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Commonwealth Club (Australia) - Front View From Terrace , in Oakleigh South, Victoria, Australia
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Commonwealth Club may refer to: Organizations * Commonwealth Club of California, in San Francisco, America's oldest public affairs forum * Commonwealth Club (Australia), a private members' club in Canberra founded by Frank Lukis * The Commonwealth Club, a private gentlemen's club in Richmond, Virginia, US * Commonwealth Club, formerly a private members' club of the Royal Commonwealth Society See also * ''Commonwealth Club Address'', a 1932 speech by presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt * ''Commonwealth Jazz Club'', a 1965 music television miniseries co-produced in Australia, Canada and the UK * Commonwealth Golf Club The Commonwealth Golf Club is a golf club in Oakleigh South, Victoria, Australia. It has hosted many events over the years, notably the Australian Open, Women's Australian Open and Victorian Open. Winners at Commonwealth *1961 Victorian Open â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Club Of California
The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Membership is open to everyone. Activities The Commonwealth Club has over 20,000 members and organizes nearly 500 programs each year on topics ranging across politics, culture, society, and the economy. Around 100,000 people attend these events in person annually. The Club has 56 employees and an annual budget of $11.5 million. It is currently headed by an expert on international security and arms negotiations, former Pentagon official and businesswoman, Dr. Gloria Duffy. Club events are broadcast on many public and commercial radio stations in the longest-lasting continuous radio program in the nation. Recordings of these programs are deposited at Stanford University's Hoover Institution Archives. The club has radio broadcast its fora since 1924, and current broadcasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Club (Australia)
The Commonwealth Club is a private members' club in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, founded by Frank Lukis in 1954. The clubhouse overlooks Lake Burley Griffin, and has been the club's home since 1965. It is on Forster Crescent, Yarralumla, between the Embassy of the Russian Federation and Embassy of Brazil, and shares a garden fence with the Embassy of South Africa and the Embassy of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... Membership, while not limited to a particular profession or demographic, is prohibitively expensive for the general public. Initiation fees run at over $3,000 AUD, and annual dues are ~$1,500. References External linksOfficial website Buildings and structures in Canberra Organisations based in Canberra Gentlemen's clubs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Commonwealth Club
The Commonwealth Club, is a private gentlemen's club in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Its present clubhouse was completed in 1891. The defining structure of the Commonwealth Club Historic District, it is located at 401 West Franklin Street. The Commonwealth Club is considered to be one of the finest pieces of architecture in Richmond and was a physical symbol of Richmond's New South movement. The club hosts the annual Richmond German Christmas Dance, the oldest debutante ball in Virginia. Architecture After an unsuccessful attempt to acquire plans from local firms, the Board of the Commonwealth Club looked outside of Richmond to develop a style that reflected the momentum of a more national architectural movement. The site proposed for the building, formerly the Palmer House, was located high above the street level. While the board desired a style broadly fashionable, they also desired the building to reflect Richmond as a southern city. The New York City based firm of Carrère and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote the value of the Commonwealth and the values upon which it is based. The Society upholds the values of the Commonwealth Charter, promoting conflict resolution, peace-making and democracy to improve the lives of citizens across the member states of the Commonwealth. History 1868–1958 What is now The Royal Commonwealth Society was founded in 1868, as a non-political, learned organisation; a royal charter was granted in 1869, and a clubhouse opened in 1885. The Society's name slowly evolved: from ''The Colonial Society'' (1868–1869), to ''The Royal Colonial Society'' (1869–1870), to ''The Royal Colonial Institute'' (1870–1928), to ''The Royal Empire Society (1928–1958)''; ''The Royal Commonwealth Society'' was adopted in 1958. The Society may be seen from early on to have been progressive in its time towards equality and diversity. A woman was first invited by The Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Club Address
The ''Commonwealth Club Address'' (23 September 1932) was a speech made by New York Governor and Democratic presidential nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on his 1932 United States presidential election, 1932 presidential campaign. Roosevelt said the era of growth and unrestricted entrepreneurship had ended, and the individualism must give way to collective action. He was not at all specific, but he hinted at liberal reforms of the sort that emerged in First 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, The First Hundred Days after his inauguration in March 1933. Scholars rate it among the 100 greatest speeches made by a President in the 20th century. Roosevelt's argument Roosevelt was long on history and short on specifics. He sketched a philosophical foundation for the New Deal, and ultimately for a Second Bill of Rights that he was committed to achieving over the course of his administration. Most historians consider it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Jazz Club
''Commonwealth Jazz Club'' is a 1965 music television miniseries which was co-produced in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Premise Jazz music performances were featured in this six-programme co-production of ABC (Australia), the BBC (Britain) and CBC Television (Canada). Each nation produced two half-hour episodes for the series. Scheduling In Canada four of the ''Commonwealth Jazz Club'' episodes, including both Canadian contributions, were broadcast on CBC Television Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 9 to 30 September 1965. Episodes * Australia: (Peter Page director) Graeme Bell and his All Stars * Australia: (Peter Page director) Don Burrows Quartet with Judy Bailey (piano) * Canada: (Paddy Sampson producer) Jimmy Dale Orchestra and the Sonny Greenwich Quartet * Canada: (Paddy Sampson producer) Tony Collacott Trio (Collacott piano, Bob Price acoustic double bass, Ricky Marcus drums) and the Rob McConnell Quartet (McConnell trombone, Ed Bickert guitar, Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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