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quality and RADM Horton is in

the th roes of leaving the Navy and will relinquish his FONSC du ties on February 20. He .... ilI be succeeded by RADM 0 G Holthous.c.

In a special interview RAOM Iiorton said he considered the RAN 's personnel - to be very professional.

"We have some pro­fessional people within Ihe Navy that " 'ill do the country "ery proud indeed, ~ RADM Hor­ton said.

He said the curren t Gulf conniet had proved thaI poinl.

"The Gulf silua tion has been unfortunate but from a Naval point of view it has been valu­able logistkally.

- It has been a great experience for a lot of people al a lot of levels.

"Our pcrsonnel have been ucept ional and il has also been a busy lime for lhe Personal ServleeS Organisation with its support for the fa mil ies of personnel in the Gulf."

The Admiral said it had been panicula rly ~a!ifyi l\g to rece ive a panicularly nice "!hank you" lener) published this page) from the

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or personnel in the RAN, Commnding Officer of ments were a Irip!o the IiMAS DARWIN. Cap!:' United Slates in HMAS ain R E Shalders. VAMPIRE in 1976 for

RADM Honon has been FONSC since 1988 and dl1rlng that t.me he said there had been several memorable oc· casioM.

"But the one high· hght whieb stands o ut was the Bicenten nial Naval Salute (Sep­tember·October '88),

~ I t ",,~s a grand year 1988 .,. theu wu a tre· medous lot of invo!\·e· ment with the commun· ity,"

In a career which spans more than 40 years RADM Horlon said his time at sea and as a navigator were also "cry pleas.ing .

Ihe.r Bicentenary and the other was In 1981 .... ·hen as CO of HMAS HOBART he and his crew were on hand to rescue the pilo t of a Seaha ..... k when it tum· bled from HMAS MEl.­BOURN E.

"Bl1t I had furi in all jobs. There are a temendous bl1nch o f people in the Navy and perhaps the people of Australia don' t recog· nise il."

RA DM Ho n on said on leaving the RAN he hoped to fi nd anotber eql1ally sat iSfying career.

"But J'm in 110 hurry I hope 10 tour

around, - he said.

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rE«ont depIoymmt ro.­Opcntion DAMASK, C PSO provickd the ship's company lind their rami1ie5 "ith II SlipMI Slippon seoiee .... hidl d~rns .'lptriaIl'KOKni. lion. I would be gnterul if" ) '011 could pa5ll on my ~ Oianks 10 all

lbose " 'ho assj<~e4 in pro.idiftg SItCh outstand· ing eire ro.- 0111' runilies. The concern lind IIlten· lion 10 Iktail silo .... .,. by aU CPSO starr. and in partiruIar CMOR Jim Firth and Ms Lit. Pear«, eased Oil' inevitable domestic WOn1cs and up­hU"lIis and conlribule4 signi6eatl11y to _riDg a relalr..-ely " 'ony frft depkt)'menl .

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A Defence Housing Au· loority project "hieh h:u had excellmt s.ppo.-C rrom lenlinU .... ·ill pro,-ide thE rl1nd5 for Eight additional homes in the Brisbane arH ,

A ~Sale and LeasebaekM

program conducted In

South Ol1eensland has raised $954,000 which will immediately be invested in additional housing.

Although this is a firs, for the au thority, MSaie and Leaseback" of dwellings has lJ;een used in recent years by organisa tions such as CoIeslMyer. ScSI and Less and some major banh.

This scheme encourages inve5tors to buy d .... ·eIlings and agree to a long te rm lease to the authori ty providing repairs and maintenance and Othe r management services for the owner.

In Brisbane th is means that a DH A house will change ownership but the service to tenanu; .... ·ill reo main the same and will con' t inue to be provided by the authori ty.

Tenants who agreed to panicipate allowed their homes to be opened on two occasiOns for inspections and assisted with the evalu· a tion of the project to improve procedures for fl1' ture programmes.

MSale and Leasebaek­will be ex tended to NSW in 19'JI where add.t.onal housmg .~ u r~enlly needed .

The Silppor1 pro"ided by aU your stall' asslste4 grnl.ly in maintaining II

hi&" level of mo""" Oft-00ard. The §hip'S com· plUlY .. ere abk 10 dedi­nle Ihenueh'es whole hutledly 10 Ihe tliIrlailt IN' al hand, 1lft'Ure in tbe kno"'ledre Ihll their families ,,~ kept " 'eU inronned and .. en (:Ilre4 r~.

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- , 1'bt' Ihanlu; of lhe en· tir.. crew, and OiIr r:amaoes. lire hHrtfeh and sincere. Please pass on my best .. ishes 10 all conccrne4 (0.- a magnifi. ~t job.

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RUSf Sfilklen. PieIV""" ABPH Simon Po)'nlon ,

More than 40 • years service

Rellr Admiral Horton joined the Roylltl Au· §tnlliian NlItvy in 1948, qUlllifying as lItn Observer with the Fleet Air Arm in 1957,

He became a navigat ion sub sperialist in 1960serving on exchange with the Royal Navy for the next two years.

The advanced navigation course was undenaken in 1965 prior 10 a posting as the navigator of HMAS SYD· NEY. He served as Executive Officer of the destroyer escort HMAS DERWENT, and in 1968 alTended the Australian A rmy Sta ff College.

On promotion to Commander in 1968. he became Fleet Navigating Officer in HMAS MELBOU RNE .....heu he served from 1969 to 1970.

Promolio n to captain came in 1975. ,hen command of the destroyer I·IMAS VAMPIRE. Iwo years o n the Slaff o f the Flag Officer Commanding East Australia Area and command of the guided missile destroye r HMAS HOBA RT.

He was captain of the Royal Australian Naval Col· lege during 1981 and 1982 and was promoted to Com· modore in 1983.

In April 1986 he was promoled to Rear Adm iral and appoin ted Chief o f Na"al Personnel; in February 1988 Rear Admiral Honon took up his present posting u Flag Officer Naval Suppon Command.

Rear Admiral Honon was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1988 Oueen's Birthday Hon· ours Lis, . He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nel" England.

He has a son and t .... ·o daughlers and is accompanied .n his as N;lVal Suppon Commandl!r by his

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The destroyer escorl Hl\IAS DERWENT is back in Ihe waler afler a four and a half month refil .

DERWENT will rem,,;" aloJlgside the Australi,Hl Shipbuilding Industries' ,hip-lift facility until 1>13rch 15 .... hell she will be mOl'cd alongside H r..IAS STIRLING. G'lHlcn [,­land. Western Au,ITali:. .

Our corresporllJcn! repon, that DERWENT's undocking was a somc",hat dr,","11-0U1 aff<liT. The firsT allcmpt w", postponed duc 10 high wmds. making it un,afe .

The al1cmpt the follOWing dlly met with problems after the ship WlIS -<.lipped". In tc~t

the hull. ;md a !cak w", di,co\"crcd. After a busy day of work. DERWENT was successfully lowered mto the ";tIer ,'nu

warped from the ship-lift to" IK'rlh alongside the facility. HM AS DERWENT will soon be "Swift and Deadly" <I t sea again under the command

of Comm;mder Colin B;'rr.

Ships and ai~rlI ft from Austra lia , New Zealand and Canada au' par1icipal­ing in a major 14·day mari lime exe~ise, TAS­MANEX 91, which began laSI Mo nday (February II ).

Nine Australian and New Zealand ships, a submarine and a wide variety of air­craft from Austra lia, New Zealand and Canada are in­volved in the exe rcise in the Tasman Sea.

RAN ships include the guided missile destroyer HMAS PE R11-1. the !,'Uidcd missile frigates HMA Ships A DELAIDE and DAR­WIN. destroyer esrort HMAS SWAN . JXltrol boats HMA Ships FREMANTLE and WA RRNAMBOOL <lnd the submarine HMAS OTWAY.

DERII'ENT Qf ASI's ship- fiJt f acility in II'A .

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flMAS DARWIN during herGu/f d"pfoymenl.

Austra lian aircraft in­volved in the exercise in­clude the RAAFs Orion P3C marit ime patrol air­craft . FfA-18 Ho rnet fight­ers and Fil l strike ai rcraft. and the RAN's Seahawk and Squirrel helicopters.

They are working with New Zealand P3K Orions and A~ Skyhawk fighters.

Mr Alan Jorgensen. manager of Rungalow Park the RAN holiday cenlre al Burrill lake, has b«n rec­ognised for his o utslanding ~e"in' to the centre and the RAN over II 38-,'ellr period.

He took up the duties of Manager of the Park in 1972. after completing 20 years service in the Navy. and has developed the centre into an outstanding success during the ensumg years.

Hc has received an Au­stralia Day Medallion and a commendation by the Flag Officer Naval Support Command. Rear Admm,1 Tony Horton. for his dedi­cation and professionalism.

Mr Jorgensen has been closely involved in the de­vclopment of tourism in the area and he, and his wife Audrey. continue to contri­bute significantly to the local community acti'ities.

Mr Jorgensen. a former CrOPTI was presented with the awards by Chid of Staff Officer (Administra­tion) in Naval Support Command. Captain Mike Kamin~ki.

CAPT Kaminski saill Mr Jorgensen's dedication \\;"

as well as an A urora manti me pa trol ai rcra ft from the Canadian Defence Forces.

Apart from practising ant i-submarine warfare, Exercise Tasmanex 91 is designed to develop the ability of the mMl tlme forces to work togethcr effectively.

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A no ther aspect of TAS­MANEX 91 is the particip­taion of Australian and New Zealand Naval Reser­vists in nava l control of shipping.

Reservists from the two countries arc mamtaining an aceurate plot of mer­chant shipping in the Au-

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exemplified by the massive backlog of leave outstand­ing to him. currently stand­ing at some 8U days. which the pressures of work and minimal staff support had prevented him from I3king.

Throughout his time at the park. Mr Jorgensen had been unstinting in his per­formance of duties .

"Mr Jorgensen i~ also

looking for innov31ions to improve the facilitic~ and appeal of the centre; the most recent example b the construction of a mini-golf course. which \las an out­~tanding succcss and is pro­viding a great deal of enjoy­ment nOI only for the lIe­

cup;mts of !he' holiday centre hut abo to local resi­dents ;md touri,ts:' CAPT Kaminski said.

stralian and New Zealand a reas.

Sh ipping companies have agreed to thei r ships being boarded as part of the exer­cise on a no-delay basis.

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The A ustralian ships PERTH , SWA N and thc submarine OTWAY will visi t A uckland following the exercise between March I and 4.

D(lIIu; Gray (18), a student and pari time model, is also a kun Janet'r, specialising in both j azz and baffet. S ... im"'l'Or by C)"I'aff)". (Pictu r?: John Wilson).

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C hier or Naval Siaff, Vice Admiral Mike Hudson, has paid a rare"'ell visillo HMAS ALBATROSS,

Admiral Hudson retires on March 9 after 44 yea rs of naval service.

l ie met and said filrewell to as many personnci from the Air Station as jXlssible. Particularly those who had served with him in the past.

Vice Admiral Hudson entered the Royal Australian Naval College (HMAS CRESWELL) as a 13-year-old cadet in 1947 andgrilduated in 1950 with the King's Medal.

Following professional training ashore and anoat with the Royal Navy and Royal Au~trali~n Navy, including ac­ti \"C service with United Nations Forces during the Korean War. he was commissioned as a suh lieutenant in 1953.

Hc served <It ALBATROSS in 1962163 ilt the Australian Joint Anti-Submarine School and being a previous Com­manding Officer of HMAS MELBOURNE has had close cOntact with the Reel Air Arm.

Admir .. l Hudson WilS appointed Chief of Naval Staff on April 21. 1985. and retires after almost six years in that position.

During his visit to Ihe air st~tion he inspected ceremonial divisions. spent the day meeting many of the personnel and finished his visit with a formal dinner in the wardroom.

Medallions Meanwhile, the Commanding Officer of ALBATROSS,

Commodore Rob Partington, recemly had the pleasant task of presenting Australia Day medallions to two of his personnel.

Petty Officer Darryl Walsh was awarded the medallion for his hard work and dedication 10 the Navy Community Awareness Program (CAP) Cemre in Nowra .

PO Walsh. on his own initiative worked in the Navy CAP Centre on a part-time, and full-tim e basis during the period October 1989-December 1990.

He has performed diligently in the centre to over come manpower shortages.

He carried OU! his dut ies in an excellent manner and a l no detrimem to his primary communications' duties.

His wide knowledge of Navy and recruiting matters were most not iceable and to the Navy's advantage in his dealings with the public.

The second recipiel"l! was Mr Pete r Johnson who has undertaken addit ional duties which have required him to conduct acoustic evaluation trials at sea and advise Navy Office on submarine equipment installations.

He has been willing to perform these additional tasks which a rc usually performed by senior technical officers.

Mr Johnson performcd in an efficient and meticulous manner and is a credit to himself and the Navy.

WRRP REUNION A Reunion of WRRP's is being

planned for June 1991. Organisers are trying to locate as many serving and non-serving members as possible. If you are interested in attending or can help locate ex-WRRP's please contact:-

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II's called Australia Direcl and nOI many people kllow about iI , yCI il is a scn 'icc Ihat should be indispcllsabJe for any Auslralian O,'cr­seas Ir.l\·c lle r who inlends 10 phonc ho me, espc­cially RAN personnel.

It enables you to avoid the exorbitan t surcharges im­posed by overseas hOlCls, as w('11 as the potentiill lan­guage problems in dealing with foreign telephone oPl'Tators .

Australia Direct. which is provided by OTC, is basi­call)' a 008 number tha~you dial when overseas, so that for the cost of a local phone call in London, Bahrain or Jakarta. you're connected straight to a Sydney opera!Or. bypassing your host country's telephone net­work and its own overseas call charges.

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The first voice )'01,1 hear, after dialing the Australia Direct number. is that of an Australian Telecom operator. whom you then ask 10 connect you to the ap­propriate number in Australia. That way you a lso bypass any language problems and most hotel sur­charges. Vou are also charged at Australian rates, as if you were calling overseas from Australia rmher than to Australia from a foreign country.

In effect. although you're overseas, it is as if you're making the international ca ll from Australia.

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In the second way you simply read out your card number and Ihe operator charges it to your Telecard account.

It's also imporlant. accord ing to an OTC sjXlkesper­son, that you tell the opera tor to withhold the regular interna tional Ciltl beeps, because they can conupt the computer datil nowing down the line.

To use the Australia Direct service you do not need to tilke out any kind of subscription. It is free.

You just need to know the particular number to dial to access the service from overseas, because the num­bers vary according to the count ries you ilre calling from. Numbers are freely available on a little reference card from OTC.

In the accompanying list arc the countries from which Australia Direct is available and the numbers you must dial to access the service from each. When calling from ; Norlh America - Dial - Canada, 1 800 663 0683: Ha ... aii 1 800 86S 6161; United Stales 1 800 682 2.878 or I 800 937 6822_ Asia/ Pacific - lIong Kong 008 1611 ; Indonesia 008 0161; Japan OOJ 9611; Malaysia 800 0061; Ne ... Zealand 000 961 ; Singapore 800 6100; South Korea 009 61. Europe/Africa - Bahrain 800 061; Belgium 110061 ; Denmark 800 100 610; finland 91!O010 610; France 190 061; Italy 172 1061 : Nelhecillnds 060 220 061; Spain 900 990 061 ; United Kingdom 080 089 0061,

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Rain, hail, bombs or bullets the mail must go through (or na.·a l personnel at HMAS ALBATROSS,

One woman has been re­sponsible for providing this service to The residences at ALBATROSS for the last 20 years ,

M rs lane Bennell's se r­vices 10 AUSlralia Post were recognised at an info rmal barbecue when lane was surprised with a presenta­tion from the Manager of The Nowra Post Office, Mr David Mi les.

Mr Mi tes presented Jane wiTh an e ngral'ed jug a nd a cenificaTe for her 20 years' service .

Jane has covered a lot of miles over the last 20 years.

Oplirfli EW /r;ills Utldtnl'flY /() mlas"rt lilt i ,,/rortd propfr1its oj II IIal'''/ hfli(opltr ILIIIIE a DSTO dtl'rfopM Inl rig containing Iht Sffl.:(, "lads 0/ ".:I,jol'S IItal JukinK ",iuiln.

Some arc remembered wi th gales of laughTer -some Jane would rather forgeT.

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The RAN TacliCliI De­nlopment Cell is one or the smallest and least knoK-n units or the RAN.

The Cell is manned by a staff of one Commander ~ nd 1100 Lieutenant Commanders.

One is an exchange USN Of­ficer. They arr located in the TIB HMAS WATSON as a lodger unit.

CMDR Max HallCOCx is the present OJ( and repoIU direct 10 MHO through Director RANSWARS Captain "KiC Carson.

Other workers in the cell are LCOR Bob Ferry and LCDR lelf Hummel.

Although a small unit it has a wid(' range of responsibilities from the dewlopment of new tactics and ratification of old tac­tics, sponsoring AFTP IO(D) 10 the editing and publication of TACfALKS.

The development of new tac­tics in this high tech age requi res

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LUI JohnsUJII and A R Crosby a/lt r rtcti ~;ng 'htlr mtdaflions/rom tht Na ~ul Support Commundtr, RA DM Tony Horton. Also in tht pielurt is HA RMAN's CO, • CMDR NtU Btll.

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In the theme o f Austral ia Day 1991 Ihe National Au­stralia Day Council pro­vided specially min led meda liions in r« ognition o r poeple who ha ' -e dis­played outstanding achievement.

Two ot the medallions were awarded to personnel from H MAS HA RMAN.

The recipients were Able Seaman Sean Crosby and Leading Wran Jacqueline Johnston. .

AB Crosby received his medallion for hi s consis­tently high standard of pro­fessionalism and , in par­t icular, the exemplary ser­vice he has provided as staff 10 the Governor-General.

LW Johnston was awarded her medallion for he r excellence and unself­ish dediCiltion towards her duties as the mess manager of the senior sai lors' mess at HARMAN.

a 101 of specialist and technical input before any tactic can be considered,

While the main source of rhis input is the unifonned nperts and The Defence Sc1cnrific and Technical Organisations (DSTO) other Navies and foreign scientific organisations prol'lde I'ital input and ad,·ice .

Once a new T1Ktic is de· I'eloped the TacTical De\'elop­ment Cell distributes the information 10 the Flee t through the medium of AF T AC­MEMOs for Trial.

A re~nt acti"iry for the TO Cell and DSTO Salisbury Opri. cal Electronic Warfare Di,·ision was to measure the infrared properties of The new Seaha...-k helicopter using a DSTO de­\'eloped Test rig containing the seeker heads of various heat seeking missiles,

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formation or help please call LCDR Bob Ferry. (1:t1) 3371131)}.

She had endured every dog known to man on her rounds .

·'However, I have a dog named 'Wally' who comes with me every d~y:' she said.

--[t'S the only dog I know Tha t likes a Postman.

--I enjoy my wor~ , par­ticularly the child ren.

"I have seen them born and grow up in to paren ts themselves," she said.

Jane·s husband was in The Navy when she was first called in to help at the post ofr,,,e at A LBATROSS.

The job offe r was put TO Jane on The b~sis that ~he could make a good cup of tea, so how would she Ii~e TO work fo r the posT office?

Twenty-five years ngo, Jane worked from Monday to Saturday. took Two-and­a-half hours to deliver the mail and worked 40 houlS.

Mrs Jant Brnnetl a/ltr 'ht prtstntation bJ' Mr Da~id Milts.

However, afTe r The Navy disbanded The Fleet Ai r Arm, Jane·s hours were cut 10 17 a week , with The mail del ivery taking one-and-a­half hours on fool.

Some years ago , Jane's mail del ivery was carried out on her trusy push bike until she came to an ab rupT halt after colliding with a car.

Today, she is happy to push her buggy.

"The mail is so imponanT

at the moment with hus­bands away serving in The Gulf." she said.

"I have been very lucky TO be able to deliver the mail for the Pos t O ffice aT HMAS ALBATROSS for the past 20 yea rs."

Jane has endeared her­self to many of her custom­e rs, with he r warm person­ality brightening up many people's day.

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Note: Most positions will be localed in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton, Several positions will also be required in Adelaide.

Ideally applicants will have a minimum of three years experience in at least one of the above fie lds. Familiarity or actual project experience with defence standards and procedures would be advantageous.

Applicants who may not necessarily meet these requirements but feel they have relevant qualifications and skills are also encouraged to apply.

Applicants must be Australian citizens or have been gramed permanent residence in Australia and must also be prepared to undergo a security assessment.

Applications and enquiries for the above positions should be directed to: Ian Mackechnie Telephone (03) 605 6 5 04 Fax (03) 670 61 9 5

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Dorw;" Navy childrell recemly showed tht ir ddighl al meeling lIeclor 'he Cal from the Road Safn}, Council of tire Northern Territory. lltclDr was a popular visilor 10 lire Navy's school holiday activity program at HMAS

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IYlI'rffln' Offiur Southon and his daughlu KUlrina.

Proud moment for dad It ,,'U • proud mom"nl . r­[,,"Ily for Ih t Navy's Deputy Ku ru il;n, omen in Western AuSlrllli. , WOWfR J ohn Southon, .. hen U Genenl Ent ry re­rruits were sworn in al Ihe P"nh recruit;n, o ffitt .

Among the General Entry in take was \VO Southon'S IS-year-old daugtuer Kat rina ,

Katrina, who has jo ined as a Medic. is a l prescnt carry ing OUI basic training

al HMAS CERBERUS. She hopes 10 study under­water medicine or labor­alO ry ,", o rk in the fulure .

She decided 10 join Ihe RAN th ree years ago after hearing he r father give a talk al Ihe local school.

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o I nave made an AlIoImenI 01 $4 10 ArFFA " om my pay.

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C O R E Graham S iu bington recenlly deparled as Ihe Naval Officer C o mmanding West Auslralia A rea " in s lyle " .

In the finest navallr3di lion he was at first invited to climb aboard a tri shaw (pictured) provided by HMAS SWAN for the occasion and was con\'eyed to the Cap­tain 's Landing at HMAS STIRLING from his nea rby headquaners by the Command Staff Offieer. CMDR Tom Steward. on pedals.

Despite the in itia tives of two Command Staff Offic­e rs known as " Heekyl and Jeekyl" the trishaw d id nOt suffe r any deCects.

Afte r handing over "the weigllt- to tile new NOCWA, C D RE Peter Briggs, C DR E Stubington ~k with the commanding offICers of the pre· sent WA and establishments and the hcadquar-

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He WlI$ then con\'eyed to Fremantle ... ·he re he .... as farewelled by staff o fficcrs at the Fremantle Sailing Club.

C D RE Stubington has moved to Canberra where on promotion he takes up the positon of Assistant Chief of Naval Siaff (Personnel) with the rank of Rear Admiral.

11le new NOCWA . CDRE Briggs. is the youngest officer and the first submariner to be appointed to the posi tion of NOCW A.

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RAN ships By V.c: JetrHy, Nuy PRO (WA)

The depalure or the tim DAMASK task group for the GuiI' region did not go "ilhoul rerognition in Western Australia.

During the frantic aahity at HMAS STI RUNG prior to the ships' arrival for a 2S-hour stop--o-.-e r on Augusl 20 ~ year the public relations offia:r rece-ived a c;:aIl from the daughterof lho! laiC rerlO\Ooned w;u an isl. Mr Fronk Nonon.

Hundreds 0( his pilintings and drawings are hdd by the Australian War Memorial.

A quick call to STIRLlNG's XO. CMDR Tony Tipping, saw pennission gran ted fo r Ms Lynne Nonon to come aboan:l and sketdlfpaint the lJUps despite the tight security.

Sct·up at the end of the OOsc's dcslroyer wharf. Ms Nor­ton wurked for ~ fi\1: hours before tnc light dc:teriol"­ated.

On January9. Ms Norton visited STI RUNG 10 show the CO. CAPT Reg Cook. the finished work along with §cvcral others she had $incc completed of the sewo;! group of DAMASK ships.

With shades of grey amid bright blue, aqua . rurqoise and green. the Slriking images of HMA Ships ADELAIDE and DARWIN an: captured in oil paslel 00 pilper.

Ms Nonon ... -as mlher Stllp.iscd thai she "'«lUld recci\1: the oppoltUnily 10 mirror her father's work 01 impre:Wcns of ... -ar during her ~fetime .

'captured' "PeopIe say my wurk is diffe rent from my falher's. but

similar." she said. "tie WlI$ a real draughtsman ... ith his work. millC is made

up of impresOOns.-The Austrulian War Memorial is J)'eSCntly negotiating

with Ms Norton to tJUTthase her work for their collection. It will join .... orks by her father and grundfathc'r. Both have works hanging in the Australian War

Memorial. Photo OJUnCSlY of the Sound Td,.>gmph ne .... spaper.

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The Pa rent and U nit C ommiltee ofT.S. MEL· BO U RNE are 10 organise it reunion of pas t cadels of this unit .

Any fo rmer cadet wtoo may be interested in anernling such it reunion could contact Mrs Faye Thornton, Pres­ident . Paren t and Unit Committee. T.S. M EL­BOURN E 14 Pridham Court Endeavour Hills.

This initial contact ... iII then be follo ... cd up .... ilh more fo rmal information on the reunion ... hen some in· dicalion of interest is ~ho .... n

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RA N Staff Cuurse 2-1/90 .. hich graduated on D e· cember 6 1990 " 'liS ulli'!.ue in many " '1I}'5.

It was the btggCSt course In the history of the college .. 'uh 32 students slaning Ihe course and 31 graduating.

LCD R Norm Banks was posted off the course shortl)' after it started, to rejoin HMAS DA RWIN for service in the Gulf.

Five female officers were part o f the studen t bod)" providing the biggest prop­onion of ladies ever.

An officer from the French Navy and one from the Singaporean Nav)' at· tended the course. marking the firs t occasion that those n:ltions have been rcp­resented at RANSC.

Overseas representallon now CO\'crs the USN. RNZN, Tonga, Vanuatu. I'NG. Indonesia. Mala),sia. the Philippines. Thailand, Sillgapore, Bangladesh and FrDflCe.

On the firsl course in 1991 overseas representa· tion will be e)[tended to Brunei.

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-NAOM Guy Griffiths (HId) prtRnt.f th r G H Griffiths pri;;e to LeDN I'e,e, Osbourne. The pri:e is a"'artfw to 'he J1udmt ,,'hu demortStrotes the best potentiaf by

thrcourJe.

flrt Australian Nal'af Institutt The medal is a"'artfed to

Iht studenl "'ho produttd the best essa)' on an asprcl uf Australia's Maritime SmUtg)'.

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1/I'0 1'RO) Drill H .. II or HI\1AS

H UON 'e~ l ooned .. -ilh a I~ 't pa} ing-ofT pt'nnant for CMl)R Norm'" Mac· Millan on the night of his final CO( R)"s IJio·bions.

C MDR M~cMinan was a very popular and respecled figure around Hobart Port Division .

Always quick with a joke, he ncvertheless ~howed real concern for his troops.

He was always cas)' to approach would listen care· fully 10 all Ihe relevanl information. and give his decisions clearl), and with aUlhorit),.

"Loyally flows boch ways" ~id CMDR MacMillan.

He alw~)'s e~peeted (and rece;'<ed) IOlallo),alty from the officers and sai lors under hi~ command. and in rctum he gave tota[ loyahy back.

I Ie would not hesllate to harra~s Navy Office on be· half of the Pon D"·lslo lI . and always pursued m:mers of principle regardle~~ of huw thiS might affeci h,~ personal popularity m Canberra.

Senior officer, in Navy Office will no doubt re· member CMDH. M~cMil ­

Ian ', acerbic wit. and h,s ready .. ,lIl11gness to nffer c~ndld and unsolicited ad· vice a~ !O how they migbl bc~t carry OUI thei r duties,

Norm MacMillan ""II be missed for his warmth and human!!)' . his llltelligent and qUick analysis. and hiS inspiring leadership.

He reccivcd a Chief of Naval Staff Commendation for the 3[·ye3r po!'nvd he e~h,bned Me~cepllonal de· dicat lon 10 Reser.e Service with Meloourne and Hoban I' on divisions."

II,~ extensive experiencc in the Merchant Marin..:: has

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Many people think the Nal")" consists or ships a lld

.sailors alone but rorge t there is II comple:\i adlJlinist­

nltion supporting them which is largely s taffed by civilians.

[n the YC:lrs when the Nav)' was :I separate gov­ernment deparlment ( 1915· 1921 and 1939· 1973). the Secretary of the Depart· ment o f the Nav)' was a powerful figu re und the civi lian equivalent to the Chief of Naval Staff.

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covcred the years

lie STarted work on the first volume in 1%8.

This [alcst work .. as Yet for all of Ihal. the completed in his rctlre.

contribut ion of the Navy'S civilians and wh"1 actually happens in Navy Office has been SC\'ercly neglected.

Wi lh Ihe aSSIStance of lhe KAN . Robert Il y~[op ISO. a ret ired Navy ciVil scrvant. ha~ completed a 1:l5k he b<.:gan mer 20 ye'lrs ago

and prwuced a second de· (onim'e aocoum of naval ,l\jmlm~1 rat ion,

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111ere :Ire few people in AuslT3Jia mure qualified to wrile such:l book.

Treoor Rowe. anolher Iong·llme Navy elv l[ scr­van t alld a Pnnclpal Privale Secret:lry 10 \e\'eral Millis· te rs fur Defence. rec<tlled

Robery Hyslop's contnbu­lion 10 Ihe Nav), and public admlm~tration 11\ Au~tl'llh;"

proved inva luable 11\ mall) ways including his out· standing Monor War Vessel ship-handl ing skill,. but most of JII hi~ [I'adersblp abili , )"

From 1<178 to 1981 Com· mander Ma~Millan ~ Corn· mandll1g Omcer (Rt.-"cr-.\.--s) Hob;>rc Pon Dwision.

AI Nav)'~ rcqueSI he re­turned to command from 19S7 to 1990. His [cader­ship ~t}Jc of selfless en· thusiasm and unrenllning profe~iouali~m i n~pi red

the eonfidencc. trusl and respeCI of hiS ~uoordinates.

The POrt Dio-,sion has be· ncfittcd greall)' from his de· dicated 1c,ldcrship; its size and efficienc), have risen to a leo'c l ..-hich allowed the attached trallllllg \essel. HMAS ARDENT. to win ooth the Proficiency and Sporllng Shldd~ during E~crcisc STANDARD in 1990.

H IS background as a Commonwealth Public Ser· .. ant for over 4ij years in <t variety of administratio'e positions but ... ilh an em· phasis on Navy and De· fence areas provides h,m ",'tth a substantial and in· formed base for his r..::· :.carch into naval admll1' istration .

Dunng his lime .. ith Ihe Department from 1936 10

1968 ... here he adv3nced from a junior position to senior exeeuti~c status he was noted for his innova· li\-e approach in admillls­tTaIl"e malters.

111 subsequent appoll1t· mC11IS a~ I)eputy Sccr~tary·

GenerJI of SEA TO .'nd a~ secrelaT) to the Ro)al Comml~~ion on Human Relallun~ :md Ihl'n as liead of I he Iionoufli Secretarial.

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New Chief of Personnel

St " ior LCDH Det Voges presents 1", ixh MrDonald f rom Ihe S)"dney City Mission (Sir Da~id Martin f'oun/lation) ,.,i,h a chrquefor $800 on brlralf of

Rear Admiral Grah a m S tubingto n hm; assumed the duties o r Assis tant C hH.>r Of Na.'1 S taff -Personnel from RADM D G H olthouse.

RAI)M Stubington was born in Canberra on April 18 1941 Imd joined the Ro)'a l Australian Navy in 1957.

0/1 members of tire roursr. lie attended the Royal Australian Naval College and the

Britannia Ro)'al Naval College in the United Kingdom be· fore being posted 10 sea as a Sub-Lieutenant in 196 1. Our· Ing the period 1961 • [974 he scrved at sea as Na\<lgatioo and Operations Officer in nine ships ranging from mines· weepers, frigates. desloryers. supply ships and Ihe aircraft carrier. HMAS M ELBOU RN E .

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During this period at sea he served on the Far East Sta· tion during the Borneo eOllfrontation and m:.de sco'eral vis· ils to Vietnam escon ing HM AS SYDNEY.

In 1967 hc undertook Ihe long nav'gation specialiSI course at HMS DRYAD in England and !>Crved ill an ex· change bille t at sea with the Royal Navy 111 1968169.

After a brief period ashore from 1975 - 1977 Lieutenant Commander Siubington returned to sea as E~ecultve Of· ficer of IIMAS HOBART and was promoted to Comman· der m [978. During the period 1979 . 1982 Commander Stubington scrved as the Reel Exercise and Tact ics Officer for twelve montbs, auended the Joint Services St:,(( Col· lege :Ind was then pos ted as the D irector of Naval Officers Postings.

In [982 Commander Stubington .. as posted in command of IIMAS BRISBANE. During his IWO years in command he conducted a deployment \0 the Indian Ocean and oper­ated ... ith the USS A MERICA Balllc Group. H c was pru­mOled 10 Captain in 1984 at which time he ..-as postcd to the US Naval War College, Newport. Rhode [sland.

On returning to Australia in 1985 Captai n Stubington ",as posted as the D irector of Joint Planning in Headquu· ters Australian Defence Force. Caplam Siubington "<IS

again posted in command of HMAS BRISBANE (and as the DOG Class Co-ordinator) in December 1988. He was promoted 10 Commodore o n June 20. 1989 and assumed Command of the West Austra lia Area.

Commodore StubinSlon was promoted to Rear Admiral upon takmg up tbe posit ion of Assi~tant Chief of Naval Slafr - Personnel in CanbcrrJ on January 14.

CMDH Mfmlliflan al the "tim jo, the lasl limt.

Admiral Stubington and his wi fe Shirlc), have four oo)'~, Paul aged 23, Matthew aged 19. Marcus aged 17 and Mauhewaged 16. I' aul is current ly !>Crving in the RAN :IS a Sub·Lieutenant.

he demonstrated tJe~,bllit)'

lind an l'xecllent :,bility to adapt his st)'le for these new and qUllc differing fields of adminlstrJtion.

The RAN was a principal supporter of this project ,,'hich heralds a new official aUitude 10 historical writing aooutthe Navy.

Given the Importanee of this research. the Ch,ef of N3\al Staff agreed to pro· vide Mr Hyslop with access to all files and records relat· mg 10 the period and some financial support

Aye A )"I'". MInister is a tesllmOIl) 10 the contribu· tJon N3\'Y civilians. like Rubert Hplop. hn~e made m'cr the )'c:ors and the 1m· portancc of theIr place being recognlscd

For a r~'O ie" , set' " \\ba t") ,"II" .. in Hooks".

Darwin Based SEAGOING WANTED Paspaley Pearling Company is a Darwin and Broome based company operating a number of small ships and engineering facilities. The company has recently expanded and is looking for an experienced small ships charge engineer or second engineer.

The successful candidate must hOld, or be capable of gaining a USL Class III Engineering Certificate of Competency.

Some seatime is expected. Ships deploy to Broome in April each year and relurn to Darwin in September. Whilst deployed, ships are at sea during Neap lides and return to Broome during Spring tides.

Salary will be paid commensurate with experience and qualifications, however, a range of $30,000440,000 per annum can be expected with further rises dependent upon performance.

Further enquiries to:

PASPALEY PEARUNG CO. PTY. LTD. Harry Rowe (ex WO MTD4)

PO Box 338 DARWIN NT 0801

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A nl(~mber of the Lcgisbtin! A-.sembly of the ACT, Mr Nonn Jensen h:ls appealed to ~n'ke pen;onncl 10 ,"mantee.- to help Canbeml's Prinl Handicapped Radio Sulion, Radio One.

1'c.::hnlC3l1y qualified volunteers to 3.Sliist the station maint~in its equipment arc needed," he said.

"I hnvc sough t publicity for their j\(:cds amongst serv­ing and returned servicemen and women and I have no doubllhcrc arc others oul then: who may have the fIl."CCS­

sary skills. M

Mr JcnloCn said the station provided II "cry ,mponan! !<rvicc to the many people in our commuruty "'00 "'{"Te unable to male use o f the print media.

"ElectronIC equipment requm:s ledlnically qualified maintcn;mce teams lind limited funds melm thai Ihe Slot· tion ("".III ill affortl to pay commercial nllCS for ~uch ",'OrI ... M

he added. Offers of support COld be provided via hiS offICe (06-275

SS70) or direct to Alan Mitchell . the St::uion's Technic:J] Co-ordmalor on 266 23-19 ox the Vice Pres.dem of Radio One. Robert Allamore, on Z50 6991 ,

In Pori All tax deductions

Confirmalion has been rKdved rrom the Auslra­lian Taulton O ffice (ATO) thai In Port A llowance is considered to be II reasonable tra~'c1 a llowance re ­laling 10 overseas travel in the te rms o r subsection H2KZ (5) or the Incom e Tu As.'icssment Act 1936.

Accordingly, Inemben; of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in receipt of the In Port Allowance will nOI be re­quired to substantiate claims for ovel'SCllS travel expenses Ihat relate 10 food, drink and incidentals providing a claim for deductions relating to this does not exceed the amount of the allowance.

This advice from the ATO affirms the IIlformation con­tallied III the 1990 ADF Taxation Guide at p3ragraph 100b).

Some members. o n the advice of their Tax Agents arc known not to have claimed In Port Allowance as II deduc· tion in FY 89/90, even lhough it was declared as income.

Such members should be advised 10 scek a reas!iCS.'\menl quoung as the authority ATO letter OIlADVRlAC 59, Canberra . dated 21 December 19'Xl, addrCS!iCd to the Director General Service Conditions.

WHlern [)istric-ts (or Sydnc-y): The next gather· ing of this group will take place on Thursday. March 7 at lOam .

Due 10 changes in the group's meeti ng place, Ihe venue is not ye t finalised. so please ask at Ihe gate when en tenng IIMAS NIRIMBA "I Ouakers Hill.

"-....,manlk: A morning lea at Lceu ..... 111 Barrad,s has been organised by the girls of thIS group. and It will be held on Wednesday. M;lrch 6, beginning at 1O.31)am.

Babysiuing will be avail· able at a cost of S2.5O for members (53 for !lOn-mem· bers - 2 or more children $4 for TIOn-memben;).

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Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Mike Hud­son, examines the four new Australia Day stamps officially launched by the Chief of the Defence F(If"ce, General Peter Gration, at Parliament House.

Australia Post's 1991 Australia Day stamp issue features the four Australian in-

'11e RAN ReseliKh De­.'elopment and Require_ 01ents Commitlee hu vis· ited DSTO in Salisbury.

The RAN RDRC is a one-star commillee thai ap­pro\'cs and prioritizes major resea rch tasks under· taken by DSTO in sup-port of Navy.

The day-to-day administ­ration of Navy R&D is handled by the chairman of the commillee. the Navy Scien tific Adviser. Dr Richard Body.

The RDRC viSI ted

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DSTO Salisbury and was briefed on the directions DSTO resea rch is likely to take in the future_

The RDRC (pictured above) enjoys a demonstra­tion on an experimental di­gital receiving s)'stem dur-

109 ilS visit to DSTO's Communications Divisions: (L-R): CDRE T A Roach, DGED (SEA); CAPT P T Purcell. DOEP; Mr Trevor Mahoney. DSTO soentist; Dr- R G Body. NSA; CORE I F Holmes. DONER and Mr H R Machin, DGNES.

Babysilllllg f~lcilities will be provided at no ch;lrge.

Please ring Bev on 101 75 15 for further dewils.

Family support

gathering

Hi h-tech makes motori

ClInbe"~ family lind frtends of pe~nt'l !iC"O"inlE in the G ulf reee.lI;' galberea ~ t GO" 'rie fOt" II bllr~ue .

Oor corre,ponuent was assured th"t 11 gOO!.l time wa~ h;id by all. with more fu nctions pl~mned for the future. both m Canberra and In all other major centres.

The gatherings enable the normally Isolated families (e,peei;llly parents who usually h,,~e no con­\Uct with familie, in ~imilur circumstances) to meet others in Ihe are~1 and find that they arc nOl alone.

This has been especially meamngful for famIlies in remote areas with little naval conlaet or ,upport.

LEGACY STILL NEEDS YOUl H8..P To help the W« d S WId Chilaren 01 5 !"',eernen lulled in 8C!XIri ~ who

ha¥8 il.lru ClIed. PIuM .. ...J ...... ,-..

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lIigh_tech sportlu' ar has moved from the gym. iiqullsh cour1 and t .. nnis d ub 10 the ro~d ",ith the Nissan ~nd ReeOOk launch of the Pulli~r Reebol<.

The IImlled edllion Pul­sar is the firsl motoring 10-volvcmtnt by Recook. the world'd leadingsp,)rts fOOl­wear ,md apparel label and li nks NbSlln Australia 's en· gineering e~pertise "ith the world·acclaimed technical excellence of Reebok.

Pulsar Reebok IS a major marketing exercise by both comP'lmcs which has seen the vehicle promoted na-tionally th rough Myer stores. leading fitness centres. the 2!!(X) retail out­lets which stod, the RceOOk range and naturalLy all Nissan dealerships

Propelled by Nissan's lively L8·litre OHC multi­point fuel·mjected four cy­lindcr engine. the Pulsar Recbok gams 'ports sus· pension from the Pulsar 0; l4-inch "heels "ith Bridgestooe RE88 t)res; body colour grille insert and bad, linlsher: Reebok decals and Reebok -signa­tu re" stripes.

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A "t,,'tomltr wilh" dijJtrt,,« - "'iss"" Rubok!

Reebok boasts imported ReeOOk door and seal fab­ric (on sport)' Vector SSS scats); up-rated four· speaker sound system and the sporty soft·feel three spoke steering wheel from the SSS.

Nissan Australia sees Pulsar ReeOOk as a signific­ant Initiat ive to boost Pulsars appeal to young bu)'ers.

"Young people of bolh

sexes associate with RceOOk. a high profile na­lional company ","h II con­temporary spon s Image and if you like Reeboks. you'lI like the Pulsar Reebok .- a spokesman said.

For Recook. the Pulsar Recook is a major promo­lional thrusl by the com­pany.

-A total o f 2000 I'ulsar Reeboks have br:~n pro-

duoed at Nissan'S Oayton (Vic) plant and wilh an at­tracti>e recom mended re ­tail PTi OC prospective hu)'ers should lace-on their Reeboks and ~print 10 their nearest Nissan dealership before they're all gone.~

o ne Nissan spokesman told ~.

All-up pricc o f our test vehicle ... as $16.841. which iocluded $1.251 for air· condition 109.

CROSSWORDS ACROSS

1 Court 311 Young tel 23 Flnit uam1nl.tlon 40 Den woman 5 Quoted as U Entangle 24 Song for authority two

10 MedItates DOWN 2S Conv1et 11 Bellow 2 Pre- 2'J Chemlcal 13 Tt.\r.e pllee seripUon comPOd und 14 Domed 3 Lucky 28 HI building charm 211 Type of

15 Even 4 Entices hat 16 Church 5 Cover with ~esses Will(

18 Change 6 Beg-21 Touched ~gated 22 Hated 1 B ...... b out

intensely 8 Put on 25 Rlverslde 9 H1storical embankment period

2& Put baek 12 Wonhlp 211 FestivitY lIS At a 31 Theatre dlstanee 32 Value 17 Slumbered 33 Disgusted 19 Shelt.ered 35 Alootness side 37 Precious 20 Anaes-~t.one theUe

36 Metal 22 Cheated

ACr.:OSS 1 Pilice 5 Mean 9 Evil spirit

11 Shelt.ered side

12 Constel­lation

13 Energy 15 Drunkard 16 Falllng to alOnn

18 European capital

20 Italian elUTltn.cy unI'

21 Respons­Ibility

23 .. ~ witness to

2S Covered ,un 26 Not level 28 Mexican dolW

30 To "" int.erior of 32 Colophony

33 Unaecom· 8 State of panled!lOng being found In parts out

34 Neckwear lO Egg· 36 Sun shaDed.

personlned 14 N"o!sy 31 Su1I'use nlety 36 Bitter I' Fermen-vetch taUon tank.

311 Harp-Ifte 18 Furnishes lnstrumenta with

40 Moves o n Inhab!tantl Ice 19 'f'rtCk

41 Mouse-like onInW

DOWN 2 DIstlrx:· tlve checked pattern 3 BeautltUl you", • Sondy

""" ,-IS Otherwtse 7 Preftx ­~.

30 Strtng o f invective

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Ucndigo City Council is cond ucting a back-IO­Bendigo weekend o n May 10-12 1991 10 cele b· rJ t e the 50lh annil'ersary or the launching of the conel1e HMAS B ENDIGO.

During the ... 'eckend. Freedom of Entry ... ill be excr· cisco.! hy the I·IMAS BENDIGO Associ;ltion and granted to TS BENDIGO.

As the present BENDIGO WIll be on patrol. it is in­I.::ndcd that former membe" of ,he !>hip's compan~ furm " platoon to repre.,...nt Ihe ship,

This promises to be a mo<>t enJo) .. blc ~nd mcm<>rJble ... cekcnd and lhose WIshing to altend ~re asked to con­tact LCDR Fr:lnk O"cn for more uclail~ (OJJ) 211SI1 (DNATS 1!-(,7IRIl) bv March 21

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MORESBY lind ''''0 from 111\IA5 STIRLING re­cently undertook 11 cha rity biC)'de ride 10 raise money fo r the Association of the Blind Of Western Austra lia.

A total of S4000 was raised. mostly by public dona tions which were col­lected enroute.

The money will be used to buy a new recording unit for the associa tion's talking book library.

Sowle, and LSSE White, were landed at Russetton via MORESBY 's helicop­ter to commence the ride.

The riders. consisting of LSfYf Kemp. LSPT Ailing. LSSR ClemclIIS. LSETC Scott, A BETP Haggi.:, A BSN BJenne rhasscl1 and a

of Lieutenant

The ride covered some 1200 kilometres and pro­ceeded via the towns of Manjimup. Albany. D umbleyung. Mcrridin and Fremantle.

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Rugby Weekend In ea rly March ADFA

Rugby Club is an Old Boys weekend and want g raduates to make up a rugby team to play against present teams as part of their pre-season training.

The w eeke nd would also include a dinner in the COOC Mess and a . Bar-B·Que on Sunday.

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They rendevouzed wi th MORESBY on her return to STIR LI NG afte r survey operations off the coast of Cape Naturaliste.

The riders were well re­cdved enroute but no re­ception was bener than the one at the township of Dumbleyung where a bar­becue was o rganised and three quarters of the town at tended and all proceeds went to the ride.

MORESBY intends to conduct another ride. later this year. in support of the same charity.

Meanwhile. a half marathon staged on the deck of liMAS ADELAIDE has raised nearly $2000 for the Adelaide Children's Hospital cancer ward.

Twelve runne rs were in­volved in the half marathon whieh involved 78 laps of the ship within a three-hour time frame.

Special thanks to the run­ners and all officials who made the even! such a success.

Fmal placings were: ABCD Coubrough Ihr 47.05. POETC Shunleworth Ihr 52.2Q. LSETC Ward Jhr 57.00. LSPT Huggard Jhr 59.50. ABETP McDonald 2hr 01.40. LEtrr Heather 2hr 06.25. ABRP Gordon 2hr 00.07, ABWfR Peterson 2hr 09.00. PORS Norris 2hr 14.15. LSSV Thid 2hr 20.45. SBL T lackman 2hr 22.50. SMNGD Read 2hr 33.00.

Second in relay Navy has finished a

Ilallan t second behind New South Wales Police in the A ust ... lia Day fla il Relay with A mhulance in third .

Fourth and fifth plaees were closely con­tested by Anny then Air Force .

The relay. which con­sisted of four 500m sprints along Macquarie Street was well sup­ported by the public.

The Navy te<tm con­sisted of LSPT Dobson, LSPT Hcaly. LSPT Lawless and ABMTP Rcill y.

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The sail training ya cht A lexande r o f Cres~' e ll successfu lly comple ted the 1990 Sydney to H o bart Yacht Race for the s ixth time . ~Alex" completed the 630 mile journey in a little

over rour-and-a-half days. agai n winning the Oggin Cup for the fastest service yacht in the race.

To finish the event was an outstanding achievement considering the crew was the youngest in Ihe fleet to finish and that the race produced 18 retirements from the fleet of 11 2. One yacht even failed to make it out of thc harbour.

Alex was skippered by Cliff Chutc. ably <tssisted by Tony White while Rod Shelverton took care of naviga· tion . These three men making up the basic core of experience.

In keeping with thc policy of using the boat for sail t raini nil. the yacht contained five trainee crew compris­ing of MIDN Paul Toohey, SBLT Chris Greatrex. MIDN Andrew Moore . SBLT Stacey McClelland and SB LT Bob Gard iner.

As the trainee crew had virtually no saili ng experi­ence the week prior to the race was dedicated to a series of work-ups on Sydney Harbour.

The trainees qu ickly realised sailing an ocean racing ·yacht is not all champagne and skittl es but requires con­stant hard work and concentration; often under dif· ficult conditions with 1:lIlc sleep.

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The dangeT!> of saileng were reinforced to the ere" " 'hen one member needcd hospitalisation after SUSlam­mg rope burns "hile executing a jibe in heavy condi-tions.

After an intenSIve work-up period cvcryone was eager to start the race .

Alex began " 'ell in dear air after a chaotic starl and soon left Sydney Heads 10 a 20 knot SW breeze .

Day two brought strong northerly winds allowing thc y<tcht a fast spinnaker run down the South Coast.

Bass Suait maintained its reputation for rough weather with 35·45 SW winds and three to four metre seas on day three.

The final run down the Tasmanian coast was smooth and calm which resulted in Alex entering a fierce tack­ing duel up the Derwent River to the finish line .

Highlights of the trip include blown out spinnakers in the strong winds. the use of sunsights and "dead re­ckoning" for navigation rather than G PS like other yachts.

The yacht finished 73rd outright and 10th in her division. The race also allowed the trainees to become profi­

cient in pract ical navigation. teamwork and seamanship skills .

The crew would like to .thank the valuable assistance given to them by Command Sailing Sydney. Anglesea Barracks in Hobart and the supply team from HMAS CRESWELL.

Cup winners onboard Alexander ofCuswell. P,'clure: S RI, T Rob Gardiner.

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O'puly Command,r of tht Submaril1 t Squadron CommQndtr Jt/An O /trris and tht victolS alftr p~nl­

il18 th, "'inn/nil shitld 10 ORION.

Mulloka Shield win for ORION

What ~. dot. II ('onft'd· t nlt. • q ionnairt. II

.. oman. II !ant;Slt r and II baby member of 11i (' lIill('r Youth "It., i .. common:>

They all formed par. of HMAS OR ION"" "IAA,ng Mulloka Shield I c~rn

Individu31 ~kil1 and agil­ity wcre nol required "hen Ihb bouquet of :on-thropological C 'lIgrlla~ bonded 10 fom. a 'plmed

learn . With O RION still;n refit

Ih ls was he ' crew's fir.; t publ ic appearance.

The Mul10ka Shield was contested in a novehye"cnI ~n\ln i olymp,cs M format oc­tween the submanne squadron and HMAS TO RR ENS.

An enjoyable day was had hy all and COfIgr1ltulations to

the c,cnt organisers.

Triathletes chase points

The 9O/91lrilllhlon inle, ·Sen·ke competilion this selison will include :I puinl score run in conjunction ,,·ilh Ihe nationlll ' 11('1.' series .

Panicipation In the compelllion "·ill requi re triathle les to rorw:mJ r .. ce re~ul!) to Ihe co--ordinator.

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The toss ,·irtually dedded Navy's rate in the 1991 inter-Sen-ice cricket series woo by A RMY 'or the seoond SlICCO ;riv ... year lit HMAS ALBATROSS.

After being asked to bowl fi rst for 3!h hours on each of Ihe two opening d:lrs in J l degree heat, the Navy bowlers toiled tirelessly aga insl parl icularly strons op­position batsmen.

Nowra·born left-hand bat Rod Young. who joined the A rmy five years ago "hen his mates JOllied the Navy. enjoyed 'he retum home to plunder 159 (including 20 fours and four sixes) 10 a mammoth 8 -

from 50 OI'CI"$ .

early hopes soored whcn Paul Harris had opener Trellor

(he'd scorcd 156 3gainst RAAF caught for j ust 16 from a mis­

n shot. His dismissal brought in the ta lented

YounS who shared a 53-run th ird wicket with Bob G ibson (2 1) a 64·

wk ke t stand with M ark (16) and :I" 92-run fifth

with Pe te r Wi llis (34). takers were Mark Hug­

"{:~ ~,~~.~~p':aul Hatns 2141 and Bill Dunn 1/ run QUts he lped the fielder.;.

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A series of mishaps, including three run OUb Involving Bill Dunn. saw Navy crash to 9--124.

Navy still had nine oilers left al innings closc.

The second mli lch saw another toss losl and Navy again in the fie ld in 41 degree heal.

This time it was ve teran Billy WarrC'n's tum to plunder the hapless Navy bowlers. his 123. his foun h in intc r·Scrvice and hiS second centu ry against Navy in three years.

He shared a 69-run openlfl8 stand Wi th Dick Dembowski (33) and 105 for the thi rd wicket with Chris Harper (37).

The Navy bowli ng was bener di rected, the fielding tight and all were pleased with the ac hie~able targe t of 9!l29.

Mark H uggard took 31-'1 and Bill Dunn 3149.

Navy was cru ising a t 41FJ7 in re ply when a loca l storm arrived (it didn·t rain in Nowra).

The umpires abandoned the match and awarded IIII.' points to RAA F on the run ra te.

Openers Kei l ll Miller (22 runs) and Alan Wilhams (2 1) had posted 43. whilc Rod Thiel was 15 not oul

Stu Wait had figu res of 3116. two of them from half·trackers.

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A rmy wrapped up the !.Cries on the fina l day, scoring 1-13-1 (T re'·or Neale 76 not out and Rod Young 29 not out) III

reply to RAA F s 130. K,itlo Millu ... ,alii,s of tloru and 22.

Pi(fu" : A HPH Cmig Duff.

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The curtain has come do .. ·n on the 20-year Na.·}· nreer of one of the sen ·i«'s most ' ·CT­

satile sponsmen. Ipswich-born

Cranston Dixon. 36, represented the N~vy

and Combined Services in cricke l. Rugby union. A ustralian Rules and lawn bowls.

And he pro,·ed a cap­able golfer for ALBAT­ROSS III Navy's Wi lls Cup mid·week golf.

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• Captaincy of the Shoalhaven District represcntmive team for three yea rs and selec­tions as a li fe membcr of the ALBAT ROSS Cric­ket Club last year.

He was a capable a ll· rounder who scored fi ve centuries in his career and took count less wic­kets and often - bri l­It ant catches.

lie has played with - and agai nst - Ihe best o f Navy sportsmen in his 2O-year career.

The cricke te r - Au· ssie Rules star Bob Jef­freys is the besl he has ~,'" a long wi lh cricke t­

A llan Webber and Campbell and ~grea ts~ John

,~" Ted Richards ~Timber- Mills.

He remembers being ~'" In as a '·night wa tchman'· with overs remaining on the fi rst day of a Navy City v Country fi xture.

··The spinm:r of crowded me.

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On Jnother occasion was d ropped before scored agalOst KUT-

T,' at Wenl\Ooor-made 130.

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