Northam's Avon Descent Magazines 1983 - 2006 Competitor Rules, Entry Forms & Stickers

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.