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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). | 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). | ||
- | President: Eddy Giacomel | + | President: Eddy Giacomel\\ |
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- | Vice-President: | + | Public Officer: Fran Holland\\ |
- | + | Treasurer: Greta James\\ | |
- | Public Officer: Fran Holland | + | Secretary: Don Wills\\ |
- | + | Walks Secretary: Bill Capon\\ | |
- | Treasurer: Greta James | + | Social Secretary: Peter Dalton\\ |
- | + | Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace\\ | |
- | Secretary: Don Wills | + | New Members Secretary: Jennifer Giacomel\\ |
- | + | Conservation Secretary: Bill Holland\\ | |
- | Walks Secretary: Bill Capon | + | Magazine Editor: Patrick James\\ |
- | + | Committee Members: Elwyn Morris & Louise Verdon | |
- | Social Secretary: Peter Dalton | + | Delegates to Confederation: |
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- | Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace | + | |
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- | New Members Secretary: Jennifer Giacomel | + | |
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- | Conservation Secretary: Bill Holland | + | |
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- | Magazine Editor: Patrick James | + | |
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- | Committee Members: Elwyn Morris & Louise Verdon | + | |
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- | Delegates to Confederation: | + | |
April 1998 | April 1998 | ||
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In This Issue, No. 761: | In This Issue, No. 761: | ||
- | P 2 From the Presidents Desk. | + | | 2|From the Presidents Desk| |
- | + | | |Letters| | |
- | Letters | + | | 3|New President Decked with Symbols of Office| |
+ | | |Subscriptions 1998/99| | ||
+ | | |Nude Bushwalking: | ||
+ | | 4|Your New Committee| | ||
+ | | 5|Club Coolana | | ||
+ | | 6|Away with the Birds by Patrick James| | ||
+ | | 8|All those Prizes by Patrick James| | ||
+ | |10|Annual General Meeting by Barry Wallace| | ||
+ | |11|From the Dungala Club| | ||
+ | |13|Christmas-New Year week in the Snowy Mountains by David Trinder| | ||
+ | | |Footnotes by Patrick James| | ||
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- | P 3 New President Decked with Symbols of Office | ||
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- | Subscriptions 1998/99 | ||
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- | Nude Bushwalking: | ||
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- | P 6 Away with the Birds by Patrick James. | ||
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- | P 8 All those Prizes by Patrick James. | ||
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- | P 10 Annual General Meeting by Barry Wallace | ||
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- | P 11 From the Dungala Club | ||
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- | P 13 Christmas-New Year week in the Snowy | ||
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- | Mountains by David Trinder. | ||
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- | Footnotes by Patrick James. | ||
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Advertisers | Advertisers | ||
- | P 5 Willis' | + | P 5 Willis' |
+ | P 9 Alpsports \\ | ||
+ | P 12 Eastwood Camping Centre\\ | ||
+ | Back Cover Paddy Pallin | ||
- | P 9 Alpsports | ||
- | P 12 Eastwood Camping Centre | ||
- | Back Cover Paddy Pallin | + | ====== From the President' |
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- | From the President' | ||
It is a great honour for me to have been elected President of the Sydney Bush Walkers. | It is a great honour for me to have been elected President of the Sydney Bush Walkers. | ||
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PS: Some people have difficulty in pronouncing my surname. | PS: Some people have difficulty in pronouncing my surname. | ||
- | Letters Letters Letters Letters | + | ====== |
- | Ray Hookway writes… Harry Hill (The Wild Dog's Lament in last month' | + | |
+ | Ray Hookway writes. Harry Hill (The Wild Dog's Lament in last month' | ||
*121 Dulhunty St., Tumut 2726. 02 6947 2093 | *121 Dulhunty St., Tumut 2726. 02 6947 2093 | ||
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Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, does not apply to the membership list, changes to name, address or phone numbers should be sent ASAP to Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace. | Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, does not apply to the membership list, changes to name, address or phone numbers should be sent ASAP to Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace. | ||
- | NEW PRESIDENT DECKED WITH SYMBOLS OF OFFICE | + | |
+ | ====== New President Decked with Symbols of Office ====== | ||
At the General Meeting on 8 April, our new president, Eddy Giacomel, was invested with the Symbols of Office. This moving, heart-warming and traditional ceremony was witnessed by the members present. | At the General Meeting on 8 April, our new president, Eddy Giacomel, was invested with the Symbols of Office. This moving, heart-warming and traditional ceremony was witnessed by the members present. | ||
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The subscriptions remain the same as for last year AND ARE NOW DUE. | The subscriptions remain the same as for last year AND ARE NOW DUE. | ||
- | single members $35 | + | single members $35\\ |
- | + | household membership $58\\ | |
- | household membership $58 | + | Non-active member $12\\ |
- | + | Non-active member + magazine $25\\ | |
- | Non-active member $12 | + | magazine subscription only $12 |
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- | Non-active member + magazine $25 | + | |
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- | magazine subscription only $12 | + | |
You may pay at the Clubrooms (cash or cheque) or by mail (cheque, bank cheque or money order), cheques etc. made out to Sydney Bushwalkers Inc. Payment by mail to the Treasurer, Sydney Bushwalkers Inc. | You may pay at the Clubrooms (cash or cheque) or by mail (cheque, bank cheque or money order), cheques etc. made out to Sydney Bushwalkers Inc. Payment by mail to the Treasurer, Sydney Bushwalkers Inc. | ||
- | + | GPO Box 4476, Sydney 2001 | |
- | GPO Box 4476 | + | |
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- | Sydney 2001 | + | |
Include with your payment by mail the following details: | Include with your payment by mail the following details: | ||
- | • membership type, | + | • membership type,\\ |
- | + | • name(s) of member(s) covered by this subscription, | |
- | • name(s) of member(s) covered by this subscription, | + | |
• if changed, telephone numbers, mailing address + post code, | • if changed, telephone numbers, mailing address + post code, | ||
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Extended Walk: Mittagong to Katoomba | Extended Walk: Mittagong to Katoomba | ||
- | David Rostron (9451 7943) has arranged the following walk since the walks program was published. | + | David Rostron (9451 7943) has arranged the following walk since the walks program was published. |
- | Nude Bushwalking: | + | ====== |
The cupboard is bare. No articles in stock, In reserve there is zilch, nil, zero, nothing, SFA, in comparison Mother Hubbard was a well endowed hoarder. With no articles the magazine will crash. | The cupboard is bare. No articles in stock, In reserve there is zilch, nil, zero, nothing, SFA, in comparison Mother Hubbard was a well endowed hoarder. With no articles the magazine will crash. | ||
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Is all this becoming too much for me? Maybe the Committee will send me on an all expenses paid holiday to Hawaii again. | Is all this becoming too much for me? Maybe the Committee will send me on an all expenses paid holiday to Hawaii again. | ||
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- | YOUR | + | ====== Your 1998/ |
President : Eddy Giacomel. | President : Eddy Giacomel. | ||
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Magazine Editor: Patrick James. | Magazine Editor: Patrick James. | ||
- | In 1964, young Jim Callaway joined SBW and has enjoyed every minute. | + | In 1964, young Jim Callaway joined SBW and has enjoyed every minute. |
At long last Ken Smith joined SBW in 1991 after an introductory and prospective membership which started in 1976 (you can't rush into things) when his sister Faye brought him to the Club. Ken has completed 8 consecutive K to K in a Day walks: | At long last Ken Smith joined SBW in 1991 after an introductory and prospective membership which started in 1976 (you can't rush into things) when his sister Faye brought him to the Club. Ken has completed 8 consecutive K to K in a Day walks: | ||
Members Representative (and Assistant Social Secretary), Elwyn Morris joined in 1983 and has been leading and led on walks ever since. | Members Representative (and Assistant Social Secretary), Elwyn Morris joined in 1983 and has been leading and led on walks ever since. | ||
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Members Representative Louise Verdon joined the Club in 1991 and is a keen cross country skier with a bent for walking in the wilds of Tasmania. This year is the first opportunity Louise has had to work on the Committee after being overseas last year. | Members Representative Louise Verdon joined the Club in 1991 and is a keen cross country skier with a bent for walking in the wilds of Tasmania. This year is the first opportunity Louise has had to work on the Committee after being overseas last year. | ||
- | CLUB COOLANA | ||
+ | ====== Club Coolana ====== | ||
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At the AGM it was uncertain if Joan Rigby wished to remain on the Coolana Maintenance Committee, and elections in absentia without notice are not the done thing. | At the AGM it was uncertain if Joan Rigby wished to remain on the Coolana Maintenance Committee, and elections in absentia without notice are not the done thing. | ||
- | Helpers at Coolana Although much has been achieved at Coolana, we still need helpers at our maintenance weekends. | + | Helpers at Coolana Although much has been achieved at Coolana, we still need helpers at our maintenance weekends. |
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- | helpful occupations. Contact Joan Rigby (02) 6247 2035. | + | |
Gardening tools are still needed at Coolana and we would be happy with your cast offs: rakes, spades, shovels, clippers, secateurs, wheel barrows, lawn mowers, whipper-snippers, | Gardening tools are still needed at Coolana and we would be happy with your cast offs: rakes, spades, shovels, clippers, secateurs, wheel barrows, lawn mowers, whipper-snippers, | ||
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Rubbish Removal. | Rubbish Removal. | ||
- | Barbeque. The barbeque needs to be redesigned and rebuilt. A design with movable and removable fire bars and grid is favoured. | + | Barbeque. The barbeque needs to be redesigned and rebuilt. A design with movable and removable fire bars and grid is favoured. |
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- | AWAY WITH THE BIRDS. | + | ====== Away with the Birds ====== |
by Patrick James | by Patrick James | ||
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Type 2 is to move about on the prowl, pointing your binoculars at everything that moves. | Type 2 is to move about on the prowl, pointing your binoculars at everything that moves. | ||
- | OPTICAL AIDS. | + | OPTICAL AIDS |
No Virginia not an eye disease but devices to help one to see. The most common are binoculars, but monoculars and telescopes are also possible. | No Virginia not an eye disease but devices to help one to see. The most common are binoculars, but monoculars and telescopes are also possible. | ||
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Minolta 10 x 25 6.5 113 339 | Minolta 10 x 25 6.5 113 339 | ||
- | FIELD GUIDES & BOOKS. | + | FIELD GUIDES & BOOKS |
These are essential. Field Guides are listed below together with their current retail prices. | These are essential. Field Guides are listed below together with their current retail prices. | ||
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Between the nine of us we managed to see, spot or sight 44 different birds. | Between the nine of us we managed to see, spot or sight 44 different birds. | ||
- | Australian Wood Duck | + | Australian Wood Duck\\ |
+ | Pacific Black Duck\\ | ||
+ | Little Pied Cormorant\\ | ||
+ | Large Black Cormorant\\ | ||
+ | Whitefaced Heron\\ | ||
+ | Purple Swamphen\\ | ||
+ | Eurasian Coot\\ | ||
+ | Brown Quail\\ | ||
+ | Wonga Pigeon\\ | ||
+ | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo\\ | ||
+ | Rainbow Lorikeet\\ | ||
+ | Australian King Parrot\\ | ||
+ | Crimson Rosella\\ | ||
+ | Laughing Kookaburra\\ | ||
+ | Superb Lyrebird\\ | ||
+ | White-throated Treecreeper\\ | ||
+ | Superb Fairy-wren\\ | ||
+ | Superb Blue Wren\\ | ||
+ | Varigated (Fairy) wren\\ | ||
+ | White-browed Scrubwren\\ | ||
+ | Brown Gerygone (Warbler)\\ | ||
+ | Brown Thornbill\\ | ||
+ | Lwein' | ||
+ | New Holland Honeyeater\\ | ||
+ | Jacky Winter\\ | ||
+ | Eastern Yellow Robin\\ | ||
+ | Red-capped Robin\\ | ||
+ | Golden Whistler\\ | ||
+ | Rufous Whistler\\ | ||
+ | Grey Shrike-thrush\\ | ||
+ | Satin Flycatcher\\ | ||
+ | Magpie Lark\\ | ||
+ | Rufous Fantail\\ | ||
+ | Grey Fantail\\ | ||
+ | Willie Wagtail\\ | ||
+ | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike\\ | ||
+ | Australian Magpie\\ | ||
+ | Pied Currawong\\ | ||
+ | Australian Raven\\ | ||
+ | Satin Bowerbird\\ | ||
+ | Red-browed Finch (Firetail)\\ | ||
+ | Silvereye\\ | ||
+ | Bassian Thrush\\ | ||
+ | Common Blackbird\\ | ||
- | Pacific Black Duck | + | UNCONFIRMED SIGHTINGS |
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- | Little Pied Cormorant | + | |
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- | Large Black Cormorant | + | |
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- | 5 Whitefaced Heron | + | |
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- | Purple Swamphen | + | |
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- | Eurasian Coot | + | |
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- | Brown Quail | + | |
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- | Wonga Pigeon | + | |
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- | 10 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo | + | |
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- | Rainbow Lorikeet | + | |
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- | Australian King Parrot | + | |
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- | Crimson Rosella | + | |
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- | Laughing Kookaburra | + | |
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- | 15 Superb Lyrebird | + | |
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- | White-throated Treecreeper | + | |
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- | Superb Fairy-wren | + | |
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- | Superb Blue Wren | + | |
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- | Varigated (Fairy) wren | + | |
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- | 20 White-browed Scrubwren | + | |
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- | Brown Gerygone (Warbler) | + | |
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- | Brown Thornbill | + | |
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- | Lwein' | + | |
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- | New Holland Honeyeater | + | |
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- | 25 Jacky Winter | + | |
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- | Eastern Yellow Robin | + | |
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- | Red-capped Robin | + | |
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- | Golden Whistler | + | |
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- | Rufous Whistler | + | |
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- | 30 Grey Shrike-thrush | + | |
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- | Satin Flycatcher | + | |
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- | Magpie Lark | + | |
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- | Rufous Fantail | + | |
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- | Grey Fantail | + | |
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- | 35 Willie Wagtail | + | |
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- | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | + | |
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- | Australian Magpie | + | |
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- | Pied Currawong | + | |
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- | Australian Raven | + | |
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- | 40 Satin Bowerbird | + | |
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- | Red-browed Finch (Firetail) | + | |
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- | Silvereye | + | |
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- | Bassian Thrush | + | |
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- | 44 Common Blackbird | + | |
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- | UNCONFIRMED SIGHTINGS. | + | |
As you know bird watching can become extremely exciting and in the heat of the moment wrong (incorrect) sightings can be reported; hence the need for one or two or three clear, level-headed individuals to be present. | As you know bird watching can become extremely exciting and in the heat of the moment wrong (incorrect) sightings can be reported; hence the need for one or two or three clear, level-headed individuals to be present. | ||
- | Albatross | + | Albatross\\ |
- | + | snow petrel\\ | |
- | snow petrel | + | brolga\\ |
- | + | cassowary\\ | |
- | brolga | + | moa |
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- | cassowary | + | |
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- | moa | + | |
No explanation for an albatross in Coolana has been put forward. | No explanation for an albatross in Coolana has been put forward. | ||
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The group of nine: Lorraine Bloomfield, Bill Holland, Fran Holland, Patrick James, Jim Percy, Mary Perry, Merrilyn Sach, Maurice Smith, Jo van Sommers. Saturday was fine and warm, Sunday was fine, overcast and cool. | The group of nine: Lorraine Bloomfield, Bill Holland, Fran Holland, Patrick James, Jim Percy, Mary Perry, Merrilyn Sach, Maurice Smith, Jo van Sommers. Saturday was fine and warm, Sunday was fine, overcast and cool. | ||
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- | ALL THOSE PRIZES. | + | ====== All Those Prizes ====== |
By Patrick James | By Patrick James | ||
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Suppliers of a full range of bushwalking, | Suppliers of a full range of bushwalking, | ||
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Grand View Hotel. | Grand View Hotel. | ||
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Located at Jenolan just beyond the Devil' | Located at Jenolan just beyond the Devil' | ||
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Mountain Equipment. | Mountain Equipment. | ||
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- | Annual General Meeting March 1998 by Barry Wallace | + | ====== |
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+ | by Barry Wallace | ||
- | There were around 40 members present when the president called the meeting to order at around | + | There were around 40 members present when the president called the meeting to order at around |
The minutes of the previous AGM were read and received with no matters arising. | The minutes of the previous AGM were read and received with no matters arising. | ||
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Alan Donnelly’s programmed canyon trips over the weekend of 28 February, 1 March saw 6 starters hanging around down Heart Attack Canyon on the Saturday and 8 down Surefire Canyon on Sunday. | Alan Donnelly’s programmed canyon trips over the weekend of 28 February, 1 March saw 6 starters hanging around down Heart Attack Canyon on the Saturday and 8 down Surefire Canyon on Sunday. | ||
- | The report for Eddy’s Colo River walk over the weekend of 7, 8 March indicated 5 starters and a pleasant weekend. | + | The report for Eddy’s Colo River walk over the weekend of 7, 8 March indicated 5 starters and a pleasant weekend. |
Ian Rennard’s midweek walk with 9 starters on the Tuesday concluded the walks reports for the month. | Ian Rennard’s midweek walk with 9 starters on the Tuesday concluded the walks reports for the month. | ||
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Conservation report covered the continuing baiting of foxes and feral dogs at Coolana by NPWS rangers. | Conservation report covered the continuing baiting of foxes and feral dogs at Coolana by NPWS rangers. | ||
- | General business and the announcements followed, and the meeting closed at 2157. | + | General business and the announcements followed, and the meeting closed at 21.57. |
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- | From the Dungala Club. | + | ====== |
- | First, on behalf of the ex (and present) members of the SBW who are in the Dungala Club, I wish to thank all those concerned in the organising of the many gatherings celebrating the 70TH anniversary of the Sydney Bushwalkers Inc. My wife and I did not get to Coolana or the Nostalgia Night (sorry Don) but the Dinner and Manly Dam were great. | + | First, on behalf of the ex (and present) members of the SBW who are in the Dungala Club, I wish to thank all those concerned in the organising of the many gatherings celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Sydney Bushwalkers Inc. My wife and I did not get to Coolana or the Nostalgia Night (sorry Don) but the Dinner and Manly Dam were great. |
At this point some of your readers will be asking "What is the Dungala Club" | At this point some of your readers will be asking "What is the Dungala Club" | ||
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Alan Wilson. | Alan Wilson. | ||
- | FOOTNOTES | + | |
+ | ====== Footnotes ====== | ||
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+ | by Patrick James | ||
My trusty calendar tells me that this month we have ANZAC day, two types of Easter, plus Croatian, Danish and Dutch national days. Full moon is on Easter Day right on schedule. | My trusty calendar tells me that this month we have ANZAC day, two types of Easter, plus Croatian, Danish and Dutch national days. Full moon is on Easter Day right on schedule. | ||
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Social Calendar: May 27: from the Australian Museum we have Dr Pat Hutchings' | Social Calendar: May 27: from the Australian Museum we have Dr Pat Hutchings' | ||
- | CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS | + | |
+ | ====== Christmas | ||
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+ | by David Trinder | ||
Last month the "Ode to David Trinder' | Last month the "Ode to David Trinder' |
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