Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 1954), Saturday , page 14
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Saturday 12 September 1925, page 14
mouthpiece
which was the of the ama-
WIRELESS INSTITUTE throughout Australia.
teur If they
privileges
were to have any rights or
MEETING OF TASMANIAN DIVISION. they must go united body,
for them as a
individuals.
Wireless Institute
not as a lot of Theymust
meetingof
A the speak with one voice for the whole of
of Australia, Tasmanian Division, was Australia,
the amateur movement in
office Masters,
held at the of Mr. A. H. which is embodied
as the Wireless Insti-
Launceston, recently, to consider the appealed
tute. He to every amateur in
formation incorporated Tasmania Tasmanian
of an division
to join up with the
that would fall into line with the de- Division,
and show the federal executive
conference recently held
cisions of the that they are on the map, as far as radio
at Perth, W.A. concerned.
was
unanimously
decided
It was to re- The minutesof the Perth conference
organise the division,and adopt the
association
were then dealt with, and Mr. Fysh decisions,
memorandum and articles of
gave a brief resume of the
recommended conference,
as modifications
by the with which were unanimously approved.
slight to suit the local con- decided
It was to leave the matter of
ditions. secretary
The election
of as
offlicers
fol- resulted the next meeting until the incorporation
had
had time to get the final-
lows:— Patron, Mr. W. MacCabe,
M. ised.
president,
Inst. C.E.; Mr. A. Harold Mas- Intending members
will find the secre-
secretary,
ters; Mr. P. O. Fysh; treas- Charles-street, Launceston,
urer, Mr. H. Graham; members coun-
tary enquiries
at 181
of and will be promptly
dealt
cil, Messrs. C. Crooks.
Scott and L. J. with.
decided
It was to leave two seats vacant
council, provide
on the in order to for
representation
the of Hobart.
membership
Under the new schemethe
is divided
into threegrades, viz.:—
(1) Members.— Bona-fide experiment-
interested scientific
ers, or those in the
study of wireless communication, either
professionally
or otherwise, who shall
attained standard equivalent
have a to
that necessaryfor an amateur operator's
certificate.
The council is to have power
investigate intending
to members' quali-
fications
(also on being raised from one
another),
grade to and its decision shall
be final. (2) Associate members
— Those
interested scientiic
in the study of wire-
communication,
eligible
less not for full
membership,
and not under 15 years of
Associatemembers
age. are to have
meetings,
power to voteat but willnot
eligible institute.
be to hold office in the
(3) Student members — Those interested
scientitic wireless
in the study of com-
munication, eligible for
not full member-
ship or associatemembership,there to
restriction.
be no age Student members
are to have no power to vote at the
meetings, eligible
nor
will they be to
institute.
hold office in the The mem-
bershipfees follow:—
were fixed as
Members,
£1 1s per annum; associate
members, annum; student
10s 6d per
members,5s per annum.
incorporating
question
The of the divi-
sion under the Companies Act was dis-
cussed,
and it was decided to apply for
registration
under that act, so as to
division footing
put the divisions
on the same as
the other in the other states.
Tasmanian delegate
Mr. Fysh,the to
conference,
the recent Perth spoke re-
garding
the outlook
for the division here,
and hoped that the wireless people of
Launceston
would realise the honour of
being institutehonour
members. They would
deem it an to belong to the
A.R.R.L.
Well,why not the W.I.A.,
which in the future would be on the
same footing and enjoy the same privi- experimenters
leges? He appealed
to all
institute,
to stand solidly behind the mouthpiece
which was the of the ama-
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