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- | | + | =====The Sydney Bushwalker.===== |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | Established- June 1931 | + | Established June 1931 |
- | issom Rouser | + | |
- | 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, |
- | * * * *. * * * | + | |
- | EDITOR | + | |Editor|Judy O' |
- | PRODUCTION MANAGER | + | |Production Manager|George Gray Telephone 876 6263| |
- | ' | + | |Typist|Kath Brown| |
- | PRINTERS | + | |Printers|Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Margaret Niven, Barrie Murdoch & Kay Chan| |
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- | JUNE 1991 | + | ====June |
- | Two More Conservation Wins | + | |
- | New Members | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | Clear, Cold and Kanangra | + | |
- | Cooking with Spices in the Bush Walking the Line | + | | | |Page| |
- | Limerick | + | |Two More Conservation Wins|Alex Colley| 2| |
- | Vale Paul Sharp | + | |New Members| | 2| |
- | Obituary - A Tribute to Deny King | + | |Clear, Cold and Kanangra|Bill Gamble| 3| |
- | And It Rained for Forty Days & Forty Nights April 1985 The May General Meeting | + | |Cooking with Spices in the Bush|Jan Mohandas| 4| |
- | Social Program | + | |Walking the Line|Jim Brown| 5| |
- | S.B.W. Concert - May 29th | + | |Limerick|Jim Brown| 6| |
- | Advertisements | + | |Vale Paul Sharp|Ailsa Hocking| 7| |
- | Paddy Pallin - the Leaders in Adventure Eastwood Camping Centre | + | |Obituary - A Tribute to Deny King|Hobart Walking Club Inc.| 7| |
- | Willis' | + | |And It Rained for Forty Days & Forty Nights... April 1985|Hans Stichter| 9| |
- | Page | + | |The May General Meeting|Barry Wallace|12| |
- | by Alex Colley 2 | + | |Social Program|Fran Holland|13| |
- | 2 | + | |S.B.W. Concert - May 29th|Helen Gray|14| |
- | Bill Gamble 3 | + | |
- | Jan Mohandaa 4 | + | =====Advertisements.===== |
- | Jim Brown 5 | + | |
- | 1, 6 | + | | |Page| |
- | Ailsa Hocking 7 | + | |Paddy Pallin - the Leaders in Adventure| 8| |
- | Hobart Walking | + | |Eastwood Camping Centre|11| |
- | Club Inc. 7 | + | |Willis' |
- | Hans Stichter 9 | + | |
- | Barry Wallace 12 | + | =====Two More Conservation Wins.===== |
- | Fran Holland 13 | + | |
- | Helen Gray 14 | + | |
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- | 11 | + | |
- | 14 | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker June 101 | + | |
- | TWO MORE CONSERVATION WINS | + | |
by Alex Colley | by Alex Colley | ||
- | After a trip to the Nattai valley in July last year Bill Holland reported the bulldozing of a track down to a recent clearing at the junction of the Nattai and Alum Rivers. This area is in the Water Board' | + | |
- | The owner of the land, Mr Geoffrey Scharer, applied to the Wollondilly Shire Council for approval of extensive logging and a market garden. The resulting scar on the landscape would have been an intrusion into the wilderness and central to the view from vantage points above the valley. Approval might well have meant a "foot in the door" for further approvals giving | + | After a trip to the Nattai valley in July last year Bill Holland reported the bulldozing of a track down to a recent clearing at the junction of the Nattai and Alum Rivers. This area is in the Water Board' |
- | Representatations were made to the Water Board and to the Hon Tim Moore, who wrote to the Council last week, refusing permission for the development | + | |
- | Another very notable success was achieved by the Friends of the Hacking River, when the Wollongong City Council, by 9 votes to 6, rejected a plan it had previously endorsed to add 2,000 homes to Helensburgh. Not only did Council reject the plan, but it decided to zone much of the land in the Hacking River catchment as environmentally protected. The Friends of the Hacking River are to be congratulated on their long and unrelenting campaign against the proposed development. They succeeded in organising 4,850 submissions against it. Had the development application gone ahead, | + | The owner of the land, Mr Geoffrey Scharer, applied to the Wollondilly Shire Council for approval of extensive logging and a market garden. The resulting scar on the landscape would have been an intrusion into the wilderness and central to the view from vantage points above the valley. Approval might well have meant a "foot in the door" for further approvals giving |
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+ | Representatations were made to the Water Board and to the Hon Tim Moore, who wrote to the Council last week, refusing permission for the development because the Water Board and the Soil Conservation Service had advised him that it would result in " | ||
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+ | Another very notable success was achieved by the Friends of the Hacking River, when the Wollongong City Council, by 9 votes to 6, rejected a plan it had previously endorsed to add 2,000 homes to Helensburgh. Not only did Council reject the plan, but it decided to zone much of the land in the Hacking River catchment as environmentally protected. The Friends of the Hacking River are to be congratulated on their long and unrelenting campaign against the proposed development. They succeeded in organising 4,850 submissions against it. Had the development application gone ahead, pollution and siltation of the Hacking would have degraded the Royal National Park, the world' | ||
The saving of the Hacking and much of the Nattai valleys are two of four very significant gains achieved during the last year by campaigns initiated or supported by the SBW. The other gains were the addition of the Rio Park property to the Warrumbungles National Park and the successful opposition to the proposed " | The saving of the Hacking and much of the Nattai valleys are two of four very significant gains achieved during the last year by campaigns initiated or supported by the SBW. The other gains were the addition of the Rio Park property to the Warrumbungles National Park and the successful opposition to the proposed " | ||
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- | NEW MEMBERS - Please add the following names to your List of Members:- BENNETT Mr Alaric - | ||
- | HMAS | ||
- | 2000 359 2131 (H) 3f7, | ||
- | Torrens, Garden Island, Sydney | ||
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- | BORE Mrs Margaret - 28 BLuegum Avenue, Ingleburn 2565 605 9368 | ||
- | CRICHTON Mr Anthony - 42 buklea Road, Epping 2121 86 1571 621 0011 (B) | ||
- | MCGREGOR M/s Ellen - 1 Patterson Street, Ermington 2115 638 2713 743 0333 | ||
- | MCGREGOR Mr Tony - 11 11 11 If | ||
- | MOORE Mr Barry - 140 Alcoomie Street, Villawood 2163 728 2204 725 8212 | ||
- | PIKE Mr Joe - P.O.Box 172, Eastwood 2122 874 1725 | ||
- | WINGATE Mr Nigel - 16/7 Lindsay Street, Neutral Bay 2089 909 8956 | ||
- | GARDNER Mr Dennis - 8/4 Munro Street, McMahons Point 2060 955 4179 954 9011 | ||
- | MCMAHON Mr Glenn - 235 West Street, Cammeray 2062 955 8651 | ||
- | CHEESEMAN M/s Vicki - 25/3 Good Street, Mays Hill 2145 635 1283 887 6337 | ||
- | (Vicki was previously a member and is re-admitted) | ||
- | June 1991 The Sydney BusbwaIker Page | ||
- | CLEAR AND KANANGRA | ||
- | ' by Bill Gamble (First published November 1982) | ||
- | A feature of Jim Vatiliotis' | ||
- | prefer to recall the clear,. cold weather. The walk was listed in the Autumn Walks Program as:- | ||
- | 522T4119, - Crafts Wall - Page's Pinnacle - Gingra Creek - Compagnpnl Pass - Ti-cilia | ||
- | Distance: 35, km, Medium/ | ||
- | The old.dance floor cave at Kanangra was cold and draughty for Friday' | ||
- | Saturday morning, in the half-light under the overhang of the cave, party members slowly | + | =====New Members.===== |
- | gathered around the fire.. Too many cold fingers and toes put paid to ideas of lingering and | + | |
- | at 8.30 am the party, moved out into the sunlight towards | + | Please add the following names to your List of Members:- |
- | north end of Crafts Wall was cracking and not unexpected in the chill air. A short walk out | + | |
- | to Page's Pinnacle and a break gave the opportunity to climb the south pinnacle for fine views eastwards, The plunge to Gingra Creek which followed can be described as hell-bent down a well-defined ridge of fairly open forest beneath the canopy. | + | |Name|Address|Home phone|Business phone| |
- | lunch-in the sun at the confluence of Gabes and Gingra Creeks. Bill Capon ambled in about | + | |Bennett, Mr Alaric|3FZ, HMAS Torrens, Garden Island, Sydney 2000|359 2131| | |
- | five minutes after everyone else, claiming an injured leg and/or knee. | + | |Bore, Mrs Margaret|28 BLuegum Avenue, Ingleburn 2565|605 9368| | |
- | The walk down Gingra Creek was brisk. Initially, there was some hesitation in picking | + | |Crichton, Mr Anthony|42 Abuklea Road, Epping 2121|86 1571|621 0011| |
- | up the remains.of the Cedar Track (an old logging | + | |McGregor, M/s Ellen|1 Patterson Street, Ermington 2115|638 2713|743 0333| |
- | Man's destructive handiwork). Deep pools in a gorge shortly below the confluence of the creeks | + | |McGregor, Mr Tony|1 Patterson Street, Ermington 2115|638 2713| | |
- | suggested pleasant watering holes on summer walks. As the valley opened to provide modest | + | |Moore, Mr Barry|140 Alcoomie Street, Villawood 2163|728 2204|725 8212| |
- | flats in places, the track faded and-we relied on cattle tracks or simply walking down the creek bed.. Soon after 3.00 pm we reached our campsite just short of the Kowmung River. | + | |Pike, Mr Joe|P.O.Box 172, Eastwood 2122|874 1725 | | |
- | The OaMpsite' | + | |Wingate, Mr Nigel|16/7 Lindsay Street, Neutral Bay 2089|909 8956| | |
- | shuffling about to find suitable spaces on the generally sloping ground. Geof and his daughter | + | |Gardner, Mr Dennis|8/4 Munro Street, McMahons Point 2060|955 4179|954 9011| |
- | Fiona settled for a bivvy under the stars on a soft ground cover of gathered fern. Steve | + | |McMahon, Mr Glenn|235 West Street, Cammeray 2062|955 8651| | |
- | Carratt bivvied alongside the fire, adding wood as necessary during the night for additional | + | |Cheesman, M/s Vicki (Vicki was previously a member and is re-admitted)|25/ |
- | warmth. Others were spread about under tents or flies. | + | |
- | When cooking commenced soon after 4.30 pm, in fading light, there were groans of protest | + | =====Clear, Cold and Kanangra.===== |
- | that the-night would be interminable as a result. It wasn' | + | |
- | things to eat, drink and talk about. Water flasks were emptied of murky fluids, ostensibly | + | by Bill Gamble |
- | to make room for Sunday' | + | |
- | bushwalking opinions and experiences. From such mundane topics as the maintenance of tracks (the letter in the March '82 Federation Newsletter on the removal of cairns and markers drew some comment and mixed views) to Charlie Brown, who can rest on his laurels after giving an | + | (First published November 1982) |
- | outrageous account of charcoal sandwiches as a surefire remedy for an upset stomach. For | + | |
- | bushwalking quackery, it must be a prescription without equal. Sometime after 10.00 pm, we | + | A feature of Jim Vatiliotis' |
- | left the fire to Steve. | + | |
- | Our leader talked of a-7.30 am start on Sunday, and by 7.45 am we were away. Shortly | + | __Kanangra__ - Crafts Wall - Page's Pinnacle - Gingra Creek - Compagnoni Pass - Ti-willa |
- | after 6.00 am, Steve had stoked the fire and everyone awoke to all the warmth necessary to face | + | Distance: 35 km. Medium/ |
- | a freezing dawn and heat for cooking breakfast. Ice was tapped out of mugs and white-covered | + | |
- | tents shaken. A whole day's walking with no prospect of water ensureed | + | The old dance floor cave at Kanangra was cold and draughty for Friday' |
- | their needs from Gingra Creek (alt. 800 feet) before commencing the uphill plod to Campagnoni | + | |
- | Pass and Ti-Willa Plateau (alt. 3200 feet). There were no desperate thirsts. | + | Saturday morning, in the half-light under the overhang of the cave, party members slowly gathered around the fire. Too many cold fingers and toes put paid to ideas of lingering and at 8.30 am the party moved out into the sunlight towards |
- | Pag`e' 4 The Sydn6y ' | + | |
- | At a dry morning tea on a well-worn vantage point by the top of the pass, we rested in the warm sun and enjoyed the sweeping views from Narrow Neck in the north to Scott' | + | The walk down Gingra Creek was brisk. Initially, there was some hesitation in picking up the remains of the Cedar Track (an old logging |
- | Range in the south-east. Jim said we came up from Gingra Creek about 'faster than he | + | |
- | had expected. We had moved off from our campsite, crossed the creek, and walked straight | + | The campsite |
- | into a steep climb up a spur ridge to the cliff line of the plateau. The direction was | + | |
- | clear as the ridge left little choice of route. The buttress was steep and covered in thick -bUsh, but the rock outcrops in front of the cliffs were a good indicator and confirmation | + | When cooking commenced soon after 4.30 pm, in fading light, there were groans of protest that the night would be interminable as a result. It wasn' |
- | of route. Once the cliff face was reached it was just a matter of scrambling northwards | + | |
- | around the base until we reached the spikes of Compagnoni Pass. Our party passed without | + | Our leader talked of a 7.30 am start on Sunday, and by 7.45 am we were away. Shortly after 6.00 am, Steve had stoked the fire and everyone awoke to all the warmth necessary to face a freezing dawn and heat for cooking breakfast. Ice was tapped out of mugs and white-covered tents shaken. A whole day's walking with no prospect of water ensured |
- | hesitation. So quickly in fact that John Redfern and Bill Gamble were left standing | + | |
- | talking at the rear. John was lamenting a punctured wine skin of water which had soaked | + | At a dry morning tea on a well-worn vantage point by the top of the pass, we rested in the warm sun and enjoyed the sweeping views from Narrow Neck in the north to Scott' |
- | his pack and expressing some annoyance at muscular stiffness which was holding him back. | + | |
- | Plateau is neither flat nor open walking, and when the trees give way to scrub the undergrowth is of the type to scratch and tear legs and arms until they feel raw. One Is left with an impression of an undulating ridge rather than a plateau, long and fairly narrow instead of wide. Just as it is shown on the Map. In close file, Jim's party | + | Ti-Willa |
- | crossed the plateau and re-entered the tree line for the slog up. the ridge to Mount | + | |
- | Cloudmaker (3819 feet). Slowly, the markings of a route became visible. We stopped | + | The afternoon session was to many in the party the familiar ridge route from Mount Cloudmaker down Rumble, Roar, Rack and Rip to Mount Stormbreaker; |
- | briefly at the cairn atop Cloudmaker, saw no merit in having lunch without a decent view, | + | |
- | arid dropped down the other side for about 5-6 minutes to a place which offered' | + | Kanangra Walls lay golden in the setting sun as we walked up the steps to the old carpark, and that is not a bad time to be there completing a good walk. But it was not a time to linger. The chill of evening and the gathering darkness soon had us moving off homewards. For some members, a fitting conclusion to the weekend may well have been over the hot chocolate at Aroneys in Katoomba, or pizza in the restaurant next door. |
- | The afternoon session was to many in the party the familiar ridge route from Mount | + | |
- | Cloudmaker down Rumble, Roar, Rack and Rip- to Mount Stormbreaker; | + | =====Cooking With Spices In The Bush.===== |
- | Kanangra Walls lay golden in the setting sun as we walked up the, steps to the old carpark, and that is not a bad time to be there completing a good walk. But it was not a time to linger. The chill of evening and the gathering darkness soon had us moving off | + | |
- | . homewards. For some members, a fitting conclusion to the weekend may well have been over | + | By Jan Mobandas |
- | the hot chocolate at Aroneys in Katoomba, or pizza in the restaurant next door. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | Bored with your usual bush tucker? |
- | COOKING WITH SPICES IN THE BUSH | + | |
- | BY: Jan Mobandas | + | For your next base camp or bludge walk try something that will make your fellow walkers drool with envy! |
- | BORED with your usual bush tucker? | + | |
- | For your next base camp or bludge walk try something that will make your fellow walkers drool with envyl | + | ====Dhal |
- | DHAL (RED LENTILS) | + | |
- | INGREDIENTS; | + | ===Ingredients |
- | 1 Small onion, finely cut or granules 1 Clove garlic, finely cut or granules Small piece of fresh ginger, finely cut | + | |
- | 1/8 Teaspoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon | + | * 1/2 Cup red lentils |
- | 25 Grams tomato paste, 1 tomato (not too ripe) 1 Tablespoon oil, 1.5 cups water | + | |
- | Method: | + | * 1 Clove garlic, finely cut or granules |
- | 1. Heat oil, fry ginger, garlic and onion until light brown | + | * Small piece of fresh ginger, finely cut |
- | 2. Cool a bit and mix the spices | + | |
- | 3. Add lentils, tomato and tomato puree or tomato powder and water | + | * 1/2 Teaspoon |
- | 4. Cover and simmer until lentil cooked (about 15 mins) | + | * 1/2 Teaspoon coriander |
+ | * 1/8 teaspoon chilli | ||
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+ | * 1 tomato (not too ripe) | ||
+ | * 1 Tablespoon oil | ||
+ | * 1.5 cups water | ||
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+ | ===Method:=== | ||
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+ | - Heat oil, fry ginger, garlic and onion until light brown | ||
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Vegetables, such as green beans, broccoli, green peas or brussel sprouts can be mixed with lentils and cooked. | Vegetables, such as green beans, broccoli, green peas or brussel sprouts can be mixed with lentils and cooked. | ||
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WALKING THE LINE | WALKING THE LINE | ||
by Jim Brown | by Jim Brown | ||
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VALE PAUL SHARP | VALE PAUL SHARP | ||
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by Ailsa Bodking | by Ailsa Bodking | ||
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Long standing members of the Club will be saddened to hear of the death of Paul Sharp. Paul died on April 9th, 1991, at the age of 61, after a courageous battle against a long illness. Paul was a committed conservationist with a strong sense of social justice, and was politically active in the fledgling environmental movements of the 1960a. Be was Deputy National Leader of the Australia Party for a period, a member of ZPG, and the prestigious Club of Rome. So strongly held were his conservationist ideals, that he resigned his job as managing director of a large pdblic company when the Board asked him to cease his conservation activities. Be was a man of extraordinary intellect, and great gentlemess of manner. | Long standing members of the Club will be saddened to hear of the death of Paul Sharp. Paul died on April 9th, 1991, at the age of 61, after a courageous battle against a long illness. Paul was a committed conservationist with a strong sense of social justice, and was politically active in the fledgling environmental movements of the 1960a. Be was Deputy National Leader of the Australia Party for a period, a member of ZPG, and the prestigious Club of Rome. So strongly held were his conservationist ideals, that he resigned his job as managing director of a large pdblic company when the Board asked him to cease his conservation activities. Be was a man of extraordinary intellect, and great gentlemess of manner. | ||
Paul had a deep love of the bush and of wilderness. He was moat active in saw during the 1960s and early 708, doing many exploratory, | Paul had a deep love of the bush and of wilderness. He was moat active in saw during the 1960s and early 708, doing many exploratory, | ||
was deeply loved and respected by his many friends. He willbe sadly missed. | was deeply loved and respected by his many friends. He willbe sadly missed. | ||
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A TRIBUTE TO DENY KING | A TRIBUTE TO DENY KING | ||
We ate all greatly saddened by the death on Sunday 12 May of the Club's Honorary Associate member, Deny (Charles Denison) King; of " | We ate all greatly saddened by the death on Sunday 12 May of the Club's Honorary Associate member, Deny (Charles Denison) King; of " | ||
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Teal/ Blue | Teal/ Blue | ||
June 1991 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 9 | June 1991 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 9 | ||
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AND IT RAINED FOR FORTY. DAYS & FORTY NIGHTS.... | AND IT RAINED FOR FORTY. DAYS & FORTY NIGHTS.... | ||
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to the bright lights and sound of another vehicle arriving approximately an hour later. This | to the bright lights and sound of another vehicle arriving approximately an hour later. This | ||
was to herald the arrival of Jim and his passengers. | was to herald the arrival of Jim and his passengers. | ||
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As conditions were not favourable on awakening, we all headed for the Kanangra car park with the intention of having breakfast in the cave with Barry, Ray and Adrienne. However, on | As conditions were not favourable on awakening, we all headed for the Kanangra car park with the intention of having breakfast in the cave with Barry, Ray and Adrienne. However, on | ||
starting off, we were soon contronted by three "not so amused" | starting off, we were soon contronted by three "not so amused" | ||
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doubtful that the weather would break for some time if at all today. With the extended trip | doubtful that the weather would break for some time if at all today. With the extended trip | ||
not yet halfway through, the group decided that they would stay put until the following morning. Today' | not yet halfway through, the group decided that they would stay put until the following morning. Today' | ||
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It was just before lunch that we met the first of two parties of walkers, both consisting of two male members in each party. The first party, both members approximately 25-30 years of | It was just before lunch that we met the first of two parties of walkers, both consisting of two male members in each party. The first party, both members approximately 25-30 years of | ||
age, were completely saturated to the skin, in what can only be described as unsuitable bush walking clothes and equipment, i.e. denim jeans, long ex-army trousers, waist length nylon | age, were completely saturated to the skin, in what can only be described as unsuitable bush walking clothes and equipment, i.e. denim jeans, long ex-army trousers, waist length nylon | ||
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THE MAY GENERAL MEETING | THE MAY GENERAL MEETING | ||
by Barry Wallace | by Barry Wallace | ||
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Peiiden,:in the chair. Miche, | Peiiden,:in the chair. Miche, | ||
.0* other apology Was frOmJimgallawaY,, | .0* other apology Was frOmJimgallawaY,, | ||
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Working Bee two Weekends prior to the reunion. | Working Bee two Weekends prior to the reunion. | ||
The meeting closed at 2136. | The meeting closed at 2136. | ||
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SOCIAL PROGRAM by Fran Holland | SOCIAL PROGRAM by Fran Holland | ||
Our meetings are attracting good attendances and we should see this continue wirh the social program planned for the latter part of this month and 'for July. On 26th June we have | Our meetings are attracting good attendances and we should see this continue wirh the social program planned for the latter part of this month and 'for July. On 26th June we have | ||
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The club room will be open for you to talk about walks past, Present and future etc. if you don't want to star gaze. | The club room will be open for you to talk about walks past, Present and future etc. if you don't want to star gaze. | ||
xxxx Dinner at Thai Restauran*t, | xxxx Dinner at Thai Restauran*t, | ||
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S.B.W. | S.B.W. | ||
by Helen Gray | by Helen Gray |
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