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The Official Newsletter of the Toowoomba & Downs Morris Group

February Newsletter Volume 30, Issue 2

Toowoomba & Downs

Morris Group An affiliated group of

COLLECTABLE AUTOMOTIVE

REGISTER INC.

TOOWOOMBA & DOWNS MORRIS GROUP PO Box 11058, Centenary Heights, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350

Cover Image Size

W: 397

H: 473

Inside this issue:

President’s

Report

3

Secretary’s &

Editor’s Notes

4

Upcoming

Events

5

Jim’s Run to

Hampton

6

Minutes—

January 2020

7

For Sale 9

February 2020 Newsletter

Gathering storm, Gus Beutel Lookout, Ravensbourne


Page 2 February Newsletter

EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS

MEETINGS: Held on the Third Thursday of each month at the Dr. Price Rooms, Little Street, Toowoomba at 7:30pm.

NEW MEMBER FEES: $20.00 (payable 1st July to 31st December) or $10.00 (payable 1st January to 30th June) per member + one off

$15.00 Joining fee per family.

YEARLY RENEWAL: $20.00 per member per year due 1st July.

AIM: To foster the preservation and the active use of all Morris Vehicles. To encourage the rebuilding and improvement of the

Morris and the installation of safety equipment in them.

Membership to the Group shall be open to any person who is interested in pursuing the aim of the Group.

DISCLAIMER: The Group and its Committee shall not be held responsible for any transaction begun through

contacts made through the Group, its Newsletter or its Website. Material published is not necessarily the

view of the Editor or the Committee.

GROUP CO-ORDINATOR

VICE GROUP CO-ORDINATOR

SECRETARY

TREASURER

DATING OFFICER

CATERING

NEWSLETTER EDITOR &

WEBMASTER

NATIONAL RALLY DELEGATES

BRIAN DRAPER

10 Chilla Street

Toowoomba, Qld, 4350.

Phone: 07 4636 5913

MICHAEL MULLER

12 Ward Street

Highfields, Qld, 4352.

Phone: 07 4630 8475

ROY HALL

36 Butt Street

Toowoomba, Qld, 4350

Mobile: 0407 650 706

Email: [email protected]

RAY SAFSTROM

34 Weetwood Street

Newtown, QLD, 4350

Phone: 0452 520 079

DAVID WAGNER

34A Range Street


Phone: 0427 594 531

JAN SMITH

GREG HALL

Unit 2, 28 Grosvenor Street

Neutral Bay, NSW, 2089

Mobile: 0411 836 193

Email: [email protected]

PHILLIP & JANET HOULAHAN


PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Page 3 Volume 30, Issue 2

Hello everyone, welcome to the February newsletter.

Welcome to the New Year! As everybody knows, Barb and I have been very

busy over the last 3 months travelling around England and Europe and then

back home planning at the very last minute our 40th wedding anniversary cel-

ebration. The number of people celebrating it with us turned out to be big-

ger than our original wedding. We had the most wonderful time and thank

everyone who joined us to mark the occasion.

A big thank you to Jim and Trish who have organised our last two car runs.

The first run took us through the Ravensbourne National Park and through the area where the fires have

been. Sad to see its destruction.

The second was joining the Morris Registers’ run to Col Schiller’s car museum. Always an interesting day

out at Col’s with his wonderful collection of vehicles.

A few of us also attended the Australia Day weekend at Allora for their Heritage Festival.

I have started on our daughter's 2 door ‘59 Morris. The car has been totally pulled apart with the shell now

sitting on Jim's rotisserie ready for some decent work to commence. What a god send that bit of kit is! It's

going to be a total rebuild which is turning out to be a family project, so we are chasing chrome bits and

pieces and anything else you may have at home.

We have a couple of runs coming up over the

next few weeks. First up is Maree’s

run to Peacehaven Park on Sunday

the 23rd followed by the CAR Inc

meeting a week later. Be sure to

join in.

Well that's all from me, your fearless

leader.

Brian

“….. SHELL NOW SITTING ON JIM’S ROTIS-

SERIE READY FOR SOME DECENT WORK …..”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Julie Wagner, Patrick Murray & Brian Draper

Who celebrate a birthday during

February

Wishing you all a fantastic day



SECRETARY/EDITOR NOTES

A very quick report this time around, as Anne and I are in New Zealand for a family reunion. Far from the

leisurely holiday we were expecting, starting with a family reunion it has been hectic and non-stop ever

since.

A reminder to members that our monthly Thursday Meeting on the 20th has been moved to Sunday 23rd

February and will be held in conjunction with Maree’s run to Peacehaven Park. We’ll be meeting at Mt

Kynoch at 7:30am and heading to Peacehaven Park from there. Please see the Upcoming Events page for full

details.

Also, a reminder that the CAR Inc weekend away at Chinchilla is on the 1st March. There will be a stroll

around the Botanical Gardens at 9:30am for those interested, followed by a morning tea provided by the

Chinchilla Club in the parklands at 10:30am. The CAR Inc meeting will commence after the morning tea.

There will also be a BBQ lunch, sausage sizzle at 12—12:30 for those attending.

Roy

Barb and I bought the ‘59 2 door

about 10 years ago. It had been

sitting in a shed for about 30

years.

It’s in Palm Green which only

came out in that colour for that

year.

It will be completely rebuilt for

our daughter Amanda, who in-

tends to drive it as a daily driver

as she loves driving ours.

Brian


Sunday 23rd February Marie Pitt’s run to Peacehaven Park for a combined breakfast and monthly

General Meeting. Meet at Mt Kynoch 7:30am. BYO Breakfast , BBQ’s

available.

Sunday 1st March CAR Inc. meeting Chinchilla.

More details to come.

Thursday 19th March General Meeting 7:30pm Dr.

Price Rooms, Little St.

Toowoomba.

21st & 22nd March Ballarat MMCC 40th anniversary.

28 March to 4 April "2020" Australian Historic Motoring Federation National

Tour. Week long event with a

cocktail style welcome evening.

Tours through towns to Albury-

Wodonga with daily touring options taking in the history, scenery,

gourmet foods and vineyards. All historic and classics are welcome.

Thursday 16th April General Meeting 7:30pm Dr. Price Rooms, Little St. Toowoomba.

Sunday 17th May 2020 National Motoring Heritage Day – Picnic in the Park, held in

Cameron Park, Ipswich.

Thursday 21st May General Meeting 7:30pm Dr. Price Rooms, Little St. Toowoomba.

30 August to 20 September Morris Minor Touring Club Run. Tour starts in Mildura, travelling the Hay

Plains and the Newell Highway through Toowoomba to Hervey Bay and

returning via the New England Hwy through Tamworth, Bathurst and

finishing in Wagga. You do not have to do the whole tour but join and

finish where you like.

UPCOMING EVENTS


We are always on the look-

out for great photos to in-

clude in our newsletter and

website. If you have a photo

to share; send them to our

editor; Greg

[email protected]

1st Sunday & 3rd Wednesday each month—Lockyer Antique Motor Association (LAMA) Run. Meet 9:00am

Lake Apex Park (behind the Transport Museum). BYO morning tea, lunch either a BBQ or at a Hotel.



Sunday January 19th dawned with a “not so sure what the weather is going to do?” kind of day. Knowing our Morrie's windscreen wipers have a mind

of their own in wet weather we opted to leave Doris at home in favour of the air conditioned plastic.

By the time we arrived at the meeting point, quite a crowd had already gathered, it was then off towards

Ravensbourne National Park. First stop was The Gus Beutel Lookout with a picturesque view across the valley. There was no sign of the recent devastating bush fires in view, though the stunning dark storm clouds building in the distance gave a dramatic effect to an already beautiful scenery. Morning tea was enjoyed sur-rounded by the sounds of happy twittering birds.

Then on to Lake Cressbrook, and

here we did see the aftermath of the re-cent fires. We should all really ad-

mire the skill of the firefighters as they managed to save so much of the region.

Considering the dam-age, it's amazing how quickly the bush re-generates in a few

short weeks. Arriving at Lake

Cressbrook we were all astounded by how low the water level was, and I recall

reading a comment by Mick about how it

would be a good time to clean out the dam. Too right, there were signs warning us not to use the lake for swimming or even for boating—and that wasn’t likely anyway as the water fell well below the level of the

boat ramps. The pelicans and other water birds didn’t mind one bit however and were having a grand old time sailing around the 'pond'.

The rain finally started as we were driving around Lake Perseverance on the way to Hampton. There are some magnificent rocky outcrops lining the road as you drive up and out of the dam region and would be well worth visiting on a sunny day.

Lunch at the Emeraude Eatery in Hampton was a friendly affair. Al fresco, good food, good company, some good jokes, and a surprising shower for those whose backs were in the wrong place when the rain suddenly came down in buckets. Quick thinking from a member of staff saved them from a drenching.

Once again, thank you Jim, for a great day and a well thought out run with our Morrie friends.

Brenda



MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF TOOWOOMBA & DOWNS MORRIS GROUP

Held on Thursday 16th January, 2020 at Dr Price Rooms, Little Street, Toowoomba.

OPENING: Brian opened the meeting at 7:35pm and welcomed everyone

ATTENDANCE: As per attendance book

APOLOGIES: Tricia Robertson, Frosty, Patrick Murray, Marie Pitt

VISITORS: Nil

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: As per newsletter

Moved Roy Hall, seconded Terry Brown that the minutes printed in the newsletter be accepted as read.

Carried.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Inwards:

• Email & Hard Copy Newsletters from various clubs

• Heritage Bank Statement

• Heritage internet and e-statement Application Forms

Outwards:

• Newsletters to members and other clubs

Moved Roy Hall, seconded Jim Robertson that the correspondence inwards and outwards be accepted.

Carried.

TREASURERS REPORT:

Presented by Ray Safstrom.

Moved Ray Safstrom, seconded Dennis Smith that the report be received and the accounts be paid.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

• Terry Brown advised that the next CAR Inc meeting will be held in Chinchilla on the 1st March.

• Roy Hall commented that he had requested application forms for e-statements from the Heritage

bank. Currently hard copies are supplied by the Heritage Bank and posted to our PO Box. It

would be more convenient to receive electronic statements by

email.

• Dennis Smith moved that the necessary forms be completed and

lodged to receive e-statements. Seconded Jan Smith. Carried.

• It was further discussed that nowadays the volume of mail re-

ceived monthly in our PO Box is extremely small with most

correspondence arriving electronically. Each month it is usually

one hard copy newsletter from another club and one bank state-

ment to clear making it not particularly viable to continue with

the service.

• It was moved by Roy Hall that the PO Box service be discontin-



MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF TOOWOOMBA & DOWNS MORRIS GROUP

Held on Thursday 16th January, 2020 at Dr Price Rooms, Little Street, Toowoomba.

ued and not renewed when due in March. Seconded Brenda Brown. Carried.

• It was suggested that the run on February the 23rd to Peacehaven Park be a breakfast event and

include our Thursday monthly meeting of the 20th. Members agreed to this idea.

• John Parker moved we donate the amount of $500 to QCWA for the drought relief appeal. Se-

conded Mick Muller. Carried.

Upcoming Events:

• Sunday 19th January - Jim Robertsons run to Ravenbourne for morning tea and followed by lunch

at Emeraude Eatery Hampton.

• Saturday 25th January – run to Allora Heritage Weekend. Meet at Drayton Bowls 8:00am.

• February 2nd. Run to Col Schillers. Meet at Drayton Bowls 9:00am.

• February 23rd. Marie Pitts run to Peacehaven Park for a combined breakfast and monthly meet-

ing. Meet at Mt Kynoch 7:30am. BYO Breakfast , BBQ’s available.

• 1st March CAR Inc meeting will be held in Chinchilla. Terry Brown to check availability of Satur-

day night accommodation. More details TBA.

There being no further business Brian closed the meeting at 8:30pm.



1955 Morris Minor 4

door.

Austin A35 engine in

maintained condition

and on six months full rego with 4

good radial tyres.

Overhauled brakes and master cyl,

new fuel pump, new battery and a

good interior.

Exhaust flange leak, water pump

needs replacement, front and rear

windscreen rubbers may need re-

placing.

Small rust bubbles in door and

around rear mudguard some dents

and paint needs touch up.

Drives well, does jump out of 2nd

gear occasionally.

$6000 neg—Contact:

Dennis 0438 350 207

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TDMG stickers are available to members. External type.

i.e. adhesive on the back to stick on the outside of glass.

Available from the Secretary @ $1.50 ea.

TDMG REGALIA

Polo shirts with logo $32.50

Bucket Hat or Cap with logo $16 each

Jacket with logo only $55

Jacket with name and logo $60.50

All regalia can be order direct from:

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