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That night we went to a beaut barbecue party and were given some large fillets of barramundi to take away with us. | That night we went to a beaut barbecue party and were given some large fillets of barramundi to take away with us. | ||
- | We had been making enquiries along the way as to the whereabouts of a mysterious "lot city" of Arnhem Land, recently shown on T.V., but no | + | We had been making enquiries along the way as to the whereabouts of a mysterious "lost city" of Arnhem Land, recently shown on T.V., but no one was sure of its location. At Roper River, however, we struck pay dirt; a huge aboriginal offered to show it to us if we would afterwards drop him off at the Roper Bar airstrip, 30 miles away. |
- | one was sure of its location. At Roper River, however, we struck pay | + | |
- | dirt; a huge aboriginal offered to show it to us if we would afterwards drop him off at the Roper Bar airstrip, 30 miles away. | + | We offloaded all the packs to offset his weight and packed him in among the passengers (a tight squeeze for me in the gap between seats). Then, following his pointing arm, soared out 60 miles and came spot on target. It was an ancient range weathered down to a mass of spires and pinnacles with maze-like gaps between. We circled it many times and photographed it from all angles. An astounding sight! Then we returned and duly offloaded our guide at Roper Bar. |
- | We offloaded all the packs to offset his weight and packed him in | + | |
- | among the passengers (a tight squeeze for me in the gap between seats), | + | Next day we flew to Rockhampton, |
- | Then, following his pointing arm, soared out 60 miles and came spot on | + | |
- | target. It was an ancient range weathered down to a mass of spires | + | Rain greeted |
- | and pinnacles with maze-like gaps between. We circled it many times | + | |
- | and photographed it from all angles. An astounding sight! Then we returned and duly offloaded our guide at Roper Bar. | + | Dennis is already making plans for another trip next June. Worth keeping in mind. The cost was $225 plus food. |
- | Next day we flew to Rockhampton, | + | |
- | a most beautiful place, threatened by sand-mining. We swam in the ,blue, blue ocean and lazed on the beach, then reluctantly headed for home. | + | ====SOCIAL NOTES==== |
- | Rain L' | + | by Spiro Ketas |
- | Dennis is already making plans for another trip next June. Worth keeping in mina. The cost was $225 plus food, | + | |
- | ************** | + | On 17th September Ian Saltmarsh will hold his Assam Tea Planting night assisted by an attractive sarong-clad Assam maiden who will serve tea to all present. Come along and learn how tea is made from planting to the pot. |
- | SOCIAL NOTES. by Spiro Ketas. | + | |
- | On 17th September Ian Saltmarsh will hold his Assam Tea Planting night assisted by an attractive sarong-clad Assam maiden who will serve tea to all,prosent. Come along and learn how tea is made from planting to the pot. | + | The Federation Ball will be held at 8.30 p m. on Friday, 19th September at Petersham Town Hall. Two bands and supper. Prizes. Tickets $4.00 single. |
- | The Federation Ball will be held at 8.30 p m. on Friday, 19th | + | |
- | September at Petersham Town Hail. Two bands and supper. Prizes. Tickets $4.00 single. | + | Then on 24th September Wade Butler is to show a few slides on Antarctica and tell us all about his 15 month job at Mawson with the Australian Antarctic Scientific Expedition. Wade occupied his time in various ways including fishing, |
- | Then on 24th September Wade Butler is to show a few slides on Antarctica and tell us all about his 15 month job at Mawson with the Australian Antarctic Scientific Expedition,. Wade occupied his time in | + | |
- | various ways including fishing, | + | ====THE JULY GENERAL MEETING==== |
- | the Antarctic! If you don't believe me come and see and hear for yourself before Wade heads off to Hobart next month. | + | by Jim Brown |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER August, 1975. | + | |
- | THE JULY GENERAL MEETING. | + | |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
Your reporter is pleased to record that, in the absence of a walks report, the notes for the July meeting will be quite brief. In fact he believes the July meeting should. be kept to a minimum each year, which means that the transcription of the notes into a (more or less) readable summary will take only 20 minutes instead of the usual 1 - 14.41 hours, and one can complete one's taxation return in the remaining time (I hope). | Your reporter is pleased to record that, in the absence of a walks report, the notes for the July meeting will be quite brief. In fact he believes the July meeting should. be kept to a minimum each year, which means that the transcription of the notes into a (more or less) readable summary will take only 20 minutes instead of the usual 1 - 14.41 hours, and one can complete one's taxation return in the remaining time (I hope). | ||
Well, having offered this preliminary padding, it can be said that Vice-President Neville Page occupied the chair, there were about 30 folk present, and the business began at 8.25 p m0 with greetings to Robyn Preston and Dick Winthorpe, also to a last month' | Well, having offered this preliminary padding, it can be said that Vice-President Neville Page occupied the chair, there were about 30 folk present, and the business began at 8.25 p m0 with greetings to Robyn Preston and Dick Winthorpe, also to a last month' |
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