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- | *******-: | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker September 1980 ====== |
- | . THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | leen!, | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476, G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 p.m. at the Wireless Institute Building, |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box /-476, G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 p.m. at the Wireless Institute Building, | + | |
- | * | + | |EDITOR|Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone |
- | EDITOR: Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. telephone | + | |BUSINESS MANAGER|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | + | |TYPIST|Kath Brown, telephone 812675| |
- | telephone 3711207 | + | |DUPLICATOR OPERATOR|Phil Butt| |
- | TYPIST: Kath Brown, telephone 812675 | + | |
- | DUPLICATOR OPERATOR: Phil Butt | + | | | |Page| |
- | SEPTEMBER 1980 Page | + | |The Franklin River - a battle won| |2| |
- | + | |The flowers of Srinagar|Bill Gillam|5| | |
- | The Franklin River - a battle won 2 | + | |Presentation of Spears| |7| |
- | The flowers of Srinagar | + | |Magellan' |
- | Presentation of Spears 7 | + | |Social Notes for October | |11| |
- | Magellan' | + | |Advertisement| |12| |
- | Social Notes for October 11 | + | |The August General Meeting|Jim Brown|13| |
- | A: | + | |Sunrise on Mt. Warning|0.M.|15| |
- | The August General Meeting | + | |
- | Sunrise on Mt. Warning 0.M. 15 | + | ===== The Franklin River - a Battle Won? The Tasmanian Government's Decision ===== |
- | ****-9, | + | |
- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER September, | + | Most of you know, the Tasmanian Government announced on 11th July its decision to create a Franklin-Davey Wild Rivers National Park and to approve the damming of the Gordon above the Olga River. Additionally, |
- | TBE FRANICLDT RIVER - A BATTLE WON? THE TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT' | + | |
- | M6St'of you know, the Tasmanian Government announced on 11th July | + | |
- | its decision to create a Franklin-Davey Wild Rivers National Park and to | + | |
- | approve the damming of the Gordon above the Olga River. Additionally, | + | |
- | never be developed in Tasmania. However, the H.E.C. is converting the existing Bell Bay power station from oil burning to coal burning. | + | |
- | leads one to question the real reasons for the Government' | + | |
new thermal scheme. | new thermal scheme. | ||
- | Mr. Lowe is to be congratulated for his decision regarding the proposed | + | |
- | Franklin-Davey National Park. However, the campaign for the Franklin and for the South West is by no means over, especially when one realises that- | + | Mr. Lowe is to be congratulated for his decision regarding the proposed Franklin-Davey National Park. However, the campaign for the Franklin and for the South West is by no means over, especially when one realises that- |
- | (i) The Government' | + | |
- | (2) The Tasmanian Liberal Party is strongly opposed to the saving of the Franklin and has stated that if elected it could revoke the National Park and give approval for a Franklin-Lower Gorden hydro scheme. Even Ivir.Lowe | + | |
- | has said that the National Park might be revoked in 25-30 years time to allow | + | |
- | a Franklin scheme to be built. The Young Liberals recently made a public announcement that they were uposed | + | |
- | (3) A National Park does not necessarily ensure the sanctity of an area. Lake Pedder was part of a National Park which was reydked,to enable the | + | |
- | flooding of the lake and the building_of Scett!s | + | |
- | (4) The damming of the Gordon above the Olga will | + | |
- | a) 'Flood the Gordon and Denison Splits. | + | |
- | b) Flood parts of the Gordon, Denison, Albert and Maxwell Rivers. | + | |
- | c) Flood large amounts of Huon pine habitat. | + | |
- | d) Involve the construction of a road from the Serpentine Dam to the Olga-Gordon junction. Even the H.E.C. has described the construction of this road as " | + | |
- | (5) No Environmental Impact Statement has been made for the Gordon Dam. The Government may proceed without one and work on the scheme could start as | + | |
- | early as October, but almost certainly by summer, towards the end of this year. | + | |
- | (6) Employees of the H.E.C. have formed their own action group called H.E.A.T. (Hydro Employees Action Team) which appears to be well funded. It is exerting strong pressure on all fronts despite Government disapproval. A former premier, Mr. Eric Reece is lobbying strongly on H.E.A.T.' | + | Obviously there is much that you can do to help preserve Tasmania' |
- | (7) Forestry activities in the South West are causing concern,-particularly | + | |
- | now that the Forestry Commission has been granted power to veto its own Minister. The Lower House recently passed a bill proposed by Mr.Neil Batt, | + | |
- | Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER Sept ember, 1980. | + | |
- | the Minister for Forests before he resigned from Taamapian. | + | |
- | (8) Several mining and mineral exploration permits inside the South West bave been granted and more are pending. Conservationists are not able to object legally to such permits. This is despite the fact that the area has been declared a " | + | |
- | Obviously there is much that you can do to help preserve Tasmania' | + | |
The Committee has formed the following groups, each of which needs more manpower. If you are interested in a particular group and wish to help, please ring the appropriate contact(s): | The Committee has formed the following groups, each of which needs more manpower. If you are interested in a particular group and wish to help, please ring the appropriate contact(s): | ||
- | FORESTRY GROUP: badly needs more members. The monitoring of forestry aotivity-in'the South West has been neglected because of the thr6ats | + | |
- | :helping research forestry activities in the South West :prepare information sheets for the general public | + | **FORESTRY GROUP:** badly needs more members. The monitoring of forestry aotivity in the South West has been neglected because of the threats |
- | :prepare submissions | + | |
- | :compile maps, graphs and tables. | + | * prepare information sheets for the general public |
- | CONTACTS: Ross Bradstock, 660-3931 (Home) | + | |
- | Dave Kelly, 439-1414 (Itome, Mon. to Thurs.nights 662-2424 (Work) | + | |
- | RESEARCH GROUP: Researches information for all groups and: forthe | + | |
- | its "Cross Currents" | + | CONTACTS: Ross Bradstock, 660-3931 (Home), Dave Kelly, 439-1414 (Home, Mon. to Thurs. nights) 662-2424 (Work) |
- | Group needs typists and those able to help in the drawing of maps, tables and graphs. | + | |
- | CONTACTS: Geoff and Judy Lambert, 949-3521 (Home, preferably | + | **RESEARCH GROUP:** Researches information for all groups and for the TWS nationally. The work involves basic research and information gathering on hydro, forestry, mining, energy, conservation and political matters, with a view to preparing information for the other groups and for preparing |
- | afters8-pm) ' | + | |
- | Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER September, | + | CONTACTS: Geoff and Judy Lambert, 949-3521 (Home, preferably |
- | POLITICAL LOBBYING GROUP: Its main job is to stir up pOliticians, both | + | |
- | Federal-and-State, to inform them of matters in the South West and to ask them to take particular actions. This sometimes involves making personal representations to M.P.s. | + | **POLITICAL LOBBYING GROUP:** Its main job is to stir up politicians, both Federal and State, to inform them of matters in the South West and to ask them to take particular actions. This sometimes involves making personal representations to M.P.s. |
- | :It encourages members of the SWTC to contact their local members regarding South West matters. | + | |
CONTACTS: Richard and Renate Wood, 412-4429 (Home) | CONTACTS: Richard and Renate Wood, 412-4429 (Home) | ||
- | PUBLICITY GROUP: helps organise film evenings, fund-raising-events (e.g..cake.stalls), compiles newsletters, | + | |
- | and film-showings, | + | **PUBLICITY GROUP:** helps organise film evenings, fund-raising-events (e.g. cake stalls), compiles newsletters, |
- | :Shows the film "South West Tasmania, A. Wilderness in question!' | + | |
- | to interested groups. More help is needed with-showing-the-film. | + | |
- | CONTAeTS: Tim Haner - showing the film to groups. | + | CONTACTS: |
- | 78-5518 (Home) Please leave. a message or phone number | + | * Tim Haner - showing the film to groups. 78-5518 (Home) Please leave a message or phone number if Tim is not at home. 20-935 |
- | if Tim is not at home. | + | |
- | 20-935 | + | |
- | Ian Skinner - photography and preparation of displays 569-6308 (Home) | + | |
- | Judy Kelly - general information, | + | **GENERAL HELP:** |
- | Mon. to Thurs. nights inclusive) 237-6564 (Work) | + | |
- | GENERAL HELP: Collating information sheets or newletters, stamping | + | Collating information sheets or newletters, stamping |
Distributing pamphlets and/or information sheets to libraries, community centres and shops (Health food shops are often sympathetic to our cause). | Distributing pamphlets and/or information sheets to libraries, community centres and shops (Health food shops are often sympathetic to our cause). | ||
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Continuing the writing of letters to the Tasmanian Premier and politicians as well as to newspapers. | Continuing the writing of letters to the Tasmanian Premier and politicians as well as to newspapers. | ||
- | MEMBERSHIP: WE NEED MORE MEMBERS. | + | |
- | ..... . | + | **MEMBERSHIP: WE NEED MORE MEMBERS. |
- | If you'd like to become a member, please send a money-order or | + | |
- | cheque for $5 (unchanged since 1974) made payable to The South West Tasmania Committee of N.S.W., together with your name, address and,phone number | + | If you'd like to become a member, please send a money-order or cheque for $5 (unchanged since 1974) made payable to The South West Tasmania Committee of N.S.W., together with your name, address and phone number |
- | * * * * * * ** * * * | + | |
- | Page 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER September, | + | ===== The Flowers of Srinagar ===== |
- | THE FLOT.721IRS OF SRINAGAR.. | + | |
- | by Bill Gillam. | + | by Bill Gillam |
- | In the precise, and usually dessicated, language of philosophy | + | |
- | photographs are images of objects and because we feel that photographs | + | In the precise, and usually dessicated, language of philosophy photographs are images of objects and because we feel that photographs |
- | pprtray | + | |
Photography in 141 years has changed our world, altering and enlarging our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. Television and movies became moving wallpaper but still photographs, | Photography in 141 years has changed our world, altering and enlarging our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. Television and movies became moving wallpaper but still photographs, | ||
- | photograph is to appropriate the thing photographed. Photography implies | + | photograph is to appropriate the thing photographed. Photography implies the possibility of capture of the greatest number of things possible (until we reach perhaps the ultimate, and disappointing, |
- | the possibility of capture of the greatest number of things possible (until | + | |
- | we reach perhaps the ultimate, and disappointing, | + | Images make us feel that the world is more available than it is and turn experience, and time, into a way of seeing until events and objects come to mean something that is worth photographing. Most of us can recognise objects, including landscapes and "views" which could make good images, the final slide. The philosophic discourse, I hope, established that there is a difference between object and image. Then we have given the image the greatest degree of reality we have produced a good slide. When the slide falls short of our expectation of reality as remembered we are disappointed with the slide. Exploring a view with some painters techniques can help. |
- | from the moon). Painters never had such infinite | + | |
- | mUst be a finite number any painter can paint. Validation of a painting protects the owner from falsehood, not from lack of intrinsic beauty. | + | Exploring a view is closely linked to a most perplexing group of problems; perspective, |
- | Images make us feel that the world is more available than it is and | + | |
- | turn experience, and time, into a way of seeing until events and objects come to mean something that is worth photographing. Most of us can recognise objects, including landscapes and "viows" which could malce good images, the final slide. The philosophic discourse, I hope, established that there is a difference between object and image. Then we have given the image the greatest degree of reality we have produced a good slide. When the slide falls short of our expectation of reality as remembered we are disappointed with the slide. Exploring a view with some painters techniques can .helps | + | It sounds like a chicken and egg argument but it is basic to " |
- | Exploring a view is closely linked to a most perplexing group of problems; perspective, | + | |
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKE.R September, | + | The relationship of distances between objects in the field of view is closely allied to perspective. The Greeks and other ancients |
- | land against sky, whereas our true eye level gives us bad news. | + | |
- | It sounds like a chicken and egg argument but it is basic to " | + | Exploring in this very roundabout way is an invitation to find what a view has to offer. Vastness, bulk, nearness, distance, colour, blandness, a tonality that is unusual. Perspective can then be manipulated, |
- | The relationship of distances between objects in the field of view is closely allied to perspective. The Greeks and other ancients | + | |
- | Exploring in this very roundabout way is an invitation to find what | + | Isolation is the selection of the one part of the view that is to provide the close focus compulsion of which I spoke last time. Objects already isolated, in space, bulk or form are not really commonplace. When they do occur the probability is there will be nothing unique about your |
- | a view has to offer. Vastness, bulk, nearness, distance, colour, blandness, a tonality that is unusual. Perspective can then be manipulated, | + | |
- | Isolation is the selection of the one part of the view that is to provide the close focus compulsion of which I spoke last time. Objects already isolated, in space, bulk or form are not really commonplace. When | + | |
- | they do occur the probability is there will be nothing unique about your | + | |
image. Fuji, Stonehenge can be trivialised with greater facility than they can be dramatised. Isolation must impart to the image much more than the validation of existence and observation. Crudely put one could have a slide of Mitre Peak (I keep returning), the Sound, the lobster boats, the bus and the bus driver. More subtly, even when we have discarded some of what is integral with the view there is still possibly much that can be further discarded, focussed out, accented by light and specific exposure. One tree can stand for a forest, a door knocker indicate an age and architecture. | image. Fuji, Stonehenge can be trivialised with greater facility than they can be dramatised. Isolation must impart to the image much more than the validation of existence and observation. Crudely put one could have a slide of Mitre Peak (I keep returning), the Sound, the lobster boats, the bus and the bus driver. More subtly, even when we have discarded some of what is integral with the view there is still possibly much that can be further discarded, focussed out, accented by light and specific exposure. One tree can stand for a forest, a door knocker indicate an age and architecture. | ||
- | Page 7 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER. . September, | + | |
- | Effective photography is simply art plus technique. Exploration and | + | Effective photography is simply art plus technique. Exploration and isolation is the art of the equation. They are non-specific, |
- | isolation is the art of the equation. . They are non-specific, | + | |
- | specific and tangible as our equipment allows. Perhaps I simplified too | + | ===== Presentation of Spears: |
- | much last time when I said all the instructions were on the camera or the box of film. Cameras and films next time: | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | All members |
- | PRESENTATION OF SPEARS. | + | |
- | ALL MEEBERS | + | This is closely linked with the aboriginal ceremony of " |
- | This is closely linked with the aboriginal ceremony of " | + | |
- | the tribe. | + | LADIES will not be permitted to watch the first short part of the ceremony, according to Tribal Law and custom, but will be invited to the camp fire for the main presentations and stories. Children are NOT being invited on this occasion. MALES are requested to be seated around fire by 8 p.m. |
- | LADIES will not be permitted to watch the first short part of the ceremony, according to Tribal Law and custom, but will be invited to the camp fire for the main presentations and stories. Children are NOT being invited on this occasion. MALES are requested to be seated around fire | + | |
- | by 8 p.m: | + | Ladies will be entertained in lounge till invited to campfire, and on doing so, you are to please move quietly and quickly to your positions. Remember ladies, at the sound of the Bull Roarer you are warned not to approach campfire on fear of being " |
- | Ladies will be entertained in lounge till invited to campfire, and | + | |
- | on doing so, you are to please move quietly and quickly to your positions. Remember ladies, at the sound of the Bull Roarer you are warned not to approach campfire on fear of being " | + | Photographs and tape recordings will be permitted, except during one part of the secret ceremony. Ladies are requested to bring a plate for supper, and it would help if you bring your coffee mug and a folding chair. |
- | Photographs and tape recordings will be permitted, except during one | + | |
- | part of the secret ceremony. Ladies are requested to bring a prate for supper, and it would help if you bring your coffee mug and a folding chair. | + | No R.S.V.P. required, just please come if you can and witness a ceremony from a dying culture. |
- | No M.V.P. required, just please come if you can and witness a ceremony from a dying culture. | + | |
- | Kind regards. DENISE & NEVITJF | + | Kind regards. DENISE & NEVILLE |
- | 303 Malton Road, North Epping. Opposite Eastcote Road. 86972129. | + | |
+ | 303 Malton Road, North Epping. Opposite Eastcote Road. 869-2129. | ||
Friday, 24th October 1980 at 8 p.m. Look for the S.B.W. sign. | Friday, 24th October 1980 at 8 p.m. Look for the S.B.W. sign. | ||
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Mark this date in your diary now. | Mark this date in your diary now. | ||
- | **********. | + | |
- | Page r. THE SYDNEY BUSHUALKER | + | ===== Magellan's Clouds ===== |
- | MAGELLAN'S CLOUDS. | + | |
- | I had not taken a tent. 'March weather you can rely on However, my timetable somehow settling down on the banks of to sleep under the stars, and very loud Coo-ee. | + | by Jim Brown |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | When you walk in the Budawangs in mild overhangs if shelter is really needed. | + | I had not taken a tent. When you walk in the Budawangs in mild March weather you can rely on overhangs if shelter is really needed. |
- | went adrift on Day 1, and by Night 2 I was | + | |
- | the Clyde River at the foot of Dummal Creek with no overhangs that I knew of within a | + | Soon after it was dark I slept, and at 11.0 pm awoke and looked up at the canopy of dark sky and shimmering stars. And there it was - or rather they were - the two clusters of small dusty-looking stars which are Magellan' |
- | Soon after it was dark I slept, and at 11.0 pm awoke and looked up | + | |
- | at the canopy of dark sky and shimmering stars. And there it was - or rather they were - the two clusters of small dusty-looking stars which are Magellan' | + | Now where, I wondered, did I learn that? Then I remembered, and what I remembered as I lay in my sleeping bag beside the Clyde at Dummal |
- | Now where, I wondered, did I learn that? Then I remembered, and what I remembered as I lay in my sleeping bag beside the Clyde at Mammal | + | |
- | In March and April 1943 I attended a School of Military Intelligence at Redcliff, near Brisbane. The class consisted of 35 people, divided into seven " | + | In March and April 1943 I attended a School of Military Intelligence at Redcliff, near Brisbane. The class consisted of 35 people, divided into seven " |
- | remaining crowd of 24 were Warrant Officers, Sergeants and Corporals, and- included yours truly, a Staff Sergeant temporarily detached from an Infantry Brigade then stationed near Gerald-ton, Western Australia. It was a long haul by war-strained railways from Geraldton to Brisbane and back. | + | |
- | Please don't envisage Military Intelligence as being all espionage | + | Please don't envisage Military Intelligence as being all espionage and counter espionage. At field unit level all of the personnel, officers, non-comms and rankers, were supposed to be specialist in the use of maps and in plotting disposition of your own troops: and when in contact with an " |
- | and counter espionage. At field unit level all of the personnel, officers, non-comms and rankers, were supposed to be specialist in the use of maps and in plotting disposition of your.own troops: and when in contact with | + | |
- | an " | + | One of our lecturers at Redcliff was an ex-school teacher from Victoria, named Bob Holden, this long before a film star and a motor car made the name a household word. He had the rank of Lieutenant, having achieved his commission just before reaching the age of 30, at which you were reckoned too elderly to be given a first commission or to take part in jungle warfare with a field unit. Acti-Ally Bob was about 52 having set back his age some 20-odd years on enlistment, and had served as a Battalion Intelligence Sergeant in Egypt and Libya in 1940-41. |
- | One of our lecturers at Redcliff was an ex-school teacher from Victoria, named Bob Holden, this long before a film star and a motor car made the | + | |
- | name a household word.. He had the rank of Lieutenant, having achieved his | + | In the desert environment, |
- | commission just before reaching the age of 30, at which you were reckoned too elderly to be given a first commission or to take part in jungle warfare | + | |
- | Page THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | It was Bob Holden who taught us to locate the Celestial South Pole by imagining the third Magellan Cloud. In addition, of course, he described the familiar process of fixing south by prolonging the longer axis of the Southern Cross four times, and best of all showed us that if you imagined a line linking Sirius with Canopus and extended that an equal distance you came to the Celestial South Pole (hereafter C.S.P.) This C.S.P. is the spot in the sky which is above the South Pole on the ground, and of course its angle above the horizon is practically equal to your latitude (say 28° above the horizon on flat ground at Brisbane, |
- | with a field unit. Acti-Ally Bob was about 52 having set back his age . some 20-odd years on enlistment, and had sed' | + | |
- | In the desert environment, | + | Of, course, fixing |
- | It was Bob Holden who taught us to locate the Celestial South Pole | + | |
- | 'by imagining the third Magellan Cloud.. In addition, of course, he described the familiar process of fixing south by prolonging the longer | + | Obviously, too, an army doesn' |
- | axis of the Southern Cross four times, and best of all showed us that if you imagined a line linking Sirius with Canopus and extended that an equal distance you came to the Celestial South Pole (hereafter C.S.P.) This C.S.P. is the spot in the sky which is above the .South Pole on the ground, and of course its angle above the horizon is practically-equal to4our | + | |
- | fixed stars normally visible in our latitudes and can be seen when lesser | + | Naturally, once we'd been taught the theory, it had to be put into practice. We were given a route comprising five " |
- | stars are Obscured | + | |
- | Of, course, fixing | + | Leg 1 242° 550 yards |
- | out. A weighted line (say a bit of fishing cord) dangling from the end of your ruler helped you in this. | + | |
- | Obviously, too, an army doesn' | + | Leg 2 109° 720 yards |
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWA.LI R | + | |
- | could form a right-angled triangle including two 450 angles. Finally, holding your arm at full length in front of you, you could measure the angle represented by the distance between the knuckles of a clenched fist or the spread fingers of the hand. This had to be done indivigually, as people' | + | and so on. |
- | Naturally, once we'd been taught the theory, it had to be put into practice. We were giVen a route comprising five " | + | |
- | Leg 1 242o 550 yards | + | On a clear April night we were taken by truck to a starting point and six syndicates were despatched at 5 minute intervals. The seventh syndicate was made up of tough old warriors who had just returned from the real thing - patrolling and fighting in the jungle around Buna with an Independent Company (Commando). It was agreed |
- | Leg 2 109o 720 yards and so on. | + | |
- | On a clear April night we were taken by truck to a starting point and six syndicates were despatched at 5 minute intervals. The seventh syndicate was made up of tough old warriors who had just returned from the real thing 7 patrolling and fighting in the jungle around Buna with an Independent Company (Commando). It was agreed | + | Being a coy (? cunning) type, I concealed a pair of shorts under my shirt, secured with a string around my neck, and set off with Syndicate No.2. The first leg went reasonably well, but on the second stage our navigator mislaid his original landmark and we fetched up in typical Queensland lantana. At first we walked over it, then waded through it, and finally we were crawling under a prickly canopy. |
- | syndicate and. rip off the trousers of the luckless star-marchers. Any | + | |
- | person. arriving at the end of the exercise without trousers would not be | + | We slunk out of the thicket and presently came in sight of Party 3, evidently at the end of Leg 2 and taking measurements for the next stage. Our navigator had retired hurt (well, hurt feelings) and the born leader that you always find in a group whispered, " |
- | allowed to join a truck, but would have to walk trouserless the 9 miles back to Redcliff. | + | |
- | Being a coy (?cunning) type, I concealed a pair of shorts under my | + | Party 3 moved on and we were creeping out of the underbrush when all Hell was let loose. Shouts, thumps and oaths told us the Basher Gang had ambushed |
- | shirt, secured with a string around my neck, and set off with Syndicate | + | |
- | No.2. The first leg went reasonably well, but on the second stage our navigator mislaid his original landmark and we fetched up in typical Queensland lantana. At first we walked over it, then waded through it, and finally we were crawling under a prickly canopy. | + | At this we grew bold, moved up to the estimated end of the leg, took our measurements and went on. Legs 3, 4 and 5 were uneventful and we came on the road only a hundred yards left of the darkened waiting trucks. As we drove back to Redcliff, much, much later, and after Syndicates 4, 5 and 6 had extricated themselves, the dimmed wartime headlights of the' |
- | Vie slunk out of the thicket and presently came in sight of Party 3, evidently at the end of Leg 2 and taking measurements for the next stage. Our navigator had retired hurt (well, hurt feelings) and the born leader that you always find in a group whispered, " | + | |
- | Party 3 moved on and we were creeping out of the underbrush when all Hell was let loose. Shouts, thumps and oaths told us the Basher Gang had aMbushed | + | All done with the aid of the stars, which were in the ascendant for Syndicate 2 that night. Lousy sods that we were, no one shouted for that navigator who got us lost on Leg 2. By the way, we used Sirius and Canopus, and not Magellan' |
- | Page 1 1 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | ... | + | ===== Social Notes for October ===== |
- | At this we grew bold, moved up to the estimated end of the leg, took | + | |
- | our measurements and went on. Legs 3, 4 and 5 were uneventful and we came on the road only a hundred yards left of the darkened waiting trucks. As we drove back to Redcliff, much, much later, and after Syndicates 4, 5 and 6 had extricated themselves, the dimmed wartime headlights of the' | + | by Peter Miller |
- | All done with the aid of the stars, which were in the ascendant for Syndicate 2 that night. Lousy SoPl..t | + | |
- | and not Magellan' | + | **Wednesday, October 15th** |
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- | ' | + | |
- | by Peter Miller. | + | |
- | Wednesday, October | + | |
National Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Operation Noah. | National Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Operation Noah. | ||
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A guest speaker will outline the operations of the Foundation and illustrate the talk with slides. This talk was originally scheduled for June but had to be postponed. | A guest speaker will outline the operations of the Foundation and illustrate the talk with slides. This talk was originally scheduled for June but had to be postponed. | ||
- | DINNER will be held. before the meeting at the Nam Roc Chinese, Restaurant - 538HPaoifid HighWr | + | |
- | Wednesday, October 22nd. | + | DINNER will be held. before the meeting at the Nam Roc Chinese, Restaurant - 538 Pacific Highway, |
- | Square.Dancing. | + | |
- | Ted Thorhas, an experienced caller, will instruct us in the gentle art of Square Dancing. Previous Square Dance evenings have been very popular. | + | **Wednesday, October 22nd** |
- | There will be a collection to cover the Cost of the caller and the music. | + | |
- | Wednesday, October 29th. | + | Square Dancing |
- | Marcia:Shappert and Peter. Sargeant will show slides of their trip | + | |
- | to Nepal. Views of mountains (what else?!) and Chitwan National Park in Southern Nepal:. | + | Ted Thomas, an experienced caller, will instruct us in the gentle art of Square Dancing. Previous Square Dance evenings have been very popular. |
- | 44444**xxx5bc* | + | |
- | eastwood | + | There will be a collection to cover the cost of the caller and the music. |
- | camping | + | |
- | (Den | + | **Wednesday, October 29th** |
- | 5 | + | |
- | 1CAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents Stoves | + | Nepal Night. |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | Marcia Shappert and Peter Sargeant will show slides of their trip to Nepal. Views of mountains (what else?!) and Chitwan National Park in Southern Nepal. |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | + | **The August General Meeting** |
- | Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Tr eLawney St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | + | by Jim Brown |
- | Rutledge Street | + | |
- | Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSH1RALKER September, | + | At about 8.20 pm and with an attendance of around |
- | . . | + | |
- | THE AUGUST GENERAL MEETING. | + | No-one could find anything to challenge in last month' |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | At about 8.20 pm and withan | + | The Treasurer' |
- | No-one could find anything to challenge in last month' | + | |
- | was agreed that comment and a assent at the | + | So, quite early in proceedings, |
- | at S2298 at | + | |
- | - see, however, | + | Somewhere about 17 folk were on the Wolgan River country the following (18-19-20 July) weekend, but when the creek down into Capertee Valley could not be located, they retreated to the Wolgan. Jim Vatiliotis, leading the party of 10 on the trip on which Margaret Smith was injured, made the |
- | So, quite early in proceedings, | + | programmed journey up the Clyde River and up Darri Pass, reaching the cars before nightfall on Sunday. More than 60 people were out on the Sunday trips, Roy Braithwaite collecting 42 on his Jerusalem Bay/Porto Bay jaunt, |
- | Somewhere about 17 folk were on the Wolgan River country the following (18-19-20 July) weekend, but when the creek down into Capertee Valley could iot be located, they retreated to the Wolgan. Jim Vatiliotis, leading the party of 10 on the trip on which Margaret Smith was injured, made the | + | |
- | programmed journey up the Clyde River and up Darn i Pass, reaching the cars before nightfall on Sunday. More than 60 people were out on the Sunday trips, Roy Braithwaite collecting 42 on his Jerusalem Bay/Porto Bay jaunt, | + | Next weekend (25-26-27 July) was disagreeable weather-wise. It rained Friday night, most of Saturday and that night, and Spiro' |
- | and had to be assisted back to the cars. In discussion it our Conservation authority, Alex Colley, would prepare some submission on the Kosciusko Park question and submit it for | + | |
- | next meeting. | + | The beginning of August saw a couple of ill-fated weekend walks, with navigational problems on Tony Denham' |
- | The Treasurer' | + | |
- | Pot Butler' | + | So to the last weekend recorded, when Don Finch' |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, | + | |
- | _ | + | Spiro now gave report on the latest Federation doings, including the Annual Meeting, at which Murray Scott (Sutherland Walking Club) was elected President; Spiro himself is Secretary, Jim Callaway as Treasurer, and Snow Brown Tracks and Access. Fergus Bell became S. & R. Director, and Roger Lembit |
- | we are aware Roy Braithwaite' | + | |
- | Next weekend (25-26-27 July) was disagreeable weather-wise. It rained Friday night, most of Saturday and that night, and Spiro' | + | |
- | her Cowan Creek walk on the Sunday and went in accordance with plan. | + | |
- | The beginning of August saw a couple of ill-fated weekend walks, with | + | |
- | navigational problems on Tony Denham' | + | |
- | So to the last weekend recorded, when Don Finch' | + | |
- | Both Peter Miller (cycling trip on the old Northern Road) and Jim Vatiliotis (sle practice) cancelled for want of starters, but on Sunday Leon Vella was reported as having 21 or 22 folk (several dropping out later) doing a | + | |
- | ery fast clip out to Mount Solitary. About 20 went on Meryl Watman' | + | |
- | Spiro now gave report on the latest Federation doings, including the Annual Meeting, at which Murray Scott (Sutherland Walking Club) was elected President Spiro himself is Secretary, Jim Callaway as Treasurer, and Snow Brown Tracks and Access. Fergus Bell became S. & R. Director, and Roger tembit | + | |
- | Proposed for 'one. It was also announced that the Lands Department is 7i11ing | + | |
- | to make available aerial maps and other data to walkers desiring access to little-known localities. | + | |
Dot Butler presented a report of the Coolana Committee which covered the following main features:- | Dot Butler presented a report of the Coolana Committee which covered the following main features:- | ||
- | (1) The Trustees of the Marie Byles Trust Fund will be approached for a donation when legal developments on the Estate are further advanced. | + | - The Trustees of the Marie Byles Trust Fund will be approached for a donation when legal developments on the Estate are further advanced. |
- | (2) M. Davison has completed his survey for the Land-swap proposal, which will be submitted to the Lands Board. | + | |
- | Page 15 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, | + | |
- | A. decision on installation: of a wa,ter -tank will be made onsite | + | |
- | Shoalhaven Shire has accepted. that land rates have been overassessed | + | |
- | Investment of 31500 of Coolana Funds has been made in a current Water Board.,loan. | + | - Donations |
- | Dona-4011S of considerable sums have been received (see August magazine) inclUding $1000 from sale.' | + | - A notice on the land. will show the proprietor of Coolana as S. B. Walker" |
- | the sa, | + | - Items of some value are sought for the Club Auction (proceeds to Coolana funds) to be held in the Club Rooms in November. |
+ | - Barn Dance at Coolana to be held 23rd November. | ||
+ | - The Treasurer requested to advise on the probable amount of funds necessary to meet normal expenditure annually. | ||
+ | - There is a proposal to compile articles giving the history, and other details of the Club land for publication in the magazine. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was agreed that the donations mentioned in Item 6, plus other funds donate, be acknowledged in the Minutes and the information shown in the magazine. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In announcements, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Sunrise on Mt Warning ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by O.M. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On January 1, a group of walkers led by Hec Corruthers saw the sun rise from their camp on the summit of Mt. Warning. (You can find the full story in this year's July issue.) After a conversation | ||
+ | with P.B. (Incidently we have coincident birthday anniversaries) I began to wonder if Hec was really the first in Australia to see the sun rise that New Year's Day. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As you would know if you have been summer walking in Tasmania there are very long hours of daylight there. This led me to looking for other probable locations for an early sunrise. The following were selected for comparison: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Mt Warning N.S.W Elevation 1156m; 28°26' | ||
+ | * Mt Wellington TAS Elevation 1270m; 42°54' | ||
+ | * Adamsons Peak TAS Elevation 1226m; 43°21' | ||
+ | * Ben Lomond TAS Elevation 1573m; 41°36' | ||
+ | * Mt. Fortescue TAS Elevation 500m; 43°10' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next step was to find out by how much difference it made by being on a mountain. This was done by using the old but very accurate way of finding the distance to a sea horizon. The height in feet | ||
+ | is multiplied by one and a half and then the square root gives the distance in miles. Unfortunately the metric version is not as easy to remember. In the same order as the list these distances are 121km, 127km, 129km, 142km, and 80km and In corresponding angular measurement they are 1.089°, 1.143°, 1.116°, 1.278° and 0.720°. So being on a peak has the effect of being about one degree further to the East. | ||
+ | |||
+ | When you see a sunrise from sea-level the Sun is directly over a point on the earth which is 90° from you. Also on January 1 the Sun is at 23°04 South Latitude, or very nearly on the Tropic of Capricorn. This leads to a practical way to solve this puzzle: it is to use a large glove of the Earth, and taking a piece of string wrap it around the Equator. Next cut it so its length is equal to 91° on the Equator. Now with one end on Mt. Warning and the other end on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the string tight, you will find the end positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Note down the longitude of this point which has the Sun directly overhead. Repeat the procedure for the other peaks and compare the longitudes found. At this place the longitudes are measured westward, so look for the smallest number. The mountain which corresponds to this number is first to see the sunrise. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With a picket calculator rather than a globe I have more accurately determined these positions and converted them to sunrise times. The results indicate Mt. Fortescue will be the first to see the Sun rise. | ||
+ | |||
+ | At this time of the year the Sun time is slow by a little over three minutes as compared to clock time, so allowing for this the times for sunrise would be Mt. Fortescue 04.32 and Mt. Warning 04.51 (All E.S.T.). Mt. Wellington and Adamsons Peak are only one minute later than the hardly significant Mt. Fortescue on the Tasman Peninsula. Ben Lomond would be a further two mins. later. | ||
- | A notice on the land. will show the proprietor of Coolana as | + | Most of the N.S.W. coast will have sunrise times very similar to Mt. Warnings; for example, Bondi |
- | S. B. Walker" | + | Beach' |
- | (8) Items of some value are sought for the Club Auction (proceeds to Coolana funds) to be held in the Club Rooms in November. | + | |
- | (9) Barn Dance at Coolana to be held 23rd. November. | + | |
- | (10) The Treasurer reGuested. to advise on the probable amount of funds necess-ary to meet normal expenditure annually. | + | |
- | (11)* There is ' | + | |
- | other details of the Club land_ for publication in the magazine. | + | |
- | It via0 agreed that the donations mentioned. in Item 6, plus other funds donate, be ' | + | |
- | In announcements, | + | |
- | longer be able to make her home phone number available for Club enquiries. | + | |
- | Owing to the time' factor, it would. not be practicable to list a successor this year, but the question should be kept in mind for the future. It | + | |
- | was agreed that a. recorded answering service. would not be Suitable or desirable,, and on that -note we Wound ui5, the meeting at 9.20 pm. | + | |
- | ' | + | |
- | (7) | + | |
- | Whaka,:: | + | |
- | * * .* * * * * * * | + | |
- | SUNRISE ON MT WARNING . 0.11. | + | |
- | On January1, a' group of ' | + | |
- | Ve have coincident birthday tnhiversam' | + | |
- | to see the sun rise that New Year's Day. ., | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | As you would know if you' | + | |
- | 1 It Warning N.S.W Elevation 1156m; 28o26' | + | |
- | 2 it Wellington TAS Elevation 1270m; 42o54' | + | |
- | 3 Adamsons Peak TAS Elevation 1226m; 43o21' | + | |
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, | + | |
- | 4 Ben Lomond TAS Elevation 1573m; 1: | + | |
- | 5 Mt. Fortescue TAS Elevation 500m; 4310' | + | |
- | The next step was to find out by how much difference it made by being On a mountain. This was done by using the old but very accurate way of finding the -' | + | |
- | is multiplied by one and a half and then the square root gives the distance in mis. Unfortunately the metric version is not as easy to remember. In the same order as the list these distances are 121km, 127km, 12917, 1424, and 30km and In corresponding angular measurement they are 1.039 , , 1..116, 1.278 and 0.720. So being on a peak has the effect of being about one degree further to the East. | + | |
- | When you see a sunrise from sea-level the Sun is directly over a poigt on the earth which is SO from you. Also on January 1 the Sun is at 23 04 South Latitude, or very nearly on the Tropic of Capricorn. This leads to | + | |
- | practical way to solve this puzzle: it is to use a large glove of the Earth, and taking a piece of string6 wrap it around the Equator. Next out it so its length is equal to 91 on the Equator. Nawwith one end on Mt. Warning and the other end on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the string tight, you Ill find the end positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Note down the longitude of this point which has the Sun directly overhead. Repeat | + | |
- | the procedure for the other peaks and compare the longitudes found. At this place the longitudes are measured westward, so look for the smallest number. The mountain which corresponds to this number is first to see the sunrise. | + | |
- | With a picket calculator rather than a gldb-e I have more accurately determined these positions and converted them to sunrise times. The results indicate Mt. Fortescue will be the first to see the Sun rise. | + | |
- | At this time of the year the Sun time is slow by a little over three minutes as compared to clock time, so allowing for this the times for sunrise would be M. Fortescue o4.32 and Mt. Warning 04.51 (All E.S.T.). Mt. Wellington and Adamsons Peak are only one minute later than the hardly significant Mt. Fortes:cue on the Tasman Peninsula. Ben Lomond would be a further two mins. later. | + | |
- | Most of the N.S.W. | + | |
- | southeast Tasmania | + | |
- | *. Warning. Lord mentioned. places | + | |
- | coast will have sunrise times very similar to Mt. Warning' | + | |
- | Remember that the foregoing is only for January 1, but at the times of | + | |
- | the EquinoxMt. Warning would be a likely first. | + | |
+ | Remember that the foregoing is only for January 1, but at the times of the Equinox Mt. Warning would be a likely first. |
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