ANARE Club: history

The Club was founded in 1951 by veterans of the first ANARE. The AURORA appeared at first as a news letter but was established as a proper journal when Frank Smith became editor in 1962. Frank continued in the job until 1971. Ken Simpson and Martin Betts then each spent a few years in the chair. In 1981 Shelagh Robinson (Mrs Rob) re-established the AURORA as a quality journal with a regular quarterly production, and ran it for ten years. Since then Malcolm Kirton has been the editor. Some issues have been better than others, but that is a result of what you, the Club members, have contributed in the way of articles and news items.

What Club members most value from their Club association is their opportunity to keep up old comradeship's at midwinter dinners and other social functions. The AURORA plays a part in advertising these events and by reporting news of members' activities.

Almost all members' subscriptions go to production costs of AURORA and its postage, and that the Club needs to give value for money. The AURORA tries to do this by:

informing members of the activities of ANARE and other news of Antarctic interest
by airing contentious issues that relate to Antarctica
by keeping members in touch with the activities of the Club
and hopefully, all written in a manner to provide good reading

In addition, over the past few years the AURORA has acquired an important social function; that is as a repository of much of ANARE's history, particularly those personal reminiscences that might otherwise be lost.

A.N.A.R.E. Club
	Former and current members of AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS
	history The Club was founded in 1951 by veterans of the first ANARE. The AURORA appeared at first as a news letter but was established as a proper journal when Frank Smith became editor in 1962. Frank continued in the job until 1971. Ken Simpson and Martin Betts then each spent a few years in the chair. In 1981 Shelagh Robinson (Mrs Rob) re-established the AURORA as a quality journal with a regular quarterly production, and ran it for ten years. Since then Malcolm Kirton has been the editor. Some issues have been better than others, but that is a result of what you, the Club members, have contributed in the way of articles and news items. What Club members most value from their Club association is their opportunity to keep up old comradeship's at midwinter dinners and other social functions. The AURORA plays a part in advertising these events and by reporting news of members' activities. Almost all members' subscriptions go to production costs of AURORA and its postage, and that the Club needs to give value for money. The AURORA tries to do this by: informing members of the activities of ANARE and other news of Antarctic interest by airing contentious issues that relate to Antarctica by keeping members in touch with the activities of the Club and hopefully, all written in a manner to provide good reading In addition, over the past few years the AURORA has acquired an important social function; that is as a repository of much of ANARE's history, particularly those personal reminiscences that might otherwise be lost.