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 |Editor|Jim Brown, 103 Gipps Street, Drummoyne. Tel. 81-2675|
 |Typist|Kath Brown|
-|Business Manager|Ramon U'Brien, 61 Nickson Street, Surry Hills Tel. 88-64444 (B)| |Duplication|Jim Vatiliotis|
+|Business Manager|Ramon U'Brien, 61 Nickson Street, Surry Hills Tel. 88-64444 (B)|
+|Duplication|Jim Vatiliotis|
 =====In This Issue.=====
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 In addition to trains on the North Shore line, buses on the following routes operate to or past St. Leonards Station:-
-|Route| | |
+|Route| |
-|144|Manly Wharf - St. Leonards Station| |
+|144|Manly Wharf - St. Leonards Station|
-|250|Taronga Park - Lane Cove| |
+|250|Taronga Park - Lane Cove|
-|253|Lane Cove - Wynyard|(isolated journeys only at night)|
+|253|Lane Cove - Wynyard (isolated journeys only at night)|
-|286|Denistone East - Wynyard|(via Epping Road - also divert via Lane Cove Shopping Centre at night)|
+|286|Denistone East - Wynyard (via Epping Road - also divert via Lane Cove Shopping Centre at night)|
-|290|Epping Station - Wynyard|(via Epping Road - also divert via Lane Cove Shopping Centre at night)|
+|290|Epping Station - Wynyard (via Epping Road - also divert via Lane Cove Shopping Centre at night)|
+=====From the Editor.=====
+====A Constitutional Contradiction - Whom do we accept?====
-From the Editor
-A CONSTITUTIONAL CONTRADICTION - Thom do we accept?
 According to the Constitution, the objects to which we subscribe include -
-The amalgamation of those who esteem walking as a recreation
-Forming an institution of mutual aid in regard to routes and ways and means of appreciating the outdoors
+- The amalgamation of those who esteem walking as a recreation
-Helping others appreciate these natural gifts (scenery and wildlife)
-There follows in the clauses covering "Membership" a list of the attainments required of people before they will be elected to full membership of the Club. Broadly, these demand the satisfactory completion of -1.J.ree walking trips of a stipulated standard, attendance at an Instructional week-end, and ability to give sensible answers to a simple oral test in map-reading and bush first-aid. These qualifications are to be achieved in a period of between three and six months' prospective membership.	Although it isn't explicit on the point, the
+- Forming an institution of mutual aid in regard to routes and ways and means of appreciating the outdoors
-Constitution leaves no real doubt that the Committee should consider applicants on the grounds of "sociability, stamina, and regard for the Club's welfare".
-On the face of it, there seems some measure of conflict, since
+- Helping others appreciate these natural gifts (scenery and wildlife)
-on the one hand we claim we want to bring together and help people who
-are interested in walking and the bushlands, and on the other we establish quite an elaborate system by which applicants may be excluded.
+There follows in the clauses covering "Membership" a list of the attainments required of people before they will be elected to full membership of the Club. Broadly, these demand the satisfactory completion of three walking trips of a stipulated standard, attendance at an Instructional week-end, and ability to give sensible answers to a simple oral test in map-reading and bush first-aid. These qualifications are to be achieved in a period of between three and six months' prospective membership.	Although it isn't explicit on the point, the Constitution leaves no real doubt that the Committee should consider applicants on the grounds of "sociability, stamina, and regard for the Club's welfare".
-Of course, it is not really quite as-simple as that.	There are valid reasons why people should not be admitted to an organisation such as ours without some screening. However, if we mean what we say in the Objects of the Constitution, we should certainly be careful to ensure that any barriers to entry that we may erect not only conform to the letter, but to the spirit of the Constitution.
-In subsequent Editorial comment it is intended to consider some aspects of the member-screening process.	In the meantime, we commend
+On the face of it, there seems some measure of conflict, since on the one hand we claim we want to bring together and help people who are interested in walking and the bushlands, and on the other we establish quite an elaborate system by which applicants may be excluded.
-for thought one basic question 0 0 0 0 0 "Thom do we want to exclude.... and caii we reasonably justify their exclusion?"
-**#-***********
+Of course, it is not really quite as-simple as that. There are valid reasons why people should not be admitted to an organisation such as ours without some screening. However, if we mean what we say in the Objects of the Constitution, we should certainly be careful to ensure that any barriers to entry that we may erect not only conform to the letter, but to the spirit of the Constitution.
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-AT THE JULY GENERAL MEETING
+In subsequent Editorial comment it is intended to consider some aspects of the member-screening process. In the meantime, we commend for thought one basic question.... "Whom do we want to exclude.... and can we reasonably justify their exclusion?"
-With President Spiro away 7A the snow country, President Bob Younger to take the chair and welcome new members elected at the July Committee Meeting. Donnelly and John Campbell were those present, with Paul Sharp to be greeted another time.
-it fell to Vice- three of the five Robyn Plumb, Peter Peter Martin and
+=====At The July General Meeting.=====
-The reading of minutes brought no reaction, but correspondence contained a resignation from Pat Wood (off to New Zealand), and an offer from Heather Williams to take on one of the vacancies for Federation Delczate - she was elected, of course! Lyn Faithfull transferred to non-active (country resident), and there was a letter from the Lake Pedder Protection Committee, which is making a last-minute bid to have the hydro-electric scheme altered to save something of the lake. As a finance-raising stunt, postcards of the Lake scene to sell at 20c. were offered: Owen Marks moved (and it was carried) that we invest in $20 Worth of them, flog them (if possible at a profit) and send the proceeds.
-Arising from another matter in Correspondence, Dot Butler explained that Natural Areas Ltd. (the original Myall Lakes purchase proposal) sought transfer of loans, including the Club's $250, to share holdings, to give more latitude in their use. She added that the site on the Lakes originally in view had been priced out of the range of the Committee, and they now had their eyes on another place...... sssh.... very attractive, in the same general area, but the exact site being kept quiet to avoid escalation of values. We then adopted the motion to become share holdors, and Dot further explained that '.s250 would not make us a voting contributor, but she was adding another $250 which would make our share qualify, and was also obtaining voting shares for
+With President Spiro away at the snow country, it fell to Vice-President Bob Younger to take the chair and welcome three of the five new members elected at the July Committee Meeting. Robyn Plumb, Peter Donnelly and John Campbell were those present, with Peter martin and Paul Sharp to be greeted another time.
-other members of her family, so that ultimately there would be several
-votes in the total purchase. As a by-line it was mentioned that Natural Areas had its eyes on Bendethera, which the Club tried to secure a few years back, and now looked like going under the hammer again.
+The reading of minutes brought no reaction, but correspondence contained a resignation from Pat Wood (off to New Zealand), and an offer from Heather Williams to take on one of the vacancies for Federation Delegate - she was elected, of course! Lyn Faithfull transferred to non-active (country resident), and there was a letter from the Lake Pedder Protection Committee, which is making a last-minute bid to have the hydro-electric scheme altered to save something of the lake. As a finance-raising stunt, postcards of the Lake scene to sell at 20c. were offered: Owen Marks moved (and it was carried) that we invest in $20 worth of them, flog them (if possible at a profit) and send the proceeds.
+Arising from another matter in Correspondence, Dot Butler explained that Natural Areas Ltd. (the original Myall Lakes purchase proposal) sought transfer of loans, including the Club's $250, to share holdings, to give more latitude in their use. She added that the site on the Lakes originally in view had been priced out of the range of the Committee, and they now had their eyes on another place...... sssh.... very attractive, in the same general area, but the exact site being kept quiet to avoid escalation of values. We then adopted the motion to become share holdors, and Dot further explained that $250 would not make us a voting contributor, but she was adding another $250 which would make our share qualify, and was also obtaining voting shares for other members of her family, so that ultimately there would be several votes in the total purchase. As a by-line it was mentioned that Natural Areas had its eyes on Bendethera, which the Club tried to secure a few years back, and now looked like going under the hammer again.
 Another Correspondence item touched on the Clutha project, and from discussion it was stated that the Club was adding its voice to the protest. It was suggested that individual members write to their local MsLA.
-Some slight question arose over the Treasurer's statement, in which he quoted the funds on hand at end of May as 587, but his commencing figure for the month didn't reconcile with the amount in
-the minutes. Apparently the minutes contained a mis-statement, and this will be corrected.
+Some slight question arose over the Treasurer's statement, in which he quoted the funds on hand at end of May as $587, but his commencing figure for the month didn't reconcile with the amount in the minutes. Apparently the minutes contained a mis-statement, and this will be corrected.
-Pat Harrison presented the Talks Report, saying that 12 trips had been programmed for June, one being cancelled. The tale began with the car-swap trip jointly taken by Snow Brown and George Gray in the Endrick
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+Pat Harrison presented the Walks Report, saying that 12 trips had been programmed for June, one being cancelled. The tale began with the car-swap trip jointly taken by Snow Brown and George Gray in the Endrick country - ultimately the swap aspect was abandoned, and the route modified accordingly. On the first Sunday of the month, Meryl Watman had a fairly easy day walk in the Heathcote area. Followed the holiday week-end, including a snow-country jaunt by Doone Wyborn to Feathertop in Victoria: the party was 26 in all, including six S.B.W., but no details w6re known. Peter Franks did the Rivers trip, Capertee and Wolgan, beginning with a bit of strife in locating the pass over the range, with the result that the last day was long, and some of the less experienced were rather wilted. Over the week-end, there were two day trips, Esme Biddulph with a total of 14 in the Flint and Steel area, and Bill Hall, accompanied by no less than 35 in the Woronora/Scouter's Mt. country. Bill Hall reported the scrub rather thicker due to recent, wet seasons.
-.............01
-country - ultimately the swap aspect was abandoned, and the route modified accordingly. On the first Sunday of the month, Meryl Watman
+The third week-end saw Phil Butt's Ski Instructional, attended by 16 people, who spent a day getting the feel of touring skis, then made a trip to the Blue Cow on Sunday. Also over the 18-20 June, Peter Franks and a small party explored the area north of the Capertee valley around Cooroogooba. The day bike-trip was cancelled, but Frank Leyden had a trip to the Lake Eckersley area, including a 2 1/2 hours siesta.
-had a fairly easy day walk in the Heathcote area. Followed the holiday week-end, including a snow-country jaunt by Doane Wyborn to Feathertop in Victorias the party was 26 in all, including six S.B.T., but no details w6re known. Peter Franks did the Rivers trip, Capertee and
-Wolgan, beginning with a bit of strife in locating the pass over the range, with the result that the last day was long, and some of the less experienced were rather wilted. Over the week-end, there were two day trips, Esme Biddulph with a total of 14 in the Flint and Steel area, and Bill Hall, accompanied. by no less than 35 in the woronora/Scouter's Et. country. Bill Hall reported the scrub rather thicker due to recent, wet seasons.
+Bob Younger went out along Wanganderry Plateau with 9 people on the last week-end, reaching Beloon Pass about 3.0 p.m. on the Saturday, after what Bob described as some "yawing" on the rather tangled ridge system further south. There was a snow instructional with 12 people conducted by Bill Gillam, and on the Sunday Jack Perry with 17 went down Glenbrook Gorge and up Mount Portal.
-The third week-end saw Phil Buttes Ski Instructional, attended. by 16 people, who spent a day getting the feel of touring skis, then made a trip to the Blue Cow on Sunday. Also over the 18-20 June, Peter Franks and a small party explored the area north of the Capertee valley around Cooroogooba. The day bike-trip was cancelled, but Frank Leyden had a trip to the Lake Eckersley area, including a 2-1,, hours siesta.
-Bob Younger went out along Wanganderry Plateau with 9 people on the last week-end, reaching Beloon Pass about 3.0 p.m. on the Saturdays after what Bob described as some "yawing" on the rather tangled ridge system further south. There was a snow instructional with 12 people conducted_ by Bill Gillam9 and on the Sunday Jack Perry with 17 went down Glenbrook Gorge and up Mount Portal.
+The Federation Report presented was published in the July magazine, the only addenda being remarks about the track from Kanangra car park to the cave. Peter Franks mentioned that some work seemed to have been done already, but Phil Butt explained that a great deal more was envisaged by the Parks Service. In the meantime Federation suggested a low fence, with anyone going beyond doing so at their own risk.
-The Federation Report presented was published in the July magazine, the only addenda being remarks about the track from Kanangra car park to the cave. Peter Franks mentioned that some work seemed to have been
-done already, but Phil Butt explained that a great deal more was envisaged by the Parks Service. In the meantime Federation suggested a low fence, with anyone going beyond doing so at their own risk.
+During General Business there was discussion about the Club Room, and some of its drawbacks; including the difficulty of having no storage space. Mention was made of Science House in Gloucester Street (not far from Circular Quay West), where a possible room had been examined. Priced at $13 per night, and with accommodation for about 120, it was not available every Wednesday night, but could probably be secured for some Wednesdays and some Tuesdays. In discussing the existing room, it was suggested that the extra $7 for the kitchen adjunct was not a good proposition, and the question was raised whether we might get access to one of the built-in cupboards and install our own locked box therein. Finally it was decided to think around it, perhaps look at other possibilities, and talk it out at the next General Meeting.
-During General Business there was discussion about the Club Room, and some of its drawbacks; including the difficulty of having no storage space. Mention was made of Science House in Gloucester Street (not far from Circular Quay 7ost); where a possible room had been examined. Priced at $13 per night, and with accommodation for about 1209 it was not available every Wednesday night, but could probably be secured for some Wednesdays and some Tuesdays. In discussing the existing room, it was suggested that the extra 37 for the kitchen adjunct was not a good proposition, and the question was raised whether we might get access to one of the built-in cupboards and install our own locked box therein. Finally it was decided to think around it, perhaps look at
-other possibilities, and talk it out at the next General Meeting.
+Amongst the parting items was a report from Phil Butt that Kosciusko Huts Association had again met and the Club would soon receive advice of its arrangements and proposals; Dot Butler said Coolana could possibly be reduced by about 8 acres on completion of the Shoalhaven catellment schemes and Wilf Hilder said Joadja had been closed, its owner had an itchy shot-gun finger; further that the Mount Wilson 2-in. to the mile map was now available.
-Amongst the parting items was a report from Phil Butt that Kosciusko Huts Association had again met and the Club would soon
-receive advice of its arrangements and proposals Dot Butler said Coolana could possibly be reduced by about 8 acres on completion of
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-the Shoalhaven catellment schemes and 7,Tilf Hilder said Joadja had been closed, its owner had an itchy shot-gun finger; further that the Mount Wilson 2-in, to the mile map was now available.
 With this we were through, the time standing at 9.40 p.m.
-**********
-MY ROTORUA DIVERSION (Part 2) - by Owen Marks
+=====My Rotorua Diverstion (Part 2).=====
-(In which Owen relates how he came down from the mountain
-after learning "Bible stories you never heard before")
+- by Owen Marks.
-I put all my clothes on, and covered at last,
-Opened my rucksack and ate my repast.
+(In which Owen relates how he came down from the mountain after learning "Bible stories you never heard before")
-Raw carrot, some raisins, a hunk of cheese -
-For when you're starving, these things please.
+I put all my clothes on, and covered at last,\\
-Shakespeare probably had .= in mind
+Opened my rucksack and ate my repast.\\
-And pardon if I quote him (I'm a bit inclined
+Raw carrot, some raisins, a hunk of cheese -\\
-To air my knowledge) for you see
+For when you're starving, these things please.\\
-He clearly stated "What food these morsels be".
+Shakespeare probably had me in mind\\
+And pardon if I quote him (I'm a bit inclined\\
+To air my knowledge) for you see\\
+He clearly stated "What food these morsels be".\\
 These famous lines did come to me as I did eat most heartily.
-The wind just then comffienced to blow
-And the mist came down to the valley below. I decided to walk down another rim and see
+The wind just then comffienced to blow\\
-Another crater (there are lots of them up there), and be Overwhelmed by the majesty of nature.
+And the mist came down to the valley below.\\
-It was though not a living creature
+I decided to walk down another rim and see\\
-Existed in the whole wide world.
+Another crater (there are lots of them up there), and be\\
-The whispy clouds and fog, all curled
+Overwhelmed by the majesty of nature.\\
-Around and made a contrast to the stark
+It was though not a living creature\\
-Surrounds of solidified lava all rough and dark. 'Twas though the surf had been turned to stone. Most depressing!!!	I headed for home.
+Existed in the whole wide world.\\
-I hurried on, not wanting to die
+The whispy clouds and fog, all curled\\
-Of exposure on Tongariro, I will not lie. Depression causes tiredness or so I've read. Who wants to finish up a mountain dead, With a grave unknown and none to weep? Such a great one, Genghis Khqn does sleep.
+Around and made a contrast to the stark\\
-This tyrant bold - this scourge of Asia
+Surrounds of solidified lava all rough and dark.\\
-From Uzbeki snows to Turkish azure, 7hose name today fills one with dread, This man decreed that when he was dead To be buried in the evening's gloom With only a tree to mark his tomb
+'Twas though the surf had been turned to stone.\\
-On the slopes of a hill, and there, today Until the end of time he'll stay. The original "unknown warrior's tomb" Known only to God until the Day of Doom!
+Most depressing!!! I headed for home.
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-THE SYDNEY BUST Z=R
+I hurried on, not wanting to die\\
-August, 1971.
+Of exposure on Tongariro, I will not lie.\\
-M 0 Li NTA 1\1
+Depression causes tiredness or so I've read.\\
-r,,Q /1-DME NT
+Who wants to finish up a mountain dead,\\
-COME ON U.
+With a grave unknown and none to weep?\\
-BE A REAL DEVIL..
+Such a great one, Genghis Khan does sleep.\\
-sog_hat a difference nevr: lightweight walking, and canoeing gear can make to your 'pleasure and comfort.
+This tyrant bold - this scourge of Asia\\
-Were got the lot at MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT, where YOU can buy or hireCalETN4r outdoor needs. The place?
+From Uzbeki snows to Turkish azure,\\
-Pacific Highway, NORTH SYDNEY.
+Whose name today fills one with dread,\\
-Phone	929-6504.
+This man decreed that when he was dead\\
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+To be buried in the evening's gloom\\
-I took a deep breath to clear my head.
+With only a tree to mark his tomb\\
-Exorcised my thoughts - to hell with the dead. The sun was sinking (the view less bright)
+On the slopes of a hill, and there, today\\
-'Palen Mt. Egmont in silhouette came into sight
+Until the end of time he'll stay.\\
-(Old Sol was sinking on its right hand shoulder)
+The original "unknown warrior's tomb"\\
-Its head in the clouds; but it then got colder And I hurried on down the slope to a hut
+Known only to God until the Day of Doom!
-There I was soon ensconced; 'twas just before dark but Being Friday night, the mobs started arriving, Some on foot, but others mostly driving. (Tas the end of a road) I cursed the lot In words ancient and modern, like "drongo" and "sot". A noisy mob, these Kiwis, I rue
+I took a deep breath to clear my head.\\
+Exorcised my thoughts - to hell with the dead.\\
+The sun was sinking (the view less bright)\\
+When Mt. Egmont in silhouette came into sight\\
+(Old Sol was sinking on its right hand shoulder)\\
+Its head in the clouds; but it then got colder\\
+And I hurried on down the slope to a hut\\
+There I was soon ensconced; 'twas just before dark but\\
+Being Friday night, the mobs started arriving,\\
+Some on foot, but others mostly driving.\\
+(Was the end of a road) I cursed the lot\\
+In words ancient and modern, like "drongo" and "sot".\\
+A noisy mob, these Kiwis, I rue\\
 But it didn't stop me enjoying the view.
-Way up in the sky in the deep black of night
-Was a fiery column - a wonderful sight.
+Way up in the sky in the deep black of night\\
-All night long the crater belched and fumed - No eruption, thank God, or we'd all be doomed. I opened my flea bag and lay on the porch And in case of rats I placed my torch
+Was a fiery column - a wonderful sight.\\
-Just next to my pillow, and began to relax.
+All night long the crater belched and fumed -\\
-I closed my eyes and retraced my tracks
+No eruption, thank God, or we'd all be doomed.\\
+I opened my flea bag and lay on the porch\\
+And in case of rats I placed my torch\\
+Just next to my pillow, and began to relax.\\
+I closed my eyes and retraced my tracks\\
 When a vision appeared.	I heard a voice say -
-"Follow the Pillar of Cloud by day
-And if you have to travel by night
+"Follow the Pillar of Cloud by day\\
+And if you have to travel by night\\
 Watch for the Fiery Pillar; it's a bonza sight."
-I cried out "Jehovah, don't tell me it's true That you made poor Moses, that wandering Jew, With the Israelites for forty years or so To walk in a circle around a volcano!
-Thy didn't you lead them directly to Zion?"
+I cried out "Jehovah, don't tell me it's true\\
-"Owen," he said with a voice like a lion,
+That you made poor Moses, that wandering Jew,\\
-"I promised them the Land of Milk and Honey
+With the Israelites for forty years or so\\
-But business was bad - I had no money
+To walk in a circle around a volcano!\\
-To waste on maps, and that is why
+Why didn't you lead them directly to Zion?"
-We mucked around so long at Mt. Sinai. I got them all lost I'm sorry to say
-And the Burning Bush caused another delay. Moses got sick - I gave him two pills".
+"Owen," he said with a voice like a lion,\\
-"Two tablets?" I ventured.	"That's right, for his ills. His face got all sunburnt, it started to glow."
+"I promised them the Land of Milk and Honey\\
-"Another thing, Chief, I'd like to know
+But business was bad - I had no money\\
-While you're still here and before you go.
+To waste on maps, and that is why\\
-',That was in the Ark they carried to and fro?"
+We mucked around so long at Mt. Sinai.\\
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+I got them all lost I'm sorry to say\\
-God laughed and said "Poor Bible translation,
+And the Burning Bush caused another delay.\\
-'Twas only an Esky for refrigeration.
+Moses got sick - I gave him two pills".
+"Two tablets?" I ventured.	"That's right, for his ills.\\
+His face got all sunburnt, it started to glow."\\
+"Another thing, Chief, I'd like to know\\
+While you're still here and before you go.\\
+What was in the Ark they carried to and fro?"
+God laughed and said "Poor Bible translation,\\
+'Twas only an Esky for refrigeration.\\
 How else do you think we cooled our booze?"
-(I got disgusted at this terrible ruse.
-To think generations of devout bearded Jews
+(I got disgusted at this terrible ruse.\\
-ere tricked by translators. Such terrible news!) "bile on the subject, as leader of the push What is the origin of the Burning Bush?
+To think generations of devout bearded Jews\\
+Were tricked by translators. Such terrible news!)\\
+"While on the subject, as leader of the push\\
+What is the origin of the Burning Bush?\\
 How come on fire and not be consumed?"
-"Enogh is enough.:" his omnipotence fumed "Too many questions doth tax my brain.
+"Enogh is enough!" his omnipotence fumed\\
+"Too many questions doth tax my brain.\\
 Hooroo!	I never want to see you again."
-And with that he vanished, I awoke from my dream (That's whrit c,mes from eating pickles after cream
-Nevertheless, it's obvious to any old bloke That tho column of fire and the other bf smeke Were obviously one and the same origin, and so
+And with that he vanished, I awoke from my dream\\
-Sinai must be a largo desert volcano.
+(That's what comes from eating pickles after cream);\\
-(All you critics may laugh at my theory But nevertheless, please bo of good cheery.
+Nevertheless, it's obvious to any old bloke\\
-You all have your chance my ideas to pooh pooh. If I expound my theory, -Thy so can you.)
+That the column of fire and the other of smoke\\
-This vision over I returned to sleep No need to count the provorbial sheep
+Were obviously one and the same origin, and so\\
-Until dawn with her rosy mantle sent
+Sinai must be a large desert volcano.\\
-The morning breeze to dispel the mist; it lent An ethereal effect to the lava hills.
+(All you critics may laugh at my theory\\
-Oh well, time to get up.	LAZIrESS KILLS.
+But nevertheless, please be of good cheery.\\
-I had a quick breakie, and was soon on the go.
+You all have your chance my ideas to pooh pooh.\\
-Only 7 miles by track to the Tongariro Chateau Mich shelters under a snowy peak
+If I expound my theory, why so can you.)
-Ruapehu (this mountain of which I speak
-Is an active volcano, but temporarily dormant.
+This vision over I returned to sleep\\
+No need to count the provorbial sheep\\
+Until dawn with her rosy mantle sent\\
+The morning breeze to dispel the mist; it lent\\
+An ethereal effect to the lava hills.\\
+Oh well, time to get up. LAZINESS KILLS.
+I had a quick breakie, and was soon on the go.\\
+Only 7 miles by track to the Tongariro Chateau\\
+Which shelters under a snowy peak\\
+Ruapehu (this mountain of which I speak\\
+Is an active volcano, but temporarily dormant. \\
 Belfast has one too they call it Stormont!)
-The track soon veers away from the slag
-And crossed the heath.	It's a bit of a drag. I got bored and decided to make my way To the main road rithout delay.
+The track soon veers away from the slag\\
-To hitch hike was my one ambition
+And crossed the heath. It's a bit of a drag.\\
-And not understanding the word "inhibition"
+I got bored and decided to make my way\\
-I flagged the first car  a Chevrolet
+To the main road without delay.\\
-Which coincidentally was going my way.
+To hitch hike was my one ambition\\
-Yes, back to my beloved Rotorua
+And not understanding the word "inhibition"\\
-Where once again I could indulge in my cure
+I flagged the first car - a Chevrolet\\
-Of taking the waters.	(It remains to be seen) If nothing else, you emerge pink and clean.
+Which coincidentally was going my way.\\
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+Yes, back to my beloved Rotorua\\
-Here endeth my talc, here endeth my travel.
+Where once again I could indulge in my cure\\
-I hope you've the pqtience my ode to unravel, For wisdom comes in many guises
+Of taking the waters. (It remains to be seen)\\
-I'll be in Stockholm when they give out the prizes! Long life to you all, and I hope you soon go To visit N.Z. and see Tongazdro.
+If nothing else, you emerge pink and clean.
-And with these blessings one by one
+Here endeth my tale, here endeth my travel.\\
+I hope you've the patience my ode to unravel,\\
+For wisdom comes in many guises\\
+I'll be in Stockholm when they give out the prizes!\\
+Long life to you all, and I hope you soon go\\
+To visit N.Z. and see Tongariro.\\
+And with these blessings one by one\\
 May God take us all into Kingdom Come.
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-DER VOLKS72LGEN MIT DER STAGGERS  by Pat Harrison.
+=====Der Volkswagen Mit Der Staggers.=====
-As everyone knows, the "olganCapertee country is the best
-place to go on a walking trip in the winter; for it never rains there, the sky is forever blue, and the frosts are something to talk about for days afterwards.	Despite all these attractions, however, only four of us turned out on the weekend of 10/11 July for Peter Franks' trip from Newnes up to Mount Dawson via Capertee Creek and back via Little Capertee Creek.
+- by Pat Harrison.
-Peter went up in Roy Higginbottom's car and they arrived about 10.30 p.m. on Friday night and had a good long sleep. Mike Short took me up in his Volkswagen, but our arrival was not as early as
-the others. Mike had halfhinted that there was something wrong with his Kraut Waggon, but 19 having long been an enthusiastic admirer of the queer looking little cars, heeded not his hesitant remarks and we set out about 7.30 p.m. full of high hopes for a landfall by 11000 p.m.
+As everyone knows, the Wolgan-Capertee country is the best place to go on a walking trip in the winter; for it never rains there, the sky is forever blue, and the frosts are something to talk about for days afterwards. Despite all these attractions, however, only four of us turned out on the weekend of 10/11 July for Peter Franks' trip from Newnes up to Mount Dawson via Capertee Creek and back via Little Capertee Creek.
-Our actual start was somewhat retarded by compass trouble and the necessity to spend some time in making calculations on the map, to save time on the morrow; but the first real hint of impending doom came when we were waiting on a 1 degree slope at the lights near Epping Railway. The green light eventually appeared but we did not move -- the motor was stuttering in an alarming manner and irate drivers were honking their horns behind us. However, by the use of full throttle and a heavy foot we got going and limped away over the line and down the incline and eventually got up to top gear where the motor seemed to have lost its stutter.
-We staggered on to a petrol station at Kell ille (after several embarrassing moments at intersections where we had stopped and were trying to get the motor going a:-.;ain) and filled the wretched thing with petrol and poured a pint of the wrong oil down its gullet,  the lastnamed operation only being achieved with difficulty, for the bumper bar prevented the engine lid from being opened.
+Peter went up in Roy Higginbottom's car and they arrived about 10.30 p.m. on Friday night and had a good long sleep. Mike Short took me up in his Volkswagen, but our arrival was not as early as the others. Mike had half-hinted that there was something wrong with his Kraut Waggon, but I, having long been an enthusiastic admirer of the queer looking little cars, heeded not his hesitant remarks and we set out about 7.30 p.m. full of high hopes for a landfall by 11.00 p.m.
-It was near midnight and freezing cold when we staggered into Bell, where the garage, cafe, and Post Office are all run by the one man. We expected great things from a man of such parts and we thought our troubles were over when the local JackofallTrades emerged from the warmth of his cafe and the gaze of the disrobed
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+Our actual start was somewhat retarded by compass trouble and the necessity to spend some time in making calculations on the map, to save time on the morrow; but the first real hint of impending doom came when we were waiting on a 1 degree slope at the lights near Epping Railway. The green light eventually appeared but we did not move - the motor was stuttering in an alarming manner and irate drivers were honking their horns behind us. However, by the use of full throttle and a heavy foot we got going and limped away over the line and down the incline and eventually got up to top gear where the motor seemed to have lost its stutter.
-females that adorn his walls. He was a veritable Dickensian character if over there was one --- his he.?,c1 was covered with a gaily-coloured
-beany, his other clothing was covered with grease from the garage and
+We staggered on to a petrol station at Kellyville (after several embarrassing moments at intersections where we had stopped and were trying to get the motor going again) and filled the wretched thing with petrol and poured a pint of the wrong oil down its gullet,  the last-named operation only being achieved with difficulty, for the bumper bar prevented the engine lid from being opened.
-grime from the kitchen, but the most noticeable (or rather un-noticeable) thing about him were his hands, which were stuffed safely into his trousers' pockets.	It was his hands-in-the-pocket attitude that fascinated me, and I found myself placing bets with myself whether he would ever take them out. All the time I was wondering about this
-he was in close conversation with Mike, and his final pronouncement (with his hands still in his pockets) was "a sticking choke".
+It was near midnight and freezing cold when we staggered into Bell, where the garage, cafe, and Post Office are all run by the one man. We expected great things from a man of such parts and we thought our troubles were over when the local Jack-of-all-Trades emerged from the warmth of his cafe and the gaze of the disrobed females that adorn his walls. He was a veritable Dickensian character if over there was one - his head was covered with a gaily-coloured beany, his other clothing was covered with grease from the garage and grime from the kitchen, but the most noticeable (or rather un-noticeable) thing about him were his hands, which were stuffed safely into his trousers' pockets.	It was his hands-in-the-pocket attitude that fascinated me, and I found myself placing bets with myself whether he would ever take them out. All the time I was wondering about this he was in close conversation with Mike, and his final pronouncement (with his hands still in his pockets) was "a sticking choke".
-Mike got in the car (I was already there and had been for some time - it was far too cold outside) and this mild-mannered and softly- spoken gentleman turned to me and the fierceness in his eye and the ferocity in his quietly-spoken "that's a lot of bull' almost made me fall out of the car. Such a transformation from mildness to balefulness I had never seen in anyone. However, his remarks were justified, for 6ssoon as we tried to drive away the stutter re-appeared. Back we went to Mr. Hands-In-The-Pockets and this time we were asked to back the beetle through the doorway of the garage, whereupon (being away from the cold wind) hands were removed from pockets and various things were done to the motor, including revving it to a screaming pitch. Mr. Hands-In-The-Pockets then jumped into the driver's seat, roared up and down the roadway for a few minutes, pronounced the fault eliminated, and handed the car back to Mike. He then proved that he could have really coma from the pages of Dickens by refusing any payment for his time and trouble. A truly kind-hearted man, when you remember that it was midnight in the dead of winter on the bleak crest of the Blue Mountains.
-Te reached Newnes without any more stops or stutters, but by then it was 1.40 a.m. on Saturday morning. The night was freezing fast and it took a while for benumbed fingers to got tent pegs in place, but my 2.15 a.m. we were in our bags without having disturbed Peter and Roy and the next thing I know it is 8.15 a.m. and Peter had just got out of bed.	Roy's car had ice in the radiator, but otherwise everything was perfect under a sky of the usual Tolgan Blue.
+Mike got in the car (I was already there and had been for some time - it was far too cold outside) and this mild-mannered and softly-spoken gentleman turned to me and the fierceness in his eye and the ferocity in his quietly-spoken "that's a lot of bull" almost made me fall out of the car. Such a transformation from mildness to balefulness I had never seen in anyone. However, his remarks were justified, for as soon as we tried to drive away the stutter re-appeared. Back we went to Mr. Hands-In-The-Pockets and this time we were asked to back the beetle through the doorway of the garage, whereupon (being away from the cold wind) hands were removed from pockets and various things were done to the motor, including revving it to a screaming pitch. Mr. Hands-In-The-Pockets then jumped into the driver's seat, roared up and down the roadway for a few minutes, pronounced the fault eliminated, and handed the car back to Mike. He then proved that he could have really come from the pages of Dickens by refusing any payment for his time and trouble. A truly kind-hearted man, when you remember that it was midnight in the dead of winter on the bleak crest of the Blue Mountains.
-Breakfast was unhurried (who could hurry on such a glorious morning with a blue sky overhead and frost covering everything else?) and at 10.00 a.m. we started walking back past the pub, and a little later in Caper-tee Creek spent 40 minutes yarning with the farmer and his wife who gave us directions for a new route to Mount Dawson.
-None of us carried water and a bet had been laid with me that we
+we reached Newnes without any more stops or stutters, but by then it was 1.40 a.m. on Saturday morning. The night was freezing fast and it took a while for benumbed fingers to got tent pegs in place, but by 2.15 a.m. we were in our bags without having disturbed Peter and Roy and the next thing I know it is 8.15 a.m. and Peter had just got out of bed. Roy's car had ice in the radiator, but otherwise everything was perfect under a sky of the usual Wolgan Blue.
-would have a dry camp, but after reaching the platform of worn rock that is Mount Dawson at 3.00 p.m. and surveying Crown Mountain, Tayan Pic, Clandulla, and the rest of the Northern Blue Mountains we
-only took 10 minutes to find a beautiful spring of water and a good ampsite in a clump of Scribbly Gum and Mottled Gum (also known as Mountain Spotted Gum, Eucalyptus Mannifera). Our camp was in the depr.ssion SSE of Mount Davison. The Tolgan country is notable for
+Breakfast was unhurried (who could hurry on such a glorious morning with a blue sky overhead and frost covering everything else?) and at 10.00 a.m. we started walking back past the pub, and a little later in Capertee Creek spent 40 minutes yarning with the farmer and his wife who gave us directions for a new route to Mount Dawson.
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-its strange rock formations - there are turrets, and pagodas, and platforms, which Roy calls springboards because when descending one of these thin sheets of rock you cannot tell until it breaks whether you are trusting your neck to solid rock or to a springboard.
+None of us carried water and a bet had been laid with me that we would have a dry camp, but after reaching the platform of worn rock that is Mount Dawson at 3.00 p.m. and surveying Crown Mountain, Tayan Pic, Clandulla, and the rest of the Northern Blue Mountains we only took 10 minutes to find a beautiful spring of water and a good campsite in a clump of Scribbly Gum and Mottled Gum (also known as Mountain Spotted Gum, Eucalyptus Mannifera). Our camp was in the depression SSE of Mount Dawson. The Wolgan country is notable for its strange rock formations - there are turrets, and pagodas, and platforms, which Roy calls springboards because when descending one of these thin sheets of rock you cannot tell until it breaks whether you are trusting your neck to solid rock or to a springboard.
-Around our camp were several pagodas and during the afternoon and evening we climbed up and down to See the sun set and the moon rise. The night was another freezer despite our good campsite and plentiful wood supply.	Only one of us slept warm and the moral is, buy yourself
-an Everest Mummy Bag. At 4.45 Roy could stand it no longer and got up and lit the fire, and when the rest of us got up about 7.00 a.m. he had finished breakfast and was halfway through lunch, sitting on one of the pagodas and watching the sun come up.
+Around our camp were several pagodas and during the afternoon and evening we climbed up and down to see the sun set and the moon rise. The night was another freezer despite our good campsite and plentiful wood supply. Only one of us slept warm and the moral is, buy yourself an Everest Mummy Bag. At 4.45 Roy could stand it no longer and got up and lit the fire, and when the rest of us got up about 7.00 a.m. he had finished breakfast and was halfway through lunch, sitting on one of the pagodas and watching the sun come up.
-By the time the rest of us had watched the sun rise from the top of a pagoda and had finished breakfast, our sleeping bags, which we had removed from the tents on arising and had placed on groundsheets in the open because the tents were covered with frost inside and out Ivhich might start molting at any time, had a coating of newly-formed frosts
-e were on our way by 9.35 a.m. and about a mile NE of Mount Dawson found a gully which looked as if it would go	Our gully was somewhere
+By the time the rest of us had watched the sun rise from the top of a pagoda and had finished breakfast, our sleeping bags, which we had removed from the tents on arising and had placed on groundsheets in the open because the tents were covered with frost inside and out which might start melting at any time, had a coating of newly-formed frost!
-near GR 183990 (Glen Alice 1250,000) if anynne is interested.	The gully turned into a small canyon narrow enough to place a hand on either side. The only impediment to a walk was a 6-foot drop which needed care because
-of the mossy rock.	7Te then came to a 25-foot drop where the little canyon dropped into its mother creek, but all we had to do was to walk northwards (downstream) along the slope between the two cliff lines for about 30 or 40 yards and then walk down a sloping, narrow chimney to the bed of the mother creek which in turn landed us in Little Capertee Creek at GR 185997. From hero it was only 90 minutes back to the cars
+We were on our way by 9.35 a.m. and about a mile NE of Mount Dawson found a gully which looked as if it would go. Our gully was somewhere near GR 183990 (Glen Alice 1:50,000) if anynne is interested.	The gully turned into a small canyon narrow enough to place a hand on either side. The only impediment to a walk was a 6-foot drop which needed care because of the mossy rock.	We then came to a 25-foot drop where the little canyon dropped into its mother creek, but all we had to do was to walk northwards (downstream) along the slope between the two cliff lines for about 30 or 40 yards and then walk down a sloping, narrow chimney to the bed of the mother creek which in turn landed us in Little Capertee Creek at GR 185997. From here it was only 90 minutes back to the cars at Newnes, where we arrived at 12.35 p.m.	The lower parts of Little Capertee Creek were covered with a heavy coating of frost at midday. Later in the day, we noticed frost on the side of the road near Wolgan Gap.
-at Newnes, where we arrived at 12.35 p.m.	The lower parts of Little Capertee Creek were covered 7ith a heavy coating of frost at midday. Later in the day, we noticed frost on the side of the road near 7olgan Gap.
-Our route to Mount Dawson from Capertee Creek was as follows2-
+Our route to Mount Dawson from Capertee Creek was as follows:-
 Cross the shoulder of the spur at 200968, cross the dry gully and sidle the western side of the gully until you find a gap between a large isolated rock outcrop and the main cliffline, go through gap, then work upwards until you find a chimney on your left and a ramp on your right. Either one gets you to the top, whence Mount Dawson is about an hour away.
-At Nees we heard the disappointing news that the licence of the hotel is to be taken away after all the effort put into retaining it by many people. The hotel keeper had tales of woe of burst pipes and of people getting out of bed betimes and lighting fires to keep warm. Mike had left a plastic bottle of water in the boot of his 17 and when we got back there was still ice in the water.
-In view of our successful trip and early return to Newnes I was looking forward to a 5 o'clock bath and a 6 o'clock tea, but Der Vo1ks7agen Mit Der Staggers had other plans for me and it finally
+At Newnes we heard the disappointing news that the licence of the hotel is to be taken away after all the effort put into retaining it by many people. The hotel keeper had tales of woe of burst pipes and of people getting out of bed betimes and lighting fires to keep warm. Mike had left a plastic bottle of water in the boot of his VH and when we got back there was still ice in the water.
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-clapped out with seized. brakes at Epping, at the exact spot where it first started to misbehave on Friday night.
+In view of our successful trip and early return to Newnes I was looking forward to a 5 o'clock bath and a 6 o'clock tea, but Der Vo1kswagen Mit Der Staggers had other plans for me and it finally clapped out with seized brakes at Epping, at the exact spot where it first started to misbehave on Friday night.
-I got home about 9.30 p.m., but it was rather hard going with
-a big pack, two pairs of boots, and 9 bottles of Hartley Sweet Cider.
+I got home about 9.30 p.m., but it was rather hard going with a big pack, two pairs of boots, and 9 bottles of Hartley Sweet Cider.
 This was a very pleasant 2-day walk, but it could also be done comfortably as a 1-day walk.
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-IT'S GOOD-BYE FOR A FEW YEARS TO THE PUTTS
+=====It's Good-By For A Few Years To The Putts.=====
-Dot Butler writes - "A farewell Barbecue to Jane and Colin Putt will be held at my home, 28/30 Boundary Road, wahroonga, on Friday, 24th September. Arrive any time after 7.0 p.m e Bring your own steaks and ealLing irons ..... and sleeping bags if you want to stay the night - plenty of space in the back yard bush."
+Dot Butler writes - "A farewell Barbecue to Jane and Colin Putt will be held at my home, 28/30 Boundary Road, wahroonga, on Friday, 24th September. Arrive any time after 7.0 p.m. Bring your own steaks and eating irons ..... and sleeping bags if you want to stay the night - plenty of space in the back yard bush."
 The Putts are off to England for two or three years.
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+----
 The Club has a letter from Major E.K. Hales, a Regular Army Officer, who is retiring in October, and writes -
-"I wo',Jd be most interested to meet a member or members
-similarly situated, and 17ho are keenly interested in Bushwalking.
+"I would be most interested to meet a member or members similarly situated, and who are keenly interested in Bushwalking.
-Tho.z.e who may be interested may also be interested in a proposed bushwalk in Tasmania 9-29th January, 1972 in3-
+Those who may be interested may also be interested in a proposed bushwalk in Tasmania 9-29th January, 1972 in:-
 (a) Areas South West of Macquarie Harbour in Birch's Inlet - Low Rocky Point.
 (b)	Central Tasmania Jane River Track (old gold mining area).
 Major Hales can be contacted at his home address 300 Kissing Point Road, Turramurra, 2074 (Tel. 44-7369), while his business telephone for the present is 31-0455, Extra. 381.
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-A Frame Ruckse7'1: for Sale.
+----
-L non-member Michael Liubinskoz, 14 East Terrace, Bankstown, Tel. 70-6470, has for sale a very little used "Bushwalker" model
-Paddy Pallin "A" frame rucksack, with four external pockets. Originally cost $25 and is offered for sale at $15s three years old, but used only "on a coup7.o of hikes and a Scout Jamboree".
+__A Frame Rucksack for Sale.__
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+A non-member Michael Liubinskoz, 14 East Terrace, Bankstown, Tel. 70-6470, has for sale a very little used "Bushwalker" model Paddy Pallin "A" frame rucksack, with four external pockets. Originally cost $25 and is offered for sale at $15: three years old, but used only "on a couple of hikes and a Scout Jamboree".
-KOSCIUSKO HUTS ASSOCIATION.
-(The following circular has been received from the recently formed Kosciusko Huts Association.	Space prevents the publication in this  issue of the "enclosed story" mentioned, but it is hoped to produce it in a subsequent issue, as it provides some interesting background information and amplifies the material given in the circular.)
+=====Kosciusko Huts Association.=====
+(The following circular has been received from the recently formed Kosciusko Huts Association.	Space prevents the publication in this issue of the "enclosed story" mentioned, but it is hoped to produce it in a subsequent issue, as it provides some interesting background information and amplifies the material given in the circular.)
 Recently the Ta)sciusko Huts Association was formed by a group of concerned walkers, fishermen and crosscountry skiers, with the blessing and encouragement of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The need for this association has been growing particularly over the last few years as the numbers of people using the wilderness area grew.
-The trouble with the increasing usage was that the huts couldn't stand the extra traffic. Both the weathel. and a steady stream of people started to take their toll on the old timber and iron buildings, and something had to be done to see that the huts did not simple collapse.
+The trouble with the increasing usage was that the huts couldn't stand the extra traffic. Both the weather and a steady stream of people started to take their toll on the old timber and iron buildings, and something had to be done to see that the huts did not simply collapse.
 The objects of the Association are:
 . To foster enjoyment of the Kosciusko National Park by walkers, skiers, fishermen and others.
-.	To advise the National Parks and Wildlife Service on the use, maintenance, and development of huts in the Kosciusko National Park.
+. To advise the National Parks and Wildlife Service on the use, maintenance, and development of huts in the Kosciusko National Park.
 . To assist the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the management and maintenance of huts in the Kosciusko National Park.
 . To encourage safety in the mountains, and cooperate with organisations responsible for search and rescue operations.
-. To promote conservation of the natural environment of the Kosciusko National Park.	--
+. To promote conservation of the natural environment of the Kosciusko National Park.
 .	To cooperate with persons or organisatigns whose interests, activities, or objects are similar to ihose of the Association.
-At a meeting at Saw-pit Creek the KHA was constituted and Robin Miller elected as President and Root Vallak as Secretary.
-Membership of the Association is open to all and costs 2.00 per year which should be sent to the Treasurer, John Pinkerton, P.O. Box 415, Canberra City, 2601,	The Association is going to organise, in conjunction with the PWS, the maintenance and building huts and shelter in the back country of the Park.
+At a meeting at Saw-pit Creek the KHA was constituted and Robin Miller elected as President and Reet Vallak as Secretary.
+Membership of the Association is open to all and costs $2.00 per year which should be sent to the Treasurer, John Pinkerton, P.O. Box 415, Canberra City, 2601.	The Association is going to organise, in conjunction with the NPWS, the maintenance and building huts and shelter in the back country of the Park.
 To do this we need money and labour. Membership of the association will allow us to do both. We also hope that people who use the huts will be prepared to pay a sall overnight fee and this is suggested at 50c. During the summer maintenance work parties will be organised and we'd be glad to hear from anyone willing to help.
-In the meantime we'd be very glad for any publicity in your journal
-and perhaps you could use the enclosed story. Any furV-lor'inform-Aien is available from the writer,
+In the meantime we'd be very glad for any publicity in your journal and perhaps you could use the enclosed story. Any further information is available from the writer,
 Max Bourke, Public Relations Officer.
 Phone Sydney 969-6414 or write
 Clanalpine Street, Mosman, 2088.
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