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- | 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.O. Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 'pm at the Cahill Community Centre (Upper Hall), 34 Falcon Street, Crow's Nest | A monthly bUlletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O. Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 'pm at the Cahill Community Centre (Upper Hall), 34 Falcon Street, Crow's Nest | ||
- | 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, | ||
+ | |Production Manager:| Helen Gray.\\ | ||
+ | |Typist:| Kath Brown.\\ | ||
+ | |Duplicator Operator: | ||
- | Business manager: Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | + | ==== January 1984 ==== |
+ | | | |Page | | ||
+ | |Wallowing at Wyanbene | ||
+ | |Poem - Reproduced by permission from "The Quiet Land" | ||
+ | |Tigers Not Extinct | ||
+ | |It Turned Out Fine Again |Tom Wenman | ||
+ | |Yalwal Instructional | ||
+ | |The Coolana Pyramid | ||
+ | |Eastwood Camping Centre Advertisement | ||
+ | |Meeting Notes - November General Meeting | ||
+ | |Head Due South - Reprint from August 1960 |Carl Doherty | ||
+ | |"Of Ships and Shoes and Sealing Wax...." | ||
+ | |Walking' | ||
+ | |Social Notes for February | ||
- | Production Manager: Helen Gray. | + | ===== WALLOWING AT WYANBENE ===== |
+ | By Roger Browne and Michelle de Vries Robbe | ||
- | Typist: Kath Brown. | + | Friday 16th December saw 16 people discovering the Deua National Park. Heavy rain had fallen recently, and we squelched along the track from the car park to our campsite on the Upper Shoalhaven River. " |
- | Duplicator Operator: | + | The Trip Info Sheet had asked everyone to bring some Christmas decorations, |
- | January 1984 | ||
- | Wallowing at Wyanbene | + | After a bludge breakfast on Saturday we donned old clothes, torches and helmets and set off for Wyanbene |
- | poem - Reproduced by permission from "The Quiet Land" by Peter Dombrovskis Tigers Not Extinct | + | |
- | It Turned Out Fine Again | + | Tourists were guided through this cave around the turn of the century, but they were certainly a hardier breed than the type who walk the electrically lit cement paths of caves like Jenolan today. |
- | Yalwal Instructional | + | |
- | The Coolana Pyramid | + | We returned to the wind tunnel, |
- | Eastwood. Camping Centre Advertisement Meeting Notes - November General Meeting Head Due South - Reprint | + | |
- | and. Ellen Mule. | + | Wyanbene is basically a river cave, and we followed the underground river upstream past chamber after chamber of flowstone, rimstone pools, shawls, columns, helictites, stalactites, |
- | by Alex Coney 5 | + | |
- | Tom Wenman 6 | + | Returning to the outside world after caving is a beautiful experience. The air becomes warm and welcoming, the smell of dust gives way to the aromas of plants, animals and moist earth, and the light appears filtered and bright to eyes accustomed to feeble yellow torchlight reflected off muddy rocks. |
- | Deirdre Schofield 8 | + | |
- | A Nonny Mouse 9 | + | As only one car was left at the cave (the other drivers having opted out at the wind tunnel), we crammed eight people plus lots of caving gear into a small Chrysler Sigma. |
- | 10 | + | |
- | Barry Wallace | + | Time was running out for our 11 km afternoon walk, so we had a quick lunch and wash and left the campsite at ten to five (!). The first stop was the Big Hole - 100m deep, 40m across and a very neat cylindrical hole. It is truly impressive. Then we joined a fire trail and headed to Marble Arch, a small cave and canyon with interesting blue and red marbling patterns in grey and white rock. |
- | Carl Doherty 12 | + | |
- | Jim Brown 15. | + | |
- | fficial | + | |
- | JO Van Sommers 16 | + | |
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- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1964 | ||
- | WALLOWING AT WYANBENE. | ||
- | By Roger Browne and Michelle de Vries Robbe. | ||
- | Friday 16th December saw 16 people discovering the Deua National "Park. | ||
- | Heavy rain had fallen recently, and we squelched along the track from the car | ||
- | park to our campsite on the Upper Shoalhaven River. " | ||
- | distance of the cars" may mean many things (since by definition it applies to every walk), but in this case it involved nothing more than a two-minute walk. | ||
- | The campsite was flat and grassy, marrod only by some maurading bull-ants. | ||
- | The Trip Info Sheet had asked everyone to bring some Christmas decorations, | ||
- | we selected a very small gum tree that was quietly minding its own business, and | ||
- | decorated it with the tinsel, baubles and inflatable Santa-with-backpack brought by those who knew the leaders well enough to take their strange requests seriously. | ||
- | After a bludge breakfast on Saturday we donned old clothes, torches and | ||
- | helmets and set off for Wyanbene Cave. The sixteen of us climbed down the entrance slope and crawled on our knees through 20 cm of water under an 80 cm high ceiling. The passage then opened out and led past the organ pipe formation to the wind tunnel, a tiny hole in the top corner of the chverill. Another group of cavers had caught up with us, so we let them wriggle through the wind tunnel while we explored the old tourist section. | ||
- | Tourists were guided through this cave around the turn of the century, | ||
- | but they were certainly a hardier breed than the type who walk the electrically lit cement paths of caves like Jenolan today. The old tourists had to carry candles for light, and endure much mud, water and squeezing. Some iron ladders were installed for them on the unclimbable sections, and most of these are still there. We climbed up them into a cavern where tree roots grow through the roof, and bats were flying around and hanging from the ceiling. | ||
- | We returned to the wind tunnel, and those who had done enough caving were taken outside. Eight remained, and we climbed the difficult slope to the | ||
- | wind tunnel and gushed ourselves through. Cavers describe the wriggling motion | ||
- | required to accomplish this as " | ||
- | We returned to the river level below by climbing down a wire ladder that we had carried into the cave. We belayed each person on a safety-rope as they climbed the seven-metre slope, but we passed a party on the way out using only a hand- line on this very slippery climb. | ||
- | Wyanbene is basically a river cave, and we followed the underground river upstream past chamber after chamber of flowstone, rimstone pools, shawls, columns, helictites, stalactites, | ||
- | bars", a row of stalactites which we climbed through, and the " | ||
- | a 3-metre long wedge-shaped crevice which we wriggled along. After the triangle squeeze, we stopped for a snack before retracing our steps to reach | ||
- | the cave mouth after five hours in the cave. | ||
- | Returning to the outside world after caving is a beautiful experience. The air becomes warm and welcoming, the smell of dust gives way to the aromas of plants, aaimals aad moist earth, and the light appears filtered and bright | ||
- | January, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER Page 3 At! | ||
- | to eyes accustomed to feeble yellow torchlight reflected off muddy rocks. | ||
- | As only one car was left at the ac-aVer(-the other drivers having opted out | ||
- | at the wind tunnel), we prammedeight.people plus, lots of caving gear into a small Chrysler Si.: | ||
- | Time was running out for our 11 km afternoon walk, so we had a quick | ||
- | lunch and wash and left the campsite at ten to five (!). The first stop was the Big ale - 100 m deep, 40 in across and a very neat cylindrical hole. It is truly impressive. Then we joined a fire trail and headed to Marble Arch, a small cave and canyon with interesting blue and red marbling patterns in | ||
- | grey and white rock. | ||
On the way back we left the fire trail and walked on the National Park boundary between farmland and the bush. We passed a kangaroo with a cute and very curious joey in its pouch, and arrived back at camp just as night fell. | On the way back we left the fire trail and walked on the National Park boundary between farmland and the bush. We passed a kangaroo with a cute and very curious joey in its pouch, and arrived back at camp just as night fell. | ||
- | On Sunday morning, eight people opted for the long walk to the Deua, while the rest selected the "soft option" | + | |
- | in the sun. | + | On Sunday morning, eight people opted for the long walk to the Deua, while the rest selected the "soft option" |
- | The park has been scarred by the construction of a large network of fire trails since the map was compiled (1975). The old foot and horse trails appear | + | |
- | to have fallen into disuse and we were not able to. locate them, even though we | + | The park has been scarred by the construction of a large network of fire trails since the map was compiled (1975). The old foot and horse trails appear to have fallen into disuse and we were not able to locate them, even though we crossed their positions on the map-many times. However, one of the fire trails followed our general route for much of the way. The fire trail is 4 km shorter (at 18 km) than the old horse trail, but involved 100 in more climbing (for a total vertical of 900 m). Parts of the fire trail are extremely steep. The last 3 km follows Curmurlee Creek, a delightful mountain stream which feeds the Deua River. |
- | crossed their positions on the map-many times. However, one of the fire trails followed our general route for much of the way. The fire trail is 4 km shorter (at 18 WO than the old horse trail, but involved 100 in more climbing | + | |
- | (for a total'vertical of 900 m). :Parts of the fire trail are extremely steep. The last 3 km follows Curmurlee.Creek, a delightful mountain stream which feeds the Deua River. | + | The downward trip had taken 3 hours, but the return trip took from 3 to 5 hours, depending on the walker. Fortunately, |
- | The downward trip haditaken-3 hburs', but the return trip took from 3 to 5 | + | |
- | hours, depending on the walker. Fortunately,, the weather was with us - the | + | We regrouped at the campsite. Roger' |
- | glorious sun during our swim changed to an overcast sky and the temperature dropped rapidly as we started our walk back. The general opinion was that it was a lovely spot, but with a price to pay in the climb out. | + | |
- | We regrouped at the campsite. Roger' | + | The long climb out from the Deua, and the mechanical problems, meant that that it was almost midnight before the last participant was safety home, tired but happy. |
- | had been pushed for much of the way down on Friday night. It needed | + | |
- | erable | + | ===== POEM ===== |
- | cough in to Braidwood, where it was repaired. | + | |
- | The long climb out from the Deua, and the mechanical problems, meant that | + | by Ellen Miller |
- | that it was almost midnight before the last participant was safety home, tired but happy. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | From THE QUIET LAND by Peter Dombrovskis (photos) and Ellen Miller (poetry), published by Peter Dombrovskis, |
- | Page 4 | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSENALKER January, 1984. | + | |
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- | - r | + | |
- | P 0 EHM. by Ellen Miller. | + | |
- | From THE QUIET LAND by Peter Dombrovskis (photos) and Ellen Miller (poetry), published by Peter Dombrovskis, | + | |
Reproduced by permission. | Reproduced by permission. | ||
+ | |||
Shadowy places. | Shadowy places. | ||
+ | |||
Mysterious places. | Mysterious places. | ||
+ | |||
Often full of misty rain. | Often full of misty rain. | ||
- | Light doesn' | + | |
+ | Light doesn' | ||
+ | It slips into it like long, slanting fingers,\\ | ||
or filters in a lacy pattern through the tree tops. | or filters in a lacy pattern through the tree tops. | ||
- | Or glistens on patches of wet leaves. Sometimes, a green light. | + | |
- | And it doesn' | + | Or glistens on patches of wet leaves. |
+ | |||
+ | Sometimes, a green light. | ||
+ | |||
+ | And it doesn' | ||
+ | for darkness comes quickly in a rain forest. | ||
Days seem shorter here than on the open moorland. | Days seem shorter here than on the open moorland. | ||
- | Camping places are difficult to find, for the forest floor is seldom flat and is littered with fallen trees | + | |
- | and criss-crossed by streams. One sleeps around roots, or on a hill, or curled like a caterpillar. | + | Camping places are difficult to find, for the forest floor\\ |
- | And if a fire has to be lit in this rain-sodden | + | is seldom flat and is littered with fallen trees\\ |
- | part of the wilderness, and the flames begin to flicker, the darkness is black, and thick, | + | and criss-crossed by streams. One sleeps around roots,\\ |
- | and filled with small sounds... | + | or on a hill, or curled like a caterpillar. |
+ | |||
+ | And if a fire has to be lit in this rain-sodden\\ | ||
+ | part of the wilderness, and the flames begin to flicker,\\ | ||
+ | the darkness is black, and thick,\\ | ||
+ | and filled with small sounds… | ||
and it is so easy to imagine things. | and it is so easy to imagine things. | ||
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- | January, 1984! THE SYDNEY BUSEWALKER Page 5 | ||
- | TIGERS NOT.ExTiadt.- | ||
- | by Alex Colley. | ||
- | As Gordon Lee has pointed out, the Tigers did some notable: | ||
- | by starting early and walking steadily all day. There was time to enjoy the bush, take photographs, | ||
- | when David Stead said, as he and I left before the rest of the party after | ||
- | lunch on the second day of our Katoomba to Picton walk, "The rabbits check out." Female rabbits ware able to keep up because the real tigers carried the tents and most of the food. I was able to catch up at meal times | ||
- | because I carried a light pack. | ||
- | In the early days of the Club very few walks were cancelled and nearly, all were completed according to programme, despite the fact that many walks were in little known country and maps often crude. One reason why walks were completed as per schedule was that, in those days, we relied almost exclusively on public transport. Trains and buses had to be caught on time, and having been conveyed to the start by public transport, we had to get back to it. It was difficult to cancel walks and almost impossible to chicken out by short-circuiting a walk, because there were no parked cars to return to. | ||
- | Gordon' | ||
- | :'.. Gordon is wrong an one point. Some of the Tigers have gane'- beyond, | ||
- | but many have not. Despite their astronomical age they are neither | ||
- | toothless nor decrepit. They are still bushwalking; | ||
- | well be the only ones of their age who are. They lead programme walks and often do four and five day mid-week walks. The average age of five who | ||
- | recently climbed Mounts Gugenby and Kelly is inscribed in the book on the | ||
- | top of Mount Kelly as 68 years, with a rider "is it a record?" | ||
- | xxxx****xxxxxxxxx | ||
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSEWALKER janua4Y9 1984. | ||
- | IT TURNED OUT FIND AGAIN Om DOPT TRUST THE WEATHER). | ||
- | Beira. a reaOrd' | ||
- | by Tom Wsenman. | ||
- | Walk cut to Coal Seam Cave on a Friday night? What ever for? However on this occasion it proved to be worthwhile. Mind you, as I stumbled along a slippery muddy path in the darkness, with a fast-fading torch, I did Wander if my journey was really necessary. | ||
- | The trip by car to Kanangra had been wet for most of the way and generally a wet weekend had been indicated. It was therefore with some relief to note that it was not raining when we eventually climbed out of our vehicle and began the walk. For the most part the weather held (which was why it seemed a good idea the next morning) and the cave welcomed us with a dry floor and space to remove our wet parkas after the ancaunterers with wet scrub. | ||
- | Gordon had led us unerringly through the dark, misty, and moonless night. At the foot of the 'short cut' descent to the cave however, obviously feeling suitably elated he attempted a sort of 'pas de soil' and disappeared with a shout into the darkness. We peered anxiously down as it appeared that Gordon had mistaken the location for his display of exuberance. All was well, however, and his descent had been brief and a four-pointlanding effected an the path leading to the cave. | ||
- | Morning revealed, beneath the overhang of the cave, a wet green panorama of gum trees and shrubs with a mist drifting amongst them. This', with the sound of rain and the dripping water from the overhang suitably dampened our ardour for a somewhat desperate early morning start which had apparently been planned, and we gazed pleasantly and luxuriously at the dismal scene from the warmth of our sleeping bags.. | ||
- | By the time we had finished a leisurely breakfast it seemed not to be raining, and we departed with some hope along the beginning of Gingra Ridge. The ridge showed the ravages of last year's fires and a curious ceremonial | ||
- | clearing, probably for the Gods to descend by Air Chariot it is belieyed. | ||
- | Despite all this the bush showed strong signs of revegetation and a number of mall flowers seemed to have profited by the conflagration. | ||
- | Our way to the Kowmung was to be via Roots Ridge, and by the time we had begun our descent along this the day had brightened quite perceptibly. Roots, whilst affording a convenient and rapid descent to the Kowinung also provides some beautiful views of the river and the tree-clad ridges folding into the upper part of the valley. | ||
- | By the time we had reached the Kowmung, apart from some puffy w4te clouds as a reminder of the earlier inclemency, blue sky predominated and gave us a sunny stroll along the river. It certainly looked the best I have seen it for a very long time. A steady flow covered the dry patches which have seemed so prevalent in recent years, however there was not too much flow to obscure the clarity of the water. | ||
- | We stopped for a pleasant lunch in the shade of some tall old Casuarinas. | ||
- | All along the banks these are aow re-establishing themselves at a great rate. With the noticeable absence of cattle the young trees have been allowed to grow almost unmolested and prove nearly impenetrable in places. There were signs of cattle from time to time, seemingly having been confined to small areas | ||
- | where the grass had been pounded into the earth, and we wandered if these resulted from efforts to round them up. | ||
- | January, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 7 | ||
- | In contrast to the absence of cattle, other animals, native and nonnative proliferated. Large grey kanagroos hopped lazily away at our approach and then stopped to watch us from a few feet higher up the ba;ik. Rabbits seemed to be getting numerous again and a lone feral cat was obT served. Many birds including wildfowl protested noisily at our appro6ch. | ||
- | Towards the Gingra Creek junction, the river straightens out and tranquil stretches of water are flanked by tall stately casuarina trees. At the great pile of stones where Gingra Creek debouches into the Kowmung we enjoyed a refreshing swim before heading up the Gingra to our campsite. | ||
- | There was one great problem with the site however, with so much room there was considerable delay in deciding exactly where we should pitch, bur tents. There seems to be a port of ruling that the length of time taken to select a tentsite is inversely proportional to the restriction of the area. | ||
- | The pleasant sunlight scene was soon destined to change as black Clouds loomed over the near ridges. Tents were rapidly made ready and the evening meal cooked and eaten with great dispatch. The initial light drops of rain drove my companions to their tents, from which advantageous positions they did not emerge until the next morning. | ||
- | I was left to myself and my thoughts. Being unwilling to retire quite so early I sought the shelter of some tall old trees by the bank,ef the creek, and sat down in temporary cover from the rain to sip a port and watch The Gingra in a careless turbulent mood, tumble over boulders and rush between narrow channels towards the Kowmung. A dull green light' pervaded and it was a delightful contemplative experience made possible by the wilderness which surrounded us. | ||
- | During the night it rained very heavily and in the morning there was some discussion as to whether we should proceed upstream in view of the | ||
- | increased flow. However Gordon declared that he had never been up or | ||
- | down the Gingra Ridge and was loath to start now. In fact there was no problem with the water level of the creek and it was a pleasure to see it running so freely. | ||
- | In our progress we again disturbed numerous animals including a wombat which moved somewhat disdainfully and reluctantly out of our path. Whilst leading the party along the creek Roger was suddenly observed to be executing a highly vigorous dance (the one where you try to keep both feet in the air at once for as,long as possible). He had startled a red-bellied black, which also terrified, made for the water :in great haste. Unfortunately between snakey and the creek was Roger whose backward leaps Whilst impressive were not 41/ite up to snakey' | ||
- | We lunched almost traditionally at the foot of Crafts Ridge whilst | ||
- | we contemplated the results of an unfortunate slaughter of an ancient caauarina and at least one gum tree. By the authorities, | ||
- | A purposeful stride up the ridge and along Kilpatrick' | ||
- | Page 8 TTTP1 SYDNEY BUSHWAIKER January, 1984. | ||
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- | taking in the 3600 views from Pages Pinnacle on the way, brought us to the Kanangra Plateau. This time it was in daylight, which gave us, in | ||
- | the fine weather now predominating, | ||
- | You know, I really do think I prefer to see it all in the light of day. | ||
- | *XXXXXXXXXXXXXX | ||
- | YALWAL INSTRUCTIONAL. | ||
- | by Deirdre Schofield. | ||
- | In the mad mild month, of November | ||
- | Along with others I became a Club member | ||
- | With Bill Holland' | ||
- | Aligned our compasses from F say through to C | ||
- | Never mind the missing letter by GI | ||
- | Adjusted our needles and with a minus twelve not three The arrow pointed to where to walk by degree. | ||
- | With a minimum of fuss and 'a 12 plus, | ||
- | We matched black arrow to red needle | ||
- | From compass to landmark then landmark to map | ||
- | We aimed to find our way without error or mishap. | ||
- | Learnt of saddles, spurs, ridges, contours galore | ||
- | Armed with such knowledge aho could need anything more. So on to some First-aid for ' | ||
- | We raw recruits so to speak practiced upon each other, Mouth to mouth, that those lacking air might soon recover. | ||
- | Hypothermia victims were in no short supply | ||
- | But that cure we simply did not need to try: Through.Eargaret' | ||
- | So on to the bludge walks, no more tests at lastl | ||
- | Peter packed the pack but no one was pickled | ||
- | He showed us what not to buy when the weather turns fickle. | ||
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- | January, 1984. SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 9 | ||
- | THE COOLANA PYRAMID. | ||
- | by A Nonny Mouse. | ||
- | You may or may not have read Episode II of the Coolana Pyramid Saga - either way it matters not. Here in this account we will find that several contentious matters have arisen in areas of mathematics, | ||
- | There still seems to be some dissension as to its shape. Shape deter- | ||
- | mines semantics. This in turn gives the tourist advertising media more or less meat to chew an when determining the slogan which will attract the American and Japanese loopies in their ones and twos to this the Eight Wonder of the World. | ||
- | Pause for a moment and pander. "The PyrPrid of Coolana" | ||
- | All of this required a rethink. So red hot from the Redfern drawing | ||
- | board came the answer. "The Cone of Coolana" | ||
- | we were sure that all of these figures and figurings would be ably handled by Miller computations. | ||
- | (More complications. Big Ben who had contract4d for a Korner Kiosk in the original plan were forced to scrap their prepared ads.) | ||
- | At the site meeting Builder Gray was insistent that this would not be a Kinky "Cone. The base must be level. This led cansulting, | ||
- | Of course, heavy water would have to come from Lucas Heights. Union rep. | ||
- | Lee (everybody out) insisted in no uncertain terms that Management must adhere to the Butt edict of originality. Transport of the heavy water must be manual. A Vatiliotis lightweight brainwave came up with the solution - a billy brigade. | ||
- | Lee held out for wet money at 2.013 x the normal rate but Paymaster Burke had his rate of 1/ per litre per metre upheld and so the work commenced! | ||
- | Worker entertainment came into conflict with Actor' | ||
- | However Entertainer Extraordinaire Sister Hookway had engaged many well known artists - The Wallace-Finch trio, admired for their close harmony, Fiona and James dance duo, their Party Der is a feature, Capon and Denham whose bottle balancing and fluid disposal are held in awe by all. | ||
- | All in all, the deuteronomy team passed the billies with aplomb, and the first arrived on site just as the last sod was turned. | ||
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- | January, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 11 | ||
- | MEETING NORES. | ||
- | by Barry Wallace. THE NOV.EMBE GENERAL MEETING. | ||
- | It was around 2010-When-the President, in the chair, belaboured the unfortunate gong with what has become the traditional billet of wood and called the 15 or so members to order. | ||
- | There was an apology from Denise Shaw and new members Shirley Morrow and James Rivers were welcomed in the usual way. | ||
- | The MinutES were read and received with no business arising. | ||
- | Correspondence comprised letteRS to our new members; from N.P.W.S. acknowledging our letter ref. horses and trail bikes in Kuring-gai Chase; from Phyllis Ratcliffe, a tribute to the late David Ingram; as well as the usual magazines. | ||
- | The Treasurer' | ||
- | The Walks Report began with the news that George Walton' | ||
- | walk of 14,15,16 October was modified somewhat due to storms and other undisclosed reasons. Nonetheless, | ||
- | alas, was almost sans musicians, but the singing went on until 0.300 Sunday. | ||
- | There was no report of Ralph Pengliss harbour walk on Sunday, but we believe there were 19 people on the trip. | ||
- | The following weekend, 21,22,23 October, saw Frank Woodgate with 4 people | + | ===== TIGERS NOT EXTINCT ===== |
- | enjoying the swimming an his Glenbrook Creek walk. Reports of the F.p.w. Search | + | |
- | & Rescue exercise over the same weekend leave your scribe wandering how far to the next accident. There were 12 people on Ian Debert' | + | by Alex Colley |
- | Bill Holland had 12 people on his Bungonia/ | + | |
- | Over the weekend of 4,5,6 November Steve and Wendy Hodgman had 14 people on their Nattai bird-watching trip, and Don and Jenny Cornell reported.11 bads and a good walk for their Cox River trip. Of the two day walks there was no report of Ken Gould' | + | As Gordon Lee has pointed out, the Tigers did some notable |
- | General Business saw a call for a volunteer for Search & Rescue contact. Kath 1VicInnes came forward and was welcomed | + | |
- | After that it was just a matter of announcements | + | In the early days of the Club very few walks were cancelled and nearly all were completed according |
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKM January, 1984. | + | |
- | ... | + | Gordon' |
- | HEAD DUE | + | |
- | (Notes by Jim Brown: This trip story was published.in | + | Gordon is wrong an one point. Some of the Tigers have gone- beyond, but many have not. Despite |
- | Some of the other stories reprinted in the magazine in recent months have covered exploratory walks, while others have told of journeys affected | + | |
- | Several of the people mentioned, including the author, are no longer with the Club, but present members will readily identify the leader, Bob Duncan; also George Gray, Helen Gray (then Barrett), Dot Butler and | + | ===== IT TURNED OUT FINE AGAIN (OR DON'T TRUST THE WEATHER) ===== |
- | daughter Rona, and Heather White. It sounds as though it was a thoroughly | + | |
- | memorable walk for those taking part.) | + | Being a record of Gordon Lee' |
- | Following Snow Brown losing his party on the Wblgan last year the requests for another such trip were so great that it was agreed to make it an annual event. This year the " | + | by Tom Wenman |
- | master | + | |
- | things | + | Walk out to Coal Seam Cave on a Friday night? What ever for? However on this occasion |
- | We reached Newnes at 1 am, and the trouble started. My four " | + | |
- | passengers thought it unnecessary | + | The trip by car to Kanangra |
- | At eight, somewhat behind schedule, | + | |
- | by Carl Doherty. | + | Gordon had led us unerringly through |
- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1984. | + | |
- | down the tunnel. Our inspection took but half an hour and thereafter | + | Morning revealed, beneath |
- | looking ruin. | + | |
- | Even before lunch it was obvious | + | A lift to the pub spared us the last four miles roadbash also and speeded up our move out. With the exception of my car taking a rest on the steepest part of the road out and holding up half a dozen cars, the run to Katoomba was uneventful. |
- | ;' | + | |
- | The spirits of most were high and humour was not lacking, in fact Heather' | + | *(Note: The “old railway” mentioned is the line built about 1907 to carry shale oil products from Newnes to the western line at Newnes Junction about 10 miles east of Lithgow. The railway ceased operating in the 1930s, but the formation, including the famous |
- | remarks were rather astounding. Late in the evening Snow, from his sleeping bag, suggested a brew but the water buckets were ampty.. As usual the girls | + | |
- | looked to the male members who to a man refused the task an the grounds | + | ===== "OF SHIPS AND SHOES AND SEALING WAX" |
- | would be safer for them to go. Even Heather' | + | by Jim Brown |
- | On Sunday morning Bob decided to curtail | + | |
- | authority that "once above the cliff line the plateau beyond is as flat as a | + | I don't know why I pay so much heed to what Don Matthews says, unless it's because he so often says the same thing I an thinking. Indeed, perhaps, he's the best argument I know for astrology, that notoriously unscientific cult. You see, he was born under the sign of Cancer (20 June - 20 July approx) which is designated by the sign of the Crab, and is presumably a lot better than being a Capricorn (sign of the Goat) or an Aries (the Ram). I mean, where else except in a Crab would you find a gentle, retiring and normally rather shy person who will still get up at a Reunion campfire and cheerfully play the Goat (though NOT a Capricorn)? I don't know the answer to that, because I, too, was born under the sign of the Crab. |
- | table", Lyndsey was encouraged to continue. The creek turned into a chimney | + | |
- | seemed to follow no set drainage pattern. We walked along a dry and uninteresting ridge until we reached a swamp at an opportune time for lunch. Heather, | + | At any rate Don recently told me he had been on Roy Braithwaite' |
- | Snow, George and myself took the rearguard that afternoon and soon dropped well | + | |
- | behind owing to Snow and George insisting an leading off down side spurs, and their peculiar habit of stopping every now and again to eat waratah seeds. The Mount Cameron track was located after much meandering along the ridge and we overhauled the main party at dusk. | + | (This, in turn, reminds me of a story dating back to the War years. A blacked-out train pulls into a blacked-out station. " |
- | The campsite was in a shallow saddle | + | |
- | anyone drowning as there was no water within a mile. Rona and Dot devoured | + | Actually, I had a fair idea what was afoot at Helensburgh. I had been down there a few days earlier, passing through the shopping centre on a rail- bus: had seen Otford Station as two platforms with a great trench (and no rails) in between; had walked back to Lilyvale along the tracks, chatting to some of the surveyors, |
- | their leg of mutton | + | |
- | The flying start wasn't even a flutter as it was seven before anyane stirred. According to Duncan' | + | As a result I had Phoned Roy and told him that, in the absence of any road trafficable to buses, he was unlikely to be able to start from Lilyvale Station, but could get to Otford by devious ways and railway buses. Evidently, this is what he did, with a party of 14 people. One of them, Joe Marton, drove his car along the road from the Upper Causeway to the Karingal Picnic Ground, just across the Hacking River from Lilyvale Station site, and waited there for trains that never came in. Finally he walked to Burning Palms and met up with the party. |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSAWALKER January, 1984. | + | |
- | a few miles we came upon a recently vacated. campsite which we assumed | + | Well, you may say, what's all this scribbling in aid of? I have to admit, nothing in particular. After all, I did call it, quoting the Alice in Wonderland nonsense "of ships and shoes and sealing wax.....and cabbages and kings. But when Don Matthews said, "The buses went through Helensburgh town" I almost interrupted him to add," |
- | but as all recent footprints had gone that way Snow was quick to take the opportunity' | + | |
- | (Note from J.B. - After a good deal of backing | + | ===== WALKING' |
- | up with the stockmen again, | + | |
- | One of the stockmen and a coule of dogs took off to round up Helen, | + | News release from the Premier' |
- | while the others were given correct directions to Ind Newnes. More barking from the dogs in the timber, more yelling from us and round the hill came | + | |
- | Duncan and the Butlers so we waited a little longer. Helen came trotting around | + | A new activity called " |
- | expect | + | |
- | The order of march was now reversed | + | |
- | left the pine forest she clearly marked our way with large arrows, muttering as she drew them, "You can't trust Duncan, he'd go astray anywhere". Curios- | + | |
- | ity gaining the upper hand we asked why her interest in Bob. "Well," | + | |
- | Dot, constructing a great timber arrow pointing towards the valley, | + | |
- | A lift to the pub spared us the last four miles roadbash also and speeded. up our move out. With.the exception of my car taking a Teat on the steepest part of the road out and holding up half a dozen cars, the run to | + | |
- | Katoomba was uneventful. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | *(Note: The "old railway" | + | |
- | to carry shale oil products from Newnes to the western line at Newnes Junction about 10 miles east of Lithgow. The railway ceased operating in the 1930s, but the formation, including the famous | + | |
- | ffA-1.ca2.aig, | + | |
- | -"OF SHIPS AND SHOES AND SEALING WAX " | + | |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | I don't know why I pay so much heed to what Don Matthews says, unless | + | |
- | it's because he so often says the sane thing I an thinking. Indeed, perhaps, he's the best argument I know for astrology, that notoriously unscientific | + | |
- | cult. You see, he wasborn | + | |
- | play the Goat (though NOT a Capricorn)? I don't know the answer to that, | + | |
- | because I, too, was born under the sign of the Crab. | + | |
- | At any rate Don recently told me he had been on Roy Braithwaite' | + | |
- | could go through, with still enough room for the overhead wiring. Don confirmed that they had to transfer at Waterfall to buses which than went | + | |
- | through Helensburgh township - a good two to three kilometres from the station of thatnname. "It was," he said, "one of the mast interesting parts of the trip. I'd never been through | + | |
- | (This, in turn, reminds me of a story dating back to the War years. A blacked-out train pulls into a blacked-out station. " | + | |
- | serviceman, "What burg is this?" To which Bob Younger replies, "Oh, I guess it's Helen' | + | |
- | Actually, I had a fair idea what was afoot at Hblensburgh. I had been down there a few days earlier, passing through the shopping centre on a rail- bus: had seen Otford Station as two platforms with a great trench (and no rails) in between; had walked back to Lilyvale along the tracks, chatting to some of the surveyors, | + | |
- | , As a result I had Phoned Roy and told him that, in the absence of any road trafficable to buses, he was unlikely to be able to start from Lilyvale Station, but could get to Otford by devious ways and railway buses. Evidently, this is what he did, with a party of 14 people. One of them, Joe Marton, drove | + | |
- | his car along the road from the Upper Causeway to the Karingal Picnic Ground, just across the Hacking River from Lilyvale Station site, and waited there for trains that never came in. Finally he walked to Burning Palms and" | + | |
- | the party. | + | |
- | Well, you may say, what's all this scribbling in aid of? I have to admit, | + | |
- | nothing in particular. After all, I did call it, quoting the Alice in Wonderland nonsense "of ships and shoes and sealing wax.....and cabbages and kinge. But when Don Matthews said, "The buses went through Helensburgh town" I almost interrupted him to add," | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER January, 1984. | + | |
- | WALKING' | + | |
- | News release from the Premier' | + | |
- | A new activity called " | + | |
" | " | ||
- | ***XXXXXX# | + | |
- | SOCIA1. | + | ===== SOCIAL |
- | February 1 - Cormittee | + | |
- | 8 - General Meeting. | + | by Jo Van Sommers. |
- | 15 - Members Slide Night. " | + | |
- | are invited to bring their slides and prints. | + | |February |
- | 22 - Magazine Wrapping Night. An experiment in doing the | + | | |8 |General Meeting. |
- | magazine at the Club night - join the hitherto secret | + | | |15 |Members Slide Night. " |
- | . rites - get stuck into the wrapping and labelling. | + | | |22 |Magazine Wrapping Night. An experiment in doing the magazine at the Club night - join the hitherto secret rites - get stuck into the wrapping and labelling. |
- | 29 - Double Header Slide Nightl- Keith Docherty' | + | | |29 |Double Header Slide Night:- Keith Docherty' |
- | scenes, insects and flowers. Colin Barnes calls his | + | |
- | similar subject " | + | ===== LETTER |
- | ' | + | |
I am writing as a concerned parent on behalf of the 1st Lane Cove Cub & Scout Troop to ask whether any of your members would be interested in becoming a Warranted Cub Leader. 1st Lane Cove, the oldest troop in Lane Cove, desperately needs more leaders (we have one but need three) and faces dissolution if none is forthcoming. What the Cubs are missing most at the moment are opportunities for bushwalking and camping. | I am writing as a concerned parent on behalf of the 1st Lane Cove Cub & Scout Troop to ask whether any of your members would be interested in becoming a Warranted Cub Leader. 1st Lane Cove, the oldest troop in Lane Cove, desperately needs more leaders (we have one but need three) and faces dissolution if none is forthcoming. What the Cubs are missing most at the moment are opportunities for bushwalking and camping. | ||
- | If any of your membership is interested, he/she can contact | + | If any of your membership is interested, he/she can contact |
- | Thank you. ANN P. NIXON. | + | Thank you.\\ |
- | TRIP DATE CHANGE. Morong Deep trip programmed for 10,11,12 February has been changed to 17,18,19 February. LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON, 451-7943. | + | ANN P. NIXON. |
+ | |||
+ | ==== TRIP DATE CHANGE. | ||
+ | Morong Deep trip programmed for 10,11,12 February has been changed to 17,18,19 February. LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON, 451-7943. | ||
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