2010 and ASC ...

During the year just passed you would have observed (next sentence) and been aware this blog did not exist.  Left clueless as to what could be done to improve attendance till half way through last year.  Though the club gained two gentlemen supporters early on, whilst I phoned members to remind them most months --  failed to attend two meetings due to another commitment over 500km from Sydney.  Whilst away attending to that other commitment -- my last for the year -- a mishap caused a delay of three or more weeks before I could possibly blog.  The blogs should have been advanced according to time line.  Whether the club would have folded or not during the year never arose, why you ask(?).  Because Mr BROOKE HELD IT TOGETHER.  How he did this, it must have taxed his time, from being a student he found employment and confessed to us (A.S.C. members) the job increasingly denied time to research and do other things.  However he managed to put together a number of interesting talks, drawing on his acquired knowledge.   Don carried the club from February through to October -- a meeting missed (as mentioned) the other was March.  John another member gave the last talk for the year in November.

THE SEQUENCE OF DISCOURSES ( as recalled):

-  Forms of Government

-  Jury System

-  Habeas Corpus

-  Terrorism Act

-  Sentencing ( The "scales" of Justice )

-  A.S.I.O.  ( Its Structure and Functions)

-  Women transported to Australia from 1835 ( as mentioned above delivered by John.)

On behalf of other members, myself and the supporters Jim and Michael:  Formally Thanking the two named (Don and John) for extending the forum's life.  I guess next year could be telling, particularly with the publishing of the blogs.  If not may be what has been put down hereby, will be a source for our own A.S.C. Web Site.  Dependent on the secretary and members agreeing, other documentation, for example extract(s) from the club's Articles of Association hereafter be included in a blog; my feeling this or another blog, or similar conveyance, is not desirable?!?!