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Ulysses Club Inc – Bundaberg

Branch Newsletter

Our website:

www.rumcityriders.org

www.ulyssesclub.org/branches

Volume 8 Number 5

5th

June 2012

PO Box 4184

BUNDABERG QLD 4670

Email: [email protected]

Contacts:

Owen Mitchell: - 0448 877 244

Jill Cook: - 07 4157 9607

Mobile: - 0414 579 608

Newsletter:

Dennis Simpson: - 07 4153 3632

Mobile: - 0448 990 627

Mt Walsh BBQ

2012

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Just letting you know that the travelling Thieles

are still getting in plenty of riding even though we

are travelling in the "Tin top". We made a beeline

for Mildura to pick up our much missed

motorcycles. We arrived on the afternoon of

Mildura Branches monthly meeting. No one knew

we were coming, so we snuck in to town, only to

be caught out by one of the couple's we got to

know during our volunteering. It was great to

catch up with everyone again, we feel like

members of their branch. Ross being the shy little

flower that he is got up at the meeting & implored

Mildura members to make the trip to the 2013

Fraser Coast AGM.

The timing couldn't have been better, Mildura's

monthly branch ride was on the Sunday after we

arrived, so, not to let a chance for ride go by, we

joined the twelve other bikes (14 bikes, 17 people

in all) for the jaunt around the district. We made

our way down to Hattah & the Lock at Robinvale

& onto The Euston Club for lunch. 223k's for the

day, not as many turns as at home, but a lot more

than we were expecting in the Murray. We made

our way home via Gol Gol & Buronga.

We enjoyed the ride so much that we revisited

some of the places over the next few days. We

also headed to Pooncarie with one of our new

found "Friends" from Mildura. This was a great

day out as well, Approx 300k's 3 bikes (no

pillions) we headed north to Pooncarie via

Fletchers lake & back via Wentworth, after

visiting the old Pooncarie Wharf & having lunch

at the Pooncarie Hotel & onto Bob's for coffee.

We had entertainment at lunch, there were a

couple of back packers who unfortunately had

written off their car in the area & were waiting for

"the local bus" to take them back to town. The

Publican had a bit of trouble with communication,

but obviously managed to get the point across, as

we were leaving town, we passed a taxi from

Wentworth ( only 120k's ) I'm glad we weren't

paying that fare.

After spending some time in the Riverlands,

Torrens Valley & Adelaide Hills, we are now

02 Ride Reports

Back to Mildura

03 Ride to Theodore

04 Ride to Biggenden

Private Collection of

Motorcycles

05 Ride to Toogoom

06 BBQ Mt Walsh

07 Her Last Call Was From a

Mobile Phone

08 About the Ulysses Club Sympathy Thanks from Old

No.1’s Daughter Alexa Brown

09 Items for Sale

10 Minutes of Meeting 05-06-2012

11 Minutes of Meeting 05-06-2012

12 Upcoming Events

Ride Proposal – Please along to

the July meeting

Contents Ride Reports

Back to Mildura

Ross and Bev Thiele


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making our way across the Nullabor - can't wait to

get the bikes out again.

Bev & Ross

On the 9th

May, Lyn, Margie, Tiger, Chris and I

[Bruce W] left the River Cruise café and headed

to Gin Gin where Bruce S joined us for our trip to

Theodore. The first stop was Mt Perry. The next

leg to Ceradotus was windy in places and of

course there were two caravans doing what they

do best and that is going slow so they can take in

all the scenery. We passed him in various stages,

but Chris had some excitement getting around

them, He can tell the story the best. Ceradotus rail

siding was worth the stop, just for the history.

After fuelling at Monto we had lunch at a typical

country style café. Monto people are very

friendly.

With the Spyder in the lead it was Theodore here

we come. After booking into the motel we

checked out the bar and I caught up with a few old

friends. Thursday we headed 30km west to Isla

George to take in the scenery, where upon I told a

few stories about bush rangers hide outs and how

the park was transformed into formal dinner with

a string quartet and fashion parade to raise money

for the RFDA, and then back to Theodore and east

to Cracow for lunch which turned out to be either

pies or sandwiches, I’m glad I had a sanger.

Friday Margie and Tiger headed home through

Cracow. The remaining crew went the back way

through the mine to Moura, and watched a

dragline and some dump trucks working. I left the

group there to travel to Koumala. I would like

thank you all for the most pleasant company on

the ride back to my home town.

Cheers,

Bruce Watson.

Ride to Theodore

Wednesday 9th

May 2012

Rum City Riders Funnies

Seniors at a McDonalds

A group of seniors were sitting around talking

about all their ailments at a Port Orange

McDonalds on a Sunday Morning.

"My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift

this cup of coffee," said one.

"Yes, I know," said another. "My cataracts are

so bad; I can't even see my coffee.

""I couldn't even mark an "X" at election time;

my hands are so crippled," volunteered a third.

"What? Speak up! What? I can't hear you!""I

can't turn my head because of the arthritis in

my neck," said a fourth, to which several

nodded weakly in agreement.

"My blood pressure pills make me so dizzy!"

exclaimed another.

"I forget where I am, and where I'm going,"

said another.

"I guess that's the price we pay for getting old,"

winced an old man as he slowly shook his head.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Well, count your Blessings," said a tall man

cheerfully - - "thank God we can all still ride

our motorcycles."


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We met at River Cruz as normal and it was

decided to go to Biggenden with Phil leading and

Allan W as tail end Charlie. There were six bikes

and one Lady pillion passenger. We went through

town to Goodwood road then turning on to Foley

road. Then on to Farnsfield road to Knockroe road

thru to Isis Mill road, then on to North South Road

and stopping at Dallarnil for our normal small

break.

While there we decided to go straight to where the

Gargoyle is so that those of us who hadn't seen it

could see it after which we had lunch at a hotel.

After lunch we went to Booyal where two turned

off towards Gin Gin.

The rest of us had the usual break and some ice

creams after which we headed home going by

Adies Road past Isis Mill and Cordalba after

which we found our individual ways home. It was

a very enjoyable ride and we were able to stay

together as a group most of the way.

Allan W.

I was invited to ride to Biggenden to view a

private collection of motorcycles owned by Alan

Cunningham. 5 bikes rode from Bucca through

Wallaville, Booyal, Coringa, to Biggenden,

gathering at Alan's around 10am.

Most of you will have read Col O's report in the

April newsletter regarding this collection,

including the huge gargoyle out the front, which

unfortunately has relocated to Gladstone.

The bikes however are all still there, 46 Douglas

motorcycles in various stages of restoration, the

last Southern Cross Motorcycle of only 4 ever

built, along with of thousands of other pieces of

memorabilia running through the whole alphabet,

Aircraft, Bikes, Cars, Dairy items, Engines, Forge

bellows and so on and so on. It's truly an amazing

place with everywhere you turn there's more stuff

than you can poke a stick at.

I have been in contact with Alan since then and

have arranged for our branch members to ride out

to Biggenden on Sunday 1st July to have a look.

8.30 am leave time. There are a maximum number

of people that can view the collection at any one

time so if you would like to go you MUST LET

Ride to Biggenden

Thursday 10th

May 2012

Private Collection of Motorcycles

Tuesday 22nd

May 2012


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ME KNOW ASAP. Alan is happy to answer any

questions about his little museum, and bring your

camera. I took about 200 photos and didn’t come

close to seeing everything. Afterwards we'll “do

lunch “at the Grand Hotel, then ride home through

some back roads.

Owen

The normal gathering at the River Cruz for coffee

and gossip. There were a few non starters for the

days ride due to illness or other commitments. In

the end only seven bikes willing to go for a run. It

was suggested that Toogoom was a good

destination as we had not been there for a while.

This suited us as nobody was interested in a long

run. Fred A volunteered to be ride leader and Alan

W was Tail End Charlie. The route was

Goodwood Road to the Bruce Highway and then

to Howard for a stop for morning tea. A short run

to Toogoom where Lyn took us to the pub for

lunch. A nice meal ensued with a pleasant outlook

over the bay. The plan was to stop at Sticky Beaks

café on the way home for coffee, however the

shop was closed so it was straight home to Bundy.

A good ride with no dramas.

Brian M

Ten bloody degrees - who in their right mind

would go 120km for a BBQ, halfway up a bloody

mountain in 10 bloody degrees. Well, there was a

few of us and we enjoyed it immensely.

Net and I left a little early, with the intention of

getting to Mt Walsh National Park and ensuring

that the BBQs were still working and that they

were clean. Unfortunately, when we arrived, the

BBQs were unserviceable and we opted for "Plan

B". "Plan B" was to use the double BBQ at the

Lions Park near the servo in Biggenden.

That left Owen to lead the ride from River Cruz

via Farnsfield to Biggenden with 16 bikes (6 with

pillions). After a small hiccup with a broken

clutch cable and a change of bikes, the main group

arrived at the servo in Biggenden, where 3 riders

pealed off to do their own thing. Net and I caught

up with the main group at the servo, explained the

BBQ problem, then set up at the Lions Park.

Lunch was cooked, coffee/a light beer were drunk

and we had a good chin wag in warm sunny

weather. Then a couple of the ladies decided they

didn't like their ages anymore so they started

playing on the swings, but it got worse from there

when one woman tried the slippery dip. LOL, the

poor bugger nearly got stuck on the top of the

ladder cause she was wider than the top of the

slide. Bugger

Ride to Toogoom

Thursday 24th

May 2012

BBQ Mt Walsh

Sunday 27th

May 2012


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After lunch, everyone went up to the National

Park to have a look and then Owen led the way

across North Dallarnil to the Paradise Dam Rd

then to Wallaville and home.

It was a very good day and everyone enjoyed the

lunch and the ride. Thanks to Owen for leading,

Kevin for tail ending. I would also like to thank all

those that turned up for the BBQ because you

made it all worthwhile.

Ian

There were only six loyal riders to brave the

forecast today, but the bravery subsided as the

weather got worse the further south we went.

We were on our way to Paradise Dam for smoko

but turned around after a brief discussion on the

tomato hill near the Isis mill and all optied for

lunch in the warm surroundings of the RSL Club

in Bundaberg. It was an enjoyable atmosphere,

company & lunch was great. Thanks everyone.

Lyn

Sometimes only a picture can get our attention!

Her last call was from a new mobile phone...

Do you see the motorcycle?

Now do you see it?

The Honda crotch rocket rider was travelling at

approximately 85 mph. The VW driver was

talking on a mobile phone when she pulled out

from a side street, apparently not seeing the

motorcycle. The riders’ reaction time was not

sufficient enough to avoid this accident. The car

had two passengers and the bike rider was found

INSIDE the car with them.

The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the

force of impact and landed 20 feet from where the

collision took place. All three involved (two in the

car and the bike rider) were killed instantly. This

graphic demonstration was placed at the

Motorcycle Fair by the Police and Road Safety

Department. Pass this on to car drivers or soon to

be new drivers, or new motorcycle owners.

AND ESPECIALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW

WHO HAS A MOBILE PHONE!!!!!

Ride to Paradise Dam

Thursday 31st May 2012

Her Last Call Was From

A Mobile Phone.....


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Sympathy Thanks from Old No.1’s

Daughter

Alexa Brown

It's difficult to put into words how I feel about

all the support & love that has been offered to

myself & my extended family by the Ulysses

'family' upon the death of my father, Stephen

Dearnley.

So many cards & emails from various branches

as well as individuals that knew & loved him

personally. Thank you so very very much, it

has been truly wonderful. I wish that I could sit

down & write to you all but there are just too

many to respond to, so please accept my

apologies for not doing this. I'm aware that I

have already met a number of you & hope that

in the future I will have the opportunity to

personally meet more folks who have been so

impacted by 'Ulysses'.

There has certainly been a large gap in our

lives with Stephen no longer here but it's

people like yourselves that help heal wounds.

Both the family service of celebration & the

thanksgiving service at the AGM at Mildura

were wonderful events to celebrate Dad's life

which he would have loved if he was here! I

know the heart of Ulysses runs deep in so

many members & we will continue to carry

with us so much that the Ulysses Club

represents.

Many stories have already been told to me

about Stephen which have not only been

entertaining but enlightening! Feel free to write

them down so that my over 50's brain can

retain them! I'm sure the team at admin will be

happy to receive them on my behalf! Or maybe

there's another Ulyssian story (good one of

course!) that you think myself & maybe others

would like to hear.

So thank you again for all your condolences &

love & I look forward to having some chat time

… at one time or another.

With Love, Alexa 25511

About The Ulysses Club

How it all began

The Ulysses Club for older motorcyclists, the

largest organization of it's kind in Australia, is

now a familiar part of this country's riding

scene. The original suggestion for a club for

over 50's motorcyclists was put forward in a

letter by Stephen Dearnley published in the

August 1983 issue of Bike Australia.

Stephen had initially responded to some

comments by 'Wrench McTaggart', aka Grant

Roff, who had suggested to an over 50's rider;

"Hasn't anyone ever told you about growing

old gracefully ..."

This drew two significant responses: one from

Rob Hall, a reader at Albion Park NSW, who

suggested the present name and motto for the

club: the other from Peter Thoeming, then the

editor of Bike Australia who sketched the logo

and offered support from his magazine if

Stephen could get the club off the ground. This

was done at an inaugural meeting in Sydney on

6th December, 1983 when the five people

present approved a basic constitution and the

Ulysses Club was duly formed.

From that tenuous beginning it has never

looked back and the club now boasts a large

and extensive network of members throughout

Australia.

Why Ulysses

The name comes from a poem of the same title

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It tells how the

great Greek hero Ulysses, now middle-aged

and securely in charge of his kingdom of

Ithaca, is getting bored with things around him

and longs to go adventuring again with his

shipmates of old. It describes very well indeed

the sort of person who still has enough spark to

go on riding into middle and later years. Too

long to quote here, you will find it in any good

poetry anthology such as the Albatross Book of

Verse.

http://www.ulyssesclub.org/AboutUs/tabid/73/Default.aspx




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All ‘FOR SALE’ advertisements will be published for 3 editions only.

Unless the Editor is notified of a change in Price etc.

Once Items Are Sold, Please let the Editor Know, Otherwise the Ads

Will Continue to Run

Do you have something Motorcycle related to sell, ring or email Dennis at [email protected] or phone 4153 3632 or

mobile 0448 990 627

Dririder Jacket – 2XL – Black

Jacket in very good condition No rips/tears etc. 100%

waterproof and breathable removable zip out liner Zip

off removable arms for cooler summer riding.

Integrated water bladder pocket.

Price: $135.00 Contact Tony Olsen Ph 4152 0355

Dririder Freeway – Jacket – Black/Blue

Jacket in very good condition. No rips/tears etc.

600 Denier heavy duty poly oxford construction.

100% waterproof & breathable inner membrane.

Fully adjustable dririder woven belt. Removable

zip out inner quilted thermal liner.

Price: $100.00 Ph: 0458 281 366

MDC Mini Camper - $3000

First registed 12/2010

Fitted with 150mm electric brake system

Tekonsha Prodigy Electronic Brake Controller

Spare wheel relocated to rear

Internal wiring for light and 12 volt power outlet

Reinforced drawbar

Additional hidden counterweight at rear

All poles, ropes and pegs included

Suit motorcycle or small car

Phone Jill or Neil on 0414 579 608

mailto:[email protected]


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Ulysses Club Inc.

Bundaberg Branch

Minutes of Meeting – 5th June 2012

Welcome: Owen welcomed all. There were around 23 members present for the night.

Apologies: Apologies from Peter & Marg Drummond, David & June Mell, Ian Voigt, Ross & Bev

Thiele, Chris and Sheryl Pusey, Kevin Kime and Tony Olsen

Ross and Bev Thiele called from the Nullarbor Roadhouse, and mentioned that they should be back in

November (lucky sods).

Welfare Report: Marg Drummond is home from hospital and getting around on a battery operated

scooter. Peter told Owen that she was having some trouble getting used to the controls (backed into the

wall).

Raffle: Mick Saunders sold $56 of raffle tickets for a half pot prize ($28) that was won by Bruce

Savage. Congratulations Bruce.

Correspondence: The correspondence this month included a newsletter from St George Sutherland

Branch, the Ulysses Constitution, the extended NatCom report, and the 2012 Mildura AGM minutes.

Members can also login and view the Ulysses constitution online at the Ulysses Australia website.

Everyone is welcome to read through any correspondence received by the branch at any time.

Financial Report: We have a bank balance of $1333.00

Shirts Patches and Badges

Name badges are available from Bundaberg Trophies Electra St, at $10 each. We also have branch

patches on hand, cost of $8 each. Jill has 2 branch shirts left, 2xS, at $30 each.

Newsletter Subscriptions: Subscriptions are again $20 for 2012. See Jill to ensure your subscription is

up-to-date.

Dennis mentioned that the newsletter needs more contributions from members each month, and more

subscribers to make it viable. The alternative may well be a bi-monthly newsletter, but we will continue

in our current form at least till the end of this subscription period.

Website: Bill still has some issues with the website, but the photos of trips are now up-to-date, as well

as some early newsletters now on the website (April & May of 06).

New Rides: Neil Cook surprised us all with the purchase of a new 2012 Suzuki DL650AV-Strom. Still

has the Goldwing, but now he can tackle all of the dirt roads in the area as well now.


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Ride Reports: Bruce Watson gave a brief report on Theodore trip – see newsletter for full story.

Ian Lawley gave a run down on the Mt. Walsh National Park ride; again see the newsletter for a full

report.

For a full roundup of all rides, check the ride reports in this newsletter.

General Business: A discussion took place involving the “Thursday Ride group” about changing the

departure time from 10.00am to 9.30am. This would allow for slightly longer sides, or time for

sightseeing. It was decided that a vote would be taken next Thursday morning (7th

June) at the River

Cruz cafe, and that Owen would advise all RCR members via email.

The above also prompted some discussion about the Sunday rides; whether they should stay as is, or

should they vary (long and short, some dirt and no dirt, earlier and later departures). Owen suggested to

Dennis that we rerun the “suggested proposed rides” form again on the back of this newsletter.

Lyn Richter had brochures from the Kingfisher Court apartments at Hervey Bay, for those members

who may not want to stay “on-site” for next year’s Fraser Coast AGM.

Ride Calendar Ahead:

Thursday Rides:

Thursday rides continue as usual, but there may be a change of the departure time. 1st Thursday of the

month is a BYO lunch day.

Sunday Rides:

Sunday 10th

June – Silky Oaks – Rocky to lead

Sunday 24th

June – 1770 / Agnes Waters

Sunday 1st July – Biggenden - Will include a visit to private motorcycle museum – Max 30 members.

8.30 leave time – Contact Owen to book your place on ride.

Sunday 22nd

July – Theebine

Sunday 29th

July – Childers Multicultural Festival.

Please see the Ride Calendar for more details.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, the 3rd

of July

Meeting closed around 7.30pm

Rum City Riders Funnies

The Sum

A little Johnny was doing his math homework. He said to himself, "Two plus five, that son of a bitch is

seven. Three plus six, that son of a bitch is nine...." His mother heard what he was saying and asked,

"What are you doing?" The little boy answered, "I'm doing my math homework, Mom." "And this is

how your teacher taught you to do it?" the mother asked. "Yes," he answered. Infuriated, the mother

asked the teacher the next day, "What are you teaching my son in math?" The teacher replied, "Right

now, we are learning addition."The mother asked, "And are you teaching them to say two plus two, that

son of a bitch is four?"After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered, "What I taught them was, two

plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four."


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June 2012 Destination Depart Lunch Venue Ride Leader Contact

Sunday 10th Silky Oaks Tea

Gardens

8.30 am River

Cruz

Silky Oaks Tea

Gardens

Rocky Ian L 41559209

Sunday 24th 1770 / Agnes

Waters

9.00 am River

Cruz

Agnes Waters

Tavern

TBA on the

Day

Ian L 41559209

July 2012 Destination Depart Lunch Venue Ride Leader Contact

Sunday 1st Biggenden / Will

include a visit to

private motorcycle

museum / Max 30

members

8.30 am River

Cruz

Grand Hotel Owen Owen

0448 877 244

Sunday 22nd Theebine

9.00 am River

Cruz

Theebine Hotel TBA on the

Day

Ian L 41559209

Sunday 29th Childers Multi Cultural Festival

9.00 am River

Cruz

Lunch at Festival TBA on the

Day

Ian L 41559209

August 2012 Destination Depart Lunch Venue Ride Leader Contact

Sunday 12th Harvey Bay Seafood

Festival

8.00 am River

Cruz

Lunch at Festival TBA on the

Day

Ian L 41559209

Branch Meetings

MEETING PLACE RIVER CRUZ CAFÉ RIVERSIDE PARKLANDS

6.00 pm for 6.30 start

Come a bit early, enjoy a meal and a chat at River Cruz Cafe.

Next meetingTuesday 3rd July 2012

RIDES/SOCIAL EVENTS

STARTING PLACE FOR RIDES RIVER CRUZ CAFÉ RIVERSIDE PARKLANDS

Sunday Riders must gather at 8.30 am for briefings prior to leaving from River Cruz Café at 9.00 am – with

some exceptions noted

All Thursdays Rides: 9.00 am gathering for 9.30 am departure.

For further information please contact Tony Olsen our “Captain Thursday” Ph: 4152 0355


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RIDE PROPOSAL – (Please detach and bring to July meeting 2012) RIDE PROPOSAL POSSIBLE / PREFERRED RIDE DESTINATION: ________________________________________ POSSIBLE ROUTE: ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ GUESSTIMATE OF KLMS (BUNDY TO BUNDY) _________________________________________ PROPOSED TIME OF YEAR: ____________________________________ COMMENTS ABOUT RIDE: __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU PREPARED TO LEAD THE RIDE: YES / NO

YOUR NAME: _________________________ CONTACT NUMBER: ______________

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