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fourth member was. However it was recorded that 16 people attended the 8 annual visit
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to the Yarra Glen races, this year on Tuesday 6 February 1996. The record simply said.
“A successful day, fine weather.”
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What should have been the 2 annual Lillydale Lake walk and barbecue on 9
October 1995 finished up as a lake walk only for the 25 who attended. When Geoff Paul,
the chef for the day, lit up the electric barbecues suddenly there was no power, due to a
truck knocking down a power pole near Montrose. Some of the party had brought
sandwiches and thermoses, several went home, and the remainder adjourned to Rex and
Connie Wyatt’s nearby home and cooked their snags and fillet steak on the Wyatt’s
woodfire barbecue. It was a pleasant day for some in the finish.
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The 2 annual City walk, at the suggestion of Graham Kenyon, was by train to
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the City on Friday 19 April. A tram to Carlton took the party of 25 to the Melbourne
General (old) Cemetery. They walked around it in ever increasing showers. It was very
interesting but very wet! The majority of the group, after about 90 minutes, caught a tram
to the Royal Exhibition Building where the first International Flower and Garden Show
was staged. There was a huge crowd, but all of our party managed to find something
suitable to eat (at a price!) and saw a very interesting display.
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The final annual event for the Club for the year was the 9 annual car trip to Swan
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Hill from Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May 1996 at the Jane Eliza Motor Inn.
Nineteen deposits were paid for the trip, but only sixteen units were occupied due to ill
health of three of the party at the last minute.
A good Motel, the Jane Eliza Motor Inn included breakfast in the tariff of $23 per
person per night. The communal breakfasts proved to be a great success. Jack and Aileen
Coffey’s now annual barbecue on the Tuesday was excellent again. There was a visit to
Tyntyder historic Homestead and the Nyah Sporting complex, then a Rose Garden at
Woorinen. The last day, Thursday, was to the historic Pioneer Village. We spent two
hours looking around the Village and then had a sandwich lunch in the grounds where we
celebrated Carl Adamson’s birthday.
As usual, the happy hour was the highlight. The first night was a brief affair due
to a booking mix-up for the evening meal. The second night was highlighted by various
people’s versions of their memorable or forgettable breakfasts. Carl Adamson won with
his memory of a train trip from Moscow to the Hook of Holland without any food! There
was also a “Who Am I?” (or “Celebrity Heads” as seen on Hey Hey it’s Saturday.) There
was also a quiz on Wednesday evening, and yarns and memorabilia on the last night. At
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the next meeting, on 9 May, Martin Taylor, following his first involvement in a car trip,
reported very favourably on it and urged participation by all members in future car trips.
There was no outing in April as the proposed visit to the Police Academy was
cancelled due to lack of support, however, the M.O.E.R. annual picnic and barbecue held
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at the Maroondah Dam, Healesville, on 23 April, was well attended by Clubs
throughout the district.
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The annual general meeting was held on Thursday 11 July 1996. Treasurer, Rex
Wyatt, presented the annual financial statement that showed a credit balance of $948.79.
This was followed by Geoff Paul’s President’s report in which he thanked all those who
had given their time to organize outings, speakers and meetings. There were also special
thanks to Russell Johnson and the Directors of the Athenaeum Theatre – “a venue which