2013 Oberon Steam Fair.

22 members and 10 Jaguars attended the Steam Fair at Oberon on the 9th of February.
Fine weather and a good crowd at the display and the town parade ensured us of a good day. Static displays, tractor pull, market stalls and of course the best display being the JDCA. We have visited the Steam Fair for the past 2 years so next year we will think of something different. Enjoy the photos.
Paul.

 Not sure what Jim said to the fellows in the tank as they

have the gun pointed right at him!

 Paul Allen from Dubbo with his recently restored

MKIV

 The Lark's MKVII

 The Lytwyn's MK1

 Tomlinson's XJ-C

 Fosters S Type

 Rae and Laurie Arthur's X300

 The Turner's XK8 with Rob Fosters Hot Rod in the background.

 Rolls Royce.

 Another Tank!

                                     

 A beautifully restored Dodge truck.

New members from Eugowra John and Joy Anthes' XJ-40

The Davies S Type.

Rob and Edwina Fosters Hot Rod. 

Jaguar content- It has MK10 front and rear suspension.

Hill End Ghost and Gold.

A large contingent of Sydney based members departed Windsor around 8:30 am heading for the snow fields at Yetholme then on to Bathurst on what can only be called a beautiful Spring morning.

On the preceding days the high country surrounding Bathurst received the biggest dump of snow for over 10 years and this was October! I never doubted the weather for the weekend would be anything but glorious and I was right (phew).

We all met up at the Bathurst Visitors Center around 11 am and drove the short distance into town for lunch. I waited at the visitors center for a couple of stragglers, one of which never showed? After a filling pub lunch we all headed in convoy to Hill End.

There were plenty of strained neck muscles from the locals who stopped to watch the uninterrupted line of Jaguars travelling through the suburbs of Bathurst. Once free of the lower speed zones it was time to free the horses for the picturesque run towards our destination. Just over an hour later we all arrived at the Hill End Lodge, booked in and met up at the Lodge’s covered outdoor entertaining area for a few drinks to calm the nerves before we went looking for Hill End’s ghostly locals.

6 pm came around and we all met in the dining room where our host had organised a wonderful 3 course meal. All served with a smile and a great sense of humor. 

8pm and we were off to find some ghosts. Our National Parks guide Sandra has lived in Hill End all her life and was very passionate about the area and her job. We had a great time trekking by torch light around the old hospital, houses and village with squeaking floor boards keeping everyone on their toes.

Sunday morning dawned and after a wonderful Lodge breakfast we again headed into Hill End for a daylight tour around the village. Again, Sandra was our guide and all was explained about this once bustling metropolis. The weekend ended all too soon and in dribs and drabs we all departed for home. Thanks to everyone who made this run one of the best in the west.

If you ever decide to visit Hill End we can all recommend the Lodge and the National Parks tours.

  

 Crossing the Turon

 Afternoon get together.

 Ghost Tour.

 Great way to travel through a historic village.

Oberon Steam Fair 11/02/2012

Despite the lousy weather lately and the heavy rain in the morning the day turned out to be warm and sunny with a shower around midday. 9 jaguars turned out from the club but only 2 from the west, all the others travelling up from Sydney. We had 2 E types, MK1, XJS-C, X300, X308, XJ-C, S2 XJ6 and an XK-8.

Red is popular.

Rolls Royce.

Pretty girls all in a row.

Cobra's

Grey Fergi in the tractor pull.

Did better than I thought.

2011 Christmas Party

Our Christmas party was the last event for 2011. This was also the end of the Point score for the year as well. Congratulations to out-rite winner and first in the ladies- Helen Dent on 13 points and first in the men's- Colin Turner on 12 points.
We finalised the 2012 calender and Helen has again put her hand up to run an event. This time to the snow in August.See the club magazine and the web sites for further information on all our events. We hope you all have a merry Christmas and a very safe and Jaguar New Year. (2012 calender is at the bottom of this post).

 Some of our group enjoying a chat.

 Helen receives her just rewards.

 Colin receives his trophy.

 The Jaguars enjoy a rest in the garden.

 Helen drove up from Canberra to join us.

 Bob Seaman's series 3

 Hey dad! This is what I want for Christmas!

 Steve's Forty sports some new wheels.

It was a hard day for some of us.

        

Utes in the Paddock weekend.

If you missed this weekend, well, you missed a good one. We met at Bathurst as usual and traveled to Forbes to meet up with local organiser Helen Dent. From the motel we walked the short distance to the Vandenberg hotel where Steven and Paul cooked a wonderful lunch. After lunch some went for coffee and others visited some of the museums in Forbes and Parkes. Saturday night some of our party went to the Parkes telescope for the Opera under the stars which according to all accounts was great. Sunday morning dawned and after breakfast at the motel dining room we followed Helen to Ootha to visit the Utes. Laurie had organised with the Station owners Graham and Jana Pickles for a special tour of the Utes and the Homestead. After the Utes some traveled home, others who stayed another night in Forbes went off to the telescope for lunch. Another great Western event. Special thanks to Helen and Laurie for all their work over the weekend.

 This XJ40 was the car used in the brochure's and at the Paris launch

 On loan from the British Road Transport Museum.

 Now that's a tractor!

 Laurie tells us where to go.

 The group that didn't go to the Opera.

 Western cattle have no fear of Jaguars.

 When the dust settles?

 Utes and Jaguars.

 Jana Pickles explains the Ute project.

 The latest Ute in the lineup.

Our group at the Utes.