_,

2/2 COMMANDO

COURIER..

(Registered at the G.P.O. Perth, for transmission by post as a periodical)Correspondence to Box Tl646, G.P.O., Perth)(Address All Association

Vo).20. No. 191.- MARCH, 1966 Price Ic

CORRESPONDENCE IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF THE JOURNAL

Every year at some time your harassed Editor writes something similarto what will follow in the next few paragraphs so if you are bored don'tread on because you have read it all before and undoubtedly will readit in the future.

In the first instance we will treat the subject statistically. There are nofewer than' 480 persons on the mailing list of the "Courier". If everyperson wrote just a one foolscap page letter per annum and these were onthe law of averages spaced out during the year it would fill 'at least 240columns of the "Courier". This would leave your Editor only about 240columns to fill in for the year. Not too much to ask, surely!

Secondly there is the matter of reader interest. Undoubtedly the bestnews we can publish lis letters from members of their doings. Joe Blow atWoop Woop couldn't care less about a cricket match at Harvey, but hewould be tickled pink to read of his old mate Sam Such at Bandilegs who hasjust become the proud father of quads (if only to his pet goat). This isthe news we need. Surely each reader is not so short of experiences thathe can't write at least a couple of pad pages per year to the "Courier" sothat his mates will know how he is going.

Thirdly, the best way to wear out an Editor is to leave him on his ownresources and watch his imagination erode away from over usage. Thereis just so much of a good thing as far as dreaming up news goes and thenyour Editor's writing becomes more perspirational than inspirational.

To carry the subject a stage further it is only a fair go for the job todevolve to as many shoulders as possible and this becomes a case of manyhands, light work. "

One realises that in the very near future the Annual Sweep will bringits influx of letters but it is still remarkable that so many just sign acheque and include it with the butts and that is the only form of acknow-ledgement for the whole year. .

Just to prove to your mates that after all you are literate and a productof our educational system, what about a letter or two? The fact that yourpaper is in contact with a major proportion of your Unit mates is the bestmedium possible for communicating, between friends.

Make a firm resolve to write at least 200 words to your journal peryear and you will get an immense satisfaction from a job well done.

LADIES' NIGHTSATURDAY, 7th MAY

Don't forget ladies, a plate of savouries for supper

Page Two 2/2 Commando Courier March, 1966

ft/ut AiUt,.41i411WAU't"ill~( . -_ "-.. ".::. '..,. '--~ .'.

.A4ociation ActivituJi ';. "

MARCH MEETINGAs ·,~sual .this' was held at Anzac

House Basement on Tuesday lst. An> excellent :att~pc;I!lp.c~·heard John Bur-ridge discourse on his rectnt tourthrough .. the near. and far East and,Europe. . John ·spoke most fluentlyfor over two hours on his experiencesand then was subjected to a barrageof questions for at least another. halL.an hour.This only goes to show that we

have excellent talent in our ownranks in the way of guest speakersif we only took the trouble to findthem. All present voted it an ex-cellent evening and suggested thereshould be more of them.

BEACH PICNICWe had the privilege of conducting

this function at Mulaloo Beach onISunday, March 6. Unfortunately itwas a bad day with a steady galeblowing and the flying sand madethings more than a trifle difficult.There was a fair muster of membersbut children were in the minority andit tends to suggest that the childrenare now growing up and desire theirown company rather than the Unitorganised shows.However there was a lot of. fun

for those who did attend and "Sprig-gy" McDonald and Len Bagley dida great job of organising sports forthe children. A list of winners isappended below.Nice to see country visitors in the

persons of Terry and Ivy Paull andtheir family from Boyup Brook, andRon Sprigg from Albany.Seen at the picnic were Jack and

Joy Denman, Lal and Gerry Green,Norma and Jack Hasson, Col Doig,Jack Carey, Percy Hancock, Dorisand Rod Dhu, Thel and HarrySproxton, Colleen and George Strick-land, Jean and Mick Holland, Elsieand Jack Penglase, Beryl and FredGriffiths, Margot and Gerry Maley,Marj Anderson (Ping was out fish-.ing), Dulcie RYan (Merv also fishing),Arthur Smith, Betty and Spriggy Me-Donald.Children's race results:'100 yard dash (1): Margaret An-

derson 1, Noel Strickland 2, LorraineHolland 3.

100 'yard dash (2): Peter Ryan 1,John Penglase ,2, Max Griffiths 3.

Wheelbarrow race (1): John Pen-glase 'and Doug Hasson 1, Max Grif-fiths and Peter Ryan 2, Richard Grif-fiths and Kevin Anderson 3.. Wheelbarrow race (2): Max Griffithand Peter Ryan 1, Richard Griffithsand Kevin Anderson 2, John Pen-glase and Doug Hasson 3.Three Jegged race: Max Griffiths

and Peter Ryan 1, Marg Andersonand Lorraine Holland 2; Vicci Ryanand Noel Strickland 3. .Apple race (1): Max Griffiths 1,

Kevin Anderson 2, John Penglase 3.Apple race (2): Margaret Anderson

1, Kerry Sproxton 2, Lorraine Hol-land 3. .Apple race (3): Noel Strickland 1,

Peter Ryan 2, Doug Hasson 3.Apple race (older kids): Terry Paul

1, Col Doig 2, Dutch Holland 3.

BOWLS NIGHT

We were the guests of the Maimedand Limbless Bowls Club once againon Friday, March 18, at their Colin-st. headquarters. This as usual wasa most pleasant night and the wea-ther treated us kindly for once. Wetried our best but the disabled boyswith their wealth of experience, werefar too good, winning pointlesslyon all rinks. It wasn't the bowls thatmattered it was the sheer joy ofmixing with good company and hav-ing a good night out that counted.Our roll up was extra good and

this is now a most popular functionwith' the gang. The ladies' sectionof the M. & L. put on a lovely spread

(Printed for the publisher by "TheSwan Express", 10 Helena Street.

Midland. W.A.)

~When in Town

M.ke TheDON CLOTHING CO

Your Rendezvous For MerceryMeet Dave Ritchie and Say

Good-day10% 'Your Way on All Purchases

Remember:DON CLOTHING CO.William Street" Perth

;

\..'

':i,

*'I:i}

tit.//

;~:

'.

r..

;'

2/2 Commando Courier Page ThreeMarch. 1966

.',

and there was bundles to drink, sowho could want more?Among those taking part were:

Jerry Maley, Jack Cary, Dick Geere,Col Doig, Jack and Norma Hasson,Perc Hancock, Fred and Glad Nap-ier, Harry-and Thel Sproxton, Geo.and Colleen Strickland, "Doc" Wheatley, Bill and Jess Epps, Dot and LenBagley, Betty and Spriggy McDonaldand Arthur Smith ..Altogether a great night out.

CRICKET MATCH AT HARVEY

This is fast becoming an annualevent and we journeyed the 88 mileto Harvey on Sunday, March 20, todo battle amongst ourselves in thecricket match. Teams were com-posed of those present and captain-ed by Les Anderson and .ClarrieTurner. It is understood that Clar-r.e's team won 52 to 49, but this issubject to audit by the C.I.B. asscorers have been known to cheatbefore this.We only played 45 minutes each

side as the ground was not availablein the afternoon. Clarrie's boy Noeltop scored for the Anderson teamwith 18 and Col Doig scored 8.Jack Cary and Stan Liebrick and BillEpps did best for the Turner com-bination (sorry can't make out thescores). However nobody was par-ticularly worried as we were latefor the session anyway!After doing business at the local

hostelery for the Sacred Hour weadjourned to the Harvey beach, 11miles away, stopping on the wayat the pine plantation for lunch. Theafterooon was spent on the beachand was enjoyed by the youngermembers of the party.

Later the whole party returned tothe Harvey Weir for a barbecue teaalong with a "drop of the doings".It was homeward bound for every-

one by about 7 p.m. A really goodday once again, thanks to ArthurMarshall for his arrangements andacting as host.

Seen durjng the day were ArthurSmith and family, Percy Hancock,Jack Penglase and family, Col Hod-son and family, Gerry Green andfamily, Merv Ryan and family, BillEpps and family, Len Bagley and hisfamily, Jack Hassen and family,Les Anderson and family, ClarrieTurner and family, Terry Paull andfamily, Fred Napier and Glad, JackCary, Col Doig, and of course Ar-thur Marshall and family.

APRIL MEETING

This will be held at Anzac HouseBasement on Tuesday 5th. This is amost important meeting as it willbe the initial night for competitionin the Calcutt Memorial Trophy.Members are asked to make everyendeavour to be present and tocome early as it is desired to startcompetition not later than 8 p.m.Remember, points on the board are

what will win the trophy so getaway to a flying start by being atthe April meeting.

MAY MEETING

As mentioned in last edition of the"Courier" this will take the form of aLadies' Night and it will be held atAnzac House Basement on SATUR-DAY, MAY 7.On this occasion ladies are re-

quested to bring a plate of savouriesto assist with supper arrangements.Other supper arrangements are beinghandled as previously. You are as-sured of a. wonderful night so markthe date off on your calendar as amust!

ANZAC DAY

This falls on a Monday this yearand arrangements are as previously.Please make every endeavour to bepresent and have a great day withthe boys.

SWEEPBy now all members should be in

possession of their tickets in the"Commando Gift". Please makelife bearable for the organiser byselling these as soon as possible andreturning the butts and cash to theorganiser pronto. It is quite anonerous task organising a sweep butwith co-operation by all it can besimplified no end.

Remember it is by the success ofthe sweep that we continue to func-tion efficiently as an Association.

c:»: Lomm.nlThe Committee of the Association

met as usual on March 15 at AnzacClub and once again a great responseof members. The first business wasto get the sweep tickets under wayand this was done in record time aswe are now getting really experiencedat this task.Business for the evening was cen-

Page Four 2/2 Commando Courier March, 1966

tred mainly around organ.sing thebowls night, cricket match, AnzacDay and April and May meetings.This took some considerable discus-sion and eventually details were iron-ed out.It was decided to hold a small

working bee at Kings Park on Sun-day, March 27, to clean up thearea by application of sump oil.Jack Hasson and Col Do.g report-

ed progress in regard to obtainingan efficient cooling system for beerused by the. Association.

Bill Epps brought IIp the matter ofJohn Burridge's trip in the near fut-ure to Timor. It was decided toofficially accredit John as Associa-tion Representative and ask him tolook into any matter which he con-siders of importance to the Associa-tion with special reference to WarGraves.

{J.,.dona ttigjIt is with much regret that we

have to record the passing of Fred(Bluey) Wilkes' wife during themonth. Mrs. Wilkes had been illfor some t.rne. Please accept ourmost sincere sympathy, Fred, in yourextreme loss and we hope that timewill heal the wound of your wife's

Also with regret we note -that DonMay lost his sister, Mrs. Mercer,during the month. Please acceptour sincere sympathy, Don.

It is a sign of the times that oflate we are publishing many deathsbut few births and it makes oneseriously remember that the Unit wasformed 25 years ago this July. Thisis something in the nature of ourSilver Jubilee and we should try anddo all we can to make it a bumperyear from July II, 1966.

Although the Association has hadmany functions during the monthit has not been a good month formeeting mates from outs.de the citylimits and therefore there is not a lotto chronicle in the way of person-alities.Jack Carey has been enjoying a

spot of leave and has been gettingaround the country quite a bit. Tookin the Bunbury Cup where he metTerry Paull and Clarr.e Turner.Jack Penglase and his wife .and

family have recently finished holi-days and got around the country ina big way. Went down to Hope-toun and Ravensthorpe to look overthe old home territory. Jack sayshis little NSU Prinz performed likea bird.

WHO WILL WIN IT? First night of competition is Tuesday, April 5

.•

i'- '\t,.1 '\

,.. ,

March. 1966 212 Commando Courier Page Five

There is very little to report, noAssociation activities as yet. We havehad a couple of visits from interstateand overseas (New Guinea).

Firstly Harry and Thel Sproxtonand his' boy passed through Mel-bourne at Christmas time on theirway up to Queesnland and camethrough again on their way back atthe end of January. Managed toround up a few of the boys to seeHarry who was looking particularlywell. No doubt Harry will tell ofhis. trip through the "Courier" in ev-ery detail. ., Theo Adams (some will rememberas. our esteemed barber) is down atpresent. on leave from Goroka inNew. Guinea, looking very fit. Webad a little ge ttogether last Friday

\ at lunch time and to top it off John-ny Rose was passing through on his

way back to Hallston, N.S.W., andhe came along as well. I had notseen Johnny since January 1943,but could still recognise him. Verytanned and lean and enjoying life tothe full. Present were Bernie Calli-nan, Bert Tobin, Bluey Southwell,Jim Wall, Johnny Roberts arid self.Johnny was going straight on homeso we could not arrange for anyother meeting but Theo is down fora couple. of weeks longer and a nightlast Monday was arranged to meetsome of the boys but Yours Trulycould not make it, so I do not knowhow the night went. .As stated before,' very little is hap:

pening. around here newswise and ifit is I am not hearing about it, so Iwill sign off now and hope to havemore news next time.

-HARRY BOTTERILL

------:-:------

.',

ALF HILLMAN, of Broomehill,W.A" writes:-Enclosed return on Great Safari.

All things O.K. the wife and I willdefinitely be in it.We have had three inches of rain

here last month and at present Ihave more green feed on the placethan in August last year so am hop-'ing for another inch soon to makeit the best season in history. If wedon't get it that could mostly die.It is trying at the moment but withtoo much wind we are not too hope-ful.

I was in Perth this week but withonly one day there and that at theFarmers' Union Conference did nothave any. time to look up anymembers and all I bought during mystay was half a dozen beers..:' Crops in this district during thepast season made some amends forthe light wool clip. I averaged- 13.bags for oats and 11 for wheat, butsome crops went as high as 100bushels for oats and 66 for wheat,but on better country than mine.

However I think the present greenfeed should be worth at least twopounds of wool per sheep to me thisyear on last year's result which wasthe lightest I had had for ten years.

One thing it has done is delay ,a

hell of a lot of smaller jobs that Iwould usually have finished by nowand they are still ahead to keep mebusy for some time yet in what isusually my slack period.

FRED OTWAY, of 98 Wecker Rd.,Mt. Gravatt, writes:-The Decimal Day has come and

gone, and so will Safari Day. I didn'tget much enjoyment out of "D" Daybut I intend to out of "S" Day, soyou can put me down as a starter forthe Safari.I will probably get down to Syd-

ney on Anzac Day to see myoidmates. It's nice to think that some-one misses the old digger, thanksFred Janvrin.

I'm in the process of selling theold homestead and will have a bitof extra cash so I will finish in theWest for a visit in a couple of years'time .

I dropped in on Wally Condon,who lives at Redcliffe. I hadn't seenWally for 22 years. Wally has twoboys. He is a carpenter by trade.Jim Fenwick dropped in some

months ago, and I ran him arounda few of the boys. It's not possibleto get around to everyone as time isshort, .so it's the nearest ones. EddieTimmins was away anyway. We

Page Six 2/2 Commando Courier March, 1966

picked up Alec Veovodin, Angus Me-Lachlan and Freddie Bryant. Jimshould be retiring this year and in-tends to settle in Redcliffe. I sawCol Cubis a while back. We wentaround to Bluey Taylor's wife's placebut she was out.I went down to South West Rocks,

N.S.W., for a holiday. When I camehome I found in the Address BookN. Buckman, c/- South West Rocks.His name is Noel I think. After 22years it is hard to pick up the threads.We went down to Smoky Cape

lighthouse. Here we looked out uponthe grand coastline, rugged and thesame as when Bob Smith's tiny feetpattered up and down the track tothe lighthouse, and along the beach,for this is where he spent his child-hood days. It's just out from Kemp-sey. Having near completed the sel-ling of the property I have decidedto sell my bee hives. I find that Icould be working them, and thengive the money to the Government,or part there of, so as to make it notworth while. I know what the farm-er suffers through bad seasons, anddrought. You are completely at themercy of the seasons.' That is all abee-keeper is, a bee farmer. We havejust finished the worst drought onrecord. With bee keeping expensesgo on whether you get honey or not.Lots of bee men have suffered lossesjust like sheep and cattle. No blos-soms in the trees, no honey andpollen (protein) so they die out.

I'm still painting schools, old andnew, but will have a few more holi-days in the future.

FRANK PRESS, of "Bobanat"o",Carcoar, N.S.W., wrltes:-Have just read the January issue

of the "Courier", and felt that it isnearly time that I dropped a line toyou with the latest that has happenedin this part of the world, althoughdrought is about all that is talkedabout. It is terribly dry, and hasbeen for 12 months. Everyonearound these parts is wondering whatthe hell will happen if a lot of. raindoesn't fall in the immediate future.This district is probably one of themost pasture improved in N.S.W.,but like everything else, improvedpastures will not grow without rainand so we all have that worry as tojust how much longer we can holdout.Was surprised to read where you

(that is I presume it is you) have re-

signed from the State Council of theR.S.L., saying that you did so be-fore you were bored to death.Things must be a lot different overthere to what they are at Councilmeetings here. One may often feelfrustrated but certainly never bored.Proceedings are often very lively andone's wits must be about him at alltimes to keep up with what is goingon. I am in my first year as a Coun-cillor on State Branch and find thatit is very stimulating and feel that a.tremendous amount of good is beingdone in welfare, repatriation, etc.,over here. National Congress thisyear will be held in Perth and I wouldlove to get across to it, but' onlytime will tell whether that is possible:And talking about trips interstate,

I had a very nice trip through partsof Victoria in December. As HarryBotterill mentioned in the last "Cour-ier", I, accompanied by my wife,Kathleen, went to Portsea to, thegraduation ceremonies of the OfficerTraining School where John, myoldest son, passed through. That initself made the trip well worth while,but I had much added pleasure inmeeting quite a few of the old Timorgang, and I must say the years seemto have' treated them all well., Theyall look as if they could Piggi At-sabe just as well as they ever did.The Passing out Parade and Ball

were held on the Friday and on theSaturday we had lunch with the Cal.linans and the long yarn Bernie andI had was one of the pleasures ofthe trip. On the Sunday I joinedHarry Botterill, Mam Smith and theothers and went along to the Coni-mando Association's Christmas Picnicwhere I met quite a number of otherUnit Old Boys. Sneaked away for awhile and went to see Pete Krausewho also looks in the pink. Whenwe arrived he was enjoying the swimming pool that he had recently in-stalled in his back yard. Pete. didthe right thing and produced thenecessary refreshments, and it waslovely to see his smiling face againand to learn he is holding his ownin the mad world of commerce. Allin all I had a very enjoyable day andit appears that Harry, Jim Wall, 'BertTobin, etc., are doing a great job inkeeping the Victorian Branch of theAssociation going. Let me say here:"Thanks for. the wonderful day!"On the Monday, Kathleen decided

that she couldn't leave Melbournewithout doing some shopping, so

March, 1966 2/2 Commando Courier Page Seven

whilst she was thus engaged I wentout to Ampol and saw Geoff Laidlawwho looks as well as I have ever seenhim and seems to be on top of theworld. After lunch we set out on aleisurely trip home, but did not getout of Melbourne before being al-most cut in half by one of those pre-historic monsters these backwardcities still have running along themiddle of their streets. Fortunately Isaw it just in time and it missed byinches, frightening hell out of me inthe process, and so to the clanging oftram bells) the blowing of policewhistles and the nagging of KathleenI proceeded along Bourke-st, until Icould find a safe route out of thedamned place and eventually, after apleasant trip arrived in Bendigo,where we called, on and were treatedwith tremendous hospitality by KevinKurran and his good wife. After Kevclosed his bar we found a quiet littlecomer and had several hours of earbashing and tonsil oiling, awakeningthe next morning feeling just a littlebit seedy.Travelled from Bendigo to Leeton

the next day and the Wednesdaynight found us back home.I was sorry that I missed Baldy.

Tried to ring him several times buthe must have been on a vacationsomewhere. Fortunately it had beenmy pleasure to have had a visit fromhim here a couple of months pre-viously and a most enjoyable fewhours we had together too. Hewas very pleased to meet, whilst inCarcoar, an old school mate of his,one whom he had not met sinceleaving school, so he found the tripworth while if only on that score.This just about runs me out of

sornethingjo say, so keep your en-ergies on the Great Safari, 1968 willnot be too long in coming around,so if not before, I look forward toseeing a lot of you then.

""BOB SMYTH, of 34 King St., Perth,W.A" writes:-I am enclosing a most interesting

article from the "West Australian"newspaper, Thursday, Jan. 27, and Jfeel it could be worthy of reprintingin the "Courier", together with thefollowing thought. INumbers of our members seem to

be reaching the age where they loadup a vehicle and go touring in otherStates of Australia.I do not wish this thought to in-

terfere with the plans already made

for the great Eastern States Safari,but it appears relatively cheap tovisit Timor once a car load or twohas found its way to Darwin.Maybe a few days in Timor would

be more than adequate, but there are.possibly many who would contem-plate the visit when it is appreciatedthe return fare from Darwin is only£18. I am also influenced by thecomment that the week's holiday isextremely cheap.

"Timor Is Old World"-Reprinted:At 10 a.m. every Wednesday a

T.A.A. Fokker Friendship aircraftslips out of Darwin airport bound forPortuguese Timor.The journey takes It hours, the

fare is £18 return.The aircraft is under charter to

the Portuguese government, but Aus-tralians may make use of it, and aredoing so in increasing numbers.

For right on their doorstep, anexotic foreign holiday awaits them inone of the most beautiful and un-spoilt p.arts of the world.It is also extremely cheap.The Portuguese discovered Timor

in 1511, but did not occupy it till1665.One gets the feeling that little has

changed with the passage of nearlythree centuries.The Timorese still live, work and

create their art much as they ever did.The most tangible evidence of

Portuguese rule is in the 17th Centuryforts surmounted by ancient cannons.And there are some splendid

churches, but the Dominican order isquiet and self-effacing. The Domin-icans came before their government,at the end of the 16th Century.Timor is a synthesis of the very old

world and an Eastern culture whichis extremely complex and refined.And the island itself possesses a wild,dramatic beauty.The aircraft arrives at the inter-

national airport of Bacau and, aftera few minutes of formalities, onecan either go on to the capital ofDili-flying in the twin-engined Dove,at a cost of 30/ --or stay a few daysat Bacau itself visiting the northerntip of the island.The stone inn at Bacau is cool and

snacious. White doves flutter up fromthe flagged courtyard.

Mealtimes are not hard and fast-the needs and wishes of the travellerare what matter.Soups are followed by a fish and

'..r,-'1

Page Eight 2/2 Commando Courier March, 1966

salad, then meat and vegetables, adessert, and tropical fruits.

Allowing for the free flowing redand white wines (and they are litter-ally free), the superb Timorese cof-fee and the liquers, a couple ofhours may well elapse over the meal.So the siesta habit comes easily .tothe visitor.An excellent swimming pool fed

by a mountain stream is only a fewminutes' walk.

Timorese and Balinese carvings arequite cheap as is the famous Timorcloth. There are any number of bar-gains in silk and cotton goods.

A superbly fashioned bangle ofpure silver costs only £1.

Trips to the mountains, or a jour-ney down to the tip of the island-where. another motel is open at Tutu-ala-shows Timor as a photograph-er's paradise.

Hunting is legal and wild buffaloand deer are plentiful.Despite language barriers, the

courtesy and kindness is unfailing,Dili, the capital, is only about half

an hour by air from Bacau.Because the country is tiny it is

possible to see and do a great deal ina comparatively short time.There is no night life in the con-

ventional sense-no high pressuregaiety.

------:-:------

Garoka Grumblings

FAlTA FIBLETSincorporating ,

Moresby Murmurings - Canungra .

2nd January, 1944.Vol. 1. No.3.

Nett Sales: 500,000,000,000,000

Printed and published at the office of the proprietors:No. 1"The Mudhole", Flats, Skeeter Avenue, Stinkpot.

RESULTS OF WEAPONCOMPETITION

(Held 26th December, 1943)

Rifle: 1. Sgt. Cash, "A" TroopH.Q. 2. Sgt. Burges, "c" TroopH.Q. 3. L-CpJ. Wheatley, Tpr. SmithB. T. C., 2 Section.Bren: 1. Tpr. Perkins and Dent, 1

Section. 2. Tprs. Mildren and Web-ster, 2 Section. 3. Tprs. MacQueenand Holland, 8 Section.O.S.M.G.: 1. Cpl. Hillman, "C"

Troop H.Q. 2. L-Cpl. Poynton, 2Section. 3. Cpl. Anderson, Tpt.Section.Pistol: 1. Tpr. Bowden, 1 Section.

2. L-Cpl. Monk, 3 Section. 3. Sgt.Dixon, Sqn. H.Q.

Fiblets tender their congrats tothe following lately-become-proud-fathers:Lieut. Fox, son, 7 lb., born Oct.

23.Lieut. Hearle, daughter, 7 lb., born

Nov. 10.

Lieut. MacKintosh, son, 'Nov. 10.W.O. Coupland, son, 7t]b., Dec. 9.

They say Anti-Mite if you askher nicely.

OPEN LETTER TO THESQUADRON S.M.

Sqn. S.M.,Sir,

Ref. SmellsOn approx. 25th Dec., 1943, I was

breathing in whilst seated at mytable in the H.Q. hut at Faita. Inoticed a smell of peculiar intensity,which appeared to be coming fromthe direction of the floor to theN.W. I commented 00 this to NX-80051, Tpr, Bray, N. A., who statedthat he too could smell something.We have, as yet, done nothing inthe matter as we understand that thelocating of smells is in the hands ofthe Sgt. Hygiene. Apart from head-aches, no ill effects have been notic-ed. (Sgd.) R. S. Kirkwood, Sgt.

"

THE ADJUTANT'S LAMEN'I'

2/2 Commando Courier Page NineMarch, 1966

"

I have been in this Army a goodmany years,

I have seen many changes and sheda few tears,

Then I joined this here show and thefirst thin-g I hears

I was in for a job giving things toyou dears.

Now the "Q" is a job amongst menof my clan

We always did dodge, and we allgave a hand

To those who were caught and un-lucky to land

A task giving things anyone candemand.

Now I've suffered abuse and somethings pretty hot,

But I can't please 'em all, and givethings on the spot,'

Some things we can't give, but you'llget what we've got,

For despite' all your growls we're apretty fair lot.

"

I have said all my say, but you'llfind down below,

Some remarks from a bloke who islikely to know

About things that are done by my-self, Bill and Joe,

So give us your help and we'll seehow we go.

Now the Adjutant Q. is a much mal-igned man,

Though he works pretty hard and bedoes all he can

To satisfy blokes like Merv Cash andhis clan,

When their ammo is wet and theywant some more jam.

"'"

Then the aeroplanes come, and dropkai far and wide,

And great Mastah Jim, with hisbloody 'thick hide,

Says: "My boys can't cart boxes, thetucker can bide

Where it is at the 'Q', before I'll bedefied." .

And then Fretldy sends down for asmall tin of oil,

And though it's not opened and allthe staff toil,

When Foxy says: "Wait!" he just letshis blood boil,

Hurls abuse at the Q, lets his goodnature spoil.

.\

And a letter comes back after sevendays gone,

Many signals are sent, and Sig.Hearle's very wan,

For that dum-headed Yank, he hasbeen gone and done

Forgot the damn place where thatnote should have gone.

Then the Seven Div., moans when I

the census is late,And they say parachutes must be in

by a date,But the planes won't come in, so they

just have to wait,Hence the Q. has his troubles-

they're both urgent and great.

BY DES LILYA. Poet Laureate of "A" Troop

(Sung to the tune of ''The Marines'Hymn")

From the hills of Matahausa to theRamu River plains,

We. have bashed the Japs on everymove and we'll bash the - again,

Let them come in hordes and swarm-ing droves,

Let them come whene'er they will,For old "A" Troop is-.-awaiting our

intenitions are to kill,

One night they came to Wesa, theirobjective was to raid,

But before another sun had set, withtheir lives they dearly paid.

Our gallant Corporal' Maley, he waskilled while in the fray,

Now in each man's heart lies deepregret and his loss we will repay.

So you people back in Aussie youcan always safely say,

That the Second Cav. Commandoboys will always win the day.

The kanakas here they fear our nameand the -- quickly learnt

That every day they lost their livesand their villages we burnt.

Our Commander Capt. Dexter cross-ed the Ramu late one night,

With a Section of his fighting menwho were looking for a fight.

And then they struck the Kiap Roadand an ambush there they set,

When along came a hundled Nips andwalked into their net.

So they opened up with everythingat a range of thirty yards,

And ~they wiped out forty five oddNips, it was just like playing cards

And five Nip bullets Capt. Dextertook till he called the game a day,

\Page Ten 2/2 Commando Courier March, 1966

But poor old Cyril Doyle was killed.He died a hero's way.

Number 1 Section went back on topfor a few days well earned rest,

But Baldy Nagle stayed behind togive the Nips more hell,

A patrol he led to Koropa and theNips were still in town,

So he gave the yellow bastards hell,till he finally went down.

So if you care to come along to ourfamous battle front,

We can guarantee' you lots of funand the Nips will bear the brunt,

Though our food supply is light attimes we will treat you with thebest,

And when we get relieved we knowwe bve re ..!ly earned a rest.

SPORTING RESULTS

The main event of the day (Cav-alry Cup) was won by: 1. Tojo out ofMadang by Easter, ridden by 2/2nd.2. Bren Gun out of Canoe by Cpl.Monk, ridden by The Bull. 3. H.Q.out of Bed by 1000, ridden by TheBosun. Other starters: White Mous-tache out of Control by Blunt Scis-sors, ridden by Joe Garland. RatTat Tat out of Bren by Armourer,ridden by Alf Jones. Native Labourout of Sorts by Sudden Demand, rid-den by Angau. Drome out of Useby rain, ridden by Gigo. Josephstalout of Bounds by 7 Div., ridden by

. Sapper Patrol. No News out of

Radio by Signals, ridden by Pete.Broken Bottle out of Parcel by Bis-cuit Bomber, ridden by Col. Poyn-ton. Forced Landing out of Skyby Liberator, ridden 'by U.S.A.A.F.·Thank Goodness out of Hospital byGood Luck, ridden by Dr. Mac.Winners price 2 to Ion. Other

starters, write your own ticket.

POSITIONS VACANTWanted:

Young man of smart appearance,keen, intelligent, university educationpreferred, to operate vacuum cleanercapable of removing "bovine excreta"in Faita area. Applications to "Un-hygienic" ct- Fiblets.Wanted:

Airplane and pilot capable of land-ing on ten yards of dry ground.Urgent. Apply: Smasho, 'c/- Fiblets.Wanted:Young man, average or less intel-

ligence, preferably with gift of gaband also capable of turning a blindeye, to understudy Pay Sgt. Goodposition and extremely good pros-pects of advancement in more waysthan one. Apply: "How to get awaywith it," c/ - Fiblets.Wanted To Buy:

Good alarm clock for H.Q. guard.Prepared to give good price. Apply:"Gleam", ct- Fiblets.

Applicants are advised that theposition of King's Messenger hasbeen filled by Algernon "Bluey" Reid.

MAY MEETING LADIES' NIGHTANZAC HOUSE BASEMENT- SATURDAY, MAY 7

ANZAC------:-:------

DAY.Arrangements As Usual

Be in it in a big way and don't forget to get a leave pass!

.... '

-----~:-:-----~S WEE P

Get those Butts back as soon as possible and certainly beforeMay 10th. Remember the address: Box Tl646 G.P.O., Perth

c'" ""

.:!!-~~"-...,..,.,...----:-:------

GREAT.·.*AFARI QUESTIONAIREPlease return the~ as soon as you can. Include them withyour Sweep Bu~s so the Organiser can get on with the job