Ballarat 1903

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB

FORMED JULY 1903

Saturday 6th June 1903 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The Ballarat Camera Club, recently formed, should prove an interesting body. As the rules are about to be drawn up, and as there are numerous amateur lady photographers in Ballarat, it is hoped that provision will be made for their initiation.

Wednesday 17th June 1903 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The inaugural meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at Carter and Foord’s warehouse last evening. Mr. R. Radcliffe occupied the chair, and there were about 20 members present. The rules as drawn up were in the main agreed to, and it was decided to apply for a room for meeting at the Technical Art School, Sturt street. The chairman said he had seen the secretary of the school, and had been given to understand that it would be an easy matter to obtain accommodation. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the incoming committee, with a strong recommendation that quarters be found at the Art School if possible. It was decided that the club shall meet on the second Tuesday in the month, and the time and place of meeting next month will be advertised on the 11th July. The election of officers was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows - President, Rev. J.W. Griffiths (unopposed); vice-Presidents, Mr Geo. Reynolds and Mr. R. Radcliffe (unopposed); Hon.Secretary, Mr H.A.B. M'Kenzie (unopposed); hon. treasurer, Mr H. Foord (unopposed); committee (four to be elected, six nominations), Messrs Holland, Adair, England, and Nicholls. Accounts amounting to £1 5s 6d were passed for payment, and after Mr. T. Adam had kindly offered his services as lanternist at the next meeting, the gathering dispersed.

Saturday 11th July 1903 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club has been postponed from Tuesday till Wednesday night, on account of the mayoral ball taking place on the date originally fixed. The place of meeting will be advertised in Wednesday’s paper.

Wednesday 15th July 1903 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The postponed monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club will be held at the Technical Art School, Sturt street tonight, when lantern slides made by members will be exhibited by Mr. Adam. Admission will be free, and the public are cordially invited to attend.

Friday 14th August 1903 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The second monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Technical Art School on Tuesday last, when a paper on "Landscape photography", and the fundamental principles of artistic composition, was given by Mr R. Radcliff, with illustrations. The winter competition pictures were then judged by Messrs. Reynolds and Figgis, the prize-winners being Messrs. M'Kenzie and Radcliff. As upwards of ten new members were elected at this, the first ordinary club night, the members are to be congratulated on such a promising debut. The next paper will deal with "The carbon process".

Thursday 10th September 1903 Page 3 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday night at the Technical Art School rooms. A gratifying feature was the number of new members proposed, there having been 20 such as the last two meetings: The subject for the evening was the interesting lantern process, and a paper thereon was read by Mr W. England, who dealt chiefly with the principles involved and their application. A lucid explanation was given, and the subject further illustrated by numerous examples, showing faults to avoid as well as fine beauties of the process. At the close, a practical demonstration was given by Mr Adair, and a print developed before the members, many of whom knew nothing of the process, but expressed an intention, after seeing the results, to utilize such an artistic and simple printing method.

Friday 25th September 1903 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Ballarat Fine Art Public Gallery Association.

In July the Ballarat Camera Club was established, and obtained the use of the school’s dark room and a class room to hold its meetings in. This is another instance of the usefulness and advantage of the school to the general public.

Thursday 11th February 1904 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
There was a large gathering of members of the Ballarat Camera Club at the meeting held on Tuesday evening, at the Technical Art School. The Rev. J.W. Griffiths occupied the chair. An interesting and instructive paper on “Instantaneous Work", was given by Mr R. Radcliffe. Lantern slides made by various members were shown by Mr T. Adam, who had charge of the lantern. The slides shown by Mr P. Shew were greatly admired, and a vote of thanks to him and Mr Adam brought a pleasant evening to a close.

Friday 19th February 1904 Page 4 - Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The usual monthly meeting of the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club was held on Wednesday evening, the President (Mr. F.C. Birchall) in the chair. The hon. secretary announced that Dr. Morris Wilkinson was unavoidably compelled to postpone his illustrated lecture on Formosa. This announcement was received with regret by those present, who, however, expressed the hope that the doctor would be able to give the lecture at no distant date. In view of this postponement, Mr. Hill moved, and Mr. R. Gee jun., seconded "That on March 16th a developing evening be announced, the secretary to expose six plates on the same subject, and that they all be subjected to the action of different developers at the meeting". This was carried, and the opinion expressed that it would prove an interesting evening.

The secretary reported that, though he had both written and telegraphed, the exhibits sent to the exhibition of the Photographic Society of New South Wales in November last had not been returned. As several members intended sending their exhibits to Capetown, and these should have been forwarded by this time, some dissatisfaction was expressed. The matter was eventually left in the hands of the secretary till next meeting.

Schedules of the exhibition of the Ballarat Camera Club were handed round.

The remainder of the evening was devoted to judging a "holiday competition" for the best set of pictures taken during the holidays. There were two classes, (1) for whole plate pictures; and (2) for half-plate and under. The sets sent in were judged by the members present, and Mr. F. Styant-Browne was awarded a first-class club certificate in class 1 for a set taken at George Town and the River Nile, while Mr. A.H. Hill was awarded a first-class certificate in class 2 for a set of landscape and river view.

Wednesday 16th March 1904 Page 2 - Border Watch (Mount Gambier, South Australia)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The first meeting of the Mount Gambier Photographic Club for the second year of its existence was held on Monday evening, under the direction of Mr. C. Newling, the President. The preliminary business included the election of a new member, the reading of correspondence, and the re-consideration of the question of the days of meeting. As regarded the last it was found that if the meetings are to be continued in the Institute Committee-room the only evening available to suit the majority of the members is Monday, and accordingly the decision of the annual meeting was not disturbed. The resignation of the auditor (Mr. R. Hutton) was received and accepted.

A prize-list of the first annual exhibition of the Ballarat Camera Club, to be held on May 10th, was received, and it is probable several Mount Gambier camerists may send exhibits.

The remainder of the evening was occupied with an interesting account by Mr. H. Hosking of his recent tour, with several companions, in Mr. W.H. Pascoe's steam yacht Irene, round the Victorian coast as far as Warrnambool and back. They visited Portland, Port Fairy and Warrnambool, and spent several days at each place, and Mr. Hosking showed a number of photographs of beautiful and interesting scenes taken at the ports. The story of the tour and the photographs which illustrated it afforded the members a very interesting hour.

The President and Mr. Underwood showed some very pretty cloud studies taken a few days ago at Port MacDonnell. Mr. Everitt's paper on "Lenses and their uses" was postponed till another evening.

Saturday 16th April 1904 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
Intending competitors for the Ballarat Camera Club exhibition are reminded that entries close with the Hon.Secretary on the 30th April. The exhibition will be held in Christ Church Hall, on the 10th and 11th May.

Saturday 7th May 1904 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The first annual exhibition of photographs in connection with the Ballarat Camera Club will be held in Christ Church Hall, Lydiard street, on Tuesday and Wednesday next, and promises to be very successful. Apart from the entries of all the leading local amateurs, a large number of pictures have been sent in for competition from other places in this State, and also from South Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania, and many of them are splendid examples of the photographic art. Each evening the lantern slides sent in for competition will be exhibited, and a musical program will be rendered, including selections on the pianola, which has been kindly lent for the occasion by Messrs Carter and Werner, who have also lent a large stereoscope, in which local views taken by Mr. E. Budge will be exhibited.

Tuesday 10th May 1904 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The Ballarat Camera Club first exhibition, to be opened to-night in Christ Church Hall, promises to be a pronounced success. Members of the hanging committee were busily engaged yesterday in arranging the exhibits, of which some 250 have been sent in. The exhibition will be open at 8pm, and will remain open for two nights.

Thursday 12th May 1904
Page 8 - The Age (Melbourne, Victoria)
Page 6 - The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The exhibition of the Ballarat Camera Club at Christ Church Hall, which has proved a great success, both as regards excellence of work and number of entries, was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday evening, when the following awards were announced:

LANDSCAPE (27 entries): A.V. Nicholls, Ballarat, 1; R. Radcliff, Ballarat, 2; F. Styant-Browne, Launceston, R. Radcliff, Ballarat, highly commended.
FIGURE STUDY (34 entries): E.C. Joshua, Melbourne, 1; J.T. Taylor, Ballarat, highly commended.
OUTDOOR GROUP (6 entries): H.A.B. Mackenzie, Ballarat.
ENLARGEMENTS (13 entries): R. Radcliff, Ballarat, 1; D.S. Lord, Geelong, highly commended.
INSTANTANEOUS (6 entries): R. Radcliff, Ballarat.
LANTERN SLIDES (6 entries): Joseph Glover, South Melbourne.
JUNIOR COMPETITION: Leslie Riley, Ballarat.
COLLECTION OF 6 PICTURES: E.C. Joshua, Melbourne, 1: F. Styant-Browne, Launceston, 2; H.A.B. Mackenzie, Ballarat. 3; A.H. Hill, Launceston, highly commended.
ILLUSTRATION, IN THE GLOAMING: H.A. Mackenzie, Ballarat.

The gold medal offered by Messrs. Carter and Foord for the best picture in the exhibition was won by Mr. E.C. Joshua, of Melbourne, who exhibited a single study figure, entitled The Rigor of the Game.

Thursday 12th May 1904 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The Ballarat Camera Club exhibition, which closed last night, was an even greater success than the committee anticipated. Thanks largely to the liberality of the donors of prizes, the exhibition attracted a number of competitors from other parts of Victoria, and also from several of the other States, notably Tasmania. In all there were 257 pictures sent in for submission to the judges. A variety of printing processes were used in the various productions, and in most cases much artistic taste was shown in mounting the prints.

The classes in which there was the keenest competition were landscape, single-figure composition, and best set of six pictures. In the first of these classes the work was of a very high standard, and the winner, Mr A. V. Nicholls is to be congratulated on the distinction he has attained where so much good work was shown. Two examples were required from each competitor in landscape, and this proved the downfall of many of those competing, as in several cases the value of a very strong picture was minimized by the weakness of the print sent in with it. Apart from the prize pictures, some very good work was shown by Messrs Styant-Browne with A Country Road and Peaceful Eventide; R. Radcliff, J.H Lithgow, O. Coulson, J.A. Taylor, H.A.B. M‘Kenzie, and J. Hornby. In the single figure class, Mr E.C. Joshua's great picture, The Rigor of the Game, stands out as the finest picture in the room, and deservedly takes first in the class, and also secures the gold medal offered by Carter and Foord for the best picture in the exhibition. Other good pictures are A Barefoot Boy by Mr J.A. Taylor, and Old Age, by Mr T.H. Steward, of South Australia. The outdoor groups call for little comment, with the exception of Mr. H.A.B. M'Kenzie's Seven Little Australians, which is an excellently conceived and well executed picture. In the instantaneous class, Mr Radcliff's two exhibits are good examples of high-speed work, and the yachting pictures of Messrs A. Propsting, of Hobart, and D.S. Lord, of Geelong are very attractive.

The judges had a difficult task in making an award for the best set of six pictures, as most of the work sent in was particularly fine. Some of the sets contained one or two very good pictures, but the effect was weakened by others of not quite so good quality, and the judges finally decided that Mr Joshua’s set contained the greatest number of really good pictures, though he was close pressed by Mr Styant-Browne, of Tasmania. For an illustration of “In the Gloaming", Mr. M‘Kenzie takes first with a well-arranged study, and Mr Radcliff receives mention for a pleasing effect by the gum bichromate process. In enlargements a fair lot of pictures are shown, though the winning pair are well ahead of the others competing.

The lantern slides were not judged until the evening, but proved a very fine collection with a good variety of tone, and resulted in the prize being awarded to Mr. J. Glover of South Melbourne. Mr J.F. Holland is also deserving of great praise for his very original and cleverly dressed figure studies, his best picture being In Maiden Meditation. The club was fortunate in securing such competent judges as Messrs. Dearden, Figgis, and Martell, and is much indebted to them for their careful work, and also to those who assisted in the musical portion of each evening’s entertainment. Last night in addition to the competition lantern slides, a set of beautifully colored ones was shown. These were the work of Mr G.F. Shew and are undoubtedly some of the finest ever seen in Ballarat. The lantern was worked by Mr T. Adam. During the evening Messrs. Carter and Werner's pianola again played selections, and Mr Percy Rees sang Sunshine and Rain, Miss Octavia Rees acting as accompaniste. A set of 50 stereoscopic pictures by Mr. E. Budge was also shown, and were very much admired.

Monday 6th June 1904 Page 2 - Geelong Advertiser Star (Victoria)

GORDON COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The rapid advance made during the last few years in color photography was illustrated, to the members of the Gordon College Photographic Club on Friday night by Mr. Trowbridge, of Melbourne. He first practically demonstrated to the members the process of toning lantern slides, by using the copper toning bath, which enables the worker to obtain any variety of warm tones he should desire. Then, by the aid of the club's limelight lantern, Mr. Trowbridge showed on the screen a series of photographs taken by himself of fruits and flowers, all in their natural colors. The whole process of this most advanced type of photography was explained by the lecturer. The club had the privilege of being the first public body to see these slides. Many other slides of landscape, river scenery and other subjects taken in Australia were shown, including the winning set at the Ballarat Camera Club exhibition. A hearty vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. T. Lord, and seconded by Mr. Miller, was carried unanimously.

Thursday 14th July 1904 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the club's rooms on Tuesday evening, a goodly number of members being present. Mr S.E. Figgis presided, in the absence of the President, Mr. R.G. Radcliff. After routine business, the syllabus of the evening was proceeded with and two prepared papers were read on "Bromides" and "Bromide Printing", by Messrs. J.A. Taylor and Gordon Montgomery. Both papers showed that the authors had carefully studied all details in preparation, and were practical in actual demonstration. Mr. H.A.B. Mackenzie gave a demonstration of bromide printing, which, together with the papers, was much appreciated. The subsequent discussion was evidence of the lively interest taken by the members in the subject of the evening.

Monday 22nd August 1904 Page 2 - Portland Guardian (Victoria)

PORTLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The first general meeting of the Portland Photographic Club was held on Thursday last, when 15 members were present. The President, Mr. Long, was unavoidably absent, and the chair was taken by Mr H.P. Bennett. The minutes were read and confirmed. A letter was received from the Hon.Secretary of the Ballarat Camera Club, stating they were pleased to hear a club had been started in Portland, and offering to give any assistance. The Ballarat Camera Club forwarded a schedule for their exhibition, and requested that some of Portland's members would compete, and promising to reciprocate when Portland held their exhibition. It is contemplated to hold the Portland competitions in conjunction with the P.S.A.C. spring show. A syllabus for the year was drawn up for presentation to the committee. The meeting then took the form of an explanation on cameras. Messrs. A.H. Andrews, H.P. Bennett, A.E. Taylor, M. Mabbitt and W. Carey all explained the uses of lens, diaphrams and the manipulation of different kinds of cameras. A very enjoyable and instructive evening was spent.

Monday 12th September 1904 Page 5 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
MEETING POSTPONED from 13th to 20th September.

R. RADCLIFF
PRESIDENT.

Friday 14th October 1904 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the rooms, Lydiard street, last evening. The President (Mr R.G. Radcliff) was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. A large amount of routine business was transacted, including that pertaining to the annual exhibition in May next. In connection therewith Mr G. Montgomery was appointed exhibition secretary. The syllabus of the evening was the best developed negative of an unknown exposure, and the best resultant negative was adjudged by the judge. Mr. E. Figgis, as follows: Mr A. M'Kenzie, 1; Mr. R.G. Radcliff, 2; Mr J.F. Holland, 3.

A short paper was read by one of the members on photographic chemistry, and a conversational discussion by the members relating thereto ended a profitable evening. The next meeting will embrace amongst other business a competition for the lady members, "Child studies" being the selected test.

Wednesday 21st December 1904 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Monday evening. There was a good attendance of members and all enjoyed a most interesting lecture on Photography, with demonstrations, by Mr. Joshua, of Melbourne, whose subject, "Out of Door Photography", was so appropriate to the members of the club. The lecture was full of information to the amateur on landscape and composition.

A competition for Christmas postcards resulted in Mr H.A.B. M'Kenzie being adjudged the winner; Mr J. Hornby 2nd and 3rd, with Messrs. J.J. Holland and Gordon Montgomery highly commended.

Friday 3rd March 1905 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
Miss L. Nicholls, a clever amateur photographer, of Ballarat, has been successful at the annual exhibition of the Mount Gambier Photographic Club in securing first prize for a set of six figure studies.

Saturday 6th May 1905 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The second annual exhibition of the Ballarat Camera Club, which is to be held at the Manchester Unity Hall, Grenville street, next Tuesday and Wednesday, promises to be even a greater success than that of last year. Many interstate exhibits have already arrived, and together with the work of amateurs in this State, will go to form one of the largest collections of artistic photographs to be seen in this State.

Wednesday 10th May 1905 Page 5 - The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria)
Wednesday 10th May 1905 Page 5 - The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
The Second Annual exhibition of the Ballarat Camera Club was opened yesterday, and though, in point of numbers, it suffered badly through inclement weather, as a display of the work of members it had much to recommend it. Still it was hardly so good, even from that standpoint, as was last year's exhibition. Outdoor work is the most favored of the amateur. Figure studies are not their strong point, though there are several excellent displays of the kind, mostly from Melbourne. In landscape work the club had some really fine exhibits on view, and the whole of Victoria appears to have been ransacked to supply material for exhibits, although some of best have come from Ballarat itself. The pictures are well hung, some of them however, being rather too high for the spectators to appreciate their detail. As an all-round exhibition of amateur work it is well worth seeing, and doubtless the club will have a much larger public patronage to-day and this evening, then was the case yesterday.

The general arrangements were efficiently carried out by Mr. G. Montgomery and Mr. H.A.B. Mc'Kenzie, assisted by the following: President, Mr. R. Radcliff; Vice Presidents, Messrs. J.F. Holland and Jenkin; committee, Rev. J.W. Griffiths, Messrs. H. Adair, G. Montgomery, and A.V. Nicholls; auditor, Mr. Jas. Balicer; press correspondent, Mr. H. Fleay; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. H. Foord.

The judges were Messrs. J.C. Deardin, H.H. Smith, and F.J. Martell, and the following was the list of awards:

LANDSCAPE (two examples): 1st prize, gift of Kodak Company, G. Montgomery, 1; 2nd prize, gift of J. Scott, R. Radcliff; hon. mention, A.J. Campbell (Melbourne), and J. Hornby.

LANDSCAPE (two examples, open to ladies only): First prize, gift of J.F. Holland, Miss Agnes Thompson (Ascotvale); second prize, shutter, gift of Watson and Sons, Miss B. Arthur; hon. mention, Miss Marion Renfry (Melbourne).

FIGURE STUDIES (two examples): J.A. Taylor, 1; A.J. Campbell (Armadale), 2; hon. mention, J. Hornby.

OUTDOOR GROUP: M. Mabbit (Portland), 1; J.C. Fletcher, 2.

ENLARGEMENTS: Sydney Fox (Caulfield), 1; J. Hornby, 2; hon. mention, R.B. Arthur.

INSTANTANEOUS PICTURES: A. Propsting, (Hobart), 1; G. Montgomery, 2; hon. mention, Sydney Fox (Caulfield).

BEST COLLECTION OF FOUR PICTURES: G. Montgomery, 1; J.A. Campbell (Melbourne) 2; hon. mention, J.A. Taylor.

ILLUSTRATION OF MILTON'S LINES: "Now came still evening in the twilight grey. And in her sober livery all things clad”: D.H. Fox (East Malvern), 1; G. Montgomery (Ballarat), 2; hon. mention, Sydney Fox (Caulfield).

BEST PICTURE IN THE EXHIBITION: R. Radcliff, 1; hon. mention, J.A. Campbell (Melbourne).

In addition to the competitive work, Mr. J.F. Holland loaned some attractive sets of pictures, which attracted much attention. In the evening the Cremona Orchestra rendered an enjoyable program of music, and there was a lantern display of competitive slides of photo work by Mr. G.F. Shew. The exhibition will be continued this afternoon and evening.

Thursday 15th June 1905 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening in the Trades Hall, the retiring President, Mr R.G. Radcliff, in the chair. There was a fair number of members present.

The report for the past 12 months, presented by the secretary (Mr H.A.B. MacKenzie), showed that substantial progress had been made by the club, whilst the work of members generally had reached a high standard of excellence. Incidentally it was mentioned that two members of the club received the honor of having one of their pictures reproduced in the leading, photographic journal of the world. The treasurer’s report was equally satisfactory.

The elections for the various offices resulted as follows President, Mr G. Montgomery; Vice-Presidents, Mr. F.J. Martell and Mr. H. Adair; committee, Miss Ralph, Miss Eckberg, Mr. R.G. Radcliff and Mr. J. Hornby; Hon. Treasurer, Mr H. Foord; hon. auditor, Mr J. Balicer; hon. lanternist, Mr G. Montgomery; press correspondent, Mr J.L. Sugget; Hon.Secretary, Mr H.A.B. MacKenzie.

It was decided that in future the club should meet in one of the rooms at the School of Mines. After the business had been concluded a number of lantern slides forwarded by Messrs. Burrowes, Welcome, and Co., of Sydney, were shown, and these, with the remarks thereon, provided a pleasant night’s entertainment.

Tuesday 11th July 1905 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The Ballarat Camera Club meets at the School of Mines, 8pm.

Monday 17th July 1905 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held in the club room, at the School of Mines, on Tuesday evening, under the presidency of Mr G. Montgomery. A most interesting syllabus for the ensuing six months was drawn up and approved by the meeting. The business of the evening was a lecture by Mr. R. Radcliff, “Beginners Difficulties". The lecturer dealt in an instructive manner with the difficulties usually experienced by beginners in the art and these were most lucidly explained by means of a camera. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer.

Friday 15th September 1905 Page 3 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening in the School of Mines. There was a fair attendance of members. Mr G. Montgomery occupying the chair. After the routine business had been disposed of, the subject on the syllabus, “Short Papers by Members", was entered upon. The first paper read was one by Mr. J. Taylor, upon "Trimming and Mounting”.

Mr. J. Hornby’s contribution was a most interesting one. Taking as the subject of his paper. "The construction of a Home Studio”, Mr Hornby showed the vast advantages possessed by those who had given this important part of photography their consideration.

The secretary, Mr. H.A.B. M'Kenzie, then read a paper, dealing with the treatment of over-exposed plates, and illustrated his remarks by showing several plates over-exposed, one to the extent of 3000 times.

The competition for the evening was "Views of Ballarat District", and as Mr A.B. Berry, of Berry, Anderson and Co., had presented five valuable prizes, a spirited, competition was the result. The award made by the judges. Messrs. Martell and E. Figgis, was as follows: 1, Mr G. Montgomery; 2, Mr H. Jenkin; 3, Mr J. Hodder; 4, Mr G. Montgomery and 5, Mr G. Montgomery.

Saturday 18th November 1905 Page 9 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The Ballarat Camera Club met in the club room at the School of Mines on Tuesday evening; the President (Mr G. Montgomery) being in the chair. It was decided to defer discussion relative to the annual exhibition until the next meeting. The item for the evening was "The platinum process", and the subject was introduced by Mr. Montgomery in an interesting paper. This was followed by a practical demonstration by the secretary (Mr H.A.B. M'Kenzie), which proved most instructive. The competition for the evening was “Snow Pictures", the winner being Mr. R.G. Radcliff, whilst Mr M'Kenzie took second place.

Thursday 14th June 1906 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
There was a goodly muster of camera enthusiasts at the third annual meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club held at the School of Mines last night; the retiring President, Mr. G. Montgomery, being in the chair. The report showed that a steady advance had been made in the members work and it was mentioned that wherever the members had exhibited their work they had not on one occasion failed to carry off some of the leading prizes. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of nearly £3 which was considered very satisfactory. After an interesting paper on the new self-developing plate had been read by Mr. H.A.B. MacKenzie, the elections took place and resulted as follows:

President, Mr. H. Adair; vice-Presidents, Messrs. F.J. Martell and Hugh MacKenzie; committee; Messrs. R.G. Radcliff, J. Hornby, G. Hudson, and J. Gazzard; hon. treasurer, Mr. H. Foord; hon. auditor, Mr. J. Balicer; hon. lanternists, the President and secretary; hon. secretary, Mr. G. Montgomery. An exhibition of lantern slides brought a very pleasant evening to a close.

Friday 24th August 1906
Page 5 - Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tasmania)
Page 4 - Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania)
21st September 1906
Page 354 - Vol. 13 No. 9 The Australasian Photographic Review

NORTHERN TASMANIAN CAMERA CLUB
A meeting of the executive Committee of the forthcoming exhibition of the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Mr. C.F. Monds (in the chair), J. Sparrow, J.H. Lithgow, Charles A. Hart, D.M. Annear and Albert H. Hill. Apologies were received from Messre. F.C. Birchall, F. Styant-Browne, A.R. Gee and L. Abra. Correspondence was read from the Working Men's College Photographic Club, (Melbourne), Ballarat Camera Club, South Australian Photographic Society, Photographic Society of India and other correspondents, making enquiries as to space and promising exhibits. The tender of Messrs. F. and W. Stewart was accepted for the gold, silver and bronze medals, which will be of a handsome pattern, from dies specially cut to a design by Mons. L. Dechaineux (art master Government Technical School), who will also design the exhibition certificate. It was decided to engage the large hall of the Mechanics' Institute for the second week in February, when the exhibition will be held. The Hon.Secretary reported that additional prizes had been donated by Baker & Rouse Proprietary (Melbourne), Harrington and Co., Limited (Sydney), Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (Sydney) and A.W. Birchall and Sons, of this city. Exhibitors will have their exhibits returned free by Tasmanian Government Railways and the Union S.S. Company (to Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand). Much satisfaction was expressed at the way the projected exhibition was being encouraged, both by donations from members of the club and sympathizers and by camera clubs and individual exhibitors already coming forward with promises of support. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

Tuesday 16th July 1907 Page 6 - The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria)

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONFERENCE
A conference of Victorian amateur photographic clubs will be held to-morrow, at 8pm, at the rooms of the Amateur Photographic Association of Victoria, Swanston Street. At a previous conference held on May 25th, the desirability of forming a Controlling body in connection with amateur photography was affirmed and it is proposed to constitute such a body at the conference on Wednesday next and draw up the necessary rules and regulations.

The following Clubs have notified their intention of being represented by delegates, viz. Amateur Photographic Association of Victoria, Working Men's College Photographic Club, East Malvern Amateur Photographic Club, Gordon College Amateur Photographic Association, Geelong, Ballarat Camera Club, Clifton Hill Amateur Photo Club and Footscray Camera Club.

Friday 14th February 1908 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening at the School of Mines, Lydiard street. The President (Mr H.A.B. McKenzie) occupied the chair. There was a good attendance of members. After the usual routine business, the item on the syllabus (short papers by members) was entered upon, and raised a very interesting and instructive discussion.

Mr. H. Hodder gave a paper on "Sharp versus Soft Focus"; Mr. S. Yates, on "Plate Development by Factors"; and Mr G. Hutson, on "Natural Color Photography”. A vote of thanks was passed to the members for their papers, on the motion of Mr. R. Radcliffe and Mr H. Adair.

The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, at 10pm. The subject for the next meeting is a paper by the President (Mr M'Kenzie), on "Platinotype", with demonstrations; also, Mr. S. Yates will give demonstrations of factoral development.

Friday 17th April 1908 Page 8 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening at the School of Mines, Lydiard street; the President (Mr H.A.B. M'Kenzie) in the chair. There was a satisfactory number of members present. During the evening the regulations of the Victorian Photographic Affiliation were considered, and caused a considerable amount of discussion, the result of which was that the secretary was instructed to convey to the secretary of the Victorian Photographic Affiliation the club’s views on the subject.

The item on the syllabus for the evening was a paper by Mr. R.G. Radcliffe on "Enlarging". He was ably assisted by Mr. H. Adair, who demonstrated with the enlarging lantern, and a very pleasant and instructive evening was the result. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to both gentlemen on the motion of Mr. Gazzard and Mr. H. Hodder. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

Thursday 14th May 1908 Page 3 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the School of Mines, Lydiard street. The President, Mr. H.A.B. M'Kenzie, was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. The next meeting of the club being the annual one, it was decided to have a “Lantern Slide" competition, and also an evening with the lantern (when members work will be shown on the screen), to which members are invited to bring their friends, and visitors interested in photographic work will be welcomed.

The item for the evening was a lecture on the “Lumiere Autochrome Process Plate” by Mr S.E. Figgis. The lecturer, who, by-the-way, has been working by the process with excellent success, dealt with his subject in a very lucid and conversational manner, and claimed the attention of his hearers from the start to the finish of one of the most interesting lectures the club has had for the year. Mr Figgis showed some of his pictures, such as floral designs, which were most beautiful, the color being perfectly true to nature. The club, on the motion of Mr. R.G. Radcliffe, passed a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer for the pleasant evening he had given its members. Mr Figgis made a fitting response, and hoped that the evening would be of great benefit to members by inducing them to work at the process. He promised them that they would be well rewarded for their trouble.

A competition was held during the evening, the subject being “An Autumn Landscape", which was won by Mr H. Hodder with a very fine carbon print. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

Tuesday 9th June 1908 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club will be held this evening at the School of Mines. The work done, by the members of the club will be shown, and a large number of pictures will be displayed.

Thursday 16th July 1908 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held last Tuesday evening, at the School of Mines, Lydiard street, the President (Mr. J. Gazzard) in the chair. There was a fair attendance of members, and two new members were elected. After the usual routine business was transacted, the President introduced Mr. Stubbs, who treated the members to a lecture on the process plate, in a very comprehensive manner, and showed that he was a thorough artist in his profession, as he spoke throughout without the aid of notes or manuscript, and claimed the interest of all present, afterwards answering a number of questions in a very clear and concise manner. A hearty vote of thanks was moved by Mr Radcliffe, seconded by Mr H. Adair, and carried with acclamation. In response Mr. Stubbs said that it always gave him the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to help in any way he could those who were doing anything in the way of teaching art studies, particularly photography.

During the evening a lantern slide competition was competed for, which was won by Mr. Gordon Montgomery, who also won a post card competition donated by A.E. Casley and Co.

Thursday 20th May 1909 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
At the May meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club, held at the School of Mines last Tuesday evening. After the routine business of the club had been conducted, the remainder of the evening was set apart for an exhibition of lantern slides. A well-known Sydney firm lent a number of slides as examples of the different tones to be obtained by using their "Tabloids". There were also slides exhibited by members of the club, and some very good work was shown, which reflected great credit on the members exhibiting. The following members contributed slides: Messrs. H. Adair, H. Hodder, S. Jenkins, G. Montgomery and J. Beriman; and a very pleasant and instructive evening resulted Messrs. Adair and Montgomery worked the lantern, and showed the pictures.

Mr H. Hodder was heartily congratulated by the members on his success at the Ipswich (Queensland) Photographic exhibition, held last week, where he won the first prize for landscapes in the second section, open to all amateurs. The judge (Mr. Evans, manager for Baker and Rouse) gave him great praise for his work.

Saturday 11th June 1910 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Wednesday evening, at the School of Mines. The chief business for the evening was the election of officers. The retiring President (Mr J. Gazzard), who had held the office of President for two years, conducted the elections, which resulted as follows:

President, Mr. A. M'Kenzie; vice-Presidents, Mr. F.J. Martell and Mr. F. Jenkins; Hon.Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. George H. Hutson (re-elected); committee, Mr. H. Hodder, Mr. H. Adair. Mr. F. Wright, Mr. H.A.B. M'Kenzie and Mr. J. Bowman, hon. lanternists, Mr. H. Adair and Mr. S. Jenkins.

After the elections, the President announced the result of the May competition, for which there were a fair number of entries. Mr. George Hutson, secured first place, and Mr H. Hodder second. An exhibition of lantern slides made by members of the club was shown before a large and appreciative audience, the public having been invited to attend, occupied the remainder of the evening, when about 150 views were shown on the screen. Mr. S. Jenkins acted as lanternist. Messrs. Hodder, Adam, Jenkins, Tribe, and Hutson contributed slides, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The item for the next meeting will be a paper by Mr. T. Adam.

Friday 19th August 1910 Page 4 - Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tasmania)

NORTHERN TASMANIAN CAMERA CLUB
The usual monthly meeting of the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club was held in the club rooms on Wednesday evening, Mr. A. Lawrence Green in the chair. An apology was received from the President, (Mr C.A. Hart). Mr Bert. Smith, jun., was unanimously elected a member of the club. The resignation of Mr. J. Vranison was accepted. Mr L. Dechaineux, who has been elected an honorary judge of the club, wrote thanking the members for the compliment paid him. Correspondence was also received from the Ballarat Camera Club. Accounts amounting to 17s were passed. It was resolved to postpone the decision of a locality for the October field day until the next monthly meeting.

The Hon.Secretary intimated that a goodly number of pictures had been sent by members to the Zeehan exhibition, all classes except two being represented.

The Hon.Secretary was instructed to write to clubs in New South Wales and New Zealand, suggesting exchanges of prints with the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club.

The syllabus item for the evening, enlarging, was then proceeded with, the workers being Messrs. A.L. Green and F. Styant-Browne, gave enlargements being made of various sizes, the light used being the club's new 100 c.p. electric focus lamp. All the operations were attentively watched by the members, and the demonstration proved to be very instructive.

Thursday 15th June 1911 Page 5 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Camp street, on Tuesday evening in the absence of the President (Mr. A. Mackenzie), Mr. J. Gazzard presided, and conducted the elections, which resulted as follows:

President, Mr. S.H. Hodder; vice-Presidents. Messrs. Jenkins and Wright; committee, Messrs H. Adair, A. Mackenzie, J. Bowman, G.H. Ballhausen, and J. Green; hon. lanternists, Messrs T. Adam and S. Jenkins; auditor, Mr G.H. Ballhausen; Mr G.H. Hutson was re-elected Hon.Secretary and Treasurer.

A competition for the best set of three lantern studies was held for which there was five entries, and it was won by Mr. Hutson with 21 points, Mr. Fred Wright being second with 17 points. Mr. T. Adam acted as judge and lanternist for the evening, and showed some 200 slides (the work of members) on the screen, before a good number of visitors and friends.

The secretary presented a very satisfactory report for the year, and hope for an even better year coming, as new members were constantly joining their ranks.

Wednesday 19th July 1911 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)
Thursday 27th July 1911 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

CORONATION FAIR
A meeting of the committee of the Coronation Fair (Y.M.C.A.) was held on Monday night.

The Ballarat Camera Club will make an interesting display of members work, and they have arranged with Messrs Harrington and Co., of Sydney and Melbourne, to show some of their famous enlargements, which are at present proving a great draw in Melbourne.

Thursday 3rd August 1911 Page 5 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

CORONATION FAIR
The Ballarat Camera Club shows some some very good work in various processes, such as carbon, ozobrome, bromide, or sepia, blue and other tones; also some splendid examples of double toning. Included in the exhibition are a large number of enlargements, some of which show a high standard of work. In all there are about 80 odd pictures, including, portraiture, landscape, seascape, genre, and animal studies. The secretary of the club waited on Harrington Limited, of Melbourne and Sydney, and asked them to send some of their enlargements, for which they are noted, to augment the club’s exhibit, and they readily consented, forwarding two dozen Swiss views, which are a picture gallery in themselves.

Thursday 10th August 1911 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening, at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Camp street. The President (Mr S.H. Hodder) occupied the chair, and there were a large number of members present. The President congratulated the members on the exhibition of work displayed at the Y.M.C.A. Coronation Fair; it came as a surprise to many of the visitors to the fair. Hearty vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Harrington Ltd., of Melbourne and Sydney, for the loan of a number of enlargements for exhibition. Three new members were elected, and Mr. Herbert Stevens, representative for Burroughs, Wellcome, was introduced and welcomed by the President.

The competition for the evening was a "Statuary Picture", for which there was a splendid entry, over thirty pictures being entered, the largest entry the club has had for a long time. Mr S.E. Figgis acted as judge, and gave every satisfaction, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to him, he was also thanked for his criticisms, and hints to the unsuccessful members; his award was, 1st, Mr. G.H. Ballhausen; 2nd, Mr. James Coyte; 3rd, Mr. John Bowman.

The item on the syllabus was a lecture on "Bromoil", by Mr. Cecil Tribe. In opening his lecture Mr. Tribe expressed his regret that he had not been able to get the proper inks for demonstration, but he hoped at some future date to secure the necessary materials. He, however, went on to explain the procedure, and gave members a good idea of the process making the lecture both interesting and instructive.

Thursday 16th November 1911 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening at the Y.M.C.A. rooms. The President (Mr S.H. Hodder) presided over a large attendance of members, no doubt attracted by the item on the syllabus a lecture on "Picture Making”, by Mr. Herbert Smith, Director of the Art Schools. Mr. Smith is noted for the completeness with which he does whatever he takes in hand, and the lecture on “Picture Making” was no exception, but commanded the attention of members from start to finish. Mr Smith showed examples of the different forms of compositions. He also showed come good and weak pictures, pointing out where they were weak, and gave such an instructive lecture, and of such value to amateurs that the time seemed too short. In response to a vote of thanks Mr. Smith said he would be delighted to continue his lecture at a future date. He said he had spent a very enjoyable evening in judging the pictures, which showed some very good work and surprised him greatly. The competition for the evening was the “Best picture taken at the Lake or Gardens", for a trophy of £1 1s. the gift of ex-Mayor Hollway, of the City Council; Messrs Smith and J.C. Dearden acted as judges, and awarded, the trophy to the secretary (Mr. G.H. Hutson) for a nice carbon print, which was highly commended. There was an entry of 26 pictures. In making the award, Mr Dearden, at the request of the President, criticized each picture for the benefit of members, and said that he saw a marked improvement in the work generally, compared with what he to judge in May last, and he was always pleased to help the club in doing good work.

Thursday 14th December 1911 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Camp street, on Tuesday evening. The President (Mr S.H. Hodder), resided over a large attendance of members.

The item on the syllabus was a lecture with demonstrations on the "Carbon process" by the President, who explained simply and effectively the different stages of the process; from sensitizing the tissue to the stripping of the finished print. The attention of those present was shown by the number of questions asked and answered by the lecturer. Mr. Hodder demonstrated the simplicity of the process, which only required correct exposure and careful working for any member to be successful. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Hodder for the instructive evening spent by members.

The competition for the evening was "Plate developing". Mr. Woods, of Richards and Co., kindly acted as judge, and awarded first prize to Mr. G.H. Hutson, second to Mr. Cooke, and third to Mr. J. Coyte. In making his award Mr. Woods complimented members on the quality of the work sent in which included some very good negatives, and said that he would be delighted to assist the club at any time that they invited him to judge their work or in any way possible. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Woods was carried by acclamation.

Wednesday 13th March 1912 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
A meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held last night, the President (Mr S.H. Hodder) in the chair. There was a fair attendance of members. The syllabus item for the evening was a lecture on the Noctona gaslight paper by the secretary (Mr. G.H. Hutson), who explained the process by which that sort of paper was used and the advantages gained from its use. He also gave a demonstration in which noctona was used and which was much appreciated by the members, may of whom expressed their intention of giving that make of paper a trial. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Hutson, on the motion of Mr. Treweek, seconded by Mr. Conran.

The competition for the evening was for the best enlargement. There was a satisfactory number of competitors, and the judges, Mr. Woods (Richards and Co.,) and Mr. Figgis, awarded the first prize to Mr. G.H. Hutson, Messrs. Hodder and Cook being adjudged equal for second prize. The judges were cordially thanked for their services. At the next meeting Mr. A.O. Stubbs will read a paper.

Thursday 11th April 1912 Page 3 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening, at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Campstreet. The President (Mr S.H. Hodder) in the chair. There was a good attendance of members. One new member was elected. The item for the evening was a lecture "Photography, Past and Present", by Mr A. Stubbs. In introducing the lecturer, the President congratulated the club on having such men as Mr Stubbs to lecture before them, as in the past his lectures had proved of great benefit to members. The lecturer dealt with the early stages of photography, and showed how, by various accidental discoveries by different men, photography had been built up. Then, passing through the wet plate stages, he came down to the present day dry plate, and gave a good deal of useful information, so that a very pleasant and instructive evening was spent.

The competition for the evening, "Landscape" for a trophy given by Mr. T.C. Wright, was won by Mr G.H. Hutson, with Mr H.A.B. Mackenzie, 2nd, and Mr. G.H. Balhausen, 3rd. The judge (Mr. J.C. Dearden) complimented the members on the work sent in and said that the first four pictures were very good, and a great improvement on some of the work he had judged in the club at different times. In all there were about twenty pictures shown.

Thursday 13th June 1912 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Camp street, on Tuesday evening. The business of the evening was the election of officers, when Mr. S.H. Hodder was re-elected President for the ensuing year.

The competition for the best set of three lantern slides was fixed for the evening, and was won by Mr G.H. Hutson, with Mr. S.H. Hodder second, and Mr. A.W. Cooke third. After the competition the President presented Mr. Hutson with the clubs gold medal for having obtained the greatest number of points in the competitions during the past year, and congratulated him on the work he had done during the year. He knew it had been hard work, as some of the competitors had been well contested. He also presented Mr. Hutson with Mr. A.E. Eva's hard work, as some of the competitions Mr. James Coyte then presented Mr. Hodder with Mr. W.H. Fleay's trophy for having obtained second place in the aggregate points. Mr. Hodder also won the May competition of "Child Life" with a beautifully composed picture, entitled "Loitering by the Way". The remainder of the evening was spent in an exhibition of lantern slides by members, when about 200 slides were shown, and much appreciated by a good number of visitors who had been invited. Mr. H. Adair acted as lanternist.

Thursday 15th August 1912 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Camp street; the President (Mr. S.H. Hodder) presiding over a good attendance of members. Correspondence from Messrs. Harrington Limited, regarding syllabus, which they had generously printed for the club, and which was highly appreciated and much admired by the members. The item for the evening was a lecture on "Lantern slide making", but owing to the short time at the disposal of the lecturer, it was decided to postpone the lecture till Tuesday evening next. The competition for this evening was postcards, for which there was an entry of 43. The President and Mr. H. Adair acted as judges for the evening, and awarded Mr, G.H. Ballhausen first and Mr. Vernon Long second. A vote of thanks was passed to the judges.

Wednesday 4th September 1912 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
There is at present in progress at Ipswich (Queensland), a photographic exhibition, to which entries have been sent from all the cities and chief towns in each of the States, and some excellent work has been shown. Amongst the successful exhibitors is Mr S.H. Hodder, a member of the Ballarat Camera Club. Mr Hodder forwarded three samples of his work, and secured first prize for landscape, first prize for enlargement, and second prize for genre picture. It may be questioned whether any competitor at the exhibition can equal this record.

Thursday 10th October 1912 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the School of Mines, Lydiard street; the President (Mr. S.H. Hodder), in the chair. There was a good attendance of members. The item on the syllabus for the evening, a lecture on "Electricity" by Mr. J. Sutherland, of the School of Mines staff, was most interesting and instructive, as the lecturer illustrated his remarks (in which he dealt with electricity with respect to lighting), with exhibits of several designs in lamps, and explained at length the arc light, also the biograph light, the Mernst lamp, and the Westminster enclosed arc lamp, which is greatly used by process workers, and is considered the best lamp made for such photographic work. Mr Sutherland, answered numerous questions in an easy and conversational manner, so that even the most uninitiated could understand and enjoy the lecture to the full extent. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer, which was carried with applause.

The competition for the evening, "Architecture was won by Mr G.H. Hutson, with Mr G.H. Ballhausen second. Mr. S.E. Figgis kindly acted as judge. The item for next meeting is a lecture on the Oueensland coast, with lanterns views by Mr. W. Poole, director of the School of Mines.

Thursday 14th November 1912 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
At the ordinary meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club on Tuesday night, members were afforded a treat in the shape of a lecture by Mr. W. Poole, director of the local School of Mines, on the coast of Queensland. The lecture was illustrated by 100 slides, about three-quarters of which were furnished by members of the club. They combined views of Ballarat, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cooktown, Mackay, and Northern Queensland. Mr. Poole, who resided in Queensland for some years, furnished a quantity of valuable information concerning that State in an attractive and interesting manner, and at the close of his address was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. There was a good attendance of members, and a large number of visitors were also present.

Thursday 12th December 1912 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Camp street; the President (Mr S.H. Hodder) presiding over a fair attendance of members. One new member was elected, and was welcomed by the President. The item for the evening was a lecture on "Pictorial photography", by Mr G.H. Ballhausen, a subject which gave the lecturer great scope for showing the completeness with which he always does anything which he may take in hand, and the members who were privileged to hear him were of opinion that it had proved one of the most interesting and instructive evenings they had had for some time. Mr. Ballhausen had collected much matter, and dealt with it in such a manner that the evening passed all too soon. He also illustrated it by a series of dry sketches, which made his lecture easily understood by the youngest member present. A short discussion took place and many questions were answered. A number of pictures were exhibited, which were taken at a recent outing club, and were freely criticized by the members.

Thursday 13th February 1913 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening at the P.M.C. rooms, Camp street. The President Mr L.H. Hodder presided over a good attendance of members. The usual routine business having been attended to, the President, in a few words, introduced Superintendent Milne, who to read a paper on "Napoleon".

Before reading his paper the essayist introduced his subject by saying that after a study for seven years of the life of Napoleon he had become convinced that Napoleon was a much maligned man. From the outset, Mr Milne impressed his hearers with the thoroughness of his knowledge of the little corporal whom France owes so much. The essayist went on to show the many difficulties that Napoleon had to contend against, both among his own people, as well as the nations of Europe, who had allied themselves together to restore the Bourbons to the throne of France. The paper was so complete and so full of information that the attention of his audience never flagged, but both members and visitors were satisfied that they had enjoyed an instructive and pleasant evening. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Milne, on the motion of Mr. Peter Perry and Mr. Alex. Fraser, who both expressed the pleasure that the reading of the paper had given them. Mr. Milne returned thanks for their appreciation.

The competition for the evening was for the "Best picture taken during the holidays". Messrs. S.E. Figgis and Norman Woods acted as judges, and after criticizing the different pictures awarded Mr. G.H. Hutson 1st, Mr. G.H. Ballhausen 2nd and Mr. Pollard 3rd. An outing is to be arranged for Saturday, 22nd February.

Friday 14th March 1913 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The Ballarat Camera Club held the usual monthly meeting at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Camp street on Wednesday evening when there was a good attendance. Two new members were elected, and welcomed by Mr. G.H. Ballhausen.

The item on the syllabus was a lecture on "Gum-bichromate", by Mr. R.G. Radcliffe, which was very instructive and interesting and was illustrated by specimens of the process, executed by the lecturer. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Radcliffe, on the motion of Mr D.F.S. Miller, and seconded by Mr. Sydney Pollard.

The competition for the evening was an enlargement competition for a trophy given by Mr. W.H. Fleay, and was won by Mr A.W. Cook, Mr Hugh Conran being second, and Mr S.H. Hodder third. There were 18 entries, and Mr. J.C. Dearden kindly acted as judge for the event.

Friday 16th May 1913 Page 5 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms Camp street on Tuesday evening. The president (Mr S.H. Hodder) in the chair. There was a fair attendance.

The item on the syllabus was a lecture on "Picture Making" by Mr. Herbert H. Smith, Superintendent of the Art School. The lecturer exhibited diagrams, showing the various rules by which artists are guided in painting pictures. He also showed a number of pictures and applied the various rules to illustrate the principles of composition. Interesting lantern slides were also thrown on the screen. The lecture was interesting and instructive and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Smith.

The competition for the evening was for "An Unretouched Group", which was won by Mr G.H. Ballhausen. Mr. J.C. Dearden acted as judge.

Thursday 12th June 1913 Page 2 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The annual meting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Camp street, on Tuesday, 10th June. The president (Mr S.H. Hodder) presided. The business for the evening was the election of officers. The retiring president thanked the members for the support they had given him during his last twelve months and said it had been a very pleasant year of office, and he hoped that the members would support the incoming president as well or even better, than they had anyone previously, as he was an enthusiast, and would prove a good president. The elections resulted as follows:

President, Mr. G.H. Ballhausen; vice-presidents, Mr. James Cayte and Mr. H. Adair; committee, Messrs. Long, D.F.S. Miller, P. Perry, S. Pollard, S.H. Hodder; hon. lanternist, H. Adair; Hon.Secretary and Treasurer, George H. Hutson, reelected; auditor, Mr. A.W. Cook, re-elected.

The competition for the evening. "Best Set of 3 slides", was won by George H. Hutson, with S.H. Hodder, second. The club’s gold medal for the member securing the highest number of points in all competitions for the year, was won by Mr. G.H. Ballhausen, with 23 points; Mr. G.H. Hutson, 2nd, with 22 points, winning Mr. Fleay’s trophy. A good number of slides were exhibited bringing a very pleasant evening to a close.

Saturday 16th August 1913 Page 1 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
FLORAL FAIR
The Ballarat Camera Club, at their ordinary monthly meeting, on Wednesday evening, decided to accede to the request of the Y.M.C.A. Floral Fair Committee to make a special photographic exhibition during the four nights of the Fair, which will be held at the Exhibition Buildings, on September 3rd to 6th. The members have taken up the project with enthusiasm, and Mr. George Hutson, the Hon.Secretary of the Camera Club, promises an exhibition of local and other subjects of exceptional interest, which will add to the attractiveness of the Fair.

Tuesday 2nd September 1913 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

FLORAL FAIR
To-morrow night the grand floral fair will be opened by the newly installed Mayors of Ballarat, and Ballarat East, Councillors J.J. Brockenshire and A.J. Pittard. All arrangements have been completed, and everything points to a most successful opening. In addition to 12 large stalls beautifully decorated and amply stocked with saleable goods, and attended by the ladies in fancy floral costumes, there will be the following sideshow attractions:

The Ballarat Gas Coy’s brilliant display of the latest lighting and heating appliances, an interesting and novel exhibit of up-to-date photography by the Ballarat Camera Club, the circus, with a great display of acrobatic sensations, clowns, new jokes, etc., The minstrels in full costume with rollicking choruses, soon songs, and funny end men, the slippery glide, with its sensational slide through space, promsies screams of laughter. The School of Mines students show will be something novel. The hall of magic will entertain from start to finish: while the art gallery should not be overlooked. The gas stove cooking demonstrations should be of practical interest to all ladies. At half-past seven the grand march of the flowers will take place, when over 200 fancy costumes will be seen. Admission is sixpence.

Thursday 11th September 1913 Page 6 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms Camp street, on Tuesday evening. The president (Mr G.H. Ballhausen) presided over a large attendance of members. One new member was elected and welcomed by the president.

The item for the evening was a paper on “Lenses” by Mr Victor Wastell, which was listened to with marked attention and greatly appreciated by the members. Mr. Wastell explained to his hearers all the various stages that the glass for lenses has to pass through before it became an article of commerce, and said that it was not to be wondered at that the price of lenses was so high when we considered that if one fifth of the glass melted for lenses could be used it was considered as very satisfactory. The paper was most instructive. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Wastell for his able paper.

The competition for the evening was a “winter landscape”, for which Mr Herbert H. Smith, of the Technical Art School, acted as judge. Before making his award, Mr Smith complimented the club on the pictures entered for competition. He said that it was the best collection that he had had the pleasure of judging for the club. He felt pleased at the improvement in the work generally, and would he glad to assist the club in its work at any time. He awarded Mr G.H. Hutson first and Mr Percy Bryant second. Mr Smith also criticized each picture, and showed where they failed. His remarks should be of great assistance to members in the future. About 20 pictures were entered. Mr Smith was cordially thanked for his kindness on coming to act as judge for the evening, and also for his valuable criticisms.

Friday 18th September 1914 Page 4 - The Evening Echo (Ballarat, Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The patriotic fund was further augmented to-day by several donations.

Donation from the Ballarat Camera Club of £1 1 0

Tuesday 24th November 1914
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The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held on Wednesday evening last at the Technical Art School room. The president (Mr. G.H. Ballhausen), presided over a large attendance.

The item for the evening was a talk on "Photography at the Antarctic", by Mr. A. Hoadley, of the School of Mines staff who accompanied Dr. Mawson on his trip to the Antarctic. Mr. Hoadley illustrated his lecture by means of a map of the Antarctic and a large number of lantern slides made by one of the members of the club and the lecture proved most interesting and instructive. A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer, on the motion of Messrs. Treweek and Verey, supported by Messrs. Pollard and A. Mackenzie. Mr. Hoadley, in responding, thanked the club for the great consideration shown to him by having the slides made for the lecture, which made his task easy and far more pleasant to all.

Saturday 18th September 1915
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The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Technical School on Wednesday evening. Mr S. Pollard presided over a fair attendance.

The item for the evening was "Magazine Night", and some good extracts were read by the members, and were enjoyed.

The competition for the month was "Winter Landscape", and resulted in Mr. Milner scoring first, with Messrs. Long and Widgery second and third. The winning pictures are on view in Mr Fleay's window.

Saturday 16th October 1915 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the Technical Art School on Wednesday evening; Mr. S. Pollard presiding over a fair attendance.

The competition for the evening was "Trimming and Mounting", and there was a good entry. Mr. H.H. Smith acted as judge and gave a splendid criticism of each picture, which was a splendid lesson to the competitors, showing the defects and how they could be remedied. The winners were: V. Long, first; S. Pollard, second; G. Hutson, third. The winning pictures are on view in the window of Mr. Eva, chemist, Bridge street.

Monday 17th January 1916 Page 3 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Ballarat Camera Club was held at the School of Mines on Wednesday evening, Mr S. Pollard presided over a fair attendance of members.

The competition for the evening was an enlargement for a trophy presented by Mr. Fleay. Mr. N. Colliver, of Shepparton, acted as judge, and gave a splendid lecture on the subject, which was of vast benefit to the members. The competition was won by Mr A. Widgery securing first and second with Mr. Milner third. The winning pictures are on view in Mr Fleay's window.

Saturday 30th July 1921 Page 4 - The Ballarat Star (Victoria)

BALLARAT CAMERA CLUB
A Letter from Japan: The following quaintly-worded communication, which speaks for itself, has been received by Mr. G.H. Hutson from the secretary of the Kobe Kohakoe Photographic Society, Japan:

To Ballarat Camera Club, 226 Ragram street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Gentlemen, Our photographic society have now more than 200 members and being gradually on the increase. We are happy to say that the members have earnest taste for the fine arts of photography, and they are studying as hard as possible that they shall find some day, as a great photographic society and to form our society to one of it first rank in Japan. As a photographs is the arts, they are apt to think themselves faultless, so we hope that, when we are brought into contract with all the photographic amateurs of the world, it is most important for us to know the general trend of the world. In the production of photographs of technical and artistic merit, we should like very much to see foreign pictures and magazines, and know what foreigners think about the arts, so we should obey, our the senior, as your society. As above stated we hope you gentlemen for your consent to keep up correspondent with our society. President H. Hirai, as representative of our all members and our wishes as below - in exchange for pictures - judging for our pictures — submit in your competition. If you give us the consent, please send your full particulars and several formalities of fee. We hope you will answer us, about the matter by return of post, though it may cause you much trouble. yours very truly, M. Hirai.