▁and ▁Fred ▁Se am ons , ▁an ▁account ant , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Cro ok ▁explained ▁the ▁objects ▁and ▁methods ▁of ▁The ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁Cro ok ▁then ▁met ▁with ▁Robert ▁Sw ain son , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Y M CA . ▁ ▁Robert ▁offered ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Rost rum ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁rooms ▁for ▁meet ings . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁Cro ok ▁to ▁gather ▁members . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁The ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁ 9 ▁people ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Y M CA . ▁ ▁Among st ▁the ▁at ten de es ▁were : ▁ ▁Alan ▁Cro ok ; ▁ ▁Robert ▁Sw ain son ; ▁ ▁Stuart ▁Mc P he e ; ▁ ▁Fred ▁Se am ons . ▁▁ ▁Cro ok ▁handed ▁around ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁The ▁Rost rum ▁club ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁Each ▁at ten de e ▁read ▁a ▁paragraph . ▁ ▁The ▁meeting ▁resolved ▁that ▁a ▁society ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Australian ▁Rost rum ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁was ▁formed . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁resolved ▁that ▁the ▁meeting ▁be ▁adj ourn ed ▁to ▁Sunday ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Middle ▁Har bour ▁Creek ▁and ▁Rock y ▁Creek , ▁near