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|**Editor**|Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. Telephone 827-3695.| | |**Editor**|Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. Telephone 827-3695.| | ||
|**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | ||
- | |**Production Manager**| Helen Gray.| | + | |**Production Manager**| Helen Gray| |
|**Typist**| Kath Brown| | |**Typist**| Kath Brown| | ||
|**Duplicator Operator**|Phil Butt| | |**Duplicator Operator**|Phil Butt| | ||
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The wind was very strong on top and everyone appeared to have all their gear on - what an array of beanies, gloves and long pants! Jim reported 1< | The wind was very strong on top and everyone appeared to have all their gear on - what an array of beanies, gloves and long pants! Jim reported 1< | ||
- | It was delightful sitting in the sun on the banks of the Kowmung with the temperature at an incredible 10< | + | It was delightful sitting in the sun on the banks of the Kowmung with the temperature at an incredible 10< |
I gave the party the option of an early lunch an the Kowmung (many had collected firewood - a not too subtle form of persuasion), | I gave the party the option of an early lunch an the Kowmung (many had collected firewood - a not too subtle form of persuasion), | ||
- | Over a brief lunch the next option was discussed - camping on one of the streams forming the head of Butcher' | + | Over a brief lunch the next option was discussed - camping on one of the streams forming the head of Butchers |
Where the road crossed the third creek, wine skins were filled and with heavy packs it was slow toil up the 200m of Gander Head. (Our airy perch on the ridge of the Axehead provided a magnificent panorama.) The late afternoon sun highlighted the golden rocks of the Burragorang Walls with Yerranderie Peak and Bonnum Pic standing out in stark relief. | Where the road crossed the third creek, wine skins were filled and with heavy packs it was slow toil up the 200m of Gander Head. (Our airy perch on the ridge of the Axehead provided a magnificent panorama.) The late afternoon sun highlighted the golden rocks of the Burragorang Walls with Yerranderie Peak and Bonnum Pic standing out in stark relief. | ||
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extend over about 200 metres. Sidling was difficult on the east (the normal route is partly on the top and then the west), and the overhangs, visible from a distance, had floors which would only accommodate one or two people. When nearly to the end of this section we came upon a possible 6-person overhang. However the floor shelf was only approximately 3m wide, to the end of a 6m drop. Nearby were a number of places where one or two people could bed down and with some excavation the cave was made habitable. | extend over about 200 metres. Sidling was difficult on the east (the normal route is partly on the top and then the west), and the overhangs, visible from a distance, had floors which would only accommodate one or two people. When nearly to the end of this section we came upon a possible 6-person overhang. However the floor shelf was only approximately 3m wide, to the end of a 6m drop. Nearby were a number of places where one or two people could bed down and with some excavation the cave was made habitable. | ||
- | The cave is about 1 km north of Gander Head. There were no old fireplaces along this section so we assumed the Kamerukas' | + | The cave is about 1 km north of Gander Head. There were no old fireplaces along this section so we assumed the Kamerukas' |
The setting sun seemed to magnify the Burragorang Walls, Although it was cold (about 2-3< | The setting sun seemed to magnify the Burragorang Walls, Although it was cold (about 2-3< | ||
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The views to the west in the early morning light were magnificent, | The views to the west in the early morning light were magnificent, | ||
- | We crossed Green Wattle | + | We crossed Green Wattle |
We continued on keeping to the northern edge of the range and then to the north-east corner where there is an easy route through the cliffline. We then headed north down the ridge towards Green Wattle Creek. A steep section required some care because of loose rocks, but then it was easy progress to the creek for lunch. | We continued on keeping to the northern edge of the range and then to the north-east corner where there is an easy route through the cliffline. We then headed north down the ridge towards Green Wattle Creek. A steep section required some care because of loose rocks, but then it was easy progress to the creek for lunch. | ||
- | Those concerned with personal hygiene (no names!) were immediately in the creek for a brisk dip and wash. Anyway it was great to feel refreshed and virtuous amongst those other grimy souls. After a relaxing lunch (no time schedules this day) we sauntered off, found a break in the clifflines on the other side and climbed the ridge to the low plateau of the Broken Rock Range. Visibility was limited and a compass course soon found us on the chosen ridge for the descent to Butcher' | + | Those concerned with personal hygiene (no names!) were immediately in the creek for a brisk dip and wash. Anyway it was great to feel refreshed and virtuous amongst those other grimy souls. After a relaxing lunch (no time schedules this day) we sauntered off, found a break in the clifflines on the other side and climbed the ridge to the low plateau of the Broken Rock Range. Visibility was limited and a compass course soon found us on the chosen ridge for the descent to Butchers |
- | Peter Harris had only Sunday and Monday off that weekend and said he might meet U.S in Butcher' | + | Peter Harris had only Sunday and Monday off that weekend and said he might meet us in Butchers |
- | A great array of pre-dinner snacks | + | A great array of pre-dinner snacks |
Jim Percy reported 0< | Jim Percy reported 0< | ||
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The following weekend, 22,23,24 July saw Spiro and Brian Bolton car swapping in the Budawangs. There were 24 starters and the weather was cold. Ian Debert' | The following weekend, 22,23,24 July saw Spiro and Brian Bolton car swapping in the Budawangs. There were 24 starters and the weather was cold. Ian Debert' | ||
- | Over the weekend 30,31 July Tony Marshall ran an Instructional Weekend at Coolana. There were 11 members, 9 prospectives and 2 visitors. They all walked up Mt. Scanzi on the Sunday to prove that it could be done, without getting lost. Ian Debert' | + | Over the weekend 30,31 July Tony Marshall ran an Instructional Weekend at Coolana. There were 11 members, 9 prospectives and 2 visitors. They all walked up Mt. Scanzi on the Sunday to prove that it could be done, without getting lost. Ian Debert' |
The weekend of 5,6,7 August was a good one for cancellations. Gordon Lee's walk did not go, and the Tony Marshall - Don Finch car swap was abandoned in the absence of Finch. The day walks fared better. David Ingram had 7 members and 2 prospectives on his Middle Harbour Walk despite some train problems and confusion, and George Walton had 22 starters arriving back before dark (!!) after a beaut day out to Mt. Solitary. All of which brought the Walks Report to an end. | The weekend of 5,6,7 August was a good one for cancellations. Gordon Lee's walk did not go, and the Tony Marshall - Don Finch car swap was abandoned in the absence of Finch. The day walks fared better. David Ingram had 7 members and 2 prospectives on his Middle Harbour Walk despite some train problems and confusion, and George Walton had 22 starters arriving back before dark (!!) after a beaut day out to Mt. Solitary. All of which brought the Walks Report to an end. | ||
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by Jo Van Sommers | by Jo Van Sommers | ||
- | October 19* Roger Goode, bush fire control authority, will give a talk illustrated with slides. | + | | October 19* | Roger Goode, bush fire control authority, will give a talk illustrated with slides. |
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+ | | October 26 | Bob and Christa Younger will show slides of classical Greece and Italy. | | ||
- | October 26 - Bob and Christa Younger will show slides of classical Greece and Italy. | + | * __Dinner__ before the meeting at Phuoung Vietnamese Restaurant, 87 Willoughby, Road, Crow's Nest. B.Y.O. 6.30 pm sharp. |
- | * DINNER before the meeting at Phuoung Vietnamese Restaurant, 87 Willoughby, Road, Crow's Nest. B.Y.O. 6.30 pm sharp. | + | The annual Barn Dance at “Coolana”, |
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- | The annual Barn Dance at “Coolana”, | + | |
===== Advance Notice ===== | ===== Advance Notice ===== | ||
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| 3 | Lake Nameless - Lake Johnny - Lake Chambers - Lake Douglas - Forty Lakes Peak - Lake Nameless | (6 km) Day walk | | | 3 | Lake Nameless - Lake Johnny - Lake Chambers - Lake Douglas - Forty Lakes Peak - Lake Nameless | (6 km) Day walk | | ||
| 4 | Lake Nameless - Ritters Track (Central Plateau) - Pencil Pine Tarn | (9 km) | | | 4 | Lake Nameless - Ritters Track (Central Plateau) - Pencil Pine Tarn | (9 km) | | ||
- | | 5 | Pencil Pine Tarn - Lake Gwehdy | + | | 5 | Pencil Pine Tarn - Lake Gwendy |
- | | 6 | Pencil Pine Tarn - Lake Butters - Ritters Track Zion Gate -Mt.Jerusalem - Gate of the Chain Pool of Siloam - Walls of Jerusalem | (12 km) | | + | | 6 | Pencil Pine Tarn - Lake Butters - Ritters Track - Zion Gate - Mt. Jerusalem - Gate of the Chain - Pool of Siloam - Walls of Jerusalem | (12 km) | |
| 7 | Circuit of Walls of Jerusalem | (5 km) | | | 7 | Circuit of Walls of Jerusalem | (5 km) | | ||
| 8 | Pool of Siloam - Damascus Vale - Lake Ball - Lake Toorah | (9 km) | | | 8 | Pool of Siloam - Damascus Vale - Lake Ball - Lake Toorah | (9 km) | | ||
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| 15 | Lake St. Clair - Hobart - Sydney | | | | 15 | Lake St. Clair - Hobart - Sydney | | | ||
- | | Leader: | Peter Harris | Total kilometres | + | | __Leader:__ | Peter Harris | __Total kilometres__ |
- | | | 88-3637 (H) | Plus day walk km | = | 26 | | + | | | 88-3637 (H) | Plus day walk km | = | |
- | | | | | | | | + | | | | __Total for two weeks__ |
- | | Grade: | Medium - | Total for two weeks | = | 121 | | + | | __Grade:__ | Medium - | |
| | Extended walk | | | | | | | Extended walk | | | | | ||
- | | | | Average per day | = | 8 (15 days) | | ||
- | | Maps: | Mersey 1:100,000 (Map No.81149 Tas.) | | + | | __Maps:__ | Mersey 1:100,000 (Map No.81149 Tas.) | |
| | Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair National Park Map | | | | Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair National Park Map | | ||
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by Don Matthews | by Don Matthews | ||
- | Kath Brown was having a surprise birthday party. Not for me to disclose which one, but it was an event to be celebrated. Nor do I intend to describe the scene at that happy gathering at the Duncans' | + | Kath Brown was having a surprise birthday party. Not for me to disclose which one, but it was an event to be celebrated. Nor do I intend to describe the scene at that happy gathering at the Duncans' |
- | There are some people who can speak with eloquence, dignity, and feeling at the drop of a hat, and there are some of us whose attempts at opera end up as overtures and whose best efforts at serious verse end up as doggerel. As I stood under the shower an the morning of the party washing my shirts and socks, it suddenly struck me that I had better get moving on the ode. | + | There are some people who can speak with eloquence, dignity, and feeling at the drop of a hat, and there are some of us whose attempts at opera end up as overtures and whose best efforts at serious verse end up as doggerel. As I stood under the shower an the morning of the party washing my shirts and socks, it suddenly struck me that I had better get moving on the Ode. |
The last time I wrote one it was Owen who threw out the challenge. He rang me at work at lunchtime on that occasion. “I want,” he demanded, “fourteen lines of the worst drivel you've ever written. I want it by eight o' | The last time I wrote one it was Owen who threw out the challenge. He rang me at work at lunchtime on that occasion. “I want,” he demanded, “fourteen lines of the worst drivel you've ever written. I want it by eight o' | ||
- | Somehow the cheese sandwich worked. On this occasion, however, the white heat of inspiration was not so evident, and it took six cups of tea, but the germ of an idea had been floating around in the back of my head for some time. It was all to do with assimilation. When I went on my first day walk with the S.B.W., one of the tough lady walkers eyed me speculatively and muttered darkly, “Hmph, they' | + | Somehow the cheese sandwich worked. On this occasion, however, the white heat of inspiration was not so evident, and it took six cups of tea, but the germ of an idea had been floating around in the back of my head for some time. It was all to do with assimilation. When I went on my first day walk with the S.B.W., one of the tough lady walkers eyed me speculatively and muttered darkly, “Hmph, they' |
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| I'd joined the S.B.W. | | | I'd joined the S.B.W. | | ||
| I thought I knew it all. | | | I thought I knew it all. | | ||
- | | They looked me up and down_they | + | | They looked me up and down they did | |
| Those fellows who stood tall. | | | Those fellows who stood tall. | | ||
| "You can't go on this walk or that, | | | "You can't go on this walk or that, | | ||
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|The use of verb and noun - | | |The use of verb and noun - | | ||
|A toast in grape or orange juice | | |A toast in grape or orange juice | | ||
- | |To Kath, and to Jim Browns | + | |To Kath, and to Jim, Brown. |
So we drank our toasts, and listened while Kath responded with eloquence, dignity and feeling. And this at the drop of a hat, because it was a genuine surprise party. Wonderful! | So we drank our toasts, and listened while Kath responded with eloquence, dignity and feeling. And this at the drop of a hat, because it was a genuine surprise party. Wonderful! |
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