No Stone Unturned NEW CLUB PRESIDENT Pictured at left is Michael Hardcastle who was elected as Club President at the recent Annual General Meeting. Michael is very keen to foster a caring and sharing culture within the club. Read his inaugural address on page 3. Also elected were Joe Venables as the Club’s new Treasurer, Carolyn Whittaker as the Camping near the Millstream Assistant Treasurer and Tammi Saal (pictured inset bottom left) who has the dual roles of Assistant Secretary and Facebook & Webpage Administrator. The Meeting voted to increase the number of members on the Management Committee to One of the Cabins include both the Assistant Secretary and the Assistant Treasurer as well as a seventh member. This seventh member will be decided at a future General Meeting. PAST ENTREPENUER Pictured right, Mr C Spranklin was the man credited with developing Innot Hot Springs as a Health Spa. Read his story inside Join the Club’s October Field Trip to Mt Gibson outside Innot Hot Springs. SEPTEMBER, 2017 EDITION 1 CONTACT INFORMATION: WE WISH TO THANK THE FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LEICHHARDT, HON. Phone: 0450 185 250 WARREN ENTCH, FOR FACILITATING THE Email: [email protected] COPYING OF THIS MAGAZINE. Postal Address: PO Box 389, Westcourt. 4870. N Q CLUB HOURS: We are located at : 129 Mulgrave Road Monday from 4:00pm to 9:30 pm (in the Youth Centre Grounds) Wednesday *8:30am to 12:30 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: *1:00pm to 4:00pm President: Michael Hardcastle Saturday *9:00am to 1:00 Vice-president: Bill Reece *12:00pm to 4:00pm Secretary: Jeanne Mora Workroom fees are $4 per session and must be Treasurer: Joe Venables paid before session begins. Assistant Secretary: Tammi Saal Note: The Club is closed for all gazetted Assistant Treasurer: Carolyn Whittaker holidays Extra member: T B A GENERAL MEETINGS: OTHER PERSONNEL: General meetings are held on the 1st Saturday of each month. When this is a public holiday, the Purchasing Officers: Jan Saal, Mike Rashleigh meeting is deferred until the following Saturday. Specimen Curator: David Croft Note: Your Attendance at General Meetings Specimen Tester: David Croft ensures that your voice will be heard when it Cabochon Instructor: Mike Hardcastle, Jodi Sawyer comes to making decisions concerning the running of the club. Faceting Instructors: Jim Lidstone, Joe Ferk CLUB PURCHASING POLICY: Silver Instructors: Sylvia Rose, If you wish to purchase something on behalf of the Machinery Curators: David Croft, club, please write your request in the Stock Book Gem Testing: Vic Lahtinen (located behind the counter) Librarian: Emma Haggerwood Facepage Admin: Tammi Saal The Editor reserves the right to choose and QLACCA Delegate: Bill Reece edit all material featured in this magazine. Although all care is taken to ensure the accu- Youth Centre Rep: Bill Reece racy of the material herein, the Editor does not accept Field Trip Advisor: Allan Gale responsibility for any inaccuracies which may inadvert- ently occur. Special Events: Bill Reece & Management Magazine Editor and Publisher: Jeanne Mora Committee. SEPTEMBER, 2017 EDITION 2 OUTGOING PRESIDENT’S REPORT ACCEPTANCE FROM NEW PRESIDENT MIKE HARDCASTLE. Well another year has passed and as normal we as a club have come through it First and foremost I’d like to thank the outgoing President Bill Reece as an even better club. (some hiccups but for his contribution of time and dedicated work effort over the past 20 we have managed). First I would like to years to make the club what it is today. Thank-you Bill. I am pleased to thank the Management Committee for know that Bill is not leaving but stepping back to Vice-President. their efforts in keeping things moving. I became a member of our club about 7 years ago because of my Our Field Trips, which many members interest in fossicking. I like cutting cabochons and grinding, sanding have enjoyed, have been a great achieve- and polishing stones. I enjoy learning to work with silver and how to ment. Many thanks to Allan Gale for his bezel set cabochons. efforts. Over the years I have served the club as chief BBQ and night watch- There has been a good increase in man during Gem Festivals, Cabochon Instructor, as Vice- President membership, which in turn has kept our (for the past 12 months) and now as elected President. instructors quite busy and I thank them for the time they have devoted to their I would like to thank all members for bestowing that honour on me, for students. having faith and the trust in me to be President of the club. No individ- Our Gem Festival and Raffle were a great ual possesses the knowledge, skill, time and experience to operate the success thanks to all those who helped club alone. prior to and during the event. There were We have a great Committee. Welcome to Tammi as Assistant many compliments from stall holders, Secretary and Joe as Treasurer. visitors and many other places. Tammi and Nicki have put us in a good With the help of all members, working together, to achieve goals and place with our Club Facebook Page and assisting in the smooth operation of our increasingly successful club, it a Club Website resulting in an increased will be something we can all be proud of. interest in our Club and its activities. I would like to promote the club as a good fun, happy club where The Cairns Show Stall was once again friendships are made and where caring and sharing, helping others manned by committed members who did and being considerate ought to be a priority. well promoting our club. They also need a pat on the back. We have a fantastic club. All the visitors mention this. Keep up the good work and do not be As members we are all hosts. When you notice visitors or new mem- frightened to put up your hand to help out bers walk in and look lost, I encourage you to please, give them a anywhere. If I have not mentioned any- warm welcome. Introduce yourself and then introduce them to other one’s effort, then I am sorry. members. Show them around the club. Explain what we create here. I have enjoyed this club and hope to enjoy it for many years to come I also thank all the instructors and members and look forward to the next twelve months. Well that’s all from me and I wish the new management Committee well for the Michael future. Bill SEPTEMBER, 2017 EDITION 3 AROUND BIRTHDAY BEST WISHES FOR SEPTEMBER: THE For all members born in the month CLUB of September, including these that we know about, have a memorable birthday and year. CONGRATULATIONS: Ratree Chave, Adrian Dottori, Congratulations to Michael Hardcastle on being Kevin Edwards, Michael Hardcastle, Dimitri Kanello elected Club President for the coming 12 months. I & Deborah Robins am sure all club members will give him their A WARM WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW unqualified support during his tenure. Thanks to MEMBERS ; retiring President Bill Reece who resumed the job at a difficult time in the club’s history and with the sup- Patrick Heffernan, Rick Mewburn, port of his hard working Management Committee. Cindy Parisienne and John Brooks Set us back on an even keel. FIELD TRIP OUR CLUB NEEDS YOU! Venue: Innot Hot Springs, Mt Gibson The club’s busiest month Is over. We When: Queen’s Birthday Weekend (30/9/17, have collected new members with a 1/10/17 & 2/10/17) burning desire to learn lapidary arts. To Find: Topaz, Smokey Quartz, Aquamarine The work rooms promise to be very busy for the next few months. Sign Up: NOW on the list on the Kitchen Notice Board. It is imperative that members who are able, step up and volunteer their services as instructors, to take Camp At: Innot Hot Springs Caravan Park. the strain off our regular instructors. Keep in mind BOOK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THIS IS that although you may feel that you don’t know all THEIR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. there is to know in any lapidary field, you still know When you are booking, tell them you are with the more than the beginners!! Can you help? club so we can be all placed together. This makes it ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING easier for our Field trip Officer, Allan to coordinate The Annual General Meeting was well attended and proceedings. all positions were filled. (see page 2). It was noted LOST WAX CASTING that the same people put their hands up year after Regretfully this has had to be changed as we have year for club duties and that it was time for other been unable top contact our wax supplier. club members to take on more of the responsibilities (as members of the Mangement Committee, Those of you who still have waxes over and are not Instructors and the other positions necessary for the waiting for the wax order, will still have the day to day running of the club.) opportunity to do casting sessions. Watch the notice board for particulars. The more people who help, the less onerous the jobs become. SEPTEMBER, 2017 EDITION 4 THE HISTORY OF INNOT HOT SPRINGS As you laze away in the hot mineral pools at Innot vot Springs, ponder the history of these popular pools The hot springs were first discovered by Europeans in the early 1870s when John Atherton was exploring the area for grazing opportunities. The springs were ignored until 1885 when Charles Overend Garbutt, the owner of Woodleigh Station, rediscovered them and learned from the local Aboriginal people that the springs had healing properties.