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ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN Number 30 25 February 2019

President’s Report Next Meetings

David Hone’s presented us
THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY
with a most informative
SPEAKER: TAYLAH BLITHE
history lesson about our
TOPIC: KIDS UNDER COVER
convict past last Thursday
CHAIR: MARY CUNNINGTON
night. David’s presentation
AV: KEN MIRAMS
can be found on a following
CASH DESK: CHARMAINE JANSZ & ROBERT MCARTHUR
page.
I am delighted with Chris THURSDAY 7 MARCH
D’Arcy’s unforgettable gift.
The glass on a lanyard will be a constant reminder to forgettable me to
have my glass close at hand for the toast at our meetings in future. Thanks
Chris.
The Sandy Beach Garden reconstruction project is almost complete. The
area has been cleared, levelled and the new raised beds are being in-
stalled. Bunnings at Mentone have been wonderful in donating material,
FELLOWSHIP @ BLACK ROCK
staff time and plants. These will be progressively delivered to site from mid
TRUE SOUTH 5:30 TO 6:30
-February. Bunnings have invited the students from the various programs
SAZIO 6:30 FOR 7:00
that will use the garden to visit the store and choose the plants they would
FULL DETAILS NEXT PAGE
like. The students will also receive coaching on care and cultivation. The
garden will become the focus for a number of exciting integrated learning
THURSDAY 14 MARCH
and development opportunities for our students. Thanks to Chris D’Arcy for
SPEAKER: TREVOR MCCANN
taking on this important project, the garden will give students and visitors
TOPIC; CENTURY 21
will many hours of pleasure. Beaumaris Rotary is proud to be a sponsor.
CHAIR: MEGAN GLENWRIGHT
Some of the presentations at the President’s Meeting on Friday night may AV: JAMES GLENWRIGHT
be of interest to members. Please let me know if you would like more infor- CASH DESK: TONY PHILLIPS & DAVID RUSHWORTH
mation on any of the following topics.
THURSDAY 21 MARCH
2021-22 Governor Selection Process. District Social Media Policy. SPEAKER: DEBBY CHAVES
2018-19 District Awards. RICON23 video. Brand news. Membership TOPIC; BEAUMARIS HIGH SCHOOL
Minute. RAWCS Volunteering Opportunity. CHAIR: VIVIENNE ZOPPOLATO
I took a field trip to Echuca and Moama on the weekend, to have a look AV: ADRIAN CULSHAW
around town, chat to the locals check out the Dungula Function Centre, the CASH DESK: RICHARD JONES & JAMES GLENWRIGHT
venue for the 2020 District 9810 Conference, and find some accommoda-
tion for our members and partners next March. I’m happy to say that I Unless stated otherwise venue is
ticked all the boxes. DGE Shia has made an excellent choice of venue for Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00
her Conference 2020. https://www.dungula.com
We will begin next Thursday’s meeting with the induction of a new member. Contents
I hope you will be come along to welcome Gail. Taylah Blithe will be our 1 Presidents Report
guest speaker. Taylah is Vice President of the Monash Rotaract Club and 2 /4 Notices
she will be talking about Kids Under Cover, and their various programs to 5 Club Sponsors
prevent youth homelessness. 6/8 This Week’s Speaker
9 Club Structure / Photo of Week
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As you may know the Australian Rotary

program known as the Centurion Club
has been discontinued and Rotarians are
being asked to donate $100 every year to
the Foundation through the Every Rotari-
an Every Year program.

This is an international program for all Rotary Clubs worldwide.

Our Rotary Club has some 20 members who were Centurion Club members in 2018. I hope they will want to continue to sup-
port the Foundation through the Every Rotarian Every Year scheme from 2019 -2020 and onwards.
Additionally, other Rotarians may like to join the program.
All donations to the Foundation through the Every Rotarian Every Year Scheme are returned to Rotary Districts and Clubs to
fund Global, District and Club community projects
In order to provide a seamless method of collecting member donations the following system has been approved by our Club
Board and by Rotary International South Pacific & Philippines Office.
1) When the 2019 - 2020 annual subscriptions invoice is sent to members by the Club Treasurer in June/July 2109 there
will be an optional entry on the invoice allowing members to donate $100 in addition to their annual fee as a donation to
The Rotary Foundation. Those not donating just delete the entry, no further action required
2) The total amount donated will be paid by the Club Treasurer to The Rotary International South Pacific & Philippines Of-
fice together with a list of the individual Rotarians who have donated $100.
3) Rotary International will send individual tax receipts to the club for distribution to donating members
If any members have questions or suggestions about this matter, please contact me on 0400 988 208.
John Beaty

Fellowship 7 March

We will start at True South, 298 Beach Road, Black Rock, at 5.30 pm to try the Craft Beer they have on tap.
At approximately 6.30 pm we will move on down to Sazio 41B Bluff Road, Black Rock.
For those who haven’t been there before Sazio is a modern Italian Restaurant. The booking is 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
Thanks to the Glenwright aura the deal negotiated is:
Corkage included, BYO Wine, shared entree plates and individual choice from a selected menu. $30 per head.
David Hone will be sending around the attendance email as usual so that we know how many are coming to Sazio.
The True South part is just turn up.
Partners event
Trish Smyth
0407 820 552 for any inquiries.

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Special Notice From Destination HQ

1.5% of any travel bookings from Beaumaris Rotary Club Members,

family and friends at Destination HQ Beaumaris will be returned to the
Beaumaris Rotary Club at the end of the year.

PLEASE make the consultant aware that you’re from the Rotary Club at
the beginning of the booking. This ensures that the booking is tracked
and
reported back to their admin at the time.

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Speaker: David Hone

Topic: Early Convict Society 1788 - 1822
These are notes from David’s excellent and informative talk.
The work of historians to reveal true nature of our convict
past has mostly been in vain. The Convict era is still seen
by most as a terrible time of savage cruelty, drunkenness,
the lash and vice. The convicts seen as slaves in chains
and driven by the lash.
Most people seem to have read Robert Hughes, The Fatal
Shore. But but not who gave a more balanced view, includ-
ing
AGL Shaw, Convicts and the Colonies 1966
John Hirst, Convict Society and Its Enemies 1983 736 Convicts
James Boyce, Van Diemen's Land (2008) 14,000 miles.
Grace Karskens, The Colony (2009) voyage lasted 252 days,
John Ritchie’s biographies of D’Arcy Wentworth and Mac- 23 Convicts died on the voyage a great result by late-
quarie as well as his Punishment and Profit eighteenth century standards.
Dictionary of Biography online The death rate on the Second Fleet (1790), was much higher
than that of its predecessor 266 - out of 1244. The survivors
To mention only a few. were landed in a very weakened condition and a further 16 per
All of which give a very different picture of our convict era. cent died shortly after disembarkation.
Fatal Shore unfortunately reinforces the myths surrounding Second Fleet prompted greater government regulation. A na-
the early years of European settlement by devoting the val trained surgeon was appointed to ‘superintend’ every
greater part of the book to the Convict settlements estab- transport vessel. Bonus payments for number of convicts
lished as places of secondary punishment landed in good health. After 1815 surgeons were given au-
thority over all disciplinary and medical matters, including the
Norfolk Island in its second occupation
ventilation and cleaning of the vessel.
Macquarie Harbour,
Following the introduction of the tightened ‘surgeon superinten-
Moreton Bay dent system’ monthly death rates fell decisively, averaging just
2.4 per thousand in the period 1815-1868. The equivalent
Port Arthur
rate for males aged between 15 and 44 on emigrant ships sail-
These were horrible places, but they were a tiny part of the ing from Europe to the United States between 1836 and 1853
whole system experienced by a small minority of the con- was 4.4 per 1,000.
victs – you had to offend again and be tried in court before
Convicts were less likely to die on the way out than free
you were sent to one of these.
settlers!
Myth - Most Convicts were minor offenders
The myth of the long and harsh struggle to establish a colony
Who were the convicts? in a hostile environment
Probably two-thirds had formerly been punished by public A Direct North General View of Sydney Cove, by convict art-
justice, generally for forms of larceny. ist Thomas Watling in 1794 is seen above.
The prisoners transported for life formed approximately a Phillip arrives in Jan 1788
quarter of these convicts
5 Years of real hardship
It was far more common for a felon to receive a seven-year
sentence, and every second convict was transported for that By 1800 Sydney a trade port – 12 years after foundation
minimum period. Comparative growth rates of new British settlement colonies in
The Myth of how many convicts died on their way to America and Australia (see top of next page)
Botany Bay in 1787 and thereafter.
The First Fleet, which sailed in May 1787, death rate re-
markably low given the scale of the operation

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work which when finished left the convicts free to leave. If

Hostile Environment
The diaries, letters, water colours of flora and fauna of offic-
ers reveal a fascination and appreciation of the new environ-
ment
convicts applied themselves, they could be finished by midday.
Convicts thus developed the concept of their ‘own time’ which
they defended vigorously. Convicts provided for their own
lodgings and cooked their own meals
It took years for Governors to claim back some of the after-
noon. Final rule was that the convicts were to work for their
private master or the government until 3.00 in the afternoon
Gov Macquarie in 1814 enforced a full day’s work for private
masters but the masters had to pay for the work they did after
3.00. This became known as their wage
Police Constables
Set up by Governor Phillip in 1789 to guard stores. Staffed by
convicts. Authority over freemen and marines when on duty.
Major Ross, in charge of the marines, has a fit
Then

Many Officers returned after their first tour. Lawyers

Van Diemen's Land seen as a fertile paradise Architects

Water colours below by Midshipman George Raper (1769– Surveyors

1797) and Captain John Hunter both on Sirius) Doctors
The myth that Phillip set up a Penal Settlement Teachers
Why no Penal Settlement? British Government never in- Artists (two had been forgers)
tended to set one up. No such concept existed in govern-
ment thinking about punishment Government clerks
It was hard to get Free people to come to the colony to do
Flogged
these tasks
Hanged
The Costumes of the Australasians: watercolour
Or sent to America by Edward Charles Close shows the co-existence of con-
With NSW government more involved victs, their military gaolers, and free settlers.

Governor
Marines
Establishment expenses
But from day one NSW came to look like a republic of Con-
victs. Marines go on Strike refusing to supervise convicts
even in the construction of their own barracks. Governor
Phillip appoints convicts as overseers whose pay was not to
work
The Convict working day
Meant to work from dawn to dusk
Convict overseers quickly adopted the system of daily task

Female Convicts
Although always a minority the British Government wanted the
settlement to have women. Even thought of having them im-
ported from Pacific Islands. No sleeping quarters provided
Free from official work after 3.00 pm and had to take extra
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work to support themselves. Samuel Marsden reported Before the Court they appeared in the usual way as innocents
most survived on prostitution until proven guilty
In fact, many shared a man’s bed on a semi-permanent ba- Could not be referred to as convicts or ex-convicts
sis in return for shelter – Karskans writes of women home
Masters had to take Convicts to Magistrates Court for offences
builders. Many officers had children by convict mistresses in
against labour Code
long term relationships
Being lazy
Hirst points out that a penal colony would not have
Running away
English evangelicals, Samuel Marsden and visitors were
shocked by the easy-going sexual arrangements they ob- Getting drunk
served. Abuse
But many former prostitutes from London became success- Unlikely to get off but masters could not punish them them-
ful founders of families. In 1810 Macquarie started encour-
selves
aging the transformation of these relationships into formal
marriages Since most people in NSW were convicts, they had to be al-
lowed to give evidence in court. They therefore could give
The myth that emancipist convicts were a hopeless evidence against their masters. Convicts had to be considered
drunken lot who died out without issue as owners of property so they could be charged with pinching
Three main issues: it. First case of the criminal court concerned a convict who had
stolen another's bread ration. Convicts could protect their
Economic fate? - majority were better off in NSW or VDL
property by bringing action in court
some became the equivalent of Billionaires
Flogging
Reform? – Great majority
1835 a typical year 7103 floggings in a convict pop of 27,340 =
Residence? – Australia 10% went home up to 1820 after this
~ 25%
much less
Only occurred after taking the offender to court
Fate of Emancipists
Flogger a convict
Lloyd Robson The Convict Settlers of Australia 1965
Master could be an ex-convict
Men transported prior to 1820
Magistrate could be an ex-convict
50% did well according to 1828 Census
12 to 50 lashes the norm
Landholders
Convict preferred flogging to extension of sentence. Gover-
Merchants
nors progressively restricted the number of lashes to be given
Tradesmen by magistrates. After c 1817 flogging females was prohibited
but had never been prevalent.
“Once a man had secured land, it was rare indeed, if had
been granted at or after 1806, that he was not still a land- Must be viewed in its social context as Whipping and Flogging
holder in 1821 or 1828” were common in 19th Century English Society.
Fate of Emancipists
Roe studied 1,000 arrivals 1800 -1806
1814 Muster and 1828 census showed
Fewer than 200 had become merely labourers or
servants bereft of property
100 had become landless tradesmen
Great majority owned something (even if only 15
acres and 2 Cattle)
Norm was 50 acres and 10 - 20 cattle
Convicts and the Courts
Convicts could not receive any further punishment except by
Court Order

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RCOB Club Structure 2018 – 2019

RCOB Board Club Service & Administration

President Heather Chisholm Almoners Jan Cooper/Roy Downes
Secretary Roy Seager Archivist TBA
Treasurer Lynda Doutch Arts Community Liaison Max Darby
President Elect David Hone Assistant Treasurer James Glenwright
Past President Chris D’Arcy Attendance & Dining David Hone
Community Chris Werner Auditor Tony Phillips
International John Sime Club Photographer Max Darby
Youth Chris Martin Club Protection Officer Ken Mirams
Communications David Lea/Adrian Culshaw
Community – Chris Werner Chair Fellowship & Vocational Trish/Kerrie/Mary Cunnington
John Beaty Adrian Culshaw Foundation John Beaty
Mary Cunnington Max Darby Light Bulb Moment Martin Fothergill
Roy Downes Martin Fothergill Marketing & PR Peter Flude/Greg Every
Kerrie Geard Chris Mara Membership Tony Phillips/Megan Glenwright
Tony Phillips Mary Sealy On to Conference Chris D’Arcy
Program Kerrie Geard/Adrian Culshaw
International – John Sime Chair Social Media Adrian Culshaw/Mary Sealy
Fred Hofmann John Manks
Ken Mirams Robert McArthur Bayside Charity Golf Day - Martin Fothergill Chair
Ross Phillips Clem Quick Peter Flude James Glenwright
Richard Potter Richard Jones Jim O’Brien
Youth – Chris Martin Chair Tony Phillips Lynda Doutch
Jan Cooper Bridget Hage
Lois Lindsay Tony McKenna District Service – Trish Smyth Chair
Antony Nixon David Rushworth District Compliance Officer Ken Mirams
Malcolm Sawle Vivienne Zoppolato District Membership Trish Smyth

Indigenous – David Hone Chair Farmers Market – Bridget Hage Co-ordinator

Adrian Culshaw Lynda Doutch Greg Every Peter Flude
Martin Fothergill Chris Mara Wolf Fritze Charmaine Jansz
Robert McArthur (Trachoma) Chris Mara Ken Mirams
Geoff Stringer Vivienne Zoppolato

Blood Moon
The moon rises
over the Parthe-
non on the an-
cient Acropolis
Hill in Athens,
Greece, on Feb-
ruary 19, 2019.
This full moon, or
supermoon, ap-
peared brighter
and bigger than
other full moons
because it was
close to its peri-
gee, the closest
point in its orbit
to the center of
Earth.
Petros Gianna-
kouris / AP

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