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-BYTES IN THE BUSH.
+=====Bytes In The bush.=====
 by Patrick James.
-It's not a spelling mistake though you might be excused for thinking so but things do go byte in the bush. Bite can be used as a verb or a noun and is something done to sandwiches or people by people, mosquitoes or crocodiles. Byte on the other hand is computerspeak for units of data. S.B.W. uses a computer to store the membership list and so keep up to date of the changes in membership, both additions and substractions and the changes of address. With 500 members in S.B.W., each month there are always new addresses and new phone numbers to add to our data base and old information to delete. The list of
-members is used to print the labels for posting "The Sydney Bushwalker", our Club magazine.
+It's not a spelling mistake though you might be excused for thinking so but things do go byte in the bush. Bite can be used as a verb or a noun and is something done to sandwiches or people by people, mosquitoes or crocodiles. Byte on the other hand is computerspeak for units of data. S.B.W. uses a computer to store the membership list and so keep up to date of the changes in membership, both additions and substractions and the changes of address. With 500 members in S.B.W., each month there are always new addresses and new phone numbers to add to our data base and old information to delete. The list of members is used to print the labels for posting "The Sydney Bushwalker", our Club magazine.
-It is important to have the membership list complete, correct and up to date. Therefore please check if you actually made the list, if your entry is correct: spelling, full stops, commas, address, phone numbers, post codes, everything. If there are any errors or omissions please contact the Hon. Asst. Secretary who is the committee member in charge
-of, inter alia, maintaining the membership list. This year the lucky Hon. Asst. Sec. is
+It is important to have the membership list complete, correct and up to date. Therefore please check if you actually made the list, if your entry is correct: spelling, full stops, commas, address, phone numbers, post codes, everything. If there are any errors or omissions please contact the Hon. Asst. Secretary who is the committee member in charge of, inter alia, maintaining the membership list. This year the lucky Hon. Asst. Sec. is Joy Hynes. Joy can be contacted on 982 2615 or via S.B.W., P.O. Box 4476, G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Of course if you are not on the list you don't get the magazine, you cannot read this note and so will never get on the list. That's a bit of a problem and deserves some thought. Maybe if you are on the list and you know someone not on the list you might let them borrow your magazine and so read this note.
-Joy Hynes. Joy can be contacted on 982 2615 or via S.B.W., P.O. Box 4476, G.P.O., Sydney,
-. Of course if you are not on the list you don't get the magazine, you cannot read
+The second reason for this note is to expand our data processing department. It's not really a department, just one of my too many part-time activities. What is needed is another person with an I.B.M. or I.B.M. clone computer with the time to maintain the membership list and to print the magazine labels. Our membership data is recorded in the program dBASE III and stored on 5.25 inch (double sided, double density) floppy disks. Can you help? Please contact me ASAP (588 2614). What we do need quickly is another printer, my little machine has trouble with the magazine labels.
-this note and so will never get on the list. That's a bit of a problem and deserves some thought. Maybe if you are on the list and you know someone not on the list you might let them borrow your magazine and so read this note.
-The second reason for this note is to expand our data processing department. It's
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-not really a department, just one of my too many part-time activities. What is needed is another person with an I.B.M. or I.B.M. clone computer with the time to maintain the membership list and to print the magazine labels. Our membership data is recorded in the
-program dBASE III and stored on 5.25 inch (double sided, double density) floppy disks. Can you help? Please contact me ASAP (588 2614). What we do need quickly is another printer, my little machine has trouble with the magazine labels.
+=====Peter Miller's Navvies - (Anzac weekend, 1987).=====
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-UPPER BLUE MOUNTAINS
-SIX FOOT TRACK
-PICK UP ANYWHERE FOR START OR FINISH OF YOUR WALK - BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
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-june, 1987 T10] SYDNEY BUSHWALKER 3
-PETER MILLER'S NAVVIES - (Anzac weekend, 1987)
 by Carol Lubbers
-Leura, 8 a.m. Saturday on a cold, damp autumn morning, the designated meeting place and not a bush in sight! Hopping about from one leg to the other we waited for the rest of the party to arrive and then returned
-to the warmth of our cars to proceed along Mt Hay Road to our parking spot. We pulled up and shot out of cars scattering for the nearest bushes shouting cries of relief!
+Leura, 8 a.m. Saturday on a cold, damp autumn morning, the designated meeting place and not a bush in sight! Hopping about from one leg to the other we waited for the rest of the party to arrive and then returned to the warmth of our cars to proceed along Mt Hay Road to our parking spot. We pulled up and shot out of cars scattering for the nearest bushes shouting cries of relief!
 The gang regrouped in much better humour and decided that this was in fact the place on the map, for indeed, we were here to learn to navigate! Six prospectives in all, Fran, John, Geoff, Deborah, Kay and Carol (well, really five and a half - Deborah had already passed her test) - and our soon to be pitied instructor, Peter Miller, whom we later found has a low tolerance to dehydration.
 We set out our maps on the ground - all protected from inclement weather in various ingenious ways, including an empty shirt packet. Peter handed out pieces of string and soon some of us wore trendy plastic bibs and pendant compasses. Shirt packets do not wear well when strung with string.
-A course of action (?) was decided upon and off we went - even choosing the right ridge. Action with a query as sliding downhill through wet scrub and steep rocks is not our idea of action. Carol commenced the confusion by continually bearing to the left off the ridge. Fran plodded on saying how delightful it all was. Geoff quickly finalised the finding of (pardon, navigation to) our next destination, a small creek dotted with interesting rocks and moss where we enjoyed a well-earned morning break and then the action REALLY began - we had to negotiate the ridge across the creek!
+A course of action (?) was decided upon and off we went - even choosing the right ridge. Action with a query as sliding downhill through wet scrub and steep rocks is not our idea of action. Carol commenced the confusion by continually bearing to the left off the ridge. Fran plodded on saying how delightful it all was. Geoff quickly finalised the finding of (pardon, navigation to) our next destination, a small creek dotted with interesting rocks and moss where we enjoyed a well-earned morning break and then the action __really__ began - we had to negotiate the ridge across the creek!
 Horrors - Kay couldn't find a way up the gunge and almost disappeared in it!! A least difficult way was decided upon and we clawed our way up feet first (if you can imagine that) and ended up muddied, bloodied, blackened, splintered, sweating and swearing. And Deborah proved that the words "I can't go up there" do not exist in an SBW's vocabulary. Fran of the long legs plodded on saying how delightful it all was.
-Kay's ego at this stage was as battered as we were, but we soldiered on to the top of Mount Acne (Peter's pimple on the map) where it was John's turn
-to lead. More scrub bashing but we got through to our chosen goal - spot on! At this stage John's ego was in a much better state than Kay's. In fact, it required drastic deflating. Our esteemed instructor was still recovering from his bull ant bite (such terrible language, and I thought he was a gentleman).
+Kay's ego at this stage was as battered as we were, but we soldiered on to the top of Mount Acne (Peter's pimple on the map) where it was John's turn to lead. More scrub bashing but we got through to our chosen goal - spot on! At this stage John's ego was in a much better state than Kay's. In fact, it required drastic deflating. Our esteemed instructor was still recovering from his bull ant bite (such terrible language, and I thought he was a gentleman).
 Peter had intended to replenish his water supply from one of the many creeks in this area, but had found only dry creek beds so far, and therefore was running low on water.
-Lunch just off the track on a big flat rock which exploded under the campfire, -scattering shards of rock into the startled group. John said his Trangia kettle wouldn't burn his fingers as the handle was covered in REAL plastic. We pondered that statement all weekend. He offered everyone a Ryvita crispbread (no takers) and then heinously moved a rock, to be rewarded by a dispossessed BIG BLACK SPIDER leaping out at him and running under his pack. John couldn't do much right that afternoon.
-After lunch, back into the mulga again. Fresh water was found after further battle down a ridge and then Peter decided to jettison his water in anticipation of the steep haul up the next ridge to the Pinnacles. (what a good
+Lunch just off the track on a big flat rock which exploded under the campfire, scattering shards of rock into the startled group. John said his Trangia kettle wouldn't burn his fingers as the handle was covered in __real__ plastic. We pondered that statement all weekend. He offered everyone a Ryvita crispbread (no takers) and then heinously moved a rock, to be rewarded by a dispossessed __big black spider__ leaping out at him and running under his pack. John couldn't do much right that afternoon.
-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER June, 1987
-example to us dopey prospectives!) After all, he was assured by someone (who wishes to remain anonymous because she never does anything right on the Mt Hay Road) that there was water in the tank there some weeks ago. Needless to say the bloody thing contained half the rubbish on the Mt Hay Road and not much water. A very nervous prospective skulked quietly to the rear of the group and was threatened with all sorts of dreadful things. Fran said how delightful it all was.
+After lunch, back into the mulga again. Fresh water was found after further battle down a ridge and then Peter decided to jettison his water in anticipation of the steep haul up the next ridge to the Pinnacles. (what a good example to us dopey prospectives!) After all, he was assured by someone (who wishes to remain anonymous because she never does anything right on the Mt Hay Road) that there was water in the tank there some weeks ago. Needless to say the bloody thing contained half the rubbish on the Mt Hay Road and not much water. A very nervous prospective skulked quietly to the rear of the group and was threatened with all sorts of dreadful things. Fran said how delightful it all was.
 Well, we struck out for Flat Top, made camp and witnessed a beautiful sunset. The weather overnight was perfect and unfortunately for Peter as dry as the creeks near Flat Top. John's generous offers of dry Ryvitas were not taken up. Many threats were made to the unfortunate prospective who kept the thirsty Mr Miller at bay with tantalising comments about all the water she had carried up the hill and would ration him! To the east, the lights of Sydney sparkled like proverbial jewels.
-Next day we split up into two groups - No by Peter and No. 2: Kay, Deborah and Car to navigate to the second line of cliffs find water on the way, especially Peter. saying how delightful it all was.
-No. 2 group had a cup of water left between them. Ask them how refreshing it is to lick dewy gum leaves! No. 2 group found water quickly and slogged back up Saturday morning's ridge to reach Fortress Ridge. The others worked a swifty and found.water by the Margaret Niven "I know it's here somewhere in the long grass resulting in one wet Volley" method of water devining and reached Fortress Hill half an hour before Peter's gang.
+Next day we split up into two groups - No. 1: Fran, John and Geoff accompanied by Peter and No. 2: Kay, Deborah and Carol. Off we went on our separate ways to navigate to the second line of cliffs on Fortress Hill, determining to find water on the way, especially Peter. Fran lead group No. 1 carefully, saying how delightful it all was.
-Morning tea and lunch merged into one magnificent break - with sweeping views of the cliffs and waterfalls above Govetts Creet, the Grose Valley, Blue Gum Forest, Lockley Pylon and the Pinnacles well worth the blood, sweat and tears. We all felt that we had REALLY learned our stuff!
-Back to the cars on 4-WD tracks where frantic efforts at making ourselves presentable for public appearance were witnessed by a couple sitting idly in their utility beside our vehicles - waht a strange way to spend Sunday,
+No. 2 group had a cup of water left between them. Ask them how refreshing it is to lick dewy gum leaves! No. 2 group found water quickly and slogged back up Saturday morning's ridge to reach Fortress Ridge. The others worked a swifty and found water by the Margaret Niven "I know it's here somewhere in the long grass resulting in one wet Volley" method of water devining and reached Fortress Hill half an hour before Peter's gang.
-we thought!
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+Morning tea and lunch merged into one magnificent break - with sweeping views of the cliffs and waterfalls above Govetts Creet, the Grose Valley, Blue Gum Forest, Lockley Pylon and the Pinnacles well worth the blood, sweat and tears. We all felt that we had __really__ learned our stuff!
+Back to the cars on 4-WD tracks where frantic efforts at making ourselves presentable for public appearance were witnessed by a couple sitting idly in their utility beside our vehicles - what a strange way to spend Sunday, __we__ thought!
 The drive to the Springwood pub took so long in the post school holiday traffic that thirsts were greatly exacerbated. Oh, why do we have to return to the rat race so soon?
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-THEATRE PARTIES
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-'Blood Relations' by David Malouf
-A past crime haunts the family reunion of a retired, reclusive 'financial czar', in his tropical retreat in North Western Australia.
+====Theatre Parties.====
-Time - Thursday 23rd July, 8.00 p.m.
-Theatre - Drama Theatre at the Opera House.
+==='Blood Relations'===
-Party Concession Price - $20.30, Student/Pensioner $15.30. (Full price $25)
-'The Winslow Boy' by Terence Rattigan
+By David Malouf. A past crime haunts the family reunion of a retired, reclusive 'financial czar', in his tropical retreat in North Western Australia. Time - Thursday 23rd July, 8.00 p.m. Theatre - Drama Theatre at the Opera House. Party Concession Price - $20.30, Student/Pensioner $15.30. (Full price $25)
-Cadet Ronald Winslow is expelled from the Royal Naval College accused of stealing. His father, refusing to believe his guilt, demands an enquiry. This is refused and Arthur Winslow settles down to fight for his son's honour. He briefs a great advocate (played by Noel Ferrier) who takes the matter to the House of Commons and the long battle begins.
-Time - Tuesday 8th September, 8.15 p.m.
+==='The Winslow Boy'===
-Theatre - Northside Theatre, Marian Street, Killara.
-Party Conession $14.50, Student/Pensioner $9.20. (Full price $20.00)
+By Terence Rattigan. Cadet Ronald Winslow is expelled from the Royal Naval College accused of stealing. His father, refusing to believe his guilt, demands an enquiry. This is refused and Arthur Winslow settles down to fight for his son's honour. He briefs a great advocate (played by Noel Ferrier) who takes the matter to the House of Commons and the long battle begins. Time - Tuesday 8th September, 8.15 p.m. Theatre - Northside Theatre, Marian Street, Killara. Party Conession $14.50, Student/Pensioner $9.20. (Full price $20.00)
-continued next page.
-. 1: Fran, John and Geoff accompanied ol. Off we went on our separate ways on Fortress Hill, determining to Fran lead group No. I carefully,
+==='Woman In Mind'===
-June, 1987
-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER 5
+By Alan Aychbourn. Time - Tuesday 27th October, 8.00 p.m. Theatre - Drama Theatre at the Opera House. Party Concession - $22.30, Student/Pensioner $17.30. (Full price $27.00)
-WOLLANGAMBE WILDERNESS WALK
+==='Emerald City'===
+By David Williamson (further tickets available). Time - Tuesday 1st December, 8.00 p.m. Theatre - Drama Theatre at the Opera House. Party Concession $22.50, Student/Pensioner $17.20. (Full price $27.00) (The Sydney Theatre Company requires these tickets to be paid for by August 31st, so I would appreciate being paid by then.)
+Please contact Fazeley Read - 909-3671 as soon as possible to confirm bookings.
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+=====Wollangambe Wilderness Walk.=====
 ,7,8th March 1987
 by Geoff Grace
-ShayRidge Dam to Deep Pass via Valley of the Swamps. Party of ten. Leader Oliver Crawford, Bob Niven, Jim Rivers, Steve Rawnsbey (P), Bob King, John Gray (guest), Sarah Colgrove (P), Tim Wookey (P), Les Powell, Geoff Grace author.
-THE BEGINNING. Friday night cars met at Bell. All then went in convoy to Shay Ridge Dam where gear and passengers were left while all cars went to Deep Pass and drivers returned in one. Saturday morning 8.00 start. Left the track at the "Big Rock" on the ridge and headed out along the tops and saddles of the high ground between Dumbano and Yarramun Creeks. At 9.50 a.m. Sarah injured - a jab in the leg from a stick. A damsel in distress! Bob Niven to the rescue! Tricky navigation through the ups, downs and tops of this convoluted ridge. Occasional views of rough country each side falling away to the creeks. An early lunch at 11.40 am. Away again at 12.40 p.m.
+Shay Ridge Dam to Deep Pass via Valley of the Swamps. Party of ten. Leader Oliver Crawford, Bob Niven, Jim Rivers, Steve Rawnsbey (P), Bob King, John Gray (guest), Sarah Colgrove (P), Tim Wookey (P), Les Powell, Geoff Grace author.
-Views getting better. The last high before Bungleboori comes into sight. Over the top and revealed is the broken and gashed terrain of the country surrounding Bungleboori/Dumbanojunction - fantastic! The thought of going down into it is quite daunting.
-THE MIDDLE. Downwards. A steep clamber into the watercourse on the west side of the nose then follow it down to Dumbano and then the junction. Not so hard after all. A sandy camp site. A celebration dip. Chagrin when Sarah the sole female of the party dons a swimsuit. Happy hour. "The worst campfire ever made" (according to Jim Rivers)! Welcome food. Disgusting limericks. Early to bed to sleep with the friendly swoosh and gurgle of the stream nearby.
+===The Beginning.===
+Friday night cars met at Bell. All then went in convoy to Shay Ridge Dam where gear and passengers were left while all cars went to Deep Pass and drivers returned in one. Saturday morning 8.00 start. Left the track at the "Big Rock" on the ridge and headed out along the tops and saddles of the high ground between Dumbano and Yarramun Creeks. At 9.50 a.m. Sarah injured - a jab in the leg from a stick. A damsel in distress! Bob Niven to the rescue! Tricky navigation through the ups, downs and tops of this convoluted ridge. Occasional views of rough country each side falling away to the creeks. An early lunch at 11.40 am. Away again at 12.40 p.m.
+Views getting better. The last high before Bungleboori comes into sight. Over the top and revealed is the broken and gashed terrain of the country surrounding Bungleboori/Dumbano junction - fantastic! The thought of going down into it is quite daunting.
+===The Middle.===
+Downwards. A steep clamber into the watercourse on the west side of the nose then follow it down to Dumbano and then the junction. Not so hard after all. A sandy camp site. A celebration dip. Chagrin when Sarah the sole female of the party dons a swimsuit. Happy hour. "The worst campfire ever made" (according to Jim Rivers)! Welcome food. Disgusting limericks. Early to bed to sleep with the friendly swoosh and gurgle of the stream nearby.
 Sunday, depart 8.00 a.m. Cross Bungleboori. Two routes up the steep nose opposite were confirmed! The very top is inaccessable from the nose, however, we got there by the wombat trail below the eastern cliff line. Onwards into the Valley of the Swamps rode the six hundred. There at 11.30. Lunch and a bask in the sun enjoying this unique remote area. At 12.30 p.m. onwards to Railmotor Ridge. Not an easy ridge to follow. Oliver concentrating hard to follow the course of its treebound contortions. A brief stop for nibbles. Mt Norris at 4.00 p.m. (is it really a mountain?).
-THE END. A turn to the north, 400 metres, then west again to a route down into Deep Pass. A wee scramble. Up the track to the cars. Bob Niven into top gear for the last pinch! It's 5.00 p.m. A loose arrangement to all meet at Richmond and somehow we do. The Do Drop Inn IS back in business.
-'Woman In Mind' by Alan Aychbourn
+===The End.===
-Time - Tuesday 27th October, 8.00 p.m.
-Theatre - Drama Theatre at the Opera House.
+A turn to the north, 400 metres, then west again to a route down into Deep Pass. A wee scramble. Up the track to the cars. Bob Niven into top gear for the last pinch! It's 5.00 p.m. A loose arrangement to all meet at Richmond and somehow we do. The Do Drop Inn __is__ back in business.
-Party Concession - $22.30, Student/Pensioner $17.30. (Full price $27.00)
-,'Emerald City' by David Williamson (further tickets available) Time - Tuesday 1st December, 8.00 p.m.
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-peatre - Drama Theatre at the Opera House.
-Party Concession $22.50, Student/Pensioner $17.20. (Full price $27.00) (The Sydney Theatre Company requires these tickets to be paid for by August 31st, so I would appreciate being paid by then.)
-Please contact Fazeley Read - 909-3671 as soon as possible to confirm bookings.
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- centre Proprietors. Jack, Nancy and David Fox
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-June, 1987
-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER 7
 SBW SIXTY YEARS YOUNG
 by Patrick James