History 1973 to 1980

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South Australian Square Dancing

1973

Allan Frost started a club in March called YMCA

1975

Committee

President - Kevin Matthews

Vice-President - Don Muldowney

Secretary- Lynn Gram

Treasurer- Jeff Seidel 

Publicity Officer - Derek Cliff

Round Up Editor - Jean Golding

Clubs in 1975

Sheriline Club- Peter Cram (Caller)

Port Lincoln - Roger Weaver (Caller)

Seacliff Weavers- Roger Weaver (Caller)

Elizabeth ‘Y’ Shooting Stars - Allan Frost and Trevor Hunt (Callers)

Southern Cross- Allan Frost (Caller)

Wild Frontier- Jeff Seidel (Caller)

Sunday Night Dancers (later on called Kannella Squares in 1976) Jeff Seidel (Caller)

Callers 

Allan Frost 

Barry Jordan 

Brian Townsend

Heather Towner

Trevor Hunt

Jeff Seidel

Roger Weaver

Peter Cram  

Gary Chamberlain

December 1975

Committee

President- Barry Jordan

Vice President - Bob Kenney

Secretary- Lyn Cram

Treasurer- Jeff Seidel

Public Officer - Gary Chamberlain

New Square Dance Club

Bunch of Squares - Barry Jordan and Gary Chamberlain (Callers)

1976 

February

Committee

President- Bob Kenney

Vice-President - Eric Schumann

Secretary- Lyn Cram

Treasurer- Jeff Seidel

Public Officer- Gary Chamberlain

New Club

April - Cross Trail -   Heather Towner and Trevor Hunt (Callers) 

August - Ausquad - Jeff Seidel     (Caller)

October 

Committee

President- Bill Johnson

Vice President - Eric Schumann

Treasurer- Jeff Seidel

Secretary- Arnold Earnshow (In December changed Beverley Wright)

Public Officer- Barry Jordan

Round Up Editor - Jean Golding  

1977

New Clubs

Trails End- Trevor Hunt (Caller)

Clive’s Mixers - Clive Bates (Caller)

Croydon- Don Muldowney (Caller) the last Saturday of each month

Reg Lindsay’s Country Homestead - Colin Huddleston (Caller)

Information: Colin Huddleston was contacted from Queensland, to start a country western tv show. Colin use to travel from Adelaide to Queensland regularly.

Round Dancing Started in June 1977 with Don Simmons

December

Committee

President- Bill Johnson

Vice President - Eric Schumann

Treasurer- Jeff Seidel

Secretary- Clarisse Earnshaw

Public officer- Colin Huddleston

Round Up Editor - Jean Golding  

1980

April

Committee 

President- Bill Johnson

Vice President - Jeff Seidel

Treasurer- David James

Secretary- Barry Button

Assistant Secretary- Beryl Schumann

Public Officer- Max Williams

Publication Officer - June Seidel

State Editor- Don Muldowney

Clubs

West Coast Wanders Reg Mclellan

Bunch of Squares - Barry Jordon and Gary Chamberlain

Dip & Divers- Adrian Blythe and Barry Button

Weavers- Allan Frost

Shooting Stars - Allan Frost and Trevor Hunt

Wild Frontier - Jeff Seidel

Kannella Squares - Jeff Seidel

Ausquad- Jeff Seidel

Trails End- Trevor Hunt

Clive’s Mixers - Clive Bates

November

Committee

President- Jeff Seidel

Vice-President - Don Miller

Secretary- Lvy Elliott

Assistant Secretary- Beryl Schumann

Treasurer- David James

State Editor- Heather Towner