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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER\\ | + | ====== |
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- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney. Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | POSTAL ADDRESS Box 4476, G.P.O., SYDNEY, N.S.W., 2001.\\ | + | |
- | JANUARY 1972\\ | + | |
- | Editor: Jim Brown, 103 Gipps Street, Drummoyne. Tel. 81-2675. Typist: Kath Brown\\ | + | |
- | Duplication: | + | |
- | Business Manager: Ramon U’Brien, 7/25 Dartbrook Road, Auburn.\\ | + | |
- | Tel. 888-6444 (Business)\\ | + | |
- | \\ | + | |
- | ^IN THIS ISSUE. ^page^ | + | |
- | |From the Editor |2| | + | |
- | |At the December General Meeting |3| | + | |
- | |“Food!”, | + | |
- | |Paddy’s Advertisement |6| | + | |
- | |Moruya - Deua River - Araluen - Braidwood, Jess Martin |8| | + | |
- | |Why Bulldoze the Boyd (from the Colong Committee paper) |11| | + | |
- | |Ausventure Advertisement |12| | + | |
- | |“Buck”, | + | |
- | |Lilo Landlubbers, | + | |
- | |Mountain Equipment Advertisement |16| | + | |
- | |Membership Notes, Geoff Mattingly |18| | + | |
- | |Letter from Frank Leyden, abroad |19| | + | |
- | |That Change of Address... |20| | + | |
- | |Coming Walks, February, 1972 Pat Harrison |21| | + | |
- | |The Smokewalkers (from N.P,k. Fire Fighting Force) |22| | + | |
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- | Enquiries regarding Club – Marcia Shappert, Tel. 30-2028\\ | + | |
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- | ==== From the Editor ==== | + | |
- | ==== ’’Where Shall We Wander? | + | |
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- | With depressing regularity, it seems, we hear of projects that threaten the accessibility of favoured walking country, if not the despoliation of the country itself. Coal mines in the Southern Blue Mountains F transmission lines near Medlow Gap, a radar-type installation spanning the Nattai Valley.; and, of course, the extension of limestone quarrying at Bungonia - all these are disturbing schemes that have materialised in the past twelve months.\\ | + | |
- | Sometimes it almost seems that we are going to be crowded out, or at least hemmed in, by the “march of human progress” (cliche).\\ | + | |
- | By the way, is it really Progress?\\ | + | |
- | So it may be timely to have a look at what has happened to deprive us of walking country in the forty-four years since the Club was founded.\\ | + | A monthly bulletin |
- | Some of the country once frequented by day-walkers has been lost - the FrenDh’s Forest, Oxford Falls area, for instance - and in other places habitation has spread out towards the Tira of the gullies, as at Engadine and Keathoote. But the presence of reserves and parklands both north and south of Sydney has contained this sprawl, and more recently the establishment of the Blue Mountains Naional Park has secured a reasonably “safe” area in the foothills west of the Nepean.\\ | + | **Postal Address:** Box 4476, G.P.O., SYDNEY, N.S.W., 2001. |
- | In the week-end walking country, Burragorang has been flooded, but we still have the Cox and the Kowmung above their junction, and now protected to some degree as a catchment area. The Wollondilly south of Jooriland is still ours, and the Nattai above Blue Gum Creek, notwithstanding some coal mining ventures. The Grose flows largely through the Blue Mountains Park, and so far we still have almost unlimitea access to the vast and unchanged Colo River system. Some of the Shoalhaven Gorge will be closed by future water supply proposals, but walkers rarely enter that part of the valley.\\ | + | =====JANUARY 1972===== |
- | The increase in the ownership of private transport has also extended enormously the range of our walking territory. Complete generations of walkers thirty or forty years ago never saw the Budawangs or the Northern Blue Mountains, or the high country behind Canberra - places that now appear regularly on the walks programmes as the site of normal two-day trips. Even the rash of fire trails and bush roads carved out for various reasons ten or fifteen years back (and we deplored them at the time) have allowed excursions to be made into some interesting places within the compass of two days. This includes the Middle Colo (from Culoul Range) and the Southern Blue Mountains (from Bindook).\\ | + | Editor: Jim Brown, 103 Gipps Street, Drummoyne. Tel. 81-2675. |
+ | Typist: Kath Brown | ||
+ | Duplication: | ||
+ | Business Manager: Ramon U' | ||
+ | Tel. 888-6444 | ||
- | Thus, in over forty years our sphere | + | ^IN THIS ISSUE. ^Page^ |
+ | |From the Editor| |2| | ||
+ | |At the December General Meeting| |3| | ||
+ | |" | ||
+ | |Paddy' | ||
+ | |Moruya - Deua River - Araluen - Braidwood |Jess Martin |8| | ||
+ | |Why Bulldoze the Boyd (from the Colong Committee paper)| |11| | ||
+ | |Ausventure Advertisement| |12| | ||
+ | |" | ||
+ | |Li-lo Landlubbers| Neville Page |14| | ||
+ | |Mountain Equipment Advertisement| |16| | ||
+ | |Membership Notes| Geoff Mattingly |18| | ||
+ | |Letter from Frank Leyden abroad| |19| | ||
+ | |That Change | ||
+ | |Coming Walks, February, 1972|Pat Harrison |21| | ||
+ | |The Smokewalkers (from N.P.A. Fire Fighting Force)| |22| | ||
- | This doesn’t mean we should be complacent about it all. There is only one Bungonia. There are no readily available replacements for the Nattai Valley. Whilst we shouldn’t cry despair that every inroad into walking country spells irretrievable disaster for the sport, neither should we accept such development as necessary or inevitable. It’s a good cause to fight.\\ | + | Enquiries regarding Club – Marcia Shappert, Tel. 30-2028 |
+ | ===== From the Editor ===== | ||
+ | ==== Where Shall We Wander? ==== | ||
+ | With depressing regularity, it seems, we hear of projects that threaten the accessibility of favoured walking country, if not the despoliation of the country itself. Coal mines in the Southern Blue Mountains; transmission lines near Medlow Gap; a radar-type installation spanning the Nattai Valley.; and of course, the extension of limestone quarrying at Bungonia - all these are disturbing schemes that have materialised in the past twelve months. Sometimes it almost seems that we are going to be crowded out, or at least hemmed in, by the "march of human progress" | ||
+ | So it may be timely to have a look at what has happened to deprive us of walking country in the forty-four years since the Club was founded. | ||
- | ==== At the December General Meeting ==== | + | Some of the country once frequented by day-walkers has been lost - the French' |
- | The attendance of 35 at the beginning of the meeting was reasonably good, considering it was a wet night in a sequence | + | In the week-end walking country, Burragorang has been flooded, but we still have the Cox and the Kowmung above their junction, and now protected to some degree as a catchment area. The Wollondilly south of Jooriland is still ours, and the Nattai above Blue Gum Creek, notwithstanding some coal mining ventures. The Grose flows largely through |
- | Since neither Minutes nor Correspondence contained anything | + | The increase in the ownership |
- | A week later was the second car-swap Colo trip, reported | + | Thus, in over forty years our sphere |
- | Bob Younger had the Friday nighter next week-end, out into Martin’s Creek and the Nattai. | + | This doesn' |
- | For the final week-end there was a choice of Max Crisp’s Bonnum Pic jaunt, which took out 192 they met a Mr. Sampson who owns the Wanganderry property, and is quite amenable to walkers, but likes to know who is going through - his Sydney ‘phone being 7895144; or Peter Levander’s substantial day walk in upper Wollangambe Creek, with 13 people who found the stream very muddy.\\ | + | ===== At the December General Meeting ===== |
- | Arising from the final report, there was some discussion on the fouling | + | The attendance |
- | Kath Brown reminded the meeting that as yet there were no takers for the convener or organisers | + | Since neither Minutes nor Correspondence contained anything of real moment, we were quite quickly at the Reports stage, with the Treasurer advising a closing balance in November |
- | The Cloth Badge sub-committee next presented its findings, including two saml:aes. Three quotes had been obtained, one between 0..50 and (1:i29 another at ‘;1.25 (minimum 100)9 and the third at 85c. (no minimum). The samples (for the two cheaper models) | + | A week later was the second car-swap Colo trip, reported in the last magazine. Don Finch' |
- | Only a few minor points remained. Dot Butler was able to tell us she had persuaded | + | Bob Younger |
- | The meeting closed at 9.52 with a S. & R. alert for a youngster astray in the lower Blue Mountains. Is it happened, he walked | + | For the final week-end there was a choice of Max Crisp' |
+ | Arising from the final report, there was some discussion on the fouling of the headwaters of some of the Colo streams. Wilf Hilder was able to tell us that a sand-washing plant near Newnes Junction was responsible, | ||
- | ==== FOOD ==== | + | Kath Brown reminded |
- | (At the Club Ts Christmas Party the western wall was decorated- with a serieu | + | |
- | Alas! That various tastes in food \\ | + | The Cloth Badge sub-committee next presented its findings, including two samples. Three quotes had been obtained, one between $1.50 and $2, another at $1.25 and the third at 85c. (no minimum). The samples (for the two cheaper models) were passed round, and considerable discussion took place on which was the better. It was finally resolved that the cheaper (85c.) variety be adopted, with addition of a leaf on the flannel flower and breaking of the word "Bush Walkers" |
- | Divide | + | |
- | Birds in their little nests agree \\ | + | Only a few minor points remained. Dot Butler was able to tell us she had persuaded the Electricity Undertaking to divert a power line away from Coolana, and Wilf Hilder reported that the access from the Mongarlowe Road to the Budawangs had been plotted on a map: the owners of the property were quite content for people to pass through subject to reasonable behaviour and cleanliness. Colin Ferguson referred to prospectives on day test walks without packs, and Geoff Mattingley said it was included |
- | With Chinamen, but not with me.\\ | + | |
- | Colonials like their oysters hot, \\ | + | The meeting closed at 9.52 with a S. & R. alert for a youngster astray in the lower Blue Mountains. Is it happened, he walked out early the next day before the searchers took to the bush. |
- | Their omelets heavy I do not.\\ | + | |
- | The French are fond of slugs and frogs, \\ | + | ===== Food ===== |
- | The Siamese eat puppydogs.\\ | + | |
- | The nobles at the brilliant Court \\ Of Muscoyy consumed | + | (At the Club's Christmas Party the western wall was decorated with a series of sketches |
- | The Spaniard, I have heard it said, \\ Bats garlic, by itself, on breads \\ That if your President should come \\ To lunch with you at halfpast one \\ And you were jovially to say,\\ | + | Alas! That various tastes in food\\ |
- | “Here’s bread and garlic! Peg away!”\\ | + | Divide the human brotherhood! |
+ | Birds in their little nests agree\\ | ||
+ | With Chinamen, but not with me. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Colonials like their oysters hot,\\ | ||
+ | Their omelets heavy I do not. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The French are fond of slugs and frogs,\\ | ||
+ | The Siamese eat puppy-dogs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The nobles at the brilliant Court\\ | ||
+ | Of Muscovy consumed a sort\\ | ||
+ | Of candles held and eaten thus\\ | ||
+ | As though they were asparagus. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Spaniard, I have heard it said,\\ | ||
+ | Eats garlic, by itself, on bread:\\ | ||
+ | What if your President should come\\ | ||
+ | To lunch with you at half-past one\\ | ||
+ | And you were jovially to say,\\ | ||
+ | " | ||
I doubt if you would gain your end\\ | I doubt if you would gain your end\\ | ||
- | Of keeping Spiro as a friend.\\ | + | Of keeping Spiro as a friend. |
In Italy the traveller notes\\ | In Italy the traveller notes\\ | ||
- | With great disgust the flesh of goats \\ Appearing on the table d’hotes;\\ And even this the natives spoil \\ By frying it in rancid oil.\\ | + | With great disgust the flesh of goats |
- | + | Appearing on the table d'hotes;\\ | |
- | In Maryland they charge like sin \\ For nasty stuff called terrapin \\ And when they ask you out to dine \\ At Washington, instead of wine, \\ They give you water from the spring \\ With lumps of ice for flavouring\\ | + | And even this the natives spoil\\ |
+ | By frying it in rancid oil. | ||
- | That sometimes kill and always freeze \\ The high plenipotentiaries.\\ | + | In Maryland they charge like sin\\ |
+ | For nasty stuff called terrapin\\ | ||
+ | And when they ask you out to dine\\ | ||
+ | At Washington, instead of wine,\\ | ||
+ | They give you water from the spring\\ | ||
+ | With lumps of ice for flavouring\\ | ||
+ | That sometimes kill and always freeze\\ | ||
+ | The high plenipotentiaries. | ||
- | In Massachussetts | + | In Massachusetts |
- | They feed you till you want to die \\On rhubarb pie and pumpkin pie\\ | + | From Boston down to Buzzards Bay\\ |
+ | They feed you till you want to die\\ | ||
+ | On rhubarb pie and pumpkin pie\\ | ||
And horrible huckleberry pie,\\ | And horrible huckleberry pie,\\ | ||
And when you summon strength to cry,\\ | And when you summon strength to cry,\\ | ||
- | “What is there else that I can try?”\\ | + | "What is there else that I can try?"\\ |
- | They stare at you in mild surprise \\ | + | They stare at you in mild surprise\\ |
- | And serve you other kinds of pies.\\ | + | And serve you other kinds of pies. |
- | And I with these mine eyes have soon\\ | + | And I with these mine eyes have seen\\ |
- | A dreadful stuff called Margarine \\ | + | A dreadful stuff called Margarine\\ |
- | Consumed by men in Bethnal Green.\\ | + | Consumed by men in Bethnal Green. |
But I myself that here complain\\ | But I myself that here complain\\ | ||
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I feel my native courage fail\\ | I feel my native courage fail\\ | ||
To see a Gascon eat a snail;\\ | To see a Gascon eat a snail;\\ | ||
- | I dare not ask abroad for tea \\ | + | I dare not ask abroad for tea\\ |
- | No cannibal can dine with me.\\ | + | No cannibal can dine with me. |
But Walkers are a race apart\\ | But Walkers are a race apart\\ | ||
Their eating feats delight the heart.\\ | Their eating feats delight the heart.\\ | ||
- | Conic join our ranks, dear Jill and George, \\ | + | Conic join our ranks, dear Jill and George,\\ |
- | You’ll love to see the devils gorge.\\ | + | You'll love to see the devils gorge.\\ |
- | -------------------------------------------------- | + | ---- |
- | About 20 years after those expatriate Kiwis, Nan and Paddy Bourke, first came to Sydney and the S.B.W., they have lit out for Melbourne, where Paddy is to fill another niche in the hierarchy of I.G.I. Nan, of course, has been one of our backroom girls as Club Auditor for a good many years, and they have been sounding out Melbournian Geoff Mattingly as to walking clubs over there. No fixed abode as yet, because daughter Rosemary is studying Indonesian as her language at High School, | + | About 20 years after those expatriate Kiwis, Nan and Paddy Bourke, first came to Sydney and the S.B.W., they have lit out for Melbourne, where Paddy is to fill another niche in the hierarchy of I.C.I. Nan, of course, has been one of our backroom girls as Club Auditor for a good many years, and they have been sounding out Melbournian Geoff Mattingly as to walking clubs over there. No fixed abode as yet, because daughter Rosemary is studying Indonesian as her language at High School, |
+ | ===== Moruya – Deua River – Araluen – Braidwood ===== | ||
+ | by Jess Martin | ||
+ | In 1936 Gordon Mannell and his uncle Jack Lynch (2 years Gordon' | ||
- | ==== Moruya – Deua River –Araluen – Braidwood. ==== | + | The boys made plans for a later holiday and after consulting Myles Dunphy, who had visited the area some years before and then later returned from the Krawarree side with his sister Cora to holiday with the Rankins (a few miles downstream from " |
- | //by Jess Martin.//\\ | + | |
- | In 1936 Gordon Mannell and his uncle Jack Lynch (2 years Gordon’s senior) were visiting a policeman relative in Braidwood, and during their stay they browsed amongst old papers in the convictbuilt gaol, which recorded details of early settlement | + | At the last moment, unfortunately, |
- | The boys made plans for a later holiday and after consulting Myles Dunphy, who had visited | + | On the road early next morning, and crossing the bridge near the Kia Ora butter and cheese factory we began to watch for the mouth of Burra Creek. Just then we were hailed by a man with an Irish brogue, who told us that Mr. Randolph George |
- | At the last moment, unfortunately, | + | We came to an enclosure on the ridge, in which stock were penned when they were being walked |
- | On the road early next morning, | + | Shortly after leaving our camp spot next morning, |
- | We came to an enclosure on the ridge, in which stock were penned when they were being walked to Mbruya | + | The track wound its way round the hillside and then we saw " |
- | Shortly after leaving our camp spot next morning, we reached the top of the range and the track dropped steeply down to Diamond Creek, one of the loveliest creeks I have seen, above a fine waterfall. Wading | + | An enjoyable evening was spent listening to Mr. George' |
- | The track wound its way round the hillside and then we saw “Bendethere - or what remained9 just the kitchen which, as was usual with so many of the old homesteads, was separate from the main house. | + | Mr. George |
- | An enjoyable evening was spent listening to Mr. George’s tales. He was 78, and could remember | + | We listened and yarned late into the night and Mr. George |
- | Mr. George told us of a good fishing hole - next day Gordon caught three fair-sized perch also an apple tree, the fruit of which we thoroughly enjoyed.\\ | + | We entered the cave and found a wire rope descending into a sinkhole, screened by ferns, at the back of the cave. However, our torches were not very reliable and, not being keen on dark holes, |
- | We listened and yarned late into the night and Mr. George told us that quite a number of University people had visited the Bendethera Caves in earlier years; and then he said he would show us the entrance | + | Next day we said good-bye |
- | We entered the cave and found a wire rope descending into a sinkhole, screened by ferns, at the back of the cave. However, | + | Mrs. Rankin |
- | Next day we said good,-bye to Mr. George | + | Mr. Rankin |
- | Mrs. Rankin | + | The Rankin |
- | Mr. Rankin and Mr. Jim George had ridden to Krawarree | + | We reluctantly refused a pressing invitation |
- | The Rankin womenfold showed us many of their handicrafts. Snow lies on the ground in winter, and the girls had made quilts of rabbit fur, piecing the different coloured skins into beautiful patchwork patterns. The house was slabbuilt with a bark roof and the interior walls lined with periodicals and newspapers a large open fireplace in the kitchen and all their cooking, including broad and cakes, | + | Up Neringla Creek to "Yang Yalley", |
- | We reluctantly refused a pressing invitation | + | Into Araluen, where we bought more food. We planned |
- | Up Meringla | + | The publican at Majors |
- | Into Araluon, where we bought more food. 7Te planned to go to Major’s Crook and from there to the Shoalhavon River, but were warned there had been a steep rise in the river and what we planned to do would be impossible.\\ | + | We looked at the river and as it was running a banker, we decided it was not attractive, and headed for Braidwood. We lunched in a paddock where a herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle became too interested |
- | The publican at Major’s Creek., one Syphrone Turnbull (delighted to have a now audience), regaled us with gossip about all the people we had met, showed us his aviaries of birds, drove us to a coldmine where we were invited down the shaft for an sopection but as we would havo had to stand on one foot in a bucket | + | After dark we entered |
- | We looked | + | When we called |
- | After dark we entered | + | We inspected |
- | 71= 70 called at the police staion next day to obtain diroctions to the Bonslcy’s on the Braidwood-Nero-iga Road, and Gordon | + | On the Saturday |
- | 77C inspected the town, including the old gaol and some of its records, and then ou to the Bensleys, whom Gordon had met on his previous visit. | + | The evening mail car drove us to Tarago, where we boarded |
- | On the Saturday the Bonslcys drove us into the town, and Gordon was interviewed by the local newspaper, and account of our “intrepid” trip appearing in the next week’s paper. | + | ===== Why Bulldoze |
- | The evening mail car drove us to Tarago, whero 70 boarded | + | That good question is put by the Colong Committee in a "white paper" it has issued. |
+ | For a long time, it says, forestry has ranked second bottom on the land use scale, just above national parks and recreation reserves. Since a good deal of land which is too rough or too poor for agriculture or grazing is Crown Land, this is the land which the Forestry Commission has had to use. Its proposal to use the Boyd Plateau for growing pine forests is thus consistent with its past policy and means. | ||
+ | **However**, | ||
+ | On the other hand, grazing has become largely unprofitable in the field of wool production, and at present the country has to expend large sums annually in subsidizing the wool industry. It argues that a strong case exists for examining the practicability of devoting to timber production areas of the Central Tablelands now given over to unprofitable grazing, instead of laying waste naturally forested areas, such as the Boyd Plateau. In this way it would enable men of the land to continue their chosen way of life; utilise their skills and a good deal of farm equipment and machinery, as well as the " | ||
- | ==== Why Bulldoze | + | Such a programme would utilise already cleared land in a locality climatically suited to pine culture, land on which some of the worst erosion in the State has occurred, and this could be arrested by reafforestation. |
- | That good question is put by the Colong Committee | + | Why Bulldoze the Boyd? As the Colong Committee |
- | For a long time, it says, forestry has ranked second bottom on the land use scale, just abovo national parks and recreation reserves. Since a good deal of land which is too rough or too poor for agriculture or grazing is Crown Land, this is the land which the Forestry Commission has had to use. Its proposal to use the Boyd Plateau for growing Dino forests is thus consistent with its past policy and means.\\ | ||
- | E077CVOT7 tho “whito paper” says, the situation has changed Quito drastically in recant times. Zlustralia has to import timber and timber products valued at about 3200-milion a year, and this may be oxpoctod to increase. Tho action to mako Australia solf-sufficiont in timbor is to grow certain high-yielding species, such as pines - particularly Pinus radiata. For most efficient working the plantations need to be concontratod so that largo volumes of timber can be supplied to processing plants.\\ | + | ------------------------------- |
- | On the other hand, grazing has becomo largely unprofitable in the field of wool production, and at present the country has to expend large sums annually in subsidizing the wool industry. It argues that a strong case exists for examining the practicability of devoting to timbor production areas of the Central Tablelands now given ovor to unprofitable grazing, instead of laying waste naturally forested areas, such as the Boyd Plateau. In this way it would enable men of the land to continue their chosen way of life utilise their skills and a good doal of farm equipment and machinery, as wall as the “infrastructure” of roads, homes, farm buildings, power installations, | ||
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- | Such a programme would utilise already cleared land in a locality climatically suitod to pino culture, land on which somo of the worst orosion in the State has occurred, and this could be arrested by reafforestation.\\ | ||
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- | Thy Bulldoze the Boyd? As the Oolong Committee puts it, it is a good quostion.\\ | ||
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+ | ===== Buck ===== | ||
- | ==== Buck. by Alice Wyborn | + | by Alice Wyborn |
- | (A letter written by Alice 7yborn | + | (A letter written by Alice Wyborn |
- | 7ho wagged his tail when first we met\\ | + | Who wagged his tail when first we met\\ |
- | and almost said “I don’t know you yot”? \\ | + | and almost said "I don't know you - yet"?\\ |
- | ao always wanted to load the way,\\ | + | Who always wanted to lead the way,\\ |
- | but always stopped when told to “stay”?\\ | + | but always stopped when told to "stay"?\\ |
- | Uho carried his pack both there and back, \\ | + | Who carried his pack both there and back,\\ |
- | and always managed to find the track? \\ | + | and always managed to find the track?\\ |
- | The loves to swim and chase a stick,\\ | + | Who loves to swim and chase a stick,\\ |
- | not small ones, but some quite thick? \\ | + | not small ones, but some quite thick?\\ |
- | The comes downhill the faster,\\ | + | Who comes downhill the faster,\\ |
- | carrying | + | carrying |
- | The swam to savo the canoe from sailing, | + | Who swam to save the canoe from sailing, |
- | when the rope came loose, and the light was failing? \\ | + | when the rope came loose, and the light was failing? |
- | Thoth funny whistle in the fog\\ | + | Whose funny whistle in the fog\\ |
sounds like a marmot, but is really a dog?\\ | sounds like a marmot, but is really a dog?\\ | ||
- | The runs with me until I fall\\ | + | Who runs with me until I fall\\ |
but immediately comes to me when I call?\\ | but immediately comes to me when I call?\\ | ||
- | ‘The oats his meal and falls asleep\\ | + | Who eats his meal and falls asleep\\ |
- | the whole night through without a poop? \\ | + | the whole night through without a peep?\\ |
- | The comes inside the tent at night\\ | + | Who comes inside the tent at night\\ |
- | and cuddles | + | and cuddles |
- | The always seems to find the Tight spot\\ | + | Who always seems to find the right spot\\ |
- | when we want OUT lunch, and the sun is hot?\\ | + | when we want our lunch, and the sun is hot?\\ |
- | The loves to go with me in the car\\ | + | Who loves to go with me in the car\\ |
- | and roam the hills both mar and far?\\ | + | and roam the hills both near and far?\\ |
- | The loves the mountains and the snow \\ | + | Who loves the mountains and the snow\\ |
as much as anyone I know?\\ | as much as anyone I know?\\ | ||
- | Those friendship meant so much to me\\ | + | Whose friendship meant so much to me\\ |
when family and friends were over the sea?\\ | when family and friends were over the sea?\\ | ||
- | And now I say “Goodbye Good luck”\\ | + | And now I say "Goodbye |
- | to my handsome | + | to my handsome |
- | ==== | + | ===== |
- | //by Neville Page//\\ | + | |
- | Like those who search for the first elusive “cuckoo” in spring, here we were eager to partake of the first blissful carefree rapturous li-b trip this season. Li-lo fanatics from way back, lining up to indulge in the festivities offered, included our Club Jester (Alan 737born), Laurie Quaken, Don Finch (Commander-in-Chief), | + | by Neville Page |
- | It was programmed as a day trip but Loslcy and I (being Monday-toFriday-only urbanites whonovor possible) set forth on Saturday afternoon, driving as far as Mount Tomah there to camp by courtesy of John and Heather | + | Like those who search for the first elusive " |
- | Away to Mount 7ilson we roa ted, not many miles distant, | + | It was programmed as a day trip but Loslcy and I (being Monday-toFriday-only urbanites whonovor possible) set forth on Saturday afternoon, driving as far as Mount Tomah there to camp by courtesy |
- | We set forth from the Bell road about 8 miles west of Mount alson, Don clutching his Tallerawang 1 inch to 1 milo, and Alan studying his one-off 7yborn special 2 inchcs to 1 mile. With such guidance how could we go wrong? Immediately (as we later, but much later, learnt) we proceeded down the wrong ridge. But then, what is wrongness anywayF it’s all relative, and as long as 70 get to where we want to go, it can hardly be said to be wrong. As I said, we followed tho wrong ridge (too far west) resulting in our arrival, after a couige | + | Away to Mount 7ilson we roa ted, not many miles distant, there to be greeted by that inexhaustable supply of wit, good humour, and straight-out corn, Alan yborn. Alice was there too, but she had no intention of going li-icing, especially on a cold, miserable, wet morning like this was. Alan too, although he had his day pack with him in which was stowed his lunch urappod in multitudinous plastic bags, said he wasn't too keen on a cold li-b trip and would just as soon go home and do some concreting. This was just enough, of course, to encourage the white-ant element in the group and soon we had a loud chorus |
- | By following | + | We set forth from the Bell road about 8 miles west of Mount alson, Don clutching his Tallerawang 1 inch to 1 milo, and Alan studying his one-off 7yborn special 2 inchcs to 1 mile. With such guidance how could we go wrong? Immediately (as we later, but much later, learnt) |
- | By now the initial gnawing of sharpening appotitos began to warn walkers that the time was approaching for a meal stop. It was decided though, that we should not stop until Tollongambo Creek was gained, and there we could satisfy our hunger | + | By following |
- | As it turned out, 7C didn’t have long to wait because we soon came upon another of the area’s characteristic deep gorges. Facing us from the other side was the beautiful warm face of a deep yellow-orange sandstone cliff, and between us and the river stood three or four levels of cliff line. First away again was front-liner Dave, searching | + | By now the initial gnawing |
- | What confronted | + | As it turned out, 7C didn't have long to wait because we soon came upon another of the area's characteristic deep gorges. Facing |
- | a terriblo shock to sec this man-made dospoliation of Nature’s beauty, and here of all places, comparatively quite isolated from the activities | + | |
- | Hero it was we had lunch, in a conveniontly placed overhang, floored with lovely soft sand, our fresh water supply babbling down across | + | What confronted us at the bottom, however, |
+ | a terriblo shock to sec this man-made dospoliation of Nature' | ||
- | Still overcast and cool, not many of the party felt much inclined towards having a swim in fact the only water numph to venture forth with swimming costume | + | Hero it was we had lunch, in a conveniontly placed overhang, floored |
- | Insufficiont time was now left for The Crator, | + | Still overcast |
- | The weathor | + | Insufficiont time was now left for The Crator, and since Alan's indications wore that it wasn't all that spectacular anyway, we decided to change direction |
- | As we proccodod we could faintly hear the sound of cars on the Bell roado, so we knew there was not too far to go, but before we made the road a groat bank of cloud rolled over the hill ahoad of us, threatening to envelope the Party in its billowing white misty mass. is a precaution wo took: compass bearings | + | The weathor |
- | Back we went to the yborn weekender where we ate them out of house ana home, and drank gallons of tea and coffee, magging and chatting about what a beaut day it had been. Reluctantly we loft, for a slower than usual drive back to Sydney after the groat lilo trip that wasn’t. But who cares, there’ll always be the next time.\\ | + | As we proccodod we could faintly hear the sound of cars on the Bell roado, so we knew there was not too far to go, but before we made the road a groat bank of cloud rolled over the hill ahoad of us, threatening to envelope the Party in its billowing white misty mass. is a precaution wo took: compass bearings on our goal to safouard against tho dangers of being completely surrounded by mist and low visibility. Onwards 70 marched as the cool moisture wrapped around our cars and our faces, but we weren' |
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+ | Back we went to the yborn weekender where we ate them out of house ana home, and drank gallons of tea and coffee, magging and chatting about what a beaut day it had been. Reluctantly we loft, for a slower than usual drive back to Sydney after the groat lilo trip that wasn't. But who cares, there'll always be the next time. | ||
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- | ==== Membership Notes by Geoff Mattingley | + | ===== Membership Notes by Geoff Mattingley |
- | At the time this edition of the magazine went to press, January’s committee meeting had not been held, so I cannot list any new members. Due to the Christmas break there are only four prospectives to welcome however we hope that their enjoyment of walking will not be any less because of this. They are:\\ | + | At the time this edition of the magazine went to press, January's committee meeting had not been held, so I cannot list any new members. Due to the Christmas break there are only four prospectives to welcome however we hope that their enjoyment of walking will not be any less because of this. They are: |
- | Philip Brown, Joseph Rivera, Bob Beattie, John Adams\\ | + | Philip Brown, Joseph Rivera, Bob Beattie, John Adams |
- | At the end of February, the term of the following | + | At the end of February, the term of the following |
- | Leigh Sheridan, Neville Lupton, Susan Hancock, Margaret Merrotsy, Sally Briggs, Alan Rico, Hugh Ferguson, Charles Sudek\\ | + | Leigh Sheridan, Neville Lupton, Susan Hancock, Margaret Merrotsy, Sally Briggs, Alan Rico, Hugh Ferguson, Charles Sudek |
- | You still have time! Don’t waste your prospective membership fee complete the requirements and become a member.\\ | + | You still have time! Don't waste your prospective membership fee complete the requirements and become a member. |
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- | Just before Christmas word reached us through Peter Donnelly that our recently retired Membership Secretary, Barbara Bruce, was still part of the Broken Hill scene, having evidently found it a much more agreeable spot than originally | + | Just before Christmas word reached us through Peter Donnelly that our recently retired Membership Secretary, Barbara Bruce, was still part of the Broken Hill scene, having evidently found it a much more agreeable spot than originally |
- | She had even locatea a walking group at Broken Hill, but up to that stage hadn’t been out with them. Seems the Flinaers Ranges in South Australia are within striking distance for rreekena jaunts, and no cleat Mootwingee (where the abo cave paintings are reputed to be rather more inspired than those at Rea Hand Cave) is almost in the daywalk bracket.\\ | + | She had even locatea a walking group at Broken Hill, but up to that stage hadn't been out with them. Seems the Flinaers Ranges in South Australia are within striking distance for rreekena jaunts, and no cleat Mootwingee (where the abo cave paintings are reputed to be rather more inspired than those at Rea Hand Cave) is almost in the daywalk bracket. |
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+ | ===== Letter from Frank Leyden in the Old Dart ===== | ||
- | ==== Letter from Frank 1.1yden | + | // |
+ | 24th November, 1971.// | ||
- | //Rambling in Sussex \\ | + | Dear Fellow Walkers |
- | 24th November, 1971.//\\ | + | Winter's first snow is bright in the morning sun across the gardens and houses outside my window. Autumn gold lingers everywhere in the leafy landscape, but is fast being stripped away by the freshening westerlies. |
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- | Dear Fellow Walkers | + | |
- | Winter’s first snow is bright in the morning sun across the gardens and houses outside my window. Autumn gold lingers everywhere in the leafy landscape, but is fast being stripped away by the freshening westerlies.\\ | + | |
The local Ashdown Ramblers 7alking Club has made the weekends for me something to look forward to. The large extent of the Ashdown Forest exists because the soil is too poor for farming. It is largely a Natural Reserve area managed by a Board of Conservators for recreation and preservation. Animals are deer, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, birds, partridge, hedgehogs, insects and fish, swans and ducks in the ponds. | The local Ashdown Ramblers 7alking Club has made the weekends for me something to look forward to. The large extent of the Ashdown Forest exists because the soil is too poor for farming. It is largely a Natural Reserve area managed by a Board of Conservators for recreation and preservation. Animals are deer, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, birds, partridge, hedgehogs, insects and fish, swans and ducks in the ponds. | ||
- | I arrived at the end of the blackberry season. The Devil swishes his tail if blackberries are eaten after Michaelmas, but as appetite is slightly stronger than religion, we cleaned up That was still left of blackberries of the Sussex Weald and Wold, not to mention windfall apples, quinces and whatever was too clOSZ, to the public footpath.\\ | + | I arrived at the end of the blackberry season. The Devil swishes his tail if blackberries are eaten after Michaelmas, but as appetite is slightly stronger than religion, we cleaned up That was still left of blackberries of the Sussex Weald and Wold, not to mention windfall apples, quinces and whatever was too clOSZ, to the public footpath. |
- | These footpaths or rightsofway | + | These footpaths or rights-of-way |
- | Walks start from the local car park down past the lato Oliver Crom well’s house. Then you drive like hell through all the other mad motorists to a place where you can get right away from the rotten things. Walks are graded A, B, C, D with A, 20 30 miles and D, 5 miles. D’s have 30 - 40 pso-fle and A’s 6 Or S. D’s often finish in some lovely old home, stone walls several feet thick, cosy fire, tea and home made cakes!\\ | + | Walks start from the local car park down past the late Oliver Crom well's house. Then you drive like hell through all the other mad motorists to a place where you can get right away from the rotten things. Walks are graded A, B, C, D with A, 20 30 miles and D, 5 miles. D's have 30 - 40 pso-fle and A's 6 Or S. D's often finish in some lovely old home, stone walls several feet thick, cosy fire, tea and home made cakes! |
- | They are a great crowd, and I enjoy all types of the walks. In summer there: are niht walks in the long twili,.:ht and interesting coast cliff Talks. A walk is described on the Programme as “Alfriston with cafe tea” or “Layby at Pippingford” or “Stumblewood from The Goat”. Walks reorts are fully published in both local newspaers. There arc no club rooms, hardly any office bearers or any business at all except walking and track clearing. The annual sub. is only five bob, and slide nights or social toEetherments arc at the -1)rivat., homes or by takeover of the local school.\\ | + | They are a great crowd, and I enjoy all types of the walks. In summer there: are night walks in the long twili,.:ht and interesting coast cliff Talks. A walk is described on the Programme as "Alfriston with cafe tea" |
- | I enjoy the beauty of the green rolling countryside with the holly and bramlle | + | I enjoy the beauty of the green rolling countryside with the holly and bramble |
- | Had a most enjoyable evening with Bill O’Neill at Covent Garden Opera House performance of “Anastasia” ballot, Also “Great Waltz” as a stage performance at Drury Lane Theatre. G. & S. “Patience” done by a local group was great fun and included in cast some of the Ramblers. Also ‘qly Fair Lady” at another local theatre.\\ | + | Had a most enjoyable evening with Bill O'Neill at Covent Garden Opera House performance of "Anastasia" |
- | My Hillman car is great for excursions further afield such as TunbriElge Wells, Crawley and the coast. But icy roads and fogs take every skill one has. Am totally converted to the GIVE WAY system, but not yet to the GIVE UP system.\\ | + | My Hillman car is great for excursions further afield such as TunbriElge Wells, Crawley and the coast. But icy roads and fogs take every skill one has. Am totally converted to the GIVE WAY system, but not yet to the GIVE UP system. |
- | The night sky when clear shows my old friends The Great Bear, Pole Star, Dragon, Cassiopeia. Pleiades is about 35 degrees south from zenith and Orion’s Belt, upside down right and loft reversed, just above the south horizon.\\ | + | The night sky when clear shows my old friends The Great Bear, Pole Star, Dragon, Cassiopeia. Pleiades is about 35 degrees south from zenith and Orion's Belt, upside down right and loft reversed, just above the south horizon. |
- | Every day I’m getting more like a white man, but it’s the rich, glizgey local jersey cream and cakes that’s really killing me, and I’m getting a proper TV bottom. But you should insist on colour TV in Australia, and stop looking at black and white substitutes.\\ | + | Every day I'm getting more like a white man, but it's the rich, glizgey local jersey cream and cakes that's really killing me, and I'm getting a proper TV bottom. But you should insist on colour TV in Australia, and stop looking at black and white substitutes. |
- | My tasks here are the most interesting I have ever done, meeting people from all countries and levels, making lots of friends and learning many new things.\\ | + | My tasks here are the most interesting I have ever done, meeting people from all countries and levels, making lots of friends and learning many new things. |
- | Wishing you all sunshine, good walking, season’s greetings and all the very best\\ | + | Wishing you all sunshine, good walking, season's greetings and all the very best |
- | //From Frank Leyden//\\ | + | //From Frank Leyden// |
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- | === | + | Well, now… about that change of address… |
- | Along with the Annual Report each year goes a list of memberstheir | + | Along with the Annual Report each year goes a list of members their addresses and telephone numbers. This leads to three questions: |
- | (I) Have your vital statistics changed during the last few months?\\ | + | (I) Have your vital statistics changed during the last few months? |
- | (2) If so, have you notified the Secretary?\\ | + | (2) If so, have you notified the Secretary? |
- | (3) If not, do you want to keep them secret? (and not receive any Club publications)\\ | + | (3) If not, do you want to keep them secret? (and not receive any Club publications) |
- | If your answers were (1) Yes s (2) No and (3) No.... better tell the Secretary RIGHT NO or your entry in the Pink Pages for 1972 will be wrong. | + | If your answers were (1) Yes s (2) No and (3) No.... better tell the Secretary RIGHT NO or your entry in the Pink Pages for 1972 will be wrong. |
- | Talking of changed addresses, Will. Hilder has recently moved, and for the benefit of people who want to contact him on mapping and similar matters, advises his new address is:\\ | + | Talking of changed addresses, Will. Hilder has recently moved, and for the benefit of people who want to contact him on mapping and similar matters, advises his new address is: |
- | 21 Jean Street, Seven Hills. Postcode 2147. Tele. 622-3353 (home)\\ | + | 21 Jean Street, Seven Hills. Postcode 2147. Tele. 622-3353 (home) |
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- | ==== Coming Walks - February 1972 ==== | + | ===== Coming Walks - February 1972 |
- | //by Pat Harrison//\\ | + | //by Pat Harrison// |
- | |February 49 59 6 s |There has been a plethora of 7o11angambie trips on this programme. The river is also being spoilt by the sand-washing activitics upstroam at Bell. Bill gillam has therefore changed his outing to a fishing trip, oither for Bass on the Colo or for Trout in tho Middle Kowmung. Bill’s phone 520-8423 (H).| | + | |February 49 59 6 s |There has been a plethora of 7o11angambie trips on this programme. The river is also being spoilt by the sand-washing activitics upstroam at Bell. Bill gillam has therefore changed his outing to a fishing trip, oither for Bass on the Colo or for Trout in tho Middle Kowmung. Bill's phone 520-8423 (H).| |
|February 6t |Bundeena to Otford9 the best coastal day walk there is. Loaders Jim Callaway 520-7081 (H).| | |February 6t |Bundeena to Otford9 the best coastal day walk there is. Loaders Jim Callaway 520-7081 (H).| | ||
|February 6s |Wildflowers and apiary inspection at Darkes Forest. Privatc transport. David Cotton the leader.| | |February 6s |Wildflowers and apiary inspection at Darkes Forest. Privatc transport. David Cotton the leader.| | ||
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|Fcbruary 27s |Jim Brown 81-2675 (H) loads th,D last round-up from Holensburgh to Iiilyvale via Era and Burning Palms. Train 842 aomo country. Return Lilyvale.| | |Fcbruary 27s |Jim Brown 81-2675 (H) loads th,D last round-up from Holensburgh to Iiilyvale via Era and Burning Palms. Train 842 aomo country. Return Lilyvale.| | ||
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- | ==== The Smokewalkoro | + | ===== The Smokewalkoro |
- | A circular from the National Parks Association’s Fire Fighting Force has been received, seeking additional manpower, and setting out its objectives. The following is a summary of the main points made in this publication.\\ | + | A circular from the National Parks Association's Fire Fighting Force has been received, seeking additional manpower, and setting out its objectives. The following is a summary of the main points made in this publication. |
- | Thc Smokewalkers is a body of fire fighters dedicated to the protection of bushland from fire. They are willing to walk through rough country to get to a fire and, when reasonable safe to do so, to extinguish the fire without resorting to the backburn method unless more direct methods are impracticable. The most apnropriate | + | Thc Smokewalkers is a body of fire fighters dedicated to the protection of bushland from fire. They are willing to walk through rough country to get to a fire and, when reasonable safe to do so, to extinguish the fire without resorting to the backburn method unless more direct methods are impracticable. The most appropriate |
- | The need for this force arises from the fact that fires burning in bushland away from roads and houses have frequently been loft to burn unchecked, fire fighting efforts being mostly confined to the vicinity of private properties. This is wrong because:\\ | + | The need for this force arises from the fact that fires burning in bushland away from roads and houses have frequently been loft to burn unchecked, fire fighting efforts being mostly confined to the vicinity of private properties. This is wrong because: |
- | • If the fire becomes wind driven it may later threaten property.\\ | + | • If the fire becomes wind driven it may later threaten property. |
- | • Re-,?cated fire in an area endanjer | + | • Re-,?cated fire in an area endanger |
- | • Fires cause scenic depreciation of the bushland.\\ | + | • Fires cause scenic depreciation of the bushland. |
- | The Smokowalkers operate mainly in National and State Parks and Nature Reserves, but will fight fires if requested in other natural areas, including Crown Lands, State Forests and 7ater Catchments, if sufficient volunteers arc available. On occasions assistance may be given to save private property.\\ | + | The Smokowalkers operate mainly in National and State Parks and Nature Reserves, but will fight fires if requested in other natural areas, including Crown Lands, State Forests and 7ater Catchments, if sufficient volunteers arc available. On occasions assistance may be given to save private property. |
- | The telephone contact | + | The telephone contact |
- | The Smokewalkers are not intended to compete with, interfere with or criticise the Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade organisation, | + | The Smokewalkers are not intended to compete with, interfere with or criticise the Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade organisation, |
The Smokewaikers have asked that bodies interested consider the formation of Club groups, which would provide their own contact and support organisation, | The Smokewaikers have asked that bodies interested consider the formation of Club groups, which would provide their own contact and support organisation, |
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