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+ | =====October General Meeting.===== | ||
- | OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING. | ||
by Jim Brown. | by Jim Brown. | ||
- | By way of overture to the meeting some films were screened: as your reporter arrived just as one offering, " | + | |
- | were the real McCoy didgeridoo accompaniment to a slow-moving but delightfully photographed film of an inland plateau and its wild life. | + | By way of overture to the meeting some films were screened: as your reporter arrived just as one offering, " |
- | At all events, it was not " | + | |
- | featured. | + | The meeting took off about 8.30 with a welcome to new member Judy Storer, |
- | The meeting took off about 8.30 with a welcome to new member Judy Storer, | + | |
- | got down to discussing the 50th Anniversary events as a " | + | After very little preamble we had Bob Hodgson naming and later moving that the dinner be held at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Newport. This drew a mixed reception, with some averring it was too remote, particularly for south-elders who would need to drive home across the city at a late hour and possibly after some drinking, while others applauded the attractive setting and did not view the distance to travel as excessive. Prices in the order of $10.00 per head were mentioned and it was pointed out that it would be necessary to book for a guaranteed number. Owen Marks, arriving belatedly and learning the proposed site was Newport, exclaimed " |
- | For the projected bush reunion, several places were suggested, including a hiring for the weekend of the Scout Camp at Pennant Hills. Others, including several quite senior members, favoured a " | + | |
- | sites in Megalong Valley were put forward. Finally we did get a concrete motion, proposed by Barry Wallace, that Pennant Hills be adopted, so | + | Out of correspondence came the news that George Davidson, a retired surveyor who has given much guidance and council over the years in moves on our Coolana property had been invited to become an Honorary Member and had verbally indicated his pleasure. From correspondence, |
- | ensurieg that the really early members who widhed | + | |
- | envisaged probably for the Friday night before the reunion. | + | The Treasurer' |
- | After very little preamble we had Bob Hodgson naming and later moving that the dinner be held at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Newport. This drew a mixed reception, with some averring it was too | + | |
- | remote, particularly for south-elders who would need to drive home across | + | Federation Report included a number of items, but as the newsletter |
- | the city at a late hour and possibly after some drinking, while others applauded the attractive setting and did not view the distance to travel | + | |
- | as excessive. Prices in the order of $10.00 per head were mentioned and | + | On 17-19 SepteMber, Peter Harris and one other tackled |
- | it was pointed out that it would be necessary to book for a guaranteed | + | |
- | number. Owen Marks, arriving belatedly and learning the proposed site | + | The final weekend of September included two weekend trips, one being Bob Younger' |
- | was Newport, exclaimed " | + | |
- | Wallace foreshadowed a further motion that the question be explored in | + | Over the October |
- | greater depth and resolved in November. | + | |
- | Out of correspondence came the news that George Davidson, a retired surveyor who has given much guidance and council over the years in moves | + | The final weekend reported, October 9/10, included John Fox's Narrow Neck/ |
- | on our Coolana property had been invited to become an Honorary Member and had verbally indicated his pleasure. From correspondence, | + | |
- | The Treasurer' | + | A call for general business produced no matters, and with the usual announcements |
- | have been almost " | + | |
- | Federation | + | ---- |
- | Report included a number of items, but as the newsletter the magazine it seems futile to repeat them in the meeting debate any special issue. We moved on to the usual | + | |
- | activities, commencing after one false start with the | + | =====Mountain Equipment Pty. Ltd.===== |
- | September weekend, when the overnight trip was postponed It was recorded that a total of about 45 gathered for | + | |
- | Page 1 0 o THE S/DNEY BUSDIALKE-2. November, 1976. | + | 17 Falcon |
- | 1 Dungulla - S.B.W. meet at Kuring-gai Wildflower Garden, but only some 8 to 10 could be regarded as curently walking S.B.W. members. Some of the discussion focussed on the 50th Anniversary proposals, but clearly nothing could really be settled On Sunday 11th, David Ingram had. 23 people out to Woronora Trig and into Heathcote Creek, viewing some good. bushflowers and finding the vegetation quite grown up along Myuna Creek. | + | |
- | On 17-19 SepteMber, Peter Harris and one other tadkled | + | ===Just arrived:=== |
- | The final weekend of September included two weekend trips, one being Bob Younger' | + | |
- | Over -ft-, Oc-:; | + | |Scarpa boots|Model Hercules |
- | The final weekend reported, October 9/10, included John Fox's Narrow Neck/ | + | | |Model |
- | A call for general business produced no matters, and with the usual announcements | + | |Kastinger Boots|Model IMST (Lightweight)|$34.50| |
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | |"Berghaus - Cyclops"|Internal frame packs|$54.00 - $59.00| |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSTATALRER. November, 1976, | + | |" |
- | PTV. | + | |
- | TIM | + | ===In stock:=== |
- | . Falcon | + | |
- | Crows Ne | + | Just about everything - |
- | ph. 439-2454 | + | |
- | 109, | + | * Paddy gear - rucks, sleeping bags, water buckets, cape/ |
- | JUST ARRIVED s SOA.RPA BOOTS | + | * Oilskin parkas |
- | MODEL HI-IL-JULES | + | * Down gear (duvets and vests) |
- | (Medium weight with stitched. sole) 3 444O | + | * Wool shirts |
- | KA.STE\TGER BOOT:. MODEL MST (Li htweight) "BERGHAUS CYCLOPS" | + | * Nylon parkas |
- | ULTIMATE t1 TENTS IN STOOK 3 Just PADDY | + | * King Leo ring boots (the original) |
- | ut everything | + | * Tasmanian maps |
- | due a | + | * Dehydrated foods |
- | OILSKIN PATE | + | * Billies and messkits |
- | from La DOWN GEAR Cr 7i0OL SHIRTS NYLON PARKA | + | |
- | KING LEO RING BOO' 'S (T1 TASMANIAN _MAPS DEHYDRATED FOODS BILLIES b., MESSK S | + | Ask for our free price list. |
- | going undel. the | + | |
- | name cfjf "AUNT r | + | We offer you a full range of high quality |
- | LIST * * * * * | + | |
- | 34.50 | + | ---- |
- | 59.00 oment | + | |
- | RUCKSACKS SLEEPING BAGS WATER BUOniTS( ' | + | =====For Those Who Rush their Fences.===== |
- | TO | + | |
- | including some heavy di?r cloth) | + | Ms. Dean |
- | te/ | + | |
- | MEAL) | + | I have just returned from a family-type ski camping trip at Saw Pit Creek. My last child, and according to his sisters, the least child, availed himself of the excellent service put on by the Kosciusko National Park Authority and spent two evenings at the Information Centre |
- | g a ALIT ( SET from New Zealand. | + | |
- | you a full range of high quahty | + | It made me think, have I been at risk when touring. Certainly I've not practised survival skills as suggested in the pamphlet issued by the Park authorities, |
- | r Mns ,BM CANOE ING | + | " |
- | :-.4ALKING T C | + | |
- | LIGHT-WEIGHAMPING Ski-TOURING CLINI SING | + | - Pruning or hand saw and small hand shovel (flat blade) |
- | ..141*01.11: | + | |
- | Inc S'Jne Bushw-2,5--aile1; | + | |
- | OR THOSE WHO RUSH THEIR FENCES | + | |
- | Me.Deen | + | |
- | I have just returned from a family-type ski camping trip at Saw Pit Creek. My last child, and according to his sisters; the least child, availed himself of the excellent | + | You have a choice of what you might like te build: Snow Bivouac, Igloo or Snow Cave. |
- | Ti. made met,thiak, have I been at risk when touring. Certainly I've not practised survival skills as suggested in the pamphlet issued by the Park authorities, | + | |
- | " | + | ===Snow Bivouac.=== |
- | 2. Waterproof clothing, especially waterproof overmittens. | + | |
- | 3. Adequate sleeping bags, ground sheets, bivy bags, | + | - U-Shaped ground plan; width less than length |
- | | + | |
- | 4. Enough time and energy left to work before darkness and hypothermia set in - DON'T START OUT TOO LATE. | + | |
- | You have a choice of what you might like te build, | + | |
- | Snow Bivouac. | + | |
- | 1. U-Shaped ground plan; width less than leagth | + | - More space an be gained by digging hole for feet when sitting - it will double as a waste sink. |
- | 3 people. | + | |
- | 2. Stamp firm down inside plan to compact snow; cut blocks from floor area. | + | ===Igloo.=== |
- | 3. Cut blocks as lag t as possible to mavageable | + | |
- | with over-lapping | + | |
- | Block all cracks with snow. | + | |
- | 4. Place skits (bindings upwards) and stocks or branches across side walls | + | |
- | to support groundsheet roof; r,old down with bloeks | + | |
- | holes in sides below groued | + | - Pack crack with snow; smooth off protuberences inside to avoid drips from condensation. |
- | 5.. Close door with pack and spare ground sheet when reedy to eettle | + | |
- | will double as a waste sink. | + | |
- | 'ff gloo | + | ===Snow Cave.=== |
- | L -Mark circle of 5 diameter plus i for each person - i e. 6' for one, 7" | + | |
- | 2. Cut large but -manageable blocks from floor area; cut carefully to wedge sheepe | + | - Two men or teams tunnel into side of steep drift about 2 metres |
- | 34 Start tating | + | - Two metres |
- | 4. Cut door below floor level if possible, to hold in warm air. | + | - Close off one entrance with snow; make door for other entrance |
- | 5. F.ack crack with snow; smooth off protuberences inside to avoid drips from condensation.' | + | - Plant spare skiis and stocks to prevent people walking on roof. |
- | 6, If on a. slope, cut leg holes in side wall below ground level for extra space. | + | |
- | 51JF Ca'qe | + | One other hazard of spending |
- | i. Two can or teams tunnel into sidt of steep drift about 2 metres | + | |
- | 2. Two metres | + | * Quarrel |
- | 3. Close off one entrance with snow; make door for other entrance | + | * Envy those who stayed |
- | 4. Pint spare skits and stocks to prevent people walking on roof. | + | * Envy those who didn' |
- | 0 Ae | + | * Pick people/nose/ |
- | apart. | + | * Air socks and underclothing |
- | of U headroom. with pock. | + | * Drive home nonstop |
- | 0 | + | * Become |
- | PrIctk | + | * Uncommunicative. |
- | )5401,0 (fitLee< | + | |
- | On other hazard of spetAing | + | I would like to hear of other people' |
- | Quarret envy those who stayed; envy those who didn' | + | |
- | drive home ncmst;Jp; beconx | + | ---- |
- | vould like to hear of other people' | + | |
- | 0 | + | =====David Cotton's Bee Walk, 29th August.===== |
- | Page 14. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 1976. | + | |
- | DAVID COTTON'S BEE WALK 20th AUGUST. | + | Persons present: children, |
- | Persons present: children, | + | |
- | Due to the large crowd in attendance the talk on bees had to be kept to a minimum and emphasis was centred on the visual display. This was followed, by a beehive inspection which included a successful batch of queen cells made up specially the day before. | + | Due to the large crowd in attendance the talk on bees had to be kept to a minimum and emphasis was centred on the visual display. This was followed by a beehive inspection which included a successful batch of queen cells made up specially the day before. |
- | The treat of the day was morning tea with the usual supply of fresh honeycomb straight from the hive, together with large slabs of brown bread and butter. About 15 lb of fresh honeycomb was consumed together with 5 large loaves of brown bread and about l lb of butter. A large bottle | + | |
- | of honey mead also went the rounds but was met with a rather varied response. | + | The treat of the day was morning tea with the usual supply of fresh honeycomb straight from the hive, together with large slabs of brown bread and butter. About 15 lb of fresh honeycomb was consumed together with 5 large loaves of brown bread and about l lb of butter. A large bottle of honey mead also went the rounds but was met with a rather varied response. |
- | Our walk down 011iares Crook started nice and early. After inspecting the big waterfall on I: | + | |
- | A small group of lads in our party entertained us by staging a moss and slime fight, and it was not lone: before most participants had a reasonable coating of slime and moss; in addition a few were also a little wet from falls in the creek. | + | Our walk down O' |
- | After lunch our walk continued downstream through a delightful area of picturesque bushland. As usual, people were found wandering off along different tracks in all directions. However when we reached the track leu, | + | |
- | While a small search | + | A small group of lads in our party entertained us by staging a moss and slime fight, and it was not long before most participants had a reasonable coating of slime and moss; in addition a few were also a little wet from falls in the creek. |
- | At this juncture some of us became involved in an exercise in training a horse to enter and.' leavea | + | |
- | to be enjoying herself as much as her temporary trainers. Whilst this | + | After lunch our walk continued downstream through a delightful area of picturesque bushland. As usual, people were found wandering off along different tracks in all directions. However when we reached the track leading |
- | small diversion was beine attended to Roger suffered his punishment by | + | |
- | returning to the creek to round up his small search party. | + | While a small search |
- | Most people had quite an enjoyable day. Due to the rather strange finale to our walk it is not known whether anyone managed to inspect the | + | |
- | magnificent cactus, display at the farm where we finishea | + | At this juncture some of us became involved in an exercise in training a horse to enter and leave a horse float. So with much pushing and pulling, tugging and shoving the horse was finally encouraged to enter and leave the horse float. After a few ins and outs the horse seemed to be enjoying herself as much as her temporary trainers. Whilst this small diversion was beine attended to Roger suffered his punishment by returning to the creek to round up his small search party. |
- | * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | Amajor | + | Most people had quite an enjoyable day. Due to the rather strange finale to our walk it is not known whether anyone managed to inspect the magnificent cactus display at the farm where we finished |
- | Page 1 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 19 76 | + | |
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- | ****************** | + | |
- | 0 | + | A major walk will be held on the Cape York Peninsula, Q1d. from 20 December 1976 to 15 January 1977 (approx.). The leader is Tom Hayllar |
- | FOR THE CHEAPEST GEAR IN AUSTRALASIA | + | |
- | We have a prompt mail order service to Australian customers - FREE POSTAGE ON ALL ORDERS. Below is a. list of some of the gear we stooL - prices quoted in New Zealand dollars (NZ $1 A $0.83). We prefer | + | ---- |
- | payment by bank draft in New Zealand currency. | + | |
- | Typhoon Oilskin parkas - standard model $ 21.00 | + | =====Alp Sports.===== |
- | (all sizes) | + | |
- | Cagoules, neoprene-coated nylon 18.40 | + | Box 553 P.O., Christchurch, |
- | Zip parkas, neoprene-coated nylon 23.00 | + | |
- | Long woollen socks 4.50 | + | ===For the cheapest gear in Australasia.=== |
- | Short woollen socks 2.75 | + | |
- | Jumpers, 100% natural black greasy wool 20.00 | + | We have a prompt mail order service to Australian customers - **free postage on all orders**. Below is a list of some of the gear we stock - prices quoted in New Zealand dollars (NZ $1 = A $0.83). We prefer payment by bank draft in New Zealand currency. |
- | Jumpers, pure wool, fair-isle patterns 19.00 | + | |
- | Balaclavas, pure wool 2.40 | + | | |$| |
- | Hats, pure wool, fair-isle patterns 2.75 | + | |Typhoon Oilskin parkas - standard model|21.00| |
- | Light woollen shirts, check patterns 9.50 | + | |Typhoon Oilskin parkas - deluxe model|24.00| |
- | Ranger, heavy wool shirts, | + | |Cagoules, neoprene-coated nylon|18.40| |
- | Mountaineer, | + | |Zip parkas, neoprene-coated nylon|23.00| |
- | Trousers, woollen tweed 14.50 | + | |Long woollen socks|4.50| |
- | Day sacks, from 15.00 | + | |Short woollen socks|2.75| |
- | K-2 double wall tents 94.00 | + | |Jumpers, 100% natural black greasy wool|20.00| |
- | K-2 special medium | + | |Jumpers, pure wool, fair-isle patterns|19.00| |
- | K-2 special large rucksacks 74.00 | + | |Balaclavas, pure wool|2.40| |
- | K-2 standard. medium rucksacks 69.00 | + | |Hats, pure wool, fair-isle patterns|2.45| |
- | K-2 standard large rucksacks 70.00 | + | |Light woollen shirts, check patterns|9.50| |
- | K-2 intermediate | + | |Ranger, heavy wool shirts, |
- | K-2 junior | + | |Mountaineer, |
- | K-2 bivouac | + | |Trousers, woollen tweed|14.50| |
- | K-2 Aarn I climbing and ski-touring pack 58.50 | + | |Day sacks, from|15.00| |
- | K-2 Aarn II pack 51.00 | + | |K-2 double wall tents|94.00| |
- | Wintest nylon tents from 37.00 | + | |K-2 special medium |
- | Mountain Mule rucksacksg | + | |K-2 special large rucksacks|74.00| |
- | Featherlite standard - large 58,00 | + | |K-2 standard medium rucksacks|69.00| |
- | Heavy Duty standard 61,00 | + | |K-2 standard large rucksacks|70.00| |
- | Heavy Duty super 67.50 | + | |K-2 Intermediate |
- | Expedition standard 58.00 | + | |K-2 Junior |
- | Expedition super 63.50 | + | |K-2 Bivouac |
- | Mammoth 77.00 | + | |K-2 Aarn I climbing and ski-touring pack|58.50| |
- | Fairydown Everest sleeping bags - prices on application | + | |K-2 Aarn II pack|51.00| |
- | Everest Mummy sleeping bags It It tt | + | |Wintest nylon tents from|37.00| |
- | It It | + | |Mountain Mule Rucksacks:| | |
- | Twenty Below sleeping | + | |Featherlite standard - large|58.00| |
- | Explorer sleeping bags Fl It | + | |Heavy Duty standard|61.00| |
- | AND MUCH MORE WRITE FOR A PRICE LIST (Address above) | + | |Heavy Duty super|67.50| |
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | |Expedition standard|58.00| |
+ | |Expedition super|63.50| | ||
+ | |Mammoth|77.00| | ||
+ | |Fairydown Everest sleeping bags|prices on application| | ||
+ | |Everest Mummy sleeping bags|prices on application| | ||
+ | |Twenty Below sleeping | ||
+ | |Explorer sleeping bags|prices on application| | ||
+ | |||
+ | And much more - write for a price list (Address above). | ||
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