FSA History of Finch Aviculture series

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SamDavis
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The Finch Society of Australia Inc. AGM will be held Wednesday 10th September 7.30pm at the Brenan Park Hall in Bourke St. Smithfield. The AGM will be followed by the first presentation in our "History of Finch Aviculture" series. Expert aviculturist Bruce Hockley will outline his 40+ years of experience and knowledge. Bruce was recently made life member of the Zebra Finch Society of Australia - photo shows Bruce receiving his award from president Gordon Kelly. Bruce will also provide an introduction to Russell Kingston and Mike Fidler's new softfood products.
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Future presentatons in the "History of Finch Aviculture" series will feature dealers, importers and trappers. We will endeavour to video and upload to YouTube but these characters are much better in the flesh so please try to attend if you can.
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Congratulations Bruce.
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Here's a link to Bruce's presentation on YouTube - http://youtu.be/bQEqF6Mnxtk
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The Finch Society of Australia Inc. November meeting is this Wednesday 12th 7.30pm at the Brenan Park Hall in Bourke St. Smithfield. The meeting features the second presentation in our "History of Finch Aviculture" series. Kevin Devnie will speak on "Finches Past and Present from a Dealer's perspective". His talk includes the import of native birds from Qld and WA prior to the cessation of trapping and also a run through of many foreign species that he imported into Australia but are no longer present or are now rare.

No doubt many on AFF will recognise Kevin's shop...
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Where was his shop Sam?

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iaos wrote:Where was his shop Sam?

Cheers Ian
Revesby (in Sydney). I know at one time he supplied birds to many (most?) pet shops in Sydney and also many other areas in Australia. No doubt others on AFF will have a clearer memory on the details than I.
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Here's a link to Kevin's presentation (November 2014 FSA Smithfield meeting)...
Finches Past and Present from a Dealer's Perspective
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