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Vol 13. DECEMBER1 1977

,jS I I •-. Wednesdayl .-Dcce pe ,..; .there will be rio Genefl -Me&tIng'- ...... Yu are hdwe4tdr invi lied to joirc a midsuniners Eve party at 81 6nyhpn 1 Siret Downer. . . ...... - --

I If t 4( Thursday 29 becemler - '9t" Closing bate for January IT 'Any contributions desperèteiy ne&ded'ahdgtatèfully accepted.i.zi .

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. ,HIAWATHA GOES SEARCHAWDRESCUIiG -...... .. -- -: 1. Hiawatha, mighty walker, .. Talked about ccWect nutrition He could take ten paces upwards;.i-- . (What to eat and when€oeát it). Take them with such strength and Talked about the, right piscautl*ns swiftness, (Bring a torch but never use lt) That the last had:tihundered earthwa.rds Talked of matters philosophic . II Er& the first had Left' its foothoid..- Drawing on his vast experience This was corntmnly regarded Pointed out thai In the long ru As a feat of skill and daring. . Walking round In,rapid circles In the densest thorn and thickeç, --:' One or two sarcastic spirits t- Even though it lacked some intejest. Pqinted out to him however . Still enabled one to walk as That It might be much more useful Far and fast •,, if one had If hesómetimes headed outwards . Set out on some absurd exploit1

In a sensible direction. •-- .. . . To see somepléce of note or fane. Why not plan a little longer . Said he '.Thèy're really all th&same". And employ a smaller survey?

H1awath, who at colleâe '1* This they said was rather doubtful Majored (failed) in ieáichand rescue Anyway, it didn't matter. I, Consequently felt entitled Either he must lead them somewhçre To Insyuct .Ji,is feljcw men on Much more often than at present My subjeët whats%Veh . . Or himself would pay most dear for Waxed exceedingly indignant. All the weekends they had waste. Thlked about the art of breathing. Talked about correct apparel 5. Hiawatha, in a temper, (What to wear and when to wear it) Quoted yards of Lyle Burgess -- Page 2 I ,. DECEMBER 1977

Quoted reams of Terry Jordan H. There", they said to Hiawatha Quoted Gary (yes, Medaris) "This is what we all expected". Quoted from the Women's Weekly Practipally in extenso 12 Hiawatha, nothing daunted, Tryinto impress upon them Called for pen and called for paper That what actually mattered Added two and two together Was to walk a little further. Got it wrong and lost his temper. Yet he did produce some logic One ortwo of them admitted Showing beyond peradventure Such a thing might have its uses. Everybody else had broken Still, they said he might do better All the rules of navigation. If he walked a little straighter. hi m o 13. Still they dared to argue with 7. Hiawatha to convince them So he scrutinized equipment Took part in a walking contest. Soon discovered where they faltered. Laid out in the proper manner All their compasses he told them Of a proper searching party. Had a defect in the needle Took his 1lagànd took his whistle, )tausinitto1rotateHi.It-i: Took his flares ancLsaid..'Howthis'l1 A randomized direction. Test your worth in brush and bristle". 14. The faultwas coniton he Informed 0 U Hiawatha had of course them Prepared himself without relenting; He himself had overcome it Ran arównd in rapid c i rc l e s.: With some, glue .pon the pivot Cycled all week witIfthe •brakeon €1 iminating1the .v,oti,(n.. (Let ug not demean the practice), CL. .. Jumpedabout creating lower 15. All the same his fellow clubmen Boundsat least as 1 reát as upper:: I I.gnprant,ben.ighted heatheqs.CL. Bounds.hat most of us would cate1to I:Tk.away his:flag nd.wh.istie Match. For he had been so well Left him floundering in the thistle Brdug hüV p hismoth€tl told him Sai'd. that.though my Hiawatha To attain a healthy thind :jL. Ha4grtat strength and ha4.grea Healthy body is a must; . ... . swiftneÔs He wasuseless asa.walkra. 41 All hisother fellow clubmen As for his advising comments Ignorant benighted creatures Several of the more outspoken Spent their time of preparation Made primaeval observations Puttin in a lot of practice jjvçtful of the finer feelings Merely a1king in the right directin. 4èn of a ha Pdy walker.

10 Thus i(happened at the contest 1 .1G. In a corner of thelfoi-eti l I That their scores were most impresiyq. Dwells aloñè my Hiawatha, Didn't fake them long to find the. Permanentty cogitating Places they'd set out to find,..and On the fundamental truths of wa king Too were pleased that on the waythey WondrTh 1 in idle moments All hadhad a happy day, Uhethet'btV increased precision There was however one.exceptign.. Might perhaps be ather hette,' This (.P'hate.tohave to say it) Even at the lôs ofseconds Was thq.scoreof...J1iawah ,. ,. If thereby one now and then could Who as':usual strided outwards. . Take a walk that went somewhere, Strided with great strength, and.

I :. •• s!ttneis. Not however with his strl ding :. Managing to find. one. .trge.t. . (Alternative title: Minihaha goes search-and-iescui ng)

Anonybushwalkermous

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Search and Rescue --

I wish to give notice that I intend putting the following two motions at the next club meeting (9/1/73).

That the search and Rescue Transport Fund become the Search and Rescue fund.

Proposed - Peter Con roy Seconded Gary Iledaris

That the club donate $20 to the iISW Federation of Bushwalking Clubs' Search and Rescue Fund

Proposed - Peter Conroy Secqnded - Gary Medaris

THE PRESIDE1T REPORTS

That perennial subject, leadership, was recently discussed by the Committee and the following points, which generally reflect the thinking of Committee members, are provided for the information and benefit of all walkers, not just leaders.

it is recognised that there is room for improvement in the way in which many of our walks are run. The following three points, which relate to the responsibility of walkers, indicate areas where it was felt Improvement could be made:

Each person on a walk must realise that he is part of a group with a H responsibility to and for every other person on that walk. Whilq' the leader has certain responsibilities, of prime importance is the responsibility of each personto be aware of what is happening, to know who is in front and behind and to ensure that full accoudt is taken of the interests of the group as a whole. If this is done, the, • tai 1-enders will; not be ignored.

So far as slintér groups are concerned, they are separate independent entities They must look after themselves and not expect the original party to change plansor to cater specially forthem, Their plans should, however, be made known to the original partyj leader. Again, there is a responsibility on members of splinter - groups towards each other person in that group.

In the event that a person becomes separated and lost, they should remain where they are and return, if possible, to where they were last seen. The person can have faith that the rest of the party will come and look for them. .

eader! If closer attention is paid to the above points, the job of 1 will be made e6sier.and become one that we are all capable of performing,

Henry

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THE CLUB LIBRARY

The Library is in the process of building up. Some of our latest acquisitions are: ...

Thomas- 120 walks in Chapman -SW Tasmania track notes . . . . Gatly - Nature is your guide Bonython - Walking the Flinders Ranges Blackshaw - M&ntáIneering Robb ins - Basic Rbckcraft Royce.- Abseiling, Weilson - SW Tasmania .1 . Allan - Hiking from early Canberra NZ National Park handbooks Brownlie - WilsohsPi'ómontory

We also have some pamphlet material on Queensland and Victorian national parks, as well as the latest magazthes from Sydney, Brisbane, Tasmanian clubs.

Wanted: I. Norman Wakefield - NaturalistV diary Arthur Groom - One mountain after another PhilipTemple - Wawok 4.Anythlng.of John .Hlilahy or Cohn Fletcher, etc. Old bushwalking magazines,: especlallythe Bushwalker or Kameruk, to buy or photocopy. . Suggestions on what else should go into the library.

For sale: Guide to the $3.50 Equipment for mountaineering $1.85 Posters: Kekadu $1.50, Tasmanian animals $1.00*: Stickers: Woodchip, Uranium, Whales 20-40c.* Tasmanian wilderness calendars $3.95* CBC cloth and metal badges 50-80c

Forall theabóve, see or ring Terry..Jórdàn, 81 Bonython Street,. Downer, or 493679 (W), 494005(W). (Items ma.'rkedW also available from Envi ronment Centrà,Childers Street. Please support the Environment Centre; .their' grant has been cut this year and everything they can sell helps their funds. They have a wide variety of campaign material and can order wanted. items.)

Much to the surprise of those who'd already gathred at the Road meeting place, one of the party arrived In &pol.icècar. Had it not been for an ailing gear stick this probably vuld never: have happened but ,thereby hangs another tale. The remaining passengers were soon coltected from the stricken car andnlne of us set off for the Tinderries In splendid sunny weather which lasted all day. .

The walk started from the Captain's Flat Road high in the southern part of the Tinderry Range, covered about 10 km and involved an easy climb of about 300 metres. There were the Inevitable patches of scrub, but also numerous extensive granite outcrops from which we had excellent views of the Drindabehlas, the (still snow-capped In places) and the ' .5 DECEMBER 1977 IT Page 5

area towards Lake George. Many of these rocky outcrops supported other rocks of strange and fascinating shapes produced by the weathering process. It was easy to identify objetts such as a pig and a ducK, back to back, and a seated rhinoceros. And then there were the lichens;, interesting not only fo: their range of coliUrs, but also for their varied forms, some of which were almost perfect circles abuut 30cm in diameter.

TWO saw and heard a few sulphur crested cockatoos, but in general there did'nt 50cm to be many birds around.. However; in the afternoon we were delighted to have a good look at a spotted pardolote, perched on a' tree. only cbout 3 metres away from us. This is a dearlittle bird with very attractive plumage, incl.Udirng wh4te soots on black crown, wings and . tail,.a red rump and yellow throat. 'A few minutes further on 3 -we found one of ; the party holding a blue-tongue lizard which very obligingly stuck out its tongue at regular intervals. At least half the tngue and the inside of the mouth was a lovely shade of pink.

For most of us, though, the highlight of the day was the feast of wildflowers. On the lower slopes there were scattered billy buttons, violets, candles, buttercups and glorious splashes of blackeyed susan, givingway a little further up to pink kunzea, royal grevillea, marvellous clusters of eriostemon and a wide distribution of different types of the yellow/orange pea flower - and lots of others we were unable to identify. In manS' places the combination of flowers was very beautiful indeed, almostas though they'd been planted for our particular enjoyment. Need I say that our spirits were exalted and refreshed.

Our thanks to the leader, Alan Anderson, for a superb day.

Glenys West

Alan Vidler did not got out of the sick bed he ended 'up in after his 26-27 November walk in time to write a report. He is trying to forget the whole weekend anyway. . Walks reports of some portions of the walk may be writteb by others for next month's IT.

MEMBERSH I P AMEIIDMENTS

NEW MEMBERS

Peter Hocking; Gerard Anthony Neville; Lydia and Anna Ro,jicek; Gabrielle Passlcw.

PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS

Stanley Mulvehy, 4' Lehehan street, Grnlang, 2617. 4113304' (w) L. John Greenwood, Flat 45 Block C, Curronp Flats, Braddon, 26p.l. 473407(H) 462504(W)

OLD RENEWALS

Ian and Bcetly McLeod; 28'Nohiicn Plaée, Deakin 2600. 814208(H), 499602(W) Ian

Change"of Address From 15th December the Vidlers' address is: no fixed abode, Northern Hemisphere. They hope to keep Gary Medaris sufficiently informed to receive their ITs. They return in September 1978, just in time for the ACM. Page 6 IT DECEMBER 1977

CHANGESOF ADDRESS, ETC.

Anne Latham, 32 Ferdinand Place, Cambell, 2601. 498642(H) Thea Maclean, Cl- ME, P0 Box 1563, Canberra City, 2601. 490432(W) Jeff Behnetts,913 Garran Place, Garrn, 2605. Elizabeth Morey, 5 MacDonnell Street!, Yarralumla, 2600. 821680(H) Sandra Morton, 485787(H) Peter Freer, '470799 x 123 (W) ManfredClaasz, 493295(W) John Pugh, 486111(W) Tony Hèrlt, 6/6 Walsh Place, Curtin, 2605. Peter Freer, 43 Fullagar Street, Higgins, 2615. John Hillman - mail address: Cl- R.M. Hillman, 10 Cygnet Crescent, Dalkeith, W.A. 6009. Gary Medaris, 950581(W) (National Resources, Fyshwlck) Rene Lays, 70 Franklin Road, Cronulla, NSW, 2230.

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iALKS PREV I Fit/S

Kambah Christmas Caper, December 18

Kambah Pool upstream along the Murrumbidgee to Red Rocks Gorge and the rapids. Swimming "desirable" but you can keep your feet dry if you stick to the less interesting PIE bank. Dr.i.ng Christmas goodies for a long luqch. 149 ophidiophobics please.

Midsummers Eve Party - 131 Bonython Street Downer, Wednesday 21 December

After careful research I found that information on this party is decidely lacking - even Ann mumbled something about "just a party ... In the back: yard". furtheroxploration is warranted even if only to look at all the trees and shrubs that have recently been planted there.

Guthega, Twynham, Tate, Guthega Trig, January 7-8

Oh the suniner time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming Apd the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie (laddie) Will ye go?

& sortie to enjoy the summer blooming of the alpine fields billy buttqps, eyebright, silver snow daisies, buttercups, alpine mint ... etc. It will probably be pretty cold at night and firewood is unèertain.

Rooftop Ramble, Jant!ary(l3)lk - l5

Kosciusko, Townsend ard the lakes, though the route is yet to be ditermined. The alpine wildflowers will be at their best, and the weather will be beautiful. Extensive views in all directions. Bring an electrip blanket because it will be cold in the tents, also choofers for cooking.:

Potato Point - Tuross Inlet, January 21

Friday night start. Walk along beach and rocks to Tuross Inlet. Stop and enjoy a splendid view of Tuross and return along the fire-trail.

Córunna Lake - Mystery Bay, January 22.

Walk along cliffs to Mystery Bay enjoying dramatic scenery and return through the scrub.

Tuglow-Kowmung-Colcng, January (27)28-30

Mr Street is beginning to worry as Mr Medaris has made indications that he is interested in the trip. At any rate the Kowmung is a beaut spot in summer. Page H •. II DECEI4DER 1977

Snow Daisy Trip, Feb 4-5 :M/.M.

Leisurely weekend walking and camping amongst the snow daisies which should still be flourishing. Peaks to be. bagged .shpuld include Townsend, Carruthers, the Sentinel, Watsons Crags, Twyhham etc. Bring chuffers for éooking.

Gudgenby Hill, Sun. 12 Feb.

From.oboyan lull it is an ascent of 700m to the top of Gudgenby Hill with excellent views of the southern ACT and northern Snowy Mountains. Return is east to a saddle then north down a creek to Bogong Creek and the Boboyan pine forest.

Kosciusko Lakes Walk LtM/E •(limitl5), Sun 12 Feb. .

I. Early start! 2. Some track walking. .3. Scrub optional. 4. Probable swim in a lake. 5. Climb a mountain. 6. Tremendous views.. 7. Friendly,:, understanding leader (aided by George).

GuerrillaBay '-Uprrewarra Point, Feb. 13

Walk along .rocks:;and.cliff tops, past a natural arch onto Burrewarra Point:and enjoy the views northwards and southwards.

Pretty Beach - Mt. Durras, Feb. 19

Along rocks to foot of.Mt Durra : ridc1irnb it. Enjoy rmagnificent views from the top and.returr.along fire-trail. . .

Feb. 25 - 26

This trip to Beautiful Ettrema comes to you already white änted. Althoüghdistances. are.Med-Short.count.ry is rough with a few tricky exposed spots in Myall Creek. . .

Cobberas from the Pinch (2nd) L/R, March (10)13 - 13

A rep 4at of last year's trip but hopefullywith more success and notsüh hot weather. An early (5pm) Friday night start with a 3 hour drive plus: a 3,000 ft climb on a fire trail to the . One day will be spent getting to the Cobberas over the Berrima Range with some fire trailvalking. The next day will be spent traversing the Cobberas without packs.and the last day will be spent getting back to the and the cars. Total distance is approximately 80km plus 12,000 feet of up and down.

KAKADU (PART 2)

Escarpment Walking. To generalise, this section of the trip was a bit easierthan anticipated. Being in the dry period, the creek beds were easy ito follow, for during the wet they had all been scoured clean of any vegetation, etc. This left large rock slabs to follow. The scrub generally was not all that bad though the pandanus did cause some worry with their long sharp thorns. Some vines were also found but not too often.

Leichhardt "We travelled four or five miles through Banksia and Melaleuca- gum forest, crossed several rocky creeks and followed down the largest of them; which in its whole extent was exceedingly rocky. The rock was generally in horizontal layers". DECEMBER 1977 IT Page 9

Occasionally we came across those dissecting gullieswhich offered some scrambling "A high land, composed of horizontal strata of sandstone seemed to be literafly bashed, leaving the remaining blocks in fantastic figures of every shape; and a green vegetation, crowding deceitfully within their fissures and gullies..." It was here that many spiders were found with their webs strung out between branches. Hosts of butterflies also, shared this domain and were disturbed by our intrusions.

Arnhem Land. In theory the western boundary of Arnhen Land should lie along the escarpment which runs roughly il-S. However it lies east of this natural border along the 133 degree longitude (in this section of the country). All country to the east of this line is now known as Arnhem Land.

Following on the heels of the explorers with their cattle, came the missions with their aim to reform and save the blackman. They gradually drew thç aboriginecff his traditional lands and settled him in places like Oenpelli. Because of the easier life, they no longer roam the land that was their home.

The aborigine (the elders in particular) still feel a tie with their ancestral home with its territorial or clan areas. Since it is their land, approval to enter has to be obtained from the tribal council - a meeting of all the clan elders. 1976 approval to visit the East Alligapr River was granted despite the mining troubles that were then brewing. this year again application was made, and though initially approved, it. was later rescinded.

It would be hard to understand their reasons for refusal (since they gave none). Perhaps they see this part of , the last link with their old ways and it would be sacrilege to allow the whiteman to enter (whether he was qualified or not). Proposed destruction of part of the land with mining and the advance of European culture could be another. P third suggestion could be just plain spite.

West of the boundary is generally a Wildlife Sanctuary and permission to walk here is readily available. There are ranger stations here and they police their respective territories. Kakadu in fact is only a park proposal so that the rangers are in an unusual position. Should a trip be planned here it should be noted that it is illegal to carry any device for trapping - this includes fishing lines. Again permission is not hard to obtain. Buffaloes have recently come under an embargo on hunting (fresh meat on a trip would have been quite nice).

Aboriginal Paintings, etc. It's really a case of seek and find. Whilst a few sites have been "found" there are probably many more that have not been publicised. it's a matter of exploring every nook and cranny, of Which there are many. There are four sites visited by a ranger some years ago (Dave Lindner) and are known as the Lindner Sites. Radio carbon dating has indicated that one site had been in use about 20,000 years ago.

Most examples of art found were faded and some just about impossible to photograph. Art in this area has been well recorded in Brandl's book on the Cadell River, and I don't wish to go too far into this field. Needless to say the various styles were interesting.

We knew of one site that Lindner found, the Leichhardt Site or Bala-uru. It was only found by us by chance for the map co-ordinates were wrong. This site composed of:a gallery of paintings in excellent condition. Page 10 IT DECEMBER 1977

A small grinding stone (for ochre) was seen near the base of this wall. Incidentally one of the drawings is supposed to be of a European - Leichhardt, if one's imagination is good.

We also found one or two bees wax figures which are quite rare, about 15cm long. Other native indicators were several caves where the hard quartzite had been fractured thptodute.sn*ll:thips with sharp cutting edges.: Likewise some chert was seen but did not seem to have been worked.

BorahgroUndspr other rock patterns are not common hereabouts so that we saw none ! 1oweverbn occasions some caves/overhangs did appear to have snail rock walls built in them but these failed to reveal any purpose..• On occasional flat spanses, small eroded rock boulders had some of their cavities filled with perhaps 3 - 5 small stones.

Cave peintings showed no sign of being lookedafter so that wasps and otherinsects are burrowing into the ochre. Trees.are being alowed to regrow and their foliage Is starting to covér.and abrase these records. The aborigine has requested that existing sites should not be altered so that not even the rangers are allowed to cut down the offending foliage.

One tends to become a bit jaded with searching especially when all that can be found are feint prints. A timetable can also be restrictive for it allows little time to explore: Ideally one should travel a kilometre a day examining every possibility along the way. No doubt there is still:some very interesting artworks to be found but then the aim of the trip wpuld have to be blarified. . ... ,.

Weather. I guess the tempérátiir&during theda'f reached thethirties and kith a low humidity was 4uite passable. Initiallycoming out of the Sydney winter, one did note the difference and it was really quite pleasant. Averaging nine'kilometres a day, the longest walking day would have been about 20 km. Rest periods were enjoyable and tended to last a quarter of each hour. One day (even though we planned not to go very far) the 150 metre walkwas a hard battle and was followed by a long recoupèrating per tod.

Except for one or two cool Wightsi niestLof the time one slept only in an inner bag (summer sleeping bags were taken). Light frost occurred. once or twice, and for one day we were buffeted by a strong warm wind. Everyday we had clear blue skies though there were periods where heavy clouds passed overltad Had this dccurred in the southern states then one would have beäh on the lookbutfor rain. I should remind readers that there aretwo seasons here, the"wet" and the "dry", (Nov to March and May to Sept rasp.). We chose the dry period to visit here, June beingthe start of the dry proper. Two factors help us with June, NT had there last cyclone this year in liey,.ánd June is the driest month for

rain. ,. .

Clothfng. Summer wear, the sort that one would normally be used to wearing in the south. in lieu of a tent, a box shaped mosquito net proved a winner against those nasty beasties. The sandshoes took a bit of battering from the long grass once the canvas had started to tear. A jumper may be handy (though not worn) and parkas useless.

W.L. BJayden (To be continued) DECEMEER 1977 IT Page II

ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME

DECEMBER ThUrs 15 Christmas Party Murray's Corner Alison Currie I,tôPôIi.i

17113 Gourmet Walk M/M Lyle 5urgessTantangara 316503(H) 1:100,000 17/18 Bungonia Abseiling/Swiming S/R/W John Street Caoura: 487325(H) V - 1p,ile (16)17-1 8 Canyon Falls - Watsons Crags hR Charlie Leedman Kosciusko 1:100,090 Sun 13 Kambah Christmas Caper 5111 Jeff Bennetts ACT 822027(H) 1:100,000

Wed 21 Midsummers Eve Party - 31 .Bonython Street Downer

Christmas-NEW YEAR - Colo or Gippsland M/R Terry Jordan 494005(W) 29/12 IT CLOSING DATE

JANUARY

7/8 Guthega, Twynham, Tate-Guthega Trig M/M Sue Wild KosciusKo 862578(H) 1:100,000 Helen Coitman 490395(H) 7/8 Boltons Hut Maintenance Easy Steve Gisz Kosciusjco 487657(11 ) 1:100,O0 Sun B The Twins - Northern Tinderries M/R Gary fledaris Miche1ao 950581(W) 1:100,000

Tuâs 10 IT COLLATION, 32 Castlereagh Crescent, Macquarie

14/15 - Kangaroo River SIR Terry Jordan Moss Va!e 493679(W) 1:100,000 (13)14-15 Brogo - Go-Slow-First Swimming John Street CobargØ Hole M/R/W 487325(H) 1:100,000 (13)14 - 15 Rooftop Ramble P4/ti Jeff Bennetts Kosciusko 822027(H) 1:100,000 Sun 15 Yaouk - Brest L/M Steve Gisz Tantangara 487657(H) 1:100,090

Wed IC bENERAL MEETING CSIRO BLACK FIOUNTAIN

21122 Bookworms Weekend - 51W Robin Blessing Jacobs River 412740(H) 1:100,000 (20)21-22 Potato Point-Tuross Inlet S/E Tim Wright I4arooma Corunna Lake-Mystery Bay 462543(W) Tony Herlt

23/1/77 Committee Meeting, 28 Pambula Street Kaleen Page 12 IT DECEMBER 1977

AUSTRALIA. DAY WEEKESD (27)23-30 Tuglow-Kowmung-ColOng L/M John Street 487325(H)

FEB RUAIY 4-5 Snowy Daisy Trip run barule & Lyle Burgess 1:100,000 816503(H) ACT Sun 5 Tidbinbilla Ridge Il/H Wendy Davidson 1:100.000

11/12 Jounama Creek M/R Henry Burmester 511887(W) 11/12 Boltons Hut Maintenance Easy Steve Gisz Kosciusko H . 487657(H) 1:100,000 Sun 12 Kosciusko Lakes Walk (Limit 15) 1/h Sue •SaFdais Kosciusko. 1:100,000

Sun 12 Majors Ci-eek Waterfall - S/E Jeff Bennetts Araluefl Blackberry Pi cklng: 822027(H) 1:100,000 Sun 12 Güdgenby Hill M/R Fred George Tantan9ara 810385(H) 1:100,.Q00 18/19 GuerilIa Bay -Burrewarra Point S/Il Tim Wright Batema Bay Pretty Beach - Mt Durras 462543(W) 1:100,900 (17)18- 19 Six Peaks 1/k lyle Burgess ACT 816503(H) 1:100,600

25/26 Ettrerna-Rock Slab Creek - M/R/W Peter Conroy Moss Vale Myall Creek -831111(W) Ulladuila 1:100,000

MARCH 4-5 Newhaven Gap, Folly Point, Sandra Pass Fred George CMW Budawangs Clyde River Upstream fUR 810385(11). UlladuJla CANBERRA DAY WEEKEND . 11/13 Blue Mts Base Camp M/E Jeff Bennets Burragqrang 322027(H) . (10)11-13 Cobberas from Pinch River L/R Lyle Burgess Jacobs River 816503(H) .1:100,000 Echula (10)11-13 llarrrah - ti/H Bill Brown 487629(W) 1:100,00 (10)11-13 Wog \Iog, Tarn, holland Creek, FUR Gary Medaris Ulladufla Sluice Cox Falls, Elliot Sturgess, . . 1:100,000. Crafts Crown, Square Hill, . . CI4W Wog %Jog .. . Budawans

Harry Black Kosciusko (10)11-13 -Arnual Alpine Hut Trek Plus Il/Il JAGUIIGAL . 1:100,000 DECEMBER IT Page 13

GRADING OF WALKS

Distance: Short (s) - under 12 km/day Medium (H) - 12-20 km/day Long (L) - more than 20 km/day NB Every lOOm climbed or dropped rates 1 extra km

Conditions; Easy (E) - fire trails, good tracks, open forest or beach Medium (H) bush tracks, alpine walking, some scrub or rock- hopping Rough (R) substantial scrub, steep climbs, rock-scrambling or wading of streams Wet (w) - compulsory swims (canyon bag essential and will be advised in preview), liloing, or numerous river cross ings

BOOKING FOR WALKS

Must be made on the appropriate sheet at Paddy Pallins shop, Northbourne Ave., Civic, by 5 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the trip. DO NOT TELEPHONE PADUV"S TO BOOK. DO NOT TELEPHONE THE LEADER UNLESS UNAVOIDABLE. The làader of a scheduled trip will be at the designated starting paint of a trip regardless of weather. Pets should not be brought on trips without permission of the leader.

TRANSPORT COSTS

Are offset by a system whereby everyone contributes to the cost of running vehicles. These costs are based on figures of 7.0 cents/km for cars of under 1700 cc capacity; 9.0 cents/km for cars over 1700 cc. In practice ths works out about 2.3 cents/km /per passenger.

Eq3jipment for club walks Can be hired from Bill Wilson 457555(H) or 541579(W)

CLUB CONTACTS

President - Henry Burmester Membership Secretary - Lyle Burgess 971765(W) 816503(H) Walks Secretary - Ann Gibbs-Jordan 480066(W) Editor - Gary Medaris 950581(W)

TNs issue was typed by Jennifer Jeffress

S Registered for posting as a periodical Category B.

POSTAGE CANBERRA PAID BUSHWALKING CANBERRA CITY CLUB - ACT. 2601 INC. _- AU STRAU A

p •- REET VALLAK -. b tULLWULJLJ 51.9 WESTON, 2611