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Publishers· Veteran s· Affairs Committee 7 R~ ~League W.A. Branch-(lncorporated) Open:ng of Annual State Conference 7 Anzac House . · G.P.O. Box C128, Geo~ . Teirace, 28 Sl . Perth W.A. 6001. " Lrstening In" 9 Perth W.A.'(iOOO ITel: 325 9799 RSL Insurance Programme 11
Deicnce Forces· Records 13
The Boat Comes Home 13
The Qualrties of Leadership PI 4 15
The Kokoda Track 23
Corvettes - a few facts 33
My Tour of Vietnam 33
Editorial Committee History - Ted Townshend Mrs. H.,P. Balfe (Chairman) · Memorral Shreld 45 Mrs. DJ. DowsCin, J. McTavish, J. Surridge, F. Verdi, P. White Reunrons 49 (Co-o~ted): E. Hinchliffe, J. Harper-Nelson, . ~ \ J. Balfe, L.J. Owens. · Letters to the Editor 51
Sub-Editor Lost Trails 53 Mrs Pat Elphinstone Sub-Branch News 53
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Broadhurst, FRAIA, ARABA, P. Pearson, CMG, OBE, JP, R.N. Stone, AM , JP LISTENING POST COMMITTEE Mrs H.P. Balfe, BEe. Mrs O.J. Oowson; MBE, Messrs J. Surridge, J. McTavish: F.G. Verdi, P. White, OCM. CO·O.PTED MEMBERS Messrs J. Harper-Nelson, E. Hinchliffe, J.O. Balfe, L.J. Owens "WHEN I REALISED HOW IMPORTANT MY LUMP SUM WAS THAT'S WHEN I KNEW WE HAD TO ROLLOVER WI-TH AMP." But I also wanted a good r eturn, the mo ney has to . /YOU'RE RIGHT WITH work for us. V Al\tiP ROLLOVERS "It was then I r ealised we s hould be ta lking to AMP. Let 's face it, thc)t'rc the experts, they're big and ._ "It so.dde nly hit me, here am I a~out to take early sccu.re, but they still give good returns . retire ment, with a lump sum coming, but what are "So that's what we did. The AMP agent listen ed to we going to to do with the mont;y? It's got to l ast a us, and gave us gre at advice. We know what we're long time. I knew we sho uld roll it over, to get the doi.ng, ~fs planned. I te ll you it's a great feeling." tax advantages, but who w ith ? We can't make a If you'd like advice on ro lling mi stake, I'll only get o ne lump sum. over :our lump sum, ta lk to AMP a~ I ~ "So I thought about it, what do we want? Security, - w ed be happy to he lp yo u •=5-:I•IC.~ ...:.:::I~ ..~~&.-:.:::.."._ of course; the money has to be there when we need it. plan your fmancia\ future. WE"LLALWAYSBETHERE ( YES, I would like to know how I can successfully plan for my future security. Please provide me with more information without cost or o bligation on: · 1 Roll-overs ' Sumtmt . ...._...... 1 Personal S..uperannuatibn Given Names ...... •. ,...... 1 Self-employed Superannuation Address ...... 1 Employer Sponsored Superannuation · · .. · · ... [ ) Financial Service · · · · · · ·.. · · · .. · ·· ... · · .. · ...... Postcode ...... Ttltpftont (Bus) •...... (Prlv) ..... JOHN MacKENZIE WILSON NOMINE!:$ PTY L TO ...... 12 Kings Park Road, P.O. Box 36, West Perth 6005, Phone 321 0131 Do you htvetn AMP Policy [ ] YH [ ] No p._. 4- Llltenlng Poet- Spring 1990 transport arrangements, future respite care etc.f should submit them in writing to: The Chairman,: Unit and Kindred Associations Committee, GPO Veterans' Affairs Box C128, Perth WA 6001. ABESTOSIS AND MESOTHELIOMA With the recent sad news of the death of the Committee Governor of N.S.W., it was decided that the RSL . On June 27 a meeting was held at Anzac House approach the Government to conduct a survey of for all Unit and Kindred Associations to discuss the serving and ex-service personnel (especially RAN) proposed integration of Repatriation General who have been exposed to asbestos. Hospitals with the various State hospital systems. lt was emphasised that the asbestosis/mesothel- ioma personnel shoulc be individually contacted lt was pointed out that, after talks with both the and warned about t11e/ extra risks of tobacco Prime Minister and the Veterans' Affairs Minister, it smoking, which according to medical advice, may was evident that the Federal Government was depress the immune system and cause those with adamant that integration would take place. asbestosis to develop mesotheliom~ cancer. The meeting decided that, whilst the veteran A review of the Guide to the Assessment of Rates community stifl opposed the integration, there was of Veterans' Pensions (GARP) is to be conducted by a need to look at and discuss the best options for the the RSL's National Veterans' Affairs Committee in veteran community. Canberra on August 24 1990. With this in mind the meeting decidetfnr-efe~t a The RSL, through its lobbying to the Government, committee to look at the veteran populat1on has been successful in the abolition of the requirements. The committee was formed from the controversial Lifestyle questionnaire. The Minister Returned Services League; Ex-Prisoner of War of Veterans' Affairs announced on June 22 1990, at Association; Legacy; RAAF A~sociation; Naval the Queensland State RSL Conference, that "the Association; War Widows Gu1ld; Totai!Y and Lifestyle questionnaire is to be abolished. The Permanently Incapacitated and 'the V1etnam change has peen made in response to veterans' Veterans' Association. concerns abou.t the complicated nature of the This committee met on 9 July and decided to seek questionniare. I expect the ex-s~rvice community up-to-date information from1 the Department of all· over Australia to welcome the decision"; he said. Veteran Affairs and the Minister before serious · The changes will come into effect later in the year discussions could be held. after being tabled in "R_arliament. Any person who·has specific items that may need LEN KEYNES to be discussed by the committee (for example Chairman, Veterans' Affairs Committee ...... Escorted by the naval tugQuokka, the submM#De HMASDSJey ,....res to benb-.t HMAS Stirling la b/ust«y ~et condltiOm der 130 thys away. PIJoto: Navy PubMc Relatlom (WA). Llstenl"ii! Post - Sprl"i111180- P....-:'5 t1 GOOD TIMECRUISER.ACHILLE LAURO, STARLAURO'SGOODTIMECRUISER. 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I :;:) Plan and save now. t~ c.: casino, duty·frtt shopping. much more ~ · 1 "'"" 1 All fares are fully h~r - hoppintt . ~i11h tsccing and u f, A.IJrno· - --- :.:.J inclusive. \' By His Ex~ellency The Hon Sir }?rands Burt AC, KCMG, QC Governor ofWestern Ausi.ralia lt has been said before-=- and, no doubt, will be moral responsibility for, and commitment to, the said again- that the Returned Services League is establishment of a just society within Australia, has firm·ly b~sed on the inspirational sacrifices of the been constantly overlooked. The League has ANZACS who fought for this country in World War I. always stood for the basic social moral values of lt was the w . ~urfc;ted soldiers returned from Gallipoli loyalty, compassion, and responsibility for your whofound ~ e tf r.t~ l,.eague back in June 1916, and it is neighbour. the Anzac ·, . ~ jit - the tradition of loyalty to ~ This commitment, so evident in World War I, was monarch, .fry and-mre'-s-fellow mates - which enormously reinforced by fhe experience of World has since qpftt'i'nued to inspire and sustain your War i I. Whatever may be said about the morality of members. 1. ,; war and about the notion of the just war, it-must be Or C.E.Vf(\,Bean, Australia's great military forever remembered that the challenge to which historian, wJts one of the first to say tl:lat on 25 April young men and women responded, in Worl.d War 11, 1915 (the date We now celebrate as Anzac Day) "the was the challenge of institutionalised and consciousness of Au) tralian nationhood was born". idealogica.l barbarism. All the values which Although one might argue that Australia became conditi-on the creation of a just society were directly a nation at F~deration (1901), I think it is true to say and explicitty uoder threat. Having met and that it was Australia's involvement in World War I defeated that threat in battle, it was inconceivable which caused most Australians to that\those who fought would deny the sacrifice of "think of themselves as Australians rather than those-,who did not return by- in a fit of absence of as New South Welshmen or Victorians; mind as they say-sitting on their hands and, by so Federation had only partially developed this doing, suffering defeat in times of peace. The truth feeling." of the matter is th~t the struggle to create a just Today, the League's members number more than society and to maintain a just society is an on-going 250,000 in. seven state branches and 1,520 sub- and _ n e . ~e t--:: ending . one . The league understands this branches around Australia. 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Two hours out from eligible persons who received a DSH loan before England . t ~ were swinging around over Cologne, 9 December 1987 and were still paying it off at that the silvereo Rhine acting as signpost. Cologne, laid date, or discharged their loans since that date. out in semi-circles centring on the Hohenzollern The extension of the portability provisions will Bridge. not be available to discharge any current non- A few guns were firing, more to make it look like a DSH mortga~e or reimburse an eligible person in raid than to hit us. The bombing run-up was a dream respect of S"'ho me acquired since 9 December from bombing school. A fire already started, 1987. ·l'i-·· showed up the long factory buildings. Height 6,000 lt is anticiPElted that the-tegisl.ation required to ft running up - bombs gone.. introduce th ' ~ new provisions will be introduced in Aroufld we swung and flames already were the parliamentay budget sittings between August tearing up the sky. Seventy miles away our tail and December 1990. gunner saw the last of the flames. A good landing ***** and we taxied up to the hangar. Collected all the Have you seen the n~w-look restaurant at the maps and things that go to swell the bulky Anzac Club? Took a frlenlt to lunch there and was navigator's satchel. Went forward to get down the Impressed with the setting, the service, the food ladder - stepped out - on to nothing. Result, and the reasona~le cost. Where else could you sprained ankle and _unmentionable language. get roast beef a d vegles for $5.50 and a smile from Leslle Flnla ? · ***** A SONG Members of the State Executive are most appreciative of the heavy case-load carried by our FROM THE PAST respected staff Pensions and Weffare Officer, Mrs Pat Row/and. C.J. Dennis, 1876-1938, wrote "The Sentimental From her Anzac House office she deals with Bloke". pension applications for veterans who served not The same bard produced our "toughest" patriotic only with the Australian forces, but with member verses in a lusty song which ·he termed "A Real countries of the British Commonwealth, or allied Australian Austra-laise", and which became, to countries like USA. To do this she must be some degree, a National Anthem for the diggers of conversant with the veteran ligislation of the 1914-19 ~ 8 . Adding adjectives to taste they sang it to country in question. Imagine all those difference the tune of "Onward Christian Soldiers". "Veterans' Entitlement Acts!" The lack of welfare Fellers funds for Mrs Row/and to distribute to needy RSL of Australier, Blokes an' coves an' coots ntember ~ and their families is a cause of concern at RSL tfeadquarters Shift yer ..... carcases, , so if any sub-branch has Move yer ..... boots funds to spare ... ? . Gird yer ..... loins up, ***** · Get yer ... .. gun, A "Gallipoli Year Poppy Day Lunch" is being Set the ..... enermy, organised by the Returned. Ex-Servicewomen's An' watch the ..... run. sub-branch for 12.15pm on Monday 29 October So plead the opening lines. Other verses offer 1990 at the Fremantle Sailing Club, Success advice in affinity, and a resounding conclusion is Harbour. lt should be an interesting occasion reached with: with Sir Charles Court as the guest speaker, the Feilers of Australier, Band of the 5th Military Oistrict providing the Cobbers, chaps an' mates: music, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs Hear the .... enermy presenting its display of photographs Kickin' at the gates! commemora~in~ the 76th Anniversary of Blow -t Gallipoli. Tickets at $25.00 are available from·Mrs he ..... bugle, Joan Dowson. There .is a ticket applicatiQn Beat the ..... drum, Upper-cut an' out the cow coupon and more information in the sub-branch ~ news section. To kingdom ..... come. From The 'Life and Times of C.J. Dennis, by A lex PAT BALFE H. Chisholm. Listening Post-Spffng 1110- Pege I WE WILL ASSIST MEMBERS IN ALL AREAS OF THE LAW INCLUDING: • Ser-Vice and Disability Pension Claims • T.P.I. P~nsion Claims KOTT • Administrative Appeals Tribunal GUNNING Matters BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS • Preparation of Wills • Family Law 66 ST GEOAGE'S TCE • Commonwealth Employees PERTH (09) 321 3755 Compensation Claims • Motor Vehicle Injury Claims · We provide members with a free first interview EASTWOOD ELECTRICAL SERVICE NIMBIN MOTEl. All electrical installations and repairs. Safety switches, power points and YOUA Jight fittings. 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Of the many RSL members who have taken advantage of this protection, those who have had With this in mind, we are delighted to announce the need to claim benefits will attest-to the easy and that you now have an opportunitytaenrol in the RSL efficient claims' service. You will find some of Cash Accident their Programme, with new benefits that comments on the back cover of this issue. Please now provide cash payments for over 40 types of note that enrolment is available for a limited time injuries such as broken bones and burns, plus a only. To apply, members need only complete the substantial ins~:~rance-be · nefit for fatal and enrolment form which they will receive in the post. permanently disabling accidents. And· there is no .need to send money with the The Programme's popularity among members is enrolment form. The RSL has arranged for- a period due to the secure benefits it provides and to its of free cover, allowing members to examine their unique money-back feature. 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Offices for Defence Forces, both Australian and To make enquiries, the following guidelines overseas. should be a~hered to: The following list provided the answers to the Enquiries 'should be in writing preferably from the most common queries: ex-member of his/her next-of-kin if the ex-member ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY: is deceased. Officer in Charge, RAN Records Office, If the enquiry comes· from other than the ex- Department of Defence, Canberra ACT 2600. member, it should be accompanied by written AUSTRALIAN ARMY: authorisation from the ex-member to release the Officer in Ch~rge, Soldier Career Management inform.ation, or if she/he is deceased the enquirer Agency, 366 St Kilda Road, Metbe~rne Vie 3004 (or should state so and give his/ her relationship. In all Box 1932R Melbourne Vie 3001). cases the reason for the request should be given. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE: Most im.portantly, sufficient information must be Officer in Charge, RAAF Records Office, given to identify the ex-member's records. All that is required Department of Defence, Canberra ACT 2600. is service number and full name. If this is not available, a record may be fully identified by the MERCHANT NAVY: . following information: Supt. of Mercantile Marines, Ground Floor, 189 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000. • Full christjan names and surname, • serial number, • NEW ZEALAND: 1 . • date and place of birth, Director of Base Record, Army Headquarters, • place and date of enlistment, Wellington C1, New Zealand. · units s~ed in and location, UNITED KINGDOM ROYAL NAVY: full name·of next of kin, Officer in Charge, Grange Road, Gosport, • address of next of kin on enlistment, and Hampshire P013 9AX, UK. • religion. BRITISH ARMY: The same procedure applies to enquiries on Ministry of Defence, Army Pensions Office, 103- campaign stars and medals except that a Statutory 109 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7BN, UK. Declaration is required if the campaign stars or ROYAL AIR FORCE: medals have been lost, stolen or destroyed. OFFICERS: Ministry of Defence, PM (AA) 1 Keeping the above policy guidelines in mind BRAE, Eastern Ave. Gloucester GL4 7PN, UK. enat>les the Records Office to provide a swifter AI A M EN: Officer in C.harge, Person net answer. After her participation in the Anzac 75th Anniversary activiHes, she visited Taranto in Italy, TI1e Boat Comes Home from where 33 officers and sailors were granted a private audience with Pope John Paul 11 at the Vatican City. The Pootiff called on·the men to make To the strains of "Tipperary" and a flurry of a personal contribution to world peace by banners, the west coast based submarine HMAS promoting respect and esteem for all people. Oxley arrived at the HMAS Stirling fleet-support Oxley then went to South East Asia where she facility as the last Australian Defence Force unit carried out a deployment includi·ng participation in home from Gallipoli on July 27. the annual "Starfish" Five Power Defence Despite blustery winds and rain squalls, a large Arrangement exercise involving Australia, Brunei, crowd of family and friends along with the Band of Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore in the South ~-he 5th Milita,.Y District were on hand to greet them. 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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Phone 271 8325 7.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. Shop 4, Rothbury Road, S~ · Embletori ~ Phone f097J 356 J Shop 42 Fig Tree Lane, Busselton - The Qualities of Leadership j t.. Part4 composite mounted force which included Thi• is the final part of Peter Firk' s' Blarney Oration. EDITOR Queensland, British, Canadian and South African horsemen; his first opportunity to reveal a rare 4. General Sir Harry Chauvel ., capacity for handling men of many different types, Henry George Chauvel was the third in the trio of temperaments and backgrounds. This quality, ~rilliant leaders produced by Australia during the together with an outstanding tactical ability, was the f1rst World War; a remarkable contribution in view of main reason for his promotion to command of the the comparatively short history of Australian arms. Desert Mounted Corps in the first World War. lt Chauvel was born in 1865, on a cattle station comprised Australians, New Zealanders, British owned by his grandfather at Tabulam on the Yeomanry, Indian Cavalry and Spahis and Barbs Clarence River in New South Wales. He grew up, like from French North Africa, in one of the most many o,f his ~poraries, in the harsh conditions complex corps commands ever assembled. of the AustraHan bush, which among other qualities His success In handling it may be thought bred a keen eye for country, expert horsemanship, remarkable in that he possessed none of the and the type of independence and initiative which flamboyant qualities traditionally attributed to are found only in men who are bred to fend for "leaders of men". In fact, his personality was themselves under the most arduous circumstances. somewhat converse to that of most Australian His grand.fatl)erwas a retired Indian Army officer, military leaders of his era. He possessed an and his influence helped to mould Chauvel from a extraordinary reserve, which revealed little very early age towards the military personality of the depression at a reverse or elation at a victory. mC¥1 who was to lead the Desert Mounted Corps in He ·fought r~ght through the South African an )Jnbroken line of success. campaigns, takin.g part in the relief of Kimberley and Chauvel was educated at Toowoomba and Sydney__ many oth.er notable engagements, and rose to the Grammar Schools, where he was a corporal in the rank of lieutenant-colonel in command of the 7th Cadet Corps. In direct contrast to Monash, he Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse. His showed no particular aptitude for study apart from service was recognised by the CMG, the Queen's avid reading of mili-tary history. But he was a keen Medal with four clasps, and a mention in dispatches. and successful sportsman, and his small and wiry On returning to Australia from the South African build made him an ideal horseman. Even as a boy he War, he was appointed Staff Officer to the Light was much sought after as a jockey for amateur and Horse in South Australia. During the next few years, picnic race-meetings in the cpuntry of New South he held numerous administrative posts in the slowly Wales and Queensland, where he rode many expanding Australian military forces. Between winne·rs. 1904- 11 he also acted as ADC to the Governor From sport to soldiering is a very narrow gap and , General, and in 1911 was appointed Adjutant later in life, after his forces had occupied Damascus General; a post which he held through his and he was nearing the end of his long and promotion to colonel in 1913 until 1914, when he triumphant campaign in Palestine and Syria, he succeeded Colonel J.C. Legge · as Australian representative on the Imperial General Staff at the mentioned that the 1two historical heroes of his boyhood were J.E.B. Stuart, the great cavalry leader War Office. · of the American Civil War, and Salad in, who led the When war was declared he was still en route to Muslims against the Crusaders. "I never thought in London and on arrival asked for employment in those days . that· I shoUld take part in a cavalry France. Instead, he was informed of Australia's operation greater than anything undertaken by intention ·to recruit a division of infantry and a them," he said. brigade of Light Horse for deployment overseas, He began his military service in 1886, by joining and that he was to command the Light Horse. the Upper Clarence River Light Horse as a 2nd Before proc·eeding to take up his new lieutenant. He transferred to the Queensland appointment, he inspected Salisbury Plain, where Mounted Infantry Regiment in 1890, with the rank of the Australians were to be sent tor final training. His lieutenant, and was promoted captain in the adverse report on the winter training conditions following year. Except for a brief periop as a sub- there was largely responsible for the AIF being inspector in the Queensland Mounted Police, in diverted to Egypt. - · 11394-95, his, life was .devoted to professional . , Chauvel arrived in Egypt soon after the 1st Light soldlering. · 1r;orse Brigade had landed, and with his wide WhEm the South African War broke out he experience in handling mounted infantry from both voluteered for service at once arid went oyerseas as the South African war and long peacetime service major and adjuta_nt of the Queensland Mounted he was the ideal director of their training. But when Infantry. 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(097) 55 2131 Caves Road, Ya11ingup (097) 55 2).31 PHONE 447 9494 Pege 11 - u.t.nlng Poet-8pt1ng 1110 Chauvel's brilliant leadership was an important Qualities of Leadership factor in Allenby's success and yet he has received cont. little recognition for being the most outstanding leader of mounted troops in modern history. T.E. Lawrence, whose contribution to victory in those formation.; The three regiments of the Brigade campaigns was largely a figment of his imagination landed at Gallipoli in May 1915, and remained on the and that of a popular British press, became a Peninsul~ tQrthe rest of the campaign. Ae was not to household name whereas Chauvel and his Light lead mounf~~ troops in action until the battle of Horse who did so much to break the spirit of the Romani, in - ~916 . Turks remains virtually unknown. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli1 Chauvel was Just to show that Australian academics are not offered the command of one of the infantry divisions the oply people guilty of distorting history, Sir bound for the Western Front but when he l~arned Archit>atd Wavell in his biography of Allenby that the Light Horse Regiments were to be concedes Chauvel just two brief references in this remounted for service in the Egyptian theatre he work, but gives glowing references to British chose to stay with them. leaders who playep a much less i111portant role in Chauvel's quiet and reserved character won the these campaigns than the retiring Chauvel. respect rather than the affection of the troops under Chauvel, however, was greatly honoured by his command. Gallipoli gave little scope for senior awards and decorations at the end of the war and, commanders to display their talents especially in like his two famous colleagues Monash and White, the tormented 400 acres-of-Anzac. But Chauvel led returned to a full and active public life in Australia. his briga.de with distinction and for the last six When the Japanese entered World War 11 he vvas weeks before the withdrawal had been in temporary asked to revive the Home Guard, with the title of command of the 1st Australian Infantry Division. Inspector General, to help combat the threat of In March 1916 he took command of the Anzac invasion. He died in March 1945 (a few. months Mounted Division which comprised th.e 1st, 2nd and before final victory) still in the service of his country. 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigades and the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade. Following ~ he British defeat at Oghr~tina and Katia, Chauv ~ l was ordered to undertake his first ~ veterans' offensive operation. The British Commander. Affairs General Murray accepted Chauvel's plan that a strong garrison should be placed at Romani to meet the renewed Turkish threat to the Suez Canal. l~ss i s tan ce On 4 August 1916, the Turks attacked Chauvel's Bereavement Project Light Horsemen, but the Australian commander showed himself to be a master of strategy. He had The Department and Ex-Service organisations foreseen the Turkish movement, led them towards have acknowledged the difficulties experienced by his own choice of ground, beaten them i!l a pitched veterans and their widows following the loss of a battle and following it up so vigorously that they partne~ · were driven back to their base at Elarish, losing The aim of this project is, therefore, to provide nearly 10,000 men or half their force, in the five days advice In advance of the loss of a partner, which can of fighting. help the survivor to understand the changes that will The Battle of Romani was a br illiant victory for take place to beClefits provided by the Department. Chauvel and his Light Horse and defeated any We also aim to speed up and improve the actions ._ chanC'e the Turks may have ha,d in threatening the we take and letters that we may have to send at this vital Suez Canal. · difficult time.· From that time until the surrender of the Turks he With the help of Ex-Service organisations, a led his mounted formations in a series of brilliant pa(nphlet is b~ing prepared and will be widely actions with great victories at Beersheba, Gaza, distributed, notifying veterans how to obtain an Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Damascus and the final information folder. Battle of Sharon. · The folder will encourage people to have their When Allenby was appointed Commander in affairs in order and will off.er practical suggestions Chief in July 1917, Chauvel was given command of as to how this might be done. the Desert Mounted Corps which comprised all the lnclutled in the folder will be lists of contact Light Horse, Camel Brigade, British and New numbers. within the Department and Ex-service Zealand mounted troops, Indians and French organisations so that additional information or colonial cavalry and became the first Australian to support can be gained if required._ be promoted to Lieuten,ant General_. · ·charmaine Taylor, the Bereavement Assistance By 1918 this,force comprised the largest body of Project Officer in the Department of Veterans' mounted troops ever used in modern warfare. Affairs may be contacted at the Department on With them he b'ecaine the spearhead of Alien by's 4~5 8500. 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Where the museum was not able to trace original equipment, it instead had made The original Ops Room in Duxford in 1940. ~arts, Mrs Jean Mills, above /eh, and Mrs Joan Porter returned exact replicas of telephones, radios, to their posts to admire the restoration SO years on. switchboards and headsets. · Women, as young as 18 years, played the vital role of plotters, tracking btovements of · "The vital role of the operations room.is enemy and· allied fighter pl8.jes across the · often overlooked - without it an RAF skies. victory mthe Bat&"of Britain would have The reconstruction is to mark the fiftieth been unlikely." anniversay of the Battle of Britain being For Mr Ralph Ambrose, a telephone and celebrated this year. radio operator, the museum piece brought Mr Stephen Woolford, head of education back happy memories. exhibitions at Duxford, said the museum He worked at Duxford between August was working on a soundtrack to bring the and December 1940 passing information· Ops Room "to Ufe". . from a controUer to pDots in the air. He said: "We used archive material as "We were all very young at the time and it wen as information from the people who was tremendously exciting. But we had no worked here who we managed to trace. We idea how important a role we were playing," worked in cl~Haison-with them to find out Mr Ambrose,_ aged 68, said. (what the room looked 4ike. For Mrs . Jean Mills, aged 69, from London, who l_VOrked In the Ops Room as a W AAF plotter, the memories were still vivid. "It was so exciting for us. Because of the careless whispers warning we couhln't even teU our families what w~ were working on." Spitfire pllot Wing Commander Gonion .Sinclafr, from Salisbury, 'Wiltshire, said the .Battle of Britain· would have been lost ~out the team in the Ops Room. Courtesy "Tbe Times", London (May 1990) Listening Post - Spring 1110 - Pege11 .·, . - ~ ;...::·.. 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With Sea, Operation 'MO' was changed to a land attack only the 14th and 30th Brigades available to defend over the Owen Stanley Range. This was to be this important base, a vital decision had to be made. supported by capturing Sa~ at the entrance of Could Port Moresby be defended or should the Milne Bay, then a leap-frog operation for an Allied Forces be evacuated to mainland Australia? amphibious invasion of Port Moresby whilst the From the meeting came orders to move troops Australian Militia Units were concentrated· on the forward and defend New Guinea to the last man. Kokoda Track. Some diversion was caused by the US Marines On July 21, the Yokoyama Force of almost 2,000 landing at Guadalcanal in th·e Solomon Islands on troops landed on the North Coast, between Buna August 7, requiring the Japanese Kawaguchi and Gona, from three heavily protected transports. Detachment to assist in that area so that they were Two transports were damaged by Allied planes not available for the intended attack on Samarai without significart troop losses and Horii's .144th (Milne Bay). The enemy's target was then shifted Infantry Regimen~ immediately pushed inland along from Samarai to Gili Gili, a vast-coconut plantation a corduroy road through the swampy coastal strip, previous,!y operated by Lever Brothers, thought to whilst the Marines began building an airstrip. be occupJed by only three Australian infantry Captain S.V. Templeton's B. Company of the 39th companies. Militia Infantry Satiation were the first Australians to A Japanese force left Kavieng (New Ireland) to engage the invaders on the Kokoda Track, with sail up Milne Bay and land at Rabi, just east of the Major W.T. Watson's patrol of native soldiers old Gili Gili jetty, whilst Marines from Buna were to (Papuan Infantry Battalion), 310 all ranks. Attempts land from barges at Taupota and march over the to get the full battalion into the mountains quickly mountain to Gili Gili. The Buna force was sighted were fr-ustrated, with only two serviceable air~ raft in and reported by Australian Coast Watchers and the Port Moresby and each only able to carry 15 men barges were destroyed by Allied planes when they with full equipment. Bad weather made flying landed for water at Goodenough Island. conditions difficult in the ranges and only two loads Although lightly defended by Australian Militia of troops were flown in to Kokoda on July 26. Infantrymen, the invaders wrongly landed about The 39th was under the command of Lieut. 1Okm from their objective in a swampy coastal strip·, Colonel W.T. Owen, a survivor of the 2/22 where the mountains came almost to the water. B~talion's- Rabaul garrison. The ir;lVaders were at 1 Their night attack supported by flame throwers first held and occupation of Kokoda·alternated from ' failed and at first light they withdrew to the jungle. the 39th to the enemy. However, Horii's forces Further enemy troops arrived from Kavieng with two included a regimental gun unit, a mountain artillery small tahks, the first tahks to be used in New Guinea. battery and a quick-firing gun detachment, all light However, the tanks bogged in the deep mud arid enough to be manhandled over the gentler northern further attacks failed. The defenders were the 9th, slopes and outranging any Australian weapon on 25th and 61st Militia Battalions (7th Bri_gade). 55th the track. 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Our engineers rigged a "flying fox" down the immediate drop from Ower's Corner to facilitate the Strategically, tacticf!lly and psychologically, this handling of heavier equiment and piece-by-piece a flrst land defeat inflicted on the Japanese was of 25 pounder of the 14th Australian Field Regiment great importance and the secord reversal in their was lowered and then manhandled into position to thrust upon Port Moresby. Now nine months into blast the enemy. the Pacific War, for the first time a Japanese l... Back horses and mules of the 1st I ndepen·dent invading force had been thrown back into the sea Light Horse Troop (one officer and 20 men) and the defenders had proved themselves, man for man, the equal of the Japanese infantry. lt was of operated between the road-head at Ower's Corner. and Uberi. Loads up to 160 pounds per ammal interest that Militia Infantrymen had taken the initial helped to provide supplies to the forward troops. shocks on an uncertain occasion and proved that they were resourceful and determined fighters. On 26 August, C Company of 2/14 Battalion (21st Brigade AIF) arrived at lsurava to relieve C Field Marshal! SirWilliam Slim, then commanding Company of the 39th. The Militia boys were now in the XV lndi~n CoJ:PS.-i.o_Arakan, commented: "Some bad condition, weak due to continuous climbing of of us may forget that of all the Allies, it was the the mountain tracks, wet and cold every night, Australian soldiers who first broke the spell of the without warm clothing or shelter a,nd barely invincibility of the Japanese Army - those of us sustained on curtailed rations. An eight-day journey who were in Burma have cause to remember." over the difficult track proved disastrous for the The threat to Port Moresby remained and by supply of rations and munitions. Supply drops by August 21, the- main Japanese force of about 12,000 biscuit bombers were disrupted when a devastating was landed on the north coast and on August 24 enemy attack on Jackson Field (Moresby 7 Mile) Major General Horii rode into Kokoda on his white destroy_ed or damaged the fleet of Dakotas (Douglas horse. 1 DC3 Transports). Air drops were in trial stages, The 39th Militia boys on the track had been joined hampered by limited availability of aircraft, bad by their 30th Brigade Battalions, 49th and 5.3rd. and flying conditions, poor visibility and lack of suitable from the 14th Brigade the 3rd Battalion plus the 14th 'dropping sites. Supplies were frequently scattered, Field Ambulance. Also the 2/14 and 2/16 Battalions lost or damaged and retrieval was difficult in the (21st Brigade) were moving up to relieve the 39th rugged country. The enemy received the benefit of and support the other·troops. The 36th and 2/27 some drops. Battalions could not be sent before the situation at Only robust men. in top physical condition, could Milne Bay became clear as Fortress Moresby was endure the torment of just a few days marching ana being threatened when we were in greatest danger fighting in this most difficult country. The troops of being overwhelmed by the enemy offensive now were of no speci(il physical type, yet they met a high gathering momentum in the mountains. standard of courage and stamina: from all walks of Engineers had extended to Ower's Corner a life, some heavily built, others thin and wiry, some muddy road suitable for vehicles with chains a':Jd at innocent youths with pimples and hardly shaving. times winches were needed to drag veh1cles The evacuation of sick and wounded also proved through the heavy mud. From Ower's Corner, the most difficult over the long stretch of arduous and start of the Kokbda Track, a steep almost cliff-face inhospitaole terrain, which tested the strongest. The "descended to the Uberi Plateau. The continual assistance of the native carriers (fuzzy-wuzzy movement of troops carrying weapons, packs, angels) saved the lives of many of our sick and rations and ammunition, plus native carriers.with wounded boys struggling back for medical care. stores, mortar bombs, etc., turned this into. a The signal teiephone line was the vital dangerous and slippery route where it was · communications' link as the backpack ·radios necessary to hold roots and branches to make the weighing 13kgs proved useless and were destroyed · descent. Almost every person on the track a and dumped. Satisfactory speech could usually be bush stick (four · to five feet long) obtained over a maximum of 12km with "sig wire", essential to push or ease weary bodies on and messages had ' to be relayed many times to slopes, not only to prevent falls, but to allow almost 1OOkm back to Koitaki. The "thin red arms to help the legs and force the body to achi ' over tortuous tr.ack became a "lifeline" in the the impossible. true sense of the word. Native carriers and troops The pattern of the track through the 40-odd often used the wire as a handrail or bannister to haul kilometres of steep ups and dow11s to Kokoda varied themselves up the steep, slippery, muddy little and later our engineers nicked into the I m ita mountainsides and to stea-dy themselves as they Ridg'e spur over 2,000 steps which became known slitl'lered and scrambled down. In the pitch dark of as the "Golden Stairs". To the crest of Magili Range, the jungle night, the "sig wire" was run through the engineers cut a further 3,500 steps. The real b~ttle hand to guide the way. 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SL•"DS ' ,_ : -••• c 500 lOOOrnMos ....-d . -- ~ · "'· INDIAN OCEAN The 39th were to be returned to Port Moresby but, without rations for days but they were still in the with the difficulty of holding their position against firing line, facing a much more powerful enemy the superior strength of the enemy, Lieut Colonel equipped with much heavier weaponry." Honner convinced Brigade Headquarters- that his Some indication of the close type of fighting 39th boys must lle allowed to stay and fight. which prevai~d is provided by the fact that, up till By August 29 t-lorii's ·confidence had swefled for this time, only one commanding officer of an two more battalions had·arrived at Buna and pushed Australian battalion had been killed in all the Middle straight on to the mountains. Also, supplies from • East campaigns, whereas the commanding officer l.lltenlilg Poet - Sprtna 1110- Pege 'D r I · A TTEIWTIIfiN FIBRO and WEATHERBOARD HOME OWNERS ADD BEAUTY and VALUE·TO YOUR HOME By fitting BRIK CLADDI"C also ENCLOSE YOUR EXISTING CARPORT AREA OUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY *$30 plus parts is all you pa.y- washer & Dryer repairs 405.4836 018-9'10597 * un home service> 11 . e·lements of the 2/6 Independent Company under Ko~oda the command of Lieut. Colonel Honner. They 'Th.e Track cont. advanced eastward up the Goldie River Valley to block any Japanese move towards Port ·Moresby along that route. Plans to supply Honner Force by !Jf each of the first three battalions to face the enemy pack-horse and air-drops could not be realised on m the Owen Stanley campaign was lost within a few account.of the rough country and this force's task weeks. These officers were Lieut. Colonel W.T. was made difficult by its having to carry all supplies Owen (39th), Lieut. Colonel K.H. Ward (53rd) and from the outset. The 36th was then patrolling the Lieut. Colonel A.S. Key (2/14). Low Level tracks to ltiki and Eilogo, but expected Tl"'e 39th was eventually relieved on.September 5 attacked did not eventuate and this Militia Battalion by the 2/27 and Brigadier Potts wrote: "Their was moved u,p the track to the Uberi/ loribaiwa area courage and fortitude were of the highest order and to relieve rerlmants of 2/ 14 and 2/ 16 Battalions. their fighting prowess was an inspiration to all." Now that the Japanese had practially crossed the By September 10, the 2/14 and 2/16 had suffered impassable mountains, the peopleCof' Australia extremely heavy casualties in two weeks of battle suddenly became aware of the very real threat to and were merged to form a composite unit with a Port Moresby and to the mainland. On September combined strength of only 307, all ranks. To 17, General MacArthur was thunderstruck tp receive strengthen the position, the 3rd Battalion and the news back at his Brisbane Headquarters elements of 2/6 Independent Company went that the Australians, even after being reinforced by the forward to take up positions on loribaiwa Ridge. 25th Brigade, had withdrawn from loribaiwa Ridge to I mita Ridge. That evening he phoned Prime The Australian force now under the command of ---Minister John Curtin to complain that although the Brigadier Porter was in difficulties, numbering Australians now outnumbered the Japanese on the about 700 and opposed by around 6,000 of General track they were still withdrawing and he bluntly Horii's troops now in two groups which attacked stated that the only reason was that they were not alternately. efficient. MacArthur's words to Curtin were "I fear The 25th Brigade (2/ 25th, 2/ 31st and 2/33rd that the Allies in New Guinea could be forced into Battalions) disembarked on September 9 and by · such a concentration as would duplicate the September 14 had occupied positions in the conditions of Malaya." Uberi/ loribaiwa area together with the 2/1 Pi~neers . ERIC STALLARD NX 129539 A composite group (named Honner Fore ) was 36 Australian Infantry Battalion drawn from the 36th, 49th and 55th battalio sand Applecross Sub-Branch. War Veterans' Home Raffie Winners Fint pria Ford z....r L In tiN 1990 War V.t.,..,.• 011 Ju111 11. Mr Alan ' G~ Gaer.l.,_,.·ot.Tltu Ford wfJo donated tiN z....r, *-.~town , at kit, p,...,tJng tiN car to ud Mn T. Bomlord ofMCK.tude Strwt, W.. w.y . Llltenlng Poet -lprlng'1110 - ...... ~K =: ~lZl[ mllK~I .:: ~~: nt'\TA RITURN ~~029 · ~~'1J11 * ffi.t\lll~l \lG ~ BANGKOK/ Rf.TUR.'> FROM PATfAYA FROM '~ · • Includes 7 Nights Accom. at Shangri-1..1 Hotels EX PERTH lnducles 6 Ni~hls A<:lom. at Asia Hotel X PERTH See your local Jetset Travel Centre or travel Agent lll6ll PDI:rH CARLO BONO.MI Electrical Domestic, commerical and Industrial. '· '- Tool tagging\& house rewires FREE OUOTI;:S & ADV·ICE NO JOB TOO SMALL Ph: 482 5363 Pege 30 - Uatenlng Poa-8prtng '110 REFRIGERATED LIGHTERS Consumer Forum The provision of fresh food to the troops in the tropics presented the Army Supply Section with a· diffic~lt problem. In the early part of the operations, small craft were used to obtain fish and fresh fruit for the Aged and vegetables for hospital patients. This work was done mainly by ANGAU boats and native personnel Consumer Forums for the Aged have recently engaged in obtaining these supplies from native been formed in each State and Territory by Peter villages and, in due course, accounted for average Staples, Commonwe;tlth Minister for Aged, Family weekly buying of some 18,000 pounds of supplies. and Health Services. Michael Askey Writes: These Forums give you the opportunity to b.ave "ANGAU policy dictated that strict procedures had your say about services you may need, right now or to be followed in obtaining supplies for the m the future. indigenes. A system was set up whereby a native The WA Forum is made up of 12 older West policeman was sent about two days ahead of the • Australians who represent the wide range of boal to notify villages of the Army's requirements. backgrounds and interests of our community: Mrs An ASC officer went with the boat and bought the Deborah Kirwan is the chairperson and Mr John fruits and vegetables according to the price list Surridge, who is actively involved with the RSL, is a issued by ANGAU. Main items of barter comprised Forum..member. tobacco, bully-beef and Army biscuits. The Forums are the first formal means by which aged bartering process was apparently a colourful affair consumers and their carers can have their s~y direct conducted through the respective village to the Minister on matters within his area of councillors and only in areas controlled by ANGAU. responsibility, which include; Great care had to be taken to avoid over-buying as care at home · by so doing it would have created a situation leading to potential starvation for the natives care in Nursing Homes and Hostels as they were health sometimes inclined to sell their entire crops for the promotion, and trade goods pharmaceuticals. offered for them. · The main items purchased The success of the Forum rests on its members were bananas, pineapples,- oranges, paw paw , taro. sweet corn, hearing the views and·experiences of older West sweet potato, pumpkin and NG asparagus. Australians who are now, or may in the future, be receiving services in the above areas. The Forum Attempts were made to provide the troops with has set three priority areas for investigation in WA fresh meat. There were a limited number of Zebu which include_accommodation, assessment and the cattle in the Milne Bay area which were slaughtere2---- provision of information on services available. by the Army and distributed to as many units as ~ possible. The Charon on most voyages to_Milne Bay * What has your experience been of finding Hostel from the mainland carried a cargo of sheep on the and/or Nursing Home accommodation which hoof which were shepherded by AASC and meets your issued needs? live to units in the area; lt was up to the units to * How successful have you been in finding provide a butcher to kill and dress the animals. information on services available to help you to From the middle of 1943 fairly regular supplies stay in of your own home? frozen beef and fresh potatoes came from the The Forum looks forward to hearing your views mainland. Once out of the freezers no time could be and would be pleased to attend any Branch lost in getting them to the unit lines and into the gatherings of RSL members. ovens." Contact Sue Campbell Executive Officer 426 3679 (From a recently publisbed history of Australian Water Transport or toll free on (008) 198 008, or writing to W.A. Units) RAY F TWIST (SX33834) Consumer Forum for the Aged, GPO Box 9848, 1 Australian Water Transport. Perth W.A. 6001. 43 Ronneby Road, Lesmurdie. IMPROVING AMARITIME MASTERPIECE She's big, she's blue, she's beautiful and she's just had a nip and a tuck, a grease and oil - and put on a new party dress to give Australians a good time at sea. Two months and 15 million dollars later Starlauro Cruises' ACHILLE LAUAO is virtually a brand new ship. When she sails into Australian waters in January 1991, she'll be committed to providing Australians with lasting memories of good ti mes and international style at sea like no other cruise vessel currently plying Australian waters. Last year ACHILLE LAU"RO returned to Australia for an exploratory 12 day FiJI cruise after a 17 year absence. Her return was a heart-felt nostalgic maritime event reported ED. Mr John a-member of the State extensively in the country's media. In addition to the long absence and emotional and social ti es with Australia her return was nostalgic Executive of the RSL Branch 8J1d·amember of because it was her last voyage before her refit. lt is virtually a new the WA Consumer Forum for the Aged. ship that will return in 1991 . Llatenlng Po.t- Sprtng 1180- Pege 31 1 OLDER PERSONS RIGH1•s· SERVICE INC. DO YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY AN ORGANISA~ION OFFERING: • Nursing Home or Hostel Accommodatior:t • Domiciliary \Nursing Care Benefit • Assessment by Geriatric Assessment Team (Extended Care oe·partment) • Home and Community Care Services (e.g. Day Care, Home Help, Home Nursing, Meals on Wheels) WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK IT OVER? YES, then we may be able to help. We are a non-government, free, independent, and confidential service. YenrcaR contact us by letter, in person or by telephone.- Ask for MARY or ANN at OLDER PERSONS RIGHTS SERVICE INC. LOTTERIES HOUSE, 79 STIRLING ST, PERTH W.A. 6000 TELEPHONE 220 0637 A primary objective of our service is to UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE and YOUNGER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES who are receiving services under the programme mentioned above. tA project initiated through W.A. 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I HMAS Wollongong was the last RAN vessel to leave The last RAN corvette to be launched was HMAS Singapore before its capture by the Japanese, Junee on 16 November 1943 at Poole and Steel Ltd, dep~rfmg on 2 February 1942. Sydney, NSW; Junee was briefly commanded by HMAS ships Bathurst and Latrobe were the only Vice Patron Captain Len Vickridge OBE, VRD, two RAN corvettes to be launched by a man. They RANR (Retd) in 1945. were both built by Mort's Dock at Balmain, NSW (in The last Bathurst-class corvette to commission St John's Parish) and were launched by the was HMAS Parkes, on 15 May 1944. Reverend A.G. Rix. HMAS Ararat (K34) was the only RAN corvette to The last RAN corvette to leave the Mediterranean be allocated to "K" Qennant number; postwar this was HMAS Maryborough, passing through the Suez became M34. "- on 15 November 1943. · HMAS Armidale was the first RAN corvette to be Postwar, three corvettes were based at Fremantle: lost, the only one by enemy action and the RAN's HMAS Mildura (1951-53), HMAS Fremantle (1953- last major loss by enemy action in World War 11. 59) and HMAS Junee (1953-57). They carried out The sinking of HMAS Armidale by Japanese the role of minesweepers and training ships for aircraft south of Timor on 1 December 1942 saw the national servicemen. loss of 39 men: 2 officers and 37 ratings. The next The remains of two RAN corvettes lie off greatest loss of life on an RAN corvette was aboard Fremantle: HMAS Wallaroo, lost in a collision with HMAS Pirfe which lost an officer and six ratings in the US merchantman Henry Gilbert Costin, sank on action whEm attacked by Japanese pombers while 12 June 1943 some 60 nautical miles off Fremantle, escorting the British tanker Hanyang from IYiilne a~ the former HMAS Junee, sold out of service in Bay to Oro Bay. Pirie brought down one of the 1957 and scuttled 20 nautical miles off Fremantle Japanese aircraft with AA fire. west of Rottnest Island on 7 September 1968 after HMAS Ba/larat was the last allied vessel to leave being stripped and cut down to the water line. Junee Java, departing Tjilatjap ·on 3 March 1942 after was scuttled in company with the former lighthouse remaining behind to scuttle the small minesweeper tender Cape Otway. HMSGemas. The last RAN corvette seen flying the White HMAS Fremantle arrived at its name port for the Ensign in local waters was HMAS Fremantle which' first time on 4 December 1945, berthing at G and H departed from its nam·e Port. for the last time at sheds, Victoria Quay, at 8.50am. HMAS Burnie 9.30am on 3 May 1959 en route to Sydney to pay-off arrived in the port on the same day. into reserve. MY TOUR OF VIETNAM 1 was a member of the Australian Army Nursing . City, previously known as Saigon. We were a party Service during World War 11 and could never of 13, ten including two ladies from Western understand the unkind attitude of so m~ny Australia. Six of the men had served in Vietnam. Australians towards members of the Australian On the Monday morning we boarded our air- Task Force who saw active service in Vietnam with conditioned .bus for a guided tour of the city front line units of the South Vietnamese Army from including a visit to the markets-a huge area selling 1962-1973. Consequently, when an Anzac Day Tour all varieties of food· and merchandise. In the of Vietnam was advertised in a circular from the RSL afternoon five of us visited the main hospital taking a State Executive, I felt I must go. small gift of medical equipment. We were greeted On 21 April seven of the party including our tour warmly by the doctors and nurses and were leader Mr Paddy Bacskai, ex-1st SAS Squadro.n who impressed with the care the pati~nts were receiving. served twQ years in Vietnam and had prev1ously On Tuesday we began our tour of the battle areas escorted a group to Vietnam in 1989, departed f~om with a Visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 40 kilometres from Perth Airport en route to Bangkok for an . overm~ht Saigon. Hundreds of kilometres of tunnels and stay. Thefollowin9 morning we flew to Ho Chi M ~ nh bunkers were constructed as a strong-hold for the u.t.nlng Pc»t - Spring 1110-PeteU 1I ·PINE HAULIERS PTY. LTD. suppliers of quality timbers LOT 63 OAICIE STRE-ET, BU·NBURY (097)254177 TRAWLERS TAVERN POINT SAMSON GRAND OPENING! 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On A~ ~ zac Day we w_ere on the road by 4am, as it Wa$ qUite a long drive to1he site of the Long Tan Crqss- erected in honour of those who served and fell at. t~is battle site. At 6am a simple but very 1mpress1ve dawn servi9e was held: just a small crowd _of local people, our group of 13, the Au~trahan Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr GrahaQ:! ,,.., Alhban; Mr John Sanders, a Vietnam Veteran now residing ~here, originally from NSW, and Mr Huy, a former V1et Cong platoon commander. The service mcluded the placing of baskets of flowers at the base of the Cross and I felt honoured when asked to take part in the ceremony. The Viet Corig are remembered by a plaque next to the Cross as they, too, lost many men at the Battle of Long Tan . . Afte~ the5ervice ~e were invited by Mr Huy and The Australlan AmbaaadoT, Gl'llham AJljban, places a basket of h1s V1et Cong fnends to partake of some flowe,.. at the Long Tan CI'OBB. refreshments before visiting a Memorial in honour of the Viet Cong and situated in the Long Dat War Cemetery. Our group leader placed a basket of day and children were dressed in their Sunday best. flower~n the Memorial and, as a token of respect We also visited an old French sporting complex with the remamder of the party lit joss sticks. Then, with soccer grounds, tennis courts and swimming pools. Mr Huy, we went to the battle area known as the On Tuesday, before leaving for our return flight to htorseshoe where one member of our party had Bangkok, we v{sited a lacquerware factory where we een badly wounded. After bidding our Viet Cong did some shopping before going to the War ~ osts farewell, we went to the city of Vung Tau Museum. In the halls were pictures and stories of where we spent three nights, Vung Tau, on 'the atrocities that were committed and in the grounds coast, is a delightful spot and full of memories for guns, planes and tanks plus a guillotine 4.5 metres our Vietnam Veterans. tall, with a blade weighing 50kg. lt was brought to On the Thursday we visited the site of the No. 1 VietnaiT) at the beginning of this century and Australian Field Hospital where the wounded were trundled around the provinces: the last victim was taken and cared for before transfer to Australia or, if executed in 1960. fit, were returned to active service. The back beach Vietnam's hotels are State owned and some are was of special interest to our Veterans as here Rest sadly in need of maintenance in the facilities' area. and Recreation Leave was spent at the Servicemen's The staff are happy, smiling and attentive to one's Club which is still in use. We visited the Peter needs. (As a point of interest the floating hotel that Badcoe Swimming Pool, named after a winner of the was built in Queensland and anchored on the Great Victoria Cross; sadly the pool has been neglected. Barrier Reef 70 kilometres from Townsville was After lunch we went to Nui Dat and Luscombe taken to Vietnam in December 1989 and is now airstrip. We had a special guide with us but, to the established in the Saigon River - it has disappointment of our Veterans, were not allowed to accommodation for 200 guests and looks very clean go to the top of tlie Nui Oat Hill to see if the SAS and modern). Ho Chi Minh is a city of bicycles. cyclos - pedal-power with one passenger - Plaque was still there. That evening, as a goodwill scooters and ·cars. 'lt was a little frightening when gesture, we invited the Chairman of the People's one was being pedalled along in a cyclo with traffic Committee, a former Viet Cong General, and the going left, right and centre. The people are poor but manageress of the hotel to dinner. hard-wdrking and resourceful. Our Vietnam On the Friday we headed back to Ho Chi Minh Veterans all agreed that it was a terrific tour despite City, en route exploring. t.he Long Hai Moun~ains , the memories it evoked. where some wartime act1v1ty took place. Late m the Then it was b'ack to Bangkok for a three-day stay afternoon we arrived at the comforta~le Rex Hotel, wher~ the highlight was the visit to the River Kwai in the heart of Saigon, for a three-night stay. arc Death RC\iiYiay. After an early start we had an On Sunday eight of us enjoyed a 75 kilometre inte~~sting journey through Thailand to our drive to My Tho and a cruise on the Tien River. de.stinati.on - the famous Bridge. We aJI walked The next day - the anniversary of wha_t the across it. Only a portion of the bridge built by the CGmmunisfs call the Liberatipn of Saigon in 1975 ., prisoners of war remains. 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At the airport the ladies were given because it sounded too horrific. The next stop was flowers and we retume9 home after a very enjoyable the Australian War Cemetery which is very well kept; and well-organised tour. sadly I saw many familiar names. Lunch was MOLLY CLARKE followed by a short walk to the station and a ridef on WFX3360, Ex 2/4th AGH. \ J ., The author with Vietnamese host at Long Tan. Listening Poat- Spring 1HO-Page 37 HANNAN'S . UPHOLSTERY ROCKER/RECLINER RECOVERED ... LOUNGE· SUITES RECOVERED Wide range of fabrics to choos~ .,rom Recommended PRONE NOW agents fOr: JASOlf FURNITURE for a free quote fOr all your re-upholstery Mobile·018 916166 and repairs Midnight in Moscow and ·your ulcer is giving you hell. Who can you call ? Can RSL Pathfinder · your travel insurance Helpline. 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WHERE CAN I O BTAIN REPLACEMENT Central Army Records Office does, its limitations on RIBBONS OR MINIATURES? the release of information and some of the ways in J. Burridge, 91 Shenton Road, Swanbourne WA which they can assist you. 6010. . CARO does not hdld any records prior to World 5. I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN COPIES OF War I, such as the BoerWar, Militia or old PM F. ,A lot SERVICE RECORDS ON SEVER AL: FAMILY of these records are now Jocated at either ~ tf r e MEMBERS. AM I ABLE TO DO T HIS? Australian Commonwealth Archives or State The records we maintain are personal; therefore, Archives, and application to search these records if an ex-member is still living then only that person is should be made to those authorities. The records entitled to a copy of their service record. If the ex- • maintained by CARO are of a personal nature only member is deceased, then you must be a direct and do not include information regarding unit relation prior to CARO cons idering your request. activities, battles, areas of operation, campaigns, CARO is not a genealogical service; our priorities histories, prisoners of war, war graves, honour rolls, are with the serving and ex-s erving soldier. If you nominat-rotfs or medical records. Enquiries of this require information for your family tree then we can nature should be directed to the War Graves not always assist, and a limit is placed on such Commission, the Department of Veterans' Affairs or enquiries. Often there may pea long wait before you the Australian War Memorial as applicable. receive a reply due to the enormous number. of However, the War Memorial puts the onus on enquiries we receive each day. individuals to conduct their own research or hire an approved researcher. 6. POINTS TO NOTE: . a. Art requests must be of a wntten nature and This article endeavours to answer, in broad terms, contain the following information: some of the more common types of enquiries that 1) All given names of the service person CARO receives. 2) Army· Regimental number 1. I HAVE LOST MY MEDALS, CAN I GET THEM 3) Period.. of service if known, and 4) Date REPLACED? . . · t of birth if known. Yes, you can; however, wntten app 11cat1on mus If you are unable to provide all of the above be made and a statutory declaration must be information then at least s ome of the following completed in_cluding the steps you have taken to try information should be included: ,...... and recover the items. This replacement will ~ normally 1) Date and place of birth only occur once, so should you lose your 2) Army UniVs . medals a second time there is no guarantee of 3) Whether the service was full-tim~ or part-time obtaining another copy other than pl:lrchasing 4) The state of enlistment miniatures. NOTE: Only the initial recipient of the 5) Details-inscribed on medals and badges if any medals is able to receive replacemen! medals. are held 2. CAN I CLAIM UNCLE JOE'S MEDALS? 6) Details of persons most likely to be recorded as If Uncle Joe is deceased and the medals helVe not the ex-member's next-of-kin on enlistment, eg previously been issued then the eldest surviv i ~g parents, wife, brother or sister person in the following entitlement order may wnte 7) Any other name in which the ex-member might to CARO giving all r e le~an! detai!s .on_ the e~ have served, and member, statihg the enqu1rer s relat1onsh1p a_nd, 1f 8) Date of death if applicable. eligible, a claim form will be forwarded accordmgly: b. Enquiries should be addressed as follows: a. Beneficiary under Will j. Mother 1) For ·all enquiries regarding medals: b. Widow/Widower k. Brother Medals Section, CARQ/SCMA, 360 St Kilda c. Son I. Sister . Road, Melbourne Vie 3004 d. Daughter m. Half-b_rother 2) For pre 1947 enquiries: e. Step-son n. Half-sister Historical Research Section, CARO/ SCMA, f. Step-daughter o. N~phew 360 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vie 3004 g. Grand-son p. N1ece 3) For h. Grand-daughter q. Other perso~ ~am e d post 1947 enquiries: i Father as next-of-km m General Enquiries Section, CARO/ SCMA, 360 · official records St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vie 3004. 3. CAN I GET ~NOTHER COPY OF MY c. There is no point contacting CARO on someone else's behalf, as. regulations preclude us releasing DISCt.IARG!: RAPERS? . f your chscharge papers have been Ios~ ~ r information to you. We must have the written destroyed, then CARO ea~ issue. ~n ex-r:nember a authorisation of the member concerned or, in the certificate of service. Thts ~ert1f1cate . 1s not as case of the member being deceased, the written detailed but it does contain penod Qf serv1ce, type of authorisation of the closest next-of-kin. Llatenlng Poat- Sprtng 1110- Pege 31 MJ. 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On the right of the picture la a hose and nozzle, duplicated on the other aide, and used for cooling the barrel after firing. This particular gun was sited near the rifle range, and was one of many similar guns around Valetta'a coastline. i Right: During World War I, Germany bombarded Paris from a distance or 90 mlln ualng an lmmenae gun nicknamed "Big Bertha" by the All~ fore••· France responded by building an even bigger gun, but whether 11 waa ever fired few know. Thla la one of the ahell• 11 wa to fire; 11 stood alx fHI 4 lnchn .-11, Ill eallbre wa5~ or 20.!Mina and 11 weighed almoat two. Iona. This photo came from· the Australian War Mu~eum when 11 waa loct~led In Prince · Alfred Park; Sydney, near Central Station: I Imagine that 11 la now In th.-Natlonal War Muaeum, Canberra. PijiL JAY ex RAN U.tenlng Post - Sprtng 1110 - Pege 41 ------~ Special Discounts to all R.S. L. 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At its peak 28,000 women were serving, although total throughput during the war years exceeded that figure. lt is interesting to note that the wartime WAAAF was numerically greater than today's RAAF. One month later the WRANS (Women's Royal Australian Naval Service) was formed. Its total enlistment was 2,617 s~ased young women. The AWAS (Australian Women's Army Service) developed by September 1941 and enlistments them. In all, about 85 new tasks were learned and reached 24,000. new responsibilities accepted by the women of the These servicewomen learned many new skits as armed services. Around 60,000 women served in the signallers, cypher clerks, meteorologists, teletype wartime Navy, Army and Air Force of whom some operators, flight. mechanics, instrument 3,000 were our highly respected nursing sisters and technicians, drivers, ack-ack gunners, clerks, cooks their helpers in the women's medical services. and sick-quarter attendants - to name a few of PAT BALFE. ·, Returned Services League of Australia 24th National Fours Bowls C.hampionships for the "SIR ARTHUR LEE" Trophy Following "JACK HAMILTON, VC" Interstate Series and "OR SYD KRANTZ MEMORIAL TROPHY" Series RULES 1. All contestants must be financial members of ASL of 4. All applications must be accompanied by an entry fee of $20 Australia. per team. 2. All contestants must be affiliated members of the ABC or 5. Players are responsible for their own transport and the appropriate Governing Body. · accommodation. 3. Nominees of any team must be affiliated with the same 6. All sectional games wil be of 21 ends. Post Sectional, Quarter, State Governing Body but need not be members of the Semi-Finals and Finals 21 ends. same club or sub-branch. Carnival a_poneoraa PAl INaURANC. GROU~..._TH. SWAN BR·W-RV CO. LTD•• .AUaTRALIAN AIRLIN.S., TOWN & COUNTRY WA BUILDI.NG SOCI.TV ·ENTRY FORM\- NATIONAL FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP 2-6 JANUARY 1991 (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY- ADD CHRISTIAN OR PREFERRED NAME) Nanie Private Address · Sub-Branch State Leader Second Third Captain Tum Contact Name ...... · ·: · · · .. · · · · .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . · · · · · · Phone ...... Address: ...... • ...... Post Code ...... _ ...... ENTRIES CLOSE 31 OCTOBER 1990 (Requested ss soon ss possible) . . ~ T•D PHILP, National Secretary, 8 Hennlng Crescent, Manning, WA 6152 (09) 450 4033 . . 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Full detailing service (or part of) Complete mountin Wash, Vacuum, Polish. g service available. Full Interiors. Including shampooing seat '"f'H. M•DJII. SP.CIIII.IS'f''' head/linings. . Steam cleaning engine and under bodies. ONS280~ A~ proofing. Vinyl and paint protection. . Thursday and Sunday 12 - 5 p .m. Also brick paving pressure cleaned. ARMY MUSEUM ~~~~ifertv Road MANDUAAH 535 A &4ft Cnr. Lord & Bulwer Street, Perth .,."- u.tenlng Poet-~ 1180 THE HISTORY OF THE TED TOWNSHEND MEMORIAL SHIELD The Mllb« 161Ddebted to Km OemmtsudJlld 'J'IJorD,.an oftbe Oaildow-Mt Helerul Sub-Branch and to RSL headqcuuten for their illt'81uabk OOtJtributloas ID the compibdloo ofthis MmJOI'W's bi.sbKy. Sp«MJ t/wJits lire extend«/ to Hughie deBIJI'Rh oftbe Upper SwtuJ-BnndJ whose ~ prompted the .utbor to record tbi6 hlstory before tbe ,_,e of tinH! erased the Memorial Shield from the memory ofpast IUid ptUe~t members. Early in 1954 a social evening was held at the Glen In 1952 he was elected to the WA State Executive Forrest Branch attended by Sub-Branches from and, at the time of his death, was chairman of the Chidlow, Mt Helena, Mundaring and Darlington. War Veterans' Home Board, was on the Membership The aim of the evening was to foster greater interest Committee and the Staff Committee. in the RSL and, in particular, the Hills Branches. He was also Assistant Warden of the State War At this gathering were the late W.S. Lonnie and Memorial, liaison officer to the State Women's Ted Townshend, then liaison off·icer for the Hills' Auxiliary, chairman of the Council of Social Sub-Branches. Many ideas were put forwarcfBUtthe Services Ex-Services Committee, liaison officer idea proposed by Ted proved to be the most between the League · and the Red Cross and productive; he offered a shield for a competition President of the Asian People's Anti-Communist between the Hills' Branches to take place annually League. at different Branch halls in the Hills area. Little did His MBE was conferred in the 1961 News Years he know that the competition would.continue - Honours List for service in the uninterrupted interests of - for 27 years. The shield was ex-servicemen. inscribed: Eastern Hills Trophy for Competition by Eastern Hills Sub-Branches of ,the ASS and AI LA The Shield was originally known as the presented by E.G. Townshend. Townshend Shield but on Ted's · death became 1 known as the Ted Townshend Memorial Shield. The Shield formally became known as the Townshend Shield and the games to be played; YEARLY WINNERS OF THE darts- 301 up, straight start, and finish on a double E.C. TOWNSHEND MEMORIAL SHIELD -quoits - 101 up - and indoor .bowls. The games season started in September and each 1954 Glen Forrest 1969 Glen Forrest Sub-Branch played host for two sets of games 1955 Mundaring 1970 Glen Forrest played at each Sub-Branch during the season. 1956 Darlington 1971 Glen Forrest The Shield was originally to be won outright if any 1957 Darlington 1972 Glen Forrest Sub-Branch won it three times in succession. 1958 Mt Helena 1973 Upper Swan Chidlows achieved this effort in 1961 and, with the 1959 Mt Helena 1974 Upper Swan approval of the donor, redonated the Shield in 1960 Chidlow 1975 Chidlow- perpetuity. Glen Forrest also won three times, and 1961 Chidlow Mt Helena both Sub-Branches received a replica of the Shield. 1962 Chidlow 1976 Darlington 1963 Mundaring 1977 ·During the early years John Ell is, Chidlow- of Mt Helena 1964 Chidlow Sub-Branch, was the organiser of these Mt Helena games but 1965 Chidlow 1978 ~ fter 1967 Ken Clements took over that role and Upper Swan 1966 Glen Forrest 1979 Chidlow- carried on until1981. Special thanks go to these tvJo 1967 Glen Forrest · ~ stalwart members for their perseverance in ensuring Mt Helena 1968 Glen Forrest 1980 Upper Swan tnat the games continued in the spirit in which they were intended. Early games saw only the men Various liaison officers from the State attending but later their w~re Executive ladies invited to regularly attended the games final ·nights participate, enJoyme~~ and and this added to the. of the prominent amongst them were games and helped Alan Cooper and Mr maintain the kmdred spmt. Kwiecinski. This helped set the pattern for an Ted and his wife Thelma always attended the final enjoyable evening. Jack Thompson of Chidlow-Mt to the year's games and presented the Shield: Te,d Helena Sub-Branch had the distinction of having giving his usual pep talk about the RSL. After Ted s attended all games nights; including finals, over a death his wife Thelma, now deceased, continued to period of 27 years. This is a r.ecord that few others, if make the annual presentation. any, could claim in any field of endeavour. t ed' who saw service in the Great War W!t~ the 4th Time takes its toll gnd gradually members passed Battalion (NSW) and later with th~ 1st.Mach!ne Gun on ~nd Sub-Branches bec(\me smaller, such as Company, took part in the Galltpol~ land1~g ~nd Mundaring and Wooroloo, and were unable to carry served later in Flanders. He lost a leg m the f1ghtmg on at all. 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Other Sub-Branches were invited to join the that year were Upper Swan and to them goes the competition and Up~;>~r Swan became a regular honour of holding the Shield until, hopefully, it can competitor. The injection of new blood kept the be revived in the future. Since the Shield's inception, competition going and eventually Upper Swan won it has done whatTed Townshend set out to achieve the Shield in 1973 for the first time. · -a means of keeping mateship and membership in Sadly all good things come to and end and, due to the RSL together. lack of members able to pfirticipate, it was decided D. CRUDEN to end the competition in 1981. The final winners Upper Swan Sub-Branch RSL Pioneers Revolutionary Travel Insurance Plan After many months of talks and detailed planning, until convinced of the patient's ability to pay. In the RSL has launched a new travel insurance plan most cases, the card itself will be sufficient evidence specially designed to meet the needs of RSL of this, but Pathfinder Assistance Services provides members. an important ~fail-safe'. Known~s 'RSL Pathfinder Travel Insurance', the The RSL Pathfinder Travel Plan provides full plan possesses a key feature which has never before cover for cancellation or curtailment of the journey, been satisfactorily addressed by the insurance baggage and personal effects, emergency medical iJ1dustry. And it brings together in one policy other evacuation and repatriation; overseas medical and features which few other si':"gle plans can offer. hospital expens~s. accidental death and personal The most crucial point of differen.ce is that tt:te liability. In these areas, it matches the cover plan can cover travellers with 'Known Pre-Existing provided by most other policies, but the fact that it Conditions'- that is, medical conditions, illnesses can cover 'Known Pre-Existing Conditions' or physical defects which are known at the time of increases its value. What is more, it achieves all this departure. at a premium which is definitely among the most competitive available in Australia, thanks to the Other 'across-the-counter' travel insurance plans buying power of the RSL membership (and ki.ndred will not provide cover in respect of such conditions organisations) for which it was designed . . if medical treatment or advice for treatment. has been obtained in periods ranging from 30 days to six The policy document itself represents a great months -before departure. stride forv.tard -it is written in plain English instead of legal jargon, and sets out very clearly what is RSL Path-finder Travel Insurance requires only covered and what is not. Furthermore, the type is that if you have a 'Known Pre-Existing Condition', large enough to be easily read! your medical practitioner must'fill out a short form to declare that you are medically fit to travel. The RSL Pathfinder Travel Plan is underwritten by Mutual Community General Insurance of Adelaide, Most travel insurance policies today offer the one of Australia's most solidly-established and benefit of an international assistance company, and respected insurance groups. lt has the full RSL Pathfinder is no exception. A link has bee(l endorsement of the RSL; in fact, it came into being arranged with Pathfinder Assistance Services, the as a direct result of the personal concerns of the only Australian-owned a~d ~ased. and _ on~ of the National President, Brigadier Alf Garland, and most experienced orgamsat1ons m th1s f1eld, .to research by Commodore 'Nobby' Clarke ·that handle all international liaison work connected w1th existing insurance plans were inadequate for the medical and other emergencies f.aced by !he needs of members. lt is the second major 'RSL overseas RSL traveller. An 'RSL Pathfmder Helphne initiative in .the insurance field; the RSL Card' issued with the Certificate of Insurance Householder Insurance Plan launched some time provides Australian, U.~. ~nd U.K: telephone . ago is now strongly accepted in many states. numbers for this orgao1sat1on.. wh1ch c~n be, contacted via a reverse-charge phone call m the In introducing the RSL Pathfinder Travel Plan at a event of an emergency, to provide ~ full r~nge C?f recent RSL function, Brigadier Garland said "This is assistance services ranging from 1mmed1ate a1r a most significant breakthrough in travel insurance as it affects the welfare of members travelling e\ ESTABLISHED HOMED ~~fR~ · $57,000 to $59,750 3 BED ·i/T PLUS CARPORT .CONDITIONING ONLV 15 M INS TO MIDLAND \ . Homeswest letter holders welcome • Reverse cycle air-conditioning Primary, high schools and shopping • Single room units facilities within walking distance. Ready finance available to approved . • SplusyYems · purchasers. e Ducted systems Rep on site: sun 1-4pm. • Refrigerated systems • Evaporative 32 Bowman Street, systems Bullsbrook • Home heating • Super quiet equipment • Total comfort Summit Realty ~· AIR ' ~ONOJTIONING Discount to all RSL Members WINTHROP on meution of this ad 12 Sixth Avenue, Apple.yross, 6153, W.A. 5105100 Phone / Facsimil~: A/H (09\ 364 2240 Norma Thomason 457 2743 , · Serv1cmg a~ areas Pege 41 - Listening Pa.t - Spring 1tt0 REUNION-S 2/13th Field Ambulance AIF Back to Barracks Night Ex members and wives are invited.to attend our After the last very successful Back-to-Barracks 50th anniversary at a reunion at Anzac House on night held in April 1989, I have pleasure in Friday, 26 Octoper 1990 commencing at 7 pm. announcing another in1ormal get-together of RSL For further information contact: Mr L. McCarthy, members and serving members of. the Services: a 31 Marradong Stre~t. Coolbinia 60~, -"" phone chance to get to know one another, to talk, and find 444 1927 or A. Jam1eson, 53 Valencia Avenue out the views of those who are not yet members of Churchlands 6018, phone 446 4591 ' the RSL. Open to all Members, their wives and fri~nds . Venue: 7th Field Battery Hobbs Artillery Park, lrwin 50th Anniversary - 2/4th M GBattalion Barracks, Karrakatta. Date: Friday 9 November Nov~mber 27, 1990 is the 50th Anniversary of the 1990. Start: 7.00 pm til whenever. Cost: $5 per head formation of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion in (to cover supper). N.Grtharn, and the week's celebration will begin with Ple~se notify numbers attending by Tuesday 6 a memorial service at 2.30pm on Sunday 25 November 1990. Contact Neil Fancourt, 32 Pioneer November at St George's Cathedral, Perth. Drive, Edgewater, 6027, telephone 306 1168 (home) The Battalion will form up at the Esplanade at or 325 0241 Ext 206 (work) 1.45pm and march up Barrack Street and St George's Terrace to the Cathedral. We will be ·accompanied by the 5th Military District Band who Ex-Signal Corps members who served will also play during the service, Afterwards, the ladies of the Cathedral will provide afternoon tea . • in Japan with BCOF/BCFK 1945-55 Tuesday, 27 November - a luncheon at Beau Rivage Restaurant, Gloucester Park Trotting lt is ·proposed to hold a national reunion of ex- Ground, will start at 12.30pm shar ~ with pre- Army Signallers who served in Japan. The proposed luncheon drinks served from 11.30am. Cost $35.00 reunion late in 1991 or 1992, would most probably per person, widows $20.00. There is ample parking be held in Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide, and in the trotting ground. wives and partners would, of course, be welq,c>flle. Thursday 29 November, 11 .00am - a wreath- If there is firm support for the reunion froml..ew. laying ceremony wi ll be held at the POW Memorial members in WA, group travel could possibly b in May Drive, Kings Park with the service conducted made at a c heaper rate either _by air or coac . by member Stan Lance. This will be·followed by a Similarly, a rebate on accommodation for the two or picnic lunch in the grounds opposite the Memorial th ree day event would be negotiated. BYO. There is considerable interest in the proposed We have asked Pat Kenny, of the Savoy Hotel, to reunion as the last one was in 1955 in Melbourne,. allow us to use the lounge on the firs! floor as a Fu rther details are available by contacting Major Kel meeting-place for the week, so whoever is in town Weir, 1/ 31 Ostend Road, Scarborough 6019, or will know where they can catch up with mates. Their· telephone 341 1199 after 4.30 pm. wives are included. . The committee has put in a lot of time and effort to make the week successful but it.can only be so with your cooperation, so please make a special effort. There will be only one 50th. . We would like to see more members, sons, daughters and their wives and husbands come ·Front Line InfantrY Medal alon'g not only to the luncheon, but ·to the other events·during the week. The 2/ 12 Battalion Association has given notice it For those members who are incapacitated and intends ending the above medal project at the end of have no transport the Association will provitle same 1990, so this is the last opportunity to obtain one. if you contact the Secretary. We must restr.ict this To be entitled to the medal, it is essential to have assistance to those living in the metropolitan area. been on the ration strength of an infantry battalion Closing date for luncheon bookings is 14 November or attached tG one whilst in action:. eg. engineers, and money to accompany applications. Please pioneers, machine gunners, commandos, or remember the date as we have to provide numbers attached signallers or medical corps. _for catering. . The medal is available through Arthur McGrath, Plene bring your own nam9 badge If possible. Medal Specialist, 16 Mann Way, Bassendean 6054. LES KEMP Phone 328 0568. Llatenlng Poll - Sprfng 1110 - Pege 41 G~enda McDonald looks forward to meeting all old and new customers at ·EPSOM PHARMACY. For all your pharmaceutical ARDROSSNEWSAGENCY requirements 799 CANNING HIGHWAY, APPLECROSS Prop: Keith Hamilton While picking up your reading material, try your luck at Lotto, Scratch and match or Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm ~~~ ~ Lottery Ticket s. Saturday 8.30am to 12 noon . Phone 148 Epsom Avenue, Belmont 3611' 2256 277 3446 Need A Good Mechanic? TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL See DICKSON AUTO REPAIRS. Honest, reliable workmanship. Service and Repairs ARTIFACTS t o cars and commercial vehicles. Specialising in 4 wheel drives. 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I was in Adelaide when his unit returned from the Middle East, living at 13 Eighth Avenue, Joslin. Two butchers were billeted with us: Corporal Ken Lee 'Discovered' Trail from NSW and Private.Bill Tilley who, I think, was a Dear Editor, Tasmania. The orderly room was. next door in the home of a Mr and Mrs Paize and the orderly· room As a result of my letter (2/4th Infantry Battalion) in clerk (Fred Willison) often dropped in for a cup of the Lost Trails Sectioh, I was contacted by one of tea. Parades were held in the street outside. the unaccounted for 2/4th Battalion members who Adelaide was like an lives in Albany; I also had telephone calls armed cainp at that stage from two with heavy AA and searchlight batteries who were reinforcements to other units with whom I in the did my early training. park lands and gun parks and vehicles parks in every available open space, including local ovals. After about 40 years, it was very pleasing to have Blackouts were the order of the day (or night!). our lost 2/4ther come back into the.fold of our little My mother corresponded with Ken and Fred for ,WA._Association and to hear from my other two som~ comrades-in-arms. time, and Ken came to visit when I was convalescing, post war. At that time he ·was On behalf on the WA 2/4th lnf&ntry Battalion managing a plantation in New Britain. Fred was Association members, I record my appreciation for living in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and we publishing our letter. visited him during the sixties. DOUG SLINGER RAY F. TWIST (SX33834) WA Vice President 1 Australian Water Transport 2/4th Infantry Battalion Association 43 Ronneby Road, 55 Hotham Street, Lesmurdie. Bayswater. Cheering response Dear Editor, Thank you for putting my request in your j~ rnal. Sinking the Anshzm Quite a few of my old army mates have bee~ · n touch. I have spoken to several ~n the phone a d Dear Editor, have had some letters. lt really cheered me up s I I read with interest the article on tl:le sinking of the am a West Aussie myself, but moved to Sydne~ in Anshun in Milne Bay in 1942 ('Milne Force Signals' 1944 and lost contact with all my mates. lt was just Winter 1990) and· would like to add a postscript to great to hear from them, and I hope that more will the story. respond. I served in the New Guinea Solomons areas in the Thanking you once again, Commonwealth Salvage and rescue ship RON METCALFE Caledonian Salvor a US lend-lease vessel take~ 16 Roleystone Avenue, over by an Australian crew in San Francisco in 1943. Kingsgrove NSW 2008 The Salvor helped to keep Allied shiJ?Pir:tg in the Pacific afloat and active. One of her earlier JO~~ w.a.s to assist in the refloating of the Anshun at Gth Gth . Anshun was towed to Sydney by ~nother of our salvage tugs where she was refitted: After the ~ar and renamed Culcairn, she sailed off the Austral tan coast until her eventual retirement. Old u.au '§ dowulall ••• l'ncluded Salvor's~rew in the Caledonian was Ben An 85-year-old man decided to bridge the Firkiri a cook from WA who had been tn the crew of generation gap and marry a 20-year-old girl. Before the ~lso A'nshun when she was sunk. Ben . ;-vas the big day, he visited his doctor and explained the aboard the WA government ship Koolama whtch situation. "Not to worry, " said the doctor, "I'll fix you was sunk in Wyndham in 1942 by J~panese up with some pills. Now these are pretty powerful, bombers. Salvor's last job, before . betng de- so you have to be careful with them_.Take one every commissioned and returned to the !.JS tn 1946, was other day. Go t that? Every other day.. Take one on an attempt to refloat the Koo/ama at Wyndh~m. Sunday, skip Monday, one on Tuesday, skip For Ben, the wh~l had turned full circle. Wednesday, one Thursday, skip Friday and so on." J. (Mick) GIGGINS . Two weeks later the doctor met the young bride 242 Canning Highway, dressed in widow's black. "Was it th~ . pills?" he East Fremantle. asked. "No," she rep/ie.d, ''it wa.s the skipping." Uatenlng Poet - Spring 1110- Pege 51 WHEEL ALIGNMENT SERVICE Suspension parts supptied and fitted. New tyres, wheels, batteries, exhausts, puncture tyre repaus.. Kambal.da-Tyre Sales & Service 20 Clianthus Road, Kambalda Phone Colin Campbell on . I 27 1943 . 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(096) 411849 Pege 52 - Listening Poet - Sprtng 1110 LostTratls ···:············· ··············· CAN YOU HELP? Names warited Northam veterans Could you please help me in my search for former Northam Sub-branch mates who serv~d wit~ is in the process of updating me from ·May 1963 until its ·Roll-of-Honour Board and would September 19 _ 6~ m 2 F1e like to hear ld Troop Royal Australian from the relatives/friends of Northam (born Engin~ers wh1ch was ~art /enlisted of 11 Independent Field from) service personnel who paid the supreme Squadron Royal Engmeers based ]in Terendak sacrifice in the following Camp campaigns: Malaya in Malacca, Malaysia, as part of the 28th (1948/1960), Borneo (Sahab/ Commonwealth Brigade. Sarawak) (1962/1966), Malay ~ insula (1964/1966), Korea (1950/1953) During our tour of duty we served in Thailand as and Vietnam (1962/ 1973). part of Operation Crown as well as going to Sarawak Please contact secretary Kevin Watson on rotation to support , Northam 3 Battalion Royal Australian Sub-Branch, P.O. Box 252, Northam 6401 , phone Regiment and work on air field and road 096 221975. . construction tasks. This was the period of the Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia. Calling Denis Chadney There were about 55 members of the Troop; so far I am we have managed to l.oGate.23. When trying to trace my wartime Catalina navigator we find the and old rest, we are planning to have a reunion at a central comrade in the UK and SEAC, Flying Officer location. Denis John Chadney, RAAF (attached to the RAF). If anyone could let me have his address, I would be J.S. WILSON very grateful. 10 Jolliffe Street, Busselton 6280 J.M.D. BURKE 7 Coolangatta Terrace Phone 097 522935 , AJHrs Dromana Vie 3936 Information wanted Phone 059 87 1701 I have a brbnze badge of 'The Kings Royal Rifle lOS ACCS ·Members Corps'. Can ' anyone identify and give me any I would like to hear from any members of the 108 information regarding this badge? lt is similar in ACCS (which formed in Perth) who were stationed shape to a Maltese Cross, and has the crown on top, at Herne Bay and Narellan, NSW, during 1944. with past battles named on the cross. 1 hope to visit Perth in 1991-92 and would like to STEPHEN BELICKE contact some of my old mates. Rockingham Sub-Branch EX-WA DVR RON METCALFE 20 Frederick Street, 16 Rolestone Avenue, Shoalwater 6169. Ki~gsgrove NSW 2208 ITEMS FOR THIS SECTION SHOULD BE TYPED SUB-BRANCH NEWS AND DOUBLE-SPACED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. GERALDTON when Geraldton delegates attend the 1990 Congress in Perth. President Allan Ellis said 1992 AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE would be our 75th Anniversary. '· This Sub-Branch has expressed concern that A State Congress motion from Geraldton seeks Australia's ability to defend itself _against a force of an additional clause to a section of the Aged even 10,000 invading enemy sold1er~ has been c~st Persons' Home Act. The clause is designed to give in doubt by prominent military thmkers. lt Will, ·inc,reased financial support toward~ the· therefore, urge State Congress.to continu~ to press management of RSL Hostels and Nursing Home for the re-introduction of Nat1onal Serv1ce as an Establishments. · important means of contributing to Australia's The National President, Brigadier Alf Garland defence , capabilities. will attend our annual reunion dinner on September The Sub-Branch also decided at its April meeting 8, following the National Congress in Perth. to be associated with a f easibility study into the We have sent a letter of congratulations to our possibility of re-introducing th~ Army. Cadet Women's Auxiliary, which won movement; the Country Cup as and at its July meetmg dec1ded to the outstanding country Auxiliary in accept, in principle WA. The , a proposal to spc;>nsor the Geraldton Auxiliary has now won t_tle Cup 24 formation of a community times army cadet umt. in a competiton which is based not only on service The Sub.:.Branch was a strong supporter of the to the RSL-.and allied organisations but also to the Army Cadets when t~ey o~erat~d at Saint Patrick's community generally. College and Geraldton Semor H1gh School and later A vacancy on the Sub-Branch Management as a combined unit. ~ Committee has been filled by Vietnam veteran Bob A bid to host the 1992 State Congress will be made Bandy. Llatenlng POll - Spring 1110 - P.-ge 53 Regain Your Independence CROSS .COUNTRY Don't miss out .on life. You can regain your independence with an inexpensive 'Hummer CONSTAUaiONS Personal Transporter'. and Ufesty.. CabiMti You can still visit all of your favourite places·in (Now operating from their) Webberton Office comfort with a stylish and rugged transporter. 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The 'RSL throughout Australia The Sub-Branch has been saying for years that it can prevent this if we speak as one voice. has nothing out admiration for all those who served Remember: together then, together now. in ~ietnam, and that it was always appreciative of NEIL FANCOURT their efforts under the extremely difficult circumstances. As far back as 1966 Geraldton was providing Christmas parcels for national servicemen in both Vietnam and Malaysia. In addition, the servic~men were made honorary _ members of the RSL and their parents were visited . by Sub-Branch representatives to give help and advice, if required. · One of the 1966 Christmas parcels recipients, Private C.A. Smythe, wrote from Vietnam: "lt is good to know there are some people at home who are behind the Australian servicemen in their efforts. SATURDAY, 24 NOVEMBER We thank the Sub-Br~nch for its support and , 1990 understanding." Another recipient had said that the ANZAC HOUSE Christmas parcels gave a terrific boost to morale of AT 6.30 P.M. servicer:nen. Pre Dinner Drinks 6.00 p.m. The end of Australia's involv ~ ment in Vietnam had Price $5 per person. been marked by the inclusion of two VIetnam Members accepting, with partners, veterans in the party on the saluting dais on Anzac Qay, 1972, and by having other Vietnam veterans to notify. lead the parade. The RSL's supportive attitude Hon. secretary // ~ towards Vietnam veterans continued when the Sub- City Of Perth RSL Sub-Bra eh Branch financed the attendance of two veterans at O.P.O. Box C128, Perth 60 the Welcome Home P.arade in October 1988 during Australias Bicentennial year. Tel 448 3812 or 277 4091 \ Closing Date: Everyone associated wi th the olJtstanding 21 November 1990 success of Anzac Day 1990 is thanked. DRESS INFORMAL Vietnam veteran Chris Srr.ythe set a splendid ex~mple to his colleagues by becoming Junior Vice- President and then Senior Vice-President - a position previously held _by Vietnam veteran Derek CANNING DISTRICfS - Andrews. VICfORIA PARK PETER BARDEN, P.R.O. The membership of our Sub-Branch (on the WANNEROO-&_DISTRICfS corner of Wharf - Street and George Way, Cannington) is increasing and our social activities Greetings to all our fellow members and ladies of are very popular. We are proud of qur, happy Auxiliaries thro_ughout WA. atmosphere and new members are made most lt is pleasing to note that Doug Bruce -is on the welcome. Carpet bowls, pool and darts are available mend and should be home by the time this goes to for members and our beer garden with BBQ press. Ces Bruce has been a tow~ yo f strength an~ is facilities is very popular during the warmer months. still able to contribute in her role with the ladles. Members are reminded that our Remembrance These two people are truly what the RSL is all ab_out Day Service will be held at 11 am on Sunday, 11 -they care for their fellow man and so splendidly November 1990 at the_Memorial, corner of Albany set an example of the true Aussie spirit of "giving Highway and Manning Road, Cannington, and the YOUF mate a hand". Thank you, Do ~ g and Ces, and AGM will be held at 11 am Sunday, 2 December "Good-on-'yer". 1990. Last year saw a large turnout at both and it is , Once again -we are the proud recipients of ~h~ hoped that this will continue. 'Merv Williams Trophy" , and we tha_nk the La~1es President Bob Hill recently paid a warm tribute to Auxiliary for their f·ine efforts in helpmg us ach1eve Jim Redmond and Norm Semmens. Jim has been this. our Sunday volunteer barman for many years1 and Uatenlng Post- Spring 1110- Pege 55 RSL MEMBERS call into - KA V &· T·REVOR BAIRSTOW HANGOVER ARE PLEASED TO BAY CAFE ANNOUNCE THEY ARE Dine in or take away. 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Page 5I - Listening Post - Spring 1HO Books may be borrowed; the key is available from Sub-Branch Secretary, Joe Oversby·, or the Sub-Branch News Secretary of North Beach Bowling Club, Alf Price. Norm keeps our gardens tidy and the trees trimmed. R.S. (Bud) WARREK. Bqth are.very popular with all members. D. SMITH Honorary Secretary. NORTHAM The 75th Anniversary of Gallipoli was special for RETURNED SISTERS' us as one of our members, Merv Carter, is a Gallipoli VALE Dora Murlel Wood, nee Clinch (WFX 1550) veteran. Merv (who is 95 and now lives in Wongan Hills n~aar his daughter) is quick to point out that he Dora Clinch, a member of a well-knOWfl WA pioneer was not at the landing, but arrived with the 6th re- family, cam~ to Perth. for nursing training"after living most of her early life at Greenough. After obtaining her inforcements in August, 1915, and served with the General Nursing Certificate, she remained on the staff 16th Bn. of RPH for the next five years and was well-known as a Twice wounded, he then served with the 48th Bn staff nurse-and sister. She then undertook· Midwifery' in France ahd was on a hospital ship bound for Training at I5EMH, followed by a period as Matron of home when the Armistice was signed. Merv still the Government Hospital at Broorne. vividly recalls the relief he felt when he heard that A membe(ot the Army Reserve, she was called up in the war was over. This sprightly veteran was given ,.4Q3.9... for active service with the Australian Army pride of place at our 1990 march and led us down Nursing Servic~ and, with the rank of Sister, wa~ Fitzgerald St (before a record crowd) in a vehicle, posted for overseas service with the 2/2 AGH. This first accompanied by a Legacy ward. ·· group of Western Australian nurses sailed for the Merv assures us.that he will be here in 1991 and, Middle East with members of the 2/11 Battalion on the judging by his activity last April, who could disagree Nevassa early.in 1940. with him? After the war Sister Clinch was posted to the newly- KEVIN WATSON created Northam Army Camp hospital for .treating Hon. Secretary patients with tuberculosis. When this· facility was 096 221975. transferred to RGH, Hollywood, in 1947, she electectto take her discharge in New South Wales, where she married Jim Wood but continued nu~sing as a clinic sister in a large well-known shoppin~omplex until OSBORNE PARK her retirement. The Sub-Branch continues to enjoy a renewed Although living in NSW, Dora came back here interest offormer members coming back to the fold, frequ~ntly, meeting up with her colleagues and friends and at the July meeting, our Secretary rep~d that in the Sub-Branch. Unfortunately, durin~ her recent membership had increased to 164 members. 's is visit for Anzac Day, she met with an acCident, which very encouraging and we extend our sin ere necessitated her being transferred pack to Sydney gratitude to evetyone who has encouraged new where she died suddenly on 13 J4i1e 1990. Dora Wood merrib~rs and former members to join. was a staunch supporter of the RSL and held office in the NSW sub-branch, including that of President. Owing to the increased number of members, the S4bSranc;h was entitled to have three delegates at VICTORIA HOBBS . the 1990 State Congress instead of two. Cqngr~ss proved to be most successful being of exceptionally NORTH BEACH high standard and generating some very interesting Owing to wintry weather activities a'nd debate. Congratulations to all who presented attendanc.es were down during tt'le past quarter with proposals and the delegates who spoke on the an average of 34 members at the past . three various subjects. I was honoured to be one of the meetings. At our June meetif1g, w~ welcomed a new delegates from Osborne Park, and I am sure that member, R. Needham, and a visitor, B. Parkin, of other delegates found the proceedings as full of N~wcastle, NSW, wh·o attended a battalion reunion, interest as I did. · and Sub-Branch Presid~nt Mer\t Hall was presented . The Building Committee, formed to investigat~ with a Gold Certificate by the City of Stirling in the possibility of selling off part of-our property at recognition of .his 25 years of service to the Osborne Park, has met several times to consider community. Congratulations Merv. what would be the best procedure to adopt, The 24th National RSL Lawn Bowls Carnival will including renovating the existing hall internally be held in Perth from 27 December to 6 J.s(nuary, and without enlarging it in any way. This however, the North Beach Bowling Club wHI be the scene of proved to be very expensive and the option was action "during the National Fours Championship on rejected by members at a general meeting. 2, 3 and 4 January. Be in it if you can, if you can't, The Builiding Committee is. now looking at come down and watch the action .. retaining the whole of the land - that is, the three ' Members are reminded that the Sub-Branch has blocks that we own - and approaching the City of an interesting library. at the Nqrth Beach Bowling Stirling to fund the project. At the ·same time, the Club. More than ·ao volumes contain diverse State Goverment was asked to give support to subjects, with a good seleclion of military matters, rebuilding the hall; a reply from Dr. Carmen incltJding the Time/Life series "Australians at War". Lawrence (in her capacity as the member for Uttenlng Post - Sprtng 1110- P8ge 57 . R&M R. &J.. 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Amongst explaining how we would like to redevelop the them Is Len Hall, who lives in the area and becomes property and that financial assistance from Council our 300th member. would be appreciated. A start has thus been made After a spell in hospital Jos Barlett is now back · towards achieving our goal, but there will, no doubt, with us and ready for bowls again.. Our welfare be many setbacks. I lady, Mrs Joy Reed, is in hospital again and our b~st We sincerely hope that you all agree with what we wishes to go her. Mrs Dorothy Devaney carries on are attempting to do; if any members wishes to - tlle good work. speak about the project, do come along to a general Doug Pig~ot and Secretary Ron Elms met with the meeting. City of Stirling Mayor and City Manager regarding BILL SULLIVAN the proposed moving of the War Memorial to the President new Bowling Club site: progress will be reported in 349 2797. due course. SCARBOROUGH The Treasurer gave an account of investments Our trip to -Atcea, organised by Secretary Ran and what we can afford from the interest received. ~lms, He has prepared a report on financial matters for the was a very pleasant day's outing. Those of us . consideration of the committee. who had been on previous visits were surprised to see how the regenerated forest planted by Alcoa Congratulations are extended to Jack Bailie, an had advanced. If more of this work were done by active member for a number of years, who recently others, we feel sure that the forest would be back to had his 81st birthday. original or' even better standards. lt is worth a Preparation for the Sub-branch annual dinner on mention that Alcoa has received a United Nations 23 November is well in hand; seats will be limited to Award for its reafforestation. 160. . Mrl Alf Parker spoke to the pupils of Deanmore The Doubleview Bowling Club Carnival will again Primary School on the meaning of Anzac Day. He be sponsored for- $500 and organised by the mentioned that, though he had missed out on the ', Doubleview Bowling Club Match Committee. Anzac Day commemoration trip, he was on the Warrant Officer Rod Carr of the No. 22 reserve. Not many men of the 1914-1918 war are. Construction Squadron, who recently returned around these days to give accounts of the Somme from Uniteq Nations service in Namibia, gave a talk and Villers-Bretonneux with their foul and bloody on conditions there and the involvement of the conditions. Australian. Army in the UN Peace-ke~ping For-ee. Mr Len Hall, the 93-year-old veteran and survivor The men put down bores, connected running water of Gallipoli, and Mrs AI ice Furze, a war widow, who . for thEf.Namibian people (most of whom had never went on the Gallipoli trip; spoke of their . seen a water-tap' before) and carried out other experiences. Len, who was in the 10th Light Horse, essential health work, leaving Namibia in a better gave a graphic account of the landing at /(nzac conditfon than before. We don't appear to read Cove, the passage there in the life-boat, and the much in the media of what our UN forces are doing crisp orders of the young naval officer: "This is in UN aided countries. Rod's talk was much where you get out. Out!". appreciated by approximately 60 members. He told of his later trip in an aircraft and his JIM HUGILL. " subsequent transfer to the Flying Corps. He's exchanged his horse for a Sopwith Camel and RUSSELTON enjoyed the change, although he had·. fond There was a very good attendance at this year's memories of his horses (three of them were_k1Ued >t AGM when we were pleased to welcome. three There must be a story somewhere on the horses or an~ representatives from OVA - Gary Collins, Ron the Light Horse Artillery of those days. ~ildenhall and Wayne Williams - who assured us Mrs Furze spoke of the kindness and attention that there will be more frequent visits from HQ given by the tour organisers and her surprise at the advisers· hi the future. great number of young Australians who had In his address, President Roy Young said that the · managed to get to Anzac Cove for the Memorial _p~st year had been very successful and Service. encouraging, with good meeting attendances and Although the Sub-branch Anzac Day Service was the enrolment of several new members. Members successful, we feel that it would be much better in continue to take part in v~rious local activities Qnd the proposed .new surroundlrlgs rather than the all our social functions were well organised and noisy1)osition it has now become. successful. The book "Lest We Forget", the history of the RSL We now have in the hall a couple of display is now available to those who wish to borrow it. cabinets kindly donated·by two of our hard-working The RSL Triple Bowls was won ~Y the newer members, Graham and Anne Jones, who Scarborough team of Dudley Docking, Jim Hazel, (unfortunately for us!) leave later in the year for New Llttenlng Post- Slnfng 1110 - P~ 51 CAR BODY MERREDIN !iERVII:E!i CARPETS& SMASH' REPAIRS Panelbeating, spraypainting and FURNITURE· rus, repairs OWI\IE~ -"' COVERING THE WHEATBELT YOU, THE CAR Bates Street - Merredln Private and commercial insurance Ask for Louie- Jane o·r Geoff We offer a free consultation on all body work. 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SWAN METRO mtm~ PLUMBERS ®lh J4ntn * Power drain cleaning * Burst pipes ~~stnriug * Gas Installations * Taps rewashered * Cisterns changed to dual flush * Restoring photographs, any age * Dishwashers lnstall.ed · Hand colouring * PENSIONER DISCOUNTS * NO CALL OUT FEES * * All work guaranteed * All work carried out on our premises * 24 hour emergency service * 30 years experience . ·Unit 2, 112 Park Road, Mandurah 6210 1,1015254 (BEHIND WAYNE'S WINDSCREENS) Mobile Phone 018 929648 uc No. so2 Phone: 581 1152 < RSL Members.. ·Mr John Coates welcomes all old and PERSPECTIVE · new cristome!S to ~( DRAWINGS M-·K. & E.D. HODGES · .: AND .DOCUMENTATION ~ . . For existing and new developmEmfs of AMPOL SERVICE STATION. Housing, Commercial, Industrial etc. Call MARCOS GONZALEZ (~):713791 Phone 344 8750 P8ge 10 - Llltenlng Poet - Spring 18t0 We are currently running a Joint Venture News programme so that every member receives a news Sub-Branch and information letter hand-delivered each month - the object being to keep in touch with all Guinea (where Graham h·as been transferred by members at all times. Telecom). The newsletter is called "The Eastern Hills Sub- 0ur big project for 1990 Is the proposed extension Branch Bugler" - sub headed "Sounding the up-to- to the hall and kitchen. Frank Oates has had the date news". Feedback is a problem - it is so plans drawn up and will now concentrate on fund- necessary to keep a newsletter of this type alive. We raising for the project. badly need to hear of Interesting occurrences, Mr YouQg, who expressed his! sincere thanks to humourous happenings, hints and cures, family members! for their support and co-operation over events, etc. But the telephone remains silent. We · the past year, was elected unopposed as President jlist.dDn't seem able to strike the right chord. Those for 1990, as were Secretary Fay Pike and Treasurer whom we have helped have been grateful but.the Bert Rogers. Frank Oates is Senior Vice President main object is intercommunication for the benefit of . and Jan Granvllle Junior Vice President. New all. We will keep on trying - who knows, perhaps members of the committee are Simon Wilson and the balloon wrtl burst and we will have a flood of John Van Eldik. news. Last year's Poppy Day was the best ever, with Recruiting new members has been slow but we supplies of poppies running out before closing time. managed to earn two recruiting pennants for the The response from--the Busselton public is very Sub-Branch. gratifying. As the years roll by, age and sickness take their After publicity in the local paper regarding the toll but that must be happening in most branches. 75th Anniversary of Gallipoli, our Anzac Day The "Listening Post" helps to keep us in touch with ceremonies were better attended than ever before, other Sub-Branches and interesting events. with more Qlarchers and organisations taking part. JOHN O'BRIEN-HILL During the serVice at the Memorial, a plaque in Honorary Secretary. memory of Pte S.J. Barnett of 4 AAA, who was killed in Vietnam, was unveiled by his mother and nephew. In the afternoon our bowling stalwarts managed to wrest the Perpetual Anzac Day Trophy back from the bowling club. MAND1JRAH Soon we hope to show a video of the Anzac Day V)SIT BY NATIONAL PRESIDENT service and march, and we have already heard an Our National President, Brigadier Alf Garland, address by local girl, Naomie Bytes, who and State President, Jim Hall, visited us on 1 accompanied the Anzac-veterans to the Gallipoli September. A special meeting of the Sub-Branch ceremonies as a representative of WA Youth. was called and delegates from 14 Sub-Branches in . Congratulations to our long-serving member, Mr the south-west region were invited. John Cooper, who was recently elected President of ANNUAL STATE CONGRESS the Busselton Shire Council. Vice-President John Ralph, who led our JOHNJOYCE delegation of eight, ensured that members were Publicity Officer. given a good briefing on all important issues at our Ju ly meeting and via our monthly newsletter. He was also pleased to announce that, as a reward for EASTERN HILLS our efforts, we were given a Membership Pennant "-This Sub-Branch, centred in Mundaring, is the for 1989 acknowledging an increased membership result of the amalgamatibn of many Hills Sub- of 10% plus. Branches (Mundaring, Glen Forrest, Darlington, SECRETARY'S RESI.GNATION Chidlow and Mt Helena). There were numerous Well-known and well-:liked Secretary Keith. Dhu , reasons for the· fi!lal change - natural movement · elected to stand down from the arduous duties of distance to declining membership, travelling Secretary from the end of June. Although recently meetings, age and sickness and other factors. The recovered from a serious illness, Keith is still very and we amalgamation has proved to be successful actively involved with Sub-Branch business and has have some 75 members, although from a wide also been appointed 'President of the new Halls spread area. Our monthly meetings are on the third He~d Bowling Club in Mandurah. of each except in December, when we Thursday as have our Christmas party, and we organise four or Vice-President John Ralph has taken over five outings throughout the year to various secretary until the end of the year along with his interesting venues. · other duties, which include welfare assistance to club members. · We collected over $1,800 on Poppy Day, and our Anzac · Day Parade (led by the Kalamunda Pipe MANOURAH CADET UNIT Band) culminated in a Commemoration Service in Under our Sub-Branch sponsorship, 504 the Mundaring Hall, followed by a get-together with Mandurah Cadet Unit has been created and is a fine plenty to eat and drink. More than 300 people and .healthy body. The unit officially came into attended the service. · existence on 9 July 1990. U.tenlng Post - Spring 1110 - Pege 11 Peter Grover an.d Staff welcome all RSL Members and their families to join tlS for a drink or meal - perbaps ~)I• even stay a while in our · ynits~ We would like to invite all R.SL. Clubs to join us for their next outing or day tour you may be planning. Our prices are competitive - with clean PARKRIDGE airconditioned coaches. So for friendly personalised service please contact HOTEt .,.,.-~--- Brendah or Eddle Bowey (formerly Lazy' Crab) 364 so~~ AID 364 9737 Old Coast .Road, · Parkridge ··· EUte,Tours 23 The Promenade, 582 1533 ~t. Pleasant 6153 KEEP OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER ANNUITIES Jesus People's Donated Goods Centre is located at Unit 2/28 Munt Street, Bayswater. Goods generously donated The use of a MODERN by the public are collected from donor homes or aelivered to our centre in Bayswater from 8.00am to 4.00pm ANNUITY.can help provide for a Monday-Friday. secure financia] FUTURE. Donated Goods Centre provides low income earners inexpensive secondhand furniture and household goods. ANNUITIES can be tailored to Also provided - AT NO COST - are goods to families suit. personal requirements and qnd young people in crisis. Each requ~st for assistance is treated strictly on its merit and our ability to assist at the .· needs. time of the request. ANNUI'rlES' may increase Your support is vital. disposable IJ'fCOME and reduce Good needed: * Beds * Floor Coverings TAX liabilities. *Tables *Wardrobes For free information on annuities * Washing * Fridges Machines * Lounges contact either: * Household Appliances & Furnishings . Ron H·owe or or your donation of $25, $50-or whatever you can afford to help a young person grow to their full potential. Ar.thur F arbenbJoom on For more information contact: 426 1303 Colin Whi.e, Phone.272 4496 or · Jean Crawford, ~ity Youth Centre, Phone 325 4677 .. National Mutual Financial Services ~ Jesus People · 88 Colin Street, West Perth aVJJli l\Ware Services Inc. Page 82 - Llatenlng Post- Spring 1110 VALE - Aubrey Alexander Lloyd Sub-Branch News Aub was a banker and served .in various parts of WA and the Northern Territory. After enlising in the An active and well-organised Parents' Committee AIF. in Darwin, he served in Artillery units in the has been•fw.rned and is hard at. work raising funds Pacific Theatre. forth~ Rllfcnase of equipment not supplied by the In peacetime Aub was involved in community A ~ r'fl¥ an . ~ .G P.f ~ qther consumables needed duri!')g work that included Apex and Rotary. He joined trammg. · legacy in 1965 and served on various committees The Par.eh1s' Qommittee applied .for and has just before becoming President for 1983-84. beeri grari!ed the sum of $2,0QO towards the His skill, enthusiasm and dedication will .be long provision,'1_\_typrthwhile facilities·and assistance to remembered, and his death will be mourned by the yo_ung -people of Mandurah. In a combined peol?le in many sections of the community. exercise the Sub-Branch and the Rarents' J.F. ~ATELY Committee has now purchased a second-hand steel Hon. Secretary. shipping container for about $1,000 that will be fitted up as an armoury and receptacle for controlled stores. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. A barbecue.oo the Saturday evening of the week when our regular mQ.D1hly social are held has now THE RETURNED become an eS~~91ish . ed feature. Carpet bowls every Monday afternoon are popular and bingo starts at EX-SERVICEWOMEN'S 1.30pm on ther Tuesday of the week after service pensiondayJA'h1eveningattheMandurahGreyhound Park in June a\tracted a good crowd, and we are now looking farw~rd to our Christmas in July at Poppy Day Lunch· Araluen. I. {' T.A. MILLS. for men and women HIGHGATE VALE - Thomas Charles Bedells , Monday, 29 October 1990 Tom .enlisted soon .after war was declared, Fremantle Sailing Club carrying the service number WX 14 and took part in the early campaigns in the desert and in Greece and Crete. He escaped from Crete with a party of about Halfpro~eds to restoration of 80 in an un.derpowered landing barge. After a series State War Memorial of brushes with· the enemy, including an Italian submarine, Tom finally made.the African coast near Mersa Matruh with three bullet wounds. Tickets $25 RSVP 23.10.90 In civilian life, Tom was an accoun'tant with the T & G Insurance Company. Pre-war he represented th~ State at hockey in the 1938 Carnival·in Adelaide. Post-war he concentrated on -the administrative APPLICATION FOR TICKETS side, particularly · umpiring, and · achieved Gallipoli Year Poppy Day Lunch· intemational status when ~e .umpired Olympic mat!Zhes in 1964 and 1968. Joining p-erth Legacy in Mrs J . Dowson, Ticket Secretary 1948, Tom served faithfully f.or 27 ,years .on various. Returned Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch RSL, committees and as grou·p leader uht111975. 3 Bay View Terrace VALE - Campbell Ernest Rederibach : ·. · MOSMAN PARK WA 6012 . ' Cam served with the R'AAF 1940-1949, mainly flying Beaufighters in . the Pa~ifi . c area and was I wish to apply for ...... tickets at $25 each for awarded the AE (Airman's Efficiency). He married the Luncheon to be held on Monday, 29 October Middy in 1948, and they registered· the name 'Ad 1990 at the Fremantle Sailing Club and enclose Astra Dry Cleaners' in September 1949, commencing business three mon~hs later. $ ...... :cam was a Sub Warden (State War-Memorial) and Name ...... ··············· · · · · a past President of the Highgate Sub-Branch RSL and also a member of the Air Force Association, Air Address ...... : ...... • ...... Crew AssoGiation RAAF Club London and the Masonic Lodge. · Cam was involved in numerous other activities Service (if any) including being past Vice-President of the Subiaoo Football Club (1960s). Llatenlng Po1t - Spring 1HO- Pege 63 I FOR ALL YOUR ~ _ BUILDING HOUOIHCI IN()OMrillrt' PDAIT' AUSl REQUIREMENTS - CABINET -WOR.,S CUSTOM BUILT -·.. - FURNITURE . R.K. 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Phone (02) 231 6547 Pttge 84 - L11tenlng Post - Spring 1HO WOMEN'S AUXILIARY Committee: Mesdames G. Rolfe, BEM (Bellevue), G. McPartland, M. Jolley, L. Ryniker (Bassendean-. Guildford), A. Cooke {Armadale), T. Chilcott (Cockburn). E. Hains (Wembley-Fioreat), T. Crispin, N. rnapton, Skelly {Belmont), M. Fisher, M. Dawe (Rivervale-Carlise), J. Southern (Nollamara- STATfr·PRESIDENT'S REPORT Nth Perth). Our63rdState.Conference, held on May 29 and 30 Reserves: N. Hammond (Subiaco), Mrs Jacksic and was well attended by delegates and observers. Mrs Norris (City of Perth). The State""President of the League, Mr J. Hall, The winner of the Country Cup was Geraldton, officially opened the Conference thanking all the Geraldton Shield went to Mt Barker and the Tray Auxiliaries .fotN heir continued support. He then to Bunbury. The Metropolitan Cup was won by presented Mn.... Audrey , JackseR,-Of the Perenjori Belmont, the Ames Shield to Bassendean-Guildford Auxiliary, art.~tws Pat Mathews and Mrs Elsie Hains, and the Tray to City of Perth. Encouragement of the Wembley Floreat Auxiliary, with Certificates Certificates were presented to Boulder, Narrogin, of Merit ancf·'f·:Gold Badges. A Certificate of Darling Range and Subiaco Auxiliaries. Yl~ · s Appreciation also presented to Mrs Veanie On Tuesday May 1, with Mesdames McPartland, A owe, our P8$t,State President, in recognition of the Bettridge and Dawe, I attended the Kojonup 40 years shet :ti.as served on State Executive. Auxiliary's luncheon. lt was a most enjoyable day CongratulatiOJ)S.{adies, you have truly earned these and we extend our grateful thanks to Mrs Kath awards. ' · ·. .. " .. ~ . Crook for her kind hospitality. E? Sale prices while stocks last. J ~ The Shire of Derby/West Kimberley is keen to encourage investment and involvement in The Only Bowls Shop In , / rr, 0 the future growth of the West Kimberley the City! . ~~ ~ Region. . . 8 A full spectrum of opportunities exists, ranging from the development and services of tourism, to professional services, ONE STOP BOWLS SHOP industrial, commercial and agricultural UnifOrm Fashions ~ · · \ · development. · c-. . . - ! 1st Level Centreway Arcade •·••·· YOUR ENQUIRIES ARE WELCOME !Old Zlmpels Arcadel ! · ,,·,~ AND·MAY BE DIRECTED TO: PERTH PH 321 9596, 322 3552 _ J THE SHIRE OF DERBY/WEST KIMBERLEY B/Card, M/Card, v~a ' , Amex, Diners accepted PO Box 94, Derby, Western Australia PH: (091) 91 1433 Fax (091) 91 1221 VIETNAM VETERANS COUNSELLING SERVICE . announces a new after hours service for veterans: ' SAMARITANS ~ VET LINE\ Veterans and their families experiencing difficulties after hours can now receive telephone counselling on a 24 hour basis. The WCS toll free line is diverted to Samaritans after hours. After speaking with a telephone counsellor, the caller will have the opportunity to speak to a volunteer telephone support worker · who is a veteran or veteran's wife. 008 ·011 046 (Metro and Country callers- Toll Free) hte 11-Llflenlng Poet - Spring 1110 of Australian Flags as the general motif - and two Women~s Auxiliary Cont. fans for use jn the hot summer months. Some members always take part in our Anzac Day Dawn Service, organised by our Sub-Branch. From a handful of people attending the first service five Mrs Sullivan is_ organising the items for our years ago, attendance Christmas Cheer parcels. has grown annually with well Could I appeal to over 100 this year. ·members to donate a little more to this worthy cause? (MR~AUDREYSPOONER Acting Secretary. The very cold weaJher put many of our members on the sick li~t and we wish them a speedy recovery. In conclusion I take this opportunity to tha~l<"all Auxiliaries and Sub-Branches for their continued BUNBURY co-operation, help and generous donations during Anzac Day in Bunbury was a great success and, the past year. the observance is ~etting bigger every year. Our ·ALLISON CAYLEY Auxiliary started w1th the early morning "cuppa" before the Dawn Service and provided the luncheon for members, friends and visitors after the march. BULLSBROOKAND DISTRICfS We again catered for the 1Oth Light Horse Bullsbrook--- 1s a very small branch with only a few Reunion arid have been asked to. do the same again members able to attend our meetings held on the next year. first Wednesday of every month at 8.00 pm in the About nine of our ladies attended this year's State ante-room of.the RSL Memorial Hall in Hurd Road. Conference, some for the first time, and found it That is the same night as the Sub-Branch meetings very interesting. More Auxiliary members should in th~ main hall. share the experience. As the Sub-Branch is carrying out extensions to Approximately 200 people attended the RSL the Memorial Hall, we are trying to help financially. annual dinner at the Lord Forrest Hotel with We hold monthly Bingo nights where we have a lot Brigadier Alf Garland our guest of honour. of fun and raise a little money. On a sad note, I have to inform you that some of At Christmas we held a v~ry successful raff-le with our Sub-Branch members have passed away in the three separate hampers as prizes. During the year last few months. we donated new curtains to the hall - they have a JUDY PAULETTE, very patriotic design in navy blue with red and white Secretary. Last Post MAY FEAGUSON, G.R., WX36468, Boyup Brook, AEME BALLINGALL, S. WX 7899, Collie-Cardiff, 2/28 Aust HOLMES, G., 29372, Bunbury, RAAF lnf Bn KAMMINGA, S., NB4457, Bellevue, Navy BLECHYNDEN, R.A., WX619, Busselton, 2/11 Aust MILLER, A.-G., WX6414, Mandurah, 2/7th Aust lnf lnf Bn Bn CANHAM, R., 2350978, Yokine-Joondanna, PEGGS, D. WX16625, Canning Dist-Vic Park, 137 Ayrshire Yeo 151 Fld Regt Aust Transport Company COLBERT, J.E., WX20201, Canning Dist-Vic Park, SANSOME, H. F.M., 745946, North Beach RAF 2128 Aust lnf Bn Aircrew · ' COOPEf3, C.M., WX13926, Rockingham Districts, UPSON, A. E., WX9S71, Capel, 2/23 Fd Regt .5th Mech Wkshops AEME . • WARNER, H.F., VX20020, Riverton, 1 Corps Patrol COWDELL, W.E., 436399, Rockingham Districts, 77 Tanks Sqdn AAAF · JUNE COX, G.J., W2581, Rocking ham Districts, 4 Hvy AA ANDERSON, D.R., W12741, Murray, 13 RAE B~ . BAYNHAM, T.S., 14446541, Wanneroo & Dist The DIXON, J.W.,-16130, Mandurah, RAAF Royal Berkshire Regt ' u.tenlng Pott - Sprfng 1110 - Pege 17 AV· ER ·.REST HOLIDAY UNITS • Daily or weekly accommodation • Self contained Duple·x Units Cottages situated close to Beach • Some Units and Cottages have Airconditioning others have ceiling fans • Linen,-Blankets, Colour TV's and Heaters may be hired • Pensioner Discounts • Moderate Tariff · P.O. BOX 17, KALBARRI, W.A. 6536 Telephone (099) 371101 Dro~fhvl ~ DAMPIER SALT Traders WE BUY & SELL NEW&. USED QUALI1Y LEADERS IN GOODS- LAYBYS WELCOME ' RJRNI1URE APPliANCES SOLAR SALT BEDROOM SUITES. FRIDGEs, FREEZERS, DAM PIER SOLAR SEA SALT LOUNGE SUITES. WASHERS, DRYERS Dam DININ~ pier Salt, Australia's largest producer/exporter KITCHEN & ENTERTAINMENT" of solar salt, has now entered the local WA market. SUITES 1Vs, VIDEOS, This high-grade salt is suitable for chemical and industrial purposes as well.as being used for human TOOlS STEREOS, RADIO consumption in a number of countries. · ELECTRICAL AND CASSETTES Currently, the major mar:ket segments are for pool HAND salt, stockfeed additive and water-conditioning. Supplies are available in bagged form, typically 25 UYl5 MORE ODD§ AND BND§ and SOkg for distribution from the Perth warehouse statewide. IFYOURENOT ' I HAPPY WITH ANY PRICE-NO Enquiries should be address to ... REASONABLE DAMPI~R OFFER WILL BE SALT, PERTH_ RERJSED .. 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WX18542, Bunbury, 2/ 5th lnd Coy BOWER,.D.M ., 41551:)1, Wembley-Fioreat, RAAF DELOWER, N.D., WX21565, Yokine-Joondanna, 63rd lnd AZF ·BURGE, H.S., K172S8, Cockb!,lrn, RAN DENNY, J.M., 415313, Belmont, RAAP CHANDLER, C.F., WX38288, oonagh McDOnagh HOUSE PLANS • cosmetic Dentures • Dental·Technic ian EXTENSIONS • Full New Dentures • llcensed,.l)ental LIGHT INDUSTRIAL • Repairs Prostheti_SJ · UNITS • Relines • Health Funds Rebate • Sport Mouth Guards • veterans' Affairs All Plans completed to Shire Approval 1355 A-lbany Hlghway,_ Contact: NORMAN BROOKS Dip.c. Eng . !Australia); HNC, c.Eng ; ONC (Camb) Bldg. canntngton 4511477 SPECIAL OPENING OFFER -II:T · ~ ...,._ , ' ~- .. \\... Lion members .... when in the district for your 2PAIRoF holidays stay healthy and GLASSES happy with plenty of fresh fruit FOR THE PRICE OF 1 and vegetables from Pege 70 - Ustenlng Pc* -Spring 1110 UNIT ASSOCIATIONS AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR VETERANS' ASSOCIATION OF WA President: Mr W.B. Plewright, 23 Kenwick Way, Balga, 6061 . Tel: 342 6718. Secretary Mrs D. Jackson, PO Box 411 , Midland, 6056. Tel: 294 1054. Treasurer: Mr W.F. Sullivan, 74 Federal Street, Tuart Hill, 6060. Tel: 349 2797. Meets second Monday February, April (AGM), June, August, October & December, in Red Cross Hall aJ_year of Hollywood Repatriation Hospital (Verdun Street). Meetings commence at 7.30pm. AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL AIR SERVICES ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) President: Mr Mick Ruffin, 50 Myrtle Avenue, Sorrento, 6020. Tel: 448 1683. Secretary: Mr lan Gay, 29 Lennoxtown Road, Duncraig, 6023. Treasurer: Mr John Griffiths, 15 Madrona Crescent, Greenwood, 6024. Tel: 448 5497. Committee meets South Mess, Campbell Barracks, 1st Tuesday each month, 1730 hours - Fellowship last Friday of each month at 1700 hours, same location- Welcome. ·AIR FORCES·CL:UB (INC) AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE Meets at RSL Hall, Kmtaif Road, Applecross. Fridays ASSOCIATION (AWAS) · 4.30-11 .00pm. ~ndays 4.30-7.30pm. President: Mr P. President: Mrs AI ice Corry, OAM, 4 Nottingham Street, McGrath, 41 Reynolds Road, Mt Pleasant, 6.153. Tel: East Victoria Park, 6101. Tel: 361 2824. Secretary: Mrs 364 2339. Secretary: Mr B. Scott, PO Box 153, N. Angwin, Unit 7/6 Mt Henry Road, Como, 6152. Tel: Applecross, 615]3. Tel: 3161707. All correspondence to 450 1833. Tr-easurer: Mrs P. Gilchrist. Tel: 272 8662. be sent tp the Secretary. · Friendship meetings 1st Floor, Anzac House on the 1st Thursday of the even months. 10am- 12 noon. BCOF ASSOCIATION OF WA ALLIED MERCHANT SEAMEN ASSOCIATION (WA President: Lt Col R.J . Nyman, BRANCH) JP, 24B Conon Road, Applecross, 6153 Tel: 364 9167, Secretary: D.R. Spice, President: Mr A.H. Edwards, 66 Wedgewood Drive, 110 Daglish Street, Wembley, Edgewater, 6014 Tel: 381 6114, 6027, Tel: 405 4261 . Secretary: Mr J. Treasurer: W. Silvester, GPO Box E219, Perth 6001 Tel Edwards, : 1 Cromer Road, Brentwood, 6153, Tel: 325 5911 . Meets every fourth Monday of each month . 364 8793. Meets 7.00pm ANZAC House, last Tuesday February to November at Belmont of each RSL Hall. Cnr. Great month. Eastern Hwy and Leake Street, Belmont at 11 .00 am. Bus 306, Stop No. 39 William Street. ASSOCIATION OF WRENS WA BRANCH BLINDED SOLDIERS OF ST DUNSTANS WEST Meets fourth Thursday of each month, 10.30am. AUSTRALIA ANZAC House, 28 St George's Terrace, Perth. President: Mr A.J. Dean, 31 Lamond Street, Melville, President: Mrs Mary Tearne, Lot 68 Sheoad Close, 6156. Ph : 330 5458. Secretary: Mr F.C. Wooller, 2 Baldivis, 6171. Tel (095) 241309. Honorary Secretary: Rhagodia Court, Heathridge, 6027. Ph: 401 8130. Mrs Elizabeth Newcombe, 86 Oats Street, Carlisle, Treasurer: As above. Meetings: 2nd Tuesday alternate 6101 . Tel: 361 7460. months February on at 1.45pm, Red Cross House, Murray Street, Perth. liUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM BRITISH EX-SERVICES AS.SOCIATION {INC) ASSOCIATION WA BRANCH . President: C.A. Hines; Unit 20, 196/ 198 St Kilda Road, President: B. Lawrence, 21 Tidefall Street, Safety Bay; . Rivervale, 6103, 277 7699. Secretary: J. Alborn,'MM, 6169. Secretary: Terry Whitwan, 12 Willow Road, 112 Edward Street, Bedford, 6052. 276 8964. Warwick, 6024, (H) 447 2748, (W) 444 8055. Treasurer: Treasurer: D. Williams. All correspondence to PO Box Eddy Harkin, 5 Grenville·Street, Swanbourne, 6010 66, Maylands 6051. Council meets second Tuesday of (H) 383 3630. Welfare Officer: R (Sooty) Smith, 14 each month at ANZAC ~ouse at 2.00pm. Dundee Court, Duncraig, 6023;' 448 5023. Meetings CATALINA CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA held at the Swan Barracks Sergeants Mess, after Pre~)dent: Fred Carden, 16B Nurdi Way, Riverton, WA ANZAC Day March. Kings Park Memorial, 4. 30pm 6155, 457 4497. Secretary: Eric Carpenter, 21 Keemore every 31 July- Birthday reunion. Drive, Balga, WA 6061,342 2779. Members advised by Newsletter re meetings and functions. AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN & DCM LEAGUE ASSOCIATION OF WA WOMEN (INC) WA BRANCH . President: Mr Percy White DCM, 7 Netley Street, State President: Mr L.C.W. Hutchings, 66 Kinsella Morley 6062, Tel: 276 9360. Secretary: Mr Bill Ellwood Street, Joondanna. Tel: 444 4268. Honorary State DCM, 39 Weaponess Road, Scarborough 6019, Tel: Secretary: Mrs 'R. Lanigan, 60 Kinsella Street, 341 2959. Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month Joondanna, 6060. Tel: 443 1360. Details of sub-brdhch at 12 noon at ANZAC Houe, 28 St George's Terrace, meetings, please phone 443 1360. Perth. Uatenlng Poat- Spring '1110- P~~ge 71 RSL Members FITZROY Does your house need a · facelift? - ~~~ - TAKEAWAY Then contact ·;''' in the T arunda Shopping Complex sand M ZAMMAR FITZROY CROSSING PAINTINC CO. Open 7 Days - Early to Late The best and cheapest prices In Perth guaranteBJ!J.. ·; :- Interior, Exte~lor painting * Takeaways * Curries * Rice Personal attention, all work * Hot Chicken * Salaas * Sandwiches guaranteed, all are.as: * Rolls * Lunches Made to Order Large and small jobs w~l ; come FREE QUOTES· · * Tea & Coffee * Cold Drinks I * Milk * Bread * Ice Mobile DIB9'1·.JI53 Tel (091) 91 5110 OP5545541 KAYE L. PREEN 69 Coolibah Avenue, Mandurah Accounting and Taxation Services Registered Tax Agent '· Phone (09) 535 1093 BUSSEL TON .BAKERY Eldorado Holiday (Next to Commerica/ Hotel) Apartments New Prop. Mr. Thompson 24~ Lake Street, Cairns, Qld 4870 TOP QUALITY BAKERS Phone (070) 516981 Telex 48486/MFA • Fresh Bread Daily • Variety Rolls Fax (070) 31 2016 Number of Rooms: 17 • Pies • Pastries • Tasty Cakes Type of Rooms: Spacious one and two bedroom fully self Wide selection of smallgo..ods' · contained units. -, Tariff Structure: Room only · Prompt and friendly attention to your orders. Gr~dit Ci!rds: ~nkca~~. Yisa, Mastercard, American Express Facil . ~~ Gutde:. Air condttiontn_B, colour TV, tea and coffee making 37 Albert Street, · · faciltties, fuU ktt c he~ laundry/Dr, large swimming pool, BBQ for guests use, sauna, full tour bookings. Busselton, W.A. Ph: (09,7) 52 2228. We are situated lkm from the heart of the city offering friendly personalised service. ' P... 72 - Llltenlng Post - Spring 18110 Unit Associations cont. . ' EX-PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION OF Y{A HMAS WARRAMUNGA VETERANS ASSOCIATION President: Mr·J. Duncan, 40 Kennedy Street, Melville, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH 6156,.Tel: 330 2174; Secretary: Mr Arthur Robinson, President: Mr K.T. (Kevin) Johnson, 10 Nicholas 19/26 Pinaster . Street, Menora, Tel: 271 4733; Avenue, Quinns Rock, 6030, Tel: 305 1573. Secretary: Treasurer: Mr Dan London, 25 Glencoe Parade, Halls Mr R.E. (Tom) Oakl~y. 43 Strickland Street, Mt. He~d. 6210, Tet: 581 2869. Meetings first Wednesday of Claremont 6010, Tel: 384 3042. Treasurer: Mrs P.D. each month .. (except January) at 1.30pm at ANZAC (Pat) lngham, 13/55 Second Avenue, Mt. Lawley 6050, Club, Perth.t.·t Tel: 271 1826. For any further informationl pt·ease contact any of the above. · EX-PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION OF WA - LADIES AUXILIARY . KOREA & SOUTH EAST ASIA FORCES President: Mrs G.M. Brown, 24 Milroy Street, Willagee, ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (WA BRANCH) 6156. Tel:· 337 5195. Secretary: Mrs F. Duncan, 40 Meets second Saturday in June, September and Kennedy Straat, Melville, 6156. Tel: 330 2174. December at the Belmont Sub-Branch of the RSL, 22 Meetings: sa~p ; time and place as men. Leake Street, Belmont. Time, 1000 hrs. Members will be notified by Newsletter of the AGM held in March of EX-WRANS)(ss'OCIATION OF WA each yeaf:--state President: Mr H. D. Whitehurst. Tel: President: ~'-~ - _ ,Glory Loughton, 3A Nola Avenue, 361 9062. State Secretary: Mr M.L. (Mitch) Cadden, 53 Scarborough l. 6019. Tel: 341 5532. Secretary: Mrs Wicca Street, Kewdale 61 05. Tel: 277 3681. State Marjorie DoWel, 22 Cyril Street, Bassendean. 6054. Tel: Treasurer: Mr HW. Busby, 31 Wicks Street, Eden Hill 378 1305. Treasurer: Mrs Freda Andrews, 23 Wilcock 6054. Tel: 279 6753. Street, Applecross, 6153. Tel: 364 2269. Meets the second Monday of each month at Anzac House. 28 St LIMBLESS SOLDIERS' ASSOCIATION OF WA (INC) George's Terrace, Perth (unless otherwise advised). ("Wingies and Stumpies"). President: P.A. Collins. Secretary: C.C. Brown, 80-82 Henley Street, Como, FEDERATED T.B .SAILORS' SOLDIERS' & NA 6152. Tel: 450 6428 (Postal Address): Bag Lot No. AIRMEN'S ASS'OCIATION 2, Post office, Como, WA 6152. Meeting first President: Mr Frank Hamilton, 35 Clement Drive, Wednesday each month except January, 1.3Qe_m. Karrinyup, 6018. Tel: 271 4703. Secretary: Mrs Grace Storer, 16 Dowel! Place, Bibra Lake. Tel: 417 9598. MIDDLE EAST VAD ASSOCIATION WA Meetings las Monday each month except January. President: Mrs Rita Kneebone, 100 Reynolds Road, Mt Address for correspondence: GPO Box T1729, Perth. Pleasant. Tel: 364 3311. Secretary: Mrs P. Payne. 11 Hurlingham Road, South Perth 6151. Meetings as FLEET AIR ARM ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA called. Annual reunion nearest Saturday to November (IN C) 23. P_resident: Mr R. Patteriden, 13 Hawkesbury Drive, Wllletton, 6155. Tel: 457 1798. Secretary: G.H. Smith, "N" CLASS DESTROYER ASSOCIATION Unit 1/5 Haigh Street, Tuart.Hill, 6060. Tel: 344 4416. President: Mr P. Rumble·, 19 Cachuca Court, Duncraig, Meets second Wednesday of each month, 71 West 6023. Tel: 448 6639. Secretary: Mrs D. H.iggins, 69 Spigl Parade, East Perth. All correspondence to PO Box Way., Bateman, 6155. Tel: 332 5723. Treasurer: Mr D. , 3886, Stirling St~t, Perth. WA, 6000. Sweetman, 8/44 Davies Road, Claremont, 6010. Tei: 384 4485. Details of venue and times of meetings GUARDS ASSOCIATI'ON OF WA please contact Peter Rumble on 448 6639. President: Mr Bill Higgins. Secretary: Mr A. Brittcn, Tel . (W) 4'55 1434, (.H) 409 9468. -AddreSs for NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, CITY OF FREMANTLE SUB-SECTION correspondence: E!1ackhouse Road, Kingsley, 6026. Meetings to be' he n the 1st Monday of every month President/Secretary: Mr A. D. Needham, 16 Warragoon in December and anuary when in recess. Venue: RSL Crescent, Attadale, Tel: 330 3411 ; Treasurer: Mr S.G. Club, ANZAC House, Perth at 7.30pm. Thomas, .91 Coleman Crescent, Melville,' 619.6, Tel: 330 3427. Meetings 8.00pm last Monday each month at the HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION Navy Club, Marine Terrace, Fremantle. Tel: 335 3015. President: Mr F. Foxon, 19 Stone Court, Kardinya, NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, CITY OF 6163. Tel: 337 1153. Secretary: L. De Grussa, 43 Pitt PERTH SUB-SECTION Street, Dianella, 6062. Tel: (09) 276 7253. Social meetings held quarterly at Anzac House. Ladies Meets fourth Tuesday each month at 71 West Pa_rade, welcome. Further information East Perth. President: Mr Jack Appleby, 143 McDe'nald contac::t Secretary. Street, Joondanna 6060. Tel: 444 3598. Secretary: R.E. Hobbs, 32 Purley Street, Bayswater, 6053. Tel: HMAS H,OBARf ASSOCIATION ('f/A DIVISION) 219 7387. ' President: Mr Jack London, 6/80 Homer Street, Dianella, 6062, 275 6366. Secretary: Clyde Goddard, 80 NAVAl ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA Derby Road, Shenton Par~ 6008, 381 8705. Treasurer: (WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SECTION) INC. Jack O'Connell, 25 Stuart Street, Maylands, 6051, 271 State President: Mr V. Gibson, 33 Monaco Avenue, 678.6. Annual General Meeting and Reunion held North Lake, 6163. Tel: 3371469. State Secretary: Miss February and social functions held about four times Ann Winton, 42 Bernard Manning Drive, Duncraig, each year. For further information please contact any 6023. Tel: 448 8381. All correspondence to Hon. State .of the above. Secretary, PO Box 8289, Stirling Street, Perth, 6000. • Uatenlng Poat - Sprt~ 1180 -:- P-.. 73 . '-- HAIR STUDIO (FORMERLYREFLECf iONS HAIR DESIGN) 2518 West Coast Drive Trigg 447 3127 e· 15°/o 01*- AnythiiJg' ANv HAIR SERVICE OVER $10 We have changed our nam e. But our friendly Nothing too large, or t09·small! se rvice is still the same. Our pr9fessional at Colln Duke's · team ofKelly, Janelle, Jason arid Renae KAMBALDA BUMP SHOP would like to invite all clients to our salon for all of your ha.p- care needs. PANELBEATERS I WINDSCREENS The above speical is avai/ ~ ble to all RSL Members 26 Cllanthus Road, Karribalda on mention of this ad...... ·ja.2718&8 LOW COST STORAGE· BRINGS NORTHBRIDGE TO MANDURAH ~ Cafe style - bright, friendly and relaxed. ~ Great beers from Matilda Bay (other beers and COCKBURN selected wines also available). ~ Unique, specially blended coffee. SELF STORAGE ~ Styli~h Menu offering light snacks through to A low cost substantial choices. way to sto re househo ld ~ lnternatiorially renowned pastries and cakes. furniture, machinery, tools and \}, Dining at times to suit the customer equipment, stocks, etc. • Full Electronic alarm s ystem Walk in or Book • Secur ity Patrols • Seven-day-a-week access 7 DAYS, lOam TILL LATE • You lock it and hold the key PHONE NANCY 339 5033 ., A/ H 418 1278 • 418 2089 S MANDURAH TERRACE DOBRA ROAD, CNR BARRINGTON • ··PH 5811248 AND STOCK ROADS, SPEARWOOD P... 74- Listening Post- Spring 1HO Unit Associations cont. NETHERLANDS EX-SERVICEMEN'S ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION (BRANCH ASSOCIATION-OF AUSTRALIA INC President: Mr H. Westhoff, 56 Weston Drive, Swanview. ~~!~i':':Jt: N. Jarrett, 208 Mirrabooka Avenue, Tel: 294 1575. Secretary: J. te Loo, 11 David Street, Mirrabooka, 6061. Tel: 349 0740. Secretary: Mrs A. Mullaloo. Tel: 401 7727, Meetings: Tuesday, 10.30am- Oldham, Unit 6/4 Pearson Place, Floreat Park. lel: Z.30pm, Sundays 4.30pm-8.3,0pm. Held at the 387 6241 . Meetings are held monthly. Please phone Coolbinia/Yokine Amateur Football Club, Wordsworth Chairman for details 276 3564. Avenue, Yokine. Entrance to building opposite No 27. All Correspondence to: Secretary, PO Box 99, FtOY'AL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION Belmont; 6104. Eight branches and seven affiliated groups meet monthly at the Air Force Memorial Estate, Bull Creek · NORMANDY VETERANS' ASSOCIATION Drive, Bull Creek, where a fully President: Mr J. licensed club is open to E. Mayers, 15 Finlay Court, Rivervale, members daify. . Further information from WA 6103. Tel: 478 State 2071 . Secretary: Mr F. Heath, 26B Secretary. Telephone 332 4444. Hood Terra_£ft. Sorrento, 6020. Tel: 447 3995. Meetings o ~~ tTuesday to be held each month at Anzac House ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CORPS at 11 .00am'J .:; , ASSOCIATION . . YJ~L,JNDEDsOLDIERS' President: Mr B.F. Brandon, 273A R1 verton Dnve, PARTIALL ASSOCIATION Shelley, 6157. AUST~ Tel: 457 4872. Secretary: Mr R.J. OF - ~ •wA BRANCH INC. McMahon, Unit 6, 52 General m · iri~ Keymer Street, Belmont, 6104. 'held at Anzac House, 28 St. George's JltTel: 478 2598. Treasurer: Mr J.D. Deykin. 9 Terrace Pe h at 1.30pm first Tuesday Throssel each month, Street, Dalkeith, 6009. Tel: 386 3795. except jan~ary . Secretary: D.J. ?ymes, 15 Siddeley Place, Dianella. Tel: 276 9950. ... ~. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING CORPS PEGASUS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION WA BRANCH OF WESTERN President: Miss Lyn Pearton. 4 San Rosa Road , AUSTRALIA Wanneroo, 8065 Preside~ : Mr Jolin Hately, 14 Purley . Tel: 405 2537. Secretary: Mrs Olga Street, Bayswater Greig, 9 Napier Road, 6053, 27 8626. Secretary: Mr Bert Harris, 54 Fitzroy M_orley, 6062. Tel: 276 3493. Road, R vervale 6103, (H) 362 2224, (W) 458 9111 . ~OVAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the-month, ASSOCIATION noon at ANZAC Club, Perth. Ladies welcome. President: Lt Col F.V. Hayes, 24 Shelldrake Way, Willetton, 6155. Tel: 457 4588. Secretary: Mr R.B. POLISH EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION Campbell, 108 West Road, Bassendean, 6054. Tel: 279 SUB-BRANCH No. 9 · 3502. President: Or W. Gorski. Tel: 332 4324. Secretary: S. Zalewski. Tel: 274 6280. Treasurer: J. Grzeluk. Tel: 276 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION. 1473. All correspondence to 33 Eighth Avenue, Maylands, 6051 . ~~e~~dent: MrJohn Hobbs, 10EdgarWay, Mt Pleasant. 6153. Tel: 364 3568. Secretary: MrG.J. Cox, 581 Safety RAAF 467-463 LANCASTER SQUADRONS Bay Road; Waikiki, 6169. Tel: 592 2305. Meets each ASSOCIATION WESTERN AUSTRALIA President: A. C.(Gus) Belford D.S.O., third Monday (except January) at Anzac Club, 11 .00 59 Sulman Road, hours. We m b I e y 0 o w n s , 6 0 1 8 . T e I :· 3 4 1 54 When MondaY. is a public holiday, first Tuesday. 8 4 . All members are inv1ted Secretary/Treasurer: Mr Jim Quinn, 9 Redcourt Road. to attend these meetings. Attadale, 6156. Tel: 330 4151. Meetings: Four times a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION y~ar at the Royal Australian Air Force Association, Bull . OFWA Creek. \ President: M.J. Ryan, Tel: 307 2385. Honorary Secretary: T.R. Beard., Tel: .450.3951 . Meets second RAEME VIETNAM ASSOCIATIO~ (WA BRANCH) Sunday President: Garry (Snow) Whykes, 33 in February, April, June, August and October Kanimbla Way, . each year Morley 6062, Tel: (09) 276 1920. Secretary: at Holdfast Barracks, c orner Washington Don Stand, Canning Highway, Horsley, 11 Celestine Street, Wanneroo 6065. Tel: Victoria Park at 1030 hrs. (09) 306 2946. Meetings ·held as required at the Swan ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CORVETTES Barracks Sergeant's Mess. ASSOCIATION (WAl State President: Mr B. Edmondson, 3 Moness Place, RATS OF TOBRUK ASSOCIATION fWA BRANCH) Shelley, WA 6155. Tel: 457 5620. State Secretary: J. Presid-ent: Fred Vardy, 194 Abbett Street, Shepheard, Unit45, 0Gean Gardens, 60 Kalinda Drive, Scarborough, 6019. Tel: 341 2097. Secretary: D. City Beaeh. Tel: 385 8400. State Treasurer: M. Corry, 4 LeFevre, 465 Canning Highway, Melville, 6156. Tel: 330 Nottingham Street, East Victoria Park. Tel: 361 2824. 4197. Committee meets second Tuesday. each month, Meetings: February, May, Augu~t. November. · Anzac Club, Perth. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT ASSOCIATION REGULAR.DEFENCE FORCES WELFARE Meets · second Wednesday every month (except ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH)· January), Cameron Lines, lrwin Barracks. Stubbs President: Air Cor'nm. S.W. Dalrywater OBE AE (Retd). Terrace, Karrakatta. President: Mr K.V. Barrington, Tel: (09) 386 2744. Secretary: WO B.F. Cooper Ca Tel: 446 4227. Secretary: K.R. Trent. Tel: 367 7794 (H) AI MM. Tel: (H) (09) 401· 4402, (W) 421 4444. Treasurer: 323 4485 (0). All correspondence cl- 3 Br-oad Street. Sgt R.A. Hlnton. Tel: (09) 387 2237. · Kensington, WA 6151. Listening Poet - Sprtng 1180 - Page 75 Call into ... GIN GIN FOOD LAND QUAUTIME!TS Fresh cuts of quaijty NAREMBEEN ~~ meats. Baby beef, veal, lamb, Wide selection of groceries. BB.Q. Packs, ·cooked Fruit and vegetables. chickens, private· meat. Bulk Hardware .and kitchenware. orders. · 4 Delivery to local area. Phone (09) 647223 Phone 5752223 14 Churchill Street - Naretnbeen ' 8B~MStru~~~ TRANSPORTABLE TRADESERVICES General .Earlhmoving HOUSES Contractors 2/3/4 bed houses, restumped on your FOR HIRE property from $16,500 BOBCAT, BACKHOE, TIP TRUCK, COMPACTOR • House Pad Construction & Compaction SCHOERS HOUSE TRANSPORTERS • Driveways.~ Site Cleans & Landscaping Phone: Car 018 924 277 • Retammg Walls • Firebreaks or (09) 409 8110 - (09) Wanneroo to Lancelin 307 5971 ~,.,,.. 11 ..,, 11 ...... to Gbtgin 577 1219 allhrs Pege 78 - u.tenlng Post-Spring 1HO Unit Associations cont. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS ASSOCIATION OF THE ROYAL NAVAL ~SSOCIATION PERTH WA . . {WESTERN AUSTRALIA) BRANCH Presjdent: Peter Lofdale, 31 Croxdale Crescent, High Chairman: Mr Den is Roy Porter, Lot 4, Connell Avenu~. Wycombe, 6057, Tel: 457 4985. Secretary: Bert Lane, 6 Martin 6110. Tel: 490 2136. Vice Chairman: Mr George River Avenue, Maddington, 6109. Tel: 459 3032. Goddard, 7 Pinafore Court, Duncraig. Tel: 448 9896. Treasurer: Bruce Jell is, Carine Gardens Caravan park, Hon. Secretary: Mrs Dorothy V. Rawe, 20 Elmslie -234 Balcatta Rqad, Gwelup 6021 . Tel: 447 6270. Street, Orelia 6067. Tel: 419 4749. Hon. Treasurer: Mr Meetings:, ~ NZAC House, first Thursday of each C. Elkington, 26 Dryandra Crescent, Greenmbunt month at 7.dopm except January. L r 6056. Tel: 294 3652. Meetings are held at Anzac House, ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION WESTERN 28 St. George's Terrace, Perth on the 3rd Wednesday AUSTRALIA of each month commencing at ?pm. · President: G. Norton, 20 Owen Street, SafetyBay,6169, . THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION Tel: 592 2859. Secretary: Mr J.P. Bosas, 19A Patula (ROCKINGHAM AND DISTRICTS) BRANCH Place, Menora, 6050, Tel: 272 7419. Meetings: Chairman: Mr David Wiseman, 7 Andros Road, Safety Committee. meets at Navy Club, Inc., 26 Marine Bay, 6169. Tel: 592 1458. Hon. Secretary: Mr Frank Terrace, Frelilahtle, at 2000 hrs. second Monday each Cooke-Willis, 66 Kurrajong Road, Safety Bay. Tel: 527 month. General meeting same hour and place last 4344. Hon. Treasurer: Mrs Lorna Boyes, 42 June Road, Moncrny-each m ~ >nth. Safety Bay, 6169. Tel: 528 2575. Meetings: Fi .r_~t SUBMARINE OLD COMRADES ASSOC.IATION OF Tuesday of each month at the Headquarters of the WESTERN A\.I~TRALIA Naval Association of Australia, 301 Rockingham Road, President: A. Jobson, 290 Morley Drive East, Eden Hill Kwinana Beach. 6054, 279 8714. Secretary: M.E. Pearson, 19 Barellan THIRTY NINERS' ASSOCIATION ,Court, Armadale 6112, 399 6157. Meets at the Meets Anzac House, 12 noon, 4th Wednesday each Ceederville Bowling Club second Wednesday of every month. State President: J.P. Hall, AM, BEM, JP, Unit month, at 7.30pm (December excepted). A/3 Hellam Grove, Booragoon. Tel: 364 7776. State THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF TOTALL V AND Secretary: Mrs F.E. Johnson, OAM, 38 Renwick Street, PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED E~ SERVICE South Perth. Tel: 367 5949. For further information MEN AND WOMEN WES.TERN AUs__TRALIAN contact either of the above. B.RANCH INC. TOTALLY & PERMANENTLY DISABLED SOLDIERS' TPI Memorial House, Bag Lot 2 PO Box, Como, WA ASSOCIATION 6152. President: E.J. Ahern Tel: 450 6428. Annual TPI Memorial House, Bag Lot 2 PO Box, Com~A General Meeting, Second Tuesday in December, 6152. President: E.J. Ahern. Tel: 450 6428. Ann I 1.00pm. TPI House. Secretary: H Davey. General Meeting, second Tuesday_ in Decembe 1.00pm. TPI House. Secretary: H. Davey. THE AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, WA BRANCH V.A. & -A.A.M.W.S. (A) President: Mr Jack. Patterson, 15A Greville Way, President: Glyn Cody, 13BA Karrinyup Road, Girrawheen, Tel: 342 0142. Secretary: B. Thomas, 9 Karrinyup, 6018. Tel: 341 3323. Secretary: En a Queens Road, Mount Pleasant 6153. Tel: 364 3008. McGinn, 9 Castile Street, Wembley Downs, 6019. Tel: ~ Meetings first Monday each month (except January) 446 3742. Meetings arranged monthly at members Anzac Club 1130, when Monday is a public holiday the homes. Contact Secretary for information. first Tuesday. All ex Water Transport welcome. VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA. WANN~ROOBRANCH · President: Mr Rob Cox, 13 Tribent Way, Burre-ndah, President: !§rigadier N.E.G. (Tony) Manuel (Ret), 398 6155. Tel: (09) 332 4964. Secretary: Mrs Vera Wragg, 8 Belmont Avenue, Kewdale. Tel: 277-2367. Honorary Steven Street, ·Morley, 6062. Tel: (09) 276 7665. Secretary: Rupert Plate!, 49 S.anksia Street, secon ~ · Tuesday Treasurer: Mrs Ann Lumsden, 36 Hughenden Drive, Joondanna. Tel: 444 4914. Meets of Thorn lie. Tei: (09) 459 7042. Meetings· every other each month at the Nollamara Autumn Centre, Sylvia month, interested persons, please contact any of the Street, Nollamara at 7.30pm. above. To be held at Room 17, Peninsula·r Centre, 219 .THE BURMA STAR A.SSOCIATION (WESTERN Railway Parade, Maylands. AUSTR~LIAN BRANCH) President: Mr Sotle Stoll, 70 Canada Street, Dianella, WRAAC ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA). 6062, Tel: 276 7633. Secr~tary : Mr J.R. Hamilto!f.'unit 2 ·President: Mrs Penny Stewart, 8/51 Alexander Drive, No 1 Kemp Place, Rivervale 6103, Tel: 479 1286. Mt Lawley. Tel: 271 9041. Secretary: Mrs Nancy Meetings are arranged for six times in the year on the Carlson, 24 lveston Road, Lynwood. Tel: 457 3984. 3rd Wednesday of the month. Contact .either of the Address for Correspondence: Post Office Box 6149, above for more information. East Perth 6004 ~ ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS ASSOCIATIGN WRAAF BRANCH- RAAF ASSOCIATION Chairman: Mr P. Norris, 72 James Street, Gosnells, President: Mrs E. Southern, 31 Larrissa Road, Wllletton 6010. Tel: 398 4508. Secretary: MrS. Kent, Unit 21/99 6155, 457 8628. Secretary: Mrs J. Bland, 2 Graphic Owtram Road, Armadale, 6112. Tel: 399 7375. Meets Court, Beldon 6025. 401 8296. Meetings held at 8.00pm second Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm at Anzac on the first Tuesday of each month in the Meg Olive House. Room at the Air Force Memorial Estate at Bull Creek. Llttenlng Po~- Spring 1190- Pege 77 BROOME PRINI1lVG eo. (under new management) INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE PRINTERS and, 1 GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR YOUR NEW HOME OR EXISTING HOME CFINISHED ARWORK PHOTOCOPYING Extensions & Additions TYPESETTING Phone BROMIDES . ALLAN V. BARRATT VISUALS FLYERS 24_61226 ~ BROCHURES LETTERHEADS all hours 'S'lJ BUSINESS CARDS 3912 018 914 797 Reg. RAFFLE TICKETS WE HAVE MOVED TO: mobile Lot 1790 McDanlel Road, 40 LORRAINE STREET, aroome PHONE CARINE 6020 WA (091)921873 Unit Associations cont. 'Z' SPECIAL UNIT ASSOCIATION OF WA 2/ 16th BATTALION ASSOCIATION M~tings . as arranged by committee.. President: L.A. President: C. E. lngram, 3/ 54 r=ederal Street, Tuart Hill, Re1d, MBE.-40 Halvorson Road, Morley. Tel: 276 1535. 6060. Tel: 344 7949. Secretary: G. G. McKenzie EO JP Secretary/Treasurer: Lt Col E.W. Dubberlin EO RL 681 Karr inyup Road, Stirling. Tel: 3442287. Treasurer~ JP, 17 Hoth~I'Jl Street, Meltham Ph: 271 140S. ' ' K.P. Nicol, 31 Valerie Street, Dianella, 6062. Tel: 276 'Z' ·SPECIAL UNIT (AUST) INC• . 4146. Editor Pigeon Post: M.T. Jervis, 432 Cambridge Chairman: Jack Sue, 321 .4979/4771 . Secretary: Colin Stree ~ . Floreat Park, 387 4419. Committee meets Anzac Ledger, a93. 2026. Reg. Office: PO Box 490, House on First Wednesday each month at 10.30am. Kalamunda 6076. 2/28 BATTALION & 24TH ANTHTANK COY 1st AUSTRALIAN PARACHUTE BATTALION. ASSOCIATION - President: Laurie Curtis, 38 Embleton Avenue President: M. Williams, 17 Kimberley Road, Hillarys, Girrawheen. Tel: 342 4430. Secretary: Mr R.H. Waters: 6025. Tel: 3071563. Secretary, W. Carlton, 190 Coode 5 Catesby Street, City Beach. Tel: 385 9140. Street, Coma, 6152. Tel: 367 4016. Annual re-union to be advised. 2/1-2/2 PIONEERS W.A. 2/ 32ND BATTALION ASSOCIATION (WA) Cqairman: LA.' Preedy, 152 Keightley Road, Shenton President: F.J. (Fenton) Smith, 184 Shaftesbury 1 Park 6008. Tel: 381 6294. Meetings to be held at Anzac Ho~se on third Friday in March, July and November.in_ Avenue, Bedford 6052. Tel: 271 6492 . Anzac Club. ~ - Secretary/Treasurer: Col. Edmiston, 54 St Andrews · Way, Duncraig 6023. Tel: 447 7984. 2/2ND COMMANDO ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA President: Mr D.K. Turton, 29/44 Marmion Street, 7 ARMY TROOPS COY RAE ASSOCIATION Myaree 6154. 330 7485. Secretary: Mr J.W. Carey, 13 President: Neil Durston, 17 Berkeley Crescent Floreat Stoddart Way, Bate man 6155, 332 7050. Meetings held Park. "J:el: 387 2205. Secretary: Jack Benari: C/ - 38 on second Tuesday of each month at 10.30am at Roebuck Drive, Manning, 6152. Tel: 450 3876. Annual ANZAC Club. Reunion, last Friday of September. About 60 attend 2/3RD FIELD REGIMENT ASSOCIATION OF WA each year. Past members most welcome. President: Mr John Ripp, 3 Cashel Wly, Waterford 10TH LIGHT HORSE ASSOCIATION AIF • 6152, 450 2449. Secretary: Mr M. Davidso 1 Kitchener Meets socially first and third Friday each month, Road, Mel~ille 6156, 330 3033. ddress for ANZAC Club, 12.00 pm. AGM:\ Last Friday in August. correspondence: PO Box 198, Palmyra 6157. Meets Secretary and Treasurer: R. Byrne, Unit 29, 16 Bromley second. Wednesday each month, ANZAC House, Road, Hilton Tel: 314 1961 . 11 .00am. 11TH & 2/ 11TH AIR BATTALIONS ASSOCIATION 2/3RD L T.A.A. REGIMENT ASSOCIATION President: L. Sullivan, Unit 189Mustang House,A.F.M. (W.A. BRANCH) Estate, Bullcreek 6153, Tel: 332 8692. President: W.G. Connor, 6 Exton Place, Spearwood. Secre!ary/ Treasurer: J.C. Waton, 686 Canning WA 6163. Tel: 418 3051 . Secretary: G.G. Fellows, 15 Highway, Applecross 6153. Tel: 364 2126. Meetings: Martell Street, Warnbro, WA 6169. Tel: 593 1273. Third Tuesday each month (except January) 1O. OOam, Treasurer: G.P.M. Howat, 20 ~ilne Street, Bayswater, Gallipoli ~oom, Anzac House, St George's Tee, Perth. WA 6053. Tel: 271 5352. Meetings as arranged by 11TH DIVISION SIGNALS ASSOCIATION committee. For enquiries contact- !'>resident: Lt Col O.R. Videan, 23 Halley Street, lnnaloo 6018. Tel: 446 6304. 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION ASSOCIATION Co'Runitt ~ e Secretary: Ron Hutchings, 21 Melbourne Way, Morley meets when necessary. President: K.E. 6062. Tel: 276 3158. Regular meetings held at 150 Eckermann, 31 Tranquil Road, Kelmscott. 6111. Tel: Harbourne Street, Wembley. 390 6072. Secretary: F.J. (Banjo) Binstead, 101 Star Street, Carlisle 6101. Tel:...361 876-2. 16th BATTALION (THE CAMERON HIGHLANDERS .6:SSOCIATION OF WA) 214T=·. ACHINE GUN BATTALION AIF President: M~ ASS ATION Bill Wilson, 30 Cornwall Street, Lathlain, 6100. Tel: 361 4836. Secretary: Mr J.W. Richardson, 6 Pres1 en : P.A. Tomkins, 2 Devling Place, Morley. Tel: lsaac Street, Melville, 6156. Tel: 330 5405. Annual 276 8514. Secretary: C.J. McPherson, 24 Rosemead Dinner and three socials as advised. Avenue, Beechboro. Tel: 377 5838. Meetings: Third Tuesday each month at 10.00 am. 44TH BATT All ON ASSOCIATION , 2/7th AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT Committee meets when called. Annual Reunion on advice. President: R. Collins, 134 Roseberry Street ASSOCIATION Bedford. Tel: 271 4448. ' President: Mr J.P. Stokes, 23 Gairloch Street Applecross. Tel: 3651933. Secretary: Mr B. Woods 4/ 2 48TH Be 2/48TH BAiTALION ASSOCIATION Lewington Gardens, Bfbra Lake, 6163. Tel: 417 3989. President: D. Mclean, Unit 2/ so· EnQeavour AVenue, T~Jesday Bullcreek 6155. Secretary: D.A. Hamilton 80 Meets on the first of each month except Ston~hani January at Rhodes Hotel, 292 Mill Point Road, South Road, Attadale 6156, Tel: 330 2923. Perth, at 11.00am. _ Meetmgs and luncheon held at the Carlton Hotel, 248 Hay Street East at 11 .30am on the third Monday of 2113TH FIELD AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION each month. President: ·-A. Jamieson, 53 Valencia Avenue, Churchlands. Tel: 446 4591. Secretary: L. McCarthy, 31 Marradong Street, Coolbinia. Tel: 444 1927. Details Con_cluded page 89 of meetings- contact Secretary. Ll1tenlng P01t - Spring 1810- Pege 71 . \ SMOKE ALARM A LIFE SAVER IDEAL FOR ALL HOMES No. 0482 - 9 Yo1t lllttlfy Powwtd FIREX SMOKE .ALARMS .. dnlgned to comply with the folowlng Mlthoritlfs: • Netional Fire Protection Association INFPAI • Commonwealth Construction Services SSL·357 • listed by: Undelwritera la!>Oratories. Inc. . • Approved by the IMelbournel Metropolitan Fire Bngade 5 FEATURES INCLUDE: dimensions l()()mrp diameter x • LED " blinks" once per minute. 28mm height. indicating unit is receiving power. • Tamper raalstant loclllng device included. • Alenn audibility is 8 5 decibels at 3 • 30 day low battaty ronat for ad_ded metres. safety. • Pulh button tut awitch checks • 9 volt bllttery included, lasts approx electronics and alarm for proper 12 months. operation. .• Fitting instructions and . o~nera •lo.W" profile ..!!Jm...!l!'e_dlli~ _!!!a~al.!!!_cl~d.;._ _ _ Servicing All Areas - SPECTRUM IMPORT & EXPORT CO. You c., inst.a ftrex ~moke A.larma in 30 minute1. Mail to: FREEPOST No. 7 !No stamp .....Sedl From Bunbury Mliling Add Best wishes to all RSL Members from a fellow member. Call in soon and say 'hello' to Anthony. VERS-A- TILE HI-WAY NEWSAGENCY Bathroom & Kitchen 244c canning Highway, Renovations como Home Maintenance All old and new customers most All your plumbing welcome. requirements · Phone 367 1687 ~ ~all and floor tiling, \ 'S7J Br1ck paving, Painting, General Maintenance, Yard Cleaning, Jarrah Gates and Fences. Australlons working for Auitrallans ·(. 4-Capill Cnr. Mobile 018 914 685 Leeming WA 6155 018 914 686 .. Phone 310 2028; 454 8814 b ·bankccrd ~ =:8 =-= Comonwealth Department of ' Veterans' Affairs ' CAN WE HELP YOU WITH ADVICE OR INFORMATION METROPOLITAN Regional contact officers are now available to advise Veterans, war Widows and their families -on departmental matters, in their own homes, in three regions:- 1. North West Metropolitan Derrick Jaquet Phone 242 3482 2. North East Metropolitan Steve Peacock Phone 276 2362 3. central Metropolitan Will Smithwick Phone 361 3054 COUNTRY Please ring 008113304 for·an appointment at one of the following country centres detailed below: MANDURAH we now visit twice a month, on the First and Third Friday morning. Location: Social centre, RSL Village, Third Avenue, Mandurah BUNBURY we now visit once each month on the Third Thursday, all day. Location: R.S.L. Hall, Spencer Street, Bunbury , OUR MAIN OFFICE REMAINS AT: 20 TERRACE \ROAD, PERTH- TELEPHONE 425 8298 COUNTRY CALLERS TELEPHONE 008113304 (FREE CALL) · Remember ... ··we're only a phone call away!'' R.S.L. Members Are Convinced ... The Cash Accident Programme Provides the Protection WeAUNeed Our members tell us it's security, low price and the money-back guaranu.:t: that convinced them to enrol in this exclusive R.S.L. programme: '"lt I' ~'' ) \. 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