The August 2005 meeting was the AGM plus the usual program of show and tell, a main presentation and afternoon tea.  Carl Sona is the new President of the Chapter.  Managing Committee Members are shown in the second picture and from left to right are Chris Nicola, Secretary; Cark Sona, President; Lindsay Bramall, VP; Noel Lipscombe, Treasurer; Carla Bosch, Greg Kelly, Keith Potter and Pete Ekins as Ordinary Committee Members.  Stan Boyatsis, the second VP is not pictured.  Michael Smith and the outgoing committee were thanked for their past service to the club and making it such a success. 

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Carl Sona, the new Chapter President, the new Committee, Lindsay Bramall and his Wedgwood 400 day pendulum, truly unique and Jack Percival with his baseball clock which can never be caught as it has an escapement!
Jack's show and tell items ranging from wrist watches, a miniature carriage clock and an Urgos triple quarter chimer, well made, thick plates and 2 ratchet pawls on the Chime mainspring.
Peter Ekins was the main speaker, tracing the history of the measurement of latitude and longitude back to the Greeks.  To assist in his understanding of this history he made his own astrolabe. Sextants and a chronometer assisted the talk
Pete's Astrolabe a Swiss Life Insurance Clock with a Calendar to remind you when to put your 20 centime coins in.  Compensating pendulum 1912 Kienzle, 1913 Grivolas, Schatz and Wintermantel 1885 patent dial and Hauke 400 day clocks