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* Implementation of ongoing weed infestation eradication programs. | * Implementation of ongoing weed infestation eradication programs. | ||
- | ===== 60th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY | + | ===== 60th Wedding Anniversary |
We were delighted, to hear that May and Paddy Pallin had their 60th wedding anniversary on the 11th of this month. | We were delighted, to hear that May and Paddy Pallin had their 60th wedding anniversary on the 11th of this month. | ||
- | , Equally delighted to hear that Paddy is back home from hospital, well in time for the celebrations. | + | |
+ | Equally delighted to hear that Paddy is back home from hospital, well in time for the celebrations. | ||
Our warmest congratulations to you, May and Paddy - it must be all that fresh air and exercise which keeps you so young! | Our warmest congratulations to you, May and Paddy - it must be all that fresh air and exercise which keeps you so young! | ||
- | ===== 1988-1989 | + | ===== 1988-1989 |
- | Story & Illustrations by Deborah | + | Story & Illustrations by Deborah Shapira |
- | Tea Maker & Fire Bug: Les Powell | + | |
- | Wombat Wrestler: Greta Davis | + | |
- | Converted Cross-country Skiier: Chris Perry | + | |
- | Diarist & Sometime Water-Skiier: | + | |
- | Monday 26th December. | + | |Leaders:| Carol Bruce & John Porter| |
+ | |Tea Maker & Fire Bug:| Les Powell| | ||
+ | |Wombat Wrestler:| Greta Davis| | ||
+ | |Converted Cross-country Skiier:| Chris Perry| | ||
+ | |Diarist & Sometime Water-Skiier: | ||
- | The drive south was punctuated by meetings with Snowy Mountains trippers in Goulburn | + | **Monday 26th December** |
- | and Cooma all indulging in last minute junk food binges. After Cooma we went to Bemboka and then to Yankee' | + | |
- | Tuesday 27th December. | + | The drive south was punctuated by meetings with Snowy Mountains trippers in Goulburn and Cooma all indulging in last minute junk food binges. After Cooma we went to Bemboka and then to Yankee' |
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+ | **Tuesday 27th December** | ||
After the early morning cup of tea courtesy of Les we prepared to set off on The Adventure. From Tuross River we walked along a fire trail which would lead us through the park boundary. Eventually we were to reach a 1300m altitude, complete with semi-alpine vegetation. On the way we sighted two echidnas and several wallabies. After lunch we began to descend to the Brag River, a feat which took three and a half hours with almost impenetrable scrub at the top. We camped at the bottom on river stones. | After the early morning cup of tea courtesy of Les we prepared to set off on The Adventure. From Tuross River we walked along a fire trail which would lead us through the park boundary. Eventually we were to reach a 1300m altitude, complete with semi-alpine vegetation. On the way we sighted two echidnas and several wallabies. After lunch we began to descend to the Brag River, a feat which took three and a half hours with almost impenetrable scrub at the top. We camped at the bottom on river stones. | ||
- | Wednesday 28th December. | + | **Wednesday 28th December** |
- | We began rockhopping downstream at about 8 am. Progress was slavish | + | We began rockhopping downstream at about 8am. Progress was slowish |
- | Thursday 29th December. | + | **Thursday 29th December** |
- | We had a good rest although Greta awoke with an interesting set of bruises on her legs which we decided she'd received from camping next to a wombat hole. It. was slightly. easier going th' | + | We had a good rest although Greta awoke with an interesting set of bruises on her legs which we decided she'd received from camping next to a wombat hole. It was slightly easier going that day although crossing remained |
- | exciting. Eventually we adopted the " | + | exciting. Eventually we adopted the " |
- | now apparent that there was a lot more flowing water than was expected. We camped in another attractive place beyond the beautiful junction at Green' | + | |
- | Friday 30th December. | + | **Friday 30th December** |
- | It wts a warm day, such that we were able to have a great swim complete with spa at lunch. We had made friends with a wombat who after a few moments of shyness turned around to pose for photographs. The side of the river after lunch was steep and closed in, causing a fair bit of scrambling to slow our progress. When we came upon a large pool our leaders, after -investigating the situation, decided we should camp on the beach. John | + | It was a warm day, such that we were able to have a great swim complete with spa at lunch. We had made friends with a wombat who after a few moments of shyness turned around to pose for photographs. The side of the river after lunch was steep and closed in, causing a fair bit of scrambling to slow our progress. When we came upon a large pool our leaders, after investigating the situation, decided we should camp on the beach. John |
- | became a bachelor that night as Carol became involved with Jeffrey | + | became a bachelor that night as Carol became involved with Jeffrey |
- | Saturday 31st December. | + | **Saturday 31st December** |
The morning' | The morning' | ||
- | complete with various beverages and other assorted goodies. Big blackugly | + | complete with various beverages and other assorted goodies. Big black ugly clouds were looming as we made our way upstream. In what appears to be turning into an annual event, Carol tried to step on a death adder, and then having missed that one, tried to step on a second one, also unsuccessfully. There was now a heavy thunderstorm in progress to add to all this drama so we made camp in a lovely grassy area and in between downpours had a very enjoyable New Year's Eve at 9pm BWT (Bushwalker Time). |
- | (Bushwalker Time). | + | |
- | Sunday 1st January '89. | + | **Sunday 1st January '89** |
- | Upstream again - however this creek was defying all the laws and was getting fuller and faster flowing as we progressed. Crossings now required cajolery; coercion and bribery - at one stage, I, clinging desperately onto the handline, tried to step on top of a cascade, an act which the others thought rather hilarious. Eventually, we found the road to Yankee' | + | Upstream again - however this creek was defying all the laws and was getting fuller and faster flowing as we progressed. Crossings now required cajolery; coercion and bribery - at one stage, I, clinging desperately onto the handline, tried to step on top of a cascade, an act which the others thought rather hilarious. Eventually, we found the road to Yankee' |
- | hardened seasoned bushwalkers jumping up and down with excitement to see a road! | + | |
- | Monday 2nd January. | + | **Monday 2nd January** |
- | A ten kilometre road bash in intermittent sunshine to reach Greta' | + | A ten kilometre road bash in intermittent sunshine to reach Greta' |
- | Nextmonth: Read how the Crazy Scots conquered Centre Pass on the Dusky Sound Track, | + | |
- | New Zealand! | + | |
- | ===== THE APRIL GENERAL | + | Next month: Read how the Crazy Scots conquered Centre Pass on the Dusky Sound Track, New Zealand! |
+ | ===== The April General Meeting | ||
by Barry Wallace | by Barry Wallace | ||
The meeting began at 2015 with the President in the chair and some 25 or so members present. There were apologies from Carol Bruce, Wendy Aliano and Alan Mewett. | The meeting began at 2015 with the President in the chair and some 25 or so members present. There were apologies from Carol Bruce, Wendy Aliano and Alan Mewett. | ||
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There were no new members to welcome, so we proceeded to read and receive the Minutes of the A.G.M. There were no matters arising. | There were no new members to welcome, so we proceeded to read and receive the Minutes of the A.G.M. There were no matters arising. | ||
- | Correspondence brought a letter from The Wilderness Society, advising of a forthcoming bush dance, from F.B.W. enclosing minutes of their latest meeting and notes on a recent discussion with N.P.W.S., from a Mr. Harry Hill thanking us for the donation toward his preparation of a book on the Hume and Hovell Track, from Canoe and Camping requestion copies of the Club magazine for sale in their shops, and from F.B.W. providing notice of an extra- | + | Correspondence brought a letter from The Wilderness Society, advising of a forthcoming bush dance, from F.B.W. enclosing minutes of their latest meeting and notes on a recent discussion with N.P.W.S., from a Mr. Harry Hill thanking us for the donation toward his preparation of a book on the Hume and Hovell Track, from Canoe and Camping requestion copies of the Club magazine for sale in their shops, and from F.B.W. providing notice of an extra-ordinary meeting being called to further discuss incorporation. There were also two outgoing letters, to Mr. Tim Moore requesting that the Government consider adding a recently resumed area of land in the Coonabarabran area to the Warrumbungles National Park and to N.P.W.S. regarding their draft Plan of Management for the Kanangra Boyd National Park. |
- | . ordinary meeting being called to further discuss incorporation. There were also two outgoing letters, to Mr. Tim Moore requesting that the Government consider adding a recently resumed area of land in the Coonabarabran area to the Warrumbungles National Park and to N.P.W.S. regarding their draft Plan of Management for the Kanangra Boyd National Park. | + | |
The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
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The Walks Report was next, opening with a report on the Reunion at Coolana over the weekend of 10,11,12 March. There were reported to have been around 50 people and 4000 ticks present and a generally quiet and pleasant time was had by all. The day walk that weekend, led by Jan Mohandas, is reported to have gone, but there was no report. | The Walks Report was next, opening with a report on the Reunion at Coolana over the weekend of 10,11,12 March. There were reported to have been around 50 people and 4000 ticks present and a generally quiet and pleasant time was had by all. The day walk that weekend, led by Jan Mohandas, is reported to have gone, but there was no report. | ||
- | The following weekend, 17,18,19 March saw Oliver Crawford leading a group of 6 hardy souls through wet weather on his Wollangambe walk. Bob King reported 4 on his Crikey Canyon walk, suffering at the mercy of bad weather and un-mapped fire trails. The Rock Scrambling | + | The following weekend, 17,18,19 March saw Oliver Crawford leading a group of 6 hardy souls through wet weather on his Wollangambe walk. Bob King reported 4 on his Crikey Canyon walk, suffering at the mercy of bad weather and un-mapped fire trails. The Rock Scrambling |
- | The Easter weekend saw reports of Bill Capon' | + | The Easter weekend saw reports of Bill Capon' |
- | The weekend of March 31, April 1,2 saw John Porter' | + | The weekend of March 31, April 1,2 saw John Porter' |
- | There was no report of Joe Marton' | + | There was no report of Joe Marton' |
There was a Federation Report, it should be covered elsewhere in the magazine. | There was a Federation Report, it should be covered elsewhere in the magazine. | ||
- | General Business brought news that Carol Bruce has resigned the position of Social Secretary, due to other commitments, | + | General Business brought news that Carol Bruce has resigned the position of Social Secretary, due to other commitments, |
And then it was just a matter of the announcements, | And then it was just a matter of the announcements, | ||
+ | ===== Mail Bag ===== | ||
+ | From Reg Alder, one of our long-standing members, came a letter commenting on Don Finch' | ||
- | ===== MAIL BAG ===== | + | "The sole will be seen to be quite thin and of a hard rubber, their wearing quality will substantiate this. Because of this hardness the tread depends for its grip on making an impression in the surface trodden on or of the surface being of sufficient roughness to indent the sole. Since once being committed to complete |
+ | a walk and there can be no guarantee of there always being fine weather, walking across a smooth wet surface can be as dangerous as walking on ice. In rock-hopping, | ||
- | From Reg Alder, one of our long-standing members, came a letter commenting on Don Finch' | + | The tread has no indented surface across the width of the shoe and the wedges present a flat surface. Walking across or climbing on a surface which slopes to the side is particularly dangerous as the shoes offer no grip at all on a smooth, wet or sandy surface." |
- | "The sole will be seen to be quite thin and of a hard rubber, their wearing quality will substantiate this. Because of this hardness the tread depends for its grip on making an impression in the surface trodden on or of the surface being of sufficient | + | |
- | roughness to indent the sole. Since once being commited to complete | + | |
- | a walk and there can be no guarantee of there always being fine weather, walking across a smooth wet surface can be as dangerous as walking on ice. In rockhopping, | + | |
- | The tread has no indented surface across the width fthe shoe and the wedges present a flat surface. Walking across or climbing on a surface which slopes to the side is particularly dangerous as the shoes offer no grip at all on a smooth, wet or sandy surface." | + | |
- | (Pity that Dunlop cannot put Volley treads on a KT26 sole the combination would make a | + | |
- | near-perfect bushwalking shoe. EDITOR) | + | |
- | ===== VALE, WILLIAM | + | (Pity that Dunlop cannot put Volley treads on a KT26 sole the combination would make a near-perfect bushwalking shoe. EDITOR) |
+ | ===== Vale, William | ||
- | In the first week of April we lost one of our foundation members, Jack Cockerill, who died in his 88th year. He joined the Mountain Trails Club in 1917, and later the S.B.W. This cheerful and energetic man is commemorated by " | + | In the first week of April we lost one of our foundation members, Jack Cockerill, who died in his 88th year. He joined the Mountain Trails Club in 1917, and later the S.B.W. This cheerful and energetic man is commemorated by " |
- | ===== BUSHFIRES! ===== | + | ===== Bushfires! ===== |
- | What would you do if your campfire 'got away' from you? Would you know how to extinguish it without water? | + | What would you do if your campfire 'got away' from you? Would you know how to extinguish it without water? How to prevent a major bushfire starting? What not to do.. where not to go? If you don't, come along on Wednesday 31st May and learn all the do's and don' |
- | ===== SCOUTS STRANDED IN BUSH CAVE ===== | + | ===== Scouts stranded in Bush Cave ===== |
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+ | - by Alec Field - Daily Telegraph, 3 April '89 | ||
- | - by Alec Field - Daily Telegraph, 3 April 189 | ||
Seven scouts - one with an ankle injury - huddled in a cave last night as torrential rain raised swollen creeks in a south coast ravine. The scouts, four days overdue on a 60 km trek through rugged country, were stranded by flash floods. | Seven scouts - one with an ankle injury - huddled in a cave last night as torrential rain raised swollen creeks in a south coast ravine. The scouts, four days overdue on a 60 km trek through rugged country, were stranded by flash floods. | ||
- | All aged 15 to 17 and from Cnnberra, they were found yesterday below cliffs at Mount Talaterang, north west of Milton, by searchers with the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs. More than 50 bushwalkers joined the search after helicopters were grounded by bad weather. | + | |
+ | All aged 15 to 17 and from Canberra, they were found yesterday below cliffs at Mount Talaterang, north west of Milton, by searchers with the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs. More than 50 bushwalkers joined the search after helicopters were grounded by bad weather. | ||
The search breakthrough came yesterday when the bushwalkers found a log entry in a book at a bush campsite near Mount Talaterang. Three bushwalkers trekked to cliffs above the Talaterang Falls and their calls were heard by the stranded scouts in the ravine. | The search breakthrough came yesterday when the bushwalkers found a log entry in a book at a bush campsite near Mount Talaterang. Three bushwalkers trekked to cliffs above the Talaterang Falls and their calls were heard by the stranded scouts in the ravine. | ||
- | The bushwalkers set up a shelter in a cave beneath the cliffs. Late yesterday, another bushwalking team established a base radio station above the ravine to provide contact with the group for a rescue | + | |
+ | The bushwalkers set up a shelter in a cave beneath the cliffs. Late yesterday, another bushwalking team established a base radio station above the ravine to provide contact with the group for a rescue | ||
Heavy rains have deluged the area during the past three days and creeks rose by 1 metre in less than 24 hours to 2 pm yesterday. | Heavy rains have deluged the area during the past three days and creeks rose by 1 metre in less than 24 hours to 2 pm yesterday. | ||
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(For the first time, bushwalkers with S & R have been acknowledged by the press! ED.) | (For the first time, bushwalkers with S & R have been acknowledged by the press! ED.) | ||
- | + | ===== Federation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW ===== | |
- | ===== FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS NSW ===== | + | |
- Notes taken at April meeting. | - Notes taken at April meeting. | ||
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A special meeting was held at National Trust Centre to discuss incorporation and insurance. The main decisions were:- | A special meeting was held at National Trust Centre to discuss incorporation and insurance. The main decisions were:- | ||
- | 0 | + | * The Draft Constitution was adopted, with some amendments, the main points amended oeing listed below. |
- | The Draft Constitution was adopted, with some amendments, the main points amended oeing listed below. | + | |
- | O Having agreed on the Constitution, | + | |
- | O It was agreed that Public Liability Insurance be'undertaken. A policy offered by Insurance Exchange of Australia, with Norwiei | + | |
- | O A further insurance policy offering some degree of Personal Accident Insurance from the same company was held in abeyance for further consideration. Such a policy would involve an additional premium of $1.50 per member (total $2 for two insurance cover). The offer from the insurer will be circulated to all Clubs, which will be required to indicate if they desire the additional Personal Accident policy. | + | |
The more significant amendments to the Draft Constitution were:- | The more significant amendments to the Draft Constitution were:- | ||
- | 1. The term " | ||
- | 2. The" | ||
- | 3. The category " | ||
- | 4. A proposal that the number of delegates be variable, depending on the size of the Club, | ||
- | wa held over for further discussion. It was suggested the ratio be 1 delegate up to 50 members; 2 for 51/100 members; 3 for 101/150 members, and 4 delegates for clubs with over 150 members. | ||
- | 5. General Meetings of the Confederation to be held monthly or as determined by a General Meeting. | ||
- | It is expected that the process of Incorporation will involve a period of at least three months, which should give time for Clubs to decide on the Insurance Policies. | ||
+ | - The term " | ||
+ | - The " | ||
+ | - The category " | ||
+ | - A proposal that the number of delegates be variable, depending on the size of the Club, was held over for further discussion. It was suggested the ratio be 1 delegate up to 50 members; 2 for 51/100 members; 3 for 101/150 members, and 4 delegates for clubs with over 150 members. | ||
+ | - General Meetings of the Confederation to be held monthly or as determined by a General Meeting. | ||
+ | It is expected that the process of Incorporation will involve a period of at least three months, which should give time for Clubs to decide on the Insurance Policies. | ||
===== SOCIAL NOTES ===== | ===== SOCIAL NOTES ===== | ||
by Dot Butler | by Dot Butler |
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