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Welcome to the North Shore Railway Modellers' Association (NSRMA) website.
Introduction
The North Shore Railway Modellers' Association (NSRMA) was formed in November 1971 by a group of individuals who, in August that year, organised a model railway exhibition on behalf of the Hornsby Police Citizens Boys Club. The club, which in its first six months was called the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Model Railway Association, had the original aim of demonstrating to the public, though further exhibitions, a higher standard of modelling than was the norm in Australia at that time. From this beginning, the club has held an exhibition every year except 1974, and the layouts displayed have been at the forefront of modelling standards.
The club caters for all modelling standards and prototype interests, and now numbers about 40 members who meet in in our clubrooms in Collaroy Plateau every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.30 pm onwards. A great deal of camaraderie and a depth of knowledge exists among the membership, who come from a wide cross-section of the community.
We have two operational club layouts at the moment. These are Dungog in H0 gauge (NSW outline) and Mainline Mark 2 in 00/H0 gauge. We also have some new layouts planned or under construction in H0, 00 and N gauges.
News and updates
We are delighted that Dungog won the trophy of "Best Club Layout of an Australian Prototype" at the AMRA Liverpool Exhibition, October 2009. Congratulations and many thanks to David Taylor and the team for the time and effort spent preparing the layout for, and operating it at, the show.
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The club has two new layouts, one in N gauge and one in 00/H0 gauge, thanks to the generosity of member Peter Moses and also Kevin Phillips of the Central Coast. For details go to the layouts page.
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Our 2010 exhibition will be held a week earlier than usual, on Saturday and Sunday 27 - 28 February 2010. This is because Warringah Council is starting renovation work on the Forestville Memorial Halls on 1 March 2010.
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Following the AGM on 10 July, the committee members and office bearers for 2009 - 2010 are:
President - Catherine Norman
Vice-President - Deirdre Norman
Secretary - John Douglas
Treasurer - Alan Walton
Assistant Secretary - Peter Moses
Committee members - Mick Bluett and Marsh Hill
Registrar - Bill Harrington
Public Officer - John Douglas
Exhibition Co-ordinator - Deric Netting
Assistant Exhibition Co-ordinator - Bill Harrington
Bring and Buy Manager - Alan Walton
Team Leader (Dungog) - David Taylor
Team Leader (Mainline Mark 2) - John Nuttall
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We are considering setting up a Junior Group for modellers under the age of 18. If this is of interest to you, please get in touch using the contact details below.
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Contact us
If you would like to know more about us, contact our Honorary Secretary, John Douglas, by post at:
NSRMA Inc, PO Box 527, Forestville, NSW 2087
or by phone on:
02 9452 3515.
You can also contact us by email.
To download a membership application form, click here.
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