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- | CONTENTS. | ||
- | A Walk to Wallabadah Pat Harrison. Z | + | ==== CONTENTS ==== |
- | Target for 12 Years Jim Brown 6 | + | |
- | Mt. Equipment Ad 10 | + | |
- | Hope Observed Observer 11 | + | |
- | Joy ReMembered II 12 | + | |
- | Paddy' | + | |
- | The December General Mooring J. Brown 15 | + | |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest | + | ^ ^ ^ Page ^ |
+ | |A Walk to Wallabadah |Pat Harrison | ||
+ | |Target for 12 Years |Jim Brown |6 | | ||
+ | |Hope Observed | ||
+ | |Joy Remembered |Observer | ||
+ | |December General Meeting|J. Brown |15 | | ||
- | Editor: | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, Northcote Building, Reiby Place, Circular Quay, Sydney. **Postal address:** Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney 2001. |
- | Business Manager: Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | + | |
- | Typist: Christa Younger, 71 Yarran Road, Oatley, 2223 | + | |
- | Illustrators: | + | |
- | MIMINI10 O.NOMINNI | + | ^ |
- | 2. | + | |**Editor |
+ | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford 2118| | ||
+ | |**Typist | ||
+ | |**Illustrators** | ||
- | The Sydney Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | A Walk to Wailibadah | + | ===== The Sydney Bushwalkers ===== |
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+ | January, 1970. | ||
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+ | ==== A Walk to Wallabadah ==== | ||
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Pat Harrison | Pat Harrison | ||
We all have our share of nostalgic yearnings. I think perhaps I have more than my share of the commodity. The hunger for well remembered places was strong upon me as I conceived the idea of traversing the Liverpool Range, a part of the Great Dividing Range, from Murrurundi to Crawney Mountain and then dropping down into the head- | We all have our share of nostalgic yearnings. I think perhaps I have more than my share of the commodity. The hunger for well remembered places was strong upon me as I conceived the idea of traversing the Liverpool Range, a part of the Great Dividing Range, from Murrurundi to Crawney Mountain and then dropping down into the head- | ||
- | waters of Quirindi Creek and thereafter following that creek to Tallabadah | + | waters of Quirindi Creek and thereafter following that creek to Wallabadah |
Being neither a complete misanthrope nor yet wholly gregarious I asked Bruce Vote at the coffee shop after a club meeting whether he would come. He didn't say yes nor yet a definite no so that I thought he would not be able to come. It was a very pleasant surprise when I received a telegram at Quirindi on Wednesday May 15, 1963, which read: " | Being neither a complete misanthrope nor yet wholly gregarious I asked Bruce Vote at the coffee shop after a club meeting whether he would come. He didn't say yes nor yet a definite no so that I thought he would not be able to come. It was a very pleasant surprise when I received a telegram at Quirindi on Wednesday May 15, 1963, which read: " | ||
- | We left Quirindi at noon on Thursday 16th and had no trouble finding a lift to where the New England Highway crosses the Liverpool Range about three miles north of Murrurundi. Our altitude here was 2200' and the weather wasn't at all promising as we went through a locked gate and along a jeep track to Mt. Helen, distant to the east about four miles and involving a climb of 1800' to its crest at | + | We left Quirindi at noon on Thursday 16th and had no trouble finding a lift to where the New England Highway crosses the Liverpool Range about three miles north of Murrurundi. Our altitude here was 2200' and the weather wasn't at all promising as we went through a locked gate and along a jeep track to Mt. Helen, distant to the east about four miles and involving a climb of 1800' to its crest at 40021. |
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- | The cloud was low but it was a very scenic walk along a comparatively narrow range with extensive views to Murrurundi and the =per Hunter Valley on our right while on the left, the western side, the view stretched away across the Breeza Plains and beyond to some humps on the horizon which were probably the 7arwmbungles. | + | |
- | When we reached Mt. Helen we were well and truly in the mist and found our way down theend | + | The cloud was low but it was a very scenic walk along a comparatively narrow range with extensive views to Murrurundi and the Upper Hunter Valley on our right while on the left, the western side, the view stretched away across the Breeza Plains and beyond to some humps on the horizon which were probably the Warrumbungles. When we reached Mt. Helen we were well and truly in the mist and found our way down in the end by compass to the saddle 8460' below. Once down to the 3500' level we were in the clear again, below the cloud and in country which has generally been cleared of timber. There was a lush growth of grass, even to an untrained eye, the best cattle country you could find. |
- | en we reached.the saddle we began to think about camp for the night' | + | |
- | 3. The Sydney Bushwalker. January, | + | |
- | we had been carrying. The saddle led northwards to another feature | + | When we reached the saddle we began to think about camp for the night and whether we would have to use any of the two quarts of water we had been carrying. The saddle led northwards to another feature (3607' |
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- | treeless plateau was quite extensive and from a distance looked | + | |
- | swampy. After crossing this high valley we eventually found water | + | Camp was made immediately in the long grass nearby and by great good fortune we found enough wood for our needs. The mist swirled and boiled around the crest of the range and always seemed about to descend and close in on us. It never did. From our tent during the night we could see the winking lights of cars on the highway near Blandford. Our camp was on one of the headwaters |
- | by sound. We could not see the stream but could hear its gurgle beneath the bracken and the grass. There was fish-back fern covering a little runnel with a pure, determined flow. | + | |
- | Camp was made immediately in the long grass nearby and by great good fortune we found enough wood for our needs. The mist swirled and boiled around the crest of the range and always seemed about | + | |
- | to descend and close in on us. It never aid. From our tent during the night we could see the winking lights of cars on the highway near Blandford. Our camp was on one of the headwaters | + | We started at 8.45 on Friday and sidled round the unnamed feature (3894' |
- | We started at 8.45 on Friday and sidled round the unnamed feature (3894' | + | |
- | in the valley of Warland' | + | |
- | than half of this height is sheer. Wallabadah'Rocks in appearance | + | In addition to the far ranging views of the previous day we could now see a very interesting formation, to the north-east, in the valley of Warlands |
- | is a split rock very similar in appearance to Belougery Split Rock in the ' | + | |
It remained with us as an impressive sight for the rest of the day as we made a half circle around it along the range. There are trees at the base and there appear to be bushes on top. | It remained with us as an impressive sight for the rest of the day as we made a half circle around it along the range. There are trees at the base and there appear to be bushes on top. | ||
- | There was a steep 850' descent off the northern end of Temi to a broad clear saddle and from the saddle a climb up to another unnamed feature(36909, | + | |
- | The continuous ups and down along this range were soon to end, | + | |
- | for after making an abrupt change of direction to the east at Lagoon Mountain we dropped down 900t, climbed up the same height to | + | There was a steep 850' descent off the northern end of Temi to a broad clear saddle and from the saddle a climb up to another unnamed feature (36909'), the southern side of which was dotted with several small tarns. In the swampy ground they appeared as pools among the reeds. We now knew that our main worry, water, had been unnecessary and this was further confirmed at lunchtime on Lagoon Mountain (3432' |
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- | Anyone who has walked with only one companion and campea | + | The continuous ups and down along this range were soon to end, for after making an abrupt change of direction to the east at Lagoon Mountain we dropped down 900', climbed up the same height to another unnamed |
- | On Saturday morning we set out at 820 with one pack between us and | + | |
- | took the long ridge on the western side of SPlittO2S C-2,_;0:( (Ref, | + | |
- | 96090 Land l Map Quirieldi | + | Anyone who has walked with only one companion and camped |
- | We followed the range sodthwards | + | |
- | Pain had begun to fall as WO reached camp, but by Bruce'e effort we were soon eatin mushrcems fr3ed in buner, | + | |
- | Bruce and I are both purists - at opposite ends of the spectrum. He doesn' | + | On Saturday morning we set out at 820 with one pack between us and took the long ridge on the western side of SPlittO2S C-2,_;0: (Ref, 96090 Land l Map Quirindi: 3 1 31680) and completed the 2600' climb to Crawney Mountain (4736) at 1015, arriving there with Bruce' |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. January, | + | |
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- | Maps? There are excellent ones of the area by the Land g Dept - in a.scale of two inches to the mile; we used the Quirinal " | + | We followed the range southwards |
- | THE AUTUMN WALKS .PROGRAMME | + | |
- | IN THE MAKING. | + | |
- | By leading a walk, YOU can make 1970 a vintage year: | + | Rain had begun to fall as we reached camp, but by Bruce's effort we were soon eating mushrooms fried in butter. |
- | Rack those winos of discontent, and give your fellow walkers a taste of the 12212222ELLE. | + | |
- | If unsure about the final choice, contact Dot Noble at 84-4497 (H) or 630-0251 ext 19 (B). Lurking somewhere in her well stocked cellars will be a walk to suit even your discerning palate. | + | Bruce and I are both purists - at opposite ends of the spectrum. He doesn' |
- | February 4th is the absolute deadline, so book now to avoid disappointment. | + | |
- | ALL THE WORLD LOVES A LEADER. | + | Maps? There are excellent ones of the area by the Lands Dept - in a scale of two inches to the mile. We used the Quirinal " |
- | 6. The Sydney Bushwalker. January; | + | |
- | TARGET___ FOR T7ELVE | + | |
- | I suppose you could say it_Fas Pba Harrisonyfno. | + | The Autumn Walks Program March to May is in the making. |
- | Originally it was back in 1957 that I developed a yearning to visit Broken Rock, that elongated Mount 'Solitary formation which is the northern | + | |
- | Over the next two years I made three abortive attempts to reach Broken Rock Trig. The first started from Yerranderie you could stbill 4eive there via Burragorang at that time Jack Gentle anct, | + | |
- | s Main Range to Branfan, | + | By leading a walk, you can make 1970 a vintage year. Rack those winos of discontent, and give your fellow walkers a taste of the 12212222ELLE. If unsure about the final choice, contact Dot Noble at 84-4497 (H) or 630-0251 ext 19 (B). Lurking somewhere in her well stocked cellars will be a walk to suit even your discerning palate. February 4th is the absolute deadline, so book now to avoid disappointment. |
- | A few months later I was at it again; this time from Bimlow, the lower Cox River and Green riattle | + | |
- | The third bid once again from Yerranderie, | + | |
- | At that stage I threw up my.hands in disgust, declared | + | All the World Loves a Leader |
- | that Broken Rock grapes were sour, and wrote it off. Except that, over the years I occasionally found myself | + | |
- | 7. The Sydney Bushwa, | + | Target: For Twelve years |
- | Thou Pat Harrison took a party over it on the Anzac Holiday week-end, coming in from ,Katangra by the .Gingra-Range and Cedar, - Road. It was reported ' | + | |
- | Putting the plan into execution I left the car at ' | + | Jim Brow |
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+ | I suppose you could say it was Pat Harrison who started it all, well, at least he revived an old flame that had been dormant for about ten years. | ||
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+ | Originally it was back in 1957 that I developed a yearning to visit Broken Rock, that elongated Mount Solitary formation which is the northern end of the ridge dividing Green Wattle Creek and Butchers Creek. The trouble was that I considered it should be practicable to do the trip comfortably in an ordinary | ||
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+ | Over the next two years I made three abortive attempts to reach Broken Rock Trig. The first started from Yerranderie you could still get | ||
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+ | A few months later I was at it again; this time from Bimlow, the lower Cox River and Green Wattle | ||
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+ | The third bid once again from Yerranderie, | ||
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+ | At that stage I threw up my hands in disgust, declared that Broken Rock grapes were sour, and wrote it off. Except that, over the years I occasionally found myself | ||
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+ | Then Pat Harrison took a party over it on the Anzac Holiday week-end, coming in from Katangra by the Gingra Range and Cedar Road. It was reported 'Cuite fully in the magazine | ||
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+ | Putting the plan into execution I left the car at ' | ||
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There followed about three hours up the KOy.t1.42.11g; | There followed about three hours up the KOy.t1.42.11g; | ||
- | crossings coinciding with a black snake who was syrimming. | + | crossings coinciding with a black snake who was swimming |
- | passed the Catholic ' | + | |
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- | A fet hundred yards further south and I was striking off along a ridge to the east. Judging from the map, the northern side of this spur could bring me down into Butchers Greek below the 400 ft, contour, where I could be marooned by Warragamlla | + | A few hundred yards further south and I was striking off along a ridge to the east. Judging from the map, the northern side of this spur could bring me down into Butchers Greek below the 400 ft contour, where I could be marooned by Warragamba |
- | It seemed sensible to go downstream-until I was opposite the northern limit of the cliff line, passing on the way quite a few evidences of farming activity in the days before the flooding of the valley - bits of old fencing wire, short lengths of rough road, even a small herd of half wild cattle. Finally. I camped just above the slack water on a wide flat with open forest. | + | |
- | The next day was to be Broken Lock Day, of cburse9 | + | |
- | 8. The Sydney Bushwalker. January, | + | It seemed sensible to go downstream until I was opposite the northern limit of the cliff line, passing on the way quite a few evidences of farming activity in the days before the flooding of the valley - bits of old fencing wire, short lengths of rough road, even a small herd of half wild cattle. Finally I camped just above the slack water on a wide flat with open forest. |
- | crest, at map reference Bimlow 352062. | + | |
- | The way ahead now dropped slightly, and followed the rim of a kind of causeway leading to the end of the cliff line. The morning was brilliant, the eastern slopes vanishing into a hazy golden film of light, with ghostly timbered slopes rising beyond. I was ,surprised how little of the Cox Valley I could descry | + | |
- | The causeway section, and a further climb of about 500 feet brought | + | The next day was to be Broken Lock Day, of course |
- | Somewhere about 11.0 a.m. I came to a place whEre the cliff appeared to break down. I examined it carefully, as this was the proposed route off the range and came to the conclusion that it would " | + | |
- | The pack was loft at the lunch spot, and with just a camera I went on to the highest point, Broken Rock Trig 2506', twenty minutes or so to the south. Once on it, it was obviously the top of the range, with a nice outlook south to the blue breaks around Yerranderie, | + | The way ahead now dropped slightly, and followed the rim of a kind of causeway leading to the end of the cliff line. The morning was brilliant, the eastern slopes vanishing into a hazy golden film of light, with ghostly timbered slopes rising beyond. I was surprised how little of the Cox Valley I could describe |
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+ | Somewhere about 11.0 a.m. I came to a place where the cliff appeared to break down. I examined it carefully, as this was the proposed route off the range and came to the conclusion that it would " | ||
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+ | The pack was left at the lunch spot, and with just a camera I went on to the highest point, Broken Rock Trig 2506', twenty minutes or so to the south. Once on it, it was obviously the top of the range, with a nice outlook south to the blue breaks around Yerranderie, | ||
That follows is always anti-climax: | That follows is always anti-climax: | ||
The final morning had a dreamlike. quality. There were several steam-hauled tour trains abroad tha I was keen to sight. To fit in with their schedules, I moved off at 3.30 a.m. and saw:- | The final morning had a dreamlike. quality. There were several steam-hauled tour trains abroad tha I was keen to sight. To fit in with their schedules, I moved off at 3.30 a.m. and saw:- | ||
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