Date: February 12th 2010

 

Westprint Friday Five February 12, 2010  

Included this week:

·         Victorian 4WD Show

·         Information wanted: Roper Bar, Mt Hopeless, Kidman Track, High Country, Innamincka and others.  

 

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Friday Five 12.2.2010  

End Stock Specials. Audio CDs and Cassettes

1.  We of the Never Never – Tape. In 1902, newly-married Jeannie Gunn (Mrs Aeneas Gunn) left the security and comfort of her Melbourne home to travel to the depths of the Northern Territory , where her husband had been appointed manager of 'The Elsey', a large cattle station. One of the very few white women in the area, she was at first resented by people on and around the station, till her warmth and spirit won their affection and respect. This is her moving and simple account of her life amidst the beauty and cruelty of the land, and the isolation and loneliness. $20.00 including post. Audio tape, one set only.

2.  Gallipoli: Our last man standing. Audio Tape. With Alec Campbell’s death a door has closed to which no one has the key. Australia has lost the last direct link to one of the nations most significant events. This story started out as the story of a Gallipoli veteran and became the tale of an Aussie battler who lived an extraordinary life. One copy only $26.00 including post.

3.  Prisoners of War - Tape. Original interviews with survivors who recall the horrors endured over three and a half years of captivity in Southeast Asia . Boxed set of 8 cassettes. Duration approx 8 hrs. Two sets $50.00 including post.

4.  One Crowded Hour – Audio tape set. Neil Davis spent 20 years filming war zones all over the world, until his death in Bangkok in 1985. Two sets $25.00 including post.  

5.  Summer Listening Box – CD. Two stories - Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood. Read by Julia Davis and No Tern Unstoned by Tim Bowden. 7.5 hours/ 6 Cds. Two sets $30.00 ea including post.

6.  The Ringer's Note – CD. A collection of verse from western Queensland Two copies $15.00 including post.

7.  Lochie Leonard - Human Torpedo – CD. One for the kids. Lochie's in love with the richest prettiest girl in school, but what hope has he got when his Dad is just a cop? 3 CD's. $20.00 including post.

8.  Bumageddon - The Final Pongflict - 5 CD's. Definitely one for the kids! The final story in the Bum series. Zack Freeman thought his world saving days were over - until they are attacked by an army of Great White Bumosaurs from 65 million years ago. Along with some old friends they travel back in time to save the world from the pongflict to end all pongflicts. $20.00 including post.

 

Second Hand Books.

We have a good supply of second hand books at present. Most of our books, particularly those with dust jackets have been covered in archival plastic sleeving. Covering these books seems to take forever but it makes a huge difference to the wear and tear of fragile books.  

9.  The Prose Works of Henry Lawson. 684 pages. Hardcover, no dust jacket. First published 1948, this edition 1962. Condition good except for yellowing on pages and marks on spine and cover. This volume contains more than 150 stories from the following collections: While The Billy Boils, series one and two, On The Track, Over The Sliprails, Joe Wilson, Joe Wilson’s Mats, The Romance of the Swag, the Rising of the Court, Send Round The Hat. One copy only $25.00 including post.

10.         The Drums of Mer. Ion Idriess. Hard cover, no dust jacket. Binding in good condition. Some yellowing of pages and signs of wear on cover, name written inside. First published 1933 this edition 1951. One copy only $38.00 including post.

11.         John Flynn. Apostle to the Inland. W Scott McPheat. Two copies first edition 1963. Hard cover in fair to good condition. With dust jacket in same condition. B&W photos. $33.00 each including post.  

Books are allocated on a first-come first serve basis. To reserve your copy of any of the following books please email info@westprint.com.au with the title you are interested in. All emails will be answered during the following week, either with details of how to pay, or a ‘sorry, the item has already sold’ email. Where possible, postage on multiple items will be recalculated to offer you the best price.  

Postage Rates. These items will usually not be found on our website. Orders will be supplied on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis. Westprint normal postage rates are now $8.50 for one book, $11.00 for two books, $13.00 for 3 or more books. Free post applies to orders of more than $150.00. Postage rates apply to Australia only. Airmail postage rates apply to overseas orders.  

Disclaimer.

Please note that the opinions and articles included in the Friday Five are not necessarily those of the Westprint mob. Nor do we endorse any products (other than our own), or tours listed in contributed articles.  

A note from Jo:

I think I have finally caught up with all the emails sent during the school holidays. To deal with the backlog and give everyone a chance to be heard, some of the emails will seem a bit out of date (or perhaps extreme forward planning for next Christmas).  

Victorian 4WD Show. Sunday February 21, 2010

·         Australia 's largest outdoor 4WD event. Proudly presented by the members of the Land Rover Owners Club of Victoria Inc.     

The Victorian 4WD show attracts a large number of visitors and provides a great opportunity to look and learn about the latest accessories, motor vehicles, campers and modifications available to 4Wdrivers. Each year the Show expands with new types of exhibitors. There is also a large contingent of local 4WD Clubs that are there to answer any questions you may have about joining a club.  

Times and Costs. 9am to 4.30pm . Admission: Visitors $15 Children under 16 FREE

Feature attractions at the Show
- Continuous demonstrations at 2 locations featuring 4WD equipment and recovery procedures as well as Exhibitors products.

- Free demonstration rides in a variety of 4WD vehicles on the 2km 4WD Adventure Circuit
- Participating 4WD Club's best vehicle set-up competition and display
- Newly designed 4WD clubs area featuring about 20 clubs.

 Entertainment and Amusements
Helicopter Joy Flights
Free Jumping Castle

Free Rock Climbing Wall

Free Train Rides

Lifon the Clown will be onsite performing tricks for the kids.

PLEASE NOTE: DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED (bona-fide Guide dogs excepted)  

Westprint will be there. If you want us to take a particular item please give Graeme a call on 03 5391 1466.

Information Wanted – Toyota  

·         I’m looking for any Parts and Service manuals for FJ25 Toyota Landcruisers. Circa 1956 – 1960. Or any historical information relating to these vehicles. (Used initially in the Snowy Scheme). Richard. Adelaide .

 

                        Information Wanted – High Country  

·         In mid February, weather permitting; we want to follow the tracks from Corryong, Tom Groggin and crossing the Murray there and down to Nugong, Omeo, Farm Junction, and Mt Buller to Mansfield .  We want to take our camper trailer and are receiving mainly negative advice.  Hence we seek fellow Westprint traveller’s views on this.  Please note that we will enter the track at Tom Groggin and therefore by pass the need to come off Pinnabar with a trailer.  All views and comments are welcome please.  Ian. Canberra .  

                        Information Wanted – Kidson Track  

·         We are in the throes of planning a trip from Alice Springs to 80 Mile Beach & wondered if one of your readers had travelled the Kidson Track from Kunnawaritji to 80 Mile Beach.  We have the book written by Craig Lewis & Cathy Savage on 4WD Adventure Treks which gives a fair bit of detail, & we have read accounts of others making this trip but going via the Rudall River National Park & Newman, but nothing on the Kidson (Wapet) Track.  The description of this section indicates a couple of sand dunes, but does not mention whether these are difficult to cross or not – even though they did say that it is possible to travel this track with an off-road camper trailer or caravan. Dorothy & Richard  

Information Wanted – Mt Hopeless  

·         I was just re-reading a thing about some of the early South Australian explorers, and Mt Hopeless got a number of mentions. Here’s a question which some of your FF readers will certainly know the answer to:

I have driven the Strzelecki Track a number of times, always armed with my trusty Westprint map, but have never been sure whether I should have been able to see Mt Hopeless, about 10 kms from the Track, between the Blanchewater ruins and Mt Hopeless Station. The map shows the number “125” next to Mt Hopeless, which I take it means it’s 125 metres high. A small hill can be seen in the distance at about the right spot, but it doesn’t look to be anything like 125 metres high. Can someone help me on this? Rob  

Information Wanted – Innamincka  

·         I want to find out about the Cooper Creek levels over the causeway at Innamincka.  I was wondering if you could get the Nat. Park officer interested or maybe someone over at the pub perhaps could give us a fortnightly reading of the depth of the creek at the causeway.  I know a lot of travellers would be interested, particularly if they are thinking of a trip out there.  I think that this would be a good benchmark for the other rivers out there.  I know you can get river depths of these rivers, but it’s hard to know exactly how high up the banks they are and get a picture in your mind.  Anyway, thought maybe we can get someone out there to let the Friday Five crew, a lot of people would benefit. Sylvia

Information Wanted – Roper Bar

The days have started to shorten so one’s mind turns inevitably to the winter’s travels. The Northern Territory seems to beckon. I would appreciate any wisdom on how far the bitumen extends towards Roper Bar from Mataranka and what is the general winter condition of that road. My best measure is what speed you could reasonably travel in a moderately loaded Holden/Falcon although we are equipped with a better tow vehicle.

Cam’n Marg, Wangaratta  

From Last Week - CMCA

·         If it is any consolation my father is accident prone too and is looking forward to celebrating his 101st birthday later this month. (Wow!)

 The CMCA article in the latest Friday Five is relevant to all travellers. More readily accessible and well sign posted dump points are needed which would help folk do the right thing. It would be good if caravan and motor home builders incorporated grey water storage facilities on their vans – and publicise it too. A good advertising point.  I am looking at retro fitting a grey water tank under our caravan. Rodney.  

From Last Week

When it comes to the loss of language and inadvertent creeping American cultural imperialism, we need to be vigilant.

a) We don’t have RVs, we have caravans and 4wds

b) We don’t have ‘butts’ we have b_ m _, bot_o_s or a_s_s.

 Westprint should know better and provide a good example to an otherwise slack media. Jim  

The words listed above (where I have inserted the dashes) were knocked back by the ‘Spam checkers of Decency’. If I leave them in the body of the text about half of the Friday Fives sent are rejected by various filters at the service providers end.  

From Last Year - Satphones  

·         Part of the information on Sat phones you have been given is incorrect. We use a Sat phone every time we go bush which is reasonably frequent we have international roaming switched on the mobile phone and simply place the sim card in the sat phone when it is needed. We get charged at the sat phone rate but it means we do not need a separate account. Out Sat phone uses the Iridium network. Keep up the great work and have a great Xmas. Jim  

From Last Year. Cooking a Yorkshire Christmas Pie.

(One turkey, one goose, one fowl, one pigeon, a little sausage meat, some forcemeat, six or eight hard boiled eggs, half an ounce of pepper, half an ounce of salt, some good gravy, raised pie crust.)

Cooking pointers

1.    It's bl_ _dy cold in Yorkshire from October to March .......... pie should keep that long in either the pantry (old fashioned sort) or even on the kitchen window shelf (it will freeze !!)

2.    Note the use of the words "thick pastry crust" - the thickness was usually around 1 or 2 inches!! - That’s right, that thick - it acted as insulation and was the modern equivalent of 'vac packed'

Maureen. Bunbury WA

 

From Last Year. Christmas Message

·         While I appreciate and agree with your message Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all Mankind I don’t see why you couldn’t just say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Like we have been saying in Australia for many many years, why do you feel we have to change our traditions so as not to offend someone that may have different beliefs, if they are that easily offended then they are the ones with the problem.

Are you offended when someone mentions Ramadan or Chinese New Year or any of the other Ethnic or religious traditions that new Australians have brought to this country, I don’t think many Australians are, so why to you feel you have to not OFFEND them? I must say I am disappointed that you found it necessary to make that statement. This is Australia and we celebrate CHRISTMAS! For those that don’t like that they should leave. By trying to not offend the minority you have probably offended the majority. John

Notice – we will be short staffed during March and April

·         Sonya will finally be having some time off during early March and travelling in South Australia . Jo and Graeme will be travelling in Queensland during most of March and John and Bev will be travelling in New Zealand late in March . We hope to have staff to keep our premises open but if you are travelling please phone first to check. 03 5391 1466.  

Friday Funnies

Forworded (pun tendered) & gathered hear inn, are wordings so grouped,
as to punditly mean, to feign fun of pun. Alas yet undone, 'tis silly preamble; has be-spoiled the good-un, of said humour, below provideth, for yer fun.  Nonsensical scribblings, alas am  I of much guilt, Yer humble sir-vant, Noel, of humour none can't.   (nor for that matter, rhyme, or good gramma bespeach!)

·         Creative puns for those with a certain 'bent' of mind
She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
A rubber band pistol was confiscated in the algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it will always be stationery.
A dog gave birth to puppies by the roadside and was cited for littering.

Two silk worms had a race, but ended up in a tie.
A hole was discovered in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
A little boy swallowed some coins and was taken to hospital. When his grandmother called later, the nurse told her there was no change yet.
Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects.  

·         Jennifer's wedding day was fast approaching. Nothing could dampen her excitement -- not even her parent's nasty divorce. Her mother had found the PERFECT dress to wear and would be the best-dressed mother- of-the-bride ever!
A week later, Jennifer was horrified to learn that her father's new young wife had bought the exact same dress as her mother!
Jennifer asked her father's new young wife to exchange it, but she refused. 'Absolutely not, I look like a million bucks in this dress, and I'm wearing it,' she replied.
Jennifer told her mother who graciously said, 'Never mind sweetheart. I'll get another dress. After all, it's your special day.'
A few days later, they went shopping and found another gorgeous dress. When they stopped for lunch, Jennifer asked her mother,
'Aren't you going to return the other dress? You really don't have another occasion where you could wear it.
Her mother just smiled and replied, 'Of course I do, dear. I'm wearing it to the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding.'

·         Walking up to the counter at a fabric store, a pretty girl asked, "I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?"

"Only one kiss per metre," replied the smirking male clerk.

"That's fine," replied the girl. "I'll take ten metres."

With expectation and anticipation written all over his face, the clerk quickly measured out and cut the material, then teasingly held it out. The girl snapped up the package and pointed to a little old man standing beside her.

"Grandpa will pay the bill," she smiled.

 

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