ROYAL AUSTRALIAN
Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VBH8876
Navy News, Locked Ba!il12 . Pyrmont 2009 Distributed throughout an RAN ships and establi.s.hme/'lls
VOLUME 38 No.5 Phone: (02)3592308F!I.lC:' (02) 3592199 andto~personnelwhereverlheymaybe.
Ma rch 24, 1995
U ;:UT Carmen Marshall in
Darwin
SAILORS from seven nalions ha\"e sailed for
the sea p hase of Fe p Kakadu Two which is
ta king place in Ihe Timor Sea off Darwin.
11Ie sea phase is an inlensivelime for the men and
womenofa1l1he unitsparlicipating.ltinvolvesa
seriesoftT:liningactivi,ies including such things
as office r-or·the-wHlch manoeuv res.
replenishmen tsal sea and gunnery and air
defence cxercisesjusl to name a few
These aclivi,ies arc all dcsigned to improve nOl onty
the inter-operability between units but especially
the mutual undcrstandingbetw~nlheAustr:ll ian
and forcign nayies.
Competition was also intense at sea with the 1994
Glouct'Ster Cup win ners IIMAS lIobart and
IIMAS Darwin showing off just why they jointly
won the t1eel's most prestigious award.
Net'dless to say aU other units are eager to show off
their capabi lities as lhe new year heralds the
beginning of hca!thy riyalrybetween unilS
Support
While the fiCCI is al sea it is IlOI plain sailing for the
support cclis ashore.
The /Cciion sank f'Scope and encouraging service of their country."
DO YOU HAVE $1,000 DEPOSIT? * Memories of forgotten flotilla c rossed the bow s of the
destroyer.
Can You I n 1940 Ad m iral
Finally. in September
1942. Ihe ships were all
C un n ingha m pra ised togethera!lasl.aflereach
SAVE $49 PER WEEK th e me n serving in th e
old V and W destroyers
had steamed about 10,000
milese"erymonth.
To buy a $110,000 affeetiona tely k nown as
the Scrap Iro n Flolilla,
Steaming behind the bal-
tleship IIMS Killg George V,
Ni:mll wa~ the first
Highly Desirable say in g they dese r ved
better ships. Australian ~hip into Tokyo
soum EAST QUEENSLAND PROPERTY? He suggested they should
man the new N class
HMAS Nepal sub·lruII/ing in lire Bay of Biscay, /9./].. Ba} and NtI/!il'r's(';lptain
Buchannan. who accepted
destroyers then under con· distinction ofcaT/ying the sighlingrcponofherconvoy. the kC)softhe cily's Naval
structionin thc UK Prime Minister. Mr The liner Windsor Coslle. Base Depot from a Japanese
Howe"er. this was not to Churchill. and his wife to laden with troops was alter- Commander. v.as the firsl
be and the new ships "ere Sm. The twO AMCs were HMAS Nestor S.lnk the U- half the battle in getting
Royal Navy. bUlthey had boal U127. bUI was sunk an intervie w!
bcenfil1edou!ioSydneyand herself in Ihe Meditt'rrnnean
manned by Australian per· in 1942. fighting under the
$(lnne!. flag ora counll)' she sadly Prepared by
The eight Nclassdeslroy- was never tosce. a professional
ers were Napier. Nizen!. Normon took Ihe British personnet consultant
Nes tor. Normlln. Nf'pol. the Prime Mini ste r' s Trad e PHONE: Interview advice
Dotch V"n Ga/tn and Mission to Russia in 1941.
Nepa/ was the laSt of the
008644247 provided. Estab!ished
Tjerkiddes and the Polish
Pi(mnm. five Australian Ns 10 com- OPERATIO NlIFfGU ARO IS A t8yeaTS and operating
mission beploy- cooling breen, to a ...·ild
petingforthe$12rnilhon rll('nt was n:f1cctcd in the 14- tropical afternoon storm.
contract. e~pected to be liQurdaysCSL WOlllt spem ASSN Ian Ibll.a na\"al
awarded to the IIlnnmg bld- servicing the multi-national Reser\"ist. whose regular
der in Juoc this year. fleet"parked" In Darwin job is in the Federal Police
When completed in early l1 arbou r duri ngtheflee l in Ihe coo le r climes of
1997 the upgraded ... ind tun- Canberra found it hard to
nel will be Australia's pre- acclimalisc.'T\"eneverfeli
rnierfaciJi tyforlesting the SO hot in my life." he said.
.
CS p review
a e rot.lyn~mi c$ o f mOd ern
milhary aircraft and wea-
pons. and th.e rnost adYanced
~,I~~ kI"d;~ h
~:;:f;";;; "S"'~~~
completed
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The Ch ie f Defenct Scientist, Or Ri c h ard Brabin-
S mith , has a n nounced th e outcome or a rev iew o f
s up po rt se r vices al the Defe n ce Scie n ce a nd
T«hnology Organisation"s two s it es in Me lbourne.
The n:view was carried out as pan of the Department of
Defeoce's COlll1lYrdal Support Program (CS P). under whicb
CJOtel1t3l organisalioo$compete with bids pn:pan'd by depart-
mcnralstaff forspccifiedwor\:catriedoutbythedepartmenl.
tl Dr Brabin·Smith sai d that two functio ns a l DSTO
Melbourne which supported the Aeronaut ical and Maritime
Research Laboralory (AM RL ) had been reviewed under tier
MILITARY CHRISTIAN IWO increment t,,·o of the CSP. namely:
• facilities and propeny operations; and
FELLOWSHIP • slon:sand warehousing.
AI the beginning of the review process 93 people worked in
the:sctwoareas.
Exists to support and encourage Dr Brabin-Smith said following a compn:hensi\"e eval uation
the in·houseoptions for both facilitics and propeny opemtions
Christians within the ADF and and Stores and wart'l!ousing had been successful. He added
tllatthe newarrangemenl$tobc pUI in place for the future
Defence Department. manageme m o f these ac tiv ities wo uld !na rk a significant
departun: from the pn:vious wayofdoing business.
YOUR OWN DOCTOR
Want to know more? In the case of facilities and property the number of DSTO AND HOSPITAL
staff employed in the function would be reduced from 79 to T~" Ilt(1llot of 0/1In- ",""fjils Il$ 1I1f"1I, why nol givt
28. with 3 substantial incn:asc in s.utKootractor invol"erll('nl NHBSllring?
CONTACT TIlE MCF in the delivcryofthc scrvkC$. Brochures and appl ica tion forms are available from
In the cascofstcns and warehousi ng the numbcrof 5Ulff ~ca'll&~~t~~ ~~~a::\~~f;1oi~'knion.
OFFICE ON employed in the fUlI(:tionwould be n:duced from 141O$iJO,
with a furthcr reduction to five staff in Iwoyears.
WAlnNCP£JlIOOSCOULOAt'PLY
(06) 266 5132 Dr Brabin-Smith saKI mature annual 5avinp wen: upectcd
to amount to almost SO.8m DCTOS5 the: IWO .clivitiC5, fOf an
average saving of thc order of2O'lo over thc 5WuSqUO.
• WEDDING S. ANNIVERSARIES. HOME IMPROVEMENTS. SOUND SYSTEM S. "10
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Parliament HouscOIl I\londay. "II enabled us to show \he ing an ice cream Ihal we
A commemor.lIi,'e scnice Na'yin itsenllrety toa land· were JUSt enthusiastic young
at the Na"al Memorial on lockedci!y pcopledoinS oulJob and we
Sunday last wee~ :mracled a "The Naval Reserve "'erenodiffel\'nifromthem-
revcrent crowd and the Chief
CadC\S did a Sterling job arKl ~Ives. The~' fell comfor1able
of Naval Staffs reception al
their be~ring was 'cry good. with their N;lvy.
OldPariiamcnl Hou:.con the
-First-hand \'('ryprofe'>Sional "They found oul a whole
Monday night ended w'ith "The crowd thoroughly myriadoflhingsand I would
the Ceremonial Sunset and enjoyed the participation, SuspeCtlhere will be quite a
Beat to Quarters from the with the dogs, the lxInd, lhe bit of Canberra dinner pany
Parliamenta ry steps, with cadets' jaeks\aydemonSlra- talk about the Navy!"
impression CNS RADM Rod Taylor
takingtocsalutebefoTethou-
sandsofspo.'(:talors.
Wilh many Canberra
tion ... ihey"·ereeventrying
\0 dance to the band,"
CMDR W;ln~lyn said,
HMAS Hilfman Comm-
CMDR Morgan said.
''They really showed they
are interested in the Navy
and thcyappro"c ofi\. They
of the Navy'
FeSlival events scheduled, anding Officer CMDR Terry had acress 10 Ihe people who
the RAN too~ a lower profile Morsan said Na,y Week, do\hcjoo"
bUl wi!han equally successful thiswee~'sNavyDayinpar CMDR Morgan said the
oUlcome from Wwncsday \0 ticula r, was an unqualified cha ts were li~ely also 10
Friday, our recruiting learns succcss. have a posilive impact with
busy each day at the ACT's "The amounl of Interest sailors,
major shopping centn!S.
Sunday this week was,
naturally, the right lime for
Ihe ecumenical churCh ser-
vice at the DuntroonChapel.
again auended by CNS and
hundreds ofci,ilians as well
:;t::::~~e!:o~~~~s~~: ~~~
sportafterdcvotions.
Canberra Race Day ,aw
RADM Taylor present the
Saitors' Cup 10 the connec-
tions of lie's A Bull. The
"inncr paid S2.70and Sl.4()
a place. wilh Rio Amber "1I()( sailoT$ having a CORe or Mling an ice·(:rMm " ..
(Sl.50) second. ahead ofa ABPJI Anntoinette Aldwonh doesjusllhat on til e unJ'flS of
Navy Wee~ special, The Old Parliament House.
Boat Builder. Ihlrd. at S2.50
on the NSWTAB.
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SUBMAR I NERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRAliA
On Na"y Da y ilsclr. the HMAS PERTH 30TH ANNIVERSARY
DATE: Weekend of July 14-16 • VENUE: Tuggerah Lakes displays by the dog squad, VENUE, lennons Hotel 8rhbanc' DATES,
Memorial Club ' PROGRAM: Get logelher, Humer Valley Naval Reserve Cadets, the Weekend of July 15-16, 1995' CONTACT; Don
bus lrip and dinner dance. AGM and BBQ · CONTAcr: Navy Band, Community Chur
lII be eligible for the medal. so
climbing and abseiling, but a ble for the award of the 10 havc the nlleria for this all those who believe they
fourth day canyoning at medal and repaTriaTion bene- Imperial Award ext~nd~d to may have enlltlement should
Kalang Falls was ab.:indoned fits as a result of this those who rendered excellent contact the Navy as soon a,
bec~useofbad weather. change."· service in lhisdangerous pos,ible··
The Minister announced a occupation at th.: e nd of All those who consider
The climb at M ount
HMAS nitlsoll's odl·l'nlarers ill Ihe 81ue Mounlail/!;. change in the interpretation World War II."' Mr Punch they have an enTitlement
Boyce. n.:ar Blackhe~lh. was
near·ve rticalandconducted diffface. The second piTCh was a seven pitch descent novices TO have a go. of qualifying criteria for the should write to: Director of
began with an overhang and over300metres.llowe,·er. a It is understood theadven- Naval General Service ··An entitlemenl to Ihis Naval Personal Serviccs.
over two pitches, the first of
successful demonstration turers are now planning !l.tedal wilh clasp ··Mine- medal may also entitle a vet· (Allfl\.'llON: SO MEDALS).
about 40 metres with a dis· fimshed with an exhilarating
view of the valley below. ··run down·· of pitch three climbing and abseiling on sweeping" 1945-51 follow. eran to a range of benefil' Bldg 0-3-19. Russell
creet change of lOp belay
li nes in a small ca'·em in the Abseiling at Malatia Point dId not convince any of The Sydney·sSouthHead ing a move by the Royal under the Veterans Emilie Offices. Canberra ACT
Navy to recognise the ser- ml'nI ACI 1986. Once eligi· 2600.
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New sonar seeks mines
The Clearance Dh·ing Branch has intro- aparT towing a thin linc along lhe ,ea floor that The reflected wave picked up by the sona r
d uced a new weapo n in t he fight against effeetively snags The mine. wonds Jike a rhythmic pulSe,and when the wa,·eis
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE The introduction of the 2-Alpha will increase refleeted off a mine the pulscchanges allowing the
mines.
A ustr a l ian De f e nce Fo r ce A cademy efficiency immensely. operator 10 swim sTraight towards the mine.
CAN BERRA A.C _T. The new equipment is designmed the ANIPOS- The 2-Alpha Sonar i~ a hand·held. self·eon· in passive mode the 2-Alphadocs no! scnd out a
2A hand-held underwater sonar. tained. ballery-po"wed sonar that can be operated w3,e bUI··listens·· for any noise sources.
Master of Defence Studies Until recently. a technique called the··snag line" m eilheractive or passive mode. The Clearance Diving Branch is in the process of
Distance Education Program ~earch was Ih.: only effective method used by While in the acti,e mo.xJe. the sonar transmits a dc,·eloping standard operaling procedures for The 2-
Australian clearance divers for clearing harbours narrow ultrasonic wave that i, n::flceand Fore.gnPoiq
. A H,story 01 Pre-Nuclear MilItary Thought
. ContemporaryWariare
: ~u~~e;:u==
• The VilltnamWar
Forfurthefontormat.Mlnonetlglbiiil)'.entry,o;wrserequuements.and
tffstll,cture.iVldiorappica\lOIliorms.pleasl!cootact:
Mrs ctulmSavatlIlece. Australl.., Defence F"..,. Academy. Northcotl
Do. C..berra ACT 2£00. T elephone: (06) 2688207;
rut0612470702;e-..... II!c-t-a>"atIK$ATVERYREASONABLEPRIUS BASCUNAN J.E. POATC ALBATROSS 2BFEB95
Alllngtdfor yOO bythr:: Nava.l AssoclalionofAuslnll ia BLACK S.K POCO PENG UIN 28FEB95
&rvUr8Saiwr.l ToJay - OIdStJII$ Tomonv .. BRANOT A.M. POWTR CRESWELL 28FEB95
CHAMBERS M.C POSY NAVY OFFICE 28FEB95
CHURCHWARO R.M POSN STIRLING 2BFEB95
CRISP MA POCSS (AC} HOBART 28FEB95
Lieutenant Co mm- by Commodore Paul included service in USSJohn OEVOS O.E. POWTR DEFENCE 28FEB95
ATfENTION: Gashler.ChiefofLvgistics. OWYER T.M. POWTR CRESWELL 28FEB95
a nder Rob Turner. Hancock. (DOG ) . USN
EX "H.M.A.S. ANZAC" CREW MEMBERS Supply Corps School. USS FERGUSON C.A. POB MHO 28FEB95
USN, has been present· LCDR Turner's wife, HAROING D. POCK CERBERUS 2BFEB95
Interested in forming ed with a Naval Support Barbara. and seve ral work Mahon (000) and the USN
HARRIS A.J POA HC723SQN 28FEB95
an association for reunions, etc.? Command Commenda· colleagueswerc at the pre- Post Graduatc School. HeATH Y.W. POCSS STIRLING 28FEB95
IF SO CONTACT: AJmIUR (DOC) ROWE. 43 KEATS sentation. Commodo~ Gashler also MASON G. POCSS STIRLING 28FE895
tio n for his exceptional tooktheopportunitytop~
AVDo'UE, KINGSBURY, VIC 3083. PHONE: (03) 478 3305 LCDR Turner has sef\"ed
MCCABE I.E POATC HC723 SON 2BFEB95
services as the Assistant sent several Defence Force MCCALLUM S.M POCO STIRLING 28FEB95
Manager Customer Sup- at NSC Zetland since June MJLlIGAN B POWTR NAVY OFFICE 28FEB95
Service Medals. Clasps to
1993andisdueto~lUmto PRITCHARD R.J. POATWL ALBATROSS 28FEB95
port NSC Zetland. DFSMs and CCrlificates o f
'I lie commenda ti on was Ihe United Stales in April ROBERTSON O.E.N. POUWSM OTAMA 2BFEB95
GUNNERY AND BOATSWAIN this year.
Appreciation 10 members of
ROOKE P.O. POSN CRESWELL 28FEB95
presenlcd.onbehalfoftlle tbe Naval Support Command
SEN IOR SAILO RS REUNION Naval Support Commander. H is previous poslin~s Lvgistics Branch.
SPETHMAN R.N POB CRESWE LL 2BFEB95
Friday, October 27-Sunday, October 29 THOMPSON SA POCSS(AC) WATSON 28FEB95
VELLA J.A.F . PORSSM OTAMA 28FEB95
Contacts: CPOB Willmore (059) 50 7284 or POB -~-------
Pattison (059) 50 7279 TO PROVISIONAL pmv OFFICER
NSW area contact WOB Baker (06) 265 3308 OAVIES-GRAHAM CA PIPOCO CANBERRA 28FEB95
WIYESANOGIRLFRIENOSENCOURAGEOTOATTENO HAGGERTY C.R. PIPOS PERTH 28FE995
HOLGATE J.R. PIPOOEN ALBATROSS 28FEB95
LUDLOW G.R. PIP08 PERTH 28FEB95
NICHOLLS LJ . PIPOUC WATSON 2BFEB95
OEHM OJ. PIPOPT PLATYPUS 28FEB95
REUNION - 55TH INTAKE - HMAS lEEUWIN STIRLING 28FEB95
PAYNE R.J. PIPOMT
20th April 1976 WIGHT G.W. PIPORSSM ONSLOW 28FEB95
Ex Junior Recruits of the 55th Intake interested ina reunion in TO LEAOJHG SEAMAN
1995 please comJct any of the following: AICKIN J LSEWL' DEFENCE 28FEB95
CPONPL Lex Powell Hfo.1A$ ALBATROSS (044) 21 1196; ARTHUR R.L LSWTR STIRLING 2BFEB95
lSNPl Andy Gledhill HMAS KUTIABUL (02) 3S9 2242; BERTONCIN A.M LSRO HARMAN 28FEB95
BUCHMAYER M LSWTR NAWOFFICE 28FEB95
LSWTR Bruce MarillO HMAS HARMAN (NO) (06) 270 7171 CAMPBELL I.A LSBM NEWCASTLE 28FE895
CLARK W.O LSCK KUTTABUL 28FEB95
CLYOESOALE M.J. LSWTR PENGUIN 28FEB95
OAWES B.A LSRO COONAWARRA28FEB95
REUNION - STEVENSON DIVISION ~UKE C.J. LSWTR OARWJ N 28FEB95
31ST HMAS LEEUWIN APRIL 1970 FARRAWELL M.E LSBM CERBERUS 2BFEB95
AllrulTtfll:mde~·SailorsandeJ[·JuJtiorRtcru;lS {~mOSl FElDMAN S.D. LSCK WATSON 28FEB95
...-ekomt') arelnvi!edL0 1 retJnionOflIheQueen·s Binhd1y"i·eekendJune GALLON S.M. LSWTR ADELAIDE 28FEB95
9·1O·1I , 1995, · frida)". June 9-(,,-anning fiashcs)l 700illllell"s Pub GREEN P .A LSCK CERBERUS 28FEB95
nexlLOf1eeIliase"i1tarf · S2!urda)".JuneIO · functiooillSi'SMessHMAS GUNN-BROCKHOFFJP. LSSIG TOBRUK 28FE895
...ATSO.. . SUnday.JunelO ·fare....eUs. ·ConUCI:Jdf McDonough HANCOCK B.M. LSMEO CERBERUS 28FEB95
(02)337 0378 ("i"K) ' ClilFD-l)iigI11 (Ol ) 6718882 (""X). HILL MN. LSSIG NSC 28FEB95
HUGHES J.N LSEWL ' DEFEN CE 28FE895
HULLICK Jw. LSSIG HARMAN 28FEB95
will meet every Frida y al
LUNT S.D. l SRO CRESWELL 28FE895
day. April 11 , meelat Ihf 9 .30am 10 11 .30am . A For infonnation on the acti v-
MARSHALL C.A. LSWTR KUTTABUL 28FEB95
PHYSICAL 1lIAINER CUFRlNKS & TIE PINS Police Comm unicat ions. games' afternoon is open to ities for allWAbasedships. MCLEAN T. LSEWL- NSO-SQ 2BFEB95
OrdersareoowbmgrakmforthePt.yslcalTrakmglnstru::IOI's Carri llgiOIl St~l, Adelaide, everyone on the f i rs t and the FLO is a\"ailable on 527 NEil A.O LSBM CERBERUS 28FEB95
CdI'In!s;n:lTIepins- ' CuflliWrrel"n~9.IOOboxS20 al JO.30am. Ih i rdWedne sday sof the 9233. PRATI G.M LSRO CRESWELL 28FEB95
• CufflRs~5lledboxS I 5 ' CufflitksklplastkboxS14 There is no canleen but month from 12 .30pm to ROWE J.T. LSSIG HARMAN 2BFEB95
• TrePro (dyS7 . StickP'41onlyS7-OrdersC3f\bi!SffiHO IhePoliceclubisopposileif 2 .30pm . All welcome . SHAW C.J. LSEWL' COONAWARRA28FEB95
you wish to auend. Numbers Contact Mic helle formorc Cerberus: Play group get SMITH M.L lSEWL ' DEFeNCE 28FEB95
CPOPT G.rmn or l.SPT Utu..Jess ill HMAS COONAWi\RRA togethers are held on
are required so please con- information . Octopus SOUTHWICK P .J LSRO BETANO 28FEB95
GYM- PH: (089) 80 4271 orFAX: (089)804253 Wednesdays at 0930 at 16 STARRIT M.O.W. LSATC ALBATROSS 28FEB95
tact Failh Greenon3322536 Gardens will be holdinglheir
or Belly Thomas on 298 s pe cial AGM on Coo k Road (Cerberus THOMAS S.P . LSWTR PERTH 28FeB95
2720. Wednesday , March 29 , at COllage ) . Please bring a TOD~ l.A LSWTR HARMAN 28FeB95
11.30amai Watts Road . AU piece of fruit per child and WALKER I.l. LSSIG PERTH 2BFEB95
REUNION S I a family. Come and join WINSHIP T. M. LSSTO MHQ 28FEB95
NO WRA: The ncxt cof- wclcome.Contact Michelle
MORRIS DIVISION (11th Int:ake) in all the fun on Fri day
fee morning will be on Legge on 5934842. TO PROVISIONAL LEADING SEAMAN
HMAS LEEUWlN . APRIL 196s Wedn esday. April 19 al mornings at the gym from
ANTAO J.J. PILSH AOELAIOE 28FEB95
All ex Junior Rt1:ruits in1eresred in arrangingll Reunion in Support a ndWorkrorce 0930 to 1100. Child care is
9.30am at Flat 2. Canberra BOCK O.J. PIlSET HOBART 2BFEB95
Skills (SAWS ): A job club available at Cerberus
1995 please contact lilly of the foUo....ing: Drive. For more information
workshop will be run by
BROWN G.M PIlSET HARMAN 28FEB95
contact Jacqui Le onard on Couage 31$5 a child. S8 for BURROWS K.J . PIlSMUSN CERBERUS 28FEB95
Pe1erB:!dch (02) 65 1 4472. Jobn Bizanl (067) 687496, Bridging The Gap. A hospi -
21 6839. Playgroup is held two. Bookings 3re essential CLARK J.A. PIlSH HOBART 28FEB95
ErroiTomkins (058)8 l 2172,JoeNev.-bold(Q9)4SS3162. talitycourse will be ron by with Kalhy on 83 8212 or OAVEY S.T. PIlSET GAWLER 28FEB95
c\"cryMondayat9.30amat
Skillshare. Formoreinfor- Denise on 838373. Tennis is DAVIES S.R PIlSET MHO 28FE895
Flat I. Canberra Dri\"e.
mationcontactMargareton he ld every Wednesday at GROVE M.J. PILSMT DARWIN 28FEB95
Sallie Moulds can be con-
5277161. Leanne on 592 0930 on Ihe Icnnis court as HAIG J.D. PIlSET CERBERUS 2BFE895
HMAS WARRAMUNGA VETERANS ASSOCIATION tacted on 21 7482 for more
3264 or Debbie on 5927141 you enler the gat e al KAMPERT C.M PIlSSN CReSWELL 28FEB95
information. A craft moming
Registratioo fonns are avail- LEIS B.D. PIlSCO STiRLING 28FEB95
1942- 1959 is held every Friday at
able from the FLOs.
Cerberus. Childrt'n are most
MATHER C.R. PIlSATV ALBATROSS 2BFeB95
9.30am at Flat 2. Canberra we lcome and cost for th e
Fomrer crew life invitro to a reunion to MCHUGH P.J. PILSMT MANOORA 28FEB95
Drive. Janet Buckley will be morning is only 50\!. For
be heldlll BA.lJJNA NSWon T e n a nt Co ns ultalivf' MCINTOSH G.G PILSET WARATAH 28FEB95
lhenewco-ordinatorandshe more information about PILSBM
Group: Th e oeu meeting MULLALY G.O. CERBERUS 28FEB95
MAY 26. 27 &'28, 1995. can be contacted on 23 1347. Navy Wivcs Association call NEWMAN B.S. PILSMUSN CERBERUS 2BFEB95
will be on Monday. April 10.
1;lIIi ! !E1ii:a j,c: Functions to beheld Friday and S:tturday Shae on 839227 and Val on NORMAN S.W. PILSMT STIRLING 28FEB95
nights in the RSL. ***
C ONTACT GROUPS
at 10.30am. Child care is
avaitable. All welcome . For
793176 for child care for the OXENBRIOGE P.A. PILSET CANBERRA 28FE895
W A: The next combined functions. PARASKEVAS C.C. PIlSET STIRLING 28FEB95
Contact: Sam W1J}te (02) 5SS 2833,jim O'Donoghue mo~ infonnation, call Julie
contact group meeting will on 5923300. PARDOE A.J PIlSET HARMAN 2BFEB95
(02) 759 4893 or Laurie Probst (066) 866 090. PATON C.J. PILSATV ALBATROSS 2BFEB95
be on Wednesday, April ]2
al the junior sailors' mess at HMA S Dar ...in: Coffee Thank you to all the PJTCHFORK O.G PIlSMUSN CERBERUS 28FEB95
9.3Oam. All welcome. mornings a~ Ileld every sec- groups for your support over PRECHT A.K. PILSET KUTIABUL 28FEB95
l
tbe last year and 1 now look REYNOLOS J.A. PILSET BRISBANE 28FEB95
ANZAC SERVICE Bookings for Mar illa ond Tuesday at M arilla
forward to assisting you in RICH O.A. PILSET MHO 28FE895
House can be made by con- House the next meelingis
Sf SJEPHEN'S CHURCH. WIllOUGHBY spreading Ihe word on your SEMAAN C.S. PILSET WOLLONGONG28FEB95
tacting Michelle Legge on Tuesday. April 11. Contact
211 Mowbray Road, Chatswood at lOam 5934842. Play groups are Sharron on 5925892. Lindy current activities to as many SHAOFORTH K.R. PILSMT WATERHEN 28fEB95
SHARP A.D. PIlSBM PENGUIN 2BFEB95
Special 5peaker .....iII be Bi5iwp Donald Robin50n held eve ry Tuesday and on 5927474 or Melinda on spouses and families as pos-
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AD., fonner Arr:hbi5hop o/Sydney and WWll Wednesday mornings. The~ 5271022 for more informa- sible. through Navy Ntws. I
TlJRNER M.J. PIlSET KUTTABUL 2l1FEB95
are still a few \'acancies in tion 011 outings booked. look forward 10 hearing from
veteran. The urvice5 of the RAN Band will
gi~~~us ~m::
VEALE J.A. PIlSET
ttle four-year-old prognm. A aligroupsinttlenearfutu~,
auo anent/. It is propo5ed to combine rhi5 WALSH T.J. PIlSET
mother and baby group HMA S Swan: Sunday either at 16 St Mi c hael's WEATHERSTONE M.J. PILSET
urvice with a commelTUJrarion 0/ VE ooy, meclSeve ry Monday from lunch picnics will ~sumc at Court, Cooloongup WA WI LLETTS S.R. PILSBM WESTRALIA 28fEB95
which/all5 in early May. 9 .30am 10 1 J.30am at Bell Pa rk . once the s hip 6 168 or call mc on (09)-521 WILSON C.l. PIlSET STIRLING 28FEB95
Marilla Hou ~ AcraftJ:roup "'pruu. 4373. · JULIE DA WS. WOLTER O.M. PILSMT MHO 2BFEB95
and up against custom-
~B;a;;:J built Gumis. the Navy
The Na\'v's firs t a nd NAVY ~S cOlry provided comfoTl
bUI nOlllie necessary
svgfio~
last effort at
the "G umi speed to win on the hOI
36-degreeday, but still
race" was und erta ken
laSI mon th on t he came in a creditable third
Mu rrum bidgee Rh"er al behind a ITi-service RAAF
Base Wagga GumL skip-
"~Fea~ame "Gumi", pro-
nounced GOOM-I. is a
Pidgin word forrubbcr. as in
Sf; NEWS pered by LSATWL Bill
\Veilings. a Na"y slUdent
on a CAMM data control
BilongTaiaorinnertube
Thc race. held o\era9km Champions Teams Event, the arduous coup-":. This year's race lias the
course. has basically one but all eyes were on the As provision ofa Gumi twentieth and final one. its
rule,Ihal80percenlofa Defence Force Challenge was high priority. the tr:lin- demisebroughtaboutbya
crafl's flotation must be from which. for the first time. ing was reduced 10 nil and. modern-day shortage of
infialed inner lubeS. allracted an elllry from the usingabitoflicenceinter- inner tubes. so it was
The object orlhe exercise . Navy. IOgether with RAAF pretingthebasicrule.acraft deemed appropriatethallhe
is 10 sail. paddlc or pedal the and Army crews from both looking remarkably like a large local navaJ presence be
craft \0 the finish. avoiding RAAF Base Wagga and six-man life raft was entered represented
where possible the natural Kapooka. CreWI'd by members of Following the transfer of
hazards of rocks and floating The decision to enler a the Intermediate Safety Aviation Technician training
logs and unnatuml bazards Navy team was made only a Equipment course. the craft. to RAAF Base Wagga.
sucb as water bombs. nour week before the event. so it bedecked with a locally together with Surviva:
bombs and last night'S left was a mce against lime 10 manufactured canvas White Equipment and Dental
over supper. complete the construClionof Ensign. drew a lot ofatten- Assistant training, there are The first and las/ Navy Gumi crt .., on the Mu"umbidgu. (uji to righ/)
The six-race program the craft and carry out the tionallhepre-stanarea. presentlyaboull80staffand Semm ens, ABBM Gary Hawkins; n nlrt; AB8M Ga"in Paynt, LSBM Brendan Riske; f ronlo'
includcd the World Open training no:cessary losurvil'e Lacking local knowledge lraineeSaIWa2J(.a. '-SBM Scal/ Goldsmi/h, /-SBM S/t~'tn /look er. Pic/un courttsy a/ Tht f)o.ily Advt rtiser.
Harl1lan sailing
is alive and well
rwo;!:n
-;u:J Wi~\~h~~~~~:~~~~II~~ quYt~e :~:;AA~~a~~it:~
HMAS Harmall is (Navy Office) and ABMTH compete with Stuart and
alive and well. w ith Stuart Shimeld (ADFA) are Judilh winning the Tasar
man y Nava l p erso nn e l still the ones 10 beal, but the division. CMDR Henry
in vo lve d w ilh , 'arious overall Slandard is rising Finnis and his Navy Office
as~~~1s ~~~:i_I!~g. season ::I~h:ht~;:~ers getting closer ~ir:; :~~c~~:a~~e~ifr~~I~
opened with the handover of The Tasar nationals in Richardson's yacht Gelig-
::eL~~n!~~iC;~~~a~~:~~ ie~nc.;e;rv~~~ ::~S~7:,~ ~~~h Jhhe~~ ;~~~n~e~a~:P~~
~~~df~~d~ti~:Sti~i~~tebn~S~ ~~~:;I~~~~~~~~nK:nc~:~~ !:~:~~p~E\~~~Ir!~I~:~~
tn be of great assistance 10 itabJesecond . Manin Linsley division.
eV~::"::lgOing Saili ng i~~di;~:hKen Smi th com- 19~~_c;5ur:a~h~hb;g g:~~:!
Officer. LCDR Bob Jude. is SlUan and Judith recently jubilee Sydney 10 Hobart
now 320km doser 10 Ihe won the AD! v Navy Regatta race. This event saw RADM
sailing scene in his new job on Sydney Harbour. Chris Oxenbold step off his
al Maritime Headquarters. ACT sailors also compete one-man Laser dinghy and
The Tasar neet continues wilh the Trailer Sailer neel. onlO ASlerixs for the race.
10 sail on Saturdays with the with LCDR Chris Sinclair The YMCA Sailing Club
YMCA Club and also com- having a good time sailing nf the ACT organised spon-
";;;' " ' 'W:: 'h;;; " ;';; ~ , y;:;; lin=;;; ";;; ;;
~ ' :;;;;:;;;: ili;: " ;;;;::' ;;O ,;;;;; ,g;;; g F;;; bil;'·'
" 1 ::h!~:~~v~~c:nt~~ ~t~:
provide a crew fur the vari-
ous aspectS of the project
RADM Hammond gave
his approval. and Mr Warren
(Wazza) Hellwig. the
Hannan sail training manag-
er, was delegated the task of
organising the projcct.
Manyphonecallsanda
great deal of assistance saw
POATA Andy Beldom and
LSATA Shane Crow from
HMAS Albatross. LEUT [an
Kelly, LEUT Marcus BOllm.
lohn Clarke and Warren
PLAYERS Hellwig proceed to the
Southport Yacht Club 10 pick
WANTED up Ihe yacht COMTECH
PacificSltNs 01 the ilia\')'
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Bob&MaVsCOmefSlore-COIIl'tS Phone. (070) 53 1369 fJ"P'flSSfldlllt1reir!afflno/n6 RAN Cenlral Can/un Fund. paid adv"rr.sements atld
~EditonaIstilft_~ _ _t>M,,,~~t>y""'OeparfmMll. (New """,_sI>ouIdincIu
Easy rugby win
for Kuttabul No1
T he O ld Wind so r Meanwhile, at Granville downed Westpac Bank 33-0
Cup Rugby Sevens fin al Park in western Sydney. to move to the m3jorlinals
was a '; ho me town Navy teams from RAN oftllctournament.
Rugby Union and HMA III the Shield semi-finals
derb y" this year with
Shi,lsPerlh. Ml'lhourul' and ..
Kwwb/lland Feder l Police
HAlAS KU /tah ui team 1 KUllabulcofl1cstoo the Hahn Can he/T3. were lied lO-aU at
Ice Services Rugby lOs with full-time but Police ratl out
greal spiril but poor luck. winners 15-10 after e~ l ra
Only 10 teams challenged Penh wen ! down 10 time.
for too cup this year. mainly FedcrJl Poliee Sydney 59·0 The rmalsforthe Plate saw
becausethc majority of the bcfore picking up a game Palh lose to Military En-
Fleet w;\.Sat sea for tile FCP agairlSl the Department of gill<:crs40-0:mdMasooIPoIicc
Corrcc livc Services Oil for· oowned Mdbollrlle 36-0.
The IIMAS IVII/SQII Plate feil After a tight match. again
final was comesloo between Mefhmml(bcatL.andllcad· lied al full-time, RANRU
W(lISQn.mdllarm(JII with lhe quarters 5·3 but went down was defeated by Waverley
laneremerging victors 22-5. loNewlownPolicc24·10. Police 1Q.5 in extrn time.
A learn sprint competilion RAAF be3t
was held during too morning Commander·.~ X. Customs
with Northern Establish-
Southerners snare
Sovereign series
A Cerberus-based crew has chalked up a handi- ditions,(wertakingfoura.mpetitorsinl!"CJ[citingnight"ssailing.
ca p win in th is year 's stor m-tossed Melbourn ~ ~ The con ditions prevailed un til the Derwent Rive r was
I!0bart yacht race•• emercd on tile lIiinleveningoflhe race.
In ac losc tackini'dual up the n'rt'rScarboroughedged out
The success followed-a resounding win in the performance
handicapdivisiOlloftheleadup-theMcibourne-Bumierace.
As a result of the Melbourne· Hobart win and the pedor~
~~:o;~a~~~ ~~~~;e:~~ ov~_ the line and take handicap
During lhe iie3.501l the yacht hasbcell uiied as a test bed for
Mixed success for triathletes
mances in the Cock of the Bay (Port Phillip) and King of the RAAF Ba s e William- Navy had a numb e r of In the ve terans' section
improved safety equipment and procedu~s. iIJCluding a COln-
Derwent races Scarborough also took 001 the 1994 Sovereign billed life jaeket/safely harness. This equipment has now been lown has hO Sled se ries contestant s from s hips and LC DR Chris Da ndo f ro m
Seriesooaoount·back. issued to all RA NS1Jl sailtr.liningyachts. three of the Australian est ablishmcll \s. MHQ came th ird and he is
The 480nm Melbourne- Hoban even~ was a fast and e~(:it· Navy won themen's undcr- currently lead ing in overall
The winning crew il1(:luded RADM Peter Bri ggs (skipper), Serv ices Tri ath lon
ing race and a new e~perieIJCe for most of the c~w. LCDR Mike McGrave ([USN) navigalor). LS Dale lan ker 25 section (AS Seon Ford - placings for his age group.
Associat ion.
The trip down the rugged west coast was short. wet and (sailing master!walchkecper). LEUT JefT Nankervis (watch IfMAS Ncwcasflej and fin- PO Ken Steinman, who is
T he event co n s is ted of
rough.3.5awesterlygaleandimp~ssiveiieasSweptlhence1. leader), PO Trevor Stecum. LS Danny Gram. LS Mark Penny. ished third in thewomen's all ached to RAAF Base
lkm swim. 30k m bike ride
The ll -ycar-old.heavily-buihSrorbon)llghrevdledin thecoo · AB Daryl Thompson. under-25 ( SM Vanessa Wagga. is leading tlte se ries
andlOkmrull.
Trinder - flMASlVatson ). but is under threat from
RAAF triathlct e LAC SCOIl
Wevers.
"MAS WORT The resul ts have set upa
showdow ll for lhe Tuff
lrialhl on.t/le final rnce in the
series. at Ku-ring-gai Chase
National Part today.
A barbecue sponsored by
Salamander Shores Hotel.
providcd a good end to the
tby·~cornpciition.
It was great to see so
many Navy represematives
.mdsupporters in this grow-
mgspon.
Any person intercSlcd in
lakmg upthc challenge of
lrialhlon~ can conlaCl lheir
local PT or POPT Ma~
Wal~er at 1I~1;tS PtI(t:III11 00
9600366/367. Sto r y alld
phot o by P O I' II Rill
McLl ridc.
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