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A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bushwalkers, | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bushwalkers, | ||
- | CONTEETS. | + | |
- | Gowing to the Dogs D. Noble 2 | + | **Contents** |
- | Barrington is Tops R.Hookway 5 The Bushwalkers' | + | |
- | J.Vatiliotis 8 | + | |Gowing to the Dogs |D. Noble |2| |
- | B. Pacey 10 | + | |Barrington is Tops |R.Hookway |5 | |
- | 11 | + | |The Bushwalkers' |
- | 12 | + | |The Rock Hopper |B. Pacey| 10| |
- | A. 77/born 13 | + | |Paddy' |
- | 17 | + | |Poem | | 12| |
- | EDITOR: 'Bill Billam, 19 Old Bush Road, | + | |S.B.W. Kangaroo Valley| |
- | Engadine 2233 | + | |Mt. Equipment Ad | | 17| |
- | BUS. MGR. 'Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, | + | |
- | Carlingford, | + | |
- | TYPIST: Christa.Younger, 71 Yarran Road, | + | |EDITOR| Bill Billam, 19 Old Bush Road, Engadine 2233| |
- | Oatley, 2223 ILLUSTRATOR: | + | |BUS. MGR.| Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, |
- | Eppin# | + | |TYPIST| Christa Younger, 71 Yarran Road, |
- | IMM11111111!11111.11. | + | |ILLUSTRATOR|Helen |
- | The Rock Hopper Paddy' | + | |
- | Poem | + | |
- | S,B.7. Kangaroo Valley Mk. Equipment Ad | + | **The Sydney Bushwalker. February, |
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- | 2. | + | ====== Gowing to the Dogs ====== |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | |
- | GOTING TO THE DOGS: | + | |
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D. Noble. | D. Noble. | ||
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Leader: Roger Gowing | Leader: Roger Gowing | ||
- | As we had caught the 'Saturday afternoon train, it was threeish | + | |
- | - The leadertsiiams | + | As we had caught the Saturday afternoon train, it was threeish |
- | As always, the walk out along Narrow Neck was never ending* How on earth could Alan Pike insist that his favourite walk was Narrow Neck by moonlight? Indeed, he intended to leave Sydney that night and do just that, the idea being to sleep in the cave at the end of Narrow Neck and catch us up on Sunday morning at Modlow | + | |
- | However, we did not reach the end of the road until dark, and after some considerable discussion about whether to continue (the blackness into which Taro's ladders descended had been thought- gully observed), we almost decided what to do. A decision was not forthcoming until, to our surprise, the leader arrived at the scene and promptly started a fire in the middle of the road. So we abandoned our argument about distraught leaders raging at Medlow Gap, and Neville directed our attention to the fire-on-the-road-and-no water. The fire was eventually sufficiently rationalised in words and stamped out in fact for us to proceed around to the cave without a guilty conscience. Here we cooked and ate our tea, having by then scraped up a modicum of water from somewhere. I did my usual trick and extinguished the fire with my dinner, much to the indignation of my stomach. | + | The leader' |
- | Since Alan had not arrived during the night, we assUmed | + | |
- | Not far past Modlow | + | As always, the walk out along Narrow Neck was never ending. How on earth could Alan Pike insist that his favourite walk was Narrow Neck by moonlight? Indeed, he intended to leave Sydney that night and do just that, the idea being to sleep in the cave at the end of Narrow Neck and catch us up on Sunday morning at Medlow |
- | 3. The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | |
- | We left Mouth by slithering down the dry and. dusty leaves which covered, the rocks, and about half way clown who should we bump into but Alan on his way upl He had. driven up early in the morning and. Igt his car at the start of Narrow Neck, making a mere Sunday jaunt | + | However, we did not reach the end of the road until dark, and after some considerable discussion about whether to continue (the blackness into which Taro's ladders descended had been thought - gully observed), we almost decided what to do. A decision was not forthcoming until, to our surprise, the leader arrived at the scene and promptly started a fire in the middle of the road. So we abandoned our argument about distraught leaders raging at Medlow Gap, and Neville directed our attention to the fire-on-the-road-and-no water. The fire was eventually sufficiently rationalised in words and stamped out in fact for us to proceed around to the cave without a guilty conscience. Here we cooked and ate our tea, having by then scraped up a modicum of water from somewhere. I did my usual trick and extinguished the fire with my dinner, much to the indignation of my stomach. |
- | out of our trip. By some coincidence he too had decided that Mt. Mouth that day would be worth having a look at. | + | |
- | We left him to continue his way up while we started out towards Splendour Rock. Somewhere along the line we got slightly displaced by Ken enthusiatically | + | Since Alan had not arrived during the night, we assumed |
- | On being reunited with the party I witnessed. a few rumblings of discontent caused. by the leader' | + | |
- | Eventually, Roger conceded our point and we began the trek back along the wombat parade, down to Medlow Gap and along the road a few miles to have lunch at the first creek containing water. | + | We left Mouin by slithering down the dry and dusty leaves which covered the rocks, and about half way down who should we bump into but Alan on his way up. He had driven up early in the morning and left his car at the start of Narrow Neck, making a mere Sunday jaunt out of our trip. By some coincidence he too had decided that Mt. Mouin that day would be worth having a look at. |
- | After lunch we continued along the road until we came to the | + | |
- | turnoff to go up the ridge to Carlon' | + | We left him to continue his way up while we started out towards Splendour Rock. Somewhere along the line we got slightly displaced by Ken enthusiastically |
- | We trailed | + | |
- | another limb, fixed unwavering on the rock in front of me. I | + | On being reunited with the party I witnessed a few rumblings of discontent caused by the leader' |
- | climbed nonstop encouraged by the thought that I might get a decent look at the view if it wasn't too dark by the time we reached the top. | + | |
- | I was not disappointed. The sun was just sinking behind pink clouds and the purple hills made a satisfying contrast. I was | + | Eventually, Roger conceded our point and we began the trek back along the wombat parade, down to Medlow Gap and along the road a few miles to have lunch at the first creek containing water. After lunch we continued along the road until we came to the turnoff to go up the ridge to Carlon' |
- | jolted back to a rude reality by someone duly informing me that | + | |
- | those chains | + | We trailed |
- | I didn't know, but I was glad I hadn't been told before going up. | + | |
- | 4. The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | I was not disappointed. The sun was just sinking behind pink clouds and the purple hills made a satisfying contrast. I was jolted back to a rude reality by someone duly informing me that those chains |
- | After downing the last of tho-fooaWe' | + | |
- | We found the others at the AB and discovered that the last train had just gone. So we had a leisurely meal and mulled over the seemingly unsolvable problem of how to fit a total of nine people plus packs into a Volkswagon and a sports car. Every permutation and combination was considered before an'attempt was made to fit us all in. | + | After downing the last of the food we continued upward |
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+ | We found the others at the AB and discovered that the last train had just gone. So we had a leisurely meal and mulled over the seemingly unsolvable problem of how to fit a total of nine people plus packs into a Volkswagon and a sports car. Every permutation and combination was considered before an attempt was made to fit us all in. | ||
Being squashed into a sports car with three other people and their packs all the way to Sydney was not exactly comfortable, | Being squashed into a sports car with three other people and their packs all the way to Sydney was not exactly comfortable, | ||
- | ' GOOD WORK. | + | |
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+ | **Good Work** | ||
Thanks to Pat Marsden for typing the massive walks programme and to Joan Rigby for her helping hand during the year. | Thanks to Pat Marsden for typing the massive walks programme and to Joan Rigby for her helping hand during the year. | ||
Mike Short. | Mike Short. | ||
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Due to editorial forgetfulness, | Due to editorial forgetfulness, | ||
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | |
- | BARRINGTON IS TOPS. | + | |
- | a | + | ====== Barrington is Tops ====== |
- | Ray Hodkway. | + | |
+ | Ray Hookway. | ||
Maps Wooloana and Gloucester. | Maps Wooloana and Gloucester. | ||
- | Pat Harrison and I were off to the Cradle Reserve in January and as both of us had new we thought to combine a muscle conditioning walk with a boot breaking exercise. | + | |
+ | Pat Harrison and I were off to the Cradle Reserve in January and as both of us had now we thought to combine a muscle conditioning walk with a boot breaking exercise. | ||
After discussing several possible areas we settled on Barrington Tops as being close to Sydney and containing the full range of country to be experienced on our Tasmanian walk. Our planned route would include a climb of over 4000 ft to mountain plains of over 5,000 ft. elevation, and would be through rain forest and over open " | After discussing several possible areas we settled on Barrington Tops as being close to Sydney and containing the full range of country to be experienced on our Tasmanian walk. Our planned route would include a climb of over 4000 ft to mountain plains of over 5,000 ft. elevation, and would be through rain forest and over open " | ||
- | Due to a too merry christmas a planned 4 a.m. Boxing Day start became a 6.20 am.. start and after a pleasant drive through Maitland and. Dungog we arrived at Barrington guest house at about 10 a.m. We parked the car under some trees outside the guest house gate and set out. | + | |
+ | Due to a too merry christmas a planned 4 a.m. Boxing Day start became a 6.20 am start and after a pleasant drive through Maitland and Dungog we arrived at Barrington guest house at about 10 a.m. We parked the car under some trees outside the guest house gate and set out. | ||
The route passes the front of the guest house and strikes up the hill at 45 deg. to the start of a track through the rain forest. After a few hundred yards the track divides at a notice "Ridge track." | The route passes the front of the guest house and strikes up the hill at 45 deg. to the start of a track through the rain forest. After a few hundred yards the track divides at a notice "Ridge track." | ||
- | A diversion was made at Lions Rock to examine the river but no felines were found. | ||
- | Further along the track we met two highly excited boys bearing between them on a stick, a very dead and badly battered. 51 black snake. They were hurrying back to the guest house to find a bottle | ||
- | to preserve their catch and perhaps to give their mother heart fan- o, | ||
- | urea This was the only snake we saw all weekend. | ||
- | An hour and forty minutes after leaving the guest house we | ||
- | reluctantly left the rain forest and struck up a steep hill to meet the ridge track just below Lagoon Pinch) reaching there at 2.10 p.m. | + | A diversion was made at Lions Rock to examine the river but no felines were found. Further along the track we met two highly excited boys bearing between them on a stick, a very dead and badly battered 5' black snake. They were hurrying back to the guest house to find a bottle to preserve their catch and perhaps to give their mother heart failure. This was the only snake we saw all weekend. |
- | 6. The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | |
- | Three cars parked at Lagoon pinch had been driven up the Allyn River Valley to avoid the 2 hour walk from the guest house. This route is not to be recommended as several fordings of the river are necessary | + | An hour and forty minutes after leaving the guest house we reluctantly left the rain forest and struck up a steep hill to meet the ridge track just below Lagoon Pinch) reaching there at 2.10 p.m. |
- | At Lagoon Pinch the climb up t7e main ridge to the Tops really begins. Up and up a steep and_ badly eroded jeep track, steeper and steeper. Around a corner it levels slightly but it's only fooling. Around another corner and again it lives up to its original name of " | + | |
- | The track skirts the right hand side of the ridge for half the distance then crosses to the left for the remainder. The ridge is heavily timbered and palm ferns abound, the views are normally spectacular as the ridge drops steeply away on 'both sides, but a hevy mist limited our visibility to about 200 . yds. | + | Three cars parked at Lagoon pinch had been driven up the Allyn River Valley to avoid the 2 hour walk from the guest house. This route is not to be recommended as several fordings of the river are necessary |
- | The weather was warm and muggy as the road passed through a rain forest on Scouts alley and climbed steeply up the Corker to Mt. William at 4,600ft. | + | |
- | Although the area is very damp, water was a problem. All the way up Pat promised a spring around the next corner but it was not until after lunch that it finally showed up. Lunch was washed down with water from one of the many gutters across the road. (This gutter was dry on the way back). Most of these gutters were undrinkable | + | At Lagoon Pinch the climb up the main ridge to the Tops really begins. Up and up a steep and badly eroded jeep track, steeper and steeper. Around a corner it levels slightly but it's only fooling. Around another corner and again it lives up to its original name of " |
- | Once on the plateau water becathe | + | |
- | A diversion was made at 2.30 p.m. to inspect the Selby Alley hut, a roomy well-furnished and beautifully located hut belonging to the Newcastls | + | The track skirts the right hand side of the ridge for half the distance then crosses to the left for the remainder. The ridge is heavily timbered and palm ferns abound, the views are normally spectacular as the ridge drops steeply away on both sides, but a heavy mist limited our visibility to about 200 yds. The weather was warm and muggy as the road passed through a rain forest on Scouts alley and climbed steeply up the Corker to Mt. William at 4,600ft. |
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+ | Although the area is very damp, water was a problem. All the way up Pat promised a spring around the next corner but it was not until after lunch that it finally showed up. Lunch was washed down with water from one of the many gutters across the road. (This gutter was dry on the way back). Most of these gutters were undrinkable | ||
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+ | Once on the plateau water became | ||
We then set out along the old Tomalla track, across the Edwards plain. Here the scenery changed, we skirted gullies reminiscent of the Snowy Mountains, being covered in snow grass dotted with patches of swamp, and devoid of any timber, the timber line ending about 100 ft. above the valley floor. | We then set out along the old Tomalla track, across the Edwards plain. Here the scenery changed, we skirted gullies reminiscent of the Snowy Mountains, being covered in snow grass dotted with patches of swamp, and devoid of any timber, the timber line ending about 100 ft. above the valley floor. | ||
- | We crossed 3 swara.y | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | We crossed 3 swampy |
- | Next morning, early (does Pat Harrison | + | |
- | We followed a right hand branch in the track down to a gauging station on the upper Barrington River, The river here flows strongly over granite boulders and is a beautiful stream with many deep holes and plenty of good campsites. | + | Next morning, early (does Pat Harrison |
- | After a short walk down the river and a chat with some Newcastle walkers we retraced our steps to the track junction and again set out for the Bocan Beean plain which we reached at 12,30. The plain is a magnificent 2 x 1 mile expanse of open flat country. | + | We followed a right hand branch in the track down to a gauging station on the upper Barrington River. The river here flows strongly over granite boulders and is a beautiful stream with many deep holes and plenty of good campsites. |
- | White painted stones and a wind sock mark the borders of an emergency airstrip but close inspection convinced me that if any | + | |
- | erIrcraft | + | After a short walk down the river and a chat with some Newcastle walkers we retraced our steps to the track junction and again set out for the Bocan Beean plain which we reached at 12.30. The plain is a magnificent 2 x 1 mile expanse of open flat country. White painted stones and a wind sock mark the borders of an emergency airstrip but close inspection convinced me that if any aircraft |
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- | ergency. | + | We crossed the plain, joined the new Tomalla track and set off back toward the car, calling at the Crosby Hut which we reached at 2.p.m., |
- | We crossed the plain, joined the new Tomalla track and set off back toward the car, calling at the Crosby Hut which we reached at 2.p.m., | + | |
- | We reached the foot of the ridge at 630 p.m. as the sun was setting and as we walked back through the rain forest we Were thrilled by the sight of thousands of fireflies, some hovering only inches from our faces, their tails blinking furiously. | + | We reached the foot of the ridge at 6.30 p.m. as the sun was setting and as we walked back through the rain forest we were thrilled by the sight of thousands of fireflies, some hovering only inches from our faces, their tails blinking furiously. |
- | Pe stopped for a cola beer from the icebox and long enough for Pat to pick up 5 ticks before setting out for home at 8 p.m. | + | |
- | Barrington is a fine walking area with plenty of scope for a variety of walks and with a Tcrido | + | We stopped for a cold beer from the icebox and long enough for Pat to pick up 5 ticks before setting out for home at 8 p.m. |
- | are comparable with the Budawangs I don't understand why the Barrington area is not more popular. Both Pat and I agree that i onIt be long before we go back to Barrington. | + | |
- | Bob Binks tells us that on Paddy Pallinls | + | Barrington is a fine walking area with plenty of scope for a variety of walks and with a wide range of spectacular scenery. The Newcastle expressway gives speedy access and as the distances are comparable with the Budawangs. I don't understand why the Barrington area is not more popular. Both Pat and I agree that i won' |
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- | 8. The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | |
- | THE BUSETALKERST SKI LODGE. | + | Bob Binks tells us that on Paddy Pallin' |
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Jim Vatiliotis. | Jim Vatiliotis. | ||
- | Most of us have at some stage or another complained about the high cost of accommodation at the snowfields or about the comforts" | + | |
- | I found that it is virtually impossible to obtain a reliable estimate of the cost of building a lodge, but we would probably need 75 to 100 members, paying about T1300 each. The cost of running the Lodge during the ski seaon would bb about $15 to X20 a week per bed. | + | Most of us have at some stage or another complained about the high cost of accommodation at the snowfields or about the comforts of camping |
- | If we can get about 50 people who are enthusiastic enough to form a club, we should go ahead and apply to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for a site and draw up plans for a lodge. An a-mplication | + | |
- | At this stage we would know the costs involved, and we would be faced with our biggest problem | + | I found that it is virtually impossible to obtain a reliable estimate of the cost of building a lodge but we would probably need 75 to 100 members, paying about $1300 each. The cost of running the Lodge during the ski seaon would be about $15 to $20 a week per bed. |
- | There are sites available at Thredbo and Smiggin Hole but most bushwalkers prefer Perisher Valley. The best of the sites available at Porisher | + | |
+ | If we can get about 50 people who are enthusiastic enough to form a club, we should go ahead and apply to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for a site and draw up plans for a lodge. An application | ||
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+ | At this stage we would know the costs involved, and we would be faced with our biggest problem | ||
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+ | There are sites available at Thredbo and Smiggin Hole but most bushwalkers prefer Perisher Valley. The best of the sites available at Perisher | ||
It would be possible to reduce the cost to members by borrowing money to build the lodge and then allowing nonmembers to use the lodge and help pay off the loan. This would involve a lot of work in running the lodge, and there would always be the chance that we would not make a Profit from nonmembers and members would have to pay the loan off. | It would be possible to reduce the cost to members by borrowing money to build the lodge and then allowing nonmembers to use the lodge and help pay off the loan. This would involve a lot of work in running the lodge, and there would always be the chance that we would not make a Profit from nonmembers and members would have to pay the loan off. | ||
- | The only other way to reduce costs is to do some of the building work ourselves, but this muld only be possible if people were prepared to volunteer for two or three weeks work. | ||
- | The N.P.T.S. has a very strict building code, and there are restrictions on the type of building materials used, the size | ||
- | Ch11,- !irk | + | The only other way to reduce costs is to do some of the building work ourselves, but this would only be possible |
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- | . . | + | The N.P.W.S. has a very strict building code, and there are restrictions on the type of building materials used, the size of rooms etc. so that the lodge would have to be properly designed and built. |
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Well if anyone has read this far and is still interested, please contact me! If there are enough people interested we will have a meeting to discuss some of these problems and decide whether we should go ahead. | Well if anyone has read this far and is still interested, please contact me! If there are enough people interested we will have a meeting to discuss some of these problems and decide whether we should go ahead. | ||
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Barry Pacey. | Barry Pacey. | ||
- | He stood gazing in rapt ecstaey at the scene before him. | ||
- | There as far as the eye could see, rock after rock, boulder after boulder was a wide flat river bed just waiting to be leapt upon. He took in the meandering watercourse with its frothing, gurgling persistance as it advanced toward him and he too ourgled. And had one been present one would have seen his lips part and little bubbles of saliva emerge | ||
- | thereon to dribble down his shirt front for he was happy. | ||
- | Soon he was off speeding like a possessed wallaby over the rough | ||
- | and tumble of his new found playground. As he skipped gaily from rock to log and yea back to rock again his thoughts wandered to pleasant things and he recalled the previous night when he had been named | ||
- | International Leaper and Flautist Extror, | ||
- | He flitted still further and with each flit came thoughts of | ||
- | song. It was a pleasant song of birds and flowers and springtime and all that is nice. And had one still been present one could have seen startled and puzzled looks on the faces of local fauna as they lifted their heads to sec a strange figure go bounding by. A figure | ||
- | +hat would leap now and then to great heights until finally with arms flailing and joyous cries emitting therefrom it would disappear round | ||
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+ | There as far as the eye could see, rock after rock, boulder after boulder was a wide flat river bed just waiting to be leapt upon. He took in the meandering watercourse with its frothing, gurgling persistance as it advanced toward him and he too gurgled. And had one been present one would have seen his lips part and little bubbles of saliva emerge thereon to dribble down his shirt front for he was happy. | ||
- | ,orei | + | Soon he was off speeding like a possessed wallaby over the rough and tumble of his new found playground. As he skipped gaily from rock to log and yea back to rock again his thoughts wandered to pleasant things and he recalled |
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- | 12. The Sydney Bushwalker. Feb.1970. | + | |
- | Poem extracted from the log book of the Windy "' | + | |
- | . trip in the Cradle Reserve. | + | |
- | ...171.1nmall | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | Across the stony ridges. Across the swampy plain. Are many sungy axes | + | |
- | From Narcissus to Du Cane. | + | |
- | But for cutting up your firewood When the weather' | + | |
- | At the back they4ve | + | |
- | VA'\ 4 | + | |
- | But its quarter inch wide cutting edge Till still cut at a pinch. | + | |
- | But the Windy Ril.ge. | + | |
Has it's blade width half an inch | Has it's blade width half an inch | ||
- | The windy ridge axe handle is as warped as some mens' | + | |
- | And when they lift it upwards it curves around to their behinds. | + | The windy ridge axe handle is as warped as some mens' |
- | It was once a tendtr | + | And when they lift it upwards it curves around to their behinds.\\ |
- | But now as an axe handle is the chuse of this lament. | + | It was once a tender |
- | When the Hugel is in torrent and Narcissus is | + | But now as an axe handle is the cause of this lament.\\ |
- | Then ' | + | |
- | Cart Machettes or a hoofer although it breaks your back | + | When the Hugel is in torrent and Narcissus is in flood\\ |
+ | Whne the Plains behind | ||
+ | Cart Machettes or a hoofer although it breaks your back\\ | ||
Cos you'll never never cut no firewood | Cos you'll never never cut no firewood | ||
With the Windy Ridge Hut axe. | With the Windy Ridge Hut axe. | ||
- | ...110.1.11r.pmr....wramm.y.., | + | |
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- | 13. The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | ====== |
- | S.B.% KANGAROO VALLEY. | + | |
- | 11an Wyborn. | + | Allan Wyborn |
- | Someone once said that Kangaroo Valley takes its name because there are no kngaroos there. | + | |
- | Over New Year Alice and I decided to visit the SBW's new land acquisition, | + | Someone once said that Kangaroo Valley takes its name because there are no kngaroos there. |
- | there during our four days stay, although we did hear that the Taggs had passed through. | + | |
+ | Over New Year Alice and I decided to visit the SBW's new land acquisition, | ||
The direct approach down the coast is via Broughton Pass and Brogher' | The direct approach down the coast is via Broughton Pass and Brogher' | ||
- | following morning brought rain and a heavy fog which was almost impenetrable !- sn no views. The Broughton Pass section over into | + | following morning brought rain and a heavy fog which was almost impenetrable !- so no views. The Broughton Pass section over into the top of Brogher' |
- | the top of Brogher' | + | |
- | Having passed through Kangaroo Valley Village, the gravelled | + | |
- | Scanzi Road branches to the left down the Kangaroo River on the southern side. The turnoff at about three miles is at a house on the right just past a gravel storage area. It is also at this point that the 22 foot wide bitumen highway to the dam will branch along the present turnoff. This road is to be constructed by the Shoal haven Shire Council at a cost of $1,000,000 plus, and is scheduled for completion by June 1971. We will then have a highway which will be about 400 yards at the closest point from the south western corner of our land. | + | |
- | In the house mentioned above, the owner John Holland is a frequent visitor from Wollongong, and he is conservation minded. It is across his land that access is obtained to the S.B.W. land along the Kangaroo River. About 200 yards from the house, a branch track to the right again next to another house is our access. ' Vehicles may be driven in about 300 yards, but from here to the river there is a drop of 350 feet, and the track is partly washed away and steep. A small amount of road filling near the top would allow access for another 200 yards. We have it from John Holland that the S.B.T. can traverse his land, but he in turn would like to use our track down to the river. | + | |
- | At the foot of the track near the river flat is a small two room hut much in need of repair and a cleanout. A tree fern growing outside the door of the but gives shade to the visitor on the door step. Several plum trees, a pear tree and a grape vine, all loaded | + | |
- | 14. The Sydney Bushwalker. February, | + | |
- | with fruit, another hut now reduced to floor level, and a shed, are the only other signs of a long forgotten habitation. The addition of a small tank fed from the roof of the hut would help, as the river banks are steep and could be slippery. The hut will be about 30 feet above the finished dam water level, but most of the river flat will be inundated except for a small island at the top of the Present river bank. This flat is at present covered in three feet high paspalum making it unsuitable for camping. The marking pegs for the dam water level are now in position, and indicate that in a few years time our land will consist mainly of a steep wooded hillside with various small flats and hollows on the way down, which would be suitable for camping on | + | |
- | Our 90 acres of land has abeut 50 chains along the river, and it was originally taken up by one Michael Donnelly. Bendiela Flat on the north side of the river will be mostly inundated by the dam. A fence marks our western boundary, and at this point there is a good swimming pool with a log to dive from, but no fences were found for the eastern and southern boundaries. However, a natural cliffline about | + | |
- | 30 feet high marks the approximate southern boundary and makes a good barrier for cattle. Above this cliff burrawang palms and christmas | + | |
- | bush are much in evidence, and on the hillside to the river there is good tree cover, mainly gums and large banksias. Through the trees are seen vistas up the valley and across to the wooded hillsides and rock walls of Barrengarry Mountain. Plentiful wildflowers should | + | |
- | make a good show in the spring.. 711alife on the slopes consists | + | |
- | mainly of wallabies, echidnas and lyre birds. Perch and eels are in | + | |
- | the river, but no one seems to try the fishing. The pool upstream from the hut is about a quarter of a mile long, and with the rapids | + | |
- | downstream, provide for canoeing and rubber dinghies. Two people in the latter passed through while we were there, having taken 2-i days down the Shoalhaven from Tallong and up the Kangaroo to Hampden Bridge. The bed of the river contains some semiprecious stones such | + | |
- | as banded jasper, Quartz crystals, some agate and plenty of petrified wood. Kangaroo Valley is noted for the last mentioned. | + | |
- | About a mile south of our land is Budgong Gap, over which a rough road leds into Budgong Valley and on to Nowra. This valley is | + | |
- | quite rugged and mostly uninhaJtvited, | + | |
- | It would seem our Club will hold. the land for some time, and | + | |
- | therefore we should consider giving it a name, perhaps relating to bushwalkers. | + | |
- | The foregoing represents the present position. What of the | + | |
- | future? Much will depend on the attitude of th0 Water Board and the | + | |
+ | Having passed through Kangaroo Valley Village, the gravelled Scanzi Road branches to the left down the Kangaroo River on the southern side. The turnoff at about three miles is at a house on the right just past a gravel storage area. It is also at this point that the 22 foot wide bitumen highway to the dam will branch along the present turnoff. This road is to be constructed by the Shoalhaven Shire Council at a cost of $1,000,000 plus, and is scheduled for completion by June 1971. We will then have a highway which will be about 400 yards at the closest point from the south western corner of our land. | ||
+ | In the house mentioned above, the owner John Holland is a frequent visitor from Wollongong, and he is conservation minded. It is across his land that access is obtained to the S.B.W. land along the Kangaroo River. About 200 yards from the house, a branch track to the right again next to another house is our access. Vehicles may be driven in about 300 yards, but from here to the river there is a drop of 350 feet, and the track is partly washed away and steep. A small amount of road filling near the top would allow access for another 200 yards. We have it from John Holland that the S.B.W. can traverse his land, but he in turn would like to use our track down to the river. | ||
+ | |||
+ | At the foot of the track near the river flat is a small two room hut much in need of repair and a cleanout. A tree fern growing outside the door of the but gives shade to the visitor on the door step. Several plum trees, a pear tree and a grape vine, all loaded with fruit, another hut now reduced to floor level, and a shed, are the only other signs of a long forgotten habitation. The addition of a small tank fed from the roof of the hut would help, as the river banks are steep and could be slippery. The hut will be about 30 feet above the finished dam water level, but most of the river flat will be inundated except for a small island at the top of the present river bank. This flat is at present covered in three feet high paspalum making it unsuitable for camping. The marking pegs for the dam water level are now in position, and indicate that in a few years time our land will consist mainly of a steep wooded hillside with various small flats and hollows on the way down, which would be suitable for camping on. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our 90 acres of land has about 50 chains along the river, and it was originally taken up by one Michael Donnelly. Bendeela Flat on the north side of the river will be mostly inundated by the dam. A fence marks our western boundary, and at this point there is a good swimming pool with a log to dive from, but no fences were found for the eastern and southern boundaries. However, a natural cliff line about | ||
+ | 30 feet high marks the approximate southern boundary and makes a good barrier for cattle. Above this cliff burrawang palms and christmas bush are much in evidence, and on the hillside to the river there is good tree cover, mainly gums and large banksias. Through the trees are seen vistas up the valley and across to the wooded hillsides and rock walls of Barrengarry Mountain. Plentiful wildflowers should | ||
+ | make a good show in the spring. Wildlife on the slopes consists mainly of wallabies, echidnas and lyre birds. Perch and eels are in the river, but no one seems to try the fishing. The pool upstream from the hut is about a quarter of a mile long, and with the rapids downstream, provide for canoeing and rubber dinghies. Two people in the latter passed through while we were there, having taken 2 days down the Shoalhaven from Tallong and up the Kangaroo to Hampden Bridge. The bed of the river contains some semiprecious stones such as banded jasper, Quartz crystals, some agate and plenty of petrified wood. | ||
+ | Kangaroo Valley is noted for the last mentioned. | ||
+ | |||
+ | About a mile south of our land is Budgong Gap, over which a rough road leads into Budgong Valley and on to Nowra. This valley is quite rugged and mostly uninhabited, | ||
+ | |||
+ | It would seem our Club will hold the land for some time, and therefore we should consider giving it a name, perhaps relating to bushwalkers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The foregoing represents the present position. What of the future? Much will depend on the attitude of the Water Board and the Shoalhaven Shire Council to the water usage from the dam. Further complications are the proximity of the over growing Morton National Park and the presence of farmlands in the valley. However, these bodies can be influenced by the general public and conservationists such as our Club. | ||
- | 16e The Sydney Bushwalker, | ||
- | Shoalhaven Shire Council to the water usage from the dam. Further complications are the proximity of the over growing Morton National Park and the presence of farmlands in the valley. However, these bodies can be influenced, bythe general public and conservationists such as our Club. | ||
Reference Maps: | Reference Maps: | ||
- | 1. Parish of Bugong9 | + | 1. Parish of Bugong |
- | 2. Burricr9 | + | 2. Burrier |
- | 3. Bundanoon9 | + | 3. Bundanoon |
- | TRANSPORT TO THE REUNION. | + | |
- | (14th-15th March' | + | |
- | Kangaroo Valley). | + | **TRANSPORT TO THE REUNION** |
- | Train Fare to Nowra is 3..77 2nd class return from Sydney. Timetable of trains. | + | |
+ | (14th-15th March 1970 at the Club's land in Kangaroo Valley). | ||
+ | Train Fare to Nowra is $3.77 2nd class return from Sydney. Timetable of trains. | ||
Saturday: | Saturday: | ||
- | Dep. Sydney 9.35 a.m. (Daylight | + | Dep. Sydney 9.35 a.m.(Daylight Express Reserved Seats only) Arrive Nowra 12.21 p.m. |
- | Express Reserved Seats only) 2-.15 p.m. | + | Dep. Sydney 1.30 p.m. Arr. Nowra 4.25 p.m. |
- | Arrive Sydney | + | Depart Nowra 2-15 p.m. Arrive Sydney 6.5 p.m. |
- | 6.5 p.m. | + | Depart Nowra 5.50 p.m |
- | Arrive Nowra 12.21 p.m. | + | |
- | Dcp. Sydney 1.3 0 p.m. Arr. Nowra 4.25 p.m. | + | . |
- | 5.50 p.m. 9.25 p.m. | + | **IF**\\ |
- | I F | + | 1. Members |
- | 1. Nbmbors | + | 2. Members who would like to obtain a lift with others going by car\\ |
- | 2. Members who would like to obtain a lift with others going by can | + | 3. And members who intend to travel by train and require transport to the Reunion site |
- | 3. And members who intend to travel by train ana require transport to the Reunion site | + | |
contact Bob Younger (Tel. 571158) he will endeavour to coordinate and arrange. | contact Bob Younger (Tel. 571158) he will endeavour to coordinate and arrange. | ||
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- | USE OUR NE7, FREE LIBRARY SERVICE FOR WALKERS AND CLIMBERS. | + | |
- | And just to make sure we are giving you top service we open at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday mornings | + | |
- | 165 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. | + | |
- | 929-6504. | + | |
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