Branch History

Our rich and colourful past

• The early days of the Hutt Valley Branch

• Tiki Trophy

• Ekin Trophy

• Shran Cup

• Challenge Cup

• Blasts from the Past

• Expenses Annual Beano 1936

• Radio Expo 1974 at Lower Hutt

• 50th Anniversary Luncheon 30 April 1983 Avalon TVNZ Cafeteria

• Winners of the Shran Cup

• Winners of the Tiki Trophy

• Hutt Valley Branch Microphone Test

• Honorary Life Members of Branch 18

• Honorary Members of Branch 18

The Early Days of the Hutt Valley Branch

The Hutt Valley Branch had its beginnings in 1932 when Bill Hall ZL2BH and ZL2JS formed the "Giggle Juice Club" consisting of ZL2BH, ZL2CW, ZL2DA, ZL2DH, ZL2JS, ZL2LY, ZL2ND, ZL2NL, ZL266 and D. Jamieson.

The Hutt Valley branch proper was formed at a meeting convened by ZL2BH and held at the residence of ZL2ND on 29 April 1933.

The sketchy minutes available do not indicate where meetings were held in the early days, but from 1937 to 1938 they were held in the Oddfellows Hall in Petone. In 1938, due to a falling off of membership, the branch relinquished the hire of this hall and commenced holding meetings at various members’ homes. This practice continued until 1940 when the club went out of operation for the duration of the World War II.

Branch meetings resumed in the home of Bill Hall in May 1944 and this continued until December 1945 when the first meeting was held in the Hibernian Hall in Victoria Street. Apart from a short period in 1951, when meetings were held in member’s homes, the Hibernian Hall continued for many years to be the venue for branch meetings. In these years meetings were always held on the first Sunday of every month.

It is interesting to note that in the early days, considerable emphasis was put on the social activities. Three quarters of the branch sub was allocated to the Social Fund and this was augmented by raffles and sales when necessary.

The first annual Beano was organised in 1933 and this continued for many years to be a feature of branch activities except for 1993, when a barbecue took its place. The first annual picnic was held in 1934 and this continued until 1953, apart from the odd year when epidemics or the like caused its cancellation.

An early feature of branch activities was the Microphone Test, which commenced in 1935. This piece of prose had to be read by new members, the minutes recorded the successes. It is not disclosed if this had to be read without laughing!

TIKI TROPHY

In the pre-war years, several trophies were donated to the branch. The first was the Tiki, a Maori carving donated by L.G.Petrie ZL2OV, for the annual Hutt/Wellington contest, which originated in 1934. Pre-war and in early post-war years, this contest was between Hutt Valley and Wellington branches. The rules were changed from year to year but those for the first post-war contest in 1947 give an idea of the nature or the contest. Operation was on every second evening between 19:00 and 24:00 over a period of two weeks. Stations could be contacted once only during the contest, phone or C.W. could be used and scoring was as follows:

Power Input under 10 watts

ZL1’s – 12, ZL2’s – 7, ZL3’s – 9 and ZL4’s – 14

Power Input over 10 watts

ZL1’s – 8, ZL2’s – 5, ZL3’s – 6 and ZL4’s – 9

The three highest scores in each branch were totalled and the branch with the highest total was the winner. The highest scoring number in the winning branch held the Tiki for the year.

In later years the operating times were restricted to the Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings of one weekend and challenges were accepted from any branch in the ZL2 District.

EKIN TROPHY

In May 1937, Mr Ekin presented the Ekin Trophy, consisting of two mounted shell cases. This was awarded once only to Bert Lippett ZL266in 1938 for meritorious service in judging the Hutt/Wellington contest for that year.

SHRAN CUP

The Shran Cup was donated by Mr. Shran a Wellington jeweller in August 1937 to be awarded annually "to revive the old feeling that made the branch what it was two years ago". In 1938 and 1939 it was awarded to the member who designed and built a piece of equipment most helpful to fellow amateurs and in 1940 it was decided to award it to the member who had done the most in the branch during the year.

CHALLENGE CUP

The Challenge Cup was presented by Bill Hall was presented by founder Bill Hall on behalf of the Amateur Radio Class Instructors. It was to be competed for at the annual picnic and awarded to the winner of the 100 yard race. As far as records show this was awarded once only to Lester McMillan ZL2IK.

The records show that over the years several attempts were made to obtain clubrooms for the branch. In March 1946, Bill Hall proposed holding a raffle to raise funds for building, and a building committee was formed. Discussions were held with the Hutt River Board and the Town Clerk of the Lower Hutt City Council about a suitable site. It was ascertained that no more sites were available on the riverbank by the Ewen Bridge. There was a possibility of a site being made available on the river bank at

Taita, but no guarantee of permanency could be given due to major Public Works in progress at that time. The raffle was arranged and the Building Fund benefited by £175. Bill Hall ZL2BH sold 1400 tickets and was awarded the Shran Cup in 1947 for his efforts.

At the Annual General Meeting in 1948, it was decided to donate £100 from the Building Fund to HQ NZART to run a raffle for the HQ Building Fund. The balance of the Building Fund was transferred to the General Fund as no headway was being made with the building for the branch.

In 1960, an approach was made to the Lower Hutt City Corporation to obtain the use of the disused pumping station in Birch Street, Lower Hutt. The request was declined. Also in this year, the Hutt Valley Tramping Club were asked if the branch could obtain quarters in their building for the storage of gear, training of juniors and for branch meetings. The Tramping Club agreed to a trial period of use of the building for branch meetings but, as they could not offer storage facilities, the offer was declined.

In 1964, enquiries were made about the Annexe building of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board Hutt Road depot. This came available for tender in 1965 but at that time the branch did not see its way clear to proceed, and the matter was dropped.

In 1963, a donation of £50 was received from a member of the branch, and the committee of the day decided to use this as the nucleus of a building fund. The money was used to purchase items for raffles at branch meetings to build the fund up. By 1970 the fund stood at $625. It was then renamed "Special Purposes Fund" and used to purchase test and other equipment for Birch Street.

Following discussions in 1956 between the branch executive and the Civil Defence Representative from the Lower Hutt City Corporation, the old pumping station on the Birch Street Reserve was allocated to the branch for the storage and maintenance of Amateur Radio Emergency Corp and Civil Defence gear. In addition. Funds were allocated by the Joint Civil defence Committee to renovate the old building and add an amenities block. Work commenced on October 1966 and was all done by voluntary labour from branch members apart from the plumbing and drainlaying, for which tradesmen had to be called in. The work was completed in October 1969 after the expenditure of some 1350 manhours of voluntary labour. In that time the roof and downpipes were renewed, a new floor was cast, windows were reglazed, fittings and benches were installed, the building was painted inside and out, an aerial was erected and an amenities block consisting of kitchen, toilet, store and hallway was constructed.

The branch has been active in AREC affairs for many years. The first Hutt Valley section was formed in 1946, but was disbanded in 1948 when no leader was forthcoming. The AREC ZC1’s were returned to HQ in 1950 and in 1951 the section’s 208’s were sold to HQ.

The section was reformed in 1958 and has been in operation since. The majority or work undertaken has been in providing communications for charitable, sporting and social events as well as practice exercises, but highlights over the years have been:

April 1959 Search in the Tararua

1962 Appeal for the Blind

1968 Wahine Disaster

"Blasts from the Past"

The first 50 Years 1933 - 1983

FIRST DECADE 1933 – 1943:

1933

• Branch formed at a meeting convened by ZL2BH, held at the residence of Mr R. Ballantyne ZL2ND on 29 April 1933.

• Original members of the Giggle Juice Club were ZL2CW, ZL2BH, ZL2DA,ZL2JS, ZL2DH, ZL2NB, ZL2NL, ZL2LY, ZL266, D.Jamieson.

• Chairman ZL2BH, Secretary ZL2NO, Treasurer ZL266.

• First "Beano" held at residence of ZL2BH on 27 May 1933.

• Portable Transmitter and receiver came into operation at residence of ZL266on 6 June 1933 as ZL2NR

• First Hutt Valley Contest held during July.

• First Beginner’s classes started in July.

• Convention held at Auckland at which ZL2ND attended as Hutt Valley Delegate Christmas and New Year.

• Membership about 24.

• First Annual Meeting 17 December 1933

1934

• Chairman ZL2BH, Secretary ZL2NP, Treasurer ZL266.

• First Picnic held at Hutt Park 4 March 1934

• First raffle run during May. Drawn 30 June 1934.

• Beano held in Oddfellow’s Hall 21 July 1934.

• "Blackwood Cup" won by ZL2NO and presented by ZL2OV 16 December 1934.

• Moved by ZL2OG Seconded by ZL266 that 7/6d. be paid from the subs for each member to Headquarters 16 December 1934.

• Transmitter and receiver under the callsignZL2NR set up in Bert Lippett’s shop in June for use as a branch station.
  

1935

• Chairman ZL2OG, Secretary ZL2RC, Treasurer ZL266.

• Moved by ZL2OG Seconded by ZL2DA that the age limit for membership be raised to 18.

• Microphone Test instituted August 1935

• Bert Lippett ZL266 made honorary life member of the Branch 7 July 1935

• Hutt – Wellington Contest held duing May 1935

• Five Meter activity led by ZL2RC and son was very much in evidence. All stations participating being heard in Wellington and Stokes Valley

• No picnic, no raffle. Membership about 30..

• ZL2NR closed down in April.

1936

• Chairman ZL2NO, Secretary ZL2IK, Treasurer ZL2CS.

• Branch Picnic Hutt Park 16 February 1936 25 members wives and friends present

• Hutt – Wellington Contest held during May

• Raffle fundraising during July (£1 for a penny netted a profit of £4)

• Beano held in October.

• ZL2OG resigned 2 October.

• Membership 33 (19 Transmitters and 14 Listeners).

1937

• Move to disband the branch was defeated.

1938

• H B Johnson ZL2JS made life member of the branch.

• Slow Morse sessions transmitted for a period.

1939

• Decided that meetings should commence with a half hour of technical questions.

• Mr. Slack ZL2LA presented the branch with a gavel, for which a silver band was purchased to record thereon the chairmen over the years.

• Vigilance committee formed.

• Slow Morse sessions discontinued.

• Announcement that Britain had declared war heard at a branch meeting held at the residence of ZL2UK.

1940

• Amateur members of the forces from Trentham entertained at branch meetings.

• Enamelled badges presented to branch members on active service.

• Last meeting held on 24^th November.

SECOND DECADE 1944 – 1953:

1944

• Branch resumed meetings on 12^th May.

1945

• Morse sessions at meetings commenced in May.

• Amateurs allowed to recommence transmissions on 8^th December.

1946

• Branch provided entertainment for visitors to Annual Conference at Wellington.

1947

• Money collected to send fat to Britain for distribution via RSGB to dependants of "G" amateurs killed in action.

• Because of tea rationing, it was decided to take coffee at meeting nights, but at the next meeting Bert Lippett ZL266 produced 2 lb of tea from an undisclosed source.

• Branch provided entertainment for visitors to Annual Convention.

• Life Membership Conferred on ZL2BH at AGM 7 December 1947.

1948

• Founder Bill Hall ZL2BH elected to Life Membership of the branch.

• Bert Lippett ZL266 formed a listener’s club with the aim of getting amateur licences for its members.

• Chairman Eric Westwood ZL2LD thrown out of building because no activity had been organised for the monthly meeting. However the hall had been double booked and shortly after members had to vacate the hall in favour of the ladies’ organisation which had booked it.

• Branch purchased several quantities of War Assets radio equipment for resale to members.

• Ten percent commission on sales was commenced.

• Branch provided entertainment for visitors to Annual Convention.

1949

• Branch provided entertainment for visitors to Annual Convention.

1950

• Bill Hall ZL2BH died on 28^th September at the age of 52.

• Signal generator purchased for hire to members at 1/- (ten cents) per week.

1953

• Bert Lippett’s sub to HQ paid in recognition of his services to the branch.

THIRD DECADE 1954 – 1963:

1954

• Branch provided entertainment for visitors to Annual Convention at Wellington on the Sunday evening.

• H B Johnson ZL2JS passed away.

1956

• Bert Lippett ZL266 donated an electric heater to the branch.

• In February a film evening, to which YL’s and XYL’s and friends were invited was held and proved to be a success.

1958

• Bert Lippett ZL266 was presented with an inlaid ashtray in recognition of his services to the branch over the years.

1960

• Branch granted the use of the callsign ZL2RF

• Branch participated in National Field Day for the first time. This has since been a regular feature of branch activity.

• Branch was host for "Smoko" for Convention held at Wellington.

• Branch had exhibit at Hutt Valley Hobbies Exhibition and stand at the Hutt Valley Industrial Fair. Demonstaration transmitter and large sign constructed for fair.

• Branch typewriter purchased.

• Gavel presented by John Richards.

• DX40 transmitter built for Tom Taylor ZL2GP and fitted for blind operation.

• Ray Smith ZL2AQV secured second place in VK/ZL Memorial Contest.

1961

• Branch granted use of callsign ZL2HV.

• Hidden transmitter hunt held

• Ham Maxwell ZL2ALC appointed Chairman TVI Works Committee

• Alternator for Field Day use purchased.

• Ted Thorpe ZL2AWJ and ZL2AQV won first and second places respectively in CW section of Memorial Contest. Branch gained forth place in overall results.

1962

• Beginner’s classes held at Te Atiawa Scout Hall.

• John Clench ZT2ATV presented branch with a supply of branch membership cards.

• The Field Day transmitter/receiver FD1 was commenced

1963

• Rental of hall increased from 10/- to £1 per meeting.

• FD1 prototype used at National Field Day.

FOURTH DECADE 1964 – 1973:

1964

• Branch undertook Official Observer Station duties on one night per month under the callsign ZL2HV.

• Mr & Mrs O’Riley elected honorary members of the branch for 1964 in appreciation of hospitality and assistance during Field day Weekends.

1965

• Branch gained fourth place in National Field Day. The Branch operated from Bill O’Riley’s farm at Whiteman’s Valley. A novelty this year was a vertical antenna, 34 feet high, fabricated from 84 beer cans. The people responsible for its construction say they had a number of headaches over its design!

1966

• New branch constitution, based on NZART model rules, instituted.

• Two Metre round table operated for a few months.

• Bert Lippett ZL266 passed away.

1967

• Branch won frequency measuring contest.

1968

• Eighty Metre branch net commenced and still operating.

1972

• ZL2HV awarded 4 Firsts in 1972 Activity Contest by Wellington VHF Group: 1^st 432 mHz,1^st 2 Meters, 1^st 6 Meters and 1^st Overall Winner.

FIFTH DECADE 1974 – 1983:

1974

• Radio Expo ‘74

1977

• ZL2LD passed away.

• Branch learner classes at Taita College – 28 enrolled.

• Salvation Army March, IHC and Corso Appeals

• Branch Repeater installed in Birch Street and installed at My trustee Towai on 12 November.

• SAR boy lost in Tararuas ZL2AYY and Peter Phol.

• Participated VHF Field Day

• SAREX, Whakatiki

• Search for David Ferry at Ngatiawa

• AREC Field Day

1978

• Installation Solar Cells at Repeater site.

• Somes Island Swim ZL2ALA, ZL2BGL and ZL2TOP.

• IHC Appeal

• Civil Defence Exercise 22 AREC/Branch members plus 6 CB operators

• SAR Pauhatanui Youth found shot ZL2ASO, ZL2AQE.

• SAREX Tunnel Gully, My trustee. Climie

• ZC1’s available ex CD $20 to members $25 to non members

• Discussion Tower. Aerial, Rotor.

• Bill Fouhy ZL2LB passed away on 4^th November.

1979

• Geo Chamberlin ZL2GC passed away.

• Learner’s Class with 14 students.

• Assisted Lions Club with Radiothon.

• SAREX in Akatarawas using the TR3 5680 kHz am aeroplane crash

• Shran Cup won by by Bob Ditchburn, ZL2ATG with his linear amplifier.

• Visits to National Film Unit, NZ Meteorological Office. Kelburn.

• ZL2HV Participated in VHF Field Day from Horokiwi and National Field Day from Brookfield Scout Camp.

1980

• Batteries for Repeater donated

• ZL2HV was operated from the Brookfield scout Camp for National Field Day

• Visit to Civil Aviation Traffic Control.

• Two learners classes run.

• Participated in JOTA

• Yaesu FT225 all mode 2 metre transceiver was pt into working order.

• Sport and Recreation grant for upgrading repeater.

1981

• Theft of solar panels on Mt Towai.

• Two Commercial equipment displays.

• ZL2HV operated from Rimutaka Forest Park for National Field Day.

• Participated in JOTA

• Branch Repeater put on new 700 channel

1982

• Change from Sunday to Monday night meetings.

• Two successful junk sales held.

• Installation of the aerial tower at the clubrooms.

• John Clench ZL2ATV thanked for donation of materials for the aerial tower base and advised as having been made an honorary member of the branch..

• Branch provides QSL cards for members.

• Vandalisim to solar cells and clubrooms.

• Branch Net revitalised.

• KDK 2015 2m FM transceiver obtained for AREC use.

• TS120 HF transceiver obtained.

1983

• ZL2OJ passed away.

• Learner’s classes discontinued as the Technical Correspondence Institute and Wellington Polytechnic run courses for Amateur Operators.

• 50^th Anniversary Luncheon.

Expenses Annual Beano 1936

[This seems to have set a precedent for subsequent Beano’s though noticeably the quantities of beer never reduced!]

Beer

5 Gals

1 - 2 - 6

Beer

15 Gals

3 -15 -0

Wine

6 Bottles

1 - 1 - 0

Glasses

7 Doz (Lent Mr Fahay)

Savaloys

6 Doz

6 - 0

Cake (60 members)

20 Doz

16 - 8

Sandwiches

8 Doz

6 - 8

Soft Drinks

6 Doz

15 - 9

Sugar

5 lb

1 - 41

Tea

1 lb

2 - 2

Milk

1 Gal (donated Mrs Franklin)

Biscuits

4 Packets (water)

2 - 0

Cheese

4 lbs

3 - 0

Butter

1 lb

1 - 21

Paper

For table

1 - 6

Hire Hall

4 Hours

10 - 6

Tickets

7 - 6

Extra Beer

10 Gals

2 - 0 -0

Total £11:12:4

Radio Expo ’74 at Lower Hutt

The Hutt Valley branch of NZART staged an exhibition of Amateur Radio known as "Radio Expo" on Saturday August 24, 1974 to let people see and hear what the hobby is all about.

It was held at the Hutt Valley Tramping Club Rooms in Birch Street, Lower Hutt from 10 am to 8 am.

Exhibits ranged from a simple Morse transmitter to a sophisticated amateur television transmitter and radio teletype equipment. Everything on display was in full working order.

There were relatively uncomplicated home-built transceivers that operate through the (then) two repeater stations on the hills overlooking Wellington and Upper Hutt

The old war-horse of World War II days, the ZC1 transceiver, was there. It still had a role to play, particularly in emergency communications.

At the other end of the scale was a fully operational single side band (SSB) station featuring the most modern commercial equipment available in New Zealand. This station was manned throughout the day and visitors were able to hear branch members talking to amateurs around the world.

A feature of Radio Expo

50TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON 30^TH APRIL 1983 Avalon TVNZ Cafeteria

Keith Lyon

Les Wright (Chief Radio Inspector NZ Post Office)

ZL1HV

"Jumbo" Godfrey NZART President

ZL2ACG

Bob Glassey (with Eve see ZL2BKE)

ZL2ACW

Ray Gotlieb (with Greta ZL2AGS)

ZL2ADB

Dick and Ina Barrow

ZL2ALA

Roy and Margaret Kenny

ZL2APC

Harry Burton

ZL2AQV

Ray Smith

ZL2ASO

Bob and Jean Sewell

ZL2AST

John and Molly Groombridge

ZL2ASY

Dick and Sally Currie

ZL2ATV

John Clench and Marion Clarkson

ZL2AWF

Doug and Marion Alexander

ZL2AXY

Jack and Shirley Devenport

ZL2AYF

Brian and Betty Amies

ZL2AZ

Tom and Marion Clarkson

ZL2BBT

Keith Grove

ZL2BFG

Hugh and Joy Webley

ZL2BGO

Peter and Lorna Grove

ZL2BHF

Jim Meachen ZL2 Councillor

ZL2BJF

Peter and Sylvia Beaumont

ZL2BKE

Eve Glassey (with Bob ZL2ACG)

ZL2BLC

John and Meg Ottaway

ZL2BNN

H T (Bert) Robinson

ZL2BSM

Mike and Evelyn Ryan

ZL2JV

Ces and Irene Crawford

ZL2LZ

John Rumsey (with his mother Fan ZL2TGL)

ZL2NA

Jim Shanks

ZL2QZ

Bernard and Betty Wright

ZL2SV

Jack Searle

ZL2TAK

Cyril and Rose Ingham

ZL2TBB

Lawrie and Iris Drew

ZL2TGL

Fan Rumsey (with son John ZL2LZ)

ZL2TVA

Grahame Burney and Jay Ward

ZL2TY

Peter and Estelle Rothschild

ZL2UEF

Jim Whittaker

ZL2UGS

Barry and Kate Jones

ZL2UIH

Norm and Sandra Greig

ZL2UV

Russ and Lenora Kebble

ZL2UY

Horrie and Fay Barker

ZL2WD

F J G (Jack) and Chic Deller

ZL3RW

Don Mckay President elect NZART

WINNERS OF THE SHRAN CUP

1938

L McMillan

ZL2IK

1939

Chas Murray

ZL2UK

1940

R W Miller

ZL2CS

1940

C F Rowe

ZL2CC

1947

W M Hall

ZL2BH

1950

W M Hall

ZL2BH

1954

B Lippitt

ZL266

1971

L J Barnett

ZL2ALW

1972

P R Williams

ZL2ARW

1973

P R Williams

ZL2ARW

1974

L J Barnett

ZL2ALW

1975

P R Williams

ZL2ARW

1976

R G Ditchburn

ZL2ATG

1977

D Laing

ZL2AQW

1978

M Saville

ZL2TVB

1979

R G Ditchburn

ZL2ATG

1980

D Laing

ZL2AQW

1981

John Ottoway

ZL2TIR

1982

Jack Devenport

ZL2AXY

1983

G W (Dick) Barrow

ZL2ADB

1984

John Ottoway

ZL2BLC

1985

Graham Alderwick

ZL1BLT

WINNERS OF THE TIKI TROPHY

1934

W C Smith

ZL2OD

1935

R J Coakley

ZL2PC

1936

W M Hall

ZL2BH

1937

Eric Rolle

ZL2IF

1938

Chas Murray

ZL2UK

1939

B E Jackson

ZL2FJ

1940

R W Miller

ZL2CS

1947

J T Taylor

ZL2GP

1948

W M Hall

ZL2BH

1949

B E Jackson

ZL2FJ

1951

J Innes

ZL2AMK

1973

D G Alexander

ZL2AWF

1974

Miss F C Ramsey

ZL2TGL

1985

H Garratt

ZL2BDF

1986

A Aston

ZL2AJI

1986

Bill Hamer

ZL2CD

1987

H Garratt

ZL2BDF

1988

J R Sewell

ZL2ASO

1989

J R Sewell

ZL2ASO

1990

J R Sewell

ZL2ASO

1995

M T Hodgkinson

ZL2MTH

1996

D S (Dave) Williams

ZL2UTL

1997

D S (Dave) Williams

ZL2UTL

1998

S J Ashton

ZL2SAM

1999

Hugh Webley

ZL2BFG

2000

Maurice Hodgkinson and Frank Wade (joint winners)

ZL2MTH ZL2WZ

Hutt Valley Branch Microphone Test

Among the numerous side shows at a recent N.Z. Exhibition was one at which a man, after putting a cork into an empty cask, succeeded time after time in blowing the cork out of the bung hole in the top of the cask. A reporter of the Hutt Chronicle commenting on this, said:

"It is no doubt a clever performance, but if the man had put his mouth to the cork-hole and then blown the cask out of the bung hole, or if he had put his mouth to the cask hole and blown the cask out of the cork hole, or if he had put his mouth to the cask and blown the bung hole out of the cork hole, or if he had put the cask to the bung hole and blown the cork out of his mouth, or if he had put the bung hole to his ear hole and blown the cask out of the cork hole, or if he had put the cork up his ear hole and blown his mouth out of the bung hole, or if he had stuffed his ear hole up the bung hole and blown the cork hole inside out through the cask hole, or if he had blown his ear hole up his mouth and pulled the bung hole out of the cork hole, or if he had stuffed himself up his ear hole and blown the cask up his bung hole, or if he had stuffed the cork hole and the bung hole in his mouth and blown himself out of his ear hole, or if he had blown the cask hole up his ear hole and blocked his bung hole up with the cork hole, it would have been in his opinion much more extraordinary."

Honorary Life Members Branch 18

7^th July 1935 Bert Lippett ZL266 (died 1966)

1938 H.B Johnson ZL2JS (died 1954)

7^th December 1947 W.H. (Bill) Hall ZL2BH (died 28 September 1950)

Mrs W.H. Hall

Mrs Estell Rothschild.

Mr Bob Sewell ZL2ASO (awarded AGM 2000)

Mr Jack Devenport ZL2AXY (awarded AGM 2001)

Mr Bruce Douglas ZL2WP (awarded AGM 2004)

Honorary Membership Branch 18

1964 Mr & Mrs O’Riley elected honorary members of the branch for 1964

1982 John Clench ZL2ATV (deceased 19 June 2002)

2001 John Wysocki ZL2TWS