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-===== Walking Clubs =====
+**Walking Clubs**
 Dear Sir or Madam,
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 ===== Paddy Pallin Foundation 1979 Grants =====
-In all 39 applications were received this year for grants. The committee consisting of Mr. Wilf Hilder(Kosciusko Huts Association), Mr. Tim Lamble, Mr. Bruce Vote (N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs), Mr. Col Watson (National Parks Association) and Mr. Robert Pallin (Trustee for Paddy Pallin Foundation) restated their intention of supporting projects that were likely to produce the most good for the most people.
+In all 39 applications were received this year for grants. The committee consisting of Mr. Wilf Hilder (Kosciusko Huts Association), Mr. Tim Lamble, Mr. Bruce Vote (N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs), Mr. Col Watson (National Parks Association) and Mr. Robert Pallin (Trustee for Paddy Pallin Foundation) restated their intention of supporting projects that were likely to produce the most good for the most people.
 Successful applicants were-\\
-(1) The Budawang Committee - $1000 is granted as a loan to ensure the publication of the book "Pigeon House and Beyond.". This brings to $2,800 the total loan available from the foundation for this project ($1,800 was granted in 1978). All profits from the sale of the book after repayment of loans will go into a fund to aid publication of conservation literature.
+(1) The Budawang Committee - $1000 is granted as a loan to ensure the publication of the book "Pigeon House and Beyond". This brings to $2,800 the total loan available from the foundation for this project ($1,800 was granted in 1978). All profits from the sale of the book after repayment of loans will go into a fund to aid publication of conservation literature.
-(2) The Colo Committee - (a) $200 is granted to enable publication of the study "Wilderness and Power" - the case against a power - station on Newnes Plateau and suggested alternatives. (b) 7*04.00 is granted for a study of the Forestry/National Park conflict in the Colo/Hunter Wilderness. This committee has been doing extremely valuable work to preserve this area close to Sydney and so important a wilderness area close to a major city.
+(2) The Colo Committee - (a) $200 is granted to enable publication of the study "Wilderness and Power" - the case against a power - station on Newnes Plateau and suggested alternatives. (b) $400.00 is granted for a study of the Forestry/National Park conflict in the Colo/Hunter Wilderness. This committee has been doing extremely valuable work to preserve this area close to Sydney and so important a wilderness area close to a major city.
 (3) Mr. Martin Curtis $25. Mr. Curtis is mainly after information etc. which is being supplied by Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd.
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 (6) The Tasmanian Wilderness Society - $1,500 is granted to this society to continue its work in Tasmania. It is intended to mainly cover the cost of a project officer for 40 weeks at $40. Mr.Ian Cartle is doing this important work for this small amount and needs every conservationist's support.
-(7) Federation of Bushwalking Clubs (N.S.W.) - A total of $800 has been allocated to cover: (a) Production of a "Walk in a National Park" programme - $500. (b) Production of member club lists for general circulation - $200. (c) Search and Rescue instruction leaflets $100. This organisation acts on behalf of all bushwalkers in N.S.W. and not only club members.
+(7) Federation of Bushwalking Clubs (N.S.W.) - A total of $800 has been allocated to cover: (a) Production of a "Walk in a National Park" programme - $500. (b) Production of member club lists for general circulation - $200. ( c) Search and Rescue instruction leaflets $100. This organisation acts on behalf of all bushwalkers in N.S.W. and not only club members.
-(8) Rozelle Ramblers: BaImain Uniting Church Missions - $75 worth of vouchers for hire of equipment for introductory walking trips for young people of the Balmain area.
+(8) Rozelle Ramblers: Balmain Uniting Church Missions - $75 worth of vouchers for hire of equipment for introductory walking trips for young people of the Balmain area.
 The total amount granted for 1979 was $5,000. Applications for 1980 will close 29th February 1980. The amount available will be announced towards the end of 1979. Any enquiries should be forwarded to:- R. B. Pallin, Paddy Pallin Foundation, -C/- 69 Liverpool Street, Sydney, Phone (02) 26-2685. 2000.
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 We all adjourned to the local cafe where we had coffee, milk shakes, hamburgers, Chiko rolls - you name it, we had it. We all caught the 5.35 train back to Central and reckoned it had been a wow of a trip. THANKS, HANS.
-**Footnote**
+**Footnote**\\
-Hans had some discussions with a couple of new members who lightly complained about the lack of trips and, leaders that weekend. Hans said, "The Club is made up of members and not the'Secretary and Executive alone. We need more leaders to lead more walks".
+Hans had some discussions with a couple of new members who lightly complained about the lack of trips and leaders that weekend. Hans said, "The Club is made up of members and not the Secretary and Executive alone. We need more leaders to lead more walks".
 So I have decided to lead a future walk! God help you and me! See the next programme!
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-===== DESPATCH: From our Resident Correspondent:in-Singapore, in mid-June, with sweat running off him, and the tropic night outside. =====
+===== DESPATCH: From our Resident Correspondent in Singapore in mid-June, with sweat running off him, and the tropic night outside =====
  by Alastair Battye.
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-ST N.S.W. ROGAINING EVENT
+===== 1st N.S.W. Rogaining Event =====
 Organised by UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHWALKING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB
-Introduction
+Introduction\\
-.
+Rogaining is basically marathon orienteering. Competitors have up to 24 hours, noon Saturday to noon Sunday, to visit as many checkpoints as possible. Darkness is not a problem as there will be a full moon. There are 30 to 40 checkpoints spread over most of a 1:25,000 map. The chances of reaching all of them are very slight, and the team that scores most points wins. Rogaining is a bushwalking event - it is a sport that combines the bushwalking skills of a route selection, navigation, fitness and stamina, and the athlete who knows a little navigation and no bush- craft will not do well.
-Regaining is basically marathon orienteering. Competitors have up'. to 24 hours, noon Saturday to noon Sunday, to visit as Many checkpoints as possible. Darkness is not a problem as there will be a-full moon. There are 30 to 40 checkpoints spread over most of a 1g25,000 map. The chances of reaching all of them are very slight, and the team that scores most points wins. Rogaining is a bushwalking event - it is a sport that combines the bushwalking skills of a route selection, navigation, fitness and stamina, and the athlete who knows a little navigation and no bush- craft will not do well.
-Date: Ootober 6th and 7th., 1979.
+Date: October 6th and 7th., 1979.
-Venue
-WolloMbi,- southwest of Cessnock on the road from PeatEi Ridge. The
+Venue\\
-event will start and finish at WolloMbi Hall at the centre of the village.
+Wollombi- southwest of Cessnock on the road from Peats Ridge. The event will start and finish at Wollombi Hall at the centre of the village. The surrounding country is a picturesque mixture of narrow, level grassy valleys and meandering ridge systems. Relative relief is a maximum- of 200 m. There are only a few roads or tracks, but also very few patches of bad scrub. In other words, it is ideal walking country.
-Page 17 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER August, 1979.
-The surrounding'66Untij.-16"a picturesquemixture of narrow, level grassy valleys and meandering ridge systems. Relative relief is a malg mum- of 200 m. There aro only a few roads or tracks, but also very few patches of bad scrub. In other words, it is ideal walking country.
+Transport\\
-Transport
+The organisers will provide buses from Sydney to the site if there is sufficient demand. We cannot over-emphasise the desirability of using this service, and the foolhardiness of trying to drive back to Sydney immediately after 24 hours on your feet. The fare of $10 is comparable with the real cost of car travel. One bus service will depart from Central Station on Saturday morning, meet on the covered roadway outside the north doors of the main booking office at 7.30 am. This bus will also pick up from the west entrance to Hornsby station at about 8.20 am. Another bus or mini-bus, if demand warrants, will depart at midnight Friday from the Federation Ball at Balmain Town Hall. Bus transport is uneconomic to organise unless the buses are full. Passengers will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis according to receipt of entry forms, and late applicants may miss out.
-The organisers will provide buses from Sydney to the site if there
-is sufficient demand. We cannot over-emphasise the d osirability of using this service, and the foolhardiness of trying to drive back to Sydney immediately after 24 hours on your feet. The fare of10 is comparable with the real cost of car travel.
-One bus service will depart from Central Station on Saturday morning, meet on the covered roadway outside the north doors of the main booking office at 7.30 am. This bus will also pick up from the west entrance to Hornsby station at about 8.20 am. Another bus or mini-:bus, if demand warrants, will depart at midnight Friday from the Federation Ball at Balmain Town Hall. Bus transport is uneconomic to organise unleSs the buses are full. Passengers will be allocated on a fir-come first-served basis according to receipt of entry forms, and late applicants may miss out.'
 Competitors who insist on using private cars should be at Wollombi by 10.30 am Saturday. The Hall will be available from about 8 pm Friday night.
-Equipment
-Rogaining equipment is the same as for a long hard day walk; small paok; waterproof jacket; pullover; possible jeans for the odd. bit of sera and/or cold weather; a water bottle (important - no natural potable water); light high energy food (chocolate, scroggin, etc.);. matches; a reliable torch with spare batteries and globe; basic first-aid kit (bandaids for blisters, at least!); compass; something to prOte& your map for 24 hours of hard use; pen. To set off with T-shirt, running shorts, running shoes, map,compassand nothing else is asking for trouble.
+Equipment\\
-Gear to be left at the Hall for when you return:- sleeping gear; eating gear; change of clothes.. -
+Rogaining equipment is the same as for a long hard day walk; small pack; waterproof jacket; pullover; possible jeans for the odd bit of scrub and/or cold weather; a water bottle (important - no natural potable water); light high energy food (chocolate, scroggin, etc.); matches; a reliable torch with spare batteries and globe; basic first-aid kit (bandaids for blisters, at least!); compass; something to protect your map for 24 hours of hard use; pen. To set off with T-shirt, running shorts, running shoes, map,compass and nothing else is asking for trouble.
-Accommodation
-.' A small part of Wollombi Hall will be available for sleeping for those arriving on Friday night, and for rest during the event. There will also be -a few large tents on some gravelly ground adjacent to the Hall. Bring a lilo - even if you don't plan to sleep you may find you need to!
+Gear to be left at the Hall for when you return:- sleeping gear; eating gear; change of clothes.
-Food. Throughout the night the following food will be available at the Hall:- Coleslaw, baked potatoes, Vogel's bread, margarine, peanut butter, vegemite, jam, tea, coffee, cocoa, milk, sugar, fruit, cordial, breakfast
+Accommodation\\
+A small part of Wollombi Hall will be available for sleeping for those arriving on Friday night, and for rest during the event. There will also be -a few large tents on some gravelly ground adjacent to the Hall. Bring a lilo - even if you don't plan to sleep you may find you need to!
+Food\\
+Throughout the night the following food will be available at the Hall: Coleslaw, baked potatoes, Vogel's bread, margarine, peanut butter, vegemite, jam, tea, coffee, cocoa, milk, sugar, fruit, cordial, breakfast
 cereals. A BBQ, hotplate will be available for steak, chops and sausages.
-Bring your own meat and we will cook it whenever you want it. Bring your
+Bring your own meat and we will cook it whenever you want it. Bring your own plate, mug and cutlery. Bring your own lunch for both days, and your sweets, chocolate, scroggin, etc. (Basically we are providing all food for the duration of the event itself, except meat and what you choose to eat while out on the course.)
-own plate, mug and cutlery. Bring your own lunch for both days, and your sweets, chocolate, scroggin, etc. (Basically we are providing all food for the duration of the event itself, except meat and what you choose to eat while out on the course.)
-FEES: Event - ,6.00. This includes the map and the above food. Bus transport - 't:10. Optional, but strongly recommended.
+FEES: Event - $6.00. This includes the map and the above food. Bus transport - $10.00 Optional, but strongly recommended.
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+Some Rules and Other Information\\
-Some Rules and Other Information
+. Teams must consist of 2, 3 or 4 people. For safety reasons, individual competitors are not permitted, and a team whose members. separate beyond shouting distance will be disqualified. Competitors may drop out of their team provided that at no stage is an individual left alone on the course.
-I. -TeaMS must consiSt-of 2; 3-or 4 people. For safety reasons
-individual competitors are not permitted, and a team whose members. separate beyond shouting distance will be disqualified. Competitors may drop out of their team provided that at no stage is an individual left alone on the course.
+. There will be men's, women's and mixed divisions. In the mixed division at least one man and one woman in each team must finish. Minimum age: 16 years.
-. There will be men's, women's and mixed divisions. In the mixed division at least one man and one woman in each team must finish. Minimum age: 16 years.
-The starting order will be chosen by ballot, and teams will start at short intervals commencing at about noon Saturday. Each team will have 15-30 mins to study the master map before their 24 hours begins.
+.The starting order will be chosen by ballot, and teams will start at short intervals commencing at about noon Saturday. Each team will have 15-30 mins to study the master map before their 24 hours begins.
+. A total of 1 hour out of the 24 must be spent at the Hall as a compulsory rest. Teams returning to the Hall should make sure that their times of arrival and departure are recorded.
+. Teams must respect farmland - leave gates as found, avoid disturbing stock, do 'not trample crops, keep away from houses late at night, etc
+. The major fire trails will be patrolled by vehicles from time to time to provide assistance to any team which is having difficulty.
+ENTRY: Fill in the necessary form and send it, together with your fees to - ROGAINING, BOX 129 THE UNION, UNIVERSITY OF N.S.W. KENSINGTON- 2033. (S.B.W. Membership Secretary, John Redfern, has a supply of the necessary forms.) Entries received after Friday, September 7th, are highly unlikely to be allocated places in the buses. Entries received after Friday, September 21st, will not be accepted at all. We will not prevent such late applicants from attempting the course if they wish, but they cannot be provided with map or food. Please get your entry in EARLY!
+Rogaining?\\
+The origin and meaning of the name "rogaining" is obscure, but rumour is that it has Scandinavian roots, and has implications of long-endured suffering! Why do we want you to try it? It's one of those things like much of bush walking, or ski touring and snow-camping; or mountaineering. To most of those who haven't tried it the pleasure we get is impossible to explain.
+Some will say that competition is anathema to the spirit of bushwalking. Perhaps, but the competition with other teams is only a surprisingly small part of it. Mostly you are challenging yourself, and the feat of moving steadily over,all terrain for 24 hours, night and day, constantly solving tricky navigational problems, is quite a challenge. Whether you win or any sort of reasonable performance in an event of this magnitude is a source
+of great satisfaction.
+In all its facets, rogaining is a unique experience. Whether it is walking through paddocks or natural bush;whether by day or by the bright light of the full moon; whether you are sharing your teamwork or sharing experiences with other teams in the Hall later; whether you walk a leisurely 20 km or a hard 100 km, it is 24 hours of challenge and enjoyment and an enduring satisfaction of achievement.
+===== Bush Safety Awareness: Part 2- The eyes have it =====
+ by Len Newland.
-A total of.1 hour out of the 24 must be spent at the Hall as a compulsory rest. Teams returning to the Hall should make sure that their tiMes of arrival and departure are recorded.
-Teams must respect farmland - leave gates as found, avoid disturbing stock, do 'not trample crops, keep away from houses late at night, etc
-. The major fire trails will be patrolled by vehicles from time to time
- to provide assistance to any team which is having difficulty. -
-ENTRY: Fill in the necessary form and send it, together with your fees,
-to - ROGAINING, BOX 129 THE UNION, UNIVERSITY OF N.S.W. KENSINGTON-
-. (S.B.V. Membership Secretary, John Redfern, has a supply
-of the necessary forms.)
-Entries received after Friday, September 7th, are highly unlikely to be
-allocated places in the buses. Entries received after Friday, September 21st, will not be accepted at all. We will not prevent such late applicants from' attempting the course if they wish, but they cannot be provided with map or food. Please get your entry in EARLY!
-%Regaining?
-The 'origin andmearilng of the name "rogaining" is obscure, but rumour is
-that it has Scandinavian roots, and has impliCations of long-endured suffering! Why do we want you to try it? It's one of those things like much:o f..bush walking, or ski touring and snow-camping; or mountaineering. ' To mast of those who haven't tried it the pleasure we get is impossible to explain.'
-Some will say that competition is anathema to the spirit of bushwalking.. Perhaps, but the competition with other teams is only a surprisingly small
-part of it. Mostly you are challenging yourself, and the feat of moVing steadily over,all terrain for 24 hours, night and day, constantly solving.
-tricky ,navigational problems, is quite a challenge. Whether you win or
-any sort of' reasonable performance in an event of this magnitude is a source
-of great Satisfaction.
-In allits facets, regaining is a unique experience. Whether it is
-walking through 13addocks or natural bush; whether by day or by the bright
-light of the full moon; whether you are sharing your teamwork orsharing
-experiences with other teams in the Hall later; whether you walk a leisurely
-km -or a hard 100 km, it is 24 hours of challenge and enjpyment and an enduring satisfaction of achievement.
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-BUSH SAFETY AWARENESS. by Len Newland.
-PART 2. THE EYES HAVE IT.
 Three wise men saw an owl. The first said it was an owl. The second said, "Nay". The third .... never mind - the point is not how you interpret what you see, but whether you can see at all. I am sure all bushwalkers appreciate what they see ("beautiful valley and river scenery"), but how many of us are aware that danger to eyesight exists in the bush? Some experienced members I asked had not heard of eye accidents in the bush. Nevertheless they happen.
 The point was brought home smartly to me early in my bushwalking career when my glasses were neatly removed, by a large bush, and caused me five minutes' delay finding them again. The location was on a small slope in dense scrub, so there was no great difficulty. However, the same type