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|Editor|Neville Page, 7/44 West Pde., West Ryde. Tel 2-0223 (B)| | |Editor|Neville Page, 7/44 West Pde., West Ryde. Tel 2-0223 (B)| | ||
|Typist|Lesley Page, 7/44 West Pde., West Ryde. Tel 2-0223 (B)| | |Typist|Lesley Page, 7/44 West Pde., West Ryde. Tel 2-0223 (B)| | ||
- | |Business Manager:Don Finch, 6 Royce Ave., Croydon.| | + | |Business Manager|Don Finch, 6 Royce Ave., Croydon.| |
- | |Office Boy:Owen Marks, 68 Hastings Pde., Bondi. 30-1827 (H)| | + | |Office Boy|Owen Marks, 68 Hastings Pde., Bondi. 30-1827 (H)| |
=====In This Issue.===== | =====In This Issue.===== | ||
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The Sunday walk is to the wilds of Burning Palms, under the leadership of Sammy Hinde. | The Sunday walk is to the wilds of Burning Palms, under the leadership of Sammy Hinde. | ||
+ | =====December General Meeting.===== | ||
+ | - Jim Brown. | ||
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+ | The names of no less than seven new members graced the beginning of the last meeting of 1970: what's more, five of them were there to be welcomed - Beryl Hand, Jan Hall, Len Berlin, Claire Howden and Pat Kaye; while Elizabeth Priestley and Max Crisp received honourable mention. | ||
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+ | From the November minutes the only matter arising was Phill Butt's comment that he had attended the meeting to discuss the future of huts in Kosciusko State Park and would report later in the meeting. Out of Correspondence came some reassurance from the Nurses Association that they had not as yet any word of demolition of the building, but would let us know as soon as they could when something did occur. The Treasurer' | ||
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+ | November walking began with Ray Hookway' | ||
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+ | The second week end included Peter Franks journey into the range between Wolgan and Capertee valleys, with 15 citizens - reported in November' | ||
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+ | Between 20th and 22nd November Anne O' | ||
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+ | Came the last week end, and the notorious occasion of Owen Marks regiment of 53 at Bindook and Tomat. They descended from Tomat in "five waves of about 10" to diminish the risk of injury from rolling rocks. Unfortunately, | ||
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+ | Of Federation affairs, Ray Hookway, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Phil Butt gave report on the Kosciusko huts meeting, which was well attended by groups representing a variety of interests. Mainly they espoused three points of view - those who wanted many more roads and much development, | ||
- | *********************************Jim Brown*****m************************ | ||
- | The names of no less than seven new members graced the beginning of the last meeting of 19702 what's more, five of them were there to be welcomed - Beryl Hand, Jan Hall, Len Berlin, Claire Howden and Pat Kaye; while Elizabeth Priestley and Max Crisp received honourable mention. | ||
- | From the November minutes the only matter arising was Phill Butt's | ||
- | comment that he had attended the meeting to discuss the future of huts | ||
- | in Kosciusko State Park and would report later in the meeting 7 Out of | ||
- | Correspondence came some reassurance from the Nurses Association that they had not as yet any word of demolition of the building, but would let us | ||
- | know as soon as they could when something did occur. The Treasurer' | ||
- | November walking began with Ray Hookway' | ||
- | the Kowmung below CaMbage Spire: there were 12 People, the water was cold, and only two li-los were brought: it also rained. On. Sunday David Cotton had 21 in his party on one of the variants of bee-spotting and wal- | ||
- | king in Darkes Forest. The experiences included rain, honey from the comb | ||
- | direct, and " | ||
- | The second week end included Peter Franks journey into the range | ||
- | between Wolgan and Caper-tee valleys, with 15 citizens - reported in | ||
- | November' | ||
- | down Kangaroo Creek. That same Sunday Jim Callaway' | ||
- | Between 20th and 22nd November Anne O' | ||
- | River trip went us scheduled, notwithstanding some " | ||
- | end conducted by Betty Farquhar had 18 folk, including 11 prospectives, | ||
- | Came the last week end, and the notorious occasion of Owen Marks regiment of 53 at Bindook and Tomat. They descended from Tomat in "five | ||
- | waves of about 10" to diminish the risk of injury from rolling rocks. Unfortunately, | ||
- | londilly, and the farmers were more than a little annoyed. There were still 11 People left to do Spiro Ketas' distant day walk in Megalong on the last Sunday in pleasant weather - for a change! | ||
- | January, 1971 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 4 | ||
- | Of Federation affairs, Ray Hookway, | ||
- | Phil Butt gave report on the Kosciusko huts meeting, which was well attended by groups representing a variety of interests. Mainly they espoused three points of view - those who wanted many more roads and much development, | ||
Phil also commented on the Tri-State Trail project, saying some work was in progress in Victoria on the southern extremity from the Baw Baws to Bogong High Plains. | Phil also commented on the Tri-State Trail project, saying some work was in progress in Victoria on the southern extremity from the Baw Baws to Bogong High Plains. | ||
- | Now it was General Business, with David Ingram remarking that, if our accommodation position became difficult, there was a possibility of | + | |
- | securing a hall at Sydney Technical College. Owen Marks questioned the insurance of his new pride and joy, the duplicator, and was assured by | + | Now it was General Business, with David Ingram remarking that, if our accommodation position became difficult, there was a possibility of securing a hall at Sydney Technical College. Owen Marks questioned the insurance of his new pride and joy, the duplicator, and was assured by the President that cover of about $400 was being arranged. With that, and Barbara Bruce' |
- | the President that cover of about $400 was being arranged. With than, and Barbara Bruce' | + | |
- | its need for financial support, the meeting came to a tranquil closure at 9.20. | + | ---- |
- | ******************* | + | |
- | A WARNING ON WHAT CAN HAPPEN | + | =====A Warning On What Can Happen.===== |
- | Farmers at Barallier (opposite Tony Carlon' | + | |
- | It happened through a misunderstanding, | + | Farmers at Barallier (opposite Tony Carlon' |
- | gate to also close it. DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT OTHERS WILL UNDERSTAND. | + | |
- | ************ | + | ---- |
- | IMPORTANT NOTICE | + | |
- | If anyone knows of the whereabouts of BRUCE STUART, of Dunedin, | + | =====Important Notice.===== |
- | RAY HOOKWAY, Phone 20333'Ext. 232 (B) or 644-6849 (H) | + | |
- | January,- 1971- TI .SYDNEY. BUS7T.A11: | + | If anyone knows of the whereabouts of Bruce Stuart, of Dunedin, |
- | *******************************Allan wyborn****************************** | + | |
- | "The Nadgee Faunal Reserve, No. 6, is in the SouthEaster | + | ---- |
- | State, having a total area of about 28,802 acres, the largest of our Faunal Reserves to date. Its appreciable size makes it a very worthwhile factor in the Wildlife Conservation Programme of Now South Wales, and it could be of the highest value, not only in the matter of preservation and breeding of wildlife, but in the more important field of education. The Reserve is well protected, having the Merrica River as its northern boundary, the seaboard on the east, a State Forest on the west, and a vast swamp area south of the Victorian border. The Forestry Commission is | + | |
- | interested in the land north of the Merrica, and there are moves to place | + | =====Nadgee.===== |
- | the Victorian land under a National Park, contiguous with the Mallacoota National Park. These are both important moves. A variety of habitats occur in Nadgee, which is well watered, and reasonably protected by virtue of its isolation from destructive human activities. The main body of the Reserve is so wellencircled | + | |
- | It was Christmas Eve 1970 when Alice & I arrived at the Centre, after a 350 mile drive from Sydney. By coincidence it is 350 miles to a mile also from Melbourne via the Princes Highway. Here we were met by Chief Ranger David Hope and Assistant Ranger Paul Scobie. They enquired | + | - Allan Wyborn. |
+ | |||
+ | "The Nadgee Faunal Reserve, No. 6, is in the South-Eastern | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was Christmas Eve 1970 when Alice & I arrived at the Centre, after a 350 mile drive from Sydney. By coincidence it is 350 miles to a mile also from Melbourne via the Princes Highway. Here we were met by Chief Ranger David Hope and Assistant Ranger Paul Scobie. They enquired | ||
We were received in the Visitors Office and asked to sign on the dotted line. This was a " | We were received in the Visitors Office and asked to sign on the dotted line. This was a " | ||
- | 1. Campin | + | |
+ | 1. Camping | ||
2. Walking and enjoying the wilderness. | 2. Walking and enjoying the wilderness. | ||
+ | |||
It must be emphasised that permission must be obtained to go to Nadgee. We had written to Mr. Hope a month before and given our reasons for wanting to enter. Also accommodation is very much restricted. | It must be emphasised that permission must be obtained to go to Nadgee. We had written to Mr. Hope a month before and given our reasons for wanting to enter. Also accommodation is very much restricted. | ||
- | The conditions for entry are worth recrrdings- | ||
- | Special Conditions Special care with fire. | ||
- | Burn all waste matter possible. | ||
- | Avoid stream pollution. No specimen collection. | ||
- | January, 1971 | ||
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- | TIE SYDNEY BUSIFTALICR | ||
- | Page 6 | ||
- | Ofdin-ary GoinditiOnb Cause no. Unnecessary noise. - | ||
- | Dogs not permitted to accompany party0 | ||
- | firet other than in official fireplaces. | ||
- | FirearmS or' | ||
- | ted on reSetve. | ||
- | No divergence from tracks unless authorised. Camping only in places authorised. | ||
- | On the Bottom of the permit | ||
- | " | ||
- | . Camping.at Merrica is not encouraged, so we wont on six miles to Wally Newtons Visitors: | ||
- | tons is delightfully set in a glade about 400 yards from the boom of the, surf. There _are no huts, only made fireplaces are visible, and a map on a post. In fact the whole place at Nadgoe spells | ||
- | The birdlife-was most.plentiful up in the trees9. particularly the: | ||
- | bellbirds, also black and red cockatoos, crimson rosellas, and many others. | ||
- | Christmas. day dawned. with great promise | ||
- | delightful old selection about four miles up the Nadgee, | ||
- | sea.' Jim Palmer used to live here before the Reserve, was declared, he being a relative of my friends the Singletons. The site.of..his house in a lovely clearing is marked by a concrete floor slab, and, now a Ranger' | ||
- | the track leads south to the Salt Lakeand Cape Howe .right on the border, another 18 miles return, making it .too much for ona.day,:so we returned: to Newton' | ||
- | Zanuary, 1971 THE SYDNEY BUSHVIALEER Page 7 | ||
- | Next day we took the nature trail north, at the back of Newton' | ||
- | an extensive view south over the Nadgee River and moors to Cape Howe, and in the far distance we could see the lighthouse on Gabo Island. The view north into Disaster Bay shows Green Cape Lighthouse, but is largely excluded by trees. We returned to Newton' | ||
- | On our last day in the Reseve we arose at 4.30 am and walked '41 | ||
- | mile north along the beach to get round the cliffs to the Devonian Caves at low tide, with the sun in the east for photos of the caves. However the storms had pulled the sands away from the cliff base, leaving the ocean too deep to approach the caves. A boat would be needed to photograph the archways leading | ||
- | into the caves, and even then a much calmer sea. However the coloured strata in the cliffs made good photographs. | ||
- | Driving back to Mbrrica we left the vehicle, and walked 3- miles down another nature trail to tile Herrica Inlet, a beautiful spot hemmed in by wooded headlands. and cliffs. It had. been hot walling, so we swam in the lagoon and then lunched. We later went round the southern headland to the first creek entering the ocean. By some quirk of-nature this creek has been diverted from its original course to the ocera, and now goes through a tunnel about 100' long, up to 15' high an down to 4' wide through the solid rock. Waves roar into the tunnel from the ocean, causing a hasty retreat after taking photos. On the way back to Morrica in the heat, we were stopped by a nice rock pool on Wombat Creek, when Ranger Hope arrived in his landrover, and we got a lift back to Merrica. Hero we aaid goodbye to the Hopes, after receiving notes on Nadgee and charts of animals and birds. | ||
- | One more visit was to be made on our way up the coast. Just before Bega we turned off to Tathra on the ocean front and proceeded north to Tanja. Here we met John Cremerius, the enthusiastic conservationist manager of Ponder' | ||
- | the area around Nelson Lake. He is an inspired man with marvellous | ||
- | ideas on conservation. At Pender' | ||
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- | To Eden | ||
- | Woria | ||
- | Disaster Bay | ||
- | Lig house Green Cape | ||
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- | . .... 1, ! \ \ Mbrri a Ck. )1 ane Spiers Beach | ||
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- | i -- ADevonshire Caves | ||
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- | Wally Newton' | ||
- | TuMbiled !,, | ||
- | (Lagoon) | ||
- | MVI., ,,---- ,/ Camp | ||
- | Merri | ||
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- | dgee Track | ||
- | \\ North Arm \ | ||
- | R. | ||
- | Bell Birds | ||
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- | Nadgee Inlet | ||
- | NADGEE FAUNAL RESERVE NO 6c | ||
- | Gal Island Scale of miles c: | ||
- | New South ---- Wales | ||
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- | .}NN, | + | The conditions for entry are worth recording: |
- | E'gait )y( | + | |
- | Lake 4 | + | __Special Conditions: |
- | 1 | + | |
- | Cape Howe | + | Special care with fire. Burn all waste matter possible. Avoid stream pollution. No specimen collection. |
- | ' | + | |
- | January, 1.971 ___TE.M7,IDNEY.B.USHWALKER. Page 9 - | + | __Ordinary Conditions: |
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+ | Cause no unnecessary noise. Dogs not permitted to accompany party. No fires other than in official fireplaces. Firearms or means of taking fauna not permitted on reserve. No divergence from tracks unless authorised. Camping only in places authorised. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On the Bottom of the permit:- | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Camping at Merrica is not encouraged, so we went on six miles to Wally Newtons Visitors Centre, going down a steep but hard dirt road. There were only two other campers there during our stay - what a change to all the other places down the coast at Xmas! The camping area at Newtons is delightfully set in a glade about 400 yards from the boom of the surf. There are no huts, only made fireplaces are visible, and a map on a post. In fact the whole place at Nadgoe spells - unspoiled, by human hands. Clear water comes from Wirra Birra Creek nearby. Under a log in the centre of the camping ground is a family of tame black snakes, after fed by the Ranger. In the mornings and evenings the grey kangaroos (mac-ropus major), some seven feet high, come out to graze and we could approach them to within ten feet. More timid were the red necked wallaby and black wallaby, keeping in the background. Rabbits and goannas roamed free, and lyre birds were strutting around in the scrub - most of which was impenetrable to humans even if we were allowed off the tracks - and Ground | ||
+ | |||
+ | The birdlife was most plentiful up in the trees, particularly the bellbirds, also black and red cockatoos, crimson rosellas, and many others. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christmas day dawned with great promise - a clear sky after dull ,days - the summer' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Next day we took the nature trail north, at the back of Newton' | ||
+ | |||
+ | On our last day in the Reserve we arose at 4.30 am and walked 3/4 mile north along the beach to get round the cliffs to the Devonian Caves at low tide, with the sun in the east for photos of the caves. However the storms had pulled the sands away from the cliff base, leaving the ocean too deep to approach the caves. A boat would be needed to photograph the archways leading into the caves, and even then a much calmer sea. However the coloured strata in the cliffs made good photographs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Driving back to Merrica we left the vehicle, and walked 3 1/2 miles down another nature trail to tile Merrica Inlet, a beautiful spot hemmed in by wooded headlands and cliffs. It had been hot walking, so we swam in the lagoon and then lunched. We later went round the southern headland to the first creek entering the ocean. By some quirk of nature this creek has been diverted from its original course to the ocean, and now goes through a tunnel about 100' | ||
+ | |||
+ | One more visit was to be made on our way up the coast. Just before Bega we turned off to Tathra on the ocean front and proceeded north to Tanja. Here we met John Cremerius, the enthusiastic conservationist manager of Ponder' | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Arachnida, | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Ray Hookway. | ||
+ | |||
+ | No it is not the first line of a popular Mexican song nor is it a pedestrian' | ||
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+ | On a recent trip to Barrington Tops all four members of our party became unwelcome hosts to several hungry (or is it thirsty?) Paralysis ticks (Ixodus holocyclus). Subsequent discussions revealed a lamentable lack of knowledge of these parasites and sparked a little research. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The following notes on the intriguing life cycle of the Tick and of the symptoms and treatment of its bite, were extracted from Ion Staunton' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Distribution==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Paralysis tick is distributed along the east coast from Queensland to Tasmania but rarely south of Lakes Entrance Victoria. It appears to be most abundant on the central coastal plain from Kempsey to Wollongong. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tick poisoning causes many deaths to domestic animals as well as discomfort, illness and infrequently death to humans. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It is interesting to note that the number of recorded deaths due to tick bite is greater than that for either the redback or the funnelweb spider. However most deaths due to ticks have occurred in children of up to three years of age. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Development stage==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are four distinct development stages in a ticks life cycle. Viz. egg, larva, nymph and adult. Continuity of growth is dependent upon a blood meal by larvae to become nymphs and nymphs to become adults. The __adult__ female must also be engorged on blood before eggs can be produced. The adult male does not appear to feed on blood, preferring perhaps dead skin tissue or epithelial cells, and is distinctive in that it has a large shield or plate which covers its entire upper body surface. In the adult female, and in both larval and nymphal stages, this plate only covers about one third of the upper body surface. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Eggs are laid in very moist situations such as under bark and debris. A female may lay up to 3,000 eggs which hatch in 40-60 days but this depends upon the prevailing temperature and humidity conditions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Larvae are often referred to as Seed Ticks and measure about 1/20" in length. They have six legs and after a short time during which the skin hardens they climb onto the foliage of plants, and it is from these situations that animals brushing by, pick them up. They insert their mouthparts into the tissue of the selected host and commence to withdraw blood. It appears that the larval stage requires a native host such as a bandicoot, kangaroo or possum for its blood meal. However the latter stages are not so host specific. After feeding for a period of 4-6 days they fall to the ground. | ||
+ | |||
+ | When the larva moults it may remain for an extended period in the moist vegetation before being picked up by a warm blooded animal. This period varies from 15-40 days. The Nymph measures about 1/10" and has eight legs. It also selects a position on an animal, becomes engorged on blood after 4-7 days and then voluntarily falls to the vegetation again in moist situations where it moults. | ||
- | *********************************Ray Hookway****************************** | ||
- | No it is not the first line of a popular Mexican song nor is it a pedestrian' | ||
- | On a recent trip to Barrington Tops all four members of our party became unwelcome hosts to several hungry "(or is it thirsty?) Paralysis ticks (Ixodus.holocyclus). Subsequent discussions revealed a lamentable lack of knowledge of these parasites and sparked a little research. | ||
- | The following notes on the intriguing life cycle of the Tick and of the symptons and treatment of its bite, were extracted from Ion Staunton informative book, "All about Australian spiders." | ||
- | Distribution | ||
- | The Paralysis tick Is distributed along the east coast from Queensland to Tasmania but rarely south of Lakes Entrance Victoria. It appears . to be mostalundant on the central coastal plain from Kempsey to Wollongong. | ||
- | Tick poisoning causes may deaths to domestic animals as well as discomfort, illness' | ||
- | It is interesting to note that the number of recorded deaths due. to tick bite is greater than that for either the redback or the funnel web spider. However most deaths due to ticks have occurred in children of up to three years of age. | ||
- | Developp=LJILL, | ||
- | There are four distinct development stages in a ticks life cycle. Viz egg larva, nymph and adult. Continuity of growth is dependent | ||
- | upon a blood meal by larvae to be come nymphs and nymphs to become adults. The adult female must also be engorged on blood before eggs can be produced. The adult male does not appear to food on blood, preferring perhaps dead skin tissue or epithelial cells, and is distinctive in that it has a large shield or plate which covers its entire upper body surface. In the adult female, and in both larval and nymphal stages, this plate only covers about one third of the upper body surface. | ||
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSTTALICR January, | ||
- | Eggs are laid in .Very moist situations such as' under bark and | ||
- | debris. A female may lay up to 3,000 eggs which hatch in 40-60 days but-this, | ||
- | The Larvae are often referred to,as Seed Ticks and measure about 1/20" in length. They have six legs and after a short time during which the skin hardens they climb onto the foliage of plants, and it is from these situations that animals brushing by, pick them up. They insert their mouthparts into the tissue of the selected host and commence to withdraw .blood. It appears that the larval stage requires a native | ||
- | host such as a bandicoot, kangaroo or possum for its blood meal. How- | ||
- | ever the latter stages are not so host specific. After feeding for a period of 4-6 days they fall to the ground. | ||
- | When the larva moults it may remain for an extended period in the moist vegetation before being picked up by a warm blooded animal. This period varies from 15-40 days. The Nymph measures about 1/10" and has eight legs. It also selects a position on an animal, becomes engorged on blood after 4-7 days and then voluntarily falls to the | ||
- | vegetatio4 again in moist situations where it moults. | ||
The Adult female tick, after a period in the moist vegetation again becomes attached to a host and commences to feed. The period of engagement is quite variable being from 6-20 days. | The Adult female tick, after a period in the moist vegetation again becomes attached to a host and commences to feed. The period of engagement is quite variable being from 6-20 days. | ||
- | The tick becomes attached to its host by inserting the sharp mouthparts, which bear backward - projecting barbs, thus retaining it in place during feeding. At the same time a material is injected from the salivary glands of the tick to prevent the coagulation of blood which would cause the fine mouthparts to become clogged. It is this anticoagulant, | + | |
- | Symptons | + | The tick becomes attached to its host by inserting the sharp mouthparts, which bear backward-projecting barbs, thus retaining it in place during feeding. At the same time a material is injected from the salivary glands of the tick to prevent the coagulation of blood which would cause the fine mouthparts to become clogged. It is this anticoagulant, |
- | The initial | + | |
- | reaction of the individual. | + | ====Symptoms==== |
- | 10 Headache develops, particularly when the tick is present in the scalp. | + | |
- | 2. Inability to read or focus the gyes properly. | + | The initial |
+ | |||
+ | 1. Headache develops, particularly when the tick is present in the scalp. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2. Inability to read or focus the eyes properly. | ||
3. General malaise. | 3. General malaise. | ||
- | 40 Later blurring of vision occurs and weakness in the limbs gradually increases to paralysis after 4 days. | + | |
+ | 4. Later blurring of vision occurs and weakness in the limbs gradually increases to paralysis after 4 days. | ||
5. Death may be due to lower motor neurone paralysis by the tick poison. Involvement of the muscles of respiration usually proceeds death. | 5. Death may be due to lower motor neurone paralysis by the tick poison. Involvement of the muscles of respiration usually proceeds death. | ||
- | January, 1971 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER- Page 11 | + | |
- | First Aia | + | ====First Aid Treatment==== |
- | 1. Remove the tick; This is best done with a.fine pair of forceps which | + | |
- | should. `be ., | + | 1. Remove the tick. This is best done with a fine pair of forceps which should be inserted below the body of the tick, seizing its head and mouthpart |
- | and mouthpart.rekion | + | |
- | the tick body, lost more venom be squeezed into the tissue. The use | + | ====Medical Treatment==== |
- | of irritants such as kerosene, oil, etc are not favoured. | + | |
- | Medical Treatment. | + | 1. Injectien of canine tick serum. 1M 20m1. |
- | 1. Injectien of canine tick serum0 11d 20m1. | + | |
- | ' | + | This serum should |
- | of fatal results. | + | |
- | A subcutaneous skin .test should be carried out first. If no reaction is observed after 30 mins, the full dose can be administered | + | A subcutaneous skin test should be carried out first. If no reaction is observed after 30 mins the full dose can be administered and the patient closely observed for a further 30 minutes. Serum sickness has been known to occur up to 10 days after the administration. |
- | and the patient closely observed for a further 30 minutes. Serum sickness has been knolin | + | |
- | In children up to 2-3 years with paralysis the dose is 20m1s, given by intramuscular injection, In older children the dose is correspondingly larger. | + | In children up to 2-3 years with paralysis the dose is 20m1s, given by intramuscular injection. In older children the dose is correspondingly larger. |
- | When you suspect that you have been in tick infested country it | + | |
- | is wise to carry' | + | When you suspect that you have been in tick infested country it is wise to carry out several tick searches of your body over a period of several days, as ticks may become attached to clothing, sleeping bags, etc and may not attach themselves to your skin immediately. |
- | etc and may not attach themselves to your skin immediately. | + | |
- | Favourite locations are in the folds of skin near the groin, on the scalp, in the ears, or even in the Mouth. | + | Favourite locations are in the folds of skin near the groin, on the scalp, in the ears, or even in the mouth. |
- | Perhaps. future Barrington walks may conclude with a communial | + | |
+ | Perhaps future Barrington walks may conclude with a communal | ||
If so Happy hunting..... | If so Happy hunting..... | ||
- | Oh. For those 7ho may have read this far and | + | |
- | The tick is of the order Acarina, of the person unfortunate enough to be infested | + | Oh. For those 7ho may have read this far and are still wondering. |
- | are still wondering. | + | |
- | class Arachnida and a ticks is suffering | + | The tick is of the order Acarina, of the class Arachnida and a person unfortunate enough to be infested ticks is suffering |
- | ******************4, | + | |
- | - | + | =====To Dannae Brook And Back - Just.===== |
- | Page 12 THE' | + | |
- | ***************************4Davia T. peacock**************************** | + | ====The Prelude==== |
- | THE PRELUDE | + | |
- | I would never have gone on this trip apart from the fadt'that having accompanied Owen Marks on his romp dawn Tomat Creek I felt very fit and adventurous | + | I would never have gone on this trip apart from the fact that having accompanied Owen Marks on his romp dawn Tomat Creek I felt very fit and adventurous! I therefore rang up Don Finch on the Monday morning to get his approval and that was that. Here matters rested until Wednesday evening at the Club when Spiro Ketas and others were pessimistically urging people without abseiling experience, like myself, not to go. That was the first stage of disillusionment, |
- | morning to get his approval and that was that. Here matters rested until Wednesday evening at the Club when Spiro Ketas and others were pessimistically urging people without abseiling experience, like myself, not to go'. That was the first stage of disillusionment, | + | |
- | Anyway, before I knew it,. I was being bundled into Don's car on | + | Anyway, before I knew it, I was being bundled into Don's car on Friday evening and we were off. The trip down was made interesting by Leslie Wood's apparent craving for beer and indeed we did make a couple of stops, arriving at the campsite, just off the Kanangra Road, at about 10.30. Frank and Joan Rigby had already arrived and wore asleep. |
- | Friday evening and we were off. The trip down was made interesting by Leslie Wood's apparent craving for beer and indeed we did make a couple of stops, arriving at the campsite, just off the Kanangra Road, at about 10-30. Frank and Joan Rigby had already arrived and wore asleep. | + | |
- | Peter Levander and his crew arrived at 8-00 the next morning, with the car bonnet held slightly open with an arrangement of string and lumps of wood. Apparently the car had boiled at Katoomba and Blackheath and lost its oil at Jenolan Caves. But they survived and the twelve of us s Don, Heather Smith, Leslie, John Campbell, Ian Guth- ridge, Ross Templeton, Peter Frank and Joan, two Kiwis by the name of David and Paul, and myself, | + | Peter Levander and his crew arrived at 8.00 the next morning, with the car bonnet held slightly open with an arrangement of string and lumps of wood. Apparently the car had boiled at Katoomba and Blackheath and lost its oil at Jenolan Caves. But they survived and the twelve of us: Don, Heather Smith, Leslie, John Campbell, Ian Guthridge, Ross Templeton, Peter Frank and Joan, two Kiwis by the name of David and Paul, and myself, |
- | THE TRIP | + | |
- | To reach Dannae Brook we had to 'scrub bah' it up a hill for about half-a-mile and it was quite warm going. When we reached it I was a bit disappointed as it was apparently not a very large creek, but I was to learn. There was a short walk along the creek to the first abseil which was a forty-footer. At this point Frank and Joan decided to return home - and than there was ton. | + | ====The Trip==== |
- | Leslie then pulled on her ' | + | |
- | January, 1971 THE, SYDNEY .BUSH7ALKER Page 13 | + | To reach Dannae Brook we had to 'scrub bah' it up a hill for about half-a-mile and it was quite warm going. When we reached it I was a bit disappointed as it was apparently not a very large creek, but I was to learn. There was a short walk along the creek to the first abseil which was a forty-footer. At this point Frank and Joan decided to return home - and then there was ten. |
- | Ttos,s, Ian and John were quickly down and then it was my turn. Don showed me.how to arrang6 | + | |
- | The rock faces formed a kind of passage-waY, about six-foot wide closed at one end by the Platform | + | Leslie then pulled on her ' |
- | quite easy to descend but then it was really a case of 'free-fallin' | + | |
- | on the rope. The abseil terminated in a pool which Don had assured us was ankle-deep but he must have queer ankles for there was about four foot of water in it. At this point it began to rain and grow colder. There was a struggle to retreive | + | Ross, Ian and John were quickly down and then it was my turn. Don showed me how to arrange |
- | Immediately following this there was another abseil and this was probably one of the highlights of the expedition for it was through a | + | |
- | waterfall about which I hadn't been told. Over we went abseiling | + | The rock faces formed a kind of passage-way, about six-foot wide closed at one end by the platform |
- | mally for about thirty foot and then there was no rock.. It had been cut away and the creek just poured over in Quite a large fall. Here one felt the full forces of the water and one did a fast forty-foot | + | |
- | abseil literally immersed in water. This part surprised quite a few | + | Immediately following this there was another abseil and this was probably one of the highlights of the expedition for it was through a waterfall about which I hadn't been told. Over we went abseiling |
- | of us, just being surrounded by water and apparently being Pounded | + | |
- | fall's base. John had lost his glasses during the abseil but our intrepid leader went back under the fall and found them in about three foot of water - undamaged. The act of a true gentleman! | + | We had lunch at the base and it was a very difficult job getting a fire lit but David, one of the Kiwis, proved himself to be master of the situation. A communal soup kitchen was set up and about five varieties of soup went into the pots but it was the best soup I've ever eaten. |
- | Wo had lunch at the base and it was a very difficult job getting | + | |
- | a fire lit but David, one of the Kiwis, proved himself to be master of the situation, A communal soup kitchen was sot up and about five varieties of soup went into the pots but it was the best soup I've ever eaten. | + | After lunch we walked about one hundred yards along a ledge and then we abseiled again. Dannae Brook falls a tremendous distance in a very short stretch and we abseiled down the rock face forming one side of the canyon with the creek at the bottom. |
- | After lunch we walked about one hundred yards along a ledge and then we abseiled again. Dannae Brook falls a tremendous distance in | + | |
- | a very short stretch and we abseiled down the rock face forming one side of the canyon with the crook at the bottom. | + | Te then walked a short distance to reach Dannae Falls, there being a couple of short twenty-foot abseils - through water again - and a couple of very short swims on the way. Abseiling |
- | eighty foot onto a ledge whereupon the packs were lowered, by rope, onto another | + | |
- | Te then walked a short distance to reach Dannae Falls, there | + | The campsite that night was about ten feet square and there was, therefore, not much room to sleep. Don, having grabbed the best spot, sent most of the party to scrape sleeping spaces amongst the rocks. Of course tents couldn' |
- | being a couple of short twenty-foot abseils - through water again- | + | |
- | Page 14 | + | On Sunday morning we had to scramble down onto the canyon floor which is a very tricky descent, strewn everywhere with boulders. There was only one abseil on Sunday and five members of the party, including myself, attempted to "White-ant", for it terminated in a waist deep pool and it wasn't the weather for swimming. Of the five, only Ian Guthridge found a way round over the top and we had to swim after all. After walking a mile along the creek we had lunch at the Dannae-Kanangra |
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- | and a couple of very short swims on the way. Abseiling | + | |
- | The campsite that night was about ten feet square and there was, therefore, not much room to sleep. Don, having grabbed the best spot, sent most of the party to scrape sleeping spaces amongst the rocks. Of course tents couldn' | + | |
- | On Sunday morning we had to scramble down onto the canyon floor | + | |
- | which is a very tricky descent, strewn everywhere with boulders. There was only one abseilon | + | |
- | Creek junction. There were several attempts to spear, or stone, trout in the creek but alas, we had no success. | + | |
After lunch, we had an 1800' climb out of the canyon and a very damp climb it was too. There was mist at the top and a steady drizzle while we walked along the ridge top. The last stretch of the trip was along the Kanangra Road for a couple of miles to the cars. | After lunch, we had an 1800' climb out of the canyon and a very damp climb it was too. There was mist at the top and a steady drizzle while we walked along the ridge top. The last stretch of the trip was along the Kanangra Road for a couple of miles to the cars. | ||
- | THE AFTERMATH | + | |
- | It was a very good trip, marred only by the inclement weather, but | + | ====The Aftermath==== |
- | even that in a way was pleasant now that one can look back on it. Time is a great healer: even as I'm writing this I'm thinking of how I cursed the trip on Sunday, only just over 24 hours away, but now I wouldn' | + | |
- | Anyway, to close I'd like to thank Don for a very wellorganised | + | It was a very good trip, marred only by the inclement weather, but even that in a way was pleasant now that one can look back on it. Time is a great healer: even as I'm writing this I'm thinking of how I cursed the trip on Sunday, only just over 24 hours away, but now I wouldn' |
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