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+ | =====A Short Note On "K To K In A Day" | ||
- | A SHORT NOTE ON "K TO K IN A DAY". | ||
by Patrick James | by Patrick James | ||
- | There are a number of favourite walks that SBW have which stretch your legs and attract a fair crowd. The one | + | |
- | I like best is the classic "K to K in a day". There are two bodies of opinion as to which end of the walk to start from. One group will say that to start at K is best because it is the logical place to start. Others will argue strongly that K is the only place to start. Both groups have valid points to their arguments. Personally I prefer to start at K and finish at K simply because the parking at K is better'. | + | There are a number of favourite walks that SBW have which stretch your legs and attract a fair crowd. The one I like best is the classic "K to K in a day". There are two bodies of opinion as to which end of the walk to start from. One group will say that to start at K is best because it is the logical place to start. Others will argue strongly that K is the only place to start. Both groups have valid points to their arguments. Personally I prefer to start at K and finish at K simply because the parking at K is better. |
- | On this occasion I did the walk alone. Yes; I know that you should always | + | |
- | walk in company just in case, but this time conditions were most favourable. Besides I also knew that I would not really be alone or far from help. | + | On this occasion I did the walk alone. Yes, I know that you should always walk in company just in case, but this time conditions were most favourable. Besides I also knew that I would not really be alone or far from help. |
- | ; . | + | |
- | Up ' | + | Up with the birds and of to K before it got too hot. As expected I found a good parking spot where the car would be somewhat protected. The first part of the walk is relatively easy, just follow the creek downstream. All fairly simple but there were many times when I had to cross the creek. As you know, both the creek and the river are not fit for drinking and you must carry enough water for the whole walk. The track is well marked and navigation in this location for me is easy, however others may have some difficulties. The most difficult part of the whole walk 1s along the river. Where the creek joins the river I turned right and kept to the right bank. This I followed until the next creek where I turned right again and followed the left bank upstream. This is a short and muddy creek which I followed to its head. From here it is a simple matter to take a bearing and head for K. Although it's only a couple of ks to K there are many distracting features on the way and to walk to a bearing is, I think, prudent. |
- | of the walk is relatively easy, just follow the creek downstream. All fairly | + | |
- | simple but there were, many times when I had to cross the creek. As you know, both the creek and the river are not fit for drinking and you must carry enough water for the whole walk. The track is well marked and navigation in this location for me is easy, however others may have some difficulties. The most difficult part of the whole walk 1s along the river. Where the creek joins | + | K was in sight. A great reward for all that hard slog. As a special treat I bought a sticky cake at the first Greek cake shop I came to in K to make up for my energy imbalance, then off to the station. I bought a single ticket Kogarah to Kingsgrove and then settled down to wait for my train. The trip back was luckily uneventful as all good train trips should be. At Tempe while waiting for the East Hills train I saw where I had skirted along Cooks River. Travelling at speed and in comfort the cares and worries of the outward |
- | the river I turned right and kept to the right bank. This I followed until | + | |
- | the next creek where I turned right again and followed the left bank upstream. This is a short and muddy creek which I followed to its head. From here it iS a simple matter to take a bearing and head for K. Although it's only a couple of ks to K there are many distracting features on 'the way and to walk to a bearing is, I think, prudent. | + | ---- |
- | K was in sight. A great reward for all that hard slog. As a special treat I bought a sticky cake at the first Greek cake shop I came to in K to make up for my energy imbalance, then off to the station. I bought a single ticket Kogarah to Kingsgrove and then settled down to wait for mY train. The trip back was luckily uneventful as all good train trips should be. At Tempe | + | |
- | while waiting for the East Hills train I saw where I had skirted along Cooks River. Travelling at speed and in comfort the cares and worries of the out- ' | + | ===New address for Social Secretary, John Hogan.=== |
- | of Wolli Creek and some of the places where I had to cross it. Back at | + | |
- | Kingsgrove the car was safe and sound as I had hoped; all four wheels and no flat tyres. What joy! Life is' | + | John Hogan - 51 Dahlia St. Greystanes 2145 Phone 725 1890. |
- | meal with the satisfaction of completing "the K to K in a day". A perfect end to :a perfect day. | + | |
- | *.* * * * * * * * | + | |
- | NEW ADDRESS FOR SOCIAL SECRETARY, JOHN HOGAN. | + | |
- | John HOGAN - 51 Dahlia St. Greystanes 2145 Phone 725 1890 | + | |
Please alter your List of Members accordingly. | Please alter your List of Members accordingly. | ||
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | |
- | PAGE 1.0 AUGUST 1993 | + | ---- |
- | THE JULY. GENERAL MEETING | + | |
+ | =====The July General Meeting.===== | ||
by Barry Wallace | by Barry Wallace | ||
- | The 22 or so members present came to immediate rapt attention at the merest brush of the gong at 2009 hours as the President gently yet purposefully began our stately progress through the business of the meeting. Ah | ||
- | well, it Might have been thftway, but honesty forbid. There were no apologies, but there was some conjecture as to the purpose of the strange garb affected by one. Les ' | ||
- | and grid-iron gear. The roller blades, oopS, in-line roller skates, were | ||
- | the giy& | ||
- | " The Minutes of the previous general meeting were read and received with | ||
- | no matters arising. | ||
- | Correspondence was sparse, with a post card from Kathy Gero, presently touring somewhere in South Africa, and a response from Fred Nile to our missive pleading the case for the South East Forest areas, indicating that he and Elaine will give the matter prayerful cosideration when it comes before Parliament. They, had thoughtfully included a copy of their latest Parliament- | ||
- | ary Report. One can only puzzle over, the tag-line to an announcement for a | ||
- | rally to defend the monarchy and Constitution (too late, held 13th July) which touchingly reassured their readers that the meeting was "open to both | ||
- | women and men". The " | ||
- | $2.00-a kit'is also causing some head scratching, but one could hardly venture | ||
- | one' | ||
- | reader,has a used, or preferably just second-hand, | ||
- | The Treasurer' | + | The 22 or so members present came to immediate rapt attention at the merest brush of the gong at 2009 hours as the President gently yet purposefully began our stately progress through the business of the meeting. Ah well, it might have been that way, but honesty forbid. There were no apologies, but there was some conjecture as to the purpose of the strange garb affected by one. Les Powell, somewhat reminiscent of a mix of plastic samurai and grid-iron gear. The roller blades, oops, in-line roller skates, were the give-away. Wondered why he was standing so tall. |
- | The W6lks.Report; ah yes - the Walks Report. It all began with the | + | |
- | long weekend of June 11,12,13,14 when Alan Doherty and some:9 and a half persons arrived in the beautiful Widden Valley for a relaxing weekend. Saturday was 0.K., they spent most of it arriving and setting up camp in the | + | The Minutes of the previous general meeting were read and received with no matters arising. |
- | prevailing light drizzle. Sunday was the day of the day,walk, I say DAY | + | |
- | WALK, to Mount Pomany. Progress along the way was slow for the 8 who ventured. forth and when night fell so did many of the party as they struggled on down the cteek,by the failing light of the 4 torches that were the sum total available in the party. It was all to no avail, so at around 2300 they | + | Correspondence was sparse, with a post card from Kathy Gero, presently touring somewhere in South Africa, and a response from Fred Nile to our missive pleading the case for the South East Forest areas, indicating that he and Elaine will give the matter prayerful cosideration when it comes before Parliament. They had thoughtfully included a copy of their latest Parliamentary Report. One can only puzzle over the tag-line to an announcement for a rally to defend the monarchy and Constitution (too late, held 13th July) which touchingly reassured their readers that the meeting was "open to both women and men". The " |
- | resigned themselves to an overnight stay without overnight gear. It still | + | |
- | 'took'2.iiours | + | The Treasurer' |
- | program | + | |
- | Morrie Ward' | + | The Walks.Report; ah yes - the Walks Report. It all began with the long weekend of June 11,12,13,14 when Alan Doherty and some 9 and a half persons arrived in the beautiful Widden Valley for a relaxing weekend. Saturday was O.K., they spent most of it arriving and setting up camp in the prevailing light drizzle. Sunday was the day of the day walk, I say DAY WALK, to Mount Pomany. Progress along the way was slow for the 8 who ventured forth and when night fell so did many of the party as they struggled on down the cteek by the failing light of the 4 torches that were the sum total available in the party. It was all to no avail, so at around 2300 they resigned themselves to an overnight stay without overnight gear. It still took 2 hours to reach camp the next day. Other than that the walk went to program. |
- | rain on the Friday night but otherwise all went well. Ralph Penglis had 13 on _hisHSYdney | + | |
- | The weekend of 18,19,20 June saw Wilf Hilder losing almost half of his party of 7 in the wilds of the Blackheath street maze at the start of the trip. It all got better after that with clear and windy weather and a good walk over all. Tony Manes and Kay Chan led a party of 15 in cool conditions on their | + | Morrie Ward' |
- | shared Bundeena to Sutherland day walk and Maurice Smith had the party of 10 on his trip to St.Helena crater increased to 11 when they met up-with Peter | + | |
- | (. | + | The weekend of 18,19,20 June saw Wilf Hilder losing almost half of his party of 7 in the wilds of the Blackheath street maze at the start of the trip. It all got better after that with clear and windy weather and a good walk over all. Tony Manes and Kay Chan led a party of 15 in cool conditions on their shared Bundeena to Sutherland day walk and Maurice Smith had the party of 10 on his trip to St. Helena crater increased to 11 when they met up with Peter Miller loitering |
- | AUGUST 1993 - THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 11 | + | |
- | Miller loitering | + | Dick Weston' |
- | Dick Weston' | + | |
- | a combination of lumbago, communication problems and late registrations of | + | Oliver Crawford' |
- | interest. Shame, it was a glorious weekend in the Budawangs too, hard frosts | + | |
- | and fine, cool days. Zol Bodlay' | + | The only detail available for Bill Capon' |
- | Benowie Track Was rated as a nice walk for the party of 13 who went on it. Morrie Ward reported a fast party of 10 on his walk in the Wattagan Mountains | + | |
- | on the Sunday. There were,-few,leeches, little water, no scratchies (?) and the whole party was out by 1600:- Jim Tercy led a party of 17 on a pleasant walk in the vicinity of Lawson and Les Powell and a part ST of 5 were repulsed yet again in an attempt to reach Elenora Bluff via the scrub, despite their | + | Ian Wolfe' |
- | earlier hurrying to allow time for it. | + | |
- | Oliver Crawford' | + | Wilf Hilder reported a total of 6 on his walk from Katoomba to Blackheath with no drama. Morrie Ward had a party of 5 out enjoying the wild raspberry and lawyer vines on his day walk in the Blue Mountains. Hat Hill and Orungutan Pass look like the villians of the piece. Morag Ryder led a party of 13 on her Heathcote to Bundeena walk to end the Walks Report. |
- | Ian Debert' | + | |
- | the start. Tony Holgate' | + | Conservation Report indicated that heritage listing for the Blue Mountains including the Gardens of Stone area has the support of the Lithgow Council. A draft plan of management |
- | medium, rather than easy, for the 22 who attended. The midafternoon | + | |
- | after last light. Tony Crichton had 5 on his Pierces Pass to Bluegum | + | Confederation Report was concerned mainly with S & R activities, with callouts at Wollongong and Springwood. Neither of these were directly bushwalker related and in each case resulted in the finding of a body, one related to the search and the other entirely coincidental. |
- | The walk was pleasant | + | |
- | The only detail available for Bill Capon' | + | General Business brought a motion that we write to the State Rail Authority and NPWS protesting the closure of the track to the Duckhole from Glenbrook at the railway line. |
- | Ian Wolfe' | + | |
- | Natta came unstuck when one of the members, Judy O' | + | Announcements brought mention that Wade Butler is looking for a suitable person to baby-sit his property at Coonabarabran for a year while his family go to New Zealand. |
- | as a broken tibia and fibula. Judy is still recovering at last report. | + | |
- | She has promimd to write the only authentic version of the event for this magazine, so watch this space. | + | |
- | Wilf Hilder reported a total of 6 on his walk from Katoomba to Blackheath with no drama. Morrie Ward had a party of 5 out enjoying the wild raspberry and lawyer vines on his day walk in the Blue Mountains. Hat Hill and Orungutan Pass look like the villians of the piece. Morag Ryder led a party of | + | |
- | 13 on her Heathcote to Bundeena walk to end the Walks Report. | + | |
- | Conservation Report indicated that heritage listing for the Blue Mountains including the Gardens of S-tone | + | |
- | Confederation Report was concerned mainly with S & R activities, with callouts at Wollongong and Springwood. Neither of these were directly bushwalker related and in each,case resulted in the finding of a body, one related to the search and the other entirely coincidental. | + | |
- | PAGE 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER AUGUST 1.993 | + | |
- | General Business brought a motion that we write to the State Rail Authority and NPWS protesting the closure of the track to the Duckhole from Glenbrook at 'the railway line. | + | |
- | Announcements brought mention that Wade Butler is looking for a suitable person to baby-sit his property at Coonabarabran for a year while his family go to New 'Zealand. | + | |
The meeting closed at 2143. | The meeting closed at 2143. | ||
- | - THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN AND WOMAN | + | |
- | All tha world s a wilderness, | + | ---- |
- | And all the men and women merely'bushwalkers; | + | |
- | And all walkers in their time take many paths,* | + | =====The Seven Ages Of Man And Woman.===== |
- | Life's stages being seven. At first the infant, | + | |
- | | + | All tha world's a wilderness,\\ |
- | Then the whining school-child, | + | And all the men and women merely bushwalkers; |
- | Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad | + | They have their starts and their finishes,\\ |
- | Made to the bushland Beauty. Then, the greenie, | + | And all walkers in their time take many paths,\\ |
- | Full of mild oaths, and bearded like the pard, | + | Life's stages being seven. At first the infant,\\ |
- | Zealous in honour,stadden | + | Mewling and puking in the mother' |
- | Even in the developer' | + | Then the whining school-child, |
- | ,In fair round belly with good claret | + | And shining morning face, creeping like snail\\ |
- | , | + | Unwillingly behind. And then the raver,\\ |
- | With eyes smoke-filled and hair of careless cut, Full of tall yarns of mountains climbed, | + | Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad\\ |
- | And tales of false compasses. The sixth age shifts | + | Made to the bushland Beauty. Then, the greenie,\\ |
- | Into the cheap disposal dungarees, | + | Full of mild oaths, and bearded like the pard,\\ |
- | With binoculars, billy and map on side; | + | Zealous in honour, |
- | The youthful pants, well-worn by scrub-bashing On. the shrunk shanks, and the adult Voice, | + | Seeking to save the wilderness\\ |
- | And whistles like a pee-wit. Last scene of all, | + | Even in the developer' |
- | That ends this strange eventful history, | + | In fair round belly with good claret |
- | Is death upon the track and mere oblivion; | + | With eyes smoke-filled and hair of careless cut,\\ |
- | Sans ,boots, sans stick, sans pack, sans everything. | + | Full of tall yarns of mountains climbed,\\ |
- | Pam and ffev Rog-inzon | + | And tales of false compasses.\\ |
- | ********** | + | The sixth age shifts\\ |
- | AUGUST 1993 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 13 | + | Into the cheap disposal dungarees,\\ |
- | by Johnll.6ari' | + | With binoculars, billy and map on side;\\ |
+ | The youthful pants, well-worn by scrub-bashing\\ | ||
+ | On the shrunk shanks, and the adult voice,\\ | ||
+ | Turning again towards childish treble, pipes\\ | ||
+ | And whistles like a pee-wit. Last scene of all,\\ | ||
+ | That ends this strange eventful history,\\ | ||
+ | Is death upon the track and mere oblivion;\\ | ||
+ | Sans boots, sans stick, sans pack, sans everything. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pam and Nev Robinson | ||
+ | |||
+ | (With apologies | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Social Notes.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by John Hogan | ||
I have just prepared the Social Program for the next three months and again we have a wide variety for your continued support. | I have just prepared the Social Program for the next three months and again we have a wide variety for your continued support. | ||
- | On the September 15 meeting Ron Howlett, a new Member, will talk about native orchids and show slides from Ails: | ||
- | September 22 we will welcome the warmer () weather with a barbecte' | ||
- | On September 29 we have a talk by Club member, Na n.cye Alderson, regarding a book which she wrote' | ||
- | We are going to try a new restaurant for pre-meeting dinner. It is "The Curry Bazaar" | ||
- | Confederation BUSH DANCE | ||
- | Petersham" | ||
- | VALI, -. | ||
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- | 12 Carrington Street | ||
- | MILLNER NT 0810 | ||
- | Ph: (089) 85 2134 | ||
- | Fax: (089) 85 2355 | ||
- | * * * * ' * * | + | On the September 15 meeting Ron Howlett, a new Member, will talk about native orchids and show slides from Australia, South Africa and Canada. Ron is a keen member of the Orchid Society and a mine of information on this subject. |
- | PORIGNAL. ROCK 'ART | + | |
- | Yam Figure | + | September 22 we will welcome the warmer (?) weather with a barbecue in the grounds behind the Clubroom. B.Y.O. everything. |
- | The roCk paintings of Kakadu and the Kimberley, with their distinct sequence of styles, reflect a cultural tradition spanning tens of thousands of years. | + | |
+ | On September 29 we have a talk by Club member, Nancye Alderson, regarding a book which she wrote and published - "The Clydesdales are Waiting" | ||
+ | |||
+ | We are going to try a new restaurant for pre-meeting dinner. It is "The Curry Bazaar" | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Confederation Bush Dance.==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Petersham Town Hall - 3rd September - BYO Food and Drink Casual dress - pay at door - Denise Shaw (922 6093) is arranging the SBW party. Be in touch. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Aboriginal Rock Art.==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The rock paintings of Kakadu and the Kimberley, with their distinct sequence of styles, reflect a cultural tradition spanning tens of thousands of years. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A few major galleries are accessible by vehicle. Hundreds of others are accessible only on bushwalks of three days or more. We offer trips which visit many such sites, inaccessible to the average tourist, throughout these wilderness areas. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Willis' | ||
- | A few major galleries are accessible by vehicle. Hundreds of others are accessible only on bushwalks of three days or more We offer trips which | + | 12 Carrington Street, Millner NT 0810. Ph: (089) 85 2134 Fax: (089) 85 2355. |
- | visit many such sites, inaccessible to the average tourist, | + | |
- | throughout these wilderness area s. | + | |
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