Despite the cold weather we had a good turn-out for the June Meet & Mingle when Carol & Godfrey displayed some of the many flags used in Canada and its provinces. Comparing our state flags it seems the Canadians had a bit more flair when it came to flag designs!
John Barry’s two sessions of Legal Matters were quickly filled and have been a great success. John is an informative and entertaining speaker who explained legal complexities and entertained with his anecdotes. I have asked John to do a guest spot in one of our Armchair History classes to look at law through an historical perspective and hope we can entice him to run a few more sessions next year. Thanks John!
I would like to remind members that John and the ANZAC Commemorative Working Party have a regular column in the Benalla Ensign. The recent topic was the promise by the Prime Minister Billy Hughes to send a draft of 50,000 troops in June 1916 followed by monthly drafts of 9,500 men per month. This would lead to one of the greatly divisive issues of the period, Conscription.
Whilst we do not have a tutor for Australian History the Ensign column is a good way of reviewing this period, together with its local news from the time it gives a glimpse of the previous century.
Can I remind you that if you are going to be absent from classes it would be appreciated if you would inform your tutor. This is the time of year when many people suffer from colds and some travel north. Tutors put in a lot of work to run classes and they can be left wondering if it is worthwhile when class sizes drop and they get no feedback.
Terry Case,
President
I would like to remind members that John and the ANZAC Commemorative Working Party have a regular column in the Benalla Ensign. The recent topic was the promise by the Prime Minister Billy Hughes to send a draft of 50,000 troops in June 1916 followed by monthly drafts of 9,500 men per month. This would lead to one of the greatly divisive issues of the period, Conscription.
Whilst we do not have a tutor for Australian History the Ensign column is a good way of reviewing this period, together with its local news from the time it gives a glimpse of the previous century.
Can I remind you that if you are going to be absent from classes it would be appreciated if you would inform your tutor. This is the time of year when many people suffer from colds and some travel north. Tutors put in a lot of work to run classes and they can be left wondering if it is worthwhile when class sizes drop and they get no feedback.
Terry Case,
President
