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- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney. Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | POSTAL ADDRESS Box 4476, G.P.O., SYDNEY, N.S.W., 2001.\\ | + | |
- | JANUARY 1972\\ | + | |
- | Editor: Jim Brown, 103 Gipps Street, Drummoyne. Tel. 81-2675. Typist: Kath Brown\\ | + | |
- | Duplication: | + | |
- | Business Manager: Ramon U’Brien, 7/25 Dartbrook Road, Auburn.\\ | + | |
- | Tel. 888-6444 (Business)\\ | + | |
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- | ^IN THIS ISSUE. ^Page^ | + | |
- | |From the Editor |2| | + | |
- | |At the December General Meeting |3| | + | |
- | |“Food!”, | + | |
- | |Paddy’s Advertisement |6| | + | |
- | |Moruya - Deua River - Araluen - Braidwood, Jess Martin |8| | + | |
- | |Why Bulldoze the Boyd (from the Colong Committee paper) |11| | + | |
- | |Ausventure Advertisement |12| | + | |
- | |“Buck”, | + | |
- | |Lilo Landlubbers, | + | |
- | |Mountain Equipment Advertisement |16| | + | |
- | |Membership Notes, Geoff Mattingly |18| | + | |
- | |Letter from Frank Leyden, abroad |19| | + | |
- | |That Change of Address... |20| | + | |
- | |Coming Walks, February, 1972 Pat Harrison |21| | + | |
- | |The Smokewalkers (from N.Pk. Fire Fighting Force) |22| | + | |
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- | Enquiries regarding Club – Marcia Shappert, Tel. 30-2028\\ | + | |
+ | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, | ||
- | ---------------------------- | + | **Postal Address:** Box 4476, G.P.O., SYDNEY, N.S.W., 2001. |
+ | =====January 1972===== | ||
- | ==== From the Editor | + | |Editor:| Jim Brown, 103 Gipps Street, Drummoyne. Tel. 81-2675.| |
- | ==== ’’Where Shall We Wander? | + | |Typist:| Kath Brown| |
- | \\ | + | |Duplication: |
- | With depressing regularity, it seems, we hear of projects that threaten the accessibility of favoured walking country, if not the despoliation of the country itself. Coal mines in the Southern Blue Mountains; transmission lines near Medlow Gap; a radar-type installation spanning the Nattai Valley.; and of course, the extension of limestone quarrying at Bungonia | + | |Business Manager:| Ramon U' |
- | Sometimes it almost seems that we are going to be crowded out, or at least hemmed in, by the “march of human progress” | + | |
- | By the way, is it really Progress?\\ | + | |
- | So it may be timely to have a look at what has happened to deprive us of walking country in the forty-four years since the Club was founded.\\ | + | ^In This Issue^ ^Page^ |
+ | |From the Editor| |2| | ||
+ | |At the December General Meeting| |3| | ||
+ | |" | ||
+ | |Paddy' | ||
+ | |Moruya | ||
+ | |Why Bulldoze | ||
+ | |Ausventure Advertisement| |12| | ||
+ | |" | ||
+ | |Li-lo Landlubbers| Neville Page |14| | ||
+ | |Mountain Equipment Advertisement| |16| | ||
+ | |Membership Notes| Geoff Mattingly |18| | ||
+ | |Letter from Frank Leyden abroad| |19| | ||
+ | |That Change of Address...| |20| | ||
+ | |Coming Walks, February, 1972|Pat Harrison |21| | ||
+ | |The Smokewalkers (from N.P.A. Fire Fighting Force)| |22| | ||
- | Some of the country once frequented by day-walkers has been lost - the French’s Forest, Oxford Falls area, for instance | + | Enquiries regarding Club – Marcia Shappert, Tel. 30-2028 |
- | In the week-end walking country, Burragorang has been flooded, but we still have the Cox and the Kowmung above their junction, and now protected to some degree as a catchment area. The Wollondilly south of Jooriland is still ours, and the Nattai above Blue Gum Creek, notwithstanding some coal mining ventures. The Grose flows largely through the Blue Mountains Park, and so far we still have almost unlimited access to the vast and unchanged Colo River system. Some of the Shoalhaven Gorge will be closed by future water supply proposals, but walkers rarely enter that part of the valley.\\ | + | ===== From the Editor ===== |
+ | ==== Where Shall We Wander? ==== | ||
- | The increase in the ownership | + | With depressing regularity, it seems, we hear of projects that threaten |
- | Thus, in over forty years our sphere of activity | + | So it may be timely to have a look at what has happened |
- | This doesn’t mean we should be complacent about it all. There is only one Bungonia. There are no readily available replacements for the Nattai Valley. Whilst we shouldn’t cry despair that every inroad into walking | + | Some of the country |
+ | In the week-end walking country, Burragorang has been flooded, but we still have the Cox and the Kowmung above their junction, and now protected to some degree as a catchment area. The Wollondilly south of Jooriland is still ours, and the Nattai above Blue Gum Creek, notwithstanding some coal mining ventures. The Grose flows largely through the Blue Mountains Park, and so far we still have almost unlimited access to the vast and unchanged Colo River system. Some of the Shoalhaven Gorge will be closed by future water supply proposals, but walkers rarely enter that part of the valley. | ||
- | ---------------------------- | + | The increase in the ownership of private transport has also extended enormously the range of our walking territory. Complete generations of walkers thirty or forty years ago never saw the Budawangs or the Northern Blue Mountains, or the high country behind Canberra |
+ | Thus, in over forty years our sphere of activity has not been too seriously diminished, and our increased mobility has so far more than compensated for the regions lost to us. There seems good reason to hope there will be plenty of unspoiled places for our successors to walk in long after we have crossed our last watershed. | ||
- | ==== At the December General Meeting ==== | + | This doesn' |
- | The attendance of 35 at the beginning of the meeting was reasonably good, considering it was a wet night in a sequence of showery days, and there were no buses on the roads. Two of the four new members were present - Nora Freeman and Deidre Jones, but the two male representatives, | + | ===== At the December General Meeting ===== |
- | Since neither Minutes nor Correspondence contained anything | + | The attendance |
- | A week later was the second car-swap Colo trip, reported in the last magazine. Don Finch’s account | + | Since neither Minutes nor Correspondence contained anything of real moment, we were quite quickly at the Reports stage, with the Treasurer advising a closing balance in November |
- | Bob Younger had the Friday nighter next week-end, out into Martin’s Creek and the Nattai. Despite some rain Saturday | + | A week later was the second car-swap Colo trip, reported in the last magazine. Don Finch' |
- | For the final week-end | + | Bob Younger had the Friday nighter next week-end, out into Martins Creek and the Nattai. Despite some rain Saturday |
- | Arising from the final report, | + | For the final week-end |
- | Kath Brown reminded | + | Arising from the final report, |
- | The Cloth Badge sub-committee next presented its findings, including two samples. Three quotes had been obtained, one between 0..50 and (1:i29 another at ‘;1.25 (minimum 100)9 and the third at 85c. (no minimum). The samples (for the two cheaper models) | + | Kath Brown reminded |
- | Only a few minor points remained. Dot Butler was able to tell us she had persuaded the Electricity Undertaking to divert a power line away from Coolana, and Wilf Hilder reported that the access from the Mongarlowe Road to the Budawangs had been plotted | + | The Cloth Badge sub-committee next presented its findings, including two samples. Three quotes |
- | The meeting closed at 9.52 with a S. & R. alert for a youngster astray in the lower Blue Mountains. Is it happened, he walked out early the next day before | + | Only a few minor points remained. Dot Butler was able to tell us she had persuaded |
+ | The meeting closed at 9.52 with a S. & R. alert for a youngster astray in the lower Blue Mountains. Is it happened, he walked out early the next day before the searchers took to the bush. | ||
- | ---------------------------- | + | ===== Food ===== |
+ | (At the Club's Christmas Party the western wall was decorated with a series of sketches and the following verse, which Dot Butler describes as " | ||
- | ==== FOOD ==== | + | Alas! That various tastes in food\\ |
- | (At the Club’s Christmas Party the western wall was decorated- with a series of sketches and the following verse, which Dot Butler describes as “mostly Hilaire Belloc” but certainly with Butler additives.)\\ | + | Divide |
- | Alas! That various tastes | + | Birds in their little nests agree\\ |
- | Divide the human brotherhood!\\ | + | With Chinamen, but not with me. |
- | Birds in their little nests agree \\ | + | Colonials like their oysters hot,\\ |
- | With Chinamen, but not with me.\\ | + | Their omelets heavy I do not. |
- | Colonials like their oysters hot, \\ | + | The French are fond of slugs and frogs,\\ |
- | Their omelets heavy I do not.\\ | + | The Siamese eat puppy-dogs. |
- | The French are fond of slugs and frogs, \\ | + | The nobles at the brilliant Court\\ |
- | The Siamese eat puppy-dogs.\\ | + | Of Muscovy |
- | + | Of candles held and eaten thus\\ | |
- | The nobles at the brilliant Court \\ Of Muscoyy | + | As though they were asparagus. |
- | + | ||
- | The Spaniard, I have heard it said, \\ Bats garlic, by itself, on breads \\ That if your President should come \\ To lunch with you at half-past one \\ And you were jovially to say,\\ | + | |
- | “Here’s bread and garlic! Peg away!”\\ | + | |
+ | The Spaniard, I have heard it said,\\ | ||
+ | Eats garlic, by itself, on bread:\\ | ||
+ | What if your President should come\\ | ||
+ | To lunch with you at half-past one\\ | ||
+ | And you were jovially to say,\\ | ||
+ | " | ||
I doubt if you would gain your end\\ | I doubt if you would gain your end\\ | ||
- | Of keeping Spiro as a friend.\\ | + | Of keeping Spiro as a friend. |
In Italy the traveller notes\\ | In Italy the traveller notes\\ | ||
- | With great disgust the flesh of goats \\ Appearing on the table d’hotes;\\ And even this the natives spoil \\ By frying it in rancid oil.\\ | + | With great disgust the flesh of goats |
- | + | Appearing on the table d'hotes;\\ | |
- | In Maryland they charge like sin \\ For nasty stuff called terrapin \\ And when they ask you out to dine \\ At Washington, instead of wine, \\ They give you water from the spring \\ With lumps of ice for flavouring\\ | + | And even this the natives spoil\\ |
+ | By frying it in rancid oil. | ||
- | That sometimes kill and always freeze \\ The high plenipotentiaries.\\ | + | In Maryland they charge like sin\\ |
+ | For nasty stuff called terrapin\\ | ||
+ | And when they ask you out to dine\\ | ||
+ | At Washington, instead of wine,\\ | ||
+ | They give you water from the spring\\ | ||
+ | With lumps of ice for flavouring\\ | ||
+ | That sometimes kill and always freeze\\ | ||
+ | The high plenipotentiaries. | ||
- | In Massachusetts all the way \\ From Boston down to Buzzards Bay\\ | + | In Massachusetts all the way\\ |
- | They feed you till you want to die \\On rhubarb pie and pumpkin pie\\ | + | From Boston down to Buzzards Bay\\ |
+ | They feed you till you want to die\\ | ||
+ | On rhubarb pie and pumpkin pie\\ | ||
And horrible huckleberry pie,\\ | And horrible huckleberry pie,\\ | ||
And when you summon strength to cry,\\ | And when you summon strength to cry,\\ | ||
- | “What is there else that I can try?”\\ | + | "What is there else that I can try?"\\ |
- | They stare at you in mild surprise \\ | + | They stare at you in mild surprise\\ |
- | And serve you other kinds of pies.\\ | + | And serve you other kinds of pies. |
- | And I with these mine eyes have soon\\ | + | And I with these mine eyes have seen\\ |
- | A dreadful stuff called Margarine \\ | + | A dreadful stuff called Margarine\\ |
- | Consumed by men in Bethnal Green.\\ | + | Consumed by men in Bethnal Green. |
But I myself that here complain\\ | But I myself that here complain\\ | ||
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I feel my native courage fail\\ | I feel my native courage fail\\ | ||
To see a Gascon eat a snail;\\ | To see a Gascon eat a snail;\\ | ||
- | I dare not ask abroad for tea \\ | + | I dare not ask abroad for tea\\ |
- | No cannibal can dine with me.\\ | + | No cannibal can dine with me. |
But Walkers are a race apart\\ | But Walkers are a race apart\\ | ||
Their eating feats delight the heart.\\ | Their eating feats delight the heart.\\ | ||
- | Conic join our ranks, dear Jill and George, \\ | + | Conic join our ranks, dear Jill and George,\\ |
- | You’ll love to see the devils gorge.\\ | + | You'll love to see the devils gorge.\\ |
- | -------------------------------------------------- | + | ---- |
- | About 20 years after those expatriate Kiwis, Nan and Paddy Bourke, first came to Sydney and the S.B.W., they have lit out for Melbourne, where Paddy is to fill another niche in the hierarchy of I.G.I. Nan, of course, has been one of our backroom girls as Club Auditor for a good many years, and they have been sounding out Melbournian Geoff Mattingly as to walking clubs over there. No fixed abode as yet, because daughter Rosemary is studying Indonesian as her language at High School, and there’s only one school where this is taught in Melbourne. So it’s a case of first finding a home in a suburb within the territory of that school.\\ | + | About 20 years after those expatriate Kiwis, Nan and Paddy Bourke, first came to Sydney and the S.B.W., they have lit out for Melbourne, where Paddy is to fill another niche in the hierarchy of I.C.I. Nan, of course, has been one of our backroom girls as Club Auditor for a good many years, and they have been sounding out Melbournian Geoff Mattingly as to walking clubs over there. No fixed abode as yet, because daughter Rosemary is studying Indonesian as her language at High School, and there's only one school where this is taught in Melbourne. So it's a case of first finding a home in a suburb within the territory of that school. |
+ | ===== Moruya – Deua River – Araluen – Braidwood ===== | ||
- | ---------------------------- | + | by Jess Martin |
+ | In 1936 Gordon Mannell and his uncle Jack Lynch (2 years Gordon' | ||
- | ==== Moruya – Deua River –Araluen – Braidwood ==== | + | The boys made plans for a later holiday and after consulting Myles Dunphy, who had visited the area some years before and then later returned from the Krawarree side with his sister Cora to holiday with the Rankins (a few miles downstream from " |
- | //By Jess Martin//\\ | + | |
- | In 1936 Gordon Mannell and his uncle Jack Lynch (2 years Gordon’s senior) were visiting a policeman relative in Braidwood, and during their stay they browsed amongst old papers in the convict built gaol, which recorded details of early settlement | + | At the last moment, unfortunately, |
- | The boys made plans for a later holiday and after consulting Myles Dunphy, who had visited | + | On the road early next morning, and crossing the bridge near the Kia Ora butter and cheese factory we began to watch for the mouth of Burra Creek. Just then we were hailed by a man with an Irish brogue, who told us that Mr. Randolph George |
- | At the last moment, unfortunately, | + | We came to an enclosure on the ridge, in which stock were penned when they were being walked |
- | On the road early next morning, | + | Shortly after leaving our camp spot next morning, |
- | We came to an enclosure on the ridge, in which stock were penned when they were being walked to Moruya | + | The track wound its way round the hillside and then we saw " |
- | Shortly after leaving our camp spot next morning, we reached the top of the range and the track dropped steeply down to Diamond Creek, one of the loveliest creeks I have seen, above a fine waterfall. Wading | + | An enjoyable evening was spent listening to Mr. George' |
- | The track wound its way round the hillside and then we saw “Bendethera - or what remained9 just the kitchen which, as was usual with so many of the old homesteads, was separate from the main house. | + | Mr. George |
- | An enjoyable evening was spent listening to Mr. George’s tales. He was 78, and could remember | + | We listened and yarned late into the night and Mr. George |
- | Mr. George told us of a good fishing hole - next day Gordon caught three fair-sized perch also an apple tree, the fruit of which we thoroughly enjoyed.\\ | + | We entered the cave and found a wire rope descending into a sinkhole, screened by ferns, at the back of the cave. However, our torches were not very reliable and, not being keen on dark holes, |
- | We listened and yarned late into the night and Mr. George told us that quite a number of University people had visited the Bendethera Caves in earlier years; and then he said he would show us the entrance | + | Next day we said good-bye |
- | We entered the cave and found a wire rope descending into a sinkhole, screened by ferns, at the back of the cave. However, | + | Mrs. Rankin |
- | Next day we said good-bye to Mr. George | + | Mr. Rankin |
- | Mrs. Rankin | + | The Rankin |
- | Mr. Rankin and Mr. Jim George had ridden to Krawarree | + | We reluctantly refused a pressing invitation |
- | The Rankin womenfolk showed us many of their handicrafts. Snow lies on the ground in winter, and the girls had made quilts of rabbit fur, piecing the different coloured skins into beautiful patchwork patterns. The house was slab built with a bark roof and the interior walls lined with periodicals and newspapers a large open fireplace in the kitchen and all their cooking, including broad and cakes, | + | Up Neringla Creek to "Yang Yalley", |
- | We reluctantly refused a pressing invitation | + | Into Araluen, where we bought more food. We planned |
- | Up Meringla | + | The publican at Majors |
- | Into Araluen, where we bought more food. 7Te planned to go to Major’s Crook and from there to the Shoalhavon River, but were warned there had been a steep rise in the river and what we planned to do would be impossible.\\ | + | We looked at the river and as it was running a banker, we decided it was not attractive, and headed for Braidwood. We lunched in a paddock where a herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle became too interested |
- | The publican at Major’s Creek., one Syphrone Turnbull (delighted to have a now audience), regaled us with gossip about all the people we had met, showed us his aviaries of birds, drove us to a coldmine where we were invited down the shaft for an sopection but as we would havo had to stand on one foot in a bucket | + | After dark we entered |
- | We looked | + | When we called |
- | After dark we entered | + | We inspected |
- | 71= 70 called at the police staion next day to obtain diroctions to the Bonslcy’s on the Braidwood-Nero-iga Road, and Gordon | + | On the Saturday |
- | 77C inspected the town, including the old gaol and some of its records, and then ou to the Bensleys, whom Gordon had met on his previous visit. | + | The evening mail car drove us to Tarago, where we boarded |
- | On the Saturday the Bonslcys drove us into the town, and Gordon was interviewed by the local newspaper, and account of our “intrepid” trip appearing in the next week’s paper. | + | ===== Why Bulldoze |
- | The evening mail car drove us to Tarago, whero 70 boarded | + | That good question is put by the Colong Committee in a "white paper" it has issued. |
+ | For a long time, it says, forestry has ranked second bottom on the land use scale, just above national parks and recreation reserves. Since a good deal of land which is too rough or too poor for agriculture or grazing is Crown Land, this is the land which the Forestry Commission has had to use. Its proposal to use the Boyd Plateau for growing pine forests is thus consistent with its past policy and means. | ||
- | ---------------------------- | + | **However**, |
+ | On the other hand, grazing has become largely unprofitable in the field of wool production, and at present the country has to expend large sums annually in subsidizing the wool industry. It argues that a strong case exists for examining the practicability of devoting to timber production areas of the Central Tablelands now given over to unprofitable grazing, instead of laying waste naturally forested areas, such as the Boyd Plateau. In this way it would enable men of the land to continue their chosen way of life; utilise their skills and a good deal of farm equipment and machinery, as well as the " | ||
- | ==== Why Bulldoze | + | Such a programme would utilise already cleared land in a locality climatically suited to pine culture, land on which some of the worst erosion in the State has occurred, and this could be arrested by reafforestation. |
- | That good question is put by the Colong Committee | + | Why Bulldoze the Boyd? As the Colong Committee |
- | For a long time, it says, forestry has ranked second bottom on the land use scale, just abovo national parks and recreation reserves. Since a good deal of land which is too rough or too poor for agriculture or grazing is Crown Land, this is the land which the Forestry Commission has had to use. Its proposal to use the Boyd Plateau for growing Dino forests is thus consistent with its past policy and means.\\ | + | ===== Buck ===== |
- | E077CVOT7 tho “whito paper” says, the situation has changed Quito drastically in recant times. Zlustralia has to import timber and timber products valued at about 3200-milion a year, and this may be oxpoctod to increase. Tho action to mako Australia solf-sufficiont in timbor is to grow certain high-yielding species, such as pines - particularly Pinus radiata. For most efficient working the plantations need to be concontratod so that largo volumes of timber can be supplied to processing plants.\\ | + | by Alice Wyborn |
- | On the other hand, grazing has becomo largely unprofitable | + | (A letter written by Alice Wyborn from Canada was so long in the mails that Alice had returned before it was received. Accompanying |
- | Such a programme would utilise already cleared land in a locality climatically suitod to pino culture, land on which somo of the worst orosion in the State has occurred, and this could be arrested by reafforestation.\\ | + | Who wagged his tail when first we met\\ |
- | + | and almost said "I don't know you - yet"?\\ | |
- | Thy Bulldoze the Boyd? As the Oolong Committee puts it, it is a good quostion.\\ | + | Who always wanted to lead the way,\\ |
- | + | but always stopped when told to "stay"?\\ | |
- | + | Who carried his pack both there and back,\\ | |
- | ------------------------------- | + | and always managed to find the track?\\ |
- | + | Who loves to swim and chase a stick,\\ | |
- | + | not small ones, but some quite thick?\\ | |
- | ==== Buck. by Alice Wyborn | + | Who comes downhill the faster,\\ |
- | + | carrying | |
- | (A letter written by Alice 7yborn from Canada was so long in the mails that Alice had returnod before it was received. Accompanying the letter was a verse of appreciation about “Buck”, the golden retriever ovmed by Ross and Eargriet, who kept Alice company while the “childron” were climbing in Alaska during July, 1971.)\\ | + | Who swam to save the canoe from sailing, |
- | + | when the rope came loose, and the light was failing? | |
- | 7ho wagged his tail when first we met\\ | + | Whose funny whistle in the fog\\ |
- | and almost said “I don’t know you yot”? \\ | + | |
- | ao always wanted to load the way,\\ | + | |
- | but always stopped when told to “stay”?\\ | + | |
- | Uho carried his pack both there and back, \\ | + | |
- | and always managed to find the track? \\ | + | |
- | The loves to swim and chase a stick,\\ | + | |
- | not small ones, but some quite thick? \\ | + | |
- | The comes downhill the faster,\\ | + | |
- | carrying | + | |
- | The swam to savo the canoe from sailing, | + | |
- | when the rope came loose, and the light was failing? \\ | + | |
- | Thoth funny whistle in the fog\\ | + | |
sounds like a marmot, but is really a dog?\\ | sounds like a marmot, but is really a dog?\\ | ||
- | The runs with me until I fall\\ | + | Who runs with me until I fall\\ |
but immediately comes to me when I call?\\ | but immediately comes to me when I call?\\ | ||
- | ‘The oats his meal and falls asleep\\ | + | Who eats his meal and falls asleep\\ |
- | the whole night through without a poop? \\ | + | the whole night through without a peep?\\ |
- | The comes inside the tent at night\\ | + | Who comes inside the tent at night\\ |
- | and cuddles | + | and cuddles |
- | The always seems to find the Tight spot\\ | + | Who always seems to find the right spot\\ |
- | when we want OUT lunch, and the sun is hot?\\ | + | when we want our lunch, and the sun is hot?\\ |
- | The loves to go with me in the car\\ | + | Who loves to go with me in the car\\ |
- | and roam the hills both mar and far?\\ | + | and roam the hills both near and far?\\ |
- | The loves the mountains and the snow \\ | + | Who loves the mountains and the snow\\ |
as much as anyone I know?\\ | as much as anyone I know?\\ | ||
- | Those friendship meant so much to me\\ | + | Whose friendship meant so much to me\\ |
when family and friends were over the sea?\\ | when family and friends were over the sea?\\ | ||
- | And now I say “Goodbye Good luck”\\ | + | And now I say "Goodbye |
- | to my handsome | + | to my handsome |
- | + | ||
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- | ==== “Li-lo Landlubbors” | + | |
- | //by Neville Page//\\ | + | |
- | Like those who search for the first elusive “cuckoo” in spring, here we were eager to partake of the first blissful carefree rapturous li-b trip this season. Li-lo fanatics from way back, lining up to indulge in the festivities offered, included our Club Jester (Alan 737born), Laurie Quaken, Don Finch (Commander-in-Chief), | ||
- | It was programmed as a day trip but Loslcy and I (being Monday-toFriday-only urbanites whonovor possible) set forth on Saturday afternoon, driving as far as Mount Tomah there to camp by courtesy of John and Heather 7hite on their most magnificent piece of real estate, complete with panoramic vistas for miles, fresh mountain air and rich soil just right for rhododendrons. Don and Heather joined us that evening and the four of us settled down for a somewhat coolish night. Later TO got a heavy show= of rain which continued steadily almost until dawn, thus making fire-lighting for breakfast a job for a good wizard with a flameflssh generating magic wand. None of us being wizards however, we had to be content with breaking up twigs into half inch lengths and using our lungs. Barely half-way through breakfast were we when Dave Rostron rolled up in his Fairmont. Little past 7.30 a m. was it, but 770 took their hints kindly and hurried ourselves along as much as possible, not to have the day pass wastefully.\\ | ||
- | Away to Mount 7ilson we roa ted, not many miles distant, there to be greeted by that inexhaustable supply of wit, good humour, and straight-out corn, Alan yborn. Alice was there too, but she had no intention of going li-icing, especially on a cold, miserable, wet morning like this was. Alan too, although he had his day pack with him in which was stowed his lunch urappod in multitudinous plastic bags, said he wasn’t too keen on a cold li-b trip and would just as soon go home and do some concreting. This was just enough, of course, to encourage the white-ant element in the group and soon we had a loud chorus of dissenters, not the least of whom was the leader himself. More had all that enthusiasm gone? That a bunch of pikers!! The leader, who wasn’t in too good a mood at all, had nothing bettor to suggest than a change of route to Blue Gum Forest and return via Poarce’s Pass. That being the case, Alan 7Yborn was definitely going home to do his concreting, but wait a minute, ho had a map showing a good walk to The Crater via Bell Crook and 7ollongambe Creek. In true democratic style the matter was put to the vote, The Crater won (by a small margin), instructions and counter-instructions issued, Alan 7yborn was finally porsuadcd to come along as guido and wo sot forth by car to the starting point further up the Boll road. 71hat the lead= really wanted of course, was to spend the rest of the day in the warmth and comfort of the 77Yborn weekender at Mount Tilson. ell that was not to be, and thank goodness too, because wo would have thus missed out on a beaut little day walk..\\ | + | ===== "Li-lo Landlubbers" |
- | We set forth from the Bell road about 8 miles west of Mount alson, Don clutching his Tallerawang 1 inch to 1 milo, and Alan studying his one-off 7yborn special 2 inchcs to 1 mile. With such guidance how could we go wrong? Immediately (as we later, but much later, learnt) we proceeded down the wrong ridge. But then, what is wrongness anywayF it’s all relative, and as long as 70 get to where we want to go, it can hardly be said to be wrong. As I said, we followed tho wrong ridge (too far west) resulting in our arrival, after a couige of hours walking, at the brink of a formidable drop by way of a sheer cliff. 11 substantial crook flowed below, possibly Bell Crook, but impossiblo to determine from the top. But the walk had been an eye-opener to some very interesting terrain so far, and oven had we boon forced to turn back at that point, the day would not have been wasted. But oven if the thought entered our heads, the need did not eventuate as 00-leador7 advisor, navigator Dave Rostron found a good way dawn to the creek whore it was confirmed to be Boll Crook (by its direction, volume-flow etc, though how I aon’t know since those crocks flow in all sorts of funny patterns).\\ | + | by Neville Page |
- | By following | + | Like those who search for the first elusive " |
- | By now the initial gnawing of sharpening appotitos began to warn walkers | + | It was programmed as a day trip but Lesley and I (being Monday-to-Friday-only urbanites whenever possible) set forth on Saturday afternoon, driving as far as Mount Tomah there to camp by courtesy of John and Heather White on their most magnificent piece of real estate, complete with panoramic vistas for miles, fresh mountain air and rich soil just right for rhododendrons. Don and Heather joined us that evening and the four of us settled down for a somewhat coolish night. Later we got a heavy shower of rain which continued steadily almost |
- | As it turned out, 7C didn’t have long to wait because | + | Away to Mount Wilson |
- | What confronted us at the bottom, however, was no crystal clear stream awaiting our indulgence, but a thick, bright yellow, very very dirty river. We wore not unwarned abouth this greeting | + | We set forth from the Bell road about 8 miles west of Mount Wilson, Don clutching his Wallerawang 1 inch to 1 mile, and Alan studying his one-off Wyborn special 2 inches to 1 mile. With such guidance how could we go wrong? Immediately (as we later, but much later, learnt) we proceeded down the wrong ridge. But then, what is wrongness anyway; it's all relative, and as long as we get to where we want to go, it can hardly be said to be wrong. As I said, we followed |
- | a terriblo shock to sec this man-made dospoliation | + | |
- | Hero it was we had lunch, in a conveniontly placed overhang, floored with lovely soft sand, our fresh water supply babbling | + | By following the creek a little, sliding |
- | Still overcast and cool, not many of the party felt much inclined towards having | + | By now the initial gnawing |
- | Insufficiont time was now left for The Crator, and since Alan’s indications wore that it wasn’t all that spectacular anyway, we decided | + | As it turned out, we didn't have long to wait because we soon came upon another of the area's characteristic deep gorges. Facing us from the other side was the beautiful warm face of a deep yellow-orange sandstone cliff, and between |
- | The weathor | + | What confronted us at the bottom, however, |
- | As we proccodod we could faintly hear the sound of cars on the Bell roado, so we knew there was not too far to go, but before we made the road a groat bank of cloud rolled over the hill ahoad of us, threatening to envelope | + | Here it was we had lunch, in a conveniently placed overhang, floored with lovely soft sand, our fresh water supply babbling down across |
- | Back we went to the yborn weekender where we ate them out of house ana home, and drank gallons | + | Still overcast and cool, not many of the party felt much inclined towards having |
- | ----------------------- | + | Insufficient time was now left for The Crater, and since Alan's indications were that it wasn't all that spectacular anyway, we decided to change direction and head for home. Our way back followed the route along which we should have come, so what we ended up with was the trip in reverse. But again, it's all a matter of relativity, and who's to say that our mistakes didn't result in a far better walk than what was intended. Alan Wyborn took charge to lead the way back, thoroughly baffling the true leader (Don) and some of the party members by taking us through about 200 degrees of the compass, thus giving the impression of walking in a circle. But his local knowledge of the area proved superior to our supposed logic and we eventually arrived back at Bell Creek, this time at a different spot from earlier in the day, but at a much easier place to cross: a simple walk over a conveniently fallen log. The way into Bell Creek at this point was worse than following a maze, but to the man with local experience (A1an) it was simple: down one cliff and follow its base along, dropping all the time until the creek is reached. Alan also showed us a perfect little camping spot down near the creek, sheltered from the winds by cliffs, with a nearby swimming hole and unspoilt ferny glen, crystal clear pool and white sandy bottom. A real Garden of Eden! |
- | ==== Membership Notes by Geoff Mattingley | + | The weather was now threatening rain, as it had on and off throughout the day, so we pushed on, spirits still high. The party in general was bearing up well against the Wyborn wit which hardly stopped for a breath between jokes (do **you** know why elephants have yellow on the soles of their feet?). |
- | At the time this edition | + | As we proceeded we could faintly hear the sound of cars on the Bell road, so we knew there was not too far to go, but before we made the road a great bank of cloud rolled over the hill ahead of us, threatening |
- | Philip Brown, Joseph Rivera, Bob Beattie, John Adams\\ | + | Back we went to the Wyborn weekender where we ate them out of house and home, and drank gallons of tea and coffee, magging and chatting about what a beaut day it had been. Reluctantly we left, for a slower than usual drive back to Sydney after the groat li-lo trip that wasn' |
- | At the end of February, the term of the following prospoctiv members will expire. Thus they should ensure that they have completed their walk requirements and passed their oral tests in time to be interviewed | + | ===== Membership Notes by Geoff Mattingley |
- | Leigh Sheridan, Neville Lupton, Susan Hancock, Margaret Merrotsy, Sally Briggs, Alan Rico, Hugh Ferguson, Charles Sudek\\ | + | At the time this edition of the magazine went to press, January' |
- | You still have time! Don’t waste your prospective membership fee complete the requirements and become a member.\\ | + | Philip Brown, Joseph Rivera, Bob Beattie, John Adams |
- | ---------------------------- | + | At the end of February, the term of the following prospective members will expire. Thus they should ensure that they have completed their walk requirements and passed their oral tests in time to be interviewed by the committee at its March meeting. |
- | Just before Christmas word reached us through Peter Donnelly that our recently retired Membership Secretary, Barbara Bruce, was still part of the Broken Hill scene, having evidently found it a much more agreeable spot than originally expectea.\\ | + | Leigh Sheridan, Neville Lupton, Susan Hancock, Margaret Merrotsy, Sally Briggs, Alan Rice, Hugh Ferguson, Charles Sudek |
- | She had even locatea a walking group at Broken Hill, but up to that stage hadn’t been out with them. Seems the Flinaers Ranges in South Australia are within striking distance for rreekena jaunts, | + | You still have time! Don't waste your prospective membership fee - complete |
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- | ==== Letter from Frank 1.1yden in the Old Dart ==== | + | Just before Christmas word reached us through Peter Donnelly that our recently retired Membership Secretary, Barbara Bruce, was still part of the Broken Hill scene, having evidently found it a much more agreeable spot than originally expected. |
- | // | + | She had even located a walking group at Broken Hill, but up to that stage hadn't been out with them. Seems the Flinders Ranges |
- | 24th November, 1971.//\\ | + | |
- | Dear Fellow Walkers \\ | + | ===== Letter from Frank Leyden |
- | Winter’s first snow is bright | + | |
- | The local Ashdown Ramblers 7alking Club has made the weekends for me something to look forward to. The large extent of the Ashdown Forest exists because the soil is too poor for farming. It is largely a Natural Reserve area managed by a Board of Conservators for recreation and preservation. Animals are deer, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, birds, partridge, hedgehogs, insects and fish, swans and ducks in the ponds. | + | Rambling in Sussex - 24th November, 1971 |
- | I arrived at the end of the blackberry season. The Devil swishes his tail if blackberries are eaten after Michaelmas, but as appetite is slightly stronger than religion, we cleaned up That was still left of blackberries of the Sussex Weald and Wold, not to mention windfall apples, quinces and whatever was too clOSZ, to the public footpath.\\ | + | Dear Fellow Walkers |
- | These footpaths or rightsofway were originally whore the farm :. workers used to walk back across the fields | + | Winter' |
- | Walks start from the local car park down past the lato Oliver Crom well’s house. Then you drive like hell through all the other mad motorists to a place where you can get right away from the rotten things. Walks are graded A, B, C, D with A, 20 30 miles and D, 5 miles. D’s have 30 - 40 pso-fle and A’s 6 Or S. D’s often finish in some lovely old home, stone walls several feet thick, cosy fire, tea and home made cakes!\\ | + | The local Ashdown Ramblers Walking Club has made the weekends for me something to look forward to. The large extent of the Ashdown Forest exists because |
- | They are a great crowd, and I enjoy all types of the walks. In summer there: | + | I arrived at the end of the blackberry season. The Devil swishes his tail if blackberries |
- | I enjoy the beauty | + | These footpaths or rights-of-way were originally where the farm workers used to walk back across |
- | Had a most enjoyable evening | + | Walks start from the local car park down past the late Oliver Cromwell' |
- | My Hillman car is great for excursions further afield such as TunbriElge Wells, Crawley | + | They are a great crowd, and I enjoy all types of the walks. In summer there are night walks in the long twilight |
- | The night sky when clear shows my old friends The Great Bear, Pole Star, Dragon, Cassiopeia. Pleiades is about 35 degrees south from zenith | + | I enjoy the beauty of the green rolling countryside with the holly and bramble hedges, the giant oaks and the slender white birch, the beeches, chestnut |
- | Every day I’m getting more like a white man, but it’s the rich, glizgey local jersey cream and cakes that’s really killing me, and I’m getting | + | Had a most enjoyable evening with Bill O' |
- | My tasks here are the most interesting I have ever done, meeting people from all countries | + | My Hillman car is great for excursions further afield such as Tunbridge Wells, Crawley |
- | Wishing you all sunshine, good walking, season’s greetings | + | The night sky when clear shows my old friends The Great Bear, Pole Star, Dragon, Cassiopeia. Pleiades is about 35 degrees south from zenith and Orion's Belt, upside down right and left reversed, just above the south horizon. |
- | //From Frank Leyden//\\ | + | Every day I'm getting more like a white man, but it's the rich, gluggy local jersey cream and cakes that's really killing me, and I'm getting a proper TV bottom. But you should insist on colour TV in Australia, and stop looking at black and white substitutes. |
- | ---------------------------- | + | My tasks here are the most interesting I have ever done, meeting people from all countries and levels, making lots of friends and learning many new things. |
- | Well, now… about that change of address…\\ | + | Wishing you all sunshine, good walking, season' |
- | Along with the Annual Report each year goes a list of memberstheir addresses and telephone numbers. This leads to three questions: \\ | + | From Frank Leyden |
- | (I) Have your vital statistics changed during the last few months?\\ | + | |
- | (2) If so, have you notified the Secretary? | + | |
- | (3) If not, do you want to keep them secret? (and not receive any Club publications)\\ | + | |
- | If your answers were (1) Yes s (2) No and (3) No.... better tell the Secretary RIGHT NO or your entry in the Pink Pages for 1972 will be wrong. \\ | + | ---- |
+ | Well, now… about that change of address… | ||
- | Talking | + | Along with the Annual Report each year goes a list of members their addresses and telephone numbers. This leads to three questions: |
- | 21 Jean Street, Seven Hills. Postcode 2147. Tele. 622-3353 | + | (I) Have your vital statistics changed during the last few months? |
+ | (2) If so, have you notified the Secretary? | ||
+ | (3) If not, do you want to keep them secret? (and not receive any Club publications) | ||
- | ---------------------------- | + | If your answers were (1) Yes s (2) No and (3) No.... better tell the Secretary **right now** or your entry in the Pink Pages for 1972 will be wrong. |
- | ==== Coming Walks - February 1972 ==== | + | ---- |
- | //by Pat Harrison// | + | |
- | |February 49 59 6 s |There has been a plethora | + | Talking |
- | |February 6t |Bundeena to Otford9 the best coastal day walk there is. Loaders Jim Callaway 520-7081 (H).| | + | 21 Jean Street, Seven Hills. Postcode 2147. Tele. 622-3353 (home) |
- | |February 6s |Wildflowers and apiary inspection at Darkes Forest. Privatc transport. David Cotton the leader.| | + | |
- | |February 11,12713s |L different part of the Shoalhaven9 led by Max Crisp. Phone 207333 Ext0220 (B). Kay be swimming.| | + | |
- | |February 19, 13s |Abseiling in Kanangra Deep under the care of Roger Gowing 43-5281(H).| | + | |
- | |February 13: |Nan Bourke, | + | |
- | |February 18,l9,20 |I floxiblo trip to the 7ol1ondi11y with Robin Blumb 918-6183 (H) or 40-080 (H). Bring thc children | + | |
- | |February 20s |JIrethusa Canyon0 Lbsoiling and swimming absolutely unavoidable. Pray for a heat wave. /Ilan Pike the leader.| | + | |
- | |February 25926927: |Tony Donhara 99-1246 (H) has all the wrinkles for a beaut trip through Hidden Valley and across to Folly Point in the Budo; | + | |
- | |February 26927: |Bill Hall 57-5145 (H) has a 1 day camp trip in the Royal National Park. Train 12.50 p m0 electric to Cronulla.| | + | |
- | |Fcbruary 27s |Jim Brown 81-2675 (H) loads th,D last round-up from Holensburgh to Iiilyvale via Era and Burning Palms. Train 842 aomo country. Return Lilyvale.| | + | |
- | ---------------------------- | + | ===== Coming Walks - February 1972 ===== |
- | ==== The Smokewalkoro | + | by Pat Harrison |
- | A circular from the National Parks Association’s Fire Fighting Force has been received, seeking additional manpower, and setting out its objectives. The following | + | |February 4,5,6|There has been a plethora of Wo11angambe trips on this programme. The river is also being spoilt by the sand-washing activities upstream at Bell. Bill Gillam has therefore changed his outing to a fishing trip, either for Bass on the Colo or for Trout in the Middle Kowmung. Bill's phone 520-8423 (H).| |
+ | |February 6|Bundeena to Otford, the best coastal day walk there is. Leader: Jim Callaway 520-7081 (H).| | ||
+ | |February 6|Wildflowers and apiary inspection at Darkes Forest. Private transport. David Cotton the leader.| | ||
+ | |February 11,12,13|A different part of the Shoalhaven, led by Max Crisp. Phone 207333 Ext0220 (B). May be swimming.| | ||
+ | |February 12, | ||
+ | |February 13|Nan Bourke, who was to take charge of the Swimming Carnival at Lake Eckersley, has gone to Melbourne to live. Watch for notice of change of leader for this event.| | ||
+ | |February 18,l9,20 |A flexible trip to the Wol1ondi11y with Robin Blumb 918-6183 (H) or 40-080 (H). Bring the children and relax in scenic surroundings, | ||
+ | |February 20|Arethusa Canyon. Abseiling and swimming absolutely unavoidable. Pray for a heat wave. Alan Pike the leader.| | ||
+ | |February 25, | ||
+ | |February 26,27|Bill Hall 57-5145 (H) has a 1 day camp trip in the Royal National Park. Train 12.50 p.m. electric to Cronulla.| | ||
+ | |February 27|Jim Brown 81-2675 (H) leads the last round-up from Helensburgh to Lilyvale via Era and Burning Palms. Train 8.42 a.m. country. Return Lilyvale.| | ||
- | Thc Smokewalkers is a body of fire fighters dedicated to the protection of bushland from fire. They are willing to walk through rough country to get to a fire and, when reasonable safe to do so, to extinguish the fire without resorting to the backburn method unless more direct methods are impracticable. | + | ===== |
- | The need for this force arises | + | A circular |
- | • If the fire becomes wind driven it may later threaten property.\\ | + | The Smokewalkers is a body of fire fighters dedicated to the protection of bushland from fire. They are willing to walk through rough country to get to a fire and, when reasonable safe to do so, to extinguish the fire without resorting to the backburn method unless more direct methods are impracticable. The most appropriate role is in suppressing quiet fires burning well away from roads in rough " |
- | • Re-,? | + | The need for this force arises from the fact that fires burning in bushland away from roads and houses have frequently been left to burn unchecked, fire fighting efforts being mostly confined to the vicinity |
- | • Fires cause scenic depreciation of the bushland.\\ | + | * If the fire becomes wind driven it may later threaten property. |
+ | * Repeated fire in an area endanger its ecological integrity by destroying certain species of plants or animals. | ||
+ | * Fires cause scenic depreciation of the bushland. | ||
- | The Smokowalkers | + | The Smokewalkers |
- | The telephone contact | + | The telephone contact |
- | The Smokewalkers are not intended to compete with, interfere with or criticise the Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade organisation, | + | The Smokewalkers are not intended to compete with, interfere with or criticise the Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade organisation, |
The Smokewaikers have asked that bodies interested consider the formation of Club groups, which would provide their own contact and support organisation, | The Smokewaikers have asked that bodies interested consider the formation of Club groups, which would provide their own contact and support organisation, |
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