ROYAL AUSTRALIAN

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Registered by Australia Post PublicllIion No. VSH8876

October 26, 1990

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-Acting Defence Minister, Gordon Bilney, has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Ian

MacDougall as the Chief of Naval Staff from March 9 next year and the extension of the appoint­ments of Chief of the Air Staff and Vice Chief of the Defence Force.

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WIDE Rear Admiral Ian MacDougall graduated

from the Royal Australian Naval College in 1955 and the Royal Naval College. Dartmouth, in 1957, where he was awarded the Queen's Telescope.

After service In HMA Ships ANZAC (destroyer), ALBATROSS (Naval Air Station), SWAN (sloop). VAMPIR E (destroyer) and MELBOURNE (aircraft carrier), he transferred from the Supply and Sec­retariat specIalisation to the seaman branch and submarines In 1963.

Mr Bilney said Rea r Admiral Mac­Dougall would suc­ceed Vice Admiral Michae l Hudson.

He added Vice Admiral Hudson had been one of the most outstanding and sua;:e!)l;ful Chiefs of Naval Stafr li nd had given many years of devoted and dedi­cated service 10 the Royal Australian Navy.

MOuring his sU years as CNS. Admiral Hudson has led the RAN through a period o f significant change and has ovtf$t:cn several major equipment program· mes, particularly the CoI­li"!Klass submarines and ANZAC frigat e projeCl," the Ministe r said.

1lIe new eNS, Rear Ad­miral MacDougall , will be thC' first submarine r \0 be appointed \0 the position.

During his 35 years ser­'lite with the RAN. Adm;­r .. 1 MacDougall has served

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mann rs in numerous command and staff positions.

More r«ently. he was Maritime Commandcr. Au­stralia , and cum:nlly is De­p uty Chief of Naval Stan.

He is a graduau: of the Royal Aust ralian Naval College and the Royal Naval College. Dar!mouth . with sea service in major warships and specialist duties in submarines.

Minisll: r Bilney also said the Chief of the Air Staff. Air Marshal Ray Funnell. and Vice Chief of the De­fence Force, Vice Admiral Alan Beaumont, would have their appo1Otments

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extended until mid-I992_ He praised the work of

Air Marshal Funoell and Vice Admiral Beaumont wbo had achieved out­standing results in the time they had o«upied the ir positions.

"They both have ac­cepted an extension of duties to oversee majo r changa that are taking piaa.' in thelT areas. ~ the Minister said .

Air Marshal Funne ll took up the posit ion of CAS in July 1987. and Vice Admiral Bcaumont was ap­pointed VCDF in Sep­tember, 1989.

leer His submarine service InCluded HM Submarines

ALARIC and OTUS, HMAS OXLEY ss her first executive officer, and then command of HMS OTTER and HMAS ONSLOW.

He was promolad to commander In 1973, and captain In 1979_ His service ashore Includes three years as offlcer-In-charge submarlna command team treiner (HMAS WATSON) 1974-76, 18 months as deputy direc10r of naval officers ' postlngl 19n-78, and three years al d irector of submarine policy 1982-84_

The Chier of Na"al Staff. Vice Ad miral Michael Hudson. has an~ nounced the promotion of three senior officers within the RA N,

in 1978-79 he served as exec:ulive officer and lal· terly in command of the guided missile destroyer HMAS HOBART. In 1980-81 he commanded the Fleet lanker HMAS SUPPLY. and In 1985 the Au­stralian Submarine Squadron and the Squadron base, HMAS PLATYPUS.

Promoted to commodore In 1986, he was ap-o pointed Oirector General of Joint Operations and Plans for the Australian Defence Force. In January 1989 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and ap­poinled Maritime Commander, Australia. In July 1990 he took up the appointment of Deputy Chief of NavalSlaff. "1"" , , , , , , , ,

Commodore Robert Walls will be promoted to the rank of rear admiral and take up the position of Deputy Chief of Naval Staff in January. 1991.

In the same month. Commodore Grabam Stubington will move to the posi tion of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (I'er­sonncl) on promotion to the rank of rear admiral.

Captain Rober! -Letts will be promoted to com­modore and become Di­rector General Naval Manpower in December,

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RADM Holthouse to be next F.O.N.S.C. 1990. replacmg Commo­dore Phillip Mulcare who will move to the office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.

Rear Admiral David Holthouse will take up the position of Rag Of­ficer Naval Support Com· mand in February. 1991. replacing Rear Admiral

,Anthony Horton, who

Emergency Reserve. Addit ional senior post­

ings arc Commodore Pe te r Briggs, wbo will be­come the Naval Officer Commanding WCSt Au-5u al ia in January and Commodore Chris Oxen­bould who will take up the position of Director General Naval Policy and Maritime Doctrine 10

May, 1991.

Biographies

ComlllJodo", P~~r Rnw joined the RA N as a JunIor Entry Cadet Mid. shipman in 1\161. After training at the Royal Au­strahan Navy's College , Jervis Bay, and lh~ Royal Navy'S College. Danmou!h. he jOllied the Submarioc ServICe lit J967.

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the Submarine Command­ing Officers' Oualifying Course in 1975_ He has commanded HMAS OlWA Y and OXLEY and completcd the I Naval Staff Ser-.­H'i< Warfare HMAS a""ardcd slralia in ··.·h';;.;;, vices in that

Follo",-ing i:';;;~;"d 1986-1988 in HMAS PLATYPUS in Sydney, lInd as Comman­der of t h~ Australian Sub­marine 5q...adron, Commo­dore BriW was appointed Director of Submarine Warfare in Navy Office. Canberra.

CO RE Briggs was prom­oted to his prC!oCn t rank in . December 1989. Ue is cur­rently a stu(l(nt at the Na­tional Ddence College (India) .

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UoIth(Hl$e emered the Royal Australian Na~al College in 1950_

He specialised in Marine Engineering and att~nded Courses at the RN En­glneenng College, Birmin­gham College of Advanced TecI!noJogy and the Ufilted Kingdom AtomIC Energy Authont). He wa~ awardcd the Oueen', S""ord on com­pletion of his englncering studIO for Ol1lstandlllg aclnevcment

RA DM HoithoU5e has extensive cxpcnence lIS an engineer at sca, krvK':l:'! lit

submannes, alTen" C<lr­ners, destro)-crs and a fleet tanter . Senior appoint­ments have IDctuded com­mand of the RAN's Techni_ cal Trade Training eslab­lishment (HMAS NIRIMBA), and appoint_

D.rector of Naval , PO$hnp and

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RADM J/oltlloUJt Admiral in May 1987 and appointed Chief of Naval Engineering (later re-desig­nated as Aaistant Chief of Naval Staff (I <>gisties)_ In October 1989 he was ap-­pointed Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel).

RADM Holthousc ""as appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in lhe Australia Day 1990 Hon­ours LAt.

• • • Captai. Robert {AtlS JOIocd the Royal Austra­lian Naval Col lege 111 1\161 Following graduation and sea, service ~s a midshIpman in HMA Ships ANZAC and MELBOURNE he proaeded to the UK ID

1963 for fun her 1 .. "nlllg ~t Bntannia, Royal Naval Col­lege , Danmouth_ On re­turn to Aumaha in 1\J6S he ~~:::.~f. his Supply and eo Branch

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Sea servICe as a Ueuten­ani 111 UMAS YARRA 1966-68 and as Secreta ry to the Captalll , RAN College 1968-69 ""ere prCCUr$O:lfl' to a posllng as DepU!y Supply Offta,r In I-{MAS SYDNEY ror SCTVlOC off Vietnam

Supply eharge posllllg at KI III HMAS STIJART

and a' the Patrol and Mine Warfare

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CDRE O:ct'nbould 1973-74 was follo .. -ed by Siaff Training al RN Siaff Collegl:!- . Greenwich, UK III 1975. After '''''0 years as I n­structor. Navy Logisti~ at the A~raIian Joint Warfare Establishment, WiIJJamtoo-..l1

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I and LogisIIC!. Planner al Naval Suppon Command 1982-83 beforc moy'ng to Navy Office as ASSIstant Director. Navy Supply Systems and Prooe­durC$ in 1984_

He "'-.s appOlmed Equerry-in-Walling to 11M The Oueen dunng the 1986 Roy"l Tour of Australia and ""as made a Mcmber of the Royal Victonan Ordrr (MVO) in recognition of hIS SCl>ioes to the Sovereign.

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Routine of GOO patrols continues

Another week ror the RAN'~ nllgship H:'IAS SUCCESS has dra .. n to • dOH in the Gulr o f Oman. arr«1ionalel}' kno"'" as the GOO.

Besides the regular feed· mg of HMAS ADELAIDI' and DARWIN. SUCCESS has tommenced repleni~h­ing non-Alblralian units In

the multl-national force. In a smoOlh evolution

SUCCESS completed a double RAS with the USS REASONER. a Knox class frigate, and USS JOVE I I . a Belknap class guided mis­si le cruiser, as DARWIN and ADELAIDE kcpl guard.

The ships parted among waves and smiles knowing thalli would not be the laSI time SUCCESS's services would be called on by ships of other navies.

Since arriving in the op­erational area. the RAN task group has spent mOM of liS l ime patrolling 'hc GuJ( of Oman in an area from the pon of MUSC3t to the Straits of Hormuz.

The ships are Mrategi­cally placed to monitor all shipping entering or leav­ing the Persian Gulf through the Straits.

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Regardless of what evolutions arc being earned out around the ship. whether it be an intensive damage control exercise or a lazy Sunday sea routine, sai lors sti ll exped a nutriti­ous and hearty meal at traditional meal hours.

The need for our sea­going rooks to work long and arduous hours produc­Ing quality food in bad weather conditions and In cramped and u'tcomforta­ble conditions continues.

Onboa'rd SUCCESS a team -of five ABCKs and two LSCKs led by POCK AI Difford has the respon­sibility of prepanng Hnd serving the meals for the 245 ship's company dunng Operation DAMASK.

Since sailing from Syd­ney on August 13, AI and his staff have prepared some 46.664 meals.

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I(MAS PE:RTI-I i'i home, aner a 6t·lHnonth Asian dcpioyment.

I'ERTH returned 10

Fleet base 10 a big welcome from f:tmlly and friends.

The ship's final foreign port of Ihe up-top tour was a three-day stay in Singa­pore where the ship·s com­pany went "rabbit'· hunting with gusto.

On Ihe first day of the Singapore vtsit, Ihe Com­manding OffICer. Captain Chris O~enbould handed over command to the E~ecutive Officer. Com­mander Phil Purnell-Webb.

A s Commodore Oxen­bould. the former PERTH CO was scheduled to take command of Ihe RA N task group in the Persian Gulf.

ShoTlly before handing over command. Captain Oxenbould addressed PERTH·s ships·s company and thonked them for their help during his command.

One of his last duties on­board was a prcscntalion ceremony.

IIOItIE 10 a new t/aushur ,., elfief P~", Officer cox:s"'ailf Phil SalmOlf S~IS Ih~ ful of four-monlh -oid AsltfeiSh, bo", dllrinS his d~ploymenl in PERTH.

Several members of the ship's company received their Defence Force Ser­vice medals. PiCtUM: ABPH Rob F~lf6/~,..

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A trials and safel} ~ip, Il\tAS PROTEC· TOR i!!i 10 join Iht RAI"',' on Octobrr 30.

PROTECTOR. to be under lhe com­mand of Lieutenant Commander Graemc Oanyer, is a 670-tonne modified offshore support lesst:!.

PROTECTOR is currently named MV mue Nabilla and "·as pan of the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) Vic­tona DiVISion.

In 1987 the RArroi staned discussions ..... ,th Ihe NSCA ..... ilh a view 10 Introducing an enhanced c:apabilny to rescue uilors from submarines.

During Illes<: meetings the concept of a broader SOOJX' of lescue techniques was considered and it was intended 10 del'elop a stondard routine for the NSCA to oper­ate In conjunction "Ith Navy trials. espe­c-ially In the case of submannes.

Odore any of Ihese inlenlions could be finalised the NSCA Victoria Division ..... as placed in liquldallon and Blue Nabilla. "hich "as to be the basic unn of the rescue plans. was offered for sale .

The Navy bought the ship which will ini­tially sail in support of the mine hunter in­shore side scan sonar trials .

BUI as the Collins class submarine pro­JCCI progresses. PROTECTOR will be­

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nSI come closely inl·olved in submarine trials_

She will act as the submarine safety ('S­

con Ics.scl dunng cerlaln surface passages and controlled el-olullon dives.

PROTECTOR w,lI also be able to sup­port and conduct operations in suppon of dissub down to 3((lm.

PROTECTOR will have a c rew of 20. wllh IWO billels allocated to females.

The first Australian ship 10 bear the name was Her Majesty's Colonial ShIp PROTECTOR ordered as a 920 Ion light cruiser and commissioned as the principal warsh,p fo the South Australian Nal·) m

I"'. The ship served in South Australian wat­

ers unlll taking pari In thc Boxer Rebellion ,n 19t:Xl-1901. flying thc Wh,te Ensign In

Chinese waters before being transferred to the Common ..... ealth In 190L

Subsequently PROTECTOR seT\oo in a gunboat role. as a lraming ship. and World War I as submarmedepot shIp for AEI and AE2.

Paid off in 1924 and sold for conlersion to a lighter, PROTECTOR was re­quisitioned by thc US Army in 1943.

The ship ended her eoreer" hen inyolved in a mishap with a lug and "as beached at ~Ieron Island In 19-4

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Thirty-three general dudes sailors have graduated (rom HMAS NIRIMBA.

The sailors passed o ut and were then promoted to seamen general duties as they joined fleel units and establishments,

Reviewing offtcer of the ir passing OUI parade was the Commanding Officer of HMAS ALBATROSS and Naval A ir Sialion and naval officer in charge of Jervis

Bay. Commodore ;R~. :P:;:':rt;,~;,~g~l'O;'~'~,~~~~~:~: The guard was recruits from the

Leading Recruit Hutchinson from Wcstern Australia as guard commander.

This was the finol general duties guard to parade during Commanding Officer's divi­sions at HMAS NIRIMBA .

Prio r to the marehpast, CDRE Parting­ton addressed the divisions on parade and then presented prizes to the graduating class. Blue watch won the besl watch trophy while White walch won the sports trophy.

Recruit O'Shannessy of Victoria was named the most oU15tandint recruit.

AppIicatlOll$ are invited from SUitably qualified men and women who wish 10 apply lor the IoIlowIng posillons.

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P.O. Box 706, Oarlinghurlt, N.S.W. 2010.

The Depatrment 01 DefllflCe ,s an Equal Employment OppOftumty Employer.

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O 'S"Qlflftssy .. ·it" " 1$ priu /01' mOSI oUlsulIfdi"lC rUNit oIG.D. In/oke 13/90, ~pumlHr 29, 1990.

'And more NIRIMBA wins HMAS NIRIMBA's Faden steam truck won the

first prize fOf vintage vehicles in the grand parade at Penrith's Centenergy parade to celebrate the centenary of electric light in Sydney.

The 1990 Peter Mitche ll instructor of the year awards have been announced.

For foona l instructional billets the prize was shared jointly by Lieutenant R C Stone of HMAS NIRIMBA and Petty Officer DEN A J G labour of HMAS CERBERUS. The truck. driven on the day by Ueutenant Aees

and Petty OffIcer MTP Marshall, was boit! in 1923. It Is powered by a 150 Psi five tube boiler. driv~

ing a double expansion reciprocating engine, through a three-speed gear box then chain driven to the rear wheels.

Chief Petty Officer ETP T J Grube won the award for on the job instructor.

Having been retrieved as a wreck from northern NSW in 1969 and rebuifl by staff and trainees at HMAS NIRIMBA. the Foden steam truck Is now cared for by the trainees hobby steam club and used in parades and fetes in the Sydney area.

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LEUT Stone has been serving at NIRIMBA since June 1989, inst ructing fundamentals to second teon apprentice elasses and providing relief instruction to adult trainees as requi red.

In addition to continued high standards ofinstruclion in the fundame ntals sect ion, LEUT SlOne spends many hours helping with service knowledge subjects in the apprentices' divisions. .

LElIT Stone also leads regular adventure training expeditions in the Blue Mountains.

The Austrnlian Service Medal was inslituted 10 recognise senice by members of the Ddence Force in certain non-warlike milifary operations.

Now the Governor General. Mr Hayden. has approved the award of the Australi3n Service Mcdal .... ith clasp Middle East.

This is awarded to Defence Force mem­bers who served .... ith the United Nat ions Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO), the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEFII); the United Nations Dis· engagemenl Observer Fo rce (UNDOF) and the United Nat ions Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

The RAN members lis ted below have been awarded Ihe Austr31ian Service Medal with clasp Middle East.

This was due 10 their service with the UNEF forces in Ismallia between June I. 1m and January 21. 1980.

CMDR RK Lawrence. C MDR GA Ledgcr. LCDR JR Brown , LCDR JH Ed­wards. LCDR GES Vidal . LElIT JG Pol· lard , POA TJ Cra .... ley. POA RW Macklin, POATWL GJ Morris, LSATA LP Bo .... ld. LSATA WD Hunlriss. LSATA RS Sera· fin . LSATA2 G V Taylor. LSATWL3 SM Tester, ABATA 81 Gclston and ABATA W Vink.

The InSigma for the Australian Seroiee Medal is still In production and II is not known .... hen It .... iII be available.

However, all members who have been

granted this award may recei\'e the ribbon. National Medal The National Medal was instituted on

February 14. 1975 and was awarded 10 members of the Defence Force unt il the in­ception of the Defence Force Service A .... ards in April 1982.

'The qualifying condition for this a .... ard was 15 years continuous service over the age of 18 years.

It could only be awarded to Ihose mem­bers .... ho were serving on or after February 14.1975 and .... ho qualified before April 20. 1982.

This age restnction has now been re­moved. This means thai members may now count service rendcred ..... hile under the age of 18 as qualifying service to .... ard the Na­tional medal.

Navy Office does not hold sufficient re­COI'ds 10 readily idenllfy those ex or serving members who qualify for the medal due to indusion of pre-age 18 service. As a result , applications from members ..... ho no'" qual­ify for the medal should be forwarded 10:

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HMAS TOBRUK (Commander G C Biscoe) sailed on Monday for a south-cast Asian deployment. Amid the tears and farewells at the Aee t l3ase there was one sweetener for some of thor.e left behind -the expectation of being reuni ted for Christmas m Hong Kong. Countri es ahead of TOBRUK include Indo nesia, Thailand. the Phili ppmes. Hong Ko ng and Singapore.

,\ doub/~ "MOn 10 look ahead /0 a enanr funis lIugha and /lo'iru Shane

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A graduate of the l oint Services Staff College in 1986, Captain Letts re­joined the Aeet on posting as Chief Staff Officer (Ad· ministraion) and Aeet Sup­ply Officer. on promolion, in December 1986.

[n April 1989 he became the first Naval Officer to . serve as Director of Milit_ ary Education and Training at the Australian Defe nce Force Academy.

* * * Captain Chris Oxen· bould was born in Sydney in 1946 and entered the Royal Australian Naval College in 1962. Following his graduation he unde r· took train ing in HMA Aeet and at the Royal Naval Col­lege , Danmouth. He qual· ified as a specialist Navigat_ ing Officer in England in 1973 and returned to Au­stralia to fill a succession of specialist navigating ap­pointments.

In 1976 he successfully completed the Advanced Navigation Course at HMS DRYAD. He then served ashore and alloat as a specialist i ti o ffice r before the RAN Sta ff College'~,~~~ in 1981. He was :0

h, was promoted to Captain and until July of the follow· ing )'ear headed the Dibb Review Working Group in Navy Office. In June 1987 he graduated from the US "aval Command College. 'iC\\porl Rhode Island. Upon hL'; ",tum to AUSlralla

he was appointed DiroctOJ of Na.-al Fort:e De.-.:Iopmem in Nary Office.

In June 1989 he assumed command of HMAS PERTH. On Oaober 8,1990 he was promoted 10 the rank of Commodore and is tur· rently Wldcnaking special duties with the Maritime Commander Au:straIia.

* * * Commodo~ G rah"m

Siubinglon was born in Canberra and entered the Royal Australian Naval College in 1957. After fun her training at the Royal Naval College. Darlmouth in 1961. where he was awarded the Queen 's Telescope . he un· denook training and se r· vice in HMA Ships QUEENBOROUGH, BARROO. MELBOURNE. GULL and SUPPLY.

In 1968. he successfully completed the Long Navi· gation Course at HMS DRYAD. He then filled a succession of specialist navigation appointments afloat before undertaking the Army Staff College CouT1;e in 1975. Following his promotion to Comman· der in 1978, he undenook a number of staff postings ashore and graduated from the Joint Services Staff Col· lege in 1980.

In 1982-84. he com· manded HMAS BRIS· BANE. In 1985 he graduated from rhe US Naval Command College. Newpon. Rhode Island. Dunng the pe ri od of this course he W35 promoted to Captam Upon his rerum to Australia. Commodore Stubmgton "as p<Xted to

HQADF as Director of

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stralia Area . Commodore Stubington was awarded the AM in the Australia Day Honours List in 1989.

* * * Commodore Roben

Walls was born.in Colae, Victoria and entered the RAN College as a 13 yea r old Cadet Midshipman in 1955. After further graduating from Britannia Royal Naval College. Dartmouth , he embarked on the usual pattern of junior seaman office r ings

During tth;~'~:~,:~::;:i saw active Malay

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in the United Kingdom. This was fol­lowed by a period of ex· change with 893 Squadron

III HMS Promoted

,;~,;~;; Commander in then se rved in

PERTH and before becom­

ing the F1eet Direction Of· ficer at Aeet Headquarters. I-Ie agam <erved In HMAS PERTH (as E"'ecutivc Of·

ficer) before being prom· oted Commander and ~rv­ing in Navy Office Can· be rra as the Follow...,n De·

Project Officer. In

~:;;i;~allended the Joint ( Staff College in

In 1982. Commodore Walls took command of HMAS TOBRUK and thi s was followed by a posting as Commanding Officer of HMAS MORETON and as Commander of the Austra· lian Amphibious Squadron. In 1984 he was promoted 10 Captain and appoin ted as the Director of Naval Force Deve lopment. for ..... hich ~rvice he was made a Me mber of the Order of Australia . He was posted in command of HMAS BRIS· BANE in 1987. In 1999 he was promo ted Commodore and attended the National Defence College. India. Upon return to Australi a in January 1990 he was ap­pointed as Director Gen· eral Naval Poliey a nd Maritime DOCtrine.

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An open day at HMAS CERBERUS on Satur­day, October n, displa)'s, band concerts and ~re­monial parades are among reatlJ.reli of VlCCoria's Navy Week "'f1ich this year "ill run from Friday, October 26, to Monday, NOl'ember 5,

"The VICtorian program tlus year pro,ides many oppor· tunities for the public to have a dose·up look at how the Navy operates and even par. ticipate m some of tIS

acivitics.

11le only major warslup to visit .... ill be the destroyer escort HMAS STIJART. which "in arrive at Station Pier, Pon Melbourne, onthc afternoon of Sarurday, November 3. She will be open 10 the public between 2· 4 p.m. on Sunday. November 5. and Monday. Novembcr6.

The program pcgins \\ith an invitation to the public to a "sausage sizzle" breiliast with N:l\"y rooks in Mel· bourne's City Square. "ith the Victoria Naval Band per· forming, from 7·9 a.m. on October 26.

Moonee Valley harness racing that night win be a spe. cial Navy meeting. attended by the Naval ReseTVC Band.

HMAS CERBERUS. at Crib Point nm south of Melbourne. ",ill be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Among the many displays will be flying, firefighting, precision marching. com­munications. gwmery. engineering. rookery and a Ceremonial Sunset parade. along with attractions such as boat and vintage bus rides. the Victoria Naval Band, the museum and the sailing ship Lady Nelson. Rcfreshmen1S, picnic and barbecue facili ties will be available to make it a family day. _

On Sunday, October 28, a seafarers service will be held at 5t Paul's Cathedral at 10.30 a.m.

RAFT RACE A raft race will be held on

the Yarra.. beginning at the Swan Street Bridge at ooon and finishing al Henley land­ing. Teams are from Navy. police, tire brigade and emergency servx:e:s.

At HMAS CERBERUS. the lord 's Taverners team of distinguished cricketers and other personalities will playa

rne s a

DatroyulSlXJr1I1MAS STUART will opm II} the public.

charity matd! against Navy at 11 a.m. P:toreeds will go to the Lord Mayor's Somers camp for disadvantaged ehil· dren.

Events on Monday. October 29. include a pany for 300 handicapped children 3t HMAS LONSDALE. Pon Melbourne.

On Tuesday. October 30. there will be Navy gymnas· tie displays in the Bou rke Street Mall from 11.30 a.m. th rough lunch time.

A spectacular Ceremonial Sunset with the Victoria Naval Band panicipating will be ' staged at HMAS LONSDALE at 8 p.m.

• A Navy League yacht

race wi]] be held from the Royal Yacht Club of Vic· toria, Williamstown. at 6 p.m,_

From 1 p.m. on ThUTS-­day. November 1. teams from industry will mee t Navy teams in a corporate games contest at the ANZ Social Club ground, Oval 15. Aughtie Drive. Albert Park . - \

That night there will be a special Naval Association greyhound meeting at San· down.

On Sunday, November 4. church services will be held at St August ine's at 9.30 a.m. and at St Luke's at 11 a.m.

A commemoration cere· mony will be held at the Shrine. St Kilda Rd , at 3 p .m.

There will be a Navy Week Reassembly at HMAS LONSDALE from 4·5 p.m. at which the public will be welcome.

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Defence Science and Personnel Minister Mr Bilney said when the scheme began . most people were a bit doubtful whether it would succeed,

-We arc all looking for ways to improve conditions in the ADF so that people are happy in the services. ~ Mr Bilney said.

"Defcom is making a contribution to this aim in a way that a government couldn't do and I'm pleased with the way it's gone,"

In a statement made at the launch of De­fcom in April. Mr Bilney said the scheme was a development of the 1988 Cross Com­mittee and it was an auempt to reduce was­tage in the ADF.

Mr Bilney said at the cheque presenta­tion he was confident the Defcom scheme was achieving this aim ,

.. About half of the ADF already have taken up the offer and that has been in about five months,

"What we have 10 do now is get the other half in and tha t of course helps the scheme because better discounts can be given." Mr Bilney said,

Defcom Chai rman Mr Alan Edwards prescnted Mr Bilney with cheques from each service which represents 15 per cent of the money earned from associate membershi ps.

Mr Edwards said he also was confident the Defcom scheme would oontinue to pro­vide a long-term sen'ice to the ADF,

-The range of oommodities is such that .when we have got them into place i,n every

town, members will be using their di rec­tories every week . ~ Mr Edwards said,

"There arc 105 different commodities being delivered by approximately 330 com­panies. some of which have 1000 point-of~ s;lte outlets."

Mr Edwards said the range of goods av­ailable through the system had continued to grow,

'·We now have found we can sell dis­counts at butcher shops - it's o nly a five per cent reduction but nevertheless it's a saving,

" From a to z, the commodity range ex­tends from accoun tants to veterinary sur­geons:' Mr Edwards said.

While thcre have been some complaints about the system. Mr Edwards said posi­tive feedback was more encouraging .

~Onc serviceman in Sydney telephoned to say he had received a reduction of $6,5ooon a $30,000 car." Mr Edwards said,

" Independently. the company tele­phoned 30 minutes later to tell us how happy they were with the scheme,"

Mr Edwards said another significant ad­dit ion to Defcom would be WOI ~Lofty" Wendt when he re tires later this year.

"When I discovered he was retiring [ made him an offe r and thankfully he ac­cepted," Mr Edwards said,

According to Mr Edw3rds. when as­sociate memberships improved it would en­courage firms to provide even beller sav­ings because of the larger market bas,c,

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A SOAKED LEUT MQncni/f

ose own Lieutenant David Moncrelff recently achieved 1.000

flying hours, As is traditional in the Fleet Ai r Arm, David was

handcuffed to the tarmac (so he could not escape) and hosed down from the fire truck,

David is presently an officer on 817. the ant i-sub­marine warfa re squadron , based at the Naval Ai r Sta­tion, Nowra .

UK sub sails in The Royal Navy submarine HMS OPOSSUM , siste r

ship to the six Oberon class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy, is in Australian Waten; emphasis· ing the close tics which the twO services enjoy,

The submarine's visi t is pan of a global circumnaviga­tion involving an absence from the UK of 10 months,

The 78 strong ship's company is taking advantage of a routine maintenance period alongside HMAS PLATYPUS to see something of Australia,

The; submarine will also pay brief visi ts to Adelaide and Fremantle in the course of e)(ercises with RAN units .

HMAS HOBART Is celebrating

25 years in service by holding a

S HIPS BALL

AT CANTERBURY RACECOURSE

FUNCTION CENTRE on November 9, 1990

Cost per head $40 includes 4 course dinner and refreshments

All past members of the ship's companies of

both the cruiser and DDG HOBART are welcome to attend.

For ticket enquiries contact: CPOMTH Tom Shaw or CPOMTP Ian Wheeler 359 2347 OR 359 2163

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WWI survivor honoured

Fonner Able ~am20D Bill Gothard, 96. the sole suo'h·or or the 15114 Landing Party .. hkh cap­tured the " 'ireless station at Bitapaka io Gennan New Guinea in World War I, ~ei";n, a rom­mendation rrom NOC­VIC, CD RE Jim Dickson (below).

The commend'Hinn re­ferred 10 Bitrs participa­lion in the action and 'an­nual commemoration ceremonies smcc.

The Landlllg Party. .. hleh " 'eHl ashore near Rabaul on September I] 15114. fought the RAN's first action and scored the first BTltlSh victory in the war.

Loss of the StallOn , used by the German Pacific Aeet 10 communi· cate with Berltn and Ger· man merchantmen in neut ral pons, was a k.:y factor in the subsequent surrender of all Ger­many'S South West Pacific territories.

LEGACY AIDED Members of the NOCVIC staff donned period

rig (courtesy of Support Command) to assist this year's legacy fund raising appeal in Mel­bourne.

Pictured are (from left) LEUT Tim McKerrow, secretary to NOCVIC, lisa Ispanovic, travel clerk, and LCOR Mal Parsons, Command Oper­ations Officer.

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Commanding Offiur, Commodore Rob I'artington "'ho "Iakn Ihe

The Naul Air Station, "MAS ALBATROSS. ~I No .. -ra has ronducted • parade and mardlpa51 or some 1.000 personnel.

Thcy were practlslllg for the Freedom of Entry Parade - pan of the Shoolhaven Spring Festi­val sheduled for No"embcr 3.

At divisions the Com· mandlng Officer. Com· modore Rob Panington a lso presented 26 De-

s(Jlule H•

ALBATROSS on parade ...

fence Force medals to Naval personnel who have completed over 15 years service.

Two commendations

- to Petty Officer Photo­grllpher Ron Berkhout and Leading Seaman Air Technical Aircraft Elliot -were also presented .

Petty Offiur Pholograp/rer R on Berk/rou f /r(U been eommended by the Royal Auslm· lion Air force (RAAF) for his de~OIion 10 duty and profnsionalism ... hile ""arking (U a photographic interpreter (It tht Air Foret bose FA IRBA.lRN. PO Berkhoul ... as In­stnlmenta/ in creating Mini Planning Gmphics ... /rich are now an integml part of Ihe RAAF's Tarrtf Malerial l'rogram. lie is roflgratulaud by CD RE Partington (.OO~eJ.

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"You can lea"e that in my drh·ewlly" came the shout as we eased the classic white Pintarll TR.X sports sedan past an observant neighbour.

He's seen a few De"" cal') down the years yet fe .. h:.d drawn such a response .

The ml:dium-size Plntara from Nissan has drawn strong following since ib arrival on the Australian market.

The TR.X launched In

March is targetted at the - Family SpeciahyH marke t group - motoring cn­thusiastS who are seekmg perfonnan« and advanced technology (along with sleek styllllg) in their ncw car.

Powered by Nissan 's KA24E 2.4 Ulre. 12·v31vc fuel injected engmc 1\

boasts 96kW at 5600rpm and I89Nm of lorquc at 28OOrpm.

TR.X also enjoys thc advantage of the viscous­coupling limited slip diffcren llal which was only fined to the luxury Ti model Pintara,

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Nissan Austra]ia's Clayton (VIC) engineering team is especially proud of the Pintara TR.X ; iI's the first factory-built sports sedan developed and tested by Nissan Australia exdu­~ivc]y for Australia.

Pintara TR.X sedans are assembled on the ClaylOn production 1mI'. not modified afler production,

The spOrty handling of the Pintara TR,X has been achieved WIt h a fe·t une of the suspension to provide a firmer ride. more road feel and flatter corncrmR.

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Our lest (TR.X five· speed manual) vehicle wh1ch included air condi­tioning ($1.127) In a S24,899 price tag.

Compared to standard Pintaras. the TR.X has new anti·roll bars fronl and rear ( )mm thicker). revised valve coding on the Mac· Pherson stru tS and new springs front and rear (0.2kg/mm stiffet).

Special 6.0J x 14 alloy wheels are fitted with Bndgestone Po tenza RE88 tyres measuring 195/65 R14 89H.

The combinat ion of of re·tuned suspension and RE88 tyres produces a ride and handling package for Pintara TR ,X which is tru ly in the European tradition.

Externally. Pintara TR .X gains a front aIr dam with integrated fog lamps, a rear spoiler and Side and rear body skins. Bodywork graphiCS clearly distJllgu"h Ihe TR.X

SYDNEY: A Melbourne Cup Lundteon is once again being held at Treseo on Tuesday, NO"ember6 from 11.30am onwards.

A Fashion Pardde by Otatciaine of Seaforth will be Included and all naval wi,'cs and friends are wel-come.

As numbers are limi ted. boo k. ings should be made with Oterrie Su]man on 358 265J, J\brgaret Horton on 358 3626 o r Ann Youl on 5160 275] All inclusive cost isSIO.

* * * CANBERRA : Mel-bourne Cup Day will see thc group holding a great day of fun, fashion and fncndshlp.

The day will begin at lOam . but if you wish to come to half of the actiVities, then that can be arranged l

The \'enue is 10 Schlich SUeet. Yarraluml3, and the fashions wi ll be from Num­ero Uno, Christine White, Petra Bouvain and Beth Jurkiewicz.

There will be a chicken lunch. c raft stalls, morn ing coffee , champagne . sVteepstak.e and raffles .

Limited scating is availa­ble. so caU now to reserve your place, Ring Di Roach on 247 5702, Helen Ham­mond on 285 2219 o r Mary LoUise Noble on 286 2027.

* * * WESTE RN DlSrRICI'S (of S}'dney): The Mel­bourne Cup will also be the cause for a luncheon in the

Melbourne

at NO\o-ember 6 at HMAS NIRIMBA. Quakers Hill . For more detai ls ri ng Bev on &31 75 15.

* * * CERBERUS: Next fullC' tion coming up for local members is a Melbourne Cup Lunchoon to be held on Tuesday, Oclober 30 be­ginning at 1().. IO.3Oam.

Babysitting will be avail ­able at a cost of $4 per child or 51 family - bookings to be made to Debbie Red· man 00 89 5280 afte r 4pm.

For more details of the luncheon ring C hris on 83 9760 o r Lesley on 83 51196.

* * * FREMAN'fLE: A Mel· bourne Cup Luncheon is being planned fo r TUC5day. November 6 , For more de· tails ring Kerry on 528 1501 o r Kath on 527 6345.

* * * NOWRA; A Bargain Buyers bus trip has been organised for November 17 _ . _

A coffee morning with a microwavc cookery de· monstration is being held

on November 2 1, beginning clubrooms of this group, to in Ihe club rooms at be held on Tuesday, 9.JOam.

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l'be new submarine, IIMAS SHEEAN. ,,'i11 bear the name or • pilot" .. -ho - lI«Ordinf: 10 • book jusl 001 -~hould h."e been a .. 'arded Ihe Victoria Cross ror he roic YClion in World Wyr II .

Ted Sheean. 18. Ordll'lary Seaman of Uh'erslone. Tas· mania, kepi h,s Ocrhkon gun firing 10 lhe e l'<d and beyond when HMAS ARMIDALE was sunk by 13 Japanese bom­bers off Ihe coast of Timor on December I. 1942, Even afler Ihe ship slid under the waves. lracers from Sheean's gun cur.·ed up into the s"y in crazy biurre afCli.

Sheean had gone back 10 his gun aflcr the ordcr 10 aban­don ship, slrapped himself In and poured a hail of firc al Ihe Japanese planes Ihat were machine-gu l'<l'<mg his ship­males as they struggled in the waler. He shot one down lmd damaged another.

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By th-e time Ihey amved. KURU had left. so Ihe cor­\'ettes headed back to the open sea, '" hl're lhey I~ catro KURU neXl momin­ing. The women and chil­drel'< were 1f::msfcrred from KURU to CASTI.E­MAINE. "'hieh ..... as Ihen ordered b:ock 10 Darwin. KURU and A RMIDALE were ordered to go back to iJetano Ihal nighl 10 com­plelc lhe operalion.

It was a tragically wrong decision. They were only 30 minules flyil'<g lime from a major Japanese air base 0 1'< Timor. there were 10 houTS of dayhghl lefl al'<d Ihe Japanese "new exac1' where Ihey werc. The li"J

KURU made off in lhe sheller of rail'< squalls bUI Ihe relati"ely larger AR­MIDALE had no chance. Thirteen Japanese planes swooped in at 3pm. launched torpedo and bombing attaCks from se ... -enll direclions a l the same time. hil A RMIDALE wilh lWO torpedoes and 01'<1' bomb and Ihrce mil'< utes la ter she sank. al 3.ISpm.

The Japanese planes Slrafed the sUfl/ivo~ in Ihe water until they ral'< out of ammuni lion, Ihen made off. Ten o f ARMIDALE's crew of 37 and Dutch sol·

ARMIDALE dId not ever r«ei ... e Ihe signal. By the lime il was sel'<t she was on lhe oouom of the Timor Sea. SlInk by ··ordinary. routine. 5erondary warfarc~.

These were Ihe darkest days o f lhe war. The Japanese had overrun all o f south-easl Asia. Oefendmg forces had surrendered everywhere - everywhere. that is. excepl in the east­ern half of Timor. ",here a company o f AuStralial'<s took to lhe hIlls and waged daring. aggressive guerrilla warfare on the Japanese At one slagI' lhe)' were lhe only Allied forces aelually fighting the Jap;meSo::.

Howcver. by laIC 19-12 they had reached such a SlagI' of exhausllon, mal­nutrition and illne~s that it .... as imperal"'e 10 replace Ihem with fresh troops Furthermore. Ihe Por­luguese who had helped the Austra lial'<s were in danger of being killed by Ihe Japanese, and il was essen­tial 10 evacuate at leasl tho:­WOJ'<1C1'< and chi ldren to Australia .

To do Ihls. CDRE Pope sent two corvettes. CASTLEMA INE and AR­MIDAlE and the Imy 55-tonne palrol ... essel IIMAS KURU to Timor .. KURU was to sneak il'< to the pick­up poUtt il'< 8etano Bay. on Timor's east ooaSl, Ihen al 0200 o n December I the OOfl/et1/:'$ would arrive. KURU would lhen ferry the 63 Dutch native troops ashore from ARMJDALE al'<d ool'<g Australian sol­diers and Po rtuguese women and children om to the cofl/ettes.

h did 001 work o ut like lhat . KU RU gm 10 Belal'<o safely by hiding il'< rain squalls most o f the way, but Ihe Japanese spoiled Ihe IWO OOfl/eUes. They launched a series of bomb­ing attacks 01'< them, mis­sing tbem but making Ihem laIC for lheir rendeJ:llous.

, "'"m,,, Ttdd)' Shuan ... nor so ordinary.

dieTS had beel'< killed. The remaining 102. many of them seriously wounded, clutched desperately al anylhing thaI floated, but nOl mal'<Y things did . JuSI the ship's motor-boal. a

.Carley float and 1"'0 small . Denlon raflS.

Navigate At daybreak the captain

took stock. They wer IIO"m off the Timor coaSI. 410km from Darwm and 250"m outside the orca pat­rolled by Allied reconnais­sance planes.

Whel'< IJ() help had ar­rived by mid-day. it was ob­vious tha t the only sensible

course of aelion was to try 10 gel to the Allied recon· I'<aissance area in the motor-boal. L T-CDR RIchards realised that he was Ihe only unwounded officcr who could na ... igate thc boal wilh only n pocket compass and Ihe SlaTS 10 guide hIm.

To leave his men was an agomsmg dcsision. but there was really no al terna· live. He look lhe m()"il seri­ously wounded with him . plus some strong rowers. and set off. 11 was laIC ir the night of Dccember 6-five days afler the sinking - beforc they were rc­scued.

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The 1990 NllIlional/ ln­lern:ilIionlil InlerSer­"ices Alpine Skiing Championships fol· 10 ""ed 011 (rom Ihe Northern and Southern Region competitions at Thredbo. ,

Each service and the British Combined Services fielded teams for both the men's and women 's compelilioM.

All three Ausl ralian leanlS suffered from lack of " 'omen compeliliors ..... ith Navy being unable to fill all six positions due to the lion-availabi lity of Caroline Brand (NIRIMBA).

The nalioonaVintema· tlOnal championship

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The RAN Gliding Association (RA NGA) has held anothe r succfi'iful exped (o r eighl NIHIMBA personnel a nd 1""0 members from ALHATROSS.

Based at Jervis Bay range facility for a ..... eek, RANGA conducted an in­tensive program of training VI hich led 10 three sailors going solo.

Mr Launc Hoffman, chief flying instructor for RANGA. said :

MThe course has been (:mc of Ihe be$1 we' ve ever conducted in terms of the standard of traintts and the airsuil! and weather condi tions.

1be exped WlIS fonunate to have the assistance of several experienced RAN personnel. namely Cap­tains Dave Ramsay and Geoff Monon and Com­manders Drew McKinnie and Da\'c Francis.

With CAPT Ramsay assisting ..... ith the piloting of the tug and CAPT Monon and the Commanders as­sist ing .... ith the gliding

instrucuon , the rate of progre~ of the trainees was heanemng.

Appre ntice Da mien liberale , an ATC al NIR IMBA , ..... as the firsl to solo. From all accounts he is slill reli$liing the experi­ence of ha\'!Og an aircraft ..... ith no engine solely under his control . ~~ '!-.F',"~ Polac and

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assistance, and the logistic suppon of NAS NOWRA .

~ I " 'ould especially 10 thank all those personnel .... ho have stal .... art members RANGA In ensuringm~~; active panicipation by j unior members; and congratulations 10 apprentices Palmer, Tony Ookon, Damien and Steve forward to do ..... n here on a

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involves compelillon bel­..... een men's and .... omen's teams from the th ree services, the Brilish Com­bined Services ski team and a .. shado....... ADF team ..... he reby times/scores from selected members .... ere used to compile an ADF score. --111,,1''' Holbrook &"0"':J "is 51)'/1' during '''I' giQn' ;lIQ/om.

Included in tile Brit ish team ..... as Army's lIuw Ilutehinson who i~ eut­rently British free ,tyle s ll

champion and ranked 25 in the .... o rld

From "" sucrcssful northe rn region learn ..... as se lected Navy's nationa l mte rServlce: alpine skI team and. following such a ~trong team performance, anyone was eligibll' .

Regrellably , Ihe lack of a Navy learn in the southern region competition meant only one kno ..... n performer (former Navy chamPIon Phil Ridgeway) ..... as able to be selected . He joined Navy captain, Tony Powell , M Hl ue~ Ho lbrook . Brad Vizard. Rob Freeman, Richard Nest. ~BomberH

Bro ..... n , Rob Teasd31e (TORRENS), and man­age r LCDR Frank O ..... en (AJAAC) fo r the second ..... eek.

The championship--defending Navy ..... omen's team comprised captain Lynne Connell (DEF· COMMARS) Deborah Ayrc:$ (ADFA), her sister Tamera Ayres (Navy Of­fice), Lee Dodd (FONSC) and Carolyn Brooks (CRESWELL).

The ..... omen completely o utshone their male coun·

te rpans winnmg both Australian competitions

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comfortably beating the ADF teams slalom.

The final standings ..... ere: U K 334.81 points, ADF 455.75. Navy 574.41. RAAF 1(}.16 .73 , Army Disq .

Champion ..... oman ADF skier was Lynne Connell (Ihird overall) , closely fol­lowed by Deborah Ayres (fifth) and Lee Dodd (sixth). I

O the r Navy finshers were Carolyn Brooks ( 10th and Tamera Ayres ( 13th).

Unfonunate ly. Ihe men could not folio..... their superb ..... inning perfor­mance of the previous week and finished third in the Australian competi tio n .

Final results were: U K

266.26 points. ADF 691 .75, Army 884.10, RAAF 920.5, Navy 1306.30.

An outSlanding indi­vidual performance was made by Brad Vizard who fini shed the competition founh overall as champion ADF and Navy skie r, win· ner of the slalo m race and a dose second in Ihe giant slalom to a RAAF skier.

As in previous years the navy learn included several ne ..... faces .

New to the compelilion (and both teams) ..... ere: LCDR Frank Owen (man-3ger), Simon Bateman, Shaun Anderson, Michael Brown. Shane Johnson , Richard Nest , Ore ..... Reeder and Jercmy Butle r.

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Records fall at NIRI Four new records have been

created at the 1990 HMAS NIRIl\1BA athletics day.

The records were eslabhshed by Ap­pre ntice Manson ..... ilh a 4 .22m long jump; by WRA TC Baner who leapt 1.36m in the high jump; ApprentICe M:lJlson then

recorded 30.72 seconds in the ..... omen's 200m .... hile she lopped off an Outstanding day ..... lIh • time of 14 .34 seconds in Ihe 100m.

The 001 male athlete on Ihe day was APP Mackie.

The tug-of-war ..... 3S won by the WEEJ ME tcam.

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Tht 1990 Ha .. .. es­bury ynH O assic b"on NOHmM r l-4 .nd IIISI yur • combined N.vy squ.d or 4J p.ddlen in ZJ boals nearly 10010: off Ihe Commonwullh Bank C. p as Ihe ~I performinl grollp in Ihe dank.

Wllh a large conlln­gcnl of compelill\tc paddlers uavelling from HMAS CERBER US. another large and en­thusiaslic group of novice paddlers from HMAS NIRIMBA and some loyal cI.lSsie paddlers from UMAS ALBATROSS the Navy amassed 1835.6 poinlS just behind the Manly Warringah Kayak Oub.

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Stylish lert-hand batsman Sob Ducie has blas ted a brisk 96 to steer ALBATROSS to the top or the 1 Z ingari midweek competit ion a rter three rounds.

Hc peppered the boundary in a 113·run opening partner· ship with Kane Vandcnberg (36 runs) and W3S caught in Ihc oUlfield in the th ird last o\'er of the innings (2-183).

Rival WATSON replied with :>-157 in its 30 O\'crs with Van­denberg taking 2/43 and speedster Steve Ghoulstone 2125.

ALBATROSS has 18 competition points, NI RIMBA 14. PLATS/WATERHEN and lrophy defender KUT­TABUL each 10 and WATSON and last·season runner·up PENGUIN each six points.

Under Ihc new scoring system. six poinls are awarded for a win, Iwo points for a loss and -2 for a forfeit.

In the opening round: • KUlTABUL 8-154 (Nev Knight 33 n.o., Rob lllompson 28, Wayne Black 3133, Bob Nicholls 2148) took lhe honours in tOe last over from PENGUIN 8-152 (Kcith Miller 5 1. Steve G ..... ynne 23, Da"e Maners 17. Knight 4119). • ALBATROSS fi red out NIRIMBA for just SO ( K3ne Vandenberg 419, Irving Keillo r 218) and coasted to 2·52. • WATSON 4-1 16 downed PLATSIWATERHEN 111. • KUTIAB UL and WATSON forfei lcd their second round matches and. io Ihe PLA TSI

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Winter and Phil Hamer from CERBERUS came second, Kingsley Klau and AI Long from ALBATROSS C3me 51h and Nigel Larkin and Lex Bry3nl camc nin lh m tOe open TK2 and tOci r combined Apan the side's big ..... in over WATSON, lime ..... on the open TK2 other third round winoers ..... e re: learns' event. • KUTI ABUL 6-128 (Sieve Conicun 53. Phil Bata ro 29.

The classic is an O\'e r- Terry Blanch 0&130, Bernie Bernhagen 2f27) over PLA TSI night marathon on Syd- WATERH EN 6-122 (Sieve Pullman 55. Blanch 20, Greg ncy's Hawkesbury Waldron 18. Knighl 3/11 , Reilly 2/27).

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12 (252) NAVY NEWS. October 26, 1990

Pic/un: ABPH Rob f 'r/fSler.

Na services' 01 ers Navy golfers have figured prominently in the Au­

stralian Sen 'ices team's annual tWO-day clash with the NSW Golr ASS(Kiation side at Mollymook. on the NSW South Coast.

Thc NSW side took the opening day's fourball evenl 5- 1 with the Na\'y pair of Mark Lewis and Peler Gilbert squar­ing their match with Ihe NSW no. 1 pairing of Tony Gresham ,lOd G I'o .. er,

The foursomcs also wenl to the stale side - 3 'h matches to 2'h . with Gilbert and Le .. is successful 211 and Phil Uardy rigunng 10 a 211 win with his partner,

The singles d ash saw a 7·5 .... in to AUSlralian Services. Navy's Peter Simpson had Ihe beSI Will o f the day-a 71

S margm o~'er Tre\'or Wood .... hlle fcllo .... n3\'y players Lewis (I up) and Mick Rosscndell (I up) .... on their clashes and Hard) squared his ,

• 1HEY BOU6l-tT REl1JRN llCKETS lb PARRAIIlA1TA FROM CENIRAL ...

rominent MeanlOohile. SII:f Stangrct had a course record equaling

70 in his final round for a total of224 on hls way to winning the RANCGC championshIps.

Former C POCK Greg Kelleher .. as runner·up wilh 242. Paul Ue .. 'SOf! (249) won B grade from Craig McMeekin

(255). Greg's son RobbIe (273) ""on C grade from f\lik e Plcwcs

(279). Any serving member can jOlll Ihe club for $1 5 and gain

an AGU handicap. AppliC'oItions should be forwarded to: The Secretary, RANCGC. I-IM AS CRESWELL. Jervis Bay. 2540.

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Women to fore in Top End lIS series

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excelled in Ih b" i nle r'~rvice series.

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year five sports for women and eight for men were contested. But because of work commitments and other reasons three sports had to be cancelled.

SportS contested in the women's series were squash ( RAAF I, Navy 2, Army 3). netball (Navy L RAAF 2, Anny 3). baske tba ll (Navy I, RAAF 2. Army 3), tennis (Navy I , RAAF 2) and touch fOOl ball (Army I. Navy 2. RAAF 3).

The men's compeli­Ion was again domi· nated in most sports by RAAF.

TIE The A irfo rce took

out seven of the spons contested wi lh the final spon, basketball . end­ing in a three-way tie .

Meanwhile. Com-bined Services entered a learn in a Northern Ter­ritory Athletics' Associ­ation meeting.

Navy had good rep­resentation with a strong contingent from the HMAS COONAWARRA main galley which was ably led by Barry O·Neili .

Barry competed in the 800m. 400m, 200m, 100m and long jump finishing w; lh a founh three seconds and a record in the long jump for ve terans.

WilhaUi slackening he slipped in a game of Rugby for the COONAWA RRA Senior Sailors' Golden O ldies between events .

Some outstanding Navy results included ABCK Wright (first javelin and shot put), ABCK Cole (second ja\'elin), ABETC Car· ter (first discus, second long jump), AB Suther­land (first javelin, dis­cus, shol put and 110m hurdles). ABETC For­dham (secolKl 100m).

The 100m relay leam of CPO O·Neill. AB Simpson , LSCK Radalj and AB Fordam fimshed second in the excellent time of 48.4 seconds,