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John makes long trip to Perth in his Austin to receive his ‘OBE’

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Dubbo car enthusiast John Ballard has travelled across the Nullabor in his 1962 blue Austin utility to be named as the Oldest Bugger ‘Ere (OBE) at the 2025 Morris Minor National Rally in Perth, Western Australia, on April 11-14.

John and wife Sue left Dubbo on April 1 and travelled to Fremantle for the four-day rally, driving his unique blue utility across the country.

It was the first time hi...


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