60th ANNIVERSARY OCTAGON ARCHIVE PROJECT
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As part of their contribution to the 60th anniversary of the Club being celebrated in 2014, the current Octagon Editor, Elaine Hamilton, and the Club Webmistress, Glenda Crew, worked together to make all issues of the Octagon which are in the Club's archives accessible through the website. This gives you all great insight into the Club's history as you read about people, events, results etc from over the past 60 years. It also allows you to see the progression of the Octagon from a slim Fordigraph (spirit duplicator) 8 page issue to the current full colour, fully professionally produced issues.
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It would be nice to be able to identify all of the Editors from over the years and thank them but there are many issues where the Editor has chosen to stay anonymous.
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However, some people do need to be mentioned and they are: Frank Taylor was 1st Editor of the Octagon who remained anonymous until his last issue.
Joan Appleby who was first mentioned as assisting with the Octagon way back in 1966 and who later took on the responsibility - along with many other tasks - in the early 90s when she and David Robinson worked together to keep communication with Club members possible either through newsletters or Octagons.
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The longest serving Editors were Peter and Delia Rayment who were responsible for the Octagons for the years from 1977 to 1990. Bruce Mutch had a long term of duty from 1997 to 2005 which was when Elaine Hamilton became involved. Others who, over the years, have had the Editorial 'pen' include Mrs Hunter, Iain Corness, Bill Hemming, John and Malcolm Campbell, Allan and Colleen Conway, John and Helen Kingcott plus a cast of extras.
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Please realise when reading these that the scans can only be as good as the original and some of the very early issues were printed on a spirit duplicator which didn't leave a permanent image.
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Please click each issue for a pdf file to read or an online magazine version for the more recent Octagons.
Page 4 - 1971 - 1975
1971
January, 1971
June, 1971
November, 1971
February, 1971
July, 1971
December, 1971
March, 1971
August, 1971
April, 1971
September, 1971
May 1971
October, 1971
1972
January, 1972
June, 1972
November, 1972
February, 1972
July, 1972
March, 1972
August, 1972
April, 1972
September, 1972
May, 1972
October, 1972
December, 1972
1973
January, 1973
June, 1973
November, 1973
February, 1973
July, 1973
December, 1973
March, 1973
August, 1973
April, 1973
September, 1973
May, 1973
October, 1973
1974
January, 1974
July, 1974
February, 1974
August, 1974
March, 1974
September, 1974
April/May, 1974
October, 1974
June, 1974
November, 1974
December, 1974
1975
January, 1975
June, 1975
November, 1975
February, 1975
July, 1975
March, 1975
August, 1975
December, 1975
April, 1975
September, 1975
May, 1975
October, 1975
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