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Tynwald Day Lunch meeting, July 5th 2008.

Fifty-seven members and guests, including representatives from the various Kindred Societies, attended our Tynwald Day celebrations at the Queensland Irish Club, Elizabeth Street, Brisbane.

Entertainment was provided by Whisky Mac with a repertoire which included a number of Manx songs, reflecting David and Bambi's Manx heritage and connections.

Vic Riddel played the piano accompaniment to the traditional singing by members and guests of the Manx and Australian Anthems and other well-known songs.

President Val Ashworth welcomed everyone and gave a toast to the Lord of Man after providing some interesting historical context.

Lillian Smith toasted the Queensland Manx Society Inc., while giving us some recollections of her long history of involvement and support for the QMS.

Geoff Conwell gave the audience an insight into the workings of Manx utilities and their attendant bureaucracy with an amusing rendition of the poem, the Ballabeg Public Toilet, written by Tom Glassey.

Richard Blackburn proposed a toast to Australia, Land of Birth or Adoption and Pat Riddel read a toast to 'The Day we Celebrate', written by QMS member Jennifer McConnell of Charleville,

Patricia George, President of the Cornish Association of Queensland, responded to the toast proposed by John Corlett to Kindred Societies.