Image Gallery 2008
20 Ocotber 2008
Tour De Force 2008
Australian entertainers have spent the past four days in Solomon Islands entertaining Australian Defence Force personnel and Australian Federal Police as part of ‘Tour De Force’.
The tour from 14 – 18 October, provided Australian personnel with a ‘little taste of home’ and allowed them to take a break from their daily routine.
The artists for the tour included, Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars which comprised of Graham Cornes, Graham Lane, John Bywaters, Tim Donovan, Greg Mallen, William Schapel, David Heath and dancers Tina-Marie Carr and Emma Allen. Other artists included Comedian Lindsay Webb, and Inakin, a rock band which includes John Barker, Aaron Carruthers, Gaetan Frichot and Shane ‘Buddha’ Edwards.
The four concerts were held in various locations around Honiara including Forward Operating Base Maritime, Guadalcanal Beach Resort and Honiara Arts Park.
Operation ANODE is the name of the ADF contribution to the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
| 200810adf0000000_006 L-R, Graham Lane, Graham Cornes and Greg Mallen from Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars, pose with soldiers from 4/3 Royal New South Wales Regiment. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_008 L-R, Shane ‘Buddha’ Edwards, Josh Barker and Aaron Carruthers from Inakin, play an impromptu set for soldiers from 4/3 Royal New South Wales Regiment. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_010 Comedian Lindsay Webb, members of Inakin and Cornesy's Rock-n-Roll Allstars pose with personnel from Forward Operating Base Maritime during their recent Tour De Force of Solomon Islands. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_012 L-R, Graham Lane, Aaron Carruthers and Graham Cornes talk to soldiers from 4/3 Royal New South Wales Regiment at Rove Prison. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_016 Greg Mallen plays his guitar for soldiers at Guadalcanal Beach Resort. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_017 Graham Lane ‘shouts out’ to the crowd at Forward Operating Base Maritime. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_025 Able Seaman Daniel McMahon shows the children of Mbarana Village a photograph that he has taken of them. (Date taken: 16 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_026 Local children from Mbarana Village proudly display their Navy, Army and Air Force toys, presented to them by the entertainers. (Date taken: 16 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_028 Tina-Marie Carr poses with local children from Mbarana Village. (Date taken: 16 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_033 Comedian Lindsay Webb entertains Australian personnel at Forward Operating Base Maritime. (Date taken: 16 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_037 Inakin drummer Aaron Carruthers shows his musical versatility, as he sings and plays the guitar during a concert at Guadalcanal Beach Resort. (Date taken: 16 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_043 Inakin performs for the locals at Honiara Arts Park. Approximately 250 locals attended the concert to see the Australian bands perform. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_048 Graham Cornes from Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars plays his guitar during a concert for the locals at Honiara Arts Park. Approximately 250 locals attended the concert to see the Australian bands perform. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_049 John Bywaters from Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars plays his guitar during a concert for the locals at Honiara Arts Park. Approximately 250 locals attended the concert to see the Australian bands perform. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_050 Emma Allen takes time out of a concert at Honiara Arts Park to teach the local how to play with a yoyo. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_051 David Heath impersonates Elvis Presley during a concert at Honiara Arts Park. Approximately 250 locals attended the concert to see the Australian bands perform. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_052 Private Mark Etheridge interacts with the local children during a concert at Honiara Arts Park. Approximately 250 locals attended the concert to see the Australian bands perform. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_053 Solomon Islands Idol Winner David Auna performs with Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars during a concert at Honiara Arts Park. Approximately 250 locals attended the concert to see the Australian bands perform. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_062 Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars perform songs from the 60s - 90s for soldiers at Forward Operating Base Maritime. (Date taken: 17 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_069 Members from Cornesy’s Rock-n-Roll Allstars, Inakin and the Navy Band pose for a photo at Guadalcanal Beach Resort. (Date taken: 18 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_075 Comedian Lindsay Webb hands out Australian Navy stickers to locals from Mbarana Village. (Date taken: 18 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_076 Emma Allen poses with local children from Mbarana Village. (Date taken: 18 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_080 Josh Barker and Shane ‘Buddha’ Edwards play an impromptu song for locals from the Mbarana Village. (Date taken: 18 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_082 L-R, John Bywaters and Tim Donovan perform for soldiers at Forward Operating Base Maritime. (Date taken: 18 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_084 Major Sean McBain poses with a local from the Mbarana Village. (Date taken: 16 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_085 Graham Cornes gives a local boy an ‘Allstars’ pin, while Corporal Jacquie Levick looks on during a visit to the American Memorial in Honiara. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_087 Corporal Ken Schack-Evans stops to talk to a local boy during a visit to the American War Memorial in Honiara. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 200810adf0000000_094 Gaetan Frichot from Inakin soaks up the atmosphere whilst playing his guitar during a concert at Forward Operating Base Maritime. (Date taken: 15 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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