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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 |Ainslie Morris, 45 Austin Street, Lane Cove, 2066: Telephone 428, |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: | + | |Business Manager |Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, |
- | 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: | + | ==== 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 | + | 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' |
- | 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. | + | On the Mount York road just 1 km beyond its turnoff from the Great Western Highway, we assembled at the "track head" of 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' | + | |
- | We commenced with an introductory lecture from Ainslie, who explained that Lawson was not Larsen. In a tent near Grenfell in 1867, Peter Larsen | + | 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 |
- | 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; 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 |
- | 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 | + | |
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 | + | |
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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. | ||
- | Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1984. | + | |
- | 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 "Kerosene | + | The construction of Mitchell' |
- | Oil and Paraffine Co. Ltd." | + | |
- | seat discovered by Lawson' | + | 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, |
- | . The construction of Mitchell' | + | |
- | haulage of raw shale and refined products to markets in Sydney, via the | + | By 1868 the western railway was officially opened to Mt, Victoria, while an unopened extension had already reached |
- | 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. | + | 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' |
- | Hartley Vale, fallen into a decline since the Mt. York roads | + | |
- | departed. to Mt. Victoria, was rejuvenated under the name of Petrolea. A | + | Shale mining ceased in 1903; and although |
- | second company, | + | |
- | By 1868 the western railway was officially opened to Mt, Victoria, while an unopened extension had already reached | + | |
- | 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." | + | |
- | 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' | + | |
- | Shale mining ceased in 1903; and Although | + | |
- | 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. | ||
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- | NOTICE OF CHANGE OF WALK. DATES. | ||
- | WENTWORTH FALLS - Leader: IAN DEBERT. Changed from weekend of 10,11,12 August to 3, 4, 5 August next. | ||
- | JTy' i984 - ----THE-SYDNEY..-BUSHWALKER - - Page 5 | ||
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- | Yes, we've made it We're' | + | 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, I am not a horse and cart. |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | At the end of a very easy,dayiyalkin,the..pale wastering 'sunlight | + | **Notice of Change of Walk Dates** |
- | of a late April day,1 asked newprospective | + | |
- | little tired, but said it had. been a lovely day. | + | Wentworth Falls - Leader: Ian Debert. |
- | Putting on my elder inhabitant' | + | |
- | know. That makes it a bit harder. After all, we were on tracks all | + | =====S0, WE'VE MADE IT!===== |
- | through today". | + | |
- | Beryl said, "I wondered if the Club did trips like that?" | + | by Jim Brown |
- | answered, | + | |
- | always stay on formed trails". This led, quite,natutaily, to the comment | + | Yes, we've made it. We're the Dictionary. |
- | that the term "bushwalking" | + | |
- | Before that, of course, there.had.been the Mountain Trails Club, and they certainly didn't do all their walking on trails' | + | At the end of a very easy daywalk, in the pale westering |
- | Considering how often the Australian media now refers to "bushwalkers" | + | |
- | aries I looked up my Concise Oxford, and: bearing in mind that it's a | + | Putting on my elder inhabitant' |
- | Pommy production, it is really very good, It covers | + | |
- | "bushwhacker" | + | Beryl said, “I wondered if the Club did trips like that?” And I answered, |
- | 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 "Scotchman' | + | Before that, of course, there had been the Mountain Trails Club, and they certainly didn't do all their walking on trails' |
- | "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. | + | Considering how often the Australian media now refers to “bushwalkers” and “bushwalking”, I began to wonder if we had yet broken into the dictionaries |
- | Well, there we are, we'veemade | + | |
- | No, that's not quite 'rliht. tlierm *bush walking" | + | 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 “Scotchman' |
- | , | + | “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” .... not a bad definition of our game. |
- | But to my mind WE'VE HAD IT MADE foe. almost 57 years, | + | |
- | iPage 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1984. | + | Well, there we are, we've made it. |
- | "A BUSH WALKER' | + | |
- | (Tom Herbert, who joined S.B.W. in 1929, and was President from March | + | No, that's not quite right. The term “bush walking” has made it |
- | 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 | + | |
- | Forbid that I should walk throughThy | + | But to my mind **we've had it made** for almost 57 years. |
- | Forbid that the lure of the market-place should ever | + | |
- | entirely steal my theart | + | ====="A BUSH WALKER' |
- | away from the love of the | + | |
- | open acres and the green trees; | + | by John Baillie |
- | Forbid that under the low roof of workshop or office or study I should ever forget Thy great over arching sky; | + | |
- | Forbid when all Thy creatures | + | (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 |
- | are greeting the morning with songs and shouts of joy | + | |
- | I alone should wear a dull | + | Forbid that I should walk |
- | and sullen face. | + | through Thy beautiful world |
- | Let the energy and vigour which in Thy wisdom | + | with unseeing eyes; |
- | Thou has infused into every living thing stir today within my being that I | + | |
- | may not be among | + | Forbid that the lure of the |
- | Thy creatures a sluggard and a drone; | + | market-place should ever |
- | And above all give me grace | + | entirely steal my heart |
- | to use these beauties of earth and this eager stirring of life within me as means whereby | + | away from the love of the |
- | my soul may rise | + | open acres and the green trees; |
- | from creature to creator | + | |
- | and from nature to nature' | + | Forbid that under the low roof |
- | * * * * *. * * * * * * | + | of workshop or office or study |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 7 | + | I should ever forget |
- | . SNAPSHOTS. | + | Thy great over arching sky; |
- | by Geof Wagg. | + | |
- | (These are my snapshots of Barry Wallace '.s trip of 11/12/13 May from Kanangra, over' | + | Forbid when all Thy creatures |
- | 1. This is Wendy and Don and ae in the car on Friday night, going back | + | are greeting the morning |
- | down Kanangra Road looking for the rest of the party. Don has got his | + | with songs and shouts of joy |
- | map out and put on his glasses. Wendy is trying to look interested'and | + | I alone should wear a dull |
- | stifling a yawn. We had just decided to introduce a bit of fact into | + | and sullen face. |
- | the debate. | + | |
- | 2. Here we are at Budthingaroo on Saturday morning and you can see it's | + | Let the energy and vigour |
- | a bit nippy. Barry is bustling around in shorts and goose pimples | + | which in Thy wisdom |
- | setting a good example. That's David (a isitor) packing | + | Thou has infused into every |
- | 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. ' | + | living thing stir today |
- | friends!?! Above all you can ote the sky is miraculously clear. | + | within my being that I |
- | 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' | + | may not be among |
- | 4. And here looking the other way you see out rbute set but, each stage | + | Thy creatures a sluggard |
- | defined by distance but crystal clear. Beyond Kanangra Plateau, | + | and a drone; |
- | Walls dipping to Gabes Gap, then up the High and Mighty to Cloudmaker with | + | |
- | the cliffs of Tiwilla | + | And above all give me grace |
- | again lies the sea of mist rising out of the Kowmung and Cox river valleys. Nearer to us on the Kanagra | + | to use these beauties of earth |
- | 5. Here we are sitting in Gabes Gap by that old fireplace and the yellow | + | and this eager stirring of life |
- | everlasting daisies, doing a patch up job on Davd's first blister. Ron | + | within me as means whereby |
- | is doing the work, Morag is advising and Barry is supervising. The rest | + | my soul may rise |
- | of us are just soaking up sunshine. | + | from creature to creator |
- | 6. | + | and from nature to nature' |
- | 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 | + | =====SNAPSHOTS===== |
- | Ian RannardJook | + | |
- | David Rostron and Spiro who had returned with a companibn | + | by Geoff Wagg |
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- | Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1984. | + | (These are my snapshots of Barry Wallace 's trip of 11/12/13 May from Kanangra, over Cloudmaker |
- | 7. Here we are on Tiwilla | + | |
- | as we skirt the northern edge of the plateau. Wendy, whose shin is still | + | 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. |
- | tender from her Easter ' | + | |
- | u. Now heee we are grappling with the climbing aids in Compagnoni' | + | 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 |
- | 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 | + | 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' |
- | 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 | + | 4. And here looking the other way you see our route set out, 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 the cliffs of Ti Willa Plateau crowding. in on the right hand. Beyond again lies the sea of mist rising out of the Kowmung and Coxs river valleys. Nearer to us on the Kanangra |
- | 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 | + | 5. Here we are sitting in Gabes Gap by that old fireplace and the yellow everlasting daisies, doing a patch up job on David's first blister. Ron is doing the work, Morag is advising and Barry is supervising. The rest of us are just soaking up sunshine. |
- | and contented as a cat. John and Ron, however, are still labouring | + | |
- | with their cuisine. It must be the 24 herbs and spices. | + | 6. 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 |
- | 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 | + | 7. Here we are on Ti Willa 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 ' |
- | the upstream side of the ridge is returning immaculate image reflections | + | |
- | pair of ducks. Over there the photographers are jostling each other | + | 8. Now here we are grappling with the climbing aids in Compagnoni' |
- | for the best positions but it's hard for yours truly being the photogenic foreground. | + | |
- | six feet!" | + | 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' |
- | 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 | + | 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 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. |
- | 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. | + | 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 of the casuarinas on its brink, and by that log you can just make out a pair of ducks. Over there the photographers are jostling each other for the best positions but it's hard for yours truly being the photogenic foreground. |
- | 13. Here we are at our Well earned ' | + | |
- | the cliffs above the CoalSeam | + | 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. |
- | the most languo-rous | + | |
- | the world seems so far away it's hard to believe it exists. Just this | + | 13. Here we are at our well earned ' |
- | group of friends, this rock, this sunshine, these ridges going on | + | |
- | forever into the sky Then the billy boiled and brought us back | + | 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. |
- | to earth. | + | |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | Oh well, that's all - perhaps next walk I'll remember to take my camera. |
- | . , | + | |
- | 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 | + | =====THE PADDY PALLIN FOUNDATION. 1984 GRANTS===== |
- | 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. | + | Robert Pallin, Trustee |
- | Oh well, that's all perhaps next walk I'll remember to take' | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | 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. |
- | THE PADDY PALLIN FOUNDATION. | + | 1. The Foundation is not a welfare organisation. |
- | 1984 GRANTS | + | 2. The Foundation' |
- | 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 | + | This year the committee allocated funds to the following organisations. Funds are made available, as either grants or loans. 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 applications |
- | reference to applications. | + | |
- | 1. The'Foundation is not a welfare organisation. | + | **Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers**\\ |
- | 2. The Foundation' | + | Grant $1000 |
- | This year the committee allocated funds to the following organisations. Funds are made available, as either grants or loans. | + | |
- | 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 | + | |
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 | + | |
- | Publication of a book "How the Rauiforest | + | **The Colong Committee**\\ |
- | this publication will help other conservationists in planning campaigns. | + | Loan $2000 |
- | THE TASMANIAN CANOEISTS ASSN. & PEDAL POWER Loan $2000 | + | |
- | A loan was approved to help publish | + | Publication of a book “How the Rainforest |
- | in June and the other in September. | + | |
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY iUSHWALKER | + | **The Tasmanian Canoeists Assn. & Pedal Power**\\ |
- | FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS (N.S.W.) | + | Loan $2000 |
- | Grant $ 500 | + | |
- | To print a leaflet | + | A loan was approved to help publish |
- | NATIONAL PARKS ASSN. (N.S.W.) | + | |
+ | **Federation of Bushwalking Clubs (N.S.W.)**\\ | ||
+ | Grant $500 | ||
+ | |||
+ | To print a leaflet | ||
+ | |||
+ | **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 | + | |
+ | **Tasmanian Wilderness Society | ||
+ | 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 | + | |
+ | **Tasmanian Wilderness Society | ||
+ | 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 | + | |
- | To enable- S. & R, to print: | + | **Federation of Bushwalking Clubs (N.S.W.) S. & R. Section**\\ |
- | 1. A calendar and safety pamphlet. | + | Grant $1500 |
- | 2. A call-out manual. | + | |
+ | To enable S. & R. to print:\\ | ||
+ | 1. A calendar and safety pamphlet\\ | ||
+ | 2. A call-out manual\\ | ||
3. A trip preparation safety leaflet. | 3. A trip preparation safety leaflet. | ||
- | THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | + | |
+ | **The Wilderness Society | ||
+ | Loan $5000 | ||
National Campaign for Wilderness. | 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 | ||
- | - MCDONNELL RANGES *- 1984. | ||
- | 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 | + | =====MACDONNELL RANGES - 1984===== |
- | 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. | + | by David Rostron |
- | 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. | + | Following publication of Frank Rigby' |
- | variety of scattered locations. One of the delights of the McDonnell.. | + | |
- | never any likelihood of rain. As a result, the flies we took were never | + | 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:\\ |
- | put up. In any event, erection would have required many rocks to secure | + | Heather Finch, Wendy Lippiat, Fusae Dargan, Ray Dargan, Bob Duncan, Tom Wenman, Spiro Hajinakitas, |
- | 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 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. |
- | I had expected scenes similar to those in Frank and Henry' | + | |
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY. BUSHWALKER JUly, | + | 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. |
- | with reds, golds and browns dominating. However, in the last year, the | + | |
- | area; had' | + | We headed |
- | locals now call it the Green (instead of Red) Centre. It had last rained | + | |
- | in about. February and although the red rock is adominent | + | 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 |
- | 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. | + | |
- | by about 9.00 am. (As this was a holiday for all, we set no definite starting-finishing times, except on the 9th day.) | + | 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. |
+ | |||
+ | I had expected scenes similar to those in Frank and Henry' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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.) | ||
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. | 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 | + | 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. |
- | 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 | + | 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' |
- | 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, | + | 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 "happy hour", primed by a rum and lemon drink and then a great night of dining, repartee (the jokes were shockers) and singing followed. We were fortunate to have two good singers, Bob and Tom, with us. |
- | with some dingoes coming within about 30 metres. Understandably, | + | |
- | the party didn't sleep too well that night. | + | The next day we negotiated the most interesting part of Jerry' |
- | 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 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 |
- | and then 5 minutes later, we came upon a superb campsite, near the southern | + | 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. |
- | exit. A sandy flat, river gums, pool and red rock wall on the other side: | + | |
- | created one of nature' | + | 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 |
- | 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' | + | 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. |
- | 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. | + | 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 |
- | it was east again for lunch at the south end of Spencer' | + | 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. |
- | and Bob were the only ones with the necessary fortitude to swim the pools.' | + | |
- | 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. | + | 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' |
- | 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's painting were apparent. | + | 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 " |
- | 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 next morning- saw our earliest start 8.00 am - for the climb | + | We headed north in Spencer' |
- | July, 1984. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 15 | + | |
- | of Brinkley Bluff. On this morning we found a spring with a considerable | + | Heather and I managed to sidle along these walls for a further |
- | 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/ | + | 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, |
- | 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 | + | 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 |
- | began the traverse of the summit ridge to the east. This was about 4 km | + | 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' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This was the only section of the trip where we retraced our steps - we headed north in Spencer' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The cloud cleared but it remained cool and windy - a maximum temperature of about 17< | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | It had been 2 - 3 degrees | ||
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< |
- | 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. | ||
+ | |||
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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- | July, 1984 THE ,SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
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- | (These meeting notes were posted in Perisher Valley and came with a covering letter saying " | + | |
- | drunks and card sharps. Best wishes, Barry Wallace:' | + | |
- | The meeting began at around 2015 with some 30 or so members present and the President in the chair. There was one apology, from Spiro | + | |
- | Hajinakitas. New members Timothy Rannard, Ian Rannard, Laurie Bore and | + | |
- | Michael Reynolds were welcomed with constitution, | + | |
The Minutes were read and received with no business arising. Correspondence brought a letter to Tom Herbert advising his transfer to Honorary Membership, and from the responsible Minister, T. Sheehan, regarding membership of Advisory Committees for National Parks. | The Minutes were read and received with no business arising. Correspondence brought a letter to Tom Herbert advising his transfer to Honorary Membership, and from the responsible Minister, T. Sheehan, regarding membership of Advisory Committees for National Parks. | ||
- | Then it was the Treasurer' | + | |
- | of $2103.88, income of $3402.20, and ended up with $3830.36. | + | Then it was the Treasurer' |
All of which brought us to the Walks Report. Although only the May walks were reported at the meeting, this report includes the March and April walks. | All of which brought us to the Walks Report. Although only the May walks were reported at the meeting, this report includes the March and April walks. | ||
- | The Reunion has been more fully reported in an earlier issue, but just for the record it was held over the 16,1748 March with 70 to 80 people in attendance and Spiro won the damper competition again. Ralph Pengliss led | + | |
- | one of his Sydney Harbour walks that same weekend. It was reported as a | + | The Reunion has been more fully reported in an earlier issue, but just for the record it was held over the 16, 17, 18 March with 70 to 80 people in attendance and Spiro won the damper competition again. Ralph Pengliss led |
- | pleasant walk with 5 members, 2 visitors and 3 prospectives. | + | one of his Sydney Harbour walks that same weekend. It was reported as a pleasant walk with 5 members, 2 visitors and 3 prospectives. |
- | The following weekend, 24,25,26 March saw some cancellations due to | + | |
- | some rather wet weather. Peter Miller and Frank Woodgate owned up, but | + | The following weekend, 24, 25, 26 March saw some cancellations due to some rather wet weather. Peter Miller and Frank Woodgate owned up, but of George Walton' |
- | of George Walton' | + | |
Brian Bolton' | Brian Bolton' | ||
- | . Peter Harris had 12 starters on his Wollangambe Crater walk over the 31 March-1 April weekend. They reported scrub, gullies and ants. There | + | |
- | was no mention of happy hours, but they did say that it was a good weekend. | + | Peter Harris had 12 starters on his Wollangambe Crater walk over the 31 March-1 April weekend. They reported scrub, gullies and ants. There was no mention of happy hours, but they did say that it was a good weekend. |
- | Bill Capon rep6rted 20 people plus (?) Vic Lewin on his Yalwal trip over | + | Bill Capon rep6rted 20 people plus (?) Vic Lewin on his Yalwal trip over 30, 31 March, |
- | 30,31 March,, 1April.. Of the All Fools Day walks, Jim Brown' | + | |
- | . Peter Miller cancelled | + | Peter Miller cancelled |
- | John.. Redfern led his Goulburn River National Park trip with a party of 13. Sandy Johnson had a party of 20 people and a long walk in the rain around Erskine Creek on the 8th of April. | + | |
- | but beautiful. walk in Grand. Canyon, Blackheath the same day. | + | The weekend |
- | The Weekend | + | 15th April. John Newman probably led his Bundeena to Otford walk on 15th April and there were probably around 15 people on it in fine, sunny weather. |
- | Paul Mawhinney led 12 people on his Otford to Waterfall walk on Sunday, | + | |
- | Page 18 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | The Easter weekend started with heavy rain. Don Finch' |
- | 15th April. John Newman probably led his Bundeena to Otford walk on 15th | + | |
- | April and there were probably around 15 people on it in fine, sunny weather. | + | The following weekend, 27, 28, 29 April, saw Ainslie Morris leading a party of 15 up The Castle in perfect weather. There was no report of Errol Sheedy' |
- | The Easter weekend started with heavy rein. Don Finch' | + | |
- | River walk saw the 40 starters having some early problems with excess water and some late problems with injuff, | + | Bill Capon led a party of 16 on his Kanangra walk of 4, 5, 6 May. It was an eventful walk, they lost one person with ankle problems, had a narrow miss involving a loose rock, Bill Capon and David Rostron, They |
- | The following weekend, 27,28,?9 April, saw Ainslie Morris leading a party of 15 up The Castle in perfect weather. There was no report of | + | also reported some nettles, but this is surely insignificant! |
- | Errol Sheedy' | + | |
- | Bill Capon led a party of 16 on his Kanangra walk of 4,5,6 May. was an eventful walk, they lost one person with ankle problems, had a narrow miss involving a loose rock, Bill Capon and David Rostron, They | + | There was no report of George Walton' |
- | also reported some nettles, but this is surely insignificant! | + | very well for them, but rather warm for David Rostron and his 5 member Three Peaks trip party. There were two who successfully completed the walk. Of the day walks that weekend there was no report of Paul Mawhinnry' |
- | walk by going out up the Golden Stairs in fairly atrocious weather. There was no report of Peter Christian' | + | Waterfall to Heathcote ramble. Bill Holland, however, had 25 people, an early start and beaut views on his Bluegum Forest walk. |
- | There was no report of George Walton' | + | |
- | very well for them, but rather warm for David Rostron and his 5 member | + | The 18, 19, 20 May saw Barrie Murdoch with a party of 3 on his Kanangra/ |
- | Three Peaks trip party. There were two who successfully completed the | + | |
- | walk. Of the day walks that weekend there was no report of Paul Mawhinnry' | + | Hans Stichter reported 12 people and a pleasant walk for his 25, 26, 27 May Coxs River trip and Frank Taeker had 19 starters on his Budawangs test walk. Of the day walks, Ralph Penglis had 8 or so people on his Bundeena to Otford trip, Joe Marton had an unknown party size but the walk, from Waterfall to Otford went O.K. anyway. Errol Sheedy had 13 people on his Heathcote to Waterfall trip. The area must have been somewhat crowded! Tony Marshall' |
- | Waterfall to Heathcote ramble. Bill Holland, however, had 25 people, an | + | |
- | early start and beaut views on his Bluegum Forest walk. | + | The weekend of 1, 2, 3 June saw Lyn McDonald' |
- | The 13,19,20 May saw Barrie Murdoch with a party of 3 on his Kanangra/ | + | |
- | of 10 months to 70 years, on her Mt. York historical ramble. | + | The Queen' |
- | Sunday trip and Ainslie Morris reported a party of 37, with an age' | + | sunset from Mt. Kosciusko |
- | Hans Stichter reported 12 people and a pleasant walk for his 25,26, 27 May Lox River trip' | + | |
- | on his Bundeena to Otford trip, Joe Marton had an unknown party size but | + | Federation Report brought news of the F.B.W. Reunion, 42 in attendance, and that the Mount Druitt bushwalkers club is now to be known as Mount Druitt Bushwalkers, |
- | the walk, from Waterfall to Otford went O.K. anyway. Errol Sheedy had | + | |
- | 13 people on his Heathcote to Waterfall trip. The area must have been | + | General Business, after a long discussion, saw a decision to purchase a used offset printer, copier, and fuser for use in production of the Club magazine. |
- | somewhat crowded! Tony Marshall' | + | |
- | postponed. | + | |
- | The weekend of 1,2,3 June saw Lyn McDonald' | + | |
- | ally, 1984 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | in near Terfeet,' | + | |
- | to Bundeena trip. , - | + | |
- | .The Queen' | + | |
- | perks in 3 days and drove close to 4 others. Ian Debert' | + | |
- | base camp saw 14 people enjoying day trips to Yerranderie Peak, Church Creek | + | |
- | and the Axehead Range. Bill Capon led a party of 9 people on his BUdawangs | + | |
- | walk. They reported good viewing conditions from The Castle and took numerous photos to prove the point. | + | |
- | a large; but ,unspecified, | + | |
- | attracted 4 starters, was described as easy, and featured a magnificent | + | |
- | sunset from Mt.Ksciusko | + | |
- | Waterfall to. Engadine;' | + | |
- | Federation Report brought news of the F.B.W. Reunion, 42 in attendance, and that the Mount Druitt bushwalkers club is now to be known asMount | + | |
- | General Business, after a long discussion, saw a decision to purchase a-used-offset printer, copier, and fuser for use in production of the Club magazine. | + | |
So then it was just a matter of the announcements and the meeting closed at 2190 and it was all over again for another quarter. | So then it was just a matter of the announcements and the meeting closed at 2190 and it was all over again for another quarter. | ||
- | * * * * * * * *. * | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR AUGUST. | + | ===== SOCIAL NOTES FOR AUGUST |
- | - Committee Meeting. | + | |
- | - Members' | + | by Roger Browne |
- | DINNER | + | |
- | is at 116 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest. Meet outside at 6.30.pm, | + | |August 1 | Committee Meeting. |
- | late arrivals ask for the " | + | |August 8 | Members' |
- | bread, etc. BYO. | + | | |**Dinner** |
- | 15 - Bush Dance with Caller. All dances taught and called. Loads of fun - but it can be hot work, so it might be a good idea to bring something-:to drink. | + | |August |
- | 22 - A production Session for' the August issue of the magazine. | + | |August |
- | Help with the collating, stapling, wrapping and sorting. | + | |August 29 |Did you know that in Alaska during summer, when the sun never sets, they still have daylight saving? Alan Dixon of C.M.W. spent three weeks last year walking around Bering Strait and Brooks Range, and has some interesting slides to show. | |
- | August 29 - Did you know that in Alaska during summer, when the sun never | + | |
- | sets, they still have daylight saving? Alan Dixon of C.M.W. | + | ===== AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION |
- | 'spent 'three weeks last year walking around Bering Strait and Brooks | + | for consideration at the Half Yearly General Meeting on 12th September, or any other matters that members wish to have included in the agenda for discussion at that meeting, should be submitted to the Secretary by no later than Wednesday, 8th August.\\ |
- | and has some interesting slides to show. | + | Barrie Murdoch |
- | by Roger Browne. | + | |
- | August 1 August 8 | + | ===== THE HUME AND HOVELL WALKING TRACK ===== |
- | August | + | |
- | August | + | The Crown Lands Office proposes to construct an identified track that will retraced as closely as practical the route of the 1824 expedition. Interested walkers are asked to fill in a questionnaire. This, with a coloured brochure, may be obtained at the Club room from Joan Cooper or Barrie Murdoch, or from the Crown Lands Office, 22-23 Bridge Street (Tel. 20579). |
- | *************** | + | |
- | Page 20 THE. SYDNEY BUSHWALKER. , July, 1984. | + | ===== EDITOR' |
- | | + | Who said "I have played similar games in the mountains .... Longing |
- | BARRIE MURDOCH. | + | (a) Spiro Hajinakitas, |
- | THE HUME AND HOVELL WALKING TRACK. | + | (b) The Editor - frequently.\\ |
- | The Crown Lands Office proposes to construct an identified track that will retraced as closely as practical the route of the 1824 expedition. Interested walkers are asked to fill in a questionnaire. This, with a coloured brochure, may be obtained at the Club room from Joan Cooper or | + | c) Chris Bonington, Himalayan climber and author of books on Everest.\\ |
- | Barrie Murdoch, or from the Crown Lands Office, 22-23 Bridge Street (te1.20579). | + | |
- | ************** | + | |
- | EDITOR' | + | |
- | Who said - "I have played similar games in the mountains ... | + | |
- | longing | + | |
- | (a) Spiro Hajinakitas, | + | |
- | (b) The Editor - frequently. | + | |
- | (c) Chris Bonington, Himalayan climber and author of books on Everest. | + | |
(d) Bill Capon, when the kneeguard doesn' | (d) Bill Capon, when the kneeguard doesn' | ||
- | ' | + | |
- | NEW MEMBER - Tom Fischhof, 13, Lytton Street, Cammeray, 2062. Te1.1922,1170. | + | **New Member**\\ |
- | CHANGE OF ADDRESS. | + | Tom Fischhof, 13, Lytton Street, Cammeray, 2062. Te1.922.1170. |
- | Errol Sheedy, 5 Kungar Road, Caringbah, 2229. Te1.525,0316. | + | |
- | TEST WALK August 5 - Leader: Jeff Bridger. | + | **Change of Address**\\ |
- | *********. | + | Errol Sheedy, 5 Kungar Road, Caringbah, 2229. Te1.525.0316. |
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- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | August 5 - Leader: Jeff Bridger. |
- | ,.saamsuv ' | + | |
- | :Zino OI HHMSNV | + | **For Sale**\\ |
+ | Nikon zoom lens 36-72 f3.5 Series | ||
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