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|15|Paddy Pallin | |15|Paddy Pallin | ||
- | =====FROM THE CLUBROOM | + | =====FROM THE CLUBROOM |
+ | ===by Jan Roberts=== | ||
It's well and truly winter time in Sydney and if you're like me, you'll add a couple of kilos at this time of the year. So blame the cooler weather for tucking into a little more nourishment than usual, or instead be creative and tell everyone you are adding a few extra kilos as " | It's well and truly winter time in Sydney and if you're like me, you'll add a couple of kilos at this time of the year. So blame the cooler weather for tucking into a little more nourishment than usual, or instead be creative and tell everyone you are adding a few extra kilos as " | ||
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**SBW at Vinegar Hill Woolshed - Saturday, 26th of August** | **SBW at Vinegar Hill Woolshed - Saturday, 26th of August** | ||
- | Still a few spots left for this great night out. At $28.00 per head for a hearty 3 coursemeal | + | Still a few spots left for this great night out. At $28.00 per head for a hearty 3 course meal and all the Australian bush dancing and singalongs you can handle, this will be one not to be missed. For those joining us at Rouse Hill, the balance for your meal is due for payment to Jan Roberts on the 12th of August. All enquiries and further details (02) 411 5517. |
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a) continue your membership and/or\\ | a) continue your membership and/or\\ | ||
b) continue to receive the Club magazine\\ | b) continue to receive the Club magazine\\ | ||
- | * Please mail your subscription at once. If your subscription does not reach the treasurer within two weeks you will receive no further mailings from the Club and in due course your name will be removed from the Membership subscribers list Without | + | * Please mail your subscription at once. If your subscription does not reach the treasurer within two weeks you will receive no further mailings from the Club and in due course your name will be removed from the Membership subscribers list without |
* In the event that for some reason you are unable to respond to this notice and are removed from Membership and/or the mailing list you may at any time apply in writing to the Club committee for reinstatement.\\ | * In the event that for some reason you are unable to respond to this notice and are removed from Membership and/or the mailing list you may at any time apply in writing to the Club committee for reinstatement.\\ | ||
- | Yours Sincerely, | + | Yours Sincerely,\\ |
- | + | The Committee and Treasurer.\\ | |
- | The Committee and Treasurer. | + | The Sydney Bushwalkers inc.\\ |
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- | The Sydney Bushwalkers inc. | + | |
This notice does not apply to those organisations who receive complimentary, | This notice does not apply to those organisations who receive complimentary, | ||
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Family | Family | ||
Non Active | Non Active | ||
- | " " Plus Mag. $ 21\\ | + | " |
Magazine only $ 12\\ | Magazine only $ 12\\ | ||
+ | **Advertisements**\\ | ||
+ | Advertisements in the Sydney Bushwalker reach many people interested in bushwalking and associated activities and pursuits. For your assistance, our magazine Manager Joy Hines can be contacted on:\\ | ||
+ | Business Telephone: (02) 888 3144\\ | ||
+ | Home telephone: | ||
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+ | Rates are as listed: | ||
+ | |Issues|Full Page|Half Page|Quarter Page|Eighth Page| | ||
+ | |Twelve|$280|$145|$80|$45| | ||
+ | |Six|$150|$80|$45|$25| | ||
+ | |Three|$85|$45|$25|$15| | ||
+ | |One|$35|$20|$15|$10| | ||
**Death Notice** | **Death Notice** | ||
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|Sun screen| |80| | |Sun screen| |80| | ||
|Food |1870 |1870 | | |Food |1870 |1870 | | ||
- | |Totals |6460 grams |14445 grams| | + | |**Totals |6460 grams |14445 grams**| |
| |6.46 kg| 14.50 kg| | | |6.46 kg| 14.50 kg| | ||
| |14 ¼lb| 31 ¾lb| | | |14 ¼lb| 31 ¾lb| | ||
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* SWISS KNIFE Certainly not necessary for eating, but if you have to carry out emergency repairs on some piece of equipment you won't find a spoon much use.\\ | * SWISS KNIFE Certainly not necessary for eating, but if you have to carry out emergency repairs on some piece of equipment you won't find a spoon much use.\\ | ||
WATERBOTTLE In Victoria in summer (and even in autumn) water is often scarce, so carrying water is a necessity. | WATERBOTTLE In Victoria in summer (and even in autumn) water is often scarce, so carrying water is a necessity. | ||
- | * STOVE Above the treeline there is seldom any firewood, Also many of our national parks now require walkers to use stoves to protect the environment. Pouring rain is another reason. Sharing reduces the weight. | + | * STOVE Above the treeline there is seldom any firewood, Also many of our national parks now require walkers to use stoves to protect the environment. Pouring rain is another reason. Sharing reduces the weight.\\ |
* SLEEPING MAT The environment is also one reason for carrying a sleeping mat. It's no longer acceptable to cut fern for insulation, and you'll spend a miserable night in the Victorian Alps if you have only a ground sheet between you and the wet, cold ground.\\ | * SLEEPING MAT The environment is also one reason for carrying a sleeping mat. It's no longer acceptable to cut fern for insulation, and you'll spend a miserable night in the Victorian Alps if you have only a ground sheet between you and the wet, cold ground.\\ | ||
* SCRUB GLOVES Not necessary on every trip of course, but if you're leading an off track walk through head high hakea scrub in the Grampians you'll be glad of them.\\ | * SCRUB GLOVES Not necessary on every trip of course, but if you're leading an off track walk through head high hakea scrub in the Grampians you'll be glad of them.\\ | ||
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From the pallet of available weather and conditions for this time of year which varies from clear and hot through dull and rainy to a blizzard with snow, Maurice chose clear hot days for every day for us. He had to work to keep it that way. On day 7, his concentration slipped and going across Cool Plain the weather turned quite dull and cool. Maurice you will have to try harder next time. Of course, insects like the same weather and they came out in abundance. There was a continuous swarm of flies around each person: they varied from 747 March Flies to jet fighter flies. At a rest stop part walk up Mount Jagungal, Dick was seen to slap his leg and say " | From the pallet of available weather and conditions for this time of year which varies from clear and hot through dull and rainy to a blizzard with snow, Maurice chose clear hot days for every day for us. He had to work to keep it that way. On day 7, his concentration slipped and going across Cool Plain the weather turned quite dull and cool. Maurice you will have to try harder next time. Of course, insects like the same weather and they came out in abundance. There was a continuous swarm of flies around each person: they varied from 747 March Flies to jet fighter flies. At a rest stop part walk up Mount Jagungal, Dick was seen to slap his leg and say " | ||
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Congratulations to Masumi, who is a visitor and whose only previous bushwalking experience was one day walk, she handled this tough, long walk with strength and perseverance. We hope she takes home good memories of this country. | Congratulations to Masumi, who is a visitor and whose only previous bushwalking experience was one day walk, she handled this tough, long walk with strength and perseverance. We hope she takes home good memories of this country. | ||
Thanks go to George Mawer for organising the trip, and to Maurice Smith who took over when George became ill and ably led the walk. The other walkers were Carol Lubbers, Morag Rydler. Masumi, Bob Horder, Oliver Crawford, Keith Perry, Brian Bolton. Sasha Litvak, Dick Weston, David Trinder. | Thanks go to George Mawer for organising the trip, and to Maurice Smith who took over when George became ill and ably led the walk. The other walkers were Carol Lubbers, Morag Rydler. Masumi, Bob Horder, Oliver Crawford, Keith Perry, Brian Bolton. Sasha Litvak, Dick Weston, David Trinder. | ||
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=====THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING.===== | =====THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING.===== | ||
===Barry Wallace=== | ===Barry Wallace=== | ||
- | What's this?. The President with an injured hand? But wait, that's not contusions and bandages, it's a large icing sugar dusted almond and custard pastry she's holding in her right hand, while dexterously removing,icing sugar from cheeks and nose with a paper napkin. Ah yes, and there' | + | What's this? The President with an injured hand? But wait, that's not contusions and bandages, it's a large icing sugar dusted almond and custard pastry she's holding in her right hand, while dexterously removing icing sugar from cheeks and nose with a paper napkin. Ah yes, and there' |
- | The Membership slowly accumulated until at 2010, Pastry and coffee all gone, the President called the 18 6ts members | + | |
+ | The Membership slowly accumulated until at 2010. Pastry and coffee all gone, the President called the 18 or so members | ||
Correspondence was limited to incoming commercial entreaties and outgoing letters to two new members. | Correspondence was limited to incoming commercial entreaties and outgoing letters to two new members. | ||
- | The treasurer' | + | The treasurer' |
Welcoming the new members was next, with Bill Smallwood, Gail and John Siccardi, Ted Kelly and Weimar Teng called, but only the first four responding. | Welcoming the new members was next, with Bill Smallwood, Gail and John Siccardi, Ted Kelly and Weimar Teng called, but only the first four responding. | ||
- | Eddie was going to be late so Bill Holland presented the walks reports in his stead. We began at the weekend of '12, 1.3, 14 May with Greta' | + | Eddie was going to be late so Bill Holland presented the walks reports in his stead. We began at the weekend of 12, 13, 14 May with Greta' |
- | The weekend of 20, 21, 22 May saw Eddie Criacanel | + | |
- | Bundeena Saturday walk moving to jig time by the look of it. They caught the 1600 ferry. Yes Virginia, | + | The weekend of 20, 21, 22 May saw Eddie Giacomel |
- | Bill Holland was out there doing it again the following weekend 26, 27, 28 May. The 8 walkers on his Bungonia area walk enjoyed a pleasant enough trip but were appalled at the damage being done to Bungonia Creek by limestone quarrying operations on the northern wall of the lower gorge. It seems huge boulders and other spoils are being dumped down the bank into the creek. Paul Knight ended up as the undisputed leader of the party of 12 who turned up for his and Marion' | + | Bundeena Saturday walk moving to jig time by the look of it. They caught the 1600 ferry. Yes Virginia, |
- | David Rostron' | + | |
- | Morrie Ward was out again, over the weekend, of 2, 3, 4.1une with a party of 6 on his.,"great views" tour of Paralyser and Gouagang Fog and, mist reduced the views somewhat, but they were spared the rain. The party was ,reported as fast. Sasha Litvak' | + | Bill Holland was out there doing it again the following weekend 26, 27, 28 May. The 8 walkers on his Bungonia area walk enjoyed a pleasant enough trip but were appalled at the damage being done to Bungonia Creek by limestone quarrying operations on the northern wall of the lower gorge. It seems huge boulders and other spoils are being dumped down the bank into the creek. Paul Knight ended up as the undisputed leader of the party of 12 who turned up for his and Marion' |
- | PAGE 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKJER JULY 1995 | + | |
- | frorri p13 | + | David Rostron' |
- | Theltine General Meeting | + | |
- | and that when they were ensconced under an overhang for Morning tea. The lace monitor failed to appear at iwichtirrie, due no doubt to the cooler conditions, but there...Were Wildflowers | + | Morrie Ward was out again, over the weekend, of 2, 3, 4 June with a party of 6 on his "great views" tour of Paralyser and Gouagang Fog and, mist reduced the views somewhat, but they were spared the rain. The party was reported as fast. Sasha Litvak' |
- | . .. . | + | |
- | The Queen' | + | The Queen' |
- | to Mungo Brush duetothe | + | |
- | spot h2i. suffered a' | + | Tony Holgate |
- | Tony-Holgate | + | |
- | some of the ruggedest country in the state" as the papers usually say | + | When Bill Holland first began receiving calls about an overdue party he thought it referred to Tony's party. It soon emerged however, that there was another, |
- | When Bill Holland first began receiving; calls about an overdue party he thought it referred to Tony's party. | + | |
- | Jim River' | + | Jim River' |
Conservation report indicated that the complaint about damage to Bungonia Gorge was significant, | Conservation report indicated that the complaint about damage to Bungonia Gorge was significant, | ||
- | Confederation report brought mention of the installation of new signs at the boundaries of the Warragarnba Storage Exclusion Area. You will probably have noticed that Confederation is seeking details of the earlier agreement between The Board and The Federation of Bushwalking Clubs of NSW regarding permitted access through the Exclusion Area along traditional walking routes or the modifications to them caused by inundation by the stored waters. If you know details of the agreement please contact Confederation, | + | |
+ | Confederation report brought mention of the installation of new signs at the boundaries of the Warragarnba Storage Exclusion Area. You will probably have noticed that Confederation is seeking details of the earlier agreement between The Board and The Federation of Bushwalking Clubs of NSW regarding permitted access through the Exclusion Area along traditional walking routes or the modifications to them caused by inundation by the stored waters. If you know details of the agreement please contact Confederation, | ||
General Business saw mention of the coming upgrading of the Royal NP coastal track. It seems some federal government moneys are involved and there is a suspicion that the upgrading may be targeted at future use by the international tourist industry. | General Business saw mention of the coming upgrading of the Royal NP coastal track. It seems some federal government moneys are involved and there is a suspicion that the upgrading may be targeted at future use by the international tourist industry. | ||
- | Then came the announcements and the President closed the meeting with a near miss on the gong at | + | |
- | 2128. | + | Then came the announcements and the President closed the meeting with a near miss on the gong at 2128. |
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