The Executive Members

Fred Wright (President) 03 5189 1221 email: truk@aussiebb.com.au

Jim Keast (Vice President) 03 9404 4201 email: jimk@vic.chariot.net.au

Elaine Wright (Sec/) 03 5189 1221 email: nanie@aussiebb.com.au

Ivan Gregory (Treas) 03 9763 2375 email: ivang@bigpond.net.au

Ivan Staben (P/R & Membership) 03 5659 7231 email: staben@dcsi.net.au

Kevin Kluske (Spare Parts) 03 5155 4413 email: muddog@internode.on.net

Ken Sellars (Editor) 04 27431600 email:Ken345AJeanette@gmail.com

Please address all correspondence to – 406 Calrossie-Won Wron Rd, Won Wron Vic 3971 Website: www.isocvd.com

President’s Report – November 2010

Next Meeting: Sunday 28rd November 2010 @ 11am

Picnic Point is accessed via Mathoura or Tocumwal, Mathoura is the shortest way as there are gravel / sand roads.

There has been a tentative booking and the owners are setting aside 10 powered sites at $24 / nite per couple and

$20 / nite per single. It is up to each person to contact Fay or Paula directly on 03 5884 3375.

[ picnicpointcp@bigpond.com ] to confirm a booking ASAP, let them know you are from ISOC Vic.

A great turn out at Dartmoor at the get together with the SA members, there were 10 Scouts and 4 other vehicles, as

usual very social. All but one vehicle/couple camped for the weekend and there was some talk of trying to have one each

year,not necessarily at the same place or the same weekend, Beachport has been mentioned as a possibility. Beachport

was one of the places we stopped at on the way to Port Lincoln and the caravan park was right on the beach.

By now most people will have received an invitation to the 20th Anniversery dinner, Arrangements well in hand for

SUNDAY, 6th February at Tanti Hotel in Mornington for lunch. Meals (for first 45 people registered) will be subsidised by

the Club. Cost will be $15 per person for 2 course meal. Free drinks on arrival. Tea/coffee/sweets provided free of charge.

All other drinks at bar prices. Letters have gone out. If you know of anyone who wishes to go, give them the info and tell

them THEY MUST BOOK IN WITH IVAN GREGORY.

Vehicle for sale- David on 0408 145565 has a 79 Traveltop in original condition that he said has been in a shed

for 20 years with genuine 52000km. Sunraysia wheels, Auto, wilderness green that he wants to sell,

[it is responsibility of prospective buyers to confirm details]. Vehicle is in the Yarra Valley area east of Melbourne.

Brief report from minutes

Present: 14 members; 2 visitors; 8 ILMO members

Apologies: 4 members

Business:

20th Anniversary - National Gathering (Blue Mountains - 16th - 23rd March (with optional 2nd week 23rd-30thMarch)-

Convoy details being planned. You need to let Dennis & Vicki Potts (03 5784 2849) know if you are intending to be

in the convoy. Details of National Gathering on ISOC Aust website www.isoca.com.au

Gathering with ILMO - voted a great success. Another one planned for 2011 in SA, possibly Beachport.

Newsletter format - It was moved Jim; seconded Sue to thank Ken for his work on the newsletter. Members were

reminded to have trip reports, recipes, articles in to Ken at least a month before the neat meeting as planning takes place

almost as soon as the previous one is sent.

Parts - We were given an advert for mud flaps with “International” on them from non member Gordon. They range in sizes from

11” X 11” suitable for a Scout up to truck sizes. I have passed it on to Kevin Kluske as our parts bloke

Annual General Meeting: to be held at Jim Keast's home (Sth Morang) on Sunday 16th Jan 2011 @ 11am.

NEXT MEETING: 28th Nov @ Picnic Point Caravan Park near Mathoura NSW.

Hope to see you there, Fred.

Mathoura

Birthdays: Tom Williamson (9th Nov)

Ron Gregory (21st Nov)

David Elsom (8th Dec) Happy Birthday to you all

Which had been used as potato farmers paddock knock-about prior to Ron & Eleonora buying it as a "mess!”

Ron & Eleonora Gregory were Landrover people until buying their first Traveltop brand new.

That vehicle won the Traveltop section at Broken Hill. Foundation Members Geelong Four Wheel Drive Club,

and also Foundation Members of the International Harvester Club. Ron is “steam buff” and IH enthusiast.

Weekend meetings have been held at their home and the convoy for Port Lincoln in 2009 formed up overnight

at their Birregurra property. Both the Traveller and the caravan are emblazoned with decals announcing

“IH 4x4 Muscle”. Ron fully believes in that, and has tackled inclines with the caravan hooked on the back

too frightening to contemplate, including Anzac Hill, Alice Springs. Eleonora is a “Craft & Cooking Lady”

who has often given us far too much to eat during “Happy Hours”, or any other excuse she can find.

They also own a camping trailer and towing either that or the caravan have travelled Australia extensively As

advocates of “free camping” they maintain a comprehensive list of “freebies”, that the club has utilized on

occasion. Having a lot of experience Ron can still be tempted into “serious off-roading” and sometimes is!

Mac got ready for the Blue Mountains, BUT, is he still allowed to go?

Left, 1970 IH poster shows a Travelall towing a large Airstream

Caravan (R/V. or Trailer in USA), a Camper trailer, and a Boat!!!

Now that’s a Fair Dinkum Aussie “ROAD TRAIN!”

Therefore it is no great surprise to discover that Airstream has a

experimental lightweight design shown in 2008 at Louisville.KY.

An experimental lightweight design by Airstream, shown at RVIA 2008

The promotional image on the right, of a

1965 Scout towing an Airstream

“Cruisette”?? through the Nevada Hills is

another example of International

Harvester & Airstream working together.

Below; Peter Monteverdi`s 1978, 5.6 litre “Safari” built on a IH Scout base.

The Airstream SCOUT

2000lb(907kg) 16 foot,(4.8mt) There is

no wood, windows are lightweight

duel-pane. Cabinets are composite.

Editorial; “KEEPING a CLUB TOGETHER”

For those who have never met me, here I am preparing

The Newsletter in a caravan in the Northern Territory!

Clubs must consider ALL their members interests on all occasions to

retain them as members in order to continue to exist as a club. Basic!

Although well aware of the difficulty in planning outings or tours at

which members will only attend if their pets are allowed “that’s the

way it is!”, better to accept it and automatically plan it that way!

If pets are out the owners will be also & eventually out of the club!!!

A location for the main group and “somewhere else” for those with pets, produces cliques and no responsible planner

should ever consider such a divisive solution. Solidarity in a club is, “caring for each other’s interests” Ken Sellars

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JOHN WAYNE, (the Duke) an “INTERNATIONAL” Movie Star

John Wayne owned a number of ranches in Arizona, including the "Red Eye Ranch" operated by his Red River Land

Company, in Stanfield.

John Wayne's customized 1966 International Travel-All "War Wagon" was on display with the Riverside Casino's

vintage auto collection in 2002. The Duke had the roof raised six inches & a hatch added so that he could hunt

antelope at his Red Eye Ranch standing through the roof. Other alterations included 5 speed transmission,

heavy duty shock absorbers with additional leaves in the springs, heavy duty bumper, winch, & airconditioning.

The vehicle was so well suited for him that he had it shipped to Africa for use on his hunting safaris.

Editor The above comments are from a visitor to the display. Substantiated specifications are scarce. Information is that

there may have been two of these special prepared vehicles the other one going to a Safari Hunting business in Africa.

There are descriptions of built-in gun lockers, the winch is described as PTO, with factory fitted 304 V8

A similar vehicle was once owned by the Geelong City Fire Brigade in Victoria, Australia as a Rescue Unit, one of

two possibly unique to Australia IH vehicles the brigade owned, the other being a twin cab Ute, used for Salvage.

One of the vehicles went to Bellarine State Emergency Service as a Rescue vehicle in the late 1980s. I cannot trace it

further than that, and would be interested to learn of their ultimate fate, as neither vehicle had done many kilometres.

Above chatting to Jim DeShon in the Travelall sound

truck, on the set of “The Horse Soldiers”

Left, leaning on 1000B Travelall, set of “Hellfighters”

Thanks to International Harvester, Airstream Recreational Vehicles, Binder History, Binder Forums, Movie Clips, Monteverdi Museum, Wisconsin Historical

Society . Morris Hults, Boing Boing, for content used in this publication.

Below; Morris Hults 39, of Churubusco Indiana

“para-kiting” on ice and snow. Blue Lake 1963

FOR SALE Note; It is a buyer’s responsibility to establish condition of items

LEFT; Manual gearbox, duel fuel.

“Owner wants to sell”

Non member Bob McDonald has a

Terra with full length Traveler canopy

Respray cost $6500.

Roadworthy and Rego. 26th Feb 2010

Spare engine plus other spares.

Genuine sale, BEST OFFER. Vehicle at Moorabbin Vic., contact

Angus Laing 04 2174 7173

NON-Member, "Russell Salter"

<RSalter@gleneira.vic.gov.au>

0417 031 412

Has the items at the right for sale,

“left over from his Scout!” $225 lot!

Location; East Bentleigh, Victoria.

Vehicle for sale- David on 0408 145565 has a 79 Traveltop in original

condition that he said has been in a shed for 20 years with genuine

52000km Sunraysia wheels, Auto, wilderness green that he wants to sell,

Vehicle is in the Yarra Valley area East of Melbourne.

Non Member Rob (0709) has what may be a Traveler for sale or wrecking, Not run for 3 years, usual rust, engine needs some refitting of parts, Air cond has a gas leak, towbar, roof rack, alloy bull bar, Sunrasia wheels, light blue with white stripes, BEST OFFER, Rob is located in Noble Park, Melbourne and you can contact him on 03 9798 3385

NOTICE of GENERAL MEETING to be held at Picnic Point Caravan Park, near Mathoura NSW,

on Sunday, 28th

Nov 2010 at 11am.

Financial & Prospective members & families welcome.

AGENDA

WELCOME

APOLOGIES

MINUTES: To confirm minutes of October meeting held at Dartmoor.

BUSINESS ARISING

CORRESPONDENCE

Inwards

1. ILMO – Oct Newsletter 2. From Ivan Gregory – 20

th Anniversary function; current membership payment list; membership cards

3. From Vicki Potts – 2 x 2011 convoy details 4. From Mike Haydon re ISOCA website; 5. From Peter Prewett asking for photos for 20

th Anniversary slide show

6. Return to sender – member 20th

Anniversary invite returned 7. Rotary Club of Leongatha re Show’n’Shine & Swap Meet – Mar 13

th 2011

8. Eureka Echo vol 29 #3 Outwards

1. To members – Oct newsletters; Dartmoor meeting notes; 20th

Anniversary invitations + membership cards; 2. To Dartmoor Pub; General Store; Cricket Club – thanks 3. To Ken Sellars – info for newsletter; Congrats re newsletter 4. To Peter Grigg – info re IH vans 5. To Bernard Clancy re Defender fridge 6. To Kev & Nev Kluske – re IH mudflaps 4 sale info 7. To Dennis & Vicki Potts re convoy for 2011 Gathering 8. To Picnic Point Caravan Park re details for our Nov meeting FINANCIAL REPORT

Accounts to be ratified/passed for payment – Nil at time of printing

REPORTS:

1. President As per newsletter

2. Spare Parts

3. 20th Anniversary Celebrations

4. 2011 National Gathering

(a) Convoy

(b) Further details received

GENERAL BUSINESS:

1. AGM – 16th

Jan 2011 @ Jim Keasts’ home, 23 Jolly Terrace, Sth Morang

Scouting Around The Kitchen

~ This recipe is from a “house husband”friend of the Wrights ~

Anytime Chocolate Cake Ingredients

125gm butter, melted 1 cup (220gm) castor sugar

2 eggs 1 cup (150gm) SR Flour

¼ cup (25gm) cocoa ½ cup (125mil) milk

Method Grease 20cm ring pan; cover base with baking paper.

Combine all ingredients in small bowl on low speed. Beat on med. speed until mixture is smooth and changed in colour.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake in mod oven about 40mins. Stand few mins before turning onto a wire rack to

cool.

Top cold cake with Chocolate Vienna Cream frosting and decorate with walnuts if desired

INTERNATIONAL SCOUT OWNERS' CLUB

VICTORIAN DIVISION Inc.

Dear .....................................................................................,

~ 20th Anniversary of Foundation of ISOC Vic Div Club ~

WHEN? Sunday, 6th February 2011

WHERE? Tanti Hotel (cnr of Nepean Highway/Tanti Avenue, Mornington)

TIME? Luncheon will begin at 12 noon.

COST? Free arrival drinks supplied by Club

$15 per head (for first 45 people to book subsidised by the Club) Otherwise it is $25 per head. SO GET IN QUICK MENU? Soup / Main course (basically from counter meal menu) Sweet – celebratory chocolate mousse cake supplied free by ISOC Vic Div Free iced water/tea/coffee at all times

NB: Further drinks purchased at member’s own cost from bar.

The lunch will be held in a private function room equipped with audio-visual equipment – suitable for a presentation

of photos of highlights of the club’s activities over the last 20 years. Do you have any photos you would be willing to

send us to make up a slide show presentation? Peter Prewett has agreed to do this. Please contact him on 03 9437

6449 or email them to him redscout@bigpond.com or send them to 4 Latana St, South Morang 3752 if you have. He

will take all care with them and (if your name/address is on the back of them) return them to you promptly.

ACCOMODATION NEEDED? A preliminary booking has been arranged at the Frankston Big 4 Caravan Park, 2

Robinsons Road, Frankston South, there are signs indicating the location on the Mornington Highway (not the

Nepean) and there is a Shell garage on the corner of Robinsons Road. The park is 11 kilometres from the Tanti and

takes 10 to 15 minutes to drive. Powered sites cost $33 per night – Big 4 members receive a 10% discount. The

Caravan Park also has cabins starting at $111 per night – contact the Park directly to book a cabin or a caravan site

telephone 035971 2333, (speak to Michael and mention International Scout Club), email info@big4frankston.com.au

web site www.big4frankston.com.au. It is hoped that some members with caravans will make a weekend and book

in for a few nights. The Tanti Hotel provides accommodation with suite rooms available starting at $170 per night. Please come along and help make the anniversary a great occasion. If intending to come, please complete the

attached questionnaire and return it by 15 December together with a cheque for $15 per person so that final

arrangements can be made (the luncheon has to be fully paid for in advance). Fred Wright, President

Fred Wright (President) 03 5189 1221 email: truk@tadaust.net.au Jim Keast (Vice President) 03 9404 4201 email: jimk@vic.chariot.net.au Elaine Wright (Secretary) 03 5189 1221 email: nanie@harboursat.com.au Ivan Gregory (Treasurer) 03 9763 2375 email: ivang@bigpond.net.au

Ken Sellars (Editor) 03 5243 1600 email: kenjeanette@pipeline.com.au Ivan Staben (P/R & Membership) 03 5659 7231 email: staben@dcsi.net.au

Kevin Kluske (Spare Parts) 03 5155 4413 email: muddog@internode.on.net

Website: www.isocvd.com

Please address all correspondence to – 406 Calrossie-Won Wron Rd, Won Wron Vic 3971

ISOC 20th Anniversary Luncheon at Tanti Hotel February 6th, 2011 ATTENDANCE

YES. I /We will be attending .................................................................................(name/s)

Any special dietary requirements? (vegetarian, gluten free etc)

Please specify.....................................................................................................................

Send with a cheque for $15 per person by December 15 to:

Mr I C Gregory,

Hon Treasurer, ISOC Vic Div.,

Villa 106, 175 Kelletts Road,

Rowville, Vic., 3178

Alternatively,

Make a direct deposit to Commonwealth Bank: BSB: 063 709 Account number: 10044609 Account name: International Scout Owners Club Victorian Division BUT please put your name in the Ref section eg Smith 20th anniv

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ACCOMODATION Please note: You will have to make your own booking with the caravan park OR the Tanti Hotel.

Don’t forget to mention that you are with ISOC Vic.

ISOC 20th Anniversary Luncheon at Tanti Hotel February 6th, 2011

ATTENDANCE YES. I /We will be attending .................................................................................(name/s)

Any special dietary requirements? (vegetarian, gluten free etc)

Please specify.....................................................................................................................

Send with a cheque for $15 per person by December 15, 2010 to:

Mr I C Gregory,

Hon Treasurer, ISOC Vic Div.,

Villa 106, 175 Kelletts Road,

Rowville, Vic., 3178

Alternatively,

Make a direct deposit to Commonwealth Bank: BSB: 063 709 Account number: 10044609 Account name: International Scout Owners Club Victorian Division BUT please put your name in the Ref section eg Smith 20th anniv

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ACCOMODATION Please note: You will have to make your own booking with the caravan park OR the Tanti Hotel.