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From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester, England), September
1891, p.280:
Sydney, N.S.W. - On the 22nd June a meeting was held in the Temperance
Hall to consider the desirability of forming a Vegetarian Society. A
committee was appointed to draw up rules, and addresses were delivered
by several old-standing Vegetarians.
From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester, England), November
1891, p.316:
Vegetarian Society of New South Wales. - A second Vegetarian society
has been started in Australia. Mr. James W. Lawton, Hon. Sec., 14 Goodhope
Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, will be glad to receive
communications from Vegetarians.
From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester, England), May 1892,
p.149:
New South Wales. - We take the following from the Daily Telegraph,
Sydney, March 10: - A large audience attended on Tuesday evening last,
in the small hall of the School of Arts, to witness what was announced
as "A Mental Tug-of-war," which proved to be a debate. Messrs.
Campbell, Taylor, and Stachell, representing the New South Wales Vegetarian
Society, affirmed that a flesh diet was unnecessary, unhealthy, and
unnatural to man. They were opposed by Messrs. Jamieson, Purnell, and
Holman, representing the School of Arts Debating Club. The audience
voted 27 for the motion and 37 against, but many did not vote. A striking
feature was the diagrams displayed, showing the relative value of foods.
[ a pages later in the same issue was a detailed report of a new
Vegetarian restaurant in Sydney].
From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester, England), July 1892,
p.216:
Sydney. - About fifty ladies and gentlemen connected with various temperance
bodies assembled at the Vegetarian Cafe, 323, George Street, Sydney,
in response to an invitation issued by the New South Wales Vegetarian
Society, to partake of a Vegetarian dinner. At the conclusion of the
repast, with which manye expressed themselves very pleased, Mr. Cantan
( a member of the society) briefly stated the objects of the society.
He emphasised the assertions of many eminent doctors that the doing
away with the craving for meat would do away with the craving for strong
drink. For this reason he contended, temperance people should become
Vegetarians. Mr. Collins and the Rev. F. B. Boyce responded on behalf
of the guests. Mr. Boyce, though not a Vegetarian, agreed that too much
meat was eaten in Australia.
From The Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester, England), November
1892, p339:
New South Wales. - The first annual report of the New South Wales Vegetarian
Society was presented at a meeting in Sydney on the 30th July. The committee
states that what has been accomplished by monthly meetings, debates
&c., has been done in the face of great apathy on the part of the
general public , and lukewarmness even on the part of many friends of
food reform. Nine debates with mutual improvement societies have been
held, letters sent to various newspapers, and the Government has been
approached with the view of securing correct returns of meat condemned
as unfit for human food. Public attention has been called to Vegetarian
principles, and a practical illustration afforded by the opening by
private enterprise of a café which has made a speciality of Vegetarian
dishes, though public support, however, has not been sufficient to warrant
the proprietor adhering strictly to Vegetarianism. The receipts during
the year amounted to £20 18s. 3d.; the expenditure was £27
19s. 3d. Mr. W. D. Campbell was re-elected president and Messrs. F.
H. Satchell and James W. Lawton honorary secretaries.
From The Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester, England), December
1893, p467:
New South Wales. - We take the following from the Sydney Morning
Herald, 24th July: "The second annual meeting of new New South
Wales Vegetarian Society was held in the Temperance Hall, Pitt Stree,
on Saturday night. Mr. W. D. Campbell occupied the chair. There was
a good attendance. The secretary read the annual report, which set out
that the application to Government, referred to in the last report,
for returns of meat condemned in Sydney, resulted in obtaining a Parliamentary
return, through the courtesy of Mr. Allen, M.L.A., showing the number
of animals condemned as diseased, and also as bruised, and unfit for
food, at the Glebe Island Abbatoirs, during the years 1889, 1890, 1891,
and part of 1892, so that a comparison can be made with the result of
the operations of the Diseased Animals and Meat Act of 1892. The diseases
officially recognised by this Act as being identical in man and in animals
are tuberculosis, actimonycosis, anthrax, and cancer, so that an important
step has been made in the public recognition of the dangers of transmission
of these diseases by the ingestion of flesh affected by them.
An endeavour was made to have the subject of Vegetarian diet brought
forward at the recent Medical Congress, held in Sydney. The proposition
was not in time, however, to be entertained, but it has been urged for
consideration at the next Congress to be held at Dunedin, in 1895. The
report expressed regret at the closing by the proprietor of the Reform
Cafe, in consequence of want of support by the public. The treasurer's
report showed a total income of £10 4s. 8d., with an expenditure
of £11 11s. 7d., and outstanding liabilities £7. The report
and balance-sheet were adopted. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mr. F. H. Satchell; treasurer, Mr.
A. J. Taylor; secretary, Mr. J. W. Lawton. A vote of thanks was accorded
to the chairman, who retires from the position of president."
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