Octagon November, 2017

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all local produce left for the markets and goods needed to keep the town viable were railed in. All has changed and they are working hard to keep their heritage as a Railway Museum. Faye then took us for a self drive out to a blueberry farm and after tasting some of these little gems on our lunch table, we were salivating for more. On arriving at the farm, I think we were all awestruck at the enormity of the plantings. In front of us were 220 acres of blueberries, all under shade cloth. We were taken, or should I say, we all drove, right through the blueberries, stopping for an extremely interesting, information session and a big blueberry pigout!!!! The utterance down through our mob was, ‘I have never eaten blueberries as juicy and as sweet as this!’ We were all most impressed. On the way back to Mundubbera, we drove through acres and acres of table grapes and orchards of pecans and fields of asparagus. Back in town at the Information Centre we were presented with a video on another Mundubbera icon, ‘Bugs For Bugs’. Dan Papachek, a local entomologist, grows good bugs to sell to orchardists, not just locally but Australia and worldwide, to kill the bad bugs. This replaces nasty and poisonous chemicals. Good onya Dan! With a huge and extremely grateful thank you to Faye Whelan we said our farewells and meandered down the road to our motel. Finally booked into our motel after a delightful driving day! And while we had a couple of hours before dinner, which was at the motel, there was time to see what might be the problem with a rather noisy engine on one of the ‘B’s. And of course, how many men does it take to lift a bonnet on an MG?????? 1 of course, but you need at least 10 assistants and at least 4 supervisors and of course some sympathisers!!!! The problem was a bit more serious – like a cam shaft going through the hard facing on the cam shaft lobes – serious!!! Could we fix it? No we couldn’t but it’s an MG so it will make it home. Well at least to Bundy!!! And it did!! The pre dinner drinks and nibbles was a quietly raucous affair in the pleasant restaurant courtyard. The motel’s restaurant showcased all the food grown in the area, so once again we dined on magnificent food and by all the ‘yum’ sounds around the table, all were duly impressed. Soon after dinner, we lost Clive and Beryl as an impending Rugby Union game was to unfold. A few die hards brought their drinkies to a centrally placed pergola to continue on with the exercise of laughter!!! It wasn’t long before we all raced back to our rooms to don something a bit warmer as the temp dropped. A few bailed out when the temperature dropped to single digits and we had no more wine to fortify us. Those who remained, voicing how tough they were, were found out to have had a blanket over them!!!! Sunday morning – breaky in the dining room for most of us and then try to pay our bill so we can hit the road! All sorted out and all assembled for our next little jaunt. This was our last day on the road so unfortunately we wouldn’t spend any more time in the next little town of Eidsvold other than popping into the RM Williams Learning Centre. On arrival we were greeted with an enchanting placard welcoming the Bundaberg MG Club. How good was that!! We were directed out of the normal parking area so we could line up for another photo shoot. And quite a lot of locals came to check us out and to have a chat. We were greeted by Laurel Bales, the RM Williams Centre Coordinator. Once inside we were offered morning tea by the Eidsvold Historical Society, with a scrumptious array of home baked goodies and while feasting out, Laurel gave us a comprehensive talk on RM Williams, who used to live on a property at Eidsvold and where his family still resides. Laurel also discussed other highlights of the centre and its future. After morning tea we were free to walk around and check it all out including the interactive screens strategically placed. We thanked Laurel and her assistants for not just opening up the centre much earlier, just for us, but for the invaluable information passed on and we wished them all the best with their plans for the future. Time to head off and point our cars, for the first time, towards the east across the easy, winding, mountainous road to Mt Perry, for lunch and farewells. It struck me, as we were cruising along, how the weather had been so kind to us. Cool but not too cold. Warm but not hot. And we had all gone topless, those that could go topless, for the entire trip. You couldn’t ask for anything better. We arrived at Mt Perry and had our final meal together then, after our final photo shoot, said our farewells. I so enjoyed the drive, the scenery and the people we met, but what I most enjoyed was seeing our motley crew intermingling with each other, all the time, laughing with and at each other and sincerely being there for each other. Proud to be in the Bundy MG Club – thanks guys!! 30 The Octagon - November 2017
of Moorepark Beach for lunch at the Beachside Cafe. It was a well patronised run with 12 cars in all plus and some members already seated, around 27 people plus a couple of possible newbies. 17 Sept - Moore Park Run by Adrian Titchmarsh Well being the first run I have attempted I hope I did not stuff up too bad. Mind you a driver in a small white car is still wondering what was going on. Starting at our usual spot at 0900 we travelled down along the river to the beach. On arriving at our morning tea spot on the Hummock, it was very pleasant to find we were not going to be blown off the top as usual. After a cuppa and another chat [we are very good at that] we let Eric and others get some photos. We then drove off past the house made of containers to South Kolan Hotel for a brief stop for some lunch time supplies and on to Bullyard. A right turn and 30 km later we drove into the North The Octagon - November 2017 31
Page 1 and 2: Official Journal of the MG Car Club
Page 3 and 4: President’s Report It seems hard
Page 5 and 6: Notice Board The Clubrooms are open
Page 7 and 8: As cars gathered at the Clubrooms f
Page 9 and 10: Introducing our new Management Comm
Page 11 and 12: The standard Morris Cowley side val
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Page 15 and 16: attack the gear box! I was aware th
Page 17 and 18: T-TYPE RUN -2017 By Lynn Jones; pho
Page 19 and 20: spot for friends old and new to swa
Page 21 and 22: September Midweek Run MG Car Club O
Page 23 and 24: Toowoomba, we dived off right on ou
Page 25 and 26: October Midweek Run Day Run October
Page 29: CHAPTER Chatter BUNDABERG & DISTRIC
Page 33 and 34: CHAPTER Chatter CAPRICORN CHAPTER b
Page 37 and 38: CHAPTER Chatter DARLING DOWNS CHAPT
Page 39 and 40: Both of these towns form a rich par
Page 41 and 42: CHAPTER Chatter FAR NORTH QUEENSLAN
Page 43 and 44: John F’s Midget amongst the Sunfl
Page 45 and 46: Harvey and Kay Williams - Brown Min
Page 47 and 48: A trip along the Esplanade to Pt Ve
Page 49 and 50: all about! We arrived at the Bowls
Page 53 and 54: Competition Corner QUEENSLAND by Ac
Page 55 and 56: Photos below: Chris Johns took adva
Page 57 and 58: to enable Nathan to run again that

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