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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker ====== |
- | VALLCy | + | |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of itnerest | + | Established June 1931 |
- | Incorporated, | + | |
- | Street, Kirribilli (near Milson' | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest |
- | prospective members are 'welcome any Wednesday. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager. | + | |
- | EDITOR Judy O' | + | |**Editor**|Judy O' |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER Joy Hynes, 36 Lewis Street, Dee Why 2099 Telephone 982 2615 or 888 3144 (Busine6s) | + | |**Business Manager**| |
- | PRODUCTION MANAGER | + | |**Production Manager**| |
- | TYPIST & LAY-OUT Kath Brown | + | |**Typist**| |
- | ILLUSTRATOR Morag Ryder | + | |**Illustrator**| |
- | PRINTERS | + | |**Printers**| |
- | FEBRUARY 1992 | + | |
- | Kenn Clacher, Les Powell, Margaret Niven, Barrie Murdoch & Kay Chan | + | ===== February 1992 ===== |
- | Page | + | |
- | Blue Gum Forest (Photo from S.M.H.) | + | | | |Page| |
- | The Annual General Meeting | + | |Blue Gum Forest (Photo from S.M.H.)| |2| |
- | Kosciusko National Park - Xmas Walk | + | |The Annual General Meeting| |3| |
- | New Members | + | |Kosciusko National Park - Xmas Walk|Elaine Walton|3| |
- | Conservation - The Wilderness Red Index 1991 The January General Meeting | + | |New Members| |4| |
- | Social Notes | + | |Conservation - The Wilderness Red Index 1991|Alex Colley|5| |
- | Additional Day Walk - 1st March | + | |The January General Meeting|Barry Wallace|9| |
- | Canoe the Macleay | + | |Social Notes|Fran Holland|10| |
- | Advertisements | + | |Additional Day Walk - 1st March| |10| |
- | Willis' | + | |Canoe the Macleay|Geoff Grace|12| |
- | Paddy Pallin - The Leaders in Adventure Eastwood Camping Centre | + | |
- | 2 | + | |Advertisements| | | |
- | 3 Elaine Walton 3 | + | |Willis' |
- | 4 | + | |Paddy Pallin - The Leaders in Adventure| |8| |
- | Alex Colley 5 | + | |Eastwood Camping Centre| |11| |
- | Barry Wallace 9 | + | |
- | Fran Holland 10 | + | ===== The Annual General Meeting ===== |
- | 10 Geoff Grace 12 | + | |
- | 7 | + | The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 11th March 1992. The President, Office Bearers and Committee will be elected for the coming year. Only members may vote (not prospectives) and all **Active Members** |
- | 8 | + | |
- | 11 | + | The Annual Reunion will not be held on the weekend after the AGM, but will be combined with the 65th **Birthday Celebrations** |
- | 11.., | + | |
- | 1111 111J1J? | + | However, on Wednesday 18th March, a **Barbeque** |
- | thh,, | + | |
- | 0^.17..h..:" | + | **Blue Gum Forest** The lovely photo of Blue Gum Forest, printed in SMH on 6/12/91, was obtained by our Conservation Secretary and included here to remind the Club that it is now 60 years since the Forest was saved. |
- | •, | + | |
- | Mal II ill, AI | + | ===== Kosciuszko National Park - Xmas Walk ===== |
- | 1144111111 IN Oil PpIirlir | + | 27th December ' |
- | H 1, | + | |
- | 1111.I111, | + | by Elaine Walton |
- | ' | + | |
- | .:" | + | George Mawer (leader) |
- | thh, 41ql!-Fh' | + | |
- | 41; 7,11wril | + | The first thing to be carried out after we all met at Munyang Power Station was a car swap to Guthega Dam and a food drop for our party on New Year's Eve. Now we were on our way to our first camp site which was along the service trail for 4 km. We made camp on the road as we were to climb Disappointment Ridge the next morning. |
- | ' | + | |
- | '41N 11,,, | + | We woke to a sunny morning and looking forward to our first climb of the trip. This was the shortest route and after a short rock scramble we were confronted with mountain heath as high as the knee, this feature accompanied us on most of the trip. After lunch one only had to look to the south to see the mist rolling in. By 4pm it was closing in and by 5pm it was a matter of map and compass, but when one can't get a bearing it does become rather frustrating for the party. We decided to make for some trees shown on the map so we would have shelter but someone must have moved them as we ended our second day camping on the head waters of the Valentine River - couldn' |
- | 1,1 I | + | |
- | hh' | + | Next morning |
- | 111, | + | |
- | IlL' | + | Day three was to be a rest day for four, and the rest of the party did a trip to Jagungal. We woke to a heavy whiteout but the leader was confident it was to be a good day and so they set off around 9 am. It was a perfect day and the Jagungal group saw some superb scenery. Then late that afternoon the cloud started rolling in again and during the night we had some heavy rain. |
- | do, 11 luar, | + | |
- | I I | + | We woke to a very heavy mist, couldn' |
- | 41q1j1P11 | + | |
- | (11144; | + | It mined heavily during early evening so the hut was very acceptable - the party went well, starting at 3 pm - a real gourmet setting to say the least. |
- | 11:1:1 1114.41, | + | |
- | i00111.11J11110 1114, | + | Next morning it was decided to climb Dicky Cooper |
- | 1: | + | |
- | l' | + | It was around 5 pm when we looked across the valley and saw an ambulance, 4WD plus eight men (five State Emergency Volunteers, two police officers, one ambulance officer) and Bruce. They couldn' |
- | 1, | + | |
- | 14.1 | + | We walked down to Whites |
- | !Lhi. | + | |
- | Ili' 11' 11111r1F1P0. | + | The accident happened at 11 am and by 8 pm George was entering the Jindabyne Bowling Club looking for something to eat, displaying a very autographable-looking plastered leg. |
- | H-, | + | |
- | rt | + | We all thank you, George, for a wonderful trip. |
- | CD | + | |
- | 11110 | + | |
- | ci- | + | ===== Wedding Bells ===== |
- | CD | + | Congratulations to long time member and the Club's honorary auditor |
- | co rfr | + | |
- | (1) | + | ===== New Members ===== |
- | rt | + | Please add the following names to your 1992 **List of Members**:- |
- | Cl)CD CD | + | |
- | H. | + | |HOGAN, Ms Marella - 6 Victoria Street, Waverley 2024| (H) 387 8199| (B) 363 3456| |
- | f11, | + | |HODGES, Ms Jan - 69 Boundary Street, Roseville 2069| (H) 417 4394| (B) 4119539| |
- | C/D | + | |SYLVA, Ms Louise - 9/19/21 Myra Road, Dulwich Hill 2203| (H) 559 4264| (B) 257 2013| |
- | CD | + | |
- | 1-4 | + | ===== Conservation ===== |
- | ' | + | |
- | rt | + | by Alex Colley |
- | CD | + | |
- | CD CJ) | + | ==== The Wilderness Red Index 1991 ==== |
- | 1—t | + | |
- | Iiiiiikh | + | The concept of the Red Index was derived from the Plant Red Data Book, published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which assesses the status of the world' |
- | hILl.1 or pr; | + | |
- | rif: | + | ^Name^Logging^Overburning^Trails, ORV, Horse Riding^Powerlines, |
- | vi jIl11 1.1; | + | ^Barrington|+++|+|+++|+|+|+++|-| |
- | ' | + | ^Binghi|+++|+++|+++|++|+|+++|-| |
- | rill I! l' | + | ^Brogo|++|++|+++|++|+|+|-| |
- | ' | + | ^Budawang|+++|+++|+++|+|+|+|-| |
- | or) | + | ^Coolangubra|+++|+++|+++|+|+++|+++|-| |
- | ' | + | ^Deua|+++|+++|+++|+|+++|+|-| |
- | ! | + | ^Ettrema|+|+++|+++|++|+|+|-| |
- | oil I NJ | + | ^Genoa|+++|+++|+++|++|+|+|-| |
- | Ill I' | + | ^Goodradigbee|+++|++|+++|+++|+|+++|-| |
- | ' | + | ^Guy Fawkes|+++|+++|+++|++|+++|+++|-| |
- | 1.4III• ' | + | ^Jagungal|+|+|+++|+++|++|+++|-| |
- | 1), | + | ^Kanangra|+|+|+++|+++|+++|+++|-| |
- | t | + | ^Kinchega|+|+|+++|+|+|+++|-| |
- | N | + | ^Lost World|+|+|+|+|+|+|# |
- | • | + | ^Macdonald|+|+++|+++|++|+|+++|-| |
- | 1111111 g1, | + | ^Mann|+++|+++|+++|+|+|+++|-| |
- | I ' | + | ^Mootwingee|+|+|+|+|+|+++|# |
- | - • | + | ^Mt Kaputar|+|+|+|+|+|+|# |
- | 141IF | + | ^Nadgee|+++|+++|+++|++|+|+|-| |
- | ' | + | ^Nattai|++|+++|+++|++|+++|+|-| |
- | 111r[ | + | ^New England|+++|+++|+++|++|+|+++|-| |
- | ,• | + | ^Oxley|+|+++|+++|++|+++|+++|-| |
- | 11, | + | ^Snowy-Indi|+|+++|+++|+|+|+++|-| |
- | 11111111111 111111$ | + | ^Washpool|++|+|+++|+|+|+|-| |
- | I | + | ^Werrikimbe|+++|+++|+++|+|+|+|-| |
- | 111111i','" | + | ^Wollemi|+++|+|+++|++|++|+++|-| |
- | II i HI | + | |
- | 4 , ' | + | |
- | 1.1„, | + | ^ ^Key^ |
- | • | + | |+|None/not significant| |
- | 01.111L A.A.; | + | |++|Threatened| |
- | .I1II. | + | |+++|Continuing/ |
- | -11111911, | + | |
- | February 1992 The Sydney BushWalker Page 3 | + | ^ ^Management^ |
- | THE ANNUAL GENERAL ' | + | |#|Satisfactory| |
- | The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 11th March 1992. | + | |-|Unsatisfactory| |
- | The President, Office Bearers and Committee will be elected for the coming year. Only members may vote (not prospectives) and all ACTIVE MEMBERS | + | |
- | eligible to stand for every office. Come along and register your vote. | + | The Index is in the form of a data bank, which will be available to conservation organisations. A summary brochure is available from bushwalking |
- | The Annual Reunion will not be held on the weekend after the AGM, but will be combined with the 65th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS | + | |
- | However, on Wednesday 18th March, a BARBECUE | + | The Index was launched by the Colong |
- | ********** • | + | President and four other members |
- | BLUE GUM FOREST. The lovely photo of Blue Gum Forest, printed in SMH on- .6/12/91, was obtained by our Conservation Secretary. and, included here to remind the Club-that it is now 60 years since the Forest was saved. | + | |
- | * * * * *' * * * * * * * * | + | In formally launching the Index, Mr. Wren quoted Bob Carr, who said, when introducing the Wilderness Bill in November 1987: " |
- | KOSCIUSKO NATIONAL PARK 7 :XMAS WALK | + | |
- | December' | + | Mr. Wran went on to explain that the Red Index is directed to the fact that the machinery for the implementation of, not only the words of the Wilderness Act, but the spirit and intention of the law, have largely been neglected. He concluded by saying, " |
- | • by Elaine Walton | + | |
- | George Mawer (leader) | + | On completion of Mr. Wran's address, Milo Dunphy, Director of the Total Environment Centre, described the " |
- | - The first thing to be carried out after we all met at Munyang Power Station was a car | + | |
- | . | + | Peter Maslen, Chairman of the Colong |
- | swap to Guthega Dam and a.food drop for our party on New Year's Eve. Now we were on our - | + | |
- | way to our first camp site which was along the 'service trail for 4 km. We made camp on the road as we were to climb'Disappointment Ridge the next morning. | + | ===== The January General Meeting ===== |
- | • We woke to a sunny morning and looking forward to our first climb of the trip. This | + | |
- | . | + | by Barry Wallace |
- | have shelter. but someone.must have moved them as we ended our second day camping on the head waters of the Valentine River - couldn' | + | |
- | Next Morning | + | The meeting began at around 2030 with the President in the chair and your scribe in the kitchen shovelling food into his face. These combined committee/ |
- | Day three was to be a rest day for four, and the rest of the party did a trip to Jagungal. We woke to a heavy whiteout but the leader was confident it was to be a good day and so they set off around 9 am. It was a perfect day and the Jagungal group saw some superb scenery. | + | |
- | Then late that afternoon the cloud started rolling in again and during the night we had some heavy rain. | + | The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received with no matters arising. |
- | We woke to a very heavy mist, couldn' | + | |
- | Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker February 1992 | + | |
- | out and continued across the Kerries by campass | + | |
- | navigation as we arrived at Schlink Hilton Hut ?rain the ridge. It was not so fortunate for | + | |
- | Carol,Laurie_and | + | |
- | down a ridge a bit further away from where the food was as we were expecting to camp on | + | |
- | Dicky Cooper Bogong for New Year's Eve. | + | |
- | It mined heavily during early evening so the hut was very acceptable - the party, went well, starting at 3 pm - a real gourmet setting to say the least. | + | |
- | Next morning it was decided to climb Dicky Cooper | + | |
- | planned. We were walking at the side of the Granite Peaks, just below a snow drift, on snow | + | |
- | grass, when the leader did something not planned - he slipped and broke his ankle. Carol | + | |
- | came forth and showed her expertise of bandaging an. ankle, and the leader sat and gave his | + | |
- | ideas of the best approach of getting him to medical aid. So off went Bruce and Carol to | + | |
- | Munyang Power Station and the rest of the party made their way to a tree knoll for more | + | |
- | shelter as we were in an exposed position. We had the help of a walker from Victoria who had spent the night in the hut with us. We had just lit a fire and then the weather turned, | + | |
- | and we just got our tents up in time for a rather wild hail storm. | + | |
- | It was around 5 pm when we looked across the valley and saw an ambulance, 4WD plus eight men (five State Emergency Volunteers, two police officers, one ambulance officer) | + | |
- | and Bruce. They couldn' | + | |
- | so made their way to us by foot. After George was made comfortable on a stretcher we all made our way towards the vehicles; crossing &rocky fast-moving creek where Laurie showed his ability standing in very cold water holding the stretcher as they crossed. | + | |
- | We walked down to White' | + | |
- | road our packs were put on the vehicles and we were all transported | + | |
- | When we reached our destination we were met by Carol and by her expression it looks as though | + | |
- | Jan may have another Kanangra-to-Katoomba walker in the not too distant future. | + | |
- | • The accident happened at 11 am and by 8 pm George was entering the Jindabyne Bowling | + | |
- | Club 'looking for something to eat, displaying a very autographabie-looking plastered leg. | + | |
- | We all-thank you, George, for a wonderful trip. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | WEDDING BELLS | + | |
- | WEDDING BFT: | + | |
- | WEDDING BELLS | + | |
- | Congratulations to long time member and the Club's honorary auditor | + | |
- | NEW MEMBERS' | + | |
- | • | + | |
- | Please add the following names to your 1992 'LIST OF MEMBERS:- | + | |
- | • HOGAN, Ms Marella - 6 Victoria Street, Waverley 2024 (H) 387 8199 (B) 363 3456 | + | |
- | HODGES, Ms Jan - 69 Boundary Street, Roseville 2069 (H) 417 4394 (B) 4119539 | + | |
- | SYLVA, Ms Louise - 9/19/21 Myra Road, Dulwich Hill 2203 (H) 559 4264 (B) 257 2013 | + | |
- | February 1992 | + | |
- | TheSydney Bushwalker | + | |
- | Page 5 | + | |
- | CONSERVATION | + | |
- | by klex Colley | + | |
- | The Wilderness Red Index 1991: | + | |
- | The concept of the Red Index was derived from the Plant Red Data Book, published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which | + | |
- | assesses the status of the world' | + | |
- | years of research the Red Index was completed in November 1991. It revealed | + | |
- | the 26 wilderness areas identified are satisfactorily managed. The status of the 26 areas is summarised in the table below:- | + | |
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- | Barrington *** .31 *** . **if | + | |
- | Binghi *** *3f* It**, | + | |
- | .Brogo ** ** *** ** + | + | |
- | Budawang *** *** *3** | + | |
- | Coolangubra *** *** *** *** *** | + | |
- | 'Deua *** *I** *** *31* | + | |
- | Ettrema *** ' | + | |
- | Genoa *** *** *** ** + | + | |
- | . | + | |
- | Goodradigbee. *** *** *** *** | + | |
- | 3. *** *if *** 31.* + • *** | + | |
- | Guy Fawks *** * * * | + | |
- | Jagungal *** *** ** *** ^ | + | |
- | Kanangra *** *** *** 31 31* | + | |
- | Kinchega • * * * *** | + | |
- | •Lost World | + | |
- | Macdonald *** *** -*** | + | |
- | rMann *** *** *** *** | + | |
- | Mootwingee ' | + | |
- | Mt.Kaputar | + | |
- | Nadgee *** *** *** -11-# | + | |
- | Nattai | + | |
- | New England *** *** *** # | + | |
- | Oxley . + *** *** it* *** | + | |
- | Snowy-Indi *** *** *** | + | |
- | Washpool *31 + *** | + | |
- | 'Werrikimbe ** if 31* *• * * | + | |
- | Wollemi *** * if * * 31* *31* | + | |
- | Key | + | |
- | None/not significant Threatened Continuing/ | + | |
- | Mana2ement | + | |
- | # | + | |
- | Unsatisfactory | + | |
- | STATUS OF WILDERNESS | + | |
- | Page 6 | + | |
- | Montwingee | + | |
- | - WILDERNESS AREAS in | + | |
- | NEW SOUTH WALES | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker February 1992 | + | |
- | Kinchega - | + | |
- | Lost World | + | |
- | 0 Washpool | + | |
- | sLiMarin | + | |
- | 5:7Guy Fawkes . | + | |
- | ONCW England | + | |
- | OWerrikirntoe | + | |
- | Mt Kaputan | + | |
- | Oxley | + | |
- | Barrington | + | |
- | Goodradigbee | + | |
- | sj | + | |
- | Snowy —Mth | + | |
- | Oeua Jagungal | + | |
- | .f. | + | |
- | 0 Brogo | + | |
- | A • / | + | |
- | (.? Co olang ub r a | + | |
- | Nadyee | + | |
- | Genoa | + | |
- | Wonerm | + | |
- | Macdonald | + | |
- | Kanangra Natt a i | + | |
- | fl E ttrerna Budawang | + | |
- | The Index is in the form of a data bank, which will be available to conservation organisations. A summary brochure is available from bush- walking | + | |
- | The Index was launched by the Colony | + | |
- | President and four other members | + | |
- | In formally launching the Index, Mr. Wren quoted Bob Carr, who said, when introducing the Wilderness Bill in November 1987: | + | |
- | areas of this country? | + | |
- | many of this nation' | + | |
- | February 1992 The Sydney 9ushwalker Page 7 | + | |
- | Mr. Wran went on to explain that the Red Index is directed to the fact that the machinery for the implementation of, not only the words of the Wilderness Act, but the spirit and intention of the law, have largely been neglected. He concluded by saying, " | + | |
- | On completion of Mr. Wran's address, Milo Dunphy, Director of the Total Environment Centre, described the. " | + | |
- | Peter Maslen, Chairman of the Colony | + | |
- | this meeting calls on the Government to immediately implement the Wilderness' | + | |
- | KIMBERLEY EXPEDITIONS | + | |
- | Willis' | + | |
- | our 1992 Kimberley Expeditions. | + | |
- | The Moran River: April 19 - May 9 . | + | |
- | This is one of the most incredible wilderness areas we have ever visited. It is also one of the least accessible, even more-so early in the year when the rivers and waterfalls are still flowing. We are going to overcome this by using a combination of helicopters and light aircraft from Kuriunurra. This will also allow us to put in a food drop at the half way point. | + | |
- | Drysdale River National Park May 23 - June 15 | + | |
- | "fhis is the largest and perhaps least known of the Kimberley parks. It contains a variety of landscapes and a wealth of aboriginal art, This will be our fourth and longest visit. We will use our Moran helicopter to put in a food drop allowing us to get further into the back country than we have ever done before. | + | |
- | ,8 V | + | |
- | 4LI(44. For details of these (please specify which | + | |
- | - interests you) and our other trips contact | + | |
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- | The result is Paddy Pallin' | + | |
- | in all weather conditions. | + | |
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- | February 1992 | + | |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker | + | |
- | ..■••■•■•••■■••■•■■■••••••■•■•■•■•■*... | + | |
- | THE JANUARY GENERAL MEETING | + | |
- | - Page 9 | + | |
- | by Wallace | + | |
- | The meeting began at around 2030 with the President in the chair and your scribe in the | + | |
- | kitchen shovelling food into his face. These combined committee/ | + | |
- | L tell you. There were some 30 or so members present, and Erith Hamilton and Kay Chan sent | + | |
- | apologies. | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | . The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received with no matters arising. | + | |
The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
- | And so it was that the meeting, whipped into a frenzy by the preceding events, came at last to the Walks Reports. The weekend of 14,15 December saw Sew Sternhell leading | + | |
- | families, a lack of boats (seems hardly likely as Bob was offering to provide these) or whether | + | And so it was that the meeting, whipped into a frenzy by the preceding events, came at last to the Walks Reports. The weekend of 14,15 December saw Sev Sternhell leading |
- | everyone was just busy getting organised for Christmas. There were no details Of Greg Bridge' | + | |
- | December 21st saw Wilf Hilder leading a party of 4 on his Great North Walk Stage One trip. The weather remained threatening all day but held off until the party were safely under cover: at Chats000d Station before releasing the downpour. There was no report of Peter Christian' | + | December 21st saw Wilf Hilder leading a party of 4 on his Great North Walk Stage One trip. The weather remained threatening all day but held off until the party were safely under cover at Chats000d Station before releasing the downpour. There was no report of Peter Christian' |
The Christmas/ | The Christmas/ | ||
- | Jim Calloway | + | |
- | against time in the Snowies. Alan Mewett, Barry Wallace and Helen Gray were all out there | + | Jim Callaway |
- | somewhere with various parties as well. The hills were alive, I tell you. | + | |
- | Meanwhile back in the workaday world of real walking, over the weekend of January 12th Geoff McIntosh led a party of 21 on his Waterfall to Otford via the squeeze-hole trip. High seas precluded a visit to the Figure Eight Pool and the walk was tough enough to sprain Wilf's knee. There was n6 report of Peter Christian' | + | Meanwhile back in the workaday world of real walking, over the weekend of January 12th Geoff McIntosh led a party of 21 on his Waterfall to Otford via the squeeze-hole trip. High seas precluded a visit to the Figure Eight Pool and the walk was tough enough to sprain Wilf's knee. There was no report of Peter Christian' |
- | still out there. Bill Holland' | + | |
- | 35 at the barbecue that followed. George Mawer was the only one with a genuine excuse. If that was a walk, then this is the end of the Walks Report. | + | In one of those "great moments in forward planning" |
- | In one of those 'great moments in forward planning" | + | |
- | The Conservation Report brought news of - but wait. It was all reported in last month' | + | The Conservation Report brought news of - but wait. It was all reported in last month' |
- | magazine. Whew, | + | |
The FBW Report indicated that user pays camping permits will be introduced in the Royal and Heathcote National Parks starting at $6.00 per year. | The FBW Report indicated that user pays camping permits will be introduced in the Royal and Heathcote National Parks starting at $6.00 per year. | ||
- | General Business brought a decision that the next Reunion will be held in October. | + | |
- | There were various announcements about the coming Annual General Meeting, but they will all be printed in the magazine so we won't cover them here. But if you hurry you can still stand for a position on committee. | + | General Business brought a decision that the next Reunion will be held in October. There were various announcements about the coming Annual General Meeting, but they will all be printed in the magazine so we won't cover them here. But if you hurry you can still stand for a position on committee. |
There will be a Coolana working bee on the next program. Watch that space! | There will be a Coolana working bee on the next program. Watch that space! | ||
- | Page 10 . The Sydney Bushwalker February 1992 | + | |
- | There was also some discussion of an idea by Jim Oxley about running a combined test | + | There was also some discussion of an idea by Jim Oxley about running a combined test walk, mapping and first aid instructional, |
- | walk, mapping and 'first aid instructional, | + | |
- | idea is to clear a backlog of prospectives. There was a body of opinion which suggested | + | |
- | that this was all a bit much for one weekend. | + | |
Announcements included a caution that the book on the Great North Walk appears to contain a number of errors of detail. | Announcements included a caution that the book on the Great North Walk appears to contain a number of errors of detail. | ||
- | , The meeting closed at 2112, but the Committee-waS on detention in order to clear a backlog | + | |
- | ' SOCIAL NOTES | + | The meeting closed at 2112, but the Committee |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Social Notes ===== | ||
by Fran Holland | by Fran Holland | ||
- | For all those who bought a ticket in our raffle and were not able to come to the | + | |
- | Christmas party, Keith Sherlock' | + | For all those who bought a ticket in our raffle and were not able to come to the Christmas party, Keith Sherlock' |
- | congratulations, | + | |
- | On the 26th February Alan Spendlove of Macpac is going to talk about care of our | + | On the 26th February Alan Spendlove of Macpac is going to talk about care of our bushwalking gear and show the latest developments in new equipment. |
- | bushwalking gear and show the latest developments in new equipment. | + | |
- | The first Wedoesday | + | The first Wednesday |
- | On the 18th March we will have a B.B.Q. in the garden behind the Neighbourhood Centre. These barbecues | + | |
- | follows the annual | + | On the 18th March we will have a B.B.Q. in the garden behind the Neighbourhood Centre. These barbeques |
- | Committee. | + | |
25th March will be the " | 25th March will be the " | ||
- | ********** | + | |
- | ADDITIONAL DAY WALK - SUNDAY/ | + | ===== Additional Day Walk - Sunday |
(A sort of "Leap Year Special Walk" - repeated by request.) | (A sort of "Leap Year Special Walk" - repeated by request.) | ||
- | Great Nbrth Walk - Stage 1. | + | |
- | Assemble at Macquarie Place, City at 9.30 am, join ferry from Circular Quay at 9.50 am for Woolwich. | + | **Great North Walk - Stage 1.** |
- | Valentia Street Wharf - Kelly' | + | |
- | Walk - Lane Cove River" | + | Assemble at Macquarie Place, City at 9.30 am, join ferry from Circular Quay at 9.50 am for Woolwich. |
- | LEADER: Wilf Hilder | + | |
- | Phone (business) 228 6121 | + | Valentia Street Wharf - Kellys |
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | **Leader:** Wilf Hilder |
- | QLD | + | |
- | • QBB Butter Concentrate | + | ===== Canoe the Macleay ===== |
- | NSW | + | |
- | • Sleeping Bags | + | **A great river to canoe** |
- | J & H, Mont, | + | |
- | Romans | + | |
- | • Rainwear Mont, J & H, Superior | + | |
- | • Day Packs High Tops, Summit Gear | + | |
- | • Bonwick Caving | + | |
- | Ladders | + | |
- | • Holeproof | + | |
- | Undies fj Socks | + | |
- | • Trailblazir Hats | + | |
- | DB gtuff | + | |
- | Cdnyon bags | + | |
- | T AS | + | |
- | • Blundstone Boots | + | |
- | • EASTWOOD | + | |
- | CAMPING | + | |
- | CENTRE: | + | |
- | 3 Trelawney St (PO Box 131) Eastwood NSW 2122 | + | |
- | NT | + | |
- | • Beef Jer | + | |
- | WA | + | |
- | • Wilderness Equipment Backpacks | + | |
- | Goretex Clothing | + | |
- | Cycle Panniers | + | |
- | SA \ | + | |
- | • Rossi Ilapts | + | |
- | • F1' | + | |
- | T | + | |
- | ACT | + | |
- | • National Maps | + | |
- | Vic | + | |
- | • Outgear Backpacks Accessories | + | |
- | • Feathertop Wool Shirts | + | |
- | • Giant Trees Dried meals | + | |
- | - Page 12 | + | |
- | _ | + | |
- | The Sydney Bdetiwalker | + | |
- | CANOE THE AACLEAY | + | |
- | A great river to canoe | + | |
- | February 1992 | + | |
by Geoff Grace. | by Geoff Grace. | ||
- | June '91. Steady rains had been falling-oVer the New England area for a few days. The Bureau of Meteorology | + | |
- | the Macley's upper tributaries would be feeding water into its main course running down to KempseY | + | June '91. Steady rains had been falling |
- | - The canoe was already at Kempsey at son-in-law | + | |
- | into the mountains to George' | + | The canoe was already at Kempsey at son-in-law |
- | road we had come over 100 km. It would be 150 km of paddling to get home. | + | |
- | Pushed off. Conditions were good with the river flowing full and wide but five minutes - later at the first rapid we were•shodked.into freezing reality by a catastrophic upset. | + | Pushed off. Conditions were good with the river flowing full and wide but five minutes - later at the first rapid we were shocked |
- | Brrrr, It was cold! . Not so clever after all. We made it to shore, emptied out, and after | + | |
- | a billy of tea, our teeth had stopped chattering.' | + | |
- | rope dawn the more adventuroue rapids from then on! | + | |
Camped early and finished drying out in front of the fire. | Camped early and finished drying out in front of the fire. | ||
- | A relaxed start next day. Great paddling with some long, fast runs of water. The | + | |
- | countryside started to open out. We were moving out of the mountains. In the late afternoon | + | A relaxed start next day. Great paddling with some long, fast runs of water. The countryside started to open out. We were moving out of the mountains. In the late afternoon we attempted to identify our position. Hmmmm. |
- | we attempted to identify our position. Hmmmm. | + | |
- | Camped - plenty of great campsites to choose from and lots of firewood. | + | Camped - plenty of great campsites to choose from and lots of firewood. On the move again. Beautiful scenery, lots of colourful cedar trees on the river bank. The river clean and friendly. Huge mussels peeping out from the pebbly bottom. Cheeky tortoises swimming about in their native environment. Sea eagles soaring on thermals. Buzzards. Ducks and swans. Egrets. Sometimes pleasant lanes of water running fast between trees - sometimes a little too fast! Sometimes open scenic views of the river winding on ahead. Good fun scooting along down great wide long slides of water with plenty of visibility to the quieter runs ahead. Even in the quiet, long pools the river moved us along fairly well. A few times thundering rapids required portages, but they were easy portages. |
- | On the move again. Beautiful scenery, lots of colourful cedar trees on the river bank. | + | |
- | The river clean and friendly.' | + | The idyllic days merged one into the other. We topped up provisions at the Bellbrook store. |
- | tortoises swimming about in their native environment. Sea eagles soaring on thermals. | + | |
- | Buzzards. Ducks and swans. Egrets. Sometimes pleasant lanes of water running fast between | + | Six days had passed. Each one a beauty. Bird life abounding, fishing, kangaroos ashore, great scenery, we actually saw some human beings on a couple of occasions! On the seventh day, a light plane droned overhead, turned and swooped down low over us. It was Cameron. A hand appeared out of the cabin window and dropped something into the river nearby. A plastic |
- | trees - sometimes a little too fast! Sometimes open scenic views of the river winding on | + | |
- | ahead. Good fun scooting along down great wide long slides of water with plenty of visibility | + | |
- | to the quieter runs ahead. Even in the quiet, long pools the river moved us along fairly well. | + | |
- | A few times thundering rapids required portages, but they were easy portages. | + | |
- | The idyllic days merged one into the other. | + | |
- | Six days had passed. Each one a beauty. Bird life abounding, fishing, kangaroos ashore, | + | |
- | great scenery, we-actually saw some human beings on a couple of occasions! On the seventh | + | |
- | day, a light plane droned overhead, turned and swooped down low over us. It was Cameron., A | + | |
- | .::hand appeared out of the cabin window and dropped something into the river nearby. A plastic | + | |
- | . battle | + | |
- | - | + | |
And he did! | And he did! | ||
- | There' | ||
- | * * * * * * * * | ||
+ | There' |
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