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U3A
WOLLONGONG – INC
Term 3, 2021 Newsletter:
MONDAY 12TH JULY – FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
FROM THE PRESIDENT
The Illawarra is still clear of COVID unlike Victoria and hopefully will remain that
way.
We have had the first of our new walks led by Colin, around the
archaeological/historic sites of Wollongong. I’m sure everyone learned something
new. I did hear a couple of people say “I’ve lived in Wollongong all my life and didn’t
know this was here”, referring to the lanes behind the Old Court House. After this
success there will be more walks in future.
Also being considered is to visit a museum and have a nearby lunch.
As membership is down by about 30% the AGM will vote on increasing the annual
fees for next year to cover this year’s loss.
Other U3A’s offer courses on music and languages but this requires leaders willing
to run them either as one-offs like our cryptic crossword course or ongoing. So if
anyone is willing to lead a course, please let me know.
Regards
David Christian2
PAYMENT OF FEES BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
BSB No. 641-800
Account No. 001 142 057
Account Name Wollongong U3A
For identification purposes, please ensure you supply initials and
surname only with your online payment.
Enrolment Forms: Members paying by EFT will need to fill in an
enrolment form, available with newsletter or pick up from Treasurer.
Receipts Receipts for EFT payments will not be issued.
Name Tags Available from Treasurer on Mondays and
Thursdays after payment has been verified.
Please look at the membership page of the Wollongong U3A web site for advice
on how to pay
Tom Mylne - Treasurer
TERM DATES 2021
TERM 4: Monday 11th October to Friday 3rd December (8 weeks)3
PROGRAM SYNOPSIS
Monday
Salvation Army Centre SESSION 1 – General Interest Talks Auditorium
Burelli Street
SESSION 2 – General Interest Talks Auditorium
9.30am – 4.00pm
SESSION 3 – 1pm - Film Society Auditorium
SESSION 3 – Current Affairs Auditorium
- Monthly Book Club Auditorium
(1st Monday)
Management Committee Auditorium
(3rd Monday)
Tuesday
Varying Times and - Philosophy See elsewhere
Locations in Newsletter
SESSION 1(A) – Beyond the Fiery Furnace – Auditorium
Thursday Materials and Society
SESSION 2(A) – Cities of the World Auditorium
Salvation Army Centre
Burelli Street SESSION 3 (1pm) – Film Society Auditorium
9.30am – 4pm
Friday
Wollongong Library Photography/Camera Group Theatrette
9.30 – 11am
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING DATES
TERM 3, 2021
Monday - 12th July
Monday – 16th August
Meetings are held at 12noon, in the Morning Tea area –
members welcome4
MONDAY. 9.30 AM – 12 noon – Coordinator: Jennifer Mattock
DATE TIME SPEAKER ADDRESS TITLE
12th July 9.30 am Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery OAM TBA
11.00 am Anne Mobbs – (Member) Bundle – The King of Wollongong
19th July 9.30 am Jim Chapman Barnet’s Beautiful Buildings
11.00 am Denis Bristow Conversations with UOW Chinese
Students
26th July 9.30 am Marcus McInnes (Member) Australia Stimulated Global
Electric Car Development
11.00 am Andy Muir – Screen Writer The Truthiness of Truth
2nd August` 9.30 am Ms Jennifer Philps, Community Jeans for Genes Day
Relations Manager Children’s
Medical research Institute
11.00 am Kimberlee Brooker, & Guide Dog Activities and Achievements Since
Toffee My Last Visit
9th August 9.30 am Mike Traynor (Member) “Australia and the Illawarra
Vanished Fleets and My Part in it”
11.00 am Bruce Elder – Aussie Towns Interesting Places Around
Australia
16th August 9.30 am Stuart Traynor (Member) “I Am Just A Patsy”, The Emerging
Truth About Lee Harvey Oswald
11.00 am Allayne Foley * (Member) Shakespeare – Mabeth - Verdi
23rd August 9.30 am Penny Hoswell, WCC Waste Plastic Free Wollongong
Education Manager
11.00 am Emeritus Professor Stephen Hill Living Through Impermanence
AM
30th August 9.30 am Dr Ronald Smart OAM and Concert Halls of the World
Mrs Janette Smart
11.00 am Lance Jenkins The Australian Motorlife Museum
Kembla Grange
6th Sept 9.30 am Ms Ann Burbrook Green Connect
11.00 am Doug White Roy Orbison
MONDAY, SESSION 3 – 12.00 – 1.00 PM
CURRENT AFFAIRS - Group Participation – New Members Welcome – Leader Dennis Vukovic
BOOK CLUB - First Monday of the month
Coordinator – Nancy Harman
Coordinator: Nancy Harman5
THURSDAY PROGRAMME Programme Planners:
Kerrie Anne Christian, Jacqui Price
SESSION 1 - 9.30AM – 10.30 AM - Auditorium
BOYOND THE FIERY FURNACE – MATERIALS AND SOCIETY -
Coordinator: Kerrie Anne Christian
DATE TOPIC PRESENTER
15th July Copper – Materials for all Paul Wand
Generations
22nd July “Body Image” – Materials in Barbara Cattunar
Adornments & Jewellery Over the
Millennia
29th July Irons & Steels – The Industrial Greg Scott
Revolution’s Workhorse Materials
5th August Steam Engines – Powering the 19th David Christian
Century
12th August The Book – Stone Tablets to Kerrie Anne Christian
Illuminated Manuscripts and Digital
E Readers
19th August Materials in an Era of Recycling Simon Hodsden
26th August Concrete – Form & Function - Tom Mylne
Stretching the Imagination
2nd Sept Hydrogen & Steel? Green Steel? Is it Kerrie Anne Christian
for real?
9th Sept Refractories – “Unsung Heroes” in Greg Dombkins
Beating the Heat6
THURSDAY SESSION 2 - 11am-12 noon - Auditorium
CITIES OF THE WORLD - Coordinator: Jacqui Price
DATE TOPIC PRESENTER
15th July Livingstone & Bulawayo David Winterbottom
22nd July Paris Martin Arrowsmith
29th July York Dawn Epton
5th August Dresden Greg Scott
12th August Istanbul David Christian
19th August Singapore Kerrie Anne Christian
26th August Lecce, Italy Dawn Epton
2nd Sept Catal Huyuk, Turkey Annette Bouwens
9th Sept “Rome with Me” Robyn Menghi
WOLLONGONG U3A PHOTOGRAPHY STUDY GROUP –
Coordinator: Jenny Webster
FRIDAY 9.30 – 11.00 AM – Wollongong Library Theatrette
New Members Welcome7 WOLLONGONG U3A PHILOSOPHY STUDY GROUPS – JULY AND AUGUST 2021 Our philosophy talks will continue at The Social Cafe, opposite the Wollongong Library, until further notice. Both groups meet from 10am – 12 noon. Group 1 July 13 & 27 Pragmatism – Richard Rorty and William James August 10 & 24 Political/Legal Philosophy – John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin Group 2 July 6 Jean-Paul Sartre July 20 Simone de Beauvoir August 3 & 17 Wittgenstein For information: Gale Witcombe 0449 849 740 Barbara Cattunar 0439 005 977 Huw Thomas 0439 069 316 Dennis Vukovic (Group 2) 0428 723 855 The Second session on Thursdays examined the 40s and the first topic was “Fashion in the 40s” prepared by Jackie Price who also provided the clothes worn by our models below. From left are Pauline Reynolds, Anne Powter, Jennifer Mattock, Robin Masters, Barbara Cattunar, Nancy Harman, Aileen Harland, and Jackie Price.
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BOOK CLUB – TERM 3
Monday 12th July – Fool Me Once – Harlen Coben
You think you know the truth. The truth is you know nothing. Dark secrets and a terrifying hunt
for the truth lie at the heart of this gripping thriller by the 'master of the double twist', Harlan
Coben.
Thriller/mystery – excellent; kept me guessing till the end. Could not put it down. Well plotted
well written, great characters.
Monday 2nd August – The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared –
Jonas Jonasson –
Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he
doesn't want to begin: his one-hundredth birthday party The Mayor will be there,the press will
be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will not. Allan escapes through his window and begins an
unbelievable journey. As his escapades unfold, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which –
remarkably, he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the
twentieth century.
This book reminded me a little of “Forest Gump” and another book we read some time ago,,
“Norwegian Nights” and you are never sure if Allan’s stories are truth or fantasy, but it is a lot
of fun nevertheless.
Monday 6th September - Olive Again, Elizabeth Strout
The iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but also the lives of
those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine. Whether with a teenager coming to terms with
the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth during a hilariously inopportune
moment, a nurse who confesses a secret high school crush, or a lawyer who struggles with an
inheritance she does not want to accept, the unforgettable Olive is there.
Nancy Harman9
FILM SOCIETY PROGRAM TERM 3, 2021
Coordinators: Rick Thompson, Aileen Harland
1pm – 3.30 pm Thursdays – Auditorium. Note that films marked * will be shown with subtitles
for the hard of hearing
July 15 SPELLBOUND, USA, 1945, 111 mins. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Ingrid Bergman,
Gregory Peck. When psychiatrist Bergman falls in love with her new chief of staff, love
and psychoanalysis enter a Hitchcockian triangle.
July 22 CATCH 22, USA, 1970, 121 mins. Directed by Mike Nichols. With Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam.
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However,
sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody
of a "military mentality", and of a bureaucratic society in general.
July 29 THE DOLL, Germany, 1919, 64 mins. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. With Hermann Thimig.
Master of sly wit Lubitsch crafts a sly sex/romance comedy as a young man must marry to
get a future; and then...
August 5 RIDE LONESOME, USA, 1959, 73 mins. Directed by Budd Boetticher. With Randolph Scott,
Karen Steele. One of Boetticher’s sly Randolph Scott westerns, about a bounty hunter who
acquires odd companions along the way.
August 12 *FLOATING CLOUDS, 118 mins Japan, 1955. .Directed by Mikio Naruse. Naruse’s
masterpiece: a very wry love story as mismatched lovers try to overcome their complex
differences.
August 19 *THE NIGHTINGALE, Australia, 2018, 125 mins.. Directed by Jennifer Kent. Claire is a young
Irish convict in a 19th century colonial-era Tasmania, where British troops are in the process
of putting down rebellions, subduing the locals, and perpetuating a near genocide on the
Aboriginal population. A strange alliance develops between Clare and aboriginal tracker, Billy
- —both bottom of the barrel humans, so far as the British officers are concerned. And both
are vulnerable in a wilderness full of British men with guns... and bad intentions
August 26 THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, USA, 1950, 112 mins. Directed by John Huston. With Sterling Hayden,
Louis Calhern, and Marilyn Monroe. A gang of thieves, a tough gunsel, a shifty lawyer, and
Marilyn Monroe as a doxy: how many things can go wrong?
September 2 ACE IN THE HOLE, USA, 1951, 111 mins. Directed by Billy Wilder. With Kirk Douglas, Jan
Sterling. Wilder’s sly take on all the things that can go wrong as amoral reporter Douglas’
investigation of a story gets wilder.
September 9 HALLELUJAH, USA, 1929, 100 mins. Directed by King Vidor. The first Hollywood film to
feature an all-black cast as poor cotton farmer Zeke follows a girl’s temptation and falls into
all manner of problems, until religion provides salvation — for a while.10
LIBRARIAN
Leila Moss
PRESIDENT:
David Christian – 4267 1488
MONDAY PROGRAM COORDINATOR
VICE-PRESIDENT: Jennifer Mattock – 0418 449811
Alan Collis – 0414 044384
THURSDAY PROGRAM PLANNERS
SECRETARY: Kerrie Anne Christian
Christine White – 0409 669 184 Jacqui Price
Dawn Epton
TREASURER:
Tom Mylne – 0429 633 953 TECHNICAL TEAM
BSB No. 641-800 Allayne Foley
Account No. 001 142 057 Janet Holloway
Marilyn Walters
Dennis Vukovic
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Lawrence Bond WEB MANAGER
Wanda Chies Allayne Foley
David Crawford
WELFARE OFFICER
Nancy Harman
Christine White - -0409 669 184
Jennifer Mattock
Leila Moss NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
Nancy Harman 4262 8429, 0422 068627
FILM SOCIETY COMMITTEE
Richard Thompson, Jeanette Bond, Lawrence
Bond, Alan Collis, Susan Walkerden, Aileen
Harland, Pam Allen, Keith Allen
U3A Wollongong
P O Box 532
Wollongong, 2520
Web Site: www.wollongong.u3anet.org.au
email: u3awollongong@gmail.com
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