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electricity and she beameredundant in her role as asupply vesM:l.

'The Depanment ofTranspon and Communica-tions offered her up toopcntender for disposal as shewas no longer COSt effectivein her role,

The minesweeping pro-ject was intending 10 leasevessels over the nellt twoyears to trial various mine·sweeping and surveillancedevelopmental equip-mentS.

When the MV LUMENappeued on the markel shepresented a far more costeffective soIut;oo and nowthe resl is hislOry.

The BROLGA is a 28.45metre long, steel-hulled.fishing-design vC$SC1 witherew accommodation for 17personnel.

In her role as a trials' ves-sel she will be Sydney basedand normally ....i11 be crew·ed by considerably less per-sonnel.

The crew will be drawnfrom the minesweepingproject deveJopment teamwhe is based 011 the Mate-rial Researdl Laboratory(Sydney) at Pynnont.

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'!lie vessel. ",-hleh wasbuill in 1975 and renamedAM BROLGA during asmall ceremony at Hl.1ASMORETON on February10.

Mrs Ann Townsend. thewife of NOCQLD. per-formed the traditional taskof breaking a bottle ofehampagne aeross her bow.

The BROLGA. havinghad previous ellperience: inthis tMk. shattered the bot-tle at the first attemp(.

AM BROLGA wasnamed aher the AMBROLGA which was oneof the first rlShing ~'esM:btaten up in 1917 for serviceas an Ausualian mines--weeper dunng World WarI.

MV LUMEN was alight-house tender based at theNavigational Aids Section.Newfarm, Brisbane, andworked mainly in Torres Is-land and North Queensland,supporting both mannedand unmanned lights.

Uer major task was there-supplying of acetalenefor the lightS.

As solar technology de-veloped many of the lightSwere ronvened from gas to

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;Ter plays. takes I•last rouna over ~• ••• - as co I= Vets ,.. at least for now _, < ~ L"U~:\:,:':~ ~::":~;~=~ Commander Terry Jones' last round of golf for - ~ first ~'om.n to command a§

explore the RAN was not his best. Woo' Roya' Australian Navy~The now retired Commanding Officer of HMAS KUT· • establishment. ::TABUL conceded his final President's cup round was a LCDR Coles became§

=~ r'lver shocker but refused to reveal the score. Commanding Officer of the::

However, the well·known golfing CO won't be away \'-- ., Reserves Training Estab-§from Navy golf for iong, if at all. Nor was he out of uniform ~~.- lishment HMAS=for long. ~ LONSDALE in Melboume§

A group ofWWU, Korean CMDR lanes left the RAN last week. towed ashore on February 15. EaDd Vietnam Daval vet· from KUTTABUL and a career of more than 36 years. }; She took over from Com-:

- e....M is pIlIDJliQg an Already he has cemented links with Navy golf. being re- mander Warren HamlynEesploraOOIl ortlle Darl. elected president of the NSW branch of the Naval Golf As- who retired after 25 yearsEingri'l'er. sociation.. " in the Navy. =

They plan to travel the Workwise. he has turned his Mhobby~ (Xlsition on the LCDR Coles joined the~= length of the Darling, ship acceptance board for Ihe new minehunter calamarans RAN as a nursing officer in ~

nom its source to its into a full time job. He began the new job without taking 1975 and will be promoted =C c:onnuence with the leave. to commander in lune this~: Murray river at He said he had to find employment despite his years in .".. '-1- year. She has been the:

Wentwonh. the Navy. Changes to tax and superannualion meant he • ... base's Executive OfficerEEight four·man teams will could not relire and play (even) more golf. since last September. E

= take part in the adven- CMDR lones' naval career began in 1952 when he LCDR Colc:s was born in:ture, travelling in a five joined the RAN college as a 13-year-old cadet. Melbourne in Apri1I943 andEmetre trailer sailor ....ith Mine warfare and clearance diving consumed a great educated at Sydney Church E

: an alUiliary outboard. deal of his career, blll he rates his time as Exeeulive Of- of England Girls Grammar =A fouf·wheel drive vehicle ficer of HMAS SUPPLY as one of his greatest jobs. School, Cremome. E

will make the trip in "Just keeping her going was a challenge,~ he said. She joined the RAN Ei suppon of Ihe sailors. CMDR Jones had some parting advice for sailors: ~They .. Nursing Service as a:

Current members of the arc good people and well respected in the civilian commun- lieutenant in 1975 and was E= RAN are invited to join ity". _ posted as officer-in-eharge E

the trek_ The voyage is He said he had found some sailors suffered low profes- I of the operating theatre, iplanned under the NSW sional esteem. But his increasing exposure with the civilian HMAS PENGUIN. E

E GO\'emment's Bicen- world has revealed a high respect for sailors in the general In 1976 she was itennial Dream Project community. appointed as Fellow of the E

: COmpetition and is Another piece of advice was: "Buy real estate:' College of Nursing, ~scheduled for May. CMDR Jones bought in Sydney's Rose Bay many years Australia. =

= Interested explorers should ago and is a firm believer in the value of bricks and mortar. After serving with the ~write to Mr E. C. His successor at KUTTABUL is Commander Roberl PNG Defence Force on=

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Blacktown Area $25,000 design the tn-Service medi- =(in,,:ludes truck, fridges) E Vice·Admiral Sir Henry McKay Burrell, KBE, CB, who cal officers course. E

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Nets $600 E Sir Henry joined the pose-built survey shipRAN as a cadet in 1918 and (HMAS Moresby - still in §

Further information phone 621 1147 had a distinguished career service), and Oberon class: in peace and war. including submarines (still in ser-

command of several ships. vice). _the 10th Destroyer Squad- His two greatest succes-ron and. as rear admiral, ses. however, lay in thethe Australian neet. persuasion of the Govern- :

He also served as assist- ment of the day to reverseant defence representative its decision to disband thein London, Naval attache fleet Air Ann and to breakin Washington and Deputy with tradition and order its =

~ Chief of Naval Staff. first American-designed,Weekdays 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. _~ ships _ the OJarks FThursday·S a.m. - 8 p,m. Sir Henry Burrell's con-

I S..turday 8 a,m, _ 2 p.m, .~ tributions to the RAN are Adams class DOGs whichwill remain in service well-.= still evident: during his . h 21mtot e stcentury. E

I 2nd Floor E tenn as CNS plans came Sir Henry was an enthus-r1

300 George SI. E into being for the Navy to :I. iastic s(Xlnsman who excel-, IOpp Wynyard) i acquire Ihe Wessex,\ "/ . ~ led at tennis and Rugby •'r"" /J Ehelicopters (still in service). Union. The Burrell Cup for

I 232 1602 ~ Ton ~la~ mi~esweepers the tennis doubles champ-fJ = (one still 111 servIce). a pur- ionshipofthe fleet is a last-

,:=:::=:::================~~,~,~"~,,~,,~,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,~,~,,~,,~,,~"~"~"~":":"~III~ing memorial to his sJXlning f Er i interests. 'E He was knighted in t960~ in recognition of his service= to the Navy.E In 1962 Sir Henry retired .. a. =E to a propeny on the ......EShoalhaven River, ne3r= Braidwood, NSW, and ::~ g3ined great satisfactionE from fanning. Latcr in his ~E retirement he spenl much (065) 84 9499Eof his time researching andEwriting 3n autobiographical SIR H~nry ... (l di$ringuishtd carur. ~ A.H.: (065) 82 0551= book ~ "Mennaids do remember his nalUrally :!11II1",,~,,~,,~,,~,,~.~,,~,,~,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:.r~.~=========;;;:~ Exist" - which was pub- friendly manner and his = ,.= lished in 1986. The book genuine interest in his fel... ~Edeals with the Royal Aus- low human beings. He had EEtralian Navy through a 44- a wonderful sense of:i year period from the early humour and was very much E~ 19205, and draws many admired. respected and ~Ecomparisons between the liked throughout the Navy. == financial and administrative "His success as Chief of =~ conditions of the distant Nav31 St3ff, indeed his en- ~= and the more recent past. tire career, owed much to ~~ Sir Henry's humour and his wide r3nge of interests ~~ other qualilies show very and a keen appreciation of == clearly in this book. history which he was able ~E The Chief of Naval Staff, to relate to currcnt e~ents.- =i Vice-Admiral Michael Sir Henry Burrell's fun- ~~ Hudson said of Sir Henry: eral was held in Canberra E= "Those who knew him on Friday, February 12. _

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Canberra: With the Annual General Meetingbeing held this week, 1988 brings about a wholenew committee in Ihis branch, due to pOSliogs,relurning to workforce etc.

The new committee will be meeting shortly todraft out Iheir activilies for the year.

If you live in Canberra, and would like to joinin - or help out - Ihen cootacl CarolineJackson at 18 Muresk SI, Farrer ACT 2607,

* * *Cerberus: Playgroup is held each week at 357 Cooke Rdon a Wednesday and Occasional Care is run from the sameaddress.

For more details ring Sandie on (059) 83 7143. For detailson the Wives' Association meeling, ring Margarel on (059)

79 1060. * * *Brisbane: Another AGM held this month, so the commit-

tee will be busy getting its calendar planned.Ring Cilia on 261 4240 fordetails of their FeblMarch activ-

ities. * * *Nowl1lj The Annual General meeting of this group is 10 be

held on Wednesday February 24 in their rooms at Aat 2.Block 1, Canberra Drive, HMAS ALBATROSS at 9.30am.

Babysitting is available in llie adjoining creche for no fee.If you're new to this area, or simply want to meel new

friends, then pop along, you're sure to be made welcome.

* * *Weslern Districts (of Sydney): The committee here hasbeen busy making arrangemenls for a great year.

Firsl activity is the March Coffee morning, to be held onThursday (10th) in their rooms at HMAS NIRIMBA, Quak-ers Hill at lOam,

A lovely morning tea is provided, and babysitting availa-ble in Ihe allached creche.

Following a 'cuppa', Mrs. Brenda Rennie will be givingIhe girls in attendance a 'Colour Coding' demonstration.

The (ollowing Sunday, March 13 the NIRIMBA SleamClub is slarting up its truck, train, elc. for the families andfriends of WDNWA,

BBQ facilities are available, so BYO lunch and refresh-ments for what should be a terrific day, fingers crossed forloIs of sunshine.

The club will be assembling in the area near the SteamTrain about Ilam.

If you'd like more delails, ring Anne on 624 4512 or Bevon 674 3213. * * *

ALl, CLUB SECRETA.RIES: I am desperately shon of1988 aClivities to date, and to let members know our meet-ings I need inronnation as soon as possible. Thanking you,Bobby Edes. ##••#••C#I'#.#C#

CONGRATULA TlONSCrmeTTls: CCnefit iwe each sent onewhole doHar everyyear from now on toour old Scout Group,Guide Company etc."Would you join me

in doing Ihis? I hope so."Thank you".

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ITigers!~on the~- -Iprowl IE Thco 8allftllin TIgers AIlS- EE lral"n Rules .'oolball Club E:: ha.'l commfnced training for::E 19t18 under cU:Jch I'etl'r E:: Roycf (t:e-S'UM. Soulh-::E port F.e. lind North Shore EEF.C). E- -- -§ "The club ....111 field le3ms~E In senior. rrservco and U1I9':EY'ldcs and agam will beE: l1$Ing the besl foolbailE:ground m tile Sydney met-:E ropoll1an area. al Drum-:: moyne Crickel grouOO,EE Drummo)·ne. ::.: .:E The TIgers' senior sidcEE finished just oUlSide the E: final four in '87 and de-:E feated one of lhe final isIS EE(Hills F.C.) at least onceEEduring the season. E

§ The reserves fared §:equallyas ....ell and Ihe V':E20 side e:IU;cllcd aoo ....as::only headed In tile prelimi-:E nary final E

E P\a~rs and Olllers m-E! teresled 10 joming theE!Tigers 10 a year .....1tidJ e1ubE!spokesman Geoff Olsen.!; excitedly explalllS should;E be a highly successful onc.§:: should alteoo training at:E Callan Park. Rozelle, atE: 5.JOpm on Wednesday and:E Fridays or eonlacl the dub §:: Presidenl (Bill Walford -:§ ex-Richmond VFL 29!§ 8(91). vicc.president (TonYE.: Hughes or Trevor Hangan:EfU} (437) or Geoff Olsen!; (625 5222). ::illttllllllllllll,I.I••I"" ••••••••IIIIII!;

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LCDR Gcooff Leach was elceted Navy's player of theseries after being undcfe:lled in two excellent hard·foughlgames.

Again a special thanks to CERBERUS ground staff forattention 10 delail in preparing and presenting lhe courseIn tOp condition for Ihe Ihree-day competition.

FINAL RESULTS: Army I. RAAF 2. and Navy 3.

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NaY)' has bee. nar«ndy bealen in lhe Victorianinler-Service 50rtbaU competilion.

1bc series was played at Hto.1AS CERBERUS over three

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athlete, APP Mina fromPNG, collected manytropbies and \'t'as lhe frontrunner for his countl)·men.

The female 5«tion re-sulled in a dose decision ..'ilhAPP Brinkman on nine andSWR Martin and APP Hambolh on eight points. DennisAlnut in lhe velerans'showed his usual speed, nairand panache (that's enoughDennis), to record an excep-lional lime of 12.04 seconds.At the end of the day Tas-man was too strong and ...onconvincingly. It was followedby Dampier and Ships Com-pany. Although the generaldnties finished 7th the en·thusiasm and I"iIlingness tofompete with such a smallnumber is certainly a goodlead for others.

There are challgcs at theneet gym in Sydney.Aerobics will now be heldevery lunchtime from 1200-1250. The afternoon sessionshave waned and with the lackof numbers became impossi-ble. To remain at five lun-chtimes a week it will dependon you; drop in and have alook.

A person is as old as theirarteries! A persons' arteriesare as old as they make lhem.

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Some 225 golfers have rallied to help raise$10,200 towards a $1.5 million target to furtherdevelop the Naval Aviation museum at "MASALBATROSS.

WO George Parker andhis committce spent two yearsorganising the big mixedOpen Amateur dat al pic-turesque Nowra golf club.

Some 75 sponsors sup-ported the event.

The presentation of prizes- which were piled high onthe main stage - took twohours.

The day comprised l8-holestroke for AGU and LGUfor three grades - seratchand handicap.

Each had four nearest·the·pin holes and drive-and-chipholes.

And there was theNorman Associationand a host of others.

The smooth running of theday was a credit to WOParker and assistants ShaneNorton, Wayne Aslcr andIan McNeil.

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Ha\l~ )'OU started )"our fit·ness program J'el? Thewinter season is just aroundthe romer. Allhough we ClIOargue its not fair, most selN-

naval aviation and the RAN The advantages or having a pool in which to train were highlighted when 14 re- lion for inler-Service andFleet Air Arm. cords were smashed at the llnnual NlRIl\18A swimming championships held at the Combined Services ..-ill be

The museum presents the establishment's new olympic pool, made at the 1"llriuus knlKk-story and sacrifices of the _ out tournaments for ob... ious-many naval air personnel The pool. opened aJld (n the events for female was the IOx50 metre team reasons; such Il.'i availabilitywho served their country well named by the Minister for competitors one swimmer relay. of pla)'ers, lhe chan« to see,'n .....~,_ ,-d w", Defence Science and Per- won all events but the This event was veTV ex-, ' h h",._" ... " .~ p a)'ers aga,nst eae ot er

Memorabilia and pictorial sonnel. Mrs Ros Kelly. in finishes were keenly eon- citing with team captains and having all selectors 10-displa"" are on show in the December 1987 has bcen a tested. SWR Cindy WiI- changing the order of the h h dO'm".a>~m- b"','d,-", welcome asset to gel er on 1 e one ay. on tu"".. .. " Iiams was Ihe outstandillg swimmers to take advan- forgel though, a selector for

The museum holds a col- NIRIMBA and is heavily female competitor and won tage of the ehallging situta- most sporn has been nomi_I«tion of some 19 historic used. the trophy forlhat title. tion. nated in )'our state and ..illnaval aircraft _ 10 are on Previously the swimming ABETC Cary Grant was This race was won by report on performancesdisplay. championships were held at the champion male swim- King division. however, the througbout lhe year. U you

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The senior §evlce willneed 10 work on liS balllllgwhere all-rounder Ken Lin-coln's 66 not oul has beenIhe only notable perfor·mance of lhe scason so far,

CERBERUS has slrug-gled all )'e:lr bUI scrapedinlo lhe semi-finals of lhe3MD mldwed compell-tion,

NA VY may lae" n~rienee but they hlll"e youlhon their side when Iheylackle Ihe ViClorian inler·Sen'icc crickel series fromMarch 8-10 al SI I\ildll'sJnnction Oval.

Poor balling 3gam sawthem dismissed for ,U$I 18"'llh Andre..... Gibson con-lribullng 19.

Six SIG Regimenl fromWalsonia replied ""ilh 1-92.

of the Mon:lro Cup A gradecompelJlJOn.

The highlighl of the seasonwas an excellent "'10 over IheRo)al Mlillary College m Ihemaugural challenge malch

The Firsl XV was coachedby Mr Peler Ash (ex RoyalAUSlmlian Engineers), "'hois well knuwn in ServicesRugby as he was a player andcoach of Ihe AUSlrato~n Ser-vices Rugby Unhn side lindlhe NSW Army Side form,my years. The DefenceAcademy is delighled 10 havePeler as cluh coach andcoach of Ihe Firsl XV againin 1988.

Allhuugh Rugby al lheDefence Academy is primar·ily for Ihe benefil of lhe of-ficer cadels from each Ser·vice, the Academy wouldwelcome players and offic.alsfrom lhe Canberra area .... hoare willing 10 commit lhem-selves for lhe full 19t18 sea-~".

Any person .... ho 's Ill_lerCSIed ,n joinmg lhe De·fence Ac-.ldemy Rughy dub~ a al3Ch, manager. S1r.lpper01" player should conlaClMlI.IOr David O'Brien on6lI lG35 by February 26

PENGUIN, ALBATROSS:lnd NIRlMBA 'A' ha"eehnched seml~final posi-lions.

In lhe February 3 round:"ALBATROSS 143

(Bn:u Mar" 50. Bill Dunn28. Ian Picone 3135, PeterLow 2/11. Wayne Clem-mell 2122) defealed KIJT-TABUL 116 (Ian Picone30, Allen Walsh 21).

"NIRIMBA 'B' 96 (RobWingrove 31 n.o., Baird21, Dunn 4/20) defealedNIRIMBA 'A' 84 (Sparks5124).

"NAVAL POLICE 6-156 (Phil Cummms 76,Nicholls 36) defealedWATSON SO (Jim Jackson5119) and 6-125.

'PENGUIN 9-125 (RodTIllel30. Danny Emmerson23, Gary Penrose 3121) de-fealed PLATSIWATER-HEN 8:81 (MBIuc: M McGralh39. Breit McDermoIl5l29).

PrqI'lIration has hq•• al the Ausil1ll!an Defen« .'orceAeadelllY (00- tlte 1981I RUZby RaSOII.

Following a successful yearin 1987 and boasung excel·knt facilil>es and the beslRugby pilch in Canberra. lheDefence AC3dcmy RugbyOub IS hoplllg 1988 will bringil mcreascd support and im~proved results.

Lasl yenr·s beSI leam per-formance was achieved bylhe Fin;1 XV which finishedthe season as minor rremiers

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