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50 golden years

50th Annual General Meeting

David Earl raises his glass in a toast to NCT’s golden years

David Earl (Past Chairman of NCT)(left) and Pat Hutton (retired staff member) cut the 50th birthday cake

Representatives of the founder members of NCT who have remained members for 50 years, were at the AGM to receive certificates. The founder members’ names are in brackets. From left to right: Back: William Shaw (Campbell Shaw); Otto Seele (Albert Seele); Walter Redinger (Wilhelm Redinger); Rupert Fortmann (Ludwig Fortmann); Bruce Domleo (Barry Domleo); Dieter Ringelmann (Oscar Ringelmann); Michael Mackenzie (Eric Mackenzie); Bundy Shaw (Duncan Shaw) Front: John Bennie (The Hiltonian Society); Wally Slatter (Ed Slatter); Erwin Kusel (Heine Kusel), Walter Kusel (Heine Kusel); Alistair Gordon (John Gordon); Martin von Fintel (Hermannsburg Mission); Jack Mason (Walter Slatter) Absent: George Handley (Edward Handley); Neil Mills representing the Holley Brothers (James Holley); F.O., H.W., W.F. and E.J. Klipp (O.H. Klipp)

The Küsel brothers accept an award for 50 years of membership, started by their late father Heine Kusel in 1949. Left to right: Carl Seele, Walter Kusel, Erwin Kusel

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