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+ | **The Sydney Bushwalker** | ||
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Established June 1931 | Established June 1931 | ||
- | ARIL se4cw | + | 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, | + | |
To advertise in this magazine please contact the Business Manager. | 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 | EDITOR Morag Ryder, Box 347 PO, Gladesville 2111 Telephone 809 4241 | ||
- | BUSINESS MANAGER Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Crescent, Hornsby Heights | + | BUSINESS MANAGER Anita Doherty, 2 Marine Crescent, Hornsby Heights,Telephone 476 6531 2077 |
- | Telephone 476 6531 2077 | + | |
PRODUCTION MANAGER Helen Gray Telephone 86 6263 | PRODUCTION MANAGER Helen Gray Telephone 86 6263 | ||
- | TYPIST | + | TYPIST Kath Brown |
- | PRINTERS | + | ILLUSTRATOR |
- | Kath Brown, Morag Ryder,Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Barrie Murdoch | + | PRINTERS |
- | DECEMBER L989 | + | |
- | While the Billy Boils | + | **DECEMBER 1989** |
- | Suspension of Train Service - South Coast Line What Else Were We to Do? | + | |
- | " | + | While the Billy Boils The Editor 2 |
- | A 70 km Jaunt to Jagungal | + | Suspension of Train Service - South Coast Line |
- | Another Bastion Has Tumbled | + | What Else Were We to Do? Joan Rigby 3 |
- | More on the Commercial " | + | " |
- | Blue Mountains for World Heritage | + | A 70 km Jaunt to Jagungal |
+ | Another Bastion Has Tumbled | ||
+ | More on the Commercial " | ||
+ | Blue Mountains for World Heritage | ||
Federation Notes | Federation Notes | ||
- | Portrait of a Climber - Part 1 | + | Portrait of a Climber - Part 1 " |
"See the Bungles with Russell' | "See the Bungles with Russell' | ||
- | The November General Meeting | + | The November General Meeting |
- | Food for Extended Walks | + | Food for Extended Walks Carol Bruce 17 |
Footnotes | Footnotes | ||
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Advertisements | Advertisements | ||
- | Canoe & Camping - Gladesville & Kogarah Bay Kakadu - Wet Wonderland Eastwood Camping Centre Blackheath Taxis & Tourist Services | + | Canoe & Camping - Gladesville & Kogarah Bay |
- | Page | + | Kakadu - Wet Wonderland |
- | The Editor 2 | + | Eastwood Camping Centre |
- | 2 | + | Blackheath Taxis & Tourist Services |
- | Joan Rigby 3 | + | |
- | Judy O' | + | |
- | David Rostron 5 | + | |
- | Jim Brown 6 | + | |
- | Alex Colley 7 | + | |
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- | Barry Wallace 15 | + | |
- | Carol Bruce 17 | + | |
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+ | ====== While The Billy Boils ====== | ||
- | WHILE THE BILLY BOILS. | ||
- | Well, its that time of year again when stores go into a selling frenzy trying to boost their profits, and people go into a buying frenzy trying to boost their egos. The tonnages of tinsel and piles of | + | Well, its that time of year again when stores go into a selling frenzy trying to boost their profits, and people go into a buying frenzy trying to boost their egos. The tonnages of tinsel and piles of plastic Santas set me thinking about Christmasses past. The exciting ones, all toys and candlelight, |
- | plastic Santas set me thinking about Christmasses past. The exciting ones, all toys and candlelight, | + | |
Like love, Christmas means different things to different people. There is the midnight Mass brigade, the midnight orgy brigade and the lets-visit everyone brigade, which often lead to the St. Johns Ambulance Brigade. | Like love, Christmas means different things to different people. There is the midnight Mass brigade, the midnight orgy brigade and the lets-visit everyone brigade, which often lead to the St. Johns Ambulance Brigade. | ||
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- | SUSPENSION OF TRAIN SERVICE | + | **Suspension of Train Service |
DECEMBER '89 to JANUARY '90 | DECEMBER '89 to JANUARY '90 | ||
- | The State Rail Authority has been advertising that ALL SERVICES on the Illawarra (South Coast) Line will be cancelled between MORTDALE and WOLLONGONG from 27th December 1989 to 28th January 1990 ON ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK. Bus services will operate instead, but details of the arrangements have not yet been released, and delays may be expected during the peridd | + | The State Rail Authority has been advertising that ALL SERVICES on the Illawarra (South Coast) Line will be cancelled between MORTDALE and WOLLONGONG from 27th December 1989 to 28th January 1990 ON ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK. Bus services will operate instead, but details of the arrangements have not yet been released, and delays may be expected during the period |
The altered arrangements will affect travel on the programmed walks of 31st December and 21st January, and also for any members proposing to use rail transport for the "Clean Up" day in Royal National Park being arranged by the NSW Federation of Bushwalking Clubs for 21st January. | The altered arrangements will affect travel on the programmed walks of 31st December and 21st January, and also for any members proposing to use rail transport for the "Clean Up" day in Royal National Park being arranged by the NSW Federation of Bushwalking Clubs for 21st January. | ||
- | WILDERNESS CALENDARS FOR 1990 | + | **Wilderness Calendars For 1990** |
From Alex Colley Henry Gold's wilderness calendars, complete with 13 beautiful colour photographs, | From Alex Colley Henry Gold's wilderness calendars, complete with 13 beautiful colour photographs, | ||
will be bringing them into the Clubroom. | will be bringing them into the Clubroom. | ||
+ | ====== What Else Were We to Do ====== | ||
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by Joan Rigby | by Joan Rigby | ||
- | Bushwalking wisdom recommends at least four walkers in a party, but for thirty years Frank and I have done much of our walking on our own. We have had some scares, turned aside when with a larger party we would have pushed on, and agreed that if an accident | + | Bushwalking wisdom recommends at least four walkers in a party, but for thirty years Frank and I have done much of our walking on our own. We have had some scares, turned aside when with a larger party we would have pushed on, and agreed that if an accident |
- | The Sara River is a pretty stream, northeast of Guyra and rAning | + | The Sara River is a pretty stream, northeast of Guyra and running |
It was the second afternoon of a leisurely 3-day walk, and after a cool and rainy morning the weather was clearing and the open tree-lined banks were a pleasure to walk. I was about 100 metres ahead of Frank when I paused to check off the next river bend on the map and to look for a crossing place. Another few seconds and I would have moved on but instead felt, in the same instant, a movement by my feet and a sharp rap against my leg. A quick look at the snake still half-coiled beside me, and I stepped back, called to Frank and reached for the stretch bandage kept in my pack pocket. As Frank covered the last few metres at a run I started to bandage my leg from just below the knee towards the four little bloodspots on my skin. This was possibly the only action we did " | It was the second afternoon of a leisurely 3-day walk, and after a cool and rainy morning the weather was clearing and the open tree-lined banks were a pleasure to walk. I was about 100 metres ahead of Frank when I paused to check off the next river bend on the map and to look for a crossing place. Another few seconds and I would have moved on but instead felt, in the same instant, a movement by my feet and a sharp rap against my leg. A quick look at the snake still half-coiled beside me, and I stepped back, called to Frank and reached for the stretch bandage kept in my pack pocket. As Frank covered the last few metres at a run I started to bandage my leg from just below the knee towards the four little bloodspots on my skin. This was possibly the only action we did " | ||
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- | With the bandage firm to just above the bite we paused to look at my scratched and scraped leg - like the Kowmung the Sara has its share of scrub and sharp rocks - and decided to wash the skin free of venom before completing the bandaging. In the cirumstances | + | With the bandage firm to just above the bite we paused to look at my scratched and scraped leg - like the Kowmung the Sara has its share of scrub and sharp rocks - and decided to wash the skin free of venom before completing the bandaging. In the circumstances |
Frank lit a fire and made tea while we talked over the situation. I knew red-bellied blacks were unlikely to kill an adult but that there could be unpleasant complications. I certainly should not walk out that afternoon. Help meant assistance by horse or helicopter and would not come until the next day. By the time Frank could prepare a camp for me there would be little more than an hour of daylight left. The shortest route out for Frank was over the ridges to the old mining field of Bear Hill and then 6 km along the 4WD track to our car. I had been to Bear Hill before and believed it would be difficult for a stranger to find the track in the dark. We would stay together for the night and let circumstances in the morning decide our actions. | Frank lit a fire and made tea while we talked over the situation. I knew red-bellied blacks were unlikely to kill an adult but that there could be unpleasant complications. I certainly should not walk out that afternoon. Help meant assistance by horse or helicopter and would not come until the next day. By the time Frank could prepare a camp for me there would be little more than an hour of daylight left. The shortest route out for Frank was over the ridges to the old mining field of Bear Hill and then 6 km along the 4WD track to our car. I had been to Bear Hill before and believed it would be difficult for a stranger to find the track in the dark. We would stay together for the night and let circumstances in the morning decide our actions. | ||
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- | "WILDTHINGS AROUND SYDNEY" by Judy O' | + | ====== |
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+ | by Judy O' | ||
When people ask me why I like bushwalking, | When people ask me why I like bushwalking, | ||
- | Similarly, I've noticed that a lot of bushwalkers seem to like walking, because they like wildflowers. I'm always amazed at the interest and knowledge of many Sydney Bush Walkers in those colourful and delicate blooms that, if I see them at all, only reach my consciousness as tiny pinpricks of colour, or psychedelic flashes as I grunt and groan my way up some never-ending | + | |
- | incline. If one happens to brush past my face, or I come eye to eye with one during some bush | + | Similarly, I've noticed that a lot of bushwalkers seem to like walking, because they like wildflowers. I'm always amazed at the interest and knowledge of many Sydney Bush Walkers in those colourful and delicate blooms that, if I see them at all, only reach my consciousness as tiny pinpricks of colour, or psychedelic flashes as I grunt and groan my way up some never-ending incline. If one happens to brush past my face, or I come eye to eye with one during some bush bashing, it comes as a pleasant surprise to realise just how beautiful they are. |
- | bashing, it comes as a pleasant surprise to realise just how beautiful they are. | + | |
However, even I am impressed with a small book which has come my way entitled " | However, even I am impressed with a small book which has come my way entitled " | ||
- | Designed to easily fit into a top pocket or outside flap of a rucksack, it contains | + | Designed to easily fit into a top pocket or outside flap of a rucksack, it contains |
- | extends from the Hunter Valley and Newcastle in the north, to Nowra in the south, west to Moss Vale and Taralga on the southern highlands, to Lithgow west of the Blue Mountains and north to Rylstone. | + | |
- | As well as plants, the book gives detailed descriptions of birds, animals, acacia, banksia, ferns, palms, cycads, fungi, lichens, mosses, grasses, orchids, rainforests, | + | As well as plants, the book gives detailed descriptions of birds, animals, acacia, banksia, ferns, palms, cycads, fungi, lichens, mosses, grasses, orchids, rainforests, |
- | One of the book's best features, for people like me, is that it's colour-coded for easy identification. In other words, if you see a pink flower, you simply look up the pages in the | + | |
- | book shaded pink on the bottom, and they' | + | Of added interest is a section by author and actor Barnum Barnum on the Aboriginal legends which surround many of Australian |
- | Of added interest is a section by author and actor Barnum Barnum on the Aboriginal legends which surround many of Australiala | + | |
- | information, | + | The book has been written by a team of experts in their field - botanists, wetland consultants, |
- | The book has been written by a team of experts in their field - botanists, wetland consultants, | + | |
- | Opera House, tall buildings and fine homes, but the bushland and coastline are what make it one of the most interesting nature areas in the world. | + | |
The book costs $15.00 and would make an excellent addition to any bushwalker' | The book costs $15.00 and would make an excellent addition to any bushwalker' | ||
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- | December 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 5 | + | |
- | A 70 KM JAUNT TO JAGUNGAL | + | ====== |
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by David Rostron | by David Rostron | ||
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It was one of those seemingly wild ideas which occurred to Wayne Steele and me simultaneously when discussing tours for a change of scene from the yo-yo skiing in Perisher Valley during the first week in September (with Bill Burke' | It was one of those seemingly wild ideas which occurred to Wayne Steele and me simultaneously when discussing tours for a change of scene from the yo-yo skiing in Perisher Valley during the first week in September (with Bill Burke' | ||
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Well, Wayne had business problems and was forced to return to Sydney midweek. There were no other fools around and I was to be off solo on Friday 8th September until Don Finch (influenced by Gluwein and suffering the aftermath of the flu) announced at 9.00 pm on the Thursday, "Make my lunch and I'm coming" | Well, Wayne had business problems and was forced to return to Sydney midweek. There were no other fools around and I was to be off solo on Friday 8th September until Don Finch (influenced by Gluwein and suffering the aftermath of the flu) announced at 9.00 pm on the Thursday, "Make my lunch and I'm coming" | ||
The 5.14 am train from Perisher to Blue Cow had us on the snow in darkness at 5.30 am. Too risky to ski down to Guthega on the " | The 5.14 am train from Perisher to Blue Cow had us on the snow in darkness at 5.30 am. Too risky to ski down to Guthega on the " | ||
- | A steady walk up to Guthega Ridge took us to the Rolling Grounds as the first rays of | + | |
- | the sun lit beautiful fires on the slopes of Mount Tate and the East Ridge heralding the start of a superb day. | + | A steady walk up to Guthega Ridge took us to the Rolling Grounds as the first rays of the sun lit beautiful fires on the slopes of Mount Tate and the East Ridge heralding the start of a superb day. |
- | Then followed | + | Then followed |
- | The outstanding memories are of that morning' | + | |
- | on this section that we again saw our Mecca from a distance of 5-6 km. It certainly made | + | The outstanding memories are of that morning' |
- | the pace quicken. There was to be no turning back before the summit. | + | |
- | Unfortunately the snow for the final 350 m ascent had softened slightly. It was still faster to walk but the energy expenditure rate was at a high level as we slowly plodded up the last slope. | + | The magnificent view and a cool wind greeted us on the summit at 12.20 pm. It was the intention to lunch there but a flat rock by the creek below had more appeal. The run down Jagungal' |
- | The magnificent view and a cool wind greeted us on the summit at 12.20 pm. It was the intention to lunch there but a flat rock by the creek below had more appeal. | + | |
- | The run down Jagungal' | + | The return route was via Mawson' |
- | The return route was via Mawson' | + | |
- | anticipated a good half-moon overhead as our "late ticket home". However, cloud began to pour over from the west and when night fell we still had a third of the rolling | + | |
- | Page 6 The Sydney Bushwalker December 1989 | + | |
When there was no moon we had a few interesting navigational moments and I managed to disappear over the edge of a few snow runnels (miniature cornices) with drops up to about 3 metres. Then we were back amongst the old tracks on the final section leading to the ridge. We managed to ski about the first 100 vertical metres of the descent, but the trees, steepening slope and corrugated icy tracks compelled us to walk the remainder down to the Dam Wall. No joy on this section as we periodically broke through the crust and sank up to half a metre. Don broke a stock in one of these incidents. | When there was no moon we had a few interesting navigational moments and I managed to disappear over the edge of a few snow runnels (miniature cornices) with drops up to about 3 metres. Then we were back amongst the old tracks on the final section leading to the ridge. We managed to ski about the first 100 vertical metres of the descent, but the trees, steepening slope and corrugated icy tracks compelled us to walk the remainder down to the Dam Wall. No joy on this section as we periodically broke through the crust and sank up to half a metre. Don broke a stock in one of these incidents. | ||
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The intervals between rest breaks were decreasing over the last few hours and another long snack break was taken at the Dam. It was the final 350 m ascent over 3-4 km back up to Blue Cow that came into the agony/ | The intervals between rest breaks were decreasing over the last few hours and another long snack break was taken at the Dam. It was the final 350 m ascent over 3-4 km back up to Blue Cow that came into the agony/ | ||
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Blue Cow Station was a welcome sight at 8.50 pm. It was great to be treated with I.L.C. by the group on our arrival back at Kandahar. | Blue Cow Station was a welcome sight at 8.50 pm. It was great to be treated with I.L.C. by the group on our arrival back at Kandahar. | ||
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- | ANOTHER BASTION HAS TUMBLED | + | |
+ | ====== Another Bastion Has Tumbled ====== | ||
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by Jim Brown | by Jim Brown | ||
- | I suppose it had to happen sometime. A little while ago I heard from Dot Butler - whose informant was Colin Putt - that the former SBW Club Room at Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown Street, Darlinghurst, | + | |
- | I remembered that in the Club's 60th Anniversary Book, Alex Colley had written "and so we have moved from site to site, leaving a trail of demolished buildings in our wake". At a Reunion gig in 1987 I had enlarged on that theme, tracing the story of our various meeting places and came to the conclusion that, of the eight rooms we had vacated over the years, four had gone under the jack-hammers. (Clubroom No.3 in Hamilton | + | I suppose it had to happen sometime. A little while ago I heard from Dot Butler - whose informant was Colin Putt - that the former SBW Club Room at Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown Street, Darlinghurst, |
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+ | I remembered that in the Club's 60th Anniversary Book, Alex Colley had written "and so we have moved from site to site, leaving a trail of demolished buildings in our wake". At a Reunion gig in 1987 I had enlarged on that theme, tracing the story of our various meeting places and came to the conclusion that, of the eight rooms we had vacated over the years, four had gone under the jack-hammers. (Clubroom No.3 in Hamilton | ||
Both of our short-tenure Club Rooms still exist, Club Room No.1 at 10 Hunter Street, City, which we used for a few months by courtesy of the Mountain Trails Club just after SBW was formed: the other is Club Room No.6 at Anzac House, College Street, where we hired a hall For about four months in 1971 before the need to secure more suitable accommodation forced us to "go suburban" | Both of our short-tenure Club Rooms still exist, Club Room No.1 at 10 Hunter Street, City, which we used for a few months by courtesy of the Mountain Trails Club just after SBW was formed: the other is Club Room No.6 at Anzac House, College Street, where we hired a hall For about four months in 1971 before the need to secure more suitable accommodation forced us to "go suburban" | ||
- | One has mixed feelings about the passing of our Crown Street homestead. In the 60th Anniversary book I dubbed it (quite truthfully) "a dirty dimal place... we all agreed it was disagreeable and probably discouraging to newcomers, but it was cheap and was available on our chosen night", | + | |
- | for those of us who first found SBW at the Rat House and went there for some years, there is | + | One has mixed feelings about the passing of our Crown Street homestead. In the 60th Anniversary book I dubbed it (quite truthfully) "a dirty dismal |
- | a certain sentimental attachment. It is strange that this " | + | |
- | of our longer-term abodes to have been demolished. | + | Of course, we were well aware during our occupancy that the hall was unattractive, |
- | Of course, we were well aware during our occupancy that the hall was unattractive, | + | |
- | primitive, if not downright frightening and dangerous. So we put up with Ingersoll Hall and instead we bitched about other things.... for instance in the Chronic Opera of 1954, dealing with gripes at a General Meeting, we had one speaker complaining: | + | "We have lectures on our fauna, and we dance amongst the fleas. |
- | "We have lectures on our fauna, and we dance amongst the fleas | + | We have fun-and-games some evenings, and a pair of annual sprees. |
- | We have fun-and-games some evenings, and a pair of annual sprees. We have photo exhibitions, | + | We have photo exhibitions, |
- | Just to show we were still aware of its shortcomings, | + | What ain't we got? A beaded screen." |
- | Reunion opened with two "old members" | + | |
- | was set in 196- - something, and on meeting at the door of the Club Room, one peers in and says: | + | Just to show we were still aware of its shortcomings, |
- | December 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 7 | + | |
"This place has hardly changed at the dirt and stains still on the wall. | "This place has hardly changed at the dirt and stains still on the wall. | ||
New walkers | New walkers | ||
And in each frame A shattered window held by faith alone | And in each frame A shattered window held by faith alone | ||
Or maybe dust and cobwebs | Or maybe dust and cobwebs | ||
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In writing the words for this song, I got myself into a great bind. The melody I chose came from a real opera, a scene in which the hero is shown a portrait of the heroine, and declares "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schoen", | In writing the words for this song, I got myself into a great bind. The melody I chose came from a real opera, a scene in which the hero is shown a portrait of the heroine, and declares "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schoen", | ||
- | During our tenure of the Rat House our members were required to pull down a shutter at the street entrance when we departed, and this closing was done to a roster (mostly the Committee members). On once occasion we hauled down the shutter and locked the lady caretaker in the premises, because no one knew she was upstairs. As Secretary at the time, I copped most of the flak over that, and having had cross words with the same lady previously on other matters, I commented to members "Aw, no problem really | + | |
- | hop on her broom-stick and jump out the window" | + | During our tenure of the Rat House our members were required to pull down a shutter at the street entrance when we departed, and this closing was done to a roster (mostly the Committee members). On one occasion we hauled down the shutter and locked the lady caretaker in the premises, because no one knew she was upstairs. As Secretary at the time, I copped most of the flak over that, and having had cross words with the same lady previously on other matters, I commented to members "Aw, no problem really |
- | So Ingersoll Hall has gone like the rest. Well I, for one, can't actually mourn its | + | |
- | passing, but I can look back and think "There our Returned Soldiers of 1939-45 came back | + | So Ingersoll Hall has gone like the rest. Well I, for one, can't actually mourn its passing, but I can look back and think "There our Returned Soldiers of 1939-45 came back to us, some of them. There we greeted the Post-War crop (including me) with all their virtues and failings - mostly virtues I think. There we planned walks, yarned about past walks above all, we were pretty happy whatever the surroundings." |
- | to us some of them. There we greeted the Post-War crop (including me) with all their | + | |
- | virtues and failings - mostly virtues I think. There we planned walks, yarned about past | + | |
- | walks above all, we were pretty happy whatever the surroundings." | + | ====== More on the Commercial Walking Tours in the Nattai Area ====== |
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- | MORE ON THE COMMERCIAL " | + | |
+ | These letters were sent to several regional newspapers from the Club. | ||
"Dear Sir, | "Dear Sir, | ||
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers Club regrets that the NEtai Foundation, which is promoting large scale organised tours along a route between | + | The Sydney Bush Walkers Club regrets that the Nattai |
- | The so-called " | + | |
- | nominated under the Wilderness Act, in which members of this club have been walking for over 60 years, leaving the natural environment as we found it. | + | The Nattai Foundation has already degraded wilderness by the use of blue markers, paint on rocks and the slashing of native flora. It plans to put in 12 bridges, concrete fireplaces, water tanks, 7 large huts, 6 radio posts and four-wheel-drive access for support. It even plans to remove trees from a number of campsites on which a total of up to 960 persons will be camped every night. These " |
- | The Nattai Foundation has already degraded wilderness by the use of blue markers, paint | + | |
- | on rocks and the slashing of native flora. It plans to put in 12 bridges, concrete fireplaces, | + | Bushwalking is above all a self-reliant recreation. Every participant carries his or her complete requirements. This Club does not admit members until they are reasonably competent walkers and have a knowledge of map reading and first aid. This ensures that safety levels are high, but this will not be so for the "new chums" on the " |
- | water tanks, 7 large huts, 6 radio posts and four-wheel-drive access for support. It even | + | |
- | plans to remove trees from a number of campsites on which a total of up to 960 persons will be | + | |
- | camped every night. These " | + | |
- | dwindling wilderness remnants. | + | |
- | Bushwalking is above all a self-reliant recreation. Every participant carries his or | + | |
- | her complete requirements. This Club does not admit members until they are reasonably competent walkers and have a knowledge of map reading and first aid. This ensures that safety levels are high, but this will not be so for the "new chums" on the " | + | |
Conducted, commercially oriented tours, with marked tracks, " | Conducted, commercially oriented tours, with marked tracks, " | ||
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Yours faithfully, | Yours faithfully, | ||
ALEX COLLEY (A. G. Colley 0.A.M.) | ALEX COLLEY (A. G. Colley 0.A.M.) | ||
- | Hon. Conservation | + | Hon. Conservation |
- | .. THE SYDNEY BUSHW E | + | |
- | 265 VICTORIA ROAD GLADESVILLE 211 | + | |
- | PHONE (02) 817 5590 HOURS - MON-FRI 9-5.30 | + | ====== Blue Mountains World Heritage ====== |
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- | A LARGE RANGE OF LIGHTWEIGHI, | + | |
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- | COLD WEATHER PROTECTION CLOTHING AND RAINGEAR | + | |
- | MAPS, BOOKS AND LEAFLETS | + | |
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- | WE STOCK THE LARGEST RANGE OF CANOEING GEAR IN N.S.W. | + | |
- | TOURING CRAFT OF ALL TYPES HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE COMPETITION CRAFT | + | |
- | A HUGE RANGE OF PADDLES FOR ALL TYPES OF CANOEING | + | |
- | ALL TYPES OF SPRAY COVERS | + | |
- | FOOTWEAR | + | |
- | December 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 9 | + | |
- | BLUE MOUNTAINS FOR WORLD HERITAGE | + | |
by Alex Colley | by Alex Colley | ||
- | On December 6th Bob Carr, leader of the Opposition, launched the Colong Foundation' | + | |
+ | On December 6th Bob Carr, leader of the Opposition, launched the Colong Foundation' | ||
Some of his conclusions are that the Blue Mountains are:- | Some of his conclusions are that the Blue Mountains are:- | ||
O The best example in the world of sedimentary rocks deeply dissected by rivers over tens of millions of years. | O The best example in the world of sedimentary rocks deeply dissected by rivers over tens of millions of years. | ||
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O The area is a stronghold for 157 species of threatened plants and animals. | O The area is a stronghold for 157 species of threatened plants and animals. | ||
O The site is of ample size to function as an ecologically self-contained unit. | O The site is of ample size to function as an ecologically self-contained unit. | ||
- | If World Heritage listing is achieved, it will be the culmination of a campaign originated in the early thirties by Myles Dunphy' | + | |
- | Blue Mountains National Park in the central Blue Mountains was created in 1957. In 1968 the Colong Committee commenced its seven year campaign to save the Kanangra Boyd wilderness from becoming the site of a roaring limestone quarry and a large pine plantation. When that was achieved it worked for the addition to the park of the rest of Myles' proposal. | + | If World Heritage listing is achieved, it will be the culmination of a campaign originated in the early thirties by Myles Dunphy' |
The Greater Blue Mountains National Park now exists in fact, though not in name. Along the way the Colong Committee (now Foundation) conducted successful campaigns against mining, a gas pipe line, a dam on the Colo, power lines and other developments. World Heritage listing would afford international recognition and national protection of the area. | The Greater Blue Mountains National Park now exists in fact, though not in name. Along the way the Colong Committee (now Foundation) conducted successful campaigns against mining, a gas pipe line, a dam on the Colo, power lines and other developments. World Heritage listing would afford international recognition and national protection of the area. | ||
- | The book is probably the most comprehensive description of the mountains yet compiled. It covers history, geology, flora and fauna, scenery and other aspects. It was the original | + | |
- | intention to publish it as a "no frills" | + | The book is probably the most comprehensive description of the mountains yet compiled. It covers history, geology, flora and fauna, scenery and other aspects. It was the original intention to publish it as a "no frills" |
It will retail at $14.95 and is available postage free from the Colong Foundation for Wilderness, 18 Argyle Street, Sydney. | It will retail at $14.95 and is available postage free from the Colong Foundation for Wilderness, 18 Argyle Street, Sydney. | ||
- | FEDERATION NOTES | + | |
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+ | ====== Federation Notes ====== | ||
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Federation Meeting Place. The President has been authorised to hire a hall at Burwood Primary School commencing January 1990. | Federation Meeting Place. The President has been authorised to hire a hall at Burwood Primary School commencing January 1990. | ||
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Reunion 1990. S.B.W. have made their property at Coolana (Kangaroo Valley) available for Federation' | Reunion 1990. S.B.W. have made their property at Coolana (Kangaroo Valley) available for Federation' | ||
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Personal Accident Insurance. No Clubs have yet requested inclusion in the scheme. | Personal Accident Insurance. No Clubs have yet requested inclusion in the scheme. | ||
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Search & Rescue. A pamphlet is available about S.& R. for distribution to members of the public. | Search & Rescue. A pamphlet is available about S.& R. for distribution to members of the public. | ||
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Clean-up Day. To be held in Royal National Park on 21st January 1990. This will be organised | Clean-up Day. To be held in Royal National Park on 21st January 1990. This will be organised | ||
by S. & R. teams. Areas for clean-up will be allocated, and a central dumping place for all | by S. & R. teams. Areas for clean-up will be allocated, and a central dumping place for all | ||
rubbish collected will be nominated. Clubs should contact S. & R. convenors. | rubbish collected will be nominated. Clubs should contact S. & R. convenors. | ||
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- | PORTRAIT OF A CLIMBER | + | |
- | PART (NE: BY ' | + | ====== Portrait of a Climber ====== |
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+ | PART ONE: ' | ||
+ | BY ' | ||
I was met at the door by a small and frail-looking man with longish white hair. I had come to ask him about his activities in his youth, especially about his canoe trip down the Shoalhaven River many years ago. | I was met at the door by a small and frail-looking man with longish white hair. I had come to ask him about his activities in his youth, especially about his canoe trip down the Shoalhaven River many years ago. | ||
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As an interview - it was inconclusive. Whilst mentally alert, he was unable to recall dates or activities other than in general terms. He maintained neither diaries nor photographs of his outdoor activities. My inquisition was also punctuated by.his disappearance into the depths of the house to attend to his bed-ridden wife. | As an interview - it was inconclusive. Whilst mentally alert, he was unable to recall dates or activities other than in general terms. He maintained neither diaries nor photographs of his outdoor activities. My inquisition was also punctuated by.his disappearance into the depths of the house to attend to his bed-ridden wife. | ||
- | I came away with a high regard of that gentleman; and with the resolution to find out | + | |
- | more. | + | I came away with a high regard of that gentleman and with the resolution to find out more. |
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- | Eric Payten Dark was born on June 23, 1889, the youngest of three children of an Anglican clergyman who, through ill health, had been forced to retire from the ministry to settle on twenty hectares near Mittagong. Rev. Joseph Dark still did the occasional relief preaching and would be regarded as a fundamentalist - only religious books were read in his house on Sundays. He profoundly believed that every comma in the bible was put there personally by God. | + | Eric Payten Dark was born on June 23 1889, the youngest of three children of an Anglican clergyman who, through ill health, had been forced to retire from the ministry to settle on twenty hectares near Mittagong. Rev. Joseph Dark still did the occasional relief preaching and would be regarded as a fundamentalist - only religious books were read in his house on Sundays. He profoundly believed that every comma in the bible was put there personally by God. |
As a child Eric Dark chronically suffered from an allergic asthma and when he was about ten or twelve years old the family doctor advised his parents to allow the boy to 'run wild' and not attend school. Thus he spent the next two years shooting hares and exploring the hills and gullies around Mittagong by pony. | As a child Eric Dark chronically suffered from an allergic asthma and when he was about ten or twelve years old the family doctor advised his parents to allow the boy to 'run wild' and not attend school. Thus he spent the next two years shooting hares and exploring the hills and gullies around Mittagong by pony. | ||
- | His education was not entirely neglected for he had several tutors. When he was almost fifteen his fathef | + | His education was not entirely neglected for he had several tutors. When he was almost fifteen his father |
- | that he was two or three years behind his confreres, worried him and inspired him to get ahead, so he became | + | |
- | Whilst waiting for the result of the Senior Public Exam he was offered, but turned down, a scholarship to Oxford. Although not exactly an agnostic, he already had a good many doubts and thought that at the end of those three years he would not have been able to sign the Thirty Nine Articles. He did no revision at university until five weeks before | + | Whilst waiting for the result of the Senior Public Exam he was offered, but turned down, a scholarship to Oxford. Although not exactly an agnostic, he already had a good many doubts and thought that at the end of those three years he would not have been able to sign the Thirty Nine Articles. He did no revision at university until five weeks before |
- | Towards the end of 1914, final year medical students were told they could take their exams five months early but by doing so they would be automatically volunteering for military service. Eric Darke took up this offer and graduated third in the year. Early the following year the War Office cabled Victoria Barracks for one hundred young medical officers for the depleted British Army. Dr. Dark was summoned and signed on for a year or until the end of the war whichever came first. In March | + | |
- | 1915 he sailed off to war. | + | Towards the end of 1914, final year medical students were told they could take their exams five months early but by doing so they would be automatically volunteering for military service. Eric Darke took up this offer and graduated third in the year. Early the following year the War Office cabled Victoria Barracks for one hundred young medical officers for the depleted British Army. Dr. Dark was summoned and signed on for a year or until the end of the war whichever came first. In March 1915 he sailed off to war. |
He was assigned by the RAMC to the 18th General Hospital for training and in October 1915 was transferred to the 9th Field Ambulance, Guards Division. His job was to accompany the stretcher bearers into the field and stabilise the injuries. In March 1916 he was promoted to Captain and in October 1917 was gassed during the Ypres offensive. Fortunately this did not physically affect him in later life. | He was assigned by the RAMC to the 18th General Hospital for training and in October 1915 was transferred to the 9th Field Ambulance, Guards Division. His job was to accompany the stretcher bearers into the field and stabilise the injuries. In March 1916 he was promoted to Captain and in October 1917 was gassed during the Ypres offensive. Fortunately this did not physically affect him in later life. | ||
- | He was allowed to sail for Australia (at his own expense and without pay) to recuperate and at the end of six months he returned to England for retraining. He | + | |
- | was re-assigned to a military general hospital in the Vardar Marshes, | + | He was allowed to sail for Australia (at his own expense and without pay) to recuperate and at the end of six months he returned to England for retraining. He was re-assigned to a military general hospital in the Vardar Marshes, |
- | in Europe for malaria. Realising the problems | + | |
- | iated with this disease, Dr. Dark took extra | + | |
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- | precautions to protect himself - and was the only member of the 35 strong medical staff not to succumb to this sickness. | + | |
In July 1919 he returned home with the Military Cross. He rarely spoke of his war. " | In July 1919 he returned home with the Military Cross. He rarely spoke of his war. " | ||
- | He married Kathleen Raymond during his stay in Australia, and after he was demobbed they moved to Bungendore, where he established the town's first medical practice. Their | + | |
- | son John was born in mid-1920, however Kathleen died several months later. Dr. Dark returned to Sydney University where he wanted to train as a surgeon and worked as a Demonstrator in Anatomy for two years. | + | He married Kathleen Raymond during his stay in Australia, and after he was demobbed they moved to Bungendore, where he established the town's first medical practice. Their son John was born in mid-1920, however Kathleen died several months later. Dr. Dark returned to Sydney University where he wanted to train as a surgeon and worked as a Demonstrator in Anatomy for two years. |
- | In 1922 he married Eleanor O' | + | |
- | politician Dowell O' | + | In 1922 he married Eleanor O' |
- | wrote historical novels - her best known being 'The Timeless Land' trilogy. In 1977 she | + | |
- | was awarded the Order of Australia for services to Australian literature and in 1978 received the Alice Award from the Society of Women Writers of Australia. | + | Dr. Dark's adventures in the wild began when he was 19. He had been staying with a mate at St. Georges Basin, when one of them got the idea to spend Christmas 1907 canoeing the Shoalhaven River. Ralph Blacket built their canoe which, according to Dr. Dark, "was a beautiful little canoe fifteen feet long, about three feet wide and built of quarter-inch cedar with spotted gum keel, ribs and stringers. I don't know where he got the pattern from but canoes are usually unstable things. But in that one you could stand up and shoot with a double barrel gun. Wouldn' |
- | Dr. Dark's adventures in the wild began when he was 19. He had been staying with a mate at St. Georges Basin, when one of them got the idea to spend Christmas 1907 canoeing the Shoalhaven River. Ralph Blacket built their canoe which, according to Dr. Dark, "was a beautiful little canoe fifteen feet long, about three feet wide and built of quarter-inch | + | |
- | cedar with spotted gum keel, ribs and stringers. I don't know where he got the pattern from but canoes are usually unstable things. But in that one you could stand up and shoot with | + | Carrying a fortnight' |
- | a double barrel gun. Wouldn' | + | |
- | Carrying a fortnight' | + | The Shoalhaven was only slightly better, with the river just oozing between stones, although there were some canoeable stretches. One evening as they were about to make camp, they saw a man dashing into the water and killing a goanna because the goannas were always raiding his larder. He was Sivewright, who was prospecting a claim, and directed them to Bungonia for extra rations. Interestingly, |
- | The Shoalhaven was only slightly better, with the river just oozing between stones, although there were some canoeable stretches. One evening as.they were about to make camp, they saw a man dashing into the water and killing a goanna because the goannas were always raiding his larder. He was Sivewright, who was prospecting a claim, and | + | |
- | directed them to Bungonia for extra rations. Interestingly, | + | |
- | c.1909-13. | + | |
This was probably the first long distance recreational canoe trip in New South Wales - possibly Australia. | This was probably the first long distance recreational canoe trip in New South Wales - possibly Australia. | ||
- | Dr. Dark had an insurance policy mature when he turned 21 and he gave this to Ralph Blacket to purchase a timber holding at "The Vines" in the Budawang Range. Ralph, the grandson of the famous architect | + | |
- | The last year or two of school and the first three years of Dr. Dark's university vacations were spent outdoors. He does not appear to have taken many walking holidays, | + | Dr. Dark had an insurance policy mature when he turned 21 and he gave this to Ralph Blacket to purchase a timber holding at "The Vines" in the Budawang Range. Ralph, the grandson of the famous architect |
- | although Easter 1909 was spent walking from Picton to the Burragorang Valley, through to | + | |
- | Wombeyan CAves, and back to Mittagong. Another trip commenced near the Block-up on the | + | The last year or two of school and the first three years of Dr. Dark's university vacations were spent outdoors. He does not appear to have taken many walking holidays, although Easter 1909 was spent walking from Picton to the Burragorang Valley, through to Wombeyan CAves, and back to Mittagong. Another trip commenced near the Block-up on the Shoalhaven, down to the Kangaroo River, and returning to Mittagong via Fitzroy Falls. |
- | Shoalhaven, down to the Kangaroo River, and returning to Mittagong via Fitzroy Falls. | + | |
- | As a boy, he had his first experience of rockclimbing | + | As a boy, he had his first experience of rock climbing |
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- | About halfway up there was a difficult patch which made it very awkward to turn round, and so he pushed on to the top. | + | The Shoalhaven became very popular with Dr. Dark who, with a few mates, used to camp at the mouth of Tallowal Creek and scramble around Billy Bulloo' |
- | He did no more climbing until the Shoalhaven canoe trip when there was a bit of rock scrambling - presumably round the Endrick Falls. "I found that I liked using my hands and feet on rough rock. That was the beginning of it really - it must have been sort of instinct." | + | |
- | The Shoalhaven became very popular with Dr. Dark who, with a few mates, used to camp at the mouth of Tallowal Creek and scramble around Billy Bulloo' | + | |
- | He had been fascinated by an atlas picture of Mount Lindesay, and in 1910 boarded a train for a shooting contest in Brisbane. Alighting at Tenterfield he cycled to Wilson' | + | |
- | Peak which he climbed, then walked along the crest of the McPherson Range to the foot of Mount | + | |
- | Lindesay. As there was little time left for climbing, he returned the following year to | + | |
successfully climb it. Dr. Dark thought his was the first solo climb. | successfully climb it. Dr. Dark thought his was the first solo climb. | ||
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Dr. Dark recollected that when he climbed for the first time since Mount Lindesay, he became giddy. He suffered from middle ear trouble which occasionally caused severe vomiting and prevented him from climbing. | Dr. Dark recollected that when he climbed for the first time since Mount Lindesay, he became giddy. He suffered from middle ear trouble which occasionally caused severe vomiting and prevented him from climbing. | ||
- | Osmar White (journalist, | + | |
- | belays. Said Eric White "It was then that I gained the impression that he had at least a | + | Osmar White (journalist, |
- | nodding acquaintance with the more sophisticated techniques of British and European | + | |
- | climbers. Geroge | + | |
Next month - "THE BLUE MOUNTAINS" | Next month - "THE BLUE MOUNTAINS" | ||
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- | leado - Vet Voadeidagee | + | |
- | See it when it's green | + | ====== "See The Bungles With Russells" |
- | See it without the winter crowds | + | |
- | Write for the full 1990 programme. | + | (and come out Alive - Alive 0) (Sung to the tune of ' |
- | 4 Willa/ | + | |
- | -144, | + | In Darwin' |
- | 0 | + | We first set our eyes on our Captain |
- | zfe | + | And he drove the Pajero, o'er tracks deep in furrow, |
- | 414 | + | To the Bungles, to the Bungles, to the Bungles we go. |
- | 12 Carrington Street | + | Down the highway we wheeled-0, accompanied by Chris-0, |
- | Miliner, NT 0810 Ph: (089) 85 2134 | + | Pajero with trailer and Patrol |
- | BUSH WALK IN THE WET! | + | |
- | SEE KAKADU AT ITS BEST! | + | |
- | Why wait until June or July when the waterfalls are nearly dry? In February and March they are at their magnificent best. Wildflowers are at their most prolific. Those few bushwalkers who visit will have the wilderness all to themselves. | + | |
- | February and March are among the most comfortable months for walking. Daily maximum temperatures of 30-35are the norm but this is true 12 months a year. Cloudy days feel cooler than sunny ones. It does not rain all day every day. The normal pattern is for short sharp bursts which are a welcome relief during the heat of the day. Many days have no rain at all. | + | |
- | Picture yourself walking in a Kakadu | + | |
- | that few people other than the original | + | |
- | aboriginal inhabitants have ever seen. | + | |
- | The land is lush and green. Beautiful | + | |
- | swimming pools abound. You stop to | + | |
- | admire the art in a rock shelter then turn around and watch the rains come down just as the original inhabitants have done for thousands of years. | + | |
- | Evening comes and after a hot (1) meal you settle down to sleep in a dry bed, needing nothing more than a sheet to keep you warm. The cares and worries of the urban world seem a million miles away as you drift gently off to sleep. | + | |
- | Willis' | + | |
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- | "SEE THE BUNGLES WITH RUSSELL' | + | |
- | In Darwin' | + | |
- | Down the highway we wheeled-0, accompanied by Chris-0, Pajero with trailer and Pat-rol | + | |
All wheeled down the Stuart, to Katherine to camp, | All wheeled down the Stuart, to Katherine to camp, | ||
To the Bungles, to the Bungles, to the Bungles we go. | To the Bungles, to the Bungles, to the Bungles we go. | ||
- | From Katherine to the Keep-0, they for-got | + | From Katherine to the Keep-0, they forgot |
- | By four-thirty as well as dirty, we were hungry and ' | + | By four-thirty as well as dirty, we were hungry and ' |
+ | Then Russell said - "Feed them, and then we will camp." (Chorus) | ||
+ | Crying " | ||
Meal times on the Keep, with late hours to meet, | Meal times on the Keep, with late hours to meet, | ||
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At the next pool, I might feed you all, | At the next pool, I might feed you all, | ||
'Cept the Pommie with gallons of Vegemite O." | 'Cept the Pommie with gallons of Vegemite O." | ||
- | (Chorus) Vegemite 0, Vegemite 0, 'cept the Pommie with gallons of Vegemite 0! | + | (Chorus) Vegemite 0, Vegemite 0, |
+ | 'cept the Pommie with gallons of Vegemite 0! | ||
On the road to the Bungles, driven by Chris, | On the road to the Bungles, driven by Chris, | ||
A rock or a rut, she was not known to miss, | A rock or a rut, she was not known to miss, | ||
As she swerved and she skidded, we sang and we kidded, | As she swerved and she skidded, we sang and we kidded, | ||
- | Till she cried - "Stop singing you lot or I'll do it again!" | + | Till she cried - "Stop singing you lot or I'll do it again!" |
+ | (Chorus) Do it again, 0 do it again, stop singing you lot or I'll do it again! | ||
- | He is a ' | + | He is a ' |
- | To the Keep and the Bungles, anchovies and mussels, No, we'll never! Never ever! Never ever shed this! | + | He fed us, and fed us, will we ever shed this? |
- | In the Bungles he led us - through gorges and spinifex, We swam through the chasms in nought but our skin, And looked in great awe, at the sights that we saw, We'll say to our friends - "0 come walk with him!" Come walk with good Russell, and see the great sights, (Big finish) | + | To the Keep and the Bungles, anchovies and mussels, |
+ | No, we'll never! Never ever! Never ever shed this! | ||
+ | In the Bungles he led us - through gorges and spinifex, | ||
+ | We swam through the chasms in nought but our skin, | ||
+ | And looked in great awe, at the sights that we saw, | ||
+ | We'll say to our friends - "0 come walk with him!" | ||
+ | Come walk with good Russell, and see the great sights, (Big finish) | ||
Good Russell, Good Russell, | Good Russell, Good Russell, | ||
0, Come Walk With Him! | 0, Come Walk With Him! | ||
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(Composed by Sydney Bushwalkers by way of thanks to Russell Willis for a great walk. KEEP RIVER and BUNGLE-BUNGLES - May 1989.) | (Composed by Sydney Bushwalkers by way of thanks to Russell Willis for a great walk. KEEP RIVER and BUNGLE-BUNGLES - May 1989.) | ||
- | PUT ANOTHER SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE | + | |
- | On JANUARY 10th, when the Clubroom is closed?a SOCIAL NIGHT. will be held at Obelisk Beach (Sydney Harbour). Bring FOOD, lights, insect repellant, and celebrate summer by the light of the moon! | + | |
+ | **PUT ANOTHER SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE | ||
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+ | On JANUARY 10th, when the Clubroom is closed a SOCIAL NIGHT. will be held at Obelisk Beach (Sydney Harbour). Bring FOOD, lights, insect repellant, and celebrate summer by the light of the moon! | ||
Phone IAN DEBERT (982 2615) for further details. Starts at 6 pm. | Phone IAN DEBERT (982 2615) for further details. Starts at 6 pm. | ||
- | FROM EVERY STATE, | + | |
- | AUSTRALIAN MADE | + | |
- | IS GREAT! | + | ====== The November General Meeting ====== |
- | EASTWOOD | + | |
- | CAMPING | + | by Barry Wallace |
- | CENTRE | + | |
- | 3 Trelawney St (PO Box 131) Eastwood NSW 2122 | + | The meeting began at around |
- | QLD | + | |
- | QBB Butter Concentrate | + | Correspondence saw a letter from Russel Willis placing an advertisement in the magazine and offering to screen slides at a club meeting during a proposed trip to Sydney; from the World Environment Movement; from Geoff Bridger resigning from his positions as FBW delegate and committee member due to changed circumstances at work; a copy of the minutes of the latest FRU meeting; from the Total Environment Centre requesting a donation to assist with their work; outgoing letters to Russel Willis thanking him for his offer to screen slides but declining the offer due to the restricted number of social evenings available at that time; to Senator Richardson and the Prime Minister supporting the decision on the Kakadu conservation zone; and a letter to FBW advising them it was O.K. to re-une at Coolana, but to bring their repellent to stave off the ticks. |
- | NSW | + | |
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- | Day Packs High Tops, Summit Gear | + | |
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- | Holeproof Undies 4 Socks | + | |
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- | TAS. | + | |
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- | NT | + | |
- | Beef Jer | + | |
- | WA | + | |
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- | Goretex Clothing Cycle Panniers | + | |
- | ACT | + | |
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- | SA | + | |
- | Rossi Avts | + | |
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- | Vic | + | |
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- | Giant Trees Dried meals | + | |
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- | THE NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING | + | |
- | The meeting began at around | + | |
- | Correspondence saw a letter from Russel Willis placing an advertisement in the magazine and offering to screen slides at a club meeting during a proposed trip to Sydney; from the World Environment Movement; from Geoff Bridger resigning from his positions as FBW delegate and committee member due to changed circumstances at work; a copy of the minutes of the latest FRU meeting; from the Total Environment Centre requesting a donation to assist with their work; outgoing letters to Russel Willis thanking him for his offer to screen slides but declining the offer due to the restricted number of social evenings available at that time; | + | |
- | to Senator Richardson and the Prime Minister supporting the decision on the Kakadu conservation zone; and a letter to FBW advising them it was O.K. to re-une at Coolana, but to bring their repellent to stave off the ticks. | + | |
Business arising saw passage of a motion that we donate $200.00 to the T.E.C., and an unsuccessful attempt to fill the committee FBW delegate position. | Business arising saw passage of a motion that we donate $200.00 to the T.E.C., and an unsuccessful attempt to fill the committee FBW delegate position. | ||
- | The Walks Report was next, commencing with the weekend of 13.14,15 October. David | + | |
- | Rostron' | + | The Walks Report was next, commencing with the weekend of 13.14,15 October. David Rostron' |
- | 6 starters enduring fairly poor weather, but finding good snow, on the Sunday at least. Ian | + | |
- | Debert reported 9 starters on his Mount Solitary day-and-a-half trip which was described as | + | There was no report of George Mauler' |
- | good. There was no report of George Mauler' | + | |
- | Over the weekend of 20,21,22 October Wayne Steele had 16 people enjoying good weather on his Budawangs walk. They reported a spectacular display of Aurora Australis on the Saturday evening around | + | Over the weekend of 20,21,22 October Wayne Steele had 16 people enjoying good weather on his Budawangs walk. They reported a spectacular display of Aurora Australis on the Saturday evening around |
- | had 12 on his Royal N.P. walk and Errol Sheedy' | + | |
- | Greta Davis was off enjoying the latest San Francisco earthquake when it came time to | + | Ralph Pengliss had 12 on his Royal N.P. walk and Errol Sheedy' |
- | lead her Pinnacles to Lockleys Pylon trip on 27,28,29 October, so George Walton stepped forward and led the party of 4 on a walk from Mount Victoria to the Grand Canyon in pleasant conditions with quite firm ground. The weekend also saw Jan Mohandas lead ' | + | |
- | early hours of Sunday morning. A number of people were reported to be afflicted. Alan | + | Greta Davis was off enjoying the latest San Francisco earthquake when it came time to lead her Pinnacles to Lockleys Pylon trip on 27,28,29 October, so George Walton stepped forward and led the party of 4 on a walk from Mount Victoria to the Grand Canyon in pleasant conditions with quite firm ground. |
- | Mewett' | + | |
- | 22 starteks | + | The weekend also saw Jan Mohandas lead a party of 22 on his gourmet weekend at Glenbrook. It would seem there was a bit of an epidemic of er .. flu in the early hours of Sunday morning. A number of people were reported to be afflicted. |
- | were denied. | + | |
- | The weekend of 4,5,6 November saw Kenn Clacher and a party of 6 hanging around Thurat | + | Alan Mewett' |
- | Rift on his weekend abseiling trip. Morrie Ward reported 16 people and dense scrub on spire | + | |
- | head on his Barrington Tops rainforest walk. He neglected to mention just how many of the | + | The weekend of 4,5,6 November saw Kenn Clacher and a party of 6 hanging around Thurat Rift on his weekend abseiling trip. Morrie Ward reported 16 people and dense scrub on spire head on his Barrington Tops rainforest walk. He neglected to mention just how many of the party were truly impressed by the section of fire trail at the end of the walk. Ian Debert reported 16 people at Coolana that weekend. They painted the hut and had a fine hooley, despite the disappointing roll-up. |
- | party were truly impressed by the section of fire trail at the end of the walk. Ian Debert | + | |
- | reported 16 people at Coolana that weekend. They painted the hut and had a fine hooley, | + | Jan Mohandas, well into recovery by this time, led 12 starters in warm to hot conditions on a Colo well filled by recent rains - to close the Walks Report for the month. |
- | despite the disappointing roll-up. Jan Mohandas, well into recovery by this time, led 12 | + | |
- | starters in warm to hot conditions on a Colo well filled by recent rains - to close the Walks Report for the month. | + | |
The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
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The Social Secretary reported on coming attractions and we were advised that the practice of collating the magazine in the clubroom will be discontinued. | The Social Secretary reported on coming attractions and we were advised that the practice of collating the magazine in the clubroom will be discontinued. | ||
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The FBW Report concerned itself with oversnow vehicles, 4WD and horse access into national parks. It may appear elsewhere in the magazine. | The FBW Report concerned itself with oversnow vehicles, 4WD and horse access into national parks. It may appear elsewhere in the magazine. | ||
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The Conservation Report indicated that the Colong Foundation is trying to have the Blue Mountains National Park given World Heritage listing in an effort to improve its security and that the activities of the Nattai Foundation on what they are now calling The Barallier Trail are being viewed with increasing concern by the various walking and conservation bodies. It seems they propose extensive civil works along the route, and if the sample of their policy on trees at campsites is typical they are somewhat out of touch with you and me. (While conceding that trees provide shade and firewood they point out that they are given to shedding branches without warning and that many campers have been injured as a result, and so they must be completely removed around campsites, said campsites proposed to accommodate a trail population of up to 480 people, with possible future expansion to 906 people.) | The Conservation Report indicated that the Colong Foundation is trying to have the Blue Mountains National Park given World Heritage listing in an effort to improve its security and that the activities of the Nattai Foundation on what they are now calling The Barallier Trail are being viewed with increasing concern by the various walking and conservation bodies. It seems they propose extensive civil works along the route, and if the sample of their policy on trees at campsites is typical they are somewhat out of touch with you and me. (While conceding that trees provide shade and firewood they point out that they are given to shedding branches without warning and that many campers have been injured as a result, and so they must be completely removed around campsites, said campsites proposed to accommodate a trail population of up to 480 people, with possible future expansion to 906 people.) | ||
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The Conservation Secretary also moved that we propose that FBW prepare a press release on these activities and our opposition to them. The motion was passed. A following motion that the SBW write to the press and N.P.W.S. on a similar theme was also passed. | The Conservation Secretary also moved that we propose that FBW prepare a press release on these activities and our opposition to them. The motion was passed. A following motion that the SBW write to the press and N.P.W.S. on a similar theme was also passed. | ||
- | General Business saw a motion that we purchase a Gestetner Model 5130 at $8,799.00. | + | |
- | This was passed after a brief discussion. A motion was also proposed that the song book subcommittee prepare a financial plan and budget for the production of a SBW Songbook, for | + | General Business saw a motion that we purchase a Gestetner Model 5130 at $8,799.00. This was passed after a brief discussion. A motion was also proposed that the song book subcommittee prepare a financial plan and budget for the production of a SBW Songbook, for presentation to the next general meeting. This also got the nod from the assembly. |
- | presentation to the next general meeting. This also got the nod from the assembly. | + | |
The matter of poor attendances at Coolana functions was also discussed, but in the absence of a substantive motion debate lapsed. | The matter of poor attendances at Coolana functions was also discussed, but in the absence of a substantive motion debate lapsed. | ||
- | The announcements followed and the meeting closed at 2208. (That' | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | The announcements followed and the meeting closed at 22.08. (That' |
- | BLACKHEATH TAXIS & TOURIST SERVICES | + | |
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- | 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 | + | |
- | December 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 17 | + | |
(Summer is here, and that means extended trips in the Snowys, Tasmania and New Zealand. | (Summer is here, and that means extended trips in the Snowys, Tasmania and New Zealand. | ||
You don't have to live on maccaroni, peas and Deb in order to keep the. weight down. A little imagination and planning can produce lots of tasty meals from dried food. EDITOR) | You don't have to live on maccaroni, peas and Deb in order to keep the. weight down. A little imagination and planning can produce lots of tasty meals from dried food. EDITOR) | ||
- | FOOD FOR EXTENDED | + | |
- | Extracts from an article | + | |
- | by Carol Bruce | + | ====== Food For Extended Walks ====== |
- | How much to take? A good guide is BOO to 1000 grams per day. A sample of the breakup | + | |
- | is as follows: | + | Extracts from an article by Carol Bruce |
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+ | How much to take? A good guide is BOO to 1000 grams per day. A sample of the breakup is as follows: | ||
Breakfast 80 - 100 g | Breakfast 80 - 100 g | ||
Lunch 250 - 300 g | Lunch 250 - 300 g | ||
Dinner 300 - 400 g | Dinner 300 - 400 g | ||
Scroggin 150 g | Scroggin 150 g | ||
- | BOO grams may not be sufficient unless the evening meal is made up of complex carbohydrates. An important point to remember is that cereals, nuts and seeds are eaten with legumes to provide complete protein. In other words, wheat, barley, corn, rice, millet, nuts and seeds are eaten with either dried beans or lentils. Alternatively, | + | |
+ | 800 grams may not be sufficient unless the evening meal is made up of complex carbohydrates. An important point to remember is that cereals, nuts and seeds are eaten with legumes to provide complete protein. In other words, wheat, barley, corn, rice, millet, nuts and seeds are eaten with either dried beans or lentils. Alternatively, | ||
Fresh meat can be used for only the first 2 days. Carry salami and cheese in muslin or cheesecloth, | Fresh meat can be used for only the first 2 days. Carry salami and cheese in muslin or cheesecloth, | ||
- | Scrogoin: put your favourite mix in small bags, varying it a little for each day. | + | Scrogoin: put your favourite mix in small bags, varying it a little for each day. Drinks: use Tang (or other flavourings) instead of plain water. Milo, peppermint and lemon tea instead of the usual tea and coffee. |
- | Drinks: use Tang (or other flavourings) instead of plain water. Milo, peppermint and lemon | + | |
- | tea instead of the usual tea and coffee. | + | |
Try out recipes for the long trip on a weekend walk. Don't make them at home, it isn't the same as cooking over a campfire. An important hint is to repack all foodstuffs into resealable bags - commercial packaging is bulky and heavy. | Try out recipes for the long trip on a weekend walk. Don't make them at home, it isn't the same as cooking over a campfire. An important hint is to repack all foodstuffs into resealable bags - commercial packaging is bulky and heavy. | ||
- | The actual menu depends upon your own tastes. Meals do not have to be significantly different from the food you normally eat. Supermarkets and greengrocers can supply most ingredients, | + | |
+ | The actual menu depends upon your own tastes. Meals do not have to be significantly different from the food you normally eat. Supermarkets and greengrocers can supply most ingredients, | ||
Breakfast: muesli, Vita-Brits or other commercial products. Use rolled oats only when there is sufficient time for cooking and sufficient water to clean the billy. | Breakfast: muesli, Vita-Brits or other commercial products. Use rolled oats only when there is sufficient time for cooking and sufficient water to clean the billy. | ||
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Lunch: bread can be used for two days, then biscuits such as Orvita, Vitawheats, sesame wheats etc. If possible, a damper would make a change and last about 2 days. Try taboulli - mix your own or use a commercial variety. Spreads such as vegemite, jam, honey, peanut butter or fish paste can alternate with salami, cheese, tuna or sardines. | Lunch: bread can be used for two days, then biscuits such as Orvita, Vitawheats, sesame wheats etc. If possible, a damper would make a change and last about 2 days. Try taboulli - mix your own or use a commercial variety. Spreads such as vegemite, jam, honey, peanut butter or fish paste can alternate with salami, cheese, tuna or sardines. | ||
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Dinner: Try to share with someone in order to have the use of two large billies. Cook | Dinner: Try to share with someone in order to have the use of two large billies. Cook | ||
rice or pasta in one and vegetables in the other. The variety of your meals depends on how | rice or pasta in one and vegetables in the other. The variety of your meals depends on how | ||
imaginative you are. Two interesting recipes are shown below. | imaginative you are. Two interesting recipes are shown below. | ||
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Combination Long Soup (4 serves) - | Combination Long Soup (4 serves) - | ||
- | 400 g rice vermicelli | + | 400 g rice vermicelli |
- | 16 sheets dried bean curd and prawns. | + | 16 sheets dried bean curd |
- | 20 g dried mushrooms | + | 20 g dried mushrooms |
- | 50 g Surprise peas and corn 1 packet miso soup 3. Boil vegetables, bean curd | + | 50 g Surprise peas and corn 1 packet miso soup |
- | 50 g Surprise peas and carrot 1 garlic clove 4. and prawns with pepper. | + | 50 g Surprise peas and carrot 1 garlic clove |
- | 20 g dried cabbage 1 tsp black pepper | + | 20 g dried cabbage 1 tsp black pepper |
- | 20 g dried fried onion finish. | + | 20 g dried fried onion |
- | 20 g dried prawns | + | 20 g dried prawns |
75 g salami | 75 g salami | ||
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- | Page 18 The Sydney Bushwalker December 1989 | ||
1 tsp dry basil | 1 tsp dry basil | ||
1 tsp dry oregano 1 tsp black pepper | 1 tsp dry oregano 1 tsp black pepper | ||
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+ | 1. Soak vegetables, bean curd | ||
+ | 2. Discard water. | ||
+ | 3. Boil vegetables, bean curd | ||
+ | 4. Add vermicelli and prawns with pepper close to finish | ||
+ | 5. Add soup mix and salami. | ||
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Tortellini (4 serves) | Tortellini (4 serves) | ||
500 g tortellini | 500 g tortellini | ||
Line 464: | Line 442: | ||
40 g dried fried onions 20 g dried garlic | 40 g dried fried onions 20 g dried garlic | ||
1. Boil pasta with mushrooms, capsicum, onions and garlic. | 1. Boil pasta with mushrooms, capsicum, onions and garlic. | ||
- | 2. Add herbs and spices to tomato | + | 2. Add herbs and spices to tomato magic in cold water. Mix to form thick paste. |
- | magic in cold water. Mix to | + | |
- | form thick paste. | + | |
3. Add tomato mix to pasta and finish cooking. | 3. Add tomato mix to pasta and finish cooking. | ||
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- | FOOTNOTES | + | **FOOTNOTES** |
ANOTHER KOSCIUSKO TRIP (not on Walks Program) | ANOTHER KOSCIUSKO TRIP (not on Walks Program) | ||
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From Wednesday 27th December to New Year's Day. LEADER: GEORGE MAWER. Munyang Power Station - Brassy Mountains - Jagungal - return via Dickie | From Wednesday 27th December to New Year's Day. LEADER: GEORGE MAWER. Munyang Power Station - Brassy Mountains - Jagungal - return via Dickie | ||
Cooper Bogong to Guthega Pondage. MEDIUM. Daylight driving and sight- | Cooper Bogong to Guthega Pondage. MEDIUM. Daylight driving and sight- | ||
seeing at Canberra en route. Phone 707 1343 (H) - 774 0571 or 774 0500 (W) | seeing at Canberra en route. Phone 707 1343 (H) - 774 0571 or 774 0500 (W) | ||
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FOR 15 LUCKY PEOPLE! | FOR 15 LUCKY PEOPLE! | ||
- | The very best of the Nepal treks - The Mount Everest Remote Approach Trek. Far from the tourist hordes, 5 weeks in the world ultimate High Country with Jan Mobandas. The time, October/ | + | |
- | Ring Jan early to make sure you don't miss out! | + | The very best of the Nepal treks - The Mount Everest Remote Approach Trek. Far from the tourist hordes, 5 weeks in the world ultimate High Country with Jan Mobandas. The time, October/ |
LOST PROPERTY | LOST PROPERTY | ||
- | fawns | + | |
- | A grey)jacket bearing label MEMBERS ONLY was left in the Clubroom on | + | A grey fawn jacket bearing label MEMBERS ONLY was left in the Clubroom on the night of Peter Tresseder' |
- | the night of Peter Tresseder' | + | |
- | NEW ZEALAND IS CALLING - - - | + | NEW ZEALAND IS CALLING |
- | and George Mawer is going - for 3 weeks during February/ | + | |
Ring NOW if you want to get a cheap Apex air fare. Home 707.1343 | Ring NOW if you want to get a cheap Apex air fare. Home 707.1343 | ||
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STOP THE PRESSES!! | STOP THE PRESSES!! | ||
- | Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? (Why not treat yourself for a | + | Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? (Why not treat yourself for a change?) Judy O' |
- | change?) Judy O' | + | |
- | at the wholesale price of $15.00. See her in the Clubroom or phone 929 8629. Too good to miss! | + | |
- | So now am I going to spend the Christmas holidays? All being well, I should be walking from Kiandra to Mt. Bimberi with Ian Rannard. If it's as good as his walk from Mittagong to Katoomba, I'll be the happiest person around. Ed. | + | |
+ | So now am I going to spend the Christmas holidays? All being well, I should be walking from Kiandra to Mt. Bimberi with Ian Rannard. If it's as good as his walk from Mittagong to Katoomba, I'll be the happiest person around. Ed. |
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