NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
FORMED MARCH 1952
Monday 31st March 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
At a meeting in the Golden-Gate Cafe on the night of 25th March, it was decided to form a camera club in Naracoorte. The officers elected were Mr. B.L. Pallant as President, Mr. L. Robertson as Vice-President, and Mr. Tim Rowe as Secretary-Treasurer.
The Naracoorte Camera Club has been formed for a definite purpose, namely the increasing of its members knowledge of photography. It is most emphatically not a club composed of experts only. Some of its members have only used a camera a few times. All the members, however, are united in their liking for photography, notwithstanding the limited experience of many of them.
In fact, it is those camera users who have practically no experience of photography that the Club looks to for its future members. It feels sure that there are many people in the Naracoorte district who take photos only occasionally and yet would like to know a little more about photography. If you are such a person, then you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by joining the Club.
Even if you have never taken a photo in your life you are invited to the next meeting to be held in the Committee Room of the Town Hall at 8pm on 8th April. Aspects of photography will be illustrated, and a talk on the box camera and its handling will be given.
Thursday 3rd April 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
We invite all interested in Photography to the
OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT
in the
TOWN HALL SUPPER ROOM
Tuesday Evening, April 8th 1952, at 8 pm
Program as follows:
Address on the Box Camera by Mr. J. Judd.
Display and discussion on color slide
Amateur and professional movies.
H.T. ROWE
HON.SECRETARY.
Monday 30th June 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The Naracoorte Camera Club held its first print competition last Tuesday at the Oddfellows Hall. A most pleasing feature of the competition was the number and standard of the entries. Some of the prints entered in the contest are now being exhibited in the window of the Golden Gate Cafe.
The award winners in the open contest were Mrs. A.R. Rowe, Miss Beth Rome, Messrs. Tim Rowe, Ron Sims, Norman Hansen, Andrew Muecke, Bert Pallant and Jim Judd.
The award winners of the set subject contests were Miss Dawn Dawson, Messrs. Bert Pallant, Reg. Pallant, Les Beard, and Jim Judd.
The prize-winners were taken with cameras running the gamut of the price range, ranging from the inexpensive box cameras to the high priced Leicas.
The Club has decided to hold regular fortnightly competitions; commencing from the next meeting on the eighth of July.
Monday 14th July 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
DISPLAY OF WORLD FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHS
During his recent trip to England and the Continent, Mr. Bram Jellett made the acquaintance of several eminent photographers. Among those he met were Mr. Lancelot Vining and Mr. H.S. Newcombe. These two men are probably the most well-known photographers in the world today. Masters of all types of cameras, they have specialized in 35mm miniature camera work. For years now they have been without equals in this sphere of photography.
Mr. Jellett brought back to Australia with him several examples of work done by these two men. At the Naracoorte Camera Club meeting last Tuesday Mr. Jellett displayed their photographs. He gave a short history of each print. As he knows both men personally his address was particularly interesting.
The regular open print competition was held again. The award winners were Miss Beth Rowe, Mr. Norman Hansen and Mr. Reg. Pallant. Some of the prints entered in this competition will be on display in the window of the "Golden Gate" Cafe.
After these have been displayed, those of Mr. Vining and Mr. Newcombe, through the courtesy of Mr. Jellett, will be shown. The Camera Club urges the public to see these prints as they have won awards in competitions open to the world's best photographers. A point to remember is that all of them have been enlarged from negatives an inch by an inch and a half in size.
From time to time also there will be displayed photographs taken by German photographers operating with different types of cameras. These are prints of a superb quality also and are well worth studying by anyone who is even remotely interested in photography.
Monday 4th August 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
At a meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club held last Tuesday in the Oddfellows Hall, Mr. Bert Pallant exhibited a number of 16mm sound movies. Included among the films shown were documentaries dealing with the flower festival in Grafton and crocodile shooting in the Northern Territory. The outstanding film of the evening was a superb color movie of the Royal Gardens at Kew in England. The color rendering of the blooms in this film was amazingly accurate. Cartoons and Department of Information releases constituted the rest of the program.
The usual open print competition was held. The winners were Mrs. A.R. Rowe, Miss Beth Rowe, Messrs. Reg. Pallant, Bob Wilkinson, and Ron Sims. A set subject competition was also held. The subject was the statue of Adam Lindsay Gordon, which had been photographed on the recent Camera Club excursion to Mount Gambier. Prize-winners were Miss Beth Rowe, Messrs. Reg. Pallant, and Jim Judd. Entries in both contests are now being exhibited in the window of the Golden Gate Cafe.
The next meeting of the Club will be held on the night of August 12th at the Golden Gate cafe. The night will be devoted to the usual open print contest and to a discussion on and an exhibition of color photography. If you are interested in this or any other aspect of photography you are invited to be present at that meeting.
Monday 18th August 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
A display of color slides was given by members at the Naracoorte Camera Club meeting last Tuesday night at the Golden Gate Cafe. Over forty slides depicting all types of subjects were projected by Mr. Tim Rowe. Awards for the best slides were given to Mrs. S. Schulz, Messrs. Toby Bradley, Tim Rowe and Ron Sims. Award winners in the open print competition were Mrs. A.R. Rowe,Messrs. Bert Pallant, Reg. Pallant, Ron Sims and Jim Judd. The award-winning prints will be displayed in the window of the Golden Gate Cafe. The next meeting will be held on the night of Tuesday 26th August, at the Golden Gate Cafe. It will be devoted to 8mm movie work.
Monday 8th September 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The last meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club was held at the Golden Gate Cafe.
The major part of the evening was devoted to an exhibition of 8mm movie work by Mr. Arthur Shepherd. The films shown were in color, and included movies of South Africa, the recent floods in New South Wales, and general interest items of activities in and around Naracoorte. It is the first time that many of the members, now well over 50, had seen 8mm "movies".
The award winners of the open print competition were Mrs. A.R. Rowe, Miss June Rowe, Messrs. B.L. Pallant, Reg. Pallant, Tim Rowe, Doug. Billing, Les. Beard, and Les Foote.
A selection of prints from this and past competitions was on display at the Edenhope show.
The next meeting will be held in the Golden Gate Cafe on the night of Tuesday 9th September.
Monday 15th September 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
A meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club was held at the "Golden Gate" Cafe on Tuesday and proved a pleasant and successful evening. It was well attended.
The open print competition continues in popularity. Several new competitors entered their first exhibits, and two of these were outstanding and gained merit certificates: Merit certificate winners were Misses June Rowe, Dawn Dawson, Messrs. Bert Pallant, Stan Schultz, Les Foote, and Ron Sims.
Mr. Bram Jellett, guest speaker for the evening, gave an interesting and instructive talk on camera speeds and metres. His chat on personal contact with Vinning and Newcombe (two leading English photographers whom he met in England) was both instructive and interesting. Imparting knowledge gained by himself also helped other Club members.
A vote of thanks was passed by Mr. S. Schultz and seconded by Mr. T. Bradley.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd September. Competition prints are on show in the window this week.
Monday 29th September 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
A feature of the Naracoorte Camera Club fortnightly meeting this week was the practical demonstration of photo enlarging. Mr. Ron. Sims ably demonstrated this, and members were allowed to use the enlarger for test strips and an enlargement if so desired. Members were grateful to Mr. Sims, as features like these are an asset to all Camera Club members.
The award winners included Mr. Michael Hornabrook (his wild life bird study was a very new subject and most worthy of a merit certificate). Other merit winners were Miss Dawn Dawson, Messrs. B.L. Pallant, Reg Pallant and Les Beard.
The proposed holiday week-end trip to the Grampians for members has definitely been canceled owing to lack of accommodation, but the Committee are at work arranging a substitute.
Photo exhibits will be an show as usual and the next meeting is on 7th October at the "Golden Gate" cafe.
Thursday 9th October 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
Members intending to participate in the MYSTERY TRIP on Monday Holiday at 10am, please notify President or Secretary re transport by Saturday.
B.L.L. PALLANT
PRESIDENT
Thursday 6th November 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
On Eight Hours Day a mystery outing was held and a very enjoyable time was had by all who participated. The trip was to "The Gap", where a picnic lunch was held, then to Frances, and back to Naracoorte. A large number of photographs was taken, although the weather was not photographically perfect.
Last week the guest speaker was Mr. Lloyd Tiver, who spoke very competently on "the Chemistry of Photography", and afterwards answered questions on the subject. The members were grateful to him for the trouble he took to prepare the talk.
The usual print competition was held and merits were won by Reg Pallant, Mr. B. Pallant, Miss B. Howe, Mrs. Howe and Mr. R. Sims. Some of these prints are now on show at the "Golden Gate" cafe.
1st December 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
In March of this year a group of six camera enthusiasts decided to form a Naracoorte Camera Club in our town. In six months the club membership has grown to fifty-four, and the enthusiasm now being shown by all members ensures that a great success can be made of the “bush” club. Print competitions are held every fortnight and color slide and movie evenings periodically. Other important events include outings, which are held regularly.
The club members are indebted to Mr. B.L.L. Pallant, our President, whose excellent leadership and tremendous interest in the work of the club is an asset. Mr. H.T. Rowe is the active secretary, and these members, together with a committee of three, frame the year’s program.
Because of our relative isolation (we are 250 miles from city lecturers), most of the talks so far have been given by our own advanced workers. Talks and demonstrations so far given have included such subjects as film development, contact printing, enlarging, and a talk on the technique of Lancelot Vining.
As few of our members have a knowledge of “doctoring” prints, most of our pictures for competition are straight enlargements, which is at least unusual in a Camera Club these days. Nevertheless, we are all interested in improving our work and any help from visiting pictorialists will always be appreciated.
A letter to Mr. H.T. Rowe, Smith Street, Narcoorte, will bring details of our evenings to any passing photographer who would like to assist by delivering a lecture or acting as print critic. An exchange of portfolios from other clubs would also be appreciated.
MEMBERS OF THE NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB PHOTOGRAPHED ON A RECENT OUTING
Thursday 4th December 1952
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
At a meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club on Tuesday 25th November, about twenty-five members journeyed to Mr. L. Robertson's property, "Cloverdale", to see a screening of 9.5mm movie film. The first half of the program was taken up by scenes from Sydney, River Murray, Nelson and several shots of local interest, all photographed by Mr. Robertson. After "interval", during which a delicious buffet supper was served by Mrs. Robertson, Mr. Brown provided the entertainment, which dealt mainly with a recent trip to New Zealand. Some spectacular shots were filmed, and while they were not in color, the members appreciated every minute of the evening.
Next Tuesday evening a further open competition will be held, and the committee hope to see a large number of prints on display. The program for the coming year has almost been finalized, and all members, especially those who have yet to compete in competitions, will note that great changes will be taking place. As the committee is desirous of pleasing everyone next year, would every member make a special effort to attend this meeting, so that final plans can be made.
Thursday 5th February 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The next meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club will be held at the "Golden Gate" cafe at 8pm on Tuesday 10th February.
There will be on exhibition a collection of prints from the Adelaide Camera Club, while the main part of the program will be given over to Mr. B.C. Jellett, who will screen some of his 16mm color movies. As Mr. Jellett is widely traveled, an interesting evening is assured and all members should make a special effort to attend.
An invitation is also extended to any persons desirous of making photography their hobby. The Club is devoted to helping everyone with a camera, and special instruction nights are planned to help with the practical side of photography. Membership is open to all over 14 years of age.
Thursday 5th February 1953
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Monday 9th February 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The first meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club for 1953 will be held next Tuesday 10th February at the Golden Gate Cafe, commencing at 8pm. Evening devoted to 16mm screening of B.C. Jellett's over seas tour
Thursday 5th March 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
Members of the Naracoorte Camera Club are reminded that next Tuesday 10th March, the first, annual meeting will be held at the "Golden Gate" cafe.
The committee is desirous of seeing every member at this meeting, and hopes that all will make a special effort to attend. Awards will be made to the most successful competitors of the year, and officers of the Club will be elected. The program for the coming year will be made available, and as it has been arranged to suit the most "beginning" beginner, it should be very well received.
Special beginners nights will be a feature this year, and anyone over the age of 14 is welcome to attend.
Mr. B.C. Jellett gave a 16mm movie evening recently, covering his tour of England, and everyone was thrilled with the brilliant scenery. He also brought his equipment and showed its operation, and it proved to be a very popular evening. More "movie" evenings will be presented this year.
Monday 30th March 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
At the annual meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club held recently Mr. R. Sims was elected President, Mr. B. C. Jellett Vice-President, and Mr. T. Rowe Secretary.
This year's program is a much more active one than the initial program, and it is hoped members will make full use of the helpful evenings arranged for developing, printing, enlarging and mounting their own prints. The first of these evenings is to be held at the next meeting of the Camera Club on 14th April at the "Golden Gate" Cafe, when members are asked to bring one of their own exposed negatives which they will develop for themselves during the evening.
An interesting range of subjects for the photographic competitions has also been arranged. The competition for next meeting is for A grade and is entitled "Still Life".
At the last meeting it was decided to give an exhibition of prints both from the local Club and from the Adelaide Camera Club at the H. and F. Society's chrysanthemum show in May.
Thursday 16th April 1953
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Monday 20th April 1953
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Naracoorte H. and F. Society
ANNUAL
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
FRIDAY, 8th MAY
THE NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB in conjunction with the H. and F. Society will hold an EXHIBITION of their work.
FILMS — Commencing at 8.30pm, members of the Camera Club will present a half hour of interesting flower films.
Monday 27th April 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
At a meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club held on Tuesday 14th April, an A grade competition entitled "Still Life" or "Table-Top Photography" was held. Awards were won by Messrs. B.L. Pallant and R. Pallant. Mr. Pallant gave a talk and demonstration on the use of dry-mounting tissues for mounting photographs.
The next meeting (28th April) will cover practical work for beginners. Would all members intending to bring films for developing please give their names to the Secretary (Mr. T. Rowe) by Saturday 25th April.
Owing to an exhibition of prints being held at the autumn flower show, there has not been the usual fortnightly display in the Golden Gate window. However, it is hoped to resume this at a later date.
Monday 4th May 1953
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Monday 11th May 1953
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BIG PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY AT NARACOORTE FLOWER SHOW
The Naracoorte Camera Club has arranged an exhibition of approximately fifty first-class Salon prints to be held in conjunction with the Flower Show at the Town Hall next Friday 8th May.
This will be the first time in Naracoorte that a display of this type has been presented, and it is expected that great interest will be shown in it.
The prints will represent the work of some of the best amateur photographers in Victoria and South Australia. Camera Clubs in a host of Australian towns are doing a tremendous job in fostering a greater interest in the art of pictorial photography, and this display, small in comparison to some, will show the proficiency that has been reached by these energetic amateurs.
Voting slips will also be supplied to all who view the display so they may record their preferences for the three prints which appeal most to them. A member of the local Club will be present to give any information which may be sought.
Monday 29th June 1953
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COLOR FILMS
A CHAPTER OF MOVING PICTURE HISTORY
After a recent meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club members were chatting of "this and that" when one of the "Oldsters" mentioned that he had seen moving pictures in colors before World War I. Some of the younger generation were frankly incredulous of this statement.
It so happened that there was present a visitor in Naracoorte, a Mr. M.P. Key, O.B.E., who had just been addressing the Rotary Club. He mentioned that he was able to confirm the statement, which had been made, because from 1909 to 1913 he had worked for the company which made moving pictures in natural colors. Mr. Key's remarks were of such interest to those present that he was asked, before he left Naracoorte, to "go on record" on the tape recorder, so that the Camera Club could hear him in absentia.
Mr. Key said that in 1908 he was a free-lance journalist in Fleet Street, London, dependent for a livelihood on editors' acceptance of press contributions. In order to secure at least some regular income he obtained a position on the editorial staff of "The Kinematograph Weekly".
The existence of this trade journal was an example of business foresight. Mr. Edward T. Heron, a printer in a small way of business (who later became the Mayor of St. Pancras in North London), purchased a monthly publication called "the Magic Lantern Journal" with a view to transforming it into a weekly trade journal for the new industry of moving pictures. Later, Mr. Heron sold out for many thousands of pounds. His career was an apt illustration of the poet's words —
"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, Leads on to fortune".
Amongst our advertisers (Continued the speaker) was the Natura1 Colour Kinsmatograph Co., Ltd., of 80-81 Warfour Street, London. When their publicity manager was dismissed for addiction to the bottle amounting to dipsomania. I became his successor.
TALKING PICTURES
Two things specially interested moving picture people in those early days — talking pictures and color films. Experiments, far from successful, were made in synchronizing revolutions of the gramophone disc with the mechanism of the film projector. Sound track on the film itself was still in the distant future.
Color was tentatively approached at first by steeping the films in an amber dye to give something of the effect happily, described in the familiar hymn "Summer suns are glowing, Over land and sea".
Dyeing the prints a sort of greenish, bluish grey was reserved for moonlight effects or for scenes of mystery and horror. A glamorous film star did not look so good with a greenish, blueish grey complexion.
I do not profess to knew of all the experiments which finally led to the invention of motion pictures in natural colors, but at one stage adaptation of the methods of lithographic printing was tried. Lithography consists of over-printing a sheet of paper with differently colored impressions of the same scene, the final result being a near approach to natural color. But to project simultaneously two, or even three, films from three projectors side by side and to get them to coincide exactly proved impracticable. Edges became blurred. In a little workshop in Hove, near Brighten, on the south coast of England, Albert Smith was experimenting with a method of getting colors on to the film itself, at the moving picture camera stage. He realized that some special sensitizing of the negative would be necessary, and, of course, you know all about that in these days.
COLOURED GLASS
Most people are aware that a revolving screen cuts, off the rays of light between each successive picture that is taken on moving picture film or projected on the screen. Albert Smith had the idea of dividing the revolving screen into four sections. In the first sector was inserted orange-red glass; the next was solid metal to cut off the rays of light; the next was filled with yellowish green glass; the fourth was solid metal again.
On the negative film the scene photographed was taken through these colored glasses in turn, and when projected through similar two-color revolving glasses on to the screen, the result was surprisingly natural, especially in the quieter colors. Greens and reds were rather harsh. A great deal of experiment preceded the final choice of the colors for the glass screens.
Albert Smith, like most inventors, was hard up, and sold out his interest in the new process to Charles Urban, a prominent man in the early days of the industry and of American origin. Charles Urban decided to call the discovery "Kinemacolor", leaving out the "u" in color, partly because of his American outlook, and because the word looked better without it. As time went on Albert Smith dropped into the background, and we used to say in the Natural Colour Kinematograph Co. that Charles Urban had grown to believe that he invented Kinemacolor.
Now I come to the rock on which the new enterprise came to grief a few years later, after a meteoric career of quite brilliant success.
In the old days moving pictures were taken and projected at the rate of 16 photographs per second. I understand that when sound was introduced the rate had to be increased to 24 pictures per second, to overcome a mechanical difficulty. Projection at this higher speed accounts for the jerky movements that amuse us when an old Charlie Chaplin film is revived. They did not jerk like that in the old days, when they were projected at the same speed at which they were taken.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
To get the two colored pictures to merge on the Kinemacolour screen it was found necessary both to take and to project the film at the rate of 32 pictures per second. A minor obstacle was that the revolving dog, which knocks the film through the "gate" at the moment that the dark screen obscures the light, struck with such force at 32 per second that the film broke. The solution was to fit another smaller dog opposite. This hit the film a light blow and got it moving. The heavier dog then came round from the other side of the revolving axis and finished the job without breaking the film, inertia having been overcome. A small point, trouble.
The main, and finally fatal, difficulty was that a special camera was necessary to take the pictures, and a special projector to show them on the theatre screens. You will at once appreciate the point of view of the exhibitor. They knew very well than no one film would be able to produce all the pictures they would require for their programs; nor could they contemplate cutting themselves off from the ever-extending output of other British films, the Continental output and especially of American films, already numerous, though, if I remember rightly, Hollywood was not yet a word synonymous with the film industry. To go to the expense of installing both Kinemacolor and black-and-white projectors was something the exhibitors did not want to do if they could help it.
However, I am anticipating and must go back a little to tell you of Kinemacolor's "one crowded hour of glorious life," which says the poet is "worth an age with out a name".
The times were propitious be cause some colorful ceremonies followed one another at short intervals. A film of the funeral procession of King Edward VII, showed how much better pageantry appeared in color than in black-and-white. It was a rainy day, so it was also evident that Kinemacolor needed strong sunlight if the images recorded were to penetrate effectively through the glass screens. The unveiling of the memorial to Queen Victoria took place in fine weather, and Kinemacolor got a magnificent picture, except where the legs of the troops in marching close to the camera broke into flashes of red and green.
VISIT TO INDIA
The Government was impressed by the new process, and invited Charles Urban to accompany the Royal Party to India for the Durbar of King George V. There we get some really magnificent pictures — so many that it was difficult to make a selection to keep within a three-hour program.
For six months "The Durbar" filled twice daily a large London theatre — the Scala — the total takings amounting to £100,000. Later films of travel in Egypt and of the building of the Panama Canal drew audiences of moderate size, but it was soon evident that there was "no money" in educational films. At a show we gave in Cambridge an undergraduate asked me "Haven't you got any cowboy films?" That was the rub. The youngster had put his finger on our weak spot.
Charles Urban spent most of the profits made at the Scala Theatre on an estate near London where he proposed to make comedies and dramas. To accomplish this he depended upon a Dutchman named Bouwmeester, in whom he had a touching faith. Charles would not listen when the rest of us told him that Bouwmeester's films were hopeless. Bouwmeester boasted that he could think up three plots before he left his bed in the morning. That's the sort of films they were — the kind of stories that an imaginative 11 year-old girl would tell her younger Sister.
The fame of the Durbar film brought the moving picture promoters of the world to Charles Urban's door. The year 1912 passed chiefly in selling the rights in Kinemacolor for the principal countries of the world. Sums like £30,000, £50,000 and £80,000 were asked, according to the degree of civilization of the particular country. I do not know if these sums were ever paid. Would-be purchasers were shown the best films we had, and were assured that a vast program of film production was under weigh. But the more they investigated the more they became convinced that the Kinemacolor organization would not be able to cope with the insatiable public demand for more, and more films; and that a special machine for projecting part of the program only was not an economic arrangement. Kinemacolor films, running twice as fast as black and white, also cost more, because twice as much film was required in each 20 minute reel.
I parted from Charles Urban in 1913, because he wanted me to devote my whole time to the business, and I was unwilling to do so because the writing on the wall was already visible. I believe the end came just before World War I., or soon after. The mirage faded. Moving pictures in color did not become a commercial proposition until a method had been discovered which avoided a revolutionary change and accommodated itself to existing methods of taking and projecting films.
Thursday 23rd July 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
Annual Social to be held in R.S.L. Clubroms on July 28th, at 8pm. Members please bring a photo of yourself as a child, as a "guess who" competition. Also will you invite a guest interested in photography. Photos to be handed to the Secretary by Tuesday, July 27, for arrangement for competition.
Colored slides and films plus competitions will comprise evening's entertainment. Members please bring a cake for supper.
H.T. ROWE
HON.SECRETARY
Monday 27th July 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
At the meeting held on 14th July general club arrangements were the main discussion. An A Grade child study print competition held resulted in awards to Mr. J. Judd and Mr. B. Pallant. These exhibits will be in the Golden Gate window this week. The absence of prints in this window has been commented upon. However for a time the competitors were working for the exhibition held and the prints were displayed there. The annual social is to be held on 28th July and members will invite a guest interested in photography. Colored slides and films, plus competitions, will entertain the guests. An advertisement regarding this has appeared in the "Herald".
Monday 3rd August 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
A most enjoyable and entertaining social was held by the Naracoorte Camera Club at the R.S.L. Clubrooms on Tuesday.
Members and guests were well intermingled by an entrance competition to find their partner and continue their "Guess Who" competition together.
Photos of members in childhood were on exhibit. Fun was caused by people with blank faces peering into members faces and trying to recognize features portrayed on photos on display. Mr. Francis senior, with his partner, was the successful competitor.
A jumbled photographic word competition followed. "Pick-a-box" conducted by Mr. Jim Judd caused much merriment. Contestants when least expected would accept cash instead of taking the box to the enjoyment of the visitors. The cash proved usually the better prize.
Colored slides, taken by members, showed beautiful English, Tasmanian and Australian scenery. Numerous flower slides were greatly admired. To pick out the three most popular slides was indeed a most difficult task.
Colored local 16mm films of Coronation Day in Naracoorte, plus sound films of African and Australian wild animal life, proved very interesting. These were screened by Mr. B.L. Pallant.
President of the Club, Mr. R.M. Sims, conducted the evening admirably and with the assistance of lady members the supper brought to a close a very enjoyable program.
Thursday 1st October 1953
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Monday 5th October 1953
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
Special Meeting
TUESDAY 6th OCTOBER 1953
AT GOLDEN GATE CAFE
Speaker Mr. John G. Sprodd.
This meeting will automatically cancel meeting on 13th.
H.T. ROWE
Hon.Secretary
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NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The Naracoorte Camera Club had a visit and a demonstration of photograph mounting by Mr John G. Sprod, professional photographer, from the Adelaide Camera Club. The meeting was very well attended and much appreciated.
The Club had a most enjoyable outing to the Grampians on the holiday week-end. Thirteen members left early on the Sunday, and met two other members at the Grampians.
Mr. Stan Schultz, whose know- ledge of these picturesque mountains is unbounded, took charge of the party and was a wonderful assistance to the members. Weather was not good photographically, but very enjoyable for sight-seeing. The party went to Stawell for accommodation overnight and returned Monday to continue sightseeing.
McKenzie falls, Wonderland walk, Silver Band falls leading to the Sundial Peak, Reed's lookout, which has a very extensive view and easily accessible to climbers, were all proclaimed as glorious, and decisive comments on future excursions were made.
As the Camera Club is becoming more established, numerous enquiries are arriving from other Clubs, and the Annual Show of Naracoorte had many outside entries. Competition being keener, the main prizes were still held by Mr. B. Pallant. This successful exhibitor has made the Naracoorte Camera Club known as far as Darwin, Murray Bridge, Kalangadoo and Barmera, winning prizes and certificates there. Barmera has a very extensive collection from all over the world and the Club congratulated Mr. Pallant in gaining a certificate from this exhibition.
It now has as a member Mrs. W.W. Pincnes from Kingston, who was also a successful competitor in Naracoorte show. The next meeting for a B Grade competition is on Tuesday 10th November.
Monday 8th February 1954 Page 4 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The first meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club for the New Year will be held at the Golden Gate Cafe on Tuesday evening next. As well as the "A" grade competition, "Land or Seascape", Mr Pallant will be presenting a very interesting series of 16mm movies and it is suggested that everyone make an effort to attend. An extra evening (Wednesday 10th February) will be held at which members will have in attendance Mr Dudley Dansie of the Thelma Duryea Studio, Adelaide. Mr Dansie is one of Adelaide's leading photographers as well as being a very prominent member of the Adelaide Camera Club and he is keenly interested in fostering photography among amateurs. With him will also be Mr Eric Spargo, whose knowledge of photography is well known to us all.
Saturday 6th March 1954 Page 3 - The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia)
ROYAL VISIT PICTURES FOR NARACOORTE
Following the success at Mount Gambier this week of the exhibition of Royal tour pictures taken by photographers of "The Sunday Advertiser" and "The Advertiser", a request from Naracoorte for an exhibition there will be met next week.
It will open at the Naracoorte Town Hall at noon on Tuesday and will continue through Wednesday and Thursday. If the demand warrants it, there will be evening, as well as morning and afternoon sessions.
The exhibition, which features magnificent enlargements of incidents at Mount Gambier, includes shots in which people from Naracoorte and other parts of the South-East appear. There will also be selected enlargements of spectacular incidents of the tour in other States.
The exhibition will be sponsored by the Naracoorte Camera Club and the Naracoorte branch of the Red Cross, which will make a small admission charge, devoting the proceeds of its efforts for the Red Cross March appeal.
Orders for copies of the pictures will be taken by an attendant in the hall. Details of sizes and prices will be available.
MT. GAMBIER, March 5
"The Advertiser" exhibition of Royal tour photographs has become more popular daily. Each day a queue has been waiting for the exhibition to open. The biggest attendance was recorded today, and this evening there has been a continuous stream of people moving around the hall. The quality of the photographs has been praised by all and many people are ordering copies as souvenirs of last Friday's Royal visit to Mount Gambier.
Monday 8th March 1954 Page 4 - The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia)
1,500 VISIT PHOTO EXHIBITION
MT. GAMBIER. Mar. 8
The Royal tour photograph exhibition in the Civic Hall supper room last week raised more than £53 for the Mt. Gambier Old Folks Home.
Sponsored by "The Advertiser" and "The Sunday Advertiser", the exhibition was widely acclaimed as the best pictorial record of the Royal visit to Mt. Gambier and was attended by more than 1,500 people. Because of the high standard of the pictures the display will open in Naracoorte town hall tomorrow at noon in aid of Naracoorte Camera Club and Naracoorte Red Cross for its March appeal.
Wednesday 10th March 1954 Page 16 - The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia)
ROYAL TOUR PICTURES AT NARACOORTE
NARACOORTE, Mar. 9.
Sponsored by the Naracoorte Camera Club, which is giving all proceeds of a small admission fee to the Naracoorte Red cross branch March appeal, the exhibition of "The Advertiser" and "The Sunday Advertiser" Royal prints is already creating great interests.
The President of the Naracoorte Camera Club (Mr. Ron Sims) said today that the pictures were first class and of real interest to local and district residents. He hoped that many would avail themselves of this wonderful opportunity of again seeing the Queen in this notable pictorial record.
It is expected that several hundred schoolchildren will view the prints. The exhibition will continue until Thursday night.
Thursday 1st April 1954 Page 6 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
CAMERA CLUB HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
At the annual meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club, the retiring President (Mr. R. Sims) gave a detailed report of the successful year just completed.
As the club was formed to cater for all persons with a camera, cine or still, the program for the coming season has been arranged so that the ever-increasing popular color slide "fans" will be better catered for with regular competitions, and the local cine enthusiasts will be able to display their special talents with the provision of three cine evenings. For those who had no means of home processing prints, a snapshot competition is held regularly.
Mr. Sims, who was again elected to the Presidency, stated that he hoped that the wide scope of the program for the coming year would draw more members to the club, especially cine enthusiasts, who now have the opportunity of displaying their special talents.
The Camera Club, besides attending to its own particular interests, has supported local charities and assisted the local H. and F. Society with the provision of a first class exhibition of prints and movies. The March appeal of the local Red Cross benefited to the amount of £28/3/4 as the proceeds from the Royal Tour photographs exhibition which was sponsored by the Camera Club.
Officers for the coming year are: President, Mr. R. Sims; Vice-President, Mr. B.C. Jellett; Secretary, Mr. T. Rowe; Minute Secretary and Treasurer, Miss B. Rowe; Librarian and Hostess, Mrs. A.R. Rowe; Committee, Messrs. B.L.L. Pallant and L. Beard; Auditor, Mr. W. Brown; Print Organizer, Mr. A. Rahley.
Monday 3rd May 1954 Page 2 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
CAMERA CLUB OFF TO GOOD START
MEMBERS SHOW ENTHUSIASM
The Naracoorte Camera Club first two meetings of this year have indicated that the Club is set for a very successful year under the presidency of an energetic and keen member, Mr. Ron Sims.
At the print competition, an excellent variety of prints was exhibited by seven members. These prints showed that the members have reached a stage where use is made of their knowledge of composition, technique, and print quality; and that the Camera Club is fulfilling its function in teaching its members how to become exhibitors of merit. Winners in this section were Messrs. Thompson, B. Pallant, R. Sims and H. Van Leuven.
The Kodachrome color evening on Tuesday was ever-popular, and members, besides showing slides of great merit and attractiveness, took the members on a Kodachrome tour of local, interstate and over seas interest.
Mr. B. Jellett showed a particularly fine Kodachrome slide taken in the Scottish Highlands, rich in color and full of impact. Other winners in this section were Messrs, B. Pallant, D.L. Bradley and Hans Van Leuven.
The next evening, on 11th May, will prove of even greater interest, not only to members, but also to interested persons, who are invited to attend a showing of colored movies taken by local members, including shots, of the Royal Tour, and of the Royal Couple in Fiji.
Thursday 6th May 1954 Page 1 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
CAMERA CLUB FILM EVENING
So that members of Naracoorte Camera Club and intending visitors to the Club's film evening scheduled for Tuesday next, May 11th, will not be misinformed, the organizers desire it known beforehand that the film showing the Queen and the Duke in Fiji, unfortunately, is not available.
Thursday 6th May 1954 Page 7 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
Monday 10th May 1954 Page 7 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
TUESDAY, MAY 11th
at 8 pm.
Golden Gate Cafe
CINE NIGHT
Members films will be screened on Queensland, Blue Mountains, Grampians and Scotland, Also some interesting films of overseas.
1st June 1954 Page 382 - Vol. 61 No. 6 Australasian Photo-Review
NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
The first two meetings indicated that the Naracoorte Camera Club is set for a successful year, with members attending in full and showing their enthusiasm by keen competition. Since the inauguration of this club in 1952, great strides have been made in the presentation of the prints for competition and consideration is now given to composition, print quality and other points that vitally effect the print.
The club got away to a good start in 1952 under the leadership of Mr. B.L.L. Pallant, who showed his practical interest in the club and steered it on its initial course over rough paths. Mr. Ron Sims, who was re-elected this year to the presidency, continues to show keen interest and is keeping the club on a sound basis. In his retiring address, he hoped that members would continue to welcome print criticism and adapt this to the improvement of their work.
Seven members exhibited 12 prints for the first meeting, and winners of merits were: B.L.L. Pallant, H. VanLeuven, J. Thompson and R. Sims. Mrs. A. R. Rowe, a beginner in A Grade, exhibited a very fine print, Shadows, which evinced much good criticism. The Kodachrome evening was very popular, and some very fine slides were shown, rich in color, full of impact and most pleasing to the eye. B. Jellett showed a particularly fine slide taken on his trip to the Scottish Highlands. It could not be faulted.
On May 11th, the club will hand over to local cine enthusiasts, who have arranged a very interesting evening, and will also show shots of the Royal Tour in Fiji. Later in the year we hope to have some of the Adelaide members treat us to their work.
Officers for the year are: President, Mr. R. Sims; Vice-President, Mr. B. Jellett; Secretary, Mr. H.T. Rowe; Minute Secretary and Treasurer, Miss B. Rowe; Committee, Messrs. B. Pallant and L. Beard; Hostess and Librarian, Mrs. A.R. Rowe; Auditor, Mr. W. Brown; Print Organizer, Mr. A. Rahley.
Monday 5th July 1954 Page 5 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
COLOURED KODACHROMES AT
NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
At the last meeting of the Naracoorte Camera Club, two new members introduced some excellent slides to the Kodachrome section. Mr. McArthur and Mr. Reichstein supplied slides of great merit, the latter, at the conclusion of the meeting, showing the members some of his slides taken at the time of the Coronation.
It is pleasing to note that the Camera Club continues to progress and new members are being added at each meeting. These members are exhibiting in both black and white and Kodachrome sections.
In the black and white section the competition is particularly keen and the standard very high. Congratulations were extended to Mr. B.L.L. Pallant for his success in the Adelaide Camera Club, where it is hoped he will eventually take the honors for the B grade exhibition. This is no mean feat when it is considered that Adelaide members comprise the cream of amateur photographers in the State.
In the Cine section, the Club has continued to show its keen interest. Here three members have shown some of their work in the movie world. Their work stands up to the strongest criticism.
The next meeting will be a black and white open print competition. Interested persons are welcome to view these prints which will be shown at the "Golden Gate Cafe on Tuesday 13th July, at 8pm.
Thursday 9th September 1954 Page 10 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB
FLOWER SHOW DISPLAY CANCELLED
Owing to prints from Adelaide and Melbourne not arriving in time, the proposed Exhibition of Photography will be held over to the October show.
Monday 4th October 1954 Page 4 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
FIRST COLOR FILM PROCESSED IN NARACOORTE
On Tuesday night, at the Naracoorte Camera Club meeting, Mr. R. Sims (President), and Mr. D.L. Bradley demonstrated to club members the processing of Ferrania color film. It is believed this was the first color film processed in the South East, and the results were most gratifying. Unfortunately, the time it takes for developing seems to indicate that this processing is for the "unemployed amateur".
The holiday week-end will see the local club visiting the Hamilton Club, where a full week-end of photography and sociability has been arranged.
On Tuesday 12th October, the local Club will stage its usual black and white print competition. Though color seems to have taken pride of place at the last few meetings, it is hoped that black and white enthusiasts will come forward with a good competition. The "Bring Your Camera" evening staged for the following meeting is bound to create great interest, and members and friends are asked to attend at Rowe's cafe for both these meetings
Thursday 4th November 1954 Page 11 - The Naracoorte Herald (South Australia)
NARACOORTE CAMERA CLUB ACTIVITIES
There has been considerable activity in recent weeks by all members and all meetings have been well attended. The most important event had been the outing to Hamilton during the Labor Day week-end when 15 members of the local club were entertained by the Hamilton Camera Club. The local lads and lasses were met at the C.W.A. rooms on the Saturday afternoon, and enjoyed afternoon tea.
Afterwards, a tour of the city was enjoyed by all who took part, and this was followed by the biggest and best tea that anyone could wish for.
The night session consisted of a Print Exhibition and competition. There were over a hundred prints on view, including a portfolio of work from the A.P.R. Exhibition and Victorian Portfolio Society. The competition was won by Mr. Irving Campbell of Hamilton with a fine floral design.
Members then took part in a voluntary print criticism which proved very popular. Supper was then served and members returned to their hotel to gain some rest for the next day's trip to the Grampians.
At the half-way point, a chop picnic was very much appreciated, after which a climb to the top of one of the mountains was under taken. The weather for this day was good, although dull, and this limited the numbers of photographs taken. After tea, a slide and movie evening was held, and during this show 50 of the best color slides in Australia were projected. Movies by local enthusiasts, Messrs. L. Gericke, B.L.L. Pallant and Stan Schulz proved very popular and amusing. Once more a big supper was "inflicted" on members.
The President of the Naracoorte Camera Club (Mr. Ron Sims) thanked the Hamilton Club members for their cordial hospitality, and said that a return outing would be arranged in the near future. He then presented to the Hamilton Club, on behalf of all the visitors, a trophy to be used in a club competition as a memento of the occasion. Mr. Len Huf, President of Hamilton Club, responded on behalf of his Club, and replied that he was pleased to know that the week-end went off without a hitch.
The holiday was continued on the Monday when the visitors proceeded on their own, via the "Billy-Wig", back home.
At the last meeting, the Ferraniacolor that had been processed at a previous meeting, was screened, and it was very much appreciated. A Print Competition was also held, and merits were won by Mr. Pallant and Mr. Sims.
Mr. Arthur Shepherd demonstrated his Land Polaroid camera. This unique camera produces its own print in 60 seconds from the time the picture is taken. The President acted as model under protest, and Mr. Pallant arranged the lights. A good deal of fun followed and provided a happy ending to another Camera Club night.