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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | Established June 1931 | + | |
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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. | ||
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- | EDITOR: Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. | + | |EDITOR: |
- | BUSINESS | + | |BUSINESS |
- | PRODUCTION | + | |PRODUCTION |
- | TYPIST: Kath Brown. | + | |TYPIST: |
- | DUPLICATOR OPERATORS: Barbara | + | |DUPLICATOR OPERATORS: |
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- | MARCHt12811, | + | ==== MARCH 1984 ==== |
- | Office Bearers and Committee Members 1984 Kanangra to Canons | + | |
- | The February General Meeting Bushwalker Recipe - Humus | + | | | |Page | |
- | Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre Great Western Tiers & Central Plateau, Tas. Avagoodweegend | + | |Office Bearers and Committee Members 1984 |
- | An Ode to 18-tonne Tess & W, | + | |Kanangra to Carlons |
- | The Alpine Walk - January 1984 Ferry Trip on Hawkesbury River | + | |The February General Meeting |
- | Annual Subscriptions 1984 Social Notes for April | + | |Bushwalker Recipe - Humus |
- | Page 2 | + | |Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre |
- | 3 | + | |Great Western Tiers & Central Plateau, Tas. |A Pawn |
- | 6 | + | |Avagoodweegend |
- | 7 | + | |An Ode to 18-tonne Tess & Spindly |
- | 8 | + | |The Alpine Walk - January 1984 |Meryl Watman |
- | 9 | + | |Ferry Trip on Hawkesbury River |
- | 12 | + | |Annual Subscriptions 1984 | | 16| |
- | 13 | + | |Social Notes for April |
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- | 15 | + | ===== S.B.W. OFFICE BEARERS - 1984. ===== |
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- | by Morag Ryder Barry Wallace Evelyn Walker | + | |
- | A Pawn Jim Brown | + | |
- | Peter Harris Meryl Watman | + | |
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- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, 1984. | + | |
- | S.B.W. OFFICE BEARERS - 1984. | + | |
The following office-bearers and committee members were elected at the S.B.W. Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 14th March, 1984:- | The following office-bearers and committee members were elected at the S.B.W. Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 14th March, 1984:- | ||
- | President | + | |
- | Vice-Presidents | + | |President |
- | Secretary | + | |Vice-Presidents |
- | Assistant Secretary | + | |Secretary |
- | * Jim Percy | + | |Assistant Secretary |
- | * Barry Wallace | + | |Treasurer |
- | * Barbara | + | |Walks Secretary |
- | ii.* Barrie Murdoch | + | |Social Secretary |
- | MM. | + | |New Members Secretary |
- | Treasurer | + | |Committee Members |
- | Walks Secretary | + | | |* Lynne McDonald |
- | Social Secretary | + | |Federation Delegates |
- | New Members Secretary Committee Members | + | | |* Spiro Hajinakitas |
- | Federation Delegates | + | |Substitute Federation Delegate |
- | Substitute Federation Delegate Conservation Secretary Magazine Editor | + | |Conservation Secretary |
- | Magazine Business Manager Magazine Production Manager Duplicator Operator | + | |Magazine Editor |
- | Keeper of Maps & Timetables Search & Rescue Contacts | + | |Magazine Business Manager |
- | Archivist Auditor | + | |Magazine Production Manager |
- | Solicitor | + | |Duplicator Operator |
- | Trustees | + | |Keeper of Maps & Timetables |
- | Coolana Management Committee | + | |Search & Rescue Contacts |
- | Kosciusko Huts Assn. Delegate Projectionist | + | |Ray Hookway |
- | Carol Bruce Bill Capon Roger Browne Joan Cooper | + | |Archivist |
- | Ainslie Morris * Lynne Matonald * | + | |Auditor |
- | Gordon Lee | + | |Solicitor |
- | Spiro Hajinakitas Peter Harris | + | |Trustees |
- | Alex Colley AinglieMbrris Bill Burke Helen Gray Phil Butt John Holly | + | | |Gordon Redmond |
- | Tony Marshall Ray Hookway | + | |Coolana Management Committee |
- | Phil Butt | + | |Kosciusko Huts Assn. Delegate |
- | Gordon Redmond Malcolm Steele | + | |Projectionist |
- | Heather White Bill Burke | + | |
- | Gordon Redmond | + | |
- | Disbanded | + | |
- | Bill Burke | + | |
- | Frank Woodgato | + | |
- | Tony Marshall Bill Holland | + | |
- | Ainslie Morris Tim Coffey | + | |
- | Kath McInnes Bob Younger | + | |
* Indicates members of the Committee. | * Indicates members of the Committee. | ||
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- | March 1984 THE SYDNEY BUSHVALKER Page 3 | + | ===== KANANGRA TO CARLONS. |
- | KANANGRA TO CARLONS. | + | January |
- | January | + | by Morag Ryder. |
- | . by Morag Ryder. | + | |
- | George arranged to meet us at Blackheath, about 8 pm. Here the drivers would take two cars to Carlan's and return to Blackheath in the third car. The redoubtaKe | + | George arranged to meet us at Blackheath, about 8 pm. Here the drivers would take two cars to Carlon's and return to Blackheath in the third car. The redoubtable |
- | K: | + | |
- | It was chilly at Blackheath, and threatening to rain,when we arrived. We bought take-away | + | It was chilly at Blackheath, and threatening to rain, when we arrived. We bought take-away |
- | retired:to the Ivanhoe to eat. The party conSisted | + | |
Leader, Brian Bolton, Jeff Coleman, Frank Trissie, Jodius Rubijono and Joe Marton, who had given Yours Truly a lift. | Leader, Brian Bolton, Jeff Coleman, Frank Trissie, Jodius Rubijono and Joe Marton, who had given Yours Truly a lift. | ||
- | Shortly after 9 pm the taxi arrived and after loading up we departed. Arriving at the Walls about 11.30 we tripped (literally) down by torchlight | + | |
- | to the Cave. A smell of smoke told us we were not the first. There was a large group of teenagers, and further along a father and son ,duo, settled comfortably into a snug spot. | + | Shortly after 9 pm the taxi arrived and after loading up we departed. Arriving at the Walls about 11.30 we tripped (literally) down by torchlight to the Cave. A smell of smoke told us we were not the first. There was a large group of teenagers, and further along a father and son duo, settled comfortably into a snug spot. |
- | Saturday. We plaaned | + | |
- | George decided that going down Murdering Gully would be too steep and | + | __Saturday.__ We planned |
- | slippery. Instead we went down a long spur leading from Mount Berry. | + | |
- | Thick nettles greeted us at the bottom, so it was ' | + | George decided that going down Murdering Gully would be too steep and slippery. Instead we went down a long spur leading from Mount Berry. Thick nettles greeted us at the bottom, so it was ' |
- | he spur was an easy one, with a nice view of Crafts Walls. The sky was | + | of casuarinas had sprung up along the shrunken watercourse, |
- | -still overcast as we started down the creek. During the draught | + | |
- | of casuarinas had sprung up along the shrunken watercourse, | + | By lunchtime the clouds had dissipated, and we sat in sunshine on a pebbly bank, boiling the billy and watching the prolific bird-life. Now the sweeps of each bend became larger, with vertical rock faces an the concave sides. The casuarinas were taller, and to our joy, almost every thicket had a clear ' |
- | to wade through the cool,. calf-deep water, admiring the vivid green banks rising steeply on either side Three members of the party, including | + | |
- | George, had the misfortune to be wearing a design of jogger which has no tread on the ball of the 'foot. As a result, they found creek walking very tiring, for they were slipping and sliding at every step. | + | The water steadily became deeper, as every side gully was flowing. |
- | By lunchtime the clouds had dissipated, and we sat in sunshine on a | + | |
- | pebbly bank, boiling the billy and watching the prolific bird-life. Now the sweeps of each bend became larger, with vertical rock faces an the concave sides. The casuarinas were taller, and to our joy, almost every | + | |
- | thicket had a clear. ' | + | |
- | of constantly wading. Further down the casuaritas | + | |
- | iower branches were already dying By bending down we could get a clear' View of what lay ahead. In another five years it will be delightful to walk in the shade of these young trees. | + | |
- | . The water steadily became deeper, as every side gully was flowing. | + | |
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with three distinct streams which repeatedly divided and combined as they fell in a series of dazzling white cataracts down a huge rock face. | with three distinct streams which repeatedly divided and combined as they fell in a series of dazzling white cataracts down a huge rock face. | ||
- | Narra Beanga Falls," | + | |
- | George wanted to camp at the junction of Kanangra Creek and what we were calling Sally Camp Creek. (Actually, this junction is of Kanangra | + | " |
- | Creek and Kanangra River - Sally Camp Creek flows into the Kanangra River.) 4 pm arrived, and no Sally Camp Creek. George reckoned we were nearly there; Brian.said it was about another two miles. By 5.30 we gave up and | + | |
- | took thd first reasonable clearing. It sloped a little, but not too badly. In no time we had parked. ourselves on the flattest spots, then wined and dined under the stars, beside a blazing fire. One advantage of a three- star campsite is that there is always plenty of wood. | + | George wanted to camp at the junction of Kanangra Creek and what we were calling Sally Camp Creek. (Actually, this junction is of Kanangra Creek and Kanangra River - Sally Camp Creek flows into the Kanangra River.) 4 pm arrived, and no Sally Camp Creek. George reckoned we were nearly there; Brian said it was about another two miles. By 5.30 we gave up and took the first reasonable clearing. It sloped a little, but not too badly. In no time we had parked. ourselves on the flattest spots, then wined and dined under the stars, beside a blazing fire. One advantage of a three- star campsite is that there is always plenty of wood. |
- | Sunday. An 8.30 am start, and more wet feet. The sun shone, the | + | |
- | flowers bloomed and the river sparkled. Twenty minutes after starting we came to a large side creek, swirling past an enormous grassy flat. The elusive junction - complete with olympic swimming pool of pale turquoise blue. George declared it would be an easy morning walk to the Cox, so we pottered along enjoying the views. Kanangra River is always pretty. Right then it was a photographer' | + | __Sunday.__ An 8.30 am start, and more wet feet. The sun shone, the flowers bloomed and the river sparkled. Twenty minutes after starting we came to a large side creek, swirling past an enormous grassy flat. The elusive junction - complete with olympic swimming pool of pale turquoise blue. George declared it would be an easy morning walk to the Coxs, so we pottered along enjoying the views. Kanangra River is always pretty. Right then it was a photographer' |
- | About 11 an there were no more ridges ahead of us. Konangaroo Clearing. We had an early lunch; not one minute too early in fact, | + | |
- | because at noon the first spots of rain came down. Only sporadic showers at first, but the cicds thickened and the rain became continuous. A | + | About 11 an there were no more ridges ahead of us. Konangaroo Clearing. We had an early lunch; not one minute too early in fact, because at noon the first spots of rain came down. Only sporadic showers at first, but the clouds |
- | wisp of smoke from the chimney of the hut, and several fat horses grazing on the lush.grass. Carlon must have had a small party down for the long weekend. | + | |
- | After the heavy rains, the Cox was a real river again, instead of the poor shrunken thing it has been for the past three years. We had to search to find crossings, and I envied the horses, with.their long legs. The water was at least 12 chi higher than it had been when I was there at Christmas. At one place where I had crossed without difficulty, the water was hip deep and running fast. After much floundering about, I found two connecting sand bars, which enabled the rest of the party to ford | + | After the heavy rains, the Coxs was a real river again, instead of the poor shrunken thing it has been for the past three years. We had to search to find crossings, and I envied the horses, with their long legs. The water was at least 12 cm higher than it had been when I was there at Christmas. At one place where I had crossed without difficulty, the water was hip deep and running fast. After much floundering about, I found two connecting sand bars, which enabled the rest of the party to ford only knee deep. I felt sorry for Jodius, who was shorter than the rest of us, and consequently got much wetter. |
- | enly knee deep. I felt sorry for Jodius, who was shorter than the rest of us, and consequently got much wetter. | + | |
- | ' | + | About 4 pm we arrived. at a wide grassy flat which George declared to be Davies Camp. Brian disagreed and said that the optimum spot was a little further. So we went a little further, and came to Breakfast Creek. Three tents, neatly connected together by a green flysheet, formed a little village on the only large flat spot. After some debate with Brian, George decided to proceed to Jenolan River. We exchanged a few pleasant words with the villagers and slogged across the Coxs once more. |
- | be Davies Camp. Brian disagreed and said that the optimum spot was a | + | |
- | little further. So we went a little further, and came to Breakfast Creek. | + | On the opposite sandbank lay a vast silvery bundle. It proved to be two gigantic plastic bags, each large enough to hold a small car. They had been abandoned by their previouS owners beside a particularly dirty |
- | Three tents, neatly connected together by a green flysheet, formed a little village on the only large flat spot. After some debate with Brian, George decided to proceed to Jenolan River. We exchanged a few pleasant words with the villagers and slogged across the Cox once more. | + | ' |
- | On the opposite sandbank lay a vast silvery bundle. It proved to be | + | |
- | two gigantic plastic bags, each large enough to hold a small car. They had been abandoned by their previouS owners beside a particularly dirty | + | Lugging our treasure-trove, |
- | Istonehenge' type -campfire. The bags proved to be extremely useful, for more than one reason. George and Brian agreed to carry one each. | + | |
- | March, 1984 THE SYDNEY BUSEVALKER Page 5 | + | Then, like a couple of devotees to some obscure cult, we knelt beside it breathing life into our newly created deity, With much huffing and puffing we persuaded the kindling to burn and dry out the smallest twigs. Some twenty minutes of persistent deep-breathing and our fire-god began to grow. We fed it liberally with assorted logs and encouraged its appetite, with much fanning. At last we had a fire which even the torrential rain could not drown. Just to make sure, George put a couple of tree trunks on top, for extra protection, |
- | Lugging our treasure-trove, | + | |
- | At Jenolan River, we pushed through the drenched casuarinas and looked at the clouds which hid the ridge-tops, our hopes of a blazing fire rapidly diminishing. George opened out his plastic to form a giant flysheet and we collec-6ed | + | " |
- | Then, like a couple of devotees to some obscure cult, we knelt beside' | + | |
- | it breathing life into our newly created deity, With much huffing and puffing we persuaded the kindling to burn and dry out the smallest twigs. Some twenty minutes of persistent deep-breathing | + | Hot food and drink now assured, we pitched |
- | with much fanning. At last we had a fire which even the torrential rain could not drown. Just to make sure, George put a couple of tree trunks on top, for extra protection, | + | |
- | " | + | The rain was relentless and we didn't stay up late. Joe, Brian and George all had plastic fly sheets and my tent didn't need one. Frank and Jodius both had light tents without flies. When snuggling down on my new groundsheet I noticed torches flashing about in their tents and wondered |
- | But I think the real heroes were those spartan souls who stood for some 40 minutes holding up the sheet, nearly asphyxiating in billows of smoke. | + | |
- | Hot food and drink now assured, we 7.tched | + | __Monday.__ |
- | me if I would 'like a piece of his Just a small piece please, for a ground sheet, as my own was more holey than righteous, He opened up the giant sack and, clutching | + | with sewn-in floors. One tiny leak, and you spend night swimming around like a goldfish in a bowl. |
- | small rock. The billy emptied itself nearly onto the grass. Happily, Brian had enough food to feed an army, so I didn't starve. | + | |
- | The rain was relentless and we didnIt-staY | + | Having dried most of our gear, we set out. in sparkling sunshine for our last wade across the river, It had been two years since I visited that part of the Coxs. On the last visit there was scarcely |
- | George all had plastic fly sheets and my tent didn't need one. Frank and | + | my ankles; now it was hard to cross less than hip deep. After battling nettles and head-high thistles we stopped for morning tea. The hardy ones braved the swirling amber torrent and foaming cascades for a swim. I contented myself with yet another photo. |
- | Jodius both had light tents without flies. When snuggling down on my new groundsheet I noticed torches flashing about in their tents and wandered | + | |
- | Monday, | + | Presently, the first blackberry bushes appeared. Then more. Then lots more. Our pace diminished as we spent more time picking than walking. Before long, George declared it was time for a second morning tea and silence |
- | stared in-bleary-eyed astonishment at the pale pre-dawn sky. Not only had | + | fell on the party. quite rightly too - it's rude to speak with your mouth full. Using gaiters, gloves and some fortitude, I insinuated myself into the middle of a large bush, where I remained for nearly 15 minutes, feeding with both hands. I firmly believe that bushwalkers |
- | it stopped raining, but the clouds had vanished. Must be imagining things, I thought, and slept for another hour. We breakfasted as the sun gilded | + | |
- | the rock faces of the twin bluffs and I learned that Frank and Jodius had slept on water beds. There ought to be a law against selling light tents | + | Lunch - and another drying session at the estuary of Galong Creek. Lounging on the grass, boiling the billy, we debated how to walk out. I would have loved to walk up the creek. All the waterfalls would be at |
- | with sewn-in floors. One tiny leak, and you spend night swimming | + | |
- | around like a goldfish in a bowl. | + | |
- | Having dried most of our gear, we set out. in sparkling sunshine for | + | |
- | our last wade across the river, It had been two years since I visited that part of the Cox. On the last visit there was scardely | + | |
- | my.ankles; now it was hard to cross less than hip deep. After battling nettles and head-high' | + | |
- | braved the swirling amber torrent and foaming cascades for a swim, I contented myself with yet another photo. | + | |
- | Presently, the first blackberry bushes appeared. Then more. Then | + | |
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- | lots more Our pace diminished as we spent more time picking than walking. Before long, George declared it was time for a second morning tea and silence | + | |
- | fell on the party. quite rightly too - it's rude to speak with your mouth | + | |
- | full. Using gaiters, gloves and some fortitude, I insinuated myself into | + | |
- | the middle of a large bush, where I remained for nearly 15 minutes, feeding with both hands. I firmly believe that bushwaikers | + | |
- | Lunch - and another drying session at the estuary of Galong Creek. | + | |
- | Lounging on the grass, boiling the billy, we debated how to walk out. I would have loved to walk up the creek. All the waterfalls would be at | + | |
their best, cascading over the sculptured pink granite and sparkling in the sunshine. But there were also the three pairs of baldy sandshoes to be considered. All too easy for someone to slip on the polished rock and hurt themselves. The cataracts would have to wait for another day. | their best, cascading over the sculptured pink granite and sparkling in the sunshine. But there were also the three pairs of baldy sandshoes to be considered. All too easy for someone to slip on the polished rock and hurt themselves. The cataracts would have to wait for another day. | ||
- | Reluctantly | + | |
- | their black and blue threats, they delivered only a two-minute sprinkle. | + | Reluctantly |
Afternoon tea on Ironpot, sitting in a great field of golden 'straw flowers' | Afternoon tea on Ironpot, sitting in a great field of golden 'straw flowers' | ||
road. All too soon the dinky-toy sheds and vehicles of Carlon' | road. All too soon the dinky-toy sheds and vehicles of Carlon' | ||
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The long weekend, alas, was over. | The long weekend, alas, was over. | ||
- | THE FE3RUARY | + | |
+ | ===== THE FEBRUARY | ||
+ | by Barry Wallace. | ||
The meeting began at about 2023 hours with 20 or so members present and the President in the chair. There was one apology; from Spiro Hajinakitas, | The meeting began at about 2023 hours with 20 or so members present and the President in the chair. There was one apology; from Spiro Hajinakitas, | ||
- | The only business arising from the Minutes concerned the question of a'Club phone contact. After some desultory debate a motion was passed that we discontinue our phone listing. | + | |
- | Correspondence comprised a letter from the Australian Wilderness Society advising of a forthcoming public meeting, from Steve and Wendy Hodgman requesting transfer to non-active membership, from Span Unlimited advising | + | The only business arising from the Minutes concerned the question of a Club phone contact. After some desultory debate a motion was passed that we discontinue our phone listing. |
- | March 1984 THE SYDNEY BUSHMLKER Page 7 | + | |
- | Mapping Authority-deprecating the recent practice of obscuring map details | + | Correspondence comprised a letter from the Australian Wilderness Society advising of a forthcoming public meeting, from Steve and Wendy Hodgman requesting transfer to non-active membership, from Span Unlimited advising of a slide night in aid of the Australian Anapurna Expedition, from our archivist, printer, paper procurer and part-time international |
- | an the Royal National Park map with depictions of native animals. They have replied that the prints featuring animals sell better to the tourist | + | |
- | trade, but that they will re-examine the positioning of the animals before the next printing of the map. | + | The Treasurer' |
- | The Treasurer' | + | |
- | ,balance of $2586.63, received income of $497.50, spent not a cent (it all had something to do with there being no quorum for a Committee Meeting in January), to close the month with a balance of $3084.13. | + | |
All of which brought us to the Walks Report. The first news was of Tom Wenman' | All of which brought us to the Walks Report. The first news was of Tom Wenman' | ||
- | David (fair weather) Rostron reported a wash-out of his Kanangra | + | David (fair weather) Rostron reported a wash-out of his Kanangra |
- | Li-lo trip scheduled for 13,14,15 January. Peter Christian cancelled his Heathcote National Park swimming special that same weekend, but John Campbell did lead his abseiling instructional. | + | |
- | The following weekend, 20,21,22 January saw John Riddell and Bill | + | The following weekend, 20,21,22 January saw John Riddell and Bill Holland pooling their resources, so to speak, on the Shoalhaven River. They reported a party of 11 people in all. Peter Christian reported |
- | Holland pooling their resources, so to speak, on the Shoalhaven River. | + | 18 people and an enjoyable day on his Royal National Park day walk on the Sunday, and John Campbell and his seven starters are reported to have run out of time on his Claustral Canyon trip that same day. |
- | They reported a party of 11 people in all. Peter Christian reported | + | |
- | 18 people and an enjoyable day on his Royal National Park day walk an the | + | The Australia Day weekend saw George Walton leading |
- | Sunday, and John Campbell and his 7 starters are reported to have run out | + | |
- | of time on his Claustral Canyon trip that same day. | + | The weekend of 3,4,5 February produced a couple of no reports with both Gordon Lee' |
- | The Australia Day weekend saw George Walton leading | + | |
- | The weekend of 3,4,5 February produced a couple of no reports with | + | |
- | both Gordon Lee ,and'Bill Burke' | + | |
Federation Report indicated only minor items for attention. | Federation Report indicated only minor items for attention. | ||
- | General Business drew forth some debate as to whether we should return | + | |
- | to the system of obtaining written walks reports from trip leaders. The | + | General Business drew forth some debate as to whether we should return to the system of obtaining written walks reports from trip leaders. The discussion did not result in a motion. |
- | discussion did not result in a motion. | + | |
So, then, it was just a matter of announcements, | So, then, it was just a matter of announcements, | ||
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- | BUSHWAIKER RECIPE - HUMUS - Healthy Spread for Bread, Biscuits. | + | ===== BUSHWAIKER RECIPE - HUMUS ===== |
- | ockiked-ohick Ped6 (soak overnight) - Simmer for 2 hours. | + | A Healthy Spread for Bread, Biscuits.\\ |
- | small onion, minced + 1 clove. of garlic, crushed | + | |
- | 14 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) + tbspn. oil lemon juice | + | |
- | 1 tamari sauce (or soy sauce) | + | |
- | Blend well to form a spread - it will keep on a trip for several days. | + | |
From Evelyn Walker. | From Evelyn Walker. | ||
- | eastwood | + | |
- | camping | + | 2 1/2 cups cooked chick Ped6 (soak overnight) |
- | ce | + | 1 small onion, minced + 1 clove. of garlic, crushed\\ |
- | 8 BUSHINALKERS | + | 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) + tbspn. oil lemon juice\\ |
- | Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks Climbing & Caving Gear Maps Clothing | + | 1 tablespoon tamari sauce (or soy sauce)\\ |
- | CAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents Stoves | + | Blend well to form a spread - it will keep on a trip for several days.\\ |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | ===== GREAT WESTERN TIERS AND CENTRAL PLATEAU TASMANIA. |
- | Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Trelawney St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | + | 26 December 1983 to 9 January 1984.\\ |
- | Rutledge Street | + | |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | March 1984' THE SYDNEY BU-SHWATZER Page 9 | + | |
- | GREAT WESTERN TIERS AND CENTRAL PLATEAU TASMANIA. | + | |
by A Pawn. | by A Pawn. | ||
- | 26 December '1983 to 9 January 1984. | ||
- | As-we were sitting | + | As we were sitting |
- | Peter Harris, our leader, | + | |
- | slides and descriptions of his last expedition to New Zealand; his consequent vow never to go walking again; followed by his memorable birthday walk when savouries | + | Peter Harris, our leader, played the role of the King. Peter' |
- | trippers somewhat apprehensive about what lay in store ' | + | constitution also took a bit of a hiding when he succumbed to some deadly bacon (we all took our own food for breakfast on the first four days). Although he was carrying a large first aid kit, and amusing himself by suggesting various parts of the anatomies of the other members that he could doctor with it, this pawn noticed that the treatment seemed to consist entirely of slugs of scotch. It must have worked, because |
- | one hand they were reassured by the detailed itinerary that Peter provided, complete down to each campsite; on the other they were frightened by the | + | |
- | large numbers of club members who said "You can' | + | Joan Cooper played the Queen. Joan was always out in front, claiming that she falls into a slothful dawdle if she walks at the rear. On New Year's Day we climbed the Walls of Jerusalem in a gale. "This is terrific," |
- | constitution also took a bit of a hiding when he succumbed to some deadly | + | dessert except tarts. (The King regretted this and had to be satisfied with his little fantasies about nymphs |
- | bacon (we all took our own food for breakfast on the first'four-days). Although he was carrying a large first-aid',kit, and amusing himself by suggesting various parts of the anatomies of the other members that he | + | |
- | could doctor with it, this pawn noticed that the treatment seemed to | + | Spiro Hajinakitas was the White Knight. Into camp, the fire is lit and the cry " |
- | consist entirely of slugs of scotch. It must have worked, because | + | |
- | was able to lead us on a day walk to Forty Lakes Peak, from whose summit | + | Bill Burke played the Black Knight, planning the deployment of his rations in a most efficient fashion. He spent considerable time each day doing mental arithmetic with an air of serious consideration. Is he aspiring to join Mensa or perhaps to sit for the Public Service exam again? This pawn, being privy to his mind, can tell you his train of thought - " |
- | at least that many lakes and tarns could be seen. We knew he waS better: next morning when he burst into " | + | |
- | afraid I didn't understand why he claimed this mood was only satisfied | + | The White Bishop was played |
- | Joan Cooper played the Queen. Joan was always out in front, claiming that she falls into a slothful dawdle if she walks at the rear, On New Year's Day we climbed the Walls of Jerusalem in a Bale. "This is terrific," | + | |
- | ately we haven' | + | On New Year's Eve we spotted a possum boldly ransacking a pack, and.during the night George surprised an intruder actually inside the plastic bag lining his pack. He had it by the neck but let it go; later he regretted this charitable action when he found that the dear little thing had actually gnawed through the bottom of his new pack, severed its straps, and made off with his extra salami and a packet of orange barley powder, and left three punctures in a plastic bottle which lost its contents. The same night the little furry creature or his/her mates chewed a large hole in the King's pack and made off with fifteen bucks' |
- | through' | + | |
- | firm ground underneath. She thought it was a pity we only had this | + | Jo van Sommers was the Black Bishop; another cunning intellectual type with a secret plan to divide her load in two and do the initial |
- | sort of scramble once. Joan carried all the desserts. As soon as we | + | |
- | got into camp she was whipping up a cheesecake, a custard, jelly, a | + | Dick Mason was the Black Rook, covering a lot of territory. He was a great explorer and bird-watcher. On the evening of our most beautiful campsite, near the summit of the Mountains of Jupiter, beside a tarn and sheltered by a natural amphitheatre, |
- | gadding, soaking the dried fruit. the Queen produced,just about eyery | + | |
- | dessert except tarts. (The King regretted this and had to be satisfied with his little fantasies about numphs | + | Spiro put a stop to the Rook's meanderings by putting him in charge of damper-making that night. Dick turned out a fine specimen, although cynics said that under Spiro' |
- | Spiro Hajinakitas was the White Knight. Into camp, the fire is | + | |
- | lit and the cry " | + | Jim Percy played the role of the White Rook. Jim lapped up the longer days of walking, like Day Four from Lake Nameless to Pencil Pine Tarn, which was so hot in the morning that everyone fell asleep during the lunch stop, but later compensated for this by rambling around exploring the numerous pretty lakes set in rocks and pines in the evening. |
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March 1984 | + | announcing that he was going home to mother? |
- | - | + | |
- | to be collapsing from starvation although everyone else complains that | + | The party took the long way home via the Cuvier Valley, where most of the mud was dry and the buttongrass afforded a quick passage. I am happy to be able to report that they are all still speaking to each other and are planning a reunion. The Leader did not master the rules and strategies of chess in one lesson, the Queen was persuaded not to pat the cute little Tasmanian devil that came close to the campfire, the Knights did not let us starve, the devious Bishops did not overdo the deep conversations scientific and political, the rangy Rooks finally came home to roost. Thus the game was satisfactorily concluded. |
- | they are not losing any'weight on the rations provided. He claims to be | + | |
- | able to sleep only while it is dark, and this is a bit of a problem, as it is still light after nine at night and dawn -comes before five. Still, it's nice to get an early morning cup of tea, in bed yet! On our one | + | ===== AVAGOODWEEGEND. |
- | rainy dinner night we even got apricots and jelly served in the tents! | + | by Jim Brown. |
- | Bill Burke played the Black Knight, planning the deployment of his rations in a most efficient fashion. He spent considerable time each | + | |
- | day doing mental arithmetic with an air of serious consideration | + | In the February and March magazines you will find a group of bushwalker recipes, featuring a mixture called " |
- | Is he aspiring to join Mensa or perhaps to sit for the Public Service | + | |
- | exam again? This pawn, being privy to his mind, can tell you his train | + | On seeing this word my first reaction was "Ah, good, something to discourage the flies that swarm along the Kowmung" |
- | of thought - " | + | |
- | The White Bishop was pllayed | + | I recall an old walking crony of mine, Roy Bruggy, used to say "The bugs are pretty smart, you know. They know what they' |
- | the communal billies, especially adapted by him to fit together. Playing a good Bishop' | + | |
- | quickly. In the first week we all suffered from an excess of sunshine | + | Amongst the recipes I also see one for a " |
- | (can this be Tassie?) and none more so than George. We were treated | + | |
- | to the sight of him tripping over the button grass in a very strange garment - was it a kilt? a dhoti? (George hasn't been the same since he was in India, they say) - a skirt? (some problem with his gender | + | |
- | identity?). Wrong, it's a tablecloth! On New Year's Eve we spotted | + | |
- | a possum boldly ransacking a pack, and.during the night George surprised an intruder actually inside the plastic bag lining his pack. , He had it by the neck but let it go; later he regretted this charitable action | + | |
- | when he found that the dear little thing had actually gnawed through the bottom of his new pack, severed its straps, and made off with his extra salami and a packet of orange-barley powder, and left three punctures | + | |
- | in a plastic bottle which lost its contents.. The same night the little furry creature or his/her mates chewed a large hole in the King's pack and made off with fifteen bucks/ worth of ham spec. At the base of | + | |
- | the Walls of Jerusalem there is a possum, or Tasmanian devil, or perhaps a tiger-cat, still sleeping off the effects of its grand orgy-. We, on | + | |
- | the other hand, went soberly to bed at ten, Just goes to show; if | + | |
- | we'd roistered noisily all night we'd have been better off in the morning. | + | |
- | Jo van Sommers was the Black Bishop; another cunning intellectual type with a secret plan to divide her load in two and do the initial | + | |
- | March 1984 THE SYDNEY BT3SHUALICEIR Page 11 | + | |
- | .... | + | |
- | cliMt-tp | + | |
- | r | + | |
- | the'''' | + | |
- | way to ,train for long immerdion | + | |
- | climbs, and was ,quite amazed to find the 2000 ft up through the beech forest was quite manageable after all. , How did the canny Bishop get her'pack doWn to 44 lbs ithen' | + | |
- | It was noticed that she never changed her clothes, had no towel or toiletries other than a tiny toothbrush, felt slippers instead of spare shoes one pair of newish Hercules which lasted the distance without any 'problem thermal underwear which is much lighter than woollen | + | |
- | optional list - indeed men were shaving in mirrors, changing their smalls daily without doing any washing, producing clean shirts on the last day. Bill even pulled out an unworn and immaculate pair of long trousers from the bottom of his pack at the end of the walk. | + | |
- | Dick Mason was the 'Black Rook, covering a lot of territory. He was a great explorer and oird-watcher. On the evening of our most beautiful campsite, near the summit of the Mountains of Jupiter, beside a tarn and sheltered by a natural amphitheatre, | + | |
- | tapeworm was becoming very vocal at the delay so Dick was summonsed back | + | |
- | in haste sci that the serving ceremony could begin. It was a calm and - | + | |
- | lovely evening, so everyone set off for the summit, leaving | + | |
- | Mountain4Jake | + | |
- | Overland Track agreed that the view from the east' | + | |
- | anything seen withhe | + | |
- | the Rook's meanderings by putting him in charge of damper-making that | + | |
- | night. Dick turned out a fine specimen, although cynics said that under | + | |
- | Spirols | + | |
- | Jim Percy played the role of,the.: | + | |
- | longer days. of walking, like Da Pour from lake Nameless to Pencil Pine Tarn, which was so hot in the morning that everyone fell asleep during the lunch stop, but later compensated for this by rambling around exploring the numerous pretty lakes set in rocks and pines in the evening. | + | |
- | side-trip to climb Mt.Jerusalem. But Day Eight was damp, some of the | + | |
- | tents had shipped water (how come George always got wet in'a tent that didn't leak? Why was Spiro seen throwing his, chattels | + | |
- | announcing that he was going home to mother? | + | |
- | around the lakes instead of venturing on to the windy tops. The next day was damp too, but Jim's tent was cosy under the Pines while the rest of the party enjoyed the dark 'warmth of the hut at Junction | + | |
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March 1984 | + | |
- | . ..... ..... | + | |
- | he carried the stove and fuel for the whole way just for the exercise. One would have thought that the Rook would enjoy the breakneck gallop along the Overland Track after we crashed down from the plateau on Day 13, | + | |
- | but he wasn't happy with the " | + | |
- | The party took the long way home via the Cuvier Valley, where most of the mud was dry and the buttongrass afforded a quick passage. I am | + | |
- | happy to be able to report that they are all still speaking to each other and are planning a reunion. The Leader did not master the rules and | + | |
- | strategies of chess in one lesson, the Queen was persuaded not to pat the | + | |
- | cute little Tasmanian devil that came close to the campfire, the Knights did not let us starve, the devious Bishops did not overdo the deep conversations scientific and political, the rangy Rooks finally came home to roost. Thus the game was satisfactorily concluded. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | AVAGOODWEEGEND. | + | |
- | by Jim Brown. In the February and March magazines you will find a group of | + | |
- | bushwalker recipes, featuring a mixture called " | + | |
- | On seeing this word my first reaction was "Ah, good, something to discourage the flies that swarm along the Kowmung" | + | |
- | I recall an old walking crony of mine, Roy Bruggy, used to say "The bugs are pretty smart, you know. They know what they' | + | |
- | longer trips as " | + | |
- | Amongst the recipes I also see one for a " | + | |
- | Dictionary tells met- | + | |
"Humus - organic constituent of soil formed by decomposition of plant materials." | "Humus - organic constituent of soil formed by decomposition of plant materials." | ||
- | Well, anyway, the " | + | |
- | even muddy water. I think I'll just take the lemon juice. | + | Well, anyway, the " |
- | Getting back to the Pesto, I think I can foresee a future for it, and perhaps even T.V. advertising like - "When you're on a good thing, | + | |
- | stick to it". Maybe - " | + | Getting back to the Pesto, I think I can foresee a future for it, and perhaps even T.V. advertising like - "When you're on a good thing, stick to it". Maybe - " |
- | XXXXXXXXXXX- | + | |
- | March 1984 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 13 | + | ===== AN ODE TO 18-TONNE TESS AND SPINDLY SAM. ===== |
- | AN ODE TO 18-TONNE TESS AND SPINDLY SAM. | + | (Pool of Siloam, |
- | CPool of Siloam, | + | by Peter Harris (with appropriate apologies) |
- | -by-Peter Harris (with appropriate apologies) | + | |
- | I was down the Walls of Jerusalem, | + | I was down the Walls of Jerusalem, |
- | And lookin' | + | And bedding down in camping spots, where camping wasn't fit;\\ |
+ | And lookin' | ||
Of hardened walkers arguin' | Of hardened walkers arguin' | ||
- | And on one of these occasions while scouting far and wide, | + | |
- | I chanced to come across a tarn, and searched its southern side. And heard a conversation most peculiar in its way, | + | And on one of these occasions while scouting far and wide,\\ |
+ | I chanced to come across a tarn, and searched its southern side.\\ | ||
+ | And heard a conversation most peculiar in its way,\\ | ||
'Cos it's only 'round the Pool of Siloam you'll hear a lady say, | 'Cos it's only 'round the Pool of Siloam you'll hear a lady say, | ||
- | "Where ya bloody been, ya drongo? I faven't seen ya for a week, | + | |
- | An' | + | "Where ya bloody been, ya drongo? I haven't seen ya for a week,\\ |
- | She's been lookin' | + | An' |
- | Nell, the other bloke said, "Seen 'or, owed 'or lalf a bloody quid, | + | She's been lookin' |
- | Forgot to give it back to 'or, but now I bloody did. | + | An' even up The Temple where she bloody never goes." |
- | Could used the thing me-bloody-self, | + | |
- | Now their conversation was quite laud, and listening I heard Their peculiar integration of this adjectival word. | + | Nell, the other bloke said, "Seen 'er, owed 'er ' |
- | But the lady was enormous, and to laugh I wasn't game, | + | Forgot to give it back to 'er, but now I bloody did.\\ |
+ | Could used the thing me-bloody-self, | ||
+ | T' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now their conversation was quite loud, and listening I heard\\ | ||
+ | Their peculiar integration of this adjectival word.\\ | ||
+ | But the lady was enormous, and to laugh I wasn't game,\\ | ||
So I stood around and let them think I spoke the bloody same. | So I stood around and let them think I spoke the bloody same. | ||
- | But neither of them were interested, she asked him for some more, How many Tiger-bloody-snakes he bloody went and saw? | ||
- | And the spindly bloke said, " | ||
- | And with this kindly rejoinder, which gushed forth from his gob, I stopped my bloody listening, and got on with my job - | ||
- | Which was lookin' | ||
- | And as for me, I'd have to hope that every walker takes Some canvas-bloody-gaiters for these Tiger-bloody-snakes. | ||
- | aGe 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, 1984 | ||
- | THE ALP;ffE WALK JANgARY 1984. | ||
- | by Meryl Watman. :11eLL)r; Bob Younger. With Christa Younger, Shirley Dean and M. Watman. | ||
- | 'From Valhalla to Tom 'Walk, is approx. 400 km - trails, old ' | ||
- | Groggins, 160 km of | ||
- | and short seen from must be a summer in | ||
- | the. Victorian. seCtor o'f. the Alpine foot tracks, the balance access fire distances on roads. The countless the tops of Feathertop.and Bogongive very challenging plod, yet walkers, four to six weeks. | ||
- | Bob's plan was to recce the area, see something of the settled river valleys, and do parts of the Alpine Walk. Man' | + | But neither of them were interested, she asked him for some more,\\ |
- | Monday, bright and sunny, saw everyone except Doug start out on that part of the Alpine | + | How many tiger-bloody-snakes he bloody went and saw?\\ |
- | Then followed bad weather three days of it. | + | And the spindly bloke said, " |
- | Below the clouds excursions were made to plu for the picking), and on a side trip to bu mustered with 'a herd of Herefords; Also Falls Creek, Anglers Rest, Bogong High Plains | + | Saw eighty-bloody-seven and that's bad e-bloody-nough!" |
- | By Friday the weather was fantastic - Feathertop 1922 in at last - not part of the Alpine Walk, but a must - it's the second highest in Victoria | + | |
- | and a beauty. Along its razorback to the summit the track sidled around | + | And with this kindly rejoinder, which gushed forth from his gob,\\ |
- | its little knolls through flowers in massed array between the groups of twisted | + | I stopped my bloody listening, and got on with my job -\\ |
- | Saturday. We had an easy day along Machinery Spur to the operating | + | Which was lookin' |
+ | 'Round boggy tarns and into scrub, where there wasn't room to crawl. | ||
+ | |||
+ | And as for me, I'd have to hope that every walker takes\\ | ||
+ | Some canvas-bloody-gaiters for these tiger-bloody-snakes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== THE ALPINE WALK JANUARY 1984. ===== | ||
+ | by Meryl Watman. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leader; Bob Younger. With Christa Younger, Shirley Dean and M. Watman. | ||
+ | |||
+ | From Valhalla to Tom Groggin, the Victorian sector of the Alpine Walk, is approx. 400 km - 160 km of foot tracks, the balance access fire trails, old logging tracks and short distances on road. The countless peaks and radiating spurs seem from the tops of Feathertop and Bogong give a bird's eye view of what must be a very challenging plod yet walkers, many alone, cover it each summer in four to six weeks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bob's plan was to recce the area, see something of the settled river valleys, and do parts of the Alpine Walk. Marj and Doug Johnston, active in S,B.W. in the 1940s, arranged combined N.P.A. and S.B.W. accommodation in a comfortable Hotham lodge for the first week. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Monday, bright and sunny, saw everyone except Doug start out on that part of the Alpine | ||
+ | |||
+ | Then followed bad weather | ||
+ | |||
+ | Below the clouds excursions were made to Omeo and district (cherry plums for the picking), and on a side trip to Victoria Falls we were all but mustered with a herd of Herefords! Also by car we visited Cope Hut, Falls Creek, Anglers Rest, Bogong High Plains, Mt Mackay, the Ruined Castle, Mt. Beauty village and Bright. | ||
+ | |||
+ | By Friday the weather was fantastic - Feathertop 1922 m at last - not part of the Alpine Walk, but a must - it's the second highest in Victoria and a beauty. Along its razorback to the summit the track sidled around | ||
+ | its little knolls through flowers in massed array between the groups of twisted | ||
+ | |||
+ | Saturday. We had an easy day along Machinery Spur to the operating | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sunday. The lodge emptied. We four then set out on a five-day pack walk starting from Langford Gap after lunch. The yellow-tagged snow poles marking the Alpine Walk follow the Mt. Nelse fire trail fairly closely. After being warned by a ranger of approaching storms we branched off at 4 pm down into the snowgums to Edmonson Hut. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Monday 30th Bright weather, on the track early. Immediately past Mt. Nelse the Alpine Walk divides into two separate routes to Mt. Bogong. One via Timm's Spur and the other via Duane Spur. We would do the round | ||
+ | trip. The narrow foot track down Duane Spur drops a vertical 700 metres below Roper' | ||
- | Red Robin Mine - again not on the Alpine Walk, but an interesting side trip. | ||
- | Sunday. The lodge emptied. We four then set out on a five-day pack. walk starting from Langford Gap after lunch. The yellow-tagged snow poles marking the Alpine Walk follow the Mt. Nelse fire trail fairly closely. After being warned by a ranger of approaching storms we branched off at 4 pm down into the snow. gums to Edmonson Hut. | ||
- | Monday 30th0 Bright weather, on the track.early. Immediately past Mt. Nelse the Alpine Walk divides into two separate routes to Mt. Bogong. One via Timm's Spur and the other via Duane Spur. We would do the round | ||
- | trip. The narrow :3foot track down Duane Spur drops a vertical 700 metres | ||
- | below Roper' | ||
- | shattered timber brought down in last year's storms. About 100 metres downstream we found the overhead support chain. When Christa launched | ||
- | Omeo and district (cherry Victoria Falls we were all by car we visited Cope Hut, | ||
- | , Mt. Mackay, The Ruined Castle, | ||
- | ar | ||
- | March, 1984 THE SYDNEY BUSHW | ||
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- | herself from the grassy bank, her shorter reach left her dangling like a string puppet with legs pedalling wildly, searching for the river bottom. Bob to the rescue. Lunched, then we faced the:long slow 700 m climb up " | ||
Tuesday 31st. Soon we left the gums behind and followed the snow poles on to the treeless bulk of Bogong to the summit cairn 1986 m. Here was a feeling of isolation and a biting breeze which hurried us to, then down, the beautiful Quartz Knob Spur. Leaving it at Bogong Saddle we took a little-used track, edged with bluebells and violets, 3 km to a protected corner at the junction of Cairn Creek and Big River. | Tuesday 31st. Soon we left the gums behind and followed the snow poles on to the treeless bulk of Bogong to the summit cairn 1986 m. Here was a feeling of isolation and a biting breeze which hurried us to, then down, the beautiful Quartz Knob Spur. Leaving it at Bogong Saddle we took a little-used track, edged with bluebells and violets, 3 km to a protected corner at the junction of Cairn Creek and Big River. | ||
+ | |||
Wednesday, 1st Feb. A steep pull back to the Alpine Walk track, crossed Big River, lunched in the warm sun, then made a leisurely stroll up a graded fire trail to Roper' | Wednesday, 1st Feb. A steep pull back to the Alpine Walk track, crossed Big River, lunched in the warm sun, then made a leisurely stroll up a graded fire trail to Roper' | ||
- | Thursday, 2nd. An easy day retracing our steps to Langford Gap/ on the way going to the top of Mt. Nelse, carpeted with white everlastings. Then drove to Mt. Buffalo camping ground for afternoon tea and biscuits shared with the rozellas | + | |
+ | Thursday, 2nd. An easy day retracing our steps to Langford Gap, on the way going to the top of Mt. Nelse, carpeted with white everlastings. Then drove to Mt. Buffalo camping ground for afternoon tea and biscuits shared with the rosellas | ||
Friday 3rd. Packed and drove to the Horn for a scramble to the lookout. Then it was home via charming old Yackandandah. | Friday 3rd. Packed and drove to the Horn for a scramble to the lookout. Then it was home via charming old Yackandandah. | ||
+ | |||
At age 62 it was quietly satisfying to have made the tops of Victoria' | At age 62 it was quietly satisfying to have made the tops of Victoria' | ||
+ | |||
400 km of Alpine Walk - well, that remains a challenge. | 400 km of Alpine Walk - well, that remains a challenge. | ||
- | XXX-XXXXXXXXXX | + | |
- | FERRY TRIP ON HAWKESBURY RIVER. | + | ===== FERRY TRIP ON HAWKESBURY RIVER. |
- | When: Sunday, 15th April. Boarding from 8.30 am and depart at 9 am (7.15 am train from Cenntal | + | |
+ | How: Comfortable modern Ferry:\\ | ||
+ | When: Sunday, 15th April. Boarding from 8.30 am and depart at 9 am (7.15 am train from Central | ||
Where: Brooklyn to Wisemans Ferry. | Where: Brooklyn to Wisemans Ferry. | ||
- | COMENTARY-an | + | |
- | Dr. Wyn Jones NP. & W.S. and | + | COMMENTARY |
- | Dr. Alan Jones Assistant Curator, Australian Natural History | + | Dr. Wyn Jones NP. & W.S. and\\ |
- | Museum. Questions to be put to these acknowledged experts of the area will be | + | Dr. Alan Jones Assistant Curator, Australian Natural History Museum. |
- | welcome (in advance if possible), | + | |
- | Light REFRESHKENTS | + | Questions to be put to these acknowledged experts of the area will be welcome (in advance if possible). |
+ | |||
+ | Light REFRESHMENTS | ||
COST is $10 per head - Any profits from the trip will be divided among the partaking groups, in proportion to their representation. | COST is $10 per head - Any profits from the trip will be divided among the partaking groups, in proportion to their representation. | ||
+ | |||
For further details contact SANDY JOHNSON - Tel. 48-3500. | For further details contact SANDY JOHNSON - Tel. 48-3500. | ||
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER.. - March,- 1984! | + | |
- | AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. | + | ===== AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. |
- | At the Annual General Meeting' | + | |
- | Clause 10(c) be amended by deleting all the existing wording and substituting - "In addition to the Annual General Meeting and Half Yearly General Meeting, General Meetings shall be held in the months of June and December each year for the transaction of General Business and the filling of vacancies." | + | At the Annual General Meeting' |
- | and also that - | + | |
+ | Clause 10 c be amended by deleting all the existing wording and substituting - "In addition to the Annual General Meeting and Half Yearly General Meeting, General Meetings shall be held in the months of June and December each year for the transaction of General Business and the filling of vacancies." | ||
+ | |||
+ | and also that -\\ | ||
Clause 9(b) be amended by deleting all words after the word " | Clause 9(b) be amended by deleting all words after the word " | ||
+ | |||
Please alter your copy of the Constitution accordingly. | Please alter your copy of the Constitution accordingly. | ||
- | The effect of the amendment to Clause 10(c) is that the Annual General Meeting will continue to be held in March; and the Half-Yearly G.M. in September. Written notice mast be given to all members of these two meetings and after due notice Constitutional Amendments may be brought | + | |
- | forward at them. Other General Meetings will be held each year in June | + | The effect of the amendment to Clause 10(c) is that the Annual General Meeting will continue to be held in March; and the Half-Yearly G.M. in September. Written notice mast be given to all members of these two meetings and after due notice Constitutional Amendments may be brought forward at them. Other General Meetings will be held each year in June and December, but notice will not be given and Constitutional Amendments will not be dealt with. In special circumstances the Constitution provides for the calling of Extraordinary General Meetings. |
- | and December, but notice will not be given and Constitutional Amendments will not be dealt with. In special circumstances the Constitution provides for the calling of Extraordinary General Meetings. | + | |
The effect of the amendment to Clause 9(b) is that vacancies amongst Club Office-bearers are filled as expeditiously as practicable having regard to the reduced number of General Meetings. | The effect of the amendment to Clause 9(b) is that vacancies amongst Club Office-bearers are filled as expeditiously as practicable having regard to the reduced number of General Meetings. | ||
- | The Constitutional Amendment to Clause 5(e) of the Constitution | + | |
- | moved by Spiro Hajinakitas and seconded by Jo VanSommers, was LOST. | + | The Constitutional Amendment to Clause 5(e) of the Constitution moved by Spiro Hajinakitas and seconded by Jo Van Sommers, was LOST. |
- | SOCTAT, | + | |
- | April 4 - Committee Meeting;-- - | + | ===== SOCIAL |
- | April 11 - Due to the passing of the amendment to Clause 10(c) of the C.# | + | |
- | April 18 - 'Vane, Cheese and Nuts Night. The Club provides cask wine, but everyone is asked to bring a small plate of cheese or nuts, labelled, and preferably of an exotic type. | + | |April 4 |Committee Meeting |
- | April 25 - Anzac Day - being a public holiday, the Club will be closed. | + | |April 11 |Due to the passing of the amendment to Clause 10 c of the Constitution |
- | XX-XXXXXX | + | |April 18 |Wine, Cheese and Nuts Night. The Club provides cask wine, but everyone is asked to bring a small plate of cheese or nuts, labelled, and preferably of an exotic type. | |
- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1984. | + | |April 25 |Anzac Day - being a public holiday, the Club will be closed. |
- | The annual subscription6 | + | |
- | on 14th March are as follows:- | + | ===== ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1984 ===== |
- | Single Member | + | |
- | 'Married Couple | + | The annual subscription6 |
- | Full-time Student 9 | + | |Single Member |
- | The subscriptions for Prospective Members, Non-active Members, and | + | |Married Couple |
- | Non-active Members with Magazine posted will be decided by the Committee and notified in April magazine. | + | |Full-time Student |
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+ | The subscriptions for Prospective Members, Non-active Members, and Non-active Members with Magazine posted will be decided by the Committee and notified in April magazine. | ||
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