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- | ********* X * X X **********-X-****.X-X-****************-X-X-4R-X-4EX-* ***-X-*******-X-X-* | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker March 1980====== |
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- | -7 | + | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney |
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- | BUSHWALKER | + | |EDITOR|Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86 6263| |
- | X-X-X-*-X-X-X-X-.X-X-X-X-X-X-********-X-X-X-X-Yr***-X X-X *4E* X X X if** XXX XXX X XX XX X*X X X X XXX XX X X X X*** | + | |BUSINESS MANAGER|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney. -iush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday | + | |TYPIST|Kath Brown| |
- | evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St.Leonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Marcia Shappert, Telephone 30,2028. | + | |DUPLICATOR OPERATOR|Phil Butt| |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY | + | | | |Page| |
- | Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86,6263. | + | |More Morons to Morang|by Dot Butler|2| |
- | Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | + | |Annual Subscriptions 1980| |5| |
- | Kath Brown. Phil Butt. | + | |Social Notes for April|Ailsa Hooking|5| |
- | MARCH, 1980, | + | |Mountain Equipment Ad| |7| |
- | EDITOR: | + | |S.B.W. Office Bearers 1980| |6| |
- | BUSINESS MANAGER: | + | |The-February General Meeting|Barry Wallace|8| |
- | TYPIST: | + | |Letter to the Editor|Brian Harvey|9| |
- | .DUPLICATOR OPERATOR: | + | |We went to Press in ' |
- | More Morons to MOrang ' by Dot Butler Page 2 | + | |Eastwood Camping Centre Ad| |13| |
- | Annual Subscriptions 1980 5 | + | |Letter to the Editor|Phil I. Stine|14| |
- | Social Notes for April Ailsa Hooking 5 | + | |Letter to the Editor|George Gray |15| |
- | Mountain Equipment Ad 7 | + | |Re-Union Postponed|16| |
- | S.B.W. Office Bearers 1980 6 | + | |Three Peaks Trip 11,12,13th April|David Rostron|16| |
- | The-February General Meeting Barry Wallace 8 | + | |" |
- | Letter to the Editor Brian Harvey 9 | + | |Walks Programme April| |18| |
- | We went to Press in 137 and All That -Part 2 Brian Harvey 10 | + | |
- | Eastwood Camping Centre Ad 13 | + | ===== More Morons to Morang ===== |
- | Letter to the Editor Phil I. Stine | + | |
- | Letter to the Editor George Gray 15 | + | by Dot Butler |
- | Re-Union Postponed 16 | + | |
- | Three Peaks Trip 11,12,13th April David Rostron 16 | + | The programme for 22-3-4 February definitely said - "MORANG |
- | not No Re-Union!" | + | |
- | Walks Programme April 18 | + | Friday |
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- | **XXX************XXXX***** | + | Dawn. A fire is fanned to life. Figures in groundsheets slink around in the mist cooking breakfast and maligning |
- | Page 2 TiE SYDNEY BUSHWALIMR March9 1980. | + | |
- | MORE MORONS TO MORANG. | + | We took the cars to the end of the road then tailed out across Kanangra |
- | by Dot Butler. | + | |
- | The programme for 22-3-4 February definitely said - "EORANG | + | Arrival at Cloudmaker was heralded by someone |
- | .Friday | + | |
- | Dawn. A fire is fanned to life. Figures in groundsheets slink around in the mist cooking breakfast and maligning | + | With the arrival of our large party the still cave became |
- | We took the cars to the end of the road then tailed out aciboss Kanangi.a | + | |
- | the Spires and.Big Misty only occasionally revealing thelr upper part through the torn wrack. brief lifting of the fog raiSed hoi5es | + | Dinner over Bob brought out his mouth organ and everyone settled down for the usual nattering before sleep. Eventually all were bedded down the length and breadth of the cave. I was slotted up in a narrow sarcophagus with 12" headroom between my bracken bed. and the roof of the cave. In the dead of night came a high pitched scream," |
- | Page 3 TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | have to come down again the other side?" - A very intelligent complaint | + | Morning dawned fine and clear. Only seven elected to go back the way we had came; the other 22 would return via the Kowmung and up Roots Route to the cars. In fact, we would be doing almost the same walk as Craig had put on the Walks Programme |
- | by Sev's 14-year old son Rodger. We explained the disadvantages of sidling in steep country. | + | |
- | Arrival at Cloudmaker was heralded by sqneone | + | We were away by 7.45. Down Compagnoni' |
- | - With the arrival of our large party the still.ca-lie beca,e.vibrant with-life. Two large campfires were soon alight | + | |
- | on the sidelines waiting his chance. The not-so-demonstrative others | + | As a reward for such good going we were allowed one-hour for morning tea, then the always |
- | stood around and laughed and had the nice warm feeling of being "one of the mob" | + | |
- | Dinner over Bob brought out his mouth organ and everyone settled down for the usual nattering before sleep. Eventually all were bedded | + | More enchanting even than the dead cows were the deep green pools. The tail-enders would hardly have emerged from one pool before the leaders would have reached another and be disporting in its cool waters. It hardly seemed worth while dressing between swims. On the banks of one of |
- | down the length and. breadth of the cave. I was slotted up in a narrow sarcophagus with 12" headroom between my bracken bed. and the roof of the cave. In the dead of night came a high pitched scream," | + | the most enticing pool we saw half a snake - the other half had disappeared head first into the sand. When everyone had noted this oda-sight someone threw a stick at it. The snake whipped its head out and slithered like lightning into the pool. Only the brave risked a rather uneasy swim here. |
- | Page 4 911:17 ST17171-131-3311ELIZER. March, | + | |
- | !MOM | + | We stopped for a late lunch about half a mile from the foot of Root's Ridge. A final swim, with Finchy on a rock in the middle of the pool defying all comers to pull him off, then about 3 pm we started on the long pull up the mountain. "This is a proper ridge," |
- | Morning dawned fine and clear. Only seven elected to go b-ack---the way wehad came; the other 22 would return via the Komatingand_up-AIDat' | + | |
- | We were away by 7.45. Down Compagnoni' | + | The next few hours in the heat can be passed over. Towards the top a boistrous wind nearly blew us over, but it did cool us down, A short rest, then off along the Gingera track to the Coal Seam cave. Another brief rest then the pad along the Plateau and a last look from the lookout rock and a drink from the rain pools. |
- | We descended an unnamed ridge to Gingera Creek and reached the Kommung in 2i hours, and soon everyone was in for a swim. | + | |
- | As a reward for such good going we were allowed one-hour for morning tea, then the always | + | A Spanish |
- | we get everyone to carry out just one bone?" "Listai' | + | |
- | reasonably, " | + | |
- | That will finish up weighing a ton. Put it down!" So are the dreams of youth shattered. | + | |
- | More enchanting even than the dead cows were the deep greeh pools. | + | |
- | The tail-enders would hardly have emerged from one pool before the leaders | + | |
- | would have reached another and be disporting in its cool waters It | + | |
- | hardly seemed worth while dressing between swims. On the banks of one of | + | |
- | the most enticing pool S we saw half a snake - the other half had disappeared head first into the sand. When everyone had noted this oda-sigllt | + | |
- | We stopped for a late lunch about half a mile from the foot of | + | |
- | Root's Ridge. | + | |
- | long-pull up the mountain. "This is a proper ridge," | + | |
- | The next few hours in the heat can be passed over. Towards the top a boistrous wind nearly blew us over, but it did cool us down, A short | + | |
- | rest, then off along the Gingera track to the Coal Seam cave., Another brief rest then the -pad along the Plateau and a last look frO4 the lookout rock and a drink from the rain pools. | + | |
- | A Spaniah | + | |
- | Page 5 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | lame." In our case it was the sight of the cars. " | + | |
And we did just that. You ask.us about it some time and we'll tell you what a beaut trip it was. Easy. | And we did just that. You ask.us about it some time and we'll tell you what a beaut trip it was. Easy. | ||
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- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS | + | ===== Annual Subscriptions |
- | -The subscription rates for 1980 were decided at the Annual General | + | |
- | Meeting and are now due and payable.. They are as follows: | + | The subscription rates for 1980 were decided at the Annual General Meeting and are now due and payable. They are as follows: |
- | Ordinary member $ 11 | + | |
+ | Ordinary member $11 | ||
Married couple $13 | Married couple $13 | ||
- | Fulltime student member $ 7 - | + | |
- | - The subscription for nonactive members is decided by committee and will be advised later. | + | Fulltime student member $7 |
- | The magazine is posted free to all members, but non,-active members and others who would like to receive the magazine can do so for an annual subscription this year of $5. - | + | |
- | The Treasurer will take cash or cheques any time either in the Clubroom, or posted to Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. | + | The subscription for nonactive members is decided by committee and will be advised later. |
- | ********-x-i(-****** | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR APRIL. by Ailsa Hocking. | + | The magazine is posted free to all members, but non-active members and others who would like to receive the magazine can do so for an annual subscription this year of $5. |
+ | |||
+ | The Treasurer will take cash or cheques any time either in the Clubroom, or posted to Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Social Notes for April ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Ailsa Hocking | ||
Wednesday, April 2nd: Free night, to discuss Easter plans. | Wednesday, April 2nd: Free night, to discuss Easter plans. | ||
- | Saturday-, ATril 12th:. 'A Ceremony. of Scattering the Ashes of Marie Byles will .take place.at.11.00 am on Saturday, 12th April, at the Hut of Happy Omen on her property, " | + | |
- | Bring your own lunch, and enjora | + | Saturday, |
- | Wednesday, April 23rd: David Cotton' | + | |
- | Wine ..and. Cheese night. David has been busy photographing and developing | + | Bring your own lunch, and enjoy walk in the bush afterwards. Please see Dot Butler, or ring her on 48,2208, for further details. |
- | and printing. | + | |
- | Wednesday, April 30th: First Aid Night with Judith Rostron and. Barry .A5T-popu1ar | + | Wednesday, April 23rd: David Cotton' |
- | likely to be encountered by bushwalkers, | + | |
- | grazes to fractures, leeches to snakebites, | + | Wednesday, April 30th: First Aid Night with Judith Rostron and Barry Wallace. By popular |
- | continuation of the safety awareness programme, and a must for prospectives. | + | |
- | a | + | ===== S.B.W. Office Bearers |
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY BUSMALICER March, | + | |
- | OFFICE -BEARERS.:- 1980. | + | The following officebearers |
- | The following officebearers | + | |
- | President | + | |President*|Bob Hodgson| |
- | Secretary | + | |Vice-Presidents*|Barry Wallace| |
- | Assistant Secretary Treasurer | + | | |Spiro Hajinakitas| |
- | Walks Secretary | + | |Secretary*|Sheila Binns| |
- | Social Secretary | + | |Assistant Secretary*|Barbara Bruce| |
- | New Members Secretary Committee Members | + | |Treasurer*|Tony Marshall| |
- | Federation Delegates | + | |Walks Secretary*|Jim Vatiliotis| |
- | Bob Hodgson | + | |Social Secretary*|Peter Miller| |
- | Barry Wallace- | + | |New Members Secretary*|Leone Vella| |
- | * Spiro Hajinakitas | + | |Committee Members*|Marcia Shappert| |
- | Sheila Binns | + | | |Jo Van Sommers| |
- | Barbara Bruce | + | | |Peter Sargeant| |
- | Tony Marshall | + | | |David Rutherford| |
- | Jim Vatiliotis | + | |Federation Delegates|Spiro Hajinakitas| |
- | Peter Miller | + | | |Peter Sargeant| |
- | Leone Vella - | + | | |Two others to be elected| |
- | * Marcia Shappert | + | |Substitute Federation Delegates|Two others to be elected| |
- | Jo Van Sommers | + | |Conservation Secretary|Alex Colley| |
- | Peter Sargeant | + | |Magazine Editor|Helen Gray| |
- | David | + | |Magazine Business Manager|Bill Burke| |
- | Alex Colley Helen Gray . Bill. Burke Phil Butt | + | |Duplicator Operator|Phil Butt| |
- | Marcia Shappert Ray Hookway | + | |Keeper of Maps & Timetables|John Holly| |
- | Don Finch- | + | |Search & Rescue Contacts|Marcia Shappert| |
- | Phil .Butt | + | | |Ray Hookway| |
- | Gordon Redmond Colin Broad | + | | |Don Finch| |
- | Heather White Gordon Redmond Bill Burke | + | |Archivist|Phil Butt| |
- | Dot Butler George Gray Brian Hart Barry Wallace | + | |Auditor|Gordon Redmond| |
- | John Redfern Owen Marks | + | |Solicitor|Colin Broad| |
- | Bill Burke Hans Beck | + | |Trustees|Heather White| |
- | Substitute Federation Delegates | + | | |Gordon Redmond| |
- | Conservation Secretary .Magazine Editor | + | | |Bill Burke| |
- | Magazine Business. Manager | + | |Coolana Management Committee|Dot Butler| |
- | Duplicator Operator | + | | |George Gray| |
- | Keeper of Maps. & Timetables | + | | |Brian Hart| |
- | -Search & Rescue-Contacts | + | | |Barry Wallace| |
- | Archivist Auditor | + | | |John Redfern| |
- | Solicitor | + | | |Owen Marks| |
- | Trustees | + | |Kosciusko Huts Assn. Delegate|Bill Burke| |
- | Coolaza Management Committee | + | |Projectionist|Hans Beck| |
- | Kosciusko Huts Assn. Delegate Projectionist | + | |
* Indicates members of the Committee. | * Indicates members of the Committee. | ||
- | the | + | |
- | SOME FEATURES Adjustable top tensipners 1 | + | ===== The February General Meeting ===== |
- | Padded Shoulder straps 2. | + | |
- | Adjustable Internal alloy frame | + | by Barry Wallace |
- | Closed cell foam | + | |
- | padding13 | + | The meeting began at about 2015 with 25 or so members present |
- | Canvas Back 4 Padded hip fins a | + | Newman of John and Elizabeth Newman was there to receive |
- | Seta. forape. prtc | + | |
- | pa Box. . ce9Vis Arai .2ori | + | Marcia Shappert and Len Newland were not present but did send their apologies. |
- | Quick release Bergbuckle 6 | + | |
- | MOUNTAIN | + | |
- | EQUIPMENT PTY LTD | + | |
- | 17 FALCON St. CROW": NEST. 2085 Ph. 439 2454, 438 1847 | + | |
- | 82 CLARENCE ST., SYDNEY. 2001 Ph. 29 4340 | + | |
- | *al% | + | |
- | Page 8 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | THE FEBRU.ARY GENERAL MEETING. | + | |
- | by Barry Wallace. | + | |
- | The meeting began at about 2015 with 25 or so maMbers P-resent | + | |
- | was not to be. Jacky and Mary.Hossack were not in evidence, and only John | + | |
- | Newman of John and Elizabeth Newman was there to receive | + | |
- | member last November, turning up to collect his badge (etc0. | + | |
- | Marcia Shappert and Len 'Newland were not present but did send their | + | |
- | apologies. | + | |
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received with no business arising. | The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and received with no business arising. | ||
- | Correspondence brought a letter of thanks from Mouldy Harrison, our outgoing letters to new members, to John and Heather White, to the owner of a property at Wyanbene to Canberra Bush Walkers regarding an error of fact | + | |
- | in a set of published. Walks Notes, and to N.P.W.S. regarding the-presence of sheep in Kosciusko National Park. There was also a reply to this latter | + | Correspondence brought a letter of thanks from Mouldy Harrison, our outgoing letters to new members, to John and Heather White, to the owner of a property at Wyanbene to Canberra Bush Walkers regarding an error of fact in a set of published Walks Notes, and to N.P.W.S. regarding the presence of sheep in Kosciusko National Park. There was also a reply to this latter letter advising that the matter had been referred to the N.P.W.S. |
- | letter advising that the matter had been referred to the N.P.W.S..Ragional | + | |
- | Office for, reply. | + | There was no Federation Report for.January, |
- | . There was no Federation Report for.January, | + | |
- | from lot Butler. Colin. Broad, our Hon. Solicitor,' | + | The Walks Report opened with that seasoned white-ant resister Jim Vatiliotis |
- | Payment | + | |
- | he aci,: | + | The following weekend, |
- | sale at the next Club auction. | + | |
- | The Walks Report opened with that seasoned white-=ant resister Jim Vdtiliotis | + | The following weekend 1,2,3 Feb. had Bob Younger' |
- | The following weekend, | + | |
- | day trip from Leura through Bluegum to Blackheath fared-sliithtly | + | The weekend of 9, |
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUBHWAIKER March, | + | |
- | _ | + | The Treasurer' |
- | ... | + | |
- | 17 starters. Meryl Watman' | + | General Business saw a decision to write to the State Pollution Control Commission about the pollution of Jerrara Creek by suspended mud. After some discussion of the new F.B.W. Constitution, |
- | The following weekend 1,2,3 Feb. had Bob Younger ' | + | |
- | The weekend of 9910th | + | |
- | The Treasurer' | + | ===== Letter to the Editor ===== |
- | General Business saw a decision to write to the State Pollution Control Commission about the pollution of Jerrara Creek by suspended mud. After sano discussion of the new F.B.W. Constitution, | + | |
- | motion that We defer discussion until the March A.G.L9 so brin your cushions/ A formal decision was made that the Club provide toilet facilities at the ii.ext | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | LATER TO THE EDITOR. | + | |
- | ---- , .. | + | |
Dear Helen, | Dear Helen, | ||
- | R JOIDT AND HEATHER WHITE | ||
- | To assist in' | ||
- | under or near trees. Also any attractive or interesting ferns, including | ||
- | tree ferns, established in pots or tins. These plants maybe left at the home of Jean and. Brian Harvey, 12 Mahratta Avenue9 Wahroonga, Te1.4891462 for onward transportation. | ||
- | (Signed) BRIAN ' | ||
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | ||
- | WE -MT 'TO 'PRESS fl. AND ALL THAT PART 2. by Brian Harliey | + | Re: John and Heather White |
- | If I may be perMitted' | + | |
- | in the first four years of the Club's existence, there waS just no news bulletin. But at the monthly general meeting of far-off May 29319 five-caurageoUs | + | To assist in the rehabiiitation of their commercial nursery at Mount Tomah (destroyed in the December bush-fires), John and Heather White would appreciate any seedlings members may be able to obtain in the way of Japanese maples, tulip trees, liquidambers, |
- | - And sa it came to pass that they produced "The Bushwalker" | + | |
- | that after the elapse of ONLY 14 months, it was decided at the monthly meeting | + | (Signed) BRIAN HARVEY. |
- | of May 1932 that the Club would take full responsibility for a magazine to be | + | |
- | known as "The Sydney Bushwalker", | + | ===== We Went to Press in '37 and All That - Part 2 ===== |
- | pay. From inception, all the mags had. been comercially-produced by a Miss Brennan, a public | + | |
- | Miss Brennan, terrible writing and all, and she made a brave fist of it, but | + | by Brian Harvey |
- | Undoubtedly | + | |
- | For the record, the Gang of Five were Marj.Hill, Brenda White, | + | If I may be permitted to whiz back more than half-a-century, I find that in the first four years of the Club's existence, there was just no news bulletin. But at the monthly general meeting of far-off May 1931 five courageous |
- | exchanged places and the former continued as Editor until August, 19359 when Marie Byles took over and who still was in office when our famous No.36 rolled | + | |
- | off our own duplicator, or rather was dragged off it | + | And so it came to pass that they produced "The Bushwalker" |
- | It apears that some of the pre-1937 series varied in pricesaccording to the number of pages - September 1936 had only 10, whilst April of 1937 ran to a large | + | that after the elapse of ONLY 14 months, it was decided at the monthly meeting of May 1932 that the Club would take full responsibility for a magazine to be known as "The Sydney Bushwalker", |
- | 22. As Marie said on one occasion, the 6d saved thereby, could be partly applied to-the purchase of an extra copy of "The Sydney Bushwalker Annual" | + | |
- | friends as an Xmas present. The annual cost 1/- Yes9-my.young | + | For the record, the Gang of Five were Marj Hill, Brenda White, |
- | dukes and ducheses, we actually did produce an annual mag,in addition to the | + | |
- | monthly job, being a printed one with photographic plates! Having two mags put a Strain | + | It apears that some of the pre-1937 series varied in pricesaccording to the number of pages - September 1936 had only 10, whilst April of 1937 ran to a large 22. As Marie said on one occasion, the 6d saved thereby, could be partly applied to the purchase of an extra copy of "The Sydney Bushwalker Annual" |
- | ation. Marie says in September of '369 "This is a very thin edition of "The | + | English, grammar correct etc. In fact, she made things difficult for herself by altering, re-writing passages, etc., and in one case re-wrote a whole story submitted by Old " |
- | Sydney Bushwalker" | + | |
- | write them". Helen Gray, do these sound like famous | + | In 1938, when Marie took off to climb mountains in Western China, Dorothy Lawry, took over the reins, saying in her first Editorial (I quote), " |
- | English, grammar correct etc. In fact, she made things difficult for herself | + | she decided it should appear! Thus the public |
- | by altering, re-writing passages, etc., and in one case re-wrote a whole story submitted by Old " | + | |
- | never to submit any more, as did others whose path she crossed. | + | March '45 saw the editorship go to Clare Kinsella, followed one year later by Ray Kirkby (who did just about everything single-handed). Post-war it went to Ron Knightley and then into clearer sailing along came Alex Colley who confronted members in his first Editorial with these words "In an eddy of the muddied stream of Club business |
- | In 19389 when Marie took off to climb mountains in Western China, Dorothy Lawry,took over the reins, saying in her first Editorial (I quote), " | + | |
- | Page 11 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER. March, 1980. | + | Economy was the Order of the Day earlier on. In June of 1938, Dorothy Lary has this to say " |
- | , | + | |
- | Lettirhat PaSs Dorothy | + | But to regress. It was probably the threat of direct industrial action on the part of the frustrated Production Staff, which, in August of 1938, led to the Great Discovery of Duplicating Paper, which material, |
- | she decided it should appear: Thus the public | + | |
- | Mardh '45 saw the editorship go to Clare Kinsella, followed one year later by Ray Kirkby (who did just about everything single-handed). Post-war it went to. Ron Knightley and then into clearer sailing along cane Alex Colley who confronted members in his first Editorial with these words "In an eddy of the - muddied stream of ClUb bubiness | + | My memory is poor on this aspect, but I fancy we purchased a " |
- | : worst of these will be that from now on you will have an Editorial in which you | + | |
- | will be told what to think." | + | Directly after the war, we produced the mag on non-club nights at the well-remembered-by-some " |
- | Economy was the Order of the Day earlier on. In June of 1938, Dorothy Lary has this to say " | + | |
- | 2d per copy - apparently-it would have been regarded as almost corporate crime if the magazine showed a loss in the Annual Accounts. Dorothy was, and is, a qualified accountant, but she seems to have been somewhat cowed. by this weighty direction-from management, though this is quite out of character! | + | The mightiest manual jab was the Silver Anniversary Issue in 1952 when we produced 313 finished pristine copies for our eager readers, being the end product of 43 stencils. I wound the handle for four hours on each of two consecutive nights |
- | But to regress. It was probably the threat of direct industrial action on the part of the frustrated Production Staff, which, in August of 1938, led to the Great Discovery of Duplicating Paper, which material, | + | |
- | 0 to conserve supplies of everything, ruled that established publications should not be larger than was the case at some (forgotten) retrospective date. I vivialy | + | Then there was the challenging occasion, when on clipping the stencil on, it ripped right across the centre (due to too vigorous enthusiasm). I ran off the top half of the page, and leaving the unbroken continuity of production to well-trained others, Ken Meadows and I nipped down in his car to my place of employment where I had the key, I typed the bottom half on a spare stencil, ripped back and added this half to the doubly-run page. Our fan-readers could not be let down by a late edition. All emergencies were met with great sang-froid, as you will by now have realised. |
- | , Committee of the Federation of Bushwalking Clubs who, through thick and thin, kept | + | |
- | posting magazines and other mental or physical comforts to us in various theatres | + | I must have had an affinity for duplicating machines since I first started to turn the handle in 1938 as I put in about 20 years in broken periods, sometimes in the dual capacity as Business Manager, and, taking into account the production of annual reports and the like, I estimate having turned |
- | of wa=. | + | |
- | my. memory is poor on this aspect, but I fancy we purchased a " | + | ===== Letter to the Editor ===== |
- | Page 12 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKKR March, | + | |
- | frai-the Roneo Company about 19409 -the previous infernal-COritraption | + | Dear Madam, |
- | charitable cause. At this point, production really took off and for the first | + | |
- | time, duplicating became a pleasure. Even so, tricks could be played by such better machines in that in warm humid weather, the paper became | + | It came as somewhat of a surprise to find a discussion |
- | dry weather, the paper became charged with static electricity and on passing through the machine, took off into the air, to fall on'the floor where it was snarled at. I fancy about 1948, a brand-new Roneo " | + | |
- | Directly after the war, we produced the mag on non-club nights at the well - remembered-by-some " | + | Len Newland, in the February edition, felt it necessary |
- | the odour of the cats' sand-trays. Can we ever forget it? 'However, on the | + | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, |
- | credit side, the " | + | |
- | I used to run-off all the even-numbered pages first, say 18 dawn to 2 in that | + | However, it is correct to say that the members of Sydney Bushmalkers were accurately informed on the subject many years ago. Our source was that eminent Oriental sage and mystic, Dun Khan (eometime known as-the Dalai Lama) who frequently intoned at Reunions a motet or chorale which went (approximately to the tune of the Bums Song) - |
- | order, then the cad-numbered pages 17 falling to 1 were datitenced | + | |
- | separately in rows along the tables, No.15 on top of 17, and so on down to Page 1. | + | |
- | It is therefore apparent to the reader when this Page 1 Was spread around, the Whole of the collating was finished simultaneously! Whilst two sods were,collecting-the little heaps of paper, I was madly stapling them into their covers. Copies to be posted were folded | + | |
- | their names, the balance being for cash sales. There was nothihg,to it and the whole operation was completed in less than 3ihours. Easy as pie. All that | + | |
- | Bob Dun6an | + | |
- | The mightiest manual jab was the Silver Anniversary Issue in 1952 when we | + | |
- | produced 313 finished pristine copies for our eager readers, being the end product | + | |
- | of 43 stencils. I wound the handle for four hours on each of two consecutive | + | |
- | nights | + | |
- | - -Then thetc was the challenging occasion, when on clipping the,stencil on, | + | |
- | it ripped right across the centre (due to too vigorous enthusiasm). I ran off the top half of the page, and leaving the unbroken continuity of production to well-trained others, Ken Meadows and I nipped down in his car to my place of employment where I had the key, I typed the bottom half on a spare stencil, ripped back and added this half to the doubly-run page. Our fan-readers could not be let down by a late edition. All emergencies were met with great sang-froid, as you will by now have realised. | + | |
- | I must have had an affinity for duplicating machines since I first started | + | |
- | to turn the handle in 1938 as I put in about 20 years in broken periods, sometimes | + | |
- | in the dual capacity as Business Manager, and, taking into account the production of annual reports and the like, I estimate having turned | + | |
- | apart from a few questionably-written articles. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | eastvv, ood | + | |
- | camping | + | |
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- | ICAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents! Stoves | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | |
- | Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Tr eawney St 1-astvvood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | + | |
- | Rutledge Street | + | |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | + | |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER March, | + | |
- | LETTER TO THE EDITOR. | + | |
- | It came as somewhat of a surprise to find-a: | + | |
- | Len Newland, in the February edition, felt it necesSary | + | |
- | to correct a misapprehension regarding the vanquishing of Goliath, a misapprehension which apparently originated with the compoe' | + | |
- | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, | + | |
- | However, it is correct to say that the' | + | |
" | " | ||
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Wath lying one day-upon the green grath, | Wath lying one day-upon the green grath, | ||
+ | |||
When up thkipped thlim David, the thervant of Thaul | When up thkipped thlim David, the thervant of Thaul | ||
- | And_ thaid, "I will thmite thee, altho' I'm the thmall" | + | |
+ | And thaid, "I will thmite thee, altho' I'm the thmall" | ||
+ | |||
Thlim David thlipped down to the thide of the brook | Thlim David thlipped down to the thide of the brook | ||
- | And from itth thmooth | + | |
+ | And from itth thmooth | ||
+ | |||
+ | He thwiftly thlung one; it flew through the thky. | ||
And thmote that old thinner right over the eye. | And thmote that old thinner right over the eye. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
Goliath fell down in a thwoon on the thward, | Goliath fell down in a thwoon on the thward, | ||
+ | |||
Thlim David thkipped up and drew forth hith tHord. | Thlim David thkipped up and drew forth hith tHord. | ||
- | He pulled. back hith corthelet and thliced off hith head, And the Ithraeliteth thouted " | + | |
- | It tkeemth rather thad that thome memberth may-have been mithled by Owen' | + | He pulled back hith corthelet and thliced off hith head, |
+ | |||
+ | And the Ithraeliteth thouted " | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | It tkeemth rather thad that thome memberth may have been mithled by Owen' | ||
Yourth inthintherely, | Yourth inthintherely, | ||
- | PHIL I. &LINE. | + | |
- | Page 15 TIE SYDNEY. BUSHVIALKER March, | + | PHIL I. STINE. |
- | LETTER "TO 'Tin EDITOR: | + | |
- | Dedth -Maciam `EditOr | + | ===== Letter to the Editor ===== |
- | . I find it very amusing to see in the last Sydney Bushwalker Magazine (Feb 1980) that 'there are still people who quote-from the King James Version of the Bible. If Mr.Len Newland. were to go to his nearest library,' | + | |
- | of the Churches of England and Scotland, the Quakers, the Foreign Bible Society and even the seal of approval from the Methodists and. Presbyterians; | + | Dear Madam Editor |
- | original Hebrew and then not translated into your own bedside English | + | |
- | English, would come across | + | I find it very amusing to see in the last Sydney Bushwalker Magazine (Feb 1980) that there are still people who quote from the King James Version of the Bible. If Mr. Len Newland. were to go to his nearest library, and read up on the History of Bibles or even the Foreword of the latest |
- | I shall quote from the New Jerusalem Bible 1966, translated from the Inic and Hebrew by the Dominican Biblical School, Jerusalem in line with V, | + | |
- | of-David.'s warriors, the more ancient tradition, as it seems. Possibly the original tradition behind Chapter 17 Samuel (David killing Goliath with the | + | I shall quote from the New Jerusalem Bible 1966, translated from the Aramaic |
- | sling) | + | |
- | Zig 1.19-it 0 | + | Peakes Commentary 1962 puzzles on the same subject and arouses speculation as to the relationship between David and Elhanan. Incidentally Goliath is from a Greek name " |
- | Peakes Commentary 1962 puzzles on the same subject and arouses speculation as to the relationship between David and Elhanan. Incidentally Goliath is fl-om. | + | |
- | was a Hellenic mercenary. | + | In the Catholic Encyclopaedia there is a footnote saying that maybe Elhanan |
- | In the Catholic Encyclopaedia there is a footnote saying that maybe 211ianan | + | |
- | It gets curiouser and curiouser. And more boring but read on The | + | It gets curiouser and curiouser. And more boring but read on. The Oxford |
- | Goliath at a later stage than that of David killing his Goliath, | + | |
- | recorded, | + | As you can see the subject has been debated for centuries and I thought that as a true Bible scholar Mr. Newland would have read all the available material instead of one superceded model. Anyway, why the fuss over such a hero? In Samuel |
- | you can see the subject has been debated for centuries and I thought | + | |
- | that as a true Bible scholar Mr. Newland. would ,have read all the available material instead of one superceded model. Anyway, | + | For the cultured look up your Art Books and you can find Rembrandt' |
- | For the cultured look up your Art Books and you can find Rembrandt | + | |
- | Page le THE SYDNEY BUSHUALKER March, | + | There is one paragraph in Mr. Newland' |
- | ..., | + | |
- | David. Or Caravagio' | + | All this reading has made me sure of one thing... I shall never use or rely on Bible quotations any more, although if I come across two versions of the same story, I shall use the one to fit my story and ignore the other; just like a true Bible scholar. |
- | There is one paragraph in Mr.Newland' | + | |
- | All this reading has made me sure of one thirig... I shall never use or rely on Bible quotations any more, although if I_ come across two versions of the-same story, I shall use the one to fit my story and. ignore the other; just like a true Bible scholar. | + | As a young boy I was told something by my father who could read the Hebrew and it will amaze Mr. Newland |
- | .AS a young boy I was told something by my father who could read. the, Hebrew. and it will amaze Mr.Nemland | + | |
Yours sincerely, | Yours sincerely, | ||
- | (No further correspondence of a Biblical nature will be entered. into. EDITOR.) | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * | + | GEORGE GRAY |
- | RE-UNION POSTPONED. | + | |
- | .. | + | (No further correspondence of a Biblical nature will be entered into. EDITOR.) |
- | Because of the closure of all service stations and the consequent | + | |
- | great lack of petrol, it was decided at the Annual General Meeting to postpone the Annual Re-union to 3rd and 4th May. The present intention is that the Re-union will be held at " | + | |
- | The day walk for Sunday 4th May as shown on the Walks Programme will still be led by Meryl Watmar | + | ===== Re-union Postponed ===== |
- | THREE.PEAKS TRIP - Leader: | + | |
- | 1142131h ' | + | Because of the closure of all service stations and the consequent great lack of petrol, it was decided at the Annual General Meeting to postpone the Annual Re-union to 3rd and 4th May. The present intention is that the Re-union will be held at " |
- | All persons attending MUST take map and compass. They will have the | + | |
- | option of dropping out of the party after the first or seeond | + | The day walk for Sunday 4th May as shown on the Walks Programme will still be led by Meryl Watman |
- | making their own way to Konangaroo Clearing, | + | |
- | - Another party will be going to Konangaroo Clearing only and not | + | ===== Three Peaks Trip ===== |
- | climbing any of the peaks. | + | |
- | GEORGE GRAY. | + | Leader: |
- | ************ | + | |
- | Page 17 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | 11,12,13th April |
- | WOT, NO REUNION! -Reporter | + | |
- | We knew it had to happen sometime, what with the 20th century using up the oil reserves of the Planet wastefully and everybody from doctors to tanker-drivers striking for trivial reasons, but this was serious - No petrol to take us to Coolana for the Reunion; Perhaps we could find a place nearer to home. What about Marie Byles' busland? Or Bill Burke' | + | All persons attending MUST take map and compass. They will have the option of dropping out of the party after the first or second |
- | We obtained an address list and crossed off all those who were at the Meeting and heard of the change and next day Helen rang up the rest. "You can bring your own meat & come to our place for a barbrcue | + | |
+ | Another party will be going to Konangaroo Clearing only and not climbing any of the peaks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Wot! No Reunion! ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | -Reporter | ||
+ | |||
+ | We knew it had to happen sometime, what with the 20th century using up the oil reserves of the Planet wastefully and everybody from doctors to tanker-drivers striking for trivial reasons, but this was serious - No petrol to take us to Coolana for the Reunion! Perhaps we could find a place nearer to home. What about Marie Byles' busland? Or Bill Burke' | ||
+ | |||
+ | We obtained an address list and crossed off all those who were at the Meeting and heard of the change and next day Helen rang up the rest. "You can bring your own meat & come to our place for a barbecue | ||
During the afternoon Owen dropped in & played Bach and Kathleen indulged an atavistic Tibetan desire to do up her long hair in 27 plaits - (omitting the yak butter dressing, however.) | During the afternoon Owen dropped in & played Bach and Kathleen indulged an atavistic Tibetan desire to do up her long hair in 27 plaits - (omitting the yak butter dressing, however.) | ||
- | By 7 p.m. a few people dropped in just as Owen was declaring his intention of going home to bed. More people arrived & soon Phi T Butt was.emersed in soap suds in the sink scouring | + | |
- | urging a reluctant Ray Hookway, " | + | By 7 p.m. a few people dropped in just as Owen was declaring his intention of going home to bed. More people arrived & soon Phil Butt was emersed in soap suds in the sink scouring |
- | yours off." " | + | |
- | and we want to see the teeth marks." | + | As stars begin to fill the night sky, people begin to fill the space under the willow trees. Drinks materialise on the drink table & food on the food table & Boy! What food! Bushwalkers who live on, dehy & ghastley junk in the bush compensate when preparing food for party consumptian...glorious salads, tasty savouries, grapes and melons. |
- | As stars begin to fill the night sky, people begin to fill the space under the willow trees. Drinks materialise on the drink table & food on the food table & Boy! What food! Bushwalkers who live on, dehyt & ghastley junk in the bush compensate when preparing food for party consumptian...glorious salads, tasty savouries, grapes and melons. | + | |
- | Headlong down the lawn come the children playing at piggybacks & horse rides. Kathleen' | + | Headlong down the lawn come the children playing at piggybacks & horse rides. Kathleen' |
- | out her plaits, streams. out like a mane. The horse is a composite of | + | |
- | two of the bigger children, with a little jockey hanging on like grim death. Surprise! The front end of one of the horses is Barbara | + | We counted about 60 people, all bound together in eager friendship. Our thanks to the Grays whose personality acts as a magnet to draw people to their "do's". And isn't it nice to know that we've still have the Annual |
- | We counted about 60 people, all bound together in eager friendship. Our thanks to the Grays whose personality acts as a magnet to draw people to their "dots". And isn't it nice to know that we've still have theAnnual | + | |
- | De non apparentibus et de non existentibus eadem est ratio. NOTICE | + | De non apparentibus et de non existentibus eadem est ratio. |
+ | |||
+ | NOTICE | ||
Nylon covered fully-zippered sleeping bags. Excellent summer weight bags or bed quilts. $20 ONLY Fazeley Read 909 3671 Profits Coolana. | Nylon covered fully-zippered sleeping bags. Excellent summer weight bags or bed quilts. $20 ONLY Fazeley Read 909 3671 Profits Coolana. | ||
- | r | ||
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKESS | + | ===== Walks Programme |
- | APRIL | + | |
- | 4,59697 GUY FAWKES RIVER NAT. PARK - Marengo Falls - Marengo Ck - Guy Fawkes River - | + | |APRIL| | |
- | 0 Aberfoyle River - Sara River - Guy Fawkes Crag - Marengo State Forest - Chaelundl Mtn. 70 km MEDIUM Maps: Guy Fawkes Rv & Chaelundi 1:25000 Limit 10 people LEADER: PETER HARRIS 888 7316 (H). | + | |4,5,6,7|GUY FAWKES RIVER NAT. PARK - Marengo Falls - Marengo Ck - Guy Fawkes River - Aberfoyle River - Sara River - Guy Fawkes Crag - Marengo State Forest - Chaelundl Mtn. 70 km MEDIUM Maps: Guy Fawkes Rv & Chaelundi 1:25000 Limit 10 people LEADER: PETER HARRIS 888 7316 (H).| |
- | 4, | + | |4,5,6,7|WARRUMBUNGLES - Base camp at cars. Full day and half day trips on and off tracks. LEADER: IAN DERERT 646 1569 between 7 & 9 p.m.| |
- | 495,697 GROSE VALLEY CLASSIC Bell Station - Hartley Vale - Grose River - Blue Gum - | + | |4,5,6,7|GROSE VALLEY CLASSIC Bell Station - Hartley Vale - Grose River - Blue Gum - Devil' |
- | 0 Devil' | + | |4,5,6,7|NEWNES Wolgan River - Capertee River - Glen Davis - Pipe Line Pass - Newnes River nearly all the way. 60 km MEDIUM |
- | LEWIN 50 4096 (H). | + | |11,12,13|THREE PEAKS - Katoomba - Narrow Neck - Cloudmaker - Paralyser - Guoagaag -Katoomba 70 km VERY HARD Map: Blue Mtns, Sketch. LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON451 |
- | 4,596,7 NEWNES Wolgan River - Capertee River - Glen Davis - Pipe Line Pass - Newnes. | + | |12,13|ROCK CLIMBING AND ABSEILING INSTRUCTIONAL Lindfield & Wahroonga LEADER: GORDON LEE| |
- | River nearly all the way. 60 km MEDIUM | + | |13|BLUE MTN NAT. PARK Echo Point - Mt. Solitary - Golden Stairway - Echo Point 0 24 km MEDIUM Map: Katoomba LEADER: LEON VELLA 50 9074 (H).| |
- | 11,12913 THREE PEAKS - Katoomba - Narrow Neck - Cloudmaker - Paralyser - Guoagaag | + | |Sat. 12|THE HUT OF THE HAPPY OMEN, Day Road, Cheltenham. A scattering of the ashes ceremony for Marie Byles at 11.00 a.m. Bring lunch - walk in the bush. Details contact Dot Butler 48 2208 (H).| |
- | -H- Katoomba 70 km VERY HARD Map: Blue Mtns, Sketch. LEADER: DAVID ROSTRON | + | |Sun. 13|WATERFALL - Mooray Track - Bullawaring Track - Pipeline Road - Heathcote 12 km EASY Map: Royal National Park. Train: 8.45 (C) KATH BROWN -812675 (H).| |
- | 451 7943 (H). | + | |18,19,20|KANGAROO VALLEY Coolana Working Bee LEADER: GEORGE GREY 86 6263 H| |
- | 12913 ROCK CLIMBING AND ABSEILING INSTRUCTIONAL Lindfield & Wahroonga LEADER: GORDON LEE | + | |18,19,20|NTHN BUDAWANGS New Haven Gap - Folly Point - Darn i Pass - Monolith Valley - Mt.Tarn - New Haven Gap 50 km MEDIUM/HARD Map: Nth Budawang Sketch LEADER: PAT McBRIDE 868 2275-(H)| |
- | 13 BLUE MTN NAT. PARK Echo Point - Mt. Solitary - Golden Stairway - Echo Point 0 24 km MEDIUM Map: Katoomba LEADER: LEON VELLA 50 9074 (H). | + | |18,19,20|KANANGRA Mt. Stormbreaker - Kanangra Creek - Murdering Gully - Kanangra. A good two day test walk in the spectacular Kanangra area - good camp site. 30 km MEDIUM Map: Kanangra 1:25000 LEADER: GEORGE WALTON 498 7956 (H).| |
- | Ser. T2- THE HUT- OF THE HAPPY OMENr-f,ar-Rrrsd, Ciamttuntmr. k-suatturi-rtgaftire- -ashes. | + | |19,20|BLUE MTNS NAT. PARK Glenbrook Duckhole - St. Helena - Lost World Trig - Glenbrook Ck Springwood (suitable for beginners on overnight trips) 18 km EASY/MEDIUM Map: Springwood 1:31680 Train: 12.35 p.m. (C) Tickets to Springwood. LEADER: JIM BROWN 81 2675.| |
- | ceremony for Marie Byaes at 11.00 a.m. Bring lunch - walk in the bush. Details contact Dot Butler 48 2208 (H). | + | |20|WATERFALL Couranga Track - Forest Path - Limestone Cave - Nioka Ridge - Uloola Falls - Heathcote. Good rainforest scenery. Map: Royal Nat. Park. Train: 8.45 LEADER: PETER CHRISTIAN 18 km MEDIUM.| |
- | Sun. 13 WATERFALL - Mooray Track - Bullawaring Track - Pipeline Road - Heathcote 12 km | + | |
- | EASY Map: Royal National Park. Train: 8.45 (C) KATH BROWN -812675 (H). 18919920 | + | |
- | 18919920 | + | |
- | Tarn - New Haven Gap 50 km MEDIUM/HARD Map: Nth Budawang Sketch | + | |
- | LEADER: PAT McBRIDE 868 2275-(H)0 | + | |
- | 18,19920 KANANGRA Mt. Stormbreaker - Kanangra Creek - Murdering Gully - Kanangra. A good two day test walk in the spectacular Kanangra area - good camp site. 30 km MEDIUM Map: Kanangra 1:25000 LEADER: GEORGE WALTON 498 7956 (H). | + | |
- | 19920 BLUE MTNS NAT. PARK Glenbrook Duckhole - St. Helena - Lost World Trig - Glenbrook Ck Springwood (suitable for beginners on overnight trips) 18 km | + | |
- | EASY/MEDIUM Map: Springwood 1:31680 Train: 12.35 p.m. (C) Tickets to Spring- | + | |
- | 0 wood. LEADER: JIM BROWN 81 2675. | + | |
- | 20 WATERFALL Couranga Track - Forest Path - Limestone Cave - Nioka Ridge - Uloola | + | |
- | V Falls - Heathcote. Good rainforest scenery. Map: Royal Nat. Park. Train: 8.45(C | + | |
- | LEADER: PETER CHRISTIAN 18 km MEDIUM. | + | |
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