MTFCV Annual 4 day tour pictures

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warwick Landy on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 04:39 am:

I have just returned from the Model T Ford club of Victoria's annual four day tour held over the 'Melbourne Cup' horse race holiday weekend.The tour was held in around the country town of Maryborough Victoria and it is surrounded by some excelkkent T touring roads
30 T's and crews attended including some interstate guests and some regular forum participants.I hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope others will add more once they arrive home.One of the great displays at the Lake Goldsmith Steam rallyA nice commercialCary outside the Maryborough Flour millInside the flour mill, a sewing machine museum!Our president!day one line-upThe 1890 Maryborough Railway StationWe visited the site where the biggest gold nugget in the world was found. The 'Welcome Stranger'Old gold mining ruinsRegular contributer David Chantrell gets stuck in the gravel!Some of the locals get into the spirit of a fun long weekend at t nearby Vintage themed weddingThe rear of some nice Aussie T's. Some rare big steam traction engines.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 05:11 pm:

Great photos! Thank you for sharing them. Love those steam tractors.
Drive carefully, and wear a funny hat! W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 09:56 pm:

Of course the T's are nice.......but those Showman engines are in a class by themselves!........ :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 04:37 am:

Thanks for the photos Warwick.

For the benefit of our Northern Hemisphere friends, I'd like to mention that the large building with the clock tower is Maryborough's railway station. In 1895, Mark Twain visited Maryborough—which he dryly observed was: "A railway station with a town attached".


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 08:01 am:

Craig, in Australia we call those traction engines. There was a beautiful full showmans engine at the site, complete with all the brass trimmings. When I can get hold of my wife's camera, I may be able to post a photo of it for you.

The grand parade featured about 30 of them, Winding engines for ploughing, road rollers, traction engines, threshers, steam lorries and even a steam powered Volkswagen combi utility truck!

Allan from down under.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dare - Just a little South West . on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 08:37 am:

Great pics Warwick, l missed a good event.

David.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 02:34 pm:

I am finally back on board, it has been a busy week. Here are some photos from the rally where we visited the 100th Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally. It was heaven!



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 02:39 pm:




Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 02:47 pm:

I know that my wife had to wait for me on numerous occasions as I "savoured" the atmosphere, but a that long that a tree grew was a bit of a whopper even by her standards!
Cooking snags on the steam box. I asked, but he was hungry and wouldn't share his lunch!
And of course this gem sitting in a shed. I hadn't seen this car since the Geelong National in '98.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 02:54 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dare - Just a little South West . on Friday, November 09, 2012 - 06:14 pm:

great camera work David C, they look fantastic, seems as though a fair few of us missed what was a great weekend of T driving and sight seeing.
Bruce Cs...a well put together tour on your behalf, from the discussions at the club meeting last night and the pics emerging over the past days.......well done....

David.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 01:14 am:

It was one of the most enjoyable rallies I have been on in a long time. The company was fantastic with 5 "Crow Eater" 'T's joining the weekend. What was even more pleasing was seeing Emily Dhillon driving her dad's 1924 Tarrant on 'P' plates. It certainly makes my day to see our hobby being enjoyed by the children and hopefully perpetuate beyond us.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bede Cordes, New Zealand on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 02:00 am:

Thanks for posting the pictures David, there's a few $$$ hanging on the walls of those sheds if all those fuel signs are not repro's.... was what looks to be a steam shovel in one of your photos actually in steam ?

Regards,
Bede


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 02:40 am:

Bede, there were two steam shovels, both operable. The one with the curved tin roof was rail mounted. A second on, a Bucyrus, was mounted on crawler tracks. The last time I saw one of these was on the 1992 rally to Griffith. It was an engine powered one which was used to develop the channels in the irrigation area.

Allan from down under.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kerry van Ekeren (Australia) on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 02:42 am:

The grey shovel was a working display and not slow by any means, 3 men to operate, 1 for the controls, 1 for the boiler and another to climb the boom ladders while working to lube all the moving parts, he wasn't needed just to show how it worked. The red one was built to roll on rail tracks


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warwick Landy on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 02:54 am:

Bede-
The Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally site has been in operation for over 50 years. The event we attended was the 100th event held at that location so was very special for all concerned. Steam and Vintage machinery enthusiasts are able to erect thier own buildings on one of the 'streets' to store and display thier engines,Machinery,signage,tools etc. some of the displays are quite spectacular. I was very impressed by the store in one of the pictures I posted. It is complete with authentic boiled lolly jars etc. It was truly like stepping back in time. The Shovel was an operating steam version. the great feature of this event is that everything is working!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bede Cordes, New Zealand on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 03:32 am:

Allan, Kerry and Warwick,

all I can say is WOW. Thanks so much for posting. Those steam shovels are impressive, I've just watched a couple of youtube videos of it working. I'll have to put the place on my radar for next time we are over, with that and all the mining history in the area I could be stuck there for days...

Regards
Bede


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 08:49 pm:

I'll wager that bi-bicycle takes a bit of practice to ride!
An incredible event! Thank you for sharing it with those of us less fortunate. (Us not being in the Southern hemisphere!)
Drive carefully, and wear a funny hat! W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 04:15 pm:

Our 12 year old son Chris took these on his phone. I have just down loaded them. I thought they were quite good and captured the brass & black of the model 'T's.



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 04:22 pm:

Our 12 year old son Chris also took these photos of "Barney" passing our "mabel" on a back road after visiting the site where the 2,283oz "Welcome Stranger" gold nugget was found on 5th February 1869. Great photos Chris!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warwick Landy on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 06:19 am:

Thanks Dave for posting and for Chris for taking them! Dad and look like a couple of hillbillies in old 'Barney'!Looks like the secret is out! Cup weekend next year might be huge!


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