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+====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ======
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+Established June 1931.
-Established June 1931
+A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, Box 4476 GPO, Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.45 pm at the Ella Community Centre, 58a Dalhousie Street, Haberfield (next to Post Office). Prospective members and visitors are invited to visit the Club on any Wednesday. To advertise in this magazine please contact the Business Manager.
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+|**Editor**|Morag Ryder, Box 347 PO, Gladesville 2111. Telephone 809 4241.|
+|**Business Manager**|Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Crescent, Hornsby Heights, 2077. Telephone 476 6531.|
+|**Production Manager**|Helen Gray. Telephone 86 8263.|
+|**Typist**|Kath Brown.|
+|**Illustrators**|Morag Ryder.|
+|**Printers**|Kenn Clacher, Barrie Murdoch, Les Powell, Morag Ryder.|
+=== April 1989 ===
+===== In This Issue: =====
+| | |Page|
+|While the Billy Boils|The Editor| 2|
+|Remembered Days|Submitted by Dot Butler| 2|
+|South West Cape & Scotts Peak Dam - Tasmania|Ian Woolfe| 3|
+|Conservation News|Alex Colley| 5|
+|Mittagong to Katoomba - David Rostron's Way|John Redfern| 7|
+|Bushfires|Ben Esgate| 8|
+|Fedn. B.W.Clubs NSW - March Meeting|Spiro Hajinakitas| 9|
+|The Annual General Meeting|Barry Wallace|11|
+|The Annual Re-Union|Helen Gray|13|
+|Footnotes| |14|
+===== Advertisements: =====
+| |Page|
+|Eastwood Camping Centre| 6|
+|Canoe & Camping - Gladesville & Kogarah Bay|10|
+|Belvedere Taxis - Blackheath|12|
+----
+===== While The Billy Boils. =====
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-A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Incorporated, Box 4476 GPO, Sydney 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.45 pm at the Ella Community Centre, 58a Dalhousie Street, Haberfield (next to the Post Office). Prospective members and visitors are invited to visit the Club on any Wednesday. To advertise in this magazine please contact the Business Manager.
-EDITOR Morag Ryder, Box 347 PO, Gladesville 2111
-Telephone 809 4241
-BUSINESS MANAGER Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Crescent, Hornsby Heights
-Telephone 476 6531 2077
-PRODUCTION MANAGER Helen Gray, Telephone 86 6263
-TYPIST ILLUSTRATOR PRINTERS
-Kath Brown Morag Ryder
-Kenn Clacher, Barrie Murdoch, Les Powell, Morag Ryder
-APRIL 1989
-Page
-While the Billy Boils
-Remembered Days'
-South West Cape & Scotts Peak Dam Tasmania
-Conservation News
-Mittagong to Katoomba -
-David Rostron's Way
-Bushfires
-Fedn. B.W.Clubs NSW - March Meeting The Annual General Meeting
-The Annual Re-Union
-Footnotes
-The Editor Submitted by Dot Butler
-by Ian Woolfe Alex Colley
-John Redfern Ben Es gate
-Spiro Hajinakitas Barry Wallace Helen Gray
-Advertisements
-Eastwood Camping Centre
-Canoe & Camping - Gladesville & Kogarah Bay Belvedere Taxis - Blackheath
-Page 2 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1989
-WHILE THE BILLY BOILS.
 It is said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Well, here is one old dog who is about to learn the trick of editing.
-'The Sydney Bushwalker' has had many witty and erudite editors in th past. Jim Brown, Helen Gray and Alec Colley to name but a few. Patrick James has had to retire from this particular field of battle, so I'm picking up his pen,(reputed to be mightier than a sword,) and soldiering on.
-Now, did any of you have a good trip over Easter? If you did, tell me About it, I'd love to hear the details.
+'The Sydney Bushwalker' has had many witty and erudite editors in th past. Jim Brown, Helen Gray and Alec Colley to name but a few. Patrick James has had to retire from this particular field of battle, so I'm picking up his pen, (reputed to be mightier than a sword,) and soldiering on.
-I walked through part of Kanagra-Boyd at Easter, one of my favourite places. Glad it has been reprieved from the threatened transmissio line. All thanks to our friends the Battling Greenies. Such intrusions in a National Park are to be fought at all costs, as even the smallest'developmentl sets a dangerous precedent for larger ones to follow. The old case of "give 'em an inch and they'll take an ell, and it may be the 'ell of a lot you will never recover"!
+Now, did any of you have a good trip over Easter? If you did, tell me about it, I'd love to hear the details.
+I walked through part of Kanagra-Boyd at Easter, one of my favourite places. Glad it has been reprieved from the threatened transmissio line. All thanks to our friends the Battling Greenies. Such intrusions in a National Park are to be fought at all costs, as even the smallest developmentl sets a dangerous precedent for larger ones to follow. The old case of "give 'em an inch and they'll take an ell, and it may be the 'ell of a lot you will never recover"!
 See you on the track ...
-REMEMBERED DAYS
+Morag.
+----
+===== Remembered Days. =====
 Submitted by Dot Butler
-Who walks with memories never feels alone,
-His constant comrades are the moon and sun,
+Who walks with memories never feels alonne,\\
-Shared bushland walks recalls the friends now gone, Invisible hands restore the absent one.
+His constant comrades are the moon and sun,\\
-Our camp still holds the footprints of the moon That came and went a hushed and secret hour. A glowing campfire yields the lasting boon
+Shared bushland walks recalls the friends now gone,\\
-, Remembered friendship's white immortal flower.
+Invisible hands restore the absent one.
-Who takes of beauty wine and daily bread ball know no lack when empty years are lean. The brimming cup is by, the feast is spread, The sun, the moon, the stars his eyes have seen Shall still his hunger, and his thirst he stays With wine of friendship from remembered days.
-April 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 3
+Our camp still holds the footprints of the moon\\
-SOUTH WEST CAPE & SCOTTS PEAK DAM - TASMANIA
+That came and went a hushed and secret hour.\\
+A glowing campfire yields the lasting boon\\
+Remembered friendship's white immortal flower.
+Who takes of beauty wine and daily bread\\
+Will know no lack when empty years are lean.\\
+The brimming cup is by, the feast is spread,\\
+The sun, the moon, the stars his eyes have seen\\
+Shall still his hunger, and his thirst he stays \\
+With wine of friendship from remembered days.
+----
+===== South West Cape & Scotts Peak Dam - Tasmania. =====
 by Ian Woolfe
-th January to 14th February l9&-
-The party: Ian Woolfe, Bob King, Paul McCann and four friends from the Nordic Ski Club.
+th January to 14th February l989.
+__The party__: Ian Woolfe, Bob King, Paul McCann and four friends from the Nordic Ski Club.
 We walked south to Freeney Lagoon after disembarking from a light plane at Melaleuca. A clear blue sky had allowed us to make a direct flight across the heart of South West Tasmania. With fantastic views of Mount Federation under one wing and Precipitous Bluff under the other, it was hard to know where to look.
-For the next seven days we travelled the still-pristine tracks of the South West Cape circuit. New Harbour Range was our first vantage point, showing us the path we were to follow: Hidden Bay, Ketcham Bay, the Amy Range and finally, Wilsons Bight. It was from
-here we were to make a day trip to the Cape itself. The weather had been beautiful up to this point and we hoped for a similar day on the morrow. Alas, rain and low cloud enveloped
+For the next seven days we travelled the still-pristine tracks of the South West Cape circuit. New Harbour Range was our first vantage point, showing us the path we were to follow: Hidden Bay, Ketcham Bay, the Amy Range and finally, Wilsons Bight. It was from here we were to make a day trip to the Cape itself. The weather had been beautiful up to this point and we hoped for a similar day on the morrow. Alas, rain and low cloud enveloped us at our nominated departure time of 7.30 am. An hour's delay was decided on, and we were rewarded by clearing skies.
-us at our nominated departure time of 7.30 am. An hourls delay was decided on, and we were rewarded by clearing skies.
 Indeed, the closer we came to the Cape, the better the weather became, until in the end we had extensive views north and east of this magnificent coastline. Massive ranges ending in towering cliffs, bay upon bay, glittering beaches, islands by the score, linked tenuously to the land by rock or reef.
-Having attained our initial objective, we departed Wilsons Bight via the South West Cape RAnge to Window Pane Bay. This was a great day of extended ridge walking, with land and sea spread out before us. This culminated in a tremendous beach with good surfing and great views of the cape itself.
-Next day was on to Noyhener Beach followed by a day trip to Stephens Beach, Going Hill
+Having attained our initial objective, we departed Wilsons Bight via the South West Cape Range to Window Pane Bay. This was a great day of extended ridge walking, with land and sea spread out before us. This culminated in a tremendous beach with good surfing and great views of the cape itself.
-and Spain Bay. We spent the day catching ocean perch, NOT catching rock lobsters, calculating the size of an aboriginal midden (100 people x 3,000 years of eating), admiring great views and practicing the Tigersnake Tapdance.
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+Next day was on to Noyhener Beach followed by a day trip to Stephens Beach, Going Hill and Spain Bay. We spent the day catching ocean perch, NOT catching rock lobsters, calculating the size of an aboriginal midden (100 people x 3,000 years of eating), admiring great views and practicing the Tigersnake Tapdance.
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 The last day of the circuit back to Melaleuca was on and full of challenge. This section involved mostly trackless walking across a number of parallel ranges, through creeks, across great plains and avoiding numerous swamps. Everyone enjoyed the freedom of making our own route and it was a tired but satisfied group which collected the food parcels at Melaleuca. The night was spent in style in the Charles King Memorial Hut, chatting with the friendly and knowledgeable Ranger.
-Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker April 1989
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 The second stage of our odyssey commenced - to Scotts Peak Dam via the Port Davey Track. The first day heralded what was to follow - blue skies, great views and steadily increasing heat. Having completed the boat crossing at Bathurst Narrows, we spent half a day ascending the great rock pyramid of Mount Rugby that dominates Bathurst Harbour. Then on to camp at Spring River after a well earned swim.
-The next two days were spent walking the Port Davey Track in hot conditions - 34C to 35C by 10.00 am. This was more than compensated by very low humidity, frequent little streams, absence of mud and the extensive views.
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+The next two days were spent walking the Port Davey Track in hot conditions - 34°C to 35°C by 10.00 am. This was more than compensated by very low humidity, frequent little streams, absence of mud and the extensive views.
-spectacular and beautiful, but not conducive
-We had hoped to cap the trip by spending two days on the Western Arthurs. However, this would have been quite a strenuous undertaking and the heat had sapped our energy. So Plan Two was adopted - two slack days in the Mount Anne area. After having made this decision, we all felt rather smug when, while walking into Junction Creek one
+We had hoped to cap the trip by spending two days on the Western Arthurs. However, this would have been quite a strenuous undertaking and the heat had sapped our energy. So Plan Two was adopted - two slack days in the Mount Anne area. After having made this decision, we all felt rather smug when, while walking into Junction Creek one hour later, within the space of 20 minutes the blue skies were replaced by driving rain, roaring wind and a 15° drop in temperature.
-hour later, within the space of 20 minutes the blue skies were replaced by driving rain, roaring wind and a 15 drop in temperature.
-This poor weather continued for another three days, making our sojourn in the Mount Anne area very relaxed; two
+This poor weather continued for another three days, making our sojourn in the Mount Anne area very relaxed; two hours walking per day followed by six hours relaxing. Nevertheless, Lake Judd with its towering dolerite cliffs was spectacular and beautiful, but not conducive to swimming.
-hours walking per day followed by six
-hours relaxing. Nevertheless, Lake Judd
-with its towering dolerite cliffs was to swimming.
 In all, a successful trip with the main objectives of South West Cape and Mount Rugby being achieved. We had above average weather - in fact sometimes too far above average, and a heightened appreciation of this uniquely beautiful and rugged wilderness area.
-###############
-ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1989
+----
-The Club's present constitution states that members who are
-unfinancial as at 30th June are no longer considered members. The new Treasurer would appreciate your cooperation in sending in your subscriptions as soon as possible.
+=== Annual Subscriptions 1989. ===
-April 1989 The 3ydney Bieshwalker Page 5
-BaMtaKtItWALtil
+The Club's present constitution states that members who are unfinancial as at 30th June are no longer considered members. The new Treasurer would appreciate your cooperation in sending in your subscriptions as soon as possible.
-by Alex tolley
-It is nice to have some good news on the conservation front. tie have
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-Just had the exciting news that the proposed additional wilderness areas in Ettsepa, Mann and Genoa have been given official wilderness status. Ettreta offers tremendous scope for rugged walking, any addktivos are sure
-to be a bushwalker's delight. Mann has not been visited ituith :lord we have
+===== Conservation News. =====
-yet to explore Genoa. It will be interesting to see who puts on the first
-Club walk to Genoa.
+by Alex Colley
-Another 30,000 ha has been added to Apsley Wild River National Park. This is the old Kunderang Station; which sounds as though it will provide
-. open going. But what of the 4WDs we wonder. Will this area suffer the
+It is nice to have some good news on the conservation front. We have just had the exciting news that the proposed additional wilderness areas in Ettrema, Mann and Genoa have been given official wilderness status. Ettrema offers tremendous scope for rugged walking, any additions are sure to be a bushwalker's delight. Mann has not been visited much and we have yet to explore Genoa. It will be interesting to see who puts on the first Club walk to Genoa.
-same fate as the Deua - like Pitt Street on a weekend?
-There seems to have been a distinct change in policy by the State Sovernment regarding enlargement to our parks. When first elected they
+Another 30,000 ha has been added to Apsley Wild River National Park. This is the old Kunderang Station; which sounds as though it will provide open going. But what of the 4WDs we wonder. Will this area suffer the same fate as the Deua - like Pitt Street on a weekend?
-declared there would not be any major additions. This year we have already
-had an addition of 100,000 ha. Is it just possible that some (very vocal)
+There seems to have been a distinct change in policy by the State Government regarding enlargement to our parks. When first elected they declared there would __not__ be any major additions. This year we have already had an addition of 100,000 ha. Is it just possible that some (very vocal) public opinion has had something to do with this?
-public opinion has had something to do with this?
-We are told that the logging in Mount Yengo National Park has (finally) been stopped. After a lot of angry protests from conservation groups, lessthan-flattering publicity and denials that it was taking place at all. Walking in this park is pleasant, despite the lack of water, as it is mostly
+We are told that the logging in Mount Yengo National Park has (finally) been stopped. After a lot of angry protests from conservation groups, less-than-flattering publicity and denials that it was taking place at all. Walking in this park is pleasant, despite the lack of water, as it is mostly open country. There is a shelf-like camp site halfway up Yengo which gives splendid views - enough to compensate for the need to carry water.
-open country. There is a shelf-like camp site halfway up Yengo which gives splendid views - enough to compensate for the need to carry water.
-Conservation groups are planning a submission to have the Blue Mountains National Park listed as a World Heritage area. Hopefully that should give
+Conservation groups are planning a submission to have the Blue Mountains National Park listed as a World Heritage area. Hopefully that should give it some safeguard against the rampant development which is currently taking place. Thw whole of the northern escarpment around Jamison Valley is now a mass of buildings. This is all too obvious when looking across the valley from Mount Solitary.
-it some safeguard against the rampant development which is currently taking
-place. Thw whole of the northern escarpment around Jamison Valley is mow a
+Business people in the Katoomba / Leura / Wentworth Falls megopolis vow they are trying to attract more tourists to view the 'unique' beauty of the Blue Mountains. There is nothing 'unique' or particularly beautiful about a solid mass of buildings. Unless some restraint is put on this "unplanned towning" it will destroy the very beauty which has always attracted tourists in the past.
-mass of-buildings. This is all too obvious when looking across the valley
-from Mount Solitary.
+Instead of hotels on the edge of the escarpment, a larger and more efficient sewage treatment works should be provided, giving better service to the towns. Anyone who has walked near the Leura Falls recently will have been __strongly__ reminded of this need... pooh!
-Business people in the Katoomba/Leurarnientworth Falls megopolis vow they are trying to attract more tourists to view the 'unique' beauty of the Blue Mountains. There is nothing 'unique' or particularly beautiful about a solid mass of buildings. Unless some restraint is put on this "unplanned towning" it will destroy the very beauty which has always attracted tourists in the past.
-Instead of hotels on the edge of the escarpment, a larger and more efficient sewage treatment works 'should be provided, giving better seAmtice to the towns. Anyone who has walked near the Leura Falls ramemtbay u1141
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-have been strongly reminded of this need pooh!
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+=== Note from Committee. ===
-Carol Bruce, the elected Somial Secretary, is not able to marry OA w4th that job, and at the April Committee meeting another Social Secrl-ka41 4:64 appok00- DOT B4TLER. later Committee megibers will help with WA0000.
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+Carol Bruce, the elected Somial Secretary, is not able to carry on with that job, and at the April Committee meeting another Social Secretary was appointed - Dot Butler. Other Committee members will help with the supper arrangements. The first time Doi became a committee member was 52 years ago!
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+===== Mittagong To Katoomba - David Rostron's Way. =====
 (First published in July 1981) by John Redfern
-Participants: David Rostron (Leader), John Redfern, Ray and Fussae Dargan.
+__Participants__: David Rostron (Leader), John Redfern, Ray and Fussae Dargan.
 I became interested in this walk when David told me how, when flying into Sydney once, he was attracted by Lacy's Tableland, Bimlow Tableland and Broken Rock Range as a route for a Mittagong to Katoomba walk. Flexi-time allowed me to take off the Tuesday following the Queen's Birthday weekend, as four days were required.
-We caught the 5.23 pm Southern Highlands express to Mittagong on Friday evening. The cab driVet David had contacted said he would like dinner before taking us to the start of the Burnt Flat Creek fire trail. So we all had dinner together at "Charlie's Place".
-We camped right on the fire trail, just down past the second creek crossing. The night,
+We caught the 5.23 pm Southern Highlands express to Mittagong on Friday evening. The cab driver David had contacted said he would like dinner before taking us to the start of the Burnt Flat Creek fire trail. So we all had dinner together at "Charlie's Place".
-after threatening rain in Sydney, was perfectly clear and since we had dropped off the High Range area, not really cold.
-We had just finished breakfast on Saturday morning when the rain, which remained around all day, started. We soon picked up the Water Board road and set off at a fast pace around
+We camped right on the fire trail, just down past the second creek crossing. The night, after threatening rain in Sydney, was perfectly clear and since we had dropped off the High Range area, not really cold.
-the bottom of Bonnum Pic. I have never been right under it before and found it quite imposing. Fusae, who appears not much taller than the length of David's legs, had to jog frequently to stay in line. We waded across the Wollondilly at the junction of Bonnum Pic Creek at 9.25 am and followed a road downstream. After skirting around the Jooriland property, much of which looked deserted, we picked up the Sheepwalk Road and later crossed the Jooriland River, About 2 kilometres before the junction with the Yerranderie Road we dropped off to the left down to Byrnes Creek for lunch. It was raining, cold and the creek was dry. I figured it
-would be rather nice back at "Charlie's Place"! However, after some searching we found some
+We had just finished breakfast on Saturday morning when the rain, which remained around all day, started. We soon picked up the Water Board road and set off at a fast pace around the bottom of Bonnum Pic. I have never been right under it before and found it quite imposing. Fusae, who appears not much taller than the length of David's legs, had to jog frequently to stay in line. We waded across the Wollondilly at the junction of Bonnum Pic Creek at 9.25 am and followed a road downstream. After skirting around the Jooriland property, much of which looked deserted, we picked up the Sheepwalk Road and later crossed the Jooriland River. About 2 kilometres before the junction with the Yerranderie Road we dropped off to the left down to Byrnes Creek for lunch. It was raining, cold and the creek was dry. I figured it would be rather nice back at "Charlie's Place"! However, after some searching we found some water and, sheltered by a willow, soon had a fire going and some hot soup made.
-water and, sheltered by a willow, soon had a fire going and some hot soup made.
-After lunch we crossed the Yerranderie Road and started on a bearing for Lacy's Gap in the Tonalli Walls. We walked across one-time farming land and passed three lots of ruins.
+After lunch we crossed the Yerranderie Road and started on a bearing for Lacy's Gap in the Tonalli Walls. We walked across one-time farming land and passed three lots of ruins. I imagine these places were cut off when Lake Burragorang was formed. It was pleasant walking through the long, soft, golden grass. There were many kangaroos in this area, including one mob of forty. After the Tonalli River which we reached at 2.45 pm, there were several deep gullies before the climb of 520 metres to the Tonalli Walls.
-I imagine these places were cut off when Lake Burragorang was formed. It waa pleasant walking through the long, soft, golden grass. There were many kangaroos in this area, including one mob of forty. After the Tonalli River which we reached at 2.45 pm, there were several deep gullies before the climb of 520 metres to the Tonalli Walls.
 We reached Lacy's Gap at 4.10 pm. The wind up high was cold and the rain had returned. Phil Butt had told us of the possibilities of caves in the walls, and we quickly found one. Really it was an overhang, but well protected by scrub and black boys. With a fire going it made good shelter, we all slept for ten hours.
 On Sunday there was a big improvement in the weather. We quickly climbed through Lacy's Gap and on to Lacy's Tableland. From the western rim we looked out on to the end of the Axehead Range. I think it is from this area that Jim Brown considers you get some of the best views in the Blue Mountains. The scrub was heavy around the walls, however towards the centre it was more open with some quite tall trees.
-We crossed a low rock shelf on to the narrower and rougher Bimlow Tableland at 10.00 am. From here you can look through Green Wattle Saddle to Medlow Gap. About 11.00 am we came to the "Amphitheatre", a way down to Green Wattle Creek. The north-west walls of Bimlow
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+We crossed a low rock shelf on to the narrower and rougher Bimlow Tableland at 10.00 am. From here you can look through Green Wattle Saddle to Medlow Gap. About 11.00 am we came to the "Amphitheatre", a way down to Green Wattle Creek. The north-west walls of Bimlow Tableland are broken, fragile and exposed - we were reminded of the Red Rocks. Behind the walls the scrub was thick with creeks in deep gullies. About mid-afternoon we checked out some gaps in the walls in order to descend to Green Wattle Creek, but we were beaten by lower cliff lines. We decided to camp high. Ray and I filled one wine skin from a lone pool in a creek and David filled one from rock pools. I noticed Ray scooped out quite a trough where his tent was going and I thought Fusee may have introduced some Japanese method of sleeping! We were all pleased finally that we had camped high as the sunset over Broken Rock Range was magnificent.
-Tableland are broken, fragile and exposed - we were reminded of the Red Rocks. Behind the walls the scrub was thick with creeks in deep gullies. About mid-afternoon we checked out some gaps in the walls in order to descend to Green Wattle Creek, but we were beaten by lower cliff lines. We decided to camp high. Ray and I filled one wine skin from a lone pool in a creek and David filled one from rock pools. I noticed Ray scooped out quite a trough where his tent was going and I thought Fusee may have introduced some Japanese method of sleeping! We were all pleased finally that we had camped high as the sunset over Broken Rock Range was magnificent.
 First light on Monday saw us away. Our purpose was to find a slot that Phil Butt had once used to descend to Green Wattle Creek after crossing Bimlow Tableland from Lacy's Creek. The sunrise highlighted the great fog coverage over the lake. Later it illuminated the vast Green Wattle valley and we could see the whole of the massive Broken Rock Range in isolation.
-The going was slow, we reached a slot that exactly fitted the description given by Phil. It proved to be a good way down through the cliff lines and probably not used since Phil was there, as it was knee-deep in leaves. We had an early lunch on Green Wattle Creek, then climbed through a saddle underneath Black Coola on the end of Broken Rock Range. It was 4.30 pm when we reached Butcher's Creek. Of the twelve hourse since we had risen, probably ten had been spent walking and we were ready to stop. We found a good flat camp spot. I noticed Ray seemed to be guarding the only ditch and I thought he was going to put his tent
-over it! Actually he was putting the fire there.
+The going was slow, we reached a slot that exactly fitted the description given by Phil. It proved to be a good way down through the cliff lines and probably not used since Phil was there, as it was knee-deep in leaves. We had an early lunch on Green Wattle Creek, then climbed through a saddle underneath Black Coola on the end of Broken Rock Range. It was 4.30 pm when we reached Butcher's Creek. Of the twelve hourse since we had risen, probably ten had been spent walking and we were ready to stop. We found a good flat camp spot. I noticed Ray seemed to be guarding the only ditch and I thought he was going to put his tent over it! Actually he was putting the fire there.
 David and I were awakened on the Tuesday morning, before 5.00 am, by that terrible sound of breaking sticks. Ray, who had an alarm watch, and seemed to like getting up early, was busy with the fire. We thought we would let him get it well established, however our consciences soon forced us out as we had another long day ahead.
 We climbed to the Scott's Main Range road and strode out for Mt. Cookem, diverging only to look at the view down the Kowmung to the Cox from Cookem Walls. Personally I find this one of the best views in the Blue Mountains. Mt. Cookem was reached at 10.00 am and we descended to the Cox. First we crossed the Kowmung then the Cox near the weir. Both rivers were high and flowing fast and we needed good poles to retain our footing.
 After an early lunch we set out up White Dog and finally along Narrow Neck under a cold purple sky soon after sunset. We had time for dinner and a couple of bottles of wine at Young's before catching the 7.20 pm train for Sydney. All of us agreed it was one of our best walks.
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-WILDLIFE AT COOLANA
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+=== Wildlife at Coolana. ===
 Sighted on the hillside above the top camping area at Coolana on the Saturday of the Annual Reunion - an echidna!
-BUSHFIRES
-Would you know what to do if you were trapped by a bushfire?.. what not to do?.. where to go.. where not to go? If you don't, come to the club on Wednesday
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-May and have all your questions answered. Ben Esgate has a swag of slides on bushfires and an even bigger swag of knowledge on the subject, gained frora many years experience, fighting fires in the Blue Mountains. Learn what every walker ought to know - but hardly any do!
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+=== Bushfires! ===
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-Oik
+Would you know what to do if you were trapped by a bushfire?.. what not to do?.. where to go.. where not to go? If you don't, come to the club on Wednesday 31 May and have all your questions answered. Ben Esgate has a swag of slides on bushfires and an even bigger swag of knowledge on the subject, gained from many years experience, fighting fires in the Blue Mountains. Learn what every walker ought to know - but hardly any do!
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-April 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 9
 FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS NSW - Report of March Meeting
 Incorporation/Insurance. Present indications are that a quote for PUblic Liability Insurance will work out at 50 cents per head per annum and $2 with accident cover. The meeting on 18th April will be held at the National Trust's Centre at Observatory Hill.