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+=====From the Editor.=====
+====Inheritors of the Earth.====
+Until quite recently there were few people who paid any real attention to the quality of the environment. In that era the "developers" - often a polite term for the despoilers grabbing at the quick quid - were frequently acclaimed as pioneers, captains of desirable industries, benefactors of society.
-From the Editor
-Inheritors of the Earth.
-Until quite recently there were few people who paid any real attention to the quality of the environment. In that era the "developers" - often a polite term for the despoilers grabbing at the quick quid - were frequently acclaimed ar pioneers, captains of desirable industries, benefactors of society.
 Suddenly, over the last four or five years, there has been a dramatic switch in a large body of public opinion. Issues involving pollution, the indiscriminate squandering of natural resources, or devastation of unspoiled places, have provoked protest meetings and demonstrations at which substantial support has been expressed for Conservation principles in all their many forms. Preservation of a satisfactory environment has become the "in thing".
-Of course, some of these new-found conservationists have simply jumped on a popular band-waggon, and will be quite ready to divert their facile enthusiasm to some other crusade when the herd-instinct dictates it. Others certainly belong to pressure groups which find the environmental stick as good as any other to belabour a political or social oppinent. In other words, some people will be doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or without any real knowledge of the causes they are serving. Amongst the, e must be counted some quite sincere supporters of the campaigns to preserve Colong, Myall Lakes and the Illawarra Escartilent - people who have never taken pleasure in, or come to be familiar with the places they are striving to save from the villainous developer.
-Unhappily, too, there will be a few who will seek to turn the public enthusiasm for environmental matters to their own financial advantage, or to use it to secure office or status.	Governments are likely to pay lip service to the conservation ideal, so long as it doesn't prevent them facilitating the activities of influential industrialists.
+Of course, some of these new-found conservationists have simply jumped on a popular band-waggon, and will be quite ready to divert their facile enthusiasm to some other crusade when the herd-instinct dictates it. Others certainly belong to pressure groups which find the environmental stick as good as any other to belabour a political or social opponent. In other words, some people will be doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or without any real knowledge of the causes they are serving. Amongst these must be counted some quite sincere supporters of the campaigns to preserve Colong, Myall Lakes and the Illawarra Escarpment - people who have never taken pleasure in, or come to be familiar with the places they are striving to save from the villainous developer.
-This is where bushwalkers differ considerably from mahy of the people lately converted to conservation doctrines. Walkers have been preaching important features of nature preservation for upwards of fifty years, and during most of that time have been advocates of the wilderness crying in the wilderness, with just the occasional success to encourage them to keep on saying that they believed to be right. Talkers know what they want to save, and know why they want to save it. The word "know" is here used in both its senses - as an intimate and loving acquaintance with the lonely places, and as an awareness of the need to keep them unspoiled.
-Page 3	TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALT=	November,1971.
+Unhappily, too, there will be a few who will seek to turn the public enthusiasm for environmental matters to their own financial advantage, or to use it to secure office or status. Governments are likely to pay lip service to the conservation ideal, so long as it doesn't prevent them facilitating the activities of influential industrialists.
-Amongst the recent rallies intended to stimulate public interest in envirottmental problems was an "Earth Day". Talkers need such reminders less than most other peppre: Because they have the urge, the opportunities and the skills, they can find their enjoyment in the lovely unravished places of Earth, where few others ever venture.
+This is where bushwalkers differ considerably from many of the people lately converted to conservation doctrines. Walkers have been preaching important features of nature preservation for upwards of fifty years, and during most of that time have been advocates of the wilderness crying in the wilderness, with just the occasional success to encourage them to keep on saying what they believed to be right. Walkers know what they want to save, and know why they want to save it. The word "know" is here used in both its senses - as an intimate and loving acquaintance with the lonely places, and as an awareness of the need to keep them unspoiled.
+Amongst the recent rallies intended to stimulate public interest in environmental problems was an "Earth Day". Walkers need such reminders less than most other people. Because they have the urge, the opportunities and the skills, they can find their enjoyment in the lovely unravished places of Earth, where few others ever venture.
 It has been suggested that, in a happier age, the meek will inherit the Earth. Walkers may count themselves singularly blessed - already they have inherited much of the best of it.
-****************
-At  the October General Meeting (13.10.71)
+=====At the October General Meeting (13.10.71).=====
 With Secretary Don Finch otherly occupied, Vice-President Phil Butt joined the President on the dais and deputised during the October Meeting. Initially a small gathering of about 30, it built up during the evening. Two new members, Jane Parish and Alan Fall, were welcomed, and June Tyrell was named as elected, but was not present.
-Minutes provoked no business, and in Correspondence we heard that Warwick Deacock's Ausventure Group was organising a series of Wilderness Camps Dorothy Lawry had requested acceptance of her resignation, as she could no longer play an active part, but Jess Martin had written suggesting that Dorothy be offered Honorary Membership, and the Committee had eagerly adopted that line. There was advertising matter from Tasmanian Aviation Services giving prices and details of passenger transport or food-drop services. Jim Callaway felt he would not be able to get in to the Club frequently in future and had resigned as Federation Delegate - a successor was sought without immediate result.
-Alan Hedsttom presented the financial doings, which showed we we had received the fee for the T.V. Advertisement, and funds at the close of September stood at $1,083.
-The 7aiks Report contained a fairly ftll account of activities in September, commencing with a trip from Medlow Gap into the Cox River country led by Don Finch in lieu of Ray HookwayP seven folk went along, and there was comment on some irregular patches of burnt scrub noticed in the Wild Dog Mountains. Alan Hedstrom had been
-prepared to take over leadership of Jack Perry-'s Instructional
-week-end, but with one starter only the event was cancelled. On the Sunday Imre two day walks, Nancye Alderson and party of 10 prowling around historical sites in the Toodford-Linden-Faulconbridge area, while Meryl Watman, who inherited Bill Hall's trip, varied it to go from Waterfall to Engadine via Uloola, and the party numbered 14.
-During the second week-end Doane Tyborn and party of 8 were out in the Yalwal-Danj era country - a report had not been received, but it was understood they had not penetrated into Ettrema Gorge. Starting on the Saturday, Neville Page's team of 7 Tent to Blue Gum, camping away from the Forest, but noting other parties in the forbidden area.
-Page	THE SYDNEY BUSH7ALICR	November, 1971.
-Gladys Roberts (19 in party) covered the Sphinx - Mt. Kuring gal
+Minutes provoked no business, and in Correspondence we heard that Warwick Deacock's Ausventure Group was organising a series of Wilderness Camps; Dorothy Lawry had requested acceptance of her resignation, as she could no longer play an active part, but Jess Martin had written suggesting that Dorothy be offered Honorary Membership, and the Committee had eagerly adopted that line. There was advertising matter from Tasmanian Aviation Services giving prices and details of passenger transport or food-drop services. Jim Callaway felt he would not be able to get in to the Club frequently in future and had resigned as Federation Delegate - a successor was sought without immediate result.
-day walk on the Sunday, finding a nice wildflower display in the
-latter part of the trip.
+Alan Hedsttom presented the financial doings, which showed we  had received the fee for the T.V. Advertisement, and funds at the close of September stood at $1,083.
-The third weekend was the occasion of the Harrison/Finch two-, way assault on the Colo-Capertee (reported in the October magazine),.
-and two day walks on the Sunday one was led by Jim Callaway in the
+The Walks Report contained a fairly full account of activities in September, commencing with a trip from Medlow Gap into the Cox River country led by Don Finch in lieu of Ray Hookway: seven folk went along, and there was comment on some irregular patches of burnt scrub noticed in the Wild Dog Mountains. Alan Hedstrom had been prepared to take over leadership of Jack Perry's Instructional week-end, but with one starter only the event was cancelled. On the Sunday were two day walks, Nancye Alderson and party of 10 prowling around historical sites in the Woodford-Linden-Faulconbridge area, while Meryl Watman, who inherited Bill Hall's trip, varied it to go from Waterfall to Engadine via Uloola, and the party numbered 14.
-Audley--Tundeena region, and attracted six starters, the other jointly conducted by Barry Zieren and Les Davidson, and passing through good wildflowers wildflowers in the Mount Colah Berowra country.
-For the final week end there was the FinCh/7yborn bicycle marathon across the Northern Blue Mountains to Singleton, with 8
+During the second week-end Doone Wyborn and party of 8 were out in the Yalwal-Danjera country - a report had not been received, but it was understood they had not penetrated into Ettrema Gorge. Starting on the Saturday, Neville Page's team of 7 went to Blue Gum, camping away from the Forest, but noting other parties in the forbidden area.
-in the group.	Deptite a confusion of timber cutters' trails towards the Singleton end, they made it through, but rather late on Sunday. Mane the cyclists pedalled their way to the north-east, Tony Denham and team of 9 was in the Mount Sturgiss end of the Budawan#s they tested a report that there is a way direct from Hidden Valley towards Sluice Box Falls, but came to the conclusion it wouldn't "go". Two easy day trips went on the last Swiday, David Cotton celebrating his Apiary-Darke's FIrest centenary with 12 people, and Esme dulph's group of 21 (10 visitors) going to The Bluff-Euro Trig area.
-Federation a6tivities were reported in the previous issue, but as a rider it was related that the protest meeting on Myr11 Lakes
+Gladys Roberts (19 in party) covered the Sphinx - Mt. Kuring gai day walk on the Sunday, finding a nice wildflower display in the latter part of the trip.
-hold at Anzac House on October 7, attracted a full house and and overflow attendance - probably upward of 600 people present.
+The third weekend was the occasion of the Harrison/Finch two-way assault on the Colo-Capertee (reported in the October magazine), and two day walks on the Sunday: one was led by Jim Callaway in the Audley-Bundeena region, and attracted six starters, the other jointly conducted by Barry Zieren and Les Davidson, and passing through good wildflowers in the Mount Colah - Berowra country.
+For the final week end there was the Finch/Wyborn bicycle marathon across the Northern Blue Mountains to Singleton, with 8 in the group. Deptite a confusion of timber cutters' trails towards the Singleton end, they made it through, but rather late on Sunday. While the cyclists pedalled their way to the north-east, Tony Denham and team of 9 was in the Mount Sturgiss end of the Budawangs: they tested a report that there is a way direct from Hidden Valley towards Sluice Box Falls, but came to the conclusion it wouldn't "go". Two easy day trips went on the last Sunday, David Cotton celebrating his Apiary-Darke's Forest centenary with 12 people, and Esme Biddulph's group of 21 (10 visitors) going to The Bluff-Euro Trig area.
+Federation activities were reported in the previous issue, but as a rider it was related that the protest meeting on Myall Lakes held at Anzac House on October 7, attracted a full house and and overflow attendance - probably upward of 600 people present.
 General Business brought a report from Alex Colley on recent moves by the Colong Committee - a summary of the main features of a Colong Bulletin appears in this issue. Nancye Alderson suggested thought might be given to a representation of the Club badge on cloth for attachment to packs and the like, and it was agreed that the idea be investigated.	Bill Gillam announced that he had vast quantities of wildflower seeds for Coolana plantings, and some might be made available to members at a small cost to cover expenses on work at Coolana - further advice would be given later.
-Tiif Hilder and Ray Hookway then prewented information on two
-"coming attractions" which are likely to stir conservationists.
+Wiif Hilder and Ray Hookway then presented information on two "coming attractions" which are likely to stir conservationists. One relates to a scheme to divert the new Western Highway south into the Blue Mountains National Park, rejoining the main ridge about Woodford - possibly to facilitate mining operations projected by the Clutha group! The other dealt with a new type of aerial direction finding apparatus likely to be installed as a great mesh of wires spanning a portion of the Nattai River valley. On these cheering notes we closed down at 9.15 p.m.
-One relates to a scheme to divert the new Western Highway south into the Blue Mountains National Park, rejoining the main ridge about Woodford - possibly to facilitate mining operations projected by the Clutha groups The other dealt witha new type of aerial direction finding apparatus likely to be installed as a great mesh of wires spanning a portion of the Nattai,River valley. 0 n these cheering notes wc closed down at 9.15 p.m.
-Page 5	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	November, 1971.
+=====Echo from the Past.=====
-Echo from the Past
-(The other "echoes" published in recent months have been borrowings
+(The other "echoes" published in recent months have been borrowings from earlier editions of our own magazine. As a temporary departure from that practice, we have a story of a trip to the Snowy Mountains almost a century ago, written by a friend of Gladys Roberts, who passed it on, feeling it would be of interest to present walkers.)
-from earlier editions of our own magazine. As a temporary departure from that practice, we have a story of a trip to the Snowy Mountains almost a century ago, written by a friend of Gladys Roberts, who passed it on, feeling it would be of intereSt to present walkers.)
-Trip to  the Snowy Mountains 96 years ago.
+====Trip to  the Snowy Mountains 96 years ago.====
 by Dundas Allen
 In these days, when a man can leave his office in Sydney on Friday afternoon, have two days in the Snowy Mountains, and be back in his office on Monday morning, an account that my father wrote of a ride from Myalla to Kosciusko and back in January 1875 makes interesting reading.
-My father, who at this time was just 18, had been at Sydney, Grammar School, but was then in his second year at Sydney University. Myalla is a station just south of Cooma, then owned by Edward Pratt, a master at Sydney Grammar, but managed by his brother, Sam Pratt, and is now owned by Edward Pratt's grandchildren. In those days masters and boys from Sydney Grammar School frequently spent school holidays at Myalla.
-The railway line had reached Gouiburn in 18699 and in 1875 anyone going to Cooma had to do the remaining 150-odd miles by Cobb's coach, going via Queanbeyan. My father's account only covers the actual ride from Myalla to Kosciusko and back, and I know nothing of his journey from Sydney to Myalla except that he left Sydney at 10.0 a.m. on December 20th, 1874, to go by train to Gouiburn, thence coach to Cooma. Since he did not start on the ride until January 6th, he obviously spent Christmas at Myalla.
+My father, who at this time was just 18, had been at Sydney Grammar School, but was then in his second year at Sydney University. Myalla is a station just south of Cooma, then owned by Edward Pratt, a master at Sydney Grammar, but managed by his brother, Sam Pratt, and is now owned by Edward Pratt's grandchildren. In those days masters and boys from Sydney Grammar School frequently spent school holidays at Myalla.
-From here I shall let my father tell his own story from his diary. Wednesday, 6 January 1875.
-"Started from Myalla on our trip to Kosciusko. The party to ascend has sadly dwindled dawn - only Mr. Stephenson, Willie, Thitfeld and myself remain. Mr. Sam Pratt could not come at the last minute. We have for guide one of the men who was on the Snowy Mountains with Mr. Wallace six years ago - Jim Scully. Mr. Wallace was to have gone with us himself.	Started out at 1000 a.m., I on a tall grey horse - Greygo - Mr. Stephenson on the cob, willie on a chestmut horse and Thitfeld on Cocky. Scully also rode and led a packhorse. Of course we all had our blankets and greatcoats strapped on our saddles. In
+The railway line had reached Gouiburn in 1869, and in 1875 anyone going to Cooma had to do the remaining 150-odd miles by Cobb's coach, going via Queanbeyan. My father's account only covers the actual ride from Myalla to Kosciusko and back, and I know nothing of his journey from Sydney to Myalla except that he left Sydney at 10.0 a.m. on December 20th, 1874, to go by train to Goulburn, thence coach to Cooma. Since he did not start on the ride until January 6th, he obviously spent Christmas at Myalla.
-fact we looked like a party of miners going to the diggings.	(Mr. Stephenson was a friend of Edward Pratt, "7-Til1ie" was a friend of my father, and later well-known as Dr. Camac 7i1kinson; Thitfeld is believed to have been a student at Sydney Grammar 3 and Mr. Trallace was a former owner of "Myalla" and at that time had a property near Bern dale.)
-Just think of the different kinds of footwear they use
+From here I shall let my father tell his own story from his diary.
-Boots with heavy rubber soles.
-Boots with hobnails.
+====Wednesday, 6 January 1875.====
-Desert boots
-Golf shoes.
+"Started from Myalla on our trip to Kosciusko. The party to ascend has sadly dwindled down - only Mr. Stephenson, Willie, Whitfeld and myself remain. Mr. Sam Pratt could not come at the last minute. We have for guide one of the men who was on the Snowy Mountains with Mr. Wallace six years ago - Jim Scully. Mr. Wallace was to have gone with us himself. Started out at 10.0 a.m., I on a tall grey horse - Greygo - Mr. Stephenson on the cob, Willie on a chestnut horse and Whitfeld on Cocky. Scully also rode and led a packhorse. Of course we all had our blankets and greatcoats strapped on our saddles. In fact we looked like a party of miners going to the diggings. (Mr. Stephenson was a friend of Edward Pratt, "7Willie" was a friend of my father, and later well-known as Dr. Camac Wilkinson; Whitfeld is believed to have been a student at Sydney Grammar; and Mr. Wallace was a former owner of "Myalla" and at that time had a property near Berridale.)
-Sneakers
-Sandshoes (volleytype tread)
+"We did not halt at all during the day and at 6.0 p.m. arrived at Kalkite - a station of Mr. Donald Ryrie's - 35 miles from Myalla. We invited ourselves to stay the night, as indeed seems the country fashion to use other peoples' homes almost as inns. Mr. and Mrs. Ryrie were very kind and asked us to stay a night at Kalkite on our way back from the mountains. Of course, we gladly accepted.
-Sandskoes (other)
-Gym boots
+"The day had been, and was still, very hot, so we were glad to find a cherry garden close to the house. Though they were only the wild or Kentish cherries we enjoyed them very much. Towards evening there was a thunderstorm and several showers fell before we went to bed. We shall have a miserable camp on the mountains if the rain continues.	(Kalkite is on the Eucumbene River, just above its junction with the Snowy River.)
-For all we know there may still be a few ripple sole enthusiasts
-Well, it's the same with packs, and tents and sleeping bags, and all the other paraphernalia walkers carry. Some people have made up their minds what to take, and don't intend to change it. Others are still looking around until they work out just what suits them exactly.
+====Thursday, 7 January 1875.====
-Have a look at Paddy's catalogue of gear and equipment  you'll find it caters for all comers. Has done for nearly forty years;
-PADDY PALLIN.
+"Gloomy morning. Up early. Started off about 7.20 a.m. Crossed the Snowy which was not deep about 8.0 o'clock, and halted on the hills about 900 feet above the River at 9.0 a.m. for breakfast, which consisted of tea, damper and some tinned meat. Started again about 11.15. As we ascended I suppose we got into the clouds, for a gradually increasing rain came on and lasted for over two hours - just long enough to wet us thoroughly. During the rain we halted for nearly an hour on a hill, from which we got our first clear view of Kosciusko. It appeared nearly covered with snow. The first snow we passed close to us lay, so far as I could afterwards estimate, about 5700 or 5800 feet above the sea.	It was only a small patch, quite hard frozen. The rain cleared off in the afternoon and it was quite fine about 4.30 when we reached the place where we intend to camp for the night - about 20 miles from Kalkite and nearly 6000 foot above the sea. We hobbled the horses, lit a good fire, had tea and otherwise tried to make ourselves comfortable.
-Liverpool Street, Sydney
-'Phone 26-2685
+"A thick fog came on about 8.0 p.m. - more like a Scotch mist than anything. The day was not so cold but the night rather chilly - at midnight 45. Did not sleep well. Had to get up several times to put wood on the fire.
-P ag4 6	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	November, 1971
-TAMMY MUIR
+====Friday, 8 January 1875.====
-Bushwalkers, of course, are a crowd of rugged indiVidualists...... we wouldn't have it otherwise.
-,
+"Got up before 5.0. Had some breakfast and at 6.30 started off to walk to Kosciusko. We had a terrible climb. I was never so thoroughly exhausted in my life and don't think I ever shall be. The distance was nothing and it was not the 1,400 feet or thereabouts of the ascent that tired us, but it was the succession of ridges we had to cross - the alternate ascent and descent. I am sure we ascended three or four times the height of Kosciusko above our camp, if we include all the hills. We were all wet through almost directly we started, owing to the wet grass and scrub, and besides that we had to walk through the river. There was quite a lot of snow in patches of several acres in extent - some of it was over 4-ft in depth, but quite hard and frozen so that we walked over it without sinking - we could not make very good snowballs. The air in the morning was cold, but as the day wore on the sun became powerful though the air was still cool. We got on to what Scully said was the summit about 11.0 a.m. It was a long and rather narrow ridge. As we walked along it I saw through the clouds a peak evidently much higher and apparently precipitous. I showed this to Mr. Stephenson and he agreed that was the summit and that we had better try and get up that.
-PADDY PAWN
-LighlweIght Camp Gear
+"We had to descend into a deep gully and then ascend a steep cone-like hill about 800 feet above the gully. It was a dreadful climb. Scully and Mr. Stephenson got up first, and we afterwards - about 20 minutes to 1.	I must say I was delighted though tired. On the top of the cone is an enormous natural pile of stones about 40 or 50-ft in height, and on to of this is a round cone of stones placed by some surveyor - about 8 or 10 feet high. On this we sat in turns so that we could say that we were for the time the highest people in Australia - 7,300 feet above the sea. We all wrote our names on a slip of paper and put the paper in a tin matchbox, and fastened the matchbox to the top most stone. I also brought down a piece of the top of Kosciusko with me. We descended off the stones and ate our dinner of damper and jam and snow on the grass. I forgot to say that we could distinctly see the Murray on the west side. It rises just at the foot of the mountain. The day, however, was not good for seeing. The mountains and gullies (very deep on the Victorian side) were pretty clear but the whole of the low country was hidden by clouds.
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+"We did not stay on the mountain but came down early, and as it afterwards turned out, luckily, for had we stayed longer we should have been unable to find our camp through the fog. We went back to our camp by a somewhat easier route that the one by which we had ascended. We had one little dangerous piece of climbing however - the only dangerous place on our journey. There was a very steep hill - slippery and very nearly covered by snow, and very high - more like the side of a gully than a hill. We crawled down this on our backs, clinging to the grass and making holes in the snow to put our feet in. Had we slipped we should have slid over the snow on to the rocks beneath. However we didn't slip. We got back to the camp in the midst of a thick mist - fearfully tired. The night was damp and cold, still I slept very well.
-"7e did not halt at all during the day and at 6.0 p.m. arrived at Kalkite - a station of Mr. Donald Ryrie's - 35 miles from Myalla. 7e invited ourselves to stay the night, as indeed seems the country
-fashion to use other peoples' homes almost as inns. Mr. and Mrs. Ryrie were very kind and asked us to stay a night at Kalkite on our way back from the mountains.	Of course, we gladly accepted.
+====Saturday, 9 January.====
-"The day had been, and was still, very hot, so we were glad to find a cherry garden close to the house. Though they were only the wild or Kentish cherries we enjoyed them very much. Towards evening there was a thunderstorm and several showers fell before we went to bed. 7Te shall have a miserable camp on the mountains if the rain continues.	(Kalkite is on the Eucumbcne River, just above its junction with the Snowy River.)
-Thursday, 7 January 1875.
+"Luckily a fine morning. Had there been a fog we could not have found our way down the mountain. Rode on quietly and arrived at Mr. Ryrie's before 5.0. We also halted five hours in the heat of the day. So we have been successfully up and down Kosciusko, and what is more we went higher than any of the other people we know to have been up. Neither Mr. Wallace nor Mr. Ryrie, no anyone they know of had been right up to the cone. They had only got on to the ridge. I think the most remarkable thing of the whole expedition is that we did not see one snake or one centipede, for which reptiles Kosciusko has a great reputation. Some men who were up with Mr. Wallace say they killed 19 snakes one day. I don't believe that.
-"Gloomy morning.	Up early.	Started off about 7.20 a.m. Crossed the Snowy which was not deep about 8.0 o'clock, and halted on the hills about 900 feet above the River at 9.0 a.m. for breakfast, which consisted of tea, damper and some tinned meat. Started again
-about 17.15.	As we ascended I suppose we got into the clouds, for a
+====Sunday, 10 January.====
-gradually increasing rain came on and lasted for over two hours - just long enough to wet us thoroughly. During the rain we halted for nearly an hour on a hill, from which we got our first clear view
-of Kosciusko.	It appeared nearly covered with snow. The first
-snow we passed close to us lay, so far as I could afterwards estimate, about 5700 or 5800 feet above the sea.	It was only a small patch, Quito bard frozen. The rain cleared off in the afternoon and it was Quite fine about 4.30 when we reached the place where we inted to camp for the night - about 20 miles from Kalkite and nearly 6000 foot above the sea. 7e hobbled the horses, lit a good fire, had tea and otherwise tried to make ourselves comfortable.
-"A thick fog came on about 8.0 p.m. - more like a Scotch mist than anything. The day was not so cold but the night rather chilly - at midnight 45 .	Did not sleep well.	Had to get up several times to put wood on the fire.
-FrilEE, 8 January 1875.
-"Got up before 5.0. Had some breakfast and at 6.30 started off to walk to Kosciusko.	7e had a terrible climb.	I was never so
-thoroughly exhausted in my life and don't think I ever shall be. The distance was nothing and it was not the 19400 feet or thereabouts of the ascent that tired us, but it was the succession of ridges we had
-to cross - the alternate ascent and descent.	I am sure we ascended
-three or four times the height of Kosciusko above our camp, if we
-include all the hills. 'le were all wet through almost directly we started, owing to the wet grass and scrub, and besides that we had
-to walk through the river. There was quite a lot of snow in patches of several acres in extent - some of it was over 4-ft in depth, but Quite hard and frozen so that TO walked over it without sinking -
-Page 8	THE SYDNEY BUSH7ALKER	Novaimber, 1971
-we could not make very good snowballs.	The air in the morning was cold, but as the day wore on the sun became powerful though the air was
-still cool.	7e got on to what Scully said was the summit about 11.0 a.m. It was a long and rather narrow ridge. As we walked along it I saw through the clouds a peak evidently much higher and apparently
-precipitous.	I showed this to Mr. Stephenson and he agreed that was the summit and that we had bettor try and get up that.
-"T7e had to descend into a deep gully and then ascend a steep cone-like hill about 800 feet above the gully. It was a dreadful climb. Scully and Mr. Stephenson got up first, and we afterwards - about 20 minutes to 1.	I must say I was delighted though tired.
-On the top of the cone is an enormous natural pile of stones about 40 or 50-ft in height, and on to of this is a round cone of stones placed by some surveyor - about 0 or 10 feet high. On this we sat in turns so that we could say that we were for the time the highest
-pee:Jo in Australia - 79300 feet above the sea.	-re all wrote our
-names on a slip of paper and put the paper in a tin matchbox, and fastened the matchbox to the top most stone.	I also brought down
-a piece of the top of Kosciusko with mo.	Tre descended off the stones
-and ate our dinner of damper and jam and snow on the grass. I forgot
-to say that we could distinctly sec the Murray on the west side. It rises just at the foot of the mountain.	The day, however, was not
-good for seeing. The mountains and gullies (very deep on the Victorian side) were pretty clear but the whole of the low country was hidden by clouds.
-u'e, did not stay on the mountain but came down early, and as it afterwards turned out, luckily, for had we stayed longer we should have been unable to find our camp through the fog. 'e
-went back to our camp by a somewhat easier route that the one by
-which we had ascended. 7e had one little dangerous piece of climbing however - the only dangerous place on our journey.
-There was a very steep hill - slippery and very nearly covered by snow, and very high - more like the side of a gully than a hill. 70 crawled down this on our backs, clinging to the grass and making holes in the snow to put our feet in.	Had we slipped we
-should have slid over the snow on to the rocks beneath. However we didn't slip. 7e got back to the camp in the midst of a thick mist - fearfully tired. The night was damp and cold, still I slept Very well.
-Saturday, 9 January.
-"Luckily a fine morning. Had there been a fog wo could not have found our way down the mountain. Rode on quietly and arrived at 1:T. Ryric's before 5.0.	'e also halted five hours in the heat
-of the day.	So we have been successfully up and down Kosciusko, and what is more we went higher than any of the other people we know to have been up. Neither Hr. -allace nor Mr. Ryrie, no anyone they know of had been right up to the cone. They had only got on to the
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-ridge.	I think the most remarkable thing of the whole expedition
-is that ';e did not see one snake or one centipede, for which reptiles
-Kosciusko has a great reputation.	Some men who were up with Mr.
-'allace say they killed 19 snakes one day.	I don't believe that.
-Sunday, 10 January.
 "Started early and rode back to Myalla before dark. Got two batches of home letters".
-At this point my father's account stops, but Edward Pratt's diary notes that the party arrived back at Myalla on January 10th. His return journey was made via Nimmitabel, then riding across to the coast at Merimbula and back to Sydney by coastal steamer.
-Thitfeld left Myalla on foot later to walk to Eden - a distance of about 90 miles.
+At this point my father's account stops, but Edward Pratt's diary notes that the party arrived back at Myalla on January 10th. His return journey was made via Nimmitabel, then riding across to the coast at Merimbula and back to Sydney by coastal steamer. Whitfeld left Myalla on foot later to walk to Eden - a distance of about 90 miles.
-Many years ago my father told me that, from what he had learned later, he was in some doubt as to whether the summit they reached was Mt. Kosciusko or Mt. Townsend. The question is not of much importance. Kosciusko (7314-ft) and Townsend (7215-ft) - which is about 2i miles from Kosciusko - are both points on the main range. If my father did mistake the two mountains he was not the only person to do so, for in 1870 the Victoriah Survey Department in making a survey of the Victorian border, prepared a map in which Mt. Townsend is shown as Mt. Kosciusko.
+Many years ago my father told me that, from what he had learned later, he was in some doubt as to whether the summit they reached was Mt. Kosciusko or Mt. Townsend. The question is not of much importance. Kosciusko (7314-ft) and Townsend (7215-ft) - which is about 2 1/2 miles from Kosciusko - are both points on the main range. If my father did mistake the two mountains he was not the only person to do so, for in 1870 the Victorian Survey Department in making a survey of the Victorian border, prepared a map in which Mt. Townsend is shown as Mt. Kosciusko.
+=====Paddy Made.=====
+Bushwalkers, of course, are a crowd of rugged individualists.... we wouldn't have it otherwise.
+Just think of the different kinds of footwear they use -
+Boots with heavy rubber soles.\\
+Boots with hobnails.\\
+Desert boots.\\
+Golf shoes.\\
+Sneakers.\\
+Sandshoes (volleytype tread).\\
+Sandshoes (other).\\
+Gym boots.
+For all we know there may still be a few ripple sole enthusiasts.
+Well, it's the same with packs, and tents and sleeping bags, and all the other paraphernalia walkers carry. Some people have made up their minds what to take, and don't intend to change it. Others are still looking around until they work out just what suits them exactly.
+Have a look at Paddy's catalogue of gear and equipment - you'll find it caters for all comers. Has done for nearly forty years.
+Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd. Lightweight Camp Gear.
+Liverpool Street, Sydney. 'Phone 26-2685
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 Letter  fromFrank Leyden, abroad.