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- 1950-2014 (Creation)
- 1950-2014 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
1 box, 2 parcels.
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Name of creator
Administrative history
The University of Queensland Bushwalk Club (UQBWC), also known as Uck-buck, formed in 1950 after the dissolution of the Science Students Association in the same year. The aims and goals of the club: to encourage people not familiar with the bush to experience it; to develop and encourage the spread of knowledge and good practice in bushwalking; to serve as a meeting place and forum for walkers of all levels and experience; and to extend peoples experiences beyond track. Initially the club was permitted to build a stone hut in the saddle between East and West peaks of Mt Barney but with more people visiting Mt. Barney the hut was demolished in the mid-seventies. The clubs magazine was called Heybob, with a smaller issue called Mini-heybob. 'Heybob' was the clubs alternative call to 'Cooee' when calling to fellow bushwalkers.
UQBWC worked closely with the Brisbane Bushwalking Club (BBWC) which formed in 1948, two years prior to the UQBWC. Many members of the UQBWC were also members of the BBWC. From these two clubs, the Brisbane Rock Climbing Club (BRCC) was formed in 1965. In 1975, the University of Queensland (UQ) formed its own rock climbing club called the UQ Rock Climbers Club (UQRCC). In 2007, the UQRCC changed their name to the UQ Mountain Club (UQMC). The UQBWC disbanded in 1997. At this time, many members were active members of the UQRCC, now called the UQMC.
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Administrative history
The University of Queensland Mountain Club (UQMC) is an outdoor sports club formed in 2007 and affiliated with the University of Queensland Sport. The club aims to inspire and teach outdoor enthusiasts to improve their outdoor skills. They organise hiking, rock climbing, trail-running, rogaining and other outdoor trips predominately in south-east Queensland. UQMC is the amalgamation of two former University of Queensland clubs: the University of Queensland Bushwalking Club (1950-1997) and the University of Queensland Rockclimbers Club (1975-2007).
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Records, 1950-1970
Collection alternatively titled as: University of Queensland Bushwalking Club Collection.
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Scope and content
Correspondence, reports and diaries for the University of Queensland Bushwalking Club (UQBWC). There are thirteen Annual reports, including the the first annual report from 1950 which records the formation of the club. There are documents, correspondence, and reports relating to the Mt Barney Hut that the Club constructed as well as field trip notes (mostly from trips at Mt Barney). Two diaries of outings and activies for 1994 and 1995 are present. Three folders contain content relating to clubs which shared members with the UQBWC: the University of Queensland Rockclimbers Club, the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club and the Brisbane Rockclimbing Club. There is a photograph album of activities of the club from the 1950s, comprising 147 black and white photographs, some yellowing with age, and 4 colour photographs. Most photographs have been pasted onto the pages, with captions.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
This collection has been arranged into two series. Series A has Correspondence, Reports and Diaries of the Club and Series B is a photograph album.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
In copyright. Can be reproduced for personal research and study. For other uses see About copyright. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
Language of material
- English
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Name access points
- University of Queensland (Subject)
- University of Queensland Bushwalking Club (Subject)
- University of Queensland Mountain Club (Subject)
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, KM, 3-Oct-2024. Revised, Linda Justo, 17-Aug-2021. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.