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 In view of the impending Shortage' of waste disposal sites and the reluctance of councils to acceptthem in their area, approval of Mushroom Compositor's application to use an inhoIding would set a very unacceptable precedent.. There are a number of inholdings and: enclaves of privately owned land in national parks which might be usedfor waste disposal. Such sites. are a temptation to subdividers and sometimes bar access to the parks.
 For these reasons it is to be hoped that the $20 million made available to the NPWS for land acquisition will be used to acquire such _sites.
-Report on Historical walk on Saturday 9 July 1994.
-. Nancy Alderton
-The grouP comprised one member and one prospectiVe (three interested people having withdrawn at the last minute), as well as the leader. The party walked from Linden to Kings Cave, which is a marvellous cave once used by the Aborigines and by the King's Men supervising the building of the road - from -Penrith to Bathurst. After inspecting Caleys Repulse (Caley being the first man to reach Linden before Blacksland Wentworth , and Lawson crossed the mountains in 1813.), We walked on to Bulls Camp where a stockade was built in the past for 300 people. New roads at the Woodford bends have changed the access to walking along The Great Western Highway. The party then walked to the eastern side of the area and saw, the remains of the original Old Bathurst Road and the marks' of carriages which used it, as well as tWo convict built homes' on the edge of the ridge. 'Then the group' stopped.. at Woodford Academy,' now a National Trust Property,. and in the past an Inn where gold was stored en route from Bath. urst to Sydney; and at the turn of the C20. a teaching academy for boys. After leaving the 'Academythe party dropped down into thi valley to enjoy the fresh air and birds at Mabel, Edith and Hazel. Falls. Then the group took the homeward' track to Hazelbrook.
-Postscript to Judy O'connor's Broken Ankle
-Judy O'Connor
-Members and readers will remember I was unfortunate enough
-to give myself a nasty broken ankle on a walk in the Nattai N.P.. led by Bill Holland 'about this time last year. AMorig the many horrible memories I have before, -after and ,during the, experience was the 30 hour waiting time it took to get to hospital.
-However, My recovery has been excellent,. although not 100 percent, and i have been walking again for sore time. With thiS in mincrand feeling that the whole sorry' thing was in the past, I decided to take up the specialist's' advice to have the steel plate and eight screws that had been inserted to help the heeling process removed. His advice was in the form Of "In old people we don't bother...but you're YOUNG' so you should definitely, have it 'out." I guess it was ego rather than medical evidence that convinced me.
-. So, 1. cheerfully booked in for what. 1 was promised would be. a quick,: safe, pain free and even happy little operation. All Went well until abut a week after leaving hospital when I started feeling a lot of pain and noticed swelling, and redness that didn't go, away. I. carried on at. work for a few. more days until realised that couldn't . actually put any weight on the foot.
-I limped back to the- doctor whO organised an X-ray and after a quick look' sent me straight to the North Shore Hospital Where I was
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+The group comprised one member and one prospective (three interested people having withdrawn at the last minute), as well as the leader. The party walked from Linden to Kings Cave, which is a marvellous cave once used by the Aborigines and by the King's Men supervising the building of the road - from -Penrith to Bathurst. After inspecting Caleys Repulse (Caley being the first man to reach Linden before Blacksland Wentworth , and Lawson crossed the mountains in 1813.), We walked on to Bulls Camp where a stockade was built in the past for 300 people. New roads at the Woodford bends have changed the access to walking along The Great Western Highway. The party then walked to the eastern side of the area and saw, the remains of the original Old Bathurst Road and the marks' of carriages which used it, as well as tWo convict built homes' on the edge of the ridge. 'Then the group' stopped.. at Woodford Academy,' now a National Trust Property,. and in the past an Inn where gold was stored en route from Bath. urst to Sydney; and at the turn of the C20. a teaching academy for boys. After leaving the 'Academythe party dropped down into thi valley to enjoy the fresh air and birds at Mabel, Edith and Hazel. Falls. Then the group took the homeward' track to Hazelbrook.
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+Members and readers will remember I was unfortunate enough to give myself a nasty broken ankle on a walk in the Nattai N.P. led by Bill Holland about this time last year.  Among the many horrible memories I have before, after and during the experience was the 30 hour waiting time it took to get to hospital.
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+However, my recovery has been excellent, although not 100 percent, and I have been walking again for some time. With this in mind and feeling that the whole sorry thing was in the past, I decided to take up the specialist's advice to have the steel plate and eight screws that had been inserted to help the heeling process removed.  His advice was in the form of "In old people we don't bother...but you're YOUNG so you should definitely have it out." I guess it was ego rather than medical evidence that convinced me.
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+So I cheerfully booked in for what I was promised would be a quick, safe, pain free and even happy little operation. All went well until abut a week after leaving hospital when I started feeling a lot of pain and noticed swelling and redness that didn't go away. I carried on at work for a few more days until realised that I couldn't actually put any weight on the foot.
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+I limped back to the doctor who organised an X-ray and after a quick look sent me straight to the North Shore Hospital where I was diagnosed as having a well advanced Golden Staph infection and admitted poste haste. I was hooked up to an intravenous drip and given jumbo doses of antibiotics for four days, confined to bed (no, no, not another bed pan, please) but worst of all, my ankle was put back in plaster! Could this really be happening?
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+My spirits dropped, figuratively speaking, from the top of Perrys Lookdown to Blue Gum in about five seconds flat and then dropped a bit further (wherever that could be) when saw the crutches leaning against the wall for when I was ready to hop around again.
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+I never know how, when or why the infection occurred although its commonly associated with hospitals - and if not treated "aggressively" as the medicos quaintly put it, can lead to "bone death" especially in an ankle where there is little flesh and the circulation is not terrific.
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--4 diagnosed as having a well advanced Golden. Staph infection and -admitted poste haste. I was hooked up to an., intravenous drip and given jumbo doses of antibiotics for four days, confined to. bed (no, no, not another bed pan, please) but worst of all, my ankle was put back in ,plaster! Could this really be happening?
- My spirits dropped, figuratively speaking, from the top of Perrys Lookdown to Blue Gum in about five seconds flat and then dropped a bit further (wherever that could be) when saw the crutches leaning, against the wall for when I was ready to hop around again.
-never know how, when or why the infection. occurred 'although its commonly associated Nev t h hospitals - and if not treated "aggressively " as the medicos quaintly put it, can lead to "bone death" especially in an ankle where there is : little flesh and the Circulation is not terrific.
-However; the crutches were thrown aside after a week or so of leaving. hospital and I'm pleased to say I have now shaken off the nasty bugs and re-emerged into the abld-. bo'died world again. Total recovery time: about eight weeks.
-Please, whoever's hp there, don't let there be a post post-script to this story. Thank You..
 Trekking in Nepal Oct' 94
 Sasha Litvak is planning a trip to.. Nepal in late October for a month, high altitude trekking to Everest Base Camp.
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 This is a necessary job. The pay isnt all that great but Maurice assures me that job 'satisfaction makes it worthwhile,
 George
-PAGE 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER SEPTEMBER 1994
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  There will be a- photographic display for Blue Mountains heritage On, 27 August 1994: The latest version of the environmental shame file indicates that 11 of the new wilderness areas promised have not yet been declared and that at this date plans of management for 32 national Parks are in suspense. On what one 'can only hope is the brighter side, plans for the Royal, Heathcote and Garrawarra are, due out mid September for comment by, 20 February 1995.
  The call for general. business brought no response and apart from a few announcements that was all there was to it. The meeting closed at 2049:
-The August Getiero
-Meeting.
+===== The August General Meeting =====
- It was around 1958 when the president called the 16 or so members present to order and began 'the meeting. There was one apology, from Patrick James. New. members Keith . Bradbury John Go hari, Anne Carter, john Archbold, Linda Mallett, Paul
- Haynes, Henry Roda and Joanne Kerr welcomed into membership in the usual way. -
+It was around 1958 when the president called the 16 or so members present to order and began the meeting. There was one apology, from Patrick James. New. members Keith Bradbury, John Gohari, Anne Carter, John Archbold, Linda Mallet, Paul Haynes, Henry Roda and Joanne Kerr welcomed into membership in the usual way.
-The minutes of the previous meeting were read and received 'with no matters arising except a; comment regarding a $200 donation to Careflight.'
-Correspondence was Comprised of an outgoing letter from Alex to the NSW minister for the environment regarding access to the Morton N.P. and a response to that letter. There was also a letter from the Kowmung committee regarding. the plan to raise the height of the Warragainba dam Wall, and a letter from Confederation about the need' to pay our subs by the due date. (1. September 1994). 'There Were no matters arising, apart from a reassurance from the treasurer about the Confederation subs..
+The minutes of the previous meeting were read and received with no matters arising except a comment regarding a $200 donation to Careflight.
-The treasurer's report was next.. It seems that we earned or otherwise acquired income of $293 and spent $8,227 to close the month with a balance of $
-So then it was on, on, at a maddening pace to the first of the. walks reports. This covered Tony Holgate'S walk over the 15, 16, 17 July from Mt. Hay into the Grose River area. The walk was described as semi exploratory and sooty. There were reducing to 12, participants and the survivors cathe out after dark. Don Brook's trip from Little Wobby. to Wondab yne on the Saturday attracted 18 and went well apart' from a continuing 'serial argument between Wilf an Zol over navigation, route finding,,, life, the universe and everything.' Dick Weston's Sunday walk to Mt'
+Correspondence was comprised of an outgoing letter from Alex to the NSW minister for the environment regarding access to the Morton N.P. and a response to that letter. There was also a letter from the Kowmung committee regarding the plan to raise the height of the Warragamba dam wall, and a letter from Confederation about the need to pay our subs by the due date. (1 September 1994). There were no matters arising, apart from a reassurance from the treasurer about the Confederation subs.
-Solitary had.,a party of 14 and was described as enjoyable -
-July 23, saw, Bill Holland and a troupe of assistants conducting an instructional weekend at-Coolana for
+The treasurer's report was next. It seems that we earned or otherwise acquired income of $293 and spent $8,227 to close the month with a balance of $___.
-around 30 prospectives. Jan Mohandas 'cancelled his walk in Bungonia Gorge die to the lack of water. Morag Ryder led a group of 7 on her, Saturday: trip from Faulconbridge to Blaxland via GlenbrOok Creek. The walk was described as pleasant but there was 'mention of a.'continuing serial argument between Wilf an Zol, Morrie Ward's day walk in the WattaganS on the 'Sunday had a patty of 26 enjoying' pleasant weather on a delightful day
-So then it was on; on, at a maddening pace to the first of the walk reports.. This covered Tony Holgate's walk over the 15; 16, 17 July from Mt: Hay' into the Grose River. area.. The walk was described as semi exploratory.' and sooty. There Were 14, reducing to 12, participants arid ,the. survivors came out after :dark. Don Brook's trip from Little Wobby to Vondabyne on the Saturday attracted 18 and went well apart 'from a continuing serial argument between Wilf an Zol over navigation, route finding,' life, the universe 'and everything. Dick Weston's Sunday walk to Mt Solitary had a party. of 14 and was described as enjoyable
+So then it was on, on, at a maddening pace to the first of the walks reports. This covered Tony Holgate's walk over the 15, 16, 17 July from Mt. Hay into the Grose River area. The walk was described as semi exploratory and sooty. There were 14, reducing to 12, participants and the survivors came out after dark.  Don Brook's trip from Little Wobby to Wondabyne on the Saturday attracted 18 and went well apart from a continuing serial argument between Wilf and Zol over navigation, route finding, life, the universe and everything.  Dick Weston's Sunday walk to Mt Solitary had a party of 14 and was described as enjoyable.
-. July 23, 24 saw Bill Hollatid and, a troupe Of assistants conducting an instructional weekend at CoOlaria for
-around 30 prospectives. Jan Mohandas , cancelled his walk in Bungonia Gorge due to 'the lack of Water. Merag Ryder led a group of 7 on her Saturday trip from Faulconbridge to Blaxland via Glenbrook Creek. The walk was described as pleasant: but there was mention of a continuing serial argument between Wilf an Zol. Morrie Ward's daY walk in the Wattagans. on the Sunday had a party of 26 enjoying pleasant weather on a delightful day,
+July 23,24 saw Bill Holland and a troupe of assistants conducting an instructional weekend at Coolana for
- The weekend of 5, 6, 7 August Saw Spiro and a party of 13 enjoying a coo/ sunny weekend as
+around 30 prospectives. Jan Mohandas cancelled his walk in Bungonia Gorge due to the lack of water.  Morag Ryder led a group of 7 on her Saturday trip from Faulconbridge to Blaxland via Glenbrook Creek. The walk was described as pleasant but there was mention of a continuing serial argument between Wilf and Zol.  Morrie Ward's day walk in the Wattagans on the Sunday had a patty of 26 enjoying pleasant weather on a delightful day.
-COME, SEARCH FOR A PLANE
-LIKE THIS, BUT NOT LIKE
+The weekend of 5,6,7 August saw Spiro and a party of 13 enjoying a cool sunny weekend as
-On 14 August 1981, a single engined Cessna crashed into wild mountains near Barrington Tops. A search by land and air was called. off after nine days. It was felt that with conditions
-as they were, the airmen would not have surviVed. Bushwalkers have often returned to the search - for practice and perhaps to solve a mystery. This will be the Sixth search, but with a new pattern..
+===== Come, search for a plane like this, but not like this: only its parts shrouded in vines!! =====
-BUSI-IWALKEPS WILDEPNESS PESCUr*
-will be conducting a Search Practice at Barrington Tops during the weekend
+On 14 August 1981, a single engined Cessna crashed into wild mountains near Barrington Tops. A search by land and air was called off after nine days. It was felt that with conditions as they were, the airmen would not have survived. Bushwalkers have often returned to the search - for practice and perhaps to solve a mystery. This will be the sixth search, but with a new pattern.
+Bushwalkers Wilderness Rescue* will be conducting a Search Practice at Barrington Tops during the weekend
 beginning 14 October 1994.
 For those who like going in style, a special bus will carry those fast enough to book (apply by 16 September) at the subsidised price of $20. Please ring John Tonitto (w)7892527 (h)5286174 to book a seat.
-Please contact your 'club's Search & Retctle Contact Officer so that we know who is corning.
+Please contact your club's Search & Rescue Contact Officer so that we know who is corning.
 Gloves and secateurs will be useful tools in speeding progress.
-* Operating through Confederation of NSW Bushwalkers and Volunteer Rescue Man. of NSW
+* Operating through Confederation of NSW Bushwalkers and Volunteer Rescue Assn. of NSW