Pictures from the Canberra Regional held in September 2004

Our newest Chapter 182  has certainly learnt the ropes quickly and the Regional it staged over September 24th to 26th at Rydges Eagle Hawk Resort in the ACT was outstanding by any measure.

Registration bags, sponsored by Smith and Smith, were well filled with the usual information, catalogues etc. and included a small glass topped alumimium storage container filled with ju-jubes. To highlight the Fun & Flowers theme registrants were also give a plastic replica of a colorful tulip.

• John Hamilton (CH 122) talked about the features of an 18th century Mayet-style Morbier long case that he re-furbished some time ago.
  Roger Little (CH 182)  spoke of his visit to Switzerland which was centered round his participation in the WOSTEP turning course of ten weeks duration.
• Will Matthysen (CH 122) told about his interest in making wooden clocks
• Doug Thompson (CH 182)  used a small pantograph to show how well it could cross out wheels and engrave minute markers etc. on clock dials
• MC, Bob Shackley, rounded out the evening by conducting a trivia quiz with each table scoring points over 10 rounds of questions
• Alan Emmerson (CH182 & CH104) presented a paper titled “Things are seldom what they seem, Christiaan Huygens, the pendulum and the cycloid
• Arthur Reid (CH 72) then returned us to the 20th century as he outlined his career as the Service Manager for Omega watches in India over some 37 years. Arthur spoke highly of the skills of his Indian watchmakers and, despite what is sometimes said of Indian products, ranks them as equal to the worlds best.
• Carla Bosch (CH 168) and Lindsay Brammal (CH 168 & CH 72) also gave talks
   

A much admired feature in the lecture room was Norm Banham’s replica of Harrison’s H3 which he had built without being able to obtain any official plans or description from the British Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

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