No. 343

A30 MINUTES A NEWSLETTER OF THE AUSTRALIAN AUSTIN A30 CAR CLUB INC.

IN THIS ISSUE: 4/ 5 Club Minutes 6/ Forthcoming events 8 /Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally 9/10/11 Gamekeepers Lunch 13 /Buy Swap & Sell 15/16 On the Road Bob Laughton

AUGUST 2012

THE SEVERAL DIFFERENT AGES OF CARS AND BIKES AT THE GAMEKEEPERS INN

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FROM THE FRONT SEAT

A message from the Club President, Brian Brooks

PRESIDENT’S REPORT Hi all, This month we had our midyear lunch at the Gamekeepers country inn. Attendance was really good with 37 members coming along and enjoying the day. Highlight was seeing Theresa and Jamie’s A30 convertible and Chris and Nanette Saari’s recently restored A30 Countryman both really nice cars. It was also good to catch up with them after so many phone calls. Also good to see Bob Laughton looking well again and the welcome return of his “On the Road” feature article in A30 Minutes. On the last weekend in July club members assisted in wrecking the A30 sedan in Plenty (North east of Melbourne). This will boost our spares supply so if you’re looking for parts give either myself or Don Jones a call. We are about to have our long awaited committee meeting at the start of August and will keep you posted on new ideas and events that come out of it. Also please consider the upcoming events as there are some interesting things to do with the club. If you have any ideas for club events – please tell a committee member. Stay safe and enjoy your cars. Brian Brooks

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CLUB MINUTES Australian Austin A30 Car Club Inc.

(Ass. Inc. No. A8084W)

Minutes of the meeting held on the 18th July 2012, at the Cam-berwell Uniting Church, 314 Camberwell Road, Camberwell. Meeting Opened: The meeting was opened at 8.15pm Apologies:

Ian Warren,Glenys & Bruce Hall, Bob Neal, Rose McKimmie,H. Overton, Russell & Judy Clough, Ro, Ron & Larraine Maddocks, Joe Aquilina.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting: The minutes of the meeting held on 20th June 2012 were ac-cepted as a correct record of that meeting. Moved,Bob D. Seconded:Don Jones. Carried. Business Arising: Nil.

Correspondence:

Out: Barry Seignior (Deniliquin.) In: Various Car Club magazines. Sunbury Print & Copy.

Barry Seignior. (Austin J2 Van)

Moved: Bob D. Seconded: David H. Carried.

Treasurers Report: Dianne gave a detailed report on the financial state of the club. Moved: Dianne Davie Seconded:Warren B.. Carried. Membership Report:

65 paid up members for new financial year.

33 cars on Club Plates.Suggested we set up BPay or direct deposit for future payments.

Editors Report:

Maxine: Hope that Bob Laughton will be well again next month. All articles, trips, vehicles, anything of interest will be most welcome.

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CLUB MINUTES (cont) Librarians Report:

Going well, 3 books returned/3 on loan. Workshop Manual and Parts book always here.

Club Captain:

Coming Events:

22/7 Mid Year Lunch—Gamekeepers Secret Country Inn.

Approx. 39 attending.

15/8 Club Meeting / AGM.

19/8 Newport Railyards.

August: Marong Picnic.

sept. Nar Nar Goon

6/7 Oct.: Euroa.

3/4/5Nov. Steam Rally / Lakes Goldsmith Rally.

Christmas Lunch / Ideas?

Merchandise:

Don gave detailed spiel to sell merchandise. Will be ordering name badges tomorrow, Let me Know if you want one.

Spare Parts:

Brian: Has purchased right angle and strait grease nipples, 3/16 pan head screws & nuts (stainless) and speed nuts for grille.

Graeme Brewster donated Oil Filters for 803cc. Graeme will get free membership next financial year

General Business: Don: Insurance Co. Stuffing around with fallen tree.

Tom: Member from A40 Club fined $640- for not filling out Log Book on Club Permit.

Don:Warrigul Swap, Sue thought terrific that Don looked at all this junk. Possible run thru Stresleckis.

Bob Cane: Any feedback on car for sale?

Attendance: 22

The date of the next meeting & AGM was confirmed as WEDNESDAY THE 15th AUGUST 2012

At the Camberwell Uniting Church, 314 Camberwell Road, Camberwell at 8-00pm

The meeting was closed at 9-25pm Bob Dickson. Hon Secretary

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.FORTHCOMING EVENTS 19 August 2012 (Sunday) Note change of date Newport Run Railway Museum. Meet at Champion Road outside the Williamstown cemetery at 10am Mel ref Map 55 J-6 Followed by lunch at historic Williamstown with all its charm of a small maritime village and lot of innovative restaurants and cafes. There is also a craft market along with galleries, bookshops etc. Contact Brian 039386 9385 or Fred 039457 4038 for details. 15 August 2012 (Wednesday) Annual General Meeting including election of office bearers for 2012/13 at the Camberwell Uniting church at 8:00pm 19 September 2012 (Wednesday) Club meeting at the Camberwell Uniting Church at 8:00pm 23 September 2012 (Sunday) Light Horse & Artillery Museum “Remembering All Animals in War” 200 Bessie Creek Road, Nar Nar Goon Melway Map 319 D2 This is a really interesting Museum and should be a good day out. The $8 entry fee includes a guided tour of the museum and tea and coffee. Meet at the museum at 11:00. BYO BBQ lunch to be enjoyed on the grounds. Check out more at www.lighthorsemuseum.com.au 6 – 7 October 2012 (Saturday and Sunday) Euroa Show and Shine This is a popular event that our club has been supporting for years. So let Fred know as soon as possible for accommodation at the Castle Creek Motel and booking for dinner on Saturday night. 17 October 2012 (Wednesday) Club meeting at the Camberwell Uniting Church at 8:00pm 3-4-5 November 2012 (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally This is acclaimed as ‘Australia’s premier steam rally’ and also has international recognition and is a must attend rally! This year they are celebrating their 100th Rally so it should be fantastic. Please let Fred or Brian know if you can come. See Page ????for more details 16-17 November 2012 (Saturday/Sunday)

Bendigo Swap Meet

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HISTORIC RAIL VEHICLE TOUR TO VICTORIAN RAIL-WAYS NEWPORT WORKSHOPS WEST BLOCK

WHEN : 10 AM ON SUNDAY 12TH AUGUST WHERE : MEET AT CHAMPION ROAD OUTSIDE THE WILLIAMSTOWN CEMETERY MELWAY REF MAP 55 J-6

JOIN CLUB MEMBERS ON A TOUR OF HISTORIC VICTORIAN RAILWAY NEWPORT WORKSHOPS. SEE THE DIESEL ELECTRIC RAIL MOTOR DERM 58 AND THE FABULOUS “R” CLASS HUDSON STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TOGETHER WITH ORIGINAL RED RATTLER ELECTRIC TRAINS – YOU MIGHT EVEN FIND THE INITIALS YOU CARVED IN THE WOODWORK BACK IN THE DARK AGES! THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THE CONTENTS ARE A REAL STEP BACK IN TIME AND REFLECT THE GOLDEN AGE OF STEAM AND THE GLORY OF THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. AFTER THE TOUR WE WILL HAVE LUNCH IN A CAFÉ A SHORT DISTANCE FROM NEWPORT WORKSHOPS. CONTACT FRED (03) 9457 4038 OR BRIAN (03) 9386 9385 IF YOU ARE ATTENDING.

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LAKE GOLDSMITH 100TH STEAM RALLY FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER TO SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2012

JOIN CLUB MEMBERS AT THE LAKE GOLDSMITH STEAM RALLY ON NOVEMBER 3RD,4TH & 5TH.

THE CLUB HAS PERMISSION TO DISPLAY CARS AT THE VENUE AND IT IS A GREAT OPPOR-TUNITY FOR US TO PROMOTE THE CLUB.

THE CLUB HAS ARRANGED CAMPING IN THE FIELD NEXT DOOR WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH TOILETS AND SHOWERS. ROTARY AND THE SCOUTS PROVIDE FOOD, SO ALL BASES ARE COVERED.

THE EVENT IS SPECTACULAR AND HAS RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS ALL OVER THE STATE. 

This is a summary of events over the weekend: 

Steam and oil engines, operational 90 ton steam shovel, 1903 Bucyrus rail mounted shovel (under restoration), steam fired powerhouse, blacksmith, Furphy tank re-barrelling, tractors, motorcycles, cars, trucks and vintage caravans. Radio con-

trolled model boats, steam ploughing, chaff cutting, threshing and straw baling, regular drag-line, farm machinery & dairy

demo’s. Grand parades 1.30pm & 2.15pm daily. Attractions for ladies and children. Mothers facilities, stalls, crafts and food

available. Saturday & Sunday evening entertainment including “Steam! A Theatrical Extravaganza, a collision of art, history &

engineering at large”. Free non-powered camping for exhibitors.

PLEASE LET FRED Ph (03) 94574038 OR BRIAN Ph (03) 93869385 KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. 

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MID YEAR LUNCH AT GAMEKEEPERS SECRET COUNTRY INN

22 JULY 2012 It was a cold morning in Melbourne, 8.6deg at our house in Rosanna, as we left for our mid year lunch at The Gamekeepers Secret Country Inn in Rockbank. There were already a few A30’s in the car park including a Convertible as we arrived. It was a newly acquired vehicle belonging to Teresa and James Morgan, the only convertible in our Club. It is Teresa’s pride and joy and she was enthusiastic to tell us all about the history of the car. It is in immaculate condition and they drove from Lancefield in Central Victoria to show it off. Chris & Nanette Saari drove from Bendigo in their Countryman, Tom & Dot Bacon and Brian & Pauline Brooks came in their A30 sedans. Russell & Judy Clough, David Hamilton & Julie and came in their Countryman and Fred & I in our van. Bob Dickson bought his Mum Jessie, Maxine & Jim Fowler, David Linke & Vivien, Dianne McKennie, Mario Napoleone, Paul & Nina Ilko. Pam & Warren Barry, Don & Sue Jones with their two sons and girlfriends and Bob & Imelda Laughton and daughter Charizma from Maroopna all travelled a long way for our gathering. The atmosphere inside the Gamekeepers Inn was that of an old English style pub and everyone mingled during the afternoon and had a good time. It was great to see so many members together. We watched Teresa & James rug up for the drive home, see photo attached. Tom & Dot invited everyone back to their home for late after-noon tea. Thank you. Annette Brauneis

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GAMEKEEPERS INN LUNCH

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DISMANTLING AUSTIN A30

SEDAN FOR PARTS

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GENERAL MAINTENANCE FROM THE CASSELL BOOK OF THE AUSTIN A35

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BUY SWAP & SELL FOR SALE PAIR OF AS 4 BUCKET SEATS NEED RE UPHOLSTERING GOOD CONDITION $60 THE PAIR CONTACT DAVID HAMILTON 040 696 3648

————————————————————— FOR SALE AUSTIN A30 IN GOOD CONDITION. COLOUR: BLUE HAS BEEN VALUED AT $7500. OWNER HAS LOST THE KEY. THE CAR IS OPEN TO VIEW. CAR IN DONCASTER PRICE : $5000 CONTACT PETER MARK 0409960204 AFTER MIDDAY

FOR SALE

——————————————————- 1955 AUSTIN A30 = 4 DOOR SEDAN - NEEDS THE 850CC ENGINE TO BE RECONDITIONED (BIG END WITH KNOCK),SMALL AMOUNT OF BODY WORK NEEDING ATTENTION RECENTLY RECONDITIONED GEAR BOX MANY SPARES ,UNREGISTERED ,RUNS WELL . OWNER UNABLE TO FIND THE TIME TO SPEND ON THE CAR. CONTACT : ROGER WILLIAMS IN MALVERN EAST 3145 AREA PHONE (W) 9581 3229 (H) 9563 5668 PRICE: $ 1000

———————————————- FOR SALE A30 4 DOOR SEDAN (EX NORM WHITTINGHAM’S CAR.) THE CAR LOOKS TO BE IN SOUND CONDITION WITH GOOD PAINT AND TRIM. BRAKES NEED ATTENTION AS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR IS DRY STORED IN A SHED. CAR COMES WITH APPROX 4 PALLETS OF SPARES. TOTAL PRICE IS $ 3000 WITH SPARES. PS. THE CLUB MAY BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING SOME OF THE SPARES TO ASSIST IN REDUCING THE PURCHASER’S OVERALL COST. CAR IS IN KATUNGA –NORTH OF SHEPPARTON IN VICTORIA CONTACT GARY RANKIN PHONE : 0428646555 Photos of the car are in the colour section page 11 in August Newsletter.

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Bob is a long time member of the A30 club. His on going letters each month began with the Editor at the time mentioning more items for the newsletter were required That is how Bob became involved in contributing to our magazine on a regular basis.

———————————————————————————- G’Day, After being away with the Fairies for a little while I’m back and running on all 4 cylinders again -even if it is only a 803 . On the home front Charizma did not Make it to the Grand Final in the basketball. In the preliminary final they went down by 2 points ,after leading all the game except for the last 2 minutes. Charizma played “OK .“They all fumbled and panicked with the victory in sight. That’s the way the cookie crumbled! Locky had a small—make shift season of 12 games, loosing a 11 but getting up in the last game . What a game it was ,one of the worst I’ve ever seen. The other team were trying to intimidate the Refs and the Dragon flys with abusive manor , shirt pulling, gestures etc. The refs were so weak they should have sent some players out of the building. The Dragon flys had a 4 point lead at half time and went on to win by just 2 points. Locky , cool and calm as always played a top game and easily the best on the court. Well I’ve always thought Vic Roads were the biggest dumbest Mob in Victoria. Now they have some-one to hold their hand . None other than the well established bran we all know RACV. Now if you have received your house insurance bill check it quick. Ours went from ( 1 House ) $500 to $5000 wot a joke son. The RACV office in Shepparton is just one of where people are all marching in and cancelling their policies, House and cars. We have been good Loyal customers—2 homes , 4 cars but we won’t insure with them any more. The Murchison Grasshoppers will make it to the finals. Nagambie and Lancaster I believe will fight out the GrandFinal . The Hoppers 3rd. Lockys playing Ok in the backline but wants a run up forward . The coach says No . The Hoppers have only lost 2 games to Lancaster and Nagambie. Imee , Charizma and myself came down for the “Christmas In July” dinner And what a great day it was. More than 30 people ,some in Austins, but we came in the semi modern. Our round trip was 421 Km . The weather was nice When we left home but just past Seymour it started to rain all the way to Bunker Hill ( Shell )Donny brook. It cleared up towards Melton. There was no rain on the way home. Some time a trip that long seems to take no time , but not that day . Never thought I was going to get to Lunch and then the drag home.

On the RoadOn the Road with Bob Laughton

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ON THE ROAD CONTINUED All was OK. The old Citroen ran good may be I’me running on 3 ? Well Ford are in all sorts of trouble as the Falcon sales take a dive. What a pity. I believe it is the pick of the Australian cars. Poor promotion Of their LPG models has been a problem for at least 10 years . Dropping The Falcon Station wagon and the albility to not get up with a bigger ( but not too big) diesel engine . The imports are taking over . Commodore sales are at a 30 year low. Hardly seen an Aurion not good for our industry. I thought the Govt trying to help out was OK . Where does it Stop. As soon as the Big 3 start making a profit it all goes overseas. I know ABS holders get some benefits. A little more for OZY products Might help a little. I also notice Citreon and Peugeot are putting off 8000 Workers in France. They will still build cars in China and India. Citreon has a good sales base in China. We have entered the A30 in the Bay to Birdwood and Graeme Mc Intosh Is coming over to support and be official “ Camera Man “. He is good At that . We don’t anticipate any problems with the cars . We will take a few spares ,oil and petrol. Graeme moves along faster than us. His van has a bigger engine. It just means we have to get up early to get the KM’s in. Imee will take 7 or 8 days off work. It is still dry up this way. The last two months some rain has fallen. No where near the average . Crops are looking not so bad. Everything is green. Some skinny Dairy Cows about . Lots of Hay being fed out. G’Day BOB Enjoy ya Austins – But check your RACV policies quick !!

——————————————————————————————— THANK YOU !!!

Thank you to David Hamilton , Jim Fowler and Maxine Fowler for

helping us over the past weeks. Especially David Hamilton helping to get our Austin going. Ro & Percy May

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A30 CLUB SPARES PROJECT

The Austin A30 Club Spares Project is up and running!

We have collected a good range of parts and they are stored safely in a warehouse.

If you need a part, contact:

Don Jones on 0427 392 219 or

Brian Brooks on 0413 304 585

If you have parts to donate – or have parts that you may want to sell – please let us know so that we can either purchase on behalf of the Club, or include them in our spreadsheet and put you in touch with a buyer when we receive an enquiry. Please don’t leave those unwanted parts lying around! They may be of use to someone else and help with the running of their car.

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT CURRENTLY 51 MEMBERS HAVE RENEWED THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THERE ARE 31 CARS ON PERMIT PLATES IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AS A VIC ROAD REQUIREMENT IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A CLUB PERMIT YOU MUST BE A FINANCIAL MEMBER AND COPIES OF PAID CLUB PERMIT REGISTRATION NEEDS TO BE FORWARED TO THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY. WARREN BARRY 24 CHANNEL CRESCENT BLIND BIGHT 3980

6-7 October ( Sat / Sun ). Euroa Show and Shine 17th October Club Meeting 3-4-5 November ( Fri/Sat/Sun) Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally 16-17November Bendigo Swap meet

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CLUB MEETING

Light Horse & Artillery museum

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AUSTRALIAN AUSTIN A30 CAR CLUB INC.

CLUB MEETINGS Club meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month

from February to December. Commencing at 8.00 pm. VENUE

CAMBERWELL UNITING CHURCH 314 Camberwell Road, CAMBERWELL. VICTORIA.

(Near Camberwell Junction) Melways 45 J1

Parking available at front and rear of the building.

CLUB CONTACTS

Please direct information & enquiries as follows:

Correspondence to the Secretary – Bob Dickson Newsletter articles to the Editor – Maxine Fowler

Membership enquiries to Membership Secretary – Warren Barry (Contact details are shown inside front cover)

SPARE PARTS Contact Thorpe at

Morris Minor Australia, 56 Alex Avenue, Moorabbin. Victoria. 3189 Telephone: (03) 9555 1793 Fax: (03) 9532 2241

Note: The current membership card is now laminated and has the Club stamp on the reverse side. Members wishing to purchase items from Thorpe of Morris Minor Australia, Moorabbin, Vic. should present the card to obtain a discount. Country & Interstate members must quote their name and membership number.

CLUB MERCHANDISE Club Lapel Badges $5.00 Cloth Badge $5.00 Club Window Sticker Badge ( Internal ) $3.00 Club Key Ring $5.00 Club Grille Badge ( Members) $20.00 Club Grille Badge ( Non Members ) $25.00 Tea and Coffee Mug with Club badge $8.00 Caps $18 .00 Barbeque Aprons Heavy black cotton with club emblem and pocket] $14.00 Stubby Holder $ 5.50 A5 Binder for copies of” A30 Minutes “ inc 25 pockets $10.00 All items are plus postage if applicable All Club Merchandise enquiries to Don Jones (03)5983 8788

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