City Tattersalls Club
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The City Tattersalls Club is a social club located in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Formed in 1895, by a group of bookmaker
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.- Range of events :...
s disgruntled with a Judge’s decision on a race at Kensington, New South Wales
Kensington, New South Wales
Kensington is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kensington is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick, in the Eastern Suburbs region...
. The club is located in the heart of the central business district at Pitt Street between Market and Park Streets.
Purpose
The objects for which the club exists, according to the CTC Act and Club Rules, are:- (a) to provide social, sporting, athletic, cultural and other activities for its members;
- (b) to provide a clubhouse or clubhouses for the entertainment and recreation of its members;
- (c) to assist any charitable, social, patriotic or philanthropic object;
- (d) to give assistance to any of its members or their respective families or its employees in case of distress or death;
- (e) to obtain, maintain and renew the registration of the Club as a registered club in accordance with the provisions of the Liquor Act, 1912 or the Act;
- (f) to carry out the powers conferred by the CTC Act and amendments thereof, and all such lawful acts or things as will provide for the further usefulness of the Club and the greater comfort and convenience of members;
- (g) to hold and arrange matches and competitions, and offer and grant or contribute towards provision of prizes, awards and/or distinctions; and
- (h) to establish, conduct or carry out any sports tournaments or amusements, and to cooperate with any person or body in so doing.
The purpose of the club is, according to its mission statement, to "consistently aim to provide a range of commercially sound, recreational amenities for members that are attractive, enjoyable and relevant in a location that is convenient, safe and friendly. The Club recognises employee performance with opportunities for advancement and career growth. The guiding principle of club management is fiscal responsibility in all matters.
History
City Tattersalls Club was formed in 1895 by a group of 20 bookmakers disgruntled with a Judge’s decision on a race at Kensington, an objection was lodged over a jockey weighing in with his whip, the end result being a disqualification of the horse first past the post and the bookmakers refusing to pay-out on the second horse, a hot favourite. By way of protest, the bookmakers left Tattersalls Club, the institution now on Elizabeth Street, Sydney, and City Tattersalls Club was born.City Tattersalls Club has its own Act of Parliament, with an Honorary Committee comprising a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and seven Committee members, all of whom are now elected by those who hold either Gold or Silver Membership, and who protect the interests of Members by overseeing the strategies of the Executive Manag,ement. The Management is headed by three Executive Managers; including General Manager, Assistant General Manager and Operations Manager. The staff comprises 252 members at present.
Location
In December 1992 ‘Silks Bar and Grill’ was born. Sydney during the 90’s was seeing an upgrade of office blocks and shopping arcades; City Tattersalls Club was ageing, exclusive and ran a strict dress code.
The Silks Bar and Grill opening was strategic as it allowed the club to capitalise on the Government of New South Wales
Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
5 kilometre ruling, allowing residents outside a 5 km radius to simply sign in to a registered club. Being a separate entrance, this protected the main membership of City Tattersalls Club.
After approval by its Board Members in 2007 City Tattersalls Club purchased the Merivale building at 194 Pitt Street and took back its occupancy of 196 Pitt Street previously occupied by National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation and customers. NAB is ranked 17th largest bank in the world measured by market capitalisation...
.These areas once developed will bring the Club closer to the Pitt Street Mall and enhance its prominence in the Sydney CBD. The Merivale building cost $9,250,000. The entire amount was borrowed from National Australia Bank who hold a first mortgage over the property. As of August 2010 only one floor (out of eight) is being used. The cafe or restaurant planned for the ground floor did not proceed.
Heritage & Milestones
The City Tattersalls Club building at 202-204 Pitt Street was occupied from 1891. Tattersall’s was formed in 1858 and previously had clubrooms at Tattersall’s Hotel in Pitt Street. Built at a small cost by today’s standards, the building was described as presenting a free and effective rendering of the classic RenaissanceRenaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...
style of architecture. It was constructed of Pyrmont, New South Wales
Pyrmont, New South Wales
Pyrmont is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pyrmont is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
freestone
Freestone
A freestone is a stone used in masonry for molding, tracery and other replication work required to be worked with the chisel. The freestone must be fine-grained, uniform and soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting. Some sources say that the stone has no grain, but this is...
, finished in rubble masonry
Rubble masonry
Rubble masonry is rough, unhewn building stone set in mortar, but not laid in regular courses. It may appear as the outer surface of a wall or may fill the core of a wall which is faced with unit masonry such as brick or cut stone....
, relieved by handsome pilasters balustrades
Baluster
A baluster is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase. Multiplied in this way, they form a...
, moulded Courses
Course (architecture)
A course is a continuous horizontal layer of similarly-sized building material one unit high, usually in a wall. The term is almost always used in conjunction with unit masonry such as brick, cut stone, or concrete masonry units .-Styles:...
and carved enrichments which were said to “combine to produce a striking though harmonious effect”. The rearing horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
figure which surmounted the building until 2007 was carved from a single block of stone measuring 200 cu ft (5.7 m³). City Tattersalls bought the building in 1975 at a fraction of its value in its centenary year. City Tattersalls’ second home, premises at 240 Pitt Street with a narrow frontage was occupied until moving to the present site in 1924. The old building still exists today with the Club’s name still discernible on the front fascia
Fascia
A fascia is a layer of fibrous tissue that permeates the human body. A fascia is a connective tissue that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding those structures together in much the same manner as plastic wrap can be used to hold the contents of sandwiches...
.
In 1930 Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson CBE, was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s...
spent six weeks touring Australia after her circumnavigation
Circumnavigation
Circumnavigation – literally, "navigation of a circumference" – refers to travelling all the way around an island, a continent, or the entire planet Earth.- Global circumnavigation :...
of the world at public events attended by cheering crowds at the City Tattersalls Club by posing on the Club’s front balcony at Pitt Street.
- 1858 Tattersall’s first formed
- 1891 First Tattersalls Club moved into 202-204 Pitt Street
- 1895 Opening of City Tattersalls Club
- 1903 249 Pitt Street purchased
- 1924 Move into current premises at 198-204 Pitt Street
- 1930 Amy JohnsonAmy JohnsonAmy Johnson CBE, was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s...
welcomed by the Club after her world flight - 1963 Opening of membership to women
- 1971 Snooker table dedicated to Norman Squire at the World Snooker Championship 1971World Snooker Championship 1971The 1971 World Snooker Championship professional snooker tournament took place in November 1970 at Sydney, Australia.John Spencer won in the final 37–29 against Warren Simpson.- Notable moments :...
- 1992 Silks Bar and Grill opened
1995 City Tattersalls Club Centenary year
Committee Members & Succession
All City Tattersalls Club committeeCommittee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
members are elected to their office by Voting Members and remain in office until results of the next Committee Members election has been duly declared.
To stand as a candidate in a Committee Member election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
, a person must be a Gold Member, being the Club’s highest membership level, have paid all entrance and subscription fees in respect of their membership at the closure of nominations and have submitted a valid nomination form in accordance with the Club’s rules. All Life, Gold and Silver members can vote for the committee.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
: Anthony J. "Tony" Guilfoyle
Logos
In 2003 City Tattersalls Club embarked on a re-branding programme to demonstrate to existing and potentially new members its contemporary but keeping with its traditional values. The Club adopted its new logo in 2005 and is currently in use.The Club manages several sub-brands offering many lifestyle, entertainment, health and fitness choices to its members and guests
External links
- http://www.citytatts.com.au Official site citytatts.com.au. Retrieved on 12 February 2008
- http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/amy_johnson.aspx?page=2 sciencemuseum.org.uk Science Museum exhibit on Amy Johnson Retrieved on 12 February 2008
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/famous_folk/amyjohnson/biog2.shtml BBC Humber site for Johnson centenary Retrieved on 12 February 2008
- http://www.olgr.nsw.gov.au/reg_clubs_home.asp .olgr.nsw.gov.au Retrieved on 12 February 2008
- http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/amy_johnson.aspx?page=2 sciencemuseum.org.uk Science Museum exhibit on Amy Johnson Retrieved on 12 February 2008
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/famous_folk/amyjohnson/biog2.shtml BBC Humber site for Johnson centenary Retrieved on 12 February 2008
Amy Johnson National Biography 1941-1950, London: Oxford University Press, 1959