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a good basis exists upon which to build. | a good basis exists upon which to build. | ||
- | But why a songbook of our own when there are so many alternatives | + | But why a songbook of our own when there are so many alternatives |
around? A good question and perhaps if the work and effort involved | around? A good question and perhaps if the work and effort involved | ||
- | is considered too great we could locate a suitable songbook and. make | + | is considered too great we could locate a suitable songbook and make |
it available to our members and at least establish some commonality | it available to our members and at least establish some commonality | ||
- | which doesn' | + | which doesn' |
this is not the optimum solution: | this is not the optimum solution: | ||
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Geoff Wagg, Malcolm McGregor et al. | Geoff Wagg, Malcolm McGregor et al. | ||
- | So let's give the matter some thought, and may the gentle strains | + | So let's give the matter some thought, and may the gentle strains |
of " | of " | ||
years to come. | years to come. | ||
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- | FEDERATION NOTES. | + | FEDERATION NOTES by Jim Vatiliotis. |
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- | | + | The Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Bushwalking |
will be held on Tuesday, 15th July, The president, secretary, treasurer | will be held on Tuesday, 15th July, The president, secretary, treasurer | ||
and minute secretary are not standing for re-election. The outgoing | and minute secretary are not standing for re-election. The outgoing | ||
office bearers made a strong plea for clubs and individual members to | office bearers made a strong plea for clubs and individual members to | ||
support Federation. | support Federation. | ||
- | A Search and Rescue practice week-end will be held on 18/ | + | |
+ | A Search and Rescue practice week-end will be held on 18/ | ||
July at the Boyd River crossing on the Kanangra Road. | July at the Boyd River crossing on the Kanangra Road. | ||
- | Federation Ball - Friday, 19th September at Petersham Town Hall. | + | Federation Ball - Friday, 19th September at Petersham Town Hall. |
- | The Mt. Druitt Bushwalking Club and the Narrabri Bushwalking Club | + | The Mt. Druitt Bushwalking Club and the Narrabri Bushwalking Club |
- | have been accepted as dffiliated | + | have been accepted as affiliated |
- | | + | Budawangs |
and the National Parks and. Wildlife Service are still investigating the | and the National Parks and. Wildlife Service are still investigating the | ||
- | question of legal access, *********** | + | question of legal access. |
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- | Page 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER July, 1975. | + | |
- | | + | OF BUSH NAVIGATION by Jim Brown. |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
- | It was on Peter Scandrett' | + | It was on Peter Scandrett' |
Gum, and about 10.15 in the forenoon on Sunday. We set our packs down | Gum, and about 10.15 in the forenoon on Sunday. We set our packs down | ||
- | in the lee of Lockleys, and Peter produced. and spread the Katoomba and | + | in the lee of Lockleys, and Peter produced and spread the Katoomba and |
Mt. Wilson maps. Barry Wallace took up position beside the leader and | Mt. Wilson maps. Barry Wallace took up position beside the leader and | ||
they summoned the prospectives to have a look-see. I had been at the | they summoned the prospectives to have a look-see. I had been at the | ||
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against my pack, and enjoyed the benison of the winter sun. | against my pack, and enjoyed the benison of the winter sun. | ||
- | I could hear Barry saying very earnestlys | + | I could hear Barry saying very earnestly: |
- | " | + | " |
- | always know where you start from, and keep .a close watch on where you | + | always know where you start from, and keep a close watch on where you |
are all the time...." | are all the time...." | ||
- | Yes, I thought, very, very true. In fact a fundamental in bush | + | Yes, I thought, very, very true. In fact a fundamental in bush |
navigation. I wish I could say I'd always followed that rule. If I | navigation. I wish I could say I'd always followed that rule. If I | ||
had, I would have had it easier sometimes........ | had, I would have had it easier sometimes........ | ||
- | 6 I 3 6 0 0 6 6 | + | I would have had it easier sometimes. Like that time in 1959 at |
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- | I would have had it easier sometimes. Like that time in 1959 at | + | |
Wog Wog Creek. Now that was an outstanding silly ass exploit! First | Wog Wog Creek. Now that was an outstanding silly ass exploit! First | ||
time in the country, too. Not as if I knew it backwards. Oh, no, | time in the country, too. Not as if I knew it backwards. Oh, no, | ||
- | but still I blundered on - - how long? - - two hours or more - - - | + | but still I blundered on - how long? - two hours or more - |
and finished up miles off course. | and finished up miles off course. | ||
- | | + | You must remember that there were no detail maps of the country |
then. I had a rough sketch by Alex Colley of the country around | then. I had a rough sketch by Alex Colley of the country around | ||
- | Mt. Owen and the Castle, and I reckoned it would_ | + | Mt. Owen and the Castle, and I reckoned it would be pretty simple to |
get there from Corang trig. So I left the car at Wog Wog Creek crossing | get there from Corang trig. So I left the car at Wog Wog Creek crossing | ||
on the Mongarlowe Road about 10.30 a.m., and started off in an easterly | on the Mongarlowe Road about 10.30 a.m., and started off in an easterly | ||
- | diyection. The creek bed proved to be thickly grown with ti-tree, so | + | direction. The creek bed proved to be thickly grown with ti-tree, so |
I soon took to the clear slopes above, still following the general line | I soon took to the clear slopes above, still following the general line | ||
- | of the creek. I couldn' | + | of the creek. I couldn' |
the head of the creek, could I? No, of course I couldn' | the head of the creek, could I? No, of course I couldn' | ||
it was heavily overcast and there was no sign of the sun which should | it was heavily overcast and there was no sign of the sun which should | ||
be shining on my left cheek at that hour. | be shining on my left cheek at that hour. | ||
- | I had probably not been half an hour on the way when I came to a | + | I had probably not been half an hour on the way when I came to a |
- | fair sized creek coming in from the lef-P (north). The sides were c | + | fair sized creek coming in from the left (north). The sides were so |
dense with thick ti-tree, so I outflanked it by turning left and | dense with thick ti-tree, so I outflanked it by turning left and | ||
swinging back to the right (south) after crossing the gully. No | swinging back to the right (south) after crossing the gully. No | ||
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I headed generally south-east across the open ridge. | I headed generally south-east across the open ridge. | ||
- | During the next hour or so I crossed a couple more side streams, | + | During the next hour or so I crossed a couple more side streams, |
and each time, after swinging north around the densely grown stream beds, | and each time, after swinging north around the densely grown stream beds, | ||
- | + | I always carefully turned back to the south-east. Except, of course, I never checked with my compass, nor had a sight of the sun in that solid cloud bank. Still, I couldn' | |
- | Page 5 THE SYDEBY BUSHWALKER | + | bearing east - or south-east after heading the side creeks. |
+ | Naturally, the side creeks became steeper and it was more attractive to stick to the ridge. This went on rising until about 1.0 p.m. I emerged on a high, dry crown of fretted rock and pebbles of quartz. Well, there was Corang Trig - a good three miles off to the south-east, with a couple of deep hollows in between. The spur I was on led on somewhere between north-east and north. That with a lunch stop, it | ||
+ | was close to 4.0 o' | ||
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+ | The light was blue along the Grose Valley and the Mt. Hay walls were gold. Barry was saying: | ||
- | I always carefully turned back to the south-east. Except, of course, | + | "And it's easy to go wandering along in the wrong direction if you don' |
- | I never checked with my compass, nor had a sight of the sun in that | + | |
- | solid cloud bank. Still, I couldn' | + | |
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- | | + | Prising myself up off my pack I contributed, "On a cloudy day it's just too easy. Done it myself several times. Silly, but ...." |
- | to stick to the ridge. This went on rising until about 1.0 p.m. I | + | |
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- | Well, there was Corang Trig - a good three miles off to the south-east, | + | |
- | with a couple of deep hollows in between. The spur I was on led on | + | |
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- | was close to 4.0 o' | + | |
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- | e 0 I I **Ice," | + | |
- | The light was blue along the Grose Valley and the Mt. Hay walls | + | Barry rejoined "Or in mist, especially in country where there aren't many landmarks." |
- | were gold. Barry was sayings | + | |
- | "And it's easy to go wandering along in the wrong direction if | + | In Mist! "Wandering round in mist and fog." Yes, it's easy in mist. |
- | you don' | + | |
+ | Gadara Point, looking out towards Mount Talaterang on a showery closed-in afternoon in March 1962. Of course Talaterang wasn' | ||
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+ | Although it wasn't much after 4.30 p.m. I resolved I wouldn' | ||
+ | odd places between rocks where I could plant the pegs, had something to eat between showers, and crept into my sleeping bag before sundown - that is, if there had been any sun to go down. | ||
- | | + | Rather a miserable night. Whenever I flashed |
- | it's just too easy. Done it myself several times. | + | grains of sugars at least, they didn't bite. The fog surged wetly past, and mercifully |
+ | gentle golden light. | ||
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- | Barry rejoined "Or in mist, | ||
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- | In idist! " | ||
- | mist. | ||
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- | swine jumped over the cliff (I think). Anyway, I went on strike. | ||
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- | into that bushy saddle and head towards Talaterang unless there were | ||
- | a prospect of seeing something. I put up my new tan tent, finding | ||
- | odd places between rocks where I could plant the pegs, had something | ||
- | to eat between showers, and crept into my sleeping bag before sundown - | ||
- | that is, if there had been any sun to go down. | ||
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- | the mist was blowing past slowly. It rained from time to time. | ||
- | Once I found plump orange-coloured ants had invaded my pack, pursuing | ||
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- | past, and mercifully it didn't blow hard, considering how precarious | ||
- | my tent pegs were. Towards morning I slept fitfully and woke to a | ||
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