CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
1st October 1953Page 591 - Vol. 60 No. 10 The Australasian Photographic Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
After the first general meeting of the Society held on 17th August, the members have embarked on an ambitious program of competitions, lectures, outings, etc., and they already have items of photographic equipment to start their own darkroom for demonstration purposes and for the use of members.
The following office-bearers: President, R.N. Dallimore; Vice-President, W. Bush; Hon.Secretary and Treasurer, A.R. Collis; Publicity Officer, J.A. Savage; Committee, Messrs. M. Hind, T. Nurse and C. Carmichael.
The Club have their own premises in Frederick Street, Miranda, and a meeting is held every second Monday. Any persons desirous of obtaining further information should contact Mr. J. Savage (Tel. 8W2691 or 8W2692). Arrangements will be made to have a car at Miranda Station between 7.45pm and 8pm to assist prospective members to the club rooms.
1st December 1953 Page 720 - Vol. 60 No. 12 Australasian Photo-Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Our meeting on 14th September, held in our Clubroom, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda, opened with our monthly competition in which the results were. SET SUBJECT, “ARCHITECTURE”: 1, M. Mariner; 2, T. Nurse; 3, J. Short. OPEN SUBJECT: 1, C. Carmichael; 2, C. Carmichael; 3, F. Matson. Our thanks go to Mr. K.L. Aston, and Mr. D. Hor-Kwong of the Cameramateurs who very kindly traveled to Miranda to act as judges and offered some very constructive criticism. Mr. Aston gave an instructive talk on Club Management from which many valuable points were gained.
At our last fortnightly meeting on 28th September Mr. B. Townsend gave another of a series of his interesting lectures, this time the subject being Composition illustrated with color slides from which we gained considerable knowledge for our next competition which will take place on October 12th, the subject being Landscape.
The Program Committee has drawn up a very interesting syllabus for the ensuing 12 months which includes Black-and-White, Color, Movie Competitions, Outings, and a Cine Night for the kiddies at Christmas. A copy of the syllabus is available on application to the Secretary.
At the fortnightly meeting held on November 9th, a Cine night was held at the residence of Mr. F. Johns and about 40 members and visitors were in attendance. Some very interesting films were screened, Mr. Johns showing some of his travels overseas. Mr. T. Nurse screened his film taken on the Society’s recent outing on Port Hacking, and a Melbourne Cup film was entered by Mr. P. Joice.
An outing at Bundeena was held on 8th November and a very pleasant day was had by all. Mr. Carmichael provided his launch and the members pulled in at Jibbon Beach where they had lunch. Some very good pictures are anticipated as the sea was in the right mood and brilliant sunshine prevailed.
Our club will be pleased to welcome visitors or prospective members, and especially ladies. As we have our own premises, we have a darkroom and are able to give practical demonstrations and instructions to beginners in processing their own films, prints, enlargements, etc.
Members and visitors who travel by rail will be met by car between 7.45pm and 8pm at either Caringbah or Miranda Stations. For further information please contact the organizer, Mr. C. Carmichael, of Miranda, or the Secretary, Mr. A.R. Collins, Clifford Road, Miranda.
Wednesday 12th May 1954Page 4 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The general meeting of the Caringbah Photographic Society took place at the club rooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda, on Monday, 10th May, 1954, when a very good attendance of members and visitors was present.
An instructive lecture was delivered by Mr. M. Hind of Miranda on "Enlarging" and after giving a practical demonstration, members and visitors were invited to make enlargements under instruction of Mr. Hind.
On Sunday, 2nd May, 1954, an outing in the Camden district was held and approximately 35 members and friends attended. Memers made camp at Cut Hill and after lunch, photographs were taken on a set subject under instruction of Mr. Hind. Members then split up in various groups spending the rest of the afternoon taking landscape photographs of the beautiful scenery prominent in this district.
Further information will be gladly furnished by contacting the Secretary, Mr. A.R. Collis, 2 Clifford Road, Miranda, or at MX 2901.
1st July 1954Page 397 - Vol. 61 No. 7 The Australasian Photographic Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
A competition was held at the fortnightly regular meeting of the society on June 7th, at the clubrooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda. The Set Subject was Tree Study, taken under the supervision and advice of Mr. M. Hind at our recent outing in the Camden district, and the winning print was by R. Pidgeon of Cronulla. There were many entries in the Open Subject, the placings being: 1, H. Quigg, Miranda; 2, D. Short, Caringbah; 3, F, Reeves, Gymea.
Mr. Hind acted as judge for the Competition and offered criticism on each individual print and commented on the improved quality of the entries, especially those of H. Quigg which, he stated, would hold a strong place in any inter-club competition. Mr. Matson of Miranda produced a special print which he had hand colored and this was highly commended by the judge. It is quite probable that competitions on hand-colored prints will be held in the near future.
The Membership is steadily growing and it is heartening to see the increase in the number of lady members. At the last meeting four new members were enrolled, and enthusiasm is so strong that an informal night is now held every alternate Monday so that members may exchange their views and ideas.
Anyone interested in photography, whether they be beginners or advanced photographers, are welcome to attend the society’s meetings. If further information is required, please contact the Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, Matson Crescent, Miranda, Tel. LB 6549.
Thursday 29th July 1954Page 12 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The fortnightly meeting of the above Society was held at the Clubrooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda, on Monday night, 19th July, 1954, with a very large attendance of members and visitors.
The subject of the evening was the judging of the Print of the Year which was won by Mr. D. Short of Caringbah with a beautiful Tree Study, 2nd place was gained by Mr. T. Nurse, Caringbah, while 3rd place went to Mr. M. Hind, Miranda. A Marine Study by Mr. J. Packett of Miranda, was highly commended.
Mr. Newman of the Campsie Camera Club very kindly acted as judge and with his usual good humor gave a detailed criticism of each print. After the judging, Mr. Newman gave a very fine lecture and practical demonstration on "Copying with the Enlarger". A number of members then took the opportunity of making their own copies under the supervision of Mr. Newman and some very interesting work was done.
The Society is open to any person interested in photography and for further information contact the Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, Matson Crescent, Miranda. LB 6549.
1st August 1954 Page 512 - Vol. 61 No. 8 Australasian Photo-Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The Annual Meeting was held on July 5th at the society’s club rooms, Frederick Street, Miranda, with a full attendance of members. Business of the evening included the presentation of the President’s Report which covered the history of the society’s activities and growth since its inception last year when it started with 12 members. Today we have a membership of 38 with more applications for membership coming in at the next meeting. Also on the agenda for the evening was the Election of Office Bearers for the ensuing year which resulted:
PRESIDENT: R.N. Dallimore (Re-elected);
VICE-PRESIDENT: H. Quigg (Re-elected);
SECRETARY-TREASURER: Miss E. Dallimore, 190 Kingsway, Cronulla.
PUBLICITY OFFICER: Mr. C. Carmichael (Re-elected);
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Messrs. R. Pidgeon, D. Short and S. Wade.
Our darkroom, which is now completely equipped with enlarger, safe-lights, print dryer and glazer, printing box, etc., has been a great help to the lecturers for practical demonstrations and members are gaining immeasurable knowledge from these demonstrations. Visitors please note that they will be met by cars at Miranda Station on all meeting nights. For further information contact the Publicity Officer.
Thursday 12th August 1954Page 4 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The fortnightly meeting of the Caringbah Photographic Society was held on Monday, 2nd August, at the Clubrooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda. The subject of the evening was a Black and White Competition which resulted in the following placings:
1. Mr. J. Packett, Miranda,
2. Mr. H. Quigg, Miranda,
3. (Equal placing) Mr. F. Matson, Mr. A. Hinchcliff, Miranda.
Mr. Marchant, a well known Photographer, who has recently arrived from Victoria and taken up residence in Cronulla kindly agreed to judge the Prints and gave a detailed criticism on each. Mr. Marchant who has had about 60 years experience in all methods of photography combines humor with his criticism and was so impressed with the friendliness of the members decided to join the Society at the conclusion of the meeting. His advice on matters of Photography should be a great asset to all members in the future.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome at all meetings and for further information contact the Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, 26 Matson Crescent, Mirandi, LB 6549.
Thursday 2nd September 1954Page 2 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The fortnightly meeting of the Caringbah Photographic Society was held on Monday, 30th August, 1954, at the Clubrooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda. The Competition for the evening was the judging of the three best Color slides of the year, which was taken from the winning slides of all colour competitions held during the year ending 30th June last. Mr. M. Hind of Cronulla kindly acted as judge for the competition which gave him a difficult task as the slides were of a very high quality being the pick of the many submitted during the year. After judging Mr. Hind commented on each entry.
The placings were:
1. Mr. Bob Mills of Cronulla.
2. Mr. Harry Pemble of Cronulla.
3. Mr. Claude Carmichael of Miranda.
A number of visitors were present at the meeting among them being members of the newly formed Yagoona Camera Club who brought along a few of their slides to show the quality of their work. The two Clubs hope to hold an inter-club competition during the year.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome at all meetings and further information can be obtained from the Publicity Officer Mr. C. CarmichaeL, 26 Matson Crescent, Miranda, LB6549.
Thursday 23rd September 1954Page 6 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The fortnightly meeting of the Caringbah Photographic Society was held at the clubrooms 30 Frederick Street, Miranda, on Monday, 13th September. The set subject competition for the evening was "Table Top", the placings being;
1, Mr. W. Quigg;
2, Mr. A. Hinchcliffe;
3, Mrs. C. Carmichael;
Highly commended, Mr. F. Matson.
The open competition placings were:
1, Mr. C. Watkins;
2, Mr. C. Watkins;
3, Mr. H. Quigg.
Highly commended prints (2), Mr. A. Hinchcliff.
LADY TAKES PLACE IN COMPETITION
It was most pleasing to see one of the ladies take a place in the competition as all of the ladies were only beginners a few months ago, some having had no experience in photography, but were tutored by senior members and are now able to compete in all competitions.
Thanks go to Mr. Laurie Friend and Mr. W. Glading of the Garden Island Camera Circle who very traveled to Miranda to judge the competition and comment on the prints.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome at all meetings and for further particulars contact publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, 26 Matson Crescent, Miranda. LB6549
1st October 1954Page 592 - Vol. 61 No. 10 The Australasian Photographic Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The competition for the Print of the Year was held at the clubrooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda on July 19th in the presence of a very large attendance of members and visitors. Mr. F. Newman of the Campsie Camera Club kindly acted as judge and with his usual good humor gave a detailed criticism on each print, followed by a very fine lecture and demonstration on Copying with the Enlarger. The competition resulted: 1, D. Short; 2, T. Nurse; 3, M. Hind.
At the fortnightly meeting on August 2nd the competition was judged by Mr. G. Marchant who recently arrived from Victoria and since taking up residence in Cronulla has become a member of this society. The placings for the competition were: 1, J. Packett; 2, H. Quigg; 3 (Equal), F. Matson and A. Hinchcliffe.
An Amusing Candid Shot was the Set Subject for August 16th. This was judged very ably by Mr. M. Hind who introduced an innovation by asking each member in turn to give a definition of the story of their print, how the subject was taken, etc., and offer general summing up of the judge’s criticism in comparison with their own. This idea proved very successful and will be repeated in future competitions. The winners of the Set Competition were; 1, R. Mills; 2, H. Quigg; 3, R. Mills.
In the Open Subject the results were: 1, C.W. Watkins ARPS; 2, A. Hinchcliffe; 3, C. Carmichael.
The Slide of the Year Competition was held on August 30th, with a large attendance, including members of the Yagoona Camera Club. The competition was judged by Mr. M. Hind, the placings being: 1, R. Mills; 2, H. Pemble; 3, C. Carmichael.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome at all meetings, which are held fortnightly. For further information please contact the Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, Matson Crescent, Miranda, or the Secretary, Miss E. Dallimore, Kingsway, Cronulla.
Thursday 21st October 1954Page 23 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The fortnightly meeting of the Caringbah Photographic Society took place in the Catholic Hall, President Avenue, Caringbah (near station) with a large attendance of members and visitors. The competition of the evening was a Color Slide, the closed subject being "Child Study", together with an open subject.
The "Child Study" placings were:
1 - Mr. R. Mills, Cronulla.
2 - Mr. C. Carmichael, Miranda.
3 — Mr. S. Hampden, Jannali.
The open subject placings were:
1 — Mr. J. Savage, Miranda.
2 — Mr. J. Savage, Miranda.
3 — Mr. H. Pemble, Cronulla.
Thanks go to Professor Bissieta of Pitt Street, Sydney, who traveled to Caringbah to act as judge, for this competition and who also gave a very interesting lecture on Art and Color.
About 40 slides were entered in the competition, all of exceptionally good quality. It is interesting to note that many more members are now taking an interest in color and entering competitions.
The committee wish to express their appreciation to Father Keller who has made the hall available, as the club has grown so rapidly that our clubrooms are not large enough to accommodate all the members and visitors on competition nights, although the clubrooms are still being used for demonstrations and lectures.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome at all meetings and lectures, and for further particulars, contact the Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, 26 Matson Crescent, Miranda, LB6549.
1st November 1954Page 704 - Vol. 61 No. 11 The Australasian Photographic Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The fortnightly meeting took place in the club rooms, 30 Frederick Street, Miranda, on September 13th. The Set Subject Competition was “TABLE TOPS”, and placings were: 1, H. Quigg; 2, A. Hinchcliff; 3, Mrs. D. Carmichael; HC, F. Matson. The placings in the OPEN SUBJECT were : 1, C.W. Watkins ARPS; 2, C.W. Watkins ARPS; 3, H. Quigg; HC, A. Hinchcliff (two prints). Most of our lady-members were beginners a few months ago, having had no previous experience in photography, but with tutoring by our senior members they are now taking a regular part in the monthly competitions.
Thanks go to Messrs. Laurie Friend and W. Glading, of the Garden Island Camera Circle, who very kindly traveled to Miranda to judge the competition and comment on the prints. A successful outing at Garie Beach took place on September 26th in conjunction with the Garden Island Camera Circle, with about 40 members and visitors attending.
Owing to the rapid increase during the last twelve months of our membership, which now stands at fifty, we have had to find larger premises for our fortnightly meetings, and in future these will be held at the Catholic Hall, President Avenue, Caringbah (near the station), but the club rooms at 30 Frederick Street, Miranda, will still be used on our informal nights for discussions, demonstrations and the use of the darkroom.
Visitors and prospective members are particularly welcome at all meetings. For further particulars contact the Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, Matson Crescent, Miranda, or Tel. L 86549.
Thursday 25th November 1954Page 12 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
We extend our thanks to Mr. Alan Huntley and Mr. M. Hind of Caringbah, who very ably judged the competition.
At the conclusion Mr. Huntley gave pointers on this class of work and answered numerous questions. Mr. Hind also gave a talk on the equipping of a darkroom and apparatus common to the amateur.
The usual debate on cameras etc., took place over a cup of tea which ended another happy meeting.
Visitors and prospective members are always welcome and for further particulars contact Mr. Carmichael, 26 Matson Crescent, Miranda, LB 6549.
1st December 1954Page 718 - Vol. 61 No. 12 The Australasian Photographic Review
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
At the fortnightly meeting, held on September 27th, a lecture was arranged by M. Hind of Kodak Ltd., this was Color/acts, 1 and 2, accompanied by a series of color slides which proved very interesting to members. Morrie is a very live member of our club and always ready to be of service. Daring the previous week he gave a demonstration on spotting of prints and negatives and we can now see the results of his tuition on the many prints which have been exhibited since that demonstration. To him we tender our thanks. The winners of the Annual Competition were announced as follows:
HIGHEST POINT SCORE FOR BLACK-AND-WHITE: C. Carmichael.
HIGHEST POINT SCORE FOR COLOR SLIDES: J. Savage.
BEST SLIDE OF THE YEAR (COLOR): R. Mills.
BEST BLACK-AND-WHITE PRINT OF THE YEAR: D. Short.
On October 11th a Color Slide Competition was held, with the following results:
SET SUBJECT: CHILD STUDY: 1, R. Mills; 2, C. Carmichael; 3, S. Hampden.
OPEN SUBJECT: 1, J. Savage; 2, J. Savage; 3, H. Pemble.
Our thanks go to Professor Bissietta of Sydney who traveled to Caringbah to judge this competition and give a detailed commentary on each slide. At the conclusion the Professor gave a very interesting lecture on Art and Color. About 40 slides were entered for the competition, each member being limited to the number of entries, as color is becoming very popular in our Society.
On Monday, October 25th, the Set Subject for the Black-and-White Competition was “Pattern and Texture”. A record number of excellent quality prints were entered, especially on the Set Subject. Placings were:
SET SUBJECT: 1 (Equal), H. Quigg, C. Carmichael; 3, C. Carmichael.
OPEN SUBJECT; 1, C. Carmichael; 2, H. Quigg; 3, A. Hinchcliff.
The judging was very ably carried out by Mr. G. Marchant and Mr. Hind after which the winners were asked to give particulars of the conditions under which the prints were taken, method of printing, etc. At the conclusion of the meeting the members discussed their cameras and problems over a cup of tea which rounded off a very happy evening.
Again we invite visitors and prospective members to any of our meetings, regular meetings are held at the Catholic Hall, President Avenue, Caringbah. For further particulars contact Publicity Officer, C. Carmichael.
Thursday 2nd December 1954Page 18 - The Observer (Cronulla, NSW)
CARINGBAH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
A camera night was held in the Catholic Hall, President Avenue, Caringbah, when the club, engaged a professional model to pose so that members could be given an opportunity to make first-class portraits. Mr. Charles Watkins supervised and showed his ability in this field of photography.
Every member was given a chance to take an individual photo while Mr. Watkins offered any technical advice where required.
Miss Rogers, who posed for the club, showed great patience and a thorough knowledge of the Art, while waiting for members to set up their cameras or adjust lights, etc. Much knowledge was gained during the evening which is another step towards making this club the best in the metropolitan area.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome at all meetings and can obtain further particulars from Publicity Officer, Mr. C. Carmichael, LB 6549.
Wednesday 21st September 1955Page 8 - The Biz (Fairfield, NSW)
LIVERPOOL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
A very well attended meeting marked the founding of this new club. A temporary committee was elected for approximately three months. Officers elected were: President, Mr. F. Hooper-Smith (Cabramatta): vice-president, Mr. A. McGrath (Liverpool; secretary and publicity officer, Mr. P. Murray (Liverpool). Members came from as far afield as Glenfield and Fairfield.
The club will be represented at Campelltown on Sunday 20th September, at an outing arranged by the Caringbah Photographic Society, members to meet at Liverpool Post Office at 10.30am.
The next meeting will be held at the rear of Murray's Pharmacy (Northumberland street, Liverpool) on Wednesday 28th September. One of the members will give a talk on the elements of developing, and afterwards members color slides and black and white photos will be shown.
Any person interested in photography, and who would like to join this club, please phone the secretary at UB7642, or call at Murray's Pharmacy for details.