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===== SBW Office Bearers & Committee 1992 ===== | ===== SBW Office Bearers & Committee 1992 ===== | ||
The following Office Bearers and Committee Members as well as other Club workers were elected at the Annual General Meeting held on 11th March:- | The following Office Bearers and Committee Members as well as other Club workers were elected at the Annual General Meeting held on 11th March:- | ||
- | |President|Ian Debert| | + | |President|* Ian Debert| |
- | |Vice-President|Spiro Hajinakitas| | + | |Vice-President|* Spiro Hajinakitas| |
- | |Public Officer|Helen Gray| 876 6263| | + | |Public Officer|* Helen Gray| 876 6263| |
- | |Treasurer|Ertith | + | |Treasurer|* Erith Hamilton| |
- | |Secretary|George Floyd| | + | |Secretary|* George Floyd| |
- | |Walks Secretary|Bill Holland| | + | |Walks Secretary|* Bill Holland| |
- | |Social Secretary|Belinda McKenzie| | + | |Social Secretary|* Belinda McKenzie| |
- | |Membership Secretary|Barry Wallace| | + | |Membership Secretary|* Barry Wallace| |
- | |New Members Secretary|Laurie Bore| 605 9368| | + | |New Members Secretary|* Laurie Bore| 605 9368| |
- | |Conservation Secretary|Alex Colley| | + | |Conservation Secretary|* Alex Colley| |
- | |Magazine Editor|Deborah Shapira| | + | |Magazine Editor|* Deborah Shapira| |
- | |2 Committee Members|Joy Hynes| | + | |2 Committee Members|* Joy Hynes| |
- | | |Dick Weston| | + | | |* Dick Weston| |
- | |2 Delegates to Confederation|Spiro Hajinakitas| | | + | |2 Delegates to Confederation|* Spiro Hajinakitas| | |
- | | |Bill Holland| | | + | | |* Bill Holland| | |
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+ | |2 Confederation Delegates **not** on Committee|Gordon Lee| (043) 88 5589| | ||
+ | | |Jim Callaway| | ||
+ | |Magazine Production Manager|George Gray| 876 6263| | ||
+ | |Magazine Business Manager|Joy Hynes| | ||
+ | |Printers|Kenn Clacher| | ||
+ | | |Margaret Niven, Les Powell| | | ||
+ | | |Kay Chan & Barrie Murdoch| | | ||
+ | |Assistant New Members Secretary|Margaret Niven| | ||
+ | |Archivist|Ian Debert| | | ||
+ | |Hon. Solicitor|Barrie Murdoch| | | ||
+ | |Hon. Auditor|Chris Sonter| | | ||
+ | |Search & Rescue Contacts|Morrie Ward| 449 6381| | ||
+ | | |George Mawer| | ||
+ | | |Margaret Niven| | ||
+ | |Kosciusko Huts Association Delegate|Ian Wolfe| | | ||
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+ | * Indicates members of Committee. | ||
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+ | For Annual Subscriptions see Page 9 | ||
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+ | **Note**: All Club workers are Honorary | ||
- | • 2 Confederation Delegates | ||
- | NOT on Committee Gordon Lee (043) 88 5589 | ||
- | .Jim Callaway 520 7081 | ||
- | Magazine Production Manager George Gray 876 6263 | ||
- | Business Manager -Joy • Hynes . 982 2615 | ||
- | Prfn•erb Kenn Clacher• (B) 968 0059 | ||
- | Margaret Niven, Les Powell | ||
- | Kay Chan & Barrie Murdoch | ||
- | .Assistant New Members Secretary Margaret Niven 986 3537 | ||
- | Archivist Ian Debert | ||
- | Hon. Solicitor Barrie Murdoch | ||
- | Hon. Auditor Chris Sonter | ||
- | Search '& Rescue •Contacts Morrie Ward 449 6381 | ||
- | George Mawer 707 1343 | ||
- | Margaret Niven 986 3537 | ||
- | Kosciusko Huts Association | ||
- | • Delegate Ian Wolfe | ||
- | * Indicates members of .Committee. For. Annual Subscriptions | ||
- | • NOTE: | ||
- | *-* * * * * * * | ||
- | March 1992 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 3 | ||
===== To Wander And Wonder ===== | ===== To Wander And Wonder ===== | ||
by One-of-the-Three | by One-of-the-Three | ||
- | It was Boxing Day.Gully parked the Volvo at the Guthega power station and joined Captain and Old Son in the VW bound for Dead Horse Gap. It was Gully' | + | It was Boxing Day. Gully parked the Volvo at the Guthega power station and joined Captain and Old Son in the VW bound for Dead Horse Gap. It was Gully' |
Huffing and puffing and random thoughts were interrupted: | Huffing and puffing and random thoughts were interrupted: | ||
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They pointed out Tom Groggin, The Pilot, the Cascades trail, and away at the horizon, Victoria' | They pointed out Tom Groggin, The Pilot, the Cascades trail, and away at the horizon, Victoria' | ||
- | Dropping their packs yet again, they slowly ascended Ramshead in the mid-day heat of a blazing blue sky. Gully was intrigued with the Swampy Plains River as seen from Ramshead and he predicted that, in time, the plain would drain off into Leatherbarrel | + | Dropping their packs yet again, they slowly ascended Ramshead in the mid-day heat of a blazing blue sky. Gully was intrigued with the Swampy Plains River as seen from Ramshead and he predicted that, in time, the plain would drain off into Leatherbarrel |
Below Ramshead North they watched a young walker dash along and down a snow-drift to retrieve his wind-blown hat. Not a slip or a slide! Oh, to be young again. Captain and Old Son, both admirers of this tent-shaped mass of boulders, led Gully up the easy way through the tors of Ramshead North. Old Son was at it again. " | Below Ramshead North they watched a young walker dash along and down a snow-drift to retrieve his wind-blown hat. Not a slip or a slide! Oh, to be young again. Captain and Old Son, both admirers of this tent-shaped mass of boulders, led Gully up the easy way through the tors of Ramshead North. Old Son was at it again. " | ||
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Wandering along the western bank of the lake, they observed grassy banks within the hollows. where snow and ice were melting. Yes, winter comes, the pond water freezes, the ice expands, gradually pushing the banks outwards over the years. Dandelions growing in the ruins of Albina Hut? Sadly, yes. The weary walkers hauled up on to Muellers Peak and made their individual ways back to the camp on Wilkinsons, each with his own thoughts, happy with a full day spent on the Main Range. | Wandering along the western bank of the lake, they observed grassy banks within the hollows. where snow and ice were melting. Yes, winter comes, the pond water freezes, the ice expands, gradually pushing the banks outwards over the years. Dandelions growing in the ruins of Albina Hut? Sadly, yes. The weary walkers hauled up on to Muellers Peak and made their individual ways back to the camp on Wilkinsons, each with his own thoughts, happy with a full day spent on the Main Range. | ||
- | Shouldering heavy packs for the last full day of walking, they climbed out of Wilkinson Valley, had a last look and joined the lakes track to Muellers Pass. Stopping on Mount Northcote they looked down on Lake Albina and across to the steep slopes of Tounsend | + | Shouldering heavy packs for the last full day of walking, they climbed out of Wilkinson Valley, had a last look and joined the lakes track to Muellers Pass. Stopping on Mount Northcote they looked down on Lake Albina and across to the steep slopes of Townsend |
They wandered out on Carruthers Spur, Old Son looking down into a deep gully, probably author Elyne Mitchell' | They wandered out on Carruthers Spur, Old Son looking down into a deep gully, probably author Elyne Mitchell' | ||
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The mood of the mountains! Mist and rain, wet and cold. The packs were heavy with wet tents. A farewell " | The mood of the mountains! Mist and rain, wet and cold. The packs were heavy with wet tents. A farewell " | ||
- | Guthega at 9.50 am was cheerless. Wet, misty, cold, and not a cup of coffee to be had. Guthega was closed. Gully set out to road-walk the 7 km to his car at the power station where the walk was originally planned to finish. While they waited, | + | Guthega at 9.50 am was cheerless. Wet, misty, cold, and not a cup of coffee to be had. Guthega was closed. Gully set out to road-walk the 7 km to his car at the power station where the walk was originally planned to finish. While they waited, |
===== A Tribute To The Silent Dignity Of A Friend ===== | ===== A Tribute To The Silent Dignity Of A Friend ===== | ||
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by Brian Holden | by Brian Holden | ||
- | It is ten years now but I still remember you each time I pass your old place. For most of your long life your environment was created entirely by the random forces of nature. But gradually that all went until there was just you. At first I gave you a respectful glance but with the passing of time, you seemed to draw me to you until Isaw you as dominating everything around you. I realised that in some abstract way you were communicating with me and it was a pleasant experience. As that is what friendship is all about. I do not suppose that I was being too eccentric to call you my friend - my poor friend surrounded by an alien world. As my affection for you grew, my unease grew because you looked so out of place - almost like an intruder. | + | It is ten years now but I still remember you each time I pass your old place. For most of your long life your environment was created entirely by the random forces of nature. But gradually that all went until there was just you. At first I gave you a respectful glance but with the passing of time, you seemed to draw me to you until I saw you as dominating everything around you. I realised that in some abstract way you were communicating with me and it was a pleasant experience. As that is what friendship is all about. I do not suppose that I was being too eccentric to call you my friend - my poor friend surrounded by an alien world. As my affection for you grew, my unease grew because you looked so out of place - almost like an intruder. |
One day I saw that you were gone. I was told that you had to go as your space was required. " | One day I saw that you were gone. I was told that you had to go as your space was required. " | ||
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Your removal was justified as every injustice must be. You could not feel nor think as they could - and that was that. If only they could appreciate that you could communicate in another way. You radiated pure substance when all around you was purely superficial. Why had they not noticed this? Maybe I noticed a quality which was not there? I do not believe so for there is another world inside this world which modern social conditioning has dulled the receptors of most men to. Tragically, while that conditioned rigidity dominates, injustices will be done. | Your removal was justified as every injustice must be. You could not feel nor think as they could - and that was that. If only they could appreciate that you could communicate in another way. You radiated pure substance when all around you was purely superficial. Why had they not noticed this? Maybe I noticed a quality which was not there? I do not believe so for there is another world inside this world which modern social conditioning has dulled the receptors of most men to. Tragically, while that conditioned rigidity dominates, injustices will be done. | ||
- | Now what eulogy would be suitable for my defenseless friend? To start with I could say that from your great girth that you were very old. I could say that you were probably born when Columbus was alive. That is the usual response to the death of those of your kind which have reached a great age - but I won't follow that tradition. Why should I link your worth to some event in the history of man? You can stand on your own dignity. The coexistance | + | Now what eulogy would be suitable for my defenseless friend? To start with I could say that from your great girth that you were very old. I could say that you were probably born when Columbus was alive. That is the usual response to the death of those of your kind which have reached a great age - but I won't follow that tradition. Why should I link your worth to some event in the history of man? You can stand on your own dignity. The coexistence |
I would rather say that you experienced many, many magic days of peace. which I imagine my spirit sharing with you. Sunrises reflecting off your leaves, cold winds and balmy breezes swaying your branches, afternoon showers washing over your trunk - and when the rain stopped, you glistened in the sunset. They were all much the same - those days - and yet they were entirely different. Little things made them so. Wonderful little things like the movement of insects and shadows and the changing of colours. | I would rather say that you experienced many, many magic days of peace. which I imagine my spirit sharing with you. Sunrises reflecting off your leaves, cold winds and balmy breezes swaying your branches, afternoon showers washing over your trunk - and when the rain stopped, you glistened in the sunset. They were all much the same - those days - and yet they were entirely different. Little things made them so. Wonderful little things like the movement of insects and shadows and the changing of colours. | ||
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**1st & 2nd February** | **1st & 2nd February** | ||
- | I met Laurie | + | I met Laurie |
At the Information Centre at Audley we found that only the leader of the party had to carry a permit, but the permit is only valid until 31st March 1992. It makes one wonder what is going to happen after that date. I also picked up a permit for the Heathcote National Park to cover my " | At the Information Centre at Audley we found that only the leader of the party had to carry a permit, but the permit is only valid until 31st March 1992. It makes one wonder what is going to happen after that date. I also picked up a permit for the Heathcote National Park to cover my " | ||
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When you get through the airport check, take the **map** offerred to you as you leave the airport. This may help you get round the city. When you get outside there will be lots of hotel touts lined up with boards announcing their hotels. Look for Annapurna Lodge or Hotel New Ganeesh. Both are clean and cheap. Annapurna Lodge R120 (Aus $3.20) New Ganeesh R450 with' | When you get through the airport check, take the **map** offerred to you as you leave the airport. This may help you get round the city. When you get outside there will be lots of hotel touts lined up with boards announcing their hotels. Look for Annapurna Lodge or Hotel New Ganeesh. Both are clean and cheap. Annapurna Lodge R120 (Aus $3.20) New Ganeesh R450 with' | ||
- | **THE TREK.** You can trek on your own but your choice of routes is limited. The " | + | **The Trek.** You can trek on your own but your choice of routes is limited. The " |
Going on your own may mean the hiring of porters and/or a guide, Remember **not** to hire them "with food" for you will have to pay for it. When you are paying for it, boy can they eat, so strike a rate " | Going on your own may mean the hiring of porters and/or a guide, Remember **not** to hire them "with food" for you will have to pay for it. When you are paying for it, boy can they eat, so strike a rate " |
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