2 /2· 001 "ll-A' 'DO 'ASS 0""1' "T'r' ...... ." ~. \11;1 r.~. v..~.(.~.11 t i"]' Dece mbeI'., 'Lj.7.

Firstly about the number '.)f this ~'etter; :91euse d'_) not letwhat is to follow inf'lu6ace JOll ir.. tbe same way as d ~:_(.i t hafparticular numeral. Ln your Ar111Y.D&Ys ~ In ·fact I" h ,,,d i t wi~be 1;Qd veti( reverse !1 .

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Eii.ough ot facetious ·rot· and' on Ylit.-l tht}. pus inc ;':,8. As usua Lthe monthly me'etirig was held at Monafll1 Olub .. on W::.:di1esday 31"dDecember, 19L!.7. Afraid the attendance ot.' 19 wpr;: net all that

,c~lUld be des Lrc d , but of cour-se the i .ibo r- fJ ..,~d vY611t a lit~ulefUl"t.hc.r., Much bus Lrieas of im:portslLc J, WP'" ..:;,ixcuas sd ce po c io.117that apPertaining t'o Legatees of' t,16 }\~.s0ciat~.)n. This waneventually. defel'1red until a later mC3tj_.:-~gwhe» it 1.::·h:rpGd thrt;a much more representative attenla:i:lC('; lilj_:;":!. be r or-: .ic omrng , Icannot too much lab our t ho i!Tl!lorJGo.nco ui' gc tt il1g t. j g"~ t hen 'J,.Ct

·this mat te r' as it deser-ves of. our, VOl'"W 'l,)o;;t nt.d a r-o c or'd ctt::.n-dance is asked for o.t:: our nox'f t,cctl~1.g, j S o b CiJS put as icJ.o L"'.llc Lae on the first WeQ.~losday :;_1"_ J:[.m\l!:1r:"'J (i'th) and make the );'011-up µ bumpcr-, ., '.

The m:;ctin:g de c Lded to imrre<1ic.tc171 G,c\iuiro slJ£:i.'icio';'lt mcrnor....La I,t rcca in Kings Park, to c omrmmor-ctc our ,f'clloi;_ cornr-adec , T11osot reo a will bc : in Lovekin Drive and c::rq in. be c:.mtiful. c ond it Lonand Will ser-ve. aa 0. very fitting mCr.101t2. to '':mI'dead.. ThoSGt rece "have be e n obtainod thr....rlugll the [pod :lff ices of Mr. MaxBI'iCC i 'Scc::rot'ary 'Ji' tilE) Public Service, Sub BJ:anch, R.S .L.

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Y'J1.U' Pl"'osi<)~nt Mr: Jack Denman 11<.'.sc...'3L::;d me t'J CGflVOYto 0.11mCmbCH'EJ I All'. the' vCl?Y be s t for tile corjlinc; Cl.ristrJlas u.r.c1 New

·Y::'L.l~ Bc r.e on , ·P1.e11ty or cheers and BCC:Jl"Gto 0.11 U We hope theEcVl Yc;:.:i'l·will' bring a i'isLiig tide 01:' prosl'ori.-:~y c.~").dg ood willto 811 mcmbcre and t hc t tho IGsoci[~t:;.)~l "~_ll c orrt i.nue to gj_'OWand sc rvo y'Ju to GVC.i.l8l"CatCl'" o.dvCi.!.t.::,2,: 't_lun ill the pao t ,

Now a word nb ouf ti1'J6G Flash Li8h-is Pho t oa of the AnnuoLRcum.ori, Ron Do olt in dtill h81dL.}.p; (lui'~u D. J..uunbe r- of these andn.ll;:;" intonding pur chaacz-s nh;)ulrl cc nd in -::;l1oj.i' Pcs'c:Cll NoteG forThroG Shillil:'lgG an nOO.i.1GO p occ LbLe , AJ.l vrho have so en thesePhot'Js vote thorn CuJ, cxcc],1;:):i.1t cf'f'Jl"t and tho::/ e hou Ld make aw ondo ri'ul 0 ouvc me 1" to 1;:, c P for ell ~:imc <

My c or-re o pondc.aco i'OI' the m::m"':';1 h "..0 b :C:1. ". Ii ttlo lichtert hun U£lu8.1 bu't whr.t it han Inc~~od in ("ucmti ty is rrnp Ly r-epa Ldby its qua.lity. A c Lao h Ing l.:;t·(:;cl'" t o hnnd f:;:'om J'im 8moilos whois asr« in Kq.lgO'Jl'llie und in to do SI ,'.shoollitati'Jl1 Goursc inMinc Surve,yihgj st'c,i'1ting in Fcbl"'lU:'~T" He gj,VOG news )1' B'JYoHcwitt wh:0'·he at',ys ':'is 0. V'lOtel'1adu Lct n owaduy , WhcdiS the strongB 'Jy I thought t hnt c tnfi' VlD.8 f!/j,,>WOS hii.lg pUl~p''JSCS on:.y. Jima ays he bees Jack S11cnham and TOi1..YDc.v5cc'Jn (C\.lito frequentlyend both g:liiig VGr~r wol1. Jim s e nde hie; beet regards t o [;.11.A briof note from Bluey Wilkes tcll.ing me 111.8cddross is ivx«Brunswick and askLlg to be romcmbc rc d t o [;.11 the ·old gnng ,

, Ano t he r- letter fl")m Jim 'Neller who i~ l'l.')'i! C'J1Il1tod among t hcre[,"1..tlo.r writer8.

It is moot rcmar-kob Lc t.hc WCJ thL1gn fc~ll out , Aftcl" what\"i8S quito' a dl'1:)Uellt of .i.1eV/Si'1",)111 the Ec:o·t; .r-n st;:,tcs, br'Jken lastmont h , VIC now have a fl:Jod. Lr.c t j',D.i.lt;. c_ cr-ackc r r(;})ol"'t ofcc t tv tt Ics in Vict:)ril:.~ r.nd j,'l)VI this m:w.th ;} Lc au ty rC1YJrt i'rom ,,;Jock Hortlcy who 11C.St akc n jvcr t hc SGCj·'c.t;,.'::. .::,.1 dutios ill HuS.VI.Jo..ck haa only l"'C'CC,i:ltly bc cn d Lechr.r-gc d :f:':.>m ~~~1.0 Al"rr;y ( Lao tApril t o be exact) ~ CJ1d is d o i.ng ~,1 H:';;lC,i).'~lit;}ti)rL C~Ul"'Sc inSurgical B'J'Jtmc.kiilg Gild liki.i.'-L it v~ry Hl'C:l., He is still 0benedict but SGiS he is s t i ;..l h.op i.r.g , ~:i0\{ S}utb Wn10s novo justhad their Annua L kCGtLlg :).;'l. 2.i.l.dDOCCliliJo,;r, L.:.~,d tho follo'V/ing:)i'fico bo aroz-s we·re elected: - J':':.ck VB:l'ioJ· .• j_s uti.11 presidcllt,

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tho vory hQst 'Jt: ovoryt4ing to you, Jack, Jack Har...tlcySecl"ctary -, TreaSUI'Qr, Comrndt toe c ompz-Lao s Arch: Co.mpboll,Nc il BraY, Allan StOYTart, Jim b'Gl1vvick,~Paddy .Korino ally andHo.rold Nowton. That Locka like a pre tty tasty so t up t 'Jy oure t ru ly •

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Jack sends tho, f''J11':>wing i toms of' Lrrtc ro s t to all mcmborD:-he il' Bray iG 0. much mo.rl'1ied man of' ab out tihrc e morrt hs .et and Lnguna is now b a ck at his old game - ho runs a sosn ion on 2UN o.t1045 M'Jndrs, Wednooday and Frido.yn T think, so if you' need Glaugh ::;.n;:,r t Lrm tunc trrt o Torry and Jorry at 1045 Sydacy tim::and hc ar- tho ':lld pror~sn'Jr. Johnny Roae ilJ a buoy man in thecornrrcr-ci cL \lorld - getting 0. little portly but still tho Garno'Jld J'Ji1.YLny. F'Jrmcl~ Ko.lgoJrlio..;tto Frod Otway h8B orrtc r....ed thomct r-Lmon i.r.L c t akcs, and La n ow a fully flodgod paintur mIDdccoro.tJr here in Sydroy. Allen stOVTo.:rt is noV!Chief ACCOLll1t--~.,-j,it in rin Arm!r sec »untrs Est-ablishmcnt, with. c. sto..f'f :>f 20, cdduudc r him and has as many Levee GG cvc r , J:blil FOl1Vlick is 0.b akc r but is ac r ious Ly cona Ldc r Lng an' Army Ourc cz- again. TheP.G. Mc.yeyn arc oxpc ct rng a happy evont - in fact I think it'Gr. bit ovc rduc , o o I mo.y ha.ve en entry for tho Hc,tch,Mntch andDiBpr,tch C'JIUTIll1.of the 'J1'ficicl c crc c d , Littlo Jim Bur-non is[\t t ; nd i.f1_g Sydil0Y Univers i ty and «c» tho cox ';)1'Sydney's rowingc iL;ht whc n we won tho Intors tc. to G.P.S. Regctta this yo [J.r.B'Jb (B::...C"J~!) Sr,1ittl, the men who na Ld he wcu.Ld novel' g':l ncar thocc c agu in , in firmly c a t ab Li.nhcd at lighthouso J.r..coper onS:)litc,ry Lo Lnnd of:;': C';)ffo Harb our , and appc arn t o bo quito11c..".~.";lJ::,r •

Jucl\: condo tho c ompLi.nc rrtn of tho, ao ce on t o 0.11 "SandGl·:,):Jcrs". '

Woll f:Jlks omt ac oL f,)r thin off:>rt. I join tho Prcsidcntand Committee in winhing you 0.11 you would wish your-ncLf f'Jl't ho Poc t Lvo S'canon n:,"'.j hope tQ soc you, ['J1d hc ar- 0. lot rnoro:>f Y::.JUin the New Ycar , Ono L~ot wor-d don't f')rgot th['.tmcet i.ng o..t Monash Club on tho 7th Jnnunry.

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(c. D. DOIG).HON EDITOR.