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The Roaring 40s

Our members' magazine, full of news, photos, reports from the board and a joke or two. Published at least three times a year since 1973, when it started life as The Message Stick.

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Latest issue

September 2026

The Roaring 40s · 26 pages

Inside this issue

  • The President's report from Vic Ashby
  • An update on the 2027 Central Coast Rort
  • Plans for the 2028 Rort in Melbourne
  • News and photos from groups around the country
  • A call for a new Web Master
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Past Issues

Issues going back to November 1973.
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2020s2020 to 2026
2026
June September
2025
June
2024
June
2023
June
2022
January
2021
February June
2020
February June October
2010s2010 to 2019
2019
February June October
2018
April August November
2017
April August
2016
February December
2015
February June November
2014
March October
2013
February March July October
2012
March August December
2011
January April July November
2010
March July
2000s2000 to 2009
2009
March July November
2008
March July November
2007
July November
2006
April November
2005
February July December
2004
March June-July October-November
2003
March-April December
2002
April August November-December
2001
March July November
2000
April August November-December
1990s1990 to 1999
1999
March-April July November
1998
March-April June-July November-December
1997
April July-August December
1996
May July December
1995
March November
1994
March June October
1993
April August November
1992
April September December
1991
May August December
1990
April September December
1980s1980 to 1989
1989
July October
1988
March May, Melbourne-Gippsland August, Melbourne-Gippsland September, Melbourne-Gippsland November, Melbourne-Gippsland
1987
May, Melbourne-Gippsland July, Melbourne-Gippsland September December
1986
February, Melbourne-Gippsland March, Melbourne-Gippsland April, Melbourne-Gippsland May May, Melbourne-Gippsland June August, Melbourne-Gippsland September October, Melbourne-Gippsland November, Melbourne-Gippsland
1985
February, Melbourne-Gippsland April, Melbourne-Gippsland June, Melbourne-Gippsland September, Melbourne-Gippsland October, Melbourne-Gippsland November November, Melbourne-Gippsland
1984
February, Melbourne-Gippsland Autumn April June June, Melbourne-Gippsland December
1983
April April, Melbourne-Gippsland August October November
1982
February February, Melbourne-Gippsland April April, Melbourne-Gippsland June August August, Melbourne-Gippsland September October November December
1981
February March April June August September October December December, Melbourne-Gippsland
1980
February March April May July August September November November, Melbourne-Gippsland
1970s1973 to 1979
1979
January March April April, Melbourne-Gippsland May July August September November December
1978
February May June August October November December
1977
February April June August Spring October
1976
January Summer, No. 1 February April May July
1975
January March April May June July September November
1974
February 4 March 22 March April May June July August October November
1973
November

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