Left to right - Assoc. Prof. Adrian Page, NSW Minister for Housing, Mr Joe Schipp, Mr Alan Pearson, Mr Max Granger and Mr George Nawar.

This photo appeared in the Bullettin, December 2, 1991.

The text was:

"University Hosts National Masonry Seminar

The Department of Civil Engineering and surveying hosted a National Masonry Seminar recently which was the first of a series of annual seminars to be held in various locations throughout Australia.

The seminar was organised by a committee comprising Associate Professor Adrian Page from the University, together with Mr Max Granger, Executive Director of the Clay Brick and Pave Institute, Mr Alan Pearson, Executive Director of the Concrete Masonry Association of Australia and Mr George Nawar from the University of New South Wales wit the assistance of Mrs Cherie Pilgrim from the Department of Civil Engineering and surveying.

The seminar was attended by more tan 100 delegates comprising structural engineers, architects, TAFE teachers, building inspectors, builders and product manufactures from various parts of Australia and New Zealand and addressed various experts in the Masonry field.

The aim of the seminar was to improve the general quality of masonry structures by considering the various aspects of masonry design stage through to completion of the final structure.

The University was chosen as the venue for the first of these nation seminars because of the expertise and experience of the Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying in this field and the lessons learnt from the behaviour of Masonry structures in the Newcastle earthquake."

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