▁later . ▁The ▁proposal ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁the ▁NS W ▁D ais ▁to ▁affili ate ▁women ' s ▁club ▁to ▁Rost rum ▁was ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁by ▁Cro ok , ▁so ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁dropped . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁women ▁were ▁admitted ▁to ▁The ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁During ▁W W II ▁with ▁many ▁members ▁on ▁active ▁service , ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁Rost rum ▁st alled . ▁ ▁A ▁Rost rum ▁Ad van cement ▁Fund ▁was ▁established , ▁Alan ▁Cro ok ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁trust ees . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁business ▁trip ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Cro ok ▁visited ▁Manchester ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁special ▁meeting ▁of ▁The ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁and ▁attend ▁their ▁annual ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁the ▁y ew ▁tree ▁at ▁Gre end ale ▁Farm , ▁Mot tr am ▁St ▁Andrew , ▁where ▁he ▁addressed ▁the ▁meeting ▁on ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Rost rum ▁in ▁Australia . ▁▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 6 ▁Rost rum ▁clubs ▁across ▁the ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁national ▁convention ▁held ▁in ▁Tas mania , ▁resolved ▁that ▁Cro ok ▁would ▁also ▁have ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Australian ▁Found er ▁best owed ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁would ▁in ▁future ▁be ▁addressed ▁as ▁Australian ▁Found er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Cro ok ▁moved ▁his ▁consult ing ▁office ▁across ▁the ▁har bour ▁from ▁Sydney ▁to ▁North ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁He