Sydney Bush Walkers Club

Last updated November 13, 2019

The Sydney Bush Walkers Club is a bushwalking club in Australia.

Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe all forms of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling, hillwalking, and fell walking. The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous hiking organizations worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

Formed in 1927 by Myles Dunphy at the behest of the Mountain Trails Club, the group was originally called the Waratah Walking Club, but was renamed early on.^[1] Unlike its predecessor, the club was open to the general public,^[2] and this allowed it to increase its membership substantially; a petition presented in the same year (signed by members of both clubs) contained over 5,000 signatures.^[3]

Myles Dunphy and Milo Dunphy were Australian conservationists who played an important role in creating the Australian wilderness movement.

The Sydney Bush Walkers Club continued to campaign for environmental causes throughout the 1930s^[3]^[4] and although membership has fallen to around 800, it still continues to organise events.^[5]

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References

↑ C. Michael Hall; Stephen J. Page (9 May 2014). The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment, Place and Space. Taylor & Francis. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-1-135-04156-4.
↑ Drew Hutton; Libby Connors (13 April 1999). History of the Australian Environment Movement. Cambridge University Press. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-521-45686-9.
1 2 Martin Mulligan; Stuart Hill (22 October 2001). Ecological Pioneers: A Social History of Australian Ecological Thought and Action. Cambridge University Press. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-0-521-00956-0.
↑ Melissa Harper (2007). The Ways of the Bushwalker: On Foot in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-968-9.
↑ "Official website". Sydney Bush Walkers. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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[HallPage2014-1] C. Michael Hall; Stephen J. Page (9 May 2014). The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment, Place and Space. Taylor & Francis. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-1-135-04156-4.

[HuttonConnors1999-2] Drew Hutton; Libby Connors (13 April 1999). History of the Australian Environment Movement. Cambridge University Press. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-521-45686-9.

[MulliganHill2001-3] 1 2 Martin Mulligan; Stuart Hill (22 October 2001). Ecological Pioneers: A Social History of Australian Ecological Thought and Action. Cambridge University Press. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-0-521-00956-0.

[Harper2007-4] Melissa Harper (2007). The Ways of the Bushwalker: On Foot in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-968-9.

[sbw-5] "Official website". Sydney Bush Walkers. Retrieved 5 June 2018.