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198306 [2016/03/24 16:24] – kclacher | 198306 [2016/03/24 16:58] – of Banksia Spinulosa, alight with orange candles of flower. We spent some time trying to force our way through this incredibly tangled mass, which drew from Phil and Don fond reminiscences of Tasmanian Scoparia. A gully dropped sharply ahead. There was a kclacher | ||
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- | | Bundundah, Boolijah and Bill | by Morag Ryder | 2 | | + | | Bundundah, Boolijah and Bill | by Morag Ryder | |
- | | Bushwalkers' | + | | Bushwalkers' |
- | | Walking in the Rain | Elwyn Morris | 7 | | + | | Walking in the Rain | Elwyn Morris | 7 | |
- | | My Favourite Garbage Dump | Bill Gamble | 9 | | + | | My Favourite Garbage Dump | Bill Gamble | 9 | |
- | | Operation Barrington | Debra Holland | 10 | | + | | Operation Barrington | Debra Holland | 10 | |
- | | Social Notes for July | Jo Van Sommers | 11 | | + | | Social Notes for July | Jo Van Sommers | 11 | |
- | | Update on South West Tasmania | Peter Harris | 12 | | + | | Update on South West Tasmania | Peter Harris | 12 | |
- | | The May General Meeting | Barry Wallace | 13 | | + | | The May General Meeting | Barry Wallace | 13 | |
- | | - - Tomorrow, "The Times" | Jim Brown | 16 | | + | | - - Tomorrow, "The Times" | Jim Brown | 16 | |
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- | We met at 7 am, by Tianjara Falls, under a lowering grey sky, which kept sending down threatening sprinkles of rain. Assembled were:- | + | **__Saturday__** |
Malcolm Steele, Phil Butt, Bob Milne, Carol Bruce, Daksh Bawaja, Steve and Wendy Hodgman, Jackie Bruin, Steve Lang, Don McIntyre, Ray Turton, Sandy Hines, John Williams, Ainslie Morris - and yours truly, who had been given a lift by Steve and Wendy. | Malcolm Steele, Phil Butt, Bob Milne, Carol Bruce, Daksh Bawaja, Steve and Wendy Hodgman, Jackie Bruin, Steve Lang, Don McIntyre, Ray Turton, Sandy Hines, John Williams, Ainslie Morris - and yours truly, who had been given a lift by Steve and Wendy. | ||
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Bill decided to rectify his inside-out T-shirt, and put on a singlet for warmth. He got the T-shirt right, but somehow put on the singlet over the shirt, having it inside-out as well as back-to-front, | Bill decided to rectify his inside-out T-shirt, and put on a singlet for warmth. He got the T-shirt right, but somehow put on the singlet over the shirt, having it inside-out as well as back-to-front, | ||
- | **__Sunday__** | + | **__Sunday__** |
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And sure enough, he found it. The deep, fern-filled slot had perfectly vertical walls, tinted eerie green with moss, giving it an underwater atmosphere. Rock orchids hung everywhere, some with buds, including a very small variety which looked like Dondrobium beckleri. On top, we had a brief pause to look back into the gully, and inspect the deep, narrow splits in the escarpment. Only a metre or so wide, but apparently plunging to the bowels of the earth. Not a place to walk at night..... | And sure enough, he found it. The deep, fern-filled slot had perfectly vertical walls, tinted eerie green with moss, giving it an underwater atmosphere. Rock orchids hung everywhere, some with buds, including a very small variety which looked like Dondrobium beckleri. On top, we had a brief pause to look back into the gully, and inspect the deep, narrow splits in the escarpment. Only a metre or so wide, but apparently plunging to the bowels of the earth. Not a place to walk at night..... | ||
- | We walked at a brisk pace across Bundundah Plateau, where the ground was decorated with yellow Goodenias and golden pea-flowers (Daviesia? | + | We walked at a brisk pace across Bundundah Plateau, where the ground was decorated with yellow Goodenias and golden pea-flowers (Daviesia? |
- | A gully dropped sharply ahead. There was another debate, with much craning of necks and twiddling of compasses. Then we hopped down the rocks into the uppermost and of Moore Creek. Easy walking was found on the flat rock bed of the creek, | + | ===== Update |
+ | as at 19th May 1983 | ||
+ | by Peter Harris | ||
- | A. short exploratory walk down Moore Creek yielded some lovely photos, first of the shallow rock beds, then of a large, semi-circular waterfall, which marks the beginning of the rugged lower section. Ainslie and John had a swim in the clear jade-green water. The rest of us were content to wander under the surrounding overhangs and watch. Moore Creek is strictly for the athletic. The house-sized boulders which choke its course are interlaced with fallen trees and scrub. Tightly enclosed by a high double escarpment, it has a grand but formidable aspect. Hard going in the wet. | ||
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- | We returned to Plain Creek for a lengthy lunch, and I discovered a couple of Flannel flowers in bloom near the water. Reluctantly we hoisted our packs' and retraced our steps up to the ridge top, then headed for an un-named side creek which would take us into Bundundah. | ||
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- | With only a few minor corrections from Phil, we descended through scrub thick and thin, tangling with lawyer vines and sliding on basalt stones down a steep slope to the narrow creek bed. Crossing a tiny level spot on the bank, Phil remarked, "You realise, of course, that this will probably be the best camp site we will find here". | ||
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- | His facetious remark proved to be all too true; The further we went, the larger the boulders became. Phil declared that in Tasmania the creekbed would be classified as- "A stony but sheltered camp site, close to water, Parties might experience difficulties during floods." | ||
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- | We felt that, sheltered or not, it was far too stony. When we reached the junction with Bundundah, Bob, Ray and Phil reconnoitred downstream to see if they could find anything better. I made the silly suggestion that we should carry water up to the plateau and camp on top. When the explorers returned from a fruitless search, Bill decided that we would camp on top. After some moaning and groaning, we filled our wineskins and toiled up the near-vertical nose. As I had only a canvas waterbucket, | ||
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- | We were rewarded with an easy scramble through the rockline, a flat campsite and perfect shelter from the wind by a stand of young trees. In addition, our kindly leader gave us the unheard-of luxury of a 9 am start the | ||
- | next day. No sooner had we eaten than the threatening thunderstorm swept over us. We fled to our tents, and listened to our leader bewailing the fact that he couldn' | ||
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- | After about an hour the rain stopped. I put out my head to see that the fire was still burning and Don was already piling on more wood. As I scrambled out, I was amazed to see that my tent was now flanked by white toadstools, drawn out of the ground by the magic power of the rain. Don's flysheet had failed to shelter him and there were two or three damp sleeping bags. Bill still couldn' | ||
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- | **__Monday__** | ||
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- | "This is __one__ pass," Bill said, "But I think there is another about 300 metres further along." | ||
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- | A careful search failed to find another pass. | ||
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- | "Does anyone want to look at the falls?" | ||
- | "But, Bill," said a plaintive voice. " | ||
- | "Well, do you want to look at them or not?" "Of course, that's why we came." | ||
- | "Well, why didn't you say so when I asked you?" | ||
- | "Are we going now?" asked a second voice. | ||
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- | "But I thought you said we were going to look at the falls," | ||
- | "I **am**." | ||
- | "Well, why didn't you say so?" cried several other voices. | ||
- | Making audible growling noises, Bill led the way to the head of the falls, followed by 10 or 12 members of the party. He returned alone, and for a moment I thought he had rid himself of his tormentors by marching them all off a cliff; but presently they reappeared. We retraced our steps, to find the pass. Bill began to peer anxiously about. | ||
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- | "I think it's there." | ||
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- | Down again, more lawyer vine, thicker than before. ' | ||
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- | Danjera Creek is far less rugged than Moore Creek, but it can still provide some interesting moments, especially when wet. Carol had the misfortune to slip and hit her head, but she continued without complaint, although looking rather pale. Two or three waterfalls needed to be bypassed, which we accomplished with much scrambling and muttered curses. At the head of the last waterfall we stopped for lunch. Another instant fire from Phil, and I took the opportunity to launder my shirt, which soon dried when pinned on the back of my pack. | ||
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- | The rough part over, we wandered along the easy lower section, very photogenic and gentle enough for Granny. There were cries of delight when we reached the junction with Boolijah Creek Grassy flats and the biggest | ||
- | swimming hole any bushwalker could wish for. More tea and relaxation - and the last of the goodies. | ||
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- | A final burst of activity took us up the nose to the foot of Blaydon' | ||
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- | Ahead of us lay hot showers and soft beds. Behind lay the silent land, escarpments apricot in.the setting sun, long blue shadows filling the gullies. Overhead, amber clouds lounged it the pale evening sky, stretching out long seductive | ||
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- | ===== BUSHWALkERS' | ||
- | by Peter. Christian. | ||
- | A living, vibrant memorial, stands in the wooded Grose Valley depths- Of slander, stately, blue gums, their limbs raised-in solemn praide | ||
- | For that handful of inspired, dedicated, believers in a cause, | ||
- | In a heart-felt vision of unspoilt beauty, no-one could erase. | ||
- | They toiled undaunted and resolute, against considerable ignorance, | ||
- | Giving freely of their energies, precious lives, the hard-earned pound.. Spare them a thought, when you sense the majesty they have saved, ) The ignoble death by the greedy edge of the axe's ringing sound.' | ||
- | Here humans can treat their self-inflicted, | ||
- | Leaving only footprints, the bush remains priitineunblemishea: | ||
- | The Blue GUms invoke reverence respect for co-existence with trees. | ||
- | Man may be the last link of evolution, but aannot surVive' | ||
- | The cathedral-like vault of their trunks at first hushes social patter, | ||
- | Realizing we're but ants on the forest floor, amidst a land of giants. | ||
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- | June, 1983. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 7 | ||
- | A CHOICE Test Re Dort on | ||
- | WALKING ]2 THE RAIN | ||
- | by Elwyn Morris. | ||
- | At 0 eight hundred hours on May 21 Lab Technician-in-Chief Barry Wallace called the test panel to order and apologetically briefed us with our instructions. We were to bury it in at least two inches (5 am) of soil, or mud, and never in a creek bed. | ||
- | Our ' | ||
- | We wanted to know. how what we wore would ' | ||
- | O Barry himself, resplendent in the only patch of blue we were to see all | ||
- | weekend - a brand-new Paddy-made Gortex.jacket, | ||
- | length they are reluctant to sell you; | ||
- | Bill Burke, in contrasting drab black lightweight oilcloth, with equally | ||
- | ancient droopy felt hat; | ||
- | ..myself, in a British drizzleproof featherweight nylon from Southern Cross Equipment, bright red so I can be spotted when I fall behind; | ||
- | Bob Gulson, in his heavy yachting jacket, bright orange so he can be spotted when he falls in; | ||
- | Sue Young, the only prospective, | ||
- | Mbrag Ryder, in a leaking cape she'd tried everything on; | ||
- | . Michelle de Vries Rcbbe (yes, triple-barrelled.) f in a jacket bought at Coles and sprayed by herself, plus a woollen beret that breathed only too well -,but all the rest of her gear worked perfectly, and what's more, was boUght in America by a friend at a third the Aussie price; | ||
- | Two identical green hump-backed whales with yellow flippers underneath. On closer inspection, these turned out to be Don and Jenny Cornell, in nylon home-made 'suits 'and huge capes that went right over their packs to the ground. Jenny had made them to a Dot Butler design from coated nylon from Eastwood Camping (4 a. metre),. that suffered from morning sickness when new. The vomit smell wore off after a while, she claimed. After that, but not before, | ||
- | the capes can double as groundsheets. | ||
- | 'The capes ' | ||
- | Ratings, for keeping dry and ' | ||
- | RECOMMENDED - 'Don and. Jenny' | ||
- | ' | ||
- | ACCEPTABLE - Bill's ensemble works in a practical, if less eye-catching way. | ||
- | but it wasn't a -dawn his neck. | ||
- | Tent test | ||
- | Bill and Les. produced golden oldies.- Paddy' | ||
- | theydon' | ||
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- | conclusive test as he left the hood down and the drips got | ||
- | Page 8 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | ||
- | even if it didn't come to over $200 plus the cost of proofing. Les took the precaution of adding a fly.so that his piece of antique Australiana was dry the next morning, and lighter to carry than Bill's wet one. | ||
- | Bob had the heaviest tent. He'd thought life wt,s going to be easy | ||
- | because it wasn't marked Test Walk: His aluminium poles had been bent in a | ||
- | -scuffle (a domestic?) between two.persons he'd lent his tent to, who'd thought- | ||
- | fully replaces them with unbendable STEEL ones. (Bob made it, rockhopping | ||
- | down Bonnum Pic Creek, 1800-foot climb up Burnt Flat Creek, all good pre-ski exercise.) | ||
- | Morag had made her tent herself out of proofed nylon, muslin, silver . | ||
- | space blanket, and aluminium poles, with front annexe for pack and for ,stove | ||
- | oobking in New Zealand, where it always rains. RECOMMENDED for being totally | ||
- | rainproof, lightweight except for the poles, which aren't needed in Australia, and total cost $45. Only catch is that you have to be able to design and sew like Morag. | ||
- | The great innovation was our living and dining area made out of Michelle' | ||
- | Fire's | ||
- | No problem even in a downpour, of course, for such veteran walkers. | ||
- | Dry bark, leaves and twigs from under fallen trees, plus a goodly chunk of newspaper from Jenny' | ||
- | . Barry' | ||
- | My double fire suggestion was finally tried - TWO fires, three metres or so apart, so you roast on both sides at once instead of only one. This was how aborigines kept *arm in the freezing desert nights with nothing on, I claimed. It wasn't tested properly because in spite of its being a:warm night, everyone kept their clothes an (Ian and Joy, where were you?), and | ||
- | 'most of them sat in the living room. .Unfortunately, | ||
- | Uyht - Leechest | ||
- | Rain inspires leeches, but only Bob and Morag met any - one eadhe | ||
- | Barry' | ||
- | Meantime, Morag claimed to have found the answer to this bane of the | ||
- | forest. (I must admit my support for conserving rainforests, | ||
- | the ACF, is punctured with every leechbite.) SOAP: You rub it all over your feet and legs to above the knee. Then all over your knee-high socks. Then all over your leggings, if any, and shoes. The leeches start climbing and drop off - the soap upsets their surface tension or equilibrium or something. Morag had tried it for three rainy day.; in leech-infested Lamington Plateau and not got one leech, except on an unsoaped wrist then she tou-ched the ground. She'd lunched on a groundsheet with soap rubbed all round the | ||
- | June, 1983. THE SYDNEY BUaEWALKER Page 9 | ||
- | edge, with wves of a sea of frustrated leeches breaking on the shore. | ||
- | I applied the soap for the way back up Burnt Flat Creek and at the end, declared it a success, the Big Breakthrough. But Barry pointed out, with his usual impeccable logic, that this was because there were no leeches. He conceded, however, that I must have the cleanest -and sweetest-smelling feet in the panel by this stage. | ||
- | So SOAP remains to be tested. Does it wash off in creeks alrl rain? M.orag says no. The tip originally came from her friend who had 2p. years of Queensland and Border Rainforest experience. But are our leechepjithe same brand? The soap, by the way, can be an brand.) Our panel wa 'an the wrong brand of country, the Wollondilly at Bonnum Pic not rating- is rainforest. | ||
- | How about someone putting on a Test Walk in Rain in a Rainf est? | ||
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- | MY FAVOURITE GARBAGE DUMP. | ||
- | by Bill Gamble. | ||
- | Karloo Pool in the Royal National Park near Heathoote is now little | ||
- | more than .a garbage dump. There is an abundance of cans, bottles, broken glass, beer cartons, food wrappings and toilet paper. A similar pattern continues well beyond the pool along the track to Uloola Falls. | ||
- | The rubbish has been accumulating for some time, judging by the varying stages of decay. Just how long people using the area will tolerate rubbish around them before they react and put their dung heap in order is a moot point. I would not expect an early change of heart. | ||
- | Passing through the area in late April, I saw many people picnicking | ||
- | in the warm autumn sun - relaxed, enjoying themselves and seemingly oblivious | ||
- | to the rubbish strewn everywhere. They appeared to be happy to sit amongst | ||
- | the garbage. It could well be that the present condition of Karloo Pool reflects community standards and is acceptable to most users. | ||
- | Bushwalkers concerned. about. the mess should', | ||
- | individual walkers to carry out the rubbish of .others. | ||
- | FOOTNOTE - by Jim Brown.- | ||
- | On a Walk passing Karloo Pool shortly after a. holiday weekera, when | ||
- | the amoUntof litter increases, we noticed a Parks and WildWe Service | ||
- | Ranger filling a large plastic bag with some of the more offensive rubbish, and later carrying it out towards Heathcote. Evidently the Parks Service does try to keep the locality clear, but. in the face of heavy:usage by stupid and filthy campers and picnickers, it is a hopeless task. | ||
- | eastwood | ||
- | camping | ||
- | BUSHWALKERS | ||
- | 1 Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | ||
- | Large Tents Stoves | ||
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | ||
- | Paddymade | ||
- | Proprietors: | ||
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Trelawney St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | ||
- | June 1983. T= SYDNEY BUSHWA.LKER Page 11 | ||
- | OPER.4TION BARRINGTON. by Debra. Holland. | ||
- | Operation Barrington '83 coincided with a wet weekend, but that did not seem to discourage the 50 or so bushwalkers, | ||
- | ..aft their way to' | ||
- | forest; Operation Barrington would continue the search for a Cessna that | ||
- | disappeared over Barrington Tops in August '81 with five passengers on board. | ||
- | When -I say- " | ||
- | We arrived at base camp at 1.00 Saturday morning, but by the time we found a corner of the bus to sleep in, or hitched the tent flies to the 'side, it was nearer 2.00 am. That left us only a few hours' sleep before our wake-up siren at 6.30 am. Had I stumbled into the army? (Fortunately' | ||
- | By 7 am everyone had gathered in the mud at base for a, briefing: Fergus :Bell, director of S. & R., explained the weekend' | ||
- | and as Fergus pointed out, it is exercises like searching for missing aircraft which help to bridge the gulf. | ||
- | I can underrtand others' | ||
- | Wilderness is a pretty good description of the Barrington region: temperate rainforest of tall Antarctic beeches with an understorey of staghorn ferns, moss and brightly coloured fungi, and, of course, lawyer vine, the stinging " | ||
- | The wa1ker8 were split into Parties of six to eight, issued with their radios and sent out into the bush via the four-wheel drives. | ||
- | I found out that this was a larger S. & R. exercise than usual, because of the aeroplane. Besides the bushwalkers there were other ' | ||
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- | Back at base, we gathered around the fire drinking and eating. I | ||
- | thought of the walkers out there in Whispering Gully. It was raining now with the intensity usually reserved for' | ||
- | That evening we took advantage of being at base camp. Out of vehicles and packs came steak and eggs and spaghetti bolognaise and wine. I thought | ||
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- | of the walkers out there in the gully.with theirations of dried bully beef and-damPfifires. | ||
- | But this 7111 not be just a blow by blow account of, | ||
- | Kandos rescue squads. After the slow mud-churning trip in the iandrovers, we arrived at the Pinnacle, directly where the ,Sydney radar -pinpointed the Cessna when it disappeared. The party .spaced itself out down a ridge, ' | ||
- | Men we returned to base camp most of the other groups had come back, 'wet, scratched and muddied. Someone had found a piece of an earlier wreckage but that was all | ||
- | Then came the debriefing. -Gordon Lee had twistedThis knee and had to offload hig padk-(a new experience for Gordon), and people had painful reminders of their encounters with the stinging tree, but that Seemed to be the extent . of injuries._ | ||
- | We Were tOld that since this was a recognised regional S. & R. training exercise the Federation would be partly reimbursed for costs incurred. | ||
- | Cheers all round! | ||
- | Then it was back On the bus for a raid on Dungog' | ||
- | long trip back to a rain-soaked Sydney. Despite this, we had a great weekend. | ||
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- | SOCIAL NOTES PaR JULY. | ||
- | by Jo Van Sommers. | ||
- | July 20 - NostalgiaNight- | ||
- | A display of old equipment, old map, old photographs, | ||
- | relics from the early days of the Coub, Conta6t Alex Colley., | ||
- | for further details - Phone 44-2707. July 27 - Cabaret-style Record Evening. | ||
- | ..-Bring your favourite SHORT piece of recorded music or comedy | ||
- | Phone 808-1702. | ||
- | 0 Everyone invited tomeet beforehand at the Phuong Vietnamese-Restaurant, | ||
- | June, 1983 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 13 | ||
- | UPDATE ON SOUTH WEST TASMANIA. | ||
- | as at 19th May 1983. by Peter Harris. | ||
1. Franklin and Gordon Rivers. | 1. Franklin and Gordon Rivers. | ||
- | 15 people remain' | + | 15 people remain ' |
Taamanian Wilderness Society have engaged Mr. Michael Black Q.C. and will seek leave of the High Court to intervene on the side of the Commonwealth._ In effect this means that,the line-up will be TasAld Governments versus Commonwealth/ | Taamanian Wilderness Society have engaged Mr. Michael Black Q.C. and will seek leave of the High Court to intervene on the side of the Commonwealth._ In effect this means that,the line-up will be TasAld Governments versus Commonwealth/ | ||
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still continuing at a furious pace on roads, accommodation sites, transects, etc. The access road from Warners Landing to the proposed dam site is approximately 3 kilometers long and nearing the dam site. The road is very wide as it has been tiered in many places due to the steep traverse. | still continuing at a furious pace on roads, accommodation sites, transects, etc. The access road from Warners Landing to the proposed dam site is approximately 3 kilometers long and nearing the dam site. The road is very wide as it has been tiered in many places due to the steep traverse. | ||
The area at Warners Landing, cleared for pre-fab huts, is being enlarged and now includes two very deep sewerage pits. Machinery that has been taken up-river by barge consists of:- nine bulldozers, three trackscavators, | The area at Warners Landing, cleared for pre-fab huts, is being enlarged and now includes two very deep sewerage pits. Machinery that has been taken up-river by barge consists of:- nine bulldozers, three trackscavators, | ||
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- | Page 14 | + | ===== The May General Meeting ===== |
- | .........111.i | + | by Barrie Wallace |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, | + | |
- | THE MAY GMERAL MEETINGS | + | One might well have expected some dire consequence |
- | by Barrie Wallace. | + | |
- | One might well have expected some dire conseqUence | + | There were no new members and no apologies, so we _passed to the Minutes of the previous meeting. These were read and received, with no business arising. . Correspondence was limited to a letter from May and Paddy Pallin accepting honorary membership, and the minutes of the last Coolana meeting. |
- | . There were no new members and no apologies, so we _passed to the Minutes of the previous meeting. These were read and received, with no business arising. . Correspondence was limited to a letter from May and Paddy Pallin accepting honorary membership, and the minutes of the last Coolana meeting. | + | |
, The Walks Report began with a no-go. It seems Gordon Lee's Kanangra | , The Walks Report began with a no-go. It seems Gordon Lee's Kanangra | ||
- | abseiling trip (correctly programmed this time) was cancelled. Frank Taeker' | + | abseiling trip (correctly programmed this time) was cancelled. Frank Taeker' |
- | Mountain Lagoon day walk on the 17th, and Brian Bolton' | + | |
- | Over the Anzac weekend Bill Capon and a cast of 16, not necessarily as | + | Over the Anzac weekend Bill Capon and a cast of 16, not necessarily as a single party, visited a number of creeks in the Morton National Park.--They reported some problems with boots and ankles but I didinot get the details. Jim Laing' |
- | a single party, visited a number of creeks in the Morton National Park.--They reported some problems with boots and ankles but I didinot get the details. Jim Laing' | + | |
The following weekend 29,30 April and 1st May saw Barrie Murdoch making a brief visit to Kanangra Walls in steady rain. They camped Friday night and drove home on Saturday morning. John Redfern' | The following weekend 29,30 April and 1st May saw Barrie Murdoch making a brief visit to Kanangra Walls in steady rain. They camped Friday night and drove home on Saturday morning. John Redfern' | ||
Bill Hall's mid-week walk on the 4th May was led by Meryl Watman, with four starters. | Bill Hall's mid-week walk on the 4th May was led by Meryl Watman, with four starters. | ||
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. The weekend of 6,7,8 May saw Don and Jenny Cornell leading 15 starters on the Cox River in.fine, warm weather. Jim Percy reported 10 people on his Longnose Point to Bungonia Canyon and return. They reported a good walk, but the banks of the Shoalhaven were covertd in mud. Bill Hall.was out and about again on 8 May with 25 starters and good weather. Peter Miller had 10 people on a glorious day walk to Mt. Solitary on the same day, to bring the Walks Report to an end. | . The weekend of 6,7,8 May saw Don and Jenny Cornell leading 15 starters on the Cox River in.fine, warm weather. Jim Percy reported 10 people on his Longnose Point to Bungonia Canyon and return. They reported a good walk, but the banks of the Shoalhaven were covertd in mud. Bill Hall.was out and about again on 8 May with 25 starters and good weather. Peter Miller had 10 people on a glorious day walk to Mt. Solitary on the same day, to bring the Walks Report to an end. | ||
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The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
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Federation Report brought news that the Federation Ball will be held on 23rd September at the Lane Cove Town Hall. Tickets will be $7.00 per head. There are reports of a cattle problem in the Kanangra/ | Federation Report brought news that the Federation Ball will be held on 23rd September at the Lane Cove Town Hall. Tickets will be $7.00 per head. There are reports of a cattle problem in the Kanangra/ | ||
- | June,. 1983. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 15 | + | rumours of a petition to ban rock-c1imbing_in _the area around Katoomba. One of the member clubs cleaned up the Coal Seam Cave over the Easter weekend. |
- | rumours of a petition to ban rock-c1imbing_in _the area around Katoomba. | + | |
- | One of the member clubs cleaned up the Coal Seam Cave over the Easter weekend. | + | |
General Business brought a motion that we ask Federation to write to the South-West Tasmania Coalition proposing a levy on all members of supporting clubs to cover the debt incurred during the recent election. | General Business brought a motion that we ask Federation to write to the South-West Tasmania Coalition proposing a levy on all members of supporting clubs to cover the debt incurred during the recent election. | ||
Than it was just a matter of announcements and the meeting closed at 2041 hours. | Than it was just a matter of announcements and the meeting closed at 2041 hours. | ||
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- | ALTERATIONS TO THE WINTER WALKS PROGRAME. | + | ===== Alterations to the Winter Walks Programme ===== |
Two day walks on this programme should have been marked 0 as TEST-WALKS. | Two day walks on this programme should have been marked 0 as TEST-WALKS. | ||
These are:- 26th June - Leader: Roy Braithwaite 28th August - Leader: Hans Stichter | These are:- 26th June - Leader: Roy Braithwaite 28th August - Leader: Hans Stichter | ||
Day walk on 3rd July - Leader: Errol Sheedy - correct phone no. 525-0316. | Day walk on 3rd July - Leader: Errol Sheedy - correct phone no. 525-0316. | ||
- | **XXXXXXXXXXXXXX | + | |
- | FIELD GUIDE TO THE NATIVE TREES OF THE A.C.T. | + | ===== Field Guide to the Native Trees of the A.C.T. |
Produced by the National Parks Association of the Australian Capital Territory Inc, assisted by a Heritage Grant from the Dept. of Territories and Local Govt. | Produced by the National Parks Association of the Australian Capital Territory Inc, assisted by a Heritage Grant from the Dept. of Territories and Local Govt. | ||
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This pocketbook describes 60 species of trees of four metres or more that are known to grow naturally within the)boundaries of the A.C.T. It.is written for the non-specialist and has instructions on how to use a botanical key. For easy reference it is divided into three parts - Eucalypts, Acacias and | This pocketbook describes 60 species of trees of four metres or more that are known to grow naturally within the)boundaries of the A.C.T. It.is written for the non-specialist and has instructions on how to use a botanical key. For easy reference it is divided into three parts - Eucalypts, Acacias and | ||
other species, with trees that are similar placed side by side. Each species is treated separately and is fully illustrated, | other species, with trees that are similar placed side by side. Each species is treated separately and is fully illustrated, | ||
Line 312: | Line 132: | ||
Price $4.00. | Price $4.00. | ||
To order send cheque/ | To order send cheque/ | ||
- | ADVERTISEKENT. | + | |
- | MASSAGE | + | ===== Advertisement ===== |
+ | Massage | ||
Half hour treatment - $10. | Half hour treatment - $10. | ||
AINSLIE MORRIS. Phone 428-3178. | AINSLIE MORRIS. Phone 428-3178. | ||
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June,' | + | |
- | - TOKORROg, "THE TIMES". | + | ===== - - Tomorrow, "The Times" |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | by Jim Brown |
- | The saga of S.B.W. representations in the " | + | |
- | On Saturday S the Herald regularly publishes (on the Letters page) " | + | The saga of S.B.W. representations in the " |
- | Sandwiched between some scathing comment on the Sydney Water Board by the Minister for Water Resources, and a lament on paper dart throwing by the Dean of Engineering at Melbourne University,. there_appeared.on-Saturday, | + | |
- | . _ . | + | On Saturdays |
+ | Sandwiched between some scathing comment on the Sydney Water Board by the Minister for Water Resources, and a lament on paper dart throwing by the Dean of Engineering at Melbourne University, | ||
May 28th:- | May 28th:- | ||
- | "A lot of people seem to think life should be silent" | + | |
- | Beyond saying that Phil presumably does not subscribe to the slogan | + | "A lot of people seem to think life should be silent" |
- | (P.S. Madam Editor, although, as I say, I am not game to comment on the " | + | |
- | ****XXXXXXXX* | + | Beyond saying that Phil presumably does not subscribe to the slogan printed on many walls, railway cuttings, etc. - " |
- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION | + | |
- | 1983. | + | (P.S. Madam Editor, although, as I say, I am not game to comment on the " |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Annual Subscription 1983 ===== | ||
The subscriptions decided upon at the Annual General Meeting on 9th March and by Committee are as follows:-- | The subscriptions decided upon at the Annual General Meeting on 9th March and by Committee are as follows:-- | ||
- | Single member $10 | + | | Single member | |
- | Married couple 13 | + | |Married couple | $13 | |
- | Full-time student 8 | + | |Full-time student |
- | Non-active member 3 | + | |Non-active member |
- | Non-active member with magazine posted 8 | + | |Non-active member with magazine posted |
- | These subscriptions are clue and payable as at 9th March as above. | + | |
- | The Treasurer is at present on holidays overseas, but the President, | + | |
- | Tony Marshall or John Holly will accept subscriptions in the Clubroom, or unfinancial members may send their cheques to the Sydney Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | ****XXXX)EXX* | + | |
- | June, 1983. TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 15 | + | |
- | rumours of a petition to ban. rock-climbing in the area around Katoomba. | + | |
- | One of the member clubs cleaned Up the. Goal-Seam Cave over the Easter weekend. | + | |
- | General Business brought a motion that we ask Federation to write to the South-West Tasmania Coalition proposing a levy on all members of suipporting clubs to cover the debt incurred during the recent election. | + | |
- | Then it was just a matter of announcements and the meeting closed at 2041 hours. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | ALTERATIONS TO THE WINTER WALKS PROGRAMEE. | + | |
- | Two day walks on this programme should have been marked 0 as TEST WALKS. | + | |
- | These are:- 26th June - Leader: Roy Braithwaite 28th August - Leader: Hans Stichter | + | |
- | Day walk on 3rd July - Leader: Errol Sheedy - correct phone no. 525-0316. ***XXXXXXX( XXXX | + | |
- | FIELD GUIDE TO THE NATIVE TREES OF THE A.C.T. | + | |
- | Produced by the National Parks Association of the Australian Capital Territory Inc, assisted by a Heritage Grant from the Dept. of Territories and Local Govt. | + | |
- | This pocketbook.describes 60 species of treed of four metres or more that are known to grow naturally within the.)boundaries of the A.C.T. Its written for the non-specialist and has instructions on how to use a botanical key. For easy reference it is divided into three parts - Eucalypts, Acacias and | + | |
- | other species, with trees that are similar placed side by side. Each species is treated separately and is fully illustrated, | + | |
- | distribution. A key to all species," | + | |
- | . . . | + | |
- | Price $4.00. . | + | |
- | To order send cheque/ | + | |
- | ADVERTISEKENT. | + | |
- | MASSAGE (Remedial) for those stiff limbs and sore backs (Swedish Crtificate). Appointments 4 - 9 pm, Mondays and Tuesdays, at lane Cove. | + | |
- | Half hour treatment - $10. . | + | |
- | AINSLIE MORRIS. Phone 428-3178. | + | |
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER June, | + | |
- | - - - TOMORROW' | + | |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | The saga of S.B.W. representations in the " | + | |
- | On Saturdays the Herald regularly publishes (on the Letters page) " | + | |
- | Sandwiched between some scathing comment on the Sydney Water Board by the Minister for Water Resources, and a lament on paper dart throwing by the Dean of Engineering at Melbourne University, there appeared. on Saturday, May 28th:- | + | |
- | "A lot of people seem to think life should be silent" | + | |
- | .Beyond saying that Phil presumably does not subscribe to the slogan printed on many walls, railway cuttings, etc. - " | + | |
- | ago | + | |
- | (P.S. Madam Editor, although, as I say,. I am not game to comment on the " | + | |
- | ***** *** | + | |
- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, | + | |
- | 1983. | + | |
- | The subscriptions decided Upon at the Annual General Meeting on 9th March and by Committee are as' | + | |
- | Single member | + | |
- | Married couple 13 | + | |
- | Full-time student 8 | + | |
- | Non-active member 3 | + | |
- | Non-active member with magazine posted 8 | + | |
These subscriptions are due and payable as at 9th March as above. | These subscriptions are due and payable as at 9th March as above. | ||
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The Treasurer is at present on holidays overseas, but the President, Tony Marshall or John Holly will accept subscriptions in the Clubroom, or unfinancial members may send their cheques to the Sydney Bushwalkers, | The Treasurer is at present on holidays overseas, but the President, Tony Marshall or John Holly will accept subscriptions in the Clubroom, or unfinancial members may send their cheques to the Sydney Bushwalkers, | ||
- | d0We4 j;a:this valuable. journal two months | + | |
- | XXX****XXXXX | + | |
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