It is with the deepest regret that I have to inform Members that John O’Connell, the immediate past Chief Executive and Life Member of the Club has passed away. John originally started work at the Club back in September 1955 as a clerk and was then promoted to the position of Assistant Secretary in 1970,
The NSW Leagues’ Club Board today passed a resolution to close their Phillip Street licensed operation on 31 October 2015. The club would have been required to close in June 2016 on the expiry of it’s lease of the premises. Chairman Dr George Peponis said the decision to close the premises eight months ahead of