Federation of Camera Clubs NSW

FEDERATION of CAMERA CLUBS NSW

LIFE MEMBER * Deceased
1995 Miss Barbara Abercrombie *	1995 Mr Fabian Beal *	1995 Mr Athol Blake *	1995 Mr Len Brown	1995 Mrs Pam Richardson *	1995 Mr Colin Richardson *	1995 Miss Winifred Schmidt *
1995 Mrs Jean Wickham *	1995 Mr Syd Wickham *	1996 Miss Margaret Butt *	1996 Mr Hal Wise *	2002 Mr Alan Clark *	2002 Mr Jim Crew	2002 Mr Mike Faulkner *
2002 Mrs Peg Jones	2002 Mr Russell Kirkland *	2002 Mrs Yvonne Lewington	2002 Mrs Eileen Menzies *	2002 Mr Phillip Ramsden *	2002 Mr Arch Raymond *	2004 Mr Alan Hitchell

February 1953 Page 68 - Australasian Photo-Review

PROPOSED SOCIETIES COUNCIL FOR N.S.W.
The Photographic Society of New South Wales announces that representatives from photographic clubs in New South Wales will be invited to attend a meeting for the purpose of forming a Photographic Council in this State. Details and date of the meeting and the objects and aims of the proposed Council, will be given in a circular to each club.

March 1953 Page 132 - Australasian Photo-Review

PROPOSED SOCIETIES COUNCIL FOR N.S.W.
A circular has now been sent to photographic clubs in N.S.W. giving details of the aims and objects of the proposed council which will be on similar lines to that recently formed in Queensland (see A.P.-R., Oct. 1952). Societies are invited to appoint one delegate for every fifty members with a maximum of four delegates from any one society.

A preliminary meeting has been arranged for Thursday 5th March, at the Methodist Church Hall, William and Forbes Street, Sydney, at 8pm. Clubs are urged to send delegates to this meeting as the formation of a council will prove of lasting benefit to all members.

April 1953 Page 204 - Australasian Photo-Review

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
Dr. A.E.F. Chaffer APSA, was the chairman of the special meeting held on March 5th, to discuss the formation of a Photographic Council. It was decided on a motion by Mr. A.R. Eade that the name of the Council be the New South Wales Photographic Council. Representatives from fourteen clubs were present and from these a committee was appointed to draft the aims and objects of the Council. The committee will place its report before a meeting of the Council on a date which will be announced later.

October 1953 Page 204 - Australasian Photo-Review

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
From Harold N. Jones, Hon.Secretary (pro tem) comes the news that the sub-committee appointed at the Inaugural Meeting has now drawn up a constitution, rules and regulations ready for ratification. It is planned that “Membership of the New South Wales Photographic Council shall be open to properly constituted photographic societies or similar bodies ... shall give consideration to granting Associate Membership to any other association or body in which photography forms a part of their activities”. Further information is available from Harold N. Jones, (Box 829 GP0, Sydney).

January 1954 Page 9 - Australasian Photo-Review

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
Preliminary discussions covering several months and many hours of hard work by the various club delegates have finally resulted in the formation of the above Council. During these meetings the delegates, representing the majority of the organized photographic clubs, have thrashed out such contentious matters as aims and objects, constitution, rules, etc. The final drafts were referred back to the clubs and, after minor adjustments had been made, ratified.

At the first official meeting of the newly-formed Council the most important matter finalized was the election of office-bearers, who will hold office until the first Annual General Meeting, which is to be held during the months of March-April, 1954. The election resulted in the following appointments:

PRESIDENT Dr. A.E.F. Chaffer APSA Photographic Society of New South Wales	VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. C. Noble Camera Club of Sydney	HON.SECRETARY Mr. H.N. Jones ARPS The Sydney Camera Circle	HON. TREASURER Mr. A.R. Eade Photographic Society of New South Wales	HON. ASSISTANT SECRETARY Mr. A. Little Marrickville Photographic Society
HON. PUBLICITY OFFICER Mr. H. Tolhurst Northern Suburbs Camera Club	HON. EXHIBITION SECRETARY Mr. G. Cow Y.M.C.A. Camera Circle	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Clarke Waverley Camera Group	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gildea Public Works Department Camera Club	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Small Police Photographic Club
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Hope-Caten Manly-Warringah Camera Club	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Strange Cameramateurs	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE B. Jessop Wollongong Camera Club	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE R. Challenger St. George Photographic Society	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Slater Sydney Scientific Film Society

It has been realized for many years that a co ordinating body for the various clubs in the State is necessary if photography is to take its place in the community. Most clubs and smaller groups have found it beyond their resources to promote such activities as traveling portfolios and salons and to organize inter-club functions on a State-wide basis. This Council, given full support, will provide that strength and benefit all participating clubs.

Photographic clubs, societies and groups are advised in their own interest to contact the Hon.Secretary, Box 4828 GPO, Sydney, who will be pleased to forward further particulars.

June 1954 Page 332 - Australasian Photo-Review

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
The Annual General Meeting was held on April 13th, at the Y.M.C.A. The election of office bearers resulted:

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 13th April 1954
President Mr. C. Noble	Vice President Mr. H.T. Tolhurst	Hon.Secretary H.A. Little	Hon.Assistant Secretary H.N. Jones	Hon.Treasurer A.R. Eade	Publicity Officer Mr. L.G. Clark	Exhibition Secretary Mr. W.G. Gilday
Executive member R. Challenger	Executive member Mr. Hope Caton	Executive member Mr. Small	Executive member Mr. Walker	Executive member E. Graham	Executive member B. Jesop	Executive member Mrs Bagnal

Dr. A.E. Chaffer, who gave valuable help to the Council in its formative stages, was asked to assume the responsibilities of Patron.

The Council is fortunate to have secured the use of the Department of Education Galleries for the Annual Inter-Club Competition from 2nd to 14th December. This gallery is ideal for such a public exhibition and should create even greater interest than in previous years. It is hoped that in the near future the function will develop into an Annual Salon.

The Council is arranging a panel of lecturers and judges whose services will be available to the camera clubs. This should also allow their services to be utilized to the best advantage since in the past certain well-known lecturers have been overburdened with these honorary duties. It would be appreciated if lecturers who are prepared to help in this way and who have not already been approached would contact the Secretary. Calls on their services will be spread over a reasonable period and to suit their own convenience. The scheme should bring to light competent lecturers who are perhaps not well known outside their own clubs.

Other services to the clubs are being considered and will be made available, thus it can be seen that the Council merits the support of all photographic clubs.

Enquiries should be directed to the Secretary, Mr. H.A. Little, Post Office, Marrickville, N.S.W.

September 1954 Page 524 - Australasian Photo-Review

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
A number of well-known judges and lecturers were invited to the meeting on July 12, to express their views on the proposed panel of judges and lecturers. A valuable interchange of ideas followed and it was proposed that a questionnaire be drawn up for submission to the lecturers concerned. This was done and submitted to the meeting on August 9th, for approval. These forms will be circularized and it is anticipated that the scheme will soon be in operation. An interesting provision is for the training of club members as cadet judges with a view to their later becoming competent judges and this should fill a much needed want among camera clubs.

An interesting feature of the Trade Fair by the Photographic Merchants Association recently held in the Town Hall was the display of a large number of salon prints by amateur photographers. These were submitted by member clubs of the Council which was responsible for their selection and judging. The First prize in this section was won by Mrs. Jackson of the Northern Suburbs Camera Club. N. Treatt of the Photographic Society of New South Wales won Second prize and G.E. Eves of the YMCA Camera Circle was Third.

A preliminary circular will be sent to the various clubs advising them of the Inter-Club Competition to be held in early December. Clubs should note that only those clubs who are members of the New South Wales Photographic Council are eligible to compete and it is suggested that clubs who have not done so should contact the Hon.Secretary, Mr. H.A. Little, Box 74, Post Office, Marrickville. The prints will be on display to the public at the Education Galleries for 6 days and a color slide competition is also to be organized. The exhibition should attract a great deal of public attention.

November 1954 Page 706 - Australasian Photo-Review

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
THE ROSALIND MAINGOT LECTURES
The NSW Photographic Council demonstrated in a practical way the assistance it can offer to camera clubs in this State when it sponsored, on October 6th, in the Assembly Hall, Sydney, a lecture by the distinguished English color photographer, Mrs. Rosalind Maingot FRPS.

The gathering at the hall was one of the most representative audiences ever to attend a function of this nature in Sydney, for it included, in addition to the many members of metropolitan and near country clubs, an unusual number of professional photographers and people associated with the photographic trade, as well as members of the medical and dental professions.

The lecture devolved upon the theme of colored artificial lighting as a means to obtaining special pictorial effects in studio photography and during the course of her talk Mrs. Maingot was able to illustrate by the use of singularly beautiful color transparencies, many of them charming studies in high key, some of the finer points of color harmony and studio lighting techniques.

The talk was repeated in the Upper Melbourne Town Hall on October 13th before an audience which filled the hall to capacity. On this occasion the sponsoring body was the Victorian Association of Photographic Societies.

Mrs. Maingot departed for England on 16th October, and will visit the United States on the way home.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
Rosalind Maingot FRPS, is a member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, a purely scientific body under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. She is a member of the Honors Committee in color photography for Fellowship and Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society, a member of the panel of judges in all the main photographic exhibitions in Great Britain, and a member of the Oval Table Society of New York. She is very well-known in the United States, where she has judged the color sections of several major exhibitions.

Mrs. Maingot, the wife of Dr. Rodney Maingot, Mcllraith Professor of Surgery, who was recently lecturing in Sydney and Melbourne, was the founder of the Medical Section of the Royal Photographic Society. Her recent exhibition in the Kodak Galleries in London was on display for some two months.

PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL of NSW

ESTABLISHED 1953

Minutes of the 1st October 1958 - Mr. K.L. Aston proposed a notice of motion that - The name of the Photographic Council of NSW be changed to the Federation of NSW Camera Clubs on the grounds of the fact that the present name does not convey the status and activities of the body.

Minutes of the 5th November 1958 - Notice of motion re change of Council name to the Federation of Camera Clubs (NSW) - Mr. Aston spoke on his Notice of Motion and it was seconded by Mr. Short.

It was decided that the name would come into effect as of the 1st January 1959.

The following is from the Minute books of the Federation of Camera Clubs in relation to the formation of an Australian Photographic Society.

28th January 1959

Motion - that a letter be addressed to the Melbourne and Brisbane advising them of our need of an Australian Photographic Society and of our intention of forming same, with their participation and assistance.

It was also moved that the Federation of Camera Clubs allocate £ 50 to Australian Photographic Society upon formation of same.

It was suggested also to ask Melbourne and Brisbane to put forward their suggestions for a constitution for same.

6th May 1959 - Formation of the Australian Photographic Society

The President; Mr. L.G. Clarke informed the meeting that Mr. Andrews (President - Sydney International Exhibition of Photography) had been to Melbourne and Adelaide and had brought back a favorable report from both States regarding the formation of an Australian Photographic Society. He is now on his way to Brisbane and whilst there shall consult the people concerned in that State.

By our next meeting it is hoped that a Report from that State is available.

The feeling of the meeting was that, as each State shall be represented in NSW at the Sydney International Exhibition of Photography which shall be in Sydney sometime in August, it would be most suitable if a meeting of those Delegates could be held to finalize the formation of such body and arrange for same to commence functioning.

3rd June 1959 - Formation of the Australian Photographic Society

The President; Mr. L.G. Clarke read a letter he had drafted out which was intended to be sent to each Photographic Governing body in each State.

The meeting approved the letter and the Secretary was instructed to see these letters were sent.

The meeting then elected representatives for the forthcoming meeting of the State bodies, they being;

Mr. L.G. Clarke (President), Mr. Andrews, Mr. K. Aston (representing the press), Mr. D.L. MacKay (Secretary ex officio).

2nd March 1960
Mr. Andrews spoke of a forthcoming meeting of the Australian Photographic Federation to be held in Melbourne on the 26th March 1960.

He nominated Mr. L.G. Clarke to attend this meeting and a second Delegate was possibly necessary.

It had previously agreed to allot money for the formation of this body.

INTERCLUB COMPETITION
This competition was inaugurated in 1951 when the leading NSW photographic clubs appointed delegates to conduct the first competition. A perpetual trophy was donated by the Photographic Society of NSW and is open for competition by the various clubs each year.

1951	Photographic Society of New South Wales
1952	Photographic Society of New South Wales
1953	Canberra Photographic Society
1954	Canberra Photographic Society
1954	Canberra Photographic Society entered ten prints from Mr. C.S. Christian, President; Alf Redpath; C.L. Leslie; W. Jesop, V. Novaks.
1955	Canberra Photographic Society
1956	Camera Club of Sydney
1957	Manly Camera Club
1958	Canberra Photographic Society	Black and White
1958	Canberra Photographic Society	Color
1959	Photographic Society of New South Wales	Black and White
1959	YMCA Camera Circle	Color

NEW SOUTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNCIL
YEAR	PRESIDENT	VICE PRESIDENT	SECRETARY	TREASURER
1954	C. Noble	H.T. Tolhurst	A. Little	A.R. Eade
1955	C. Noble	W.G. Gildea	L. Hope Caton	A.R. Eade
1956	Rev. K.A. Fox	W.G. Gildea	J. Wilson	A.O. Rapp
1957	Rev. K.A. Fox	W.G. Gildea	R. Jackson	Winifred Schmidt
1958	C.B. Young	H.N. Jones	M. Hind	Winifred Schmidt
FEDERATION of CAMERA CLUBS NSW
1959	L.G. Clarke	P. Davis	D.L. Mackay	Winifred Schmidt
1960	L.G. Clarke	S. Ward	A.R. Andrews	Winifred Schmidt
1963	Charles W. Watkins
1964	Hal Wise	H.N. Jones J. Novak	Winifred Schmidt	H. Beardow
1964 Fees - City £1.10.0 plus Capitation fee £0.1.6 per member: Country £0.15.0 plus Capitation fee £0.1.6 per member
1965	Charles Watkins	H.N. Jones J. Novak	Winifred Schmidt	H. Beardow
1966	Hal Wise	J. Noval A.R. Andrews	Winifred Schmidt	H. Beardow
1967 PATRON KEAST BURKE EFIAP, APSA, ARPS
1967	Hal Wise	J. Novak Perc Davies	Winifred Schmidt	Al Rosen
1968	Hal Wise	J. Novak Perc Davies	Winifred Schmidt	P. Ashpole
1969 Fees - City $4.00 plus Capitation fee $0.20 per member: Country $2.00 plus Capitation fee $0.20 per member
1970	Syd Wickham	Jan Novak Vic Cake	Winifred Schmidt	Ron Lloyd
1970 Fees - City $5.00 plus Capitation fee $0.25 per member: Country $3.00 plus Capitation fee $0.25 per member
1971	Syd Wickham	Jan Novak Winifred Schmidt	Pam Johnson	Ron Lloyd
1972	Syd Wickham	Jan Novak Winifred Schmidt	Pam Johnson	Ron Lloyd
1972 Fees - City $6.00 plus Capitation fee $0.30 per member: Country $4.00 plus Capitation fee $0.30 per member
1973	Syd Wickham	Winifred Schmidt Gordon Bowman	Pam Johnson	Ron Lloyd
1974	Syd Wickham	Colin Richardson Gordon Bowman	Pam Johnson	Ron Lloyd
1976	Jim Crew	Syd Wickham	Pam Richardson	Colin Richardson
1977	Jim Crew	Syd Wickham Cliff Lloyd	Pam Richardson	Colin Richardson
1979	Don McKenzie-Smellie	Cliff Lloyd Frank Black	David Spratt	Athol Blake
1979 Fees - City $7.50 plus Capitation fee $0.40 per member: Country $5.00 plus Capitation fee $0.40 per member
1980	Cliff Lloyd	Colin Richardson Frank Black	David Spratt	Athol Blake
1981	Cliff Lloyd	Colin Richardson Frank Black	Don McKenzie-Smellie	Athol Blake
1982	Len Brown	Colin Richardson Russell Kirkland	Berryl Hubbard	Athol Blake
1983	Len Brown	Colin Richardson Russell Kirkland	Bill Berriman	Athol Blake
1984	Keith Musgrave	Colin Richardson Len Brown	Bill Berriman	Athol Blake
1985	Keith Musgrave	Colin Richardson Len Brown	Russell Kirkland	Athol Blake
1985 Fees - City $8.50 plus Capitation fee $0.50 per member: Country $6.00 plus Capitation fee $0.50 per member
1986	Len Brown	Russell Kirkland Geoffrey Hodgins	Barbara Frawley	Athol Blake
1987	Len Brown	Russell Kirkland Geoffrey Hodgins	Athol Blake	Margaret Butt
1988 - 1990	Geoffrey Hodgins	Len Brown Russell Kirkland	Athol Blake	Margaret Butt
1990 - 1992	Len Brown	Alan Hitchell	Yvonne Peters	Margaret Butt
1992 - 1994	Len Brown	Ron Bullivant	Steve Hill	Margaret Butt
1994 - 1996	Ron Pearsall	Margaret Butt	Len Brown	Steve Hill
1996 - 1998	Ron Pearsall	Margaret Butt	Al Rosen	Mike Faulkner
1998 - 2000	Al Rosen	Graham Leeming	Val Rosen	John Newton
2000 - 2002	Luciano Vranich	Alan Hitchell
2002 - 2004	Alan Hitchell	Martin Regan	Suzanne Jenkins	F. Danaher
2004 - 2006	Alan Hitchell	Colin Barnes	Peita Ward	Beydon Sherwood
2006 - 2008	Andrea Robinson	Nic Peters	Peita Ward	Robert Milojevic
2008 - 2010	Alan Hitchell		Luciano Vranich	Andy Yeoh
2010 - 2012	Alan Hitchell	Vince Nash	Kevin Toohill	Margaret Butt
2012 - 2014	Carol Newton		Kevin Toohill	Margaret Butt
2014 - 2016	Janie News 18th May 2014 to 31st October 2014 David Miller 01st November 2014	Ken Caldwell	Graham Coleman 18th May 2014 to 1st October 2014 Airlie Andrews 01st October 2014	Russell Field
2016 - 2018	David Miller	Kerry Boytell	Amelia Chen	Russell Field
2019 - 2020	Kerry Boytell	Jeffrey Akers	Michelle Kennedy	Russell Field

FEDERATION OF CAMERA CLUBS NSW

PHOTOGRAPHY DISTINCTIONS

* Deceased

Federation of Camera Clubs NSW Exceptional Service award - FCC ESA
2009 Athol Blake *	2009 Len D. Brown	2009 Margaret Butt *	2009 Alan Clark *
2009 Jim Crew	2009 Michael Faulklner *	2009 Gail Elaine Hardy	2009 George Charles Hardy
2009 Alan Hitchell	2009 Peg Jones	2009 Russell Kirkland *	2009 Yvonne Lewington
2009 Eileen Menzies *	2009 Philip Ramsden *	2009 Arch Raymond *	2009 Pam Richardson *
2009 Colin Richardson *	2009 Syd Wickham *	2009 Dawn Zandstra

Federation of Camera Clubs NSW Service award - FCC SA
Robert Milojevic	Des Crawley	Luciano Vranich	Alex Hunter

Federation of Camera Clubs NSW Exceptional Merit - EMFCC
2010 Keith Davies	2010 Gail Elaine Hardy	2010 George Charles Hardy	2010 Alex Hunter	2010 Roy Killen
2010 Christopher Prior	2010 Luciano Vranich	2012 Arthur Roy	2012 Andrew Styan	2013 Leanne Alessi