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The Windellama News July 2006

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NERRIGA

NERRIGA LANDCARE GROUP, INC ABN 89 582 597 504

President: Di Roberts Secretary: Helen Rolland

Treasure: Di Roberts Public Officer: Helen Allen

On Saturday July 15, members will meet at the Corang River Stock Reserve at 9.30am to erect the signs announcing the project as completed, and that it is the work of Nerriga Landcare Group.

Please bring hole-digging tools, gloves, etc., and energy. We should finish the work in an hour or two, followed by smoko!

Uses for Eucalyptus Oil A natural disinfectant for cleaning: Floors, toilets, tiles, brass, ovens, plastic, vinyl. A deodoriser An agent for washing clother & woolens A spot & stain remover which can remove: Grease, oil, lipstick, blue tack, tar, beetroot, egg & grass stains from soiled clothing & carpet, sticker marks, chewing gum, paint, ink & biro marks. A natural antiseptic which is good for: Burns, abrasions & cuts, acne, relieving insect bites, repelling insects, mouthwash, hand & skin cleaner, bath oil, soothing muscular aches & pains, training oil. In the workshop eucalyptus oil can: Clean paint brushes, remove tar & floor stains, act as a penetrating oil for seized or rusted parts. For animals eucalyptus oil can: Remove fleas, treat fly strike, clean pets.

Uses for Tea-tree Oil

As well as destroying bacteria, tea-tree oil acts as a mild local anaesthetic, making it useful to treat a huge range of ailments. Cuts: Dab on pure tea-tree oil Cold Sores: Dab on pure tea-tree oil or cold-sore cream Coughs: Use in steam vapouriser, or inhale by sprinkling 2-3 drops in a bowl of boiling water. Rub chest with 5 drops oil mixed with 1 tsp olive oil. Arthritis: Mix 3-5 drops with 1 tsp olive or baby oil and massage deeply into joints. Blocked nose, sinus: Sprinkle oil on hanky or pillow, inhale. OR rub drops on palms of hands and inhale. Pimples, acne: Dab on oil 3 times a day, or apply tea-tree oil antiseptic cream. Sore throat: Add 3-6 drops of oil to warm water & gargle. Repeat up to 3 times daily.

Bottle Cleaner: For cleaning those awkward or dirty bottles that a bottle brush can’t, put in a handful or 2 of coarse sand and shake it around.

Tarago Branch of CWA Will meet at the earlier time of 9.30 for 10am in July to allow for members to then travel to Bungendore where they will attend an International Day luncheon.

At the June meeting, Vicki McMahon presented the Branch with a beautifully appointed album of cards, invitations, letters & photos reflecting Tarago Branch’s recent successful 60th Birthday celebrations.

General matters discussed included the survey of available (or rather, not available) Rural Dental Resources; whether or not to install reverse cycle air conditioning in the meeting rooms; the ongoing saga of the “smelly loo” & what to do next; the current round of Volunteer Small Equipment Grants and the final preparations for International Day celebrations in the Tarago Hall on June 27th.

Somehow, the 2007 Tarago Show Pavilion Schedule slipped off the agenda but suffice to say that since last meeting there has been no input on this matter so perhaps there are no changes required. This of course will be checked but if anyone reading this does have some views on this subject please ring Ruth Corrigan or Anne Sturgiss as soon as possible.

Over morning tea, members looked at recipes featur-ing Macadamia Nuts, this year’s CWA Primary Product of interest. The following is a delicious biscuit recipe shared with members by Vicki. 250gm butter or marg; 1 cup castor sugar, 2tsp va-nilla, 1 egg, 11/2 cups SRF, ½ cup plain flour, ¾ cup coconut, 200gm roughly chopped chocolate, 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts. Preheat oven to 180C; beat butter, sugar, vanilla till light & fluffy; ad egg & beat well; fold in flours, coconut, chocolate & nuts. Roll large tblspns of mixture in balls, place on tray & flatten a little. Cook for 12-15 minutes. Enjoy.

Members send their greetings to Sally & Hilda & look forward to both returning to meetings.

Homemade Occy Straps Make your own octopus straps out of 10mm strips of old car tyre inner tube. Fashion the hooks from #8 wire and loop the rubber through them. You can make the occy straps the length you require simply by linking strips of the inner tube together.



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Chemcert AQF3 - Cost: $330.00 (GST free) The NSW Dept. of Environment and Conservation (DEC) Pesticides Act, became effective from 1 September 2005 See http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/envirom/pesttrain.htm Dates: Canberra – 14 & 15 August, 20 & 21 November 2006; Chemcert Refresher (one day to renew Chemcert Acc.), 20 July & 1 Dec. Bowral – 28 & 29 September 2006; Chemcert Refresher, 28 October 2006 Braidwood – 16 & 17 October; Chemcert Refresher, 16 October 2006 Bungendore – Chemcert Refresher, 4 November 2006 PROGRAZEÔ - Cost: $450.00 (incl. GST) /Farm Family A series of workshops on farm, designed to develop pasture and animal assessment skills and how those skills can be used to improve profitability of pasture grazing systems. Weekends course for busy farmers with trainer Peter Simpson Dates: Southern Tablelands and Highlands – commencing 23 July 2006 or when it rains Managing Farm Safety – Cost: $220.00 (incl. GST), $165.00 NSW Farmers Assoc. members) A one day workshop which identifies strategies for managing occupational hazards and risks on the farm. The workshop covers legislative requirements for maintaining a safe working environment as well as a farm safety audit. Produces are shown how to develop a risk management policy as re-quired by current OH&S legislation. Dates: Braidwood – 22 July 2006 Crookwell – 11 August 2006 Beef Care & Handling - Cost: $385.00 (Incl. GST), $616.00 / couple Weekend workshop (Saturday & Sunday). This practical course covers general cattle husbandry operations, identification, handling and assessment of livestock with a mixture of discussion sessions, practical demon-strations and participant involvement. Dates: Marulan – 23 & 24 September 2006 Identification & Management of Native Grass Pastures for Agriculture and Conserva-tion A one day workshop identifying the characteristics of local native grasses and how to best manage these grasses for agriculture and conservation. Featuring Peter Simpson, the authority on native pastures on the Southern Tablelands. Dates: Goulburn – 12 November 2006 Property Management Planning Cost: $500.00 (Incl. GST)/Farm Family Construct a dynamic plan for your farm with both short and long-term goals. This series of 6 workshops assists in devel-oping property management plans which will contribute to improved water quality, drought resistance, biodiversity con-servation, reduced soil damage, effective weed control, and consequently increased and sustainable productivity. You’ll learn map use and interpretation and how to identify soil types, land classes and vegetation communities. Presently running in Southern Rivers CMA (so your property needs to be in this Catchment). Dates: Braidwood – first course at capacity; second course to be advised For further course dates and information contact: Program Coordinator: Tiffany Royds Phone: 48421225 Fax: 48421624 Email: [email protected] Address: “Longsight”, Glenmore Rd, Braidwood, NSW 2622



Landcare Update President: Greg Knights Ph:4844 5157

Sec: Shirley Cornish Ph 4844 5101 Fax 4844 5364

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On Saturday 24th June Windellama Landcare had a tree planting working bee at Oallen Ford restoration site. The area had been deeply eroded by 4 wheel drivers and dirt bike riders. The area has been fenced with steel cable and boulders added to retain wash aways. The soil was pliable as it had rained the previous 2 days, and Saturday was bright and sunny with 23 members volunteering their services. Over 500 trees & plants were transplanted from the top to the bottom of the eroded areas, only taking a few hours. This was followed by a BBQ lunch and a general meeting, a wonderful day for a picnic and enjoyment of the bush in a wonderful setting. The next event will be the planting of trees at Henry Detjen's property in August/September and then sometime in Spring, a demonstration of direct drilling of seed at the property of Kerry & John Quaratino. Members will be notified when dates are 'set'.



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WINDELLAMA VOLUNTEER RURAL FIRE BRIGADE

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END-OF-SEASON BBQ & WORKING-BEE - 15th JULY

The Brigade will be holding an End-of-season BBQ and working-bee on Saturday 15th July. The working-bee will start at 9am at the fire shed, with the BBQ commencing at 1pm. This is open to all, if you are new to the area, or just want to catch up with old friends, come along and meet the members of your Brigade.

Burning Off Although burning off is allowed outside the bush Fire Danger Period the following requirements are required: -

• Make sure the area around the fire is clear and safe and that some form of fire suppression equipment is available just in case.

• Notify your immediate neighbours 24 hours before you light the fire. If you cannot contact them directly, place a note in their mail box or through the gate chain and so on as this is an attempt to notify them.

• The Southern Tablelands Zone MUST be notified 24 hours before you light the fire, during business hours 9am to 5pm and by 3.30pm on Friday afternoons. (Rural Fires Regulations 2002 Part 5 Sec 34 3B).

Southern Tablelands Zone Yass 6226 3100 Phone 6226 3624 Fax

• Notify the Local Brigade Captain 24 hours before you light the fire (as a courtesy).

• Please check with the Fire Control Centre to see if a permit or a hazard reduction Certificate is required.

Training Accredited Basic Firefighting Course If you would like to take part, a course is organised to take place during the winter months. The Brigade is now taking names, so please put your name down as soon as possible. For information and registration contact the Captain, Lynton Roberts on 4844 5118. Remember to attend training days; these training sessions are designed for you to get experience from what you have learnt and to be kept up to date with current techniques.

Annual General Meeting The AGM was held on the 24th June, there was a good attendance with 21 members attending. The Brigade would like to thank the many volunteers who have assisted with various aspects of the Brigade over the last twelve months. Those elected are as follows:- President - Rex hockey, Secretary – Ellen Sylvester, Treasurer – Sue Roberts Captain – Lynton Roberts, Senior Deputy – Marten Schutterups, Deputies – Noel Sylvester, Rex Hockey, Mark Williams, Brett Roberts, Paul Alessi, Wayne Back, Jim Meehan, Kylie Brooke & Brent Brooke. Training - Kylie Brooke & Wayne Back, Equipment – Paul Alessi, Catering – Cathy Meehan, Communications – Bev McGaw

The contributions remain the same - residents $10, non-residents $30. The General meeting will still continue on the 4th Saturday of each month with the exception of July, Training days will be advised later with the first commencing on 26th August.

Because of the end-of-season BBQ and working-bee there will be no training in July.

Over the last twelve months the Brigade attended 14 incidents, eight fires (mostly outside our area), 3 motor vehicle accidents, 1 house fire and 2 false alarms.

General Meeting 26th August 2006, 7:30pm Training Day 26th August 2006 Till next time please drive carefully and take care, see you all at the BBQ. All welcome. Ellen Sylvester - Secretary



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This is the endangered Tarengo Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum petilum). It is known from only 3 small areas in the Boorowa & Canberra regions. The NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service is keen to find other sites where this orchid occurs.

About the Tarengo Leek Orchid This small ground orchid is only noticeable in the springtime (October-December) when it is in flower. At this time, a flowering stalk reaching up to 30cm high breaks through its single, cylindrical leaf. Along the flowering stalk are 5-20 small cream or pinkish-green, sweetly scented flowers. After flowering & fruiting the plant dies back to its underground tuber. Why is it important? The Tarengo Leek Orchid occurs in areas that are good for farming & grazing. It was probably much more common before European settlement, but is now so rare that it could easily go extinct if we don’t take care of it. Remember If you find this plant on your property, it is because your land is managed in a way that is conducive to the or-chid’s survival. It is unlikely that you would be required to significantly change how you are managing your land because of the orchid, and you may be able to contribute to its continued survival and our understanding of its habitat requirements. If you think you’ve found one If you find a flower that you think may be a Tarengo Leek Orchid, or if you would like more information, please contact: Stephen Clark, Threatened Species Unit, NPWS Southern Directorate PO Box 2115 Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Phone 6298 9700 email: [email protected]



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WILD WINDELLAMA By Paul Alessi www.wild.windellama.com [email protected]

Wild Gold !

"There's gold in them thar hills" someone once said, but whoever it was forgot to mention there is a lot of dirt mixed with it, but "gold is where you find it" too, and if you look in the right place you will find gold in Windellama and of course Oallen and Nerriga as well. Many of you will have had gold fever at one time or another, maybe you found some, or maybe you just had a good time looking for it as I have done in both cases.

To find gold it helps to have a basic understanding of how and why it ends up where it is. Gold is brought to (or near) the surface in volcanic events where cracks and cavities in rocks are filled with hot liquid quartz laced with gold, as the seams are eventually exposed to weathering, pieces of quartz and gold break off and are carried away with surface water to be deposited in some place always downhill from the source.

Gold is a very heavy element, in fact 19.5 times heavier than water and much heavier than lead which means the big bits don't travel as far or fast as the small pieces, and large nuggets are nearer the rock that they weathered from than the finer gold. All of this has taken millions of years of weathering and geologic action and so bits of gold from one source can be overlaid on gold originating from another source thus totally confusing the issue. Also large pieces that get into fast flowing water can travel faster than fine gold on flat ground, take into consideration that the slope will change over millions of years and we now have the picture. It's all as clear as mud, but mixed with gold waiting to be found.

Being so heavy, gold will make it's way to the bottom of sand, soil or gravel until it finds a solid bottom such as bedrock. Rock crevices in creek bottoms are always a good spot to look. With changes to stream flows over time a creek bottom will sometimes end up somewhere high up the bank and this is known as an Elevated Deposit. Some-times the creek bottom will be buried beneath other rock and soil and this is then called a Lead, if it's buried very deeply then it's a Deep Lead.

Gold bearing rock that is in-situ is called a Reef and our area has a few gold reefs. Most were mined during the 1800's and the quartz/gold ore was crushed in a stamping battery. These contraptions had a large exposed crank-shaft driven by steam that lifted and dropped heavy iron weights onto an iron dolly beneath. A common arrangement was a 5 head battery much like a large upturned 5 cylinder auto engine. The crushed material was either washed down a sluice box which is basically a long box with baffles that let the lighter material wash over the top or sometimes a mercury table which had grooves across it filled with the highly poisonous liquid metal Mercury. Mercury will allow gold into it but not sand, rock or gravel so after a big ore crushing event the mer-cury would be boiled off and recollected leaving the gold behind in the container.

The other sort of gold we have is of course alluvial gold

which is the name for gold that has left it's reef and is washing downstream. Much of the gold in the Shoalhaven River is alluvial and may have travelled a long way to get there. There were many large nuggets found upstream from here around Braidwood and Mongarlowe and these areas were possibly the source. Also found not far away was the "Nerriga Nugget" which was 45 ounces or so which is more than enough for an effective doorstop.

There were long water races in Windellama and Oallen cut through the ground to channel water to high pressure hoses that washed the hillsides down through sluice boxes. The Nadgigomar Dam off Wolgan Road was built in the late 1800's to supply water to one of these hydraulic sluicing operations and the race for the water was around 20km long passing over gullies on high wooden trestle bridges, and even through tunnels to end up at the mine site on the edge of the Shoalhaven Gorge. Some scars and relics from reef mining, hydraulic sluicing and the water races can still be found and are protected by law as historic sites.

As gold travels it gets worn like a river pebble; so the rougher the edges, the shorter the distance it has travelled. Much of what is found in the Shoalhaven River is so flat and fine that it actually floats on the surface tension of the water, a drop of detergent in the gold pan fixes this problem. But not all Shoalhaven River gold is this fine, a wily old prospector once showed me a one ounce nugget from the Oallen Ford area but of course wouldn't say exactly where he found it, though he did have the advan-tage of a modern metal detector.

I've tried my hand at metal detecting too but my unit is very old and not as sensitive as the newer machines to smaller nuggets. I've never found gold with it but a lot of coins and interesting relics.

The photograph in this article is of some small nuggets I found gold panning somewhere in Wild Windellama.

Continued next page



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