In Addition Newsletter from the Office of Advancement for alumni and supporters of UNE
August 2013 Volume 5 No 2
75th Anniversary celebrations
What’s on? Monday, 16 September 2013 Fundraising dinner Booloominbah Collection Now-3 November 2013 NEUC Exhibition Dixson Library, UNE Now-3 November 2013 Portraits Exhibition Booloominbah, UNE Saturday, 21 September 2013 SportUNE 75th SportUNE Anniversary and Annual Sports Awards Presentation Friday, 18 October 2013 Keys of the City and Academic Procession Armidale Mall 25-27 October 2013 30’s film festival Belgrave Cinema, Armidale Saturday, 26 October 2013 75th Anniversary Dinner Dance Wright Centre, UNE Monday, 11 November 2013 Sir Frank Kitto Lecture Lewis Lecture Theatre, UNE Monday, 11 November 2013 21st Anniversary School of Law Dinner Booloominbah Collection
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Fundraising dinner The UNE Alumni Association of Armidale is holding a dinner to celebrate the establishment of the New England University College in 1938, with the intention of fundraising for a new award for students at UNE. Already, the generosity of our alumni over years past provides two awards annually for undergraduate students to help them with their studies, enhancing their learning opportunities while at UNE. These are the Jim Pollard Memorial Award for an oncampus student and the UNE Alumni Association Members Award for an off-campus student. Our hope is that this dinner will result in another award – or more! The fundraising dinner to help achieve these extra awards will include a silent auction. All money given will be pooled; but, whoever donates the largest amount either on the night or prior to it, will be given naming rights for the award. The target is $50,000; if this is exceeded, a further award will be established. The interest from this capital sum will ensure an annual award of at least $1000 to a student.
Date: Monday, 16 September 2013 Time: 5:30 pm for pre-dinner drinks and canapés - 9:30 pm Venue: Booloominbah, UNE Armidale Campus Cost: $85.00 per person which includes a three course meal and wine To RSVP for this event and help the Association support more students at UNE, please click here. RSVPs close Monday, 2 September 2013. Even if you are unable to attend the event, you can still to donate to this fund by clicking here. For more information regarding the dinner and fundraising event, please contact the Office of Advancement on 02 6773 2870 or advance@une.edu.au
Bus crash 1942.
Dancers at NEUMIC Ball 1954.
Drill 3rd Battalion Volunteer Defence Corp.
Publication Information Published by the University of New England ABN 75 792 454 315 ISSN 1836-7003 Published August 2013 PO Box U32 University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351
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Keys to the city In 1954, at a ceremony unique in the history of NSW, Dr JS Moyes, Bishop of Armidale for 25 years, became the first Honorary Freeman of Armidale. This honour, medieval in origin had, among its many privileges, the right to “a free stall in the market-place, and the right to walk through the streets of the city with a sword, and having a man going on ahead beating a drum. (source: SMH Wed, 1/12/1954, p9) In 2013 as part of the city’s sesquicentenary celebrations, another unique occasion will take place with the University of New England being the first institution to be granted the keys to the city. These will be accepted on behalf of the University by the Chancellor, The Hon John Watkins, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jim Barber. Presenting a key has a similar symbolic meaning to the “freeman” honour as it evokes medieval walled cities, the gates of which would be guarded during the day and locked at night. The key symbolises the freedom of the recipient to enter and leave the city at will, as a trusted friend of city residents. All graduates and other members of Convocation of the University of New England are invited to join the academic procession which will precede the ceremony on Friday, 18 October 2013. You are asked to assemble at the rotunda in Central Park by 2pm with the procession starting in front of the St Mary’s Cathedral in Dangar Street at 2:15pm. The procession will then move down Dangar Street to the Mall and finish at the stage area in front of the Post Office, where the key will be presented. Please wear academic dress. Should you wish to hire this for the occasion, please contact Services UNE. Ph (02) 6773 2473. Even if you do not wish to take part in the procession, please join us in the Mall during this time. Following the presentation, enjoy the music of The Warwick Dunham Jazz Ensemble.
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Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the New England University College (forerunner of UNE) in style Dance to the music of the Glenn Miller and Andrews Sisters Tribute Bands as we travel back in time to the early years of the University Where: Wright Centre, Armidale Campus of UNE When: Saturday, 26 October, 2013 Time:
6:30 pm for canapĂŠs on the Wright Centre terrace Fireworks at 10:00 pm
Tickets: $100 per person including beverages Who:
This is a community event Why not get a group of friends together for this fabulous evening? (max 10/table)
To purchase tickets: Online: Click here Cheque: Post to Office of Advancement, PO Box U32, UNE, Armidale, NSW 2351 Phone bookings and enquiries: Office of Advancement, Ph 02 6773 2870 Dress: Lounge suit or clothes from the swing era
If you would like to have a photograph taken in a car from the era, this will be possible at the start of the evening. To get you in the mood, swing dance classes will be held 9 and 16 October, 2013 7:30-8:30 pm in the Worsell Room at SportUNE. Please contact the Office of Advancement for details.
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Film festival What were cinema goers watching in the 30s? To re-create the feel of the times, the Belgrave Cinema in Armidale is hosting a mini film festival. Special ticket prices will be released closer to the time.
Show times are: Friday, 25 October Gone with the Wind 7:20pm (ends 11:10pm) first screened in 1939 Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil The film is an epic historical romance set in America’s South during the American Civil War and Reconstruction period. It was awarded 10 Academy Awards in 1940.
Saturday, 26 October Wizard of Oz 12:10pm (ends 2:00pm) first screened in 1939 Starring Judy Garland, Terry the dog, billed as Toto, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan The film is a musical fantasy adventure film and was awarded 2 Academy awards in 1940. One of its lasting legacies is the song “over the Rainbow”.
Saturday, 26 October Goodbye Mr Chips 6:20pm (ends 8:15pm) first screened in 1939 Starring Sam Wood, Robert Donat and Greer Garson The film is a romantic drama with the main character looking back over his career as a teacher and Headmaster. It was awarded 1 Academy Award in 1940.
Sunday, 27 October A Night at the Opera 4:30pm (ends 6:15pm) first screened in 1935 Starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx The film is a comedy, with the Marx brothers’ usual sight gags interspersed with romantic interludes and songs.
Changing times Mr Warwick Olphert joined Friends of the Cinema in the days when Armidale was between cinemas, in response to their call for those interested in learning the technical aspects of projection. He’d had some prior experience, so after participating in the 6 week instructional course put on by Friends of the Cinema, he became a projectionist for the group. Operating out of the Botany Lecture Theatre on campus as UNE, their eventual goal was realised when the old UNE Union, alongside Ex Services Club, opened the Belgrave Twin Cinema in 1995. Mr Olphert, Honorary Fellow in Psychology at UNE and long-time film fan, still works his regular Monday at the Belgrave in Armidale. He had experience working with 16mm in Melbourne starting in 1951, and has since built on this knowledge to operate the 35mm film projectors that the Belgrave has been using up until this year. The upgrade of equipment at the Belgrave, including enhancing the 6 surround
sound speakers to an 8 speaker setup and changing from the film projectors to digital projection including a capacity for 3D, means that some of the more fiddly technical skills Warwick has perfected over the years will be a thing of the past. A film projectionist’s life is a lot about care, as much as maintenance and preparation. Warwick notes that rewinding the film by hand, checking for and repairing broken sprocket holes, as well as changing trailers reels on a weekly basis, are well-practiced arts. A side-effect of this business is sitting through the same film numerous times; a favourite film that came to mind for Warwick is Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V, appreciated all the more for its 5 or 6 viewings from the projection box. He’s still a fan of visiting the cinema; he hints that the best seats in the place are slightly higher and centre, angled to look down on the screen. One of the 35mm projectors so well known to Warwick over the years will make its way to the Folk Museum as an example of outmoded technology, and the Belgrave will continue to entertain Armidale with digital projection. Warwick is of the opinion that there will always be a place for cinema, no matter how far technology progresses; it’s a social experience, and an asset to a country town. He’ll still be found doing his regular Monday shift; making choctops, doing the projection work and selling tickets. It’s the quietest time of the week to catch a movie - pop by and say hello!
Sunday, 27 October Adventures of Robin Hood 12:10pm (ends 2:00pm) first screened in 1938 Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Claude Rains The film is a swashbuckler film about a Saxon Lord who forms a guerrilla army to fight against an oppressive king. It was awarded 3 Academy Awards in 1939.
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Celebrates 75th Anniversary We catch up with Dave Schmude, CEO at SportUNE and Director of the Sports Business Development Unit at UNE about their upcoming 75th Anniversary Celebrations. You may recognise the Schmude name as Dave’s father Karl Schmude was the University’s Head Librarian for many years. Union the monies to establish buildings, buy equipment and run sporting events all came from students and staff. We recognise this vital role our past students and staff played in establishing the facility and want to celebrate the wonderful legacy that we all enjoy today. Other plans to celebrate include a commemorative photo exhibition and the official opening of the recent facility development work at SportUNE.
What can you tell us about the recent facility developments?
How does SportUNE plan to celebrate this milestone? On September 21 we are hosting the University’s Annual Sports Awards Presentation Evening and this will be in conjunction with our 75th Anniversary Celebrations. Our awards evening is always a great night and this year we have even more to celebrate. We have a number of former UNE international sporting representatives attending, notably Kathy Partridge (Hockey), Shaun Creighton (Athletics) and Emma Gillogly (Rugby Union), who will be part of a Q & A panel. There will also be a number of special guests including Ricky Stuart of the Parramatta Eels, who is a strong supporter of UNE. We extend an invitation to all of UNE’s Alumni to attend the evening and celebrate with us. Many of you may recall that in the early days of the Sports
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In recent years the University, with the help of the Federal Government, has undertaken capital works at SportUNE to the value of almost $11 million. This has culminated in a facility that is distinctive within the Australian university sector and we welcome all UNE Alumni to visit SportUNE at anytime. We are always happy to show people around.
Can you tell us a little about your history? As past students will know, sport has always played a vital role in campus life at University. In 1938 we had very humble beginnings with the first piece of equipment purchased being a pair of boxing gloves. This was particularly appropriate considering the battle students fought to get the association up and running in those early days. The Alumni may be interested to know that in the 1950s – 60s there was a broad range of clubs in existence. They included the usual ones such as tennis, cricket, swimming and rugby, but also available was bushwalking, fencing,
golf, judo, motor cycling, motoring, mountaineering and trout angling, just to mention a few. There have also been some very innovative, enthusiastic and dedicated characters involved with university sport over the years. It is interesting to note that since 1964 when Ian Dunn was appointed as the Executive Officer (EO), there have only been three other EO’s, Gerry Worsell, Stephen Griffith and myself. Prior to this, the Sports Union Committee administered the Sports Union and the constituent clubs were expected to recruit new members, provide and train university representative teams and basically administer themselves. Today we are proud to boast that UNE has the highest participation rate of any Australian university and we are considered one of the nation’s leading university sporting precincts. My predecessors along with past students and staff have all played an integral role in establishing the wonderful legacy that we enjoy today, and we are looking forward to celebrating this. Please feel free to contact us on (02) 6773 3856 or head to our website www.sportune.com.au to find out more about the Anniversary Celebrations and book yourself a seat at the dinner. We hope to see you there!
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Celebrates 75th Anniversary
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On 21 September UNE will celebrate this milestone in conjunction with the Annual Sports Awards, in which we recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to sport in the last year. Join past UNE award winners for an evening of dining and a
Q&A panel with international UNE sporting stars.
Nominate
for UNE Sporting awards at www.sportune.com.au. For further information email sportune@une.edu.au or phone Brad King on 02 6773 5181
Nominations close: Monday 2 September
Dress Code: Black Tie Tickets: $60 • UNE Students: $30 (includes canapÊs, drinks on arrival and 2 course meal)
Venue: SportUNE Date: 6pm Saturday 21 September
Purchase Tickets: www.sportune.com.au or phone | 02 6773 5186
The Present Site of SportUNE
Athletics Carnival 1941
1939 Sports Union Committee
Cross Country Runners
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Exhibition at Dixson Library UNE Ahead of the Pack: Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence (current-3 November) This exhibition looks at the early years of the New England University College through photographs and documents, objects and stories.
Exhibition at Booloominbah UNE An exhibition of portraits of some of the Advisory Council foundation members, along with others who played a significant role in the establishment of the College, is currently on display in Booloominbah through to 3 November.
New State Movement. As Minister for Education (1927–1930) he concentrated on rural education creating the junior farmers’ movement, increasing construction of small rural schools and establishing the first regional teachers’ college, the Armidale Teachers’ College. During his second term as Minister for Education (1932–1941) he promoted the creation of a university in Armidale and introduced and shepherded the passage of the University Colleges Amendment Act (1937) which established the New England University College as part of the University of Sydney.
he held the position of Vice-Chairman for only a brief time, resigning due to ill health, he retained his interest in the University College until his death at age eighty-six. He was succeeded on the Advisory Council by his son Geoffrey who went on to serve on the first Council of the University of New England.
Drummond resigned his state seat and won the Federal seat of New England in 1949. He was an influential back-bencher until his retirement in 1963. In Armidale, where he lived until his death in 1965, Drummond was a leading citizen and director of the Armidale Newspaper Co Ltd, Northern Newspapers Pty Ltd and Television New England Ltd. He also served on the first University of New England Council. Drummond College (now Drummond & Smith College) bears his name.
Albert Joseph of Tamworth was the founder and Managing Director of the Northern Daily Leader and founder of the Associated Northern Dailies of New South Wales. With great courage and vision he threw not only his own personal prestige and influence behind the movement for university education in the north, but conducted an education campaign through the Northern Daily Leader. The Albert Joseph Memorial Oration was the centrepiece of The Commemoration of Benefactors day (Founders Day) established in 1948 and held in October. Joseph’s son Harold Joseph succeeded him as a member of the Advisory Council, going on to serve on the first Council of the University of New England.
Dr Edgar H Booth Foundation Warden of the New England University College Foundation Member and Registered Diaryman of the New England University College Advisory Council Edgar Harold Booth was given the herculean task of organising from scratch the first University College to be established outside a capital city. With limited finance and material resources, he brought to his task inexhaustible energy, undaunted courage and organising ability beyond the average. He was essentially a pioneer. When Booth retired in 1945 to take up duty as chairman of the International Wool Secretariat in London, it was with the knowledge that he left behind him the College well established and the goodwill and admiration of a host of friends, well able to assess the value of his work and worth. The Science Block was renamed ‘Booth Block’ in his honour.
Hon DH Drummond Patron of the New England University College David Henry Drummond won his first seat in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in 1920. He was a member of the Country Party and foundation executive member of the Northern
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Albert Joseph, Esq Foundation Member of the New England University College Advisory Council
Rt Rev John Stoward Moyes Foundation Member of the New England University College Advisory Council
TR Forster, Esq
Thomas Richmond Forster, Esq Benefactor and Donor of ‘Booloominbah’ Foundation Member and first ViceChairman of the New England University Advisory Council Thomas Richmond Forster of ‘Abington’, Armidale, gifted the ‘Booloominbah’ property to the University of Sydney for the purpose of establishing a University College at Armidale. But for his wisdom, vision and generous gift, it is certain that the University College could not have commenced work in 1938.
John Stoward Moyes, Bishop of Armidale, played an active part at all stages of the movement for university education. He was a member, not only of the 1934 deputation to the New South Wales government, but of the unofficial committee which arranged it, and of the Provisional Council of the University College. Moyes brought to service the enthusiasm and broad vision that characterised his own pastoral and national work. From the outset he threw these qualities and his wide influence into the establishment of the University College. Moyes went on to become a member of the first Council of the University of New England and Deputy Chancellor (1960–1967).
Forster was a leading grazier and his wide influence and decisive action at critical stages materially helped to bring the project to a successful issue. While
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Exhibition at Booloominbah UNE cont ... Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Foundation Member and first Chairman of the New England University College Advisory Council Earle Christmas Grafton Page threw the weight of his great and wide-spread influence behind a movement which was regarded in many quarters either as a fantastic joke or a forlorn hope. Page was a former Associate Prime Minister in the Bruce-Page Federal Government and, for a short period, Prime Minister. He was at various times Treasurer, Minister for Agriculture and Commerce, Minister for Health of the Commonwealth and was appointed as a member of the War Cabinet in London by two successive governments. Page was also one of the architects of the CSIRO, a body which assisted the University College from the outset, and was destined to play a large role in the scientific work of the University. Page continued as the Chairman of the first Council of the University of New England and was elected the first Chancellor (1954–1960). Earle Page College is named in his honour.
Miss Mary White Foundation Member of the New England University College Advisory Council
Dr PA Wright Foundation Member of the New England University College Advisory Council
Francis ‘Mary’ Fletcher White of ‘Saumarez’, Armidale, was one of two women to serve on the New England University College Advisory Council. From the outset she was a keen supporter of the university movement and a member of the College Appeal Campaign and the Provisionary Council of the University College.
Phillip Arundell Wright, grazier, of ‘Wallambumbi’, Armidale, rendered incalculably valuable and unremitting service to the University College and the University. A past President of the Graziers’ Association of New South Wales, past Vice-President of the Graziers’ Federal Council of Australia and Vice-President of the Hereford Breeders’ Association of Australia, he was associated with every movement for the public good in northern New South Wales. Wright served his district as Shire President and Councillor and was a leader of the Northern New State Movement.
White was a prominent member of the Country Women’s Association and her influence extended over a wide field. In the biographic sketch submitted to Sydney University for membership to the Advisory Council it was noted that she was actively associated with practically every public movement for advancement of the New England District. A generous benefactor, her name is remembered in the first women’s college built, Mary White College.
Wright was a member of the 1934 deputation, the Provisional Council of the University College and served as Vice-chairman of the New England University College Advisory Council after the retirement of Forster. He went on to become a member of the first Council of the University of New England, Deputy Chancellor (1955–1960) and Chancellor (1960–1970). The first college of the University of New England, Wright College, was named in honour of him and of the Wright family.
Hindmarsh excursion 1939.
Leisure time.
Travelling in style.
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School of Law 21st Anniversary Celebrations Monday, 11 November 2013
In the early years of New England University College, only Arts and Science subjects were offered. Over the 75 years of the institution, new disciplines such as economics, education and rural science were introduced. UNE now offers a broad spectrum of education, including law. This year, we are celebrating the 21st anniversary of the School of Law with a number of events. 6:00pm
Canapés and refreshments on the front lawns of the beautiful and historic Booloominbah homestead This is a free event.
7:00pm
21st Anniversary Celebrations Formal Dinner Location: Booloominbah Collection Dress: Lounge Suit Cost: $60 per person
5:00pm
The Honourable Justice Stephen Gageler will be giving this year’s annual public Sir Frank Kitto Lecture titled “Anisminic and Chevron in Australia”. Location: Lewis Lecture Theatre (C028 which is located between the Chemistry and T C Lamble Administrative buildings) This is a free event.
During the evening we will launch the Bob Hughes Memorial Scholarship Fund. Special guests representing the fund’s committee will be present. For more information on the Bob Hughes Memorial Scholarship Fund go to: http://www.une.edu.au/law/BobHughes-Scholarship/
To RSVP for each event (for catering purposes), click here.
Bob Hughes
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