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198509 [2014/05/10 19:39] – [THE RYEBUCK LEADER] simon | 198509 [2014/05/10 20:50] – [REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING 419/85.] simon | ||
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I went on a walk the other day \\ | I went on a walk the other day \\ | ||
With a bloke called Finch, it was 64 K, \\ | With a bloke called Finch, it was 64 K, \\ | ||
- | An' I thought to meself, " | + | An' I thought to meself, " |
But o' course ' | But o' course ' | ||
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* Is quiet | * Is quiet | ||
- | __Symptoms__: | + | __Symptoms__: |
- | (1)What is your assessment of the signs and symptoms? \\ | + | |
+ | __Test__ | ||
+ | (1) What is your assessment of the signs and symptoms? \\ | ||
(2) What is your immediate action? \\ | (2) What is your immediate action? \\ | ||
(3) What is your treatment of the patient? \\ | (3) What is your treatment of the patient? \\ | ||
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by Bill Gamble. | by Bill Gamble. | ||
- | On Jim Laing' | + | On Jim Laing' |
The gully was a bit of a heat trap so it was pretty hot in the sun of a brilliantly fine day, and humid too after recent heavy rains. Jim would have nothing of the direct route into Constance Gorge and took us up a side gully with an interesting scramble on a rock face so that we could all be hot and sweaty for a morning tea break above the gorge. | The gully was a bit of a heat trap so it was pretty hot in the sun of a brilliantly fine day, and humid too after recent heavy rains. Jim would have nothing of the direct route into Constance Gorge and took us up a side gully with an interesting scramble on a rock face so that we could all be hot and sweaty for a morning tea break above the gorge. | ||
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Having gone about as high as we could go without a sky hook, Jim insisted that we go down for lunch to some idyllic spot in the top of Constance Gorge. Which we did via a neat bit of rock scrambling. Jim was right, of course, he did have an idyllic lunch stop in mind, shortly below, the point where water started to flow rather than puddle in the gorge. Who can deny warm sunlight filtering through the trees on to a sheltered place beside clear, running water and the smell of smoke in the air as the billies boil for a brew? | Having gone about as high as we could go without a sky hook, Jim insisted that we go down for lunch to some idyllic spot in the top of Constance Gorge. Which we did via a neat bit of rock scrambling. Jim was right, of course, he did have an idyllic lunch stop in mind, shortly below, the point where water started to flow rather than puddle in the gorge. Who can deny warm sunlight filtering through the trees on to a sheltered place beside clear, running water and the smell of smoke in the air as the billies boil for a brew? | ||
- | After lunch there really wasn't much choice of route. Either we continuO, | + | After lunch there really wasn't much choice of route. Either we continued |
The cliffs on both sides held us to a narrow route as we headed down. The heat of the afternoon was tempered by the shade of the profuse growth in the gorge and the ample flow of water in the stream. Jim omitted to tell us about the quicksand, but then I suppose he figured we were going to find out for ourselves in good time and probably did not want to spoil our lunch; and, anyway, he said it is not as bad as it can be in parts of the Wolgan River. As to whether that was meant to be relative or reassuring, or both, I am uncertain. Most of the time we walked along the streambed and paid its price in quicksand - up to knee deep on average and sometimes a little more, prompting the occasional squeal or yell depending on the gender of the member affected. | The cliffs on both sides held us to a narrow route as we headed down. The heat of the afternoon was tempered by the shade of the profuse growth in the gorge and the ample flow of water in the stream. Jim omitted to tell us about the quicksand, but then I suppose he figured we were going to find out for ourselves in good time and probably did not want to spoil our lunch; and, anyway, he said it is not as bad as it can be in parts of the Wolgan River. As to whether that was meant to be relative or reassuring, or both, I am uncertain. Most of the time we walked along the streambed and paid its price in quicksand - up to knee deep on average and sometimes a little more, prompting the occasional squeal or yell depending on the gender of the member affected. | ||
No promises were made about idyllic campsites though, and in the late afternoon we camped at the fork of the second significant creek coming in on the true left. The place was cool, dank and very cramped, but it was blessed with plenty of good water and a reasonable supply of downed timber. Evening meal and happy hour combined seemed a rather protracted affair. This was probably understandable given the poor light in the gorge and the limitations of space. By 11.00 pm a few tired heads returned to their | No promises were made about idyllic campsites though, and in the late afternoon we camped at the fork of the second significant creek coming in on the true left. The place was cool, dank and very cramped, but it was blessed with plenty of good water and a reasonable supply of downed timber. Evening meal and happy hour combined seemed a rather protracted affair. This was probably understandable given the poor light in the gorge and the limitations of space. By 11.00 pm a few tired heads returned to their | ||
- | tents and the billness | + | tents and the stillness |
- | Sunday, notably, saw the party away shortly after 8.00 am without coercion and into a deepening, tumbling Deanes Creek. As had been the case on the previous afternoon there were stops to swim (or, rather, dip in some reasonable-sized pools) and a little more quicksand to boot. After morning tea most of the party (not always at one with the leader as to his intentions at this stage) sidled and pushed its way uphill on the true left (about where Deanes Creek comes out of its gorge to meet the gorge of Rocky Creek) to break out of the scrub and traverse high for awhile before descending through open forest to an early lunchstop | + | Sunday, notably, saw the party away shortly after 8.00 am without coercion and into a deepening, tumbling Deanes Creek. As had been the case on the previous afternoon there were stops to swim (or, rather, dip in some reasonable-sized pools) and a little more quicksand to boot. After morning tea most of the party (not always at one with the leader as to his intentions at this stage) sidled and pushed its way uphill on the true left (about where Deanes Creek comes out of its gorge to meet the gorge of Rocky Creek) to break out of the scrub and traverse high for awhile before descending through open forest to an early lunch stop by deep, cool pools about a mile short of the Wolgan River. Thus some pretty nasty scrub and more - difficult terrain was avoided by dint of Jim's local knowledge. |
At the Wolgan River we intersected a fire trail and soon the race was on, for awhile that is - one could almost suggest that some members had picked up a whiff of cold, amber fluid drifting down the valley from the Newnes Hotel. However, the heat of the day was well and truly up, and now exposed fully to the sun's pitiless rays most members wilted, and the party succumbed to a slower pace and an afternoon swim in the Wolgan. Lying in water about a foot deep with a fast current was almost a body massage. And the water temperature hovered on the cool side of lukewarm. | At the Wolgan River we intersected a fire trail and soon the race was on, for awhile that is - one could almost suggest that some members had picked up a whiff of cold, amber fluid drifting down the valley from the Newnes Hotel. However, the heat of the day was well and truly up, and now exposed fully to the sun's pitiless rays most members wilted, and the party succumbed to a slower pace and an afternoon swim in the Wolgan. Lying in water about a foot deep with a fast current was almost a body massage. And the water temperature hovered on the cool side of lukewarm. | ||
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by Ainslie Morris. | by Ainslie Morris. | ||
- | A Sydney Morning Herald report on 10 August 1985 gives us some | + | A Sydney Morning Herald report on 10 August 1985 gives us some good news (yes, for a change!). The Commonwealth Employment Programme - C.E.P. - has 27 unemployed people building a workshop in preparation for a new visitors' |
- | good news (yes, for a change!). The Commonwealth Employment Programme - C.E.P. - has 27 unemployed people building a workshop in preparation for a new visitors' | + | |
- | Walking tracks, visitors' | + | Walking tracks, visitors' |
Iris gathered oral history in the 1960s and published books on the Hartley and Blue Mountains area. Now she is National Parks Controller of C.E.P. projects there. She says, "The system of recording vegetation cover, moisture levels and topography of bushland areas throughout the mountains was leading the world in computer analysis of bushfire forecasting" | Iris gathered oral history in the 1960s and published books on the Hartley and Blue Mountains area. Now she is National Parks Controller of C.E.P. projects there. She says, "The system of recording vegetation cover, moisture levels and topography of bushland areas throughout the mountains was leading the world in computer analysis of bushfire forecasting" | ||
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__INSTRUCTIONS__: | __INSTRUCTIONS__: | ||
- | Box of matches// | + | Box of matches\\ |
- | Food concentrate// | + | Food concentrate\\ |
- | 50 feet of nylon rope Parachute silk// | + | 50 feet of nylon rope Parachute silk\\ |
- | Portable heating unit Two 45 calibre pistols// | + | Portable heating unit\\ |
- | One case dehydrated Pet milk// | + | Two 45 calibre pistols\\ |
- | Two 100 lb tanks of oxygen// | + | One case dehydrated Pet milk\\ |
- | Stellar map (of the moon's constellation)// | + | Two 100 lb tanks of oxygen\\ |
- | Life raft// | + | Stellar map (of the moon's constellation)\\ |
- | Magnetic compass// | + | Life raft\\ |
- | 5 gallons of water Signal flares// | + | Magnetic compass\\ |
- | First aid kit containing injection needles// | + | 5 gallons of water\\ |
- | Solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter// | + | Signal flares\\ |
+ | First aid kit containing injection needles\\ | ||
+ | Solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter\\ | ||
ANSWERS NEXT MONTH! | ANSWERS NEXT MONTH! | ||
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WARM UP SLOWLY. | WARM UP SLOWLY. | ||
- | Never try to speed it up by rubbing hands and feet, or using hot water bottle. This could take blood from the " | + | Never try to speed it up by rubbing hands and feet, or using hot water bottle. This could take blood from the " |
(b) Make a fire if possible and give the casualty a warm sweet drink. NO ALCOHOL. | (b) Make a fire if possible and give the casualty a warm sweet drink. NO ALCOHOL. | ||
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The following is from Ted Lovegrove' | The following is from Ted Lovegrove' | ||
- | Fatigue, Physical Exhaustion | + | Fatigue, Physical Exhaustion |
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- | Anxiety, Mental Stress | + | |
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- | Reduction in Core Temperature | + | |
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- | Death from Exposure | + | |
1. For mountain walking or skiing, no person under 16 1/2 years of age if carrying a pack should go. | 1. For mountain walking or skiing, no person under 16 1/2 years of age if carrying a pack should go. | ||
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__The managerial setting__: The actions of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in managing national parks are an important determinant of the setting. Wilderness is characterised by the minimum of regulation, facilities and services. | __The managerial setting__: The actions of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in managing national parks are an important determinant of the setting. Wilderness is characterised by the minimum of regulation, facilities and services. | ||
- | Opportunities for wilderness experiences will be provided by,' | + | Opportunities for wilderness experiences will be provided by, designating wilderness areas over all or part of a national park. Such designation prescribes the recreation setting and the management emphasis as being to protect such opportunities for wilderness experiences as that area may have to offer. Any wilderness areas designated in a plan of management will be declared under subsection 59 (1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974, as soon as possible following the adoption of the plan. They will thereby be subject to section 61 of the Act, as well as to the provisions of the plan. |
The prescription for wilderness management for an area has the effect within that area of adding the following objective to those specified for that park or part of a park: \\ | The prescription for wilderness management for an area has the effect within that area of adding the following objective to those specified for that park or part of a park: \\ | ||
* To maintain the opportunities for wilderness experiences in relatively large expanses of land with essentially natural character. | * To maintain the opportunities for wilderness experiences in relatively large expanses of land with essentially natural character. | ||
- | Within designated wilderness areas, the following management | + | Within designated wilderness areas, the following management |
* Wherever possible wilderness areas will include complete catchment areas to protect nature conservation values and viewsheds. \\ | * Wherever possible wilderness areas will include complete catchment areas to protect nature conservation values and viewsheds. \\ | ||
- | * Activities that conflict with opportunities for wilderness experience of-the highest possible quality will not be permitted. \\ | + | * Activities that conflict with opportunities for wilderness experience of the highest possible quality will not be permitted. \\ |
* Wilderness area will be maintained as free as possible from signs, trailmarkers and other management devices. \\ | * Wilderness area will be maintained as free as possible from signs, trailmarkers and other management devices. \\ | ||
* Fire management practices in wilderness areas shall be in accordance with the adopted fire management plan. \\ | * Fire management practices in wilderness areas shall be in accordance with the adopted fire management plan. \\ | ||
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* Essential management tracks will be rehabilitated to as near to a natural condition as possible, consistent with the need to utilise them periodically for essential management operations. \\ | * Essential management tracks will be rehabilitated to as near to a natural condition as possible, consistent with the need to utilise them periodically for essential management operations. \\ | ||
* Other sites of disturbance including those which arise because of management works will be rehabilitated to as near to a natural state as practicable. \\ | * Other sites of disturbance including those which arise because of management works will be rehabilitated to as near to a natural state as practicable. \\ | ||
- | * The use by private or commercial interests of any form of motorised transport (including the landing of aircraft) | + | * The use by private or commercial interests of any form of motorised transport (including the landing of aircraft) |
* Motorised transport operated by any agency, except for essential management or rescue operations, will not be permitted. | * Motorised transport operated by any agency, except for essential management or rescue operations, will not be permitted. | ||
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The following national parks are recognized as including potential wilderness areas and it is proposed to investigate these to establish boundaries for the purposes of declaration if this proves to be warranted. | The following national parks are recognized as including potential wilderness areas and it is proposed to investigate these to establish boundaries for the purposes of declaration if this proves to be warranted. | ||
- | Blue Mountains/ | + | Blue Mountains/ |
Kanangra Boyd/Blue Mountains National Parks * \\ | Kanangra Boyd/Blue Mountains National Parks * \\ | ||
Deua National Park \\ | Deua National Park \\ | ||
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New England National Park * \\ | New England National Park * \\ | ||
- | Certan | + | Certain |
Willandra National Park * \\ | Willandra National Park * \\ | ||
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Many of these areas are within national parks which are currently subject to the preparation of a plan of management (indicated by an asterisk (*)). Wilderness areas proposed in a plan of management once adopted will be declared as wilderness under section 59 as a matter of high priority. | Many of these areas are within national parks which are currently subject to the preparation of a plan of management (indicated by an asterisk (*)). Wilderness areas proposed in a plan of management once adopted will be declared as wilderness under section 59 as a matter of high priority. | ||
- | In those other national parks listed | + | In those other national parks listed |
- | The management guidelines accord closely with those adopted by the Colong Committee. The Committee has strongly advocated the protection of complete catchment areas, particular instances being Nadgee, Deua-Wadbilliga and | + | The management guidelines accord closely with those adopted by the Colong Committee. The Committee has strongly advocated the protection of complete catchment areas, particular instances being Nadgee, Deua-Wadbilliga and Kakadu. " |
- | Kakadu. " | + | |
- | There are several aspects on which we would hope for more specific policy. The designation of wilderness under section 59(1) of the N.P.W.S. Act will take place as soon as possible following the adoption of the plan. Management plans take years to prepare and in the meantime roading, resorts and other development might take place in a wilderness. The object of section 59(1) is to preserve wilderness until the management plan has been approved. There also seems to be a contradiction between the commitment to " | + | There are several aspects on which we would hope for more specific policy. The designation of wilderness under section 59(1) of the N.P.W.S. Act will take place as soon as possible following the adoption of the plan. Management plans take years to prepare and in the meantime roading, resorts and other development might take place in a wilderness. The object of section 59(1) is to preserve wilderness until the management plan has been approved. There also seems to be a contradiction between the commitment to " |
- | The guidline | + | The guideline |
The goal of declaring no fewer than three wilderness areas a year gives some assurance of progress, though we would like to see quicker progress. The rate of progress would not matter so much if section 59 were used BEFORE wilderness areas were designated in management plans. | The goal of declaring no fewer than three wilderness areas a year gives some assurance of progress, though we would like to see quicker progress. The rate of progress would not matter so much if section 59 were used BEFORE wilderness areas were designated in management plans. | ||
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===== SOCIAL NOTES. ===== | ===== SOCIAL NOTES. ===== | ||
by Bill Holland. | by Bill Holland. | ||
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High Value items will be sold on owner' | High Value items will be sold on owner' | ||
- | Earlier in the month, on October 9th, we have a Wine, Cheese and Patt night. The Club wiItsupply | + | Earlier in the month, on October 9th, we have a Wine, Cheese and Pate night. The Club will supply |
- | 16th October is a Members' | + | 16th October is a Members' |
On the 23rd October, Peter Christian presents an audio/ | On the 23rd October, Peter Christian presents an audio/ | ||
- | ===== REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING | + | ===== REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING |
The Environment Centre has a new address (temporarily). It is:- 57 Wentworth Avenue, Sydney. | The Environment Centre has a new address (temporarily). It is:- 57 Wentworth Avenue, Sydney. |
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