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Chairman of Trustees
E.M. Hasluck Medal
GPO Box 9800
Perth WA 6001
Dear Chairman,
The Committee and members of the Mandurah Philatelic Society have unanimously endorsed Harold Clay as our nomination for the Hasluck Medal.
Harold was one of the major instigators in the formation of the Mandurah Philatelic Society in 1977. He was the first President, has held all committee positions at various times over the past twenty-five years and has being awarded the Club's highest award as Life Member.
Harold attended council meetings and workshops (which included exhibition layouts and judging) so that he could teach other members and offer these skills to the general community of Mandurah.
Through the Mandurah Philatelic Society, he set up and manned Saturday Morning workshops at the Mewburn Centre in Mandurah, to help adults and school children with any of their philatelic needs.
Harold was able to motivate and arrange for Club members to attend local schools and form lunchtime stamp Clubs. Thanks to those visits, those lunchtime Clubs are currently able to arrange inter-club competitions and enter stamp design competitions held by Australia Post.
In 1979, he organised the only Philatelic show outside the Perth Metropolitan area. Run over a weekend at Mandurah Senior High School, it attracted a lot of local publicity. As a result of this weekend, the Mandurah Philatelic Society membership increased considerably.
In 1981, the same year that Harold was awarded Life Membership of the Mandurah Philatelic Society, he moved to Dunsborough. Upon settling in at Dunsborough, he formed a new stamp club, based on the successful lines of Mandurah. Due to Harold's presence, a strong tie developed between the two Clubs. He became the first elected President and immediately started a circuit sheet to be sent to all the regular members. He was also able to arrange membership of the new Club in the WAPC.
In 1987, he moved to Rockingham and joined the Philatelic Society of Rockingham and Kwinana Districts, which was newly formed from a nucleus of Mandurah Philatelic Society members.
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