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Kiandra Crossing | Kiandra Crossing | ||
- | Camp at Splendour Rock Carnival in Switzerland | + | Camp at Splendour Rock |
- | Three Peaks Cheater Bushwalker Recipes No.2 | + | Carnival in Switzerland |
- | Sequel to the 3-Peaks Trip Bet Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre Kanangra | + | Three Peaks Cheater |
- | History of "Coolanan | + | Bushwalker Recipes No.2 |
+ | Sequel to the 3-Peaks Trip Bet | ||
+ | Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre Kanangra | ||
+ | History of "Coolana" | ||
+ | Conservation Finance | ||
+ | The May General Meeting Social Notes for July XXXXX-4()E XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX*XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXXX | ||
S.B.W. CHANGES ITS MEETING PLACE. | S.B.W. CHANGES ITS MEETING PLACE. | ||
The building in Atchison Street, St. Leonards, where the Club has been meeting for the past eleven years, is being sold at auction on June 16th, and it seems fairly certain that we will have to obtain another meeting | The building in Atchison Street, St. Leonards, where the Club has been meeting for the past eleven years, is being sold at auction on June 16th, and it seems fairly certain that we will have to obtain another meeting | ||
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dinner and putting dry firewood in the tent. There was a very wet mist condensing in the trees and it sounded like rain dripping all night. | dinner and putting dry firewood in the tent. There was a very wet mist condensing in the trees and it sounded like rain dripping all night. | ||
The sunrise was magnificent. The dam was covered in mist as was | The sunrise was magnificent. The dam was covered in mist as was | ||
- | most of the Axe Head Range. ' | + | most of the Axe Head Range. ' |
A light fan-shaped cloud high up in the sky was flooded with colour as the sun rose in the east. The top of Clouamaker and Guouogang turned deep red for an instant and then the sun gathered strength and lit up the sandstone cliffs on Mt. Eborilla and Kanangra Walls. The Cox and t:ae | A light fan-shaped cloud high up in the sky was flooded with colour as the sun rose in the east. The top of Clouamaker and Guouogang turned deep red for an instant and then the sun gathered strength and lit up the sandstone cliffs on Mt. Eborilla and Kanangra Walls. The Cox and t:ae | ||
THE SYDNEY BUSHULLKER June, | THE SYDNEY BUSHULLKER June, | ||
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Page 7 THE SYDNEY HUSHWALKER June, | Page 7 THE SYDNEY HUSHWALKER June, | ||
- | THREE PEAKS CHEATER. | + | |
+ | ====== Three Peaks Cheater ====== | ||
+ | |||
by Gordon Lee. | by Gordon Lee. | ||
Tigen I joined S.B.W..in 1975 one of my ambitions was to become one of that illustrious band "The Tiger Walkers" | Tigen I joined S.B.W..in 1975 one of my ambitions was to become one of that illustrious band "The Tiger Walkers" | ||
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On a lone walk from Cloudmaker to Paralyser I had missed the P. cairn. | On a lone walk from Cloudmaker to Paralyser I had missed the P. cairn. | ||
- | Bill assured me that he knew this well, so I would leave that to him. Having heard of several people who had had difficulties coming down the Guauogang | + | Bill assured me that he knew this well, so I would leave that to him. Having heard of several people who had had difficulties coming down the Guouogang |
will hear later. | will hear later. | ||
I also made the decision that I would try to make the base of Kooriecane | I also made the decision that I would try to make the base of Kooriecane | ||
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Warwick Blayden kindly supplied us with times which had been done by Butt and Reps in 1965. They had started at 0622 and arrived at Cloudmaker | Warwick Blayden kindly supplied us with times which had been done by Butt and Reps in 1965. They had started at 0622 and arrived at Cloudmaker | ||
at 0915. At this point we were 35 mins behind their time. We had no intention of trying to equal their times but I noticed that they had rested at the top of each " | at 0915. At this point we were 35 mins behind their time. We had no intention of trying to equal their times but I noticed that they had rested at the top of each " | ||
- | Paralyser and 12 mins on Guauogang, so I thought that if we didn't stop: at | + | Paralyser and 12 mins on Guouogang, so I thought that if we didn't stop: at |
the top, except to sign the books, and " | the top, except to sign the books, and " | ||
Lunch (?) at Kanangra Creek occupied 18 mine. We took1.45 his | Lunch (?) at Kanangra Creek occupied 18 mine. We took1.45 his | ||
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the "Kairn Kickers" | the "Kairn Kickers" | ||
Nooroo Gable. If you " | Nooroo Gable. If you " | ||
- | Butt and Reei had " | + | Butt and Reei had " |
All these thoughts were in our minds as we munched our scroggin and drank the delicious Kanangra water with which we filled our wine-skins. Perhaps our " | All these thoughts were in our minds as we munched our scroggin and drank the delicious Kanangra water with which we filled our wine-skins. Perhaps our " | ||
Back south to the knoll where we would drop off on to the Easterly G. Buttress. The half moon was slowly dropping towards the horizon behind us, tree cover was thick so the torches had to come out. This ridge, although not so taxing in daylight became a nightmare in the dark. God knows how many times we were on the point of collapsing in a heap and staying put till | Back south to the knoll where we would drop off on to the Easterly G. Buttress. The half moon was slowly dropping towards the horizon behind us, tree cover was thick so the torches had to come out. This ridge, although not so taxing in daylight became a nightmare in the dark. God knows how many times we were on the point of collapsing in a heap and staying put till | ||
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a bushwalk only water need be added. | a bushwalk only water need be added. | ||
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- | SEQUEL TO THE 3-PEAKS TRIP BET. by Dot Butler. | + | |
- | Fresh (very) from his overseas trip' Bill Burke arrived back at the Clubroom for the May General Meeting | + | ====== Sequel To The Three Peaks Trip Bet ====== |
- | The money' | + | |
+ | by Dot Butler. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fresh (very) from his overseas trip' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The money was Passed over by Gordon to the Coolana | ||
Our thanks to Bill Burke and to the winners of the bet, Gordon Lee and Bill Capon. | Our thanks to Bill Burke and to the winners of the bet, Gordon Lee and Bill Capon. | ||
- | ICAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents Stoves | + | |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | 1 Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | + | |
- | (' | + | |
- | Sales Manager: David Fox | + | |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 TIO:hyvney St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone. 858 2775 | + | |
- | Rutledge Street | + | |
- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSHW.b.LKER June, | + | |
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KANANGRA. by Malcolm Steele. | KANANGRA. by Malcolm Steele. | ||
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WEEKEND WALK - KANANGRA - 23/24/25 July - Leader g GEORGE WALTON. Te1.498-7956 (H) . (Phone number shown in Walks Programme not correct) | WEEKEND WALK - KANANGRA - 23/24/25 July - Leader g GEORGE WALTON. Te1.498-7956 (H) . (Phone number shown in Walks Programme not correct) | ||
THE.SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | THE.SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
- | HISTORY-OFCOOLANA" | + | |
- | .S.B.W. PROPERTY IN KANGAROO VALLEY. | + | ====== |
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June, 1982. | June, 1982. | ||
by Dot Butler. | by Dot Butler. | ||
- | Page /4 | + | |
- | Many new members | + | Many new members |
- | 1969 was an eVentful | + | |
- | pretation | + | 1969 was an eventful |
- | walking). | + | walking). |
- | 1969. Our President was urging everyone to look for a new venue for | + | |
- | a Reunion site, so I went down to Kangaroo Valley to visit Warwick Deacock' | + | The year was also significant in that I had realised a life's ambition of organising a mountaineering expedition to one of the highest mountain ranges in the world - the Andes of Peru. We needed $20,000 to cover expedition expenses, and it was great to see how willingly people donated to a worthy cause. This "fund raising confidence" |
- | On the way home we discussed ways and means. Rudi was sure the Quakers would not be able to raise more than $5,000. Suddenly the bright thought came to me that the S.B.W. might be able to go halves in the deal; after all, there was the Era Fund money awaiting investment in just such a scheme. I could hardly wait to get home to ring up .Donnie Finch. With Presidential authority I raced off a circular calling an Extraordinary General Meeting, Club members seemed willing to consider the project if I made myself chief fund raiser. The Era Fund amounted to $1,500. The Club could:add another | + | |
- | I got my brother Harold, who is an Estate Agent, to bargain with the owner (a thing Quakers will NOT do), and he achieved a drop in price to | + | 1969. Our President was urging everyone to look for a new venue for a Reunion site, so I went down to Kangaroo Valley to visit Warwick Deacock' |
- | $9,000 cash. " | + | |
- | the Quakers were to take 100 acres at $5,0005 and the Bushwalkers 90 acres at | + | On the way home we discussed ways and means. Rudi was sure the Quakers would not be able to raise more than $5,000. Suddenly the bright thought came to me that the S.B.W. might be able to go halves in the deal; after all, there was the Era Fund money awaiting investment in just such a scheme. I could hardly wait to get home to ring up Donnie Finch. With Presidential authority I raced off a circular calling an Extraordinary General Meeting, Club members seemed willing to consider the project if I made myself chief fund raiser. The Era Fund amounted to $1,500. The Club could add another |
- | $4, | + | |
- | $1,500 from Club members, notorious tight-wad' | + | I got my brother Harold, who is an Estate Agent, to bargain with the owner (a thing Quakers will NOT do), and he achieved a drop in price to $9,000 cash. " |
- | Page 15. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | + | |
- | was reached. When I returned a year later it was a "fait accompli" | + | When I returned a year later it was a "fait accompli" |
- | With the construction downstream of the Tallowa Dam, the river level rose considerably. The Water Board resumed about 14 acres of our river flat and recompensed us with S'700 plus another 40 acre block adjacent. This western block is extremely steep creek and gorge terrain - useless from the point of view of the Lands Department, but marvellous for wallabies, wombats and bush- walkers. Vie are allowed to use the river flats as we did previously. | + | With the construction downstream of the Tallowa Dam, the river level rose considerably. The Water Board resumed about 14 acres of our river flat and recompensed us with S'700 plus another 40 acre block adjacent. This western block is extremely steep creek and gorge terrain - useless from the point of view of the Lands Department, but marvellous for wallabies, wombats and bushwalkers. We are allowed to use the river flats as we did previously. |
In 1975 at a General Meeting 2700 was voted for the construction of a picnic shelter with an indoor fireplace to be used when fire bans precluded outdoor fires. George Gray was appointed Construction Engineer, and it would have been impossible to find a more able person. The saga of the hut building deserves a story of its own, which you may read in a future " | In 1975 at a General Meeting 2700 was voted for the construction of a picnic shelter with an indoor fireplace to be used when fire bans precluded outdoor fires. George Gray was appointed Construction Engineer, and it would have been impossible to find a more able person. The saga of the hut building deserves a story of its own, which you may read in a future " | ||
- | Willing hands and working bees performed incredible feats, and the but materialised. When the final coat of paint had been applied, we decided a celebration was in order, and George suggested that we hold a barn dance. This proved such an enormous success, it has become an annual event - a sort of mini reunion. The musical team of the Club performs into the wee small hoars, the dancers expend kilojoules of energy, and the watchers recline around the periphery of the dance floor on lilos or mattresses - the double inner-sprinE GeOrge | + | |
- | On the day I drove Marie and her mattress down to Kangaroo Valley, I broke | + | Willing hands and working bees performed incredible feats, and the but materialised. When the final coat of paint had been applied, we decided a celebration was in order, and George suggested that we hold a barn dance. This proved such an enormous success, it has become an annual event - a sort of mini reunion. The musical team of the Club performs into the wee small hours, the dancers expend kilojoules of energy and the watchers recline around the periphery of the dance floor on lilos or mattresses - the double inner-spring George |
- | the journey at a Country Club an route so that she could have a rest. I laid her mattress out on the Golf Course and settled the frail little 80-year-old | + | |
- | lady thereon. While she slept I took a swift drive back to a garage for petrol. Meanwhile the manager drove out from the Clubhouse. On seeing the unusual sight on his Golf Course, he got such a shock that he .drove the car over a 4 ft. culvert. I returned to a scene of some commotion. A tractor had been | + | On the day I drove Marie and her mattress down to Kangaroo Valley, I broke the journey at a Country Club an route so that she could have a rest. I laid her mattress out on the Golf Course and settled the frail little 80-year-old lady thereon. While she slept I took a swift drive back to a garage for petrol. Meanwhile the manager drove out from the Clubhouse. On seeing the unusual sight on his Golf Course, he got such a shock that he drove the car over a 4 ft. culvert. I returned to a scene of some commotion. A tractor had been summoned |
- | sUmmoned | + | |
- | . The Coolana Committee believes that the property has become'a focal point for many Club activities, and that it is the "Happy Meeting Place" that inspired its name. | + | The Coolana Committee believes that the property has become a focal point for many Club activities, and that it is the "Happy Meeting Place" that inspired its name. |
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BUNDANOON YOUTH HOSTEL WEEKEND - Au:Dust 8th - LaDER: AINSLIE MORRIS. | BUNDANOON YOUTH HOSTEL WEEKEND - Au:Dust 8th - LaDER: AINSLIE MORRIS. |
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