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2013 JANUARY
A small gathering at the Metropolitan Hotel in Grote Street in the months before we settled on Jolley's as our new home. Brooks gesticulating, McGowan, Anthoney, Bill, Potter major, Potter Minor. We note that over the years, in the photos that include Brooks, Brooks is nearly always gesticulating. Or perhaps it is a trick of the light.
Brooks is not in fact gesticulating here, and carries under his arm the sign from the Chesser Cellars directing visitors to the Hogarth Room upstairs. Brooks bought this at the auction of Chesser Cellars furniture, goods and chattels. Apparently the famous oak table and chairs went to someone unknown in Victoria, for a relative song. Disgraceful. FEBRUARY
Hello Bob. Ghil'ad discoursing with Andy, Pegge in the background
Bob's waving again. Wayne and Pottsie are amazed.
MARCH
Professors Wilf Prest and Ghil'ad Zuckerman in discussion, Malcolm Elliot demonstrating something unusual to Bill Kay
Clockwise from left - Terrence McEwen, guest of Red Hodge, McGowan, Wilf, Brooks, Ghil'ad, Paul, four people hidden, top of Bill Kay's head, Tony (Parky) Parkinson
In this photo Brooks is not gesticulating, but he is about to.
APRIL
Clockwise from left - Paul Kolarovich, Wayne Anthoney, Keith Conlon, Andy Ligertwood, Mark Coleman's head, Bill Kay's head, Phil Grummet, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, John McGowan, Mike Jacobs, waiter.
Clockwise from left - Kolarovich, Anthoney, Conlon, John Bannon, Lidgo, Mark, Bill, Ghil'ad
MAY
The faux fortieth anniversary of the Club at Jolley's Boathouse, attended by a large number of Gentlemen and Special Guest Primo Caon, shown addressing the multitude. Once the invitation had been sent out, thanks to some correspondence between Club founder Mike Norman and founding member Malcolm Elliot, it was realised that the real anniversary was in June. See History notes for copy of the letter.
JUNE
Gentlemen and sumptuous antipasto. Edmund Pegge's left leg, Ian Hamilton, John Bannon (back to camera), Red Hodge, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Mike Norman, Andy Lidgertwood (back to camera), Wayne Anthoney, Andy Bishop, Wilf Prest
The real fortieth anniversary, Jolley's Boathouse Bill Kay, John Bannon, Wayne Anthoney, Mike Norman, John Potter, Red Hodge, Wilf Prest Amazingly, JB is reciting the entire "Nightmare Song" from the G&S operetta, "Iolanthe", supported by Wilf JULY
This photo is notable for showing in it four ex-managers of The Chesser Cellars - Primo Caon (at left end, partially hidden), Mike Norman, second from right, who started the Hogarth Club, Pam Jacobsen next to Mike who managed for many years and Francis Gerard, centre left, who did but a short stint. Primo brought the two ladies and delighted we were to see them.
Clockwise from left - Mike Norman, Pam Jacobsen, Brooks, Don Riddell, Bill Kay, Keith Conlon, Anthoney, Richard Potter, Paul Kolarovich, John Potter, Francis Gerard, Mark Coleman, Primo Caon.
With the Ashes test on in England and Australia doing very badly, Richard Potter offered to recite the famous short poem by Sir Henry Newbolt 'Vitai Lampada', of which the refrain is 'Play up! Play up! And play the game!' AUGUST
Guest Ian Henschke addressing spiritedly. Clockwise from front - Wayne Anthoney, John McGowan (recently relieved of gall bladder), Mike Norman, Bill Kay, Mike Jacobs, Paul Kolarovich, Pottsie Potter.
Keith Conlon addressing the gathering on the wonders of Ireland, from which he had recently returned. He said they loved it so much, it was touch-and-go, whether they would return to Australia. Tony Brooks, Bob Lott, Phil (Grum) Grummet, Mike Johnston, Mark Coleman.
Brooks does an impression. Can't remember of what.
After lunch. It is abundantly clear from this photo that the lunch was another good one Mark Coleman, Arwed Turon, Pottsie, Bill Kay, Paul Kolarovich, McGoon
SEPTEMBER
Ghil'ad gives a short talk on his professional work, namely recovery of lost languages. Peter Tregilgas, a rare visitor, next to Wilf Prest, Bob Adams on his right
Gents listen with interest. Wayne Anthoney, Mike Norman, Paul Kolarovich, John Potter, Phil Grummet
Ghil'ad brought Eric Bogle as his guest. Bill Kay on right
Wayne attempts to read Brook's email from Istanbul but it was too late in the day
OCTOBER
Tony Brooks recalls some memorable moments from his recent trip to Turkey. Clockwise from left: Andy Ligertwood, Mark Coleman, Malcolm Elliot (hidden), Brooks, John McGowan, Wayne Anthoney, Mike Norman, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Pegge, Bill Kay, Arwed Turon
Arwed Turon being Arwed Turon, flanked by Ghil'ad and Wayne
Clockwise from left: Mike Norman, Andy Ligertwood, Ghil,ad Zuckerman, Sposh Clayton, Wayne Anthoney, Tom Anthoney, Mark Coleman, Brooks, Phil Grummet, Mike Johnston
Clockwise from left again: Mike Norman, Ghil'ad (part hidden), Sposh Clayton, Wayne Anthoney, Tom Anthoney, Mark Coleman, Pegge. Brooks, Grum
NOVEMBER
Ghil'ad explains something to Keith Conlon
Brooks explains something to Keith
Arwed Turon with Ghil'ad's guest Albert Bensimon
Peter Trigger Tregilgas, Andrew Bishop, McGoon, Mike Jacobs in background
Mark Coleman, Red Hodge
Pete Tregilgas centre, with his musician son Harry, Wilf on the right, Ghil'ad's tum to the right of Wilf
Mostly bottles and glasses
Brooks with an entertaining reading, bearded Pottsie on the left
DECEMBER - CHRISTMAS
This year's luncheon was perhaps the most unusual in our forty plus years' history. Given that we were unable to book the upstairs room at Jolley's Bath-house for the event, we took up Bob Lott's offer of a fully catered lunch on the stage of the Holden Street Theatre.
A record twenty five gents attended, including our lone Bumpy Chap Sa Harris. Ian (Bones) Owen also joined us. As he has lived in England these past thirty years Bones is but an infrequent visitor to the club. We gathered first in the Green Room for antipasto and opening drinks. Numerous of us had walked in blistering heat from the Hindmarsh tram terminus some 1.5 kilometres away so opening drinks were an urgent requirement.
When all had gathered we were ushered into the theatre which had been arranged beautifully as a pop-up restaurant by Marnie Lott. The food, prepared by first rate chef Dhyan Marga Mckenzie, was indeed first rate, the roast beef melting on the tongue among other delights.
Several Gentlemen gave renditions of various classics, starting with Keith and JB presenting 'Holy Dan'. "T'was in the Queensland drought...."
Somewhere during the proceedings Brooks suggested to the gathering that we could possibly copy a tradition that he has seen in McLaren Vale and in say, October, gather together on one or more occasions and construct an Hogarth Club Christmas Pudding, to be partaken of at Christmas lunch. To a man we deemed this to be a fine idea.
After the main course, as always we sang carols, using our venerable collection of Hogarth Club songbooks.
Enough. Let Leo's excellent photos do the talking.
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