President Jill Elias opened the meeting at 6.30pm. Welcome to our guest speaker, Geoff Hick.
The meeting started by singing the National Anthem. Jason rated us 9 out of 10.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Who started the Rotary Foundation?
Answer:
Arch C. Klumph
Correctly answered by Anthony McGrath
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Neil Wilkie said he had visited John Thornton who was cheery.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: Susan Watson announced this week’s birthdays and anniversaries:
Partners’ Birthdays:
Michael Elias 7 February 2024.
Carolyn Murdoch 8 February 2024
Joy Crocker (Bisset) 10 February 2024.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- The International Fellowship Dinner will be held at Moose Café and Restaurant in Claremont on Monday 19 February 2024 at 6pm. The cost is $55 per head, and it is a fully licensed venue and also BYO for the evening. Please book as soon as possible. The main course is to be chosen when booking.
- To book, please follow the link or cut and paste https://www.trybooking.com/COTFC
ROTARY MOMENTS:
- A few members went to visit Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Warwick on Friday to find out what is best needed on a practical level. A drive to collect household goods will commence shortly.
SERGEANT SESSION: Jason van Straalen fined the following members:
- Susan Watson asked that members patronise the Indian Diet restaurant at 40 St Quentin Avenue, Claremont, as it is contributing, on average, a couple of bags every two days of cans and bottles for the container scheme. Susan Watson for her letter published in The Australian about a dress.
- Ken Ilett for always sitting in Café Des Delices in the window seat.
- Steve Halbert for a landing tax.
- John Murdoch for selling his caravan when the Sergeant could have gotten him $500 rent per week (John said he’s been able to get $600 per week).
- John Martin for three of his grandchildren photographed in the Post.
- Peter Panek for chatting to the bar staff when the most important member of the Club was dying of thirst behind him.
- Richard Ranshaw and Jonas Edner for whingeing that they did not have playing cards on their table for two and could have won but were denied the opportunity.
GUEST SPEAKER: Geoff Hick Introduced by Peter Panek:
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- The Flight of the Wild Geese memorial commemorates the escape of six Irish Fenian prisoners.
- In 1865 the Fenian movement was begun in Ireland to defeat the British. There was an uprising in 1867, and due to informers in the ranks, the Fenians were defeated.
- As a result, The Hougoumont, which was the last ship to bring convicts to Australia, brought 62 Fenian prisoners to Western Australia and docked at Fremantle in 1868.
- In 1869, one of the Fenian prisoners, John Boyle O`Reilly, escaped from a gang building the road between Bunbury and Busselton and got away to America. On O`Reilly`s recommendation, the ship Catalpa was purchased and refitted to mount a rescue operation.
- Arrangements had to be made for agents to travel from the United States to Fremantle, to enable them to spend several months preparing for the escape of six Fenian prisoners, which took place from Rockingham Beach on Easter Monday, 17 April 1876.
- The fugitives and their rescuers were pursued by the water police in their sailing cutter and by the armed pensioner guards in the steamer Georgette, which fired her cannon at the Catalpa eliciting Captain Anthony`s famous response: "That`s the American flag. I am on the high seas. My flag protects me. If you fire on this ship, you fire on the American flag."
- The Catalpa made it to the United States of America and the story has been brought to life in movies, songs, books and poems and is a celebrated tale.
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REMINDER OF NEXT ROSTER:
Monday 12 February 2024
Susan Watson Welcoming members and guests.
Jason vanStraalen Table duty.
Hugh Stowell Registrar 1.
Graeme Sansom Registrar 2.
Richard Ranshaw Introduction of guest speaker.
Bruce Fiegert Pass the microphone.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS:
- Monday 12 February 2024 Stuart Diggins, Polio Plus.
- Monday 19 February 2024 International Fellowship Dinner, Moose Café and Restaurant, Claremont.
- Monday 26 February 2024 Adam Hewber, Ability Heroes.
THANKS:
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Thank you to the Staff of the Nedlands Golf Club, Annieke and Amy, for their service tonight and Chef Zamry for dinner.
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RECOGNISE OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS:
- Lizzi Bee - supplier of flowers
- Dry Kirkness Chartered Accountants (Butler Settineri) – Hon Club Auditors
- Accura Accounting & Advisory Services for providing Xero Accounting software and
Sharesight Portfolio reporting software to the Charitable Trust.
- Dirk van der Struyf from Euroz Hartleys.
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