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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: | + | |EDITOR: |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: | + | |BUSINESS MANAGER: |
- | PRODUCTION MANAGER: | + | |PRODUCTION MANAGER: |
- | Ainslie Morris, 45 Austin Street, Lane Cove, 2066: Telephone 428,3178. | + | |TYPIST: |
- | Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, | + | |DUPLICATOR OPERATORS: |
- | Helen Gray. | + | |
- | TYPIST: Kath Brown. | + | ==== JULY 1984. ==== |
- | DUPLICATOR OPERATORS: PHil Butt and, Barbara Evans. | + | |
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- | JULY, 1984. | + | |Just a Pleasant Sunday Stroll |
- | Just a Pleasant Sunday Stroll So, We've Made it! | + | |So, We've Made it! |Jim Brown | 5| |
- | "A Bush Walker' | + | |"A Bush Walker' |
- | The Paddy Pallin Foundation - 1984 Grants McDonnell Ranges - 1984 Advertisement - Eastwood | + | |Snapshots |
- | Page | + | |The Paddy Pallin Foundation - 1984 Grants |
- | 9 | + | |McDonnell Ranges - 1984 |
- | 5 | + | |Advertisement - Eastwood |
- | 6 | + | |The June General Meeting |
- | 7 | + | |Social Notes for August |
- | 9 | + | |Amendments to the Constitution |
- | 11 | + | |The Hume and Hovell |
- | 16 | + | |Editor' |
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- | 19. | + | ===== JUST A PLEASANT SUNDAY STROLL. |
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- | by Ronald Knightley Jim Brown John Baillie Geof Wagg | + | |
- | David Rostron | + | |
- | Barry Wallace Roger Browne Barrie Murdoch | + | |
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- | Page 2 TUE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1984. | + | |
- | JUST A PLEASANT SUNDAY STROLL. | + | |
by Ronald Knightley. | by Ronald Knightley. | ||
- | All of us thirty-six low quality, one-day walkers (we will never | + | |
- | forget you, Spiro) who followed, led or deviated from Ainslie Morris on her walk down Lawson 'S Long Alley and up Cdx'S road in May had a lesson in history without tears, as well as a most enjoyable day on these two Crown Lands Office historical nature walks. | + | All of us thirty-six low quality, one-day walkers (we will never forget you, Spiro) who followed, led or deviated from Ainslie Morris on her walk down Lawson' |
- | On the Mount York road just 1 6 beyond its turnoff from the Great Western Highway, we assembled at the "track head" of Lawson' | + | On the Mount York road just 1 km beyond its turnoff from the Great Western Highway, we assembled at the "track head" of Lawson' |
- | We commenced with an introductory lecture from Ainslie, who explained that Lawson was not Larsen. In a tent near Grenfell in 1867, Peter Larsen | + | |
- | late of Norway begat a son, Henry, who later changed his name to Lawson by | + | We commenced with an introductory lecture from Ainslie, who explained that Lawson was not Larsen. In a tent near Grenfell in 1867, Peter Larsen late of Norway begat a son, Henry, who later changed his name to Lawson by |
- | deed poll. But he was not the hero of Lawson' | + | deed poll. But he was not the hero of Lawson' |
- | even write poems about it when he and not it became famous. | + | |
- | No; weare talking.of the Lawson of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson who crossed the Blue Mountains in 18139 scrambling down Mt. York and into the Vale of Clwydd. Our Lawson was Lieut. William Lawson of the Royal Veteran | + | No; we are talking.of the Lawson of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson who crossed the Blue Mountains in 1813, scrambling down Mt. York and into the Vale of Clwydd. Our Lawson was Lieut. William Lawson of the Royal Veteran |
Company - soldier, explorer, landed gentleman and road builder. | Company - soldier, explorer, landed gentleman and road builder. | ||
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When the trio came back to Sydney town and reported on their western findings, L. Macquarie Esq., as the governor of the day, instigated swift follow-ups. Surveyor General George Evans - he of Evans' Lookout - was | When the trio came back to Sydney town and reported on their western findings, L. Macquarie Esq., as the governor of the day, instigated swift follow-ups. Surveyor General George Evans - he of Evans' Lookout - was | ||
despatched to push the exploration further westward, crossing the main divide near present-day Marangaroo and reporting that beyond lay " | despatched to push the exploration further westward, crossing the main divide near present-day Marangaroo and reporting that beyond lay " | ||
- | Based on his reports, Macquarie commissioned William Cox J.P., magistrate' | + | |
- | 30 artificers and labourers and a guard of 8 solders. Moreover, the | + | Based on his reports, Macquarie commissioned William Cox J.P., magistrate of Windsor, he of Coxs River fame, to build a road all the way "from Emu Plains across the Blue Mountains to the open plains west of them, lately discovered by Mr. Evans." |
- | governor issued a formalprociamation | + | |
- | in progress. He would have no ,weekend traffic jams developing during his | + | Cox's journal makes fascinating reading, with pithy little pars like "A clear, beautiful morning, All hands at work at 5 o' |
- | roadworks, by golly. | + | |
- | Cox's journal makes fascinating reading, with pithy little pars like "A clear, beautiful morning, All hands at work at 5 o' | + | "The mountain" |
- | jtone on the mountain is uncommon hard and flinty." | + | |
- | . "The mountain" | + | |
- | was two months of rain-filled misery to the builders, from mid-November 1814 to mid-January 1815. They were rewarded by reports that the 1-in-4 grade | + | |
was too steep; laden carts would never get back up it. | was too steep; laden carts would never get back up it. | ||
- | Indeed, one Lieut. Breton later reported that going downhill "the inclination was so rapid that the carriers were in the habit of attaching to the drags a large log or billet of wood, as for example a trunk of a | + | |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 3 | + | Indeed, one Lieut. Breton later reported that going downhill "the inclination was so rapid that the carriers were in the habit of attaching to the drags a large log or billet of wood, as for example a trunk of a tree". I had visions of Dot Butler running down Danae Brook on a Tiger walk. |
- | tree". I had visions of Dot Butler running down Dance Brook on a Tiger | + | |
- | walk. | + | Again, Macquarie wasted no time. On 25 April 1815, exactly 100 years before Gallipoli and 7 weeks before Waterloo, he was off with Mrs., numerous " |
- | Again, Macquarie wasted no time. On 25 April 1815, exactly 100 years before Gallipoli and 7 weeks before Waterloo, he was off with Mrs., numerous " | + | |
- | new road. His journal for Sunday 7 May 1815 reads, "After. breakfast, all the gentlemen and other people assembled for divine service; but previous thereto they were all mustered for the purpose of witnessing the christening of the new intended town on the beautiful spot, which I accordingly named Bathurst in honour of the noble Earl of that name, now His Majesty' | + | At the same time, Macquarie reported, "The Governor has here to lament that neither coals nor limestone have yet been discovered in the western country..... the want of them must be severely felt whenever, the |
- | At the sametime, Macquarie reported, "The Governor has here to lament that neither coals nor limestone have yet been discovered in the western country..... the want of them must be severely felt whenever, the | + | country shall be settled." |
- | country shall be settled." | + | |
- | at Portland, the coal of Lithgow nor the ubiquitous kerosene shale of the western valleys. | + | Lieut. Lawson waited not for the country to develop, for in December 1821, Deputy Surveyor General Meehan reported surveying "1000 acres for Wm. Lawson Esq. at Macquarie Plains on the south side of the Fish River" |
- | Lieut. Lawson waited not for the country to develop, for in December | + | Unhappy at the grades on Coxes road, Lawson built an alternative down the flanks of the Mt. York ridge, taking advantage of a long narrow valley, or " |
- | 1821, Deputy Surveyor General Meehan reported surveying "1000 acres for Wm. Lawson Esq. at Macquarie Plains on the south side of the Fish River" | + | |
- | Unhappy at the grades on Coxes road, Lawson built an alternative down the flanks of the Mt. York ridge, taking advantage of a long narrow valley, or | + | |
- | " | + | |
which carries the Mt. Victoria - Bell Road and the railway). | which carries the Mt. Victoria - Bell Road and the railway). | ||
- | By 1830, commuting between Sydney and the west had reached such a volume that Governor Bourke commissioned two improvements: | + | |
- | ' | + | By 1830, commuting between Sydney and the west had reached such a volume that Governor Bourke commissioned two improvements: |
- | along, called, it off and attacked Mt. Victoria instead. He achieved a | + | |
- | grade of 1-in-5. Mt. York and its roads thereupon became history, as also. | + | But alas, poor Lockyer. That great public service innovator, unhandicapped by mock modesty, Surveyor General Sir Thomas Mitchell, happened along, called, it off and attacked Mt. Victoria instead. He achieved a grade of 1-in-5. Mt. York and its roads thereupon became history, as also. did the inn established by Pierce Collitts in Hartley Vale at its foot. |
- | didthe | + | |
In May, we followed in Ainslie' | In May, we followed in Ainslie' | ||
- | , After our lunch at the picnic reserve in Hartley Vale, we were introduced to the old shale works and the shafts in the scarp above the remains | + | |
- | of the township. | + | After our lunch at the picnic reserve in Hartley Vale, we were introduced to the old shale works and the shafts in the scarp above the remains of the township. |
While Barbara Evans posed kodachromatically for me beside some earthworks of an old mine tramway, Ben Esgate charged up the hill to the crowning cliffs, returning with enthusiastic stories of mine shafts, angle wheels, and the breach in the cliffs formed by the old railway which once went right to the main line on the causeway above. | While Barbara Evans posed kodachromatically for me beside some earthworks of an old mine tramway, Ben Esgate charged up the hill to the crowning cliffs, returning with enthusiastic stories of mine shafts, angle wheels, and the breach in the cliffs formed by the old railway which once went right to the main line on the causeway above. | ||
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- | When Lawson!s men were carving his road into the valley, they discovered a seam of what they thought was coal. Samples sent toSydney | + | When Lawson!s men were carving his road into the valley, they discovered a seam of what they thought was coal. Samples sent to Sydney |
- | excitement and the seam was forgotten. However, when one Henry Buckley Esq. sent 'a sample to the Paris Exhibition in 1854, some excitement began to | + | |
- | gestate. And it gestated for eleven years before, in 1865, the " | + | |
- | Oil and Paraffine Co. Ltd." was formed. The Shale was mined, not from the | + | |
seat discovered by Lawson' | seat discovered by Lawson' | ||
- | . The construction of Mitchell' | + | |
- | haulage of raw shale and refined products to markets in Sydney, via the | + | The construction of Mitchell' |
- | railhead at Penrith. On return, the carriers backhauled materiel for the | + | |
refineries which the. Company was building in the Vale. The ore was rich, yielding 160 gallons of crude to the ton. | refineries which the. Company was building in the Vale. The ore was rich, yielding 160 gallons of crude to the ton. | ||
- | Hartley Vale, fallen into a decline since the Mt. York roads | + | |
- | departed. to Mt. Victoria, was rejuvenated under the name of Petrolea. A | + | Hartley Vale, fallen into a decline since the Mt. York roads departed. to Mt. Victoria, was rejuvenated under the name of Petrolea. A second company, " |
- | second company, " | + | |
- | By 1868 the western railway was officially opened to Mt, Victoria, while an unopened extension had already reached BOwenfels. To reduce the | + | By 1868 the western railway was officially opened to Mt, Victoria, while an unopened extension had already reached BOwenfels. To reduce the costs of haulage of its shale (its refineries were in Waterloo in distant Sydney) the Western company constructed a metre-gauge railway up the slopes and through the cliffs to the main line. Because of the richness of the various strata in the hillsides, both companies started to go broke (though their directors continued to live in mansions), so in 1371 they decided to rationalise through amalgamation. From this, the "New South Wales Shale and Oil Co, Ltd." was formed. |
- | costs of haulage of its shale (its refineries were in Waterloo in distant Sydney) the Western company constructed a metre-gauge railway up the | + | |
- | slopes and through the cliffs to the main line. Because of the richness | + | |
- | of the various strata in the hillsides, both companies started to go broke (though their directors continued to live in mansions), so in 1371 they | + | |
- | decided to rationalise through amalgamation. From this, the "New South | + | |
- | Wales Shale and Oil Co, Ltd." was formed. | + | |
Candles, naphtha, kerosene and miscellaneous lubricating oils were produced, reaching markets in Australia, San Francisco, India, China and Europe. The kerosene was marketed as "Comet Oil, the bottled sunshine of | Candles, naphtha, kerosene and miscellaneous lubricating oils were produced, reaching markets in Australia, San Francisco, India, China and Europe. The kerosene was marketed as "Comet Oil, the bottled sunshine of | ||
Australia' | Australia' | ||
- | Shale mining ceased in 1903; and Although the Commonwealth Oil | + | |
- | Corporation (of Newnes fame) moved in in 1906, they too were gone in 1909. | + | Shale mining ceased in 1903; and Although the Commonwealth Oil Corporation (of Newnes fame) moved in in 1906, they too were gone in 1909. |
A decline again set in; Petrolea reverted to Hartley Vale; and peace reigned over the glades until we arrived. | A decline again set in; Petrolea reverted to Hartley Vale; and peace reigned over the glades until we arrived. | ||
- | Thanks, Ainslie, it was a most pleasant interlude, even if we did have to walk back up that too-steep road pioneered by William Cox. It | + | |
- | was quite a pleasant grade, I thought; but then, 1 am not a horse and cart. | + | Thanks, Ainslie, it was a most pleasant interlude, even if we did have to walk back up that too-steep road pioneered by William Cox. It was quite a pleasant grade, I thought; but then, 1 am not a horse and cart. |
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- | NOTICE | + | __NOTICE |
WENTWORTH FALLS - Leader: IAN DEBERT. Changed from weekend of 10,11,12 August to 3, 4, 5 August next. | WENTWORTH FALLS - Leader: IAN DEBERT. Changed from weekend of 10,11,12 August to 3, 4, 5 August next. | ||
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- | Yes, we've made it We' | + | ===== S0, WE'VE MADE IT! ===== |
by Jim Brown. | by Jim Brown. | ||
- | At the end of a very easy,dayiyalkin,the..pale wastering 'sunlight | + | |
- | of a late April day,1 asked newprospective | + | Yes, we've made it. We're the Dictionary. |
- | little tired, but said it had. been a lovely day. | + | |
- | Putting on my elder inhabitant' | + | At the end of a very easy daywalk, in the pale westering |
- | know. That makes it a bit harder. After all, we were on tracks all | + | little tired, but said it had been a lovely day. |
- | through today" | + | |
- | Beryl said, "I wondered if the Club did trips like that?" And I | + | Putting on my elder inhabitant' |
- | answered, " | + | know. That makes it a bit harder. After all, we were on tracks all through today" |
- | always stay on formed trails" | + | |
- | that the term " | + | Beryl said, "I wondered if the Club did trips like that?" And I answered, " |
- | Before that, of course, there.had.been the Mountain Trails Club, and they certainly didn't do all their walking on trails' | + | |
- | Considering how often the Australian media now refers to " | + | Before that, of course, there had been the Mountain Trails Club, and they certainly didn't do all their walking on trails' |
- | aries I looked up my Concise Oxford, and: bearing in mind that it's a | + | |
- | Pommy production, it is really very good, It covers " | + | Considering how often the Australian media now refers to " |
- | " | + | Pommy production, it is really very good, It covers " |
- | term for being lost or baffled, But it doesn' | + | |
- | Then I wondered if the Macquarie Dictionary, published a few years ago by an Australian University team, would do ,justice to us I had a " | + | Then I wondered if the Macquarie Dictionary, published a few years ago by an Australian University team, would do justice to us. I had a " |
- | "Bush walking: The sport of making one's'way on foot through the bush, often on tracks designed for this, but sometimes for longer periods through virgin terrain" | + | "Bush walking: The sport of making one's way on foot through the bush, often on tracks designed for this, but sometimes for longer periods through virgin terrain" |
- | game. | + | |
- | Well, there we are, we'veemade | + | Well, there we are, we've made it. |
- | No, that's not quite 'rliht. tlierm *bush walking" | + | |
- | , | + | No, that's not quite right. The term "bush walking" |
- | But to my mind WE'VE HAD IT MADE foe. almost 57 years, | + | |
- | iPage 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1984. | + | But to my mind WE'VE HAD IT MADE for almost 57 years. |
- | "A BUSH WALKER' | + | |
- | (Tom Herbert, who joined S.B.W. in 1929, and was President from March | + | ===== "A BUSH WALKER' |
- | 1934 to March, 1936, was recently transferred to the list of Honorary Members. In addition to his activities with the Club, Tom was a foundation member and first President of the River Canoe Club of N.S.W. and an early President of the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs. At an early Club Reunion he discovered "THE BONE" and invested the incoming President with this Mace of Office, which has since been associated with the inauguration of S.B.W. Presidents and is on the desk at every General | + | |
- | Forbid that I should walk throughThy | + | by John Baillie. |
- | Forbid that the lure of the market-place should ever | + | |
- | entirely steal my theart | + | (Tom Herbert, who joined S.B.W. in 1929, and was President from March 1934 to March, 1936, was recently transferred to the list of Honorary Members. In addition to his activities with the Club, Tom was a foundation member and first President of the River Canoe Club of N.S.W. and an early President of the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs. At an early Club Reunion he discovered "THE BONE" and invested the incoming President with this Mace of Office, which has since been associated with the inauguration of S.B.W. Presidents and is on the desk at every General |
- | away from the love of the | + | |
- | open acres and the green trees; | + | | |Forbid that I should walk | |
- | Forbid that under the low roof of workshop or office or study I should ever forget Thy great over arching sky; | + | | |through Thy beautiful world | |
- | Forbid when all Thy creatures | + | | |with unseeing eyes; | |
- | are greeting the morning with songs and shouts of joy | + | | | | |
- | I alone should wear a dull | + | | |Forbid that the lure of the | |
- | and sullen face. | + | | |market-place should ever | |
- | Let the energy and vigour which in Thy wisdom | + | | |entirely steal my heart | |
- | Thou has infused into every living thing stir today within my being that I | + | | |away from the love of the | |
- | may not be among | + | | |open acres and the green trees; |
- | Thy creatures a sluggard and a drone; | + | | | | |
- | And above all give me grace | + | | |Forbid that under the low roof | |
- | to use these beauties of earth and this eager stirring of life within me as means whereby | + | | |of workshop or office or study | |
- | my soul may rise | + | | |I should ever forget |
- | from creature to creator | + | | |Thy great over arching sky; | |
- | and from nature to nature' | + | | | | |
- | * * * * *. * * * * * * | + | | |Forbid when all Thy creatures |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 7 | + | | |are greeting the morning |
- | . SNAPSHOTS. | + | | |with songs and shouts of joy | |
+ | | |I alone should wear a dull | | ||
+ | | |and sullen face. | | ||
+ | | | | | ||
+ | | |Let the energy and vigour | ||
+ | | |which in Thy wisdom | ||
+ | | |Thou has infused into every | | ||
+ | | |living thing stir today | | ||
+ | | |within my being that I | | ||
+ | | |may not be among | | ||
+ | | |Thy creatures a sluggard | ||
+ | | |and a drone; | ||
+ | | | | | ||
+ | | |And above all give me grace | | ||
+ | | |to use these beauties of earth | | ||
+ | | |and this eager stirring of life | | ||
+ | | |within me as means whereby | ||
+ | | |my soul may rise | | ||
+ | | |from creature to creator | ||
+ | | |and from nature to nature' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== SNAPSHOTS. ===== | ||
by Geof Wagg. | by Geof Wagg. | ||
- | (These are my snapshots of Barry Wallace '.s trip of 11/12/13 May from Kanangra, over' | + | |
- | 1. This is Wendy and Don and ae in the car on Friday night, going back | + | (These are my snapshots of Barry Wallace 's trip of 11/12/13 May from Kanangra, over Cloudmaker |
- | down Kanangra Road looking for the rest of the party. Don has got his | + | |
- | map out and put on his glasses. Wendy is trying to look interested'and | + | 1. This is Wendy and Don and me in the car on Friday night, going back down Kanangra Road looking for the rest of the party. Don has got his map out and put on his glasses. Wendy is trying to look interested and stifling a yawn. We had just decided to introduce a bit of fact into the debate. |
- | stifling a yawn. We had just decided to introduce a bit of fact into | + | |
- | the debate. | + | 2. Here we are at Budthingaroo on Saturday morning and you can see it's a bit nippy. Barry is bustling around in shorts and goose pimples setting a good example. That's David (a visitor) packing |
- | 2. Here we are at Budthingaroo on Saturday morning and you can see it's | + | |
- | a bit nippy. Barry is bustling around in shorts and goose pimples | + | 3. This is our whole party together at last and out on Kanangra Plateau. John Newman and his nephew Ron, whose pack is even taller than he is, whom we met at the Kanangra car park. Then there' |
- | setting a good example. That's David (a isitor) packing | + | |
- | marvellous, but heavy., tent which Barry persuaded him to leave behind. Morag and I are balancing billies on the fire while Don ponders the eternal problem of whether to make tea in his egg water and While Wendy ponders the eternal problem of getting the loose feathers back into her, sleeping bag. ' | + | 4. And here looking the other way you see out rbute set but, each stage defined by distance but crystal clear. Beyond Kanangra Plateau, Crafts Walls dipping to Gabes Gap, then up the High and Mighty to Cloudmaker with |
- | friends!?! Above all you can ote the sky is miraculously clear. | + | the cliffs of Tiwilla Plateau crowding. in on the right hand. Beyond again lies the sea of mist rising out of the Kowmung and Cox river valleys. Nearer to us on the Kanangra |
- | 3. This is our whole party together at last and out on Kanangra Plateau. John Newman and his nephew Ron, whose pack is even taller than he is, whom we met at the Kanangra car, park. Then there' | + | |
- | 4. And here looking the other way you see out rbute set but, each stage | + | 5. Here we are sitting in Gabes Gap by that old fireplace and the yellow everlasting daisies, doing a patch up job on Davd's first blister. Ron is doing the work, Morag is advising and Barry is supervising. The rest of us are just soaking up sunshine. |
- | defined by distance but crystal clear. Beyond Kanangra Plateau, | + | |
- | Walls dipping to Gabes Gap, then up the High and Mighty to Cloudmaker with | + | |
- | the cliffs of Tiwilla Plateau crowding. in on the right hand. Beyond | + | |
- | again lies the sea of mist rising out of the Kowmung and Cox river valleys. Nearer to us on the Kanagra | + | |
- | 5. Here we are sitting in Gabes Gap by that old fireplace and the yellow | + | |
- | everlasting daisies, doing a patch up job on Davd's first blister. Ron | + | |
- | is doing the work, Morag is advising and Barry is supervising. The rest | + | |
- | of us are just soaking up sunshine. | + | |
6. | 6. | ||
- | This was a coincidence. We arrived at Cloudmaker trig just'as the | + | This was a coincidence. We arrived at Cloudmaker trig just as the Three Peaks party was moving off. Jim Percy, Tom Wenman, Jim Laing and Ian Rannard look fit and rearing to go as you can see but were missing David Rostron and Spiro who had returned with a companion |
- | Three Peaks party was moving off. Jim Percy, Tom Wenman, Jim Laing and | + | |
- | Ian RannardJook | + | 7. Here we are on Tiwilla immersed in scratchiness from the waist down as we skirt the northern edge of the plateau. Wendy, whose shin is still tender from her Easter ' |
- | David Rostron and Spiro who had returned with a companibn | + | |
- | , | + | 8. Now here we are grappling with the climbing aids in Compagnoni' |
- | Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1984. | + | |
- | 7. Here we are on Tiwilla immersed in scratchiness from the waist down | + | 9. Here you see us in the scrub at the foot of the pass. It is clear that our beautiful and gentle day is fading fast and there' |
- | as we skirt the northern edge of the plateau. Wendy, whose shin is still | + | |
- | tender from her Easter ' | + | 10. This is our camp on Gingra Creek, with magical moonbeams radiating down from a mystical moon; mingling in the tops of the silhouetted river oaks with the quantities of steam and smoke given off by the rather damp wood on our fire. It makes the trees seem even more gigantic than they are and certainly gives the place a lot of atmosphere. Barry has reached the port stage, Wendy is into the Baileys and has just made Don's evening |
- | u. Now heee we are grappling with the climbing aids in Compagnoni' | + | by sharing some with him. David has astonished us by producing an enormous pair of Ugh boots from his pack and is now lounging in them by the fire. Morag is sitting with her feet tucked up looking as neat and contented as a cat. John and Ron, however, are still labouring with their cuisine. It must be the 24 herbs and spices. |
- | 9. Here you see us in the scrub at the foot of the pass. It.is-clear. that our beautiful and gentle day is fading fast and there' | + | |
- | 10. This is our camp on GingratCreek, with magical moonbeams radiating down from a mystical moon; mingling in the tops of the silhouetted river oaks with the quantities of steam and smoke given off by the ratherdamp | + | 11. This was next morning at the foot of the Gingra Ridge. You can see it's another perfect morning, clear and bright. That long pool on the upstream side of the ridge is returning immaculate image reflections |
- | are and certainly gives the place a lot of atmosphere. Barry has reached | + | |
- | the port stage, Wendy is into the Baileys and has just made Don's evening | + | 12. This is us climbing Gingra Ridge. It's hot and still and sweat is running off the end of my nose like water over Kanangra Falls. Barry is out of sight in front with David (whose blisters don't seem to slow him down) glued to his heels. You can just glimpse the two girls between the trees, going like rockets with Morag religiously counting the bumps on the ridge and ticking them off on her map. Just a little further back comes the Don, john, Ron Show. |
- | by sharing some with him. David has astonished us by producing an enormous pair of Ugh boots from his pack and is now lounging in them by | + | |
- | the fire Morag is sitting with her feet tucked up looking as neat | + | 13. Here we are at our Well earned ' |
- | and contented as a cat. John and Ron, however, are still labouring | + | |
- | with their cuisine. It must be the 24 herbs and spices. | + | 14. This is us sitting in Rene's Pizza Palace in Katoomba Street, all crammed round one table and half filling the dining area. We're eating communal pizzas with utmost relish. The reason Don has that strange look on his face is that he thinks he's just lost the cap off his tooth and he is trying to find out if he's swallowed it. We gave him a reduction on account of the handicap. |
- | 11. This was next morning at the foot of the Gingra Ridge. You can | + | |
- | see it's another perfect morning, clear and bright. That long pool on | + | Oh well, that's all perhaps next walk I'll remember to take my camera. |
- | the upstream side of the ridge is returning immaculate image reflections | + | |
- | pair of ducks. Over there the photographers are jostling each other | + | ===== THE PADDY PALLIN FOUNDATION. 1984 GRANTS |
- | for the best positions but it's hard for yours truly being the photogenic foreground. "Stand up!" "Sit down!" "Lie down!" "No, go forward' | + | |
- | six feet!" That would put me waist deep in the Kdwmung, | + | |
- | 12. This is us climbing Gingra Ridge. It's hot and still and sweat | + | |
- | is running off the end of my nose like water over Kanangra Falls. Barry | + | |
- | is out of sight in front with David (whose blisters don't seem to slow him down) glued to his heels. You can just glimpse the two girls between the trees, going like rockets with Morag religiously counting the | + | |
- | bumps on the ridge and ticking them off on her map. Just a little further back comes the Don, john, Ron Show. | + | |
- | 13. Here we are at our Well earned ' | + | |
- | the cliffs above the CoalSeam | + | |
- | the most languo-rous | + | |
- | the world seems so far away it's hard to believe it exists. Just this | + | |
- | group of friends, this rock, this sunshine, these ridges going on | + | |
- | forever into the sky Then the billy boiled and brought us back | + | |
- | to earth. | + | |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | . , | + | |
- | 14. This is us sitting in Rene's Pizza Palace in Katoomba Street, all crammed round one table and half filling the dining area. We're eating | + | |
- | communal pizzas with utmost relish. The reason Don has that strange look on his face is that he thinks he's just lost the cap off his tooth | + | |
- | and he is trying to find out if he's swallowed it. We gave him a reduction on account of the handicap. | + | |
- | Oh well, that's all perhaps next walk I'll remember to take' | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | THE PADDY PALLIN FOUNDATION. | + | |
- | 1984 GRANTS | + | |
Robert Pallin, Trustee. | Robert Pallin, Trustee. | ||
- | This year a large number of applications were received, most for worthwhile causes. The committee considered two points should be made in | + | |
- | reference to applications. | + | This year a large number of applications were received, most for worthwhile causes. The committee considered two points should be made in reference to applications.\\ |
- | 1. The'Foundation is not a welfare organisation. | + | |1. |The Foundation is not a welfare organisation. |
- | 2. The Foundation' | + | |2. |The Foundation' |
- | This year the committee allocated funds to the following organisations. Funds are made available, as either grants or loans. 7 Loans are considered to be unsecured and interest free. The committee considers loans to be a | + | |
- | better use of funds and therefore gives preference to application' | + | This year the committee allocated funds to the following organisations. Funds are made available, as either grants or loans. 7 Loans are considered to be unsecured and interest free. The committee considers loans to be a better use of funds and therefore gives preference to application' |
- | loans. Some projects will not generate funds to repay a loan and this | + | |
- | is taken into account. | + | AUSTRALIAN TRUST FOR CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS |
- | AUSTRALIAN TRUST FOR CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS Grant $1000 | + | |
+ | Grant $1000 | ||
This organisation supplies teams of volunteers to landholders for conservation work that is not economically viable. This money will purchase most of the supplies needed for one team. | This organisation supplies teams of volunteers to landholders for conservation work that is not economically viable. This money will purchase most of the supplies needed for one team. | ||
- | THE COLONG COMMITTEE Loan 12000 | + | |
- | Publication of a book "How the Rauiforest | + | THE COLONG COMMITTEE |
- | this publication will help other conservationists in planning campaigns. | + | |
- | THE TASMANIAN CANOEISTS ASSN. & PEDAL POWER Loan $2000 | + | Loan $2000 |
- | A loan was approved to help publish " | + | |
- | in June and the other in September. | + | Publication of a book "How the Rainforest |
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+ | THE TASMANIAN CANOEISTS ASSN. & PEDAL POWER | ||
+ | |||
+ | Loan $2000 | ||
+ | A loan was approved to help publish " | ||
FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS (N.S.W.) | FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS (N.S.W.) | ||
+ | |||
Grant $ 500 | Grant $ 500 | ||
+ | |||
To print a leaflet " | To print a leaflet " | ||
+ | |||
NATIONAL PARKS ASSN. (N.S.W.) | NATIONAL PARKS ASSN. (N.S.W.) | ||
+ | |||
Grant $1000 | Grant $1000 | ||
+ | |||
To publish a leaflet on proposed extensions to Barrington National Park. | To publish a leaflet on proposed extensions to Barrington National Park. | ||
- | TASMANIAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY (ALBURY-WODONGA) Grant $ 500 | + | |
+ | TASMANIAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY (ALBURY-WODONGA) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Grant $ 500 | ||
Portable display equipment for a campaign for a Victorian Alpine National Park. | Portable display equipment for a campaign for a Victorian Alpine National Park. | ||
- | TASMANIAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY (TAS.) Grant $1000 | + | |
+ | TASMANIAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY (TAS.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Grant $1000 | ||
Production of a professional quality audio-visual presentation for the Daintree area. | Production of a professional quality audio-visual presentation for the Daintree area. | ||
- | FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS (N.S.W.) S. & R. SECTION Grant $1500 | + | |
- | To enable- S. & R, to print: | + | FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS (N.S.W.) S. & R. SECTION |
+ | |||
+ | Grant $1500 | ||
+ | To enable S. & R, to print:\\ | ||
1. A calendar and safety pamphlet. | 1. A calendar and safety pamphlet. | ||
2. A call-out manual. | 2. A call-out manual. | ||
3. A trip preparation safety leaflet. | 3. A trip preparation safety leaflet. | ||
- | THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (N.S.W.) Loan $5000 | + | |
- | National Campaign for Wilderness. | + | THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (N.S.W.) |
+ | |||
+ | Loan $5000 | ||
+ | |||
+ | National Campaign for Wilderness.\\ | ||
To help cover pre-production costs of a T.V. series " | To help cover pre-production costs of a T.V. series " | ||
+ | |||
Grant $1000 | Grant $1000 | ||
+ | |||
Audio-Visual production for the campaign to save the Daintree rainforest area. | Audio-Visual production for the campaign to save the Daintree rainforest area. | ||
+ | |||
The committee would like to thank all applicants and wish all well in their projects whether we were able to supply funds or not. | The committee would like to thank all applicants and wish all well in their projects whether we were able to supply funds or not. | ||
- | ************** | + | |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ===== MACDONNELL |
- | - MCDONNELL | + | |
by David Rostron. | by David Rostron. | ||
- | ' | ||
- | One of my 1984 resolutions was to cease procrastination. As a result 1/6184 found 10 of us at Mascot Airport, bound for Alice Springs. The party was as follows: | ||
- | Heather Finc4, | ||
- | We had previously decided to have an exploratory type trip in the | ||
- | area between Standley Chasm and Hugh Gorge, to the west. This is the area favoured by previous parties9 as opposed to the west end of the range around Mts. Giles and Sonder. Another. trek considered was from Ormiston Gorge, | ||
- | to Mt. Giles and then east along. the Chewings Range to Hugh Gorge, finishing at Standley Chasm. .However, in the mid section, over about 30 km, there is some doubt about water and the terrain is less interesting. | ||
- | We arrived at Alice Springs on schedule at 12.25 pm - a pleasant, | ||
- | windy day with a temperature of 25C. We dropped off our minor luggage at the Telford Motel in the centre of Alice Springs and then proceeded by mini-bus (Arura Safaris) to the drop off point on Namitjira Drive, about | ||
- | 40 mihutes travelling. time from Alice Springs. We had a charming bus driver, | ||
- | Del, who was sorely tempted to abandon the vehicle and join us. | ||
- | We headed- Up a dry creek bed, through a gap in the Heavitree Range. and then actossd | + | Following publication of Frank Rigby' |
- | between Mt. Conway and a small 'pinnacle to the west. There were three pools | + | |
- | of water in the creek bed at the gap, although we had carried water for a possible dry camp,. As it was then 4.$0 pm, and we were suffering from first day heavy packs, it was an appropriate time to stop. | + | One of my 1984 resolutions was to cease procrastination. As a result 1/6184 found 10 of us at Mascot Airport, bound for Alice Springs. The party was as follows:\\ |
- | The campsite turned out to be typical of those we had for the trip - | + | Heather Finch, Wendy Lippiat, Fusae Dargan, Ray Dargan, Bob Duncan, Tom Wenman, Spiro Hajinakitas, |
- | on the sand of the creek/river beds with the party members selecting a. | + | |
- | variety of scattered locations. One of the delights of the McDonnell.. | + | We had previously decided to have an exploratory type trip in the area between Standley Chasm and Hugh Gorge, to the west. This is the area favoured by previous parties as opposed to the west end of the range around Mts. Giles and Sonder. Another trek considered was from Ormiston Gorge to Mt. Giles and then east along the Chewings Range to Hugh Gorge, finishing at Standley Chasm. However, in the mid section, over about 30 km, there is some doubt about water and the terrain is less interesting. |
- | never any likelihood of rain. As a result, the flies we took were never | + | |
- | put up. In any event, erection would have required many rocks to secure | + | We arrived at Alice Springs on schedule at 12.25 pm - a pleasant, windy day with a temperature of 25 degrees C. We dropped off our minor luggage at the Telford Motel in the centre of Alice Springs and then proceeded by mini-bus (Arura Safaris) to the drop off point on Namitjira Drive, about 40 mihutes travelling time from Alice Springs. We had a charming bus driver, Del, who was sorely tempted to abandon the vehicle and join us. |
- | the guys. | + | |
- | For the first night we had.the dinner delight'of.chicken a la Hajinakitas and boiled new potatoes. Heather insisted on climbing the pinnacle (about 100 M'in height) for a sunset dinner and she was joined by most of the party. | + | We headed |
- | I had expected scenes similar to those in Frank and Henry' | + | between Mt. Conway and a small pinnacle to the west. There were three pools of water in the creek bed at the gap, although we had carried water for a possible dry camp. As it was then 4.50 pm, and we were suffering from first day heavy packs, it was an appropriate time to stop. |
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- | with reds, golds and browns dominating. However, in the last year, the | + | The campsite turned out to be typical of those we had for the trip - on the sand of the creek/river beds with the party members selecting a variety of scattered locations. One of the delights of the MacDonnell |
- | area; had' | + | |
- | locals now call it the Green (instead of Red) Centre. It had last rained | + | For the first night we had the dinner delight of chicken a la Hajinakitas and boiled new potatoes. Heather insisted on climbing the pinnacle (about 100 m in height) for a sunset dinner and she was joined by most of the party. |
- | in about. February and although the red rock is adominent | + | |
- | The next. morning set the pattern for the trip. Spiro was first up at first light (6.30 am) and had a fire going in a minute. | + | I had expected scenes similar to those in Frank and Henry' |
+ | locals now call it the Green (instead of Red) Centre. It had last rained in about February and although the red rock is a dominant | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next morning set the pattern for the trip. Spiro was first up at first light (6.30 am) and had a fire going in a minute. A leisurely breakfast of porridge and sultanas followed and then we were usually away | ||
by about 9.00 am. (As this was a holiday for all, we set no definite starting-finishing times, except on the 9th day.) | by about 9.00 am. (As this was a holiday for all, we set no definite starting-finishing times, except on the 9th day.) | ||
- | We headed north through the gap into the east-west valley beyond and then east for 2 km to a canyon we had sighted from the pinnacle on the previous evening. | ||
- | The gorges and small canyons are the jewels of this area. The | ||
- | spinifex tends to discourage one from climbing the ridges, summits and faces, | ||
- | and the easiest travelling is usually in the creek and river beds. As a | ||
- | result, most canyons we sighted were explored. Invariably the waterfalls | ||
- | were dry and the mainly rough quartzite provided excellent foot and hand | ||
- | holds for scrambling. There is a great variety of vegetation in these | ||
- | canyons and mnay of the small bedrock pools contained water. | ||
- | .Our first canyon was quite steep, with only two dry falls and two | ||
- | small pools. This took us out onto the tops with views of Mt. Conway and | ||
- | the Hogs Back. Then it was over two low saddles to the base of Jerry' | ||
- | Canyon (named after a Club member, Jerry Zinzig). Two waterfalls in the lower section cannot be negotiated with packs and a high sidle on the northern ridge took us back into the canyon. Shortly afterwards we encountered another dry waterfall with an overhanging chockstone. We managed to shoulder Spiro up and after he determined there were no more camp site in the next 500 m, we called it a day, at 3.15 pm. | ||
- | Sleeping spots were scratched out in, the sand and gravel of the canyon. The more enthusiastic filled their bed S with leaves and grass. | ||
- | We then enjoyed a leisurely " | ||
- | singing followed. We were fortunate to have, | ||
- | Tom,with us | ||
- | The next day we negotiated thet,nost interesting part of Jerry' | ||
- | face of this fall was straighforward. The north east branch of the canyon led us onto the South ridge of the Hogs Back. Views from the summit to the east and north were expansive, with the peaksiear Alice Springs (50 km) | ||
- | being visible. A steep descent to the north took us into a western valley, which we followed for about 2 km to the foot of a canyon we had sighted. There was a spring at valley level. We hoped the canyon would provide | ||
- | acceSs to the hanging valley which appeared to run along the southern side of Brinkley Bluff (39932 feet and the high peak of the area). | ||
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | ||
- | The canyon was an absolute delight - about.nine dry waterfalls, quite enclosed and narrow - a cross between Galong Creek and Claustral Canyon. It was negotiated without too much difficulty and we headed west again; | ||
- | | ||
- | the canyon and hanging valley drained the entire south side of Brinkle | ||
- | Bluff. We had h.Ted to cross the west saddle and descend to the river at | ||
- | Stuarts Pass. However, we then found there are three hanging valleys and | ||
- | of course, three saddles to cross. The canyon draining the second valley | ||
- | was another gem. Some of us descended four falls to the top of a 50' fall - slippery slide. | ||
- | With heavy packs, we began to tire in the third hanging valley but | ||
- | there was no suitable camp site so we pressed on to Stuarts Pass - a further 2 km and a drop of about 1,000 feet. There were large pools of water in | ||
- | the sandy river bed and as it had been a warm afternoon, no one could resist | ||
- | plunging in. The river was not flowing but the water quality was good. | ||
- | The next morning we saw our first dingoes -' | ||
- | headed west along the river fiats, passing many corkwood trees (lakea) in | ||
- | bloom and one received full photographic attention. A Major Mitchell parrot objected to our presence at the morning tea stop below a large river | ||
- | gum. The bird life on the plains, adjacent to the range,. was generally prolific, with a great variety of finches and parrots, | ||
- | Further west we entered an unnamed north-south gorge which cuts almost through the range. Here the vegetation was similar to N.S.W. with melaltca, | ||
- | cyprus, gums, etc in the river bed. From the northern end, we took a west valley to a saddle and then descended a very scrubby gully over about,2 km | ||
- | to Spencer' | ||
- | The next. morning, Tom was the only one brave enough to swim thelaSt twopools in. the gorge to gain access tothe southern plains: He claimed the water was " | ||
- | We headed north in Spencer' | ||
- | Heather and I managed to sidle. along these walls for a fUrther | + | We headed north through the gap into the east-west valley beyond and then east for 2 km to a canyon we had sighted from the pinnacle on the previous evening. |
- | That night-, at about midnight, we were treated to our first dingo | + | |
- | howls. To be woken to.a high pitched, piercing wail almost human) which | + | The gorges and small canyons are the jewels of this area. The spinifex tends to discourage one from climbing the ridges, summits and faces, and the easiest travelling is usually in the creek and river beds. As a result, most canyons we sighted were explored. Invariably the waterfalls were dry and the mainly rough quartzite provided excellent foot and hand holds for scrambling. There is a great variety of vegetation in these canyons and many of the small bedrock pools contained water. |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER JUly, 1984. | + | |
- | continued for 1-2 minutes, was one of the most eerie experiences of my life. Heather was heard to say, "Oh, my God". Ray Hookway responded, "I feel sick. Will we light the fire?" However, they remained in their sleeping bags. The howling and some grunting continued on and off during the night, | + | Our first canyon was quite steep, with only two dry falls and two small pools. This took us out onto the tops with views of Mt. Conway and the Hogs Back. Then it was over two low saddles to the base of Jerry' |
- | with some dingoes coming within about 30 metres. Understandably, | + | |
- | the party didn't sleep too well that night. | + | Sleeping spots were scratched out in, the sand and gravel of the canyon. The more enthusiastic filled their beds with leaves and grass. We then enjoyed a leisurely " |
- | Ray, in fact, did have a stomach wog the next morning and we did not - move off until about 11.00 am, heading south. The gorge was a series of | + | |
- | pools and dry river bed sections | + | The next day we negotiated the most interesting part of Jerry' |
- | and then 5 minutes later, we came upon a superb campsite, near the southern | + | |
- | exit. A sandy flat, river gums, pool and red rock wall on the other side: | + | The canyon was an absolute delight - about nine dry waterfalls, quite enclosed and narrow - a cross between Galong Creek and Claustral Canyon. It was negotiated without too much difficulty and we headed west again; carrying water. From the top of the Hogs Back it had appeared as though the canyon and hanging valley drained the entire south side of Brinkley Bluff. We had hoped to cross the west saddle and descend to the river at |
- | created one of nature' | + | Stuarts Pass. However, we then found there are three hanging valleys and of course, three saddles to cross. The canyon draining the second valley was another gem. Some of us descended four falls to the top of a 50' fall - slippery slide. |
+ | |||
+ | With heavy packs, we began to tire in the third hanging valley but there was no suitable camp site so we pressed on to Stuarts Pass - a further 2 km and a drop of about 1,000 feet. There were large pools of water in | ||
+ | the sandy river bed and as it had been a warm afternoon, no one could resist plunging in. The river was not flowing but the water quality was good. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next morning we saw our first dingoes -three came within about 80 metres, scrutinised us carefully and then retreated with dignity. We headed west along the river fiats, passing many corkwood trees (lakea) in | ||
+ | bloom and one received full photographic attention. A Major Mitchell parrot objected to our presence at the morning tea stop below a large river gum. The bird life on the plains, adjacent to the range, was generally prolific, with a great variety of finches and parrots. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Further west we entered an unnamed north-south gorge which cuts almost through the range. Here the vegetation was similar to N.S.W. with melaleuca, cyprus, gums, etc in the river bed. From the northern end, we took a west valley to a saddle and then descended a very scrubby gully over about 2 km to Spencer' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next morning, Tom was the only one brave enough to swim the last two pools in the gorge to gain access to the southern plains. He claimed the water was " | ||
+ | |||
+ | We headed north in Spencer' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Heather and I managed to sidle. along these walls for a further | ||
+ | |||
+ | That night-, at about midnight, we were treated to our first dingo howls. To be woken to a high pitched, piercing wail (almost human) which continued for 1-2 minutes, was one of the most eerie experiences of my life. Heather was heard to say, "Oh, my God". Ray Hookway responded, "I feel sick. Will we light the fire?" However, they remained in their sleeping bags. The howling and some grunting continued on and off during the night, with some dingoes coming within about 30 metres. Understandably, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ray, in fact, did have a stomach wog the next morning and we did not move off until about 11.00 am, heading south. The gorge was a series of pools and dry river bed sections | ||
+ | and then 5 minutes later, we came upon a superb campsite, near the southern exit. A sandy flat, river gums, pool and red rock wall on the other side created one of nature' | ||
To make amends for the 5 minute walk after lunch, most of the party ascended 1,000 feet to a ridge and pinnacle, which provided extensive view south, over the Alice Valley, to the Heavitree Range. Four of us, at Heather' | To make amends for the 5 minute walk after lunch, most of the party ascended 1,000 feet to a ridge and pinnacle, which provided extensive view south, over the Alice Valley, to the Heavitree Range. Four of us, at Heather' | ||
- | That evening, a number of dingoes came to within about 30 metres of the camp fire and we were again treated to a night of howling, although they were not as vocal as on the previous night. | + | |
- | The next morning we were off onto the southern plain. This was the only location where a fireplace or some evidence of a previous camp was sighted. We now headed east, back towards Standley Chasm. After about 11 km we stopped to explore another canyon. This also contained running waterfalls and we went into it for about 500 m to a hanging valley. | + | That evening, a number of dingoes came to within about 30 metres of the camp fire and we were again treated to a night of howling, although they were not as vocal as on the previous night. |
- | it was east again for lunch at the south end of Spencer' | + | |
- | and Bob were the only ones with the necessary fortitude to swim the pools.' | + | The next morning we were off onto the southern plain. This was the only location where a fireplace or some evidence of a previous camp was sighted. We now headed east, back towards Standley Chasm. After about 11 km we stopped to explore another canyon. This also contained running waterfalls and we went into it for about 500 m to a hanging valley. |
- | at the southern end, whilst the weak spirited (or old or sensible or something) struggled over the first ridge and dropped into the gorge upstream of the pools. | + | |
- | This was the only section of the trip where we retraced our steps - we headed north in Spencer' | + | This was the only section of the trip where we retraced our steps - we headed north in Spencer' |
- | awoke early in the morning to see our. first clouds for the trip (eighth day). We headed out to the. southern plain and from a saddle had great views of Brinkley Bluff and the range to the east. Ih the morning light, all the purple shades so evident in Namitjira' | + | |
- | The cloud cleared but it remained cool and windy - a maximum temperature of about 17 C that day. We made good time along numerous horse trails, (brumbies are in abundance on the plains and open valleys). We reached Stuarts Pass for lunch and then returned to our campsite of a few days beforehand. There was no swimming that day as strong winds gusted through the pass. | + | The cloud cleared but it remained cool and windy - a maximum temperature of about 17 degrees |
- | The next morning- saw our earliest start 8.00 am - for the climb | + | |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 15 | + | The next morning- saw our earliest start 8.00 am - for the climb of Brinkley Bluff. On this morning we found a spring with a considerable flow of water near the base of the north-west ridge. Six of the party climbed this ridge (about 2,000' vertical) whilst four of us climbed the adjacent canyon/ |
- | of Brinkley Bluff. On this morning we found a spring with a considerable | + | |
- | flow of water near the base of the north-west ridge. Six: of the party climbed this ridge (about 2,000' vertical) whilst four of us climbed the | + | It had been 2 - 3 degrees |
- | adjacent canyon/ | + | |
- | It had been 2 C 3 C that morning and a cool south-west wind | + | |
- | confronted us on the summit. This discouraged a lengthy stop and then we | + | |
- | began the traverse of the summit ridge to the east. This was about 4 km | + | |
in length. Views in all directions were fantastic. Lunch was enjoyed just below the ridge top, out of the wind, and after almost reaching the saddle below the Hogs Back we dropped down a steep northern ridge to a gully and began searching for campsites. The only suitable one was below Surprise Waterfall (dry) where Frank Rigby has camped before. | in length. Views in all directions were fantastic. Lunch was enjoyed just below the ridge top, out of the wind, and after almost reaching the saddle below the Hogs Back we dropped down a steep northern ridge to a gully and began searching for campsites. The only suitable one was below Surprise Waterfall (dry) where Frank Rigby has camped before. | ||
- | The cool south-west wind with some high cirrus cloud continued for the next, two days. Overnight temperatures were 2 C - 3 C, and maximums about 17 - delightful walking weather. We were within 5 km of our finishing point and spent the next day exploring the complex system of ridges and valley' | + | |
- | the girls. We never did learn of his reward. | + | The cool south-west wind with some high cirrus cloud continued for the next, two days. Overnight temperatures were 2 - 3 degrees |
- | On our last day, eight of the party ascended to a ridge we had not | + | |
- | traversed before and followed this for 5 - 6 km to finish on the road south | + | On our last day, eight of the party ascended to a ridge we had not traversed before and followed this for 5 - 6 km to finish on the road south of Standley Chasm. Bill and Ray took the valley route to finish with wades |
- | of Standley Chasm. Bill and.Ray 'took the valley route to finish with wades | + | through the pools. Civilisation was a rude shock after eleven days of a wilderness experience. However, in the motel that night, the mood mellowed, with some great wining and dining, which for some seemed to turn into an |
- | through the pools. Civilisation was a rude shock after eleven days of a | + | |
- | wilderness experience. However, in the motel that night, the mood mellowed, with some great wining and dining, which for some seemed to turn into an | + | |
eating competition. The most ardent Pritikin fan, Ray Dargan, ate the most rubbish. | eating competition. The most ardent Pritikin fan, Ray Dargan, ate the most rubbish. | ||
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It was a sad group which parted company at Mascot the next night. | It was a sad group which parted company at Mascot the next night. | ||
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- | ADVERTISEMENT | + | ===== ADVERTISEMENT |
Low Cost Blue Mountains Holiday. | Low Cost Blue Mountains Holiday. | ||
CARAVANS are being offered for holiday hire in the upper Blue Mountains, by two bushwalkers. The vans are located on a secluded bushland site, - very close to ' | CARAVANS are being offered for holiday hire in the upper Blue Mountains, by two bushwalkers. The vans are located on a secluded bushland site, - very close to ' | ||
Line 398: | Line 364: | ||
Per weekend | Per weekend | ||
ENQUIRIES | ENQUIRIES | ||
- | eastwood | + | |
- | cam:Ding | + | |
- | centre | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | 1 Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | + | |
- | Large Tents Stoves | + | |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | |
- | Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Trelawney St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | + | |
- | Rutledge Street | + | |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | July, 1984 THE ,SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
THE JUNE..LENERAL MEETING. by Barry Wallace. | THE JUNE..LENERAL MEETING. by Barry Wallace. | ||
(These meeting notes were posted in Perisher Valley and came with a covering letter saying " | (These meeting notes were posted in Perisher Valley and came with a covering letter saying " |
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