BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB

1900




Thursday 20th September 1900  Page 19 - Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW)

The usual meeting of the Gulgong Amateur Photographic Association was held at the Association Room, Herbert-street, on Thursday 13th September, the Rev. F.E. Haviland in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The correspondence was read and received. On the motion of Mr. C.R. Young jun. and seconded by Mr. F. Scott, it was decided to join in with the Ballarat Camera Club, Victoria, re the matter of exchanging prints, for criticism and exhibition. The subject of the quarterly competition, lantern slides, was then dealt with. The following was decided on: The competition to take place in the Prince of Wales Theatre on Monday 8th October, the slides to be shown with the aid of acetylene gas. The Association decided to ask the following gentlemen to act as judges: Messrs. Hutchison and A.H. Hardwick to judge photographically and Messrs. R. Rouse, C. Harris and the Rev. Mr. Doig to judge pictorially. All members to be admitted free on producing card of membership, non-members sixpence admission. All entry forms to be in the hands of the Hon.Secretary by the 30th September. An advertisement is to be put in the local paper a few days before competition. The arranging of a musical program was left in the capable hands of Mr. C.R. Young jun. As most of the slides will be of local scenes, the competition ought to prove very interesting.



Thursday 1st November 1900  Page 20 - Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW)

The annual fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Amateur Photographic Association was last Thursday night, at Mr. Chris Young's jun., rooms, Rev. F.E. Haviland (president) in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Accounts to Mr. E. Garling for goods from Harrington and Co., £2 5s 11d and 11s to Mr. Florance, Hon.Secretary, were passed for payment. Two new members were proposed, Mr. C.E. Hilton and Mr. P. Brophy, school master, Beryl. The former member will be a decided acquisition to the society, being well up in photography. The president, who acted as judge in connection with the amateur photography section at the Exhibition in Mudgee last week, announced the results. Gratification was expressed at the local members success, Mr. Lambert and Mr. Brown being the only two competing, the former being very successful. It was decided to exchange prints with the Ballarat Camera Club, same to be handed into Hon.Secretary by Wednesday next. The most serious business of the meeting was Mr. Florance's resignation as Hon.Secretary, who has filled the position ever since the initiation of the club with credit to himself and the society. The chairman asked him to reconsider his decision. Mr. Florance stated that he had weighed the matter well and the above is final. However, he would do his utmost to further the interests of the society as an ordinary member. The chairman moved that a vote of thanks be accorded to the retiring Hon.Secretary, the same to be recorded in the minute book. Carried unanimously. Mr. W.J. Brown was then elected to the position. Mr. Edgar Garling decided to give a demonstration developing kalyte paper, at next meeting this gentleman also caused much merriment amongst members present with some pictures taken by him lately during a picnic party.



Thursday 7th February 1901  Page 8 - Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW)

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Amateur Photographic Society was held at the club's old room on Thursday night last. Mr Chris. Young having disposed of his business it was necessary for the society to revert to the old quarters. The following members were present: Mr Lambert (in the chair). Messrs. Scott, Morris, Hilton, Cross and the Hon.Secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded Mr Young for the use of the room for the last six months. A letter and parcel of photos for criticism from the Ballarat Camera Club was received. This club's criticism on the local member's work, which was sent over a little while back, was very satisfactory. There were no entries for last quarter's competition, so it was agreed by the meeting to amalgamate that quarter with the present one, which will now consist, of architecture, clouds, landscape and camera sets. The meeting then terminated. The hot weather is very disastrous on photography locally.



Thursday 21st February 1901  Page 11 - Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW)

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Amateur Photographic Society was held on Thursday evening last at Mr Cross room, the president being in the chair. Present: Messrs. Hilton, Scott, Florance, Lambert, Garling, Cross and the Hon.Secretary. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. The photographic classes to be included in the Gulgong Agricultural Society's schedule, which eventuates next month, were brought forward for discussion and resulted as follows: Class landscape and portraiture (not re-touched), 1 to 14 pictures, will be treated as one entry and hand camera, set 4 prints, the Hon.Secretary to notify the Hon.Secretary of the Show accordingly. By this means a good display can be looked forward to. Mr Craft, of the Advertiser, generously donated half-a-guinea for portraiture (not re-touched) by an amateur; Mr Bowman, of Wargundy, £3 3s, for best amateur picture of the Show, to be taken on the ground, first prize £2 2s, second £1 1s. These gentlemen have the sincerest wishes of the Society for their encouragement. Mr Garling showed some pictures taken in Sydney lately and was very unfortunate in having 11 out of 12 negatives of the Commonwealth Celebrations smashed by a window falling on them. Ballarat Camera Club's work was then put forward for criticism, which was entered into with spirit. The meeting then terminated.



Thursday 25th July 1901  Page 2 - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.)

A most enjoyable social evening was spent on Friday last by the members of the Ballarat Camera Club and their friends, on the invitation of the lady members of the club, at Windarra, the residence of Mr F.B. Wilson, who kindly placed his house at their disposal. Between 70 and 80 guests assembled, including visitors from Melbourne, Geelong and Maryborough. During the evening reference was made to the approaching departure of five of the members, including one lady who was congratulated on her approaching marriage to an enthusiastic exponent of the "black art", hailing from the nearest seaport. The gentlemen took advantage of the occasion to present to each of the members a large 15 x 12 group photo, printed in bromide, and containing the whole of the members of the society, as a slight souvenir of the occasion, and a reminder of the many pleasant and profitable evenings spent together during the club's existence.



22nd August 1901  Page 24 - The Australasian Photographic Review

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The members of the Ballarat Camera Club spent a pleasant evening on the 29th July, at Windarra, the residence of Mr. F.B. Wilson. The lady members who form a considerable proportion of the whole, invited the gentlemen to a social, in order to mark what may possibly be the winding up of the society.

It is estimated that before the end of the current year several of the members will be compelled to withdraw in consequence of removal from the district and other reasons and this will, it is thought, have such a weakening effect that it will result in the collapse of the club.

Miss Wilson has been a prominent member of the organization since its formation and through her influence, her father’s commodious residence was placed at the disposal of the members and their friends, the party numbering about sixty.

Among the visitors were Messrs J. Hammerton and W.H. Thacker, of the Gordon College Society, Geelong and J.H. Harvey, from Melbourne.

Music and recitations formed part of the program, dancing was freely indulged in by some, while others found greater amusement in the quietness of the card tables and the more staid members who were above such frivolities as “waltzes” and “lancers” found Mr, Wilson’s inexhaustible fund of humor, ample compensation for the loss of the lighter pleasures of society. During the proceedings each of the lady members was presented with the portraits of the gentlemen, which were grouped on cards of large size. Mr. F.W. Niven, in a short speech, delivered in his characteristic dry humorous style, referred to the career of the club and expressed his sorrow at its dismemberment, which was expected to produce such a disastrous result and in connection with which he “felt” he said, “somewhat of a culprit” as he was, the cause of the withdrawal of three or four of the most prominent and hard working members. He explained that business rendered it necessary for him to transfer a large number of the members of his staff from the gold fields city to Melbourne and unfortunately some of the leaders of the club were among these Messrs. Dobson, Coulson and others also spoke and the party then pursued its amusement into the early morning hours.