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- | SIX BROTHERS. | + | ===== Six Brothers. ===== |
by Ainslie Morris. | by Ainslie Morris. | ||
- | The Second Colo River Trip led by Don Finch 15,16,17 November 1985. | + | === The Second Colo River Trip led by Don Finch 15,16,17 November 1985. === |
The gathering in the pub at Windsor near the bridge over the Nepean consisted of a few innocents and several wise men and women. Or were we any the wiser after the first Colo River trip classified by Don as " | The gathering in the pub at Windsor near the bridge over the Nepean consisted of a few innocents and several wise men and women. Or were we any the wiser after the first Colo River trip classified by Don as " | ||
- | The bushwalker' | ||
- | Friday night saw our group of cars move on to the Six Brothers 1:25000 map and pull off the Putty Road to park at map reference 808191 in order the better to savour the comfort of warmth and dryness as the rain storm dropped the lot outside. As the torrential downpour eased a fraction, our leader had us out in order to demonstrate the ephemeral nature of dryness. While some took the vehicles round onto the Grassy Hill fire trail for our return to Sydney, Carol Bruce led us off along the Culoul Range fire trail. It was dark | + | The bushwalker' |
- | and wet, so we just shut our eyes and walked on, dreaming of the insides of cars. | + | |
+ | Friday night saw our group of cars move on to the Six Brothers 1:25000 map and pull off the Putty Road to park at map reference 808191 in order the better to savour the comfort of warmth and dryness as the rain storm dropped the lot outside. As the torrential downpour eased a fraction, our leader had us out in order to demonstrate the ephemeral nature of dryness. While some took the vehicles round onto the Grassy Hill fire trail for our return to Sydney, Carol Bruce led us off along the Culoul Range fire trail. It was dark and wet, so we just shut our eyes and walked on, dreaming of the insides of cars. | ||
Soon the leader and drivers caught us up, and a few kilometres were covered until we, and what was left of our leader, decided to camp. As tents and flies were put up the mossies took shelter from the rain, and we snatched a few hours sleep. Saturday morning dawned absolutely beautiful and the sun shone all day and on Sunday, only letting up on Saturday night, which was mossie-free on the Colo. | Soon the leader and drivers caught us up, and a few kilometres were covered until we, and what was left of our leader, decided to camp. As tents and flies were put up the mossies took shelter from the rain, and we snatched a few hours sleep. Saturday morning dawned absolutely beautiful and the sun shone all day and on Sunday, only letting up on Saturday night, which was mossie-free on the Colo. | ||
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So we drifted down, not at all cold, and keeping direction by using our legs like paddle wheels and hand-sculling steadily. At the cascades we checked the rocks and force of the water, and it was either a walkaround or a "Here she goes!" It was great. Then another long drift in a pool, either chatting or quietly contemplating the fantastic cliffs above. Sculpted into half-caves like seashells, overhangs twisted out in curlicues, the cliffs rose in apricot and peach creams and pinks and orange hues all the way up their two hundred metre heights. Oh, glorious wilderness! | So we drifted down, not at all cold, and keeping direction by using our legs like paddle wheels and hand-sculling steadily. At the cascades we checked the rocks and force of the water, and it was either a walkaround or a "Here she goes!" It was great. Then another long drift in a pool, either chatting or quietly contemplating the fantastic cliffs above. Sculpted into half-caves like seashells, overhangs twisted out in curlicues, the cliffs rose in apricot and peach creams and pinks and orange hues all the way up their two hundred metre heights. Oh, glorious wilderness! | ||
- | Boorai Creek offered clean fresh water and a wide sandy bwil opposite for a campsite. We swam, sunbathed, and dried off wet sleeping bags. Silly me did not tie up my canyon bag properly. A campfire and yarning under the stars, and a good rest for a fairly hard day on the morrow. | + | Boorai Creek offered clean fresh water and a wide sandy beach opposite for a campsite. We swam, sunbathed, and dried off wet sleeping bags. Silly me did not tie up my canyon bag properly. A campfire and yarning under the stars, and a good rest for a fairly hard day on the morrow. |
- | Again we cascaded down, while most of the party boulder-scrambled along the sides, some frequently recrossing the river to gain easier going. We did a total of 12 km of river from Pass 6, and took the Canoe Creek exit at 741138 on the Colo Heights 1:25000 map. I had spent seven hours in the water; | + | Again we cascaded down, while most of the party boulder-scrambled along the sides, some frequently recrossing the river to gain easier going. We did a total of 12 km of river from Pass 6, and took the Canoe Creek exit at 741138 on the Colo Heights 1:25000 map. I had spent seven hours in the water; and to think on Friday night I didn't like water! Horizontal water, however, has its charms, and the Colo is most spectacular in this section, rewarding the effort of getting in and out of it. |
- | and to think on Friday night I didn't like water! Horizontal water, however, has its charms, and the Colo is most spectacular in this section, rewarding the effort of getting in and out of it. | + | |
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- | NEW MEMBERS. | + | === New Members. === |
- | Please add the following names to your List of Members: | + | Please add the following names to your List of Members:- |
- | ARNOTT, Wendy, 55 Braeside Street, Wahroonga, 2076 Phone 48 3146 | + | |
- | LOVELL, Narelle, 11/6 Kynaston Avenue, Randwick, 2031 n 398 7962 | + | |
- | McINTOSH, David, 40/2-6 Abbott Street, Coogee, 2034 " 665 0109 | + | |
- | WEST, David, 4/20 Sheehy Street, Glebe, 2037 " 692 8603 | + | |
- | YERRANDERIE | + | * Arnott, Wendy, 55 Braeside Street, Wahroonga, 2076. Phone 48 3146. |
+ | * Lovell, Narelle, 11/6 Kynaston Avenue, Randwick, 2031. Phone 398 7962. | ||
+ | * McIntosh, David, 40/2-6 Abbott Street, Coogee, 2034. Phone 665 0109. | ||
+ | * West, David, 4/20 Sheehy Street, Glebe, 2037. Phone 692 8603. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Belvedere Taxis Blackheath. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 10 seater mini bus taxi. 041-87 8366. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Kanagra Boyd. Upper Blue Mountains. Six Foot Track. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pick up anywhere for start or finish of your walk - by prior arrangement. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Share the fare - competitive rates. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Eastwood Camping Centre. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Bushwalkers__. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lightweight Tents - Sleeping Bags - Rucksacks - Climbing & Caving Gear - Maps - Clothing - Boots - Food. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Camping equipment__. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Large Tents - Stoves - Lamps - Folding Furniture. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Distributors of__: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Paddymade - Karrimor - Berghaus - Hallmark - Bergans - Caribee - Fairydown - Silva - Primus - Companion - and all leading brands. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Proprietors: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Eastwood Canvas Good & Camping Supplies. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3 Trelawney St., Eastwood, NSW, 2122. Phone 858 2775. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Yerranderie | ||
by Geoff Grace. | by Geoff Grace. | ||
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Following the November Sydney Bushwalker in which a walk incorporating Yerranderie was reported, it seems timely to offer the following information describing the early years of mining at Yerranderie Field. It comes from a very old journal about mining in NSW. | Following the November Sydney Bushwalker in which a walk incorporating Yerranderie was reported, it seems timely to offer the following information describing the early years of mining at Yerranderie Field. It comes from a very old journal about mining in NSW. | ||
- | YERRANDERIE FIELD Known twenty years ago, it was not till the late nineties that the Yerranderie | + | === Yerranderie |
- | Year Ore raised Gold ' Silver Lead Nett Value | + | |
- | 1900 and sold Oz. Oz. Tons Received | + | |
- | 1901 Tons 101 58,527 118 Pounds | + | |
- | 1902 --- 616 174 86,017 125 9,125 | + | |
- | 1903 --- 952 306 146,018 229 11,000 | + | |
- | 1904 --- 1,553 308 145,275 217 18,373 | + | |
- | 1905 --- 1,293 550 263,621 448 18,304 | + | |
- | --- 3,733 707 243,403 451 32,068 | + | |
- | --- 3,527 | + | |
- | | + | |
- | Colon Peaks The first considerable mine on the field was | + | |
- | Bartlett' | + | |
- | contd.. | + | |
- | Yerranderie | + | Known twenty years ago, it was not till the late nineties that the Yerranderie |
+ | |||
+ | |Year|Ore raised and sold Tons|Gold Oz.|Silver Oz.|Lead Tons|Nett Value Received Pounds| | ||
+ | |1900|616|101|58, | ||
+ | |1901|952|174|86, | ||
+ | |1902|1, | ||
+ | |1903|1, | ||
+ | |1904|3, | ||
+ | |1905|3, | ||
+ | |TOTAL|11, | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Colon Peaks. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The first considerable mine on the field was Bartlett' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Yerranderie. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Yerranderie is not only the principal mine on the field, but one of the most profitable little mining properties in the State. The story of the event that led up to its idevelopment is an extraordinary one, and is thus told:- Mr. T.J. Hilder was keeping an hotel in Picton in 1899, and hearing of Mr. Bartlett' | ||
+ | |||
+ | All this has been done out of a lode not more than three feet through in its thickest part, and varying to a few inches. The average width may be about a foot. Today the shaft is down 630 feet, following the course of the underlay at an angle of about 29 degrees. From the 100 feet level to the bottom there are levels at every 50 feet, and the longest drive along the course of the lode is 1050 feet. Where there is a change in the ore at the extremeties of the shaft or the levels it is generally for the better. Last year the ore despatched to Cockle Creek for treatment - it was picked first grade stuff - yielded a nett return of ten pounds one shilling and six pence per ton, and the average metal contents for the mine have been 100 ozs silver, 17 % lead, and from 4 dwt to 5 dwt gold. In 1904 about 1700 tons of second grade ore from the mine were sent to Cockle Creek, and averaged 40 or 50 ounces of silver per ton, returning a profit of over one pound per ton. A new contract has been made with the Sulphide Corporation. | ||
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+ | The company has an area of 80 acres, with 600 yards along the line of lode, which is parallel to Bartlett' | ||
- | The Yerranderie is not only the principal mine on the field, but one of the most profitable little mining properties in the State. The story of the event that led up to its idevelopment is an extraordinary one, and is thus told:-- Mr.T.J.Hilder was keeping an hotel in Picton in 1899, and hearing of Mr.Bartlett' | ||
- | All this has been done out of a lode not more than three feet through in its thickest part, and varying to a few inches. The average width may be about a foot/. Today the shaft is down 630 feet, following the course of theunderlay at an angle of about 29 degrees, From the 100 feet level to the bottom there are levels at every 50 feet, and the longest drive along the course of the lode is 1050 feet. Where there is a change in the ore at the extremeties of the shaft or the levels it is generally for the better. Last year the ore despatched to Cockle Creek for treatment - it was picked first grade stuff - yielded a nett return | ||
- | of ten pounds one shilling and six pence per ton, and the average metal contents for the mine have been 100 ozs silver, 17 % lead, and from 4 dwt to 5 dwt gold. In 1904 about 1700 tons of second grade ore from the mine were sent to Cockle Creek, and averaged 40 or 50 ounces of silver per ton, returning a profit of over one pound per ton. A new contract has been made with the Sulphide Corporation. | ||
- | The company has an area of 80 acres, with 600 yards along the line of lode, which is parallel to Bartlett' | ||
Contributed by Geoff Grace. | Contributed by Geoff Grace. | ||
- | WHAT NOW? | + | ---- |
- | Series on FIRST AID. by Ainslie Morris. | + | ===== What Now? ===== |
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | === Series on First Aid. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Ainslie Morris. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This article describes a situation which rarely occurs (and so far has never occurred on an S.B.W. walk - touch wood!). It is, however, a life-threatening situation and the most up-to-date treatment is directed by continuing research. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Situation 6: === | ||
- | This article describes a situation which rarely occurs (and so far has never occurred on an S.B.W. walk - touch wood!). It is, however, a life- threatening situation and the most up-to-date treatment is directed by continuing research. | ||
- | SITUATION 6: | ||
A member of the party returns to the campfire and says something has bitten the calf area of the leg. | A member of the party returns to the campfire and says something has bitten the calf area of the leg. | ||
- | PLACE: On a creek bank 5 km from a firetrail, level but rough. | + | |
- | SYMPTOMS: Nothing for an hour, then complained of headache and feeling " | + | __Place__: On a creek bank 5 km from a firetrail, level but rough. |
- | SIGNS: Scratches on calf area with red swelling. Person looks sweaty | + | |
- | and faint, and has difficulty breathing | + | __Symptoms__: Nothing for an hour, then complained of headache and feeling " |
- | Note: The danger is that he/she may have gone to bed soon after being bitten, and not get up to complain of sickness. It is best to treat | + | |
- | 15 minutes to 2 hours after being bitten. Don't wait for all the symptoms to appear - treat immediately. | + | __Signs__: Scratches on calf area with red swelling. Person looks sweaty and faint, and has difficulty breathing |
+ | |||
+ | __Note__: The danger is that he/she may have gone to bed soon after being bitten, and not get up to complain of sickness. It is best to __treat | ||
What is your - | What is your - | ||
- | (1) IMMEDIATE ACTION? | ||
- | (2) ASSESSMENT OF BITE? | ||
- | (3) TREATMENT OF - BITE? | ||
- | CASUALTY? | ||
- | (4) FURTHER ACTION? | ||
- | For ANSWERS turn to page 15. | ||
+ | (1) Immediate action? | ||
+ | |||
+ | (2) Assessment of bite? | ||
+ | |||
+ | (3) Treatment of Bite? Treatment of casualty? | ||
+ | |||
+ | (4) Further action? | ||
+ | |||
+ | For answers turn to page 15. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | === Notice Of Annual First Aid Course. === | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Weekend__: | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Cost__: $39 for St. John Ambulance Basic First Aid Certificate or upgrading. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Place__: Police Rescue Headquarters, | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Instructor__: | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Bookings__: | ||
- | NOTICE OF ANNUAL FIRST AID COURSE. | + | Cheque payable to St. John Ambulance. Sent to: Ainslie Morris, 45 Austin Street, Lane Cove, 2066. |
- | Weekend: Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March, l986. | + | ---- |
- | Cost: $39 for St. John Ambulance Basic First Aid Certificate or upgrading. | + | |
- | Place: Police Rescue Headquarters, | + | |
- | Instructor: GRACE MATTS. | + | |
- | Bookings: Ainslie Morris | + | |
- | Cheque payable to St. John Ambulance. | + | |
- | Sent to: Ainslie Morris, 45 Austin Street, Lane Cove, 2066. | + | |
WHAT'S BITING YOU?!! - LEECHES. | WHAT'S BITING YOU?!! - LEECHES. |
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