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Established June 1931 | Established June 1931 | ||
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, |
- | EDITOR Patrick James, PO Box 170, Kogarah 2217. Telephone 588 2814\\ | + | |EDITOR:| Patrick James, PO Box 170, Kogarah 2217. Telephone 588 2814| |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Cres, Hornsby Heights 2077 Telephone 476 6531\\ | + | |BUSINESS MANAGER:| Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Cres, Hornsby Heights 2077 Telephone 476 6531| |
- | PRODUCTION MANAGER Helen Gray - Telephone 86 6263\\ | + | |PRODUCTION MANAGER:| Helen Gray - Telephone 86 6263| |
- | TYPIST: Kath Brown\\ | + | |TYPIST:| Kath Brown| |
- | ILLUSTRATOR: | + | |ILLUSTRATOR: |
- | PRINTERS: Kenn Clacher & Morag Ryder\\ | + | |PRINTERS:| Kenn Clacher & Morag Ryder| |
===== JULY 1988 ===== | ===== JULY 1988 ===== | ||
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===== EDITORIAL ===== | ===== EDITORIAL ===== | ||
No Middle Ground | No Middle Ground | ||
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As Editor I have adopted the policy of leaving matters of conservation to the Club's Conservation Secretary. A sensible approach to what can be a complex subject. The recent events in Tasmania however have prompted me to take up my pen and offer a few comments of my own. | As Editor I have adopted the policy of leaving matters of conservation to the Club's Conservation Secretary. A sensible approach to what can be a complex subject. The recent events in Tasmania however have prompted me to take up my pen and offer a few comments of my own. | ||
- | In Tasmania we have two groups with diametrically opposed views each with a fervent desire to win. It does not matter what the groups are called, wet, dry, green, non-green, loggers, anti-loggers, | + | |
+ | In Tasmania we have two groups with diametrically opposed views each with a fervent desire to win. It does not matter what the groups are called, wet, dry, green, non-green, loggers, anti-loggers, | ||
Have either group tried to consider the position of the other group? Are there alternatives to wood chips? Have both groups considered alternative work for the timber workers if the trees are not logged? Have both groups considered what happens if the forests are decimated. | Have either group tried to consider the position of the other group? Are there alternatives to wood chips? Have both groups considered alternative work for the timber workers if the trees are not logged? Have both groups considered what happens if the forests are decimated. | ||
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Both groups suffer from poor public relations. The loggers talk about jobs and economic benefit but nowhere do they show land where the forest has been regenerated and where studies indicate that the fauna from before has returned. The anti-loggers get themselves arrested or lie in the path of mobile plant as a way of publicity. Have they shown how forests can be logged correctly or other rural work for the loggers? | Both groups suffer from poor public relations. The loggers talk about jobs and economic benefit but nowhere do they show land where the forest has been regenerated and where studies indicate that the fauna from before has returned. The anti-loggers get themselves arrested or lie in the path of mobile plant as a way of publicity. Have they shown how forests can be logged correctly or other rural work for the loggers? | ||
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And the Helsham Inquiry. The need for an inquiry suggests that the topic is sensitive and in the balance, ie 50/50 or so. The Helsham Inquiry concluded 92/8. If only 8% was worth saving it did not need an Inquiry. Blind Freddy could have seen that only one tree in 12 was worth keeping or one hectare in 12 had some value. | And the Helsham Inquiry. The need for an inquiry suggests that the topic is sensitive and in the balance, ie 50/50 or so. The Helsham Inquiry concluded 92/8. If only 8% was worth saving it did not need an Inquiry. Blind Freddy could have seen that only one tree in 12 was worth keeping or one hectare in 12 had some value. | ||
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What do we do now, where do we go from here? We'll probably follow the usual way of things and have a stand-up fight, one group will " | What do we do now, where do we go from here? We'll probably follow the usual way of things and have a stand-up fight, one group will " | ||
- | NOTE: The above and in fact all items in this magazine are open to response by members, and such | + | NOTE: The above and in fact all items in this magazine are open to response by members, and such |
===== THE HELSHAM INQUIRY ===== | ===== THE HELSHAM INQUIRY ===== | ||
by Alex Colley | by Alex Colley | ||
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The Helsham Inquiry into the World Heritage value of the Lemonthyme and Southern Forests in Tasmania has, as expected, recommended that only a small percentage (8%) of the forests has heritage value. | The Helsham Inquiry into the World Heritage value of the Lemonthyme and Southern Forests in Tasmania has, as expected, recommended that only a small percentage (8%) of the forests has heritage value. | ||
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In all respects but one the Tasmanian Forests campaign closely resembles the NSW rainforest campaign. The rainforests were the last remnants of once-extensive forests. Ninety per cent of Tasmania' | In all respects but one the Tasmanian Forests campaign closely resembles the NSW rainforest campaign. The rainforests were the last remnants of once-extensive forests. Ninety per cent of Tasmania' | ||
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The difference between the two campaigns is that the Tasmanian Government is sure to accept the findings of the inquiry, whereas the NSW Government, at the end of a 10 year campaign by conservationists, | The difference between the two campaigns is that the Tasmanian Government is sure to accept the findings of the inquiry, whereas the NSW Government, at the end of a 10 year campaign by conservationists, | ||
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Conservationists reject the widely accepted belief that only money matters (exemplified by ' | Conservationists reject the widely accepted belief that only money matters (exemplified by ' | ||
- | "This would nullify the basic tenet that wilderness is worth preserving for its own sake. When the US Congress made Yellowstone America' | + | |
- | should be preserved for all time. Aesthetic and emotional | + | "This would nullify the basic tenet that wilderness is worth preserving for its own sake. When the US Congress made Yellowstone America' |
- | values do have a rightful place in human affairs | + | |
===== FORBES RIVER TRAVERSE ===== | ===== FORBES RIVER TRAVERSE ===== | ||
by Oliver Crawford | by Oliver Crawford | ||
- | Werikimbe National Park (near Wauchope) | + | |
- | Leader: Carol Bruce | + | Werikimbe National Park (near Wauchope) |
- | Members: Carol Lubbers, John Porter, Jim Oxley, MOrie Ward, Oliver Crawford | + | Leader: Carol Bruce \\ |
- | Prospective Member: Paul Tancred | + | Members: Carol Lubbers, John Porter, Jim Oxley, MOrie Ward, Oliver Crawford |
- | 1. Who ridicules a fellow walker' | + | Prospective Member: Paul Tancred |
- | 2. Who kneels and faces Mecca when lighting a fire that obviously just won't light? | + | |
- | 3. Who prefers to eat his carefully cooked Italian gourmet dish off the rain forest floor? | + | 1. Who ridicules a fellow walker' |
- | 4. Who sights rare mice at dusk running up and down liana vines in the rain forest? | + | 2. Who kneels and faces Mecca when lighting a fire that obviously just won't light? |
- | 5. Who finds all the deadly reptiles in the woods? | + | 3. Who prefers to eat his carefully cooked Italian gourmet dish off the rain forest floor? |
- | 6. Who doesn' | + | 4. Who sights rare mice at dusk running up and down liana vines in the rain forest? |
+ | 5. Who finds all the deadly reptiles in the woods? | ||
+ | 6. Who doesn' | ||
If your curiosity to these stimulating teasers is aroused, read on. The answers will be revealed to you. | If your curiosity to these stimulating teasers is aroused, read on. The answers will be revealed to you. | ||
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Cockerawombeeba Creek Flat was the meeting place for the two vehicles on Boxing Day of 1987. The second car arrived about 6 pm and despite the welcoming cacophony of sound from the local insect population (see article on cicadas) we all settled in, had a swim, cooked tea and bedded down for the night. | Cockerawombeeba Creek Flat was the meeting place for the two vehicles on Boxing Day of 1987. The second car arrived about 6 pm and despite the welcoming cacophony of sound from the local insect population (see article on cicadas) we all settled in, had a swim, cooked tea and bedded down for the night. | ||
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Next morning was warm, sunny and, yes, noisy. | Next morning was warm, sunny and, yes, noisy. | ||
- | We discovered that simply putting on our hats reduced the noise level considerably, | + | |
- | was either to leave the site, or go into your tent and put your hat on! We chose the former procedure. | + | We discovered that simply putting on our hats reduced the noise level considerably, |
Having tired of being deafened, we hastened into John Porter' | Having tired of being deafened, we hastened into John Porter' | ||
- | At first the going was es we sighted trout in a large pooy, open, and more or less level, the stream gentle. Shortly | + | |
- | After two hours we rounded a corner and there we were, looking down the throat of a small canyon, quite unexpectedly, | + | At first the going was es we sighted trout in a large pool, open, and more or less level, the stream gentle. Shortly |
- | After lunch the rock hopping started and remained for most of the rest of the trip. | + | |
- | One spot worthy of note, not long before camp, a fascinating rock formation featuring parallel | + | After lunch the rock hopping started and remained for most of the rest of the trip. One spot worthy of note, not long before camp, a fascinating rock formation featuring parallel |
- | We found a good spot to camp but it was already occupied by six members of SPAN, one of whoilhad | + | |
- | lim ed camping sites. We found a not so bad one a little way up a ridge which was not exa ly level but good enough and we settled in for the night. | + | We found a good spot to camp but it was already occupied by six members of SPAN, one of who had been a prospective with SBW. Problem - to find another spot in the area of limited |
- | When darkness came down and we settled into our beds the bush seemed to come alive. | + | |
+ | When darkness came down and we settled into our beds the bush seemed to come alive. | ||
Next morning we carried on our merry way and the remainder of the trip was rather similar. Our next campsite was a pebbly beach, where it started raining and remained so for the next three days. | Next morning we carried on our merry way and the remainder of the trip was rather similar. Our next campsite was a pebbly beach, where it started raining and remained so for the next three days. | ||
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About twice each day we needed to take a high sidle up one side or the other to negotiate an obstacle (e.g. waterfall) always in the rainforest. The ensuing nights camps were on dripping rainforest flats above the river. Fire starters were employed since by this time everything was getting pretty wet. On one wet evening almost in the final few minutes of daylight a small mouse was observed in silhouette climbing a liana. This was observed by three of us, the other three thought we had finally snapped. We all agreed that the fireflies were a wonderful sight - they actually flew in between and around us. | About twice each day we needed to take a high sidle up one side or the other to negotiate an obstacle (e.g. waterfall) always in the rainforest. The ensuing nights camps were on dripping rainforest flats above the river. Fire starters were employed since by this time everything was getting pretty wet. On one wet evening almost in the final few minutes of daylight a small mouse was observed in silhouette climbing a liana. This was observed by three of us, the other three thought we had finally snapped. We all agreed that the fireflies were a wonderful sight - they actually flew in between and around us. | ||
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At one camp, about the fourth night on the river, Jim Oxley demonstrated a new way of eating dinner. He had cooked his pasta away from the main fire, brought it over to eat in front of us, ceremoniously tipped it on the forest floor and sat down to consume his meal direct off the ground. Do you always eat like that out in the bush, Jim? | At one camp, about the fourth night on the river, Jim Oxley demonstrated a new way of eating dinner. He had cooked his pasta away from the main fire, brought it over to eat in front of us, ceremoniously tipped it on the forest floor and sat down to consume his meal direct off the ground. Do you always eat like that out in the bush, Jim? | ||
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New Year's Eve was meant to be a fairly relaxed day of more level walking culminating in a nice camp site. Well, firstly we were amazed to find ourselves negotiating another canyon, one of us on all fours, secondly this writer damaged an eye negotiating a scrubby patch, and thirdly our fearless leader Carol attempted to continue her love affair with the reptile world by nearly stepping on a Death Adder. Even when examining the snake from a safe distance of two metres and having it pointed out repeatedly I found it difficult to see, so well camouflaged it was. Perhaps I should have put my glasses on! | New Year's Eve was meant to be a fairly relaxed day of more level walking culminating in a nice camp site. Well, firstly we were amazed to find ourselves negotiating another canyon, one of us on all fours, secondly this writer damaged an eye negotiating a scrubby patch, and thirdly our fearless leader Carol attempted to continue her love affair with the reptile world by nearly stepping on a Death Adder. Even when examining the snake from a safe distance of two metres and having it pointed out repeatedly I found it difficult to see, so well camouflaged it was. Perhaps I should have put my glasses on! | ||
- | New Year's Eve was clebrated | + | |
+ | New Year's Eve was celebrated | ||
My damaged eye caused a slight change of planning. It was decided to get me to Wauchope hospital that day, which we achieved about midday. On returning to camp we decided to spend our final night high in the hills to escape the cicadas and the heat. This we did and a pleasant night was enjoyed by all. | My damaged eye caused a slight change of planning. It was decided to get me to Wauchope hospital that day, which we achieved about midday. On returning to camp we decided to spend our final night high in the hills to escape the cicadas and the heat. This we did and a pleasant night was enjoyed by all. | ||
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The amazing discovery of the trip was that there were no leeches in the rainforest, nor for that matter any other beasties such as ants, apart from the snake already mentioned, which totally ignored us anyhow. | The amazing discovery of the trip was that there were no leeches in the rainforest, nor for that matter any other beasties such as ants, apart from the snake already mentioned, which totally ignored us anyhow. | ||
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Thank you, Carol, for a stimulating walk in a new and little explored area (by SBW at any rate). Let there be many more in similar vein. | Thank you, Carol, for a stimulating walk in a new and little explored area (by SBW at any rate). Let there be many more in similar vein. | ||
- | Answers to questions: 1. Jim Oxley | + | |
- | 2. hone Ward | + | Answers to questions: |
- | 3. Jim Oxley | + | 1. Jim Oxley\\ |
- | 4. At least three of us did | + | 2. Morie Ward\\ |
- | 5. Carol Bruce | + | 3. Jim Oxley\\ |
- | 6. Paul Tancred | + | 4. At least three of us did\\ |
+ | 5. Carol Bruce\\ | ||
+ | 6. Paul Tancred\\ | ||
===== WHAT'S IN A NAME? - OF " | ===== WHAT'S IN A NAME? - OF " | ||
by Jim Brown | by Jim Brown | ||
- | Not only the Australian Aborigines, who advanced Australia Fair for perhaps 40,000 years, but also the Poms who came along about 200 years ago to show them how to do it properly, seem to have had trouble with words including (and particularly words comencing | + | |
- | One may fairly ask " | + | Not only the Australian Aborigines, who advanced Australia Fair for perhaps 40,000 years, but also the Poms who came along about 200 years ago to show them how to do it properly, seem to have had trouble with words including (and particularly words commencing |
- | Here it is important to bear in mind two things. The sound " | + | |
+ | One may fairly ask " | ||
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+ | Here it is important to bear in mind two things. The sound " | ||
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+ | Anyway, accepting that " | ||
Back in the 1830s, William Romaine Govett - an eminently respectable citizen and NOT a bushranger who jumped his horse over a waterfall as some legends would have it - was engaged in surveying in the Blue Mountains. He reported to his superior (Major Mitchell, I think) that the area near Tyra Saxe Point (Three Sisters) was known to the local aboriginal tribe as " | Back in the 1830s, William Romaine Govett - an eminently respectable citizen and NOT a bushranger who jumped his horse over a waterfall as some legends would have it - was engaged in surveying in the Blue Mountains. He reported to his superior (Major Mitchell, I think) that the area near Tyra Saxe Point (Three Sisters) was known to the local aboriginal tribe as " | ||
- | Let's travel further south and surmount " | + | |
- | GUOUOGANG, and one of Myles Dunphy' | + | Let's travel further south and surmount " |
- | I dare say no one will argue about the " | + | |
- | So there we are. Seward of aboriginal names with " | + | I dare say no one will argue about the " |
- | right. We may not. Perhaps " | + | |
+ | So there we are. Seward of aboriginal names with " | ||
(EDITOR: Another wealth of information from our own encyclopaedic Ghym Brown - many thanks.) | (EDITOR: Another wealth of information from our own encyclopaedic Ghym Brown - many thanks.) | ||
===== JUST A DOT ON THE MAP ===== | ===== JUST A DOT ON THE MAP ===== | ||
- | by Bilf Gamble | + | by Bill Gamble |
John Hall-Jones was sheltering from a rather chilly mist blowing up from the Hollyford Valley in New Zealand' | John Hall-Jones was sheltering from a rather chilly mist blowing up from the Hollyford Valley in New Zealand' | ||
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The conversation drifted along like the mist, revealing a little here and there to maintain interest as we waited. I found out that John is the brother of Gerard Hall-Jones, editor of the southern section of heir's Guide Book, that invaluable gathering of information on the tramping tracks and routes of the great southern lakes and fiords of Otago and Southland; while John, himself, is the author of a book on the place names of fiordland. When I referred in passing to bushwalking back in Sydney, the whole drift of our conversation altered. It suddenly had a purpose. | The conversation drifted along like the mist, revealing a little here and there to maintain interest as we waited. I found out that John is the brother of Gerard Hall-Jones, editor of the southern section of heir's Guide Book, that invaluable gathering of information on the tramping tracks and routes of the great southern lakes and fiords of Otago and Southland; while John, himself, is the author of a book on the place names of fiordland. When I referred in passing to bushwalking back in Sydney, the whole drift of our conversation altered. It suddenly had a purpose. | ||
- | John pointed away to the solid wall of grey mist to north-west, in the direction of the Darran Mountains and said that there was a peak named after a bushwalker from Australia (he found the term Ibushwalkery | + | |
+ | John pointed away to the solid wall of grey mist to north-west, in the direction of the Darran Mountains and said that there was a peak named after a bushwalker from Australia (he found the term bushwalkery | ||
Lake Agnes lay on its southern flank. (Note: The grid reference is 006248. The peak is also marked on the map of Fiordland National Park, NZMS 273, at 1731 m, but there is no grid reference available.) | Lake Agnes lay on its southern flank. (Note: The grid reference is 006248. The peak is also marked on the map of Fiordland National Park, NZMS 273, at 1731 m, but there is no grid reference available.) | ||
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John knew little about this lady from Australia when compiling the place names book, apart from the comments of a friend, a former President of the NZ Alpine Club, who had recalled her as quite a character. | John knew little about this lady from Australia when compiling the place names book, apart from the comments of a friend, a former President of the NZ Alpine Club, who had recalled her as quite a character. | ||
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Little as I know about fellow Club member, Dot Butler, I suggested that it might be the same lady, given age and something I had heard about alpine activities in New Zealand in her younger days. No, the name did not sound right to John, so I tried Dorothy English and he confirmed that that was the correct name. I told him the little I knew about one of the living legends of the club called Sydney Bush Walkers. A gap in his background knowledge to a place name in his book had been closed. | Little as I know about fellow Club member, Dot Butler, I suggested that it might be the same lady, given age and something I had heard about alpine activities in New Zealand in her younger days. No, the name did not sound right to John, so I tried Dorothy English and he confirmed that that was the correct name. I told him the little I knew about one of the living legends of the club called Sydney Bush Walkers. A gap in his background knowledge to a place name in his book had been closed. | ||
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As the mist seemed no closer to lifting, John reluctantly gave up his waiting to return to Invercargill by evening. With time in hand, I remained and was rewarded, as forecast, with rising mist and a memorable late afternoon of scenery. | As the mist seemed no closer to lifting, John reluctantly gave up his waiting to return to Invercargill by evening. With time in hand, I remained and was rewarded, as forecast, with rising mist and a memorable late afternoon of scenery. | ||
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So, next time you are down the Hollyford Track and the day is clear, look for a vantage point to view Mount Dot - it looks to be an impressively placed mountain and a demanding climb judging by the contour lines on the map and a photograph in Moir's Guide Book. I wonder how long it has been since a SBW member has climbed the peak. Perhaps climbers in the Club's ranks should make its ascent a periodic event on the calendar as a continuing tribute to one of our enduring members. | So, next time you are down the Hollyford Track and the day is clear, look for a vantage point to view Mount Dot - it looks to be an impressively placed mountain and a demanding climb judging by the contour lines on the map and a photograph in Moir's Guide Book. I wonder how long it has been since a SBW member has climbed the peak. Perhaps climbers in the Club's ranks should make its ascent a periodic event on the calendar as a continuing tribute to one of our enduring members. | ||
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[Our New Zealand friends should invest in a copy of "The Sydney Bush Walkers - The First Sixty Years", | [Our New Zealand friends should invest in a copy of "The Sydney Bush Walkers - The First Sixty Years", | ||
===== MOUNT DOT ===== | ===== MOUNT DOT ===== | ||
By Dot Butler | By Dot Butler | ||
- | Some of you may have seen Gillian Coote' | + | |
- | not just bumps on a ridge like we have in the Blue Mountains, so when she heard of the Warrumbungles, | + | Some of you may have seen Gillian Coote' |
One of the party was Dr. Eric Dark of Katoomba, member of a rock-climbing club known as The Blue Mountaineers, | One of the party was Dr. Eric Dark of Katoomba, member of a rock-climbing club known as The Blue Mountaineers, | ||
- | Eric Dark and I made the first ascent of Crater Bluff, watched from below by an ecstatic Marie and the other three of our party. Next day Eric went off to phone his wife Eleanor to tell her the good news. While he was away I took Marie and Susan Reichhardt and " | + | |
+ | Eric Dark and I made the first ascent of Crater Bluff, watched from below by an ecstatic Marie and the other three of our party. Next day Eric went off to phone his wife Eleanor to tell her the good news. While he was away I took Marie and Susan Reichhardt and " | ||
On one of her annual holidays, climbing and exploring in the little known fjordland area of New Zealand, she spied a bright little lake to which she gave the name Lake Dot, appropriately enough as it was small and circular like a full stop. She told me this was named after me, although I can't claim ever to have paddled my feet in it. So there we have Lake Dot. | On one of her annual holidays, climbing and exploring in the little known fjordland area of New Zealand, she spied a bright little lake to which she gave the name Lake Dot, appropriately enough as it was small and circular like a full stop. She told me this was named after me, although I can't claim ever to have paddled my feet in it. So there we have Lake Dot. | ||
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After a generation of years had passed someone told me that there was now no longer a Lake Dot - maybe it had disappeared, | After a generation of years had passed someone told me that there was now no longer a Lake Dot - maybe it had disappeared, | ||
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While we're in the vicinity of Mount Tutoko I must tell you this. Tutoko is the highest climb in New Zealand as it rises from sea level to something over 8,000 ft. (Although Mount Cook is 12,349 ft, climbers start from high huts five or six thousand feet up its flanks.) | While we're in the vicinity of Mount Tutoko I must tell you this. Tutoko is the highest climb in New Zealand as it rises from sea level to something over 8,000 ft. (Although Mount Cook is 12,349 ft, climbers start from high huts five or six thousand feet up its flanks.) | ||
- | My son Ntorman, with three companions, had been for days bivvi-ing under a rock overhang at the base of Tutoko, waiting for the weather to clear (33 ft annual rainfall in that region!) but still the rain poured down. At length Doone Wyborn had to leave as work called, and the other two went with him. Norman decided, hopefuly, to wait one more day, after which his food would run out. | ||
- | Luckily next day the weather cleared and he made his solo climb to the top. When he returned to the base he encountered a Japanese " | ||
+ | My son Norman, with three companions, had been for days bivvi-ing under a rock overhang at the base of Tutoko, waiting for the weather to clear (33 ft annual rainfall in that region!) but still the rain poured down. At length Doone Wyborn had to leave as work called, and the other two went with him. Norman decided, hopefully, to wait one more day, after which his food would run out. | ||
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+ | Luckily next day the weather cleared and he made his solo climb to the top. When he returned to the base he encountered a Japanese " | ||
===== CHRISTOPHER' | ===== CHRISTOPHER' | ||
by Errol Sheedy | by Errol Sheedy | ||
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The forest has no horrors, as the sea: | The forest has no horrors, as the sea: | ||
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And those who walk throughout the bush well know There are no baddies out there in the dark Behind all those angopheras - good grief. But there are certain things to be careful About, such as just where you put your foot Down, and fall. The very act is so yuck! Especially when one finds that a slight Precipitation has bestowed forthwith A broken wrist, a fractured leg, or both. | And those who walk throughout the bush well know There are no baddies out there in the dark Behind all those angopheras - good grief. But there are certain things to be careful About, such as just where you put your foot Down, and fall. The very act is so yuck! Especially when one finds that a slight Precipitation has bestowed forthwith A broken wrist, a fractured leg, or both. | ||
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The forest has 'no horrors, as the sea: And if you avoid falling and tumbling, Then you could well be spared in order to Confront the dreaded bull dog ants, and friends. | The forest has 'no horrors, as the sea: And if you avoid falling and tumbling, Then you could well be spared in order to Confront the dreaded bull dog ants, and friends. | ||
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Friends! what a misnomer; as if any Such universally reviled insects Could have apologists beyond the ranks Of entomologists and nesting queens. (And leeches are fun to encounter too, Along rainforest trails from time to time.) | Friends! what a misnomer; as if any Such universally reviled insects Could have apologists beyond the ranks Of entomologists and nesting queens. (And leeches are fun to encounter too, Along rainforest trails from time to time.) | ||
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The forest has no horrors, as the sea: And snakes are not really a problem now That we know they are more afraid of us Than we of them - I wonder do they know? And just when we think we are perfectly Safe and at ease around the campfire at Night, there are still the dangers of tripping Over a billy of boiling water - And in bare feet at the edge of the fire Those treacherous grey ashes hide great heat. | The forest has no horrors, as the sea: And snakes are not really a problem now That we know they are more afraid of us Than we of them - I wonder do they know? And just when we think we are perfectly Safe and at ease around the campfire at Night, there are still the dangers of tripping Over a billy of boiling water - And in bare feet at the edge of the fire Those treacherous grey ashes hide great heat. | ||
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The forest has no horrors, as the sea: The land is such a benign place, really, That we'll say no more about the falling Rocks, and bushfires horrendous to behold; And giant stinging trees and nettles on A quiet stretch along the Cox where floods And hypothermia conspire to spoil | The forest has no horrors, as the sea: The land is such a benign place, really, That we'll say no more about the falling Rocks, and bushfires horrendous to behold; And giant stinging trees and nettles on A quiet stretch along the Cox where floods And hypothermia conspire to spoil | ||
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A spring walk in the bush, which would be worth The risk, the foregoing notwithstanding, | A spring walk in the bush, which would be worth The risk, the foregoing notwithstanding, | ||
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The forest has no horrors, as the sea. | The forest has no horrors, as the sea. | ||
===== CONSERVATION: | ===== CONSERVATION: | ||
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- | & Wildlife Service, dated 3rd June, 1988. | + | * RE: ROADWAY AT NARROW NECK * |
- | RE: ROADWAY AT NARROW NECK | + | |
For over 50 years this Club has opposed the roading of the Narrow Neck Peninsula, south of Katoomba. The Peninsula is not only a remarkable geological feature, but provides the most scenic walking access to our most scenic wilderness area. Before the vehicular track was constructed it was the most favoured route to the wilderness. It is not shown as an important management track on the Blue Mountains National Park Draft Plan of Management map, and we believe that the plan should provide for its closure and revegetation. | For over 50 years this Club has opposed the roading of the Narrow Neck Peninsula, south of Katoomba. The Peninsula is not only a remarkable geological feature, but provides the most scenic walking access to our most scenic wilderness area. Before the vehicular track was constructed it was the most favoured route to the wilderness. It is not shown as an important management track on the Blue Mountains National Park Draft Plan of Management map, and we believe that the plan should provide for its closure and revegetation. | ||
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Closure of the road and revegetation would be wholly in accord with management priority 1 of the Plan - protection and restoration of the scenic quality of the park. Plan priority point 14 provides that " | Closure of the road and revegetation would be wholly in accord with management priority 1 of the Plan - protection and restoration of the scenic quality of the park. Plan priority point 14 provides that " | ||
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The only justification for the road is access to the Water Board' | The only justification for the road is access to the Water Board' | ||
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The preparation of the Blue Mountains National Park Management Plan affords a very reasonable opportunity for the NPWS to approach the Water Board with a request for removal of the fire tower. No doubt the existence of the vehicular track causes as much concern to the Service as it does to us, and the Board may well be sympathetic to such a request. | The preparation of the Blue Mountains National Park Management Plan affords a very reasonable opportunity for the NPWS to approach the Water Board with a request for removal of the fire tower. No doubt the existence of the vehicular track causes as much concern to the Service as it does to us, and the Board may well be sympathetic to such a request. | ||
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Closure of the track would be an important step towards the restoration of the Narrow Neck Peninsula and Jamison and Kedumba Valleys to wilderness. | Closure of the track would be an important step towards the restoration of the Narrow Neck Peninsula and Jamison and Kedumba Valleys to wilderness. | ||
===== THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING ===== | ===== THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING ===== | ||
by Barry Wallace | by Barry Wallace | ||
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As meeting time approached one could be forgiven for some checking of numbers to see if we would make the required quorum. However, there were at least 16 members in the hall and three out in the kitchen when the President called the meeting to order at around 2010, and the number in the hall grew to some 24 or so as the evening went on. | As meeting time approached one could be forgiven for some checking of numbers to see if we would make the required quorum. However, there were at least 16 members in the hall and three out in the kitchen when the President called the meeting to order at around 2010, and the number in the hall grew to some 24 or so as the evening went on. | ||
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There were numerous apologies; Alex Colley with his broken arm, Jeff Niven, Alan Doherty, Centralia inc., Uncle Tom Cobbley | There were numerous apologies; Alex Colley with his broken arm, Jeff Niven, Alan Doherty, Centralia inc., Uncle Tom Cobbley | ||
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The Minutes of last month' | The Minutes of last month' | ||
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There was no correspondence. The Secretary is away in Central Australia and had not passed on the key to the box. | There was no correspondence. The Secretary is away in Central Australia and had not passed on the key to the box. | ||
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At this stage the call for the Treasurer' | At this stage the call for the Treasurer' | ||
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Yes, Virginia, there was a Walks Report, but there is this holiday, see, and a deadline, strictly enforced if the Editor ever gets his way. | Yes, Virginia, there was a Walks Report, but there is this holiday, see, and a deadline, strictly enforced if the Editor ever gets his way. | ||
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General Business brought display of a slasher, the ticks are possibly amused but we shall see. We are advised that a motion that the Club purchase such a machine will be moved at the next General Meeting. | General Business brought display of a slasher, the ticks are possibly amused but we shall see. We are advised that a motion that the Club purchase such a machine will be moved at the next General Meeting. | ||
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A procedural motion relating to our incorporation will also be moved at the next G.M. to the effect that in the event of the winding up or un-incorporation of the body incorporate, | A procedural motion relating to our incorporation will also be moved at the next G.M. to the effect that in the event of the winding up or un-incorporation of the body incorporate, | ||
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A motion was passed unopposed that we write to the Federal Minister for Conservation expressing our concern at the majority report of the Helsham Inquiry and urging acceptance of the minority report. | A motion was passed unopposed that we write to the Federal Minister for Conservation expressing our concern at the majority report of the Helsham Inquiry and urging acceptance of the minority report. | ||
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So then it was a matter of the announcements, | So then it was a matter of the announcements, | ||
===== NEW MEMBERS ===== | ===== NEW MEMBERS ===== | ||
- | Please include the following names in your List of Members: | + | Please include the following names in your List of Members: |
- | CARTER, Bert, 4/4 Tuckwell Place, North Ryde, 2113 909 5599 (8) 888 1513 (H) | + | CARTER, Bert, 4/4 Tuckwell Place, North Ryde, 2113 909 5599 (8) 888 1513 (H) \\ |
- | GAMBLE, George, 25/8 Milner Crescent, Wollstonecraft, | + | GAMBLE, George, 25/8 Milner Crescent, Wollstonecraft, |
- | BELVEDERE TAXIS BLACKHEATH | + | |
- | 10 SEATER MINI BUS TAXI | + | |
- | 047-87 8366 | + | |
- | KANANGRA 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 | + | |
===== LETTER TO THE EDITOR ===== | ===== LETTER TO THE EDITOR ===== | ||
by Ray Franklin. | by Ray Franklin. | ||
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Members should be advised that PADDY PALLIN' | Members should be advised that PADDY PALLIN' | ||
- | More importantly, | + | |
- | I suspect that what they really mean is that theirprofit | + | More importantly, |
- | ALSO members should note that Paddy Pallin' | + | |
- | was most insistent that I must have some proof of membership, and most disbelieving when I said I did not - which seems illogical to me, since anyone who was not a member of our very small fellowship would almost certainly not know about the SBW discount, and therefore not be in a position to ask for it. | + | I suspect that what they really mean is that their profit |
- | Be that as it may, the above does suggest that perhaps recent moves to introduce SSW membership cards should be accelerated: | + | |
+ | ALSO members should note that Paddy Pallin' | ||
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+ | Be that as it may, the above does suggest that perhaps recent moves to introduce SSW membership cards should be accelerated: | ||
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===== FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS NSW - Report of June Meeting. ===== | ===== FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS NSW - Report of June Meeting. ===== | ||
by Spiro Hajinakitas | by Spiro Hajinakitas | ||
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Conservation: | Conservation: | ||
- | 2. Re-routing of Mt. Piper-Marulan Transmission Line. Federation is concerned at the suggestion that this line may be re-routed to cross the western corner of the Kanangra-Boyd N.P. through Morong Deep. The present route, accepted by ELCOM as the most economical and environmently | + | |
+ | 2. Re-routing of Mt. Piper-Marulan Transmission Line. Federation is concerned at the suggestion that this line may be re-routed to cross the western corner of the Kanangra-Boyd N.P. through Morong Deep. The present route, accepted by ELCOM as the most economical and environmentally | ||
Minister for Energy, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000. | Minister for Energy, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000. | ||
- | 3. A motion was carried that Federation write to NPWS drawing their attention to the gross overuse of areas in the Snowy Mountains, i.e. the area around Mawson' | + | |
+ | 3. A motion was carried that Federation write to NPWS drawing their attention to the gross overuse of areas in the Snowy Mountains, i.e. the area around Mawson' | ||
Newsletter: Two half page advertisements have been accepted. Articles arid Club news are required by the Editors. | Newsletter: Two half page advertisements have been accepted. Articles arid Club news are required by the Editors. | ||
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Search & Rescue: 1. A motion was carried that Federation buy three ex-police car radios for $70 each. | Search & Rescue: 1. A motion was carried that Federation buy three ex-police car radios for $70 each. | ||
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2. Federation has been offered a free stand at the Sport & Leisure Show-at the showground sometime in September. A committee has been formed to prepare a stand. | 2. Federation has been offered a free stand at the Sport & Leisure Show-at the showground sometime in September. A committee has been formed to prepare a stand. | ||
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3. Thirty people attended last First Aid Course. Next course to be held in October. | 3. Thirty people attended last First Aid Course. Next course to be held in October. | ||
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4. S. & R. to supply 12 people to man checkpoints next August in Paddy Pallin Skiing Classic. | 4. S. & R. to supply 12 people to man checkpoints next August in Paddy Pallin Skiing Classic. | ||
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5. Clubs participating in S & R practice 23/24 July are asked to ring Bob Cavill on (02) 520 5634 stating anticipated numbers. | 5. Clubs participating in S & R practice 23/24 July are asked to ring Bob Cavill on (02) 520 5634 stating anticipated numbers. | ||
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6. It has been reported that the standard for awarding various awards in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme has slipped badly. It is clear that map-reading, | 6. It has been reported that the standard for awarding various awards in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme has slipped badly. It is clear that map-reading, | ||
===== POSTSCRIPT TO VOLLEY FOOT ===== | ===== POSTSCRIPT TO VOLLEY FOOT ===== | ||
BY Dr. Finley | BY Dr. Finley | ||
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I would like members to be the first to know about the recent break-through I have had in medical science in combating that dreadful scourge of the bushwalking community - smelly innersoles. | I would like members to be the first to know about the recent break-through I have had in medical science in combating that dreadful scourge of the bushwalking community - smelly innersoles. | ||
- | I can well understand the reluctance of Dr Macir not using his real name - even allowing for medical etiquette and the AMA - as it would give his age away. He obviously comes from an era that used spit instead of silicon to make boots shine and had only just discovered the antiseptic qualities of soap. His cure however only gives temorary | + | |
- | Recently in my surgery I was consulted by a tearful walker patient who recounted that on a dry summer camp she had been told to keep not only her KTs outside of the tent, but her feet as well. This problem was new to me and researching through my case books of fifty years ago I found that I had prescribed Dettol to a walker who in a dry camp had a serious 80 problem. In the 1930s, BO was the most dreaful | + | I can well understand the reluctance of Dr Macir not using his real name - even allowing for medical etiquette and the AMA - as it would give his age away. He obviously comes from an era that used spit instead of silicon to make boots shine and had only just discovered the antiseptic qualities of soap. His cure however only gives temporary |
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+ | Recently in my surgery I was consulted by a tearful walker patient who recounted that on a dry summer camp she had been told to keep not only her KTs outside of the tent, but her feet as well. This problem was new to me and researching through my case books of fifty years ago I found that I had prescribed Dettol to a walker who in a dry camp had a serious 80 problem. In the 1930s, BO was the most dreadful | ||
Dettol had been newly promoted as an antiseptic and a small phial was regularly carried by walkers. Hence in the absence of other scented lures, Dettol was a ready remedy. It only needed a light dab of Dettol behind the ears and on other offending parts of the bodyto dispel any suggestions of offence. | Dettol had been newly promoted as an antiseptic and a small phial was regularly carried by walkers. Hence in the absence of other scented lures, Dettol was a ready remedy. It only needed a light dab of Dettol behind the ears and on other offending parts of the bodyto dispel any suggestions of offence. | ||
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I decided to try Dettol and found that bysloshing enough over the inner soles to become absorbed, the cure was permanent. Since than my lady patient has reported back that she is the most sort *after and popular member of a party and has received endless invitations to attend walks. | I decided to try Dettol and found that bysloshing enough over the inner soles to become absorbed, the cure was permanent. Since than my lady patient has reported back that she is the most sort *after and popular member of a party and has received endless invitations to attend walks. | ||
- | Perhaps there are many other antiseptic solutions which would be just as effective against the smelly bacteria proliferating in the humid warMth | + | |
+ | Perhaps there are many other antiseptic solutions which would be just as effective against the smelly bacteria proliferating in the humid warmth | ||
In the interests of good social walking, in this instance I will waive my fee. | In the interests of good social walking, in this instance I will waive my fee. | ||
[NOTE: Dr Finley' | [NOTE: Dr Finley' | ||
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===== FOOTNOTES ===== | ===== FOOTNOTES ===== | ||
- | O A PRINTING INSTRUCTIONAL evening will be held on Thursday 1st September at 6 pm at Alex Colley' | + | * A PRINTING INSTRUCTIONAL evening will be held on Thursday 1st September at 6 pm at Alex Colley' |
- | O We now have a new TREASURER. Anita Doherty resigned as she has too much normal work and not enough spare time to devote to the Treasurer' | + | |
- | O Mad dogs and easterners go out in the noon day sun. Three groups from SEW went off last month to Central Australia, all have returned. And one group has returned with a dingo story - hold your breath and watch these pages for it. Could we form an Alice Springs branch of the SBW? Do they have bush walking clubs there? | + | * We now have a new TREASURER. Anita Doherty resigned as she has too much normal work and not enough spare time to devote to the Treasurer' |
- | O Trout. Section 53/1 of the Fisheries and Oyster Farms Act 1935 prohibits the taking of trout by any means other than a hand-held rod and line, so save your tickling for warm-blooded creatures! | + | |
- | O On cars being stolen. Dot Butler put her car to bed in its garage and then went to bed herself. The next morning she discovered the car was missing. It was recovered the same day minus all the good bits. | + | * Mad dogs and easterners go out in the noon day sun. Three groups from SEW went off last month to Central Australia, all have returned. And one group has returned with a dingo story - hold your breath and watch these pages for it. Could we form an Alice Springs branch of the SBW? Do they have bush walking clubs there? |
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- | O Boots, boots, boots, or more correctly sandshoes. For those who know and for those who don't know yet:- Wayne STeel up to now has been the organiser/ | + | * Trout. Section 53/1 of the Fisheries and Oyster Farms Act 1935 prohibits the taking of trout by any means other than a hand-held rod and line, so save your tickling for warm-blooded creatures! |
- | O WRiting | + | |
- | O Harry Hill, President of Talbingo & District Bushwalkers Club is writing a book on the Hume & Hovell Walking track. Harry asks any members with information of interest to contact him at 121 Dalhunty Street, Tumut 2720. | + | * On cars being stolen. Dot Butler put her car to bed in its garage and then went to bed herself. The next morning she discovered the car was missing. It was recovered the same day minus all the good bits. |
- | O As at the closing date of this magazine 62% of the subscriptions have been received. Remember Clause 14(d) of the Constitution - do you still wish to be a member? | + | |
- | O Don't forget the Club Auction on 27th July. Charlie Brown is the auctioneer. Come along for a fun evening but bring lots of goodies and your cash! | + | * Colley' |
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+ | * Boots, boots, boots, or more correctly sandshoes. For those who know and for those who don't know yet:- Wayne Steel up to now has been the organiser/ | ||
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+ | * Harry Hill, President of Talbingo & District Bushwalkers Club is writing a book on the Hume & Hovell Walking track. Harry asks any members with information of interest to contact him at 121 Dalhunty Street, Tumut 2720. | ||
+ | * As at the closing date of this magazine 62% of the subscriptions have been received. Remember Clause 14(d) of the Constitution - do you still wish to be a member? | ||
+ | * Don't forget the Club Auction on 27th July. Charlie Brown is the auctioneer. Come along for a fun evening but bring lots of goodies and your cash! |
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