ader ▁community ▁by : ▁ ▁being ▁the ▁Found er ▁of ▁Rost rum ▁Australia , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁ ▁member ▁of ▁Gordon ▁Method ist ▁Trust ; ▁ ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Api ar ist ▁Association ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ; ▁ ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Kill ara ▁Music ▁Club ; ▁ ▁R anger ▁under ▁the ▁Wild ▁Flow ers ▁Prote ction ▁Act ; ▁ ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ; ▁ ▁Past ▁Master ▁of ▁his ▁Mason ic ▁L odge ; ▁ ▁organ iser ▁of ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁Fair ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁appointed ▁by ▁NS W ▁Premier . ▁ ▁Rost rum ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁while ▁in ▁Manchester ▁studying , ▁Cro ok ▁joined ▁The ▁Rost rum ▁public ▁speaking ▁club ▁at ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Y M CA ▁founded ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁W icks . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁starting ▁a ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁but ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁work ▁commit ments , ▁study ▁and ▁marriage . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Direct ing ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Y M CA ▁was ▁Robert ▁Sw ain son ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Fre eman ▁awarded ▁by ▁The ▁Rost rum , ▁and ▁Cro ok ▁became ▁the ▁fourth ▁Fre eman . ▁Fre em ans hip ▁is ▁awarded ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁and ▁long ▁standing ▁service ▁to ▁Rost rum ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁two ▁friends , ▁Stuart ▁Mc P he e , ▁an ▁Elect rical ▁Engine er