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====== Letter to the Editor ====== | ====== Letter to the Editor ====== | ||
- | + | WHEW! WHADIDISAYWRONG? | |
- | EDITOR. | + | |
by Ronald Knightley. | by Ronald Knightley. | ||
Throughout recorded history and all around the world, it has been known that the zealots of a cause will brand as antipathetic any person who dares to question instead of accepting the cause in blind faith. This is the only reason that I can think of for Alex Colley' | Throughout recorded history and all around the world, it has been known that the zealots of a cause will brand as antipathetic any person who dares to question instead of accepting the cause in blind faith. This is the only reason that I can think of for Alex Colley' | ||
- | A detailed response to their two articles would be wearisome; but three particular aspects bear further thought. | + | A detailed response to their two articles would be wearisome; but three particular aspects bear further thought. |
- | Alex's reference to nearly 500 bushfires in state forests missed the essential point of my question to the Minister, for I was referring to major, repeat major, bushfires - of the kind that leave hundreds of square kilometres of devastation. As, for example, the one that blasted Ku-Ring-Gai | + | |
- | Chase just a few years ago, with scarred hillsides still so clearly visible | + | Alex's reference to nearly 500 bushfires in state forests missed the essential point of my question to the Minister, for I was referring to major, repeat major, bushfires - of the kind that leave hundreds of square kilometres of devastation. As, for example, the one that blasted Ku-Ring-Gai Chase just a few years ago, with scarred hillsides still so clearly visible from afar. Its damage alone bids fair to rival the aggregate of all the forest fires to which Alex referred. |
- | from afar. Its damage alone bids fair to rival the aggregate of all the | + | |
- | forest fires to which Alex referred. | + | If one wants to know where the fire potential really is, one need only ask the country volunteer fire-brigade captains, as I have done over the last several years. Those whom I have questioned have been unanimous in expressing, not just concern, but outright fear of the national parks. They have |
- | If one wants to know where the fire potential really is, one need only ask the country volunteer fire-brigade captains, as I have done over the last several years. Those whom I have questioned have been unanimous in express- | + | |
- | ing, not just concern, but outright fear of the national parks. They have | + | |
expressed no such fear of the state forests. | expressed no such fear of the state forests. | ||
- | A new day appears to be dawning, however. In April I visited the top | ||
- | end of the Wollemi National Park. I had hopes of camping on some cliff-tops | ||
- | to take landscape photos in the lights of sunset and sunrise. Alas, the | ||
- | area was blanketted for a whole week under a pall of bushfire smoke so heavy | ||
- | that I did not venture from the floor of the Widden Valley. On enquiry, | ||
- | property owners told me that the fire was a controlled burn-off being conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Wollemi. | ||
- | This information was taken with a grain of salt until, in June, a fire-brigade captain 500 kilometres to the south advised me that a Parks ranger had recently stated to a public meeting that it is now Service policy to engage in controlled burn-offs in national parks. | ||
- | As I fretted at the all-pervading smoke in the Widden Valley, I could not help thinking of Rabbie Burns' immortal line, "Ah, poor, wee, sleekit, cowerin', | ||
- | dying. | ||
- | In case my words appear to imply some irreverence for the wisdom of the N.P.W.S., let me hasten to say that, if controlled burning is the only alternative to major bushfires, then I am prepared to accept that it may be the lesser of the two available evils (like controlled grazing versus uncontrolled pigs at Kosciusko). But are there only two evils to choose from? Might | ||
- | we also have to admit that in certain areas of some national parks, controlled culling of timber might do less aggregate damage to flora and fauna than | ||
- | controlled burning? Now, please read all my qualifying adjectives before | ||
- | ' | ||
- | Mark quite erroneously referred to me as supporting the four-wheel- drivers. My April article merely paraphrased the question that another asked of the Minister; and, in the article' | ||
- | four-wheelers might influence the ballot box. This did not in any way imply | ||
- | that I support them. Nevertheless, | ||
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER August, 1986 | ||
- | Also, Mark stated that I should have kept my views to myself and not aired them in front of the Minister. I am of course aware that a delegate | ||
- | representing an organisation must, in the absence of plenipotentiary powers, follow the "party line" unless his statements are preceded by appropriate | ||
- | disclaimers. If nothing else taught me that, my years of representing | ||
- | S.B.W. at Federation certainly did! But does Mark imply that S.B.W. has become some sort of non-democracy in which a member is expected not to speak | ||
- | his mind in the Club room? Even if that is so, however, across what tenets of S.B.W. policy did I transgress by asking the Minister if he could do something to save our national parks from the scourge of major bushfires? | ||
- | Finally, I turn to a recent political development which appears to bear on part of my April article. In his June announcement vetoing a proposal to enlarge the Murramarang coastal national park, Mr. Carr was reported as stating that the time has come to balance conservation with | ||
- | commonsense. This statement occurred after a well-attended public meeting | ||
- | had voted against the enlargement proposal by a four to one majority, heaping large doses of vituperation on the N.P.W.S. and its supporters in the process. Do I discern a Ministerial reflection of one of the concerns that I expressed in April, namely the possibility of a backlash in the electorate? | ||
- | -X- * * * * * * * | ||
- | LETTER FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE HACKING RIVER. July 18 1986. | + | A new day appears to be dawning, however. In April I visited the top end of the Wollemi National Park. I had hopes of camping on some cliff-tops to take landscape photos in the lights of sunset and sunrise. Alas, the area was blanketed for a whole week under a pall of bushfire smoke so heavy that I did not venture from the floor of the Widden Valley. On enquiry, property owners told me that the fire was a controlled burn-off being conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Wollemi. |
- | Dear Friend, | + | |
+ | This information was taken with a grain of salt until in June, a fire-brigade captain 500 kilometres to the south advised me that a Parks ranger had recently stated to a public meeting that it is now Service policy to engage in controlled burn-offs in national parks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As I fretted at the all-pervading smoke in the Widden Valley, I could not help thinking of Robbie Burns' immortal line, "Ah, poor, wee, sleekit, cowerin', | ||
+ | |||
+ | In case my words appear to imply some irreverence for the wisdom of the N.P.W.S., let me hasten to say that, if controlled burning is the only alternative to major bushfires, then I am prepared to accept that it may be the lesser of the two available evils (like controlled grazing versus uncontrolled pigs at Kosciusko). But are there only two evils to choose from? Might we also have to admit that in certain areas of some national parks, controlled culling of timber might do less aggregate damage to flora and fauna than controlled burning? Now, please read all my qualifying adjectives before developing a nervous twitch in the trigger finger. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mark quite erroneously referred to me as supporting the four-wheel-drivers. My April article merely paraphrased the question that another asked of the Minister and, in the article' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Also, Mark stated that I should have kept my views to myself and not aired them in front of the Minister. I am of course aware that a delegate representing an organisation must, in the absence of plenipotentiary powers, follow the "party line" unless his statements are preceded by appropriate disclaimers. If nothing else taught me that, my years of representing S.B.W. at Federation certainly did! But does Mark imply that S.B.W. has become some sort of non-democracy in which a member is expected not to speak his mind in the Club room? Even if that is so, however, across what tenets of S.B.W. policy did I transgress by asking the Minister if he could do something to save our national parks from the scourge of major bushfires? | ||
+ | |||
+ | Finally, I turn to a recent political development which appears to bear on part of my April article. In his June announcement vetoing a proposal to enlarge the Murramarang coastal national park, Mr. Carr was reported as stating that the time has come to balance conservation with commonsense. This statement occurred after a well-attended public meeting had voted against the enlargement proposal by a four to one majority, heaping large doses of vituperation on the N.P.W.S. and its supporters in the process. Do I discern a Ministerial reflection of one of the concerns that I expressed in April, namely the possibility of a backlash in the electorate? | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ====== Letter from the Friends of the Hacking River ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | July 18 1986.\\ | ||
+ | Dear Friend,\\ | ||
HELP SAVE THE ROYAL FROM URBAN SPOIL | HELP SAVE THE ROYAL FROM URBAN SPOIL | ||
+ | |||
The Friends of the Hacking River is a voluntary community group formed for the purpose of extending and protecting Royal National Park. We need your support to help save the Royal. | The Friends of the Hacking River is a voluntary community group formed for the purpose of extending and protecting Royal National Park. We need your support to help save the Royal. | ||
- | Wollongong City Council is proposing to urbanise the headwaters of the Hacking River - polluting the river, severely degrading bushland and rainforest through weed invasion and control burning, and building on proposed park additions. | + | |
- | Only additions to Royal National Park and an end to urbanisation Hacking River catchment can save our first national park. | + | Wollongong City Council is proposing to urbanise the headwaters of the Hacking River - polluting the river, severely degrading bushland and rainforest through weed invasion and control burning, and building on proposed park additions. Only additions to Royal National Park and an end to urbanisation Hacking River catchment can save our first national park. |
- | The campaign needs your group' | + | |
- | * Every letter to local member of parliament and government ministers... | + | The campaign needs your group' |
- | * Every friend you tell about the despoilation of Royal National Park... | + | * Every letter to local member of parliament and government ministers...\\ |
- | * Every community group that resolves to lobby... | + | * Every friend you tell about the despoilation of Royal National Park...\\ |
+ | * Every community group that resolves to lobby...\\ | ||
* Every donation... COUNTS. | * Every donation... COUNTS. | ||
- | Write to - The Hon FJ Walker QC, MP Minister for Housing | + | |
- | The Hon RJ Carr MP Minister for Planning and Environment The Hon R Unsworth MP Premier of NSW | + | Write to The Hon FJ Walker QC, MP Minister for Housing, The Hon RJ Carr MP Minister for Planning and Environment, The Hon R Unsworth MP Premier of NSW or visit your local member of parliament |
- | or visit your local member of parliament | + | |
Request that all natural lands in the Hacking River catchment be added to Royal and that no further urban development in the catchment area take place. | Request that all natural lands in the Hacking River catchment be added to Royal and that no further urban development in the catchment area take place. | ||
- | STICK WITH ROYAL - Enclosed is a bumper sticker. Your group can help | + | |
- | save the Royal by selling these stickers which retail at $1.00 and wholesale at 77 cents. Every member of your group can help by displaying our bumper | + | STICK WITH ROYAL - Enclosed is a bumper sticker. Your group can help save the Royal by selling these stickers which retail at $1.00 and wholesale at 77 cents. Every member of your group can help by displaying our bumper sticker proudly on their car. |
- | sticker proudly on their car. | + | |
- | Yours faithfully, | + | Yours faithfully,\\ |
- | KEITH MUIR. Secretary | + | KEITH MUIR. Secretary\\ |
The Friends of the Hacking River. | The Friends of the Hacking River. | ||
- | 265 VICTORIA ROAD GLADESVILLE, | ||
- | THURS. 9-8 | ||
- | SAT. 9-4 | ||
- | (PARKING AT REAR OFF PITTVVATER ROAD) | ||
- | A LARGE RANGE OF LIGHTWEIGHT, | ||
- | | ||
- | COLD WEATHER PROTECTION CLOTHING AND RAINGEAR | ||
- | MAPS BOOKS AND LEAFLETS | ||
- | | ||
- | | ||
- | WE STOCK THE LARGEST RANGE OF CANOEING GEAR IN N.S.W. | ||
- | QUALITY TOURING CRAFT OF ALL TYPES HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE COMPETITION CRAFT | ||
- | A HUGE RANGE OF PADDLES FOR ALL TYPES OF CANOEING | ||
- | ALL TYPES OF SPRAY COVERS | ||
- | | ||
- | Page 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER August, 1986 | ||
====== General Meeting on 10-7-86 ====== | ====== General Meeting on 10-7-86 ====== | ||
by Ainslie Morris. | by Ainslie Morris. | ||
- | The meeting opened at 8 minutes past 8 pm and apologies received from Barbara. Bruce, Greta Davis, Narelle Lovell, Margaret Reid and Barry Wallace. | + | |
- | Barrie Murdoch took the Chair with 32 members braving the cold winds to attend. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received and the | + | The meeting opened at 8 minutes past 8 pm and apologies received from Barbara Bruce, Greta Davis, Narelle Lovell, Margaret Reid and Barry Wallace. |
- | business arising concerned the relocating of the meeting hall. | + | |
- | The Treasurer reported a deficiency of $139. $4,332 is the bank balance and the advance bank deposit will be drawn on to the amount of $2,500 to pay immediate expenses, mainly the Personal Accident Premium. Out of 475 Members.on the Membership | + | Barrie Murdoch took the Chair with 32 members braving the cold winds to attend. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received and the business arising concerned the relocating of the meeting hall. |
- | 235 single, 61 household, 5 non-active, a total 311 paid and 149 have not paid, that is, 25%. There is a trend to non-active and household membership. | + | |
+ | The Treasurer reported a deficiency of $139. $4,332 is the bank balance and the advance bank deposit will be drawn on to the amount of $2,500 to pay immediate expenses, mainly the Personal Accident Premium. Out of 475 Members.on the Membership | ||
Non-programmed walks must be notified to the Committee in writing for party members to be insured, and visitors are not insured. | Non-programmed walks must be notified to the Committee in writing for party members to be insured, and visitors are not insured. | ||
- | Correspondence went to Milo Dunphy (congratulations), | + | |
- | will give close attention to the wording of the Policy and Jim's warnings heeded. | + | Correspondence went to Milo Dunphy (congratulations), |
- | The Walks Secretary, our Carol, said the Budawangs Odyssy of 12,13,14 June did not go, but Oliver Crawford' | + | |
- | and 29 went. The Harbour trot went. | + | The Walks Secretary, our Carol, said the Budawangs Odyssy of 12,13,14 June did not go, but Oliver Crawford' |
- | June. 20,21,22 had a Kanangra walk of 21 with a memorable occasion of a singsong around the campfire and a snow blizzard on the way out; and Carol' | + | |
- | the " | + | June. 20,21,22 had a Kanangra walk of 21 with a memorable occasion of a singsong around the campfire and a snow blizzard on the way out; and Carol' |
- | On 27,28,29 June 4 club members and 4 odds and sods went caving at | + | |
- | Tuglow Caves, but the S.B.W. only went one day because there wasn't any scrub. The Newnes trip stayed outdoors to enjoy the fine weather with George Walton, and 7 prospectives went with Bill Capon on an Instructional Weekend. The | + | On 27,28,29 June 4 club members and 4 odds and sods went caving at Tuglow Caves, but the S.B.W. only went one day because there wasn't any scrub. The Newnes trip stayed outdoors to enjoy the fine weather with George Walton, and 7 prospectives went with Bill Capon on an Instructional Weekend. The day walk was led by Geoff McIntosh as Jan Mohandas' |
- | day walk was led by Geoff McIntosh as Jan Mohandas' | + | |
- | Redledge Pass was found by Consensus (who?). Ben Esgate' | + | The S. &.R Practice was attended by 3 members * of S.B.W. and 25 other Federation members in the Colo River. They learned how to use the radios and look for " |
- | The S. &.R Practice was attended by 3 members * of S.B.W. and 25 other Federation members in the Colo River. They learned how to use the radios | + | |
- | and look for " | + | Federation Report from Spiro Haginakitas said BushSports is not officilly sanctioned by the Department of Sport and Recreation. Offshore mining has been opposed and help given for Port Hacking. The Wog Wog track is good and C.M.W. was commended for all its hard work; the east side of Clyde River at Yadboro is closed by a barbed wire fence. Bush Leadership was discussed as Federation is trying to instigate a certificate course. |
- | " | + | |
- | Federation Report from Spiro Haginakitas said BushSports is not officilly sanctioned by the Department of Sport and Recreation. Offshore mining has | + | Conservation Report from Alex Colley concerned: Tasmania' |
- | been opposed and 'help given for Port Hacking. The Wog Wog track is good | + | |
- | and C.M.W. was commended for all its hard work; the east side of Clyde River at Yadboro is closed by a barbed wire fence. Bush Leadership was discussed as Federation is trying to instigate a certificate course. | + | |
- | Conservation Report from Alex Colley concerned: Tasmania' | + | |
- | August, 1986 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 17 | + | |
- | power line from Point Piper to Marulan has a route not to be decided; and the Colo dams proposal by the Water Resources Commission which is denied | + | |
The motion proposing an archivist be paid to do preliminary work on the archives was put and a further motion to let it lie on the table was carried. | The motion proposing an archivist be paid to do preliminary work on the archives was put and a further motion to let it lie on the table was carried. | ||
+ | |||
The recission motion regarding the fireplace in the Coolana hut was passed (meaning no new fireplace). | The recission motion regarding the fireplace in the Coolana hut was passed (meaning no new fireplace). | ||
- | * The three members who went on the Search & Rescue practice were:- | ||
- | Carol Bruce, Bob King and Ian Wolf (Prospective). This is the way to | ||
- | get your name in print - go to S. & R. practice. - Editor. | ||
+ | * The three members who went on the Search & Rescue practice were:- Carol Bruce, Bob King and Ian Wolf (Prospective). This is the way to get your name in print - go to S. & R. practice. - Editor. | ||
+ | ====== RSI of the Tongue ====== | ||
- | ====== | + | by Dr. Mac* |
+ | |||
+ | I was pleased to read last month my colleague' | ||
+ | quality or extent of the activity to which the organ is subjected; for quantity equate repetitive (ie R), for quality equate the stress level, | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are two major causes | ||
+ | |||
+ | The other cause of tongue RSI is excessive talking sometimes, and incorrectly, | ||
+ | of the known cases. Support of persons afflicted with ETRSI can be given by semisyllabic responses to the ET syndrome. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Relief to sufferers can be achieved by firmly binding the lower to the upper jaw with the standard 70mm crepe bandage. Should a bandage not be available then band-aids may be applied to seal the lips. RSI of the tongue may not be immediately recognised by the afflicted side effects, however, do manifest themselves in companions, namely a buzzing or ringing in the ears. | ||
- | . by Dr. Mac* | ||
- | I was pleased to read last month my colleague' | ||
- | of RSI of the tongue. This malady is caused by both the quantity and | ||
- | quality or extent of the activity to which the organ is subjected; for quantity equate repetitive (ie R), for quality equate the stress level ,ie S. | ||
- | Together R S lead to the injury (I), thus does RSI develope. | ||
- | There are two major causes of tongue RSI, namely eating and talking. Toffee-like, | ||
- | to be recommended. A note of caution here; some liquid diets can cause | ||
- | ETRSI (see below). For serious walkers freeze dried egg nog, dehydrated | ||
- | porridge and slaked saos are excellent dishes. | ||
- | The other cause of tongue RSI is excessive talking sometimes, and incorrectly, | ||
- | caused by galloping monosyllablism either alone or compounded with | ||
- | polysyllablism. ETRSI is a difficult problem to cure. Counselling and | ||
- | psychiatric help to reduce the vocabulary have had success in about 57% | ||
- | of the known cases. Support of persons afflicted with ETRSI can be given | ||
- | by semisyllabic responses to the ET syndrome. | ||
- | Relief to sufferers can be achieved by firmly binding the lower to the upper jaw with the standard 70mm crepe bandage. Should a bandage not | ||
- | be available then band-aids may be applied to seal the lips. RSI of the | ||
- | tongue may not be immediately recognised by the afflicted; side effects, however, do manifest themselves in companions, namely a buzzing or ringing in the ears. | ||
* Dr. Mac is a nom de plume assumed for ethical reasons. | * Dr. Mac is a nom de plume assumed for ethical reasons. | ||
- | NOTE - A booking has been made for the WOOL SHED DANCE at OLD SYDNEY TOWN | + | |
- | on SEPTEMBER 20th. We will meet at approximately 4.pm for Happy Hour at our camp nearby and on Sunday join Ainslie' | + | |
+ | **NOTE** - A booking has been made for the WOOL SHED DANCE at OLD SYDNEY TOWN on SEPTEMBER 20th. We will meet at approximately 4.pm for Happy Hour at our camp nearby and on Sunday join Ainslie' | ||
Ring Bill Holland - 86 4210 (H) 925 3309 (W) | Ring Bill Holland - 86 4210 (H) 925 3309 (W) | ||
- | Page 18 | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER August, 1986 | + | **IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS** - the Club Minute Book reveals:\\ |
- | ez onegale | + | Federation of Walkers. Mr. Debert brought forward the matter of a Federation of Walkers. The Committee |
- | IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS - the Club Minute Book reveals:- | + | |
- | Federation of Walkers. Mr. Debert brought forward the matter of a | + | |
- | Federation of Walkers. The Committf8e | + | |
report back to the general committee. 1st August, 1930. | report back to the general committee. 1st August, 1930. | ||
- | Federation of Walkers. Miss Lawry and Mr. Roots were appointed as delegates to represent the Club at the inaugural meetings of the Federation. Monthly Meeting held on Friday, 8th July, 1932. (Dorothy Lawry, now over | + | |
- | 90, and Wally Roots are still living in Sydney. Ed.) | + | Federation of Walkers. Miss Lawry and Mr. Roots were appointed as delegates to represent the Club at the inaugural meetings of the Federation. Monthly Meeting held on Friday, 8th July, 1932. (Dorothy Lawry, now over 90, and Wally Roots are still living in Sydney. Ed.) |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | Apc,t. | + | |
- | Your Social Convenor will be absent until mid-October and Patrick James will be undertaking the social duties during this time. Thirty days | + | Your Social Convenor will be absent until mid-October and Patrick James will be undertaking the social duties during this time. Thirty days hath September, so only two activities on the agenda.\\ |
- | hath September, so only two activities on the agenda. | + | 17th September: Either Dot Butler the Intrepid will show slides and speak about climbing in the Andes. OR Members Slides (please dig up your old or new slides and bring them along just in case).\\ |
- | 17th September: Either Dot Butler the Intrepid will show slides and speak about climbing in the Andes. OR Members Slides (please dig up your | + | |
- | old or new slides and bring them along just in case). | + | |
24th September: The Blue Grass Band will be entertaining us. | 24th September: The Blue Grass Band will be entertaining us. | ||
- | REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING OF 6th August. | + | ====== Report of Committee Meeting of 6 August |
The only matter arising from the Minutes was in reference to an application for a C.E.P. grant; the 60th Anniversary Sub-committee decided not to proceed with it. | The only matter arising from the Minutes was in reference to an application for a C.E.P. grant; the 60th Anniversary Sub-committee decided not to proceed with it. | ||
+ | |||
Notice of the Paddy Pallin Foundation grants and loans was received and approval given for an application for a grant to restore the Club's archives. | Notice of the Paddy Pallin Foundation grants and loans was received and approval given for an application for a grant to restore the Club's archives. | ||
+ | |||
$100 cost if required of moving rocks to block the main entrance at Coolana was approved. | $100 cost if required of moving rocks to block the main entrance at Coolana was approved. | ||
+ | |||
A best wishes card is to be sent to Dorothy Lawry who is the Club's oldest member (in age) and believed to be ailing. Thanks are to be sent to our visiting speakers for July. | A best wishes card is to be sent to Dorothy Lawry who is the Club's oldest member (in age) and believed to be ailing. Thanks are to be sent to our visiting speakers for July. | ||
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- | news NEWS news NEWS news | ||
- | | ||
- | CONSTITUTION. | + | |
- | A draft Constitution is in this magazine for you to read before | + | **CONSTITUTION** |
- | the Half-Yearly General Meeting in September. Have your comments ready then, and COME TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. | + | A draft Constitution is in this magazine for you to read before the Half-Yearly General Meeting in September. Have your comments ready then, and COME TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. |
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