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We are continually being told that we must separate nation under sepa- carry the guilt of what happened in our early history rate independent controL with the Aboriginal people. Since the 1967 Tun Hewat, in his book Who Made The Mabo Mess', Referendum, according to one estimate, $23 billion has , claims • ... attempts to fit the 98.47 per cent of been spent on Aboriginal welfa.re. Very little has gone to Australians who are not Aborigines with a mantle of genuine Aboriginal problems. Most has _gone to those guilt tho~d for the state of the couple of hundred white. or black bureaucrats and activists who have made who claim they are ...• He further points out that •... . a paying profession out of being "so called" Aboriginals. h~ more than of today's non-Aboriginal families had This profligate waste of .public money has also been no connection. whatsoever with this country before attacked by the RSL World War ll let alone links with the early settlers, an attitude of fault for the failures of the stone age people 1HE MABO CASE does gripe some of the population ..."; these people are A new turn. has been taken since the High Court also included in the scenario that we have failed our brought down its judgemen.t in what is known as the Aboriginal peopJ.e. The govert:J.ment seems to have Mabo Case on 3 June 1992. It dealt with the claims of already commenced the 'two nation' concept, particular- the inhabitants of the Murray Island (which lie in the ly when Hewat states in his book "'t should be recog- Torres Strait) to tide over the land which they inhabited nised, of course, that a degree of separateness has long and with which they had a long and undisputed histori- been established. Aboriginal councils, clans, groups, cal association. It will henceforth be regarded as a tribes, trusts - call them what you will lead- .. - already control ing case outlining the principles nearly one-sixth of of Aboriginal land all the land (having actually paid for rights in general very little of it) and have the right and power to deny entry to non-Aboriginals. Further, Aborigines are in In layman's terms (which is emphasised) and in broad- receipt of more than a billion dollars a year in payouts, est outline, the decision laid down the following princi- which are not· available to other Australians, from the ples concerning land tenure: Commonwealth - that is from largely non-Aboriginal taxpayer$". 1 The right of the Crown to sovereignty (the word is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as I· think it therefore appropriate to the members of this "supreme, dominant,\ authority or role") over State Branch, and readers of this magazine, to judge for Australian territory Was established by the fact of set- themselves by reading a paper titled "Understanding tlement and is incapable of being set aside· by Mabo Madness", written by Fred Cullen on 30 July Australian courts. 1993. The President and Welfare Officer of the Ivanhoe RSL Sub-Branch, Fied Cullen has been a member of 2 Once the Crown had established its sovereignty by the·Victorian RSL State Executive for 11 years. He com- virtue of settlement it had the right to make laws with pleted a Bachelor of Com~erc~ and.a Bach~lor of . ~ regard to land tenure. It could validly resume land at the Melbourne Universtty. His maJor was m 'Political and make a grant of freehold, leasehold or other tide Science' and he carried out further studies in Public which might terminate or interfere with existing Administration. He was the Chairman of the rights, where these e?cisted. Hence grants of land Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme in Victoria from under various tides which have been made to settlers 1951-1961, Director of Staff Training, Victoria Pu~lic have been validly made, even if the act involved oblit- Service Board 1961-1964, and Deputy Head Victonan erated pre-existing s:laims. Government Mines Department. The following is his 3 Aborigines might retain title to particular tracts of paper. land, where the Crown had not terminated such tide, An 18th century British statesman, Johit Bright, once if •ascertained according-to the laws and. customs qf remarked 'The art of statesmanship lies as much in fore- indigenous people who, by these 1~ and customs, seeing as in doing'. have a coq.nection with the tand•. 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FRIENDLY SERVICE "I've ju_st had the shop refitted and ALWAYS ASSURED. people can expect to see an increase in •sPEARWOOD FRESH' Spearwood Shopping_ Centre cnr Rockingham Rd ·& Barrington.·St We welcome all RSLMembers, 434 3325 old and new, and their families. Page 4-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ is up to the State GOYel'nmenU to organise compensa- PTesident's Message.cont .... tion. 4 So long as the Crown has not acted to terminate Tiie, fact that such far-reaching decisions of polky existing tides, this Aboriginal tide still remained valid. can be made by an unelected, unaccountable body, . ' sucli as .the High Court, is in ·its .elf revolutioruuy. Th~ Ut is emphasis~d tha~ this is non-legallan~age used proper role 9f the court is to rule on matters concern- to make the mam pomt of the Mabo decision more ing the Constitution. That is, to interpret the comprehensible to ger:teral readers). Constitution. Hut in matters like the Mabo decision, the Co~rt Court actually operates like another arm of gowern- The High decided that the Murray Islanders ment - mijdng decisions on policy. The Judge who did had a long historic association with the land on which r:nost of the damage in the Mabo case, Justice Brennan, they resided and that as the Crmm had not acted to- justified the decision to establish a kind of na!M tide terminate their tenure, they were entided to tide. not previously existing on the. grounds that "the expec- The decision, taken by .6-1 majority, thus set aside the tations of the international community accord in this 1970 Bl~ckburn. judgement in the Gove Land Rights respect with the cQntemporary values of the Case wht(!h, aCting on legal doctrine of terra ·nullius, Australian people". Jus*e Brennan did not explain had denied the possibility of any form of native land how he had tested the contemporary values of the rights. . Australian people, or of what the mythical 'internatiolial community' comprised. The decision will serve as a precedent for similar cases in the future, although it needs to be emphasised However, it should not be forgotten that t:Qere was that the High Court is not necessarily bound by its own also a minority. judgment on the Mabo case, produced precedents. · by Justice J?aryl Dawson. The concluding sentence of his judgment is very significant: "Accordingly, if tradi- '!!~ distinction between political sovereignty, and tional land rights (or at leflSt rights akin to them) are to claims to land held under the Crown, is thus rigidly be afforded to the inhabitants of the Murray Islands, maintained. ' the responsibility, both legal and mora~ lies Widt dte 1HE REVOLtmONARY:MABo DECisioN legislature and not with dte courts". · Justice Dawson is quite right, and this leaves both the The real impact of the High Court's revolutionary ·parliament and the Australian people with a problem: decision that native tide could exist if it had not been what to do with a High Court that oversteps its proper extinguished by the Crown is only now being widely role? Four judges can, and do, wield more power than realised. The Mabo decj.sion has the .effect of changing the entire parliament. They are not elected, but the entire basis for Austra~ sovereignty and goes to appointed by the Prime Minister, and in order to main- . Australia~ the heart of the question "Who owns Is tain the integrity of the court systeri\, answer to no-one Australian sovereignty vested in the Australian Crown, except the law itself. If people like the late Lionel or do we occupy Australia on Aboriginal sufferance? Murphy can be appointed to the High C91.1rt, then a The Mabo decision; extinguishing the previous doctrine review of appointment of judges and role of the Court of terra nullius (an internationally recognised condition is urgent. in the 19th Century, which meant that the continent AFF~· was not occupied by a 'nation'), had effectively "changed 1HE "EXTERNAL POWER • the ~und rules" of the very basis of Australian life. While it is certainly true that each State can resolve . The plight in which the States now find themselves the Mabo problem by legislating, the Commonwealth concerning the Mabo decision goes back to the changes still holds the "ace in the pack" - the Rachtl to the Constitution in 196 7, in which the Discrimination Act of Aborigines, either in extinguish- Coffimonwealth was given the power to legislate on ing native title, or compensating "inadequately" for behalf of Aboriginal people. This power may now be doing so, could be disallowed under. the Racial used, following the changing of the "ground rules", to Discrimination Act. Where did this come from? Almost compel the States to either hand over vast tracts of direcdy from the United Nati01\al. Convention on Civil· land, or pay huge com·pensation settlements to an~ Political Rights, through the loophole of the "eKter- Aborigines.· As Premier Richard Court. points out, WA nal affairs power" (Section 51 xxix) of the Constitution. and Queensland will be most affected, as there are large How did this happen? An activist High Court ruled in vacant areas. He noted that the development of States the Tasmanian Dam case ·fn f983 that the like Victoria and New South Wales took place under Commonwealth had the power, under the aboVe ~r one set. of ruies, but the development of WA a.nd nal affairs" power, to impose the terms of any foreign Queensland is now expected to take place under a dif- "treaty" on the States. Power was effectively c~ntralised ferent set of rules, in which Aborigines apparendy now further, and the key figure involved was Justice Uenel have enhanced "land rights": It should be noted that it Murphy, former Attorney-General in .the Whidam gOV:. Listening Post-Sum~ 1994:. Page s· \ e a: •'t :;::::;;:: i¥. 4 e 1 Jt r e; ' . CITY.It/IOTORS MAKING IT E/lSY FOR SENIOR cARD MEMBERS · WE SERVICE ALL MAKES & MODELS .$50 SERVICE SPECIAL · INCLUDES OIL ALTER & 30 POINT SAFETY CHECK 25% OFF LABOUR & TRADE DISCOUNT ON PARTS OUR ONE STGP SERVICE CENlRE IS THE lARGEST G.M.H. SERVICE OPERAllON IN AUSTRALIA & EXTRA SERVICES INCLUDE AIR CONDillONING SHOP, AUTO ELECTRICAL FUEL INJECTION, PANEL PAINT & lRIM SHOP, CLE;AN & DETAIL DEPARTMENT, ETC. 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' ·eourt. HOW MABO ESTABLISHES AUSTRALIAN Of the few jotunalists· who have even taken the trou-, •APARnmiD" ble to read the High Court Judgements, Alan Jones The wild, ideologically-driven claims to. more huge makes sense. In an article (Sunday Telegraph, 13/6/931 areas of land for Aborigines as a res.ult of the Mabo ]ones quotes from the decision which establishes that case, and the politi~al posturing attending the attempts while Mabo's· people should enjoy tide to their land, to resolve the implications of Mabo, make a mockery of · this is "subject to the power of the Parliament"'<>f the Prime Minister's ham-fisted attempts· at reconcilia- Queensland and the power of the Governor-in-Council Queens~d tion between Aborigines and other Australians. The of to extinguish that tide by valid exercise Court's establishment of a form of native title previous- of their respective poWers ..." ]ones notes that "Federal ly unknown in this country has further encouraged the Parliament has no Power to legislate in relation to land title revolutionary forces who have long used the interests of . That is a State Parliament prerogative. So it is the Aborigines to shatter·Australia into two separate States which must legislate to extinguish native tide ...• nations. Historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey notes that DEFIN1110N. OF ABORIGINAL while Aboriginal health, housing and employment is largely ignored, "the ever-inc~easing grants of land to The subject of "Land Rights" was never mentioned Aborigines is probably a step towards two peoples and concerning the 1967 Referendum, which resulted in an two nations or,·worst of aiL two half-nations". overwhelming,YES vote for a proposal which electors were told meant no more than a minor amendment to Obserying that the granting of too much land to the Constitution designed. to delete certain words - Aborigmes will be extremely divisive, Blainey says that it regarded as offensive - relating to the Aboriginal race in is no longer true that Aborigints are "landless. in their order that Aborigines could be included in the census own land". Blainey writes: "The part of the'nation now every five years, and to make it possible for the in the hands of the Aboriginal groups and trusts is Commonwealth Government, in association with the extensive. It probably covers about 15% of the conti- States, to make any special laws for people of "the nent. Aboriginal lands form almost a continuous corri- Aboriginal race". dor from the Arafura Sea to the Southern Ocean, with · only tiny breaks in the continuity. One Aboriginal block The official YES case specifically repudiated any sug- is about as large as PortugaL another as large as the gestion of increasing the powers of the Commonwealth Netherlands. Most of the land in Aboriginal hands is over the States: "11--ERE HAS BEEN AND 1HERE IS arid, but some is rich in natural resources. One large NO INTENTION ON THE PART OF THE COM- Aboriginal area has the rainfall and general capacity to MONWFAL1H 1HAT AVIHORITY SHOULD BE ... support a nation of many millions .of East Asian stan- WRESrED FROM THE SfATES". Fifteen years later, dards ... The average Aboriginal has about 12 times as when a High Court ruled in the Koowarta case that the much land as the average non-Aboriginal ... we could Commonwealth could overrule the Sta.tes on -und well end up with two permanent systems of land Rjghts", the electors discovered, too late, that they had tenures and the genesis of two systems of been hoaxed in 196 7. Here the Commonwealth used government" ("The Age" 12/6/93) the EXTERNAL POWERS to override the States. wHO MAKEs 1HE RULES? Both the ori.ginal words deleted froltl the ThroQ.ghout last week's conflict with the State pre- Constitution and the addition meant that the only peo- miers, Mr Keating held to his position, summarised ple referred to were direct full-bloo(J descendants of when· he said "'t's no point the. premiers telling me the indigenous people scattered throughout Australia their States don't accept the (Mabci) decision - it's a when European colonisation started There were no ref- matter of law". It certainly is a matter of law - this erences to part-Aborigines. much is correct but who should decide what is the law? The· definition of Aboriginality accepted by official The Press had 'muddied the waters by making similar Australia was establis4ed during Whidam's prime minis-· assertions to Mr Keating's, one journalist writing dis- tership. It is essentially self-indentification. It is so paragingly of the premiers "blindly refusing to acknowl- relaxed a definition because until Mabo, the stakes were edge the fact that the activist High Court had made a low - by comparison. Even so, many jumped on the new form of Aboriginal land title a legal reality which. "gravy train" and made a paying professioa out of being ·Parliaments cannot alter". so-called Abopgines. There are now 250,000 self-iden- At least the Premier of Western Australia, Mr Richard tified Aborigines. The number has grown rapidly thiS Court,.d~s not accept this position. 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The High Court should not make the laws - this is Dinkum Aborigines regard people of a mixed blood • the prerogative of the elected representatives in as interlopers - or imposters ~ho have no real signifi- Parliament. It has now ruled on a matter of policy cance in tribal matters. not of law. 2. The only long-term solution to the Mabo problem, Other major countries, in which native rights-are an is to reinstate the constitutional powers of the States issue use stricter criteria. Canada, for example, legally and their relationship ~ the Commonwealth. distinguishes between "status" and "non status" Indians. This involves challenging the "1-ligh Court's revolu- Entidemerits to Mabo-related benefits would appear tionary decision in the Tasmanian Dam's '"case, that to require novel genealogical proofs after 204 years of the "external affairs" power can be used as an excuse "terra nullius". by the Commonwealth to override the States on any issue. NATIVE 1TTI...E 3. Keating is quite incorrect when he claims that the The nature of native tide, of how Aborigines have tra- Mabo decision can never be changed. ditionally used land, is almost as complex as that of identification. 4. The ownership of minerals, and other natural resources, should reside with the Crown otherwise development In the case of the late Eddie Mabo, it was clear. He, of them could be sterilised. like his ancestors, cultivated a plot of land and raised 5. The. definition of Aboriginal needs to be subjected · pigs. But he was not an Aboriginal. He was a to more intellectual rigour - otherwise the total pop- ..Melanesian, his land closer culturally, as well as geo- ulation might find it profitable to identify as graphically to Papua New Guinea than to the continent Aboriginal and set up communities for that purpose. of Australia. The Mabo case rested ,on permanent set- clement and land-use by a Torres Strait island popula- · 6. The concept of "native tide" is a myth. tion. But where large areas are claimed on the basis of 7. Australia should be maintained former hunting and food gathering as an "undivided" activities, the situa- continent. tion is clearly different. 8. The future of Aborigines should be seen as one of The High Court has deemed that native tide exists, full citizenship of the Australian Commonwealth, but does it recognise a native tide system - it is surely a with all rights, responsibilities, privileges and duties mythical concept with no substance. We should ask that go with citizenship. how did natives exchange title amongst themselves? Why stop at land tides - why not native legal systems? 9. There can be no future for Aborigines as a separate You cannot accept one without the other. distinctive racial group, with racially ·biased legisla- tion, racially biased legal distinctions, racially biased The history of population movements and their con- privileges. There is no logic or tnoral justification for sequences is strictly relevant to present discussions on imposing such a system of racial inequity. Conflict "land rights" but seems to be overlooked. The European with governments, the community, pastoralists and setders who entered Australia from 1788 did not "con- miners will inevitably result from the racial inequalj.- quer" Aboriginal lands. They did not destroy farms and ties imposed. · villages or land being grazed by domestic animals. To 10. It follows that there should be one set of Land Laws them the· land was largely unoccupied. The late for all Australians. Whilst we have the utmost Professor T.G. Strehlow, an anthropologist of note, respect for their culture and traditions, no special emphasised, in one of his many works, that tribal life privileges are due to the Aborigines - any more than continued-to exist undisturbed by conflict with to other Australians who have shar.ed with "new Europeans in most parts of the Australian continent. migrants" equal rights to acquire land as fellow Australians. White setdement certainly does not bear responsibility for the modem problems of the Aborigines. 11. Most Australians today bear as much goodwill towards genuine Aborigines as did those who ·voted Aboriginal people were never a sovereign n~~on in 1967; it is the "Aboriginal industry" and the before the coming of white man. To erect Abongt';lal resulting growing inequities that cause resentment sovereignty now would be to construct an expenstve and antipathy. political fantasy - with no obvious benefits to the peo- ple it is meant to serve. I.ENKEYNES Uatenlng Post :.. Summer 1994-Page 9 'I~' 'I 'I Incontinence ••• A VERY COMMON PROBLEM * One million Australians suffer from some kind of Incontinence and it affects people of all ages. Many sufferers stop going out to avoid possible embarrassment. * Elanettes Stay Dry Products Pty Ltd through extensive research has created an attractive, dependable range of products which can be worn with complete confidence and comfort. · *You need not be embarrassed about playing your game of golf, or bowls,· or going on that bus trip. A beautiful solution to a wee problem. PHONE 474 2116 for a brochure. Stay Dry Products · Elanettes Stay Dry products are Australian owned and manufactured. Originally designed by Eleanor Leopold in New Zealand for some of her family members who couldn't· buy suitable products for their incontinence problems. As well as designing the product, Eleanor also made the range of underwear for people with these special needs. The El~nettes de ~ign is the culmination of extensive research and testing with the result that the company now has an exclusive, attractive, dep~ndable range of products that can be worn with complete confidence and comfort, giving total cus- tomer satisfaction. · KIMHEWSON. 4-116 Labouchere Road, SOUTH PERTH W.A. 6151 Phone/Fax:474 2U6 Mobile: 015 477 429 WHOLLY MADE IN AUSTRALIA Page 10 - Listening Poet- Summer 1994 \ ... -~·;._ ·'''I State Secretary's N State Executive The end of 1994 brings us to the threshold of an exciting new year: S'ft~ '1995 Australia Remembers', the SENIO\_~~ 50th anniveisary of the end of World War II. Numerous ceremonies and associated activities throughout the JVNIO~l:?o~ }'W are planned by the League. This STA~erARY will require close co-operation with our colleagues of the Unit and ~~B.R Kindred Associations. J. Babbage, Cooper Mrs D.J. Dowson, MBE, MC. Hall, JP, Mrs A Keynes, 1995· is to be a year of commemoration;-contemplation an'd Dr AJ. King, BSc,MBBS,FCCP,FRACMA,FACRM. celebration. It should be used as a vehicle to present to the . A Kwiecinski, BEc,MAIBS, K.B. Utdejohn; T.K. l..lo)d. JP, wi~h RB. MitcheU;KJ. Morrison, B. McClenaghan, Federal Government the problems we face our ever Verd~ increasing Welfare commitment, created in the main by the LT. Rasmussen, W.J. Surrlage, G. Tanner, F.G. ageing· of our veterans who sacrificed so much to bring World P. White, DCM War ll to a successful conclusion. These men and women sacri- COUN'I1\!u~~ ficed their youth and in many cases their health in the of this nation. It is now time for the Federal Government to COUNIJ\~~~E:NTS respond by tontributing the necessary funds to provide some P. Sharp (Northern Wheatbelt) degree of comfort to needy and often ailing veterans in their R Rathbone !North-Eastern Wheatbeltl declining years. Such a contribution would truly represent a S. Robinson (Central Wheatbelt) grateful and compassionate leadership which has been sadly K Parish [Upper South-Weste~) lacking in recent times. A C'.offey (Lower South-Western) E. Morgan (LOwer Great Southern) In conclusio~, on behalf of the staff at Anzac. House, a Merry R Hatch (Eastern Goldfields) Christmas and a vety prosperous 'Australia Reqtembers' New 'lllUS'IEES Year to you all. · K Broadhurst, FRAIA, ARIBA M UOCKJ GEIDART. ~. Stone, AM. JP L Turner MBE. JP Anzac House Office Staff ADMJNJS11tAnON State Secretaty ...... Jock Geldart State Accountant . .. . , ...... Roy Isaacman Office Manager . : ...... Jacqueline Allen Book Keeper ...... Pat D.riscoll President's Secretaty ...... Anne Sunderland Membership Officer ...... Leo'nie Dowden Receptionist ...... Sarah Terrington REPA'QtiAnON, WElFARE AND COUNSEIJJNG Australian Pensions ...... Margot Harness - DVAClaims - Service Pensions - Commonwealth Compensation Welfare ...... · ...... Pat Rowlands - Welfare Grants - Aged Fund - Overseas pensions Veterans Review Board ...... Norm Johnston Appeals against OVA de,cisions ...... Margaret Ponta Vietnam Veterans .. : ...... Margot Harness - Australian Vietnam War Veterans T?ust Education Assistance \ Listening Post- s.ummer 1994- P~~ge 11 IIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ . , < Hollywood'~ Which law firm has been assisting redevelopment! RSL members for I ! plan On track· 1 over 25 years? 1 I ~ . I ·Hollywood Private H ospital is on target .• I Kott Gunning is proud~/ it's long i • with plans to boost the qua lity of h ealth ! asso.ciation with the RSL. we practice : care f or veterans and war wi dows. • in all areas of the law including: e s = Master planning for the hospital 's $20 - - 5 I!= - Administrative Appeals Tribunal :: million redevelopment is now almost B - complete. . ~ Conv-eyancing and Settlements :;; i! Criminal Law a . Details will be sent to all WA ex,service · = Debt Recovery /== or ganisations before C h ri stmas for p ub lication in their newsletters. = Employment Law 5 a =5 = Family Law :; In the New Year, Ho llywood's develop, a = ! Motor Vehicle Accidents • ment project d irector and architects will ~ m be available to explain the plans to ex, = Service and Disability Pensions a e : service group representatives. -= Special Rate Pensions & Ie ; Wills, Probate and Deceased Estates ; Ho llywood's redevelopmen t i ncludes ~ ~ • Workers' Compensation · ;;;; accommodation for 200 patients, a n ew oper ating suite, a day surgery/procedure = I unit, a psychiatric unit and a specialists' ·=• We - are pleased to offer RSL rr.embers a: E E a medical centre. -I!!! -= I Free initial consultation 5 .. Construction will be complete by th e • a ·=- .Tel: 321 3755 .;; deadline of February 1997. · =• =a •= I . i- . . . KOII = GUNNING i! = BARRISTERS, SOliCITORS • NOTARIES I -& -E 11 Established 1919 1 ~ H OLLYWOOD P RI VA TE H OS PI T A L · -=B · - = I Leve/11, ~6 St George's Terrace, Perth ! Monash Avenue, Nedlands 6009 Western Australia a E Telephone: (09) 346 6000 Facsimile (09) 389 8470 ~ llllll lll lll llll llllllll llllli lll llllll llll l lllll ll l ll ll lllllll lll llllll llllll ll ll llll lllllll lll llllllll l llllll llllll[jj Pege 12-Listening Poat-Summer 1994 NO 01HER MEMBERSHIP ·RENEWAL FORMS ARE 10 BE CIRCULATED '' The Returned and Services League of Australia W.A. Branch (Incorporated) Anzac Hous.e, 28 St George's Terrace, Perth PO Box Y3023 East -st George's Ter r ace ~ Perth 6832 Telephone: (09) 325 9799 Fax: (09) 325 7432 · MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL f.OR 1995 NAME: ...... ADDRESS: ...... ,_ ...... TELEPHONE: ...... MEMBERSHIP: {This fee includes Listening Post Subscription and , Membership of Anzac Club) $25.00 DONATION: RSL MERCHANDISE TIE PIN @ $6.00 T/SHIRT TRANSFER @ $4.00 RSL HANDBOOK @ $7.50 RSL PLAQUES @ $35.00 DRESS BADGE @ $3.00 Total Amount $ ...... PAYMENT Cheque Amount $ ...... Credit Card Amount $ ...... ' ...... 0 Bankcard 0 Mastercard Ovisa Expiry Date ~~C=a=m=N=u=m=b=e=r : = · = ·· = ·· = ·· =··· = ·· = ·· = ·· = ··· = ·· = ·· = ·· = ·· =··· = ·· = ·· = ·· = ··· ~S=ig=n=a= t u=re== .. = .· =··· ~ ·· ~ ·· ~ ·· = ·· ~ ·· · = ·· ~ ·· = ·· = ·· ~··· = ·· = ·· = ·· ~ ·· ~ ·- ~ 7··· ~ ·· = ·· ~ · Listening Post- SUmmer 1994•- Page 13_ V~~gtt!JtJntl S Housin. g choice. s for ove . r 55's· UplltJistery Affordable well designed 2.J:mn villas for over SS's Different styles and !_!Xtra features "NO COMPROMISE ..I Prices from $99,500 . JUST THE B.EST" Offering security, convenience to shops, · QUALITY GUARANTEED transport and medical STAGE 1 COMPLETED (14 units) : • Re-uphols~ery · STAGE 2 Due Mid September (14 wiits) • Antique restorations Conditions do apply lf you would like more information • Automotive and Please cali Mazy Hughes on marine .trimmings 300 2055 or 324 4737 018 097 752 Henneberry · FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTA lE or 458 4969' HEAD OFACE: SUITE 3, OCfAN REEF /<'C... rrn.., 81 MARINABOULEVARDE, Colour-Dec Roof.Coatin.g *High pressure cleaned * Complete restoration Would you love Great looking hair *Free advice witout the sales talk One on one personal core l owest prices ever HAD A QUOTE FROM THE REST In a great atmosphere l atest magazines THEN TRY THE BEST Oodles of private parking PENSIONER RATES Correct advice on hair product knowledge AVAILABLE Kerry's expertise of 12yrs of hairdressing On the spot q!Jotes Simple R~"ESMAN Phone Goldllocks Hair Stulo (099) 382596 or Mobile 018 939 109 anytlme · AU firs 401 6624; 018 921933 4 Mulllan Way, Forrester ~ark (offTallarook Way) ~ . Son ·Remo Store DENTURES IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT OF RONALD AND HELEN HEWITI REPAIRS We welcome all RSL Members and their families RELINES ~ 3 EROS PLACE, SAN REMO 10 York Street, North Perth 1lte one stop for flH your needs Health funds- Veteran Affaiis 581 7311 · IAN HUTCHESON 328 6472 Page 14 - Listening Post - Summer 1994 \ ·STAT£ WA~ MEMORIAL INCOMING WARD~ REPORT BY ·RETIRING WARDEN I take this opportu- nity to provide a brief history of Salvation Army· Red Shield War Seivice. When the Boer War . broke out at the turn of · the century, the Founder of the Salvation Army, General Wtlliam Boo~ sent a woman officer, Brigadier Mary Murray to Cape Town to see how best the Army could serve the troops. Official Army history, Volume VI records: "What Brigadier did then laid the -foundations of all subse- quent Red Shield Services." lnddentally, her father was a military generaL ·· The State Branch has pleasure in announcing the , · The pattern of service extended to World War I when appointment of Rear Admiral P.G.N. Ken~edy, AO, contributions were made by countries other than England. In Australia for several years prior·to 1914 RAN, (RID) as Warden of the State War Memorial for th~ the 1994-95 year. Salvation Army officers had been Chaplains with Citizen Forces and this carried on into the ArE · Rear Admiral Philip Kennedy followed. his father into Australian SA of11cers also found a 'great·avenue· for the Navy, graduating from the Royal Australian Naval service as Service Secretaries in hostels and other College in July 1949. His career spanned· 38 112 years venues. and involved a wide range of sea and shore postings in our own Navy, as well as in the British Royal Navy and The "Hop in, it's yours" famous sign and slogan gave the United States Navy. He was a tactical instructor in the Diggers a home touch in faraway lands, and also a both San Diego, California and Portsmouth, England range of Red Shield facilities became available in during his 17 years abroad. Australia beginning with a tent at Broadmeadows Military camp in Victoria in 1914. Rear Admiral Kennedy was second-in-comman'd of several ships as well as the Royal Australian Naval The Red Shield service expanded rapidly when· College. His sea commands included the frigate HMAS World War Il started. Representatives accompanied the Pamunatta, the guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart 2nd A1F overseas giving continuous service in all areas including the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia and n~ as well as o'V'erall command of the First Australian ~ea ~d Destroyer Squadron. · Their mobile units also serve·d the RAAF WAMF, and when peace finally arrived the Red Shield As a Commodore, Rear Admiral Kennedy was went to Japan and later to Korea and Vietnam. To A SERVICE UPHOWINO mE RIOHI'S OF OlDER ·support for the Service by "joining up". A newsletter is PBOPU! AND PBOPU! wrm DISABIUI'IES sent out regularly, and there is at the Annual General The Residential and Community Care Advocacy Meeting, a luncheon provided for Members. Service (Incorporated as the Older Persons Rights Cost $5.00 Health Card - Seniors Card Holder Service) is a Statewide non government agency which $10.00 Individual aims to uphold the rights of people in residential care $20.00 Organisation Members and those receiving home· care services. The Service is b~sed at Lotteries House, 79 Stirling The Service is independent . - without political or Street, Perth 6000. Telephone 220 0637 and contact religious affiliations. It offers Free, Confidential, Oient can be by telephone, letter, or in Directed Assistance. person. If necessary · home visits are arranged. ' The Service deals with concerns, complaints or con- Country Callers Telephone No. 008 655 566. flict.between a client and an organisation providing: People from Non English Speaking Backgrounds are · Nursing Home Accommodation asked to contact the Service via the Telephone . Hostel Accommodation Interpreter Service, Telephone No. 131 .fSO. · · Domiciliary Nursing Care Benefit · Aged Care Assessment Team THE ORIGINAL · Home and Community Care Service (HACC] &THE BEST The Service gj.ves: Deliveries Metro, . INR)RMATION Country, Interstate, . Offers SUPPORT and ongoing assistance to enable clients to deal with the problem · UK, NZ, USA. . The Service staff can act as ADVOCATES, for individ- All·major credit cards . uals or groups and will negotiate between the service accepted. provider, government agencies or individuals wjth 443 2500 whom they have a concern. FAX-242 3620 Membership of the Service is not a requirement for HEAD OFFICE 528 CHARLES ST., NORTH PERTH 'l NORTHLANDS SHOPPING CENTRE, BALCATTA 344 2655 using it. However, some people may wish to show their ALBAtiiY 098-422400 Page 16-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ STATE WAR-MEMORIAL- R5L WAR VETERANS' .HOME Report by Retiring Warden cont. used to renovate the Sydney War Memorial .:ANNUAL f:AtR As these repairs will be quite extens~ it is essential that the materials used are the .best available. SUNDAY, ·30 APRIL 1995 Many people, ·apparently none more than Japanese visitors, are intrigued by the· Whispering Wall of the p~~lt semi-circular 193 9-45 Memorial which was added to We seek help from all members of the RSt & 1 the complex in 1951. At that time it would have been· hard to imagine that the Kings Park Administration, Women's Auxiliaries to assist in supplying some 40 ye~ later, in a gesture ofgoodwill, would be goods ·for the following stalls. forwarding a dr.awing ofthe structure to the Milycir ofa Japanese town, whom it is understood, had a ·wish to CHOCOlATE WHEEL CAt "Dawn, Geoff anq Nerida, Lotsa Socks, CUT ~llwupoo . $14 applaud.al)d support the fantastic work of coodldco.aat . the RSL." BLOW WAVE OR SET $10 NEW ·sEASON'S IDcludea eblmpoo, CODdltiOb, IP'&Y ec.c. PERM STOCK . Perm er body wave only $14 · • Men's ladies & Children's Designs (85% Australi~n made stock) An~~~ll! . $14 • Charader Sodcs • Boxers , Ties ' STREAKS $f4 • 100% Pure Wool/Cotton Sodcs lllft,btl. Lown,bll. Btudl-on Colour • Pantyhose • Stockings • Scarves TREATMENTlncludea poCdn treaamc:ot. $ 7 + much more. l.ayby welcome lad IIUII8IgC How tan we help you? CHII~D'S .cUT $ 7 ~ lncludea eblmpoo, coodfdOII.. cut A. local WA. owned and run family business. (Uudcr 12) Shop 4, MEN'S CUT. IDc:ludea shampoo, cat, dry $14 The A Shed Shopping Centre, ~ Vict~ria Wcuae&stockquality Schwarzk!f Quay, Fremantle • All Senicea: Loog Hair Extra • Pdcea eubjcct fO vartadoll without oodoe TELEPHONE AND MAIL ORDERS WELCOME Phone: RDR-ESSIN& 335 9966 129 CANNING HWY SOUTH PERIH . Fax: 335 9961 : .. .(\LL ~AJOR CARDS AcCEPTED 367 4047 Page 18- Listening Post-· Summer 1994· \ CLIFFS AT OFLA ~ G · VIIB In the 'Eichstatt Job' on page 23 of the winter edition cuffed. Hider had doubled the number to be hand- of 'The Listening Post' mention was made that the first cuffed · · · escap~ intimation the Germans 'had of the from Oflag At first the Ger:man NCOs patrolled the rooms to VIIB was when they came to put the chaiits on the offi- ensure that the handcuffs, now ,replacing the rope, were cers in Block I and found some left over. This calls for worn at all times but.it was not very long before various explanation and anpther saga of POW life in Oflag VIIB. methods were used to 'spring' the handcuffs. After About midday on 8 OctOber 1942, a 'Sonder Appel' about' five days officers had completely sabotaged the (special check i>aradeJ was called and. all officets cap- operation by gifts of smokes and 'brews'.- a cup of real tured at-Pieppe were called out of the ranks (about co~e to the German guards was a gift _from heaven. lOO), marche<;l up the Lagerstrasse, embussed in two · The Germans took the matter _very seriously - Appel large trucks ·and. under very heavy guard travelled and handcuffing at 0800' hrs, released at 12 no9n, through the town of Eichstatt. A short distance outside handcuffed again after Appel at 1300 hrs and released the .town the· officers debussed and passed through the at 2100 hrs. outer '¥!111 tunnel and into the grounds of The handcuffs themselves improved from the regular Wtllibaldsburg Schloss. police type to the cuffs being extended on about 15 The. Pieppe officers (mainly Canadians) were then inches of chain. The handcuffs could be placed in bat- calle.d fotward and their wrists bouncl with rope (stout de-dress trouser pockets-and on meeting a · German enough to tie up a horse one officer remarked). NCO the officer just put his hands in his pockets (It would appear that at Dieppe the invading force (unfettered) - Alles im ordnung! The situation got to had bound the German prisoners during the battle the stage where the German guarct,s.opened the door of pending subsequent 'collection' and~ procedure was the room, shouted "How many" and then .placed the used again during a Commando ,raid on a Channel appropriate number of handcuffs on the nearest bed- Island). · · post. · The officers were to remain tied up until the British Churchill's action had left the Germans looking very Government gave an apology and stated ·that in future foolish. The farce continued for about a year .and then prisoners would not be bound Winston Churchill retal- suddenly cease~ iated by tying up the same number of German officer It was subsequendy learnt that, the day the Dieppe POWs ::- plus one. officers were moved out of the camp to Wtllibaldsburg After thre~ days in the Schloss the Pieppe officers Schloss, the Germans had machine-guns and mortars were moved back to· the camp where that morning the mounted on the hill ·overlooking the camp mcase of last 20 on parade from each Company had been rioting. packed off to Block I, fenced in with wire and hand- LDONAID ENDURING POWERS ·OF ATTORNEY ARE A SAFEGUARD AGAINST POSSIBLE LEGAL INCAPACITY ACCIDENTS, SUDDEN ILLNESS OR DISABILITY CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME IN A PERSON'S LIFE AND AFFECT A PERSON'S LEGAL CAPACITY · Enqoire NOW about Enduring Powers of Attorney · KOTT GUNNING Level11, 66 St George's Terrace, Perth Western Australia Telephone (09) 321 3755 Facsimile (09) 321 <3465 Contact: Anne Hurley ·- ·•, Listening Post-Summer 1994-Page 19 Free Travel and lnsuran·ce Advice The RSL !ravell~surance .Plan was set up by the RSL speciAcally Premiums are very c~mpetit iv e , and because the RSL policies to assist RSL ,ilembers and groups travelling overseas. are ~ow more Rexible than ever, you con choose exactly the level lt's a service that's·also available to Social of insurance you need. members and allied organisations lik~ Veterans and Help that e11en trat~els with you WarWidows. · With your RSL trovel .insurance policy you also get The RSL Travel Insurance Plan teom can give you a travel emergency poss }' • . ~, ~~~ · iiiiiiir J) .~ I . ;, 1·:, A WILL TO j' i~ ~- - ··· - FIGm CANCER *PosT J~oo ' s., C9LLecTql<>l~~ qn~ · ~ fiiRNtT\JRE • • • speci~Li&T in .Have you ~ver thought of making a small bequest in your' 1 Wtll to ~:,o ·s, ()o·s ctn~ 70's f~rn ' aT!!re help tlie Cancer and Leukaemia Research programme? ~~~ ~iT~he11 iTems. '1\L~o .... T~~ Cancer Foundation of WA provides the ser\tices of ~ *CLOTHING-+ Lvrex . pr~cqq~, soltcttor to draw up your Will at no cost on the mdlen;tar that it is nominated in some way as a beneficiary in the ::,4Ti n . . . eve11 · f~in~ \:IRic:; qn~ Will of the applicant. , · cLoTh.tng + IH·O's - 1~1o '~ menswe~f\ . WHAT THE FREE WILL SERVICE OFFER$: We ~ Dlh T c osl\!!Y~e · jeWelL e1-~ ~~~q • A free confidential discussion of your wishes with a solicitor sh2es. • The opportunity to consider various options in your Will ~e 1r' c~sh for <{IIQ(LiT~ iTeM~ 1\NI7 • A visit by a solicitor.if necessary • All diSCUSSions are In confidence with no representative of we c~n fiel\ the111 u 10 ! the Cancer Foundation present • Availability in Perth and country towns C.ll for our FI'N renrl@ Wlll•nd AtM.ory CF ' 1.. ! T " 1 H 0 * 4fhr ~~,., ., , r~Jitz•&J s.rvtc.INt~et: CANCER FOUNDATION OF WESTERN AUSTRAj.IA tnc 334 Rokeby Road, Subiaco 6008. Tel: (09) 381 4515 or ooa 199 222 Page 20-Listening Post- Summ~r 1994 ''/ got 12 months Insurance for the price of approximately 7 months In my old-Insurance company." M. Grlfflth• George Town Sub-Branch Hospital food 'is not usually known for its ~tiness. "/ have been given the 60% benefit of But at HeUywood' Private Hospital patients ·are being served five-star cuisine - and the chefs have the medals no claim, which reduced my car to prove it following WX.s ."Catering Olympics" held in Insurance." Perth ih September; the hospital is now deemed to have S.B. C/sr}ce the best chefs in the industry. - Fs/rf/e/d Sub-Branch At the Salon Olympia Culinaire in the Entertainment There's nothing like the recommen- . Cen~ chefs Nicholas Dissanayake, Cneekwong Ho and dation of a friend to coiwlnce us of a Kelvin Menezes all won medals as well as the tid~ .of good opportunity. That's why I was so pleased to read comments like "Most Outstanding Industrial Caterer". the ones above In the many letters Competing agairist chefs from top hotels, other hospi- received from happy RSL members, tals and ~taurants, chef Nicholas Dissana~ won gold telling us of their satisfaction with · the automatic savings provided by -in the Plate Dishes section for his salmon and lobster the RSL 50+ Motorist Plan. with a saffron butter sauce and breast of. duck with a I am delighted to announce that teriyaki sauce. He alSo won bronze' in the buffet platter. Oceanic General has agreed to re- open enrolment in the RSL 50+ Chef Cheekwong Ho won gold for a gourmet menu Motorist Plan . . . a programme that as well ,as a bronze for a strawberry and almond torta · GUARANTEES to save you a minimum of 15% off what you're cur- rently paying for your car Insurance. with grand mamier bavarian ice-cream and fondant s just-one more example, RSL member and 50+ Motorist icing, which was Egyptian in theme and inspired by Policyholder Mr E.D. Rlchards, told us that his savlngs' were so Nefertiti. great, he could have his car ~ caravan Insured. under the RSUs programme at leas than the cost of Insuring ~s car alone under his Cheekwong's gold-winning gourmet menu started previous Insurer! with an entree of marinated quail egg with duck liver This Official Motor Insurance Programme of the RSL is available to quenelle in a sherry dressing that was served on a sweet- all members and their spouses aged 50 and over. Family members over age 25 can be covered as additional drivers. corn crepe with soy cheese and P.ickled capsicum praline. How can Oceanic afford to guarantee you 15% off the car Insurance The main course was venison, stuffed with shitake mush- premiums you're now paying? Simply put, statistics prove that the rooms and sweetbread, baked in a pastry crust and maturity and extensive driving expe~ence of most men and women aged 50 and over make· them less likely ·to be Involved In an acci- served in a red currant reduction with seasonal vegeta- dent - particularly a serious one - than younger, less experienced bles and spicy taro sausage. The dessert was chocol!lte drivers. Oceanic recognises that RSL members In this age group and coconut tiramisu in a chocolate basket with pista- will have lower claims, so they pass the premium savings on to_our members Insured under the Programme. Oceanic saves money ... chio and date almond triangle in an orange sauce. . you save money ... it's as simple as that. Hollywood's chief chef Kelvin Menezes won a bronze lt Is because of this that Oceanic General can guarantee not only for his entrees. · · · your discount, but also the many additional benefits of the Programme described on page . This is the first time the hospital, which was sold by The RSL urges every me.mber aged 50 and over to examine the the Commonwealth Governm ~ nt in February to details of the P_rogramme for themselves by completing the Request Australian-owned Health Care, ha ~ entered the for Quotation on page of this Issue, and returning it to Oceanic Ramsay .General with your current renewal notlce from your present car competition. Insurer by the 31st January, 1995 deadline. Following privatisation. the hospi~ ' s catering manager, ·Once yo4 receive your quotation, you carr switch your car Insurance cover Immediately. Or, If you prefer to wait until your current policy Trish Cashmore, (herself a gold-medal winner in past eJtpires, Oceanic Glm,eral will automatically send yqtJ a duplicate years) instituted fresh-cooked food. quotation prfor to your current expiry date, still guaranteeing to Hollywood continues to serve WP:,s veteran communi- reduce your then current renewal premium by 15% or more. But please note that to qualify for t~ls guaranteed saving, you must ty. return your Request for Quotation with your last renewal notice from CA1HERINE ARCHER your present car Insurer .bY the 31st January deadline - even If your Public Relations Manager next car Insurance renewal is several months away. You. are under no obligation whatever. Once you receive your . Tel (09) 346 6 716 alh (09) 2 72 6503 Quotation, you can review it In the privacy of your own home before you make your deCision to switch to this exclusive plan. Plus, If you request your quotation by the 31st January deadline, you will receive a distinctive 1945-1995, 50th Anniversary Commemorative Lapel Badge. This gift from Oceanic Is ·yours to _ keep; free of Charge, regardless of whether you accept Oceanic's quotation. · . · Thousands of fellow RSL members currently enjoying the guaran- teed savings of the Plan will certainly agree with me, when I urge you not to miss this time-limited opportunity ~ o see for yourself, In wrttln'g, how much money you can save through this exciting 50+ •Motorist Plan - the Official car ln~rance Programme of the RSL. 'r -HOLIDAY- ACCOJtfMODATION- . Enjoy yollr • by staying at GERALDTON ININTI BEIAlR GARDENS SOUVENIRS - KIOSK .CARAVAN ·PARK· & 112 km·from Ayers Rock/Uiuru- at · HOLIDAY CENTRE the Ranger Station. Tel: (099) 21- 1997 Visit us and ~njoy the view - for Central .Australian gift lines plus the beach, close to town. c::ool drinks - etc. • By Also visit ·Maruku Arts. and Crafts • On site vans, Park cabins (a/c), Chalets (s/c) .for locally produced"Aborlglnal arti- • Drive through tourist sites, some with facts-dtsplayed In a unique wllytja ensuites • Shop and phones on site .. • TV. and games room • Campers kitchen ·"""~ · N-IN.TI STORE AVERS ROCK, N,T. 0872 Telephone:,(089) 56 2214 Fax: (089) 56 2438 Near to A.C. N. 052 247 873 Point Moore Lighthouse HOSTS: The TuHiey Family Enjoy your next holiday at the Welcome to Per(!njori' - CARAVAN PARK A 2-STAR CARAVAN PARK with BUSSELL HWY, VASSE . bays is set amongst shady gum trees: This 6km west of Busselton and fronting on the beach .... adjacent to a large modem sporting cornpleJ and grounds which include swimmind • MODERN COTTAGES • ON S!TE VANS • 0 • 150 POWERED SITES • ·sHADE. TREES tenrus courts, squash courts, hockey and • PLAY AREAS • BBQs • TENNIS COURTS • footy ovals, basketball ·and netball c·ourts, 1 MODER_N LAUNDRY FACILITIES hole Golf Course and Bowling Green . • DOGS ALLOWED ON LEASH looked by a spacious Sports Cl~b. Write to Judy and Frank Frimston FOR C/PARK ENQUIRIES PHONE ."'--. PO BOX 232 BUSSELTON WA6280 . CffAKER MR T. ROBERTSON or Phone (097). 55 4079 {099) 731 193 Fax (097) 55 4739 HOTEUMOTEL ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Page 22- Listening Post- Summer 1994 Australia Remember&·1945- 1995 The foHowing is a reprint ofan address ,m;,. by VMan Statlwn AO MBE ARRC ED at the I.unchlng of •Australia Remembers• by the MbWter for VeteJans' A8iUrs, Mr Con Sdacal, at the Air Fon:e Assodadon BaH C.reelc on 5 Sfetember: WOMBN IN S1D.MCE almost any situation and When ~ was declared in 1939, the young women • the hi'gh standards they ofAustralta le~ ~ery sheltere? lives. About the only achieved led to the service- career opportunities were nursmg, teaching or employ- women of today being ment as shop assistants so the women eligible for accepted into many sec- enlistme~t were nurses who joined the AANS, farmed tions of the services on an in 1902. equal footing with the men. During· World War ll these women served in every The Australian Women's Land Army was another battle area where the Australian Anny fought - in the organisation that released country men for service. sands of the African Western Desert, in Greece, in the Members took on fruit picking, milking, feeding pigs, mud of New Guinea, the jungle of Malaya. They served tractor driving, mustering and yarding sheep, killing and in hospital ships, troop transports, in generaJ base and · skinning sheep, chaff cutting and corn crushing; with- camp hospitals in Australia, in POW camps and some out their efforts, the nation could well have starved and served in England during the Battle for Britain in 1940. the services collapse. · The second group eligible were the members of In July 1941, the government was told that 10,000 Voluntary Aid Detachments - volunteers trained by the women would be needed for munition and aircraft pro- Australian Red Cross and the St John's Ambulance duction to make small arms ammunition: and cartridge Brigade with ~nits throug~out the community. Two cases, steel bombs, mortat bombs, grenades, fuses, deto- hundred VADs were sent to the Middle EaSt where they nators and depth charges. This Was a far cry from the worked alongside nurses and medicos. · quiet, sheltered life most of them had led Returning to Australia after 18 months, they were The Beaufort bomber division of the Department of absorbed into the newly-formed Australian Army Aircraft production was staffed mostlY by women. They Medical Women's Service where they continued work- felt •the product had to be perfect - you wouldn't let ing with· nurses and medical services in New Guinea anything but the best pass through your hands. Those and Australia providing valuable service as nursing men were depending on us. We knew it". orderlies, operating theatre assistants, laboratory assis- These girls needed a thorough knowledge of aircraft tants, storekeepers and cooks. parts as well as the ability to read drawings ·- others As the war progressed, the Air Force and Navy also used precision-measuring equipment. They contributed established nursing services and these girls too served to a remarkable degree to the Defence of Australia · in Atistralia and New Guinea. As· well as the women in· the various services, thou- Towards the end of 1941, the shortage of manpower sands of civilian women joined the many voluntary became evident and the three services established their organisations. Th~ Red ,Cross met every train and ship own women's services: The Australian Army Medical transporting troops ·and operated its blood transfusion Women's Service (AAMWS), the Australian Women's sections, convalescent homes, established hospital yisi- Army Service (AWAS), the Women's Royal Australian tations, and un~ertook money raising.. Red Cross Navy Service (WRANS) and the Women's Australian seemed to do everything and anything! Other groups Auxiliary Air Force Service (WAAAFS). such as the CWA, Australian Comfort Fund and the · Thousands of young women left their homes, many YWCA all provided help and service to the troops. for the first time, to join up. In a matter of a few The raifways and the Yellow Cab Company intro- months, they \vere ·called on to accept great responsibil- duced female porters and drivers and the police force ities in many fields: operating Radio Ranging and accepted women. members for the first time. Location Equipment, testing new secret technical Then there were the mothers and ~ who had to equipment, acting as signallers and driving aircraft refu- . take added responsibilities associated with keeping elling and oil tankers. · homes going, bringing up and guiding children, copu\g Posted to transport companies, they drove trucks and the rationing and shortages - always. feaiing the dreaded ambulances. Some worked as mechanics and some as telegram announcing the death .of" a loved one, 'or mail sorters, others manned radar and searchlight sta- receiving a letter advising that their loved one was miss- tions and some were posted to Intelligence Units - they ing. Yes, Australian women played their part over those provided the power behind the war machine in fotward stressful years with great distinction. -. areas and they did much to alleviate the fighting ser- The men of Australla· came of age at Gallipoli. vices' manpoWer problems. The women ofAus~ came of age in 1942. I believe that their ability to adapt success~lly in Contribu~d by JOAN DOWSON . Listening Post-su'mmer 1994-Page 23 -HOLIDAYACCOMNIODATION- MOTEL UNITS SITUATED ON A THEVASSE HALLS HEAD VILLAGE RIVER Hungerford Avenue, Ma ndurah, WA 6210. Your Hosts: Telephone (09) 535 3981, alh (09) 535 2410 Graham & Jil.l Palmer Halls Head Village features: • 46 self contained, strata titled, 1 and 2 brm units, Phone: (097) 52 3000 set in a pleasant garden environment. Fax: (097) 52 2554 WJL10~ • 24 hour emergency call system. 70 CAUSEWAY RD,J?USSELTON LICENSI:O HE.STAl HA\'T • Village bus service and public transport at front entrance. • Near to shopping and medical facilities. MARBLE BAR • Social club committee centred on the v illage club CARAVAN PARK house. Activities include: games, catered social me· als, village bus hips, library, barbecu has new owners es. Frederick and Ann Bell • On site car parking .(restricted caravan and boat parking). Secure storage facilities. We welcome all old and new travellers to stay a Inspections of the Village are available 9. OOam to while after your long hot drive 4.00pm, Monday tO' Friday, and by (lrrdngemenc with Plenty ofshade and all amenities Bob lngle, Manager on Wf 264 DAVIS ROAD, MARBlE BAR 535 3981 091 761067 QI'F PEAK TARR IFS AVAILABLE FOR QUALITY ACCOMMODATION AND SERVICE P.O. Box 91, Kalbarri 2 Na nda Dr. Kalbarri 6536 Tei/Fax: (099) 37 1119 /an & Mary lngram ExR.A.N. "Clean & Comfortable" ~ALBARRI . Fully Self Contained separate brick units GATEWAY TO THE TALL TIMBER COUNTRY Own Carport, 880, Washing Machine, Colour Television, Radios, Refrigerator YOith mini bar Electric Blankets Accommodate 6 pers. Room Service, Tea Making Facnitles and Self·dial Telephone in each suite. Breakfast served In the Restaurant. Cof11pllmentary paper. Reverse cycle air-con, Linen/ B lankets provided, Colour Modern A-La·Carte Restaurant with Licenced Bar lunches cut If required. Children's cots. House Movies. Tourist Guide' and lnfonnatlon TV, Playground, Salt water pool. Centre. Facilities for Disabled Guests. From $50 per night . • $30 per night pensioners. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT OF MARY CROWLEY. Special pensioner rate $150 weekly for two (June, July, Nov) · 1 CHOPPING ST, MANJIMUP PHONE: 097 7111n Beautiful q.~ u n~~ RAILWAY HOTEL TELEPHONE (09),53111n MOTEL South Western Highway, Pinjarra Mine Hosts: Sue & Cliff Howkins (PO Box 173, Pinjarra) Steeped In history, an Ideal Holiday Village, nestled near the welcome all RSL members and their families foothills of the Oar1lng Ranges In a magnificent rural setting. A year round fad lily Ideally suited to conferences, seminars, Cold Lager and Warm Hospitality camps, retreats and community groups. Tea rooms and Counter Meals & Accommodation ($ 15 nightly) souvenir shop. Cottage single night $12.50 Double n lg ht _ ~25. Triple night $30. $10 extra person 58 SOUTH WEST' HIGHWAY, DONNYBROOK INDIVIDUAL COTT:AGES SLEEP 15. BBQ, POOL, TEN. ~L!~rmg . 097 311013 Page 24 - Listening Post- ~ummer 1994 PERSONALITIES - ~ ON PARADE Openilig Qf State (:ongre~s 1994 (left to fight) Brian Cooper (State Executive), Rear Admiral Nesle Ralph (DVA), Jock Geidart (WA Stlrte Sec), Stan Panting (Rockingham Sub-Branch) and Trevor Lloyd (State ~ecut/ve). · \ Listening Post- Summer 1994-P.age 25 &elusive to RSL Memben and Their SpoustS Agtd ~ O or Over ''Receive a 15% Discount Off Your Car Insurance Pretniums-Irrespective of What You're Paying Now'' "The RSL 50+ Motorist Plan guarantees you LOWER PREMIUMS THAN THOSE OF ANY OTHER COMPANY. It doesn't matter what car you drive or where you live -your RSL SO+ MotoriSt Plan saves you 15% on what you now pay to your present insurer. There are no "ifsft, "andsft or "buts". Savings are guaranteed to all members £ ~tat "" Le .C. Keynes and their spouses aged SO and over-provided you re ply before the offer deadline." ? - President Plus, the RSL 50+ Motorist Plan gives you more benefits for your money. -----In addition to the agreed value ofyour vehicle you receive: ----- • A low $100 basic excess (most insurers charge around $200). • Up to $300 to cover re pairs to a caravan or trailer, ifdamaged ~ $5,000,000 property liability cover for damage to another in a car accident. person's property or vehicle. • Up to 60% No-Claim Bonus, protected with a "No-Fault" • Up to $200 in emergency accomlhodation and travel eq>enses. Guarantee. • Up to $150 to cover the cost ofhiring a vehicle ifYour own is • Plus a special, "At-Fault" No-Claim Bonus protection feature stolen and not recovered. which allows you to retain your full No-Claim Bonus ifyo u • Up to $250 to cover personal belongings which are stolen from have one claim in any 12 month policy period for which you your car or damaged in an accident. are deerped responsible. Exclusive to RSL Members proves to be the fault of another driver in enrolment deadline to qualify for the any 12 month period but you are unable to The SO+ Motorist Plan is available to RSL djsrount offer at the time o(xour renewal identify the driver at fault, we Members and will still allow Ofco urse. current RSL SO+ Motorist their spouses over the age of you one claim with Plan "No-Fault" prot ection po licyowners are a lr SO. The Insured's spouse over the age of2S guaranteed. eady benefiting from can be included as an additional driver. lowered premiums, so Oceanic cannot offer Under sptclal arrangements made by tlie O ur exciting third feature: your policy now a further 1S% discount on premiums RSL with Oceaoic General, the Company includes a special "At-Fault" guarantee. This currently being enjoyed. behind this unique programme, RSL meaDJ, ifyou are involved in no more than Please note that members ofth e insured"s Members and their spouses are guaranteed one claim in any 12 moath policy period for immediate family aged 25 and over are to receive a 1S% discount on their most which you are "At-Fault", your No-Claim covored as additional drivers under the Plan. recent renewal premiurri, on any car Bonus will not be affected in any way. However. to keep premiums low. cover does Insurance policy taken within the next 12 not extend to family members under the age mo nths, provided the details you have Claim Service When You Need of2S. supplied have n6t changed since you last It Most renewed. That means, based on a typical car Wherever you live ... wherever you may insurance premium of$300, you will save at be travelling ... you may register your least S4S a year- guaranteed! You will save claim with Oceanic-U hours a day, even more money ifyou are raying more. 1 days a week-simply by phoning Simply return the attached Request for Freecall on I 800 023 7S2. Quotation with a copy ofyo ur most recent car insurance renewal or premium notice, · Apply or Register Now and we will send you the proof-in writing. To sav~ mo ney on your tar insurance Your RSL 50+ Motorist premiums, it pays to switch to tbe RSL's SO+ Plan lower-priced motor cover. The quote we Protects Your No-Claim Bonus send you now will be guoranteed for your ·in Three Ways next renewal. Remember, even ifyour current policy First, Ifyou have earned a No-Claim Bonus renewal is not yet due, you must reply before on your present car-Insurance policy, you 31 January 199S to qualify for this money- will receive full ttedit for it when you enrol iaving opportunity. We'll send a quotation to in the RSL SO+ Motorist Plan. There's no you now, guaranteed to save you IS% off· new qualification period required, so your your current premium, should you wish to No-Claim Bonw of up to 60% will take · switcb to the RSL Plan straight away. Or, effect stra!Jht away. if you prefer to wait until your current policy Second, your RSL No-Claim Bonus has a expires, we11 send you a new quotation a few special "No-Fault" Guarantee built-in. Ifyou weeks before your renewal da te. What's are involved in an accldei1t that proves to be more, we'll still guarantee to save you 1S% the fault of another identified driver, your ofT the new renewal rate ofTered by your No-Claim Botlw will not be reduced. current Insurer, any tlmo.within the nut MrJohn A. T in kl~r Howner, should you have an accident that 12 months. But you must reply Wforc the T•r« Sub Bunch &elusive to RSL Memben and Their Spouses Aged SO or Over Page 26-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ Australia Rerrlembers ,. ·~ · The Battle for Freedom An exhibition and sale of paintings by Western _ Austr~lian artists Beverley Lunt Gnd Clay Evans c~e End 0 o'-sotb),. !r~ ~ ~rld~~~ role of Australia's Armed Forces and those on rhe the places and experience war time conditions ~s many young Australians did in World War 11. T.his exhibition is parr of the RSL Commemorative · programme. The Returned and Services Leagu·e of Australia W.A. Branch !ncorporated• • . .. Listening Post- Summer 1994-Page 27 \ • ·, Exclwlve to RSL Mem ben and Their Spouses Aged 50 or Over Yes, Please Ded~ct • 15% from my Comprehensive Car Insnr3nce. Premium APPLY NOW OR REGISTER NOW to secure this valuable saving It's Easy:ro Do. To get your quotation: 1. Complete the Official Request For Quotation Form below. 2. Include a copy ofyour present insurer's most recent renewal or premium notice. 3. Clip and post to: Reply Paid 372, Oceanic General, P.O. Box 1560, North Sydney, N.S.W. 2059. Plta~ rwh mr a quotation GUARANTEED to gi\'t a 15'4 diKount on B. THE VEIDCLE my altached Rtncwal Not:ict. I whh to: Apply Now 0 R.pmr Now for my Nut Ren.wal 0 NomeofR.pmrcd Owner------A. THE INSURED cPLEASE PRI> Page 28-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ VE DAY IN LONDON 1945 For those of us who are left and have grown old, the rose and felL Then 'We ~t George, we want G~ 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe brings and again the·chanting died down. The Aussie was left memories. shouting, 'We want G-' He became aware that his was On 3 September 1939, I was in schoolgirl uniform of the only voice and,- nothing. daunted, roared, 'I want gym slip and blazer. On 8 May 1945, I was in a differ- George!' Which brought him more applause and cheers. ent uniform. Our unit was station~d in Hampstead: Finally the King, Queen and the two Princesses London, awaiting transport to India There was still the appeared on the balcony and the crowd went wild, ~r i~ the Far East but, for the moment, the European rushing forward, yelling and cheering and throwing ~i: at least was over. And so we set out for town 'to cel- their caps in th~ air. ebrate, clutching flags to wave - the English ·girls the Who were they, the Australian soldier, the New Union Jack, Sally. and Gwen the Welsh Dragon, Zealand pilot? Are they still alive 50 years later and do Rosemai:y and I the Scottish Lion RampaJlt. London they too remember VEDay in London, 1945? was grey, grimy, shabby and pockmarked with bomb When. darkness fell the searchlights all over London damage but for Londoners this was a day of rejoicing were switched on, crisscrossing the night sky. We thanksgiving and happine6s. No more bombs, no more hitched a lift part-way home and reached Hampstead in blackout. It was the happiest of crowds who danced the dawn light, footsore, weary, happy and yet ... we and sang in the streets - civilians and service folk all. A thought of all those who had not lived to celebrate with good old London 'knees up', we did the Lambeth walk us ... in the morning, we remembered them. ana the Hokey Pokey while service men, civilians too, G.S.B (W315225) pounced and kissed us butrwho could obj~ct on this of all days? Lamposts were festooned widi soldiers, sailors and airmen waving flags and bottles. One merry soul pranced along a narrow, fourth-storey ledge brandishing a bottle of champagne. Pubs were jampacked. In the forecourt of one old London coaching inn a group of Australians caught glasses of beer dropped to them by their mates who had squeezed their way inside. In some miraculous fashion they didn't spill a drop. The prob- lem arose when they tried to throw the glasses up for refills to their fumble-firigered friends on the balcony. MEMBERS In Trafalgar Square, we heard the sonorous periods WANTED of Churchill's victory speech br:oadcast over the tannoy: an appropriate place to hear the 'Former Naval Person'. [Churchill used this name during the war in secret dis- patches.) JOINING FEE ZERO By evening we had made our way to Buckingham ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION ZERO Palace, the focal point of all London celebrations. There was [is it still there?) a hideous group of Victorian Our club is now up and running. statuory in the road outside the main gate. Perched on We play every Thursday on public golf one wing was an Australian soldier, with beer. Perched on the opposite wing was a RNZAF pilot, with beer. courses where pensioner discount rates The tannoy was broadcasting Britain's thanks to our apply. All you pay for is the game you play, Allies the foreign Allies ·and our cousins from, what was average cost being $4 to $5 per day. then,' the Empire. Came New Zeal~nd's turn. We all If you would like to join us in a very looked up at the Kiwi pilot and cheered. He blushed enjoyable day's golf, regardless of pinkly and hung his head shyly. Renewed cheers. how well or how badly you play. Then it was Australia's turn and we cheered the Aussie soldier. He was not so shy; he clasped his hands Please contact Cave. McCielland above his head, boxer style, and bowed to the crowd with splendid aplomb which brought roars of delighted on 448 3812 day or night. ") approvaL . 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Yes sadly, chatrrnan of the Royal Naval Association (Perth Branch) · this time in history is remembered by so few in this hi- at the unveiling of the Royal Naval Association at tech world .in which we ·now live in with its com.Puters, Memorial Hill, Fremantle, on 23 October 1994. micro economics and, dare I say it, short memories On the morning of 7 December· 1941, the surprise where arrogance -and ignorance by some who should and devastating attack by th~ Japanese on the United know better, seem to be 'the order of the day. I can States· Naval Base at Pearl Harbour launched this part of assure you ladies and gentlemen that we heJOe present the world into World War ll. Three days later there was this afternoon remember those who served and those the·tragi~ loss in the South China Sea of the battleship who paid the supreme sacrifice to help give us the ~ce of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse,. with the ·peace and freedom that we all take so much for granted .loss of m9re than 900 officers and men. In the follow- today. . . ing· weeks many naval battles were fought in and When the late Lord ~er of Nort}t Cape (who as around the islancb of Sumatra, Ttmor and Java by com- Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser was commander in- chief bined units of the Royal Navy, the Roy DoD.(jSza S,tary Jlt()lll~ ~lrll?IEIElr is. under new management of Robins & Green Families tC,A\IflE!!!l[)IEILII All melnbers and their families New owners - Richard and Jenny are most welcome. welcome all old and new customers ALL KINDS OF BREAD AVAILABLE. 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Page 32-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ DID YOU ~NOW? ••• That 3 August 1994 was the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Honour Avenue in Kings Park? On 3 August 1919, His Excellency the Governor of WA, Sir Williarn Ellison Macartney, opened the Aven~e of Honour which ran from the John Forrest statue area to Subiaco at:1d 404 trees were planted by relatives lpld friends of servicemen who lost their lives in World War 1 The day selected was quite appropriate as it was the eve of the fifth anniversary of the declaration of that war. May Drive had been opened for traffic through the Park in 1901 by Princess May, Duchess of Cornwall and York llater Queen· Mary). It was originally intenqed that all of the trees would be oaks grown from acorns sent by Her Royal Highness from the Windsor Great Park to the then President of t:Re Kings Park Board, Mr Arthur Lovekin. However, some of the young trees were lost in propagation owing to the bore water used; these were replaced by growing trees from acorns given by Archbishop Riley from an oak planted at Bishop's House by Bishop Hale some 60 years previously. In .November 1918, Mr Lovekin ou'tlined to the Kings Park Board his scheme for such an Avenue of Honour Certlflcste of Appreclatlon·presented to Kings Parlc.Bosnl iri. May Drive and offered to pay the preliminary expens- Staff on 75th Anniversary of open{ng of May Drive Honour es of clearing and digging the planting holes. The idea Avenue. Tony Emeste, Supervisor In charge of May Drive was adopted by the Board and the President's offer trees and verges (left), and Mlrlco Kocoskl, accepted. All the work, including the accepting of an general maintenance worker. allocation of trees to the applicants, was carried out by the Board of the Kings Park Board, the State Executive recently awarded a Certificate of Appreciation to the Board. The In 1922 the West Perth Sub-Branch accepted the Certificate was presented in duplicate to the DirectOr of responsibility for the preservation of the Avenue and the Board, Dr Steve Hopper, by the State President, Mr the RSL has been involved ever since. West Perth later Len Keynes, on the 75th Anniversary day in the pres- became the Public Service .Sub-Branch then Public ence of the Board's staff. One copy: is kept in the Boa,r4 Service anCl Press and now, through amalgamation, the Administration building and the other has a prominent Honour Avenue Committee is a sub-committee of place in the workers' amenities rooms. This was a signif- Highgate Sub-Branch. The care and maintenance of the icant way of recognising this important anniversary. trees and road verges between the trees is carried out by A MAXWELL BRICE the Kings Park Board and the Honour Avenue Secretary, Honour Avenue Committee Committee is re.,ponsible for the maintenance of the plaques arid posts on which they are placed and the register of trees and plaques. lt should be pointed out that not all se~cemen fro~ WATER P · ROTECTIO~ WA who lost their lives are honoured wtth a tree m · Honour Avenue. (These are all listed on the State War Installation new d/cistern $50 Memorial). Only those men whose. relatives applied in response to advertisements have a tree a11:d plaque. Rewasher taps entire home $5S , There are no more trees available in the Avenues. or 5 taps $20 It is interesting to note that the original cost to appli- cants was ten shillings: one shilling for the tree, two Phone DES 350 522·3 shillings for the preparation six s~~gs and sixpence for the plate and sixpence for the pam~. . MPA Member ... m aclmowledgement of the co-operation and assis- Pelice Clearance tance given the Honour Avenue Co~ttee by the staff - ~ -- ...... ----- \ i..ialenlng Post- Summer 1994 -'Page 33 ·, . KELMSCOTT PARK VILLAS ~ - For over 55's only Under construction - Completion January 95 2-BDRM ...... $95:000 3 BDRM ...... $1 05,000 ~ 27 spacious strata titled next to Kelmscott Plaza o/looking Canning River & beautiful Fancote Park. (A dream of a place to live). Feats enconomical gas appliances, mod kitch, sep bth/shwr, bir's, clay roof tiles, insul ceilings, carpets, curtains, light fittings, rear patio, store/rm & lots more. Be early select a Villa NOW! Choose colour scheme • while selling your home. DISPLAY VILLAS AVAILABLE Ph Nick Poulios 342 3958 · or 018 923 627 Builder direct or on site 'M on-Sat Lot 1 0 Page Rd. Rejuvenate your entertainment area • Paved Areas • Pool Surrounds • Patios • Concrete Driveways etc. Are these IOQklng DULL, 1· H 11 I I. l FADED or BORE WATER STAINED? • C9mplete Denture S~rvice • Mouthguards To look like new with • Emergency Repairs • Health Funds & Veteran fuss-free effectiveness In time for those pre-Xmas Affairs • Home &After Hours by Appointment P.arlles contect us for a no • Pensioner Discount/Senior Card. • obligation free quote Personalis'ed care and quality guaranteed all hours 7 days • Cralg Browne 457 7354 MANUFACTURER DIRECT STAY BRITE OUTDOOR AREA CLEANING SPECIAUSTS Dental ProsthetisVTech nician 401 5128 ALL H R~ SHELL ROADHOUSE Vincent Marine~ Proprietors: Pauline and Mike • Takeaways • Cheap Fuel Repairs ~ • 24 Hour Night Bell · • Eftpos Mach ine 24 fwurs caf{-out service "Qti!CI( &< 17?../f.NDL'f ~ ~~ 7 aays per week_ · SER.,VICE" Slitme~t PHONE (096) 351373 Certifiea Marine Medianic GRT EASTERN HWY CUNDERDIN WA 6407 310 7285 Mo6ife 015 472 410 Page 34-Llstjtnlng Post- Summer 1994 EARLY. · DAYS:~ Snippets from the·records of (l Un_it Association by Jack Be_nari In August 1926 a circuhlr letter was sent to four met- as there was a de;uth of raffle-ticket purchasers. ropolitan and 20 country newspapers asking them to Association financial membership fell to 19 and the print a· notice pu~licisirig a meeting at the Perth's bank balance for 1931 was one pound five shillings and Soldiers' Institute to form a "special ~ ex-service body. a penny ($2.50). t~ The new group was intended rank with the "greats" To help solve the membership problem annual fees of the day such as the large membership formations of ·were lowered to one shillit)g (ten cents) and . a vigorous the 11th and 28th Battalions. Annual subscriptions to drive resulted in 117 members becoming financial. the new body, tentatively labelled the Ex-Service Membership never again fell much belo\v 100 and at As~ociation of Engineers and Signallers,· were two times there were bright occasions socially. shillings .and sixpence (25 cents). Acting Chairman George Duncan Shaw and Acting Secretary Robert Tyler The RAEWaterloo dinner for 1934 received news were provisionally nominated coverage in The West Australian. The· former Association supporter and sometime acting secretary of Association objects were to foste; friendships made earlier days ARB. Cox was now Colonel AR Baxter on active service, assist members in distress and look Cox, eminent architect and ·commanding officer of the after widows and dependants. Money was to come from 11th Battalion (City of Perth Regiment). His presence membership fees, raffles, reunions and "booster" nights. and support for the Association no doubt enco~ged Colonel J. Nicholson was Associatjon patron and other ·prominent people, both civil and military to Captain ARB. Cox, formerly of the 28th Battalion, attend. Toasts were plentiful that evening, with musical assisted with the management of the group and proved entertainment provided by members. The most promi- a constant supporter. nent of the addresses came from the Commanding The first meeting held by the new organisation was General Officer of the Fifth Military District (WA) in October 1926, attended by prominent community Brigadier Martyn on Australian defence and prepared- people, including the editors of metropolitan newspa- ness for any coming conflict. tna~azine pers and The Listening Post a. courtesy Membership totalled 100 in 1936 - 100 less than extended to the Returned Soldters, Satlors and the 200 names optimistically shown on the books. But Airmens' Imperial league of Australia - the Returned the tally of the early years was never achieved again. Services League of the day. This inaugural function was Though the situation improved financially, as indiCS:~ marked by strong support from the 11th Battalion ~een by George Shaw's resumed donations of chickens for Association and there is n9 doubt it would have raffles, and with an annual income of forty pounds even better had it not clashed with the lOth Ltght ($80) there were still letters about lack of ~mployment Horse reunion. from wartime comrades. Shortly afterwards the name was chan~e . d to ~x Service Association of Engineers and Alhed Umts, In the late thirties there was a rift in the ex-service which-was thought more appropriate. Enth~iasm was community about the observance of Anzac Day. Once running high and the future looked encoliragmg. group wished to preserve the day as a "53rd Sunday". This was emphatically opposed by many kindred associ- As the twenties drew -to a close and the Depression ations led by the Ex-Service Association of Engineers attenda~ces began to make itself felt, interest and and Allied Units and the subject was well thrashed out, waned. Apart from Anzac Day and annu;tl reumons resulting in the defeat of the "53rd Sunday". such as "Waterloo dinn~rs", whi~h generally ~er~ a marked success, there ~ere peno~s of Assoc1at10n Eventually larger issues· loomed with the commence- recess. On record-at this time are le~rs f!om members ment of World War II. In the beginning, European looking for employment and the notifications of -others developments seemed very remote and coupled with a "business as usual" community attitude public .apathy on "sustenance". ~-Servi~e . financi~l ~mbarrass was apparent. To their credit, Jtowever, the It was a time of great stress and Association of Engineers and Allied Units in early 1940 ment in the community and the Ass.o_ctatlon. found attempted to provide send-off functions for engineers itself unable to fund a modest advertisement tn The going overseas. · listening Post Even worse, George. ~can ~haw was written to thanking him for contn}JUting chtcken~ as In 19 61, after receiving a letter from the raffle prizes and 'asking him to cease .future donations Commonwealth Bank querying an amount of sixteen Listening Post-.summer 1994-Page 35 \ AIRPORT KENNELS ATTADALE PORT HEDLAND GAS & AIRCONDITIONING UNDER NEW MANAGEM~NT · Domestic and commercial servicing and Air Conditioned Cattery; Licensed, Clean, Well installation of all gas appliances, repairs, Equipped Kennels; Pick-up and Del Service servicing and installations of evaporative Available; Air Transport Arranged; Dog· Dipping airconditioning· Service; Convalescing Animal Service Phone 483 ~860 PLEASE PHONE GA~BY AIH 330 6820; Mobile 018 094 209 (091) 723379, 018 937523 Diane Taylor, the new proprietor Ace 'I'eleVIslon welcomes all RSL Members to . ARteRDBS ©~~@~~ ©Wfm ~ ·TV ANTENNAS· EXTRA OUTLETS ~~©rni~ · SATELLITE AND M.D.S. SYSTEMS UNIT 8/4 GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY, MIDLAND . KEVINW~ Call in soon for morning or afternoon tea PROfRIEIOR or. lunch PHONE MOBI..E: 015 440 785 Phone 274 3721 INTRODUCING I T~ 7Srig/.t Spatfts CALL US FIRST FOR ANY TYPE OF: • Electrical installation and maintenance • Stove and hot water systeni repairs • TV antenna installation CARAHER ELECTRlCA1tSERVICE m,p_ For Prompt, Friendly Attention PHONE MOBILE 018 90 7153, A1H 5311973 4 LOVEGROVE STREET, PINJARRA The new proprietor .welcomes all old and new customers to TONYCOWAN 1312t()41[)WA\., tCA\Iflt B.Se. F.SAO. j/295 Great Eastern Highway Optometris·t Midland Enjoy morning or afternoon tea, light Contact Lenses Ju~es or tctke away Shop 27, Cinema City Arcade 2:t4 1962 DayStree4Pertb6000 '221 1624 Page 36 - Listening Post - Summer 1994 \ EARLY DAYS Cont. LOsrTRADS •. pounds one shilling and ninepence in the Association's CAN ~· YOU HELP? account, the Hon Secretary, AD. McLennan, responded: "'n reply to your letter dated 28 August 1961 relative WX6944, Sydney,.E. Robins. Wounded 27 July 1942 to our Association account it is desired to state fu~t this B. Coy 21?.8 lnf. Bn. Ring Rats of Tobruk Association has been defunct since 1940. Ruin Ridge. Assn 339 2187 or 276 8536. "It h~ accordingly been decided to request you to transfer the account to an Association ·inaugurated after the last war, namely the RAE Ex-Service Association which has an account with the Commonwealth Bank a~ Corporal 0. Mason • Mount Hawthorn. Mr L.J. Lumbar 190 Bristol R~ad, l3ridgewate, "It is regretted that the account has not been operat- Somerset England TA6-4BP wishes to · ontact Cpl ed for this ~onsiderable period" Olwen Mason of the Australian Army. Cpl Mason (WF57038)visited Mr LUmbar in Hollywood Hospital during 1945. Would anyone who knows Cpl. Mason's where- abouts, please contact Mr Lumbar at the above address. Bffi Searle Reg Reynolds in NSW would like to get in touch with his friend, former Bunbury man, Bill Searle - last heard of in Wewak (Army). If anyone knows Mr Searle's whereabouts, could you please contact MARGARET LEIGHIDN, 20 Lowe Street, Bunbury, WA 6230 Tel: (097) 21 8165 New Guinea Photos A European Medical Assistant with ANGAU during World War II would like to hear from anyone who has photographs especially of'Bougainville terrain, native village life and native carriers in the Laruma River and Buin Peninsular areas. He wishes to s~ pplement his memoirs for publication. Please phone Ken McDonald (09) 384 5985. · DAVID SPILLMAN Pingelly Honour Role the new proprietor of The Pingelly Sub-Branch is compiling a list o(names of all ex-servicemen and women who enlisted from ·the ME(]INA MlJWEfi (]ENTfiE Pingelly district for service in World War 11. This Honour Roll will be dedicated and placed in the Pingelly Towh an ex-servtce man himSelf Hall during 1995, as part of the "Australia Remembers• welcomes all members old and new of tl:te RSL Commemorative services. SALES - SERVICE - SPARES Any information to assist with this project would be TO MOST MAKES appreciated · HELPFUL ADVICE Contact E. (Ted) Frusher, Lot 158 Gentle Road, Medina 10 Somerset Street, Pingelly WA 6308 419 3371 Phone 098 871175 (evenings) -. Lls!enlng Post- Summer 1994-Page 37 \ VIETNAM '95 JANUARY - APRIL - AUGUST $2,495 14 DAYS Visit Nui Oat, Oat Do, Long Tan, Baria, Hoa Long, Long Hai, Vung Thu, ALSG, Saigon, Cu Chi 'funnels. Escor.ted by a Vet who has escorted nine tours and kiiows his·way around. Free time allows ·visits to areas not usually seen. JANAURY includes Saigon Lunar New Year. APRIL travellers have the option of a 4 day extensio.n (additional cost) to join the WW2 * Services * Tuning DIGGERS at the Burn{a Railway. AUGUST 18th sees us at the Long Tan Cross. BANGKOK * Brakes and Clutch overhaul STOPOVER FAMILY and FRIENDS WELCOME. * Auto and Manual transmission APRIL is an ideal time for WW2 DIGGERS to repair or exchange visit Vietnam then return for ANZAC Day at the * Engine repaired or e·xchanged Burma Railway. * General repairs ALBIE CUNNINGIIAM, 14 MAYFAIR CRT, *.free pick-up KEYSBOROUGH VIC 3173 and delivery PHONE 03 798 4452 to own workshoP' UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE ' KUNUNURRA BRAKE & w I L L s CLUTCH NEVILLE B. MAY IS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP SOLICITOR MARK KING Will~ prepared from $50 For all your mechanical repafrs, automotive Also Probates, Settlements and Property air conditioning installation, service Matters 205 MESSMATE WAY, Free home visits in Melville-Cannington area KUNUNURRA Phone 364 5470 091 691166 59 Ullapool Road, Mt. Pleasant ~e~t Wi~be~ anb " . __. tli - QCbri~tma~ ®reeting~ from fOO GWW CHINESE R£STftURtlm' Leighton The Chir.ese restaurant that not only ·Contractors offers you an alternative in decor' but also provides you with a unique choice in authentic Cantonese dishes. Pty. Limited · OPEN 7 DAVS A WEEK Civil and Mechanical Engineering. High Quality Take-Away Meals "-.._ Building Construction and Design· BYO 384 5440 Ample parking at rear 1 AIIDNA SfREET, WESf PERTH 755 CANNING HIGHWAY, APPLECROSS Page 38 - Llatenl~g Post - Summer 1994 \ DEFENCE ISSUES Australia Rememh.ers - Defence Preparedness by Robert Mitdtell During 1995,·Australians will be commemorating the apparent. Public ·response wt\S excellent . In 1938 a end of hostilities of World War lland special commem- recruiting campaign for the militia was undertaken and orations will mark VE Day and VJ Day. There will be vigorously supported Strength rose to 70,000. Orders' limited .participation by veterans overseas because local were placed for new equipme~t but Australia was ~t thi. community events · ~ fearure the impact of war.on all back of the qye~e . Most equipment remairied undeliv-" Aus~ns - Returned Service men and women, their ered in 1940. Gallant victories at sea, vast air-training families and friends, the Land Army, Australia's defence schemes and the defeat of Rommel in the Western· production, the wounded and maimed, prisoners of Desert cannot disguise the fact that Australia was war, the suppprt and comfort agencies and the home unprepared for war and that this unpreparedness front. Australia Remembers that those Australians who increased the suffering,· deprivation and loss suffered cannot remember, will reflect on and consider the sacri- from 1939 to 1945. fices made, the . . TOMORROW TILING TH0RNLJE WALL&.. FLOOR TILING NEWS1\GENeY REMOVE OLD·VINYL Welcomes all old and new customers &.. ~EAAMIC 11LES Shop 18, Thomlie Square Shopping Centre FLOOR SANDING FROM Spencer Road, Thomlie Papers, Books, Periodicals, Occasional --START TO FINISH Cards, Stationery, Gifts and lots more Daniel Ot8 904 148 or526 2540 1159 2178 ·Shell Roadhouse Westralia Glass & Aluminium Mingenew * ALL INSURANCE WORK New Proprietors: M.K. & L. Green * GENERAL GLAZING * MIRRORS Lot 50 Midland Road, * SHOWER SCREENS * FLYSCREENS & DOORS . Min!!Jenew * TIMBER CONVERSIONS * ALUMINIUM WINDOW SERVICING · We welcome all old and new RSL members * MAINTENANCE Call in when in the district Darryl Kruger 099 281164 Phone: 417 4845 Mobile: 01S 446 551 ~ea~on~ ®reeting~ to all l\~1£. ~ember~ fr.om l\~n ~tone & ~taff of W alla«:e Jew-eJ·Jers Cnr Piccadilly Arcade & Murray Street, Perth Phone 321 4421 0 Page 40-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ VETERANS' 4' Fft:A. I HS Relocation of the D~partment clinical need for electronic aids is as real as those of blinded veterans, and ~ho are equally deserving of our of Veterans' Affairs help: he said ' The WA Branch Office of the Department of •These veterans have accepted disabilities like Veterans' Affairs (DVA) is now located in the AMP tniningo encephalitis, fractured skull with brain damage, Building, 140 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000. paraplegia or multiple injuries to the head and spine. Occupying the 9th to the 13th floors, the Veterans' · Electronic aids can make an enormous difference "to Advice Network. the main publlc area for ·enquiries and their quality of life. They can help veterans who are appointments, is on the 12th floor. unable to speak, or whose speech has become unintelli- . Changes to telephone numbers have been kept to· a gib le. minim\un with only the first three numbers changing "They can also help people who cannot use their and staff retain the same extension numbers. For exam- hands to open doors or switch appliances on and off," ple pen.sion enquiries has changed from 4 25 8444 to the Minister said: - 366 8444 (see below for more detail). Mr Sciac~ said that so far only a dozen blind veter- : TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ans had sought and benefited from electronic aids pro- Level 12 AMP Building 140 St Geo~es Terrace, Perth 366 8222 vided Facsimile by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. However, 366 8276 this Country Callers - Freecall 008 113 304 type of specialised equipment was costly. Generally, Veterans' Affairs Network (VAN]: there would not be .many severely disabled veterans · - General Enquiries 366 8444 with a need for electronic aids for daily living. · -VAN~ rs 366 8247 Veterans' Children's Education Scheme, 366 8250 The same drugs for less money? : Pensions - general enquiries ' 366 8444 General Treatment Eligibility: Thousands of Australians are unaware that they may · Dental 366 8351 be paying more for prescription drugs than they actually · Podiatry 366 8413 need to. In general, pensioners and people on repatria- . Ph~iotherapy 366 8285 tion benefits need not pay more than $2.60 for a pre- Medical cards 366 8515 scription. Travel exps. 366 8516 Optical 366 8383 Often there is more than one version or brand of the Treatment account- professional services enquiries only 366 8536 same drug available to patients. The prices of different , 366 8429 brands may vary considerably with extra charges ranging General Enquiries - treatment 366 8349 from a few cents 366 8411 to $17.00. , 366 8381 H there is more than one brand of drug available and . 366 8534 patients receive the cheaper alternative brand, there is : DEffiNCESER~CEHONffiS an average saving to patients of $1.50 per prescriptions. . Housing loan enquiries 366 8311 Building insurance 366 8334 Although some doctors and chemists discuss the less · Premium enquiries 366 8333 expensive option with their patients, if is often up to , CONIENI'S INSURANCE ENQUIRIES 366 8308 the patient to ask their doctor for the $2.60 brands. AFrER HOURS - EMERGENCY CLAIMS ONLY 322 3333 OffiCE OF AUSfRAUAN WAR GRAVES The different brands of prescription drugs are called · Garden of Remembrance, Smyth Rd Nedlilnds 386 3807 "therapeutically .interchangeable". This means that · REPAT ARTIRCW. I1MB ANDAPPUANCE CENTRE although they may be a different price, colour or shape Verdun St, NedlandS 386 1523 their effects are the same whatever brand is prescribed · HOlLYWOOD PRNATE HOSPITAL !Formerly Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood) 346 6000 Uke all drugs, the less expensive alternative brands ; must meet the same high standards set by the ; Australian health authorities and must be as effective as · Electronic aids for severely the original brand : handicapped war veterans The extra ~ost of the more expensive brands is not a ; Severely handicapped veterans would have the ~ame government charge. The price difference goes directly to , access to electronic aids as blind soldiers. Mr Sctacca the manufacturer of the drug and does not go towards : the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, said the change would a patient's safety net. Furthermore, patients with salety : correct an anomaly created in May 1991 when t~e net cards must still pay the extra amoun~ even after 'the ; Repatriation Commission safety net is filled , agreed to supply electromc .. . aids to Australian soldiers with war-caused blindness. As every dollar counts, .people should remember to : "Until ~ow the legislation excluded veterans whose ask their doctor or chemist for the $2.60 brand ; \ Listening Post-Summer 1994-Page '1 Phone now for a better deal with better treatment! Everyone has real estate needs. We specialist in meeting special needs. Retirement Vilia, modified home, wheelchair access, investment liome, property management. What are your needs? Your housing requirements or details can be added to our· • Register of modified housing • Register of people seeking modified housing Why don't you register now! By selling to a person with similar needs not only do you help them but you stand. a better chance of recouping the cost of expensive modifications . Buying, selling or renting let our resources do the work for you. Phone us for the right result. Mark, Kaite or Shirley on 464 1414 all hours Ken Elward, the new proprietor, NOW OPEN IN JOONDALUP welcomes all old and new with more hang ups than most. customers VICTORIA PARK NEWSAGENCY 439 ALBANY HIGHwAY VIcroRIA PARI< Be among tholl.-tto talr.o part in the new ero of affordable co-ordinated WaUpaper, Bord0111, Curtain Fabric and Soft Fum!lhlnga. Newspapers, Periodicals, Hundrt da of waUpapen and bord0111to choooe from, hire of tooiJ and equlpmen~ home consultation If required. overnight book hJft. made to mus ure curtains, Feotoon' and Auatrian bllnda. All Occasional Cards, Stationery, Fantutlc range of co-ordinatn for chUdnn'e rooDU. After ho urs range of consultations" Sunday troding Gifts, Lotto, Scratch & Match 10· 2pm. OPEN SEVEN DAYS. PH 300 3988 &U~~~~~ 361 1008 ~ - 4/182 Win ton Rd. )oondalup Business Park Page 42- Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ VE'.J"ERANS AFFAiBs Cont. ~ JmUNIONS Prostate Cancer In responding to the ACf Kindred Organisations' Committee, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs -in August ~y Medical Units . 1994 aclmowledged that claims for carcinoma of the All personnel who are interested in marching in a prostate were delayed awaiting the advent by the lRMAl combined AAMC Pllrtv on Anzac Day are invited to -Repatriation Medical Authority of a Statement of - contact Hat Finkelstein, 15 Jukes Way, Glendalough, Principle (SOP). 6016. Phone 444 03 28. It is expected a banner will be The sensitivity surrounding this particular condition carried listing the Units involved ~> is lmown to the Hon. Minister and· he is aware of a considerable amount of conflicting evidence. · Claims are now being investigated Should any veter- · HMAS Warrego an have problems relating to the processing of this dis- Old shipmates coming West from other States next ease by DVA, contact should be made by letter to the year are anxious to meet again all those who served in Ve~rans' Affairs Coriunittee, Anzac House, Perth. HMAS Warrego during her wartime and post-war-ser- TREVOR ll.OYD vice. So that we can all share in this important get- Chairman for Veterans Affairs Committee together,· please contact Len Owens, 119 Benara Road, Noranda, phone 2 76 2 707. · · 9 Div. 26 Brigade The 48th and 2/48th Bn Association of WA invites all who served in the 26 Bde, particularly ex-members of the 2/23 and 2/24 In£ Bn and 2/3 Pioneer Bn and · 48th Militia Bn, to become members and enjoy the fel- Letters.to lowship of other ex-infantrymen in our Association. Meetings are held at the CarltQn Hotel Hay St, East every third Monday of each month at 1130am and any The Editor 26 Bde ex-serviceman will be made most welcome. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Further information can be obtained from President Tom Easom 330 7387 or Secretary Dallas Hamilton on HOLLYWOOD PRIVATE HOSPITAL 330 2923. In recent months I have been hospitalised twice at Hollywood when I was most impressed with the treat- 50th VP Day Celebrations ment, services and friendly atmosphere which I received From the time I arriveC:l at the admission area Atherton Tablelands until discharge I gained the impression that Veterans The Atherton Tablelands 50th. vP Day Celebrations. were welcome and were treated as well as, and in some committee has arranged a week long programme from areas possibly better than, the public would be in any 12 to 19 August 1995. other top private hospital. I have experienced both. A tentative programme foll<>Ws: The medical and nursing professions leave nothing - Saturday· 12 August:Annual Race Meeting, Tolga to be desired and the catering services are par excel- Race Course. . lence. The food is well prepared, served in a very attrac- - Sunday 13 August: Combined Ecunienical Church tive manner and often is more. than adequate. I have Service at Wondecla Sports. Ground, Herberton. also attended as an out-p~tient and am most apprecia- - Tuesday .15 August: VP Day Celebrations in tive of the friendly reception one gets and the services Tableland towns. . · received · - Thursday 17 August: Old time concert in Majestic Many Veterans have been concerned that the hospi- Theatre, Malanda · tal may not look after and care for them as it did in the - Saturday 19 August: Old time ball in Atherton. past I can assure them that their worry is ill-founded On the free days bus tours will he arranged to Visit and if, unfortunately, they haye to be hospitalised they old camp sites on the Tablelands. You are assured of a could not go to a better place than Hollywood · good time if you return to your old sfamping ground of A MAXWEIL BRICE 50 years ago. .. 7 Findlay Road For details please write to: VP Celebrations, PO Box l.eeming WA 6149 1163 Atherton Qld 4883. \ Listening Post-Summer 1994-Page 43 ' r WANTED DEAD OR' ALIVE In ·any condition ROUX WRISF WAJ'CH.S A-,D fiOCil._f' WA'IGI•s Minimum prices paid listed .below Rolex Old Oys~rs WANTED 1~ Oold ~1 600 mln Any SctoO ld~ llmmln Rolex, Submariner $400 min. paid. Old 9ct Gents models $4!10 min. paid etc, etc. 8Uver-$foamln We can organise a private, no obligation offer at your home or call at Rolex Oyster Shop 208, TrinJty Arcade Perpetual 671 Hay Street Mall Patek (next to Parker Menswear) Pre INS Phllippe !Set Oold.-$1750 mln An1 model M RGANS Phone (09) 32.2. 2.13.5 14ct Oold.-$1500 mln or Mobile 018 904 901 Qold- & I 11 00 0 IU I • 11 11 ll I 11 9ct 0old- $ 1Dimln $2200 m1n SteeJ ___$! 500mln Jlorporu ort IIOIIJIOIII(Imf or AUO<:Ial CAR PROBLEMS If your car needs servicing or repairs, save time and hassle, we'll come to you. Major Service .- $139 Carbonclean Service - $180 'The Ultimate" Service - $280 {Save $40) o ·PEN 7 DAYS AXED PRICES SUNDAYS 6 monthly/1 O,OOOkm warranty FRESH BREAD & ROLLS ·auality work by factory trained technicians 7AM- 2PM. AD V ANCID 444 4175 . Beaumaris Shopping Centre Central Constellation Dr. Beaumaris ·Booking Office Phone 300 6868 .. Page 44-Listening Post-Summer 1994 \ MEADOW SPRINGS · concern and your. support is greatly appreci_ated The Home is currently fully occupied and running Next year we will start our. raffle in April and it will extremely well This can be borne out by the dedication be drawn at Congress. Rest assured· there will be only shown by the staff. thet one raffl· e next year. • On 7 October the Administrator, Pennis Nelson, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ~K FORCE presented each member of staff with a. certificate to Recent media releases have announced the forma- mark the successful completion of the TARCRAC tion ·of a Task Force to examine the needs of Veterans • Co~e. Hostel Cm:ers The course, carried-out by the in the Aged Care area. This is exciting. news for all_vet- Car~ Staff Co-ordu?-ator at Meadow Springs, Kath erans Australia wide. What is also pleasing to report is l~ng Lawne, W3$ and mvolved and incurred many hours · that the initial ·pressure for such an examination came of hard work by Kath and all who participated. fromWA Congratulations·to all! · At the War Veterans' Homes conference in On a sad note,. we have lost the Home Secretary, Jo September ttie State ~elegation spoke strongly on the Mowatt,_who apart from being an expectant mother: is need for the government tri become far more active in ?tovi!lg to Darwin where her "other half', a Navy m:m, the area of Aged Care for veterans. That same delega- tS betQg transferred Jo will be sorely missed by staff and tion.kon~isting of State-President Len Keynes, State residents alike and our best wishes go with her. Semor Vtce President and Chairman of the War GERALDlON Veterans' Homes, Ken Murphy and Homes During their stay in Geraldton last month His Administrator Dennis Nelson) also met with the Excellency Major General Michael Jeffrey, and Mrs Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mr Con Sciacca and his Jeffr:ev, visited the Hostel when Mrs• Jeffrey graciously senior staff to put the case from a Western Australian dedicated our Rose Garden of Remembrance in memo- perspective. The State President said that it was · time ry of residents for whom the Last Post has sounded soi?e definite action took place and acknowledged that while we were told some years ago to remove the plan Ten units of Geraldton Retirement Village have been a ("C" Class) Nursing Hospital from our agenda it completed and sold and, Stage 3, the construction of a ~me fu~er six units, is currently underway. This stage will £. to return it! Ken Murphy spoke about the dif- have one three-bedroom unit which has already been ficulnes the League had experienced in seeking "Special Interest Group" status. He believed that at least in the pre-sold and pending interest shown another one or area of Aged Care we should be seen as a "Special two three-bedroom units may be built ·by the end of the N~ds Group". All this was confirmed by the adminis- project. trator Dennis Nelson who again reminded the Minister A great deal of interest is being shown in the units we had documented cases where husband and wife. had with another two of the tWo bedroom ·units sold. In been geographically separated, to the detriment of their view of this interest it is expected that ,the next and health, b.ecause one needed "C" Class Hospital care. final stage of the project will commence before the Th~ Chatrman Ken Murphy challenged the Mhuster by completion of stage 3 and that the Village should be asking when do we as carers of our veterans cease to complete in the early part of 19;95. have that responsibility, where do we as a veteran com- MfiAWLEY munity say "that's it, you're too old now, ·we'll get you a We thank a!l those who supported our raffle this year place somewhere, goodbye!" The Minister agreed whole- with a very big thank-you ti:> Gladys, Norma, Maisey, heartedly with the reasoning and commented that his Cec, plus Tom and Margaret Taylor who helped out and recent visits to the Mt Lawley War Veteranst Home com- will be joining the raffle committee· next; year. 74,196 plex and some interstate Homes had strengthened his tickets were sold out of the 100,000 issued Our net resolve to do something in that area and that he would profit was $112,760. MrS K Dye of Australind won the fully support our initiatives. The War Veterans' Homes 1994 EF Falcon (she was ecstatic when the car was pre- and RSL National Congress both passed resolutions sented by the Homes Administrator Mr Dennis Nelson), supporting the Minister and his efforts on our behalf Mr L Franich of Fremande won the second prize and Special mention must be given to a real friend of the Mrs Hammond of Armadale took off the third prize. veteran community in WA, and especially of the aged The two book-sellers prizes went to Messrs K. veterans, Stephen Smith, the member for Perth. ""-Millington of Bunbury and R. Wood of Palmyra. Thanks Stephen visited Mt Lawley when Minister Con Sciacca again: to those who gave donations as well. All funds was there and gave unqualified support for oUr push, as have gone into our fund investme(lts for future·building well as presenting the Minister with some timely and and redevel~pment projects which will be an ongoing well reasoned observations. A futther major success was Listening Post.- Summer 1994:... Page 45 . \ t Per SHOP & Doe 6RooMIN6 SERVICE is under new management of COLIN AND CAROL EDE We welcome all old and new customers and offer you help with all queries regarding your pets. Stockists ofall equipment for dogs/ cat~ birds etc. 55 HIGH STREET, FREMANTLE Phone 335 3021 CLASSIC CONCRETE Specialising in: Revitalising of tired old concrete driveways, patios with cova crete No job too small or too big RingGary . . WZ -8454 Free Quotes · Page 46-Uatenlng Poet- Summer 1~ \ WAR VETERANS BlACKJACK HOMES Cont. Autobiography by G/Capt Brian Walker DSO Brian Walker with 50 years of flying and thousands the appointment of Mr Smith as a member of the Task of flying hours behind him·in more than 130 different Force. There is no .doubt his representations to the types of aircraft, undoubtedly confinns 'that it'~ safer to Minister 'for Health Carmen Lawrence were instrumen- fly than-drive a motor'car'. . tal in inflttencing the fon:nation of that investigative The reader of this autobiography not only obtains an bOdy. insight into Walker's Air Force life in peacetime and at Many people over the ·years have contributed to a war,. but also into his postwar years as a test pilot. pro-active stance on Veterans Aged Care. Dirk Arkeveld In describing his early ~ in the Air Fo~e, the ~cl of the Mt Lawley-lnglewood Sub-Branch is one who er's initial impression is.'here is an overconfident young comes readily to mind. Should his latest pq_sh gain pilot', but it is soon evident that he has an outstanding deserved success then it is a direct result of their com- ability to sum up an aeroplane and has great mechani- bined efforts and some receptive and active political cal and engineering .knowledge. representatives. We still have however a long road ahead and support from the sub-branches and individual Brian Walker, undoubtedly, is a born pilot, and his members will remain an important aspect in achieving skills in aerobatics, with his continual shoot ups, some our ultimate aim. We have a unique opportunity during times in the wrong places, (which did not please the top the 50th anniversary celebrations particularly if the brass) show up his brilliance as a pilot. nation wishes to trufy honour our aged veterans: don't While he was commanding officer of several thank them, do something for them! squadrons, many pilots learnt from his leadership and As Chairman of the Board I add my personal thanks flying ability in the air and mechanical advice on the to those whose assistance and encouragement have ground. His skills and the talent to pass on knowledge made my position an4 presentation of it to othe,:s so continued during the rest of his flying life. effective: in particular Dennis and the staff at all War Available through retail bookstores, Black Jack .is well Ve.terans' Homes, the State President and the memberS recommended, and there is no doubt that Brian of the State Executive. ~ Walker's working life was certainly very different. KMURPHY ' BOBJONES Chairman · ...__ -. ' ~:- . ------if ~ ~ ------KOKODA TRAIL . . ~. . . .,.. A recent addition to a growing number of books on travel is "Do it yourself trekking - Kokoda Trail• in BOOK Papua New Guinea The book is intended to prepare the trekker for the beauty of the terrain that will be tra- versed and· the cultures of the villages that are situated s on the route. Those with an ~terest in ·military' history should stop and investigate the Wqrld War ll battle-grounds as there are many reminders of the Kokoda campaign still in OPERMION BlACK SWAN evidence, but due to the fain forest, changes in growth by Geoffrey Edwards and locations of clearings are to be expected. It is rec- Operation Black Swan is a story about kidnapping, ommended that trekkers ta~ the book with them as a murder, fraud, spies and invasion threats, all revolving handy reference guide and to use m conjunCtion with around the secession of WA from the Federation of the camps of the area due to any changes along the Australian States. Set in WA and using actual place route. names and localities, it is interesting and easy reading. For those who enjoy the outdoors, bus~waudng or The plot develops quickly without a lot of lengthy · associated pastimes this book would be a valuable h~th, background and lead-up and the' characters are siinilarly accessory. The sections on equipment and cloth- essenti~ introduced. ing to be taken are to ensure· a trouble ·free trip. In an easy-to-read style with an abundapce· of pho- . Members and followers of the WA Secession tographs and maps, the book would be a valuable addi- Movement would find many secti.ons of this book being tion to any library. It is available for $20 from allied to their cause. It is available through retail book- Australian Military History Publications, q Veronica stores and the recoqunended price is $12.50. Place, Loftus NS\Y2232 (015 284 760). GEOFF TANNER RD. MERCER \ . Listening Post-Summer 1994-. Page 47 NOW AVAILA B L E IN AUSTRA L~ A FOREIGN SERVICE MEDAL COMMEMORATIVE This medi i is to commemortue overseas service in wu.r and peace lhat has not been ·recogni RD. 'MERCER ,...,,_.,. -lrjoclion-~ - "*"!~ L.uw>S.A~ quolly uv . -~~· lie=~;i- - -mg-0.4Siml-- --.. c:aldl-lrom .. ~ _.,...,.--tram -llm ... higHy - '*" -Pfoclquodn.ople-. ....-.o .. - ~ "'*' ..... - pclyoole< P'ET FOOD .,.,...,.,lllo- ...... - . gjaufib CASH FOR SCRAP NON FERROUS METALS TOP PRICES PAID FOR: *Brass* Aluminiu~ ~ * Copper Alloy . 41 p *Radiators A y * Lead - Batteries c A s H Recycling for tomorrow OPEN SATURDAY MORNINGS 444 6622 or 444 9984 Mobile 018 946 706 38 FROBISHER STREET, OSBORNE PARK Proud to support RSL in WA. . Page 50-Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ SlJB..BRANCII ITEMS FOR THIS SECTION SHOULD BE TYPED AND DOUBLE-SPACED WHENEVER.POSSIBLE BELMONr Committee finally decided that the whole of the floor shoul_d be ripped up, not only to replace the floor- Summer months promise to bring good crowds to boards but to ensure that everything was sowtd under- our club and the bowling green especially will attract neath. This turned out to be a wise decision for, once players. It is a credit to the small number of volunteers the old flooring had been removed, it was found that all who help at the club, whether serving behind the bar the central stumps had also completely rotted. cleaning or looking after the gardens, bowling gree~ The builder eventually managed to get some excellent tim- and other areas. A big thank you to those. concerned ber from a mill near Pemberton, and the carpenter now No doubt other branches have a small band of hard laying the new floor is very pleased with the quality of workers who keep the sub-branches going. They are the the boards. The official re-opening of working-bees of the RSL the hall will be on 1Qth December and all financial members should In !he Listening Post winter issue 1994, on page 23, receive an invitation to attend. an arti~le appeare~ abqut Oflag Vllb POW camp. Whilst These renovations have taken up our time ov.er the· attendmg the vanous reunions and 50-year liberation past few months, and there is nothing else to report at· festivities, we took time off to visit Eichstatt and the for- this stage. Please give some serious thought to the elec- mer camp. After serving as a POW camp, it became an tion of office bearers for 1995, as it is time to have -UNRRAcamp for displaced persons in 1945, then an some new faces on the executive. I ~l not army barracks, be standing· and is npw a police training camp for for any position. riot police in Germany. We were given a kind reception Meetings are and a guided tour. A video film we took can be seen at every second Wednesday of each month, commencing our branch. For ex-POWs, many of the buildings may 2.00 pm bring back memories. w.ESULLNAN President Those members who have been on holidays all over Australia and the world arrive back at our club-house with stories too long to print but ~evertheless very BUNBURY interesting. We hope to ~produce some in our branch Veterans who served with the US forces in the libera- . bulletin "The Belmont Bugle". tion of the Philippines are being recognised by the issue It was a pleasure to have State Senior Vice-President, of ~ campaign medal through the Australian Ken Murphy at.our general meeting. He detailed several Government. Enquiries about the medal should be events that the State Executive is planning and outlined directed to Doug Guppy at our welfare ·office (21 3596). the Federal Government's prposed celebrations for the There was a very poor attendance at the Vietnam 50th anniversary of the end of World War Il. He was Veterans' Day 94 Service. Next year this day wilfbe well received and impressed members with his friendly combined with celebrations to mark 50 vears of peace spirit Many thanks for coming, Ken. in the Pacific M day). Many members have been in hospital, including our ~e will have ~ree distinguished guests duri~g the President Mr Mitch Cadden and our Welfare Officer, commg ye~r - His Excellency the Governor Major- 'Mr Bert D~an. We wish them a speedy recovery. General Mtchael Jeffrey, Mrs Jeffery and Sir Donald Our girls have done it again. At the annual Women's Eckersley. · Auxiliary birthday party, Joy Nettleton and Eileen Brown Bob and Alf Mort have been visiting hospitals nurs- received Life Memberships, and Helen Alexander and ing homes and veterans at home. If you know of a vet- Rene Reyriolds received Certificates of Service. eran who is hospitalised or isola~d, please let the office Congratulations to you all. know. CARLECAUBO Membership for 1994 just pipped the 400 mark. We need to recruit new members continuously; both young OSBORNEPARK and old; don't forget the pro rata rates tbat eXist for members joining late in the year. Owing to some rather unexpected hold-ups, the ren- ovations to our hall are still being carrie.d otrt. The The original conference phon!!-used by our welfare major hold-up occurred when the builder found that office has finally thrown in the towe~ but we are back Revi~ the external wooden. stumps supporting the outside in business with a new phone and our Board waDs were completely rotted away and we wondered hearings continue a§ usual how bad the rest of the stumps woQld be. The Building Ford Campbell would like to hear from any former \ Liitenlng Polt-su.Tuner 1SKM .:'hg. 11 l 'i la I ea //s se rrice g i l'l'.\ per.,.o 11 a I s e c 11 r i ty : LEMERGENCY lndepende~ce is something we all take for granted until we lOse it. Falls. and other minor medical problems that SYSTEMS would hardly bot h~ r most of us can become an emer- gency for those in th~ ir later years. VitalCall can assist in enhancing the Jives of elderly, handi- capped and ilf people so that they can enjoy their advanc- ing· years in peace, health and security in the comfort and independence of their own home. How VitaiCall Works A VitalCall "Talk-Back" unit is connected to the existing telephone line and a lightweight waterproof pendant is worn or carried by the client. When operated, the unit auto- is designed and MADE IN AUSTRALIA is proud to be 100,-. AUSTRALIAN OWNED. matically dials the VitaiCall Operations Centre where traine~ and qualified nurses TALK to the client, giving Some Representatives reassurance, and summon assistance. Required The client doesn't need to be near the telephone. The talk- back unit has a loud speaker and a sensitive microphone FOR MORE INFORMA1'/0N PLEASE CALL OUR which allow the operator the communicate in the client's CARING STAFF ON: home and assistance can be summoned, even if the opera- FREE CALL tor is unable to make voice contact. VitalCall is used extensively throughout Australia, is - I-8·00 22 62 86 Australian owned and manufactured, and complies with 1-800 64 08 08 · Australian Standard AS2999. PEACE OF MIND FOR YOU AND PROUDTOBE VitaiCall enquiry Toll Free line: 1-800-64 08 08. THE WHOLE FAMILY AUSTRAUAN New to Australind. AUSTRALIND WILDFLOWERS &SOIL SUPPLIES MILTON OUTDOORS NOW OPEN Specialising in: METAL FENCING SPECIALISTS BULK SOIL MIXES INCU]DE: WA Wildflowers OBLIGATION FREE QUOTES .• Manure • Potting mix Ground Covers SUPPLY & INSTALL • Karri/Peat mulch OR SUPPLY ONLY • Garden mulch Suppliers of: Small Shrubs • Woodchips • Colorbond Steel Fencing • Screened yellow sand • Milton Smooth Frame Gates Medium-Large • Bagged soils for small garden • Custom Made Gates & Pool Fencing {6~4 areas trailer loads) Shrubs • lnfill Panels • Free trailer use • Available in Zincalume or Colorbond Delivery from 2.0-1 o. 0 cubic metres (Fee applies) Ray or D~bbie Milton PHONE 25. 8838 •• Tel: 434 3444 Off Paris Road LOT 7 SWEENY ST, Mobile: 018 946 277 Fax: 43 DITCHtHCHAM RD 4 3445 AUSTRALIND Unit 3/30 Port Kembla Drive LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA Bibra Lalte 6163 ' Page 52-' Listening Post- Summer 1994 \ However, his mother SUB-BRANCHES Cont. decided not to wait and packed the two small boys and what she could of their possessions into Certificates are awarded to RSL members with 50 . their horse and Cart: and years of unbroken service. If you qualify, please contact drove to Mt Barker and the office . . on through the bush to Don't f~i:get those meeting nights - Ladies' Auxiliary Denmark. In 1922 the on the ftrst Wednesday ·and RSL on the third road had .not been Wednesday of every month. ' cleared. ALF MAINSIONE Educated at a small Trustee two-roomed school in Denmark, Cecil wa5 then COCKBURN apprenticed to the local We sadly re~ord the passing of John (Tiger) Lyon, blacksmith and.. wheel- who was our Vice-President for two decades. wright. · He earned only five· shillings a week and was Our new flag-staff proudly flew our State flag pre- unaple to finish his training, as his parents could not sented by our friend, MLA Bill Thomas, also the support him. Arnhem flag presetlted by Mr Jack Williams (who During the Depression years he moved around in die attended the celebrations in the Netherlands) and, of count_ry, working on farms and in mining or other jobs course, our own National flag. which were available. He studied heavy-duty stationary Ou,r Trustees. forwarded to the Sub-Branch diesel engine-drivi11-g for power houses etc. by corre- Guidelines for Grants from the Amelioration Fund. spondence and did his practical work at the Fremande Don't be shy! We are hhe to help. · Cold Storage Works at night. He obtained· his certificate l~dies c~mmittee in 1938. and then worked for the British Tantalite We have two on our - Cynthia Company in Coolgardi~. White (Minutes Secretary) and Rosemary Shepherd (a Trustee) - and would like to see others joining them - When war was declared in 1939, Cecil joined the RAAF as an aircraft fitter and went to Parramdere On 18 November, a new memorial dedicated "To All [NSW) for training. During a week's leave in June 1941, Who Served in Conflicts since 1945" was handed over he married and took his wife back with him. In by the City of Cockburn Council. It was built in brick September 1941 he was sent to Melbourne and in the and sandstone and donated by ltalia Limestone. it is December to Mallala (SA) for advanced training coiuseS. only because of the interest shown by such local busi- ness and civic authorities that new ventures can come From Mallala he went overseas to join 3 squadron in the Western Desert. · to fruition. He went right through North Africa to Algiers, having The Sub-Branch annual dinner was held last month many hair-raising experiences during the retreats. He in the greater hall at the Cockburn Civic complex when ~s se~t ah~~d a fully-serviced meal was provided, a four-piece group sometimes on of other troops to ·help wtth the construction of aufields behind enemy lines. provided the entertainment and we had a huge one-off He was promoted to sergeant in charge of maintenance raffle. and his section achieved a high standard of service abil- Now that warmer nights are here, our monthly ity. . dances, with a three piece band, are becoming popular. . Sent to Malta to help maintain aircraft during th are. held every third Friday so why not come along They stege, he was a""arded · the Maltese nationa for a good night out (and cheap, too). Commemorative Medal to mark the 50th anniversa o~r Remember meetings are on the fourth Sunday of of the island's people being awarded ihe George Cross. each month. · From Malta he went with the invasion. ·forces to· Si · · ERNIEDIBB ~nd southern }taly. He always had a deep feeling of grat ttude to the man who never was" whose created •· RIVER10N history enabled those landings to be carried out wi CECIL ·RHODES 1HOM very little opposition. Ces WaS involved in all the' Itali Cecil was born in 1918 atJardee, WA, where is father hostilities as far as Trieste in Yugoslavia and Urune 0 was employed as a foreman sawyer. _When ~e mills the border of Australia. On one occasion he was. sec closed there, the family moved to the proposed De onded briefly to 450 Squadron·RAAE · Garris Settlement at Kendenup, which was a failure. His About June 1948, Ces ~om got together With a {4 . father then went to Denmark to try to find employment ex-service mates .- including .Merv Schofield Ha at the timber mills. He purchased a small property on ~amer, Sid Johnston, Wally Lingard, Joe Cou~~ .an the river-bank, intending to return to his family later. \ Std Bowdon - and in August 1948 the ~rl:On RS Listening Post- Summer 1994-Page ... WIDE RANGE OF 'GARDEN MIXES, THE NEW Ml)LCHES ALTERNATIVE AND .GARDEN HOCKS IN PLUS A VARJElY OF OUTDOOR lANDSCAPING NATIVES AND PlANTS SUPPLIES FRE~ USE OF TRA.JLER / OPEN aa · m~5pm · 7 DAYS A WEEK . ~ . . . We welcome all RSL Members and their families to JUBILEE TWIST BAHERY New Proprietor: .Michael Quach ALL KINDS OF FRESH BREAD, ROLLS, CAKES, PIES ETC. Shop t ~pearw6od Shopping Centre Cnr B~gton & Rockingham.Rds Spearwood 418 6554 \ •. made by.a.soldier in Jerusalem in 1916 when Mr Coote SUB-BRANCHES Cont. snr. was a-,..'hombadier in the British Artillery. The ~ iQ.g was made during a lull in the fighting, using the Sub-Branch was bom After starting with meetings in an sharp corner·of a broken file. · : old tin shed our Sub-Branch now has a building to be proud of, with a membership in excess ~ of 250 full The.new RSL country ~onal Vice President for the members and approximately 50 social members. northern wheatbelt" 'region, Frank Sharp, has returned from an overseas trip with his wife Gillian who is When Ces returned to WA, he successfully tendered President of the Women's Auxiliary.· ~ for the contract to run buses from Perth to Riverton, . . which he continued until the Metropolitan Bus Services Our Secretiry Brian Coope~ can provi~e relatives o( were taken over by the Metropolitan !l'ert}l) Transport members of the first Australian Imperial Force. (World: Trust in 1961. He then purchased 1000 acres of derelict War D with details of an Australian Archives· Servic~ farmland at Lake Kwornicup !Mt Barker) which he sur-: Scheme· which make personal Army records availabl~ veyed; drained off accumulated salt deposits and for $15 per dossier. ; improved until it supported 500 thoroughbred Two visitors at our August meeting - Peter Maxweli Aberdeen Angora Cattle. Unfortunately his health, and Alf D~nny, President and Secretary of the Dongara: which had not been good since his return from active Sub-Branch - were presented with a pennant featuring service, became so poor that he was forced to sell the Birdwood House. And Nancy peacock of the RSL club property. His next move was to Two Rocks where he at Birdwood House passed on a pennant she and .het· lived a semi-invalid life - the la&t 10 years in increasing husband Chas received from the Glenorchy Sub- pain. He was always a most patient man and never Branch during t\leir Tasmanian visit. A Geraldton pen; complained · nant will be sent in exchange. . . He was foundation President of the Riverton RSL We thank Peter McAuliffe · and Bob Bandy for the and duriiig the early years of his retirement President of ~oney-boxes they made in the shape of army tin hats. : the Yancheplfwo Rocks Ratepayets, Recreati9n and St includ ~ John's Ambulance Associations. Newcomers to the Management Committee Kevin Forrest, Chris Bowen and Wally Sumner; the lat-: Ces passed away in August 1994, leaving a widow, ter has been a Sub-Branch stalwart for many years. ! Kate, a daughter, Catherine and five grandchildren. His PETER BARDEN : younger daughter, Miriam, pre-deceased him by seven PRO ~ y ~ ars which was a great sadness in his life. ' • HARRYlOWE RETURNED EX-SERVICEWOMEN ·~ An active group of ex-servicewomen frOm several ser:;: 'GERALD10N vices and m~y different countries, our Sub-Branch has;· This year's Poppy Day street ·appeal was held on the interesting guest speakers, ·enjoyable activitie& ~nd a: anniversary of the actual day that the Armistice was recent fashion-parade raiSed about $350. ~ signed 76 years ago. Proceeds from the Appeal are We have a warm friendship with th_e Vietnam. shared equally b·y the Aged Soldi~rs, Sailors and Veterans' Motor Bike group .thanks to our Liaisollf Airmen's Relief Fund and the Amelioration Account of Officer, Mrs Joan Dowson MBE. They assist with' the; the Sub-Branch. RSL Poppy Day Lunch of which Joan is the Convenor" President Steve Carroll advised in October that he and the members of our Sub-Branch are her-very actiW' an~ would be leaving Geraldton. He his wife Doreen and hard-working c0mmittee. We also have joint outl- Geral~ton are retiring to Exmouth after having .been the ings with the War-Blinded and Partial.ly alinded Ex.; managers of Hospitality Inns. He wtU be greatly trussed Servicemen, which included a christmas in June and at by us all; he and Secretary Brian Cooper proved a par- trip to New Norcia. Our members sell Poppies on Poppy: ticularly strong team. . Day and have provided trees for the War Veteran~ . The historic Australian flag that was flown .at Home at Mt Lawley. · · ~ Gallipoli has gone o~ permanent display at Birdwood . Our Welfare Committee members are a caring grou~ : House. of ladies who make Christmas visits and keep in toucl,; ~at f~r Also now on display is a grenade waS used with those ·who are not so well, and ·our magazine/ demonstration purposes. It was contnbuted by Charhe "light Diet", is widely circulated throughout Australi ~ Coote of Bedford who has also presented a model RSL Ex-servicewomen's Sub-Branches. ;~ dressed in the·RAAF uniform of his l_ate father, Charles ~ n~ Coote. Attached to the jacket are ribbons . from b~th We are a happy, friendly group and welcome wats. Mr Coote snr. was in the British Army m Palestine members. Please contact Mrs DJ. Dowson (384 6712t: and France during World War I and a flight Ue?tt:nant or Mrs Val Longson (387 399\) if you wish to join us. ; in World War 'll. Another donation from Gharlte ts. an CECll.E inNmN . attractive inetal matchbox-holder that has an _etchmg President\ Listening Post - Summer 1994 - Page 55' Let's talk about y _ our -~· funeral. This is Bwy Standley, manager of the Bowra & O'Dea Pre-Paid Funeral.Plan. At first, it may seem a strange idea to pre-arrange your own funeral. But these days, many people want to protect their families from the financial and emotional-burden of having to arrange a funeral at a difficult time. A TRADITION OF TRUST To find out more, or for a copy OWRA & O'DEA of our informative Funeral Plan - BFUNERAL DIRECTORS n booklet, telephone Barry Standley Member A'FDA on 384 2226. BRAND ODBA OOH . RSL Members mention this ad and receive speeial discounts. 1 SMAU PIZZA · . & ,:::,::: $6.50 Free delivery service, We.sttield thru to Bytord PH:4974700 Shop 24A Armadale Plaza,-Armadale ' Page 56.:. Llstenln'g Post- Summer 1994 \ UNIT ASSOCIATIONS· Swallbourne 6010, Tel: 383 3630. Welfare Officer: Mr RD (Bob) Smith, as above. Meetings held after Anzac Day, AGM mid-June, birthday end of July and other as shown in newsletter's. AUSTRALIA~ EX-SERVlCE ATOMIC SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED President: Mr v\t.B . - Piewtigh~ , 23 Kenwick Way, Balga 6061 . T~1:342 6718. Secretary: Mrs D. Jackson, PO Box 411, Midland 6056. Tel: 294 1054. Treasurer: Mrs D.· Thomas, 41 Parkfield R·oad, Kelmscott 6111. Tel: 39G 5762. Meets third Monday February, April (AGM), June ~ · August, October, December at Belmont RSL Hall, Leake Street, Belmont, Bus~06 ex Perth Bus Station. AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN (INC.) Listening Post rem1nds all Unit Associations that it Is the State President: Mr L.C.W. Hutchings, 17 St Johns responsibility of each to keep its information to State Court, Kingsley 6026, Tel: 309 9675. Meetings: State. Headquarters for this section up to date. Council· meets 3rd Thursday of even months at 13th Changes to the office bearers must be in writing. Brigade Headquarters, lrwin Barracks, Karrakatta, at· 1.30 pm. AIR FORCES CLUB (INC) AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL AIR SERVICE Meets at RSL Hall, Kintail Road, Applecross. Fridays ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) 4.30·11.00pm. Sunday 4.30-7.30pm. President: Mrs P. President: Frank Sykes, Tel: 387 6251. Secretary: John· McGrath, 41 Reynolds Road, Mt Pleasant, 6153. Tel: Parrington, Tel: 401 2382. Meets last Friday each morith· 364 2339, Secretary: Mr B. Scott, PO Box 153· at Campbell Barracks {The House) at 1800hrs. Ladies' Applecross, 6153. Tel ~ 316 1707. All correspondence t~ most welcome. All correspondence to The House, No. 6: be sent to the Secretary. Battery Road, Campbell Barracks 6010. · AUSTRALIAN VETERANS AND DEFENCE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Patron: Air Commodore N. Smith MBE. Chairman: SERVICES COUNCIL (WA COUNCIL) AVADSC George Oliver, 2 Ainslie Crt, Kardinya 6163. Tel: 337 Chairman: Air Cdre s.w. Dallywater OBE AE (Retd) l;'el_:: Coope ~ 7163. Secretary/Treasurer: Lionel Pizzey, 11 Windell St, {09) 383 3161 . Secretary/Treasurer: W01 B.F. lnnaloo 6018. Tel: 446 5751. Meetings: bi-monthly as CD AIMM, Tel: (09) 409 6577. All correspondence to the! arranged. Secretary PO Box 14, Hillarys 6025. i AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE . ~ ALLIED MERCHANT SEAMEN ASSOCIATION ASSqCIATION (AWAS) ; (WA BRANCH) 2824 . ~: President: Mr Maurice O'Rourke, 25 Lillian Avenue, President: Mrs Alice Corry, OAM, Tel: 361 Secretary: Mrs M. Harvey, 1 Bradshaw House AFME: Applecross 6153. Tel: 364 3837. Secretary: Mr Jack Treasurer~ ·; Edwards, 1 Cromer Road, Bi:entwood 6153, Tel: 364 Bullcreek Drive, Bullcreek, Tel: 332 1305. Ruth Franklin, 126B Basinghall St. ~ East Victoria Pan<: 8793. Treasurer: A Edwards, 66 Wedgewood Drive, Hous ~ Edgewater 6027, Tel: 405 4261. Meets 2.30pm Anzac · 6101 . Tel: 361 5157. Meetings:·1st floor, Anzac on the 1st Thursday of the even months, 1Oam-12 noon} House, last Tuesday of each month. BCOF ASSOCIATION OF WA ; ASSOCIATION OF FIRST INFANTRY BATTALIONS (WA) President: Mr D. Sexton, 13 Tillman PI, Wilson 6107> Tel: 451 3982. Secretary: Mr Doug Spice, -11 Daglish; 211st Aust lnf, 1 RAR also any Allied 1st Bn. President: o St., Wembley 6014. Tel: 381 5531. Treasurer: Mr Greg: Mr Ken Alcorn, Tel: 249 9365. Secretary: Mr John Flanders, 98 Manning Rd., Manning ·6152. Tel: 450t Cunningham, Tel: 361 3483, 39 Planet St, Carlisle 3511. Meetings: fourth Monday (If Moll holiday meets! · 6101 . Contact the secretary for.details of meetings etc. next day • Tuesday) 11 .00am from Feb to Nov at: ASSOCIATIQN OF WRENS WA BRANCH Belmont RSL Hall, cnr Great Eastern H.ighway and; Meets fourth Thursday of each month, 10.30am Anzac Leake St.. Belmont. Bus 306 new Bus Station or stand: House. President: Mrs Mary Tearne, 3/63 Corbel Street, 45 cnr Pier Stand St GeorgesTerrace. ; Shelley 6148, Tel: 457 9059. Ho.n. Secretary: Mrs BLINDED SOLDIERS OF ST DUNSTANS ~ Elizabeth Newcombe, 32b Baldwin Street, Como WA WEST AUSTRALIA ~ 6152. AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM Pr~sident: Mr W.A. Waiters, RSL Retirement. V i llage ~ ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Th1rd Avenue, Mandurah, 6210. Tel: 535 3602. Hon ~~ President: Mr R.D. (Bob) Smith, 14 Dundee Court, Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs P Dean, 31 Lamond St.# Duncraig 6032, Tel: 448 5023. Secretary: Mr BG (Barry) Melville 6156, Tel: 330 5458. M~etings : 2nd TuE\sday in,i Long, 6 Hazeltine Court, .Yanchep 6035, Tel: 561 1741 . . February, April, June, August and October at 1.45pm," Treasurer: Mr EO (Ed) Harkin, 5 Greenville Street, Red Cross House, 1 { o Goderich St, East Perth . ~lstenlng 57 ~ \ Post - Summer 1994 - Page ·• Memories Restored Before After Have your precious family photqgraphs professionaly restored on photographic paper. * Colour * Black and White* Sepia (Brown) Bring in your old or damaged photographs and we will gladly discuss your requirements. · To ensure ·their safety all work is carried out on our own premises. Shop 5, Fremantle Malls 27-35 William Street, Fremantle Colourtec T,l: (09) 335 3285 • ASBESTOS • TILE •IRON • BEDWETTING ALARMS . * Leaks Fixed • COMMODES • CRUTCHES • EXERCISE BIKE • INFRA-RED LAMPS • NEBULISERS * Moss Rernoved • TENS MACHINES • VAPORISERS • WALKING FRAMES * Resealing (Colours available) • WALKING STJCKS • WHEELCHAIRS FOR SALE OR FOR HIRE *Sealant Coatings Monday-Friday 8:30am-5.30pm • Saturday 8.30am-5.00pm · e~g or small jobs! 0 P E N• Sunday 9.00am-12 noon sAN D s . Public Holidays 9.00am-1 .00pm Free ·quotes! Written Guarantees! PHARMACY~~ PENSIONER DISCOUNTS Sands Shopping Centre, Mandurah Phone{097)581209 . PHONE (09) 535 2134 all hours Member Housing Industry of WA P/A No. 4285 BankWest .W • Page 58- Llsteidng Post- Summer 1994 \ --·- Unit Associations oont... BRITISH EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION INC. Meetings last Monday each month except January. President: Mr D. Clarke, Tel: 309 1046. Secretary: Mr · Address for correspondence: GPO Box T1729, Perth. K.R. Crane, Tel: 310 9099. Treasurer: Mrs J. Turnell .fLEET AIR ARM ASSOCIAnON OF AUSTRAUA Tel: 497 3812: Meetings 3rd Tuesday of the month at President:·Hilton Devoreux, 21 Regency Drive, Thomlle Anzac House, 1:!-t 1.30pm. Correspondence t0: 35 WA 6108. Secretary: Theo Bushe-Jones, 26 Baltic Wes!minster Ad, Learning 6149. Mews, 'l{.aikiki WA 6169, Tel: 527 9186. Meets second CATALINA CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALiA • Wednesday of each month, 71 West Parade, East State President: Mr lvan Peirce, 14 Abjornson St, Perth. All correspondence to PO Box 3886, Stirling Manning 6152 Tel: {09) 450 1231. State Secretary/ Street, Perth, WA 6849. "' Treasurer: Mr .Eric Carpenter, 21 Keenmore Drive, GUARDS ASSOCIATION OF WA Balga WA.6061. Tel: 342 2n9. General meetings sec- President/Treasurer: Mr Peter Mulrennan JP, {IG). Tel: ond Thursday in October and December. 349 7591. Secretary: Mr Frank Lawrence {GG). Welfare DEFENCE RESERVES ASSOCIATION Officer: Mr Arthur Budgen {HG). Meeting: 1st Monday of Tee. ~ f'N A BRANCH) the month at 'Anzac House, 28 St Georges Perth ~t 7.30pm {unless othe.rwise advised). - President: l.CQI. {ret'd) P. Farrell RFD, EO, 9 Bqnito HMAS BATAAN VETERANS' ASSOCIATION Way, Sorrento 6020, Tel: 246 1367. Vice President: ~each LCol {ret'd) T. Arbuckle RFD, EO, 4 Camelot Street, President: Mr Dick King, 89 Empire.Avenue, ·city Carine, 6020, Tel: 447 5956. Secretary: Maj {Ret'd) P.C. 6015, Tel: 385 9089. Secretary: Mr Jim Smith, 116 Pickersgill, Rffi, EF, 191 Kitchener Road, Booragoon Fitzroy Ad, Rivervale 6.103, Tel: 361 1825. Traasurer: · 6154, Tel: 330 4015. Treasurer: LCol {ret'd) N.A. Gilbert Mr Bob Truman, 12 Regent Grove, Mortey 6062, Tel: RFD, EO, 23 Grimsay Road, Ardross 6153, Tel: 364 · 279 6903. For further information please contact any of 3693. Meetings: Committee meetings held monthly - all the above. members welcome to attend. For venue and date con- HMAS CANBERRAIHMAS SHROPSHIRE tact any of the above. ASSOCIATION . EX-FORTRESS ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION · President: Mr Keith Nordahl, 66 Todd Avenue, Como Cart . ~r President: Mr Harold Smith, 58 Napier Street, Nedlands, 6152, Tel: 367 3102. Secretary: Mr·Arthur •. 93 6009. Tel: 386 3305. Secretary: Mr Reg Ki_dd, 257 Tamar Street, Pi:llmyra 6157, Tel: 339 1483. Treasurer: Holmes Road, Forrestfield, 6058. Tel: 453 2393. Mr Alf Martin, 12 LeSouef Drive, Kardinya 6163, Tel; Meetings mid-year general meeting and Christmas 'get 331 2113. AGM November, Committee Meeting.s·.a& . required. Annual reunion Aug 9, other social functions: together' and barbeque on a date and at a venue to be about four times a year. For further information please· decided. Afl enquiries to the Secretary. contact any of the above. · EX-PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION OF WA HMAS HOBART ASSOCIATION f'NA DIVISION) .. . President: Mr C.E. lngram, 3-54 Federal St, Tuart Hill President: Mr Graeme Purkiss, 14 Hollis St, Samson 6060. Tel: 344 7949. Secretary: Mrs M. Ruwoldt, 20 · 6163. Tel: 337 8976. Secretary: Mr Clyde Goddard,. 80 Mo~ley Waltham Way, 6062. Tel: 275 2411 . All corre- Derby· Ad, Shenton Park ·6008. Tel: 381 · 8705 .. spondence and enquiries be made or forwarded to the Treasurer: Mr Bob Gee, 23 Sicklemore St, Brentwood P.resident at the above address. Association meetings 6153. Tel: 364 6264. AqM and Annual Reunion held are held the first Wednesday of each month. second Frid~y in February and ~ocial · and commemora- EX-PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION ·oF WA • tive functions held about six times each year., Monthly LADIES AUXILIARY get togethers at Anzac House on the last Thursday of President: Mrs M. McDonald, 47 Wasley Street, Mt each month from around noon. For further information Lawley 6060, Tel 328 5927. Secretary: Mrs M. Clarke, please contact the Secretary. . 18/84 Kitchener St, Trigg 6029. Meetings: Same time HMAS WARRAMUNGA VETERANS' ASSOCIAnON and place as men. President: Mr K.T. {Keven) Johnson, 10 Nichol~s A.ve, EX-WRANS ASSOCIATION WA Quinns Rocks WA 6030. Tel: 305 1573. Secretary. Mr President: Mrs. Val Tomerini, 34 Bourne St., Morley T.E. {Tom) Oakley, 43 Stricklana St, Mt ClaremQnt WA 6062. Tel: .276 6758. Secretary: Mrs Rena Blackett, Unit 6010. Tel: 384 3042. Treasurer: Mrs P.D. (pat) lngham, 3, 93 Aurelian St, Palmyra 6157. Tel: 339 5030. 13/55 Second Avenue,. Mt Lawley WA 6050. Tel: 271 Treasurer: Mrs Freda Andrews, 23 Wilcock St, 1826. For any further information please contact any of Applecross 6050. Tel: 3'64 2269. Meetings: Second the above. · · Monday of each month at Anzac House {unless other- KOREA & SOUTH EAST ASIA FORCES wise advised). ASSOCIATION OF AUS.TRALIA rH-A. BRANCH) FEDERATED TB .SAILORS', SOLDIERS' & State President: Mr H.D. Whitehurst, Tel:· 361 9062. AIRMEN'S ASSOCIATION . State Secretary: Mr A. ~cMorland, fo Ridgeway Place, President: Mr Frank Hamilton, 35 Clement Drive, Mahogany Creek 6072, Tel: 295 3459. State Treasurer: Karrinyup 6018. Tel: 448 5204. Secretary: Mrs Grace Mr Harry Fowle, 11 Mir~dor ·Road, Morley 6062, Tel: Starer, 16 Dowell Place, Bibra Lake Tel: 417 9598. 275 1259·. Meetings: ·Second Staturday in June, Listening -Post-Summer 1994~ Page 59 \ .( TONY'S PALMYRA EQUIPMENT . NOW UNDER .NEW MANAGEMENT HIRE HAS MOVED TO CALTEX PALMYRA . GREG & . ~ CH~IS JONES For friendly old fashioned driveway service & mechanical repairs eaU in and see Siggy & Tony. ~@9 Monthly.ruel accounts welcome. HOME OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK 6'.30am to lOpm (097)·97 1820 - Box Trail~r 6x4 $8.00 a day. Box cage 6x4 $8.00 a FOR AL-L·TYPES OF day. Cage Trailer 7x4 $10.00 a day. Cage Trailer 8x5 · ELECTRICAL JOS.S $18.00 a day. Cage Trailer 9x5 $20.00 a day. Furniture Trailer $19.00 a day. YOUR LOCAL Fridge Trolley $10.00 a day. Mower:$7.00 one hour, Mower $12.00 2 hours, Lawn Edger $7.00 1 hour, ELECTRICIAN Whipper Snipper $15.00 1 hour, Car Trailer $38 a • "FANS • POWER TOOLS day, Chainsaw $42 a day, Chainsaw $32J/2 day, • WASHING MACHINES e LIGHTS Wheelbarrow $7.00 a day • EXHAUST FANS • BATHROOM HEATERS All Prices Negotiable • TOWEL DRYERS • IXL TASTIC LIGHTS TONY'S PALMYRA EQUIPMENT liTRE • HOUSES • DAIRIES • POLES • .PUMPS 103 CARRINGTON ST, PALMYRA PHONE 018 93 1422 PHONE 339 7854 Mob 015 774 451 AIH 418 2284 or 018 93 2179 "Pets for Pensioners" 11\IEil?~IElr tCA\IfiE ~ CLUB • Stay healthy - reduce stress. Get a Petr ILIU,...tCiti 113A\Il2 • 10% discount off everything in the shop for Qlub members • Fresh diced Roo, Mutton, Beef all under $2.00 The staff are proud support,ers of the RSL • Fresh Beef Steak $2.20 Welcomes all members for Morning or Look after your pet because he's going to look after you! JOIN THE CLUB TODAY. 'CALL FOR DETAILS Afternoon Tea and Lunches Kelmscott Pets and Plants 5/75 Kurnell Road, Welshpool - T~l~p~one 39Q 9997 - 458 3003 ~------~-- ,~------~ ColiN.ANd FIONA KulpER Jill Smith - wELcoME ALL old ANd NEW cusTOMERs TO . the new pr~prietor of HAvE A CHAT DANDARAGAN . CoFFEE LOUNGE SHop 7, KELMscorr PlAzA, KELMscorr SI'ORE CALL IN sooN .foR MoRNINC, oR welcomes all old and new customers ""- AfrfRNOON TEA, LUNCHES ETC. Warm Australian seiVice }9() ~~1} (098) 514030 Page 60-Listening Post'_ Summer 1994 \ UDlt AaaocdatloD.a cont... September and December at the Belmont Sub-Branch PARnALLY BLINDED SOLDI,RS' ASSOCIATION of the RSL, 22 Leake Street, Bei'T'ont at 100 hrs. OF AUSTRALIA lWA BRANCH) INC. . LIMBLESS SOLDIERS' ASSOCJATION OF WA (INC) General IT)eeting 'held at Anzac·House at 1.00pm, first ("Wirigles and Stumpie~ ") . President: P.R'. Collins. Tuesday each month, except Jan~ary. Secretary: Mr Secretary: C.C. Brown, 80-82 Henley Street, Como, WA Maurice John Rinaldi (Maurie), 35 Weaponess .Road, 6152. Tel: 450 6428 (Postal Address): Bag Lot No. 2 Scaroborugh 6019, Tel: 341 ~151 . Post' Office, Como, WA 6152. meeting first Wednesday PEOASU8 (AIRBORNE FORCES) ASSOCIATION each month except January, 1.30pm. OF WESTERN AUSTRAUA (INCl MIDDLE EAST VAD ASSOCIAnON WA President: Biqge Roots. Secretary: Bert Harris, 54 President: Mrs Rita. Kneebone, 100 Reyriolds Road, Mt Fitzroy Rd,-Rivervale WA 6103. Tel: 362 2224. General Pleasant. Tel: 364 3311. Secretary: Mrs P. Payne, 11 meetings held at Riverton RSL first ,Sunday in Jan, Mar, Hurlingham Road, South Perth 6151. Meetings as May, July, Sept & Nov 1.00pm. Committee meetings called. Annual reunion nearest Saturd(!.y to November held at Secretary;s home first Tues. Feb, April, June, 23. . Aug, Oct & Dec 2.30pm. Luncheons held fi.rst Wed monthly 12 noon, Anzac Club, Pertl'). Ladies welcome. "N' CLASS DESTROYER ASSOCIAnON President: Mr Don Griffiths, 8 Radiata St, Riverview WA PERMANENT AIR FORCE . BRANCH OF THE RAAF 6210; Tel: 535 6454: Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs Dorothy ASSOCIAnON . Higgins, 69 Spigal Way, Bateman WA 6150, Tel: 332 President: Allan Stewart. Tel: 310 7239. Secretary: Ray 87~1 . 5723. Meetings: For details of meetings please contact Allan. Tel: 321 5576/320 Meetings held on the Secretary on 332 5723. 2nd Monday of the month in the Ev Nicholls room at the RAAF Association Bull Creek Drive, Bull Creek. NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, POLISH EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIAnON CITY OF FREMANTLE SUB·SECnON , StJB·BRANCH-No. 9. President/Secretary: Mr A.D. Needham, 16 Warragoon President: Or W. ·Gorski OAM, Tel: 387 7347. Hon Crescent, Attadale. Tel: 330 3411. Treasurer: Mr S.G. Secretary: S. Zalewski, Tel: 274 6280. Hon T~easurer : Thomas, 91 Coleman Crescent, Melville, 6156. Tel: 330 K. Milczarek, Tel: 271 7238. All correspondence to 33 3427. Meetings: 1130 hrs last Monday of each month at Eighth Avenue, Maylands 6051. the Navy Club, 64 High Street, Fremantle 6160. RAAF ASSOCIAnON MANDURAH BRANCH NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, President: Mr Alex Rose, Tel: 535 3307. Secretary: Mr CITY OF PERTH SUB·SECnON John Gabriel, Tel: 535 4314. Clubrooms: Phone & Fax: President: Mr B. Edmondson, 3 Moness Place,_Shelley 535 8217, 0900-1200 hrs, Mon to Fri. Meetings: 3rd WA 6156. Tel: 457 5620. Secretary: Mr D.J. McCielland, Tuesday of each month at 133 Mandurah Terrace, 38B Hilarion Road, Duncraig WA 6023, Tel; 448 3812. Mandurah at 1330 hrs. Adqress for correspondence: PO Meets fourth Tuesday of each month commencing at Box 1015, Mandurah 6210. 8.00 pm at 71 West Parade, East Perth. All correspon- RAAF 487-483 LANCASTER SQUADRONS dence to the Secretary please at the above address .. ASSOCIAnON WESTERN AUSTRAUA NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA President: Mr Ron Smith, 63 Camm Avenue, Bull Creek ' (WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SECnON) INC. 6149, Tel: 332 3318. Secretary/Treasurer: Mr Kevin President: Mr Jack Appleby, 143 Mc~onald Street, McGrath, 8 Appian Way, Hamersley 6022, Tel: 342 Joondanna 6060. Tel: 448 3598. Secretary: Mr Tom 6554. Meetings: Four times a year at the R_oyal Oakley, 43- Stric1<1and Street, Mt Cla:remont 601<~. Tel: Australian Air F~rce Association, Bull Creek. 384 3042. All corresp·ondence to Hon. State Secretary, RAEME VIETNAM ASSOCIAnON (WA BRANCH) PO Box 8289, Stirling St. Perth 6849. President: Mr John Klein, 99 Waiter Ad, Bassendean NETHERLANDS EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSSOCIATION 6054, Tel: 279 3080. Secretary: Mr Garry Whykes, 33 9F AUSTRALIA INC. · . · . Kanimbla Way, Morley 6062, Tel: 276 1920. Meetings: President: Mr L. Kramer, 22 Kathleen St, Trigg 6020. as required at 113 Fld Wksp lrwin 13arracks, ~arrakatta. Secretary: Mr J. te Loo, 11 David St, Mullaloo 6025. Tel: 10 . 30arl_l-~ . 30p.m . RATS OF TOBRUK ASSOCIATION CWA BRANCH) · 401 7727. Meetings: Tuesday, President: Mr E,ric Watts, 7/1.02 Wright Street, Kewdale Sundays 4.30pm-8.30pm. Held at the CoolblnraNokme 6105, Tel: 277;-8933. S~cretary : Mr W.C. (Bill) Mahar, Amateur Football Club, Wordsworth Ave, Yokine. 272 Marmion Street, Palmyra 6157,Tel: 339 2·1·87. Entrance to building opposite no. 27. All correspon- Meetings: Committee meets second Tuesday of each dence to Secretary, PO Box 311, lnglewood 6932 month af 1pm Anzac Club. NORMANDY VETERANS; ASSOCIATiON . Presidenl: Mr J.E. Mayers, 15 Finlay Court, R1vervale, REGULAR DEII'ENCE FORCES WELFARE WA 6103. Tel:· 478 2071. Secretary: Mr A. Bruce, 21159 ASSOCIAnON'(WA BRANCH) Fitzroy Road, Riverval.e, WA 6103. Tel: .362 3597. President: Air Cdre S.W. Dallywater OBE AE (Retd). Meetings to be held on 1st Tuesday each month at Tel: (09) 383 3161 . ·secretary: W01 B.F'. Cooper CD Anzac House at 11 .06am. AIMM Tel: (09)' 409 65n. Treasurer: Sgt R.A. Hinton. · ': Ustenlng Post- Summer 1994..:. Page 61 • > ' I "" .. , GALLIPOLI ~ BORNEO. 80th Anniversary Pilgri.mage 50th·Anniversary Pilgrimage PJusTHE WESTERN FRONT JULY 1995 Departs Perth 19th April 1995 Jakarta-Balikpapan-Tarakan-Sandakan-Ranau 20 Days/19 Nights (Fully Escorted) Kota Kinabalu-Labuan-Kuching-Singapore HIGHLIGHTS * Visit the Landing Beaches Tarakan & Balikpapan 7th Division' Memorial and Japanese Surrender Point at Samarinda * Sandakan POW Memorial Park "Return of the Park" Ceremony * Greet the Australian Police Team at the completion of their walk Ranau/Sandakan "Death March Route" HIGHLIGHTS * Visit The Sepi!ok Orang-Utan Sanctuary * Dawn Service A NZAC Cover - ANZAC Day • Commemorative Service Labuan War Cemetery * Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, T he Nek, Plugges • Vi$it Dyak Longhouse Kuching Plateau, Shrapnel Gully, Cape Helles * Visit Changi Prison and Chapel, Kranji War * Istanbul, Troy, Cruise on the Bosphorus, Ypres, Cemetery - Singapore Menin Gate Passchendale, Hill 60 Fromelles, * Coach Tour Singapore/Kuala Lu.mpur via Malacca London * Orientation Tour Kuala Lumpurand Batu Caves FOR BROCHURE WITH FULL DETAILS OF THE ABOVE PILGRIMAGES Contact R.S.L. TRAVEL (03) 857 4555: 324 Belmore Road, Balwyn East Vie 3129 NOW OPEN ARilSAN PLUMBING & GAS SERVICE ..t11:LLt() FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING R~QUIREMENTS OOLL~·· · Maintenance · Renovations · Roof & Guttering QUALITY BUDGET · Gas Servicing & Installations CLOTHING NO CAll. OUT- LOWEST RATES ALL MADE IN BUSSELTON 015 442 443 342 1708 All the quality minus the expense. Discount to all RSL Members. Formerly a v-ailable from the Vasse Markets. Now in our bright new shop at JAY'S 94 QUEEN STREET POLISHING SERVICE (Next door to Busselton. Pharmacy) * Furniture restoration Come on down and grab some Opening Specials * Traditional french polishing SOME ITEMS GREATLY REDUCED, * Stripping * Upholstery OTHERS 10.20% OFF. * Modem lacquer work Phone * Qualified tradesperson * Top rates (disc pensioners) .. (097) 54 2887 Ptfone 399 2461 Page 62-Listening Post - Summer 1994 · \ l ·umt Assoolations oont... Tel: (09) 387 2237. All correspondence to the Secretar}t ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY COAVETTES PO Box 14, Hillarys 6025. ' ASSOCIATION·(WA) • . . ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION (BRANCH State President: J . Applel;ly, 143 McDonald St, 1210WA) Joondanna 6060. Tel: 444 3598:- State S.ecretary: J. President: Mr Frank Jones, 41 Fordham Cres Swan Shepheard, Unit 45, Ocean Gardens, 60 Kalinda Or, ~eaph . Treas~rer. View 6056, Tel: 294 2249. Secretary: Mr Mike Kiff, 126 City Tel: 385 8400. State M. Co.rry, 4 Arlunya Ave, Cloverdale 6105, Tel: 277 7713. Meetings Nottmgham St, East Victoria Park. Tel: 361 2824. are monthly. Please phone Chairman for details Tel: Meetings: February, May, August, November. 401 5839. I ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS ASSOCIATION .ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION WA(INC) President: M_r Peter Lofdahl, 7 Danaher. Mews, Clarkson Eleven branches arid seven affiliated . A fully licensed 6030, Tel: 305 1303. Secretary: Mrs Cathy Lofdahl, club is open to members daily. F:or further information details same as the President. Vice President/ and meeting details contact the State Secretary. Treasurer: Mr Bruce Jellfs, je1: 447 6270. Meetings: Telephone ' 33~ 4444. Anzac House, first Thursday of each month (except ROYAL AUST~ALIAN ARMOURED CORPS January) at 7.00 p.m. All Signallers welcomed. · ASSOCIATION ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SURVEY CORPS President: Mr W. Rippin, Villa 120/52 Liege St, ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) INC. Woodlands WA 6018, Tel: 446 7624. Secretary/ President: Mr R. Sargeant, 10 Paris Way, Karrinyup 6018, Treasurer: Mr _13 ,J. M<:;Mahon, Unit 6/52 Keymer St, Tel: 445 3995. Secretary/Treasurer: Mr Philip Bray, 33 Belmont 6104. Tel: 478 2598. N~lpa Way, Duncraig 6023. Meetings: Anzac Day, Co~ps ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURS,NG CORPS Birthday (Jul) and Christmas. ASSOCIATION WA BRANCH ' ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS ASSOCIATION President: Mrs Judy Gibson, 19 Carnegie Way, Padbury Chairman: Mr P. Norris, 72 James Stre.et, Gosnells, 6025, Tel: 401 7138. Secretary: Mrs Olga Greig, 9 6010. Tel: 398 4508. Secretary: MrS. Kent, Unit 2199 Napier Road, Morley 6062, Tel: 276 3493. Owtram Road, Armada le, 6112. Tel: 339 7375.· Meets second Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm at Anzac ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS House. ASSOCIATION SUBMARINE OLD COMRADES' ASSOCIATION OF President: Maj Don Blair (RL), 193 Labouchere Ad, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Como. Tel: (H) 474 1741, (W) 272 2933. Secretary: Cpt President: Mr Steve Dyer, 17 Glenburn Road, Glen Leanne Purcell, Tel: (W) 383 6540. Treasurer: Maj Forest 6071, Tel: 298_8149. Secretary: M.M.E. (Michael) Darryl Richards, Tel: (H) 342 0508. Address for corre- Pearson, 8·106 Terrace Road, Perth 6000, Tel: 221 spondence: cl· 13 Fd SUP Coy, lrwin Barracks, 1037. Meetings: Leederville Bowling Club, second· Karrakatta 6010. Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm (except ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION December). \ (WA) Tt:JE AUS'rRALIAN FEDERATION OF TOTALLY & President: Mr J.A.T. Hobbs, 10 Ed9ar Way, Mt Pleasant PERMANENTLV INCAPACITATED EX·SERVICE'MEN 6153, Tel: 364 3568. Secretary/Welfare Officer: Mr H.A. AND WOMEN LIMITED WESTERN AUS.TRALIAN Mofflio, Unit 5, No. 1 Hilda St, Shenton Park 6008. Tel: BRANCHINC. · 220 3333/4. Treasurer: Mr R.J . Shurman, 40 Carlyle TPI Memorial Estate, Bag. Lot 2, Post Office Como Crescent, Duncraig 6025, :rei: 447 1423. Meet on the 6152. President: Mr Eric J. Ahern OAM. Secretary: Mr third Monday each month at 1O.OOam at Anzac Club. Peter Lofdahl, 80 Henley St., Como 6152, Tel: 4'50 1893 . Meetings are open to all members, and members of or 450 1921 . Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of each month (except January) commencing at 10. 30am. Lunches affiliated Associations. a~ailable weekdays and weekends by booking one day ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION pnor. OFWA THE AUSTRALIAN WA.TER TRANSPORT President: Mr M.J. Ryan OAM, Tel: (Bus) 481 0205 (A/H) 307 2385. Secretary: Mr T.R. Beard, Tel: 367 ASSOCIATION, WA BRANCH 3002. Meetings: Second Sunday in February, April, P~esident: Mr Jack Patterson, 15A Greville Way, G1rrawheen, Tel: 342 0142. Secretary: B. Thomas, 9 June, August and October at 1-0.30am at 13 Fd Sqn aue~ns RAE Sappers Way, lrwin Barracks, Karrakatta. R.oad, Mt Pleasant 6153. Tel: 364 3.008. Meetings f1rst Monday each -month (except January) ROvAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CLEARANCE DIVERS ~nzac Club 1130, when Monday is a public holiday the ASSOCIATION WA CHAPTER f1rst Tuesday. All ex-Water Transport welcome. Woodl~y President: Alex Donald, DSC, 7 Cres, Melville THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION • Heights 6156, Tel: (d9)-380 6596. Meetings: Anzac Day WANNEROO BRANCH (AGM) 1300, r:Javy Club, High Street, Fremant.le. Correspondence to the Presid.ent. President: Majo'\Rupert Plate! (Retd), 49 Banksia St, Listening Post- Summer 1994-Page 63 NOW IN MORLEY 16th Battalion The Cameron Highlanders '\. Sl.\1\fFRS P\RT'\FRS of L\\\\FRS Western Australia Association dlll"l("'l.lllll:..! !Ill p1.1lllll ,f h.111 ( .IIIJ.l (16 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTAL10N, AIF) YARNS, FURFYS AND LATRINE-0-GRAMS All areas of law including: • Wills and Deceased Estates The Association will hold a get .together of all World War • Family Law (incJ.uding defacto relationships) 11 members of 16 Battalion whether members of the • Commercial Law Association or not - all are welcome. Come and have a • Business and Property Law (including leases, settlements few drinks on the Association and talk about the events at scale and trusts) you can remember about your time with "The 16th". All • Litigation (all courts and matters) battles will be re-fought and all yarns will be treated as • Criminal.Law · true fact. No proof is required and all equipment losses will be replaced at public expense. We want to hear SI'H ·1 \I I~ \'II:S about your experie~ces. • Hwl:..!l'l \\ill' ..,1,0 DATE- MID FEBRUARY 1995 • -...;llllnLt.' lllllrllill:..! IJ\ :tppoilllllll'lll TO BE NOTIFIED l/2 hour l'illl'-llllation ._,2:' LOCATION- IRWIN BARRACKS, KARRAKATI'A • PERSONAL SERVICE Please register your interest by phone to the Secretary, J. Suite 10, 53 Russell Street, Morley Richardson, and you will be advised when and (Opposite Morley Markets) where by notice. 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Joondanna 6060, Tel: 444 Secretary: Ben. UNITID KINGDOM • COMIINID IX-IIRVICII Colquhoun, 5 Oakland Avenue, Cloverdale 6105, Tel: FEDI!R~TION · . . 277 4814. Meetings the second Tuesday eac)l month at President: Mr G. Norton, Tel: 592 2859. Secretary: Mr the Nollar:nara Autumn Centre, Sylvia Street, Nollamara. E.H. Martyn, 9B Wilson Place, Belmont 6104, Tel: 277 THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION 2061 . Meetings are arranged for four times a year and (WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH) annual reunion and other functions as arranged by Committee. Contact either of the above for1urther infor- President: Mr John Barton, Unit 7/5 Sepia Crt, mation. All correspondence please to the above Rockingham 6168. Tel: 527 3351. Secretary: Mr Len address. Kebbell, 17 Glengarry St, Parkwood 6147. Tel: 457 5027. Meetings: Every third Wednesday of the month. V.A. & A.A.M.W.S. (A) Contact either of the above for more information. President: Mrs ·Gtyn Cody, 138A Karrinyup Road, Karrinyup 6018, Tel: 341 3323. Secretary: Mrs Ena THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT McGinn OAM, 9 Castile Street, Wembley Do't!ns 6019, ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Tel: 446 3742. Meetings: Arranged monthly at members President: Mr K.V. Barrington, 13 Clematis Ad, homes. Contact Secretary for information. Woodlands 6018, Tel: 446 4227. Secretary: Mr K.R. VIETNAM LOQISTICAL SUPPORT V!TIRANI' Trent, 3 Broad St, Kensington 6151 , Tel: 367 7794. ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRAUA liNC.) · Meetings: Second Wednesday at 8.00pm in February, President: Ric Gilling, 137 Waterford Or, Hillarys 6025, April, June (AGM), August, October and December. At Tel: .401 9304. Vice p·resident: Geoff Royle, 72 Fraser RSL Hall, Cnr of Camberwell and Carson Streets, East St, East Fremantle 6158, Tel: 339 7164. Treasurer: Victoria Park. All correspondence to the Secretary, Keith Cox, 12 Aruma Wy, City Beach 6015, Tel: 245 address as above. 1573, 244 3115. ·secretary: Bri~n Long, 7 Shepherds Bush Or, Kingsley 6026, Tel: 409 6117. Meetings are THE ROYAL MARINES ASSOCI_ATION held in the Victoria Cross Room, Anzac House ·on the WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH third Tuesday of every second month. Dates can be President: Mr C.W. Agate. V/President: Mr D. Getliffe. confirmed with the Seeretary. Please note that between Hon Secretary: Mr J.G. Buxton, BEM. Treasurer: Mr.G. 14.11 .94 and 09.01 .95, Geoff Royle will take over as Simpson. Meetings: The Navy Club, 64 High St, Acting President in the absence of Ric Gilling. Fremantle 6160 at 8.00pm the last Monday of every VIETNAM VETERANS AND DEFENCE FORCI month including public holidays. AG!dress for correspon- JOBUNK dence: The Hon Secretary, 57a Dongara St, lnnaloo President: Mr T Rogers. Administrator: Mr G Purc~ll. 7_9 6Q18. Stirling St, Perth. Tel: 220 0644. Fax: 220 1004. THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION PERTH VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF (WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH) AUSTRALIA WA BRANCH INC. Chairman:. Mr lvan Hunter, 9 Derwent Place, PO Box 21 ; Maylands 6051 . Office: 219 Railway Rockingham 6168, Tel: 526 1612. Secretary: Mr David Parade, Maylands, Tel: 370 3011. Fax: 332 4964. Lea, 13 Harcourt Place, Bellevue 6056, Tel: 274 4847. President: Mr Rob Cox, Tel: 332 4964. S~cretary: Mr Postal Address: PO Box 1692, Midland 6056. Me e ti~gs: Keith Jones, Tel: 443 1530. Welfare Officer: Mrs Joe 3rd Wednesday of each month at Anzac House at 7.00 Cox, Tel: 332 4964. Meetings: Held•three monthly, p.m. Peninsula Hotel Building - 219 Railway Parade, Maylands. · THE ROYAl NAVAL ASSOCIATION VIETNAM VETERANS M.C. AUSTRAUA (ROCKINGHAM & DISTRICTS) BRANCH President: Mr M. Kelly. Address for correspondence: Chairman: M ichael D Kilick, 1 Andromeda St, Western Australia, Chapter, PO Box 1442, Wangara Rockingam 6168, Tel: 527 7973. Vice Chairman: Wally 6065. Tel: (09) 390 8649. East, 6 Baltic Mews, Waikiki 6169, Tel: 527 85~8 . Hon WA RSL BOWLS SECTION . . Secretary: o·orothy V. 'Rawe, 62b Fredenck St, Management Committee meet third Monday of each Shoalwater 6169, Tel: 592 6148. Hon Treasurer: Ted month at the Royal Park Bowling Club, Ch~rt es Street, Haines, Lot 32 Mallee Drive, Amarillo, Kamup 61 76, Tel: . North Perth at 1 O.OOam. President: Mr Doug Piggott, 537 ·1599. Meetings: first Tuesd.ay each month (except Tel:· 446 1331 . Hon State Secretary: Mr Ted Philp, Tel: January) at TS Anzac, Point Peron Road, 7.30 pm. 4504033. THI.RTYNINERS' ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA WRAAC ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) Meeting dates: Gallipoli Room, Anzac House, 4th President: Mrs May Tomich, 2 Ludlands Street, M'orley Wednesday March, May, July, ~epterf!ber and 6062, Tel: 276 8616. Secretary: Mrs Nancy Carlson, 24 November. All enquiries to the Secretary. State lveston Road, Lynwood 6147,-fel: 457. 3984. Address President: Mr J.P. Hall, AM BEM JP Unit A/3 Hellam all correspondence to Box 6149,. East . Perth 6892.. .Grove , Booragoon 6154. Tel: 364 77~ 6. State WRAAFBRA~CM·RAAFA~TION Secretary: Mrs F.E. Johnson OAM, 38 Renw1ck Street, President: Mrs E. Southern, 31 Larrissa Road Willetton 6155, 457 8628 . .sec r:etary: Mrs J. Bland, Graphic South Perth. Tel: 367 5949. \ 2 - Llatenlng Poat-Summer 1~- Page 65 You are invited to Picket Fences a new concept in needlecraft and home decorating. We will provide you with cross stitch, Opening for iunches 12-2pm tapestry patchwork, supplies and a Healthy choice menu accompanied by fresh baked bread vartety of sewing kits. Tuesday Dinner after Christmas Special discount to all RSL A selection of different classes will also members on mention of this ad. • be available to those who wish to learn a Bridget would like to thank the locals for their new skill. patronage and.support 368 Flay Street, Subiaco WA For bookings telephone 316 3040 Tel: 381 5787 Fax: 381 5785 195 Canning Highway, Applecross 6153 Tues-Sat 6.00pm-12.00pm; 12.00pm-2.00pm IPEWAYS ·PA Electrical PLUMBING & GAS SERVICE ALL ELECTRICAL WORK • All Plumbing Maintenance INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE • Blocked Drains DOMESTIC • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • Gas Installations • SAFETY SWITCHES • Pan & Cistern Replacements • Hot Water Systems Paul Cochran uc No. EC004!336 PENSIONER biSCOUNTS • 24HR SERVICE' Mobile: 018 921 354 AIHRS 458 6401 TEUFAX TeVFax: (09) 459 8428 041 9201534 Spring Cleanup TAYLOR-MYEil . ·Pruning tre.es, Shtubs, ·Fruit" Trees & Roses ELECTRICAL $EIWICE$ Weeding and Weed Control Licence Nos. . 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Dubberlin, EO RL JP, 28A Houston Ave., Dianella 2118th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION 6062. Tel: 275 1348. Meetings as arranged by commit- A.I.F. ASSOCIATION tee. President: A.J. Smith, 184 McDonald Z SPE~IAL UNIT INTERNATIONAL (INC.) St., Joondanna 6060, Tel: 444 4748. Secretary: H.E. Gregory, 12 Keall PO Box 490, Kalamunda, WA 6076. Chairman: Jack Pass, Winthrbp 6150. Tel: 332 8884. Treasurer: K.P. Sue, Tel: 250 2737. Vice Chairman: Ross Davidson, Nicol, 31 Valerie St., Dianella 6062. Tel: 276 2146. Tel: 383 7654. : Editor Pigeon post: D.K. Norrish, 6 Magnolia Way, 1ST AUSTRALIAN PARACHUTE BATTALION Forrestfield 6058. Tel: 453 2001 . Committee meets at President: Mr Bill Rose, 19 Jukes Way, Wembley Anzac House on the first Wednesday each month at Gardens WA 6016. Tel: 444 6858. Secretary: Mr Ron 10.30am. Waters, PO Box 116, Hillarys WA 6025. 2128TH BATTALION AND 24TH ANTI·TANK COY. 2BN MALAYA MERDEKA VETERANS (WA) ASSOCIATION President: L. Phenna, MBE, JP, Tel: 349 5859. President: E.C. Benness, 35 Eastland St, Dianella, Tel: V/President: A. Mclntosh, Tel: 337 6748. Secretary: J. 349 7959. Secretary: Mr E. Harrod, 13 Hadley St,m Wimbridge, Tel: 247 4038. Treasurer: A. Didcoe, Tel: Safty Bay 6169, Tel: 527 6833. Committee meets Anzac 342 2659. Meetings: Last Wedne!:>day of every month at House second Wednesday each month. Visitors wel- Anzac House. Parking across the road In Council come, AGM second Wednesday in August. House, and Hay and lrwin Streets - Fire Station Car 2132ND BATTALION ASSOCIATJON (WA) Park. Sh~ftesbury 211·212 PIONEERS W.A. President: Mr Fenton Smith, 184 Ave., Bedford 6052. Tel: 271 6492. Secrrreasurer: Mr Colin Chairman: LA. Preedy, 152 Keightley Road, Shenton Edmiston, Unit 3, 456 Main Street, Balcatta, 6021. Tel: .Park 6008. Tel: 381 6294. Meetings to be held.at Anzac 349 0799. House on third Friday in March, July and November in 2143RD BATTALION ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Anzac Club. 212ND COMMANDO ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA President: Mr Eric Treloar, 2 Alison Road, Attadale ·6156, Tel: 330 4764. Secretary: Mr Wallyh Hughes, 20 President: Mr W. Monk, 173 rhe Strand, Bedford 6052, Aberle Street, Hamilton Hill 6163, Tel: 337 2088. Meets Tel: 271 5118. Secretary: Mr J.W. Carey, 13 Stoddart Anzac House every third.Wednesday for lunch. Way, Bateman 6155, Tel: 332 7050 .. Meetings: Second 7 ARMY TROOPS COY RAE ASSOCIATION Tuesday of each month at 1 o.ooam at Anzac Club. (Previously meetings began at 10.30am) . President: Mr Jack Benari, 38 Roebuck Drive, Salter 213 FIELD REGIMENT ASSOCIATION W.A. Point 6152, Tel: 450 3876. Secretary: 'Mr Colin F. Wilson, 41 Herald Avenue, Willetton 6155. Annual President: Mr Hugh Ferrier, Tel: 384 5573. Secretary: reunion last Friday of September. Past members Mr M. Davison, Tel: 330 3033. Treasurer: K. (Sandy) most welcome. . Leek, Tel: 337 1908. Address for correspondence: PO 7TH BATTAUON THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN Box 198, Palmyra 6157. Meets second Wednesday each month, 11.00am Anzac House. REGIMENT (Pig Bn) 213RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION ASSOCIATION President: Don Cruden, Lot 80.Henley St, Henley Brook Committee meets when necessary. President: K.E. 6055. Tel: (h) 296 4081. Secretary: Doug Fieldhouse, Eckermann, 31 Tranquil! · Road, Kelmscott 6111. Tel: 509 The Strand, Dianella 6062. Tel: (h) 275 8598. 390 6072: Secretary: F.J. (Banjo) Binstead, 101 Star Meetings as arranged. Street, Carlisle 6101. Tel: 361 8_762. 11TH BATTALION AIF 13TH BGDE WWII 214TH MACHINE GUN BATTALION AIF President: Mr V,. Alfrich, Mandurah 6210, Tel: 535 7291 . ASSOCIATION Secretary: Mr Don Angwin, 7/6 Mt Henry Road, Como President: Mr E.W. Wallin, 3/ 63 Constance St., 6152, Tel: 450 1833. Reunion & other meetings as Nollamara 6061, Tel: 349 1409. Secretary: .J. Kyro~, 19 arranged. Almondbury Ad, Ardross 6153, Tel: 364 2639. Meetings: . 11th DIVISION SIGNALS ASSOCIATION third Tuesday each month, Anzac House, 10.00am. For enquiries contact- President: Lt Col o R... Videan, 23 ~th AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT Halley Street, lnnaloo 6018. Tel: 446 6304. Secretary: ASSOCIATION Rob Hutchings, 21 Melbourne Way, Morley 6062. Tel: ... President: Mr Joe Stokes, 23 ·Gairloch St, Applecross 276 3158. Regular meetings held at 150 Harbourne 6153, T.el: 364 1933. Secretary: Mr Bill Woods, 4 /2 Street, Wembley. \ Listening Post- Summer 1994-Page 67 • T H • OVER Over 50's Funeral Benefit FtJnd The Over SO's Funeral Benefit Fund is designed especially ~~r to provide for fut;1eral expenses. By setting aside a sum of money now to cover those expenses, you help to protect IKA18NDLY aDCI8TY your family from an eventual financial burden. 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Tel: (09) 221 5111 (Perth callers), Free Call: 008 813263 f.Y'/A country caller~) GRUNTERS tCA\~11)~ TREELOPPING &MULCHING tCA\11311~ Blng us tlzst o~ last. We WOD"t be beaten on price or service. Paul and Tina welcome tJll old and new customers and will FOR PROMPT FREE QUOTE help you with tJll your Phone: ·confectioneJY GleiiD 015 193 699 Shop 19 floreat forum Howtree Place, floreat Grant 018 920 211 Phone 3&7 ·5535 RSL memben mention this ad for ""' spedal fl'ee quotes. Page 68-Listening Post- Summer 199A \ UDlt Assoolatlons oont... 11th (1914·1918) & 2111TH AIF BNS ASSOCIATION 48TH0 & 2148TH 0 BATTALION 0 ASSOCIATION President: Mr K.T. Johnson, ·MBE EO JP, 37 Blaven President: Mr Tom Easom, ·568 Marmion Street, Way, Ardross 6153, Tel: 364 1051 . Secretary/Treasurer: Boora.goon 6154, ·tel: 330 7387. Secretary: Mr D.A. Mr J.C. Watson, 686 Canning Highway, Applecross Hamilton, ao'Stoneham Road, Attadale 6156, Tal: 330 6153, Tel: 364 2126. Meetings: Third Tuesday each 2923. Meetings and luncheon held at the Carlton Hotel, month (except January) 1 o.ooam, Gallipoli Room, 248 Hay Street East at 11 .30am on the third Monday of Anzac House. ·each month. ' , • 16TH BATTALION, THE CAMERON HIGHLANDERS n SQUADRON ASSOCIATION (WA DIVISON) OF WA ASSOCIATION . President: Mr Mick Michael, Tel: (w) 221 3719, (h) 384 Presid.ent: Mr Ralph LaPianche, Tel: 349 5434. 4222. Secretary/Tre~surer: Mrs Shirley Donaldson, 1 Secretary: Mr Jim Richardson, 6 lsaac Street, Melville Howson Street, Hilton 6163, Tel: 337 2260. 6156, Tal: 330 5405. Members advised re meetings by Cor-resJ:?ondence to the Secreta!Y. letter as requ!red. 460 SQUADRON RAAF ASSOCIATION (WA) 2~TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION (AIF) President: W.E.M. (Gerry) Bateman, DFC, 221 South 1939-45 ·ASSOCIATION Terrace, Como 6152. Tel: 367 3063. Secretary: N.B. Johnson, 63 Kirwan Street; Floreat Park 6014. Tal: 387 Committee- Mr Phil Wilkerson, Tel: 330 7263. Mr Clif 4229. Treasurer: T.R. Gallop, 19 Felstead Crescent, Tamblyn, Tel: 384 5008. Mr Tubby Whitfield, Tel: 458 Hamersley 6022. Tel: 447 4037. Meetings are held four 9983. Annual reunion early January, other functions as times a year. - . arranged by Committee. 1940 DUNKIRK VETERANS AS;;:;OCIATION 44TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION Meets first Tuesday each month Anzac House (Club), Committee meets when calfecl. Annual Reunion on 28 St George's Terrace, Perth at 1.30pm.' President: advice. President: R. Coffins, 134 Roseberry ·street, R.H .. Duncalfe, Tel: 295 1689. Secretary/Treasurer: Bedford. Tel: 271 44480 PeterW. Hessell, Tel: 3441756. Boar~ preserve~ family pride in those_who served A MEMENTO for today's Rememberance Day theme is this honour board made and marketed by NSW business Medals of Service. The framed boards are designed to feature an individual's history, photo and replicas of their 0 war. service medal 0 "The boards feature replica medals cast from government-issued originals, complete with the gel)uine ribbon," a spokesman said. Medal-s of Service has replica medals covering all periods of Conimonwealth history from colonial conflicts in 1860 to the Gulf war. Medal collectors and military history 'buffs can find out more about the range by writing to Medals of Service, PO Box 215, Glei10rie NSW 2157 or phoning (02) 652 2022 for a copy of the company's brochure. \ Llatenlng !?oat- Summer 1994- Page 69 • ·, Housing Choices for Over 55-..':s th p:s:. Cl"" "At our age we don't need a big home and WiseChoice has the answer." Distinctive, purpose designed villas are available in a wide selection of metropolitan nnd country locations for buyers over 55. 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WX23833, Bamford R.A., City of Perth, 213 Commando Sqdn WX9800, De Burg'h H.G.H., Upper Swan, 2132 Aust lnf Bn WX29508, Bassanelli J.,· Albany, 1 Bomb Disp Pit 9013, Garvie D.S., Scarborough, Engineers #o 2468, Becher J., Darling Range, 10 lnf Bn Z11756, Gould E.N., Broome, RN WX2215, Beer F.A., City of Perth, 213 Fld Reg VX56766. Kitchen A. F., City of Rockingham 212 Hvy AA Regt WX19554, Brealey R.S., Claremont; 216 Commando Sqdn W233700, Lyon J.E. Coc~burn , 39W/S Coy WX11 07, Casley T.E., City of Perth, 2111 Aust lnf Bn WX10264, Mann B.T., Boulder, 2132 Aust lnf Bn SX23022, Datson N.C ., Maylands·Railways, ARMY FX93351, Rodger M., Toodyay, Fleet Air Arm RN F4374, Franks J.A., WembleiFioreat, RAN WX10183, Smith W.E., Katanning, 2/28 Aus lnf Bn 14127, Gill, F.R. Busselton, 3 Fd Coy Eng R1 38208; Stace W.J., City of Wanneroo F2299, Goddard W.J.F., City of Perth, NAVY RANR WX2747, Stewart B.R., Bayswater-Meltham, 2116 Aust lnf Bn ••H2 00167, Goldsworthy LV., Highgate, RANVR WX40396, Thompson G., Bellevue, 12 ATOS WX32204, Goodchild J.A., Cockburn, 24 Coy RASC WX12064, Tilby R.W., Welshpool, 2143 Aust lnf Bn WX13946, Gregory W.O., Canning Dist·Victoria Park, 212 ADO 99487, Tuckey N., Mandurah, WAAAF WX30629, Hale A.E.R., Cockburri, 2143 Aust lnf Bn WX39587, Watson R.J., M ~mdurah, 19 Fd Amb WX26737, Harris D.W.J., City of Perth, 21156 Trns Coy WX82650, Young T.V.W., Highgate, 131nf Bde HQ 52839, Head J., Canning Dist·Victoria Park, R.A. lnf OCTOBER 1H4 WX34726, Hollier A.J., Manning, 55 ASD ' WX37868, Humphrey W.J., Cockburn WX29804, Ager T.D, Fremantle City, 37 Aust lnf Bn 22502667, Jackson J.F., Riverton, Grenadier Guards WX29899, Anderson B.L., Eastern Region , 16 Bn 1881461, Lawford F.J., Osborne Park, RE Attached Indian 82661 , Annear A.D., Albany, RAAF .Army 47428, Beetson K.V., Claremont, RAAF WX2145, Undberg E.A., Armadale, 2111 Aust lnf Bn WX5930, Bell R.W., Busselton, 2128 Aust lnf Bn 1312625, Mansfield B.C., North Beach, RAF 03253, Black J.N., Applecross, RAAF 327117, May A. N., City of Perth, 156 Lanark Yeo Fd Rgt RA F3861, Bolt E.W., Yokine-Joondanna, RAN WX12714, McGrath G.T., Bellevue, 4 Reserve WX30628, Boxshall E.J., City of Perth, ANGAU WX26760, McGurk J.J., Collie·Cardiff, 2123 Aust lnf Bn WX13199, Cream R.J.V., Wembley-Fioreat, M Special WX4724, Meyer M.V., Mandurah, 2128 Aust lnf Bn SX11009, Croome W.E.C., Shenton Park, 27 Bde Ord W/S 427840, Mill K.W., Claremont, RAAF 406926, Diggins C.T.E., Wembley·Fioreat, RAAF 300·44·58, Miller A. C., Belmont, United States Navy WX25013, Fowles S.R., Manning, 2128 Aust lnf Blil WX21513,m Muir E.T., Northam, 212W/S 1159, Hagen E., Harvey, Royal Norwegian Afr Force 44820, Newby C. C., Osborne Park, 22 Bn • NZ WX17748, Harris L.G., City of Rockingham 141237, O'Brien J.W., Bunbury, RAAF WX1 0024, Howe C., Welshpool, 21137W /~h ops WX6333: Prideaux W.J., Kalgoorlie, 24 Anti Tank WX16337, Jackson G.H., Waroona-Hamel, 13 Adv W/S WX18597, Roberts L.S., Citlj of Perth, 2128 Aust lnf Bn 80938, Kngiht K.P., Geraldton City, RAAF 13 Sqn WX1793o·,Shaw s.c:,Beverley, 211 Survey 7322, Lloyd D.M., Toodyay, 51 Bn . . WX2842, Shier E.G., Mandurah, 217 FA WX27759, Lummis E. I., Fremantle City, 2148 Aust lnf Bn 81637, Stor)es E.C.H., BedforCl·Morley, RAAF 4617462, McEvoy F., Gosnells, A. Signals 3959546, Tonge D.R., Bencubbin, Welsh Regt WX6403, Mclnnerney A., Bellevue, 211 1 Aust lnf Bn WX16691, Towie J.A., Eastern Hills, 32 Line Sec DM981062, Parkinson K.W., Mandurah, RN WX16988, Truscott W.S., Bicton-Palmyra, 2 Aust postal Unit WX39965, Payne'S.L., Busselton, Anti Aircraft WX34574, Tuckey N.K., Mandurah, 28 Bn 7344763, Rock G., North Beach, 125 Fld Amb WX11500, Verscheur J.B., Mandurah, 2143 Aust lnf Bn WX12504, Thompson R.G ., Applecross, Aust Army Pay Corps ~9900 , Wall.in A.W., Cockbum, 6 Div Cav WX67, Tomlinsorl J.D., South Perth, 219 Fld Regt SEPTEMBER 1994 CORRECTION: WX1748, Anderson F.L., Bicton-Palmyra, 2111 Aust lnf Bn The entry printed as 16679 Kirkiros G in the last ListeninQl 45773, Bennett R.B., Albany, RAAF Post should have read 16679 ¥:iklros G . . 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