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The first event was Jaunty Jalopies. Newcastle's jalopy can be seen here splashing through the pool of water at the base of the shallow slope. Note the personalised number plate 'IAK'. |
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Riverland's jalopy being hauled back up the (not so) shallow slope. Designating a female team member the task of steering in reverse while ascending a hill was a product of the cruel and devious minds of the It's a Knockout writers. (Watch out! Backchat's gonna hear about this...) |
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Coming up to the finish line, water and suds are everywhere. The Victorian team is not to be seen. The cars don't have engines, by the way. |
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Newcastle eventually came off with the four points; Portland miraculously finished second despite arriving at the bowser last, due to some manual dexterity with the nozzle. Newcastle driver Therese Brown deserves some recognition as she nearly ran down the bowser itself, showing comparable driving skills to Jock "where's reverse?" Howard of Norman Park, but that's another story. |
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Next was 'Pirate Baskets'. Rockhampton played their joker, which is always a risky business in two-heats-and-a-final events, unless of course, you are against a team like Rockhampton or Frankston in the heat, which they weren't. |
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Surely enough, Rockhampton (and Portland) were eliminated in the heats. Male team members in boats threw bread loaves into baskets held by a female team member who was balancing on the plank on the galleon. The team with the most loaves returned to the galleon won. Note the bandstand in the background. |
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Riverland took on Newcastle in the final and won (this image from heat). |
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Double trouble -- the Rankin twins here paying out "those Mexicans", as they were wont to do. (For our Victorian viewers, the term 'Mexicans' means Victorians, apparently). |
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Surf-lifesaver Ross Murrell of Portland is acutely aware of the Newcastle threat, but knows that anything is possible. |
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Master It's a Knockout strategist Bob Sellars of Riverland shares
some wisdom on how he was planning on winning Pirate Baskets, without giving away the crucial secret.
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