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 The walk was advertised as a bludge trip thus leaving myself open to charges of false advertising.
-On the Tednesday night at the club several people declined saying
-"January is too hot for the Budawangs." Poor deluded fools1	a
+On the Wednesday night at the club several people declined saying "January is too hot for the Budawangs." Poor deluded fools!
-Thirteen gullible people signed on, but Owen Marks due either to second sight or superstition, classified as incipient influenza made a last minute cancellation and on the friday night twelve people found themselves in 3 cars edging through the fog on Nt. Ousley. The light
-rain that fell all the way to Sassafras was a foretaste of things to come.
+Thirteen gullible people signed on, but Owen Marks due either to second sight or superstition, classified as incipient influenza made a last minute cancellation and on the Friday night twelve people found themselves in 3 cars edging through the fog on Mt. Ousley. The light rain that fell all the way to Sassafras was a foretaste of things to come.
-The TomerongBraidwood road was a greasy sliding slithering quagmire and rumblings of discontent began to be heard from the back seat. Remarks such as "where's the nearest pub?" and "I wonder what the weather's like on Pebbly-beach?"
+The Tomerong-Braidwood road was a greasy sliding slithering quagmire and rumblings of discontent began to be heard from the back seat. Remarks such as "where's the nearest pub?" and "I wonder what the weather's like on Pebbly beach?"
 The bad weather appeared to have set in so fearing mutiny I shepherded the party into Major Sturgiss' barn and barricaded the door with a log. After a good night's rest broken only by the scuffling of some large mice we awoke to steady rain and a misty landscape.
-We breakfasted in the barn and set off down the road towards Tanderra Camp. The road was very muddy and as the rain appeared to become a
-permanent feature of the weekend we left the cars at the top of a particularly bad hill and started off, thus adding an extra ten miles to the round trip. Brian Griffiths carried an uribrella which remained open for most of the remaining weekend.
+We breakfasted in the barn and set off down the road towards Tanderra Camp. The road was very muddy and as the rain appeared to become a permanent feature of the weekend we left the cars at the top of a particularly bad hill and started off, thus adding an extra ten miles to the round trip. Brian Griffiths carried an umbrella which remained open for most of the remaining weekend.
-The road from the Redground turn-off to the last creek before Styles Creek is badly overgrown with a large Broomlike weed and it was a very wet party which slushed its way to Styles Creek pausing briefly to feed the leeches at the above creek.
+The road from the Red-ground turn-off to the last creek before Styles Creek is badly overgrown with a large Broom-like weed and it was a very wet party which slushed its way to Styles Creek pausing briefly to feed the leeches at the above creek.
 The view across the valley was not reassuring. The thick fog completely obscured Mt Houghton and Hoddles Castle appeared only occasionally through the swirling mist and falling rain.
-We sloshed our way across the valley over a beautiful carpet of large Christmas bells and up the slope to Houghton. Skirting Houghton the first incident of the weekend occureed, I slipped and a sharp burnt stake penetrated the heel of the palm of my left hand. Fearing that the rebellious
-February, 1971.	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	Page 5.
+We sloshed our way across the valley over a beautiful carpet of large Christmas bells and up the slope to Houghton. Skirting Houghton the first incident of the weekend occurred, I slipped and a sharp burnt stake penetrated the heel of the palm of my left hand. Fearing that the rebellious members of the party might use this as an excuse to abandon the walk I bravely hid my agony and we pressed on.
-members of the party might use this 'as an excuse to abandon the walk I bravely hid my agony and we pressed on.
 We paused at the Fusiliers cave to dry out, eat a leisurely lunch, and to decide whether to push on over Tarn which was shrouded in fog or camp at the cave till the morning on the off chance that the mist may clear.
-At 3.50pm we set out across Mt. Tarn steering by compass through the mist, again passing over carpets of large Christmas bolls. I counted up
-bells on one stalk.
+At 3.50pm we set out across Mt. Tarn steering by compass through the mist, again passing over carpets of large Christmas bells. I counted up 12 bells on one stalk.
-The mist and the rain stayed with us till we reached Mt. Cole just before 6pm and set up camp in the cave on the southern end of Cole where a
-waterfall thundered down into a normally trickling creel.
+The mist and the rain stayed with us till we reached Mt. Cole just before 6pm and set up camp in the cave on the southern end of Cole where a waterfall thundered down into a normally trickling creek.
 We spent a dry and warm night and awoke to more mist and rain.
-After breakfast six of us ot out to complete the walk leaving five white sugar ants and Max Crisp who was experiencing trouble from an old
-knee injury, to nurse the fire and sip their private morale restorer.
+After breakfast six of us set out to complete the walk leaving five white sugar ants and Max Crisp who was experiencing trouble from an old knee injury, to nurse the fire and sip their private morale restorer.
-The rain during the night had been steady and heavy and the whole length of It Cole was a series of thundering waterfalls and cascades, several of which could only be negotiated by passing under them. John Campbell insisted on testing all with his head.
-The three camping caves on the west side of Mt Cole were all dry and
+The rain during the night had been steady and heavy and the whole length of Mt Cole was a series of thundering waterfalls and cascades, several of which could only be negotiated by passing under them. John Campbell insisted on testing all with his head.
-stocked with wood and each would have accommodated the whole party.
-The floor of the small trees fern filled gully between Mt Donjon and Mt
+The three camping caves on the west side of Mt Cole were all dry and stocked with wood and each would have accommodated the whole party.
-Cole was under ten inches of water and presented a lovely sight in the eerie
-We entered Monolith valley by a slightly different route than normal. Walking up the slight saddle alongside the Seven Gods Pinnacles before dropping dawn into the tunnel to the rain forest, we bore slightly left and climbed higher to follow a grassy slope skirting the rock on the
+The floor of the small trees fern filled gully between Mt Donjon and Mt Cole was under ten inches of water and presented a lovely sight in the eerie light.
-eastern side of the tunnel and joined the Monolith Valley track on the eastern side of the rain forest. The track appears well used but is
-possibly not known to some club members.
+We entered Monolith valley by a slightly different route than normal. Walking up the slight saddle alongside the Seven Gods Pinnacles before dropping down into the tunnel to the rain forest, we bore slightly left and climbed higher to follow a grassy slope skirting the rock on the eastern side of the tunnel and joined the Monolith Valley track on the eastern side of the rain forest. The track appears well used but is possibly not known to some club members.
 Monolith Valley presented an unusual sight with the monoliths wreathed in mist and water cascading down every crevice, a big change from the last time I saw it bathed in the light of a full moon.
-Visibility at Mt Boorang was down to 50 feet so I grudgingly dropped
-the castle from the walk and headed for the camping caves in the Gully on the western side of Mt Owen.
+Visibility at Mt Boorang was down to 50 feet so I grudgingly dropped the castle from the walk and headed for the camping caves in the Gully on the western side of Mt Owen.
-Page 6.	TIE SYDNEY BUSETTA=R	February, 1971.
-The creek through the gully was over two feet deep. The low cave on the right in the first gully was dry and stocked with wood but the area in front of it was ten inches under water. The overhangs in the main gully were a disaster (I had planned to camp there..) The picture was made more depressing by the large heap of old cans and bottle left by previous visitors.
+The creek through the gully was over two feet deep. The low cave on the right in the first gully was dry and stocked with wood but the area in front of it was ten inches under water. The overhangs in the main gully were a disaster (I had planned to camp there..) The picture was made more depressing by the large heap of old cans and bottles left by previous visitors.
-a side
-dry but
+We headed back for the camp via the tunnel and the arch, with a side trip to inspect a cave on the northern side of Mt Donjon, this is approached from the gully between Donjon and Cole. This cave was dry but from past bitter experience it is a miserable place when the wind from the north.
-is blowing
-We headed back for the camp via the tunnel and the arch, with trip to inspect a cave on the northern side of Et Donjon, this is approached from the gully between Donjon and Cole. This cave was from past bitter experience it is g miserable place when the wind from the north.
+The rain had boon falling steadily all morning and the thoughts of the 3 drivers had been dwelling on the state of the Sassafras road. So after lunch we decided to head back and camp at Styles cave. This would ensure we had severa hours of daylight to dig out the cars if necessary on Monday afternoon.
-The rain had boon falling steadily all morning and the thoughts of the 3 drivers had been dwelling on the state of the Sassafras road. So after lunch we decided to head back and camp at Styles cave. This would ensure we had severaJAiours of daylight to dig out the cars if necessary on Monday afternoon.
 The walk back was uneventful until we reached Yarrabee brook below Mt Hoddle. The Brook was running a banker. We scouted up and down for a place to cross but the water was fast and deep and to step off the bank was to step up to your waist.
 Eventually Max got across and a rickety-bridge was constructed from several logs. The bridge gave a shaky crossing collapsing finally as Brian Griffith, the tail end Charley stepped off on to the bank.
 We pushed on skirting the valley high on the side of Mt Roadie, to avoid the lake we know must be in the valley floor.
-Several Kangaroos were flushed and tey looked most puzzled at the
-sight of the waterlogged party as we squelched our way across the valley.
+Several Kangaroos were flushed and they looked most puzzled at the sight of the waterlogged party as we squelched our way across the valley. One small kangaroo making heavy weather as he splashed from pool to pool, we christened Annie after a member of our party who due to her petite construction was having similar problems.
-One small kangaroo making heavy weather as he splashed from pool to pool,
-we christened Annie after a member of our party who due to her petite construction was having similar problems.
+We continued around the valley till we met the fire trail from Mt Quilty and followed it to Styles Creek. Two further creek crossings on this road were running high and fast and made crossing extremely difficult. Styles Creek was also high and very fast, the force of the water being great enough to sweep you off your feet. Geoff Hattingley after testing the firmness of the far bank with a large stone, attempted to leap across from one shallow spot to another but the bank collapsed under him and he disappeared under the water, surfaced and grabbed some bushes a few yards downstream on the same side of the creek.
-We continued around the valley till we mot the fire trail from Mt Quilty and followed it to Styles Creek. Two further crook crossings
-on this road were running high and fast and maae crossing extremely difi)- ficult. Styles Crock was also high and very fast, the force of the water being great enough to sweep you off your feet. Geoff Hattingley after testing the firmness of the far bank with a large stone, attempted to leap across from one shallow spot to another but the bank collapsed under him and he disappeared under the water, surfaced and grabbed some bushes a few yards downstream on the same side of the creek.
+We proceeded up the valley on the eastern side of Quiltys Mountain for about 1/4 mile, crossed the creek on a large dead tree and climbed Quiltys to the cliff line.
-We proceeded up the valley on the eastern side of Quiltys Mountain for about I mile, crossed the creek on a large dead tree and climbed
-February, 1971,	TI E SYDNEY BUSHTTALKER.	Page 7.
+Styles Cave consists of two overhangs about 60 yards apart, the southern one being adjacent to a large slab of rock about 60'x12'x1O' which has slid down off the face of the mountain leaving a large white patch visible from the valley floor. There are small waterfalls at each cave. The floor of the caves are quite rocky and each would only sleep about 6 or 7 so we split up for the night.
-Quiltys to the cliff line.
-Styles Cave consists of tw&overhangs about 60 yards apart, the southern one being adjacent to a large slab of rock about 601x121x1Of which has slid down off the face of the mountain leaving a large white patch visible from the valley floor. There are small waterfalls at each cave. The floor of the caves are quite rocky and each would only sleep about 6 or 7 so we split up for the night.
+At about 6pm the rain stopped and next morning by about 8.30am the clouds had cleared and the trees and scrub were already dry. The air was clear and clean and the views of Tarn, Houghton and Hoddle were marvellous.
-At about 6pm the rain stopped and next morning by about 8030am the clouds had cleared and the trees and sera were already dry. The air was clear and clean and the views of Tarn, Houghton and Hoddle were marvellous.
 The long walk back to the cars passed without incident and we lunched at the cars at about one o'clock. No problems were experienced with the cars and we proceeded to Tianjarra Creek to wash up and inspect the falls.
-Two further incidents highlighted the trip, both involving Geoof,
-he left his Rollthi camera at the lunch spot and his wallet at the hospital at Nowra when we went there to get treatment for my hand, both were recovered and after a wet dinner we proceeded home.without further incident.
+Two further incidents highlighted the trip, both involving Geof, he left his Rollei camera at the lunch spot and his wallet at the hospital at Nowra when we went there to get treatment for my hand, both were recovered and after a wet dinner we proceeded home.without further incident.
-Despite or possibly because Of the weather I enjoyed the walk, as I suspect all other members did despite tlid'ir frequent cries of
-"shocking", "the loader is a liar" and other like -remarks.
+Despite or possibly because of the weather I enjoyed the walk, as I suspect all other members did despite their frequent cries of "shocking", "the loader is a liar" and other like remarks.
 It also taught me several lessons.
-. All bushwalkers should, have anti tetanus shots.
-. The creeks and streams in the area should not be taken toe lightly.
+. All bushwalkers should have anti tetanus shots.
-.. Compass bearihgs of area landmarks should be checked when the weather is good not when visibility is zero.
-. You should not rely on finding dry caves when the weather is bad.
+. The creeks and streams in the area should not be taken too lightly.
-Unless you have been there before in similar conditions .
+. Compass bearings of area landmarks should be checked when the weather is good not when visibility is zero.
+. You should not rely on finding dry caves when the weather is bad. Unless you have been there before in similar conditions.
 But the main lesson was that the Budawangs is good walking country even in bad weather and I'll be going back-again and again.
 My don't you come.
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+All theatre buffs please note - keep Monday 22nd March free for Owen's Theatre Party to see The Old Tote's fabulous new restoration comedy,
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-The Shop with everything
+=====Paddy Made.=====
-A wide range of footWearfrom boots to ---V611-6,TOC's. Laces too. Nesting billies both 6quat dna. tall.
-Stoves in miniature, both potrol and gas. Food for camping'. All sorts of dried foodS-for fancy face feeding.	'
+The Shop with everything.
-Tont pegs, tent cora, tent poles, tent bags, even tents. Socks, famous for 20 years among walkers  Paday's Pink Miners' Socks. Find them all at-4
-PADDY PALLIN PTY. LTD.
+Bushwalkers, Campers, Rockclimbers, Skiers.
-Liverpool Street, SYDNEY, N.S.U. Australia.
+A wide range of footwear from boots to Volley OC's. Laces too. Nesting billies both squat and tall.
+Stoves in miniature, both petrol and gas. Food for camping. All sorts of dried foods for fancy face feeding.
+Tent pegs, tent cord, tent poles, tent bags, even tents. Socks, famous for 20 years among walkers - Paday's Pink Miners' Socks. Find them all at:-
+Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd.
+Liverpool Street, Sydney, N.S.W. Australia.
 Phones: 26-2685, 26-2686, 61-7215.
-PADDY PALLIN
-Lighttueigkt Camp Gear
+=====Federation Notes.=====
-LIVERPOOL 5TRELT SYDNEY
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+- Jim Callaway.
-February, 1971.	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER	Page 9.
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-*******************k*************Jim Callaway******************************
 The President welcomed all delegates to the first meeting for 1971. Peter Burgess, who is an observer from the Sydney Bush Ramblers, was also welcomed.
-The Minutes of the December meeting were read and received. Referring to the Minutes Ray Hookway spoke on the Hut situation in the Kosi. National Park. He stated that the basement had been closed and other alterations had. been made to the Lake Albina Hut because of the dishonesty of some people who had been staying in the Hut. At White River Hut some individual has apparently been charging people for staying in the Hut. A large supply of unused food had accumulated at Mawson Hut. Ray seemed very disturbed at the way that people treated these Huts.
-Amon the correspondence received was an inquiry about Federated Clubs by the All Nations Club.
+The Minutes of the December meeting were read and received. Referring to the Minutes Ray Hookway spoke on the Hut situation in the Kosi. National Park. He stated that the basement had been closed and other alterations had been made to the Lake Albina Hut because of the dishonesty of some people who had been staying in the Hut. At White River Hut some individual has apparently been charging people for staying in the Hut. A large supply of unused food had accumulated at Mawson Hut. Ray seemed very disturbed at the way that people treated these Huts.
-The Treasurers report was brief. The rent has been paid for the next three months. Accounts for payment were made up of the following: A deposit for the Ball of $20 A.P.M.G. Account for $9 and membership fees to each of the following: ....The Australian Conservation Council, The National Parks Assoc. and The Nature Conservation Council.
+Among the correspondence received was an inquiry about Federated Clubs by the All Nations Club.
+The Treasurer's report was brief. The rent has been paid for the next three months. Accounts for payment were made up of the following: A deposit for the Ball of $20, A.P.M.G. Account for $9 and membership fees to each of the following: ....The Australian Conservation Council, The National Parks Assoc. and The Nature Conservation Council.
 There was no S & R report.
 The Conservation report was that a letter had been received from The Minister for Lands stating that the proposed road through the New England National Park would not eventuate.
-General Business: The Annual Reunion will be hold in the Tolgan Valley on the weekend of the 26-27-28 March, 1971. It will be up to each individual club to arrange transport to the Reunion. The President asked that clubs assist in various ways to nake this function a success. The President volunteered to look after the toilet arrangements. The COB. 0. delegates agreed -to look after the firewood supply. Everybody who intends to go to the Reunion is reminded that they must remove all incombustible matter that they bring with them. There will be a Fire LightingBilly Ibiling Competition which has a cash prize. The President asked that all cubs try to provide some form of entertainment for the
-camp fire. At last year's Reunion there was a meeting of Talks Secretaries. Would the Walks Secretaries please indicate whether they are in favour of a similiar meeting this year. It was also requested that a club vol-
+General Business: The Annual Reunion will be held in the Wolgan Valley on the weekend of the 26-27-28 March, 1971. It will be up to each individual club to arrange transport to the Reunion. The President asked that clubs assist in various ways to make this function a success. The President volunteered to look after the toilet arrangements. The C.B.C. delegates agreed to look after the firewood supply. Everybody who intends to go to the Reunion is reminded that they must remove all incombustible matter that they bring with them. There will be a Fire Lighting-Billy Boiling Competition which has a cash prize. The President asked that all cubs try to provide some form of entertainment for the camp fire. At last year's Reunion there was a meeting of Walks Secretaries. Would the Walks Secretaries please indicate whether they are in favour of a similar meeting this year. It was also requested that a club volunteer to supply song sheets for the camp fire.
-unteer to supply song sheets for the camp fire.
-Page 10.	THE SYDNEY BUSTTALTOR	February, 1971.
+Pat Marson requested.. information from delegates about camping at Blue Gum. As there was no delegate who could give the required information a motion was passed that Federation write to The National Parks and Wildlife Service, who take over that area this year, requesting this information.
-Pat Marson requested.. information from delegates about camping at
-Blue Gum. As there was no delegate who could give the required information a motion was passed that Federation write to The National Parks and Wildlife Service, who take over that area this year, requestihg this information.
+A membor of the Sydney Uni. Mountaineering Club attended the meeting. He apologized for Warrick Daniels being unable to find a meeting of the Club when he went to see if they were suitable for entry to Federation. The member hoped that a similar inspection could. be arranged this year.
-A membor of the Sydney Uni. Mountaineering Club attended the meeting.
-He apologized for Warrick Daniels being unable to find a meeting of the Club when he went to see if they were suitable for entry to Federation. The member hoped that a similiar inspection could. be arranged this year.
+The Visitors Book on Mt. Guouogang is showing the signs of use and abuse. Anybody going that way would they please take some patching material to repair the Book.
-The Visitors Book on Mt. Guouogang is showing the signs of use and abuse. An7body going that way would they please take some patching material to repair the Book.
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+=====Don't Mine Myall Lakes.=====
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+- By Dot Butler.
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-**************ir************* By Dot ButleI. m-********;,,***********
 Most of you are aware tha "a National 7:=Ic" is to 1,c1 ,lodicatod in
 the VT:-aLl Lakee area. To the vast majorIty this testifies th;	Government