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Day Six – Broome to Fitzroy Crossing

Frank cooked a great mince spag meal; delicious. Note Eagles scarf. Was useful as air-conditioning device. It is 7.30am, the timing gear in Peter Eadleys 1928 Phaeton is out. It has stripped the centre, the gear had been repaired with … Continue reading

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Day Five – Pardoo to Broome

We started the day at Pardoo Station.  They allowed us to use the station work shop and pit, so we checked all the cars top to bottom, and effected repairs to GLAD who needed a new exhaust gasket. Colin’s car … Continue reading

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Day Four – Auski to Pardoo Station [Eighty Mile Beach]

Good camp out near Auski, mozzies bad. Off through the Chichester range and some beautiful open spinafex country, easy drive to Port Hedland, 250 km. Looked around Hedland and caught up on our phone calls home. Weather  humid and thunderstorms. … Continue reading

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Day Three – Kumarina to Auski roadhouse [250km]

Early start at Kumarina; we are now in the true Pilbara, a good season with green spinafex, all in flower and looks great. Flocks of budgies and finches flying through the mountainous Hammersly ranges and Munjini gorge –  beautiful country … Continue reading

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Day Two – Mt Magnet to Kumerina Roadhouse

Had an early start from Kirkalocka Stationstay [thanks for a great stay Anne and Geoff] 30 kms north to Mt Magnet. Unfortunately I put the Sim Card upside down in the computer  dongle so our Blog has been delayed up … Continue reading

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Day One – Around the Top End. March 4th, 2012

Day one completed . We all arrived before sunset at Kirkaloka station 60 km south of Mt Magnet. We have just eaten Lorraine Piercy hotpot stew, serviced the cars and repaired 2 flat tyres. Brett’s GLAD had points problems but … Continue reading

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One week to go

GLAD ready for the trip Around the Top End. The team have their Model A cars serviced and checked for tyres, timing, compressions, greased bearings, oils correct levels, lights working correctly. Spares packed:  distibutor , carby, plugs, head gasket, bearings, water … Continue reading

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Club attendance Ipswich

There will be 16 Western Australian Model A club member families attending at the 2012 Rally in Ipswich. Three member families are trailering their Model  A’s to Qld: Ray/Toni Mahony ,Barry/ Sylvia Bristow-Stagg and Wes Hartley/Beverley Biggs and Ian/Dianne Paisley … Continue reading

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Around Australia via Ipswich

The countdown is on; the Team is ready for the START at 7.30 am  at Gingers roadhouse Upper Swan  on 4th march 2012, PERTH WA, the Model A Fords tuned and ready for an adventure. With Telstra help we will … Continue reading

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The Team

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Bob Piercy in his 1929 Phaeton, ready to go.    Colin Davidson with his 1931 Model A Brett Pollock’s 1930 Phaeton. [GLAD] Anthony Gilberthorpe’s 1929 Closed Cab Pickup Peter Eadley’s Model A Phaeton Peter Eadley ready to go with trailer … Continue reading

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