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NAUGHTY, NAUGHTYI A~i~:!::: ~~~~~t~6r~;~~~~;ew~~~ I GralwS; Davis I machete as they boarded his craft and arrested him for In an earlier arrest the Commanding Officer of WOL-

"Later through the Fisheries Department. he sent me a message apologising fo r his 'naughty bebaviour' ," LCDR Sieve Duffy said.

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I d f h t Indonesian long line fishennen in

The arresl of the fish;ng <nlfl look re lev e 0 mac e e w.IO" between Datw;n .nd

~~a~ll at~:s{~:~r ;~i~I~~~~~~n~ - --------- ---------------- !r::;'incidents fishermen tried 10 and HMAS DUBBO in the last three weeks. Around 70 Indonesian illegaJ fishing boat captain and transfer him 10

people have been held. his warship if he continued (0 be a threat. SlOp Iheir arresl by UYing 10 Im1g1e !he lOW lines linking them with WOLLONGONG and a string of lowed craft.

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2 (262) NAVY NEWS, September 8, 1997

Family amazed by tour of sub G;~n;e ; ·S·o~~i~~ ·th~ man at table three, Her Majesty's Australian Submarine mAMA for a day.

So M r Julian Moss, of Camp Cove in Sydney's eastem suburbs, arrived at HMAS PLATYPUS late last month in a chauffeured Me rcedes Benz with his ch ildren Isabelle, 5, and her you nger brother A lex . " I 'm five next wee k", along with his mateMr Rod Casimir fo r a personalised (Our of the sub. He had b id for the (Our of OTA M A at a charity auction to benefit the Sydney C h ildren's

[LEUTA:-~~~ Hospital's Madeline Foundation.

'" bid about S4000:' Juiianexplained.

" I have been a supponer of the hospital over the years because my son had neurosurgery there when he was very young."

Officer o f the Day, LEUT Chris CromwelL s howed the party over

. mAMA.

the adults.

in each mess among the equipment for months on end.

"OTAMA is phenomenal.

• LEUT Cromwell with, I to r, Isabelle and her toy ra bbit Bunny, Mr Casimir, Julian and Alex Moss on bo~rd OTAMA.

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• HM AS SYDNEY in World War U.

New probe on SYDNEY mystery

I~:r~dr~:~i~t C~i~~~ F:~ DimS] HMAS SYDNEY were found, rhey would be Mr McLachlan said left undisturbed, Ihe that following discus-Defence Minisler, Mr .~ions with his col-Ian McLachlan has leagues. he had written declared. \0 Ihe chairman of the

He said il was firm Federal Parliamentary government policy not Committee, Mr Ian to touch the wreckage, Sinclair. referring the if located. committee to the cir·

The Minister's cumstancesofthe sink-remarks came late last ing of the Royal month when he Australian Navy cruiser announced he had for- off the WA coast in mally referred the mys- November 1941. tery si nking of HMAS He said a Defence SYDNEY to the Joint Depanment submission

mquiry In addition. full

acccss to naval archives would be provided to thecomminee.

The Department of Defence would fund the provision of an histori· an. independent of Ihe Navy. 10 support the committee.

"There have been a number ofrepresenta. tiOM 10 me on theaccuracy of the official history of the disappearance of HMAS-SYDNEY and her crew of 645 Australians," the Minislersaid. Standing Committcc on would be prepared. with

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pened to HMAS SYDNEY: where is her final resting place; and whether all archival material has been made available .. that is whether there has been a cover up?"

MrMcLachlan said on the first malterno new substantive evidence had been produccd which would overturn thegen. erally-accepted version ofcvcnts.

The events, as detailcd in The Official HiSlO ry of tile Royal Australian Navy in Ihe Second World War by t-,'lr G. Hermon, had withs tood the tesl of lime and were conside~d to be a reasonable and accurate recounting.

Mr McLachlan said on the second point, he understOod there was considerable doubt about determining the likely point of the SYDNEY's sinking and then locating the wreck

The Minister said that in the unlike!yevcnt that the remains o f SYDNEY were evcr located, it would be the Government's finn policy that she be left undiswrbed

'"I hope that with this inquiry Ihe maltercan be finally put to rest", Mr Mclachlan said.

Eric remembers W~~~ ~a~~:;ldo~~ Frenchs Forest, stepped aboard thc Navy minchunter WALLAROO al HMAS WATERHEN the other day he remembered his time aboard the iUfal· cd HMAS WALLAROO.

In panicularhe remembered the night of June II. 1943, when the corvelle was holed and sunk with Ihe loss of three Jives.

"I was in my hammock asleep when Ihere was a terrific bang," Eric recalled.

··llhought .... e had been hit by a torpedo.

"At the time we were escorting some Liberty ships about 100 miles off the coast near Fremantle.

"No running lights normal pro·

cedure. '"Somehow one of the

Libertyshipshilus. Ihebridge.

"Two men died in the collision.

"Another was swepl ovcrboard. We could hear him calling out as he disappeared behind us.

"Two olher men who werc on the bridge • The wartime WA LLA ROO and her company in Fr tmantle about a month stepped aboard Ihe ~~~~~~~~---,"',"ro'!!"!Jh"'rJ"!!!lo~",.~~~~~~~_ Libenyship and travelled with il into Fremantle. I suppose you could say they went AWOL.

"The WALLAROO sank about 7am the ne:l:t day.

"[jumped into the sea and bobbed around for about three hours in a life jacket.

Catalina "Then a Catalina

arrived and dropped carley floats 10 us

" In all I was in the water for seven hours before HMAS DUBBO picked me and my colleagues up." he said.

The sinking and subsequentrescueofmorethan 50 crew members took placeinheavyse3s.

Eric's brush with death did not deter him and he was posted to HMAS COLAC.

Then a stoker, Eric joined WALLA ROO when it was built and commissioned in Sydney in 1942.

She earried a complement of about 60.

EriC,a Slaunchmember of the Corvclle Associalion, retains strong links with the new WALLA ROO .

He has donated pennants and mementoes of the lost corvelle to Ihe complement of the minehunter, many of which are now framed and bolted to bulkheads of the new Sydney-based vessel.

Eric called upon the presenl commanding offieer. Warrant Officer Graham Dennien. a week ago during a visit to WATERHEN by 17 members of the Corvette Association.

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• CAPT CLARKE with the prize winners .•. LSET Norris and ABI-:T Whalley at FLMA Perth.

Recognition for 2 submariners TIu~Sq= CAFT P. A. C. Clarke, has awarded LSET Raymond Norris and ABET Gary Whalley with prizes recognising their outsfanding performances during submarioetrnining.

LSET Norri ~ was awarded thc Christopher 1. Passlow Memorial Shield for the most outstanding pan III submariner during sea training for 1996.

Mitchell Trust Fund Prize cessful catt le and race-fo r part I submarine horse breeder in NSW_ trainee of th e year in died in 192 1 leaving an 1996. It is awarded to the estate valued at 2 1S,(X)() sailor whose exceptional pounds. The estate was perrormance makes him used to establish the Peter stand out among his con- Mitchell Trust Fund. temporarie.\. AtPtul-MjtchcU's~

Pe ter Mitche ll , a suc- the Il'USl fw1d was 10 be usOO

by navies and annics ofk British Commonwealth to "encourage and help the capable, hc:aJthyand strong IO~M.

The part I su bmarine trainee of the year is just one of the many awards from thc trust fund.

Christopher Passlow lost h' s life tragica lly in an accident in HMAS ONS LOW in 198 1 while comple ting his part I II training. Peter and Nola P3§slow donated the shield in memory of their son 3nd continue to be involved in the squadron

and_ in particular, with r~~i~~~~;~~~ii;~~~~;~ this prize. It has signifi-cant meaning within the squadron and serves as a

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The three recipients o f the watches were LCDR G. J . Sammut, LCDR P. M. J . SCOII and LEUT S. P. M. O'Dwyer. Their names were also etched onto the Submarine Squadron Honour Board. The Socing Shield.

Each of the three commanders have spent more than three months at a special submariners' school in Ho lland. going through The Netherlands' Submarine Command Course. It is one of the world's toughest courses.

passed suitably qualified fo r co mmand of Australia's Collins-class submarines.

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GUARD FOR BRUNEI CHIEF T~o~~7ru~:~~~~~ Forces, Major General Husin bin Ahm3d has visited Australia for briefing talks with senior Australiandefencepe~nnel.

In Canberra he mel with Genc:rallohn Baker and the Secretary of [he Defence Depanment. Mr Tony Ayers.

In Sydney he was hosted by Major General Jim Connolly. the Commander Ausualian Theatre. at PomPoin!.

Visits to RAAF Pearce and to Dunlroon were aJsoon his schedule.

In Sydney MAJGEN rr==~~~§§§§§:§§§§=='i Husinwasalforded aui·SCf· vice guard on the grassed parodelliangJeatGID.

The guard was made up of the Navy's Sydney Area Standing Guard. a squad from RAAF Ri c hmo nd and a unit from the Army's 176 Air Dispatch Squadron.

MAJGEN Husin is an infantry officer promoted 10 his presen t pOSI in 1994. He was previously Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces and the CO of No 2 Infan try Ballalion.

He is not a stranger to Australia visiting Canberra in 1988 and taking part in Exercise Kangarooin 1989.

His wife Juhana accompanied him on his visi t.

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• Mrs Bishop leads ABSTD Bill Collis and SBLT Nadine Craneburgh through the new internet site,


Internet site will showcase Defence

(!£UTAar!! ~ A~:::~~a~h~n~~~~~~: Force have gone on-line with a special internet site.

The facility was launched on board HMAS MELBOURNE at

Garden Island Dockyard in Sydney by Defence lnduslrY, Science and Personnel Minister, Bronwyn Bishop.

The Defence industry expon internet site will showcase the Australian Defence com muni ty to the world:' Mrs Bishop told more than 50 guestS.

SCI up by private firm Internet Reach Group in partnership with the Government. the site has been launched with 15 key sponsors including ADJ, British Aerospace Australia, CelsiusTech and GEe-Marconi.

Each major sponsor pay~ $9600 a year for ils regularly-updated internct m;lIc r ial and a second phase of the projcrt will seeparticipalionbyupw 500 small and mediumsil:ed defence businesses

The site was designed to enhance Australia's defence exports and materiel co-operation internationally in a '''Team Australia" fashion, Mrs BishOp said.

,·It is anOlher demon , stration of the effoct.ive co-

Auslr.l.lia.'· she said. "The products and

services demonstrated are at the leading edge of technology."

The Minister said the site would be fully operational by OclObcr I.

"This Government already recognises the opportunities that the internet provides:' she said,

"Still in its infancy, perhapslhe mostcxciting aspect of the Australian Defence Community internetsite as an mternational marketing tool, is that trulYJhebesl is yet to come.

'''The nOlion ofa global 24-hoj.lf-a-day virtual trade show and ongoing display of Aus t ralia's technical base and products in a threedimensional environment is only a few shon years away."

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Nulka facility refurbished

B ~~iss:alit~~o;::;~ ~~~ ;ra~i~;~a~~~t~ s:~~ off its $5 million refur- replacement of internal bishment of its Salisbury, fitt ings and infrastrucSA, Nulka electrical and ture.

m~chani~!1 manufac- RAeA bas just signed tunng f~lhty. a $1 12 million contrac t

Opening Ihe corn- to supply the AustrrlJianpany's .upgraded. p.lanl designed Nulka Active were Defence MtOisler Missile Decoy System to Ian McLachlan, wbo tbe US and Canadian

~~~~:~n~e:t~~~~~, ~~s~ ~~s as well as to the SA Premier John Olsen, .

The work included The system operates $1.8 million spent on the by luring incoming mismechanical manufac- s iles away from their turing facility, the addi- target ships.

[]@~~ D@@ll g 0 IT wm~wuD A::i~:~dg~~:~:~';ena~ feel of a bush fire" when Plan Cavalier was ptJIIO the lest in Sydney.

As our dramatic photograph below shows, sailors were confronted by walls of name. dense smoke and high tempera· tures as they became involved in firdighling and hazard reduction burning in the northern suburbofTerrey Hills.

First developed in 1993 Plan Cavalier is the Navy's DACC (Defence Aid for the Ciyil Community) emergency plan covering NSW. II was used during the 1m bushfires when scores of nayal personnel assisted

hard-pressed civilian firefighters.

Since then it has been honed with a variety of potcntial emergencies in mind, including storms and bu~hfires.

Howevcr, the training exercise was the first time sailors had been involved wilh fire.

Working with fire officers of the WarringahlPillwllter Division of lhe Ruml Fire Service of NSW, three platoons of sailors dr.lwn from HMA Ships KUTTABUL. WATSON, PENGU IN, WATERHEN. PLATYPUS and Suppon

Command Headquarters Pyrmont, were given several hours of basic firefighting in and around the division's Terrey Hills headquarters.

Their training began after they had been issued with overalls. goggles. helmets, gloves. water bOllles and equipment bags. This equipment was drawn from two RAN shipping containers held in readiness al the Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre at Moorebank. trucked 10

TetTey Hills and unloaded by a large Navy mobile

The platoons rotated through fire leclures, hose drill and small fire sup-

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They were supervised by the Navy DACe coordinator, CMDR David Cunningham. along with CMDR Richard Tighe and LCDR Ian Irving. all members of Suppor! Command Pyrmont.

The exercise was the last under Suppon Command as DAce Navy

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Founcen hundred hours saw the' 100 officers and sai lors get to work in hazard reducing an area of bushland off Kamber Road. TCrTey Hills.

Hazard reduction is the term given to minimiSing the amount of vegetation on the forest noor. gcn· erally using fire in the cooler months, so that in the eventofa wild summer bushfire breaking out. the ferocity of the fire is far reduced. is less likcly to threalen lives and buildings and is morc easilyelltinguished.

zones to be reduced. four sailors were given drip torches to light up the edges. Other sai lors donned knapsack sprays in case sparks started small spot fires outside the perimeter, while the remainder crewed {he 8elrose and Headquarters brigades' tankers and directed baselines on hot spots.

Once the fire had traversed the zone. the sailors moved in to mopup and black-oul.

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CMDR Cunningham said after the exercise: '"It was an absolute success. It achie\'ed a greater level of hands-on activity than before. They gOI a real feel ofa bushfire:'

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PLATYPUS was a purpose-built faci lity opened in 1967 under CMDR Bill Owen and on the same day HMAS OXLEY came alongside under LCDR David Lorimer.

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Dampier welcomes the Navy in style A~U::a~rg:~i~~r ~~~ country. HMAS PROTECTOR has called inlo the north weSlern port of Dampier. a place seeming· Iy populaled with Navy supporters.

Dampier is an arterial port for Karra tha, th e Pil berra and the north

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neet at 40,870 tonnes fully loaded. the underwa y replenis hment ship is known for the time she has to spend away, on thi s deployment visiting The Philippines, Japan, Thailand. Singapore. Malaysia and Darwin, Townsv ille and Sydney.

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Pat ro l boats regular ly use the port as a fuelling stop, but the many viSitors to PROTECTOR suggested thaI the Navy's submarine rescue s hip wa s an unusual sight so far north.

ance d iver, said the visit his home town on board a broadcast first hand about was of particu lar signifi. warship. life aboard a warship.

PROTECTOR 'an unusual sight'

The RUSHCUTTER boys become dads "Jenner" is an historic Navy building in Todd. the RusnCUTrER leam returned

Sydney, close to the hearts of many sailors to the pari.: to find lenna was a mum, hav· young and old. ing n:cently delivered a daughter.

1bere is another "lenna" ... speit with • Visitors from RUSHCUlTER I to r an "A" ... which is a lso clost to some bac:k ro", PO Andre" Morro". LS sailors' hearts. Sbe is a koala. Andy Perry, AB Dellis Baker s nd AB

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T=~::'tS i~~ .d.O;ob~ jus t can ' t cheer up a pessimist. O ' ·erheard a chirpy "good mom· ing" the oiher day, to w·hich ca me the standard reply ro r t ha i time or ... eek. " Thank God it 's Fr iday". But Ih e sa d sac k r r om S upport Command -Navy in Pynnont had the last word. " Oh I don' t kno ...... he said. " It ' s j ust th a t much closcr to Monday!"

**** l?o,/~:~~keN~h;S ~1~;~ Iller A 8 Wri/e'r Kenl Boker who mislakenly faxed on accommodalion requeSI. after receiving his longawailed seasoi,Jg poSI· ing. 10 Ihe admiral's office. When lold: ".50/'1); we can·, (/(."com· modale you." alleasl he lTit'd. "An) decision madeyeIOtlT"sco?"

**** W~oa~~~t~f~n! habit, but this one is different. Received twO pleasant letters from Vickii Smith of Doonside in NSW seeking penfriends in the Navy. If you have a lillie time ... andhopefully an intcresting deployment coming up ... drop Vickii a line care of Voicepipe at Nm·y News and we'll pass Ihereplies on.

Tn: :h~hb= i~,!i~~~~ ~:! ~ ~~;:~O~~i~~ngg.a bit ShOft in the

and JUSI about c\'tl')body else thinks practice in," he said 3fter he fin- "This sel of pipes was made iI's akin 10 banshee caterwauhng. ished a bracket of fa\ounle Scottish around World War II 100 and lim

But al the Support Command - airs for half II dozen slightly came by them in the fifties. He N3VY establishmcOl at Pynnolll in bemused sailors. They applauded. decided to pass them on so I Sydney, they have all been treated "You either love the pipes Of hale boughllhcm." to II regular lunchtime bagpipe them," he said. Rob declined 10 estimate their recital. thanks to LEUT Rob "[ was in SUCCESS and the cap- value, but a good set of pipes can Shawcross, depu ty manager of lain absolutely hated them .. bUI bnng S6000 or more. Surface Ships 2. he was a Porn so you can under- " It's always nice to achieve or

I-Ie's aiming to be piping hot on stand his view!" accomplish something and to per-his chosen instrument. as he prac- But even those who don't appre- fect an instrument like the pipes. tists for this year's NSW State Solo ciate the music of the bagpipes "They're a primitive instrument Piping Championships in October. would have to admire the~. and I have another couple of years

Rob, a descendant of the Hay "The bagpipes are siher· and of learning to go until I' ll think I'm clan, said he had learn t the bag- ivory-mounted Robensons, one of a good player. but eventually I pipes as a youngster. but gave play- the belief makes in the world. with wou ld like to com pete at the ing away for about seven yea rs African blackwood drones and the Australian titles." while undenaking his engineering lanan is the Gunn clan. In the mean lime, the skirl of the studies. "My tutor is a 77-year-old ex pipes with thei r st irring tunes is

" I picked it up again about three Scots Guardsman from World War becoming a regular pan of the years ago. . so I ha_,',_,_o =-"_' _,", __ 11_, '_;m_ M_'_C_O'_",_"_, '_'d_h_'_'ho_"..:'_"'-,S..:"P,-,POcc",-,C",o=mmand·s lunchtimes.

Wings for fledgling aircrew L~a:!~~,s~~~n 6~~:~ and Craig Daniel have travelled a long way since they joined the Ai rcrew Training Sc hool in January.

In six months. they learnt subjects covering th e whole breadth of navnl avintion.ineluding helicopte r utility operations, visua l navigation techniques, search and

Former Mercha nl Navy m a n Ron

L u t ma n 0 r Melbourne is seeking t a ll y ba nds a nd badges to make into mementoes 10 presenl to organisations such as unit s. s hips a nd RS L clubs. He is

mo unlln g them on ti m be r rro lll t he duc kboa rd s o f the Heidtlberg Repatrial ion Hospita l. so ",ell r e m e m b e red by World Wa r II , 'elera ns. whic h is u nde r demolition. Ir )·ou can he lp Ron, send your cont ribut ions to hi m a t / 10 F inl ayson S t r eet, Rosa nna . Victoria 3084.

O~~4:;~k;i~" :1~~ of POri Augll.na. who wms65lhis\\'eek. cerlainlyisn·lnumingout of s/('all/. RSL and formershipmmesteUus Bob. who was in the RAN as (J meehunicul t'ngi/lt'er from /951 10 /957. iscolleemedlhm his Slt'afll lickt'l will be

rescue. meteorology. air traffic control procedures. av iation medicine and first aid.

After just 26 weeks. the three received their wings from the Commande r Aust r alian Nava l Avia t io n. CA PT Kei th Eames. at HMAS ALBATROSS.

LSA Heath was dux of the 1197 Ai rc rewma n Course.

birthday because of his age. Bob's proudesl momenl wus in HMA S SYDNE Y in Sydney Harbour in 1953 when A DML Lord Louis Moumixlllen odd,.,.ssed Divisions on Ihefiighl deck. describing RAN sailors as "Ihe cream

ofAUSlralia's yowh". Bob sweurs Lord MOUnlballen was speaking of him personally! Not so proud Ihough. is he aboul his total lock of abilil)' on a bosun's pipe. ChuTS Bob .. and don'l wort)' aboullhul !ileUm lickel. In YOllr pusser /TWit'S' eyes il'sal ... ·aJs up IOdate!

L~~e~ut~~:r~c~~nl~~ mand with one of the office workers sufferinga linlepain.apparently fro m the way the mouse for her computer works. "Go and see the Oec Health and Safety chappie:' a workmate suggested. " I can'\. He's had an accident and is in hos-

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O~:~:a~~~ ~~~ :~~~g~:~e~o~e7~c~ will be to oversee an upgrade of fae ili ties to cost more than $t million

Ken and his wife Meg took over the Burrell Lake responsibilities in J une after Ken retired from the Navy with 21 years' service.

Ken replaced Allen Palmer. who was Bungalow Park manager for more than tV/oyeaTS.

Under his care are extensive grounds with 102 on-site caravans. more than 70 lent sites. 26 family cOllages and scven new villas

The refurbishment, at an estimated COS! of SI.2 million includes replacing 20 of the COllages. improving the children's playground equipment and upgrading the main barbecue and enter-tainmentarea.

Construction has started on a new

12.3-mclre swimming pool with a 9· metre wading pool for the toddlers.

Ken said the RAN Central Canteens Fund had dec ided on the investment to give a bener service to Na\'y families.

"The existing cottages are gelling a bit long in the tooth and OUT guests C;t;;pcCI accommodation to be more in tune with the90s:'hesaid.

-'The new conages wi II be designed for the family and also with the beautiful bushland a.~pect in mind. 10 take in the views. And we're keen that at least one or two of the cOllages has disabled access,"hesaid.

Funhcr upgrading could see a couple of the cottages converted to "bunkhouse" accommodation for school groups and simiJarorganisations.

"The holiday resorts at Forster Gardens. Amblin Park in WA and here at Bungalow Park have an imponant role

High praise for Bungalow Park

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T~~le:~~:~gh,B;~i;~iS~a:~;~~svt): h!I:~ay~~;~~ at Bungalow Park. Burrill Lake. on the south eoa~t of NSW.

He says thc practice of park staff and holidaying sailors of feeding an estimated 1000 minbow lorikeets has helped the attractive native parrots to breed into good numbers in fhe region.

Sir David was filming at Bungalow Park. owned and operated by the RAN Centml Canteens Fund. for two days last month ... for what is expected wend up a

~ron~ mere 90 seconds of a documentary sequence

He and his four-person BBC NalUml Hiswry Unit team used the rainbow torikeets to illustmte a segment in his new series, Life of Birds and the birds used him asaconvenient perch

Sir David said he had visited Bungalow Park only because of the lorikeets

"We were in Australia anyway. making a to-pan series around the world about how birds live."

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After a successful tour to New Zealand last year. success again this year at the Arafura Games and a

small contingent touring South Africa representing the ADF and the AFL, Australian Football has

established itself as a major sporting code in the ADF. ASAFA is competing in major representative

fixtures in 1998. and invites Service personnel to apply for the following positions:

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Written applications are to be sent to Major G. Osborne, Secffreasurer ASAFA,

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NAVY NEWS, September 8, 1997 (271 ) 11

Keep smiling N~:~~~er~ustt~al::~ Navy should keep a smile on their faces and enjoy themselves, C ap tain Martyn Bell, the commanding officer of HMAS WATSON ha.~ told gr::tdua ting cl ass G E 14 1 al HMAS CERBERUS.

But he warned the g rad uates t he re were many social pressures and tem ptati o ns wh ich were unacceptable to "this unique naval community"'and for the graduates not to lose sight of these factors.

He reco mmcnded the recruits go on and be professiona l e nough no t to become complacent.

"The cha lle nge is to strive fo r excellence and maintain the best possible professional and personal standards and to be a contributing key member of the naval community," CAPT Bell said.

"Your gmdu31ion today is just a move to the next phaseoftraining:-

He pointed out that all graduates would reme rnberthe 12 weeks of tra ining a t CERBERUS and thai they were a stepping stone to being a cootribolOr 10 the RA N. Defence Forces and AuSlrnlia.

CAPT Bell commended LCDR Kim Staples, the head of the Inila l Training facul ty, for the:

work done: in training the recru its.

CAPT Bell presented awards 10 three outstanding recruits.

Recruit combat systems operatorChantelle Blonk. 22, from Eagle Heights. Queensland. received the Acade mic Exce ll ence award afler she gained an overall avemge of 98 per cent in her cour5e.

Twenty-year-old rec ruit cook Jenny Kiang from Queanbeyan received the Sp o rts Pe r son o f the Intake award.

Recruit cook Mark us Kong. a 20-year-old from Warwic k . Queens land, received the Recruit of the Intake award.

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E ac h a nnu a l rega tta selects the mosl accurate and impress ive vessel, not an easy task wi th more than 200 in tr ica tely de tailed models flying the task force·s ensign.

C OR E P ill, Chief o f Staff at the new Support Command ( Navy ) , rev iewed the last regalia sail'past and he took the opportunity last month to present a commemorative plaque to the builder of the bes t s hip, Ge o ff

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Geoff and Task Force 72 pres ident Russ French for afte rnoon tea a t SC(N) Headq uarte rs, Pyrmonl. and presented Geoff with an inscribed c rest com memorati ng his win.

As best s hip. Geoff 's incrediblydetailedl'TlQdcl of the ill - fated HM AS VOYAGER earne d the right 10 wear gold s tars on her bridge wings for the coming year.

C DR E Pitt said pick ing the winner had been ha rder than he had anticipated.

He had been complete. Iy unpre pared fo r the level o f detail and com· mitme nt that eac h s hip has represented and had been astoni shed by the quali ty of shi ps on show, he said.

Geoff has been building model ships for several years and bas built In 2 scale models of the destroyer escort HMAS PA RR A MATTA. the corvelle HMAS COLAC after her conversion to a tank cJeaning vessel and the Battle-class destroyer HMAS TOBRUK.

However, Geoff said he wasn't completely happy wi th his TOBRUK and he int e nded to fi n is h her befo re co nsid e ri ng his nut project

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Positions Available

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As DMS craft will nol be operated as Departmenl of Defence vessels it will be necessary for the ship, sail and harbour vessel crews 10 have the appropriate civilian qualifications or be able to demonstrate the ability to convert to or attain civilian qualifications. Minimum qualification provisions apply in some cases. II you are interested in any of the above poSitions please contact Rebecca Wood, Office Manager [OMS] by 18 September 1997 by phone +61 (02) 9380 2422 or fax +61 (02) 9380 2433. Those who have already submitted applications need not reapply as the applications are still under review.

Standing fast in coup NALO,RANAD win awards T~:r~~ n~~~~~s ~~

the ADF's Operation Banner contingent in Phnom Penh. Cambodia, dunns the fiercest fighting of the counuy's coup by Second Prime MinislerHungSeng.

All six RAN members were in the capital for recreation away from their base at Sihanoukville when fighting between rivalleadcrship factions broke Olll in the capllal early in July.

They had been manning the ADF's Akubra Club on the Friday cvcnlng,luly 4. and were mitlllllylrapped as street baltlcs raged nearby.

LEUT Mark Proctor, LEUT Kevin McLean, CPO Mick Blanks, PO Danny Taylor, PO N. Hall and PO Roy Bean formed guards for Ausualian residences and the Emba~sy compound. They also pmvided a mobile guard force

the coup fighting. The sailors also helped

with the smooth departure of 4S1 Australian

Phnom Penh, By a twist of fate, it is

possible the only time a Land Commander has

had more na\'al than army personnel under his command for a specific oper- S:r~;~;n:~:~~~ied ~~S!~:

Naval Aircraft Logistics OfflOe with a commc:ndation,

1be award was for the unil's outstanding support and stewardship of the Naval Aviation Force over many years,

TIle commendation read: Hln an e nvironment of shrinking resources, constant change and increasing aircraft types, your organisation has maintained a very sharp focus on the operational requirement."

Coinc identally and as a conseque nce of the Defence Re form Program, the comme ndation marked a new era of NALO with it.<; operational contro l trans fe rred o n Aug ust I fro m Support Command Australia (Navy) to Support Command A us t ra li a (Ai r Force) under the au spices of Commander Support Australia (COM SPATAS).

Meanwhi le RANAD Somerton has achieved certification that its quality system meets the requirements of the ASJNZS ISO 9002 Quality Standard.

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Letters to the Editor

RAN needs to consider carrier Sir,

With the rcleaseofthe Defence Efficiency Reyiew I am sceptical as to how committed the Goyernment is 10 ensur· ing the security of Australia.

Our northern neighbours over the past years have been expanding their nayal forces. The vessels obtained range from patrol boats and frigates to submarines and aircraft carriers.

For Australia 10 meet the challenge of any for-

eign incursion on our soil Ihe Goyernment and Defence chiefs must look further than the hardware now available to thcm.

To get value for money. especially from our Air Force, I feel the aircraft should be Dual Purpose Aircraft ( DPA), that is able to be both land- and sea-based,

Unfortunately Australia does not have a carrier. Duringrccentconflicl~eg

the Falklands and the Gulf, carriers played a vital role wilh Iheir

embarked aircraft. As an ex-birdie (han

dier) I can see the operational and strategic importance of operolling a carrier. One of the main operational benefits of DPA would be that they would nO( have to return 10 home: base if a carrier was available, Another benefil would be the increased operational area for Ihe aircraft.

sonnelduring World War n.

These included HMAS POYANG. HMAS WHANG PU, HMAS YUNNAN. VSIS aIANGT'E and VSIS TAlPlNG.

The services of these vessels and RAN crews arc not well known, POYANG and YUNNAN provided support for mililary actions in the south west Pacifi c and were ammunilion supply ships to the Amcrican forces during The Philippines campaign. WHANG PU operated as a rorward supply and repair ship in New Guinea and the south west Pacific. CHANGTE and TAIPING were victualling supply ships attached to Royal Navy fleets in the

Our son. MIDN Ian Hibbard. graduated from NEOC 17 at Jervis Bay and as proud parents we watched our son parade in a Navy story straight out of Boys' Own Annual.

From Sea Scouts to naval officer." a dream come true!

Harry and Robyn IUbbard BatleryPoinl

Tasmania

KUllS sinking

Sir, It was with great inter

est I read of the survivor of HMAS KUTTABUL

THEED,TOA NAvY NEWS LOCKED BAG f:2 PYAMONT NsW :z009

in Navy Nf!Ws.

While awaiting my husband's discharge from thc Navy, he spent about three monlhs on the KUTTABUL berthed at Garden Island. I lived at Pynnont at that time and only for the fact thai we had just married, on Anzac Day 1942, my husband would have been sleeping in quarters on that fateful night.

We were married 5S

years on Apri l 25, 1997. Perhaps Mr Roberts

knew him ... but it is such a long time ago.

My husband, Sioker Robert Weston Harvie S2788, served in the CANBERRA, YARRA. LEEUW IN and PENGUIN, albeit a relatively short time, under Captain Ilarrington.

MrsM.Harvie BaUanBay

NSW

If the commitment is there, the politicians and Defence chiefs must seriously look at commissioning a carrier inlo the

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The Allied Chinese Ships' Association comprises ex-RAN personnel who served in these ships.

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Chinese DV;;;~ Sir.

Thearticle"What'sina name?" by Vic Jeffery (Navy News, June 3D, 1997) was most interest-ing.

However, in addition to HMAS PING WO, other Chinese river steamers, or commercial passenger vessels, were com missioned or requi sitioned and manned by RAN per-

true Sir, May wc express the

pleasure we have gained from subscribing 10 Navy News.

My wife, a foreign language teacher, and I are using Navy News to learn the Navy language.

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Decks awash with visitors I:a~~lli~::!il~~d when more Ihan 50.000 ___ "'Au>-tralian Defence Force exhibitiooa:ltheBri.stxlreSIlo::M'.

The ADF exhibition, including working scale models, video presenta-

tions and even a Leopard tank, regularly wins awards at major shows around the country.

LEUT Belinda Mitchell and LSMN Paul Wharburton (p ictured) were among the many patienl Navy pe r~onl1el ready 10

aflsweramyriad ofquestions inlhehugedisplaycentre.

The show was a far cry from regular dulies but haro work nonelheless.

Visitors surveyed spoke highly of the ADF members' professionalism and friendliness.

Defence to sponsor a child care survey S~~~~\;l~:~rsC~~~ ccmed about child care w ill be pleased to know thai the Defence Community Organisation is 10 sponso r a pilot su r vey of child care needs in Defence.

The p11()( survey, to be undertaken by REARK Research, will be conducted throughout Penh and Darwin Defence establishments targelling 1500 service families with children under the age of 12.

The pilot survey will provide firm data which wil l then be examined for consider-

ation of a more broadly based survey in other locations, as well as helping to resolve child care issues in Perth and Darwin . The survey follows a review of the Defence Ch il d Care Program released in July 1996 which found that o nly a small number of service fami lies use Defence ch ild care.

REARK has designed a threephased approach for the pilot survey. You may have already heard about the focus groups conduc ted in Penh and Darwin in Jul y. Thesc focus

Recruits rewarded T~~I~e~~~u~:'~:::~ Defence Force Recruiting Unit in Townsville have received Director General of Recnlllng Commendalion~.

LS Marsh Quinllefl and LS Tanya Parsons were Ihe recipienlsof

the:lwards. The awards :Ire con

sidered 10 be among Ihe highest of aceoI:ldes a member of the Australian Defence Force Recrulling ~Iaff can achl!!\'e for excellence in Ih e work place.

groups were the first phase and were conducted to assis t in desig ning the sur vey questionnaire.

If you reside in the Perth or Darwin area and have ch il dren under the age of .12 you may soon receive a letter of invitation from REARK at you r unit address. If you do p least" respond (0

REARK with your home contact details to enable il to mail OUI the full survey to your home address for completion.

Your participation is extremely important as you will be assisting not only your own family but other service families fac ing si milar problems.

If you would like m ore in formati on about the survey in general please contact Ihe Assistant Director of Child Care Projects in the DCD. Lyndall Hoitink on 06 266 4428 or FIND on 1800 020031.

O'YOU HEAR THERE! Seeking expressions 01 mteresl from servmg!ex-serving MCMV personnel (Sweepers. Bathurst, Ton. MHI.

MSAj WIshing 10 fOffll the

AUSTRALIAN MINE WARFARE ASSOCIATION. PleaseC<lntact:

CPO Terry Oxley (02) 9926 2693 HMAS WATEAHEN WO Mark Linden (06) 266 3338 CP2·2-14 CAMPBELL PARK

HMAS COOTAMUNDRA Association Former members of the ship's company

are invited to join our association. Write to president,

Arthur Baird , 16 Elm Grove, Springvale, VIC 3171

Gunnery & Boatswain Sen ior Sailors REUNION

Si Vis Pacem Para Be/um (II you desire peace prepare lor war)

Friday, October 31 - Sunday November 2) For any information contact

WOB Oowd on (03) 5950 7491 in NSW contact WOB Wagner on (02) 9563 1158

or WOB Boulton on (02) 9359 92272 in WA contact WOB Baker (WESTRAUA). Wives and girlfriends encouraged to attend.

THE AlliED CHINESE SHIPS' ASSOCIATION REUNION OF EX RAN PERSONNEL

HMA Ships PINGWO. PO YANG. WHANG PU, YUNNAN, VSI Ships CHANGTE & TAl PING.

Brisbane November 1997 Contact MeN Wildy Phone (08) 8356 6131

HMAS VENGEANCE REUNION Members of the steaming party to commission

HMAS VENGEANCE, who sailed to Plymouth in the 55 Aqstarius in October 1952, are asked to contact Eric Bouvier on (02) 9349 5158 to form

a steering committee for a reunion.

WANTED NI:w mtmbtrs for 1l1li HMAS MEUDfJIINf AssIIeJ6lIn

OIdYOU~(JI"fpmMllyumng.onIM$ltl/J$illanytimt? 50 you hlVf In ill/errsl m iny 01 lilt Illret! MfLBOURNEs? ~M/I(/. rt/lfttJ. cNd~ns most ~mt. Only $5 peryur.

Call Kevin (Mitch) MlIIer, secrelary, HMAS MEl80URNEAssoclation. (046) 286840,

2 BoltlebrushAvenue. 8raciburyNSW 2560

COMBAT SYSTIMS SEMOR SA.n.OR REUMDN Friday 24-Sunday 26 Octooer

Senior Sailors Mess HMAS WATSON Aj sell/lrog and e.·serving seMior sailor RP, lIC. UW and EW well.:ome

Fridaynighldrmks-$25 OO · Salufdayni~hlcat>erel -$45.00 Sunday btunc:h tartwell-FREE

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DEFENCE CHARITY BALL Carllon Crest Hotel

O'JeensROid. Melboume

NovemberBlh 1997

BRINGING TltE DEFENCE COMMUNITY TDGEnlER SponSDfS!!!

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Cheques lor "Defence Chanty Ball" to Major Clinton Breeze

Discounted Accommodation (Twin/Share) is available at the C3rlton Crest SI49.00 (Includes breaklasl lor two)

Book earty by calling the Hotel direct (03) 95294300and mention the Delence Charity Ball

All proceeds to OPEN FAMILY AUSTRALIA Helping Disadvantaged Kids.

DUBBD defeats CANTERBURYi touch triumph D uring the Fep Kakadu III SportS Carnival, a1

HMAS COONAWARRA on Sunday 3rd August. HMAS DUBBO entered a touch side that nO' on ly shocked itself. but everyone else.

Undaunled by Ille prospect of competmg agamst the 22 other ships. the DUBBO boys laced up ready 10 take on the fleet.

The learn, consisting of John Haig, Scon Nichols. Gary Gentry, Glen Hurst. Glen Luland. Brendan Hom, Dion Curtis, Andrew Fmncis. l eremy Davies. Malcolm Bell, Gary SpauJ and Trever McGrath. oozed skill and p:mache.

It was soon obvious with their fir~t round victory againq the RAAF that HMAS DUBBO would he a force 10 be reckoned wilh.

With DUBSO's second round \'iC10ry against COONAWARRA, the makeshift side \\.clded together wilh the youth of Glen !-Iurst combimng well with the vasl on-field experience of old sal t, Scott Nichols.

By the semi final the boys were feeling the strain of the week.:s at sea but refused 10 lie down with their "fight tOlhe fini sh" attitude.

In the third round. John Haig and Glen Luland combined well in attack wilh Gary Gentry putting in hard yards in defence. enabling DUBBO to knock off

HOBART easily. For the final. the "top boat in the Top End" Aussie

team faced the mighty CANTERBURY Kiwi team.

Coach Tracy Luland gave the boys a few qUiet words of "play basic football. remember defence". then the DUBBO learn stonned on to the paddock 10 face the Kiwl ~.

The DUBHO team reli shed the home ground advantage and enthusiaqic crowd surron. and with Brendan Hom and Dion Curtis adding to the classy ~ide DUBSD ])roved 10 be too strong with the [earn ca~ily downing the Kiwis 6-1.

When awarding the prizes. Comflot ...ounded amazed as he read OUI the touch foolY re\ults and the crowd erupted in rowdyapplausc.

Hi~ amazement was undcl"Standable JUSt abuut every prevIOus sporting prize he had

announced had gone to CANTERBU RY. but the sweetest victory of all went to the litlie ship with the bighcart.

The DUBBO touch triumph was a tre mendous across-tile-board victory, with every player putting In a great effol'l and showing that HMAS DUBBD not only works hard but plays hard too.

Cindy will be ther e

Seaman Harrin gton

will be one of the stars appearing in the ADF Squash Nationa l Championships.

She is currently ranked Number Two in the ADF a nd won the 1996 Women's Open.

She was one o f tWO 10

represent ADF Squash in tours since 1990 10 New Zealand and to Arafura Games in Darwin.

RAN runners so u g hi fo r M~n:~~~:n:no:ot~~ Sports Centre is inviting officers and sai lors to take part in th e NSW Interserv ice Cross Coun try Running Championships at Sydney's Centennial Pa rk 0 n Frid ay,

Moo will '"' 8.5km cross country while WOOten will run 5km.

1be competition will be contested and scored in thefoikY.ltingcategories:

· Men, no maximum team size. with the first six to score.

S e pte m b e r 19 • Men's veterans (over from 1.30pm. _ ___ -.:cJ5,,)=-. ""o=-maxi mum

team size. with the first foor to score.

• Women, no maximum tea m s ize, with the first four to score.

· Womens veterans (over 35). no 'maxi-

mom team size, with the first three to SCOTt.

Those needing funher informat ion or entering the event, s hould call LSPT Day at the centre on 9359 2405.

Kakadu sport Basketball A~e~ ~ ~ha:~ ~t~rl~i teams overca me limited successes on the sporting fields during the Excrcise Kakadu pre.workup phase to record a number of wins in the post-exercise tournament.

An impressive effon in golf secured the Perth Cup again st all comers and wins against HMAS N EWCASTLE in rugby union (27-3) and hockey (4 -2 ) put the fini s h ing

touches on an exercise which altov.·cd PERTH to consolidate standa rds achieved during the rccent workup and Operational Readiness Evaluation.

The spirit in which all games were played highlighted the excellent allitude of all units aod was panic ularty pleasing for the PERTH teams, who were seriously lackin g match practice.

T::r~: :!=e!:~~ eompetUloD bas been concluded al BAse Randwick.

The women's suiIes or events was WOD by tbe Army, RAAF second and Navy third_

In the men's the r.,.1 ruull was RAAF ftrsl, Army tecoDd ad NII1')' .......

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.ames ror tbe women

:::: it : ~::;. ;:, Army 83 d RAAF 66. RAAF 84 d Navy 72, Anny 60 d Navy S3 a Anny 72 d RAM 64.

In tbe men's rou nd robin Navy 66 d Army

:i: ::::~: ~a~;~l1 Army '2 d Navy SS~ RAAF 126 d Na.y " I IUd RAAF ,;2 d A .... ,. 12.

'lOUR HOLIDAY ~ .10UR RESORT -J .~ """"t/Io--~

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 south of Ulladulla on the 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 chlldren 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 for bookings or furlher 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, Amblin Park is right on the shore of Geographe Bay.

The beach 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 or furlher Infoff1liltion. Amblln Cara'liln Pjlrk, PO Box 232 8ussellon 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, 331 km from Sydney.

Forster Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with all the delights and attractions of Forster only a few minutes walk away.

Contilct the manager, Jan Mcuughlln for bookings and furlher infoff1liltion, Fonter Gardens, PO Box 20 Fonter NSW 2428

TELEPHONE I FAX: (065) 54 6027

Bookings accepted up to nine months ahead. Bookings for Christmas School Holidays will be accepted aher the Easter School Holidays. Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more) are eligible for full Service discounts at all Holiday Centres.

Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, CP3~I-Bl Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to

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Navy skiers raise funds for Thredbo

N avy skiers were among 100 athle tes from several service organisations who raised more than $850 to

help victims of the recent Thredbo landslide disaster recently.

The money rolled in when organisers of the RAN Alpine Skiing Championships. conducted at Mount Blue Cow in early August. introduced a "fine tin" and penalised panicipants when they broke certain "rules".

The money was later handed to the management of the Station Resort to be passed on to the Thredbo Family Relief Fund.

The week of competition saw skiers from several Ausualian fire services, the British Combined Services and the Australian Paralympic Fedcration join with the Navy panicipants.

The RAN's 70 skiers formed 15 teams, with three teams blended from the 19 firefighters and one team from the seven person British squad.

Spokesman for the organisers. Frank Owen (Undersea Warfare Systems Branch. Canberra) said officers and sailors came from as far 3way as Cairns.

"In fact the far north Queensland Navy Snow Ski Team won the teams trophy:' he said.

"Following the championships. the Navy team was selected for the National-International Intcr Service Championships held at Mount Hotham the following week.

'"'Teams from the Army. Air Force. Bri tish Combined Services and the Swiss Army Fortification Corps took pan.

"A lthough not compet ing for any trophies. the Australian Paralympic Federalion continued its long association with Services skiing. using the event as a training Clmp for telm selection for Ihe Winter Parnlympic Games al Nagarno.

(wo RAN skiers will also accompany the Parnlympic team 10 a training camp in the US and to the Games.

"LCDR Adrian Pay will be manager and PO Greg Hunton the equipment officer," he said.

Frank said the competition involved Supcr G. Giant Slalom and slalom races for advanced and intermediate racers with a Giant Slalom for novice skiers.

"For the second time snowboarders took part, this yearregisteringa50percent increase in their numbers.

"Snowboarding will be a demonstration sport at the Inter Services Championship,"' he said.

"The week had a more serious note. occurring just a few d3Ys 3ner the Thredbo tragedy. The 'fine lin' for breaking various 'rules' was put to good use collecting overS850.

'This was passed on to the Station Reson on behalf of the Thredbo Family Relief Fund:' he said.

The Championships were sponsored by Lockheed Manin, 1bomson-CSF. Australian Defence Industries and Contract Diving Services.

British JOin ADF squash competition A~::n~~;~n t~~s!~:~~~hw~i~;:~r~O~~h~eri~~~~~ Trophy, a series of three international tCSI matchcs in squash next month.

T he Empire Trophy will be part of the National 'Squash Championships be ing conducted by ADF Squash at RAAF Williamtown from October 4 to 7.

Players have to report by 8pm on October 3 to register. Organiser. Captain Tracey Cooper said 90 players

attended the 1996 championships held in Wagga. "We had a record 20 new players among them. We are

hoping for an even bigger turnout this year:' she said. Prospective players can find aptllication forms at

mi li tary gymnasiums across the counll)'.

HMfiS WORT


'This year we are plea.~ed to announce that we have secured DEFCREDIT as our major sponsor.

"We hope to provide players With the beSt tournament ever.

'/he tournament costs $30 to emer with an additional $10 tojoin ADF Squash if the applicant is not already a member."

RAAF Williamtown is !ike a home away from home fOf ADF Squash members as it has housed the group's championships fOf eight of the la~t II years.

··It is one of the last ba<;es in caslern Australia which still has four good quality couns and is geographically within the range of most of our members." she said.

Further information can be obtained from CAPT Cooper on DNATS 8716610 or 0733326610.

College carnival HM AS CERB ERUS

hosted the annual Winter Series Inter-College Spons Carnival between

RAAF Base Wagga Wagga STT (School of Technical Training) and the Engineering Faculty

of HM AS CER BERUS. earlier this year.

In tOial. a hard fought six games were contested induding: Aussie roles. basketball. hockey. netball. rugby union and soccer.

The Navy won four of t he six compe t it ions induding Aussie rules: 126pts - 15pts, basketball: 48pt s 38pts. hockey: 2-0 and soccer, a 5-1 victory. Overa ll resu lts of the day: Navy 160 poi nts. STT 140 poinL~.

All sport and recreation staff a nd Engineering Facu lty staff involved with the huge event were thanked for maki ng the sports carn iva l and evening function a great success.

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