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Land Rover 50th Anniversary, Cooma, Australia.


   

James Taylor, the Land Rover historian and writer, is coming to Cooma to act as chief judge for the concours event that will choose the best Series 1, Series 2, etc. Land Rovers at the Australian Land Rover 50th celebrations. All Land Rover gonzos will be well aware of James Taylor's many books on the history of Land Rover.

The Land Rover 50th celebrates the release of the first series 1 in 1948. The event is to be held in Cooma NSW, as was the 40th anniversary, because of its easy access and due to the ties with the Snowy Mountains Hydo Electric Authority which dates from the same era and which bought many Land Rovers.

When:
Easter weekend, Friday April 10 - Monday April 13 1998. This is the Easter weekend and falls in the New South Wales and Victorian school holidays (April 8 - 22) so plan ahead, book early.
Where:
Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. Cooma is 600km from Melbourne, 400km from Sydney and 115km from Canberra.
Contact:
Martin Randall (Coordinator) tel: (03) 9608 7646, fax: (03) 9608 8707, or Land Rover Owners Club (Vic), PO Box 962, Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149
or:
Patrick Sutcliff (P.R.) (02) 9489 3756, fax: (02) 9989 8325, Range Rover Club (NSW)

See also LR50 X-ref, next news, previous news or United Kingdom plans

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