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-OF SNAKES, TROUT AND HORSES.
+===== Of Snakes, Trout And Horses. =====
 by Peter Dyce.
 Early in October Keith Docherty phoned me: "How about a trout fishing trip to the Cox's River on the coming long weekend?"
-I needed no great urging so at 6 am Saturday picked Keith up at Bondi and we proceeded to Carlon's where we rendezvoused with Peter Sharpe at 8.30 am. With my pack heavy with creature comforts for the proposed base
-camp we arrived at the Cox about 4 pm, not far below Kanangra Creek, there soon to be joined by Frank Woodgate and Janet Carne.
+I needed no great urging so at 6 am Saturday picked Keith up at Bondi and we proceeded to Carlon's where we rendezvoused with Peter Sharpe at 8.30 am. With my pack heavy with creature comforts for the proposed base camp we arrived at the Cox about 4 pm, not far below Kanangra Creek, there soon to be joined by Frank Woodgate and Janet Carne.
 The plan had been to cross the Cox and walk upstream, but the river was running wide and dangerously fast, swollen by recent heavy rain, so we decided that discretion was the better part of valour, and found a green grassy campsite which became our base for the next three nights.
-Not far from us was camped a group of riders, their horses hobbled for the night. Little did we suspect how those horses were to affect our night's
-sleep. I now know the sounds a chain gang must have made in earlier days.
+Not far from us was camped a group of riders, their horses hobbled for the night. Little did we suspect how those horses were to affect our night's sleep. I now know the sounds a chain gang must have made in earlier days. All night long what seemed inches from my head the clinking, clanging of the horses' hobbles went on. Time and again I left the cosy confines of sleeping bag and tent to shoo them away, but back they came, attracted by the lush grass of our campsite. Twelve horses clanging twelve sets of hobbles! Sleep was spasmodic, and though a horselover, I began hating the brutes as the night wore on.
-Ail night long what seemed inches from my head the clinking, clanging of the
-horses' hobbles went on. Time and again I left the cosy confines of sleeping bag and tent to shoo them away, but back they came, attracted by
+We were all concerned that our tents would be demolished and that we could be trodden on as they grazed all around us. I lifted the fly, a horse's feet were within touching distance. Frank Woodgate was presented with a steaming heap of fresh manure right at the entrance to his tent. However Peter Sharpe came off the worst. At breakfast, as we talked about the night before, Peter told us how he had left an expensive trout rod leaning against a nearby tree only to find it irreparably smashed by horses' hooves when he awoke in the morning. This could be the first time in the ancient and noble art of trout fishing that a rod has been broken not by a fish but by a horse. Luckily and with great foresight Keith had brought a spare rod for just such emergencies. To ward off our unwelcome intruders Frank built a fence of long poles around his tent.
-the lush grass of our campsite. Twelve horses clanging twelve sets of
-hobbles! Sleep was spasmodic, and though a horselover, I began hating the
+That afternoon whilst spinning for trout I encountered the first of many snakes gracefully curving its way across the flooded Cox; it landed near me, caught sight of me and re-entered the water, the current quickly carrying it out of sight. I saw many more snakes on the land and in the water. Nothing can be more beautiful to watch than the perfectly synchronized flow of a fast moving snake as it glides over the roughest of ground with the greatest of ease.
-brutes as the night wore on.
-We were all concerned that our tents would be demolished and that we could be trodden on as they grazed all around us. I lifted the fly, a
+The fishing was a little disappointing to start with. The water was a muddy brown, and Peter Sharpe was the only one to land a fish the first day. After another fruitless morning I decided to try my luck on the other shore. The Cox was running very fast in semi-flood. It had been 45 feet deep some weeks earlier and the debris of that great flood littered the banks, huge trees up-rooted and rocks rolled away like marbles.
-horse's feet were within touching distance. Frank Woodgate was presented
-with a steaming heap of fresh manure right at the entrance to his tent.
+I stripped off to minimize the drag and clutching my fishing rod in one hand and a stout stick in the other I waded in. The pressure of the water became so strong that halfway across I commenced to have regrets, but found that I could not turn around as this increased the pressure, and I fully expected to be taken for a wild ride, so I continued to cross, arriving safely with some relief. I found a likely spot and cast a silver Celta; a beautiful rainbow trout grabbed the lure. In some twenty casts I landed six fish, releasing the two smallest ones.
-However Peter Sharpe came off the worst. At breakfast, as we talked about
-the night before, Peter told us how he had left an expensive trout rod leaning against a nearby tree only to find it irreparably smashed by horses'
-hooves when he awoke in the morning. This could be the first time in the
-ancient and noble art of trout fishing that a rod has been broken not by a
-fish but by a horse. Luckily and with great foresight Keith had brought a
-spare rod for just such emergencies. To ward off our unwelcome intruders
-Frank built a fence of long poles around his tent.
-That afternoon whilst spinning for trout I encountered the first of many snakes gracefully curving its way across the flooded Cox; it Landed near me, caught sight of me and re-entered the water, the current quickly carrying it out of sight. I saw many more snakes on the land and in the
-water. Nothing can be more beautiful to watch than the perfectly synchronized flow of a fast moving snake as it glides over the roughest of ground with the greatest of ease.
-The fishing was a little disappointing to start with. The water was
-a muddy brown, and Peter Sharpe was the only one to land a fish the first
-day. After another fruitless morning I decided to try my luck on the other
-shore. The Cox was running very fast in semi-flood. It had been 45 feet
-deep some weeks earlier and the debris of that great flood littered the banks, huge trees up-rooted and rocks rolled away like marbles.
-I stripped off to minimize the drag and clutching my fishing rod in one hand and a stout stick in the other I waded in. The pressure of the
-water became so strong that halfway across I commenced to have regrets, but found that I could not turn around as this increased the pressure, and I fully expected to be taken for a wild ride, so I continued to cross, arriving
-safely with some relief. I found a likely spot and cast a silver Celts.;
-a beautiful rainbow trout grabbed the lure. In some twenty casts I landed
-six fish, releasing the two smallest ones.
-Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 1986
 That night we feasted on exquisitely cooked trout; full credit going to honorary chef Frank Woodgate.
 The next morning sitting around the campfire, leisurely eating breakfast, the sky suddenly and quite unexpectedly started to rain trout. Peter Sharpe had hung his fish in a tree away from marauding ants and I, in all innocence, sat down under this fish bomb. The string broke and I was clobbered with deadly accuracy.
 The next afternoon Keith and Peter braved the rushing Cox, crossed to the other side and enjoyed superb fishing, catching many beautiful rainbows, releasing most and bringing enough back for our dinner and a few fish to carry home. It was a happy ending to a memorable weekend away, with fine fishing and delightfully compatible companions.
-* * * * * * * * * * * *
-BODY TAL K
+----
+===== Body Talk. =====
 by Elwyn Morris.
-FIRST AID FOOTNOTES: PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR NON-TIGER WALKERS.
-AVOIDING HEAT STROKE: THE INSULATING HAT.
+==== First Aid Footnotes: Preventative Meausres For Non-Tiger Walkers. ====
+=== Avoiding Heat Stroke: The Insulating Hat. ===
 I got the first signs of heat stroke - headache and tiredness - twice in a month last summer, just from being in the sun in a cloth hat. The symptoms can progress to nausea, high temperatures and ending up in bed for days, so I invented the following super-cheap solution:-
-Top Layer. Light-coloured hat to reflect sun
-Middle Layer. Aluminium cooking foil, shiny side up Bottom Layer. Dark-coloured hat to absorb
+__Top Layer__. Light-coloured hat to reflect sun.
-ground/Water reflection
+__Middle Layer__. Aluminium cooking foil, shiny side up.
+__Bottom Layer__. Dark-coloured hat to absorb ground/water reflection.
 Four safety pins hold inner and outer hats together. They also hold tapes to tie on hat.
-This double hat consisted of identical nylon ones, but they could be cotton, polyester or straw. It worked brilliantly on the hottest long walks on sandy tracks and beaches, such as Ainslie's Bouddi walk and Joe Marton's
-and Errol Sheedy's Royal National Park walks. Others had to admit the immediate difference from their own hats when I tested it on them - Bev Foulds was an instant convert, while engineer John Riddell said it was based on the soundest thermodynamic principles. Roofs are insulated this way.
+This double hat consisted of identical nylon ones, but they could be cotton, polyester or straw. It worked brilliantly on the hottest long walks on sandy tracks and beaches, such as Ainslie's Bouddi walk and Joe Marton's and Errol Sheedy's Royal National Park walks. Others had to admit the immediate difference from their own hats when I tested it on them - Bev Foulds was an instant convert, while engineer John Riddell said it was based on the soundest thermodynamic principles. Roofs are insulated this way.
 You don't have to buy two hats, or even one. You can just line the crown of the one you have. A bit of aluminium foil is a light-weight extra for summer walks, ready to add to your hat when the temperature soars. An added bonus is that it is totally waterproof.
-AVOIDING SUNBURN.
+=== Avoiding Sunburn. ===
 Clothing and hats are, of course, far more effective than any block-out cream for avoiding sunburn and, for some, fighting freckles and wrinkles. Some Indian cotton long-sleeved shirts have cuffs that fall over the back of the hands, a very freckle and wrinkle prone area for women. The cuffs can be buttoned up at other times.
-Of the two to three hundred block-out creams on the market only about five really block out most of the sun-s harmful rays; they MUST be labelled 15+. I use ICI's UV Ultrablock, 15+, around $6 but worth it.
-November, 1986 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Pare 11
+Of the two to three hundred block-out creams on the market only about five really block out most of the sun's harmful rays; they MUST be labelled 15+. I use ICI's UV Ultrablock, 15+, around $6 but worth it.
-VALE - DOROTHY LAWRIE.
+----
+===== Vale - Dorothy Lawrie. =====
 by L. G. Harrison.
 On the 19th August, 1986, about thirty members of the Walking Clubs gathered with their friends to pay a last tribute to Dorothy Lawry who died on the 15th August, aged 91. For several years she had been in the Nursing Section of the Northaven Retirement Home at Turramurra.
 Dorothy was born in New Zealand and at an early age came to Australia just after her father died. She lived with her mother and aunt at Double Bay and later moved to Cremorne.
-In 1929 Dorothy was attending lectures for the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants where I met her. We talked after the meetings, and she told me that the Sydney Bush Walkers had recently been established. So this was my introduction to the walking movement. She invited me to join
-a party with Evan and Dot Taylor, with whom she had done quite a lot of
+In 1929 Dorothy was attending lectures for the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants where I met her. We talked after the meetings, and she told me that the Sydney Bush Walkers had recently been established. So this was my introduction to the walking movement. She invited me to join a party with Evan and Dot Taylor, with whom she had done quite a lot of walking. In 1929 she, with six others, went on a fortnight's walking trip through Yerranderie, the Kowmung River and the Cox. In the early days Dorothy was a vigorous walker, intensely interested in the ecology and also in the planting of trees.
-walking. In 1929 she, with six others, went on a fortnight's walking trip
-through Yerranderie, the Kowmung River and the Cox. In the early days Dorothy was a vigorous walker, intensely interested in the ecology and also in the planting of trees.
+In her commercial career she changed jobs 28 times, and on each occasion to a better position. She was a member of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants and along the way she also became a member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. She spent many years at Wrigleys (of chewing gum fame) in their Accounts Department. During the 1939-45 War she worked as an accountant in one of the Government Departments, mainly checking costings for authorisation of "cost plus" contracts. This was a normal procedure for firms who supplied goods under contract to the Defence Department.
-In her commercial career she changed jobs 28 times, and on each occasion to a better position. She was a member of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants and along the way she also became a member of the.
-Chartered Institute of Secretaries. She spent many years at Wrigleys (of
+While she lived at Cremorne with her mother and aunt, for some time Frances Ramsay boarded with them. Frances was one of the original members of the Sydney Bush Walkers. Dorothy supplied much of the income to run the house. She took lessons on how to drive a car, then purchased one and drove it home in peak hour from the City showroom to Cremorne! It was a good baptism for her. Later she drove it on many occasions filled with walkers, taking them to difficult spots to start their walking.
-chewing gum fame) in their Accounts Department. During the 1939-45 War she worked as an accountant in one of the Government Departments, mainly
-checking costings for authorisation of "cost plus" contracts. This was a
+In 1931 a few walkers reported that the Blue Gum Forest at the junction of Govetts Leap Creek and the Grose River was about to be cleared and planted with walnut trees. Dorothy was one of the people who went down to the Blue Gum Forest and later became one of the original trustees of the Blue Gum Forest Trust. Two years later they had raised sufficient money to buy back the Conditional Purchase Lease and present it to the Government so that it could become a reserve and recreation area for all time. She made frequent visits to the Blue Gum Forest during the years when she was an active walker. It is significant that she had arranged that upon her death her ashes were to be scattered over the Blue Gum Forest. This is being done.
-normal procedure for firms who supplied goods under contract to the Defence Department.
-While she lived at Cremorne with her mother and aunt, for some time Frances Ramsay boarded with them. Frances was one of the original members of the Sydney Bush Walkers. Dorothy supplied much of the income to run the house. She took lessons on how to drive a car, then purchased one and
-drove it home in peak hour from the City showroom to Cremorne! It was a
-good baptism for her. Later she drove it on many occasions filled with walkers, taking them to difficult spots to start their walking.
-In 1931 a few walkers reported that the Blue Gum Forest at the junction of Govetts Leap Creek and the Grose River was about to be cleared and planted with walnut trees. Dorothy was one of the people who went down to the Blue Gum Forest and later became one of the original trustees of the Blue Gum Forest Trust. Two years later they had raised sufficient money
-to buy back the Conditional Purchase Lease and present it to the Government
-so that it could become a reserve and recreation area for all time. She
-made frequent visits to the Blue Gum Forest during the years when she was an
-active walker. It is significant that she had arranged that upon her death
-her ashes were to be scattered over the Blue Gum Forest. This is being done.
 In 1948 Dorothy spent the winter on the Myall River as a member of a team of 20 girls, mostly ex-servicewomen and all quite inexperienced, working for a company that had been formed to plant and grow trees. They lived in rough quarters and were taught the work as they worked. After her return to Sydney she counted up how many trees she had planted - 400 approximately per day, 5 days per week, and to her surprise the total was between 20,000 and 22,000! The trees planted were Pinus Carribea.
-Dorothy's mother died so she returned with her aunt to Auckland to be amongst her aunt's relatives. In 1953 the Tree Society was formed in Auckland to "Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place!" Senior officers of
-Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 1986
+Dorothy's mother died so she returned with her aunt to Auckland to be amongst her aunt's relatives. In 1953 the Tree Society was formed in Auckland to "Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place!" Senior officers of the Auckland City Parks Department gave the Society much help, teaching its members the correct way to plant trees etc. The Tree Society had monthly meetings, and they always had a trading table to sell each other seedling trees etc. As well, they planted church grounds and the surroundings of school playgrounds.
-the Auckland City Parks Department gave the Society much help, teaching its members the correct way to plant trees etc. The Tree Society had monthly meetings, and they always had a trading table to sell each other
-seedling trees etc. As well, they planted church grounds and the surroundings of school playgrounds.
+After Dorothy's aunt died in New Zealand, Dorothy returned to Sydney and lived at Willoughby until the time had come for her to move to Northhaven at Turramurra. She had a dislocated hip and spent many months in and out of hospital. Northaven provided loving shelter for her.
-After Dorothy's aunt died in New Zealand, Dorothy returned to Sydney and lived at Willoughby until the time had come for her to move to North- haven at Turramurra. She had a dislocated hip and spent many months in and out of hospital. Northaven provided loving shelter for her.
-While she was in a wheelchair there she arrived at the last Annual Meeting of the Dungalla Club to be held at Brian and Jean Harvey's home at Wahroonga before it was sold. She was delighted to be invited by the New South Wales Government to attend the preview of "A Singular Woman" -
+While she was in a wheelchair there she arrived at the last Annual Meeting of the Dungalla Club to be held at Brian and Jean Harvey's home at Wahroonga before it was sold. She was delighted to be invited by the New South Wales Government to attend the preview of "A Singular Woman" - being a film of Marie Byles' life. She took the opportunity of seeing many friends whom she had not been able to meet for many years. Sadly for many it was the last time they saw her.
-being a film of Marie Byles' life. She took the opportunity of seeing many friends whom she had not been able to meet for many years. Sadly for many it was the last time they saw her.
 She made a remarkably fine contribution both to conservation and appreciation of the bush. Her activity and foresight encouraged many people to explore the joys of the outdoors, and so to have a richer, fuller life.
 She will be greatly missed.
-* * * * * * * * * *
-NOTE: Dorothy Lawry was the first woman President of the Sydney Bush Walkers, 1942-44.
+__Note__: Dorothy Lawry was the first woman President of the Sydney Bush Walkers, 1942-44.
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+seater mini bus taxi. 047-87 8366.
-PICK UP ANYWHERE FOR START OR FINISH OF YOUR WALK - BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
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+Kanagra Boyd. Upper Blue Mountains. Six Foot Track.
-November, 1986 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Page 13
+Pick up anywhere for start or finish of your walk - by prior arrangement.
+Share the fare - competitive rates.
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 PART 3. by Tom Wilhelm.