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NABBED! T~~e~~o~~~; ~1:~Sc~~=n';:~a~n~~~sDI~ r==c;;a~ v:;==J :::C~:'II~::;I;::~~!I'~~;~CS:~~~~~~?h~ intercept. surround and arrest a 260 tonne Belize reg- other vessels and to be available if a long range istered freighter said to be the "mothership" for a three directions to surround the Uniana. operation occurred. S400 million heroin imponation bid. Their crcws arrested all II men on the freighter. While the II crew from the freighter were taken

BENDIGO was called to help in the final stages of Customs manager Phil Parrogio said later the vessel to Port Macquarie for proceSSing. BENDIGO the two· month-long operation because of her anna- was devoid of cargo. had not carried cargo for some time stood guard until the captain of the Ullioll(l and ments and long nmge capability in case the freighter and had been specifically fitted out for drog ronning. two of his crew were returned to the fre ighter. so tried to outrun Customs' craft. The 20-year-old vessel had bellcr than usual eomuni- with the help of some Australians. they could bring

The covert operation involving the Australian cations and navigation equipment and had a long range it to Sydney Harbour. The freighter arrived on Federal Policc. capability. October 15 with the Customs. the NSW ,--------__ -----------_-_--",Customs launches and Police and the RAN BENDIGO in escon. saw the arres t of 18 men. II Indonesians and .'leven from Hong Kong. They now face drug importation charges in the Central Local Coun in Sydney.

The 400kgs of high grade"China White" heroin. sourccd from the Golden Triangle, were seized when a . seven-metre outboard powered launch from the freighter Ullimlll. ground ashore on Grant~ Beach. 20 kilo­metres south of Port Macquarie. after a five-hour, 25nm trip from the frieghlcr 10

land in the early hour.; of Wednesday. October 14.

Policc and Customs oiTlccr.; sprung from the darkness to arrest three men aboard the craft. They found black. overnight bags holding the blocks of heroin. A 9mm Glock hand gun was also found

In nearby Taree other police pulled over two vans and arrested four whom they say had been on the beach earlier in the nighl.

Off the coast BENDIGO and Customs launches Delphinus and Sir lVilliam LJlle had converged from

Praise for ship's company T~r7~~0!~~L~!~it~~~ ~;so;::;s~~ the CO ( LCDR Bowden) and the ship's company of HMAS BENDIGO for their efforts in [he 5400 million drug siezure operation.

He said the RAN's involvement underlined Defence's engagement in thcwaragainstdrugs.

"1 am very pleased with (he involvement of [he ADF in the sue-

cessful apprehension and I congratu­I ate the commander and crew of the BENDIGO.

" I was advised of the situation at 4am and remained in contact with the Maritime Commander during the coarse of the apprehension.

"The success shows once again the high quality and morale of our defence personnel," Mr McLachlan said.

November 2, 1998

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batt lecru iser HMAS AUSTRALIA, missed the Battle of Jutland, afler a collision in fog wilhhersistershipHMS NEW ZEALAND on April n, 19 16. one of three collisions that day.

AUSTRALIA's with­rawal for docking to caITY out urgent tempo­rary repairs to her armoured be lt saw the RAN without representa­tion alone oflhe greatest naval battles of all time. The only Australian ships 10 carry the baule honour "Jutland 1916" have been the survey

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hits in the action with 24 from heavy guns while the Royal Navy balliecruiser IIMS TIGER (17 heavy and four secood;uy)andthc armoured cruiserS, !-IM ships BLACK PR INCE and WARRIOR (15 heavy and six secondary) took the most hilS on the British side

Supporting this most authoritative texi are 85 detailed aCllon charts representing ship ffilwe-

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fate which befell two of her siSler s hips. lIMS INDEFATIGABLE and HMS I NV I NCIBLE. Both blew up at Jutland -victims of heavy plunging shellfire on their lightly annoured decks

1be82-yearcontroversy of who won the B:lItle of Jutland still arouscsmuch debate and intrigue with students of naval strotegy and history.

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unique and ba lanced assessment of the German view of the Battle of JlIIland ispossible.

Well-known British naval historian V. E. Tarrant has created a commendable new study of the Battle of the Skaggerak (as Jutland is known to the Germans) in his just released book titled jutland - The German Perspectil·e. a New View of the Greal BailIe, 31 May 1916.

In his normal impeccable style. Tarrant has drawn on many official archives, action repons, High Fleet Operations staff papers. many ot her sources and translations of documents about the battle and the resuits of this clash of the two most powerfuillavies afloat at that time.

The baltic was ilself inevitable after years of fierce compe titi on in construction. design and armament with eac h other. which inevitably one day wou ld lead to a final decisi\'e showdown that would decide who ruled Ihe oceans.

Up until J utland. Ihe si ngle decisive bait Ie hoped fo r by British s trategists remained e lusive as the Germans ca rr ied out a se ri es of bold hit-and -run raids bombarding Briti sh coastal towns. This stung the pride and sense of fair play of the Royal Navy.

Until Jutland, fl ee ting chance encounters between isolated Briti sh and German units and the mi ssed opportunities of Dogger Bank and Heligoland Bight. saw the

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Bailie of Jutland finally 12.849 shells and 109 tor-took place from May 31 pedoes during the baltle. to Jun e I. 1916. in the Tllis included 2,42412-

WILLIAMS HUSSAIN Nonh Sea as the Gennan inch and 1.173 1 I-inch High Seas Fleet planned shells. The remainder was I. \11' • RS precisely its concentr.ltion made up of 95 6.7-inch, against the numerically 3.8575.9 inch and 5,300 \/w ~Pf.'/ /a/HIIlJ;: III ( 0111 ('\al/( UlJ.:

1lIId(mllpf.'II\(/IWII superior British Grand 4-inch and 3.5-inch. Fleet. The time and place The British Grand Fleet was of German choice. fired 4.598 heavy calibre

()III~~ III SIr llli!I~ld S\Ulll\ ha\'ing successfully lured shells compriSing 1.239

the bulk of the Brili shr~~~~~#.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fleet into a trap in WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY German waters.

A combination of bad weather, bad Iud and the perennial weakness of great war bauleL:.....I!.OOr commundations - meant the bailie became a confused. illogical but desperately fought connict. The battle was claimed as a victory by both sides. The Germans c laiming success as the Roya l Navy lost more ships and men, while the British based their claim on the fact the German Hi gh Seas Fleet never again ventu red out of harbour to seek battle.

British casualties were 6,945 (6.094 killed, 674 wounded and 177 taken pri soner) while Ge rman

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The daring rescue took place 137 nautical miles east of Merimbula in NSW in condit ions dcSt;ribedas"aul)cious"

Invo lved were the occupants of a 12-metre twin-masted Victorian­registered yacht Lady Lloyz and a Seahawk helicopter from No 8[6 Squadron based at HMAS ALBATROSS

The yacht was enroute from Melbourne to Auckland when about midnight on October 13 the master put out a dis­tress signal sayi ng the yacht was taking waler and was in dange r of sinking. The dislress call was relayed 10 the RAN and 816 Squadron was act ivated.

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Both fi shing boats were found gu i lty of all c harges re latin g to the poachi ng of patagonian toothfish in the Australian Fishing Zone and were ordered to for­feit their vessels. the Seychelles-registered Big Srarand the Belize-regis. tered Salvora. an d the catch and equipment by Di strict Court Judge MichaeI O·Sulli van.

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Those in charge of the two boats received fin es which the A ust ralian Fi s heries Management Authority said were t he biggest given toindividu­al s fo r breac hes for Australian Fisheries law breaches.

The Spanish skipper of the Big Star, Ju an Antonio Argibay . Perez, who pleaded g uilt y to three charges o f bei ng in cont ro l of the boat in the Australian Fishing Zone and three of usi ng the vessel without a licence, was fined $100.000.

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Award for excellence I~~~h~;~~!t~~h~~:~~aS?:'~'n~c~~~ nised for their efforts in last year's Southern Ocean yachliogrescue.

LCDR Vic Jeffery. from Dianella. and FLLT Dave Cuswonh. from Scarborough. have been presented with the Public Relations In stilute of Auslra lia Award for ExceJlence.

The awards were made in the issues/Crisis Management category for winning maximum media exposure in the Southern Ocean rescue which saw [he conlbined efforts of Navy and Air Force locale and pluck from the sea so lo yachtsmen Tony Bullimore and Thierry Dubois.

MrJeffery, who is th e: public affairs offi cer at HMAS STIRLING. spent what was probably the most hectic week of his career answering media inquiries and liaiSing with correspondents throughout thewOfld.

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The PRIA awards ..... ere presented at STIRLING by CORE Paul Kable.

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"This is the result of very volatile markets ­not beca u se of any cha nge in the board 's inve s tm ent s trategy.' Mr Dockell said.

·'It is indicative of th e pe rforma nce of most s uperannuation

Earlier Ihi s year th e board d ec id ed 10 sel exi l rates monthly from Jul y 1. 1998. based on actua l perfo rman ce. rather than the quarter­ly figure prev io usly se t. which wa s based on a mixlUre of actual

Me mbers can read more about the board 's investment po licy in a bookl et being se nt out with member s tate -

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1998/99 up to August. the MSB fund return was minus 3.6 percent. For me mbe rs leavin g the scheme on or after September 28 interest on membe rs accounts is calcu lat e d at th e daily compound rate of minu s 0 .059 per cen t from July I to the date ofexi!.

MrDockell said fora memb e r exi tin g o n September 28 it would be minu s 5.3 per cent.

"The M SBs fund does have a re se n 'e account. Fund s thaI have such a reserve use it as a s moothin g mechani sm weven out any flu ct uation s. par­ti cularl y durtllg times of lower returns.

"For funds s uch as MSBs. members ben e­fit by haVing all fund earnings d.stributed to thefr accounts and gell­era ll y rece ive a higher annual credi ting rat e than wou ld be the case if some of the funds were dIverted in to a reserve,"

He sa id th at it fol­lowed that any los ses would al so be pa sse d

After 26 years dedicated service. Ian and Sheila McLaughlin plan to retire early in 1999 and their posllions as Manager and Assistant Manager at Forster Gardens will become vacant. Forster Gardens is a holiday complex of 17 self­contained units owned and operated by the Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Fund. The holiday centre is located in the heart of Forster. which. along with its twin lown of TunculT)'. is the tourism. and commercial cenl re of the Great Lakes region.

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RAN salutes Koreans H~:V~d~~;~~-::~ salute: during the Republic of Korea's International Fleet Review held in Pusan from October I I to 17.

ANZAC (CAPT Marl.: Bonse r) and HMAS SYDNEY, (CMDR Tony

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It also coincided with the Western Pacific Naval Symposium w hich was held in the same city.

ANZAC and SY D ­NEY lefl A ust rali a in September for a th ree month deployment. The ships sp en t si :>.:

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Rules now toughest in the nation ~:n~h~O~:I~~,i~~e~:~~~~:~n~l~S~~/:~le;a~; upto 14 years in jail undere:>.:panded fi rearm laws to be introduced by (he NSW Govcm mem,

Those possessing ballistic knil'es or acoustic or light emill ing ant i-personnel devices designed to incapacitate will also facethc hefty jail term.

The Premier of NS W Bob Carr announced the e:>.:panded rules,

He described them as " the toughest controls on pos­session of prohibited weapons in Australia."

He said his Government w ill i lllroduce the 1998 Weapon's Prohibi t ion Bill in the current session of Parliament,

'1'he new weapons laws will protect thtl community by removing even more dangerous weapons.

Toughest "They come on top o f the toughest kni fe laws in

Austra lia. 11Jese laws are already seeing some 200 knives removed from the communi ty every month

"Under e:>.: ist ing laws the list of prohibi ted weaJXlns includes ku ng·fu st icks. fl amethrowers. studded fighting gloves and anti -personnel sprays." Mr Carr said the legis­lationdOCsll(){changee:>.:istingfireannlaws.

" People or clubs who currently hold permi ts wi ll be able to use them for 12 months before applyi ng for renewal under the new scheme.

" Jndividuals or organisations can apply fora fleW per­mit if they have a legitimate reason forJXlssession.such as film. TV or theatrical purposes. weaJXlns collection (past-t ime for service personnel). public museum purpos­es. business and employment, re(.:reat ional or sJXln ing purposes and animal management." the Premier said.

'1'ough fines and prison senten(.:es arc proposed for pennit holders who allow thei r wcapon to come illto the JXlssession of an unauthorised person, or buy a weapon from an unauthorised person.

"An amnesty will be introduced when the new laws com­mence to eOCOUr"Jge people to hand in prohibi ted weapons."

Mr Carr said the proposed changes followed consul­tation with 54 organisations including the Police Associat ion, Anns and M i li tary CoJle(.:to~· Associat ion of NSW. the Japanese Sword Collectors' Guild and the NSw Judo Feder"Jtion.

Barracks celebrates its 32nd birthday The 32nd bi~thday party of the

Barrack's BUI lding in HMAS K UT· TABUL provided a conveniem excuse for nearly 150 personnel and civilian staff and its many lodger units and oot­stations to attend a fun filled afternoon in the historic Claren's Gardens.

Listeni ng to the Navy B and 's jan quintet. eating a wholesome barbecue lunch and basking in rays of sunshine .. what better way to enjoy the Slar t o f summer?

The KUTfABUL Welfare Committee

major charity. Youth Off The Streets. YOTS is coordinated by Father C hris

Riely who alltlnded the afternoon and met many of the committee and volun­teers who spent t ime in May this year at one of the YOTS fanns in the Southern Highlands near Bowral.

The KUTfABUL working pany was involved in bui ldi ng a horse enclosure and cleaning up and repairing the demountable school buildings for the opening by the Governor General.

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NEPTUNE shows his displeasure

I SBLT /:t Kremer I T~~i;;~~~~~,.geJE a(~Cw;~ ~~: Rixon) and GAWLER (LCDR Bruce Victor) romed left O;!!.t of Johor Strait.

Leavi ng the shopy ing delights of Singapore behind the. ships were embarking on their combined Sou th-East Asian deployment: the- first port of call being Labuan, on Malaysian Borneo.

nounced only metres ahead of the ship. Life went on: lookouts looking out.

watchkeepers keeping watches, and the ships testing each o th er 's t rivia knowledge (when does Brunei cele­brateNe.w Years Day1).

II earned rest for GEELONG The first two days of the passage

proceeded as planned, The ships conducted serials designed to funher the training of allonboard.

That is umil King Neptune paid a visi t to GLADSTONE. summonin g pollywogs and expressing his anger at being ignored when GLADSTONE crossed the Equator the week before (during Exercise CASSOWARY).

The appropriate respects were paid, fines issued and penalties paid before Neptune and his emourage left for their home in the depths once more.

G EELONG successful deployment to the Tonga and New Caledonia. weI! earned break and main-Man Cawsey) South West PacifIC. 1be tv.ll After a short wait for the cor· (enance period. After the

found her5Clfhighanddry monthdeployment included recltides.OEELONGpro- AM P GEELO NG will almost immediately on her port vis its to Vanuatu. Fiji, ceeded on to the slip and return to her familiar role return to Darwin from a very West Somoa. Cook Islands. wa.~ lifted into the shed for a patrolling the AfZ.

DOW on both ships were kept on their toes not only by the exercise program but also by the shipping and the proliferation of power pole sized logs that displayed an unsettling habit of appearing unan ·

The quiet of Saturday night in the South China Sea was then inte rrupted by one of the aforementioned logs.

Exercising The Rock

H~i~:n~d~~a~~!~~i~!~;~:gU~~~~~: 10 week deployment through South East Asia. reports correspondent SBLT Peter Shaw. GLADSTONE visited Darwin but avoided being snared in the net of FCP 2/98 by being committed to CASSOWARY 2/98 - a combined exercise with the Indonesian Navy. The aim of this weeklong exercise was to enhance the cooperation and mutual understanding between the

RAN and the TNI-AL. Two Indonesian patrol boats. KRI SIGUROT and SIKUDA (the ex-HMAS ASSAIL and ATTACK repectively). were assigned to the exercise and COMAUSPABFOR (CMDR Keith Johnson) embarked in GLADSTONE to observe the exercise. Of note, some of our ship's company. and PABFOR himself. had served in ATTACK when she was in Australian colours.

The Rock had three days alongside

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North Asian deployment H~1irh~~t:a;~~ and SY DNEY (CM DR To ny Gale) have com­menced a three month deployment to Northeast Asia which has included participation in tbe Korean International Fleet Review in Pusan. South Korea.

companies encountered a visit by Neptunus Rex (King Neptune) with the task group enjoy ing the traditional "Crossing·of­Ihe-Line"" ceremony.

Further afield. all eagerly awaited visits to Chinhae. Pusan , Tokyo. Sasebo. Hong Kong. Shanghai. Manilla and Surabaya.

DIAMANTINA no longer high and dry

A challenging period for both ships during FCP 98· 2 provided an oPlXlrtunity for ANZAC to successful­ly complete a sea check and Ship Operating Limit (SHOL) validation for the BeU 206 Kiowa, prior to deploying.

Notabl y. th is was the first time a Bell 206 flight had been embarked in a RAN frigate since 1984.

The highlight so far has been the ROKN review in Pusan, involvin g more than 21 ships from 14 dif· ferentco untries.

Between visits, tbe ships will be conducting mul ti­national exercises wi th the French. Japa nese, New Zealand and UK. ANZAC and SY DNEY re turn to Australia in early December for the Ch ri stmas leave period.

TIe~~! ~i:::~ in her element. although it was not planned.

For the last 17 years the

WWII warship has been high and dry in the former South Brisbane graving dock.

She forms a major static

display of the Queensland Maritime Museum.

But early this month the 1l7-year-dry dock sprung an uncontrollable leak and

Blackhawk helicopter role for TOBRUK M:~:t a;:o~;~te~u~; months fo r HMAS TOBRU K and her Dship's company.

Since depart ing Fl eet Base East in early August. TOBRUK has participawd in a number of major exer­cises ineluding Initial land­ing 2. Northern Eocounterex and FC:P 98-2.

In add it io n TO BR UK has embarked sea-riders from various establishments and HMAS MANOORA

to ga in ge neral sea ex perience and specific amphibious training.

Initia l Landing 2 was conducted over a two week period and commenced in Townsville with the load­ing of 3 Brigade personnel and equi pme nt and two LCM8s.

On completion ofJoading. TOBRUK sailed to Cowley Beach. app roximately lOOnm north of Townsville to co nduct amph ib ious training.

This training was partlc­ularly va lua ble as it has been over 12 months since TOBRUK worked with 3 Brigade units. In add ition, TO BR UK provided tbe opportunity for 5 Aviation Regi me nt Black h awk ins truc tors to gai n their deck landing qualification.

After a brief yet highly e nj oya ble sto pover in Caims after Initial Landing 2. TOBR UK commenced

upiter shows t;t o tleat's 'star ship' A~t:~dcom!~; ~nign : South-East As i an deployment. tbe ent ire shlp's compa n y of HM AS CANBE R RA (CMDR Guy James) was looking forward to some t ime wi t h loved o nes while berthed alongside Garden Island.

Th e IM AY passe d qu ic ker th an all h ad hoped wit h most crew taking some of their pre­cious leave or proceed­ing o n courses for the two months alongside.

Ple nt y of spo rt was playe d agai ns t o ther a lo ngs ide fl ee t un its. with CANBERRA taking its record as F BW Auss ie Ru les champi on to FCP.

Afte r som e tinke ring to pe rfect the modified machinery and electronic equ ipme nt . th e fl e e t 's sta r ship sa i led fo r a short shake down before proceed ing north fo r

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After four days along­side. many felt (with

FCP 98-2 off Darwin. thei r hip pockets) that it Wit h the bugs being was time to rcturn 10 the

iro ned out in a ll depart- MOIher Ocean men ts. it was felt CAN- Ma ny sailors prefer BE RRA was more than the second FCP each ready to fulfill the role of year to the first off "'Great Grey Aggressor"' in Sydney, mostly because the concentration period. the weather is a lot more

Arr iving in the north personable. with HMAS ANZAC. the Sea Traini ng Group tw o west based sh ip s was emb arked for a 24 played havoc among the hour period and prov id· remainder of the fleet in ed the ship with a chance Northern Encounterex. to ho ne some skills

So it was a crew with heads held high that fi nal­ly sailed into Dar wi n Harb o ur with 10 othe r ships on August 28 .

Th e long wee kend in Darwin allowed the crew a well de served res t. to be shared wit h 2000 othe r sailors.

A wee kend o f re­aquaint ing with o ld ship­mates provided many joy­ous reunions. e ither at the

und er specialist guid­ance.

Unfortun ately CAN­BER RA co uldn 't repay the fa vo ur and th e 53 members o f staff s lept o n s tre tche rs in th e hangar !

On completion of FCP 98-2 CAN BE RR A enjoyed a short visit to Christmas Island before proceedin g bac k to FBW.

the Brisbane River flowed in. refloating the 9O-metre­long warship.

DIAMANTINA was one of eight of the River elass

V:~~it:e~~~:i~~ :~:~ General Entry enlistments in the City of Adelaide.

Recruiting staff jumped at the 0PlXlrtunity to con­duct an enlistment aboard HMAS CANBERRA prior to her sailing.

CMDR G uy James made his ship available to conduct the enl is tment of five new Recruits.

When speaking to fami­lies and friends he stressed the imporance placed on ""tea mwork" within the Navy and the fac t that it str ive d to provide a harass me nt -free work · place.

Fo r the new rec ru its CAN BERRA will no doubt always hold a spe­c ial place in thei r hearts regardless of their future postings.

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Historic slipway swings intQ action T:~ t~~~a~t~~~:~a~:;s :a:~ :~a~~~ vated and hi s toric s lipway o n Goat Island in Sydney Harbour .

One of the Navy's fuel lighters .... 'as winched up the slipway last month for maintenance.

A maSSive wlllch, bel ie\'ed to ha ve pulled the two hal ves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge toget her. hauled the lighter clear of the water.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is now tile controller of the his­toric island and plans, withprivateentcr-

centrepiece. 111e NSW Environment Minis ter. Mrs

Pam A lle n. sa id the is land would become a major lOunst attraction by the 2000 Olympic Games

She also announced the reactivation o f the island's slipway. now the largest operational slipway on Sydney Harbour.

Starkstrom PL y Ltd has leased the slip­way and will restore and conserve it as part o f the lease arrangements entered into with Ihe NPWS.

How will Bug byte? R~i~e~ni~mOB~;! ~~ Year 2000 Problem. What does it all mean and how can it affect your UOlt?

Although the Year 2000 problem is a "co mputer problem" it goes furl her thanjusl the computer In

Iheoffic e. 1! will affect c\'crythingfromyourdesk­top computer, router, hubs. file servers and software.

The potential threat to your unit is great BlIT is this the end of the world as we know il? Probably nOi. we loow i1 is gOlOg 10 happen, so we are working on the solutions.

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puter syslems use a two digi t not a fou r dig it dale liekl to reconlthe year. For example January I. 1998 may be recorded as 01101 /98 nOI as OI~HlI998. When we lid, O\'eTIO the new mil lennium <it' 00). what 00es it mean? This means fhe Year 2000 problem could affect any­thing that holds a dale.

The Defence Nctworl Services Group (DNSG) is responsible for the network infrastroclUreth:udelivers

Defence's administration systems. DNSG is currene­Iy conducting assessnlents of all :ldmilllstrationsys­tems and applying a com­phanceSlickertoeach net­work d evice. Including desktop computers.

Remediation in\"oh es re placin g. upg rading . retiring or repairing items that were identified as non-compliant.

For th ose items that have a pendingcompliaoce status. DNSG witl contln­ueinvestigatingandlc5tmg to ascenain the comphance of these items. Where there is s ignificant doubt as to their compliance those items will be replaced.

DNSG is also responsI­ble for the provision of co rpora te applications. Many units have devel ­oped database s and spreadsheets to make tlleir tasks easier. These appli ­cations are also at nsk.

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O~~d:S~ ~~~s~:~~: Anack class patrol boat ARDENT, leaves the navy this week.

But she will work right up 10 the end.

The boat was com­missioned 30 years ago, October 26 1968, and decommissioned in January 1994.

But the Navy realised there was still work for her as a navigation training\·essel.

Seven months later, Jul y 18 1994, she took her lillit trainee navigators

WATER HEN and out through The Heads to give her students vital practical navigation skills.

Now there is a "new kid on the block" with the Defence Maritime Service's SEA HORSE MERCATOR launched in Fremantle.

With the DMS boat tak­ing over the navigation training role the Navy knew it had ARDENT as surplus.

The Darwin City Council learned of this and successfully bid fo r the fully maintained vessel.

12 (332) NAVY NEWS, November 2, 1998

• Final ,'oyage ... NTV ARDENT.

ARDENT is expected to be taken from the water and as a memorial. put on a hardstand.

She will leave WATER­HEN fo r the last time on Friday and is expectoo to be

in Darwin OIl Novembcr23. "But she has to do a

navigation course before she goes ... November 2 to 4." the Command ing Officcr. CPO Mid Welsh. told N(lvy News.

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Videos of the TV series will be available in 1999.

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Death of Lady Collins L::~e::::t~f Saa~g~~~ icant link with RAN his­tory with the death. after a soon illness in Sydney. of Lady Phyllis Laishley Collins. widow of Vice Admir.d Sir John Collins.

Lady Collins gave her distinguished husb3nd unSlin tingsuppon both in peace and in war during almost 60 years of mar­riage.

In August 1993 Lady Collins launched and named the first of the Collins class submarines at the Auslfalian Submarine Corporation Facility at Osborne. South Austraila.

Lady Collins is sur­vived by her daughter, son-in-law David 3nd granddaughter. Susan.

A privaJC funeral service was held in Sydney on October 12.

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The NSW TAFE Commission has a commercial contract with the Royal Australian Air Force to provide training for the RAAF School of Technical Training at Wagga Wagga. The Riverina Institute of TAFE manages th e training and is now seeking an additional Aircraft Structures Teacher to be involved in delivery 01 the contract. Essential Criteria for the position include an appropriate trade certificate; completion of an apprenticeship or equivalent AOF trade training; live years post trade experience in the maintenance and modification of aircraft structures (part of this experience can be in the aircraft manufacturing field); as well as successful completion of the RAAF Instructional Techniques Course (75 hours minimum) or equivalent. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the NSW TAFE Commission Teachers and Other Edu­cational staff - Salaries and Conditions Award 1996. Inquiries: Col Bradford (02) 6937 4880 Information Packages : Applicants must contact the Recruitment Officer on (02) 6058 2914. fax (02) 6058 2911 lor an information package which outlines the method of applying for the position as well as other essential information. Appli cations Close: Friday. 13 November 1998.

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Managed by the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme a nd ope:rated by the Royal Australian Navy, Ihe ship was a gift from the UK 10 the people of Australia to mark the bicente:naryin 1988.

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EWL sailors buoyed by course results s~~~ !~a~::~~ag~~ the 1198 intensive Indonesian Specialisl Course at the AOF School of Langu ages could not have: imagine:d that apart fro m learn ing the language they would wi tness hi s to ry i n t he making [nl ndonesia duro ing the ir 22·wc:ek course.

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Without warn ing, riots and demons t ra t ions c:rupted around Java thcse evcntually led toa change in nationaJ lcadcrship and a revicw of the social ordcr.

Upon return to Australia the: reaction of individual course: me:mbers to the upheaval varied but all agreed 10 Ihc: uscfulncssof being able to communicate in Indonesian and of gain­ing a n appreciation of Indonesian cultural. politi ­cal and rcligious value:s.

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NAVY NEWS, November 2, 1998 (333) 13

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A~~~y~~t~C~:l~~ :~ help maint3in and operate that nation 's Austra lian­made Pacific class palrol boats has taken lime out for a task whi ch has given him great p leasure.

LCDR A ll an Brogan has formally presented a consignment of clothes to represe nta ti ves o f a women's deve l opment project.

The nine bags of new and o ld clo thing. along with household items and toys. were co llected by Pat r ic ia Marl in and Fr Tom O'Donovan and oth-

en fro m the 5t Vincent de Paul Society allached t o SI M ary's C ath o li c C hllrch at North Sydney.

Gell ing the nine bags 10

Tonga was also a task fo r Ihe RAN with palrol boat j·\ M AS WA R RNAM ­BOO l ( l C DR M . R . S he lyey) s towi ng the m below and d ropping them o ff d u ri ng a vis it 10

Nuku'alo fa. l C DR Brogan handed

the clo lhing over to Siste r M a li a Tu ' i f u a, th e woman who has run the developme nt project fo r the past 24 ye3rs.

The group is invoh 'ed

in a number of activi ties including housing and vi1lage development work fo r women. Father Kevin McGuire, the chancello r fo r Ihe Catho lic Oiocese o f Tong a sa id : " Th ey haye been a very ac ti yc group he re and Pa tr icia Muti n h as k no w n o f the m si nce sh e herse lf worked here.

"S is te r Tll ' ifu3 has given the clothes to eight convents in eight areas of Tongatapu.

.. , w is h to tha nk the RA N fo r the help it has given in br inging t hese gi fts to Tonga.'" he said,

• L C D R B rogan p resents th e n ine sacks o r clo th ing to S is te r Tu 'irua while members o r the d iocesan cen tre s ta fT, K a loni F ili , M elesete Pa laha me and M ina

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A nd he r ro tat io n 10 a poin t four rnc lres o ff the ground was enough fo r a g rou p o r ve te ran pil o lS, who spent many hours at lhecontrolsof the okllimer, to visit her.

T he he licopte r, one o r 5e\'en o f her type bought by the RAN in 1963, W:lS

ho is ted by c rane on to a pedestal o n the southe rn s ide o f Ihe S hoalh ave n River Bridge at Nowra It will balance a Sea Venom

which stands on a similar post at the SOUlhem end of t ~l:ity,

it is not lhe fiTSItimethe gle3m ing blue and w hite aircraft has been a Princes Highw3y landmaric

II s penl seve ral years o Ulside the Heat hco te Hote l as a ·'thank you '" 10

lhe publican ..... oo regularly donated thousands of dol· la rs to H MAS A LBA · TROSS sponing acth'i ties a nd charity fundra isi ng , inc luding Ihe Brisbane to Nowra cycleride.

I I w as re tu rned to the

Nayal Avi ation Museum earJie r th is ye3r when Ihe publican retired because of ill health.

Not wanling the ai rcraft to be lost 10 public yiewthe museum allowed it 10 go to its new home at lhe gate­way 10 the 5hoall13\·en.

Shoa l haven Mayo r. C ou nci llor Mu Aikins, who accepted the ai rcraft OIl behalfofthe rommuni­

Iy. said it was another link in the chain which bound the district and the RA,'·I!.

llIe aircraft served wi lh 723 Squadron,

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Electronic wartare OpElralOf (3)

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19. An otlicer or man ot the naval reserve (6)

A fixlKl ormoyable crane that projects over Ihe sldeolashlp(5)

23. McOonne11 Douglas F·15_(5)

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Hi'de to attract 10,000 J~:S~I;~ebn~: :i:~~i~:~eltb;':riie:nb~: HMAS ALBATROSS.

But he likes to keep fit riding a bicycle. Each day he pedals to and from his

north Nowra home to the base. Jim believes othe rs have a zest for

cycli ng and he wou ld like them 10 join him in a fundrai si ng pedal from Sydney to WollOllgong on November I.

"We will be taking pan in the annual MS fu ndrais ing ride." he said.

"Around 10.000 are expected to take part.

"I am as king people from ALBA · TROSS and CRESWE LL, if they are not involved 11\ the "work day" on the base for the air show. to join me on the ride.

"Umformed o r civilian emp loyees and their famili es are invited.

'" have a son who wi ll be going," he said.

Jim has arranged for a coach from Kennedy's l3u s Service 10 depart Bridge Road, Now ra, at 5am on November l.

The coach witt bring the group back from Wollongong in the afternoon.

Cost wi ll be S20 return and book- "=~...J~ ings can be made by phoning J im on 02442 11561.

T~~v~a;~~:t:t~~n~~ various competitions and players throug hout the ADF.

However, you can have

T~~~~;~::h~~~~ai hO~:O:ld c:~;e:~P~c~~ ~~rl~~ ~uf~i;~~t !nre~:r~ ~a~~~~~~~s~~!f ;~~~ handicap, confirmation eet~u:~~ta~:~:egs~:. ~~~ se~n. fo r th e ~p;~i~a~~:;;:m~ith the :t~~f (~~~:~)I~~~~

It has also sent an invi- " Because of the handi- of officiating a game of

;~:~o~h~o c~:~ta~~I:~a:~ ~:::~:t~r:::~ei7 i:~i:! :~nc~~,~7d ~!~:::~ ~~~rcs;;lian Golf Union necessary for applicants ~~:te~; ~i~f~~: ~~~~:

Club secretary Neville ~~:::~r~~~~::~ tive than what you have

~~~~:srssa~~0~lt1n~:~~ Neville said. as t~?::me see ms so their fees and five com- Applications should be much faster. there seem to

~~tt:~n s~~r~6':; o~~~dti~ ~~~~~.N~~~~e;: l ~:~~~ ~ :;~~;eli::~~r~~ Paa:s~ 2540. referee seems so much

;:"=P=. ===========::::;l ~u~:;~:.~n five metres as , The R.A.N. Ski Club

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1lle RAN. Ski Club is a private club open

to all current and p3S( members of the RAN and the RANR. Rank is left behind

when we hit the snow. Cheap accommodation is available in Club Lodges

at Mt Buller in Victoria and Perisher Valley in NSW. Lodges are used in winter

for Downhill and Cross Country Skiing and Snowboarding and in summer for

enjoying the high country and alpine hikes. If interesled in joining, please call

Doug Collins on (02) 6266 4435 (W) or (02) 6m 5980 (H)

So, e\'ery game has ooe refe ree and 12 p laye rs who believe they know the rules bellerthan the ref.

Most touc h players within the ADF strive to the highest level of com­petiton available and that is the National Touch League (NTL) and perhaps on to full national hooours.

Referees are no differ­e nt and they also stri ve fo r representation at the NTI.., through our affilia­tion with the Crusaders.

The ADF has a strong tradition of producing, and continuing to pro du ce, highly regarded referees.

In fact. ADF referee numbers are currently at their strongest since the fonnation of the ADFTA. with three level six. two leve l five and five Level four referees o fficiating at the 1998 1\'11...

We also su pplied two referee coaches to the me.

The ADFTA re ferees officiating at the 1998 NTL were: level six: SGT Kerry Di sney (the fir st ADFfA female to allain this level). CAPT Col in Bailey and SGT Brendan Lester: level five: W02 Trevor Dowsett and W02 Bill Slade; level four : WOFF Chris Dolahenty OAM. SGT Sieve Decker, SGT Dave Fie ld . CPL Colin Kay and CPL Adam Cooper: and referee coach/assessor; WOI Ken Golde n and WOFF Stewart Freeman.

Some of o ur referees officialedat the Australian To uc h Associalion's (ATA) under-I S champi­onships and due 10 some strong performances we expect some of them 10 be elevated in grading.

E very loca ti o n has a director of referees who is respons ibl e for the training and grading of new and current referees. so if you are interested in either becoming a badged r efe r ee or perhap s improving your c urre nt grading. get in touch wilh them.

Most players who are badged referees will testi ­fy that refereeing has not only improved their level of fitness, but also helped improve their understand­ingofthegame.

ADF referees epitomise the dedication and com­mitment required to par­ticipate in louch and rep­resent some of the finesl and fastest participants in touch.

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'lOUR HOLIDAY lOUR RESORT

The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns. and operates.

three holiday resorts_ These resorts offer excellent

standards of accommodation including cottages. units,

caravan and camping sites (not Forster Gardens). as well

as excellent facilities at significantly less cost than other

similar commercial holiday resorts_

BUNGALOW PARK Located at Burrill Lake, 4km soulh of Ulladulla on Ihe mid South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronts the shores of Burrill Lake and Is only minutes from the beach.

Burrill Lake offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water spons.

A highlight at Bungalow Park is the spectacular daily bird feedings.

Contact the manager, Ken Veitch lor bookings or further information. Bungalow Part, Burrill Lake NSW 2539

TELEPHONE .' (02) 44551621 FAX: (02) 4454 4197

AMBLIN CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK

Situated 240km south west of Perth, on the Bussell Hwy just south of Busselton. Ambtin Park is right on the shore of Geographe Bay which offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports.

Amblin Park also has a fu1ly enclosed heated swimming pool.

Contact the manager. Frank Frimston for bookings or lut1her information. Amblin Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busselton WA 6280

TELEPHONE: (08) 9755 4079 FAX: (08) 9755 4739

FORSTER GARDENS Occupying a prime location in Forster on the mid-North Coast of NSW, 331km from Sydney. Localed at 1-5 Middle Slree!, Forsler Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with all the delights and attractions of Forster only a few minutes walk away,

Contact the manager, Ian McLaughlin for bookings or fut1her Information. Forsler Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 2428

TELEPHONE / FAX: (02) 6554 6027

Bookings for Holiday Units accepted up to TEN months ahead for Navy Personnel and up to NINE months ahead for all other patrons. Bookings for Caravan and Tent sites will be accepted up to TWELVE months ahead lor all patrons. Retired RA N personnel (20 years or more) are elligible for full Service discounts and all those with less than 20 years are entitled to up to 20% discount at all Holiday Centres.

Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP·N. CP3·1-B 1 Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to obtain your discount card.

Telephone: (02) 6266 4985 Fax: (02) 6266 2388

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Row-an elos to the record Mo~n; Ssa~~/~~~ HEN. S MN Rowan Walker, has come close [0

sctting a new record for H MAS PENGU I N 's annual "Gate to Gate" ron.

Rowan completed the gruelling 5km dash which involved running up flight s of narrow sta irs. a long bush t rack s and across mountainsides on and around the base in just 15 minutes and 54 seconds.

The record fo r the event is 15 minu tes and 32 sccondssct in 1986 by POWTR Davidson ,

power walkers. Unifonned and civilian

personnel from the three services participated along wilh a squad of six firefighlcrs from \hc: near­by Mosman Fire Brigade.

The event evolved from a desire 20 years ago by a group of divers from PENGUIN [0 gel fit and to pit themselves agains[the local terrain.

A five kilometre course was identified which would take runners th rough the bush, up mountains and on the

The e~ent stands beside the Bonshaw Cup as the second hardest running race conducted b y the Navy.

The Bor,shllw Cup in Canberra has been run for 35 years.

This year the 114 run­ners and s ix walkers in the "Gate [0 Gate" were sent on their way by thc Commanding Officer of HM AS PENGU I N. CMDR lun Pechey.

lust ove r ] 5 minutes later SMNWaiker sprint­cd across the finish line to takeout the open event.

He was followed by local soldiers CPL O'Re gan and SGT Matiulick.

teams event. Dive r . LEUT Brett

Dou glas, was the first male PENGUIN competi­tor to finish while Tammy Thomas was the first PENGUIN female home.

In Ihe veterans event. (35 years and over)_ the first male runner to finish was WO Rick Bromley from KUlTABUL

The first vete ran female home was Mandy Evans.

The event was fol­lowed by a sausage siule and prize presentation on the lawns of the basc.

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C~~g~~s~:~ is ~~~~~ pilot during his "nonnal" working hours.

But he will swap his pilot"s scat for the shoo[­ing range this \\eek.

Keith will rcprescntthe Royal Australian Navy in the 1998 NSW Interscrvice Pistol Shooting Compet­Ltlon.

Armed ... itha military issue 9nun Browning high po .... ered hand gun he will join POATA Michael Lumb from ALBATROSS.

(KANIMB LA ). WO Robert Harvey (MHQ). CPOCD Kim Price (PEN­GUIN) and ABCD lason Dunn (PENGUIN) for four days of shooting at HolsWQr1hy Anny Base.

Alongwilhteamsofsix from the Army and RAAF, thc Navy shooters wilt face targcts ranging from 50 metres to scvcn metres and have diminish­ing timcs in which tofirc.

the Australian Protective Servicc and NSW Police

1be Army is the current holder of the teams ITOphy.

CMDR Engelsman. an expert helicopter pilol. is now in the Re~erves. serves :It HMAS ALBA­TROSS and lives in Kangaroo Valley.

His full time job is with the Civil Aviation Authority a.~ a tcst pilot.

'===========================::! LSMTHGraham Wilwn

The best two shootcrs from each se r vice a rc then expec ted to go up against marksmen fro m

The shooting competi­tion begins on Nov'ember 2 and cont inues until November 5.

HMfiS \VORT The Mime. arrest ed for stealing a bystander 's wallet. had the charges ..

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BONSHAW ~1:~8 r~~:~:M~~ HARMAN 00 November 3.

The walking event Slarts al noon and the run at l2.3Opm .

Entrie s UTe madc as teams and or individuals.

Prc-raecentrics arc pre­ferred. howev er entries can bem:lde on the day.

There will be a cost of 10 dollars for each com­petitor.

This gives cvcrybody :I

chance at prizes. trophies, ccnifICateS,andbarbceue.

For information: LSPT Melrose (02) 6280 26 13. Fax (02) 6280 2772.