Inside this Issue: Easter Rally Toowoomba Historical Run … · 2016. 7. 11. · Moto Media Volume 4 Issue 6 CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORTWelcome to another co-ordinators report. What a

Moto Media Volume 4 Issue 6

Inside this Issue:

Easter Rally

Toowoomba Historical Run

Members Contributions


Committee Members for 2011/12 are:

Co-Ordinator Alex Allum 0419 544 184 [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer Wendy Yarrow 5464 1273 [email protected]

Dating Officer Alex Allum 0419 544 184

Editor Janet Smith 5426 8572 [email protected]

QHMC Rep/President Graham Allum 0403 528 331 [email protected]

VVTE EVENTS CALENDAR

DATE CLUB & INVITATION EVENTS

CONTACT

May 2012 5

th & 6th Tweed Valley Vehicle Restorers Club -

29th

Tweed Valley Rally Invitation Tour Michael Johnstone, President, (07) 55241532

20th Gatton Swap, Showgrounds

20th National Motoring Heritage Day

27th QLD Vintage - Brisbane Swap, School Road, Capalaba

0412 076 846

June 2012 9

th – 11th 2012 RACQ HMC Rally Maryborough (07) 4122 2111

July 2012 1st VVTE AGM

8th Mudgeeraba Swap, Showgrounds 55305559 Check website for Swap news: www.gcaac.com.au

15th RACQ Motorfest Eagle Farm Racecourse

0421 089 000

August 2012 12th Swap - Rocklea Showgrounds 0412 183 804

18th

All Veteran & Vintage Swap Old Cleveland Rd, Carindale

18

th & 19th

DDVVMC Fuel Consumption Run

VVTE attending

Graham Allum 0403 528 331

September 2012 12th – 19th National Veteran Rally, Ipswich

16th Beaudesert Swap ,Showgrounds 5544 8174 0414 066 121

22nd

& 23rd Historic Commercial Vehicle Assn Qld Annual Show of historic commercial vehicles

Gatton Showgrounds

Graham Bristow [email protected]

October 2012 14th Bundamba Swap

Ebbw Vale Soccer Grounds 0400 577 355

November 2012

3rd

& 4th Gold Coast Antique Auto Club

Annual Rally [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.gcaac.com.au/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT Welcome to another co-ordinators report. What a busy few months it’s been, so many car related events. Not to mention the late nights trying to get the AA Ford back together. First up were the Cadillac Nationals in Toowoomba, followed two weeks later by the Riley Nationals, also in Toowoomba, back to back with the Model A Nationals in Ipswich. Finally, and best of all, our own Easter Rally in Kingaroy. And what a great time it was too. Special mention must be made of the efforts my sister, Ebony, put into organising everything. Particularly in the lead up coming down with a cold, losing her voice and still making sure it all went to plan. The cars were interesting but best of all were the people involved with these events. Some we met for the first time, some we hadn’t seen for years, most we just caught up with. But all made these events the enjoyable time they were. It’s the main reason I’m involved in this hobby. So thanks everyone for your company. Upcoming events include the David Hack day in Toowoomba on the 6th of May. There will be a Car Inc meeting at this event as well. The Motoring Heritage Day is on the 20th of May which is the day of the Gatton swap meet. The same weekend also sees the Air and Land Spectacular at Emu Gully, near Helidon. For those that haven’t been there before it’s really quite show, with re enactors portraying pivotal times in Australia’s military history, from the Boer War to present. The June long weekend has the QHMC rally in Maryborough. If anyone is attending these events please let me know so we can plan accordingly. Our AGM is on July the 1st, with a day trip around the Laidley-Forest Hill area. Our next Easter rally will be an open invitation event based in Esk, so please ask every vintage vehicle owner you know to come along. Alex Allum, Group Co-ordinator and Dating Officer.

EDITORIAL STUFF... I have posted this Newsletter to all members as it includes the Easter rally. There are some great photos and I thought we should all have a “hard copy” to pour over. As usual with this group, fun & laughs are the norm, and this event was no exception. A huge thank you to our secret Easter Bunny for giving us a lovely surprise on Sunday morning. We all awoke to a basket of eggs hanging on our motel door. A final note on the rally: Bud is a correspondent of PreWarCar.com and his story and photos made the front page of this website for several days over the Easter period. The owner/manager of the site is based in the Netherlands, and he was very pleased to be able to advertise a story of vintage touring from Australia. Peter W’s article on the Toowoomba run is included in this edition. I came across an old article on Radio’s for Cars. You may have seen this before, but I thought it was worth including. In 1920 the appliance in the article was


considered “transportable” and took up space of just about a whole car. The heading of “Radio sets for Automobiles – Promise of near future”, I thought it went well with Peter’s Historic article, in looking back to where we have come from. My thanks go to Peter W for photos and report, Ebony Allum for rally organisation, the people of the South Burnett region for their friendly welcome and of course, our members for the great time, conversations & contributions. Happy Reading Janet


Easter Report Good Friday morning Wendy & I headed the Hudson in the direction of Esk to meet up with other members travelling to Kingaroy. After a cuppa & chat we headed off to Yarraman for lunch & to meet up with the group travelling from Toowoomba. Then off we go to Nanango and onto Kingaroy to the Midnight at the Oasis Motel. After we unpacked and had another cuppa (all we seem to do is drive & eat, does this sound familiar?), we held our meeting in the Motel grounds. Saturday: Off we go on a drive to the north of town to Hivesville for a morning tea at the local Hotel. What a sight to see the Vintage cars all lined up in front of the old Hotel & all the old locals (I think there were about 15) reminiscing the old days in cars like ours. From here we headed back to Wondai for lunch (more food) and a walk around town to the museum (which had an operating room set up) and the timber museum, both well worth a look if you are up that way. The art gallery had a display of war memorabilia. Back to Kingaroy, except that some of us couldn’t go past the ice cream shop. Wendy had licorice and ginger and Spencer had macadamia and ginger. Bob & Hazel Burley had finished theirs just as we arrived and then had to have another one after they had a taste of my ginger one. A must do if you are at Kingaroy. Off to the RSL for dinner via the courtesy bus (3 trips down and 3 trips back to get us all there). Sunday: Today we headed south of town to visit an old homestead and guess what after we had a tour around – yes you guessed it morning tea. Then off to Maidenwell for lunch through some very nice country, after lunch a few of us went to the solar observatory, then back to town to get ready to go to the RSL for dinner again. This time no courtesy bus as it doesn’t run on a Sunday so the RSL paid for a taxi bus for us all to be transported back and forth. A very nice gesture on behalf of the RSL. Monday: Off we head out of town for a buffet breakfast at a winery after which our group headed back the way we came and the other group headed for Toowoomba. A great weekend spread over 4 days of vintage motoring and around 500 miles – 800 km. VVTE Members attending were: Allum Family - A Ford; Jeff & Ann Cox – Whippet; Barbara & Headley Dearling – Buick; Bob & Hazel Burley – Chev; Dave & Elaine Pakeman – Essex; Gordon & Jeanette Russ – Pontiac; Warren Gelhaar & Karen Bale – Dodge; Pat & Betty Elliott – Essex Van; Spencer & Wendy Yarrow – Hudson; Peter & Glenys Wilkinson – Essex; Jeremy & Maree Smith and their 3 children Damian, Jacqui & Eloise – Dodge; Gerry & Janet Smith with Bud who floated from the Vauxhall to the Dodge and then to the highlight of his weekend driving the Hudson back to Esk. A great weekend was had by all and thanks go to Ebony Allum for the organisation. Spencer & Wendy Yarrow

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Definitions The terminology describing the condition of a vehicle being offered for sale is often misleading. Below is printed the explanation of some of the more common descriptions. Be warned!

Original car – even the sump oil dates from whenever.

Completely restored – everything painted.

Concours restoration – everything chromed.

Genuine vehicle – as distinct from genuine camel, genuine picket fence, etc.

50,000 genuine miles – plus the 300,000 plus genuine kilometres.

Older restoration – someone gave it a coat of paint once.

Rebuilt from front to back – as distinct from back to front.

Rare car – only one in the street.

Very rare car – only one in the suburb.

Unique car – a bitsa with a very uncertain pedigree.

Sports car – anything without a hood.

Only serious buyers need apply – difficult to be serious at the hysterically funny price.

90% complete – only needs motor, gearbox and diff and wheels.

No expense spared – asking price is more than it’s worth.

Some work done – they’ve pulled it to bits.


Pecan Slice – from Taabinga Homestead morning tea. BASE: 2 cups plain flour ½ cup brown sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 180g butter, diced TOPPING: 100g butter 1 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons cream ¼ teaspoon salt 250g pecans 2 teaspoons vanilla

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 21 x 30cm lamington tin with non-stick baking paper. 2. Mix the base ingredients together, rubbing butter into the flour mixture. Tip the dough into the

prepared pan and press firmly ensuring the base is even. Bake the base for approximately 15 minutes or until the base is golden brown.

3. In the last 5 minutes of baking time, prepare the topping. In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sugar, cream, honey and salt and constantly stir to combine. Bring the mixture to the boil and cook for a further minute. Remove from the heat, add the pecans and vanilla.

4. Pour the topping over the biscuit base, spread evenly over the surface and bake for a further 12 minutes or until the topping is bubbling and a deep golden brown. Allow the slice to cool completely in the tin before you cut into portions.

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1st

July 2012 – Plainland Run & AGM

Meat & Vegie Run

Plans are currently being finalised for the above, but a brief outline to date is: Commence with Breakfast at Porters Plainland, we will take a tour through Laidley Creek Valley, including historical sites and roadside fruit and vegie stalls along the way. The AGM meeting and lunch will be at Forest Hill. Run will conclude with a visit to Schulte’s Meat Tavern (they have coffee and wine tasting also)

Final details to follow.


FROM ESK TO KINGAROY AND BACK AGAIN A big part of the fun is getting there! This year was no exception. Graham organised for the group to go to Kingaroy in convoy. There were two starting points, one in Toowoomba and one in Esk. We travelled up with the Esk group. The cars gathered at around 10am in Esk, and we were all so busy talking etc that we were late leaving on the scheduled departure time, but no-one was bothered by this. We headed out on the highway at a steady 40mph. The weather was perfect. The traffic on the road for a Good Friday was ok,

not overly busy. We were scheduled to meet up with the Toowoomba group at Yarraman for lunch at 12:00pm. The Blackbutt range at present is down to one lane traffic, with a 15 minute up and 15 minute down turnaround. We were expecting delays. However we were lucky, as we approached the traffic lights at the bottom of the range, the light turned green, and the waiting traffic started to move. We couldn’t have timed it better if we had tried! The reconstruction since the 2011 January rains is very impressive. The amount of earth works taking place is really something to see. The Blackbutt range is not that steep, and most of the cars negotiated it in top gear. As we came into Yarraman, Ebony and Alex waved us into Henry’s Diner. The Toowoomba contingent had beaten us by a few minutes. Well timed really. It was out with the chairs and under the shade of the trees for fish and chips and picnic lunches. A few locals who had read the itinerary of the Easter rally in the local newspaper, were there waiting armed with cameras. This became the norm throughout the weekend. (We even had sight-seers driving through the Motel looking at the cars) After the friendly stop, we were back in the cars and onto Kingaroy travelling with all entrants, except one, who was arriving on the Saturday. What a great sight – one that any vintagent delights in – a lovely column of cars looking both in front and behind you. We arrived at the Motel within a few minutes of each other. At check-in the Proprietor opted to give everyone their keys, and told us to come back and pay later. It wasn’t too long before we had all unpacked and were sitting around sipping various beverages. At 4pm, Alex called the meeting together in the shady garden of the Motel. The mood had already been set for the day, and the banter just continued. It was obvious that another great rally was in front of us. Warren came to the meeting armed with a big bucket of pecan nuts, sharing these around. This only encouraged everyone to sit there longer drinking, eating and joking. However we got through the formalities of the meeting, with the main point of interest being next year’s Easter rally. The group decided the next year’s rally will be in Esk, and an open invitation event. Good Friday evening was self-cater and we were surprised at how much was open in Kingaroy. Some of us opted to go down town and purchase dinner, others had brought their own.

On Saturday morning, we mingled for breakfast and left the Motel at 8:30am, heading for Hivesville. We took the Bunya highway out of town as far as Tingoora, and then turning left, we passed the Quirky Hitching Rail (there is a local legend about this rail, but it can’t be printed here!) We were now on well sealed quiet back roads. We passed through the small settlement of Mondure, which in the past has had a commercial centre, but today the buildings and shops and closed up. A victim of centralisation I guess. Moving onto Hivesville, some members spotted a rusty relic, which was

reported to be a ’32 Ford. I had missed it! but then the scenery was spectacular. Hivesville, like Mondure, has a lot of closed-up shops too. Somehow it only adds to the atmosphere. The Hivesville Hotel, a two storey brick building, is far from closed. It’s a family-run pub, with Mum the cook, and sons and daughters working in various areas. You might not think a pub would be avenue for morning tea, however this is Hivesville and these are country people. The scones were coming straight from the oven to the table, and the slices and sandwiches were delectable. It was all you could eat and drink. Peter was chasing a vibration in the Essex roadster and got the jack out to check things. This brought


everybody around and was a point of interest with the locals. Bob had picked up a bit of muck in the main jet and had the carby in bits on the running board. He also had an audience. From here we headed onto Wondai. What an interesting town. The town has an Art Gallery, Timber Museum, Heritage Museum and very pretty parklands. After lunch people were free to see the sights in any order. At the Art Gallery, we were fortunate in that the Canberra War Museum currently has a touring exhibit, and it was there for us to see. Of particular interest was a 10 page letter from a soldier written to his family in 1914. He died in the war some months later in 1915. The timber museum was excellent. The Heritage Museum has everything you could possibly think of, including the operating theatre of the old Wondai hospital, a veteran Denison fire truck and the doors and remains of an early cremation oven. We didn’t waste too much time inspecting this! Each one of these places we visited, you would need to write a whole page to do them justice. But summing up, Wondai is a great place to visit. From here we headed back to Kingaroy, with many of us stopping at the Italian Ice-cream shop. We had the bus booked to pick us at 6pm, and we were all ready and waiting to leave for dinner at the RSL. We had a great night, with lots of laughs, and the evening continued on back at the Motel with groups sitting around for some time.

On Sunday morning we headed south to Taabinga Homestead, where we were met by the owners. We were given a very informative tour and morning tea. The homestead dates back to the 1840’s and the original station covered what is now Kingaroy and a large piece of the South Burnett. There is a lot to see here, the Rolls shed, chauffeur quarters and service ramp for the 1911 Rolls Royce was of particular interest from the motoring side. This car is now reportedly in Canberra. We then travelled onto Maidenwell for lunch and a tour of the Observatory. Some opted to pass on the tour and went to the nearby waterfalls and

swimming hole.

For those that went to the Observatory, you got to hold a piece of meteorite reported to be 4.5 million years old, and had impacted into China in the 15th century. The fragment had been discovered in 1958. Heading for home, we were on a time schedule to meet the 6pm bus to take us to our dinner.

The farewell Breakfast on Monday morning is the norm for VVTE rallies, but this one at the Booie Bello Vista Restaurant was exceptional. This is a 5 star restaurant set on the Booie range, and has a majestic view. Food was superb, and all you could eat, with most of us I’m sure, over indulging. We did not need lunch on the way home. With the last goodbyes and photos taken, we headed for home. When we got to the Blackbutt range, we once again were fortunate

in being there at the right time, with the downhill lane just opening for us. Some of us made a short stop at Moore and bought the roadside pumpkins. As we got towards Esk, we slowly started to go our own way. Another successful rally over, we are now looking forward to next Easter, and can’t wait. It’s the people that make these wonderful rallies,.....and of course,..... the cars are good too.


GENERAL MEETING MINUTES Minutes of General Meeting – VVTE Car Inc. held on 6th April, 2012 at Oasis Motel – Kingaroy Chaired by Alex Allum Opened 4.10pm Attendance as per attendance book. Apologies: Hazel Burley (sleeping). Glenys Wilkinson (keeping away so we didn’t catch her bug). Visitors: J & M Smith with their children. Warren Gelhaar & Karen Bale. Gordon & Jeanette Russ. Alex declared meeting open and welcomed members and visitors. Minutes of previous meeting held at DDVVMC Club Rooms, Toowoomba on 26th February were taken as correct. Wendy moved. Seconded: Janet Smith. Matters arising: Nil Correspondence In: Email from Janet Smith with details for membership from Warren Gelhaar & Karen Bale. Email from Peter Wilkinson ordering shirts and badges. Email from MG Car Club of Qld about joining in on a run to Toowoomba 26th August. Email from Michael Curson from the TV show “Gasolene” inviting us to watch the show every Sunday night at 6pm on TV4ME CH 74 & CH 64. Email from Ian Fenton complimenting Janet on the newsletter. Email from Phillip & Jo Hudson who are restoring a Rugby asking about our next meeting. Email from Darryl Brooks asking what our program is over the Easter run as he read in the South Burnett Mail we were visiting the area and where he could view the cars. Bank Statement from Heritage. Correspondence Out: Janet answered Darryl Brooks about where he could view the cars for Easter run. Janet sent a newsletter to Phil & Jo Hudson. Email sent to MG Car Club. Moved by Wendy. Seconded: Bob Burley. Treasurer’s Report: VVTE Car Inc. bank balance was recorded. Banked $40.00 for 2 memberships. Interest .30 cents from Heritage. Accounts to be passed for payment will be $200.00 for our annual membership to Car Inc. Moved by Wendy. Seconded: Graham Allum. Reports: Editor: Janet reported newsletters were sent out by email and post. Kingaroy notices were sent out separate. Thanks to Peter Wilkinson for things to go into newsletter. Janet also had some copies of old newsletters for anyone to take. Deadline was set for anything to be put into newsletter as being 2 weeks after the meeting.

Car Inc Rep: nothing to report. Dating: Alex had nothing to report. QHMC Rep: Graham reported that the seat belt saga is still going on. They have a meeting with Transport Dept. but it is all an ongoing argument. They are still looking into a State Rego system and they are hoping for a National system.


Memberships: 2 new memberships Warren Gelhaar & Karen Bale, Ingoldsby - 1922 Dodge Roadster (restored) 1926 Hupmobile 8 Sedan (unrestored) Moved by Alex. Seconded: Gerry Smith Gordon & Jeanette Russ, Laidley - 1927 Pontiac Tourer (restored) 1927 Whippet Tourer Moved by Alex. Seconded: Betty Elliott Carried that they be accepted into the Group. General Business: Graham suggested we do another Kingaroy Easter run next year as an invitation. Ann Cox suggested we do it on the off year to Roma. Gerry suggested we do Easter at Esk next year. Meeting decided we go to Esk next year and make it an Invitational run. Moved Gerry. Seconded: Elaine Pakeman. Carried. Gerry to get info together for our next meeting. Alex asked the meeting what other runs the members would like to do. AGM to be held 1st July 2012 with a breakfast at Plainland Pub first then a run with the meeting. Carried. Spencer suggested VVTE Car Inc. disband from Car Inc. and become an Incorporated Club. Spencer will look into the things we have to do for our next meeting. Moved Spencer. Seconded: Bud Smith Jeff Cox suggested we do a run to Rockhampton in August, going by Vintage and taking about 3 or 4 days up and then the same home. Meeting agreed but will look towards going in 2013 Jeff and Ann went to a car meeting while in Rockhampton and they said the meeting was a very different experience to what we have. Peter Wilkinson let the members know that if they are looking for the “lifter dots” for the side curtains you can get them from the MG Shop at Dutton Park. Alex suggested VVTE have a site at the Toowoomba swap in 2013 and will look into price. Gerry suggested we try it and see how it goes. Meeting agreed. As there was no further business Alex closed the meeting Meeting closed 5.25pm Next meeting will be held on our breakfast run and AGM 1st July 2012.


Toowoomba Historic Motor Garage Run After the Club meeting, Car Inc. meeting and lunch a keen group set off to do what we love doing – driving in our old cars and exploring. We were led by Graham Allum who (with his family) had produced an excellent booklet titled “VVTE/Car Inc. Toowoomba Historic Run February 26, 2012” which was full of information and photographs, new and old, of each site. The information comes from Brian Timms who is the current historian for the DDVVMC. Graham led the way from the DDVVMC in his 1928 A Ford accompanied by his son Lincoln followed by Wendy and Spencer in the 1930 Hudson 8, Barbara and Hedley in the 1930 Buick Roadster, Janet and Gerry in the 1929 Dodge sedan, Peter in the 1928 Essex Roadster, and Elaine & Dave in modern as their 1927 Essex sedan is having a well earned engine rebuild. Hoping the drizzle would hold off, we started at 620 Ruthven Street, the site of Austral and Howard Motors after a good run down James Street.

Austral Motors Used Cars - Mid 60s Corner of Ruthven and Telford Sts.

Real Estate at the Old Austral Used Car Site

For me, there is a lot of history at this spot and not just about cars. I was born and educated in

Toowoomba with both my primary schools just around the corner in James St. The photographs show the

Austral Motors Used Cars lot with the show room on the closest end of the current occupant The

Chronicle Building. “They were Chrysler Agents selling Dodge, De Soto, Plymouth cars and Dodge and Fargo

Trucks. Later they sold Chrysler Royals, as well as being agents for Triumph heralds, Hillman, Humber,

Singer and Simca. In the early 60s they commenced with the Valiant Range and in the 70s sold Mitsubishi

Sigmas and Lancers”. Allum Handout

Austral Motors Show Room 1976 The Chronicle Building


At the far end was Howard Motors (UK Motors) with spare parts out the back where I spent a lot of money and time buying parts for my first car a “field mouse grey” 2 door Morris Minor 803 cc split windscreen with Morris 1000 grill. They sold BMC and then British Leyland vehicles. Just to the right of The Chronicle is Len Patti Mitsubishi which was Faulkner Motors the local Ford dealer. More memories for me, the daughter of the Warfield family who helped me keep my Morris Minor on the road while I was at college worked here. While I go down memory lane, the brick building in the first photos was the Australian Wheat Board where my grandfather worked when I was very young. The next stop on Ruthven Street is the old site of Falconer Motors (1928 – 1959 at this site) which is shown in the picture above. Today it is a row of three shops and you would no longer recognise it as the building.

The next building was the George Rollston & Co at 147 Margaret Street as in the picture below. As there was no parking in the area, we were satisfied with a drive by viewing. From 1907 to the 30s they sold Crossley and Rover and Harley Davidson and Douglas motorcycles. After them came G & D Motors selling Austin and Willys, Oliver and Cletrac tractors etc along with Automotive Engineering (auto-electricians). “G & D Motors st arted as agents for Austin. Later they took on agencies for Willys, Simca, Rover, Rambler, Hudson, Reo Trucks, Oliver & Cletrac Tractors and Britstand earth moving equipment. In the 60s they took on VW selling Beetles and Kombis.” Allum Handout

Just to the right of G & D Motors was Elvery Motors who concentrated on Dodge and DeSoto by 1940. The Dodge sign is visible in the photograph above.


Our last stop was on the corner of Ruthven and Hodgson Streets in a park on the edge of East Creek. This spot was well under a lot of water in the flood in January 2011. Across Ruthven Street from here is Downs Group Training which was Winchester Motors (20s – 40s – Oakland, Pontiac and Vauxhall - below left) then Moulder Motors (late 50s – Triumph, Standard Vanguard also Plymouth & Fargo Commercials – below right)

The run concluded with group chats in the park and Lincoln showing me how the side curtains worked in the Model A. The afternoon remained dry so we did not need to use them.

Thanks to Graham for taking us on a most interesting and informative run. The “Allum Family” produced booklet was so informative and full of old and new photos that I did not need to take many photos of the current buildings (which must be a first for me).

Peter Wilkinson


The Grim Reaper came for me last night, and I beat him off with a vacuum cleaner. Talk about Dyson with death. A mate of mine recently admitted to being addicted to brake fluid. When I quizzed him on it he reckoned he could stop any time.... I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers on a grave. As I was standing there I noticed 4 grave diggers walking about with a coffin, 3 hours later and they're still walking about with it. I thought to myself, they've lost the plot!! My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were $70!!! Blow this, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web. I was at an ATM yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance, so I pushed her over. I start a new job in Seoul next week. I thought it was a good Korea move. I was driving this morning when I saw an RACQ van parked up. The driver was sobbing uncontrollably and looked very miserable. I thought to myself that guy's heading for a breakdown. My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that, 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. Paddy says "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador.” Sod that" says Mick "have you seen how many of their owners go blind?" Man calls 000 and says "I think my wife is dead" The operator says how do you know? He says "The sex is the same but the ironing is building up!” I woke up last night to find the ghost of Gloria Gaynor standing at the foot of my bed. At first I was afraid.......then I was petrified. A wife says to her husband you're always pushing me around and talking behind my back He says what do you expect? You're in a wheelchair. I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said “I would like to come back as a cow”. I said you’re obviously not listening. The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back. The wife was counting all the 5c and 10c's out on the kitchen table when she suddenly got very angry and started shouting and crying for no reason. I thought to myself, "She's going through the change." When I was in the pub I heard a couple of plonkos saying that they wouldn't feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a woman. What a pair of sexist pigs. I mean, it's not as if she'd have to reverse the bloomin thing Local Police hunting the 'knitting needle nutter’, who has stabbed six people in the village in the last 48 hours, believe the attacker could be following some kind of pattern. Bought some 'rocket salad' yesterday but it went off before I could eat it! A teddy bear is working on a building site. He goes for a tea break and when he returns he notices his pick has been stolen. The bear is angry and reports the theft to the foreman. The foreman grins at the bear and says "Oh, I forgot to tell you, today's the day the teddy bears have their picks nicked.


Copy of “PreWarCar.com” front page displaying VVTE Easter Rally

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Inside this Issue: Easter Rally Toowoomba Historical Run … · 2016. 7. 11. · Moto Media Volume 4 Issue 6 CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORTWelcome to another co-ordinators report. What a