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The DependerThe DependerThe DependerThe Depender The official Newsletter of the

AUSTIN MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB NEW SOUTH WALES Inc www.amvcnsw.com.au

The more things change, the more they stay the same. No cars on Pyrmont Bridge in 1900, or today

The Depender - the official magazine of the Austin Motor Vehicle Club NSW Inc 2

Club meetings are held on the fourth Friday of each month (except December) at

Cumberland High School, Dunmore Avenue Carlingford NSW

Meetings commence 7.30 pm

All correspondence to the Club should be addressed to:

PO Box 3943, Parramatta NSW 2124

CLUB COMMITTEE

For emails visit ‘Contacts’ page on our web site

www.amvcnsw.com.au

PRESIDENT: TONY GROOM Ph: 4731 5248 M: 0412 036 774

VICE PRESIDENT:

SECRETARY: DAVID DAVIS M:0419 983 878

TREASURER: ANN DAVIS M: 0408 021 205

EDITOR: ANN DAVIS M: 0408 021 205

HISTORIC PLATE BRIAN HEATON Ph: 9525 6119 M: 0427 682 767

REGISTRAR:

EVENTS RON FRANKS M: 0448 267 342

PROGRAM BERNARD KIRKPATRICK M: 0430 431 884

CMC DELEGATES: VACANT

ALL BRITISH DAY PETER CRIBB Ph: : 9484 7509

DELEGATE:

REGALIA OFFICER: KAREN AUSTIN M: 0418 273 943

WELFARE OFFICER: IAN MANN Ph: 9894 0420

WEB MASTER: ERIKS SKINKIS Ph: 4884 4140

Committee Appointed

PUBLIC OFFICER: IAN MANN Ph: 9894 0420

HISTORIAN: ALLAN HOGG Ph: 9522 8184 LIBRARIAN: TONY GROOM Ph: 4731 5248

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CLUB CALENDARCLUB CALENDARCLUB CALENDARCLUB CALENDAR

Only dates highlighted in bold print are authorised for vehicles on Historic Plates.

CRS vehicles may also attend events appearing on the CMC (Council of Motor Clubs NSW) Events Calendar Mar 2020

Tues 17 St Patricks Day

Fri 27 Club Meeting

Sun 29 Ladies Day run. Start at Mt Annan Botanical Garden

April 2020

Sun 5 Daylight Saving time ends (Put clocks back) Sun 5 Memory Walk & Jog—see pg 10 for how you can donate

Fri 10 Good Friday

Sun 12 Easter Sunday

Fri 24 Club Meeting

Sat 25 Anzac Day

Sun 26 Show ‘n’ Shine at Prospect

May 2020

Tues 12 Committee Meeting

Sun 17 National Motoring Heritage Day –East Kurrajong

Fri 22 Club Meeting Fri/Sun 29-31 Bathurst Gold Country Rally

June 2020

Fri-Sun 12-14 EuroFest at Newcastle

Fri 26 Club Meeting

Sun 28 Club Run

All Bri�sh Day at Kings School —September 13th 2020

It’s �me to start thinking about whether you want to go to All Bri�sh Day.

Please let me have your names and payment by 9th April 2020 if you want a

�cket.

Cost: $10 per car

Payment: Cash, cheque or EFT to the club. If you wish your �ckets to be

posted to you, please add $1.10 for the stamp.

Ann Davis

Show & Shine Trophies.

Any trophies won at our last Show ‘n’ Shine should be returned to Tony

Groom before the March mee�ng. Thank you.


Presidents Press

As I men�oned last month it has been suggested that mee�ngs at the school

be held every second month. The commi(ee discussed this on Feb 25th

but

have not yet reached a decision. I have had very li(le feedback from the

general membership and can only assume that no one cares if we meet or

not. Before vo�ng we will discuss this at the March mee�ng so come along

and have your say or call me beforehand. I expect six formal mee�ngs per

year to be held at the school in February, April, June, July (AGM),

September, and November. Addi�onal mee�ngs for any pressing ma(ers

can be held on the other months during a club run should the need occur.

I have just returned from Ballarat having a(ended the swap meet with Ian

Mann and four other devotees and I don’t think any of us found anything

spectacular but we all enjoyed the atmosphere and we all have sore legs. At

least I do. I’m not used to 12.5 km strolls two days in a row followed by a 10

hour drive home. S�ll we all resolved to be back next year searching for that

elusive part, cha3ng and having a good �me.

Show ‘n’ Shine trophies should be returned by the March mee�ng. Then you

can start polishing up the Aus�n ready for showing on April 26th

.

March is our annual Ladies Day ou�ng and this year we are going to Mt

Annan Botanic Gardens then lunching at a nearby hotel. Gentlemen, please

bring your wife or girlfriend along. (Hint: don’t bring both if you wish to

enjoy the day)

Keep on Aus�neering

Tony Groom

Ladies Day RunLadies Day RunLadies Day RunLadies Day Run————Sunday March 29th 2020Sunday March 29th 2020Sunday March 29th 2020Sunday March 29th 2020 Meet: Mt Annan Botanical Garden, at the Visitor Centre Parking Area Time: From 9.30am for morning tea and a look around. There is a café at the visitor centre if you don’t want to bring your own. Leave: 11.30am Lunch: Ambarvale Hotel. (About 15 min from Mt Annan) PLEASE LET RON KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING AS HE HAS TO BOOK TABLES.


My Say….. Well, just when I thought the A105 was all fixed, there was a major leaking

of gearbox oil all over the floor of the garage! It didn’t happen overnight,

but it did happen!! Consequently, it is now at the repairers so we’re in the

modern for a couple of runs.

The Observa�on run was a great day—it’s always nice

to wander round a couple of cemeteries trying to find

all the Halls/Bulls/Liddles etc.

The March Ladies Day run should be good—I’m look-

ing forward to seeing all the flowers at Mt Annan.

Remember to let Ron know if you are going on this

run so that he can book tables at Ambarvale Hotel for

lunch.

Ian & Janelle Mann are doing the Memory Walk again this year—see page

10 for how you can help. Ann Davis

The Cemetery Observa�on Run—Sunday 23rd February 2020 We started at McDonalds (where else?!) at Bligh Park for breakfast. The

first stop was the small cemetery on Church St in Windsor and Ron handed

out his first set of ques�ons.

So, what are we

looking for??


Some of the graves were looking very neglected and the wri�ng was hard to

read, but I think everyone found answers—maybe not the correct ones

though! Ron was there to point us in the right direc�on if we looked lost!

When we’d finished there, it was a short drive to the Catholic Cemetery on

the corner of Macquarie St in Windsor. This was bigger than the first one,

so it took us longer to find all the answers. It was a good job they had cut

most of the grass recently otherwise we would have had wet legs/trousers.

Some of the headstones here were old, but there was a beau�ful rose bush

growing next to one.


We had morning tea in the park across the road from the cemetery, watch-

ing the corellas and a heron around the li(le lake.

AGer morning tea we were off to our

3rd

cem-

etery,

where we were given another set of ques-

�ons.

Now what am I

looking for

again?!

At the end of the aGernoon, we were

treated to Devonshire Teas by Tony H

& Karen. Thank you. And thanks to

Ron for organising the day. AD


AUSTIN MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB NSW IncAUSTIN MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB NSW IncAUSTIN MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB NSW IncAUSTIN MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB NSW Inc Recap of the Minutes of the January General Meeting held at

Cumberland High School, Dunmore Avenue, Carlingford

The meeting was opened by Tony Groom @ 7.40pm with 11 members present

Apologies: John & Judy Azzopardi: Peter Cribb;

Minutes of the previous meeting accepted:

Moved by: Ann Davis Seconded by : Ron Franks

Reports

Correspondence: Club magazines and newsletters 5 hard copy, 14 by email, plus 3 links to Retroauto. 9 Emailed & Printed Flyers for: various events

Emails and letters: • 2 letters from Robert Moore re the forming of AMVCNSW

• Application for judges for Show & Shine sent to the CMC

Treasurer: Statement balance is $6122 with no unpresented cheques. Club Plates: There are currently 42 cars on HVS plates in the club. After tonight there will be 43 as John Corin has a Cressida to be added. The Edwards’ 3 cars have all been trans-ferred. Events Director: March 29th is the Ladies Day run, starting at Mt Annan and lunch at a nearby club. April is Show & Shine at Prospect. May is Heritage Day run and Bathurst rally. Program Director: Bernard will liaise with Ron re a Saturday visit to St Patrick’s Cathedral in Parramat-ta and a look at the organ. . Editor: All ok, but would appreciate content from members. Welfare: Margaret H is having tests; Nice to see Eddie last week, but he is not 100%; Emma Chin got engaged; Eriks and Louise are ok and back home after being evacuated during the fires. All British Day: Nothing significant since last meeting. ABD is 13th Sept next year. CMC: Eastern Creek will be 16th August. Clubs must apply now for tickets as CMC experiencing a bit of disarray since the passing of Tony de Luca. Regalia: All selling well. Karen handed over $700.30 from Regalia sales over the last year. General Business

• Tony G—the school has accepted the dates of our meetings. • David D suggested only having a formal meeting every 2 months as attend-

ance is very poor. The committee will consider this but it was decided tonight to cancel the formal February meeting at the school (due to 2 or 3 committee absences) and have an informal meeting on the observation run.

• Eastern Creek Tickets must be ordered now—names and payment to Ann. Lucky Door Prize—Tony Hordern. Meeting closed at 8.42pm


Precis of the Minutes of the CMC Mee�ng held on 28th January 2020

NATIONAL MOTORING HERITAGE DAY – 17th May 2020 The 2020 event

would be run at the same venues as in 2019.

SHANNONS SYDNEY CLASSIC– 16th August 2020

Tony O’Donnell reported on new parking availability.

Area A – less space and will have a limit of 24 cars per Club. Other areas re-

main the same although in Area D spaces might be pushed up the hill as this

seemed to be a favoured space last year.

Beginning this year, the entrance fee will be $25, which will include a $5 do-

na�on to the Prostate Cancer Founda�on. There will be no raffle.

LOGBOOK SCHEME. Mee�ngs had been held within Transport NSW to re-

view the logbook scheme. Expected announcements in March 2020.

There had been some other discussions on pu3ng the hard copy logbooks

onto smart phone apps. The latest development on Road Safety was to con-

centrate on ‘low level speeding’ which might be of concern to members.

CVS REGISTRATIONS. T Thompson advised that the latest (28/01/2020) CVS

registra�ons were 4,094.

It was noted that 29 Clubs had s�ll not affiliated including 9 Clubs with CVS

vehicles in these unaffiliated clubs which were then technically un-

registered.

AFFILIATION. Pending applica�ons for affilia�on from My Car Club, Early

Times Car and Motorcycle Club (with 20 cars and 2 motorcycles), The Vin-

cent HRD Owners Club and BMW Drivers Club, all four Clubs are on HVS.

NRMA . Bob Adby reported on the survey of member Clubs responding to

the NRMA offer of a 25 % discount on roadside assistance subscrip�ons – 10

to 20 Clubs had offered opinions. These varied widely from Club to Club

ranging from 10 to 90% assen�ng. In his last mee�ng with NRMA he was

no�fied that the scheme was acceptable and would be ac�oned as early to

mid February 2020.

The mechanisms by which the discount will be offered or be opera�onal are

unclear as the NRMA has not entered into discussions with the CMC on just

how the system will be implemented. The sub-commi(ee will con�nue to

lobby for a form of “driver cover” to be offered.


Dementia Australia’s Memory Walk & Jog 2020

Remember what you did last week or last year, your partners name or even that you have a partner of 40 years or that you have children? Well, some people can’t!! An estimated 459,000 Australians are living with dementia, which is Australia’s leading cause of death in women and third leading cause of death in men. 250 people a day receive a confirmed diagnosis of a dementia illness. Currently 27,247 people have early onset dementia, 1 in 10 people over 65 and 3 in 10 people over 85 have a dementia illness. In NSW there are 149,250 living with a diagnosed dementia and there is no cure. Janelle and I are again seeking your support to raise funds for the care and treatment of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and hopefully to eventually find a cure. We will be participating in the 8klm walk, at Tench Reserve, Penrith on Sunday April 5. To help, you can go to one of these links and make a donation to either of us. https://www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/IanMann609/western-sydney https://www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/janellemann/western-sydney We can also take your donations manually or you can transfer your dona-tion to an account I have set up which is; “ID Mann On A Mission” (Acct# 100266846 BSB 802 084) at Syd-ney Mutual Bank. Please include your name so we know who it’s from and send us an email with your details for a receipt. Our team is “Mann on a Mission”. If you want to join our team and get active while helping others contact Janelle via her email below. Even at a casual pace you will be finished before 11am and the rest of the day is yours. Alternatively you can register to participate yourselves at any of the events Australia wide or create your own by following this last link. https://www.memorywalk.com.au/find-an-event Thank you for your support Ian & Janelle Mann 02 9894 0420 [email protected] [email protected]


CLUB MERCHANDISE Contact: KAREN AUSTIN Ph: 0418 273 943

Windscreen Banner $20.00 Jacket $30.00 Number Plate Covers pair $25.00 Polo Shirt $25.00

Bumper Stickers $ 4.00 Summer Shirts $35.00

Key Rings $ 7.00 Caps $15.00

Golf Umbrellas $25.00 Cloth Badges $ 5.00

Golf Umbrella Sleeves $ 6.00 Members Name Badge $ 7.00

Golf Umbrella, Sleeve Combo $ 30.00 Flying A Pins $ 5.00 Folding Umbrella $22.00 AMVC Mugs $15.00

AMVC window sticker $ 5.00 Lapel Badges $ 5.00

Car Metal Badge $25.00

FOR SALE / WANTED FOR SALE / WANTED FOR SALE / WANTED FOR SALE / WANTED (pictures and ads can also be found at http://www.amvcnsw.com.au/for_sale.html)

For Sale: 1962 Riley 4/72. Has had a small fortune spent on this car and it is an absolute gem. Nothing to do just drive away $8000 ono

1962 Austin Freeway. (Grey) $4500 ono Contact: Tony Hordern, 0418447409

For Sale: 1972 Morris 1300 automatic. Built at Zetland, this vehicle has been well looked after and maintained. Colour is original Arianca Tan. Original logbook and service manual. New carpets by Gary Micallef, overflow tank, thermal fan, four new tyres, new brake shoes, engine adapted for 95 fuel, new battery, new

distributor by BCS Distributors. Conditional Registration (not transferable) till October 2020. Spares include two doors, chassis rail, filters etc. Contact: Judy Gold, Berkeley Vale NSW. Tel: 02.4388.4210 Mob. 0407.890.970

This is what you’ve been waiting for—the results of the Cemetery Observation Run:

Out of a total of 38 questions this is how you all did:

Neville & Cheryl Moore 33

Tony & Marion Groom 33

Ian Mann 32

Tony H & Karen 30

Brian & Margaret Heaton 29

David & Ann Davis 24 John & Jean Corin 14 - but John & Jean missed the first cemetery

Ron Franks


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