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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 0., Sydney;, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday ' | ||
- | 34 Falcon Street, CrOwls Nest. Enquiries concerning the Club should be | ||
- | referred to Ann Ravn, | ||
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- | EDITOP: | ||
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: | ||
- | PRODUCTION MANAGER: | ||
- | Street, Rozelle, 2039. Drive, Carlingford, | ||
- | TYPIST: | ||
- | DUPLICATOR' | ||
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- | OCTOBER, 1983. | ||
- | Following in the Steps of B.C. Forest Path | ||
- | Pindarls Ochre Pit Rediscovered Obituary - David Ingram | ||
- | Conservation Notes | ||
- | An Epic Journey of the Past - | ||
- | Katoomba to Picton the Hard Way - 130 Miles | ||
- | Social Notes for November | ||
- | Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre | ||
- | Where Have All the Tigers Gone? | ||
- | Crossword Puzzle | ||
- | The 1983 F.B.W. Ball | ||
- | Letter to the Committee - re Meetings PUblications for Sale by the Colong Committee | ||
- | Page | ||
- | by Sandra Hynes . . 2 | ||
- | Peter Christian 3 | ||
- | Frank Woodgate 3 | ||
- | Jim Brown 5 | ||
- | Alex Colley 6 | ||
- | Dot Butler 7 | ||
- | Jo Van Sommers 10 | ||
- | 11 | ||
- | Gordon Lee 12 | ||
- | Fazeley Read 13 | ||
- | Barbara Bruce 13 | ||
- | Kath Brown 14 | ||
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- | Page 2 7TZE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, | ||
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- | FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF B.C* | ||
- | by Sandra $yness | ||
- | 8.45 am, Saturday 17 September, Mount Kanangra car park, and Malcolm Steel, Jim Rivers, Grahame Player, Jan Mohandas, John Williams and i prepared to elect a new leader when in a cloud of dust arrived Bill Capon, Bob Milne and Shirley Morrow:, | ||
- | A two minute lecture from Bill and off we galloped. Bill called lots of stops where he answered all our questions about features of the landscape and pointed them out on the map frequently - for the benefit of the prospectives especially | ||
- | Crafts Wall, Mount Berry, Gabes Gap, Mount. High and Mighty, Mount Stormbreaker and lunch for an hour. Bill told us he is a democratic leader, so out came the maps and we all proferred our advice for our route for the rest of the walk. Jim q,lietly suggested retracing our steps, while I asked for a flat route around. Mount Paralyser. | ||
- | After lunch, it was up to Rip, Rack and Roar and down to Mount MaroobaKaroo. From here we negotiated the cliffs which block access to the ridge we wanted to find to lead us to Mount Marooba. Then out came the maps and after a lot of scouting around, map consultations and false starts we found the ridge bearing off to the right towards Kanangra Creek. On the way down, while some of us slipped and slid (sometimes on bottoms) John found a patch of beautiful Dendrobium Orchids. The ridge placed UB on Kanangra Creek where Marooba-Karoo Creek flows in. | ||
- | On the other side of a very cold Kanangra | + | 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, Crows Nest. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, telephone 798-8607. |
- | Paralyser, we drank port and scoffed chockie bickies, then slept like logs and | + | |
- | not a snore was heard. | + | |**Editor**|Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. Telephone 827-3695.| |
- | In the morning Bill asked for a vote and we headed straight up Mount Paralyser, two minutes walk from the campsite., John, Jan and Bob set their | + | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, |
- | own pace and Bill set a slow zig-zg Course | + | |**Production Manager**| Helen Gray.| |
+ | |**Typist**| Kath Brown| | ||
+ | |**Duplicator Operator**|Phil Butt| | ||
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+ | ===== October 1983 ===== | ||
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+ | | | |Page| | ||
+ | |Following in the Steps of B.C.|by Sandra Hynes|2| | ||
+ | |Forest Path|Peter Christian|3| | ||
+ | |Pindar' | ||
+ | |Obituary - David Ingram|Jim Brown|5| | ||
+ | |Conservation Notes|Alex Colley|6| | ||
+ | |An Epic Journey of the Past - Katoomba to Picton the Hard Way - 130 Miles|Dot Butler|7| | ||
+ | |Social Notes for November|Jo Van Sommers|10| | ||
+ | |Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre| |11| | ||
+ | |Where Have All the Tigers Gone? | ||
+ | |Crossword Puzzle|Fazeley Read|13| | ||
+ | |The 1983 F.B.W. Ball|Barbara Bruce|13| | ||
+ | |Letter to the Committee - re Meetings|Kath Brown|14| | ||
+ | |Publications for Sale by the Colong Committee | |16| | ||
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+ | ===== Following in the Steps of B.C. ===== | ||
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+ | by Sandra Hynes | ||
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+ | 8.45 am, Saturday 17 September, Mount Kanangra car park, and Malcolm Steel, Jim Rivers, Grahame Player, Jan Mohandas, John Williams and I prepared to elect a new leader when in a cloud of dust arrived Bill Capon, Bob Milne and Shirley Morrow. | ||
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+ | A two minute lecture from Bill and off we galloped. Bill called lots of stops where he answered all our questions about features of the landscape and pointed them out on the map frequently - for the benefit of the prospectives especially. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Crafts Wall, Mount Berry, Gabes Gap, Mount High and Mighty, Mount Stormbreaker and lunch for an hour. Bill told us he is a democratic leader, so out came the maps and we all proffered our advice for our route for the rest of the walk. Jim quietly suggested retracing our steps, while I asked for a flat route around Mount Paralyser. | ||
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+ | After lunch, it was up to Rip, Rack and Roar and down to Mount Marooba Karoo. From here we negotiated the cliffs which block access to the ridge we wanted to find to lead us to Mount Marooba. Then out came the maps and after a lot of scouting around, map consultations and false starts we found the ridge bearing off to the right towards Kanangra Creek. On the way down, while some of us slipped and slid (sometimes on bottoms) John found a patch of beautiful Dendrobium orchids. The ridge placed us on Kanangra Creek where Marooba-Karoo Creek flows in. | ||
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+ | On the other side of a very cold Kanangra | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the morning Bill asked for a vote and we headed straight up Mount Paralyser, two minutes walk from the campsite. John, Jan and Bob set their own pace and Bill set a slow zig-zag course | ||
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+ | John recorded all of our names in the book an top. From Mount Paralyser we headed over to Mount Cyclops, Mount Carra-Mernoo, | ||
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+ | After lunch Bill showed Jim and Shirley how to orientate their maps and with only one false start they led the walk over to Mount Thurat. From there it was an easy, mainly downhill, tramp along the fire trail and back to our cars. | ||
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+ | We all stopped for a scrummy Chinese dinner at the pub in Blackheath where we agreed that Bill had been the ideal leader for a test walk by constantly showing us our position on the map, identifying landscape features and setting a pace we all found comfortable. It all added up to a tired and happy group. Thanks B.C. | ||
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+ | ===== Forest Path ===== | ||
- | John recorded all of our names in the book an top. From Mount.Paralyser we headed over to Mount Cyclops, Mount CarraAlernoo, | ||
- | After lunch Bill showed Jim and Shirley haw to orientate their maps and with only one false star-b.-they led the walk over to Mount Thurat. tiom there it was an easy, mainly doWnhill, tramp along the fire trail and 'back to our cars. | ||
- | We all stopped for a scrummy Chinese dinner at the pub in Blackheath where we agreed that Bill had been the ideal leader for a test walk by constantly showing us our position on the map, identifying landscape features and setting a pace We all found comfortable. It all added up to a tired and happy group. Thanks B.C. | ||
- | October, 1983. lab SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 3 | ||
- | FOREST PATH. | ||
by Peter Christian. | by Peter Christian. | ||
- | Cautious footsteps cushioned by the forest floor, Senses acute to the sharp.edge of silence. | + | |
- | Staghorn and maidenhair bear witness to my passing. Shy wren peers meekly through shoulder-high bracken, Lyrebird struts and cajoles his lady fair, | + | Cautious footsteps cushioned by the forest floor,\\ Senses acute to the sharp.edge of silence.\\ |
- | Shrill notes pierce the mantle of leaden air. | + | Staghorn and maidenhair bear witness to my passing.\\ Shy wren peers meekly through shoulder-high bracken,\\ Lyrebird struts and cajoles his lady fair,\\ Shrill notes pierce the mantle of leaden air. |
- | Sublime mimicker, minstrel of bush tunes | + | |
- | You changed my countenance with your spirit from the wild. | + | Sublime mimicker, minstrel of bush tunes\\ You changed my countenance with your spirit from the wild.\\ Fantail and Wonga Pigeon also heed my call with their replies,\\ Lyric themes are memory locked, the soul will recollect.\\ Dusky Coral Pea and Guinea Flower roam through my hair,\\ At peace I lie on moss and leaf without a care. |
- | Fantail and Wbnga Pigeon also heed my call with their replies? Lyric themes are memory locked, the soul will recollect. | + | |
- | Dusky Coral Pea and Guinea Flower roam through my hair, | + | Fleshy trunked Angophora beckons with twisted limbs,\\ |
- | At peace I lie on moss and leaf without a care. | + | Cabbage Palms shelter me as my umbrella from summer showers.\\ Wombat leaves his front door open in river' |
- | Fleshy trunked Angophora beckons with twisted limbs, | + | I fall in and wrench my knee, curse his forgetfulness.\\ Rufous Whistler teases from high on Turpentine.\\ |
- | Cabbage Palms shelter me as my umbrella from summer showers. Wombat leaves his front door open in river' | + | |
- | I fall in and wrench my knee, curse his forgetfulness. Rufous Whistler teases from high on Turpentine. | + | |
If nature loving is a habit, I'm addicted to her wine. | If nature loving is a habit, I'm addicted to her wine. | ||
- | XXXXXXXXXXX | + | |
- | PINDAR'S OCHRE PIT REDISCOVERED. | + | ===== Pindar's Ochre Pit Rediscovered ===== |
- | by Frank Wbodgate. | + | |
- | Date: Route: Starters: | + | |
- | Object: | + | by Frank Woodgate. |
- | 23-24 July 1983. | + | |
- | Wondabyne Station, Kariong Ridge, Pindars Gully and return. | + | |Date:|23-24 July 1983.| |
- | Carol Bruce, Marion Harris, Judy McHaffey, George Mawer, | + | |Route:|Wondabyne Station, Kariong Ridge, Pindars Gully and return.| |
- | Colin Barnes, Laurie Quaken, Michael Holmes and the author as leader. | + | |Starters:|Carol Bruce, Marion Harris, Judy McHaffey, George Mawer, Colin Barnes, Laurie Quaken, Michael Holmes and the author as leader.| |
- | To enjoy the wild flowers, explore Pindars Gully and Ochre | + | |Object:|To enjoy the wild flowers, explore Pindars Gully and Ochre Ridge, eat a few oysters and attempt to locate relics of previous occupancy of the Pindars Gully area before 1914.| |
- | Ridge, eat a few oysters and attempt to locate relics of previous occupancy of the Pindars Gully area before 1914, | + | |
- | The walk commenced at 9.51 am with a jump from the train at Womjabyne | + | The walk commenced at 9.51 am with a jump from the train at Wondabyne |
- | ridge from the station we were down past Pindars Cave by lunch time. We | + | |
- | set up our camp above the 100 metres level in order to avoid any risk of | + | In the afternoon we descended the rill on which we were camped and entered |
- | the plague of mosquitoes usually abounding in the area in. the warner | + | |
- | In the afternoon we descended the rill on which we were camped and Entered | + | From the point we climbed to the top of Oxide Ridge to return to our campsite. This allowed us to avoid the heavy scrub and low cliffs at the south side of the gully. The light was fading as we sought our camp and after a few anxious moments when we dropped back down again we found the rill which we had come down earlier. Carol was the first to spot our tents. We soon had a blazing fire going to celebrate our return and to counteract a few showers of light rain that began to fall. |
- | Page TIE SYDNEY BUSHIVAIKER Oct, | + | |
- | very rough in parts, without packs-. --11.19: | + | On Sunday morning we shouldered our packs and climbed Oxide Ridge again to follow it towards its southern extremity. On the way up the ridge Laurie spotted an excavation in the hillside. This was an open cut into the hillside approximately 20 metres in by 4 metres wide. The floor of the pit was littered with orange yellow rocks which presumably are the material which was mined as ochre. A wrought iron core extractor was near the pit and could reach 6 metres depth with the extension fitted. |
- | From the point we climbed to the top of Oxide Ridge to return to our | + | |
- | campsite. This allowed us to avoid the heavy scrub and low cliffs at the south side of the gully. The light was fading as, we sought our camp and after a few anxious moments when we dropped back down again we found the rill which we had come down earlier. Carol was the first to spot our tents. We soon had a blazing fire going to celebrate our return and to counteract a few showers of light rain that began to fall. - | + | We did not see any evidence of how the ochre was transported from the pit. However, on an earlier visit to the area, remains of a fence were seen west of the cave, so presumably horses or cattle were once on site. The top of the ridge is well grassed in places and may have.been cleared. The Pindar brothers after whom the area is named are rumoured to have been interned as aliens in 1914 and did not return to the area. |
- | On Sunday morning we shouldered our packs and climbed Oxide Ridge | + | |
- | again to follow it towards its southern extremity. On the way up the, ridge Laurie spotted an excavation in the hillside. This was an open cut into the hillside approximately 20 metres in by 4 metres wide. The floor ofthe pit was littered with orange yellow rocks which presumably are the material which was mined as ochre. A wrought iron core extractor was near the pit and could reach 6 metres depth with the extension fitted. | + | We followed |
- | We did not see any evidence of how the ochre was transported from the pit. However, on an earlier visit to the area, remains of a fence were seen west of the cave, so presumably horses or cattle were once on site. The top of the ridge is well grassed in places and may have.been cleared. The Pindar | + | |
- | brothers after whom the area is named are rumoured to have been interned as | + | This area of Brisbane Water National Park is relatively undisturbed except for rip marks made by wild pigs. For a location close to Sydney it has a lot to offer. However, like many areas off track, it can be very rough and because there are many similar ridges requires careful navigation. |
- | aliens in 1914 and did not return to the area.. | + | |
- | We followea | + | |
- | Tills area of Brisbane Water National Park is relatively undisturbed except for rip marks made by wild pigs. For a location close to Sydney it has a lot to offer. However, like many areas off track, it can be very | + | |
- | rough and because there are many similar ridges requires careful navigation. | + | |
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A further visit is planned for, the future at approximately the same time in 1984, when a variation of the route will be attempted. | A further visit is planned for, the future at approximately the same time in 1984, when a variation of the route will be attempted. | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * .* * | + | |
- | CONGRATULLTIONS | + | **Congratulations** to Errol Sheedy and Jean Snow who were married on lst October. |
- | **XX-XXXX | + | |
- | October 1983., THE SYDNEY BUSHWALK: | + | |
- | OBITUARY | + | ===== Obituary |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | The sudden death on 27th September of David Ingram took from our Club one of those people who can truly be described as "quiet achievers". Perhaps David will not be remembered as the leader of, or participant in, the longest and most strenuous walks, although those who have walked with him only in recent years may be surprised at the calibre of some of the trips he undertook in the 1940s and 1950s. On the other hand, since his election to membership in 1945, he has been both a steady walker and worker | + | by Jim Brown |
- | with and for the Club. | + | |
- | He had a profound knowledge | + | The sudden death on 27th September of David Ingram took from our Club one of those people who can truly be described as “quiet achievers”. Perhaps David will not be remembered as the leader of, or participant in, the longest and most strenuous walks, although those who have walked with him only in recent years may be surprised at the calibre of some of the trips he undertook in the 1940s and 1950s. On the other hand, since his election to membership in 1945, he has been both a steady walker and worker with and for the Club. |
- | local history and its outstanding display of flowering plants, but above all he had a remarkable and enviable talent for looking after new and inexperienced walkers, and ensuring that their introduction to the game was as informative and as painless as possible. And, as any regular day-talker | + | |
- | In his workaday life David spent most of his years with the Department | + | He had a profound knowledge |
- | ..of Motor Transport, retiring about ten years ago as one of its Senior Officers. His 'work had taken him to almost all of the Motor Registries throughout the State because, as a bachelor, the supervising staff officer soon found he | + | |
- | could be despatched anywhere at short notice if a Registry Officer fell ill | + | In his workaday life David spent most of his years with the Department of Motor Transport, retiring about ten years ago as one of its Senior Officers. His work had taken him to almost all of the Motor Registries throughout the State because, as a bachelor, the supervising staff officer soon found he could be despatched anywhere at short notice if a Registry Officer fell ill or had to be relieved. I remember him once chuckling over the fact that he had enjoyed four Labour Day Holidays in one year (at Lithgow, Newcastle, Broken Hill and Kogarah) and the staff officer |
- | or had to be relieved. I remember him once chuckling over the fact that he had enjoyed four Labour Day Holidays in one year (at Lithgow, Newcastle, Broken Hill and Kogarah) and the staff officer | + | |
- | Apart from his working career, David had a wide range of interests. He enjoyed | + | Apart from his working career, David had a wide range of interests. He enjoyed |
- | travelled | + | |
- | No doubt I could write of his spell of duty as Club Secretary in | + | No doubt I could write of his spell of duty as Club Secretary in 1961/62, of the many day walks he led where he often managed to cover new ground or introduced some interesting variation of an otherwise familiar trip. Of course, this was valuable work for the Club, but to my mind it is less important if you measure it against the many trips that made new people feel at home, comfortable, |
- | 1961/62, of the many day walks he led where he often managed to cover new | + | |
- | ground or introduced some interesting variation of an otherwise familiar trip. Of course, this was valuable work for the Club, but to my mind it *as | + | To his surviving relations, the Club offers its sympathy: and also to fellow member John Holly, in the loss of a close friend and a walking companion of more than thirty good years. |
- | less important if you measure it against the many trips that made new people feel at home, comfortable, | + | |
- | To his surviving relations, the Club offers its sympathy: and also to fellow-member John Holly, in the loss of a close friend and a walking | + | ===== Conservation Notes ===== |
- | companion of more than thirty good years. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | by Alex Colley |
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, | + | |
- | CONSERVATION NOTES. by Alex Colley. | + | Jim Brown has said all that needs to be said on the Franklin River verdict in his verses in the August issue of the magazine. The High Court could have made a contrary decision on legal grounds, but there is no justification on national or international grounds for allowing an anti-conservationist |
- | Jim Brown has said all that_needs.to: | + | |
- | verdict in his verses in the August issue of the magazine. The High Court could have made a contrary decision on legal grounds, but there is no justification on national or international grounds for allowing an anti,=.00nserv- | + | This fact inspired two important decisions at the Australian Conservation Foundation' |
- | ationist | + | |
- | States will not do the right thing in protecting the world heritage, the Commonwealth can. | + | Nearer to home a battle is in progress for the preservation of the Blue Mountains. Much of the escarpment is already scarred by urban development, |
- | This fact inspired two important decisions at the Australian Conservation Foundation' | + | |
- | other interested bodies, under the auspices of the A.C.F. The Colang | + | According to the consultants commissioned by the Council, this doesn' |
- | Nearer to home a battle is in progress for the preservation of the Blue | + | |
- | Mountains. Much of the escarpment is already scarred by urban development, | + | |
- | cabins, etc. on a headland within the Valley of the Waters at Wentworth Falls. The attraction of the site to the developer is, of course, the view, which | + | |
- | includes Kings Tableland, | + | |
- | those sitting in the resort will be spoilt for those looking in the opposite | + | |
- | direction, largely walkers. According to the consultants commissioned, by the Council, this doesn' | + | |
- | Hargraves Lookout, | + | |
- | however, lends no enchantment. Another reason why, according to the' | + | |
Another development being opposed is for a large sand mine at Bell, which would inevitably pollute the Wollongambe. | Another development being opposed is for a large sand mine at Bell, which would inevitably pollute the Wollongambe. | ||
- | Myles Dunphy,O.B.E., the father of wilderness conservation in Australia, and co-founder, with Jack Debert, of the S.B.W., has accepted the invitation of the Oolong | + | |
- | October, 1983. TIE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 7 | + | Myles Dunphy O.B.E., the father of wilderness conservation in Australia, and co-founder, with Jack Debert, of the S.B.W., has accepted the invitation of the Colong |
- | AN EPIC JOURNEY OF THE PAST. | + | |
- | Ext/acita Made-by GOrdan | + | ===== An Epic Journey of the Past ===== |
- | KATOOMBA TO PICTON THE HARD WAY - 130 MILES. | + | |
- | by"Dot Butler. | + | Extracts made by Gordon |
- | "Now I'm all in favour of long endurance walks occasionally - say once or twice in a lifetime; it gives the walker some idea of the stuff he's made | + | |
- | of and boosts his confidence in his own strength, mental even more than physical, for there' | + | ==== Katoomba to Picton The Hard Way - 130 Miles ==== |
- | 'body to give up; it's the will that keeps one going to the and. That's why we gave support to Geoff Nagg on his original 85 miler - such walks are good for the morale of the Club." | + | |
- | Two previous efforts to do the same trip had foundered. The: | + | by Dot Butler |
- | at a certain | + | |
- | ran a 30' banker. So this third attempt was set down for the first week in September. G.L. | + | “Now I'm all in favour of long endurance walks occasionally - say once or twice in a lifetime; it gives the walker some idea of the stuff he's made of and boosts his confidence in his own strength, mental even more than physical, for there' |
- | "We left it too late to book an the Fish so we caught the Chips (ask an old hand to explain G.L.) and at 8.30 pm we stepped out smartly for Devil' | + | |
- | They made the Cox, walked a mile down the river and were bedded down by midnight. G.L. | + | Two previous efforts to do the same trip had foundered. The first by misadventure. Leaders, who, as they still seem to do, dashed off to wait at a certain |
- | . we were away by 6.00 am with destination (we hope) 50 miles away. | + | |
- | In next to no time we were at Kanangra and then the Kowmung Junction. | + | “We left it too late to book an the Fish so we caught the Chips [ask an old hand to explain. G.L.] and at 8.30 pm we stepped out smartly for Devil' |
- | It seemed very early for lunch but we settled down to our bread and cheese...." | + | |
- | threw down a great heap of oranges then off with boots and socks and we | + | They made the Coxs, walked a mile down the river and were bedded down by midnight. G.L. |
- | sat in the grass and we ate oranges and oranges and oranges. I still | + | |
- | maintain that 25-oranges at a sitting are 10 too many, but Colin blames drinking Cox water, or a stray wog from home, or anything except sour orange juice for the fact that he spent Monday alternating between bed and outhouse." | + | "... we were away by 6.00 am with destination (we hope) 50 miles away. .... In next to no time we were at Kanangra and then the Kowmung Junction. It seemed very early for lunch but we settled down to our bread and cheese....” Now we were at Harry' |
- | "Then heigh ho for .Bimlow. The road went on and on, as no doubt you know, and so did we, and about 8.30 pm we struck Bimlow. We settled on a nice grassy bank then we sat in our sleeping bags and gorged on pre-Cooked | + | |
- | chops, bread and butter, tinned fruit and cream, and despite barking'dogs dawn by the store, we slept like logs till 5.00 am." | + | “Then heigh ho for Bimlow. The road went on and on, as no doubt you know, and so did we, and about 8.30 pm we struck Bimlow. We settled on a nice grassy bank then we sat in our sleeping bags and gorged on pre-cooked |
- | Dot was the only one wearing sandshoes, but had brought along her hobnailed mountaineering boots (G.L ) "then carried the damn heavy things on my | + | |
- | back. for 50 miles down the Cox, but now with the greatest of pleasure I wrapped them in a half tent due to be jettisoned and a piece of plastic groundsheet and stowed them on a floor beam under the Bimlow store. Will probably retrieve them somehow, some day." | + | Dot was the only one wearing sandshoes, but had brought along her hobnailed mountaineering boots (G.L) ".... then carried the damn heavy things on my back. for 50 miles down the Coxs, but now with the greatest of pleasure I wrapped them in a half tent due to be jettisoned and a piece of plastic groundsheet and stowed them on a floor beam under the Bimlow store. Will probably retrieve them somehow, some day.” |
- | 1,-,LeE, 6 11-114; 6YDNEY BUSHWALKER October, | + | |
- | "With packs containing now only lunch, sleeping bag and a few minor oddments we hit the road once more. The boys were having trouble with their. heavy clinkered boots And much as I would like to think in terms of | + | “With packs containing now only lunch, sleeping bag and a few minor oddments we hit the road once more. The boys were having trouble with their heavy clinkered boots And much as I would like to think in terms of romance of the open road, I'm afraid I must agree that the modern |
- | romance of the open road, I'm afraid I must agree that the modern | + | |
- | "Garth had decided | + | “Garth had decided |
- | however, had planned for a hundred mile weekend, and the itinerary | + | |
- | said Colin, ' | + | " |
- | "Uhat:EL' said I. ' | + | "' |
- | ' | + | "' |
- | "' | + | |
- | "So Colin gave me his map and a good torch,' | + | "So Colin gave me his map and a good torch, and feeling like a captain deserting his sinking ship and crew (I think this should be vice versa. |
- | deserting his sinking ship and crew (I think this should be vice versa. | + | |
- | I said goodbye and sped off 1.1.1) | + | "By about 2/3 o' |
- | the turmoil within By the time I slowed down I guessed it was dinnertime | + | |
- | so finished off the food in my pack except for a small chunk of bread and a handful of popped rice." | + | "From the base of the cliff face though, with the sun now proposing to set in the west, I could see the river winding off to the S.E. But my direction should be due east, so I cursed heartily and decided to return to the blitz buggy site with speed in the remaining hour of daylight. I ran all the way back, and soon after dark I was back at the blitz buggy site sitting in my sleeping bag among the bracken and eating |
- | "By about 2/3 o' | + | |
- | From here Colin said it was 6/8 miles of trackless river work to reach the | + | " |
- | foot of Starlight' | + | |
- | as possible out of the river thicket, so I bore off to the right _arid pressed., on for several hours. Then I got into the river .bed itself, which started | + | " |
- | going uphill rapidly. It was very rocky and rugged, the growth very dense, and all chance of finding a clearing on it calledNicArthur's Flat faded from | + | |
- | possibility. Could I possibly have bypassed]UcA's Flat? Was I 1213 some side creek? | + | "Hell, what an asinine thing to do! How do you think you're ever going to get off? - it might go 50 miles in the wrong direction before it slows up on another hill. Ah! at last the concrete juggernaut changed down for a steep pull and I vacated my perch with relief. A man and his son who had thought it was all one huge joke swung open their car door and in I leapt, and so through to Liverpool at 60/70 mph .... In to Liverpool still in one piece - just in time to catch a train right through to Wahroonga, and so I was home almost before the train would have left Picton." |
- | "From the base of the cliff face thOUgh, with the sun now proposing to set in the west, I could see the river winding off to the S.E. But my direction should be clue east, so I cursed heartily and decided to return to the bliz buggy site with speed in the remaining hour of daylight. I ran all the way back, and soon after dark I was back at the blitzbuggy | + | |
- | there was a clearing to be found I would undoubtedly find it, but if unsuccessful: in two hours I would have to return down the Nattai and go up to Picton." | + | "And now what have we to say for ourself? Well, long walks such as the one described are possible, and no great hardship physically, provided the footwear is suitable, but the 'life is real, life is earnest' |
- | when I struck the same traitorous | + | |
- | with something of relief I pounded off down the Nattai to Sheehy' | + | This account speaks for itself. There is nothing I can add except to say that Dot at the time was only in her 40s. Had I been around at that time I would certainly not have had the temerity to match her walking ability. I like to consider myself a Dot Butler fan and an always eager to hear of her exploits. Each new addition to the already long list never ceases to amaze me. Her inclusion in the " |
- | October, 1983. THE SYDNEY BUSHWAIKER Page 9 | + | Gordon Lee. |
- | with a piece of fencing wire, this providential tucker having been found in | + | |
- | a deserted habitation on the way out. Then up Sheehy' | + | **---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** |
- | and so on in to Picton by 3.00 pm. I sent a telegram home to say I pas on my way, and enquired | + | |
- | 21- hours, so I plugged off up the main highway where the road sign pinted | + | This article |
- | . " | + | |
- | light canter for the good of my health and passed on. Hal but what'S this | + | We thought readers would like to enjoy another |
- | I see crawling up the hill in low gear? - a bulk concrete truck with'a convenient girder for a perch at the read3r4. How easy it was to sit down. It | + | |
- | wasn't till the vehicle reached the brow of the hill and whizzed off at 60 mph that the brain began to function." | + | " |
- | "Hell, what an asinine thing to dot How do you think you're ever going to get off? - it might go 50 miles in the wrong direction before it slows up on another hill Ah; at last the concrete juggernaut changed down for a steep pull and I vacated my perch with relief. A man and his son wIr O had thought it was all one huge joke swung open their car door and in I leapt, and | + | |
- | so through to Liverpool at 60/70 mph In to Liverpool still in one piece - | + | "We awoke in the scented dawn to countless thousands of lime green flowers scattered all over the prickle bushes - there is some good in blackthorn after all. Breakfast was cornflakes and such like out of a box. Colin, remarking that he was about to slit the throat of the sacred caw, opened a tin of condensed milk with a knife. One cow per meal was the order of things - the expendable cow. We rounded off breakfast with a pre-cooked chop or sausage, then the sleeping bags were stuffed into packs and we were away by 6 am with destination Bimlow (we hope) - 50 miles away. The day was cool and invigorating, |
- | just in time to catch a train right through to Wahroanga, and so I was home almost before the train would have left Picton." | + | |
- | "And now what have we to say for ourself? Well, long walks such as the one described are possible, and no great hardship physically, provided the footwear is suitable, but the 'life is real, life is earnest' | + | ===== Social Notes for November ===== |
- | hard to take and leaves no time for fun, and when it's all said and done, Pun is essential." | + | |
- | This account speaks for itself. There is...nothing I can add except | + | |
- | to say that Dot at the time was only in her 40s. Had I been around at that time I would certainly not have had the temerity to match her walking ability. | + | |
- | I like to consider myself a Dot Butler fan and an always eager to hear of her exploits. Each new addition to the already long list never ceases to amaze inc. Her inclusion in the " | + | |
- | * *.* * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | This article | + | |
- | We thought readers would like to enjoy ' : | + | |
- | and at 8.30 stepped out smartly for Devil' | + | |
- | Hotel Site, then on and down Black Jerry' | + | |
- | each gate we encountered by its lock, be it a chunk of wood or a bolt, be it round at the end, be it square, be it shiny, be it rusty, or what. The same | + | |
- | Page 10 TIT2 SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, | + | |
- | "sheep as chased Jim and Kevin ba-a-a-ahed at us, the Paddock Love grass which had scented the night air on Geoff 's trip was now golden in death, but the briar rose bushes with their poignant nostalgic perfume were the :ame as always, scenting the air as we dropped down to where the Cox gleamed in the moonlight. We walked about a mile along the river bank and camped | + | |
- | "We'awoke in the scented dawn to countless thousands of lime green flowers scattered all over the prickle bushes - there is some good in blackthorn after all. Breakfast was cornflakes and such like out of a box. Colin, remarking that he was about to slit the throat of the sacred caw, opened a tin of condensed milk with a knife.. One cow per meal was the order | + | |
- | of things - the expendable cow. We rounded off breakfast with a pre,-cooked chop or sausage, then the sleeping bags were stuffed into packa and we were | + | |
- | away by 6 am with destination Bimlow (we hope) - 50 miles away. The day was cool and invigorating, | + | |
- | and often deep - up to the neck on seveial 'occasions - nevertheless they were very welcome as our constant steady pace kept us warmed up." | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR .NOVEVIBER. | + | |
by Jo Van Sommers. | by Jo Van Sommers. | ||
- | * November 16 - Club Auction with Charlie ("I can sell an37- hine!) Brown. Bring something, buy something. Camping gear, hausehold items, paperbacks, costume jewellery - anything. Items of value may have a reserve price for owner, anything above that goes to the Club. | ||
- | Enquiries to Dot Butler. | ||
- | November 23 - Wine, Cheese and Nuts Night. | ||
- | Pleaxe bring samples of the " | ||
- | November 30 - Select your Christmas presents from the books, calendars | ||
- | and photo-essays compiled by members of the Tasmanian | ||
- | Wilderness Society. Wine will be provided - just bring | ||
- | money: | ||
- | * DINNER before the meeting at Phuoung Vietnamese Restaurant, | ||
- | 87 Willoughby Road,. Crows Nest: | ||
- | ****XXXXXXXX | ||
- | . BUSHWALKERS Lightweight Tents o Sleeping Bags e Rucksacks | ||
- | Caving Gear Maps * Clothing '6 aoots 4 -Food. | ||
- | : CAM.P.MIG EQU I PrkelEl' | + | |November 16| - |
- | DISTRJBUTORS OF: | + | |November 23| - Wine, Cheese and Nuts Night. Please bring samples of the edibles, labelled. Impress your friends with esoteric delicacies: The Club provides the wine.| |
- | Paddymade Karrinlor * Bei' | + | |November 30| - Select your Christmas presents from the books, calendars and photo-essays compiled by members of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society. Wine will be provided - just bring money!| |
- | re-' | + | |
- | 1 Prorniet.ors: | + | **Dinner** before the meeting at Phuoung Vietnamese Restaurant, 87 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest. B.Y.O. 6.30 pm sharp, please! |
- | I Sales Manager: David Fox | + | |
- | I ,1 | + | ===== Where have all the Tigers Gone? ===== |
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- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, | ||
- | WHERE HAVE AIL THE TIGERS GONE? | ||
by Gordon Lee. | by Gordon Lee. | ||
- | "This Club has become sedentary!" | + | |
- | Though time was running out for me I managed to achieve that ambition, | + | "This Club has become sedentary!" |
- | despite the odd setbEck, and was able to join Tigers like David Rostron, Bob Hodgson, Fazeley Read, Barry Wallce, Christine Austin and Spiro Hajinakitas and others you don't see around any more. At least in my early days with the Club it was possible to put on a " | + | |
- | You may have noticed in this issue, an article "An Epic Journey of the Past". If you have not read it I humbly suggest that you do. And if you | + | Though time was running out for me I managed to achieve that ambition, despite the odd setback, and was able to join Tigers like David Rostron, Bob Hodgson, Fazeley Read, Barry Wallace, Christine Austin and Spiro Hajinakitas and others you don't see around any more. At least in my early days with the Club it was possible to put on a " |
- | were to read other accounts of walks in these old magazines you would find that there were walkers, male and female, who were capable of covering 50 to 100 miles (80 to 161 km) in a weekend, starting and finishing the walk with a journey by train. | + | |
- | Is it possible that we (that is the S.B.W.) have become a bunch of | + | You may have noticed in this issue, an article "An Epic Journey of the Past". If you have not read it I humbly suggest that you do. And if you were to read other accounts of walks in these old magazines you would find that there were walkers, male and female, who were capable of covering 50 to 100 miles (80 to 161 km) in a weekend, starting and finishing the walk with a journey by train. |
- | Armchair Bushwalkers? | + | |
+ | Is it possible that we (that is the S.B.W.) have become a bunch of Armchair Bushwalkers? | ||
Where have all the Tigers gone? | Where have all the Tigers gone? | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | INSTRUCTIONA, | + | ===== Instructional Weekend ===== |
- | YALWAL | + | |
- | TONY MARSHALL | + | Yalwal - Bundundah Creek - Corroboree Flat (Base camp). 18/ |
- | Camp Craft and First Aid on this weekend, as a help for Prospective Members. | + | Tony Marshall |
Please pass this information on to any Prospectives you may meet on any trips. | Please pass this information on to any Prospectives you may meet on any trips. | ||
- | CONGRATULATIONS | + | |
- | child,.a.son,,Alex James on 23rd September. | + | **Congratulations** |
- | TANTED | + | child, a son, Alex James on 23rd September. |
- | October, 1983, THE SYDNEY.BUSHWALKER . Page 13 | + | |
- | CROSSWORD PUZZLE. by Fazeley Read. | + | **Wanted** |
- | 1 9 4 5 | + | |
- | bror. | + | ===== Crossword Puzzle ===== |
- | 2i I L I I -I | + | |
- | 3' I | + | by Fazeley Read |
- | 4 I I I I I | + | |
- | 5 . I 1 1 1 | + | | | |
- | MNIMIIMO | + | |1| | | | | | |
- | Answer next month. | + | |2| | | | | | |
- | Across | + | |3| | | | | | |
- | 1. Magazine | + | |4| | | | | | |
- | 2. Drink | + | |5| | | | | | |
- | 3. A blow | + | |
- | 4. A tool | + | |
+ | Across\\ | ||
+ | 1. Magazine\\ | ||
+ | 2. Drink\\ | ||
+ | 3. A blow\\ | ||
+ | 4. A tool\\ | ||
5. Judy's mate | 5. Judy's mate | ||
- | Down | + | |
- | 1. A dgetable | + | Down\\ |
- | 2. A sheep | + | 1. A vegetable\\ |
- | 3. A fowl | + | 2. A sheep\\ |
- | 4. The ocean | + | 3. A fowl\\ |
+ | 4. The ocean\\ | ||
5. Often dropped | 5. Often dropped | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | THE 1983 F.B.W. | + | Answer next month. |
- | by Barbara Bruce. "On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!" | + | |
+ | ===== The 1983 F.B.W. | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Barbara Bruce | ||
+ | |||
+ | "On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!" | ||
It is a beautiful thing to be with bushwalkers at a dance (ball). Their energy, exhilaration and good health are a delight to the senses. | It is a beautiful thing to be with bushwalkers at a dance (ball). Their energy, exhilaration and good health are a delight to the senses. | ||
- | About 50 S.B.W. members and friends attended this year's Ball on the warm Friday of 23rd September. Both the heat and the sound rose above | + | |
- | normal levels. Doors and windows | + | About 50 S.B.W. members and friends attended this year's Ball on the warm Friday of 23rd September. Both the heat and the sound rose above normal levels. Doors and windows |
Once the dancing was under way it did not take long for the night to fly. Alcohol was out of place but orange juice, cider and mineral water were high on the consumption list, along with the tasty morsels brought by the ladies. There wasn't much left over. | Once the dancing was under way it did not take long for the night to fly. Alcohol was out of place but orange juice, cider and mineral water were high on the consumption list, along with the tasty morsels brought by the ladies. There wasn't much left over. | ||
- | During the band breaks Gordon Lee organised " | + | |
- | of course | + | During the band breaks Gordon Lee organised |
And there were the usual door prizes, spot prizes and raffles. Don't ask me who won - I can't remember. But it wasn't any of us. | And there were the usual door prizes, spot prizes and raffles. Don't ask me who won - I can't remember. But it wasn't any of us. | ||
- | Some of the Rambler group came dressed in the theme of the evening. | + | |
- | "After the holocaust" | + | Some of the Rambler group came dressed in the theme of the evening |
- | Perhaps the above quote should read - "On with the dance 7 let joy be | + | |
- | unrefined". | + | Perhaps the above quote should read - "On with the dance - let joy be un__re__fined". |
- | ****XXXXXXXXXXXX | + | |
- | Page 14 IBS SYDNEY BUSHWAIKER October, | + | ===== Letter to the Committee ===== |
- | =k | + | |
- | LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE. | + | The following |
- | The folloWing | + | |
- | BARBARA BRUCE. | + | Barbara Bruce.\\ |
Hon. Secretary. | Hon. Secretary. | ||
- | The Secretary, . 26th September, 1983. The Sydney Bush Walkers.- | + | |
- | Dear Barbara, | + | ---- |
- | Over' | + | |
- | This suggestion is that we have Quarterly General Meetings, in March, June, September and December, instead of the present monthly ones. Quarterly | + | 26th September, 1983.\\ |
- | One of the two extra Wednesdays available every three months could be made a regular Members' | + | The Secretary, |
- | The other free Wednesday could be set aside, as the third Wednesday of February, May, August and November for a " | + | The Sydney Bush Walkers. |
- | ce ntrally | + | |
- | October, 1983. TYR SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 15 | + | Dear Barbara,\\ |
- | done under the direction of the Magazine Production Manager (Helen Gray), who would still haV-e-tb- 1b ftthe other eielt -ctillatlftg-nights per year, in | + | Over the last year I have been aware of how the Club membership is growing, and how these extra numbers have placed extra work on the office bearers and also the magazine collating group. I don't think, for various reasons, that it would be a good thing to try to restrict the numbers of people in the Club, so my concern has been for how the work load might be reduced. I have a few suggestions in this respect, and am bringing them forward for Committee to consider. The first would require a constitutional amendment, and if Committee is in favour of it, I would hope that someone an Committee would sponsor it, because as far as I personally am concerned, it makes no difference. |
- | a private home as at Present, | + | |
- | %, | + | This suggestion is that we have Quarterly General Meetings, in March, June, September and December, instead of the present monthly ones. Quarterly |
- | done in the Clubroom would surely be easier rather than harder. | + | |
- | Even if the Quarterly | + | One of the two extra Wednesdays available every three months could be made a regular Members' |
- | well as the Magazine Production Manager. | + | |
- | Although it is very many years since I have been an the Club Commitl3ee, I am very aware of how much hard work is undertaken by the various people who make the Club run so successfully, | + | The other free Wednesday could be set aside, as the third Wednesday of February, May, August and November for a " |
- | Sincerely, | + | centrally |
- | ADDENDUM | + | |
- | 1, NUMBER OF MEMBERS. | + | Even if the Quarterly |
+ | |||
+ | Although it is very many years since I have been on the Club Committee, I am very aware of how much hard work is undertaken by the various people who make the Club run so successfully, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sincerely, | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Addendum**\\ | ||
+ | 1, Number of Members\\ | ||
During the last five years the Club membership has increased from 271 active members at January 1978 to 397 active members at January 1983 that is 126 more members or an increase of 47%. | During the last five years the Club membership has increased from 271 active members at January 1978 to 397 active members at January 1983 that is 126 more members or an increase of 47%. | ||
- | (Note: This figure is different from the number of magazines produced as a married couple receives only one copy; on the ther hand, extvg magazines are produced for sale to non-active members, prospective members. | + | |
+ | (Note: This figure is different from the number of magazines produced as a married couple receives only one copy; on the other hand, extra magazines are produced for sale to non-active members, prospective members. | ||
and also to sell in camping gear shops.) | and also to sell in camping gear shops.) | ||
- | 2, NUMBER OF MEETINGS. | + | |
- | (a) All office-bearers and committee members are expected to attend 12 Committee Meetings per year. . | + | 2, Number of Meetings\\ |
- | (b) The President, Secretary, Treasurer and certain other office bearers are also expected to attend 12 General Meetings per year. | + | (a) All office-bearers and committee members are expected to attend 12 Committee Meetings per year.\\ |
- | (c) Some members of the Committee (including President and Secretary) are are an the Coolana Committee which has several meetings per yeap. | + | (b) The President, Secretary, Treasurer and certain other office bearers are also expected to attend 12 General Meetings per year.\\ |
- | (d) Federation Delegates on Committee also attend the Federation Meetings 10 or 11 per year. | + | (c) Some members of the Committee (including President and Secretary) are on the Coolana Committee which has several meetings per year.\\ |
+ | (d) Federation Delegates on Committee also attend the Federation Meetings 10 or 11 per year.\\ | ||
(e) Magazine collating nights are attended by volunteers, but among these are usually some members of the Committee. Number of magazine collating nights - 12 per year. | (e) Magazine collating nights are attended by volunteers, but among these are usually some members of the Committee. Number of magazine collating nights - 12 per year. | ||
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- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSEWAIKER October, | ||
- | PUBLICATIONS FOR :SALE- BY THE ' | ||
- | If you' | ||
- | life and natuiial" | ||
- | , | ||
- | . _ | ||
- | THE NEW' SOUTH WALES WILDERNESS CALENDAR. | ||
- | A' | ||
- | PRICE -.$7.95-,, including postage- | ||
- | - | ||
- | "WILD PLACES" | ||
- | Aleadtifully.producedhardbound edition of 288 pages featuring an extensively researched text by Peter -Prineas, former Director of the National Parks Association of New South Wales, and 110 large format duotone photographs by Henry Gold. The book also contains more than 20 detailed maps, an_index and is extensively referenced. | ||
- | The book covers 22 wilderness areas in eastern New: | ||
- | " | ||
- | HOW THE RAINFOREST WAS SAVED. | ||
- | This book-dhouldjbe' | ||
- | PRICE $5, including postage. THE COLONG BULLETIN. | ||
- | _SubacriPtioAS-to.the.Bulletin, | ||
- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION $5. | ||
- | The WildernessCalendar and "Wild Places" | ||
- | These publications are available from the Oolong Committee, 18 Argyle Street, Sydney, 2000. | ||
- | Alex Colley will deliver the calendar and "Wild Places" | ||
- | *xXXXXXXXX | ||
+ | ===== Publications for Sale by the Colong Committee ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you have regard for the Welfare and preservation of the wildlife and natural beauty of this country you can further the cause by buying the following from the Colong Committee: | ||
+ | |||
+ | __**The New South Wales Wilderness Calendar**__\\ | ||
+ | A fine colour photograph by Henry Gold for each month. Space beneath each date for noting engagements or reminders.\\ | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | __**Wild Places**__\\ | ||
+ | A beautifully produced hardbound edition of 288 pages featuring an extensively researched text by Peter Prineas, former Director of the National Parks Association of New South Wales, and 110 large format duotone photographs by Henry Gold. The book also contains more than 20 detailed maps, an index and is extensively referenced. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The book covers 22 wilderness areas in eastern New South Wales, and these include most of the best walking areas. It draws extensively on the " | ||
+ | Price $24.95, including postage. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __**How the Rainforest Was Saved**__\\ | ||
+ | This book should be of interest to all active conservationists, | ||
+ | Price $5, including postage. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __**The Colong Bulletin**__\\ | ||
+ | Subscriptions to the Bulletin, and the donations which usually accompany them are the chief source of the Committee' | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | The // | ||
+ | |||
+ | These publications are available from the Colong Committee, 18 Argyle Street, Sydney, 2000. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Alex Colley will deliver the calendar and //Wild Places// to the club room to save you 95c postage. |
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