Foundation & HonoraryLife Member. Ron Anderson Sandra Sellen Norm Morley

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2 Management committee President Frank Cerutti Office Bearers Townsville Club Captain Gary Parker Vice President Bill Honniball Burdekin Club Captain Les Wassmuth Secretary & Honorary Life Member Warren O Donnell warren.miriam@bigpond.com Treasurer Mike Sherriff Burdekin Dating Officer Gary Crowdey Townsville Dating Officer & Librarian Tiny Stonehouse Ordinary Member Ron Anderson Social Secretary Jean Honniball Ordinary Member Sandra Sellen Magazine Editor Adrienne Cerutti adrienne.c@oz .com.au Foundation & HonoraryLife Member Norm Morley Barbeque Trailer Custodian Bill Honniball bill.honniball@gmail.com Disclaimer The Townsville Veteran Vintage and Historic Motor Club Inc. does not hold itself responsible for statements made or opinions expressed by contributors to The Running Board. Cover photo:lost Townsville FB page.flinders Street in Submitted by Fred Morris 2

3 COntents Committee Members & Office Bearers 2 Club Information 3 Editorial 3 President s Report 4 Club Captain s Report 4 Club Runs Bushland Beach 5 Australia Day Jezzine Barracks 7 - Smoko at the Boat Ramp 8 Rev Head or Enthusiast? 10 For Sale & Wanted 12 Programme of Club Events 13 Hub Rally Nights 14 Editorial I trust all of you had a great Christmas and New Year. We are up and running again for 2017 with our big event of the year coming up at Easter. Our Easter Hub Rally. Plans are well under way and we have secured a really good venue in the Marian School. Please will all our members volunteer to make cakes, biscuits, salads etc when asked as the efficient running of the rally depends on all of us not just a few, A big thank you to Gary for his service to The Running Board. Please keep sending articles, for sales and anything you think is of interest to our members coming in to the magazine to adrienne.c@oz .com.au. Looking forward to a great year Adrienne Cerutti Submitted b Nev Hoy. Mount Cudtheringa ( Castle Hill ), from Flinders Street East. Lost Townsville FB page Membership Fees Single $45.00 Family $50.00 Joining fee $10.00 Club Merchandise Club shirts and Polo shirts purchase directly from Totally Work Wear, Hugh St. Currajong. Name badge $9.00 Key ring with Club badge insert $6.50 Club badge insert for a key ring $2.00 Car badge $30.00 Club Objectives To encourage the preservation, restoration and use of veteran, vintage and historic vehicles. To promote and organise rallies and other events that are appropriate for the use and display of these vehicles. To extend to owners of veteran, vintage and historic vehicles, and all other people interested in these vehicles, the facilities, privileges and hospitality enjoyed in conjunction with the club. Club Magazine Club Meetings Six issues of The Running Board are produced annually. Time 7.30 pm Date The 3rd Thursday of each month except December Location The Music Bowl, Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan. Club Address The Secretary PO Box 5056 Townsville Q 4810 Club Phone

4 President s Report Hello to all members and readers of the Running Board. Welcome to our year of We have some fresh faces in our Executive and Management Team, and we are all keen for the Club to enjoy another good year. Our focus for the first month is preparation for and hosting of the 2017 Hub Rally, which is being held in Townsville over the Easter long weekend, from Friday 14th April to Sunday 16th April. By the time you receive this Running Board, the starting day is just 4 weeks away. Much preparation has gone into this year s Hub Rally and expectations are high that there will be good participation from not only our club but also from the Cairns and Mackay regions. We have a fresh venue and new routes to explore and plenty of entertainment to satisfy everyone. To date numbers have been lower than we are comfortable with, but we expect and will be able to handle a late rush of nominations. Nominations would have officially closed by the time you receive this Rubbing Board, but we are willing to include any late nominations. So, in summary, welcome to a new Club year and please come and join us at the Easter Hub Rally. Frank Cerutti President. Club Captain's Report We had a busy year last year with a few new events on the calendar including the Pacific Festival at Jezzine Barracks, Rolling Stone State School & Rolling Stone Pineapple Festival. We have already started this year of to a good start by being invited to and attending the Australia Day Celebrations. I would like to thank Bill Boyd for year as President and hope to see him on future runs, also like to thank Derek Walker for his time as Vice President, also welcome Frank Cerutti back as President, Bill Honniball in as Vice President, Adrienne Cerutti back as Magazine Editor, Warren O Donnell back as Secretary, Mike Sherriff back as Treasurer and all the others voted in their positions. Photo from Lost Townsville FB page submitted by Mark Bennett This was in a North Queensland Register Christmas 1932 news paper Upcoming events. Sunday the 19 th March we have a run to Soroptimist Park in Primrose St we will be meeting at Bicentennial Park on Queens Road at 10:00am, then on Sunday the 2 nd August we will have a run to Loam Island, we will be meeting at Anderson Gardens at 9:00am this one you will need to bring your own smoko and is the last chance to give your old car a run before the Hub Rally. This year we have our Easter Hub Rally on and the rally committee has been working hard to put it all together, now it is time for us to show our support by nominating for the rally and helping out on the Easter weekend, you can Download a nomination form from easter-hub-rally-2017.php and return it to tvvhmc@ gmail.com or by post. I am looking for some new runs to have through the year so if anyone has any ideas please let me know also I need to find a run to a restoration in progress. Club Captain Gary Parker 4

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6 Evening run to Bushland Beach This year our run to Bushland Beach was on Sunday 22 nd of January and we had 7 cars, 13 members with 2 visitors. We all met at the Bohle Hotel car park for a start time of 5:30pm, We all drove down North Shore Boulevard towards Bushland Beach. There was plenty of parking for the following cars, 1957 Daimler Century II, 1959 VW Beetle Sedan, 1949 Riley RMA Saloon, 1962 Chrysler Valiant, 1981 Peugeot 504 Sedan, 1931 Chevrolet Tourer, 1934 Dodge Truck & 1928 Model AA Ford Truck. The group soon set up on the grass near where we parked the cars and one by one we all ordered our Fish and Chips. All too soon the mosquitos set in we all started to pack up and head back to Townsville. 6

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8 Australia Day This year our club and many others were invited to the Townsville Australia Day Celebrations. Considering it was at short notice we had a good roll up from our club with the Cerutti s 1909 Maxwell & 1927 Swift Sellen s 1928 Chrysler Model 70 & 1943 Ford Jeep O Donnell s 1957 Daimler Century Anderson s 1949 Riley RMA McWha s 1981 Peugeot 504 Walker s Morris Mini Cooper S Parker s 1934 Dodge Truck Atkinson s 1934 Ford Y English Sedan We all met at Soroptimist Park at 7am and were ready to move to Jezzine Barracks by 7:15am. On arriving at the barracks we found a spot for all our cars to be lined up together, then we set up our tent. The day was quite warm and we had to stay in place until 12:00pm so we spent the time talking to the public, showing our cars and looking at the other car clubs that were attending. Morning Drive and Smoko On Sunday morning the 5th of March, We meet at Anderson Park at 9:00am, after a small yarn we all set of at 9:15am for a run through Aitkenvale, Annandale and Idalia to end up at the Townsville Recreational Boating Park. Attending the run were Warren & Miriam O Donnell 1957 Daimler, Dannis & Pam smith 1939 Plymouth Ute, Frank & Adrienn Cerutti 1927 Swift, Norm Morley 1951 Morris, Ken & Jo McWha 1981 Peugeot and Gary Parker 1934 Dodge Truck. We had a member from the Jag club and from the Ford Club join us on the run which everyone enjoyed and we all arrived at the Recreational Boating Park at around the same time, we found a table and sat down and had some smoko. 8

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10 Rev Head or Enthusiast? Helen Porter Mitchell was born in Richmond, Victoria on 19th May, Her professional debut was made at the Melbourne Town Hall on 17th May, 1884 after being told by her singing tutor that her voice would enthral the world. Now you ask who is Helen Porter Mitchell? Answer: Nellie Melba later to become Dame Nellie Melba. It was about the time that of making her professional debut that she adopted her new name because Nellie was a common nickname for Helen, and she also changed her surname to Melba in recognition of her home city of Melbourne. In 1887 at the age of 26 she made her international debut at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. After performing at the local opera in Nice, Nellie would attend the Battle of the Flowers Festival, where in 1892 she won first prize for the bestdecorated car of the festival. This was apparently her first involvement with the motor car. Because of her international success Nellie had a rather large entourage to transport her considerable wardrobe. Her trips around Europe and America all involved trains, ships, horses and carriages, which brought her to see the advantages of having a vehicle of her own. Eventually she had a motor on three continents. In 1903 Melba bought an electric Brougham at the Paris Automobile Show. First reports of Melba behind the wheel are in 1904 in Paris where her chauffeur reportedly knocked down and killed an elderly man. However, Policier des Voiture implicated Melba as the driver as the chauffeur had over-used champagne. Because of her influence that officer was not available when the case came before the courts, as he was in a very remote area of France. When she performed with tenor Enrico Caruso in Rigoletto, in Paris, she was greatly impressed by his two-cylinder Type AX Renault. This led to her paying a visit to Louis Renault at his Paris villa, where he promised to deliver a new four-cylinder 20HP Type AM saw Nellie sail to Perth with her chauffer, entourage and Renault where they took the train to Melbourne. She then drove the Renault from the train to her new home Coombe Cottage in Lilydale which still stands today. Accompanied by her lady s maid, chauffer and the flautist John Lemmone, Nellie drove from Sydney to the Jenolan Caves to attend a party. Once again the chauffer over-used the beverages and was so intoxicated he was unable to crank-start the Renault. Somehow Nellie managed to start the car and drove to the family property, Liddleton Station, near 10

11 Rev Head or Enthusiast? cont Lithgow. Her brother Charlie was to use the car while she was in Europe but for some unknown reason the family hid the car from him. It wasn t until 1959 when a Sydney collector discovered the derelict Renault which was subsequently displayed at the Sydney Opera House in It now resides with an enthusiast in Perth. Having spent considerable time in the US, Melba had taken a liking to Pierce-Arrow cars and subsequently bought two six-cylinder models: an open-drive limousine and a large tourer. Melba used the Pierce-Arrow limousine in the US, Europe and Britain before it was requisitioned by the French government for the war effort. In 1918 it was returned to her in very poor condition so she shipped it home to Melbourne and gave it to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade who cut it down to use as a pumper. Now fully restored and on display in the Fire Services Museum in Melbourne. Melba owned houses in New York, London, Paris and Melbourne and was one of the first female customers of Rolls Royce. Her choice was a 40/50HP Silver Ghost limousine which she took delivery of in She loved this vehicle and had it regularly shipped between Australia and Britain along with her chauffeur. Its whereabouts are unknown today, but it was used for her British tour in 1919 and was still being serviced in London in She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in March 1918 for services in organising patriotic work. After a stunning international singing career, Melba died in 1931, aged 71. But she also left her mark as one of the first women to sing the praises of the horseless carriage. The Fire Services Museum in Gisborne Street, East Melbourne (just a short walk from the free Circle Tram), is well worth a visit if in Melbourne. They have a total of about 65 fire engines and other fire vehicles of varying ages, most of which are in storage but do get rotated through the display throughout the year. Most of the display is of fire-fighting equipment used through the ages Hotchkiss Fire Engine. Warren O Donnell PS Next trip to Melbourne I would like to visit the Lindsay Fox collection. 11

12 Austin A8 Utility for sale Nora Bosworth Phone: I have a Austin A8 Utility for sale the engine has been restored 15 years ago and is still in working order. The utility was built during WWII for the Australian Military, the car might have been built about The body needs a lot of work. We were going to restore the car but due to family commitments of many years we have not had the time nor money. Price for the car is negotiable. Could you please advertisement as we want to get rid of the car ASAP and it is URGENT! One of our members Whitsunday Automotive and Restoration Club has for sale Genuine Antique Shell Petrol Pump in excellent condition and the asking price is $3,500 repeat $3,500 My apologies if interested please contact Lindsay at club secretaries please pass on to your members many thanks Margaret Roberts Secretary For Sale Mazda RX-7 package Includes: Professionally rebuilt engine using new housings, rotors, seal kit and oil pump Clutch kit Removable security steering wheel Re-raced diff centre Head light assemblies, bonnet, door, hatch glass, extractors A range of other spares Sedan in good condition with 12 months rego Original motor and 395,000km on the clock - runs well Price on application Contact Bill on

13 Programme of Runs and Events CONTACT CLUB CAPTAIN Gary Parker DATE TIME EVENT DETAILS 16 March 7:30pm TVVHMC Meeting At The Music Bowl Thuringowa Drive Kirwan 19 March 10:00am Club Run and get together Meet at Bicentennial Park, Queens Road for a run to Soroptimist Park Primrose St 2 August 9:00am Run to Loam Island Meet at Anderson Gardens, Gulliver Street Morning smoko at Loam Island April As per program Townsville Hub Rally Hosted by TVVHMC Marian School corner Hugh Street and Corcoran Streets Currajong 20 April 7:30pm TVVHMC Meeting At The Music Bowl Thuringowa Drive Kirwan 23 April 10:00am Club Run to Ross River Dam 7 May 10:00am Club Run to Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park To be confirmed Meet at Black Weir Park (Weir State School) Meet at Anderson Gardens Gulliver Street 21 May 9:00am- 4:00pm Townsville Heritage Day West End Cemetery Park Cnr Ingham Rd & Church St June Charters Towers Swap Meet Charters Towers Show Grounds Mary Street 11 June 17 9:00am- 4:00pm All British Day Cathedral School, Ross River Rd. TVVHMC 'Pommie' cars only on display 18 May 17 7:30pm TVVHMC Meeting At The Music Bowl Thuringowa Drive Kirwan 15 June 17 7:30pm TVVHMC Meeting At The Music Bowl Thuringowa Drive Kirwan 13

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