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The original charter of 1he RPA YC Beefsteak nnd Burgundy Club and 1wo life member ccnificotes for Alfred C . Knight and Graeme IS . Nonnan .
Past Commodore Roben Oliver commenis on the wine at a recent Beefsteak and Burguody Club mee1- ing .
Visiting members of the St Francis Yacht Club of San Francisco have enjoyed the RPA YC " s Beefsteak and Burgundy Club so much that they have established witl1in the St Francis Yacht Club , the first chaner of the Bcefs1eak and Burgundy Club in America . This club was fathered by the RPA YC Beefsteak and Burgundy Club . Their charter is pictured .
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Sydney-based clubs which nre situated in high den · sity population area >. lo those early clays it was suffering badly from lack of patronage . Mr 0 . B . Norman suggested that a chaner of the Au :. traliun Beefsteak and Burgundy Club be fonned . In · Moon bar ' a group of friends had formed a dllUJ1g club called the ' Dirty Dozen ·. Amongst itS membcl '$ was a keen Star sailor . Dr R . G . Smith . and 11 "' tu decided that a fouodatioo meeting of the Beefsteak and Burgundy Club beheld at his home at Bayview . In addition to DrR . G . ( Bob ) Smitl1 being a foundation member of the Royal Prince Alfred Beefstcnl and Burgundy Club , he had served on the Comminec of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club . At that time Mr Norman was a member of the Mosman Beefs 1en ~ nnd Burgundy Club who graciously proposed the charter and became the
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Father Club . Since thnt date tho " club witl1in a club ' ha .\ gone from strenglh to strength . At a recent meeting of members and friends over 80 people anended tl1e dinner . On 26 January 1972 it was moved ' tha1 Mr 0 . B . Nonnan be congramlated on his work with this project '. Also at this meeting it was unanimously decided that the advisability of a billiard t .• blc for the Puiwnter clubhouse be investigated .
On 29 February 1972 the club ' s lotematiooal Yachting Fund was introduced . Vice-Commodore
W . M . Haivcy submitted a detailed report on the matter and the Com nu nee decided that tl1e member ;. be aproached at 1he nex1 Annual General Meeting 10 approve a levy of $ 2 per member being added to the yearly subscription 10 tinance the RPYAC International Yachting flund .
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