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Newsletter May 2015
ANARE Club NSW Branch
Casey Station. Photo K Fryirs.
Midwinter Dinner
Join us on Saturday 27 June for our annual sharing
of the ANARE spirit. Catch up with old friends and
make new ones among current and former
expeditioners.
The Epping Club
45 -47 Rawson St Epping NSW 2121
(02) 9876 4357; www.eppingclub.com
Homers: 18.00 hrs AGM 18.30 hrs. Please note the
earlier start time.
Dress: Smart-Casual/Semi-formal.
Cost: $80 Members, $90 Non-Members. Book before
st
31 May to receive a $10 discount! Cost includes homers
and hors d’oeuvres, a three course meal and wine,
water, OJ and lemon squash on tables. Extra drinks can
be purchased at the bar.
The response form is enclosed: We must receive this
th
by 12 June for catering purposes. Seating will be tables
of ten. Every effort will be made to accommodate seating
preferences. Please indicate your Station details for your
name tag and fill in the box at the bottom of the form to
update your contact details, especially email
addresses. Please notify us of any departed
expeditioners for special recognition during the evening.
Payment options:
Option 1 - Direct deposit into our account
BSB: 633000
Account number: 122045578
Account name: ANARE Club NSW
Important - please include your membership number or
surname in the reference field so we know who has paid
the money into our account.
Option 2 – Cheque or money order
Send to: Lucinda Coates, ANARE Club – NSW Branch,
Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109.
Access: Parking is available in the Club car park.
Access the Club via stairs or lift. Open air, free parking is
also available in the adjacent Coles car park. Epping
train station is on Beecroft Road through “The Epping
Club Walk” (200 m). Bus stations on Oxford Street and
Beecroft Road. For directions go to www.google.
com.au/maps and type in 45-47 Rawson Street Epping.
Photographs: A photographer will be present and will be
very happy to organise your special group photos. As in
past years, the photographs will be ready to collect at the
end of the evening.
Annual General Meeting: All offices will be declared
vacant and a new committee elected. The committee
organises our NSW events, such as MWD and the Slide
Night. Please consider putting yourself forward for the
2015-16 Committee. We would like to see EOIs for
these positions before MWD. Please email our NSW
President, David Ellyard, with your nomination on
[email protected]
Guest Speaker
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Professor Chris Turney is a scientist and explorer based
at the University of New South Wales and author of
several popular science books (including the critically
acclaimed 1912: The Year The World Discovered
Antarctica. He led the In the Footsteps of Mawson
expeditions to Macquarie Island and Commonwealth in
2013-14.
Silent Auction: This year’s silent auction will be for a
very fine print of the much beloved Nella Dan.
Reunions: If you are planning a reunion this year, please
let your Committee know so we can help with your
arrangements.
Antarctic Voices
The NSW Branch is continuing to support the ANARE
Club’s vital Antarctic oral history project, recording the
memories of expeditioners of their time “Down South”.
This is a fantastic way of recording Antarctic (and Club)
history for posterity.
Paul Lytwyn ([email protected]) is the
current ‘keeper’ of the audio gear used for the interviews.
Contact Information for the ANARE Club - NSW Branch
Postal Address: Lucinda Coates, ANARE Club - NSW Branch, Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109.
Web: www.anarensw.weebly.com Email: [email protected]
Your Branch has just bought our very own set so we no
longer need to borrow Melbourne’s – and a list of
potential interviewees is being compiled. If you know of
expeditioners you think should be interviewed, and who
have lost contact with the Club, please let us know and
we will endeavour to contact them to gauge their interest
in participating. If you would like to conduct an interview,
please let Paul or David know. The Club will meet your
costs. All that is required from you is your time to do the
interview and check the transcription for accuracy!
Slide Night 2015
The theme of this year’s Slide Night was Dogs and
Derring Do. Over 30 people attended to enjoy
presentations by Bill Burch, Kirstie Fryirs, Trevor Olrog,
Ian Toohey, Lucinda Coates and others that covered a
range of stations, deeds and of course dogs. A
multiplicity of photographs, slides, digital pictures and
movies were shown. A delicious array of finger foods and
beverages was served and much catching up took place.
Charles Lindall’s ‘Antarctic bus’ of memorabilia was a big
hit!
Prior to the Slide evening, the same venue hosted a
meeting of the National Council of the ANARE Club,
which was attended, at the invitation of Council, by a
number of NSW members. Following this open and
interesting meeting a BBQ was held, where NSW
members could chat in a yet more convivial atmosphere
to those representing us on the National Council. Utmost
thanks go to Margaret and Ron Whitelaw and their family
for hosting the event.
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Email Newsletters
We would like to have better contact with members
and email is a quick and effective way to do this. To start
receiving email newsletters, please update your email
and contact details by either adding them to the ‘MWD
response form’ or contacting Owen Holmwood via email
([email protected]),). Owen will update your details
in the database. All newsletters will now be sent
electronically to email addresses and will be posted on
the NSW website. For those without a computer we will
continue with hard copies sent in the mail, but only by
prior arrangement. Please send the response form back
with your contact details should this be the case, even if
you are not attending MWD 2015.
Club membership
To encourage an increase in Club Membership, the
NSW Branch currently allows non-members to attend
MWD on the understanding that they, and their guests,
pay a surcharge per head. If your membership has
lapsed or you would like to become a member, it is now
possible to pay membership on line at www.anareclub.
org.au or download a membership form and post to: The
Secretary, ANARE Club, GPO Box 2534 Melbourne 3001
Email: [email protected] (in line with the
current ANARE Club National Policy, the NSW Branch is
unable to accept membership dues with dinner payment).
Bush Walk: 27 September.
A chance to explore the old tracks near The Hydro
Majestic at Medlow Bath. Great views, little climbing, and
great coffee at the refurbished Hydro Majestic facilities.
Meet at Sydney end of the Medlow Bath station at
1030hrs. The train leaves Central at 0818hrs, arrives MB
1027hrs on both days. Contact Owen Holmwood if you
plan to come. [email protected] .
Dates for Midwinter Dinners in 2015
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The next Slide Night is on 20 February 2016 at Ron
and Margaret’s home at Rossmore. All are welcome.
Coffee and cake will be served from 7.30pm.There is no
charge for the evening but contributions to catering are
welcome. BYO. Please contact Margaret at least 2
weeks before the night. 02 9606 5407 or 0408 962 807
email: [email protected]. If anyone has an idea for a
theme, please let us know
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http://www.anareclub.org/web/midwinter.php
13 June Saturday Western Australia - Email Phil
Crosby for details :Mob 0414 290 004
17 June Wednesday Country - Binalong NSW
19 June Friday Victoria Melbourne
20 June Saturday South Australia Adelaide
20 June Saturday Tasmania - Hobart
21/22 June ANARE Stations Mawson, Casey, Davis
and Macquarie Island.
26 June Friday Queensland - Brisbane
26 June Friday Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
27 June Saturday New South Wales Sydney
TBA June Northern Queensland - Townsville OR
Andrew Hucker, Ph: (07) 4779 8674 Email: Andrew
TBA June Northern Territory - Alice Springs and
Darwin
Contact Information for the ANARE Club - NSW Branch
Postal Address: Lucinda Coates, ANARE Club - NSW Branch, Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109.
Web: www.anarensw.weebly.com Email: [email protected]