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Contents

Ed……………………………………….…………………….2

Stein und Wein Austria. A photo journal of

a weeklong training and wine extravaganza

held in Langenlois, Austria in 2015.

Sunny Weiler..............................................3

The Pinnacle of Trail Building. A dangerous

section of pathway on Mount Rosea in the

Grampians National Park in Victoria,

Australia, is tamed through the use of stone

and a great deal of ingenuity.

Gavin Rose...............................................13

The Shaping of Australia's Cultural

Landscape: How early European immigrants

adapted the dry stone skills of their

Homelands to survive in a new and harsh

Terrain. Adapted/extended version of a

paper presented to the 8th International Dry

Stone Walling Congress in Switzerland 2002.

Raelene Marshall. ....................................16

Walls in Australia: A Personal Recollection.

Sally Hodgson looks back to a time in her

early years as a dry stone waller, coupled

with a look at “If these walls could talk” a

report on the types of wall found in this part

of Victoria.

Sally Hodgson..........................................22

Those dry-stone walls: stories from South

Australia’s stone age. A review of Bruce

Munday’s book about the walls of South

Australia and the history behind them.

Nick Aitken...............................................26

Australia’s Indigenous Stonework. An

insight into the ancient use and modern day

management of dry stone structures by

Australia’s Indigenous people. Adapted from

apaper presented at 13th International Dry

Stone Walling Congress in Sardinia Italy 2012.

Raelene Marshall. ...................................27

Rogues Gallery. How not to use Sydney

Sandstone .............................................32

In Search of Stones: a dry stone connection

to land. Brief look at a photo book by

Raelene Marshall.

Sean Adcock.............................................33

Masterclass. Masterclass: Problems and

Planning Part 5 - A Pot Pourri Compromise.

The long drawn out series is concluded by a

series of bits and pieces.

Sean Adcock.............................................34

Photos: Mostly new Aussie walls......... ....41

Branch News. A brief update....................43