of Scotland, but it was not until 1937 that the name was changed to "Scottish Branch". In 1954 the Branch seceded from the BAA to form the Astronomical Society of Glasgow. West of Scotland Branch Presidents Walter C. Bergius 1895-1897 John Danskin 1897-1899 Rev. Edward Bruce Kirk 1899-1901 John Danskin 1901-1903 Robert Robertson 1903-1905 James Waddell 1905-1907 Major John Cassells 1907-1909 Archibald Campbell 1909-1911 Dr. Alexander D. Ross 1911-1913 Archibald A. Young 1913-1915 John Johnston Ross 1915-1917 Frank C. Thomson 1917-1919 Henry McEwan 1919-1921 John O. Ross 1921-1923 John D. McDougall 1923-1925 Charles Cochrane 1925-1927 Charles Clelland 1927-1929 Thomas L. MacDonald 1929-1931 David Buchanan Duncanson 1931-1933 William B. Inverarity 1933-1935 George Douglas Buchanan 1935-1937 Prof. William Marshall Smart 1937-1938 Scottish Branch Presidents Prof. William Marshall Smart 1938-1939 Prof. William Michael Herbert Greaves 1939-1941 Charles T. McIvin 1941-1943 Prof. William Marshall Smart 1943-1945 Rev. J. Graham 1945-1947 W. H. Marshall 1947-1949 C. Walmsley 1951-1953 Dr. T. R. Tannahill 1953-1954 In 1896 an East of Scotland Branch was formed. This Branch was dissolved due to lack of support on 3 October 1902. East of Scotland Branch Presidents William Peck 1896-1898 William Firth 1898-1900 John Turner 1900-1902 In 1897 a second Australian Branch was formed by 13 members living in Victoria. At the London AGM of 1907 the President noted that "the Victoria Branch appears to be in a moribund condition". Victoria Branch Presidents Robert Ellery 1897-1900 Rev. John Meiklejohn 1900-1901 Ernest Frederick John Love 1901-1904 Prof. William Charles Kernot 1904-1905 Robert James Allman Barnard 1905 The Victoria Branch was re-established in 1951 (as 'The Victorian Branch'), but only lasted until 1963. Victorian Branch Presidents Philip Crosbie Morrison 1951-1952 George Anderson 1953-1957 H. B. Lewis 1958-1959 Dr. G. F. Walker 1959-1960 C. S. Middleton 1960-1961 George Anderson 1961-1962 In 1901 at a meeting of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society it was proposed to form a Midland Branch of the BAA. Support proved to be less than had been envisioned and there are no reports of any activity after 1903. Midland Branch Presidents Sir Oliver Lodge 1901-1902 G. M. Seabroke 1902-1903 What would become the BAA Western Australia Branch started as the Western Australian Astronomical Society in 1912. When difficulties were encountered in the mid nineteen-twenties Prof. Ross highlighted the advantages of restarting within the BAA. The inaugural meeting was held on 29 March 1927. However support was still lacking and there