TY - BOOK AU - Northam's Avon Descent Association (Inc) TI - Northam's Avon Descent Magazines: 1983 - 2006 Competitor Rules, Entry Forms & Stickers N1 - 1983: 1. Officials 2. General 3. Description of course 4. Classes 5. Entries 6. Competitors 7. Advertising of Sponsors 8. Pre-race Scrutineering 9. Best Prepared Entry 10. Briefings 11. Registration 12. Support Crews 13. Start 14. Timing of Descent 15. Checkpoints 16. Information Centres 17. West Coast Car Club Comms Team 18. Fremantle 4WD Club 19. Vehicle Access/Traffic Control 20. Westrail - The Vital Link 21. Camping and Catering Facilities 22. Portaging/Illegal Assistance 23. Speed Limits 24. Recovery/Sweeping 25. Landrover Owners Club [LROC] 26. Withdrawals 27. Pit Area 28. Official Race mechanic 29. Practice 30. Disqualifications 31. Protests and Appeals 32. Finish of Northam's Avon Descent 33. Finishers and Place Winners 34. First Novices 35. Channel 9 Knight of the River 36.Presentation of Prizes Function 37. Official Race Photographers 38. Helpers 39. Power Dinghy Racing Club of W.A. 40. Power Boat Specifications 41. Amateur Canoe Association of W.A. 42. Canoe Specifications 43. Surf Ski Committee 44. Surf Ski Specifications; 1986: GENERAL 10. Allocation of Prizes and Trophies 12. Campsites 14. Capturing the White Water Action 18. Class Winners 4. Enquires 17. Finish 20. Helpers 4. History of the Avon Descent 11. Jardine $10,000 Challenge 17. Knight of the River 12. Landrover Owner's Club 3. Northam Map 14. Official Race Photographer 3. Officials 2. Race Director's Message 8. Safety Equipment 2. Sponsors of the Avon Descent THE COURSE 34. Bondy's Stage 24. Bruining Headlam Computers Stage 23. Channel 9 Action Stage 36. City of Bayswater Stage 29. Coates Country 26-27. Course Map 28. Emu Export Stage 33. Hotham Valley Railway Stage 21. Introduction 25. Kodak Stage 22. The Canoe Shop Stage 21. The Stages 22. The Town of Northam Stage 30-31. Vehicles - Day Two 27. Western Quarries Campsite 32. Westrail Stage ADMINISTRATION 38. Advertising of Sponsors 37. Classes 38. Competitors 37. Entries Middle Pages - Entry Forms (missing) 37. General 39. Power Boat Trials 41. Protests & Appeals 40. Registration 39. Scrutineering 40. Start Procedure RACING RULES 42. Checkpoints 42. Collision 42. Overtaking 43. Penalties 43. Pit Area 44. Place Winners 42. Portaging 43. Practice 43. Recovery 42. Speed Limits 44. Withdrawals SPECIFICATIONS 50-51. Canoe Specifications 46-49. Power Boat Specifications 52. Sundries Specifications 45 Surf Ski Specifications; 1988 Administration 62. Advertising of Sponsors 65. Appeals 61. Classes 62. Competitors 61. Entries 61. General 63. Power Boat Trials 65. Protests 64. Registration 63. Scrutineering: 79. Canoe and Kayak Checklist 77. Power Checklist 78. Surf Ski Checklist 64. Start Procedure 64. Withdrawal Tags Features About the Valley 29. Beverley 29. York 21. Northam 28, Toodyay 48. Shire of Swan 50. Town of Bassendean 52. City of Bayswater 11. All In A Year's Work 54. Camp Fire Yarns 55. Capture the Action 31. Fremantle 4 Wheel Drive 32. Hotham Valley Tourist Railway 58. Influence Of the Avon Descent 55. Kodak Express Photo Competition 30. Land Rover Owners Club of W.A. 56. Meet The Security Dogs 80. Win - A Merlin Weekend General 1. Acknowledgements 12. Allocation of Trophies 6. Canoeing 10. Class Winners 1973 - 1987 33. Course, The 4. Enquiries Centre Section - Entry Forms Messages 2. Minister For Sport 2. Police 2. Race Director 53. Official Race Photographers 4. Officials 72. Power Boats - A.P.D.R.A. 80. Presentation Function 14. Results - Finishers 1987 8. Results - 1987 Percentages 3. Sponsors 33. Stages 9. Surf Skis 33. Wildwater - grades of Difficulty Maps 38. Boral Stage 36. Bruining Headlam Stage 35. Channel 9 Action Stage 51. City of Bayswater Stage 43. Coates Country 53. Finish Line 45. Hotham Valley Stage 37. Kodak Stage 46. Mountain Designs Stage 24. Northam Town 49. Shire of Swan 40-41. The Course 26. Toodyay Town 34. Town of Northam Stage 42. Vehicle Traffic - Day 2 39. Western Quarries Campsite 44. Westrail Stage 66. Racing Rules Specifications 74. Canoe 70. Power Boat 76. Sundries 68. Surf Skies Supporters 17. 7th Field Ambulance 53. Apex 18. C.A.L.M. 8. Coates 41. Comalco Can Recycling 16. Helper 1987 17. Morley Apex 53. Soundpro 16. Western Quarries 17. Westrail Advertisers 69. B-Line Canoes 63. Beacon Marine Inside Back Cover - Boral Cyclone 47. Brigadoon 15. Bruining Headlam 62. C.D.M. 5. Channel 9 Outside Back Cover - Coates Hire 61. Comalco 69. Davenwood Canoes 70. Dept. of Marine and Harbours 12. Excel Trophies 11. Gortex 32. Hotham Valley Tourist Railway 60. Kodakcolour Gold Inside Front Cover - McCorkills 9. Mike Wood Canoes 57. Mitsubishi Pajero 7. Mountain Designs 23. Northam Colonial Tavern 23. Northam Hodge's Meat Supply 23. Northam Liquor 23. Northam Quickserve 23. Northam - Stewart's Pharmacy 25. Northam Directory 31. Off Road Equipment 67. Osbourne Fibreglass 59. Patrolaguard 28. Pecan Hill Tearooms 73. River Racer 76. Road Surfaces 31. Sullivan Stone Purslowe 66. The Canoe Shop 59. The West Australian 22. Thomas & Co 27. Toodyay Race Club 26. Toodyay Shopping 20. Tourism Commission 74. Western Canoe Centre Inside Back Cover - Western Quarries 19. Westrail 22. Woolworths 29. York Castle Hotel 29. York Motor Museum ; 1983 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coats Hire; 1986 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Emu Export Lager, Coats Hire, Westrail, Kodak, Bruining Headlam Computers, Western Canoe Centre, Quarry Industries, The Canoe Shop; 1988 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire; 1989 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Westrail, Mountain Designs Australia, Boral Cyclone, Western Quarries, Western Canoe Centre, Mike Wood Canoes, Davenwood Canoes, The Canoe Shop; 1990 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Boral, Olivetti, Caltex, Fuji, Mountain Designs Australia, Westrail/Electric; 1991 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Caltex, Coates Hire, Boral Cyclone, Burswood Resort Hotel Perth, Fuji, Olivetti, Mitsubishi Motors, Mountain Designs Australia, Westrail/Electric, Coke Cola; 1992 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Caltex, Coates Hire, Smorgon Cyclone, Burswood Resort Hotel Perth, Fuji, Mitsubishi Motors, Mountain Designs Australia, Westrail, Coke Cola, Sorrento Quay, Western Quarries; 1993 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Caltex, Coates Hire, Burswood Resort Hotel Perth, Mountain Designs Australia, Westrail, Coke Cola, Telecom Australia, Mobile Net Australia's Own, Health Way, Eventscorp Western Australia, Town of Northam; 1994 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Caltex, Eventscorp, Coates Hire, The Perth International Hotel, Health Way, Uncle Tobys, Optus, The West Australian, Mountain Designs Australia, Westral, Qantas, Water Authority, Coka Cola, Kodak, HBF; 1995 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Caltex, ParkRoyal Perth, Coates Hire, Uncle Tobys, EventsCorp,Optus, Westrail, Health Way, The West Australian, Davenwood Canoes & Kayaks, Water Authority, Coka Cola, HBF; 1996 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Prestige Portables, Heart Foundation, Osbourne Rentals, Water Authority, Health Way HBF, Lotteries Commission, Westrail, Mountain Designs Australia, Toodyay, Town of Northam, City of Bayswater, The Government of Western Australia, Ministry of Sport and Recreation; 1997 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Prestige Portables, Davenwood Canoes & Kayaks, Sykes Pump Hire, HBF, Town of Northam, Toodyay, City of Bayswater, Westrail, Mainpeak Great Escape Gear, Thrifty Car Rental, Osbourne Rentals, PMFM 92.9; 1998 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Thrifty Car Rental, Water and River Commission, Lotteries Western Australia,Sykes Pump Hire, Prestige Portables, Mainpeak Great Escape Gear, Westrail, 96FM, Davenwood Canoes & Kayaks, Town of North, Toodyay, City of Bayswater; 1999 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Trifty Car Rental, Mainpeak, Toodyay, Town of Northam, Shire of Swan, Belmont, City of Bayswater, Sport Safe Health Way, Pullinger Stewart Barristers & Solicitors, 96 FM, prestige Portables, Shorco Sykes Hire, Wesytrail, Davenwood Canoes & Kayaks, Lotteries Western Australia; 2000 Sponsored by: Channel 9, Coates Hire, Mainpeak, 96 FM, Sport Safe Health Way, Lotteries Western Australia, Davenwood Canoes &Kayaks, EventsCorp, Thrifty Car Rental, Pullinger Readhead Stewart Barristers & Solicitors, Toodyay, Town of Northam, Shire of Swan, Belmont, City of Bayswater; 2006 Sponsored by: Multplex, Channel 10, EventsCorp, Lotterywest, The West Australian, 96 FM, Royal Life Saving, Mainpeak, Town of Northam, Be Active Heart Foundation, Belmont, City of Bayswater, Boral, St George, Kwik Kopy, Coates Hire, EMRC, Gage Roads Brewing Co, Toodyay, Dalton, Spicers Paper, City of Swan, Carbo Shots Sports Nutition, Assured Canoeing Down Under, Finn Kayaks, ?, Waterboys, AR, Octocom, Don't Drink and Drown, Shire of Northam, Cdm Australia, Marketforce ER -