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I have been the Secretary of COBA Australia for the

past nine years. During this period I have worked closely with our President Des Hickman and a

hard working General Committee. It has been a honor and privilege to have worked with them

over the years. We had our ups and downs during this time and at times we had to make some

hard and unpleasant decisions. But at the end of the day we accepted all decisions that were passed

in a true democratic and friendly manner. We are all passionate in being part of this great organisa-

tion, as our final goal is to provide proper education for less privileged AI children of Campion old

boys and teachers. Our scholarship program has been operational for the past eight years and we

have provided educational scholarships for 106 primary and secondary students and tertiary

scholarships to 11 students. We have also provided financial assistance for 78 ex students and

teachers in India.

This year I am 73 and even though I am enjoying my role as the secretary I will have to

step down in a couple of years: and so will Des, our President who has been in this role for many

years ans though dedicated to COBA; also feels it is time to step down. We both acknowledge it is

time for a change in the leadership of our association.

Last year there were three positions that were not filled in our General Committee and

this year that number could increase. I am appealing to all our members to consider joining our

General Committee in any position they wish to fill. Please contact Des or myself to discuss the

various positions that could be filled. I realise that most members have their jobs and family com-

mitments, but I am sure you can spare a few hours of your time for a great

cause.

Our General Committee consists of six Executive positions, upto nine Commit-

tee Members and up to seven Social Sub-Committee positions.

If we have our full compliment the work load will be shared evenly by all mem-

bers. We appeal to all our (young and not so young) members to take an active

part and join our General Committee.

From the Secretary

Editor’s note COBA has always been proud of our unique strength as a broad family. Like family, we

stand up for what we believe in and we support each other, bound by loyalty and commitment by

stepping out of the realm of normality. The challenge now is to keep it there. In a civilized society

like ours, it is intolerable to have so many go without and your continued support is always hum-

bling and inspiring.

Jesus said, just a little faith can do amazing things in your life and in the lives of those

around you, being full of faith is one thing; however, It‟s not just about saying you believe - its actu-

ally doing something to show how much you believe.

Most people don‟t share Christ with others or step out to pray for them because they are

afraid to be embarrassed, afraid to be rejected. However, if you want to see God move in the lives of the people around you, taking risks and stepping out of our comfort zone is the greatest chal-

lenge.

As I always say “if you see someone without a smile, give them

yours”

God bless you

Jenny (D‟Cruz) Conyers (Editor)

Christine Fernandez (Co-Editor)

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coba news Our Social Events ...

Glimpses -

June Dance 2

Life Members 3

Message of thanks 4

Your Contributions 5

Home Chef‟s Corner 6

Flyers for upcoming events 7

July 2011

Annual General Meeting

7th August 2011

Springers Leisure Centre,

Keysborough

Blue and White Dance

17th September 2011

Springvale Town Hall,

Springvale

Carols and Christmas Cheer

4th of December 2011

Chandler Community Center,

Noble Park

REMINDER

Membership Renewal Fees are due by 31st of July 2011.

Please ensure that you are up to date with your membership.

What’s Inside ...

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Glimpses of our June Dance

The June Dance held on the 4th June 2011 was an outstanding success. The feedback

received from our members and patrons who attended this event, made it obvious that everyone had an enjoyable night. I

would like to thank the bands “NEXT GENERATION” and “CROSS ROADS” that provided us with fantastic music and

also Burrows (Indian Caterers) for the lovely food.

Our next major event is the much anticipated “ BLUE & WHITE DANCE ”. The big

bands for the night are the famous “Next Generation” and “Phoenix” . We look forward to your support and attendance.

Please get your tickets early to avoid missing out on this great event.

From the Social Convenor

Marius Lobow

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Our Australian Life Members

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Our Overseas Life Members

ELLIS Sydney

D'ROZARIO Jude

FERNANDEZ Ronald

RODRIGUES Roland

D'CRUZ Frank

FULLER Tyrone

RODRIGUES Ouida

COTTER Cecilia

COTTER Gwendoline

COTTER Leslie

COTTER Milton

RODRIGUES Robert

VAN HALTREN Derrick

GONSALVEZ Bernadette

GONSALVEZ Cyril

D'ROZARIO Dawn

FERNANDEZ Alma

LOPEZ Joseph

KEIN Royce

WRIGHT Neville

PAUL Gary

COTTER Evelyn

JAMES Ronald

PATTERSON Terrence

LOPEZ George

LOPEZ Sheila

MICHEL Lester

HICKMAN Desiderius

PATTERSON Anthony

STARR Robert

FERNANDEZ Patrick

RODRIGUES Adrian

HICKMAN Joseph

ROZARIO Duncan

DEVISSER Walwin

KEIN Campion

HICKMAN Dymphna

LOPEZ Audrey

RODRIGUES Leander

D'MONTE Eric

MC CONVILLE Audrey

SMITH Tommy

MICHEL Kevin

D'MONTE Vernon

D'MONTE Mercy

PATERSON Vera

D'LASSELLE Bernard

RING Rudolph

GOMES Christopher

FERNANDEZ Douglas

VAN HALTREN Winston

KEIN Callistus

PATTERSON Rudolph

COTTER Joseph

WALKER Canute

CALLANAN Loftus

RODRIGUES Denzil

HONOUR Charles

JACOBS Alfred

FULLER Nobel

Skye VIC

Mulgrave VIC

Noble Park VIC

Oakleigh East VIC

Noble Park VIC

Hawker ACT

Oakleigh East VIC

Auburn NSW

Sefton NSW

Sefton NSW

Auburn NSW

Chester Hill NSW

Glen Waverley VIC

Narre Warren South VIC

Narre Warren South VIC

Mulgrave VIC

Epping VIC

Bentleigh VIC

Oakleigh South VIC

Springvale VIC

Springvale VIC

Greystanes NSW

Ormond VIC

Canning Vale WA

Bundoora VIC

Bundoora VIC

Collie WA

Hampton Park VIC

Hampton Park VIC

South Oakleigh VIC

Endeavour Hills VIC

Templestowe VIC

South Clayton VIC

Rowville VIC

Clayton VIC

Mulgrave VIC

Hampton Park VIC

Bentleigh VIC

Keysborough VIC

Wantirna VIC

Dandenong North VIC

Clarinda VIC

Karratha WA

Mulgrave VIC

Mulgrave VIC

Park Orchards VIC

Carnegie VIC

Gosnells WA

Berwick VIC

Mulgrave VIC

Fairfield VIC

Clayton South VIC

Taigum QLD

Chester Hill NSW

Clarinda VIC

Altona Meadows VIC

Carina Heights QLD

Pearcedale VIC

West Pennant Hills NSW

Dulwich Hill NSW

RODRIGUES Vilma

CONYERS Jennifer

HICKMAN Lucien

D‟ROZARIO Alister

FERNANDEZ Derek

RODRIGUES Brenda

CORREA Jude

FERNANDEZ Laura

GONSALVEZ Austin

ROUSE Norma

CALLANAN Pearl

COLOMB Noel

BATES Lester

ELLIS Philo

LOBOW Marius

ROUSE Alester

ROUSE Melford

D‟VAZ Don

DEMONTE Brian

ROZARIO Sharon

CARVALHO Raymond

D‟ROZARIO Priscilla

D‟ROZARIO Cedric

QUENTAL Christopher

HENDRICKS Rory

FERNANDEZ Gerard

D‟CRUZ Cleaton

BROOK Neville

HICKMAN Daniel

RODRIGUES Astrid

RING Malcolm

GONSALVEZ Dalton

Oakleigh East VIC

Clarinda VIC

Hampton Park VIC

Dingley Village VIC

Keysborough VIC

Templestowe VIC

Thomastown VIC

Noble Park VIC

Dandenong VIC

Noble Park VIC

Altona Meadows VIC

Glen Waverley VIC

Caulfield East VIC

Skye VIC

Cranbourne North VIC

Berwick VIC

Noble Park VIC

Dandenong North VIC

Oakleigh VIC

Narre Warren VIC

Narre Warren VIC

Keysborough VIC

East Brighton VIC

Cranbourne North VIC

Shelley WA

Cranbourne VIC

Bentleigh VIC

Narre Warren Sth VIC

Clarinda VIC

Keysborough VIC

Kellyville Ridge NSW

St. Clair NSW

FERNANDEZ Claude

BAYER Winston

GREEN Cyril

PEARS Sten

GREEN Kevin

RODRIGUES Noel

D'CRUZ Basil

D'SILVA Rex

D'SILVA Emmanuel

D'CRUZ Ralph

BAYER Alroy

PAUL Maxwell

CLEMENTS Winston

EVERS George

LOBOW Agnes

PAUL Patricia

WRIGHT Avis

WRIGHT Beverley

SHERWOOD Althea

NETTO Elwyn

ITTIANATH Raman

GREEN Alistair

HART sj Fr. Rodney

BOUT Aubrey

London UK

Oxon UK

Surrey UK

Galway IRE

Wiltshire UK

Ontario CAN

Essex UK

Trivandrum IND

Kottayam IND

Nepean CAN

Coimbatore IND

Isle of Wight UK

Tiruchirappalli IND

Tiruchirappalli IND

Golden Rock IND

Tiruchirappalli IND

Tiruchirappalli IND

Tiruchirappalli IND

Tiruchirappalli IND

Alwaye IND

Goa IND

Ontario CAN

San Juan PH

Florida USA

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MESSAGE OF THANKS (SCHOLARSHIP & FRIEND- IN- NEED)

In response to our request for contributions, we wish to convey our thanks to the individuals who have donated and continue

to give their support to our Scholarship and Friend- In- Need programs for the year 2010 - 2011. With your support and our fund

raising efforts have provided altogether 18 educational scholarships and financial assistance to 9 Old boys of Campion.

Mrs. Alma Fernandez Epping VIC

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Michel Karratha WA

Mr. & Mrs. Roland Rodrigues Oakleigh East VIC

Mr. & Mrs. Sharon Rozario Narre Warren VIC

Mr. & Mrs. Jude D‟Rozario Mulgrave VIC

Mr. & Mrs. Des Hickman Hampton Park VIC

Mr. Cyril Green Surrey UK

Mrs. Rekha Taylor Aspendale Gardens VIC

Mr. Basil D‟ Cruz Essex UK

Mr. Lucien Hickman Hampton Park VIC

Mr. & Mrs. Jude Michel Hampton Park VIC

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Fitzgerald Keysborough VIC

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MESSAGE OF THANKS (FUND RAISING)

COBA wishes to convey our thanks to the local business and individuals who have given us tremendous support in our fund

raising efforts, throughout the year.

Mr. Vincent Sequeria

Hindustan Imports

50 Greens Road

Dandenong, VIC 3175

Mr. Mario Burrows

(Indian Caterers)

11 Alvina Street

Oakleigh South, VIC 3167

Mr. Jude &

Mrs. Dawn D‟Rozario

Mulgrave, VIC 3170

Mrs. Ouida Rodrigues

Oakleigh East,

VIC 3166

Mr. Rory Hendricks

Shelley,

W. A - 6148

Mr. Adrian &

Mrs. Brenda Rodrigues

Templestowe, VIC 3106

Mr. Des &

Mrs. Dimpy Hickman

Hampton Park, VIC 3976

Mrs. Jennifer Conyers

Clarinda, VIC 3169

Mr. Ashton Ashokkumar

Noble Park VIC 3174

NEW MEMBERS

The General Committee of the Association welcomes our new members. we hope you will participate in our many social events and have a

wonderful experience.

Mr. Ryan Martin Hampton Park VIC

Mr. Milton Pears Surrey UK

Mr. Francis Joseph

C.J‟s Indian Restaurant

Shop 1-24 Langhorne Street

Dandenong, VIC 3175

Mr. Ian D‟Souza

Lakes Finance

29, Shinners Avenue

Narre Warren VIC 3806

Mr. Lyndon Samuel

INNEX INTERNATIONAL

Mrs. Jennifer D‟Costa

Hair & Beauty Gossip

16 Kong Court

Hampton Park, VIC 3976

Mr. Charles Honour

Concept Amenities

81-85 Malcolm Road

Braeside, VIC 3195

Australia Overseas

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Beverley (Bubbles) Wright

I was born on the 25th July 1938 and am married to Avis (Harding) and we have 5 children Rowena, Fiona, Beverly, Corrine and

Savio. I started my education at the Railway School in Villupuram and Golden Rock and then onto Campion (batch of 1955).

I joined the railways in 1958 as a Train Examiner and served for 5 years on deputation in neutral control organisation in New Delhi.

I took a crash course / R.D.S.O Lucknow on counselling. Worked for 4 years as an Instructor (mechanical) Zonal Training School in Trichy

and then decided to retire in 1993 and now I mind my own business. I am also a member of the COBA (Aust) Scholarship Committee in

India.

Member Profiles : Althea Vanessa Sherwood

My father was Leslie Kevin Van Haltren and mother was Yvonne and I was born in November 1970. At the age of 16 I started

work at the Holy Cross Convent in Tuticorin, then onto Campion Higher Secondary School in Trichy, St Paul‟s School in Bangalore, then

onto Carmel Convent, Presentation Convent Coimbatore and back to Campion School in Trichy. I am married to Ashley Sherwood and have

a son Ricardo. My hobbies are teaching, singing, dancing, reading, cooking and drawing. I am also a member of the COBA (Aust) Scholarship

Committee in India.

Golden Moments : Alfred Jacobs (Class of ‘45)

A boarder 1938 to 1945: Here am I, an “OCTOGENARIAN” 83 years old and recalling the past ,after 73 years. Also keeping up with technology on the Computer and remembering starting with the “Black Slate” in the Quilon convent (old Travancore) 1933.

Although 65 years have elapsed since passing out from Campion the memories of Fr. Fleming are stored in the memory bank. In the 1960`s my brother Victor (1941 Campion Batch) & I with our wives were watching the movie “The Sound of Music” in Calcutta, the scene Capt Von Trapp blows the whistle & the kids line up, Victor remarked “that’s Fr Fleming blowing the whistle” to line up the “Boarders” !!!

Since the 1950’s many memories of Fr Fleming have been published, however, I must add what a Trichy resident coined…… Fr Flem-ing had the countenance of a “roaring Lion” and the HEART of a lamb.

Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry in my time earned the reputation… “NO Failures” in these 3 subjects for the final “High School Exam” thanks to the Maths Master Fr Fleming, there were none. Now to deviate to Fr Hession the English Scholar Six & half decades after passing out from Campion, can still recall a “Sunday Mass Sermon” preached by Fr. Hession CHS the Campion motto. Fr Hession turned it around to “Character, Holiness, sportsmanship” how appropriate to instil such values in the students.

Now as grandparents, we are grateful to all the gallant “Jesuits”…left their homeland to survive in Trichy in my time prior to 1945. No air conditioning, refrigeration etc. only basic Sanitation. The tough upbringing of us students has indeed stood us in good stead. Keds (sand shoes) Trichy Bata was retailing it for 15 Annas., however 99.9% of us boarders played hockey/soccer bare feet on gravel fields. Every Campion boarder played hockey, soccer & was introduced to “swimming” from an early age.

Now that I have settled in Sydney/Australia when I see the “swimming pools around” with the pumps, filters, etc and the blue gleaming water, I recall our Campion Pool green right through the year with “ALGAE” !!! That “Trichy Salt Water” immuned our system and we are still around!!! I must make reference to “Who looked after our health” the French Fr Leroyer, the “INFIRMARY” had a shelf with only “3 items”, Epsom Salt, Iodine,& an Acid (cannot recall the type of acid). No mixtures, no pills, Aspro, Anacin, etc: unheard off !!

A fever was fixed with a “schooner of Epsom Salt “. A cold or cough your chest was painted with Iodine. In Trichy “Scorpions” were galore & we boys were always bare feet. For a Scorpion sting…the French remedy was…acid poured over the sting !! You screamed but it worked !! In my 8 years in Campion with the rudimentary medication…Believe it or not …….”NOT A SINGLE BOY…….DIED”!!!

We had fractures, any amount of injuries playing hockey/Soccer bare footed, we just got on with it without medication, Physio Therapists, etc, no compo & Medicare.

Thanks to Fr Fleming for turning out those “Tough Bunch of Kids”. From 1938…we are still “Mucking Around”!!

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Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries.

Best wishes and God's blessings go out to all who celebrated their birthdays and anniversaries in July, and all those who will be cele-

brating in August, September and October 2011.

Obituaries

Our sympathy and condolences go out to Gerard Fernandez whose father Gerard Sydenham Fernandez passed away in India in April 2011.

Our prayers and sympathy go out to his wife Valerie and their children and to all the members of the Fernandez and D‟ Vaz families.

Our sympathy and condolences go out to Cyril Gonsalvez whose brother Maxwell Gonsalvez passed away in May 2011. Our prayers and

sympathy go out to his wife Pamela, their children and to all the members of the Gonsalvez and Galway families.

Our sympathy and condolences go out to Noble and Tyronne Fuller and Alma Fernandez whose sister Mary Gonsalvez passed away in

Perth in June 2011. Our prayers and sympathy go out to her family, and to all the members of the Fuller, Fernandez and Gonsalvez families.

CONTACT US:

President: Des Hickman +61 3 9702 7245 email: des.hickman@gmail.com

Secretary: Loftus Callanan +61 3 9369 7735 email: lcallanan@optusnet.com.au

Editor: Jenny Conyers +61 3 9551 4448 email: jennyconyers@optusnet.com.au

Co– Editor: Christine Fernandez +61 3 5998 4053 email: chris_paul@hotmail.com

coba news

You can also visit us at : www.coba.org.au

Home Chef’s Corner:

Recipe by: BERNARD D‟LASELLE (Class of „55 )

SALT FISH PICKLE

Ingredients

1.5Kg salt fish. (At least one piece with bone in)

750ml. canola oil

Malt vinegar

10 large clean garlic cloves (peel- no damaged cloves, Slice very thin

and chop fine)

50g fresh ginger (peel and shave and chop very thinly so it will cook in

the mix)

10 whole green chillies (Top and Tail use whole)

2 dessert spoon bottle garlic paste

1-1/2 dessert spoon bottle ginger paste

2 dessert spoon chilli powder

1 dessert spoon cumin powder

1dessert spoon turmeric powder

2/3 dessert spoon tomato paste

11/2 tablespoon sugar

METHOD:

Wash excess salt from surface of the fish, Cut into pieces. In large bowl soak the salt fish over night in cold water. Remove the

soaked fish and dry with towel. (the less moisture in the fish before cooking the better). In a bowl mix some turmeric with malt vinegar to a

paste and coat each piece of fish generously on both sides rub it into fish. Cover and let stand. Prepare the above ingredients, (It is important

you have all your ingredients prepared and all the utensils you need before you begin). In frying pan heat some oil to fry the fish make sure

the oil is at smoking point. Fry the fish on both sides cook through (press on fish in pan with knife if no sizzling occurs your fish is fried

enough). Fish must be cooked through for pickle. Drain fish on paper towel and let cool. Remove the skin and break up the fish into very

small pieces with your hands, and set aside. In Large pot heat Canola Oil ( Use a large pot as it needs room to cook) Add whole chillies

(topped and Tailed) Fry, Use a Non Metal spoon when making this. Keep stirring at all times Add each ingredient and fry a little to build up

the mix. Add garlic paste-Fry, Add ginger paste-Fry, Add chilli powder-Fry, Add cumin powder-Fry, Add turmeric-Fry, Add Tblsp of Vinegar,

Add Fresh ginger and Garlic-Fry

Add Tomatoes paste-Fry, Add little more vinegar and fry mixing all the time your mix should be a nice thick consistency, Add the broken up

fish to the mix, Fry all together 2-3 minutes stirring all the time, Add another two Tblsp. Vinegar, Add sugar, mix and taste, Remove from

heat and cover and cool. Store in cool dry glass jars with screw lids.