Royal Automobile Club of Australia
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The Royal Automobile Club of Australia (RACA) is an Australian motoring organisation.
The RACA was established in March of 1903 in Sydney, and is the oldest motoring club in Australia, founded by Henry Alfred ‘Harrie’ Skinner, WE Fisher and HE Jones. The Royal Automobile Club of Australia had an important role in shaping early motoring legislation, in safeguarding the rights of motorists, and in establishing motor sport in Australia.
The organisation used to provide roadside service and insurance but in 1945 in an agreement with the NRMA ceased offering these services with members gaining recipocial access to NRMA provided services
The RACA is member of the Australian Automobile Association
The first Office Bearers of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia (RACA), in 1903, were:
- President: HA Jones
- First Vice President: James Macken
- Second Vie President: Dr C McCarthy
- Third Vice President: Harrie Skinner
- Fourth Vice President: Harry Vale
- Hon Treasurer: George Lane
- Hon Secretary: WE Fisher
- Consulting Engineer: AJ Knowles
- General Committee:
- AA Hunter
- W Reid
- G Hamilton
- R Empson
- J Gibbs
- RS Gillett
- Original or Founder Members:
- CA Berry
- JS Brunton
- C Bennett
- Dr P Cooley
- R Empson
- WE Fisher
- Mark Foy
- J Gibbs
- R Gillett
- Dr F Hall
- G Hamilton
- Dr H C Hinder
- AA Hunter
- HA Jones
- WH Kelly
- AJ Knowles
- OG Lane
- Dr CW McCarthy
- James Macken
- RJC Maddrell
- AR Marks
- HF Maddrell
- J Spencer Nolan
- I Phizackerle
- Dr Rowland Pope
- W Reid
- H Skinner
- EP Simpson
- AE Starkey
- E Tyson
- H Vale
[edit] Presidents
- HA Jones (1903-1908)
- S Horden, Sr. (1908-1909)
- GF Todman (1909-1910)
- Sir Samuel Hordern, KBE (1910-1912, 1914-1930)
- Colonel JM Arnott (1912-1914)
- PA Oatley (1930-1936)
- WJ Bradley QC BA LLB (1936-1937)
- Sir John Butters, KB CMG MBE VD (1937-1949)
- H Scougall (1949-1956)
- HA Fisher-Webster BA (Oxon) (1956-1967)
- GW Cutts (1967-1970)
- AF Bode FCA (1970-1973)
- JO Sherwood MBE (1973-1982)
- BV Clifton (1982-1987)
- RG Wagland (1987-1992)
- BD Kelly (1992-1997)
- HE Nicholls (1997-1998)
- BJ Fisher (1998-Present)
