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Australian Club

March 03, 2023

For the gentlemen's club in Melbourne, see Australian Club (Melbourne).

The Australian Club is a private club founded in 1838 and located in Sydney at 165 Macquarie Street. Its membership is men-only and it is the oldest gentlemen's club in the southern hemisphere.

Australian Club
Australian Club, 165 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Formation1838 (1838)
Location
  • 165 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Coordinates33°51′57″S 151°12′44″E / 33.8657097°S 151.2121269°E / -33.8657097; 151.2121269
WebsiteAustralian Club

"The Club provides excellent dining facilities, en-suite bedrooms and apartments, a fully equipped gym, and on Level 7 of the building in which the Clubhouse is located, are first rate business facilities which Members and resident guests may access."[1]

Reciprocities with other clubs

Presidents

  1. Hon Alexander Macleay MLC FLS FRS 1838–1848
  2. Hon Campbell Drummond Riddell 1848–1856
  3. Hon Sir Edward Deas-Thomson KCMG CB MLC 1857–1879
  4. Hon Sir William Macarthur MLC 1879–1882
  5. Christopher Rolleston CMG 1882–1888
  6. Edward Merewether FRGS 1888–1893
  7. Hon Philip Gidley King MLC 1894–1900
  8. Hon Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor MLC 1900–1908
  9. Hon Henry Edward Kater MLC 1909–1924
  10. John Archibald Anderson 1924–1933
  11. Major-General Hon James William Macarthur-Onslow VD MLC 1933–1936
  12. William Deuchar Gordon 1936–1939
  13. Pat Hamilton Osborne 1939–1942
  14. Hon Sir Colin Sinclair KBE MLC 1942–1945
  15. Hon Sir Norman William Kater MLC 1945–1948
  16. Edmund Irving Body 1948–1951
  17. Hon Sir Colin Sinclair KBE MLC 1951–1954
  18. John Gordon Crowther 1954–1957
  19. Edmund Irving Body CBE 1957–1959
  20. John Gordon Crowther 1959–1960
  21. Rt Hon Sir Victor Windeyer KBE, CB, DSO, ED, QC 1960–1963
  22. Donald Brian Hardy Arnott 1963–1966
  23. Major-General Sir Denzil Macarthur-Onslow CBE DSO ED 1966–1969
  24. Sir Norman Lethbridge Cowper CBE 1969–1972
  25. Sir William Morrow DSO ED 1972–1975
  26. Peter Gordon Sayers 1975–1978
  27. Graham Marriott Thorp MC 1978–1981
  28. Louis Walter Davies A0 1981–1984
  29. Hon Sir John Bryan Munro Fuller 1984–1987
  30. Alam Hamilton Loxton AM 1987–1990
  31. Brian Cameron France 1990–1993
  32. Peter John Watt 1993–1996
  33. David Hardy Playfair MBE ED 1996–1999
  34. Robert Lee Maple–Brown AO 1999–2002
  35. Peter Ross Graham QC 2002–2005
  36. Roderick Murchison Hume Kater 2005–2008
  37. Charles Frederick Moore 2008–2011
  38. Richard Hamilton Fisher AM 2011[2]

Membership

See also: List of Australian Club Members

At least 5 former Prime Ministers have been members of the club including recently, John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull.[3]

Women are excluded from membership of the club; although they are welcome as guests in most areas and at most functions hosted by the club. For over a century the club has had a friendly albeit informal relationship with the women-only Queen's Club, where many of the members' mothers, wives and sisters are members. The committees of each club take turns to host the other to a formal dinner on an annual basis.[citation needed]

In June 2021, around 700 members attended a Special General Meeting of the club to vote on a proposal to allow women to join the club. Seventy-five percent of attending members needed to vote for the proposal in order for it to receive approval. The proposal was defeated when only 38 percent voted in favour of allowing women to join, falling well short of the 75 per cent required.[3]

Website

The club website is titled 165 Macquarie Street but is only accessible to members.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Club Web Site Home page
  2. ^ Angel, J. R; Fletcher, Brian H. (Brian Hinton), 1931-2018 (2013), The Australian Club : 1828-2013, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74331-656-6{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b O'Mallon, Finbar (15 June 2021). "'Beyond belief': Elite men's club votes no to letting women in". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

External links

  •   Media related to Australian Club at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  • The Australian Club Photograph Powerhouse Museum

March 03, 2023
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For the gentlemen s club in Melbourne see Australian Club Melbourne The Australian Club is a private club founded in 1838 and located in Sydney at 165 Macquarie Street Its membership is men only and it is the oldest gentlemen s club in the southern hemisphere Australian ClubAustralian Club 165 Macquarie Street Sydney New South WalesFormation1838 1838 Location165 Macquarie Street SydneyCoordinates33 51 57 S 151 12 44 E 33 8657097 S 151 2121269 E 33 8657097 151 2121269WebsiteAustralian Club The Club provides excellent dining facilities en suite bedrooms and apartments a fully equipped gym and on Level 7 of the building in which the Clubhouse is located are first rate business facilities which Members and resident guests may access 1 Contents 1 Reciprocities with other clubs 2 Presidents 3 Membership 4 Website 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksReciprocities with other clubs EditMelbourne Club Melbourne Athenaeum Club Melbourne The Australian Club Melbourne Boodle s London Brooks s London Garrick Club London New Club Edinburgh Knickerbocker Club New York Union Club New York Metropolitan Club Washington D C Somerset Club Boston Pacific Union Club San Francisco Circolo della Caccia Rome Circolo Nazionale dell Unione Naples Domino Club Bologna Circolo Societa dell Unione Venice Jockey Club de Paris Paris Jockey Club fur Osterreich Vienna Nuevo Club Madrid Haagsche Club The Hague Kildare Street amp University Club Dublin Wellington Club Wellington Tokyo Club Tokyo Presidents EditHon Alexander Macleay MLC FLS FRS 1838 1848 Hon Campbell Drummond Riddell 1848 1856 Hon Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG CB MLC 1857 1879 Hon Sir William Macarthur MLC 1879 1882 Christopher Rolleston CMG 1882 1888 Edward Merewether FRGS 1888 1893 Hon Philip Gidley King MLC 1894 1900 Hon Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor MLC 1900 1908 Hon Henry Edward Kater MLC 1909 1924 John Archibald Anderson 1924 1933 Major General Hon James William Macarthur Onslow VD MLC 1933 1936 William Deuchar Gordon 1936 1939 Pat Hamilton Osborne 1939 1942 Hon Sir Colin Sinclair KBE MLC 1942 1945 Hon Sir Norman William Kater MLC 1945 1948 Edmund Irving Body 1948 1951 Hon Sir Colin Sinclair KBE MLC 1951 1954 John Gordon Crowther 1954 1957 Edmund Irving Body CBE 1957 1959 John Gordon Crowther 1959 1960 Rt Hon Sir Victor Windeyer KBE CB DSO ED QC 1960 1963 Donald Brian Hardy Arnott 1963 1966 Major General Sir Denzil Macarthur Onslow CBE DSO ED 1966 1969 Sir Norman Lethbridge Cowper CBE 1969 1972 Sir William Morrow DSO ED 1972 1975 Peter Gordon Sayers 1975 1978 Graham Marriott Thorp MC 1978 1981 Louis Walter Davies A0 1981 1984 Hon Sir John Bryan Munro Fuller 1984 1987 Alam Hamilton Loxton AM 1987 1990 Brian Cameron France 1990 1993 Peter John Watt 1993 1996 David Hardy Playfair MBE ED 1996 1999 Robert Lee Maple Brown AO 1999 2002 Peter Ross Graham QC 2002 2005 Roderick Murchison Hume Kater 2005 2008 Charles Frederick Moore 2008 2011 Richard Hamilton Fisher AM 2011 2 Membership EditSee also List of Australian Club Members At least 5 former Prime Ministers have been members of the club including recently John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull 3 Women are excluded from membership of the club although they are welcome as guests in most areas and at most functions hosted by the club For over a century the club has had a friendly albeit informal relationship with the women only Queen s Club where many of the members mothers wives and sisters are members The committees of each club take turns to host the other to a formal dinner on an annual basis citation needed In June 2021 around 700 members attended a Special General Meeting of the club to vote on a proposal to allow women to join the club Seventy five percent of attending members needed to vote for the proposal in order for it to receive approval The proposal was defeated when only 38 percent voted in favour of allowing women to join falling well short of the 75 per cent required 3 Website EditThe club website is titled 165 Macquarie Street but is only accessible to members See also EditAustralian Club Melbourne White s List of India s gentlemen s clubs List of London s Gentleman s clubsReferences Edit Australian Club Web Site Home page Angel J R Fletcher Brian H Brian Hinton 1931 2018 2013 The Australian Club 1828 2013 Allen amp Unwin ISBN 978 1 74331 656 6 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b O Mallon Finbar 15 June 2021 Beyond belief Elite men s club votes no to letting women in Australian Financial Review Retrieved 15 June 2021 External links Edit Media related to Australian Club at Wikimedia Commons Official website The Australian Club Photograph Powerhouse Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Club amp oldid 1140388491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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