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- | DECEMBER 1997 | + | **SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, Box 4476 GPO Sydney 2001. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager. |
+ | |Editor| Patrick James 5/2 Hardie Street Neutral Bay 2089 Telephone 9953 8384| | ||
+ | |Business Manager| George Mawer. 42 Lincoln Road Georges Hall Telephone 9707 1343| | ||
+ | |Production Manager| Fran Holland| | ||
+ | |Printers| Kenn Clacher, Tom Wenman, Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven & Les Powell| | ||
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+ | THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS INCORPORATED was founded in 1927. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 8 pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre: 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near Milsons Point Railway Station). Visitors and prospective members are welcome any Wednesday. | ||
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+ | |President| Tony Holgate| | ||
+ | |Vice-President| Morie Ward| | ||
+ | |Public Officer| Fran Holland| | ||
+ | |Treasurer| Greta James| | ||
+ | |Secretary| Michele Powell| | ||
+ | |Walks Secretary| Eddy Giacomel| | ||
+ | |Social Secretary| Peter Dalton| | ||
+ | |Membership Secretary| Barry Wallace| | ||
+ | |New Members Secretary| Jennifer Trevor-Roberts| | ||
+ | |Conservation Secretary| Bill Holland| | ||
+ | |Magazine Editor| Patrick James| | ||
+ | |Committee Members| Suzanne Garland & Don Wills| | ||
+ | |Delegates to Confederation| Jim Callaway & Ken Smith| | ||
+ | ** | ||
+ | DECEMBER 1997** | ||
In This Issue, No. 757 | In This Issue, No. 757 | ||
- | SYDNEY BUSHWALKER is a monthly | + | P |
- | bulletin | + | |
- | Sydney | + | |
- | Bush Walkers Inc, Box 4476 GPO Sydney | + | |
- | 2001. To advertise in this magazine, | + | |
- | please by Elwyn Morris | + | |
- | contact the Business Manager. | + | |
- | Editor: Patrick James | + | |
- | 5/2 Hardie Street Neutral Bay 2089 | + | |
- | Telephone 9953 8384 | + | |
- | Business Manager: George Mawer | + | |
- | 42 Lincoln Road Georges Hall | + | |
- | Telephone 9707 1343 | + | |
- | Production Manager: Fran Holland | + | |
- | Printers: Kenn Clacher, Tom Wenman, | + | |
- | Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven | + | |
- | & Les Powell | + | |
- | P 2 Conservation Corner. Manageinent of National | ||
Parks by Aboriginal Land Councils. | Parks by Aboriginal Land Councils. | ||
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Willow Eradication Walks | Willow Eradication Walks | ||
- | P .4 Army Training in the Grose Valley: Part 2 | + | P |
- | by Ralph Sutton | + | |
- | P 5 Song Book | + | by Ralph Sutton |
- | SBW Christmas Party | + | |
- | SBW Balmoral Barbeque | + | |
- | P 7 Getting my Knickers in Navigation Knots | + | P 5 Song Book |
- | P 8 70th Anniversary Celebrations: | + | SBW Christmas Party |
- | P 10 A Bicycle in Burgundy by Tom Wenman | + | SBW Balmoral Barbeque |
- | P 12 November General Meeting by Barry Wallace | + | P 7 Getting my Knickers in Navigation Knots |
- | P 13 Letters, Letters, Letters | + | by Elwyn Morris |
- | Club Coolana | + | |
- | P 14 Footnotes | + | P 8 70th Anniversary Celebrations: |
- | Social Note | + | |
- | Illegal Flower Pickers | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS | + | P 10 A Bicycle |
- | INCORPORATED was founded | + | |
- | Club meetings are held every Wednesday | + | P 12 November General Meeting by Barry Wallace |
- | evening at 8 pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood | + | |
- | Centre, 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near | + | |
- | Milsons Point Railway Station). Visitors and | + | |
- | prospective members are welcome any | + | |
- | Wednesday. | + | |
- | President: Tony Holgate | + | |
- | Vice-President: | + | |
- | Public Officer: Fran Holland | + | |
- | Treasurer: Greta James | + | |
- | Secretary: Michele Powell | + | |
- | Walks Secretary: Eddy Giacomel | + | |
- | Social Secretary: Peter Dalton | + | |
- | Membership Secretary: | + | |
- | New Members Secretary: Advertisers | + | |
- | Jennifer Trevor -Roberts P 3 Alpsports | + | |
- | Conservation Secretary: Bill Holland P6 Eastwood Camping Centre | + | |
- | Magazine Editor: Patrick James P9 Willis' | + | |
- | Committee Members: Back cover Paddy Pallin | + | |
- | Suzanne Garland & Don Wills | + | |
- | Delegates to Confederation: | + | |
- | Jim Callaway & Ken Smith | + | |
- | + | ||
- | I Page 2 The Sydney Bushwalker, December 1997 | + | |
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- | CONSERVATION CORNER | + | P 13 Letters, Letters, Letters |
- | If you would like to be involved in Conservation issues please phone Bill Holland, Conservation Secretary on 9484 6636 (business and after hours). | + | Club Coolana |
- | Management of National Parks | + | P 14 Footnotes |
- | by Aboriginal Land Councils | + | Social Note |
- | by Sean.Docker: | + | |
- | Bushwalker, Nov. 1997 | + | |
+ | Illegal Flower Pickers | ||
- | The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council | + | Advertisers |
- | (NSWALC) welcomed the enactment of the National Parks and Wildlife Amendthent (Aboriginal Ownership) Act 1996 . The Act was passed with the unanimous support of both houses of the NSW Parliament and creates a new category of conservation reserve: land owned by Aboriginal people which is leased to the State; and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NP& | + | P 3 Alpsports |
- | The rights of the public in Aboriginal owned National Parks (AoNP) will be the same as in other National Parks in NSW while the rights of Aboriginal Owners are recognised through ownership and management arrangements. This ensures that the objectives of conservation and public recreation: camping, walking, sight- seeing and picnicking, are as important in AoNP as in other National Parks, | + | P 6 Eastwood Camping Centre |
- | AoNP are to be managed by NP&WS according to a Plan of Management created by the Board of Management of the particular park and not by the Director General of the NP&WS. The Board of Management consists of a majority of Aboriginal Owners and includes representatives of Local Government, NP&WS, a conservation representative, | + | P 9 Willis' |
- | Aboriginal Owners of the .National Parks and other Aboriginal people to whom the owners give permission may hunt and gather fauna and flora with the exception of species protected by threatened ' | + | Back cover Paddy Pallin |
- | There are two methods by which new AoNP can be created. Firstly, where State land is claimed by an Aboriginal. Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 and is found to also be needed for the essential public purpose of Nature | + | ====== |
- | Secondly, where land is already a National. Park it can become an AoNP by being placed on Schedule 14 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act. The process-for this requires an application being made by any person to the Direct-General of NP&WS, the Director-General making a report. -to the Minister, the Minister making a recommendation the area be added to Schedule '14 as long as it is at least as significant to Aboriginal people as the other lands on Schedule 14 and an Act of Parliament being passed. | ||
- | AoNP provide a valuable opportunity for the public | + | If you would like to be involved in Conservation issues please phone Bill Holland, Conservation Secretary on 9484 6636 (business |
- | Willow Eradication Walks from The Bushwalker, Nov. 1997 | + | Management of National Parks by Aboriginal Land Councils |
- | The Kowmung Committee aims to rid "' | + | by Sean Docker: Land Rights Unit, NSWALC, from The Bushwalker, Nov. 1997 |
- | Army Training in the Grose Valley | + | The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) welcomed the enactment of the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Aboriginal Ownership) Act 1996 . The Act was passed with the unanimous support of both houses of the NSW Parliament and creates a new category of conservation reserve: land owned by Aboriginal people which is leased to the State; and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service |
- | by Ralph Sutton | + | The rights of the public in Aboriginal owned National Parks (AoNP) will be the same as in other National Parks in NSW while the rights of Aboriginal Owners are recognised through ownership and management arrangements. |
- | In Part I of this article, published last month, | + | AoNP are to be managed by NP&WS according to a Plan of Management created by the Board of Management of the particular park and not by the Director General |
- | First Exploration | + | Aboriginal Owners of the National Parks and other Aboriginal people to whom the owners give permission may hunt and gather fauna and flora with the exception of species protected by threatened species legislation or by the Plan of Management. The leases must acknowledge the rights of the public under the National Parks and Wildlife Act. Further, the Aboriginal Land Council may not sell, mortgage, exchange or dispose of the land. |
- | The first major European incursion into the Blue Mountains was in 1813 by Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth and William LaWSon. George Evans in 1813/14 surveyed | + | There are two methods |
- | The Hawkesbury River System | + | Secondly, where land is already a National. Park it can become an AoNP by being placed on Schedule 14 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act. The process for this requires an application being made by any person to the Direct-General of NP&WS, the Director-General making a report to the Minister, the Minister making a recommendation the area be added to Schedule 14 as long as it is at least as significant to Aboriginal people as the other lands on Schedule 14 and an Act of Parliament being passed. |
- | The Hawkesbury River drainage system is over 480 km long. It rises as the Wollondilly River near Crookwell and flows through deep gorges | + | AoNP provide a valuable opportunity for the public |
- | Following the completion of the Upper Nepean water catchment scheme, the Water Board in 1925/26 considered alternative schemes which might supplement the Nepean system. One scheme which, in the end was rejected, was to dam the Grose River valley which had a catchment area.of some 640 square kilometres. | + | Willow Eradication Walks from The Bushwalker, Nov. 1997 |
- | Historical Notes | + | The Kowmung Committee aims to rid the Kowmung River of introduced plants. |
- | It is thought that the Dharuq tribe of Aborigines occupied what is now the North Richmond area of the Hawkesbury Riverfi the time of the first settlement | + | ====== Army Training |
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+ | by Ralph Sutton | ||
- | Captain William Paterson | + | In Part 1 of this article, published last month, the author described |
- | Shortly after arriving in Sydney in July 1807, Ensign Archibald Bell of the New South Wales Corps purchased the Richmond Hill property [6948] from John .-13owrnan, to whom it had been granted in 1803..A - little later he was granted 500 icres, adjoinink the land which he had purChasedjle named the property Belmont and o_n' it he built a timber home. That house was replaced by. a stone house in 1834. Experiencing financial difficulties, | + | First Exploration |
- | Back in Governor Phillip' | + | The first major European incursion into the Blue Mountains was in 1813 by Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth |
- | In 1856 Captain J. S. Hawkins RE and his party of Royal Sappers and Miners, which had been engaged in survey duties in Tasmania, arrived in Sydney. They were put under command of Lieutenant Colonel George Barney, then Surveyor-General, | + | The Hawkesbury River System |
- | On 20 April 1911 the SS Paloona arrived in Sydney Harbour with twelve youths, aged from 17 to 20, who had come to Australia under the " | + | The Hawkesbury River drainage system is over 480 km long. It rises as the Wollondilly River near Crookwell and flows through deep gorges |
- | SBW SONG BOOK | + | Following the completion of the Upper Nepean water catchment scheme, the Water Board in 1925/26 considered alternative schemes which might supplement the Nepean system. One scheme which, in the end was rejected, was to dam the Grose River valley which had a catchment area of some 640 square kilometres. |
- | At long last the official "SBW Song Book" has been | + | Historical Notes |
- | printed and is available to members at a cost of $5-00. | + | |
- | Now you can sing around the campfire - no longer lost | + | |
- | for words! There have been earlier songbooks, from | + | |
- | times long long ago but this version has old songs (from | + | |
- | 1930/40 etc.) and new songs (1960/70 etc.). Price $5.00 | + | |
- | (available | + | It is thought that the Dharuq tribe of Aborigines occupied what is now the North Richmond area of the Hawkesbury River at the time of the first settlement |
- | $1.00 for postage). | + | |
+ | Captain William Paterson of the New South Wales Corps, who had arrived in the colony in October 1791, was sent to Norfolk Island as the commander of the detachment located there. | ||
- | SBW CHRISTMAS PARTY | + | Shortly after arriving in Sydney in July 1807, Ensign Archibald Bell of the New South Wales Corps purchased the Richmond Hill property [6948] from John Bowman, to whom it had been granted in 1803. A little later he was granted 500 acres, adjoining the land which he had purchased. He named the property Belmont and on it he built a timber home. That house was replaced by a stone house in 1834. Experiencing financial difficulties, Bell sold the property and it was subdivided. When he died about 1837, aged 62, he was buried in Belmont Park with his wife and granddaughter, |
- | Wed. 17 December at 7.30 PM for 8 PM. Bring a " | + | |
- | the Club will supply drinks. Check the Walks Program | + | |
- | for other social functions. | + | |
+ | Back in Governor Phillip' | ||
- | SBW BARBEQUE BALMORAL JAN. 1998 | + | Macquarie, in December 1810, selected the sites for five towns which he believed would be safe from flooding - Castlereagh, |
- | For the SBW not too much happens in January, but what does happen is well worth noting. Wed 7 January, there is a barbeque at the south end of Balmoral Beach. It starts after work between 5 PM and 6 PM and goes till it finishes. BYO food and drink and if you're smart a chair (NB at this ' | + | In 1856 Captain J. S. Hawkins RE and his party of Royal Sappers |
- | GETTING MY KNICKERS IN NAVIGATION KNOTS | + | Lieutenant Colonel George Barney, then Surveyor-General, |
- | by Elwyn Morris | + | On 20 April 1911 the SS Paloona arrived in Sydney Harbour with twelve youths, aged from 17 to 20, who had come to Australia under the " |
- | Sometimes | + | **SBW SONG BOOK** |
- | I was reduced to knocking on people' | + | At long last the official "SBW Song Book" has been printed and is available |
- | Maureen Carter had an even harder time, she told me, because when she was driving in Ireland in snow last January after visiting Miriam' | + | **SBW CHRISTMAS |
- | I even had trouble in England, on the smaller Devon one-lane lanes going round the edges of rectangular fields, with high hedges and blind corners and zooming local traffic. Sadly, the Romans had never got round to straightening these nightmares. Once we wound up in a farmer' | + | Wed. 17 December at 7.30 PM for 8 PM. Bring a " |
- | Directions were less clear in New England, USA, when hunting for a campground. Even at the local tourist offices, they weren' | + | **SBW BARBEQUE BALMORAL JAN. 1998** |
- | The last time I saw Paris - ten minutes ago. On an earlier trip, we flew. direct to Paris but didn't want to drive into it but to the small town of Epemay, only an hour's drive north from Charles de Gaulle airport, which was already on the north edge of Paris. I'd heard of a novice driver caught in the traffic going round and round the Arc de Triomphe | + | For the SBW not too much happens in January, but what does happen is well worth noting. Wed 7 January, there is a barbecue at the south end of Balmoral Beach. It starts after work between 5 PM and 6 PM and goes till it finishes. |
- | But a brand new high rise housing development had been plonked down on the first D-road, and we soon found ourselves back in the airport for another try. This time, once in the country, I consulted an ancient metal compass so we could turn north, and kept following the marked pointer. It was only much later that I discovered the red paint on the north pointer had worn off, leaving me to assume south was north. This didn't help - and nor did an overcast sky with the sun struggling through in the wrong place. | + | ====== Getting My Knickers |
- | We wound up in suburbia, where I asked a young man in his front garden where we were, and what was the way to Epernay. We were still in Paris. His chivalry aroused | + | by Elwyn Morris, who managed |
- | Twenty francs and twenty minutes later, we managed to escape into a French village. We'd arrived at 10.30 am and it was now 2 PM, so we wolfed down the left-over chocolates, cheeses and liqueurs from the plane for lunch, and by following | + | Sometimes SBW navigation methods can’t get me out of trouble. |
- | The only time I admitted total defeat | + | I was reduced to knocking on people’s front doors to ask the way. ‘What’s the way to Ballina?’ I asked somewhere |
- | 70th Anniversary Celebrations: | + | Maureen Carter had an even harder time, she told me, because when she was driving |
- | review | + | |
- | Now that the dust has settled, the old photos have been put back in the cupboard | + | I even had trouble in England, on the smaller Devon one-lane lanes going round the edges of rectangular fields, with high hedges |
- | All the action was within an 11 day period | + | Directions were less clear in New England, USA, when hunting for a campground. Even at the local tourist offices, they weren’t strong |
- | Was this activity too much, too little or just right? A good question. | + | The last time I saw Paris - ten minutes ago. |
- | The reunion at Coolana was reasonably well attended with about 65 adults and untold children. All activities were held on the river flats area, a park-like area. The " | + | On an earlier trip, we flew direct to Paris but didn’t want to drive into it but to the small town of Epernay, only an hour’s drive north from Charles de Gaulle airport, which was already on the north edge of Paris. |
- | The anniversary dinner attracted about 140 people scrubbed, polished | + | But a brand new high rise housing development had been plonked down on the first D-road, and we soon found ourselves back in the airport for another try. This time, once in the country, I consulted an ancient metal compass so we could turn north, |
- | President Tony Holgate presented certificates of Honorary Membership | + | We wound up in suburbia, where I asked a young man in his front garden where we were, and what was the way to Epernay. We were still in Paris. His chivalry aroused by my excuse that we’d just come from Australia - yes, the land of the kangaroo - he told us to follow him, leapt into his car, and after half an hour, left us on the entrance to the autoroute to Rheims, with a triumphant wave. |
- | With all the things | + | Twenty francs and twenty minutes later, |
- | The picnic at Manly Dam was well received. Again we had the large tarpaulin as a focus point for meeting and talking | + | The only time I admitted total defeat |
- | The nostalgia evening at the Club rooms, the last event in the celebrations was also successful. Plenty of attendees, enough food, and a huge collection of posters, each depicting a particular event in photos and text, prepared, made and assembled by Don Matthews. Again a small number of people made some well rehearsed, impromptu speeches. Music was provided by a barbershop group of mixed singers (i.e. a mix of good voices and less good voices). | ||
- | The Presidential Picnic, which enjoyed only a brief life as an official anniversary celebration event, went ahead anyway as an unofficial event on Saturday 18 Oetober. This was attended by about 40 or 50 senior members and ex-members of the Club at an excellent venue. Acting a little bit like a fly on a wall it was beautiful to see the affection these people had for each other; something we can all look forward to. | + | ====== 70th Anniversary Celebrations: |
- | Now what did we do right and what did we do wrong. In the absence, of significant fan mail it is apparent that types of events, the venues and the associated costs found approval with the majority of members. The sausages | + | Now that the dust has settled, the old photos have been put back in |
- | All members who attended or not, are invited to write in to record what was good, what was bad, | + | All the action |
+ | Was this activity too much, too little or just right? | ||
- | 4 weeks above the 60th parallel in | + | The reunion at Coolana was reasonably well attended with about 65 adults and untold children. |
- | Canada' | + | The anniversary dinner attracted about 140 people scrubbed, polished and finely arrayed. |
- | 10 days across | + | President Tony Holgate presented certificates of Honorary Membership and Honorary Active Membership to the those members raised to this rank of SBW privilege, who were present at the dinner: Paul Barnes OAM, Shirley Dean, Ian Debert, Frank Rigby, Marjorie Rodd, Malcolm McGregor, Grace Noble and John Noble. |
- | Baffin Island by | + | |
- | Inuit dog sled | + | With all the things we had to do, as well as fitting in with the meal we ran out of time and forgot to cut the birthday cake. At the dinner tickets for a monster raffle were sold and later drawn. |
- | Temperatures | + | The picnic at Manly Dam was well received. Again we had the large tarpaulin as a focus point for meeting and talking and as insurance against rain. No rain, fine weather, thanks again Hughie. This informal setting was appreciated by many, easy access |
- | record low of -23 C. | + | |
- | Local bed & breakfast | + | |
- | accommodation while | + | |
- | you acclimatise. | + | |
- | A week in the wilder- | + | |
- | ness outside Yellowknife. | + | |
- | Total cost about $7500. | + | |
- | Ask for our trip notes. | + | |
+ | The nostalgia evening at the Club rooms, the last event in the celebrations was also successful. | ||
- | . TOO cold nod costly? Ask for the | + | The Presidential Picnic, which enjoyed only a brief life as an official anniversary celebration event, went ahead anyway as an unofficial event on Saturday 18 October. This was attended by about 40 or 50 senior members and ex-members of the Club at an excellent venue. |
- | brochure describing our | + | |
+ | Now what did we do right and what did we do wrong. | ||
+ | All members who attended or not, are invited to write in to record what was good, what was bad, and how the next event should be organised. | ||
- | A BICYCLE IN .BURGUNDY, | + | ====== |
- | by Tom. Wenman | + | by Tom Wenman |
- | "Louis de. Velos", | + | "Louis de Velos", |
- | It was only later, when perusing the leaflet which he gave me that I realised, of course that wasn't his name, he was merely asking me if I wanted to hire a bike. My linguistic confidence plunged to an all time low, and I felt rather Basil Fawltyish. Up until then I had been rather proud of my linguistic and travel accomplishments, | + | It was only later, when perusing the leaflet which he gave me that I realised, of course that wasn't his name, he was merely asking me if I wanted to hire a bike. My linguistic confidence plunged to an all time low, and I felt rather Basil Fawltyish. |
- | Beaune, as you have no doubt deduced from the title, is in Burgundy. It is an ancient city in the centre of a wine growing area, and wine shops are sprinkled generously along its delightful narrow and wiling | + | Beaune, as you have no doubt deduced from the title, is in Burgundy. |
- | Beaune itself also boasted some ancient and beautiful buildings, chiefly the ' | + | Beaune itself also boasted some ancient and beautiful buildings, chiefly the ' |
- | Vezelay, however was my objective. In | + | Vezelay, however was my objective. |
- | The next morning I ' | + | The next morning I ' |
- | The rain, did not last for long however and although there Was a cool breeze it was quite pleasant cycling weather, I soon cleared Beaune and, entered the first of a succession of quite delightful small towns and villages, with narrow streets, quaint houses, and either a large handsome chateau dominating the surroundings, | + | The rain did not last for long however and although there was a cool breeze it was quite pleasant cycling weather. |
- | My first such encounter was Savigny | + | My first such encounter was Savigny les Beaune, with an imposing chateau in the grounds of which could be seen a rather remarkable collection of aircraft. |
- | Uphill I pedalled from there following, a beautiful valley with very green fields and an attractive river flowing through it,. Memories of its recent and not so peaceful past were provided by a memorial, at the side of the road, to a man and his wife, 'resistance leaders, who had been shot by the occupying German forces during the war. | + | Uphill I pedalled from there following a beautiful valley with very green fields and an attractive river flowing through it. Memories of its recent and not so peaceful past were provided by a memorial, at the side of the road, to a man and his wife, resistance leaders, who had been shot by the occupying German forces during the war. |
- | The hill although gradual was a long one and the road wound through forest and field to the summit, after which I enjoyed a pleasant downhill run to a road junction and the Biurgundy | + | The hill although gradual was a long one and the road wound through forest and field to the summit, after which I enjoyed a pleasant downhill run to a road junction and the Burgundy |
- | The next part of the cycle trip was perhaps the nicest, certainly the most peaceful. This was along the tow path by the side of the Canal de Bourgoyne. From the hilly surrounds of Beaune the land now became quite flat except for the occasional hill on which was usually perched a castle with sometimes a small village nearby. | + | The next part of the cycle trip was perhaps the nicest, certainly the most peaceful. |
+ | One such was le chateau de Chateauneuf, | ||
- | One such was le chateau de Chateauneuf, | + | Having arrived thus far by lunch time I decided |
- | Having arrived thus far by lunch time I decided that my destination for the day would be Sernur- en-Auxoir, how pleasant the name sounds, and how delightful the town ' | + | The road was long straight slightly uphill in an undulating sort of way, and boring. |
+ | On once again, and eventually I arrived at the outskirts of Semur. | ||
- | The road was long straight slightly uphill in an undulating sort of way, and boring. There was however, almost no traffic. There was, however some way along a convenient bar, and as the day had become warm, I succumbed to temptation, and stopped for a beer. The place was full of locals and a convivial atmosphere prevailed. A pleasant Sunday afternoon gathering. One of the locals engaged me in conversation, | + | My quest on this occasion however was more prosaic, accommodation. |
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- | On once again, and eventually I arrived at the outskirts of Semur. Semur is a small, ancient town with four superbly massive round towers connected by a fortified wall which, with some gaps, surrounds its heart, and to which entrance may be gained by a medieval, .machicolated gateway, la Porte Guillier. Inside the ' | + | |
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- | My quest on this occasion however | + | |
More of Tom's exciting adventures next month. | More of Tom's exciting adventures next month. | ||
- | November 1997 General Meeting. | + | |
+ | ====== | ||
- | by Barry Wallace. | + | by Barry Wallace |
- | The meeting began at around 2015 with the president presiding and some 20 or so members present. | + | The meeting began at around 2015 with the president presiding and some 20 or so members present. |
- | The minutes of the previous meeting were read and received, with no matters arising. Items of correspondence were read and received, including notice that Ivor Ashby had recently passed away.. There were no matters arising so we moved on to the walks reportS. | + | The minutes of the previous meeting were read and received, with no matters arising. |
- | Driven by some JIT philosophy or other, Eddy walked into the meeting as the call for walks reports was uttered. The first walk covered was the reunion at Coolana, over the weekend of 10, 11, 12 October, with around 80 attending in near perfect weather conditions. There were no reports for the three other walks scheduled that weekend, Alan Wells' | + | Driven by some JIT philosophy or other, Eddy walked into the meeting as the call for walks reports was uttered. |
- | Wilf Hilder had the- eight starters on his midweek day walk, on Wednesday 15 October from Heathcote to Waterfall, | + | Wilf Hilder had the eight starters on his midweek day walk, on Wednesday 15 October from Heathcote to Waterfall, |
- | There. was' | + | There was a general opinion that Ken Cheng’s trip out from Springwood on Saturday 18th October, as the only competition for the Anniversary dinner and barbecue went, but no details were available |
- | Didk i Weston, ,led a RDO - walk to Bluegum Forest on Friday24th | + | Dick Weston led a RDO walk to Bluegum Forest on Friday 24th October with three starters, brumbies, general wildlife, and Waratahs. |
- | Wilf Hilder led a program-asynchronous segment of his Great Illawarra Walk over the weekend of 25, 26 October in surprisingly warm conditions. The walk was described as good with scattered Waratah sightings. Margaret Sheens marshalled the starters for her Saturday warm up walk at Balmoral at 0400. A great time was reported for all. Nancye Alderson's South Coast trip was led by Brian Bolton but the numbers remain unknown. Nuri's Sunday abseiling instructional went. There were no details other than a reassurance that there had been no casualties. David Trinder's Sunday Narrow Neck trip did not go. Errol Sheedy led 22 on his Bundeena to Audley trip on the Sunday. Conditions were hot and at times trying, alleviated somewhat by swims and the occasional Cappuccino and ice cream pause. | + | Wilf Hilder led a program-asynchronous segment of his Great Illawarra Walk over the weekend of 25, 26 October in surprisingly warm conditions. |
- | For the weekend of 1, 2 November we began with the cancellation of Carole Beales' | + | For the weekend of 1, 2 November we began with the cancellation of Carole Beales’ Victoria Falls to Evans Lookout walk. There was also no report for Zol Bodlay’s Saturday walk in Brisbane Waters National Park but Tony Maynes had 17 out on his Bundeena to Otford the long way walk the same day. Anne Maguire had 22 on her Sunday walk out from Glenbrook. |
- | Tony Maynes had a party of 12 on his walk out from Yalwal over the weekend of 8, 9 November. Conditions were overcast much of the time but the walk went well, in an area rapidly returning to pleasant since the exclusion of the milling hordes of 4WDs. Tom Wenman amended his walk in the Megalong to a real day walk from the weekend day walk programmed. He also amended the route to make up for the changes. Conditions were overcast and humid. The five starters were almost lost in a mass of people that happened to, arrive at the junction of Breakfast Creek and Cox River. There was no report for Tony Crichton's Glenbrook area walk on the Sunday and no details for Bill Hope's walk in the same area except for the note that 8 people attended. Geoff .McIntosh had four on his Cowan to Hawkeshury | + | Tony Maynes had a party of 12 on his walk out from Yalwal over the weekend of 8, 9 November. |
- | Bill Holland had three on his midweek walk from Lindfield to St Ives to conclude the walks reports for the month. | + | Bill Holland had three on his midweek walk from Lindfield to St Ives to conclude the walks reports for the month. |
- | We then broke for coffee and conversation for 20 minutes. After the break, we had the treasurer's report sans treasurer. We began the month with $7,613, spent $4,621, acquired income of $3,741 and closed | + | We then broke for coffee and conversation for 20 minutes. |
- | The conservation report covered concerns over the plan of management for Kakadu, the Wollomai | + | The conservation report covered concerns over the plan of management for Kakadu, the Wollomi |
- | Confederation report indicated that the process of formalising blanket permission for access to National Parks for bushwalking type activities is delayed in the NPWS procedures. A Warragamba spillway | + | Confederation report indicated that the process of formalising blanket permission for access to National Parks for bushwalking type activities is delayed in the NPWS procedures. |
- | General business saw general agreement that future General Meetings should start at 2015, and the coffee break should be timed. The meeting closed at 2144 after the announcements. | + | General business saw general agreement that future General Meetings should start at 20.15, and the coffee break should be timed. |
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- | LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS | + | From BARBARA BRUCE. |
- | From BARBARA BRUCE. | + | I would like to thank all my SBW " |
- | I would like to thank all my SBW " | + | |
- | One of my SBW visitors when telling me about the reunion picnic at Manly Dam used tones of rapture when he described the herbal sausages at the barbeque. So where do you get them and how much are they? | + | One of my SBW visitors when telling me about the reunion picnic at Manly Dam used tones of rapture when he described the herbal sausages at the barbeque. |
- | Sometimes we do give free plugs for goods. The snags are Peppercorn Gourmet Sausages at $9.99 per kilo exclusive to Woolworths, available at Balmain, Crows Nest, Double Bay, Gordon, Neutral Bay and Northbridge. Editor. | + | Sometimes we do give free plugs for goods. |
- | From COLIN BARNES. | + | From COLIN BARNES. |
- | Would I be mistaken in believing that you have expressed double standards in the Sydney Bushwalker November 1997 issue? Refer to Conservation Corner on page 4 and Problems in Kakadu on page 15. | + | Would I be mistaken in believing that you have expressed double standards in the Sydney Bushwalker |
- | On the one hand we are asked to write to our MP, Pam Allen, to preserve our remote and wilderness areas whilst on the other hand we are encouraged to write to Kakadu' | + | On the one hand we are asked to write to our MP, Pam Allen, to preserve our remote and wilderness areas whilst on the other hand we are encouraged to write to Kakadu' |
- | Would it be proper to protest against partial restrictions that would give indigenous people free use of the Graveside track, as they might have enjoyed for perhaps 40,000 years just because it might inconvenience our group who have probably enjoyed it for less than 40 years? | + | Would it be proper to protest against partial restrictions that would give indigenous people free use of the Graveside track, as they might have enjoyed for perhaps 40,000 years just because it might inconvenience our group who have probably enjoyed it for less than 40 years? |
- | Do we want Jim Jim and Twin Falls, part of a National Park in NT, to be available to " | + | Do we want Jim Jim and Twin Falls, part of a National Park in NT, to be available to " |
- | Colin, you have a point. I believe that the activity of the walking recreation group in the NT is like a normal bushwalk and thus is different from the N.S.W. proposals of access for horses and vehicles. I will pass your letter on to our Conservation Secretary for his opinion. | + | Colin, you have a point. |
- | Editor. | + | **CLUB COOLANA**\\ |
+ | There is plenty of opportunity to assist in the maintenance of Coolana over the December - January - February period. | ||
- | CLUB COOLANA There is plenty of | + | We still need some gardening tools down there at Coolana |
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- | February period. The Coolana dates are 13/14 | + | |
- | Dec., 27/28 Dec., 10/11 Jan., '17/18 Jan., | + | |
- | 31Jan/1 Feb., 14/15 Feb. and 28 Feb./1 Mar. | + | ====== Footnotes ====== |
- | Come along and do a lot or a little, cut grass, | + | |
- | water plants, boil water, make tea, read a book, | + | |
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- | We still need some gardening tools down there at Coolana and would be happy with your cast offs. Some rakes, spades, shovels, clippers, secateurs, wheel barrow, lawn mower, whipper- snipper, D6 or D8 dozer. All tools, implements and workers are welcome | + | No your watch is not running fast, this month the Sydney Bushwalker is 1 week early. This is to allow all those at SBW Press to put the magazine to bed, print, publish and post before Christmas, and then to relax till the third week of January. |
- | FOOTNOTES | + | The significant birthday this month is that of Liam Patrick Ryan. Liam a proponent of Just in Time Manufacture arrived on 14 November, within budget and on schedule in Wollongong to the happy relief of Kathy (ex-SBW member and Fran Holland' |
- | by Patrick James | + | In November Stephen Doggett from Westmead Hospital gave an illustrated talk about Ticks and other little things that bite. Of interest among all the other interesting information was that the existence of Flinders Island Fever, a matter not raised in Frank Davis' article last month. |
- | No your watch is not running fast, this month the Sydney Bushwalker is 1 week early. This is to allow all those at SBW Press to put the magazine to bed, print, publish and post before Christmas, and then to relax till the third week of January. Thank you all who helped make the Sydney Bushwalker in 1997. Printers, collators, advertisers and authors; all played an important and co-operative role in making .the Sydney Bushwalker the leading vehicle in bushwalking journalism in Australia. Next year will only b_e better. | + | Congratulations Jim Callaway |
- | The significant birthday this- month is that of Liam Patrick Ryan. Liam a proponent of Just in Time Manufacture arrived on 14 November, within budget and on schedule in Wollongong to the happy relief of Kathy (ex-SBW member and Fran Holland' | + | George Gray reports |
- | In November Stephen Doggett from Westmead Hospital gave an illustrated talk about Ticks and other little things that bite. Of interest among all the other interesting information was that the existence of Flinders Island Fever, a matter not raised in Frank Davis' article last month. We'll following up Stephen' | + | Social Night: 28 January 1998 |
- | Congratulations Jim Callaway is now president | + | At the clubroom: Alan Norman, senior NP&WS ranger based at Ulladulla south of Nowra will talk on wilderness and national parks management from the ranger' |
- | George Gray reports that the bushfires in the Kangaroo Valley have not affected Coolana. This was the situation on Wednesday night, 3 December, when the magazine was put to bed. | + | Information Received and Wanted: |
- | + | Bill Henley of Henley Cup fame was apparently an Olympic trainer. | |
- | Social Night: 28 January 1998 | + | |
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- | At the clubroom: Alan Norman, senior NP&WS ranger based at Ulladulla south of Nowra will talk on wilderness and national parks management from the ranger' | + | |
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- | Bill Henley of Henley Cup fame was apparently an Olympic trainer. Harry Belefonte' | + | |
The word Mandelberg was also used as a verb. The Mandelberg pawn shop used to display their wares by hanging them outside the shop. Walkers who hung bits and pieces of gear on the outside of their packs were said to be mandelberging. | The word Mandelberg was also used as a verb. The Mandelberg pawn shop used to display their wares by hanging them outside the shop. Walkers who hung bits and pieces of gear on the outside of their packs were said to be mandelberging. | ||
- | EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | + | EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Advance planning is underway for a SBW Club walk in the Isdell River area (Kimberley WA), proposed for three weeks probably in May/June 1998. This is one of the most beautiful walking areas in Australia. This Willis' |
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- | Advance planning is underway for a SBW Club walk in the Isdell River area (Kimberley WA), proposed for three weeks probably in May/June 1998. This is one of the most beautiful walking areas in Australia. This Willis' | + | |
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- | Wallace. Don't delay. You could send Barry a | + | |
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- | Five people were each fined $3600 + costs at Gosford Court on Monday 24 November 1997 after pleading guilty to illegally picking flannel flowers in Wyrrabalong National Park at Noraville. Flannel flowers are protected native plants with fines up to $4,400 for their illegal removal. | + | |
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- | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. | + | Five people were each fined $3600 + costs at Gosford Court on Monday 24 November 1997 after pleading guilty |
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