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The Official Newsletter of the Toowoomba & Downs Morris Group

December & January Newsletter Volume 29, Issue 12

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

Vale, Phillip

Houlahan

6

Minutes—

November 2019

7

Photos—TDMG

Christmas Party

9

Photos—Run to

Westbrook

Tavern

10

December 2019 / January 2020 Newsletter

Vale, Phillip Houlahan


Page 2 December & January 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 29, Issue 12

Hello everyone, welcome to the December and January newsletter.

It is with a very heavy heart to report that Phillip Houlahan passed away on the

10th December. An enthusiastic and active member, Phillip first joined TDMG

in 2007 and became Treasurer in 2013, a post he held until March 2019. He was

a dear friend to us all and I know that I speak for everyone; you will be missed

very much. Our love goes out to Janet and family at this difficult time.

Only two events since our last meeting. The bypass run to Westbrook Tavern

with the Qld Club and our own Christmas Party which I hear was very well at-

tended.

Barb and I of course are in Europe with our son and daughter in law, Amy. Having an absolute fantastic time.

We started off in London, doing the usual tourist things, but the best tour was the rock n roll tour and getting

the picture of us four on Abbey Rd. Well it had to be done! Then it was off to the Cotswolds, Stonehenge and

Bath. The most unexpected day out was at Market Lavington where my family history starts. To stand in a

church where two of my great grandparents were married in 1820 was something quite special.

We also had a wonderful time touring the Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection. An interesting mix

of cars including a lovely red Morry Tourer. A perfect photo opportunity if ever there was one! As I write

this, we are on the move from Scotland to Paris to see the sights this beautiful city has on offer and then it’s on

to Germany.

We don’t have any runs scheduled between our December and January meetings, in fact the first run we have is

Jim’s mystery run on Sunday 19th January. I

might also take a moment here to

remind everyone that there won’t be

a newsletter published in January. We

still do have a January meeting howev-

er, this is on the 16th.

Well that's all from me, your fearless

leader. From the Continent, wishing

everybody a very happy and enjoyable

silly season.

Brian

“….. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR EVERY-

ONE; YOU WILL BE MISSED …..”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Greg Hall

& Roy Hall, Janet Houlahan, Barbara Draper

& Maree Pitt

Who celebrate a birthday during December & January

Wishing you all a fantastic day



SECRETARY/EDITOR NOTES

Well here we are at the end of another year and into what appears to be a very hot summer in store for us

in South East Queensland. Already my car is suffering badly with the fuel pump experiencing fuel vapourisa-

tion on particularly hot days and a change of pump has not solved the problem. Will just have to avoid the

longer runs in this heat wave and take one of my Triumphs or the (airconditioned) Landcruiser instead.

To add to my Morry woes, the generator threw the towel in last week, disintegrating internally and is now

only scrap metal. Denis Smith came to my rescue with a spare he had, though later I found a spare of my

own in my boxes of bits and the car is once again on the road.

Like everybody, it was very sad to learn of the passing of our member Phillip Houlahan last week. I’m certain

members will join me in wishing Janet our love and support. Thank you to Denis Smith for writing a very

fitting piece in remembrance of Phillip.

Roy

That is it, 2019 is all done! Thank you to everyone who contributed to our little mag over the year. Keep

the photos and stories coming.

As Brian mentioned, I am having a break from newsletter duties until the February edition. A reminder how-

ever that January’s meeting will be held same time, same place on the 16th.

Everybody have an enjoyable holiday season and stay safe. Happymorrying….Greg


Thursday 19th December General Meeting 7:30pm Dr. Price Rooms, Little St. Toowoomba.

2020

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

Sunday 19th January Jim Robertson's mystery run commencing 9:00am in Murphys Creek

Road . BYO morning tea. Lunch likely to be a hotel stop—Run involves

gravel road so your choice to

bring either modern or classic.

1st & 2nd February Toowoomba Swap Meet at the

Toowoomba Showgrounds.

Thursday 20th February General Meeting 7:30pm Dr.

Price Rooms, Little St.

Toowoomba.

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. More details to come.

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.



We lost a great mate today! His name…..Phillip Houlahan.

Phillip was a person that every club would love to have, and we were so lucky to have him with us. He,

along with wife Janet, were dependable regulars at club meetings, outings, runs and on many occasions

planned and organised such runs.

When the club had been looking for someone to fill the Treasurer position, Phillip, being Phillip, raised his

hand. He held that position from 2013 until he resigned due to illness in 2019. He was concerned that the

club would suffer if he continued in the position.

He had very good mechanical knowledge and had many projects on the go, confirmation of this was all the

good “stuff” that was in his shed. When asked what the latest project was his answer was “Haven’t decided

yet”. Loved his shed because it had a hoist and was sooo easy to work on the Morrie. If you had a problem

or needed help you could always rely on Phil to help you out.

Phil worked on the railways for many years, working outside in all weather conditions and with very little

protection from the elements, and this was to affect his health in later years. If you asked him; how are

you? He would just say “I’m pretty good”.

Well old mate, we reckon you were, Pretty Good. It’s time to say, goodbye, we who had the privilege to

know you and are saddened by your passing. Guess you have already started work on “God’s” Morrie to

bring it up to scratch, yeah I know the wheels have been changed, the heater fixed and the modified head

has been updated. So Phil take the wheel and take it for a thrash, we want hear the revs from here.



MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF TOOWOOMBA & DOWNS MORRIS GROUP

Held on Thursday 21st November, 2019 at Dr Price Rooms, Little Street, Toowoomba.

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

ATTENDANCE: As per attendance book

APOLOGIES: Phillip & Janet Houlahan, Tricia Robertson, Brian Close, Mick & Merle Muller, Jan &

Dennis Smith, Maree Pitt

VISITORS: Graeme Frost

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: As per newsletter

Moved Roy Hall, seconded Jim Robertson that the minutes printed in the newsletter be accepted as

read. Carried.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Inwards:

• TRC Application forms for Dr Price room 2020

• Email & Hard Copy Newsletters from various clubs

• Heritage Bank Statement

• Ballarat MMC 40th Anniversary Invitation 21/22 March 2020

• New member application – Kev Bryan

Outwards:

• Newsletters to members and other clubs

• New member application form sent to Graeme Frost

Moved Roy Hall, seconded John Parker that the correspondence inwards and outwards be accepted.

Carried.

TREASURERS REPORT:

Presented by Ray Safstrom.

Moved Ray Safstrom, seconded Barbara Draper that the report be received and the accounts be paid.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

Upcoming Runs

• Roy Hall mentioned he will shortly email members to request

Xmas party attendance. Numbers will need to be provided to

the Highfields Tavern a few days prior to the event.

• Discussion was held on the Ballarat 40th anniversary to be held

Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd March, 2020. Roy Hall will email

information to members including a Registration Form for those

interested.

• This Sunday the 24th is the combined run with MMCCQ on the

new bypass. John & Noelene Parker, Brian & Barbara Draper,



MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF TOOWOOMBA & DOWNS MORRIS GROUP

Held on Thursday 21st November, 2019 at Dr Price Rooms, Little Street, Toowoomba.

Mick & Merle Muller and Roy and Anne Hall indicated their intention to participate.

• Jim Robertson suggested our group should do the Christmas lights run again this year as was

done last year. Terry & Brenda Brown agreed to set the run which will likely be on a suitable

Wednesday. Date to be advised.

• Barbara Draper informed members she had sent flowers to Scott & Debbie Smith in respect of

the passing of Teneale Smith. Barbara is not seeking reimbursement. The funeral for Teneale will

be held this Friday.

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

• Jim Robertson mentioned that his Morris 8 restoration project is ongoing and has just begun the

paint process.

• Roy Hall joined LAMA yesterday in their monthly mid-week run. Had a good run in his TR4 as

the Morris is laid up with fuel pump problems.

• New member applications were received from Kevin & Gillian Bryan and Graeme (Frosty) and

Deb Frost. Kev and Frosty both spoke briefly about themselves after which their applications

were accepted and were welcomed to our group.

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

Raffle won by: Ray Safstrom. (Twice would you believe! Ray returned the prize for redraw and won it

again! Was meant to be.)




Page 10 December & January Newsletter Page 10


P.O. Box 11058

Centenary Heights


TOOWOOMBA &

DOWNS MORRIS

GROUP

Toowoomba & Downs Morris Group

www.morrisdown

under.com/downs

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:

Toowoomba Embroidery Centre

581 Ruthven Street

Toowoomba

Ph (07) 4639 3255

The Toowoomba & Downs Morris Group

wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas

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