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Navy News. Locked Bag 12. Pyrmonl 2009 Aegistere Visit makes a grin• for Luke H~~~rt~ : d of H ~~0X'; NEWCASTLE when she visited her hom e por t of Ne"'castle after an 18 month absence. First of the visitors were 40 young people from the Hunter Orthopaed ic School, a do pted by the ship 's complement as its fal'ourUe charity. Aged from 10 to 16 years and wit h many confi ned to. wheelchairs, t he children's visit provid ed a busy time for LEUT Karen Rockmann and ABET Carolyn Denford and their helpers. NEW CASTLE wit h her The student's inspection of the ship got underway in the a fternoon , wilh a cockta il party on the helideck. Saturday and Sunday saw public inspection of the ship with NEWCASTLE putting to sea on Monday, June 2, for d rill in the eastern area training zone. "' we h ad not been to Newcastle for 18 months," SHLT Belinda Wood , the ship's liaison of1i ce r, said. " It was ver y s uccessful visil 10 our ' home' pori," she Old enemies• mourn • boffin LEUT Rob Gr.lOt In peace from NSCHQ 31 Pyrmont .... 3) only A torpedo all aek .... as H~~~1 f(lrt';~/I ' :; goe~ s mg. bUI u"s e1ther I~;~:: ah:~:e b~Ct~~ni~ launched on the USS Cou~lf, 1'lIIain, meon· a bug lh:1I stops the ing of th e depot ship CHI CAGO but failed 10 /~ur. frit'niI (lnd support· thingo thaI SlOp the HM AS KUTrABUL by a hltlht: ..... :lrshrp. ~ r of Navy News. M-ho:S bugs working or a bug torpedo fired from a Instead a torpedo ji/wlly swallowed Ihe that makes the Ihingo J apane~e midget subma exploded beneath th e anchor. 1J00'id, 50, unnecessary. Whatever rine, with th e deathsof21 KUn'A BUL. a Sydney retired from Ihe N,,,,y it is. its gobbledegook! RAN sailors. was Sleamship Company abow 10 ye(lrJ "80 bllt poignantl y remembered ferry which had .been after spells lI'ilh the **** by those from both sides transferred 10 the RAN 10 Victoria Polire and as F: ~:;~~(~{/\ ') o;r;:,~~ last month. aCI as wharf-side a(:eom Mayor of Murgheboillc Noonan, nolt' lh, The newly·arrived modation. in Vieto,;" was called lI'i,II Consu l-General for Arm,lin Victorill.lilH'mls The impaci tore KUT· b"d, f or fllll,"me Japan. Mr Yuji hi!> sparr l i mt' (le/l-in.': TABUl apart causing her ReM'n'e sen 'iet', NOlI'il s Nal amura. joined the illto 'he lI1i l"t,r PllSt. 10 sinl qUickly. with 40 OI'U and hl" s looJ..illg only KUTTABUL sur· rrll'lln"hill1: til" l)(Orson sailors :lboard and asleep, for..-"rd to EntitlE 01/ vh'or li ving in Australia. "'itl! the worJ.. 011 his /lei ... ho srfl't' d in tht' Mr Neil Roberts, of T..... enty.onepemhed. C%n;,11 ViC/ori(IIINIIVY. propt'rt)' at Ih"IIIII{"O' Northbridge rn Sydney, in Later ~e\' cr .. 1 of the 1I01l1lCl'abll' plaff'. (litmg If yoII /..nnw (Jlml): Of of laying wrea th ~ at the {It'opl/' I>'ho Wi"/:" ~lIbm:Hines were wilh Iris ,,'ifI' Allllie, (I KUTI'ABU L memorial at dc~truyed ..... ith pMI of lll/(icilel/lulileprc. /90/ Garden hland Doclyard forllll'r IYRAN officer, one no" on dl\play at (llId Ilreir 111'0 lIirh. ViaoruU/s. send Frank Around KO people rep dnai!'1 (1/ D Bloc/.., Gardenhland Clrurs 51O'(lIIr{I.\' Ilrmrh re,enl ing the Defence V;C /(Jflll Bauoe-h. 51 And II .... a~ al thj~ 1lI1l/al/llre ht'SI to 1"011 Forces. US Government. Ki/do R(){/t/ Soll/Ilban/i. e"plo~r\ e' I""l s lcd \Cclion (III. returned ~enke s organi· Mel/XII/me. 3006. or fit{ s:ltion\ and the P:leific of submanne th .. 1 Consul· him 011 (OJ) 9182 3909. Heighl\ Chn'lran School General NalanlUra and Fron/.. .l(I H h t' 'J be Dural. (mended Ihe hi\ wife. K:lzuko, also N~~~:~~kfC~I~I::'~ spenla few silent minute~ h(II'I}1 10 .fhtlff' in/orma' ~olemn JO -mrnule ser Navy Neil'S journalist laying a wrealh :lnd liull w;lh 1I/1\'()IJ I! whQ vree. Graha m Oavis ..... as remembering the IWO ulsa lIIight b"e loo/"ing Conducted by Chrislian introduccd to a gaggle Japanese sailor\ who. 100 bllck {(J/host' (/IIYs wilen and J ew i ~ h clergy. the of 10ng-scrvi nJ,: sailors the modem RAN W(IS ceremony was marked by 1 0~ 1 Iheir Irves on Ihat tht' olher day and they KOIIIXllmmghil,\' II(J/'Jo, Ihe te:lding oflhe names ni ght asked how long he'd eas.\' del'elopmelll, of lhe 2 1 young men who "I wa' born after World been with Ihe Navy. died on May 31. 1942, War II bul my parents "Oh. only fi\l~ or six when Ihree two·man named me Kazulo, which weeks," he said. " lIow Japanese submarines means peace," Mrs are you finding it?" C ~;;rcaat ;~~~i:~S;; penetrated the Sydney Na kamura IOld NOl'.I· " We ll ," G r a ham A LBATROSS in Harbourdcfences. admitted, " I' I'c been Wo ll o n ~ong, o n the hal'ing trouble with NRC unit rea('hing its the terminology you 50th birthday. "'ormed blokes use. It took me in 1947 as NLTD ages to find out wh y a BEATTY. it changed warship need ed a its n3me 10 A LHA S ~v:i~tY- I~ ~e:~~~:r-o~~ found him in his ham the torpedo detonated. "I POET!" TROSS in 1956, Mter mock and woke him. Ihink I was Ihe onl y sail or the serious business of Sydney's Northbridge " He :l pologised for ever to have been 10rpe· **** CUlling the cake a nd was aboard HMAS KUT· sleeping and s:lid to me: doed before going to the City of Wo ll o n· ' Here, you ge t into my sea," he said. TABUL when the torpe· T:~re~::: O;a s~h.~ gong granting the unit hammock,' do fired by a Japanese He did, indeed. go to being nippanl. but we the key to the city, midge t submarine blew "I climbed in his ham· 5e:lafler the tragedyserv· are all at sea:lboul what connections and past Ihe accommod:llion ship mock :wd he went on ing for 18 months aboard he mcanl when he was members celebraled asunder and sent it quiek dUl Y· the CO(veHe HMAS talking about Microsoft into the morning with Iy to the bottom. ''Thai hammock wason DUBBO. computer software's a dinner dance at the But he knows that he is the top deck. I normally He (m ended Ihe "complete protective Port Kembla RSL. alive loday because he slept below. FLI NDERS as a gunner archilecture e limina Happy birthday from wa s in someone else's "Luer there was a ter· and laler served with tion". Even computer b 2 (1 62) NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 Not interested in ~ ~ [ill@ffil@OD[J@(ill ~@[J @[ill@@[Jj]9~ DRP failure: Minister [ill 0 [J ~ iJD ill] (ill W ··The Defence implem<'ntanoo plan drags mcntationofchange. ~Q~ o;;;;;--=J Efficiency Re\ iew aimed out the pain for too long:' ··By Jul} I the depa" 10 change how \\. ... do MrMcL:lchlan~atd. mem will ha\e taken qe~ T~r~~S~:~I~a:n~u~:ei~~h~ntl~; Q\\.~:red:.~ ~~r;h~:; "A~ a once-prominent T~r ~~n~:C~~~~lt:~ busmessto pre\·ent uscut to lock the recommenda list. h3~ declared he b "not economist said . . . and I tions of th ... Efficiency ting military capabilities Promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia \\. as interested" in the failure don·! quote Karl Marx Review in place. not many years from now. R,\Dr-.·1 Peter Douglas Briggs for continuing outsland· of [he Defence Reform often: ·The I ··The DE R ·~ blend of - Co ntinued 12. ingwork in trailling. Program in,ider experience and Appoilllcd a Member of the Order of Auslral ia was "Neither is t he pcrspecth ... s from people CDRE Kim Frederick Pill. Government." Mr out~ide Defence wa~ His ;J\\.ard was in recognition of exceptional service McL:lchtanaddcd. highlyproductin·. to the RAN. espe"ially for hts contnbution as Chief-of His hard-hilling ··Thcir recommenda Staff in N:l\al Suppon Command. remark .. C3me during his tions form the core of lhe Receiving the Con,plt"uous Service Cross were "1'ailtoTceth" address (0 Defence Reform Program CAPT Keith William Eames for out$tanding achlc\c the Australi.ln Defence \\.hich will produce an menl to the RAN and Fleel Air Arm. particularly as Studic~ Centre Con organisation more closely Command... r Au~tralian Na\:I1 A\ ialion Forces. and ference on the Defence focu~s ... d on our key out CAPT Andrew Bailey M:lclillnon for outstanding Efficiency Review, defi\ put. the: de,elopment and achievement as the Commanding Officer of HMAS ered at [he ADF 'ustainment of combat COONAWA RR A. Academy ill Canberra capability. Aho \0 receive the Cross was CMDR Vi nc ... nl Morris I:llciasl month. ··Of course, this does Thompson (or outstanding achievement as the neet Hc lold the conference: not mean to s.a.y. as some damage control officer ~t Maritime Command. "The reason~ why [he commemalOrs have. Ihat Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia was Govcmmcm embarked on the ADF will not contin LEUT Bertram Keith Slape for meritorious sen·ict'. the Defence Reform ue to promote regional particularly a~ the Fle ... t Intermediate Maintenance Progr.lm arc. in faCl. vel') engagement. or s upport activit) planning/production manager al PLATYPUS simple. peacekeepmg. or encour and CMDR Andrew John Millar for outstanding "Prior 10 the efficiency age confidence building :ochie'emem in projcct management administration. review. the Defence in the region. Aho to receive the r-.kdal \\.as Acting Commander orSlHli~ation wa~ not ··Ourabllity to do these Raymond James Briggs fOf oUhtanding aehie\·ernent as many year~ away from thins,conll'sfrolll having the Executive Officer of HMAS ANZAC. faci ll g a severe budget a credible force. one our Receiving the Compicuou~ Service Medal are LCDR crisis brought on by a friends and allies know is D:lvid James Lell~ forouhl;.II1ding service as the Supply need to replace ageing highly capable:· Officer in HMAS BRISBANE and WO Murray Raben equipment reaching block The M inister said 10ne~ forouistanding SoC,,·ice while serving as the naval obsolescence. Australia did not have the representative for the 1996 refit of HMAS WES --The Defence Depart luxury of being able 10 TRALIA. ment was drifting tale a gradual approach Also 3warded the CSM arc WO P... ter Mark Ollin&ton towards a point \\.here the l ike the 1991 Force for outstanding service with III the Subm3rine Se3 only choice was to cut Structure Review because Tr.Jining Group. CPO Jonathon Ross D3kers for out capabllit). of the obsolescence prob standing ~ervice to the RAN and t he Submarine ·· In f:lct, that W:lS no lem. Squadron and PO Anthony Mervyn Cocks for outstand realistic choice at all. ·· It is bel1er to imroduce ing service a., the Sports Officer and Good Working " Defence had been major changes as quickly Relationship fac ilitator in HMAS KUTTABUL. making reforms designed as possible. to bring in ~avings. ··The ~ooncr the ··But the Com mercial Rcform Program lead~ to SuppOrt Program and a a faster and more effi From number of other initia cient decision-maki ng fi ;'olplale thes were not producing proce~s and savings to be enough 10 solve the prob redirected to enhancing lem. capabilities. the ~ooner ______~ ourpersonncl will benefit to helmsman from these changes. "You will recalltha! W:t~alil~~~; c~~s~ the 1991 Force Structure Revi ... w and Commercial increil\edemphasison L.:.::::"::"':::'=="-' Support reforms had nine tri-service co-operation. with thei r RAN coun 10 10 year implelliema the Navy h~cei n g more terparts i n more a nd tionplans. ;wd more Army and Air mor.:- 3f("as of operation. "Frankly, a 10 year Force people working But no-one could be month~ a., she steamed blamed for doing a dou through South East A~ia ble take at the sight of on deployment an RAAF cook at the " I had a good time * "COMMUNICATIONS - ARE YOU helmofaDDG. and learnt ho\\. the \hip For Leadi ng Air operated, working with GETTING ENOUGH?????" craftsm3n Peter Kohl. ,ariousdepartments. of Victoria Point in and I enjoyed playing HOW TO MAKE IT WORK· Brisbane, il'sjustanoth hard w ith the ship's cr pare of ~erv i ce in the EMAIL INTERNET ACCESS comp:lny too:· he said. * * ADF. An d in his sea·time PClcr has been po,ted * MOBILE COMPUTING Peter spent enough time to the main galley 3t and effort working on CLASSIFIED DESKTOP COMPUTING HM AS WATSON in * the bridge to earn his Sydney for about t\\.o SECURE MOBILE PHONES For mobile NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 (163) 3 Swampy's individual invasion Z>""" ?Ifw,.. Yue Mun pass!" he said The: bridge of a warship mi schievously. "You is a place where the great would have to h3ve 3n dramas of life can be alternate entry plan then, played out: triumph and wouldn't you?" Floored tragedy_ heroics and fias by this faultless logic. I CQ,envy and hubris. murmured something Mycarccras a naviga C about gelling through the tor was blessedly shon . entire Second World W3r . a circumstance hastened without closing the Lei by the realilY that my pcr Yue Munand retired hun fOfmance te nded more tothechanhousc. towards fiasco [hall tri The CO went below umph. 1 hated navigating. had a perverse sense of with 3 chucl;le,p!cased at Mum. Evcryoncexpcc\ed humour, decided that it having reduced me to 3 you know where you would be nice to enter blubbering wreck once were all the time. Hong Kong by the back again. and ordered him Whenever you got into a w3yforachange, Beware self train smash and pickle, wh ich in my case the CO who W3nts to do crumbed brains for break was quite often. on-one somethi ng differenl. fast. The Brit frigate fol ever wanted 10 help. Take Mum. because they're the lowed innocentlY310ng in for example, my private ones who stan wars. our wake. invasion of Communist My instructor at WAT Approaching from the China. SON had told me about south, the islands of [was navigating a DE always preparing an alter Hong Kong and the PRC in the Far East enroute \0 nate approach to the benh are quite elose and the Hong Kong. A RN in case of the unexpected. "territorial imperative" is Tribal-class frigate was in The back entrance to strong. Allowing one toe company and we were the Hong Kong is about 10 nai l to cross the im agi senior ship. which meam miles from the usual nary line inthe water that I had to work out my own entrance and hardly what marks the border is to passage plan. This wa~ i would call an alternate invite wrath. To take an something I always Ined approach. The CO did ent ire division of war to avoid becausc it invari though. ships across the line is to ably got meinlotrouble. He cou ld see I was invite an international We were ronning ahead unh3ppy. "Whatifaship of ti me and my CO. who sank in the middle of Lei timetoprcparc. "Can I come too. or do I A light blinked in the h:lve to fight them on my morning sun from the own?" crest of a nearby island. drawn 3round it and no Some time :lfter A signalman leapt to cohe rent thought berthing. the CO returned that, but how thi s was answer it with the promp emerged. My heart from his call on the going 10 improve my pas titude of one surpriscd: pounded in my ch e~t and Governor. "I suppose this sage planning. I'm not "You have entered the I stood there stupefied h:lppcnsall the time?" I sure. But the CO seemed territorial waters of the and immobile. said , trying to open the to think I would have peace loving cit izens of more time toprcparc. the Peoples Republic of China. This is an act of 'Vangtse Incident Your loving son. hegemony and gross invasion by the jingoistic hound dogs of capitalist the last occasion' imperialism. Maya thou sandpcstilcnccsbcfalJ The co arrived on the conversation gently, you and the wrath of our bridge with a puzzled while unhooking my children descend upon look on his face and melt sword and removing my your verminous offspring ed cheese on his chin. He medals. for ever, you lickspittles took stock of the light "No not really:' said of jackal's droppings." Or blinking from the hill3nd the CO, "His Excellency words to thm effect. peered euriouslY:lt the thought that the Yangtze I wondered brieny if ~~:~itlymaU:I~r~~~~dm:~~ ~ _____---.J Taking The Plunge? theymeanlmepersonally. The OOW was a veter rcmarked with mock non Don't leave your Benefits behind. an of my perverse chalance: ''I' m just fol "HMAS STIRLING" pilotage, but even hc lowing the recommended Take your NHBS Benefits with you. seemed overcome by the track. Sir. See. here it is. Transferred West magnitude of it :Ill. the red pecked line $2,000 Deposit • Married or single. you can still be a member Neverthe l e~s he was a He turned the colour of profession:ll to the I:lst: "I pumice. Is 311 th:lt is needed to buil d :I 5/4 bed, 2 b:lth think you have the ship. "That's not the recom of the NHBS Health Fund after leaving the Navy. Ross North Home - All can include don't you?" mend track, you sireless • Compare NHBS costs and benefits with i returned his bcmused buffoon, that's the inter- • Aoor Coverings n3tional border!!" S1:lre with the vacant look • Verticals civilian funds. of Peking man. "Do you "Australia doesn't think we should call the recognise Communist • Paving COT'i offered helpfully. China yet. Does it, Sir?" I • ReticulatiOn You and your This was at the height suggestedoptimistic:llJy. • Landscaping ._ _ of the eultaral rcvolution He turned on me with • Fencing quivering malevolence. and the Cold War. • Air conditi oning family will benefit. Thoughts taunted my He ordered the wheel imagination, of being over and then proceeded • Sauna bath paraded through the to t31k me through my and much more. Only minutes from streets of Sh:lnghai with relationship to the seven HMAS STIRLING. Brochures and application forms are avrulable from your pay my he:ld shaven under a deadly sins. with panicu officeDfIheAustralianDefenceCred~Umon dunce's cap and a placard lar e mphasis on sloth. Ring Doug Craggs (Ex R.A,N,) today on or call NHBSlollfree lS003331560r (03)951 03422 aroundmyncck. Always a good Christian, (09) 593 5872 or Fax (09) 4318090 and I will forward my CO. Fax (03 ) 9510 8292 WAITING PERIODS COULD APPI..Y Memories of the you inrormation on Land Finance Home Brochures. PANAY incident and the As we veered away to Corfu Ch:lnnel crisis dart the nonh cast, a plaintive I have been helping NUI'Y Personnel since /976, ed like thunderbolts signal C3me from astem: 4 (164) NAV Y NEWS, June 16, 1997 REAL SHARP SHOOTER weapon,. nalion:!l and imernalional M~~~~~!!:~;'. ~~~~. ~hae\ ~~arpest teams' champion,hips and the cham Allached to the Arm) " School of pion shot competition for each 5enice. Infant!) he ha~ tal...:-n OUI the Champion Matc~ Included ll!.mg TECHNICAL POSITIONS Boss says no Scientific Management Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd have positIons available for personnel in the disciplines 01 Electrical Engineering. Electronic Eng ineering and Mechanical sudden cllanqe Engineering for current projects, including the Hydrographic Ship Project. across Defence.'"' Certiticate!Trade Qualified Personnel s~:~en~~i~;~por~~~ To prepare for the These positions are for personnel to initially Support Program from July I commencement develop training courses and system level July I arc assured no of th e new program a documentation on ship systems and c hanges to their work small planning group was equipmenls. Thsi activity will be followed by will be made suddenly established on May 12 . lhe conduct of training, conducting or without consultation. According to Mr maintenance contracts. This undertaking was Sharp: "The princ ipal Professional Qulalfled Personnel made by Mr Peter means of achieving A position exists for a qualified engineer to Sharp. designated head these Objecti ves is coordinate/conducl system level training and of the program. through delivering ser- However. there may documentation associated with ship systems be changes to names of ;::~i~e:ntsl:~e:1ie~~s~ T~~e~~t!~~~h~~~r l~h;;~ t:m~~~~~ ~:~~ and equipments. unit~ and "reporting" Initial employment is in Sydney. with a relationships. r------' transition to lhe Darwin or Cairns area a As a key componenl ;~d t~:I~ 'C~ ttl~~~i~~~~ ~';:Ao: ;r~~ ~~~i~t~;:~~s~~ef~ i~Yt':~~:':~~~~ affordable COS1.H in January. "talking shop" with Captain Rowan Momtl of th e Defence Reform Prog ram. the new The development of and Wing Commander Ian Pearson. Defence Corpo r ate the Corporate Support Captain Moffitt and Wing Commander Pearso n werc: Support Program is to Program wi ll be of great ~;c::s:~~~~~o~~arc h co-ordinalOrs for the acclaimed limited provide a ratio nalised interest to man y Navy Captain Momll worked from Maritime Hc:adq uaners ~.~~ J:~~~9Pty L2 .. iI =~ approach for the deliv personne l employed in in Sydney while WGCO Pearson carried OU t his role LANE COVE NSW 2066 ~·· ..... ery of corpontte services andthe deliveryestablishment of corpo srateup- r~f,,~m~'~A§A~F~Ed~;"~b"="'~h.~:;;;;:~;~;::~~~~~~~~~===:::===:==~~~ ponservices. One of the challenges will be 10 determine A good tW.um4 ~ MIf those services which Brisbane the batW In genJng will form part of the House and land IHJ/nlerYlew! new program. package in close from PlVpered by a In this task MrSharp $105.000, most with profes.slonal personnel has been meeting with consultant and lecturer. program managers of all tnterviewadvice programs along with Perth provided. Established other key c lients a nd Sydney 21 years and operatlng Homes (close to the stake holders in the House and land packages intemafonafty. beach) rrom $130.000 department and the from $ 140.000 with rental AOF. with.s year re ntal pool pool guaranteed rents from guarantee. As the fun ctions and $200 per week. organisational structure of the Defence Corporate Support Program are ;· ------~~1 : ~ Name: Rank: ___ : fi nalised further details will be made available ! ,...~ Addieu: ! with renlal guarantees on a regular basis. I ...... I 11 and St Ki lda beach Queries can be directed I .. ··'''·,,·· : \.....J location. to the Canberra office at I Pbooc: (h) ----(wl ___ ! For information on bow to purc~ one of these properties APW-2-20S. [e l 06 I SeDd to: AusdelGroup Umlted : pboneAUSDEFon 1800 800 775 or return the coupon. 2666102 or by facs imile (Sydney callers please ring 9806 0788) at 06 2666742. L~______~_~_~~_~_~:::~~~_:I~ J NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 (165) 5 Undergrad engineers see the sea side! he Royal Navy is a panicipant in the In-nation f3eturing Engineering T Horizon program 10 build 3n air defence \'C~<;el senior lecturer Dr Bob to replace the eight existing Type ~2 batch I ami 2 Platfoot ~aid he most destroyers. These ships \\-ere completed from 1976 enjoyed inspecting to 1982 a nd are armed with the ageing SC3 Dart ANZAC", technology anli-air missile system. A\ i~ the nature of such and meeting the naval multi·national programs. Horiwn :IJrcady is running personnel. Ime and over budget. with the fir~t ship not expected " 1 was impressed by the commitment of the 10 enter service umil 2005. Thi~ coul d ~cc the batch I and 2 Type 42s payoff before a replacement is young Navy officen. and !l.ailor~ who .... ere involv available. Into lh i ~ scenario has qcpped the US ed in thcday," he '>aid. Navy. which i~ rumoured to have offered the RN the "T he courtesy and 1ease/1oan of (he Ticondcroga-cl3'~ cruisers 10 tide warmth of the~e people the RN o\'cr un lit the fir~1 Horizon commission~. was outstanding, The ships reportedly on orrer 3re the fir;t five. fitted "They ..... ere genuinely with less ("apable elec[ron i c~ and the older Mk 26 interested in teaching the mis~ile 1;lUncher in~tead of the vertical launch sy~· university students about tem\oflater\hipsoftheclas,. T:;t!~;::~;:l~!;~C~~r;,,(I:;;:r:~~~t':'~(::~('I1:';'( S~~;~ Afrie(1II DeJtnct Minisler stllltd l/rm (III onfer Jor Iht long·u ... ·uiled pl1lml {·on·tlleS '<"(lIIid b,. pilleI'd "\'t,,, shorl!.\···. Dtspile (I t!llnI~' oJ imem(llimwl conctms bidding Jor Ihe COillrael, il iv Ilf'lie",.d 1i/tII u pro,K~S(11 Jrom Ihe UK iJ lhe fmlll ,,"/ller. .... ith 0 combined bid oJ con'elle.( .(imllf" /(} the Ldill'c/Uu building Jor Mulu)"si(1 fmd tht offer ItI .I·tll the SAN IMe /Ollr Upholder.class slIbmftrille( m (/ ellllee.f· sio/lol,,,ic,.. he Spanish s hipbuilder I<: N Rllzan has con Tfirmed it is negot ia ting wi lh the C hilelln Navy to ~ uppl y t~· o Scorpene-class submarines wilh an o ption for t~· o more. T:t~~::~a;;e~;:~o:s~~~~:::rsnhe~' ::t~ln ~~~ at a building yard in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The 500 IOnne ve~~els, being a~sembled from sections built in Rus~ia, will be 3rmed with eight surface to surf3ce mh~ile~ (Iy~ unknown). a 76mm gun forward and a 30mm galling-style can no n aft. Max imum speed is reported to be 32 knots from twin waterjets . • T his column has b« n compiled by drawing on numerous world-wide sources and any opin ions expressed are those solely of the a uthor. They do not ren«t a ny official ,'iew of the Royal Austrdlian Na'·y. Defence I A- A h- t I Are you an MT visitors Ir rm IS ory Rating and see the T~~'i~~:~r~~ ~~~U~la~~~ ~~e:~is~~~e;:~~e~~:~~ ~:k~~seehua~l" ~~~e~t~trh~: commissioned an author with an ample photo· needs help acquiring sto- leaving the Navy? ",ta I of historical books to ~~~kPdhrokp'. nd illustration ries and photographs. ca write the history of the ""'" There is no limit on P RAN Aeet Air Arm. The concept i~ to pro- material as 3 second ~ol- umeisexpected. Interested in sa iling in the S ~~~~;~ I :t:o:auotnha~ n3~:1 i~i~~:~~ an;~~:;: ;~=cpeari ~);tl~~et~~~~~g TrainingCemte have vis News contributor. The main body of the se~~~~nf~~a~i~~ c~nl ~ Merchant Fleet as a Marine itedCanberrJ to -.ee what Engin ee r? they will be in for during pu~~c~:j~~~ i~~~~~~~~~ ~~~r~e;i~:x~~alw~~t: ~~~ Naval PO. Nowra 2540. their four-month course work on th e 50th anniver- 1948 to 1983, wi th 3n Cost of the book will If so, you mu st compl ete the : in Australia. sary of the FAA late nex t epi logue to cover modern be $55. but "early bird" Diploma in Marine Engin eering The centre is a tri-ser· year. times. buyers will receive a 20 Watch keeping vice faci lity 81 the RAAF Base William), Lavenon. m;:/allt~~~:>c~~I. 1 be r;:A="=O:;;,d;;;;O:!;:;'"::C::M=D:;:R~="'=' ="="' .:d;:::~:::"":::"':::. _---. to meet the Australian Maritime Safety providing I3ngu3ge and T he museum says HMAS KUTTABUL Authorities (AMSA) requirements other training to overseas research is wel l under the Diploma is now available at the slUdems attending eours W3Y, but time is critical. Ship's Ball es in Australia, The book is to be a bal · Fremantle Maritime Centre Five students undenak anced work of a fully Saturday July 5 1 Fleet Street, Frema ntle WA 6160 ing the Advanced Austr".l annotated semi-academic AJC ROYAL RANDWICK lian Engli~h L3nguage account of the history, course. which pre pares Entertainment Mn:~~nAII To find out mort call them for ~taff courses, Sydney's best corporate band ~~.:: (08) 9239 8007 spent a week in Canberra. Superfish During thcirorient3tion and spectacular cabaret show tour they met Defence Science, I ndu~try and POPT Tony Cocks 9359 3648 Personnel Minister Mrs ABSTD Jess Marshall 9359 2558 Bronwyn Bishop and -@ 1i1fe» toured the cit}'. A night not to be missed 6 (166) NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 More veterans now eligible for pensions those naval penonnel matter of priority, Ihe p~:~~ ~~:~~::i~: ~ who ~erved in the FESR Admiml said Auslralia. Admiral Mike during the MillilY Thc..care: Hudson. hal> .... ekomed Emergenq 3nd \\ho felt • indu~ion on the War lhe Fede ral Budget ~Iro ngl y that lheir con foolemorial Roll of announcement Ih:1l an Iribulion to the cam Honour of lhe names of additional 10.500 post paign had lmally inade naval personnel who WW2 veterans would qU31e recognition in par lost their lives while soon be eligible for dis ticularly as Ihcir Army ,en ing in lhe FESR ability pen~lon s and asso and RAAF colleagues duri ng Ihe Malay ciatedlreatmCnt benefits receh'ed a range of ben Emergency: under the Velerans efits after only 24 hours Entitlements Act. in Ihe eounlry. regard • the award of the The entillement~ \\ill Ie'" of whelher the) RelUrncd from AClivc • PCHAP Claylon and CDRE I'ill picturW during the rroedication sen·ice. be subject 10 Ihe more wcre in a secure bal>e or Sen ice Badge: Piclu~ : ADI'H Anloinetle A ld~orth. beneficiat \ tandard of in the field. • Ihe award of the proofunderSeclion 120 He said Ihere would Naval General Serlice of the Ac\. be \ome di~appoinlment Medal. nOling all Army Admiral Hudson among nav3l veleran, and RAAF personnel in Rededication noted Ihal the country ~o~;60.~~cl~~~ Naval service ~ri;gl ath; Emergency • received Ihe G e n era I Service Medal Jogs memory thallhe pension enlille Defence Services after onl y 24 hours. Homes Plan. menl ~top ped shoTt of Admiral Hudson key role in a number of the incident that killed altbough lh e Naval He wal> particularly IheService Pension. agreed with lhe I ~~~r~lIo:i:::a~~!~ south Pacific events. him. Hi storical SocielY and ple3sed lhat this initia However. he WilS Government view thm il modorc James Good panicularly tbe Deed of "'I ~aw a man wilb a North Sydney Council live. a lthough many pleased to nOle the gleaming pair of eyes didnOl forget bim. was e~se nti al to pre enou gh was buried in Cessation bet .... een the years overdue. recog Minister for Veterans Cbiefs of Fiji and filling an arrow to a After a year of serVClhe inlegrity of the North Sydney. but the nised the operational Affairs. Bruce ScOIl. had man's memory has been Britain. string. and in an re storation CDRE honours and awards sys nature o f ~ea going left the way open to con enough for more than He died aboard the in stant. just as I was Goodenough's memori tem but he said he naval service witb the sider particular circum 100 peoplc to attend the al and IWO Ol hers were believed that operational Far Easl Slralegic ~ t ances. While lhe eligi rededicati on of his placed in St Thomas' service required visible Resl Park at Crows Ne~l Re!>eTVe during Ihe peri bility for the Service gr.l\ e and memorial. 'Thud came the arrow recognilion beyond thaI James Graham and rededicated wilh od July 1955 and May Pension required person which was awarded. for Goodenough, a career into my left side' appropriate honours. 1963 a lso th e vi~it of ncl to have incurred Royal Navy officer who In a bricfcercmony, HM A Ships VAMPIRE d3nger from ho~tile ellample for nonnal ser entered the service at led by PCHAP Gareth and QUICK MATCH to enemy force~. the re vice in the Stralegic just 13, became PEA RL a little o\er a thinking Ihat it muq be ClaYlon. Acting Flag Vietnam in J anuary cou ld be individual~. or Reserve. Commodore of the wee"- after recei\ ing a a sham menace and Officer Na\al Support 1962 prior to thc start of groups. w ho warrant ,------ Command. CORE Kim RN"s Australia Station number of arro.... stared him in the face. Australia'~ forma l fUrlherconsidcTll1ion. Pin, and the mayor of in 1813 and quickly wounds from nati ve~ thud came the arrow Victnilm involvement on Notwilh standing lhe NorthSydney.CrGenia became a popular figure while ashore at Santa into my left ~ide. July 3 1 1962. vc ry real benefi .... that McCaffery. plaque~ in the colony of New Cruz in the New " 1 shouted 'To the Admira l Hudson will flow from these Sooth Wales. Hebrides. boats! ', pulled the were unleilcd before a believed il would go decisions Ihere are relal- In his flagship. HMS In a letlcr to his .... Ife arrow out and thre .... it erowd including Navy ~ome way IOward~ alle- cd m311ers which must PEARL. he played a in Sydney he de..rribed away (for which I am and council representa tives. Naval Hi storical \ ialing lhe concern of now be dealt with as 3 r~~~~~~~~~~~~~:1 sorry)the beach. and leapthearing down a Society member~. dcsccndan" of CDRE ENJOY OUR GARDEN FUTURE CAREER CONCERNS? fl;r:~ ~r,~"::~~f'::;:" Goodenough and a cer emooialguard. DIVORCE WORRlm ABOUT HOW TO :~~~ ~~~~. i:~~~ ~~~t:: ··It h filling thaI PROBLEMS? CHANGE CAREERS? pO'h h" .h,'" ;",0 'h' CDRE Goodenough be remembcred."" CAPT Talk to someone who has made the CDRE Goodenough Bill Cook of lhe histori JU ST FOR YOU For Legal and Practical Solulions to transition and knows how to do it. and five others inJurcd cal ~ociclY ,aid . "He protect the rights of you and your children. in the ineident .... ere .... 01 .... a good and popular 1~[.1'f'i.IQ4~'1 man and when Ihe ne\\, - Resumes trc.lled by th e ship's • Great Prices Contact ~urgeon. bUI he and two of his death reached - MARK WILLIAMS -Interview Technique ,ail or~ did not re("m er. Fiji. there wa~ univen.al • Relaxed When PEARL mourntng. Atmosphere! SOLICITOR - Job Market Information relurned to Sydney Ihe "The ,bop, and Ihe colony fell into mourn· ban. elen clo-.ed for the • Eurasia n Cuisine • First conference free ing and he was grantcd day and there .... a\ a with a difference • Male and female soli citors the equl\~lenl of a Stalc public mectmg which Call CHRIS SIMPSON (Ex RAN) ADF Members funer~l. buried at SI Ihe Governor 'lIIended. • Discounl rales for Navy personnel 10% off Total Bill INTERSERVICE CONSULTING Thllm~~' ccmetery on which ,enl lhe condo the '\onh Shore lence, of Ihe people of S~(ialRalesforGlOup Specialising in Career Transition (or Hol'.c\cr. progre\s Fi ji to CDRE 8ook'n9~ Military Personnel di,turbed the Com Goodenough', family 5m,nUI~w.lkffom WILLIAMS HUSSAJN DAVIDSON G NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 (167) 7 and eleelri(:al fillings. The working bee in removal of old gutlering Tonga wa~ Ju~t part of a and the completion of hectic lour of duty as part paiming of the building. of thc RAN's program of Despite hot condlllon, workmg With and helpmg all work W3S completed it<. Pacific ncighbour~. with the Commanding particularly their defence Officers of both vessel<.. pcl'onnc1 LC DR Glen n Forrest OH'r ,e\cr31 week, thc (WA RR NA MB OOL) and Bull and Ihe Witch 'howed LCDR Brent Smyth the 'harp end in lIIany (IPSWICH). pre~enting a part' uflhe Pacific rim. plaque 10 the centre·, Fre,h from Operation ~~;:;;~~;~~~~:;:;:~~;;~~~~~~;:;~;;~~'d~"tlin:is:,,,:, o:'~,"~m:':"~'":'-, ooal'Tandem arn\ed Thrust. al tthehe pPaointlrol ~ Chaleix Na\al Ba\e in Noumcammid-ApriJ. Aftcr Rand R on Amedce h land. the Suva, :uriving later that month in the tail of a e)clonc. !X'Pltc the boKJ weather the IWO boats eondocted e~e rci.;c, With FNS KIRO "Smart oflheFiji N3\Y. The complemenh tool Fill her up, thanks PMt in the ANZAC \cr.·ice, 111 Su\a before the ::;:: Aus~ i e sailo r ~ intr(J(\uecd A :1~ref.~J:~~;<·;i~~~ ~!~!~::.~~e t;k~ ~; ~ ~~ ~:~~e~ ~~:~ ~~ t :i~:;i'~ S h:w~ ~~e ~;i~~~ i: carri er ILLUSTRI OUS Exercise Fl ying F i.~ h 1197. lhe lasl few month s. insurance two· up to the loc3ls and were the rn sc l"es introd uccd ~a~ ~~~~~ n: ~ ~I ~ ~:~~ ~; 1 ex~ ~~~ : ~art i~~;;t s i;r~~ The ship also took P3rt rotor blade of a helicopter to ka va. Departing S uva. the I.IM AS WESTRAUA. ~~n; ~~~ ~d~a I 3YS ia and ~ru~.: e rat ion Tandem : ~~ ~ i;~ :[~t~~ deck of RAN ve~~e l ~ encountered The RAS was just one for the Weq Su rn oan Pacifi c • From the bow of WARRNAMUOOL, this photo shows the thn.'C Tongan P-acific class of many evolutions Class pa1 ro l boat patrol boat<;. The craft are among 22 pro,ided 10 Austrdlia's I'adfie island neighbours NAFANUA. bythe FedenllGovcmmcnl Afler a Ilight steam -in conducted RAS approaches Navy company in wh ic h and Officcr of Ihe Walch ma noeuvres werc con manoeuvres before entering ducted. the two Au stmlian port. boa ls ent ered Apia fo r a Once ashore the th rec.dayvisit. Australians provided Personnel? WARR NA MBOOL and tr3ining for the To ngan IPSWI CH then joined with Navy in seamanship and the Cook Islands patrol fi rst aid. boat T E KUKUPA for With the ad age. " all b.eluAv.ly for Ia home, contents Sma ItCov er e.\ercises before entcri ng \IOork and no play ... the ItAN '--tnel. and personaJ. effects and car lnsurance Ramtonga for a t ~ r ee.day Australians took on the ff you .. in ... Royal designed with members or the Royal goodwill visit. Tongan Defence Service in Australian Nervy, you quatify Austral\.a.n Navy In mind. Tonga wa~ the ne xt port lO ueh rogby.buc l.. elball of call . but not before and the4x 100m relay. "" .... U'. mobile. It covers oontents &nd. excrcisc~ with Tongan The tour of the region personal effects at home, 1n patrol boats SAVEA and continued with the bo3tS m8JTled Q.uarters, in rental NE IAFU. eo.,..- Plan. &C(X)mmodatlon, at sea , in transit, This Pion is not nonnaIy in your C&r'. Even in storage. availoWe""'now to ...... individual. , U'. cover-all. It protects the widest Communique and c.IIuIor On. you can hcwe acceu to l'anse of contents 1ncludUlg new for 1hIs ...... _ old replacement for most home Items, all valuables, elot.h1n8 and you purchase a moINIe uniforms, even visitor's belonglngS, 1'1-...... CaononunIqW $26 .... fraudulent use of eredlt cards, and you pay only month CICC'Ha wiIh low call c...... and no ...... II1I'I You can also Smart Cover your car with Smart. -~ Cover car Insurance for either agreed or market .. value. It offers storage cover &."'ld cover lII'hUe Rates apply Australia-wide! PLUS being t.ra.n8ported. StorTAC 80 $999 flEE O((eu 10 CAUStreen /pogingl Eriason Gf788 $799 flEE occess IoGl..OBAI. ROAMING U '. Yalu• . Smart. Cover 18 lo6ded with these flEE OC(Hs IoCAUHold/Wait Philips~;~:!~~388 Spork. $399f! !~ YOU GET NO EXTIA CHAlGl for long diston 10 (170) NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 Navy's long history in Hong Kong moved along~ide the west wall of the T ::h!~'iln nl~~al~~~~~e~~~ ;~~b~~~; ncwly-rcclaimed dockyard in 1913\\here the Commanding Officer of HMS SUL· ~he remained until World War [I. PHUR, Sir Edward BELCHER. "ho When it .... as certain Hong Kong would landed on J:lnuary 25, 1841. and drnn~ fall to the Japanese HMS TAMAR. along • From ri~ht , i\lary Gash and Jenny Sideparty and friends at the book's launch . _ .... 1'11 known to I{,\ N Queen Victoria's health on Po~.<.C"ion with all \es:.els that could have been USC \'isil of'S to Hong Kong. Mount ncar the preselll day Holly .... ood ful tothc cncmy, "'ere 'iCUllled. Rood. But after the scullle charges had been The e:ltliesl reference 10 a naval yard fired it became cleaJ Ihat a large part of on Hong Kong "land ,~ probably thai of her buoyancy was slIlI intact and II wa, Looking after the locals July II, 1856, In a memorandum con na:essary fOf" the Royal Artillery to com cemed wuh a funher lrnn~fer of land by plele her destruction by gunfire. A sad aiming to raise at lea~t endea\OI.lTS On our behalf and illegal immigration, the military 10 [he Admir.ally. end to an unglamolOuscareer_ T~ HR;~a~:;g\ rs ~:~~ SHK35 mill ion to run for and in helping to ~cure The book is amply Both ~idesoflhe M",al dockyard were The ncw HMS TAMAR ~hore eSlab ally the-Hong Kong story. 50 years to pro\ide.for their future:' illustrated and a good the now-obsolete sailor~ read, a superb coffee bounded for many ycar~ by Army pro lishment was commissioned in 19-16 It was a major pan of The RN'~ COntribution penks, WdlinglOn Barracks 10 the ca~l when the Army tran\ferred WellinglOn the colony from before andtheirfamilie~. has been the release of a table lome and a must for naval historybufTs. and the Nonh BarrJcl~ to the west. In Barracks to the Royal Na\y in or1er to colonisation . indeed Patron of the tru\t. ~uperb hi~lOry of the transactions of 1854 prO\ide the space the fi"'t Bnt"h officer to Baroness Dunn. explained: Navy in Hong Kong, Published by Edinburgh Financial Publishing. all and 1856 lhe yard for offices and make his mark there was "Hong Kong Chine~e White Ensign - Rt'(1 proceeds go towards the expanded at Ihe accommodation cha~ti~ed for his arro sailors and ~oldiers have Dragon,edlted by the last gancewhcnhereturned LE P Trusl. c)\pcn~e of the Nonh TAMAR lo\t with the ,cut performed a vital role in Senior Nav:tl OrnCtr. It is available at SHK300 Barracks. u~cd by lhe tling of TAMAR to the UK. hel pi ng 10 en ~u re the CORE Peter Melson. artillery_ probably IN 19-11. The s it~. From the early days, Territory's stability and (about SA50) from Hong It h the whole story, Kong bookshops or from because eXIra 'pace which backed through the heady pride peace over many yea r ~. base for from the days of odious the First Lieutenant. mU~l have been onto Ihe water oftherichestViclOrianera "Thatrolefin i~heswhen opium to creating a HMS PRESIDENT. St required due \0 Ihe front. wa, adja to the depths of a brutal n the Briti sh leave in 1997. co!ony and wartime occu Katherine's Way, London surrender. in 1854, of cent to the Royal Jnpall<;!sc ClCCupa!ion during "The trust is a practic p:uion to the more recent groundal We't Point. Dod.yard on il\ World War lI,the Grey EI 9UQ_ UK China able way of ackno\\ ledg baulc\ against ~muggling On November 28, eastern boundary Funnel Line was a big pan ing their loyalty and Iheir 1957. l\ wa~ and the twO units of Hong Kong, SOCially as announced thatlhe Naval Dod.Y:lTd in existed side by side until 1959 ..... hen the well as in the economic Hong Kong .... ould be CIOloCd do .... 11 . dockyardwasclo'ied and !>«urity fields. As well as the dockyard, an amount of In giving the re:t~n' for thl' da:i~ion. The RN third of the 3 ,talernenl in the British Parliamelll al thc lalld which H"'1S TAMAR OCCUpied modern Hong Kong .... as surrendered for de\elopmenl. A the time referred to "the reorg;lI1i~aIlOn of Garrison, the China mti;'1 new e~lablishment ""as created bet\\een n3\31 forces to modem condilion'" Station, was unique. and 10lhe fact that "fulure requirements 1959 and 1%2 in the form of a com~t. of HM "hips in Far Ea~to:m ",aleN .... 111 00 modemna\albase. It numbered in ilsranks longer juqify Ihe m:ullIcn:mce of a full With the de\elopment. old dod.yard Bntish Tars and ships on ...call' refilling dock)ard in Hong Kong"' _ and na\al buildings ..... ere pulled dOllon posting and deployment . Economic con,id~r:uion~ ..... ere also of and used to fill in the dry dock Lacall) Enlisted Personnel a great importance: It "':t~ eqimated that The ba~ was used topro\ide support ..... hojoined up to do the the home go\emmem would sa\e :dXlUt facilities for mine~weepers formerly <;:!me work in their home £1.500.000 a )e:tr through the clo,ure. ba~d in Hong Kong, for one frigate or country but had no mili HMS TAMAR. a name synonymou~ destroyer carrying out ,elf-mainten3nce lary or ~tate pen~ion and with the China Station, arrived in Hong and for the five patrol craft of the Hong Ihe famous "unofficials" Kong in 1897. Kong Squadron which ~ucceeded them. who made up the traders The vessel. built in 1863, was barque~ [t ~ tasks also included providing support and hawkers. lailors and riggcd wilh auxili:lry steam power. facilities for visiting Royal Navy. dhobi-wal1ah~, cleaners She was the fourth ~hip of the nJme Commonwealth and foreign vessels. alld ~idcparties and all Ihe alld before being b3~ed in I'\ong Kong The new TAMAR on StoneCullers other services a visiting she had spent nearly 20 years plying the Island will become an establishment of shipcouldnecd. wateTS of the Indi3n Ocean. the Chinese Navy .. and the original With the coming depar On her urrival. she was secured to a Victoria Basin site will be the \enue for tureofthe Brit ish. the RN buoy off the old dockyard. but was the Brilish farewell ceremonies. launched a LEP Trust. HONG KONG HANDOVER CONGRATULATIONS OR .•.••••••••••... ? FIND OUT FIRST HAND! Not just a one-day wonder Take advalltage of this exclusive offer aimed at auraning inter seell in Hong Kong. Johnson All Stars playing association's regional for lIavy persOlllle~ families atul [ri£nds T~~uri~O:;SOCi~~~~ national visito rs to the From then on there will the Asian All Stars, directOf" for Australia and has launched a "100 Days former British colony be a parade 011 July 2. lantem camivals and the New Zealand, said. 5", nights from $1266.00 of Wonders" campaign to immediately after the for Summer Fun Festival. InternatiOnal Crickel "The program and follow the change of rule. malities. Marie Osmond in Th~ Sixes_ offers are subslantial. as Includes: Sound of Music, a food Fifty of Hong Kong's are the rewards for the Designed to dovetail The campaign is limed >- Rerum air from SydneylBrisbanelCaims or Adelaide npo. soccer involving best-known hotels and lucky winners of the with a series of colourful from July I to October 8 1 grand draw," >- .5 ,: nights hotel accommodation events surrounding the and will see attractively Manchester United and accomodation centres will offer spccial room To be eligible for the >- Return Hong Kong airport transfers handover to Chin:t on priced accomodalion. South China Fe and fash· rales and food and bever draw consumers shopping >- Latccheckoul June 30. Ihe campaign is tour programs, unique ion parades. age promotions. at any one of hundreds of All taxes allractions.diningalld August will see Family >- specified outlets can shopping incentives Entertainment on Ice, The Hong Kong and >- Even cheaper ex Melbourne! Orchestra National de China Gas Company will complete an e ntry offered. · SUbJl'Cl10'~1'bthly~ NAVY NEWS, June 16,1997 (171) 11 A D C U CROSSWORDS ACROSS 2 ~ Bt"trn 3 Capllalof 2~3:!p~s Gha~ 7 GUIde 26 Austert 9 Man's namt DOWN 10 Utttr I GlOriOUS II Large group 21nftttton aftrets 4SuppJy 12 Mottled apparel 14 Eve rybody 15 Stlf·reproach 5 Bud sound 6 EmbryonIC 18 Toward • l\1 embers orlhe chlsscs gr:ldulliing en masse al C ERBERUS. 16 Uuom the shelter 11 RIve r of AsIa 8f'aSitn 2() Dlminutwe 18 Ampmand 13 Platform suMix Tickets available from WO TAYLOR 19 Ltqutfy 15 Fake 22 Meadow 21 Indian city 16 German (02) 9359 3250 Fax (02) 9359 2375 39 graduate 23 Drink reformer SLEEUWIN 14th intake (Jan 1966) ~nt to get together? Please contact us, care of in 5 classes Brenton Tancock (Tlnk) (08) 8391 0214 The Na\al Training Commander. CORE K. J. Scarec. pre~ented certifi Gunnery & Boats wain T ~a~t~1 ~:C~~R~~:~ ;~P~~:n~ from five classes gradu:uc In aJomtcer· cates 10 members of the fhe grJdu:umg Senior Sailors emony at the Club Ilades. classes, Supply Charge, OSO Anoat. REUNION Ad,'anced Stewards. Initial Wrilers and lbe faculty. respon~lble for all ~upply Initial Cooks. Si Vis Pacem Para Be/um and heahh training withlrlthe Nayy, typ (If you desire peace prepare for war) ABC K Ste,'e '\h rgro was dux of the ically has more than 1 30s t ude nt ~ u n d er· Friday, October 31 - Sunday November 2) course and S MNWT R M ~ r " Phillips taking a wide range of co ur ~es at any was presented with a Certificate of For any information contact one time. Meri t. WOB Dowd on (03) 5950 7491 in NSW contact WOB Wagner on (02) 9563 1158 or WOB Boulton on (02) 9359 92272 in WA contacl WOB Baker (WESTAAUA). Wives and girlfriends encouraged to attend. Captain of ATT9f11OII ALL EJC-6Cs Ties, tie pins, cuff links, name bars ACROS S DO WN two great I Challenge ,,, .. 1 Ireland 2 European _-..vwE a Rep. cIty Contact: PDB (Ex-UC) McDonald 9 Country J Minerai Il ln addltlOn iSlnklng HMAS WATSON (02) 9337 0488 queens dies 12 Vessels 15 FlUid 5 ~~for 6 Bul bs 16 Action 10 On which I 11 Noc turnal REGIJI ATORSI COXSWAINS{ NAVAL POLICE o fficer aboard the: carrier obJtcu art crealures ofttnplaced RE!.iN.!QN O;t:~:i ~~eS~~~r~ :~~ ACTI VITY whe n it 19Sprightlines.s navigators of th e modem 12 Pa rt af a 22 City of GoldC()(l$t 1998 sail ed inside the Great 20 PauSf Dawer era. Commodo re Barrier Reef to del iYe r Nev3da 21 Spoil IJEccentnc 2J Stawetd All enquiries 10 Sieve Boyle (ex CPOCOX) a tte nded H MS CON · Geoffrey Marr. has died aircraft 10 Austrnlia. 24 Anima ls H The slln "fu, PHON& (07) 5530 7652 atthe ageof SS. WAY. the training ship on Late r M a rr used hi s 25 Star 16 Retirin g 21 Prior to Fax (07) 5511 9018 He was the last 10 COlli' th e Mersey, later joining skills and kn o wl edge of 28 Rip lBSpeclt s of Oland the tW O C un a rd Elde rs and Fyffe s as an currents 10 guide ACTIV. 29survt y deer Queens. th e line rs appremi ce. ITY to where a life boat INTERESTED IN A JULY 98 REUNION FOR THE Q UEEN MA RY and His first ~ hi p was the hom the sunke n US NIRIMBA APPRENTICES' QUEEN ELI ZABETH. SS GREENB RI ER and Li beny ship PETER S IL JULY 78 INTAKE Ma rr made the head· he gained hi s mas ter's VEST E R had d rifted lines in 1967 whe n he tic kel inl 933. Contact 1000 kilometres. docked Quee n Elizabelh Hcjoined Cunard three CHRIS DE NER EAZ on (03) 5998 3583 Marr'S outstanding ser· at Pier 92 in Ne w Yo rk years later, going aboard vice aboard ACT IVITY or write to witho ul tugs and in a th e Q UEE N MA RY in PO BOX 106 TOOROOI N VIC 3980 earned him the DSC. tideway. 1938 as the j unio r third He returned to C unard In 197 1 he look her to officer. ~ Hong Kong where it was He joined th e RN for Nt!w mtmbtrs lot f/If HIIA$ MfUOUNIE uuelltl.. planned to usc her as a Wo rl d War II a nd was DId)'Oll$tM!Of¥tfllftMl/Y$tIWIQ.0fI~s/tIps'I~/IfI1t7 fl oating unive rs ity. He aboard KI NG GEORGE &youn.velfllflltrtslllTmyl1lmtlttrtotMELBOURNfs7 was sadde ned whc n th e V whe n she was in vo h'ed fr eque nt visito r to Snmg. rtllftd, CMAfn$lYIO$t~. OnJyS5~ru', liner caught fire and was in the destruction of the Australia. Call Kl win tMltch) Milt er, secretary, losl. BISMARC K. He publis hed Tlr ~ HMAS ME LBOURNE Assoc lltian, (G46 ) 286B40. Bo rn in 1905. he He was the naY igating Queens atrd / in 1973. 2 Baltlebrush Avenue, 8ndbury NSW2560 HMAS LEEUWIN _Intake No DRP failure - Collins/Wallon July 77 • from page J from reform would go very much in your hands. Interested in getting together in July 971 "The new progra m toward s improving con '"However, I a m no t Please contact SBlT John Gill (06) 266 4590 struclure will be running, ditions of service for interes ted in fail ure. both military and civil· N e i th e r i s th e or WOMT B.J. edwards (02) 9563 4473 wi th the ne w program heads in charge of th eir ianpcrsonnel. organisations," he said. " Re warding Defence The answer is ... M r Mc Lachla n sllid pcrwnnel mOre lldequate. since the e nd of World Jy for the things they do 006e: LOe:6 (W) War li the Australian is an essential pan of our ()()()Z,(aupAs B~-W military had re lied o n reform process. ··OIlV lWOMlLiaM high technology to make "' Let me stress to the UO!Un I!pa.I:) upfOf smalinumbcrs. Defcnce peopl e here that M r Mc Lachlan said the success or failure of iK>Ua,aa uene.qsnv alf.l some of the resources the Reform Progra m is 12 (172) NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 New Seaspr-ite's just super CC;;a!?'D~ tactical a"jonics system W~~~n\hn~ i;'~i~~~~ (lTAS) "glass cockpit", billion contract for the new sen,ors and advanced supply of II Kaman Pcnguinmissiles. SH.2G(A) Supcr Seasprilc 11 will be able 10 fly helicopters for the Royal and operate from any Australian Navy. it is helicopter-capable ~hip. interesting to nOle whal large or smal l. in the weare to gel. RAN and will be inter Although targeted logo opcrablewithalliedship~ aboard the new ANZAC· The aircraft arc classfrigatcs.lhc$C3sprilc ),cheduled for introduction can rOlate aboard any early next cemury, helicopter-capable ship. Fwthcr orders. acwrding according to builders IOlhe Dcfence Ministry. K3man Aerospace Inlcr~ will be considered 10 lake national Corporation of accoulI!ofpossible future Bloomfield. USA. needs and to suppoon the Meanwhile the Royal prospective Offshore New Zealand Navy has PatrolCombatanl. announced Kaman as its 11.11' Kaman said: "We "preferred tenderer"' for have an outstanding fOUf similar Super St;a industry team behind this sprites for use on ils program. both in Auslralia ANZAC- and Leander and in the US. ready not class ships. only to bring t his new The NZ I;:ontract will helicopter in to service but COSI $NZ 214 million also SUppOT! it through • T he Super Seasprite .. fast. powerful a nd reliable. Because the SH.2G(A) the li fe oflhe progrnm." Scaspri tes wil l not be T he SH.2G(A) team "Council's development delivered 10 NZ until the members include CSC officer has been involved ~iiiiiiiiiiii~ year 2000, and the fact Auslralia Pty Ltd. G.E. forthep.lStl2 months, that the RNZN urgently Aircraft Engines. Lillon "We sought to develop needs to replace its Wasp G u idance a nd Control. our area and increase jobs 29 more? helicopters. Kaman is to Safe Air Ltd NZ. Sciemific by setting up a ustralia may buy 29 sur plus US helicopters technology park ' supply New Zealand wi th Management Associates to boost its pu r chase o f new Super Australia and Transfield " Land beside Ihe base A some earlier series SH.2F Seasprite:S for the Navy. helicopten as an interim A con t r act for the delivery o f II of the measure. America n-built Kaman SH,2G( A ) Supe r Seasprites already serve , ------. zt Seasprite helicopters, worth about $1400 million, with thereseI've squadrons is due to be Signed shortly. of the US Navy and with the Egyptian Navy. However, the Pentagon has notified the US - ~ Congress that Australia has sought the 29 The Scasprites set (or the RAN are described by slightly earlier SH,275 in a deal which would be Kaman as a multi- worth about $35 million. mission airerafl. " The Royal Australian Navy will use these Eleven aircraft form DcfeoccSystelllsAustralia. has bccn sct aside. helicopters in a maritime Ilatrol role ror surface the initial order. The pro~peet of the "The aim is to be able s un-e illa nee and defe n ce," the P e ntagon's Any additional aircraft Kaman connact and it to wheel the helicopters sta temenl said. and monetary totals are being centred on HMAS from the air stalion inlO " Australia will hal'e no difficulty absorbing yet to be determined ALBATROSS has excited the tcchnology park ,. these helicopters into its a rmed forces," it stated_ Kaman corporate chair local government and Cr AIkins said it was man and CEO. Charle~ H State and Federal thc first time Kaman had Kaman. said this year: representatives in thc developcd outside tlte US. '-We weTl! very hopeful eompoonents; "We are very proud that Shoalhaven area of "They indicated to us il would go the way il has Cargo Hook: 4000lb Kaman and the SH.2G(A) soulhemNSW th3t if they got Ihe gone. It means a 10ltolhe ( 1812kg)capaciIY: international team have T hey scc the prospect Reserve Hoist: 600lb been scieCled as the ofger.Cr.Jling600jobs. (27Ikg)capaciIY: <----' ~ -.--- - preferred tenderer by the The base and an MTOGW: 135000lb adjoining "technology Australian Govcrnmenl. (61 15kg): "The Royal AUSlraiian park" are already Useful Load: 5070lb Posltioa. Numbe .. 253774 Navy program office and camlarkedby Shoalhaven (2296l:.g): Ministry for Defence set Council as the as~embly ReuultmeDt No. 9598 Fatigue Life: 10000+ out a highly professional and fit out points for Ihe $35.723.$40.531 program to define and helicopters flight hours backed by Duties: .Under general guidance, lniertak& --r hr airframe faligue electronIC eogioeeliog lasks in the areas 01 create a technologically Shoalhaven mayor. 40000 test: navigation and surveillance radars. radar advanced. yet affordable. Councillor Max AIkins. data processing, display systlllm and IFF. new intennediate weight speaking after the contract they would use area:' he said. Crew: One pilot, tnvestigate reports, assess modification helicopter for total sea announcement by the ALBATROSS as the The Defence Minister TACCO/Co-pilol. up to 8 proposals and produce/assess/expand Defence Minister, Mr Ian centre for seeking more has announccd already lechrical procedures. Analyse defect reports control." fully anned troops. and trends. sales in South-East A~ia." that Australian industry Performance: Note: Contacl Officer for further enquires is he said would have a significant Range: 541Jflm: Mr H Ha-rop on (02) 95631329. Selection for "Although no firm role intheprojccl, the position .... ilt be based on the approved Endurance: 5.3 hours: selection criteria .... hich may be obtained by contract figure has been Kaman's Canberra VNE: 141 knots; phoAng the contacl offICer. officially announced, I office has supplied Nrn'y 1·lover: OGE 14600 Pre$Cri)ed tNlgbility requlr--.ts apptv. understand the new News with the fo llowing ft. helicopter contract is technical data on the IGE 17600ft: worth $IA bi11ion. Service Ceiling Twin To .00 etigible for appointment to these helicopter. posltioos applicanlS must hold Australian "1 also understand it 20400 ft. DEI 12800 ft: Cilizens. Spct:ifications: will provide 600 jobs, Rate of Climb: Twin To ensure favourable c ons ideration Rotors: one four blade. applicants MUST address each point of The Australian McLachlan. thai Kaman splitroughlyhalf-and 2070 F P ~-t. DIE J30S servo· nap control main IhflSeIectionCrtterla Individually. S H.2G(A) aircraft will was the preferred half military to civilians fpm: tenderer. SOlid he was one "Delivery would pro rotor. with one four-blade Applications providing a daytime contact incorporale an integrated Specific Fuel Con· telephone fllmber and quoting the relevant of many who pushed for gress over aboul five anti·torquetail rOlOr; sumption: 0.464 Iblhp·hr Duty Nl..Q1ber must be fOl'Wardoct to this the deal. years:' he said. Engine: twin TIOO GE follo'Ningaddress .... ithintwo .... eeI NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 (173) 13 'loUR HOLIDAY Leaving the nest T~::~~~~I~:~,~ n~;~ lOUR RESORT symbolic"ally kicked om of the nest at the graduation paradeoftheADF-s 171~ 1 .....pI , Pilots' Course. SBLT~ Mich3rl Kirby. Seoll Palmer and Adam Smith endured 3 seem ingly endless course con sisting of ge-ne-r31 nying. instrumelll flying. nerobat ics. navigation. night t1y ingnnd formation flying. SB LT P31mer ""on the RAAF Association tWA Division) prize for the most improved grnduate of the course, at RAAF BasePearccinWA The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns and operates, The three new pilots now complete 3 rotary three holiday resorts. These resorts offer excellent wing conversion at the • With. I to r. SHtTs I\lichael Kirb,'. Adam Smith a nd Scott Palmer are, rear I to r. standards of accommodation including cottages, units, ADF Hrlicopter School in proud instructors and mento r s- Ci\'IOR Alan J o hlls ton, CQMA USNAVAIR Canl>erm. where they will CAPT Keith Eames. Cl\,IDR Keith Smith. Acting St!nior Nll\'al Qffict'r lit Pearce. caravan and camping sites (not Forster Gardens), as well leam to fly Ihe Squirrel. LEUT Bruce Ste\'enson and CPO J osh Tahn. as excellent facilities at significantly less cost than other similar commercial holiday resorts. Letters to the editor BUNGALOW PARK What difference is in Located at Burrill Lake, 4km south of Ulladulla on the mid South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronts the shores of THE EDITOR Burrill Lake and is only minutes from the beach. a century? NAVY NEWS Burrill Lake offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for Sir, nl3n of the Commonwealth LOCKED BAG 12 fishing and all water sports. An article (""What adif Shipping Board. incontin PYRMONT NSW 2009 uation ofthc crucial work A highlight al Bungalow Park is the spectacular daily bird facnccacemurym:lkb'") in the May 19 edition he had done during and feedings. Chief Navnl Engineer~ A century on. certainly. caught my attention and after World War I when outside the current {and but ha~ it mnde a differ- left me wondering he had been Comrollerof Contact the manager, Allen Palmer for bookings or further information. apparentlyfinal)incufll encc? whether. in one sense nt Shipping for Au~tralia Bungalow Park, Burrill Lake NSW 2539 least. the celllury had and Director ofTr..lllspons benes office door in the David Holthause TELEPHONE : (044) 551621 FAX: (044) 54 4197 made any dilTerence m all. In 19 18 CI:lTk son was C3mpbell Park Offi('es. I RADM RANR cannot say for sure that P resident Let me explain. judged "without peer in the officer whom your Nuval Qfficl'rs' C lub We]] over a century3go Australian maritime affairs"when the Cabinet articlc identifies 3S two officers. Cre~well and rejected a rel-omrnenda Lieutt'nant Com-mander AMBLIN CARAVAN AND C larkson, had key roles ~',: :/~:;O ;t;:~t :~, t~~~; C l ark~on amongst in bringing HI\KS PRO tionthat hi s wide n3tional May 19 paper, some responsibilities be PROTECTOR's "oldie~" CAMPING PARK TECTOR to Austr..llia and members oj the RAN reduced to allow him to in the Ntll'Y Newsanicle opemting her in the South may hm'e been offended Situated 240km south west of Perth, Amblin Park is right on the or irritatetlby the tone of Austr31ian Naval Service concentrate solely on his is the future Vice Admiral parts oj the story. shore of Geographe Bay. Creswe-II as hcr l'ommand na val duties. Sir William Clarkson KBE. CMG. It would be Similarly, ill all article The beach offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for ing officer and Clnrk~on, He re the similarity between the stories of nn extraordinary coinci 011 a Virgin fllteracti~e fishing and all water sports. who participated in her dence. ho,,-'ever. wcre Ellterlainmellf Pty Ltd de~ign and stood by her these rcmarkablc offieers Amblin Park also has a fully enclosed heated swimming pool. {"cases. Creswell is there to have been two product laullclt in Na~y duringCOII~lruclion_ as her Ne ... s of February 24, engineerofficer.Clarhon reve-red today as the officers called Clarkson_ Contact the manager, Frank Frimston for bookings or further information. sO l1l e ofJellet may ha ~e founding father of the both serving in PROTEC· Amblin Caravan Park, PO Box 232 Busse/ton WA 6280 joined the SA Naval bee'! caused. Tlte editor RAN and the naval col TOR at the same time. TELEPHONE: (097) 55 4079 FAX: (097) 55 4739 Service in 1884. a year Q/ld editorial staff apolo before Creswell. and he lc~ebear.; hi\n~me. one a~ the Executive gise for ally inappropri ~aw service aboard PR O Clnrhon? Who-s Officer (wa~ there such ate COIIUIlt alld assure TECTOR during the Clarkson? an appointment in those readers any such lapse Boxer Rebellion. Both Without close e.l;amina day~'!) and one as the ... as elltirely inadvertent FORSTER GARDENS officer; lr3nsfcrrcd to the tion of the portrait of a Engineer Officer. Or is it mistake alld does lI ot Commonwcalth Naval just another case of the Occupying a prime location in Forster on the mid-North Coast good look ing but ralher refJect the very strong Force upon Fedemtion in more !ll:llUre Clarkson vanishing Chief Navnl commitment of tlte siaff of NSW, 331 km from Sydney. 1901 {the same year that le3ding the long line of Enginccr? tothe higheststalldards_ Forster Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with Tre,co. the Navy's longest all the delights and attractions of Forster only a few minutes serving :md !nost hi.qoric walk away. residence in Sydney entered naval serv ice by The DC3 that wasn't Contact the manager, Ian McLaughlin for bookings and further information. the way) and 10 the Roynl FOISter Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 2428 Au~tralian Navy nt its Sir, a C476 Dakota [V. • Two stage super- TELEPHONE j FAX: (065) 54 6027 binhin 1911. The caption of an USAAF serial number ch3rgcd Pratt and Whitney Creswell became the RAAF Dakot3 DC3 as 43-49870. which was R-1830-92 14 -cylinder first Chief of Naval St3ff shown as in Navy New.f delivered to the RAAF in radial engines designed for and Firsl Naval Member of Vol 40 No_ 3 is incorrect February. 1945. This air- high altitude work over the Bookings accepted up to nine months ahead. Bookings for the Australian Common It aClUallydcpiCtS nC- craft varied from the stan- Himalayas into China. Christmas School Holidays will be accepted after the Easter wenlth Naval Board: 47B Dakota MKIV cur in the follo""- School Holidays. Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more) Clarkson becamc the first rcnlly operated by [he i:;~r~~~ C ~~~!~ ~TTR~~~~ Th ird Nav31 Memberalld RAAF Museum and are eligible for full Service discounts at all Holiday Centres_ Austrnlian War Memorial. Chief Na\'al Engineer. w;s ~n~~~~r~~:f::~~; r======- Reg No_ VH-CIN. Both retired as Vice j>Ortside. Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, CP3-1-B1 During World War 11 - A strengthened Oletnl Admir31s and knights of Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBEll PARK ACT 2600 to 65 C-478 D3kotas were cabin door with ti e-down the rcalm. in Clarkson's obtain your discount card. delivered to the RAAF. fittings case in 1992. reprcsemingthethirdand • Stronger landing gear Clarkson was to render Phone: (06) 266 4421 Fax: (06) 266 2388. final major military pro and fold ing .... ooden seats further distinguished ~er ductionvariantoftheOC3. nlongside the cabin walls vice to his country as chair- The photograph depicts for 28 troops. 14 (174) NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 Only th ree reps in ASRU te am competition to beat RAAF 23-lO. Army N ~:};h~~Sy~:~~s [~~:I::l~~~S~~I::~~~~ tool th e trophy by also beating RAAF rugby union squad. 52-19. The three were selected following Ihis Navy's player of the sc rics was its month 's national inter-service series in tireless front rower Tipene and he Sydney. The represe ntatives are from received plenty of support from flanker rower Edrick Tipcoe ( HMAS NEW Michael Vidulich. half Rick y Dumigan. CASTLE). No 8 lohn Cunningham fullback Jeremy Betts and his ASRU ( HM AS MELBOURNE) and centre teammates. Shane Dickson (HMAS TORRENS). A combined NavylRAAF women's side Ori ginally Navy h3d six representa ( 14 Navy) fared better against Army with tives choscn butlhe other three were that fixture finishing in a nil-all draw. unavailable. OUIQanding players for the During the 1997 tour the ASRU learn Navy/RAAF learn were lullback Nyree will play Arafum. NSW Suburban. ACT O·Sieck. fivc-eighth Tania Brosnan and Brumby Runners, French Combined No 8 Cerena Monks. Services, NSW Country and Queen~land Thc combined team may h:l\'e been a Country little unlucky not to ha ve come away nlC Navy national inter-service squad with a win as 10 minutes into the second had a mixed st;: ries, bdng trounced by half Nyree crossed close to th e uprights Army 47-10 in its first match hUT it hut failed to ground thc ball propcrly.A bounced bad. in the final g ~ [J~ \YAY7 @ [IT) ~ ~ @\YAY7 [ID@@u u@ ~[fo 0[TIJ@J gory training beforcjoiningthe fleet . T:~:~~~l ~~~~l~~~:~~~~g~:s ~:~ ~~~,7tl~ The sailors have made the transition from horse ed to be the Victorian representative, and onl y power to "paddle-power'· in record time through an Australian team, at thi s month's international intensive training programme under th e watchful Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong and China, eye of captain/coach Chief Petty Officer Mike Dragon Boat racing is a major sport throughout Winter and dragon boat sweep Lieutenant Asia and the 1997 Celebration of Reunification of Commander Brendan Byme. Hong Kong with China Dragon Boat Festival will attract enormous crowds with a public holiday As newcomers to this fiercel y contested interna declared and estimates of more than 1.5 million tional sPOr! the Navy team has enjoyed a successful speclators in Guangzhou City alone. first season. It competed at the Victorian Officer in charge of the team, Commander Intemational Dragon Boat Festival at Moomba and Andrew Cawley. hopes ·'the team will successfully the Sydney International Dragon Boat Festival on uphold the Navy's proud sporting traditions. They Darling Harbour. It has tumed in several impres represcnl Australia at thi s hi storic festival and the sive performances, induding winning the Mooney Navy team will pit themse lves against the bets Valley Cup for mixed-teams at the Victorian dragon boat paddlers in the world." Championships and a number of photo-finiS hes. The team. only formed in 1996, consists of 20 r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Style a nd concentration" , NavylRAAF fullback Nyree O 'Sieck in action again paddlers from the Navy's premier training estab- Army, Picture: Antoinette Aldworth. lishment;young, fit and healthy sailors undercate- Navy invited to Masters Games among 10.000 athletes to personnel to enter the The games, with S ~~~~:l o:f ~:nvi~rP::~ participate in the Health games. Healthpact the primary level are expected to be pacl.: Sixth Australian To enter call the games s ponsor. will be the hOiline on 06 207 9097 largest sporting event for ~~~~~=!....'::======~ M~~~r~~~;Se:' iII be in for an information sheet, master level athletes this RAN SAILING ASSOCIATION CanberT1l from October list of sports and an entry year a~d a boost for ('00""",' '''') 24 to November I. book. Canberra. New Beath Road , Edgetlirf (on Rus.htuHers Bay) While the games are "Maste rs" for many General manager of Phone 1800 644 247 aimed mainly at attract sports arc regarded as the games, Sue Baker A Club !cr all ranks to introduce sailing . ing mature age athletes. those o ver the age of 30 Finch. said participating OPERATION LIFEG UARD IS A CONFIDENTIAL Superbly situated on Sydney Harbour, available lor members a wide variety of sports although competitors in the games will be the TOLL·FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE THAT and !amiliesfor paJ"ties, func~onsandrfrCeptionsand PROVIDES AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL OiviSional and prOlesSiOilaI meetings. across a range of age should clari fy this limit pinnacle of Australian groups will be contested. age with their own masters e ve nts as they SERVICE TO ANY NAVAL PERSONNEL WHO Self orarrange NAVY NEWS, June 16, 1997 (175) 15 SUBSCRIPTION FORM HOME-POSTING Cheques. elC" 10 be made payable to: Editorial Committee Navy News, Locked Bag 12. PyrmonI2009. 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YIE USED AT AMY Of OUR ounns T:~hl~,~:'~a~:d;i~~ ished the Top End's Arafuro Games on a pos iti\e nOle walking away with a swag of medals. ·'The ADF teams per Competitors in 16 formed very well given learn 3nd individual our lack of opportunity sports tallied up 34 to practise togttherand medals in all 'over the the high [evI'l ofcompe lition - m:lny of the week-long games from Defence Fo rce and I'olicl' boxing learn al Ihl' May]()'I7. sides ..... ep[ayedagaUlsI Ararura Games. Photo: CPL Palrina Malone. II was the third time were professional or the ADF had officially Au,tralian Defence althis )'ear·s e\ent and se mi -professional:· con· panicipated in the Force tcams loo l on Ihe 265 compclilors, tingent manager. MAJ games. an evenl .... hich their sporling counter- including 90 from the Many Alsford. '>Jid. provides international paris from Australian Dar .... inrfindal rt'gion. ··The Arafura Game, le\C:1 competition for ~tate-ba'iCd tt'ams a~ \\1.'11 maint:lint'd a high pro- is a good opportunity for developing athletes of as 25 OIhcrcountrie.. file. being n~med the the ADFs top athlete, a, the A~ian Pacific coun- The ADF wa~ one of best overall contingent it provide, international of the Game,. le\el compet ition with· out the expemc of Ic~\' ing the country and it also promote~ gre:ller community in\ohemem in the Top End. Internattonal compct1llOfl and Ihi, year t\\O team mt'mbcrs:lre:liming fur the Year 2000 Olympics.'· In tcam spono;;. Au"i.: rules. ba~l.:tball. netball and \'ollcyb:lll - the ADFhad an impr.:',,-j\e run \\inning medah . • while (here werc,e\cral • CPO ;\Iillar (HMAS II AKMA N) shO'., s his determination in the Aussie rules • 1'0 Sharon Campbell ( H ~1t\S KurrA8UL) eompeling in the sortl>:11I AJ)F \' le:ldillg contende" In match again~1 Nt'w 7..e:lland at the Ararufa Games in J)an~in . Indonesia, Pholo: CPt I}t>bra Ren!.:in. indi,iduale,enl\. "holo: CPL Patrina Malone. HMfiS WORT Presented by L.J. Hooker Rockingham (09) 527 5055 Blue Cow ski venue T~~Pin~AN N~~~~:~ Champion~hip, will be held at Mt Blue Cow rrom Augu,( 2-8 with accom modation al (he SI:ltion Re\on. Jtndabyne Competition i~ ror all le\eh t)f\kicr\ and snow boarders. If you are interested please phone LEUT Batnbridge (02) 9563 1647 or visit at Pyrmont 24-1 -l for an information pack ~nd nomination fOTm. 16 (17';; \ NAVY NFWS, June 16, 1997