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ALUMNI NEWS Above, pictured from left: Em. Professor Mat Darveniza AO, Mr William Ridley, Dr Mervyn Hegarty, Dr Elwyn Hegarty, Miss Ailsa Gillies, Miss Elizabeth Winfield, Mrs Petra Jones & Emeritus Professor Ray Specht. Pictured right, from left: Mrs Meryl Papas, Dr Mary Mahoney AO, Dr Patrick Mahoney and Dr Maureen Aitken. The 2008 Christmas Party Pictured left: Mrs Marion Jones, Mrs Edith McPhee, Mrs Susan Blake (winner of the Best Christmas Hat competition for the second year) and Mrs Margaret Mapp. FOUR
2008 Christmas festivities continued…. Left: Mrs Petra (Kip) Jones paying vocal tribute to the office of Registrar through the singing of an old Varsity song. Right: Douglas Porter opening the association’s gift (at the request of the President) whilst Dr Janet Porter looks on. Starry, starry night! From Left: Dr Steve Papas, Mrs Merul Papas, Mr Richard Baptist, Mrs Lyn Milns, Mrs Desley Loch, Mrs Juliet O’Brien & Em.Prof. Bob MilnsAM. ALUMNI NEWS Pictured, from left: Mrs Alison Langdon, Mrs Irene Darveniza & to the right, fore, Ms Dalma Jacobs. Right, mid-photo, Mrs Mary Ridley in deep conversation with Dr Margaret Peel, and at the back of the photo, guests celebrating an enjoyable evening in good company. Hand-crafted cuff-links commissioned by the association for Douglas Porter in appreciation of his support. Lounging back in comfortable chairs with the night sky projected above us was a wonderfully decadent way to spend a Saturday afternoon, but more than 100 members and supporters of the Friends of Antiquity did just that on the 22nd November. We were at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium enjoying a presentation, the Stars of the Pharaohs, by the Curator Mr Mark Rigby. He explained that the night sky as we view it looked quite different to the ancient Egyptians because of the “wobble” of the earth on its axis. We were shown the sky as the builders of the pyramids would have seen it. To them the night sky also took on a completely different meaning as they believed that their gods dwelt there. I am sure that many of us now look up at night with an increased awareness. We were fortunate that the afternoon storms detoured around the Planetarium that afternoon. However, the storm that devastated some of Brisbane’s suburbs the previous week had also damaged much of the Planetarium’s technology. Luckily for us and owing to the hard work and skill of the staff in repairing the storm damage, the show went on, and what an enjoyable one it was! Desley Loch FIVE
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