NORTHSIDE NEWS April 2021

NORTHSIDE
  NEWS
   April 2021

NORTHSIDE NEWS - April 2021

                              Committee Members
                                          2020-2021

President              Kevin Dadge                   kwdadge@optusnet.com.au

Vice President         Allan Benvenuti               allan.benvenuti@gmail.com

Secretary              Steve Collins                 sb.collins@bigpond.com

Treasurer              Cate Bowdler                  catebow@hotmail.com

QHMC & AEHF Delegate Jules Knight                    nascobay@gmail.com

Magazine Editor        Andrew Ladlay                 aladlay@bigpond.net.au

Web Site Monitor       Allan Benvenuti

Postal Address: PO Box 2226              Chermside QLD 4032

Email: info@classicholden.club
Website:         www.classicholden.club

Meetings         7:30pm, second Wednesday of the month, at Kallangur Tavern, 1517 Anzac Ave
Kallangur.

Next meeting: April 14.

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                               Minutes of Monthly Meeting
                            BRISBANE NORTHSIDE CLASSIC HOLDEN CLUB INC.

                                               10th March 2021
MEETING OPENED: 7:35

MEMBERS: 16

APOLOGIES: Ennio & Maree Auriti, Rob Arndt, Bill Cox, Lance & Lenore Palmer, Emiel Huizer, Michael
Bishop, Andrew & Val Ladlay, Terry Gillespie, Harry Williams.

VISITOR: Andrew Mangan.

MINUTES OF FEBRUARY MEETING: Moved by Murray Bassett , 2nd by Eddie Gribble.

BUSINESS ARISING: Nil

CORRESPONDENCE: 1. On 11-2-21 I emailed AEHF re our vote (February meeting) for the 2022 Nationals.
We nominated the FX/FJ Club of Canberra for the Nationals to be held in Cooma. I received a reply on 12-
2-21 from Steven Redden, National Secretary AEHF.

2. Re vote at last meeting for three new members. I contacted Alan Jones and Ron Gillinder to inform
them of their successful applications. When I contacted the third person, he informed me that he had
decided not to join our club and to keep the application fee as a donation.

3. There has been several magazines etc from other clubs which were forwarded on to all members.

4. On 14-2-21 I sent the two proposals for the Life Membership discussion to all members.

5. Rare Spares email informed us that we earned 547 points last month. Total now 5624.

6. Kevin Dadge spoke on the club web site and a few areas that have to be improved.

7. Kevin Dadge has received the renewal for the PO Box. He moved (2nd Allan Benvenuti) that it be paid.

8. Kevin Dadge spoke on several emails he has received from people requesting information on many
aspects on Holdens.

Moved by Eddie Gribble, 2nd by Jules Knight.

TREASURERS REPORT: Presented by Cate Bowdler,2nd by Allan Benvenuti.

AEHF REPORT: Nil

QHMC REPORT: Nil

AEHF & QHMC REPORTS: Moved by Jules Knight, 2nd by Barb Benvenuti.

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CLUB RUNS: April 10th- Jules Knight. ‘Classic Cars At Twilight’ at Victoria Point shopping centre; May – Wilf
Skerman.

GENERAL BUSINESS
1. Kevin Dadge moved (2nd Andrew Dunne) that as his daughter Tracey had paid our Weebly(web host)
account, then a cheque ($132) be made to cover this cost.
2. Our visitor Andrew Mangan spoke of his 91 Commodore Ute and what had been modified on it. He and
Steven Coleman/ Sharon Neville have applied for membership (all three nominated by Kevin Dadge and
seconded by Steve Collins) and a secret ballot was taken.
3. Steve Collins moved (2nd Kevin Dadge) that Allan Benvenuti be reimbursed $54.45 for Microsoft 365 for
the web site.
4. Allan Benvenuti and Jules Knight both spoke for five minutes on the proposed changes to the
Constitution. After this it was opened to the members present to comment/give their opinion. After a
lengthy discussion it was decided to form a working committee to meet and formulate what should be
voted on at April’s meeting. The committee comprises Kevin Dadge, Steve Collins, Andrew Ladlay, Jules
Knight and Allan Benvenuti. Kevin Dadge moved (2nd Jules Knight) that the proposal voted on at the
October meeting be rescinded.
5. Jules Knight spoke on how he was involved in the auction for the last Holden built in Australia.
RAFFLE. Bernice Benvenuti (Raffle winners please remember to donate a prize for our ongoing raffle)

SWAP AND SELL: See magazine

MEETING CLOSED: 9:10

PRESIDENT: Kevin Dadge                                           SECRETARY: Steve Collins

                                    President’s Report

Hi All, well here we are 1/3rd of the year gone already. So far it has been a pretty wet start to the year
which is good for the garden and the farmers. I know we have had to dump several millimetres of water
out of our pool which unfortunately goes to the creek, river and ultimately the ocean. Never mind the sea
creatures are really enjoying the influx of a multitude food in various forms.

The run for March was a total non-event. The e-mail I sent out to all and sundry looking for starters to
attend the Annerley Artisan Market on the 27th March, I received 3 responses only and they were all
negative – ie., they were unable to attend. I know we are going through difficult times, lock down – no, we
are good to get up and go out etc, but this is the second run I personally have tried to get off the ground
this year, with the first having only about 6 attendees and the latter, 3 negative responses only. Quite
disappointing with a lack of people putting their hand up to organise a run.

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On to a brighter note the run occurring this Saturday (10 th April) thanks to Jules looks and sounds like quite
an enjoyable outing. Hope to see a number of you there.

Our working party held a meeting on Wednesday 7th April to discuss the wording re life membership. It
was a very productive meeting which all members are asked to read and state their position at the next
meeting (ie., Wednesday 14th April). There is a distinct possibility we may have a need to arrange a couple
of more seances in the future to review some aspects of the constitution.

Cheers
Kevin

                                               Club Runs
April

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May
The proposed May Club run is a visit to the Ferny Grove Tramway Museum, Tramway Street, Ferny Grove,
U.B.D map 137 L.3, on Sunday 16th May.
The museum is only open on Sunday afternoons from 12.30pm to 4.00pm. Admission is $15 for adults, $12
concession, and $8 for children. This includes a tour of the Museum and as many rides on the old trams as
you wish.
We meet at the “ Wiseguy “ café in Albany Creek Market Place, Wruck Crescent, Albany Creek, U.B.D map
108 G.17, at 10.00am for morning tea, then depart about 11.00 am for Ferny Grove via Samford for a BYO
picnic lunch in the Museum grounds. Soft drinks and light snacks are available in the Museum office.
We have been given permission to park our cars within the safety of the Museum grounds.
At lunch Kathy and I will hand out a sheet of trivia questions to test your knowledge on several topics and
we have a small gift for the person with the most correct answers.
If your Holden isn’t on the road the family hack is more than welcome.

Cheers, Wilf.

                                          FJ Holden Taxi

My father (Len Gillinder) bought a private taxi licence in 1953 and drove an FJ Holden in Brisbane as a cab
from 1953 to 1960. He only drove at night because he wanted to practice golf during the day. He was a
member of the Qld Golf Team at the Australian Amateur Championships in 1954.

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In those days, after the pictures were out, Brisbane City was very quiet. I remember he used to get his fuel
at either the Ascot Taxi base in Barry Parade in Fortitude Valley or at Barnes Auto on the corner of
Adelaide and Wharf Sts.
Even though the job was relatively safe he used to have a tyre lever handy beside his car seat. All fares
were paid in cash – no credit cards or efpos. A few ‘ladies of the night’ might offer alternative payment
methods.
My brother and I were always keen to clean the inside of the cab on a Saturday morning, but first,
checking for coins down the back seat.
One incident during the night that I can recall him telling was he couldn’t get the cab into first gear. We
lived at Bowen Hills so he reversed the car from the city to Bowen Hills and contacted a mechanic mate
the next day.

This story came from one of the Club's newest members, Ron Gillinder. Thanks and welcome, Ron.
AL

                                                 More History

When Allan and Barb Benvenuti were recently visiting Barb's sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and
Malcolm, they came across this photo of Malcolm's mother as a bridesmaid outside her father's house
beside his car (a late 20s/early '30s Essex?) in Taabinga Street, Wavell Heights, believed to be c1947. The
house in the background to the right, on the corner of O'Donnell Street, was part of Hamlin's Nursery
which operated until the late 1970s. Val & I own it. AL

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       For Sale

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