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- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney | + | |
- | Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. CIA meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Leonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Marcia Shappert, Telephone 30-2028. | + | |
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- | JUNE, 1980. | + | |
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- | And So Say All of Us | + | |
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- | The Warrumbungles' | + | |
- | Advertisement | + | |
- | Key to Identification of | + | |
- | Ettrema/ | + | |
- | Ian Debert 5 | + | |
- | Jo Witts 6 | + | |
- | Spiro Hajinakitas ' | + | |
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- | Peter Harris 12 | + | |
- | Peter Miller 14 | + | |
- | Andy Turner 15 | + | |
- | Barry Wallace 16 | + | |
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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER June . 1980. | + | |
- | AND SO SAY ALL OF US. by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | At about annual intervals over the past four or. five years we've had in 'the magaZine-reportS of high camps in the Blue Breaks. More and more enphasis has been placed on the excellence of the panorama to be seen from | + | |
- | Axe Head Mountain. The burden of the claims has been "Best view in the | + | |
- | Blue Breaks" | + | |
- | When you believe you have a fairly extensive knowledge of the charms | + | |
- | of a particular locality, it's disturbing to find exalted claims being made for one of the places you've never visited. A. bit like the keen angler who is told Whenever he goes to a famous fishing resort - "Oh, you should have | + | |
- | been here last week, - the fish were committing suicide" | + | |
- | from the Cox up to Bull Island Gap in 1952. Later there was Broken Rock Trig, Green.Wattle Mountain, and parts of the Tonalli Range and the Bimlow Tableland. But never, no never, the Axe Head. " | + | |
- | Now, just in case it didn't live up to expectations, | + | |
- | case to throw in some additional vantage points, such as Mount Oolong, visited | + | |
- | once only in mist and rain some 12 years back, and Yerranderie Peak. (" | + | |
- | Crew.) In all the dozens of trips starting, finishing or passing through | + | |
- | Yerranderie, | + | |
- | Starting point was Bats Camp, about 2.0 pm on a Friday one week before Easter. The weather was perfect, warm with cloudless skies and just enough fresh south-west wind to save it from real heat. The landscape absolutely parched, with water a precious commodity - I found it wise to carry a 30-ounce | + | |
- | plastic flask all through the journey. Even the swamps bolo* Kboragang Mountain were practically bone dry and it was with a little misgiving that I | + | |
- | climbed on to that low plateau about 3.30 pm, trusting I should find some | + | |
- | water in the upper part of gullies draining off the high country. | + | |
- | By 4.45 pm that day I was at the saddle south of the Oolong CausewaY, Where the top of Lannigan' | + | |
- | Mountain. Pretty obviously, if any water were to be had at all, it would. be in that gully: there was, ten minutes walk and maybe 100 metres below the saddle - a single muddy pool perhaps a metre in diameter, with many animal footprints in the clay at its upstream end. I floundered back up to the saddle with a bucketful and made camp. The wind coming from the south-west gathered force and flapped the teat, but I was blessedlY sheltered b3r the shoulder of Roaring Wind Mountain. As night fell, I found. my torch had | + | |
- | failed - no, not the batteries which were new, nor the globe, which I could have replaced. I would have to be reconciled to early camps for the rest of the trip. A comfortable night, getting cool enough towards dawn to require wearing a jumper inside the elderly sleeping bag used- fox summer trips only. | + | |
- | Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Jute ; 1980. | + | |
- | A 7.0 am departure on Saturday allowed, me time to look at the extensive ' | + | |
- | out going deliberately to the rim rocks, there is of course only views through tEe-trees once on top. , In fact I noted one S.B.W. party had recorded in the visitors book (with tongue in cheek, no doubt) that the forest should be cleared to improve the outlook, and someone should molv-- the grass. That entry was presumably made after a wet spell. In the brilliant, | + | |
- | Some internal debate followed as to whether I should cut across Panniken ' | + | |
- | round past Oolong Station site and via the Eibedk' | + | |
- | , Every time I've been that way in recent years, I marvel at the increasing density of the scrub. Or maybe I just didn't pick up the old trail and the remains of the telephone cable that used to connect Colong Station to Yerranderie until I was almost up'.to the saddle. Anyway, at the Gap at 1.15 pm and addressing myself to Karang Hillock, Mullyang Neck and the final craMble up to Yerranderie Peak. It took me quite a while. I had been a bit apprehensive about the cliff lines shown on the maps both east and-west of Mullyang Neck; and in fact I'd asked daughter if she had any recollection of difficult conditions when she had done the same stage on one of her test walks seven or eight years back. It was reassuring to be told she couldn' | + | |
- | 15-or 20 feet of it - at the crest of the Peak. I accept that the view is quite fabulous. The visitors book in its metal case now-consists of a series of scraps of paper and the calibre of the recent entries is such that I refused to put my name with the rest. I burned up some film, deploring the unrelieved blueness and brightness of the afternoon sky, then settled down on the' north- . western rock of the lookout with my maps to study the Axe Head Mountain. | + | |
- | Although I had canvassed David about the northern approach, I had subsequently given earnest thought to an alternative, | + | |
- | Plateau. Now, viewed from Yerranderie Peak, there seemed grounds to suspect . serious problems for a solo walker, especially in getting on to Green Wattle .Gap. -I mentally went back to the northern (Toddy Head) approach, even though | + | |
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- | the nature of the going wasn't visible from this angle. Realising it was | + | |
- | almost 4.0 pm I packed up and dived dowh the well trodden path to Yerranderie, | + | |
- | then on past the old Post Office building and camped where the Byrnes Gap | + | |
- | road drosseS the Tonalli. . The river was not flowing, but, there were good pools in places. As I .groped around, torchless, but aided. by an almost full moon, and prepared for bed, I decided that at least I'd. bagged two of my three peaks, and only Axe Head (Best view etc.) remained. Already I could count it 'a qualified - say 50% - successful venture. - | + | |
- | Sunday again bright and warm, with a few wispy clouds which blew away by midday. I trudged up the road to. Byrnes Gap and on along Scotts Main Range beyond Mount Feld, before dropping down into Butcher' | + | |
- | of a Bindook map and tossed that on top of the redundant billies, and other | + | |
- | gear left in the tent. Again, just in case of accident, I carried water and food and the. ' | + | |
- | It proved quite a piece of cake. Leaving Butcher' | + | |
- | mile distant to the south, and almost 100 metres higher. The Sentinel then' became my target, reached soon after 3.0 pm after relatively easy ridge walking. | + | |
- | There is not even a cairn to mark the top of The Sentinel but the crest is not extensive, and I spent some time at the rim rocks on each side. Possibly there are equally imposing views along the southern portion of the Axe Head, but.I doubt if any would cover a greater segment of that sweep of landscape. I would be prepared to argue that the outlook from the different sides of The Sentinel is the best in the Blue Break' | + | |
- | By 5.30 pm I was back to my tent by Butcher' | + | |
- | To spare the somewhat lacerated lower. legs, I went most of the way along bush roads, and I'd suppose I covered 27 or 28 miles that day, the last seven miles by-Moonlight after a hasty evening meal at Myanga Valley Creek (almost dry). | + | |
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- | I arrived at the car almost starving (despite the 5.30 pin dinner) and. sat up long enough to swallow a tin of -grapefruit juice, arid to heat and. eat parts of tins of frankfusts and soya beans. As I crawled: thankfully into the sleeping bag about 11.0 pm, I looked out at the moonlight silvering the | + | |
- | - -tree boles, and. said. to myself, All right 9 I'm convinced. Axe Head is the Best View in the Blue Breaks. And. so say all of us!" | + | |
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- | " | + | |
- | by Ian Debert. | + | |
- | This is the first part of a fantaStic trip to The Warrumbungles, | + | |
- | of the Warrumbun.gles, | + | |
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- | ' We decided to make a round trip of :it and go via -"Hill End": I have always wanted to visit the place, but never got there. Jo had been there before so told. me a little of the place. We left Sydney on Thursday morning all excited and looking forward to the trip. It -took us most of the day to get there. After a delay getting out of the city,_ we reached Lithgow and turned, off on the Mudge: | + | |
- | half an 'hour here having a quick look around at the historic sites. - A couple of people. were ' | + | |
- | . and see -it. the following day. We drove' down the main street, if that's what one would call it, the place had a different atmosphere about it, the old. buildings dotted around. each with a. character of its own. That a fantastic place, and only 80 km north of Bathurst. This town has captured the imag- | + | |
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- | -In few other goldfields in Australia were so many individual fortunes made.; few other fields were subject to 'so much Sha.; | + | |
- | Let's turn back the clock for a minute or so. Early in the 1850's finds of alluvial gold were made in the tributaries and on the banks Of the Turon" | + | |
- | - Although the boom period between -1871 and 1874 was relatively short, the population of the town rose _to 8,000 and the total rec6rded amount of gold mined in the district exceeded.56, | + | |
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- | main area developed and it was here that the world' | + | |
- | ' After 1874, the yield swiftly declined, tines closed down and prospectors moved on to other fields. Stores ceased. their trading, blackberries and weeds invaded the buildings and entire streets disappeared. | + | |
- | Today, only one hotel, the Royal, and one store remain in Hill End. In 1872 Hill End boasted a kilometre of shops, 28 hotels, three banks, two newspapers and a brewery. It was one of the largest inland towns in New South Wales.. So you can see juSt what a, boom- town it was then. Now as we drive around seeing the General Store and Police Station and a couple of churches, a cow strolls down the road unperturbed by us being there. A camping ground is situated nearby but we decide not to pitch the tent and check out the Royal Hotel. We stayed there. | + | |
- | Friday morning we went up to the Museum, the photographic display was fantastic. In 1951 hundreds of photographic plates aepicting scenes and buildings in the Hill End of 1871-72 were unearthed in a Sydney backyard. They were the work of the photographer Beaufoy Merlin and have, revealed much of what is now known of the Hill End Story. | + | |
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- | THE WARRUNBUNGLES - APRIL, 1980: by Jo Witts. | + | |
- | A visit to the Warrumbungles was on the club programme for .Ester to | + | |
- | be led by Ian, but when this fell through because of the drought. completed | + | |
- | a walk from Bundeena to Werrong instead and thoroughly enjoyed it However Ian and I had some holidays due, so two weeks later, after a phone call to National Parks, we decided to go to the Warrutbungles via Hill End, the old gold mining town. | + | |
- | After spending the night in the historic Royal Hotel at Hill End and | + | |
- | the next morning exploring and going through the excellent museum, we travelled on, passing through Gulgong, the town on our ten dollar note, then Coonabaxabran and drove into the Warrutbungles National Park in the evening. This was a good time as all the birds and wallabies were out feeding and the setting sun highlighted the spectacular peaks and spires of the mountains. We camped at Camp Blackman under a clear sky studded with stars and we could see why the Sidings Springs Telescope is stationed nearby. | + | |
- | We awoke early to the sound of various bird calls - there.are about 120 species in the park - crawled out of the tent and were greeted by the rising sun glinting on emus and wallabies feeding and frolicking on the open parkland. After breakfast we checked in with the Ranger ana,Were advised to climb Split Rock on the first day, which we aid. As we were admiring the spectacular view from the top we were joined-by a young American couple, who were touring around Australia and were on their way north for the winter. They had been attracted by the line of the mountains after driving so long across the flat plains. We chatted for a while about | + | |
- | Page THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | + | |
- | National Parks, etc., then started down and met a carpet python at the side of the track.- He- wa-s-: | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001 |
- | The next morning after another | + | |
+ | Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Leonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Marcia Shappert, Telephone 30-2028. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |**Editor**|Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86-6263| | ||
+ | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive Carlingford, | ||
+ | |**Typist**|Kath Brown, Telephone 81-2675| | ||
+ | |**Duplicator Operator**| Phil Butt| | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== June 1980 ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | | | |Page| | ||
+ | |And So Say All of Us|Jim Brown|2| | ||
+ | |Historic Hill End|Ian Derbert|5| | ||
+ | |The Warrambungles April 1980|Jo Witts|6| | ||
+ | |Three Peaks in a Day, David Rostron, White Ants & All That|Spiro Hajinakitas|8| | ||
+ | |Key to Identification of Frogs in Ettrema/ | ||
+ | |Social Notes for July|Peter Miller|14| | ||
+ | |Alterations to the walks program| |14| | ||
+ | |Letter to the S.B.W.|Andy Turner|15| | ||
+ | |The May General Meeting|Barry Wallace|16| | ||
+ | ===== And So Say All of Us===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Jim Brown | ||
+ | |||
+ | At about annual intervals over the past four or five years we've had in the magazine reports of high camps in the Blue Breaks. More and more emphasis has been placed on the excellence of the panorama to be seen from | ||
+ | Axe Head Mountain. The burden of the claims has been "Best view in the Blue Breaks" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now, just in case it didn't live up to expectations, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Starting point was Bats Camp, about 2.0 pm on a Friday one week before Easter. The weather was perfect, warm with cloudless skies and just enough fresh south-west wind to save it from real heat. The landscape absolutely parched, with water a precious commodity - I found it wise to carry a 30-ounce plastic flask all through the journey. Even the swamps below Kooragang Mountain were practically bone dry and it was with a little misgiving that I climbed on to that low plateau about 3.30 pm, trusting I should find some water in the upper part of gullies draining off the high country. | ||
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+ | By 4.45 pm that day I was at the saddle south of the Colong Causeway, where the top of Lannigans Creek flows out south-west behind Roaring Wind Mountain. Pretty obviously, if any water were to be had at all, it would be in that gully: there was, ten minutes walk and maybe 100 metres below the saddle - a single muddy pool perhaps a metre in diameter, with many animal footprints in the clay at its upstream end. I floundered back up to the saddle with a bucketful and made camp. The wind coming from the south-west gathered force and flapped the teat, but I was blessedly sheltered by the shoulder of Roaring Wind Mountain. As night fell, I found my torch had failed - no, not the batteries which were new, nor the globe, which I could have replaced. I would have to be reconciled to early camps for the rest of the trip. A comfortable night, getting cool enough towards dawn to require wearing a jumper inside the elderly sleeping bag used for summer trips only. | ||
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+ | A 7.0 am departure on Saturday allowed, me time to look at the extensive westerly views over the big south bend of the Kowmung Valley as I climbed up on to Colong, the last 100 metres or so ever basalt spills and ribs. Without going deliberately to the rim rocks, there is of course only views through the trees once on top. In fact I noted one S.B.W. party had recorded in the visitors book (with tongue in cheek, no doubt) that the forest should be cleared to improve the outlook, and someone should mow the grass. That entry was presumably made after a wet spell. In the brilliant, cloudless morning there was no great incentive to get to the edge to take slides, so I was on my way down the so-called " | ||
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+ | Every time I've been that way in recent years, I marvel at the increasing density of the scrub. Or maybe I just didn't pick up the old trail and the remains of the telephone cable that used to connect Colong Station to Yerranderie until I was almost up to the saddle. Anyway, at the Gap at 1.15 pm and addressing myself to Karang Hillock, Mullyang Neck and the final scramble up to Yerranderie Peak. It took me quite a while. I had been a bit apprehensive about the cliff lines shown on the maps both east and-west of Mullyang Neck; and in fact I'd asked daughter if she had any recollection of difficult conditions when she had done the same stage on one of her test walks seven or eight years back. It was reassuring to be told she couldn' | ||
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+ | Although I had canvassed David about the northern approach, I had subsequently given earnest thought to an alternative, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday again bright and warm, with a few wispy clouds which blew away by midday. I trudged up the road to. Byrnes Gap and on along Scotts Main Range beyond Mount Feld, before dropping down into Butcher' | ||
+ | |||
+ | It proved quite a piece of cake. Leaving Butcher' | ||
+ | |||
+ | There is not even a cairn to mark the top of The Sentinel but the crest is not extensive, and I spent some time at the rim rocks on each side. Possibly there are equally imposing views along the southern portion of the Axe Head, but I doubt if any would cover a greater segment of that sweep of landscape. I would be prepared to argue that the outlook from the different sides of The Sentinel is the best in the Blue Break' | ||
+ | |||
+ | By 5.30 pm I was back to my tent by Butcher' | ||
+ | To spare the somewhat lacerated lower legs, I went most of the way along bush roads, and I'd suppose I covered 27 or 28 miles that day, the last seven miles by moonlight after a hasty evening meal at Myanga Valley Creek (almost dry). I arrived at the car almost starving (despite the 5.30 pm dinner) and sat up long enough to swallow a tin of -grapefruit juice, arid to heat and. eat parts of tins of frankfurts and soya beans. As I crawled thankfully into the sleeping bag about 11.0 pm, I looked out at the moonlight silvering the tree boles, and said to myself, "All right, I'm convinced. Axe Head is the Best View in the Blue Breaks. And so say all of us!" | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Historic Hill End ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Ian Debert | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is the first part of a fantastic trip to The Warrumbungles, | ||
+ | |||
+ | We decided to make a round trip of it and go via "Hill End". I have always wanted to visit the place, but never got there. Jo had been there before so told me a little of the place. We left Sydney on Thursday morning all excited and looking forward to the trip. It took us most of the day to get there. After a delay getting out of the city, we reached Lithgow and turned, off on the Mudgee Road going through Ilford to Sofala. We spent | ||
+ | half an hour here having a quick look around at the historic sites. A couple of people were painting scenes of the place. Then, off to Hill End. Now I know what a rough road is - if you want a rough ride go to Hill End. We eventually got there, a little shaken, but none the worse for wear. We went to the Museum only to find they had shut early that day, so we decided to stay and see it the following day. We drove down the main street, if that's what one would call it, the place had a different atmosphere about it, the old buildings dotted around each with a character of its own. That a fantastic place, and only 80 km north of Bathurst. This town has captured the imagination Of the people of New South Wales more than any other town of the Gold Rush era. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In few other goldfields in Australia were so many individual fortunes made; few other fields were subject to so much Share market speculation and questionable dealing. The rush to Hill End was one of the greatest in the Colony' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Let's turn back the clock for a minute or so. Early in the 1850's finds of alluvial gold were made in the tributaries and on the banks of the Turon River which passes through the town. Tamboroora became a town in 1852 after a police blacktracker unearthed a fair-sized nugget when pitching a tent (have any Members done this lately?). The growth of Hill End, three miles to the south, was slow by comparison. | ||
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+ | Although the boom period between 1871 and 1874 was relatively short, the population of the town rose to 8,000 and the total recorded amount of gold mined in the district exceeded 56,700,000 gms. Hawkins Hill was the main area developed and it was here that the world' | ||
+ | |||
+ | After 1874, the yield swiftly declined, tines closed down and prospectors moved on to other fields. Stores ceased their trading, blackberries and weeds invaded the buildings and entire streets disappeared. Today, only one hotel, the Royal, and one store remain in Hill End. In 1872 Hill End boasted a kilometre of shops, 28 hotels, three banks, two newspapers and a brewery. It was one of the largest inland towns in New South Wales. So you can see just what a boom town it was then. Now as we drive around seeing the General Store and Police Station and a couple of churches, a cow strolls down the road unperturbed by us being there. A camping ground is situated nearby but we decide not to pitch the tent and check out the Royal Hotel. We stayed there. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Friday morning we went up to the Museum, the photographic display was fantastic. In 1951 hundreds of photographic plates depicting scenes and buildings in the Hill End of 1871-72 were unearthed in a Sydney backyard. They were the work of the photographer Beaufoy Merlin and have, revealed much of what is now known of the Hill End Story. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== The Warrumbungles - April 1980 ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Jo Witts | ||
+ | |||
+ | A visit to the Warrumbungles was on the club programme for Easter to be led by Ian, but when this fell through because of the drought we completed a walk from Bundeena to Werrong instead and thoroughly enjoyed it. However Ian and I had some holidays due, so two weeks later, after a phone call to National Parks, we decided to go to the Warrumbungles via Hill End, the old gold mining town. | ||
+ | |||
+ | After spending the night in the historic Royal Hotel at Hill End and the next morning exploring and going through the excellent museum, we travelled on, passing through Gulgong, the town on our ten dollar note, then Coonabarabran and drove into the Warrumbungles National Park in the evening. This was a good time as all the birds and wallabies were out feeding and the setting sun highlighted the spectacular peaks and spires of the mountains. We camped at Camp Blackman under a clear sky studded with stars and we could see why the Sidings Springs Telescope is stationed nearby. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We awoke early to the sound of various bird calls - there are about 120 species in the park - crawled out of the tent and were greeted by the rising sun glinting on emus and wallabies feeding and frolicking on the open parkland. After breakfast we checked in with the Ranger and were advised to climb Split Rock on the first day, which we did. As we were admiring the spectacular view from the top we were joined by a young American couple, who were touring around Australia and were on their way north for the winter. They had been attracted by the line of the mountains after driving so long across the flat plains. We chatted for a while about National Parks, etc., then started down and met a carpet python at the side of the track. He was about 7 ft. long and fortunately very satisfied | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next morning after another | ||
Dows High Tops. Ian also climbed Bluff Mountain. What magnificent scenery, we plan to return sometime soon. We were interested to see that Dot Butler got a mention in the historical section of our excellent map as she and a Dr. Dark were the first to climb Crater Bluff. | Dows High Tops. Ian also climbed Bluff Mountain. What magnificent scenery, we plan to return sometime soon. We were interested to see that Dot Butler got a mention in the historical section of our excellent map as she and a Dr. Dark were the first to climb Crater Bluff. | ||
- | After dinner on our third night we decided to try a short walk with a torch, as suggested in our literature, to see some of the nocturnal animals. However we only saw some wallabies and a frog. Next morning we picked up the leaflet for the Wambelong Nature Track and followed this closely trying to learn and retain all the information provided. Once again it was hot and dry and we couldn' | + | |
- | Although the water problem at the park was acute and most of the creeks were bone dry, we were pleased to see that there were still enough pools for the animals to drink. The reason the park had to be closed at Easter was to stop these pools being polluted by visitors with soap etc. as the shower and toilet block at Camp Blackman had to be closed through lack of water. It was operating again when we were there, however. Unfortunately there is no swimming. Coonabarabran, | + | After dinner on our third night we decided to try a short walk with a torch, as suggested in our literature, to see some of the nocturnal animals. However we only saw some wallabies and a frog. Next morning we picked up the leaflet for the Wambelong Nature Track and followed this closely trying to learn and retain all the information provided. Once again it was hot and dry and we couldn' |
- | AS we packed up to leave in the afternoon we saw flocks of parrots | + | |
- | of every colour in the surrounding trees, then made our way to Siding Springs. Observatory, | + | Although the water problem at the park was acute and most of the creeks were bone dry, we were pleased to see that there were still enough pools for the animals to drink. The reason the park had to be closed at Easter was to stop these pools being polluted by visitors with soap etc. as the shower and toilet block at Camp Blackman had to be closed through lack of water. It was operating again when we were there, however. Unfortunately there is no swimming. Coonabarabran, |
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- | FOR SALE | + | AS we packed up to leave in the afternoon we saw flocks of parrots of every colour in the surrounding trees, then made our way to Siding Springs. Observatory, |
- | ITountain Design Ultralight Goretex Sleeping Bag. Rated To 100Celsius. Two Weeks Use. | + | |
- | New $220 Sell $160 Or Offer David Rostron | + | |
- | Page 8 T}' | + | ===== Three Peaks in a Day, David Rostron, |
- | THREE PEAKS IN A DAY, DAVID ROSTRON, WRITE AS & ALL TEAT. | + | |
- | by 'S -151-.6 "Hajinakitas. | + | by Sprio Hajinakitas |
- | ROUTE: KatooMba Cloudmakor | + | |
- | Katoomba. | + | Route: Katoomba - Cloudmaker - Paralyser - Guouogang - Yellow Pup - Katoomba |
- | STARTERS: . Christine & Craig Austen, Don Finch, Spiro Hajinakitas, | + | |
- | At last the long awaited time had arrived. David and Don had done the trip 13 years ago. David was confident he could do it again, his preparation consisted of climbing every 'ridge and gully between the Six | + | 70 km - 3500 metres climbing - Weekend 12/13 April 1980 |
- | Foot Track and Mount Jenolan over Easter whilst the rest of the party enjoyed themselves strolling down the Cox's, and for three days before the weekend he had stuffed himself with 6000 calories of carbohydrates as he had read somewhere that this was the secret method to successful marathon cross- country skiing. That is to eat 6000 calories per day and build up one's reserves | + | |
- | Don was the first to leave Sydney at, I think, about 3.0 pm, the rest | + | Starters: Christine & Craig Austen, Don Finch, Spiro Hajinakitas, |
- | of us met at Aronis | + | |
- | with meat pies, Rocky Roads and hot chocolate we set' | + | At last the long awaited time had arrived. David and Don had done the trip 13 years ago. David was confident he could do it again, his preparation consisted of climbing every ridge and gully between the Six Foot Track and Mount Jenolan over Easter whilst the rest of the party enjoyed themselves strolling down the Coxs, and for three days before the weekend he had stuffed himself with 6000 calories of carbohydrates as he had read somewhere that this was the secret method to successful marathon cross-country skiing. That is to eat 6000 calories per day and build up one's reserves |
- | Force was out looking for escapgd | + | |
- | through the suggestive dark shadows of the trees saving our torch batteries for the grand finale down Guauogang | + | Don was the first to leave Sydney at, I think, about 3.0 pm, the rest of us met at Aroni' |
- | our side and after a lengthy argument as to which.qide of, the river had the | + | |
- | best campsite David came over to our Side again c011ectinfa | + | Sure enough David was up, I think, at 4.15 am, lit the fire and persuaded |
- | Sure enough David was up, I think, at 4.15 am, lit the fire and -Persuaded | + | |
- | get out of bed. Bob snatched a few extra minutes in bed by having three- quarters of a huge cheese cake for breakfast. It was an ungodly hour ' | + | Tony, Bob and I set off up the ridge about five minutes later, |
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- | to get out of bed but David had decided that if he was not going to wait for stra, | + | If I remember correctly it was 9.15 am, we bit into some chocolate, gulped our water down and raced off towards |
- | Tony, Bob and I set off up the ridge about five minutes later, | + | |
- | Craig behind to attend to adjusting | + | About half an hour later, Don, Craig and Christine arrived and we decided to light a fire and have lunch and a cuppa. Craig and Christine intended to climb Paralyser after lunch, drop down to Konangaroo and possibly climb Guouogang the next morning. Lunch was a long pleasant affair in the shadow of Paralyser, Christine occasionally peering with mixed feelings up to the fair-off summit. Just as Craig and Christine were making hesitant moves to move off I did a terrible thing. I announced that I was going to brew a big billy of MILK TURKISH COFFEE. Now Christine in the past has resisted bribes |
- | If I remember correctly it was 9.15 am, we bit into some chocolate, | + | |
- | gulped our water down and raced off towards | + | Apparently David ran out of steam on top of Paralyser and Bob had developed |
- | Thunder Buttress with Tony about 10 minutes behind them and I about 10 minutes behind Tony. Bob has developed and perfected-an " | + | |
- | your-knee-bent" | + | We proceeded onto Konangaroo Clearing and spent a warm and pleasant night under the stars. Don departed alone at about 8.30 am, Judith, Margaret and Pat at about 10 am, the remainder waited for a tired Tony who arrived at about 12.00. We had a quick dip in the Coxs, before going up Yellow Pup, and were back at Aroni' |
- | Itm & | + | |
- | North Shore socialites at a time on the greens at those exclusive North Shore | + | ===== Key to Identification |
- | g6lf clubs. | + | |
- | with them as they were taking a dip in the creek, by now it was very hot | + | by Peter Harris |
- | indeed. My knees were a bit sore, and as I was wearing sandshoes half a size smaller than I usually wear'the back of my right sandshoe was cutting into my heel (excuses, excuses), so naturally I thought, | + | |
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHIVAIKER- June, | + | **How to use the key** |
- | welcoming party who were at this very moment on their way-from Carlon' | + | |
- | Margaret Bentley (Bob's future wife) and Pat McBride to meet us at Konang- | + | |
- | aroo laden with goodies, champagne for the toast to our glorious victory over the Three Peaks, choice muscatel grapes to be slowly and sensually dropped into his mouth as he lay with his head on Judith' | + | |
- | by convincing myself that to continue the three peak attempt in the heat would require a long tortuous effort. | + | |
- | About half an hour later, Don, Craig and Christine arrived and we decided to light a fire and have lunch and a cuppa. Craig and Christine intended to climb Paralyser after lunch, drop down to Konangaroo and possibly climb Guouogang the next morning. Lunch was a long pleasant affair in the shadow of Paralyser, Christine occasionally peering with ,mixed feelings up to the fait-off summit. Just as Craig.and Christine were | + | |
- | making hesitant moves to move off I did a terrible thing. I announced | + | |
- | that I was going to 'brew a big billy of MILK TURKISH | + | |
- | up Paralyser was no longer an important issue, so we did what we would have liked to have done on countless trips. We took our time, frequently stopping to look and discuss anything of interest, but we were not quite prepared for the next point of interest around the next bend, There was David and. Bob cooling off in the creek, but where was Tony, the baby of the group, whom we were to look after? | + | |
- | Apparently David ran out of steam on top of Paralyser and Bob had develoPed | + | |
- | - We proceeded onto Konangaroo Clearing and spent awarm and pleasant' | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | eastvvood | + | |
- | cam rig | + | |
- | cen | + | |
- | ICAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents Stoves | + | |
- | DISTRIBUTORS | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | ILightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks Climbing 8- Caving Gear Maps Clothing | + | |
- | (-Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD ' | + | |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | + | |
- | KEY TO IDENTIFICATION OF FROGS laq. ETTBETIA BUNDUNDAH. | + | |
- | HOW TO USE T} Y. bY-Peer Harris. | + | |
Little difficulty should be experienced in its use. The numbers in brackets are for back-referencing. | Little difficulty should be experienced in its use. The numbers in brackets are for back-referencing. | ||
- | At least twenty species of frogs are represented in Ettrema/ | + | |
- | Note that it is illegal to remove Frogs from the Morton'National Park, except under permit from the N.S.W. National Parks and. Wildlife Service. | + | At least twenty species of frogs are represented in Ettrema/ |
+ | |||
+ | Note that it is illegal to remove Frogs from the Morton National Park, except under permit from the N.S.W. National Parks and Wildlife Service. | ||
The work hereunder is the result of approximately eight years of research. | The work hereunder is the result of approximately eight years of research. | ||
- | 1. Vomerine teeth absent. Tympanum hidden 4 | + | |
- | 2. Vomerine teeth absent. Tympanum distinct. Hyla bicolor | + | - Vomerine teeth absent. Tympanum hidden 4 |
- | 3. Vomerine teeth present. 12 | + | |
- | 4.(l) Pupil vertical 6 | + | |
- | 5.(1) Pupil horizontal 7 | + | |
- | 6.(4) Maxillary teeth present Uperoleia marmorata | + | |
- | granular Crinia signifera | + | |
- | toe extending to tip of snout or beyond 10 | + | - (5) Toes long, fringed. Ventral surface granular //Crinia signifera// |
- | 9.(5) Toes short, cylindrical. Tip of fourth toe | + | - (5) Toes short, cylindrical. Tip of fourth toe extending to tip of snout or beyond 10 |
- | extending only to shoulder or eye Pseudophryne dondyi | + | |
- | variegated red markings on dorsal surface | + | - (8) Dark above, with red triangle on forehead and variegated red markings on dorsal surface |
- | Pseudophryne australia | + | - (8) Dark above, uniform or with reddish variegations |
- | Pseudophryne bibronii | + | |
- | 12,(3) Tympanum indistinct or hidden 29 | + | |
- | 13,(3) Tympanum distinct. Fingers and toes with discs 14 | + | |
- | 14.(13) Fingers at least one-third webbed 16 | + | |
- | 15.(13) Fingers devoid of web, or less than one-third | + | |
- | webbed 19 | + | - (14) Variegated brownish above. Hinder sides of thighs have accentuated black and yellow marbling //Hyla peronii// |
- | 16.(14) Uniform green above, often with a few white spots | + | - (14) Fingers one-third webbed. Brown or bluish-grey above, with lighter zone on each side of back //Hyla dentata// |
- | laterally. Back smooth with minute pores Hyla caerulea | + | - (15) Vomerine teeth behind level of choanae. Fingers with distinct web. Uniform green above //Hyla phyllochroa// |
- | have accentuated black and yellow marbling Hyla peronii | + | - (15) Vomerine teeth between, or on a level with, front edge of choanae 21 |
- | above, with lighter zone on each side of back Hyla dentata | + | |
- | with distinct web. Uniform green above Hyla phyllochroa | + | |
- | front edge of choanae 21 | + | |
- | 21.(20) No distinct outer metatarsal tubercle 23 | + | |
- | 22.(20) A small outer metatarsal tubercle 27 | + | - (23) Fingers with rudiment of web. Toes approximately two-thirds webbed. Brown above with a few faint spots on the groin. Hinder side of thighs yellowish //Hyla jerviensis// |
- | Page 13 TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | + | - (23) Fingers quite free. Blue green above, with coppery-gold stripes and spots. Hinder side of thighs dark blue //Hyla aurea// |
- | 23.(21) Hinder side of thighs not spotted | + | |
- | 25 | + | - (22) Back smooth, pale yellowish-grey with irregular black marbling and flecking. Hinder side of thighs marbled black and white. First and second fingers equal in length //Hyla kinghorni// |
- | 24.(21 | + | - (12) Vomerine teeth in two transverse groups |
- | Hinder side of thighs spotted or marbled, | + | |
- | snout rounded not projecting 'Hyla ewingi | + | - (29) Inner metatarsal tubercle small, blunt 33 |
- | two-thirds webbed. Brown above with a few | + | |
- | faint spots on the groin. Hinder side of | + | |
- | thighs yellowish Hyla jerviensis | + | |
- | coppery-gold stripes and spots. Hinder | + | |
- | side of thighs dark blue Hyla aurea | + | |
- | 27.(22) Back smooth, with a few indistinct flat warts. | + | |
- | Body uniform brown or peppered with darker .. | + | ===== Social Notes for July ===== |
- | brown. Hinder side of thighs marbled black | + | |
- | and white. First and second fingers equal | + | by Peter Miller |
- | length Hyla lesueurii | + | |
- | black marbling and flecking. Hinder side of | + | ==== Wednesday, July 16 ==== |
- | thighs marbled black and white. First and | + | |
- | second fingers equal in length Hyla kinghorni | + | Film - South West Tasmania. |
- | 30.(12) Vomerine teeth in two small round or oval patches 35 31,(29) Inner metatarsal tubercle small, blunt 33 | + | The film shows areas familiar to bushwalkers. Some of the areas are under threat of " |
- | 32.(29) Inner metatarsal tubercle large, shovel shaped. A tubercle between first and second, and | + | DINNER will be held before the meeting at the Nam Roc Chinese Restaurant, 538 Pacific Highway, St. Leonards. 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. |
- | second and third toes Limnodynastes dorsalis | + | |
- | 33.(31) First finger a little shorter than second. Back pale brown or grey, with darker irregular spots. Snout not prominent. | + | ==== Wednesday, July 23 ==== |
- | Toes with distinct basal webbing Limnodynastes fletcheri | + | |
- | 34.(31) First finger a little shorter than, or equal to, second. Toes with a slight fringe. Olive above, with darker | + | |
- | marblings; often a yellow vertebral- - - | + | |
- | stripe Limnodynastes | + | |
- | taamaniensis | + | |
- | 35.(30) Toes webbed. A large light-coloured, | + | |
- | shovel-shaped inner metatarsal tubercle | + | |
- | 36.,(30) Toes not webbed. Two large, fang-like teeth on tip of lower jaw (especially | + | |
- | large in males) | + | |
- | Notaden bennetti | + | |
- | Adelotus brevis | + | |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER June, | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR JULY. | + | |
- | by Peter Miller. | + | |
- | Wednesday, July 16. | + | |
- | Film - Southvjest | + | |
- | The film shows -areas familiar to bushwalkers. Some of the areas are under threat of " | + | |
- | conservation efforts.. | + | |
- | DINNER will be held before' | + | |
- | Wednesday, July 23. | + | |
Members slide night. Bring along your best slides that will be of interest to members. Limit 15 slides each. | Members slide night. Bring along your best slides that will be of interest to members. Limit 15 slides each. | ||
- | Wednesday, July 30. | + | |
- | Firs-b.-traverse from Lake Manapouri to Cascade Cove, Dusky Sound, New Zealand. Peter Harris will show the slides of his trip described in the April issue of the magazine. | + | ==== Wednesday, July 30 ==== |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes from the' | + | First traverse from Lake Manapouri to Cascade Cove, Dusky Sound, New Zealand. Peter Harris will show the slides of his trip described in the April issue of the magazine. |
- | Denithe | + | |
- | XXX*Xxx* | + | CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes from the Club to Geoff Yewdall and Denise |
- | ALTERATIONS TO THE WALKS PROGRAMME. | + | |
- | The Sunday walk starting at Turramurra, to be led by Barbara Evans shown on the programme for 27th July, "will now take place on Sunday, 3rd AuguSt. Distance 17 km. | + | ===== Alterations to the Walk Programme ===== |
- | ---And.Marcia Shappert' | + | |
+ | The Sunday walk starting at Turramurra, to be led by Barbara Evans shown on the programme for 27th July, will now take place on Sunday, 3rd August. Distance 17 km. | ||
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+ | And Marcia Shappert' | ||
Other details of these two walks are as shown on the programme. | Other details of these two walks are as shown on the programme. | ||
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ALSO | ALSO | ||
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The walk listed on the programme for weekend 22/24 August - | The walk listed on the programme for weekend 22/24 August - | ||
Kanangra to Katoomba - is for three days, and should be listed 22/23/24/25 which includes Monday 25th, being the first weekday of the school holidays. | Kanangra to Katoomba - is for three days, and should be listed 22/23/24/25 which includes Monday 25th, being the first weekday of the school holidays. | ||
This walk is still a MEDIUM grade TEST WALK. Other details as shown | This walk is still a MEDIUM grade TEST WALK. Other details as shown | ||
- | on pragTamme. Transport to Kanangra is one way, either by taxi or a lift. Leaders GEORGE WALTON 498,7956 (H). | + | on programme. Transport to Kanangra is one way, either by taxi or a lift. |
- | Page 15 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | + | Leaders GEORGE WALTON 498,7956 (H). |
- | 3/34-36, Diamond Bay Road, VAUCLUSE. NOB OW! 2030. | + | |
+ | ===== Letter to SBW ===== | ||
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+ | 3/34-36 Diamond Bay Road | ||
+ | VAUCLUSE | ||
28 April, 1980. | 28 April, 1980. | ||
- | The Honorary Secretary, The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 44769 G.P.O., | + | |
+ | The Honorary Secretary, | ||
+ | The Sydney Bush Walkers, | ||
+ | Box 44769 G.P.O., | ||
SYDNEY. N.S.W. 2001. | SYDNEY. N.S.W. 2001. | ||
+ | |||
Dear Sir, | Dear Sir, | ||
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers were kind enough to co-operate with a research project I undertook between 1976 and 1979 into the history and present use of national parks in New South Wales. I am grateful for | + | |
- | the help provided by the then executive committee (particularly Spiro Haiinakitas, Honorary Secretary) and membership of the S.B.W., and apologise for the prolonged delay in letting you know what has become of | + | The Sydney Bush Walkers were kind enough to co-operate with a research project I undertook between 1976 and 1979 into the history and present use of national parks in New South Wales. I am grateful for the help provided by the then executive committee (particularly Spiro Hajinakitas, Honorary Secretary) and membership of the S.B.W., and apologise for the prolonged delay in letting you know what has become of the project. |
- | the project. | + | |
- | The material I collected has been written up in a Ph.D. thesis | + | The material I collected has been written up in a Ph.D. thesis entitled " |
- | entitled " | + | |
- | Groups and Policy", | + | Copies of the thesis have been lodged with the Australian National University library, the Sydney Head Office of the National Parks 4 Wildlife Service and the N.S.W. Environment Centre (399 Pitt Street). Plans are underway to have additional copies made and to have some of the results published in a more easily disseminated form. |
- | members of the S.B.W. will have the opportunity to examine the research. | + | |
- | Copies of the thesis have been lodged with the Australian National University library, the Sydney Head Office of the National Parks 4 Wildlife Service and the N.S.W. Environment Centre (399 Pitt Street). Plans are underway to have additional copies made and to have some of the | + | I will be very grateful if you could pass on my thanks, via the Sydney-Bush Walker, to the more than 200 S.B.W. members who, in mid-1978, completed and returned copies of the questionnaire on which Part II of |
- | results published in a more easily disseminated form. | + | my-thesis was based. I hope they are as generous with other researchers who may follow me in the neglected area of outdoor recreation research in Australia. |
- | I will be very grateful if you could pass on my thanks, via the | + | |
- | Sydney-Bush Walker, to the more than 200 S.B.W. members who, in mid-1978, | + | Again, many thanks for the S.B.W.' |
- | completed and returned copies of the questionnaire on which Part II of | + | |
- | my-thesis was based. I hope they are as generous with other researchers who may follow me in the neglected area of outdoor recreation research | + | Yours faithfully, |
- | in Australia. | + | ANDY TURNER. |
- | | + | |
- | Yours faithfully, ANDY TURYER. | + | ===== The May General Meeting ===== |
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWAIKER , June 1980. | + | |
- | . ...I . . | + | by Barry Wallace |
- | THE MAY GENERAL MEETING. by Barry Wallace. | + | |
- | There were about 30 members present when the President called the May General meeting to order at about 2017. New members Frank Woodgate and Jim Percy were present to be welcomed with badge and constitution, | + | There were about 30 members present when the President called the May General meeting to order at about 2017. New members Frank Woodgate and Jim Percy were present to be welcomed with badge and constitution, |
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received without significant comment. Correspondence comprised a letter from Andy Turner thanking the club for help with his research project into the usage patterns for National Parks, a letter from the S.P.C.C. to advise that they will investigate the pollution of Jerrara Creek, and outgoing letters to our new members. | The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received without significant comment. Correspondence comprised a letter from Andy Turner thanking the club for help with his research project into the usage patterns for National Parks, a letter from the S.P.C.C. to advise that they will investigate the pollution of Jerrara Creek, and outgoing letters to our new members. | ||
- | -The Treasurer' | + | The Treasurer' |
- | Income of $915.92, Expenditure of $173.66 to provide a closing balance of | + | |
- | 2866.39. | + | Walks Report brought news of the Coolana working bee over the weekend 18/19/20 April. They reported that they had been hard-working |
- | Walks Report brought news of the Coolana working bee over the weekend 18/19/20 April. They reported that they had been hardworking | + | |
- | clearing gutters, exploring the water supply and cleaning down the corrugated iron for painting. | + | Pat McBride reported 15 starters on his North Budawangs stroll, George Walton had 12 people out around Kanangra and Jim Brown had 8 on his " |
- | Pat McBride reported 15 starters on his North Budawangs stroll, George Walton had 12 people out around Kanangra and Jim Brown had 8 on. his " | + | |
The Anzac weekend saw Tony Denham with 6 people on a pleasant trip to Macarthur' | The Anzac weekend saw Tony Denham with 6 people on a pleasant trip to Macarthur' | ||
+ | |||
The deformed Reunion was held on the weekend 2/3/4 May and may be reported separately next month. Meryl Watman' | The deformed Reunion was held on the weekend 2/3/4 May and may be reported separately next month. Meryl Watman' | ||
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There was no Federation Report... | There was no Federation Report... | ||
- | General Business saw a motion passed that we write to N.P.W.S. supporting K.H.A. policy on alpine shelter huts, | ||
- | After that it was just a matter of announcements, | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | General Business saw a motion passed that we write to N.P.W.S. supporting K.H.A. policy on alpine shelter huts. | ||
+ | |||
+ | After that it was just a matter of announcements, |
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