SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY


FOUNDED 15th AUGUST 1885

1885 - 1899

• 1897 - John Kauffmann joined the South Australian Photographic Society.
• 1899 - It was decided to institute competitions in connection with the Annual Exhibition held in October. The sum of five guineas was voted as prize money in several classes and all amateurs resident in South Australia, in addition to members of the South Australian Photographic Society will be eligible to compete.
• 1899 - At the Annual General Meeting the Hon.Secretary reported that there were 70 members and the average attendance was 25 per meeting.

Wednesday 12th August 1885
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Thursday 13th August 1885
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Friday 14th August 1885
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A First and General Meeting will be held at A. Flegeltaub's Office, Freeman-street, on Friday 14th August, at half-past 7pm, for the purpose of forming a Photographic Society. All amateurs wishing to become members are requested to attend or send in names.



Saturday 15th August 1885
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A meeting took place at Mr. Flegeltaub's office, Freeman-street, on Friday 14th August, for the purpose of forming a Photographic Society. Correspondence was read from a number of intending members. The Chairman (Mr. Flegeltaub) explained his views for calling the meeting, for the purpose of exchanging ideas, photographs and suggestions in all branches of photographic chemistry. It was resolved that either amateur or professional should be eligible as members and that the Society be called the South Australian Photographic Society, with a subscription of £1 for town and 10s. for country members. An adjourned meeting will shortly be held.



Wednesday 19th August 1885
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The ADJOURNED GENERAL MEETING will be held on 21st August, at 7.30pm, at A. Flegeltaub's Office, Freeman-street.



Friday 21st August 1885
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The adjourned meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society will be held this evening at Mr. Flegeltaub's office.



Tuesday 25th August 1885
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The adjourned meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Friday 21st August. There was a good attendance of members. After the business left over from the previous meeting had been disposed of the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, H. Daly; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Flegeltaub and Walker; Treasurer, Mr. F. Krichauff; Librarian, Mr. J. Tambot; Hon.Secretary, Mr. H. Tamber; Committee: Messrs. McKenzie, Atkinson, Beare and Elliott. A sub-committee was also elected to draft a code of rules. It was decided that practical meetings should be held once a month and that practical illustrations on the various branches of photography should then be given. The subject chosen for the next meeting was enlargement by night with the scioptican, a gentleman having volunteered to explain the different chemicals relative to this subject. There were several offers of photographic appliances and books to further the interests of the Society.



Tuesday 1st September 1885
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Meeting will be held at Mr. A. Flegeltaub's Office, Freeman-street, on Friday 4th September, 8pm sharp. Subject: President's Address, Enlarging by the Scioptican - Illustrating different Branches on Bromide Paper — and the usual Question-box. Country members are requested to send in all questions. H. Tamber,



Saturday 5th September 1885
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The first general meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Friday 4th September, the President (Mr. Dailey) in the chair. After the preliminary business had been disposed of the President gave a brief review of the rise and progress of photographic art and the benefits to be derived by membership. Mr. Flegeltaub then explained, by means of a practical demonstration, the method of enlarging on bromide paper by means of the scioptican. The enlargements produced by this process were in every way successful. One of the enlargements so produced was presented to form the nucleus of the Society's collection. The various questions received from country members were discussed and the Hon.Secretary instructed to answer them. Some excellent photographs and negatives were handed round during the evening, many being of great merit.



Saturday 6th March 1886
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The ordinary monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Friday evening at Mr. F. Krichauff's office, Flinders-Street. During the evening Mr. D. Walker showed some very interesting views of New Zealand and Tasmania, taken during a recent holiday trip. Among those especially deserving of notice were views of Lake Wakatipu, the River Avon, Christchurch, Port Arthur and Dead Island. A discussion ensued on various methods of printing and toning.




Tuesday 12th March 1889
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Wednesday 13th March 1889
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Thursday 14th March 1889
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Meetings will in future be held at the Chamber of Manufactures, Eastern Annexe, Exhibition Building, on the second Thursday in each month at 7.30pm. Next meeting on the 14th March. Intending members, ladies or gentlemen, invited.
F.C. KRICHAUFF
HON.SECRETARY



Friday 15th March 1889
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY A meeting of the reorganized Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 14th March. There was a large attendance of members and the annual subscription was fixed at 5s. for active members and 10s. 6d. for honorary members. The objects of the Society were the exchange of photographs, the interchange of ideas and suggestions relating to photography, the formation and maintenance of a photographic library, the promotion of a closer acquaintance among amateur photographers in this and the other colonies and photographic excursions. During the evening some excellent photographs were exhibited and an excursion was arranged for Saturday.



Saturday 11th May 1889
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The ordinary monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members. The Chairman read a paper on stereoscopic photography, which met with general approval. A great many negatives and photographs were shown and many useful hints were given.



Wednesday 5th June 1889
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We have received from Mr. S.J. Dailey, chairman of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society, a beautiful little picture of Gillard's vineyards at Clarendon. The view is one of the most unique things we have seen in photography, as every object on the land is reflected so distinctly in the still waters of the Onkaparinga below that the picture can be reversed and the reflection appears almost as distinct and perfect as the objects themselves. The view was taken early one morning in February and is a very choice specimen of photographic art.



Friday 14th June 1889
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Thursday evening at the office of the Chamber of Manufactures. Mr. G. Stace presided over a fair attendance of members. A letter was received from the Governor's private secretary intimating that his Excellency had consented to become president of the society and it was reported that Dr. Cockburn M.P., with Professors Rennie and Bragg had consented to act as vice presidents. Mr. A.E. Ayers was elected a member. It was resolved that a question box be provided and fixed in a prominent place at the office of the Chamber of Manufactures for the convenience of country members and others unable to attend. Several interesting photographs taken by members were handed round and their relative merits discussed.



Friday 12th July 1889
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A meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when there was a moderate attendance, Mr. G. Stace presiding. Two new numbers were elected. The chairman submitted a list of subjects, which he suggested should be taken up and dealt with by various members at the different meetings. These included mounting, toning, exposures, printing, stereoscopic photography, transferences, enlargements and intensifications. The first paper will be prepared by Mr. Kirchner on "Development". The chairman produced copies of the rules which had been photographed by him and they were much admired. A number of views were exhibited.



Friday 9th August 1889
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members. Mr. R. Kirchner read an exhaustive paper on "developing", which was listened to with great attention. The discussion on the paper was adjourned until the next meeting. Mr. F.C. Krichauff showed some very good stereoscopic views taken while on a trip to Wentworth and Mildura and several other members showed samples of good work.



Friday 9th August 1889
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members. After various questions taken from the box had been discussed Mr. R. Kirchner read a most exhaustive paper on "Developing", which was listened to with great attention, many members taking notes. The discussion was adjourned until the next meeting. Mr. F.C. Krichauff showed some very good stereoscopic views taken while on a trip to Wentworth and Mildura. Several other members showed good work.



Friday 20th September 1889
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There was a large attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when, as usual, some excellent specimens of photography were brought for criticism. Stereoscopic views were in the majority and judging by the way in which members have taken it up this pleasing and interesting branch of the art, which has been dormant for so long, bids fair to have a successful revival in South Australia. Three new members were elected and it was unanimously resolved that a suitable lantern should be purchased, for the double purpose of enabling members who make lantern slides a study an opportunity of exhibiting their work to advantage and to encourage the practice of enlarging by photography.



Friday 9th October 1889
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members. Mr. R. Kirchner read an exhaustive paper on "developing", which was listened to with great attention. The discussion on the paper was adjourned until the next meeting. Mr. F.C. Krichauff showed some very good stereoscopic views taken while on a trip to Wentworth and Mildura and several other members showed samples of good work.



Saturday 12th October 1889
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Thursday evening at the Chamber of Manufactures. About thirty members were present, most of whom showed work done during the month. Two new members were elected. An instructive evening was brought to a close by a magic lantern exhibition. The slides had been made by various members from their negatives.



Friday 13th December 1889
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A meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 12th December, Mr. S.J. Dailey presiding over a fair attendance of members. Mr. George Stace favored the meeting with a few remarks in connection with silver printing. Some fine photographs were passed round for inspection, including excellent stereoscopic views.



Friday 10th January 1890
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance and Mr. S.J. Dailey occupied the chair. The report showed that the society was steadily progressing and now numbered 33 members. Twelve meetings had been held during the year and there had been an average attendance of 12 members. The balance-sheet showed that there was a balance in hand of £1/0s/9d. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. His Excellency the Governor was re-elected president, Mr. George Stace, vice president and Mr. F.C. Krichauff Hon.Secretary.



Friday 14th February 1890
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a fair attendance of members, Mr. Dailey acting as Chairman. A good deal of business was transacted and afterwards a fine collection of views was passed round for inspection.



Friday 14th March 1890
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A meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday, evening, Mr. S.J. Dailey in the chair. There was a fair attendance. After the general business of the evening had been transacted some fine photographs taken by the members were handed round for inspection.



Friday 11th April 1890
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The South Australian Amateur Photographic Society held their monthly meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, Mr. S.J. Dailey being in the chair. There was a fair attendance of members and after the general business of the evening had been transacted some very fine stereoscopic views, taken by Mr. F. Krichauff while on a tour through Tasmania, were handed round for inspection. During the Easter holidays Messrs. George Stace and R.B. Adamson, members of the above society, took a trip to Clarendon, camping out for two days, during which time they obtained some very fine views along the Onkaparinga River.



Friday 9th May 1890
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 8th May. A large number of photographs and transparencies for the lantern were shown, many being of great merit.



Saturday 14th June 1890
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 12th June and it was decided that next meeting should be devoted to an exhibition of lantern slides. Some excellent negatives and views were shown during the evening.



Friday 11th July 1890
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Saturday 12th July 1890
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Monday 14th July 1890
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The South Australian Amateur Photographic Society gave a fine exhibition of lantern slides made from members own negatives on Thursday evening at the Concert-hall, Exhibition Building, before some 250 friends. Mr. J.J. Green (chairman of the Chamber of Manufactures), who was in the chair, pointed out that this was the first exhibition of the kind ever held in South Australia. The society, which now numbers some 40 members, has been in existence about two years and bids fair to become much larger, judging from the interest taken in photography, Mr. R.B. Adamson manipulated the South Australian Sunday-school Union's powerful oxy hydrogen lantern with great ability. Some 150 transparencies of views from Port Adelaide, the Botanic Gardens, Clarendon, River Murray, Tasmania and various other places were much admired. At the conclusion the vice-chairman of the society (Mr. George Stace) thanked the chairman and the audience for their attendance and intimated that before long the society hoped to give a still more varied entertainment.



Friday 15th August 1890
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 14th August. There was a fair attendance of members, the Vice-Chairman (Mr. George Stace) in the chair. General satisfaction was expressed at the success of the lantern exhibition held last month in the Concert Hall, Jubilee Exhibition Building and it was decided to give another such exhibition at an early date. A number of lantern-slides were handed over to the Treasurer to be given to the South Australian Sunday school Union, for use with the oxy-hydrogen lantern. The Rev. Canon Green, Mrs. Green and Messrs. Strelitz and Wright were elected as members. A few negatives and prints were handed round for inspection.



Friday 12th September 1890
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Thursday 11th September. There was a good attendance of members, the Chairman, Mr. S.J. Dailey, in the chair. Mr. Clough's motion to make the subscription £1 per annum was carried. It was thought that by increasing the subscription the Society would be in a better position to give practical illustrations of the various processes in connection with photography, also that an exhibition could be held when funds permitted. The idea of giving prizes for the best pictures taken at the Society's outings was warmly taken up. During the evening a great many silver and bromide prints were shown, many being of considerable merit.



Friday 10th October 1890
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The South Australian Amateur Photographic Society met at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, Mr. S.J. Dailey presiding over a fair attendance of members. During the evening Mr. R. Kerchner read a very interesting paper on "Development" and some discussion followed. Mr. Bussell was duly elected as a member of the society.



Friday 9th January 1891
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 8th January; the Chairman (Mr. S.J. Dailey) in the chair. The report showed that the Society consisted of thirty-two members and the average attendance per meeting was eleven. Considerable progress has been made in all branches of photography during the year, more especially in lantern transparencies. On 10th July, a very successful lantern exhibition was held in the Concert Hall of the Jubilee Exhibition, at which 200 members and friends were present. The slides were all prepared by members and shown by the S.A. Sunday school Union's powerful oxy-hydrogen lantern. In October, Mr. Kirchner read an interesting paper on "Development". In November, Mr. Clough gave a practical illustration of flashlight photography with magnesium powder, which was fully appreciated by members. In December, Mr. Bussell exhibited a good collection of microscopical transparencies with the lantern, which were much admired. At each meeting first-class negatives and prints have been exhibited and show improvement on last year's work. It has been found necessary to increase the subscription and it is expected that members will derive greater benefit from the Society. The retiring Chairman, Mr. S.J. Dailey and officers were heartily thanked for past services.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year; President, His Excellency the Right honorable the Earl of Kintore, G.C.M.G.; Vice-Presidents, Professor Bragg, Dr. Cockburn and Dr. Rennie; Chairman, Mr. George Stace; Vice-Chairman, Mr. C.F. Clough; Treasurer, Mr. R.B. Adamson; Hon.Secretary, Mr. A. Kingsborough; Committee, Messrs. S.J. Dailey and R. Kirchner.



Saturday 14th February 1891
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The usual monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 12th February. Mr. George Stace presided over a fair attendance. The Chairman read an interesting paper on "Blisters in Prints - their Causes and Cure". A discussion followed and Mr. George Stace was thanked for his paper. Various matters interesting to members were dealt with and as usual a good many negatives and prints, including some excellent platinum prints by Mr. Sells, were handed round for inspection and criticism.



Thursday 12th March 1891
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Saturday 14th March 1891
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures, on Thursday 12th March. Mr. George Stace presided over a large attendance of members. An interesting and valuable lecture was given by one of the members of the Society on "Art in Photography" and the hints and suggestions thrown out by the lecturer should prove of great value to the members in securing the best possible results in their future operations. As usual a large number of negatives and prints were handed round for inspection.



Wednesday 13th May 1891  Page 2 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

MAIN HALL AND EASTERN ANNEXE,
JUBILEE EXHIBITION BUILDING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
DAIRY PLANT IN FULL WORK.
Visitors may see the whole process of Butter-making as carried on in the large Factories.

VARIOUS MACHINES IN OPERATION

DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS BY LIMELIGHT in the CONCERT HALL, at 8pm, by the
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

No extra charge.

Season Tickets, 10s. 6d., obtainable at S. Marshall and Sons, and at the Office, Eastern Annexe,
admitting to Exhibition and all Entertainments.
Daily admission. 1s.; Children, half-price.

THURSDAY, MAY 14th
"AUSTRALIA AND THE MOTHERLAND".

EXCURSION FARES to Adelaide all RAILWAYS on THURSDAY.

WM. CLARK, Secretary.



Wednesday 13th May 1891
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Thursday 14th May 1891
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Saturday 16th May 1891
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Monday 15th June 1891
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INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
On Wednesday, in addition to the ordinary attractions there was a display of photographic views by limelight in the concert hall in the evening. All the views were colonial and were taken by members of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society. The necessary explanatory remarks were made by Mr. George Stace, while Mr. R.B. Adamson worked the limelight apparatus of the South Australian Sunday-school Union. The audience was both large and highly appreciative. During the evening the Mayor of Adelaide (Mr. Lewis Cohen M.P.) visited the exhibition and expressed himself as pleasurably surprised at the excellence of the collection. Public interest appears to be decidedly on the increase in connection with the Industrial Exhibition, judging from the large number of persons who visited the buildings on Thursday. The total number of visitors during the day was 1,942.

SIR LEWIS COHEN (Knighted in 1924)

Born 23rd December 1849 - Liverpool, England
Died 24th June 1933 - Adelaide, South Australia

MAYOR OF ADELAIDE
1889-1890
1901-1904
1909-1911
LORD MAYOR
1921-1923

Friday 12th June 1891
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at Mr. G. Stace's house, North Adelaide, on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members and a most interesting evening was spent. Some magnificent views of New Zealand were shown by the secretary and Mr. Stace gave a practical illustration of the use of iodine in the washing of prints. Another display of lantern slides will be given in the Exhibition next Monday.



Monday 15th June 1891
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INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

LAST WEEK

MACHINERY IN MOTION
TRADE PROCESSES IN OPERATION

TO-NIGHT
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
will give
DISPLAY OF TRANSPARENT PHOTOGRAPHS

CONCERT HALL at 8pm,
WITH POWERFUL LIMELIGHT.
NO EXTRA CHARGE.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16,
GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT

Admission to Exhibition and Concerts, 1s.; Children half-price
Special rates for schools by arrangement with the Secretary.
Excursion fares on all railway lines on Thursday

Open daily from noon to 5pm and from 7pm to 10pm.



Tuesday 16th June 1891
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The attendance at the Industrial Exhibition on Monday numbered 783. In the evening an interesting display of photographic transparencies was shown in the Concert Hall, where a large number assembled. The apparatus, including a well-managed lime-light, was under the control of Mr. W. Shakespeare. Mr. George Stace, one of the principal officers of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society, added much to the pleasure of the audience by his descriptions of the views, which, were mainly South Australian landscapes taken by members of the Society. For to-night a special vocal and instrumental concert is announced under the direction of Mr. C.J. Stevens. The artists engaged are Miss Lucy Stevenson, Herr A. Bohm, K.C.M.L., who will play two of his attractive flute solos and Messrs. A.C. Quinn (violinist), B.E. Peagam and H.G. Nash. As this is the last week of the Exhibition, which closes on Monday next, the committee have arranged for special attractions each night. An interesting lecture by Mr. A.W. Dobbie and a gymnastic demonstration with other items will be provided in addition to the pleasure and instruction which may be gained by a visit to the Exhibition.



Saturday 11th July 1891
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A meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when Mr. Bussell gave an interesting address with experiments on "Photography with the Microscope". Several plates were exposed and developed in the room, the resulting negatives being very sharp and clear. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. Bussell.



Friday 14th August 1891
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The usual monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. G. Stace presided over a large attendance of members. The evening was devoted to the "Question Box". A number of questions were asked and replied to by the members. Messrs. Dailey and Adamson showed some beautiful transparencies. As usual a large number of negatives and prints were handed round for inspection and criticism.



Friday 25th September 1891
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An interesting meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when Mr. George Stace presided over a good attendance of members. Messrs. Dailey and Stace gave an exhibition of transparency and lantern slide making. Some half a dozen plates were exposed and developed in the room with most satisfactory results. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to both gentlemen. An excursion to Port Adelaide was arranged for Saturday next. As usual a large number of negatives and prints were handed round for inspection and criticism.



Saturday 10th October 1891
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at Mr. R.B. Adamson's house on Thursday, Mr. George Stace presiding over a large attendance. Mr. Ernest Gall, who has just returned from a tour round the world, was welcomed back and promised to give an account of his trip at a future meeting. Arrangements were made for a competition of lantern slides for prizes kindly offered by Messrs. Clough and Dobbie. After the business of the meeting had been disposed of an adjournment was made to Mr. Adamson's observatory, when the construction of the big telescope and the method of taking photographs of the moon were explained to members. The chief feature of the evening was the practical illustration of bromide printing and enlarging by Mr. Adamson. Some paper was exposed and developed in the room, the results being very satisfactory.



Saturday 12th December 1891
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, Mr. George Stace presiding over a large attendance. Mr. Ernest Gall, who has just returned from a tour round the world, gave an interesting account of his trip, aided by a large number of lantern views which he had taken.



Saturday 16th January 1892
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a large attendance of members. Three new members were elected. The annual report showed that the number of members had increased during the year, there now being 41 on the roll. During the past year several demonstrations had been given and papers read before the members. On 12th February, Mr. George Stace gave a paper on "Blisters in prints - their causes and cure". At the meeting held on 12th March, Dr. Campbell gave an interesting and instructive chat on "Art in Photography". Two lantern exhibitions were given in connection with the industrial exhibition of the Chamber of Manufactures and were very successful. Two large frames of photographs were shown on the same occasion. In July Mr. Bussell gave an address with experiments on "Photography with the microscope". The August meeting was devoted to the "question box", a number of queries being put and answered by the members. In September Messrs. Dailey and Stace gave an exhibition of lantern slide making and in October Mr. R.B. Adamson gave a practical illustration of bromide printing and enlarging. A lantern competition was held in November and at the December meeting Mr. Gall read an account of his trip round the world. The remainder of the meetings had been of a conversational character. At each meeting first-class negatives and prints had been shown and indicated an improvement on the previous year's work. The nucleus of a library had been formed and a quantity of apparatus for illustrating the various papers read at the meetings had been purchased. The society at present was in a very satisfactory condition. The report was adopted.



Monday 22nd February 1892
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At the invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn a number of members of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society left town on Saturday by the 6.50am train for Mount Barker, with a view of having a photographic field day. Owing to the unfavorable weather for photographic purposes there was not such a large attendance as there would otherwise have been. On arrival at Mount Barker the members were met by Dr. Cockburn and driven to his residence, where a sumptuous breakfast was laid out and the appetites of the party, sharpened by the morning ride, were appeased. After breakfast waggonettes were called into requisition and the whole party, armed with their cameras, proceeded to explore the picturesque spots in the neighborhood. Some views in the township were first taken and then a start was made for Mount Barker springs, some five miles distant. Numerous stoppages to enable the members to secure some of the many pretty scenes were made on the way. At 2pm a halt was made for lunch and full justice was done to the well stocked hampers provided by the genial doctor. A tree that had been blasted by lightning the same morning was seen close by and was an interesting sight. The track of the electric fluid for about a couple of hundred yards was plainly marked. The ground along the track was ploughed up and the wire in a fence close by was fused. In due course another start was made, the excursionists returning to Mount Barker by way of Nairne, Blakiston and Little Hampton. On arrival at the doctor's house a substantial tea awaited the party, which was greatly enjoyed. After the president (Mr. G. Stace) had proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Cockburn for his kind hospitality, which had afforded the members the most enjoyable photographic outing they had ever had, a start was made for home, town being safely reached about 8.30pm.



Friday 4th March 1892
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MOUNT BARKER SHOW
Amongst the miscellaneous class was a beautiful collection of photographic views of Mount Barker sent by the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society and arranged by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, the President. The society winning the first prize.



Saturday 12th March 1892
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over an attendance of about 30 members and visitors. Messrs. Walsh, Hassell and Preece were elected members of the society. The meeting took the form of a "lantern evening", some 180 slides being shown on the screen. The views included a large variety of subjects and some very pretty views of Tasmanian, Victorian and local scenery were presented and criticized. The exhibitors were Messrs. Dailey, Krichauff, Clough, Walker, Kingsborough, Dobbie, Weir, Cain and Walsh. Mr. W. Bussell manipulated the lantern efficiently and at the close of the exhibition was accorded a vote of thanks. Mr. R.B. Adamson showed a "Cycloidotrope", an instrument for drawing designs with the aid of the lantern.



Friday 8th April 1892
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures, Exhibition Building, on Thursday evening, Mr. George Stace presiding over a large attendance. Messrs. Wooldridge and A.J. Boase were accepted as new members. A number of pictures and negatives were shown. Mr. A.W. Dobbie exhibited a capital enlargement on bromide paper of an instantaneous picture taken by him. A paper was read by Mr. C.F. Clough on "Intensification", or the process of densifying negatives in order to produce more satisfactory results in printing. Mr. Clough illustrated the various intensifiers and their operation by experiments and lantern pictures. A hearty vote of thanks proposed by Mr. S.J. Dailey was accorded the speaker. A discussion followed, many members relating their experiences in intensifying.



Monday 11th April 1892
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The South Australian Amateur Photographic Society met in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when the president (Mr. G. Stace) was in the chair and there was a large attendance of members. Messrs. C.W. Wooldridge and A.J. Boase were elected members. The subject of the evening was a lecture on "Intensification", by Mr. C.F. Clough. The various processes by which the density of the image is increased in order that the printing qualities of a negative may be improved were clearly explained and illustrated by means of the lantern. The lecturer divided his remarks between three typical intensifiers - the silver, mercury and the ferricyanides. He quoted the formulae of nearly all the standard makers of plates and gave the characteristic qualities of each. Mr. Clough was most attentively listened to throughout and at the close of his remarks a hearty vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Dailey, seconded by Mr. Dobbie and carried unanimously.



Saturday 7th May 1892
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A very pleasant evening was spent by the members of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society at Mr. Adamson's house, Angas-street, on Thursday evening. The subject for the evening was a chat by Mr. R.B. Adamson about the moon. The members were shown over the observatory and after the construction and the various points of interest about the big telescope were explained Mr. Adamson proceeded to take some photographs of the moon. The plates were exposed and developed in the presence of the members and Mr. Adamson was successful in producing a couple of first class negatives. The visitors were afterwards shown the enlarging and other interesting apparatus which Mr. Adamson possesses. A hearty vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Dailey and seconded by Mr. Dobbie brought the meeting to a close.



Friday 10th June 1892
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The President of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society (Mr. George Stace) read an instructive paper on "The Toning Bath" before the members at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace traced the action of the various chemicals used, from the sensitizing of the paper to the toning of the print. Some prints were toned by different baths before the members and the various formulae of the baths used were described and illustrated. A discussion followed, the members relating their experiences with the various solutions used to change the color of the prints. A vote of thanks to Mr. George Stace was proposed by Mr. Dobbie and seconded by Mr. Wooldridge. During the evening a number of negatives and prints were shown and criticized.



Saturday 16th July 1892
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a good attendance of members. The report for the last six months showed that the membership had increased by nine, the number on the roll now being 40. Nine new books had been added to the library, making a total of 24. A program for the first 10 months of the year had been drawn up. The following demonstration have been given and papers read before the members: On 11th February, Mr. George Stace gave a paper on "The use of iodine in washing prints"; 10th March was devoted to a "Lantern night", which was very successful. On 7th April, Mr. C.F. Clough read a paper on "Intensification" and on 6th May, Mr. Adamson gave a practical illustration of photographing the moon. Mr. George Stace read a paper on "The Toning Bath" at the June meeting. Mention was also made of the enjoyable excursion, arranged by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, to Mount Barker on 20th February. During the present year communication had been opened up with kindred societies in the other colonies and arrangements had been made for exchanging sets of lantern slides. The members of the society had directed special attention to the production of lantern slides and great improvement had been shown in this branch of their work. A standard mask and a uniform style of labeling slides had been adopted. Attention had also been given to enlarging and reducing photographs. The report was adopted. The following executive officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. George Stace; vice-president, Mr. C.F. Clough; Hon.Treasurer, Mr. R.B. Adamson; Hon.Secretary, Mr. A.H. Kingsborough; members of committee, Messrs. S.J. Dailey and E. Gall



Saturday 13th August 1892
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The usual monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a fair attendance of members. Mr. A.W. Dobbie showed a new whole plate camera, which was much admired, while other members showed a number of transparencies and prints. After final arrangements had been made for the conversazione to be held next month, Mr. Ernest Gall gave an interesting account of his trip round the world. Mr. Gall illustrated his remarks by a series of lantern views, all taken by himself, of the various places of interest visited during his travels. On the motion of Mr. Dailey, seconded by Mr. Dobbie, Mr. Gall was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.



Saturday 13th August 1892
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a fair attendance of members. Mr. Radcliffe was elected a member of the society. Mr. A.W. Dobbie showed a new whole plate camera, which was much admired, while other members exhibited a number of transparencies and prints. After final arrangements had been made for the conversazione to be held next month, Mr. Ernest Gall gave an interesting account of his trip round the world. Mr. Gall illustrated his remarks by a series of lantern views, taken by himself, of the various interesting places he visited during his travels. On the motion of Mr. Dailey, seconded by Mr. Dobbie, Mr. Gall was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.



Friday 9th September 1892
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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The first annual conversazione in connection with the South Australian Amateur Photographic Society was held on Thursday evening at the Chamber of Manufactures, exhibition Buildings. Around the room were ranged specimens of work done by members of the society and also photos and pictures lent by Mrs. J.G. Dixon, Messrs. D. Murray, A.H. Kingsborough and others. Mr. George Stace, president of the Society, gave a resume of the work of the society. Mr. C.F. Clough then took a flashlight portrait of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, M.P. and the plate being developed a lantern slide was made for the negative. A series of views prepared by the members for the purpose of exchange with kindred societies in the other colonies was shown. Mr. R.B. Adamson operated the oxy-hydrogen limelight lantern and Mr. George Stace described the views, as shown on the screen. After refreshments an exhibition of bromide printing was given by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough and then a series of slides, sent on loan from the Boston Society, U.S.A. were shown. The series was a magnificent one illustrative of the city of Boston. A very large amount of photographic apparatus, consisting of cameras of various kinds, shutters and burnishers was also exhibited by members of the society.



Friday 9th September 1892
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
On Thursday evening a conversazione in connection with the above Society was held at the Jubilee Exhibition Buildings, North-terrace. During the evening work executed by members was exhibited and greatly admired. A number of loaned pictures were also on view, chief among them being a collection of views lent by Mr. D. Murray, an album of Japanese views lent by Mrs. J.C. Dixon and some photographs taken by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough. The President of the Society (Mr. George Stace) gave a short account of the Society's work. A flashlight photograph of the Chief Secretary (Hon. Dr. Cockburn) was taken by Mr. C.F. Clough, who developed a plate and afterwards made a lantern transparency and used it on a screen. About eighty views by members were also shown on the screen. Mr. B. Adamson efficiently worked the lantern and Mr. George Stace explained the views. After refreshments had been partaken of there was an exhibition of bromide printing by the Hon.Secretary (Mr. A.H. Kingsborough). The conversazione, which is the first of its kind the Society has held, was a great success. There was a good attendance of members and friends.



Friday 14th October 1892
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, Mr. George Stace presiding ever a large attendance of members.

Mr. Dailey proposed and Mr. C.F. Clough seconded, "That the constitution of the society should be altered so as to allow professional photographers to become members of the society". Hitherto only amateurs have been admitted, but there was a unanimous expression of opinion that the basis of the society should be made as broad as possible and after some discussion the motion was carried.

The following gentlemen were then proposed and elected as members of the society: Messrs. E.C. Belcher, Gomer Thomas, Breur, S. Smith, P.A. Roberts, J. Gazard and E. Laughton. Three new books were added to the library during the evening, making a total of 28. During the month the committee have drawn up an excellent program of meetings for the ensuing year.

The chief business of the evening was a lantern exhibition of a series of views called "Illustrated Boston". In order to promote a closer acquaintance among photographers in different parts of the world, sets of lantern slides have been prepared for purposes of exchange. The views shown during the evening were a set sent by the Boston Photographic Society and are a record of many interesting events that have occurred in connection with that city. Most of the views were historical, a number of them having reference to the American war of independence. The series consists of 104 slides and accompanying them is a lecture describing the various points of interest. Mr. R.B. Adamson worked the lantern with his usual success, while Mr. George Stace undertook the duty of reading the lecture. Both gentlemen were accorded a hearty vote of thanks.

           

left to right - 1872 POLITICIAN; 1887 MAYOR OF ADELAIDE (three terms 1879–82, 1886–87 and 1887-88); 1890 SIR EDWIN

SIR EDWIN THOMAS SMITH KCMG

Born 6th April 1830 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Died 25th December 1919 - Marryatville, Adelaide

POLITICIAN, MAYOR

Monday 31st October 1892
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At the invitation of Sir Edwin Thomas Smith the members of the South Australian Photographic Society paid a visit to the "Acacias" on Saturday afternoon. The weather was perfect for photographic purposes and a large number of members availed themselves of the opportunity of securing some views in one of the prettiest gardens near Adelaide. The party arrived early in the afternoon and after being welcomed by Sir Edwin proceeded to get their cameras ready to take some of the many picturesque spots in the grounds of their host. Views were taken in the rockery and conservatory, while some members were fortunate enough to secure a photograph of Sir Edwin's famous St. Bernard dog Max. After spending a couple of hours in this way groups of the members present were taken by Messrs. Dailey and Walsh. An adjournment was then made indoors and light refreshments were partaken of. The President of the Society, Mr. George Stace, proposed a vote of thanks to Sir Edwin Smith for his kindness in entertaining the members that afternoon, Mr. Dobbie seconded and Mr. Dailey supported the vote, which was carried by acclamation. Sir Edwin suitably replied. Hearty cheers for their genial host were given as the party left for town.



Friday 11th November 1892
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Professor Bragg delivered a lecture on "Optics" before the members of the South Australian Photographic Society on Thursday evening in the physical lecture room of the Adelaide University. The lecturer said the all important fact in optics was that rays of light can be bent by entering fresh different media. The bend was due to the differences in velocity. In connection with this the unfortunate thing was the difference of the colors which bend the different amounts and consequently the colors do not appear on the screen or plate. The colors are created by using lenses of different kinds and class. The professor also dilated upon the other faults that arise in lenses and lucidly explained how they were found and how they might be created. The lecture was very interesting and was illustrated by various simple diagrams. At the conclusion the professor conducted the members through the building.



Friday 11th November 1892
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At the Adelaide University on Thursday 10th November, before a good attendance of members of the South Australian Photographic Society, Professor W.H. Bragg M.A., lectured on "The Simpler Rules of Optics". The lecture was somewhat technical and dealt with the optical principles on which the use of the camera depends. Refraction was shown to be due to the differences in speed with which light travels in different instances. As the speed depended on the color, the refraction of light generally involved the coloring of the ray and this effect had to be corrected by the use of proper lenses of the proper materials. Other faults to which lenses and combinations of lenses were liable were curvature of field, distortion of image and the "flare spot". The cause of each of these faults was shown and an explanation given of the ways, more or less successful, in which they could be corrected. Experiments were shown in illustration of the lecture.



Saturday 10th December 1892
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Monday 12th December 1892
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Thursday 15th December 1892
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at Mr. A.W. Dobbie's home, College Park, on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a large attendance. Messrs. Howard Davenport and Beaumont Read were elected members of the society. Three new books were added to the library, making a total of 31. The subject for the evening was a practical demonstration of the working of gelatino chloride paper by Mr. Dobbie. The paper is coated with an emulsion of silver chloride and other silver salts in gelatin and bids fair to supersede the older and more widely used albumenized paper owing to the beautiful results which may be obtained with it. Mr. Dobbie, after giving the general principles to be followed in printing, spoke of the various toning baths used to change the color of the print. Particular attention was given to the sulphocyanide and borax baths, the characteristics of each being illustrated and explained. All the various operations, from the printing of the paper to the mounting and finishing of the prints, were successfully performed by Mr. Dobbie. A number of questions were afterwards satisfactorily answered and Mr. Dobbie received the hearty thanks of the members for his interesting and instructive demonstration.



Saturday 14th January 1893
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held on Thursday evening in the Chamber of Manufactures. Mr. George Stace presided over a large attendance, Messrs. D.K. Gray, W.B. Poole, T.C. Jerrems and S.C. von Bertouch were elected members of the society. Mr. S.J. Dailey read a short paper on "Stereoscopic Photography". The stereoscope is an optical instrument for exhibiting two perspective views of an object so as to give the appearance of one and give an idea of solidity. The most convenient method and the one almost invariably followed now in producing stereoscopic pictures, is to divide a camera down the middle by an opaque screen and use two lenses of precisely the same focus and working aperture. The lenses by means of a shutter are exposed simultaneously and the plate is then manipulated in the ordinary way. A long discussion followed, a number of the members taking part. Mr. Dailey received the thanks of the members for his paper.

Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore

Born 12th August 1852 - Edinburgh, Scotland
Died 3rd March 1930 (aged 77) London

12th GOVERNOR of SOUTH AUSTRALIA
11th April 1889 – 10th April 1895

1893 PATRON
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Saturday 11th February 1893
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The South Australian Photographic Society met at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when Mr. George Stace presided over a very large attendance of members. Dr. J.A. Cockburn, one of the patrons of the society, sent an invitation to the members to visit Mount Barker on Saturday 18th February and the invitation was accepted, a good number promising to attend. Mr. D.K. Gray gave notice of his intention to move "That in future the society hold fortnightly meetings. Mr. A.W. Dobbie gave notice of an amendment that the meetings begin at 7.30pm instead of 8pm, as at present. Fourteen new volumes were added to the library, making a total of 45 since the last meeting. Mr. C.F. Clough, of Mount Barker, had kindly distributed some samples of rodinal and amidol, two new developing agents. A number of negatives and lantern slides obtained with these were shown and favorably criticized. A quantity of new apparatus was shown, the Watkins's exposure meter receiving the special attention of members. After the business had been disposed of Mr. C.F. Clough read an exhaustive paper on "Some notes on instantaneous work". The term "instantaneous" is applied to photographs taken in the fractional part of a second. Mr. C.F. Clough spoke first on the choice of apparatus and gave some useful hints to intending purchasers. His remarks on cameras, lenses, shutters, finders and levels were copiously illustrated by means of diagrams thrown on the screen by the lantern and by specimens of apparatus. After touching on the question of using plates and films in hand-camera work the lecturer gave a few hints on the kind of subjects best suited for instantaneous work. Some magnificent views of yachts, waves and falling water taken by Mr. C.F. Clough were shown on the screen. A vote of thanks to Mr. C.F. Clough was carried by acclamation and brought a very successful meeting to a close. The next meeting will be devoted to a discussion on Mr. C.F. Clough's paper.



Monday 20th February 1893
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A most enjoyable excursion took place on Saturday in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society. The members to the number of twenty left town by the 6.50am train on a visit to Mount Barker by invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn. A sumptuous breakfast provided by Dr. Cockburn awaited the members on their arrival. After breakfast traps were called into requisition and the whole party, armed with their cameras, proceeded to photograph some of the picturesque spots of the neighborhood. Littlehampton was first visited and then Balhannah, Ambleside and Stanley Bridge, numerous stoppages to enable the members to secure some of the many pretty scenes witnessed on the way. At Stanley Bridge a halt was made for lunch and full justice was done to the well-stocked hampers provided by the host. In due course another start was made, the party returning to Mount Barker by way of Hahndorf, where some good views were taken of the quaint, old-fashioned houses. On arrival at the doctor's house a substantial tea awaited the visitors. A hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Cockburn for his kind hospitality was proposed by the President (Mr. George Stace) and carried by acclamation. Dr. Cockburn acknowledged the vote in a characteristically happy speech. Ringing cheers for their genial host were given as the party left for home.



Friday 10th March 1893
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MOUNT BARKER SHOW
Not the least attractive and important of the minor exhibits was a display of bottled olives prepared by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn M.P., who at his local residence has devoted a good deal of his time to the culture and preparation of this very valuable and delicious article of diet. The olives were declared by connoisseurs to be as fine as any they had ever tasted before. The South Australian Photographic Society, with which Dr. Cockburn is also closely identified, had on view a number of excellent photographs of hills scenery.



Friday 10th March 1893
The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

MOUNT BARKER SHOW
Some admirable specimens of the photographic art were shown by the South Australian Photographic Society of Adelaide, the exhibit being shown in the name of Dr. Cockburn, who has taken a deep interest in the work of this society. Some little time ago the members visited Mount Barker at his invitation and the numerous excellent views of the township and its neighborhood showed that they had been in active search for the beauty spots of the place while there. Among several charming photographs shown those of scenes in the neighborhood of the Onkaparinga were among the most pleasing.



Friday 10th March 1893
The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

MOUNT BARKER SHOW
The South Australian Photographic Society showed 66 views of Hills district scenery, nearly all of which were very beautiful and artistic, notably those giving scenes on the Onkaparinga River. Some of the smaller-views were really works of art one in especial (sunset at Mount Barker) coming in for much admiration.



Monday 13th March 1893
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The usual monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The President (Mr. George Stace) was in the chair and there was a large attendance of members. Drs. J.T. Toll and Freimann were elected members of the Society. The Vice president (Mr. C.F. Clough) intimated that the Silver medal for the best collection of views of the Mount Barker district had been awarded to the Society by the Mount Barker Show Committee. Arrangements were made for the competition to be held among the members for the four best views taken at the recent excursion to Mount Barker. The entries close on 20th March and a special meeting to enable members and visitors to inspect the exhibits will be held on 23rd March. Messrs. H.P. Gill, F.C. Krichauff and E. Gall have consented to act as Judges. After a long discussion it was decided that in future the meetings of the Society should begin at 7.30pm instead of 8pm as at present. An interesting discussion took place on a paper read by Mr. C.F Clough at the previous meeting on "Some Notes on Instantaneous Work". A number of important points were raised and some valuable information was given. Mr. C.F. Clough in closing the debate answered a number of questions to the satisfaction of members and was accorded a vote of thanks for his paper.



Thursday 16th March 1893
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MOUNT BARKER SHOW
The forty-sixth annual exhibition in connection with the Mount Barker Agricultural Society. In the miscellaneous class there was a good number of exhibitors, including a splendid collection of views of the hills districts exhibited by the South Australian Photographic Society.



Saturday 15th April 1893
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the University on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a large attendance of members. Messrs. E. Cooke, W.H. Freeman, H.H. Wight. H.M. Patterson and E.T. Leane were proposed and duly elected as members of the Society. After the formal business had been transacted Professor E.H. Rennie M.A., D.Sc., delivered a lecture - "Notes on the Chemistry of Photography". The Professor very clearly explained and illustrated by means of numerous experiments some of the principles which underlie the various processes of photography. The hearty thanks of the members were accorded Dr. Rennie for his able and instructive lecture.



Saturday 13th May 1893
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening took the form of a "Lantern night". There was a large attendance of members and visitors, over which Mr. George Stace presided. Some beautiful lantern slides made by the members of the society were shown by the aid of the oxy-hydrogen limelight. As the various pictures were passed on to the screen they were subjected to the friendly criticism of those present. Mr. R.B. Adamson operated the lantern with success.



Saturday 10th June 1893
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a good attendance of members. The subject for the evening was a paper by Mr. E.W. Belcher on "Decorative Photography". Mr. Belcher spoke of the various ways in which photography could be used for decorative purposes and threw out a number of suggestions of which members will no doubt avail themselves. A discussion followed and Mr. Belcher answered a number of questions to the satisfaction of those present. An excursion to Port Adelaide was arranged for Saturday 17th June.



Saturday 15th July 1893
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. George Stace presided over a large attendance of members. Miss Stace and Messrs. F.A. McNeill, G.L. Jones and J. Draper were proposed and elected members of the Society. The annual report presented by the Hon.Secretary showed that the society was in a flourishing condition. Twelve ordinary, one special and twelve committee meetings had been held. There had been a marked increase both as regards attendance at the meetings and the interest taken in them. The number of members now on the roll was 58. Twenty-three gentlemen were elected and five resigned during the year. The stock of apparatus had been increased and the library supplemented by the addition of 23 new books and three periodicals. At the Mount Barker show on 18th February the silver medal for the best collection of views of the district was awarded to the society. Permission under certain conditions had been granted to photograph the animals in the Zoological Gardens. Four very successful excursions have been held, one to Mount Barker, arranged by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn; one to The Acacias, by the invitation of Sir Edwin Thomas Smith; one to the Government Photo-Lithographer's Department, under the guidance of Mr. E.W. Belcherand one to Port Adelaide. It was hoped that the number of outings and the number of those attending them would be increased during the coming year. A competition for the best four views taken at the Mount Barker excursion was held in March. Messrs. E.W. Belcher and R.B. Adamson secured first prizes, while Messrs. S.C. Von Bertouch and J. Gazard were awarded second honors. The thanks of the society were due to Messrs.H.P. Gill, F.C. Krichauff and E. Gall for acting as judges in this competition. The following papers and demonstrations had been given during the year: On 11th August, Mr. Gall gave an account, illustrated by means of the lantern, of a trip round the world. In September the conversazione was held and at the October meeting a collection of lantern slides, "Illustrated Boston", sent on loan by the Boston Camera Club, was shown. Professor W.H. Bragg, M.A., delivered a lecture on "The simpler rules of optics" on 10th November, while a demonstration of the working of gelatino chloride paper was given by Mr. A.W. Dobbie on 8th December. Mr. S.J. Dailey contributed a paper on "Stereoscopic photography" in January and at the February meeting Mr. C.F. Clough gave a paper and demonstration on "Instantaneous work". Professor E.H. Rennie lectured before the members on "Notes on the chemistry of photography" in April, while a lantern evening was held in May. The closing month of the year was devoted to a paper by Mr. E.W. Belcher on "Decorative photography". The Hon.Treasurer submitted the balance sheet, which showed a small credit balance. The reports were adopted. The President then delivered his retiring address and referred at length to the progress made in photography generally during the past year. Mr. George Stace received the thanks of the members for his paper and many complimentary remarks were made as to the ability which he had displayed during his term of office as president. Mr. George Stace has been untiring in his attention to the interests of the society and has been largely instrumental in bringing the society to the position it now holds.

The election of officers during the ensuing year resulted as follows: Patrons, His Excellency the Governor (the Earl of Kintore), Sir Edwin Thomas Smith, Sir Charles Todd, Hon. Dr. Cockburn, M.P., Professor E.H. Rennie, M.A., D.Sc., Professor W.H. Bragg, M.A. and Mr. J.J. Green; President, Mr. C.F. Clough; Vice President, Mr. E.W. Belcher: Hon.Secretary, Mr. A.H. Kingsborough; Hon.Treasurer, Mr. R.B. Adamson; Hon. Librarian, Mr. J.D. Dixon; Committee, the executive officers and Messrs.G. Stace, A.W. Dobbie and S.J. Dailey.



Thursday 27th July 1893
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Saturday 29th July 1893
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MOUNT BARKER INSTITUTE
At the annual meeting on the 26th July, the institute had been presented with a handsome set of views by the South Australian Photographic Society.



Friday 28th July 1893
Page 3 - The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA)

MOUNT BARKER INSTITUTE
We have also to acknowledge a gift of photographic views which were exhibited at the Agricultural Society's recent show at Mount. Barker by the South Australian Photographic Society. It is the intention of the committee to bind, these in album form and place them in the reading-room.



Thursday 10th August 1893
Page 3 - Southern Argus (Port Elliot, SA)

The following are extracts from a lengthy paper which is to be read to the South Australian Photographic Society in Adelaide to-night by Mr. J.W. Elliott, of this town.

The title of the paper I have promised to give tonight is a somewhat vague and unsatisfactory one since it conveys no definite impression as to whether experiences "with" or "of" photography are referred to, but I selected it with a view to giving myself opportunities of saying something on each ground and to allow me without departing from my text to indulge in an admixture of the "with" and "of". At the onset let me intimate that I do not propose to devote more than trifling attention to the theory or science of photography; to the art I must necessarily frequently refer; but the principal object I shall keep in view will be to speak as interestingly as I can of my association with that fascinating study all here are the lovers of and to tell you of some of my failures as well as of my successes in my prosecution of it. My earliest investigations of the chemical reactions which the various salts used in photography undergo in the processes employed in the practice of the art cannot be regarded as having yielded gratifying results. They were made in the gallery of the late Mr. Duyres, at the corner of King William and Grenfell Street, when I had reached the mature age of seven years. I am naturally of an inquiring turn of mind and even at that early period of my history the trait was, I am afraid, a too-well marked one. I had just undergone the formidable operation of being photographed in an attitude I probably would never naturally assume and while the operator had retired to the mysterious dark room to develop my latent beauties I took advantage of the temporary opportunity allowed while some other member of the family was being posed, to examine to the fullest extent my surroundings. A large blue bottle standing on a shelf projecting outwards from one of the side windows of the gallery attracted my attention and I promptly proceeded to open it, on investigation bent. A slip, a fall, a sound of breaking glass and falling water and £5 worth of silver bath trickled aimlessly to the gutter, down the studio wall and on my first pair of pants!

Of the proceedings subsequently occurring perhaps I had better observe the virtue of silence. There are some things it is not well to dwell upon. My next experience was less expensive, but not altogether free from the element of unsatisfactoriness. I had grown older by six or seven years and had become a member of the late Mr. Baker's chemistry class at Mr. Young's school. On one particular afternoon we had had some demonstrations of chemical changes, amongst them a few experiments showing the action of certain salts under the influence of light, the marking of leaves being impressed on slips of a sensitized paper prepared for the purpose. I have a distinct recollection of the fact that I was deeply interested in these experiments; I have also a faint recollection that some one of the class sneaked off with some of the nitrate of silver from Mr. Baker's bottle after the lesson had ended. Why the fact that my trousers and underclothing and my hands, to say nothing of a few dozen things at home, developed dark colorings curiously resembling silver stain should have suggested the idea of fixing on me as the culprit, I could not conceive. As it was well, again I can understand that there are things it is not good to remember. Photography and I took a sad farewell of each other for a long stretch of years. Later on when I commenced to read for medicine I naturally resumed my chemistry and though unfortunately circumstances prevented me from finishing my medical course, the knowledge I gained of science helped me materially when I again shook hands with my old tempter. And how I came to renew the connection happened curiously. I had left boyhood behind me and was slowly settling down to the calm joys of a home of my own when a friend recently arrived from India came to stay with me for a week who had a most lovely set of Indian views, copies of which I arranged to have made for me in Adelaide.

Just at this precise time an advertisement in a newspaper caught my eye and determined my fate, enlisting me in that mighty army, The Knights of the Camera! It ran thus; "For sale, Good camera and lens, together with all appliances for turning out first class portraits. Would give lessons to buyer. Must sell". What better? I would buy that camera and copy those pictures myself! I did buy it. It was a terrible affair, one of the huge old fashioned sliding box concerns, fortunately unknown to the amateur of 1893. The lens, well it was nearly as good as the camera and the appliances were all for wet plate work. I had three lessons, that is to say I saw my instructor work three times and everything seeming as easy as falling off a log, I took my wonderful purchase home and set to work. I may as well remark just here that I had those pictures copied in Adelaide after all. You who have gone through the first struggles with the wet process will not need me to say more. My first efforts were, I regret to say, distinct and unmitigated failure. But the fever was on me and it raged badly for a month, in which time I wasted more collodion and silver than would have sufficed a dozen professional photographers in the same time and stained nearly everything stainable in the house with the insidious nitrate and iron. Meanwhile, whether I deserved it or not, a certain amount of success was coming to me and by the end of the time named I secured a few very passable pictures, at least I thought so then. Nowadays I feel bound to admit that portraiture is not a strong point with, even the best amateurs.

I began to recognize this fact even at this early time and having photographed my wife, my friends and indeed everyone I could induce to sit for me, even my own mother-in-law, till they were afraid to venture in my sight, I began to sigh for a wider scope for my budding abilities. The dry plate process was an unknown quantity to me, but it promised well and I took it up. Good-bye from then to the messy bath and its attendant evils, good-bye clumsy camera and distorting lens! I bought a new outfit, this time of modern type and blossomed into a dry plate Landscaper. But though I said farewell to the collodion process for a long time, I have more than once since had to use it for special work, for I am quite convinced that for beauty and perfectness no dry plate in the world can compare with a properly-treated, freshly sensitized collodion plate. This is one of my experiences and though my belief may be scouted by the young and up to date worker, who has perhaps only read of the collodion evils, there are many of the older disciples of the art who sigh vainly for the advent of a gelatin plate which shall for all in all yield as exquisite results as the grainiest film of the early medium employed to hold the silver salt. But experience has also taught me that even in the few years during which I have been engaged in photography, wonderful advance has been made in the preparation of sensitized plates and for all practical purposes, for the landscape or portrait artist, the dry plate of today is as near perfection as it well can be. A steady improvement has been made in the method of preparation and plates today are turned out commercially of so even a quality at so low a price that little is left to be desired. Just here I have found a danger to lie. To obtain certain results a certain definite amount of silver salt is absolutely a fixed necessity; to decrease the proportion spread over a given area of film is unquestionably to reduce the quality of the resulting negative and the aim of manufacturers to turn out plates at the lowest possible price not infrequently leads to inferior lots being put on the market. In the selection of dry plates, as indeed in the selection of any article required, it is unwise in the extreme to let low prices influence choice too much. If a good thing is required, a fair price must be paid. Who is there present who has not at one time or another had the mortification and annoyance of finding the result of maybe hours of zealous work in the field nullified by the appearance on his plates of some of the hundred and one flaws which are inseparable from cheap plates? It was my unhappy lot to have so many such troubles in the early days of my photographic career, through buying cheap plates, that I went to an opposite extreme and for a long time used none but Wratten and Wainwright's and Edwards plates, the most expensive but unquestionably the best plates made. Of the former makers productions, I have never known one faulty or inferior. They are too dear for ordinary use, but they are so uniformerly and so liberally coated that you may feel absolutely sure that if your slides are loaded with them and your instruments are in proper order, your pictures must turn out well or you will, as Mr. 'Enry' Awkins says, "only have yourself to blame". Almost equally reliable are the Edwards plates and if I want to make sure of a picture, say of a distant place or novel feature, I pin my faith undoubtingly to one or the other maker. But for economy's sake, I, like nine out of ten of every amateur, in this colony at least, generally use the Ilford brand, which I find a fairly good all round plate, certainty the best by far of all the low-priced productions advertised. For lantern slides I infinitely prefer wet collodion to any dry plate that I have had any experience of, the exquisite texture of the film far out-rivaling its competitor, gelatin, but I do not deny that many makers turn out gelatin chloride plates yielding very high-class results, while others prepare some with commendable albumen coating. I do not claim, however, to have had very extensive experience in slide making; probably, had I counted results, the statistics would not be found to my credit as an operator. I rather fancy each good slide I secured was so secured at a cost of three times as many failures.

But then I have somewhat high notions of what a transparency should be. Of the carbon process I have less to say, my few experiments having been erratic and unsystematic and my experiences with platino type, too, are too new and too amateurish to be of interest to my fellow students. Probably I had better place my enlarging work on the same plane with my slide making, but a long series of carefully conducted experiments in the direction of mechanical reproduction leads me to hope that before long I may be able to perfect a simple process for giving to the public, through the medium of the newspaper and magazine press, up to date illustrations of popular or current events. The fact that I am myself a newspaper proprietor is a stimulant to my endeavors. At some future meeting I hope to be able to give you the results of my experiments, with practical illustrations to bear me out. Of your charity, pray for my success. Now, perhaps I had better briefly touch on my experiences with the different formulae used, by different workers in the different branches of the art and naturally development claims first notice. Shall I confess to rank conservatism and tell you at once that though I freely admit the one-part advantages of the many new developing agents I find none of them compare all round with the pyro-armonia combination and this for the reason that none offer the latitude and are so accommodating as the one I favor, despite its tendency to stain both fingers and plates. All of the others of the long list of developing media have their distinct advantages, but none of them are so much independent of that important-all-important condition, "exposure". I have had many convincing experiences of this and later on I shall hand round two of three negatives taken on a recent visit to Sydney which are highly illustrative. One had an exposure of about a quarter of a second; another of 15 seconds; the third of 25 seconds. The first two yield prints of almost equal quality. The third was fogged, but the range giving good results is, you muse admit, more extensive than any other developer I have tried allows of. For special conditions Eikonogen and Hydroquinone have their special value and I have found it possible to save a plate, known to be greatly underexposed by the employment of one or the other when pyro would have failed utterly. But in every day practice an all round formula is the one we want, not one available only for exceptional cases and the one I use, has, in my hands at least, answered all requirements. If some experimenter will discover a means of ridding pyrogallic acid solution of its staining evils without impairing its energy he will confer a very distinct favor on photographers generally, amateur and professional. The feron oxalate developer I like very well and always use for opil or paper work. Unlike most amateurs I do not use an acetate toning bath, borax in my experience giving far more satisfactory results with the ready sensitized paper which I generally use. With freshly sensitized paper the acetate alkali answers well enough, but with the preserved article I find it works too slowly and unevenly.

For many years I have for economy's sake imported my plates, chemicals and paper and at the present moment I have got some sensitized paper in fairly good condition of Marion's make, which I have had in my possession for over three years of course kept under specially careful conditions and when for experiment I print from it I am always surprised to find that though it is now getting very much discolored it gives remarkably good print. Do not please understand from this that I advocate keeping paper for three years! Here again, I cite you an exception, not a rule. Perhaps the one of my experiences which may be of practical value to you also relates to printing, or rather to toning. Earlier in my paper I ventured to sound a note of caution against cheap articles and referring to plates gave reasons why that caution should be observed. These reasons apply with equal force to the gold salt used in toning. With a fairly even value of the pure metal and a defined quantity grain for grain of that metal required in the chloride used in the toning process the minimum price, quality given, is not hard to arrive at. Below a certain figure impurity must exist in some shape or form unless the manufacturer has discovered a combination which has the effect of making a grain of gold do more work and spread over more surface than it will do under ordinary circumstances. For a long time I have used the Eagle Brand conclusively and whether or not my namesake has been fortunate enough to discover such a desideratum, though the price of his toning salt is exceedingly low I have found the 15 gram tubes sold at 13s. per dozen give marvelously good service and compare very favorably indeed with other brands selling at double the money. I do not pretend that the salt does as much work tube for tube, but do claim that, price considered, it gives infinitely better value and this after a series of experiments conducted under the most careful conditions. If any of my hearers care to make comparisons I shall be glad to hear how far their results agree with my own. The cost of toning being so important a consideration it will be something of gain if the information now given leads to reducing that cost to my fellow amateurs. Is there any need for me to, will any practical good ensue if I do, tell of my experiences in the field ? Shall I tell of the many mishaps which have befallen me from time to time, of plates twice exposed, of undrawn slides, of ghostly double pictures secured? I think not, you have all gone through these experiences. They are the stepping stones to higher levels of one's career and serve their good purpose in teaching habits of carefulness and caution and observance of systematic methods which have their good effect not only in photographic concerns, for after one or two fruitless wanderings and wasted excursions the result of some carelessness, one grows careful to provide against the recurrence of similarly annoying accidents. Nowadays when I go abroad with my camera I invariably overlook everything, providing as far as possible against contingencies and only rarely do I come home to find plates spoilt through avoidable circumstances.



Monday 14th August 1893
Page 3 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members and the president (Mr. C.F. Clough) occupied the chair. Messrs. F.J. Joyner and T. McGann were elected members of the society. The lecturer for the evening, Mr. J.W. Elliott, chose for his subject "Photographic Experiences". In a racy and interesting manner Mr. Elliott related and illustrated by means of negatives and prints some of the incidents that had befallen him since his association with the study of photography. A discussion on some of the points raised by the lecturer followed and at the close Mr. Elliott was accorded the thanks of the members.



Wednesday 23rd August 1893
Page 8 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
Page 1 - Evening Journal (Adelaide SA)

AUSTRALIA'S FAIR
ADELAIDE JUBILEE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS
Evening program, 8pm, in Theatre of Eastern Annex. Under the auspices of the South Australian Photographic Society. miscellaneous views of the AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Lantern talk on POMPEII by Mr. A.W. Dobbie. Slides will be shown by the Oxy ether Limelight.



Friday 15th September 1893
Page 5 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The annual conversazione and exhibition of work in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather there was a good attendance of members and their friends. The President (Mr. C.F. Clough) welcomed the visitors who, after spending about three-quarters of an hour in looking at the various examples of photographic work, were treated to a Lantern exhibition. Mr. R.B. Adamson manipulated the apparatus, while the President made explanatory references to the pictures thrown upon the large screen. The views, which were the work of the members of the Society, were chiefly illustrative of South Australian landscapes and marine scenery, public buildings and the principal streets. The slides showed up splendidly on the canvas and called forth hearty applause from the audience. After an interval those present were afforded the pleasure of witnessing a second lantern exhibition. The specimens of work sent in largely exceeded the number of the previous years and a special feature was the bromide enlargements. Three large painted photographs, the work of Mr. E. Cooke (Commissioner of Audit), were much admired. Among the President's exhibits were some fine yacht scenes and Mr. E.W. Belcher was to the front with a number of fine prints. Mention should be made of the excellent display of photographic apparatus exhibited by Messrs. Baker & Rouse and Messrs. J.W. Small & Co. The proceedings generally were of a social character.



Saturday 16th September 1893
Page 5 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Page 4 - The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA)

The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held their annual conversazione and exhibition of work on Thursday evening at the Chamber of Manufactures. In spite of the unfavorable weather there was a good attendance of members and friends. After spending some time in viewing the work arranged round the room and on the tables the lights were turned down and a lantern exhibition was given. Some 100 views, chiefly of places of local interest, were thrown on the screen by means of the oxy-hydrogen lime-light, under the care of Mr. R.B. Adamson. The president of the society (Mr. C.F. Clough) added to the enjoyment of those present by describing the pictures as they were passed on to the screen. The work shown was of a high order of merit and showed considerable improvement on that of previous years. Messrs. Baker & Rouse and Messrs. J.W. Small & Co. showed an excellent collection of photographic apparatus.



Saturday 14th October 1893
Page 7 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
Page 6 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance of members presided over by Mr. C.F. Clough. Mr. Stirling Smeaton was elected a member of the Society. The program for the evening comprised a demonstration of bromide-enlarging by Mr. D.K. Gray. After giving an outline of the various processes used when enlarging Mr. Gray proceeded to practically demonstrate his remarks. By means of an optical lantern a negative measuring about 2 inches was thrown on to a 12 x 10 screen of sensitive bromide paper. The paper was exposed and then developed, cleared and fixed in view of those present. The various operations were watched with interest and while manipulating the paper Mr. Gray answered and explained questions asked by the members. During the discussion which followed suggestions were thrown out by those who criticized the address. Mr. Gray received the thanks of the members for his interesting demonstration.



Monday 20th November 1893
Page 6 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Page 3 - The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA)
Page 5 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. C.F. Clough) was in the chair and there was a large attendance. Mr. C.L. Whitham was elected a member. Numerous publications of photographic interest were received and placed before the meeting. The president reported that the exchange set of slides was now complete and would be forwarded to Sydney in a few days. An interesting paper on "Art applied to photography" was read by Mr. E.W. Belcher and was freely discussed and criticized. Mr. Belcher received the thanks of the members. The next meeting will take the form of a lantern evening.



Monday 18th December 1893
Page 5 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
Tuesday 19th December 1893
Page 3 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

There was a good attendance of members of the South Australian Photographic Society at the monthly meeting held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday Mr. E.W. Belcher occupied the chair. Mr. Fernley was elected a member. The president (Mr. C.F. Clough) distributed some samples of "metol", one of the new developers. Mr. Beaumont Read received the thanks of the members for presenting four volumes to the library. The library now consists of 54 books, besides numerous periodicals. A new focal plane shutter was shown and explained by Mr. George Stace. This shutter, which is specially designed for giving quick exposures can be worked at a speed of 1/1000th part of a second. Papers of photographic interest were received from Dr. Toll, one of the members of the society, now in England. After the business had been disposed of the lights were turned down and a lantern exhibition given. Some 200 views were passed on the screen, many of them being of a high order of merit. Mr. W.B. Poole showed an excellent collection of microscopic slides and added to the enjoyment of those present by describing them as they were shown. Mr. E. Radcliffe exhibited some beautiful flower studies, while Mr. Joyner's pictures of Ambleside and a charming series of five slides of the efforts of two children to push a garden roller were much admired. Other exhibitors were Miss Stace, Messrs. Gazard, Dixon, Dailey, Stace, Greenless and the Hon.Secretary. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. George Stace for lending and operating the lantern.

AT PORT ELLIOTT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
is an excellent half-plate taken by
Mr. A.H. KINGSBOROUGH
Hon.Secretary
South Australian Photographic Society
Exposure - 1/60 of a second on a Marion Ordinary.

Saturday 13th January 1894
Page 5 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. E.W. Belcher presided over a large attendance of members and friends. Messrs. A.W. Marshall and A.L. Tilly were elected as members. Reference was made to the absence of the popular Hon.Secretary (Mr. A.H. Kingsborough), who is away on a holiday trip in Victoria. A very interesting and helpful paper was given by Mr. George Stace on "Development". This gentleman also gave some valuable hints about the dark room and the using and keeping of chemicals. An interesting discussion followed, after which Mr. George Stace was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his able paper.



1st February 1894
Page 7 - PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS

ON COPYING
The following paper, which will be found to contain information both necessary and interesting to photographers generally, is by Mr. C.F. Clough, the president of the South Australian Photographic Society, and was read by that gentleman at a meeting of the Society held on 8th February, 1894:

The object of this paper is to show how easily lantern slides may be made from woodcuts, engravings drawings, photographic prints, etc., with the appliances at the disposal of every photographer. As the whole work from start to finish can be carried on by lamp-light, a profitable evening’s amusement is within the reach of everyone, and the amateur can escape from the changeless and weary monotony of “everlasting negative and print.” The lantern slide places a great educational power in the hands of the lecturer, who can throw upon the screen reproductions of wood-cuts and diagrams from books, plans, pen and ink sketches, and even pencil drawings. A set of lantern slides made from the pictures in children’s story-books, such as Hans Andersen’s “Fairy Tales”, or other well illustrated works, are thoroughly appreciated by the young people, and immensely enhance the pleasure with which they hear the story read to them. There are many other spheres of usefulness that will suggest themselves to you. To the engineer and architect, the power of quickly copying an intricate plan that would require hours to trace would at times be most valuable, and the advantage of being able to compress the contents of a portfolio of mechanical or architectural drawings within the compass of a lantern slide box must not be overlooked on the score of convenience and portability.

THE LENS: recommended for copying is the rapid rectilinear, or possibly one of the newer forms of concentric or anastigmatic lenses. For working at night, the full aperture, f8, is frequently used, particularly when a diagram or woodcut is required of the same dimensions, or even larger. These large apertures are practicable as the curvature of the field is unappreciable, owing to the increased working focus of the lens, which varies from twice the solar focus (when copying full size) to anything between that and the ordinary focus. For dealing with subjects containing no straight lines, a landscape lens can be made to do very well when working with daylight, but it is too slow to be convenient with artificial light. For diagrams, plans, and all subjects having straight lines, especially marginal straight lines, the rectilinear cannot be dispensed with, and its large aperture makes it very welcome at night. The iris diaphragm is a luxury which will not readily be given up by those who have used it. It is very convenient and a time saver.

THE CAMERA: Any camera will serve for this work, but an immense advantage arises from the use of the rising and cross front movements, which enable the operator to easily adjust in its exact position on the plate; to be without these advantages is vexation and loss of time. The bellows should extend to at least twice the focal length of the lens, so as to copy to full size or more, as some woodcuts are small and need enlargement. It is an advantage to have the camera on a low box, made to slide between fillets, on a long board, so that the lens may always be in collimation or true line wherever the camera may be, whether near to or far from the subject. In order to have the image in position—an important thing when small plates are used — it is advisable to fix a piece of paper inside the focusing screen, with a square 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches, the size of a lantern plate cut in it, and so adjusted that the image and the plate shall be exactly in register. If this precaution be neglected, it will occasionally be found that only a portion of the image is on the plate.

THE PLATE: Collodion is unquestionably far superior to gelatine for producing line work, and it is the process followed in the trade. Few, however, for whom this short paper is written, are likely to have the opportunity or the inclination to conquer the difficulties of the wet process or the collodion emulsion; and as excellent results can be obtained with gelatine on ordinary plates, collodion will not be again referred to. A plate suitable for line work should readily give density, and exhibit no tendency to fog or veil; and for these reasons a slow plate is the best. Messrs. Mawson and Swan, and other makers in England, and Messrs. Baker in Australia, turn out a plate coated with an emulsion specially prepared for this purpose, and called a “photo-mechanical plate”. Doubtless such a plate would possess many excellent points, but the writer has found the ordinary lantern plate to serve excellently for taking the negative as well as the subsequent print. Ordinary negative plates are far too prone to give “half-tone,” which is the thing to be specially avoided in line work; but for copying “half-tone” subjects, such as photo-prints, a plate of that kind must, of course, be used, and the treatment in exposure and development entirely altered.

EXPOSURE: We now come to the most difficult part of the work, viz., the exposure, and unless the true principles be grasped at the outset there will be a great waste of time and plates.

Let us first assume that daylight is the illuminant, and that the object to be photographed is near a window and well lighted ; also that the time required to properly impress a certain make of lantern plate, with stop f16, is 28 seconds, the reproduction being the same size as the original. Now, without removing the object to be copied, draw the camera back and focus until the image measures half the length of the original. All the other conditions being equal what ought to be the exposure in this case? A little thought will show that the same light still passes from the original, through the lens, and falls upon the plate, but that it is now compressed into 1/2 x 1/2 or 1/4 of the area, and consequently is four times as intense as when 28 seconds was required for the exposure. It is clear, therefore, that the exposure should not be half, or 14 seconds, but 1/4 or 7 seconds, and this in practice will be found to be actually the case.

In the same manner if the image be reduced to 1/3 the linear dimensions of the original, the exposure must be limited to 1/3 x 1/3 or 1/9 of 28 seconds, equal to about 3 seconds.

This law, called the “Law of Inverse Squares”, holds good with daylight and lamplight, but it also applies to the position of the lamps when artificial light is employed to illuminate the object to be photographed. Care is therefore necessary that the distance from light to object is equal on both sides, and that the center does not suffer from want of light. Photography contains many variables in practice, and the wise operator will endeavor to reduce them as much as possible in order to save his plates and time and to insure uniformly successful results. One brand of plates should be used; one developer; a uniform light; and the same stop, say f16. In the same manner a standard light should be employed in printing, and it should invariably be fixed at the same distance, because, as the law of inverse squares holds good here as elsewhere, a small variation in the distance between light and printing frame seriously affects uniformity. The writer’s practice has always been to use one candle at one foot. This eliminates a difficult variable, and he has then only to concern himself with the density of the negative.

Very even and beautiful work can be done by lamp light with fairly reasonable exposures, using a lantern plate as a negative, a stop not smaller than f16, and a couple of powerful lamps such as are found in most houses. An example may be of use in giving an idea of the time required to sufficiently impress the sensitive film.

A woodcut was reduced in the camera to 0.57 of the original; stop f16; Ilford special lantern plate; two lamps, each of 8 candle power, placed at 9 inches from the center of the object photographed, at an angle of 45 degrees. The correct exposure was found to be 14 minutes. With daylight, at a large window having a southern aspect, the time under similar conditions was 8 or 9 seconds, or only about one hundredth of the time required by the lamps. When printing from the finished negative the time must be carefully hit off, special care being taken that over exposure does not occur or the lines will be warm toned instead of black, and the high lights degraded.

DEVELOPMENT: In dealing with “half tone” subjects the ordinary plate and development are employed, and the exposure and development to secure the result looked for, either softness or contrast as the case demands.

With line work, however, there is no “half tone”, and density, with clear lines, is the object aimed at. Every developing agent has its own characteristics, and the thoughtful man will select that particular one that will give him what he wants with the greatest certainty. For “halftone” the writer invariably uses pyro as being so easily capable of modification and control; but for line work where only one result is in view, no developer that we know can equal hydroquinone, which yields density with great ease and leaves the lines quite clear. Mr. Pringle, an authority on lantern slide making, has given a developing formula which he says is unsurpassed for line work. It contains, per ounce of mixed developer, 2 grains each of hydroquinone and bromide, and 4 grains of caustic soda. This was at once tried, but although the quality of the image was very good, all the plates developed with it showed a most obstinate determination to frill which the use of alum, even before development, seemed quite unable to check. The formula was therefore abandoned and that given by the Ilford Company followed with uniform success. This developer, as many of you may be aware, is as follows;

A. Hydroquinone 160 grams.
Sulphite of soda 2 oz.
Brom. potas. 30 grams.
Water to 20 oz.

B. Caustic soda 100 grs.
Water 20 ozs.

For use take equal quantities of each, and so regulate the exposure that the high lights shall show no veil in the positive print. If there should be any tendency in this direction add a few drops of 10 per cent, solution of bromide of potassium per ounce of mixed developer.

INTENSIFICATION: When an error of judgment has been made in development and the plate when fixed is found to be too thin in the high lights which would probably print through; or when development has to be stopped at an early stage to prevent the lines becoming veiled over, then intensification must be performed to make a good printing negative.

Owing to the entire absence of half tone a formula must be selected that will give great density in the high lights and leave the lines as clear glass. The ordinary mercury-ammonia intensifier is useless in this case, but the best results can be secured with mercury and cyanide of silver after Monckhoven’s directions. This is a very easy formula to work when the solutions are properly prepared, but a caution is necessary as regards the purity or the cyanide of potassium which usually contains large quantities of caustic potash and carbonate of potash, both of which are capable of reducing the mercurous chloride to the black state. Crystallized cyanide of potassium can be purchased containing 98 per cent, of pure cyanide and this should be used, otherwise the 10 grains referred to in the formula will be found quite insufficient.

In conclusion, it should be pointed out that good lantern slides cannot always be produced by the copyist, as the original from which he is working may, as is often the case, be defective and be incapable of yielding a well balanced copy. Varying the exposure and the development will assist him greatly in the end he has in view, but no amount of dodging will introduce into his lantern slide detail that has faded from the original picture. Whatever defects the original possesses will of course be reproduced, and each reproduction from a reproduction seems to result in a loss of detail and a general flattening of the picture.

Copying parchments, faded letters, and the like requires considerable experience, and to obtain good results with brown writing on a yellow ground the exposure must be comparatively brief and the development modified to produce as much contrast as possible.

C.F. CLOUGH.



Friday 9th February 1894
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The members of the South Australian Photographic Society visit Mount Barker to-morrow at the Hon. Dr. Cockburn's invitation and will take a number of views in the surrounding district.



Saturday 10th February 1894
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. C.F. Clough) occupied the chair and there was a large attendance. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., was elected a member. The Hon. Dr. Cockburn invited the members to visit Mount Barker on Saturday 10th February. Three new books were added to the library, making a total of 58. It was decided to subscribe to five photographic periodicals during the coming year. An offer from Messrs. G. Krauss and Co., of London, to send on approval a new form of Zeiss lens was accepted. Mr. A.W. Dobbie exhibited a few fine large photographs of interiors taken on Sandell plates, which are specially suitable for this mass of work. Mr. Dailey showed some excellent negatives taken recently at Murray Bridge, while Mr. Gazard's views of Melbourne were favorably criticized. A lecture was delivered by the president on "Copying with the aid of the camera". Mr. C.F. Clough's object was to show how lantern slides could be made from woodcuts, engravings, drawings, pictures, with the appliances at the disposal of every photographer. After describing the most suitable forms of apparatus some useful hints relating to the exposure and development of plates were given. The paper was illustrated by means of diagrams on the blackboard and pictures thrown on the screen by the lantern. Votes of thanks to Mr. C.F. Clough for his able paper and to Mr. George Stace for manipulating the lantern closed a successful meeting.



Monday 12th February 1894
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Tuesday 13th February 1894
Page 6 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

Twenty-four members of the South Australian Photographic Society responded to the invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn M.P., to visit Mount Barker on Saturday to have a photographic field day. After being welcomed by the doctor, the whole party armed with their cameras proceeded to search for and photograph some of the picturesque spots of the neighborhood. The visitors were first driven through the township and then along the road to Friedrichstadt. Here some good views of the quaint German homesteads were secured. A charming spot on the banks of the Onkaparinga was selected as a camping ground for lunch and full justice was done to the good things provided by the worthy host. After wending their way for a little distance along the river the blockers township of Mylor was visited. The return journey to Mount Barker was made by way of Echunga. At Mrs. Ban Smith's house a halt was made and by permission some photographs of the house and grounds were taken. Mrs. Barr Smith also provided light refreshments for the visitors. After partaking of a substantial tea at Dr. Cockburn's residence, the president of the society (Mr. C.F. Clough), proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Cockburn for their kindness and hospitality, Messrs. Cooke, Whitham, Belcher and Stace supported the vote, which was carried with acclamation. Dr. Cockburn suitably replied and after a group of those present had been taken the party left to catch the train for home after spending a thoroughly enjoyable day. The society intend to compete for the silver medal offered by the Mount Barker show committee for the best collection of views of the district. Mr. C.F. Clough has also offered two prizes for the best three lantern slides taken at the excursion.



Saturday 17th February 1894
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PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS
From Messrs. Baker & Rouse, the agents in Australasia, we have received a copy of the first number of the Australian edition of the Photographic Review of Reviews, a magazine whose get-up and contents fully justify its title. Published first in London, the Review describes the latest scientific achievements in photography and is beautifully illustrated. The leading article in the number before us is on "Photography in Coal Mines", the writer being Mr. H.W. Hughes, F.G.S., Assoc. R.S.M. The Australian portion of the magazine is highly creditable to the publishers. Prominent among the illustrations is an excellent half-plate of Port Elliot, taken by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough, Hon.Secretary of the South Australian Photographic Society. The others include a copy of the famous painting "Jealousy", a capital picture of Spondulix in the act of clearing hurdles and a portrait of Mr. W. Stubbs, one of the oldest of Melbourne photographers. The reading matter, contributed by gentlemen thoroughly acquainted with the mysteries of photography, is generally very interesting and from a literary point of view, excellent. Mr. Edwin J. Welch is the Australian editor.



March 1894
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From the Hon.Secretary of the South Australian Photographic Society, report of March monthly meeting, at which a paper was read by Mr. C. Eadcliffe on “Byways in Photography”; also report of an excursion by the members on the southern line.



Friday 9th March 1894
Page 3 - The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA)

There was a very attractive exhibit of photographic views of district scenery, 64 in all being shown, and we hope to see some at least of them retained permanently in the Mount Barker Institute, as in the case of a former show made by the South Australian Photographic Society.



Saturday 10th March 1894
Page 7 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
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Page 4 - Evening Journal (Adelaide SA)

The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held their monthly meeting in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. E.W. Belcher presided over a good attendance. Messrs. H. Peirce, Vaughan and J.S. Scott were elected members. Numerous publications of photographic interest were placed on the table. A short but interesting paper was read by Mr. C. Radcliffe on "By ways in photography". Mr. E. Radcliffe dealt chiefly with the various ways in which photography could be used for decorative purposes. Speaking of the grouping and photographing of flowers some useful hints were given regarding the use of isochromatic plates and color screens. Mr. E. Radcliffe also suggested that a poem should be selected and a series of lantern slides made to illustrate it. In order to stimulate effort in this direction he offered to give a prize for the best collection of views to illustrate Longfellow's "April showers". A discussion followed and at the close Mr. E. Radcliffe was accorded a vote of thanks. An excursion to the viaduct was arranged for Saturday 10th March.



Monday 12th March 1894
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The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held another excursion on Saturday 10th March. With the object of securing some photographs of the viaducts on the Southern line, a number of members left Adelaide by the 1.15pm train for Blackwood. Here they were met by the president of the society (Mr. C.F. Clough), who, as the weather was rather warm for hill climbing, had thoughtfully provided a conveyance to take the cameras to the scene of operations. The weather was very suitable for photographic purposes and some excellent views of the trestle bridges were obtained. Mr. C.F. Clough, besides acting as leader of the party, supplied light refreshments, which were found very acceptable.



Saturday 14th April 1894
Page 7 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
Tuesday 17th April 1894
Page 3 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance of members and visitors, over whom Mr. C.F. Clough presided. Arranged on the wall of the library were the pictures which formed the exhibit sent by the society to the Mount Barker show and which gained the first prize, a handsome silver medal, for the best collection of views of the district. A number of specimen packets of plates sent by the Imperial Plate Company were distributed among the members, while a number of papers of photographic interest were placed on the table. The quality of the work shown for criticism was good, the productions of Dr. Campbell and Messrs. Clough, Whitham and Gazard being specially admired. The chief item on the evening's program was a competition for the best three pictures taken at the recent excursion to Mount Barker for prizes offered by the president (Mr. C.F. Clough). The first prize, an Ilford exposure meter, was awarded to Mr. A.H. Kingsborough, while Mr. J. Gazard secured second honors. After the competition a number of other slides were passed on to the screen, the chief exhibitors being Miss Stace, Messrs. Clough, Gazard, Scott, Vaughan, Stace and the Hon.Secretary. Mr. A.W. Dobbie lent two magnificent series of slides of "Venice" and the "Forth Bridge", which were duly admired and appreciated. A humorous set of views of "The demon cat" brought the exhibition to a close. Mr. R.B. Adamson operated the oxyhydrogen limelight with his usual ability and was accorded, together with those who had helped to make the meeting a success, a hearty vote of thanks. The next meeting of the society will be devoted to a paper by Mr. E.P. Sells on "Photographic work in astronomy".



Saturday 12th May 1894
Page 6 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Wednesday 16th May 1894
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when a paper on Astronomical Photography, by Mr. E.P. Sells, who acting under medical advice has gone for a trip to England, was read by Mr. R.F. Griffiths. The subject was illustrated by some forty pictures thrown on to a screen by means of the oxy-hydrogen limelight. The first of the celestial bodies dealt with by Mr. Sells was the sun. Various phases of the sunspots and rice grains, the solar photosphere and the Reseau photospherique, the existence of which had been revealed entirely by means of the camera, were spoken of and then some excellent pictures of the corona were shown. As instancing the important part played by photography in astronomical work, the camera had proved that the corona and the accompanying prominences were not, as was generally believed, appendages of the moon or caused by atmospheric effect, but belonged to the sun itself. This beautiful phenomenon was a difficult one to photograph owing to the corona only being visible during an eclipse of the sun and the eclipse only lasting from two to four minutes. Some magnificent pictures of the various phases of the moon were exhibited and their value enhanced by the interesting manner in which they were described. Details were given regarding the more prominent craters and other objects of interest on the surface of the moon, the rugged nature of which was well brought out in the views shown. The original negatives from which these slides were made were taken in the Lick and Paris Observatories. The first photograph of the moon was secured by Dr. Draper in 1840. Some information about the planets in general and Saturn, Mars and Jupiter in particular, was next given and afterwards views of various comets, including the beautiful one of 1882, were passed on to the screen. Mr. Sells remarked that during the last two years Professor Barnard, of the Lick Observatory, had discovered with the aid of the camera a comet which human vision could not discern. The description of the nebulae in the sky was intensely interesting, the pictures of the great nebulae in Orion andromeda and Eta Argus giving those present a good idea of the enormous distribution of stars. After referring to the early efforts to photograph the heavenly bodies, the instruments in use at the present time were described. A picture of special interest was one showing the complicated mechanism of the eyepiece of the telescope in the Lick Observatory. The great scheme for the international survey of the heavens next claimed attention. In 1835 the chief astronomer of the Paris Observatory issued a circular suggesting that a complete chart of the heavens should be prepared. The idea was received with enthusiasm and in 1887 a congress met to decide ways and means. Special instruments were constructed and at the present time nineteen observatories, including those of Melbourne and Sydney, were engaged in this work, which would take years to complete. The number of stars to be photographed was estimated to be from ten to fifteen million and the work would involve an expenditure of about 5,000,000 francs. Large as this sum might appear, had the work to be done by eye observation the cost would have been over 50,000,000 francs. The catalog of the results would occupy some forty volumes of 1,000 pages each. The paper was brought to a conclusion with some illustrations of spectra and a pinhole photograph of Harvard College, where astronomical photography is specially carried on. At the close of the address the President of the Society, Mr. C.F. Clough, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Sells for his excellent paper and to Mr. Griffiths for the admirable way in which it was delivered. Mr. E.W. Belcher seconded and Messrs. A.W. Dobbie, Whitham, Stack and Poole, in supporting, referred in eulogistic terms to the way in which both gentlemen had done their work. The vote was carried with acclamation.

Mr. R.B. Adamson operated the lantern with ability. During the evening Mrs. Le Freimann and Mr. F.E Hayman were elected members of the Society.



Saturday 16th June 1894
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PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE PROGRESS OF ART
AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The President (Mr. C.F. Clough) was in the chair and there was a large attendance of members and visitors. Mr. E. Cooke delivered a lecture on "The Influence of Photography on the Progress of Art". In the course of his remarks Mr. Cooke said that the desire to delineate, if it was not inherent to the thoughtful, was found among men of all countries and of all ages. But although art was universal it was only the minority who studied it. Its rapid modern development was coeval with photography and was due to a large extent to the influence that has been exerted by photography in diffusing and popularizing works of art. Photography was an important factor of original work in pictures which are reproductions of nature and chose which are derived from the imagination. More especially was this the case in the former, which includes portraits, groups, scenery and objects of interest. In historical and pictures of the imagination, the work of photography was not so much to create and produce, but to render popular. It was, however, of great use in gathering materials and exact examples from which artists could select when painting their pictures. It had also done much to correct errors and to break down the conventional in art. At the present time no horses were drawn as they were in the Egyptian and Roman days and no trees painted as they were in medieval times. In dealing with the question whether photography was a friend or a foe to artists, Mr. Cooke maintained that photography did not rob but actually created work for the artist. The number of illustrations given in pictorial works and books of fiction was immensely greater than it was when photography was unknown and pictures could only be reproduced by slow and expensive processes. Those illustrations had first to be prepared by the artists and they were then handed over to the photographer to be prepared cheaply and in large quantities. Certainly a few miniature painters had been lost or changed into portrait painters and the work of the engraver had been interfered with, but the artist had not suffered. The number of portraits exhibited in the Royal Academy and Paris Salon had of late years increased rather than diminished. Then again photography produced work, such as groups, shipping and instantaneous effects, which could not have been done by hand to the same advantage if at all. The subject being such a wide and interesting one, Mr. Cooke promised to deal with some different aspects of it at a future meeting. The lecture was illustrated by a large number of beautiful pictures and these were handed round for those present to inspect. The meeting was brought to a conclusion by a hearty vote of thanks being accorded to Mr. Cooke. In the course of the proceedings Messrs. J. Bardsley and E.F. Silk were elected members of the South Australian Photographic Society.



March 1894
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July 1894
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The South Australian Photographic Society continues to attract members to its monthly meetings by the strong personal interest in its progress shown by the members themselves, Some of them appear to be always on hand to provide a combination of amusement and information for the rest, and for that reason this society stands at the head of the list of live photographic organizations.



Saturday 7th July 1894
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FREE PUBLIC LECTURES
THE CHEMICAL ACTION DUE TO LIGHT
One of the most interesting of the series of free public lectures in connection with the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures was delivered in the well appointed laboratory at Prince Alfred College on Friday evening by Mr. F. Chapple B.A., B.Sc., Mr. J.G. Russell occupied the chair and there was a deservedly large attendance for the popular headmaster provided a most enjoyable and instructive entertainment dealing in an elementary way with "The chemical action due to light" and illustrating his remarks with some capital experiments in which he was ably assisted by Mr. J.D. Iliffe, the science demonstrator of the college. Among those present were many amateur photographers, including members of the South Australian Photographic Society.

Mr. Chapple first explained the meaning of the term "chemical change", illustrating it by common phenomena and particularly by dissolving some silver in nitro-acid and recovering the silver from the white substance formed by boiling with tartaric acid. He said that there were many forms of force in the world, heat, light, magnetism, beside chemical force and that these were capable of being converted one into the other, but that chemical force was the form most available and from which men derived most other forces. Light was next treated and its varied forms, colors and chemical powers shown in the spectrum that was thrown on the screen. Mr. Chapple stated that the most marked peculiarity of light was its power to retain its original nature, not altering though it traveled billions of miles, as from a star. The main object of the lecture was to show the chemical actions brought about by light, such as bleaching and changing the yellow, inflammable, dangerous phosphorous to the harmless red phosphorous used in safety matches. A mixture of hydrogen and chlorine was made to explode in a glass bulb by burning magnesium light near it. The laws of the changes were explained and finally it was shown how light acted on the chemical changes at the basis of photography. The process of preparing the sensitive paper for exposing, developing and fixing the picture were explained theoretically and then worked in a tank and thrown on the screen as they severally took place, finally resulting in a finished picture. This was a most interesting experiment. The action of different kinds of light in photography was also shown.

At the conclusion of the lecture a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Chapple, a similar compliment being paid to the chairman.



Saturday 14th July 1894
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.F. Clough presided and there was a good attendance. Miss F. Dailey was elected a member of the Society. It was unanimously decided to recognize the services which the Hon. Dr. Cockburn M.P., has rendered to the Society by electing him a LIFE MEMBER. Since the last meeting the committee had drawn up an attractive program for the coming year. The annual report presented by the Hon.Secretary showed that the Society was in a flourishing condition. There had been a marked increase as regards membership, attendance at the various meetings and the interest taken in them. During the year 18 members, including two Ladies, had been elected and 8 had resigned, making the number now on the roll 65. The stock of apparatus had been maintained and was in good order. The library contained 58 volumes, besides 5 serials. Permission to photograph the animals in the Zoological Gardens had been given by the Director (Mr. A.C. Minchin) and under certain conditions the pictures in the Art Gallery might now be copied by means of photography. Two very successful excursions had been held. It was hoped that the number of these outings would be increased during the coming year. A complete set of slides illustrative of Adelaide, being the Society's contribution to the International Slide Exchange, had been forwarded to Sydney, while a loan collection to the Maryborough District School of Mines, Industries and Science was now in course of preparation. The Hon.Treasurer submitted the balance-sheet, which showed that there was a credit balance of £8/4/11 1/2d. Both reports were adopted. The President delivered the annual address and referred at length to the progress made in photography generally during the past year.



Saturday 14th July 1894
Page 6 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance and Mr. C.F. Clough presided. Miss F. Dailey was elected a member of the Society. It was unanimously decided to recognize the services which the Hon. Dr. Cockburn has rendered to the society by electing him a LIFE MEMBER. The committee have drawn up an attractive program for the coming year. The annual report presented by the Hon.Secretary showed that the society was in a flourishing condition. There had been a marked increase in the membership, the attendance at the various meetings and the interest taken in them. During the year 18 members (including two ladies) had been elected and eight had resigned, making the number now on the roll 65. The stock of apparatus had been maintained and was in good order. The library now contained 58 volumes besides five serials. At the Mount Barker show held on 8th March, the silver medal for the best collection of views of the district was awarded to the society. Permission to photograph the animals in the Zoological Gardens had been given by the director (Mr. A.C. Minchin) and under certain conditions the pictures in the Art Gallery may now be copied by means of photography. Two very successful excursions had been held, one to Mount Barker, arranged by Dr. Cockburn and the other to the viaducts under the leadership of the president, Mr. C.F. Clough. It was hoped that the number of these outings would be increased during the coming year. A competition for the best three pictures taken at the Mount Barker excursion (for prizes offered by Mr. C.F. Clough) was held in April. The first prize was awarded to Mr. A.H. Kingsborough, while Mr. J. Gazard secured second honors. The work of judging the pictures was undertaken by Messrs. Belcher, Dailey and Dixon. A complete set of slides illustrative of Adelaide, being the society's contribution to the International Slide Exchange, had been forwarded to Sydney, while a loan collection to the Maryborough District School of Mines, Industries and Science was in course of preparation. During the year the following subjects had been dealt with at the ordinary monthly meetings: "Photographic experiences" by Mr. J.W. Elliott; "Bromide enlarging" by Mr. D.K. Gray; "Art applied to photography" by Mr. E.W. Belcher; "Development" Mr. George Stace; "Copying with the aid of the camera" by Mr. C.F. Clough; "Byways in photography" by Mr. C. Radcliffe; "Astronomical photography" by Mr. E.P. Sells; "The influence of photography on the progress of art" by Mr. E. Cooke. Successful lantern evenings were held in December and in April and the society was indebted to Messrs. Adamson and Stace for making the necessary arrangements. The conversazione and exhibition of work held in September passed off successfully. There was a marked improvement on former years both as regards the quantity and the quality of the work shown. At all these meetings members have had an opportunity of showing specimens of apparatus and work. The practice of handing in all work to the president had proved beneficial. No work was thus over looked and a better opportunity was given for inspecting and criticizing it. The thanks of the society were due to Messrs. Marion and Co. and to the Ilford and Imperial Plate Companies for samples of their manufactures; to numerous firms for catalog's, price-lists and photographic literature; to the editors of the Photographer, the Lantern and Camera Review and Dry Plates for copies of their respective journals and to the press for notices of the various meetings and excursions. The Hon.Treasurer submitted the balance sheet, which showed that there was a credit balance of £8 4s 11½d. Both reports were adopted. The President delivered the annual address and referred at length to the progress made in photography generally during the past year. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted thus: Patrons, the Earl of Kintore, Sir Edwin Thomas Smith, Sir Charles Todd, the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, Professor Rennie, Professor Bragg and Mr. J.J. Green; president, Mr. C.F. Clough; vice-president, Mr. E.W. Belcher; Hon.Secretary, Mr. A.H. Kingsborough; Hon.Treasurer, Mr. R.B. Adamson; Hon.Librarian, Mr. J.D. Dixon; committee, the Executive officers and Messrs. A.W. Dobbie, G. Stace and P.A. Roberts.



August 1894
PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS

The South Australian Photographic Society is, perhaps, the best inter-colonial sample of photographic progress. Its meetings are said to be always well attended, and some of the members are always on the look-out for opportunities to make membership additionally attractive; added to which it has an earl, two knights and sundry professors on the list of patrons, a live secretary and a committee that takes an actual interest in its welfare.



Saturday 11th August 1894
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Tuesday 14th August 1894
Page 6 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held their monthly meeting in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.F. Clough presided over a large attendance. Among the visitors were Mr. and Miss Oddie, who presented the Society with some excellent photographs of the moon, taken recently at the Ballarat Observatory. On the motion of Mr. Dobbie seconded by Mr. Smith, the rule relating to the election of members was struck out and a new one substituted. A valuable prize of a rapid rectilinear lens was offered for competition among the members by Messrs. Baker & Rouse. After making final arrangements for the conversazione and exhibition of work to be held next month, Mr. E. Cooke delivered the second part of his lecture on "The influence of photography on the progress of art". After briefly recapitulating the most salient points of his former lecture, Mr. Cooke endeavored to trace the influence which photography has exerted on art, pictorial art in particular. The subject was divided into two parts, the progress made in internal art, or the progress of art and artists towards truth and perfection, both as regards ideas and variety of subjects and external art or the progress made in the minds of the people; in the number of artists and the work demanded of them and the popularizing and consequent increased understanding and love of art. In both these classes photography had rendered efficient aid and in the former had done much to break down the conventional in art. What the painter could see and make into pictures the photographer could often produce with such accuracy as to teach the artist. It was admitted that the painter could work out ideas with a set purpose better than the photographer, but the latter did good work in recording details and correcting misconceptions. Speaking of portraits, Mr. Cooke showed that though photography was becoming more artistic and while it popularized portraits, it did not supersede paintings and did not interfere with the work of the artist. In bringing his remarks to a conclusion Mr. Cooke said, "It is with the influence of photography that the present extent of the popularity of art is mainly owing and as the various processes for reproduction improve and become cheaper so will the proper appreciation and love of art become more and more widespread". The lecture was illustrated by a collection of beautiful pictures, some of the best being photographs colored by the lecturer. A long discussion followed and Mr. Cooke received the hearty thanks of those present for his interesting address.



September 1894
PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS

The members of the South Australian Photographic Society and their friends held their annual conversazione in the Victoria Hall, Gawler-place, on Thursday 13th September. Mr. C.F. Clough (President) acted as Chairman over a large gathering.

The room had a very pleasing appearance, and those present seemed to enjoy the examination of the works of the members, which were tastefully and neatly arranged around the sides and down the centre of the hall. Proceedings were opened by an overture on the piano by Mr. F.G. Chapman. The President delivered a short address, in the course of which he referred to the fact that photography was growing almost a necessity in everyday life. He instanced the increase in illustrated magazines and newspapers of all descriptions, and its importance to astronomers.

Following the address was a song by Mr. O.E. Taeuber, after which Mr. A.H. Kingsborough (Hon.Secretary) gave a demonstration showing in the lantern the development of the latent image on a plate which had been exposed to light under a negative. The company were next treated to the first section of lantern slides, showing some capital views of Melbourne taken by the President and others, and of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens and the Zoo taken by Mr. Gazard, one of the members. During the short interval the visitors became better acquainted with the beauties contained in the room, among them being a number of paintings lent by Mrs. Le Freimann, who was the artist; an exhibition of “process” work for the illustration of periodicals and magazines by Mr. E.W. Belcher, the Vice-President of the Society; excellent views shown by Messrs. Dailey, Gall, Stace, Whitham Dixon, Dobbie, Gazard, Dayman, and Roberts; colored photographs by Messrs E. Cook, Belcher, and E. Radcliffe bromide enlargements of Messrs. Kingsborough, Gray, McGann, Clough, and Dobbie; photo-micrographic apparatus, displayed by Mr. W. Bussell; and enlarged photos of micro-subjects, by Mr. Poole; lantern slides of children, exhibited by Mr. F.A. Joyner; stereoscopic photo slides, shown by several members; and a very handsome musical box and some microscopes, lent by Dr, Le Freimann. After further vocal numbers had been rendered by Mr. A. Scott the lights were turned down, and Mr. Belcher gave a demonstration on bromide paper showing the exposure and development of a likeness which eventually turned out to be an excellent counterfeit presentment of His Excellency the Governor. The lantern slides, which were in charge of Mr. Robert B. Adamson, were again called into use, this time displaying on the canvas a number of flowers, orchids, and fruit blossoms, concluding with some fine astronomical photographs which were explained by Mr. R.F. Griffiths as they were passed on to the screen.

Messrs, Baker and Rouse and Messrs. J. W. Small and Co. showed excellent collections of photographic apparatus. The whole proceedings were most entertaining and interesting.



Friday 14th September 1894
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THE ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE
The annual conversazione in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society took place in the Victoria Hall on Thursday evening in the presence of a large and representative gathering, numbering in all about 400 persons. An excellent program was provided and the gathering was in every way pleasurable. Numerous photographs were exhibited in the room, some of them being of rare excellence. One of the finest collections comprised some colored photographs by Mr. E. Cooke and these deservedly aroused much admiration. There were some charming colored flowers by Mr. E.W. Belcher, while Dr. and Mrs. Le Freimann lent a number of excellent paintings. Specimens of process work were also exhibited by Mr. Belcher and these excited considerable interest. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough, the Hon.Secretary to the society, had some good developments of a smaller size. Generally the display by members was eminently creditable. The president of the society (Mr. C.F. Clough) in a few opening remarks welcomed the visitors to the gathering. The society had over 60 members and a library with about 60 volumes and was doing exceedingly good work. Photography was of great use in many ways. The way in which it served to illustrate magazines was a notable instance. It was also of extreme value to the astronomer. Various demonstrations were given by leading members of the society. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough demonstrated the development of lantern slides; views of Melbourne and of the Zoological Garden were given by Messrs. Clough and Gazzard; while Mr. Belcher explained and developed a bromide picture. Mr. Griffiths dealt with a number of fine astronomical views. Mr. R.B. Adamson, as usual, worked the lantern efficiently and during the evening music was contributed by Messrs. F.G. Chapman, A. Scott and Tauber. Altogether the members of the South Australian Photographic Society are to be congratulated on the success of the conversazione.



Friday 14th September 1894
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Saturday 15th September 1894
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ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE
The members of the South Australian Photographic Society and their friends held their annual conversazione in the Victoria Hall, Gawler place, on Thursday 13th September. Mr. C.F. Clough (president) acted as Chairman over a large gathering. The room had a very pleasing appearance and those present seemed to enjoy the examination of the works of the members, which were tastefully and neatly arranged around the sides and down the center of the hall. Proceedings were opened by an overture on the piano by Mr. Chapman. The President delivered a short address, in the course of which he referred to the fact that photography was growing almost a necessity in everyday life. He instanced the increase in illustrated magazines and newspapers of all descriptions. Photography was exceedingly useful for scientific purposes in recording the phenomena of the heavens and the system was much in vogue in observatories. As instancing its usefulness Mr. Clough mentioned that with five minute exposure stars to the eleventh magnitude were brought out, which were not visible to the unaided vision and with forty-five minutes exposure stars to the thirteenth magnitude. In three hours so many were photographed that Sir J. Herschel could not have mapped them in his natural lifetime, yet photography did it in three hours. In twelve hours (four nights occupied) on a space covered by a shilling at arm's length 200,000 stars were visible, equal to six times the number cataloged by an energetic astronomer and efficient staff in ten years. It was also extremely useful in detecting planets and up to March, 1892, fourteen new minor planets had been discovered by photography. Following the address was a song by Mr. Taeuber, after which Mr. A.H. Kingsborough (Hon.Secretary) gave a demonstration showing the gradual appearance of the image to completeness in the lantern. The company were next treated to the first section of lantern slides, showing some capital views of Melbourne taken by the President and others, of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens and the Zoo taken by Mr. Gazard, one of the members. During the short interval the visitors became better acquainted with the beauties contained in the room, among them being a number of paintings lent by Mrs. Le Freimann, who was the artist, an exhibit of "process" work for the illustration of periodicals and magazines by Mr. E.W. Belcher, the Vice President of the Society; excellent views shown by Messrs. Dailey, Gall, Stace and Whitham ; bromide enlargements of Messrs. Kingsborough, Gray, McGann and Clough; photo-micrographic apparatus, displayed by Mr. J.W. Bussell and enlarged photos of micro-subjects, by Mr. Poole; lantern slides of children, exhibited by Mr. F.A. Joyner; stereoscopic photo slides, shown by several members and a very handsome musical box and some microscopes, lent by Dr. Le Freimann. After further vocal numbers had been rendered by Mr. A. Scott the lights were turned down and Mr. Belcher gave a demonstration on bromide paper, showing the exposure and development of a likeness, which eventually turned out to be an excellent counterfeit presentment of His Excellency the Governor. The lantern slides, which were in charge of Mr. Robert B. Adamson, were again called into use, this time displaying on the canvas a number of flowers, orchids and fruit blossoms, concluding with astronomical photographs of the sun, moon, comets and stars, giving ocular proof of the statements of the President earlier in the evening. The whole proceedings were most entertaining and interesting.



Wednesday 19th September 1894
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Members of the South Australian Photographic Society will be pleased to learn that one of their number, Mr. J. Gazard, of Adelaide, has been awarded the first prize for his exhibit of six lantern slides at the Inter-colonial Exhibition of Photography recently held at Sydney. There were in this class no less than 144 slides for competition for three prizes and the pictures which won first honors were views of Adelaide.



October 1894
PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS

The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held their monthly meeting in the Science Hall of Prince Alfred College, when Mr. F. Chapple B.A., B.Sc.,delivered a lecture on “The Chemical Action of Light”. In the unavoidable absence of the President (Mr. C.F. Clough), Mr. E.W. Belcher acted as Chairman.

After speaking of some of the marvelous changes effected by light, Mr. Chapple proceeded to demonstrate some of the principles which underlay the basis of photography. Heat and light, he said, were important factors in chemical action, which is itself ultimately traceable to the energy exerted in different forms by the sun. The chemical action of one particular form of this energy — light — is universally known, though perhaps not recognized as such. The fading of clothes and the bleaching of linen in sunlight are familiar examples. The destruction of color, however; is no characteristic of the chemical action of light, for certain chemicals—notably the compounds of silver—darken on exposure; and the green coloring matter of plants is not produced in the roots which are below ground, nor in the plant at all if it is grown in the dark. Speaking of some of the chemicals used in photography, the lecturer showed that light caused the separation of chlorine from its compounds with silver, but it caused chlorine to combine explosively with hydrogen if the two gases were mixed and placed in the sunshine, or if artificial light were allowed to act on them. When a photograph was taken, the light which passed through the lens acted on a plate which was coated with an emulsion of gelatine in which some substance sensitive to light, usually a bromide or chloride of silver, had been mixed. The light caused the separation of the bromide or chlorine from its compound, and a minute deposit of silver formed on the film. If suitable reagents, technically called “developers”, were employed, those parts of the bromide or chloride of silver which had been acted on by light were reduced to black opaque metallic silver, whilst those parts which the light had not affected remain unchanged. This reduction took place according to the amount of light action, so that if a landscape were photographed, on developing the plate there would be the greatest deposit of silver where the image was brightest, and the least deposit where the image was darkest. The lecture was illustrated by a large number of experiments, the concluding one being of an intensely interesting nature. A sensitive plate was exposed under a negative for a short time to magnesium light, and the latent image thus formed was developed and thrown on to a screen by means of an optical lantern. Mr. Chapple was ably assisted in carrying out his experiments by Mr. Iliffe. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Chapple for his interesting and practical address terminated a successful meeting.



Friday 12th October 1894
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Monday 15th October 1894
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The members of the South Australian Photographic Society met in the Science Hall of Prince Alfred College on Thursday evening, when Mr. F. Chapple B.A., B.Sc., delivered a lecture on "The Chemical Action of Light". In the unavoidable absence of the President (Mr. C.F. Clough), Mr. E.W. Belcher acted as Chairman. After speaking of some of the marvelous changes effected by light, Mr. Chapple proceeded to demonstrate some of the principles which underlay the basis of photography. Speaking of some of the chemicals used in photography, the lecturer showed that light caused the separation of chlorine from its compounds with silver, but it caused chlorine to combine explosively with hydrogen if the two gases were mixed and placed in the sunshine, or if artificial light were allowed to act on them. When a photograph was taken the light which passed through the lens acted on a plate which was coated with an emulsion of gelatin in which some substance sensitive to light, usually a bromide or chloride of silver, had been mixed. The light caused the separation of the bromide or chlorine from its compound and a minute deposit of silver formed on the film. If suitable reagents, technically called "developers", were employed those parts of the bromide or chloride of silver which had been acted on by light were reduced to black opaque metallic silver, whilst those parts which the light had not affected remain unchanged. This reduction took place according to the amount of light action, so that if a landscape were photographed on developing the plate there would be the greatest deposit of silver where the image was brightest and the least deposit where the image was darkest. The lecture was illustrated by a large number of experiments, the concluding one being of an intensely interesting nature. A sensitive plate was exposed under a negative for a short time to magnesium light and the latent image thus formed was developed and thrown on to a screen by means of an optical lantern. Mr. Chapple was ably assisted in carrying out his experiments by Mr. Iliffe. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Chapple for his interesting and practical address terminated a successful meeting.



November 1894
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At the November meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society Mr. C.F. Clough presided over a good attendance of members and visitors. Miss S.E. Dailey and Messrs. F. Anderson and H.P. Gill were elected members, and several nominations were made for election at the next meeting. It was decided that the time for competition for the Baker and Rouse prize be extended till the January meeting.

Mr. P.A. Roberts then delivered a lecture on "Lenses”, illustrated with diagrams, lantern and other illustrations. He dwelt on the importance of using lenses which give a faithful portrayal of nature, and gave an account of the antiquity of glass, and of the earliest known lenses. Although glass was not introduced into England till the 16th century the Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago carried on the art of its manufacture to perfection, as was evidenced by the numerous specimens of their work found in the tombs and among the ruins of the temples. The use of lenses also was very ancient, the earliest mention of them appearing to be by the Chinese moralist Confucius, who said, “As we use a glass to examine objects, so must we look to the present for futurity”. The ancients had strange and peculiar ideas concerning vision. Pythagoras and his followers thought that vision was caused by particles continually projected from the surfaces of objects into the pupil of the eye. Empedocles, of the Platonic school, maintained that vision was effected by means of something emitted from the eye itself, which after meeting something else emanating from the object, excited the sense of sight, while according to the theory of Plato three elements were necessary to vision; first, a visual stream of light, or divine fire, emitted by the eye itself; these visual rays entered into union with the light of the sun, and the two together meeting with a third emanation from the object seen, completed the act of sight. The doctrine of emission theories in general was, however, combated by Aristotle, and in the light of modern science had proved to be untenable. The most celebrated of all the ancient writers on optics was the Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy, who flourished in the middle of the second century. After a long period of inactivity we came to Alhazen, an Arabian philosopher and mathematician about the 12th century, who entered into the anatomy of the eye and made the first real progress in the mathematical theory. Euclid wrote a treatise on optics, which had been handed down with his works, but it was so imperfect and inaccurate that some had found it difficult to attribute it to one whose geometry was characterized by such perspicuity and accurate reasoning. Coming to modern times the first lenses of which there appeared to be any reliable record were those of spectacles, which were invented in 1285 by Salvino d'Armati. Following this we had the discovery of the telescope, which soon led to the discovery of a satellite of Jupiter, and the determination of the finite speed of light and to these two circumstances we mainly owed our present knowledge of light and optics. The principles on which lenses are constructed and the methods of their manufacture were explained, and the types of the principal forms used in photography were each dealt with by means of diagrams and lantern views, and their uses and defects pointed out. The laws of reflection and refraction were also treated in a similar manner. With reference to achromatism, red light traveled faster than violet light in glass, though not in air and free space, where the velocity of light was independent of the wave length. Experiments had been made to show that the red waves executed about 395 billion vibrations per second, while those of the violet light made about 763 billion vibrations in the same time, or traveled nearly twice as fast as the red. With reference to the hypothetical medium, “the ether,” which was supposed to pervade all matter and space, and upon which the wave or undulatory theory was based, although we were not directly cognizant of it by any of our senses, such as touch, taste, or smell, yet from the phenomena of light and electricity we could not but be convinced that such a medium exists, and, thanks to the labors of scientific men, our knowledge of its properties was rapidly increasing. With atoms and molecules as such we were also not cognizant by the same senses, but the whole of modern chemistry was built up on the supposition that such particles existed, and there was a striking analogy between this and the hypothetical ethereal medium and modern optics. The hypothesis had been conjectured by those who had made the subject a great study that the vibrations of the ether spheres had a connection with the law of gravitation and Professor Preston M.A., Trinity College, Dublin, in a recent work had said that it was to this we looked for a knowledge of the process by which one body is enabled to attract another as well as for an explanation of the ulti mate constitution of matter itself. The question naturally arose if between all particles of matter there existed ether spheres what existed between the latter, as mathematically considered spheres within spheres might go on in infinite succession, but physically where was the end? In contemplating the smaller things in nature as well as the great we were, as it were, brought face to face with infinity, and were reminded of Jean Paul Richter’s dream, and were obliged to give ourselves the same answer which he imagined the form gave to him, “End there is none to the Universe of God; lo, also, there is no beginning”.

A vote of thanks to the lecturer, and to Mr. George Stace for providing and manipulating the lantern, brought the meeting to a close.



Saturday 10th November 1894
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The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held their monthly meeting in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.F. Clough presided over a good attendance of members and visitors. Miss S.E. Dailey and Messrs. F. Anderson and H.P. Gill were elected members and several nominations were made for election at the next meeting. It was decided that the time for competition for the Baker & Rouse prize be extended till the January meeting. Mr. P.A. Roberta then delivered a lecture on "Lenses", illustrated with diagrams, lantern and other illustrations. He dwelt on the importance of using lenses which give a faithful portrayal of nature and gave an account of the antiquity of glass and of the earliest known lenses. Coming to modern times the first lenses of which there appeared to be any reliable record were those of spectacles, which were invented in 1285 by Salvino d' Armati. Following this we had the discovery of the telescope, which soon led to the discovery of a satellite of Jupiter and the determination of the finite speed of light and to these circumstances we mainly owed our present knowledge of light and optics. The principles on which lenses are constructed and the methods of their manufacture were explained and the types of the principal forms used in photography were each dealt with by means of diagrams and lantern views and their uses and defects pointed out. The laws of reflection and refraction were also treated in a similar manner. With reference to achromatism, red light traveled faster than violet light in glass, though not in air and free space, where the velocity of light was independent of the wave length. Experiments had been made to show that the red waves executed about 395 billion vibrations per second, while those of the violet light made about 763 billion vibrations in the same time, or traveled nearly twice as fast as the red. With reference so the hypothetical medium, "the ether", which was supposed to pervade all matter and space and upon which the wave or undulatory theory was based, although we were not directly cognizant of it by any of our senses, such as touch, taste, or smell, yet from the phenomena of light and electricity we could not but be convinced that such a medium exists and thanks to the labors of scientific men, our knowledge of its properties was rapidly increasing. With atoms and molecules as such we were also not cognizant by the same senses, but the whole of modern chemistry was built up on the supposition that such particles existed and there was a striking analogy between this and the hypothetical ethereal medium and modern optics. The hypothesis had been conjectured by those who had made the subject a great study that the vibrations of the ether spheres had a connection with the law of gravitation and Professor Preston, M.A., Trinity College, Dublin, in a recent work had said that it was to this we looked for a knowledge of the process by which one body is enabled to attract another as well as for an explanation of the ultimate constitution of matter itself. The question naturally arose if between all particles of matter there existed ether spheres what existed between the latter, as mathematically considered spheres within spheres might go on in infinite succession, but physically where was the end ? In contemplating the smaller things in nature as well as the great we were, as it were, brought face to face with infinity and were reminded of Jean Paul Richter's dream and were obliged to give ourselves the same answer which he imagined the form gave to him, "End there is none to the Universe of God; lo, also, there is no beginning". A vote of thanks to the lecturer and to Mr. George Stace for providing and manipulating the lantern, brought the meeting to a close.



Saturday 10th November 1894
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.F. Clough presided over a good attendance of members and visitors. Miss S.E. Dailey and Messrs. F. Anderson and H.P. Gill were elected members and several nominations were made for election at the next meeting. It was decided that the time for competition for the Baker & Rouse prize be extended till the January meeting. Mr. P.A. Roberts then delivered a lecture on "Lenses", illustrated with diagrams, lantern and other illustrations. He dwelt on the importance of using lenses which give a faithful portrayal of nature and gave an account of the antiquity of glass and of the earliest known lenses. Although glass was not introduced into England till the 16th century the Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago carried on the art of its manufacture to perfection, as was evidenced by the numerous specimens of their work found in the tombs and among the ruins of the temples. The use of lenses also was very ancient, the earliest mention of them appearing to be by the Chinese moralist Confucius, who said, "As we use a glass to examine objects, so must we look to the present for futurity". The ancients had strange and peculiar ideas concerning vision. Pythagoras and his followers thought that vision was caused by particles continually projected from the surfaces of objects into the pupil of the eye. Empedocles of the Platonic school, maintained that vision was effected by means of something emitted from the eye itself, which after meeting something else emanating from the object, excited the sense of sight, while, according to the theory of Plato three elements were necessary to vision; first, a visual stream of light, or divine fire, emitted by the eye itself; these visual rays entered into union with the light of the sun and the two together meeting with a third emanation from the object seen, completed the act of sight. The doctrine of emission theories in general was, however, combated by Aristotle and in the light of modern science had proved to be untenable. The most celebrated of all the ancient writers on optics was the Egyptians astronomer Ptolemy, who flourished in the middle of the second century. After a long period of inactivity we came to Alhazen, an Arabian philosopher and mathematician about the 12th century, who entered into the anatomy of the eye and made the first real progress in the mathematical theory. Euclid wrote a treatise on optics, which had been handed down with his works, but it was so imperfect and inaccurate that some had found it difficult to attribute it to one whose geometry was characterized by such perspicuity and accurate reasoning, Coming to modern times, the first lenses of which there appeared to be any reliable record were those of spectacles, which were invented in 1285 by Salvino d' Armati. Following this we had the discovery of the telescope, which soon led to the discovery of a satellite of Jupiter and the determination of the finite speed of light and to these two circumstances we mainly owed our present knowledge of light and optics. The principles on which lenses are constructed and the methods of their manufacture were explained and the types of the principal forms used in photography were each dealt with by means of diagrams and lantern views and their uses and defects pointed out. The laws of reflection and refraction were also treated in a similar manner. With reference to the hypothetical medium, "the ether", which was supposed to pervade all matter and spaces and upon which the wave or undulatory theory was based, although we were not directly cognizant of it by any of our senses, such as touch, taste, or smell, yet from the phenomena of light and electricity we could not but be convinced that such a medium exists and thanks to the labors of scientific men, our knowledge of its properties was rapidly increasing. The hypothesis had been conjectured by those who had made the subject a great study that the vibrations of the ether spheres had a connection with the law of gravitation and Professor Preston, M.A., Trinity College, Dublin, in a recent work had said it was to this we looked for a knowledge of the process by which one body is enabled to attract another as well as for an explanation of the ultimate constitution of matter itself. The question naturally arose if between all particles of matter there existed ether spheres what existed between the latter, as mathematically considered applies within spheres might go on in infinite succession, but physically where was the end ? In contemplating the smaller things in nature as well as the great we were, brought face to face with infinity and were reminded of Jean Paul Richter's dream and were obliged to give ourselves the same answer which he imagined the form gave to him, "End there is none to the Universe of God; also, there is no beginning". A vote of thanks to the lecturer and to Mr. George Stace for providing and manipulating the lantern, brought the meeting to a close.



Friday 14th December 1894
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A general meeting of members of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.F. Clough presided and the attendance was large. Two new members were elected. Samples of new photographic papers were exhibited, in addition to a number of handsome specimen photos and a new sky shade, which was forwarded by Mr. E. Gall. After the transaction of the ordinary business the company adjourned to the lecture-hall, where Mr. A.W. Dobbie entertained them, with an illustrated lecture on his recent travels in India. Mr. Dobbie gave interesting descriptions of various parts of India which he visited and by means of the limelight he treated the audience to a series of excellently finished slide pictures of scenes in different Cities and localities. Very flattering comments on the slides were indulged in by the amateur critics and the lecture appeared to be much enjoyed.



Saturday 15th December 1894
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.F. Clough presided over a very large attendance. Messrs. J. Linder and J. Stuart were elected members of the Society. Some excellent specimens of apparatus and work were shown for criticism, an enlargement of the Art Gallery picture, "The Priestess of Delphi", by the President (Mr. C.F. Clough), photographs by Messrs. Belcher and Adamson and a sky shade by Mr. E. Gall being specially admired. After the formal business had been transacted those present adjourned to the library, where Mr. A.W. Dobbie delivered a lantern lecture on "A trip to India". That Mr. Dobbie was particularly successful in securing typical views of many phases of Indian life and scenery was indicated by the number of beautiful lantern slides with which he illustrated his remarks.



Saturday 12th January 1895
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Saturday 19th January 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 10th January. Mr. E.W. Belcher (vice-president) occupied the chair and there was a good attendance of members and friends. The principal feature of the evening was a lantern-slide competition among members for the best six representative views of Adelaide, the slides to be the bona-fide work of the competitor throughout. A valuable prize of a rapid rectilinear lens, presented by Messrs. Baker & Rouse, was offered. Mr. J. Gazard, who was successful a short time back in securing first prize at one of the large inter-colonial exhibitions of photography, was again successful, his views beings very much admired. Messrs. E. Cooke, S.J. Dailey and E. Radcliffe kindly acted as judges. The hour being late, Mr. E. Belcher who was to have given a lecture on "Printing and printing papers", willingly consented to postpone it to a later date. Votes of thanks to the judges and to Messrs. Stace and Adamson for the use of and operating the lantern brought the meeting to a close.



Monday 18th February 1895
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Tuesday 19th February 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Notwithstanding the oppressive weather there was a good attendance. In the unavoidable absence of the president (Mr. C.F. Clough) Mr. E.W. Belcher occupied the chair. Mr. F.P. Eaves was elected a member of the society. The chairman had a pleasing duty to perform in handing to Mr. J. Gazard the lens offered by Messrs. Baker & Rouse and won by him in the recent competition. Among the visitors was Mr. H.J. Elliott, who showed some magnificent pictures in carbon and who also distributed samples of plates manufactured by Messrs. Elliott & Son. A large and varied collection of photographic literature was placed on the table while two new books were added to the library. After transacting the formal business a paper was read by Mr. E.W. Belcher on "Printing and printing papers". After emphasizing the necessity for bestowing the most careful thought and attention on this branch of photographic work a few hints on preparing the negative for printing were given. Some of the papers in use at the present time and the best plans for transferring the positive images on to them, were described. The different ways of manipulating the papers and the most suitable toning baths and chemicals were also dealt with, Mr. Belcher making a number of practical suggestions which he had found useful in his everyday work. A long discussion followed and Mr. Belcher was accorded a vote of thanks. One of the means adopted by the South Australian Photographic Society for promoting good fellowship among its members is to have excursions for the purpose of photographing different picturesque localities. Of these outings none is so looked forward to as the annual visit to Mount Barker, when the members are the guests of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn. In spite of the trying weather some 20 members accepted this year's invitation and left the city on Saturday morning by the 7.30am train, Mount Barker being reached shortly after 9am. The visitors where met and welcomed by Dr. Cockburn and the president (Mr. C.F. Clough) and after arranging to leave all unnecessary luggage at one of the hotels separated into groups and wandered about the township taking views of the principal streets and beauty spots of which the people of Mount Barker are so proud. At about noon conveyances were ready to drive the party to Dr. Cockburn's beautiful home, "Fairfield", about a mile and a half from the township. A luncheon was laid out under one of the fine old oaks and the refreshments provided by the genial host proved most acceptable after a rather hot morning's work. The musical members of the party having rendered songs and a number of good stories having been told, cameras were again called into requisition and the afternoon spent in photographing the house and grounds, sampling the fruits in the orchard and wandering over the farm. After the inevitable group had been taken an adjournment was made to the dining-room, where a sumptuous tea had been prepared. After justice had been done to the good things provided Mr. C.F. Clough proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Dr.and Mrs. Cockburn for their hospitality and for the interest they had shown in the welfare of the society generally. Mr. E. Cooke seconded and Messrs. Belcher, Stace and Dobbie supported the vote, which was carried with musical honors. Dr. Cockburn replied in a characteristically happy speech and took the opportunity of again thanking the members of the society, who a short time ago elected him a life member, the only life member since the inception of the society in 1885. Shortly afterwards the visitors left to catch the train for home, after having spent a thoroughly enjoyable day. It is the intention of the society to compete for the silver medal offered by the Mount Barker show committee for the best collection of views of the district. Dr. Cockburn and Mr. C.F. Clough kindly offered prizes for the best three pictures taken during the excursion.



Tuesday 5th March 1895
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Wednesday 13th March 1895
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CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES
A special meeting of the committee of the Chamber of Manufactures was held at the office of the chamber, Eastern Annex, Exhibition Buildings, on Friday afternoon. Present - Messrs. L. Grayson (president), T. Hardy, A. Adamson, G. Barlow, W.W. Forwood, E.W. Hawker M.P., L.P. Lawrence, G. Stace, J. Vardon and W. Clark (secretary).

A letter was received from the South Australian Photographic Society acceding to the request of the chamber to give a limelight display of South Australian views in connection with the exhibition.



Friday 15th March 1895
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AGRICULTURAL SHOWS - MOUNT BARKER
Representing art and industry were photographic views of Mount Barker scenery, exhibited by the South Australian Photographic Society.



Friday 29th March 1895
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Saturday 30th March 1895
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The members of the South Australian Photographic Society held their monthly meeting in the Victoria Hall on Thursday evening, the President (Mr. C.F. Clough) occupying the chair. It was decided that the exhibits for the Mount Barker excursion competition should be handed in to the Hon.Secretary on or before 16th April and that Messrs. E. Cooke, F.C. Krichauff and S.J. Dailey be asked to act as Judges. Arrangements were made to give a lantern display in connection with the Chamber of Manufactures Exhibition on 8th April. Among the pictures shown for criticism was a capital moonlight view taken by Mr. Weir. Messrs. Scott and Roberts and the Hon.Secretary also showed samples of their work. Mr. E. Radcliffe delivered a lecture on "Obtaining tones and colors on the various known processes of photographic prints". The lecturer described the actions on different kinds of photographic papers caused by varying the time of exposure and by altering the developing and toning reagents either by increasing or decreasing the quantity of the various chemicals or by adding other substances. The toning and coloring baths used by experts in this branch of photographic work were quoted by Mr. E. Radcliffe, who also added a number of formulae which he had found useful in his own experiments. A vote of thanks to Mr. E. Radcliffe closed the meeting.



Saturday 6th April 1895
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On Monday, at 8pm, in the Concert Hall, a Grand Photographic Display by the Oxy-Hydrogon Limelight of South Australian Views by the Members of the South Australian Photographic Society.



Monday 8th April 1895
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES

EXHIBITION

LAST WEEK

OF THIS

IMMENSE ATTRACTION

To-Night at 8pm

GRAND PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY

WITH OXY-HYDROGEN LIMELIGHT
by the
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
in the CONCERT HALL
Picturesque South Australian Views.
Charming Views of India.
Special Astronomical Views taken by the Leading
Astronomical Observers of the World.
Highly interesting slides of Microscopic Subjects.
Explanatory Notes by A.W. Dobbie, Esq., JP.

Monday 8th April 1895
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EXHIBITION OF ART AND INDUSTRY
Tonight the South Australian Photographic Society will give a photographic display in the concert hall by the aid of the oxy-hydrogen limelight. Picturesque South Australian views will be presented, as well as astronomical views and interesting slides of microscopic subjects with explanatory notes by Mr. A.W. Dobbie.



Tuesday 9th April 1895
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In the evening a large audience assembled in the Concert-hall to witness the limelight display of a number of South Australian views taken by members of the South Australian Photographic Society. The limelight was managed by Mr. R.B. Adamson and the pictures were thoroughly appreciated. There were also views of India, scenes in the colonies, astronomical views taken of the different observations of the world and photo-microscopical pictures, with explanatory remarks by Mr. A.W. Dobbie. Many of the photographs of scenes in India and Europe were taken by Mr. Dobbie himself and his explanations were therefore particularly interesting and to the point.



Saturday 20th April 1895
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Saturday 27th April 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday week, Mr. E.W. Belcher (vice-president) occupying the chair. One nomination for membership was received. The judges of the Mount Barker excursion competition pictures (Messrs. Dailey, Dobbie and Krichauff) awarded the first prize to Mr. E.W. Belcher and the second to Mr. J. Gazard. Pictures were shown for criticism by Mrs. Rowe and Messrs. Dailey, Gazard and Adamson, while Mr. R. Walsh exhibited and explained a new form of camera. The President (Mr. C.F. Clough) delivered a lecture on "Collodion emulsion for lantern slides and transparencies". At a previous meeting Mr. C.F. Clough showed how lantern-slides could be made by copying photographs, engravings, woodcuts, the ordinary gelatin dry plate being used to the entire exclusion of collodion. It was pointed however, that for certain branches of photographic work the gelatin plate did not give the best possible results, there being always a tendency to half-tone and consequent degradation of the high light and that to secure perfect reproductions it was necessary to resort to the use of collodion. The collodion "wet plate" is now almost universally used by professional lantern-slide makers, but for obvious reasons the process is unsuited to the majority of amateur workers and it was Mr. C.F. Clough's aim to show how by using unwashed collodion emulsion, photographers could easily and cheaply prepare plates which possessed most of the advantages of the wet plate without its drawbacks. The whole process was described in detail. The preparation of the plate, the making of the emulsion, the sensitizing of the collodion, the coating and drying and afterwards the exposing, developing, fixing and intensifying of the prepared plate were all dealt with, Mr. C.F. Clough illustrating his remarks by a number of experiments. A lantern display of slides made by the collodion emulsion process brought the lecture to a close. A discussion followed, Messrs. Belcher, Dailey, Dobbie, Griffiths and Roberts taking part. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. C.F. Clough for his interesting and able address.



Monday 13th May 1895
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Tuesday 14th May 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance of members, presided over by Mr. C.F. Clough. Mr. S.P. Bond was elected a member of the Society and three nominations were received. The prizes presented by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn and Mr. C.F. Clough for the best pictures taken during the Mount Barker excursion were handed to Messrs. E.W. Belcher and J. Gazard. A large collection of photographic views, many of them of great merit, were displayed on the table, the contributors being Misses Stace and Dailey, Dr. Campbell and Messrs. Scott, Adamson, Smeaton and A.H. Kingsborough. Mr. R.B. Adamson distributed a number of copies of the group taken at the last outing and Mr. Beaumont Read kindly presented thirteen numbers of the AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL to the library. After transacting the business an adjournment was made to the library, where a lecture on "Photo-micrography" was delivered by Mr. W.B. Poole. Photo-micrography was defined as the process by which the enlarged image of an object as seen through the microscope was permanently impressed upon a light-sensitive surface. A brief account of the progress made during the last few years was given. The advent of the collodion process gave a great impetus to the work, but it was not until the introduction of the gelatino-bromide dry plate that reliable and comparatively inexpensive reproductions of microscopic objects could be secured. The advance in microscopic optics during the last few years has also tended to lessen great difficulties, for whereas in the old days it was almost impossible to obtain lenses having coincident visual and actinic foci, now special glass was employed in the manufacture of the best lenses, which enabled the optician to turn out an article which was almost perfect in its resolving and defining powers, being so corrected that the visual and actinic foci were practically at the same point. By the aid of instruments in use at the present time rapid and satisfactory images of almost any object could be obtained, which for accuracy of detail leave any method of artistic representation through the medium of the hand and eye far behind. The lecturer dealt at length with the advantages which the photographs possess over drawings executed by hand and showed how immensely superior the former were even when compared with the best work of the most skilled artists. Nearly every class of natural objects yielded specimens worthy of reproduction and during the last year or two that very difficult group, bacteria, had received great attention. As instancing the importance of photo-micrography, it was mentioned that only by its aid could the bacilli be truthfully depicted, the sensitive plates recording flagella on some of these forms that were too delicate to be perceived by the eye even when aided by the best lenses. Other advantages claimed for the photographs were that they could be cheaply enlarged and reproduced in large numbers and that they afforded data for measuring exactly the size of minute objects. After pointing out that in order to be a successful photo-micrographer the operator must have a complete knowledge of and command over his instruments, the lecturer proceeded to describe the apparatus used by himself. While showing and explaining each part in detail Mr. Poole made a number of suggestions which should prove very useful to any one taking up this branch of study. The instrument was then set in position and after determining the magnification and deciding on the objective to be used, the light was adjusted and centered and the camera coupled on to the microscope. The spine of the echinus was then placed on the carrier and after being carefully focused on to the screen, was exposed to a sensitive plate for a couple of minutes. The developing of the plate, which gave a clear, vigorous negative, brought the lecture to a close. On the motion of the President a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Poole for his interesting lecture and demonstration.



Saturday 15th June 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, Mr. C.F. Clough presiding over a large attendance. Misses H. and M.E. Browne and Mr. A. Leitch were elected members of the society and four nominations for membership were received. A draft copy of the program for 1895-6 was placed on the table. A fair collection of photographs, many of them of great merit, were exhibited by Mrs. Rowe, Dr. Campbell and Mr. Greenlees. A letter was received from Mr. W. Garland giving detailed information regarding the proposed grand associated conversazione of the literary, scientific and art societies and asking for the co-operation of the South Australian Photographic Society. After some discussion a favorable resolution was carried. After the business had been transacted the lights were lowered and a lantern exhibition given. Slides were contributed by Mrs. Rowe, Miss Stace and Messrs. Clough, Belcher, Whitham, Read, Greenlees, Ferneley, Bond, Stace, Gazard, Draper and A.H. Kingsborough and as the various pictures were passed on to the screen they were subjected to the friendly criticism of those present. The oxy-hydrogen limelight lantern was manipulated by Mr. R.B. Adamson with his usual ability.



Friday 12th July 1895
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ROYAL S.A. YACHT SQUADRON
The monthly general meeting will be held at the Clubroom, Largs, this evening, at 8.15pm. Mr. C.F. Clough (President of the South Australian Photographic Society) will Exhibit a number of Limelight Yachting views. Musical items.
MAGNUS WALD
HON. SECRETARY



Saturday 13th July 1895
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ROYAL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN YACHT SQUADRON
The members and friends, including ladies, of the Royal South Australian Yacht squadron spent a very pleasant two hours at the Clubroom, Largs Pier Hotel, on Friday evening, when Mr. C.F. Clough, President of the South Australian Photographic Society, showed a large number of limelight views comprising enlargements of photographs taken at Ports Elliot, Victor and Adelaide, scenes of well known yachts, buildings in and around Adelaide and portions of the South line. The views were very fine and those depicting marine scenes were particularly appreciated. On the motion of Commodore Creswell a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Clough. During the evening songs were rendered by Messrs. Wellbourne, Jones, Beard, Lamb, Dewhirst and Francis. Mr. J. Williams officiated as pianist. At the conclusion of the entertainment the visitors partook of refreshments provided by Host Alexander.



Monday 15th July 1895
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Wednesday 17th July 1895
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance and Mr. C.F. Clough occupied the chair. Mesdames Vaughan and Jerrems, Miss Kingsborough and Mr. A.J. Boase elected members of the Society and three nominations were received.

An attractive program for the coming year was placed on the table. Work for criticism was shown by Messrs. Belcher, Bardsley and Gazard. The annual report, presented by the Hon.Secretary, showed that the Society was in a flourishing condition. There had been a gratifying increase in the membership, attendance at the various meetings and the interest taken in them. During the year eleven new members had been elected and five had resigned, making the number now on the roll sixty-six.

In recognition of his valuable services to the Society the Hon. Dr. Cockburn M.P., had been elected a LIFE MEMBER. The rules had been revised and important alterations made. The stock of apparatus was in good order and had been increased by the addition of a changing bag. Three folios for preserving the prize pictures belonging to the Society had also been procured. The library now contained sixty-six volumes, eight having been added during the year, besides five periodicals.

For the third year in succession the silver medal offered at the Mount Barker Show for the best collection of views of the district had been awarded to the Society. The rapid rectilinear lens offered by Messrs. Baker & Rouse for the best six views of Adelaide was won by Mr. J. Gazard and the prizes donated by Dr. Cockburn and Mr. C.F. Clough for the best three pictures taken at the Mount Barker excursion were secured by Messrs. E.W. Belcher and J. Gazard.

A special feature of the year had been the number of exhibitions held in this and the other colonies. In the photographic section, of the Chamber of Manufactures Exhibition eleven out of the thirty competitors were members of the Society and these succeeded in obtaining nine prizes and fourteen certificates of merit out of the fourteen prizes and nineteen certificates awarded.

The Hon.Treasurer submitted the balance-sheet, which showed that the receipts had been £34 9s 11 1/2d and the expenditure £31 6s 1 1/2d. The report and balance - sheet were adopted. Mr. C.F. Clough delivered the annual address and in an interesting manner dealt at length with the progress made in the various branches of photography during the past year. The resignations of Mr. C.F. Clough as President and Mr. A.H. Kingsborough as Hon.Secretary were received with regret and each was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his past services.



Friday 9th August 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures, North-terrace, on Thursday 8th August. Mr. E.W. Belcher (President) occupied the chair. Mr. C.L. Whitham, Inspector of Schools, delivered a lecture on "Photography as an Important Factor in Modern Education". The lecturer traced the modern system of education from Pestalozzi in Switzerland and Froebel (his German pupil) to Bain, Tyndall, Huxley and Herbert Spencer in England, who had all taken up the crusade against the old form of instruction which dealt with memory as the sole vehicle of knowledge, the transition being in our modern methods from the abstract ideas to concrete forms, from the subjective to the objective. Next after dealing with objects in the teaching of children came the power and influence of pictures and there was where photography came in. While they could lay before the children routes and other things they could not bring before them a subject like the River Murray or Hallett's Cove. He took the River Murray as a typical subject, illustrating the whole of the river in about eighty views, from Renmark to the mouth of the river, a distance of 340 miles. In addition he showed samples of school work, such as writing, upper - class drawing, wood - chip carving, plaster of paris work, how the modulator might be used in singing lessons in the evenings, specimens of geology, taking Hallett's Cove and flower-growing at schools. The lecture proved highly interesting and was illustrated by several limelight views under the direction of Mr. R.B. Adamson. A vote of thanks to the lecturer was carried unanimously.

Miss Row, Mr. H.S. Blondel and Mr. H.M. Paterson were elected members and two nominations were received for election at the next meeting. The resignation of Mr. J.D. Dixon as Librarian was received with regret and Mr. H.M. Paterson was elected Assistant Secretary and Librarian. A number of slides were shown through the lantern and a vote of thanks to the lecturer and to Mr. R.B. Adamson for manipulating the lantern closed the proceedings.

The program for 1895-6 contains an artistic fronts piece designed by the President and produced by a photo. process block.



Friday 13th September 1895
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On Wednesday evening the annual conversazione and exhibition of work in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society were held in the Victoria Hall. There were between 400 and 500 people present. The hall was profusely decorated with excellent photographic works executed by various members of the Society during the year. Messrs. Baker & Rouse, Small and Co., S.P. Bond and A.J. Bosse had on view numerous interesting photographic apparatus. In a short address the President of the Society (Mr. E. Belcher) drew attention to the quality of the exhibits, which had never before been surpassed. He said that the Society now numbered seventy members and the past year had been one of progress. The interest in photography was ever increasing. In all its branches it was so fascinating and placed such powers in our hands for the beautifying and enlightenment of our lives and homes, that it was no wonder that it was being sought out and studied to such an extent. The Society felt that it was doing a grand work. During the evening a presentation, in the form of a handsome traveling bag, was made to the late Hon.Secretary, Mr. A.H. Kingsborough. After the presentation the President gave a demonstration of the ferro prussiate print. About 150 beautiful slides were, by the aid of a lantern, manipulated by Mr. Adamson, depicted on a broad sheet of canvas. The pictures represented the work of some of the members when touring through the country. Mr. A.W. Dobbie gave a brief delineation of the pictures shown. The proceedings were interspersed with pianoforte overtures during the evening by Mesdames Belcher and Christie, Miss McGann and Mr. H.M. Paterson.



Friday 13th September 1895
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A conversazione and exhibition of work in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Victoria, Hall on Thursday evening, September 12. Many of the exhibits, which were arranged on stands around the walls and down the center of the hall, were very beautiful and showed how far the photographic art has been cultivated by local amateurs. All branches of photography were ably represented. Among the most noticeable were microscopic slides by Mr. Bussell, views by Mr. S.J. Dailey, instantaneous yachting pictures by Mr. C.F. Clough, almond blossoms by Mr. E.W. Belcher, transparencies by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough and colored photos by Mr. K. Cooke.

A large number of members and their friends attended the conversazione which began with a short address by the President (Mr. E.W. Belcher. He said they now numbered about 70 members, who were enthusiastic workers at their beautiful art. The past year had been one of progress. They had listened to a number of excellent papers and several lectures. Photography was playing an important part all over the world. There was not a department of art or science that had not been advanced in a wonderful manner by its power. It was not exaggeration to say that copies from celebrated works of art, which 20 years ago would have taxed the ability of the best engravers to produce and have commanded £40 or £30 in price, may now be bought for almost as many pence and what was more marvelous, they translated the character and individuality of the original more faithfully than the work which demanded so much skill and labor.

The President then presented, on behalf of the society, a handsome traveling bag to Mr. A.H. Kingsborough, the late Hon.Secretary, in recognition of his services. The gift was suitably acknowledged by the recipient. Selections on the piano were given by Mrs. and Miss Belcher, Mrs. McCann and Mr. H.M. Paterson.

A very pleasant evening concluded with the limelight exhibition of photographic slides prepared by members of the society. Mr. R.B. Adamson managed the lantern and Mr. A.W. Dobbie gave explanatory remarks.



Thursday 10th October 1895
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Saturday 12th October 1895
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The monthly meeting was held at the University on Tuesday, October 8, the President (Mr. E.W. Belcher) in the chair. There was a good attendance of members and visitors, including ladies. Mr. W.J. Anderson and Rev. W.A. Moore were elected members and three nominations were received for next meeting. The Hon.Secretary (Mr. P.A. Roberts) reported having received a set of 103 lantern slides from Sydney, which were sent in connection with the International Lantern Slide Exchange by the following Societies: Hackney, Dundee and East of Scotland, Sheffield, Nelson (New Zealand) and Auckland (New Zealand). After correspondence had been submitted to the members, Mr. R.W. Chapman M.A., B.C.E., of the University, delivered an interesting and instructive lecture on "The Composition of Colors". He first drew attention to the composition of ordinary white light, by resolving a beam from the limelight into its component colors by passing it through a prism, thus obtaining a brilliant band of colors on the screen. He stated that color bears the same relation to light that the pitch of a note does to sound, but proceeded to show that the effect of compounding colors was very different to the effect of compounding musical notes. The trained musical ear could distinguish every note of a chord, but the eye had no suspicion of the component colors that go to make up a mixed tint, as the same tint apparently might be composed in very many different ways. The effect of compounding colored lights by reflecting beams from various portions of the spectrum was then shown and by analyzing the light passing through colored glasses the nature of colors by transmitted light was exhibited. The difference between the colors obtained by mixing the lights that had passed through colored glasses and by superposing one glass on the other was then shown by a series of striking experiments. Further experiments proved that white light may be produced by a mixture of two colors only and that the eye could not distinguish the white light so produced from ordinary white light. The modern theory that the eye possesses only three separate color sensations was then explained, all our notions of color being due to the mixture of the three primary sensations in different proportions. Experiments on the compounding of colors by means of the color-top were shown and the lecturer explained the practical application of the theory of three color sensations in Dr. Joly's new method of color photography. He concluded by exhibiting some curious electrical effects produced on photographic plates. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Chapman for his lecture closed the proceedings.



Wednesday 20th November 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, 14th November. Mr. E.W. Belcher, President, was in the chair and there was a good attendance of members. Messrs. William Barlow, C.E. Kerr and Hugo Leschen were elected members and one nomination was received for election at the next meeting. After the correspondence had been disposed of Mr. A.W. Dobbie delivered a lecture on "The Stereoscope and Stereoscopic Photography". The lecturer began by stating that stereoscopic photography was decidedly the most fascinating of the numerous branches of the photographic art and that no single picture produced by the brush of the artist or photo camera could compare with the double or stereoscopic view for the lifelike reproduction of nature, beauty of detail and variety of shade, especially in the case of a stereo transparency. He then proceeded to demonstrate the remarkable fact that in looking at an object the right eye receives and presents to the brain an entirely different image or picture to that of the left eye and the brain as a result of long practice mentally blended the two separate pictures into one and thus enabled the mind to perceive form very much more correctly and in greater relief than could possibly be done with one eye. The kinds of cameras required, the methods of altering ordinary cameras so that they might be used for stereoscopic work and the methods of using these for producing suitable negatives, were dealt with in a practical manner. The lecturer then proceeded to describe the various processes of development and stated that it was necessary to develop quickly and fully, so as to produce a somewhat thin negative full of detail, which the stereoscope brought out to perfection. The process of printing, trimming and mounting the picture so as to show to best advantage were described and shown in operation. Mr. Dobbie described several methods of producing what he considered to be the most perfect reproduction of nature obtainable — a stereo transparency. By the aid of a very simple copying camera which could be made by any amateur at all handy with tools, he showed that the method of producing these beautiful pictures was the essence of simplicity. The various portions of the subject throughout the lecture were fully illustrated by lantern views and other apparatus. A long discussion followed and Mr. Dobbie received the hearty thanks of the members for his interesting and instructive lecture.



Tuesday 17th December 1895
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on the evening of Thursday 12th December, the lecture hall being comfortably filled with members and visitors, both ladies and gentlemen. Mr. E.W. Belcher presided. Mr. L. Whitham was elected a member of the society. It being the "lantern evening" a collection of 104 slides sent in connection with the international lantern slide exchange, comprising slides from Nelson and Auckland (New Zealand), Dundee and East of Scotland, Sheffield and Hackney (England) were first shown on the screen, followed by new slides prepared by some of the members. The president gave explanatory remarks and Mr. R.B. Adamson acted as lanternist with the oxy-hydrogen limelight.



Monday 13th January 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday, January 9. There were present the president (Mr. E.W. Belcher) and a good attendance of members and friends, apologies for absence being received from Mr. C.F. Clough and the sectary. The nomination paper for one new member was handed in. It was explained by the president that the committee had arranged that greater prominence should be given at each monthly meeting to the inspection and criticism of work by the members and in response to the requests for exhibits, a good collection of pictures was handed in, embracing paper prints of landscape and other views, stereoscopic transparencies and lantern slides by Mr. and Miss Stace, Messrs. Dobbie, Gazard and Scott. These were passed round and subjected to the friendly criticism of the members, special prominence being given to the idea of backing the negatives. Various methods for doing this were suggested and the president informed the meeting that no doubt valuable information on this subject would be brought forward at the next meeting, as Mr. C.F. Clough was to deal with the subject of "Halation". The special business of the evening was a demonstration by Messrs. Dobbie, Stace and Gazard of the development of negatives specially taken for this meeting. The views included street scenes, seascapes and landscapes, most of which were subjected to an exposure of about ¼ of a second and these were developed by the application of different developers, including pyrogalic acid and soda, hydrovimone, amidol, rodinal and metol. The gentlemen who had undertaken the task of development were surrounded by the members, who carefully watched the various processes and made enquiries as the work went on. One of the best negatives produced was a view of breakers at Port Elliott, which was developed with metol, good detail and printing density being readily obtained as well as a fine bank of clouds which helped to break the monotony of the sky. The demonstration was felt to be a success and members expressed their satisfaction at the profit they had derived from observing their more experienced fellows at work. Considerable benefit would no doubt result from such exhibitions if the committee were informed of special difficulties which members meet with in their work and which can be demonstrated under the limited conditions which artificial lighting involves.



Saturday 22nd February 1896
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Friday 28th February 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures, North Terrace, on Thursday 13th February. In the absence of the President, who was indisposed, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, one of the Vice-Presidents, occupied the chair and there was a good attendance of members. Miss A.K. John was elected a member and one nomination was received for election at next meeting. Some excellent work was shown. Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough and Gazard were the recipients of "Ilford" medals, won in connection with inter-colonial prize competitions. It was stated that the Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Cockburn M.P., one of the Patrons, had invited the Society to be his guests at a picnic at Mount Barker on 29th February and about twenty of the members signified their intention of taking part in the excursion. The principal business of the evening was a lecture by Mr. C.F. Clough on "Halation", The lecturer dealt with his subject in a scientific manner, explaining the optical principles that underlie the phenomenon and by means of diagrams and landscapes shown through the lantern indicated the causes of and ill-effects produced by the spreading of light, which the term signifies. He explained the various methods that had been used to counteract the evil both in the manufacture and the backing of photographic plates and gave various practical hints and a demonstration of "backing" a plate, together with useful formulae in connection with it. After a short discussion the lecturer was accorded a hearty vote of thanks by acclamation.



Monday 2nd March 1896
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Saturday 7th March 1896
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MOUNT BARKER, 1st March. The annual visit of the South Australian Photographic Society was paid on Saturday. Twenty four members came from Adelaide, including some ladies. They were met at the railway station by Dr. Cockburn and his son and daughter and driven to Hahndorf, where a halt was made and a number of views taken. Thence the party proceeded to the Onkaparinga River and views of the surrounding charming scenery were photographed. Refreshments were partaken of and a return was made to Fairfield, the residence of Dr. Cockburn, where the party were entertained at luncheon in a large marquee. Mr. A.W. Dobbie, the vice-president of the society, proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Cockburn and his family for their hospitality. The party were driven to the station and caught the evening train for the city. All agreed that it was one of the most enjoyable outings the society has had. A number of the views taken will be exhibited at the Mount Barker Agricultural Show.



Saturday 7th March 1896
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Twenty-four members of the South Australian Photographic Society, at the invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, visited Mount Barker on Saturday. Arriving by the first train, they were met at the station by Dr. Cockburn and family, the ex-President, Mr. Clough, several of the local members and friends. They were conveyed in vehicles to Hahndorf. Halts were made to enable picturesque views of the town to be taken. Thence the party proceeded to the Onkaparinga River. Light refreshments were there provided and many views of the surrounding scenery secured. The party returned via Mount Barker to Fairfield, Dr. Cockburn's residence. Dinner was provided in a marquee. The President, Mr. Belcher, sent an apology for his absence, which was due to illness. The Vice-President, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, proposed a vote of thanks to the host, hostess and family for their hospitality and pleasant outing. The visitors were driven to the station and caught the 6.30 train to the city. The views taken will be exhibited at the forthcoming Agricultural Society's Show.



Saturday 14th March 1896
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Tuesday 17th March 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, 12th March. Mr. E.W. Belcher presided over a good attendance. Miss Sutton and A. Matthews were elected members. Several members showed specimens of their work. A letter was received from Mr. P.A. Roberts, the Hon.Secretary, conveying his resignation, which was accepted with regret and Mr. J. Gazard was elected to fill the office. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Roberts for his services. Mr. J.D. Dixon was appointed as Assistant Secretary and Librarian. The Rev. W. Corley Butler, a visitor, showed and explained a most interesting photograph of a snake in the act of constricting and swallowing a rabbit, taken by him on the banks of the River Murray. Mr. J.W. Bussell delivered a lecture on 'Photography and the Lantern'. He described the various illuminants used for lantern projection and spoke in favor of the incandescent gas, though the light par excellence was the electric arc now made and used in England. Instruments, such as the lanternscope, for examining slides, were also described and shown. A discussion followed in which reference was made to the newly discovered and most brilliant gas, acetylene, which is attracting great attention amongst photographers. The various kinds of lantern plates came under notice and the opinion was expressed that collodion emulsion still gave the best results. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Bussell for his interesting lecture. Mr. Dobbie, Vice-President, reported that the excursion to Mount Barker on February 29, at the invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, was a great success. Over twenty members availed themselves of the Doctor's kindness and spent a thoroughly enjoyable day. A considerable number of pictures were taken during the outing, mostly at Hahndorf and on the River Onkaparinga, which were visited en route. The committee had selected about fifty of the views which were being exhibited at the Mount Barker Show that day.



Saturday 11th April 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 9th April. There was a fair attendance of members, presided over by Mr. E.W. Belcher. Work was shown for criticism by Messrs. Adamson, Joyner and Leschen, the President and the Secretary. The photographs taken by members during the recent excursion to Mount Barker and exhibited at the Mount Barker Show, were on view. The question box being in use, various questions were asked concerning lenses, speed of shutters, printing out papers, printing, enameling, burnishing, washing prints and were satisfactorily answered and opinions and experiences were interchanged.



Monday 18th May 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures, North-terrace on Thursday 14th May. Mr. E.W. Belcher presided over a good attendance. One nomination for membership was received. After the formal business had been transacted and members work, which was shown by Messrs. Dobbie, Draper, Kerr and Gazard, examined and criticized, an exhibition of lantern slides was given by the aid of the oxy-hydrogen lantern, ably manipulated by Mr. R.B. Adamson. A large number of slides were shown, many of exceptional merit and were thoroughly appreciated by the spectators, who comprised members and their friends. The slides numbering over 150, were contributed by the President, Miss Stace and Messrs. Clough, Dobbie, Stace, A.H. Kingsborough, Radcliffe, Draper, Greenlees, Scott, Bond and Gazard. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Adamson for his services.



Saturday 13th June 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members, presided over by Mr. E.W. Belcher. Dr. A.W. Hill was elected a member and one nomination was received. Work for inspection, including landscape, instantaneous, flashlight and stereoscopic views was shown by Messrs. Dobbie, Clough, Greenlees, the President and Hon.Secretary. A number of specimens of the new photography produced by the Rontgen rays were also shown, several being kindly lent by Mr. Barbour. Mr. E.E. Hayman read an instructive paper on "The Carbon Process", which was accompanied by a demonstration of the development of exposed tissue. This proved very entertaining to the members, several of whom, in the discussion which followed, complimented Mr. Hayman on the excellent results which he had achieved in this extremely fascinating branch of the photographic art.



Saturday 11th July 1896
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Monday 13th July 1896
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, Mr. E.W. Belcher presided. Miss Perryman was elected a member and four nominations were received. Mr. C.F. Clough and Mr. George Stace showed specimens of work for criticism. The program for the coming year was read by the Hon.Secretary, also the eleventh annual report, which contained the following: The number of members on the roll is now 69, 17 new members were elected during the year, 3 resigned and 3 were struck off for non payment of subscription. Two slight alterations of the rules were made, one to provide for two Vice-Presidents and the other to make the Librarian also Assistant Secretary. During the year the Hon.Secretary and Librarian resigned their offices and these positions have since been filled by Mr. J. Gazard and Mr. J.D. Dixon. The Society's stock of apparatus, has received the addition of two table gas lamps, a strong box for storing the Society's papers and portable bookshelves. The library has been further extended by the addition of thirteen books, besides periodicals, the total number of volumes on the catalog now being eighty-two. A complete rearrangement of the library has just been made, all the books procurable having been called in and re-numbered. During the year eleven ordinary and ten committee meetings have been held. The attendances have been very satisfactory and the specimens of work shown by members for criticism have been numerous and some of exceptional merit. The annual conversazione was held in the Victoria Hall on 12th September. It was largely attended and proved a complete success. On 20th February an excursion was made to Mount Barker at the kind invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn. This is the fifth year in succession that the Society has benefited by the Doctor's kindness. On this occasion over twenty members accepted the invitation and spent a thoroughly enjoyable day. The Society contributed to the success of the Mayor's conversazione in November by an excellent display of photographs and apparatus. The Hon.Treasurer read his annual statement, which showed a good credit balance. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The retiring President, Mr. E.W. Belcher delivered the annual address and made reference to the progress of photography, the discoveries of the year and the future of the art. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring President; also to the Hon.Treasurer for his seven years services.



Friday 14th August 1896
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A meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, when a demonstration of lantern-slide making with collodion bromide emulsion was given by Mr. C.F. Clough. The chair was occupied by Mr. Andrew Scott (vice president of the society) and there was a good attendance. The lecturer explained the extent to which the collodion, process was gaining ground for the manufacture of half tone plates and for "process" work, as well as for lantern slides. He showed how the plates are exposed and developed and also the process of making collodion, which is formed of collodion cotton dissolved in ether and alcohol and is applied to the plate after it has been sensitized with bromide of silver. Mr. Whitham showed a hand camera made by Messrs. Newman and Guardia and specimens of its work on the Continent Mr. J. Gazard displayed a new 10 x 12 camera, a new Ross Goerz lens and a focal plane shutter. Four new members, Mr. H. Robson, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and Mr. A. Vaughan, were elected and one nomination was received.



Saturday 15th August 1896
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The monthly meeting of the above society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., presided over a good attendance. Mr. H. Robson, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and Mr. A. Vaughan were elected members and two nominations were received. Mr. C.L. Whitham showed and explained a new hand camera, made by Messrs. Newman & Guardia, also specimens of work done with it. The Hon.Secretary exhibited a new 12 x 10 camera with a Ross-Goerz lens, also a focal-plane shutter, the instrument being a new importation. Mr. C.F. Clough gave a practical demonstration of the making of lantern slides with collodio-bromide emulsion. He afterwards showed the method of mixing the emulsion and the coating of the plate, after the same had received a substratum of albumen, the making of which was also demonstrated. Several slides made by the process were handed round for inspection and were greatly admired and samples of the emulsion made at the meeting were distributed amongst the members. The thanks of the meeting were awarded to Mr. Clough.



Saturday 12th September 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures, North terrace. on Thursday evening. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., presided over a fair attendance. Messrs. A. Rendall and H. Miners were elected members and two nominations were received. The Hon.Secretary showed a number of instantaneous pictures and Mr. J.D. Dixon a photographic double. After preliminary business had been transacted Mr. F.E. Hayman read the continuation of his paper on "The Carbon Process", accompanying it with a practical demonstration. Dealing this time more especially with the process as applied to transference, Mr. Hayman first described the coating of the glass support with an insoluble gelatin substratum then the method of sensitizing the carbon tissue with bichromate solution and the many advantages to be gained by discriminately varying the strength of the solution. The collodionizing of the prepared tissue, developing, intensifying, toning and fixing it were all dealt with, also the exposures needed for paper prints, lantern slides and transparencies for enlargement purposes, compared with silver chloride paper. The failures a beginner would be apt to meet, their causes and remedies. were all clearly set forth and Mr. Hayman in his demonstration showed how to overcome all difficulties. An exhibition of lantern slides made by Woodbury type, a process closely related to carbon, followed, a large number of views of the world's most beautiful scenery being thrown on the screen. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Hayman, who suitably responded. Dr. Cockburn was also presented with the thanks of the meeting for his kindness in lending the slides shown.



Friday 9th October 1896
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the University on Tuesday evening, when Professor Bragg delivered to a large attendance of members his interesting lecture on the Rontgen rays. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided. Commencing with an account of Franklin's experiments the Professor described the results of the researches of Faraday, Crookes, Lenard and Rontgen, the now famous discoverer of the X rays. Experiments with the electric egg, vacuum tubes of different degrees of exhaustion and with other apparatus were made and the theories of the cause of light in the vacuum were lucidly explained by means of simple analogies. During the lecture several lantern slides from negatives taken with the Rontgen rays were thrown on the screen and at the conclusion members had an opportunity of inspecting their own limbs made transparent by the invisible rays with the aid of the fluorescent screen. The hearty thanks of the meeting were accorded Professor Bragg. Miss Miley and Mr. J.G. Wanke were elected members of the society.



Thursday 29th October 1896
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The annual conversazione and exhibition of work in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society was successfully held at the Victoria Hall on Wednesday evening. Exhibits were ranged on tables about the hall, comprising prints, lantern slides, enlargements and stereoscopic views. The President of the Society, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, welcomed the visitors, of whom there was a very large number. An overture was played by Miss Colebatch and a song was sung by Mr. Beaumont Read. Mr. C.F. Clough gave a demonstration of the taking of flash light pictures, taking the President as his subject. The President, assisted by Mr. Scott, gave a demonstration of Rontgen-ray photography. Those pictures were then developed and later thrown upon a screen by the aid of Mr. R.B. Adamson's lantern apparatus. They included photographs of a little girl's hand and of articles such as keys, watch-chains, handed up by the audience. They were fairly successful. Mr. Hayman was very successful in showing the development of carbon tissues. At the close of the evening about 150 interesting lantern-slides were thrown on the screen and were a fitting wind-up to an enjoyable evening, much of the credit of ensuring which was due to the efforts of the Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard.



Thursday 29th October 1896
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The annual conversazione and exhibition of work in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Victoria Hall on Wednesday evening. The work of the members was arranged about the hall and was much admired by the large audience. After a musical selection had been rendered the President (Mr. A.W. Dobbie) gave a short address, reviewing the progress of photography during the year and thanked the visitors for their attendance, Mr. C.F. Clough then took a flashlight portrait of the president as he stood on the stage. The plate was developed and shown on the screen. Mr. Dobbie, with the assistance of Mr. Scott, gave a demonstration of the Rontgen rays, taking a photograph of a child's hand for the purpose. This was subsequently reproduced on the screen and came out splendidly. The development of a carbon enlargement was shown on opal by Mr. F.E. Hayman, who described the process. A series of photos selected from those sent in by members were then thrown upon the screen and the pictures, most of which were of Australian beauty spots, proved very attractive. During the evening Mr. Beaumont Read was heard to advantage in a popular number.



Friday 30th October 1896
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F.A. Joyner, North Adelaide, writes: "At the conversazione of the South Australian Photographic Society, held last night, some four or five lantern slides were shown by means of the lantern and were referred to by the President as being made by me. I wish to disclaim the manufacture of the slides. They were made by Mr. Breer from negatives taken by me. I may add that I informed the President of the Society of this fact prior to the opening of the conversazione. I shall be obliged if you will publish this disclaimer, as I am not desirous of being under the imputation of accepting honor which is not due to me".



Saturday 14th November 1896
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie (president) was in the chair. Some excellent specimens of photography, the work of members, were shown, comprising stereoscopic transparencies of the Jenolan Caves by Mr. Dobbie, stereoscopic views by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough and prints by Mr. W.J. Anderson. Mr. S.P. Bond gave a very practical and entertaining demonstration of the process of collotype, simplified for the use of amateurs. By means of the photo-autocopyist Mr. Bond showed how to obtain in printing ink permanent prints from any negative. The whole process was gone through. Mr. Bond received the hearty thanks of the meeting for the instruction which he had imparted.



Tuesday 15th December 1896
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Wednesday 16th December 1896
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures, North-terrace, on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a good attendance. A lot of specimens of members work were brought for inspection, including prints by Messrs. Bond, Hassell, Draper and Miners, prints and stereoscopic views by Mr. Belcher and transparencies of lightning flashes, by Mr. Dobbie. Miss S. McMinn was elected a member. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough gave a paper on "Enlargements", accompanying same with a demonstration. The different methods of enlarging were described and the apparatus used for each was shown and explained. The use of daylight and artificial light and their relative advantages and disadvantages were dealt with. A number of enlarged prints were handed round and the good and bad qualities of same and the results of different exposures and developers pointed out. Several beautiful specimens of this class of work were shown and were much admired. A demonstration of exposing and developing a print followed, an ordinary optical lantern being used and the result was very satisfactory. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough was heartily thanked for his able and instructive paper, which was greatly appreciated by every member present.



Saturday 16th January 1897
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Monday 18th January 1897
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures, North-terrace, on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie (president) occupied the chair and there was a good attendance of members. Work was handed in for inspection and criticism by Messrs. Wanke and Witham and the president. It was decided that the next meeting should be devoted to a question-box lecture and to inspection of apparatus to be shown by members. Demonstrations in various branches of photographic work were given. Mr. Dobbie showed his method of trimming and mounting stereo and other prints, also of intensifying negatives. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough showed "uranium toning of enlargements" and the Hon.Secretary "burnishing". A number of questions relating to the demonstrations were satisfactorily answered and a vote of thanks to the demonstrators concluded the meeting.



Monday 8th February 1897
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On Saturday the members of the South Australian Photographic Society , for the sixth successive year, accepted the invitation of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, M.P., one of the Patrons and paid a visit to Mount Barker for the purpose of enjoying his hospitality and of obtaining views of the most beautiful spots in the neighborhood for competition at the jubilee show of the Mount Barker Agricultural Society, which, as usual, is to be held on the second Thursday in March. A prize and a medal are offered tor the best collection of 12 photographs, so that distinction as well as pleasure is to be won by the amateur knights and ladies of the camera who take part in the excursion. However, it must be admitted that the recollection of the happy outings of the past, which have been held annually since 1892, did more to induce a large muster on Saturday than any idea of gaining kudos at the show, although doubtless many of the pictures obtained will there be prominently staged for admiration and inspection. The weather was most delightful, as befitted a function arranged by the Ministerial head of the Meteorological Department. The sun shone brightly, but there was a cool refreshing breeze and clouds flecked the sky and toned down the fiercer rays. During the half-dozen years since the institution of the picnic at Mount Barker very many of the charming towns in the vicinity have been visited and fairy glimpses of Mount Barker Springs, Ambleside, Balhannah, Hahndorf, Mylor, Echunga, Littlehampton and Blakiston have been immortalized, while grazing cattle, drinking horses and ruined cottages have been carried away on countless negatives. On this occasion the route was along the picturesque road which crosses the railway line by the dairy factory and runs past the Wesleyan Cemetery, in which Mr. John Dunn's movement is the most prominent feature, up to the Mount Barker Springs and thence back along the edge of Dalmeny Park to Blakiston, through Littlehampton and up to Dr. Cockburn's charming residence at Fairfield. Everywhere most tempting views caught the eye and many as were the plates brought out by the score of travelers who were furnished with cameras they were all full long before all the subjects which pressed for selection were exhausted.

The Adelaide contingent left the metropolis by the 7.30am train, arriving at Mount Barker shortly after 9am. Those present were Mr. A.W. Dobbie (president), Mr. George Stace (ex-president), Mrs. W.T. Howe. Misses Bailey, Stace, Miley, Kingsborough, John and Sutton, Messrs. E. Cooke (Commissioner of Audit), C.L. Whitham (member of the board of inspectors) Andrew Scott B.A. (of the Training College), H.P. Gill (director of technical art), J. Gazard (Hon.Secretary), Messrs. Beaumont Read, C.R. Wilton, Kingsborough, Belcher, Radcliffe, Hayman, Hassell, Bussell, Kerr, Cain, Roberts, Robson and Anderson. At the station the party was met by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, Miss Madge Cockburn, Miss F. Paltridge, Mr. C.F. Clough and Mr. Piers Cockburn.

A large spring wagon with four horses attached and laden with light refreshments, was furnished with comfortable improvised seats sufficient to accommodate a score of visitors, while two double-horsed wagonettes and Dr. Cockburn's pony carriage gave room for everyone else. With out delay the excursionists climbed into their places and the Kodak fiend at once took snap shots of the cavalcade, the wagon being specially favored because the front seats were occupied by ladies and altogether the vehicle, its load and its team made a more effective picture than an ordinary conveyance. However, the bulk of the performers reserved their fire until the first stage of the journey had been finished and the luncheon camp was reached. The spot selected was about four miles from the town on the property of Mr. John Frame, near the foot of the mount, permission being courteously accorded by Mrs. Frame for the invasion of the party. The cloth was spread on a grass bank under a spreading tree close beside a stream of beautifully clear water, which wound slowly through the valley. On the higher side stretched the luxuriant orchard surrounding Mr. Frame's large and comfortable house. In front was the tree-crowned slope of Mount Barker, while on the right, on a verdant knoll, was the State school. Plenty of nooks for photographic purposes were to be found and in half-mile up and down the stream dozens of pictures were obtained. Rocks, umbrageous trees, reedy shallows, banks covered with undergrowth, stepping-stones over which picnickers passed and repassed, shrubs of many shapes, quaint bulks of dead timber and groups of excursionists, all met the eye and soon cameras were set up in every direction even despite the attractions of lunch. The selection of the table spread in the wilderness was exceedingly happy. Two stately eucalypts standing opposite each other on either side of the creek formed a natural arch of green shade, while the bank was terraced in such a way as to give comfortable reclining places for the lunchers even apart from the logs which lay like huge couches round the base of the tree. The long ride in the train and the appetizing morning air had rendered most of the party hungry and thirsty and the viands were soon ready for the attack. Some of the marauding photographers, however, went busily on with the work of depicting nature's charms and repeatedly the injunction to the luncheon circle to "Sit still just one moment!" warned them that yet another operator was at work upon them. It was suggested that in future each should be provided with a whistle which might be used at the critical moment, while a victim expressed the opinion that the ubiquitous "snap shotter" should have a cow bell of deep full tone tied round his neck, as a means of protecting innocent and unsuspecting couples from the ruthless enterprise of the marauder. Not a dimple on the face of the landscape was missed, although no one seemed to think of handing down to posterity the ludicrous back views of the many operators as they stood, covered with the focusing cloths, with straddled legs and bent back selecting their particular slice of the country. When lunch was over photographs were taken of the horses quenching their thirst at the streams, but a cow which Mr. H.P. Gill tried to "round up" refused to obey the voice of the charmer. A realistic picture of a smiling gentleman offering a string of ladies over the ford, with the wonderfully distinct reflections of all in the glassy water, promised well. After it was taken, the vehicles were mounted again and other scenes were sought. In Littlehampton two deserted and half demolished cottages, with crumbling walls and grass-grown thatch, were eagerly availed of and Mr. Oborn, the owner of the more truly rural of these, obligingly stood in front, with spade on shoulder, so as to give life to the rustic sketch. Ladies were equally as anxious as the sterner sex to snatch the most attractive points of the landscape and many scores of plates must have been either beautified or spoilt during the day. A return was made to "Fairfield" at about 5pm and Mr. Dobbie, Mr. George Stace and others took several pictures of the whole company, ranged together on the front steps, before an adjournment was made to the spacious marquee in the grounds, where Mrs. Cockburn had set out a substantial dinner for her guests, who all did ample justice to it. Before separating Mr. A.W. Dobbie, president of the society, thanked Dr. Cockburn, Mrs. Cockburn and the members of their family for the hospitality shown to the visitors. Mr. C.L. Whitham, Mr. Belcher an ex-president, Mr. H.P. Gill, who spoke of the great aid which photography now renders to Art and who made special reference to the character of the illustrations being published in the magazines and Mr. A. Scott B.A., all bore testimony to the continued kindness shown by Dr. Cockburn and his wife to the society. Dr. Cockburn, who was most enthusiastically greeted, acknowledged the compliment paid to him and expressed pleasure at the increasing prosperity of the society. He also welcomed Mr. H.P. Gill as a member, because of the proof his presence gave of the close union there is between art and photography, in the latter of which something more than mere mechanical skill is now apparent, so that the works of the best operators can at once be recognized by expert judges. In conclusion he proposed the "Sentiment of success to the South Australian Photographic Society". Mr. Dobbie, the president, in responding claimed that the society was the most successful in the Australian colonies, as well as the largest and he added that it was growing in strength steadily. Three cheers having been given for the host and hostess the guests left to catch the 6.50pm train for Adelaide.



Tuesday 16th February 1897
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The February meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Chamber of Manufactures, North terrace, on Thursday evening last, Mr. A.W. Dobbie presiding over a good attendance. The following members showed specimens of their work: Miss Stace and Messrs. Dobbie, Beaumont, Read, Stace, Scott and Roberts. The special feature of the evening was a questions and lecture combined with an exhibition of apparatus. A number of interesting questions were asked and all were satisfactorily replied to. The apparatus shown included a Lantern slide camera, reducing cameras, washers, stereo print-cutters, squeegees and printing frames. Five new books were added to the library



Saturday 20th March 1897
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Saturday 27th March 1897
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The March meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening and Mr. Andrew Scott, B.A., Vice-President, presided over a large attendance of members. A considerable number of specimens of photographic work were shown, including prints by Messrs. Scott, Belcher, Draper, Whitham and Kerr. Mr. R.B. Adamson showed a magnificent new biunial optical lantern, which he has imported for use in limelight exhibitions. The apparatus, which is provided with numerous accessories, is up to date in every respect and it excited much admiration. The special feature of the evening was the rendering of a paper on "Platinotype Work" by Mr. C.F. Clough. The paper was accompanied by practical demonstrations of developing and fixing and it proved most interesting. That the process is one of extreme simplicity was fully exemplified. The results attained before the meeting were very satisfactory. The lecturer explained that the secret of success was in making the correct exposure and that, according to his experience, any ordinary negative would yield a first-class print. After exposure the process was almost a mechanical one. Mr. C.F. Clough mentioned that the great obstacle to the use of the process by amateurs at present is the difficulty of obtaining the paper in a fresh condition. This will only be remedied when the demand is sufficient to encourage regular shipments and so prevent stocks deteriorating by having to be kept. The opinion was generally expressed by members of the Society that the results of the platinotype process are without doubt most artistic. Mention was made of the fact that at all of the recent photographic exhibitions in the United Kingdom it was by far the most favorite process. During the evening attention was drawn to the reported discovery of color photography and Mr. C.F. Clough read an extract from an English paper dealing with the methods adopted by M. Villedieu Chassagne, of Paris, whose demonstrations of the genuineness of his process before a committee of the most eminent men in the photographic world are described as being absolutely convincing even to the most sceptical.






Saturday 10th April 1897
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Monday 12th April 1897
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures, North-terrace, on Thursday evening. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough presided over a good attendance. One nomination for membership was received. A letter was received from the management of the Victorian Loan Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London, 1897, asking for examples of members work for exhibition. The matter was referred to the committee. Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough and Robson showed specimens of photo. work. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., a vice president of the society, read an excellent and most interesting paper on "Lantern slides". Dealing with the contact-printing branch of the process, the members were taken step by step through the whole of the operations, from the selection of a suitable negative and lantern-plate to the mounting of the finished slide. The various makers of plates were referred to and the result of experience within use given. The different tones obtainable by modifying the developer and by toning were especially dealt with and the lecturer's methods of effecting same were fully explained. Mr. Scott then exposed and developed a lantern plate before the members and the resulting slide, which was afterwards shown on the screen, was very satisfactory. By the aid of Mr. Adamson's new lantern a number of beautiful limelight views were shown, splendid examples of what can be achieved in the making of lantern slides. Mr. Scott was awarded the best thanks of the meeting for what is one of the best papers ever delivered before the society.



Saturday 12th June 1897
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a good attendance. Two nominations for election as members were received. Specimens of work were shown by Messrs. Gall and Greenlees and the Secretary and some new apparatus by Mr. Clough. The evening's entertainment consisted of a lantern exhibition of slides and a large number of views were shown by Misses Dailey and Stace and Messrs. Dobbie, Clough, Kingsborough, Bussell, Kerr, Whitham, Greenlees, Stace, Radcliffe and Bond. Many of the photographs were beautifully finished and they were all greatly admired.



Saturday 10th July 1897
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance and Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided. Messrs. W.B. Poole and J. Kauffmann were elected members and one nomination was received. A large amount of photographic work was exhibited by Messrs. Kauffmann, Kingsborough, Greenless, Dixon and the Hon.Secretary. Many of the pictures, which were of exceptional merit, excited great admiration. The twelfth annual report, which was presented by the Secretary, stated that the number of members on the roll was sixty-two, eleven having been elected and six having resigned during the year. Several interesting papers had been given. For the sixth year in succession the members were invited by Dr. Cockburn, a patron of the Society, to engage in a photographic trip to Mount Barker and on 29th February, twenty-seven members undertook the tour, an enjoyable day being thus spent. The library had been increased by eleven volumes, the total number now being ninety-three. The report was unanimously adopted, as well as the Treasurer's statement, which showed that there was a credit balance of £5 14s. 11d. The retiring President, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, delivered his annual address, in which he dealt with all the important discoveries and advances made in connection with the art during the year. Special allusion was made to the advance in the use of the Rontgen rays and several specimens of prints and negatives showing the latest results of the rays in this city were shown, the work being that of Mr. S. Barbour, who lent the pictures for the occasion.

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: Patrons, Hon. Sir E.T. Smith K.C.M.G., M.L.C., Sir Charles Todd K.C.M.G., Hon. Dr. Cockburn M.P., Professor E.H. Rennie M.A., D.Sc., Professor W.H. Bragg M.A. and Mr. J.J. Green; President, Mr. A.W. Dobbie; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. C.L. Whitham and R.F. Griffiths; Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard; Librarian, Mr. G. Hassell; Hon.Treasurer, Mr. S.P. Bond; Auditors, Messrs. C. Radcliffe and J.D. Dixon; Committee, the executive officers and Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough, A.W. Marshall and C.E. Kerr.



Saturday 14th August 1897
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Saturday 28th August 1897
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a fair attendance. Mr. E.E. Mitchell was elected a member and two nominations were received. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. R.B. Adamson, who recently retired from the position of Hon.Treasurer, for his many years services. Miss Sutton and Messrs. Gall, Marshall, Scott, Kauffmanu, A.H. Kingsborough, Keer, Belcher and Stace showed specimens of their work. Demonstrations of plate-backing were given by Messrs. Dobbie, A.H. Kingsborough, Belcher and others and a general discussion on the advantages of the different methods ensued. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough, in the absence of Mr. George Stace through illness, showed and explained apparatus, the work of the latter gentleman, consisting of copying stand, print cutting table, slide-binding vice, strip and mask cutters, all of which were commended by members for usefulness and as aids to accuracy of work.



Saturday 28th August 1897
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All who take an interest in the photographic art will be well repaid by a visit to the establishment of Messrs. E.S. Wigg & Son, Rundle-street, where a number of superior photographs, taken by Mr. J. Kauffmann, son of Mr. J.C. Kauffmann, of this city, can be seen. Mr. Kauffmann jun., has lately arrived in Adelaide from Europe, where he devoted much study to photography. The pictures, silver prints and platinotypes are small in size and from a photographic standpoint, of decided excellence. Mr. Kauffmann's strong point lies in his discernment of what constitutes a good picture. The bulk of the pictures are views of interesting sights in Europe, but there are also views on the Torrens.



Tuesday 31st August 1897
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"Instantaneous photography" is the subject of a free public lecture to be delivered at the Chamber of Manufactures, Eastern Annexe, Exhibition Buildings, on Friday evening next by Mr. C.F. Clough, ex-president of the South Australian Photographic Society. Numerous limelight illustrations will be given of horse racing and jumping, explosions of nitro-glycerine, rifle bullets in full flight, yacht racing, cloud and water effects. The pictures of flying bullets have been specially obtained from England for this lecture and will be shown and explained for the first time in Adelaide, forming a remarkable example of instantaneous photography. Admission to the meeting will be free, it being the fifth lecture of a course arranged by the Chamber of Manufactures.



Wednesday 1st September 1897
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The fifth free public lecture of the course, arranged by the Chamber of Manufactures, will be given in the Eastern Annex Exhibition Buildings, on Friday evening next, when Mr. C.F. Clough, an ex-President of the South Australian Photographic Society, will speak upon "Instantaneous photography", a subject which he has made a special study. The lecture will be profusely illustrated with lantern slides shown by lime-light, of horse racing and jumping, explosions of nitro-glyccrine, rifle bullets in full flight, yacht-racing. A complete set of slides displaying photographs of rifle bullets in flight have been specially obtained for this lecture by Mr. Clough and will be shown and explained for the first time in Adelaide. No charge will be made for admission to the lecture.



Saturday 11th September 1897
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting at the School of Mines on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance of members and visitors, presided over by Mr. A.W. Dobbie. Mrs. C. Hughes and Mr. O. Seppelt were elected members and two nominations were received. Miss Miley and Messrs. Whitham and Mitchell exhibited general photographic work. The special feature of the evening was the rendering of a lecture by Mr. C.F. Clough entitled "Instantaneous Photography". The lecturer dealt with his subject in a manner which made it extremely attractive to his audience and illustrated it with a large number of lantern slides. Many of these were instantaneous photographs of local scenes, the work of Mr. Clough and other members of the Society and were greatly admired, whilst a series of pictures of rifle bullets, traveling with a velocity of upwards of 3,000 ft. per second, photographed by an electric spark in the ten millionth part of a second, filled the minds of all present with wonder and amazement. Mr. Clough was accorded the hearty thanks of the meeting for the entertainment and instruction to which he had treated it.



Friday 24th September 1897
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Wednesday 27th October 1897
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PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION - PICTURES FOR THE CHRISTMAS "OBSERVER"
The Proprietors of The Adelaide Observer propose to publish with the Christmas number of that paper a number of Photographs of Colonial production. With this view they offer a Prize of THREE GUINEAS in each of the following classes:

01. PORTRAIT STUDY OR LIFE GROUP.
2. AN AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE.
3. VIEW OF FARM, MINING, OR STATION LIFE.
4. HUMOROUS SITUATION OR SPORTING VIEW.
5. YACHTING, SHIPPING, OR BOATING VIEW.

Photographs intended for the Competition must reach this Office not later than SATURDAY 30th OCTOBER. They must be sent flat - not rolled. There will be no restriction as to the size of the views, but photographs of less than quarter plate size, unless of exceptional clearness, are not suitable for reproduction. A nom de plume or other distinguishing mark must appear on the back of each photograph and on a sealed envelope in which the name of the competitor is written. The Proprietors will have the right of reproducing any picture sent in for competition.

The Prizes will be awarded by a Committee consisting of Mr. A.W. Dobbie JP, President of the South Australian Photographic Society; Professor Bragg M.A., Member of the Fine Arts Committee of the National Art Gallery and Mr. H.P. Gill Hon. Curator of the National Art Gallery and Director for Technical Art.

In answer to enquiries we beg to state that views may be sent unmounted if it is inconvenient to send them otherwise, but that mounted pictures will be preferred. There is no restriction as to the photographic process employed, but an essential consideration will be the suitableness of the pictures for reproduction.



Friday 8th October 1897
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The annual conversazione and exhibition of work of members of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Victoria Hall on Thursday evening. There was a very large attendance, among those present being the Hon. Dr. Cockburn (Minister of Education) and the greatest interest was manifested in the choice collection of photographic studies arranged about the room. With one or two exceptions, the work exhibited was the result of the labors of the members of the society and covered all classes of photographic art while it embraced a series of pictures taken in all parts of the world Special attention was directed to a collection of enlarged glass transparencies, both figure and landscape studies, which were excellent examples of this form of "sun pictures", while an interesting group was found in the department of process work in which the blocks, prints and proofs were shown side by side. Views of English. Italian and South Australian beauty spots found numberless admirers, while pictures of cl-----nd, the region of the moon and various scientific studies were inspected with equal delight. During the evening Mr. R.B. Adamson exhibited a number of lantern slides by means of the oxygen-hydrogen light and Mr. Clough's highly-interesting instantaneous pictures of bullets taken in flight evoked enthusiastic applause. The exhibition, which is undoubtedly the best ever held by the society, was throughout of the most attractive character and clearly showed the advancement made by the society.



Friday 8th October 1897
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The members of the South Australian Photographic Society always provide an instructive, artistic, picturesque and intellectual treat for their friends at their annual conversazione and that engagement invariably attracts a large number of people. This was the case on Thursday evening, when the Society gave its yearly treat, this time in the Victoria Hall, which had been tastefully decorated with flowers, foliage and flags by the ladies, to whose deft hands that delicate duty had been wisely entrusted. Prominent members of the Society had toiled hard to make the display of work and instruments as complete and varied as possible. Round the room were arranged tables upon which were disposed in the best position beautiful photographs of natural objects, scenery, landscapes, seascapes, portraits and pictures of a most artistic character. On smaller tables were stereoscopes and kindred instruments, which vastly entertained the visitors, who thoroughly enjoyed the varied display. A series of transparent photos of pretty bits of water, plain and forest compelled a great deal of attention; so also did a lavish assortment of small views of notable spots and buildings in England, Italy and South Australia, which had been remarkably well taken by the hand camera without the tripod. Several surprising pictures of the moon through the Lick telescope and a huge album of cloud effects delighted many who were interested in that branch of photography. There were also photos of bullets taken in full flight and these also excited wonderment and admiration. On a table near to the platform was an instructive exhibition of beautiful process work, with the blocks, proofs, prints and completed picture all suitably set out. One of the treats of the evening was the series of pictures exhibited by the oxy-hydrogen light under the management of Mr. R.B. Adamson and cast upon a large screen. The members rallied up splendidly and the large attendance of friends, including the ladies, was a proof of the popularity of the Society. Amongst those present were the President, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, the Minister of Education, the Hon. Dr. Cockburn and most of the leading scientific gentlemen of the community. A capital string band played at intervals during the evening and the program carried out was an entire success.



Wednesday 3rd November 1897
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OUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Over sixty competitors have entered the photographic competition for the prizes offered by the proprietors of The Adelaide Observer. Many of these have sent in pictures in more than one class, so that the Judges will have a very large number of photographs to examine. The gentlemen who have courteously agreed to decide upon the merits of the productions are Mr. H.P. Gill, Director for Technical Art and Hon. Curator of the National Gallery; Professor Bragg, of the Adelaide University and Mr. A.W. Dobbie, President of the South Australian Photographic Society. They propose to examine the pictures on Saturday next.



Wednesday 17th November 1897
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The November meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance, presided over by Mr. A.W. Dobbie. Mrs. Kelsey and Miss Bennam were elected members and one nomination was received. Messrs. Stace, Scott, Clough and Kerr exhibited specimens of work. Mr. R.B. Adamson read a paper entitled "Photographing the Moon". After describing the causes of the peculiar features of the lunar landscape as accepted by the authorities of the day, the apparatus necessary for taking lunar pictures was shown and explained. A large number of direct photographic views of the moon and several types of the lunar landscape were shown by the limelight lantern and the nature and extent of the various craters, mountains, chasms and other prominent features of the Queen of Night were lucidly described. Interest in the paper was added to by the showing of some beautiful astronomical slides by Mr. Andrew Scott B.A. The lantern was successfully manipulated by Mr. C.F. Clough. At the conclusion of the meeting the hearty thanks of the members were accorded to Mr. Adamson for the instruction and entertainment which he had given them.



Saturday 11th November 1897
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Friday 10th December 1897
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There was a good attendance of members and friends at the monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society, which was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. A.W. Dobbie) occupied the chair. Mr. A.W. Moore was elected a member. Various specimens of photographic work were shown by Messrs. E.W. Belcher, C.F. Clough, A.W. Dobbie and A. Scott and an album by Mr. J.D. Dixon. An intellectual treat was afforded those present Mr. W.B. Poole, who gave an exhibition of photo-micrograph lantern slides with descriptive remarks. The lecturer who is perhaps the best-known photo-micrographer in Adelaide dealt with his subject in a very masterly manner. About 150 slides, taken with various lenses, with varying apertures and with various-colored screens, were shown through the lantern. They consisted of insect life, parasites, plant life, disease germs, diatoms, many of which were very beautiful. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Poole for his highly interesting and instructive lecture. Mr. R.B. Adamson managed the lantern with his usual success.



Saturday 15th January 1898
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The January meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. Examples of members' work were shown by the Hon. Dr. Cockburn and Mr. W.J. Anderson. Dr. Cockburn also exhibited a very handy copying stand, simple in construction and effective. The special subject for the evening consisted of a question-box lecture. Various members sought information on photographic matters and numerous branches of the art were touched upon. The difficulties and troubles of these members were satisfactorily treated and opinions and experiences were interchanged.



Monday 14th February 1898
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Saturday 19th February 1898
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its February meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a good attendance of members. A large amount of work was exhibited by Miss Kingsborough and Messrs. Dobbie, A.H. Kingsborough, Kauffmann and Kerr. Mr. C. Radcliffe read a paper on "Isochromatic photography". After describing the practical part of this process and the manufacture of the plates and screens employed in it a number of lantern slides were shown on the screen illustrating the great advantages derived by the use of the isochromatic plates and screens when photographing subjects, varying in colors. Several of those slides were in sets of three of the same objects, the first of the set being from a negative taken on an ordinary plate, the second on an isochromatic plate and the third on an isochromatic plate through a colored screen. The objects photographed being rich in color the superiority of the last of the set over the others and of the second over the first was most apparent. Mr. E. Radcliffe was awarded the hearty thanks of the meeting for his instructive paper. Mr. Adamson displayed the slides with his oxyhydrogen lantern.



Saturday 12th March 1898
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Monday 14th March 1898
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The March meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a large attendance of members and visitors. The greater portion of the evening was occupied by the delivery of a lecture on "Cyanotype Printing" by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough. This process, which is an exceedingly simple one, was dealt with in detail by the lecturer. After the properties of the sensitive salts of iron and potassium used as the base of the process had been explained, a solution was made of these chemicals in the proper proportions and a sheet of paper sensitized with it. Then paper prints, which had previously been sensitized, dried and exposed to light behind a negative, were developed by simply washing them in water until all the salts unacted upon by the exposure had been removed. No further operation than drying is necessary to make a finished print. The prints developed, which are of a brilliant blue color and other numerous specimens of the results of the cyanotype process were handed around for inspection, as well as samples of the sensitized paper before and after exposure. A large number of direct copies of engineering plans, architectural and other designs, music, handwriting, for the production of which the process is eminently suitable and commonly used, were also exhibited. The lecturer showed how, by the application of various chemical agents, the blue color of the image could be varied and changed and he produced prints of brown, green and black shades which had been so treated. Finally it was shown how when the process is applied to decorative arts many beautiful results may be achieved. A unanimous vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Kingsborough. During the meeting a large number of examples of members general photographic work was shown by Miss Harris, Browne and Messrs. Dobbie, Gall, Kauffmann and Scott. Three nominations for new members were received.



Saturday 16th April 1898
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Monday 18th April 1898
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The April meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a large attendance. Miss Fleming and Messrs. J. Hanka and S. Fry were elected members. A large number of photographic prints the work of members were shown by Mrs. Kelsey and Messrs. Dobbie, Gall, Kauffmann, Griffiths, Joyner, Whitham and Anderson. The special feature of the evening was the delivery of an astronomical lecture by Mr. R.F. Griffiths, a Vice President of the Society, entitled "Midst Whirling Suns in Boundless Space". The lecture was fully illustrated by limelight, with numerous lantern slides of skyscape photographs. After pointing out that astronomy is the oldest of the sciences, the lecturer briefly traced its progress from ancient to modern times. The importance of photography as a recorder of the varying phenomena of nature and the special value of the camera to the modern astronomer, as an auxiliary to ordinary methods of research, was then referred to. Dealing briefly with the nebular hypothesis and the subject of stellar evolution, Mr. Griffiths first showed on the screen a number of nebulae, dividing them into classes and pointed out how photography gives clear evidence that in the regular forms condensation is now taking place within them. Particular attention was called to large and extended nebulosities, which the camera has revealed, but which the eye cannot detect and to the marvelous and complex changes continually taking place in comets tails. The marked tendency of the stars to run into groups was illustrated by some splendid clusters of stars and the lecturer concluded with a series of beautiful star scenes along the Milky Way, which showed in a striking manner the complicated nature of the galaxy and the wonderful wreaths of stars that lie beyond the reach of our largest telescopes. Mr. Griffiths received hearty thanks for the entertainment and instruction he had imparted.



Wednesday 4th May 1898
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Thursday 5th May 1898
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Saturday 7th May 1898
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On Tuesday morning the officers of the South Australian Photographic Society assembled at the Chamber of Manufactures to say good-bye to the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, a patron and life member of the society. After a few eulogistic remarks the president, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, presented Dr. Cockburn with a beautiful illuminated address, signed by the existing officers and ex-presidents of the society. The address read as follows: "On behalf of the South Australian Photographic Society we desire to render you our most hearty congratulations on your appointment to the important position of Agent General for the province of South Australia. We would also avail ourselves of this opportunity of conveying to Mrs. Cockburn and yourself our grateful acknowledgments of the uniform kindness and hospitality the members of our society have received from you when out for field work amid the beautiful surroundings of your home at Mount Barker. We fully recognize that you have been ready at all times to further the interests of science and art in general and of photography in particular and that you have rendered both by your sympathy and your work most valuable service to our society and all kindred institutions. Until we may have the pleasure of welcoming you back it will be pleasant to recall the fact that as you are a life member of our society your connection with us will not be altogether severed. Wishing yourself and family a pleasant voyage and every happiness in your new sphere in the home land. We remain, sir, very faithfully yours". Messrs. Clough, Whitham and Stace endorsed the remarks of the president and Dr. Cockburn, in replying, feelingly thanked the members of the society and referred to the great benefits he had derived from his studies in the art of photography.



Monday 16th May 1898
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a good attendance. It was decided to send representatives to a Photographic Convention to be held at Bendigo about October next. Work exhibited by Messrs. Joyner, A.H. Kingsborough and Bond was much admired. It was arranged to have a photographic outing on Saturday 4th June, to Port Adelaide. The President, Mr. A.W. Dobbie, delivered a lecture on photography in colors. He described the different methods for producing photographs in the colors of nature used by Professor Ives and Lippmann and Dr. Joly, illustrating the same with diagrams projected by limelight. Mr. Dobbie, who has experimented with Dr. Joly's process, expressed the opinion that it was not altogether satisfactory, as the colors obtained were not always in accord with nature. He showed several slides made by himself, in which certain colors were well reproduced, whilst others in the same picture were not recognizable. This he attributed to the fact that different lengths of exposure were necessary for different colors; therefore an exposure which suited one would be either too great or not enough for another. Two or three specimens of the results of the process issued by the patentees showed the same defects, though in a lesser degree. After a discussion on the merits and demerits of each process the thanks of the meeting were expressed to Mr. Dobbie for his interesting and instructive lecture.



Monday 13th June 1898
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 9th June. In spite of the inclement weather there was a moderate attendance. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided. The evening having been set apart for a lantern exhibition, members slides to the number of 130 were shown on the screen. These consisted of photographs of landscapes, seascapes, interiors, cave scenes, instantaneous and microscopical subjects, also copies of engravings and were the work of the following: Miss Stace and Messrs. Dobbie, Clough, Stace, A.H. Kingsborough, Poole, Scott, Kerr and Mitchell. In addition to the above Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough and Scott exhibited a few excellent prints.



Saturday 16th July 1898
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufacturers on Thursday evening, July 11. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a fair attendance. An exceptionally large quantity of photographic work was exhibited and several of the specimens were greatly admired. The exhibitors were Messrs. Whitham, Kauffmann, Joyner, Anderson, Mitchell, Fry and Scott. The thirteenth annual report, which was presented by the Hon.Secretary, stated that that the number of members the roll was 66, 11 having been elected during the year and 7 resigned. The library which numbered 85 volumes, had not been utilized to the extent it should have been. The committee regretted that by the departure from the colony of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn, an esteemed Patron and life member, the Society lost one of its best friends and well wishers and one by whose kindness and hospitality the members had much benefited in past years. The report was adopted, as well as the Hon.Treasurers statement, which showed that there was a small credit balance. The retiring president Mr. A.W. Dobbie, delivered his annual address, in which he dealt with all the important discoveries and advancements made in connection with photography during the year. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted thus: Patrons, Sir Edwin Thomas Smith, Sir Charles Todd, Hon. Dr. Cockburn, Professor E.H. Rennie, Professor W.H. Bragg and Mr. J.J. Green; President, Mr. C.L. Whitham; Vice Presidents, Messrs. R.F. Griffiths and Andrew Scott; Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard; Librarian and Assistant Secretary, Mr. J.D. Dixon; Hon.Treasurer, Mr. S.P. Bond; Committee, the executive officers and Messrs. A.W. Marshall, K.B. Adamson and A.H. Kingsborough; Auditors, Messrs. F.A. Joyner and E.E. Mitchell. It was decided to hold a photographic competition at an early date for a prize presented by Mr. Joyner.



Saturday 16th July 1898
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The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 14th July. Mr. A.W. Dobbie presided over a fair attendance. An exceptionally large amount of photographic work was exhibited and several of the specimens were greatly admired. The exhibitors were Messrs. Whitham, Kauffmann, Joyner, Anderson, Mitchell, Fry and Scott. The thirteenth annual report, which was presented by the Hon.Secretary, stated that the number of members on the roll was 66, 11 having been elected during the year and seven resigned. Eleven ordinary and three committee meetings had been held. At the former the following subjects were dealt with by papers, lectures and demonstrations: Demonstrations of plate backing, by Messrs. A.W. Dobbie, A.H. Kingsborough and E.W. Belcher; "Instantaneous photography", by Mr. C.F. Clough; "Photographing the moon", by Mr. R.B. Adamson; an exhibition of photomicrograph lantern slides, by Mr. W.B. Poole; "Isochromatic photography, by Mr. C. Radcliffe; "Cyanotype printing" by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough; an astronomical lecture entitled "Midst whirling suns in boundless space" by Mr. R.T. Griffiths and "Photography in colors" by Mr. A.W. Dobbie. A question-box evening was held on 13th June and on 9th June a very successful lantern exhibition of members slides occupied the evening. The annual conversazione and exhibition of work took place in the Victoria Hall on 7th October and was a pleasing success. Two outings had been organized, one to Botanical Gardens and the other to Port Adelaide. The library, which numbered 85 volumes, had not been availed of to the extent it should have been. The committee regretted that by the departure from the colony of the Hon. Dr. Cockburn (an esteemed patron and life member) the society lost one of its best friends and well wishers and one by whose kindness and hospitality the members had much benefited in past years. Before leaving the colony an illuminated address expressing tbe congratulations and best wishes of the society was presented to him. The report was adopted, also the Hon.Treasurer's statement, which showed that there was a small credit balance. The retiring president (Mr. A.W. Dobbie) delivered his annual address, in which he dealt with all the important discoveries and advances made in connection with photography during the year. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: Patrons, Sir Edwin Thomas Smith, Sir Charles Todd, Hon. Dr. Cockburn, Professor E.H. Rennie, Professor W.H. Bragg and Mr. J.J. Green; president, Mr. C.L. Whitham; vice-presidents, Messrs. R.F. Griffiths and Andrew Scott; Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard; librarian and assistant secretary, Mr. J.D. Dixon; Hon.Treasurer, Mr. S.P. Bond; committee, the executive officers and Messrs. A.W. Marshall, R.B. Adamson and A.H. Kingsborough; auditors, Messrs. F.A. Joyner and E.E. Mitchell. It was decided to hold a photographic competition at an early date for a prize presented by Mr. Joyner.



Thursday 21st July 1898
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Saturday 6th August 1898
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INTERESTING NOTES ON PHOTOGRAPHY
By A.W. DOBBIE
An interesting review of the progress of photography during the past twelve months was given by Mr. Dobbie in an address delivered before the members of the South Australian Photographic Society. We publish below the principal points of the address:

TELEGRAPHING PICTURES
Telectroscopy is a term applied to the electrical transmission of photographs, manuscripts. Messrs. L. Lehmann and Co. have patented a complicated process and apparatus, which they assert will transmit photographs, pictures, manuscripts, newspapers and other things to great distances by the aid of electricity combined with photography. The photograph, picture, newspaper, or similar object to be transmitted is placed in an apparatus in front of a mirror - say in Adelaide - and connected with a telegraph wire leading to Melbourne or Sydney, where a similar apparatus is placed, but the latter contains a photographic plate instead of the picture or newspaper. After a few seconds manipulation of the instrument in Adelaide, the photographic plate in Sydney has received an impression of the picture. This plate is then developed and printed in the ordinary way. Or, what seems more wonderful still, the operator at Sydney may use his eye instead of the photographic plate and actually perceive the reproduction of the picture, although it only comes along in the form of minute flashes of light in extremely rapid succession. The advantage of the photographic plate is that the record of the transmission is permanent. The inventors assert that the transmission can be carried to the same distance as that over which the telephone can be used. If that is correct, it can he extended to a distance of 2,000 miles, because quite recently a telephone line has been opened in America, which carries the voice of the speaker 2,000 miles in one length. The inventors also assert that their apparatus will entirely revolutionize the present system of telegraphy, because it will transmit a whole sheet of manuscript in a moment. It is quite possible that these gentlemen may be exaggerating the capabilities of their invention; but they have promised to shortly give a practical demonstration of their process to a number of scientific experts, so we may soon hear more about it.

PHOTOGRAPHY WITHOUT LIGHT
The second recent discovery is absolutely genuine and is, indeed, very remarkable. Dr. W.J. Russell, Vice-President of the Royal Society of Great Britain, whilst recently delivering a lecture on this subject before the members of the Society, stated that certain metals and organic bodies such as varnishes, specified oils and other substances - give off a vapor which affect the photographic plate and, strange to say, not only will it do so by direct contact, but actually through such substances as Bristol board, gelatine and celluloid and in absolute darkness. Immediately on reading the account of Dr. Russell's lecture, I proceeded to carry out a number of experiments. I placed a photographic plate on a fairly stout sheet of celluloid, which was also coated with a good film of gelatine. I put a sheet of zinc in contact with the celluloid, carefully wrapped the three plates in light tight paper, finally placed the parcel in an ordinary light tight dry plate box and allowed the plates to lie undisturbed for several days. I then developed the plate in the ordinary way and the result was a well defined negative of the design of the zinc plate. I obtained a similar result by placing a piece of Bristol board between the zinc and the photographic plate. I next tried the effect of varnish instead of zinc and the result was equally successful. As I am still experimenting with the view of bringing the matter more prominently before the members of the Photographic Society, I need not go into further details for the present; but simply remark that Dr. Russell's discovery opens up quite a new field in experimental photography.

PHOTOGRAPHY UNDER THE SEA
Professor Bootan, lecturer on zoology in France — who is also an enthusiastic photographer — has recently brought to the front a third new branch of the photographic art, which promises results both interesting and wonderful - I refer to submarine photography. During the present year the Professor has spent a great deal of time and money in endeavoring to take photographs at the bottom of the sea. At first his results were very disappointing; but latterly improvements in his submarine camera have enabled him to obtain some capital photographs of the vegetable and sponge life on the bed of the ocean at a depth of 16 1/2 ft. His method is to go out with several assistants in a large boat containing a complete diving apparatus and on arriving over the spot which has to be photographed the boat is firmly secured with four anchors. Professor Bootan then adopts the diver's dress and is let down into the sea. When safely landed at the bottom, he signals for his watertight camera to be sent down; he carefully places it in position and takes the photograph as if on dry land. He is then hauled up with his camera and the plate is developed in the usual way. Apparently he has not experimented with the electric light; but it is quite reasonable to assume that if he can obtain such satisfactory pictures with the poor daylight he would have at 16 1/2 ft., he would be able to obtain equally good views with the aid of the electric light at a depth of 100 ft. or, in fact, at any depth to which a diver can descend. If that proves to be the ease, we may expect some marvelous photographs.

COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Much could be said about, color photography; but I will simply refer to the fact that the only progress made in this direction during the present year is that two out of the three known processes have reached the commercial stage, by the results being placed on the market. The pictures produced by the Joly process are somewhat disappointing as compared with the glowing accounts which appeared in the papers two years ago. The colors are not always true to nature and at best they are disfigured by hundreds of dark lines. However, those who have had the pleasure of examining stereoscopic pictures produced by Mr. Ive's process can come to no other conclusion than that they are simply superb, so far as stationary objects are concerned. The truthful reproduction of the natural colors of flowers, vegetables, fruits, metals and other objects was really wonderful. I certainly never expected to see photography in natural colors produced to such perfection. However, "there is a fly in the ointment". The process is so complicated and expensive that the production of these wonderful pictures is beyond the pocket of the ordinary photographer and it will be a long time before they will become common property.

SOME GENERAL POINTS
Astronomical photography continues to grow in importance year by year. During the past twelve months the camera has not only done its usual work in the discovery of previously unknown heavenly bodies, such as minor planets, stars, but it accomplished a great deal in connection with a total eclipse of the sun, which took place a few months ago. The weather on that occasion was almost all that could be desired at most of the observing stations and the most complete and valuable records of the sun and its surroundings ever obtained were secured. One of the special features of the photographs was that the planet Venus happened to be near enough to the sun to be included in some of the pictures. This fact has enabled some misconceptions about the angles of certain rays to be corrected; because, the position of Venus in regard to the sun being an absolutely known quantity, the astronomers have now a reliable basis to work from. However, not a tithe of the results of the eclipse observations and photographs are published yet. The use of the camera in connection with ordinary surveying has made rapid strides. Mr. Deville, the Surveyor-General of Canada, has recently saved his Government many thousands of pounds by substituting the camera for the usual "plane table". He finds that he can carry out the work at one-third of the cost of the old process of surveying, without in the least degree lowering its standard or quality. Did space permit, much could be said in reference to many other important branches of photography and its great value in connection with science, art, education and industries. It is admittedly one of the most valuable aids to the advancement of knowledge and general welfare of mankind which has been discovered during the present century and year by year its usefulness extends in all directions. For instance what a void would be created if photography were struck out of books of travel—studies in natural history, accounts of things and peoples in the out-of-the-way corners of the earth. Striking illustration of its value in that direction were the lantern views used by Sir James Hector when lecturing in Sydney last January on "The Antarctic Islands of the Far South" and, again, a fortnight ago by Mr. Hatch in Adelaide on the same subject. No verbal or written description could enable the mind to grasp the millions upon millions of penguin life existing in those remote regions so vividly as through those magnificent photographic lantern slides, which showed such vast numbers of those strange creatures sitting erect on their eggs. They had the appearance of uncountable regiments of densely packed soldiers covering hundreds of acres of ground. It was amusing to hear the expressions of wonderment as one after another those marvelous photographs appeared on the screen. In conclusion, it is quite safe to say that taking into consideration the advances that have taken place and the discoveries that have been made during the past few years, we are quite justified in looking forward to very wonderful photographic results during the closing years of the century.



Monday 15th August 1898
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The August meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The President, Mr. C.L. Whitham occupied the chair. One new member was elected and two nominations for new members were received. Specimens of work were exhibited by Miss Miley and Messrs. Whitham, Joyner, Bond and Robson. The principal business was the answering of questions received through the medium of the question box. A considerable number of enquiries from members desiring information in various branches of the photographic art were received and satisfactorily dealt with by other members having the knowledge and experience required. Sub-committees were appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the Society's annual conversazione and exhibition of work to be held on 15th September.



Monday 12th September 1898  Page 6 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. The President, Mr. C.L. Whitham presided over a good attendance of members. Messrs. C.A. Unbehaun and W.D. Randell were elected members and three nominations for new members were received. The evening was devoted to the inspection and criticism of members work to be exhibited at the annual conversazione on 16th September. A large number of photographs were submitted and subjected to the examination and criticism of the members.



Saturday 17th September 1898
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A flourishing organization is the South Australian Photographic Society, which fact was admirably demonstrated on Friday evening when the fifth annual conversazione and exhibition of work took place in the Victoria Hall, Gawler-place. After an existence of thirteen years the Society is in a strong position with seventy members, amateur and professional and the work exhibited by both sections was something to be admired as it was tastefully arranged in the hall last evening. Members and friends assembled in large numbers and a pleasant couple of hours were spent. Pictures of industry, peace and plenty and of warfare, were scattered about the room and ancient and modern civilization was variously and faithfully represented. Mr. F.A. Joyner exhibited a number of artistic "motive pictures", Mr. J. Kauffmann pleasing landscapes of European and South Australian scenery and Mr. A.H. Kingsborough a number of half-plates, stereoscopic enlargements, transparencies and views reproduced with he cyanotype process. Mr. Ernest Gall's numerous photographs of various sizes, which were shown to advantage, were fine specimens of the art. Mr. W.D. Randall had on view half-plates and enlargements and Mr. George Stace and Miss Stace whole and quarter plate pictures respectively. Whole plates and enlargements, principally of Indian pictures reminiscent of the Mutiny, the work of Mr. A.W. Dobbie, were inspected with a deal of interest and the stereoscopic transparencies shown by the same member were also greatly admired. Mr. Ebenezer Cooke exhibited beautiful specimens of photographic coloring and Mr. Whittam's pictures in quarter and half plate size illustrative of European scenery were excellent reproductions. Quarter-plate views were shown by Miss Miley, half-plate by Messrs. J.D. Dixon and E.E. Mitchell, half and whole plates by Mr. J.G. Wanke, half-plates and stereoscopic work by Mr. J. Greenlees and whole plates and 10 x 12 pictures and stereoscopic work by Mr. J. Gazard. Elaborate trade displays were made by Messrs. Baker & Rouse and S.P. Bond. At the conclusion of the conversazione a number of lantern slides were shown by hydro-carbon light under the direction of Mr. R.B. Adamson, explanatory remarks being made of the various views by the President. The slides used were produced by Messrs. Scott, A.H. Kingsborough, Dobbie, Greenlees, Mitchell, Belcher and Gazard, all members of the Society. During the evening an interesting program of music was presented by Rago's String Band.



Saturday 17th September 1898
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The South Australian Photographic Society's fifth annual conversazione and exhibition of work was held at the Victoria Hall on Friday evening and a large number of members and their friends were present. The society, which was established in 1885, has made rapid strides and now has a membership of 70. The splendid exhibition was sufficient proof that the members are of the enthusiastic order and they left no stone unturned in their efforts to ensure the success of the exhibition and to produce work which, besides being pleasing to the eye, was far above the average. The large hall was beautifully decorated by the lady members of the society and whilst the room was filled with sweet sounding music from a string band those present were able to wander about at will and admire the artistic productions on view. The Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard, had made most complete arrangements and nothing occurred to destroy the harmony of the evening. Mr. F.A. Joyner had on view some very fine figure studies and studies in old-time buildings. This gentleman evidently has a weakness for children also and some of his pictures of juveniles were highly interesting. His "motive pictures" were very artistic, as were also some views of picturesque spots on the River Torrens. Swiss and German scenery was provided by Mr. J. Kauffmann, who also had studies of Australian views and landscapes and some fine mist effects. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough exhibited a complete lot of cyanotype printing and stereoscopic views and a representation of every conceivable use to which the blue system of printing can be put. He also showed a collection of general photographic views and some fine toned bromide enlargements and transparencies. Stereoscopic pictures were well looked after by Mr. J. Greenless and Mr. Ernest Gall had an excellent collection of general work. The Audit Commissioner, Mr. Ebenezer Cooke, evidently makes a specialty of coloring photos and his work, which was much admired, gave evidence of the delicate touch of a master. Mr. A.W. Dobbie had a large collection of general photographs and exceedingly interesting views of India. The society's president, Mr. C.L. Whitham, showed What could be done by the camera and had some interesting views of Venetian life and scenery, whilst selection of prints illustrated the application of the hand camera to literature. Mr. H. B. Robson had some prints on view and Mr. J.G. Wanke showed a number of whole and half-plate pictures and Mr. E. Mitchell a collection of photos. Mr. J. Gazard was to the fore with some fine whole plate, 12 x 10 and stereoscopic pictures and transparencies and Mr. W.D. Randell exhibited half-plate photos and enlargements. Mr. George Stace showed whole plate photos, Miss Stace half plate photos, Mr. E.W. Belcher an album of cloud pictures and Miss Miley, a collection of quarter plate views. Messrs. Baker & Rouse had arranged a fine lot of ordinary photos and a collection of cameras and some excellent specimens of work on simplex paper. This is a new discovery and prints in the daylight. Messrs. S.P. Bond & Co. showed a lot of general photographic supplies. Towards the close of the evening a large 16 ft. screen was brought into use and with the aid of Mr. R.B. Adamson's hydro-carbonate limelight apparatus it was used to show a miscellaneous collection of views and scenes, which called forth frequent marks of appreciation. All of the slides were splendidly executed and no trouble or expense seemed to have been spared to secure rare and beautiful photographs. The gentlemen who made and contributed the slides were Messrs. Scott, Gazard, A.H. Kingsborough, Greenless, Poole, Mitchell and Belcher. As the pictures were thrown upon the screen reference was made to them by the president.



Thursday 29th September 1898
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PHOTOGRAPHIC

Under the Auspices of the
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

A Practical Demonstration
of the new
SIMPLEX PAPER
WILL BE GIVEN BY
T. BAKER ESQ.,

at the
CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES,
NORTH-TERRACE, at 8pm TO-NIGHT

CHAIRMAN
C.L. WITHAM, Esq,
All interested cordially invited.

Friday 30th September 1898
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A largely attended meeting of member of the the South Australian Photographic Society and others interested in photography was held at the eastern Annex of the Exhibition Building on Thursday evening to hear a lecture by Mr. T. Baker on the use of "Simplex Paper", a new manufacture of the firm of Messrs. Baker & Rouse, of which Mr. Baker is managing director. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Photographic Society and Mr. C.L. Whitham, the President, occupied the chair. Mr. Baker, who made his lecture very interesting with a number of practical demonstrations, first described the composition of the developer employed in using the paper. Having prepared the developer he exposed a number of samples of the paper under negatives of different sizes and giving different exposures, developing the pictures in view of the audience. One of the chief advantages claimed for the paper is that it is not necessary to have a dark room as it can be worked by gaslight. On Thursday evening the photographs were actually printed and developed with the full number of gaslights burning. A speciality of the process is the fixing bath, which hardens and toughens the film and enables the photographer to work more freely in hot climates than is possible with the gelatin papers in ordinary use. The exposure is about 20 times as long as that required for ordinary bromide paper, but about one thousand times quicker than the ordinary albumenized or gelatin printing paper, an advantage that allows of many more prints being taken in a short time. Mr. Baker was listened to with much attention and his experiments watched with much interest and at the conclusion he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks on the proposition of Mr. A.W. Dobbie, seconded by Mr. R.F. Griffiths.



Monday 24th October 1898
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, October 20. The President Mr. C.L. Witham, occupied the chair. Miss Blundstone and Messrs. John Inglis and F.B. Williams were elected members. Photographic work was exhibited by Messrs. Joyner and Stace and the Hon.Secretary. The latter showed a number of beautiful seascapes, 14 x 10, by an English photographer, Mr. F.H. Worsley-Benison. These were printed in carbon in an appropriate color and were regarded as the best seascape photographs ever seen by the members. Mr. A.W. Dobbie delivered a lecture entitled "Photography without Light", the subject dealt with being the recent discovery of Dr. Russell, of London, that certain metals and organic substances acted upon the sensitive photographic plate or film in a similar manner, though in a much less degree, to rays of light. The discoverer, after exhaustive experiments, expresses the opinion that the action is caused by a peculiar kind of vapor thrown off by the substance. Mr. Dobbie described his experiments and showed by means of lantern slides the results obtained. The mode of working adopted was to place, in darkness, a plate with the film side in contact with the affecting material and allow it to remain so for a long period — in some cases hours, in others days. The plate was then developed in the usual way and a negative obtained. In many instances the plate was separated during exposure from the active substance by sheets of gelatin, celluloid and Bristol board, but it was affected nevertheless. The results exhibited were caused by zinc, aluminium, magnesium, wood, varnish and by essential oils such as turpentine, lemon, linseed, the action of which varied in strength. Dr. Russell found that certain substances affect the plate only when in an impure state and that a test for absolute purity is now available. Spirits of wine and mercury were instanced as being of this nature, the latter even when distilled having been found to contain impurities. The lecture proved extremely interesting and Mr. Dobbie was heartily thanked. Mr. George Stace exhibited the lecturer's slides with his lantern, the illuminant being acetylene gas. This was produced by a simple form of generator, the working of which was fully explained.



Saturday 12th November 1898
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening and the Vice-President, Mr. R.F. Griffiths, presided over a good attendance. Mr. J.T. Cain exhibited prints for criticism and the Secretary negatives and prints. The result of the competition of photographs illustrating a tree and a human figure in combination for a prize presented by Mr. F.A. Joyner was announced. The Judges, Messrs. G.A. Reynolds and W.H. Hammer, awarded the prize to Miss C. Miley for a picture entitled "One of Nature's Enemies". Messrs. Baker & Rouse wrote offering a prize of two guineas for a competition of prints on "Simplex" paper and the offer was accepted with thanks. The remainder of the evening was taken up by a general discussion on the subject of fixing and washing prints and much useful information and many valuable hints were given.



Saturday 10th December 1898
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The monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufacturers on Thursday evening and the Vice-President (Mr. R.F. Griffiths) occupied the chair. A large number of specimens of work were exhibited by the following members: Misses Miley and Stace and Messrs. Stace, Kauffmann, A.H. Kingsborough, Miners and Gazard. Mr. F.A. Joyner read a paper entitled "Suggestions for the Future of the Society". The aims and objects were first briefly dealt with; then numerous proposals were made for the advancement of the art and for the extension of the privileges of members. These included chiefly the formation of a definite policy every year; methodical devotion of more attention to the needs of beginners; quarterly excursions, each having a definite aim and competitions in connection therewith; an increased number of general competitions; admittance of the public to the annual Exhibition at a small charge and the presentation of prizes thereat for competition by members of all Australasian Societies. Mr. Joyner also advocated the establishment of friendly relations with foreign Societies with the object of showing the best pictures at their Exhibitions. Another suggestion was that a yearly pamphlet should be issued, containing the best papers of the year, the Society's standard formulae and other matters. He concluded by stating that the carrying out of his proposals would result in a considerable influx of new members and in the building up of a fund which in the course of time would enable the Society to establish rooms of its own. A discussion followed and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Joyner. The committee were asked to report regarding the advisableness and practicability of carrying out the suggestions. A number of old prints were handed in by Mr. George Stace and subjected to general examination.



Monday 16th January 1899
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Tuesday 17th January 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its January meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 12th January, when Mr. C.L. Whitham presided over a good attendance. Messrs. Anderson, Dobbie and Kauffmann showed specimens of work. The competition for the prize offered by the president, subject, "An Untouched Portrait", resulted in the judges, Messrs. S.J. Dailey and F.C. Krichauff, awarding the palm to Mr. E. Gall. The special subject for the evening was a discussion on "Developers", introduced by Mr. E.W. Belcher. All the developing agents used by photographers and their different merits and demerits, were brought under notice during the discussion, in which a number of members took part. At the close a show of hands proved that pyro soda is the most popular developer.



21st January 1899
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The December meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufacturers, and the vice president (Mr. R.F. Griffiths) occupied the chair. A large number of specimens of work were exhibited by the following members: Misses Miley and Stace, and Messrs. Stace, Kauffmann, Kingsborough, Miners and Gazard. Mr. F.A. Joyner read a paper entitled “Suggestions for the future of the Society”. The aims and objects were first briefly dealt with; then numerous proposals were made for the advancement of the art and for the extension of the privileges of members. These included chiefly the formation of a definite policy every year; methodical devotion of more attention to the needs of beginners; quarterly excursions, each having a definite aim and competitions in connection therewith; an increased number of general competitions; admittance of the public to the annual exhibition at a small charge and the presentation of prizes thereat for competition by members of all Australasian societies. Mr. Joyner also advocated the establishment of friendly relations with foreign societies with the object of showing the best pictures at their exhibitions. Another suggestion was that a yearly pamphlet should be issued, containing the best papers of the year, the society’s standard formulae, and other matters. He concluded by stating that the carrying out of his proposals would result in a considerable influx of new members, and in the building up of a fund which in the course of time would enable the society to establish rooms of its own. A discussion followed, and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Joyner. The committee was asked to report as to the advisability and practicability of carrying out the suggestions. Owing to the lateness of the hour a discussion on the fading of P.O.P. prints which was to have ensued had to be postponed until a future meeting. A number of old prints were however handed in by Mr. Stace, and subjected to general examination.



Saturday 11th February 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its February meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. Mrs. Kelsey and Messrs. Dobbie, Kingsborough, Anderson and Smeaton exhibited work for criticism. The evening was chiefly occupied in discussing the subject "Touring", which was introduced by Mr. Kingsborough. In the course of the discussion a large amount of information of practical use was gleaned by those eager to learn more of this branch of the process of photography and a very profitable evening was spent. Owing to the illness of Mr. George Stace, who was to have initiated a discussion on "The Fading of P.O.P. Prints", consideration of the subject was postponed.



21st February 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its January meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on 12th January, when Mr. C.L. Whitham presided over a good attendance. Messrs. Anderson, Dobbie and Kauffman showed specimens of work. The competition for the prize offered by the President, subject, “An Untouched Portrait”, resulted in the judges: Messrs. S.J. Dailey and F.C. Krichauff, awarding the palm to Mr. E.F. Gall. The special subject for the evening was a discussion on “Developers”, introduced by Mr. E.W. Belcher. All the developing agents used by photographers, and their different merits and demerits, were brought under notice during the discussion, in which a number of members took part. At the close a show of hands proved that pyro-sodas the most popular developer.



Monday 13th March 1899
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Tuesday 14th March 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its monthly meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 9th March. The President, Mr. C.L. Whitham, presided over a large attendance. One new member was elected. A number of samples of printing paper, were distributed. The President and Messrs. Joyner, Dobbie and Gazard exhibited examples of their work. The principal subject for discussion was "Stereoscopic Lantern Projection", which was illustrated and explained by Mr. A.W. Dobbie, assisted by the Lanternist, Mr. R.B. Adamson. By means of the most powerful biunial limelight lantern two lantern slides made in the usual way, representing each half of a stereoscopic negative, were projected and superposed on the screen. Each pair of slides was provided with colored glass screens to tint the light which projected them. Thus the slide of one half of a negative was tinted a red shade and the slide of the other half a green. By viewing the combined colored pictures, superposed as nearly as possible on the screen through a pair of glasses of corresponding shades, with which every member of the audience was provided, a good stereoscopic effect was obtained. Where the slide depicting the left-hand half of the stereoscopic picture was projected with a red light and the right-hand half with a green light, a green screen for the left eye and a red for the right enabled each eye to receive only the single picture intended for it, in accordance with stereoscopic principles. Several of the numerous pictorial subjects displayed rendered remarkably good effects. This being the first time an audience here has been privileged to view stereoscopic pictures on a lantern screen, the exhibition was all the more appreciated.



21st March 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its February meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures, Mr. C.L. Whitham presiding. Mrs. Kelsey, and Messrs. Dobbie, Kingsborough, Anderson, and Smeaton exhibited work for criticism. The evening was chiefly occupied in discussing the subject “Toning”, which was introduced by Mr. Kingsborough. In the course of the discussion a large amount of information of practical use was gleaned by those eager to learn more of this branch of the process of photography, and a very profitable evening was spent. Owing to the illness of Mr. Stace, who was to have initiated a discussion on “The Fading of P.O.P. Prints”, consideration of the subject was postponed.



Saturday 15th April 1899
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The April meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 13th April. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided over a large attendance. One new member was elected. Specimens of work were exhibited for criticism by Messrs. Joyner, Dobbie and Gazard (Hon.Secretary). The President announced that the date of closing of the "Simplex" paper competition had been postponed until 30th April, when the "Ancient landmarks" competition also closes. The special feature of the meeting was the tendering of an illustrated lecture on Italy by the President. The lecturer graphically related his experiences and impressions during a six weeks tour through this land of historical associations and home of ancient art. The chief cities, including Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice, Milan, Pisa, Verona, the excavated ruins of Pompeii and other cities and villages around Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, were described and the special objects of interest in each and history connected therewith were given in an entertaining manner. With the aid of the limelight lantern, managed by Mr. R.B. Adamson, a large number of views were shown to illustrate the lecturer's remarks. Most of these were photographed by Mr. Whitham during his tour and served admirably to depict the scenes described by him. Included and specially worthy of note, were views of St. Peter's, the Vatican, the Forum, the Coliseum and other objects of historical interest in Rome; the Grand Canal, the Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs and St. Mark's, Venice and several pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. From an educational as well as from a photographic point of view the lecture was extremely interesting. A hearty vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Whitham.



21st April 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its March meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures. The President, Mr. C.L. Whitham, presided over a large attendance. One new member was elected. A number of samples of printing paper, were distributed. The President and Messrs. Joyner, Dobbie, and Gazard exhibited samples of their work. The principal subject for discussion was “Stereoscopic Lantern Projection”, which was illustrated and explained by Mr. A.W. Dobbie, assisted by the Lanternist, Mr. R.B. Adamson. By means of the most powerful bi-unial limelight lantern two lantern slides made in the usual way, representing each half of a stereoscopic negative, were projected and superposed on the screen. Each pair of slides was provided with colored glass screens to tint the light which projected them. Thus the slide of one half of a negative was tinted a red shade and the slide of the other half green. By viewing the combined colored pictures, superposed as nearly as possible on the screen through a pair of glasses of corresponding shades, with which every member of the audience was provided a good stereoscopic effect was obtained. Where the slide depicting the left-hand half of the stereoscopic picture was projected with a red light and the right-hand half with a green light, a green screen for the left eye and a red for the right enabled each eye to receive only the single picture intended for it, in accordance with stereoscopic principles. Several of the numerous pictorial subjects displayed rendered remarkably good effects. This being the first time an audience here has been privileged to view stereoscopic pictures on a lantern screen, the exhibition was all the more appreciated.



Saturday 13th May 1899
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The South Australian Photographic Society held its May meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 11th May. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided over a good attendance. The results of the two competitions which closed on 30th April were announced. The first was for the best three prints on simplex paper and was divided into two sections. In section 1, for prints of half-plate size and under, the judges, Messrs. F.C. Krichauff and A.A. Stump, awarded the prize of one guinea to the president, Mr. Whitham. In section 2 for prints larger than half-plate, the guinea was won by the Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard. Both prizes were presented by Messrs. Baker & Rouse Proprietary Limited. The other competition was for the best single photograph of an existing early South Australian landmark, the prize of one guinea being presented by Messrs. S.P. Bond Limited. In this the judges, Messrs. Krichauff and Duryea, reported Mr. F.A. Joyner as the winner, the picture being entitled "The Last Cottage of Klemzig". Second and third in order of merit respectively were placed "An Early City Residence, R. Torrens", by Mr. J. Gazard and "Colonel Light's Residence at Southwark", by Mr. E. Gall. The whole of the exhibits were placed before the meeting for inspection, as was also a lot of general work by various members. The remainder of the evening was occupied by a lantern exhibition, members slides only being shown. Mr. R.B. Adamson operated the lantern as usual. Those whose exhibited lantern slides and general work were Miss Stace and Messrs. Whitham, Greenlees, Marshall, Dobbie, Gall, Cain, West and Gazard. During the evening a large number of members booked to attend the camera excursion to Perth Creek on Saturday. It was decided to hold a special meeting on 1st June, in the form of a social welcome to Mr. C.F. Clough, a member and ex-president, who is returning from a visit to England.



25th May 1899
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The April meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 13th April. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided over a large attendance. One new member was elected. Specimens of work were exhibited for criticism by Messrs. Joyner, Dobbie, and Gazard (Hon.Secretary). The President announced that the date of closing of the “Simplex” paper competition had been postponed until 30th April, when the “Ancient landmarks” competition also closes. The special feature of the meeting was the rendering of an illustrated lecture on Italy by the President. The lecturer graphically related his experiences and impressions during a six weeks tour through this land of historical associations and home of ancient art. The chief cities, including Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice, Milan, Pisa, Verona, the excavated ruins of Pompeii, and other cities and villages around Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, were described, and the special objects of interest in each and history connected therewith were given in an entertaining manner. With the aid of the limelight lantern, managed by Mr. R.B. Adamson, a large number of views were shown to Illustrate the lecturer’s remarks. Most of these were photographed by Mr. Whitham during his tour, and served admirably to depict the scenes described by him. Included, and specially worthy of note, were views of St. Peter’s, the Vatican, the Forum, the Coliseum, and other objects of historical interest in Rome; the Grand Canal, the Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs, and St. Marks, Venice; and several pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. A hearty vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Whitham.



Saturday 3rd June 1899
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A largely attended social gathering of members of the South Australian Photographic Society and friends was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, to welcome back Mr. C.F. Clough, a member and ex-president, who has just returned from a holiday trip to England and the Continent. The President, Mr. C.L. Whitham, in welcoming Mr. C.F. Clough, referred to the great services which he had rendered to the society and individual members and the esteem in which he was held and expressed the pleasure felt by all at the physical benefit he had derived from the trip. Inasmuch as Mr. C.F. Clough had left Adelaide armed with a hand-camera, the members would expect shortly to see some of the photographic results of his holiday. Vice-presidents R.F. Griffiths and Andrew Scott B.A., supported in the most cordial terms. Mr. C.F. Clough, in responding, was heartily received. He expressed the fullness of his heart at the unexpected reception accorded him and appreciated, though he felt he did not deserve, the kind feelings which prompted it. It had always been and always would be, the greatest pleasure to him to do what little he could for the society. He then interested those present by detailing a few of his photographic experiences during his travels. Developing on board the steamer in the tropics and the numerous difficulties attending it, were humorously described. There seemed to be only one advantage, which was that the motion of the vessel saved the trouble of rocking the developing dish by the photographer. Want of time and occupation with other and more important matters prevented his making a close acquaintance with photographic societies in England, to which he carried an introductory letter from the South Australian society. He had however, made a number of observations on the progress of photography and lantern projection, which he recounted in an interesting manner. He hoped later on to show the members some illustrations of the places visited. During the evening songs were rendered by Mrs. W.T. Rowe and Messrs. Nicholls and Beaumont Read and instrumental music by Miss Whitham, the piano being lent by Mr. Marshall. The room was nicely decorated by lady members and a large number of photographs were exhibited by Messrs. Whitham, Dobbie, A.H. Kingsborough, Joyner, Kauffmann, Cooke, Belcher, Scott, Bond and Gazard: also a collection of English, European and Egyptian prints, purchased by Mr. C.F. Clough during his travels. The enjoyment of the evening was also added to by a microscope, exhibited by Mr. Bussel and graphophone selections, by Mr. Adamson. Refreshments were served during an interval in the proceedings.



Saturday 10th June 1899
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There was a good attendance at the monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society on Thursday evening and Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. Two nominations were received for election as members at the next meeting. Miss Stace and Messrs. Whitham, Stace, Joyner, Anderson, Dixon, Gall and Greenlees exhibited prints for criticism, being chiefly the results of the last excursion of the Society to Fifth Creek. Samples of plates and bromide paper were received. The set subject for the evening was "Artistic effects in light and shade", Mr. E.W. Belcher being the lecturer. He commenced with the statement that lighting, or chiaroscuro, made a picture of what would otherwise be a mere map and demonstrated that this effect was produced by the relief which light and shadow gave to the component parts of a picture. To illustrate his remarks a number of lantern slides, were projected. These consisted chiefly of portraits, figure studies and photographs of flowers and each possessed certain excellencies, which were pointed out. Some were beautiful examples of artistic lighting, the roundness and relief of the principal objects being particularly noticeable, whilst general softness and the entire absence of harsh contrasts were the principal features in others. Examples of the lighting of the background of a picture independent of the object and the beautiful effects of relief rendered possible, were also shown and advice was given to grade the shade of backgrounds by this means instead of having them permanently graded. Incidentally attention was drawn to the posing of figures and the general composition of a picture and copies of well-known photographs, in which the backgrounds and surroundings were out of keeping with the subject and motive of the picture, were exhibited on the screen. A photograph of the Pichirichi Pass served to show the wealth which a repetition of form added to a picture, while a number of exquisite flower studies were used to demonstrate the advantages of controlling and modifying the strength of the light in order to procure results without excessive contrast, yet full of strength and detail. In concluding, the lecturer advised his hearers never to photograph any subject unless it was properly lighted, as only by such means could they achieve perfect results. A discussion followed.



24th June 1899
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There was a good attendance at the monthly meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society on Thursday 7th June. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. Two nominations were received for election as members at the next meeting. Miss Stace and Messrs. Whitham, Stace, Joyner, Anderson, Dixon, Gall, and Greenless exhibited prints for criticism, being chiefly the results of the last excursion of the Society to Fifth Creek. Samples of plates and bromide paper were received. The set subject for the evening was "Artistic effects in light and shade”, Mr. E.W. Belcher being the lecturer. To illustrate his remarks, a number of lantern slides were projected. These consisted chiefly of portraits, figure studies and photographs of flowers, and each possessed certain excellencies, which were pointed out. Some were beautiful examples of artistic lighting, the roundness and relief of the principal objects being particularly noticeable, whilst general softness and the entire absence of harsh contrasts were the principal features in others. Examples of the lighting of a background of a picture independent of the object, and the beautiful effects of relief rendered possible were also shown, and advice was given to grade the shade of back grounds by this means instead of having them permanently graded. Incidentally, attention was drawn to posing of figures and the general composition of a picture, and copies of well known photographs, in which the backgrounds and surroundings were out of keeping with the subject and motive of the picture, were exhibited on the screen. A photograph of the Pichi Richi Pass served to show the wealth which a repetition of form added to a picture, while a number of exquisite flower studies were used to demonstrate the advantages of controlling and modifying the strength of the light in order to produce results without excessive contrast, yet full of strength and detail. In concluding, the lecturer advised his hearers never to photograph any subject unless it was properly lighted, as only by such means could they achieve perfect results. A discussion followed.



Wednesday 12th July 1899
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Thursday 13th July 1899
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
NOTICE TO INTENDING MEMBERS
The Society's fifteenth year, which is now commencing, will include evenings specially devoted to the instruction of beginners. Subscription: Gentlemen, 10/; Ladies, 5/ per annum. Next meeting, 13th July. Full particular, obtainable from the undersigned.

J.GAZARD
HON.SECRETARY
Mutual Chambers, 111 King William-street.



Saturday 15th July 1899
Page 5 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

Mr. Andrew Scott, B.A., has been elected President of the South Australian Photographic Society.



Saturday 15th July 1899
Page 11 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Monday 17th July 1899
Page 3 - Evening Journal (Adelaide SA)

The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. The preliminary business, consisting of the election of two new members and the nomination of three candidates for membership, having been transacted and the photographic work shown by Messrs. Joyner, Scott, Read and Gazard, inspected, the secretary presented the annual report of the committee, from which the following is extracted:

The number of members on the roll is 70; eight new members have been elected during the year and two resigned. The average attendance was 25 per meeting. During the year 12 monthly meetings have been held. At each meeting, in addition to the ordinary business and inspection of members work, a special set subject has been dealt with. These subjects were treated as follows: August, question box lecture by various members; September, criticism of work to be exhibited at the annual conversazione; October, "Photography without light", lecture by Mr. A.W. Dobbie, illustrated; November, discussion on the failing of P.O.P. prints and criticism of negatives; December, "Suggestions for the future of the society", paper by Mr. F.A. Joyner; January, "Developers", discussion introduced by Mr. E.W. Belcher; February, "Toning", discussion introduced by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough; March, "Stereoscopic lantern projection", demonstration by Mr. A.W. Dobbie; April, "Italy", illustrated lecture by the president, Mr. C.L. Whitham; May, Lantern exhibition of members slides; June, "Artistic effect in light and shade", lecture, illustrated by Mr. E.W. Belcher. The annual conversazione and exhibition of work, which took place on 16th September, in the Victoria Hall, was the most successful yet held. Four competitions have been carried out, the prizes for same having been presented by the president, Messrs. Baker and Rouse Prop., Limited, Mr. F.A. Joyner and Mr. S.P. Bond. A largely attended and enjoyable camera outing to Fifth Creek was held on 13th May; 26 members and friends attended. On 1st June a welcome social was tendered to Mr. C.F. Clough, who had returned from a holiday visit to England. The committee held seven meetings during the year. The library has had the usual addition of papers, periodicals and now consists of 96 volumes. It has been pleasing to the committee to note that the quantity and quality of the work exhibited by members during the year has shown a marked advance on that of previous years, which augurs well in this respect for the success of the next annual exhibition.

The balance sheet, which was presented by the treasurer, showed a credit balance of £6 4/5. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The retiring president. Mr. C.L. Whitham, delivered the annual address, in which he congratulated the members on the prosperous condition of the society and referred to the progress which photographic art and science had made during the year. On the motion of Mr. F.A. Joyner, the retiring officers were heartily thanked for their services.

The election of the new officers was then proceeded with and resulted as follows: Patrons, His Excellency the Governor, Lord Tennyson, Sir S.J. Way, Bart., Sir E.T. Smith, Sir Charles Todd, Dr. Cockburn, Professor Rennie, Professor Bragg and Mr. J.J. Green; President, Mr. Andrew Scott, B.A.; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. R.F. Griffiths and F.A. Joyner; Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S.P. Bond; Hon. Librarian and Assistant Secretary, Mr. R. B. Adamson; Committee, the executive officers and Messrs. C.L. Whitham, A.H. Kingsborough and A.W. Marshall; Auditors, Messrs. W.A. West and J.D. Dixon.

It was decided that during the forthcoming year three evenings be devoted to the needs of beginners; that periodical excursions be held and a competition, with suitable awards, in connection with each excursion and that general competitions be increased in number as far as practicable. It was also decided to institute competitions in connection with the annual exhibition, to be held in October. The sum of five guineas was voted as prize-money in several classes and all amateurs resident in South Australia, in addition to members of the Society, will be eligible to compete. The committee was authorized to take steps to procure suitable dies for the production of a special Society's medal and certificate for merit awards. In order to direct the efforts of members towards a definite aim, it was resolved to invite them to illustrate subjects, previously arranged, at the monthly meetings; the subject for the next meeting to be "winter".



Monday 17th July 1899
Page 3 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. The preliminary business, consisting of the election of two new members and the nomination of three candidates for membership, having been transacted and the photographic work shown by Messrs. Joyner, Scott, Read and Gazard inspected, the Secretary presented the annual report of the committee, which stated that the number of members on the roll was 70; 8 new members had been elected during the year and 2 resigned. The average attendance was 25 per meeting. The library had had the usual addition of papers, periodicals and now consisted of 96 volumes, it had been pleasing to the committee to note that the quantity and quality of the work exhibited by members during the year had shown a marked advance on that of previous years, which augured well in this respect for the success of the next annual exhibition. The balance-sheet, which was presented by the Treasurer, showed a credit balance of £6 1s 5d. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The retiring President. Mr. C.L. Whitham, delivered the annual address in which he congratulated the members on the prosperous condition of the Society and referred to the progress which photographic art and science had made during the year. On the motion of Mr. F.A. Joyner, the retiring officers were heartily thanked for their services.

The election of the new officers was then proceeded with and resulted thus: Patrons, His Excellency the Governor, Lord Tennyson, Sir S.J. Way, Bart., Sir E.T. Smith, Sir Charles Todd, Dr. Cockburn, Professor Rennie, Professor Bragg and Mr. J.J. Green; President, Mr. Andrew Scott, B.A.; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. R.F. Griffiths and F.A. Joyner; Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S.P. Bond; Hon. Librarian and Assistant Secretary, Mr. R.B. Adamson; Committee, the executive officers and Messrs. C.L. Whitham, A.H. Kingsborough and A.W. Marshall; Auditors, Messrs. W.A. West and J.D. Dixon.

It was decided that during the forthcoming year three evenings be devoted to the needs of beginners; that periodical excursions be held and a competition, with suitable awards, in connection with each excursion and that general competitions be increased in number as far as practicable. It was also decided to institute competitions in connection with the annual exhibition, to be held in October. The sum of five guineas was voted as prize-money in several classes and all amateurs resident in South Australia, in addition to members of the Society, will be eligible to compete. The committee was authorized to take steps to procure suitable dies for the production of a special Society's medal and certificate for merit awards. In order to direct the efforts of members towards a definite aim, it was resolved to invite them to illustrate subjects, previously arranged, at the monthly meetings; the subject for the next meeting to be "winter".



Saturday 12th August 1899
Page 7 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

The South Australian Photographic Society announce that their sixth annual exhibition will be held on 12th October, when prizes will be offered for the best exhibits in the various sections. These include landscape, seascape, portrait and genre work, hand camera work and lantern slides. The society has done good work in the direction of developing artistic tastes, as well as technical skill, especially among amateur photographers and the exhibition should be an interesting one.



Saturday 12th August 1899
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Wednesday 16th August 1899
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Photographic competitions will be held in connection with the South Australian Photographic Society's Annual Exhibition in October next. Five Classes open to all Amateur Photographers in South Australia. Printed particulars from photo dealers and the undersigned.
Mr. J. GAZARD
HON. SECRETARY
Mutual Chambers, 111 King William-street.



Monday 14th August 1899
Page 3 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Page 6 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The August meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening, the president (Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., presiding over a large attendance. Three new members were elected and seven nominations received for election at next meeting. Mr. S.J. Dailey, the first president of the society, was elected a life member. Photographs were exhibited illustrating the subject for the month, "Winter" and other general work was shown by Messrs. Scott Anderson, A.H. Kingsborough, Gall, Whitham, Leitch and Bond. The subject decided upon for illustration at next meeting was a flower study. Mr. S.P. Bond showed a Cooke lens, fitted with a new form of focusing jacket. An offer from Sir Edwin Smith of a special prize in connection with the society's annual exhibition was accepted with thanks. The evening being the first of three specially set apart for the instruction of beginners, a lecture was delivered by Mr. J. Gazard on the use and care of the camera and its accessories. The subject embraced the whole of the apparatus used by an amateur photographer in securing negatives. The different forms of lenses and their qualities were first described, also advice and precautions for keeping them in the best condition. Cameras, square and conical and the component parts and attachments, such as the rising, falling and cross fronts, reversing and swing back, plumb indicator, levels, focusing adjustment, dark slides (solid and back form), carriers (single and double) for same, shutters, tripod stands, were dealt with and the use of each explained. A method of testing the register of the focusing glass of the camera and of correcting it if found incorrect, was shown and hints were given for the keeping of the woodwork, bellows and metal parts of the apparatus free from injury and for protecting slides from light and dust. The lecturer was awarded a hearty vote of thanks.



24th August 1899
Page 22 and 23 - The Australasian Photographic Review

The annual meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday 13th July. Mr. C.L. Whitham presided. The preliminary business, consisting of the election of two new members, and the nomination of three candidates for membership, having been transacted, and the photographic work shown by Messrs. Joyner, Scott, Read, and Gazard inspected, the Hon.Secretary presented the annual report of the Committee, from which the following is extracted:

The number of members on the roll is 76; eight new members have been elected during the year, and two resigned. The average attendance was 25 per meeting. During the year twelve monthly meetings have been held. At each meeting, in addition to the ordinary business and inspection of members work, a special set subject has been dealt with. These subjects were treated as follows: August, question-box lecture by various members; September, criticism of work to be exhibited at the annual conversazione; October, “Photography without light”, lecture by Mr. A.W. Dobbie, illustrated; November, discussion on the failing of P.O.P. prints and criticism of negatives; December, “Suggestions for the future of the Society”, paper by Mr. F.A. Joyner; January, “Developers”, discussion introduced by Mr. E.W. Belcher; February, “Toning”, discussion introduced by Mr. A.H. Kingsborough; March, “Stereoscopic lantern projection”, demonstration by Mr. A.W. Dobbie; April, “Italy”, illustrated lecture by the President, Mr. C.L. Whitham; May. lantern exhibition of members slides; June, “Artistic effect in light and shade”, lecture, illustrated, by Mr. E.W. Belcher. The annual conversazione and exhibition of work, which took place on 16th September in the Victoria Hall, was the most successful yet held. Four competitions have been carried out, the prizes for same having been presented by the President, Messrs. Baker & Rouse Prop., Ltd., Mr. F.A. Joyner, and Mr. S.P. Bond. A largely attended and enjoyable camera outing to Fifth Creek was held on 13th May; 26 members and friends attended. On 1st June a welcome social was tendered to Mr. C.F. Clough, who had returned from a holiday visit to England. The Committee held seven meetings during the year. The library has had the usual addition of papers, periodicals, and now consists of 96 volumes. It has been pleasing to the Committee to note that the quantity and quality of the work exhibited by members during the year has shown a marked advance on that of previous years, which augurs well in this respect for the success of the next annual exhibition.

The balance-sheet, which was presented by the Treasurer, showed a credit balance of £6 4s. 3d. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The retiring President, Mr. C.L, Whitham, delivered the annual address, in which he congratulated the members on the prosperous condition of the Society, and referred to the progress which photographic art and science had made during the year. On the motion of Mr. F.A. Joyner, the retiring officers were heartily thanked for their services. The election of the new officers was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows:

Patrons, His Excellency the Governor Lord Tennyson, Sir S.J. Way, Bart, Sir E.T. Smith, Sir Charles Todd, Dr. Cockburn, Professor Rennie, Professor Bragg, and Mr. J.J. Green; President, Mr, Andrew Scott, B.A.; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. R.F. Griffiths and F.A. Joyner; Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S.P. Bond; Hon Librarian and Assistant Secretary, Mr. R.B. Adamson; Committee, the executive officers, and Messrs. C.L. Whitham, A.H. Kingsborough, and A.W. Marshall; Auditors, Messrs. W.A. West and J.D. Dixon.

It was decided that during the forthcoming year, three evenings be devoted to the needs of beginners; that periodical excursions be held, and a competition with suitable awards, in connection with each excursion and that general competitions be increased in number as far as practicable. It was also decided to institute competitions in connection with the annual exhibition to be held in October. The sum of five guineas was voted as prize money in several classes, and all amateurs resident in South Australia, in addition to members of the Society will be eligible to compete. The Committee was authorized to take steps to procure suitable dies for the production of a special Society’s medal and certificate for merit awards. In order to direct the efforts of members towards a definite aim, it was resolved to invite them to illustrate subjects (previously arranged) at the monthly meetings, the subject for the next meeting to be “Winter”.



Monday 18th September 1899
Page 6 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Page 6 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)

The South Australian Photographic Society held its September meeting at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., presided over a good attendance. Seven new members were elected and two nominations for membership were received. The competition held in connection with the Fulham excursion resulted in the judges, Messrs. F.A. Joyner and F.C. Krichauff, awarding the prize to the Hon.Secretary, Mr. Gazard. Miss Stace being placed next in order of merit. In addition to the photographs in the above competition, work was exhibited by Messrs. Belcher, Dixon, Gall, A.H. Kingsborough, Radcliffe, Smeaton and Wadey. It was decided to postpone the excursion originally fixed for September 16 until the following Saturday, the destination being Paradise. In connection with the annual competition it was decided that hand camera works should include only photographs taken with a camera without the use of a tripod. It was also decided that enlargements either direct or from enlarged negatives, would be eligible in the enlargement class and that enlargements could also compete in any other class. Mr. F.A. Joyner read a paper entitled "Practical hints on various photo graphic subjects". The subjects chiefly dealt with were composition, development, fixing, reduction and the producing enlarged negatives and a large amount of information and much valuable advice was given as to each. Mr. Joyner demonstrated the reduction of an over-developed negative by the new reducing agent, persulphate of ammonia, with which reduction can be effected in a more even and sure way than by other methods. A hearty vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Joyner at the close of the meeting.



21st September 1899
Page 27 - The Australasian Photographic Review

The August meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures, the President (Mr. Andrew Scott, B A.) presiding over a large attendance. Three new members were elected, and seven nominations received for election at next meeting. Mr. S.J. Dailey, the first President of the Society, was elected a life member. Photographs were exhibited illustrating the subject for the month, “Winter” and other general work was shown by Messrs. Scott, Anderson, Kingsborough, Gall, Whitham, Leitch, and Bond. The subject decided upon for illustration at next meeting was a flower study. Mr. S.P. Bond showed a Cooke lens, fitted with a new form of focusing jacket. An offer from Sir Edwin Smith of a special prize in connection with the Society’s Annual Exhibition was accepted with thanks. The evening being the first of three specially set apart for the instruction of beginners, a lecture was delivered by Mr. J. Gazard on the use and care of the camera, and its accessories. The subject embraced the whole of the apparatus used by an amateur photographer in securing negatives. The different forms of lenses, and their qualities were first described, also advice and precautions for keeping them in the best condition Cameras, square and conical, and the component parts and attachments, such as the rising, falling, and cross fronts, reversing and swing-back, plumb indicator, levels, focusing adjustment, dark slides (solid and book form) carriers (single and double) for same, shutters, tripod stands, were dealt with, and the use of each explained. A method of testing the register of the focusing glass of the camera, and of correcting it if found incorrect, was shown, and hints were given for the keeping of the woodwork, bellows, and metal parts of the apparatus free from injury, and for protecting slides from light and dust. The lecturer was awarded a hearty vote of thanks.



Monday 9th October 1899
Page 2 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)
Wednesday 11th October 1899
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Page 1 - The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA)
Page 4 - Evening Journal (Adelaide SA)
Thursday 12th October 1899
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Page 1 - The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA)

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

ANNUAL EXHIBITION

TO-MORROW

VICTORIA HALL

AFTERNOON, 3pm to 5pm; EVENING, 7.30pm to 10pm

TICKETS, One Shilling each, obtainable from
Baker and Rouse, Rundle-street; S.P. Bond, Pirie-street;

and the undersigned.
J. GAZARD
HON.SECRETARY
Mutual Chambers, King William-street

Thursday 12th October 1899
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Page 2 - The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA)

The annual exhibition of the South Australian Photographic Society will be held this afternoon and evening in the Victoria Hall. For the first time in connection with this event, a competition has been instituted open to all amateur photographers in South Australia. A large number of exhibits have been received in the various classes, which compile landscapes, seascapes, genre, portraits, lantern slide and hand camera work. A class for enlargements is open to members of the society only. Altogether over 200 exhibits have been received in the competitive section. In addition to the above, which will be shown with the judges verdict attached, a large display will be made of the general work of members, as in previous years. His Excellency the Governor has announced his intention of visiting the exhibition during the day.

HIS EXCELLENCY LORD HALLAM TENNYSON

Born 11th August 1852 - Twickenham, Surrey
Died 2nd December 1928 (aged 76) Freshwater, Isle of Wight

14th GOVERNOR of SOUTH AUSTRALIA
10th April 1899 – 17th July 1902

Friday 13th October 1899
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Page 3 - Evening Journal (Adelaide SA)
Saturday 21st October 1899
Page 44 - Adelaide Observer (Adelaide SA)

The annual Exhibition of the South Australian Photographic Society was held in the Victoria Hall, Gawler-place, on Thursday. In keeping with most other arts and sciences, photography has developed with leaps and bounds until, as it has been well put by an eminent enthusiast, life has been invested with a new and inexhaustible charm. The members of the Photographic Society have done much to advance the study of the art in this province and their exhibitions of work, which are now held annually, attract large numbers of interested people. No trouble had been spared to make the engagement this year a complete success and those who attended were unanimous in the opinion that the display was the best that the Society has held. The hall had been tastefully decorated with flowers and foliage plants by the lady members and the extensive array of pictures made up a scene which has seldom if ever been excelled in brilliance in the Victoria Hall. His Excellency the Governor visited the Exhibition early in the day and was afforded a private view of the pictures. He evinced much interest in the show and congratulated the Society on the admirable work done by the members. At 3pm the Exhibition was opened to the public and during the afternoon there was an encouraging attendance.

The pictures were arranged in six classes, in each of which a representative display of work was to be seen. Landscapes, of course, are most popular with amateur artists and the exhibits in this section considerably outnumbered those in the other classes. Mr. J. Kauffmann secured the prize in this division with a well-executed picture entitled "On the Lake Maggiore". The landscape exhibits embraced reproductions of European, English, Indian, Australian, Tasmanian and New Zealand scenery and these made a most attractive display. In the class for seascapes the honors were divided between Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough, "View at Port Elliot" and W.J. Cowell. "Sunset Picture on the South-East Coast". Mr. J. Kauffmann was again successful in the unretouched portraits and his "Study of a Head" was much admired. The work of Messrs. F.A. Joyner and E. Gall in the genre class was adjudged to be equally meritorious and the prize was divided between them. Mr. Joyner exhibited an artistic piece of work entitled "The Laundress" and Mr. Gall's "The harmonies fall from her fingers free" was also a highly creditable reproduction. In the class for hand camera pictures, Mr. C.L. Whitham took first prize with three pictures of Venice. Mr. E.W. Belcher secured first award for lantern slides, which class was exceedingly well represented. The enlargement division was open to members of the Society only and Mr. F.A. Joyner secured the first prize with a fine picture entitled "Midday Rest", representing cattle at rest on the sand hills at the Grange. A large number of photographs were sent in for exhibition only and in this section were some of the most interesting and attractive pictures to be seen in the hall. The members who exhibited in this class were the Misses Harris, Browne and Messrs. A. Scott B.A., W.B. Poole, W.J. Anderson, S. Smeaton, J. Draper, J. Gazard, W.D. Randall, J. Greenlees, J.D. Dixon, Beaumont Read, A.W. Dobbie, J.T. Cain, H. Miners, F.J. Wanke, C.F. Clough, W.H. Fuller, C. Poore and N. Turner. The pictures in all classes were handsomely mounted and judicious taste was displayed in the framing, with the result that the effect imparted by the photograph was considerably enhanced. Messrs. Baker & Rouse and S.P. Bond and Co. had on view attractive trade displays, embracing all kinds of apparatus and materials used by photographers and a large assortment of specimen prints and enlargements.

The judges were: Landscape, seascapes, portraits, genre and enlargement classes, Messrs. H.P. Gill, G. Webb and F.C. Krichauff: hand camera and landscapes, Messrs. Gill, Krichauff and W.P. Dollman. The Judges expresses pleasure at the excellent quality of the exhibits in all classes. In the evening there was a large attendance and in addition to the exhibition of photographs an attraction was provided by showing a selection from the lantern slides which had been sent in for competition. Some of them were of exceptional quality and they embraced all classes of work. Mr. Adamson's lantern was used for the exhibition.



Friday 13th October 1899
Page 4 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

There are some persons who have been heard to declare more or less loudly that photography is not art and who are disposed to sneer at the camera as at the best a faithful reproducer of every feature in a scene unfolded before it. If such misguided individuals had paid a visit to the exhibition of the South Australian Photographic Society in the Victoria Hall they would have found material to cause them to considerably modify, if not altogether change, their disparaging opinion. Around the walls of the large hall there were hung some hundreds of photographs, largely the work of the enthusiastic amateurs who belong to the society. Most of them were good, a large proportion really excellent, while very few could be set down as poor work. The standard was astonishingly high to those who were not aware of the splendid work being done by the society, individually and collectively and it may be said without hesitation that the exhibition excelled in every way the displays of previous years. His Excellency the Governor paid a special visit in the morning to the hall, although he was prevented by a prior engagement from being present at the opening in the afternoon. There was an excellent attendance of the general public, who all seemed pleased with the exhibition.



Friday 13th October 1899
Page 4 - The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA)
Page 5 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION
A SPLENDID DISPLAY
The members of the South Australian Photographic Society are undoubtedly to be congratulated on the brilliant success of their sixth annual exhibition, which was opened on Thursday afternoon in the Victoria Hall, Gawler-place. It was intended to ask his Excellency the Governor to perform the opening ceremony, but owing to the garden party at Government House in the afternoon the arrangement had to be reluctantly abandoned. At the special request of Lord Tennyson, who takes a deep interest in photography, both from personal liking and because Lady Tennyson is an enthusiastic photographer, a private view was arranged in the morning for his Excellency. He spent some time in carefully examining the large number of exhibits and expressed his pleasure at the excellence of the display.

There are several notable features about the exhibition. One of them is the manner in which the amateur work beats that of the professionals who exhibited right out of the field. In most branches of life to call anything "amateurish" is to put on it a brand of inferiority of a very marked character. In the present case the tables are completely turned. The professional work, with a few notable exceptions, is crude and conventional, while that of the amateurs is marked in almost every case with daring and most successful originality. Moreover originality is not allowed to run riot, in which case it would be worse than the most glaring conventionality - it is artistically applied, with a result that is in all respects admirable. In processes, too, the amateurs are ahead of their professional brethren and their pictures, besides being finely conceived, are beautifully developed and printed. One or two of them have adopted the carbon process, which gives a softness of tone and beauty of coloring which brings the views very close to ideal photography - a result by no means achieved in the crude and glaring color prints so much in vogue a while ago.

The most important and the best class in the exhibition is undoubtedly the landscape section, which includes at least a dozen pictures, over which one feels inclined to linger and study. The mist effects displayed in some of them are delightful and splendidly managed. One in particular, just two or three leafless trees, grows more fascinating the more it is studied and though it is a simple subject it marks a welcome new departure in the art of the camera. In this class, as indeed in nearly all the others, Mr. J. Kauffmann and Mr. F.A. Joyner are supreme. They own the majority of the best pictures in the show and scored well all round. In this class the former won with a beautiful scene on Lago Maggiori. He has other pretty Swiss scenes, while Mr. Joyner's New Zealand views are admirable. A word may be said about the excellent taste displayed in the framing and mounting, which wonderfully helps the effect of the views.

The seascape section is a rather weak one, most of the exhibitors running too much after surf effects, some of which, however, are very good. Mr. A.H. Kingsborough and Mr. W.J. Cowell divide the honors, the former with a pretty blue carbon print. The latter's exhibit was hardly as well finished as it should be and in the opinion of some should have taken second place to a delightful sunset scene at the Grange. In portraiture, Mr. Kauffmann was to the fore with an excellent enlargement of the head of a weather-beaten old sailor. The choice of the subject was excellent. In the "genre" class is one of the best pictures of the exhibition. It is a simple subject, a laundress wringing clothes, but it is treated in a charming manner and excellently finished in "red chalk". There are several exceedingly good studies in this class and the general standard of the work is high.

In the hand-camera section there are not many exhibits, but they are all of high quality. Mr. C.L. Whitham, who has also good work in other classes, deservedly won the prize for a set of Venetian scenes. They are individually good and the grouping makes the effect better still. In the enlargement class Mr. Joyner was again to the fore, but most people will consider that "Midday Rest", which won the prize, was inferior to the same exhibitor's "Dawn at Bealey, New Zealand". This was taken at 5.30am, just when the early rays of the sun were glowing on the snow-capped mountain tops. It is a most effective scene most artistically treated. As has already been said, the professional work suffers by comparison with that of the amateurs, but still there are many pictures "not for competition" well worth a second glance in this section. Mr. E. Gall has an exhibit of his general work which was much admired. Mr. C.L. Whitham has also a large number of pictures in the non-competitive class, the best of which is perhaps a cloud study, a subject difficult to treat satisfactorily in a photograph. There are numerous miscellaneous pictures, which help to fill up the exhibition and many show good treatment, but the cream of the work is undoubtedly in the competitive sections. Messrs. Baker & Rouse's exhibit included some fine enlargements on "Austral Pearl" paper, some of which measured 45 by 30 in. Two of the prizes in the hand camera and landscape sections were won by prints on their "Simplex" paper. Both these papers are prepared in Australia. Messrs. S.P. Bond, Limited, as usual, showed a large number of trade requisites, of special interest for the photographer. The attendance during the afternoon was very good and much interest was taken in the exhibition generally by the visitors.

In the evening there was again a crowded attendance.

The following is the prize-list:
LANDSCAPES: Mr. J. Kauffmann, "On Lake Maggiori".
SEASCAPES: Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough and W.J. Cowell divided the prize, their pictures being adjudged equal in merit.
UNRETOUCHED PORTRAITS: Mr. J. Kauffmann.
GENRE: Messrs. F.A. Joyner and E. Gall divided. Their pictures are entitled respectively "The Laundress" and "The Harmonies Fall From Her Fingers Free".
ENLARGEMENTS: Mr. F.A. Joyner, "Midday Rest".

The judges in the above classes were Messrs. Harry P. Gill, G. Webb and F.C. Krichauff.

HAND CAMERA WORK: Mr. C.L. Whitham; three Venetian scenes.
LANTERN-SLIDES: Mr. E.W. Belcher.

The judges in these classes were Messrs. Harry P Gill, F.C. Krichauff and W.P. Dollman.



21st October 1899
Page 25 - The Australasian Photographic Review

The South Australian Photographic Society held its September meeting at the Chamber of Manufacture on Thursday 14th. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., presided over a good attendance. Seven new members were elected, and two nominations for membership were received. The competition held in connection with the Fulham excursion resulted in the judges: Messrs. F.A. Joyner and F.C. Krichauff — awarding the prize to the Hon.Secretary, Miss Stace being placed next in order of merit. In addition to the photographs in the above competition, work was exhibited by Messrs. Belcher, Dixon, Gall, Kingsborough, Radcliffe, Smeaton, and Wadey. It was decided to postpone the excursion originally fixed for 16th September, until the following Saturday, the destination being Paradise. In connection with the annual competition it was decided that hand camera work should include only photographs taken with a camera without the use of a tripod. It was also decided that enlargements either direct or from enlarged negatives would be eligible in the enlargement class, and that enlargements could also compete in any other class. Mr. F.A. Joyner read a paper entitled “Practical hints on various photographic subjects”. The subjects chiefly dealt with were composition, development, fixing, reduction, and the producing enlarged negatives, and a large amount of information and much valuable advice was given as to each. Mr. Joyner demonstrated the reduction of an over-developed negative by the new reducing agent, persulphate of ammonia, with which reduction can be effected in a more even and sure way than by other methods. A hearty vote of thanks was awarded to him at the close of the meeting.



Saturday 11th November 1899
Page 7 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
Page 4 - Evening Journal (Adelaide SA)

Mr. J. Gazard, who has been Hon.Secretary of the South Australian Photographic Society for the part four years, has resigned the position and at the last meeting of the Society he was honored by the members, who made a suitable presentation to him.



Saturday 11th November 1899
Page 7 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

After holding the office of Hon.Secretary of the South Australian Photographic Society for four years. Mr. J. Gazard resigned at the meeting of the body held on Thursday evening. The resignation was accepted with much regret. Singularly enough, although the members knew nothing of Mr. Gazard's intention, they had arranged for a presentation to be made to him at Thursday's meeting. A sum of money had been collected and a purse of sovereigns was handed to Mr. Gazard by the president (Mr. A. Scott B.A.), on behalf of the society, in recognition of the splendid work he had done as secretary.



21st November 1899
Page 26 - The Australasian Photographic Review

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
The annual Exhibition of the South Australian Photographic Society, was held in the Victoria Hall, Gawler-place, last month. In keeping with most other arts and sciences, photography has developed with leaps and bounds until, as it has been well put by an eminent enthusiast, life has been invested with a new and inexhaustible charm, The members of the South Australian Photographic Society have done much to advance the study of the art in this province, and their exhibitions of work, which are now held annually, attract large numbers of interested people, No trouble had been spared to make the engagement this year a complete success, and those who attended were unanimous in the opinion that the display was the best that the Society has held. The hall had been taste fully decorated with flowers and foliage plants by the lady members, and the extensive array of pictures made up a scene which has seldom if ever been excelled in brilliance in the Victoria Hall. His Excellency the Governor visited the Exhibition early in the day, and was afforded a private view of the pictures. He evinced much interest in the show, and congratulated the Society on the admirable work done by the members. At 3pm the Exhibition was opened to the public, and during the afternoon there was an encouraging attendance, The pictures were arranged in six classes, in each of which a representative display of work was to be seen. Landscapes, of course, are most popular with amateur artists, and the exhibits in this section considerably outnumbered those in the other classes. Mr. J. Kauffmann secured the prize in this division with a well executed picture entitled “On the Lake Maggiore”. The landscape exhibits embraced reproductions of European, English, Indian, Australian, Tasmanian, and New Zealand scenery, and these made a most attractive display. In the class for seascapes the honors were divided between Messrs. A.H. Kingsborough, “View at Port Elliot” and W.J. Cowell, “Sunset Picture on the South-East Coast”. Mr. J. Kauffmann was again successful in the unretouched portraits, and his “Study of a Head” was much admired, The work of Messrs. F.A. Joyner and E. Gall in the genre class was adjudged to be equally meritorious, and the prize was divided between them. Mr. Joyner exhibited an artistic piece of work entitled “The Laundress” and Mr. Gall’s “The harmonies fall from her fingers free” was also a highly creditable reproduction. In the class for hand camera pictures, Mr. C.L. Whitham took first prize with three pictures of Venice. Mr. E.W. Belcher secured first award for lantern slides, which class was exceedingly well represented. The enlargement division was open to members of the Society only, and Mr. F.A. Joyner secured the first prize with a fine picture entitled “Midday Rest”, representing cattle at rest on the sandhills at the Grange. A large number of photographs were sent in for exhibition only, and in this section were some of the most interesting and attractive pictures to be seen in the hall.

The pictures in all classes were handsomely mounted and judicious taste was displayed in the framing, with the result that the effect imparted by the photograph was considerably enhanced. Messrs. Baker & Rouse and S.P. Bond & Co. had on view attractive trade displays, embracing all kinds of apparatus and materials used by photographers, and a large assortment of specimen prints and enlargements. The Judges were: Landscapes, seascapes portraits, genre, and enlargement classes, Messrs. H.P. Gill, G. Webb, and F.C, Krichauff; Hand camera and landscape, Messrs. Gill, Krichauff, and W.P. Dollman. The Judges expressed pleasure at the excellent quality of the exhibits in all classes. In the evening there was a large attendance, and in addition to the exhibition of photographs an attraction was provided by showing a selection from the lantern slides which had been sent in for competition. Some of them were of exceptional quality, and they embraced all classes of work. Mr. Adamson’s lantern was used for the exhibition.



21st December 1899
Page 28 - The Australasian Photographic Review

The November meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Chamber of Manufactures on Thursday evening. Mr. Andrew Scott B.A., presided over a good attendance. Two new members were elected. Work was shown by Messrs. Stace and Butler, and by the competitors in the Paradise excursion competition, the prize for which was awarded by the judges (Messrs. E.W. Belcher and C. Radcliffe) to Mr. Beaumont Read. Two delegates were appointed to attend the meetings of the committee of the proposed Twentieth Century Festival. The meeting having been set apart for the instruction of beginners, the subject. “The production of a negative”, was dealt with for their special benefit. Starting with the consideration of the most desirable kind of plate to use, its preparation or exposure was described. Focusing and the use of diaphragms was next treated, after which the important question of exposure was then gone into, and different members stated their methods of guaging the intensity of the light, and the exposure necessary to affect the plate to the proper degree. Developing, principally for under and over exposed plates, was dealt with as far as possible, and the final operations of fixing and washing required to obtain a finished negative also received attention. Various members contributed to the instruction which was imparted during the meeting, to the advantage of those seeking information in the earlier stages of the photographer’s art. The Hon.Secretary, Mr. J. Gazard, who has held his position for the past four years, handed in his resignation, in consequence of business engagements making it impossible for him to attend to the duties. The resignation was accepted with great reluctance and regret, several of the members testifying to the excellent way in which Mr. Gazard had acted as Hon.Secretary, and the feeling of the meeting was that it would be exceedingly difficult to find anyone to carry on the work with the same efficiency as the retiring Hon.Secretary had done. The task of electing a successor to Mr. Gazard was postponed till the next meeting. Although they knew nothing of the Hon.Secretary’s intended resignation, the members had arranged a little surprise for him in the shape of a presentation, which was intended to mark their appreciation of the zeal and enthusiasm shown by Mr. Gazard in connection with the Society’s recent exhibition. A substantial sum of money had been collected, and this was handed to Mr. Gazard by the President, who assured him of the high esteem in which he was held by all the members of the Society, and of their regret that circumstances have compelled him to resign. Mr. Gazard suitably responded, and stated that his interest in the proceedings of the Society would remain unabated, though he might not be able to take as prominent a part in them as before. He thanked the members very heartily for their kind and unexpected present.



Friday 22nd December 1899
Page 2 - South Australian Register (Adelaide SA)
Page 3 - The Advertiser (Adelaide SA)

The December meeting of the South Australian Photographic Society was held at the Royal Society's rooms, North-terrace, on 14th December. Mr. Andrew Scott, B.A., presided over an attendance of 32 members and many visitors. Mr. S.P. Bond was elected to the position of Hon.Secretary and the office of Hon.Treasurer was taken by Mr. J.D. Dixon. One new member was elected and two nominated for election at next meeting. Messrs. Unbehaun and Wadey showed specimens of their work. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the Royal Society for permission to occupy their rooms and hopes were expressed by members that arrangements might be made to hold their monthly meetings on the same premises. Mr. C.F. Clough delivered a lecture entitled "With a Hand Camera", illustrated by about eighty excellent lantern slides prepared by himself. The lecturer spoke of the added interest imparted to his travels by means of a hand camera, the delightful set of records secured by its means serving for personal souvenirs and the pleasure of his friends. The essential requirements of such an instrument were described. Mr. Clough having made his own camera before leaving for England. Photographs and plans were projected on the screen of the different places enroute, including Albany, Colombo, Aden, Suez Canal and Port Said. Information was imparted concerning the magnificent break water at Colombo and the engineering aspect of the Suez Canal. The pictures of native life were very fine. Many of them were taken from the front of an electric car, the street scenes being realistic and full of interest. Mr. R.B. Adamson used his lantern for the projection of the slides. A vote of thanks to the lecturer, moved by Mr. R.A. Griffiths and seconded by Mr. P.A. Joyner, was enthusiastically supported by the members, who expressed their high appreciation of the lecture.

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