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+===== What's In A Name? =====
+by Jim Brown
-.WHAT'S IN ANAME?
+=== Whose Main Range? ===
-WHOSE MAIN RANGE? by Jim Brown
 Now, suppose you tell me - Who was Scott, and where did he get his "Main" Range from?
-If you're way up on the Gangerangs or on Ti-Willa and you look south and east across the depths of the Kowmung, the eye leaps straight over that puny and level ridge "Scott's Main" and feasts on the wildly dissected Broken Rock Range with its three high, cliffy prominences - Axe Head, Green Wattle Mountain and Broken Rock itself. An outlier from Broken Rock (the Black Coola Plateau) hides the view of almost anything further east, but through the Blue Breaks you can glimpse the other high plateaux of Bimlow and Tonalli Tablelands. Unless you deliberately, look for it, you simply don't see this "Main" Range.
+If you're way up on the Gangerangs or on Ti-Willa and you look south and east across the depths of the Kowmung, the eye leaps straight over that puny and level ridge "Scott's Main" and feasts on the wildly dissected Broken Rock Range with its three high, cliffy prominences - Axe Head, Green Wattle Mountain and Broken Rock itself. An outlier from Broken Rock (the Black Coola Plateau) hides the view of almost anything further east, but through the Blue Breaks you can glimpse the other high plateaux of Bimlow and Tonalli Tablelands. Unless you deliberately look for it, you simply don't see this "Main" Range. Moreover, I've never been able to find out anything about this character Scott whose name it bears.
-Moreover,I've never been able to find out anything about this character Scott whose name it bears.
-In the old Blue Mountains/Burragorang Tourist Map (half-inch to the mile) which was the only useful chart of the area for bush walkers until the mid-1960s, Myles Dunphy gave it two names "Scott's Main" but alternatively "Kiaramba Ridge". In the latest edition of that map in my possession (now almost as tattered and dissected as the Blue Breaks) it still appears as "Scott's Main Range (or Kiaramba Ridge)", but the later C.M.A. maps eliminatd the secondary name, which is now preserved only for "Kiaramba Creek" (and Spring) a little way north of the Denis Range.
+In the old Blue Mountains / Burragorang Tourist Map (half-inch to the mile) which was the only useful chart of the area for bush walkers until the mid-1960s, Myles Dunphy gave it two names "Scott's Main" but alternatively "Kiaramba Ridge". In the latest edition of that map in my possession (now almost as tattered and dissected as the Blue Breaks) it still appears as "Scott's Main Range (or Kiaramba Ridge)", but the later C.M.A. maps eliminatd the secondary name, which is now preserved only for "Kiaramba Creek" (and Spring) a little way north of the Denis Range.
 A pity, I feel. Even if it isn't much of a range from a walker's viewpoint, and even if it does have a Water Board service road along its fairly even length, there is some promise of romance in a name like "Kiaramba", but how can you work up any enthusiasm over "Scott's Main"? Oh, well, at least that's an easy name to remember.
 But, in any case, why "Main"? Was Scott a geographer or a local inhabitant who persuaded himself it was a main dividing range instead of a piker hill of about 300 metres forming a watershed between the Kowmung and Butchers (Black Hollow) Creek? Until we find out who Scott was and why he (or someone on his behalf) deemed it a "Main" Range, this name goes down as an unsolved mystery.
 [Perhaps other keen historians/geographers amongst us could look into Mr/Ms Scott and the "main". What happened to the "other" as opposed to the "main"? Maybe members living in the Blue Mountains could check with the local Historical Society. EDITOR]
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-THE ROSSO
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+=== News News. ===
+It is with pleasure that we announce the opening of Canoe & Camping's new store on 15th August at 226 Prince's Highway, Kogarah Bay, 2217. Phone (02) 546 5455.
+The trading hours for both stores will be:- Mon-Fri 9 - 5.30 pm, Thurs 9 - 7pm, Saturday 9 - 4pm.
+As most will be aware, their prices are most competitive while their service and expertise is unequalled.
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+[ Cartoon: Lest We Forget - 1969-1988. Rosso. "I don't care what you say about me when I've gone, so long as you __talk about me__."
+===== The Rosso. =====
+by Dot Butler
+The Rosso is an animal with appetite collosso,\\
+Of height and size monstrosso and energy preposso,\\
+He likes to spend his campfire time consuming sizzled sauso\\
+And joining others of his kind in getting rather wasso*\\
+We want to wish him all the best for all the years that follo;\\
+In health and wealth and happiness may he always wallo.\\
+May he travel right around the globe like an enterprising swallo,\\
+And never, never may his food reposito be hollo.
-The Rosso is an animal with appetite collosso,
-Of height and size monstrosso and energy preposso,
-He likes to spend his campfire time consuming sizzled sauso
-And joining others of his kind in getting rather wasso*
-We want to wish him all the best for all the years that folio;
-In health and wealth and happiness may he always wallo.
-May he travel right around the globe like an enterprising swallo, And never, never may his food reposito be hollo.
 (* the worse for Wassail)
-ANNOUNCEMENT
+=== Announcement. ===
 To all Ross Wyborn's friends.
-The red-headed Wozziborn of fame and fable will be returning to Australia for a holiday, after 19 years abroad, having become the Paddy Pallin of Canada. A barbecue will be held on Saturday 8th October, from 4 pm to ??? at DOT BUTLER's place, 30 BOundary Road,
+The red-headed Wozziborn of fame and fable will be returning to Australia for a holiday, after 19 years abroad, having become the Paddy Pallin of Canada. A barbecue will be held on Saturday 8th October, from 4 pm to ??? at Dot Butler's place, 30 Boundary Road,
 Wahroonga (phone 489 2208). Or contact Donny Finch (85 2067) or better still, just turn up with your own meat and grog, plate and eating irons.
-Ego
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-"I don't care what you say about me when live gone, so long as you TALK ABOUT ME."
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+===== "Kadaicha Man." =====
-) r
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-v. \-
-by Dot Butler
-"KADAICHA MAN"
 by Peter Dyce
-My attempt at revenge occurred in the Northern Territory. My son Denny, his friend Lisa and I had driven from Sydney on a Barramundi Fishing Trip.
+My attempt at revenge occurred in the Northern Territory. My son Danny, his friend Lisa and I had driven from Sydney on a Barramundi Fishing Trip.
-Our first camp was at Alice Springs where we climbed Ayers Rock*, then crossed the Tanami Desert, finally arriving in Darwin via the Kimberleys. We were very tired, it was late at night and I decided to camp under a tree and not bother with a tent. I lay down on a ground sheet and went to sleep. In the morning I woke to find every single item of my gear had been taken during the night; my pack, camera, cash, credit cards, fishing gear,
-all gone. All I had left was a pair of shorts and my groundsheet. I walked over to where
+Our first camp was at Alice Springs where we climbed Ayers Rock*, then crossed the Tanami Desert, finally arriving in Darwin via the Kimberleys. We were very tired, it was late at night and I decided to camp under a tree and not bother with a tent. I lay down on a ground sheet and went to sleep. In the morning I woke to find every single item of my gear had been taken during the night; my pack, camera, cash, credit cards, fishing gear, all gone. All I had left was a pair of shorts and my groundsheet. I walked over to where Danny and Lisa were asleep in their tent and noticed all my gear carefully stowed in their tent. I was both relieved and angry and said to Danny, "I'll get you for this before the trip is over".
-Danny and Lisa were asleep in their tent and noticed all my gear carefully stowed in their
-tent. I was both relieved and angry and said to Danny, "I'll get you for this before the
+We had caught a few Barramundi at Kakadu National Park when I conceived my plan of revenge. I decided to catch a small crocodile and put it into Danny's tent while he slept. The problem was how not to frighten Lisa. I caught a small croc, put him in a wet bag, and keeping this secret, suggested to Lisa that she changed tents that night. She looked at me suspiciously and politely declined.
-' trip is over".
-We had caught a few Barramundi at Kakadu National Park when I conceived my plan of revenge. I decided to catch a small crocodile and put it into Danny's tent while he slept. The problem was how not to frighten Lisa. I caught a small croc, put him in a wet bag, and
+I decided nevertheless to proceed with my plan. The croc was small and could not do too much damage. Unfortunately, somebody saw me with the croc, Lisa told Danny about  changing tents and he suspected what was about to happen. So every night Danny and Lisa barricaded their tent. In great heat and humidity they lay sweltering, their tent fully zipped up with no air or breeze to cool them.
-keeping this secret, suggested to Lisa that she changed tents that night. She looked at me suspiciously and politely declined.
-I decided nevertheless to proceed with my plan. The croc was small and could not do too much damage. Uhfortunately, somebody saw me with the croc, Lisa told Danny about  changing tents and he suspected what was about to happen. So every night Danny and Lisa barricaded their tent. In great heat and humidity they lay sweltering, their tent fully zipped up with no air or breeze to cool them.
 I could not carry out my plan so returned my croc, alive and well to his native habitat, not telling Danny, of course. He continued to sweat in his tent for the remaining nights we camped at Kakadu and my feelings for revenge were satisfied.
-* * * * * * * * *
-FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS NSW - ReEort gfliigust Meeting.
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+===== Federation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW. =====
+=== Report August Meeting. ===
 by Spiro Hajinakitas
-A letter from Vanguard Insurance Company with a $500 donation towards S & R. Also a
-letter from the Minister for th Environment re tougher penalties for aboriginal art vandalism.
+A letter from Vanguard Insurance Company with a $500 donation towards S & R. Also a letter from the Minister for the Environment re tougher penalties for aboriginal art vandalism.
-National Sports Exhibition - Volunteers urgently required to man stall, particularly on Wed/Thurs/Fri, i.e. 12/13/14 October and others for 15/16 October. Also good bushwalking slides urgently required. Votunteers wanted to help paint backdrop mural.
-Tracks & Access - Snowy Mountain Authority is responsible for upgrading road to Dargels. It is reported that the road from The Vines to Styles Creek has a number of very big trees and branches blocking it and walkers should allow more time to negotiate same.
+__National Sports Exhibition__ - Volunteers urgently required to man stall, particularly on Wed/Thurs/Fri, i.e. 12/13/14 October and others for 15/16 October. Also good bushwalking slides urgently required. Votunteers wanted to help paint backdrop mural.
+__Tracks & Access__ - Snowy Mountain Authority is responsible for upgrading road to Dargels. It is reported that the road from The Vines to Styles Creek has a number of very big trees and branches blocking it and walkers should allow more time to negotiate same.
 A motion was carried "that Federation sends an Annual Report to all Member Clubs". This would include a Financial Report.
 Sutherland Club presented a donation of $20 to S & R.
-Insurance - After some discussion it was decided in principle that a special meeting of Clubs be held (date to be fixed) in order to discuss insurance and incorporation. Clubs to bring information of their own experiences. NCC has been doing preparatory work for months and may be in a position (at a later date) to offer a blanket cover.
-Treasurer - elected at the Annual General Meeting in July - ROSEMARY MAXWELL.
+__Insurance__ - After some discussion it was decided in principle that a special meeting of Clubs be held (date to be fixed) in order to discuss insurance and incorporation. Clubs to bring information of their own experiences. NCC has been doing preparatory work for months and may be in a position (at a later date) to offer a blanket cover.
+__Treasurer__ - elected at the Annual General Meeting in July - Rosemary Maxwell.
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