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+====A christmas message From The President.====
+Out calendar year is just about over and a few of us are looking forward to the extended Christmas walks, which have become so popular over the years. Other people are doing different things - socialising, meeting old friends, or just having Christmas with the family. Whatever you are doing I wish you all the best for a safe and Happy Christmas, and of course a great New Year of walking.
+Ian Debert - President.
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+====="Stored Water".=====
-.CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
-Out calendar year is just about over and a few of us are looking foiward to the extended Christmas walks, which have become so popular over the years. Other people are doing different things - socialising, meeting old friends, or just having Christmas with
-the family. Whatever you are doing I wish you all the best for a safe and Happy Christmas, and of course a great New Year of walking.
-IAN DEBERT - President..
-"STORED WATER"
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 by Jim Brown
-Sydney newspapers have. recently contained sundry articles concerning the polluted condition of the Nepean/Hawkesbury River systems. Back about 1960 walkers were alerted to this probability by the announcement that, with the expected filling of the new Warragamba Dam that year, rangers would be patrolling its catchment area and penalties would be imposed on people found within 2 miles (about 3 km) of the "stored water".
-In a Reunion sketch we examined what could be expected to befall a walking party detected within the "forbidden ground".
+Sydney newspapers have recently contained sundry articles concerning the polluted condition of the Nepean/Hawkesbury River systems. Back about 1960 walkers were alerted to this probability by the announcement that, with the expected filling of the new Warragamba Dam that year, rangers would be patrolling its catchment area and penalties would be imposed on people found within 2 miles (about 3 km) of the "stored water".
-It included two songs, one for the chorus, and one for the Ranger which went:-
-"Once ,a walking party tramping down the. River Cox
+In a Reunion sketch we examined what could be expected to befall a walking party detected within the "forbidden ground". It included two songs, one for the chorus, and one for the Ranger which went:-
-Camped in the shade of a water gum tree, -
-And they sang as they swam and waited till the billy boiled, 'Who'll have a dip in stored water with me?'
+"Once a walking party tramping down the River Cox\\
-Dip in stored water
+Camped in the shade of a water gum tree,\\
-Down came a Ranger, note book in his Sweaty hand 'Caught you polluting the water!' cried he -
+And they sang as they swam and waited till the billy boiled,\\
-'And you've not paid the rates on the water in that billy,
+'Who'll have a dip in stored water with me?'\\
-can.
+Dip in stored water...
-.You're up for the use of stored water, you see.' Use of stored water
+Down came a Ranger, note book in his sweaty hand\\
+'Caught you polluting the water!' cried he -\\
+'And you've not paid the rates on the water in that billy can.\\
+You're up for the use of stored water, you see.'\\
+Use of stored water...
 Tune: Waltzing Matilda.
-You are not camped where 'you oughter, At least two miles away.
-You are poaching on stored water
+You are not camped where you oughter,\\
+At least two miles away.\\
+You are poaching on stored water\\
 And the penalty must pay.
-From the sewerage farm at Leura, From the gutters of Moss Vale,
-We have drawn this water purer Than the' snowupon the gale.
+From the sewerage farm at Leura,\\
-But to practice these ablutions In this brew that Sydney swills May produce untold pollutions,
+From the gutters of Moss Vale,\\
-Filling the City, with ills!
+We have drawn this water purer\\
+Than the snow upon the gale.
+But to practice these ablutions\\
+In this brew that Sydney swills\\
+May produce untold pollutions,\\
+Filling the City with di-i-ireful ills!
 Tune: Mary of Argyle.
-DECEMBER 1993 THE SYDNEY B-USHWALKER PAGE 5
-We came together near Hill Top-. The party comprised, Peter Lafferty, Bob Milne, Geoff Grace, Morella Hogan, Bill Capon and myself.
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+=====Hilltop To Kanangra - 6 Days, July1993.=====
+By James R. Oxley
+We came together near Hill Top. The party comprised, Peter Lafferty, Bob Milne, Geoff Grace, Morella Hogan, Bill Capon and myself.
 It rained as we set camp on the first night after a pleasant walk along fire trails; much by torch light.
 On the next day, overcast, there was an easy walk up Belloon Pass with fog on the other side. Wollondilly River was low at the ford.
-The. frost-browned grasslands around Wollondilly were a pleasant contrast to the unbroken, dark forest that lay ahead. Large mobs of kangaroos scattered at our passing and, from the ridge tops, wild cattle ruminated on our passing.
-The water level at the first night's projected camping spot was very low. It looked unhealthy so. we 'dropped down and spent the evening wandering along Byrnes Creek looking for puddles and calling for rain. Bill said later that had considered Wollondilly - but who wants to drink sewerage and such
+The frost-browned grasslands around Wollondilly were a pleasant contrast to the unbroken, dark forest that lay ahead. Large mobs of kangaroos scattered at our passing and, from the ridge tops, wild cattle ruminated on our passing.
- a long way to cart it?
-Fog and light rain continued *on the following day as the party moved through undulating woodland. There followed a sharp ascent of a hard ridge to Bill's pass; a
+The water level at the first night's projected camping spot was very low. It looked unhealthy so we dropped down and spent the evening wandering along Byrnes Creek looking for puddles and calling for rain. Bill said later that he had considered Wollondilly - but who wants to drink sewerage and such a long way to cart it?
- crack in the rock that would lead to Tonalli Tablelands. Bill, Peter and Bob set the ropes up the 60 foot high opening while the rest had lunch.
-Smart navigation led to a special destination on Bob Higgins Creek, There we slept under clean overhangs with waterfalls and rum and lemon barley water sending us to sleep.
+Fog and light rain continued on the following day as the party moved through undulating woodland. There followed a sharp ascent of a hard ridge to Bill's pass; a crack in the rock that would lead to Tonalli Tablelands. Bill, Peter and Bob set the ropes up the 60 foot high opening while the rest had lunch.
-I had never been to Lacys Creek before but it certainly had plenty of leeches in the cold, wintry water.. Heavy vegetation on the banks often forced our retreat to the thigh high cold. All seemed happy to leave water, leeches and lawyer vine for the much greater exertion of the ascent to Bimlow Tableland.
-It was a steep climb, but near the top the party had a long and difficult traverse around the base of a cliff. We spent scarce time looking for thebreak that Bill knew was there.. Lush ferns and other green material slowed our way as we groped along a well-
+Smart navigation led to a special destination on Bob Higgins Creek. There we slept under clean overhangs with waterfalls and rum and lemon barley water sending us to sleep.
-y aimc RE RE
-"Dr Aiw1tA_
+I had never been to Lacys Creek before but it certainly had plenty of leeches in the cold, wintry water. Heavy vegetation on the banks often forced our retreat to the thigh high cold. All seemed happy to leave water, leeches and lawyer vine for the much greater exertion of the ascent to Bimlow Tableland.
-PAGE 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER DECEMBER 1993
-concealed 'wombat walk'.
+It was a steep climb, but near the top the party had a long and difficult traverse around the base of a cliff. We spent scarce time looking for the break that Bill knew was there. Lush ferns and other green material slowed our way as we groped along a well-concealed 'wombat walk'.
-It was a relief when we found the pass and to find water and another clean overhang. After removing -some determined Lacys leeches, the rum and lemon barley water went down easily, but there was no waterfall to drown the leader's snoring!
-Bimlow Walls gave a very hard- day's walk. We had to keep to the cliff line as best we could and when we strayed'too far, we got into trouble. Impassable rock formations forced our way into lawyer vine and other harsh scrub that exacted blood toll for , our passing.' Bimlow's - scrub
+It was a relief when we found the pass and to find water and another clean overhang. After removing some determined Lacys leeches, the rum and lemon barley water went down easily, but there was no waterfall to drown the leader's snoring!
-reduced our progress to a pace of one kilometre
-per hour. The
+Bimlow Walls gave a very hard day's walk. We had to keep to the cliff line as best we could and when we strayed too far, we got into trouble. Impassable rock formations forced our way into lawyer vine and other harsh scrub that exacted blood toll for our passing. Bimlow's scrub reduced our progress to a pace of one kilometre per hour. The continual fog robbed us of any compensating views.
-continual fog
-robbed U.S of any compensating views..
+It was late when we fled Bimlow Walls for rain and a sloping camp spot.
-It was late when we fled Bithlow Walls for rain and a sloping camp spot.
-On the fifth morning, Green Wattle Creek presented a beautiful display. We reached a long, narrow Burragorang bay as pelidans, alarmed, rose from the sleek, black 'water. On yellow banks, Casuarina bowed to the water. A dull morning sky, grey-blue trees flowed down Bimlow Walls, wreathed in scattered fog.
+On the fifth morning, Green Wattle Creek presented a beautiful display. We reached a long, narrow Burragorang bay as pelicans, alarmed, rose from the sleek, black water. On yellow banks, Casuarina bowed to the water. A dull morning sky, grey-blue trees flowed down Bimlow Walls, wreathed in scattered fog.
-Ringed by a sea of green, we crunched
-* * *through dead, rbro wn, water grass. We rounded a bend and flocks of grey ducks, alarmed by our arrival, rose into the air. As they passed our watch spot, the only sound was the beat of their wings and spent food falling to the water. Hundreds of yellow eyes watched the watchers: mood, primordial.
+Ringed by a sea of green, we crunched through dead, brown, water grass. We rounded a bend and flocks of grey ducks, alarmed by our arrival, rose into the air. As they passed our watch spot, the only sound was the beat of their wings and spent food falling to the water. Hundreds of yellow eyes watched the watchers: mood, primordial.
-The ascent of
-Black Coda
+The ascent of Black Coda Mountain was steeper than the others, climaxed by a traverse, slightly reminiscent of the climb to Bimlow. More flesh flew as we scrambled over a mix of rough scree, fern and lawyer vine.
-Mountain- was steeper than the others; climaxed' by a traverse, slightly
-reminiscent of the climb to Bimlow. More flesh flew as we scrambled over a mix of rough scree, fern and lawyer vine.
+Our lunch spot on Broken Rock Range became a Chinese laundry as our gear flapped in a generous breeze. The view from the end of the Range was magnificent, made more so by a welcome sun.
- Our lunch spot on Broken- Rock Range became a Chinese laundry as our gear
-flapped in a generous breeze. The view from the end of the Range was magnificent, made more so by a welcome sun.
+Our last camp was under a cool, clear moon after a long, but comparatively gentle climb from Butchers Creek to the top of Scotts Main Range.
-Our last camp was under, a cool, clear moon after a long, but comparatively gentle climb from Butchers Creek to the top of Scotts Main Range.
 Time had become a problem so it decided to take the Gingra Track rather than go to Kanangra by way of Gingra Creek.
 The sun shone after a splendid walk with splendid company.
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