B OANBERRA BUSHWALKING CLUB 5 N EWS LETTER P.O. Box 160, Canberra City, A.C.Y.2601

v6n - 8 JUNE 1972 No. 6

__osting as a periodical Category B - Price lOc

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GENERAL MEETING, Wedhesday, 14th June, at 8.00 p.m. in the * SOCIAL EVENT Meetings Room, University House, Liversidge * Street, Acton. * .. * FEATURING THE CLUB AUCTION!! • * Bring all that gear & garbage for Roger Mine, * - Auctioneer Extraordinary 1 to sell to your • unsuspecting co-members. . * * ALSO - at close of business - Instructional

: Talk by Eleanor Stoddart on Camp Cooking.

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SPØIAL NOTICE: . . .. -as-.

WALKS PLANNING EVENING - WED -2tST JUNE — 6 60W STREET, AINSLIE.

- Time -- 7.30 p.m. for after dinner drinks and supper. As you can see from the programme, responée to various appeals for walks ..in the,.pastmonth or .two.have. beén.ratherunfruitful. Com -e.along., and nake sure enough walks areadded to fill the July. to October programme. --

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AUTOCRATIC-EDITORIAL: . * .

"It" is an odd title.. for a magazine, and has been a sourc •e of perennial cânti'âversy within the Club. Editor after editor has agitated foa change; General Meetings yiar f€er,yearhth;riodthe merits of altetnative titles and liste4$ tqirnpsioned.defePces of the.virtues of !'It". Outside the Club, too, opinion varies radically: the National Lirary disdains to recognise."It" as .a title, ,,entering u&on1y,under "cpberra Bushwalking Club i4ewsletter"; but the Customer Assistance Offj.cer at the Post Office, whose business includes supervising magazine distributors, thinks "It" an excellent -and intriguing title, and sas. horrified to learn that many mocked and wished to change "It".

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I2 think.that "It" has proved its enduring qualities as a title. While! I stifl 'believë..thatthe-Club should hâ*ethepowei"afld riht to chqnge if a suitable alternative is four3d, there seems to be little possibility of'this happenan in the near futhre, so I autocratically deqjded to delivdr "'It" ffkim its'tëniporary, ted-brY'status and give "It the dignity of a printed format.

Of course, things never turn out quite as anticipated, and'in this case there was a -misunderstanding with the printer: the frog in oüxheading'hou-ld.have.soIL&yeflaw stripes, and his -square - should 'be yellow stipple. Still, :1 think you will agree that Kim Young, our re4dent artis.t;has rdone an -excellent job lof adaptation.'''

The occasion for this changeover is, of course, the termination of the last batöhof foolscap frah't-pages, which enables us to enterthe modern-world--of be qui-te the same agin , but I hope.. that 'ot4xtge' wfll n&-1cfièth L. • • 4

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Editorial'Post-scriptum

- While on the subject of "It", Lrnust again appeal for 'tyiC'The' roster:sjEtetn'.hasheeh working -Well, but more volunteers are".ieeded to bring us up to the end of the year Please don't oblige me to ring individually every female on the membership list! -- - ..- -

LETTERS ,. . ..

4Ma1972 - Dear Sir,

- On behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, I would like to express sincere thanks to the many volunteers from your Club-iho ..... participated in the recent search and rescuv operation which was launched foilbwingthe report*of two young men who became lost in - the Summit regign of the Park.

The ;anner in which members tf your. Club" assisted during the 5 search is held injhigh',z'egard.,by-the Service Your Club canKaiocb us1y proud of the voluntary1 efforts of sotiany of.its mriibbrs' .L.

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Wou]jd ou kinely conveyt tbl all those concerned the appreciaTtion and thanks of the Service r ç t .n L.,. ic'1 -cr •rn' ,r ,

- Yours faithfully

M.R. JARRETT, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT

(' This letter was addressed tr Hrry Black.

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Search & Rescue - a problem for the Club

Search and rescue groups in Sydney, Melbourne and elsewhere are mostly based upon federated groups of Lushwalking clubs ffom which hundreds of experienced searchers can he availabFe for an emergency. In Canberra, we have one club, with perhaps a few potential searchers in other clubs. 'his situation faces us with a growing problem.

Over the years tnere have been fewarah.mergencies to demand out. serivees. However, in tae past few months the Club has been involved in,.two searches and one alert. Hopefully, it may be some time before the next call upon our serEices in the years aheadU

Wheb a call comesfor our help, what arL: our r souices ? Although Club membership totals about 200, experience has shori that no more than 20 of'this - nber can respond, either because of lack of experience, unfitness

• orqnavailability. In practice, this means that, by and large, the same volunteers are called upon every time. This imposes two main problems.

Firstly, employers may become reluctant to dxtend special leave to buswalkers. increasinIyinvolved in search operations. Secondly, the financial costs, particularly for transport could be considered an unfair irnçksition on the individual volunteer.

Of course, for any emergency involving a Club meiciber, everyone ava4lable would rally a'ound. But if, as setms inevitable , appeals for ass4stance in community serches beco;ne more frequent, the problems ref!erred to earlier start to become mort frequ'ent.Not much can be done about th question of employer permission, perhaps, except to hope that larger nuibers will swell the S8R ranks as time goes by and thus ease: the burden on those who can obtain special leave only vith dif1iculty,

• But what can be done about costs? There has been some talk at

goyrnment level recently about setting up a nationalfund for disaster ancf emergency operations. If and when this eventuates, it might well be thd$ S&R transport costs might be accepted, as a legitimate charge on that fund.

What can • be done in the medium term? Perhaps the problem could be brojght to the notice of the relevant authorities who make the calls for asèstance in the hope that funds eventually can be made available. Up to the present the financial commitment has been borne by1 the volunteer searcher.

Is this an equitable arrangement? . The volunteer puts himself to co9siderable inconvenience, dropping personal arrangements'and appointments athort notice; providing his own food in most cases; and engaging in the :ard4ous searching involved. Shobld he also be expected to pay transport costs to and from the search operation? In responding to an emergency, mart' searchers may shrug their :shoulders and accept the financial penalty. Shd 131d we accept this situation,, based as it is upon their goodwill in

th&.matter?

H The only alternative would seem to be for the Club to take the responsibility. It has been suggested that the whole membership of the Clup mightbe willing to shoulder some of the financial burden and thus be idetified with the Club's role in the emergency, instead of leaving it to be )iorne by those who volunteer for the search.

How would this work out? Almost inevitably an increase in Club membership ftes would become necessary (or perhaps a concomitant lulevyt? for S&R purposes). But such a step would raise further problems. How could a Club Committee budget effectisely with an "open—ended" financial commitment hanging over its head? ..4./

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for S&R purposes). But such a step would raise further problems. How could a Club Committee budget effectively with an "open-ended" financial commitment hanging over its head?

One solution might. be to set up a separate fund to whlth amounts could be transferred froth time to time and whose balanCe wOuld represent the limits of the Club's financial coninitmènt at any one time;

Aseveryone will âee, the whole question poses difficult problems. I should like the membership to give it all some thought to see if a solution can be found. . ..

• Harry BlaCk (Convenor) S&R Committee 17.5.72

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The question is once more being asked within the Club; who should pay for search and rescue activities? Those who are rescued? The searchers? Or the government? As this matter mayybe discussed at the next general mting of the Club, a few background notes may be helpful.

What are the costs of S&R?

The costs can be divided into three main categories:

I. "out-of-pocket" expenses incurred by 'amateur' searchers . (e;g. loSs of pay, traháport, food, loss or damage of

euipment).

2. expenses incurred by 'professional' searchers (e.g. park rangers, the police, the Army,. or the Air Force).

3 costs .a!isirig from the death or injury of searchers.

These costs will obviously vary widely according to the nature and scale of the search. The total costs of the recent search for two people npEC Mt. Kosciusko could well have exceeded $2,000 -; as twb. lar.e,. hplicopters, a1ight arcraft,and over sixty ground searchers were ipvolved, Over a period of two days. The transport charges fOr the 35 meithers of this Club involved in the search would total about $125,. $sessed at nônnal'Clüb rates, and one could assume that each searcher pnsumed at least one dollar's worth of foOd during his involvement with tpe search

H,pw:areS&Rcosts distributed in practice?

In Britain 'costs incurred on a rescue are the responsibility of tile patient his friends, or failing them, his club or association. $bmetimes it iecessary to pay for special transport to bring helpers, fTr the cost of meals for cescuers and for the services of local.shepherds, q4arrymen, or labourers, to whom' the ross of a day's earnings maybe prious ... tdMountainRescueConunittee,,will.whennecessary advance the

njqney to pay suitable recompense ...Payment should beat some relation to the work done and be made on the recommendation of the supervisor or some other rèspAñsible person' (A.Blackshaw, Mountaineering, p.319). The Mountain Rescue Committee is a nation-wide organisation, which maintains: fescue posts and basic rescue equiprnnt. The costsof these posts and

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equipment is met by the National Health Service, but the MRC relies on voluntary subscriptions for its other . expenditure.

In New Zealand, claims lodged by searchers through the search c?ntroller, or a representative of the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ, will be considered by the - police department for loss of pay, replacement of equipment, and compensation for injury or loss of life. The Police Dpartrnent have sometimes recovered part or all of the costs incurred Lñ1S&R operations from the person rescued (L.D. Bridge, Mountain Search and Rescue, I 98I,pp. 137-140).

InNSW, out-of-pocket Oxpenses incurred by 'amateur' searchers hqye generally been borne by them. Among the member clubs of the NSW Bdhwalking Federation, transport costs have seldom been considered a m4ter for compensation. The Federation has an insurance policy, which covers some injuries incurred by registered searchers from member clubs. (p Butt, Secretary, NSW J3ushwalking Federation).

How should S&R costs be distributed?

f. This is a matter of opinion. It depends on what one regards as eq4itable. A principle which is intuitively appealing is that such costs chbjild be spread among those who benefit most from S&R activitiEs . This sepis to point first to the.persons recued, next to the community of thOe who might wish to be rescued, and lat to the community at large,. wi4ph may derive some slight satisfaction from knowing that help is gin to citizens in distress.

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My own view coincides with that of L.D. Bridge (Mountain Search and Rescue in New Zealand, p.140). Referring to New Zealand, he writes: "Geperally speaking, up to the present there hávebeèn very few compensation clflms for search and rescue work. Men have preferred to give service without regard to financial reimbursement or remuneration. This is an àdmtrable sentiment and in accord with the outstanding record of service. made by voluntary organisations throughout the world. Most mountain elub folic would wish it to continue so."

Robin Miller

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A JINGLE-

Five committee members, froth and full of fight, Get their meeting notices and fly into the nIght; Three committeemembers, wiser for than they, Read their meeting notices: by their home-fires stay. Five committee members raise a Sow Street Caine, Gobble all the edibles and then go home again.

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1 WALKSPROGRAMVIE

tTE 'EVUNT IT. GRADE I LEADER..MAP

21 JW GENERAL MEETING - SOCIAL EVENt - CLUB AUCTION

Jill THE ONION - (TINDERIES) MEDIUM GIRY MEP.ARIS CAPTAINS FLAT UN I 50,000

25 JW THEBIG HOLE EASY STUART FITCH

24/25 JW WALK TO BE ADVISED MEDIUM EllA POSThV ¶Sxr-sw) . .

28 JUt4 WALKS PLANNING EVENING - 6 COW STREET, AINSLIE - AFTER TEA 7.30 PM . . (D) . i • . ..

2 41M BLANK .• S½M#Cr ?E7r,°iw'/

1/2 JUL .WOQLA, CK, - DEUA R. AREA MEDIUM KIM YOWG .BEN.bETHnA 1:50,000..

4 .1UL cOMMITTEE MEETING/' IT' CLOSING LWTE (Tpus)

9 JUL HONEYSUCKLE CK TO THARWA MEDIUM STUART FITCH (s$)

849 JUL BLANK (SAT-Sw)

12 JUL "IT" COLLATION EVENING/SOCIAL EVENT - EDITOR'S RESIDENCE

16 JUL BLANK () ... . . ... .. .

IiI6 JUL BLANK (sAT-sw) .•.

1$: JUL GENERAL MEETING - SOCIAL EVENT

23 JULSJ: L1J00 DELL .:...1 MEDIUi/LWG . . STRT FITCH (Spq)

29/30 JUL COAStAL (AREA TOBE ADVISED) IATGkEEN

WINGS AND DECISIONS . . 4

DIP SONGS GROUP

As announced at the last meeting, a. small group of keen songsters in the Club will meet each month to learn and sing bushwalking songs.

"The fourth Wednesday in each month (the Wednesday following Club meetings) has been proposed for the swinging sessions. If you are interested, all that is required is the ability to sing in tune and a

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liking for bush songs. We would particularly like to see members who can play a musical instrument, be it mouthorgan, guitar, recorder or whatever.

If interested, get in touch with the Club Secretary or myself.

Harry Black

CBC GOES CaPUTERIZED

All membership information is now kept on computer cards - an up-to-date list piay now be obtained at short notice.

Please check your name in the membership list attached. If there are any errors or omissions contact me at the General Meeting

or ring on 493533 (w) 810627 (H).

It is vital that this list be kept up-to-date for Search and Rescue urposes - remember to let me imow immediately if you change address or

telephone number.

Julie Rohi )))

NAME ADDRESS HOME WORt

ABBOT ROGER RAAF BASE, FAIRBAIRN P.O. BOX 448, CANBERILk CITY 2601

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XDAMS(}4 CHARLES FLAT 16, CARWOOLA, 819408 114 BLAMEY CR., CAMPBELL

ALLEN CRAIG Il ANTILL FLATS, 499259 257 ANTILL ST., WATSON

AUDERSCJN IAN HOTEL ACTON 612367

ANDREWS ROSS AINSLIE HOSTEL 653838X8

ARCHER RAY 48 DELORAINE ST., LYONS 816369 480111 P.O.BOX 597 cANBERRA CITY 2601

"RRIENS PIETER WIVERSITY HOUSE 493407 493351 P.O. BOX 1535 CANBERRA CITY 2601 -f?flr-/4ifl7)

ATKINCN MARGARET 29 RIVETT ST., HACKETT 498929 486491

ATTRIGE JOHN 14 WALKER CR., GRIFFITH 957522 632725

BARBER MRS JANICE 26 EURcAN PLACE, RIVETT 707232

BELL ROSEMARY 57 STcNEHAVEN CR., DEAKIN 7054I2,/2I Lu t- BIRD ROBERT Cl- 40 CURRONG FLATS, BRADDON 480285

BLACK HARRY 42 GIRRAHWEEN ST., BRADDON 485215 484275

BLAYDEN WARWICK 28 MOORE ST., LANE COVE

BOTTOMR Lfl'DSAY JODDODEX AUST P/L., P.O. BOX 1449, TOWNSVILLE QLD

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BOWDEN GRAHAM 'REEFTON' BURRA RD., 363135 751518 QUEM4BEYAN

BRAND MRS FI(flA H DYSON ST., LYNEHAM 479538

BRIERLEY JENNY . 4/10 NORTHBOURNE FLATS, 477158 TURNER

I3RIERIIEY SUE 10/4 NORTHBOURNE FLATS, 494113 TURNER

'p BROWN DOROTHY 17/5 NORTHBOURNE FLATS, 491177 478304

TURNER

BUCULER OAN n6_4!FRFET, AINSIIE 498593 730415

BUNNING TREVOR 8 GODFREY ST.., CAMPBELL 479117 819493

BYRNE RITA HOTEL ACTON 4 90381 P.O.BOX 848 CANBERRA CITY 2601 a MCPHERSON COURT, CARTER MARY 488825 492134 O'CONNOR POLITICAL SCIENCE, RSSS, ANU, P.O. BOX 4, CANBERRA 2601

CHAFER LIN . :43ftMePfwkQN-Gok 478700

CLINGm ROBERT 22 JVIILLEN ST., HUGHES 813311 496188X231

COLLINS JIM/ENID 28 EDWARDS ST., HIGGINS

CCNROy PETER LAWLEY HOUSE, BARTON 881111 ACT2GOO .. .

COOK FRANK 13 GILBERT PLAcE, 4515848 616191 FRENCHS FOREST NSW 2086

CORDZNgR JEFF 27 HACKETT GARDENS, TURNER 498896 652481

COX MARGOT 29A CURRONG FLATS,. BRADDON

rRANNEY JSAVID 12 DALRYMPLE ST., RED HILL 612735

CREMER. .JcVRT 13 ST. CLAIR PLACE, LYONS 813230 818330

CRESWLL PEARSON 308/20 MOORE ST., TURNER 493717

DALE .:.: DICK MACQUI4RIE HOSTEL . 732325 818211 c/- FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BANKS ST., YARRALIJiILA

DALTOF4 MICHAEL 95 DAVID St, O'CONNOR 730415

DAVIE1 JESSIE Cl- 36MULLEY ST., BOLDER..

DAVI. PETER Cl- P.O. BOX 532 CIVIC SQUARE 486911 732591 ACT26O8 -

DICK . JTJ ... . 25/3 LACHLAN COURT, BARTON 708354 730411. •'

DILLOI$ ANTHEA 19 WILSON ST., CURTIN .

ELDER PETER/VALERIE CORK ST , GLNDAROO NSW 833570

EMMER)!. ERWIN SEEK0CH-E1slMERY . ,.. .

EXLEY THEA 100 BUXTON ST., DEAKIN 4F2S+ 731A71

FITCH STUART 4 RAN DELL ST., DICKSON

FLOOD JO,4'HILLIP S WICKHAM CRES., RED HILL. 951993 613075

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FODEN JOi-t4 —5tv*tEWTrtk?s--- --GA4alN4- 814219

FORpE CLAIRE LAWLEY HOUSE, BARTON. ,' . 731551 621458

FRANZI RAY,4{AZEL P.O. BOX 7, JAMISON CENTRE 511149

JAMIISA NUkSES H&4E, -wit tsw.,, - : 498309,

GALLOWAY B0 tqOkMA 68 BARADA CRES., ARANDA . . .5125.01 487722X690

GARVIN ELIZABETH 23/I LACHLI.N COURT, BARTON 732176 817002

GDOKI JAN 6 ABBOTF ST,•, YARRALWLA 813283 487722

STEPHEN c/- 10 ALLERTON RI),: DEEROFT 8692751

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GOSS DAViD 7 COLES PLACE, TORRENS . 862474 653060

GRAiJAM BARBARA WIT 7, 46MUSGOVE ST., 9691313 MOSWJ NSW . .'. .

GRANTHAM DAVIIY fl44( KANANGRA COURT, REID ., .487963, 492483

GRE?4 PAT 25€ DRYANDRA ST., O'CONNOR : .48792 , 487722X559

HA4KE J\N]f 98 JANSZ CRES , GRIFFITH 881111

HALL JO'Hr'J 72 VASEY CRES , CAMPBELL 489771 81877

HALSY TdVI 63 OUFFY ST , AINSLIE 487274 466082

HEGDUS SNEST 66 ROSS SMITH CRES , SCULLIN

HENRY JULIE 62/C CUUUIJG FLATS, I BRADDON 485130 708330

HIcKF VERONICA 4 MOOT ST., O'CONNOR ... , .. 621330

HIN{EY MICHAEL .V1IJL4SrrVacFT ('RES. REt) HTI.L. . .: 462592

HINE ROGER 35 GOI3LE ST. HUGHES ' ' 813649. 4907I

HOAp 'PETER XTRIE HOTEL, BRADDCN 730413

HOBpo ADRIAN 6 COW STREET, AINSLIE ' ' 498593 613779

HOBSON PHIL 17 ANTILL FLATS, 257 SANTILL ST ' . " 653283

WATSON

HOGAN JOHN 44 OWEN FLATS, 259'NQRTHBOLSNE :.

730415 AVE., LYNEHAM

HOLT.7APFFEL JOHN/ICATH r-tEstTt si. wflt3tfE- , 491336 818245 BOX 989 CANBERRA CITY 2601

HOPKiNS MAIRGARF?F 5/4 NUYTS ST, RED HILL H ' 958525 ' 47022' . P . O. BOX 1573 CANBERRA CITY 2601'

H0T4KISS ' . i,~N MkGQUARIE iHOSTEL, BARTON,., . . 632676

HOWLETT LESLEY 7 RYRIE ST., CAMPBELL 498095 496I88X369

HYDE DAL 8 KILBY CRES , WEET4NGE1k , 732609

HYSL.OP urciy/JOHN °6$-21--PEiPfl'-6P-v., 4%1N&LIE

IRW LOUISE HOTEL ACFON, ACFCN 486911 492605

JONES RHONDA 37 S/NICE ST., CAMPBELL -496035-- 49III

KELLEHER GRAEME C/- MR. R. HINT, 6 HARL>UR ST 52014 GARRAN

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KELLY MAUREEN ELAr3, 21HOPETOWCIIJIT, 821046 730422 DEAKIN

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KE$IIS RISRD 48/1) KANANGt<ACOURT, REID 485566

KER9ISON KEN • 78 IRVE'4E ST., WATSON .: •. 491034 :639111

KIO CAROL 4/d.cuRRctG FLATS, BRADDON .: . 491939 621395

Koçft.-EM4ERY ERWIN I LESLIE ST., AINSLIE .... . 491336 477533

LWIS . UkVID . 33 HOFEGOOD PLACE, GARRAN 316397 494191

LIYtNGSTONE JAN lI/A CURRONC FLATS, BIADDCN 477265 492160

M&C$NIGHT cNvIPBELL/ .. 85 FLINDERS WAY, GRIFFITH 951731 494085

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MAQLYN INGRID 6 SWANSONIA ST., O'CONNOR 612819

MAtLESDORF BARBARA 31 MACLAURIN CRES., CHIFLEY 487722

MAOW ARMINEL ., 32 HAMELIN CRES., NARRJ3LNrIkH 956230 496366- 4?to(i'

MARSTON GEOFF 85 B.ANCROFT RD., NEWARK NOn'S, ENGLAND

MA . KEN 25/1) MACPHERSON COURT, O'corOR 488528 480066 P.O. BOX 988 CANBERRA CITY 2601 s-RuclFr

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MEQjRIS LEN 35 CULLEN ST., WATSON : 488003 730414

MEI4kRIS GARY 35 CULLEN ST., WATSON 488003 486188

€131U1SH LLOYD 178 WATTLE ST.,•LYNEHAM 479523 632277

tvE1ONEY MICHAEL 21 GLUYAS ST.o FARI4ER . 862430 819612

MIq9ELEY 11RYL IS FRENCH ST., HAQCEtT 491635: 462074

MII,LER ROBIN 49 QUIP0S ST.,• RED HILL 956223 '730415

tvIIzN .STAN 10/A CURRONG FLATS BRADDC('J . .. .r482720 H.

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9c79n 1 4S3 MOISS •. MICHAEL/ 39 JANSZ.CRES., GRIFFITH 4642-€ 9*600-

HELEN

MOI%TON :.VIDAT II MCLAREcCRES., PEARCE

MOSLEY GEOFF 126 BEVERLEY RD., ROSANNA, .VIC 3084

MOY ALAN C/- TECHNICAL COMPUTING CENTRE. DEIT OF WORKS, MITCHELL ST., DARWIN, NT 5790

MCC4NN LESLEY/BARRY 21 FROGGAn ST., TURNER

MQRTER. PATRICIA HOTEL ACTON DEPT OF STAT, SGS, AN P.O. BOX 4,CANBEA 2600

MCAGH .

AUDREY 33/5 CONDAMINE COURT TURNER

MCISOD 13EV/IAN 23 NORMAN PLACE, DEAKIN

MCVEIGH 'GEOFFREY . . fl KNOX STREET, WATSON

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NICHOLAI JANN 18 LEUHMANN ST., PAGE . . .. .

NISBET STEVEN c/- 'AGE' BUREAU, PARLIAMENT HOUSE 731330/7321 03

Ut LEARY PATRICK 78/C CURRONG FLATS, BRADDCt4 478448 462019

ORMAY PETER 26 WANGARA ST., ARANDA 512428 731756'

PEARSON BEFTY 7CHARTERIS ST. CHIF'LEY VI 810924 81938i6

PERS0N KEN TAREE c/-.o. ROKEBY, TAS: 79 ... .

POWELL DARYL 39 HIJFCHINS ST., YARRALUtSkLA 8I233 480111X380..!

P_lICf NORMA 9141 KANANGRA COURT, R594 496906 499382

REID JUDITH 45 BARADA CRES., JthANDA .

RICHARDS JULIA IS GOLDrn GROVE, RED HILL 956447

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RIGJ3Y FRANK/JOAN 77 CRESWELL ST., CAMPBELL 491193 832211

RIXON 64.C'7104

JANET 44/D KANANGRA COURT REID / o.cvn cfl

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493531 JULIE 'GrfftcERr • , tkRALU#h&.

RUcUflJE DAVIt 2 PLWKETT ST , CHIFLEY 814353 730415X266

SANDS PETERAIITVA 31 ELDERSHAW PLACE, GARRAN 810179 492781

SCHAUVIBURG FRITZ 24 ARNELL ST.,.M&mUARIE....: 478949

5CR ITT SHIRLEY 95 NORTHBOURNE AVE., TURNER 633315

SCOTt JENNY 13 STAWELL ST., TURNER 489502 496I8(4I3

SiPLE NOEL 32 BIRDWOOI) ST , HUGHES 811482 2

SENESCALL MARGARET 17/I1 NORTHI30URN FLATS, TU14ER 479340 971728

T{ALLCROSS BEVERLEY LNIVERSITY HOUSE, CA- ARCHIVES, 492441 1 RSSS, ANU, P.O. E3CLX 4, CANBERRA 2600

SHAW l WENDY 314) MACPHERSON COURT, O'CONNOR 479201

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Jun.25 The Wig Hélé ' (Easy-Medium)

(Sun) The walk will involve little walking, a good..!. object and plenty of talking. A good walk for new walkers and a few old talkers to give.gOod advice.

Stuart Fitch

Jul 9 Honeysuckle Ck - Tharwa (Medium)

(Sun) Start at the tracking station, and walk around

the coiit'ours to flats west of Mt. Tennant, then on to Tharwa. No steep climbing anticipated, but there may be some scrUb.

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WALKS AND WANDERERS

Mount Franklin Social Weekend

Along thecrolling Bull Head Range -A bitter breeze did blow; The key. came not, the -children quaked, But yes it did not snow.

A fire was lit & cheered the throng Then some set out to •steer Their track along the spurs and roads Before the snow caine near.

The -key - -was found; the Lodge was warned; The smoke-rose all around, The soup-. -was smoked; the group was choked; (No snow-was on the ground).k

They ate and danced and drank and sang Until the moon was high Theywalked along the frost-bright ridge But still no snow came by.

Srtowless they came and snowless vse&t But even so were gay; And now we'd -like -to thank the folks Whose effortq made the day-

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Orienteerin

As.a novice orienteer; with no experience to my creidt but the previous afterno.onV s compass game at Mt Franklin, and not even the benefit of Bob Story's talk on the subject at the last General Meeting, I was somewhat dubious of my chances of return as Mary, Julie and myself set out on the Junior course on Sunday 28th May. But return we did, and enjoyed it too. There's something very rewarding about the sight of that red plastic bucket turning up, just on cue, every 20 minutes or so. Even if you mostly walk - as we did - the exercise was exhilarating and a booster to morale. I strongly urge all those who, like myself, are ill-at-ease when navigating, to take advantage of these Orienteering Club outings.

Arminel.

For budding orienteers and other bush navigators - June 12 issue of "OUTDOORS" magazine has a special supplement on Orienteering.

SKI TOURING PROGW.ME

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20 - 21 May - KHA Maintenance Weekend. Ken May, "Deadly DibkKemmis, Peter Conroy.

The Party got away at 6 am on Saturday, and despite reports of snow drove over Eucumbene Lookout and on to Happy Jack's Plain. We left the car parked in a small dip in the road and walked to Brook's Hut, whepé we cleaned up, collected firewood and made a. shelter for the non-exiStent window. On Saturday we walked to Happy's Hut and proceeded to raii.e the roof (of the woodshed) and nail down all the loose sheets of iron.

Upon returning to the cars on Sunday afternoon, the intrepid leader found he'd left his parking lights on all weekend and. flattened the battery.

After much cranking and an ingenious attempt at wiring all availabLe tore!t batteries together - failed we managed to get the car started by pushing it out of the dip.

The party returned via Cabrimurra and Kiandra without further incident.

PARKING

- Since the passage of the NationàlPar'ks and Wildlife (Amendment) Act 1969, 2 national parks and I stateparkhave been reserved. In addition Cabihet has given approval to prepare the necessary legislation for the establishment of a further S national parks and 4 state parks.

These include the following areas, relatively accessible from Canberra:

I. Weddin Mountains Natiortal Pat'k

This proposed national park, II miles south-east of Grenfel -1, is named after the cresëent shaped mountain range which is its rincipal feature, Most of the 13 mile long range is more

thanI,000,feet above the surrounding countryside, with maximum height Of 2,405 feet at Eualdrie trig, station near

H thenorthern' boundary of the Park. .

The WeddinMountáinis are believed to have been named afteI' an Aboriginal word, meaning "wUt" or "remain" and at one tithe they were peopled by the Wiradjuri Tribe.

The proposal is a valuable remnant of the dry sclerophyll forest H and woodland which once covered,the western slopes of the region. This rugged natural area will form a valuable wildlife refuge

aad will be maintained largely in its wilderness state with r.

:only liMited visitor; facilities provided.

The area is generally rich in animal life, with kangaroos emus and several parrot species being particularly common. A number of swamps around the base of ±heiange,:.outside. the park, provide a natural habiLat for a wealth of waterbirds,

including ibis, egrets - and herons. . .

The 20,500 acre park is within easy reach of the towns of Grenfell, Young and West Wyalong.

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Ben Boyd National Park *....

The proposed park is divided into two sections flanking Twofold Bay where Ben Boyd conducted his famOus whaling operations. Long curving beaches, excellent for surfing, alternate with sheltered coves and spectacular lake inlets along 25 miles of coastline from Green Cape to Saltwater Lake. This 22,000 acre proposal is an ideal and magnificent area for all types of coastal recreation.

Seven Mile Beach State Park

Cabinet approval was recently given to the establishment of Seven Mile Beagh State Park, covering 1,800 acres of vacant Crown land between Shoalhaven Heads and Gerroa, about 85 miles south of Sydney. The park covers S miles of the beach and a parallel zone of hind-dunes.

The park will provide excellent recreational opportunities together with educational and scientific field stud areas, as it contains a wide variety of birds, native orchids and arboreal native mammals in the dune environment.

N,!tJRE;RE5ERvE5

H Since December 1969 eleven new nature reserves have been established bringing the total area under this type of reserve classification to 45j14I acres, contained in 73 separate reserves.

Nature Reserves, once called Faunal Reserves, are areas of land which are:.'set aside for the conservation of wildlife, includ±iig;habitats. In the nature reserve system the Service aims to conserve a representative sample ofSll New South Wales habitats, and consequently to secure a representative saniple of our wildlife. People may visit these nature reserves but they do!iiot eater for intensive recreation, only for bushwalkers, campers etc. whdcan enjoy the natural, undisturbed bushland. ......

I. Ingalba. Ingalba, about 8,498 acres in size, lies 4 miles west of Temora. This area was formerly part of Temora State Forest.

Mundoonen. Mundoonen will make an important contribution to the environmental conservation scheme in bringing 2,850 acres of the south-western slopes into the nature reserve system. It lies on the Hume Highway, TO miles east of Yass.

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Rodway. This reserve contains 206 acres, lying about 5 miles west of Berry and I mile south-west of Barren Ground NJature Reserve.

4.. Gubbata. This reserve çompries 400 ècres within the village of Gubbata which is about 60 miles north-west of West Wyalong. It samples a comparativelylarge area of mallee association in a district which is otherwise intensely cultivated for

• wheat fanning.

Adapted from an article in "Parks & Wildlife" Aug 1971.

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NALBAUGH STATE PARK

.iJ.Lr;...MOtreceitly theNSN Minister for Mines approved: reservation nt ay9,300 aère Sateffl'kin the south-eastern corner of NSW. The park, to be..knowns,a]Wugh State Park, is tothe east of White Rock River, about 16 nules east of Bombala.

Mr. Lewis said the park was almost inaccessible except on foot and for that iéason it represented a valuable conservation area.

(C.T. 15/5/72)

JUst icase:you think we are getting anything extra, this only puts final approval on announcements made in July 1970: 'vast South Coast areas. reserved for parks'. Nalbäugh is one of four mall areas totalling 39000 acres. The balance of Crown Land in the area has been teserved as forests for the woodchip export industry.

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(In which miscellaneous section is inoluded lost, found, invented, coveted iLl and transferred notices of all kinds Your corroboration is invited.)

1 United .. Lucky John Holtzapffel has married Kathleen Clancy. - congratulations to you both

Sighted - A bearded official, of the brief and bespectacled .

•.. :flriety, in the company of a long .iir female (yes' the spouse of Another:) in Adelaide. (No prizes for those who guess the people involved).

ifenighted - Interesting, challenging job required by easily- trained, intelligent, good-looking, push-broken youth. Would-be employers apply to editor Tcir screening.

Delighted - by "dhat Can I Do?", the Little Blue Environment Book put out by SSRS and selling for a mere 75c a

• F copy. Suggest that if you haven't seen it you ring the Van der Duys residence and arrange to

• : get one. E*celleht layout ; practical and

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• Blighted H . Sympathies to Thea Exley, whose arm was broken

by an aggressive horse.

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Vice Pres: John Hogan, 44/4 Owen Flats, Lyneham.

Secretary: Julie kohl, 9 Hooer Street, Yarralumla.

Treasurer: Pat Green, 256 Dryandra Street, O'Connor

Walks Secretary: Adrian Hobbs, 6 Gow Street, Ainslie.

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