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Invitation to the November Dinner Members are advised that the 718th meeting Ladies' night and David O'Sullivan commemorative will be on Friday November 18th 2011 At The Quest Apartments 7-11 Dawson St At 7.00pm Food Master: Bob House Wine Master: Phil Dover Dress Lounge Suit Guests and Partners are most welcome Electronic banking via account ANZ BSB 013 520 ACCOUNT 008699266 is recommended. Cost $120 per person Reply to Bob House ballaratwineandfood@gmail.com RSVP Monday November 13th Please send details of any food restrictions or preferences

KENNETH DAVID BAIRD, DFC PILOT, SOLICITOR 30-4-1914 -15-9-2011 By ANDREW BAIRD and JILLlAN FOWLER The vagaries of life dictated that Ken Baird be born on the kitchen table of his parents' house in Ballarat and that he should die peacefully 97 years later at his home of 51 years just four doors down from his birthplace in Webster Street. In between, he survived tours of duty as a bomber pilot in the Mediterranean region and over Europe in World War II when attrition rates over such a prolonged period were akin to survivors winning the lottery. He became the first Australian flight commander of RAAF 460 Squadron operating under Bomber Command in Britain, and went on to command a Royal Air Force base Church Broughton in Derbyshire. Anyone who has visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra would have seen the four-engined Lancaster bomber "G" for George on display; Ken flew a stand - in "G" for George on a bombing raid over Mannheim in south-western Germany on ...

717th Dinner – 20th October 2011 SOVEREIGN HILL THEATRE RETIRING ROOM President: Robert Campbell CANAPES Blue Cheese Arancini Tartlet of Rare Beef, Caramelised Onion and Aioli Seppelt GW Show Sparkling Shiraz 1987 ENTRÉE Asparagus and Herb Salad with a Crisp Crumbed Poached Egg Chateau Carbonnieux (Graves)2005 Ch du Layon 'Les Pastourelles'2002 MAINS Spicy, Crisp fried Octopus Salad with a Sweet Chilli Dressing Venison Fillet with a Tea Smoked Tomato, Portabello Mushrooms with a Sage Brown Butter and Celeriac Remoulade Moss wood cabernet 1999 Birks wendouree cellar Cabernet sav Malbec 1999 Tamar Ridge Pinot noir 2002 DESSERTS Caramel and Chocolate Tart with Pistachio Praline and Whipped Cream Seppelts Grand Tokay DP 57 Food Master: Rob Campbell Winemaster : Phil Dover Chef :Belinda Underwood