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Vol. 15 FEBRUARY 1979 No. 2

Wednesday 21 February GENER/iLMEETING, 7.45 p.m. at Land Use Research Building, CSIRO, Black Mountain. Entertainment - The Recreation Potential of the CSIRO South Coast Study Area (This includes prime bushwalking areas.) Speaker: Graham Yapp. He will discuss prOblems of assessment of land for recreat- a) I'onal use and consider some of the options j . in: planning for recreation, particularly in the light of the concept of multiple use and the importance of various allocations for recreation and conservation. Monday 26 February COWMITTEE MEETING, 7.45 p.m. at the (NOT Tuesday) Burgesses. Thursday 1 March IT CLOSING DATE - Contribution to Editor, Linda Groom, 8 Short].and Street, Downer. Tuesday 13 March IT COLLATION - Lyndall Langman, 37 Mctaghlan Crescent, Holder (off Pearson Street - not on map yet). -- oOOo -- t4' EDITORIAL In the absence of the real editors, the clown can only utter "... urn ... " and "Lorraine Tozain.sis the new Member on the Committee." (Selected on sexist principles.) THE MIDDLE KOVThflG (Dicksonia Bluffs to Pga Denis Canyon) The Kowrnung has now opened up and is getting better walking all the time. In several places along the southern bank, small outcrops of limestone can be found though not in sufficient quantities to form any caves. The route out from Cache Bend up to Litt:Ie Helion appears very rough. Cache Bend lived up to its name, old rubbish :was located in the soil including a beer bottle with the date 1925. Wk6erfali Creek is very pleasant and an easy going creek. Its junction *ith Moonshine Creek is marked by a flow of limestone (seepage) bearing leaf fossils. This can be 'traced to the main outcrop at the junction of Still and Moonshine Creeks. Hereabouts are the traces of cedar cutting (1947-51) by Dan Cleary. Just up- stream of the junction is the 40 metre falls that give Waterfall Creek its name. By looking at the map, one can see Lanruigans Creek, Mt. Lannigan, Lannigans Spur, Lannigans Knob, Lannigans Range - but who was this Lénnigan? Lannigan lived near Mt. Werong at a place called the Hole. He was considered a wild fellow and worse than any blackfellow Page 2 IT February 1979 - too great an interest in other peopla's- cattle. (My Recollections by Werriberri or Billy Russel- -hirnself an Aboriginal.) Lannigans Creek of course leads to Côlong Caves and to Batsh Camp. Lannigan is attributed with the discovery of the Caves sometime between 1893 and 1899, although stocknen may have visited there in the 1870s. The creek forms part of the Uni Rover Trail (marked 1961), and the Kanangra Road is a half-day walk from the . Just--past Lannigans Creek is The Overlap, a large loop in the river. It is probably better to do an 7 up andover' to get to Billyis Creek. Billys Creek has an outcrop of cave bearing limestone, which lies within the Colong Caves Reserve (as do the Church Creek Cave. Mt. Armour also lies within the reserve and was the subject of a success- ful campaign to stop proposed limestone mining. In 1938 between Church Creek and Christies Creek were reported the dilapidated hats of prospectors, beside old prospecting holes. Originally numerous cJaims were taken up (1908), but very littJe gold was won. There were reports of a 15 metre tunnel in Church Creek. During the depression, interest was reawakened, but only a living could be scraped cut. Behind Church Creek Caves is the old Inglis Selection Track. Late in the 1880s, the Koiung was used as summer pasture and this was one of the routes in (as was the Gti'gra Trail) The first European to visit this area was Ensign Francis Barrallier, who came over from The Oaks, near Picton. Unfortunately, his estim- ates and bearings were all askew and so some problem was occurred in trying to establish his actual route in November 1802. Cambage says Barrallier descended via Waterfall Creek and camped at its mouth. Next day he continued down to camp at Christies Cre.ek junction. R.E. Mitchell in later years props ed that in fact Barrallier joined the Kowmung via Church or Cedar Creek. Barrallier named the Kowmung - the Dryander (after Banks' librarian) and Christies Creek - Shellstone Brook, after shell fossils at its mouth. Incidentally, ICownung means 'sore eyes'. Cedar Creek saw gold being worked there in the early 1940s. An old graded pack- horse track climbs the ridge from Cedar Creek. Christies Creek has three nain tributaries - West, Middle and East Christies, all of ;tich have swims and waterfalls. The ridges to the west all have access ±0 the tops. Arahanoo was named after the first Aboriginal caught by Governor Phillip;. he stayed with the Europeans. Ca*bage Spire was named after Richard Hind Cambage, in recognition of his work with Barrallier's trip. The 'Spire' is eident half way up South Spur Bulga Ridge. Two horizontal mine shafts can be seen on the side of Cambage Gully, just past the descant off Cambage Spire. Bats, and the remains of Cohn Watson tucker box lie in the lower shaft. Along the western bank, half a kilometre from Christies Creek is an excellent exposure of geological uxiconformity in a bluff 20 metres above the water. Near Bulga Denis Canyon, in a cliff line 30 metres above the river, is a (reportedly) kilometre lon3 tunnel dug out about 1900 for gold. Bulga Denis Canyon is a pleasant trip; fast parties can complete it in two hours, others in half a dar. The banks can be easily followed and the water is not too deep. Not really in the lines of the upper Kownung, it still offers good walking and Sunrise and Sunset Bluffs are really fine sights. Campsites can be found at Fireflat Creek and Orange Bluff. - The river from Bullhead Range to Devitts Spur (just before Ritsons Elbow) has been described as a sheer delight. No doubt the section after Bulga Denis Canyon (Bulga means mountain) is very pleasant. The various ridges to the west lead up to the Gingra Range, and are much used by bushwalkers. A hut below Hughes Ridge was present in 1938 but has now disappeared. About 1900 the Alpha & Omega Timber Company commenced cutting cedar in the Kowmung area. Because of haulage problems, it was decided to place the sawn logs into the river (cedar is impervious to water) and have the annual floods carry the timber downstream to where they could he withdrawn (say at Penrith). Unfortunately, the plan did not quite work out and many farms along the way ended up with cedar fence posts. In 1907 a company cut a road down off Scotts Main Range to the river and carted the timber..:out to Camden. By 1934 this Gingra Cedar road was described as 'old, deserted' In November 1960, a hut was re Ly a concrete ford and a water gauging b -ia ion. -iad ion is now starting to break up. Ritson's Elbow is named after Clifford Ritson, a president of Sythey Bushwalkers (1932). Just past here, there are pools frequented with platypus. This last section, the barks of the Kowmung become rocky and scrubby before it discharges into the . This ends the breakdown of the . An ideal summer river, it neverthrless swells quite quickly after heavy rains. I would tend to class it as one of the better walking , with a bit of ad- venture on its unper sections. Fishermen too find this an interest- ing river,for trout can be seen in its waters from August to Febru.r' '-'j'-'- -" +his ramble, I'll quote from my walks diary: "This was my first hard' walk (Kax:angra to Katoomba, Ap. 1 1968) and it was nearly my last. Dragged behind a bit on a very hot we&cend just as far as Ritsons Elbow, and suffering my first Macnaughton's stinging nettle camp. Next day in- volved a long hard clLi.b out (of the Cox) which left myself and another fellow 4-0 catch the train home alone. Swore never to go on aoth r hard trip. .Icowmu.ng was very pretty and refreshing". Warwick Blayden -- oOOo -- AND FOR THOSE \IHO DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT THE X-WORD PUZZLE, THE MISWERS ARE: Across 1 FREER 23 COX I FITCH 19 BRACE 2 BRO\VN 24 SR 3 WEST 21 SCOTT 5 FISHER 25 STREETS 4 VIDLER 22 OUBRIE 8 HERIT 27 WRIGHT 6 RUMBO 24 STORY 9 LAYS 29 BIRD 7 FREEMANTLE 26 THOMAS 11 WEBSTER 30 GISZ 10 FROST 28 BADER 12 GROOM 31 ADMS 13 BIRCH 32 BAND 14 PAflI 33 BRAKE 15 MAY 35 Nfl 16 IONS 34 SPEINCER 18 PETERS 17 ARCHER 36 WILD 20 COLE 37 CLAASZ Page 4 IT February 1979 FOR SALE: Frameless Schounard Type W/E Pak (with centre partition) $30 - John Hulme 971311 (iv) 12 MAPS TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT '' COLLATION BY GARY IVtEDARIS: 1:100.000 TAS: 100,000 Araluen Huon Brindabeila (2) Old River Canberra Wedge Michelago. Omeo 1:50,000 Tantangara Canberra Wallerawang -- oOOo -- NOTICES OF MOTION (carried fvrward from December meeting) That the Search and Rescue Fund be maintained at an amount of $200 by transfer of funds from the general account whenever necessary. Moved: A. Vidler Seconded: R. Bauer Comment The purpose of this "book entry" fund is to ensure that, regardless of the state of other club funds, tthre is always sow money avail- able for this vital purpose. If not maintained at the agreed level, it serves only to complicate the1books. Making the "topping up" autO- matic reduces the administrative overheads of having to move and pass motions after each S & R. The amount involved ($200) is a bare minimum - note that atcurrent prices this is about 4 car trips to the Budawangs or the Snowies or the Blue: Mountains. A. Vidler That pets should not be brought: on club trips. Moved: Russ Bauer Seconded: Alan Vidler.

CONSERVATION Seminar on Morton NaiQnai Park and its surrounds February 16-18 at Coolendel Wildlife Refuge on the . This event organised by Federation will study management, history and future proposals for the park. Speakers from N.P.W.S., Ettrema Committee, Forestry, Mines and 4 WD assocs. will attend. We need a couple of representatives from C.B.C. Please contact Alan Vidler, 545373 (H), if you can attend. Federation has issued a draft policy on major walking tracks. This policy discusses tracks and wilderness, definitions of tracks, wild- erness corridors and implementation. I have several copies of this draft and anyone wishing to read it, please contact me. Federation's Wilderness Use Policy has finally been passed and a copy of it is available in the December newsletter. South-West Tasmania Committee of N.S.W. is sponsoring a film under the auspices of the Australian Film and Television School to bring the issues of the south-west before the public. It is inteMed that a high quality colour film of 30 minutes duration will be made and distributed to television stations throughout . Unfortunately they are short of money and it you can help, please send donations to A.C.F., 364 Albert Street, East Melbourne, stating that the don- ation should be spent for the purposes of the South-West Tasmania Film Project. Page 5 IT February 1979 Tinderry Nature Reserve Yarrowlumla and Monaro Shire Councils are expected to announce within the next couple of months a nature reserve4which will include most of the Tinderry Range and some land extending towards the River. News from NPWS (Queanbeyan) is that all objections have been resolved and it is only a matter of time before the reserve is de- clared. Ettreina The Minister for Mineral Resources in N.S.W. has recommended to the Governor that a reserve be made over the Ettrema Wilderness including an area bounded on the west by the Shoalhaven. No claims, mining. leases, mining purposes leases or prospecting licences shall be granted within the reserve but in specific instances, persons or corn- parties can apply for exploration licences to ascertain the mineraL potential of the areaL Mt. Imlr National Park• A radio repeater will not be erected on the summit of the mountain. I don't know what is happening to Mt. Finlay A.G.J. —sisIli,- OVERDUE BOOKS TO BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY Basic Rockcraft Snowy Mountains Walks Mt. Cook Alpine Rep:ois Bushwalker July 1978 Mt. Cook N.P. Handbook Cross Country Skiing 25 Family Walks around Canberra TongariroN.P. Handbook Impressions of a Tramping Club Gundungura Australian Andean Expedition Walking in the Flinders Ranges Snow Camping If you have any of these books, please return them to ANN GIBBS- JORDAN at the next meeting or deliver to 81 Bonython Street, Downer. -- oOOo -- TIM'S TATTLE A good weekend was had by all on my recent Mt. Durras base camp. The trip was grossly decadent with rather more swimming, surfing etc. than walking. Apart from that, we enjoyed good views of the coast- line and breathed some good sea air. The recent Walks Planning Evening was quite successful. The evening started off with a barbeque and much merry-making. Then the Walks lists came out and many trips were put down - some as late as May. I was particularly pleased to see sons new faces putting trips on the programme. National Mapping has recently reprinted the A.C.T. 1:100,000 map. They have sent the club two copies and are interested in receiving any comments on this map. Anyone wishing to inspect these copies may see me at the February General Meeting, and may comment on them, either to me or National Mapping. t.iir NOTEt- Upri\L ALL- SrocKs ,'QE \-)7LL-AB( j(ZNE5S LkJOQA<.S , S CotuD\)C-Tc 13U51NSs ot.4 SATOROYS AT ) 62ENJLA1 STR6T Page 6 IT February 1979 TREASURER'S REPORT - 1/9/78 to 1/2/79 General Fund Opening Balance $186.68 Receipts: Membership Fees (General) $408.00 Membership Fees (IT component) 348.00 Social Function 550.00 Donation 3.00 1,309.00 Eroenditure: IT costs 628.85 Social Function 544.50 Misc. postage 6.83 Affiliations 14.50 Insurance of equipment 20.50 Stationery 15.00 Map (for Walks Secretary) 1.20 Other (500 frogs, projector hire) 25.00 1256.38 Balance at 1/2/79 239.30 Conservation Fund Opening Balance 41.39 Receipts: Membership 408.00 Donations 54.00 462.00 Expenditure; Membership / Affiliations 58.00 Maps 11.20 • Other 4.50 73.70 Balance at 1/2/79 429.69 Other Funds No change since report in December IT. Comments Ring me (545373(H), 52639100) if you have any queries. IT costs have already far exceeded the total IT costs for the entire 1977-78 club year. This is due to: (a) carry-over of 4 months duplicating and 2 months postage costs for payment this club year; (t) purchase of stocks of wrappers and front pages suffic- ient to last well into the next club year; (c) general cost inflation. -- oOOo -- Page 7 IT February 1979 TRIPS REPORTS Bttrema Christmas TriD (Number X) It was going to be five days in Bttrema, but the drizzle damped en- thusiasm a bit and we spent a cquple of days in the Budawangs, via Nerriga Pub and Nerriga Pub (again). The weather lifted a bit and off we went down Rock Slab Creek, and were in Ettrema in a couple of hours. Merral gave us a nice rest at the last waterfall on Rock Slab when she got stuck doing some fancy footwork on the left hand side cliff. In general, the easy way down most of the waterfalls on this creek seensto be on the right hand side coming down. Off along Ettrema and we soon found a suitable pool for lunch. After lunch down came the rain in a prolonged and spectacular thunder storm. It is a bit disturbing sitting under a rock in pouring rain contem- plating enormous casuarinas wedged 20 feet up by the last flood on the opposite sid'of the crsek. The rain eased and off we went again, now acutely aware of the flood damage on every side. Sentry Box Canyon is gone; it's now only a paddle and at Myall Creek the old campsites have been blown to pieces. However, there is still room opposite Myall Creek for 2 or 3 tents. It was from Myall Creek down to Jones Creek that I noticed the most difference. Ettrema has been scoured out and a flat bed of stones has replaced the trees and banks and pools in many places. There are landslides down the Steep slopes and grassy banks have been replaced by heaps of rubble. The long compulsory swim near Jones Creek is gone - no need even to get your feet wet. There is a campsite for a reasonably large party somewhere between Transportation Spur and Tullyangela - it's actually been added to by the floods. It's on the right-hand side on a bend going downstream, but I can't pinpoint it closer than that. . There is only a small campsite at Tullyangela now, though the pool is.still olympic size plus. The last day we spent exiting via Tullyangela Creek. The weather cleared and we had a blazing hot day - just right for the semi- compulsory swims and the umpteen voluntary ones. In our ignorance and the general melee that passed for map reading, we walked right past the exit gully and were finally stopped by a huge jumble of boulders that terminated in an impassable waterfall. We scrambled up the western bank and cut across country, recrossing upper Tullyangela Creek at a fine swimming pool and scrubbashed (with hOt competition for last place) into the setting sun, back to Tullyangela Clearing and the cars. In spite of all the ruin, Ettrema is still incomparably lovely. The flood has spared many of the huge casuarinas, even in the main bed, and they stand battered and gouged for 20 feet, but still there. There are orchids and ferns galore in the side creeks and on the trees. Barry found four different kinds of orchids growing on the tree we used for lunchtime shade in Dungeon Canyon. There are not as many pools perhaps, but every bend still has its pool of Orystal clear water, with a floor of brown, yellow, red and green pebbles. The steep gorge clothed in forest up to the mighty cliffs that tower over the last few hundred feet still overawes the walker. In shot-b, Ettrema is still (lile Casius Clay) the greatest, but go with a small party, or you won't find many places to lay your head. Dawn Martin Ettrema Christmas TriD (Number N) Sta±ting on Boxing Day, the Vidlers, Joan Roseby, Greg Scott and Judi George (CMV!) managed to spend 5 days getting from the Jumps to Tullyangela Clearing via Bullfrog, Ettrema and Tullyangela Creeks. Page 8 IT February 1979 I can't talk about the route (too well known), the company (pleasant), people met (nil), walking achievements (negligible), weather (wet in/ overcast on Ettrema stinking hot walking out - typical river walk), navigation (trivial5, or dangers faced (tannin poisoning, bloat). However, the Acting Editor insists on a report. Food Five-day summer trips in Australia are great as there is stacks of room for goodies. Prthvisions included at least 4 kg. of Christmas cake, and we couldn't eat all the biscuits. There were plenty of refreshments to celebrate our fourth wedding aniversary - the first under 1800 m. Despite discarding some meat which had become an unwanted protein culture, Sue and I had enough food to feed the entire party for another day - we were tempted, but people were expecting us at home. Many than]çs to a previous party which left a fresh bag of coffee beside a fire near Myall Creek (was it your party, Frank and Joan?). It went very well with water, milk powder and Scotch. Scenery A bit lile the rjute. There was plenty of evidence of what must have been enormous floods, with many former stretches of grass and sand replaced by rock. I don't recall a single campsite suitable for more than about 6 people. Despite very low flow, swimm- ing holes abounded, still the crystal pools of the Ettrema of oil. Jones's Creek was particularly pleasant - I hope it stays that way. In summary, a little more scoured than I remember, but still very pleasant and nothing that a couple of years without abnormal floods won't heal. Mysteries How did Greg last 5 days in the Ettrema area without incident? How did Alan bypass the Nerriga pub on the way honr? How did Sue leave Nerriga after only one ice cream? Did Judi really have six changes of clothing in her feather- Weight pack? Will Joan begin a walk without socks again? Who left that coffee? Why didn't we see a UPO? A. Vidler Genna River Trip - 13,"14 January D'ye know a river? ... it crosses the NSW/Vic. border, south of Delegate and is approached along the Cairn River Highway. A leisurely Friday evening start afforded us the oppartunity(?) of finding a camp beside the road. In fact, it was in the grouxñs of a derelict farm. Tent poles were improvised in the darkness from rotting fence timbers, complete with rusting chains which moved in the night breezes. It was a delightful campsite and quite unexpected - I think Henry was planning for only a roadside verge. After a somewhat slothful start on Saturday morning, we drove on a few kilo- metres and then left the cars beside the road. A couple of minutes bash through the brush and we were in the soft sands of the , quite literally in fact, as the sand was 'quick' at times. Though the river flows through generally flat, timbered country and has obviously been subject to reasonably recent flooding, there is little debris but many rocky bottoms. It was, after all, to be a M,/M trip, but as the weather was hot, frequent stops for swimming and tea drinking were the order of the day. Quite a few people in the party experienced the fun of foaming waterfalls - 'jackousies', I hear Linda Groom calls them. Genoa River gradually weaves a more convoluted course towards the Victorian border and a couple of the party were tempted, and succumbed, to the Page 9 IT February 1979 cutting of the '5' bends, so that they could have more time at the fomwing swim stops. More foaming baths followed and we staggered in to camp, short of the border, at about 4 p.m.. Alison's party joined us an hour later. Some leaders seem to seek solitude, so Henry slept out on the sands (more firm here), Alison in her pest-proof green cage and the rest of us under and out of 'flies' on the river bank. Our arduous task for Sunday was to retrace our steps up-river - more swim stops followed, plus a repeat of the rockclimbing skills show that we'd had on Saturday, on our way downstream. After all, it was only a 6' high rock beside a deep pool, but it offered a definite challenge to some members of the party who were not sunbathing, watching, drinking tea, swimming or having a jackousie. Nil for the dangers involved, just a ducking. Tannin poisoning set in by about 2 p.m. Sunday, but we managed to wind our way slowly upstream, with more swim stops and tea breaks. A !new' river for most of us and quite different to any I've walked along ... most pleasant indeed and thanks to Henry. Sue Vidler Kowmung River - January long weekend Rene had been disturbed during the night for a short time by a pair of tarantulas fighting to the death in her fly until they were flatt- ened, but Friday morning was the beginning of a beautiful day as the five of us (Vidler four-day group) set off from our roadside camp. A brief battle down steep and slippery ridges brought us to beautiful Werong Creek, which we followed down to the peaceful Kowmung. The day was spent bludging along the Kowmung and wisely avoiding an over- dose of the sun, in anticipation of three glorious days with the re- mainder of the party. The following day dawned dull and overcast, setting the standard for the rest of the trip along the river. The next time we saw the sun was Monday afternoon, when we were climbing out of the valley. Thanks • Huey. Russ Bauer's group joined us Saturday morning near Loombah Walls (vath some spot-on) navigation by Russ in drizzle and zero visibility), and the seventeen people then walked leisurely down the river. Highlights to the trip were sidetrips up some interesting tributary creeks and passage over a waterfall in a canyon. Most of tir party threw their packs over the waterfall (about 3 metres high) and leapt in afterward, following through with a longish swim through the canyon. Others decided not to risk wetting their possessions and made an easy climb around the canyon. Warwick Blayden took the third option and liloed down the canyon picking up half-drowned strays (lucky Alison). The Kowmung itself has really received a battering from recent floods and many of the campsites along its banks have been scoured out. There were only three campsites along the 20 kin we travelled that had the capacity to take a large group such as ourselves or any group at all for that matter. The first was shortly after the junction of the Werong Creek; the second a beautiful 40 acre clearing in a head- land near Wedgetail Ridge; and the third about 2 km upstream from Lannigan's Creek. There are a number of possible campsites for a small party in ILannigan's Creek itself. The weekend was characterised by easy walking along the river, although the stones were very slippery, through some really beaut- iful river country. We camped early each night owing to a lack of incentive to plunge into every pool we saw and thus had excess time for heated discussion on politics and other matters. Page 10 IT February 1979 Lannigan's Creek was an excellent exit. Entertainment was provided by a wily trout which proved too smart for Rene and Alan. Quite by accident we discovered a much easier exit than Acetylene Spur via ridges abutting the Creek at a tributary about 2 km before Acetylene Spur. The ridges were the easiest of walking as they were not too steep and varied from reasonably to miraculously clear. The route - followed the Moorain Range to Mt.Moorain and then due south to Battsh camp. The route avoided the hard slog up Acetylene Spur and provided fine open forest walking instead. We finished our weekend (that began 2 km after the beginning and ended 2 km before the endO at a milk bar in G-oulburn. Did the the traffic sound noisy and abrasive after the quiet seclusion of the lower Blue Mountains! Dawn Martin Alison Currie Many thanks to the fingers that clicked away hundred upon hundred of frames drying out my camera - the patients (lens and camera) are both in hospital and the mother is impatiently awaiting their fate - Rene.

MEMBERSHIP Changes of address, e. Robert Blalcers 489797 (H) Lorraine Tomlins) Keith Thomas ) 7 Discovery St. Red Hill, 2603 958527 (H) Roy McAndrew ) Ian & Frances Pollard, 1 Wynn St., Fraser, 2615 586779 (H) Ian 433274 (w Darryl Powell 10 Packer St., Weetangera, 2614 468579 (w Chritopher Kirkpatrick, YMCA, EaStern Valley Rd., Bruce, 2617 896996 W Thea Maclean 475274 (H) 483711 (W) Keren Bisset 897057 (w) Vivienne Gardiner 413557 (H Helen MacDermott 612960 (W Alison Currie 469457 (w Margaret Beadby 732697 (w Barry Mayfield 526343 (VT Margo Manser 458243 (W Joan Walsh 4/6 Wiltrtiis St., Mawson, 2607 451691 (vi) Andrew & Carol Raadgever, 40 Williams St., Narrandera, 2700 592253 (H 532844 (W Robin,& Sue Miller, 42 Couvreur St., Garran, 2605 Sue .897145 (vi Robin 730415 (w 816476 (H) L. John Greenwood 462497 (VT) (0649-61500 W Gerrard Neville 18 Cuvalo St., Eden, 2551 (0649-61011 H Rene Davies 3 Coffyn P1., Garran, 2605 480555 VT Prospective_Members Andrew Turner 8 Foster P1., Watson, 2602 415203 (H 664091 (w David Grime 15 Winton P1., Holder, 2611 883359 (H 662418 (W Sandy Collett 32 Munro P1., Curtin, 2605 814448 (H) New Members Renewals John Astiman Roger Abbott, Sgts Mess, RAM Base Donald Loughhead Fairbairn, 2600 Robert Morison Dawn Martin Andrew Thompson, 4/14A Meadow Cresc. John Hulme Meadowbanlc, 2114 Page 11 IT February 1979 WALKS PREVIEWS Lady Northcote Canyon - 17/18 Tebnnrv Start will be from Charlottets Pass, then to Watson's Oraggs, descending down Crags Creek and camping in the Canyon. Swimming in the pool below the falls. Sunday: ascend Canyon Qreek to Albina. Magnificent scenery, alpine flowers, perhaps the best part of the Snowy Mountains. Fred George Mount Tennent - 25_1ebr2ny An ideal medium/medium for beginners. Start near iJhanra and return via a nice rocky gully. 11W water.. Geoff MoVe igh Mount Mjpxa - Beginnersji March The leader has climbed this mountain over 5000 times in the last 7 years, so you will not get lost. There is a possibility of seeing kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, foxes and possums. Geoff McVeigh Shoalhaven Lilo TriD - 10-12 March Start Bungonia Look Down. Go via Mt.Ayre trackto Shoalhaven. Lila downstream for 2 days, each short. Walk back from wherever - Billy Bulloos Canyon and Bushrangers Pass probably - the much shorter dis- tance across the big bend where the Shoalhaven turns from north to south-east. I've never been on this stretch, but plenty of scope for the planned i'iver bludge if fine; walking, if not. Lilos, canyon bags essential. Limit 10 people. Phone bookings (526391(W), 545373(H)) acceptable and have priority, if limit applies. Alan Vidler Kanangra Walls Area - 10-12 March Saturday morning start. Descend to the bottom of Kanangra Walls. Optional side trip to . Ounday: ascend to Thurat Spires (1000 metre scramble) and return to cars. Monday: optional day trip for those who are not worn out. Limit of 6 on this trip. Graham Everett Moflt Palerang - tftYarch Palerang is the high peak on your right as you drive towards Braidwood. From the top you can see the Brindabellas, Tinderries, coastal ranges, Buda' vangs and Canberra. The climb is fairly gradual, and passes through a variety of vegetation and rock formations. The grade is between S/M and M/M. Jeff Bennetts Bungonia Caves/Shoalhavexi River - 24/25 March An early start on Saturday morning, v,ith a short walk (4 km) along a track from Bungonia Caves to the Shoalhaven River for lunch. Walk along the Shoalhaven to the campsite then drop packs and explore river, bludge, swim or lilo as party wishes. The climb out up Mount Ayre is steepish, but short and tine is no hurry. The weekend should be quite easy and well suited to inexper- ienced weekenders. Dawn Martin 469568 (W) GRADING OF WALKS

Distance: Short(s) - under 12 km/day MedIum (M) - 12-20 km/day Long (L) - more than 20 km/day NB - every lOOm climbed or dropped rates 1 extra km Conditions: Easy (B) - fire trails, good tracks, open forest or beach Medium (M) - bush tracks, alpine walking, some scrub Rough (ii) - substantial scrub, steep climbs, rock scrambling or wading of streams Wet (W) -. compulsory swims (canyon bag essential) and numerous river crossings BOOKING DO NOT TELEPHONE PADDY'S TO BOOK. Do not telephone the leader to book unless he/she has indicated in the walks preview that phone bookings are acceptable. (If, however, you simply want information S about the walk, its difficulty etc., you are welcome to ring either the leader or the Walks Secretary.) TRANSPORT COSTS These are offset by a system whereby everyone contributes to the cost of running vehicles. The costs afe based on figures of 9 cents/km for cars under 1800 cc capacity, and 11 cents/kin for cars over 1800 cc. EQUIPI\1NT FOR CLUB WALKS This can be hired from Arminel Ryan 317392 (H). CLUB CONTACTS President - Henry Burmester, 511887 (H) Walks Secretary - Tim Wright, 462543 (W) Editors - Jenny Whinm and Linda Groom, 474937 (II) Membership Sec. - Lyle Burgess, 816503 (H) 971765 (w)

0000 -- Appendix 1, Page 1 IT Febnary 1979 ACTIVITIES PROGRAivI FEBRUARY SUN 18 BIG HOLE/MARBLE ARCH M/E Deborah Spencer Bendoura 700554 (w) 17-18 KOVVIVIUNG RIVER M/R Lorraine Tomlins 458375 (w) 17-18 LADY NORTHOOTE'S CANYON M/R Fred George Kosciusko 810385 (H) 1:100,000 V/ED 21 GENERAL MEETING CSIRO - LAT'W USE BUILDING 24-25 CURROVJANG FALLS () M/M Bob Harrison Nu.mbla - 525444(W) 1:100,000 *5fi 25 MOUNT TENNENT M/M Geoff MoVeigh A.C.T. 411120 (H) 1:100,000 24-25 MOODONG CREEK M/R Bob Story Araluen 465661 (w) 1:100,000 MON 26 COIVIII(ITTEE MEETING PAVLOVA COUNTRY - 7.30 P.M. SHARP TUE 27 DAYLIGHT SAVING - ABSAILING Short Peter Conroy A.C.T. CANYON Vertical 1:100,000 (4.30 ONWARDS) Wet MARCH THUR 1 BUSH SONGS - Liz Morey's THUR I 'ITt CLOSING - LINDA & JENNY (EDITORS) 2-4 FEDERATION "WALK IN A WILDERNESS" TO BARRINGTON 3-4 SHOALHAVEN BLOCK-UP M/W Reet Vallak Caoura (SWIM1IING VI TH PACKS) 886340 (H) 881111 (xv) SUN 3 MYSTERY WALK M/M Tim Wright 462543 (W) 3-4 CAVE CREEK - BLUE WATER HOLE M/M John Hiliman Tantangara 494042 (w) 1:100,000 CANBERRA DAY WEEKEND 10-11-12 ANNUAL ALPINE HUT WEEKEND M/M Harry Black 484211 (w) *51111 it MT. MAJURA - BEGINNERS S/E Geoff McVeigh A.C.T. 411120 (H) 1:100,000 * 10-12 KANANGRA WALIL.S AREA M/R Graham Everett Kanangra (LIMIT 6) 494015 (IN) 1:100,000 *10_12 LILO TRIP - SHOALHAVEN RIVER s/w Alan Vidler Moss Vale MT AYRE TO BILLY BULLOOS CAN- 545373 (H) 1:100,000 YON (LIMIT 10) 526391 (w) TUE 13 'IT' COLLATION- LYNDALL LANGMAN 37 McLAGHLAN ORB. HOLDjR (OFF PEARSON ST. - NOT ON MAP AS YET 882157 FOR THE LT 17-18 WATSONS GORGE - SIREN SONG M/R Linda Groom KosciuskO CREEIIC 474937 (H) 1:100,000 *SUN 18: Mt PALERANG S/M Jeff Beniaetts Braidwood 822027 (F) 1:100,000

16-18 FEDERATION "WALK IN A . C ( TO GUYS FAWKES Ring urn Wright 4v25-3 W for information .. /2 .Appendix 1,Page 2 IT February 1979 MARCH (Cont'd) 17/18 M/M Bill Brown Nerriga 469696 (w) 1:25,000 WED 21 GENERAL MEETING CSIRO - LAND USE BUILDING SUN 25 GINNINDERRA GORGE M/E Geoff McVeigh ACT 1:100,000 *24/25 SHOALHAVEN RIVER S/M Dawn Martin Caoura 469568 (w) 1:31,680 24/25 BUNDANDAH CREEK ivI/R Fred George Ulladulla 810385 (H) 1:100,000 2 4/25 BIG BADJA -. WOILA CLEARING M/M Lyle& Carole Badja - EUCUMBENE Burgess, 971765 (w) 1:25,000 Russ Bauer, 980237 (w) MON 26 WALKS PLANNING - TBA THUR 23 'IT' CLOSING - LINDA & JENEY I 31-1 LEANING ROCK FALLS M/M Graham Everett Kosoiusko 494015 (w) 1:100,000 31-i TINDERRI ES TRAVERSE M/M Jenny 474937 çn ACT Russ 980237 (W 1:100,000 APRIL Lyle 8 1 6503 (H) SifT 1 - M/M Roger Abbott Araluen 652491 (w) 1:100,000 730426, 1 224(H) (6) CASTLE - SHROUDED GODS - M/R Rene Davies CMW 7/8 --HOLLAND-CREEK - CLYDE 725019 (W) Budawangs EASTER WEEKEND 13-16 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS S/M Jeff Bennetts KV -f -Moss .1 822027 (H) Vale 1:10000ct 13-16 SNOWY MTNS - GEEHI GORGE M/R Pieter Arriens Kosciusko MAIN RANGE - GREY MARE - 887977 (H) 1:100,000 RETURN VIA THE PINNACLE SUN 22 Mt ORRORAL CIRCUMNAVIG- L/M Alan Vidler ACT ATION (ANTI-CLOCKWISE) 545373 (H) 1:100,000 526391 (w) 28-29 MOUNT CLEAR AREA M/M Kim Young ACT 1:100,000 28-29 JENOLAN GORGE - COX'S RIVER M/R Henry Burmester Katoomba (LIMIT 8) 1:100,000 MAY SAT 5 URBAN FRINGE RAJVIBLE M/E Daryl Powell ACT .10 BELCONNEN 468330 (W) 1:100,000

12-13 KELLY - SCABBY - GUDGENTBY M/M Russ Bauer ACT 1:100,000 SUN 13 MOUNT McKEAHNIE RIDGE L/R Tim Wright ACT 462543 (W) 1:100,000 SAT 12 URBAN FRINGE RAMBLE M/E Daryl Powell ACT WODEN - WESTON CREEK 468330 (w) 1:100,000 SAT 19 URBAN FRINGE RAILE M/E Daryl Powell ACT NORTH CANBERRA 468330 (w) 1:100,000 * See Preview This issue was typed by Glenys West