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Veteran of the World War 11Arnhem parachute assaultand author of the best·sellerThe Third World War _August 1985, General Hacketlwill be in Australia to launchhis latest book, "The ThirdWorld War - the UntoldStory".

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One of the greal advan­tages of the de\'elopment isits great strength relallVe toits weight.

The rope IrICOrpOrates kev.tar fibl'es ",·host S1rengtJi-to­weght ratio IS greater thanthat of steel.

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the research and develop­ment program.

Distancesal wbKh rru.1Jtaryversions of the DSTO hydro·phone array can detect shipsand SUbmarines are clasSI'fied. but they are believed tobe greater than any ot:JerSimilar equipment muse.....,.

Offshore 011 explora.tloncompames currrnlly uselarge diameter fluid·hlledarrays U\ setsnuc St.:n..eys ofthe sea bed.

coJlSlderations Indicated thatsome fivf! to stX vessels couldbe pro\'1ded by Austra!Ia toregional states under theDefence Co-operallon Pro­gnm.

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Australia proposes 10 develop. in conjunction wilh South Paciriccountries, a Paciric patrol boat to meet the expressed needs or regionalSlates ror an erreclive means or protecttng thelr tOOnm Exclush'e EconomicZones.

THE September23 and October 7editions will becombined for tbetraditional "NavyWeek" issue.

In anntIIirICIng the PacificPatrol 80at ProJect. theMmlster for Drfence. MrGordon SCholes. said that Ifregional countnes agreed,the Government U\tended todevelop a type of boat wluchwould meet the uniq~ sur·veillance requIrements andmall1temtnce capabilities ofthe South Pacific.

It would be de\'eloped mCOnjunction With the Aus·I.I alian shil>bUlldmg U1dustry

Mr Scholes added that theGo\'ernments of the SolomonIslands and Papua NewGumea had already ex·~ a clear U\terest U\ ob-

Australian Defence Kientists are developing undersea detec­- tion equipment of major importance in anti-submarine warfare.

The development mIght also be useruI in oHshore mmeral exploration.

The Defence Mimster, Mr SCholes. said the eqwpment. underdevelopment m theWeapons S)'S1ems Research Laboratory and the Advanced Engmeenng Laboratoryof the Defence Science and Technology OrganisalJon. was a new lund of lowedhydrophone array which was smaller than existutg equipment.

Austrahan rlnnS had con· This C'OI\SISled of a plasUc array. A new approacn. based- tributed sigrulicanUy to the fluid·filled tube 90mm U\ di· on muuatunsed hydrophones

development of the device ameler and one kilomel.re U\ contaIned U\ a rope of buoyantwhicn. It was hoped. would be len gth, con ta I n i ng plastic fibres, was developedlocally manufactured. There hydrophones spaced at In- to elimmate the fluid fill andwere good prospects for tervals along the tUbing. giVe a robust and easily man·export.ingthe towed arrays to The towed array was ufacturedarray.allied navies. deployed from a winch, and

Mr Scholes said that the together they weighed 70third in a senes of sea tna.Ls toMeS.

- had recenUy bet>n rompleted. The research \'essel HMASThe speed of the program OIANANTINA was modified

ref\eded great cndit on the totakethe"''l/ICt\.controicab­team which de\'eloped the in and data~geqw~

eqwpnwnt, led by Dr A. L. me:nt for a fi\'e-year research- Carpenter, a research SCI· program auned at a SSUl.g

enlist speoailsing In acous- thecapabilityofthesystemtoUcs, and Mr K. G. Wood. an detect ships and submannes.electronics engineer. The The American hydrophoneteam started work on thep~ array, towed at a depth of 300ject. only three years ago. metres. was succeSSful 111

Mr ScholfS said the light· picking up the sounds ofweight towed array would be submartnesandshipsatgreatof particular benefit 10 the distances.

_ RAN because it could be used II owever. the bulk andby smaller uruts of the FleeL weIght of arrays of this type

: ExlstuIg heavy towed arrays made them IU\Sllltable for usecould be carried only by on I1'IOSf surface Ships of thelarger ships. RAN.

In 1175 the Defence Science Another drawback was thatand Technology Orgamsauon if the tube lost Its flwd theobtained from the United array became UIOperat»e.States a to.....ed array llIJ1U1ar The laboratones at Sa1l5­to that used in offshore sel.S- bury ",-ere tasked 111 1180 tonuc explonuon.. develop a lightweight towed

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InstrucIJons concemmg theimplementation of M ~;DI­

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Palioents wIlD elecllO use apnvate hospital or their o.....ndoctor or s:pec1aitst in a publicIlospttal.. Win be cLused asprwate patients and be re­qUired to pay the full costs ofthat hospIt.illtsalJon.

Pnvate health funds willnot be allo.....ed to provide anyform of medical Insurance,

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A review of pay aboveand beyond a NationalWage Case decision isonlya possibility, our Canberrasources have emphas1sed.

In the last edItton of NavyNews we~ed lhat a re­VIeW of pay WlIlIi planned forlater this year.

A spokesman for theDm~(:tor of Naval ServiceCODditions has Slt'essed UwI L'l

not the case.Ill' said he didn't want

sailors to ralse their hopesthat a pay rise was definitelyon the way.

Tile correct situation. hesaki., was that a review would ibe considered in the context ::of tbe Government's wagepolicy foIJowmg the~ of !.bewages pause III December.

However, a spokesman forthe Defence Minister, Mr i,S<:boles, saJd a reVIew waslJkely after the end of thewages pause.

Hesaid that thisdld 1101 nee- iessarily mUll Ulere would bean IIlcrea.se III Defence f'o~

Pay."Any revW!w mayor may

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CPOUCSM J. E. Bates(BRNC I)ARTMOUTll).

To MIDN SLEX to date0%Sep83: ABRO R. 1I0LT(HMAS SWAN).

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Total strength or thePermanent DerenceForce ",as 72:,782 atIhe end or June 1'83,compared. wllh 7%,140allhe end or May 1!83.

Strengths of the Indl'\'ldual SefvJces were' Navy11.118: Army S3,an: and AirForce 2%,512.

Permanent DefenceForce enlistmenUl for themonth totalled 215. com­prising 173 male and 42female enlistments.

At the end of June, Re­serve Forces with trainingobligations totaUed 35,609 ofwhich 31,&20 comprlsed theeHective strength of theCltll:en Military Forces'component of the ArmyReserve.

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TOWNSVILLE-S "me.u madrhJe" ere.. (Ielt til riG")LSE:1'W "Mac" M~Ke.u. A.~QMG "H«tClf''' Chllt1riDOlrITP Va,,_1J 1'IMHnp6dt, A.~MTP "SlllCif SlllCtJwnaJHI LSMTH "Wll6dj'" Mlell.

ted in !he rescue.The re·enaClment of

Cook's landing, Includlllgthe firing of flmUock rifles.delighted ABQMG's Ste\'eDa"ey and 'Hector' Craw­ford - TOWNSVILLE'sfiinUoct enUl'Isiasts.

Another activity con·ducted during the fesuvalwas a blUycart derby.

TOWNSVILLE's "meanmachine" was bullt byLSMTII 'Woody' ADen anddl'l\~n by POMTP VaughnThompsen and ABQMG'Hector' Crawford.

tingents lor the OISCO\"eryFestival Parade.

During the march pastthe salute wu taken byNOIC CAIRNS, CMOR

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probably M\'er lhougtlt thearea ,...oWd become a boom­ing gold town just over ahundred )'ears later.

The EndeavoUf'1'ree andGranite Boulder mark theplace wbere lhe EN­DEAVOUR was~

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workup.TOWNSVILLE's ship's

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AlanSpella) forlhe harbourentry.

Tbe Disco\'ery Fesuval. isan annual evenl to celebratethe anniversary of tbelanding of LieutenantJamesCook RN in lheplacenow known as Cooktown.

When Cook landed al theEndeaxOllT Rh'ef' to careenHMS ENDEAVOUR he

TOWNSVILLE discovers

Cooktown hospitalityWITH BARBETTE'S HELPHMAS TOWNSVILLE saUors ha\'e round it

bard to forget their visit to CooktOWD during thereunt Discovery Festival.TOWNSVILLE correspondent Midshipman P. W.Koerber, desc:ribes the visit as one of tbe most memoorable TOWNSVILLE has made to Northern Queens­land coastal towns since her commissioning twoJean ago.

lie reports TOWNS·VILLE (under the com­mand of UeutenaotoCom­mander Julian 113ft) be­came the nrst FremanUeclass patrol boat to enterCook-LOwn Harbour.

TOWNSVILLE used asurvey brier prepared byHMAS BARBETTE (WIderthe ('(Immand of LJeulenllnt

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found selleral mosquIto.-Over the nut few days

BENDIGO visiUd settle­ments at Croker Island,Soutb Goulburn Island,Uverpool River and ElchoI.Oand.

Very few mosqwtoes andno trace of the AedesAegypti was found, mainlydue to the lack of suitablebreedmg grounds.

Wishing to show the "bof·finS" some Navy hospitalityand that patrol boats are notall work, BENDIGO thenproceeded to a secludedbeach in the WessetgroupofISlands and held a banyan.

Everybody had an en·joyable lime with the usualtouch rugby, water polo andthe odd can or lWO.

BENDIGO's nnal duty onthis patrol was to chect thebeached wreck at CapeWessel.

tL IS of mleresll0 quaran·tine, as it came from Asiaand brought wiUt It a ter­mite whicb Is new lOAustralia.

After compteling ourwork at Cape Wessel,BENDIGO sailed south andon lo Gove. from GovePeter and Harold fie..... back10 Darwin wh.ile the crewenjoyed tlll'O days R and R,before starting a steadysleam bactc to Darv.'Ul.

Tbis type of patrOlshowed the importance ofsurveillance of Australia'snorthern end.

Our <:ountry IS lree frommany senous diseases andIt lSonl)' b)' the constant ';g­ilance of departments suchas Quarantine. Customs,and The Royal AustralianNavy that these dise.ases\Oill be kept out.

But then came tbe In­nouncement of our fir.;t pa­trOl. II brought looks ofdisbelief as the crew werelold they were going mos·quito catching.

The eltercise was ar·ranged for the NorthernTerritory Health Depart·ment wtucb is mONtoringmosquitoes in an effort toslop the dreaded AedesAegypli mossie entering theterritory.

The Aedes AegyptJ IS ofconcern to the healthdepartment as it can carryand lransmlt the sometimesfatal Dengue fever.

Many areas In Queens·land are breeding groundsand se\'eral oulbreaks have0CCWTed Ul thal slate, m­eluding an epidemic in Bns­bane that ki1led 94 people,

Tbe worst strain IS Hae-morrhagic dengue fever.Where the victims die ofshock, after their bloodescapes through the..,. skin.Aner having these facts ex­plained to them the crewcould see the unportance oft1Iese type of patrols.

For the mossie patrotPeter Whelan and HarotdBrown)ouled BENDIGO.

Peter Is Ihe head entomo­klgisI Ul NT, while Ifarold ISan officer With theQuarantine Department.

The shIp sailed to PortEssington where. much toPeter Whelan's delight ""e

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o Bigger than Baygon and meaner than Mortein, HMAS BENDIGO hasjust completed a mos5ie patrol in search of the dreaded Aedes Aegyptlmosquito. Our BENDIGO correspondent. Sub-Lieutenant A. G. Richards,reports on the boat's Top End search.

With the first becticmonths of comnussiorung.the rescue of a loan Pacificrower and an operationalreadmess exercISe. behindus, HMAS BENDIGO wassettling in lo a more re­laxed routine of patrols outof Darwin.

BENDIGO JOINSTHE 'TOP END'MOSSIE SEARCH

HMAS GAWLER, theninth or 14 Fremantleclass patrol boats beingbuilt for the RAN byNorth Queensland En­gineers and Agents Pt.yLtd (NQEA) at Cairns,was commissioned onSaturday, August 27,1983.

HMAS GAWLER waslaunched on July t, 1983.

Tbe ortginalliMAS GA W·LER was a corvette namedafter the South Australiancity and bUilt by Broken HillPty Ltd, Wbyalla. Commas­sioDed into Ihe RAN in 1M2.it served in the Panfic dur,ing World War II.

IIMAS GAWLER will bebased in Darwin under thecommand of LieutenantCommander Ian Gibson. ofNeutn! Bay. S)·dney.

HMAS GAWLER, is <12melres long, dil;yI.aces 200lonnes and has a com­plement of 22. She l~ armedwith updated Bofors 40mmguns and has a lop spet'd ofabout 30 knots.

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The Defence Muuster, AIr SCholes, has referred the mal·ler 10 the ComnuUee of Reference for Defence Force pay.

illS to llIQwre mto and recommend appropriate levels inpay In the light of the Governmenl'sdeclSlon to tax 50 per centor the pay and allowances of part·tlme members or theReserve Forces.

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Part of the stJip's mooring party practise their skills on the quarter deck. They are fromleft, Leading Seaman Andy Harbod. 'n, of NorthSydney; Able Seaman Brian MuIhns, 17. ofPenh; AB Graeme Robson, 11, Of Perth and LS Malcolm Seakins. 21, of Sydney.

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Inquiry into Rates ofPay and Allowancesfor Members of the

Reserve ForcesThe Minister for Defence on 24 August 1933referred the following matter to the Committeeof Reference lor Defence Force pay:

"To inquire Inlo, .nd fo recommend, .ppro.~iate r.le, 01 pay and allowance, lormem~rs 01 the Re,ern Forces in the lighlof the Gorernmenl's decision to ~oride anellemplion from income tilt of SO percenl0' the PlY .nd .1I0wances of part-timemembers of the Reserre Forces, with thisellemption 10 terminate .fter a period 01twe/re monlh,:'

Serving members of the Regular and ReserveForces, indiViduals or organisations wishing 10express a view on the loregoing malter areInllited to forward a written submission. Sub·missions should be marked as being "IN CON­FIDENCE" and will be treated as being "INCONFIDENCE" to the Commillee. They shouldbe forwarded 10 the follOWing address by 14October 1983.

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IS closer to the det>p·oceanoptImum than are otner tugh·po.... er 1ast'rs.

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to Kangaroo '83TH E neet Concentration I'criod hasonce again sho",n the merit of this t~1>C

or exercise.~hlplS' comp:lme~ and mdll !dual lessels

ha\t' been melded mtoan eu.'n moreeflecu\efl~tml1: for«, follo.... lng complement chanKesdunng 11M! mid IOmter lea\'e penod.

Flt't"l Commandt>r Rear \dmlr",1 'hchaelHudson has e.-<pressed tumseJr pleased .... Ith11M! resulLS adllt'\ed

I.es.<;an.., lellmed durmg a .... eek ImohlngmOln)' hours of hllie sk'ep and gruellmg e\ olu·liOns often In rough .... eather ha\e IlISfIlredronhden«, and lin efflClency .... hleh .... 111 proll'especlOlll) \'alvable for lhose tak.Jng part In

the fortheomLng E:rcerCISt' Kangaroo 83After II'.IVlng Sydney on a Monday SIl'Cnng

soulh....ar(ls, the ships, headed by Ihe nag~hlp

llM,\S ST,\LW,\RT and IncludIng thesubmarine IIM,\S OTWAY, took part Inelerylhmg from officer oflhe watch manoeu·lTes 10 COlllP~)( antl·alr. antHitup and anll·submanne exercISes.

,\rrlvlng In Jl'T\ IS 8ay on a Salurda~

:lflernoon the resl of the for«' Sl,. PPLY.CAl\BERRA. 1I0BART, BRISB"}-:.SW,\N. TORRt-::-..S. CL'RLEW, IBIS, WOL·LONGO"liG. A""ACK. ADVA"'-o-:. B,no­N~land IIM...-z.sCM\,TERBURY had no letup from lhelr efforts.

\ length) ":xert"1St' Awkward lasted unulnudrughl. Clearance Dlvtng Teams One and

Two pro\'1(ll'd pll'nt~ or actIOn ~hlP~ dl\ersbathed m greenIsh light due to Illummilllondlrected from Inboard operated from shIp.<;'boab and cl!ecked and rechecked the bottom.,of theIr leSSE'Ls. \e\·enheless. a number ofdummy IImptt mmes lOere OIlladJf!d and dL.,·ro\eT1'd l.ookouLS kept up Ull'lr Ilgll hourafter hour and oler lhe loudhaJJerscame suchreports a~ "Hob:lrt has captured f1\e~lmmers ..

Earl) 00 Sunday mormng Ihe neet headedout 10 sea mo\ Ing carefully through a'.S\\epI" passage m a Simulated mmefleld.:\E"I:t on the llll;enda .....as a II ulkex mvolnng acondemned lighter for miSSile and gun fLnngprilctlct'. Tlus "Ithstood the brunt of he<tvyactIOn for !>e\'en hours. Se\'eralluLS "ere reocorded. Includmg damage by a Tartar missile(rom a DOG, Ilnd bombs from R,\t\t· t'llls.

The smaller I'essels were nOlleft ovt of theactIOn Guns such as the 40mm and .5(1 calweapons from patrol boats and mlnl'­SWl'eJX'N ultimately dell\ered the roup degr.llo IOhen the hghtl'r up ended and sank Justbefore the cJear,lncc dwers went 10 allachexplosl\es 10 Sink II and prevent a danger toshipping

t"Lnally. !)Pfore tne Fleet t:ntry mto S~dney

came a 'mIni war' WIth R,\.",· Onon aIrcraftand Trackerstakmg pan along ..uth \a\'y seaI\mg hellcopten. and the subman1ll' Otwaywhich pUI up her share of green smokecandleslo II'Khcate torpedoes had been fIredr==========

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craU Crom NAS Nowra,RAAI" WlIIiamtown andRAAF Amberley.

CANBERRA, built tooperate her own helicop­ters. was periodically calledupon 10 refuel the busy SeaKing helicopters dunng theforty or 50 hours of eurdsetime Ibey bad with thesubmanne HWAS Cff'WAYHellcopter·I n· Flight­Refuelling (HIFR), is theprocess of refuelling thearrcraft at sea La almost any.... e:lther 00001ll0n. IOllhoulthe requirement lor theaircraft to land on thr dKk.TIle helicopter hovers overthe deck while winching thehose gcar up to IL~ fuellingpoint, then moves awayfrom the ship (usua11y aboutfony feet off the ship's ponquarter) while the fuel ISpassed. CANBERRA was atZO minutes not.ice for HI!ORfor most. of \be week. betngIhe only WlIt in \be exerasecapable of m-f1Ight·refuell­lllg of helicopters. Prepa·ralJon for the refue1l1ngpro­<,ess b) thiS ml'thod In

V<;I\'es a number of safelychecks including the testulgof asample of fuel. AtyplcalHH'R wtl1lnvolve the trans·fer of some 300 gallons orfuel in about len minutes,thereby extending theontask avallabWty tune ofthe aircraft by approxim·ately 1....·0 hours.

"Zero Two" also partiCl·pilted III many hours of A1rDefence 6ernses.. at onestage repelling a Simultane­ous altack by four RAAFMlIllge arrcrafL

The Ship's Company ofCANBERRA .....eretoseenorespite on return toharbour. Final preparabonfor CANBERRA's firstAnnual Inspect Lon sincecOm!mSSlOnm~. was ~lill

to be completed.

Tbroughout the weekCANBERRA took partin many exercises someInvolving up to 14 RANunits togdber with theRNZN frigate CANTER­BURY and various air·

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Impressive alTay of shorepostmgs. as a guMery offl·cer, an Instructor at the RoyalNavy's gunner)' school, sub5peClalising as aIr "'eaponslIISlnIetor, the Ro)'al Navy'staeucal scbool as gunnel')' In'

SlrUctor and amphlblous ....·ar·fare Instructor, which func·Uon he conunued al the UKJomt Warfare EstabUshmentat Old Sa rum, and opera·tlonally as the OperanonsOffi("er In NATO North Atlan­tic Mantlme Headquarters.

CMDR Shevlin JOined theRAN in 1969, and was appoint,ed as tllfo director or JointWarfare Policy In NavyOffice In Canberra, and dur­ing a long stmt In that oftlCt'he also led tbe prOject 10acquIre the SIX Landmg Craftfor lhe RAN Which estab­1ished the baSis for the Aus­lrallan \mphlblousSquadron,

lIis crownmg feat thoughwas as Navy's proje~l

director ror lhe acqUisitionand building of lhe ,\mplub­IOUS Heavy Lifl Ship, HMAS1'OBRUK, built at carringtonSlipways III Tomago.

TOBRUK, ccmmlSSlonedin April, 1981. and CMDRShevlin .....as posled as thechief inslruclor al the Aus·tralian Jotnl Warlare Esl.ab­1Ishmenl at RAAI" Wl1.lJam·town. from "'-here he has beenable 10 gJ\'e lbe benefit of hisexperience to his studenlS,UIe orficers and NCO's of theAustralian Defence ~'orce,

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A driving force behind the RAN's amphibious capa·billt)', CommandV' Peter Sbe\'lln, has retired after 4f)'ears servke - 15 or them to the RAN.

CMOR SheVlin was com­misslOned Inio Ihe RoyalNavy in May, 1943 as aseaman Offlcer, and special·I.S("d m Naval Gl1J1Ilery

He has tarned out thiSspe~iabsatlon In 10 RoyalNavy and Royal AustralianNavy shIps ranging lfi.5Ueandrole from a mmesweeperIbrougb corvettes and de­stroyers to aircran carners.

CMDR Shevlin's opera·banal eltperie~ is almost aCook's TO\Il" of the ......orld. Inthe latter stagesof Work! WarII he served In UIe Nonh Sea,the Mediterranean. and Olefar East, loUO......ed by Pales­IUIe and Jordan bt't""'teO 1946and 1f48.

11le Korean War lollo....·ed.and 00 rest for the wicked, theSuez landing In 19:i6, andshortly thereafter, CypnIS in1957.

In 19oo he was pl"Qmoted tocomma~r, and took part intbe KuwaIt and Zao!.ibarlandings in 1961, and later toSoutbern Arabia In 1985.CM 0 RShevlin. havmg provenhmself a dabhand at amphib­taus operationS, was posted astxectlth-e ofrM.et of the RoyalNavy'S first AmphIbiousAssault Ship, llMS fEAR­lESS, and after thai as Com­manding Officer of HMSLOCH fYNE, a Loch ClassAnlJSUbmanne fngate of theRoyal Navy's Pel"Slan Gull"'.......

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till> Fl~-el Comnmndl'r. Rear\dmlral MIke lIudson, alsoInL'ied has {'Hort•.;' 111 runmngthe {'1«"lronl[~ m'llnlenann'room aboard ST.\L~\RT

t"hu·f Stellon has SInceJOined 1I\IAS (",\'RERR.\.1Ild will Silll .... Ib hl'r forI\:ongaroo 1\.1.

HUI bl'fore JOlnmg lhe ~up

he allel1dl"d a Ihre{'- .... eek("Ours..' In t"al1bt'rr.l 011 lheI,,"k-II data prucesSlnt;s·ptem.

,\fter 1\113 ('hJl'f Skl'lIon ..... 11s.1 for Sf) orflccr Sl'1~'Cllon

Ill' has bl-e11 m lllt- R,\:"I forroore tholl1 16 yea.....

Tlus M'l'ek "I' h:Jl'e neMS(rom Rockingham toNIRIMSA. and many dll"­SIOns tn bt>/ M·a>n.

• ,lde-lalde MWt'S - an In·

formal group has been sel upfor M'Il't'S 10 hal'e a n>fa.,edmormng tea each monthJlnyone ......wung more tnfor·JJ\;JtlOd should rontact ,tnneGraham Ihe sell/or \'al'alSIOCIaI ... orier al Val'aJ lfe:Kl·quarters III Port l/kbJJde

• CmbetTil ...·wes - onee

~Joe Testa (08) 194791

Geoff Rowston (089) 8193811

BUSKINS

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PO Box 210Gr_borou". YK. 301. orsandmoney orderfchequefor$7.ooper250m1 con +

$2.00 postage and packaging.

/+.Ilc)ve Into the twenheth century and use 'BootGlo' for 0 high gloss, duroble. block 'spit and

polish' look_

NSW Mike Sheridan (02) 412 0223Jill Jensen (02) 4377400

'VIC Lance Taylor (03) 7838988(059) 79 1426

W.A. Peter Cockroft (09) 3371307

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QLD Chris Lord (Cairns)....::=~..I.:(0.:..::.70I 51 5711

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.\ high seas compulercou~ has helped "'in aFlag Officer's commenda­lion ror ClIid Pell~' Offi·cer ,\Ian Skelton.

('Ilief Skel1an. ;111 ETC'1lt.'t'l<lllJ>1. \I as a \\'amt'(l lhl.>..."nmendauon for hiS !>t'r·. In'", ..board I he Ft;lg"hlp..-;1 \~ ~"T.\L'" \RT

Ilurlng ST .\1. W.\ RT's1I1'plo~menl \',II'JI('I" I hl~ ~ COlT.( hl\,r Skelton. a ('UmpUlef.-rllhuSlilSI. laughl baSIC. umllulm!!: 10 Jumor sailors.

lit' did IhlS on hiS O\ln• "mlluler dunnlo: hiS 0 .... 0lim,' •

Chlt'f SkeHon S;lI<l tit' was1'1":lSl:d ....ILh thl' rl'sulL~or theI UUI'St' and 1tit.> progn.-ss or Ius~lll(lPnls.

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8 (204) NAVY NEWS, Septembe,. 9, 1983

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Phone (044) 725722, AM (044) 725648

MR JOHN TANNERFormerly of Conberra

Has ~o oppo<nled Manager 01 our new Bat.ho",,,,, OIf,ce.locoted nut to rite newsogenr ,n Searn Rood. All o..,ecll. of RealEslore ,n The Baremans Bayorw Wlll be handled. Coil and see ouorange 01 pleperl''''. Open 7 delY'.

o HMAS ASSAIL became the West Australian·basedRAN patrol boat In a Simple handover ceremony atHMAS STIRLING on Garden Island last month.

Lieutenant Alan Braendler (fight) handed overcommand of ASSAIL to Lieutenant Michael Bussaboard the Attack class boat, appropnately m SmallBoats Harbour.

CommiSSioned On July 12, 1968, HMAS ASSAILboasts the reputation of bemg the longest servmg Dar·wm·based patrol boat. haVing first arrived In theNorthern Terntory m January. 1969 from Sydney.

The 149 tonne patrol boat replaced Its sister shipHMAS ADROIT which IS at present refitting on theHMAS STIRLING Slipway before transfernng to 1MFremantie Port DIVISion of the Royal Australian NavalReserve. The crew of HMAS ADROIT transferred toHMAS ASSAIl.

IS bus~' producing NavaltrainIng videos.

III' has indicated on hispreferenC(' card thai for hisnext posting he would like anysmall Sy<lnl'~ depot withsubmarllll'S.

II ighllghls of hiS careerInclude:

• Hemg promotl'<1 to LJ Rill I.EEUWIN.

• Walchlng hiS offiCialnumber come up on Ihemileage counler of hiS car (Iltook a long time).

• Belllg salutl'<1 by a NavalPoliceman althe CI gates.

Pat's InteresLs outside theNavy indude tnul bike rimng.

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Un allatnmg the npe oldage of 18 he served for 12months al the Papua Newr.umea Defence ForC(' head·quartl'rs to Pori Moresby andIhen a few year:. al 1JM,\SMORETON. lie swears hedidn't know anyone Inpostlngs ellher' Olherpostlng.~ have mcluded Fll"('tSupply Team. IlMAS IBIS.PERTH, NIRll\IBA, COON"·WARRA. RAN Staff Collegeal P~:NGUIN and then twoyears al Supply and Secre·tanal poslmgs 10 Canberra.

Pal IS now servmg at IheNavy's Traming TechnologyUml 2 SItuated III The Rocksarea of Sydney where he

• A selection of pictures from IIC723 Squadron'scalendar.

HIGHLIGHT FORPAT WAS SALUTEPOWTR Pat McGeownhopes Lo have hIS chiefsbefore he pays orf andwilh 27 years to go hefeels he has a chance.

rat J0lnt'd Ihe Na\'~' In 1910from Southport. Queenslandwhere he was educated al,\qumas College.

Ill' boasLs of belllg m themlghly Colhns and Walton32nd mlake at LEEUWIN pri·or to dOing hiS ordinaryseaman \lmeon Ihe oldST,\ l.­W,\RT. After hiS wfltercourse Pat served at FleetHeadquarters and IhenIl MAS M~:LBOURN Eo

WIde bUI for any further informationconcermng dlstnbutlOn conlacl theCommandmg Officer II C 723 Squadron.Nowra 2')41. telephone (044) 21 1491.

In Ihe Sydney area ChaplainDempsey will take calendar orders.Ill' can be reached al Garden Island.telephone 359313,1.

The Wessex coming of age 1'1'11'­bralLollS are planned for November 19at IlMAS Al.BATROSS.

WeS,,<;('x helos will perform a nypastshapmg the number 21 as they thundero\·erhead.

(Ither festivities mclude a barbecue.port boUlmg and an informal reunion

For further Information on thet'Oming-of·age celebratIons telephoneCPOATA Gordon on (04-l) 21 1845 dur­109 working hours.

Pat lIfc(leoMn

723 Squadron goesinto print andcelebrates 21 st

723 Squadron is hoping to make1984 a rinancial year through thesale of a calendar.

BUI before 19&4 begins. the squadonWI)) celebrate the 21.<.1 anniversary ofWessex service With the R,\N.

The calendar has 12 full·colour PIC'tures of various RAN ships andaIrcraft. It cosLs $5.

Money raISed through the calendarsale WIll go three ways: 10 IlMAS,\I.BATROSS weUare commltleewruch paid for Ihe calendar's produc·lion: to the ~'Ieet Air Arm museum:and to 7'13 Squadron to help upgradecrew rooms and to meet some of thecosLs associated with slaging iLs WI'S'sex anmversary celebratIons.

The calendar IS on sale Australia

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RILEY A.J., Ct· C3 Ply Ltd, POBox 1876. Canberra, ACT 2601.ROURKE W.. Unit 453. Holly·....ood Villa,ge, 31 Wllliams Road.NedIands, WA 6OO!l.SIMMONDS A., PO Box 14, Vic­toria Park., WA 6100.SMITH A.C.. 9 Aitken Street. Al­exandria, VIC 3714.SMITH R., 15 Frognal Dm·e.North Dandenong. VIC 3175.SMITII L.Il., I~ Rainbo.... Street,Hallet Co,·e. SA 5158.SMITH L.R.. 40 Adrian Street.Palmyra, WA 6157.SWEET R., 'rT Sabrina Avenue.Bateau Bay. NSW 2261.STEIN J .. 55 Bangalow Street,Narra ....allefo, NSW Z539.SAUNDERS 0 .. 11 Halls Road,Goorambat. VIC 3725.THOMPSON R.• 4 BogolongStreet. GrenreU, NSW 2810.TURNBULL D., 54 RallwayCres­cent, Williamstown. VIC 3016.TUSTI H., 10 Torrens A\·enue.LockIeys, SA 5032.TUCK ER P.• 2 Nallonal ParkRoad. Nambour. QLD 4560.TREDREA J .. 9 Moorah Avenue.The F.ntrance, NSW 2261.

VINCENT C., PO Box 112. Smith­ton. TAS 7330.VERGELIUS G., lT1 Sbepherds1I1l1 Road. E,wn HIlls. SA 5050.VAN BERKEL A.W.. 92 EastE.oi>lanade. St Albans. VIC 3021WRlellT S.t"., 5 Mai'lgo Sireet,Maroochydore. (,]1.0 4558.WRIGIIT S.T., 20 Elliot! Street.Ballaral, VIC 3350.WRIGIIT E.J .. 185 Arthur Street.Grafton. NSW Z4OO.WIU;ON A.• 1\184 James Street.Hamilion. NSW 2303.Wlt.I.IAMS CI... 4 Rowitta Road,l.uIdt:>;ame. TAS 7015.WII.50N R., II K'ifIloode Street,Lismore. NSW 2480.WIl.LlAMS 1.1>.• 6 MunmorahStreet, Leumeah Heights, NSW

""'.WILI.MOlT A V. PO Box 5318.CalrlL" Mall Exchange, Cairns.Qt.!) 4870WILSON KG" 2 Wallie ",·enue.LUlana. TAS 7009WOOLCOCK J. I Jukes Plac~,

Hal'k{'lt, ACTWllITt: J. II sardon StJ"ffl. Too­woomba. Ql.D 43S0

1I0BBS P.• 1~8/s.s Cook Road,Centennial Parl;. NSW 2021.flAM ILL B.J., 17 Upper SpitRoad, Mosman. NSW 2088.

INGLIS N.• 23ClarKeStreet, WestRyde, NSW 2114.JAMES R.• !I t'ord Road.Lesmunlie. WA 6071.JONES K.W .. PO Box 764,Rabaul, PNG.KING C.. 9/17 Ilamette Street.Neutral Bay. NSW 2Oll9.KERR A.• 8 KeighUey Street.Moruya, NSW 2537.KENNEDY M.G .. 46 BavardeAvenue. Batemans Bay. NSW

""KRUCK S.L., PO Box 728. WaggaWagga. NSW 2650.LLOYD B.A.• ~71nglC'>"\on Street.Wynnum. QLD ~178.

LAWRIE G.. 15 Leeder Street.GlendaJough, WA 6016.LYDON A.M., PO Box 4ll. Kwi·nana, WA 6167.LAWRENCF. B.. 54 hwin Street.Werrington. NSW 2760.LOWRY R.W., ~ Bororua Pande,Lugamo. NSW !:lto.LOGAN E., 19 Alex Avenue,Glenwa\·erly. VIC 31SO.LYONS (MONS) ~'., PO!l{Ix 2304.Clal'\On, VIC 31M.LAPALOMBARA A.. 79 GibsonStreet. Kings Meadows. l.aun·reston, l'AS 72:i0.MURREI,I. R., 33 BramptonA,·enue. Bucasia, QI.D ~7~1.

MILES Kll .. &9 Eggleston Street.Ocean Grove, VIC 3221tMATHEWS J.R., 21 ChurchillRoad. Victor Harbour, SA 5211.MORE J.S.. More House. OxleyStreet. Rernma, NSW ZSn.IoH:RRETT B.J., PO Box 65.NIuU. VIC 3418.MARSH KG., 5A l""'ell Road.EastIO'ood. NSW 2122.McHAL~~ J .• Galaxy Caral'anPark, PaCIfic Ihghway. TanahIderah. QLD m:8.MASL~~N R.J. 9 1>0lOn Street.Scarness, He""'ey Bay. Ql.D 4656.N~:"KE M.R, PO Box 6, LUClll'dale. SA 5m.NUBS. PO Box 21231'. Melbourne.VIC 300tNAVAL lhstoncal Society or .\us­lralta. Nal'al lll.sl.oncal Orricer.])epanmenl of Derence, Room I).

1·\7 Ru.'lSeU. Canberra. MTO'REll.LY J .. 9 t:lt7.abeth nnve.Alexandrol HIlls. QLO ~161

PIDCOCK" 1'.' .. 30 EdwardSlr{'Ct. Redford. WA 6052.

BORRELL G.. PO Box 33, Keilor,VIC 3036.BURN 1'.,9 Edkins Street.I>owner. ACT 26O'l.BERRY D., 3li Belar Avenue.Frankston. VIC 31911.BENKS M.D., PO Box 345. Sale.VIC 3850.BAI.LARD S.. t Albany Terrace.Valley View. SA 5093.BOWMAN R.. 22 Tramoo Street.Lalor. VIC 3075.BLACKWELL P., 9 Paul Road.Foreslllw.. VIC 3t31.BRIGHTWELL 0 .. ~20 ElIzabethDrive, VincentLa, NSW 2540.BUTI.~;R R., PO Box 47, sand·gale, QLD <1017.BEAGLEY R.~·., ~ WarrabulTaA,·cnue. Rosebud. VIC 3939.COOMBS A.lI., Bruce High....ay,Woombye. QLD 4559.COTTAM G., 5 Wyoming Avenue.Burrill l.ake, NSW 2539.COOJ'ERG.M .. 13 RosslynStree\.llawthorn East, VIC 3123.COLLEY P.A.. 21 Grange Road.lo....er Mitcham, SA 5062.CORY P.G., 21 MIllgrove Avenue,Cooloongup. WA 6168.CRUZ J .• I!Wolseley Street. Pad·dmgton. QLD 4064.CLARKE R.• Ct· Weipa 1'ug Ser.vices. PO Box 486. Weipa, QLD,,,,.COPE M , 37 llymettus Stroot,Ilowrath. TAS 70t8.CHRISTIAN RROS COLLEGE,11 Westbury Street, East St Kiida.YIC 318.1.ORLAN EYS., 80 NICholas Street.Ashbl1I1on. VIC 31~7.

DUNN B,C., 23 Cascadf!S Road,Pakuranga. Auckland. NZEVANS BE, BlackaH RangeRoad. Woombye. QLD 4559.rTr·I.PATRICK R. ChitonvilleRoad. South Maroola. NSW 2751tFAI.LS H.. 38 Lugano Street,Rlvertulls. QLD 4ll7~

GUTCHER P.K. 150 KarmgaAvenue. ~·rankston. VIC 3199GROVE R.. 18 Joyce Street,Murray Bndge, SA 5253.!lOWE R. Compuler SCIences ofAust PI I.. l'hoe/llx House. 88Northbourne Avenue. Braddon.ACT 2601flIND K ~:. 111\43 CarabellaStree\' KlmbLl1J. NSW 2061!lOWARD. M . PO Box 56.Chelsea. VIC 3196.HILLARD W. 'l2 Leabrook nnw.Para Ihit., SA 5096.1l,\RRIS C.. 10 Wilson Sire,,\,"anania. ",.<.1'.' 2213.

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ALLF.N R.K.. 15 Waterton Way.Cooloongup, WA 6168.

ANDERSON R.M .. \I DartmoorStreet. l.ockJeys. SA 5032.AUSTRALIAN 0 EFENCE ASSO­CIATION, PO Box 51, East VIC'toria Park. WA 6101.

BIRD B.C.. PO Box 31. Zillmere.QLD 4034.

BOAG C.L.• 59 LesUe Street. Too­woomba. QLD 4350.BOOTES P.• 2 Mar)'vale Street.Too....oomba. QLD 4350.BUTL~~R A.R., Upper GilsIoh ViaNerang, QLD ~211,

BUTTERWDRTlt S.• 6 DuncanStreet, Monlrose. TAS 7010.BEAMENT F., 8~ Somerl'illeRoad, llornsby Heights. NSW1mBRAY T.L,4 Brig/lI Street, Ryde.NSW 2112.BROWN K. 6 Penguin Place, Tre­gear. NSW mo.

FOR SALECaravan and carfor sale, HoldenSL 79/80 modeland caravan, 13ftMillard, 3 berth

with annexe,Both excellentcondition, $8500

for the two,

Phone (065) 69 8013or (065) 641156.

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\fl~r [~nch at lhe summll Ih..Ionlt, ,el)' ~1t't'p d..Sl"t'nl 10 II(I(·r....k btogan. IIIIl'l' ~Jr~ln Ira,'.]·llnll downhill pro"ll'd mor.....d~ lhan uph"!. Thl' t ..~m..-..mprd 1I1 ()fI t"rt"l'~ Iortllt' ~Ilt

DAY SEVENThiS "'as II. lilt' flllll[ daY

The a,m for cbI' se't'n ... a., 10A'a•.-h I "'.....,. ('0\1Jl'T"

\lot' 't'I 01' 11511S1Ia1 al "00 andbt'):an thr S1t'l'p climb up 1Ill' fin<!hrUlor Iht' da)

Th<' ongillal plan \I:lS 10 .....a ..h10roba''':1 lllr br..akla~1. [[0""'<"I". dllt' 10 lilt' tlIU".."lh 01 fol·10" IIlK Iht' trail ..... lost II aboul linhour and a hlIll ~It.... "".a'1B& IIfll"fft'k \l, a I't">tlI1 "l' b'passe<\lonb.o, ... a ~tllI all",r II pt'rUl or'dO-I\ loufSPlf liol;oda TraIl" ".t'

r"Joml'd Ih" Irad-. On Ih~ ":I'do,,"hlll

n", Ir..<·~ ",o.md do... n mlo 1!Il'\au.-, and Illt'n d'''''ppt'art'd "I'lmu.. RIdgl.', lo->oo ..nng IIbo\ll' US-

'h 163ll ... 1l' hlId m<tdl> II hadl"Orltl...·rl'd 11\0, I..ol;;oda · '1

Ttt.ol nll(hl .. :t., spt'nl al l"'''rsl"on.... r and On th.. Tuesda} ,,~

r..lurn<:'<l. b} lrurk. 10 Ta~,~ma

1l>t' ""',<dDl.'SILI, """ sprnl ..gill...'t"~~ 'n Port \Iort'»b} Ind 00T11~Nd:<~ IIw I"<lm nil''' DIll of1''': 101"'0 R \ \to Canbou

nl<:' <:'XJl"<b11OO 1<1 I..ol;oda .. a.s.. .. II ... orthwhl[", Thr Iramachl.'Hod all Iltt' almS .....1 anti"'arllt a [o;Tl':ll dt':ll "bo<ll l',r: ..uJ·IU.... :lm "'';1.' 0( lof..

II foll~ Irf'klunl( 1"'-' "olindaTr..I1 ... ,[l ft<:' l1I'ICIl"rtakt'ft bv R \ "...~aln n.,,1 \l'ar

• Un Show - EJlolic Dineen

• lnlemauanal Hotles5e$

• 1..1"", Music _ Filipino Band.lCl>eS1 SinFn

• Funy Licell1Cd Cocktail Bu

• See-Thl\l Barmaids

• Wine.l Dance till 3 •.m.

• Dine S p.m. - 12 ,.,...ni&!tl

"&!rIlPJ8uitB Nile-Club'

""lIS plt'"",nl t':.s~ "alkmg anddg,,'nlul1 By mld-monung _ hadl"Omt' to 1ft<:' f1\Id 01 Ihr IO«SI andIII thr dlSlalll't' thr '·II\;<g.. 01 ""'III"as Nl'en

Tlw fI..",·'!nl 10 K<I~ "",ani wn·Ing lht' prolt't.'1lOn 01 lilt' Junglellnd ...ut'f1Ili lhr kuna, gras:s lindIwal Thr sun hiod ~n Inrt'ft1Iblydr-lining I'IIt't.'1 and II lot 0( ..... ll'r"as drunk 10 kl't'p Irom belllgd"h~'dmh.'ll

1\\ mlt!da, w,' r..al'ht'd Ka)(1

DAY SIX

DAY FIVE\s rnoSI. or lhr "llalCers mItwo

......" of f"G ar.. """"nth l)1~

\d' ....IIS!......depant"d lhr "lbll'!'01 Ka1>;' "Ilh "nglnt: ",..M,nl(aroundlht>,alll', bt'lo" "IlKl""Sa 'l'f\ b<:'aolllu[ \I[["K~ ...·'Ihunl...·..SSllr ,~".s nt sUlTO\:ntbngrountn-...d!' btrt lilt' leam'~ milld.s"."..... !lOO<1 ba..k 011 1!Il' Job "" "e~ orw 0( lIll' h.lf1lo.o"ol SIl'<'1I01l»of lilt' Ir.lll. Ihl" dr....l'nt 0111 of"ag,

III man, f\"<pt'l'h tll'-.:l'nls" ......Il)(lre ,[llhl'lIlt \h"o ;,,,,'ll'nIS bl''·au..... or lilt· C'Onllnual :;hoc~ 10 Iht>I.nl't'" lInd.lnklt's 'fltr.., "a._.'iOOI1lnllo"l'd tI\ a sl....'P a.......nt 11....11"n~ 'oOOIl IIl'tcllt'd out -a." Inkll....' !U"L'<ll

~rolll \I~lIari urI"ard Ih,'I..o~od<t Tr~11 ""., rlOI I'.........1Idt'llot-d and man, a IlroUIl 01htk,..,-,; hlId Iwr-n d<:'\;<,t'd bt'oc-~Il'"

lilt-, ,bdn'l t\;t, .. Irw a.....S1a"'... 01.. Io..-a[ 1oi,,1lIr \\'" found a \01llinltIo:UII[l'''1Io 1l"'1.\' ..""rl(<:'II Kill.1'0~1:b1~ l"tlUI\ alenl 10 113.

II' [a1l' mornu:~ .. '" 1I;111 rl"ad>r<1IIw I IlIal:" 01 'aoro ... luch Ioolo.l-dn",-do"'n ..nd d,,Jot·, ..U<:'ll nusconta.sl.l'd e't"<) Ol.hIl'r, 11Ia1:'-' "'1'h..d Il'n~ounl ..rt."d "hll'h "'1l'1"'""I",'a", Imma<"UIi,leh kt'fll \flrr

DAY TWO

"ollo...-~1hr ",lntnp w......mr 10u.... ',11agl' 01 Kokoda 111''''''''1'~l'l'nl a 1.. 15ur.. "· lunch lindIn,.p'!('ll'lf lilt ,,-~r mllSl'um andm..mo...als.

II ,,~_ "lm.'Cl Ihal ... t' l·"m1IWnt"t' ,,-alklnx n"" 1\;1, ;II I70lIand.'<O "..1 0(1 lor IhIl' first fullda~', lk. The da' ...~ mostlydlrnbtnll and look II~ from 1\0, ..101It'1){hIIO\[ololl<'lghl ThrOIiKOOII\lilt' cbIv , ..nous IJ'lnlll's of '·Illa.g"r, "~rl' en..o"nt.. rt'd \llll'r"o,elo lilt' Irac~ "'rllnk Iromtr:iClor ...-.Iib doto II 10 aboul Ilalf ;I

1I1t'1A' "Idt' ""'Il' had 10 ... all. :NI1ldt'".DAY THREE

l1u, ,101' ""S on.. <II lilt' llloMchaHt-nloilng 01 Ihe tfOp "ndC'OtrUl1l"nt."f'lI.;e, lLSWlI~' 0;00 T'-"l.. nd a t\;tll~ ["ll'r ...1' "rrt' 10..m' 1I"" l\oi;orl;J r;~p fh Ihb,laIC" ""rt' <l1[ prt'lJ'lrt'{[ for Iht'.. alkIlIJol. <llIr ,nuuJdrrs "rid [,..,1"l'rt' \1,'11 "orn m

1).·,,"1" m<l", "",...nls ~nd dtL...·t'J\b Iht' d;f, C'O!L'1SIt'd mosth ofcbmbollJol and "t' Ira, "'lied from\1010. lIt'ldU I~, to Kokoda (; ..p

on d rod"... 0( \It Rt-llllm' <II aIIt'll:hl of ~t!lll

DAY FOURII Ilh lhe I.no" k-d# 1hlIl " .. had

dlll1btofl to IhI" hrr;ll<'S1 poInl oIllll"lrallllw t~am <rt oIf ...·lIh a ~...choloJol'ul boo,t

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10 (206) NAVY NEWS, September 9, 1913

THE plight of two Melbourne bushwolkers recently focussedattention on the challenge of New Guinea's rugged war-time

Kokoda Trail. They were lost for a week in shoulder-high speargrass and jungle and finally shot the rapids on two makeshift raftsto reach safety as a large party was gathering to search for them.Midshipman D. G. LUCK, in our article below, reports on the NavalCollege 1983 Kokodo Trail expedition - which, while not aseventful as the civilians' walk, was almost equal in challenge:Eighty per cent also for the months of nmlLnUl' the 1(\'(" \dll'n 1lu-~I"'r1"'ouklloo.·o\"",,""""·b-

1 '10 I' d tun' Ir,lllun): Ir.ulJlloll n'~Il",m:llk-l"ll«m"\~ourl"'''''m~nla. per Cf'nl p annlng an prepa· " ",_, 1), .. 'lIml: ..........h.-,;<lIIJorSllliind. . 1t~'J..ralmo .... ";l' "m .,.ph~·slcal. 10 per cent rallon Ihat led up to dud., all 1",,'1' ,,111\1,:-. (R~:, ,,11;,11 <l"",,,~l h, I"~tn....ort...kill; thai is the for- Kokoda Trail Expedi. liEU ;"~I",,,I~;"ll,,,,,,,'lt...'I ..1 on \IO'ld~\. J~h II. Ilw

. a' ,oj 16 lTll'mbo..... I ElT t; t'hn, .·'I....I~lOn llt1:~n "llh lilt· I1JghllOmula for dOln o the tlon 198.1 (KT83). 1I.ao. I El T II l;n.,L t 11\1' ....,., ThL"ofl'OCl'''''',ln,'oIH'ClI!ll'

Kokoda Trail. Nol for llubblinl. nR II Krm,. \lr \ aorlorn' ......1tonollht-tn·'"""1C't'In \U\l'm...... I!lKtL..:rT(; h "'"

~ 'ust the six and a half flton:<lI. \lIn', II \Ia...m,II<lIl, J apPnlOK 10 I oprnollOlL, . ',. (·hnsll<ln.t1ffll,\'r·ln·dl.aT1W of Ilo..."nl,\\ l'nIh" II \fanll"'.l) \rm' ,lIppltrd alll~ .-qll'p-flay~ walking did we fol- 1\'1')1,.1. be)l:m 1l1t' Irull;ll sla~l'S I.lld" .\1 Ilanh, \1 '.Ialr'. J nwnl r1t"n"""lr" '''1" ","lkllllllhr10\\ that formula bllt of Illannlll~ fOI" 1\'1'li.1 :1011 so \It·l·lll"llIa<·~. II I\,ro,'. \1 !r:ut

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I11.....('lallOfl 01 lilt' IoICL'iI ... suppana,..,labllo .. lIh,n lilt' ,\"li1l'111l1an\m>f'd l>rrl~~nd to "lll'OllnIgll'~ In lol'f'\...... lIpproitC'tl10 IollpsIICSplamunK ~nd pt'Oblrm .'i01" •. 101(1.... IhO' I..~m ~n IllSlghl Into lilt­ba~Il' ~Uf\'I\'a[ Ilrob[ll'm~ of lilt'lantl.<oklll'r opt'r-~llIlK III a lroplra[rblllll1l' <lnd 11lJ:llt'd Irrrain. and10 prO\ldt' a t'hall.. n!!:1' 10 Iheph"SI<'"<l[.and 1llt'1\l1I1 t'ndur~_ 0(lilt' leam

\ '1\l&)Ot'" probIl"n. lor our pnop:tr-allOO "'a.'i IlOl koo"'lm: "'l\;It ,he[r.1I[ ....a._ a"IIIOIU~' li~l'

~'ur llhyslcal Ilr~p"ratlon ...'eft'l"," Ilt'a, li) On pr""ioul t'~.

Jl"<bllOl1 ~lOf1.S and ~arrd Iht'rh'SK'a1 Jlt1"PlIrallOll 10 bwkhngup Ih.. [t'g~ and ~houldl"f~ 10l'Umballllt' h;lr.>/'l It'rraln ollht'I,dl[

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Touch Rugby compeUtJOIIUle men's leam finishedfourth. bein81cnocked our Inthe semi·final. The ..·om­etJ's team ~ liard - II•.,q in (be preIimurary final

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1.SI..,' !'('<Im I'eterson (TIJRRE\l'» \\_,,.Hunl

The leam pn7.e ..ent 10 II\IAS W,\TEllliEN wilh ellTI set'Ond and TORR~:\''''

COOK Uurd.1'tM.' t1eel. Commandet". RAI)M \IIKI:' llull

SOD. startetllht" e\'enl and prl:'5enled Ihl'trophies on completion. -;;

U.;uT GlIlb.gher (t'IIQJ look 001 the \('1erans pri7.e fOfO\W!j )'earolds rUliShlng 10thoumght In tt mmutes S4 seconds.

Results; W,\,...;RIl ..:N 246 POlRls. I. ('I>TI263. %; TOR Rt:NSfCOOK, rt6, 3: I'L/\TYI'I l'>JOI, 4; ~TI\I,WART 331. s; Pt:RTII 39;i. 1;.

CANBERR" 433. 7; t'lIQ 483. 8: 1I0B,\l1T506,9: VAMPIRE 5.:13,10: JI-:RVIS H,\Y ;;1..1II: PARRI\MNM'A 606. 12.

•nuns A, HI, HZ. CandO,Niacin, Iron, Pbosphorus.Potassium, Sodium andChlorine. Lentils, Mungbeans, Chick peas, Soy·beans, unhldled barley,buckwheat, oat groaLs,wheal, brown ria, rye,alfalfa, radish, mustard,uDsbeJled sunflower andwmulJftl QOSIme seeds anaJIbeSf1"IUUdSIlO 'lI1Jy.

• • •A ....lter af ca"Hlq

eati' ..slasls .eet at"ATEBBEN X t. udIW~yalltlK·paddLi...p tbe ulle C.ve rl,·er.' ••r TKb.,ue available..., Ws ••mber ..1JI be I.creasftI sINNtly ..-1H:1r PLA­TYPUS take delivery 01 t..·•more. NiDe Navy c~/SfSwill t'Ompete In the NSWOampiOllsbips on Septem­ber " al lAkc T.tl/a w.. I.LuG.11'fJ6 V~y SIIpportedby elIi" 1'.1."tur I.,.dere ... Ti'e Kra.p .,S.lateatls t. paddle I.. ti'eHa••"", I. IciJoInetn~.nI.ce en~at I.. Od.ber. If:r- are Iakrestt4 ,.~ Ibis V-p rNtadun • .".,. at WATER·HEN .r LSPT Wl"ter atPLATYPUS ffK ddlIi1s.

• • •COON~WARRA com·

petes in a number of JocalcivlJJan sporting com·petitions with mixed re­sults. In the Serond Division

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• •Comm.ander Nick Helyer

once held the dubiouSdistiD<:tJon ofhaving ron theslowest knoW!! maralhon inthe RAN (five hours). AU/hal chJI.nged in the recentservicese~t In WA w1leabe improved his time by awbopping 1f11 minutes La3:11:38. Ccrwntuhtiolls!

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N,I.S.C. .. SepfeJIIWr IIDtI ".4TSQN .. octMlerII. Tbt's I. additl.. t.tJJe first Wruescu,. eati'_ti' .at Cmtefl.1J1.aI hrt... . .

What vegetable will growin any climate, at any timeofthe year, usuaIlyreqlliresno soil or sunshine, rivalstomaloes for Vitamin Ccontent, matures in UJree..five days, has no wasteprepanltJon, has 001 brensubjected to chemicalsprays wluJegrowidg. rivUmeat in DUlr1utive valueand can be flT'OlffII indooI'Sin a muumum amollSt ofspacer The lInswer is.lp"DUt.s from seeds" bunslind graiu. Tbey are aDl'JrceUMI sourt:e of ,:roUinin itspure!A form (AJf~a's

prolellJ conlent Is 16.,%(1)mpand to beef 16.5%,f!ggS 1.11% and milk 3.3%).They also provide naturalcarbohydrates, vitaminsand mineraJs suctI as vila.-

ne '''_ber .4astra1lu ~ia's HcUy tNlll Usjet~plefNull..uyt..,..t1'1'_,..",.,~K" re­SfI1U. ~y «Iutbl Alwy, Navy ... e-biMJII Sfn'kw(I), __ wti PIIlke, uti #tit,. Air F.-ce uti C_6iMtISeI'Vkes (I). G..-es .-ere fUJt4,. OriSld_d, Wellili6­_ .. A.....,'... ne Ifitf1s pIu r.. ,isH .4l1Stn1u IIUt_. .

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RADM Mike Hudsoo dispatches the liS-strong cross counlr) (ield_

The 1!83 "'Icct Cross·Cou",ry Cham·pionships ~ere held al Cenlennial Park,Sydne:y, rl'('entl)'.

The e\'enl prO\'ed popular .... llh 118(1)mpelilOrs represenllllg mne ships andlhree neel K~abtishmenLs.

l.WRWTR &lI)'e Cerlemua had lhe dis­tln('llon of ~Ing lbe onl)' remale com·pellior. She represented t'IIQ and nn acred!llIble 8!kh.

TIlt course measured!B tilometresO\'ef" a\'1rie1y or tern.1Il and the e\'entuaJ ll'Ulnt'r,

SMNt-:TS Peter Wall (~'IIQ), covered the<fuUnce in 21 minutes 2G seconds. a fine per'ronnanre. lie had an absorbing struggle WIth"BaO CalTUthers (PERTIl) but PTO\'ed toosLrong III the flllal spnnt 10 Ihe llIll:.-

Il"inneroftbe l·f':fer.1ns'S«tiOll. _. LEUTGaJlagher,

1\IIQULDNT ~RRY. BuNGY \>JILLTtlll'lK OF SOIv1ETIlIN' To S~y!

Double reasonfor celebration

Able SeamaJI Miehael (Taffy) DaA.n was sarprIseod to re­ceive this blrthdaycakut HMAS ALBATROSS photograpblcsection. Apart from being his %2nd bIrthday, he wascengratulateclon winning tM L1ghhreight blue helt title In thereftDt Taeinl'oa-o. NSW ChamplOllShips 1.11 "'olIOfl8Oftl,

Not GIlly was the cake cleceraled In his Image, but or. vividblue lextilre Ie malch his Taek'A-OfI-Do rank. Needless to uy,the cake ll'as quiddy delllolished.

Ole MOCes ....en' a btUe onthe low side. I ha\'e lullconfidence Lhat we can gocklse m WlMing Uus )'ear'sseries. I was particularlypleased .... ith the youngplayersthatshowed, playerslike NIRIMBA's Mark Bird(I great acquisiIJon for theQUAK ERS, compl1ments 01PL .... TS), VAMPIRE'sCraig Murchie, TROSS'Gary McNamara, andBRISBANE's GarySbughlon.

• • •The C&n.betTa golf scene

is getting bigger and betterwith formation of the....CISGA (Services GolfAss'n). With about 11Omem·bers they play each secondThursday at Belconnen,Queanbeyan and Federal,and are really enjoying thevery competitive matchesthat come out 01 tn·servlcespan, on the coun;e and atthe I'th. I am told thaiA.C,T. is the goU centre tovisit and enjoy the Capital'shospitality, To that end,they are holding a senicesopen day al Belronnen onThursday, November I'.Gn'at prUIl'S, bartJecue anda hDe par 7Z layout isoffered_ Those interested.should contact me at P..:N·GUIN or WORS Tony Mee­han al Russell (ext 34~)

who can gIve you moredetails (thIS orrer closes onNovember 3). II there areenough starters from theSydney Navy golfers wemay even be able to get ilbus organISed. NSW ....ill bewell represented by TROSSbul Sydney ...:stabUshmentsand Ships Should reallymake the effort

• 1'111 Dext time. forbeavens sake keep your DutdoWII and good golfmg.

PEDRO

at Ihe time of the l'Ompelilionthe lask or providmg a tt'amwas lefl 10 P,\HIlAM,\'I~I'A

and undN Ihe l':l:lll'rIJ~ ofCPO ('oIOo.... n II milnaged aclt>ar wm

Fmal results .... ere Fleel 18pOllltS, ALR,\TRUSS 14,VI',\TSONfKUrrA8UI. 13,"IRIMSA II and PE:-<GUlNand PLATS/W,\Tt-:RIIEN I

The t'leel \'ersus ":Slab­hshments competlllOn wasalso.shol In .....et and cold con·dJllOll-'i .... llh ":',>1abhshmenL~

bealing FI\"(") b) 27lI points.The condItions .... ere oppo­

SIte for lhl: to:. A. A. TrophyShOOI with "OM'I'P MickShakespeare (NIIU M8A) thewmner.----,

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The scores ~ere deade\'en afll,'f three matcheseach, although e\'en thaiwas decided after PEN·GUIN's Alf Ilarrod hadbealen Ron Bowes on acountback. ThIS decisIOnwas made al the 18th afterAif had curled a birdie 111 fora four poll1ter to score 43POints - Ron was under·standably upsel

The decidtng maldJ sawKUTTt\ BUI.·sTelTV(n>On·nell coming up I' 'two-up,but in a scrambl1n& rutishyoung Medic Brad Murphysank a par to square thematch and tbtn won. agauton a countback. This, ofcourse,gave PENGUIN thegam(" and the extra twopoints by the lowest of mar­gins 4/3.

Others 10 score wellwere: Kev Cook 37. JimMcintyre 44, Col Mitchell43, Peter Simpson :Ji and

t Bruce Willoughby 42.

• • •WATSON cemented their

place in the top four bytTounctng ZETl.AND III atthe r-oast. Wanridt Conlin40 and Marv Everson 37,....-ere the top Koren forWATSON whilst Kera Little12 was tops forZ ETLAND.

• • •NIRIMB.... had a ~I% vic·

tory over PLATSfW'HENat ChaLswood and somegood scores were evldent onLhat tight layout. Tug Wil­son and TeIT)' Gowling had42$ for the QUAKERS andPL....TS' China Sing alsohada4L

• • •1be inter-5ervioe lria1sat

Nowra on ....ugusl11 and 31saw a disappointing turn-uplrom a total of over 50 DOm­

inations. The GoU p1a)'edwas a good iDdication of the!.alent Navy has. Although

PENGUINONLY JUST!In a nailbitlng finish tJpital of a U.S. or British

~.D. the PENGUIN team managed to beat KVITA­BUL at Gordon In tbe !th round of tbe WillsCompeCitloa.

A learn, comprised~olel)' or members orIIMAS PARRAl't1ATTA,'las won Ihe 1!83 NSWRUle Shooting Com­petition.

Thl' compeiJllon got offlo a'10'01 starl 'Alth rain post­--.onmg man~ e\·enb.

With most ofthi' Fleelllwa~

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ill the S«CO' grand flul 42l11st ""'ft/HIM. TIle ofhuKU1TABUL p/<lJ'u ill svppwt Is POSN R<lY C(H)tJH.

NIRlMBA toN: otlt tN UU~ .I' tIJc! Itudwlrt SpolUc.ornpw: .. SydlMy by beltI:¥ ICUTTABUL 011. ef'

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RX7 MAZDAFront Spoiler & Front Flares $360.00Rear Flares $210.00Rear Spoiler (Note 3 types} $235.00

LASER & MfTEORFrontSpoiler $115.00Flares $175.00Side Skirts $175.00Rear Spoiler $149.00

to help WIth Iast·mlnute adjustments and also in·boat handling.

.\ lolal of 32 receh'ed endorsements to theirOpen Salleng Crall CertIficates including 15 fromCR ESWELL and II husband and wIre team 'romNAS NOWRA.

T-.tsars will bf' used for thl:' forthcoming Cap­tains Cup series startmg on OCtober 26. whileBosuns will remam as basic s,lll training craftuntil sufficient instructors lire a ...ailable forT,'SARS.

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Jubilant CEHBE::RU.r; lI'-;nger Paul Simmons watches halllJack Kel Bry'ant slide inforoneofhistltD tries in the VRU s«otJdsemi·final against MOI""M·eJi. Picture: LSPH

IIlark Lee.

gin' tUlllOn on the praclicalllles of the new boalSto 46 peniOnnf'1.

Split mlo two smgle dlIys NIIVY sailors were\lI.ken Oul by the experts to shoW the boalS capa'bJ1ltlf'S bf'fore bemg let loose WIth them in "solo"performllnces. Wmds were qUIte brisk, bul. onSunday they moof'rated to proVK1e an excellentsailing dlIy.

,\l'lO present ill this workshop was Mr t'nutkRethwllile. the deSIgner and buildu of the OOlits.

GEMINI TEFrontSpoiler $102.00Rear Spoiler ·.$198.00Flares - cut type $205.00

CO_ODOREFront Spoiler $135.00Rear 3 piece $205.00Flar~ $205.00

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Sail Navy Sail Tasar ~ame a realie"with the Tasar Conversion SailingWorkshop held al Ihe Command SailingCenlre. Rushcullers 8ay, retenlly.

;.ill....al Support Command has tll.ken debvery of11 distinctl ...e orange hullf'd Tisirs as reoplilcemenlS (or the lIgelllg 8os\iJ1 dinghies and tomtrodu('(' lhe new craft rnembf'rs of the Tlisara.~iation from different Sydney sailing clubscombined wllh lhe Command Salhng Cf'ntre to

12 (208) NAVY NlWS, s.ptemtt.r 9, 1913

Mention the grand rinal around IIl11AS CER­BERUS and Instantly minds turn to the rorthcomingVFL clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground: Or dothey?

II's more likely IhoughL'l will inslantly focus on the CER·Bt;RUS rugby union firsl and reserve grade teams. BothHre poised 10 play In their serond consecullve Victonanrugby premiership m<ltches.

SaturdilY. September 3, SOlII.' both gnldes play In the sec·ond seml.fin<ll of the t9l!3 VRU competillon, after both XVsfinished cle<lr polnL'lleilders at the end of home·and·awaym<ltches.

fit that lime the Ct:RRERUS first graders had scored1.'10 POints to 93 against and resern: gr.lde. a fanlastlc 480pOlnls to 9'l ag.un.'lt over the 16-malch round. That's an av·t'r.lge sennng r.lte of 30 pOints a match.

Ihstoncally one 01 O:RBERUS's toughest rugby ad·\"t'rsanesha.scome from dCf'p In the Latrobe Valley and this\ear has been no eXC1!'J)lKln. The coalmmmg communIty of

)I.01"\lo·ell ha.'l ag.un supplied two equally dedKated rugb}'!>Ides and they made It clear In the first round they Intendedto wrest the prernlersJllp nag lrom CERB~RUS In 1983

(' f':RBt:RUS, howen'r. hasother Ideas. .\Iler taking outthe \(ons Cup. the Victonan Inter·Servlce Rugb~

("oJOlpt'tlllon and almost totally compru;ing \he V1ctOnous(·ombene<!. ~rvices squad.. the CERBt-:RUS Club has prom·I~ to honor Its reBnng ~nt. CMDR Jack Clough.,..th a C~lI.n s.....eep of rugby urnon for l!ll13.

n;RBt;RUS t'lrst XV had littlf' difficulty In beatmg"orweU 77-8 to go straight to U'" SE>ptember 17 grand 'inal.The re..en·e grade decided to take the hard way to \he nag.Jo:OlI\g dovm to Morwell 28-11. 11le resenes Will now meet('ro)'don In the prellmlnary final before gomg up agamsL\lor......eU agaln. Our opumlSllllS warranted as Croydoo 'A1iS..oundly defell.ted at boUI eAC'Ounters dunng the season.

(In a dlsappoinleng note. hilrd·hiIl1ng first gr.lde ou\sJderentre Ste\'e 1bompson had tus bride of only one week onnand when he was assisIed from the paddock clutctling hissuspected broken collarbone. Steve has only hild U1rCf'matches SUlC't' comIng back into the CERBI-:RUS line-up1If1f'r almost three monlhson the bench 'A'1th - ~'ou guessedIt - the same broken collarbone!

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