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The Companies Act, 1936

A Company Limited by Guarantee

MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF OLD SYDNEIANS’ UNION

Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Solicitors
Level 60, Governor Phillip Tower
1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel (61 2) 9296 2000
Fax (61 2) 9296 3999
Email syd@msj.com.au

This is a consolidated set of the Memorandum & Articles of Association of Old Sydneian's Union.

It is based on the original Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted at the date of incorporation of the Union on 28 June 1957 as amended by resolutions passed on:

18 August 1960
26 September 1961
6 May 1969
3 August 1971
12 October 1979
3 November 1981
(The resolutions passed on 3 November 1981 superseded all of the earlier amendments.)
21 August 1999

The Companies Act, 1936

A Company Limited by Guarantee

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION of OLD SYDNEIANS’ UNION

The name of the Company (hereinafter called "the Union") is Old SYDNEIANS’ Union.

The objects for which the Union is established are:

To promote and foster the interests of Sydney Grammar School (which including any branch thereof or preparatory school or boarding house associated therewith or any other associated establishment is hereinafter referred to as "the School") and without limiting the generality of this object, in particular:

To promote encourage maintain and strengthen friendship and goodwill among the members of the Union.
To do anything necessary or desirable for the purpose of assisting the welfare of the School and its masters and scholars.
To acquire real and personal property for the School or to assist the School to acquire any such property.
To make gifts of money to the School and for such purpose to establish funds and conduct appeals for contributions among former scholars and members of the public and to issue debentures bonds and other securities for the purpose of raising funds.
To promote organise and conduct educational cultural social and sporting functions events contests and competitions for the purpose of raising funds for or for the benefit of the School and to make charges for admission to or participation in any such function.
To award scholarships prizes bursaries exhibitions and fellowships to scholars former scholars and Masters of the School.
To acquire and take over as a going concern all or any of the property goods chattels credits moneys books documents debts and liabilities existing or contingent of the organisation known as Old SYDNEIANS’ Union.
To organise and hold dinners, parties, balls, sporting events and other functions and entertainments for the purpose of providing opportunities for members of the Union to meet each other.
To encourage and promote all kinds of amateur games sports pastimes recreations competitions and contests.
To offer give or contribute towards prizes medals and trophies whether for members of the Union or other persons.
To procure the delivery of lectures to its members and to form and maintain a library for the use of members of the Union or of the School.
To promote establish and maintain a club for the benefit of members of the Union.
To purchase supply sell and deal in all kinds of goods including badges, ties and souvenirs associated with the School.
To acquire print establish and publish "the Sydneian" or any periodical or newspaper or to assist the School to do so.
To purchase hire lease or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights or privileges which the Union may think necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects or any of them.
To give sell mortgage exchange hire lease or otherwise dispose of the property of the Union or any part thereof.
To invest and deal with any moneys of the Union not immediately required for the purposes thereof in such form of investment as may be permitted by law for the investment of trust funds and from time to time to vary such investments PROVIDED that if the Perpetual Trustee Company Limited is the Treasurer of the Union and in particular case so approves such moneys may be invested in shares in public companies.
To make draw accept endorse discount execute and issue cheques bills of exchange promissory notes and other negotiable instruments.
To borrow or raise money by the issue of debentures or other obligations or securities of the Union, or by mortgages or charges of all or any part of the property of the Union.
To accept or reject any gift of property money or goods.
To erect maintain improve or alter any building or buildings for the purposes of the Union.
To joint with any body whether incorporated or not having objects similar to the objects of the union in relation to any other school college University or institution for the purpose of furthering or carrying into effect any or all of the objects of the Union.
To render financial aid either by gifts or loans to other Unions or bodies whether in New South Wales or elsewhere having objects similar to the objects of the Union PROVIDED that such unions or bodies prohibit the distribution of their income or property amongst their members to an extent at least as great as is imposed on the Union under or by virtue of Clause 5 hereof.
To subscribe to any fund for charitable educational or patriotic purposes.
To appoint delegates or representatives to any Council, Committee or other body concerned with the development and welfare of educational or cultural institutions or organisations.
To pay out of the funds of the Union all costs charges and expenses preliminary and incidental to its formation establishment and registration.
To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attaining of the above objects or any of them.

The liability of the members is limited.
Every member of the Union undertakes to contribute to the assets of the union in the event of its being wound up while he is a member, or within one year afterwards, for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Union contracted before he ceases to be a member, and the costs charges and expenses of winding up and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves, such amount as may be required not exceeding ten pounds.
The income and property of the Union whencesoever derived shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Union and as set forth in this Memorandum of Association, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend bonus or otherwise however by way of profit to the members of the Union PROVIDED THAT nothing herein contained shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration to any officers or servants of the Union or to any member thereof or other person in return for any services actually rendered to the Union, or prevent the payment of interest at a rate not exceeding Five pounds per centum per annum on money lent, or reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let, by any member to the Union but so that no member of the Committee or governing body of the Union shall be appointed to any salaried office of the Union or any office of the Union paid by fees, and that no remuneration or other benefit in money or moneys worth shall be given by the Union to any member of such Committee or governing body except repayment of out–of–pocket expense and interest at the rate aforesaid on money lent or reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let to the Union PROVIDED that the provision last aforesaid shall not apply to any payment to any public utility company of which a member of the Committee or governing body may be a member or any other company in which such member shall not hold more than one–hundredth part of the capital, and such member shall not be bound to account for any share of profits he may receive in respect of such payment.
If, upon the winding up or dissolution of the Union there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever the same shall not be paid to or distributed amongst the members of the Union, but shall be given or transferred to the School or to some Association, Institution, company or body having objects substantially similar to the objects of the Union and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income or property amongst its or their members to an extent at least as great as is imposed on the Union under and by virtue of Clause 5 hereof, such Association, Institution, Company or body to be determined by the members of the Union at or before the time of dissolution, and in default thereof by the Chief Judge in Equity of the Supreme Court of New South Wales or such other Judge of that Court as may have or acquire jurisdiction in the matter, and if and so far as effect cannot be given to the aforesaid provisions, then to some charitable object.
The place in New South Wales in which the registered office of the Union is proposed to be situate is Sydney.
True accounts shall be kept of the sums of money received and expended by the Union and the matter in respect of which such receipt and expenditure takes place, and of the property credits and liabilities of the Union and subject to any reasonable restrictions as to the time and manner of inspecting the same that may be imposed in accordance with the regulations of the union for the time being shall be open to inspection of the members. Once at least in every year the accounts of the Union shall be examined and the correctness of the balance sheet ascertained by one or more properly qualified auditor or auditors.
The fifth and tenth paragraphs of this Memorandum contain conditions on which the license is granted by His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council of the State of New South Wales in pursuance and under the provisions of section thirty–four of the Companies Act 1936.
No addition, alteration or amendment shall be made to or in the regulations contained in the Articles of Association for the time being in force unless the same shall have been previously submitted to and approved by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council.

The Companies Act, 1936

A Company Limited by Guarantee

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of OLD SYDNEIANS’ UNION

PRELIMINARY

In these Regulations:

“Act”: means the Companies Act 1936.
“The Union”: means “the Old SYDNEIANS’ Union”.
“Old Sydneian”: means a former scholar of Sydney Grammar School.
“The School”: means Sydney Grammar School.
“The Headmaster”: includes an acting Headmaster while so acting.
“Secretary”: includes “Honorary Secretary” and “Assistant Secretary”.
“Financial Year”: means a year beginning on the first day of June or such other date as the Committee may determine.
“In writing”: means written or printed or typewritten or any combination thereof.
Words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa.
When any provision of the Act is referred to, the reference is to such provision as modified by any law for the time being in force.
Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions defined in the Act or any modification thereof made by any law in force at the date at which these regulations become binding on the Union, shall have the meanings so defined.

MEMBERS

The number of members with which the Union proposes to be registered is 3000, but the Committee may from time to time register an increase of members.
Subject to Article 6 the subscribers to the Memorandum of association and such other persons as the Committee shall admit to membership shall be members of the Union. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The qualification for membership of the Union shall be that the applicant is:
- an Old Sydneian, or
- a person who is or has been a Trustee of the School,
- a person who is or has been a Master of the School, or
- such other persons as the Committee may admit as Honorary Members in recognition of special services to or for the benefit of the School or the Union.
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)
Membership categories will be as follows:
- Ordinary Members
  - New Members and School Leavers who shall pay such joining fee as the Committee may from time to time determine.
  - Previously financial Members of the Union who have become unfinancial and who shall pay a rejoining fee as the Committee may from time to time determine.
  - Present financial Members for whom no joining fee shall be payable. The requirement for Annual subscriptions no longer applies.
- Life Members
  - All current Life Members of the Union. This category shall be closed to additional membership.
- Honorary Members
  - Past and future recipients of the Old SYDNEIANS’ Union Scholarship and persons recommended to and approved by the General Committee.
(Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The Committee may from time to time direct that any part or parts of the Union’s income, funds, moneys, assets or securities be set aside for or transferred to a separate fund. Each such fund and the income therefrom shall be kept separate and apart from the general funds of the Union and shall be applied to and used for such specified objects and purposes as the Committee may from time to time direct to the intent that each fund and the income therefrom shall be held in trust for those specific purposes and none other. The Treasurer shall be directed in each case to keep separate accounts in respect of each such fund and not to bring the fund or proceeds therefrom into the general accounts of the Union.
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)
(Deleted – Resolution 3 November 1981)

GENERAL MEETINGS

The Committee may, whenever it thinks fit, convene an Extraordinary General Meeting, and Extraordinary General Meetings shall also be convened on such requisition, or in default may be convened by such requisitionists, as provided by Section 94 of the Act.
Notice of General Meetings
- Subject to the provisions of Sub–section 2 of Section 97 of the Act relating to special resolutions, seven days’ notice at the least (exclusive of the day on which the notice is served or deemed to be served, but inclusive of the day for which notice is given) specifying the place, the day, and the hour of the meeting and, in case of special business, the general nature of that business shall be given in manner hereinafter mentioned, or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the union in General Meeting, to such persons as are under the regulations of the Union entitled to receive such notices from the Union but with the consent of all the members entitled to receive notice of some particular meeting that meeting may be convened by such shorter notice and in such manner as those members may think fit.
- The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to or the non–receipt of notice of a meeting by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings at any meeting.
Proceedings at General Meetings
- All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting and all that is transacted at an ordinary general meeting shall be deemed ordinary with the exception of the consideration of the accounts balance–sheets and the report of the Committee and auditors prescribed by the Act the election of the Committee and the fixing of the remuneration of the auditors.
- No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business; save as herein otherwise provided ten members personally present shall be a quorum. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
- If within fifteen minutes from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present the meeting if convened upon the requisition of members shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within fifteen minutes from the time appointed for the meeting the members present shall be a quorum.
- The President if any of the Union shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Union.
- If there is no President or if at any meeting he is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as chairman the Immediate Past President shall be entitled to act as Chairman provided that should he not be present or should he be unwilling to act then the members present shall choose one of their number to be Chairman. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
- The chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting form to time to time and from place to place but no business hall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for ten days or more notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
- At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by at least two members present entitled to vote and unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried or carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of the Union shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against that resolution.
- If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs and unless the meeting is adjourned the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded.
- In the case of an equality of votes whether on a show of hands or on a poll the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
- A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the meeting directs.

VOTES OF MEMBERS

Every member shall have one vote.
No member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is present in person and unless all moneys presently payable by him to the Union have been paid.

PATRON

At each ordinary general meeting a patron may be elected for the ensuing year.

COMMITTEE

The Committee shall consist of the President, the Immediate Past President, the Vice–Presidents, and up to twenty–five members. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The President and members of the Committee shall retire at the ordinary general meeting but shall be eligible for re–election save that a President who has held office for two consecutive years shall not be eligible for re–election for a third consecutive year, provided always that the Union in General Meeting shall have the power to extend for a third year the term of office of any outgoing President. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The Vice–Presidents named in Article 34 shall, subject to the provisions of Article 40 hold office for life. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The Chairman of Trustees of the School for the time being, the Headmaster of the School for the time being and the Presidents for the time being of the branches of the union situated at London and Melbourne shall be ex officio members of the Committee. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The first Committee of the Union shall be those of the following who consent in writing to become members thereof within three months after the registration of the Company:
- President:
- Wilfrid Edwin Robert Francis
- Vice Presidents:
- Francis Ferguson Buchanan
- Norman Lethbridge Cowper
- Douglas Asher Day
- Damile Auguste Henay Dezarnaulds
- John Wilfrid Russell French
- Henry Alwyn Spencer Gorman
- Herbert Ronald Robinson Grieve
- Colin Oswald Healey
- George Ken Herring
- Leslie James Herron
- David Gordon Jones
- Frank Neville Leverrier
- Alan Stredwick Lloyd
- Reginald Edward Ludowici
- Hyam Marks
- Sidney James Marshall
- Lyle Howard Marshall Moore
- Robert Stirling Murray–Prior
- Frederick George Phillips
- Orwell Phillips
- Herbert Alexander Ritchie
- Louis Leighton Robertson
- Tom Keith Smith
- Alan Turner Stewart
- Robert Vicars
- Horace Geoffrey Whiddon
- Committee:
- Ramon William Barr–Brown
- John Angus Barnett
- William Bowie–Wilson
- Graham John Crouch
- Mervyn David Finlay
- Henry Alwyn Oakenden Gorman
- Jeffrey Keith Graham
- Roger Leonard Walter Johnson
- James Duncan Leslie
- Anthony Frank Mason
- Alan Alexander Nicol
- Peter John North
- Peter King Rudder
- Kenneth Smithers
- Gilbert Norman Bruce Storey
- Ralph Parnell Storey
- Lindon Worlledge Wing
- Honorary Secretaries:
- Kenneth Lea Addison
- James Cameron Crawford
- Charles Kenneth Gilkes
Nominations for office shall be in writing signed by two members and delivered to the registered office of the Union or handed to the Secretary at least 3 days before the ordinary general meeting accompanied by the consent of the member nominated. If there be no more nominated than there are positions to be filled the Chairman of the meeting shall declare elected those nominated but if there are more nominated than there are positions to be filled an election by ballot shall take place at the meeting. In the event of there being no nominations or an insufficient number for any office or offices, additional nominations may be made orally by two members at the meeting and if there are then more nominations than there are vacancies a ballot shall be taken at such meeting to determine the member or members to be elected to such vacancies.
A member who has been nominated for any office and who is not elected for that office may with the consent of the Chairman of the meeting be nominated for any other office then remaining unfilled.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE

The affairs of the Union shall be managed by the Committee. The Committee may appoint such sub–committees as it shall think fit. Each sub–committee shall have the rights powers and privileges and shall manage such affairs of the Union as shall be delegated to it. Each subcommittee shall be entitled to manage such affairs so delegated to it in its absolute discretion provided that it shall make a report of any matter of substance resolved by it to the Committee at the next ensuing meeting thereof after such resolution has been passed. The Committee shall have the right to adopt confirm vary amend or reverse in whole or in part the resolution of any subcommittee Until such variation amendment or reversal the resolution of the subcommittee shall be operative and binding on the Union. The Committee may at any time revoke the appointment of any subcommittee or revoke or vary the authority of such subcommittee to act.
Any member of the Union may be appointed to a subcommittee whether or not he be a member of the Committee and the Committee may delegate to any member of the Union any specified task, enquiry or undertaking.
The Committee shall cause minutes to be made in books provided for the purpose:
- of all appointments of officers made by the Committee;
- of the names of those present at each meeting of the Committee;
- of all resolutions and proceedings of all meetings of the Union and of the Committee.
Without limiting in any way the generality of the foregoing the Committee may exercise the following powers:
- Appoint employ and discharge a Secretary (other than an Honorary Secretary) or any other official upon such terms and conditions as to payment or otherwise as it deems fit.
- Obtain any professional or other assistance or service and pay reasonable remuneration or fees for the same.
- Open any banking account and operate the same in the ordinary course of business provided that all cheques or forms for withdrawal shall bear the signature of not less than two members of the Committee being any two of the following namely the President, Secretary, and such others as the Committee shall appoint for the purpose, and cheques and other documents paid to such account may be endorsed by any member of the Committee or by such other person as the Committee shall by resolution from time to time appoint PROVIDED HOWEVER that if Perpetual Trustee Company Limited is the Treasurer of the Union all cheques or forms of withdrawal may be signed and cheques and other documents may be endorsed by that company acting through its officers authorised for that purpose.(Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
- Meet together for the despatch of business and adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it may determine and adopt rules regulations or standing orders for the conduct of its business or for carrying into effect the affairs of the Union in pursuance of these Articles.
- Borrow or raise money by the issue of debentures or other obligations or securities of the Union or by mortgages or charges of all or any part of the property of the Union.
The office of any member of the Committee shall be vacated if such member:
- becomes bankrupt; or
- becomes prohibited from being a Director of a Company by reason of any order made under Section 255 or 307 of the Act; or
- becomes an insane patient or an insane or incapable person within the meaning of the Lunacy Act of 1898; or
- resigns his office by notice in writing to the Union; or
- holds any office of profit under the Union; or
- ceases to be a member of the Union; or
- is directly or indirectly interested within the meaning of Section 129 of the Act, in any contract with the Union or participates in the profits of any contract with the Union.
- fails to attend two consecutive meetings without the leave of the President. (Amended – Resolution 21 August 1999)
PROVIDED HOWEVER that a member of the Committee shall not vacate his office by reason of his being a member of any corporation, firm, society or association which has entered into contracts with or done any work for the Union if such corporation firm society or association is among the class of companies referred to in the last proviso to Clause 5 of the Memorandum of Association of the Union and if he shall have declared the nature of his interest in the manner required by Section 129 of the Act. A member of the Committee shall not vote in respect of any contract in which he is interested or any matter arising thereout and if he does so vote his vote shall not be counted: Provided that nothing in this Article shall affect the operation of Clause 5 of the Memorandum of Association of the Union.
Any casual vacancy occurring amongst the members of the Committee may be filled by the Committee and the person elected to such vacancy shall hold office until the next ordinary general meeting.
The Union may by extraordinary resolution remove any member of the Committee except the Vice–presidents named or referred to in Article 34 before the expiration of his period of office and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his place. The person so appointed shall hold office until the next ordinary general meeting. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)

THE SEAL

The seal of the union shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of the resolution of the Committee and in the presence of any two of the following members of the Committee namely: The President, Vice–presidents and Secretaries, and such two members shall sign every instrument to which the seal of the Union is so affixed in their presence.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

At all meetings of the Committee six (6) shall be a quorum. The quorum at meetings of any subcommittee shall be fixed by such subcommittee (Amended – Resolution 21 August 1999)
Questions arising at any meeting of the Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of equality the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
The President of the Union shall when present be entitled to take the Chair at all meetings of the Committee, and in his absence the members present shall appoint any member of the Committee to act in his place. (Amended – Resolution 3 November 1981)
The President may and the Secretary, on the requisition of three members of the Committee, shall at any time summon a meeting of the Committee.
All acts done by any meeting of the Committee shall notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any member of the Committee, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a member of the Committee.

INDEMNITY

Every member of the Committee and of any subcommittee constituted under Article 36, and any Secretary and any other officer servant or agent of the Union shall be indemnified out of the funds of the Union against all liability incurred by him as such member of the Committee or subcommittee or as secretary, officer, servant or agent in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal in which judgment is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under section 361 of the Act in which relief is granted to him by the court.

ACCOUNTS

The Committee shall cause proper accounts to be kept with respect to:
- all sums of money received and expended by the Union and the matter in respect of which the receipt and expenditure takes place;
- all sales and purchases of goods by the Union; and
- the assets and liabilities of the Union.
The accounts shall be kept at the registered office of the Union, or at such other place or places as the Committee thinks fit and shall always be open to the inspection of the Committee.
The Committee shall subject to Clause 8 of the Memorandum of Association from time to time determine at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Union or any of them shall be open to the inspection of members not being members of the Committee.
The Committee shall from time to time in accordance with Section 103 of the Act cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Union in general meeting such profit and loss account balance–sheets and reports as are referred to in that section.
A copy of every balance–sheet (including every document required by law to be annexed or attached thereto) which is to be laid before the Union in general meeting shall not less than seven (7) days before the date of the meeting be sent to all persons entitled to receive notice of general meeting of the Union.
Until otherwise determined by the Union in general meeting Perpetual Trustee Company Limited shall be the Treasurer of the Union.

AUDIT

Auditors shall be appointed and their duties regulated in accordance with Sections 113, 114 and 115 of the Act.

NOTICES

A notice may be given by the Union to any member either personally or by sending it by post to him to his registered address. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying and posting a letter containing the notice and to have been effected in the case of a notice of a meeting at the expiration of twenty–four hours after the letter containing the same is posted and in any other case at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

INTERPRETATION

The Committee shall be the sole authority for the interpretation of this constitution and the decision of the Committee upon any question of interpretation or upon any matter affecting the Union and not provided by this constitution shall be final and binding on the members.

Names, Addresses & Descriptions of Subscribers	Witness to Signatures
Wilfred Edwin Robert Francis 10 Boomerang Street Turramurra Solicitor	Shirley Tester 1 Devonshire Street Croydon Clerk
Colin Oswald Healey 46 Hastings Road Warrawee Headmaster	Shirley Tester
Kenneth Smithers 3 Eulbertie Avenue Warrawee Solicitor	Shirley Tester
James Cameron Crawford 21 Penrose Street Lane Cove Manager	Shirley Tester
Norman Lethbridge Cowper 9 Millewa Avenue Wahroonga Solicitor	Shirley Tester
Lyle Howard Moore 3 Tasman Crescent Killara Company Director	Carlyle James Campbell 70 Henrietta Street Waverley Accountant
Francis Ferguson Buchanan 3 Kuringai Avenue Turramurra Retired	Shirley Tester