MACLEAN CAMERA CLUB
FORMED APRIL 1903
Friday 17th April 1903 Page 5 - The Clarence River Advocate (NSW)
A meeting of the Members of the newly formed Maclean Camera Club will be held in the Council Chambers at 8pm, on Wednesday, 22nd April.
Business: Adoption of Rules; Preparation of Program for Season; and any other business.
E. CAMPBELL
HON.SECRETARY
Tuesday 21st April 1903 Page 3 - The Clarence River Advocate (NSW)
A meeting of the Members of the newly formed Maclean Camera Club will be held in the Council Chambers at 8pm, to-morrow (Wednesday).
Business: Adoption of Rules; Preparation of Program for Season; and any other business.
E. CAMPBELL
HON.SECRETARY
Friday 24th April 1903 Page 4 - The Clarence River Advocate (NSW)
MACLEAN CAMERA CLUB
A meeting of the members of the Maclean Camera Club was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, Mr. J, Kane presiding. A code of rules was submitted, discussed and adopted, and will be printed and a copy furnished to each member.
Dr. Humphery having tendered his resignation as a vice-president owing to his departure from the district, Mr. Hutton was elected to the vacancy.
Mr. Kane intimated his intention of giving prizes of 15s and 6s for work by amateur members of the club at the forthcoming Maclean Show, and asked the meeting to fix conditions. It was agreed that the prizes should be allotted for six local views.
September 1903 Page 335 - Volume 10 No. 9 - Australasian photo-review
MACLEAN CAMERA CLUB
Meet once a month.
HON.SECRETARY
E. CAMPBELL
Monday 14th September 1903 Page 2 - The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser (NSW)
THE GRAFTON CAMERA CLUBART EXHIBITION
The annual exhibition of the "Grafton Fine Art Society" and The Grafton Camera Club was continued in the Parish Hall last Thursday afternoon and night. There was a record attendance in the afternoon, principally composed of ladies, to inspect the work shown. Expressions of surprise were heard on every hand at the magnitude of the exhibition and the merit of the work shown at it. Refreshments were provided, and altogether a pleasant and profitable afternoon spent.
The attendance in the evening was supplemented by the attendance of the Mayor of Maclean, Alderman Kane; Mr Lamy, Post Master at Maclean, and the Hon.Secretary of the Maclean Camera Club. Amongst the many splendid pictures shown by the "Grafton Fine Art Society" that were greatly admired was a group from the brush of Mr. E.J. Cox, and especially his masterpiece "The Ibis". This splendid production, we might add, was purchased by a well known judge of art present for an artist in Sydney, and entitles its author to claim rank with our best painters in the State. The "Grafton Fine Art Society" can certainly be congratulated on having such a talented, though retiringly modest, gentleman as their master. The pictures shown by Mrs. Beatson, Archdeacon Moxon, Miss Fraser, and a host of others, particularized in our last, were also very favorably commented on.
The photographic competitions proved, perhaps, the most interesting part of the exhibition, some of the pictures shown being good enough to win in the metropolis. The largest exhibitors were Mr. H. Jordan, of this city, and Mr. Lamy, of Maclean. The former exhibited some very valuable pictures and went to no end of expense and trouble in aiding the show, but he chose a tone too light in his photos and this lack of strength lost him the honors. Mr. Lamy, on the other hand, went for depth in tone and scored in consequence. The same can be said of the very excellent pictures shown by Messrs Miller and Gostelow.
The prizes were presented on Thursday evening by the Venerable Archdeacon Moxon, who, in the course of a very able address, complimented the "Grafton Fine Art Society" and The Grafton Camera Club on uniting and promoting such a fine exhibition, and expressed the hope that next year would not only find paintings classified for competition, but the exhibition to embrace other branches such as sculpture; modeling and fancy work.
The following prizes were then presented:
|
FIRST |
SECOND |
THIRD |
| BEST SIX PHOTOGRAPHS: |
Theo. Lamy, Maclean |
Norman Hewitt, Lismore |
P.C. Sanders, Grafton |
| THREE BEST LANDSCAPES: |
H. Miller, Grafton |
N. Hewett |
G.A. Gostelow, Lismore |
| AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP: |
T. Lamy |
H. Jordan |
P. Saunders |
| BEST ENLARGEMENT: |
T.M. Shakespeare |
P.C. Saunders |
E. Stevenson |
| ANIMAL STUDY: |
T. Lamy |
W.B. Boyce, Taree |
A.J.H. Elliott |
| CONTACT PRINT'S: |
G.A. Gostelow |
P.C. Saunders |
E. Stevenson |
| POST CARDS: |
E. Stevenson |
H. Elliott |
T. Lamy |
| HUMOROUS PICTURE: |
A.J. Elliott |
Mr. L. Grouzelle was also made a present by The Grafton Camera Club, in recognition of his services as judge, and Mr P. Saunders of the camera won by Mr Shakespeare (which had been handed back to the Club) in recognition of his services as Hon.Secretary.
A musical program was also provided, towards which the following contributed: Miss McLeod, Mr. Shakespeare, Mr. Lobban, Miss Campbell, Mr. McLennan, Mrs. Rush, Mr. G. See and Mr. Dellow.
We cannot close this report with out mentioning the services rendered by the Hon.Secretaries of the "Grafton Fine Art Society" and The Grafton Camera Club [Mrs. Beatson and Mr Saunders] for the way they worked to bring the show to a successful conclusion. It was entirely due to their efforts, backed up by those of such willing workers as Mr. and Mrs. E. Cox, Mrs. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Miss E. Beatson, Miss Beatson, Mr. C. Turner, and at the door Messrs. Lardner and Low, that the exhibition proved a model and record one, and passed off with out a hitch of any kind.
Friday 25th March 1904 Page 8 - The Clarence River Advocate (NSW)
LOWER CLARENCE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society are pleased with the success of their 1904 Annual Show.
Photographs (6) quarter and half-plate by amateurs of the Clarence River, 10s 6d by the Maclean Camera Club — S.J. Henson; 3 entries.