Party Announcement|M. Shappert| |
- | Up the Bleeding Barrington R. Derbridge 14. | + | |Thinking Makes it So|P. Harrison| 7| |
- | Amendments to List of Melfters 15. | + | |Once Around Cloudmaker (Again)|M. Wyborn| 9| |
- | Paddy' | + | |The Russell' |
- | Mountain Equipment | + | |Up the Bleeding Barrington|R. Derbridge|14| |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney | + | |Amendments to List of Members| |15| |
- | _ EDITOR: Bill Gillam, 19 Old Bush Rd. Engadine.2233 BUSINESS MANAGER: | + | |
- | TYPIST: | + | =====Advertisements.===== |
- | 2. The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | + | |
- | .111.1.4.1011 | + | | |Page| |
- | THE MAY GENERAL MEETING, | + | |Paddy' |
+ | |Mountain Equipment|18| | ||
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+ | A monthly bulletin,of matters of interest to the Sydney | ||
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+ | |**Editor**|Bill Gillam, 19 Old Bush Road, Engadine, 2233| | ||
+ | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, 2118| | ||
+ | |**Typist**|Christa Younger, 71 Yarran | ||
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+ | =====The May General Meeting.===== | ||
Jim Brown. | Jim Brown. | ||
- | Members admitted to the Club over the past seven or eight years may be pardoned for believing that the .May meeting, with a duration of 22 minutes set a record for brevity. Actually your reporter can vouch that there have been several other general | + | |
- | meetings which took only 20 to 25 minutes - but not lately. | + | Members admitted to the Club over the past seven or eight years may be pardoned for believing that the May meeting, with a duration of 22 minutes set a record for brevity. Actually your reporter can vouch that there have been several other general meetings which took only 20 to 25 minutes - but not lately. |
- | The only new member - actually a recall from April, and | + | |
- | not present in any case the minutes read and confirmed | + | The only new member - actually a recall from April, and not present in any case: the minutes read and confirmed: matters arising |
- | Sales & Subscriptions or delegate to the Nature Conservation Council - vacant since March. The President expressed his disappointm. nt, | + | |
- | Nothing dramatic in Correspondence, | + | Nothing dramatic in Correspondence, |
- | Treasurer reported a closing balance in April of $4 (1 think I heard it aright). Walks Report - ah, at 'least a reasonably well- | + | |
- | filled | + | On the following week-end there was Barry Wallace' |
- | rock-hoping along a river in the Armidale area. | + | |
- | On the following week-end there was Barry Wallace' | + | The Federation Report - jointly and severally presented by Phil Butt and Wilf Hilder |
- | The Federation Report - jointly and severally presented by Phil Butt and Wilf Ender - referred to complaints by Tasmanians of the amount of 'litter being left around air drop sites in the rugged south-west of the island. On the other side of the coin there was report of a cleaning | + | |
- | Zealand is to pay a visit to Australia, and for budding naturalists Federation has been informed of an annual award of a Natural History | + | Only 8.37 p.m. and the call of General Business. None. The President reminded all of the unfilled posts mentioned before - also the need of another S & R Contact. A Question - any doings on the Kangaroo Valley land purchase - answer, not yet, but a meeting between representatives of the co-purchasers, |
- | Medallion - details of the contest and ozianisors | + | |
- | Only 8.37 p.m. and the call of General Business, None. The President reminded all of the unfilled posts mentioned before - also the need of another S & R Contact. A Question - any doings on the Kangaroo Valley land purchase - answer, not yet, but a meeting between representatives of the co-purchasers, | + | |
- | 3. The Sydney Bushwalker. Ju4o, | + | |
- | of Friends, and the trust4es | + | |
That, is there really no other business? No, only announcements and then at 8.40 p.m. closure. | That, is there really no other business? No, only announcements and then at 8.40 p.m. closure. | ||
- | SEMI-SURPRISE PARTY AT TARO'S. | + | |
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+ | ====Semi-surprise Party At Taro's.==== | ||
To celebrate Taro's birthday everyone is popping up on Monday, 23rd June to Taro's house (Alice Street, Auburn) for a semi-surprise party. Bring your own cup, food and booze. A number of people will be catching the 6.09 p.m. train from Central. | To celebrate Taro's birthday everyone is popping up on Monday, 23rd June to Taro's house (Alice Street, Auburn) for a semi-surprise party. Bring your own cup, food and booze. A number of people will be catching the 6.09 p.m. train from Central. | ||
- | Bill Burke' | + | |
- | For those who missed the debate, take notice that the | + | ---- |
- | practitioners of the art of bludging are to be allowed on official walks provided they practice their art at a high level and with sufficient suavity. Straight out begging of food is still frowned on but manipulation of the exchange rate of food to one's advantage received the blessing of the audience. | + | |
- | 4. The Sydney Bushwalker, | + | Bill Burke' |
- | COLONG CAVES - TON OR LOST? | + | |
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- | 2 ar: | + | |
- | The battle for tho Preservation of this area against limestone mining is still raging. The battle tactics-can almost be likened to guerilla | + | For those who missed the debate, take notice that the practitioners of the art of bludging are to be allowed on official walks provided they practice their art at a high level and with sufficient suavity. Straight out begging of food is still frowned on but manipulation of the exchange rate of food to one's advantage received the blessing of the audience. |
- | calm surface will erupt to show that all not well in the stae | + | |
- | of N.S,W. | + | ---- |
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+ | =====Colong Caves - Won Or Lost? (0769)===== | ||
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+ | Rolf Janssen | ||
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+ | The battle for the Preservation of this area against limestone mining is still raging. The battle tactics can almost be likened to guerilla | ||
Mining of the proposed Kanangra-Boyd National Park will | Mining of the proposed Kanangra-Boyd National Park will | ||
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1) destroy the beauty of the Park | 1) destroy the beauty of the Park | ||
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2) destroy the wilderness character of the Park. | 2) destroy the wilderness character of the Park. | ||
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Australia has very few areas of wilderness potential - let us not lose any opportunity of keeping them. | Australia has very few areas of wilderness potential - let us not lose any opportunity of keeping them. | ||
- | . Who is the Colong Committee' | + | |
- | It is trying to take from, or ruin for you and for | + | Who is the Colong Committee' |
- | posterity a pleasure area, an area of scientific importance | + | |
- | which, once mined, can never be restored to its former state of beauty | + | It is trying to take from, or ruin for you and for posterity a pleasure area, an area of scientific importance which, once mined, can never be restored to its former state of beauty |
- | Understandably, | + | |
- | suitable for economical mining exist. | + | Understandably, |
- | To save Colong you are a coneervationist | + | |
- | ary. Thy mine Oolong | + | To save Colong you are a conservationist |
- | been exhausted.. Why destroy | + | |
- | Who wants to save Colong? At least 71 community bodies in N.S.7. have shown and are showing support for this cause. To | + | Who wants to save Colong? At least 71 community bodies in N.S.W. have shown and are showing support for this cause. To mention a few: |
- | mention a | + | |
- | 1) The | + | |
- | 2) NS7 | + | - NSW Chapter Royal Australian Institute of Architects |
- | 3) N.S | + | - N.S.W. Teachers Federation (more than 32, |
- | 4) The | + | - The Nature Conservation Council of N.S.W. (incorporating 60 societies throughout N.S.W.) |
- | fews | + | |
- | National Trust of Australia (NSW Division) about 10,000 members | + | Recently the Warringah Sub-branch of the Liberal Party showed active support to Save Colong. At the NSW Young Liberals 14th Annual Convention July 1968 the following motion was passed with an overwhelming majority- |
- | Chapter Royal Australian Institute of Architects .7. Teachers Federation (more than 32, | + | |
- | 60 societies throughout N.S.W.) | + | |
- | 5. The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | + | |
- | ...1.rs. | + | |
- | Recently the Warringah Sub-branch of the Liberal Party showed active support to SAVE OOLONG. At the NSW Young Liberals 14th Annual Convention July 1968 the following motion was passed with an overwhelming majority- | + | |
"That the NSW Young Liberal Movement request the Premier to take immediate and effective steps to: | "That the NSW Young Liberal Movement request the Premier to take immediate and effective steps to: | ||
- | 1) revoke mining leases in and adjacent to the Colong Caves Reserve. | + | |
- | 2) Re-incorporate the reserve within the proposed boundaries of the Kanangra-Boyd National Park. | + | - revoke mining leases in and adjacent to the Colong Caves Reserve. |
- | 3) That the Government form a select Committee to investigate the granting of the Mining leases to A.P.C.M. Australia Ltd. | + | |
- | Many members of the Labour Party have given support to SAVE COLONG. | + | |
- | The fight to SAVE OOLONG | + | |
- | If you want to participate in saving Colong,lperhaps | + | Many members of the Labour Party have given support to Save Colong. |
- | Name | + | |
- | Address at Home Home Tel. No. | + | The fight to Save Colong |
- | Business Address Bus Tel. No | + | |
- | Have you access to a car? Will you take passengers? How many? | + | If you want to participate in saving Colong, |
- | A further way to help in saving Colong - Send any | + | |
- | publication, | + | * Name |
- | Send the entire sheet of the newspaper or magazine - it saves jr-ou cutting it out and me losing it if it is small. | + | |
- | bo required. | + | * Home Tel. No. |
- | 6. The Sydney Bushwalker, | + | |
- | A THEATRE PARTY ANNOUNCENENT CONCERNING YOU. By Marcia Shappert (HoE, Social Sec.) | + | * Bus Tel. No |
- | Owing to popular demand I havo been asked to organize a Music Hall evening. The management has assured us of all the tables at the front in the old orchestra, tit (the only request is for the audience not to throw full glasses of champagne at the heroine). The Menu is quite edible and for your edification it is | + | |
- | Minestrone Soup or Fruit Cocktail | + | |
- | Roast Chichen - Barbecue T Bone Steak - Weiner Schnitzel - Fried Fish or Chichen Said or Ham Salad | + | A further way to help in saving Colong - Send any publication, |
- | Sweets du jour. (Tines are extra!) | + | |
- | The date? MONDAY | + | Send the entire sheet of the newspaper or magazine - it saves you cutting it out and me losing it if it is small. |
- | The price is only $4.50 for the dinner and show. Come on your own, come with friends, bring your relations,kte your belovea, woo your boss (he may buy champagne) in fact everybody is most welcome. | + | |
- | Please see me at the Club (or I can be contacted at home 30.2028)Gr The Assistant Soc. Sec. Owen Marks who will be.going around with his little | + | ---- |
- | ADVERTISEMENT: | + | |
- | Helen Gray's walking boots, elastic sided gristle sole. Degree of wear slight. Size 8. History.....Helen forgot to take shoes on a country holiday at Frogmore. If you don't know where Frogmore is, or if you want to know how Helen got that far without shoes ring her on 86-6263. | + | ======A Theatre Party Announcement Concerning You.===== |
- | 7 The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | + | |
- | Thinking Makes it So. | + | By Marcia Shappert (Hon. Social Sec.) |
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+ | Owing to popular demand I have been asked to organize a Music Hall evening. The management has assured us of all the tables at the front in the old orchestra | ||
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+ | The date? __Monday | ||
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+ | The price is only $4.50 for the dinner and show. Come on your own, come with friends, bring your relations, | ||
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+ | Please see me at the Club (or I can be contacted at home 30.2028) | ||
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+ | ====Advertisement.==== | ||
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+ | For sale: | ||
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+ | Helen Gray's walking boots, elastic sided gristle sole. Degree of wear slight. Size 8. History... Helen forgot to take shoes on a country holiday at Frogmore. If you don't know where Frogmore is, or if you want to know how Helen got that far without shoes ring her on 86-6263. | ||
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+ | =====Thinking Makes | ||
Pat Harrison. | Pat Harrison. | ||
- | 7henever | + | |
- | - contour lines begin to sing so alluringly that I feel much as Ulysses felt when he had to tie himself to the mast of his ship | + | Whenever |
- | to save himself from the Sirens. An almost irresistible urge comes over me to reach for my pack and set off. | + | |
- | But af course things do not happen that way. "To travel | + | But of course things do not happen that way. "To travel hopefully is better than to arrive" |
- | hopefully is better than to arrive" | + | |
- | arrival is what counts most of all - and so perhaps the best walks are those that are, as it were, savoured by the mental faculties long before the physical senses undergo their pain. I don't | + | "Let your imagination work" - and during the period between your camp trips you can, for example, stroll across Fig Tree Bridge (or any such place near you) and believe that you have crossed the Cox at White Dog and are heading up the Gangerangs to Cloudmaker. Once you get in the mood it is surprising what you can achieve in this way, and in addition there is the advantage that you can begin and end a 10-miler or more and be away from home and sweethearts for only a few hours. |
- | suppose anything is so much appreciated as the things that are hard to came by. | + | |
- | "Let your imagination work" - and during the period between your camp trips you can, for example, stroll across Fig Tree Bridge (or any such place near you) and believe that you have crossed the Cox at White Dog and are heading up the Gangerangs to Clouamaker. | + | By going a little further afield, say to Era or Bola Heights, you can easily accept the fact that the rounded grassy hills of Era and the swampy land of Tarra Moor are the Alpine heights around |
- | Once you get in the mood it is surprising what you can achieve in | + | |
- | this way, and in addition there is the advantage that you can begin and end a 10-miler or more and be away from home and sweethearts for only a few hours. | + | And then when you contemplate a walk in a new but long-desired area, what pleasure there is in getting maps and pouring |
- | By going a little further afield, say to Era or Bola Heights, you can easily accept the fact that the rounded grassy hills of Era and the swampy land of Tarra Moor are the Alpine. heights around | + | |
- | Ana then when you contemplate a walk in a new but long-desired area, what pleasure there is in getting maps and po-ling | + | And the decisions about food and gear! Weekends and long weekends are no problem - just throw a few things into your pack and worry not too much about weight - a few pounds extra are good for keeping you up to scratch for the longer trips, But when it is for a week or more many are the rescinded decisions before you will be satisfied |
- | bushwalking journals and logs and gleaning the nuggets of informa- | + | |
- | tion hidden therein! Oh! ' | + | And then when you reach your Land of Heart' |
- | explorer setting out into unknown country - for it is really | + | |
- | unknown to you and is the nearest substitute you will ever get for the real thing in our sadly shrunken world. | + | "Oh! well, it isn't worth going anyway!" |
- | And the decisions about food and gear! Weekends and long weekends are no problem - just throw a few things into your pack and worry not too much about weight - a few pounds extra are | + | |
- | good for keeping you up to scratch for the longer trips, But when | + | ---- |
- | / 1 | + | |
- | 8. The, Sydney Bushwalker. June ,1969, | + | .... much, indeed the greater portion of my journey, had been occupied in long reconnoitring rides; and he who thus rides is in a continued state of excitement, now bouyant |
- | it is for a week or more many afe the rescinded decisions before you will be satisfied | + | |
- | And then when you reach your Land of Heart' | + | |
- | be for you were cautious in your mental flights to apply a brake, such as: It may rain all the time; or there may be fog; or snow; or heat; or drought; or the place may not be worth seeing anyway (this last is your groat standby and the one you have always consoled yourself with whenever you wanted to go somewhere but for some reason or other you couldn' | + | |
- | "Ohz well, it isn't worth going anyway!" | + | |
- | .........much, indeed the greater portion of my journey, had been occupied in long reconnoitring rides; and ho who thus rides is in a continued state of excitement, now buuyant | + | |
- | with hope.....now all despairing and miserable as he approaches the foot of a range without finding water. | + | |
Ludwig Leichhardt. | Ludwig Leichhardt. | ||
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Overland journey from Moreton Bay. | Overland journey from Moreton Bay. | ||
- | 9 The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | + | ---- |
- | .........1M.., | + | |
- | ONCE &ROUND CLOUDMIKER | + | =====One Around Cloudmaker |
- | LEADER: DAVID BRO7N,. Jerry Sinzig, Phil Butt John Powell, | + | |
- | Lindsey Gilroy, Margaret | + | Margaret |
- | Snow picked up Kindsey | + | |
- | front of a big hole which was the old. Melba. The others, going in Jerry' | + | __Leader__: David Brown. Jerry Sinzig, Phil Butt, John Powell, Lindsey Gilroy, Margaret |
- | eventful. I must comment, however, that until this trip I | + | |
- | didn't realise there wore so many bonds around Jenolan. | + | Snow picked up Lindsey |
- | " | + | |
- | The chill wind, thoughts of our flea bags, the oft light on Kanangra Falls and Thurat Spires, the harsh voice of our slave driving Leader. "Forty Miles to go.n Onwards and downwwds | + | We camped near the cars on top of Kanangra on little boulders and we were awoken at dawn by an icy wind. The others spent a more comfortable night in a small cave on the right hand side going down to the main cave. Up and away at 7.00 a.m. We had a look in the main cave which appeared as full of bodies as Bondi Beach on a fine day. |
- | Downhill was fun on the Gingra, but after 14 miles and only one food break the ola knee joints began to feel the knocking strain. After 3-a- hourswe | + | |
- | The weather was by now quite warm and the tough trip was transformed for some hours into a summer swimming trip, Into every pool we jumped. Even a smq.11 | + | The chill wind, thoughts of our flea bags, the soft light on Kanangra Falls and Thurat Spires, the harsh voice of our slave driving Leader. "Forty Miles to go." |
- | 4.30 we passed White Dog and continued along the Cox towards | + | |
- | Kanangaroo Clearing. Jerry soon disappeared into the evening | + | Downhill was fun on the Gingra, but after 14 miles and only one food break the old knee joints began to feel the knocking strain. After 3 1/2 hours we were down and had a feed on the Kowmung. The Kowmung looked exceptionally clear after the recent floods. Pools were crystal clear with a blue green tinge through the water. Four miles from the Cox's Junction we met a mob and a half of Catholic Bushwalkers strewn along most of the Kowmung. Eskis and monstrous packs were being carried up to some huts 1 1/2 mile downstream from the Gingra-Kowmung junction. |
- | mists along the Cox. Vie battled on, my new sandshoes not helping | + | |
- | at all. As darkness approached, and Kanangaroo didn' | + | The weather was by now quite warm and the tough trip was transformed for some hours into a summer swimming trip. Into every pool we jumped. Even a small rapid was tried. Fantastic. Instead of having a nice long lunch our slave driver forced us to have two 1/2 hour lunches during |
- | We found the next closest, softest, available campsite. John | + | |
- | left us fiOteen | + | We found the next closest, softest, available campsite. John left us fifteen |
- | 10. The E.;ydney Bushwalker. June, | + | |
- | ....av | + | The leader' |
- | continue,on to Kanangaroo. Lindsey' | + | |
- | The leader' | + | After breakfast in bed I did manage to rise. We met the leader at the Clearing. A cup of tea was called for. "Brown for me, thank you." "What do you mean brown?" |
- | four 61pirin, two disprin and three codiene. | + | |
- | After breakfast in bed.I did manage to rise. We met the leader at the Clearing A cup of tea was called for. "Brown for me, thank you." "That do you mean brown?" | + | We met our President on the Kanangra River when we were thinking of starting up the long grind of Paralyser. Advice for future |
- | not black as you had last night." | + | |
- | on the best way to cook tea and then drink it Concentrated tannic | + | Mount Carra-Merroo |
- | Ue met our President on the Kanangra River when we were | + | |
- | thinking of starting up the long grind of Paralyser. Advice for | + | ---- |
- | future | + | |
- | soon found our way over to Cyclops | + | (Phil Butt woke from his drugged sleep and decided |
- | fruit, on his shirt for our refreshment, We don't know how it came to be on his shirt. | + | |
- | Mount CarraMernoo | + | ---- |
- | dark then our slave driver told us to hurry up as it was getting, | + | |
- | dark. Siz miles tow.o, alonga | + | =====The Russell's Needler's.===== |
- | Road and wait for a .car to come and pick me up, It wasn't. permitted. We trudged on and on. To Kanangra. | + | |
- | (Phil Butt woke from his drugged sleep anddecided | + | |
- | bearabiis | + | |
- | is a.live | + | |
- | 11. The Sydney Bushealker. June, | + | |
- | THE RUSSELL'S NIEDLER'S. | + | |
Mike Short. | Mike Short. | ||
- | Alan Round was keen to load a trip to Russell' | ||
- | trip, he, my uncle and myself set out through Haddon' | ||
- | about. They didn't mind us passing through but had nbjected very strongly when an aloof party had gone through a few weeks earlier and had declined to talk to the property owner, apparently regarding the route through the paddocks as their right-of-way, | ||
- | could have driven out much further towards the needle had not another irate farmer at High Range refused to allow anyone | ||
- | However, we were on our way regardless via Mt. Jellore. | ||
- | From the mountain, a conically rounded volcanic plug of | ||
- | trachyte, could be seen the distant Blue Mountains. There was | ||
- | haze obscuring the detail, as usual. We had a dispute as to | ||
- | whothe5 a plateau on the horizon was the Narrow Neck or King's | ||
- | Tableland, and weren' | ||
- | southern scene was of grassy paddocks, cattle here and there, tree-lined lanes, and the occasional homestead- Dominating the scene was Mt. Gibraltar, another vocanic outcrop a little higher than the 2,730 foot Jellore. | ||
- | Having exhausted the view without sighting the needle (which was hidden behind its cannecting ridge), we set off down to | ||
- | pick up the trail. or following the road for a mile or so, we | ||
- | came to a fork and took the the right-hand branch. More miles, | ||
- | and we Were able to see across to the fire-blackened far side of the Nattai, Then the road ended. | ||
- | Ahead of us was a remarkable sight. A knife-edged ridge, | ||
- | badly weathered, ran down some hundreds of feet in rocky terraces to a saddle, then up again in rocky confusion to finish abruptly at the " | ||
- | much more true to its name. | ||
- | We reached the saddle, where it would have been possible | ||
- | to descend direct to the Nattai (in a controlled manner I mean)! Continuing to wand our way amongst the assortment, we came close upon the auarry, and. saw that an exposed rock climb was necessary to reach the top from the creek-side. Not wishing to attempt this | ||
- | 12. The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | ||
- | On the following Friday, the eight forty five Cooma Mail was chock-a-block with bads, bikes and_ bags for bike-bash to Katoomba | + | Alan Round was keen to lead a trip to Russell' |
- | and_ bona-fide bushwalk. On arrival at Eittagong | + | |
- | Spring Hill where they spent a comfortable night on a rioft bed of | + | However, we were on our way regardless via Mt. Jellore. From the mountain, a conically rounded volcanic plug of trachyte, could be seen the distant Blue Mountains. There was haze obscuring the detail, as usual. We had a dispute as to whether a plateau on the horizon was the Narrow Neck or King's Tableland, and weren' |
- | leaves. These three were the leader Alan Round (who had so much | + | |
- | confidence that he had come without a map), Jim Vatiliotis, who | + | Having exhausted the view without sighting the needle (which was hidden behind its connecting ridge), we set off down to pick up the trail. After following the road for a mile or so, we came to a fork and took the the right-hand branch. More miles, and we were able to see across to the fire-blackened far side of the Nattai. Then the road ended. |
- | fortunately | + | |
- | After sleeping in until half-past seven and after a cold breakfast, they passed through Haddon' | + | Ahead of us was a remarkable sight. A knife-edged ridge, badly weathered, ran down some hundreds of feet in rocky terraces to a saddle, then up again in rocky confusion to finish abruptly at the " |
- | week-end before to examine the route. | + | |
- | Same old Jailor, same old fire trail, same old saddle. | + | We reached the saddle, where it would have been possible to descend direct to the Nattai (in a controlled manner I mean)! Continuing to wend our way amongst the assortment, we came close upon the quarry, and saw that an exposed rock climb was necessary to reach the top from the creek-side. Not wishing to attempt this without the safety of a rope, we made our way back to the saddle. From there, we dropped only one hundred feet into the creek which had formed the Needle. Collecting a billy of water, we rose again to the road and, after brushing the ants off the cheese, settled down to lunch. Then back to land rover, Mittagong and Sydney. |
- | a different approach to the needle. Around to the Nattai side this time and, lo and behold, an easy chimney, however, with a chock- | + | |
- | stone at the top. Not knowing how easy it was to negotiate the | + | On the following Friday, the eight forty five Cooma Mail was chock-a-block with bods, bikes and bags for bike-bash to Katoomba |
- | chockstone, Alan rigged up his rope so that one could only fall six foot instead of sixty. Hence to the top. | + | |
- | Down to the saddle by three-thirty and down to the Nat tai, via the creek, by five. One minor mishap in the creek. Alan pulled a large slice of rock on top of himself and decided that he din't want it on his chest. So he pushed it to one side and he went to the other side and down, escaping with a bruised thigh. An early night was had on the Nattai. | + | After sleeping in until half-past seven and after a cold breakfast, they passed through Haddon' |
- | I -ranted | + | |
- | overtime on Saturday morning. On missing the afternoon' | + | Same old Jellore, same old fire trail, same old saddle. |
- | at the foot of Starlight' | + | |
- | talking about the good old days with a friend from the Y.H.A. I spent a very comfortable night by the fire. | + | Down to the saddle by three-thirty and down to the Nattai, via the creek, by five. One minor mishap in the creek. Alan pulled a large slice of rock on top of himself and decided that he didn't want it on his chest. So he pushed it to one side and he went to the other side and down, escaping with a bruised thigh. An early night was had on the Nattai. |
- | without the safety of a rope, we made our wqy back to the saddle. From there, we dropped only one hundred feet into the creek which had formed the Needle. Collecting a billy of water, we rose again to the road and, after brushing the ants off the cheese, | + | |
- | settled down to lunch. Then back to land rover, Mittagong and Sydney. | + | I wanted |
- | 13 . The Sydney Bushwalker., | + | |
- | First light. Should be up, Sleep overpowers me again. Second | + | First light. Should be up. Sleep overpowers me again. Second light. Six o' |
- | light. . Six o' | + | |
- | .Not wAnting.tea,,we fe:t ( i! up qe cr8ek, aster dousing the fires zasy going ior ,ne 12S e7 ml es, eing ournt, | + | Not wanting |
- | and scoured out by the recent heavy rain. Then overgrown on banks where it has escaped the fire and so, much slower going. We passed underneath the power lines, a recent addition to the scenery, at a quarterto | + | |
- | we found out why the creek was called Rocky 7aterholes, | + | The country by this time had flattened right out on the right hand side so we reluctantly left the creek which had proved well worth the effort of going right up. Especially since it reduced our road walking for that day to only a mile... So to Hilltop Station, as per programme. But not as per programme, Alan and I jogged the six miles out to Coates' |
- | The country by this time had flattened right out on the | + | |
- | right, hand side so we reluctantly left the creek which had proved | + | ---- |
- | well worth the effort of going right up. Especially since it re- | + | |
- | duced Ili. road walking for that day to only a mile,.....So to | + | ======Up the Bleeding Barrington.====== |
- | Hilltop Station, as per programme. But not as per programme, | + | |
- | Alan and I jogged,the six miles out to Coates' | + | Russ Derbidge. |
- | my nuisance of a car. We then picked up the others, dropped in | + | |
- | on Grandma' | + | In this year's February issue of the S.B.W. a trip to Barrington Tops is described. Had I not read that article I would not have got myself into this mess. From the description it sounds like a Sunday picnic. I was deceived and I just want to put the record straight. I live in Taree, about 80 miles from the Tops so over Easter I decided to reconnoitre the area to lead a future trip. That I thought would be two quiet days turned into the four most grinding, perishing days on record. By the end of the second day I'd run out of food, my strength on the third. On the fourth |
- | quite weekend. | + | |
- | \ | + | The Nine Mile Spur between the Kholwha and the Barrington Rivers (the B.) slowly climbs to the Tops. The use of this track goes back a long way for I found two stone implements indicating that the trail was known to the Aborigines. It takes a full day to climb that spur. The second day I took very casually. I went looking for a wartime airstrip by Landrover with members of the Newcastle Aero Club. They ran into me on the Tops. About midday I headed down the B. having spent another hour with a party of trout fishermen round the Big Hole. I thought half a day would be ample time to get down. I never imagined I'd be following that river for a further two days. The Big Hole is a splendid camping spot on the B which can be reached by road. With the trout season nearly over there were few about however. |
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- | / T.;;;. $71\:.- i't'..TI'4,,, | + | On the afternoon of the third day I'd had enough of rock hopping. Hoping for a quicker way out I climbed 1,500 steep feet to the top of a ridge. It went the wrong way. I slept there and wisely headed back down at sunup. I was short of water anyway. On this trip I committed three bushwalking blunders. I went alone, without a map and without sufficient food to cover emergencies. With a contour map I would not have pointlessly climbed that spur. At this stage I hadn't eaten for 20 hours so I started taking an interest in what the bush had to offer. Raspberries and wild cherries were surprisingly common. I saw some little white berries in some "roo poo". I found a tree heavily laden with the same little white berries. I ate heartily reasoning that if 'roos could eat them so could I. A short time later I found a dead kangaroo |
- | 1 ' . | + | |
- | i J , | + | On the fourth day when finally I dragged myself clear of the tangled forest and ceaseless rattle of water into the flat fields I wept. I really did. With two full days of rock hobbling behind me, green pasture and cow dung never smelt so sweet. |
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- | ,,.-'! 4, 7....:* .; t | + | =====S.B.W. List of Members.===== |
- | ,r)VC I.A ' | + | |
- | , | + | The following Additions, Deletions, Amendments, etc. will bring the list dated 31st January, 1969, up to date: |
- | ,I :' | + | |
- | Al-- 4 | + | ===Additions: |
- | 7 | + | |
- | 71 ..--........-- 4.. "---9,., i tA 4 f -.4._ 4 | + | __Active__: |
- | .. | + | |
- | TrI ",: IA i 01 | + | * Denham, Tony, 19 Lovering Place, Newport Beach, 2106. 99-1233(H) |
- | 'I. F.': ' i ,. i '..-- ( --.;. t ,-----...4 -7\,..... C . t" | + | * Howard, Ross M. 20 Bellevue Parade, North Curl Cur1, 2099. 93-1680(H) |
- | ... | + | * Quinn, Gerald H., 5 Luke Street, Hunter' |
- | .--------'-',...' | + | |
- | ,4A 1; ''' | + | __Non-Active__: |
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- | ' | + | * Lowe, Mrs. Johanna, 9 Bleachfield, |
- | ? | + | |
+ | __Deletions__ (Resignations) | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Active__: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Child, Dick and Margaret | ||
+ | * Dean, Kevin. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Non-Active__: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Harris, Miss Doreen. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Changes and Amendments__. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Binns, Sheila, Unit 99 6 Unara Street, Campsie, 2194 78-3788 (H) | ||
+ | * Harding, Peter, 41 Malvern Avenue, East Roseville, 2069 | ||
+ | * Page, Mr. Barry, 13 Robbs Place, Dundas, 2117 | ||
+ | * Shappert, Mr. Craig and Mrs. Marcia, 15 Gaerloch Avenue, Tamarama, 2026 | ||
+ | * Smith, Miss Faye, 58 Alfred Street, Milson' | ||
+ | * Butt, Mr. Phil, amend (B) 'phone to: 270-2440 | ||
+ | * Calloway, Mr. Jim, amend (B) 'phone to 20961 Ext. 3077 | ||
+ | * Harrison, Mr.Pat, add: 89-5353 (H) | ||
+ | * McMaugh, Miss Helen, delete (B) 'phone number | ||
+ | * Pratt, Mrs. Mabel, add: 528-6113 (H) | ||
+ | * Roberts, Miss Gladys, amend (H) 'phone to 92-5574 | ||
+ | * Vatiliotis, Mr. Jim, amend (H) 'phone to 798-7214: add 211-1555 (B) | ||
+ | * Watman, Miss Meryl, add: 57-8301 | ||
+ | * Younger, Mr. Robert, add: 57-1158 (H) | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Non-Active__: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Meadows, Mr. Ken, 14 Coleman Street, Pearce, A.C.T. 2607 | ||
+ | * Wren, Mr. Jack, and Mrs. Eileen, c/ A.H. Taylor, Charles Street, Iluka 2460. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Transfers__ | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Active to Non-Active__ | ||
- | 14. The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | + | * Ellis, Mr. Ken, C/ Post Office, |
- | Up the Bleeding Barrington. Russ Derbidge. | + | * Harvey, Mr. Brian and Mrs. Jean, address and 'phone Nos. as previously |
- | In this year's February issue of the S.B.W. a trip to Barrington Tops is described. Had I not read that article I would not have got myself into this mess. From the description it sounds like a Sunday picnic. I was deceived and I just want to put the record straight. I live in Taree9 about 80 miles from the Tops so over Easter I decided to reconnoitre the area to lead a future trip. That I thought would be two quiet days turned into the four most grinding, perishing days on reCord. By the | + | * Balmer, Mr. David K. and Mrs. Judith S., c/- Data Processing Section, Okinawa Regional Exchange, U.S. Depts. of Army & Air Force, Okinawa. |
- | end of the second day I'd run out of food, my strength on the third. On the fourth I thought my sanity would go. | + | * Anderson, Mr. Brian and Mrs. Dawn, address |
- | The Nine Mile Spur between the Kholwha and the Barrington Rivers (the B.) slowly climbs to the Tops. The use of this | + | |
- | track goes back a long way for I found two stone implements indicating that the trail was known to the Aboriginees. It takes | + | |
- | a full day to climb that spur. The second day I took very | + | |
- | casually. I went looking for a wartime airstrip by Landrover with members of the Newcastle Aero Club. They ran .nto me on | + | |
- | the Tops. About midday I headed down the B. having spent | + | |
- | another hour with a party of trout fishermen round the Big Hole. I thought half a day would be ample time to get dawn. I never imagined I'd be following that river for a further two days. | + | |
- | The Big Hole is a splendid camping spot on the B which can be | + | |
- | reached by road. With the trout season nearly over there were few about however. | + | |
- | On the afternoon of the third day I'd had enough of rock honling. Hoping for a quicker way out I climbed 19500 | + | |
- | steep feet to the top of a ridge. It went the wrong way. I slept there and wisely headed. back down at sunup. I was short of water anyway. On this trip I committed three bushwalking | + | |
- | blunders. I went alone, without a map and without sufficient food to cover emergencies. With a contour map I would not have | + | |
- | pointlessly climbed that spur. At this stage I hadn't eaten for 20 hours so I started taking an interest in what the bush had to offer. Raspberries and wild cherries were surprisingly common. | + | |
- | I saw some little white berries in some "roe poo". I found a tree heavily laden with the same little white berries. I ate heartily reasoning that if 'roos could eat them so could I. A short time later I found a dead kangaroo | + | |
- | I looked up and this voice spake .nto me and saith I was not to | + | |
- | perish in that place for that he hath gotten other things planned for me besides crazy bushwalking. That's my story anyway. For a dollar or two I'll change it. | + | |
- | 15. The Sydney Bushwalkpr. June, | + | |
- | On the fourth day when finally I drgagged myself clear of the tangle.-' | + | |
- | 1-wept. I really ,did. With two full days of rock hobbling behind ye91green pasture and cow dung never smelt so sweet. I was just | + | |
- | ic. mighty pleased to be out That river had become a monstrous and determined opponent baulking and snarling me with every step. I don't want to see another waterfall again. When you're buggered misty spray, twittering birds and cascading waterfalls lose all that beauty they' | + | |
- | (Russ Derbridge' | + | |
- | S.B.7. LIST OF NEWBERS. | + | |
- | The following Additions, Deletions, Amendments, etc. will bring the list dated 31st January, 19699 up to dates | + | |
- | Additionss | + | |
- | Actives | + | |
- | DENHAM, Tony, 19 Lnvering Place2 Newport Beach, 2106 99-1233(H) HOMRD, Ross M. 20 Bellevue Parade, Nth- Curl Cur192099. 93-1680(H) QUINN, Gerald Ho, 5 Luke Street, Hunter' | + | |
- | Non-Actives | + | |
- | LUVE, Mrs. Johanna, 9 Bleachfield, | + | |
- | MITMP | + | |
- | Actives | + | |
- | CHILD, Dick and Margaret DEAN, Kevin. | + | |
- | Non-Actives | + | |
- | HARRIS, lass Doreen. | + | |
- | C1.11.22_anLAmendments. | + | |
- | BINNS9 Sheila, Unit 99 6 Unara Street, Campsie, 2194 78-3788 (H) HARDING, Peter, 41 Malvern Avenue, East Roseville, 2069 | + | |
- | PAGE, Mr. Barry -13 Robbs Place, Dundas, 2117 | + | |
- | SHAPPERT, Mr, Craig, ? 15 Gaerloch Avenue, Tamarama, 2026 SH\PERT Mrs. Marcia) | + | |
- | SMITH, Miss Faye, 58 Alfred Street, Nilson' | + | |
- | (cont. pg. 16) | + | |
- | 16. The Sydney Bushwalker. June, | + | |
- | BUTT, Mr. Phil amend (B) 'phone to: 270-2440 | + | |
- | CALLOAY, Mr. Jim tr 20961 Ext. 3077 | + | |
- | HARRISON, Mr.Pat add: 89-5353 (H) | + | |
- | MbMAUGH, Miss Helen delete (B) 'phone number PRATT, Mrs. Mabel add: 528-6113 (H) | + | |
- | ROBEETS, Miss Gladys: amend (H) 'phone to 92-5574 | + | |
- | VATILIOTIS, Mr. Jim amend (H) 'phone to 798-7214: add 211-1555 (B) TATMAN, Miss Meryl add: 57-8301 | + | |
- | YOUNGER:, Mr. Robert add: 57-1158 (H) | + | |
- | NonActii: | + | |
- | MEADOTS, Mr. Ken, 14 Coleman Street, Pearce, A.C.T. 2607 | + | |
- | TREN, Mr. Jack C/ A.H. Taylor, Charles Street, Iluka 2460. TUN, Mrs. Eileen 3 | + | |
- | Transfers | + | |
- | Active | + | |
- | ELLIS, Mr. Ken C/ Post Office, | + | |
- | HARVEY, Mr. Brian) | + | |
- | HARVEY, | + | |
- | PALMER, Mr. David :K. ) C/ Data Processing Section, Okinawa Regional | + | |
- | Okinawa. | + | |
- | address | + | |
- | NonActive to Active | + | |
- | YOUNGER, Mrs. Christa | + | |
- | WOOD, Mrs. Patricia | + | |
- | To keep the address list uptodate, would members please advise any changes to the Secretary without delay. | + | |
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