History | UQ Mountain Club

The History of UQMC

Welcome to the UQMC History page!

UQMC has a very rich history full of adventure and fun. However, UQMC was not always officially UQMC, as it is a combination of two clubs: U.Q. Bushwalking Club (UQBWC) and the U.Q. Rockclimbing Club (U.Q.R.C.C.), but the spirit of both these clubs and the traditions are very much still alive within UQMC. The UQBWC was founded on the 26th of April in 1950.

The History pages contain information on the historic Timeline of UQMC, many pictures taken from the 1950s to now, and a lot of archived documentation. As there is so much information accumulated over the years, the UQMC Archivists Meike Go and Nicholas Tierney, have decided to split these into multiple pages. You can look for topics by subject and by document. However, if the archivists think a document is worth reading, they will highlight it for you.

Beware: this page has a lot of information, so you should not be surprised if suddenly 3 days have gone past without you knowing, because you were so into the old UQBWC magazines or the "Rise and Fall of the Barney Hut"!

To help you navigate a bit more, you can skip through the different sections or pages here:

Most of these archived documents are all donated to the UQ Fryer Library, as these well-read heroes are more capable of actually handling old documents and the archives would be saved from being lost, a flood, a fire or another natural/unnatural disaster. If you wish to access these files in real life, you should make an appointment on their website. The archives are not allowed to leave the premises, but UQMC has scanned most of it in, so you can also access most of it through the website.

UQMC Pictures Archive

UQMC has changed a lot of over the years, not only as a club, but also through time. UQMC has black-and-white pictures from as early as the 1950s, going all the way to today. We hikers and climbers love to document ourselves. Don't we?

Unfortunately, this page is still under construction, and will hopefully be done in 2023.

UQMC Documents Archive

UQMC has a lot of documentation about various things, such as the archived "Hey Bob" magazines, the older guidebooks, some documents from UQBWC and UQRCC, and other documents - including correspondence and trip reports.

UQMC is still undertaking efforts to present these documents in a better way, so please have patience as during the year more information will be added here. UQMC is trying to match some of these trip reports and magazine articles with the pictures, but this is a lot of work - so again, still undergoing.

However, feel free to read some of the old magazines in the original (scanned in) versions or the retyped versions. Have fun!

Hey Bob Volume 1 - 1959 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 2 - 1960 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 3 - 1961 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 4 - 1962 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 5 - 1963 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 6 - 1964 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 7 - 1965 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 8 - 1966 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 9 - 1967 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 10 - 1968 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 11 - 1969 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 12 - 1970 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 13 - 1971 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 14 - 1972 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 15 - 1973 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 16 - 1974 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 17 - 1975 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 18 - 1976 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 19 - 1977 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 20 - 1978 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 21 - 1979 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 22 - 1989 (Original or Retyped)

Hey Bob Volume 23 - 1996 (Original or Retyped)

Climbing in the Snowy Mountains - 1976 (Original)

Grampians Bouldering Booklet - Year Unknown (Original)

Kangaroo Point Climbing Routes - 1985 (Original)

Rock Climbing at Kangaroo Point - Year Unknown (Original)

Rock Climbing History of South East Queensland by Neill Lamb - 1967 (Original)

Rock Climbing in the Warrumbungles - 1973 (Original)

The Rise and Fall of the Barney Hut by Faye Bolton - 2000 (Original or Retyped)

UQ Bushwalking Club Constitution (Original)

UQ Bushwalking Club Rules (Original)

UQ Rock Climbing Club Membership List - 1976 (Original)

Nimbin Rocks Accident Report - 1956 (Original)

UQ Rock Climbing Club, Magazine "Chockstone" Volume 2 Number 1 - March 1976 (Original)

UQ Rock Climbing Club, Magazine "Chockstone" Volume 2 Number 2 - June 1976 (Original)

UQ Rock Climbing Club, Magazine "Chockstone" Volume 2 Number 3 - March 1977 (Original)

Ascent of Vidler’s Chimney - 1954 (Original or Retyped)

Correspondence to Julie - 2001 (Original)

Correspondence to Neill Lamb - 1987 (Original)

Correspondence (another) to Neill Lamb - 2001 (Original)

Correspondence to Neill Lamb - Year unknown (Original)

Correspondence (another) to Neill Lamb - Year unknown (Original)

Early Queensland Climbing Experiences - 2001 (Original)

Map Mount Barney - 1965 (Original)

Correspondence to Neill Lamb - 2001 (Original)

Progress Report Mt Barney Hut - 1957 (Original)

Reminiscence of first ascend Carborundum 1956 5th of August - 50 years later - 2006 (Original)

Trutch Magazine Neill Lamb Article - 1966 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - February 1989 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - June 1989 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - October 1989 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - February 1990 (Original) or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - April 1990 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - June 1990 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - October 1990 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - February 1991 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - April 1991 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - June 1991 (Original or Retyped)

Mini Hey Bob - October 1991 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - February 1992 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - April 1992 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - August 1992 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - October 1992 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - January 1993 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - February 1993 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - April 1993 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - June 1993 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - October 1993 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - December 1993 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Autumn 1994 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Winter 1994-I (Original) and Winter 1994-II (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Spring 1994 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Summer 1994 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Autumn 1995 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Winter 1995-I (Original) and Winter 1995-II (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Spring 1995 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Summer 1995 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Autumn 1996 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Winter 1996-I (Original) and Winter 1996-II (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Spring 1996 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - Summer 1996 (Original)

Mini Hey Bob - April 1997 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1950 (Original or Retyped)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1951 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1952 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1953 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1954 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1955 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1956 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1958 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1959 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1960 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1961 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1962 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1963 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1964 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1965 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1966 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1967 (Original)

UQBWC Annual Report - 1968 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1951 February (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1952 February (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1952 April (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1953 June (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1954 February (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1954 June-July-August (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1955 Christmas (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1955 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1955 Term 2 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1956 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1956 Term 2 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1957 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1957 Term 2 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1958 November (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1958 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1958 Term 2 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1959 February (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1959 December/ 1960 January (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1959 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1959 Term 2 and 3 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1960 January-February (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1960 February-March (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1960 Term 1 (Version 1) (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1960 Term 1 (Version 2) (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1960 Term 2 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1961 January-February-March (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1961 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1961 Term 2 and 3 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1962 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1962 Term 2 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1963 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1963 Vacation Version (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1964 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Circular - 1965 Term 1 (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1955 March (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1955 Moreton Island Trip (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1956 AGM (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1956 June (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1956 September (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1956 November and December (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 AGM (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 January and February (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 March (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 March and April (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 April (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 May (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 June (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 June-July (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 July (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1957 July-August (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 January and February (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 February (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 February and March (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 March (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 March and April (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 May (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 June (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 June and July (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1958 November (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 March (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 April (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 Easter Trip (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 May (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 May Barney Trip (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 June-July (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 July (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 August (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1959 September (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 March (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 April (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 April Easter Throughwalk (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 June (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 June (2) (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 June General Meeting and Film Evening (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 July (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 July Trip Raining Cliffs (Original)

UQBWC Notice - 1960 September (Original)

A lot of hard work, dedication and love for UQMC by Meike and Nicholas has made this almost complete history possible. So this is from them to you, with love (April 2023).