I wish to thank John Cook for the better images shown below. Many
of the images are "still frames" from the video recordings and are not
very clear.
Members checked in on Friday 6th June.
The Conference room was opened around 3pm
on Friday Afternoon for members to set up their displays.
Members met in the Conference Room at 6.00 pm and went
to dinner at the Bistro in the Royal Hotel on the corner of Horton
Street (the next block).
I had not checked out the venue and it had changed a lot since
our 2004 conference. It was full of patrons.
We managed to get several tables upstairs where the dozen of us
who remained had a very nice dinner. The others had dinner at different
venues around the town.
After dinner around 7.30pm we returned to the Conference room
where members continued setting up and also swapped or sold coins.
At around 11pm I closed the room.
Saturday 7th June.
Colin Pitchfork in the Chair.
The Conference started at 9am with registration, housekeeping and
introductions. By 9am most members were seated and ready
for action.
Colin welcomed members and gave a brief outline of the events.
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David Mee pleaded with members giving a talk to send him a copy of the
talk, preferably on disk or cd for the Report.
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Les Carlisle announced that his New Book on Commemorative Medals would
be released in July in Melbourne.
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9.30 to 10.00 COLIN PITCHFORK The 1921
Australian Coin Hoard
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10.00 to 10.30 COLIN THOMAS The Humble Halfcrown
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10.30 to 11.00 Morning Tea with cakes and biscuits was held
in the restaurant.
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11.00 to 11.30 MARK FREEHILL Boer War Notes Issues of Ceylon
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11.30 to 12.00 GEORGE SNELGROVE More Observations
of Holey Dollars of New South Wales
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12.00 to 12.30 DAVID MEE The de Wit Collection of Medieval
Coins
A bit of time to set up the equipment.
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12.30 to 1.00 ROBERT TONNER Westmoreland
collection of coins from Alexander the Great.
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1.00 to 2.00 Lunch
Colin Thomas in the Chair
2.00 to 2.30 BRUCE CANNING Production of the 2008 ANS Medal.
The encased 1913 halfpenny.
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2.30 to 3.00 PETER LANE Four military medals
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3.00 to 3.30 DON WRIGHT 11th Battalion
AIF
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3.15 Walter Bloom gave a short talk on the NAA and
asked for Articles for the Journal.
He is also the editor for Oceania for the Survey of Numismatic Research
to be given at the International numismatic Congress in Glasgow.
He need information on publications about numismatics in Oceania.
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3.15 to 3.30 Fred Scarffe His recent European
Trip
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Ron Bolden gave Peter Lewis's apology. Peter has requested members
who do not need their copy of his booklet on Islamic Coin, to return it
to him as he needs a few.
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3.30 to 4.00 Afternoon Tea
4.00 to 4.30 HUGH ARMSTRONG Qld Buttermaking Awards.
The gremlins struck the data projector.
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4.30 to 5.00 WALTER BLOOM How to avoid
buying forgeries
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5.00 to 5.30 DAVID MEE showed coins purchased from the De Wit
Collection and a few others.
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5.30 Bruce Canning showed the machine he made to make milled
edges on coins.
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38 Members met in the Waterfront Restaurant at the El Paso at
8.00 pm for Dinner at 8.15 pm.
A very nice 3 course dinner, with 3 choices for each course
was enjoyed by all.
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Hugh Armstrong was Presented with Honorary Life Membership to the ANS.
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The Tom Hanley Cup was won by Dr Peter Lewis. It will be presented
at a later date. Colin describing the cup size.
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Rod Sell was presented with the Paul Simon Medal number 36 by Dr
Walter Bloom.
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George Snelgrove was presented with the Paul Simon Medal number 37
by Dr Walter Bloom.
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Sunday 8th June.
Colin Thomas in the Chair
The Conference continued at 9am.
9.00 to 9.30 BERNIE BEGLEY ANZAC
Day 1916
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9.30 to 10.00 GRAHAM HOWARD
Milk & Bread Tokens
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10.00 to 10.30 BARRY SCOTT
VAN DIEMANS LAND AND BEYOND
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10.30 to 11.00 Morning Tea
11.00 to 11.30 WALTER BLOOM Shipwreck coins.
Due to a problem with the data projector Walter could not show any
images.
Members chatting whilst we try to get the data projector to work.
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11.30 to 12.30 Members who had not given
a talk on their display were given 10 minutes each, to tell
us about them.
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Members then viewed the displays and voted
for the one they like the best.
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12.30pm A lovely Buffet Lunch was eaten
in the Waterfront Restaurant, many members had seconds.
Colin Pitchfork in the Chair.
George Snelgrove was presented with The Best Display Medal.
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2.00 to 2.30 ROD SELL Pre Euro Vatican Bimetallics. The
500 lire of year 2000 is the hardest of the series. The 1st coin shown
below was not shown at the Confrence.
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2.30 to 3.00 TONY HOARE The ANS Captain
Cook Medal
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3.00 to 3.30 JOHN VELTMEYER Expo 88
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3.30 to 4.00 afternoon tea.
4.00 to 4.30 ROD SELL Bimetallic Trade Tokens of the USA
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4.30 to 5.00 COLIN PITCHFORK
A Numismatic Potpurri
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COLIN PITCHFORK and COLIN THOMAS gave thanks to the membership.
DAVID MEE again reminded members he would like their talks, preferably on
disk.
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Conference closed.
Please save your talk on disk or cd and give it to us,
so we can produce a Conference booklet.
Members who attended and their "Talks" are listed below.
Members listed in Green were not staying at the
El Paso.
HUGH ARMSTRONG Qld Buttermaking
Awards
VIOLET ARMSTRONG
PETER ATHERDEN
CHERIE AVIS
BERNIE BEGLEY "ANZAC
Day 1916"
WALTER BLOOM How to
avoid buying forgeries, 2nd Talk Shipwreck Coins
RON BOLDEN
RHONDA BOLDEN
ALEX BROND
BRUCE CANNING Production
of the 2008 ANS Medal
LES CARLISLE
JOHN COOK
DARRYL FLINT
MARK FREEHILL Boer War Notes Issues of Ceylon
MARJORIE GRIFFITHS
TONY HOARE The
ANS Captain Cook Medal
GRAHAM HOWARD Bread
& Milk Tokens
HELEN HOWARD
FRED HYNES
MARIANNA KADAR
PETER LANE 2 Military
Medals
DAVID MEE The
de Wit Collection of Medieval Coins
JUDITH MEE
COLIN PITCHFORK A Numismatic Potpurri, 2nd Talk The 1921
Australian Coin Hoard
SANDY PITCHFORK
KEVIN PORTCH
EVA PROCHAZKA
ALEX RENTOUL
FRED SCARFFE
BARRY SCOTT VAN DIEMANS LAND AND BEYOND
ROD SELL Pre Euro Vatican
Bimetallics. 2nd Talk Bi-Metallic Trade Tokens of the USA.
GEORGE SNELGROVE "More Observations of Holey Dollars of New
South Wales"
GRAEME STEVENS
COLIN
THOMAS The Humble Halfcrown
PATRICIA
THOMAS
MICHAEL TICHY
ROBERT TONNER
The Westmoreland collection of
coins
JOHN VELTMEYER Expo
88
JUNE WINTER
DON WRIGHT 11th
Battalion AIF
