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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker ====== |
Established June 1931 | Established June 1931 | ||
- | 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 | + | 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. |
- | 34 Falcon Street, Crows Nest. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, telephone 798-8607. | + | |
+ | |**Editor**|Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. Telephone 827-3695.| | ||
+ | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | ||
+ | |**Production Manager**| Helen Gray.| | ||
+ | |**Typist**| Kath Brown| | ||
+ | |**Duplicator Operator**|Phil Butt| | ||
- | EDITOR: | + | ===== October 1983 ===== |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: | + | |
- | PRODUCTION MANAGER: | + | |
- | TYPIST: | + | |
- | DUPLICATOR' | + | |
- | OCTOBER, | + | | | |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| | ||
- | Following in the Steps of B.C. by Sandra Hynes 2\\ | + | ===== Following in the Steps of B.C. ===== |
- | 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 | + | |
- | Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre 11\\ | + | |
- | Where Have All the Tigers Gone? Gordon Lee 12\\ | + | |
- | Crossword Puzzle | + | |
- | 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 | + | |
- | FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF B.C*\\ | ||
by Sandra Hynes | by Sandra Hynes | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
- | FOREST PATH.\\ | + | ===== Forest Path ===== |
by Peter Christian. | by Peter Christian. | ||
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If nature loving is a habit, I'm addicted to her wine. | If nature loving is a habit, I'm addicted to her wine. | ||
- | PINDAR'S OCHRE PIT REDISCOVERED. | + | ===== Pindar's Ochre Pit Rediscovered ===== |
- | by Frank Wbodgate. | + | **Hawkesbury River National Park** |
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+ | by Frank Woodgate | ||
- | Date: 23-24 July 1983.\\ Route: Wondabyne Station, Kariong Ridge, Pindars Gully and return.\\ Starters: | + | |Date:|23-24 July 1983.| |
- | Object: | + | |Route:|Wondabyne Station, Kariong Ridge, Pindars Gully and return.| |
+ | |Starters:|Carol Bruce, Marion Harris, Judy McHaffey, George Mawer, Colin Barnes, Laurie Quaken, Michael Holmes and the author as leader.| | ||
+ | |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.| | ||
The walk commenced at 9.51 am with a jump from the train at Wondabyne for some of the party due to the shortness of the platform and the excess length of the last carriage of the train. After a sharp climb up to the 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 the plague of mosquitoes usually abounding in the area in the warmer weather. Wild flowers, including pink boronia in particular, were in abundance. | The walk commenced at 9.51 am with a jump from the train at Wondabyne for some of the party due to the shortness of the platform and the excess length of the last carriage of the train. After a sharp climb up to the 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 the plague of mosquitoes usually abounding in the area in the warmer weather. Wild flowers, including pink boronia in particular, were in abundance. | ||
- | In the afternoon we descended the rill on which we were camped and entered the gully proper. The idea was to negotiate the gully, which is very rough in parts, without packs. | + | In the afternoon we descended the rill on which we were camped and entered the gully proper. The idea was to negotiate the gully, which is very rough in parts, without packs. |
- | pages 4 - 7 missing\\ | + | 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. |
- | first 1 1/2 paras from p8 missing | + | |
+ | 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. | ||
- | last few miles even if we do them on hands and knees,' | + | 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 |
- | " | + | We followed Oxide Ridge, which abounded in boronias, bracken and rock lilies, to a spur from which one can look directly along the tollway bridge on the Newcastle-Sydney Expressway. The return route was identical to the outward journey. |
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+ | 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. | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | **Congratulations** to Errol Sheedy and Jean Snow who were married on lst October. | ||
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+ | ===== Obituary - David Ingram ===== | ||
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+ | by Jim Brown | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | He had a profound knowledge of the bushlands near Sydney, of its 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-walker will know, some of our most respected members were very, very green when they first joined us. This is where our all-too-few David Ingrams leave their mark. | ||
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+ | 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 “couldn' | ||
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+ | Apart from his working career, David had a wide range of interests. He enjoyed good music, the ballet, folk dancing, and also played a part in the formation and operation of the Railway Museum at Thirlmere, where old steam locomotives and rolling stock of bygone years are maintained and used on special tours. The wildflower garden at the Museum became his particular care. During periods of long service leave and after retirement David travelled quite extensively in Australia and overseas. | ||
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+ | 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, | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ===== Conservation Notes ===== | ||
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+ | by Alex Colley | ||
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+ | 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 State to continue bashing the national and world heritage. If the States will not do the right thing in protecting the world heritage, the Commonwealth can. | ||
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+ | This fact inspired two important decisions at the Australian Conservation Foundation' | ||
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+ | 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, | ||
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+ | According to the consultants commissioned by the Council, this doesn' | ||
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+ | Another development being opposed is for a large sand mine at Bell, which would inevitably pollute the Wollongambe. | ||
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+ | 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 Committee to become its Patron. In its invitation to Myles to become its patron the Committee wrote that “Its main task has been to continue the work of the National Parks and Primitive Areas Council, in particular to secure and protect the national parks which you planned”. Myles replied “I appreciate the honour of receiving such an invitation and I accept with pleasure. I am glad to know that the work I and others began so many years ago is still being carried on so effectively”. | ||
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+ | ===== An Epic Journey of the Past ===== | ||
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+ | Extracts made by Gordon Lee (with his comment) of an article first published in the October 1955 edition of The Sydney Bushwalker entitled: | ||
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+ | ==== Katoomba to Picton The Hard Way - 130 Miles ==== | ||
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+ | by Dot Butler | ||
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+ | “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' | ||
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+ | 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 point, had waited and waited. It seems the stragglers, to make up for lost time, had taken a short cut, bypassing the leaders. By the time this was sorted out there wasn't sufficient time to do the trip. The second (a private trip) was abandoned because of 26“ of rain in 24 hours - the Coxs ran a 30' banker. So this third attempt was set down for the first week in September. G.L. | ||
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+ | “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' | ||
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+ | They made the Coxs, walked a mile down the river and were bedded down by midnight. G.L. | ||
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+ | "... 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' | ||
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+ | “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.” | ||
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+ | 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.” | ||
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+ | “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 description 'road bash' is much more realistic and to the point.” | ||
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+ | “Garth had decided that the 85 miles that were good enough for Geoff' | ||
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- | "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." | + | "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." |
"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' | "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' | ||
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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 " | 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 " | ||
Gordon Lee. | Gordon Lee. | ||
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+ | **---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** | ||
This article seems to beg a response from other members. Surely the Tiger Walker spirit - or something pretty close - is alive and active among us. Comments are invited: | This article seems to beg a response from other members. Surely the Tiger Walker spirit - or something pretty close - is alive and active among us. Comments are invited: | ||
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We thought readers would like to enjoy another extract from Dot's article, and to see that despite the pressure she had time to enjoy the beauty of the bush | We thought readers would like to enjoy another extract from Dot's article, and to see that despite the pressure she had time to enjoy the beauty of the bush | ||
- | "... and at 8.30 stepped out smartly for Devil' | + | "... and at 8.30 stepped out smartly for Devil' |
- | "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 6a.m. with destination Bimlow (we hope) - 50 miles away. The day was cool and invigorating, | + | "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, |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR NOVEMBER. by Jo Van Sommers. | + | ===== Social Notes for November ===== |
- | November 16 - Club Auction with Charlie ("I can sell anything!) Brown. Bring something, buy something. Camping gear, household 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. | + | by Jo Van Sommers. |
- | 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. | + | |November 16| - Club Auction with Charlie ("I can sell anything!" |
+ | |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.| | ||
+ | |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!| | ||
- | 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 |
- | * DINNER before | + | ===== Where have all the Tigers Gone? ===== |
+ | by Gordon Lee. | ||
- | WHERE HAVE AIL THE TIGERS GONE? by Gordon Lee. | + | "This Club has become sedentary!" |
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- | "This Club has become sedentary!" | + | |
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 " | 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 " | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
- | Is it possible that we (that is the S.B.W.) have become a bunch of 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? | ||
- | INSTRUCTIONAL WEEKEND | + | ===== Instructional Weekend ===== |
- | YALWAL | + | Yalwal |
- | TONY MARSHALL | + | 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 | + | **Congratulations** |
child, a son, Alex James on 23rd September. | child, a son, Alex James on 23rd September. | ||
- | WANTED | + | **Wanted** |
- | CROSSWORD PUZZLE. by Fazeley Read. | + | ===== Crossword Puzzle ===== |
- | | + | by Fazeley Read |
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Answer next month. | Answer next month. | ||
- | THE 1983 F.B.W. | + | ===== The 1983 F.B.W. |
- | by Barbara Bruce. | + | |
+ | by Barbara Bruce | ||
"On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!" | "On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!" | ||
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Perhaps the above quote should read - "On with the dance - let joy be un__re__fined" | Perhaps the above quote should read - "On with the dance - let joy be un__re__fined" | ||
- | LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE. | + | ===== Letter to the Committee ===== |
- | The following letter was received at the October Committee Meeting. It has been decided to publish it in the magazine, and I would welcome comments from members prepared to give it some thought.\\ | + | The following letter was received at the October Committee Meeting. It has been decided to publish it in the magazine, and I would welcome comments from members prepared to give it some thought. |
- | BARBARA BRUCE.\\ | + | |
+ | Barbara Bruce.\\ | ||
Hon. Secretary. | Hon. Secretary. | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
26th September, 1983.\\ | 26th September, 1983.\\ | ||
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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, | 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, | + | Sincerely, |
- | ADDENDUM\\ | + | **Addendum**\\ |
- | 1, NUMBER OF MEMBERS. | + | 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%. | ||
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and also to sell in camping gear shops.) | and also to sell in camping gear shops.) | ||
- | 2, NUMBER OF MEETINGS.\\ | + | 2, Number of Meetings\\ |
(a) All office-bearers and committee members are expected to attend 12 Committee Meetings per year.\\ | (a) All office-bearers and committee members are expected to attend 12 Committee Meetings per year.\\ | ||
(b) The President, Secretary, Treasurer and certain other office bearers are also expected to attend 12 General Meetings per year.\\ | (b) The President, Secretary, Treasurer and certain other office bearers are also expected to attend 12 General Meetings per year.\\ | ||
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(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. | ||
- | PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE BY THE COLONG COMMITTEE. | + | ===== 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: | 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.\\ | + | __**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.\\ | A fine colour photograph by Henry Gold for each month. Space beneath each date for noting engagements or reminders.\\ | ||
- | PRICE $7.95, | ||
- | "WILD PLACES" | + | Price $7.95, including postage. |
+ | |||
+ | __**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. | 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 " | 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. | + | Price $24.95, including postage. |
- | HOW THE RAINFOREST WAS SAVED.\\ | + | __**How the Rainforest Was Saved**__\\ |
This book should be of interest to all active conservationists, | This book should be of interest to all active conservationists, | ||
- | PRICE $5, including postage. | + | Price $5, including postage. |
- | THE COLONG BULLETIN.\\ | + | __**The Colong Bulletin**__\\ |
- | Subscriptions to the Bulletin, and the donations which usually accompany them are the chief source of the Committee' | + | Subscriptions to the Bulletin, and the donations which usually accompany them are the chief source of the Committee' |
- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION | + | Annual subscription |
- | The Wilderness Calendar and "Wild Places" | + | The //Wilderness Calendar// and //Wild Places// are publications of great appeal to most people, conservationists or not. //How the Rainforest Was Saved//, or an annual subscription to the Colong Bulletin, would be an appropriate present for wilderness enthusiasts. |
These publications are available from the Colong Committee, 18 Argyle Street, Sydney, 2000. | These publications are available from the Colong Committee, 18 Argyle Street, Sydney, 2000. | ||
- | Alex Colley will deliver the calendar and "Wild Places" | + | Alex Colley will deliver the calendar and //Wild Places// to the club room to save you 95c postage. |
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