Chapter Eight
Club Control Moves to Green Point
1970-86
Transfer of club headquarters to Green Point . Development . The Piltwater Regatta .
A recell ! club picnic at the Basin .
By I 970 membership had risen to 1750 , consisting of 1492 members , 22 juniors and 236 lady associ · ares . By January the Cap1ain , W . M . Harvey . and a Commiuee member . J . W . Parker , were co-opted to the building sub · commiuee and much discussion iook place regard . ing air conditioning and equipmenl for the new club hou > e . ' 111e year was not good financially-ii would appear 1ha1 Rowe Street would finish 1he year with a deficit of some $ 2000 and Piuwater about SIS 000 . h was decided to call a special general mee1ing of members on Wednesday
15 April in order 10 increase subscriptions for members 10 $ 55 , ranging through 10 juniors at S4 per annum . Revenue was badly affecled as ' Moonbar ' was 1101 the best place for dinner or en1ertainment , being situa1ed in a quagmire created by bulldowrs working on levelling and excavation . It was right in the centre of the development being carried out at thal time . Costs of consltUciion and development were ris ·
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