THE WIPER The monthly bulletin from the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Gore Branch Incorporated
September 2026 Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Clubrooms, Waimea Street, Gore, starting at 8pm (unless notified otherwise)
Next meeting: 8th September
Branch email address: vccgore@gmail.com
2026-2027 Controlling* and Non-controlling Officers Branch Patrons
*Chairman Vice Chairman
*Secretary *Treasurer
Gerry Kennedy, Greg Elder Lindsay Crooks Paul Katon Katherine Welsh
Branch Recorder/Editor
Lynne Herron Alan Ritchie Murray Proctor Position vacant Position vacant David North
Assistant Branch Recorder
Position not filled at present
Club Captain Assistant Club Captains
027 220 9766 027 244 8428 021 261 6986 027 210 4046 (03) 208 6790 027 649 1377 021 172 3281
House Convenor House Convenor Committee
Position vacant Roy Buchanan, Paul Katon, David McDowell Beaded Wheels Scribe Paul Katon 027 244 8428 Festival Rally Organiser Syd Tremaine 027 232 6542 Assistant Rally Organiser Alan Ritchie (03) 208 6790 Bar Manager Chris Scoles 027 226 5967 Assistant Bar Manager Paul Herron 027 210 4131 Maintenance Supervisor Ken Youngson 027 667 4102 Maintenance Assistants Roy Buchanan, Keith Dodds, Bruce Price Swap Meet Ken Youngson 027 667 4102 Swap Meet Assistants Gerry Kennedy, Denis Knight, Starr McDougall Parts Evan Henderson 027 650 8056 Parts Assistants Position not yet filled Hill Climb Evan Henderson 027 650 8056 Hill Climb Assistant Terry Inder (03) 208 7017 Sheriff Denis Knight 027 351 3190 Librarian Stewart Quertier (03) 208 7932 Raffles Starr McDougall (03) 208 6501 Privacy Officer Katherine Welsh 021 261 6986 Health & Safety Officer Ken Youngson 027 667 4102 Museum & Hokonui Park David McDowell (03) 208 6791 Tuesday Ramble Co-ordinator Gerry Kennedy 027 233 4634 Daffodil Day Co-ordinator (2027) Denis Knight 027 351 3190 Branch VIC Signatories
Evan Henderson 027 650 8056 John Tremaine 027 432 0197 Front cover photo: John Tremaine opening his pie-warmer at lunchtime during the July Tuesday Ramble. (Photo by Des Brewster) 2
Chairman’s Chat Hi again and another month has vanished. The days are stretching out a bit and warming up so Spring is threatening. The Daffodil Run will have been and gone by the time many of you read this. Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable and uneventful cruise to Lawrence – a quaint little town with a lot of history, especially from the gold mining days. A great many fortunes were made while many were left to reminisce on what might have been. History tells us that numerous people acquired greater wealth from further afield supplying goods and services to those who chose to try their luck on the goldfields. Stories abound of many who initially collected the easy pickings to set off gold rush events and who probably did the best. And so the time has come to dust off those vehicles in preparation for the coming events season. Give a squirt of oil in the appropriate places and tighten that slightly loose fan belt. Our first branch run is the 13th September so something to blow the possums out and pump up those tyres for. I’m led to believe it won’t be too strenuous but will be a quiet jog and chance for a natter and catch up afterwards. There is a good list of this year’s events in The Wiper so check them out and give lots of ticks. Happy days until next month. Lindsay Crooks What’s the dumbest animal in the jungle? A polar bear. What’s the best part about living in Switzerland? I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus. RIP, boiled water. You will be mist. From the “Readers’ Digest”, sent in by Donna North 3
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Club Captain’s Report
Apologies for the lack of a report this month, please see the Minutes of the August monthly meeting (page 8 onwards). Alan Ritchie
WANTED One more Assistant Club Captain to help with organising this year’s branch runs. It is not a very hard task but very enjoyable and satisfying. There are always plenty of other committee members to help.
If interested please ring Alan Ritchie (03) 208 6790 WANTED – HOUSE CONVENOR Without a House Convenor we may be unable to carry out some functions throughout the coming year.
If interested contact Lindsay Crooks 027 220 9766
Wanted on 19th September The Gore Camera Club would like about six VCC cars at Mandeville Aerodrome for their members to photograph. Contact Alan Ritchie on (03) 208 6790 5
In New Zealand History This Month Ivan Mauger wins sixth world speedway title 2 September 1979 Christchurch-born Mauger was the motorcycle speedway rider to beat during the 1970s. As well as a record six individual world titles between 1968 and 1979, including three in a row from 1968 to 1970, Mauger also won the long track world championship three times between 1971 and 1976, and captained and coached New Zealand to a world team title in 1979. Mauger rode for a number of British speedway teams in a sport that is popular in central and northern Europe. By the time he retired in his mid40s in 1985, he had won many more titles. Recognised with an MBE in 1976 and OBE in 1989, he was one of the 75 inaugural members inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Internationally, Ivan Mauger’s contribution to speedway was acknowledged when he was voted ‘Millennium Man of Speedway’ by the readers of Speedway Star and Vintage Speedway Magazine in December 1999. After he completed his hat-trick of world titles in 1970, Mauger’s Jawa 500cc motorcycle was taken to the United States and gold-plated in fulfilment of a promise by two American enthusiasts, George Wenn and Ray Bokelman. It was later put on display at Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. Adapted from: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/ivan-mauger-won-record-sixth-
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From the Editor’s Keyboard This month’s issue is big on coming events but short on contributions. The only contributions this month were a report and photos from the July Tuesday Ramble from Janet & Des Brewster, and some photos from Alan Ritchie and Denis Knight. I have also resorted to filling some pages with a short report and some photos from a recent trip that Donna and I made to Wellington. The “run season” gets underway this month, with the Daffodil Day run (see pages 20-22), followed by the Opening Run in mid-September so, with the branch events and those advertised in this issue, I hope that I will soon be receiving plenty of stories, reports and photographs of events that you have all been participating in. Until next month, happy reading! David North
BRAINTEASER Q. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I? Answer next month
Answer to last month’s Brainteaser Q. Where does today come before yesterday? A. In the dictionary.
St James Theatre $5 Film Screening Apologies for the delay, but Paul McPhail, manager of the St James Theatre, is still waiting to find a suitable film to screen for us. He still intends it to be a Monday at 6pm and full details will be published in The Wiper in due course. David North 7
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Tuesday Ramble for 28-7-2006 Well, this is my contribution to The Wiper for the next two years sorted I reckon, as it’s really two reports. Just saying…. I’m very pleased I went on this Ramble as I found these two places to be extremely interesting. First up we travelled to Pukerau Nursery, which used to be owned by Arne Cleland. We were shown round by James Holloway, who, with his wife, now owns the business. They are both agricultural scientists not landscapers, he pointed out. They grow natives for restoration of lands, farm shelters, riparian plantings and for decorating events such as field days. They also do the smaller domestic garden plan work.
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They work with Fonterra to supply the trees that at maturity are 5 metres or more so that farmers can access the $1500 worth of carbon credits. They don’t typically supply plants for motorway beautification as the chemicals used in de-icing will kill natives. Similarly, natives won’t survive if planted within two years after pine trees are felled due to the mycorrhizal fungi that grow in association with the pine trees’ plant roots.
James and his helpers only collect seed from south of the Lindis Pass. It’s very important to have seed from a similar area to where plants will grow and James illustrated his point with examples of adaptations plants have made to cope with coastal versus alpine conditions, e.g. waxy leaves on pittosporums on the coast protect from salt damage and plants at higher altitude growing under tree canopies have larger leaves to allow more photosynthesis. So, seed from North Island plants is not going to produce hardy plants for Southland conditions. I was very impressed that he could recite a particular variety’s parents and could explain why that offspring would not flourish here or there for instance because of parental adaptations. 12
Another interesting point was that the juvenile leaves of lancewoods change to the adult foliage once the lancewood has grown taller than a Moa could reach to browse on the leaves. Of course, adaptations evolve over hundreds of years. As an aside to this he mentioned that because our Kauri trees can grow to a thousand years plus, therefore they were used to calibrate carbon dating when it was being developed.
The collected seeds are cleaned and stored in fridges but don’t remain viable for long. They are sown on trays; some being kept on capillary beds which encourages roots to grow down to the water. Different growth habits mean some take many years to get to saleable size. We were shown a tray of tussock waiting to be transplanted to bigger cells. That tray would have been roughly the size of a letter and he said there were maybe 4,000 plants in it. After transplanting, shade and snow protection are taken care of under cloth covers, if and when needed. The business might produce 400,000 plants per annum. Predicting how much seed of which type to sow out each year is crystal ball territory. 13
James is clearly very knowledgeable and, I feel, a very good teacher. It’s great to see the right man doing the job he was born to do, his passion was very evident, making it seem more of a calling than a job. 14
After lunch we decamped to the old brickworks across the main road in Pukerau. After the necessary site induction we were shown around and it very soon became obvious why we were told not to touch anything. Six years ago, Toula and Andrew Finlayson created Southland Carbon, bought the works and turned it into a bio-char production site.
Pinus radiata chips are sourced from forestry contractors, tipped into a large hopper that feeds a conveyor belt to the surprisingly compact unit that burns the chips (somewhere from 600-900℃) without oxygen (yes, there is a good word for that but I couldn’t spell it*). The burning process is stopped by dowsing with water. The resulting charcoal is crushed and bagged. Due to the noise, I was unable to pick up many other details of the process. I went to the company's website and have reproduced some of that very interesting information overleaf. *[Editor’s note: Dr Google suggested “pyrolysis”.] 15
Livestock feed additive Introduce biochar to livestock feed to improve productivity and health, whilst reducing methane emissions. * For scientific references, learn more. • Increases Milk Production in Dairy Cattle • Reduces Methane Emissions In Ruminant Livestock • Improves Feed Conversion = Less Feed Needed • Promotes Weight Gain • Improves Digestion & Gut Health • Improves Nutrient Uptake & Feed Efficiency • Improves Immunity • Prevents Disease Via Absorption of Harmful Toxins and Bacteria • Increases fertility • Increases Soil Carbon From Biochar's Presence In The Manure Soil amendment When added to soil, biochar acts as a stable form of carbon, benefitting your soil year after year, whilst reducing your carbon dioxide emissions and increasing productivity. • Enhances Soil Fertility • Improves Water Retention • Shelters Essential Soil Microbes • Reduces Soil Acidity • Increases Crop Yield • Reduces Fertiliser Requirements • Enhances Plant Growth • Increases Cation Exchange Capacity Of Soil • Improves Nutritional Value of Produce Nutritional food production Use as an additive to broad acre pasture and crops, fruit trees + vegetable gardens, pots, compost and lawns. • Improves Nutritional Value of Produce • Reduces Availability of Toxins in Food • Chemical Free • Reduces Need for Fertilisers & Pesticides • Supports Food That Enhances Human Health 16
Toula Finlayson
Inside one of the original kilns
Afternoon tea 17
The outside of one of the original kilns
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The “output” end
Wood vinegar is a natural byproduct of the production of biochar which can be used as a natural pesticide, fertiliser, compost booster and seed germinator in liquid form. Toula was engaging, welcoming and hugely informative about her specialist subject. We were treated to a most unexpected, but lovely, afternoon tea and a complimentary bag of biochar. I believe that 40-litre bags of biochar are available from the shop on the other side of the road. So, yet another great day out with two interesting businesses to explore. Many thanks Gerry, you’ve pulled another excellent two out of your very large hat. Janet Brewster (words) and Des Brewster (Pukerau Nursery photos) [Captions and Southland Carbon photos by the Editor] And, finally, a joke from Des Why do cows have hooves? Because they lac tose. 19
Photos of the display at Regional Ford in Gore for the Gore Branch Daffodil Day car run A 1926 Ford truck and a 2026 Ford ute parked together exactly 100 years apart from new. Also, a photo of my car with the advertising for the event added (nice and bright). Regional Ford paid for the decals which are magnetic and can be used again and again for years to come, just change the date. I am hoping for a good turnout of branch members and public alike. There will be a two-page spread in The Ensign before the day.
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Opening Run Sunday 13th September
Meet at the clubrooms at 1.30pm for a 1.45pm start There will be a short run, with a little bit of good gravel, finishing at the Clubrooms for a shared afternoon tea Contact Murray Proctor: 027 649 1377 23
Gore Branch Events for the 2026-27 Season Event
Date
Organiser(s)
2026
Daffodil Day
Sunday 23rd August
Denis Knight
Opening Run
Sunday 13th September
Murray Proctor
P60 Run
Sunday 4th October
Matt Cook
Ladies run
Sunday 8th November
Jean Smale
Josephville Hillclimb
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Sunday 29 November
Evan Henderson
Christmas Run
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Nancy Stronach
Sunday 6 December 2027
Picnic Run
Sunday 17th January
TBC
Festival Rally
Saturday 27th February
Syd Tremaine
March Run
Sunday 7th March
Alan Ritchie
Gore Swap Meet
Sunday 14th March
Ken Youngson
Frank Robson Memorial Run & Clearwater Capers
Sunday 4th April
Keith Dodds
Evening Trial
Sunday 9th May
Murray Proctor
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End of Season Run
Sunday 13 June
TBC
Tuesday Ramble
Usually the last Tuesday of the month (except December)
Co-ordinated by Gerry Kennedy
Club Captain’s Committee
Phone numbers
Murray Proctor
027 649 1377
Alan Ritchie
(03) 208 6790
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Other Events 2026 19th September
Autospectacular, Edgar Centre, Dunedin
26th September
Annual Swap Meet, Manawatu Branch
27th September
Blossom Festival Rally, Central Otago Branch
2nd – 3rd October
VCC 80th Anniversary Event, Central Otago Branch
2nd – 4th October
Dunvegan Motorcycle Rally, Otago Branch
9th – 11th October
Garage Sale, Swap Meet & Display, Canterbury Branch
13th – 15th November MG Classic Race Meeting, Manfeild
21st November
60th Arrowtown Motorcycle Rally, Southland Branch
28th November
Coronet Peak Hill Climb, Banks Peninsula Branch
2027 30th – 31st January Edendale Crank Up 10th – 14th February Burt Munro Challenge, Invercargill & Bluff 12 – 14th February 30th National Motorcycle Rally, Timaru 14th February
Classic Cover Ellerslie Car Show
19th – 21st February Ascot Park Hotel Classic Speedfest, Teretonga Park 19th – 21st February Ayrburn Classic https://ayrburnclassic.com/ 27th – 28th February
Steam Up & Family Fun Weekend, Bushtown Waimate Heritage Park
19th – 21st March
George Begg Festival, Teretonga Park https://www.georgebeggfestival.nz/
26th – 29th March
National South Island Easter Rally, Dunedin
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Tuesday Ramble 29th September
10.30 am: meet at Gore VCC clubrooms 11.00 am: depart for Winton Noon: lunch at Top Pub, Winton 1.30pm: depart to visit Boggyburn Daffodils, about 15km from Winton Mr. L. W. J. Cowie has acres of bulbs Numbers for catering to Gerry Kennedy: 027 233 4634 BEFORE 24th September 26
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Hi Everyone, Following the success of last year's hill climbs, we've now got a further five events planned for October and November: 1. Saturday 17 October: Summit Road, Gebbies Pass, Banks Peninsula (in conjunction with Ratec). 2. Sunday 18 October: Kinlock Road, Little River, Banks Peninsula (in conjunction with Ratec). A great weekend of hill climbs close to Christchurch. 3. Sunday 8 November: Hawkswood, North Canterbury (in conjunction with the Country Gents Historic & Sports Car Club & Ratec). Celebrating 21 years since the running of the first Hawkswood event in 2005. 4. Saturday 28 November: Coronet Peak Hillclimb, Queenstown (in conjunction with the Queenstown Car Club). Queenstown Car Club have kindly invited a field of 12 VCC eligible cars back to this event. 5. Sunday 29 November: Josephville Hill Climb, Lumsden (organised by VCC Gore Branch). Another doubleheader weekend with Coronet on Saturday and Josephville on Sunday! We need at least 12 VCC entrants for each of these events to happen. To assist with planning and preparation, please use this link to complete this Registration of Interest Form by Monday 31st August: https://www.bpvcc.org.nz/hill-climbs Entry forms for Gebbies Pass & Little River will be available midSeptember. Links to the Vintage Driven videos of three of last year's events: Gebbies Pass, Coronet Peak and Josephville are also available here: https://www.bpvcc.org.nz/hill-climbs 28
Club Championship Points: Each of the above five hillclimbs counts towards three Hillclimb Trophies for the winning drivers in each of three classes: 0 - 1500cc, 1501 - 2500cc and Over 2500cc. Hillclimb points also count towards each driver's combined Championship points for both Circuit and Hillclimb events during the 2026/27 season. We look forward to you joining us. Any queries please contact: Rod Corbett Email rod.corbett88@gmail.com or phone 027 433 8772
RACING UP A FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY! Josephville Hillclimb 2025 As a taster, this is a 9min 37sec Youtube video of last year’s hill climb made by Vintage Driven and sent in by Stewart Quertier. https://youtu.be/i5SMyYOXmtQ?si=xer94P-KyhEj-vju The Editor
Spotted! On page 108 of the July/August 2026 issue of New Zealand Classic Car magazine, there is an article about ”Handcrafted Classics”, the company co-owned by Brian Dwyer. The Editor Handcrafted Classics: https://www.handcraftedclassics.co.nz/ 29
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Steam Up & Family Fun Weekend Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th February 2027 We would welcome you to join us at the annual Bushtown Waimate Heritage Park Steam Up Weekend event Planning for the 2027 Bushtown Steam Up event is underway with new dates! "Steam Up" 2027 will be a 2 x day event on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28h February 2027, showcasing the lifestyle of the Bushmen era, Edwardian Early Settlers, traditional crafts, displays of vintage machinery & engines, sawmilling by steam plus a variety of activities including competitive Laser Tag for families of all ages. Trailer Rides and "Fairy Dwelling Workshops for youngsters. The Bushtown Miniature Railway will be running full time and the Oamaru Coastal Defence will have their military camp set up. A programme of events and times to be advertised. It will be a standout weekend and we would be keen to hear from you to participate with your stationary machinery & vintage engines, traditional crafts, woodturning or other displays of interest. Food & Drink stalls plus a range of Craft Stalls will be on site. Let us know if you would like attend and complete the attached form. For planning purposes, please indicate if you are interested to attend and provide a description of items you would be bringing for display. Display sites will be assigned FOC but require pre-booking. CAMPERVAN SITES $10 per night (unpowered) There are a limited number of unpowered sites in the back paddock for selfcontained Campervans that require to be pre-booked and paid in advance. Name(s) of those attending/name of Club/Group: _________________ Mobile phone_______________Email: ____________________________ Description of stationary engines/vintage/heritage machinery to be displayed: To reserve a Self Contained Campervan Site Name_______________________ Number of nights ___________________Vehicle Registration No. _________ For further information Contact The Secretary 021 576868 email: bushtown.waimate@gmail.com www.bushtownwaimate.co.nz Bushtown Waimate Heritage Park 23 Dobson Street Waimate 7924 We look forward to hearing from you, Ann Dennison (Secretary) & The Bushtown Steam Up Planning Team 021 576868 33
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Barry Robinson Rally - Stage 6
Hayden Paddon & Co-driver Jared Hudson (Hyundai i20N Rally2)
Jack Stokes & Co-driver Hayden Graves (Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo)
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What We Did On Our Holidays A Weekend in Wellington by David North Donna and I flew up to Wellington for a weekend at the beginning of August. After an uneventful trip and checking-in to our accommodation, I went out for a recce to look at a couple of restaurants that online reviews indicated would be good for coeliac-friendly food. I found one, but not the other (should have written down directions!) but spotted another (Vietnamese) one that was good and headed back. When we went out for dinner a bit later I couldn't remember where the Vietnamese one was so, after quite a bit of wandering around the Cuba Street area, I eventually took us to the one from the internet that I could find, Mr Go's, where, luckily, we had a lovely meal. The following morning (Saturday), we had a 10-minute walk to Takina, the Exhibition Centre, where we had breakfast in the cafe before going to see the Lego Star Wars Exhibition. It was excellent and very interesting. We spent nearly three hours looking around, and had a really good time.
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Some of the models were big (life-size characters, droids etc. from the films) and some were gigantic (AT-AT). There were some collectible items at the end that, as you might expect, were rather expensive, such as an Ultimate Collectors Series Death Star: 9,023 pieces and $1,700, Ghost Starship SDCC Limited Edition from 2014: 132 pieces and $1,879 and a Limited Edition (10 sets) Star Wars Chess Set: $14,995. Needless to say, we didn’t buy those! By the time we had finished it was lunchtime. After a coffee and cake in Te Papa, we walked along the waterfront to the Wellington Museum and had a look at a very interesting exhibition about the evolution of the "food culture" of Wellington before going back to our accommodation. After looking up Googlemaps again, I went out looking for the night's dinner venue. I found the Vietnamese one again, taking care to note the route back! Unfortunately, I didn't think it would be necessary to book a table, and we were out of luck when we came back. Luckily, we got a table at a nearby Indian restaurant, Great India, which, coincidentally, had featured in the food exhibition.
On Sunday morning we checked out and walked to the Wellington Chocolate Factory. I had booked us in for a "chocolatier experience" where, over the course of 90 minutes, we were told about chocolate and made and wrapped three bars of chocolate each, adding our own toppings, to take away with us. David North 38
Online Bonuses Ivan Mauger: https://www.nzonscreen.com/videos/circuits-of-gold-1987/ Pukerau Nursery: https://www.pukeraunursery.co.nz/ Southland Carbon: https://southlandcarbon.co.nz/ Lego Star Wars Exhibition: https://www.takina.co.nz/visit/whats-on/lego-star-wars-the-exhibition Wellington Chocolate Factory: https://wcf.co.nz/ New Zealand Federation of Motoring Clubs Inc. (newsletter page): https://fomc.nz/newsletters/ Southland Branch website: https://www.sporty.co.nz/southlandvintagecar 39
In Welsh History This Month Friday 19th September 2025 Irene Steer (10 August 1889 – 18 April 1977) The unveiling of ‘Cardiff and Wales’ latest ‘Purple Plaque’, honouring ‘Irene Steer’ who was the ‘First Welsh Woman to Win a Gold Medal in Swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm’. Her plaque is situated on the railings on ‘The Promenade’ at ‘Roath Park Lake’ in ‘Roath Park’. (Photograph, All Rights Reserved 2025 © Robert Guy).
Irene learned to swim in Roath Park Lake at only eight-years-old and went on to become Wales’ first female world record holder and first Olympic gold medallist. She struck gold in Stockholm in 1912 as the anchor leg swimmer in the victorious, world record-breaking, British 4 x 100 yards freestyle relay team. They won by 12 yards and it would be 96 years before another Welsh woman struck gold at the Olympics when Nicole Cook won the women’s cycling road race in Beijing on 10 August, 2008 - Steer’s birthday. Having started life as a breaststroke swimmer with Cardiff Ladies Premier Swimming Club, Steer converted to freestyle and adopted the ‘Australian crawl’ style. She was one of six British women selected for the Olympic Games, but suffered in the individual event when she was involved in a collision with another swimmer in the semi-finals and disqualified. The Games in Stockholm were the first in which women took part in swimming, Steer was one of only 50 women at the 1912 games out of 2,500 competitors. She became the first Welsh swimmer to be awarded a Welsh Swimming Association certificate for breaking 100 seconds for 100 yards in 1907. She won the Welsh 100 yards title for 7 years in a row from 1907 until she retired in 1913. In 1910 she also became the first Welsh woman to win an English national, equalling the world record for 100 yards freestyle (1m 13.6s) at Weston-Super-Mare. She had been the runner-up in the two previous years. She is one of only six Welsh women who have won Olympic gold medals, the others being Nicole Cooke (cycling, 2008), Jade Jones (taekwondo, 2012, 2016), Hannah Mills (sailing 2016, 2020), Elinor Barker (cycling, 2016) and Lauren Price (boxing, 2020). Adapted from: https://welsh-sports-hall-of-fame.wales/hall.../irene-steer Sent in by Donna North 40
Heart of the Beast M 124 min 2D Suitable for (but not restricted to) mature audiences 16 years and up.
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CAR PARTS AVAILABLE On behalf of the branch, Bing and myself went to look at Charlton Imports x Peter Woods closing down parts sale. There is still a lot of old Dodge parts for sale including about 40 flathead Dodge motors for about $100 each There are also a few old car bodies suitable for mostly garden art but also many shelves of many odds and sods - carbs, starter motors, alternators, chrome pieces, old mudguards and door etc. Anyone wanting parts will need to be quick as a crusher / Scrap metal dealer is imminent. Phone Cliff Woods (Peter’s Brother) for parts and bits and pieces inquiries on 022 186 9602 (Or maybe organize a time to look around the yard for serious purchasers)
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REMINDERS NOTICES and FOR SALE & WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS ARE FREE to CLUB MEMBERS. Advertisements will usually be published in three consecutive issues. Please contact the Editor. The Branch receives commission if you insure your vehicle(s), boat(s), house(s), contents or travel with Vero Insurance and quote the Branch number (300135). https://vcc.org.nz/vero-vcc-insurance-scheme/ Gore Branch VCC name badges: are available to order by contacting the Branch House Convenor, Paul Herron, (phone 027 210 4131). N.B. If you’re not wearing one at a meeting you will attract the Sheriff’s attention and are likely to be fined! You are very welcome to come on Branch runs in your modern. Join the VCC online at https://vcc.org.nz/how-to-join/ Bluebridge Ferries offer discounts to VCC members: https://vcc.org.nz/membership-benefits/ To Let: the Gore Branch Clubrooms are available to VCC members for personal functions at very reasonable cost. Newsletters from other Branches are posted on the VCC Website each month. Go to: https://vcc.org.nz/news-from-our-branches/ They are also sent to each Branch by email and can be obtained on request from the Secretary or the Editor.
GORE BRANCH BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER The Branch bank account number is 03-0915-0246885-00 Please put your name and the reason for the payment in the details boxes. Thank you. The Treasurer Thank you. The Treasurer 45
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE – MAKE ME AN OFFER! 1952 Austin Sheerline 6-cylinder, 4-litre, manual gearbox, 4-door sedan. Current WOF & Rego. 125,000 miles. Interior: walnut dashboard & leather seating original. Restored in ex condition through 1996. Good history kept over the years of service. Many spare parts available. Located in Gore, Southland. Offers to Nancy: Tel. 027 310 9105 email nancy.stronach@xtra.co.nz
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Run reports, articles of interest, photos, technical tips, letters and feedback are always welcome. The Wiper is usually distributed on or around the last Tuesday of each month Please note - advertisements & urgent notices must be received
before the Sunday following meeting night each month for inclusion in the next issue of The Wiper If you don't have a computer, I can get a hand-written article typed up or put your notes or jottings into shape for The Wiper. If you prefer, I can even take notes as you talk to me and write up the story for you - I am always ready to help so just let me know how! Please send all contributions to David North Preferably by e-mail: northd14@gmail.com physical and mailing address: 4 Trotter Street, Riverton 9822 telephone (mobile) 021 172 3281 Please support our advertisers so that they, in turn, can continue to support the Branch The opinions and statements in The Wiper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or views of the Gore Branch or of the VCC. The Branch accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any statements.
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