The Cowra Crankhandle Volume 26 No. 1 June 2018 Cowra Crankhandle Page 2 COWRA ANTIQUE VEHICLE CLUB INC. POSTAL ADDRESS: PO BOX 731 COWRA NSW 2794 ABN: 95 035 591 220 Public Liability Insurance No. AS A172000 PLB Fair Trading Registration No. Y1784746 Shannon’s web page http://carclubs.shannons.com.au/cavc Facebook web page http://www.facebook.com/CowraAntiqueVehicleClub?ref=hl Name: Cowra Antique Vehicle Club BSB: 032820 Acc. 283380 PATRON: MAURICE RANDELL Molonglo’ Woodstock 2793 Ph. 6345 0283 [email protected] PRESIDENT: MR RUSSELL DENNING – 39 Dawson Drive Cowra 2794 Ph. (02)6342 3117 Email: [email protected] Mob. 0402078142 VICE-PRESIDENT: MR. WAYNE REEKS - 170 Seymour St Bathurst 2795 Ph. 02 6331 1553 Email: [email protected] SECRETARY/ CMC DELEGATE: KATHY DENNING – 39 Dawson Drive Cowra 2794 (02) 6342 3117 Email: [email protected] TREASURER/PUBLIC OFFICER: IAN REID -19 Gower Hardy Circuit Cowra 2794 Ph. 6342 1699 PLATES REGISTRAR/EDITOR: MR RUSSELL DENNING – 39 Dawson Drive Cowra 2794 Ph. (02)6342 3117 Email: [email protected] Mob. 0402078142 SCRUTINEERS: MR. KEN MASTERS MR. STEVEN BARKER MR. RUSSELL DENNING MR. IAN REID MR. VIC BOWER MR. JEFFRY CURTIS MR. JOHN MOONEY PROPERTY OFFICER: VIC BOWER - 17 Whitby St Cowra 2794 Ph. 0448079490 [email protected] 14051 EVENTS / FUND RAISING COMMITTEE: All Financial Members The Cowra Antique Vehicle club meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Cowra Railway Station Clubroom Opinions expressed in this magazine/newsletter are not necessarily those of the club or the committee. Information supplied to the editor for inclusion is published in good faith; therefore responsibility for its accuracy cannot be accepted by the club, its members or the editor. Materials are invited for inclusion in the magazine and should be forwarded to the editor bearing the name of the author. Materials submitted may be edited to improve clarity or for space purposes. Cover: - Two Boys Fishing in a Drain Cowra Crankhandle Page 3 Editor’s/Plates Notes As most of you are probably aware the Mid-West Historic Motor Club ceased business. I have heard a lot of rumours but nothing substantial as to the cause. It is a shame because having another club in town gave people the alternative to pick the style and objectives of the club they want to join. Every prospective member of the CAVC was explained that there are three clubs in town and a description of the clubs given. Dinosaurs Drivers Club – pre 1930’s, Midwest Historic Club – log books and CAVC original system as per RTA/RMS Policy. Rumour has it that a fourth club for modified vehicles is in the process of setting up. Also those members of the Midwest Club will form another club. As you can imagine, I am greatly relieved that the CAVC failed to be taken over by the members who formed the Mid-West Club five years ago. The CAVC has survived a few takeovers over the years and each time it has been relatively new members that for whatever reason wanted to change the objectives of the club. One of the major problems with new members is they have not been in the club long enough to have the experience. Committees are the biggest downfall of any organisation. Committees breed contempt and doubt in member’s minds. My experience in TAFE taught me that “the size of the committee is related to the degree of shafting”. Almost yearly saw effective programs canned, saw it in “Work Placement”, what was a good effective FREE volunteer system taken over by a committee which was so bad the government stepped in and now costs a fortune. This was not with TAFE, a high schools group of volunteers. The CAVC has an OPEN DOOR Policy – nothing is discussed behind closed doors, plus in front of members you often get better results due to the input of a person not on the committee. On paper, committees work really well, but in practice, not so good. As an example of new members, a member of 3 weeks comes to a meeting with a list of changes, firstly how would she know first-hand knowledge of what the club is all about, she even wanted to change constitution to include modified vehicles? The CAVC over the last 25 years, tried committees, tried executive meetings, and even in the early days a dictatorship. None of which proved any benefit to the club, some have been tried and failed a few times. At least with an open club the only excuse for members to complain is their own fault for not attending meetings to know the background, join in the discussion and see first-hand why the club made the decision. There are a few members yet to pay their fees that have vehicles on plates. 1. Technically you cannot use your car, even for a service run as you are no longer a member. 2. Although legally still registered your insurance company will NOT pay in an accident. 3. The RMS Policy states that you must be a member of a registered club to hold HVS. (Historic Registration). Happy Motoring Please note: the only reason you are receiving this newsletter is because you have a car on plates, ALL other non-paying members did not receive this Cowra Crankhandle Happy Motoring Congratulations to Evan and Jade Dawe on the birth of Emilia Elizabeth Pearl Dawe a sister for Liam Joke “You can’t arrest me,” said the haughty small town youth smugly to the police officer. “I come from one of the best families in town.” “That’s right, young man,” replied the officer. I’m arresting you for speeding …. Not for breeding purposes!” A fond father went to school to see what progress his son was making. In response to his inquiry, the principal said, “You son will probably go down in history” .... “That’s good news,” glowed the father. The principal lifted his eyebrows and continued, “But he might do better in geography and the other subjects.” Merv & June Seymour Cowra Crankhandle Page 4 CLUB RUN ETIQUETTE It seems timely to remind members of the etiquette associated with club runs where we travel as a group. 1 Runs where travelling as a group, such as monthly club runs, are run at a speed comfortable to the oldest /slowest car. As the leader can’t see what is happening 10 or 12 cars back, it is your responsibility to adjust your speed to ensure that the car BEHIND you is keeping up, don’t worry about the bloke in front as he should be adjusting his speed to yours and if we all do this it will flow up to the lead car. Remember we travel at the speed of the slowest vehicle. Ideally the older cars should be near the front of the group, for those in later cars, please consider this. There is no prize for being second car to the destination. Modern Cars should travel at the rear of the convoy. 2 When the group makes a turn, make sure that the member behind you has seen you turn. This may entail waiting at the corner, or just before it, until you see his blinker come on or him begin to slow and change direction. Again, the group ahead should slow down until you are back in their mirror. 3 Don’t Tailgate. Make sure that there is an adequate space between you and the car in front for modern traffic to overtake and get back in safely. The only exception to this should be when approaching an overtaking lane where you should try to close up the gap to the car in front so that modern vehicles who may want to overtake can get around a number of us in one move. Also be aware of any modern vehicle following you and ease over to the left to allow them to pass safely. 4 If you are leaving the run for any reason, let the leader know and also make your intentions clear to the person behind you so that the leader doesn’t think that you are lost and the car behind doesn’t follow you. 5 Breakdowns If a member’s vehicle breaks down on a run, the car behind should pull over with them and the rest should continue unless you have sufficient mechanical knowledge or tools that you are able to be of assistance. Those that stop should ensure that they are well off the road and not creating a hazard to other motorists. Please ensure that someone has the leader’s mobile phone number so that you can let them know what is happening and you may also need directions once you have got things sorted out. Reprinted from Vintage & Classic Ballarat – this has always been a CAVC recommendation Ladies Page Homemade Chicken and Dumplings Ingredients 2 cups Flour ½ teaspoons Baking Powder 1 pinch Salt 2 Tablespoons Butter 1 cup buttermilk 2 quarts Chicken Broth 3 cups Cooked Chicken Instructions Boil your chicken first. After the chicken is completely cooked remove the cooked chicken and shredded it into smaller pieces. Keep the broth the chicken was boiled in. Set both aside to make the dumplings. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a fork or pastry blender. Stir in the buttermilk with a fork until the dough forms a ball. Heavily flour a work surface. The ball of dough will be a bit sticky.