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The AustralianRechabite

Issue 2September 2014

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Rechabites:People who enjoy analcohol-free lifestyle

Rechabite

2 Editorial

3 Rechabites Keep Going

4 Victorian News

5 IOR Caravan & Holiday Club

6 2015 Victorian Scholarships

7 2014 Victorian Scholarship Winners

8 Queensland News

9 Nomads Through Queensland

10 Earlier Pub Closing Times . . .

11 New South Wales News

12 Jottings from Malcolm Campbell

13 Obituaries

14 Strictly Personal

2 - The Australian RECHABITE September 2014

Issue 2September, 2014

The Australian

Rechabiteis the official journal of the

IncorporatedRechabite Fraternal Societies

in Australia

Keeping Rechabites in touch

New South WalesDistrict Secretary

Sis Ruth Allen47 Ambrose Street,

ORAN PARK NSW 2570

Telephone: 0424 755 606Email: ruth_muglaw@

hotmail.com

QueenslandDistrict Secretary

Sister Cynthia Kilah15 Pallaranda Street

TARRAGINDI Qld 4121

Telephone: (07) 3392 9431Email: qldsecretary@

australianrechabites.org.au

VictoriaState Secretary

Sis Gwenda MartynPost Office Box 4532

KNOX CITY CENTRE VIC 3152

Telephone: (03) 5177 8144Email: alan-gwenda@

vic.australis.com.auCopy:Material for inclusion in this magazineshould be addressed to

The Editor11 Frangipanni StreetBELLBIRD PARK QLD 4300

Email: [email protected]: (07) 3139 1505

Peace and Plentythe reward ofTemperance

Editorial

SEPTEMBER this year brings upthe 130th Anniversary of thefounding of the IOR New South

Wales District No. 85. Bro Robert GEnnever became the first DistrictChief Ruler on 24th September 1884.

It is interesting to note that forty-twoyears before, the first Tent to beestablished in Australia occurred on20th April 1842, just seven years afterthe Society was established in Salford,England. It was Star of Australia TentNo.1, Sydney, in what was to be theSydney District. A second Tent,Morning Star Tent was commenced amonth later, in May. By September1842 a third Tent was begun inLaunceston, Tasmania, and it wasfrom Tasmania that the Rechabitemovement was to spread acrossAustralia.

The founder of the work here inAustralia was Bro John Garrett, whowas High Deputy Ruler in England in1836 and emigrated to NSW in July1840. His move from Sydney toTasmania resulted in the collapse ofthe Rechabite movement in Sydney.

It was not until 12th June 1878 thatBro Ennever, who moved up fromMelbourne, established Captain CookTent No.1 in Sydney and the work inNSW put down roots.

Establishing and maintaining theIndependent Order of Rechabites hasnot been easy. Detractors in Englandsaid it would not last five years.Regretfully after a proud history ofover 160 years the Order in Englandwas forced to become an insurancecompany.

Although faced with similar govern-ment legislation here in Australia wehave managed to survive in spite ofthe difficulties of the 1840s. So, herewe are, over 170 years later, with afine heritage behind us looking to –what kind of future?

Bro Phillip Ramsay, in his articleopposite, lays down the challenge forRechabites to keep going. Thequestion is, ‘In what form?’ Are wejust a WOWSERs Club, or do WeOnly Want Social Evils Removed, andif so, how are we going to go aboutdoing it?

Are we presenting our cause clearly?Are we seeking new membership?We congratulate Bro Don Legge forwinning the Victorian District’s com-petition for signing up the most newmembers last year. We should allfollow Bro Don’s example.

Researching, yet again, the forgoinghistorical facts I came across an articleI wrote in 1998 for The NSWRechabite entitled “Why am I aRechabite?” Yes, the financial benefitswere good, but undersold, somethingI tried hard to rectify during my 23years on staff, but the basic reasonwas the influence of otherRechabites, like Bro Horace Memoryand the work of Ivy Biggs, nee Oates,in the Band of Hope meetings she ranback in 1943. Yes, I too signed ThePledge at age 10, fully knowing whatand why I was doing it. I owe thislady, who is still living, a great deal.

We need more Ivy’s and moreHorace’s. Will you be one?

Vivian A BelcherEditor

A Life Cut Short

HE went to New Zealand for agreat time, yet this 19-year-old,

falling from a second floor balconydied because he chose to drinkalcohol. What a waste of a life! Whata tragedy for his family!

Yet so many of our young peoplethink it’s smart to drink! Yeah??

The Editors are not responsible for theviews expressed in contributions,

articles or communications.

CLOSING DATE FORARTICLES FOR THE NEXT

ISSUE IS

15th January 2015

September 2014 The Australian RECHABITE - 3

The following article from Rev Phillip Ramsayis a challenge to us all.

YOU will see by my title, that Iam an optimist. An abstainerfrom alcohol all my 94 years, a

single-minded crusader – as everyRechabite should be. Rather roughly,people generally regard us ‘temper-ance zealots’. We have no quarrelwith that. Quite unfairly, we arelabelled “wowsers”. What it reallymeans is We Only Want Social EvilsRemoved. We believe in our product!

When I signed The Pledge with theBand of Hope in Christchurch, NZ atage 10, ‘By wise tuition, I knew whatI was doing’ - a good start to my youthyears, then to responsible citizenship.There is nothing like it for youngsterstoday – more the pity.

Today there is no alcohol instruction –its nature and effects – at PublicSchools. True, there have beenattempts; but scuttled by educatorswho could not agree on the definit-ion of ‘moderate’ drinking!

In all kindness, I describe the sparselyattended “Tent” meeting. With fewmembers under 50 years of age, thereis the speedy conduct of business,then off to indoor bowls or someother social attraction, supper andhome.

To employ the military metaphor,when the Tent meets, they are ‘enjoy-ing’ AWOL. The meeting should havesome time surveying the battlefieldand be swift to patch up the wound-ed. We must give time and place forrenewing our vision; upholding ourfirst love, ‘Doing our rifle drill’.Making the meeting ‘count’.

There is a place for laughing, dartsand indoor bowls, even friendly chat-ter, but we need to spend some timeand energy, studying the battlefield,

learning how to be a straight shooter,a medal-winning soldier, brave andenquiring. There is no medal on offerfor indoor bowls. As it is, the enemyis beating us ‘hands down’.

However, glad surprises come! Readour last magazine, March 2014, page3: Annerley Tent No. 67, Brisbane,celebrated its centenary. But read on:“The future is unknown, but AnnerleyTent No. 67 plans to remain active forsome time to come.” That’s the spirit.

Indoor bowls successes, an occasion-al banquet and nostalgic accounts “ofthe good old days we enjoyed” –when down our street, there arethose struggling with alcohol addic-tion; which do we choose?

We know the present crop of young-sters will be thrown – or attracted – tothe drinking culture. No longer incharge of himself, unable to resistsocial pressures – he begins “binge”drinking with so-called friends. Whattwisted thinking that getting drunk isfun, fun, fun! We could find the timeto help him get the best from hiszestful years. Without help, he has adilemma: to swim or sink. Too often,it’s the latter.

Early in 19th Century England therewas a severe economic depression –men drowning their sorrows in aleand cheap wine. The more soberones decided on self-help. Membersintroduced money allowances for theill, for burial costs, and they intro-duced a savings scheme. They heldon to a ray of hope, The Rechabites,the Band of Hope, The GoodTemplars, the IOOF and the AncientOrder of Foresters devised a system ofAlcohol Education for the young.

When these members migrated toAustralia and New Zealand they tooktheir “Lodges” with them. TheJuvenile Department was a hugesuccess. A sign of the harmony oflodges in my area was my attendanceon three different nights! Almost teamwork!

Now no study of alcohol problems iscomplete without the USA“Prohibition”. “It was a failure” is thetiring cliché. Truth shouts from thehousetops that it was a fourteen-yearsuccess in daring social welfare (early1920 to late 1933). The only Amend-ment The United States Constitutionhas ever repealed!

By “success” I turn to health andsocial statistics – greater savings, bet-ter health, even more drinking ofmilk! By “failure” I mean no curbingof Al Capone making a fortune out ofguns and threatening. Hidden powersthat be, including liquor traders,nominating people who were corrupt– determined to wreck law-abidingpeople and their hopes. Publicservants yielding to brides. It’s alldocumented! In a phrase, Evil Intentwas top man on the totem pole. It isremarkable that all this corruption hasbeen swept under the carpet.

No abstainers should fail, tire or limp.We must become single-minded! Weas Rechabites, advocate temperance,education, and health issues! I puteducation first. Then, find ways to getalongside teenagers. We should benoticed by the community, not as aprivate social club, but as soldiers atwar, salesmen who can “do the deal”.We believe in our product! Wedismiss discouragement and despair.

We dare not follow the leader!Rechabites, keep going! But where?Not the business part of the Tentmeeting, not time-wasting chatter,not even the indoor bowls or darts!In our figure, we should be studyingthe battlefield, be brave and enquir-ing. Why is the enemy beating us?

The Tent Meeting business is brief.Conversations, indoor bowls, reportsof motor tours, darts - these can belong! Why allow our energies all workand no play? Nothing wrong, exceptwe are AWOL! To “Remain active forsome time to come". That’s the spirit!

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Rechabites Keep Going


Rechabites Keep GoingContinued from page 3

Could it be that our low esteem, ourelderly limping, our few attendees,and limited inter-Tent functions, canstage a reunion?

We are small in numbers, and tired.We are not keeping up with ournation’s fast-moving social changes.Talking about alcohol problemsprompts a yawn? Does our interest inthe past cause us to neglect ourfuture, the fast-living style of theteenager, his choice of values, hisinability to choose? Are we turningour backs upon the proven good andgoing along with the heresy of drunk-enness as fun, fun, fun?

By Census, ten percent of Australianand New Zealand adults are abstain-ers! That gives hope, even in spite ofthe vigorous liquor advertising.

Pleasant as our social programmesare, they can divert us from ourprimary mission: Giving our thirstynation an antidote! Take, for exam-ple, the youthful ‘binge’ drinking:The hero is the fastest to intoxicate!His peers give him a prize of morebeer! Young people have had noteaching about the nature and effectsof beverage alcohol. We should notblame them. We should try to helpthem. Rechabites could fight for itsbeliefs from the front trench!

In a modest way, Rechabites canassist those young people. A FriendlySociety teaches me to act: Helpfully. Ido that, not for duty’s sake, butbecause I have a deep interest in theteenager’s well being - more so thanthe barman or licensee! I have adeep interest in the teenager and hisparents. Education is the door tosobriety and health. One to oneteaching is not easy - but veryrewarding. Disagreements soften;common ground is found. First, itclashes with our common talk. Thenearest to our subject is the ill-defined "Moderate" drinker. We asRechabites need not argue the point.Our first concern is a study of themain "problem", alcohol and it’sdistribution. So Rechabites, keepgoing!

STATE NEWS

Victorian NewsThe State

Committee Report

OUR 18th Annual Conferencewill be held at Belmont(Geelong Area) on Tuesday

21st October 2014. This is a greattime for all members in Victoria to gettogether and discuss many aspects ofour Order.

This year a donation of $1,000.00has been sent to the DalgarnoInstitute from all our members. Theprize of $100.00, that was won byBro Don Legge for signing up themost members last year, has also beengiven to Dalgarno.

In future the State Committee willonly be meeting every 2nd month (orat least once a quarter) unless need-ing to meet otherwise. We are findingthat we do not have as much businessto attend to as we have in previousyears.

Gwenda MartynState Secretary

Region News

Region 6 MORWELL(Gippsland)

OUR Region had anothersuccessful meeting in Maythis year, although we were

few in number with many apologies.

We meet at the Morwell Neighbour-hood House, which is a lovely build-ing with equipment suitable for mostof our speakers. As the ladies of theHouse could not do a lunch for us,we catered for ourselves with thanksto Gwenda and Peg for the work theydid.

We all have a great social time togeth-er with lots of chatter and laughter.The meeting commences at 11.00am,

lunch at 12 noon and a speaker in theafternoon.

We have members who travel as faraway as Bunyip and Bairnsdale(which is approximately 200 kmsapart) so we cover a large area.Meeting in Morwell is about half wayfor both of these towns.

After lunch we had a DVD called“Mooramong - Private Hollywood”shown to us. This is a property nowowned by the National Trust that theHoliday Club visited on their last trip.Further information about “Moora-mong” is noted in the Holiday ClubReport. Gwenda also talked about theother places that the Holiday Clubvisited.

We are lucky to have at least four ofthe State Committee Members pres-ent who live in the area. Our meetingis of great importance to people inour Region as this is sometimes theonly IOR meeting that they canattend. The only Tent meeting in theRegion is Hope of Moe Tent No. 488.

Our NEXT MEETING will be heldon Saturday 25th October, 2014.It is hoped that we will see a filmabout a trip to Vietnam andCambodia that was taken at the endof 2013.

Our meeting is open to all membersin the area, but please ring me on (03)5177 8144 so adequate cateringarrangements can made.

Gwenda MartynSecretary Region 6

Region 7 HARCOURT(Central Victoria)

OUR members and friendsmet on March 16th atHarcourt starting with a love-

ly cold luncheon prepared by JanJenkins and we welcomed our StateContinued on page 5 -


Region News Continued - President, Bro Geoff Legge and hiswife Gillian to our gathering.

Following our vittles, our PresidentBetty Buckingham opened the‘Formal’ part of the afternoon bywelcoming all present with a specialwelcome to Eric and Pat Loader whowere back after illness. Eric againcame with some beautiful multi-coloured Dahlias and Gladies fromhis garden. Bro George of Bendigo,present for the first time, alsoreceived a special mention. Eric andPat come from Waubra, a town notedfor the Wind Farm and they areexplicit that they are not troubled bythem and have to look for them toremember they are there.

It was with some sadness that welearnt that Sis Betty Paull is findingcomplete recovery slow following herknee problems and cannot sit com-fortably for long. The Secretary alsoadvised that the Queensland Districthad lost, after a short illness, Bro BobCook. An Obit was in the last issue ofThe Australian Rechabite.

Reports of the October Conferencewere given and it was noted how theaddress from Bro Bruce Legge R.A.N.on Naval life was terrific. Bro Geoffalso spoke of the Conference and wasvery pleased that Alcohol in the Navywas not now as prolific as it seemedto be. When questioned why theVictorian Committee was asking forplaces to hold future Conferences upto 4 years hence, the reply was thatthey were finding suitable placesdifficult to locate.

A very enjoyable afternoon drew toan end with afternoon tea. Bro Geoffwas very informative and will bewelcomed back again at ourNEXT MEETING to be held on Sunday, 19th October, 2014at 12.30pm at Bingham Road,Harcourt.This is the Sunday before our AnnualConference.

For catering purposes, please adviseyour intended attendance at our nextmeeting by ringing 9306 4968. Thankyou.

John FlettSecretary Region 7

FROM Monday 17th to Friday21st March 2014 twenty-ninemembers travelled on the Coach

Tour to Hamilton and its surroundsstaying at the Bandicoot Motor Inn.

We travelled to Ballarat, visiting therecently opened Museum of Austral-ian Democracy of Eureka (M.A.D.E.).The museum is also the home of theoriginal Eureka Flag. The museumcombines historic artefacts with high-tech displays to convey the centraltheme of Democracy = People +Power. The museum also gave us aninsight into how democracy evolvedin Australia as well as making us thinkabout where we stand in shaping thefuture.

After lunch in Ballarat we continuedon to Skipton, where we visited thefascinating Mooramong Homestead.“Mooramong” was built in the 1880sand was a large, successful propertyowned by the Mackinnon family.

It became the stuff of legend in the1930s when Scobie Mackinnon,Skipton’s most eligible bachelor,married silent screen star Clair Adamsafter a whirlwind affair of threeweeks. After a 12 months honey-moon travelling the world theyarrived at “Mooramong”.

The home was remodelled in 1938 toreflect the Hollywood style andincluded an in-ground swimmingpool, which was at the time, thelargest private pool in the SouthernHemisphere. Scobie and Clair had nochildren, so on their death their homewas donated to the National Trust tobecome a reserve for native animals.Several trusts from their estate stillcontinue on today, with the SkiptonSchool receiving a very large donationeach year. The home today is essen-tially as they left it, allowing us aninsight into their lives and a timelong past.

Continued over

Region Meeting Dates for 2014-15 - VictoriaDate Region Secretary Tel. No. District

September Wednesday 9th 9 L Jukes 5762 5584 KyabramOctober Sunday 19th 7 J Flett 9306 4968 HarcourtOctober Saturday 25th 6 G Martyn 5177 8144 Morwell November Sunday 9th 4/5 N Robilliard 9580 8614 Mordialloc

2015 (Dates to be confirmed)February Sunday 8th 4/5 N Robilliard 9580 8614 MordiallocMarch Sunday 15th 7 J Flett 9306 4968 HarcourtMarch Wednesday 18th 9 L Jukes 5762 5584 KyabramApril Saturday 25th 6 G Martyn 5177 8144 MorwellMay Sunday 3rd 4/5 N Robilliard 9580 8614 Mordialloc

IOR Caravan & Holiday Club

The pool at Mooramong Homestead (near Skipton)


IOR Caravan & Holiday ClubContinued from page 6

From here we passed through LakeBolac and Dunkeld before reachingour home for the next four nights –Hamilton. A prosperous and pleasantcity, Hamilton is known as the “WoolCapital”, as a 50km radius around thecity contains more sheep per hectarethan anywhere else in the world!

Day 2, Tuesday, we departed fromHamilton and enjoyed a delightfultwo hour “Lunch Cruise” on boardthe “Nelson Endeavour”. We cruisedup and down the Glenelg Riverenjoying the scenery on either side ofthe banks.

Back on dry land we re-boarded thecoach and made our way to Portland.As the only deep-sea port betweenAdelaide and Melbourne it is a majorexporting centre for the produce ofSW Victoria and SE South Australia.Local contributions to the localeconomy are made by an aluminiumsmelter, the fertiliser industry, woolstores and the fishing industry focus-ing particularly on crayfish, lobsters,shark, abalone and deep-sea trawl-ing.

In the afternoon, we boardedPortland’s fully restored 19th CenturyCable Tram for a 8km return journey.A must do for cable car enthusiasts.

Day 3, Wednesday, we exploredthe Grampian’s, the natural heart ofVictoria, with a local guide. Weexplored this amazing landscape withits spectacular views, luxuriant ferngullies, man made lakes, famouswineries, rugged Australian bush,olive groves, rare and enthralling floraand fauna and waterfalls, whichtumbled down mountainsides, carvingthrough ancient rock. The Grampian'sis Australia’s richest floral area, withone third of Victoria’s indigenousflora, over 1,000 species, 26 of which,do not occur naturally outside of thearea.

On returning to Hamilton we visitedthe Sir Reginald Ansett Museum,which displays a range of memorabil-ia reflecting the history of Australia’sfirst airline and the story of how it allstarted.

Day 4, Thursday, we made our waythrough the little township ofColeraine to Harrow. Nestled in avalley beside the picturesque GlenelgRiver, historic Harrow lays claim tothe title of Victoria’s oldest inlandtownship.

President Kenn Bingham with“Madame” at Harrow

Also the first cricket team to visitEngland came from Harrow, the teamwere all black aboriginal cricketers ofthe 1860s. The whole day was a stepback in time to the era of ration cards.

Our guide for the day played her partwell and we all had a most fantasticday.

Day 5, Friday, was the last day ofour tour, but before we left Hamilton,we visited Campe’s Motor Museum,which houses approximately 70 oldcars, trucks and memorabilia. Thereare also 78 cars with full registrationin the museum and all start with theturn of the key. Many of the cars

prompted a walk down memory lanefrom the first driving lesson or “that’sjust like the one Dad used to have”.

We then travelled on to Terang wherewe visited the “Modelbarn”, where ahuge collection of model cars, trucks,toys and collectibles really did thrillthe inner-child in us. Described as anautomotive history in miniature, thebarn caters for collectors and hobbybuilders of most wheeled vehicles.The museum included a workingmodel train layout and a diversedisplay of cars, trucks and tractors.

Many members felt that this tour wasone of the best they had encounteredand a big “Thank You” is given toJoyce Wallace and her “crew” for allthe work they undertook in theplanning and execution of this trip.

Our coach diver, David, has also tobe thanked for all his patience witheveryone on the trip. He was only toowilling to get the “walkers” on and offthe coach each time we stopped. Hewas also a wealth of information.

The first Australian Cricket Team to play England in the 1860s. (All Black)

2015 VictorianScholarships

THE IOR Fraternity (Vic) is offeringthree (3) Scholarships valued at

$500.00 each per annum for two (2)years to the Children, Grandchildrenor Great Grandchildren of VictorianFraternity Members.

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STATE NEWS Vic.

AGAIN the State Committee istruly heartened by the veryhigh standard of the students

who apply for the Scholarships and itpromises well for the future of ourSociety with these young adults. Weare pleased to advise that this yearsScholarship winners are:

Nicholas CLARKGrandson of Stan and Edna DaveySchool: Warragul Regional College

CURRENTLY in Year 11, I amattending Warragul Regional

College studying Year 12 Drama,Music, English, Math Methods,History and Biology.

My interests include music, dramaand sport and I have just completedthe Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. Iplay a variety of instruments includingpiano, guitar, bass, drums, ukuleleand banjo, with aspirations to learnmore. I also write and perform origi-nal music with my sister and friends.

I have been in many different theatreproductions ranging from panto-mimes to big local musical product-ions and alternate theatre pieces.

Many sports greatly interest me, but Ichoose to participate in soccer andbasketball.

I attend Warragul Uniting Churchwhere I am regularly involved insinging and in various aspects ofworship.

The IOR Scholarship will benefit meas I continue to further my skills andknowledge in music, possibly buyingmore instruments or updating someof my old ones.

I would personally like to thank IORfor this Scholarship and for yoursupport of youth in their pursuits.

I would also like to thank my grand-parents for nominating me and forencouraging me to pursue this oppor-tunity.

Brendan CROUCHGrandson of Bruce CrouchSchool: Wanganui Park Secondary

College, Shepparton

AT THE moment I am attendingthe Wanganui Park Secondary

College in Shepparton. AfterSecondary School I hope to attendUniversity and obtain a Law Degreeor a Degree in Physical Education.

Currently I am participating in sport ata competitive level – Cricket – Seniorsand Country Representative Cricket.I am also a Cricket umpire for theCricket Umpire SheppartonAssociation.

I compete in athletics at a State leveland enjoy cycling, riding daily to keepfit. For leisure I compete in MotorCross Sport and also enjoy playinggolf.

I am interested in photography andenjoy taking photos, so purchased agood quality camera to enable me totake good quality photos. I alsocollect movies and television series.

Engaged in a Voluntary Activities-School based programme, I helpincrease awareness of underpriv-ileged members of our societythrough art.

Frida DRYSDALEDaughter of Rod DrysdaleSchool: Lavalla Catholic College

Traralgon

IAM studying at Lavalla CatholicCollege in Traralgon and plan on

using my IOR Scholarship to hire atutor to assist me with my Maths andScience subjects.

I enjoy reading and listening to music,but my favourite subject, unusual,though true, is Maths.

My aims for the future are to becomeeither an officer or an engineer in theAustralian Defence Force. I believe Ihave the determination to reach mygoals.

My hobbies include Archery andexercise, as I believe there are moreways than one to push your mind andbody further towards new personalbests. I enjoy going to Archery withmy father and both of us have wonmany awards over the past few years.

2014 Victorian Scholarship Winners

2015 Victorian Scholarships

Students in Year 10 this year (2014)who are attending a State orRegistered Secondary School andwho do not hold any other award,are eligible to apply.

The Scholarships will be awardedafter consideration of the applicant’sscholastic results and school reports.

Application Forms for theseScholarships can be obtained after1st November 2014 from:

IOR Fraternity (Vic) Inc.Post Office Box 4532KNOX CITY CENTRE VIC 3152


From theQueensland

District Chief Ruler

MAY I introduce myself, myname is Sister GlenysHarbottle (nee Colston) and

I am now the current District ChiefRuler. Although elections are due tobe held later this year, I became DCRfollowing the death of our late DistrictSecretary, Bro Bob Cook. Bro Bob’sdeath required a complete reshuffleof the Queensland Executive.

At age sixteen I became a Rechabite,joining Lutwyche Tent No. 99. My lateaunt, Sis Grace Law, introduced bothmy siblings and I to the Rechabites. Iwas initiated into the Tent in April,1986 (I think!) and went through theoffices up to Chief Ruler of the Tent.

Towards the latter days of our Tent, Ihelped Sis. Grace with the books andwhen the Tent officially closed, Ibecame a member of Hearts of OakTent No. 29 where my husband, BroIan Harbottle and his parents attend-ed. Within a couple of years, Ibecame secretary of the Tent. Duringmy time, starting from Lutwyche, Ijoined the then Rechabite Sports &Social Association holding the posi-tions of Assistant Secretary and laterTreasurer.

Some Members may remember mefrom the time I started working at theQueensland District Office in 1988. Imet many people during that timeand have made many friendsthroughout the Order. I am honouredto be the District Chief Ruler of theQueensland Rechabites and I knowthat my family would be proud toknow that I have reached the highestposition in the Independent Orderof Rechabites, Queensland DistrictNo. 87.

Glenys Harbottle DCR

For You to KnowHow does the Queensland District use the membership dues of its 586 members?

APART from necessary adminis-trative costs, the provision ofthis twice yearly magazine and

your calendar at the end of the year,the most exciting use is to supportworthwhile organisations in theirwork.

The Queensland District Executive inthe 2013/2014 financial year donateda total of $4,000 on behalf ofQueensland members to three organ-isations: Drug ARM Australasia, TheAustralian Rechabite Foundation andTeen Challenge Queensland.

Drug ARM Australasia will use its$2,000 donation to purchase over 40publications on topics includingaddiction and healthcare for itsResource Centre. This will assist itscommitment to reduce harms associ-ated with alcohol and other drugs as itserves the community by providinghope, healing and recovery.

The Australian Rechabite Foundation(ARF) was established to perpetuatethe name and legacy of theIndependent Order of Rechabites.The $1,000 donation will only be asmall part of approximately $50,000that the ARF is required to spendeach year.

In 2014/15, the ARF is supporting twomain activities:* Scholarships to support postgradu-ate students in PhD research on atopic which will contribute to reduc-ing the negative health and socialimpacts of alcohol consumption inAustralia.

* A small-grant programme forcommunity action projects, whichhold the promise of reducing drinkingand its harm in the community.

Our gift of $1,000 to Teen ChallengeQueensland will be used to help

young men and women who arestruggling with the effects of addic-tion, self-harm, eating disorders,depression and other life controllingissues. The Executive Director of theorganisation reports that ‘Accordingto the California Drug and AlcoholTreatment Assessment, for every $1invested into the treatment of sub-stance abuse there is a return of $7from social benefits includingreduced health costs, crime and lostproductivity. When young men andwomen have the opportunity toimprove their lives, everyone bene-fits.’

For more information on ways tofurther support these organisations,please use the following contactdetails:

Drug ARM Australasia GPO Box 590,BRISBANE QLD 4001

The Australian Rechabite FoundationPO Box 4001Eight Mile Plains, QLD, 4113

Teen Challenge QueenslandPO Box 3376, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Donations of $2 or more to theseorganisations are tax deductible.

Bro Peter Henderson, District Treasurer

Help!

WE are looking for twoQueensland members who

made membership payments in Junebut didn’t provide either their nameor membership number. If you thinkthis could be you, please telephonethe District Secretary, Sis CynthiaKilah on (07) 3392 9431. Thank you.

Benefit Information

NEEDING information about yourFuneral Benefit and Death

Benefit Funds?

Please contact Foresters FriendlySociety who manages these funds.

STATE NEWS

Queensland News


Foresters Friendly SocietyGPO Box 4702MELBOURNE VIC 3001(03) 9329 1611 or Free call: 1800 645 326

Tent News

MEMBERS of David LivingstoneTent No. 5 and Annerley Tent

No. 67 are enjoying their varied,additional program in 2014. This yearwe have enjoyed a number of outingsbut one highlight was the fish andchip picnic lunch at Wynnum. Goodfood, bright sunshine, beautifulsurroundings and good companions –what more could you ask for?

Apart from our Tent meetings thefollowing activities are planned forthe rest of the year:

21 SeptemberPicnic lunch at Roma StreetParklands.

21 OctoberDining Out – to be advised.

NovemberLive Theatre – to be advised.

13 DecemberDistrict Christmas Party.

Please contact Bro Peter Hendersonon 0419 640 493 or Sis Judy Swan on3376 3773 if you would like to attendor require more information. Theinvitation is open to all, not just Tentmembers.

Pitching their TentsElsewhere

COMMENCING on Tuesday, 5thAugust 2014, David Livingstone

Tent No. 5 and Annerley Tent No. 67will meet in the Wellers Hill TarragindiUniting Church House, Pope StreetTarragindi at 7.30pm.

Meetings will be held on the firstTuesday of the month with anotheractivity during the month.

For more information please contactSis Margaret Andrews on 3208 1848or Bro Peter Henderson on 0419 640493.

ON Wednesday, 7th May,2014, we, Bro Noel and SisMargaret Andrews, ventured

out with our caravan to tourQueensland for eight weeks.

Starting at Brisbane, we travelledthrough Gympie, Kilkivan, Mundub-bera, Collinsville, Burdekin Falls Dam,Malanda, Karumba, Adel’s Grove,Mt Isa, Boulia, Winton,Isisford, Emerald,Theodore, Leyburn andback. There were manyother towns in between.

We had great weatherand only struck reallycold weather when weventured south ofIsisford.

Free stays were ourmain accommodationwhere we stayed on thebanks of rivers and creeks with nopower. A couple of weeks with friendsat Malanda and Mt Isa and somecaravan parks were our other accom-modation.

From the caves at Chillagoe, theUndara Lava Tubes to sunsets overthe Gulf of Carpentaria at Karumba,seeing tree climbing kangaroos and

platypus in the wild, visiting manymuseums in small outback towns,cruising down rivers and seeing croc-odiles sunning themselves on the riverbanks, watching families of magpiegeese pass by our front door atLeichhardt Lagoon near Normanton,attending the Normanton rodeo(something we hadn’t done before),showering with snakes and frogs, talk-

ing to gold fossickers about their finds and seeing what they found duringthat day, hearing complaints fromfishermen that the weather is toocold, too windy, too low a tide and

many other excus-es as to why theydidn’t catch anyfish, and so it goeson.

The people wemet were wonder-ful, many frombelow the borderas it was the timeof the year whenthe ‘Mexicans’come north.

We are looking forward to our nexttrip after we fix our caravan.

Lucky ducks! Ed.

Nomads Through Queensland

withNoel and Margaret Andrews

“Free Camping” - On the Barcoo River Weir Waterhole.

When there is no other way to see what you want to see,– take a Canoe!


Queensland’s AGMTHE Queensland Annual District Council and Annual General Meeting will be held on

Saturday, 18 October 2014Wellers Hill-Tarragindi Uniting Church Hall Pope Street, Tarragindi Commencing at 3.00pm

All members are encouraged to attend.

Your present officers are:District Chief Ruler– Glenys HarbottleDistrict Deputy Ruler – Noel Andrews

District Secretary – Cynthia KilahDistrict Treasurer – Peter Henderson

District Officers – Margaret Andrews - Jim MacDonald

By Kypros KypriProfessor, Public Health,

Epidemiology & Prevention ofAlcohol-related Injury and Disease

at University of Newcastle

EARLIER pub closing times have alarge impact on curbing alcohol-fuelled violence, according to

research my colleagues and I havepublished today in the internationalpeer-reviewed journal Drug &Alcohol Review.

Along with systematic reviews of thescientific literature, these findingssuggest the New South Wales govern-ment’s new laws requiring most pubs,bars, and clubs in Sydney’s centralbusiness district to stop servingalcohol at 3am are likely to reduceassault rates.

The research published today showsthe large positive effects of the March2008 restriction in pub closing timesin Newcastle’s central business districtcontinue while “softer” measures(including lockouts) introduced inneighbouring Hamilton from 2010have been ineffective.

Previous research showed the late-

night assault rate in central Newcastlefell by a third in the 18 months toSeptember 2009, without evidence ofviolence being displaced to theearlier hours of the evening or neigh-bouring areas. This latest study showsthe effects have been sustained in thefive years to March 2013.

A successful experimentDue to frequent episodes of alcohol-related violence and other disorder inthe central business district ofNewcastle, the NSW LiquorAdministration Board (since abol-ished) imposed restrictions on 14venues in 2008. Pubs and clubs wererequired to close at 3:30am, and toimplement a 1:30am lockout toprevent new patrons from enteringthe venue.

Lockouts, in which patrons canremain drinking but cannot enter newpremises after a certain time, areunique to Australasia. They’ve onlybeen studied a handful of times, andsome of the research published inscientific journals has significantdesign limitations. Indeed, the mostwe can say about lockouts is thatthey’re not supported by scientificevidence.

What occurred in Hamilton — nosignificant reduction in the assaultrate over five years — is consistent

with this view of lockouts being inef-fective. Clearly, earlier closing timesor at least stopping alcohol sales earli-er is the key to preventing assaults.

Regrettably, there’s confusion amongmedia commentators about thedistinction between the cessation ofalcohol sales and lockouts.

Confusing two measures

Last week for instance, public policyfellow at the University of Melbourneand former senior policy adviser to aVictorian Labor government, NicholasReece published an opinion piece inFairfax newspapers in which hecriticised NSW’s alcohol laws basedon just such a misunderstanding.

Reece conflated lockouts, which nowcome into effect at 1:30am inSydney’s central business district,with the cessation of alcohol sales,which now occurs at 3am, citing astudy of lockouts in Ballarat (notavailable online).

That study was poorly designed andnot published in the peer-reviewedscientific literature. It shouldn’t be thebasis of a news item, let alone publicpolicy.

Reece argued that in the same waythe supposed benefits of lockouts inContinued on page 12

Earlier pub closing times key to reducing alcohol-fuelled assaults

TEMPERANCE TOPICS


.From the NSW

State Chief Ruler

GREETINGS everyone, the yearis flying by. Earlier in the yearI was very busy visiting all the

NSW tents and attending anotherfuneral of a good Rechabite friend.

I was greeted warmly at each of thefour tent meetings I attended. Eachmeeting was different from the othersbut all were promoting the AlcoholFree Life.

My long time Rechabite friend, BevWilliams, passed away in Februaryand I had the honour of attending herfuneral.

By the time you are reading this wewill have been to Mt Annan BotanicalGardens and will be very close tocelebrating 130 years of Rechabites inNSW at a luncheon at Hornsby RSLon Saturday 13th September.

Our Annual meeting is planned for18th October at Uniting Church Hall,11 Carrington Ave., Strathfield andour Annual Family Picnic is plannedfor Lake Gillawarna, Georges Hall onSaturday 29th November at 10.30am.We are meeting in the Garrison PointCarpark.

This is the last article I will be writingthis year so I wish everyone a GladChristmas and New Year greetings.

Jeanette SheldonState Chief Ruler NSW

OUR Friendship Tent is just asmall group, but we are quiteactive and enjoying our

monthly outings. There are so manyinteresting places to visit.

In April, Friendship Tent No. 20, withinvited friends, went on a tour of theABC. We were shown various studiosand TV sets.

The photos are of the wig room andmake-up room. Our tour was finishedby 11am in time for morning tea.Refreshed, we looked for somethingto do till lunch time.

The newest section of the light railhad recently been finished and oper-ating, so we made good use of our$2.50 travel tickets and experiencedthe new carriage (very roomy) and thenew section to Dulwich Hill. On thereturn trip we alighted at the fishmarkets for lunch.

In May we visited Moving MannequinMagic at Oakville nearWindsor. This establish-ment is owned andoperated by the gentle-man who used to makethe moving models forthe shop Christmaswindow displays, DavidJones etc., Checkersnightclub, Jo Jo Ivory arobotic pianist. Themodels are housed in ahuge barn and we wereentertained with storiesof his experiences, andweak jokes. His latestaddition is a recreatedgrotto with the story ofCinderella, bringingback memories ofchildhood Christmas.

Our June outing was atour of CarisbrookHouse, Lane Cove.

Carisbrook House is the oldest surviv-ing house in Lane Cove. We startedwith morning tea in the garden withthe hosts telling us about its history.The caretaker escorted us through the

house giving detaileddescriptions of the con-tents, then a short walkaround the garden.

We found a walk next tothe property that took usdown to Burns Baywhich would have beena great place to have a

Continued on page 12

New South Wales News

STATE NEWS

Friendship Tent No.20Strathfield

Members enjoying the new Light Rail.

Getting heads together in the Wig Room at the ABCStudios.


Friendship Tent No.20 Continued from page 11

picnic, but we didn't bring lunch, so,we met at Hunter’s Hill bowling clubfor lunch and conversation. Anotherenjoyable day.

Our July outing was a ferry from theQuay to Parramatta. A visit to themuseum to see the latest exhibition,then walked to Westfield shops forlunch.

August will be a tour of Sydney TownHall.

Marcia Pidgeon

Jottings from Malcolm Campbell

SURE enough, my article for theMarch 2014 magazine was sentto the old Post Office Box

address with the result it did not getincluded. So, indulge me as I includejust an echo of the missed article.

It included the usual 2013 AnnualGeneral Conference matters as wellas the visit to Newcastle and appreci-ation, particularly to Bro Ted Septomand his for his collections.

Special thanks to Sis Rae Belcher whocompiled an article for the March2011 magazine about the Late BroGeorge McDonald, PDCR and to BroDennis Quinlan, PSCR, who gave theeulogy at the church at his passing.

The expected visit by the Executive toTents 8 and 81 at Padstow took placeon 11th March 2014 with concernbeing expressed for the future of theFraternity.

Mr Shane Varcoe, Executive Directorof Delgarno Institute (C.O.A.D.E Inc.)being a coalition of Alcohol and DrugEducators has forwarded his sincereappreciation for the donation of

$2,000 sent by the NSW RechabiteFraternity for that institute’s on goingadvocacy and eduction work. He hashighlighted some ‘Signature Products’developed over recent years with thecomment that some impact is begin-ning to be seen from the AlcoholPrevention Online Resource,www.greaterrisk.com, as well as theno brainer education “I wish I never...” program and the recently added‘Heads Up’ blog on thewww.nobrainer.org.au site forTeachers/Educators under currentnews. He also spoke about the grow-ing campaign to raise the DrinkingAge back to 21 at this site:www.21bethere.org.au

Secondary Schools are being contact-ed and it is hoped to raise the Profileof the Drug Advisory Council ofAustralia.

A circular has been sent to membersof the Fraternity by Sis Sheldon, SCRseeking an ideas person to advise asto the future direction in continuingto promote the Alcohol Free Lifestyle.See:[email protected]

Malcolm CampbellSecretary – Excelsior Tent No.8

Campsie Tent No.81Tel: (02) 9558 9800

Coming Eventsin NSW

Saturday 23 AugustYou are invited to join us for apicnic at:Mt Annan Botanical Gardens From 10:30amMeet at the Kiosk

Saturday 29 NovemberLake Gillawarna,Georges HallFrom 10:30am Meet in Garrison Point Carpark

Bring your lunch and join somefriends

Other events for 2014are

130th AnniversaryLuncheon13th September 2014 At Hornsby RSL

Annual General Meeting 18th October 2014At Uniting Church Hall11 Carrington Ave, Strathfield

Don’t miss out. Help yourSociety strengthen and grow.

... pub closing times ...Continued from page 10

Ballarat didn’t translate to Melbourne,the findings from Newcastle will nottranslate to Sydney.

Keeping perspective

But Reece’s op-ed obscures twoimportant facts. First, Ballarat is alarge town with a population of95,000 people, while Newcastle isAustralia’s sixth largest city, with morethan half a million people. WhileBallarat to Melbourne may be astretch, it’s not unreasonable toexpect that effects observed inNewcastle will generalise to otherlarge metropolitan areas in Australia.

Second, the intervention inNewcastle produced large and per-sistent benefits and the research has

been subject to robust peer reviewwith findings that are consistent witha growing body of international litera-ture.

Indeed, the Newcastle findings arecomparable with those of a recentstudy of changes in closing times inNorway in the 2000s, the mostcomprehensive such research so farbecause many localities could bestudied contemporaneously.

That study found that in eight citieswhere trading hours were extended,there was an average 20% increase inassaults per additional hour oftrading. Conversely, in 15 citieswhere hours were restricted, therewas an average 20% decrease inassaults per hour of restriction.

The short-term effect in Newcastle(22% per hour restricted) and theContinued on page 16

Bro Kevin AngusBagot

BORN on Australia Day, 26thJanuary, 1937, Brother KevinAngus Bagot always main-

tained it was his day and celebratedaccordingly. His parents were bothGod fearing Presbyterians and mem-bers of General Havelock Tent No. 27,Auburn, and he followed in their foot-steps.

Kevin grew up to be a true Christiangentleman, following his Saviour tothe end and caring for others alongthe way. He joined General HavelockTent No. 27 where he commenced hislong association with the Rechabites.

As a teenager he went to Queenslandfor the Christmas holidays and whilehis parents visited relatives he attend-ed the Alexander HeadlandPresbyterian Church Camp, where in1958 he met his future wife, Rosslyn.Engaged the following Christmas theywere married on 1st October 1960.

Employed as a salesman with JamesHardie he studied at night for hisaccountancy exams. Promotions sawKevin in Newcastle for three yearsand then on to Melbourne for aperiod before ending up in Perth in1971.

He returned to Sydney as Manager ofSpicers NSW paper and stationeryfirm, a subsidiary of Hardies, in 1979.During this time this time his threechildren, Neville, Ross, and Merryn,were born.

During his absence from SydneyKevin maintained his association withIOR and once settled back in Sydney

at Wahroonga he joined the IORBoard of Directors, becoming it’sChairman on the death of Bro EricMcPherson.

His knowledge and expertise wasgreatly valued as he represented theNSW Rechabites when dealing withthe Government and the changes thatwere being considered from the mid1990s. Even after his stroke in 1996he carried on with this work until hisimpaired speech forced him to retire.

His last 14 years have been difficult,confined to wheel-chair spending hislatter years in a Nursing Home, butKevin was honoured by many. At hisfuneral it was said that Kevin was: * Always in good spirits – shown

through his smile and his laughter,* A man of prayer,* At peace with God, himself and

others,* and he was appreciative.

The Rev Frank Van Der Korput said,“Kevin’s faith was strong when he waswell and able and successful in busi-ness, but he was as strong – if notstronger – when he was not well andable and no longer successful. Kevinhad an all-weather faith in Jesus –because he knew that Jesus walkedwith him through times that were fairand foul.”

Kevin was a true Christian and a faith-ful Rechabite and we thank God forhim. He is greatly missed. It has beena privilege to have known him.

26/01/1937 – 03/04/2014

Bro Frederick PhillipWilkinson, PCR

IT IS with sincere regret that weadvise that Brother FrederickWilkinson passed away on

Wednesday, 11th June and wasinterred at Harcourt on the 13th.

Bro Fred was a lifetime member ofHope of Australia Tent No.104,Harcourt and held offices in the Tent,being the Chief Ruler in 1951 when abig inter-tent meeting was held. Hetook a great interest in the history ofthe area and from informationsupplied by Fred, our Assistant Editor,Rae Belcher, was able to include inthe March 2003 TAR a fine article onthe history of the Harcourt Tent.

A disappointment for Fred was notseeing the Roundabout entry toHarcourt from Calder Freewaynamed after Lieut-Col Gartside, aHarcourt Rechabite member, whowas killed at Cape Helles at theDardanelles and whose home farmdisappeared when the new freewaychanged the area of Harcourt forever.

Bro Fred collapsed in his car in thecarpark of Castlemaine Hospital fourand half years ago. He had been incare in the adjoining Aged CareFacility since that time. Fred was wellenough to have a great time on 15thMay last, when he and Thelmacelebrated their Diamond Weddinganniversary with relatives and friends.

To Thelma, a member of the stalwartRechabite Jenkins family, we doextend the sympathy of yourRechabite friends in Region No.7.

21/07/1930 – 11/06/2014


OBITUARIES

In Remembranceprepared by The Editor & Bro John Flett

ONE does not make the newsevery day of the week, butour Sister Gwenda Martyn,

Victoria District Secretary/Officer, waswritten up in The Latrobe ValleyExpress on 26th May, 2014 when shewon a local award for servicesrendered.

“The LV” said; “Filing, typing andother administrative work are noteveryone’s cup of tea, but LatrobeCommunity Health Service (LCHS)Volunteer of the Year 2014, GwendaMartyn, loves nothing more.

Her extensive skills and attention todetail, as well as her bubbly person-ality and dependability saw theTraralgon resident recently honouredby LCHS. ”It was a lovely surprisebeing named Volunteer of the Year, “said Mrs Martyn. “I really enjoy officework and like things being in the rightplace.”

Mrs Martyn has worked across sever-al program areas in the 10 years shehas been a volunteer at LCHS.

Volunteers like Gwenda are an inte-gral part of LCHS. The organisationhas a strong volunteer base, withapproximately 200 volunteers in avariety of LCHS programs.”

Actually this is Gwenda’s 13th year ofservice. A gift card for $600.00 camewith the award and she purchased aniPad to keep in touch with her familywhile she was overseas.

In her usual efficient way, Gwendamade sure all the Victorian IORmaterial for this magazine was in theEditor’s hands before she left. Wetrust she had a wonderful time – freeof all office worries.

SISTER Cynthia Kilah, who iscurrently the Queensland District

Secretary and a member of AnnerleyTent No. 67, celebrat-ed a very significantbirthday in March thisyear.

Sis Kilah was joinedby her husband, RevHarold Kilah, twobrothers and a sister, asister-in-law and abrother-in-law for aweek long holiday onNorfolk Island to cele-brate. It was a beau-tiful venue and a mostmemorable occasion.

We are so pleased Cynthia had a veryhappy birthday. She has taken on somuch following Bro Cook’s death.(You don’t ask a lady her age and wewon’t tell. Ed.)

NOW this is something we allneed to do, and that is to culti-

vate in our young people an interestin the Order so they will carry on thework that needs to be done.

Bro Peter and Sis Janet Hendersonof Annerley Tent No 67 were delight-ed by the recent visit of their son, BroMark Henderson, his wife, Cassy andgrandchildren Annabelle, Emily andImogen. The younger Hendersonfamily lives in Hong Kong and whileMark returned to work, Cassy and thegirls enjoyed a longer stay.

While just 9 years old, AnnabelleHenderson is always keen to attendIOR meetings with her grandfather.

The members of Annerley and DavidLivingstone Tents enthusiastically wel-comed Annabelle to a tent meeting in

July and look for-ward to her nextvisit. Members werevery impressed withthe delicious cakethat Annabelle hadmade for supper.Isn’t it great to see aninterest in the Orderat such an early age?

IN this issue’s Editorial, mention ismade of the first New South Wales

DCR, Bro Robert Ennever. Now oneof Robert’s sons married a bonny lassfrom Vermont, Virginia, USA, thelovely Joanne May whom my wife,Rae Belcher, and I met not longbefore I retired from the NSW Officeand we have been friends ever since.

The bust of Robert Ennever, seen inthe photo of the NSW Executive inthe March 2013 edition of TAR, was agift from Mrs Joanne M Ennever.

This gracious lady turned 80 at theend of January this year and herwhole family: 3 Children, 8 Grand-


Strictly Personal ...

LCHS Volunteer of the Year 2014 Gwenda Martyn (centre)with LCHS CEO Ben Leigh and Chairperson John Guy.(The Latrobe Valley Express Photo).

David and Rosemary Simmons, Sis Cynthia Kilah, Bro PeterHenderson, Rev Harold Kilah, Sis Sharyn Henderson andBro David Henderson (Sis Janet Henderson was unable toattend)

Bro Peter Henderson and his grand-daughter, Annabelle Henderson

children, 2 Great ‘Grandes’, plus 2husbands and a girl friend all cele-brated with her. She was thrilled.

A great man, who has a great legacyin more ways than one.

MANY folk have said to me,Vivian A Belcher, your Editor,

known as 'Ian, “you ought to showand tell about your hobby in thesepages”. So, as I have the space in thisissue and this might, I say might, bemy last magazine, I decided to shareit with you. And no, it’s not producingthis magazine, although I do enjoydoing that. So, what is it?It’s “Playing trains!”

Since our return to Queensland in2000 a dream of a larger ModelRailway layout is being fulfilled. Myinterest in Model trains began withmy 6th birthday when I was given anO Gauge wind-up Hornby train set. Acatalogue was also given to me thatillustrated and told about the newHornby-Dublo electric trains thatcame on the market the year before,in 1938. That was a mistake.

Being the pedantic perfectionist I wasalready becoming I longed for themore realist models shown in thatcatalogue, which is still in my trainroom. Nevertheless, I persevered formany years with my crude 0 Gaugetin plate trains that my parents addedto as they were able, buying secondhand items as they became availableduring World War 2. No new oneswere made during those years.

However, in 1963, at age 30, my

longing began to be fulfilled when Ibought my first Hornby-Dublo elec-tric train set and one might say therest is history. From an 8 x 4 foot lay-out to a 12 x 9 ft one when we movedto Birrong, NSW, to a 14 x 10 ft when

it moved from theLounge room extensionto the garage to the cur-rent 25½ x 14 ft (7.8 x4.7m) train room that wasadded to the house planwe chose when wereturned to Queensland.

My love of English trainswas fostered by myEnglish mother and myoriginal LMS Goods Train.Models of Australiantrains were hardly off thedrawing board in 1963and few were available.

With the demise in 1964 of the origi-nal Binns Road, Liverpool, MeccanoCompany, who made the Hornby-Dublo trains, which at the time weremaking the best, I was faced with adilemma, which a friend, who owneda Hobby Shop and for whom Iworked part-time, solved for me.

Armed with a loan from my mother,my friend sent me to buy whatever Icould from the Wholesaler in Sydney,who was selling everything less 40%,and put it on to his account. I’m gladI did. I would never be able to havethe stock I currently own otherwise.

Coaches I paid $1.05 for can sell,second hand, for $90 now. I knockedthe trader down to $80 for one threeyears ago and thought I did very well.

If you can find one, a rare RestaurantCar I also bought for $1.05 is nowworth $440.

There are many aspects to this hobby.Knowledge of the trains that interestyou is essential. But one also has todevelop skills in layout design andcarpentry, understand basic electricalprincipals, and have some artisticabilities, as one modeller friend ofmine once said, “My wife paints intwo dimensions, I create in three”.You can imagine how I felt when anEnglish lady viewing my layout said,“Oh, I like your hills over there, theyare just like the ones back home”.

From the photos taken with a mobilephone for this article, you can seethere is still much to do. A 10 year-oldfrom across the road asked my wiferecently, “Why doesn’t he finish it”. Agood question. It is a matter of timeand energy of which, at 81, I do notseem to have a surplus of these days.

The layout has three control centresand, if they know what they aredoing, up to six “controllers” can beattending the running of three trainson continuous lines, with the otherthree messing about in the mar-shalling yards.

My son Allan, and my wife and I aremembers of the British RailwayModellers of Australia Inc. (BRMA) ofContinued on page 16


'Ian, the “Fat Controller” controlling atthe main board.Joanne Ennever & Great Grandaughter Rose

Terminal station “Ericstoun” withengine sheds.

Heading up-grade to “Allandale”

Strictly PersonalContinued from page 15

which there some 400 membersAustralia wide. We belong to theQueensland Westside Group, one offour up here, who meet monthly atone of the member’s homes. Wenormally host the December meetingwhere an annual group photograph istaken and distributed to members inthe New Year. So yes, I do like PlayingTrains, it is a great hobby.

BACK in 1978, when Bro TedPeachey had settled in as NSW

District Secretary, he felt he hadfound the pedantic perfectionist hehad been looking for.

He bought a small A B Dick OffsetPrinting machine, sent ‘Ian Belcher todo a four year apprenticeship coursein three days, gave him paper and inkand told him to go to it.

We did produce many fine pieces ofwork the machine was supposed notto be capable of doing. Even Repsfrom A B Dick asked for samples toshow what the machine could do,when pushed to its limits.

For a short time an Office Juniorhelped in the Print Room, the verysweet and lively Narelle Chadwick.In 1980 she also modelled our IOR T-Shirts and Sloppy Joes.

Narelle Cook – nee Chadwick

Today Narelle is a grandma and livesin Katherine, N.T. with her husbandRichard Cook. They have a daughterhere in Ipswich and the last time theywere down we had the joy of enter-taining them to dinner. We also keepin touch with Bro Ted who lives withthe tulips in Bowral, NSW. Well, notwith them, but near them.

So being a pedantic perfectionist wasuseful for IOR as well and whilst theycan be a pain, we do have a lot of funtoo.


Bro E (Ted) D Peachey

'Ian Belcher with his new “toy”.

Continued from page 10effect estimated for the following 3.5years (21% per hour restricted) areremarkably similar to the Norwegianexperience.

Giving credit where it’s due

In a media release late last week, theAustralian Hotels Association citedReece’s article in support of its posi-tion, again conflating cessation ofsales with lockouts:

We’ve always been scepticalthat blanket lockouts won’twork in a city like Sydney,and this week a formersenior Victorian public

servant involved with thefailed Melbourne lockout

confirmed that view.

Of course, there are things the NewSouth Wales government could havedone better. It makes no sense toexclude two areas close to the citywith very high alcohol-related crimerates (Oxford St and Darling Harbour)from the restrictions, for instance, butcredit should be given where it’s due.

The Sydney intervention is a step inthe right direction, acknowledging theneed to balance the interests of thealcohol industry with public health.

A leap forward

The Newcastle intervention hasprevented between 3,000 and 4,000assaults in the six years since it wasput in place. Such large effects arerare in population health interven-tions.

It would be worthwhile costing theseassaults in terms of emergencyresponse, medical care, disability,foregone income, and lost product-ivity, and to assess the public’s willing-ness to continue bearing the cost oflate-night trading.

In addition to redrawing the Sydneycentral business district boundary toinclude all assault hotspots, the NewSouth Wales government would bewise to stop consumption (rather thanjust the purchase) of alcohol at 3am,or even 2am, as has been the case inCalifornia for many decades.

And other states considering legisla-tion to help address the problem oflate-night assault should clearly focuson earlier cessation of drinking ratherthan lockouts.

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