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Can we help you? You could be eligible for benefits if • you are a veteran • a widow, wife or dependent child of a veteran, or • your spouse, parent or guardian is, or was, a veteran, or member of the Australian Defence or Peacekeeping forces. • you have completed qualifying peacetime service in the case of Defence Service Homes benefits.

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Page 2- Listening' Post- Summer 1912 Pre~ident's Message

STATE PRESIDENT J.P. Hall, AM, BEM, JP. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT L.C. Keynes, BA. JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT P.C. Firkins, OAM. STATE SECRETA.RY O.H. Gibbs, AFC, JP. COMMITTEE · p B lfe BEe Mrs B. Chnton, J.R. Babbage 0 ~~ ~BE trs' D.J. bowson, MBE, A.A. Dacre, Jp' P W 'Hester, J.L. Holman, M.C. Hall, rA· .J.· King, BSc! ~~BS, FCCP, Mrs A. Keyn~, fACAM z Kwiecmskl, BEe, FAACM . A 0 Mercer AM AFD, EO, T.K. Lloyd, .JP, i< ·Murphy: P. Simpson, K.J. Mornson! · p White DCM. w J Surndge, · • · S . . TRY VICE PRESIDENT REGIONAL COUN ardie Sub-Branch) Messrs A: Barber ~C~o~~dland Sub-Branch) P.J. Blenk1n.sopp ( ~ ry Sub-Branch) c. M1lls (Bun u . Sub-Branch) s.G. Aobinson l~::~f~~n Sub-Branch) (Aibany Sub-Branch) A.JR.E. Spendlo,ve. Stan ey TRUSTE~~AIA AAABA Messrs K. Bro~d~~r~~ R.N. Stone, AM, JP. P. Pearson, CMG, • ' MITTEE LISTENING POSJr~~MCiinton , Mrs H.P. Balfe, M p·w Hester, Mrs o .J. Dowson, .r d. · Mr T K. Lloy ' Wh "t Messrs A. Mercer, w.J . Surridge, P. 1e, Mes;~E~~Tn~~~m~~~f.~wens

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Page 6- Listening Post - Summer 1992 War Veterans' Home Building Fund Donations to 31 October 1992

State Pr~sident .Jim Hall thanks the following donors whose contributions have brought the total to $1,281,221. There IS still a long way to go and he hopes that more sub-branches will respond to this most worthy cause.

RSL SUB-BRANCHES: RSL WOMEN'S AUXILIARIES: Darling Range Sub-Branch . ... . 500.00 Belmont ...... 1000.00 Margaret River ...... "50.00 BUSINESS DONATIONS: Riverton ...... 1000.00 Brindal & Co Peter A ...... 20.00 Jack The Lad Menswear ...... 30.00 UNIT & KINDRED ASSOCIATIONS: Matusik E Jewellery Assessors ...... 10.00 2/7th Australian Field Regiment WA...... 250.00 Mt Lawley Golf Club ...... 200.00 Australian Water Transport Association ...... 50.00 Naranja Prop. Ltd ...... 1000.00 RAAA WA Div. Inc. Mandurah Branch. 100.00 Rockingham Golf Club ...... 490.00 Unkovich D T Lucky Dollar Lottery Kiosk ...... 10.00

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Abbott, J. Bowron, G. Corvill, S. Evans, D. Adams, B. Boyle, L. Cowan, J.R. Fallon, H.R. Adam, L.A. Bradbury, E.A. Coyle, J. Family Synd C/0 Adams, Mr & Mrs. Bradley, E.L. Craig, W.C. W. Stevenson Ahearn, J. Bramley, C.M. Griddle, C.R. Farrington, D. Allan, D.J. Bridger, Mr & Mrs Cullam, B. Ferguson, A. Andersori, E.M. Bristow, Mr & Mrs Gumming, N.J. Fisher, G.E. Anderson, R.G. Brooking, A.S. Cuneo, R.A. Fitzgerald, M. Andrews, John. Brown, R.W. Darrington, R.J . Fitzhardinge Andruszkiewiez. T. Brown, T. Mr & Mrs. Da Silva, A.A. Fitzgerald, C. Andrews, W.l. Brown, F.T. Davenport, F.B. Forsyth, D. Anonymous Brown, J. Davies, K. Ford, A. Appleton, M. Buckingham. A. Davidson, M.E. Foster, M. Armstrong, L.K . Bunce, G. Davies, T.F. Fowler, B. Athorn, H. Buttress, D.L. Daws, S.J. Fowler, K.L. Backhouse, K. Butt, J.M. Dawson, W.A. & P.J. Fox. V.F. Baehnisch, R.D. Bycroft, Mr & Mrs. Day, H.J. Franzessconi, A. Bain, Mr. Cable, H. Deane, A. Francis, R. Bailie, J.B. Calder, R.W. Debrie, H.C. Fraser, W.A. Baines, B. Camac, D. De Burgh, H.C. Freeman, L. Baker, R. Campbell, F. Deklerk, A. Fulton, Mr. Bamford, Mr & Mrs. Carvosso, F. Delaney, B. Fulton, Mrs. Barboutis, C.C. Cavanagh, A. Denny, J. Furze, K. Barnes, Mrs E. Cerlienco', S. Denny, T.D. Futter, M.G. Barrett, Mr & Mrs. Chapman, C.F. Dight, L. Fyfe, G. Batchelor, H. Chariton, J. Digwood, H.T. Gabelish, A.J . Baxter. G. Chandler Dobson, S.A. Mr & Mrs. Galloway, I.G. Belicke, S.R. Chambers, M. Donation - no name Garabedian, Mr & Mrs. Benness, E.C. Ciarke, S.W. Donegan, J.E. Gardner, J. Benari, J. Clee. G. Donley, G.N. Mr & Mrs. Gay, L. Bennetts, J. Clutterbuck, A. Donovan, G. George, R. Mr & Mrs. Bennett, S. Cocking, G. & C. Douglas, G.J. & P.E. "Gibbens, W. Bennetts, W. Cole, D. Duckworth, A.R. Gilchrist, Mrs. Berichon, L.S. Colevas, J.V. Outfield, D.K. Gilchrist, J.J. Black, J.N .. Collins, L.N. Duncan, K. Gilbert, J.H. Slake, L.W. & E.J. Collins, R.T. Dyer; R.L. Gillingham, C.S. & E.M. Black, R.S. Collier, R. Dymond, E.T. Gladish, H.C. Bolitho, B. Colton, T.C. Earl, W. Glancy, M. Boland, J. Cook, I.J.L. Eaton, G.C. Gli'ddon, A. Bond, L. Coote, J.F. Edgar, V. Gliddon, D. Bond, R. Cook, F.B. Edmonds, S. Glover, P. Bosotin, J.l. Cook, L.F. Edwards, N. Godsell, M.C. Boteler. W.E. Cook, W. Edwards, R. Golding, L.F. Mr & Mrs. Boulton C.J. Cooper, C.L. & C.M. Ensor, P. Goodman, A. Listening Post - Summer 1SKt2 - Peo- 7 Emu Beach Caravan Park L------~ ~ Albany's M

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That Big 2/33 Battalion Tragedy

Almost a whole Company of the 2/33 Battalion In a second, all about the scene of this frightful was wiped out by a Liberator Bomber in the disaster could be seen running men. All round the marshalling area prior to the Lae Ramu Valley little gullies and re-entrants petrpl was aflame. The campaign on 7 September 1943. The story is written dreadful sound of agonising screams of despair by Bill Crooks of the 2/ 33 Battalion in his history of seemed to drown out all else. Within minutes the the Unit, "The Footsoldiers". flames had reached the·ammunition in the trucks and it began exploding. Men, charging about on fire, lt was 0415 hours and A.C. and Don Coys. were would suddenly disappear as either the grenades or assembled in trucks in the marshalling area on a 2-inch mortar bombs they were carrying in their small hill overlooking the airfield. clothes or equipment exploded. much was happening to so many peopl'e within A deep-throated blast and roar of aircraft engines So calamity. I was in a com·manding was heard as a four-engine bomber, its lights bright; seconds after this tailgate of the last truck to see it all, left the strip and became airborne passing over the position on the was much later to give evidence at the Army heads of the convoy at perhaps 100 feet. One or two and At the scene of this inferno so many men shivered nervously. One remarked: "Christ! he court of inquiry. being done by a great number of was close. I hope we don't stay here too long". brave things were men that it is impossible to record them all. At the lt had Five minutes later another ~oar was heard and the time none knew the exte.nt of the damage. lights of an aircraft could be seen and the thing kept happened in an instant. coming. lt eventually became airborne !:>ut seemed Certainly none of the survivors of the six trucks of to hang just above the ground. Bill Crooks was D Company which caught the complete fuselage or talking to Corporals Frank Smith and Billy parts of the bomber can recall the explosion of the Musgrave, two 18 .Platoon section leaders. All three first two 500-pound bombs. Some remember the watched as the bomber came on. Somebody yelled: third exploding some minutes after the crash. The "Christ, it's going to hit us". Bill Crooks was aware of blazing aircraft had hit five of D Company's trucks somebody running down the hill past him on his four of which were completely reduced to molten right screaming: "Look out! Look out!" metal. Flames, debris and flying metal caught the the last truck of D Company and came crashing through men in the back of The bomber at that instant C Company, which contained sheared the last truck of the trees its engines roaring. The left wing and some men of H.Q. Company an arrow mainly 15 Platoon off and the fuse_Jage smashed down like the first truck of D Company. A the area and was ahead of into the trucks. A great explosion roeked were hit with petrol or metal in the the surrounds number of men and a vast brilliant yellow flash lit up of C Company, which contained 10 bri~hter the sounds of second last truck than day. For a moment only Platoon of B Company. falling parts of aircraft and other debris and the crackle of flames could be heard, and then almost together there broke out the screa-ms and moans of Courtesy: Leh-Ka/fim (Arabic for To-Speak) official · magazine of 25 Brigade. men. Listening Post-Summer 1812-Pege 11 ~------fol Onw Fume PIWIItnu!H Tll ATTADID Sur TO: 1 lht Honcrary Seuet<>ty Nemo: ...... lhidln1~Re..

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P~ 18-Listening Post-Summer 1112 1992 STATE CONGRESS Results and Action on AgenrJa Items . The follow~ng is an up to date report on all the agenda items that were raised at the 1992 State Congress. The 1tems ~re numbered as they appeared in the ~genda and Minutes of the 1992 State Congress and sho.uld be rea~ w.1tll reference to them, particularly as the texts of the· resolutions have been abbreviated to save space. The name of the Sub-B~anch that put fOfWard the resolution is shown at the end of the action statement, and that Sub-Branch has/will be advised of the final outcome of the resolution. Where SC and NC are used they refer to S~ate Conwess and National Congress respectively.

ITEM ACTION 11 Medical and hospital entitlement to be extended Con•tltutlon - to all returned ex-Service veterans including the 1 T.he 1993 and subsequent State Congresses to allies of the Australian forces in all theatres of be held at Anzac House Perth - LOST at SC war- LOST at SC (Mt Lawley-lnglewo'od). because the present State Rule allowed the 12 The Veterans' Entitlement Act (VEA) to be Congress to decide the matter each year amended to lay the onus of disproving a (Aibany). . veteran's claim on the Commonwealth, with the 2 State Rule 12.1 on the State Congress to be veteran bein·g given the ben·efit of any doubt amended by deleting the words 'unless State -CARRIED at SC and NG (Rockingham). Congress decides otherwise' -WITHDRAWN 13 Widows of POWs to be granted a War Widow's after Item 1 was Lost (Bayswater-Meltham). Pension - CARRIED at SC and NC and 3 State Rule 12.2.1 to be amended to permit each approved in the 1992 Budget (Bunbury). sub-branch, irrespective of membership, to have 14 OVA to assume a more responsive and only two qelegates at Congress - LOST at SC sympathetic attitude to veterans' pension claims ( Kalgoorlie). and reviews - CARRIED at se and NC 4 The elected State President to serve for a (Wanneroo). maximum of three concurrent years- LOST at 15 Section 6(1.)(b) of the VEA ·to be amended to SC (Highgate). incluae continuous full-time service north of 5 The membership of the State Executive to be latitude 14 degrees 30 minutes south between 19 restricted to no more than two members from Feb 42 and 2 Sep 45 as operational service - any one sub-branch - LOST at se CARRIED at SC and NC (Bunbury). ( (Bayswater-Meltham). 16 The disabilities of veterans involved in the British- 6 State Rule 16.8 to be amended to allow the issue . nuclear tests to be recognized under the VEA of State Executive Certificates of Service after a and such service to be declared hazardous - minimum of two years service, or less in special CARRIED at SC and NC (Osborne Park). circumstances - CARRIED at SC (State 17 The travel concessions granted to WWI veterans Executive). . to be extended to all veterans at 70 years of age 7 State Rule 15.9 to be amended to specify the -CARRIED at SC and NC (Kalgoorlie). Locally., conditions of Social Membership as stated - the WA Government has agr~ed to investigate CARRIED (State Executive). the proposal and will advise us of their decision as soon as possible. 8 State Rule 14.4 to be amended to restrict the accommodation and travel entitlements of Defence- delegates to the National Congress - LOST at se on an explanation of the cost pooling system 18 Both the Federal Government and the by the National President (Rockingham). Opposition to amend their defence policies to develop an AOF on a total force concept capable of meeting more than the currently planned Repstrlstlon - . . 9 Ex-Service personnel. ent1tled to the Serv1ce lower level contingencies - CARRIED at SC Pension but disqualified by the means test, to ana NC (State Executive). ..- receive full medical benefits as appli~d to WWI 19 The Federal Government to direct the RAN to veterans, ex-POWs and War W1dows - implement equal combat-capabilities in the eas! CARRIED at SC, b\lt LOST at NC on cost and and west · coast fleet dispositions within two priority considerations (Cockburn). years- CARRIED at SC and NC (Rockingham). 10 At 70 years of age, all ex-Service pe~sonnel to be 20 The Federal Government and the Opposition to exempted from the me~ns t~st to enab~e them to develop and fund an ADF force structure receive the same hospital, med1cal and consistent with the needs of Australia's national pharmaceutical benefits . as th-e service integrity and relative ~o the defence posture of. pensioner'!-CARRIED at SC and NC (Bedford- other Asian and Pacific nations- CARRIED at Morley). SC and NC (State Executive). Llatenlng Post.-Summer 1112-P... 17 -HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION-r•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••··~···~ • Porter St .. Kalbarn, UPARK COURT" Western Awualia ACCOMMODATION- BROOME Tdcphone: (099) 3-7 2333 2 ~ Self Cooaioed ACCOIIIIIIOdldoo &olti"tr do ~rin, 1 -4P~ PmhOjfin $80 per nl&hC - $475 per Weft Tdcphonc: (09) 474 1991 1-6 P~ Deluse $80 per night - SS60 per week •!• Selection ofself- contained, groundfloor units SPECIAL RAT'ES FOR RSL MEMBERS I &dioo. Mill &J-Sulte •!• All units air conditioned with 1V & phones 2P~ •!• Superb a $50 per niaht - $300 per week la carte & chinese restaurants ..._ • AD units air conditioned with 1V ._ . - • Central location oppcoilt library •!• Swimming pool & lawn bowls , • Clowto China town, Shops, Hotels, etc \ '-. ~ us~n!~~ •!• Tennis, basketball & indoor cricket court Broomc672S •!• Wide variety oftours a,.;.anged on request Td: (091) 935 887 or Perth 3643845 • Discount for R.S.L. Members • ~------··························

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Page18-Llatenlnt Poat-Summer 1912 32 The percentage of the annual membership.fee retained by sub-branches be increased to 40 1992 State Congress Cont. percent- LOST at SC (N{)rth Beach). 21 A national service scheme in the form of military 33 That Congress gives consideration ~o ~constant or civilian service to be established- CARRIED percentage of the annual subscnpt1on when at SC and NC (Applecross). increases occur- WITHDRAWN (Dongara). 22 The Federal Government to be asked to provide 34 Members' subscription renewal notices be full details on the legislation, intentions and enclosed with their December issue of The program for the Reserve Forces and its intended Listening Post and that subscriptions be legislation for employer support of the Reserve collected by sub-branches -LOST at SC Forces. Additionally, to implement a four step (Mandurah). call-out process for the Reserves, and a five year 35 Monitored gaming machines to be installed in call-out rehearsal prograrrr- CARRIED at SC officially authorized RSL clubs in WA - and NC (State Executive). CARRIED at SC (Eastern Hills). The WA 23 That a Coast Guard service be established and Govern.ment has replied that under the Casino separately funded as an element of the ADF, with (Burswood Island) Agreement Act 1985, the the primary role of coastal and maritime installation of gaming machines at venues other surveillance -LOST at SC (State Executive). than the Casin.o could not be approved. 24 The defence budget to be appropriately funded 36 That a Veterans' Affairs sub-committee be and the RAAF tasked to undertake the coastal formed with a Chairman, Secretary and and maritime surveillance of Western Australia, representatives from interested sub-branches particularly the northern sections - CARRIED and kindred organisations - CARRIED at SC at SC and NC (Cockburn). (Rockingham). Currently being actioned by the 25 An exemption from the Equal Opportunities Act RSL Veterans' Affairs Committee. be sought to refuse homosexuals entry to the 37 The sub-branches to be provided with more ADF on discipline and health considerations. detailed infor mation on the actions and results This to become RSL Standing Policy - of agenda items - WITHDRAWN (Kalgoorlie). CARRIED at SC and NC (Applecross). 38 The State Branch to prepare and maintain a 26 The Australian Government to include New record of sub-branch office bearers, and of the Zealand in all military exercises as an equal awards or certificates issued to all members - partner -CARRIED at SC and NC CARRIED at SC (Bunbury). Appropriate (Northampton). computer programs have been developed and are in operation. · Soc ial Security - . 27 The definition of 'income' in the Social Secunty 39 A list of sub-branch meeting place details and Act to be amended to exclude the OVA Disability office bearers be published annually - Allowance and the War Widow's Pension - CARRIED at SC (Como). Implemented with an CARRIED at SC and NC (Bunbury). appropriate list in the 1992 Spring iss ~ of The 28 That the Homeswest legislation be changed to Listening Post. · eliminate the practice of treati~g the. Disability 40 A standard bereavement card be developed and Allowance as income when assessrng rental made available to sub-branches- CARRIED at charges- CARRIED at SC (Bunbury/ Returned SC (Northampton). Implemented, and cards are Ex-Servicewomen). The WA Governm~nt has available at 20 cents each. · stated that the current system of rncome 41 The State Branch endeavour to obtain poppies assessment is considered equitable C3:nd will not that are made in Australia LOST at SC be changed. However, both the L1b~ral and (Mandurah). that they. would National Parties have stated Immigration - . implement the resolution when. elected to 42 The procedures for processing illegal government. immigrants to be accelerated - CARRIED at SC Foreign Affaits - . . and NC (Returned Ex-Servicewomen). 29 The Australian Government to stop prov1dmg RGH Hollywood - financial aid to Indonesia until the forced 43 OVA to immediately upgrade two more wards at annexation and slaughter in Timor was stopped RGH Hollywood to secure ward status - - CARRIED at SC, but LOST at NC on the CARRIED at SC (Rockingham). OVA has stated argument that the situation w9uld be better would- be closely monitored . ti~.ns . that the situation handled through nego~ia and other and action taken if considered essential. government and diplomatic 1n1t1at1ves (Eastern However, only emergency repairs and Hills). maintenance would be undertaken until the 30 The 'Australian Government t~? urge th~ YN to future of the hospital had been resolved. ~~lands have West lrian, including the w1thrn the 44 RGH Hollywood to be retained by the Australian Bay of the Neck, trans1erred to PNG - Government and not sold to the State or to CAR RI EO at SC but LOST at NC (Northampton). private enterprise - LOST at SC (Osborne Administration - · b h'p fee Park). \ 31 The percentage of the annu~ 1 !l'em ers 1 of granting a b~ 45 The .State Government's practice retained by sub-bra·nches rncreased to 30 public holiday in lieu on a day other than 25 April percent_ LOST at SC (Rockrngham). 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P•g• 20-Lletenlng Poet-Summer 1H2 Individual within the rule of law. Additionally, that they actively support and encourage 1992 State Congress Cont. schools to highlight the Australian flag, fts (Anzac Day) be discontinued -CARRIED at SC history and significance, and hold flag raising (Bunbury). The WA Government has replied that ·ceremonies. unde~ th~ majority of industry awards there is a 55 The RSL to oppose any moves to make Australia subst1tut1on provision which, when Anzac Day a Republic- CARRIED at SC and NC (Darling falls on a wee.kend, transfers the holiday to the Range). next succeedmg Monday. A recent application 56 The PM be asked to acknowledge the Queen as to vary thi~ award b~ employers was dismissed. Australia's sole constitutional monarch, and the by lndustnal Commissioner Salmon· however Federal Government to stop all discussion on an appeal against the dismissal has'now been Republicanism and confirm the current hear~ by ~he full bench of the Commission and a Australian flag as sacrosanct-CARRIED at SC dec1s1on IS expected soon. and NC (Esperance). Australian Natl~mal Flag - 57 T.hat the RSL s4pport the proposal for New 46, The Australian Government to be advised of the Zealand war servipe home loans to be made 47, RSL's total opposition to any change to the available in Australia for New Zealand veterans 48 present Australian National Flag- CARRIED at - LOST at SC (East Victoria Park - Vi etnam SC and NC (Returned Ex-Servicewomen/Bun- Veterans). bury/Applecross/Darling Range). · . NOM 1 Section 85(2) of the VEA to be amended by 49 All State and Territory 'Governments to ensure replacing the words 'malignant neoplasm' that the Australian National Flag is flown on each· with the single word ' neoplasm' - working day on all government buildings and CARRIED at SC and NC (Bunbury). instrume.ntalities, including all schools - NOM 2 The Australian Government to pressure the CARRIED at SC and NC (Returned Ex- UN to exclude Japan from participating in Servicewomen). The WA Government has stated UN Peace Keeping Forces - LOST at SC that this is their current policy and a circular has (City of Perth). been issued to all ministers, departments and NOM 3 An Anzac Awards Honour Board be erected authorities in an effort to encourage the practice. in Anzac House and all recipients of the General- award be invited to RSL official functions 50 All State Governments to be advised on the need -CARRIED at SC (Rivervale-Carlisle). for Australian history to be taug_ht as a core Action completed. subject in all primary and secondary schools NOM 4 Nominations for election to the State -CARRIED at SC and NC (Returned Ex- Executive to include the nominee's date of Servicewomen). The State Government has birth- LOST at SC (Como). responded that Australian history is being taught in primary schools through the "K10 NOM 5 The Anzac Day Parade and Service to revert Social Studies Syllabus", and the Upper school to the pre-1992 format - LOST 'at SC history course has two out of six (in Year 11) and (Osborne Park). two out of seven (in Year 12) Australian units. NOM 6 The intent of a State Congress agenda item Additionally, from 1994 the non-negotiable submitted by a sub-branch is not to be elements of the WA curriculum will include a changed without the written consultati6n section entitled " ~eritage and Change" based and approval of the sub-branch concerned on the Australian context. - CARRIED at SC (Rockingham). Noted 51 The State Government to accept _ full by the State Executive and the Agenda responsibility for the overall maintenance and Committee. upkeep of the State War Memorial-LOST at SC D.H. GIBBS, (Kalgoorlie). State Secretary. 52 That Anzac House and the property be sold to the State Government and the State Branch ~W.ffiWfW~~fftWfft~ffWfC move to a better location - LOST at SC ~ (Boulder). r ' . 53 The RSL to investigate the possible acquisition of RGH Hollywood in exchange for Anzac House - WITHDRAWN at SC (Bayswater-Meltham). 54 The Federal and State Governments to introduce programs as pr9posed .to develop a tional pride and comr:rutmen_t m ~oth their I i na adult ci tizens and their scho'olchlldren - CAR RI EO at SC and NC (Appl _ ecr?~S) . The ~tate I I Government has respon.ded·that 1~ IS co~m1tted to a policy of multlcultur~ll . ~m wtth. all Australians irrespecti-ve of o·hqm, sharing a I ' I commitment to Australia; to the m~titution of a democratic Australia, .and to the freedom of the ~~ ~ -~ u.t.nlng Poet -Summer 1112-.....21 ;,a ~ a · aaaccccccccc~ VIDEOS TO B"lJY ~c~:~ccc======cocacc~cHlccc IDEAL GIFT for. grandchildren, neices, nephews, Christmas,

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Interest in the Vietnam war has focused on its soldier's morale. tends to vary inversely with his global significance and on the domestic political distance from the action, yet even by this yardstick respoAs~s which the war engendered. The literature the spirit of these men, who .were mostly in the thick end med1.a com'!lent on Australian participation has of it, was quite remarkable. For much of the time they paid less attention to the role of the soldier·. what operated in tiny groups, sometimes even alone, and there is has been largely in support of p~rtisan it is hard to be brave when alone; but they wore an stands. This neglect can be traced not only to the Australian uniform, they were intensely proud of it, nature of the war but_to the controversy surrounding and on no account would they do it less than full the Australian involvement which has discouraged justice·. governments from allowing open discourse The members of the Australian Army Training between servicemen and the public. Now, more than Team in Vietnam made Australia an honoured name 20 years after the Australian withdrawal, we can with friend and foe alike ~mong our most begin to recreate the experiences of those who sophisticated allies and among those from remote fought in the longest war in Australia's history. places; people who had never heard the name Little has been told to the public of the Australian before. With the Team's service extending over 10 Army Training Team Vietnam, knownastheAATTV, years in every corner of South Vietnam, or ... "The Team". Their remarkable record of service encompassing such a variety of tactical expertise has been largely unheralded, for few journalists and embracing many gallant actions, they amassed found their way to the little outposts·scattered over a wealth of experience and information which has the length and breadth of South Vietnam where proved invaluable in the development ofAustralian these men sought their destiny. Usually they techniques for insurgency warfare. became newsworthy only after one of their many During its life the unit received a total of 704 acts of extraordinary bravery was recognised by the Imperial and foreign awards, inc luding four VCs. award of the Victoria Cross. The unit itself received two unit citations: the The "Team" was both elite and unique. Its American Meritorious Unit c itation and the members were specially selected, it was small, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm unit for its size it was one of the most h!ghly decorated citation. lt is gener-ally recognised that for its size, units in the history of the Australian Army. Its claim. the AATTV was the most highly decorated to uniqueness springs from a number of factors; it Australian unit in any theatre in any war, including existed only in Vietnam where members joined it all three Services. from Australia singly or in drafts; it ~onsisted mostly of officers and warrant officers who operated individually in pairs, or occasionally in groups of PERCY WHITE. \... normally not more than 10! ~nd its ~a.sk was (Several segments by co urtesy of /an McNeil (1984) particularly unusual - trammg, advrsmg, or "The Team: Australian Army advisers in Vietnam".) commanding a variety of Vietnamese forc.es. Th~ first Australian unit into Vietnam and the last out, rt was oper.ational for ~en yea~s • .-fou_r month.s, and eighteen days, achievmg the drs~mc:t1on of bemg the longest serving unit of, any s~rvrce m ~ny theat_re of war. Even if only because of rts name, rt IS not likely to exist again. The members of· AATTV were S? spread across South Vietnam that they met as a umt only on Anzac days. The title· "Training Team" is misleading, since many of its members were posted as advisers .to · commanders of South Vietnamese combat unrts while ot hers occupied even ~ore hazardC?I.Js postings as commanders of Specral Forces un!tS, semi-guerillas, operating indepe':ldently far i!'lto the hinterland. These men were ~mazmgly ve~a!rle and, particularly at the height of the campargn, were required to undertake tasks far . ~ifferent from those for which their previous exp~nence had prepared them. Nevertheless, when put to the te~t they performed with skill and courage .and wrth ~he distinctive, even unique, style for whrch Australian troops have tong been not ~ d . . • Perhaps the most significant attnbute of the Team was its superb morale. lt Is generally found that a Llatenlng Poat-Summer1112-Pege 25 r

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Hubbard DFC and the two the side of the runway and waved to the departing air Flight Comm.anders, Squadron Leaders C.L. Gilbert, crews. Each crew received the message in flight DFC, and J. Frank, DFC. "safe return - Curtin." Seven hours later he saw Hubbard and Gilbert were both Australians their return and attended the debriefing. serving in the RAF and Frank was an RAF Officer on The squadron participated in all the major loan. He . was succeeded ·by another Australian campaigns of Bomber Command beginning with the Squadron Leader, J.W.E. Leighton, DFC. first 1000 bomber raid on Cologne on 30 May, 1942 The squadron's first operation was on 12 March, to which it sent 18 aircraft, all returning. lt was a 1942 when five crews attacked Emden; all returned participant in the battles of the Ruhr, Hamburg, safely. From this humble beginning, 460 Squadron Berlin, the invasion of Europe, and the final grew into one of the most successful of RAF Bomber campaigns of the war. . Command. Amid the turmoil qf battle there was a quiet haven Members won 360 decorations for bravery but in the village of Binbrook called the Marquis of 1073 were killed in action, the heaviest Ios~ of any Grandby. lt was the squadron's favourite wateri.ng Australian unit, Army, Navy, or Air Force in World hole. Its landlady was Rene Trevor who, besides War 11. A measure of.the casualty rate can be gauged pulling beer and entertaining the aircrews on the from the fact that a 3 Flight Bomber Squadron of 20 piano, would sew on their buttons and newly-won Lancasters would have about · 140 aircrew on decorations. strength. Jim Hugill, an original member of the squadr0n lt means that the squadron lost the equivalent of ground staff, officiaiJy unveiled the Kings Park about eight squadrons! memorial plaque in March after which it was blessed by the Reverend Hamish Philson, himself a former Initially it was equipped with twin-engine member of Bomber Command who was shot down Wellingtons until conversion to th~ fou~-engi~ed and taken POW. I Lancaster in October 1942, after a bnef penod flymg A grove of five trees was planted by Mrs Ann Halifaxes. Boyle, Mrs Ar:m Penny, Mr Brian Edwards whose No. 460 was the first squadron in RAF Bomber father was KIA on the squadron •. and two former Command to complete 1000 sorties in Lancasters members, Messrs Danny Rees CGM., and R. which it accomplished on 15 August, 1943 and Lawton, DFC & BAR. gained another historic miles~on ~ i~ its extraordinary operational record by bemg the f1rst to complete 5000 sorties in Lancasters. Among other distinguished achievements, No. 460 flew a record 501 sorties in the dreadful winter of 1943-44, a record it broke in the following winter, the last of the war. The squadron flew a total of 6238 sorties. lt lost 169 aircraft on operations and 31 more ~rashed on return to Britain. lt flew the most sort1es of any squadron in No. 1 group, and dropped 24,000 tons of bombs on enemy targets, the greatest of any squadron in Bomber Command. No 460's rec.ord was a magnificent one, but it is the memory of the young aircrew~. 1_2,000 m_iles from home, who went out ~ight after mght agamst staggering odds, that remams uppermost. Many West Australians were at the forefront in t_he squadron, but superimposed over ev~!Yone was 1t~ station Commander," Group" Captam (later A1r .. Commodore Sir) H.l. Hugr1e Edwards VC, DSO, No. 460 RAAF Squadron Memorial, Hale Oval, Kings Park. Llatenll)g Post-Summer 1112.- P~~ge 27

I SOUTH WEST PACfFIC AREA-1943 THE CAPTURE OF LAB: PART 4

. By Ward Curedale & Eric Stallard The Nadzab area had become a hive of activity. This meant that the 2/31 st and 2/33rd Battalions Paratroops, sappers, pioneers, gunners and naflves, could also advance towards Lae. A fierce battle on were all at work providing an airstrip. The first the Markham Valley road left 100 enemy dead. The aircraft to land was a Piper Cub followed by three 2/25th Battalion casualties so far totalled 26 (1 0 Dakotas, and by the end of the next day, September killed). On the 14th, a patrol reconnoitring 5, about 40 planes had been and gone. There was Whittaker's Bridge, found much abandoned enemy only one mishap, a wheel smashed on an exposed equipment, including 20mm anti-aircraft guns, tree stump. The main cargo on the first day was 37mm anti-tank guns, heavy machine guns, 85mm engineering equipment and anti-aircraft guns. mortars and large quantities of ammunition. ' . Bad weather south of Tsili Tsili prevented troops This find suggested that the enemy was hastily being flown in on September 6. pulling out ahead of the Australian advance. The On the 7th, a disabled fully-bombed-up Liberator .25th Brigade was ordered to move forward more crashed into trucks ferrying troops to waiting quickly. The 2/33rd Battalion passed through the transport planes at Moresby. Fifteen were killed and ·2/25th and took the lead. At Lane's Bridge, artillery fourteen died later of burns and wounds; ninety-two fire from the 2/4th Field Regiment, with air strikes by others were injured but survived. See page 11 . Mitchell bombers, was needed to clear a strong . The enemy left about 200 dead, "That Big 2/33 Battalion Tra,gedy" enemy position by accurate shelling. The remaining members of the 2/33rd were flown most killed to Tsili Tsili and then to Nadzab. The next day, when Another well-sited position was encountered the 2/25th and 2/33rd Battalions were on the strip at further down the Markham Valley, but after a sharp Nadzab, the order for the advance down the valley conflict the Japanese withdrew, again abandoning a towards Lae was issued. On that day 112 transport large quantity of equipment. Two prisoners were planes landed at Nadzab. The paratroops and taken and one said that the Markham Point base had engineers had done a magnificent job in just three been abandoned the night before. This suggested days. The main cargoes for the next few days were that the 24th Militia Battalion had met with success. men of the 7th Division. However, the information did not convey the' real Early morning of September 9 saw the lead facts. The 15th Militia Battalion had been deployed battalion of the 25th Brigade (2/ 25th) advance down in one large ambush position to cover likely the va11ey towards Lae. Patrols ahead found no approaches to the flanks of the 7th Division moving enemy and old M unum and Yalu were o~cupied . Day down the Markham Valley.. The ambush encircled two of the advance revealed signs of recent enemy enemy troops opposing the 24th's advance, troop movement, but there was still no including the withdrawing ·or the Mark ham Point counter-attack. garrison. The Japanese attacked three times within The heavy rain which had stopped _the advance of an hour, during which they involved Militia troops in the 9th Division at the Busu R1ver was also bayonet and hand-to-hand fighting, some even in hampering the 5th Militia Division, which was the weapon pits. clearing the Salamaua a_rea of enemy _troops. The The Salamaua garrison had not attacked fhe 7th 1n and more placid Markham R1ver was also flood flanks, but had simply retreated towards attemptin~ Division dangerous for those to cross. Lae engaging any Militia troops encountered. lt was At noon on September 10 a forward pa _t~o l of the revealed after the war, by General Adachi that only 2/25th drew fire from a Japanese pos1t1on near two men of the Japanese 11 /238th Battalion, who Jensen's Plantation and on_eman was_~ounded . By made the stand at Markham Point, eventually the 12th, there was stiffenmg oppos1t1on from the escaped to Finschhafen: this demonstrated the enemy, clashes being no l~ngerfr~~ enemy patrols, effectivenss of the ambush positions tal

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Page 30-Llatenlng Poet ....:'summer 1992 confrnUed to meet fierce enemy rearguards, supported by 75mm field guns. However, pressure South.WestPactficArea-1943 Cont. from the 7th Division troops was too great - "They now had the whip hani:J." escape and to try to be in Lae when the 9th Division At daybreak on September 1s, troops of the 9th emerged from their "big swim". Division were about 12 kilometres east of Lae and advance patrols of the 7th set to enter the' town. Vasey was vf!ry experienced at dealing with The whole Allied Air Force had a "ball" with the enemy withdrawats. He knew, first hand, that town under heavy attack from formations of handling the Japanese rearguard 'in the . Papuan Fortresses, Mitchells, Bostons, Lightnings ~f'!d . the Campaign had proved to be no sinecure. He little Boomerangs. Forward troops·of both. DIVISions . immediately ordered into Nadzab the reserve 21st had Brigade and directed the 25th Brigade to "press on to be very cautious, because they had overrun vigorously towards Lae." the designated "bomb line". This bombardment influenced the 9th Division momentarily to hold its The 'lll/503rd American Parachute Battalion was troops back, but Major-General Vasey's hard-driven moved to the headwaters of the Bumbu River to 7th Division patrols continued. to move closer. block that avenue of escape. On the night of the 14th Headquarters ordered the retreat routes towards Sio As the 9th Division prepared for the final .attaqk, to be blocked. the air forces began further bombing and strafil"!g and some of their machine-gun fire landed among Four destroyers had moved into the Huon Gulf the forward troops. Two men were wound~p. two days before and fired 160 shells into Lae_. The Company commanders quickly responded by laymg fire was immediately returned by shore battenes- out white panels in the form of an "X" (forward which seemed to suggest that the rearguard had not friendly troops) and "Y" (you are hitting our:troops). left the town. A Brigade commander signalled to 9_th Division On the 15th, Headquarters admitted that the headquarters: "held_up on outskirts of l:.at:; bY,, U.S. enemy withdrawals could _not be effectively Air Force - casualties suffered from strafmg. The contained, because there were JUSt too many escape air attacks were immediately stopped, but the routes. patrols of the 7th Division had moved in even closer to the town less hampered by the allied airmen. The 9th Division was now advancing from the east against very little organised o_pposition but the 7th To be continued.. .

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Pege 32-Llatenlng Poat-Summer 1i92 4 Foundation for the Roya1 .Australian Regiment

On 1 January. 2001 , Australia will celebrate 100 Although the Regiment has a proud and proven years of its existence as a Commonwealth of States reputation in battle and a strong loyalty from those united u11der one ·constitution. One of the first bills who hal/e served, or are currently serving, in its introduced into the first Parliament was a bi-ll to ranks, it lacks the backing of a supporting provide for the defence of the Commonwealth. lt organisation that can work for the betterment of the would not be unreasonable to suggest that a heavy Regiment and the Australian Army. There is no burden of this defence has fallen on those who serve Regimental fund, per se, to finance special regiment as infantry. projects or to assist in the collection and The Royal Australian Regiment, with its motto preservation of items and data of historical interest " Duty First", was the first regular infantry regiment to the Regiment. There is no fund by which help can raised in Australia. The Royal Australian Regiment be provided to alleviate hardship experienced by originated on 23 November 1948 out of the three soldiers and their fam.ilies arising from the infantry battalions, which were part of the 34th exigencies of military service. Australian Infantry Brigade, serving as the lt is, therefore, intended that there should be Australian Army's major contribution to the British established, by Memorandum and Articles of Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan. The Association, an institution to be named The Royal 65th Battalion was formed from volunteers from the Australian Regiment Foundation. The. Foundation is 7th Australian Division, the 66th Battalion received designed to serve the Regiment and to work for the volunteers from the 9th Australian Division and the benefit of the Battalions which comprise the 67th Battalion was formed from volun.teers from the Regiment, for the soldiers of the Regiment and for 3rd and 6th Australian Divisions. These three their dependants. To a lesser·extent, it will also serve Battalions were later designated 1st, 2nd, and 3rd the Associations of ex-serving members of the Battalions, the Australian Regiment, but later they Regiment within the terms and conditions became Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment prescribed by the Foundation and by the when His Majesty the King granted the title "Royal" Memorandum and Articles of Associati-on. to the Regiment. When an adequate capital basis has been formed, To date, some 60,000 infantrymen have served the Foundation aims to be able to: Australia on active service in the Regiment as part of • Make loans or grants to the Regiment, to Australia's commitment to the United Nations Force Battalions of the Regiment and, in special in Korea, the Malayan E_mergency, the circumstances, to the Regimental Associations. Confrontation in Malaysia and Borneo and in Vietnam. The Regiment grew from the original three • Provide funds for special items and events of battalions of 1948 to nine battalions . during the Regimental significance. lt is likely that an early Vietnam War. During the Korean War, the regular officers and soldiers of the Regiment were supplemented by a special enlistment category called K Force; for Vietnam national servicemen supplemented the regulars' in the battalions of the Regiment. These , . young men, who accepted their responsibilities to serve, clearly demo~~trated that th_ey had_ the traditional fighting spmt of the Australian sold1er. Since the withdrawal ·of 4 ~AR from. Vietna_m_. _the Regiment has been involved m peacetuT)e ~ct 1 v1t1es . However, members of the Regif!lent have. ~erved with United Nations peacekeepmg forc~s m the Middle East and Kashmir afld hav~ co_ntnbuted ~o the Commonwealth Ceasefire Momt.~nng For~~ m Rhodesia and the Commonwealth Military Trammg Team in Uganda. In May 198~ . B Company, 1 Rf'R was warned for operational service to prov1de protection to Australian nationals in Fiji. Today, the enthusiasm of those who ~ave ~erved (and those who are currentl~ · . se . rvl~~) ~~ the Battalions is reflected in their act1~e part1c1pat1or;t as Members· of . Roi;al ':A'.,.tralian: R~nt awaiting members of the regimental associations. helicopter e1ttnicoon in South Vietnam. Llatenlng Poat-S~mer 1112 ~ Pege33 If 5 STAR COACH TOURING. SUPERB COMFORT· 7 DAY RESERVATIONS NEW TIMETABLES** - TOP DECK ·VALUE*** • CONVENIENT SCHE DULES

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• Assisr the Battalions to collect items of Regimental interest. &. • Establish and operate a Regimentai history and archives organisation. • Provide, in exceptional circumstances, benefits or supplem..entary benefits to serving members of the Regiment and their immediate families after account is taken of assistance available from other sources.

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Jens Edvard. Valdemar Karllngvarson died on 28 Three months later Sergeant lngvarson was October 199? at the age of 97. He was awarded the awarded a Bar to his DCM. The citation follows: DC?M and hts son, J ulius lngvarson of Geraldton thmks he *'as the last surviving member of the 44th 1661 ~ergeant J.E.V.K. lngvarson DCM 44th Btn. Battalion Citation for Bar to Distinguished Conduct T~e ~IF ~ ho Medal- On 29 September 1918 during operations . within its ranks had many ~inde . nburg d1st1~gu1shed against. the Line, south of Bony, whilst themselves in battle but few showed advancmg w1th h1s platoon against intense enemy th_e ~1gh ~egree of valour required to be awarded the C~nduct machine gun and artillery fire, and finding that the D1stmgu1shed Medal and Bar (DCM*) and platoon was held up by a nest of enemy machine be recommended for the Victoria Cross. lt is often guns, he jumped out of the ·trench and rushed a stated that the DCM indicates the recipient was distance of 100 yards in face of heavy fire firing his recommend~d for a VC but missed. In some rifle as he ran. He threw bombs amongst the enemy, mstances,thts may be true; however, in the case of and succeeded in· killing many, captured eight Sergeant Yak' lngvarson, there is no doubt he was machine guns and two prisoners. The splendid recommended for the VC. courage _shown by him, and his prompt action, Jens Ed_vard Valdemar Karllngvarson was born in removed a dangerous obstacle to the advance of his Denmark m 1894 and later moved to Australia where company. Later, he did excellent work in several he was employed as a dairyman. After enlisting at bombing attacks. . Perth on 12 February 1916, he was allotted to the 44th Battalion, 11th Brigade. He served in the AI F for Australian Military Order 83 of 21 February 1920. three years and 218 days, of which three years and London Gazette No. 31225 of 12 March 1919. 59 days were spent on service abroad: The 'Yak', as cal(e.d by, his mates, through his personal examples The unit history describes the part taken by " Yak" in of gallantry and leadership, earned him the rank of this a ction, 'Sergeant J .E.V.K. (' Yak') lngvar.son Sergeant and the respect o·f all his comrades. 'Yak' DCM of 'B' Company, was recommended for the served in all the engagements with the 44th Battalion Victoria Cross on account of his dash on the first and received his decorations for Hamel (July 1918) day. He rushed a machine gun which was holding up and Hindenburg Line (September 1918). The a company of Americans, killed the gunner and citation for the award of the DCM is as follows: chas~d the remainder o"f the crew along the trench, runnmg along the parapet snapshooting at the No 1661 Sergeant J.E.V.K. lngvarson, 44th 'Huns' below. However the 44th, as was the case with Battalion Citation for Distinguished Conduct Medal their three previous recommendations for the -For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as fighting 111an's greatest honour, had no luck again, a platoon sergeant during an attack. His platoon and all that 'Yak' received was a BAR for his DCM!' commander having become a casualty, he led the platoon with great dash and ability, gaining the final After the war he returned to Perth to continue as a objective, and establishing a strong point. When the dairyman and was married in 1920. On the 5 August enemy counter-attacked, and occupjed a portion of 1940 James Edward lngvarson DCM* enlisted in the the front line trenches, he organised a bombing 26th Employment Company and served on section to work down the trench and, at the same continuous full time war service for three years 216 time, placed a Lewis gun in position to cover the days. 'Yak' tried many times without success to get party. This enterprise was most successful, as the · overseas, but had to be content with knowing his enemy were ejected from the trenches by the service in Australia was making a valuable bombers and cut off by the fire of the Lewis gun, contribution to the war effort. Decorations and suffering many casualties. This NCO showed great medals awarded Sergeant lngvarson are: 1. initiative, and set a very fine example to his men. Distinguished Co.nduct Medal with BAR, 2 British War Medal, 3. Victory Medal, 4. 1939-45 War Medal Australian Military Order 129 of 8 March 1919. 5. Australian Service Medal. ' · London Gazette No. 30983. lt is difficultto understand how those to be-painted :rhe action described in the citation was part of the for the War Memorial were selected as no painting engagement at Hamel on 4-5 July 1918, which was has been d~ne of this greatly distinguished soldier, an overwhelming Allied success, for the trench yet the memorial has paintings of much lesser which the Germans had retained in the original notables of the AI F. · attack was taken. Six German officers and fifty other Sergeant I ngvarson appeared as Celebrities of the ranks were driven into the dugouts and captured, AIF No. 96 in the September 1938 issue of Reveille together with ten machine-guns. Eleven Austral!ans and the following is an extract: previously captured were freed. · An Amencan Corporal, T.A. Pope, 131st US Infantry, who wa ~ in '" Yak' was irresistible, in or out of the line. Always l~ughing, this action with lngv~rson . was awarded the US happy, care-free and in moments of crisis Medal of Honour as well as a British DCM. he was the very embodiment of all the AIF's fighting Llate~lng Post-Summer 1112-Pttge 37 WANTED TO BUY

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P•g• 38-L11tenlng P01t-Summer 1H2 war broke ou! l'qine9 . tt1~ t:-! ~.¥¥. · oolyJ o,pe ..~ic;:ked out when it was· a s'covered that h'e was ·u·nnaturalised. 1661 Sergeant J .E.V.K.Ingvarson cont. So it was not until1~16 that he was able to join the AIF and leave Fremantle on the transport Suevic with the first reinforcements for the 44th Battalion qualities, a. storm-trooper out to crush resistance or on 6 June 1916. He wa.s near enough to being an repel. attack at all costs .to hinder the enemy. original member of the 44th as the first Phys1caJ_Iy strong, the hardships of two years in reinforcements travelled with it to Salisbury Plain Fra~c~, m eve~y ~ngagement, found him just as full and were nearly all absorbed before it left for France of v1m m the last f1ght in October 1918 as he was the in November. · first time he_went into action in a raid in front of 'Yak' was wounded in the 44th's big · raid at Armentieres. lt -seemed that he was one of the Armentieres on 13 March 1917, and enjoyed' three Vikings of old, reincarnated for the benefit of the AIF week-s in a field hospital before rejoining the unit. and tfle confusion of its enemies. That was his on·ly spell away from it, barring a spot or lngvarson w~s born at Brede, Denmark,... in 1894, two of leave. At Messines in June he was wounded and at the age of 13 went to sea. He was "in sail" and slightly, but carried on.ln every operation in 1917 he had a hearty cont~mpt for steam and oil. He took was a prominent figure, a real inspiration to all those French leav.e from his wheat ship at Fremantle in officers and men with whorn he came in contact." 1913, worked about the port for a while, and when I.C. TEAGUE.

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SATURDAY 26/12/42 Cramerus, Brinkman, Van Derburg, Gerritts and Van Today we have a late breakfast at 7.30am and a Romondt, members of the crew and passengers. real lazy day. The native who told us about the pearl There -still seems to be considerable mystery shell (Robert Hunt who is a very well educated chap) about the diamonds, supposedly about a million has come down and has brought with him three pairs pounds worth. Some of them, of course, of pearl shell. I buy two of these and Bill Ansell buys were the returned to Broome, but the others have not yet been other. We pay for them with a one-ounce packet accounted for. of Capstan tobacco and a packet of papers which, as the tobacco cost us nothing, was very cheap. Later The Brothers of the Mission killed and sent us we walk up to the native camp to look at some down a .42-pound pig, so we are doing fine wi~h tortoise-shell and Bill buys four pietes for another . regard to food. Also I just heard the WO say that he 1s two ounces of tobacco. We also look at some · going to bring us down some eggs for breakfast. bracelets made of this shell, but they want 15 They will go'very nicely with pork chops. shillings for them so we don't buy any. At the 'moment we are literally snowed under or We go up to the Mission itself, which is about half a should I say blacked under with kids. The Medical mile from·the camp, and I collect a pair of book-ends Orderly has started to play his mouth organ and the children made from the native bloodwood tree by one of the have come from everywhere and anywhere. brothers, who is a carpenter. After this we go for a. There·are about 20 or 30 of them sitting in the swim, have a .look at the gardens and thefl wander . openings of the tent and crawling under the edge, back towards the camp. On the way we stop to watch their heads poking in everywhere. I'm getting. out; some of the Mission girls playing hockey. One of the the . h~at is overpowerirrg. girls brings a tiny little tot of a baby about 10 or 11 months old, called Madeleine, so of course we have SUNDAY 27/12/ 42 to have a look at it. lt is a bonzer kid - not very dark ' L.ast, night the ·people of the Mission put on a and as happy as anything, as are most of the kiddies · con·cert for us. The native kiddies were the actors around here. · · and they put on an excellent show, especially as they lt appears that when any of the oatives has a baby, had no time for rehearsal. tak~~ the Mission it away-.afte{,a little while and looks The first item was a skit.on Mother Goose. Her part after it in the· Mission Q,ilphanage. They think the a~ed don'~ suf.f! ~. i~iit was taken by a native boy about 14 or 15. The parents gjve·it attention. There are a . part of Mother Hubbard was also played by a boy of number of white Sisters of the Order of St Jo hn here about 12. who look after the sick and the babies. also the school. The others, "Boy Blue", "Little Jack · ~ orner' ,' · " Miss Muffet", "Mary Mary" and "Jack and Jill" were In this Mission is the only black Sister in Australia. · . played by boys and girls, the oldest of them not more The Sisters take their vow for 12 months only and . than about five and the youngest three, but none of may renew at the end of that time· if they desire. · them w~s shy· or forgot their lines. . A procession of girls go past, s

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by Peter Flrldns, Vlee President and ChaJrman, Defenee t:A.mmlttee

At the time of writing the Coalition Parties have weapons for the Collins class submarines; to just announced their Defence Policies for the increase radically our defence co-operation within forthcoming Federal election. Space does not our region, including joint exercises and increased permit a detailed review of the Policy but it can be defence exports; and to maintain the ultimate ability summarised as follows: · of the Australian Defence Forces to deny an invader the chance to take control of our territory. • Fast track purchase of airborne ear!y warning The intention to improve the combat capability of and control aircraft. the three services is something the WA defence committee has been striving for in the last few years • Consider purchase of cruise missiles to give in the many representations that have been made to Collins class submarines a stand off strike both Federal Government and the Opposition. capacity. Whether the Coalition can achieve this objective whilst reducing defence expenditure is open to • Fast track acquisition of coastal minehunters serious question. and consider purchasing six rather than four. lt is a pity there is so much silly talk expounded by • Upgrade weapon systems of F111 .fleet and the. Defence bureaucracy in Canberra on defence develop air-to-air refuelling to extend their policy issues, not the least of which is the constant range. reference to Australia being self-reliant. W~ are nowhere ·near being self-reliant in defence terms • Abolish Ready Reserves, upgrade General because neither political party has the will to Reserves. allocate the necessary funds to achieve this end; · consequently, Australia is still as reliant on our big • Additional troop mobility and heavy- lift and powerful friends as ever. helicopters. · Alan Wrigley, author qf the Wrigley's Report in ~ Savings worth $500m through cuts in 11990 claimed that a reserve of 52,000 was adequate administrative and non strategic defence for Australian defen·ce purposes and relevant to "the defenc~" support areas. pr-evailing attitude& in the community on God help us if this kind of attitude is prevalent in • $300m redirected to lift ADF combat capability. Canberra defence circles if and when Australia is ever threatened sometime in the future. • Postpone purchase of helicopter support ship. lt is illustrative to remind-ourselves that, at the end • Downgrade Leopard tank fleet. of World War 11 , Australia was the fourth most powerful nation in the world after the US, USSR and Britain with an Army of 600,000 men, an Air Force of The Opposition pol!cy seeks e~ser:'tially to do ·75 operational squaqrons and a Navy with over 50 three things- to prov1de an effect1ve mdependent .., seagoing warships, and this. from a population of a deterrent capacity through the F111s, and·upgraded ·little more than seven million people. lletenlng Poet-Summer 1812-P-ee·41 The ORIGINAL KSPRINGERS MIKE'S GOOD FOR A -of~NGLAND 2a'~ SERVICE DISCOUNT Experience the dlflerence from Just present this coupon when AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST you next have your Ladles'- Men's Toyota $ELECTION servjce at Prestige Toyota's Aberdeen Street Service Centre

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FC?r years I had dreamed of returni ~ g to Anjo Penm~ular on ~hich Truscott airstrip was situated, but th1s was qu1ckly dismissed as an impossibility because the whole area had become an Aboriginal Reserve {lnd th~re was no way I would have been given permission to enter the Reserve. Then out of the blue appeared a notice in the "Can You Help?" section of the West Australian seeking information from personnel who had served or passed through the Truscott Air Base during 1944- Memon.J pljntb.. jut oH IIProtl of ...., 9«1,_,. ·Sutoe'• oiiJca - 45. The notice had been inserted in the newspaper COIIIIMIDOTIItN Uocuxl duM z.t April1992. Bra.. ,.,_ rud 'T,.tcott &H Memon.J dcdiUited to die_., of all Allied"SerWce ;and Civilian by Howard Young, President of the Truscott base Penonnel wbo worlied .pived and died to .Ue thle Nee operation to Tribute Committee, Kununurra, WA. . protect our DOrtbem ehoralnedcuia!l theSecond Gr:eM w.,.. 1939-IHSI..at We Forget". From the Citiz~,.olthe"'Eut#Cimberley/Md Men and Women of I respon9ed immediately and Howard did likewise llMF &H TUHUI. to my letter. He sent me photographs of the Truscott The surface of the ai rstrip was entirely different Airstrip before and after restoration, photographs of from when I was stationed there in 1945. Then it was West Bay where I was station.ed for some time in interlocking steel plate laid on top of the sandy 1945, other information and a letter setting out surface; now it was specially bound gravel - a proposed arrangements prior to and leading up to much superior surface, thanks to modern Anzac Day. technology and soil-binding techniques . .. On the basis of Howard's letter I booked a return After an excellent lunch, I was.taken on a "cook's flight to Kununurra, with a view to having two days tour" by 4WD vehicle over the once-habitable areas there before proceeding with the Advance Party to of the widely dispersed old 58 OBU Base- or what Truscott on 23 April. The Advance party was to erect remained of it. lt was through the bush to a site two plinths to house plaques to commemorate the where pieces of the Jap Dinah remained. (This Truscott Base and the loss of Liberator A72-160, recce ~i!p raft was the last Japanese aircraft to bE\ which failed to become airborne on the morning of shot Qb\iih over Australia). The Dinah had actua11y - 20 May 1945. This ill-fated aircraft continued on into cra.sh'ed into the sea at Vansittart Bay after being the bush at the end of the airstrip and then exploded. shot down by two Spitfires stationed at the Truscott lt was loaded with depth charges primarily for strip. The remains had been recovered from the sea escort duties for a floating dock on its way to and brought to their current resting place - there Australia. As a result of the explosion, there was was not much left. Then we moved on to see the very little left of the aircraft or: its 11 crew members. remains of the old' Signals Office, Operations.Room At the Kununurra Caravan Park I met Bob Aitken, and the Meteorological office. Nothing much was who had made the journey from Perth to Kununurra left except the concrete 'slab arid the mounting by car. Bob had served with 12 Squadron, statioQed blocks for the 25KVA generating units. The floor of just out of Darwin and had visited Truscott during the old Signals Office was littered with ~ rusted out World War 11. The Liberator which had crashed at conduits, fuse boxes, old batteries etc. However, the the end of the Truscott airstrip in May 1945, was a 12 old manual telephone switchboard was lying on the Squadron aircraft. · floor - but burnt in a bushfire that had passed Then 1 met Reg Kelly, also a ~"!!ember of the through the·area. . Truscott Tribute Committee. Reg took me to the Ord We identified what' was left of the base hospital by River Club where I met other members of the its contents - old steel beds, a bedpan, -etc. Once Committee: Peter Saint and Jim Robinson. Later i again thro.ugh the bush to a fountain, probably met Allan and Peter (Pawpaw). where the Officers Mess was. There was a hl,lge At 0725 hours, Thursday 23 April ~992 , Howard, Metters stove still there, the outside of cast-iron Reg, Jim, Allan, Peter,. An drew (V1deo Op~rator) body still in go_od shape but the inside metal rusted · and 1boarded the Beech craft aircraft for the.flight to out: There wer~ old 44-gallqn . drums lying Truscott. lt was a pleasant journey, flytng at 6?00 every.whe.re, the galvanised ones still being In feet. We passed over Carson and . F~rrest . R1~er perfect condition after all the years of lying· out Stations, Wyndham, Kulumburu M1s~1on . Stat1on exposed to the elements. and then finally on to the Tr.uscott atrst~ lr? · Tears The Base was completely oYergrown by saplings came into my eyes as memones of a long t1me a_go and ·spear grass and it became a· real puzzle to work came flooding ~ack as we circled the old base. pnor out exactly where everything used to be. The to landing. framework of the old cinema screen was still · Listening P01t -.Summer 1112-Page 41 ~ VIARNING GET ANEW LEASE ON LIFE -YOUR ASBESTOS ROOF IS DAMAGING YOUR HEALTH Attractive Because of recent proven studies concerning the disease asbestosis ea~ from blue asbestos on school roofs, we have discovered that the Rockin&ha!n. ~ea has a large number of homes which stiU have the old living type asbestos roof. 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P~~ge 50 - Llatenlng Poat - Summer 1992 Tru.scott Revisited cont. standing -: ~mazing after all that time. 1 can remember Sitting out under the stars and watching "Going My Way". Harry Dearth's Concert Party also ·gave a show at Truscott. ·At the Transport Section there were plenty of abandoned truc.ks (well and truly stripped), a grader, remnants of a f1re tender, and numerous old parts. including a corilp~essor and a pump. All the old trucks were st~ndmg forlornly in.. a row and will pro.bably remam there rusting out for the rest of the1r days. ABOVE: Father Anscar of the Kul11mburu was difficult to identify The Community qying the West Bay landing uPrayer for Peace" at the jetty had disappeared and mangroves had taken 1992 Dawn Service ove~ ~he w~ter ' s edge. From memory the jetty Truscott. The plinth 'waf along a bayonet set in the top ran m a stra1ght h"'e down from a boab tree which is and the cross in the front ~till s~anding ther~ in all its glory. However, we did was part of the lJberator wreckage found at the 1dent1fy the old kitchen by virtue of its drains and site. traps. Once again everything was overgrown RIGHT: The card on the grease 580BU wreath laid by and it was very difficult to identify specific things. A Eric Manage - Dawn reliable map would have helped a lot. . Service Anzac Day 1992. At West Bay, back in the scrub, there were more old trucks - amazingly, one still had its· motor intact. Then there was a complete road roller just . Again there was a Metters stove standing t.here with in the remnants of an old shed just waiting was followed by a light aircraft from Wyndham standing arrived, for someone to fire it up. their .representatives. The Santos aircraft Alex Wood and staff plus a video we came across carrymg Manager In another section of the base 7.30 Report, ABC, Darwin. Finally another poles - they were crew from four large a.ntenna-type arrived with a husband-and-wife team from feet in height, guyed and mounted Cessna approximately 80 Wilderness Society aboard. lt was quite unusual . They formed a diamond - the in concrete bases to ~e e so many aircraft parked on the old airstrip. probably HF/DF. Again there were 44-gallon drums by a Catholic they had been Kulumburu Mission was represented lying everywhere - in some places . officer and some well-known to form gun- Priest, Admin filled with gravel and used . There were approximately 58 people to one such emplacement was Aborigines emplacements. Behind be fe~ on the Friday evening. no bombs, of course, but literally a bomb dump - p aque of different types of bomb tail-fins just The ceremony for the unveiling of the hundreds the Santos building away, some still stored on wire-mesh racks. erected on the plinth outside rusting cond~cted 24 April. lt part of the base we came across a pile of was just before dusk on Friday In another personnel lined tin hats, but 47 years had taken their toll on them went off Without a hitch. All the civil old the AAAF completed they were rusted out. up each side of the plinth while and tarmac facing the plinth. of the old base, the "U" on the While we were on the··"cooks tour" in had been very busy A dawn service was held at the plinth erected the other boys from Kununurra in front of the in the bush at the end of. the the bush at the end of the airstrip, just building the plinth Liberator. lt was a moving front of the wreckage of the crashed wreckage of the ill-fated airstrip, just in through the trees and' A72-160. They had made a wonaerful job se!V!ce with the sun filtering Liberator monument. A number of wreaths of it out of the natural stone cpllected from around shmmg onto the were placed at the base of the plinth in memory of the site. people who had been so tragically taken. of the second the young The following morning, the building for the apron of the Then it was a sad farewell, and I left Truscott plinth was commenced, just off had time to Santos buildings. Once again Kununurra --: homeward bound. I tarmac in front of the whether 1 would team worked hard in the hot collect my thoughts and wondered the Kununurra to see it again, p.ossibly in 1994-58 conditions, and the result was another first-class job still be around OBU's (Truscott) 50th anniversay; I know the - a credit to all concerned. Committee is planning a . Truscott Tribute By this time more and more people were arriving celebration. • .u brought RAAF- personnel who An RAAF Caribo at AAAF 58 OBU from late the four RAAF vehicles, already on the N.B. The writer served were to drive J~nuary 194~ , in charge of a "watch" in the from Tindal. The original party were to return initially Base Off1ce. After an aircraft accident in to Tindal via Kununurra on the Caribou. Another S1gnals Bob Vansittart Bay, he was transferred back onto RAAF light aircraft arrived frem Kununurra carrying West Bay, (both had passed Small Ship 017-29, normally stationed in Aitken and Dave Campbell on posting, late War 11), ~nd oth~r as a W/ T Operator. He left Truscott, through Truscott during W

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P•ge 52-Llatenlng tioat-Summer 1192 VETERANS' AFFAIRS NEW HOME FOR AUSTRALIAN 1992-93 BUDGET WAR MEMORIAL TREASURES T~e Federal Government's 1992-93 Veterans' Historical treasures of the Australian War Affa1rs. Budget was released in August with the Memorial, currently hidden from public view; will'be comm1tment to ~eet the changing needs of the able to be properly displayed with the help of a veteran co.rnmumty, especially its ageing members. $2,572,000 Budget grant toward the building of a· "J:he Government atlocated a total of $5.4 billion, an .new home and the cost of running the facility. The increase of 1.9 percent over last year. Memorial's storage situation has become critical Some of the changes to take place a re: and the display/ storage facility will be located at SPECIAL PENSIONS TO WIDOWS Mitchell in the ACT, beside the current Australian AND WIDOWERS OF EX-POWS War Memorial annexes. This. spec!al pension will be granted to the INCREASES IN ALL PENSIONS widower or widow of a deceased ex-POW who at All major pensions (OVA) will rise from 4 February the time of his or her death, was being paid, or ~as 1993. The increases in service pension rates will eligible to be paid, a disability pension. The special have two components. The first' is a one-off $2 per pension will be equal in value to the war fortnight increase in the single-rate pension (or a widow's/widower's pension and will take effect from $1 .70 each fortnight increase for service pension 1 January 1993. couples). Secondly, the anticipated March Quarter .1993 indexation increase is also being brought EUROPEAN, KOREAN WAR THEATRES EX-PQWS forward to February 1993. Disability pensions and GET BENEFITS war widows' pensions also will rise as a result of Ex-prisoners of war from the European ·and indexation. The new pensions rates will be: Korean · theatres are to get improved repatriation $312.10 benefits. The present financial limit of $440 on Service pension (single) ...... a fortnight dental treatment will be removed, and all diagnosed Service pension (married) ...... $260.30 a fortnight each psychiatric disorders or peptic ulcerative diseases War widow's pension ...... $336.10 a fortnight will be accepted as being war-caused. The change, to take effect from 1 September 1992, will ensure (including domestic allowance) that the claims process will now be less intrusive and Special Rate (T &PI) .. . .$571.70 a fortnight less traumatic for ex-POWs applying for a disability Intermediate Rate ...... $394.50 a fortnight Extreme Disablement pension. 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Westpac and will be subject to the bank's lending Owmg to constant changes in the exchange rate criteria and security requirements. between the pound sterling and the Australian IMPROVED ASSISTANCE FOR CARE~S dollar, the UK Treasury agreed that the Department The Government announced certain changes to of Vete:rans' Affairs . would pay war pensions in improve the position of carers; some of these are: Australian Dollars usmg a 'fixed' exchange rate. The excha~ge rate used by the Department of • increase the respite period from 28. t~ ~~ days Veterans' Affa1rs remained fixed until the market rate within a calendar year before ellg1b1llty for altered by plus or minus five cents and was then service pension is lost adjusted accordingly. There were time delays before • carers can travel overseas during a period of the .new rate could be used and sometimes 'this respite care resulted in an overpayment and sometimes an .• allow carers to undertake training, education underpayment. and employment for up to 10 hours. per week . • permit carers .access to earn1ngs cred1t The UK Government has decided to pay the arrears due to those war pensioners/war widows arrangements • extend the lump sum bereavement payment to who were underpaid between 1972 and 1989. ~ffiffi . We are examining all current. war pension • extend eligibility for Social Secunty .carer pa y men~ records (totalling some 6200) in pension to a person caring for a non-pens1oner alphabetical order. Therefore, do not write in if you as well as other changes. These are to take effect are now in r.eceipt of a British Government war from 1 July 1993. pension as .your case will be assessed automatically. Llatenlng Poat-Summer 1H2-P~~ge 53 BUSSELTON . 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JOHN BUTLER &STEPHEN CROOKS THE THIRD-INTERNATIONAL REUNION OF THE EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME Adelaide, South Australia- 25 April-02 May 1993 The Empire Air Training Scheme (or British Commonwealth Air Training Plan HOME VISITS as it is known in many countries) came into being on 29 April 1940. The Scheme was the result of a British proposal in the early days of World War 2 to create a tremendous air training plan to produce 20,000 pilots and 30,000 air AVAILABLE FOR WILLS gunners and observers a year by 1943. Do you have a will? If so, does your will still set out Although it was first proposed to in volve only Australia, Britain, Canada and what you want to have happen with your estate? Are New Zealand, the Scheme was progressively extended to include the citizens of you unable to visit a solicitor to provide instructions other countries, including large numbers from South and East Africa, continental Europe, Central America and the United States. Altogether, more than 250,000 for a new will? young men participated in the Scheme. , Our firm is committed to providi ng the best possible From Initial Training Schools i ~ various parts of the world, air crew trainees service to our clients. We generally moved overseas for further operational training before participating in are therefore now able to theatres of war 3round the globe. attend you, at your ho me, to take instructions for the During this period oftraining and intense wartime activity, dose friendships were · preparation of your will. We will then return to your forged with tra!nec;s from other lands; these were times of great fellowship and home, with the completed will, so that you sign your memones of h1lanous escapades, but they were also times of great emotional will at home. · stress and indescribable sadness when your "mates" went away and never came back. If you are interested in taking advantage of the above Fifty two years on, we all still think we are twenty one. Yet the years have rolled service, or would prefer to make an appointment to by and our numbers are diminishing. see us at our offices, please telephone: 322 2860. We in Aust~alia ~hink it .is time_ we all got together again to re-live-our memories and to r e-k m dl~ old fn ~ndships. We have therefore put together a Reunion Our firm practises in the areas of Wills, Probate, programme wh1cb we think will capture your heart and mind a Reunion which Inheritance Act applications, De Facto relation&hips coincides with the Anniversary of the first intakes in 1940. ' and Family Law. If we can be of service in any of these Anyone who enlisted f~~ Aircr~~ between 29 April 1940 and 03 September areas please call us now. 1945 and entered an lmllal Trammg School is eligible. Completion of Training &nd/ or receipt of wing(s) is not a requirement. PERTH OFFICE BUSSELTON OFFICE Wives or companions will be made most welcome. 4 Thelma Street 16 Prince Street Please join me in ma1dl1& this a truly memorable international Reunion - a WEST PERTH WA 6005 BUSSELTON WA 6280 Reunion which you will never forget. · Telephone (090) 322 2860 Telephone (097) 54 1717 TIIOMAS L. SCULLY JP Facsimile (09) 322 3891 Facslmll~ (097) 541719 CHAIRMAN/CONVENOR

Page 54-Llatenlng Post!... Summer 1992 Veter~ns' Health Week which will be held during Veterans' Affairs Cont. 15-19 March, 1993. lt promises to be a week filled with a· variety of healthy activities, information sessions, and good fun·and company. We want to hear from _those ~ho are no longer in The first Veterans' Health Week, held in May 1992, · payment but who were m rece1pt of a war pension proved to be a resound in~ success with a variety of pa1d by a OVA ~n behalf of the British Government at healthy events and activities ranging from te~ any t1me dunng the period 1972 to 1989. This dances, bowls tournament and heritage walks to include§ anyone who receive a Lump Sum Gratuity. "nutritious and delicious" cooking demonstrations, We would also like to hear from the next-of-kin of seminars on a range of issues affecting elderly deceas~d war pensioners/war . widows who were people and plenty of fun for all who attended. Many ~f paid a British war pension during the period stated. these were the result of the active support and You must be able to supply us with written evidence rnvolvement of a number of groups, including local of their war pension details as files will now have Ex-Serv,ice Organisation branches, Repatriation been destroyed. and General Hospitals, community agencies and, of course, veterans, war widows and their Not everyone is eligible. Only those cases families. that we Organisers woult1 like to see all these groups, and find to have been underpaid between 1972 and 1989 others, taking part next year. · will be enti~led to an arrears payment. The arrears payment Will vary according to each individual's We would like to hear from people with ideas and pension entitlement. enthusiasm who are interested in organising Please understand that staff limitations activities that they or their friends would like to run and the during Veterans volume of enquiries may lead to some delay in our ' Health Week. reply. The. RSL is keen to be involved and to help Please address enquiries to the address shown. orgamse our own events under the Health Week clearly marking our reference W3P1 (LEAP) on the banner. Hans Wynen, ·RsL project officer for envelope and letter. Vet~rans ' Health Week. has been appointed to co- ordmate the Week at a national level with the Miss J.M. Bone Department. He has written to all state secretaries War Pensions Directorate seeking their input and the appointment of a contact W3P1 (LEAP) to help organise activities at a local level. Room 6225, . North Fylde Central Office If you have any ideas er know of any activities Norcross, Blackpool already scheduled that would fit into the Week England please advise Hans Wynen. or the Department's FY1 3TA Veterans' Health Week Contact Officer. They will VETERANS' HEALTH WEEK 1993 help co-ordinate and promote events. The Ex-Service community and the Department of Remember, it's your Week. Join in and ... e~oy it! Veterans' Affairs are again planning next year's WA Contact Officer is Debbie Hill (09) 425 8462.

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w_e are busy now packing and delivering our · Chnstf!1as Che~r . parcels and receiving invitations from fnends to JOin them for festive functions. This will be my last report for 1992; I thank all who do~ated ~nee r~gs , bea.nies and mittens for our res1~ents m nursrng homes, all Auxiliaries for their contmued support of our sponsored appeals and the War Veterans Home Building FuRd (for the new units The last two month's have been busy ones tor the at Mt Lawley and Mandurah). State Executive members. In September, Auxiliaries I thank Vice Presidents Mrs Barrel! and Mrs visited included Bedford/ Morley, Murray Districts South~rn. my Secretary Mrs Fisher, all State (68th birthday lunch), Bassendean/Guil.dford (70th Execut1ve members and our Immediate Past birthday party) and Darling Range. President, Mrs Cayley, who have helped me so I was a guest at the opening of the Aged and much. My thanks also to State President Mr J.P. Hall Extended Care Dept. ef Hollywood Hospital. My a~d Mr D.H. Gibbs and staff for continued support. 1 husband and 1 attended the RAAF Battle of Britain w1sh you .all a ~lessed Christmas and good health Memorial Service, and were guests al th~ Greek RSL and happrness m the New Year. annual dinner and the Armada le Sub Branch annual M. TAYt.OR, dinner. State President. Listening Post-Summer 1992-Page 55 MT MELVILLE CARAVAN PARK 22 WELLINGTON STREET, ALBANY TELEPHONE (098). 41 4616 **** ·4 Star Rating (RAC) 1 km from Town Centre • SELF CONTAINED CHALETS • COMMUNITY ON-SITE VANS • PARK HOMES WITH PRIVATE FACILITIES • VAN SITES W.ITH PRIVATE FACILITIES . • COMMUNITY VAN SITES • CAMPSITES/ CAMPERS BIOREGULATOR HEALTH BRACELET Th1s beautiful and beneficial jewellery bracelet Is the energy·distnbutor which KITCHEN balances your positive and negative ions, naturally activating your body to take care or 8 • GENERAL STORE ~~:~~~ ~~$~,~~ ; BIOREGULATOR Is the ornament on your wnst wh•ch w•ll rem•nd. you. every day. of your gOOd health and your responsib ility lor 111 • DISABLED FACILITIES NO RISK I 11 you return your Mond1al B•oregulator to us. alter a try-out ora weeks. you w1ll rece•ve your money back. less P • H (Undamaged of course) The Park that lives up to MR/ MRS/MISS- - - - F ORF URTHERINFORMATION SENOCOUPON- its high reputa·tion Surname ...... First Name(s) . WINNER C.M.C.A. W.A. Address . MOST RECOMMENDED CARAVAN PARK ...... State . AUSTRALIAN SMALL BUSINESS AWARD Postcode ...... Phone .. asc RAINBOW COAST TO URISM AWARD . HENKELS LOE TRADING SERVICES PO Box 293, K el amun~ Tel: 291 6311

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to the conditions and gassing. He retired to Mosman KOKODA TRAIL Park and later moved to Nedlands. On our first stage up over the "Owens Corner" in He died ifl Hollywood Repatriation Hospital on 18 Papua New Guinea, whilst enjoying a few minutes January 1963. rest, I turned to see how the boys-behind me were NORM WOODS faring. Surprised to see a stranger, I said: "Hello! got 55a Mayfair Street, yourself separated from your unit?" He replied, "No! Mt ClaremontWA 6010. I'm a chocol I'm AWOL and I'm going up to avenge my brother who was killed in Malaya!" We were on the move again and as he passed me I 13 BRIGADE, 28 BATI.f\LION wished him good luck. He soon caught up to our This has been a good year for the troops, starting leaders, passed out of sight and I never saw him with the reunion at the Raffles Hotel. In June we again. I assumed he would eventually attach himself went by bus to Darwin, when we visited the old camp to one of our units. site. We were very soon to see the indomitable spirit of Our next reunion will be held on 4 January 1993 at other "chocos". The wounded from the 39th the WACA ground instead of the Raffles. Don't Battalion, for example, whom we passed on the track forget to bring your old photos and memorabilia, making their way back to Moresby. And when we got Anyone who is interested in another trip to up to the Battalion and saw their mates were defying Kalgoorlie, please contact: the Japanese forward thrust to Moresby, we very Phil Wilkerson on 330 7263 or, quickly realised that these were people of our own Cliff Tamblyn on 384 5008. kind whom we were happy to have at our side in a DHUE fight. GEORGE I am pleased that Peter Brune's book, " Those Ragged Bloody Heroes", publicises their magnificent efforts. They really have set an example THANKSRSL for Australian military forces (Militia and AIF) and l · write in connection with my Disability Pension Australians generally to be proud of. and my appearance before the Appeal Board of the ' Affairs. If that militia man is still around I would love to Department of Veterans hear from him and exchange experiences. Over the years, Mrs Rowlands and Mr Johnson have given me considerable assistance with m)iking WX 4180 L. ARMSTRONG this very much and thank 2/16 Bn, and 21 Aust I nf Bde Signals AI F my claim. I appreciate them for their sincerity and efforts on my behalf. 409 Coode Street, Dianella 6062 - 276 3534. Servicemen a·re fortunate that the RSL has people of their ability to work on our behalf. · JACK ALLEN JAMBS PARK WOODS VC RAN 24041 . The children of James Park Woods have decided to donate his Victoria Cross and other medals to the Australian War Memorial for public dispJay in the HOUSE EXCHANGE . Hall of Valour I write to ask if any of your members would be The handover ceremony was held in Canberra on interested in a holiday exchange (ie house for the 20 November 1992 and his six surviving children house) for any period. eldest s~n ~or~on was ki_lled in will be present. The to visit Perth. the World War 11 while servmg m a1r crew w1th the I am now retired and would like RAAF. And would there be any ex-members of the RAAF - at Gaulle, Ceylon, Transit Camp trip (five of the family liv~ in WA) has been in the RSL who This hut dowrlin the middle of the made possible by the sponsorsh1p of Qantas. 1942 - burned our night? "Just a joke" they said. (We got out all right). My father joined the AIF in 1916 and serve~ in They were on their way to the Middle East and I don't France as Private J.P. Woods, 3244 4~th Battalion. know w.hat the Germans made of them, bul they He was awarded the VC on 18 September 1916. frightened us to death. After the war he settled in the Swan ~alley at S.A. GORDON (Mr.) Caversham where he had an orchard and vmeyard. 2 Branksome Avenue, He married Olive Wilson and they had seven Thornton Cleveleys, children. .. Blackpool FY 5 2EW About o1937, my father's health deteriorated due to Lancashire lung damage suffered in the trenches, probably due England. Llatenlng Poat- Summer 1i92-Page 57 KATER WITH KEBABS PETERS & GILLIES 1ncorporati ng RETURNED SOLDIERS MONUMENTAL All types of functions catered from SPECIALISING IN: Cabarets, 21sts, 18ths,"Sportsclub Functions. Family Reunions, School Reunions. WORKS ALSO: Fairs and carnivals. ---- ·- .... -- ~------Country and Metro all types of Memorials, Renovations and Additions. PRESENT THIS VOUCHER FOR A 10 / DISCOUNT 508 RAILWAY ROAD, . Edward Pontague - Peter Burgess KARRAKATIA PHONE 249 3297, 384 2229 The healthy altematlve In catering! 384 2832 cp ttoud to be aggociated witlt COASTAL tlte CR ..Q. $;£. g. CUJatt DRIVEWAYS C\Jetettang ffiomeg 'MAN.DURAH for L & N REFRIGERATION Bitumen, cravel, Limestone or Pea Cravel surfaces, & AIR CONDITIONING Driveways and Parking Areas also SERVICES Resurfacing existing bitumen 250 Walcott Street, areas ~ Mt. Lawley Free Quotes Phone Terry Wllklns A/H 018 940044 a/h 2711605 (09) 535 6461

Page 58 - Llatenlng Poat-Summer 1H2 pointing to the stand~rd, exclaimed in a firm measured tone: 'We swear by the Southern Cross to Letters cont. stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties.' " . A well-round~d 'Amen!' was the determined reply, OUR FLAG r!ght hands stret.ched towards the flag ... At Eureka Congratulations on publishing the article "In ndge near Ballarat, soon after gold had first been defence of o~r flag" in your last issue. fou~d, miners armedt~emselves and stood together I .would like to add a little to the legend of our to f1ght what they behaved to be oppressive laws. nat1onal flag. A~ I understand it, in 1900 the They were overrun in a brief battle- but out of that Mel~ouroe Evenmg Herald and the Review of battle came enduring s.ymbols of Australian ism: the Rev1ews annou!lced competitions for a design for a term 'Digger' and the Southern.Cross emblem of our Federal Australian flag. ;. nation's flag. 'lt is a notable instance of a victory won by a lost battle' said a historian. ~his apparently moved the Commonwealth to formally established the ~ct1on they announced an official competition The Flags Act of 1953- and Blue Ensign for the Commonwealth and April 1901 . Australian m The Royal Air Force ensign but The Union Jack is located in the upper left hand distinguished by·the addition of the Southern Cross ~uarter of the flag, next to the flagpole. This quarter and the Commonwealth star in the same position as IS known as the 'canton' (the position of honour) and on the Australian Blue Ensign. The King approved represents our historical association with Great this design in 1949. · Britain. In 1981 the Queen approv.ed an amendment to the The Southern Cross represents our hemisphere ~oyal Australian Air Force flag. The current design as it is only visible in the south and is believed to be IS a grey to sky blue flag with a stylised red kangaroo at its brightest, in the Australian night sky. lt has in the centre of the air force roundel. l looked down upon the Aborigines' 40,000 years or During peace keeping missions, Australian more of history as well as the 200 years of white troops serve under the United Nations flag and wear settlement. Each star has a name; from the bottom a small replica of our national flag as a shoulder clockwise, there is Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and patch. · the small one Epsilon. The large star represents the seven states and territories. JOHN GRUMMETTE QX34538. lt seems to me almost impossibie to create a more · appropriate design and, compared with the other flags of the world, ours is surely the most beautiful. AUSTRALIAN POWs - The Australian national flag was flown above the WORLDWARII exhibition building in Melbourne on 3 September 1901 and approved by King Edward VII in·February Trying to verify the fate of Australian POWs in 1903; but long before this, on 3Q November 1854, the Ge~many ~ho were _overrun by Russian forces Southern Cross (the main feature of our present dunng the fmal offensive, I would like to find out: flag) was unfurled. lt was said at the time "There is The total number of Australian POWs held by no flag in old Europe half so beautiful as the Germany during World War 11 . Southern Cross of the Ballarat miners, first hoisted Number of Australian POWs reported as having on the old spot, Bakery Hill." Made of silk it had a died in captivity. blue ground with a large silver cross, similar to the Total number of Australian POWs eventually one in the southern firmament. repatriated. Addressing the miners, their leader Peter Lalor I also seek info.rmation regarding Australian said: "lt is my duty now to swear you in, and to take POWs liberate~ from Stalag IliA on or after 20 May with you the oath to be faithful to the Southern 1945, along. w1th an account of their experiences Cross." Paul Hamlyn in his Pictorial History of and the names of their friends who did not return. Australians at War tells us that, '.'Some 500 armed diggers advanced while the captains of each Further, I would 1ike to hear from former POWs in division made the military salute to Lalor, who now East Austria who escaped from the Russians or who knelt down, head uncovered and wilh the right hand were exchanged any time after 20 May 1945. Llatenlng Post-SumnMr 1H2 - Page 59 !& !l!av 0&r~n~ > CURTAINS MADE TO MEASURE Low price fabrics - Low price making NO FRILLS- JUST LOWER PRICES Free In factory measure and quote or phone for a free at home aervlce. No obligatio, quote. · JUST ASK MAUREEN OR L YN * 5811374. UNIT 7 GIBLA ST, MANDURAH Open Monday - Friday 8am-6pm Saturdays 9am-3pm

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Finally, I am trying to discover the estimated numBer of Australi~n POWs who may have been forced by the Russ1ans to work in Poland or the USSR (it is believed that some may have escaped to Allied lines). . Any information at all would be very much appreciated. ~ I have found a Korea medal inscribed 2/5701 J.R. Baikie. The owner or next-of-kin is invited to contact me. W.A. SUTHERLAND ABM 1032b Wodonga, Vie 3691 . So, if you know of any relatives of: Pvt K.M. Kroenert Pvt M.O. Thomas WX 581 , 2/11 WX2463, 2/11 PHASETWOOFTHENEW Died 15.11.41 Died 03.09.43 MEDICARE CARD CAMPAIGN Pvt E. Waring Pvt H.A. Gaby wishing WX1829, 2/11 VVX6270,2/28 Should you receive enquiries from people Died 04.06.44 it would greatly assist Died 20.11 .42 to obtain anew Medicare card, please ask them to write to me at the State us if you would encourage them to visit a Medicare Executive, Anzac House, Perth and I will gladly office. forward photos. The Health Insurance Commission began to issue The cemetery is maintained very well with flower- the new Medicar.e cards early last year to replace old beds, rose bushes and neatly trimmed lawns as you worn cards, they will help process claims more can see from the photo of the entire Commonwealth efficiently. section which includes the "Sword of Justice." The Commission is now in the final phase of K. KWIECINSKI issuing Australian residents with a new card with 39/96 Guildford Road, just 9% of the population still holding an old Mt Lawley WA 6050. Medicare card. The Commission did advertise in the national press, including non-English newspapers from 29 ~ August for a period of two weeks: I refe~?n~~We~~~~edition struck and are available contact the Health Insurance Commission Unofficial medals have been Please members who want them. enquiry line in your state should you have any to eligible ex-Service further questions about the final phase of issuing the So that medals aren't mislaid, they can be new Medicare card. mounted together by putting them on the left of official medals without causing offence. KEN HAZELL Assistant General Manager, On Anzac Day, I will wear my own and my father's Health Benefits Division medals from World War I plus our "Unofficial Medals" (they include the Gallipoli Star, Somme P.O. Box 1001 , wor~ Tuggeranong, ACT 2901 . and Front Line Service Medals). These will be with pride and if by doing that I embarrass anyone so be it. EDWOODWARO WAR GRAVES- POLAND 52750 Ex 2RAR Malaya, Last year, when visiting Krakow (Cracov, Poland, 8 May Road, the city of my birth) for the first time since 1944, I Eden Hill WA 6054. took the opportunity to have a look at the British Commonwealth Section of the Military cemetery. 1 for any Western A«,.~stralians HEAVENLY INfERVENfiON While there, looked to two incidents in World War some 550 headstones, found four with This relates ·and between of Mons." wx.'.. numbers: 1 took -phdtos o~ these ston~s with referred to as .the "Angels 'the thought of handing .them to-any r~latiyes who The first was towards the end of August 1914 at may still be alive. On my return I reque . s~ed the War Mons. The British Army was outnumbered three to Graves ·oirectorafe in Canb~rra ior ass1stance and one and on the verge of annihilation by the received copies of a register issued .some 40 years advancing Germans. Aware that a "Day of Trouble" ago -:- not very useful. I ~h~n approflche~ the hac;! arrived and that only God could help and save, secretaries of Unit Assoc1at1ons, also w1thout there was a call to prayer throughout Britain and the churches were crowded. success; the Listening Post is my last resort. Listening Poet-8umm.r 1112-Pege11 UPTO ~ 30°/o off FOR RETIRED PEOPLE EVERY MONDAY & SCALE & ANCHOR .TUESDAY

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Stanley's second tour was completed in June 1943, having operated on Avro Manchesters and BOOK Lancasters on 97 Squadron, and being on the first 1000 bomber raid on Cologne on 30 May 1942. REVIEWS This book gives the factual account of the life of an operational airman and details the rigorous ordeal facing a team of young men trying to deliver a deadly load-of bombs on enemy territory, while at the same ABOMBEROOMMANDSURVNOR time attempting to evade intense anti-aircraft fire, By Squadron Leader Stanley E. Harrison, DFC, DFM searchlights and night fighter attacks. Stanley Harrison is a gentle, softly-spoken man The thrills, anguish, hope and relief of (each who lives quietly in th.e Perth suburb of Shell~y operation are vividly captured, together with a where, besides other thmgs, he spends much of h1s glimpse of social life in wartime England·. The time growing roses. development of aircraft and various innovations of One would not suspect this most modest of men of the period are covered. having had such an illustrious career _as a bomber "A Bomber Command Survivor" reveals the· pilot - but that is exactly what he was m those dark experiences of a young pilot. lt is honest, to the point days of World War 11. • · and without the unnecessary dramatics that cloud ~ind . Stanley Harrison has just published his book "A so many other works of this Bomber Command Survivor" which encompasses You will find it hard to put this book down until you the most frightening period in living memary. have finished it. His involvement as an RAF bomber command "A Bomber Command Survivor" costs $16.00 cash pilot covered a training period ·followed by two full or $20.00 posted, and is available from Stanley operational .tours over Europe; he was amon~ the Harrison, 17 Abrolhos Close. Shelley, WA 6155, fortunate five per cent who emerged physically Telephone: 3541354 or from the RAAF Association unscathed and who always got home. Aviation Museum, Bullcreek. During his service .he flew the Tiger Moth, Miles LES GORDON. Magister, Hawker Hmd and Aud~x . Avro .Anson, on operat1onal dut1es, the SPORT OF KINGS Bristol Blenheim and, by Tom Grlfflth Handley Page Hampden (1st tour). and Avro Lancaster (2nd tour). The Listening Post has received a "book Yn. civilian Berlin in reply s~yle is Damon Runyon and it is good for a laugh. During the Battle of Britain, besides attack!ng PO Box 1113, ~erman l.andmg Available from Aquarius Publications, targets in Germany, he bombed East Victoria Park, WA 6101 at $6.00 including barges iA Boulogne Harbour (th1s on h1s 21st postage. PATRICIA BALFE. birthday). Llatenlng Poet-Summer 1H2-Pagel3 Wdlyour CITY.MOTOilS. Public Trustee Will FOR HOLDEN cost your SENIORS CARD family thousands? Appointing friends or family as your Executor Special Discount instead of the Public Trustee could save thousands of dollars. Our wills usually cost $70 - $90 but we'll amend your existing Will to appoint the Executor of 20%0.f.f your choice for just $40. lABOUR Call today for free legal advice about wills and a free copy of Making your Will. TRADE ON PARTS CONTACT IAN COBUSSEN re:'~ on

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Norman Schwarzkopf. d1pl<;>'!lat1cally effus1ve references and creqits to his ·- The Autobiogmphy, ' coalition partners: The only direct critictsms are those levelled at US politicians and his subordinate "IT!J)OESN'T·TAKE A HERO", US. CommandeFs; there are also recorded differences· of opinion witti his own Chief General Written with Peter Petre. • Colin Powell. ' Available (Published by Bantam Books in USA. His account of the Gulf War is well illustrated with , Neutral fro_mTransworld Publishers, 40 Ye·o Street simple maps, but restricts itself to his strategic Bay NSW 2089, RRP $39.95). concepts and does not get involved in the tactical formations. w~s 1992 plans of other services (\nd subordinate The. book published in October inhibiti~ns the e!'Tlployment . of the 57-year-old general H_is regarding followmg the ret1rement.of ~e~erve (as opposed to ~0 lt has Units a!ld Formations on August 1991, after 35 years army service. worthy of note in the production to meet the md1v1dual .reserv1sts) are obviously been a pressure context and differ from other post-war de~dline and take advantage of the Australian pub)ishe,r's reports I have read. generals topical fame and/ or notoriety. 1 the. ~d _ vance payment and royalties on Australia is mentioned only twice: _first when understand 'Aussie the book are suff1c1ent to 1mprove the lifestyle of the Norman is introduced to 'Fosters' by general considerably! · advisers in Vietnam; second, in a picture caption with "Brig'adier Nev~rthefess, and showing_him as. aBrigadier Plarmer it is a very readable, personal Paramour in Canberra." ·This of a post World General (sic) Neil analytic account of the life and times Brigadier Neil Paramor- who is career soldier. should have read War 11 American on the right in the picture and not to the left as · . _In 194~. aged 12 years, the ypung H. Norman printed! ~1s - leaving his JOined colonel father in Tehran How did Norman acquire five rows of two older sisters in New Question? alcoholic mother and medals before becoming a colon~l when his active Jersey. Before entering West Point in 1952, Norman been two tours· of duty in his father and service up to then had was an 'Army Brat' accompanying Vietnam? _ being educated in Tehran, Geneva and West Army and international schools. Altogether it is a book which should be read by Germany-located and to At this impressionable age he mixed with those with an interest in defence matters Arabs/Muslims and European youngsters, learned supplement their more serious studies. to speak French and German and seems to have· BRIGADIER ABLE DACRE (Retd.) " l acquired an understanding of their culture and philosophies - which was to benefit him In his career and, especially, as Comm;il"!der of the UN CRYCRUCIW Forces. Coalition by Verdun W•lah , the H. in his name is simply an initial Incidentally "G" Force, one of and stands for no given name; odd people th~se "Cry Crucify" is tt)e story of among prisoners-of-war after · Americans! many forces created the fall of Singapore; in this case its members were I found the chapters on his two tours in Vietnam of mostly from the 2/15 Artillery Regiment of the 8th greater interest than the subsequent account of the Australian Division. _, Gulf War. Initially he was a Special Forces Adviser its members, the book tells of he saw Written by one of with the South Vietnam Army when in Singapore after the surrender, ~ad sympat~y for their experiences considerable action and greaty coming .tQ terms_ with the tragedy of their them and their· cause. He expresses great and more· importantly coming t,o of that era and was circumstances dissatisfaction with the US Army terms with the·savagery of their Japanese captors. protagonist of the volunteer all- a strong April -1943, 200 members of "G" Force were professional regular force which evolved after the On 25 transported from Changi to the docks where they war. assembled'with 1000 Dutch-and 300 British POWs He was the senior army participant in the Grenada foF transfer to Japan aboard the Kyokko Maru. operation. Though accredited only as an 'observer' Conditions on board were abominable but they • he assumed executive responsibilities. He indicates survived and duly landed in Japan where they were the inter-service jealousies and gives a re.vealing put to work in factories in Qsaka, Takefu and insight into the US intrusion into' that Akinobi. 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Pt~ge M-Listening Post-Summer 1m ~=====~aaaaaaaaacaaaacaaacacacaacacaacccacaaaaaaa~accccqacaaaaaaacaaaaaaaaacaccccccacccac · ~st Trails ...... 1 CAW YOU HELP? occcaacccaaaaccaccccaacacccaacaaaacaaccaccaccaacaaccaaaaacccaagQCCaacc~cacccaccaaccaccco 2 FIELD AMB REG s. NORTHEY . · t f 1/2-4 Austin Ave., I tam _rymg o trace riends from the sixties who Narre Warren VIC 3805 servea with 2 Field Amb in Woodside SA Puckapunyal and Vietnam. I have tried to contact Phone: (03) 796 .6120 past members but to no avail in WA. 1seem to be the oory member here. · H. (SPARROW) WATSON G.A. MAETTUS RUZECKA Would H. (Sparrow) Watson of the 2/3rd P.O. Box 292, Australian Transport in New .Guinea and Alex Gosnells WA 6110. Meldrum of the 2/11th AIF, please contact: Ph: 459 2787. E.L JONES 1/42 Albert Street, · . . 43rd LANDING Co. Cranbrook OLD 4818. I wish to locate a ·very good friend, Mr Peter Holthusen (WX 36666) who served with1 he 43rd Landing·Co. Peter's last address in the 1950s was the HMAS·CANBERRA SURVIVOR Westfierd Sheep Station at Frankland River WA. Woul9 Chief Petty Officer Norman Josef Chetcute B. POWELL please contact: 137b Safety Bay Road, (MRS)DOROTHYBURGAYNE Rockingham WA 6168. 11 Morton Way, Esperance WA 6450. AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPO:Iq RAE FIFIY-TWO YEARS LATER. .. Post asking The Australian Water Transport Association WA I refer to my letter in' the last Listening Branch would like any Water Transpo,-, personnel about Doug McGuire. interested in joining the Association to phone the While I still have not heard from Doug - but hope Sec/Treasurer Bill Thomas on 364 3008.between the to- my letter resulted in a very unexpected phone hours of 8.00 and 10.00 am or anytime pm. call from another friend, "Skinny" Windsor, now living in Swan Cottage Homes in Bentley. KYUSHU ISLAND POWs We have not seen or heard from each other since Would ex-members of BCOF who were held 1940 so it was just gfeat to catch up. prisoner on Kyushu Island Southern Japan !n the Thank you for your help- and for your exceller\!_ early period of the Occupation please contact me: publication. I have information that may benefit th~m -1 am enclosing a photo of ex-WOI Jack Morrison, concerning injuries and health problems caused by DCM and Bar, taken recently at the Bandiana their detainment. In particular, l·would like to hear Sergeants' Mess. He· is one of only three surviving from the transport driver who was based at Hakuun DCM and Bar winners in Australia, and he also has Sanso Beppu. \ . two Vietnam decorations. Below are names of ex BCOF members who also No doubt Doug will be recognised by many ex- may be interested in attending a ret,.mion. Korean and Vietnam diggers. William Pettit- RAAF CEDRIC EGGLESTONE LV. Moore- RAAF · 68 Arundel Avenue, · Cliff Braun - RAAF 451 Sqdn BOFU Keon Park, VIC 3073. R.L. Williams - RAAF 451 Sqdn BOFU L.R. Nugent- RAAF . Cliff Roberts - Gordon Highlanders Stoke on Trent "Blighty" R.A. Raburnum - No. 1 Legal Sec HO ~COF H. Howarth - NSW C. Tonton- NSW (Auburn) M, Firth- NSW (YASS) Harriet Randall - NZ WAAC Eldam Fowler - 5 NZE Sister L.R. Minean- 130th AGH ET.A JIMA Sister C.M. Smith- 130th AGH ETA JIMA (Special Wing) L.J. Partridge -1st Water TPT Coy Sealy Wall - HIRO Capt. L. White Noeline Franknn W. Eastmont- HO Sigs KURE u.tenlng Post-Summer 1112-hgel7

. ~ REUNIONS· . 8SQN.RAAF--56TH . HMAS, .LEEUW!N A reunion forex-HMAS Leeuwinships' companies .ANNIVERSARY.REUNION. will be h'elct ~t the Quality Langley Hotel on Sunday The only RAAF Squadron to have been formed at 13th June, :J993 from 11.30am. Canberra during World War 11 - and twic·e - was No. 8, the City of Canberra Squadron: first on 11 · This is the 33r d anniversary of the Junior Recruits' September, 1939 pribr to moving to Singapore and Training Establishment and will be a great a~ ~ Malaya a Hui:fson GR/Bomber Squadron and opportunity te renew old acquaintances. again on 12 March 1943 before deploying to SWPA ENQUIRIES: . as a Beaufort Torp'edo/l3omber Squadron. · Glenls Dahlberg (09) 384 3018 - lt disbanded at Tadji on 19 January 1946 after Judi Oliver (09) 310 5202 some six years of operational service. / The reunion at Canberra f"rom 10-12 March 1993 is f9r A~L former njembers of No.' 8 - gr~u · nd and HMASASSAULT ASSOCIATJON a(rcrews of Hudsons and Beauforts. W1ves ·and Members QLD, N.SW;' VIC, SA, WA. Calling ex widows w.ill· be-'rn<:>st welcome. assault personnel. · If your naroe is not already on an 8 Sqn mailing list, Inquiries contact Hon. Secretary Ron Zeuschner, or you know of someohe YihO is not, please contact 64 .Yarra Street, Heidelberg, Vie, 3084. Ph: (03) 459· m~ for a ·reunion progr.amme, accommodation, etc. 9909. National Reunior - Nelso.n Bay September . SAM'DAL,_LYWATER, 1993. - Reunion Convenor, T.K. LLOYD. 3 Chester Road, Public Relations and Welfare Officer Claremont WA 6010 Tel527 1817. · PH: (Q9) 383 3161 -WA RSL B.OWLS The half-yQ~rly meeting will be held at Kitch~ner three wins and 31 shots up. Assisted by the Club Park Bowling Club on Wednesday, 16 December President, Mavis Sedgewick presented the trophies. 1992 at 7.30pm. All members are requested to Forthcoming Fixture Dates: attend. leav~s Wednesday, 20 January 1993, Harvey Bowling On December 26 the touring party for the· Club Te•m Nom. Coach departs Osborne Park 6am. l National Champio11ships in Adelaide. The test . Manniqi , .•SQafl'. · matches will be played at Ho1dfast B.ay. Frid ~ y, 5 February. Gala Day Yokine B.C. Team . To compete in - ~he National Championships, all Nom: -' members must tse finai'lcial; this' means you must Tuet,d~y . , 9 February.. Wagin RSL Carnival. Team have your 1993 RSL Crown on the Badge or a receipt Nom. ~each departs Osborne Park 6am. Manning for your 1993 subscripti_on. You must also be a 6.30am. · financial member of a Bowling Plub affiliated to the Tue~day , 23 February. Darkan RSL Carnival. RWABA· it is advisable to ·take with you your Badge Team Nom. Coach departs Osborne Park 6am. or receipt and your Bow•ing Club membership card. . Manning 6,30arri. Les Fynmore advises that the social. Commit~ee ' Frid~y. 1, 2 & 19 March. Town & Country Fours will hold an auction on Gala Day at Yoktne Bowhr1g North Be.a~b . Team Nom. Report. 9am.-:-AII team Club, Friday, 5 February 19~3 . Your ~up~ort for_this mel"(lb~r:S myst_be financial. ·· fund-raising event is essent1al. Deta1ls w1ll be g1ven Wednesday, 17 March. RSL North v South (Venue in a later newsletter. . to be . ~dvls~d).' · . 2~ t~e FridQy;· March mixed 4s South An excellent day of bowls was prov!ded by Mandurah/Dudrey Park. Tftam Nom. Wickepin Club members, and Doog· Llnd and -h1s Tliesda'y ~ · 20· Api'il. Ladies Day. (Details to be team were the eventual winners of the m~trop _ olit~n advised).. :. · trophies provided by the carnival sponsor .Colm Frid.ytSat 23/24 April. Morrie Crewe Fours Fleay. Doubleyiew. Team Nom·. All members of team must . The annual challenge match at th_e Manning be financial memb,ers of RSL · , Bowling Club i·n October t·ook place m _-sub.-zero Sat/Sun, ·.1-2 May RSL State Executive Mixed temperatures. :rhe winning team wa~ . 'sk1pp _ ed' by Fours: Manniiig B.C. Team Entry. Presentation of Max O'Loughlin and the RSL were the overall Trophi~s . winners by 5 rinks to 1. Check with R·SL BowlsS~cretary, St~te Ted Philp. Forty-four members travelied to Bruce Rock for Tel. '450.4Q331o ensure you are financial with the the SedQewick Trophy. Fo!lowing ~n ex~ell~nt day sectiqli and eligible to play. of hospitality and bowls, th~ - metropoh~an tea!", Nqi'nlnations to ~eg Axford (S~ction Captain Tel u 'skipped by Reg Axford, was the _outright wmner Wl.th 367 5361). .M:c: (M.IKE) HALL . Listening Poat-:- ~mrMr 1tl2-P•88 ' ALARMS! M~ndurab ~ Bistro. Protect your home and family with a BYO quality alarm. system and include a Dine-in or Take-away 24-hour panic b~tton by your bed He~ Breakf~ from and front door. Why not have a look - at·our portable display unit in your •sao own home obligation free? Discuss Buffet Dinner (Wed to Sat) 150 "it with your pa.rtner! '10 . PLUS BLACKBOARD MENU AVAILABLE PLEASE BOOK • { all RSL -15% discounatpp~icab\e . - Traditional Sunday . 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OVA representatives visit our hall on the last RIVERTON Friday of the month, and appointments can ~e made Saturday, ·15 August was the day we had beel") by phoning (008) 113 304 or by contactmg our working towacds for at least three years; the welfare officer Stan·Pant!n.g on 527 3138. . installation and official opening of our chair lift. This facility is available to_all members of the League. Rocking ham meets on the first Sunday at 11 am, so come along and see hQw the sub-branch of the Attending the opening was our patron and future works. founder member Mr Merv Schofield, State Presid... ent Mr Jim Hall, Mr Tom Bateman from the Lotteries A. CROWTHER, Commission and some 130 members and wives. Vice President. Thanks were extended by President Harry Lowe to Returned Sisters everyone who ha9 contributed including the Guards Association, the· Pegasus Association, Normandy VALE: Thelma May Waiters, Veterans, local business houses and, of c.ourse our nee Jolly, WEX 82878 . members After training for h~r general nursing ce:rtificat~ at After the ·Opening ceremony a cheque for Fremantle Hospital, Thelma Jolley. gamed w1de $1,000.00 was presented to the State President experience in hospital nursing both m the coun.try towards the War Veterans' Home Building Appeal. and the city before being appointed to the Australian Our club rooms are fully licensed and open from Nursing Service following the outbreak of war. 3.30pm every day and from 12 noon Fridays. ~n 1942 she was posted to the 118th AGH at . A. BRUCE · Northam and then to the 219th AGH which was finally based a! Moratai i~. ~he south west Pacific until the cessat1on of hostilities. Following her discharge from the army in_ 1946, Thelma married lslwyn Waiters and acc;~Uired a "ready-made" family who accepted her w1th great affection. After the death of her husband, she continued to .Jive in the family home where she died suddenly on 8 August 1992. "Jol" as she was affectionately known to her friends: enjoyed travelling in Australi~ and overseas. She kept in close touch with her nt:Jrsmg colleagues and attended the 90th AANS birthday party in Government House ballroom last July. Official christening ofthe newly instaOed chair-lilt at Riverton sub- She will be greatly missed. · branch. . VALE: Maude Annie VJ.olet Stent, CI1Y OF ROCKINGHAM .WEX88898 The past year has been a good one w'th the Maud Stent spent' her younger years in Wooroloo membership growing to more than 500. The village where her fath~r ~as a staff member of th~ attendance at our memorial services and the healthy 'newly-completed samtonum. lt was a closely+"kmt turn-out at the monthly meetings show the and caring com·munity which influenced many of the continued community and member support ior the girls to become nurses. branch. . Maud trained for the general nursing certificate at Our social club has p'roved successful and ~n Fremantle Hospital before training in midwifery and invitation is extended to visiting members to drop m. infant health at King ~tlward Memorial HospitaL She The hall is on Oleander Dr!ve, point Perron and the later was the highly-esteemed matron of St bar is open on Fridays between 3pm and ·10pm and Anthony's hospital at Donnybrook. -- on Sundays between 11am and 4pm. After being discharged in 1944, Maud joined the There is still considerable concern amo~gst Schools Medical Service, then under the umbrella of veterans for the future standar~ of med1cal the Department of. Health. She found this treatment. Although the OVA contmues to maln th-e Budget and ho~ it would affect future the Consecration of the Vietnam Conflict Memorial benefits for Veterans. He adv1sed members of new in Canberra; from tales told, it has left a lasting benefits regarding DHSL home loans, and spoke impression on participants. about Hollywood Hospital and its future as a I myself attended the well-organised 50th community hospital. anniversary of the formation of my old unit, the 2/6 The previous meeting was attended by Mrs Commando Squadron, held in Wagga Wagga during Barbara Clinton, our Liaison Officer, who'spoke on October; I had not seen most of the boys since general affairs as well as the Listening Post: its December 1945. · formation, cost ·of production and its popularity with • ' f ~ 1 • Now it ·iS back'to reality, With the ·opening of the veterans. · · new building, the children's Christmas party and Our Fremantle Prison visit did not eventuate, various seminars and meetings. Our meetings are owing to insufficient numbers bookinQ for .ttre trip. still ·attracting about 100 members, · and the Jim Coleman is back with us after a se"v~re illness community work and continual maintenance of the and Bob White, our Past President has returned fro'! ~ hall and grol!nds is always attended to. Thank a northern safari. He gave a short account of h1s goodness for a staunch crew of Monday workers holiday and presented us with a bannerette. who seem to be able to manage anything that they -:' The RSL Bowls group had _an enjoyable day with. are asked to do. the Postal Institute, and so d1d those who travelled On behalf of the Cockt>urn Branch, I send best up to the York races. wishes to everyone for the. Festive Season and a JIM HUGILL. special.thanks to the-State ExAcutive, the Executive Staff-and all who have been so kind and efficient du_ring 1992. OSBORNEPARK WALLY HAGAN. We have had several setbacks this yea~ regarding our memorial hall; the main p~oblem_that 1t ~as been ~~~6-MWM~8-8N8*0NR practically impossible to obtam the nght ~nee. so we can sell off part of the property and proceed w1th the redevelopment. A recommendation was. plac~d · before members that it would be best t~ leave the hall as it now stands and upgrade the klt~h~n area and build two new toilet blocks at the rear of the property, these to be linked to the h~ll by cove~ed walkways. This of course will net req-,ure~h~ . amount of money that was necessary for the ongm~l P_lan, _.... ._,_,_ • .,._..,_.,aWM . Uetentng Poet 7 Summer 1192 .;_ P~ 73 · Centr~l . -...... / 427304, Davies, W.H., RAAF 16501 Dixon W.W., Narrogm, RAAF WX17S11' Fletcher, W.E. Wagin, 2/9 Fld Abl. Last Post 5095 Gar.diner, K.M., Riverton, 48 lnf Btn. 3888G, Gibbs, H.L .• Shenton ParK. RAF WX277.98, Gilbertson, J.A., Mandurah,:2/ 11 Aust lnf Btn. CS R IS.- 2981516, Gillies, A., Claremont, R oya ·. IQS WX7246 Hadfield, R.W., Como, 2/4 Mg Btn. 445200, Ham6nd, A.B., Bedford-Morley, RAF AUGUST - 5715266, 1-iardy, I.A., Belmont, 1 Fld SOD. . _ WX7949, Angus, D.E., Scarborough, 2/ 16 Aust lnf .48769, Hari"is,·E.C., Busselton, RAN. Btn ~ 17543, Jecks, S.A., Bassendean-Gwldford, RAAF 5799, Baker, J .A., Cockburn, Merchant Navy 427097, Jeffrey, J.V., City of Perth,_RAAF FX582876, Barrington, H.J., Bellevue, Royal Navy WX29394, Ke.lley, H.M.S., Ma-ndurah, 1 Base Sub WX5749,.Birch, H.D., Waroona-Hamel, 2/ 7 Fld Coy Area · WX27580, Bissett, L.D., Albany, 28 AIB 29237, Martin, N.H., Darling Range, RAAF NX192079, Bull, R.T., Claremont, 35 AIB 3909, O'Donoghue.. J.J.A., Mount Hawthorn, 6 Mg WX14810, Chapman; A.B., Boyup Brook, 2/ 11 Aust Coy. . · · lnf Btn - . WX17392, Outridge, O.B., Boyup Brook, ';./ 2 PN Btn 427301, Currey, A. C., Wembley-Fioreat, RAAF 81448,_Papagioftsis, G., Applecross, RAAF B1cton-P~Imyra, WX263, Deimel, J.T., Nollamara-Nth Perth, 2/ 11 WX30618, Renfre'y, N.P., E. Hoy Btn AustIn~ 'Aust lnf Btn. . WX1981 , Renton, D.L., Boulder! 2/32 Btn. P ~ rk 11 24416, Djc kinson, J .R., E. Vie Park & VIetnam . WX7971, Rumble, N.M., E. V1c & V1etnam Veterans, 78 Field Artillery. . Veterans, 24 Anti-Tank Btn. 406564 Sir Thomas Dral

AUSTRALIAN EX-SERVICE ATOMIC .SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED . President: Mr. W.B. Plewright, ·23 Kenwick Way, Balga 6061 . Tel: 342 6718. Secretary: Mrs D. • Jack~on, PO Box 4~ 1, Midland 6056. Tel: 2941054. Treasurer: Mrs D. Thomas, 41 Parkfield Road, Kelmscott6111. Tel: 390 5762. Meets third Monday February, April (AGM), June, August, October, December at Behnont RSL Hall, Leake Street, Belmont, Bux 306 ex Perth Bus Station. AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN & WOMEN (INC.) State President: Mr L.C.W. Hutchfngs, 66 Kinsella Street, Joondanna. Tel: 444 4268. State Secretary: Mr Allyn Bryant, Tel: 401 5219.

AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL AIR SERVICE ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) President: John Griffith Tel: 24Q 2961. Secretary: Charley Hunt Tel: 401 6334. Meets first Thursday of AIR FORCES' CLUB (IN C) each month at Campbell Barracks {The House) Meets at RSL Hall, t

ASSOCIATION OF FIRST INFANTRY BCOF ASSOCIATION OF WA BATTALIONS (WA) President: Len Bland, PO Box 639, Balcatta 6021, Tel: 2/1 Aust lnf, 1RAR, Allied 1st Btns meet last Sunday 349 4189. Secretary: Doug Spice, 110 Daglish Street, of Feb. April, June, Aug, Oc ~. Nov at 10.00am Wembley 6014, Tel: 381 61'14. Treasurer: Greg Vietnam Memorial Pavilion, May Drive, Kings Park. Flanders; 98 Manning Road, Manning 6152, Tel: 450 BYO picnic, family welcome. Presi'dent: John 3511 . Meets fourth Monday (if Mon 'holiday meets Cunningham, Tel: 361 3483. Treasurer: Allan next day - Tuesday) 11 .00am from Feb to Nov at Unwin, Tel: 332 4579. Secretary: Peter Sewell, PO Belmont RSL Hall, cnr Great Eastern High.way and Box 65, Osborne Park WA 6017. Leake St, Belmont. Bus 306 new Bus Station or stand 45 cnr Pier Stand St Georges Terrace. ASSOCIATION OF WRENS WA BRANCH Meets fourth Thursday of each month, 10.30am Anzac BLINDED SOLDIERS OF ST DUNSTANS House. President: Mrs Mary Tearne, Lot 68 Sheoad ~USTRALIA . Tel (095) 241309. Hon. Secretary: WEST Close Baldivis6171 Retirement Village", Mrs Eiizabeth Newcombe, 32B Baldwln Street, Como President: Mr W.A. Waiters, "RSL Third Avenue, Mandurah, 6210. Tel; 535 3602. WA 6152. Secretary: Mr F.C. Wooler, 2 Rhagodia Court, AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM Heattleridge, 6027. Ph: 401 8130. Treasurer: as above·. VIETNAM ASSOCIATION WA BRANCH Meetings: 2nd Tuesday alternate months February on President: Brian Lawrance, 21 .Tidefall St, Safety 6ay at 1.45pm, Red Cross House, Murray Street, Perth. 6169. Tel: 527 3'957. Secretary: B~rry Long16 HazeJtine Court, Yanchep 6035. Tel: 5611741 . Treasurer: Eddie BRITISH EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION INC. Harkin, 5 Greenville St, Swanbourne 6010 Tel: 383 President: Mr D.E. Clarke,·Tel: 3091046. Sec!.Treas Mr 3630. Welfare Officer: Bob Smith: 14 Dundee Court, E.H. Martyn~P, Tel:277 2061 . MeetingsareheldatRSL Duncraig 6023. Tel: 448 5023. Meetings hel-9. after Club i~ Anzac House on each second Wednesday of Anzac Day AGM mid-June, birthday end of July and the month, commencing at 1.30pm. Correspondence other as shown in rtewsletters. to GPO Box E277, Perth WA 6001 . .Uitenlng Po•t....: Summer 1112-Pege 75 Uilit Associations cont. ..s .. '\ •

CAT ALINA CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA HEAVYANTI-AIRCRAF.T ASSOCIATO~ (WA) President:' Mr Brian Buzzard, TPI Homes, Henley President: Mr R.J . Linto, Unit 6-~7 Point Waiter Rd, &treat, Como WA 6052. · Tel: 313 2469. State Bicton 6157 . . Tel: (09) 339 3548. Secretary:· Mr L.S. Secretary/Treasurer: Mr Eric Garpenter, 21 Keerryore deGrussa, 43 Pitt St, Dianella 6062. TeJ: (09) 276 72~3 . Drive, Balg.a WA 6061 . Tel: 342 2779. Members a'dv1sed Social meetings held every month (lad1es welcome). by Newslette.r re meetings and functio.ns. For further information please contact Secretary. DEFENCE RESERVES ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) President: Colonel Rodney Will ox R FD, EO, 9 De ne St, HMAS HOBART· ASSOCIATION (WA DIVISION} · Mt Lawley 6050. Tel: 271 7332. Secretary: Lt Col Colin Pres'ident: Mr Jack London, 6/SO Homer Street, Gunn RFD, 34 Belvedere Rd, Hamersley 602£. Tel: 448 Dianella, 6062. Tel: 275 6366. Secretary: Mr Clyde 0091. Treasurer: Cpl Helen Cope, 2/260 Scarborough Goddard, 80 Derby Road, Shenton Park, .6008. Tel: aeach Rd, Doubleview6018. Tel: 446-5574. Committee 381 8705. Treasurer: Mr Jack O'Connell, 25 Stuart · meetings held mQnthly - all members welcome to Street, Maylands, 6051 . Tel: 271 6787. AGM and attend. For :-~enue and date contact any of the above. Reunion held February and social functions held / about four times each· year. For further information EX-FORTRESS ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION please contact any of the above. · President: Mr Harold Smith, 58 · Napier Street, Nedlands, 6009. Tel: 3~63305 . Secretary: Mr Rag Kidd, HMAS WARRAMUNGA VETERANS' ASSOCIATION 261 Holmes Road, Forrestfield, 6058.' Tel: 453 2393. President: Mr K.:r: (Keven) Johnson, 10 Nicholas Ave, Meetings: Mid-year general meeting and Christmas Quinns·Racks WA.6030. Tel: 305 1,.573. Secretary. Mr 'get together' and barbeque on a date and at a venue to T .E, (Tom) Oakley, 43 Strickland St, Mt Claremont WA be decided.. . All enquiries to the . Secreta,Y. 6010. Tel:'384 3042. Treasurer: Mrs P.D. (Pat) lngham, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION OF WA 13/ 55 Second Avenue, Mt Lawley WA 6050. Tel: President: Mr J. Duncari, 40 Kennedy Street, Melville, .271 1826. For any further information please contact 6156. Tel: 330 2174. Secretary: Mr K. Flangan, 19 any of the above. Constance St,reet, Darlington, WA 6070. Treasurer: Mr Dan London, 25 Glencoe Parade, Halls .Head, 6210. KOREA & SOUTH EAST ASIA FORCES Tel: 581 2869. Meetings first Wednesday of each month ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (WA BRANCH) (except January) at 1.30pm at Anzac Club, Perth. Meets second Saturday ·in June, September and December at the Belmont Sub-Branch of the RSL, 22 EX-PRISONERS OF WAB ASSOCIATON OF WA- Leake Street, Belmont. Time, 1000 ·hrs. Members will LADIES AUXILIARY · .· b4:1 notitred by Newsletter of the AGM held in March President: Mrs M. McDonald, 47 Wasley St, Mt Lawl.ey each year.-State President: Mr H.D. Whitehurst. Tel: WA 6050. Tel: 328 5927. Secretary: Mrs F. Duncan, 40 361 9062. State Secretary: Mr E.A.C. (AIIan) Newbey, Kennedy St, Melville, WA 6156. Tel: 330 2174. 18 Lawson Street, Bentley, 6102. Tel: 458 5614. State Meetings: Same time and place as men. Treasurer: Mr Harry Fowle, 11 Mirador Road, Morley, l EX-WRANS ASSOCIATIONVOF WA 6062. Tel: 276 4072. President: Miss Pamela Johnson, 92 Napier Street, LIM~LESS SOLDIERS' ASSOCIATION OF WA (INC) . Cottesloe, WA 6011. Tel: ~84 7236. Secretary: Mrs Stre~t . ("Wingies and Stumpies"). President: P.A. Collins. Rena Blackett, Unit 3, 35 Third Bicton, WA Secretary: C.C. Brown,· 80-82 Henley Street, Como, 6157. Tel: 339 5030. Treasurer: Miss Ameli a Travers, WA 6152. Tel: 450 6428 (Postal Address): Bag Lot No. 6/ 23 Calais Road, Scarborough, WA 6019. Tel: 341 2, Post Office, Como, WA 6152. meeting first Wednes- 1856. Meets the second Monday of each month at day each month except January, 1.30pm. Anzac House (unless otherwise advised). FEDERATED TB SAILORS' SOLIDERS\ & AIRMEN'S MIDDLE EASt VAD ASSOCIATION WA ASSOCIATION President: Mrs Rita Kneebone, 100 Reynolds Road, Mt President: Mr Frank Hamilton, 35 Clement Dr.ive, Plea~ant. Tel: 364 3311 . Secretary: Mrs P : ~ Payne , 11 Karrinyup 6018. Tel: 448 5204. Secretary: Mrs Grace Hurllngham Road, South Perth 6151 . Meetings as Storer, 16 Dowell Place, Bibra Lake Tel: 417 9598. called. Annual reunion nearest Saturday to November Meetings last MonQay each month except January., 23. Address for ccrrespond~nce: GPO Box T1729, Perth. "N" CLASS DESTROYER ASSOCIATION FLEET AIR ARM AS.SOCIATION OF AUSTRAL1A President: Mr P..' Rumble, 19 Cachuca Court, Duncraig President: Hilton .Devoreux, 21 .Regency .b.rlve, 6023. Tel: 448 6639. Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs D .. Thornlie WA 6108. Secretary: Theo Bushe-Jones, Higgins; 69 Spigl Way, Bateman 6150. 'Tel: 332 5723. 26 Baltic Mews, Waikiki WA 6169, Tel: 527 9186. Details of venue and times of meeting please contact Meets second Wednesday of each mqnth, 71 West Peter Rumble on 448 6639. · Parade, East Perth. All cqcrespondence to PO Box NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 3886, Stirling Street, Perth, WA 6849. C~TY OF FREMANTLE SUB-SECTION ' GUARDS ASSOCIATION OF WA President/ Seqretary: Mr A.D. Need ham, 16 Warragoon President: Mr Peter Mulrennan JP, (IG). Tel; 349 7591 . Crescent, Attadale. Tel: 330.3411 . Treasurer: Mr S.G. Secretary: Mr Andy Britton (GG): Tel: 4091144 (H) 409 Thoma ~. 9~ C~leman Crescent, Me,lville, 6156; Tel: 330 9468, 31 Backhouse Rd, Kingsley, 6026. Meeting: 1st 3427. Meetmgs: 113~hr s last Monday of each month at , 2~ Monday of the month at Aniac House, St "Georges ~~~ ~avy Club, Manne Terrace, Fremantle. Tel: 335 , Tee, Perth at 7.30pm (unless o~h · erwise a~vised) . 5 Pete 7$-Lletenlng Poet-Summer 1H2 U~t Associations cont. N.AW4L ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA RAAF 487-483 LANCASTER SQUADRONS CITY OF PERTH SUB-SECTION I ASSOCIATION .WESTERN AUSTRALIA - President: Mr B. Edmondson, 3 Moness Place Shelley President: A.C. (Gus) Belford DSO, 59 Sulman R·oad, WA 6156 Tel: 457 5620. Secretary: Mr D.J. McCiella1;1d, Wembley Downs, 6018. Tel: 3415484-Secretary/Treas- . 38B Hilarioo,Boad, Duncraig WA 6023 Tel: 448 3812. urer: Mr Jim Quinn, -9 Redcourt Road, Attadale, 6156. Meets fourth Tuesday of each month commencing at Tel: 3304151. Meetings: Four.times a yearatthe Royal 8.00pm at 71 W~st Parade, East Perth. All Australian Air Force Association, Bull Creek. correspondence tot he Secretary please at the above RAEME .VIETNAM ASSOCIATIQN (WA BRANCH) address.· President: Garry (Snow) Whykes, 33 Kanimbla Way, · NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (WES"FERN. Morley 6062. Tel: (09) 276 1920. Secretary: Don AUSTRALIAN SECTION) INC. Horsley, 11 Celestine . Street, Wanneroo 6065. Tel: State President: Mr Jack Appleby, 143 McDonald (09) 306 2946. Meetings held as required at 113 Fld Street,. Joondanna WA 6060. Tel: 444 3598. State Wksp lrwin Barracks, Karrakatta. Secretary: Miss Ann · Winton, 42 Bernard Manning RATS OF TOBRUK ASSOCIATION CWA BRANCH) Drive, Duncraig WA 6023. Tel: 448 8381 . All President: Kevin Scott, 24 Wilberforce St, Mt Hawthorn correspondence to ·Hon. State Secretary PO Box 6016. Tel: 444 4655. Secretary: W.C. (Bill) Mahar, ·272 . 8289, Stirling Street, Perth 6849. · ' Marmion St, Palmyra 6157. Tel: 339 2187. Committ~e NETHERLANDS EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. meets second Tuesday each month, 1.00pm Anzac OF AUSTRALIA INC. Club. Note: lnvitatio.ns to attend Tobruk Sundays are Presidellt Mr L. Kramer, 22 Kathleen St, Trigg 6020. limited to Asso.ciations who participated in the Tobruk Secretary: Mr J. te Loo, 11 David St, Mullaloo 6025. Tel: se·ige. - 401 7727. Meetings: Tuesday, _10.30am7 2.30pm. · REGULAR DEFENCE F.ORCES WELFARE Sundays 4.30pm-8.30pm. Held at the Coolbinia/ ASSOCIATION lWA BRANCH\ Yokine Amateur Football Club, Wordsworth Ave. · President: Air Corn. S.W. Dallywater OBE AE (Retd}. Yokine. Entrance to building opposite no. 27. All Tel:· (09)·386 .2744. Secretary: WO B:F. Cooper CD correspon.dence to Secretary, PO Box 99 Belmont AI MM. Tel: (H)(09) 401 4402,'(W) 421 4444. Treasurer: 6104. . ' Sgt R.A. Hinton. Tel: (09) 387 2237. NORMANDY VETERANS' ASSOCIATION ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION President: Mr J.E. Mayers, 15 Finlay Court, Rivervale, (BRANCH 1210 WA) · WA 6103. Tel: 478 2071 . Secretary: Mr A. Bruce, 2/ 159 President: N. Jarrett, 208 Mirrabooka Avenue, Fitzroy Road, Rivervale, WA 6103. Tel: 362 ·3597. Mirrabooka, 6061 . Tel: 349 0740. Secretary: Mrs A. Meetings to be held on 1st Tuesday each montti at Oldham, Unit 6/ 4 Pearson Place, Floreat Park. Tel: Anzac House at 11 .00am. 387 6241 . Meetings ~re held monthly. Please phone PARTIALLY BLINDED SOLDIERS' ASSOCIATION Chairman· for details 401 5839. . · OF .AUSTRALIA *WA BRANCH INC. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION General meeting held at Anzac House, 28 St Georges Eight branches and seven affiliated groups meet Terrace, Perth at 1.30pm first Tuesday each month, monthly at the Air Force Memorial Estate, Bull Creek except January. Secretary: Mr Maurice, John Rinaldi · ,Drive, Bull Creek, where a fully licensed club is open to (Maurie), 35 Weaponess Road, Sca'rborough, 6019Tel: members daily. Further information from State 3416151 . . . Secretary. Telephone 3;32 44_44. . PEGASUS (AIRBORNE FORCES) ASSOCIATION ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CORPS OF WE$TERN AUSTRALIA (INC) · · ASSOCIATION . President: Ken Barnes. Secr~tary : Bert Harris, 54 President: Mr J.N. Harrower, 7/ 120 Powell Street, Fitzroy Ad, Rivervale WA 6103: Ph: 362 2224. General Joondanna, WA 6060, Tel: 444 6193. Secretary: Mr meetings held at the Riverton RS.L first Sunday in Jan, R.J. McMahon, Unit 6, 52.Keymer Street, Belmont, Mar, May, July, Sept,. Nov at 1.00pm. Committee WA6104, Tel:4782598. Treasurer: Mr J.O: Deykin, 9 Meetings held at Anzac Club first Tues of 'Feb, Apr, Throssel Street. Dalkeith~,)VA 6009. Tet: 386 3795. June, Aug, Oct & Dec at 7.00pm. Luncheons held on ROYAL "AUSTRALIAN' ARMY NURSING CORPS the first Wed monthly Anzac Club, 12 noon. Ladies ASSOCIATION WA BRANCH ~ welcome. President: Miss . Lyn Pearton, 4 San Rosa Road, PERMANENT AIR FORCE BRANCH Wanneroo, 6065. Tel: 405'2537. Secretary: Betty Hunt- President: Ken Hai nes, Tel: 405 3567. Secretary: Ray Smith, 58 Ocean Drive, Quinn's Rocks, 6030. Tel: All an, Tel: 321 5576/ 320 8791. Meetings held on the 305 1382. .' . . 4th Monday of each month in the Eve Nicholls Room ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS at the Air Force Association, Bull Creek Drive, Bull ASSOCIATION . . · . President: Lt Col F.V. Hayes, 24 Shelldrake Way, ~oft~H EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATI~N Willetton, 6155. Jel: 457 4588. Secr e tary :~r R.B. ~I lA-BRANCH No. 9. Campbell: 108 West Road, Bassendean, 6054. Tel: President: Or W. Gorski, Tel: 332 4324. Hon 279 3502. . . Secr-etary: S. Zalewski, Tel: . 274 6280 . . f:ion. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY Treasurer: Mrs I. Redziejowaska, Tel: 390 9616. All . . A~SOCI~TION ('WA)· correspondence to 33 Eighth Avenue, Maylands WA Presideht: Mr J.A ..T. Hobbs, 10 ~dgarWay , Mt Pleasant 6051. . 6153. Tel: 364 35"68. Secretary/Welfare officer: Mr H.A. RAAF ASSOCIATION MANDURAH BRANCH Mofflin, Unit 5, No. 1 Hilda St, Shenton Piuk 6008. Tel: President: Alex Rose Ph: 535 3301. ·secretary: John 325 4366 ~ Tr ~ asurer .: Mr. R.J. Shurman, 41 Hayes·Ave, Gabriel Ph: 535 4314. Meets 3rd Tuesday of the mqnth Yakine. T~l : 3491843. Meet on the third Monday each at 2.00pm in the RSL Hall Febru~ry. ·April, June, month at 1O. OOam at A11zac Club. Meetings are open to August, O~tobe · r and Oecember. all members, and members of affiliated Associations. U.t~nlng Poat-Summer 1912 .:... · p~~ge 77 Unit Associations cont...... ' ROY AL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION (WESTERN OFW.A. ' AUSTRALIAN BRANCH) . . .. Pre.sident: M.J. Ryan, Tel: (Bus) 321 3808 (A/H) President': Mr Solle Stoll, 70 Canada Street, D1anelle ·307 2385.-Secretary: T.R. Beard, Tel: 367 3002. Meets 6062. Tal: 276 7633. Secretary: Mr.J.R. Hamilton, Unit second Sunday Jn February, April, June, August' and 2, No. 1 Kemp Place, Rivervale 6103. Tel: 479 1286. .October at 11oldfast Barracks, cnr Washington Street Meetings are arranged for six times in the year on the and Canning t:iighway, Victoria Park at 10.30hrs. 3rd Wednesday of the month. Contact either of the ROYAL t\USTRALiAN .NAVY CORVETTES above.for more information. · ASSOCIATION (WA) State President: A. E. . Reed, 88 Matheson"' Road, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT Applecross WA 6153. Tel: 364 5302. S~ate Secretary: J. ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Sh~pheard, Unit45, Ocean Gardens, 6o-Kalinda Drive, President: Ken Barrington. Tel: 446 4227. Secretary: (;jty Beach. Tel: 385 6400. State Treasurer: M. Corry, 4 Kevin Trent. Tel: (h) 367 7794 (o) 323 ·4485. All Nottingham Street, East Victoria Park. Tel: 361 2824. correspondence cl- 3 Broad Street, Kensington, WA Meetings: Feb'ruary, May, August, November. 6151 . Meets second Wednesday of each month . : .. (except January) - Contact the Sec·retary for details ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS ASSOCIAT·ION of venue and timing. · OFWA President:· Peter Lofdahl, 1/B Brecknock Way, THE ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION Girrawheen 6064. Tel: 342 7871. Secretary: Bert Lane, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH 6 River Ave. Maddington 6109. Tel: 459 3032. President: Mr N. Bell, Uhit 2/ 14 Joseph St, Maylands Treasurer: Br_uce Jell is, Tel: 447 6270. Meetings: Anzac 6051 Tel: 370 4775. Secretary: Mr Scott MacBain, 20 House first Thursday of each month at 7.00pm except Manders Way, Singleton 6175. Meetings: committee January, m~ets at Navy Club Inc., 26 Marine Terrace, Fremantle ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS ASSOCIATION at 1900 hrs·second Monday of each month. General Chairman: Mr P. Norris, 72 James Street, Gosnells, me.eting: at 2000 hrs. last Monday of each month, same 6010. Tel: 398 4508. ·secretary: MrS. Kent, I,Jnit 2199 place. · Owtram Road, Armadale, 6112. Tel: 339 7375. Meets second Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm at Anzac THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION PERTH House. · (WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH) . Chairman: Mr Den is Porter, Lot 4 Connell Ave, Martin SUBMARINE OLD COMRADES' ASSOCIATION ·oF WA 6110. 490 2136. Hon. Secretary: Mr David Lee, 13 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Harcourt Pla~e. Bellevue WA 6056. 274 4847. Postal President:.Tony Tyson, 12 Kooyon_g Ad, Rivervale WA · Address: PO Box 1692, Midland 605~. Meetings third 6103. Secretary: M.M.E. (MichaeJ) Pearson, 8-106 · Wednesday of each month at Anzac House at 7.00pm. Terrace Ad, Perth 6000 Ph: 221 1037. Meets at the Leederville Bowfing Club second Wednesday of every THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION month at 7.30pm (except Decemb~r). · (ROCKINGHAM AND DISTRICTS) BIRANCH Chairman: Mr David Wiseman, 7 Andros Road, Safety THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF TOTALLY & . Bay6169Tel: 5921458. Hon Secretary: MrWalter East, PERMANENTLAY INCAPACITATED EX-SERVICE 6 Baltic Mews, Waikiki q169. Tel: 527 8588. Hon. MEN AND WOMEN LIMITED WESTERN · Treasurer: Mrs Dorothy Rawe, 20 Elmslie Street, Orelia AUSTRALIAN BRANCH INC. 6167 Tel: 419 4749. Meetings: First Tuesday of each TPI Memorial Estate, Bag Lot 2, Post Office, Como month at TS Anzac, Point Peron.Road at 7.30pm. 6152. President: Eric J. Aherf.l OA~. Secretary: P.eter Lofdahl, Address: 80 Henley St, Como 6152. Phone 450 THIRTYNINERS' ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 1893 or 450 1921. Meetings 2nd Tuesday of each Meeting dates: Gallipoli Room, Anzac House; 4th month (except January) commencing at 10.30am . . Wednesday March, May, July, September and Lunches available weekdays·- by .booking one day Nov~mber : All enquiries to the Secretary. State prior. Pres1dent: Mr J.P. Hall, AM BEM JP, Unit A/3 Hellam Grove, Booragoon 6154. Tel: 364 7776. State THE AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT Secretary: Mrs F. E. Johnson OAM, 38 Renwick Street, ASSOCIATIOf'j, WA BRANCH . South Perth. Tel: 367 5949. President: Mr Jack Patterson, 15A Greville Way, Girrawheen, Tel: 342 0142. Secretary: B. Thomas, 9 V.A. ~ A.A.M.W.S. (A) Queens Road, Mt Pleasant 6153. Tel: 364 3008. Pre~ident: Glyn Cody, 138A Karrinyup Road, Meetings first Monday each mo11th (except Janua,Y) Karnryup 6018. Tel: 341 3323. Secretary: Efia McGinn, Anzac Club 1130, when Monday is a public holiday the 9 Castile Street, Wembley Downs, 6019. Tel: 446 3742. first Tuesday. All ex Water Transport welcome. Meetitigs_ arranged monthly at members homes.· contact Secretary for information. THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION WANNEROO BRANCH VIETNAM LOGISTICS SUPPORT VETERANS' President: Brigadier N.E.G. (Tony) Manuel (Ret), 398 ASSOCIATION Bel mont Avenue, Kewdale, Tel: 277 2367. Hqnorary President: Ric Gilling, 137 Waterford Drive Hillarys Secretary: Rupert Plate!, 49 -Banksia Street, 6q25 Tel: 401 9304 (H) 300 1582 (B) .. Secretary: Don Joondanna, Tel: 444 4914. Meets ·second Tuesday of H1tchenson, Lot 156 Forest Hills Pde, Bindoon 6502. each month at the Nollamara Autumn Centre, Sylvia Tel: 5761414, Fax/Ans 5761422: Meetings bi-monthly Street, Nollamara at 1.30pm. at venue to be announced. Page 78-Listening Post-Summer 1192 Unit Associations cont. . . VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF 2/3RD LT.A.A. REGIMENT, ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA WA BRANCH INC. CWA BRANCH) . . . .PO Box 21, Maylands 6051. Office: 219 R. ilway President W.G. Connor• .6 Exton Place, Spearwood, Parad~ Maylands. Ph: 370 3011 . Fax: 332 4964. WA 6163. Tel: 418 3051 . Secretary: G.G. Fellows, 15. Prt;;si~ent: Rob Cox 332 4964. Secretary: lan Hunter Martell Street, ·warnbro, · WA 6169.· Tel: 593 12Z3. 341 ~621. Welfare officer Joe Cox 332 4964. Meetings Treasurer: G.P.M. Howat, 20 Milne Street, Baywater, are held t·hree-mo,nthly, Red Cross Hall, Verdun Street, WA 6053. T.el: 271 5352. Meetings as arranged by • rear RGH Hollywood. committee. · ...... ~ ..... · ~· .,.. .- "· ,.. , .... WA RSL BOWLS SECTION 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION.ASSOCIATION Managef!lent Committee meet every third Monday Committee.'me,ets when necessary. President: K.E. at t~e .K•tchener Park Bowling Club at 10.00am. Eckermann, 31 Tranquil Road, Kelmscott 6111. Tel: Pres1dent:-Mr Dudley Docking, Tel: 3411795. Hon. 390 6072. Secretary: F.J. {Banjo) Binstead, 101 Star State Secretary: Mr Ted Philp, Tel: 450 4033.. Street, Carlisle 6101. Tel: 361 8762: ' . WRAAC ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) 2/4TH MACHINE .GUN BATTALION AIF ASSOCIATION President: Ms Clare Brody, 25a Maree Street, Hamer.sley WA 6022, Tel: 342 5482. Secre.tary: Mrs Presideht: P.R. Tomkins, 2 Devlin Place, Morley WA · .Nancy Carlson, 24 lveston Road, Lynwood 6147 ·Tel: 6062. Secretary:· C.J. McPherson, 24 Rosemead 457 3984. Address all correspondence to Box 6149, Avenue, B.eechboro WA 6063. Tel: 377 5838. Meetings East Perth· WA 6892. · · third Tuesd~y each month at . ~O.OOam . WRAAF BRANCH- RAAF ASSOCIATION 2/7TH AUSTRALIAN FIE.LD REGIMENT President: Mrs E. Southern, 31 L

·7 ARMY TROOPS COY RAE ASSOCIATION Before joining the A Walsh was a typic;:al decent President: Jack Benari, 38 Roebuck Drive, Manning If country boy with a strong faith the 9athohc religlo,n WA 6152, Tel: 450 3876. Secretary: Alec Wallace, k~owledge 24/31 East Street, Fremantle WA 6160. Annual gave him and a great of. Henry Lawson s · reunion last Friday of September. past members poems- whict"\ he frequently quotes as analogues most welcome. to their·hardships as POWs. · . . One of t-he interesting aspects of the book 1s. th~ 11TH DIVISION SIGNALS ASSOCIATION leadership qualities that emerged ·from a sel~ct For enqtliries contact- President: Lt Col O.R. Videan, group ·ot . the men, particularly Sergeant .Ke1th • 23 Halley Street, lnnaloo 6018. Tel: 446 6304. Secret- · Kingsford Smith and Pr.ivate J1m 9arr .who ~ad ary: Rob Hutchings, 21 Melbourne Way, Morley 6062. undertaken a St Johns Ambulaoce F.rst A1d Course Tel: 276 3158. Regul~tr meetings held at 150 Harbourne W~mbley . before the war and in the absence of proper medical Stret, staff became responsible· for the sick under the 11TH 1914-1918 & 2/11TH BN ASSOCIATION awful conditions they endured. Pre.sident:'.K.T. Johnson, MBE EO JP, 37 Blaven Way, . ~en Ardross 6153. Secretary/Treasurer: J.C. Watson, 686 When victory finally came, the at Jukefu assumed control of their: own desttmes dunng the Canning· Highway, Applecrqss 6153. Tel: 364 2126. unde~ Meetings: third Tuesday each month (except January) several weeks before they came direct Allied JO.OOam, Gallipoli Room, Anzac House. control. Verdun Walsh who had made several trips . to a Japa"nese naval depot to rene~ supplies as. ·a 16TH· BATTALION, THE CAM~~ON POW went back after the surrender m the name of HIGHLANDERS OF WA ASSOCIATION General MacArthur and drew generous·supplies of President: Mr Bob Woods, 32 Marjorie Avenue, food and sake for the POWs which quickly restored Shelley WA 6t55, Tel: 457 2229. Secr'etary:,Mr Jim their spirits and health. . Rich.ardson, 6 lsaac Street, Melville WA 6156, Tel: The men· finally retu.fned to Australia on HMS 330 5405. Members advised re meetings by written Formidable, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. letter as required. The book is available for $35 including postage from Vat Walsh & Associates, 11 Regent Street, 44TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION Committee meets when called. Annual Reunion on Ryal, NSW 2112, Phone (02) 809 2367. advice. President: R. Collins, 134 ·Roseberry Street, PETER FIRKINS. Bedford. Tel: 271 4448. 48TH & 2/48TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION President: D. Mclean, Unit 2/50 Endeavour Avenue, Bullcreek 6155. Secretary: D.A. Hamilton, 80 Stoneham Road, Attadale 6156. Tel: 330 2923. Meetings and luncheon held at the Carltor Ho.tel, 248 Hay Street East at 1J .30am on the third Monday of Last Post cont. from page 74 each month. 460 SQUADRON RAAF ASSOCIATION (WA) President: W.E.M. (Gerry) Bafeman, DFC, 221 South NF389020, Newman, S.R., Kojonup, AWAS HQ LHQ Terrace, Como 6152. Tel: 367 3063. Secretary: N.B. 427540, Nurse, J.R., Scarborough, RAAF · Johnson, 63 Kirwan Str ~ et , Floreat Park 60.14. Tel: 387 202993, Paton, A. H., .Aibany, L~oporth Highlands 4229. Treasurer: T.R. Gallop, 19 Felstead Crescent, 83364, Pearce, E.L., Busselton, RAAF Hamersley"6022. Tel: 447 4037. Meetings are held four WX1356, Pollard, V., Riverton, 79 Sqn RAAF- 6 Div. times a year. · WX32167, Quayle, V., Wembley-Fioreat, 1 Supply WX27846, Reeves, M.G., Subiaco,..11 AIB 1940 DUNKIRK VETERANS ASSOCIATION WX37789, Sermon, P.W., Eastern Hills, 28 lnf Btn. Meets first Tuesday each mO'ntb North.Perth Bowling 28015048, Simmons, R.G., Nollamara-Nth Perth, Club 1.30pm. President: R.H. Duncalfe, Tel: 295 1689. Secretary/T J easurer ~ Technical. Peter W. Hesselr, Tel: 344 1156. ABR.0 .1595, Smart, B.B., City of Perth, Burma A 10333Q, Stewart, J.M., Gnowangerup-Borden, WAAF. . WX37·782, Taylor, W.C., Wembley-Fioreat, RAE 19778, Tedde.r, O.R., Como, RAN WX26897, Thompson, R.H., Canning Dist-Victoria · Park, 2/28 Aust lnf Btn, 7101, Weob, S.L., Beverley, RAAF • 710, W~stbrook , J., Manning, Aust Army Vet Corps. WX17586, Willoughby, LE., Wembley-Fioreat, 2/ 11 Aust lnf Btn. · . . F2840, Wilson, C.H. , Osborne Park, RAN KEEP TH~ FLAG ·53()16; Woodhouse, H., Mandurah, RAAOC . WX39742, Wooding, L.M., Mount Barker, 30 A!B P-ae 80-L'-tenlng Post-summer1112 An outstanding · collection of Classic Cars for less than 44t a card Do you know? ... 0 Which Italian rally car of the 1970s won the Monte Carlo Rally 4 times? 0 Which German car featured the first 'Gullwing' design? 0 Which is the fastest; the Ferrari F40 or the Lamborghini Countach? You will discover the answers to dozens of questions with this fascinating reference set. .. Everything you want to know about the world's greatest classic cars. This i? your chance to exj3erience the thtills, the triumphs and the glamour at the give-away price of just $1 (including postage and handling).

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