Logbook 3 (1963 – 68)

Contents

Date Area Route Author

1963
31 Mar Royal National park Burning Palms Sue Coombe
24 Mar Blue Mts Glenbrook Gorge Ben Sandilands
Easter 63 Blue Mts (northern) Bald Hill to Putty Road (see “Press On Regardless“) Col Oloman
1 – 3 June Blue Mts (southern) Harrys River Ben Sandilands
4 Aug Blue Mts Glenbrook Gorge Ben Sandilands
Macpherson Range Border Loop, running Ck, Pt LO, Mt Worendo, Lost World, Black Canyon, Lightening Falls, O’Reilly’s, Wets Canungra Ck, East Canungra Ck, Darlington Range, Coomera Gorge, Mystery Track, Binna Burra Dave Dash
10 – 11 Aug Blue Mts (southern) Wangenderry, Bonnum Pic, Wollondilly River, Wangenderry Ck Robert Outhred
14 – 24 Aug Flinders Ranges SA Neville Mendham
19 – 21 Jul Blue Mts Search and Rescue Practice – Tobys Glen Ann Dixon
28 july Royal National Park Lake Eckersley Robin Jenkins
18 – 19 Aug Blue Mts Katoomba, Speldour Rock, Carlons Head
Royal National Park Lilyvale, Burning Palms Gus Gordon
Blue Mts Map – Burumin Canyon Dave Dash
18 – 20 Oct Blue Mts (northern) Glen Davis, Capertee River, RunningStream Ck, Roggenbrot Canyon (see “Press On Regardless“) John Paynter
Blue Mts (northern) Bungleboori Ck – canyon exploration (?) Peter Scott – leader

1964
8 Mar Blue Mts Glenbrook Gorge Judy Low(?)
15 Mar Commodore Hts Margaret
Blue Mts Claustral Canyon Dave Dash (?)
Blue Mts Claustral Canyon Peter Scott
16 – 19 Jan Tasmania Frenchmans Cap Ben Sandilands
Easter, 25 – 29 Mar Budawangs Mogarlowe Rd, Corang, Mt Renwick, The Castle, Pidgeon House, Yadboro Ck, Wog Wog Ck, Mongarlowe Rd Neville Mendham
Blue Mts (southern) Katoomba, Splendour Rock, Coxs River, Carlons Head D Moore
17 – 19 Apr Blue Mts (southern) Katoomba, Narrow Neck, Coxs River, Galong Ck (D Moore ?) led by peter Marsh
8 – 10 May Blue Mts (southern) Kanangra, Cloudmaker, Kanangra Andrew Shipway
8 – 10 May Blue Mts (southern) Davies Canyon Doc Outhred
21 – 22 Jun Blue Mts (southern) Kalang Falls Athol Abrahams
26 – 28 Jun Blue Mts (southern) Barallier, Tomat Falls, Chasm View Pt, Bullnigang Range, Barallier Alan Outhred
23 – 24 Jun Blue Mts (southern) Gibralter Rocks Ann Dixon (?)
5 Jul Blue Mts Narrow Neck – climbing Doc Outhred
25 – 26 Jul Nattai Mt Jellore, Nattai Ck David Eden
11 – 12 Aug Blue Mts (southern) The Three Peaks Athol Abrahams
21 – 27 Aug Macpherson Range – Lamington NP Border Siding, Running Ck, England Ck, Stretcher Track, Point LO, Throakban, Rattatat Camp, Worendo, Lost Worls, Albert river, shooting Ck, O’Reilleys, Toolana Ck, Merino, Coomera River, Binna Burra, Joalah, Hobwee, Wagawn, Numibah Rd Andy Shipway
3 – 5 Oct Blue Mts (southern) Wanganderry, Wollondilly R, Yerranderie, Wollondilly, Lake Burragorang, Nattai, Sheenys Ck Athol Abrahams
13 Dec Blue Mts Claustral Canyon Athol Abrahams
15 – 21 Dec Kosciusko Island bend, Finns R, Valentine R, Rock Plain R, Mt Jagungal, Rocky Plain R, Grey Mare Hut, Valentine Falls, The Ghost, Mt Dicky Cooper Bogong, The Granite Peaks, The Rolling Ground, Mt Tate, Snowy R, Little Twynam, Blue Lake, Lake Albina, Rawsons Hut, Mt Kosiusko,Mt Townsend, Lake Cootapatamba, The Rams Head, Dead Horse Gap, Thredbo Andy Shipway

1965
26 Feb Blue Mts Club Reunion – Blue Gum Forest Doc Outhred
26 Feb Blue Mts Mt Hay Canyon Doc Outhred
28 Feb Blue Mts Arethusa Canyon Wendy Butler
1 Mar Royal National Park Freshers Walk – Burning Palms Ann Dixon
14 Mar Blue Mts Glenbrook Gorge Doc Outhred
Mar Blue Mts (southern) Thurat Rivulet (Kanangra Falls) Athol Abrahams (?)
Mar Blue Mts Thunder System – Ranon, Claustral canyons Doc Outhred
19 – 20 Mar Blue Mts (southern) Danae Brook Canyon Doc Outhred
2 May Blue Mts Glenbrook – the Oaks Ann Dixon
25 – 27 Jun Blue Mts Blue Gum Ann Dixon
June LWE (Queens Birthday) Blue Mts (southern) Kanangra Walls, East Christys Ck, Bulga Dennis Canyon, Ti Willa Buttress, Cloudmaker, Kanangra Athol Abrahams
Jul Blue Mts (southern) Katoomba, Kanangra return in 24 hours (see “Press On Regardless“) Athol Abrahams
27 – 30 Aug Blue Mts (northern) Newnes, Wolgan Valley, Glen Davis Flora Turton
Royal National Park Lilyvale Win Jones
Nov Blue Mts Alpheus Canyon Athol Abrahams (?)
Nov Blue Mts (northern) Wollangambe Creek Athol Abrahams
Nattai Nattai River from Mittagong to Picton
8 – 9 Dec Blue Mts Mt Victoria, Blackheath Ck, Coxs river, Breakfast Ck, Carlons Head, Narrow Neck, Katoomba Jim Box
Blue Mts Blue Gum via Crayfish Ck
Blue Mts Sassafras Gully
Blue Mts (southern) Katoomba, Narrow Neck, Splendour Rock, Coxs river, Breakfast Ck, Carlons Farm Peter Gipps

1966
Feb Blue Mts (southern) Colong Caves Athol Abrahams (?)
25 – 27 Feb Blue Mts Reunion – Blue Gum (via Arethusa) Pat Gardiner
6 Mar Royal National Park Freshers Walk – Liyvale, Burning Palms
Blue Mts (southern) Freshers Walk – Galong Ck Athol Abrahams
Southern Highlands Jerrara Ck – Shoalhaven R Max Andren
Letter from Wyn Jones
26 – 27 Mar Bouddi NP Maitland Bay Flora Turton
Easter Budawangs Budawangs climbing trip Wendy Butler
April (Anzac weekend) Blue Mts (southern) “A Bloody Good Walk”, Kanangra, Wooglemai Canyon, West Christys Ck, Cedar valley, Chiddy Obelisk, Cambage Spire, Kanangra (see “Press On Regardless“) Athol Abrahams
7 May Blue Mts (southern) The Three Peaks in 24 hours (see “Press On Regardless“) Athol Abrahams
6 – 8 May Blue Mts The Pinnacles, Lockleys Pylon, Blue Gum Merinda Turton
19 – 23 May Blue Mts (southern) Blue Breaks from Kanangra (Bull Iaslnad Creek etc) Peter Armstrong
22 – 25 April Blue Mts (southern) Katoomba, Coxs R, Little R, Katoomba Hugh Powell
28 May – 4 Jun Macpherson Ranges Lamington NP Peter Armstrong
8 – 10 Jul Blue Mts (northern) Glen Davis Athol Abrahams
9 – 20 Aug Tasmania Pine Valley – Du Cane Range (see “Press On Regardless“) Athol Abrahams
22 – 29 Tasmania Federation Peak (see “Press On Regardless“, part II) Athol Abrahams

1967
15 Jan Blue Mts (southern) Danae Brook Athol Abrahams
22 Jan Blue Mts (southern) Medlow gap, Glen Alan Gorge, Coxs R, Merrigal Ck, Splendour Rock, Medlow Gap Athol Abrahams
2 – 4 Dec Blue Mts Syncarpia – Recovery Walk(list present only)

1968
24 – 26 Feb 67 (sic) Blue Mts Reunion – Blue Gum (list of bushwalkers present only)
25 Apr (Anzac day) Blue Mts Erskine Ck Gum (list of bushwalkers present only)