Geelong
reunion
Seventy
one years of service to the community of Geelong will be encapsulated
in an evening of camaraderie and friendship on Saturday October
25.
The Geelong unit of the Australian Navy Cadets will hold a reunion
of ex members of the unit in the Vines Road Community Centre,
Geelong, from 1800 until 2330 that evening.
Tickets are $5 per head, BYO food & drink. Nibblies supplied.
Any person who has been a member of the Geelong unit of the Navy
League of Australia Sea Cadet Corps, the Australian Sea Cadet
Corps, the Naval Reserve Cadets or the Australian Navy Cadet Unit
known as TS Barwon are invited to apply for tickets now by ringing
(03) 5278 4436.
In 1932, Captain Pidgeon, assisted by Paymaster Lieutenant Roy
Fidge of the Royal Australian Navy, interviewed prospective members
of the first Geelong unit of the Navy League of Australia Sea
Cadets.
This was a unit that was to achieve so much and also see so many
prominent Geelong citizens proceed through its training program.
After their initial years on the end of Geelong’s old Moorabool
Street pier, the unit moved to their present headquarters on the
Western Beach. The headquarters was originally a city council
garden shed before being used by the Geelong Harbour Trust as
a boat shed.
Many changes have taken place over the years, but the quality
of the young persons passing through the unit has remained at
an incredibly high standard.
All persons wishing to attend, should contact the organiser, Maurice
Anderson on telephone (03) 5278 4436.
Lost
Lonsdale mates
I
have recently discussed with some former fellow officers of the
RANR based at HMAS Lonsdale in the 1960s, the possibility of holding
a reunion early next year.
Unfortunately we have lost touch with some and were wondering
if perhaps they might be on your mailing list, and that you might
be able to let us have their addresses.
They are:
LCDR David Trace
LCDR Brian Simpson
LCDR Bruce Carr
If you are unable to help, perhaps you might suggest another means
of
getting in touch.
LEUT
David Edge RANR (retired list)
C61461
dwe@gsat.net.au
Story
call
I
am writing a book on the Royal Australian Navy or should I say
its people, the sailors, that are the Navy.
What I want to do is write this story in their own words. I would
like the sailors from ORs to Officers to tell me their story of
their lives in the navy, how it has affected them and their families.
I would like to hear about the places that they have been, the
ships they have served in and any funny or sad stories that they
can remember. They can tell me on audio tape or write it down
or send me an email at
rareships@dodo.com.au
Laurie Hadley
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