Corvette
Church Service
The Royal Australian Navy Corvette Association/NSW will hold its
annual commemorative church service at the Garden Island Chapel
from 10am on October 26. CHAP Gareth Clayton will conduct the
service. The Maritime Commander, RADM Raydon Gates has been invited
to attend along with the RAN Band.
TS
Hobart
TS Hobart Austrailan Naval Cadet Band Unit, will be celebrating
it’s 10th anniversary on November 15, 2003. A dinner will
be held at the Derwent Sailing Squadron Sandy Bay at 7:30pm. All
ex-cadets and families are cordially invited to attend. For further
details please contact CPOMUSN Robert Hillhouse on (03) 6237 7305
or email: robert.hillhouse@defence.gov.au
Fleet
Air Arm - 2003 Reunion
The RAN Fleet Air Arm will be holding a 2003 reunion at HMAS Albatross
during the period October 2 - 5, ending with an Airday on Sunday
the 5th (courtesy of the Australian Museum of Flight). Programme
for the 2003 reunion includes an officers reunion (Wardroom Albatross)
Thursday night, a cocktail party on Friday night, a midday barbeque
on Saturday, followed by a FAAA(NSW) anniversary dinner on Saturday
night. Further information contact Denis Mulvihill on 02-44241561
during business hours, or e-mail denis.mulvihill@defence.gov.au
HMAS
Quiberon reunion
The third reunion of crew members of HMAS Quiberon (F03), will
be held in Devonport, Tasmania, from October 17-19. All ex-crew
members and partners are welcome. Crew members of destroyer Quiberon
[G81] are also being invited to join the “Quiberon Family”.
For enquiries about this great weekend please contact the organiser
Derek Tite on 03-6425 7051; email dtite@southcom.com.au
AIO/Gunnery
Reunion Canberra
Are you an ex RP, UC, EW, QMG, FC, UW, WM or MET sailor/officer?
Interested in attending a reunion? Want a to have a few drinks
and tell some lies to old mates? Come to the Senior Sailors Mess,
HMAS Harman November 8 2003, 1800 to 2200 (if you decide to go
on, do it!) Spouses/significant others welcome. Contact CPOCSM
Mark Palmer (02) 62651879 email Mark.Palmer2@cbr.defence.gov.au
Senior
Sailors Gunnery/Boatswains Re-union
A Senior Sailors Gunnery/Boatswains reunion will be held Oct 31-Nov
02, 2003 at HMAS Cerberus’ WOSSM. Guest speaker Colin Dowd
(ex WOB). Cost $35 all inclusive Fri, Sat and Sun functions. For
further information call CPOB Brian Pattison 03 5950 7506, WOB
Alan O’Shea ext 7390, POB Patrick Crosbie ext 7247, POB Shane
Jones ext 7356 or WOB Dave White 02 9337 0203.
SL
Seaman Officer Reunion
I am organising a 40 year reunion (1964 - 2004) for the Supplementary
List Seaman Officer entry 1/1964. This was the first ever SL seaman
officer intake in the RAN. The reunion will be in Sydney February
27, 28 and 29, 2004. The initial gathering will be in the Wardroom,
HMAS Watson, on Friday evening Feb 27. For more information phone
Julian Hart on telephone 02 93592435 or julian.hart@defence.gov.au
Naval
Heritage Weekend
The WA Section of the Naval Association of Australia is holding
a two day “Salute our Naval Heritage” event in Fremantle
on March 5 and 6, 2004. We are inviting all serving and ex-serving
naval personnel and partners to join us in honouring Australia’s
Naval Heritage, celebrating individual naval service. A weekend
of events is planned commencing with a welcoming cocktail party
and ceremonial “Beat the Retreat”. The weekend will
finish with a Grand Dinner Dance. For further details please write
to the Secretary, Naval Association of Australia
(WA Section) PO Box 8289 Perth Business Centre WA 6849 with name,
address (preferably email address) and daytime telephone number.
HMAS
Brisbane stories/memorabilia
A call for assistance is made in regard of the production of a
series of documentaries featuring DDG-41 HMAS Brisbane. Wanted
are your stories, dits, photos and movies/video. All original
material will be returned once scanned/transferred and credit
acknowledgment given if used in the series. Contact Tony Rees
Box 358 Carina Brisbane QLD 4152 Tel/Fax 07-3216-8327 email ntsc@coralc.net
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