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U 3 AThe University of the Third Age

Course Book& Events

Sydney U3A IncorporatedABN Number: 32 251 810 797

Suite 2, Level 2, 36 Carrington Street,Sydney NSW 2000

Phone: 02 9262 2702 Fax: 02 9262 2452Email: mail@sydneyu3a.org

Website: www.sydneyu3a.org

Sydney U3A

January - June 2015

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GREATER WESTERNRegional Course Coordinator: Sue Brennan 9624 4270

Email: suebrennan88@gmail.com Enquiries Only

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERSwill be held on

Friday 27 March 2 - 4 pmat

Seniors’ Leisure & Learning Centre,Old Council Chambers, Civic Place, Parramatta

AllnewmembersandfriendsarecordiallyinvitedtojointheGreaterWesternCommitteeandCourseLeaderstolearnaboutcurrentcourses,viewthoseondisplaywithleaders,

andhearwhatwehaveplannedforthefuture.

ToassistwithcateringpleasebookwithJuneKeith96211215Email:junekeith@optusnet.com.au

Over Afternoon Tea please let us know what interests youEveryone Welcome

GREATER WESTERN REGION OF SYDNEY U3AMid-year Madness Again

will be held on

Friday 26 June 2 pmat

Seniors’ Leisure & Learning Centre,Old Council Chambers, Civic Place, Parramatta

FOOD - ENTERTAINMENT - FUN

Come and enjoy the company of members old and new,Please bring along a Party Plate

All Sydney U3A members are welcome to attendPlease write in your diary now

TheonlymandatoryfeepayableinSydneyU3Aisyourannualsubscription.However,theregionsdoappreciateyourvoluntarycontributionstowards

refreshmentsandatokenofgratitudefortheleader.

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PARRAMATTA SLLC OldCouncilChambers,CivicPlace,Parramatta. Wheelchair accessible

151GS01 STORYTELLERS PARRAMATTAShareyourwritingwithafriendlylike-mind-ed group and discover the creative tech-niques used by other writers and poets.OptionalwritingexercisetopicsincludeLifeWriting,PhotoPromptsandPoetry.CometoStorytellersandjoininthefun.Alt Tuesdays from 3 Feb 10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:Shirley Brabham 9686 9447Email:shirley1937@optusnet.com.au

151GS02BOOK OF THE MONTHDiscussion group. New members mostwelcome. Share the experience, expandyourunderstandingandenjoytheprocess.Every Fourth Monday from 9 Feb10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:IsabelHalton98724467

151GS03GROWING YOUR FAMILY TREEInterested in your family history? Join afriendly,helpfulgroupallengagedindig-ginguptheirancestors.Alt Tuesdays from 10 Feb 1:00 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:JohnVenables94840526

151GS04MY WORDLovetheEnglishlanguage?Wonderhowouridiosyncraticsayingscameaboutandwhatsomeofthosepeculiarwordsmean?Come along to expand your knowledgeandwrite creatively in an enjoyable andeasy-going environment.Alt Wednesdays from 4 Feb 1:00 - 3:00LeadersandBookings:Ann Orel 9638 2547 Email:annorel@hotmail.comRachelleRassaby97972287Email:rrassaby@gmail.com

151GS05BRUSH UP YOUR SCRABBLEScrabbleenthusiastswill beattractedbytheprospectofplayinganewmiscellanyof opponents. The less experienced willfindmoreopportunitiestoimprove.Alt Fridays from 6 Feb 1:00 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:Vera Petrini 9633 2163

151GS06MANDARINThiscontinuingcourseisintendedforthethirdagepeoplewhowantto learnMan-darin,bymeansoflearningChinesechar-

acters and sentences using alphabetictransliteration. Yourclasslevelwilldeter-minealternateMondaysessionaccess.Each Monday from 2 Feb 10:00 - 12:00 Leader:YingMeiZhangBookings:YingMeiZhang96358798orNicoleLiu93112480

151GS07MANDARIN PIES (Practice in Everyday Speaking Chinese)These sessions are intended for learn-ersofMandarinwhowanttopracticeandimprovetheirlisteningandspeakingskills.Depending on skill level, activities rangefrom basic everyday conversation withemphasisonpronunciationandsentencestructure, to role plays and discussionsfacilitatedbynativeMandarinspeakers.Each Friday from 6 Feb 1:00 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:StanleyYan99807289Email:stanyan100@hotmail.com

151GS08THRILLERS AND MYSTERIESJoin a monthly book-reading group forthosewhoreadforentertainmentandlove‘whodunits’.Weeachtaketurnsinselect-ingtwoauthorsforthefollowingmonth.Second Monday of each month from9 Feb 1:00 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:DorothyJohnson9621 2389

151GS09CALLIGRAPHYLearn‘beautifulwriting’anddiscoveryourartistwithin.Noexperienceortalentnec-essary.Alt Thursdays from 12 Feb 2:00 - 4:00LeaderandBookings:GeorgieTuck96261334

151GS10A HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAWewilltalkabouttheEarlyAmericanCivili-sations and cultures from the Mesa andClovis, to theNorthAmerican indigenouspeoples: Red Indians and Eskimos. WealsodiscusstheEuropeancolonisationofNorthAmerica from theSpanish, throughtotheBritishandFrench,andinconclusiontheAmericanWarofIndependence.Alt Fridays from 6 Feb 10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:MikeGoodwin96712284Email:mikeawin@tpg.com.au

151GS11A LIVELY DISCUSSION GROUPHaveyoursay.ImaynotagreewithwhatyousaybutIwilldefendyourrighttosayit.Alt Fridays from 13 Feb 10:00 - 12:00Leader:MartinHanichBookings:DorothyJohnson96212389(after5pm)

151GS12 INTRODUCTION TO MARX’S CAPITALThiscourseprovidesanaccessibleintro-duction toMarx’s Capital (Volume 1), forall those who wanted to read this seminal workbutweredauntedby its reputation.Topics will include Marx’s labour-theoryofvalue,thetransformationofmoneyintocapital,surplusvalue,andtheaccumula-tionofcapital.(5sessions)Alt Mondays from 2 February 1:00 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:GarryMarks0434618968

151GS13 PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLDWe look closely at the lives of person-alitieswhohadasignificant influenceonhumanity’s social and economic devel-opment. Our focus is psychological. Weconsider the environment they grew upin,theirfamilyrelationships,whattheydidthat may have changed their world andhowthatmayhaveaffectedourownlives.Alt Thursdays from 5 Feb 2:00 - 4:00

1. Frank Lloyd WrightThegreatestAmericanarchitectofalltime.5 Feb

2. Lech WalesaThefirstpresidentofpost-communistPoland.19 Feb

3. Margaret ThatcherThefirstfemaleprimeministeroftheUnit-edKingdom.5 March

4. Ernest RutherfordThefirstmantosplittheatom.19 March

5. Ronald ReaganTheoldestmaneverelectedUSPresident.2 April

6. Rosa ParksMotheroftheUSCivilRightsMovement.16 April

7. Barrack Obama44thPresidentoftheUSA.30 April

8. Samuel MorseInventorofthetelegraph.14 May

9. Dmitri MendeleevCreatorof thefirstvalidperiodic tableofelements.28 May

10. Malcolm XAfrican-Americanpoliticalactivistandcivilrights leader.11 June

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11. Abraham Lincoln16thPresidentoftheUSA.25 JuneLeader: Barry Hanlon 9872 2914Bookings:RexBroadbent96863114Email:rexpat@optusnet.com.au

151GS14 TRAINS, PLANES, AUTOMOBILES AND SHIPSPresenting iconic examples from thetransportworlddemonstratingthehistoryand development of the various modes.Also included, journeys from around theworld using the various modes and where possiblepersonalaccounts.Opportunitiesprovidedtoallowthoseinterestedtodelvefurther intosomeoftheitemsdiscussed,includingmodellingtransportsystems.Alt Tuesdays from 17 Feb 1:30 - 3:30Leaders:DickHayhoeandPhilMallonBookings:DickHayhoe96593725

151GS15 ITALIAN: STRICTLY FOR BEGINNERS**(12)Informative and fun for those wishing totravel in Italyandhavenoknowledgeofthelanguage.Focuswillbeonspeaking,listening,readingandwriting,toachievealeveltoeasenavigationthroughyourjour-ney.Textsuppliedatanominalcost.Alt Wednesdays from 11 Feb 2:00 - 4:00LeaderandBookings:LuisaMaiorca0414 295 323Email:luisamaiorca@hotmail.com

151GS16HILL TOWNS OF ITALYThehilltownofAssisiisfamiliartomany,either through their ownvisitsor secondhand.InthiscoursewewillvisitsomelessfamousandfamiliarItaliantowns,bothonthehilltopsandontheplains.(2sessions)Tuesdays 10 and 24 Feb 10:00 - 12:00Speakers:NoraHinchenandJohnFlintBookings:SueBrennan96244270Email:suebrennan88@gmail.com

151GS17SUPER SINGLE SESSIONS**(25) A series of separate presentations onsubjectsofgeneralinterest.All talks are from 10:00 - 12:00Bookings: Sue Brennan 9624 4270 Email:suebrennan88@gmail.com

1. How I Got Published – Variations on the Publishing Theme Therearemanyreasonswemaywanttohaveourwritinginprintandalotofwaysof getting work published. Four of ourmemberswho followed different publish-ingpathssharewithustheirexperiencesingettingtheirworkintoprint.Tuesday 10 MarchSpeakers:ShirleyBrabham,Carmel Lid-dell,MoragSuttonandPamWilliamson

2. Forgotten Australians A survey ofAustralians who were worldleadersintheirfieldsbuthavebeenallbutforgotten.We review their achievementsand the reasonswhy theyhavedroppedfrompublicview.Tuesday 24 March Speaker:TonyMcCurdy

3. Ageing in the Era of Hi-Tech A rapidly ageing population is creatingchallengesforourhealthsystemsbuttherevolutionininformationandcommunica-tions technologies iscreatingsolutions–body worn sensors and robots being two examples.Tuesday 21 AprilSpeaker:LaurieWilson

4. Venturing out of Africa: The first steps of the Great Human Journey Migrationisoneofthedefiningcharac-teristicsofthehumanrace.Thestoryofthespreadofhumansacrosstheconti-nentsisafascinatingone.Tuesday 5 May Speaker:HimanshuJhala

5. First Settlements and Early CivilisationsFlowing water and skills in cultivation ofcrops enabled early hunter-gatherers tosettle downon the banks of great riversofEgypt,Mesopotamia,IndiaandChina.Tuesday 19 MaySpeaker:HimanshuJhala

6. People on the move: Nomads and Seafarers TheIndo-Europeans,thePhoenicians,theHuns,theArabs,theVikings,theTurksandtheMongolsshapedthehistoryofmankindfromtheBronzetotheMiddleAges.Tuesday 2 June Speaker:HimanshuJhala

7. European Colonialism and the world around us today. ThefallofByzantiumin1453triggeredachainofeventsthatinfluencedthefatesofglobalsocietiesresultingintheBraveNewWorld we live in todayTuesday 16 June Speaker:HimanshuJhala

8. Jazz - the Forgotten Genre Jazzisamusicalgenrethatincorporatesan enormous range of styles from smallensembles toscoredorchestralworks.Apersonalselection.Tuesday 30 JuneSpeaker:LeonardClarke

GUILDFORD: HEWITT HOUSE CornerofGuildfordandByronRoads,Guildford.

151GN01WRITING CREATIVELYLearn the skills of transforming experi-encesintoproseandpoetryandsharetheresults in a friendly supportive environ-ment. Alt Wednesdays from 11 Feb 1:30 - 3:30LeaderandBookings:Lorna Clayton 8861 5736

PRIVATE HOMES151GH01BRIDGE FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS (North Parramatta)**(8)Bridge for advanced players in a non-competitiveatmosphere.Alt Wednesdays from 14 Jan10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:LizSobolewski96307592

151GH02LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (Merrylands West)**(10)Informal discussion about the activitiesandpersonalitiesofyesterdayandtoday’sprominent people, including royalty, out-standing contributors to theworld sceneandpeopleinthenewsforwhateverrea-son.Alt Wednesdays from 4 Feb10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:BevCockburn96357802

151GH03MUSIC AND OTHER JOYFUL NOISES (Oatlands)Class members are invited to bring their own choice of music (tapes, CDs, etc.)andperhapstalkaboutthereasonfortheirchoice,be it personalorabout thecom-positionormusician.Anykindofmusiciswelcome,includingmusicaljokes.Last Friday of each month from 27 Feb 10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:JuneKendrick96381752

151GH04EXPLORING THE PAST (Merrylands West)**(10)Video clips and discussion about vari-ousfamouspeopleandeventsofhistoricimportancefromthepast.Alt Thursdays from 5 Feb 10:00 - 12:00 LeaderandBookings:BevCockburn96357802

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151GH05ANYONE FOR MURDER? (Merrylands West)**(10)ParticipantswillbeofferedaselectionofDVDs and videos of murder mysteriesfeaturingwell-knownfictionalsleuthssuchasFrost,Morse,Colombo,Barnaby,MissMarple,HerculePoirotandInspectorLyn-ley.Alt Wednesdays from 11 Feb10:00 - 12:30LeaderandBookings:BevCockburn96357802

151GH06MUSIC AND SONG (Carlingford, Toongabbie, Cherrybrook)**(8)Learnthetheoryandterminologyofmusic,voiceproductionandbreathingmethods.Bringalongashortlifestoryofyourmostadmiredcomposerandsingyourfavouritesong. Note rotation of different homes.Fourth Wednesday of each month from 25 Feb 1:00 – 3:00LeaderandBookings:SuzanneSu98721230

151GH07BRUSH UP YOUR CHESS (Carlingford)For all those with the basic skills; haveplayed,lovechess,andenjoychallengingthemindwiththisgameofpureskill,withthe demand required to achieve check-mate,thisgroupistheoneforyou.Alt Fridays from 13 March 2:00 - 4:00LeaderandBookings:DorotheaRatcliffe96379639

151GH08DESK-TOP FLYING FOR SENIORS (Carlingford)**(12)Any frustrated aviator may learn to fly;navigate and enjoy the scenery from22,000airportsworldwide,projectedontoa6x4 footscreen,usingastableof50aircraft (Wright Bros to Boeing 747). Noflying expertise required.Venue close toCarlingfordRailwayStationorParramat-ta/Eppingbusroute.Alt Tuesdays from 10 Feb 1:30 - 3:30LeaderandBookings:KeithManwaring98722907

151GH09 THE MAGIC OF MUSIC (Blacktown)**(8)A relaxing afternoon listening to beauti-fulmusicchosenbyclassmembersfromtheir ownmusical library. It can be clas-sical,songs from theshowsor justeasylistening,andmaybesomejazz.Alt Wednesday from 4 Feb 2:00 - 4:00 LeaderandBookings:SybilGifford96714623

BLACKTOWN: WESTPOINTFourthFloor,upAlphaStreetRamp.FourhoursparkingavailablewithSeniorsCard. Wheelchair accessible

151GB01TAI CHITai Chi has been said to relieve stress,arthritis and blood pressure. It can alsoassistinthemobilityofmindandbody,andaid blood circulation and muscle toning.Beginners, intermediate and advancedclasses.Each Tuesday from 3 Feb 12:45 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:UtaTrost96269683

151GB02TOPICAL CHAT**(12)Bring along your ideas for light-hearteddiscussionswithfellowmembers.Alt Fridays from 13 Feb 10:00 - 12:00 LeaderandBookings:MargaretDwyer9831 2512Email:jmdwyer2@optusnet.com.au

151GB03 FUN AND GAMESAlight-heartedcoursetostretchyourmindby playing scrabble, rummikub, canasta,andothergamesinafriendlyatmosphere.Alt Fridays from 6 Feb 10:00 - 1:00LeaderandBookings:Norma Fergusson 9622 8580

151GB04POETRY AND PROSE FOR EVERYONE**(15)Bringyourpoemsorprosetoread,orjustrelax and listen to the reading of estab-lishedauthors,ormembers’ownwork.Alt Thursdays from 5 Feb 10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:Norma Fergusson 9622 8580

151GB05AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL HISTORY – THE GREAT LANDTheBritishcolonisationofAustraliameantthat the Aboriginal people had most oftheir land stolen. We will talk about theAboriginal Land Conservation; the Brit-ishlandgrantsandlandacts,thepastoralindustry, and conclude by talking aboutthelandsquattersandlandselections.Alt Thursdays from 29 Jan 10:00 - 12:00LeaderandBookings:MikeGoodwin9671 2284Email:mikeawin@tpg.com.au

BLACKTOWN CITY LIBRARYStudyRoom,CornerofAlphaStreetandFlushcombeRoad.Wheelchair accessible

151GL01FAMILY TREE MYSTERIES SOLVED**(10)This is a support group for thoseaddicted to researching their family his-tory. Members range from beginners, tothosewithoverthirtyyearsexperienceingenealogy.Comeandjoinourfriendlyandhelpfulgroupwhosemembersassisteachothertosolvetheirgenealogyproblems.Alt Tuesdays from 3 Feb 10:00 - 12:00Leader:MarieDonaldsonBookings:KerryStevenson0421313419Email:kerryjune@hotmail.com

TOONGABBIE: ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH HALLAureliaStreet,Toongabbie.Closetorailstationandbusstopfor705and711,bothBlacktown-Toongabbie-Parramattaandreturnservices,parkingavailableonsite. Wheelchair Accessible

151GT01 MONDAY CANASTA AND MAH JONG (WESTERN STYLE) Learn Canasta and Mah Jong (WesternStyle). Practice, refresh and polish upyour skills for both these social gameswithafriendlygroup.Each Monday from 2 Feb 1:00 - 3:30LeaderandBookings:JonHendrikse96321039

151GT02 LINE DANCINGCome along as a beginner and learn line dancing, or further your skills with thisenjoyable, healthy activity to country ormodernmusic.Each Wednesday from 4 Feb 1:00 - 3:00LeaderandBookings:VickyFitzgibbon96225638Mob:0427240583