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• BUBB LI NG ALONG ..• A8 I'cler J'adgell comes up ror a breather during Navy W« k in Cairns. The clearance dh'c learn allhe base has a high profile in the local commUnil). constantly clearing unex ploded World War II ordnance from the nearby beaches und channels 10 the Alher ton Tablelands and hinter land. J'iclure: !\I al Lancaster.

Bubbling along H~:rSw~~ 'aR~: I~~~k~~ ~f~~i~~~c~;~n~c~e~~~:~~~~nSg t~~~ dose lics between the base and the widercommunilY.

As Commander John Barlon put it: "We're Cairns' Navy and with 500 people puning their energies and pay-packcts in to the town we can't help but be involved wi th the life of the city."

CAIRNS was also the life of the party in September with the Navy Ball providing the impetus for almost 200 tfopical glit­

i to swap sarongs and thongs for black tie or ball gowns.

Thc base open day attracted hundreds more wi th a range of HMA Ships in port open for inspection.

For many North Queenslanders, who read alxJut the work of LCU crews in Bougainville, or patrol boats in the EEZ. or the work of the CD team. it was an opportunity to see the work of IhcNavy first hand forille first time.

Cairns has become a cosmopolitan and culturally sophisti­cated centre and the soundshell in the city mall came alive 10 tile sounds of the Navy Band, as crowds of backpackers. office workers and fami lies enjoyed the daily lunchtime concens.

As usual the musicians were active in the local schools. sharing their skills with the children between commitments at local radio stations.

And while a cycling learn pedalled 500 kilometres for chari· ty. and the Pussets took on the Pollies al the mayor 's cricket match, CAIRNS kepI up its usual hectic work pace.

Patrol boats put to sea. trials continued on the new hydro­graphic survey ships and the EOO team delOnated World War II e"plosives found near thc city.

Navy Week in the north went off with a bang.

U~et~~f:diSactch:U::r~~ th e expe ri e nces of t he Royal Austr.lhan Navy in the South East Asian con· nic ts from 1955 to 1972 and how these aCllvities influen ce d the Nav y's developme nt.

Thi s is the seve nt h book in the ~eries, Th~ O//ici,,/ /l i S/flTy fI/ AIIS/r(lfiu',f /111',,11'(' /11 (,111 ill Sou/he(ul A sia ll Cmif{icll' /948-75,

The book cove rs th e 17-year period durin g v.hich the RAN played a vital role in conflicts In

t he Sout h East As ian region, alongside the bet· ter known contnbutlons made by the Australian Army and the Roya l Au .. tr:lli3n AirForce,

It is ~upporled by 110 b l3ck 3nd while pho­IIJgr3phs, 23 m3ps 3nd di3gram!'> , 12 t3bles3nd six 3ppentlices,

ThIrteen RAN s hips. ANZAC. ARUNTA. MELBOURN E. QUAD. R ANT, QUEENBOR­OUGII, QU I BERON. QU ICKMAT C J-I , S YD­NEY. TOBRU K, VAM ­PIRE, VEN D E T TA . VOYAGER a nd WAR ·

RAMUNGA. all c3pable ~hips of the ir time. saw ~ervice WIth the Briti sh Commonwealth Fu East Strategic Re se rve betwet:n 1955 and 1961.

The ships were. howev· er. part of the naval com· ponent of a force whidi was recognised from the outset as lading t he capacity to meet opera­t ional com m itments of 3ny great intensity orof prolonged dur,Jt ion

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Man y operat ed with red u ced co mp le ment s bccau'ie of manning diffi· c ulties which. to bring them up to full s trength. would have mcant laying up o th er s h i p s in Austr<ll ian waters.

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such as partiCipat ing In SEATO exercises. while more generally an attach· mellliasted belweensix and nine months With Ihe c rews o f Ihe BrJtlsh­des igned RAN s hips sometimes enduring vir­wally unbearable living condit ions in the tropical heal.

On limiTed occasiuns. RAN s hip~ provided naval gunfire support to ground forces 3sho re in the battle again~1 conl111U' nistlerroristsduringthe Malayan Emergency.

Ships involved were ANZAC . TOBRUK . QUICKMATC H and QUEENBOROUGI I.

The most endur ing legacy of tile RAN's ser· lIice in Mal3ya from 1955 was provided by Aus­tr:llia 's role in helplllg to build and develop the Roya l Malaysi3n Navy after Indepe ndence i n AugusI.1957.

. Regrettably the end of the Malayan Emergency in Jul y. 1960. did not bring with it 3 reduction or wi thdrawa l of the CommonwealTh fo rces allotted to the Strategic Reserve.

• T h(' wooden-hulled mi nes" -I'('per H"IAS HAWK which came under fire from an Indonesian coastal gun ballery while in S ingaporean territo rial wa ters during the Conrrontalion.

VAMPIR E and VEN- in the Malacca Strait on and the ~ampan W3S sunk lating Vietnam Situati on DETTA . d est ru yer March 13. 1966. with I I by g unfire and the saw the RAN once again esc ort s DERWENT, high-explos il'e s hell s Indonesians handed Oller on acti ve du ty in south I>ARRAMATTA a n d landing WIThin 200 to the police. east Asia in the I:;rgest of YA RRA. and the s ix Ton· metres of the ship <':llsur- The only awanJ for 1.!3 1- the three campaigns in the class coastal minesweep· ing the min esweeper lant or di s tinbui ~hcd ser- region since 1955.

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it e merged in 1%3 from the union of Mala ya. Singapore and the former British territories of Nonh Borneo.

ers CURLEW. GU L L. retired at speed. vice made 10 the RA N The RAN 's role in HAWK, IBIS, SN IPE and T he fact that the ship during Confrontati o n Vietnam is eXle lls ive ly TEAL. was in side Singapore3n went to LEUT K. Murray. co\'e red in thi~ book. with

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The lIlain ta .. 1" between ]962 and '66 wa~ to defeat Indonesi3n aggres· sion and infiltration against Malaysia. although tl\(:re W.:l." never a formal declaratlun of war.

Twelve ships of the RAN are deemed to have served in east and west Malaysianwate~ in oper. ations against Indonesian infiltr.ltors. They were the destroyers DUCHESS.

The RAN vessels were territori al waters was CO of H MAS T EA L. individual chapters devOI-part of a much la rger cOI'I\'enienllyovedooked. who was awarded lh e ed to the RAN Helicopter force. at one time 80 \'es- HAWK e\'ened the Distingu ished Service Flight Vielnam and se ls drawn from the score the following mnm- Cross for a night ac tion Australian Clearance British F3r which Diving Team 3.

Easte rn Fleet. Navy's ro le g un fir e Author Jeffrey Grey. an R oyal exchanged associate professor of Malaysian with th ree of Il istoryaltheAustra lian

Navy and the I"n regl"on ,) eve n Defence Force Academy. Ma]aysian and Ind o n esians h3S completed a com · Si n gap 0 r e aboard a sam· mendable Tas l.. with Up Marine Police forces. ing when 51\(: intercepted pan. killed . The four Top.

The long ho urs o f a sam p an wit h fiv e arrested inc luded an He has produced a read· t ediou ~ and exacting Indo nesl3ns aboard \\.ho IndoneSian Marinc officer able and inform3ti ~e \'01-

patrols. often with little 10 were promptly arrested. and a quanllly of explo- ume cOI'ering Ihe RAN's show as a resu lL were Two days later HAWK sh'es. weapons and other role in post war ~ooth east inlerspaced with occa- detected another ~ampan equipment was aboard. Asi3 and the attempts to ~ion a l ca ll s for shore acting su_~piciously. These incidents during dest3bil ise the region. bombardment. During a When illuminated. it Confront3 ti on are ju st A worthy reference as dep loy mem in 1964-65 headed at speed for some of t ho~ detailed in well as being;1 good read. I·IMAS IB IS spent 87 of Indone~ian walers. th is often-overlooked btl! V" Top is ;1 welcome 100 days at sca, A burst of Owen gun. important chapter in the 3ddition to the material on

I·IMAS UJ\.WK c ame fi re persuaded the RAN'spoS! war history. the RAN 's role in main· under fire from an Indone s ian aboard TO Ju st as Confrontat ion tainin g stability in The Indo nesian shore battery ')wim acros~ to HAWK was dying down the eSC3- region.

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Patrol boat opens fire

Divers in gun haul T::,ro,Sb~~:Y;~~\~~~ FREMANTLE h3S been forced 10 rire a \'olley of nfle ~hots across thot bows of 1\'.0 fleemg Indonesian fishing trawlers in water~ to the nonh of Austrah3.

The acllon Ta~en by the Auslrahansl:uerbroughta "\\.ell done" from the act­Ing CMNORCOM. CAPT Sieve Hoo ke. CA PT Hooke al so descri bed Allstralia'~ northern waters as ",he front hne",

A Coastwatt"h :urcraft and fR.EJ\1AN11...E (lCDR Paul Garg1Ulo) had shad­owc<.lthe IWO vessels with 42 people aboard afler findIng t hem with In Austr.Jlia·s fishing zone. 250 "lOS norlh-e:lSI of GOV(,

The first slShlHlg was made from the air on Sunday. September 6.

LCDR GargIulo closed on the lead Ir:lwler. NAL­ENDRA SENTOSA. and U~lI1l:\ radio and vi~uar sig­nab ordered il\ ma~ler \0 ~IOp.

• Some of the wt!apons recO\ l'n.'d from 10 metres.

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T~'~n;~i~I~~ur;~~; [~~~~~c~~~~C~i?~~~~a~~I~i: officer and hiS mates he had found something OUI of the ordinary.

At the lime LS Dlrubbo and hiS diving buddy. PO Greg Nonheoll. ""ere f«llIlg their way along the mud and in l e ro visi bi lit y beside No 18 Wharf at PorI Adelaide.

Members of Diving Team 9. a squad of RAN Reservists.lhey were in\ol\ed III a ""harfsearch train­mguerclst'.

The previous night (he team had ched,ed HMAS TORRENS. sta"dmg nearby. for damage to her sonar.

Those IWO lUgs resulted mlhc discovery of a cache o f weapons and a motor cycle. It also resulted In ongoing and extenSive lOquiries by se\era l police units in Adelaide 3S 10 the source of the "" eapons.

LEUT Chris Slattery had t3ken his team. PO Greg Nonhcou. PO 11m Dunmng. LS Nick Dlrubbo. AB Kerry Moore. AB Andrew Mcinerney and Seanwn Miek Emery to the wharfabo3rd diving tender 40...

";.;okk and Grt'g had been III the water for 30 mmutes. They \q're:u 10 melres:' LElIT Slattery said.

""He had found a .22 calibre rifle weighted 00"" n by bricks inside a hessian bag

"He went to the bottom again and about 20 metres away he found more guns. We ga\'C him a line and we pulled a bundleof""eapons 10 the surface.

'11Icy were "" rapped III malenal . . four rifles and 110.0 pistols. I recognised some of the riflelo as Imiltary .303sandMauscrs.""

LEUT SI311ery said the search also revealed a motor cyc le . • Dh'crs hand up th t.' guns to waiting pulil:c.

lie ignored the request and made a ~harp turn 10 head north . At the time lhetrawlerwa~runnlllg in co nsort wi th a seco nd trawler. Ihe NALENDRA MAKMUR.

Aviators search for woman LCDR Gargiulo orden..>d

a ~lIlgle shol fired across the bow o f the lead tr:lwler. The sk ippe r Ignored the Single shot so th e Australian offi cer o rdered a "olley of five ~hots to be fir«l.

A~~:~~ ~~I~e:~i;~~;i~~~o;: have been called OUt by police \() look for 3 missing 3nd sick NolO. (".I ""oman.

"They could see police on lrall bikes below ,lIld through our DO relayed mes­~agestOlhem."

F3ye Graf. 41. sufkN '>e'ere epilepsy an d weill for a walk o n Saturday. September 5. She look her lasl medlr.:a· tion 12 hours before hcr son last S3W her. She dId not lake any tablels with her.

SI~ days after she left home. Mrs Graf"s body W3l> found wa~hed up on an Is landin lhe Shoalha"en Rive r.

Thi s had the desired effect and the vessels were boarded by armed sailors and an officer fro m Ihe Department of Fisheries.

The boarding squad found s treamed fishing equipment and other evi­dence to d early indicate Ihe fi~hermen had fished inAustralianw31er...

Both Irawlers were arreSted and escorted inlo Darwin.

When s he had nO! returned 10 her Balnbrigge Crescent ho me her loon reponed her miSSing.

This sparked a WIde ~earch in\'olving pohceand SESvo lunteen..

Knowi ng Mrs Graf o ft en look long walks through lhc bush. ihe search was widened on Monday. September 7.

"We were asked by po lice 10 do an aerial searr.:h: · CMDR Mark Jerrell . the CO of 723 Squadron. said.

"LCDR Tony Reyne and hil> obscper. LS Justin Heath . took a SqUirrel and searched for an hour. .,\ S(luirrelhclicOllh!r

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fied me from the moment I firs t stepped onto one. Nothing in my training in the Nissen huts at the seaman ship school had prepared me fo r the noise, chaos and incomprehensible jargon - and that was just the Focsle PO singling up.

Even now I can not recall the diffcrcncc belween a senhouse and a blake slip, or a whelp from a barrel.

Nor WOll; I endeared to the place by midnight moors, or the fleet staff's enthusiasm for arcane exercises such as catt ing the a nchor and weighing by deck tackle.

Sensi ng my resis ­tance. successive COs pointed imperiously towards the eyes of the ship when doli ng out the officcrs' dutics. In vai n I wou ld mumble alOut my skill as Blind Pilot or suitability for thc cmcrgcncy o fflin e c rypto team. As my scniority grew, so did the size ofthc fo'c's'lc. Thc Fo'c's'le POs with whom I served woul d sigh sadly in sympathy and comment that pcr· haps I would be happier somewhere else.

Late one biuer winter night. the Da r ing in w hi ch I was serv in g night firings on Beecroft . ancho red aner doing The CO was a channing

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I was going to snub the cablc and we were now ~ingshacldes lhalhad not seen day light for sometime.

At one point I thought we might see the cable clench too!

The XO. as they are want to do, suggested that I might take the opportun ity to repaint the joining shackles thaI had appeared from the nether pans of the cable locker. The Nav, more concerned about flaUli­cal accuracy ("'After all, thi s is a work up!") huffed about shortening cableso lhat wercmain in the right spot. In the end. navigalional preci­sion won and we short­ened to the appropriate cablelenglh .

This was unfortunate because our CO had been doing some manoeuvring of his own and between us we had dragged the anchor cablebackunueritself.

The followi ng morn­ing we weighed. only to find a kink in the cable of some magnitude.

The mancr was quick­ly taken out of combined hands. however.

First the Buffer and then the XO came for'ar d , quite simply unwilling to believe the report~ they were getting. The Nav. unable to pi lot the ship anywhere, wan· dered for'ar d too and seemed to hold me per­sonally rcsponsible for the delay, The Pusser, roused from his bunk by the commolion, sidled up to me with his tongue dickingbehind his leeth. "Tsk. tsk:' he mused before reliring to his crumbed bmins and trdin smash.

The flee t NBCD offi­cer, a man of globular shape and taciturn dispo­si tion, was onboard and he too sau nt e red up towards the bull ring ­his jowls puffing with the effort. Apparently satisfied th:1I the ship was in 11 0 danger. he grunted knowingly and meandered off to exer­cise fire in somcobscure comer of the ship.

Pinally thc chaplain

appeared, also sea rid­ing, "God bless my soul" he blurted.

I decided that wi th this level of support I proba­bly wasn't needed at all and squatted bleakly on the fal1hest IOllard.

To cut a long story short. we eventuall y cleared the obstruction by breaking the cabl e out board of thc k no t. The ship under way but stopped and the CO, who had not left his chai r on the bridge, g lowered down upon me benevo­lence lacking. We hung the anchor from berthing lines, brought the knot­ted cable o nto the cable deck andclearedil. Then we reversed the process. I am pl eased to report Ihat just o nce in my career I got to use a jog­gleshackle.

So there, Mum, next time you see me making daisy chains on thcback lawn , please know that il's not to do with the tics that bind. but rather rancourwith the anchor.

Your loving son, S~

Well, it was a figure of I-;:;:::;=~::::;;;:;::~ eight knot actually. :lIld drawn qu ite tight too. From my vantage point on the outlOard chains. I shouted: "Foul anchor!!!" and repeated this with.perhaps,morc fre queney and defiance th:Jn was really neces· sary. Upon reflection. th is was my pathetic way of gelling back at the CO for pulling me there in the first place.

man but, bei ng a Direction Officer, was un familiar in thc way.~ of cable work. Perhaps he was tired. or maybe the Nav -an impatient charactcr -

foam below. The air was thick was rust and dust, and not a few oaths.

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A Swissair MD 11 jet w ith more than 200 occupants reported an on­board fire before the Switzerland­bound aircraft plunged into the sea.

I! broke into thousands of pieces w ith many sinking to 35 metres .

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K nowi n g the recorde rs mig h t we ll te ll why th e jet cras hed, search co-ordinators called in the Canadian Navy.

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T he locating by OKANAGAN then a ll owed divers to go to the devices .

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6 (282) NAVY NEWS. September 21,1998

CUI sholl for HMAS GEELONG and her shIp s rom pan) after only three hours alongsIde .... hen the patrol boat W:lS crash-sai led to aid a local fishing boot 10 dislre!.S,

GEELONG. under LCDR ~hu C:lwsey ..... as !;alled po· e ct· s to help lLl/l/~1II1aS ..... hen "he be!;ame disabled :lfter her r J I englne~ were swamped. .

The Austrah:ln boal look on bo:lrd lhe fishmg boat's owner. Mr Toalloa. "hose nephew was one of the four t t cre .... m da~ger. and rac,ed the 65 nautical miles to the 0 0 p e ra e IXNlIon radIOed by the dlslress.ed lLllIfJeltl/(/s,

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Ne .... ~ of the re~cue ~pread quickly and the GEE­LONG sailors were feted lor the rest oftheirshon visi t,

• First \'isit.se<'pagc 9, S ~~~~~~~r~~~~~t ~ I~~ RAN's new Pon Sen'lce, Suppon project have bc:enproducedJoimlyby the Na\y's Commodore Fleet Ba\e, and the General Manager of Defence MaritIme Ser\ice\ Pty lid

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The SOP, are hdd b) Pon Ser,ice\Manage"" OM S Area Manager\, vessel Illa"ler~ and estabh\hment CO, or OIC, who arc already responsible tor Ihe reg­ular revie .... and updat­Ingof,uchdocurnems.

A handbook W:lS al.\o bemg produced by the NI'50 :lud OMS to pro­vide everyd:lt u~ers .... "h:l ~tmple gutde for the use ofOM5 :lssets. Includmgthecapablluy and limitation.'> 0 1 the re\OUR-e,

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Legacy targ less fortuna S ~~~!~~~s~n~;;g when his father LEUT Glen Koehl<!T (RId), the former commanding officer of Clearance D iv i ng Team Fo u r ( H MAS STIRLING) and a Vietnam veteran, died in a diving acci­dent.

And. II was only four year, ago that 14 -yea r old J OVI SlUart lost her dad. Albert Styar" a for­mn World War /I RAAF pilot through a heart:lIIad •.

BUI both children. along with their moth ­ers. are be ing well looked after thankS to Legacy.

127,000 widows shelter­ing under the wing of the vete r an sup p or t organisation.

Thl!> year marks the 75[h anniversary of Legacy. a group whIch began as the Remem­brance Club In Hobart in 192).

There are now 50 Legac y branches in Australia and one in Bmam.

Legacy preSIdent. B rigadier ChI!; Charleswonh (Rid). who waIted at Ihe kerb~lde to w e lcome an d say "lhanks"'W Ihc ChlCfof Defence, Admiral Chris Bame. lhe guest of hon-

The lunchtime cere· mony attracted several hundred people and saw Ihe appearance of the Royal Australian Navy Band.

In IIohal is believed 10

bea firl>1 there was an all femalecalafalqueguard.

For the chi ldren and many others there b suppoTl for thCIT educa­tlon.evena holiday.

The Sydney branch of Legacy marked the annIversary and the launching of its annu· a I Legacy badge appeal with a ceremo­ny and wreath-laying aI Sydney's Manin Place Cenolaph on Seplemberl.

ABSTO JenneJ Hawke (HMAS WATSON ). ABB~l Fiona McLean ( HMAS KUTTAB UL). ABWTR Cathy Weeden (H~AS KUTTABUL) and ABCSO Wendy Collins (HMAS KUT­TAI3UL) took up posi­lions al Ihe corners of Ihe memorial podium.

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Fiji has p laced high pro tocol on the voyage with Ihe chicfof the KFN.

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vessel to visit I>anila vil­lage, Tongon. in the Shepherd Island g roup. Vanuatu.

Panita village h3S seen lin[e change over the cen· turicswith its inhabilallts enjoying traditional life IUd.cd away in a beautiful tropical islandsening.

GEELONG. in company with RVS TUKOKO. anchored JUSt off the black volcallic sands of the beach and transferred the ships' compal1ics a~horc by boat.

Oneeas,hore they passed through the eeremo l1i al gUles receiving a tradition­al welcome into the village.

A gruelling afternoon of sport includcd a three hour continuous game of soc·

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be tween thc two FFG~ be rth ed a t Stokes Hi[1 Wharf. ADELAID E and MELBOURNE.

Sa!Urday proved a chal­lenge ofa differem nalure asthc fleet ull itsswea.ted it out on the COONAWAR· KA sports fields in the hot Darwin sun.

The weekend also gave thousands of Da rwin's adults and youngsters alike the change to ins pect a w:mhip first hand.

Child ren wi th cancer from the Camp Q uali lY organisatioll toured MEL­BOURNE while the rest of Darw in's public cou ld choose between HOBART. ANZAC and MEL · BO UR NE during the. FCP open day 0 11 Sunday.

The harbou r program conc luded when thc ships left Darwi ll for the North Australia Exercise Area for 10 days of progressive excrcisesthat culminated in a twCHIaywarex.

But even before their dcpan urc fleet units were .... ·ell into their training for the FeP having been hi t by Ihe NBCD Sea Trai ning Group early each moming.

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Kepreselllatives of the Australian Embassy also embarked in GEE LONG for the trip up from Pori Vila and madca presenta­l ion to the village of school books and sporting equipment.

Once the formalities were complete the ships' companies enjoyed a night of dancing and revelry with the vilJagcrs.

It was a touching moment in the morning when the ships departed with the villagers turned out on the beach waving fa rewell.

Meanwhi[e two soldier~ added ··Patrol Boat Driver" to their list of qualifications when they were awarded their Hclmsman'sCerlilicates aboard GEELONG during the voyage.

Corporal John Braid and Trooper Kane Turvey of B

GAWLER's-back '[JMAS GAWLER is back 0 11 duty after rl.cight months of rep.1ir and reli t.

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GAW LER (LCDK Bruce Victor) fell from the Darwin Naval Base Syncro[ift in Novembcr lasl year.

Her retu rn to sea for Ii\'e days of trials off Darwin laiC la ... t month culminated in a successfu l fu ll power trial whcn she achie\'ed in excess of 28 kno .....

Si nce fa ll ing from the Syncro lift. GAW LER has been undergoing mainle­nance and repair at the Darwin Ship Rcpai r and Engincering facilily.

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Following her shakedown and workup. GAWLER deploys to Southeast A,ia for exerc ise STARDEX. then she visits Thailand . Brunei. The Philippines and Indonesia.

" TrOOIICr Kane lun'ey and Corporal John 8 ra id with G t:E LONG's navigator LEUT Ka te Ryan .

Squadron. 1st Armoured Regiment. joined GEE· LONG for her nine· week south west Pacific deploy­ment.

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• Navy fi refighter s duuse the burning helicopter wi th foam during the exercise.

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It is why Defence and c ivil authorities s pend nllllionl>ofdQllan;.annual­lyon fire and emergency equipme nt and o n th e wa1:es of those who will man them.

All the equipme nt and suff a re not muc h u se unless the personnel are fullyu.alnedandtheu eqUlpmellltest:!ti.

It was this prcmise that saw the emergency ser­vices. both sen ice and Civil . put to the tes t Just outs ide the Na\al Air SUliun. HMAS AL BA­TROSS lal>t month.

The sce narto saw a Seahawkhelll,:up!cr. simu­lated by a l> pent We~l>ex

alrfmme.cra$h through a m:llnrotorfallurc.

There were eight people on board.

The crash saw the hell · copter catch fire and a number of occupallls wan­de r daud into nearby bushland.

The exercise. wh ich began just before2pm bUI did not conc lude until 8.30pm. brou g ht three RAN ambulances. se\"eml Navy fire apphances and civil police and ambu­tances to the scene.

The Security Secllon wllh tmcking dogs attend· ed along with sect ions 0 1 the base's Air Depart ·

When It was deemed some occu pani S were missing secunty staff and their dogs fanned out Ihrough the bush.

A Sea King hehcopter rotated a nd made low ~weeps uf tht! area. Two OIhcrSeaKingswercputOl1 standby to help ifnee<led.

As th t! searc h fo r the JOIll<,d by nUTl>Cl> who !!KI mi SSing continued. Navy up tran sfU SIOn set s aud firefighters do used tht! covered the "victlms'" wrec k With foa m after buml>. tin;.t carry1llg victlm~ clt!ar T he base' s supply oftht! flam es. department brought out

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T~:t~~;/ar~ee;:~~~ ~~I:I~~hCO~l~~~:~. and \i~S\:~~~U::~j!e of ser· MantllneSe~'lusaodlhe The comracted services • Tug sen ices. RAN aims to prO\'lde at can be divided into opera· • Target sen Ices least the $:Ime standard of tlo nal. tralllll1j! and II1te- • Practice weapon) rttm · afloat suppon ser\ ICeS to gra ted log is ti c support ery and moge support pons and adjacent Inshore reqUlremeu\s - gen.eral1y • The pro\'lsion and oper· and offshore areas \\hich new ship proJecl·related alion of \esse ls for con· previously were prOVided ac tivities - and range son dlllies. by the Port Services from opemtional fleel sup- • Thursday Is land patrol organisation unde r Ihe po11 and waterborne tmin· cmft supporl. Maste r Atte ndan!, t he ing to more esotenc :lCIlV· • Opemtional diYJIlg sup-Commander Target Sery· lIies s uch as harbo ur pon.

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maintenance.replact'lIIclit and in somt! ins tance s oper.uionof suitablccrJft . • The provision, mainte· nance and in some IIlstances operalioll of cmflto suppon training in na vigation. diving. sea· man ship and b03Iwo rl.; . sailing. Resen·epersonncl. sea famlitarisallon and hydrugraphic tr.lmmg. • Support to vis illng nudear powered warships and submanncs. • Provision and. in some casel>. operation o f craft for oil and fuel spill w n­tamment c:lpabilities. • Maintenance of speci­fied nayalmooring ~.

• All necessary Integrated Logistic Support services wall activities. cmft and equipmemassoclaledwilh the deli very of the cun­tmcledservices. • Ammunition and explo· sives1Ure~ tmn~fer.

• Lllnited maintenance ut the historic ,upport craft collection • Harboordelencethroogh participation Inlhe de\eI· opment and Implementa­t jon of contlngencyplan~.

• Submanne ~t!nlces to ,uppurt the COLUl'S· C lhl> post con~tructlOn and post a"allabllit) toal ... ..ubmanne safety boot .'>t'r· ' Ices and s ubmanne equipment and cahbmhun mats support . • The pro, i,iun and mam· tenanceofacmft wllhthe ca pacity tor fitting ~pe· cia lisedequlpmenttocarry out experimental work In and around Sydne y Jlarbourand Broken Bay. • CommiSSIOned s hips' Ulillty boats - provision. m:l.Illtenance and replace­ment when Ilecel>~ary.

• Minehlllllercoastal lrials l>Upport. • The malnle nance and reptaceme1l1 ",henueces· sary of the Antarctic ~ur­vey 'essel aoo the provi­sion of craft to the uew hydrog~phlcshl~. • Foel '>ervices by hghter m Sydney Harbwr. FBW. Darv.m 300 Jen ls Bay.

Tht! Ma'tu Attendam. CMDR John Connor. said thecontmcl ",·asfarl"(ach· Ing. co\"enng a diverse ~ngeof3l;tlvllles.

'"To achle\e the Na,y\ requl l"( llIents DMSISllIII­i ~ lIl g many of the c rart RAN people know "'ell. such as the familiar I·ITS !Ug~ III SyLiney and the st!1f propelled fuel and water li g ht er~. but to pro­videfor th et! nhanced cap3b liity reqUlrell1e nb DMSha,pnll:ured-.e\e~1

newcmft,"'he ':Illi. These Includt! new·n­

foot ,mgle and twin sere'" "'Oflboats and two 2000-IOnne tenders. the SEA·

HORSE SPIRIT and SEA HO RSE STAN· DARD. which are well su ited for a va n ety o f t3l>i..smcludmg trials sup­port ships. weapons recu\ery pl ,lIforms and submanne escape and res· cue mothershlps.

"Ooeofthese \essels IS based in Adt'laide III sup­port of the COL Ll NS ­Cla~s trials and Ihe other will be based at HMAS STI RLI NG:' CMDR Connor said.

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' "The ex-PROTECTOR has been refilled an d renamed SEA UORSE HORI ZON. with notable modifications being a new

eight-bunk accommoda- I ~::::::::::::::::::::::::~ lIonareaanda c la~sroom. ~

··She.': i ~ ba.o;ed al HMAS CRESWELL to provide for sea famili ari sat io n tmining and 1-leet Support tasks"

Expected to be IIItro· dueed into se rvice by ea rly next year is the SEAHORSE MERCA · TOR. a modified Pacific Patrol Boat Class. as the purpose built navigallon traIning vesse l and an adventuretmining yacht. the dimensions of which art! yet to be finalised .

"Apan from the DMS nag being flown in all the co mpany' s \"essels. you will be able to recogni\e DMScmftbythedistinc­ti ve blue hull and buff and white cabin ~ and superstructures.'" CMDR Connor said.

OpeT3tlOnalcratt. such as the Di\ing Launches willl"(maJnShlp~idegrey.

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Charlie's court case all an act T he prisoner \Ioa\ led rIItolhe No.

I Counroom of the Sup reme Coun In DarWin. hl\ unshaven.

lou\l~h appearance COIl'I\telU with the contempt with whICh he held the legal proceeding!\' he .... :1) about 10 auend.

A habitual drug user and con\icted Idon. Charhe Sheen ... as unruly and dl~re~peclful in coul1

But Mr Sheen·~ anllC~ "crc found entertaining by the defence and pros­ecutIOn.

The odd sm il e <l ppeare d on the Judge's lip~ c\J>el.:iall} \\hen he con\'lCled Mr Sheen 01 II count!> 01 brea1.. and enter and.;;entenced him 11,1

fhe years' imprisonment Lucidly for Mr Sheen. al least one

of hl\ aliases. LEUT Peter Sleele. i~

~()Ilh!wha t more fe\peelable. An avid amateur U!;lor. LEUT

Steele pla)'ed the pan ofa " repc:lt offender" chaq;ed wilh multiple offense~ during a courtroom "orl­,hop.

The lIoorl..shop "a\ held by the Nunhern Terriwry PoliL"C for Neighbourhood Wareh. de~lgned (0

help rhe public underqand rri:ll :lnd \enrcncingprocedures.

II may be suggested rhat LEUT Stee le. currently wnr"lIIg ar Join!

• Pondering his fulure habitual dnJg Logi~tre~ Unit - North. lIoa\ able to user and con\'iclcd reJoo Chariie S~n draw on his experielwe b a \upply (a ka LEUT Peter Sl rt'le) alloa ils se officer 10 fulfil the wle of \uch an tendng in the Danoin Supreme Court. unruly and immoral charal·rer.

Veterans dedicate memorial

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AI IIU3 Ihe i\I EO. Group to Vietnam, along with accounts Lt:U T Greg Ch u rch, Irom sailors and soldiers who sailed in ordered: "S hut do" n the ships al the time The book also Ihl' port boiler." contains various archival documents

The occasion "as provldmg eVidence 01 the Ihrealand celehrated "j th Ihe la'>l dangers the ShipS and their crews were run eli onal lesl of Ih e exposed to wflilst in Vielnam watersalld s uperh ea ler safely the struggle to have that operational vahes, followed by ]lOp- service recognised. Some material is I)ill g nr champag n e being published torthe lirst time

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memorial plaque 10 Ihe \ Iick I.iI".U1W, wilh Ails Td---- -"ar:.hip and K1 officers C usac k, }J ousten , De-and men IIoho died III her Ilame r and \\'hi tcombe.

in World War II -;;;~;;;;~~~==============::;::::;::==~ The dedu.:allon cere· II mony Will wle place on the nonhern end of Garden Island. Sydne::) 00 Sunday. Oclober 18. ar I(b.m.

"The rllemonal has been erected facing Sydney Heads," Da\ld Hopklll). the a)socia-rion 's sccrclary. said.

" HMAS AUSTRALIA never had a horne port.

"Bulon!;e ~eam\t'd at the head) lIoe "ne~ \lot' were home ..

He said a memorial church ~eT\l!;e would be held at lOam before the dedicalion.

At rhe plaque a dedica­fion ,er\ice would be condueled ~lth a bugler renderrng the La~1 Post and Re\lclle.

A RAN bus 110111 tale rhose anending from the G3rdenbl!lIldgatestofhe chapel.

A reunlon:lt the De Vere Hotel ~III follo~ the t~oser"e('s

Scheduled 10 Join the vereran~. Iheir families and frtend~ II. III be RADM SUllon JIJrring­IOn and Mr, lI~rringlOn and the NSWprc~identof Ihe RSL. Mr RU~ly PriC\1

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T hroughout t h~ Navy survey ship KIM BLA's hfe. she pulled up

many items from the bottom of the ocean and one of them is being named in recognition of her efforts

Acanlhoisis kimb la. a new species of colonial sea fan. has been found and named after the shipthm discovered il. HMAS KIMBLA

While completing her dulics off Moreton Bay on March 29. 1969. KIMB LA pulle<l up a specimen of isidinae.a familyof sea fans.

The sea fan was placed in the Aust ral ian Museum and remained there until Dr Phil Aldersladc. cur·

ralor of Cnidaria at the NOJ1hem Terri to ry M useum of Arts and Sciences. [ooK it OUI as part of a sludyoll Ihe family

"I decided \0 do a study on this particular familyofsca-fans far my doctorate," he said

" Documenta t ion 011 the group had been poor so I was basically establishing a reference book for otherpcople to usc

"When I collected some speci­mens from the Austrnlian Museum in 1993. il included this colony which has nQW become the holo­Iype of a new spec ie~ "

A holotype is the original speci­men o f a new species of animal

Describing a holotype gives Dr Alderslade (he right to name the new specIes.

Discoveri ng HM AS K1MB LA was decommissioned in 1985. and talking to one of the ship's previous crew members. he decided on kim­blaa~asigni(jcantchoiceofname.

"h's not uncommon to name a new species after the ship that found it and I thought that it was appropriate in this instance," Dr Aldersladesaid

Dr Alders lade's study has been completed a nd culmi nated in the production of the reference book, Revisionary SyslclIl(//ics in the Corgolliall Family Isididol'.

I Letters to the Editor

Warning over laser surgery THE EDITOR

NAVY NEWS LOCKED BAG 12 PYRNIONT NsW 2009

Sir, LaseTEye Surgery,also

know n as Lase r Refractive Surgery or Photo- Refract ive Keratotomy, is receiving a 101 of publicilY in the general media and has been advertised in the scrvtCC ncwspaper~.

I would like to take this opportunity to let mem-

bers know thaI the known complicat ions of Laser Eye Surgery can cause visual problems that may affect members' fi tness forscrvice in lheA DF.

plic:lIions, individua ls who have had any form of refractive surgery are not considered fit for 1955 accident military ain::rew duties Sir, I was a n AS on the

Aircrew applic<lnts <lre I am seek ing to locate middle watc h and I sc reened to e nsu re they <l nyone who was serving slipped in the seabo .. 1

have not had any fonn of onboard HMAS ARUN- striking my back but Ihe laser eye surgery and will TA in Malayan waters in accidenl was nOI recorded not bc assessed as fit if December 1955 and can inlhesickbay previous surgery is identi- help me with a Veternns' Please contact lied. Current ain::rew who Affairsclaim O.J. (8uck) 8 uch:m a n have such surgery will be I had an acci<icnt hurting 3 Cara wa SI <lsses.~cd as permanenlly my back at sea in the early lJIacksmiths NSW 2281

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In addi tion, because of the well recognised com-

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Honour Sheean Sir. Regrettably I feci

obliged 10 take issue with Joe S traczek. Naval H istorian, under whose name Ihe article "Teddy" Sheetlll lIlllllhe Iv.f ... of HMAS ARMIOALE was published in AU~'lralias Navy 1997, Timc a nd Tidepp63·64

A lt hough t he writer p resen ted an excellent p recis of the A RM I­DALE action and of Teddy Sheean's self·sae­rificing gal lalltry, [ be lieve hi s s tate ment "Menlio ned in Des· patches. (is) an honou r second only to a posthu· mous Vicloria Cross" is mcorrect

T he Commonwealth Order of wearing Austra­lian honours and awards does not include MID ill the list of precedence because of the MID clasp is attached 10 Ihe ribbon of the med<l[ awarded for

W;tr Medals grouping and is not li~ted SCI"lrJle­Iy or shown as equivalent 10 other decoralions

N<lval veterans of World War II arc well a ..... <lre of Teddy Shecan's ac t of bravery w h ich undoubtedly was a n1<ljor factor in the survival of those crew members (and others) able to <lbandon IIM AS AR M IDALE. II is a lso believed that his intent ional aCI of defi· ance agains t the enemy shou ld have been recog· nised by a bravery deco· ra l ion akin 10 Joe Stracz:ck's incorrect assessmenl oflhe M ID worth

I ,~ .... JWJ.l-'I111 :~~:~rlv~~ea~~i~hne 1:;~~

Alt hough Shecan's memory will be perpew· ated in the naming of a RAN submarine il is Ilot too laIc for thc Austrnlian Government to acJ.:now. ledge his wartime valour by awarding a posthu­mous decoration more in keeping with the tenor of his act

place. ~I ence. M ID is ordered among the Commendation for Distinguished Serv icel

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~ 1<~ ) lan's 3 d~cades of commitment HMAS BRISBANE Ship 's Ball

Saturday 5 D:,cember. 1998

The WatersEdge R estaurant Pier 1 Walsh Bay

Ticket d<.'(~J!s and further mform:.mon conuct LEUT Charln lJournr, cmall- 08a@ddg41.mc.gov.au

THE MYSTERY OF RUGBY UNION The RAN Rugby Unioncommiltee is in the process 01 compiling a historic record 01 Rugby in the RAN and they need~lI r help.l1youhaveanyNaV'JrU!lby factS.anecdoles or memorabilia we would like to hear from you Please contact either WO Ron (liveen (02) 9563 4509

or CPO Cameron Mar1in (02) !l359 3D39

RAN CORVETTES ASSOCIATION Nalional reunion 13-15 November

EWArs lncJvde a Midday [)mner at HolTllbush Sports Centre FrtdJy ,3th Noomnber an(/ a memonal sefVice at Garden

IslJndon Sunday 15th NovtmbtJr

FGr Further Inlarmatlon contac t: Em Pnk. (02) 9asa 1191 orMuEtlil. (02) 9624 3543

RAN BAND ASSOCIATION AreulHontortOl'tneralldservong RAN and RANR musicians W1H be lIeld on Ihe 2nd. 3rd and 41hOclober 1998 at The NavyCtub. Fremanlle.~aIHMASSTIRlING GoIl, a river erUIU and an otlielil <llAnerar,on Ihe prooram. plus a memorialservieelorlhecrewotHMASSVONfYloslolIll'Itcoaslot WAistobtheldon Sunday 41h BI,IO~ingsnsentiallor IlI,oUieial diMer Contacl Secretary Jim Ha'lltlnsoo (02) 66252689tOlturthl:rdelalls

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C.S. FACULTY HMAS WATSON (02) 9337 0316

WEST HEAD GUNNERY RANGE 40th Anniversary -1999

The search IS on lor ANY West Head Gunnery Range memorabilia.

Enquities to CPOET Wayne Allen (03) 5950 7966 or lax (n3) 5980 0863

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14 (290) NAVY NEWS, September 21,1998

"I::]or Nava l Tr~imng r Command's DlreclOr of Resource P lanning 1998 marks a significant milestone in hiscarc:er.

Mr Ian Domagalski has completed a remarkab le 30 years of outs tanding co mm itmen t 10 th e AUSlrnlianPublicService.

While ~Ir Domagal~ki commenced hiS pOSition as Director of Resource Planning. COMTRAIN. in 19891he responslbll i. ties which he has under· taken in the pas t n ine )'ears have change:d great· Iy. largely as a result of Ihe increa~in£ emphasIs placed on traimng Na\y personnd

While lill Ie is known of Mr Domagalski'sear1ier employment profile:. a fact which he jokingly implies is probably the way It should be. it is easy 10 determine from whal has been recorded Ihal Mr Domagalski has made a signifkant contnbulloo to many and \'aned respon~I' bilities.

Among the more sigmii· cant achleve:mcntsmMr Domagalski's calttr were hiS overseas postrng to the

°Mr Ian Domagalski.

United States Iflthee:arly 198(b and !x'mg appointed the Deputy Regional Secretary - Navy. Pltrhaps the: most notewor1hy was l\'lr Domagalski's contrioo· 1i0flto lhec:sIablishmemof Naval Trammg Command al> a sub-program.

Mr Domagalski h:b had a signirlCant hand m ImpJe. mentmg these changes and has always been a \'aluabJe source of advice andexpe· ri<=

As a result the orgaIllS3' lion that Mr Domagalski first became parI of has e\'ol\ed from liS original Slate': as CO~1TRAIN to lIS

cumntsutuSal>asub-pro.. gram and )ub~equenll)'. Naval Tr.umng Command.

[i:;}le;;J Our family is !e;I\'mg the N3\) so Wifchne

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DARWIN goals H~~S f~~~~~I~n;;~c\'~~ ;~~ DARWIN's team could have been

excused for feeling a lillie hard done by as USS RAINIER's pro· gression had been at the expense of USS PORT ROYAL. who could muster only se\"en players.

,0megreatthrillSlnscvendifferem "porting events.

ticipants. winning the Rimpac soc­cer knOl:koul competition in fine style with a 4· 1 \'iclory over USS RAINIER.

Team captain. ABCSO Darren Sehubaek. said the result reflected great credil on theleam whichpcr­formed tirelessly throughout the competition.

Nevertheless. with great gusto DARWIN surged 10 a 3·0 lead in thefirslhalf. •

Most units held theiro"'n in at kastolle ev<,OI. but it was th<' might of the DOG boys in BRISBANE. with two teams enter<,d. that ev<,n­lUally won through to take th<' FCP Spons Day Kangaroo trophy.

In achieving the win. DARWIN furtherdislinguished ilselfbybeing the only non-American unit 10 will a SpOrts competit ion during the exercise.

The margin was reduced to two goals midway through the second half. before DARWIN again scored 10 record an emphatic victory.

Score rs were SMN Keith Sherman with a three-goal hat trick andAB lanMcCracken.

BRISBANE's lim place howel'<,r was hotly contested by another DOG. HMAS HOBART. who came in second. while the youngest par­ticipant HMAS ANZAC secured Ihirdplace.

Conductt:ol over three days afler the sea pha:o.e oflhe exercise. DAR­W IN ~wep[ through all four prelim­inary matches defeati ng USS CALIFORNIA 2-1. USS CORON· ADO 1-0. JDS K1R ISHIMA 3-0 and HS47 Squadron 1-0.

Back in Australia. the second Fleet Concen tration Period in Darwin from August 28 provid<,d a great opportunity for RAN person­nel from both sides of the coumry to determine the best tleet unit in 1998.

A separate trophy. the Father Ma~ Cup Challeng<,r. was awarded to HMAS SUCCESS for her close win in the Aussie Rules.

Resu lts: Basl.:e tbal l: I)ERTH d COONAWARRA. 3..t -31: Soccer: HOBART d BRISBANE. 1-0:

The series was played in 31-degree heal on adry.palchy rock· covered field. where gravel rashes. grazes and cuts were the order of the day, but major injuries were avoided.

But it wasn't worked oot by AA or SU linng results or the success of an STG sea check. but also by the prowess of her personnel on th<' sports field.

Volleyball: BRISBANE I d BRIS· BANE 2. 25· 19: Softball: ANZAC d ENDEAVOUR 15-12: Netball: PERTlldTOORUK.16-II:Touch Football: BRISBANE I d B R I S -BANE 2. 4-3: Aussie Rules: SUC­CESS d COONAWARRA. 4 2 26 -4125.

Running on for the final.

The annual fleets sports day at HMAS COONAWARRA over the first weekend of the FCP provided

Tributes pour in for a stalwart

. T~i~~I~~ ~~~r \~nt:~; Navyrugbyidell\ity.for­mer CPOWTR Allen Salty Eckel. "'hodied in Townsvillc on Monday July 27.

LEUT Bryan Hu ll. who represented the Senior Naval Officer. SOUlh Queensland. read the eulogy at Sal ty's funeral. conducted b)' Bishop John Lewis at the city's Sacred Heart Cathedm1.

LEUT Hull. who k.new Salty for 36 years. Said the cathedral was filled 10 Ihe doors with RAN Rugby Union past and present players including WO Sutton. Benny Hill and Timber Mills among many.

me mbe r s of the ADFRU. uniformed members of the TS CORAL SEA cadet unit. Townsville Grammar School staff and stu­dents and RSL and naval association members. His family was headed by his son. Mark .

Tributes included a bell engraved with Salty's name donated to Towns\'il le Grammar School from the local naval association and the association's Pine Rivers. Queensland. branch has n3med a golf trophy in his honour.

RANR U stalwart. CPOWTR Brett Quinn. said Salty's death brought \0 an end a

man's lifetime passion for the Navy and rugby union.

Salt)' lived and breathed Navy and Rugby. hal'ing played for various ships. establishments. Navy, Australian Combined Services. the Northern Territory and first grade for hi s beloved Sydney c1ub.Gordoll

Salty joined the Navy in 1950. Since entry he championed in.'port.

Besides rugby he was an A grade tennis player and he excelled at dancing.

With his affinity with sport he became well known to PTl s. XOs. COs. commodores and admirals. always pro-

~=============iin moting games and mak-ing Sure as many people could play and attend. Brett said. ,

The R.A.N. Ski Club OPEN FOR NEW MEMBERS

The RA.N. Ski Club is a private club open

to all current and paSt menibersofthe

RAN and the RANR. Rank is left behind

when we hit the snow. Cheap

accommodatIon is available in Club Lodg~s

at Mt Buller in Victoria and Perisher

Valley in NSW. Lodges are used in winter

for Downhill and Cros~ Country Skiing

and Sno\\boordmgand Insummcrfor

enJoying the high country and alpine hike,;.

If interested in joining. please call

Doug Collins on

(02) 6266 4435 (W) or (02) 6292 5980 (II)

He became well known for his prowess on the rugby fidd as a no nonsense prop for­ward who never look a backward slep and later for his writing skills. as he contributed to Nan' News for 35 years will. his co lumns Solly Oil Span and Sally ill the NOr/h.

He managed the Queen s land Counuy team for three years in the '90s and organised the "grudge matches" between the Golden Oldies from NSW and Queensland which were playedasnol'eltye\"ents during the annual Mon~ Cuptixtures

Ili s~'ontribution to the game and development of Navy players was

- tEUT Enlma Williams

Salty in the North

highlighted during his postings 10 I'IMAS CERBERUS and HMAS NIRlMBA.

He took thousands of sailors under his wing giving them all the gospel according to Salty and helping them get onto the paddock. CPO Quinll said.

Salty also coached and on another occasion managed the combined Australian Services side and he assisted with the t\' avy NSW and nation­al teams as an assistant manager through the early '90s.

When RANRU began developing its Rugby Museum. Salt)' came to Sydney from Orisbane for six weeks to a~sht.

S31ty had other Interests.

He assisted the M:hool children in TO"'nSI'i lle \\ho wished 10 partici­pate in all sports.

On one occa$ion a young hockey p la ye r didn't have the money for fares to Brisbane to play in the State titles Salty funded her trip by runningmff1es.

"The president. com­mittee and all players of the . Royal Australian Nav)' Rugb y Union wish to thank Sal l Y publicly for 311 he did for Navy Ru gby and express their deepe,t sy mpathy to Salty's family." CPO Quinn said.

It could be said Salty ne\'erleft the Na\').

In his later years he just w3sn't on the pay-

"''' _ LElJf Aaron Mal1J;.ows

'(OUR HOLIDAY lOUR RESORT

The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns, and operates,

three holiday resorts. These resorts offer excellent

standards of accommodation includ ing 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 south of Ulladulla on the mid South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronts the shores of Burrill Lake and is only minules from the beach.

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

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

Contact the manager, Ken Veitch lor bookings or further information. Bungalow Park, 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. Amblin 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 fully enclosed heated swimming pool.

Contact the manager, Frank Frimston for bookings Of further information. Ambfin Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busse/ton WA 6280

TELEPHONE: (08) 9755 4079 FAX: (08) 97554739.

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

Contact the manager, Ian McLaughlin for bookings or further information. Forster 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 for all patrons. Retired RAN 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-B1 Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to obtain your discount card.

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

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Ca n nons pro fessional learn in t he name of charity.

The g:mlC, sponsored by Bri t ish Ae rospace AUSIr:lt ia, raised nearly 55000 which was d ivid· ed between Legacy and Camp Qualily.

P laye rs we re splil

le:tm. The Lcg:tcy team was

made up of AOF play­ers ubout to leave on a lOur or lhe UK . includ­ing LSWTR Jam ie Wm.,on of DSCM . and

entertaining game 7910 75.

[ n a generous ges­lUre. preside nt of the Legacy Club of Canberra. Mr George Salmon. ,aid Legacy would :.plil il:. winnings with Camp Quali ty so both charitie~ received all equal ~hare of the prizemoney.

A challenge made during the game from retired Air Marshall Peler Evalls, who rcpre­sented BAeA, al~o eon­tributeda furthcr$15()() w h en LAC Dean Burke. 'all).. three out of three free throws d u ring half time. a ttracting a further donation of $500 each from BAeA.

A further $500 was rai\ed frolll donations co llected during Ihe game.

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Enclosed please find 524 (Australian currency) to cove~ '2 months subscription and posting lor ~Navy News" wilh in Australia (Air Mail and overseas postage rates are extra).

• T he victorious Navy ski team .

Navy fires in the snow N:~~c~~~~~~~~~~ t~ claim both men's and womcn'~ champion titlei at the N:llionallnterService Atpine Skiing and Snow· boarding Olainpioltships at MtBlucCow.

The championship is conducted in conjunction with and to support the Disabled Wintersports National Championships and sponsored by Tenix and Lockheed Martin produced some exciting rJcJng and good competi­tionatallieveis.

Tcam selection for the Navy had been held the previous wcek in the Navy Championships, wi th 80 people from all overAustraliaanending.

T hirty were novices and some had IICversc:en snow before.

HMAS CERBERUS won the learns event while LEUT Georgie W3d~ley and PO Rob Freedma n

took out the overall indio vidual champions.

The re were some new faces in the Navy Inter­service team and some o ld who were maling a comeback. John Cunnife m:ldeatriumphant re turn afteralfl-yearab-.cl"lCC.

Navy was managed by PO Rob Freedman and consisled of WO Eric Bickerton (M IlQ), LEUT Brad Vizard (l IMAS WATERII EN), LEUT Phil Ridgeway (KlTITABUL). LEUT Greg Mo rton (CERBERUS). LEUT Evan Murfett (SCA-N), CPO Darryl LCII (CER­BERUS), LCD R Jeremy Butler (ALBAT ROSS) and LEUT John Cunnife (OCCI'F).

1bc women's learn can· sis ted of LEUT Georgie WadsJcy (PENGUIN), AB Natalie Glover (050), SBLT Naomi Ea~lerling (WESTRA Ll A). LEUT Alex TlIr~r ( KUTTAB-

Struth ! He'd want to be in a good health fund.

UL) and LS Kel l ie: BrJdbury (WATERHEN).

The: snow board team included ABCD Drew Mitchell (AUSCDT One), AB Tim Roodenry (Klff­TABUL). AB James Cvetkovic (CRESWELL) and ABBM Luke Se\eryn (CERBERUS).

The Navy women per· fomled extremely wellm difficult cour;e, although for M>me girls it was their fir;t)·earofracing.

Navy won both Ihe gi:lnt slalom and slalom disciplines and Georgie Wadsley won both her rJces 10 become the Navy women's and ADFeham· pion.

Navy took an early lead in the men's skiing COIl1-

petition by winning the super giant slalom speed event and the giant slalom.

The boys went into the last day of competition wi th only the slalom to complete and \\.ereconfi­dent of taking 01,11 the c hampionship, but the event again proved to be the Achilles heel of the Navy lcam.

A quick calculation at the bottom ofthc first run put the Army ahead for the championship

It all came down to the last ron .

Relyi ng o n g reate r experie nce (the average age of the men's team is 33) the Navy men tu rned it o n to ho ld o ut the young Army pretenders. LEUT Brad Vizard won a ll th ree disciplines and took out Navy men's and ADF champion.