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VOLUME 40, No. 5

NEWCASTLE'S PRIDE T~~:;~~~~A~~ TLE is richer by two awards for best perfor­mance in 1996. the I-;IMAS VOYAGER Trophy for Anti· Submarine Warfare and the EW Proficiency Shield for Electronic Warfare.

The forrnerMaritime Commander then­RADM Chris Ritchie. presented the trophies to the ship's Sonar Co n I TO II er and Electronic Warfare Combat Systems Operators.

The trophy for Anti­Submarine Warfa re is known as the HMAS VOYAGER because the original was lost - along with dozens of sailors' lives - aboard the VOY· AGER when she sank in the tragic collision with HMAS MEL­BOURNE in 1964.

The trophy was first awarded under ils CUf­rent name on the VOY· AGER disaster's 20th anniversary.

The EW Proficiency Shield, firs t awarded in 1986, to H MAS HOBART, is sponsored by AEG Telefunken.

"As an ASW person I consider it a great privi­lege for you to win the HMAS VOYAGER Trophy:' RADM Ritchie told !he ship's company.

"In fact I'm a bit jealous.

"It's also a great priv­ilege for you to win the EW Proficiency Shield.

"Having two of these award s suggests that this ship is perfonni ng well:'

\ Anti-Submarine Warfare PWO LEUT Stephen Hughes said he was proud of the Combat Systems OperatOrs.

'"The team we had

have worked long and hard to build up such proficiency," he said.

"We are lucky to be able to keep them into 1997."

Meanwhile. HMAS ME LBOU RN E has been presented with the Computer Sc iences of Aus tralia Combat Systems Proficiency Shield for the first time.

The shield is award­ed for combat systems exceJlenceeachyear with poin ts going

missile on a J indivik that·was flying a profile for HMAS DARWIN.

• DARWI N set fo r Asia, see page 9,

- LS David Partridge, left, and AD Christian Moore ched ships' recognitions in Jane's,

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2 (76) NAVY NEWS, ~a.r4?h 24. 1997

one of the most advanced suppc:rtships in the wOOd

The origins of the Fast Combat Support Ship proj ect date back. to the lale [960s. with the need \0 sup plement and even lu a ll y replace the Navy's so le tanker, HMAS SUPPLY.

The RAN of the period was built around a task force centred on the c a rri e r H MAS MELBOURNE escoricd by DOGs and DEs.

The group was built around anti-submarine capabilit y. with the carrier's Tracker and Wessel> aircraft supplementing the escorts'activities.

MELBOURNE wit h herSkyhawkstrikefighteJ'S gave the RAN area<:h and cnpabiJityunmatchedbyany regiooaInavy.

For her operations MELBOURNE wa s dependent on HMAS SUPPLY. The Tide-class tanker had entered RAN service in 1962 and was capable of supporting the emirclaSk group. providing fuel for both ships and ain;:r.rll.

Unfortunately SUPPLY was unable to provide solid stores. in particular food and ammunition.

What wa~ required was a vessel capable of providing a deployed task group with the complete range ofsuppoTl. liquid and solid, to sustain the shipsforscveralwecksat some distance from Australian ports.

The US Navy was commissioning new 51.000 ton aUl>iliary oiler replenishment ships to support its carrier groups, replacing scveral difTercnt types of ship in a single hull. A similar. smaller vessel was required for the RAN.

The resultant staff project identified a ship of 20,000 tons to be built in Australia. Incorporated into the design were three

underway replenishment stations on each side 10

supply liquid and solid stores, together with a flight deck and hangar for two Sea King helicopters forvelticalreplenishment.

The ship was to have carr ied 7500 tons of diese line, 500 tons of Avcat. 200 tons of fresh water and 500 tons each of stores. ammunition and food.

The final proposal was advanced for its time and compared extremely well with overseas designs.

To be named PR O­TECTOR and designated an AOR, the ship would have had a complement of 330 and a maximum speed of 20 knots. Armament would have been two 30 or 40 mm guns with space available for fitting a surface to air missile system, probably SeaCat.ifrcquired.

Her name commem­orated the South Australian colonial Navy gunboat which sailed to join RN forces during the Boxer Rebellion in China. The present PROTEC­TOR is homepoTled in SA in her role of supporting the Collins­class submarine project.

With the design approved. initial plans were mad e fo r construction to begin in mid-1973 for delivery in 1976 at a cost of $42 million.

It was expected that an order for a second sh ip would have followed.

The election ofa new governmelll in 1972 brought about a review of naval construction, with both the AOR and the Light Destroyer projects cancelled because of rising costs.

A search for a replacement design continued throughout the 1970s with the French D U R ANCE class evelllually selected. HMAS SUCCESS remarkably similar in dimensions. roles and cap a hi[ i tie s to PROTECTOR, was commissioned in 1986.

The night the cat ran amok S~:~tt!y m,,~rl~ m~I~~~ G raham Mitchell who retin!dfromtheDefen~ Depar tment late la st month, Graham joined th e Navy in 1956 a nd after about 13 years left to work with Cockatoo

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Is land Dockyard in One pair of sl ightly Sydney, then to the bemused inspectors left Depart ment at Naval the vessel showing Support Conlmand. But inspector: '·1 have no suitable humility. The hi s proudest moment idea:· Jack pointed our the Voice thinks he's lucky he remained his secret until RAN crest on his t-shirt. wasn't thrown ofT just for just a week or two ago. "Our blokes eam theirs!" being cheeky!

Posted to HMAS r;:::===========~ QUICKMATCH, he was going back aboard, we' re told on a slight list to port , after a tiring run ashore in Singapore when he met a noisy and battered wharfside cat. Now Graham 's always awake to a po tential asset, so the unfortunate creature promptly found itself inside his kitbag, Opportunity came swiftly when he realised there was a mess dinner underway in the wardroom . The beast quickly made the jqurney from air scuttle above to the wardroom, where it landed in a panic on the table and proceeded to run amok up and down the dinner. Despite a thorough search by sc r a tched , s plashed and distinctly unamused officers, the Meow-Meow Terrorist escaped. Until now. G r a ham , no doubt , is plotting ,·il/ainy for his retirement. Many. many shipmates wish you well for a long, happy a nd hilarious time Graham,

T~eega~iSdO~at~~nft~~ Solicitor LCDR Jim Unkles. undertaking an el>plosiv es course in Sydney. was overheard asking: ··Chief, i[·s all well and good for us to be playing around with this plastic explosive , but when will we get a chance to work with the REALstuffT

N avy News journalist LEUT Aaro n

Matzkows was pleased to hear his wife Irene's vo ice from Adelaide when he picked up the phone on Vale ntine's Day. But he was puzzled when she said: " Happy anniwrsary dear." \Vell. at least she rang! Their anniversa ry, 20 yea rs incidentally, was at the end of last month, not the middle.

Enjoyed overhearing an obviously-Navy chap

on a Sydney bus the other day. Two most officious and a bi! unpleasant inspectors demanded to scehisticket.1twasduly produced and Jack asked what was the significance

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dow to try 10 make good hi!> cS("apc but PO King of HMAS SUC· CESS chased and tack­led him. bringing him 10 the ground. He held tht: mun until police arrived toarrcSI him.

The burglar subse­qucmly recei\cd a sen­ICOCC of three yea ..... and PO King received a NSW Police District Commander's corn· mendation and [he thanks of a grateful public.

Stephen. 23. original­ly from Gaolma near Dubbo, was the last of 69 recipients of police service award s and commendations in a ceremony in Sydney's Marricb-iIle Town Hall this.month.

"His selrlessneu, coorage and community spi rit is wonhy of high praise," Chief Superin­tendent Bruce Johnston said.

Stephen told Ni/I')"

Ncns how the incident unravelled.

" 1 had been out ..... ith a couple of mates .... hen my wife called me to say she was ill and going home, so I went home 10 wait for her:' nesaid.

" 1 walked through the front door into the hall and the bloke .... as there. leaving my house with a couple of bags full of gear. He started running down the hall. It just happened so quickly.

" 1 said to myself: ·It couldn't be ... ""

Slephen tried to detain the man, but he was stfUck in the head.caus­ing a cut ~everal cen­timetre~ long, from .... hich he still bcars tne ~M.

""He had a caston his

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in a motor \'ehicie accident near the college.

POMED Jim PTan and LSMED Bob Pritchard gave emergency care at the accident si te until the civilian ambulance arrived.

The head-on collision. in~olving three people in tWO \ehicie~, wa\ on Wreck Bay Road just minutes from CRESWELL.

When the ambulance could 00( reach the scene for at least 10 millutes C RESWELL was a~ked to help.

The medics gave iO\'aluableemergency medical care. possibly saving the life of the injured woman. an insulin-dependent diabetic and ,i1. months pregnant.

The three ptople were taken to Shoal haven District Ho~pital and t ..... o ha\'e been released.

However. the third person wa~ tran s ferred 10

Wollongong Hospital .... here she remains in a critical condition.

"It wa~ good to PUt the skill~ you have been taught intopra~tice:' PO PTal1said.

""Navy medic~ rJrely attend emergencies in the civil community but being POSted to CRESWELL gi\"Cs u' the opportunity to ride along ... ith the NSW Amt·,llance from Hu~kl,!>On:'

PO Prall of Wollongong has on ly recently joined CRESWELL from KUTIABUL.

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wrist and he smashed the .... indo\lo~. bot I ..... as "She lO.a .. ill and ~he glar could ha\e chosen a Mr McLachlan noted clearly benefit in both the me on the forehead:' he amazed no one came to could have been badly victim more wi .. ely. '71 that the ~eleclion of a short and long term from said. 'assist.'" he said. hurt and as well the King'~ father-in - law, common hdicopter. and a larger overall buy and

"j couldn't really sec 'Tmjuq glad I made crook probably would two brothers-in-law aud m least some of the ~eu - the new generation equip-and there was blood it home before my haH~ gOt away:' t\loO cou~in~ are alt in the sor~ and core weapons ment aud technology everywhere, but I wife."' he :.aid. Footno te: The bur- NSW Police, sy~lem'. opened up the ..... hich ..... ill be introduced chased him ;md tadded opportunity for sa\ ing~ ..... lth the acquisition of the

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complete the course," POWTR Chalk is con- ~- - ~ .- ---..#-~~- ~ - - ~ SSASSC tutor, PQWTR fide m that allowing Slu -Barry Chalk, said. dents more time to com- -.- - -,.~.-- -

PQWTR Chalk spoke plett the course will • ~ l r Carter's ~'ersion or the rescue, to WOMT Kev Longland. greatly ease such prob-who completed the Icms, although he still course in 1994 while encourages candidates to serv ing as a CPO in finish the modules as Mayport. Florida, USA. soon a.~ they can.

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lbe subject of innumcrable ncw~paper and magazine articles around the world and Ii\'ctclc\'i\ion broadcasts, "IC mirJcle in the icy Southern Ocean is now on canvas

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.. [ W<lS working on II nat OUI ~ince the eventhappcned," MrCancr.,aid,

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bUI after thi~ I feel I will have to get more into naval vessels,"

Rober!. an engineer of seaside Narrabccn, was an electrical rating inthe RAN Reser ... ein thelatc 19·-tQ.

,. ) have been painting all my life but only in the past 20 ye<l r~ havc I re<lll)' stancd toconceruralcon it," he s:tid,

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4 (68) N~VY NEWS" ~arch 24, 199~

US Chief visits TI~~(:~en~.Sl~~~aJv;~~ J~~~:~o~~ has made a whiStle-slop visit to AlIstrnlia. taking in three SI3ICS injusl fivcdays.

ADM L Johnston was greeted at Kingsford-Smith Airpon at Mascot by the Chief of Na\y. VADM Rod Taylor whenhearrivedonaUS NavyaircrJft from Washington on March 12.

The next day visited Maritime Headquartcrs in Sydney.

Just a day later he was half-way :lCroSS the country in Adelaide for the 1:lUnch of new submarine WALLER.

His visit south included a {ouforthe Aust T:Jlian Submarine Corporation f3cility aI Osbomc, where the world's largest :md mosl adv:mced con\elllion­alsubsarebuilt.

Last weekend he flew 10 the other end of Australia. visiting US forces taking pan in Exerci~e Tandem Thrust in Queensland.

Meanwhile. FLGOFF Dave Cusl.Ioonh repons that AUl>tr..tli~n politi­cians art: pleased with the cooperation. competem:c and environmemal safe­guards applied in Tandem Thrust.

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s~~~n~~rHf~~~:ec i~I~:~ hands after winning the E.G. Hack Award from the HMAS CERBER US Supply School for the bcSlnewsleward.

SMN Clark, now hap­pily part of the learn al [he HMAS WATSON wardroom. joined the Navy last lune and com­plele d her initial stew­:mls' course in Oclorer.

Haydee, 23, of Towns­viilc.cnliSlcdforjobsecuri. [y, to meet new people and to sec more of the world.

One of the new people she has met is her boss, \VOSTD Kathy Summers.

"Haydee is a pleasant. easy-going and down-IO­earth person who likes her job and likes 10 gel down 10 il and do i1 well.

." know ~he's happy [0 be here ... and we'reeer­tainJy happy to have her:' wa Summers said. "Shc'saprofessionaJ."

Haydee said she was glad she had joined the RAN .. " know you have

to stan at the lowest r..tnk. but if you do your task book diligently and enjoy the job. you can CIlpC<:t a good career and promo· tion:' Haydee said.

"S UI it was a shoc k when I was lold I"d been given Ihe award. I had becn in the pantry. where I normally do not wo rk, making thc sandwiches fora function.

"The Captai n had just fin is hed eating one and he asked for me ... and. of course, I thought there wa s so mething wrong wilh his sanger.

"WO Summers ca me and told me I was wanted and [thought: '[t wasn't me, it wasn' t mc!'

"You can imagine the rcliefand the shock when I \\'llS1OId I'd won Ihe award.'"

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6 (80l NAVY NEWS, March 24, 1997

Sub fl otilla growing I~a~ ~:~~~e~e~~.:p;~~~te~o~~~:i~~~;r;~~~~ (rom Russia 's St Petersbur,; shipyards. The deal, reportedly worth some $US8oo nlillion, will see two SOl'Temennyy-ciass supplied to the People's Ubuation Army Navy. A delh'ery date is not known, renecting confusion as to whether the ships are new built or the last two ships of the dass rormerly und er co nstr uctio n for the Russian Na \·y. T he 7600 tonne So vremonn)')'. dass arr specialist anti-su rface ships. afmed "ith eight supersonic nuclear-capable SS·N-J9 Sunburn anti-ship missiles and are fitled with 44 SA-N-7 Gadny SAM missiles errecth'e to 25 kilo­mrt res. Thr de lh 'e ry or the ships will subse­quently boost China 's capabilities at sra and which. when added to the deli very or modern Russian·built KILO·class submarines, can only add to the genual disquiet or China's neigh. bours.

**** U~;s~~ ~:I~C:~~:~d f::~~~h;~;a~i~i;u;:~~~ The helicopters. to be del ivered in 1997-8 were for­merly operated in Hong Kong and will supplement three Wessexcurrentlyo~rated by the Uruguay Navy.

I~oa:leb:~nKaa!:: ~:~:!~t:~~;~:~:"~O:g t:~ from their selection to supply II SH2G Super Seasprite helicopters to the RAN and beating out the Westland Super Lynx ror an order (or four SH-2Gs (or the New Zeeland Navy ship-borne helicopter requirement. they have sold a new batch of (our 10 Egypt. The Seasprites will oper· ate (rom the Egyptian Navy's recently acquired ex·USN OLIVER HAZARD PERRY· alNl Kno,,: · class (rigates. This order is in addition to the 10 refurbished e,,: ·USN Seasprites acquired in 1995.

I t appears the three fonncr Hong Kong guards-hips. HM Ships PLOVER . PEACOCK and STAR­

LI NG, will be purchase d by The Philippines. Lacldng a clearly defined RN role afler the han­dover of Hong Kong to China. the three ships were expected to be purchased by Ireland. following the purchase of their sistc rs SWA LLOW and SWIFT in 1988 bUI this offer seems to have lapsed . It is reponed that Ihe Philippines will use the ships to train personnel in the use of comparatively modem equipment.aswellasforpatroldulie~.

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on numerous world·wide sources and any opin­ions expressed are those solely o( tht' author. They do not renect any official l'iew or the ROY.II I Australian Na\·y.

Co nstruction of the w 0 rid . s

m 0 s t advanced con­ventio nall y- powered submar ine fleet ha s renched mid-point with the launch in Adelaide of the third Colli ns-class vessel.

The Australian-bui lt WALLER hilS levels of stea lth. automation. deep diving and under· watef endurance capa­bilities that set it apart from al1 other non· nuclear type sub-marines.

The vessel. one of six being built. has been named after Australian naval hero CAPT Hec Waller who was killed in ilct ion wh il e com· milnding the c rui se r HMAS PERTH during World War II .

Bye 0 i nc i­dence. WA LL ER was launched 55 years to the day after il Govern ment news release WilS issued on Marc h 14. 1942 . announcing the disap­pearance of PERTH.

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Two of CAPT Waller's sons. Michael ilnd John, were among several family members at the ceremony. with Michael' s wife Diana officia ll y naming the submarine .

Defence Minister Mr ' Ian McLachlan and his Swedish counterpart. Mr Bjorn von Sydow. were part of a large group of Australian and international dignitaries. toge ther with severa l survivors from HMAS PERTH.

Australian Submarine Corporat ion managing director Mr Hans Ohff said the lau nch of

with an importam phase in the deve lo pment of the Adelaide-based sub­marine manufacturer.

"Defence shipbuilding in Australia must under­go rationalisation if we are to con tinue being competitive at home and in the e,,:port market:' MrOhffsaid.

"The submar ine industry in Au stralia was establ ished through Government policy. Within the framework of that policy. industry must maimain a viable capabil ilYto manage the through- life support of the Collins-class.

"It is imperati ve thai Auslra1ian Submarine Corporation be allowed to build and diversify its busi ness to ensure i t retain s a competi t ive base to meet that responsibili ty."

Mr Ohff said ASC had a lready made good headway in achiev ing this goal by winning defence co ntracts in Thailand and Indonesia and through the strong development of no n­defence work.

In coming months. much of WALLER' s advanced control equip­ment. including propul­sion, electrical and soft­ware sys tems, will be tested in preparation for the stan of sea trials ..

The first of the neet. HM AS COL LI NS, is based at HMAS STIR­LING in the west and the second vessel. the FARNCOMB. will be officially handed over to the RAN later this year.

The remaining three subma rin es wi1i be launched at approxi­mately 12-month inter­vals.

• C hanges, see Page II .

Better late than never T:~ ~~~i~=~ ~~~~~~~ Qucensland continucd with one of Australia's t\\O remaining Oberon­claiSsubmannes~ailing

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Divers start with a blast R~:e~airr~~k~~se~e~~;inl~ casualties of World War II when they had lodislXlSC ofthrce rogue mines.

The 1940s British Mk 14 mines were discQ\'cred olT the coast of north Queensland. two OIl Arlington Reef and the other on Nob Island. 80run south of Cape YOlt.

pi lot last December and disposed of lhcfollowingday.

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Local crayfishermen who witnessed the explosion were delighted by the day's pyrotechnic spectacle and thanked the divc~ by giving them a part o(theirday's catch.

On CDT Irs return to Cairns, the team was kepi busy when local police sought their help in

The disposal lcam exploded the mines where they lay, first making sure that no vessels or people were in the area and laking care to inflict only the least amount of damage on the reef and underwater environment. off Sudbury Reef and in

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High profile from visits T ::r:e~VI h~:~ profile in Ta s mania . with v is its by HMA S TORRENS and t he RAN Band Melbourne for the 159th ",Royal Hobart Regatta.

Ceremonies kicked off with an official reception on board TORRENS and a Beat to Quaners and Cere monial Sunset along side, wit h year 2 midshipmen fonning the guard.

More than 10,000 people watchcd the

ceremony. A further 1500 visited

the ship during an open day.

And in front ofa large c rowd at the regalia, TORRENS defeated the Navy Support Orrice­Tasmania, made up mostly of Clearance Diving Team iO mcmbers, two-nil in the annua l tu g- of- war competition.

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However not everything proved an adventure as went accord ing to plan both boats were diverted durin g patro l duties off from intcnded ports of call Chri stmas Is la nd and becaus e o f deve lopin g Cocos Is land. when bad tropical cyclones. weather prevented calls During thc deployment ashore there. GERALDTON 's company

officer. The companies of the

west-ba~ed patrol bo3.ts say they are ready for the com ing FCP off Da rwi n and a re de te rm ined to prove " the best co mes from the wesf".

- SBlT Rai Ezergailis

Asian deploymcnt starting next month :lftcr passing a series of Combat System Ship QU3.lific:ltion Trials.

DARWIN's Combined Antenna System was replaced after developing a major defect late last ycar, requiring a successful

CSSQT in order 10 be passed into service.

While taking pan in the busy Fleet Concentration Period. DARW IN also passcd trials of her

systcm~.

including firing her Standard mi,~i1c .

Her maintainers worked

long hours while at sell and on weekends to ensure that both the 76mm SU and 76mm AA weapons were ready for the test.

The SMI was fired during the first preo;enmtions of a Jindivik target. then the Jindivik was turned outl;>oard (or a second present:Hlon,

• Bird's away from HI\1AS DARWIN,

during which sister ship MELBOURNE fired her missile.

It was the first time two missiles. not programmed as a simultaneous firing. hadbeenfiredatthe~e larget.

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Navy web opens Showdown in Atlantis T~~Y~~n~~muD~~n :~b:~;~ :~e:~~ coming weeks a.s Base information Technology Managers instal l the necessary browser suppon 10 acctsstheNIW.

The NIW is the Navy "lntranef", which nukes use of Internet technology 10 publish information over tbe Restricted High N:Jvy Information Network..

However the Internet cannot be browsed via the NIW.

CIMA will soon be disuibuling implementation detai ls and browser software to aITMs.

TIle NIW provides the platform for sites 10 publish informalion and while the amount will be limited at first. it is expected 10 e~pand rapidly as si tes com­pletetheirhome pages.

Home pages have been published for NSC. OCN and NTC. which are free ly available to users. .

Other generic info rmation al ready available to NIW users includes BITM support area, including a discussion database and on-line docuruenration and a genernl NIW DeWS arc3 foc quick reference (0 what's new on (he ",,-cb.

I~~~!~~ ~1~~3~:e 1=:; of Linda E\'3ngelista and the agilily of Bruce Lee.

This hybrid new age fema le is ura Croft and she debuts as the heroine ;n the latest release from Eidos Interactive. Tomb Raider, a third person 3D ac t ion/adve nture game with 3ttitude and kille r grophies.

L3ra is contr3cted by a business-woman na med Jaqueline Nalla to recov­er three segments of the mys t ica l Scion, an ancient arlefact that has been scauered throughout four ancient worlds.

Additional network installations w~r~1h~s bse1u."pi~

An interim search faci lity has been provided. At present it is limited to informatioo presented on the NTW home pages only. but as more sites come on­line, the faci lity wi ll be expanded to include all pages and will utilise a more powerful search engine.

To fi nd the miss ing pieces Lara must travel through 3n Inca temple. E gyp t ia n pyn m id. Roman rui n :lnd the losl city of Atlantis.

• ComplIlerised aclion in Tomb Raider.

COONA WARR A 3nd CAIRNS 10 install addi· tional network infrastruc· ture under the NIN Consolidmion Project.

Sites coming soon to the NIW include the on-line version of Nally News and the Personnel Division Home Page. Selected information from the DEFWEB also will be provided.

TIle on-line Navy News will include selected sto­ries from the paper and will be published along with the traditional copy. 1bc on-line vers ion will have the advantages of being quicker to distribute. as well as publishing colour photos where available.

Ge neral NIW queri es can be put to LEUT Rob Grant at rgrant@niw.navy.gov.au, or on pbone (02) 9563 1150 in CIMA. As browsers are distrib­uted, BITMs also will be able to help.

Each scenario has three massive leve ls - a map feature would have been helpful - wi th plenty of loc3l ions, proble ms to sol ve and secret are3S to explore.

Afte r recove rin g the fi rst piece of the artefact, Natla double-crosses Lara 3nd you the player are left to you r own dev ice s to

find the last two pieces.

This c ulmina tes in a final showdow n in Atlantis.

Larn must navigate her way through various dif· fic ult te rra ins incl uding pools, tre nches. traps. caves and cliffs. all of whi ch a re incredi bl y delailed especially if you ha ve Ih e hi gh-e nd Pentium system needed to run the SVGA mode.

The key board cont rol takes some gell ing used

Racal products beat "The Year 2000 Problem" M~~~l~~ t~hre s;:tr~!~ software are in danger of crashing just after mid· night on January 1.2000.

T hat's because mos l ~oftware recognises the year only by its last tYo O digilS. Therefore when 2000 arrives this software wil l see it as a move backward to 1900. not forward to 2000.

It won' t be able to han­die the change to the new mi llennium and will sim· ply stop functioning.

Racal D3t3 Products is committed to C'OITOCIing this problem in all of its prod· uc:ts by January 1.1998.

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"' Racal dat a prod uc ts introduced si nce January 1996 3re 2000·cap3ble by design and any products wi th a "Year 2000 Problem" h3ve been iden­t ified.

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Racal's comprehensive <audy focussed on three area~: identific3tion o f

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" Most of the Racal secu· ri ty products arc com· pliant.

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Wolves, lions, bats. be3rs. alligators and rats are some of Ihe local inh3bitants Lara meets on her travels.

Luckily she is sui tably all ired to deal with most eventualities.

AI the sl3rt ofthe g3me you are equipped with II

pair of.45 pistols and a bouomless backpack.

L3 ter you have the option of using an Uzi. shotgun or gren:!des.

Keep an eye OU I fo r medpacks to help you on yourtrnve\s.

Unfortunately there is nomulti.playercapability but Tomb Raider 's mind bending puzzles and great gam epl3y will provide many hours of explo­r.uion and entenainment.

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The NINCON Project includes the inst3l1at ion of central Comp3q serveI') 3nd l pe~ workst3lions and NIN Standard Operati ng Envi ronment (N INSOE) software.

Cabling and network routers al ready have been inst3l!ed.

CIMA staff are on site 10 liaise between contrac­tors and BITM s to he lp ensure work progresses smoothly and on lime.

Complelion of the work 31 both oo.ses is anticipat. ed by late next month.

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A~:t::I ~all i ~:~ CPOSN Ken Hawkins, Plans and ProjectS Cell. NTCHQ: Mrs Julie Co\cs.RCSQU.J't'I!PI:mning. NTCHQ: LDCR Graham Spencer. SO Operations Support. NTCHQ. each for diligence and out­standing performance of their duties.

• LEUT Ilogan

Exercise Planmng StafT. for his exemplary con­tribution to the system­:l tic testing and e\alua· tion of the ADF over four years th rough prep'lration of exercise documentation, specifi· cally for EKercises King fi sher 93/94 . Kangaroo 95 a nd Kingfi~her 96. LEUT Hogan. now at ADFA. was also hea\ily involved inADFrugby.

S~;:~ry ~!!h~ e~~ da tion : CMDR Nonnan Banks, SOl Mariti me Plans, JEPS, for merito­riOUS se r vice during eKchange sen ice with Ihe Commander Thi rd Fleet, for planning and co.ordinating RIMPAC 96.

Tide winner The Salt)' Chips Deadly TIde give·away has gone

10 New South Wales reader D. J . Hayward of SUSseK Inlet.

The winning entry was drawn by WOB Joe Wagncr from a bin·full of many dozens o~ letters.

Microsoft's inderwater action game IS set 500 years in the future, with plenty ofaclion, a powerful musical score and great 3D graphies.

We will post the game to our winner this week. Thanks to all those who entered ... and we'll have

more competitions in coming issues. so keep in touch with the latest Navy computer, computer games and other PC information in Solty Chips.

W. J . Rose. HM AS CRESWELL. on his retirement after 37 years' senice. for his exemplary perfomlance as Yacht Mate. Sail Training Section. RANC. WO Bill Rose retried last year and is working with yac ht s in the Whitsunday I sland~.

C~a't~on : ~~~I;:~ Absolom ( RAAF) of Shoal Bay Receiving St:ltion. HMAS COON­AWAR RA. for his o ut -

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D~S~~ ~nd ~.Ias~~ Easton: POET M . J. Goss. (SEP96).

S~u::~n~ . ~~ ;~;;!:~ was awarded Student of Merit of the 2/96 Electronic Warfare Lingui st Course.loint Te le~ommuni cation s School.

Guard changes for T~7a:"~s~~~~~;:,~~:; changed the guard.

CAPT Denis Mole ha~ left the squadron after 23 submarines ycars'service.

He became il s com· mandcr in January 1993 and ended ju~t 10 days short of four years. a record for unbroken length of sen' ice in Ihe position.

During CAPT Molc's watch there has been the transilion toa new c lass of ~ubmnrille with the comrni"loning of HMAS COLLINS a, v. ell a~ thc establishmcnt of the training submarine.

CA PT Mole ha~ also '-Cen the decotnml"ionlng of OTWAY. OVENS and OR ION. Ihe only sub­m.anne~ Inopermion v.hr:n hebegana~Cornmander.

Delelopments included Ihe establishmen t of STSC, lhe clo~ure of lhe RANSS at PLAYTPUS. incfCaS-C'sinlheSubmanne Scr.icc Allowance and thc introduction of a three· nation lactical de\elop­ment forum ill\olving Au~tra li a. Cannda and the

• CA I'T 1\l oll' .. ol'rrsa\\ t ra nsit ion 10

Nelherlalld •. Pcri~her trmnillg now

lak e~ plal'e wilh thc Dutch. nOl.he Briti ~ h and a qudy is cons idcrin g whether the RAN ~ hould conduci its own trai ning.

Aftersen.ing as XOof HMS OPPORTUNE he completed Ihe Peri shcr and the Royal Naval Staff co ur~e~ before t;t;.in g comm;tnd of H MS OBERON in 1982.

Hc was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1983 and in 1986100;' command of HMS TIRE· LESS.

Dcput) DHcclOr of Submarine Policy and Warfarc. before rno\ing 10 Murilime lic;ldqu(lners in 19 94 3' l hc Fl cCI Subrn;lrine Oper;ltions Officcr;llld I;lterthm year becmnechiefSwtTOfficer (Operation,) to the M;lritimcComlUander.

He wa~ promoted 10

Capl;1in in 1995. CA PT Mole'~ ncw position is Director of N:I \'aIWarfarcinMantime Headquarters.

Subscqucnt posting~ ~iii¢~~~~~~~~~~~ included a temporary attachment to thc ~taff of

the Commandcr of thc Bri lish Forces in Saudi ArabiaduringlheGulrWar.

CA PT Peter Clarle i, the squadron's new com· mander.

Born and educated in En g land he ~ta rted hi s career III the Royal Navy in 1970. speCi ali sing in submarines at Dartmouth'~ Royal Naval Collcge.

In 1993 he re s ign ed from t he Royal Na\y. emigrated 10 Australia and joined the RAN \\ ith the rank of Commander.

His first posting was as

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WD~Dfi fi@ lliJ~ T he us and Chinese navies have taken the first steps

to normalise re l ation~ between the two countrics with a Peoples Liberation AmlY Navy task force under· taking a four.day visit to Hawaii.

The PLAN task force vi,it was the first major contact bet ..... een the two navies since Chinese missi le tests in the waters adjacent to Taiwan in Apri l 1996 prompted the dispalch of US naval forces to the area.

At that time China took to firing missiles into the waters oIT Taiwan's nonhern and southern (::lpes and staged a mas"ive military build·up in the immedi:lte area to dissuade the Taiwanese electorate from backmg pro.independencecandidates.

In response Taiwan declared a state of maximum alert and the Uniled Slates dispatched the INDEPENDENCE and NIM ITZ camer banle groups to the area to ensure the ~ituation did not escalate beyond sabre·ranling.

Since that time the relationship between the two counlries has been subject to continuing disputes over copyright violations. trade and human rights abuses.

The visit is seen as thc fir st major step towards warming the relationship between the two Pacific gi1mts. with Chinese sailors visiting a number of tourisl anractionsin Hawaii.

The task group consists of the Luhu-class guided missile destroyer HARB ING, the Luda·class destroyer ZHUHAI and the suppon ship NANCANG.

Leaving Hawaii this week the PLAN task group will \isit San Diego, Mexico, Chile and Peru before return· inghome.

- MikeJames

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Funding for Defence On 26 Febtuary 1997 the Senale referred lhe folloWIng maHer to the Joint Standing Committee on FO<etgn Affalls, Defence and Trade fOf U"lQUlry and report The inquuy Will be conducted by the Defence Sub·CommiHee, chaired by $enalOf 0 J MacGibbon.

Terms of Reference: The level of funding required to ensure that the Australian Oefenee Force is equipped, trallled and mainta ined to a level necessary to provide fOf the defence of Ausl.alia as pt'lneipally defined by strategicguldance,w,' h particular reference to:

• eql,lIpment and facilities on Ofder; equipment and facitot,es required to implement essential new capabilities; eqUipment and facilities required to replace obsolete maleriel and lor which no alternative technology IS appropriate;

• t.ailWlQ to achieve appropriate and sustainable levels of preparedness of personnel:

• ope.atlonal acllvilles and capabilibes necessary to support AIISt.al,a·s fo.Clgn poticy. regional engagement, regional stability and UN support;

• Slockholding reqUirements fo. weapons. consumables and malfltenance spares;

• resellfch anti development to ensure continued development of Defence capabt~ties. to adapt fOfelgn technologies 10 AIIStralian conditions. and to provide the knowledge essentialfo< Defence to remain an InfOfmeO intelligent custom8f':

• essential management and administrative overheads required fOf the efficient management Of the Defence organisation.

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12 (76) NAVY NEWS, March 24, 1997

• The Canadian Aurora at UMAS ALBATROSS

Southern trip for Aurora A~~~~~~o~s~~n\~c~~!t:o~~ :~t~! for the visitors.

As well as taking part in FCP. the Aurora p:Hlicipated in the Ai rshow Downun<k:r at Avalon in Victoria.

Fleel Concentration Period has been the dark grey shape ofa seabird flying south 10 escape thenonhem winter.

The visitor was a Canadian Forces C P-140 Aurora of 407 Squadron. nor· ntall y based at Comox in British Columbia but visiting ALBATROSS to takcpan in Fep 1-97.

Major Berry ~aid the trip had been extremely ..... orth ..... hile. with the crew o\er­whelmed by the hospitality II re<:eivcd from ilS hosts at ALBATROSS.

Together wi th several RAAF P-3C Orion~, the Aurora undcnook a number of ami·surface warfare sanies. working in close cooperation with RAN ship~ and New Zealand Air Force Skyhawks.

The crew also took the opportunity to explore the local area, withsevcrJI 013(..' ill8 the trip to Sydney to get in some sightseeing. as well as stocking up on "rabbits" for the folk~ at horne.

The C3nadians are looking forward to returning the ho~pita[ity when several RAAF Orions visit Comox to compele for the Fioca5tle ASW Trophy and take pan in ElIcrcise MARCOT. eomparJble to a FCP. in Canadian water.; later in the year.

For ~1aJor Da\'e Berry and his crew. the trip was a welcome respite from the nonhern winter, \\ ith Ihe Nowra area turning on warm la te summer weather

Hug for the rug E~:t\~~r ~il~;~ Coogee has opened a new nursery room because of an ever increasing demand for child care.

With Ihe room being used by children from six weeks to two yeats there was a desperate need for carpet togivea

home.likefeeting. Thanks to a don3tion

from Alexandria OiSCOlUlt Carpel~ of Botany Road A1t;;xandria. the babies now have carpet 10 erawl 00 inSiead oflinoieum.

'The owner and oper­ator. Mr Herman Roorda. has a heart of gold as this is not the

first centre he has been generous enough to donate time and carpet to," cen tre volu nteer LSET Ian Cain said.

He said siaff. children and parents wished to than k Alexandria Di s· coun t Carpels. Mr Roorda can be contact­cd on 93 13 4387.

Warrie stories to make you cry W~:;et~:;I~~Sd t~~: warrih.theygenerally concentrate on the funny memories. the trouble Ihey e nded up ill o r the pranks Ihtycarried OUI.

But in Mostly Suilorl. author Carla Evans has drawn out the uncertainty and sadness, even touches of bitteme:.s. of our boys in Vietnam.

Evans ha s drawn togeth e r llbout 20 very personal siories from the sailors and soldiers who lOok pan in that hopeless COflniCt.

She had pieced togeth­er ... more a colle<:tion of essays than a comprehen­sive book ... the anguish

MOS TI .. Y SA ILORS by Carla Em its

Self·publi~hed . 102 pages illustrated

S17.50 including postage

Reviewed by U UT Aaron Mat-.,kows

andinjury sufferedbya generation of young men who battled bot h their fears and public opin ion anddidthcirbesldcspite little or no chance of vic­tory.

But in each Story. there is Ihat lo uc h of "Aussieness" that has always marked our men. and now our women. who

hll\'e been forced to fight for their country's inler· ests.

Some of the s tories Evans has recounted arc wry. some are tear.jerk. ers. but all are worth reading. They reflect Ihe willingness to gel on with Ihe job. often under appalling condi tions. that c haracterises the Auu ie inunifonn.

It is only a slilll tome but one that will leave you pensive and renee· tive.

MOJtlySiJilors is avail· able from Ihe author by sending your c heque for $17.50 to 3 Younger SUeel. Wangaralla. Victoria 3677,

A D C U CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 28 Capab~ or I Rel.Unl to lrasptnl

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0061: L01:6 (1:0) OOOG' JisupJis "SAV 41J0N4USM 8l'9l

UO!Un .!paJ~ a:>ualaa Ue!leJISn" alU

Who dares can join SAS T~:::i~: ~:rs~~~~; applications from sailors inleresled in a career in Special Forces.

SAS representatives will take a seie,tion [our through major defence establ ishments April.

The SAS philosophy is lh:llindividualsorasmall group. operating .... ith daring. can achieve re .. wlts out of all propor­lion 10 lticirnumbers.

Member' of the SAS U'K' uneoo, entiona] Mllu­

liollS to wl\'C' coo\coliona! problem •. This demands a hIgh degrc:e ofintellecl. profes~ionalismandlrain­m,

The SAS is opera­tionally focu!iscdand member. arC' e'pecled [0 deploy .... uhhnlell()(ice.

Apphcanb mu\1 pass a demanding three-\\ee).. <.election coup'c:. ~Iarting un ''''()\ember II!

()(' Opcrnlmnal Support Squadron. l\1;!jor Ton\ John. ~aid man} pcopl~ did nOI appl~ for ,en ice in th.:: SA5R OcCJU'C lhe~ \\.cre m)L ~:onfi,j<!nl Lhel c"uulJ ]lJ" Lh~ ';(lur~.;

-" .. kc no bune, .. bvut it Lhe S:\SR ~eIeCli(ln ":Ilur'l' I~ ar~u.!bl~ Lhe m,,,t rtll :,J. ~ J men­\Jlh JcnlJnJH1'';,1I,lhC' II' th~' A,DF ~ -,,- JOT John

'lIowc\cr you do not need w h~ a ,upcrm:m to

\\~ <lfe luu)"Il:e- icr J

thinkm:: ,ailor . ..oldl~r or a;;"!lIan. who h phy,i..:a!l) anJm<'nta!l}wugh

·Spc<,:ifl<,:al'y.\\.care lonklng for sen icemen \\.hoare highly motilat­cd. c;m rcmain quiet. calm and profcs,ional in pcriod~ of high ~tre;s and apply initialile and com­mon sense to solve prob­Icrn~ ,.

Major John stressed that SASR members "ha~e to be able to oper­ale independently or in isolation of normal sup­port" and must cope with

enonnoos responsibility.

Once applicants pass lhe selection course, the) are gIven a furt her 10 monlhs' training \0 pre­pare them for post ing to an operational squadron.

SAS members are tramed 111 patrol skills and for action in the\\.ater. in Ihe air and on land.

They also reeeile a rangeofspceialistskills which might include medic. signaller. demoli­lion). sunilal and lan-guagetrammg.

They mu~t also receil'e a mInImum se(urtty c!earaneeof<,eeret

Once posted 10 a squadron. un SAS mem­ber IS likely to operate with Army, RAN and RAAF pcr'onneJ as well as Ihe iruernational ~pc­cial force, community, both In AU\lralia and

Included are Cniled !\ation," and muillnation-al force,

The next fcw )car\ 10

Ihc),c;Jr:!O(K) .. mJ beyond pfOmi,etohcaparticlI­larl~ dcm~nding and eH"ilin!, ro..'rioJforthc S.\SR

Tho~..: intNo..'qo..'J in J~cerling the ~'haJlenge ..:an appl~ for the 1/9"' ,ck.:tiol ~"lUr,: h .. (ore June)

• Tour d;Jt~~ DARWIl\ based unit ..

... onland __

J. April 97

TOWNSVILLE b;J,l!d unib 6 \pril 9'"

BRISBANE - ba .. ed unit, 1\-9 April 97

SYDNEY - ba\<!d unih 1":'-15 April 97

• Applications close IJ June 97

• Cour;e panel confirmed 4 Aug 97

• Course commences NO\' 97

For any inronnation on the SASR Selection Course contac!:

SASR: (09) 3830 599, 764 Reinrorcement Wing; or (09) 383 0505 OSS Orderly Room.

Pay and allowances are an aUrnclion for se!"l ice in

SASR_ Once posted and qualified on the Selection.

Patrol. basic parachule and medicalor signalJers

COOT3e soldiel'i receive pay group four follo\o\ed by

pay group five after 18 momh They also qualify

for Special Action Force~ Allowance. which is

currently at the following rates'

• Level one Trainee Special Forces - $12500 per

ycar aftcr completing the qualifying courses and • Level t\l.O Qualified Special Forces - $19500 per

year on completion of 12 momh~ POSled loa Sabre Squadron or IWO ~ear\ ""!"I ICC in the regiment.

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Eligibility conditions are oUllined in Defence

Im;tructions (Anny) Pers 149-1 Applicanls must

meet the follo\\ing (rileria'

• tl<! a volunteer and:n lca~t 19 ycars old:

• be FE and able to pa,~ an SAS 'pccial medical board and hJ\e no llK-.jical rc~lrictions:

• be ps}chologically ,ul1abk a~ determined in p,)'ch te~ting

• tl<! a \olunteer for para..:huling or already parachulequalilied;

• be able 10 pJ,' a ba~ic fune."- te,1 a .. detailed in

the SeleclionCnu!'>cJoining in\lruclion:

• be able to run l2 krn in pJlml onkr in 16 minule'.: • be pn~parl'd [(l rl'linl.jui,h r:mk for ,eleclion as

EC\ SAS Tpr.

• tl<!,uitai:lkt{lre":':I\~Jnll(l1rnum 'Ct"uril)

• tl<'prcp:rr.:JllUl:'" rt)I~' \[(.\tfamemher ,ttheGRe\. R.; \ II RA.\I

I APPLICATION FOR SERVICE WITH SPECIAL AIR SERVICE I REGIMENT

w,s· t:l a:>~ ~. ";t'Y:e ... ,:~:~ Speca' A' St'l:' IW;"'.~: and ICI a:tend:'" See:::':lI1Gcr..of"St<r:g

(ScrYlCt No) (Ra~kl ISumame) 11~luaI$)

(Corps) (UM) (Age Next e.rthday)

MyraasonslO1.ppl)ll~III't

3.. As an NCO t UI\OeJ$tlnd thal.. selec>.ed. J will be..,qwed to rever1 to the ranIc 01 Trooper to secure • posttng 10 SASR (Delele n no: apphcable J

4 I am .I '"VoIuntHr lot ~r.lC:iNte tr.IIrw1gfQUalifted P.I"~ .Ind • .II tI1e lima 01 !hIS appto;atonheefrominJury

I consent tool cMIpohcerec:ordcheckHreqytred.

(Date)

COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY COMMANDING OFFICER/OFFICER COMMANDING

The membe-r ·<SIi$r.oIFEandhasihasnOlactuevedlht physical requir&r!l$nl3alparagraph8.d,o/ DI(A) PERS 14!i-l.

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N.B. OfficeJ$ &III to wnI.I tCl II'IeIr C.I_ AdvIsor (DOCM-A) 10 Indic.lte inlent Jor Specoal Foo:es -. IN-CONFIDENCE

PERS ll'96 2 FEB 96

NAVY NEWS, March 24, 1997 (77) 13

CERBERUS tames the Tigers H~~;;rsC;yR~h~~~i~ :.~~~hi~ hosted A FL tealn Richmond for ilsannual~umrncrtrJ.iningcall\p.

The camp ..... :1) ::oordinatcd by resident CPOPT l\'\ ilc Wimer and his trusty ere'" of a.,~i'tanb ~'omin~ from all !oC.'\.·llon~ and dcpanlTll!nt>.

Ii M"effiS thl.'re., nt\t'r a "hon­:lj!e of CERBERUS personnel .... jlling to HJtumccr their ~ ... r.ll·"" for the foolb,,11 trJining camp' a, they I.. ... ~.p '"oming had._ vb\ iuu,l), enjoying the ngouT' and "km:lnd~ ofth ............. I.. ... rn.1 ... rTun).

Cual'h Rub ... rt W;lI" .m..! the tCJm fitn ... " , .. .1\ ...... r \ "Itt'd CPO \Vinlt"T un ',"eral u.."":i,ioo, C\J

det,'rrmol.' the rCljulT<"mclll' ,mJ go:!!, forth"\\<'d'l'nd.

Wall,,,,.,.O,.,ll'nllhalthl' Tig"''' T"CCI\CU the full "milllaf) di,ciplln<'" !'rum 1h" nllnu!c Ih .. ~ ,tcp~ulflh<btL' ... JndllJlh<: ,urpn~e of llI'hl pl:.t~cr' Ih.Jl I' e'l:acll~ "h.Jllhe~ ~UI.

aflera couple of hundreds ofpu~h up~ and a "e!coming rope run around CERBER US Ihey became fa~lleamer~ .

The purpo'c of thi.· wed.end "a .. 10 achie' ... nlany leam orkn­tOlled goah. through bolh phy~kal and mentall y demanding ehal· knge, Ihal inrludcd a tri:u hlon u'tng th~' dr'.lgon boat' and a tr.Jil­.·r pu,h. th ... ob",u:k ,·our, ... and Ihe high rupe' ,·our .. ,·.

Some of the high I1kr T ig ... r, Indudlrlg Mallh ... \\ Rich:.ud,un .md Brendm G.lle. ".'1\' ".t) OUI ot"Itk.·lrle:.t!!u ....

In :.tddi~iun hi Ihe rigurou~ ph},I .. al ... ll"on, the: pla) ... r. h:.td to 1."1 Ih,' Illind Ihrough Irlll i:.tthe dnll, pl\'par<,d b) th.· nllnd g,.nne gunl WOSN Vir Smilh '.IIld a Iri ,'-1.14ui~ mghl put log.:th ... r h) ,um ... ,'unnlling "ardruum m.:mb.:r, Ir)lng to remind th.: bo), that lhe:) "er ... onl~ fUOlb.JII.:r. .

a -mini" round robin ~pon) rom­petition of brighter cricl;et. beach lolleyballand mini MX'l·er.

AlIl'an I\·~t a~,ur· ... d that fool ball i,whatthc:ydobt'~t. apan from leI tly "ilh .. ome lery na .. ty wonh "hentheumplfC',callgoe,agam-.t tho:m. "hK.·hw:.t~ mo-.t ofttk.·time.

l1Ic pla)er.· ITl(bI cnju)able and probably mo,t mcmorabl.: .::\pt·ri­... nl· ... w()uld ha\.: to be Ihc: li .. il'lO th ... "ulinal) delighh Ol'thl' junior 'ailor.· .. <.If.:duringrnc:lIhour. .. <.Indthe) n<,<,d the fu1J hour.

Th ..... ool, a, u~ual m<.linlam<.'d an eU'd1cnl ,t<.lndanl .!Od d ... mon­,tr.u,-dl'to" "ell fed i'lh ... NalY.

BUI it "a~ diflkult gelling the pla) ... r, ... nthu, ... d aftl·rth ... me<.ll huur a .. rn,,,1 jU~1 "anted a guod Iic:du"n.

It ~Cl·nh.',j Ih ... Tic ... r, " ... r ... 01>1

familiar "11h Ih,' Na\~ "a~. but

Th ... pla~,·r. .II .... ) had Ihe oppo.­IUnll~ tu di'pla~ th':Ir ,llll' at 'p'H1, other th.m lootball through

M,lrl ~kC\I). the litne~~ ad\i ... er. \\01' nllt impres~ed b) Ihe e<.lt­mg hahl" ..:tfnkht pla)er.. panl"­ularly all the ba~'on at breal.,fa,l. anll he "a~ ' ...... n loud[) ... ritlel'lIlJ; hI' pla)cr. and elen CPO Winter forgi\1IIJ; them baeon. • Richmond A team at the completion oft hr obstadecollrsr ... they enjoyed it,

5km success N~~~::~I:h~~ a ~'~:~II~b~F'~~"~~~ I~~~~l~ ~nu~~~'~~ Champion~hlp" h.:ld on 01 tight .. treell.'lr,' l1lt III Wodong<.l la~1 mOlllh .

Leading pIJ .. e~ ... tt<.'T' for the ;-':011 ~ Iler ... ~Ir Dal id ~1cAnall~. IIfth In the men', opcn. C MOR Frank Kre~,e. Ihird In Ihe Veleran', and LSE\\ L Debbie

1\'al ~ had a ,Irong repre,entallon III th" lIlau~ural elent Ilhleh 11111 b..·.·ome a permanenllhtur"o!"the ADF running e:lkndar.

From the deep south those 'try-athletes' just keep on trying

The ne'l:t el enl II dl be: th ... ADF no" .. ountr~ l'hampi­omhlp. -.cheduled!O be held al \\ 'illtarnto\\ n on ~Ia~ 16

A:::O:;uhn~~;~:~:~sf:t~e;~~r:~~ be)ond. H~lAS CERBERUS'

;:::;;::;::::::;;:::::::::;;;=~~;:;:;:;:;;:;::====ll ~~~~~h~ltO~h;I~~t~~~~~r~~t~~~;;~i~~ RAN SAILING ASSOCIATION (YOIN' YKht Club) Tnathlon .. eric~ at ALTC Latchford

New Beach Road. Edge cliH (on Rushc utters Bay) B:lrT:ICl, n..-ar Wodonga.

Ac!u1>fOfallran~stolf1troducesallln~ The PT ~taff at the Arm} Superbly situated on Sydney Harbour available for members Apprl.'nttCC School conducled 1\\0

and lamilies for parties. functions and receptions and C'l.'nt .. ol'erthrl.'e month, J~ part of D,VISional and prolesslunal meetings the ~eTle,.

Sellorarrangedcat~flng Although limited to the number~ Memb!rshlpSt2caforS!fWlgmemb-erSl'Ilthrl!Clprocal IhJt could allend the elenl\ due to

r~~~:~~~~yO~~:r~~"a~:'h~r~~~Q~::;::;:~~d the IrJlmng enll ronment 12 CER-lmledmOOflnllW3crloryaclnsandShcuebaSedboal BERUS per~onnel contested each

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14 (78) NAVY NEWS, March 24, 1997

The first race l:tIe la" )ear. con· '1'-\ll'Ig of a BOOm '" Im/25lm ride and8lrn run, \\a\conduCled on Ihe .. hore' of Lake Hume . In IdeJI po~lIion for;} rJce aparl from the Lale', ic~ "aler;.

Elen though It \\a' .. 0 clo\e to ,ummerlllO"tpart.clpant'-\\CreH·f) apprehen\l\e to get in Jl'ld get "el before the ~tart e\en \\Ith a "el 'UII

The face immediate I) ,orted the TriathJete\ out from th e Tr) -Alhlell.'~ \\Ith;} big 11ap III the field :lfter the le;}der" "ere OUI of Ihe "Jlerandoncolhebil;c

\10<,1 of the CERBERt;S te;}m "ere ... mong the .. econd pacl OUI of thl.' \\ater. but qUlclly gOI Into Ihe ,\\ing of thing~ on thc bile "ith ABCD Daniel Gray worling Ihe leader\ ilJl the \.\Jy 10 thc bile/run

Once Imolhe run.lhe T'acehOl'es tool off on for" hal" a\ for them ... n 8lm '-print. "hile mo-tJu'l '\Ct­lied into rh)thm Jnd tool in Ihe \ie" oflhe lal;e and it .. beJuI)

The CERBERUS team of 12 in a field of 50 plJced f<.llrly "ell. with all finishtng between 91h to 271h

II wa~ a major 3chlelement lrl

Just fini Shtnglhee\entJndall "ere hJppy \\olth their performance .. and the opponunlly 10 chalknge them­selves in such a competlllle en IIi·

ronment. none more than LSBM John Turn .... r \Iho participaled in his fir st eler TriJthlon. "Titch"" was o\er the rnoon at hailing completed hi~ first "Tf)" and as summer I.'nds ~-an consider h lm"e lf a seasoned professional Jftereightother e\ents in Melbourne lIleluding the bIg one - Ihe Frank,ton Long Cour~e.

[1'1 all. race one \\as a good nrc­rience forJi! and most were hJppy \\Ith Iheir performances.

CE RBERUS \.IJS beaten III Ihe plJClngs of Ihe ope n e'en l and unfonunately manJgcd only Sl'cond behllld Army for the majOfSl'Tlice lrophy. bUlthe team did manJge to wke OUI five age event trophlCS a~ a consolatIon.

Race t"O. Jgain at the Arm) Apprentice SchooL" a" a ne" for­mal for all panicipallls to coincide "ith the border area of Albury­Wodonga'~ annual Festi,al of Spon

The Army boy, put on a mini three r<.lce ell.'nl. similar in nature 10 the 5t George BJnl Serie~ on tele­,ision. con,I'ling of a 300m pool ~wim. Blm nde and a 21;m run. Ihal again "a~ more lil;e a ~prin t .

The onl) problem" ilh this for­mal "a .. Ihe longer it took to fin· i'ih. the Ie,: re~1 bel ween roces.

Ob\iou'ily Ihere \\as plenty of incentive to go JS hard as you could Jnd get:l\ much rest as possible bctwcenT'Jces.

CERBERUS fared \\el1 in the e'enl. "ith a field of 50 made up mostlybylocalci\ ilians

.\IO\t had 10 10 20 minules' rest bctweeneachrace.

For \ome that wasn·tenough. nor would have been a day between races.

There was again one "Try­alhlon"" ne"'commer in the team this time, POSN "Oulchy~ Deboer, who for a firsHlme r threw himSt'lf in al the deep end. and stood up to be counted. having completed eJch

race wilh only the minimum 10 minute,' rest bl.'tween races and only one flal ty re "as the only casuJlty he suffered and now he toohaslaken up the Trialhlon habit

H..- is hool;ed and can be seen most lunch hours lapping the pool follo\\ed by a cbua] ride bad CO

Material SUPPOr1. The club's overall placing in race

IWO was :lgain a disappointing run­ner-up 10 the Army, which tool; OUI the [nterserl'iceTrophy.

BUi lhe le3m \.las not disappoint ­ed a,. melllbcrs learned Ihe physicJI demands of J challenging Ie am ~port through IraimnJ; and mcing and by Ihe ~ocia[ ca maraderi e enjo),edafterour lediousefforts

The club again 1001; home some of the age lrophies. but panicular nOle goes to LSPT Dougie Stewan from ADFA who. in his prepara­tions for the Foster [ronman in April. wa~ Ihird in Ihe Open DIvision.

Wilh the summer season almost over. Ihe CERBERUS team has managed to fosler some new inter­e,,1 in personnel. encouraging lhem 10 mke up Ihe sport of "Tryalhlon"".

It doesn't mailer 10 Ihe club how far ahead or how far behind you finhh ... you ha\'e challenged and achieved.

Wilh a good blend of youth and experil.'nce (LCDR Peler Murphy, CPOCK Bob Barb, C POSN Mick Horan) the HM AS CERBERUS leam now boaSb 32 acthe panid­panls regularly inloll'ed in training and e\enlS on Ih e ViclOrian lrimhloncalcndar.

The new Jqualic facility will soon be open and ~ome genuinely interested per~onnel Jre in\'ohed in promoting the spon.

If posting or JUSI passing through those interesled in pJrticipating comact POPT Darren Dyball at Ihe gym.

Luck deserts soccer girls T~;p~:;~te:a:m:~l~ the 27 women's socce r teams which contesled thisyear'S MilchellCup at Bathurst in NSW.

The Navy gi rls looled d:lrlgerous from the stan, with convincing win~ on the first day of the tour­nament.

They hJd consecutile "ins against Forbes, ~-O. and Baulkham H ill~. 7-0. and held off a po\\oerful Central Coast outfit for a two-Jl1 draw.

However, only nine players could lal;e the field for the ~cond day. shallering the girls' chances 10 "in Ihcco\ct­ed shield.

Against Glade~ville

RSL. the reduced team fought vainly 10 wresllhe upper hand from the defending champIon. but we nt down 1-4 to be oustt-d from the finals.

Central Coast "ent on to win the olcral1 di,i­sion in a penallY shool-

An exciting weekend of soccer was CJPped off wilh a match bcl\\een the Auslralian women's teJm and current World Cup holder~andOlympicgold

medalli,tsUSA. Australia was unlucky

to go down 3-1 after hav­ing a goal disallowed. hit· ting the cross bar twice Jnd conceding a penalty 10IheUSA.

.PO RitaConnrlly

• LCDR Clyde Appleby braves the wild wuter of the Childowlah rapids.

'Rapid' on the

bargain

M embers of Naval Training Command anne ... e in

Canberra got more: than they bar­gained for when they set out for three days of canoeing and kayak­ing down the Murrumbidgee River.

The y were full of confidence about facin g any difficult y the wilderness might throw al them, having completed a number of early moming training sessions on Lake Burl ey Griffin. BUI the Murrumbidgee's waters don', flow as smoothly.

1be learn started out in good spir­its. away from the stresses of evcry­day duty and everyone looking for­ward to the adventure.

It set orr down the river in four

• r I ve r

The pany spcnllhe nighl resting and nurs ing bruised body parts. then set OUI for the final push 10 Gundagai.

This leg of the trip ..... ent peace­fully enough, except for when the river nearly capsized all the team's craf!.

?at.] ; II The expedition arrived safely" at

Gundagai and secured the canoes and kayak s for the bus trip to Childow]ah.

Things went sli ghtly ..... rong on the road as well, when the bus dri­ver took a wrong tum and uninten­tionally treated the party to a tour of the Murrumbidgee 's farmin g land.

But few people grumbled and they eventually found their ..... ay to Childowlah.

Canada sweeps Aussie Day field T;~n~ana~i;n c~~~~i exchange personnel at the USN base in San Diego, California, ..... ill be hard to keep quiet after sweeping the field in an Australia Day sportS festival thcrc.

The annual competition is one of a number con­tested by service families from Australia. Canada, Great Britain and the US.

The Canadian s took first place ove rall in sports which included crickeT. volleyball and the local version of the Henley on Todd boat ~,.

It would ha ve bee n sweeT revenge for th e Canadians. who no doubt were detennined to atone for their defeat at Australia's hands at the San Diego Canada Day carnival last July.

The competition is expected to be as intense at this year's Canada Day matches.

'lOUR HOLIDAY lOUR RESORT

The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns and operates,

three holiday resorts, These resorts offer excellent

standards of accommodation Inc luding cottages, units,

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

as excellent facilit ies at significantly less cost than other

similar commercial holiday resorts_

BUNGALOW PARK Located at Burri ll Lake, 4km south of Ulladutla on the mid South Coas] of NSW. BungalOW Park fronts the shores of Burrill Lake and is only minutes from the beach.

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

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

Contact the manager, Allen Palmer on telephone: (044) 55 1621 for bookings

or further information,

AMBLIN CARAVAN A ND CAMPING PARK

Situated 240km south west of Perth , Amblin Park is right on the shore 01 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 on telephone (097) 55 4079 for bookings

or further Information.

FORSTER GARDENS Occupying a prime location in Forster on the mid-North Coast of NSW, 331km from Sydney.

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

Contact the manager, Ian Mclaughlin on telephone: (065) 54 6027 for bookings

or further information.

Bookings accepted up to twelve months ahead except for school holidays which are three months ahead (in writing only). Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more) are eligible for full service discounts at all Holiday Centres.

Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to obtain your d iscount

card.

Phone: (06) 266 4421 Fax: (06) 266 2388.

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between the Shllrh and the Nayal Inye~lig:ltiye Service proved a real spec tad c with the superior skill lind filness of th e Sharks finally tdling the laic. There was some consol3tion for ALBATR OSS however with the Skins p3c king too much fire power for the PERTH Gunbusters to t3ke the Plate 2· 1.

There W3S 3n unscheduled and welcome

• FL\tA Sha rks and NIS fi ght out the nna!.

bre3k from {he d3y's Duncan. The final score I{M AS KUTTAB UL proceedings with the h3s been supressed but Supply Officer CMD R arriyal of 3 Dutch film from reports a healthy Clarke and his wife. who crew th3t Te3dily ditched group of onlookers presentoo trophies. and the jls C3meraS for a enjoyed the impromptu offici3is who contributed 'friendly" against ABCK conlest. to the smooth running of Stacey and LSPT NISC s taff thank thecornpctition.

• First and s«ond places for Nayy teams in regalia.

Easy win in sailing N:t:gasre;~~ ~~:!::=.~~

This ye3r's e\en t S3W 10 b03ts compete for the prestigious trophy in \3ried we3ther condition~. The competition W3S held 0\ er three days on Sydney Harbour" Ith Nayy the ~ts.

R3cing W3S intense but by the end of the second d3y it W3S obvious N3YY h3d 3 SlraJlgleholdoo the trophy.

First pl3ce W3S a b3111e between t"O N3YY te:uns. one skippered by LS Chri~ Dawes and crew LS C3rri Peters and the other by LS C3rwyn Dawson and AB Chris Hurley, who finally tool the

honours for most Y31uable team for the competition.

The fight for second pl3ce between Army 3nd Airforce turned into 3n interesting competition with only 3 point ~ep3r3ling the te3ms with two r.lces to go. It W3S decided on the 13st d3y wilh Army 3chieYing the more consistent good results.

Fin31 results: N3YY 25.75 pts 1st. Anny 83 2nd. Auforce 92 3rd.

The N3YY te3m wishes to th3nk its sponson. the RAN Sailing Associ3hon Australi3 3nd the N3vy Indoor SPOTts Centre.

Barrage stops HOBART A:o~r~~ ;~~~ ~~~ Wind sor Cup Ru gby knockout competition.

Sixteen te3ms compctcd in this year's trophy With the Army School of Artillery be3ting HMAS HOBART 28·17 in the

finll i. The plate was won by HM AS KUTfABUL which hndtoo muchcl3ss for HMA S PENGUIN winning 34·7.

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