ROYAL AUSTRALIAN

PICTORIAL

A I g"!1If1d by Australia fOwl PubIic8tIon No. VSl I6II76

VOLUME 36 No.2 Navy tllI'A'S, 2 Macleay 51, Pons Point, 2011, or PO Bo~ 706, Oartinghurst, 2010. Phone: (02) 359 2306 Fax: (02) 3592199

o.stnbuted throughout all RAN $hIPS and establishments and 10 seMng pe<SOf1ne1 w herllWlIH' they may be.

inehunt hort list

nnounce Minister (or Defence, Senator Kobert Kay, has

announced a short list (or the construction and sup­port of up to six Coastal Minehunters (MUes) for the Royal Austnllian Navy al II Mst of appro)!:i. malely $1 bill ion.

The companies shorllislcd were: • AUSlralian Defence lndustriesllnu:rmarine SPA for their bid with the GAETA class of minehunter coastal which is a deriva tive of the MHe now operating In Ihe ita­lian Navy; • Ausualian Submarine Corpornlion for Iheir bid with the LANDSORT 52 design, a derivalive of the MHe now operating in tbe Swedish Nav)' ; and • Tr;lrlsfield HoldingsIVosper l'homycro(t for their bid with the SANDOWN design which has recently entered operational service with the Royal Navy.

Senator Ray said that the companies would be funded to CQnduct a number of definition studies to demonstrate how suitable their designs were for Australian conditions.

The studies would also focus on the level of Australian Industry Involvement (A ll ) achievable wi th each of the de­signs.

Be continued by saying that a target of 60 percent All had been set for the project which meant that S60 from every $100 ... -ould be spent in Australia under the aelual shipbuilding ronnael.

Be said that the All proposals would be evaluated for both the cont ribu tion they make towards Australia's de­fence self-reliance and for their capacity to nurture the smart end of Australian industry technology.

This would be the ease in adapting designs and ship fit­outs, including data processing systems, to meet Australian conditions. The ability of the proven designs to accept VDS would also be assessed.

Requests for Tender (RFT) (or construction will be is­sued in April 1993 and close six months later. Projeel De­finition Studies contracts will run in parallel with responses also due in October.

Evaluation of the tender responses is expected 10 be completed early 1994 to enable a contract to be placed in mid 1994.

Delivery of the first vessel, to be built in Australia, is ex­pected by December 1997.

The MHCs will be based at BMAS WATERHEN, under the command of the Commander Aust ralian Minewarfare Forces (COMAUSMI NFOR). Whcn Opera­tional, the RAN Coastal Minehunter will achieve a high level of opera tional capability and put Australias MCM Forces on par with the best in the world.

BACKGROUND In the Force Structure Review of May 1991 1he Minister

for Defence announced a shift in emphasis for the defence of Australia from the south..east to the less populated but strategically important north and ... ·est .

The need for ves.sc: ls capable of countering mines under unique Aust ralian conditions was highlighted and the Au­stralian Defence Force was directed to acquire four Coas-

on Aust.Day,

2.

GAETA CltuS ,

.' •

, , -..;' '''' , i' , • •

.' . , , • • • ,

, • • ~

,

:fI e, DK :a:"nt takes over, page 3.

--

.. . ~ .. -

-

Cricket's tour

trials "nclerway, page 12.

,

-

February 12, 1993

--.... •

,

_. . --"'- ~ , - ~ -- ---- """ - . "

•

I I

I

•

...... . . . . .. . .. .

Rear A dmiral Nicholas Hammond, now Assis!an! Chief or Naval StalT -Materiel, heads a list or 19 RAN personnel in the 1993 Australia Day honours. He becomes an Officer in the Military Di­vision (AO) for distinguished service and exceptional perfonnance of duty in the Naval Materiel Division and particularly as ANZAC Ship Project Director.

Members in the Military Di~'ision (AM) indude; • Lieutenant Commander Ashley William Greedy, RAN. Sydney, NSW. for excep­tional service. as Musical Director of the Victoria Naval Band. • Commodore George Thomas Polding. RAN. Garden Island, NSW. for distin­guished service and exceptional perfor­mance of duty as Director General of Naval Corporate Management. • Commodore Alan LC!ilie Thompson. RAN. Theodore. ACT. for exceptional service to Headquarters Australian De­fence Force. personnel policy develop­mem.

Awarded a Medal in the Military Dh'i­sion (OAM) are; • Warrant Officer Edmund Henry Baum. garten. Monash, ACT. as the Deputy Marine Engineer Officer of HMAS DARWIN . • Warrant Officer Stephen Fran" Drake. Winnellie. NT. Electronic Warfare. • Chief l'l'Ity Officer Ronald Richard Gh·een. North Curl Curl. NSW, personnel servICes.

Conspicuous Service Award s: The Conspicuous Sen-'ice Cross goes 10;

• Commander Francis J ohn Doe, RAN, Berry. NSW, Deputy Commander and Commanding Officer. Royal Australian Navy Detachment. Naval Communications Station. HAROLD E. HOLT. • Commander David John Horton, RAN. Westernport, Vic. the Royal Australian Navy. as Commanding Officer of HMAS COONAWA RRA . • Captain Tre~'or Barmby Ruting. RAN. Gearys Gap. NSW, Deputy Director of Naval Policy (Planning) and as the Two Ocean Basing Co-ordination Officer. • Warnnl Officer Glenda Mauceen Shaw, Western Port. Vic, Accommodation Of­ficer at HMAS CERBERUS. • Chief Pelly Officer Alan Willmore , Basin View. NSW. Commanding Officer of Torpedo Recovery Vessel TUNA.

Awarded the Conspicuous Serl'ice Medal are; • Warnlnl Officer William ErneSI Clifton. Cooloongup. WA , Support Craft Pon Ser­vices Office, Fleet Base West. • Lieutenant Commander Jennifer Anne !'riestley Graham . RAN, Greenwich. NSW. Senior Nursing Officer. Balmoral Naval Hospital. demonstrating leadership and exemplary commitment to quality p3tient care. • Commander John Laurence McAree. RAN. Davidson. NSW. Defence Attache. Suva.

• •

•

I

, • •

~· ... e ..... ··""- _~....,.;...~ • - -

• Chief Pelly Officer Kim Slewart Bailey. Wai"iki. WA . senior maintainer of the Command and Surveillance Section of HMAS ADELAIDE. • Commodore Peter Douglas Briggs. AM. RAN . Conesloc. WA, Naval Officer Commanding West Austr3iia Area and Commanding Officer HMAS STIR LING.

• Caplain Michael Warrington. RAN, Fadden. ACT. n:source management and development planning. • Petty Officer Dale John Wiese. Cam­bewarra. NSW. Commanding Officers Secretary and Ship's Office Manager on­board ' ·IMAS PERTH,

'first' in t h e west

I

COMMODORE 'TORPEDOED' The departing CO of

HMAS STIRLING. CD RE Peter Briggs "shot through" in style when he departed from Fleet Base Wf'S1 on January 26.

It was a memorable day for CO RE Briggs as he was earlier awarded the Con­spicuous Service Cross in the Australia Day Honours Ust for "exceptional leadership as the Naval Of­fice r Commanding West Australia Area and as Commanding Officer of HMAS STIR LI NG'".

In an obvious reference \0 his submariner background. CORE Briggs was invited to mount a sad­dled MK.8 21-inch torpedo which was embarked on a stores trolley.

His torpedo-riding act was likened to pop star Chers famous video-clip which saw her siuing as­tride a l6-inch gun barrel. surrounded by cheering sailors.

• The guided-missile frigate HJ\IAS ADELAID E pictured " high and dry" on the Australian Shipbuilding

Industrie.s Marine Support Facili ty shiplift in Cockburn Sound , Western Australia after being raised from the water on January 11 for an SSm refit.

HMAS ADELA IDE is the first of her type and large.st RAN warship to undergo a refit in Western Au­stralia. She will spend half of her six months refit on the shiplih. (Photo: A BPH Simon Poynton).

11111 1 1111111111111111 1 111 1

, 'I -...,...,.

, • , •

CDUE Briggs astride his sluk mounf surrounded by his /onner HODs alter his hisfOric ride. (Picture: ABPII

Simon Poynfon).

He has assumed the posi­tion of COMTRA IN. based 3\ HMAS CER­BERUS in Victoria.

CII'Drly showing scan/rom Us sfruggles with giant squid in northl'm " 'ofen, the sperm whale lies on fht pla/orm 0/ fh l' synchrolifr at Darwin Na~al BasI'. (Photo: SeT Jim McArlhur, Narth t m Command).

TOPP SMASH & 18-36 PALMER ST, WOOLLOOMOOLOO TELEPHONE: (02) 357 4333

• FREE QUOTES • ALL MECHANICAL REPAIRS • ALL SMASH REPAIRS • MOBILE QUOTING SERVICE • FREE PICK UP AND DELIVERY • PINK SLIPS I GREEN SLIPS • BAKE OVEN I MEASURING SYSTEM

85 BOURKE ST, WOOLLOOMOOLOO TELEPHONE: (02) 358 5444

• 12 BRANDS OF TYRES IN STOCK • ALL DISCOUNT PRICES • FRONT END & WHEEL ALIGNMENT • WHEEL BALANCING • COURTESY CAR BACK TO GARDEN

ISLAND • TRADE PRICES TO NAVAL PERSONNEL

'2 M INUT 5 FROM GARDEN I • ~ TO NAVAL

o 0 PERSONNEL

2 (14) NAVY NEWS, February 12, 1993

55 , .. ..

ofa surprise'

Darwin Naval Base has docked sollle unusual craft in its 10 years of operations but e~'en the n te­rans took a double take when an A rmy landing emf! arrived 01T !he dolphins with a 40 tonne whale in tow.

The spenn whale became stranded at Darwin's Casuarina Beach and. despite the efforts of hundreds of volunteers. it died as its lungs collapsed beneath its own weight when it was left high and dry by the Top End's six­metre tides.

Northern TerrilOry Conservation Commission rangers asked the ADF to help beach the whale so it could be cut up and its skeleton prepared for display by the NT Muscum of Arts and Sciences,

Two days later th", excitement .... as over and " 'yn­ehrolift was back 10 service for another large grey floating object . HMAS WOLLONGONG.

• -

•

I

' 1'"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ........ , .... , ........ , .... " ... """ .. ,'" .. ,,, .. ,', .... ,,, .... , ............ , .... ,, .. , ............ , .... , .... , .... , .... , ' .

The " "nigh." of office of the flag Officer Naval Support Com­mand has been officiaUy tnronsferred to Rear Adminl A.L. Hunt.

The offtcial change of command ceremony bet· ~cen Ihe otugoing Naval Suppor! Commander, RADM D.G. Hollhouse, and RADM Hunt was held al HMAS WATSON.

Guest of honour at the ceremony was the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I.O .G . MacDougall. who paid tribute to RADM Holthou.se who has ended a long and distinguished career.

VA OM MacDougall said Admiral Hol thousc 's ex·

,

perience was vast and his .. slab of the corporate memo ory - having served the RAN for morc than half of its history - was awesome.

Admiral MacDougall re· feleted on some of RAOM Holthouse's ImpressIve qualifications and aehlc\·e· ments - ("ha rte red profes­sional engineer. Fellow of the Instutute of Engineers. Fellow of the Insl1tute of

ues

x

Marine EngIneers, Honor· ary ADC to the Governor Generlil. publisher of many papers, command of liMA ShIps NIRIMBA and WARATAH lind his final role as Naval Support Com· mander .

~ I n ~hat Imle I1me that CQuld be ~red for this brihant offtcer to be OUI o f the malllstream he qual· ified in nuclear reactor en· gineering, co-authored SA ILSTR UC, thus signific· antly reshaping the techni· cal m~npower of the Navy, graduated from the RNSC and held down such key bil· leu as FMEO and eso (T) in the neel ; DNOP, DGFM and as Flag Officer One. ACLQG·N, ACPER$-N and finally as FONSC has successfully guided our big

Th, l\'al'tJi SMp/Wrr Commander, RAD\I Jlu"t, ,hDls " 'iflt ABSf"D ha" IIUnT (HMAS CRESWEU.J duri"g fit, change of romma"d re,.,mo"y DlIIMAS WA TSON.

l'iNUres: ABI>JI Sfe"e CllnlCfI.

spending command vacuum from which It will through a m~('lstrom of take us time to reoo~e r ,M change ," VADM /.13c· Admira l MacDougall said.

Dougall said. "If I have neglected any eNS said as a result it

our admiration, our affec­tion and our ve ry best WIshes for Ihe lr nc~t en· deavours.

of the je .... els in his crown of had come as no surprise achievement , I ask his fo r. that RADM Hol thouse became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1990.

"They will. of course, never lea\'e the naval fom· ily which they have worked so hard 10 fashion in its very best traditions.

- When AdmIral Holth· ouse and Mrs ,·tolthouse depart the aC!l\'e compo­nenl of Ihe Navy today there will be quite some

gl\·eness.

-There can ha\'e been few. if any. more rom· prehensi\'e careers of naval achievement in our history.

"Both the Hohhouses leave ~'ith our Bratitude,

MGod speed Admiral David and Mrs Beechie Holt~,~ CQnduded Admiral MacDougall .

ADMIRAL'S DIVERSE CAREER Rear Admiral Anthony Lanc;aster Hunl is

another of the RAN's officers who has sen'ed with distinction since joining the Sen'ice at an early age,

He was bom in Melbourne in 1938 and spent his early years in South Australia before joining the Royal Austra· lian Naval College in 1954.

As a junior offICer under training he $e .... ·ed in ships of both the RAN and RN.

After graduating from Melboume Un;"ersity in 1961 as a Bachelo r of Electrical Engineering, he undertook further professional training in the United Kingdom and qualified as a Weapons Electrical Engineer.

He served in a number of posts in naval Dviation including Squadron and Air Group Technical Officer (both at the RAN Air Station at Nowra and in HMAS MELBOURNE), Staff Officer (Avionics) to the Austra· lian Naval Attache (Washington) and Air Engineering Offleer al HMS DAEDALUS in the U K.

Following service as the Weapons Eledrical Engineer· ing Officer (WEEO) of HMAS DUCH ESS, he was pro­moted 10 Commander in 1972.

12 PINJARRA RD., 6210

Your exclusive agent W.A. Top Sales Office

, ,

• Renting • Investing - Buying - Selling • AUSTRAUA WIDE.

Call (EX POEW) "On the 24 hrs hotfine"

(09) 535 4244

~'I farmers·2HA of Pecan! f..ia-cadamta Irees, wrth a 48 colonial bncl< home ali paddocks reticulated, slas~ .to . (AIH) 09 5353927

He was subsequently promoted to Captain in 1978 while serving as the WEEO of HMAS MELBOURNE and was posted as Superintendent of Aircraft Mainte· nance and Repai r (I979.s1) and then Navy Helicopter Project Director (1981·85).

In the rank of Commodore . he se .... ·ed as General Equipment Projects ( 1985). Deputy Naval Materiel (1985·87) and Director General of Naval Programs and Resource Management (1987-89).

In 1985 he was awarded the AM in the Queen's Birth· day Honours List and was elevated to an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 1991.

Rear Admiral Hunt was promoted to his present rank in A ugust 1989 and assumed the position of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff _ Male riel in September of that year.

Admiral H unt and his wife Cecelia have three sons and a daughter.

RAD,,, 1I0ffltollJe p"'po.ns to Itando" ,.r tit,. " "'eight" H~\DM /funt. , , , ,

,

AffraClh'e Tracy Lamb, 21 , is originally from SOlltll Ausfralia but Adtlaidt's loss is Nsn~s goin as site lias "0'" made Iter home in S,.d"ty. !:i",im .. ·tar by St'a ,.'(11)'.

• o • " • -- , .

-

NHBS HAS TRAVEL INSURANCE

NHBS can pravide you and your with comprehensive TRAVEL

For broch',"' an' INSURANCE" with very information call NHBS Toll Free (008) 333 156 or (03) 510 3422 Fax (03) 510 8292

competitive rates and benefits,

NAVY NEWS, February 12, 1993 (15) 3

I , , •

i • , , , -• , , • ---• -

•

•

•

•

•

•

,

... ,"""''' ' '''''' ''' ''''''''''''' ' ''''''' ' '''''''''''''''", . .. . ''''111111 11111111111111'''''1'11111111111111111111""111111111111111111111111111111"'1'111111111111111: - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----------, --------------, ------~ "'o llowing her return to Sydney and a three ","eel;;

.: Assisted Maintenance Period alongside Fleet E Base. YO UNG ENDEAVOU R commenced ber E 1993 Program or Voyages by hosting three hair· ~ day sails ror young people with disabilities on ~ Sydney Harbour. .

~ -----------------------------F1MA . ADFRU Sydney. HMAS PLATYPUS and ~ MHO. .:

Fo r those RAN personnel interested YOUNG EN- ~ DEAVOUR Wilt be ISSUing further In\·i tations to join the ; ship for a half day sail in Melbourne, Hobart and ~ Adelaide . .:

Notification will be by signal prio r to the ship's aITh·al .: • in port . .:

•

.... • j

At Balmornl N(lI'ol Naval Sta/l,

I .: Young adventurers from the Lorna Hogkmson Sun­~ shine HOllie. Cantcen. Hcadway, 8ankstown Handicap­.: pcd Childrens Centrc. Laurcl House and Warrah. were ~ cncouragcd to havc a go at cverything, to stccr the ship, ~ keep lookout. SCt the sails and cl imb the mast. assisted by .: RAN crew and 10Ulh crew from YOUNG EN­

YOUNG ENDEAVOU R·s first 1993 Hl-day voyagc .: commenced on Monday. February 1, with 24 eager )·outh E crew embarked to undertake the sail to Mclbourne. .: ront Offiu r Offiur-in-Charge,

Commodore C.A Barry. RAN. Chief of Staff, MHO. ~ visited the ship and met hc r crew prior to the ship's ~ departure from Sydney. .:

der Ruuetl Nu~jnx Officer, Lieuullanf Commallder Jellll!

~ DEAVOUR·s 1992 World Voyage. Groftam, immedla,e-p<l$t 0f ,he AlUm"lan Council 0f lleoltft care S,an-

~ A familiaris:ltion sail to introduce RAN personnel to .: YOUNG ENDEAVOUR and posting opportunities was ~ wetl auended by bOlh offICers and sailors from HMAS ~ BRISBANE, HMAS SUCCESS. HMAS TORRENS.

dorrh Dr Warwick RU$ctH! and f ortllu Flag Offiur Na.·al Support Command, R eor

------------------------------------------- • -- . --------------------• ------------------------------------- , ----- • ----------• .. .­-.

"",-

•

YOUNG ENDEAVOUR's program of IO-day voy· ~ ages in the first half of the ye;.r wilt journey south visiting .: Mclbourne. Hobart . Geelong. Adclaide . Po rt Lincoln E and Portland pnor to returnmg to Sydney In early May. E ---------------------------------------------• --------------...

1E ------------------------------------------ -1. -.: .: - -- -.: RAN fHr.JOntul are $ltO"'" 'he rofHS durill& a ~isillO rOUNG £ND£A VOUR. .:

::; .. 11111"111 .. 111111111111""""''''' ... ''''''''111111111111 .... 111111111111111 .. '''''''' ..... 11111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIttlllllllllllllllllll..-

THE RAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS CAMPAIGN:

STUART - WARREGO - ARUNTA - MANUNDRA LAURABADA - SWAN - BALLARAT

MILNE BAY

1942 , ... ,' "" ... .,",,, .,," '" , .... ,

50th Anniversary Edition 500 Pages, 300 Pictures

BOOK PRICE

$39-95 including package and postage. Cheques should be crossed and made payable to Clive Baker.

Book available direct from: Clive Baker & Greg Knight. 13 Veronica Place. LOFl1JS 2232 Telephone: (02) 521 6515

r" , - .. '\

-

..

The Roy.1 AlIstndi.II N.~"y Hospit.l. lIMAS PENGUIN. hllll 1I«n rt­named Ralmo",l N.val Hospital. In do ing liD the hospital returns to the name by ",hic:h it ill known to '''0 generatiolls o r medics.

The hospital was estab­lished in 1942 as sick quar­ters. Nineteen forty-six saw the close of Canonbury Naval Hospita l, located at Darl ing Point and commis­sioned in 1942, as it had be­come inadequatc in mee t· ing the nccds of the Sydney establishments and fleet .

At this time the PEN· GU IN facility became known as Balrooml Naval Hospital.

Under the command of Surgeon Captain Lionel Lockwood the hospital ...-3S

expanded to 120 beds. a

~ - ,."

•

-

••

A dm/roillo/,house.

.. <elt equipped operating theatre, in-patient and out­pMient services and specialist services.

Known as the Royal A u· stra lian Navy Hospital. IIMAS PENGUIN . since the late 19(;()), the hospital has continucd to dcve lop and mcet thc changing needS of its nava l and De­fence communi ty.

'1111' change of name rc­fleets a heightened identity for the hospital - in the Navy. the local area and the professional community.

This idenl ity re flccts the hospitat"s commitment to visibly demonstra te its ex· c.::llence in quality o f health care and 10 project itsel f as a positive force in the Navy. Australian Defence Foree and local health community.

Meanwhile, the hospital

' .,

-•

I

-

has been officially awarded full accredita lion status by the A ustralian Counci l on Heahheare (ACHS) .

Standards

The certificate was pre­sented by the immcdia te past chai rman of ACHS. Doctor Warwick Ruscoe . and attended by the Chief of Naval Staff. Vice Admi­raI I.D.G. MacDougall . the former A ag Officer Naval Support Command. Rcar Admiral D .G. Holthouse. Director General Nava l Health Services. Commo­dore M.H. Dowse" and other distinguised guests.

The hospital is the first AUSlralian Defence Force hospital to be awarded ac­creditaiton status by the (ACHS) .

Thc award recognises tbe high Siandards of services provided by the hospi tal and its commitment to pro­viding thc best quality care to its customer.>.

The hospiTal volunteercd to participZlIe in the ACHS program which involved evalua tion by a team of professionals who arc ex­perts in a lt aspects of health care and administration .

Surgeon Commander R. B. Schedlich. Medieill Officer-in-Charge. In ac­cepting the eeni fieatc acknowledged the commit­ment and teamwork of all hospi tal personnel.

"As to why we did this. I think I can speak for all the stafr of the hospital .. hen I declare that the prime motivation for securing ae· CTcditai tOfi is to establish and maintain a quali ty of heal lhca re service that is second 10 none;' Surgeon Commander Schcdlich said.

THE NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL PYROTECHNICS SEMINAR

CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND

Tft~ &radUa'D ... btJd.:, I_r; SBLT Gra"" Lieu'en/Jllts Vizard, M. Bro"'", R. Bro",n, Sltallk.r, Truby;froll': L e DR GJ. Kelly (OIC), RADM ""tis, L e DR W. T. Cobert

(XO).

" We now ha\·e in pbee a s)"~tcm of management and a quali ty monitoring system that constantly shows us how welt we are doing so tha t we can ident ify prob­lems and fix thcm." he said.

•

•

20-25 FEBRUARY 1994 Up -to-dote comprehensive assessment of progress in Pyrotec hnic s

Emphasis on both fundamental and technical a spec ts

• Inclusive o f propellants. exp losives. safety. sensitivity - Initiation testing and chemica l energetiCS in generaL

• Papers welcome from Industry. Research. Milita ry. M inistries

Seminar Registration $A1140.00 Hotel $A120.00 twin per night 19 IPS, P.O. Box 17522, Christchurch, New Zealand

Phone: Int + 64 3 326 6433 Fox: Int + 64 3 326 5035

4 (16) NAVY NEWS, February 12,1993

Officer divers graduate Nine nlOnths or rigorous and intensh·e lraining has

concluded ror the sludents on Clearance Diving Officers' Course No9.

The graduation cercmony took place at the RAN Diving School whcre thc Maritime Commander. RA DM R.A .K. Walls, presented the officers with their gradua· lion certificatcs.

The Glen Koehler Memorial Shield for thc outstanding studcnt in both diving and Explosive Ordnance Dis­posal (EOD) was awarded to LEUT Milton Treeby.

Thc "Guts Effort - awarded was earned by LEUT Ron Brown.

Although one of the olde§t students In recent years to com· plc lc thc course LEUT Brown sho .. ed tenaCIty and courage during thc demanding PT ~ions that helped to inspire the )·oungcr members when they were nag­ging and in need of a boost of cncouragement .

LEUT Mall Brown recei\·cd the choice posting to the Mine Warfare Course in Portsll101.lth. England. while the o thcr students have taken up postings in Ihe dh"ing teams and the d i vin~ school.

MOVING TO CANBERRA? Then please contac1 one of the most helpful real estate offices in Canberra!

As our main role in lile is selling S ERVICE, we would be only 100 pleased to offer assistance with your real estate needs, whether buying, selling or renting.

(06) 292 4966 . "'-. CHiSHOlM SHOPPING CENTRE. CHISHOlM ACT ~

,

•

An annual prize, endowed and inaugurally pre­senred by the Naval Commemoration Committe~ of Victoria (NCCV) , will perpetuate memory of the re­nowned but little publicised exploits of the Austra­lian " Coast Watchers" in the Second World War,

The prize - to be awarded 10 the RAN Communication Branch trainee achieving the best overall result in initial category training - consists of a fra med reproduction of the painting "The Coast Watcher", a copy of the book "Coast Watcher" by Lieutenant Commander E.A. Feldt OBE . RAN , Retd, and a mone tary award .

The original painting. by the noted art ist Kei th Swain. and accompanying citation were presen ted by representa­lives of the NCCV to the Commanding Officer H MAS CER BE RUS, Captain M .G . Donaldson and are displayed in the RAN Communication School, HMAS CER­BERUS.

An important facet of the occasion was the attendance of Lieutenant W,J . Read DSC (US), RANVR . Retd. (Mer major. Australian Army. and since deceased) who is the

. , •

t ( t - • -a".. ~y. ~ .. ~ '. . ..

TIMES CHANGING I

•

•

• •

subject of the pamtmg and who is much mentioned in Commander Feldt's comprehensive account of the signific­ant contribution made by the Coast WatcheT5 fO the Allied victory in the Pacific.

Many of the Coast Watchers worked voluntarily behind enemy lines. often isola ted and ill-equipped, making radio reports of land. sea and air movements to facilitate Allied counter-offensives.

First recipient oflhe award. ABRO LP. Moore (HMAS WATERH EN). received the prize from the Maritime Commander, RAD M R.A. K. Walls , at Ceremonial Divi­sions at CERBERUS.

Witnessing the presentation and . depicted in the accom­panying pho tograph. subsequent ly congratula ting Able Seaman Moore at the Communication School are (I to r) Mr Des Roach (VP NCCV). Miss Joy Adamson (SEC NCCV), LCDR c'J. Cooper (OIC Comm School), Mr Don MeLean (former Sergeant, Australian Army and Coast Watcher), A B Moore (prize ... inner). Me Vic Lees (Member NCCV) and Mr John Anderson (Member NCCV).

.. --~

Starting oul as a Sydney suburban inilialiH , a group of public miuded ciliuns bea me alarmed at the growing ,·plume of IiUer and rlIbb ish thoughtlessly discarded about the com­munity.

Within a year they were able 10 turn their concern into action.

Before long. what began as a local iniliative, became a national campaign cenlred on rural and urban areas all around Australia.

CI.:an Up Day now boasts the support of com­munity groups. service or· ganisat ions. schools and an increasing number of con­cerned citizens throughout the nalion.

Prominent televis ion coverage of teams and indi­viduals recovering rusted car bodies from waterways, syringes from beaches and fOnnes of paper and plastic litter from just about any­where it shouldn't be. has become an embarrassing, but familiar , reminder of our indiffe rence to the environment !

- ~ ..

This year Ihe Clean Up Day will be held on Sunday. March 7.

With ever greater public awareness of the need for a dean and healthy envi ron­ment, o rganisen: are eX­peeling a record turn out of volunleen: to play their part in making our cities and towns more pleasant places in which to live.

As in previous years RAN personnel will have an opportunity to partici­pate in Clean Up Day.

This may be done in two ways; Clean Up Auslralia committees may request as­sistance from local com­manding officers calling for an organised establish ment response. Alte rnatively, where their units are not called upon. naval person­nel can still respond to the cause on an individual or team basis and are encour­aged to do so.

In May last year CNS an· nounced the " Blueprint for a Green Navy".

This plan aims to integ­rate environmental consid-

-For Your

era tions into naval ac~

,jvities and to develop a commitment by nayal members to the protection of the erl\'ironment.

With the RAN ITself oommil1ed to better ell­vironmental performance , the opportunity to particI­pate in Clean Up Day is timely and st rongly encour­aged.

But "doing the right thing" on just OIlC day is not e nough.

Clean Up Australia hopes Ilia! we will be much more thoughtful all the time about where we pul OUT rubbish.

BcHer still. more thoughtful about how we can reduce the amount of rubbish we produce in the first place.

Personnel wishing to par­ticipa te should check local newspapers a few days be­fore the Clean Up Day to establish Ihe whereabouts o f the nearest clean up sites.

Further information can be obtained by calling (008) 024890 wherc staff from the national office in Sydney will be pleased to assist.

-.. ARMED FORCES INSURANCE

~ .. '" & L • . .... " ...

TOP END

---t' .. ---t' ..

Special Bonus Package

CALL 008 020 010 - TOLL FREE OR IN CANBERRA - 279 3W

---t' .. -~ ..

Is il .II fi rst? The guard, leel by LEur JOllr..ne T urner, at "MAS COONA WARRA 's recent ce .... monial Di-

visions - was it II firsl for wiele brimmed h.llt.'l? - JU&I call the speei.1 toll·free

hotline for de\.Oil. of tho b .. 1 .--.~" :-::~--~EEBONUS5 •.

OR SEND ms FREEPOST COIJPO'J -

~ .. Photograph by LS PHOT McBride,

::;rsmifh Ltoding Williams 10 MORE TON 's diving It am,

• iving really is a dog's life

Diving is now.ll dog's life. according to Leading Seaman Tamard Williams or HMAS MO RETON,

LS Will iams has been transferred (rom Leadmg Scaman Guarddog to Leading Seaman Diver to provide her with the 01'" ~ty \() und.:rtake more ~a·related dulle~ ,

In fact . L~ Williams is thc fin.t female to take ad" ';,l!1tagt.' of the greater opportumties m the opo.!fatlonal areas for women to juin MORETON's diving team ,

LS Will iams has been so thorough in car­rying out he r du ties at MORETON over the past three years that she has been kno" 'n to bail up MORETON personnel whcn in civilian rig, despite ignoring them when in Navy rig.

Some MORETON personnel who have got on the wrong side of LS Williams dur­ing her pre"ious duties hope MORETON's diving team's reputation for bemg sociable will pass on to her .

--t' .. ---t' .. ---t' .. -~ .. -~ .. -~ .. ---t' .. ---t' .. -~ ...

reneral insurance p&<:k.re for I ny

rn.rnber of the A~",ralian Der."""

For"". R .... "'i.t. and fo""ol

""'rnb ... .

II" deoitmM in roniun<:\ion

... ith the De""rtrnenl of Defen"".

And pri<:<>d to make Ih. offer

unboa\.Oble .ny ... htre in A,,"lrali •.

You can mako .""h fortni,htly

""y",on\, by .11ot"",n!.

JuOl look Illh. 8 free bon~,

CO, .. ~ )",,'I1""';ve with your

low·"",t conlentA in.uron"" poIiC)l

... hich co, .. ,..)'OU r ho"", co"lenta

.. ·h.~r)ml live .

E,'." in ~.roi n, .hi"" or

POlItinp in.ura_ c"'.-.ring.1I

po""",,1 .ff""", in you, motor

". hid •. • •

FREE BONUS 6, ""'

_. Pootinp in ,~no_ in Au"ralia

p"",iding .utomatic ~r .bM·. the C<>mmonwe.lth indernnity for

Ira .. , il and otorap.

fREE BONUS 7. In.""n"" of ony urgenl ilern,

~nllh.od of you for Au"",li.n

Mm><k.. r~~:'~;"~~:'----:-:::-::,:";:­

fREE BON US 1:.. ~F.:;:R.::EE:.B:.O:.;N,;.:U_S_8: F.rnily '" .ingl. ""eid.nt CO""

of S25.(O).

FREE BONUS Emerpncy horne help ond

!l1ld.nl tutori.1 COI\.O ""' ....

., ...

FREE BONUS 3. W",ldwide 1"",1 li.bility

'::;;~:::·;::;:'::;;:;~";:;NU~S::--i.i FOf &,"~I. mombe,,;, po"""al

.Ilt'ct.. ""', ..... 1 ""\.<,,~ line

Automatic baWP co' .. ' of up

to $3.000 during your ov.,....u pOtIinp t .. ".l.

You'll raceive IlIlhi,.t. ".'Y Im""li,·. pri",,_ And )'OU'II h., ..

lhe peace of mind Ih.t com ... frorn

beinl proteett<l by Au,tr.li •• own

multi·notion.1 i .... ~"'r. QBE.

0 ... c.1I to lhe hotli", can .1""

IOh..,.1I your ""luirem.nlo for

in,urinl your home, molo< , .. hiel.,

motor eyel., car~v.n, oo.t .nd

IOI<>tldwide mUIIH>erill "' .• ,.... • •

I""tinp _ ..

And ",.1I pro"ide you "',Ih

" irtuall)' On)' oth. r kind of goon ... l

V r---- ------, I Pleue con\.Oct me ";Ih detail, I

of the A""ed Fo"," InSUla_

Na"",

Home Add ....

Milpo '" P/eooe

w

r .m portk"l.rly in~t.d in

fin.din, out mo~ about in,urinK my:

o Ho"",

o Motor ".hio1. 0 Boot

O MOlOr C)ld. 0 Lif.

O Tra,1 bi ke O ___ ~

Pl ..... . 100 ~nd me dttoil. On:

OLand lo .. l'. proledion

O Fin.""ill pllnning

O~rsoa. pooling. em .. "

t O$ovinp pion

P~.~ tick:

DNa,),

ORo •• "".

OArmy

O Ai, For«>

OForm ..

Armed Fo","" [n.uran"".

P_O. flo. 223. Kinpton. ACT 2004

~QBE INSURANCE ..~,. -

I

x

---t' .. ---t' .. -~ .. -~ .. ---t' .. -~ .. -~ .. -

""""rnrn",I.U<>n in.uran"" prol«1. ion L -x- _____ .J ~

---t'''-~'' - ~''-~''-'' . . .

NAlI.Y .NEWS. February -12, .1993 ( 1 7~ 5 ,.' .. , ~~ . -. -.. , .

I

•

•

" "" "

The RAN· USN exercise D UGONG 2/92 has proved an outstanding success for our mines counler measure ships and divers.

Our correspondent re­ports that once all the mines had been laid in the Townsville area , Phase 4 -Mine Sweeping operations commenced in Halifax Ba~.

An acoustic drone boat was trialled and BLAC­KHA WK helicopter used

·to conduct precursor sweeps of the minefields prior!O MCM units WAL­LAROO, BANDICOOT, BROLGA arxl KORAAGA sweeping the area.

, .i , . • ,

•

The MCM Force was successful in clearing the channel of all mines which posed a threat using armed team sweep with explosive cu tters. Rig Bravo and Rig Mike. while the SlOne Fish exe rcise mine was utiliscd to record the performance of the ·sweeps'.

Engintrring Schoof HMAS CERB ER US Enginttr O/fletrs: SHLT Mannion, LEUT Quain, LEUT (E) McCoy, (E) Boyle, LeDR (E) Rashlt igh. LEUT Logan, LEUT (E) Maclean and LEUT (E) umbo

In conjunction wi th Mine Sweeping operations, RA N and USN divers deployed to Herald Island. supported by H MAS BRUNEI to conduct EOD diving opera­tions in the vicinity.

The Maritime Comman­der Austra lia. Rea r Admi­ral R .A. K. Walls RAN, visited Exercise DUGONG accompanied by comman­der Australian Mine War­fare Forces, Commander C.M. Brand RAN during the 'war-time' scenario.

Ollce all the mines had been swept . recovery oper­ations began and the dam­age caused to mines by the explosive euners became evident.

Operations complete, the MCM Force began 10

redeploy south , while a contingent of personnel were given Ihe a rduous task of dismantling the 19 con­tainers that formed the For­ward Support Unit for the operation.

Exercise D UGONG 2J92 was a successful operalion that allowed many lessons 10 be learn t from opera ting RA N mine couII!ermeasure fo rces with RA N and USN Clearance Divers, USN B52 aircraft and foreign mines.

When AM BRO LG A departed Sydney on January 31, 1992 to part ici­pate in Exercise Kangaroo 92, the ship's company could not have imagined that they would only be re turning to thei r home port Sydney, II months later.

After successful partici­pation in the Tri -service Exercisse . BROLGA returned !O Calms where she commenced an inter­mediate doekmg until June,

Unfo rtunate ly for the families of the ship 's com­pany, BROLGA was then requ ired 10 n:main for a scven week refit , originally scheduled to be conducted in Sydney which continued until the beguming of Sep­tember 1992_

O n completion, an in tense month ..-;.. spe ll! alongside CaLms _~1i fying

defects which would bring BROLGA mto line with RAN standards .

This effort eulmlllated in a successful Seacheck con­dueted b} COMAUSPAB­FOR staff

Prepared once 3gm 10

resume the role of Mines­weeper. BROLGA departed Cairns after 30 weeks alongSide to partiCipate til

ExeTClse DUGONG 2192. In Sydne}', BROLGA is

preparlllg ror a bus} schedule in 1993.

BROLGA return ing toSydnty ojrerlln J I-m omh absenu.

CORE Shick (USN), MeA UST RA DM Wuflis, COM­AUS!+IINFOR CMDR C. M. Brand, LeDR Angus and

LeDR Simpkins at D UGONG 1/92.

An era in Naval Engineering Training has com e to an end ,,-jth the Sailstruc System giv. ing way to Initial Tech­nical Training (TIP 92) for 1993.

The passing of Sailstruc brings with it a hint of nos­talgia and causes reflection on the past. In the case of the Officers of the Marine Engineering School, HMAS CERBERUS this reflection goes back 60 years.

The world has witnessed many changes in the period 1932 to 1992.

High explosive gave way to the thermonuclear nuc­lear device as the most destructive weapon of war. the Berlin Wall rose (and

~'lIIl11ll11ll11l11l11ll11lll1l11ll11ll11l11l11l11l11l11l11l11l1l11l11l11ll11l1l11l11l1l11l11rlllllllllllllllllllllllllrlllll ;: _ _

~ 'TROSS CHAPEL BLESSED ~ - --:: Senior Chaplain C.M. the RAN . de nominations. ,§ ! Hill, Father John Con- The eXisting Protestant Interested parties _ ! nelly and ChaplaIn and Roman Catholic came to the concept of an § E Barry Yes burg have Chapels, of post WWII open plan chapel rather _! = blessed the founda- "Duration Huls" have than the trad itional style = ~ tions of the new Inter- become unsuitable to the Church, but ensuring this § = denominational Chapel needs of re lig ious meets the requirements : :: at HMAS ALBATROSS. de nomina tions. of each denomination's :: - -§ The new chapel, due Patronage is ava il able customs and traditions , :: :: for completion in June to some 3,000 defence The chapel will include § _i 1993 a t a cost of some personnel and their a cari llon which was §

$250,000, will be the first dependents , consisting of kindly donated by the :: = = tnterdero-'r'W1aliclna! Chapel mainly Roman Catholic, White Ensign Club before § § bu ilt al public expense in Pro testant and Ang lican irs liquidation. :: - -~lIIl11l1l11rllllllrllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'>:

POM TP Ashley Ruhlmann was mt t b)' his Wift J oy and Iris t ight ",uk old daughttr Caillin K'ho ht was su,'n& lor theftrsl time. (Photo: ABPH Simon Poynron).

ORION deployment over The wcst coast based submarine HMAS O RION is " home" at H MAS

STIRLING after four months away_ Durlllg her deployment the "Wesr Coast Warrior" as ORION is officiall} known, vis­

ited Japan , Hong Kong and Singapore HMAS ORION (CMDR Ric Shalders) "3S met b} NOCWA , CDRE Peter Briggs and

a large group of family and friends when she ghded alongside ..... ith the mmlmum of fuss.

8 (20) NAVY NEWS~ February 12; 1993' •

Changin face of • •• marine engl I

fell again), man conquered space, and the information age, post the compute r and the photocopier, dawned.

The world of the Naval Engineer has also changed significantly_

The trusty. plodding. lovingly hand-tended sream 'up and downer' has been replaced by the high perfor­mance, digirally-controlled, gas turbine. ~~~

Despite all this change there has remained onc constant; the 'Man of Steel' of the Engineering Depart­ments who have kept the RAN's warships alive. reporls our correspondent.

While the road may ha\'e been asphahed. fire extin­guishers have sprouted from the walls. and the

have grown, the Officers of the

Marine Engineering School have remained the same!

The end of 1992 also saw the O IC, LCDR Mike Rashleigh. depart from the School to carry on the trad­ition as Platfonn Manager Surface Ships in Sydney.

All staff and students wished him well and wei· corned the. soon-to-be-pro­

new OIC, LCDR

CMDR Horton and COONA WARRA's award winning grounds staff. (Photo by LSPHOT Bill MdJr;d~).

TIDY TOWNS WIN HMAS COONAWARRA has been selected as the best defence establish­

ment, NT, in Ihe 1992 Tidy Towns Awards.

Commander Horton. The HMAS(x)()NAWARRA Commanding Officer grounds a re an example of HMAS COONAWA RRA . what can be grown and said the award was a great propogated in the Darwin credit to the dedicated area. with plants ranging grounds sta ff a t the base from roses and o rchids to and in line with Navy policy large trees. including a rare of environmental planning eucalyptus. and landcare. COONAWARRA man-

CANBERRA IAN McNAMEE & PARTNERS PTY LTD are centra ll y

i offices in both Canberra a nd Que anbeyan cale r for all yoor REAL ESTATE needs.

';;i ;~;;';.;BUYING , S ELLING, please contact our ~ s ta ff .

into or oot of CANBERRA will

NOW ON (06) 282 4922

ages some 6800 hectares of land in the Darwin a rea and currently has a project run­ning to grow pangola grass on a commercial basis at Humpty Doo T ransmitt ing Station.

"5+ 5 Y!AR RENTAl SECURITY" From Brisbane OHA Property Specialisls

Double or triple the value of your DFRDB with a tax efficient investment in a

Brisbane DHA & non DHA Ioog term rental

properties. Former Deleoce executive & DHA property

specialist can offer fully personalised details.

'COMPUTER SPREADSHEETS' 'AIRFARE REBATES'

'FULL PRODUCT RANGE'

Intrastate Property Marketina P/L (ACN 056 11'2 233)

P060x566,T~ Toll Free 008 80'¥-365

B/H (07) 670 5821 Pager (07) 636 3190 Fax (07) 8 70 5830

RN gold for George!

In the Koyal Navy's A nnual Salon e ulinaire held in HMS NELSON, Portsmouth, England , a surprise "'as . ,,'aiting the j udges .,-hen it ca me to the much· contested Supply Officers' li,-e e,'ent.

Commander George Mc,J.k RAN . cum:ntl, the exchange Supply Officer serving as Supply Officer HMS DAEDALUS. th rew down the g11untici to his Brit compatriots and chal­lenged them 10 beat a bit of Aussie grub.

The c"cnl. Involving Supply Officers of non-cal· ering speciahsallon. tasl.: s competuors to produce unassisted a savoury and a sweet pancake III a time of iO minules.

This task IS performed in front of a h~e audlcnce of about 100 spectators using NELSON f~lcilities and anything else smuggled past the Judges.

In addition 10 the ul!1-malt laSle leSI laken seri­ously by the judges. poinls are awarded for flare, creali"ily and entenain­ment ,·alue.

In producing his maste r­ful piece of culinary delight, CMDR Meikle had Ihe satisfaction of watching the judges come to grips with wl tchelty grubs for the

. -A btamill6 CMDR Mt ik lt

... ilh his a ,,·arr/.

savoury and the taste of Northern Territory Green Ants for the swect - they were not to know that quarantine strictly forbids such imports and CMDR Meikle has refused to divulge the source of actual ingredients.

In addition, spectato~ were given an unpre­cedented demonstration of pancake tossing where a height of over five metres was recorded.

Reserves director served 26 years The Oired or Gmeral of

ReM'n'e!j - Navy. Commo­dore A.T . Wilson, AM. PSM. R .. ·O, RANR hllll r~ tired after Ui years servke with the Australian N!lval RHerve.

He has been relieved by Captain His Honour .ludge K".V. Taylor. RFD. RANR.

CDRE Wilson oom· mcnced hiS service wi th the ANR in 1966 as a dlTCct entry Lieutenant Engineer­ing. Weapons Electromcs.

He served in a number of flee t ships including HMAS SY DNEY and DERWENT and spent time in a number of di reetorlltes in Canberra.

He was appointed Executive Officer of the Melbourne Port Division in 1979 and Comm!lnding Of­fICer in 1982.

He sen 'cd in tha t post for five years unt il June 1987.

Allhough a WEEO, he cross-Irained as a Seaman Officer and obtained a Minor Wllr Vessel Com­mand Ccrtific:ne. enabling him to command MWVs in-

CDNE Wilson. eluding HMA Ships A R­DENT, BAYONET lmd WARRNAMBOOL.

In 1987 CDRE Wilson took on the role of minewarfare co-ordinator for the RANR , providing input on Reserve mailers to the projcct tcaln that de­veloped the new min-c warfa re concepts.

In June 1988, he was pro­moted to Captain and ap­pointed as the Staff Officer Reserves Training Ad­ministra tion, a new post tha t reported directly to the Aag Office r Naval Support Command.

ON DRAFT TO STIRLING? SHIP HOME PORTED IN THE WEST?

W.A. NATIVE SEEKING A HOME

OR INVESTMENT?

AUSTRALIA'S FINEST PROPERTIES

PRESENT FOR SALE

FEDERATION VILLAS

12 McNICHOLL STREET ROCKINGHAM

$89,000 to $95,000

for further information, phone THE "PUSSERS" PERSON

'6 BRIAN EVANS

(09) 5282114 (09) 2462224 NH (09) 4475398 (018) 904043

-

•

I t -" r -;I.

~ J

--~ - I. ----. • ,-;

\ -J

~- ,.,

Srau GO I'em ur, RADM Perer Sinclair. ar rh .. NIH/MBA parad ...

COMMUNITY AWARD (By SBLT R. Virgolla)

The training eslablishment " MAS NIRIMBA . in its fina l year, has beaten all co mers for . prestigio us community awa rd .

NI RIMBA personnel paraded for NSW Governor. Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair. who presented the Navy League Communit), Award.

The perpetual trophy is in recogni tion of NIRIMBA's outstanding assistance given to the civilian community during 1992.

NIRIMBA won the award over all other ships, establishments and groups of ships in the Royal Australian Navy.

This will be the last time NI RI MBA will be competing (or the award although its high level of community involvement will not diminish in its final year of operations.

I

' .. ,. """ ,,.,

-•

At Ihe 6raiJ~,uioll (I, -R) SHLT MQrctIS McO""6or, LCON MQrk Jt lTt" (SN O RAAF Peara). CA PT Kelrh EQ",u (COS HMAS STI RLING) Qnd MIDN AIIso II Needham .

Another era ends The lasl of the '; two" school naval

aviators have graduated . SBLT Marcus McGregor and MIDN

Anson Needham arc the last navy students to graduare from the pilots course after undergoing training at both No I Aring Training School at RAAF Point Cook Vic-10rla and No 2 Flying Training School 31 RAA F Pearce W.A.

All futu re pilots will be trained under an all through PC9 aircraft flying training syl­labus conducted at RAAF Pearce W.A.

Marcus and Anson "'ere members of number 161 pilots course which started training in September 1991 and graduated

in December 1992. Air Vice-Marshal G .T. Newstead. AO,

CBE, ( Ret'd) presented Marcus and Anson with their ~wings- 31 a gradualion ceremony.

Representing NOCWA at the gradua· tion was CAI"- Kei lh Eames, Chief of Staff, HMAS STIRLING.

Having accumula ted some 220 flying hours under training and many more hours of excitement in the classroom, Ihey both now head 10 the ADF Helo School, Can­berra where they will undertake a 14 week helicopter conversion prior to postings to HC 723 Squadron at Nowra NSW.

Peroonnd "''1IK!"n, ,I\(" names 10 ~".,.ed in the N~., N~"$ rOl £.C"han", Poo,"" !J>outd make IIlc" app!'c,uioon in """,,><lance " 'lIh [krcnce hmNCUon P .... SOot u .. n, -MHF" In <"01IJun<"tioti " 'uh ,t...e atread) t ... «1 on Ihe 1)1(1'01). So",al> OT k"' .... ohould M add..-swd '0 COMAUSNAVSUP Inf<N1tl.>1I"" DEFN"V CUl~ .. a

1.I..\l: \.UIlJt.\l o "'Clotl n SIll' [Sfd PO:ffi.'iC

"" rnm

'''''' L',IlRO "U lSO~tG

ABRO , .. '''''' "" """" '"'" "". "' .... , .. ~ , ..... "' .... 5."1.',""

"'" "" ABQ)ofG

"'''' AB!oITH

.1tOL\~EtIX

GRAil

""" DAI'IS A.EMt.~GA ,

"'''''' "'''' "'"'" "''''"'' 1lEI1.1"'

"''''' ""'" I:.\OTT CRO'tl"E GOVIER MULRY MArrnEII~

BAllU E

.,,'''' ""'" SIl~:9

11 11.'1IJ

Rl}I(It RIl"'*'l

""" Rlelrl Rt~1

~Imll R!I:J)i

" !I'm R: l.1(li

"llt..."-! 1116' ..... R)~ml

'"'''' Stl&l!8 RlIll~

RIIe7$7 St~n mOllti

rv.nl'l1S KlIlTA8Vl KlIlTABUl ALBATROSS OARII1\

MORETO'SF.19! OARII1' AUG lJ

GEELOSG CIRBERliS'MR9J OERII·E.\, ~~,

CERBERUS

''''''"' """" ~ ..... , 81U~\E IUGf.;r.

""'­ewERL'S 1WtlIA.'1\ 0 )S"""\ \lRfMBA DER·"[.\'T CERlERL~

AOEUtl){ GERAlDTO\ rUI'ISBAr OESII"ElL ,ocms .'n<

S"FI89t So. loIOC1"SJ S..(CS[f'l1 S/Jor(\OIW

SIioIt I9AL'GSS St,tlAtl9J St • .&JAWJ SU.~"9.!

JU\9!

""'" ... ""., S .. ilA'v.! St.»>OI"

'I,EB80 1 Rt~ BRISBAXE IDBERUS!JAUOIJ CllUUI BASlEIlIUlE RIlIl"

,.., .... s. .... EiQ"kI 101

\"5" ...... ... Il.\!AS C,," \lIERRA

AIY" .. Ea! A"IIInbo ba>«lllop H\WiAlBAT1!OSS ,'S'/, AIT .... ....,~bIi<IlIiop. TORRE.\"S.5'/1,,"\ I'B ..... AIta

INAlirnlUSG.IIW.SCldR,\S

''''''''-.... ...",. •.• '1.,_. AoJ~""""" Alt 501WI bIi<Il!lap At! Sj.-y ",,,1M 101 S,ikr bw1l FfG EailAIiIU>b ba>«llbo~ \I·A1!RHf}.· IIATSrei . rE.\GUI~ A.)S).-y Esi. (FlItA E""'PI F"Itd IIII!t ~MI"'-cpwd ~ .... """""" AIf~·dtltT·".

•

OFFICER PROMOTIONS

RAN provisio nal pro mot ions, pro mulgated o n 26J UN92, hn 'e be en confirm e d to dale OIJ AN93.

The follo .... mg arc proviSIonal!) scle<:ted for promot,on m the PNF to date OIJUL Y93:

"" " .. FJ

'" """"' PI!! PA.XES

SMl/fViOG SN!iPflOASV!'N ~'f5. SU

"'~'" UHlr" c.llll l1d!f ID CamI!Iw t!'" GJ KEUY SMHMCD PJ IAACIIlH A'INP 5 MI)IITGOMERY stI MJ RUIliERfOR() n METOC MP FruES SMII A'INO AI A'INP KR SMN fWO ASW PJ SUP fWO ASW SV .. II SAMlR Sl/ · """"" ... S GOO)[ "" ., GIWIAM tISIIS

tu,IINI om .. TI D II SniDt cu,lliI Dmsioo TkH 5T HUBBARD OY~G Ufllellialla LinleAnl ConImlllillr AM AIXINSQIrj .. .. oc scon GW JJ/jfS

"' .'" '" .., ... ~ """"" .. SJ<YIJi , IlWIIIIfR W tumJJ 8J 'MfILER · """'" GT CAllOW IR SHAY • UOYD · """" ~ ""'" WfI IWiUJI · -~ _T TI IIJTUR

" .... ..... NO ROONEY

" o PJ STAffORD owe GREAVES PJ IRASffi

· "'" o G>YJJ<. AlB 9UFUNG

· """"" • WJTTWIlI , Ml C llJSWllBE '" Ull[U JT O\JlHN ~ W

AJl ETP .. SlINC SIo!N rt.'O 0 SIo!N fWO ASW .I."'" 0 SMII PfIO C. ASW

~"

SM~PWON SMN fWOG ENWESM AV' O

"". SU .. SU SMN WW n n

""" "If " .. , EM .. NT< SU

"""ASW SMN fWOC "ME SJJ SMNAI'NP

"" ~ .. SIT

" .. " ~" ,,'" EM .. " ....

COliA'II-A/IAA

""'" ........ .. NA~"" _IN NA~'" lIAR"''''' AIBA.IISS

"'"" AlBA_

''''U,,"' """'" IlII1

"'" "'" "'" """'" ON'"'

JERVlSBAY

ADf. NA~_

'""""<>ISM

"'" .. ~""" "' .... ~

"" "'" II£RWOO

"'" ""'" Pt.\ I1l'IIS WATSON ONSLOW ' '', •• U.

,,~""" IWUUJI R.W Wm. J:SG.S

HAfWJJHWi WAGGA

"""""'" NA~""" ~RI<KT AII!W~

NA~""" ""'"''''' """'WA.,. SYIl<Y

~

"""""""'" NA~""" ""'~ ..~""" .. HARMAN·USA IIARMAN<TSA

The following are provisional selections for promotion in the AN R to date OIJAN93 or 01JULY93 (as indicated):

CMruIder II ClplJil WEF f1JAli93 PJ IiV!'W.N RFDl£ NA.'vY1l'TlCE

UnllIIIII C 00

'" ' •• rl7m. WEff1JA.Wt3

"'" T<S Ut •• II lirIIeull two, I, WEF I1M"B3

PR 9./ AOIElOll .I.T $l.LU NAVYOfFIl The Minister fo r Defence. ScIence and Pers.onnel. CNS and his admirals congratulate all officers on their provi­sional selection for promotion .

PAYING OFF?

AREA DISTRIBUTORS

We are a h ighly successful Australian owned company manufacturing products for the motor and associated industries. Already well established in Queensland, the Northern Rivers area of NSW and Western Australia. We are now commencing operations in Sydney and require local area distributors .

II you have the desire 10 be self employed, earn a handsome income, are enthusiastic and energetic with your own reliable transport a nd the capacity to o pera te a s lock holding o f approx. $3,000 we would like 10 talk to you.

PLEASE TELEPHONE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE ­PETER DEEN OR ARTHUR CRISP ON (02) 521 8215

NAVY NEWS, February 12, 1993 (21) 9

•

I

I •

ADF family mobility study is underway

O ne o r Ihe major fi ndings rrom the sucressful fi rst « nsus of a ll seo'ing A us tralian Defence Force (ADF) m embers and families " 'as the " -idespread concern O\'e r Ihe e rrect5 of regular sco 'i« posling move m ents.

The census. conducted in March 1991 by the Austra· lian In§titute of Family Studies (AIFS) in Mel· bourne, highlighted the need for a detailed analYSIS of the effects of ADF mobility and the resultant dislocation on Service families.

As a resull it was decided 10 conduct a follow·up study to examine these important issues.

The new study has been en titled the A D F Families Mobi lity and Dislocation Siudy (FM DS).

The FM DS is bemg con· ducted m two phases.

The first phase took place during last yea r when 19 focu§ groups at major ADF locations were IIlvlled to help design a quest ion· nalre to be used in Phase 2. The second phase, launched in lanual) · Feb·

ruary this year. will involve 1200 randomly·seleeted service families being inter· vie .... ed by Defence: con$ul· tants.

As with the 1991 census, complete confidentiality is assured.

The A1FS . in association with AGB Australia, will discuss with selected ADF families the follo .... ing issues:- Child Care; Spouse employment : chil· d ren's education; health issues and access to com· munity facili ties, plus any other matters likely to requi re Service families to make diffK:ult lift:5tyle choices resulting from employment mobility.

ADF members may be contacted (by letter to Unil addresses) by the field con· sultants. AGB Australia 10

invite voluntary participa· tion in FMDS Phase 2.

You r home how safe is it?

Occupational Health and Safety (0" & S) is a fami liar ph ras{' al \Oorl.. but do .... e take Ihe id{'as and alli tude hom e so thai our loved ones are sare?

Thc home and it~ con· tents presem a challenge to all the occupants - fire and Chemicals being the major conSiderations.

H e llo Ladi t'S,

•

A $70,000 rtnowulon - alld the old ' ,.·ordroom OllllU' at HMAS ALBA TR OSS ber:amu 'K HANGAR '.

'K HAN AR' PEN A new w ork-based Long Day C are Cenlre, K H A NGAR , has op ened a l

HMAS ALBATROSS 10 cale r for 29 children, from six weeks to rh'e years of age .

As is generally the case with such mat· ters on the periphery of Defence , all the .... ork to bring this centre 10 its current state of readiness .... as done by a small group of dedicated personnel - now the Manage· ment Committee - who worked many hours in thei r own time to plan and organize the building, licence. sta(fing and equipment.

The commintc was lucky enough to chance upon a building which was iden· tified as 'surplus 10 requirements ' - Ihe then ·Wardroom Annex '.

At a cost of around $70.000, this building was extensi"ely renm'ated and extended to bring it up to the stringent NSW ehildcare standards.

The AUStralian Construction Sen ice. who won the contract. did an extremely good job and ended up with II centre that is quile outstanding.

When employing a TeacherlDirector. the Management Team were conscious of Ihe fact that the incumbant would ha\e to

be a person who .... ould build a good public image and reputation for K HANGA R by pro\'iding excellent childcare and educa· tion as .... ell as having the ability seems somewhat peculiar to the uninitiated.

With Mrs Margaret New. they really struck gold.

A Scottish ex·pa triot , Margaret ran a pre·school in Scolland whiCh .... on lhe National Curriculum award and was selected by the BBC as the host for an edu­cation programme on educating the under· five s_

K HA'\GAR has taken two yeaTS of careful planning and a S96.000 Defence grant to come to fruition_

There are 5till some posllions available at K HA '\GAR -loO for those people .... ho rna)' be posting into the area ~ho rtl)' - .... e sugge~t you put your name on the ... alling list a~ soon as pow.iblc by ringlllg AB Helen Turner at the ALBATROSS Pal OffICe on (~) 21 1552.

IFELINE (8) J ulie D' .... s) The Command Fire and

Safety Organisation con­tinues to promote the use of smoke detectors as a primary warning device III

the home relame1y small cost to protect your family.

'trus t e ve ryo ne had a sarI' Xmas break and ror e \ 'e ryonc .... ho has j us l nlOved , that you are sellling in to

Kceping many of the substances we all use III the house unavailable to chil· dren is also important.

Fit child proof latches on cupboards under the sink and in the laundrv.

It will go a long way to preventing accidental poisoning.

CFSO andlor his staff are always available to mcm· bers and their fam ilies to discuss their particular con­cerns.

They may also be able 10

assist in providing members .... ith a check list for the home.

Please call on 3592197 or 3592192.

YOU R SAFElY IS OU R CONCERN !

g ex-KIMBLA

A lle niio n all ex·c rew members or HMAS KIMHLA .

The HMAS KIMBLA Association hi15 been formed and is seeking new members in addItion 10

those already on record as a result of the last rcunion.

Also. a number of KI'I· BLA tics arc still a\aIIOle.

For more informallon please contact : WO:-';PC Dann) Meredith at "'lAS PENGUI\I (02) 960 03]6.

your new area. With the kind assistance

of all the Navy Wives Groups around Austraha, I am able to prov\de you WIth the up and coming events for each area. Thank you to everyone who has already forwarded their Group's planned activities for 1993.

* * * CER8 ERUS:- The AGM will be he ld on Tues· day March 9 commencing at 1O.303m. Child eare bookings can be made by conlacting Val on 79 3176.

* * * FREI\1A,,"LE:- On

T uesday February 23 the committee meeting will be held. Their first function will be on Wednesday March 3 for a 'Green Day·. Talk a l Lecuwin Barracks . More laler.

* * * NOWRA :- The first cof· fee morning for 1993 will be held on Wednesday Feb­ruary 17 at Flat 2 Canberra Dri"e commencing at 9.3Oam. This will be fo]· lowed by the AGM at 11.3Oam. All positions Will be declared vacant, so become a financial member and have your say. Child minding is available for S2 per child. For more infor· mation contact Bethan)' on 21 1583.

ALBATROSS Playtime meets evcry Monday 9.3Oam·11.3Oam in the creche rooms (Flat I , Can· berra Drive). Please bring a piece of fruit and SOc. For more information contael Lizon231556orKimon 21

""" A craft G roup meets on .\tonda) afternoons at 12.30pm iT! Flat 2. Can· berra Dril'c. Child-minding l~ availahlt:. Kerry (The Co-ordinator) is natlable on 23 :l4'lS9.

10 (22) NAVY NEWS, February 12, 1993

A Thrift Shop operates from Flat 2. For opening times contact Yvonne on 23 1471.

* * * ADELAIDE:- 1993 is al ready booked for these ladies. Your first out ing ....ill be to the Mail Cenlre on Tuesday March 9 al 7.00pm. (Note the time). Please contact Faith Green on 332 2536 o r Betty Thomas on 298 2720 before

the end of February.

* * * DIS·

T RICfS:- Just a remlllder that these ladies will be holding a reunion in March 1993. For more information contact Mrs M. Stephens, 12 Cowra St. Greystanes NSW 2145 or call (02) 636 3721. 831 7515.636 6459.

* * * CANBER RA:- On Saturday March 6 a r.leet &

Greet for new and old members will be held in conjunction .... ith a Bush Dance at the Yarralumla Woolshed. Contact Kerry Letts on 282 5160.

Until next time. I look forward to reeeh'ing your updaled articles at " Mil · perr.. Court. Frankston Nonh VIC 3200 or COIn me on (03) 776 6039. J ulie Daws.

Congratu lati s on your promotion

y~

"':. " '" ow " u

" " • " .. " .. . ,

sailors' promotions have been announced by Navy Office.

WOt:iCf'"IJ,IS PJ I'WSSII to MOWISIOIIAl Pm'r CIffID ii"., .. ~ll. ,.1'tWII't

D ~c

" " , " , '" , "

WATSCi!I 3TOlcs:!

Minehunter I~t (Qmtinued from page I).

tal Minehunlers of a proven design. appropriate 10 Austr.l­lian condItions, as a mauer of priQrity . .. ith an option for another two \'essels lattr in the decade.

Inte rest In the Mmehunter Coastal Project has been widespread. Last May. ISO company reps from Australia and overseas attended an Industry briefing in Canberra.

Eight n'sponses to the MHC Reque$l for Proposal were reech'ed in September 1992.

AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS The Australian environment is vastly different to thai of

Europe and the United States where Coastal Minehunler construction programs are underway. Australia is depen­dent on sea trade for the generation of export income and the provision of essential manufactured goods. Keeping Auslnlia's sealanes open is essential (0 our economic well­being. Australia'S huge continental shelf and EconomiC Exclusion Zone varies from shallow roa!ilal waters to deep offshore resource zones; our major pons are sparsely spread over a vast coastline and focal areas such as Torres Strai t and Bass Strait presen t special problems due to their rem<NeneSS, the inhospitability o f the environment and thei r suitabi lity for mininA.

The mere threat of mining by an ad"ersary could prCSCnl

great problems 10 the Auslra lian Defence Force through the containment o f merchant vessels, warships and sub­marines. If an enemy daimed to ha"e mined an area ships would be forced to remain in port unti l the threat was dis· p roven or the minefield cleared. The resultant delay could COM A ustralia dearly in te rms of lost economic opporunity for merchanl \'essels o r by restricting the operational avo ailability o f Naval forces.

To hunt for mines unde r these unique Austra lian condi· tions requies a "essel capable of operating for long periods in remote a reas with limi ted logistic resources. in deep and shallow walers, and in moderately high sea slates. The ves­sels must have good seakeeping characteristics and .. high degree of self sufficiency. At the same lime they must be able to opera te and communicate with other RAN MCM forces, larger RAN \'essels and external Naval and civilian authorities. A secondary but Imponant role for the Mineh· unter is that of Minesweeping using the DSTO developed Rig Bra\'o mine influence sweep.

Following a three month evaluation of the RFP reo sponses II ... as clear that the three Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) fined contenders. SAN DOWN . GAETA and LANDSORT ... ere capable of ;Ichie\mg these operational rcqUlrcmcnts, The follo ... mg Table provides a bner com· parison of these vessel~.

$.1..';0011"1 G,.t.ETA lA~DSOIlT ,.,., eo.nol~ lllkGK_jke I!OII lca¢tkDllI )II_! 5!~ilO,,: lit 511a~ ('~w.

~l-I III If{' tt" I- :!J.\OIiJ.Stirkidtl h~1; IO~ lIVIJdt.Sdwffl

• ShijI'S(\III\"'l:ll JS MiDo:bWltIlll Soo/.rfintd 2I]~'SQQJ~ )1Il'SOOl.'! ''''00" .... "'" \IitII:Ilt!pYISt\lca PAP10HI1.5 Pl.l'TOl'\\lS

WEAPONS SYSTEM The shortlisted contenders are offering a Variable Depth

Sonar (VDS) capable of operating in all but the deepest offshore waters. In order to expand on the VDS options the Project Definition Study will request the contenders to offer each VDS; that is. the SANDOWN. GAETA and LANDSORT offering both the American Raytheon AN SQQ 32 and Ihe British Marconi Underwater Systems Li· mited type 2093 sonars. These are the most capable sonars in the world today. The American sonar succeeded beyond all expectations in the Gulf War of 1991. The 2093 was ac· cepted into naval service in the Royal Navy at the end of last year and is reportedly operating very crfeetively in the Atlantic.

CRESWELL ,

MAGAZINE The 1992: Mo)'a l A~In..

li an Naval College Maga:.tine is available fo r disl ri but ion in February

""'. This publication covers many of the aspects of naval tr .. ining and activities

that occurred a t HMAS CRESWELL in 1992.

Free copies may be ob­ta ined by wri ting to: The Editor , HMAS CRES· WELL Magazine . H MAS CRESWELL, J E RVIS BA Y 2540.

RE-UNION A re·un ioc)n fo r the ex·Officers , Ships' Company; Juntor

Recrvits and Iheir partners of Ihe ronner HMAS LEEUWIN w-ill be held allhe ~Qualily Langley Plaza" in Pe rth on Sunday, J une 13 1993 from 1130 a n .. ·, rds ,

This is the 33rd anniversary of the Junior Recruits Training Establishment and a great opportunity to renew old aquain. tances,

EnqulTles: Glems Dahlberg (09) ~ 3018 or JudI Oli\'er (09) 3105202.

REMOVALS Household Inventory

Program (HHINV) V3.3

o.~ $'!..~;::~t~:.~".' v..,. ... , ...... ~.-.l",t ...

OK ..... PSO ol CAS

PI_ ....... \rIiciol.o. Sum...,. Scn1u 1'1..., .... ol dak IUC

MARSHAll SOFTWARE 16 Adamson Cr •• cent. Wlnnla"l ACT 2903

Pil. & Fu. (G5)231 5671

-

Transferred to or from Canberra?

Have your pels cared fOf whilsl you move to

or from Canberra. We pick up and deliver

from lhe Canberra airport .

Rates for boarding on applicatIon.

Tony and Chr!s's Boarding K~iiels (06) 236 9207

T

,

. " - •• •• •

Michelle fired up NIRIMBA pay scribe, ABWTR Miche lle Donalo (pic­

tured) was the only .. inner for NIRIM8A in the NSW inler·Stn-ice pistol shooting championship held on'r Ihct'l' days aillo ls" 'orihy. Michelle was sucressrul OH~r bo th men and women in the NSW inter-Sen-ice h~ndi l'llp en~nt. .' or her efforts she no .. ' has her na me inscribed o n the pet­petuallrophy.

,

- -(

Executive win The COONAWARRA CUP has been run and

won. The race involved 20 events including rope climbing.

lyre rolling. egg [hro"'j ng. mango shunling and an iron man .

Five departments competed with the Executive Depart­men! laking home the cup with an easy victory over the other four departments.

Cup winn('rs, .. fhe e.uculi~e deportment,

10% DISCOU OFF WHOLESALE PRICE

OR

Playing quality League Jerseys, Shorts, Socks

• NSW Rugby League supporters gear

• Made to order

teamwear • Specialist in all codes of

sport from clothing to footwear, bats to balls

'" ~NSW206S

• Y-sh irts, sloppy joes, polo shirts etc . also available

t 02) 906 7344 018)677 632

,

• it

•

"

Orienteers do it a • aln

Navy has ¥ion the ACf O rienteering Champion­ship ror the second year running.

The championship, held for 1992 on the Greater Mt Stromlo map , was the culmmation of the yea r 's Acr Ser. vice oriemeering mid-week calendar.

A team evem . the result is detennined by the aggregate of the best four men's times plus the best women's time.

The Navy's men 's team of CAPT E. Asker and LC DRs G . Bridgart . D . Collins and A . Wotton performed credi ta­bly, while LEUTs G. Pcrshouse and Z. Read in the women's section were both far superior to all their competition.

The National ADF Orientecring Championships (ADFOC). he ld a round Bendigo, Victoria, were, unfortu­nately, less successful for Navy.

With a bare minimum of five men and one woman, Navy took on the Army and RAAF with 23 and 18 competitors respeetivcly. We were never really a serious threat.

Two of the Navy team, LSSE Macgregor. Scotty Scott and ABQMG Chris Hennaway from HMAS MEL­BOURNE had never competed III an orienteering c,'ent before the work-up to this championship week.

SI'aman Dil'l'r 511'1'" Walsh, Lil'u/I'nanl Phil KQ"'" and U I'"Unanl Shanl' Burkl' CQnquI'r Iht $w;m leg of on iron man I"'tnt on th l' BrisbonI' R i.,tr.

Both. nonetheless, performed well in fi nding all controls to finish the demanding course on the last (championship) day and the experience gained will go a long way toward makmg them more competitive in future years.

ron men ave Over~1I Navy needs more aetivc orientcers in its quest to

break down the domination of Army and RAAF at the na­tional level.

Coming events for Service oriemeers include the '93 Eastcr three-day carnival in Perth. the Asian-Pacific Championships in New Zcaland and the '9.t World Mil itary Championships in Spain .

Some HMAS MORE· TON personnel may soon be challenging iron man Tre\'or Hendy for his title if the successful competitors in a rather uttorthodox mini-olym­pics get the opportunity.

MORETON personnel competed in events such ;IS

theIr own version of the renowned "Coolangatta

• In s

Gold" iron man event; "The Moreton Mud" on and in the Brisb.we Ri,er; and egg catching.

Although many com­pe1l!0rs fell b~ the wav­side. members of thc diving ;lnd exccutive divisions ~ur­\I\·ed the unusual condi­tions in torturous heat to win the competition ovcr­all,including the iron man cvent and apple rclay.

Much to the delight of an enthusiastic crowd of sup­porters band di\ Ision mem­bcrs showed the exccllem handling skill~ of a wicket­keeper to Will the e~g catching event.

Of course. those unsuc­cessful in this scction did display cxcellent skills for omelelle making at thc next barbecue.

All imerested personnel. either experienced who wish to retu rn to this sport o r novices who "'ish to learn. should contact LCDR A. Wotton on 8-665105 or 06-2665105.

, r

/WATERHEN supports ·

Bush Bash-.

A high level of participa­tion was the brainchild of Petty Officer Geoff Stevens and Able Seaman Simon Chambers who ensured the smooth running of the evenlS.

The much prized trophy was presentcd by Comman_ der Tom Bell.

NallY I~am m~mb"rs at ADFOC 92 (I-r) : G. Bridgarr, J. Biljak, Z. R "ad, C. lI~nna.my, A . Wotton and lIf. SeQII. . - _ , .~w .. _.

Sydney's Harold Park Raceway could be excused ror looking some"hat different late last year,

The innnaugural "Bush Bash", a charity event o rganised by actors Raehael Ward and Bryan Brown. was held under a Big Top belonging to Ashton's Circus in lhe mid­dle of the raceway.

Staffed by 80 volunteers. the Big Top catered to approximately 890 guests.

At SI30 a ticket or a cor­porate table costing uptO 510,000 the night " 'as a resounding success raising 5500,000 for the Sydney City Mission.

With the entertainment kicking off at approxi­mately 7.30pm thc "Master of Ceremonies" Doug Mul­ray kept an appreciative audicnce, ranging from 130b Hawke to Mike Willis­sec to Chad Morg~n,laugh­

ing all night. James Reyne, Peter Gar­

ret and Richard Clapton joined the band on SlagI' while the atmosphere and music grew bencr and louder, finally coming to a close at about 2am.

Among the volunteers were mcmbers of HMAS WATERHEN's Clearance Diving Team One and the Sick Bay.

Accompanied by their "bellcr halves" and work­ing from 6pm until 2.30am the 23 voluntcers although tired enjoyed a unique experience.

Thanks to MISS Julic Wilde, ;l public relation~

officer from ll~rold Park.

Take advantage of YOUR facilities at excellent Beach Resorts - Up to 40% discount

chalge plus 2 ptrwn~ $3. Bool storage S3 per T!fInls, te""ni! SJlnon

FORSTER GARDENS M(Ir<lOOio. OOOCI """""" .. IrIO t>u<J!IIvI fosl" Tuncurry ora .. 1M """" 01 NSW PItnIy .. T><*IItS....- W~. Ton"'lMlr bCiObIgs <Ie I ... 011. Slturtlay to SItu",., ...... -,.,." ~ ..., ~ .... -~ """',.,..,. IF, ... Dtce_ 01 1m)

Sen;e. Pe," -.",,1

". "" ~ ". m

'"

CI';lion.

SHill sm

AMBLIN CARAVAN PARK Consosts of 10 New CottaQes. 8 P~rI.: Home ~~n~. 4 On-Site Ca rilvans and t30 Campono sotes situate!! In 9 ilCres of beauf,tu! shaded P3rklillld. FrOniS dOle<:tiy onto the safe bf:ach alld ciear waters of G!'Ogrilphoc Bay C!fItral to South West tGunst spots.nd all sponlng f.c~11JeS

wmt£ Pfl!S(IIjIl!l Sul3ll IIfili RIIt "!fI~. __ RIIt OfF 011 Off ON

-'"'~ 2. $21 hII:~Y. . ..... 1~ 51! ,MIt fnItItI M Y. +"'1~ III

., '" m

'" '" '"

". "" ".

,..., Wltllrld ... "" '" 516> $2IS

5120 S11\1

MdotOOfl<lI pe.wns 52 dlIiIy ,n ilil on-sOle .=mmoail~on On-seilson d.ites - 25 Septembe r 92·30 Nont 93

OM·seawn d.iles - at MIY 93 - 01 October 9J TiI"t! on IppliCi\hon

WRITE TO: Frank & Judy FrlmSlon (Ex WOMTP) Amblin Ca,avan Park. P.O. Box 232. Bun.elton, WA 6280

TELEPHONE: (09n 55 4079

APPLICATION FORM

The Man~g er Please book me ~ 0 Cort.ge 0 On·Me ~ao 0 Van Site

?enOl! Ir to -, cholCl! I, 10

Hame Rok.1,tle

No Adults No Chlldr""

Add,ess

P\lone

NAVY NEWS, February 12, 1993 (23) 11

--

•

•

I

" I I I

I

I I I I I I

f

,

" I • I . I . I . I ' I .

I, I .

I . I. '

i

I I

I I r

i I

I I I

I t

I I I, II I I

I

i ,

, • , i I I I

, . .

•

Ltd

-

SUBSCRIPTION FORM Home-Posting CHEQUES, etc., to be made payable to: .... Editorial Committee Navy Newf

BOX 706 DAUINGHURST 2010, AUSTRALIA

Red Ancm.. Tailoring Co, FOR ALL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

Enclosed please find $20 (Australian Currency) 10 cover 12 rTlOfllhs subscriptIon and post ing for " NAvY NEWS" within Australia (Air Mail and Overseas postage rates are extra)

DO USE SLOCK LmERS 0 omcs, Rl'fMwai Ad,b ..

(han~ Plot. uo" in appl ic able ""'.... . New

Subwiptior

NAVY NEWS os ~ lot- _ ... ,..."..""" *>d ""' ..... A • .,""" 01 m."1I>m$ 01_ Navy _ rNwlMrl ' ,. n.. ""_ ~ os $<! "'::Il!<11ot- ,tt ... _...." tNl_ .~pr"- - 1 __ .. _ ~~ ,,"- ct _ Dopr 01 DttIMICt: /NA VY! F~ ~,.,

~ by _ RAN em.rrai Can,-> Fund. pM1 _.,IIS/!,,_ ana ~ .E~ron.J ",~fI_ ~ act.ommo<I.>""" .. ~ I1V _ ~

NAME ....................................................................................... , .... ADDRESS .........................................•...••.•.......•.•........•...•.............

Sportsmen and women from the Asia/Pacific reg­ion will head for Darwin in April to compete in the A raful7iI Sports F" til'al .

Organisers expect teams rrom Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Thailand, Macau and Guam, as wen as from

' Malaysian states and pro­vinces from Indonesia and the Philippines to panici­pate in the international event from April 24 to May I.

For the first time an Au­stralian Defence team has been invited to join the competition.

Maj BafT)' Greatorex, Secretary of the ADF Spons Council (ADFSC), said approximately 100 men and women rep resent­ing the three Services would take pan.

'"This will be the largest ADF team to participate in an international sponing competition.

''The concept of the spons festival is to offer sponsmen and women of nonhern Aust ralian and the Asia/Pacific region the opportunity to compete at an international level, ., Maj Greatorex explained.

He said 13 ofthe21 ADF sponing associations were eligible to panicipate and six had indicated a desire to join the ADF team.

~So far we have had posi­tive responses from the net­ball , softball, volleyball. water polo, soccer and lawn bowls associations.

··At the opening cere­mony on April 24 all per· sonnel will wear uniform and march as an ADF team," Maj Greatorex said.

Norcom Darwin will be able to provide accommo­dation while transpon to the various venues will be provided by tbe fest ival's organisers.

• Sen'ice cricketers will trial (or positions

in a touring squad (or the UK when they take the field in the National inter·Ser· vice series beginning at Manly Oval next Tuesday_

The UK tour will-be the first by an Austra­lian Services team since the end of World War II when many of Australia·s Test grcats com­peted.

The 1993 tourists fly out of Melbourne on July 8 and leave the UK for home on August 13.

They stop over at the Singapore Cricket Club while match venues in the UK include the famous Arundel Castle, The Oval and Lords.

They will play each of the Services. the UK Combined Services and Count)· sides.

They will also attend the Fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England at Birmin­gham on August 5.

Next Tuesday's I·S series "opener~ witJ see NAVY up against ARMY with the victor advancing to Thursday's ··finale·' against trophy holder RAAF.

The day one loser plays the airmen on the Wednesday.

NAVY's loss last year was its fi rst in the competition's six-year histo ry.

Our 1993 squad is led experienced left-hand batsman Mark II from

. . . .. .. ,

•

ROSS who has only recently returned from overseas service.

Mark, as a Sub-Lieutenant, scored a century on debut in NSW I_S some years ago.

Now a Lieutenant-Commander, he will be playing in his first national series, though he has already played for Australian Services.

Other squad members are Mark Huggard (vice captain), BafT)' Moyle and Rod Thiel (all CERBERUS), Mark Harlingand Keith Miller

lIS series final trial

(both PENGUN) Marty Karow and Andy Broeder (both KUTIABUL), Nick Knight (NIR IMBA), Craig Grimes (COONAWAR RA), Andrew Raffan (DARW IN), Ross Russo (CAIRNS) , Neale Coulch, Steve Fuller, Paul Harris, Brian Warner and Tony Bailey (all ALBATROSS).

The squad will be reduced to 14 after pre­carnival training.

On completion of the series, the Australian Services squad will be announced and will meet the NSW Cricket Association XI the foI­

I I I • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A COONAWARRA sailor bas returned (rom the Australian Masters Athletic Champion. ships with a haul o( medals.

He is Chief Petty Officer Barry O'Neill who competed in the championships at Alice Springs.

BafT)' competed in the over 35 years section and his performances throughout the ti tles were astound­mg.

His haul included a gold medal in the high jump, gold in the longjump, si lver in the triple jump, silver in the 100 metres, silver in the pentathlon, silver in touch football and bronze in the 200 met res.

lowing day (February 19) at Bankstown Oval. (The usual venue ~ the famous Sydney Cric­

ket Ground ~ is unavailable this year because of final preparations for NSW's Mercantile Mutual one day final on February 2Q).

Selection in the touring squad would see Mark Harling·s return to a cricket scene he only recently left.

He and fellow Aussie, Phil Walker, com­peted with some success in the last English summer for the RN and Combined Services.

While Mark may wear the Aussie colours, Phil is a strong contender to line up with the opposition.

In the I Zingari midweek competition, NIRIMBA leads the competition in its final year of operation with 27 points from PEN­GUIN 23, DARWIN 21, PLATS! W A TERHEN 20, WATSON 18 and trophy holder KlJTTABUL 17.

With three rounds remaining, only the unbeaten NI RIMBA is a semi-final cenainty.

In the February 3 round, NIRIMBA dealt KlJTTABUL a severe blow by downing the t.ome side ~ ON TURF ~ by 3-153 (Nick Knight 56, "Knocker"' White 44) to 57 (~Bado'· Badovinac 5120, John Haigh 3/18).

Rumour has it KlJITABUL lost a case of amber fluid on the day and is in danger of an even bigger ··donation" if NIRIM BA finishes ahead on the ladder.

I • • • •• ••

~ At present there is a problem with transpon to and from Darwin as the ADFSC docs not have suf­ficient funds to cover civil air costs. ~

Impressive by anyone's standards. Congratulations on an excellent all-round perfor­

mance.

Barry O'N~jJI ,., an jmpn:ujv~ fNrformallu at lh~ Australian Mll!iun Athf~ric Cham­pionships. Piclure: LSPH Bill McBrid~.

. loNG 7/.MF NO SEEl raL Mf:. ..

12 (24) NAVY NEWS, February 12, 1993

OWN

In September L992 the Australian Derence Force Sailing Association sent a team of five boats to the World Tasar Champion­ships in Hayama, Japan.

The team. comprising members from all three Services, performed well with all boats fin ishing in the top half of the 62-boat neet .

The best placing, sixth, was obtained by AB Stuart Shimek! and AB Martin Reid from HMAS BRISBANE.

Following the success of the trip. the ADFSA is planning 10 send a team to the next world champion­ships at Brixham , Devon. UK. in carly August 1994.

The ADFSA is seeking a manager for this team .

The manager will be re­quired to organise all as­pects of the trip and then accompany the team to the UK

Expressions of interest in the position of manager should be sent to the Sec­re tary, ADFSA, PO Box 706, Darlinghurst 2010.

For furthe r information contact Maj Chris Parkin­son on (06) 2654560.

Annual meeting ofNGA

The annual mee!ing of the Naval Golf Association (NGAl will be held in the dubhouse . at Narellan Rugby League Country O ub at 0900 on FebmaTJ 24.

All posi tions on the com­mittee wilt be declared vac­an t and elections he ld to de tennine the new office bearers.

On completion of the " . meeting a stableford event will be held as follows:

Three grades, A: ()'12 handicap; B: 13-18 hand­icap; C: 19-27 handicap.

Cost is $10 membership NGA, $6 green fees, S4 trophies. Total $20 per player.

Prizes go to A , B and C grade scra tch winners; A, B and C grade net ; near pins A, B and C grade; drive and pitch A, B and C grade; long drive A, B and C grade. • •

Any questions regarding the meeting or the event may be di rectoo.. to WOETW Cunningl~-, on (02) 359 2410 or WO Edes ' on (02) 6264113,

•

,