‘I am the forgotten soldier’ The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Appeal. Torrens Parade Ground.

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 1 2/22/2012 1:56:58 PM A message from the Co-Chairmen of the Aboriginal and A message from His Excellency A message from Ms Marj Tripp Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Appeal Rear Admiral AC Chair, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CSC RANR War Memorial Committee Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and Governor of The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War women have volunteered to serve Australia The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Memorial Committee consists of a group of in every conflict in which Australia has been Islander War Memorial will provide Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal veterans and involved from the Boer War to the present a special focus for commemorating friends. Some years ago they noted that the military service day. the contribution of all Aboriginal and Torres rendered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders was not formally recognised with any major memorial. This failure was described by Strait Islander people who have served and Much of this service was rendered at many as a ‘gaping hole’ in the rich tapestry of remembrance of our Sir AC CVO who continue to serve in the defence forces a time when Aborigines did not enjoy nation. of Australia. full constitutional rights and were technically prevented from enlisting. The Memorial Committee I chair was formed and for some time it They did so and continue to do so with has worked very hard to raise the funds necessary to ensure our loyalty, courage and determination. Despite these barriers, Aborigines did enlist and rendered memorial project proceeds. To achieve this, we have enlisted the support of prominent and leading members of the South Australian distinguished service in all theatres of conflict. Some were This memorial will remind us of the sacrifices community to form a fundraising Appeal Committee. decorated for gallantry, wounded or taken as prisoners of war. made by these Australians, who were not Others were killed in action and now lie forever in another country. officially identified upon enlistment, nor In recent months each member of this Appeal Committee was regarded as Australian citizens, until after approached, and unconditionally accepted an invitation, to help Until now Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander us raise the balance of funds necessary to complete this worthy 1967. service has largely been unrecognised. This project. comes as something of a surprise in a country It will serve as an important addition to South that places such emphasis on loyalty, a fair go I commend this project to you and sincerely thank the Appeal Australia’s cultural and military heritage, and and mateship - all important aspects of the Committee (listed on the last page of this brochure) for their as a place for reflection and education for us ANZAC spirit. dedication and support. all. Mr Bill Denny AM This Memorial will be a significant and fitting acknowledgement of As we head toward the Centenary of ANZAC this is the perfect As Patron of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait the contribution made by thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait time to remedy this anomaly. Islander War Memorial Project, I strongly Islander people in the defence of Australia from the Boer War to the commend the project to you. present day. The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander War Memorial will, for the first time, truly recognise the significant contribution made by For too long the contribution of these people has been largely Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the security of our unrecognised. Now is the time to honour them appropriately and nation in times of great peril. In doing so it will pull together the for their story to be told. final threads of the rich tapestry of remembrance that is so much part of the ANZAC spirit and, more broadly, what it means to be The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Committee: Australian. Marj Tripp, Chair (ex WRANS), Frank Lampard, Deputy Chair (ex RAAMC), Franke Clarke (ex 5 RAR Vietnam), Gil Green (ex 7 RAR Vietnam), Les Kropinyeri (ex 9 RAR Vietnam), Lewis O’Brien (ex Please join us to help make this unique project a reality. Merchant Navy), Janine Haynes, Jock Statton (ex 9 RAR Vietnam), Mick Mummery (ex 9 RAR Vietnam), Bill Hignett (ex 86 Tpt Pl Vietnam), Bill Denny (ex 86 Tpt Pl Vietnam), Ian Smith (RACMP Bosnia), Rosslyn Cox, Jennifer Layther, Simone Campbell

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 2 2/22/2012 1:57:01 PM Remembering the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who served in the Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women have fought and died for Australia. While they have served in every conflict and peacekeeping mission from the Boer War to the present, it is impossible to accurately determine how many Australian Aboriginal people have served in the Australian Defence Force. Policy varied over time, but at various points Aboriginal people were discouraged or prohibited from enlisting - prompting those who wished to enlist to remain silent about their cultural heritage. Identifying Aboriginal people in service records which do not record Aboriginality is the subject of ongoing research. The Memorial The Memorial Site An Australian first, the Aboriginal and Torres The chosen site for the war memorial has two Strait Islander War Memorial will honour the significant, culturally diverse historical aspects. memory and contribution made by Aboriginal Before European settlement the area around and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and River Torrens was named Karrawirraparri by the women in the defence of Australia. local Aboriginal people, the Kaurna (literally ‘Red It will demonstrate community respect and instil Gum Forest River’). The Torrens was and still is a sense of pride in all those who served. It will important to the Kaurna because of the shelter be an enduring symbol of the efforts of so many afforded by the red gums and the food obtained who have served in every conflict that Australia from them. They fished, hunted and gathered, has been involved in and provide a peaceful and held ceremonies there. setting to contemplate those lost to war. The Torrens Parade Ground has a long-standing The artists’ vision for the design of the memorial military association dating back to the early has been to provide a nationally significant colony and has been used as a mustering point memorial that educates and acknowledges to for troops leaving for wars and as a base for army the general public the significance of the efforts units. of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The cultural significance of the location The conceptual focus of the memorial gives is summarised in City Council’s attention to both fulfilling Aboriginal rituals and Community Land Management Plan for the those of the Defence Force. A strong symbolic area, which states that the park hosts “the main cultural interconnectedness underpins all military venue for the state and an assemblage aspects of the memorial design. of the main war memorial places in the State. It is highly a symbolic tract of landscape that has always been a stage for South Australian primary symbolic, commemorative, memorial and recreational events and activities prior to and following colonisation.”

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 3 2/22/2012 1:57:01 PM The Ceremonial Centre

The Ceremonial Centre provides a contemplative and reflective focal point to honour the memory and contribution made by all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women. A circular area, partially set into the ground, will create an internal ambience and sanctuary. The containing wall will include four bronze insignia representing Navy, Army, Air Force and Merchant Navy and accommodate the laying of floral tributes. The Memorial was designed by artists Tony Rosella, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin and Michelle Nikou.

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FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 5 2/22/2012 1:57:06 PM Coolamon Rainbow Dreaming Serpent

Within the Ceremonial The Rainbow Dreaming Serpent is a Centre there will be a national symbol that tells the story Coolamon and place for of the creation period. ritual fire. The Coolamon is To Aboriginal people the creator spirit is presented in a a central artefact to hold variety of physical forms, most notably in the physical representation of the Rainbow Dreaming Serpent. At the a ritual fire that will be lit beginning of time great ancestral beings roamed the vast to honour and remember Australian landscape creating the physical form of our country. It is therefore fitting that the Serpent is at the heart of the those who have served our Ceremonial Centre. country. The Coolamon will be cast in bronze and on significant dates of remembrance will hold smoking gum leaves to cleanse and prepare the site.

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 6 2/22/2012 1:57:06 PM Boulder

The boulder will be a national representation of special features in the landscape created by the ancestral beings such as the Rainbow Dreaming Serpent. The Rainbow Dreaming Serpent moved through the landscape giving power, life and law to all things living. Where the Rainbow Dreaming Serpent stopped it made a significant marker and story in the landscape such as a special shaped rock or a river, a waterhole, the stars, sun and the moon all giving unique characteristics to the Australian landscape. The rock is of great symbolic significance to all Aboriginal people as it was one of the main surfaces on which they would record a story of country, sacred knowledge and powerful images. The memorial rock demonstrates Aboriginal people’s connection to land, stories, to each other, and close connection to the past. Inside the war memorial rock lives an ancestral being who safeguards and protects the memorial. The boulder will be sourced from a quarry at Black Hill near Walkers Flat which is Peramangk country. The appropriate ceremonies will be carried out upon delivery of this boulder and will be significant to the overall ambience of the memorial.

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Surrounding the Ceremonial Centre is a grassy mound upon which stand two bronze guardian figures representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women. A large boulder intersects the circle linking both the Ceremonial Centre and the surrounding mound.

The mound is sympathetic to the Aboriginal people and the Dreaming as well as in keeping with the history of the surrounding area. On the southern side of the parade ground was the place of Tarnda Kanya Rock Dreaming. The place of the Red Rock Kangaroo Dreaming is a grouping of culturally significant rocks, however once European settlers arrived the rocks were quarried and many of the buildings along North Terrace were built out of these sacred rocks. The guardians, a male and female, will be cast in bronze and placed near the edge of the wall overlooking the Ceremonial area. They are venerated in this position and, through the landscape, remain connected to land and in close proximity to the rock. The figures represent both servicemen (WWI uniform) and servicewomen (Australian Army Medical Women’s Service WWII). The grass mound gently and respectfully raises the figures to prominence, reminding us of the land they proudly fought to keep, suggesting they are both the defenders of Australia and the keepers of a deeper knowledge about the land.

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Symbols will be carved onto the rock that refer to the empathy between the decorated warrior and the soldier.

While not widely practiced today, traditionally Scars tell us when to raise the status of a person, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people identify the initiated or the coming of age of a adorned their skin with sacred markings and boy or girl. Importantly, scarring symbols are symbols through scarification practice. The a rite of passage that is endured through pain military also shares this form of decorating the and each deliberately placed scar tells a story body. While not directly on the skin soldiers are of endurance, identity, status, beauty, courage, honoured with rank insignia, service medals and sorrow or grief. decorations. The acknowledgement of both warrior and The art of tribally adorning the skin has been soldier will symbolically reinforce the deep widely practiced for thousands of years by cultural interconnectedness throughout the Aboriginal people. At the beginning of the memorial and will tell another story shared creation period ancestral beings such as the through a symbolic language. Rainbow Serpent created the permanent features that are seen in our landscape today; in caves, rock faces, escarpments, trees, hills and rocky outcrops. The stories are re-told and carved into the walls of caves, in rock faces and through scarification and cutting into the body. Culturally this reinforces that Aboriginal people are one with their country.

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 9 2/22/2012 1:57:09 PM Private Gordon Charles Naley 1st Australian Imperial Force World War One 1914-1918

Gordon Charles Naley was the son of William Naley, the station manager of Mundrabilla Station near Eucla WA, and an East Mirning woman whose name is not known. He was born at Mundrabilla Station on 20 January 1884, and was adopted by the wife of one of the station owners.

Gordon was working as a labourer when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 17 September 1914, less than seven weeks after the outbreak of war.

Posted to the 16th Battalion, Gordon took part in the Landing at ANZAC on 25 April 1915 and the fierce fighting on Pope’s Hill and at Quinn’s Post in the following month. In late May 1915, he was evacuated with enteric fever, and due to hospitalisation on Malta and in England, could not rejoin his unit in France until August 1916. Gordon fought in the Battle of Mouquet Farm a few days after rejoining the 16th Battalion, and after a bout of the mumps over the winter, fought in the First Battle of Bullecourt in April 1917 where he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans.

Gordon was repatriated to England in January 1919. Two weeks later he married Cecilia Karsh at the United Methodist Church, Fulham. He had met Cecilia whilst she was working as a nurse’s assistant during his long recovery from enteric fever in 1915/16. The couple shipped back to Adelaide on 23 July 1919 and Gordon was discharged on 21 September 1919.

Cecilia and Gordon settled at Barmera and had six children. Gordon died at Myrtle Bank on 28 August 1928 aged 44 and was buried in the AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide.

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 10 2/22/2012 1:57:09 PM Corporal Timothy Hughes MBE MM 2nd Australian Imperial Force World War Two 1939-1945

Timothy Hughes, son of Walter Stanford Hughes and Gladys Adams, was born on 28 April 1919 at Point Pearce Aboriginal Station, South Australia. His father was of Narrunga descent and his mother of Kaurna. Tim was educated to fifth grade before working for his father as a contract shearer. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 4 December 1939.

Posted to the 2/10th Battalion, Tim took part in the defence of Tobruk, Libya between April and August 1941 and fought in the battle of Milne Bay, Papua, during August to September 1942. In Decem- ber the unit joined allied forces assaulting Buna. On the 26th, during the advance along the old airstrip, his platoon was pinned down by machine gun fire. He climbed on top of a dispersal bay and, despite coming under concentrated fire from three directions, threw grenades at two Japanese posts. Using a sub-machine gun, he then protected his comrades while they took cover. He made three sorties to silence the enemy’s weapons, enabling the platoon to consolidate its position. For these actions he was awarded the Military Medal.

Hughes was wounded at Sanananda on 19 January 1943. He returned to Australia in March 1943, was promoted to Substantive Corporal in June and joined the 31st Employment Company in August. After several spells in hospital with malaria, he was discharged on 5 September 1945.

He resumed share-farming for four years at Point Pearce, then in 1953 leased a soldier-settler block at Conmurra which he worked successfully for 22 years. He was the first chairman of the Aboriginal Lands Trust, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1970. Tim Hughes died in April 1976 and is buried at Centennial Park.

“We came to love one another in that section. We depended on each other, and throughout some fairly stiff actions we got to know just about everything about each other . . .Our love for him was such that there could be no place for any colour barrier...we were forced together by events, and our comradeship was completely necessary.”

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 11 2/22/2012 1:57:09 PM Leading Aircraftman George Tongerie Royal Australian Air Force World War Two 1943-1946

George Tongerie was born around 1925. After his mother died during childbirth he was taken from his family and placed at the Colebrook Home in Oodnadatta.

George was seventeen years old and working as a ringer on a farm at Wilmington when, in search of excitement, he decided to join the air force. After seeking permission from the Protector of Aborigines, he travelled to Adelaide and enlisted on 29 June 1943.

George served from 1943 until 1946 as a flight mechanic with 86 Squadron RAAF in Borneo and New Guinea.

86 Squadron flew air interception and ground attack missions against the Japanese. George recollected later that “It was not much fun when your mates went out on a raid and you had no idea who would return.”

George was the only Aboriginal man in the squadron and, he recalls with a smile, the reaction of the locals who simply couldn’t understand how he came to be amongst all the “white fellas”. On the other hand, newcomers to his own unit often mistook George for a local Papua New Guinean. He concluded his service on 14 February 1946 with 5 Maintenance Group Headquarters.

When he returned to Adelaide he still found he was treated as a second-class citizen. He recalls, “When Maude and I moved into our war service home our new neighbours were fine because they were ex-service people, but other people living in the suburb raised a petition to get us out. “I was disappointed because I had fought for our country and I did think I would be treated differently when I got back.”

Fellow veterans always treated George well, even asking him to lead 86 Squadron on ANZAC Day each year until a stroke put an end to his marching days.

George and Maude have been married for 62 years and together, raised three sons.

He still lives in the war service home he moved into all those years ago.

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 12 2/22/2012 1:57:09 PM WRAN Marjorie Anne Tripp Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service 1963 – 1965

Marjorie Anne Tripp is believed to be the first Aboriginal woman to enlist into the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS).

Marj is the daughter of Cissie Sumner and was born in Adelaide. In 1963, Marj was looking for a career. She recalls that she had to decide on either becoming an air hostess or joining the services. Following the example of her cousin and her brother, Marj decided to join the Navy.

After basic training at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria, Marj was posted to HMAS Albatross in Nowra, New South Wales, where she served for two years. In those days marriage meant obligatory separation from the services and Marj’s career in the WRANS ended upon her marriage in 1965.

Marj regards her period of service in the WRANS as some of the best days of her life and she recalls how the military training imbued a sense of reliability and the importance of hard work. It set the standard for the work ethic she adopted for the rest of her life.

After her service in the WRANS, Marj became a mother to five children. After raising her family she went to university and gained a qualification in social work.

Subsequently she worked as a Manager in the area of Aboriginal Affairs until her retirement in 2006.

Marj was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001, the Premier’s Award for service to the Aboriginal community in 2010 and has received number of other awards for her service to the community.

“I had just turned twenty when I joined up. I was treated the same as anyone else, even though I was Aboriginal. We didn’t need to fight; we weren’t forced to go, but a lot of us volunteered and we fought the same as everyone else.”

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 13 2/22/2012 1:57:09 PM Private Frank Clarke Rifleman, Royal Australian Infantry Vietnam 1966-1967

Frank Clarke was born in Bordertown in 1946 and spent his childhood in the local district.

On 17 January 1964 and straight out of school, Frank joined the Australian Regular Army. After recruit training at Kapooka, New South Wales, Frank joined the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and undertook specialist training at the Infantry Centre at Ingleburn.

A posting as a rifleman in A Company, of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) in Enoggera, Brisbane followed.

In February 1966 Frank was posted to 5RAR in Holsworthy, New South Wales.

Frank was married in May 1966 and two days later he was deployed to Vietnam.

He arrived in Vietnam on 12 May 1966 and was immediately deployed on operations. Perhaps, his most memorable operation was when D Company 5RAR was deployed to reinforce D Company 6RAR immediately following 6RAR’s involvement in the Battle of Long Tan. Long Tan was the largest battle in which Australian forces were involved in the Vietnam War.

Upon return to Australia Frank served with 5RAR, 7RAR and 3RAR before he sought discharge in February 1970.

Leaving the military behind, Frank joined South Australian Railways where he was employed as a fettler on a special gang re-sleepering the track between Wolseley and Mount Gambier. Frank transferred to the Commonwealth Railways in the same role a year later.

In 1975 Frank left the railways and worked in a variety of positions including a job as court attendant in the High Court of Australia. He later moved to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra.

In 1984 Frank transferred to the Aboriginal Education and Training Branch of the South Australian Government. He later transferred to the Department of Education and Children’s Services, a position he held until his retirement in 2000.

Frank has eight children, eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren and now lives happily in retirement in Port Augusta.

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 14 2/22/2012 1:57:09 PM Marine Engineer Lewis William Arthur O’Brien Merchant Navy 1953-1955

Lewis O’Brien is the son of Ernest Patrick O’Brien and Gladys Simpson. He was born on 25 March 1930 at Point Pearce Aboriginal Station, South Australia. His mother was of Kaurna and Ngadjuri descent. Lewis attended Ethelton Primary School and later Le Fevre Technical School.

After leaving school in 1946, Lewis was apprenticed to the South Australian Railways as a fitter and machinist. He qualified in his trade in 1953. Later that year he left the SAR to join the Merchant Navy where he worked as an Engineer on oil tankers. He served on six ships and travelled around the world. Lewis subsequently saw service on other ships and continued as a merchant mariner until 1955.

Upon leaving the Merchant Navy Lewis entered private enterprise as a fitter. In 1957 he married Pauline Sansbury and together they raised a family of five boys and one girl.

In 1977 Lewis joined the Education Department as a Liaison Officer supporting Aboriginal students, a position he held for 12 years. In 1989 he moved to Underdale College of Advanced Education as a Library Resource Officer. In 1992 he became the Director at Kura Yerlo Aboriginal Community Centre at Largs Bay, a position he held until his retirement in 1995.

Lewis is a published author and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001. He was recently made a Honorary Doctor of . He is well known within the community of South Australia as a Kaurna Elder.

Lewis has fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and lives happily in semi retirement at Ethelton.

“I died for a cause I held just in the service of my land... that you and yours may say in freedom... I am proud to be an Australian.”

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 15 2/22/2012 1:57:10 PM The Appeal

How you can help:

The Appeal Committee is seeking support from individuals, corporations and groups who recognise the importance of expressing gratitude for the efforts made by our first Australians in the defence of Australia.

You can either make a personal gift, or contribute through a company, professional practice or industry group. To enable participation at the highest level, gifts to the Appeal may be spread over two years and payable at a time most suitable to you. Donations may be made through the person who approaches you for your support, or through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Appeal Office, Level 13, 200 Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000. Your contribution can be a memorial gift on behalf of a loved one, or to commemorate a family name.

Donors to the Appeal will be appropriately acknowledged at the discretion of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Committee.

All donations are tax deductible. The incorporated body holding the tax exemption applicable to donations to this appeal is the Anzac Remembrance Appeal – 1965 Trust Fund Inc. ABN 77 184 885 894. Cheques should be made payable to the Anzac Remembrance Appeal and identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Donation.

Payment by EFT to be directed to: BSB 035-502 Account Number 230025 Description of payment to be ATS and include payee’s name

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 16 2/22/2012 1:57:11 PM Designated Gifts

In supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Appeal, you may wish to apply your gift to a particular component of the memorial, for example, the bronze statues or slate paving. This is a unique opportunity to be part of this symbolic and cultural memorial. Items for designated gift opportunities include:

No. Item Value available Bronze figures $50,000 2

Bronze plaques $40,000 4

Concrete slab and footings (Ceremonial circle, wall support, rock footings and all site preparation) $30,000 1

Coolamon and plinth $20,000 1

Lighting $20,000 1

Ceremonial Circle - granite floor tiles $20,000 1

Slate Rainbow Serpent $20,000 1

Entrance path paving, granite pavers $20,000 1

Bench seat and slate floor $15,000 2

Grass mound $15,000 1

Large granite boulders $15,000 1

Plinth granite boulder (supports bronze figures) $15,000 1

Sandblasted text located in the ceremonial circle granite tiles $10,000 1 “Mateship, Courage, Ancestry, We fought for country, Lest we forget” Small granite boulders $10,000 1

Entrance stone plinth with interpretive text $10,000 1

Trees, plants and bedding construction $5,000 1

Security $3,000 1

Feature curved stone wall (per square metre basis) $3,000 25

Brick pavers $50 1000

FINAL Version 16 of 22 Feb.indd 17 2/22/2012 1:57:11 PM Appeal Committee

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Committee wish to express sincere thanks and gratitude to the leading members of the South Australian community who have so willingly responded to the challenge of raising funds to build the Memorial. Appeal Co-Chairman Appeal Co-Chairman Mr Bill Denny AM Sir Eric Neal AC CVO

Patron His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia

Vice Patrons Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG Mr Robert Champion de Crespigny AC Hon Kevin Duggan AM Mr Andrew Fletcher Mr Perry Gunner Ms Jane Kittel Hon Dr Diana Laidlaw AM QC RFD Mr Bill Cooper OAM The Honourable Kevin Duggan AM QC RFD Mr Hugh MacLachlan Mr Jock Statton OAM

Media Ambassadors Mr Graham Cornes OAM Mr Peter Goers

Appeal Director

Ms Felicity-ann Lewis Mr Hugh MacLachlan Mr John Moriarty Mr Lew Owens Mr John Roberts Ms Rossana Montaniero Bennier Fundraising Management

Administrative Assistant Ms Simone Campbell

Appeal Office The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander War Memorial Appeal Level 13, 200 Victoria Square Adelaide SA 5000

Mr James Sarah Mr Ray Scott Mr Frank Seeley AM Mr Peter Siebels Mr Jock Statton OAM Telephone: 08 8226 1193

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