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NavY News, 2 Madeay 51. Pons POII'll, 2011 , or PO BoK 706. Oarlinghurst. 20 1 O. Phone: (02) 359 2308 Fa.>( : (02) 359 2199

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DIstributed throughout all RAN shIps and establishments and to set'Vlng personnel wherever IlIey may be.

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1\'1 G~ntrQf P"rr G r(JIion, " ,atdltd by fir , &r:ntary o/Ihe Drpartmt'nl oj lJt'jrncr. All' Tony Ayl'r.J and All' Ed",,;n Matuilt. , Gtfluaf Monagtr of VlseON's Primt COnirac­tor, S/emnu /'Insry, " 'dooming all subscribers to the DISCON """"01'11. 01 IIMAS /lAHMAN. (Pic/u" by

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Improving our communications

The A ustnllian Derenec Force has §~-it ched to DISCON. It ne""Y developed high· tech communita­lions system. to rurther protect its telephone, rae­simile and computer networks ""ithin Australia and overseas.

DISCON . the Defence Inlegrated Secure Communica­tions Nel,",o rl.: , was switched on by the Chief of the De­knee Force. General Pete r Gration and the Secretary of the DepanmcnI of Defence. MrTony Ayers 3t a ceremony at HMAS HARMAN.

One of the most modern secure defence communications systems in the world , it gives the Australian Defence Foree a more secure and efficient commlmieations s~tem.

DISCON is linked by satellite to the United States of America. the United Kingdom and New Zealand . and pro­vides a range of secure encrypted telephone. facsimile and computer network services.

It is joined 10 other Defence s~tems such as RAVEN, PARAK EET :lI1d the J indalee Over-the-horizon Radar Network and ex tends communications services to ships. aircraft and llmdfo rces.

Users a re ablc to hold conferences and broadcast mes­$<Iges through secure means. it is possible for a senior of­ficer to contact his troops at any loca tion within Australia.

New asbestos testing offer

Defence will provide II rree asbesros rehired med­ical e.lIm ror any or its rormer workers , e ithe r milit ­a ry or ch·ilhm . who believe Ihey were e:.:posed to asbestos during their e m ployment,

Ministe r for Defence Science and Personnel. Mr Gordon Bilney. said that now . many fo rmer Defence employees worried about possible threats to the ir health from expo­sure to asbe~tos had to pay fo r private arrangements to haw their ~'Ondition checked.

~This initiative. recommended by the late Dr John En­field . is ~n unporwnt Step by th e- Government to live up to iu respon~ibihtics:' Mr Bilney Silld .

"Any fo rmer employee of the Defence O rganisation who would like to take advllnt:oge of the free offer should contllct any of the Defence Department's Occupational Safety Officers in State capitals or regional cent res.

"Should an asbestos- re lated disease be detected, the former employee will be invited to d iscuss the option of lodging a claim for compensation with the relevant com­pensation au thority.

MThe medical examination and any necessary counsel­ling will be conducted by a dOcto r working on behalf of the Aust ralian Government Health Service.

kTheK doctoo are well qualified in detection of asbestos re lated diKasc and in rela ted counselling. M

Mr Bilney said it was a sad irony that this launching should come only days afte r the death of his good friend . Dr John Enftcld. the author of the comprehensive review of " .. o rkplace health and asbestos in the Defence Organisation.

RECOMMENDATIONS Main r«Ommendations included:

• Implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety (Common ... ·ealth Employment) Act 1991. and establish­ment of a regime for occupational health and safe ty. • Development and implementation of a policy for mana­gers and commanders on control of the hazard~ of asbe:;:tos. • Review and revision of Ihe instructions on asbestos. • Improving the quality of registers of fi)(ed asbestos in ships and eSllIblishlllents. • Training and instruction on occupational health and ~afety generally and asbestos specifically. including for those who are occupation~lIy e)(posed. • Establishment of procedures for ident ifying and handl­ing ~p"res and o ther items in inventory which contain h .. za rdous sub~tances. • i'ro"lsion of medicll l counselling [0 those past and pre­sent members and employees ... ho h"ve been . o r think they han' ""'en. non-occupalionaHy nposed to airborne asbes­lOS fibres and ",ho:tTe " 'o rned about thei r health ; • Sellmg up a more responsi" e proces~ for handl ing corn­pcnsallon cla ims by suffe rers from mesothelioma. • Pro"i)ion of l'Ounselling and support to sufferers from rnesothcl ioma and the ir fa.mhes.

Mlmplementa tion on Defer'K"C of the recommendations of Dr Enfie ld 's report has included se tting up of workplace occupational he,d th lO. o rk ing groups. occupational health training courses . nelO. procedurC'lo for management of as­bestos haza rd~, anti identifica tion of asbestos -s.itcsM in Defence e(julpll1ent o r facilt t ies." M r BI h,e) sa id.

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Ships or RA " T~ Group 6!7.J. rommanded byeapt';n OJ . Shackleton (Commanding Officer or HMAS BRISBANE). are pktured right i)ertiled at Semba ..... nc fonduf ting final p~epanotions ror tlte tas" group's panicipation in E"ertise STA R • .-tSU 92.

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The Task Group wos comple te with the arriva l of HMA Ships BRISBANE. PERTH and TORRENS.

The Task Group has spent the last twO weeks panicipating with Malay­sian . New Zealand, United Kingdom and Singaporian ships in the Fi"e-Power De­fence Agreement (FPDA)

Cllier or NI ... I StilT. Vi« Adminol 11m Mac­Dougall , has .ssigned dedi­cated NIU'y Quality Man­agement (NQM) " mentor" teams to the Nnal Suppon and Maritime Commands.

With NOM now JUSt over a yea r old. the new teams' role will be to assist with its momentum ~nd provide support to managers.

The team members a re CMDR Mark Watson and WORST Sharon Mundy in Naval Support Command and LC DR Barry Fregon and WOMTP5 Paul Whit· tington in Maritime Com­mand.

The teams will provide the following services 10

managers: • Coaching managers Ihrough laking the lead in implementing NOM . and participating in the process. • Providing general a"'are­ness seminars. • Providing facilitat or Ir~mmg with in the ir Commands. • Providing advice lind support to faci lit lltors operating in the workplace. • Providing advice to man­agers on stralegic pl:mning. developing reporting pro­cedures. identifying and publishing best practices and identifying the nature of barriers to the successful applicat ion of NOM .

The mentor teams will be visiting units within their respective Commands.

Ho ..... ever managers can ca ll on teams d iredly for

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VADM MacDougall has stressed that the teams'

C losure or Hl'ttAS PENGUIN's Post O fti ce marks the end of an era at Ibe Sydney naval establishment , The Post Office opened on July 2. 1945 with 5ix Naval staff and 30 pounds each of stamps and postal o rders .

It cost 20 pounds to establiSh lhe POSt Office with the Navy Department agreeing to transport mail to Mosman Post Office daily .

Due to dcmobi[isation after WWII . in September 1946. Navy requested the then PostMaste r-General 10 take over the running of the POSt Officc as Navy stafr were no longer available.

On J une 1. 1947 the PostMaste r-General assumed con­trol of PENGU IN's Post Office with positions for one POOt Master and one assistant.

At that time the Post Maste r was paid the pricely sum of 380 pounds per annum and the assistant 182 pounds.

Throughout the early post war years, the Post Office continued to provide a service to PENGU IN personnel and in Seplember 1956 permission to issue and cash money o rders was received .

Steadily. POSt OffICe trade declined until February 14. 1976 ""hen Saturday tr"d ing ceased .

Introduction of Common"'ea lih Savings Bank facilities provided impro\ed services (o r PENGU IN personnel . Ho ..... eve r this has not been enough to aTTest the decline in trade.

The Post OffICe build ing will not remain unoccupied as PE NGUIN's recenl ly fo rmed Project Management G roup has assumed cont rol.

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De-fence ~~veils 1992-96

plan The 1992·96 Derence

Corporate Plan hll5 been published, and is preHn"y bein!; distributed '4'ilhln DerelKe.

This is Defencc's third Corporate Plan. It is 11 key management docl.Imenl which provides gUidance for both management and staff on the way ahead lor the Defence O rgani&ation.

'The Chief of the Naval Staff. Vice Admiral Mac­Dougall, said Ihal ~Na ... y welcomes the de\'c!opment of the 1992-96 Defence Corporate Plan and its positi,'c expression of Ihe higher Defence planning process.

" For Navy , the Defence Corporate: Plan provides a basis for the Navy Program Statement and is one of the major Defente planm"g documents providing broad guidance and direction !O N:wfs corporate mana· gers, and for the 1992-93 Navy Corporate Plan."

While Ihe Corporate Plan is a peak Odencc planning document . II has been PUI logelher wllh a view to making it relevant and useful for all Defence personnel.

The Plan is being distri­buted th roughout Navy, with personal copies gOlllg down to the Section Headl Sub Section head le"el for both Servke and civilian personnel.

Additional copies are being distributed for ci rcu­lation amongst o ther per­sonnel.

They will also be accessi­ble from Defence libraries.

Navy distribulion outside Canberra is being handled by OCMS-N.

Signal school's

• reunion (8 )' Max Tlio1rlsolf)

Fifty yurs to thl' "ery day arter Iheir induction inlo the ,.'artime RAN. members or the Signllols CaM V8 ... ere given a spe­cial lour or iMp ertion 0(

the ne ... Sehool or Com­munialtions at HMA S CERS .. : RUS by its Omeer· in-Chal'le LCDR CoJ . Cooper and Yeomen Gary Swanton and Rick Com­fort .

A special 50th annwer­sary dinner was held at Has tings the previous even­ing for the Qass V8 men and thei r wives who came from most states of Australia .

Few had seen each other in the half century since completing their training at CERBERUS after ..... hich they were posted 10 ships of the fleet serving on wide­spread warfronts.

Bet ..... een them the 18 men of V8 served in 25 ships including AUSTRALlA. HOBART. QUIBERON, !<ANIM­BLA. f\.iANOORA. HAW. KESBURY, WARREGO plus corvettes. Fairmiles and other vessels.

At their official dinner they honoured Signals ~nuetor F.M. -Brin'

j ~ Yoong. asurvivorof . . nking of HMAS NES­TOR in the Medi teffilnean, but who died several yean ago.

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It was smiles .all round when Lieutenant Comm.ander Jim Manson was pre­sented with hi! Derence Force Service Medal by Vice Admiral MacDoug.aIl, Chief of Nav.al Staff (above). Jim who comes from Adelaide works as What made the presentation a little strange the Principle Warfare Officers Course was that both officers wefe on the other Officer. side of the world. He is the only RAN- trained PWO 10

Jim is working in the Royal Navy's serve in HMS DRYAD. (the fest are all School of Maritime Operations HMS RN trained). DRYAD . which is situated near He joined the RAN in 1977 and has been Pon smouth in England . and Vice Admiral in DRYAD sinee 1990. MacDougatl was visiting HMS DRYAD to He is married to Jillian and has a 21 view training in the Royal Navy. month old daughter Stephanie.

The Minister ror Derence Science .and Personnel, Mr Gordon BUney, has repe.ated the firm position of the G overnment that the September 30 deadline ro r ADF members to choose between their old superannuation s<:heme ( DFRDB) and the new s<:heme (l\1SBS) " 'ould not be arrK ted by minor derects in the legislalion that ha"e come to light.

~ It is irresponsible and unfair to those who ha"e conscientiously considered their options for some people now to be- promot­tng confusion about the deadline. ~ Mr Silney said.

~ I therefore reassure all ADF members that the deadline will not changc .

'"D-Day is September 30. as members have known for over a year_

'"The September 30 deadline is set in legisla­tIOn . an Act of Parliament . that the Federal Opposition supported in bolh houses. ~ Mr Bilney said.

- The few minor defects .that have been found in the legislation for Ihe transfer arrangements to the new scheme arc not likely to have a matena1 influe nce on Ihe choice a member makes between the two schemes.

" I know that th~ choice of ADF members on ..... hether 10 join the new super scheme is a diffICult one. But the difficulty

anses only because 1t'S a choke between keeping existing good cll titlcmcnts, or - in many C;lseS _ opting for ncw and better entitle­menlS.

- The ADF and the DeJXlrtment of Defence have spent time. money and considerable effon over the past year giving seminars. personal advice and information to A DF members. all around Australia and ovcrseas. to help them ma],;e the choice.~ Mr Bilney said.

" Opposition carping about lac],; of hnefing is an insull to the ADF chain of command and the military and civil ian personnel involved in the briefings.

~The implementation of the new scheme has been undertaken by ci"ilian members of the Depart­ment of Defence and members of the ADF.

- The Opposition must realise that the Defence or­ganisation today rel ies on joint advice from civili3n and military members al ike .

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"Headqu~rten ADF h~s been involved at every stag<' of Ihe implement3-lion pfooeS~ and the ADF has two mcmbers out of fh'c on thc board of the new superannuation '\Chemc .

~l know the ADF will now take the necessary steps to make deaf that members need to make their decision by Sep­tember 30, as all co~med have known from lhe beginning, - Mf Bilney added,

Families of naval personnel can have the best possible heahh care at the lowest possible price. Check out the cost of NHBS and the benefils, and compare them wi lh civilian funds. You will find we look after your family beuer.

Brochures and appl ication fo rms aTe available from your pay office or from the Australian Defence Credit Union. Or call NHBS toll free (008) 333156 or D N ATS 8-32-5088 or (03) 282 5088.

NAVAL HEALTH

BENEFlIS

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The airbus began lIS life in 1947 when Doug Fa .... ce tt combined an c lf-USAAF C-47 and a 1939 Chevrolet truck to form a massive caravan .

Over the next 40 years the airbus changed hands four limes.

The 10m caravan consists of four compartments: the driver's cabin, kitchen. dining ~nd lounge-bedroom . Of particular interest is the full Sill' b:uh located unde r the loungcfdoubh: bed.

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Philip VirgQna, the- bus' owner. firs! approached NIRIMBA in May 1992 to d iscuss 1m: possibility o f the Navy being involved In the restorat ion work,

The Tr;lIn ing Commander, Commander Warren Mil­full , was keen and against all advice pUl together a team to m:ln.igc the project.

The project cont roller_CPO Chris Hills, said about the commencement: "I t needed a l2I of work~ and he had senous doubts about the pos!ilbili ty of it being fi ni shed on time,

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chers from HMAS NlRIl'tf8A hll5 u ceUed in the Eledrkity Trost or South Australill Hospitlll ­ity Olympia 1992 Culi ­nary G rand Prill at Adela ide.

Jones. Chief Pelly Officer John

Barriball, absent from the photograph. was leader o f the N IR1MBA team.

Following the success eNS, VADM Ian Mac­Dougall. scnt the follow. ing leiter to the team:

- During a recent Visit 10 Adelaide I was alened to the success of the HMAS

NIRIMBA Cooks III

Hospitality the Adelaide Centre in A ugust .

-Their achievement two gold , five silver

SIX bronze medl"'~:";;~~~~'l'; standing. P i notc ..... on hy was the of LSCK M , ",;;: took out the el al'o'1lrd.-

Other participants in this esteemed 53lon culina ire included the Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and leading Adelaide reStaur· 3ntS and hotel chains such as The Hyatt and Hi lton,

The Navy team, having parlicip3ted in va rious culinary competitions dur­ing the year. finished in high spirits gaining tWO gold. sill silver and five bronze awards.

Reward for loyal service

One team member, Leading Seaman Michael Digney. was also awarded the - Allowrie Ellcellence Award~ fo r outstanding performance .

A senior in~truC1or " "MAS NIRIMBA hIlS ru ei"e4 his 30 yean' ser­"ice medal from the Naul Support Commander, RADM D.G . Holthouse.

" Only the Hyall HOII:1 team received more

Mr Allan Phipps com· menced sclVice as a techni ­cal instructor in the welding discipl ine at NIRIMI3A . in 1958. Air Pllipps,

awards than the Navy. He was promoted to senior technical instructor grade one in 1983.

Mr Phipps, I his o riginal The team . pictured

above left to righ t is: Leading Seaman Michael Digney, Able Seaman Rachel King, Petty Officer Steve Oarke, Able Sea­man Gloria A nhur and Leading Seaman Shane

Mr Phipps served in lhe RAAF Reserve from 1962 10 1974,

badge. his 20 years' badge and now, years' selVice medal.

with . 1~~7,~:i blazer, to r Prior to joining the staff

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The Na.-al Support Com­mander, Rear Adminl D"'jd Holtho use, has a new Chief of Logistics. C ORE Da ... id York. an engmeer. succeeds CD RE Mervyn You!. a pUMCr

C DRE Youl had been the first COLOG and had ser ... ed in the posilLon from January 29. 1990.

The time of the passing of the Mweight M from one COLOG to the next Inlro­duces a ~w tradition.

Bells ha"e long been part of Na ... y tradition; they are engra"ed with our christen· ings, mark our time, and now a new bell thc MCOLOG Bell" Will for· mally mark the time "hen the MweightM is passed on.

Uenccforth the new bell Will be a pennanent fixture in the office of COLOG .

As Chief o f Logistics located in Sydney, CDRE York is charged with Ihe national responsibility o f logistics support for the Australian Maritime Fo rce. shore establishments and nava l aircraft.

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Ue has a staff of some 3000, comprising both unifo rmed and ci ... ilian per­sonnel dispersed Ihrough­o ut AuStralia and in the Middle East for the logis­tics support of o ur MNF ships,

CDRE Youl passn ,"t '; II'tigh," 10 CDRE Yo.,'.

Pit/lind wilh a samp/~ of his bUlurfly COIl« III", is LEUT "'qU'. I-Qr Iht other til­,hlU/tJsu (Jut tlren ,ht families Qrt' fQp It/,: jamily Nympho/idQt (brO" 'II.f). boffom Itft: l amU, ,vymphalidtu (bro lfl/u) , lOp right: jamily P"piliondoe (S" 'QIIOIO'IO;ls),

bollom righl: family Lycot lfidut (6/I1ts).

When LEur Cliff Meyer. 31, of HMAS COONAWARRA. in,-ites a young lady back 10 s« his butterfly collection, he means it - lilerally.

Cliff. the WEED a t Shool Bay Reech'ing Station. has been ooll«1,og buuernies on and o ff for 18 years.

H is ultimate aim is to oollect every speci­men of the 380 odd Ih:.1 have been re­corded in Australia.

He IS presently studying the life history ()f the f'.o'T specimens which means COUll!· less hours rcsea rdting in the bush. identify­ing plants. larvae. pupae and breeding cycles.

One a im of Ihe unusual hobby is to share his knowledge with olher collectors through the Australian Entomological Magazine.

When asked why he sta rh!d colieelJng buuernies O iff replied: MMy Mum couldn 't affort a trolln se t".

Afte r )ears of $lid:!ng pms through but· lerfl ies Oiff hopes to progress to voodoo dolls,

He h:ls served in the N:"y for 15 ~ years and is onginally from Cai rt1~,

I-Ie would like it known Ihal Ihere is far more to buuertl y co llecllng Ihan running around In a khaki safari suil with ~ net and

a p ith helmel . For example, a neu ed specimen lak.es an

a ... erage o f ten minutes !O p repare for dis­play,

The wings ha ... e 10 be se t into Iheir final di splay posi tion thcn they are lefl in a dry­ing cabinet for a month.

Each specimen is labelled With the exact locallon " ""5 caught , the dale and ",1'10 caughl II.

Thi~ Information is crilical as II is used fo r cross refcrence anti iden ti fying any changc in thc butterfly's regional habitat.

Current ly, three new specimcns have been found by Oiff and his fellow ~·nthu~iasts.

It is yet to be confinncd If they arc a new sub species for the NT or if Ihe known range of Ihese species has extended.

If there are :lTIy other Na"y butterfly col­leetors around Australia. Chff would be pleased to hear from you on (089) 80-1362 o r wme d- Wardroom. HMAS COONAWARRA .

Story and photo: LSPI-IOT Bill McBride.

lie manages a financi al program in the o rder of SSOOM per annum.

C DRE York comes to the COLOG position from the revised Command and Control Arrangements Review conducted on behalf of the Na ... al Support Commander and Maritime Commander o ... er the past

three months and before that a year in the Defence Regional Support Re ... iew.

Uowe'·er. of course com­ing to the COLOG posi tion puts CO RE York back in fa miliar tc rritory as he was the Chief Superintendent

Commodore to retire after nearly 40 years

Arter n early 40 years sen'ice CDRE /'I'lerv)'n Youl Viill re tire rrom the RAN on October 18, 1992.

CDRE You] comple1es hiS long and inte resti ng na ... al career as Ihe Chief of Logistics (COLOG) in Na.-al Support Command.

I-I e was the first COLOG and has sen'ed in Ihe POSI­tion since January 29. 1990.

He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (Military Division) in the 1991 Queen's Birthday I io nours.

As the Na\'y's most senio r serving Supply Of. ficer CDRE Youl h,l~ held mOSI of Navy's lop Supply postings which ha ... e in· c1uded Director of Fleet Supply Sen ices (no\\ D LS­N). Director General Sup­pi) _ Na ... y. and Director Gener;1I Naval Leglslle:. Policy in Canberra.

Born In Melbourne , CDRE You) joined the Royal Australian Navy a~ s cadet midshipman on March 1 I. 1953 and graduatcd from the Royal Australian Na ... al Coltege in

March 1955. He is also a graduale of

the Britannia Royal Na ... al College. Dartmouth, the Joint Services Staff College III Canberra and the Na-lio nal Defence College of India .

Since jOlntng CDRE Youl has seen much ch3nge as the Na ... y has refo rmed o n a number of occasions o~er the years to meet the fresh challenges of the day.

He has ser.ed in liMA Ships SY DNEY. SWAN. TO BR U K, VENDErrA. MELBOURNE and PAR­RAMADA and m a number of shore eswbhsh­ments including a po~1L1lg

to HMAS PLATYPUS as Squadron Suppl) Officer for the AUSlr..alian Sub· maTine Squadron.

HIS over;eas posllllgS 111-el udcd a 11"0 and a half year poSting in the mid-l960s on exchange scnice with the Ro)"al Navy in Singapore and thcn la te r In Ihc nud-

1970s a two year poSllng to the Australian High Com­mission in London.

In his final na ... al posi­tion . as Chief of logistics located in Sydne). I'll.' is charged with the national responsibili ty of logislics support for Ihe Australian Marilime force. shore es­tabl ishments and na ... al ai r-craft.

Along with that responsi· blli ty CDRE You! has re· mained a keen cncketer and ardent Collingwood supporter and occasionall) he finds lime 10 pia) a game of tennis or golf. Hi~ im<'nt ion 011 leallllg

the Navy is 10 concenlr"te more on hiS sporting in­terests and particularly 10

perfect hi~ golf gam('. After neally 40 }ean; of

ha rd. but IIl t ere~l ing and enjoyable wurk, it lIould be difficul! to Just pul his fee t up so OCiOhcr 19, 1992 \\'i II be Ihe fiTlit day of a new life and new career_

Defence to rofit from clever radio

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The Minis le r ror O ere nee Science a nd Personnel , Mr Gordon Bilney, has an­nounced Ihal engineers rrom Ihe Oefence Srien« and Te(hnology Organisalion ( OSTO) ha~'e made 1"'0 breaklhro ughs in (ommunit:1llions sd('nc(' - " d e"('r radio" and " creali"e ntdar".

The "cle ... er radio" research team. led by Dr Slcphcn Cook, of IJSTO's Communicalio ns Di· ... ision at Salisbury, has won a 1992 Soul h Au­sl ral ian Engineering Excellence A"<Ird for ils efforts and Will now compele for the natio na l aw~rds.

MThe 'cle\'e r r;ldio·. a design concept tested by computer moddhng. adapts transml'SIon<, to a \\hole range of CtlndittOns.M Mr Bilnl.') SOlid.

"Instead of haVing a number of differelll lypeS of radio se ts or te leeonllnunications system~ , the

'c lever rad io' coneepl usc~ computer softw"re to creale the charac,eTlsllcs the usc r necds for a va riely of part Icular Iransmissions. bu t o nly uses o ne piece of hardware.

MMany hundreds of millions o f dollars are spem in la rge compames in both AuStralia and o ... erseas 10 sol l'e e~actly thosc problems Dr Cook's team has sol ... ed with this project.

"Their rese;.fch is expected to ha ... e a Signific­ant impact on Ihe com mercial and mLiita ry com­munications industry:' Mr Bllney !>aid.

" DSTO has already rece,,'ed unSQhcl ted bid~ for co-<>per..atl\e reO\C,lIch from a numbe-r of local and o\erseas companies.

"Li kely Australian usen; of thl' 'cle'er rJd,o' concept include the flying Doctor ScT\lce. Ra,ho School of the Ai r and all HF radio uwrs.·· Mr Sliney said.

" Defence research will eventually result in a clever, fast think.ing radio that can adapt its t ransmiSSio n qUickly 10 chanstlls environmental conditions. This Will allow better qualily trans­mission for mobile SOlteliite and ground-based radio users,- r.l r Silney said ,

" DSTO's \\orl.. LIl th is area IS already influenc­ing IIlwrnational sta ndards."'

The e~cellcnce award was one of two a",ards made by the Insti tution of Engineers (Auslralia) this ye,.r 11\ Soulh Australia .

The "'LIlnl'rs ~"Ompeted against a '" Ide range of entries spanning all branches of cns'neenng

DSTO's MlCTO""""e Radar DI ... ision. abo based at Sahsbur~, ",on a highly commended In the d~~ign :Iwards for" JOlnl ,enlUre .. ith South Australian. MRad Pty Ltd. for a 'creat"e radar" - o r as il I' kno"n by its tcchnical n:lme - the Railar T;l r~C1 Gcncr;,lOr (RTG).

of Engineering Support before the Engineering Support and Materiel Sup­port Branches of Na ... al Suppon Command were combined to form the Logistics Branch .... hich he now heads.

will lea .. " Australia in mld·Oftubc r fo r he r fi rst lour of dut}· in (h I' Middll' East .

The dl'ployml'nt CANHt: RKA ",-ill folio"' a four-monlh gap ;n Au· i tralian pa rticipalion in the Multinalional Na .... 1 FOffe f harg('d " 'ith en­rord og !llnfliollS thl' Un­ited NYlions has

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Society formed

New bank deals in knowledge

in 1905 Ku.rs may hlIH'

ItOlked a new adH:' rtiM'r in ""fl~Y "'",'S and .. undered .. 'hal the " "usl",11an Pub· lic Senice 8t'neo-o l .. nl Sod­I'ly Inc." .. 'as alllibouL

The society staffed In

1905 \lhen a handful of workers in the old r.M.G. in Melbourne gOI together and decided \0 put sixpence a week iUIO a fund.

When a mcmbcrdicd the trustees of the flUlU made a payment of £35 to the widow.

The societ)' gr,uJually progrc~d until it has be­rome AU~Ir:lha-wjdc wilh membership in allthc Com­mon .... calth departments and the Armed $cO'lceS.

In 193H lhe GO~'crnmcrll of the day could perce;'.: a need for small loans 10 bc available at 10 .... rail'S of Ill' IcrC~1 for the Public Sen.-ICC and Ihey offered the r,lft.' pr;,il"g" of salary dcduc­lion~ 10 sociclIcs su<:h as IIlIs. If Ihey would suppl) and lldmirllstcr loan~ a§ reqUIred.

A bank has been established in Brisbane spedaJJy to 5eo'e military and ehilian mem­bers 0( the Ddence for« O"anisation_

In ch.a rge of the bright new establishment is LTCOL Ron Tranter.

And the customers he is seeking are in all ranks and classifications in all th ree services. from the most senior to the newest reenllt. civi­lian or ser-.ice person.

The currency of the institution (in bUSiness since luly \) is kno"' ledge.

The Deparlment of Defence is providing size­able investment -the Tranter team is well equIp­ped "'ith eredenti:.ls and enthusiasm to provide for customer needs.

And official name of the new "'bank "' - the Education. T raining and Developmelll Section of the Defence Centre - Brisbane.

It came into being when the former Tmining Developmelll and Education areas amalga-

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mated and expanded significantly with the im­plementation of the Ddena: Regional Suppon RevlCw.

NO'oI' LTCOL Tr .. nter is keen for potential customers 10 know about it so they can cash in on the benefits available.

The new o rgamsatlon is responsible for the adminIstration of Services Vocational and Edu­C:ltoonal Tr .. imng Scheme. Defeore FOftt Assisted Study Scheme and Discharge Resettlement Traln'"g for Army - as well as the conduct of management. staff de,·elopment. finance and computing courses for military and civi lian members of all three scrviCt's.

And other functions: the Studybank (study assistance program for civilian personnel) and the cadet and trainee schemes for civilian employec) of all three scrvices throughout Queensland.

A bIg difficulty for trainers in the past has

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been in prO"iding timely notice of training op­ponunities 10 military and civilian members at all levels.

To overcome this problem. the Ed...cation. Tr:uning and Developml'nt $ccllon has de· ,'eloped a multi-faceted promolion strategy.

This incorporates publication of six·monthly training calendars. signals to all military estab­lishments for promulgallon in routine orders and regular monthly advl'rliS('ments in each of the three S('rvice newspapers.

The ETD headquanel'$ is on the thIrd noor of the lei Sct Centre 111 Edward Street. IlTlSbane and viSitors are welcome 10 inquire about per­sonal withdrawals of information.

But nominmions for training courses are 10 be submitted through normal unit channels and de­tailed JustIfication should :lccomp:lI1y each apph­cation sinCt' strong competition is expected to tap InIO the available re)QurCC5,

The socie ty had f7.000 of its own and after borro"'ing £10.000 from the Common­wealth B:mk it started a loan ~heme which is st ill nourishing today.

al ors ra o cause TIle A I'S Benevolent

Socie ty has progressed to the point where it has 24.()()O member5 and more than S28m 111 a~se t s .

It stIli provides a mor­tuar) benefit (a r~ord

S52.469 ""as paId out on the death of a m .. mber reo Ct'ntly) and the loans arc now at a mallmum of S5.000.

The society is a non­profit Olgilm)UIIOn and "II money made over and abo\e adnllmstration costs goes bad: to the members­either as bonuses which arc added to Ihe original mor­tuary benefit or :' 5 an In­

cre:l\-Cd surrender value of the policy if the member decides to leave the society when he leaves the service.

The slogan for the 1992 Red Nose Day " -as " Being a lillie Mlly is a big help".

IIMAS MELBOURNE and her younger sister NEWCASl1.E took the SIDS Council at thcir word

and donned red noses in sUPPOrl of th is worthy cause.

Fiuing MELBOURNE with he r nose are (abovl' right): ABRO Brad Taylor, LElIT Mark McConnell.

POSTD Werner Gallina and LSFC leff Walker.

And although the weather is often enough to dempen anyone's spirits at i'IMAS CERBE R US. trallll'es and staff al the

Communicat io ns School showed their support fo r Sudden Infant Death Syn­drome by turning out for parade (above left) in the dress o f the day. comple te with Red Nose.

T raining masts on the

parade ground were lIdorned in Ihe spirit of Red Nose Day as were the colour pMly.

Could it ha"e been the first Red Nose Colour Party at CERBERUS?

Police cop h eat sweet Mem~rs of the No,,'ra dil'is io n of the New South

Wales Polke hal'e been put through thei r paces by the s tarr of the East Australian Area ti re Fighting Facility (EAAFI-' f) .

A day's events included the u~ of exllnguishers on A and B class fires plus a demonMration o f combustable metal fires.

Th(' atmosphere grew tense as the time came to combat the large pit fi res. fi rstly with water then foam .

Then came the dreaded smoke walks followed by build­ing search routines.

After four o r five years a resigning member should receive :, refund of at least the amount o f membership subscription~ he has paid 10

the societv. NSIY I'oliuare put fltrouglt fltt;r paus af fltl' Na~y's East AlUlrQflan Area Firrfighting

Far;lfify,

The boys and girls in blue shi,'e red from both the cold and fe3r but the faith in the professionalism of the EAAFFF staff was restored afler sceing how easy it could be and all gallantly completed the exeTCIscs.

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Th~ prjU"'jllning gardenu", fron , (I-r) : Jock H~ndtnon, Alan Pry. Con Bofilious, J~nnJ' Da~its. Hocky Gillnpi~; back: Chrisf;n~ Schmldf, Paul Porkington, Keifh Parker (htad gQrd~ntr) and J(}Ild Git.

"MAS COONA WAHHA-s gardeners ha" e taken oul the -'Green Thumbs '\,,'ard-' for the sec­ond year in a row.

The award is pre'iCnted for the best governnlent author­ity frontage and is run by the Kcep Austraha Beaullful Council of the Nonh.:-rn TeTTltory.

The BOlanlc Gardens was the loca tIon for the Darwin Garden Fair to Judge the award "'''h COONAWA RRA ha\'II1g "'on it three times SIDCC 19!{7,

The a"'ard reneets the teamwork. dedlcallon and plaID hard work the gardencrs ha,'c sho"n throughoutlhe year.

On behalf of the Top End Nil") a , cry ",ell done to all conccrned.

StOT) and photo: LSPIIOT 8ill McBride_

So trial over

A !ieries of lriah al J ervis 8ay to colk-d performaMe data rrom a si-de-§CaJI SOnar sysll'm used by tbe N.\'y has b«n comp~le-d by re­searcher.l rrom the Derl'nce Science and Tec:hnology O"llinisation_ (DSTO).

Most sonars arc fined 111

the hull of the operallng ,"essel and search an area ahead o f it.

The side sonar is diffe­rent In that it is towed be­hind the vesse l in a torpedo shaped case ;Ibout t"'·o metres long.

Used in peacetimc for route sun.-cy work. the 5)'5-

tem allows the Navy to selcct suitable areas for 1I'iC as shIpping lanes in ",ar­lime, based on the eJ'iC ",uh ",h,ch mines might be detected.

At the same IImc the ('()­ordinates of all mine-ille sonar contacts In Ihese areas arc recorded ID a romputer database for future referen~.

""This data basc will be an Imporlant tool during times of connict.

It will allow much fasle r clearance of the shipping channels becauS(' time will not be wasted in detailed investigation of irrelevant sonar contacts." said DSTO scientist Dr Manin Lawrcore. from the Maritime Operations Division.

Scientists arc now asses­sing the performance dala collected du ring the week­long trial in l ervis Bay. with a view to possibly im­pro"ing the system to be used by the Navy.

DSTO is o ne o f Au­stralia's largest resea rch and de"elopment organisa­tions and provides support to the A DF, Defence De­parlmcnt and Australian industry.

Meanwhile . DSTO re­searchers a rc anempting to de,'elop -intelligent deter· gent" for washing aircraft to help prevent the damag· Ing effects of corrosion.

"' By using a clever wash­ing system to bath the big birds we can go a long way to winning {he war against corrosion," said Dr Nei l Ryan from the DSTO Aeronautical Research Laboratory in Melbourne.

"'This research is part of an ongoing study 10 detect. control and prevent corro­sion not only in the aerop· lanes airframe but also In the englne.- he said,

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In specific the deployment included a visi t to HMAS CANBERRA which was laid 10 rest asa result oflhe Bat­tle o f S3"0 Island.

To help commemorate this solemn occasion 18 \'ctc­Tans, who were crewmen of the ill faled CANBERRA. stayed onboard TOBRUK during the stay in the Solomon Islands.

The ve terans were honoured guests at the many cere­monies commemorating the historic balllc.

Friday, August 7. was the busiest day _ starting with a Dawn SCJ"\Iicc and Consecration of the Guada1canal Cenotaph.

This was followe<J by the dedication of the American and Allied Guadalcanal Campaign Memorial al Skyline Ridge and finally the dedication of Allied Solomon Island

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TOBRUK's guard/or tht AIfi~ Mtmoriol Dtdicotion in Honiara. Guord Common­dtr is LEUT Andu"'lloM"tfl. ---

Campaign Memorial a\ Rove . ;;. Proceedings continued with a commemoration for the

Solomon Island veterans. Members of the crew of TOB RU K escorted the vete·

rans and also posted an armed guard for the Allied Memorial at Rove. ,

Activities culminated whcn a mcmorial and wreath- !" laying service was conducted in TOBRUK at sea in mem­ory of the sinking of CANBERRA.

The service was conducted at a postiion of 9" 13.29'S, 159" 54.6'E, the position where CANBERRA sank .

The service was conductcd by the Rev. Dr. Gareth Clayton. Principal Chaplain , Maritime Command.

Members of the ship's company and the survivors of CANBERRA onboard took part in the se rvice.

Th t CANBERRA "ntrans and the Solaman's Gm·tmo, Genl',ol on theJ1ag dak 0/ TOBRUK.

Mum's sea posting has its demands d' There ~ re m~ny chal· According to

'" • lenges ",hich rome rrom McIntyre he's not being a sailor in the RAN supportive of her ",~,;

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but, as ABMED Lee choice he encourages Mcintyre has d iscovered , to enjoy her t ime at sea. being a mother absent at sea rou ld "'I'll be the most demanding.

After nearly eight years in the service ue has been posted 10 TOBRUK (her first sea posting) leaving her husband and five-year­old son in Sydney.

The decision to go to sea was one ue has long pondered.

How does her husband C PORS Graeme Mcintyre feel about being the one left at home to take care of

In April 1993 Mcintyre will his wife will remain in the

As ue notes: no reason why it can't done."

The key 10

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ABMED Mdllly" ,"aIS LSWTR Donna Cleary in TOBRUK's sickboy. their son Ben'! both. , , , , , , , , , ,

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LSSN Racfrad Phillips alld LSSN Di Buckingham SlOp /0' a rnl on top 0/ Ih~ Labyrinth, Loke SI Clair.

Crew rallies to expeds TQBRUK has been actively

in adventurous training in months.

Recognising the value to the develop-in the ship's company as individuals

''''.'" the Commanding Officer , Kennedy has supported the

and participated in the latest. majo r exped this year was con­

out of lIobart. Eight intrepid back from the ship left the lu~uries of a

visit to Hobart behind and set off to Oair area.

constraints reduced the bushwalk two nights .... ith long days of 12 hours o f

walking, The La ke St Clair area is at the bottom

of the famous Overland track and has numerous huts along ro ute . This was a bonus the when temperatures

Dressed courtesy o f the Detachment as represented by model Pte "FiIZY" Filtler, the group set for the part in camounage gear GPs.

LSQMG "Connie~ Franc",,: ,:~'.f':.,,~~~ group amused with c! times by dubious singing,

This may have been the reason for the continuous chatter (rom LSSN Rachael Phillips and LSSN Di Buckingham .

The second exped was a wee kend ski trip to Whakapapa north of Wellington. NZ.

Twenty skiers. including Commander Kennedy, tackled the dreadful roads and took seven hours to drive to the fields via the Wairuru Army Training Camp.

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HMAS NIRIMBA - JULY 1973 Apprentice Intake

REUNION All members of the above intake, together with Divisional Staff/Instructors are invited

to the re-union in December 1992.

Contact: CPOETP Gary Haigh (02) 9220328

WOMTP Dave Giddings (02) 5634422 Mr Frank Devine (02) 9821000

FORIIIER OFFICERS AND SAILORS AND SERVING PERSO"NEL O F

HMAS BRISBANE Are invited to attend the dedtcation of the

Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial in Canberra on Saturday, 3rd October, 1992.

FOllowing the ceremony and march, a reunion will be held at Btassy House at Barton.

For Further Irrlormation and reunion reservations, please contact: Peter Maher, JP.

The Secretary, HMAS Brisbane Association, 23 Omaroo Ave,

Doonside NSW 2767. Telephone: (02) 622 3546

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ULVERSTONE WAR MEMORIALS - SHROPSHIRE NAVAL MEMORIAL PARK

The annual service at HMAS Shropshire Na~al Memorial Park will he held on Saturday, NO"ember 14, 1992.

The service is held at mid-day. usually followed by a barbecue in the par~ and a dinner at Ulverstone Football Oub that

night. On the Sunday following the usual form is a socia) barbecue

at the park.

If sufficient peorle arc interested and wish to stay o n a few days some mteresting day tours can be arranged.

Any new memorials are nonnaJly dedicated on theSl' occasions.

If you are interested in attending or require further information please contact Mr Bob Boyd (Ph. 004 25 3703). For catering purposes, it would be appreciated if

likely to attend could be supplied by mid October

ATTENTION It is proposed to hold a

REUNION for the 50th intake of

JUNIOR RECRUITS Interested past and present personnel and divisional staff should contact: PQUWSM Wally Wallen 059 507490 CERBERUS POSN Nobby Hall 059 507758 CERBERUS POSN Larry Butler 08 2376222 Adelaide Rec, CPOSV Barry Kovak 02 626460B NtRIMBA

HMAS ALBATROSS

Senior Sailors REUNION

This years Annual Senior Sailors Reunion will be brought forward one week to coincide with the opening of stage II of the Australian Naval

Aviation Museum and Museum Air Day which is programmed that weekend, The date will be

Friday, 30th October, 1992.

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NAV'( NEWS, September 25, 1992 (216) 9

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ArE yo u s«kint; a chal­lugC'. uritemC' nl':' Do ) 'ou

requirC' tC'rnnolow;i(1l1 ad­'"anCenlC'nl , Staride on a modem palfOl o'~I?

If ),ou are this person F IMA DARWIN needs you .

I! has been a ,·c ry bus)' period 1992 . with FIMA DARWIN involvcd in many activi t ics which in· cludcd K92. Cy<k>ne Neville. the SOth Anniver· sary of the Bombing of Dan.,," . Navy Wcck . assis· tance to visiting warships, routine maintenance to NAA FC PBs and Le lt and assist:mcc to vlS ,lmg FC PSs. SMu. LClis and MCVs.

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also seen one of thc busit'St periods FIMA DARWIN h~ s undertaken. Memtnnr of f'lMA DARWIN, bock: SAiN DoncAi, An Kelly , LS Ln, AB Rowe, 1..$ CUr/is, An Jones, A n LanCtl$Ur,

Siory: WO,,"fl"P CaplC': 1"0 Bensuod, AD lIo&enbrNck, LS Windrum ; middle: SMN Womer, An DlInlf'rjif'ld, CPO Wtlls, AD Fulfer, CPO

pholo: Ui PIfOT_':'~'~B:"~·.:.~. _________ P_'_"_i._g~'_'_(_R_N_u_,_'_._.~g_')_'~fi_ro_._'_'_A_B_C_._rl_i._g~._'_:S_T_._m~p'_;:..-'_"_A_._'_·;"_I_.~)._,._._. ___ _

Hi I "1;t5. II is wnl>rft ....... 100_ r.w lhi< )"tar iJ ",,~ ..,.. , ' ,,. j...c Iooktd at ,"'" nIk t,' Mol 1'1 , .. til I"," jaY day. Iii CIorioI:_. SU: !!!

11'1 a JOOd idea to SIan JOIn, 10 t"" ma.kets as you can llSually pick up ~ unusual CT'dfi ido:as, panicularly for llle gills in your family. Ha~c ~ kXIIt al the new rubber

$lamps a''ailabk for """ .. ·" h col· O\>rcd SI!lmp pads and embos">o"l powdel "They a", _ny wid .n craft shops or unusuallllfi .shops . yO\> oould buy a few Ch"~lmas :;.tamps be,ween you lhen ~II<>­gelhe. ~ day and hand makl' ~II of you. Chri!.lmM COIIUS "They .. ',U be <Maper and ~bo "';1 be mon: appr~led be­ca""" you made ,hem.

Wdl now. let's""" ,,""'I all of ...... IIIIJies are up 10:

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Commended for initiative Mr Lance Mearing ( pictured left) h as bee n

awarded a comm endation by the Hag Officer Naval Support Command RADM G , D . Uolth ouse for the l\o'ork he has put into establishing the Contracts Ad· ministration Cell ill the finan ce office 3t UMAS C RES WEll.

Mr Mearing ",as commended ror his inilialive a nd Ihe commitment he ~o"'ed in denio pin, the highly sucu!OlSful contract to ca talogue the s)"s tem .

Ih " 'IIS alw ~omrnended ror d eveloping a eonlract re­mo~als nlendar.

Despite little I,..ining in th i$ . re. he was able to playa major .-oje in illl establishmenl .

All o r this .. iII playa o"ilal n"e in C RESWELL's ne,,'I)"­IK'quired R'$poAsibilities ror llman,ing Ioca.I cOAlraru .. hieh will conlinue 10 be of primary importance.

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WIFELINE WI' mU!lI ·ha"e a finat fil!ure I""y ptc_ "nIl' 10 Mrs M II '.;:~~~;

the ... ""k poor 10 the "enl. U· Sll'phens, 12 Cooo~a St , G",)'5- no laler 1h.an " mile<! bab)"IItun« is aYlllilabk for tanes NSW 2148 or lelephone day. September.lO. a small roil by ringing Val un (02) (U6 ml , 831 75IS. 6J6 The Mclbou"", Cup lund",,,,,

A (ble lias been ""I (or ,..., fAll of year donner. (kl 0\>1 )'OUr doanes and mark il in lor Tues­day . No\"fmber 14. 7.JOpm al the Archer Reson. 1be CJOSt ",ill be approx.m~lely SI8 per head and a menu ",,\ection i. av:lilabk from your friendly Comm.ttee ~Icmher •

Rin, Carot for any onfo ~. qu,m.! QtI lhe aaMt;c" of Ihas IV""P QtI 2 11667.

* * * 793176. Please noIe Ihat 11M: ume 6459. G~ Marll"'lI:)'OW" name. IS ronun& up r1lpIdly. and ",11 be for thi. OUl1n& is 11 .J();,m· address and tdepllonc number on TilCS(hy. N""ember 3. More Lasl issue I ""nl a e""coo 10 , _ "_" ,~.>o_ ~ ,,_, _. informalion lalcr bul m~.k lhe . r~h..-, Illan our usua so Illal ,."' .... n &0 a"""" an" or· an old .n~le of min<: who movw lime of iO.3()am. ganise Ihe reunion dale off on your CIlIcJKbr SO Ihal 10 CamlS atlhe be&inningof this

Forany infoon anyo( our A'I- • * • you don'l double book yourself yur . Sue Jonbn. as illu"" 0\>1. """"lion·! a<;1ivllIrlI ptcascc ....,.... CANBERRA, Thc nul c-bi .. d Conlad Croup: ",.,... I"" SeClclaryof a Tri-&r. l:>e:t me QtI 0S9 839196 or k!ltc I'"\-enl for IhlS groupof bdtc:s IS a Tlw::i!C l;odics, also m wnny WA .icc croup of ... .......,n .. 110 opel. Qtl0S9838193 AnandCnhShov>' lObeheld IK holding a ("""on ~1'lIIk: . al~""'lofthel(ennyStrttIFam . * * * QtlOctoo.,r 2-4 W ..... ldan)body I·d;" Qtlly . QtI Tlled-y, IJc. ",yCcnl""

ADELA"'E , _." ,. , ,nteresll'd ,n laking ~n in this IObo:r 6.1 7.3Opm. It is png 10 , II.; a,'Y am, Y ,,- , ,,". o. So"- " 11us one '" Cairns is a "C'" S C IK>kI C f show or . "endin& II pkase nng "'" a '''' """,or "".. ess. .,

uppon omm'lICC U I Maria k crr on 2S&t106. as un. HM AS STlRUNG. S8 will gel busy group and prodUl.'l:S a and Coffee mornings c~cry, , I" " , ..... , in I~- .• _-, w,'," ..... ~ - , fabulous monthly newsleller. w-.' ..., •• (" ot1unate y nave very 'II", In· , _. '''' ......... " ~."

CJ:R8ERUS, WI' had a fan· =one"","y "".n' .... 1 0 ·p"Y f0tm3lion aboullhos_ ... ,ne or juice and ~ rUbbho. A Ouoz N'&ht is bcin& Mid il la:;.tic I'ommic Day for O\>r last week) bel""~n l(OJ..t200 ,n lhe Handcraft:. haVl'·'".~~'~''' ¥cry TlIe,e .... ," be no door saks SO tbe Famdy emtrc QtI Saturday, func1ion Oub Qrt..,,,,, was de- Comb",cd M.,." al HMAS EN· ri .. the (oItow;", f,.... hdtcts, "--ember 26 al 71"'" " __ ".' _

COURN~R <",. "'_ - ln~ forall~.1bcoreiJaaaft .... ~I" """'" .... wnHe<! ,n lhe BrillSh colours • ..: .~,,: """'~.~~'~ 10SUil c'-eryilodyK'l l cxpeatius Carol 5932022; Kerry 5281926; I'S5Cm,al by ringing Lnnnc QtI and "'I' played a TnVla pme. are ... " ........ '''' 10 rome """"g au.. function ,,;U be an cxlremely Ni~ki SlJ92ll: TQtlya 59.l2776: 581230. Cosl ",iU be $3. BVO FISh and Chi .... for 4() _ dcel,· learn new s~ilk . hone old hob- ),Iie ...... 10)'_ drin~- and eal'l. .- L_~ " ff _.. popular 0I1C. If you are ne ... · to.n~ .., vc",d and enjo)l::d by all . We ""'" or 1",1 "ave a 0:> c .... a,.1U Ille Canbern area. and h,,"cn', • * * Play~p operates Tuesday h;wJ brl'ad ~"""'in,. trifle ~nd chat. Talcnl '. not a p",·requ,.. NO WRA, In I"" ~nl news· and Frida, 9.JO.I1.3Oam. Slim.

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Our nexl funetion is "" T~ WE!o".: KN SUBURBS, 11115 a.c reaUy loolun, forward 10 iI 'S lIli small stuff! lhe above and any odlt .. ao-day. October 20. and .... e alC group unforlunalely has folded I...,i. mil 10 lhe Submarine Es- I hope your Soup and livitic5l1Oin& QtI ring the Kenny going 0011 10 the Ebony :,nd bUI a ",umo" will Ix: held in e-~pc Tnining Fac,lily al Garden Sandwich luncheon ,,-as a sue· Streel Family Centre QtI 312021. 1\'01)' ~eS\aur~m ('" lunch. 1M March 19'13 I, would be really [:;.land QtI FrKby, Octoo.,r 2. cc:ssful (by (or you . I bel IllerI' 1h:tt's all tor this issuoc:. Ifany run,,;nl of Ccrberus Cup. FII>h. n"", for atllhose W~ "bo ha,'c ThiJ is during lhe sd>ooI hoIJdays we", Jey calories oonsumed lhan 0I1C has any information lMy ions On 1'he F",W. S"-CC:pi . raf· alone I,me ... ppontd IhlSgrOUi' so kid5 avn 10 are welcome 10 31 Cerbc"" rettntly. w ..... klbkc 10 wre _ rin, me QtI

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LE F UADACANAL "J'aen'f .o dotTbt abolll il _

1942 "'1I!i I year rich in bat · lies • • 11 or .. bleh II"f' no ... 5I'eing their 50th anni'·enary.

Most of the engagemenls we ha'"e so far (OfIImema­raled ha~e ilcen in the nature o f one off affairs weh as Ihe Iwo-day Battle o f the Coral Sea 0' lhe overnight midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour.

The Allied counter-offen· sivc in the middle of 19-12 had been designed to re-occupy lhe Solomon Island$ and from there allack the Japancsc main baK al Rabaul.

The principal objeclive of the ampaign was tile isl3nd of Guadacanal , In the

Lind!>JIy 8a1y. Imnbollom Sound, Sydney. Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. 275pp . Maps rrp $10.95. Reviewed by Bob Nkholls.

SolorTKIn5. OperatIOn Watchlo ... -er

was mounted 10 land the United States First Marine Di" ision on the i5land.

The AlIie$ assembled a co~ering force o f cruisers and dc5troyers for the operation .

The Marines landed on GU3daClnai on Augusl 1. 1942.

11K: Japanese reaclion was 10 scnd a na~al lask fora:: to dcslroy the American trans­ports standing off the beaciles.

This task force sucrceded in penetrating lile Allied

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destroyer $Creen and in a night action , now (ailed the Baltle of Savo Island. defealed the Allied force. sinking four hcavy cruisers.

l lris included the cruiser HMAS CANBERRA . an evenl commemorated m Sydney mx:ntly.

Naval actions eontinucd for the nut scven month!, unlil the Japanese finally wilhdrew f,om the island.

Naval losses on bolh sides during that period were heavy as the hpancsc l ried 10 reinforce lheir garrison on Guadv3nal and tile Allies attempled to SlOp them.

The principal naval actions in this campaign arc eo~ered in II book jU5I published in Auslralia.

Undsay Baly joined the Royal Australian Navy as a cadel in 19-11 and scrved on il for 20 years.

10 (217) NAVY NEWS, September 25, 1992

He has drawn on hIS expe.ience in small ship$ to produce a 'factional' aerount of the battles of Guadaeanal .

' Factional' is a term used 10 describe a wor k of r.clion .. ·hich .s hea~ily bilSCd on fact, and is a legitimate method of presenting an accounl of an e~ent.

The author has ,hosen to depict the battles of the cam­paign as seen Ihrough the eyn of a Royal Navy exchange office r ""ning in the RAN.

The book moves along al a rattling pace. wilh the right feel for what operations in the South Wait Pacific " 'ere probably like.

Well"'onh a read .

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Come one. rome all . as a eoriUa and h .. ·e

ball . It's th l' 14th annual N',."., of Ihe Ga te to Gale 8 1.' iI running or

This is I~ onl)' .... y 10 "'ciChl safl'ly and ensure docsa·1 ~tum,

Rosemary Sllinlon in lalesl book " The Oie! lemma·· - a must rOt .~~ one "'ho " -aItIS 10 I, "'e"bl or jusl feel bellet.

fancy dress we hope to there on Frida,", 2 al 1330. E.·

o~ cntry forms Clm oblaine d from LS PT * * *

",~. On Sunday. ,",,,.mb:,

I. the ··M .S. Sydney to Gong Biq-de Tour"· is again . Entry forms for nde arc available mOSI bicycle shops . * e\'cnts: Scp-

30 - Adelaide Cup Football Knocl;out ;

Gate

lists ( noVIC($ as should gct behind ,", cause and raise as ,---

Race Dc· possible. Jt ·s bolh lengc for the tober

K nOCkOUI:'\;;;;;~';;:; and a great 14 - Cup Water·

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Knockout ; October Ig Lord Nelson Sail and

October 21 -Ooul-les Ten·

,~;,:; October 21 -SWimming Champion· ; October 28 - Re d

Volleyball Knock· , November 4 - NSC

Carmval.

* * * Whal·S Ihe besl diet? The " die!" is 1001 really.

bul I H nsihle ba· ell ' ine patlem and

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team should Tony Findlay al the Gym on (02) 359 2405.

* * Coming up o n N''''',mb" III is Ibe HMAS

tOkm run . nut be directed I OtrN:e at HMAS on (02) l.l7 0324.

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SILVER JUBILEE TO al sutmanr.ers. paSt and Pfe5etll, and all I"'tnds 01 me SQu:.ldron - come atong and help VS 10 celebrate the 25th anruvers.<lry oIlhe birth 0I11le Al.rsIJahao Submanne Squadron.

Celeblalionl lnelude: Frl(lay 27 November 1992 - Submarlner's Reuruon at the Internat>orniJ Tefl'l'IInal on Cwcula, Quay, (1930)

Saturday 28 November 1992 - Grand Dmnef Dance in IIle BanQuet ~. Con~en\IOn Centr. at Darling Harbour

, , , Reunloo and orde,s ,n NOW to ,

Dance. So get your

Mr ALAN SHAW 20 Pennant Avenue RYOE 21 12 - Tel : 808 3665

Hall Pnce hckets costs: ReUnion - $11 each - Dinner Dance - S36 each

H.M.A.S. SYDNEY and VIETNAM LOGISTIC SUPPORT

VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION

National Vietnam Vete,ans Memo,ial Dedication Weekend

Friday 2nd O!;ldler: Get 10gether - Wek.ome drinks-5pm onwards. Venue: RaWJ I rs Leagues Club - Mawson.

Saturday 3rd October: FullCtiOIl - 4pm onwards. Hot & Cold Buflel - 7pm -Cost $1 0 per head, Venue: lIIus' Nightclub, Raiders l eagues Club - Mawson.

Sunday 4th Octo.ber. Farewell Sausage Sizzle - Cost S5 per head. Venue: Sundowner MoIeI- Narrabundah.

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Victory at las, for 1M CANBERRA Rugby sjd~.

CANBERRA LEAVES HER MARK

Running success In an event ,.,here the

emphasis is on ~urvival

and self impro.'ement rather tban winning, this year's FlMA Sydney City To Surf learn wa5 an oul ­standing success.

A ll 15 team members successfully completed the course, the times ranging from an outstanding 52 minutes 53 seconds to a respectable 1I7 minutes.

The ages varied from 20 to 36 years with most pre­vious City To Surfers improving thei r times.

T ypical of the spirit of the team was ABETC Lawford who had never broken into a jog before.

Last year as part of the support group for the run­ners she manned the afte r­run barbecue.

But. this year she par­ticipa ted and finished in JOS minutes , vowing to improve on that effan next year.

FIMA Sydney hopes to have even bigger partici· pation in 1993.

Throughout RIMPAC 92 CANBERRA was suc­cessful in a number of sporting pursuits against both the task group a nd other sporting bodies, including US, Canadian a nd Korean naval units .

The first majo r victory over task group units was against HOBART in soccer while in Pearl Harbour for the first visit in lune.

Despite the tropical weather CANBERRA was able to beat HOBART 2-J.

During the same visit CANBERRA's vo lleyball side beat ADELAIDE three games to nil.

It was in San Diego during the first of three visits that CANBERRA's mighty Rugby side obtained its first vic· tory against the San Diego Coronado Armadillos. 24·12 .

CANBERRA's performance in RIMPACspon was also of a high standard.

A combined CANBE RRAlHOBART soccer team was able to progress to the finals of the RIMPAC soccer chal· lenge and beat the Korean Navy side in the finals.

Also, the combined Canadian Rugby side was defeated by CAN BERRA 15-4.

The ever committed golfing frate rni ty of CANBERRA enjoyed ongoing success during RIMPAC events and eventually won the RIMPAC golf ehallengc while in Pearl Harbour during the last visit before the voyage home.

On the same day CANBERRA's Rugby side earned the title of Rugby champions of the fleet north of the equator. in a win over HOBART at Kapilani Park. just a short walk nonh of Waikiki .

• salors

The second annual Auslralian Derence Force Regalia will be held on Sydney Harbour rrom Decem ber 2-6.

Inaugurated in [991 this multi·class event provides competition for the Tasar one·design dinghy. an open dinghy class. OTB catama· rans, trailerable yachts and inshore and offshore keel· boat classes.

Designs of the competing yachts are dive rse. ranging from the offshore cruiser! race rs and dinghies used by the Navy fo r sail training. to private vesse ls covering the spectrum from home bui lt to the high tech.

Due to the success of the inauguaral evem the scope of this year\ event is ex· tended to include both sail· ooards and maxi yachts.

Scuttlebutt indicates that Commodore (RAN) Tim Cox of thc ADF l o int War· fare Centre is ente ring a team 10 Damien Parke's FREIGHT TRAIN , and another big boat entry is expected from one of our most landlocked yacht clubs at RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territo ry .

Terry Wise has pledged the support of the Pacific Sailing School and has com· mitted three of its Bbzer class yachts. Teams from Victoria and Western Au· stral ia a re conferring with Terry .

A number of RANSA members have also offe red their yachts to ADF memo bers for the regatta. Dick Richardson (RANSA) tele· phone (02) 3635067 will co· ordinate requests,

Racing fo r the off·the· beach classes will mainly consist of triangular courses interspersed with medium length harbour point·to·

point races for variety. The la rger classes com·

pete over ha rbour courses, with the offshore yachts un· de rtaking an overnight pas· sage race to Bird Island .

Competition in the open Tasar class is expected to be hot with Navy's Manin Linsley (final ist in the 1992 Hardy Cup) up against the hot shots currently rep re­sent ing the A D FSA at the Tasar world titles in Japan .

The second race for the la rger yachts on the afte r· noon of Wednesday. Dc·

A diverse

lineup

of yachts

eember 2, will be con­ducted with the RANSA fl eet in o rder that the Wed· nesday points score series for RANSA members ,s not disru pted.

The event IS timed to coincide with the annual Deknce force leave and posting cycle, which causes the annua l migration of ser­vice personnel and their fa mi lies.

This yea r the apres sa il ­mg activities will be up· graded.

RANSA has kindly ago reed to host a disco fo r the competitors on Wednes· day. December 2.

Also a video machine

will be provided at the sai l· ing cemre and the CVC has offered competitors as· sociate membership fo r the duration of the reg.ma.

The success of the event is reflected in the support it rece ives.

Genera l Peter G ration, C hief of the Defence Force will fire the gun for the start of the final race on De· cember 6 and on its com· pietlon present the pnzes at a barbecue hosted by the Royal Austra li:m Navy Sailing Association .

Unfortunate ly the HMAS CERB ERUS yachts will be unahlc to compete due to a prior training commitment. But entry is open to ,,1[ fullt ime and par(t ime members of the Defence Force.

In addition me mbers of the pub lic who huve ei ther loaned or charte red their vesse ls to Defence Force personnel are invited to compete.

Lack of skill and cxpcri· encc should not deter entry. the ADFSA encourages e vcl)'OIle to participate.

Individual entries are en· couraged , and the com· mand Sailing Centre staff will mateh your skill s to those requmng crew. Rudimentary service ac· commodation may also be booked.

Ent ries or inquiries should be addressed to: Secretary ADFSA , Naval Support Command Sailing Centre. PO Box 706. Dar· linghurst NSW 2010 ; o r by telephone to LEUT Richard Calt o n (02) 3624312.

Wills win for KUTTABUL The Wills Cup gol£ sea·

son got underway on Wed· nesday, September 9, " 'ith 1"'0 matches.

defeated C RESWELL plus one in a close one.

Best scores for ALBAT· ROSS were Pe ter Gilbert plus two, Byron Dunkley plus two . with Steve Cot· tam and Peter Simpson shooting even rounds.

Golf Association (NSW) held an open day at the Rugby League Count ry Club Nare llan on Wednes· day, September 2.

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

The fi rst KUlTABUL

match saw defeat

NIRIMBA plus seven to minus seven in the revamped versus par fonnat.

Paul Rowan and Bob C unningham both scored plus three in less than per· feet conditions.

Mal Back chipped in with plus one with an excellent even round from Bob Bowen after being minus three at one stage.

For NIRIMBA Bob Brooks played well for a ha rd earned minus two.

In the other match ALBATROSS plus three

For CRESWELL the first reserve, B. Clements with plus seven. had the best round of the day (score didn 't count), Brett Tre­nerry plus two, Bob Fallon plus one and Don MeTag· gart shot even.

PLA TSfW A TERHEN and PENGUIN were unable to play their match due to Admirals at PLATYPUS (therefore under the new rules the points were shared).

Meanwhile, the Naval

A par event was played with 81 starters and the wlIIners were, A grade: Peter Gi lben (ALBAT· ROSS): B grade: Paul Rowan (KUlTABUL); C grade: E, Rooskod.

Congratulations to the wmners.

The inter·Service cham· pionships will be held on November 9. 10 and I I at Ihe Dunheved Golf Club St Marys.

Trials for the champion­ships will take place at Narellan on Wednesday. October 7, and at Dunheved 011 October 21 .

Combined win in Honiara A combined Auslralian New Zea­

la nd Nary/ Army Rugby team (AN­ZACS) has bealen a H oniara Select t eam l S- U .

The ANZACS met each o the r fo r the fi rst time only one and a half hours prior to the game.

After a snappy training run a team of 21 players was selected - half from A ustra lia and half from New Zealand.

The day was hot and overcast and the opposition big. fast and eager for victory. This combination took its toll on many of

from the crews of both and TO BRUK was out·

Players of the match were the New Zea­land five-eighth and ABMTP Corey Corco· ran.

In soccer. al though it was not known unt il 1100 if the game was on or not . TOB· RUK was ab le to supply 12 playe rs 10 play the Royal Solomon island Police,

The ground was hard and rocky and this made concentrating on the ba ll difficul t.

Afte r a fast 40 minute game the score fin ished at two all.

Player of the mateh was CLP Harrison. TOBRUK was also invi ted to join the

local Hash House Harrie rs, in their 50th anniversa ry hash run.

Ten members of the ship's company attended an up· hill one hour. 5km run.

m3n), inj uries on both sides and At a reception afte r the runners were with only two minu tes to go it was 12-all introduced to many local customs. when the ANZACS converted a penalty to All TOI3R UK's runners reported it a

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Strong lineup for golf

The Auslrnlian Defence Force GoU Association (ADFGA) 1\'ill conduct its na tional championship ror 1992 at .' edeml Golf Club, CanlH,orra on December 7/ 8,1992.

A field of 120 golfers is expeded in this highly respected tournament.

President of the ADFGA, Brigadier Neil Horn, invites all currently serving ADF golfers to nominate for the cha m­pionship.

CPL Peter Wuoli (RAAF), last year's champio n , the state champ­ions (NSW) and the Service champions (Army). will be defending their respective titles th is year.

As has been the case in previous years Federal Golf Club management will have the course presented in ils usual tough. but beautifully manicured condi lion.

The championship is used as the basis for select­ing the national team.

This year the team defeated the Victorian Golfing Association (VGA) team at Sorrento in Apri[ and will play the NSW Golf Association at Stockton next month.

The ADFGA champion­ship is expected to be a great success in 1992 because it has again sec­ured commercial support from a reliable group of Defence sponsors;- Tele­com. Ericsson, Siemens Plessey, GECMarconi , NEe, Prime Computer, [BM, Wang, Dowty Com­munications, Australian Defence Industries and Blohmt Voss.

Due to the field restric­tions (120) , selection will be according to handicap (last year's cut-off was [2) and priority will be given to date of nomination when finalising the field.

Entries close on Oct 30, .". Please see the entry fonn

on page 10.

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HMAS WATERHEN halrhack Darren Skennan has won the prestigious Burnell Memorial Prize for Rugby.

The young halfback - an able seaman clearance diver ­won the award for ··being the best exponent of Rugby Union in the RAN Colts" throughout the 1992 season.

Darren represented the Australian Services Rugby Union Colts at the nat ional carnival in Darwin in May and was consistently among the best players during the series.

In June he was selected in the national senior Navy XV . and played in the inter-Service matches against Anny and

RAAF. He was subsequently selected as the first-choice halfback

for Ihe ASRU team and played a vital role in ASRU's win over a Sydney team - the first in 22 years.

Next month he will tour the USA with the ASRU squad.

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ing to a finish throughont southern Australia , the influence Na.·y footbal ­lers have on the varioll.'l leagues becomes obvious.

I have recently attended medal counts for several leagues and I was happy to hear so many sailors names to the fore in the count.

Even ex-sailors got into the votes.

Ex-birdie Titch Tacker. now playing with RAAF and Hawkesbury took out the medal for the best and fai rest in the SFA 3, closely followed by Paul Munroe and Dwayne Jen­kins from NTR IMBA .

The Snow Medal for best and fai rest in the SFA 1 was won by Tim Anderson now playing with the Manly Wolves.

The grand finals of the Liesure Coast League have been played and won convincingly by the ALBATROSS Demons.

The mighty red and blues took both the

_ reserve and firsts . ---§ Their opponent in both : cases was the unfortunate ~ Port Kembla. = The reserves kicked off -§ with Pon having the - breeze and the downhill ~ run in the first quarter . : This advantage gave § the appearance in the ini­: tial stages that Pan would § be able to make a contest : of it.

, -to fore ~ --in medal! --counts ----, . --E the play was over on the i windward wing. I

This suited the ever- § reliable Shiner Wright as I it kept this dynamite Iinle :: -player in the thick of § things. :: -Util ising the ball-win- : ning abili ties of the roving E division and running the E ball around the opposi- : -tion 's strengths. the § Demons managed to : keep the ascendancy for § most of the day. : -Final score ALBAT- :: ROSS 11-13-79 to Pon E -Kembla 7-13-55. : -

A Shift slightly west toE Oueanbeyan saw a red ; leiter day fo r Services : Australian Football . § -

Division one pitied the § ADFA against the RMC, : division 2A had ADFA3 1 againsl Somhem Districts ! and division 2B matched : the Harman H ogs against § the powerful Bekonnen. §

The ··Hoggies" started : the game off nervously, ; their passing was inaccu- I rale and the backs per- :: sisted in playing from § behind. :: § It was an illusion

§ though as the Demons, § after taking a few minutes

Darren , pictured, has been presented with his award by : to settle . made the day the Naval Support Command Chief o f Staff, Commodore § thei r own keeping the Murray Forrest. : Magpies scoreless until _

This allowed the Mag- ~ pies to gain the upper- : hand and consequently § their confidence soared. ::

Meanwhile Computer Sciences of Australia is a major § well into the final stanza. Coupled with a few or· :: sponsor of the ASRU tour of the US. : Man-of-the-match went dinary umplrrng deci- §

The team. invited by the United States Combined Ser- = T Good sions. these factors : _ to yrone man. vices , will play six games on the West Coast against Com- § The final scores were caused H A RMA N to be. § bined Services. provincial Services and civilian teams. § ALBATROSS 12-17-89 come a little rattled and !!

Mr Les Bourne , CSA's Business Development Man- : to Port Kemble 1-1-7. allowed the opponents 10 ~ ager, accompanied by Mr David Peterson, CSA's newly ~ The firsts was a nip and build up a 27-point lead in :: appointed Naval Systems Marketing Manager in Canberra : lUck affai r with the wind the first half. ~ presented a cheque to Major-General Arthur Fittock , AO, ~ and hill at Dapto having a Captain/coach , Jamie § Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Chairman of the : big influence on the McGinley stirred the : Australian Services Rugby Union , Commodore Michael § game. team during halftime and § Dunne, President of the Royal Australian Navy Rughy : Strangely enough the third quarte r was :: Union, and Air Commodore David Bowden, President of § though the majori ty of even unt il a horrific aeei- ; the Royal Aust ralian Air Fo rce Rugby Union. ~rlll""'''''''''''''lIIl11rllllll ... rrr''.tdent to Michael Arope. §

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: cut o ff an opposition at- : - . -:: tackmg move went to soc-: : cer the ball away from an ! - -: opponent . ! E Unfortunately the re E :: was a clash of legs and : § with a crack that could be § § heard from a great dis- i : lance his leg was broken. i § His injury definitelY:

1 : unsettled the Hogs and -': the game just slipped 5! away from that point on. :: :: Players such as Robert! § Wingrove, Mark Schenk,1 : Bruce Amott and Morgan : i Dunbar never stopped ! i trying and although the! : Hogs outscored Bel~ i nen in the las t quart • , i was all in vain the t. _ .: e score being HA RMAN § : 9-4-58 to Beleonnen 15-9-: = 99 =

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