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Australian National Shipwreck Database includes all known shipwrecks and allows in this issue users to search for those wrecks protected by Commonwealth or State/Territory legislation. The database was developed by the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology with financial assistance from the Commonwealth Government. It is D-Day Normandy Landing available at: http://eied.ea.gov.au/nsd/publicwelcome.cfm Cooking with Lucky Pierre Save the Lenna PORT-Maritime Information Gateway is the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, The Bob Jane Award England’s gateway to quality Internet maritime information, containing resources ranging from naval history and exploration to marine art and education. PORT is Book Review produced and maintained by information specialists at the NMM. Find it at: Schoolboy’s Tale (final) www.port.nmm.ac.uk Investigating “Jack the Ripper” Don’t forget the Ships’ Graveyards of South Australia website at: Letters to the editor, quiz and more www.shipsgraveyards.sa.gov.au Coming Feature: Maritime Aspects of And Victoria’s shipwreck index is at: Bellerive to Sorell railway (held over to www.heritage.vic.gov.au/shipwreck-Index.html next issue) Maritime Museum of

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What is happening to the English language?

Turn on the TV or radio and you get the constant usage of “basically”, “actually”, “absolutely”, Vale - Jim Bacon “fantastic”, “fabulous”, etc. etc. plus phrases as “in the fullness of time”, “at the end of the day”, “all On behalf of the members of the things being equal”, “having said that, let me say this”, “ just you wait and see”, (our politicians Maritime Museum of Tasmania are the worst offenders). may we express our deepest sympathy to the family of this fine Then there is the annoying use of “you know” at the end of the sentence (if we already know, man and great Premier. May he why are they telling us). And what about those pompous comperes on TV telling us what to rest in peace. do in our own homes with orders such as “don’t go away”, “don’t touch that dial” whenever they go to an ad break. I immediately use the remote control in protest.

Finally we are being bombarded with Americanisms such “cool”, “far out”, “unreal”, “awesome”, “guy” and “dude”, just to mention a few in current use. Even BAD means GOOD, (at least big, bad, bustling Barry Hall’s Mum will be pleased about that). We sincerely thank the following people who have given cash Whilst we want to preserve the English language by using words in their proper context donations to the Maritime there is nothing wrong with a bit of slang to make it more colourful but lets stick to fair Museum: dinkum Aussie expressions. Mrs. Joan Balmer “Stone the crows”, what’s happened to “struth”, “bloody bewdy”, “ripper”, “bonzer”, “grouse”, Mrs. Gillian Lord “cobber” and “sport” ? Buggar the foreign words, lets hear more of the ridgy didge Aussie Mrs. Marion Knight lingo from our blokes and sheilas. Otherwise as my old mate Frankie Davidson sings, “may Mr. Michael Roe your chooks all turn to emus and kick your dunny down”. Mr. David Dilger Mr. Alan Whittaker Bob Petrass Beverley and Gregory Dorloff Mr & Mrs Scott Dunn Jack the Ripper stop press

Tasmanian cycling legend Danny Clark is recovering from serious injuries sustained after being knocked off his bike, by a cowardly hit-run driver, whilst on his daily Above left, Prince Albert Victor, the Duke Clarence, one of our three suspects. Could one of these men be the fiend known as “Jack the Ripper”? 100km training ride on the Gold Coast. The car was estimated to be traveling at We are busy gathering evidence to continue our quest to establish the identity of the over 100km/h. The Olympic medalist is nineteenth century serial killer known only as “Jack the Ripper”. the winner of 4 World Titles and 73 six-day races. We wish him a speedy recovery. At present we have three suspects, including a member of the British Royal family and when we have been able to eliminate two of them we will present out case against the remaining suspect and let you our readers be the jury. It should be a ripper of a trial which we hope to present to you next issue. Closing date for our next newsletter is the 15th October. Please lodge your articles by that date in the box provided at MMT, Re front page picture or email direct to studio@ricohhobart. Everyone seems oblivious to the camera except one man (there is always one!) Can you com spot him? (Answer page 11) 3 4 ’s notes

I am writing my message from a falé on the island of Fao in the Ha’apai Group of Tonga. Far to the west I can see the spectacular 1,046 metre cone of Kao and the volcanic island, Tofua. It was near Tofua, early in the morning on 28th April 1789, that Fletcher Christian woke Captain BOB JANE AWARD William Bligh from his sleep to say that he had seized the Bounty. The Bob Jane T-Mart Award for The story is well known. Mutinous members of the Bounty’s crew cast Bligh adrift with 18 unTYREing work is awarded to loyal crew in a 23ft launch. The open boat set course for nearby Tofua in search of food and Bruce Woods who joined the water to supplement the 150 pounds of bread, 32 pounds of pork, 6 quarts of rum, 6 bottles Maritime Museum in 2003. of wine and 28 gallons of water provided by the mutineers. Bruce is very skilled in photography, Bligh had gathered just a few coconuts, some breadfruit and a little water, when, on the third computer graphics and ship day, islanders appeared. As more arrived, they became aggressive. When Bligh realised that modelling and has used those skills an attack was imminent he ordered the men to retreat through the surf to the launch but in several projects we have been not before Quartermaster John Norton was killed. Bligh saved his remaining men by sailing involved with at the museum. The nearly 4,000 miles to Timor in 48 days. Images from Glass exhibition, he enhanced hundreds of the slides My stay in Ha’apai is part of a South Pacific sojourn avoiding the worst of the Tasmanian and transferred them to disc and winter. Not for me the troubles of William Bligh. Close to shore the coral and warm clear also produced our new Maritime Museum brochure plus other tasks we have given him.

Bruce is also a skilled model maker and has nearly completed a beautiful model of the Duchess of Northumberland that transported the last of the women convicts to Van Diemens Land in 1853. Bruce’s wife Christine researched those convicts and wrote the book “The Last Ladies” which we sell in our bookshop.

Well done Bruce your work is greatly appreciated by all.

William Bligh Adrift water allows stunning snorkelling, swimming and kayaking. Beyond the reef towards Tofua I can see the occasional spouts of a humpback whale on its way north to Vava’u, the winter breeding ground. new members On the way to Samoa and Tonga I cruised in the Yasawa Group northwest of Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu. There I met Fasiu Jione, a local anthropologist. In 1976, Fasiu took part in the Hokule’u in which the giant Polynesian waka, Hokule’u, sailed successfully from Hawaii to Tahiti in 35 days. The Hokule’u took only plants and animals that might have been We welcome the following new taken on the voyages of the early Polynesians. They navigated with surprising accuracy by members to our association. the traditional star-path method, the , and the sea and swell conditions. Maxwell Rush Concession We should never forget that the maritime history of the Pacific dates back to the great Mary Marsh Volunteer Polynesian navigators. It would be 500 years after their magnificent voyages that the first of Josephine Upcher Individual the Spanish explorers and traders ventured into the Pacific. Ross Dalgleish Interstate Colin Burrows Concession By the time members read my message I will be home again to join in the work of the Ernest Targett Individual Maritime Museum. Arnold Krieg ) Family Evelyn Black ) Colin Denny August 2004 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Sir, I am taking your advice and travelling on the Spirit of Tasmania 111 to in a few weeks time before driving down the coast to . Can you or your food guru recommend a couple of good restaurants to visit. I particularly like Asian food. Thank you. “Hungry Jack” (Howrah). In Sydney “Lucky Pierre” suggets you visit Dee Why Indian restaurant, a very small B.Y.O. near the Dee Why Hotel, where your host Pawan Saini will satisfy your taste buds with his A man has robbed a service station special dishes (try the mushrooms) yumm. On the coast Tathra Hotel-Motel will give you a at the point of a pen, and warmed relaxing stopover with excellent meals in their Whale Watchers Lounge and in Melbourne up his dinner before leaving. Albert and Rowena Poon will delight your palate with their wonderful cuisine at Sun Wah Chinese restaurant Mordialloc. (Crab claws to kill for.) “Lucky” said this food is not He entered the North Rd, Clayton expensive but, in his opinion, as good as the top rated Flower Drum. Finally, let me assure store after midnight. you you will enjoy the great smorgasbord on your voyage to Sydney. Bon Voyage and Bon Snatching a pen from the counter Appetit’ (Ed) and threatening staff he found time to heat up a chicken roll Dear Sir, before fleeing with cash. In Issue No. 6 M.T.T. you mispelt EDINBURGH in your preamble to a schoolboy’s tale. Us “Guess the pen is mightier than the “Scotties” leave the “boroughs” to the “Poms”. sword!?” I. McDonald (Adelaide)...... Sorry Mac that’s what comes from living in MARLBOROUGH St. and writing it that way so often. By the way you MIS-SPELT mis-spelt. (Ed) They were thinking of opening a night club on the moon, but decide against it, because it would Dear Bob, have great views, great drinks, great music but unfortunately NO Thank you for Gwennie’s Pea and Ham soup recipe in the newsletter. All my family atmosphere … think it’s just the greatest. Sally Bennett (Howden)...... Thanks Sally. Gordon Latimer, Licensee Shipwrights Arms Hotel, tells me they are It all adds up considering using it for their winter menu in their great Bistro. (Ed) Here’s a September 11 theory doing the e-mail rounds. New York Dear Bob, City, Afghanistan, The Pentagon, George W Bush and Bill Clinton all Thanks for a very informative and beautifully presented No. 7 Autumn 2004 have 11 letters in their name. “Maritime”. The first plane to hit the twin Tom and Heather Murdoch (Sandy Bay). towers was American Airlines flight Thank you for your encouraging words. If you are related to Rupert he might offer me a 11. job!!! (Ed.) There were 92 people on board flight 11 which added together gives. 11. did you know ? Flight number 175, which also hit the towers had 65 people on Last October in Britain saw a flurry of newspaper articles about the Royal Navy’s White board, which also adds to 11. Ensign. Apparently it’s out of date and the powers that be want a new / modern look. Saatchi and Saatchi Design have been engaged to redesign the flag and its use as a logo. The tragedy took place on The Guardian newspaper comments: “It [the White Ensign] needs changing like the Ark September 11, or 9/11, which Royal needs a 16-inch shell hole below the gunwhales.” added is 9+1+1=11. From September 11, 111 days In October/ heavy seas on South Arthur Beach, Tasmania revealed timbers from the wreck remain in the year. The twin towers of the Alert - which grounded there in 1854. Parks and Wildlife Service Heritage Officer/ were each 110 stories which and Mike Nash says about a quarter of the original ship remains. He has taken measurements formed a gigantic number 11. and samples for study. The Alert was built in 1846 in NSW and serviced the gold rush.

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This is a new segment which we hope to with expressions such as - “with half the away from the race track. Whilst there include in all future editions providing the race gone there is half the race still to were some entertaining passages in this interest is sufficient for you our readers. We go” - “I imagine the conditions in those 462 page book there was simply “far too would anticipate most reviews would be of cars are totally unimaginable” - “Tambay’s much Murray” Obviously when you read a nautical nature but to get us off to a FAST hopes, which were previously nil, are now an autobiography you expect the person START I would like to give a brief review absolutely zero” “Prost can see Mansell in to tell you a lot about his life but not at the of my latest read “Unless I’m very much his earphones” - “The first four cars are both exclusion of far more interesting characters mistaken” ,Murray Walker’s autobiography. on the same tyres” - “And now excuse me he has been associated with. Then again I while I interrupt myself” - just to mention a was never a fan of his exaggerated “over For anyone not familiar with Mr. Walker few (there are 7 pages of them in the book). the top” style of commentary. Still I can’t he was known as the voice of Formula 1 Murray was always getting it wrong, hence complain as the recommended retail price Grand Prix car racing until his retirement the title of his book. of $24.95 was reduced to $4.95 for this 2003 in 2001 at the age of 78 after a long career publication, so it was a cheap buy. That fact which began calling the British Grand Prix Being a big fan of Formula 1 car racing, also sums up my opinion that “Unless I’m in 1949, the year before Formula 1 came before Ferrari and Schumacher turned it very much mistaken” there was much too into being. into the boring and predictable procession much eulogising of Murray, Murray, Murray it has become in the past couple of years, I in his story. His greatest claim to fame was his habit was expecting to read a lot of the exciting of constantly putting his foot in his exploits of the great drivers of the past mouth during his race commentaries 50 years including some of their stories Bob Petrass 7 The Oyster Cove Marina, Chandlery & Brokerage

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Dick Knoop is the current Vice President on Dick has, through his work with the the Board and, as Chief Executive of Hobart former Marine Board and now Hobart Ports, has a direct and long involvement Ports, always enjoyed the range of vessels with maritime matters in the State. and history associated with the port. He was also Secretary of the Navigation and Dick has been sailing since his dad Survey Authority of Tasmania (predecessor purchased a King Billy “Frostbite” Clinkers to MAST) for 15 years which put him in built dinghy with a single cat sail. contact with small commercial vessels and the fishing industry throughout the State. He then ventured into sailing Rainbows and OK dinghies. Having built several of these Dick looks forward to his term on the boats including making the running sails “City Limits”, then the 38 footer “Gambit” Board and any assistance he can provide he built his first offshore rowing boat, the and now his present boat, the distinctly in developing the Museum, and its Vi tonner “Quintal”, followed by the S&S36 American influenced 40 foot “Magellan”. membership.

...... Alistair Douglas

Alistair Douglas is currently the Chairman River in the fast sailing time of 2 days and and Race Director of the Three Peaks Race, 5 hours. an event he has been closely associated with since it’s inception in 1989. He has crewed in monohull races in Victoria and NSW. He has completed two In 1988, because of his enthusiasm for full circumnavigations of Tasmania and short handed sailing and knowledge and he has raced in the 1997 and the now expertise in yacht safety, Alistair was invited infamous 1998 Sydney to Hobart Races. to join a small working group to devise In January 1998 he also raced in the Tall and conduct the now world famous short Ships Race from Sydney to Hobart with handed sailing and endurance mountain the yacht finishing in second place overall, running race, the Australian Three Peaks Race. He is the current Race Director, a the smallest yacht to complete the race in position he has held for the past eleven gale force south-westerly conditions that years. existed for the majority of the trip.

Alistair commenced his serious sailing Alistair has been a Board member of the career at a much later age than many Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, including 2 yachties of today when, in his early twenties years as Rear Commodore and 6 years as (the late 1960’s ), he and his wife purchased Vice Commodore. Prior to being appointed Certificate endorsed as an instructor, and a small 22 foot keel yacht for day sailing on to the RYCT Board he served on various the Safety and Sea Survival Certificate the Derwent River. sub-committees, particularly those having endorsed as an instructor, and he also an emphasis on safety. He is an accredited instructs in marine radio. Outside of his He soon progressed to crewing in an yacht safety inspector with more than 20 yachting interests he worked for the offshore class participating in longer coastal races in southern Tasmanian waters. years experience; he is the principal of Australian Taxation Office for 32 years, has Since those early years he has completed the RYCT Marine College and for 6 years been a commercial beekeeper, is currently a number of major trips, such as sailing a was the editor of the quarterly magazine, operating an internet/web design lively forty foot catermaran with one other The Tasmanian Yachtsman. He holds the consultancy and is a part-time employee person as crew from Sydney to the Tamar Yachting Australia Yacht Master Offshore of The Cancer Council Tasmania. 9 D-Day Normandy Landings On Sunday 6 June this year the sixtieth anniversary of the 1944 D-Day Normandy Landings in France was commemorated. This is an edited version of a D-Day newspaper report which mentions two Tasmanians from Hobart who were present at the greatest seaborne invasion in history.

From The Herald, Melbourne, June 1944 important and dangerous duties, LITTLE SHIPS OF NAVY performed during the HAD IMPORTANT JOB ON capture of the Normandy INVASION DAY coastline. Only a few Sleepless Days and Nights Australian volunteer By WA Farmer, The Herald War naval reservists serving Correspondent at a British Invasion Supply with the Royal Navy are Front back here. Many others ‘Flotillas of Britain’s high-powered, heavily- are still out on the job gunned light coastal forces are clustered beating off German here in hunting packs. With ensigns and E-boats from the sea signal flags stretching in the wind, the scene channels or acting as from a distance looks like a regatta, but marine traffic police these flags denote damage from bottoms for the vast convoys ripped by German beach obstacles, to crossing between yawning shellholes. England and France. Motor Launches at HMS Hornet, Gosport These little fighting ships have lately Tales I have been hearing about young England, after Normandy Landings. returned from days of exceptionally Australian naval men’s part in the invasion Photo: Lieutenant Lloyd Hargraves continued next page

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10 are thrilling. Some of them undertook tasks of a most suicidal nature and the The Errol Flynn Society of Tasmania gods looked after them. Several of them participated in heroic exploits on which We are a group of people dedicated to the aim of getting world famous actor Errol the surprise element of the landing largely Flynn’s name given the prominence it deserves in his native land and, by doing so, depended and which probably will not be helping to promote tourism in Tasmania. revealed until after the last of our landings Become a member now for just $10.00 and receive an EFSOT in Europe. “Tasmanian Devil” badge, destined to become a collectors piece. The Society has regular activities and is gearing up for a big Here are examples of the duties these celebration in 2009 for Errol’s 100th birthday. To be a part of it young ‘wavy navy’ men carried out on phone 6249 4700 (Genene) or 6225 1004 (Robert). invasion night and the subsequent crisis days in beach-head areas: The Errol Flynn Society of Tasmania would like to send their sincerest condolences to the family of the late Jim Bacon. Mr. Bacon was of great assistance to our society in Lieut. Kenneth Hudspeth, a former getting the cinema on S.O.T. 111 named after our Tasmanian screen legend. It is ironic Tasmanian schoolteacher, who has already that he passed away on June 20 the 95th anniversary of Mr. Flynn’s birth. won two ‘hush hush’ Distinguished Service Crosses in 1944 (and latter added a third - Ed.), and Sub-Lieut. David Creswick

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A schoolmate of Hudspeth’s, Lieutenant Lloyd Hargraves, aged 25, of Hobart, who was the senior officer of the motor launch flotilla, experienced one of the most magnificent false alarms of the war. Hargraves led his flotilla to the French coast - dodging mines most of the way - the day before D Day and was recalled when the invasion was postponed for 24 hours because of bad weather. Later Hargraves marked one of the main channels through which American assault forces headed.

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11 article by Rex Cox Elizabeth St. Pier

A revitalised Elizabeth St.* Pier, comprising Company’s NGATORO and KORANUI which time they did a complete crew swap apartments, restaurants and a convention and sailing vessels like the KERMANDIE, before the FOYLEBANK proceeded on her centre, is now one of the centrepieces of EVALEETA and ARISTIDES. way to Melbourne. Hobart’s waterfront, and has seen many changes in the seventy years since it was Commonwealth & Dominion Line’s PORT The Tasman Bridge accident in January officially opened on 26th June 1934. The HARDY was the first overseas ship to berth 1975 gave Elizabeth St. Pier a new role as new pier was notable at that time for at the pier, arriving on 20th July 1934 to a ferry terminal. Pontoons were placed being the first reinforced concrete wharf load general cargo for the U.K. She was on either side to provide four berthing structure in the port (indeed, in Australia), followed six days later by the PORT , points for the fleet rushed into service to and its successful completion persuaded which discharged U.K. cargo. “bridge the gap” between Hobart and the the Marine Board to rebuild Princes Wharf eastern shore. Weary commuters could as we know it today, and to gradually tidy The French sloop AMIRAL CHARNER had buy refreshments from a kiosk installed up the Cove’s inner shoreline by replacing the honour of being the first naval vessel inside the shed, before boarding any of the old timber structures with large areas to berth there on 15th November 1934, as Bob Clifford’s “Bushranger” ferries and the of the new material. one of a number of warships in port for the Transport Commission’s HARRY O’MAY, visit of HRH the Duke of Gloucester aboard and LADY WAKEHURST for The modern concrete pier replaced two HMS SUSSEX. Later naval visitors pre-war Bellerive, or the RAY LARSSON and O’HARA wooden piers, Elizabeth St. and Argyle were the new sloop HMAS YARRA and the BOOTH for Lindisfarne. St., which dated from 1867 and 1875 destroyer HMAS VAMPIRE. respectively. Railway lines were laid on it’s When the pontoons were removed once southern side, but connection to the railway It seems that by the beginning of World War the bridge re-opened in late 1977, the goods yards in Evans Street necessitated II, despite the paucity of overseas shipping, pier became one of Hobart’s designated replacement of the Constitution Dock the pier had come into it’s own. The Marine berths for unloading Japanese cars, then bridge. The bascule bridge which was Board’s Annual Report for 1938/39 records being imported directly in large numbers. completed in the mid 1930s and is now it handling more cargo than either Princes The shed was also used for a time as a such a feature of the Cove was not without Wharf or Queen’s Pier. Postwar, it proved Mazda warehouse, and some quite large it’s teething problems. The need to invaluable during a period of chronic specialised vehicles carriers could be seen obtain a replacement part for the braking port congestion exacerbated by the fiery manoeuvring alongside. However, as these mechanism from the United States meant destruction of Ocean Pier No. 2 in March ships got bigger they eventually shifted the bridge was out of action for nearly 1948. From then until the early 1970s it to more accessible berths at Princes and twelve months. This embarrassment led to was in constant use by a variety of vessels, Macquarie Wharves. The Mercury dubbing it Hobart’s “Bridge of both commercial and naval. Sighs”. During the late 1970s and early 80s Hobart Amongst the more unusual visitors were was a popular lay-up port for unemployed The Governor, Sir Ernest Clark, performed the Norwegian heavy-lift ships BELPAREIL bulk carriers and one, ANL’s STIRLING the opening ceremony for the new and CHRISTEN SMITH, which unloaded RANGE, was tied up at South Elizabeth Elizabeth St. Pier, with Huddart Parker’s steam locomotives for the Tasmanian from July to October 1979. Sydney-Hobart steamer ZEALANDIA Government Railways straight onto the alongside for the occasion and providing a tracks at South Elizabeth in October 1951 In February 1985 the destroyer HMAS venue for the official party’s afternoon tea and March 1952 respectively. A previous PERTH failed to stop when berthing following the ceremony. The ZEALANDIA issue of MARITIME TIMES also noted the alongside HMAS STALWART and ended later used the pier intermittently until SWANHILL loading scrap for Japan at North up with her bow through the window February 1938, when it became her regular Elizabeth in January 1957. of the old Dockhead Building (now C.H. berth until withdrawal from the run in Smith’s premises) at the Constitution Dock 1940. During the 1950s and 60s the pier was entrance. I had my two-way radio set an integral part of Hobart’s fruit export to the port frequencies at the time and Audrey Hudspeth records in her book scene, while some general cargo was still certainly heard language that would make CAPITAL PORT that the pier was little used being handled there in the early 1970s. I a sailor blush! at first, and in danger of being regarded as can recall a number of occasions when something of a white elephant, occupied two Port Line or two Blue Star Line ships During the Tall Ships event of January 1988 only by old river steamers. Overseas were together at the pier, but a rare event the pier was host to the US Coastguard arrivals certainly fluctuated considerably, on 21st May 1969 was the arrival of the vessel EAGLE, together with Ireland’s from 13 in 1935 to 2 in 1939, but at least Bank Line freighter FOYLEBANK from Port II, Oman’s SHABAB OMAN and the some coastal traders were regular users Kembla to join her fleet mate CRESTBANK, SPIRIT OF NEW ZEALAND. Subsequently in those early years - including Holyman’s which was unloading a U.K. cargo. The two it has seen other sailing ships, including LANENA, LUTANA and LORINNA, Union were together for only four hours, during the Russians PALLADA and NADEZHDA, 12 the Polish Navy’s ORP ISKRA, the BOUNTY and ENDEAVOUR replicas, and the British owned . James Craig 1874 In 1997 work began on converting the pier to it’s present role and this was completed in time for the arrival of the Tall Ships in February 1998. The 3-masted iron barque, James Craig, * Both the new pier and it’s predecessors was built in Sunderland, had “Street” rendered as “St.” on their England, and launched facades. in 1874. Her original name was Clan Macleod. She was built at a cost of 11,325 English Pounds GHOSTS MIGHT and had a working life send chivers of nearly 60 years. She up most spines was one of Thomas but there’s no Dunlop’s famous clans doubting they’re and probably the last good for business. of the great iron sailing vessels of the 1970s. Bob Casey, who just launched Ghost James Craig in Melbourne Tours of Hobart, is convinced of She first entered Australian waters in Hobart in 1973 and then Sydney in 1981 that – and he reckons there is no January 1877, on her fourth voyage, while where restoration work commenced. shortage of ghosts in and around on her way to New Zealand but it was not until 9th August, 1879, on her next voyage, The James Craig’s restored hull was Sullivans Cove. A meeting amidst that she finally put into an Australian port, relaunched in February 1997 and she is the tombstones of the early settlers Brisbane. now re-rigged and sailing regularly, taking in St David’s Park was the obvious members of the general public on trips on launch location. For 26 years she plied the trade routes of the open ocean. the world carrying general cargoes during The 90 minute tours, which costs which period she rounded Cape Horn 23 Length 179ft 5inc $25 start at sunset each evening. times. In 1900 she was purchased by Mr J.J. Beam 31ft 3inc Coffee and a nip of spirits will be Craig of Auckland and was used on trans- Depth 23ft 2inc Tasman trade routes as a general cargo Tonnage 671 inc included as guests follow in the carrier. Registered footsteps of convicts, bushrangers, whalers, sailors, prostitutes, and In 1905 she was re-named James Craig after Her figurehead was a full length figure of a larger than life characters, such as the son of her owner, and then a short 6 highland chief in full dress, picked out in the legendary Ma Dwyer. years later, in 1911, she was laid up because the colours of the clan tartan. increasing competition from steam ships There is a ghost at Parliament made sailing vessels uneconomical. Photo below, B Johnson House, another at the historic Theatre Royal, and one in what She was then stripped and used as a copra used to be the lolly shop at Hobart’s hulk in New Guinea. After the first World Prince of Wales cinema. War there was an acute shortage of cargo ships so the James Craig was given a new The tours leave from Drifters lease of life when she was towed from New Internet Café at Salamanca Place. Guinea to Sydney for refitting. Her new owners H Jones & Co. of Hobart used her to transport their products to interstate markets and New Zealand.

welcome Her return to service was brief because in aboard! 1925 she was reduced to a coal hulk and moored in Tasmania. In 1930 she was We warmly welcome beached and abandoned in Recherche Bay. Peter Fell, of the popular Fell’s Historic Ferries, as a regular She remained beached until 1972 when advertiser in the Maritime News. volunteers from the Australian Heritage Fleet refloated her and bought her to 13 Shipwrights Arms Hotel

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14 article by Bern Cuthbertson is there a future for the ketch “lenna”?

The building of “Lenna” was commissioned Kendall” ex “Lenna” which I knew had been aware of the massive amount of work by Risby Bros. in 1902 and launched from converted as a ferry on Brisbane Waters. I required to bring the vessel back to original. Robley’s Point, Port Cygnet in 1903, ketch contacted a friend at Gosford who told Particularly as I had recently turned eighty rigged. me she was a sore and sorry sight with and my wife was not keen for me to take on only part of her deck above the water and such a huge task. She was the first vessel designed and built sitting on the bottom. by Walter Wilson, no doubt under the A phone call back to Alan, the owner, to tell watchful eye of his father, John Wilson, On arrival at Gosford we contacted the him of my decision and not to bother raising who died in 1912 during the construction owner of “Lenna” and I was taken out to her. His response was that he intended to of “Lialeeta”. her, moored alongside an old double- raise her anyway, as local council wanted ended Sydney ferry, which is also sunk her away from the waterfront as she is an I knew “Lenna” well into the mid 1930’s and rotting away. I could not believe it was eyesore in a tourist area. She had not been when sailing as a school kid on my the old vessel until I walked forward to raised when we had to return home, so I father’s trading ketch “Weerutta” also built the samson post and looked down at the tried to put her out of my mind. at Robley’s Point, in 1901. My last race knight heads. No builder put knight heads On our return I discussed “Lenna” with a few close friends and the wonderful achievement it would be to bring her home and restore her to her original sailing condition.The enthusiasm of these people really inspired me to the extent of inspecting her if and when she might be refloated.

Alan called me at the end of April and I flew up to take a good look. There is so much junk in her it was difficult to get right down to the bottom planking. I managed to get down into enough places to prove to me she is in a sound condition from the turn of the bilge to the keel. Most of her 6” x 6” double frames across the keel are good for her age. The maritime services have a lot to answer for. As in “Derwent Hunter” they decided that she had to have watertight bulkheads. This is fine if they know what they are doing. In years gone by when against “Lenna” was as my father’s deckie in any vessel the size the Wilson’s used. I building large wooden vessels it was in the 1938 centenary Hobart regatta. The could see where the stem had been raised always the practice to put in large frames “Weerutta” was later converted to a tuna after the bowsprit had been removed. I across a large keel and then to plank both fishing vessel. then found the slot in the foreside of the inside and out over the frames. This, with post where the tongue of the bowsprit stringers and keelsons gave the vessel Then owned by Henry Jones and Co. had fitted. It was certainly the old “Lenna”, her longitudinal strength. The “Lenna’s” “Lenna” was always a dazzling sight on the but what a mess. keelsons are 15” x 4”. Three of them side by river with her white racing sails, yacht-like, side, making them 45” wide and 4” deep with battens. “Lenna” 64’ and “Weerutta” 48’. The owner said that it would be little trouble and the full length of the vessel in one These measurements would have to be to raise her but as we had to continue our piece. No joints. between perpendiculars, that is, from the journey north this was postponed until our aft side of the stem to the foreside of the return. The inside planking is known as ceilings. stern post. “Weerutta” measured 52’ over The maritime services board ordered the deck and I always remember “Lenna” as During the next weeks “Lenna” was the ceilings cut through at the four sets a 70 footer. constantly on my mind, but thinking back of frames chosen to fit the bulkheads, over the years and the number of vessels I down to the planking. This, in my opinion, During a visit to New South Wales in March had been involved in restoring (the last one immediately sacrificed 70% of her of this year I decided to locate the “Lady being “Derwent Hunter”), I quickly became continued overleaf 15 longitudinal strength and allowed her to bulkhead frames, making them watertight In the early days the island of Tasmania was begin her hogging process, meaning the and then the bulkheads. This was accepted a natural to become known as the most keel bending up, hog, and the bow and by the local authorities as a good method. prolific ship building area of Australia. With stern going down creating the loss of her Later when “Derwent Hunter” went to her beautiful rivers, waterways, sheltered sheer. Queensland to work the surveyors were bays and harbours and the massive forests not too keen to accept the method right to the waters edge, and convict This of course could be fixed by reversing because they could not see how it was craftsmen with freedom at last, willing to every incorrect procedure, as we did in done without pulling out the bulkhead. have a go. Tasmania also produced some “Derwent Hunter”, but it must be done out The owner was horrified and phoned me of the best seamen in the world taking of the water. “Derwent Hunter” was slipped to ask if I would explain to the surveyor produce back to England in colonial built on a straight set of beams to help reverse the method we had used. I was unable to ships manned by locally born captains and the hog. Being only 40’ on the keel and 73’ convince him and suggested he spoke to crew. over the deck, and without her ceilings, our local surveyors who had watched over allowed her also to drop her ends while on the procedure. This settled the matter. Within the island it was inevitable that the slip. A ton of anchors and chain right ketches sailing about their business would forward and engine aft increased the loss The vessel went back into the water stiff encounter similar vessels on the same of sheer. As soon as she was high and dry and strong as ever. It is sad to see what new course and enter into their own private heavy toms were placed under her bow owners have done over the years that have sailing race. This in time lead to ketch and two under her quarters aft. Several again weakened her. One of the fish tank races at our many regattas and, in turn, wide wedges were placed under the toms bulkheads has been removed to enlarge influenced improvement in design. This and the process of pushing her back up a cabin for more accommodation and was not only to sail faster but also without began. Each day we hardened up on the the ceilings have been cut in places to fit losing the ability to carry heavy loads. The wedges making sure not to go too far too large seacocks. Three portholes have been ketches became beautiful to behold. quickly. cut in a plank to let in more light below, weakening her again. Sadly they just do Of all the ketch and ship builders in After the first week all the bulkheads not know and nor do the NSW surveyors. Tasmania, and there were many, Wilsons and what were left of the ceilings were of Port Cygnet, from the 1860’s, were the removed while continuing each morning The “Lenna” being older than “Derwent most prolific. Their forbears the Nicholls on the upward thrust on each end with Hunter” has suffered badly, sledge hammer and wedges. When we had plus the fact of having been finished inside you could sit with your back converted to a ferry. It was an to the chain locker and look right aft into easy job after each day’s work the aft cabin, a sight that had not been seen to wash her down with fresh since her building, 32 years before. Looking water instead of salt water. over her exposed frames, the strength was This practise, as with all the immense and not a sign of rotting. After old ferries, allowed the fresh again hardening up we started on the water to seep in around the worm eaten planking and drawing out stanchions through the cover her old galvanized iron dumps and these board and down onto the were in such good order that 90% were frames. Consequently “Lenna’s” used when re-planking. During this time frames, down to the stringers, her new ceilings and planking were racked look very unhealthy. To and drying on end, close by. counteract the loss of strength 3” wide 3/8 steel plates have The interior was now easy to enter with a been fitted between each ladder up through the vessel where the set of frames with ½” SS bolts planking had been removed. Several coats through each plank. This and of a mixture of coal tar and creosote were the bulkheads are holding then put on the inside of the remaining her together, but she has little planks and the frames. Before starting on longitudinal strength and she the replacement of the ceilings we gave continues the slow process of her a final hardening up on the toms. hogging. It was intended to The frames were then made completely make “Lenna” seaworthy enough to tow were involved in the trade from the 1840’s. watertight where the new bulkheads her home on her own bottom, but after The book ‘Built To Last” by Alex Graeme- had to go. On fitting the new ceilings we viewing her recently it appears she may Evans and Peter Wilson is not only a ship made sure of a watertight fit again over have to be transported as deck cargo. building history, but a family history as well the bulkhead frames. We left the planks and is an excellent read. open on the bottom until last to allow easy “Lenna” can and should be salvaged for Tasmania is lucky enough to have had access and easy removal of rubbish. many reasons. I will state just a few, to an enthusiastic group who have saved hopefully create further interest and “May Queen” for future generations. Many With the new ceilings complete, new enthusiasm in my readers, as it has in my countries with a background maritime frames were fitted over the ceilings of the small group. history such as that of Tasmania have 16 their own floating maritime museums. Unfortunately, having only a small population Tasmania did not have the advertising capital and nor the foresight to save some diddid youyou know?know We would be delighted to add of the old ketches. some new names to the growing list of advertisers in our quarterly Through the efforts of another enthusiastic newsletter. This will in us and hard-working group Tasmania has the being able to produce a bigger and best wooden boat festival in Australia. This better publication in the future. If could be complemented with our own you know of any company which permanent floating museum in Sullivans could be interested in joining this select group you may like to contact Cove. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY them on our behalf or contact Bob Petrass on 62251004. The waterfront in Hobart has been ruined by decades of developers with lack of “It is better to have loved and lost THE FOLLOWING RATES APPLY:- than never to have loved at all.” foresight and strange ideas. A good 1/8 Page $15 – per issue example of what could be done is to view Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) 1/4 Page $ 20 “ “ “Matilda” sitting in the corner opposite one of our beautiful buildings, the Customs 1/2 page $ 35 “ “ House. “Matilda” is just a small piece Full Page $ 50 “ “ of our maritime past but she sits there Members are also invited to insert looking proud of her beautiful sailing “In cooking, as in all arts, simplicity lines of a century ago. Imagine “Matilda” small advts in our “Buy-swap-sell” is a sign of perfection.” section at no cost (unfortunately accompanied by “Lenna”, “May Queen” and Curnonsky (1872-1956). there were none for this issue). possibly in the long term “Enterprise” from Bicheno, and other old vessels currently being restored.

The idea will have many critics, particularly the returning of “Lenna” because of the cost, but there are many people willing to give time and energy to the project. from

Much is owed to the Wilson family and the galley their descendants who are still building wooden vessels at Port Cygnet and to our convict heritage for the development they Spicy Chops achieved in our State under circumstances ingredients: we could never imagine. Suggestions, comments and criticism are 4 –5 Lamb forequarter chops welcome, however, remember that nothing 1 Onion, peeled and chopped is impossible. 1 Carrot, peeled and chopped Bern Cuthbertson. 1 tbs caster sugar ½ tsp curry powder P.S. Since writing this article three people ½ tsp ground ginger independent of me, including a shipwright 3 tbs plain flour from the Tamar, have visited “Lenna”, ½ tsp mustard powder and all have given the thumbs up for her ½ tsp mixed spice restoration. 2 tbs white vinegar 2 tbs tomato sauce A recent visit to the site of “Enterprise” has 1 ½ cups water secured her for restoration, and, as with “Lenna”, will be given to us by the owners. Pre-heat oven to 180C. Trim meat if necessary and place in casserole dish. Although “Enterprise” is dried out and Place all other ingredients in a bowl, mix well and pour over chops. Allow to suffering from the effects of rain water and marinate for one hour. Cover dish and cook 1 ½ to 2 hours or until chops a sagging stern owing to the lack of support are tender. Remove cover for last 20 mins to allow meat to brown. under the stern post, she can be restored. BON APPETIT’ Imagine these two vessels once owned by Sir “Lucky Pierre” Henry Jones, sailing again in competition on the Derwent. What a tourist attraction!

17 a schoolboy’s tale continued

In 1940 Bill Nicholson was one of 488 children 600 troops on board disembarked to join than other parts. When we discussed our on board the Polish liner, Batory, being the ill-fated garrison. I still remember the proposed destinations I found that of the evacuated to Australia from the UK. local people who hosted a group of us on three others with whom I shared the cabin Now read on..... our day ashore saying that the island could two were to go to Tasmania and the other not be defended if attacked from the Malay to New South Wales. The two going to So we proceeded north off the east coast Peninsula. All the large guns pointed out Tasmania were from Edinburgh, one being of Africa, out of sight of land, although at to sea and most of the water supply came the boy I met before leaving home. I felt the time we had no idea where we were from the mainland. How right they were, I would rather go with my two friends to heading. I remember one night when we but it was always regarded as a naval base. Tasmania and also I knew from my study were in bed in our cabin we were certain of a world globe I had at home that it was we heard gunfire from the ship and we So far as I remember we only had the one an island separate to mainland Australia suspected the ship was being attacked by day in Singapore – arrived early morning – I remember pointing it out on a map to aircraft. However nothing was ever said and left before nightfall. We anticipated the others and telling them the capital was

about it , so it remained a mystery. None of quite rightly that his would be the last leg Hobart. So I decided to see if I could have us (the children) were allowed out on deck of our long journey to Australia. my destination changed. I managed to after dark for the whole voyage so it could get to see the powers that be and put my get rather stuffy and hot overnight – no Up to this time most of the children were case for having my destination changed to air-conditioning – having only somewhat just going to Australia – somewhere. There Tasmania. The answer I got was there was inadequate forced air ventilation. One were some who were going to friends a hard and fast policy that destinations we night our escort took the older boys in the or relatives. Then one day shortly after were allocated to could not be changed as section on deck to see the tropical night leaving Singapore we were called up our future foster homes had already been sky, a myriad of stars, and quite a sight. individually to be advised to which State advised of the names of the children to we would be going. I was told I would be expect. So it seemed that was that and I Our next ports of call were Bombay, going to Queensland which meant little to would be separated from my friends to go Colombo and Singapore. In Singapore the meat the time, except it would be warmer to Queensland. Then a few days later I was 18 told that my request had been reconsidered Bay a friend and I got into conversation King and a Head of State) managed to get and I would be going to Tasmania. So my with one of the crew who happened to Britian to join the war against Germany. future was decided on such a mere chance! to be Norwegian and he told us a few Pilsudski became an armed Merchant cruiser I was to live in Tasmania for 51 of the next Australian words – fair dinkum, dinky-di, (AMC) and was sunk by enemy action in 1940 61 years! cobber, blokes and sheila’s, words which whilst evacuating Allied troops from Norway. have now unfortunately, I think, practically After the voyage to Australia described above Then we finally arrived in our first port in disappeared from the Australian Language Batory continued in service throughout the Australia, Fremantle, where we were all as Americanisms creep in – pronunciations war initially carrying Australian and New allowed to go ashore. My only recollection as well as words. Why prefer guys and dolls Zealand troops to the Middle East (I was of the visit is, when walking down the to the previous blokes and sheila’s? I just told at some stage during the war Batory street that it would make a god set for a don’t know! Nuff said! came into Hobart but this has never been Wild West (Hollywood) film! The last leg confirmed). of our journey - Fremantle to Melbourne I recall sitting in the dining room with my followed and it was pretty cold and rough two friends from Edinburgh and watching On wars end Batory was returned to Polish most of the way so I think the ship sailed the bank of the Tamar travelling by control (then a communist country) and well south of the usual shipping routes. We through one of the portholes. The dining resumed her pre-war career on the trans- arrived in Melbourne on the 13th October, room was on one of the lower decks and it Atlantic route until she was withdrawn from near enough to ten weeks after leaving seemed as though we could have reached Liverpool. On disembarking, a number of out and touched it. And we said to each others and I were taken to what I believe other “look at the jungle” and it certainly was a convalescent hospital because there was dense and green, probably more had been some cases of impetigo – a skin so than it is today. When we arrived in disease – during the voyage and we had Launceston the ship tied up at a wharf on been infected. There we were more or which a train was standing ready to take less quarantined so we didn’t see much passengers on to Hobart – it was the “Boat of Melbourne. It seems strange that this Train” with a streamlined steam locomotive occurred for, as I said before, we all went and carriages to match, all green with a ashore in Fremantle and were free to mix gold stripe down its length. It looked very with the populace, although in a group. impressive but didn’t perform up to its These days I suppose we would have appearance, the trip to Hobart taking about a case for wrongful detention, loss of six hours – admittedly with many stops. It contact with friends, feeling of ostracism, was no express! The date of our arrival was Bill in Army uniform, with fellow evacuee psychological damage and so on. It the 17th October, so the whole trip had Robert Barclay, outside his home in Edinburgh. March 1947 wasn’t really all that bad though and was occupied 78 days. The date is etched in my mind as it was my father’s birthday and in only, if my recollection is right, four days. service in 1963 like so many other passenger any case I still have my Taroona boarding While we were there a representative of liners due to the new vogue of air travel. pass dated 16th October. Strangely when During her post-war career more than 50 I returned to the UK four and a half years passengers defected from the ship including later I sailed from Sydney in the Liner the captain himself. On the ship’s final Stirling Castle on 7th April – my mother’s visit to Southhampton a number of CORB birthday. Quite a coincidence. children – now adults of course- who were living permanently in the UK were invited on And so after many chance events I arrived board to bid the ship a final farewell, quite a in Hobart to meet the family with whom I wonderful gesture. was to spend the next 4 ½ years and attend Ogilvie High School for the next 3 years The designation of the convoy ‘WS’ is – but that, as they say, is another story. interesting. I had always thought that when the convoy split in mid-Atlantic one part Myer Emporium came with a selection of Bill Nicholson CORB 3520 went west to the US and/or Canada and the children’s wear from which we could select other south hence WS. However it crossed Footnote: February 2004 one full outfit of clothing! This goodwill my mind recently that there may be some gesture was applied to all the children who H.V. Batory was built in 1936 at Trieste mention of the convoy designation system in disembarked in Melbourne – those that shipyard for the Gaynia America Line. It Churchill’s ‘The Second World War’ and there were to stay in Victoria, South Australia was said to have been constructed in two was. Churchill wrote that he heard of several and Tasmania, a number close to 200. I was separate yards and the two halves bought convoys designated WA and he wondered told the non-quarantined ones were taken together. This was evidenced by brass plates why, possibly because his own initials were to the main store in groups and allowed to amidships on the promenade deck which WS. He was able to find out quite easily- he make their own selection. A very generous moved relative to each other particularly in asked the Admirality. The answer he got and unexpected welcome to Australia. rough weather, not a very reassuring sight! – from an Admiral?- was something like The ship was 15,000 ton twin screws with ‘Well, sir, you asked for special convoys to be Then on the 16th October we embarked dual sulzer diesel motors. Accommodation arranged to carryt large numbers of troops on the final stage of our journey boarding was for 76 first class passengers and 740 to the Middle East and Far East so we called the SS Taroona for the overnight trip. tourists. Her service speed was 18 knots. them Wonston’s specials, Hence WS’. So when Melbourne to Launceston – yes at that WS2 split, the other ships, probably because time the ship could steam the full length On the outbreak of war in 1939 Batory and of there greater speed, went on ahead- south of the Tamar. As we sailed down Port Philip her sister ship Pilsudski (named after a polish around the cape. 19

Bon Voyage

Laurie Bahr is off AGAIN to England for 4 months. We trust 267 Argyle Street he has a safe and enjoyable holiday. “Shippies Takings” will be down during his absence and Leith Harper will Hobart 7000 have to take over as ‘Keeper of the Flame” in the corner bar. Perhaps it’s another old flame that keeps attracting For the BEST deal on Laurie back to the old Dart! a new TOYOTA telephone MARK BOSTOCK did you know ? thankyou on Charlie Chaplin once To Judith entered a “Charlie Chaplin Andrews for 0362 301 917 Look Alike” contest under a her continued or false name. He finished 3rd. support in the 0419 565 727 publication of this A young Walt Disney was newsletter. We once fired by a newspaper certainly made editor, who told him, “he the right decision lacked imagination”. choosing RICOH.

around the world...

New York A man has been fined by police for “Sitting on a milk crate”. The charge “unauthorised use of a milk crate” (Perhaps a BIG APPLE crate would have been more appropriate.)

Manila A man was stabbed to death in the Philippines for singing a Frank Sinatra song out of tune. Apparently My Way took him All the Way)

Helsinki An adulterous Finn was making love to his mistress in his car when he accidentally pressed a button on his mobile phone. When his wife answered she heard the voice of her husband and her best friend moaning sweet nothings to each other as they made love. Later she visited her friend’s house and punched her in the face before returning home and taking to her husband with an axe. They are now divorced.

Dhaka After waiting 27 years a man in the capital of Bangladesh has finally had his phone connected. Apparently his application was lost and now that his dream has finally come true, he is happy but fears the children he has since had will monopolise it.

Cooktown In Queensland 5 children were taken to hospital after a motorised miniature train flipped on it’s side at a Festival. The model–train operator was later charged with drink-driving.

Carlton A party-goer was found drunk in a gutter wearing a Victorian Police uniform. He told police he had borrowed it from a mate in the force and had been warned not to wear it outside. He had been to a fancy dress party. Fined $300.

China An inventor is building a homemade helicopter to hunt for a creature in a remote area of China. Six people travelling in a van reported seeing a half-man, half-animal. The naked 1.64m yeti-like figure had black shoulder-length hair, crooked arms and back., grey skin and a human shape. It fled at the sight of the people and foot-prints were later found trailing 30m into the woods in Shennongjia Hubel Province. The inventor said an air search was the only way to view the remote mountainous forests where the creature’s lair may be. 20 Pirate Club

The Maritime Museum now has a special place on its website for children - The Pirate Club. There are lots of fun activities for children of all ages including games, riddles and jokes. Children can also send in drawings, paintings, riddles, poems etc to be published on the website. Check it out at: http://www.maritimetas. org/pirate_club.htm Marianne Watson.

ON THE GRAPEVINE MEMBERS AND/OR FRIENDS

Wine drinkers of Australia rejoice. ENROL YOUR FAVOURITE UNDER 11 YEAR OLDS Never before has there been such an IN THE PIRATE CLUB NOW abundance of quality wines available TO FOSTER THEIR INTEREST IN OUR MARITIME WORLD. at incredibly low prices. The reason for this is simply supply exceeding demand, and this is sure to continue with wine production soaring to more than 40% this financial year as wine makers reaped a harvest unaffected by drought.

Also a healthy Australian dollar and Pirate Pete’s Puzzle falling exports means that many good wines are being sold as clean skins (without the winery label), at as little as half the normal retail price. DR I ALMADOEPEL DR I ALMADOEPELHAKE I TUOBYBHA SUYNSORELSJND

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P.S if you think these greatly reduced TJGLWUBNLLEWD prices include Penfolds Grange EMPDOK FGOOD I N Hermitage, forget it. Recently a rare and experimental 1951 P.G. sold at auction for a mere $50,200. Imagine Can you find these hidden ships names? how many clean skins that would buy! Unfortunately only 150 cases of this Heemskirk Lady Nelson Success vintage were produced. Prince Regent Loongana Enterprise Cheers James Craig Paparoa Samesk “Bob the boozer” Alma Doepel Thorbryn River Derwent Can we drink it? Yes we can!

21 did you know? quick quiz Green Tea’s ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied Australians At War Quiz than scientists suspected, research Q1. When was the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Established? suggests. Scientists already know A. February 1942 that green tea contains antioxidants B. September 1960 that may protect against cancer. C. February 1941 But now they have discovered Q2. When was the ‘Truce’ to end Korea signed? that chemicals in the tea also shut A. 10th January 1985 down a key molecule that can play a B. 27th July 1953 significant role in the development of C. 27th June 1953 cancer. Q3. How many Australian troops were killed in WW1? A. 201,343 The molecule, known as the aryl B. 59,512 hydrocarbon receptor, has the ability C. 59,251 to activate genes – but not always Q4. When was the name changed to Returned Services League of Australia in a positive way. Tobacco smoke Limited? and dioxins, in particular, disrupt A. August 1990 the functioning of the molecule and B. February 1997 cause it to trigger potentially harmful C. September 1990 gene activity. Q5. How many Australian troops were killed in WWII? The researchers, from Rochester A. 93000 University, found that two chemicals B. 3900 in green tea inhibit AH activity. The C. 8501 chemical is similar to compounds Q6. When was the Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima? called flavonoids, which are found A. 6th July 1945 in broccoli, cabbage, grapes and red B. 6th August 1945 wine, and which are also known to C. 18th February 1950 help prevent cancer. Q7. When was the first Australian combat force of 1,100 soldier sent to Vietnam? ...... A. May 1965 B. June 1966 Tea Lovers can cut five seconds off C. April 1964 the brewing time with a new tea bag … which cost $50 million in the Q8. WWII – When was the German Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the making. Bulge) bought to a halt? A. 30th July 1888 Research has shown that the average B. 25th December 1944 person spends 40 seconds making C. 24th December 1944 tea with a bag, stirring it three times Answers on next page and squeezing the bag once.

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22 congratulations! Marion Cooper on her appointment as Commodore of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.

The Wooden Boat School at Wooden Boat Centre, Franklin, on the 2004 launching of their biggest boat which took 10,000 person hours to complete. The owner, Mike Hannibal, has christened her “Zuline” in honour of his grandmother.

can you figure this out?

3 men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only $25, so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys’ room with $5. On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself. This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29. Where is the other dollar?

consider this situation!

You are driving along on a wild stormy night. You pass by a bus stop where you see three people waiting. 1. An elderly woman who is about to die. 2. An old friend who once saved your life. 3. The perfect mate that you have been dreaming about. Who would you choose, knowing there could be only one passenger in your car? Should you save the elderly woman or take the old friend because he once saved your life? You may never find the perfect dream lover again? what would you do?

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QUIZ ANSWERS

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 23