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-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER
+=====The Sydney Bushwalker.=====
-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 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison
-Street, St. Leanards.	Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, Telephone 798-8607.
+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 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Leonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, Telephone 798-8607.
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- EDITOR:	Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121.
+====March, 1981====
-Telephone 86-6263.
-BUSlITESS MANAGER:	Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford 2118. Telephone 871-1207.
+|Editor|Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86-6263|
-TYPIST:	Kath Brown.
+|Business Manager|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford 2118. Telephone 871-1207|
-DUPLICATOR OPERATOR: Phil Butt.
+|Typist|Kath Brown|
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+|Duplicator Operator|Phil Butt|
-MARCH, 1981.
-by Reg Alder Peter Miller
+| | |Page|
-Gordon Lee
+|S.B.W. Office Bearers - 1981| | 2|
-Joan Rigby. Marcia Shappert Barry Wallace
+|The Pilot|Reg Alder| 3|
-S*B.W. Office Bearers 1981
+|Social Notes for April|Peter Miller| 5|
-The Pilot
+|Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre| | 6|
-Social Notes for April
+|Where to Springwood or How to Winmalee|Gordon Lee| 7|
-Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre Mhere to Springwood or How to Ninmalee "Why I Go Bushwalking"
+|"Why I Go Bushwalking"|Joan Rigby| 9|
-Travelling with Children in India The February General Meeting
+|Travelling with Children in India|Marcia Shappert|11|
-The Annual Subscriptions
+|The February General Meeting|Barry Wallace|15|
-Page 2
+|The Annual Subscriptions| |16|
+=====S.B.W. Office Bearers - 1981.=====
-Page 2	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	March, 1981.
-Y?10E BEARERS - 1981.
 The following office-bearers and committee members were elected at the S.B.W. Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 11th March, 1981:-
-President	*	Bob Hodgson
-Vice-Presidents	*	Spiro Hajinakitas
+|President|*Bob Hodgson|
-	*	Barry Wallace
+|Vice-Presidents|*Spiro Hajinakitas, *Barry Wallace|
-	Secretary		Sheila Binns
+|Secretary|*Sheila Binns|
-Assistant Secretary		Barbara Bruce
+|Assistant Secretary|*Barbara Bruce|
-Treasurer5		Tony Marshall
+|Treasurer|*Tony Marshall|
-Walks Secretary		Jim Vatiliotis
+|Walks Secretary|*Jim Vatiliotis|
-Social Secretary	*	Peter Miller
+|Social Secretary|*Peter Miller|
-New Members Secretary		Fazeley Read
+|New Members Secretary|*Fazeley Read|
-Committee Members		Gordon Lee
+|Committee Members|*Gordon Lee, *Jim Percy, *Jo van Sommers, *Ailsa Hocking|
-		Jim Percy
+|Federation Delegates|Spiro Hajinakitas, Gordon Lee, *Peter Franks, *Diane Fox|
-	*	Jo van Sommers
+|Substitute Fed. Delegate|Alex Colley|
-		Ailsa Hocking
+|Conservation Secretary|Alex Colley|
-Federtion Delegates		Spiro Hajinakitas
+|Magazine Editor|Helen Gray|
-		Gordon Lee
+|Magazine Business Manager|Bill Burke|
-	*	Peter Franks
+|Duplicator Operator|Phil Butt|
-	*	Diane Fox
+|Keeper of Maps & Timetables|John Holly|
-Substitute Fed. Delegate		Alex Colley
+|Search & Rescue Contacts|Marcia Shappert, Ray Hookway, Don Finch|
-Conservation Secretary		Alex Colley
+|Archivist|Phil Butt|
-Magazine Editor		Helen Gray
+|Auditor|Gordon Redmond|
-Magazine Business Manager		Bill Burke
+|Solicitor|Colin Broad|
-Duplicator Operator		Phil Butt
+|Trustees|Heather White, Gordon Redmond, Bill Burke|
-Keeper of Maps & Timetables		John Holly
+|Coolana Management Committee|Dot Butler, John Redfern, Fazeley Read, Owen Marks, Brian Hart, Barry Wallace, George Gray, Peter Franks|
-Search & Rescue Contacts		Marcia Shappert
+|Kosciusko Huts Association Delegate|Bill Burke|
-		Ray Hookway
+|Projectionist|Don Cornell|
-		Don Finch
-Archivist		Phil Butt
-Auditor		Gordon Redmond
-Solicitor		Colin Broad
-Trustees		Heather White
-		Gordon Redmond
-		Bill Burke
-Coolana Management Committee		Dot Butler	John Redfern
-		Fazeley Read	Owen Marks
-		Brian Hart	Barry Wallace
-		George Gray	Peter Franks
-Kosciusko Huts Association		Bill Burke
-Delegate
-Projectionist		Don Cornell
 * Indicates members of the Committee.
+----
 See page 16 for Annual Subscriptions.
-Page 3	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	March, 1981.
-THE PILOT.	by Reg Alder.
-....
-For some time during 1941, I, with a group of Sydney Bushwalkers, had, planned to walk in the Pilot, Cobberas, Thredbo, Kosciusko area over the phristmas period. Plans were well advanced even to the stage of purchasing food and taking some preliminary photographs of the preparations for a full slide picture record with the recently introduced Kodachrome colour film. Myles Dunphy - "Australia's Father of the Wilderness" - gave us most .explicit directions (by some quirk I still have them), even to being asked to be remembered to a farmer whose property he had passed through some ten years
-previously. At 89 he is still drawing on his great memories for detail and
-meticulously kept diaries to advise a further generation of walkers.
-The walk was not to be. Japan entered the war, our remoteness from
-the European war was over and by government direction we were to be made to realise that we were really at war. We had to do our bit, all holidays were cancelled, travel drastically restricted, six-day working weeks became, the norm and other deterrents to pleasure were imposed. Instead, I ate
-my dried foods on the occasional days I had off and the idea of the walk became but a memory. In recent years, walks doWn around the Kosciusko area showed The Pilot still bdckoning and as far as I was concerned, unconquered.
-Perhaps in earlier days with the present easier access, a Friday nig4 walk in the moonlight and I might have stood on the top over a two-day weekend, but four days seemed better with a chance to explore some of the surroundipg
-country. The extra time would also give a margin an the weather to give time to climb the peak on a clear day, and so a trip was organised to start from Dead Horse Gap over the Easter weekend. An earlier walk to the Cascade
-Hut had quickened interest in the country and made us familiar with about . a third of the way. The route follows the Cascade fire trail over a fairl.y level direct course except for a couple of ups and downs of about a thousand
-We made the Tin Mine Buts in one day after passing through some of the
+----
-most beautiful forest country, and used the flats near the huts as our base
-for the next two days. Records of alluvial tin and gold deposits in this' locality date back to 1875, and in 1892 the N.S.W. Government was asked to- provide assistance from the prospecting vote to develop the area. No 'serious attempts at development took place until the Mount Pilot Syndicate,- took up operations in the 1930s. Their operations were not successful, and after spending $18,000 mainly on access roads and some mining activity
+=====The Pilot.=====
-the syndicate went into liquidation. Charlie Carter lived as a recluse in one of the Tin Mine Huts until his death from starvation in 1952 when he was unable to go into Jindabyne for supplies after his horses had escaped. The distance by pedometer from Dead Horse Gap was 27 kms, although the map only measured 23-24 kms; 1:100,000 scale cannot take into account all the bendS of the firetrail and it may be as well to add about 15% to any measured
-map distance in similar country. The 40 .metre contour lines also did not
+by Reg Alder.
-give much indication of location since for most of the distance the thick
-forest obscured distant views. Apart from seeing The Pilot on the way down Bob's Ridge, our next fleeting glimpse was near Tin Mine Creek and then when almost under it.
+For some time during 1941, I, with a group of Sydney Bushwalkers, had planned to walk in the Pilot, Cobberas, Thredbo, Kosciusko area over the Christmas period. Plans were well advanced even to the stage of purchasing food and taking some preliminary photographs of the preparations for a full slide picture record with the recently introduced Kodachrome colour film. Myles Dunphy - "Australia's Father of the Wilderness" - gave us most explicit directions (by some quirk I still have them), even to being asked to be remembered to a farmer whose property he had passed through some ten years previously. At 89 he is still drawing on his great memories for detail and meticulously kept diaries to advise a further generation of walkers.
-feet.
-Page 4
+The walk was not to be. Japan entered the war, our remoteness from the European war was over and by government direction we were to be made to realise that we were really at war. We had to do our bit, all holidays were cancelled, travel drastically restricted, six-day working weeks became the norm and other deterrents to pleasure were imposed. Instead, I ate my dried foods on the occasional days I had off and the idea of the walk became but a memory. In recent years, walks down around the Kosciusko area showed The Pilot still beckoning and as far as I was concerned, unconquered.
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-- 	THE SYDNEY BUSEWAIKER	March, 1981.
+Perhaps in earlier days with the present easier access, a Friday night walk in the moonlight and I might have stood on the top over a two-day weekend, but four days seemed better with a chance to explore some of the surrounding country. The extra time would also give a margin on the weather to give time to climb the peak on a clear day, and so a trip was organised to start from Dead Horse Gap over the Easter weekend. An earlier walk to the Cascade Hut had quickened interest in the country and made us familiar with about a third of the way. The route follows the Cascade fire trail over a fairly level direct course except for a couple of ups and downs of about a thousand feet.
-The main axis of the Pilot and Little Pilot runs parallel with the	= firetrail and a note in the visitors' book at the Tin Mine Hut mentioned a sign pointing to it from the firetrail and with a comment that it was better to start the ascent some 100 metres further on. We had had doubts on our . . arrival at the Tin Mine Huts that our views from The Pilot may have been severely restricted since a controlled burn had been started on the auggan BUggan Range and a change of wind had filled the sky with smoke. Next day, however, a westerly developed and we'had a sparkling morning to commence ou.4' walk. We missed the sign and went on possibly about another kilometre from where we later learnt the sign was. It is apparently only a small notice nailed to a tree and we had expected an official sign more in the. manner of the firetrail ones we had seen on the way. Anyhow it didn't really matter a's. the route we took up was fairly easy and open. On the way back we came; clOwn to near where the sign would have been so that it must be a fairly natural route.
-'	Signs of brumbies were everywhere from their characteristic piles of manure, even up to the grassy top of the Pilot which surmounts its rocky drown. Three Victorians arriving soon after us made company for lunch and an exchange of experiences. Wonderful views all around except in one ilarter where the controlled burn had really taken. Further along towards Thredbo could be seen the line of fires started from the incendiaries droppe4 from a plane. One fire was within a mile of our camp at the Tin Mine Huts. A:new visitors' book had been placed an The Pilot and we were the third entry. The previous one was Milo Dunphy, son of Myles Dunphy, and what a coinciden0 that should be and later to meet him back at the huts with the ranger.
+We made the Tin Mine Huts in one day after passing through some of the most beautiful forest country, and used the flats near the huts as our base for the next two days. Records of alluvial tin and gold deposits in this locality date back to 1875, and in 1892 the N.S.W. Government was asked to provide assistance from the prospecting vote to develop the area. No serious attempts at development took place until the Mount Pilot Syndicate took up operations in the 1930s. Their operations were not successful, and after spending $18,000 mainly on access roads and some mining activity the syndicate went into liquidation. Charlie Carter lived as a recluse in one of the Tin Mine Huts until his death from starvation in 1952 when he was unable to go into Jindabyne for supplies after his horses had escaped. The distance by pedometer from Dead Horse Gap was 27 kms, although the map only measured 23-24 kms; 1:100,000 scale cannot take into account all the bends of the firetrail and it may be as well to add about 15% to any measured map distance in similar country. The 40 metre contour lines also did not give much indication of location since for most of the distance the thick forest obscured distant views. Apart from seeing The Pilot on the way down Bob's Ridge, our next fleeting glimpse was near Tin Mine Creek and then when almost under it.
- The visitors' book at the Tin Mine Huts shows that the area is regularly visited and entries have been made at almost weekly intervals. There were many interesting comments in the visitors' book between 4-wheel drive enthus7 lasts and walkers over their respective rights to be in the area. The ranger told us that the Service had several prosecutions pending against owners of:. 4-wheel drive vehicles and trailbikes found in the area. We only saw one 4-wheel drive and that was on Bob's Ridge.
-Only one other visitor came to stay whilst we were at the Tin Mine Huts and he had come on a3push bike. We featured, with our comings and goings,
+The main axis of the Pilot and Little Pilot runs parallel with the firetrail and a note in the visitors' book at the Tin Mine Hut mentioned a sign pointing to it from the firetrail and with a comment that it was better to start the ascent some 100 metres further on. We had had doubts on our arrival at the Tin Mine Huts that our views from The Pilot may have been severely restricted since a controlled burn had been started on the Suggan Buggan Range and a change of wind had filled the sky with smoke. Next day, however, a westerly developed and we had a sparkling morning to commence our walk. We missed the sign and went on possibly about another kilometre from where we later learnt the sign was. It is apparently only a small notice nailed to a tree and we had expected an official sign more in the manner of the firetrail ones we had seen on the way. Anyhow it didn't really matter as the route we took up was fairly easy and open. On the way back we came down to near where the sign would have been so that it must be a fairly natural route.
-as fill-ins.in a movie film he was. making. The brumbies were his friends and he had brought carrots and apples to feed them. The noise of his transistor
-at 100 metres, however, somewhat spoilt the wilderness effect.
+Signs of brumbies were everywhere from their characteristic piles of manure, even up to the grassy top of the Pilot which surmounts its rocky crown. Three Victorians arriving soon after us made company for lunch and an exchange of experiences. Wonderful views all around except in one quarter where the controlled burn had really taken. Further along towards Thredbo could be seen the line of fires started from the incendiaries dropped from a plane. One fire was within a mile of our camp at the Tin Mine Huts. A new visitors' book had been placed on The Pilot and we were the third entry. The previous one was Milo Dunphy, son of Myles Dunphy, and what a coincidence that should be and later to meet him back at the huts with the ranger.
-On Sunday we went looking for the tin mines and fortunately we had chosen our days well since we emerged from our tents we found the valley filled with a very wet mist which remained until mid-day. There was a good deal of evidence of past mining with mullock heaps, dams, aqueducts, etc., but nature since the last mining in 1936 was fast obliterating man's desecration. It was interesting after the lecture to the Association an dingoes to surprise a pack of six. They scattered quickly and by their colouring seemed to be pure bred animals. The ranger was interested to hear of our sighting. Strangely, we didn't see one brumby.
-Milo Dunphy told us about how incendiaries had rained around them
+The visitors' book at the Tin Mine Huts shows that the area is regularly visited and entries have been made at almost weekly intervals. There were many interesting comments in the visitors' book between 4-wheel drive enthusiasts and walkers over their respective rights to be in the area. The ranger told us that the Service had several prosecutions pending against owners of 4-wheel drive vehicles and trailbikes found in the area. We only saw one 4-wheel drive and that was on Bob's Ridge.
-Page 5	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	March, 1981.
-from the sky during the controlled burn activity. It is realised that
+Only one other visitor came to stay whilst we were at the Tin Mine Huts and he had come on a push bike. We featured, with our comings and goings, as fill-ins in a movie film he was making. The brumbies were his friends and he had brought carrots and apples to feed them. The noise of his transistor at 100 metres, however, somewhat spoilt the wilderness effect.
-only short warnings can be given about a controlled burn because of changing
-weather conditions, but a newspaper advertisement only is little help to
+On Sunday we went looking for the tin mines and fortunately we had chosen our days well since we emerged from our tents we found the valley filled with a very wet mist which remained until mid-day. There was a good deal of evidence of past mining with mullock heaps, dams, aqueducts, etc., but nature since the last mining in 1936 was fast obliterating man's desecration. It was interesting after the lecture to the Association on dingoes to surprise a pack of six. They scattered quickly and by their colouring seemed to be pure bred animals. The ranger was interested to hear of our sighting. Strangely, we didn't see one brumby.
-persons in remote areas. Increased ranger actiVity should be darried out to give some possible warning.
-As mentioned previously, one fire was within a mile of the Tin Mine
+Milo Dunphy told us about how incendiaries had rained around them from the sky during the controlled burn activity. It is realised that only short warnings can be given about a controlled burn because of changing weather conditions, but a newspaper advertisement only is little help to persons in remote areas. Increased ranger activity should be carried out to give some possible warning.
-Huts and posed a possible threat with a change of wind. At night the glow was very bright and timber could be heard to fall.
-The walk out was made a little easier by leaving after lunch on
+As mentioned previously, one fire was within a mile of the Tin Mine Huts and posed a possible threat with a change of wind. At night the glow was very bright and timber could be heard to fall.
-Sunday, walking about half the distance baok to Dead Horse Gap and camping
-In the beautiful mountain ash forest. In. all we covered 82 kms.
+The walk out was made a little easier by leaving after lunch on Sunday, walking about half the distance back to Dead Horse Gap and camping in the beautiful mountain ash forest. In all we covered 82 kms.
-* * * * * * * * * * * *
-'SOCIAL NOTES FOR APRIL.
+=====Social Notes For April.=====
 by Peter Miller.
-Wednesday, April 5th. Wine and Cheese Night.
-;
+====Wednesday, April 5th.====
-This night is left free to allow time for arranging Easter trips.
-A range of wines and cheeses will be available to assist you in sorting out Your transport and other matters related to the weekend.
+Wine and Cheese Night.
-Wednesday, April 22nd.	National Parks of North America and Canada.
-Jim and Kath Brown had a trip to America and Canada and visited several national parks in each ,country. JiM has the reputation of being one of the best photographers in the Club as well as being a'raconteur of note.
+This night is left free to allow time for arranging Easter trips. A range of wines and cheeses will be available to assist you in sorting out Your transport and other matters related to the weekend.
-Wednesday, April 29th.	Sunsets and Music.
-..
+====Wednesday, April 22nd.====
-Victor Lewin mill show his collection of colour slides of sunsets synchronisedJ.with:the music of Richard Strauss, "Thus Spake Zarathrustra". This will be 86 slide evening with a difference.
-BUSH WALKING IN LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK.
+National Parks of North America and Canada.
-		(Border -Ranges)
-.A chance4o see the finest Australia has to offer -
+Jim and Kath Brown had a trip to America and Canada and visited several national parks in each country. Jim has the reputation of being one of the best photographers in the Club as well as being a raconteur of note.
-rd. May -	8th June 81.
-Programmed walks are Medium graded with a car base camp at 00/Reiley's/:-
+====Wednesday, April 29th.====
+Sunsets and Music.
+Victor Lewin mill show his collection of colour slides of sunsets synchronised with the music of Richard Strauss, "Thus Spake Zarathrustra". This will be a slide evening with a difference.
+=====Bush Walking In Lamington National Park.=====
+====(Border Ranges)====
+A chance to see the finest Australia has to offer -
+rd. May -	8th June 1981.
+Programmed walks are Medium graded with a car base camp at "O'Reiley's":-
 (1) Three days over "The Lost World"
-(2) Six days through "Ilanington Wilderness" to Mt. Gipps and return via "The Stinson Wreck".
-LEADER: Victor Lewin. Tel. 50,4096 (H)
+(2) Six days through "Lamington Wilderness" to Mt. Gipps and return via "The Stinson Wreck".
-eastvvood
-cam ing
+Leader: Victor Lewin. Tel. 50,4096 (H)
-ce
-BUSH WALKERS
+=====Where to Springwood (or) How to Winmalee.=====
-ELightweight Tents  Sleeping Bags  Rucksacks  Climbing 8- Caving Gear  Maps  Clothing  Boots 71  Food. CAMPING EQUIPMENT
-i Large Tents  Stoves  Lamps-  Folding Furniture. ito
+by Gordon Lee.
-DISTRIBUTORS OF:
-Pa ddymade  Karrimor  Berghaus  Hallmark  Bergans  Caribee  Fairydown  Silva  Primus  Companion  and all leading brands.
-Proprietors: Jack Er Nancy Fox Sales Manager: David Fox
-EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Tr elawney St Lastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775
-Rowe Street
-Page	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	March, 1981.
-THERE TO SPRINGWOOD
-_OR .
-Aow TO WINMALEE	by Gordon Lee.
 (In keeping with the current trend in the magazine this article will appear in two parts.)
-Part The First
-Cancellation and Disappointment can often be parents to Alternation, but when this comes in the late pm of Thursday evening your choice becomes limited and you tend to rim short of alternatives. However, saved was the, day when discovery was made thM there was a "Len Newland" on the programme,
+====Part The First====
-A typical "Newland" can be guaranteed to produce country generally ignored by the elite of the S.B.L leaders and the trackless walking can invariably be relied on to uncover very interesting nooks and crannies by way of ridges and watercourses interspersed with the odd cloudburst and always accompanied by an in-depth study of every species of "lawyer" vines, "wait-a-while" and "hug-me-tight" extant an this continent of ours. Trackless it may be, but not bloodless.
+Cancellation and Disappointment can often be parents to Alternation, but when this comes in the late pm of Thursday evening your choice becomes limited and you tend to run short of alternatives. However, saved was the day when discovery was made that there was a "Len Newland" on the programme.
+A typical "Newland" can be guaranteed to produce country generally ignored by the elite of the S.B.W. leaders and the trackless walking can invariably be relied on to uncover very interesting nooks and crannies by way of ridges and watercourses interspersed with the odd cloudburst and always accompanied by an in-depth study of every species of "lawyer" vines, "wait-a-while" and "hug-me-tight" extant an this continent of ours. Trackless it may be, but not bloodless.
 Naturally a walk of this nature requires meticulous planning, with minute attention to detail, like whether I should wear my red, black or brown "onsom". Of course the choice is governed by such factors as:-
 . Whether we are going to eat Chinese at the completion of the walk.
 . The impression you wish to create -
 a. on the leader
 b. on the other members of the party -
-	. i,	male
-	ii.	female.
+i. male
-. The weather. No problems here. This being a "Newland" you simply -pack a wet suit and rubber dinghy.
+ii. female.
+. The weather. No problems here. This being a "Newland" you simply pack a wet suit and rubber dinghy.
 Emergency rations and torches have never been found necessary to date and items such as snake repellant, de-leecher and spare bottle of whole blood, though not absolutely necessary, could be considered.
-I didn't ring Len on Friday and since he has no home phone decided
-that personal application was the best approach. In your approach to
+I didn't ring Len on Friday and since he has no home phone decided that personal application was the best approach. In your approach to leaders it is desirable to give plenty of notice of intention (this gives The Leader time to "vet" you, i.e. ascertain such important details as whether you brush your teeth after meals, use "Brut" or "Sprayped", or spit to leeward (pronounced "looard")) as well as being polite and courteous.
-leaders it is desirable to give plenty of notice of intention (this gives
-The Leader time to "vet" you, i.e. ascertain such important details as whether you brush your teeth after meals, use "Brut" or "Sprayped", or spit to leeward (pronounced "board")) as well as being polite and courteous.
+So at nine o'clock on Saturday night my opening gambit was, "What's for breakfast and where do I sleep? But not necessarily in that order." On learning that I intended joining his walk I was shown a comfortable lump of grass under the clothesline where the drips from the wet clothes would cool me during the night.
-So at nine o'clock on Saturday night my opening gambit was, "What's
-for breakfast and where do I sleep? But not necessarily in that order." On learning that I intended joining his walk I was shown a comfortable lump
+Before retiring we entered into a long but meaningful discourse an the advisability of taking his car or mine. Since my car was older and more worn out the conclusion was reached that my car was the obvious choice.
-of grass under the clothesline where the drips from the wet clothes would cool me during the night.
-Page 8	THE SYDNEY BUSEINALKER	March, 1981.
+While cruising along the highway, motor purring like a contented pussycat, it occurred to me how dependent we (as bushwalkers) are on the motor car. We read articles on, "How to survive in the bush", "What to do when bitten by an irate farmer", "How a camera works and why it has a zoom or 50 mm lens and what a lens is made of (other than glass)" and other such impedimenta yet nowhere does there appear an article on "How to keep your car running smoothly", or "What to do to reduce the pollution emitted by your car's engine", so I think it's high time.
-.. ; ..
-Before retiring we entered into a long but meaningful discourse an the advisability of taking his _car.or.mine. Since my car was older and
+Of course, before you can be informed on the subject you need to acquire the jargon. You must be able to refer glibly to matters such as swept volume, compression ratio, dwell angle, ignition timing, valve clearance, cutout and voltage control, steering damper (though why anyone would wish to drive with a wet steering wheel I don't know), octane rating and so on. Then you will be able to prevent your vehicle coughing out last whilst en route to your walking rendezvous or at least be able to dissertate volubly on the occasion.
-more wornaat the conclusion was reached that my car was the obvious choice.
-While cruising along the highway, motor purring like a contented pussycat, it occurred to me how dependent we (as budhwalkers) are on the motor car. We read articles on, "How to survive in the bush", "What to do when bitten by an irate farmer", "How a camera works and why it has a Z.00m 40: . 50 mm lens and what a lens is made of (other than glass)" and other such impedimenta yet nowhere does there appear an article on "How to keep
-our car running smoothly", or "What to do to reduce the pollution emitted by your car's engine", so T think it's high time.
-Of course, before you can be informed an the subject you need to acquire the jargon. You must be able to refer glibly to matters such as swept volume, compression ratio, dwell angle, ignition timing, valve clearance, cutout andvoLtage control, steering damper (though why anyone would Wish to drive with a wet steering wheel I dan't know), octane rating and so on. Then you will be able to prevent your vehicle coughing out last whilst en route to your walking rendezvous or at least be able to dissertate volubly on the occasion.
 Therefore, with the permission of my publishers, here is a short extract from my article, suitably titled "Diamonds are Forever": -
-"To emove and Install Caliper.
+"To remove and Install Caliper.
 . Raise the front of the vehicle, support on stands and remove the road wheel.
 . Disconnect the hydraulic line from the caliper by removing the banjo bolt.*
-. Remove the bolts connecting the caliper assembly to the stub axle flange and detach the caliper assembly. "
-* To be d' mechanic you have to be a musician yet!
+. Remove the bolts connecting the caliper assembly to the stub axle flange and detach the caliper assembly."
-Dm sure after this short extract that all bushwalking motorists will
-be able to pick a banjo and bolt. Why you need to remove your calipers I don't know. I always wear my Bonds.
+* To be a mechanic you have to be a musician yet!
-I braked carefully to a halt, selected reverse gear (I have four on
-the floor) and did aineat "U-ee", pulled the handbrake into the "on" position and switched off the ignition. "Alit" said the Leader. "We're herel"
+I'm sure after this short extract that all bushwalking motorists will be able to pick a banjo and bolt. Why you need to remove your calipers I don't know. I always wear my Bonds.
-And so irate, bored and utterly confused reader, having had the
-.tmerity to have read thus far, here we were on the verge of he Winmalee
+I braked carefully to a halt, selected reverse gear (I have four on the floor) and did a neat "U-ee", pulled the handbrake into the "on" position and switched off the ignition. "Ah!" said the Leader. "We're here!"
-Wilderness preparing to proceed down the firetrail so that we might proceed down the creek7 proceeding along which we would be able to proceed
-Part Two next issue. Don't miss the miraculous adventures an our almost fatal trek. Hear how Margaret REid was wrested from the clutches of the dreaded "Hug-me-tight", Len Newland was torn by marauding lawyer vine,
+And so irate, bored and utterly confused reader, having had the temerity to have read thus far, here we were on the verge of the Winmalee Wilderness preparing to proceed down the firetrail so that we might proceed down the creek, proceeding along which we would be able to proceed....
-almost losing his valuable shorts - the struggle, staggering on courageously
-though suffering from loss of blood after being savaged by a gorging leadh, and yours truly's death defying leap to escape the gnashing jaws of the dreaded rea-bellied black snake - (verbum sat est sapienti).
+__Part Two next issue__. Don't miss the miraculous adventures an our almost fatal trek. Hear how Margaret Reid was wrested from the clutches of the dreaded "Hug-me-tight", Len Newland was torn by marauding lawyer vine, almost losing his valuable shorts - the struggle, staggering on courageously though suffering from loss of blood after being savaged by a gorging leech, and yours truly's death defying leap to escape the gnashing jaws of the dreaded __red-bellied black snake__ - (verbum sat est sapienti).
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-"WHY I GO BUSEWALKING."  (Adtteildg6-fidni-d-hot'*edkend)	by Joan Rigby.
+====="Why I Go Bushwalking."=====
-No, not a vtatement, it should be a question, way do I go bushwalking?" Look at me, look at us 'all - - not enough sleep last night, .a long drive, it's hot and getting hotter. This fire-trail seems to go an forever. Back
-.River was almost dry, no chance of water on the hill up to the trig. We're almost to the top - and now look - the silly road drops down and rises a steep 200 feet. There go the young and fit, the rest of us are slogging up the hill as if it were Everest - - "Why do I go bushwalking?"
+(Mutterings from a hot weekend) by Joan Rigby.
-The trig. - and lunch - at last! Bob and Allan (new walkers) have ben: sipping water all the morning and now have little left - have they realised how far it is to the river? Oh well, I'll keep this last mugful
-iri my wineskin - we may need it later. Casuarina, not Shady, graceful trees bixt scratchy scrub tearing my legs, no shade and this is the easy bit of the midge; much steeper and rougher further down.
+No, not a statement, it should be a question, "Why do I go bushwalking?" Look at me, look at us all - not enough sleep last night, a long drive, it's hot and getting hotter. This fire-trail seems to go an forever. Back River was almost dry, no chance of water on the hill up to the trig. We're almost to the top - and now look - the silly road drops down and rises a steep 200 feet. There go the young and fit, the rest of us are slogging up the hill as if it were Everest - "Why do I go bushwalking?"
-Well, that was a mistake. A rough scramble along a rocky midge and then no way down. I remember now - we came up that loose gully back there iiito the saddle, but that was two years ago and the opposite direction. I did say I couldn't remember all the details - "Why do I go buShwalking?"
-It could be worse, at least my pack slips under the trees. That high- rise pack of Allan's is caught in the scrub again. How long is this ridge? 600 metres drop? Wonder if the Pound is dry? No water would be the last straw.
+The trig. - and lunch - at last! Bob and Allan (new walkers) have been sipping water all the morning and now have little left - have they realised how far it is to the river? Oh well, I'll keep this last mugful in my wineskin - we may need it later. Casuarina, not shady, graceful trees bixt scratchy scrub tearing my legs, no shade and this is the easy bit of the ridge; much steeper and rougher further down.
-The bottom at last and at least there's a dunking pool and a cup of tea on the boil. Also the first leech. Did Kevin pUt it in the fire or did it fall into my gear? Guess I'll find out eventually. Now for a campsite - nothing much around - flat and rocky or steep and rocky seem to 166 the alternatives. Pat seems to have found something - not bad - it is
-feasible. Now if I slept beside this big log and if it rained, I could pitch the fly over both log and me. Wonder what lives in or under the log? JO.st have to hope it's friendly. Nice tangle of lawyer cane between me and the fire. Plenty of wOod - mostly half rotten. It could.be worse, it 4ght rain. Why DO I go bushwalking? - - there's the first drop now.
+Well, that was a mistake. A rough scramble along a rocky ridge and then no way down. I remember now - we came up that loose gully back there into the saddle, but that was two years ago and the opposite direction. I did say I couldn't remember all the details - "Why do I go buShwalking?"
-Rainy night and a late start - - the sun will soon dry the rocks though,
-Soon there is too much sun and the rocks get hotter and hotter. Plenty of ,
+It could be worse, at least my pack slips under the trees. That high-rise pack of Allan's is caught in the scrub again. How long is this ridge? 600 metres drop? Wonder if the Pound is dry? No water would be the last straw.
-Pools though; oh-oh, there's a snake in that one; wander how many -bites We've swum with a.snake unknowingly? Lots of swims and we	far behind
-S' hedule. Yes, it seems reasonable to walk to 1.30 and lunch at the next
+The bottom at last and at least there's a dunking pool and a cup of tea on the boil. Also the first leech. Did Kevin put it in the fire or did it fall into my gear? Guess I'll find out eventually. Now for a campsite - nothing much around - flat and rocky or steep and rocky seem to be the alternatives. Pat seems to have found something - not bad - it is feasible. Now if I slept beside this big log and if it rained, I could pitch the fly over both log and me. Wonder what lives in or under the log? Just have to hope it's friendly. Nice tangle of lawyer cane between me and the fire. Plenty of wood - mostly half rotten. It could be worse, it might rain. Why DO I go bushwalking? - there's the first drop now.
-pool after that. Why did we hit.a dry stretch of .river at 1.15? The three
-flyers are out of sight. The riVer's as dry as a bone and it's now nearly 2 pm. The tailenders we haven't seen for.	Pat and I will stage a
+Rainy night and a late start - the sun will soon dry the rocks though. Soon there is too much sun and the rocks get hotter and hotter. Plenty of pools though; oh-oh, there's a snake in that one; wander how many times we've swum with a snake unknowingly? Lots of swims and we're far behind schedule. Yes, it seems reasonable to walk to 1.30 and lunch at the next pool after that. Why did we hit a dry stretch of river at 1.15? The three flyers are out of sight. The river's as dry as a bone and it's now nearly 2 pm. The tailenders we haven't seen for ages. Pat and I will stage a strike at this first just-passable pool and wait for them. Hope the leader understands when we see him. Two hours later and the party is together again - Peter was only 5 minutes downstream from us after all.
-strike at this first just-passable pool and wait for them. Hope the leader understands when we see him. Two hours later and the party is together, ao.ain - Peter. was only 5 minutes downstream from us after all.'
-Five pm and the lovely pool at the Wadbilliga junction. Best swimming yet but the (now anxious) leader demands another two hours walking. Dry,
+Five pm and the lovely pool at the Wadbilliga junction. Best swimming yet but the (now anxious) leader demands another two hours walking. Dry, stony Wadbilliga! Wonder what the temperature is? Possibly 35°? These hot rocks, radiating around us, must make it close to 40°. "Why do I go walking?"
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-stony Wadbilligal Wonder what the temperature is? Possibly 350? These hot rocks, radiating around las-,'ixdst n1e it close to 40.	"Why do I go
+Campsite is softer, clearer than last night's, but the fire is in a rock-heap. Over goes a billy and out goes the fire. Everyone is too tired and hot to care. Peter is demanding a 5 am rising and reluctantly we agree with him. All too soon the first light comes and Pat is up and stirring us. At least this stretch of river is easier, faster and, in the early morning, fairly cool. I keep thinking of that ridge down into the river - it is steep enough and loose enough coming down. What will it be like going up?. Allan's pack caught in the lawyer again. It's getting hotter, I hope the creek at the top is still running. Here's the first rocky knob, that's about 1/3 of the way. Rest a while and enjoy an orange. The orange is hot already despite being in the river all night, the chocolte is melted and that broken egg from yesterday is still turning up in odd places. On up the ridge, think of it in stages. Next bit is scrubby, then there's the bare bit by the side spur where David's boot came apart on that long Xmas trip, then the crest. Only a few hundred yards now and there's water in the creek.
-walking?"
-Campsite is softer, clearer than last night's, but the fire is in a
+Peter has relented, we can have lunch here instead of halfway up the next hill. Lovely spot but what has happened to the scrub and ferns around the saddle? Fire or drought? On through the scrub, under and over logs, up, up, then out into what the map shows as clear ground. More dwarf casuarina, more thick scrub. This map must have been drawn just after a fire. That firetrail must be just over the skyline, but we've been saying that for half an hour now.
-rock-heap. Over goes a billy and out goes the fire. Everyone is too tired and hot to care. Peter is demanding a 5 am rising and reluctantly we agree
-with him. All too soon the first light comes and Pat is up and stirring us. At least this stretch of river is easier, faster and, in the early morning,
+The road at last! How glad we were to leave it two days ago. Now it looks like a friend - temperature must be high in the thirties now. Not much shade and it's eleven kilometres back to the cars. Walk, walk, road's hard and feet are soft. No water till halfway. Dirty, dry, sweaty we collapse in the shade, with just enough energy left to move away from the ants.
-fairly cool. I keep thinking of that ridge down into the river - - it is
-steep enough and loose enough coming down. What will it be like going up?.
+On to the Tuross, late afternoon at the cars. Packs down, water, clean clothes. Why do I go walking?
-Allan's pack caught in the lawyer again. It's getting hotter, I hope the creek at the top is still running. Here's the first rocky knob, that's about 1/3 of the way. Rest a while and enjoy an orange. The orange is
-hot already despite being in the river all night, the chocolte is melted and that broken egg from yesterday is still turning up in odd places. On
+Why? Well it was a great trip, wonderful country, good company. Remember those birds along the river - the nest of fantails - the lyrebirds calling? Remember the clear cool pools - the feel of water against hot skin as you slid in - the trees against the sky above? Remember all the other good trips in the past, the ones yet to come.
-up the ridge, think of it in stages. Next bit is scrubby, then there's the bare bit by the side spur where David's boot came apart on that long Xmas trip, then the crest. Only a few hundred yards now and there's water in the creek.
-Peter has relented, we can have luncja here instead of halfway up the next. hill. Lovely spot but what has happened to the scrub and ferns around the saddle? Fire or draught? On through the scrub, under and over logs,' up, up, then out into what the map shows as clear ground. More dwarf easuarina, more thick scrub. This map must have been drawn just after a fire. That firetrail must be just over the skyline, but we've been saying that for half an hour now.
--	The road at last: How glad we were to leave it two days ago. Now
-it looks like a friend - temperature must be high in the thirties now. Not mach shade and it's eleven .kilometres back to the cars. Walk, walk, road's hard and feet are soft. No water till halfway. Dirty, dry, sweaty we cbllapse in the shade, with just enough energy left to move away from the apts.
-On to the Tuross, late afternoon at the cars. Packs down, -water, clean clothes. Why do I go -walking?
-Why? Well it was a great trip, wonderful country, good company. Remember those birds along the river - - the nest of fantails - - the lyrebirds calling? Remember the clear cool pools - - the feel of water against hot skin as you slid in - - the trees against the sky above? Remember all the other good trips in the past, the ones yet to coma.
 I go walking because it is the most enjoyable life I know.
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-CONGRATULATIONS TO: Keith Cairncross and Ann Parks who were married
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-on 27th February.
+Congratulations to: Keith Cairncross and Ann Parks who were married on 27th February.
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