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====== The Sydney Bushwalker ====== | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker ====== | ||
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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, | ||
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|Editor: | |Editor: | ||
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Phew! And people complain that I'm a tough editor. | Phew! And people complain that I'm a tough editor. | ||
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===== The Storming of Byangee Walls ===== | ===== The Storming of Byangee Walls ===== | ||
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|FOLLOWERS: | |FOLLOWERS: | ||
- | According to conventional wisdom, the only way you can negotiate Pickering | + | According to conventional wisdom, the only way you can negotiate Pickering Point is by abseiling |
- | Point is by abseiling | + | |
with the views somewhat spoiled by thick When the canera-clickina subsided, we | with the views somewhat spoiled by thick When the canera-clickina subsided, we | ||
Snadk-and-jumper time on the summit, clouds racing before a fierce wind. made our way to landslide Creek. Flawing well and very slippery, it provided us with many sporting moments as we leapt, slithered and circumnavigated our way down. | Snadk-and-jumper time on the summit, clouds racing before a fierce wind. made our way to landslide Creek. Flawing well and very slippery, it provided us with many sporting moments as we leapt, slithered and circumnavigated our way down. | ||
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by Bob Duncan (First published February 1981) | by Bob Duncan (First published February 1981) | ||
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The Morong Deep section of the Kowmung River is always a wonderful summer trip, but as I get, few chances to walk these days, I looked forward to it especially eagerly. I also | The Morong Deep section of the Kowmung River is always a wonderful summer trip, but as I get, few chances to walk these days, I looked forward to it especially eagerly. I also | ||
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|Correspondence|There were numerous items. An item from the Mitchell Library underlined the need for a permanent archivist. Warwick Blayden has been approached and is willing to make some order out of the archives.| | |Correspondence|There were numerous items. An item from the Mitchell Library underlined the need for a permanent archivist. Warwick Blayden has been approached and is willing to make some order out of the archives.| | ||
- | Annual General Meeting: A special general meeting will need to be called in order to receive | + | |Annual General Meeting:|A special general meeting will need to be called in order to receive A.G.M. Treasurer' |
- | A.G.M. Treasurer' | + | |S. & R. Report:|1. The First Aid certificates now come to the S & R Committee, so could recipients please send stamped self-addressed envelopes. 2. S & R assisted at the Paddy Pallin classic. 3. S & R is participating in rock rescue training. 4. Approval was given for S & R to purchase rope for rock rescue squad and for pack hauling.| |
- | documents. | + | |Conservation Report:|1. Nadgee is to be nominated as a wilderness and this was proposed in 1978 by F.B.W. 2. A combined meeting was held with the Colong |
- | S. & R. Report: 1. The First Aid certificates now come to the S & R Committee, so could | + | |Tracks and Access:|The first weekend in November will be a Maxwell Tops Restoration weekend (this is nothing to do with Keith' |
- | recipients please send stamped self-addressed envelopes. | + | |Ball Report:|This will be held 21.9.90 at Petersham Town Hall. The theme will be animals in the bush. Tickets are available from Club Secretaries.| |
- | 2. S & R assisted at the Paddy Pallin classic. | + | |General:|Some ambiguities need to be straightened out in the Constitution. |
- | 3. S & R is participating in rock rescue training. | + | |
- | 4. Approval was given for S & R to purchase rope for rock rescue squad and for pack hauling. | + | |
- | Conservation Report: 1. Nadgee is to be nominated as a wilderness and this was;proposed | + | |
- | in 1978 by F.B.W. | + | |
- | 2. -A combined meeting was held with the Colony | + | |
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- | 36 There was some discussion on the Colony | + | |
- | Kpnangra-Boyd.as a wilderness area. Some changes were suggested. | + | |
- | Tracks and Access: The first weekend in November will be a Maxwell Tops Restoration weekend | + | |
- | (this is nothing to do with Keith' | + | |
- | Ranger and the idea is to trim the vegetation on the tracks, such that walkers will walk on the tracks and not elsewhere. | + | |
- | Ball agpoll: This will be held 21.9.90 at Petersham Town Hall. The theme will be animals. | + | |
- | in the bush. Tickets are available from Club Secretaries. | + | |
- | General: Some ambiguities need to be straightened out in the Constitution. | + | |
Advertisement - Willis' | Advertisement - Willis' | ||
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There were no announcements and the meeting closed at 2025. | There were no announcements and the meeting closed at 2025. | ||
- | |__ESPECIALLY | + | |ESPECIALLY |
===== The Chronic Operas Revisited ===== | ===== The Chronic Operas Revisited ===== | ||
- | There was an air of expectancy over the audience | + | There was an air of expectancy over the audience |
- | We began with 'The Longest Day', on the vissisitudes of doing the Three Peaks, Tiger Walkers version. Next came highlights from '1001 Trogolytes', | + | |
- | Jim and his friends gather tunes from a variety of sources, but the plots and scripts are original. It was easy, to tell that the cast had done all this before, they managed to make themselves heard without microphones and slipped into the descant harmonies with the ease of familiarity. | + | We began with 'The Longest Day', on the vissisitudes of doing the Three Peaks, Tiger Walkers version. Next came highlights from '1001 Trogolytes', |
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+ | Jim and his friends gather tunes from a variety of sources, but the plots and scripts are original. It was easy to tell that the cast had done all this before, they managed to make themselves heard without microphones and slipped into the descant harmonies with the ease of familiarity. | ||
What a shame we don't have more singers of such quality. They would be an asset at any campfire. Certainly the crowd on that Wednesday night appreciated their efforts and applauded them loud and long. | What a shame we don't have more singers of such quality. They would be an asset at any campfire. Certainly the crowd on that Wednesday night appreciated their efforts and applauded them loud and long. | ||
- | September 1.9WV 1110 wywomy wwwilwil+mwt, | ||
- | FRIENDS OF DURRAS - is raising $1,000,000 to buy over 500 hectares of land on Lake Durres near Bateman' | ||
- | You can help by buying the OCTOBERAdomen!' | ||
- | print of the Painting' | ||
- | The painting sales 'will hopefully raise $100,000, so please help this conservation cause. | ||
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- | Was diamond | ||
- | our Social smiling was none | ||
- | ...AND GUESS WHO | ||
- | seen at the Club wearing a dazzling new | ||
- | 'ring; third finger, left hand? None other than Sec., Greta Davis! The guy who Couldn' | ||
- | Must be something about secretarying which encourages people to get closer. to each other. Perhaps we should arrange an Extra Ordinary Committee Meeting to celebrate, with all the appropriate congratulations | ||
- | and champagne-drinking. | ||
- | As yet no Date has been set, but watch this space.... | ||
+ | __Friends of Durras__ is raising $1,000,000 to buy over 500 hectares of land on Lake Durras near Bateman' | ||
- | ****************** | + | __And Guess Who__ was seen at the Club wearing a dazzling new diamond ring, third finger, left hand? None other than our Social Sec., Greta Davis! The guy who couldn' |
- | CLUB CLOSED.... on OCTOBER 3rd 1990 | + | |
- | ****************** | + | |CLUB CLOSED.... on OCTOBER 3rd 1990| |
===== Bring your own Chainsaw? ===== | ===== Bring your own Chainsaw? ===== | ||
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in terrible soil erosion. Hopefully, in the future some of the deep ' | in terrible soil erosion. Hopefully, in the future some of the deep ' | ||
If you would like to help NPWS with this essential work, please contact John Porter for further details. Ph. 797.9784 | If you would like to help NPWS with this essential work, please contact John Porter for further details. Ph. 797.9784 | ||
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SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE OVERDUE!! | SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE OVERDUE!! | ||
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Non other than Paddy Pallin himself! Being-interviewed about the very successful Paddy Pallin Ski Classic - (not suprising, with all the snow we've had), and his imminent 90th birthday. | Non other than Paddy Pallin himself! Being-interviewed about the very successful Paddy Pallin Ski Classic - (not suprising, with all the snow we've had), and his imminent 90th birthday. | ||
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And so why am I typing all this in my inimitable erratic style, with my inimitable erratic spelling? | And so why am I typing all this in my inimitable erratic style, with my inimitable erratic spelling? | ||
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* Change the meeting night from Wednesday. | * Change the meeting night from Wednesday. | ||
* Change the meeting location. | * Change the meeting location. | ||
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About five years ago, the club experimented with having quarterly General Meetings. As attendances at General Meetings have been particularly poor, would you like to see them conducted less often? | About five years ago, the club experimented with having quarterly General Meetings. As attendances at General Meetings have been particularly poor, would you like to see them conducted less often? |
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