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Canberra Bushwalking Club Canberra Bushwalking Club IT .':..H or June 1969 Nawslettgr1of.the.CAberra Bushwalking Club Price lOc Registered in Australia for tratisintasion bypost as a periodical V01.1 ... H No.10 CXT GENERAL THURSDAY 19th June 1969 at 8 p1.m in the Meetings Room, NEETING I University House, Acton. v Feature: Illustratedtalkindhiñts on p1tography, èipeciaily.4lpine flàra by Cohn Totterdell. Please note change of night this month- it is ThURSDAY NZXT COMMITTEE — , Monday, 7th July at 7.45 p m. at Story's house, 104 Buxton a Street, Deakin. 1 EXECUTIVE President Sybil Story, 104 Buxton Street, Deakin, 812174(P' COMMITThE: Vice-Pres: John Hogan, 44/4 Owen Flats, Lyneham, .1. 704 Treasutei: John Ràltzapffel, Box 989, Canberra city 818244(N) Secretary: Nary Carter, 41 Throssell St. ,Curtin.492134(W) 814078(11) Walks Jim Collins, 5 Albany s;:Dominibñ Secretary: . Cfrcuit, Forrest. 72591-73(W) Social Nancy Sutton, 3/354 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson 44272 (:1) Secretary - Eputpment Les Brown, 85K Kanangta Cort, Reid 496811-66(W) Editor Jim Dick, 39 Hutchins St. Yarralu'nla.812328(H)40477-237(1) Reporter:., Miep Molijn, 10 Elouera Flats, 90 Northbourne Ave, Braddon .. 491250,H) 71256(W) THE SEARCH & RESCUE SUB-COMMITTEE did an excellent Job in organizing the practice week-end in May — everybody who took part was accounted for, therefore special thaaks for this go to the hard work put in by Julie Henry, harry Black, Robin Miller, Jim Dick and las. Brown. It took a great deal of their spare time getting plans and maps lined up then co-ordinAting everything with the Canberra Aero. Club,, Civil Defence Organization, St. John's Ambulance Brigade and other intereste4 parties. a The Club greatly appreciates the interest shownby these people, especially the Aeró• Club who want to keep us in view when theyrcan fly on some of our walks'. C .iv.L 1'.CW MEMBERS We welcome Cohn Totterdell, 57 Blacket St. Downer. 40455-301(W) Richard Kemmis, 48D Kanangra Crt, Reid. .44371(W);. Cynthia Breheny,, Tall Trees MOtórLodge,21 Stphen St. Stan Mizon, Flat 10,Block A,Currong Flats Braccon 4.n. Braddon 482711(W) '• CflANGE bY ADDRESS for the following members: Mike and Helen Morriss, Post Office, Mount Hagen,T,P.N.G. I Dr. & Mrs G... :Mosley, Australian Conservation Foundation, 191 Royal 'Parade, Parkvilj.e, Vic 3053.. ... - John van der Straaten 16 Aurórá Close, Mawson, A.C.T. 2607: .; . .Ginette :Pieraop, 84 Dryandra Street, O'connor', A.C.T.. 2601: NEWS' FAM FAR & NEAR: Congatulation&I to..Rthbyn Stacy and Marjaret Ralston in doing so wdll intheir nursing exaini .reäently; good wishes to Dit Langeñdoorn who was married last month and to LesleyHowlett who has announced her engagement to Peter Haskett of South Australia. Our Scottish friends John & Rosemary Smart are wondering if temperatures of 98 0 upwards together with King Browns and trap door spiders are conducive to walking of <N any kind in Noxthern Queensland. After four months of camping at Bang Bang waterhole we'll be glad to see you back south ... in one piece. Welcome to Matthew Charles Hine who was born on 13th May - he just missed the last news letter but his father filled up the space any way! P.T.0... IT JUNE 1969 NEW ZEALAND ALPINE CLUB - AUSTRALIAN SECTION is again organizing an instruction course in NZ this summer and Club members"are 'invited to take part. Anyone interested in travelling to NZ for the course can make bookings through the Club. Robin Miller and John Wanless can give further information. CLUB DIARY DATE EVENT GRADE LEADER , MAP JUNE 19th GENERAL MEETING -, PLEASE. NOTE CHANGE OF VATEc Thursday * Weekend SKULL ISLAND on the Shoalhaven River.: Medium Karl Nerriga 21 2Z Approach from the Necriigal Side. Involves a' ' StenkowsktL' steep climb down & up from the river Sunday PARKERS GAP - near Captain's Flat Mid-Winter Easy Tom Halsey Capt 22 soistideinTallaganda State Forest. Flat -- Beñdoura H Fri.night/ CAMPING IN vTHEACT-bring a compass Easy Jim Collins ACT -: Sat 20-21 (Base camp) - Tourist t Weekend SKI INSTRUCTION: - -for beginners andothersA l :Easy Harry Black Nimmo 27/28 & Beginners will be ably catered for by , Harry S H A C., Sunday Black, while John Hogan will arrangectivAty-a Medium John Hogan , 28 for experienced skiers . JULY Weekend BUDAWANGS - CURROCKBILLY - Attempted again Medium John Holtz- Budawangs 5 /6 apffel C M.W Sunday. FAMILY OAt At GIBRALTER FALLS ANtI CORIN DAM Easy Rqri Wilk- AQT 6 All members with family invited to attend , inson TGurist *Weekend SKI TOUR with dASHMAI - medium John Cashman 12/13 Sunday ECOROOMBA ROCKS - east of Mt fldbinbilla. Medium Kim Young Cotter 13 On Corin Dam Road Interesting Formations. - Bimbirri Wednesday 16 -GENERAL MEETING Weekend- . - . 19/20 - FEDERATION - SEARCH AND RESCUE "¼ Saturday CAPTAINS FLAT6 A stroll around the old Easy to be advised 19 workings etc 'S Sunday "M'VTUMERANG west of Tinderries Medium Dan Capt Flat 20 Further details ia July IT Buchler Jerangle Weekend PALERANG PEAK - detdils of this trip Medium to be Braidwood 26/27 & will appear in the July copy of IT advised Sunday Pa 27 Trips marked with * are not recommended for beginners. NOTE: Perébnss.ishing to nominate £Qr--.Outin$s should doso persOnal1yby 5.15 p.m. on the Thursday, preceding the 'trip, at PADDY PAILIS'S SHOP, Garema Place (above Radio Rentals). Outing the winter months members ar reminded to take adequate warm clothing on outings For the benefit ot nçè members the Club has for hire 2 tents, 2 sleeping bags and 2 rucksacks An additional charge is made for equipment not returned by Wednesday. Further information fràm the Walks Secretary, Jim Collins - 72591 (W) I -2- , IT ITUNE 1969 CONSERVATION NOTES The following extracl is "from the Report to the Minister for Lands (N.S.W.) on investigations into controlled grazing and longer term leases in the Kosciusko National Park, made by Dr. Grahame Edgar (formerly Director General of Agriculture in N.S.W.). !?CONCLIJSIONSg 1. The Kosciusko State Park is unique in the topography of the Australian continent, being the only high mountain catchment with a substantial and reliable water yield0 2. The run-off from this watershed provides 25 of the flow in the River Murray. 3 The development and 6xpansion of population and industry in Australia and the arid nature of our climate, virtually demands that this high mountain water catchment must be preserved, even if hydro-electric engineering works have J evolved in the process. +. The highest parts of the main range carry a deep mantle of soil cover, which is exceptional when compared with similar altitudes in other parts of the world0 5. Stock grazing on this area during the summer months, have created adefinite erosion hazard and from the point of * ViéwoT'tXanddsag cannot 'be commended0 6 The advantages to the slightly over one hundred graziers who hold leases have been substantial. 7. The annual ievenue to the State from rentshas yielded approximately 10 cents per acre being of little significance on present day values and should be disregarded as a factor influencing the matter under consideration0 8, The Stowy Mountains Authority estimate that thelvater yield from the Park will produce additional primary produce from irrigation areas to the 'value of $60,000,poo and electric power tothe value of $50,000,000 on a total yield of some $80 per acre. 9. Any factor which adversely affects this return from water, or cu±tails the life of this asset to the nation, must be removed in the interests of posterity. 10. The size of the leases vary in extent and are specified either for sheep or cattle grazing or both. The stocking rate is determined for each lease. 11. The sheep grazing these leases are almost solely Merinos, the most selective feeder of the ovine species, a fact which has been determined by scientific observation and has been common knowledge for some tine. 12. Stocking rates for both sheep and cattle, determined for cacti lease by officers of the Department of Lands have appeared to be conservative in relation to the number of stock on a specified area. This has not operated in practice and was clearly apparent to the writer during the January-March period of 1969, when observations were made on the grazing pattern of sheep on a number of leases. -3- IT JUNE 1969 13. The razingpressure on areas carrying the more palatable species of plant life is exceptionally high. U+. The dominant grass, Poa Caespitosa, or Snow Grass, doesi in f&bt comprise apprcximately seventeen species of Poa, which have been identified by Dr. Vickery. 15. Snow Grass is not grazed heavily by either sheep or cattle. It gives excellent soil protection and water infiltration. 16. Livestock, especially Flerino sheep, show a grazing prefer- ence for Snow Grass only in the early stages of growth or when it is flowering. Other components of the pasture, notably Alpine herbs, are subjected to dangerously high grazing pressures owing to their palatability especially for sheep. 17. There are clear indications that localised grazing pressures, especially of sheep, have created wind and water erosion. 18. Evidence of this can be seea in numerous areas within the Park. Islands of Snow Grass interspersed with bare soil patches are apparent on Nungar Plain, Long Plain and Snowy Plain. 19. The re-establishment of Alpine 'nerbage on the bare soil patches is slow. This can be seen in numerous areas and is well demonstrated within the enclosure on Long Plain established by N.S.W. Department of Conservation in 1 954, 20. The intense frosts of Autumn and Spring, the effects of thaw, high winds and periodic low summer rainfall, have created environmentalconditions inimicable to the re- establishment of a normal balance between grass and herbage.
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