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+=====Walks Notes.=====
+by Len Newland. (Ph: 432419 (B))
+May I take this opportunity to remind members of the availability of the autumn walks program, and their responsibility to fill it. We are especially in need of test walks after the shortage of these on the summer program of which the following description is a good sample. I should remind members also that there is no need to avoid the program because you can only give short notice; walks can always be put on the notice board or it the magazine, such as appeared in the November magazine.
+====Walks For January.====
+===Test Walk.===
+The one and only for this month is to be led by John Fox on the long weekend January 28, 29 and 30. The walk is from Fitzroy Falls in the Morton National Park to the spectacular Kangaroo Valley and the Club's own property, Coolana, and back to Fitzroy Falls. The exercise, I understand, involves an unusual approach into Coolana.
+===Base Camps.===
+John Fox strikes again, with a base camp and daily walk from Coolana, to be held on New Year's weekend January 1 and 2.
+Also base camping this month is Wayne Steele. On the weekend January 21, 22 and 23, he will be taking day trips from Wiseman's Ferry concentrating on Aboriginal carvings. As Wayne is topnotch at finding his way around, I am sure that this will be a fulfilling experience.
+===Weekend Walks/Swims.===
-Page 15. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALFER December, 1976.
-WALK NOTES.
-by Len Newland. (Ph g 432419 (B))
-May I take this opportunity to remind members of the availability of the autumn walks program, and their responsibility to fill it. We are especially in need of test walks after the shortage of these on the sumMer program of which the following description is a good sample. I should remind members also that there is no need to avoid the program because you can only give short notice; walks can always be put on the notice board or it the magazine, such as appeared in the November magazine.
-WALKS FOR JANUARY TOt Walk
-The one and only for this month is to be led by-John Fox on the long weekend January 28, 29 and 304 The walk is from Fitzroy Falls in the Morton National Park to the spectacular Kangaroo Valley and the Club's cwn property,'Coolana, and back to Fitzroy Falls. The exercise I Understand, involves an 'unusual approach into Coolana.
-ba66'Camps.
-John Fox strikes again, with a base camp and dail
-from Coolana, to be held on New Year's weekend January 1 and 2.
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-Page 16, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December, 1976.
-WALKS NonsIgE,1
-Also base camping this month is Wayne Steele. On the weekend January 21,22 and 237-he will be taking day trips from Wiseman's Ferry concentrating on Aboriginal carvings. As Wayne is topnotch at finding his way around, I am sure that this will be a fulfilling experience.
-Walks/Swims.
 January 14/15/16 sees Tony Denham, famous for his investigations into teas, leading a walk with swims, starting from the Six Foot Track, down to Cox's River and back to Carlon's Farm. There are a couple of very nice swimming holes in the Jenolan Creek near where it joins the Cox.
-Hans Stiohter also visits the Cox's River, by way of Carlon's Farm, Tinpot Hill and Breakfast Crook. He also promises swimming, and the date is January 22 and 23 (Saturday morning start).
-Another meekend trip with swimming -curs on the Australia Day weekend January 23,29,30 and 31, with Barry Zieren at the helm. The walk will be from Bundeena to Marley. The swims? Lots.
-Day Waikp Swims.
-January 9th's swim is in the Hawkedbury River region, taking the ferry to Little Wobby and a walk to Rocky Ponds, Margaret Reid takes you there.
-The same day sports the only day walk for the month Which does not advertise swimminE (but there is swimming just the same). This is Kath Brumn's walk from Bundoena to Den Pool and Little Manley. Thu Royal National Park in summer uniform.
-January 16, and_ Barrj Zieren appears again, to show the splendours of The Basin, Macherel Beach and West Head. With the grading very easy, I suspect swimming is the prime objective.
-This day also has Sheila BL-,ns walking and swimming from Engadine to Heathcote via Tukawa Rill, Kangaroo Creek and Karloo Pool, Kangnroo Creek contains some excellent swimming spots.
-Frances Christie walks Heathcote to Kingdom Come via Lake Echersley on January.23. I have never seen Lake Edkersley. Why not swim down and see it.
-And finally, Otford to 3urning Palms, on January 30, Tony Denham swims again, and you're invited to join him.
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-Page 18. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER December 1976.
-CARS- SAFE IN BUSHFIRES
-(The following article is reprinted from "The BuSh Fire Bulletin'; Autumn 1975)
-Experiments carried out by the Forestry and Timber Bureau, Canberra, have confirmed that people caught in cars by bushfires should remain in their vehicles. The tests have proved findings from studies of some of Australia's worst bushfires that the safest place for a person whose car is trapped by fire is to remain in it with all the windows and vents closed. The best place to shelter is beneath the seat level whether front or rear, preferably with covering such as a blanket pulled over the body. Thermocouples (instruments to measure heat) placed inside a test car showed that the air temperature was about 51C (125F) - about the same as shade temperature on a hot summer day in many parts of Australia.
-The worst part of the heat and radiation from a large bushfire which passes around and over a car lasts for only 3 to 5 minutes and a person who has remained in his vehicle until the fire has passed can get out and walk to safety over burnt ground, Tests conducted at the same time showed that
-even fierce fires should not cause car petrol tanks to explode. Seven unprotected tanks of various popular model cars, each
-containing about 18 litres (4 gallons) of petrol were placed
-on 61 cm (2 ft) thick piles of pine. None exploded as the timber was burnt. In each case, the heat forced petrol vapour out of the filler cap vent and this then burnt strongly. But
-no explosion resulted nor did the tank seams rupture. In tests involving the car, vapour from the petrol tank did not ignite,
-The experiments were carried out in Stromlo Forest near
-Canberra. For the test involving the car, windous of slah pine
-x 4 in (50 ft long, 15 ft wide) and 1.3 to 1.8 m (4 ft to 5 ft) high were situated 3 in (10 ft) from one side of the car in one test and the same distance from both sides in another. Flames 7.5 to 9 m (25 ft to 30 ft) high were produced when the timber fuel burnt most intensely. The tests disclosed that closing the car's windows cut down the amount of radiation entering the cabin by two-thirds. The Acting Director of the
-Forest Research Institute (Mr. A.G. McArthur) said the tests
-proved beyond doubt that the safest action for people caught in cars by bushfires was to remain in their vehicles. He said that the tests on petrol tanks had shown there was no need to fear explosions from this source, Also investigations of
-cars burnt in the Hobart fires of 1967 had not shown that any petrol tanks had exploded,
+Hans Stichter also visits the Cox's River, by way of Carlon's Farm, Tinpot Hill and Breakfast Creek. He also promises swimming, and the date is January 22 and 23 (Saturday morning start).
+Another meekend trip with swimming occurs on the Australia Day weekend January 23, 29, 30 and 31, with Barry Zieren at the helm. The walk will be from Bundeena to Marley. The swims? Lots.
+===Day Walks/Swims.===
+January 9th's swim is in the Hawkedbury River region, taking the ferry to Little Wobby and a walk to Rocky Ponds. Margaret Reid takes you there.
+The same day sports the only day walk for the month which does not advertise swimming (but there is swimming just the same). This is Kath Bruwn's walk from Bundeena to Deer Pool and Little Marley. The Royal National Park in summer uniform.
+January 16, and Barry Zieren appears again, to show the splendours of The Basin, Macherel Beach and West Head. With the grading very easy, I suspect swimming is the prime objective.
+This day also has Sheila Binns walking and swimming from Engadine to Heathcote via Tukawa Rill, Kangaroo Creek and Karloo Pool. Kangnroo Creek contains some excellent swimming spots.
+Frances Christie walks Heathcote to Kingdom Come via Lake Echersley on January 23. I have never seen Lake Eckersley. Why not swim down and see it.
+And finally, Otford to Burning Palms, on January 30. Tony Denham swims again, and you're invited to join him.
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+[Cartoon of a bushwalker suspended upside down from a rope tied around his ankle. Another bushwalker observes...]
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+=====Cars - Safe In Bushfires.=====
+(The following article is reprinted from "The Bush Fire Bulletin", Autumn 1975)
+Experiments carried out by the Forestry and Timber Bureau, Canberra, have confirmed that people caught in cars by bushfires should remain in their vehicles. The tests have proved findings from studies of some of Australia's worst bushfires that the safest place for a person whose car is trapped by fire is to remain in it with all the windows and vents closed. The best place to shelter is beneath the seat level whether front or rear, preferably with covering such as a blanket pulled over the body. Thermocouples (instruments to measure heat) placed inside a test car showed that the air temperature was about 51°C (125°F) - about the same as shade temperature on a hot summer day in many parts of Australia.
+The worst part of the heat and radiation from a large bushfire which passes around and over a car lasts for only 3 to 5 minutes and a person who has remained in his vehicle until the fire has passed can get out and walk to safety over burnt ground. Tests conducted at the same time showed that even fierce fires should not cause car petrol tanks to explode. Seven unprotected tanks of various popular model cars, each containing about 18 litres (4 gallons) of petrol were placed on 61 cm (2 ft) thick piles of pine. None exploded as the timber was burnt. In each case, the heat forced petrol vapour out of the filler cap vent and this then burnt strongly. But no explosion resulted nor did the tank seams rupture. In tests involving the car, vapour from the petrol tank did not ignite.
+The experiments were carried out in Stromlo Forest near Canberra. For the test involving the car, windous of slah pine 15 x 4 1/2 m (50 ft long, 15 ft wide) and 1.3 to 1.8 m (4 ft to 5 ft) high were situated 3 m (10 ft) from one side of the car in one test and the same distance from both sides in another. Flames 7.5 to 9 m (25 ft to 30 ft) high were produced when the timber fuel burnt most intensely. The tests disclosed that closing the car's windows cut down the amount of radiation entering the cabin by two-thirds. The Acting Director of the Forest Research Institute (Mr. A.G. McArthur) said the tests proved beyond doubt that the safest action for people caught in cars by bushfires was to remain in their vehicles. He said that the tests on petrol tanks had shown there was no need to fear explosions from this source. Also investigations of 1200 cars burnt in the Hobart fires of 1967 had not shown that any petrol tanks had exploded.
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