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J, JB & 101 Register
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Our Register caters for owners and enthusiasts of just one vehicle- the Morris-Commercial 'J' type, and its later variants - the Morris JB and the
Austin 101. We publish three newsletters per year full of 'J' type stuff, and
pride ourselves on the quality that we have achieved over the years, confident
in our belief that our members are well served as far as news and other information is concerned. We also do our best to help members find spares for
their vans and answer postal and telephone enquiries regarding membership,
insurance valuations, details required for the retention of original registrations or
acquisition of age-related number plates, + the many enquiries
that we have from owners needing help in proving the age of their vehicle - in
order that the benefit of Road Tax-exemption is gained.
Here in the UK,
we're hearing all sorts of stories on the news as to how the bush
fires in Oz have raged. It's terrible to hear of the loss of life this
has caused; unbelievable that arson might be the cause of many!
Simultaneously with this we had snow - it couldn't have been more
different. The Register has at least five members/owners in Victoria
who from their addresses could be close to, if not involved in, the
disaster.
I have been in email contact with
three of the five and am happy to report that that all appear to be
ok.
"We
are OK, but you are right, it has been a very worrying and
tragic time. The fires on Saturday were visible as a glow at night
from our house, they are about 5 km away. Saturday was unbelievable,
47C, and 90-100kmh wind, like an oven. At least 4 of my parents' good
friends have been killed. Further up the valley, it looks like nobody
survived, maybe 25 killed.
Nick Fuller in
Cranbourne (South East of Melbourne) will have seen plenty of smoke
from the Bunyip State Forest Fire, but there's been no direct threat
there.
Bacchus Marsh (West
of Melbourne) is just fine, nothing much close by.
Narre Warren lost a
couple of houses in one street, originally thought to be a spot fire
from embers from Bunyip, but now known to be an idiot using an angle
grinder on a Total Fire Ban Day."
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. 12 months ago we moved out
of the bush into suburbia so we thank our lucky stars we are not
involved. We are still only a short distance from one of the fires
that is still a problem. We continually smell smoke and the
helicopters are passing over. It has been a terrible tragedy and
many lives have been lost. Whole country towns have been wiped out
and will take a long time to rebuild. The images you see on TV are
only the tip of what devastation has been caused. We are in for more
hot weather and winds next week so there is still more to come. It
is a constant reminder how fickle Mother Nature is. Everyone’s
thoughts are for the people who are still in the line of the
bushfires We too are keeping our fingers crossed.
Our farm is not
under threat, but we are one hour south of the Beechworth fires, and
one and half north from the worst hit areas near Melbourne. We are
still getting a number of call outs with the Country Fire Authority,
of which I'm a member. We were out last night attending a couple of
fires that appear to have been deliberatly lit!!
I
am sure all Register members will be hoping the best for all those
"still in the line of the bushfires" ...
It
was the 60th anniversary of the Morris~Commercial 10cwt J-type van this
year. The J, J/B and 101 Register celebrated with a big get-together at
Wythall Bus Museum on the outskirts of Birmingham.

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Last updated March 2009
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