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by Kath McKay. | by Kath McKay. | ||
- | So near9 so clear the heavens are That9 peering through the trees; glimpse the shy small seventh star Among the Pleiades. | + | So near, so clear the heavens are |
+ | That, peering through the trees, | ||
+ | I glimpse the shy small seventh star | ||
+ | Among the Pleiades. | ||
The tiny ships at anchor ride, | The tiny ships at anchor ride, | ||
- | The tiny sails are furled | + | The tiny sails are furled; |
Soon, soon comes in the midnight tide | Soon, soon comes in the midnight tide | ||
From half across the world. | From half across the world. | ||
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On Cliff and shore the bush leans down | On Cliff and shore the bush leans down | ||
- | .Dim-mirrored in the deep. | + | Dim-mirrored in the deep. |
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Hushed as the sea, this tented town | Hushed as the sea, this tented town | ||
Breathes softly, fast asleep. | Breathes softly, fast asleep. | ||
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- | Page THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October 1977 | + | ====OUR ORIGINS==== |
- | OUR ORIGINS | + | |
Before the S.B.W. came into being there was no mixed recreational walking club in Sydney. Gradually, however, it became apparent that there was a growing need for a new and freer type of walking club than that existing at the time. | Before the S.B.W. came into being there was no mixed recreational walking club in Sydney. Gradually, however, it became apparent that there was a growing need for a new and freer type of walking club than that existing at the time. | ||
- | One of the first moves in this direction came from Jack Debert, who wrote a letter to "The Sun" suggesting the formation of - | + | |
- | "a Hiker' | + | One of the first moves in this direction came from Jack Debert, who wrote a letter to "The Sun" suggesting the formation of - "a Hiker' |
- | A few people answered this letter and the ensuing group of six people arranged a walk (see photo) to discuss plans for a new walking club. Also at this time other people were contacted including a group of three women (Marie | + | |
- | In the meantime, the Mountain Trails Club had also replied% via | + | A few people answered this letter and the ensuing group of six people arranged a walk (see photo) to discuss plans for a new walking club. Also at this time other people were contacted including a group of three women (Marie |
- | "The Sun" to Jack Debert' | + | |
- | Eventually, the M.T.C. offered to hold a special meeting so that those interested, including some M.T.C. members who liked the idea of a club which included women, would form a separate walking body, So, at | + | In the meantime, the Mountain Trails Club had also replied via "The Sun" to Jack Debert' |
- | this meeting, on 21st October, 1927, a new club was created and its objects and constitution drawn up. | + | |
- | Thus the S.B.W. came into being, although it was not until a couple of meetings later that the name "The Sydney Bush Walkers" | + | Eventually, the M.T.C. offered to hold a special meeting so that those interested, including some M.T.C. members who liked the idea of a club which included women, would form a separate walking body, So, at this meeting, on 21st October, 1927, a new club was created and its objects and constitution drawn up. |
- | chosen, and incidentally the word " | + | |
- | Page 6. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October 1977 | + | Thus the S.B.W. came into being, although it was not until a couple of meetings later that the name "The Sydney Bush Walkers" |
- | THE JOLLY SWAGMAN | + | |
- | by Kath McKay. | + | ====THE JOLLY SWAGMAN==== |
- | Not long ago we were required to vote on'our preference for a national anthem. Four choices were listed: | + | by Kath McKay |
- | God Save the Queen Waltzing Matilda Advance Australia Song of Australia | + | |
- | My friend snorted. . Waltzing Matilda! | + | Not long ago we were required to vote on our preference for a national anthem. Four choices were listed: |
+ | | ||
+ | * Waltzing Matilda | ||
+ | * Advance Australia | ||
+ | * Song of Australia | ||
+ | |||
+ | My friend snorted. Waltzing Matilda! | ||
Stupid jingle? I mused. Maybe. But it's a good tune. An | Stupid jingle? I mused. Maybe. But it's a good tune. An | ||
old tune too - old like our land, but eternally young. I have heard that the Saracens used it as a mourning song for their dead, ages ago. Now, wherever in our planet it is heard we think ' | old tune too - old like our land, but eternally young. I have heard that the Saracens used it as a mourning song for their dead, ages ago. Now, wherever in our planet it is heard we think ' | ||
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Long may the bushwalking tradition flourish! | Long may the bushwalking tradition flourish! | ||
To you from failing hands we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high' | To you from failing hands we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high' | ||
- | Page THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October 1977 (k), | + | |
- | ONE MEMBER' | + | ====ONE MEMBER' |
- | 1g3 | + | |
by Frank Rigby | by Frank Rigby | ||
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- | k The Sydney Bush Walkers and I are almost exact contemporaries. I Was an infant of three months in an obscure country district of Queenslan wKen a group of enthusiastic people in Sydney were meeting to form | + | The Sydney Bush Walkers and I are almost exact contemporaries. I Was an infant of three months in an obscure country district of Queensland when a group of enthusiastic people in Sydney were meeting to form |
- | Australia' | + | Australia' |
But so it was to be. In 1950, when we were both 23 years old, I | But so it was to be. In 1950, when we were both 23 years old, I | ||
came to that distant metropolis to seek my fortune. I did not find a | came to that distant metropolis to seek my fortune. I did not find a | ||
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I wonder bow many others had a similar introduction to S.B.W.? | I wonder bow many others had a similar introduction to S.B.W.? | ||
After the slides I was taken to a pleasant young man with a hearing aid. This was Ken Meadows, Membership Secretary, my first contact with a bush- walker and later my good friend. After explaining that I wanted to | After the slides I was taken to a pleasant young man with a hearing aid. This was Ken Meadows, Membership Secretary, my first contact with a bush- walker and later my good friend. After explaining that I wanted to | ||
- | " | + | " |
- | a week-end walk in the Blue Mountains. I was small but Jack seemed | + | smaller so I reckoned if he could do it then so could 1. What utter brashness! Anyway, Jack sized me up and agreed that I could come (do you remember, Jack?). Naturally I made all the beginner' |
- | smaller so I reckoned if he could do it then so could 1. What utter | + | |
- | Page 8. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October 1977 | + | |
- | brashness! Anyway, Jack sized me up and agreed that I could come (do you | + | |
- | remember, Jack?). Naturally I made all the beginner' | + | |
shoes, paper bags, glass jars etc. - but it was a wonderful experience. | shoes, paper bags, glass jars etc. - but it was a wonderful experience. | ||
The magazine article had come true and a new way of life had begun. On | The magazine article had come true and a new way of life had begun. On | ||
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private cars and friendly, communal cooking fires (were the communal fires a gPmPensation for the loss of the communal trains?) But I. digress and | private cars and friendly, communal cooking fires (were the communal fires a gPmPensation for the loss of the communal trains?) But I. digress and | ||
fjnid myself guilty of reminiscing for its own sake]. Certainly I had | fjnid myself guilty of reminiscing for its own sake]. Certainly I had | ||
- | youth and vigour going for me then but it was not just that It was the | + | youth and vigour going for me then but it was not just that It was the time I made so many fine and lasting friendships in S.B.W., the time I shared with them so many worthwhile experiences in both wilderness and city, the time I learned so much about bushwalkinq and its disciples. The Club and |
- | Page 9. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER .October 1977 | + | |
- | time I made so many fine and lasting friendships in S.B.W., the time I shared with them so many worthwhile experiences in both wilderness and city, the time I learned so much about bushwalkinq and its disciples. The Club and | + | |
the activities it generated became for me, as for others, a pervasive way of | the activities it generated became for me, as for others, a pervasive way of | ||
life outside working hours. Just by way of illustration, | life outside working hours. Just by way of illustration, | ||
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denigrating the C.B.C., S.B.W. retains first place in our hearts. Whenever | denigrating the C.B.C., S.B.W. retains first place in our hearts. Whenever | ||
possible we keep contact and occasionally turn up on a walk. We may even have made S.B.W. history last Queen' | possible we keep contact and occasionally turn up on a walk. We may even have made S.B.W. history last Queen' | ||
- | Page 10 THE SYMEY BUSHWALKER October 1977 | + | |
Old friends are true friends, especially when they are Sydney Bush Walkers, and In July many of those old friends celebrated my fiftieth birthday in Sydney, just a mite ahead of the Club's own celebrations in October. Thankyou, Helen and' | Old friends are true friends, especially when they are Sydney Bush Walkers, and In July many of those old friends celebrated my fiftieth birthday in Sydney, just a mite ahead of the Club's own celebrations in October. Thankyou, Helen and' | ||
The S.B.W. must and will keep poing. It is important that the frame- | The S.B.W. must and will keep poing. It is important that the frame- | ||
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Club will go on to attain its centenary. That matters. I will not but | Club will go on to attain its centenary. That matters. I will not but | ||
that doesn' | that doesn' | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * e | + | |
- | EESSAGE | + | |
- | This month we celebrate the first 50 years of our Club's existance, which began on October | + | ====MESSAGE |
- | Probably out of the wish and need to create a Llixed | + | |
- | It. is a club, too, where age is irrelevant, not just in that a spirit of youth exists, but in ties of true friendship and shred experiences. | + | This month we celebrate the first 50 years of our Club's existance, which began on October |
+ | |||
+ | Probably out of the wish and need to create a mixed club comes some of our Club's characteristics. Most important, and obvious,to me is the equality of men and women, socially and physically that has always existed. Never have I seen S.B.W.s divide into groups of women and men to talk, and never has a member been barred from a walk because of gender. | ||
+ | It is a club, too, where age is irrelevant, not just in that a spirit of youth exists, but in ties of true friendship and shred experiences. | ||
The. type of friendship was so well expressed by Kath McKay some | The. type of friendship was so well expressed by Kath McKay some | ||
years. ago: ". I have been hardly anywhere at all. But do Bush- walkers care? Not a jot. They accept me as one of themselves and treat. inc as though I had been everywhere and seen everything. Never were there_ such cobbers." | years. ago: ". I have been hardly anywhere at all. But do Bush- walkers care? Not a jot. They accept me as one of themselves and treat. inc as though I had been everywhere and seen everything. Never were there_ such cobbers." | ||
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fighting to save Blue Gum or Era. | fighting to save Blue Gum or Era. | ||
I am proud to be one of the Sydney Bush Walkers, and I am sure all members share that pride and will join in the festivities this month. Let us r-une and celebrate! | I am proud to be one of the Sydney Bush Walkers, and I am sure all members share that pride and will join in the festivities this month. Let us r-une and celebrate! | ||
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- | Page 11. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October 1977 | + | ====BOUDDI NATIONAL PARK==== |
- | BOUDDI NATIONAL PARK. | + | |
by Marie B. Byles | by Marie B. Byles | ||
+ | |||
The originator of Bouddi National Park (originally Bouddi NATURAL Park) was the telescope through which we children in the teens of this century looked from the verandah of our Palm Beach cottage across the wide Hawkesbury estuary to rusting boilers of the good ship ' | The originator of Bouddi National Park (originally Bouddi NATURAL Park) was the telescope through which we children in the teens of this century looked from the verandah of our Palm Beach cottage across the wide Hawkesbury estuary to rusting boilers of the good ship ' | ||
On the 5th May 1898 the ' | On the 5th May 1898 the ' | ||
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The black spot has been rutile mining which was forced on the trustees. It was at the northern end of Killcare Ocean Beach. It | The black spot has been rutile mining which was forced on the trustees. It was at the northern end of Killcare Ocean Beach. It | ||
destroyed the rain forest and the best camp Sites, and left a desert. | destroyed the rain forest and the best camp Sites, and left a desert. | ||
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Even deserts can be beautiful. But we can be thankful that it has not been allowed at any other of the beaches. | Even deserts can be beautiful. But we can be thankful that it has not been allowed at any other of the beaches. | ||
Bouddi Natural Park started in 1935 as a strip of land along the coast from Mcrasters Beach to Killcare Ocean Beach of 650 acres (about 260 hectares). Bouddi National Park has an area of 1,067.3 hectares, with a few small additions since that calculation was made at the beginning of 1977. So the offspring of that telescope on a Palm Beach verandah have been considerable, | Bouddi Natural Park started in 1935 as a strip of land along the coast from Mcrasters Beach to Killcare Ocean Beach of 650 acres (about 260 hectares). Bouddi National Park has an area of 1,067.3 hectares, with a few small additions since that calculation was made at the beginning of 1977. So the offspring of that telescope on a Palm Beach verandah have been considerable, | ||
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2. Blue Gum Forest. | 2. Blue Gum Forest. | ||
3. Maitland Bay. | 3. Maitland Bay. | ||
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- | FIFTY YEARS OF CONSERVATION | + | ====FIFTY YEARS OF CONSERVATION==== |
- | by Alex Colley. | + | by Alex Colley |
- | When the S.B.W. was founded the conservation of natural areas was a cause promoted and understood by a very small following, most of which were | + | |
- | to be found in the Mountain Trails Club or the Wild Life Preservation Society. The S.B.W. was guided in its formative period by the Mountain Trails Club and two of the five objects of our constitution were devoted to conservation. These were (c) To establish a definite regard for the welfare and preservation of the wild life and natural beauty of this country and (d) To help others appreciate these natural gifts. The conservation work of the M.T.C. was done mainly through the National Parks and Primitive Areas Council, which | + | When the S.B.W. was founded the conservation of natural areas was a cause promoted and understood by a very small following, most of which were to be found in the Mountain Trails Club or the Wild Life Preservation Society. The S.B.W. was guided in its formative period by the Mountain Trails Club and two of the five objects of our constitution were devoted to conservation. These were (c) To establish a definite regard for the welfare and preservation of the wild life and natural beauty of this country and (d) To help others appreciate these natural gifts. The conservation work of the M.T.C. was done mainly through the National Parks and Primitive Areas Council, which was disbanded in 1962, and the M.T.C. was wound up later. This leaves the S.B.W., to the best of my knowledge, as the second oldest wilderness conservation association in |
- | was disbanded in 1962, and the M.T.C. was wound up later. This leaves the S.B.W., to the best of my knowledge, as the second oldest wilderness conservation association in | + | Before the formation of walking clubs, conservation was largely the work of prominent citizens. The Royal National Park (1879) was the result of representations by such people, as was Lamington National Park in Queensland, and Ku-ringgai |
- | Before the formation of walking clubs, conservation was largely the work of prominent citizens. The Royal National Park (1879) was the result of representations by such people, as was Lamington National Park in Queensland, and Ku-ringgal | + | |
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- | Page THE SYDNEY BLISHWALKER October 1977 | + | |
The first major effort of the S. W. was the saving of Blue Gum Forest. It happened that some M.TX. and S.9.1:!. members were walking through it just as the lessee started ringbarking the bluequms. In the words of Dorothy Lawry (S.B.W. Annual, April 1934) He had the legal right to kill | The first major effort of the S. W. was the saving of Blue Gum Forest. It happened that some M.TX. and S.9.1:!. members were walking through it just as the lessee started ringbarking the bluequms. In the words of Dorothy Lawry (S.B.W. Annual, April 1934) He had the legal right to kill | ||
every tree. Reasoning and persuasion failed, so bargaining was resorted to, for the Trailers and Bush lalkers recognised that the trees must be | every tree. Reasoning and persuasion failed, so bargaining was resorted to, for the Trailers and Bush lalkers recognised that the trees must be | ||
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Another successful venture of the thirties was the leasing of Morella Karong situated on a small creek flowing into Heathcote Creek. It was our | Another successful venture of the thirties was the leasing of Morella Karong situated on a small creek flowing into Heathcote Creek. It was our | ||
re-union site for several years and was incorporated into the Heathcote Primitive Area together with the M.T.C.' | re-union site for several years and was incorporated into the Heathcote Primitive Area together with the M.T.C.' | ||
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In 1943 the Club learned that there were plans afoot to build a boarding house and golf club at North Era. Reverting to previous experience | In 1943 the Club learned that there were plans afoot to build a boarding house and golf club at North Era. Reverting to previous experience | ||
with developers it was decided to try to raise sufficient funds to buy the | with developers it was decided to try to raise sufficient funds to buy the | ||
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after difficulties caused by Government land price regulation were overcome, we acquired the block. Later the Government resumed the privately owned land between Garrawarra and National Park and paid us a little more than we | after difficulties caused by Government land price regulation were overcome, we acquired the block. Later the Government resumed the privately owned land between Garrawarra and National Park and paid us a little more than we | ||
had outlaid. | had outlaid. | ||
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The importance of the conservation ofrthese Coastal beaches Comes into | The importance of the conservation ofrthese Coastal beaches Comes into | ||
perspective when you look round forother undeveloped beaches on the central coast. There aren't any | perspective when you look round forother undeveloped beaches on the central coast. There aren't any | ||
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responsible for the formation of the National Parks Association' | responsible for the formation of the National Parks Association' | ||
and was for many years its President. Paul Barnes succeeded him as President of the Sydney Branch. | and was for many years its President. Paul Barnes succeeded him as President of the Sydney Branch. | ||
- | Page 16. THE SYDNEY BUSWALKER. October 1977, | + | |
Until the late sixties the cause of wilderness preservation was supported by a very limited number of people, inspired largely by bush walkers. A great widening of support took place when the developers started to move in on the magnificent Kananara-Boyd wilderness area, which is perhaps the most popular walking area in the State. In the south of this wilderness | Until the late sixties the cause of wilderness preservation was supported by a very limited number of people, inspired largely by bush walkers. A great widening of support took place when the developers started to move in on the magnificent Kananara-Boyd wilderness area, which is perhaps the most popular walking area in the State. In the south of this wilderness | ||
was the Colong Caves Reserve, itself almost surrounded by the Kanangra-Boyd | was the Colong Caves Reserve, itself almost surrounded by the Kanangra-Boyd | ||
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The saving of Kanangra-Boyd was the key to a much larger project, proposed by Myles Dunphy in 1932 and adopted by the S.B.W. as its principal | The saving of Kanangra-Boyd was the key to a much larger project, proposed by Myles Dunphy in 1932 and adopted by the S.B.W. as its principal | ||
conservation project. This was the creation of a Greater Blue Mountains | conservation project. This was the creation of a Greater Blue Mountains | ||
- | National Park, extending from the Hunter Valley in the north to Wombeyan Caves in the south. The Federation of Bush Walking Clubs, the N.P.A., the | + | National Park, extending from the Hunter Valley in the north to Wombeyan Caves in the south. The Federation of Bush Walking Clubs, the N.P.A., the Colong Committee, the Colo Committee and the Bindook Committee pooled their |
- | Colong Committee, the Colo Committee and the Bindook Committee pooled their | + | |
various proposals and the N.P.A. devoted a special issue of its Journal to the project. No sooner had this issue been published than the Premier | various proposals and the N.P.A. devoted a special issue of its Journal to the project. No sooner had this issue been published than the Premier | ||
announced that 192,000 hectares would be added to the existing parks in the Southern Blue Mountains. | announced that 192,000 hectares would be added to the existing parks in the Southern Blue Mountains. | ||
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and it will happen if foresight be not shown. After all, until 1788, | and it will happen if foresight be not shown. After all, until 1788, | ||
the whole of Australia was a primitive area." | the whole of Australia was a primitive area." | ||
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- | .00 | + | ====FIFTY YEARS OF WALKING==== |
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- | .4e>,,' | + | ====FIRST DESCENT OF CLEAR HILL==== |
- | , | + | by Frank Duncan. Reprinted from Sydney Bushwalker Annua1 April 1934 |
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- | Page 8. THE SYDNEY BUSHRALKER. October, 1977. | + | |
- | FIFTY YEARS OF WALKING | + | |
- | The following | + | |
- | have altered-and how others have'stayed the same. Past issues of The Sydney Bushwaiker were the sources for the: | + | |
- | FIRST DESCENT OF CLEAR HILL. | + | |
- | , by Frank Duncan. Reprinted from Sydney Bushwalker Annua1 April 1934 - | + | |
- | Editorial Note calag Clear Hill is taken for granted by presentday | + | |
- | bushwalkers, | + | |
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In other countries people make first ascents. In Australia, which | In other countries people make first ascents. In Australia, which | ||
is a topsyturvy country, we make first descents instead. | is a topsyturvy country, we make first descents instead. | ||
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The charm and grandeur of the unspoilt bush still clings to Clear Hill, but now someone with more ingenuity than poetry in his nature has fixed a rope-ladder for the convenience of weaklings down the one bit of real dilating on our original route. The Philistines-, | The charm and grandeur of the unspoilt bush still clings to Clear Hill, but now someone with more ingenuity than poetry in his nature has fixed a rope-ladder for the convenience of weaklings down the one bit of real dilating on our original route. The Philistines-, | ||
put an escalator up Mount Cook and a lift up Kanchenjungal | put an escalator up Mount Cook and a lift up Kanchenjungal | ||
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- | Page 20. THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, 1977. | + | |
WALKS OF THE PAS T0. | WALKS OF THE PAS T0. | ||
PHOTOGRAPHS OPPOSITE - | PHOTOGRAPHS OPPOSITE - | ||
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7. Canon' | 7. Canon' | ||
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- | Page 21, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, 1977. | + | |
- | TAKING THE MEDICINE. | + | ====TAKING THE MEDICINE==== |
- | by Ray Kirkby. | + | by Ray Kirkby |
- | I decided recently that bushwalkers are partly in this world and ptrtly | + | |
+ | I decided recently that bushwalkers are partly in this world and partly | ||
I'm going a long way back to talk about the " | I'm going a long way back to talk about the " | ||
Remember, too, that transport was very limited. I decided on a trip in the Yarrangobilly area and of course the only transport was the Tumut train one end, the Cooma train the other and a mail car in between* | Remember, too, that transport was very limited. I decided on a trip in the Yarrangobilly area and of course the only transport was the Tumut train one end, the Cooma train the other and a mail car in between* | ||
Well, that was a beginning to build on. So I got off the mail car somewhere near Yarrangobilly with the intention of crossing the Bogong Mountains and dropping down into the Goobarragandra River. My bible was the South-E astern Tourist map - there was no other I knew of - and you would have been regarded very suspiciously at that time had you been found with detailed maps. | Well, that was a beginning to build on. So I got off the mail car somewhere near Yarrangobilly with the intention of crossing the Bogong Mountains and dropping down into the Goobarragandra River. My bible was the South-E astern Tourist map - there was no other I knew of - and you would have been regarded very suspiciously at that time had you been found with detailed maps. | ||
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I started up through an exotic pine forest having meanly calculated | I started up through an exotic pine forest having meanly calculated | ||
that I muld have an easy undergrowth-free beginning. ' | that I muld have an easy undergrowth-free beginning. ' | ||
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to speed down the river and eventually to the road into Tumut. There I intended to reprovision* I was offered a ride in a siAlky into town so; the last eight miles into Tumut were covered in great state. | to speed down the river and eventually to the road into Tumut. There I intended to reprovision* I was offered a ride in a siAlky into town so; the last eight miles into Tumut were covered in great state. | ||
Now my plan was to go from Rule's Point, cross the Goodradigbee, | Now my plan was to go from Rule's Point, cross the Goodradigbee, | ||
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I started across the-high plains north of Rule's Point. Do you know, I cannot remeMber the name of those plains. I could look it up on a map but I don't want to. I feel some of the magic of that trip will be loit if I now try to throw too much probing light on it. But through those plains coiled the crystal streams which you come upon suddenly between grassy tufts. | I started across the-high plains north of Rule's Point. Do you know, I cannot remeMber the name of those plains. I could look it up on a map but I don't want to. I feel some of the magic of that trip will be loit if I now try to throw too much probing light on it. But through those plains coiled the crystal streams which you come upon suddenly between grassy tufts. | ||
It all went well, but always one was preoccupied with finding one's way. Instirict, whatever that m*y mean, had to be the guide. The immediate task of walking, tracking and eating pushed all else out of the mind. | It all went well, but always one was preoccupied with finding one's way. Instirict, whatever that m*y mean, had to be the guide. The immediate task of walking, tracking and eating pushed all else out of the mind. | ||
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- | an alpine pasture with delicate green grasses and even a few a very few alpine like flowers. I | + | |
know now that I was seeing my first anemone. I climbed Bimberi. Then down, down past Mt. Kelly and Mt. Scabby to the valley floor and the beginnings of the first tracks and roads. | know now that I was seeing my first anemone. I climbed Bimberi. Then down, down past Mt. Kelly and Mt. Scabby to the valley floor and the beginnings of the first tracks and roads. | ||
Ahead is a dust cloud hanging in the air and soon I come upon a | Ahead is a dust cloud hanging in the air and soon I come upon a | ||
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And as I fork out the one pound something agaia for a ticket, thoughts of a calamitous war are blotted out by my personal disaster. | And as I fork out the one pound something agaia for a ticket, thoughts of a calamitous war are blotted out by my personal disaster. | ||
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- | Page 23 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, 1977. | + | ====ADVERTISEMENT: |
- | ADVERTISEMT | + | |
My memory of S.B.W. is of some time in 1931 when I attended a meeting at which a long letter from Jack Debert was read, and for some reason caused heated discussion, Those were deep depression days and Jack, for want of a job, had retreated to a " | My memory of S.B.W. is of some time in 1931 when I attended a meeting at which a long letter from Jack Debert was read, and for some reason caused heated discussion, Those were deep depression days and Jack, for want of a job, had retreated to a " | ||
- | My next vivid recollection is of' | + | |
- | I think it was the next reunion, again at Euroka, that Ernie Austen was handing over the presidency to Tom Herbert, and he used the bones of a long-dead cow to illustrate his homily. Next day we ;dressed. up Tom in those bones tied together with string. | + | My next vivid recollection is of the first Club Reunion at Euroka Clearing, when Jack arrived, having walked from the Valley, and where he initiated the cry - "Let us Re-une" |
- | The 30's saw a tremendous growth in bushwalking (dare I suggest this was partly owing to the availability of practical lightweight equipment now being made in Australia - by us, of course, for the first time?). The S.B.W. began to be beseiged | + | |
- | The war came, with heavy army enlistments from bushwaiking ranks and | + | I think it was the next reunion, again at Euroka, that Ernie Austen was handing over the presidency to Tom Herbert, and he used the bones of a long-dead cow to illustrate his homily. Next day we dressed up Tom in those bones tied together with string. Someone rescued a thigh bone and took it to the next club meeting, since then it has been used as the gavel by the Club President. |
- | alasl the inevitable casualties. With the war, and following it for some time came shortages of materials. The sleeping bag position was particularly acute and on the occasions when they were available queues began | + | |
- | to gather in the early hours of the morning. The ' | + | The 30's saw a tremendous growth in bushwalking (dare I suggest this was partly owing to the availability of practical lightweight equipment now being made in Australia - by us, of course, for the first time?). The S.B.W. began to be besieged |
- | On Christmas Day 1950 came the disastrous fire in the Paddy Shop which destroyed the whole building. I will never forget the messages of sympathy from all over Australia and the solid help given by bushwalkers in the difficult period of about 9 months before I was established in the C.E..N.E.F. | + | |
- | Building in Castlereagh Street. | + | The war came, with heavy army enlistments from bushwaiking ranks and alas! the inevitable casualties. With the war and following it for some time came shortages of materials. The sleeping bag position was particularly acute and on the occasions when they were available queues began to gather in the early hours of the morning. The chap at the head of one queue told me he had come from Lithgow by the midnight train, slept in Central till 6 a.m. and got first place in the line! Keen! |
- | The firm is a mere 47 years old compared with the Club's 50 years, | + | |
- | , but those years have been, ones of close association. | + | On Christmas Day 1950 came the disastrous fire in the Paddy Shop which destroyed the whole building. I will never forget the messages of sympathy from all over Australia and the solid help given by bushwalkers in the difficult period of about 9 months before I was established in the C.E.N.E.F. Building in Castlereagh Street. |
- | Paddy. PADDY PALLIN PTY. LTD. | + | |
+ | The firm is a mere 47 years old compared with the Club's 50 years, but those years have been ones of close association. | ||
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+ | Paddy. | ||
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+ | PADDY PALLIN PTY. LTD. | ||
69 Liverpool Street | 69 Liverpool Street | ||
SYDNEY. | SYDNEY. | ||
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AND AT MELBOURNE & CANBERRA. | AND AT MELBOURNE & CANBERRA. | ||
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- | k THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE 1.RLD. | + | ====THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD==== |
- | by Goof Wagg. | + | by Goof Wagg |
- | t, I suppose to everyone there comes a moment when they feel that they' | + | |
+ | I suppose to everyone there comes a moment when they feel that they' | ||
'Twas a week-end last July I think, and we wore all set to make a do-or-die attempt on Daviels Canyon. " | 'Twas a week-end last July I think, and we wore all set to make a do-or-die attempt on Daviels Canyon. " | ||
Grace, Joan and Don Gower at Central I pitched them a sorry tale and they | Grace, Joan and Don Gower at Central I pitched them a sorry tale and they | ||
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Next morning about 6 o' | Next morning about 6 o' | ||
JU | JU | ||
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the odd fifteen minutes being spent by the party taking turns to stamp in the fire ashes - the only un9rozen spot. | the odd fifteen minutes being spent by the party taking turns to stamp in the fire ashes - the only un9rozen spot. | ||
The frost extended white right to the very running edge of the river, and even the rocks were iced over, as I discovered while attempting to cross with dry feet and sat in it After that I moved very rapidly, no longer worried about my feet which grew less sensitive with each successive crossing, until just before reaching the Cox I had to glance down now and again to see if I still had them. At Kanangaroo the ground was just as white, and where we trod on the sand along the bank the hoar frost crystals crunched under our feet and occasionally the frozen surface layer yielded to show a crisp footprint. The tardy sun was struggling to rise above Yellow Pup as we crossed the Cox, and as the shadowed bank offered no inducement to linger we kept right on until the first patch of reasonably strong sunlight, then changed our socks and kept right on again. | The frost extended white right to the very running edge of the river, and even the rocks were iced over, as I discovered while attempting to cross with dry feet and sat in it After that I moved very rapidly, no longer worried about my feet which grew less sensitive with each successive crossing, until just before reaching the Cox I had to glance down now and again to see if I still had them. At Kanangaroo the ground was just as white, and where we trod on the sand along the bank the hoar frost crystals crunched under our feet and occasionally the frozen surface layer yielded to show a crisp footprint. The tardy sun was struggling to rise above Yellow Pup as we crossed the Cox, and as the shadowed bank offered no inducement to linger we kept right on until the first patch of reasonably strong sunlight, then changed our socks and kept right on again. | ||
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(It all tUrned out that the trouble at work was somebody else's | (It all tUrned out that the trouble at work was somebody else's | ||
fault.).. | fault.).. | ||
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- | Page 27, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKEE October 9 1977. | + | ====FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE COX==== |
- | \1\\ FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE COX. | + | by Ivy Painter. |
- | -.\\\ by Ivy Painter. | + | |
- | It will be many,many moons, if ever, before I lose the memories of | + | It will be many,many moons, if ever, before I lose the memories of |
There were mixed feelings of anticipation and apprehension when we decid4 on this, our first long weekend trip, and we got a tremendous kick out of planning and preparing. Roe brought along a pack of cards which helped while away the, two hours journey to Mt. Victoria. There were 15 in all by the time we reached there, and too many for the one taxi and utility that Frank had hired to transport us to the Jenolan Road. Some of us stayed and enjoyed the amenities offering in Mt. Victoria until the truck could return for us. By the time we arrived at camp, the others had bedded down around the fire. It was a beautiful night, crisp and cold, and we took a chance without the tent. This walking and feeling a part of the grey dawn, of seeing blue sky peeping through gums above, is but a little of this wondrous new experience I am growing to know and love so much., | There were mixed feelings of anticipation and apprehension when we decid4 on this, our first long weekend trip, and we got a tremendous kick out of planning and preparing. Roe brought along a pack of cards which helped while away the, two hours journey to Mt. Victoria. There were 15 in all by the time we reached there, and too many for the one taxi and utility that Frank had hired to transport us to the Jenolan Road. Some of us stayed and enjoyed the amenities offering in Mt. Victoria until the truck could return for us. By the time we arrived at camp, the others had bedded down around the fire. It was a beautiful night, crisp and cold, and we took a chance without the tent. This walking and feeling a part of the grey dawn, of seeing blue sky peeping through gums above, is but a little of this wondrous new experience I am growing to know and love so much., | ||
After a hurried, breakfast we set off, winding our way upwards through pine forests. Our party had now increased to 10 three latecomers having arrived during the early hours. The day began with the promise of the perfect weekend that was in store. On the way to Gibraltar Rock, we loitered occasionally to gaze across the Kanimbla Valley and take in the scene below. Although the valley was a little hazy, we could easily. discern the yellows just starting in the willows along Cullenbenbong Swamp. | After a hurried, breakfast we set off, winding our way upwards through pine forests. Our party had now increased to 10 three latecomers having arrived during the early hours. The day began with the promise of the perfect weekend that was in store. On the way to Gibraltar Rock, we loitered occasionally to gaze across the Kanimbla Valley and take in the scene below. Although the valley was a little hazy, we could easily. discern the yellows just starting in the willows along Cullenbenbong Swamp. | ||
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At last the big ascent up Devil' | At last the big ascent up Devil' | ||
At the time it failed to register, but next day at work, my colleagues were sure I was suffering from delayed. bushvralkinc shock, am I kept chuckling on remembering Barry' | At the time it failed to register, but next day at work, my colleagues were sure I was suffering from delayed. bushvralkinc shock, am I kept chuckling on remembering Barry' | ||
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- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHVILKER October, 1977, | + | ====HIGH CAMPS IN THE BLUE BREAKS==== |
- | HIGH CAMPS IN THE BLUE BIMEKS201. | + | by Spiro Hajinakitas |
- | by Spiro Hajinakitas. | + | |
- | David Rostron' | + | David Rostron' |
We set off from Parramatta in two cars, encountering some fog ad about six taxis on the Kanangra Road. The Coal Seam Cave was to be our sleeping place that night, so we left the cars at Kanangra and set off quickly. The extremely dry weather had resulted in drying out the muddy and swampy patches of the track and for a change we arrived at the cave with bone dry socks. Also as a result of the dry conditions, we discovered that the plastic bins at the cave were also bone dry - no water! | We set off from Parramatta in two cars, encountering some fog ad about six taxis on the Kanangra Road. The Coal Seam Cave was to be our sleeping place that night, so we left the cars at Kanangra and set off quickly. The extremely dry weather had resulted in drying out the muddy and swampy patches of the track and for a change we arrived at the cave with bone dry socks. Also as a result of the dry conditions, we discovered that the plastic bins at the cave were also bone dry - no water! | ||
In the morning the party produced enough fresh milk and water for muesli and tea, so we breakfasted before tackling the Gina Range. In one way we were thankful of the drought as we were all travelling lightweight | In the morning the party produced enough fresh milk and water for muesli and tea, so we breakfasted before tackling the Gina Range. In one way we were thankful of the drought as we were all travelling lightweight | ||
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The editors wish to thank Kath Brown, Sheila Binnt, Peter Scandrett and Robin Scandrett for their help with this enlarged edition of the magazine, and Frank Duncan and John Noble for providing | The editors wish to thank Kath Brown, Sheila Binnt, Peter Scandrett and Robin Scandrett for their help with this enlarged edition of the magazine, and Frank Duncan and John Noble for providing | ||
historical information and photographs. | historical information and photographs. | ||
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- | MOUNTAINM | + | |
- | EQUIPMENT | + | ====MOUNTAIN |
17 Falcon Street, Crows Nest,_ 2065. | 17 Falcon Street, Crows Nest,_ 2065. | ||
OW Om ........ am ........... WU . 4 qr, mis. MO *gm mm 4W MO | OW Om ........ am ........... WU . 4 qr, mis. MO *gm mm 4W MO | ||
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- | KIANDRA TO KOSCIUSKO ON SKIS. | + | ====KIANDRA TO KOSCIUSKO ON SKIS==== |
- | by Paddy Pallin.. TO COMMORATE THE 0TH ANNIVERSARY | + | by Paddy Pallin |
- | 2-111j1FIROG DT927. | + | |
+ | TO COMMORATE THE 0TH ANNIVERSARY | ||
It was one of those trips right from the start. We had arranged to meet Rex at Cooma, have lunch, get to Kiandra by one o' | It was one of those trips right from the start. We had arranged to meet Rex at Cooma, have lunch, get to Kiandra by one o' | ||
but Ted's daughter, Bronwyn, hitching her way from Perisher to Canberra! On learning our plans, she too decided to join us and proceeded to do some | but Ted's daughter, Bronwyn, hitching her way from Perisher to Canberra! On learning our plans, she too decided to join us and proceeded to do some | ||
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- | and we proceeded on our way past Spencers Peak to Cesjackis Hut. Because of the obligation to carry tents and the resultant extra | + | and we proceeded on our way past Spencers Peak to Cesjackis Hut. Because of the obligation to carry tents and the resultant extra weight, I had arranged for a supply of food to be sent to Kora Grunnsund' |
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- | weight, I had arranged for a supply of food to be sent to Kora Grunnsund' | + | |
The trip from Cesjack' | The trip from Cesjack' | ||
-improved, the views were magnificent. Life was | -improved, the views were magnificent. Life was | ||
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into hospital at Canberra, got a lift back to Ktandra, made a quick journey to Tin. Hut and followed- our tracks from Whites, and so we were all together again except for 13ronwyn doing well in hospital. | into hospital at Canberra, got a lift back to Ktandra, made a quick journey to Tin. Hut and followed- our tracks from Whites, and so we were all together again except for 13ronwyn doing well in hospital. | ||
The only trips you regret are the ones you don't. doi | The only trips you regret are the ones you don't. doi | ||
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- | Page 35 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER October, 1977. | + | ====RIP==== |
- | RIP. | + | by Jim Brown |
- | by Jim Brown. | + | |
He had a sort of old.-young look, and with it went a rather out-dated manner. He asked diffidently if I would mind nominating him for membership ef the Club, but he did not thrust the application form towards me. Instead he held it half-hidden inside his coat, and I noticed he was wearing an old-fashioned waistcoat. | He had a sort of old.-young look, and with it went a rather out-dated manner. He asked diffidently if I would mind nominating him for membership ef the Club, but he did not thrust the application form towards me. Instead he held it half-hidden inside his coat, and I noticed he was wearing an old-fashioned waistcoat. | ||
He said., almost apologetically, | He said., almost apologetically, | ||
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There it was on the form - " | There it was on the form - " | ||
He hadn't shown a leader, so I asked, "Was that Victor Lewin' | He hadn't shown a leader, so I asked, "Was that Victor Lewin' | ||
- | He repeated as a question, " | + | He repeated as a question, " |
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- | another week-end trip there a few weeks 'after Easter. See here, Leura - Mount Hay - Tomah Creek - Mt. Tomah - Bell. Mr. Drake led it. It was pretty rough in places." | + | |
Slowly I agreed. "Yes, it would be roughish." | Slowly I agreed. "Yes, it would be roughish." | ||
Like Abou Ben Adam I sensed a great awakening light, and enquired gently, "Do you have the walks programme with you? I seem to have left mine at home." He produced a rather ragged little booklet. The cover page read:- | Like Abou Ben Adam I sensed a great awakening light, and enquired gently, "Do you have the walks programme with you? I seem to have left mine at home." He produced a rather ragged little booklet. The cover page read:- | ||
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"Oh, yes," he said. "Here we are - March 'to September, 1928 and June to December 1929. Do you find them interesting?" | "Oh, yes," he said. "Here we are - March 'to September, 1928 and June to December 1929. Do you find them interesting?" | ||
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are still being done. Of course, there are some places where the suburban sprawl has caught up with us. - - But look here now, 'April 1st, 1928. Leader: Mr. A. Rigby. Bundeena to Helendburgh. 8.24 a m. electric train to Sutherland, tram to Cronulls, launch to Bundeena.' | are still being done. Of course, there are some places where the suburban sprawl has caught up with us. - - But look here now, 'April 1st, 1928. Leader: Mr. A. Rigby. Bundeena to Helendburgh. 8.24 a m. electric train to Sutherland, tram to Cronulls, launch to Bundeena.' | ||
"You can borrow them if you like," he said, "I thought people may care to see some programmes that were a few years old," | "You can borrow them if you like," he said, "I thought people may care to see some programmes that were a few years old," | ||
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(Details of trips mentioned appear in the S.B.W. Walks Programmes in the years 1928 - 1929 as shown above.) | (Details of trips mentioned appear in the S.B.W. Walks Programmes in the years 1928 - 1929 as shown above.) | ||
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- | PRESIDENTS OF THE SYDNEY | + | |
- | Until the meeting of 10/2/1928 a Chairman was elected for each meeting. | + | ====PRESIDENTS OF THE SYDNEY |
+ | Until the meeting of 10/2/1928 a Chairman was elected for each meeting. | ||
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- March '31 | - March '31 | ||
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Helen Gray March' | Helen Gray March' | ||
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- | Page 38 TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER October, 1977. | + | ====A BUSHWALKER' |
- | A BUSHWALKERTS | + | by Owen Marks |
- | by Owen Marks. | + | |
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God in Heaven, we beseech | God in Heaven, we beseech | ||
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And on your altar we would lay A votive gift of all Golconda, They could have been as big as | And on your altar we would lay A votive gift of all Golconda, They could have been as big as | ||
an anaconda. | an anaconda. | ||
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. MEMBERS FROM THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS WHO STTLL GO ON CLUB WALKS. | . MEMBERS FROM THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS WHO STTLL GO ON CLUB WALKS. | ||
1928 Jean Ashdown 1943 Bob Younger | 1928 Jean Ashdown 1943 Bob Younger |
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