Alumni News - University of Queensland

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.
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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
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