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-* * * * * * * * * * * * * *.*-*.* * * * * * * *-* * * * * * +====== THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER ====== 
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-THE SYDNEY -BUSHWALKER. Established June 1931 +Established June 1931 
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-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 pt at the Cahill Community Centre (Upper Hall), +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 Cahill Community Centre (Upper Hall), 34 Falcon Street, Crow's Nest. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, telephone 798-8607. 
-34 Falcon Street, Crow's Nest. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, telephone 798-8607. + 
-* * * * * * * * * * +|Editor:|Evelyn Walker|158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039|Telephone 827-3695| 
-EDITOR: +|Business Manager:|Bill Burke|3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, 2118|Telephone 871-1207| 
-BUSINESS MANAGER: +|Production Manager:|Helen Gray||| 
-PRODUCTION MANAGER: TYPIST: +|Typist:|Kath Brown||| 
-Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. Telephone 827-3695. +|Duplicator Operator:|Phil Butt||| 
-Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, 2118, Telephone 871-1207. + 
-Helen Gray. Kath Brown. +===== September, 1982 ===== 
-DUPLICATOR OPERATOR: Phil Butt. + 
-* * * * * * * * * * +|The Golden Anniversary of Blue Gum Forest|Jim Brown|Page 2| 
-SEPTEMBER, 1982.  +|Obituary - Charles Kilpatrick||Page 4| 
-The Golden Anniversary of Blue Gum Forest Obituary - Charles Kilpatrick +|Social Notes for October|Jo Van Sommers|Page 4| 
-Social Notes for October Obituary - Ray Kirkby +|Obituary - Ray Kirkby|Alex Colley|Page 5| 
-Handy Hints for Switzerland Bushwalker Recipe No.5 +|Handy Hints for Switzerland|Owen Marks|Page 6| 
-Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre +|Bushwalker Recipe No.5|Jill Cahn|Page 7| 
-The Third Walk +|Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre||Page 8| 
-Conservation and Punishment Oarlsbad Caverns +|The Third Walk|Bill Gamble|Page 9| 
-The August General Meeting Verse +|Conservation and Punishment|Peter Miller|Page 13| 
-The Great Zig Zag (Lithgow) +|Carlsbad Caverns|Allan Wyborn|Page 14| 
-Page +|The August General Meeting|Barry Wallace|Page 16| 
-by Jim Brown 2. +|Verse|Errol Sheedy|Page 17| 
-4 +|The Great Zig Zag (Lithgow)|David Ingram|Page 18| 
-Jo Van Sommers 4 + 
-Alex Colley 5 +==== The Golden Anniversary of Blue Gum Forest ==== 
-Owen Marks 6 + 
-Jill Cahn 7 +by Jim Brown 
-8 + 
-Bill Gamble 9 +On September 2nd, 1932, the Government Gazette proclaimed an area of 40 acres on the northern bank of the Grose River, opposite the junction a Govett's Leap Creek, as a Reserve for Public Recreation. This reservation had been achieved mainly through the efforts of members of walking clubs' in Sydney, and the story is told in the 1940 edition of "The Bushwalker", a journal then published annually by the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs.
-Peter Miller 13 +
-Allan Wyborn 14 +
-Barry Wallace 16 +
-Errol Sheedy 17 +
-David Ingram 18 +
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-Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, 1982. +
-TH.6 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF BLUE GUM FOREST.  +
-by Jim Brown. +
-On September 2nd, 1932, the Government Gazette proclaimed an area of +
-40 acres on the northern bank of the Grose River, opposite the junction a Govett's Leap Creek, as a Reserve for Public Recreation. This reservation had been achieved mainly through the efforts of members of walking clubs'in +
-Sydney, and the story is told in the 1940 edition of "The Bushwalker", a journal then published annually by the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs.+
 The authorship of the article is not given, but the manner of telling strongly suggests it was written by one of the people directly involved. The authorship of the article is not given, but the manner of telling strongly suggests it was written by one of the people directly involved.
-In this year, when the 50th Anniversary of the reservation of Blue 'Gum Porest is being celebrated, it seems proper to reprint a large .extract from the article, bearing in mind that these events in 1931-32 probably marked a watershed in the conservation concepts of bush walkers. + 
-"In 1931 two farmers seeking more grass secured Conditional Purchases +In this year, when the 50th Anniversary of the reservation of Blue Gum Forest is being celebrated, it seems proper to reprint a large extract from the article, bearing in mind that these events in 1931-32 probably marked a watershed in the conservation concepts of bush walkers. 
-in the Grose Valley. They at once set to work to make a track by which they could take their cattle from the Bell Road down past the mighty cliffs into the valley. The Grose River flows through a deep gash in the plateau and grazing flats along the river are virtually non-existant; but one landholder knew of a flat area, at the junction of Govett's Leap Creek with the River - the Blue Gum Forest. That was where he intended to graze his cattle and grow walnuts, so he set off to 'ringbark the blue gums, but had not much more than started the work of destruction when he was halted by a party of bush walkers consisting of members of two of the small clubs which then existed in Sydney. + 
-"At that tithe the Mountain Trails Club had 27 members, the Sydney Bush 1471kers about 140, none of them wealthy, and the depression was at its worst. Things looked very gloomy as the only way Mr. Hungerford, the grazier, could be persuaded to spare the trees was by a cash payMent of 130 within three months to buy him out. He had, however, agreed to refrain from ring-barking any more trees until the walkers had had an opportunity of explaining the position to their clubs and reported back to him whether or not arrangements could be made to purchase the land.+"In 1931 two farmers seeking more grass secured Conditional Purchases in the Grose Valley. They at once set to work to make a track by which they could take their cattle from the Bell Road down past the mighty cliffs into the valley. The Grose River flows through a deep gash in the plateau and grazing flats along the river are virtually non-existent; but one landholder knew of a flat area, at the junction of Govett's Leap Creek with the River - the Blue Gum Forest. That was where he intended to graze his cattle and grow walnuts, so he set off to 'ringbark the blue gums, but had not much more than started the work of destruction when he was halted by a party of bush walkers consisting of members of two of the small clubs which then existed in Sydney. 
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 +"At that time the Mountain Trails Club had 27 members, the Sydney Bush Walkers about 140, none of them wealthy, and the depression was at its worst. Things looked very gloomy as the only way Mr. Hungerford, the grazier, could be persuaded to spare the trees was by a cash payment of 130 within three months to buy him out. He had, however, agreed to refrain from ring-barking any more trees until the walkers had had an opportunity of explaining the position to their clubs and reported back to him whether or not arrangements could be made to purchase the land.
 "As soon as they returned to town, the walkers got busy and a committee was formed of members of both clubs. The Wild Life Preservation Society was approached and gave 25 to pay a deposit; its President was added to the committee, and he later became the Chairman of the Trust. Club members and committeemen alike gave and obtained donations, and raised money by various means. Somehow or other the trees had to be saved. "As soon as they returned to town, the walkers got busy and a committee was formed of members of both clubs. The Wild Life Preservation Society was approached and gave 25 to pay a deposit; its President was added to the committee, and he later became the Chairman of the Trust. Club members and committeemen alike gave and obtained donations, and raised money by various means. Somehow or other the trees had to be saved.
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 "Another meeting with Mr. Hungerford took place in the Forest on November 15, 1931, while thunder rolled and rain poured down. Myles Dunphy and Alan Rigby of thell.T.C., Joe Turner and Noel Griffith of the S.B.W., "Another meeting with Mr. Hungerford took place in the Forest on November 15, 1931, while thunder rolled and rain poured down. Myles Dunphy and Alan Rigby of thell.T.C., Joe Turner and Noel Griffith of the S.B.W.,
 Roy Bennett of the W.L.P.S., and Mr. Hungerford the grazier squatted an their haunches in a circle under the trees and talked business. Watching then; two visitors crouched in Rigby's small lean-to tent, and Mr.J.G.Lockley ('Redgam' of the Sydney Morning Herald) and Dorothy Lawry, who had driven some of the party to the start of the track from the Bell Road, seltered in a hollow at the base of a huge fallen blue gum. Roy Bennett of the W.L.P.S., and Mr. Hungerford the grazier squatted an their haunches in a circle under the trees and talked business. Watching then; two visitors crouched in Rigby's small lean-to tent, and Mr.J.G.Lockley ('Redgam' of the Sydney Morning Herald) and Dorothy Lawry, who had driven some of the party to the start of the track from the Bell Road, seltered in a hollow at the base of a huge fallen blue gum.
-Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALkER September, 1982.+
 "When the storm had passed and the party broke up - some to go back to the Bell Road and the cars, others to walk through to Govett's Leap - the trice was still t130, and the time for payment within three months. Tilat afternoon :Kr. Lockley commented on the "pylon" which now bears his name and When he got back to Sydney the "Herald!' gave the Blue Gum Forest and the. walkers' efforts to save it a lot of splendid publicity. "When the storm had passed and the party broke up - some to go back to the Bell Road and the cars, others to walk through to Govett's Leap - the trice was still t130, and the time for payment within three months. Tilat afternoon :Kr. Lockley commented on the "pylon" which now bears his name and When he got back to Sydney the "Herald!' gave the Blue Gum Forest and the. walkers' efforts to save it a lot of splendid publicity.
 "With this additional help the committee renewed its efforts, and Sent out a fresh batch of appeals to various citizens who might be persuaded. to contribute Some of that rare commodity - cash. Time was getting short, and the funds in hand only totalled E50 when one of these appeals reached "With this additional help the committee renewed its efforts, and Sent out a fresh batch of appeals to various citizens who might be persuaded. to contribute Some of that rare commodity - cash. Time was getting short, and the funds in hand only totalled E50 when one of these appeals reached
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 The article in the Federation "Bushwalker" does not mention_that_the equally attractive river flat on the south-western corner of the Grose River/ Govett's Leap Creek Junction (at the foot of the descent from Perry's Lgokdown) was never a part of the Reserve. In subsequent years it was priVately Ofined by a member of the Hordern family (the Sydney retail merchants) and was ften called the "Hordern Pavilion". During the 1950s the Blue Gum Forest Triist thade several approaches to the owner, proposing that he either sell or 4/late his block, and offering to have one of the existing Trustees stand down to allow his appointment if he so desired to the Trust. These proposals were courtebusly but firmly declined. The article in the Federation "Bushwalker" does not mention_that_the equally attractive river flat on the south-western corner of the Grose River/ Govett's Leap Creek Junction (at the foot of the descent from Perry's Lgokdown) was never a part of the Reserve. In subsequent years it was priVately Ofined by a member of the Hordern family (the Sydney retail merchants) and was ften called the "Hordern Pavilion". During the 1950s the Blue Gum Forest Triist thade several approaches to the owner, proposing that he either sell or 4/late his block, and offering to have one of the existing Trustees stand down to allow his appointment if he so desired to the Trust. These proposals were courtebusly but firmly declined.
 Blue Gum Forest was also the scene of several large-scale working bees, Blue Gum Forest was also the scene of several large-scale working bees,
-Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHW! September, 1982.+
 particularly after floods in the winters of 1951 and 1952 brought down some river-side trees which tended to divert the flow into other channels and particularly after floods in the winters of 1951 and 1952 brought down some river-side trees which tended to divert the flow into other channels and
 cause further bank erosion. In April 1953 a determined bid was made to clear the obstructions by blasting the fallen tree 6 and building groynes of tirqber cause further bank erosion. In April 1953 a determined bid was made to clear the obstructions by blasting the fallen tree 6 and building groynes of tirqber
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 piece of land to save it from development or destruction. Was this the first actual implementation of an idea that later led to the purchase by piece of land to save it from development or destruction. Was this the first actual implementation of an idea that later led to the purchase by
 S.B.W. of Portion 7 at Era - and when that was resumed, to the attempt in 1964 to buy land at Bendethera, and later still at Coolana? The purchase of land to preserve a lovely place is not a novel idea nowadays.... but I think it may have been in 1932. S.B.W. of Portion 7 at Era - and when that was resumed, to the attempt in 1964 to buy land at Bendethera, and later still at Coolana? The purchase of land to preserve a lovely place is not a novel idea nowadays.... but I think it may have been in 1932.
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-OBITUARY - CHARLES KILPATRICK.  +=== Obituary - Charles Kilpatrick === 
-. It has been reported that Honorary 'Member Charlie Kilpatrick, the first + 
-Secretary of the S.B.W., and a member of the Mountain Trails Club, died on 9th August, aged 78. +It has been reported that Honorary Member Charlie Kilpatrick, the first Secretary of the S.B.W., and a member of the Mountain Trails Club, died on 9th August, aged 78. 
-, Kilpatrick Causeway, leading from Kanangra Walls to Craft's Walls, bears + 
-his name. +Kilpatrick Causeway, leading from Kanangra Walls to Craft's Walls, bears his name. 
-XXX****** + 
- SOCIAL NOTES FOR OCTOBER. by Jo Van Sommers. +==== Social Notes for October ==== 
-* October 20th: Ray Goth from World Vision will give an audio-visual presentation of the work of this organisation in Third World countries. + 
-.October 27th: Another rare chance to see Frank Taeker's remarkable collection of nature slides. +by Jo Van Sommers 
-* DINNER before the meeting at the Malaya Restaurant, 73 Mount Street, North Sydney, within .walking distance of North Sydney station. Malayan, Chinese, and Indonesian dishes, licensed. Meet at 6.30 pm. + 
-Bushwalkers Ball - September 24th - Lane Cove Town Hall - 6 single B.Y.O. also bring a plate - Contact Barbara Bruce 546 6570 (H) or Denise Shaw 922 6093 (H) for further details. Join the Club party. +|October 20th:|Ray Goth from World Vision will give an audio-visual presentation of the work of this organisation in Third World countries.| 
-Page 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, 1982. +|October 27th:|Another rare chance to see Frank Taeker's remarkable collection of nature slides.\\ Dinner before the meeting at the Malaya Restaurant, 73 Mount Street, North Sydney, within walking distance of North Sydney station. Malayan, Chinese, and Indonesian dishes, licensed. Meet at 6.30 pm.| 
-OBITUARY - RAY KIRKBY.  +|September 24th|Bushwalkers Ball - Lane Cove Town Hall - $6 single. B.Y.O. also bring a plate - Contact Barbara Bruce 546 6570 (H) or Denise Shaw 922 6093 (H) for further details. Join the Club party.| 
-by Alex Colley. Few members have contributed more to the spirit of good humour and+ 
 +==== Obituary - Ray Kirkby ==== 
 + 
 +by Alex Colley 
 + 
 +Few members have contributed more to the spirit of good humour and
 companionship which have made the Club what it is than Ray Kirkby, who died from a heart attack on August 31st afterz short illness. companionship which have made the Club what it is than Ray Kirkby, who died from a heart attack on August 31st afterz short illness.
 Although afflicted by an ankle injury, incurred in his babyhood, Although afflicted by an ankle injury, incurred in his babyhood,
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