The Seventies - 1970-79
The
Eighties - 1980-89
The
Nineties - 1990-1999
ROTARY CLUB of MILTON-ULLADULLA Inc.
History.
Prepared by PDG Werner Pohl from his
publication [40 Years of Serving the Community 1960-2000]
and the late PP Ken Kendall
Adapted to the web by Issa Shalhoub [thanks to
Ulladulla Printing Services Pty Ltd]
The Milton Ulladulla Rotary Club History has, been
researched,
condensed and produced by PDG Werner Pohl. With the
exception of the first 8 years. The Club records were
maintained
by charter member PP Ken Kendall who we have to thank for
looking after some of the Historic Documents, photographs
and
bulletins over the many years.
As for me, it was somehow a rewarding but time consuming
experience, having had the opportunity of delving into
records
of the Club, seeking statistics and gathering information
of all
kinds over the last 3 1/2 years since my appointment as Club
historian.
A also like to mention that I have taken care in
transferring
information (including names) available for the history
from
the bulletins and other documents as accurately as
possible.
I have asked two Past Presidents of our Rotary Club, PP Jim
Thomson and PP John Hozack to do
the proofreading in order to assure the accuracy of this
history, as it is intended to appeal to all
my fellow Rotarians as well as to all general reader and
it should provide a source of reference
for the future.
This brings me to the printing of this 40 Year History
Publication which will be produced by our
own Club member PP Ted Wild.
It is with much pleasure indeed that on behalf of our Club
members I thank Jim, John, and Ted
very much for their enthusiastic co-operation at all
times.
At this point I also like to thank the Rotary Club of
Milton Ulladulla for giving me the opportunity
to produce this history. It has been a [work of love] and
given me the pleasure in reliving the 18
years of Rotary Membership with the Milton Ulladulla
Rotary Club.
I would like to thank the Club for the many honors
bestowed on me but one that I treasure most
highly is the Paul Harris Fellowship Award (Sapphire Pin).
I hope the Milton Ulladulla Rotary
Club will go on to even bigger and better things in the
future. Last but not least many thank to
my wife Margaret who has always done the typing (two
finger) of the Club history which was
included in the Club bulletins from time to time as an
extra issue.
PDG Werner Pohl
The Seventies - 1970-79
The Eighties
- 1980-89
The
Nineties - 1990-1999
Formation and
Charter
On
March 15th the inaugural meeting occurred of the provisional Rotary Club in
1960,
later to be granted a Charter by Rotary International
April 10th 1960.
This Charter was presented by the then District 270
Governor Fred Fischer on June 18th 1960.
Since its Charter the Milton Ulladulla Rotary Club has
established a reputation within the
community and within the Jurisdiction of Rotary as a Club
of action, leaving a legacy of enduring
impact on the local community and the Rotary District. It
is appropriate in reviewing Club
History to consider relevant contributions in the four
Avenues of Rotary Service, Club, Vocational,
Community, International and as well as contributions at
District and International level.
The Rotary Club of Milton Ulladulla was sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Nowra. Past President
Tom Tait was appointed the District Governors Special
Representative to investigate the formation
of a Rotary Club in Milton Ulladulla District. Past
President Tom Tait invited 20 business and
professional men from the area designated for the Club to
the inaugural meeting held at the
CWA Hall Milton.
Past President Tom Tait, Past President Frank Morehouse
and Geoff Stone from the Rotary Club
of Nowra addressed the meeting, attended by 20 prospective
members of the future club. A
resolution of that meeting was that a provisional Rotary
Club of Milton Ulladulla be formed.
Executive positions were appointed as follows.
President: Phil Berner
Secretary: John Blackburn
Treasurer: Frank Denshire
Vice President: Jack Guest
DIRECTORS
Club Service; Jack Guest
Vocational Service; Frank Bean
Community Service; Jim Thomson
International Service; Harold Kendall
The Rotary Club of Milton Ulladulla District 270 was
chartered at a function at the
Masonic Hall Milton on 18th June, 1960.
At this meeting 25 members were inducted into the Rotary
Club of Milton Ulladulla.
Clubs
Represented at the Charter Night:
DISTRICT 270
Bega 6
Berry 9
Bombala 3
Cooma 1
Goulburn 6
Henty 2
Lockhart 2
Moruya 5
Narooma 11
Narrendera 3
Queanbeyan 6
Yass 3
Batemans Bay 10
DISTRICT 275
Nowra 61
Bankstown 5
OTHER CLUBS AND
ORGANISATIONS
- The Milton Ulladulla Quota Club - Mrs Joy Crewes 1
- Ulladulla CWA -Mrs Shirley Breckenridge 1
- Chairperson Milton Ulladulla Hospital Board - Mr FC
Fitch 1
Milton Ulladulla Rotary
Club 63
TOTAL ATTENDEES: 199
Here
is a copy of the original CHARTER NIGHT Bulletin
The Seventies - 1970-79
The
Eighties - 1980-89
The
Nineties - 1990-1999
Club History - the Sixties
1960-70
1960-61 - President Phil Berner
1961-62 - President Frank Bean
1962-63 - President Harold Kendall
1963-64 - President Bert Jackson
1964-65 - President Jack Milham
1965-66 - President Hary Thorne
1966-67 - President Jim Thomson
1967-68 - President Fred James
1968-69 - President Albert Redhead
1969-70 - President Fred McCann
1960-61
You are Rotary -
Live It! Express It! Expand It!
President Phil Berner
The officers
were
Secretary;
John Blackburn
Treasurer;
Frank Denshire
DIRECTORS
International
Service; Harold Kendall
Vocational Service;
Frank Bean
Club
Service; Jack Guest
Community
Service; Jim Thomson
Matters
discussed included the fact that (pound)50 ($100) be given to Rotary Foundation
for the year;
that Rotary
members be rostered as stewards each week to wait upon the tables (in those
days
private
caterers supplied the meals in the CWA Hall in Milton); it was decided that a
portrait of
the Queen
would be presented to the newly formed Batemans Bay Club on their Charter
Night;
Vocational
Service was endeavouring to have Technical Education started in the District
and it
was hoped
that the Motor Trade might be the first Trade considered. Treasurer Frank
Denshire
gave his
Financial Statement showing that the Club had the princely sum of (pound)71.2.4
($142.23);
it was
decided that the first Ladies Night for the Club would be held on 13th
December, 1960 at
the cost of
15/-($1.50) per head; the erection of Rotary signs at each end of the District
was a
project
underway and rental for meetings each week was to be (pound)1 ($2) per night;
finally a guest
speaker who
had stayed overnight at the Commercial Hotel had left behind a bill which was
to
be settled
by the Club, a total cost of (pound)2.7.2 ($4.72). It makes you think how times
have changed.
1961-62
ACT!
Aim for Action
Communicate for Understanding
Test for Leadership
President Frank Bean
Secretary;
John Blackburn
Treasurer; Frank Denshire
Vice
President and Club Service; Harold Kendall
Community
Service; Peter Smith
International
Service; Nev Root
Vocational Service;
Charlie Kingsley
Immediate
Past President; Phil Berner
Fresh
tenders were called for catering at the CWA Hall where Meetings were held and
Mrs L
Switzer was
successful (she catered for the Club for a number of years thereafter); the
Club
supported
the nomination of Frank Moorhouse from Nowra Club as District Governor of
District
275 (now
District 975) for 1963-1964 year; Frank was eventually the successful
nomination;
the Board
moved that a Presidential Collar of Office should be purchased (this Collar is
still on
show every
Tuesday night around the neck of the President). One of the main projects of
the
Club in the
year was the beautification of Brodie Park in Burrill Street North Ulladulla
(this Park
was of
course finally handed over to Shoalhaven Council which still maintains it). The
Club was
very proud
of having won the Attendance Shield at the District 270 (now 9710) Conference
held
at Orange in
1962; this requires a short explanation as our Club commenced as part of
District
270 which
covers South Eastern NSW and ACT and a good portion of the Central and South
West of the
State, with Lake Cargelligo the furthest inland Club; after two years in this
District
the Clubs on
the South Coast south of Nowra to Narooma and the Southern Highlands Club
were changed
over to District 275 which at that time ran from the Sydney Harbour Bridge
through
Wollongong and down the coast; this of course again changed when in 1977 all
Australian
Districts
had their prefix changed from [2] to [9] and the new District 971 which is of
course
our current
District came into being.
1962-63
Kindle the Spark Within
President Harold Kendall
Vice
President and International Director; Bert Jackson
Secretary;
Fred Turner
Treasurer;
Frank Denshire
(Frank retired
during that year and was replaced by Allan Harding.)
Club Service; Jim Thomson
Vocational
Service; Bert Redhead
Community
Service; Frank Bean
Sergeant at
Arms; Fred James
Program
Chairman; Bill Banner
One of the
features of this year was a visit by Hurstville Rotary Club who had a social
weekend
in the area
early in 1962 (Leo O Donahoo who was a former Chemist in this area and has now
retired here
was at that time in Hurstville Club and arranged the visit). Another project
was the
production
of a tape which was forwarded to the Club of Milton Ontario, Canada outlining
information
about our Club and District. A Rotarian from Young Club joined our Club when he
moved to the
District, being the late Os Watson a retired surveyor and Senior Active Member;
also during
this year the Charter President of the Club, Phil Berner, resigned because of
the loss
of
classification when he sold his Pharmacy in Ulladulla to Bruce Ward
(incidentally Phil purchased
this
Pharmacy from Leo O Donahoo).
There were a
number of other membership applications approved during the year including the
late Gordon
Kelly, Ted Walker, Gerald Spring and Ron Beesley and late in that year Phil
Berner
was
readmitted to the Club as a Past Service Member. Projects for the year included
completion
of the
development of Brodie Park in North Burrill Street, Ulladulla and the donation
of a debating
shield for
contest between District organisations (the whereabouts of this shield today is
unknown
although
some organisation must be holding it and we have not heard of it being
contested for
quite a
number of years).
1963-64
Meeting Rotary's Challenge in the Space Age
President Bert Jackson
Vice
President; Fred James
Secretary; Nev Root
Treasurer;
Allan Harding
International
Service; Warren Millard
Vocational
Service; Ken Kendall
Community
Service; Wal Aitkinson
Club
Service; Jack Milham
The District
Governor for the year was Frank Moorhouse, from Nowra. The first Ladies Night
held had
dinner charges of seventeen shillings and sixpence per person. The Club
Treasurer
reported in
November that the finances were in a strong state with a credit balance of
(pound)107.7.10.
The project
for the year was the completion of 2 tourist maps in the street of Milton and
Ulladulla
and was the
[baby] of Fred James. In addition to the members of the Club and other
Rotarians,
special
thanks were given for assistance in constructing and completing the maps to the
Police
Department, the
Department of the Attorney General and Justice, the NSW Real Estate Office,
Shire of
Shoalhaven, Austral Bronze Co Pty Ltd, Austral Plaster Co, Commonwealth
Portland
Cement,
British Paints, JC Goodwin and Co Ltd, Nowra Brick Works, Claude Neon Ltd, HEC
Robinson Pty
Ltd, and Wunderlich Ltd. The keys for both maps were finally presented on 30th
June, 1964
to the then President of Shoalhaven Shire, Councillor Bruce McIntosh. During
the
year Wal
Atkinson resigned from the Club and was replaced on the Board of Directors by
the
late Gordon
Kelly. A competition for school students was promoted during the year and they
were invited
to write essays on the Four Way Test, with 2 prizes of (pound)3.00 each to the
winners.
A dinner was
arranged in conjunction with a wine tasting promotion by the Wine and Brandy
producers
Association. This was a Ladies Night at a cost of twenty five shillings each.
1964-65
Live Rotary
President Jack Milham
Vice
President; Harry Thorne
Secretary;
Gerry Spring
Treasurer;
Allan Harding
Directors; Peter Smith
Ted Walker
Ken Kendall
Noel Hilder
During the
year, two new members were inducted into the Club being Kevin Fitch and Jack
Sandilands
(Jack was last heard of in far North Queensland). One of the projects
undertaken
during this
year was the purchase of name badges for our Rotaryannes; meetings were still
being held
at the CWA Hall, Milton but costs had by now risen to twelve shillings per
meeting;
the Bulletin
Editor for the year was PP Jim Thomson. During the year the resignation of Fred
Turner, Phil
Berner, Peter Smith, Eddie Passfield and Fred Faust were received (Fred had
been
programme
Chairman for the Club from its inception). The International House Appeal for
the
erection of
this Building in City Road opposite Sydney University was in full swing and the
Club
made a
donation of five pounds to the appeal. In May, 1965 a letter from the President
of
Drummoyne
Rotary Club reminded us that District 275 (then our district) had recently
moved at
the District
Conference to make available two Aboriginal Scholarships annually to the value
of
one thousand
pounds each.
1965-66
Action, Consolidation, and Continuity
President Harry Thorne
Vice
President; Bert Redhead
Secretary;
Gerry Spring
Treasurer;
Allan Harding
Directors;Ron
Beesley
John Peacock
Noel Hilder
New members
inducted during the year included Bill Turnbull, Gil McAdam and the Late Ivan
Jeboult and
those who resigned included Bill Banner, Jack Sandilands and the late Hugh
McElhone.
During the
year the Club projects included a Combined Service Club sign at each end of the
District;
the installation of a fountain at Milton Central School named [The Henry
Kendall
Memorial
Foundation] and the entertaining of a group of Japanese students. Requests from
local Junior
Farmers and the Ulladulla District Civic Centre Committee for support were both
accepted and
a joint meeting with the Lions Club was held in the November. Finally scrap
metal
was
collected as a project and Claude Brown reported he had raised ten pounds from
the sale of
cats. The
Surf Life Saving Club had their first aid box refilled by our Club. The advent
of decimal
currency
during the 1965-1966 year was also included in the program and joint meetings
to
explain the
workings of the new system to the general public were held in conjunction with
the
Chamber of
Commerce. Job talks of 3 minutes duration were given by members at each weekly
meeting and
the price of twelve shillings and sixpence per meal was accepted by the Board
from
the caterer,
Mrs Switzer. The year concluded with $274.98 in No. 1 Account and $242.06 in
No.
2 Account.
1966-67
Better World Through Rotary
President Jim Thomson
Vice President; Fred James
Secretary;
Gerry Spring
Treasurer;
Allan Harding
Board
Members; Ted Walker
Ron Beesley
Harold
Kendall
The District
Governor of District 275 was at that time the late Eric Callaway. During the
year the
construction
of the Henry Kendall Memorial Fountain at Milton School was completed and the
project of the
year was the construction of the Rotary Lookout at Pointers Gap where many a
pleasant
Sunday morning was spent in the construction of the various amenities and
preparation
of the
entire site; this Lookout has some of the most magnificent views available of
the entire
district but
unfortunately is now included in the National Park and no one is allowed to
carry
out any work
either on the access road or the Lookout itself and as a result this beautiful
spot
will no
doubt return to an inaccessible area in a reasonably short space of time.
Other
projects carried out during that year included the entertainment of a group of
Asian
students and
the holding of a number of Fireside Meetings focusing particularly on Rotary
Information
for the new members. An interesting point was that Ivan Johnson was thanked for
his
assistance in the construction of the Fountain at Milton School and the
erection of a Plaque
in Brodie
Park, Ulladulla. Mrs Switzer retired as the Club Caterer and was replaced by a
Mrs
McLean who
tendered the sum of 90 cents per meal with a guarantee of 20 meals per night,
at
this stage
the Club was still meeting in the CWA Hall, Milton. The charge for a Christmas
Ladies
Night was
$2.00 per person and a Door Knock Appeal for the Crippled Children raised $278.
New members
inducted during the year included Sid Turnbull, Bob Horne and the late Len
Hague-Smith,
Bill Cullen and Fred McCann. Resignations during the year included Alex
Morrisby,
John Blackburn, Kevin
Fitch, Noel Hilder and the late Lyle Maguire and Ivan Jeboult.
1967-68
Make Your Rotary Membership Effective
President Fred James
Vice
President; Ken Kendall
Secretary;
Harry Thorne
Treasurer;
Gordon Kelly
Directors;
Bill Cullen
Sid Turnbull
Bert Redhead
New members inducted during the year included
Gordon Kearns, Don Learmonth, Milton Burcher
and Stan
Thompson and items of interest occurring during the year included the erection
of a
Plaque at
Brodie Park, a Bowls Day held at Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club to raise funds
for the
completion
of the Rotary Lookout commenced in the previous year ($200 was raised) and the
first
nominees for the RYLA Camp made by the Club and the first Showgirl selected as
the Rotary
entrant in
the local show competition, being Miss Gloria Brown.
The Milton A
and H Association also was commencing arrangements for the 100th Milton Show,
which was to
be held in February, 1969 and the Club sent representatives to the initial
meeting.
The Minister
for Justice of the time, Mr John Maddison MLA, was guest speaker at a meeting
in
May 1968 and
the other local service clubs, being APEX, Lions and Quota, were invited to
join
us on this
occasion. Dinner fees were increased during the year to $1.20 per head and the
final
Board Meeting noted that
No. 1 Account held $170.74 and No. 2 Account $257.04.
1968-69
Participate!
President Albert Redhead
Vice
President; Fred McCann
Secretary;
Harry Thorne
Treasurer;
Gordon Kelly
Directors; Ken Kendall
Neville
Trotter
Ron
Beesley
Immediate
Past President; Fred James
Club elected
Os Watson as Honorary Member till 30th June 1969. For the second time the
Rotary Club
sponsored 2 candidates to attend the RYLA Seminar at Otford, namely Earl
Anderson
and
Christine Loveday.
15
Typewriters were donated to the Nowra Technical Education Committee for the use
at Milton
Central
School for Adult Education Classes. Typewriters were donated by Olivetti and
Government
Stores.
President Bert had them tested with 100% satisfaction.
Milton
Ulladulla Rotary Club replenished the first aid kit at Mollymook Surf Life
Saving Club in
readiness
for the coming surfing season.
On request
by our Club, approval was given by District Governor Gordon Swift, to cancel
Christmas
and New Year
Eve Meetings.
Elected as
Rotary Showgirl was Miss Christine Loveday.
The Club
assisted with fund-raising by attending a night at Boyds Restaurant.
Arrangements
are being made to have a Rotary Display Stand at the Milton 100th Show. Also a
scoreboard
was donated to the A and H Society Milton.
The BBQ
Night at Past President Jim Thomsons Residence on 8/2/1969 increased our Club
funds by
$110.00. The Club is to obtain new name badges for our Rotary partners.
$40.00 was
donated to the Bushfire Victims Appeal, $10.00 to the Junior Minor Rugby League
Football
Club.
The Rotary
Club decided to donate $5.00 to each of the District Schools, Milton Central,
Ulladulla
Primary and
Milton Convent School to assist with their annual price giving function.
Mrs Turnbull
replaces Mrs Fae as Caterer for the Milton Ulladulla Rotary Club.
A Holden
motor car was made available by Bartlett and Walker Motors Pty Milton for the
student
car
instruction project.
The grass
laying at Civic Centre for the Peter Pan Preschool Kindergarten went well.
International
Service wanted
more periodicals of Australian Origin for sending overseas to other Clubs,
especially our matched Clubs.
It was
reported with regret that 2 valuable Club members tendered their resignation,
Charter President Phil Berner and
Past
President Harold Kendall.
Arrangements
were well in hand for the annual Changeover 24/6/1969. Venue CWA Hall. Rental
for the day $7.00.
Mrs Zilma Turnbull will do
the catering for $2.00 per person.
1969-70
Review and Renew
President Fred McCann
Vice
President; Ken Kendall
Secretary;
Harry Thorne
Treasurer;
Gordon Kelly
Directors;
Neville Trotter
Gordon
Kearns
Don
Learmonth
Immediate
Past President; Bert Redhead
With the
Captain Cook Bicentenary Celebration coming up in 1970 the Shire of Shoalhaven
approached
the Milton Ulladulla Rotary Club for assistance. The Club responded and offered
to
assist in
hosting the HMAS Albatross Naval Band at the Milton Show procession and pageant
at
Ulladulla
Harbour. The Club was asked by the Captain Cook Bicentenary Committee to donate
$20.00 to
offset the cost of the fireworks display at the Ulladulla Harbour, as this was
the first
display in
this area and it will be a Historic Event.
The Honorary
Membership of Rotarian Os Watson to be continued as well Past President Frank
Bean be made
a Honorary Member also for the year 1969-1970.
Mr Dale
Wilford age 23 and Miss Marie Hughes, age 19 were the Rotary Clubs candidates
to
attend the
RYLA Seminar.
On advice
from District Governor Ron Pate, the Club established a membership development
committee in
order to gain more Members.
The Milton
Ulladulla Rotary Club agreed to enter the 1970 Showgirl competition by
sponsoring
Miss Gwenda
Turnbull as Miss Rotary Showgirl. Gwenda assured the Club of their effort to be
successful
and uphold the good name of Rotary. Rotary assisted with the fund-raising
activity
by selling
500 Raffle Tickets.
Advice
received from the Rotary Foundation confirmed our Club was now a 100%
contributor
with an
accumulated total of $555.65. The net proceeds from the Melbourne Cup Sweep
which
was
conducted by our Club is $102.50.
Club
Projects - The Milton Ulladulla Rotary Club committed to the continuation of
maintenance
and
beautification at the Rotary Lookout, to establish a rest area under the
Historic Morton Bay
Fig Tree in
Mick Ryans Property at Milton in co-operation with the Shire of Shoalhaven.
Club
Members will
arrange outings for all or some of the Legacy widows from the Legacy Units in
Milton at
specific times. Milton Ulladulla Rotary assisted with the furnishing of the new
Legacy
Unit in Milton for