. ▁With ▁a ▁third ▁club ▁being ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁a ▁D ais ▁was ▁therefore ▁formed ▁with ▁representation ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 ▁clubs . ▁Alan ▁Cro ok ▁was ▁elected ▁D ais ▁secretary , ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁When ▁Cro ok ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁gathered ▁business ▁associ ates , ▁including ▁Stuart ▁Mc P he e , ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁Buck ley ▁and ▁N unn ' s ▁restaurant ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁they ▁formed ▁a ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁As ▁Rost rum ▁clubs ▁grew ▁in ▁number ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Cro ok ▁was ▁present ▁each ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁meeting . ▁ ▁While ▁Cro ok ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Rost rum ▁club , ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁ever ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁ 3 ▁clubs ▁at ▁any ▁one ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁result ant ▁meeting ▁agree ing ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Rost rum ▁Club ▁there ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁on ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Rost rum ▁Council , ▁Cro ok ▁became ▁its ▁secretary ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁ 2 8 ▁years