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Dedicated to the first 20 clubs of Australia

Clubs with the logo on the left were on the list of Paul and Jean Harris' world-wide good will trips where they planted "Friendship Trees."

More early history of how Rotary began in Australia

The stories of the five presidents and other history from down under

This entire section was prepared by Rotary Global History Fellowship board member, Australia project chair, the late PDG John Louttit 24 July 2003

ROTARY GLOBAL HISTORY	SECTION HOME	First Rotary Clubs of Australia		HISTORY OUTLINE		AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
ARHRF	3-H GRANTS	75 YEARS	SEARCH		adelaide	albury
ballarat	bendigo	brisbane	canberra		geelong	hobart
launceston	mackay	melbourne	newcastle		north sydney	parramatta
perth	rock hampton	sale	sydney		townsville	wollongong
FRIENDSHIP TREES	NEW ZEALAND CLUBS	10# POMS	DISTRICTS		FIRST IN EACH REGION	RI ARCHIVES
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#01 Melbourne April, 1921 (906) D9800 ZONE08 HISTORY/COMMUNITY

#02 Sydney May 1921 (926) D9750 ZONE08 HISTORY/COMMUNITY

#03 Brisbane 29May1923 (1489) D9600 ZONE07 Club History

#04 Newcastle September 1923 (1581) D9670 ZONE07 Club History

#05 Adelaide August 1923 (1622) D9500 ZONE07 Club History

#06 Launceston, Tasmania February 1924 (1803) D9830 ZONE08 Club History

#07 Hobart, Tasmania February 1924 (1902) D9830 ZONE08 Club History

#08 Bendigo March 1925 (2104) D9800 ZONE08 Club History

#09 Geelong July 1924 (2144) D9780 ZONE08 Club History

#10 Ballarat August 1925 (2181) D9780 ZONE08 Club History

#11 Rockhampton, Q Aug 1925 (2211) D9570 ZONE07 Club History

#12 Parramatta, NSW April 1926 (2383) D9690 ZONE08 Club History

#13 Mackay, Q July 1926 (2418) D9570 ZONE07 Club History

#14 Townsville, Q July 1926 (2453) D9550 ZONE07 Club History

#15 Perth, WA August 1926 (2549) D9450 ZONE07 Club History

#16 Wollongong, NSW July 1927 (2660) D9750 ZONE08 Club History

#17 Albury, NSW August 1927 (2691) D9790 ZONE08 Club History

#18 Canberra ACT 16 June 1928 (2931) D9710 Zone8 Club History

#19 North Sydney, NSW July 1928 (2952) D9680 ZONE08 Club History

#20 Sale, Vic July 1928 (2960) D9820 ZONE08 Club History

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AN EARLIER WIZARD OF OZ?

In February 1914, Charles Penwarden wrote in his club journal 'The Manchester Rotary Life' an article entitled "What is the use of a Rotary Club?" READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

Also see "Archives" for early New Zealand Rotary Clubs.
Learn about the founder of Rotary in Australia, Jim Davidson
Other Australian Regional Clubs are listed at "Spirit of 30,000
1942 article in The Rotarian "Rotary in Australia" featuring Rotary's Founder Paul Harris (on the left)

Research

There is a book titled, �Leaders In Service Down Under�. The book was released in the year 2000. It is the story of the four RI Presidents from Australia and the RI President from New Zealand. Of the five stories included in the book, the only story written by the person himself is the story on Clem Renouf.

The other book that may be interest is titled, �The Rotary International Health, Hunger, and Humanity Program�. It was written by past RI President Clem Renouf, who is considered to be the �Father of 3-H�.

Bill Dethlefs

DG D9600 2001-02

AN ENQUIRY LEADING TO A LINK BETWEEN THE UK AND AUSTRALIA: TEN POUND POMS

Presidents & Programs "Down Under"

Angus Mitchell, 1948, Melbourne

Biography by Owen Parnaby

Harold Thomas, 1959, Auckland, NZ

A leader in programs for youth

Biography by Grattan O�Connell

Clem Renouf, 1978, Buderim

Father of 3-H

Autobiography by Clem Renouf

Royce Abbey, 1988, Melbourne

Biography by Paul Henningham

Glen Kinross, 1997, Brisbane

Biography by Basil and Beth Shaw

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund

Seventy Five Years of Service

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