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o.stobuted througnout all RAN shiPS and establishments Registered by Australia Post PublicallOn April 22, 1996 and to servmg personnel wherever they may be. No VSH8876
T~a~g~~nr~:~ ~~r f~~[~yn~~d ~~cl:;s ~c~~~~:l~' t~~i~e:G~ HMAS MELBOURNE, when she sailed from Sydney for the Arabian Gulf.
As pan of the Multinational Maritime Interception Force (MlF). MELBOURNE will spend three months in the Arabian Gulf, beginning in May. enforcing UN Security Council sanctions against Iraq. The ship will operate in company with ships from the United Kingdom. the Netherlands and the United States while in the Gulf. Canada and New Zealand recently concluded similar work with the MIF.
Mr Mclachlan said as part of the MlF "MELBOURNE will intercept and query merchant vessels sailing into and out of Iraqi ports. Suspect vessels will be boarded.
"If they are not in compliance with UN resolutions they will be turned back.
"These arrangements clearly demonstra te the Australian
, ~. I. • . : .. • ~ •. ,': ~'.,
I Brion A/sop, Na~y :~bIiC Affairs, Sydney I Government's commitment to the United Nations and to the UN Security Council resolutions imposed on Iraq," he said.
Sixth deployment by a RAN ship
In farewelling the 216 men and women aboard MELBOURNE, Mr Mclachlan said: " I would like you all to spare a thought for them and their families . It is not easy when a
spouse or parent is called to serve in distalll parts of the world. '" would like to assure all the families that the Government
understands the hardships associated with these long absences and appreciates The commitment o f all of you in service Australia".
He also conveyed "the good wishes of The people of ' Australia" to those embarking on the mission to the Arabian Gulf. saying that they would face "a difficult, complex and someTimes stressful task."
Their contribution, he said, "will demonSTrate Australia's commitmenT to the United Nations and to peace."
Australian warships have previously undertaken five deployments with the MIF since the conclusion of Operation Desert Stonn in 1991, the mOSt recent RAN ship being HMAS SYDNEY from July to November 1993.
MELBOURNE is expected to return to Sydney in midSeptember.
INDONESIAN VOID FILLED Defence safe in Budget S~:~t~:u~A~~:n~~;n ~~n~~~;t~;~~Tf~~~~Pi~::~
Nowra Hill Primary School.
Classes started last year but due 10 naval commitments former instructors PO Rod Siggs and LS Paul Richmond are unable 10 continue. They ha\·e..becn ably replaced by Bu (Indonesian for M iss) Mosey_ In Navy circles she is morc formally known as AB Michelle Mosey.
The students have remai ned enthusiastic and are more than keen 10 add 10 the ir conversat iOn skills and knowl edge o f Indonesian culture under M ichelle"s t guidance.
To celebrate the end of the schooi lcml a special cultural day was held with the school library decorated by the students with pictures of the "Garuda Pancasila". which is the national emblem of Indonesia.
On display W(Te an assortment of nmes and coins. comic books, magazines and papers as well as face masks and carvings from Indones ia. II demonstrated that our Asian neighbours share the same interests as ourselves.
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2 (98) NAVY NEWS, April 22, 1996
New ships to improve capability T:~n~~~~~~r t~~ s~!~~;e~f~r :~~t~~t~~~:I~Q~~ Australia Ply Ltd for the construct ion and initia l follow. on support of two new hydrographic ships for the Royal Austra lian Navy,
State-of- the·art sonars and SUl'\'ey equipment fi lled in the ships will greatly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of sur.'~ data gathering throughout Australia's non hemwaters.
Mr Mclaughlin said: ''These new ships will improve our ability to collect hydrographic data and when combined with the capability a lready provided by the Aus tralian designed and built Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) system, will enable ships to navigate through Australian waters with greater safety.
"Australian industry will have a significant in\'olvemen! in all facets of the S I87 million project and particuJ:l rly in the provision and integration of the high technology hydrogrJphic, communications and propulsion systems in tneship."
The new 2500 tonne ships. 10 be based in Darwin. will replace the N:lvy's c urrent hydrographic s urvey vessels . HMA Sh ips MORESB Y :lnd FLIN DE RS, when they are decommissioned in 1997 and 1998 respective ly.
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HAVE YOUR SAY ON SURVEY DAY.
T~~in~:t:r. D~~e~~~ McLaughl in. says Defe nce wi ll be the o nly Federa l G over nment department mat will not face cuts in this year 's Budget.
Mr McLaughli n was speaking to offi cers and sa ilo rs a t the Darw in patrol boat ba$e'sArrow Club in an infonnal ge ttogether during his first vis it to the Top End as Minister.
''There is some apprehens ion a round, but mere is one thing 1 can a ss ure you," Mr McLaughlin said,
" With this enormous defi cit mat has suddenly confronted us, for the next two years a f te r June 30 we have to cut 54000 millio n out of a $12O-odd billion Budget-
'1'he only depanment mat won' t be cut is the Department of Defence."
In Darwin. McLaughlin visited De fe nce establishments and held talks with o ffici als including the Commander Northern Command, C DRE John Lord and H MAS COONAWARRA's CAPT' Andrew Makinnon.
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w~u;·~ uuwlJ; ~uu have set sail for Hawaii -one of the most desired holiday des t inations in the world.
W hile the RAN will concede pride of
place to our Air Force compatriots o n ANZAC Day this year in recogni. tion of the RAAF's 751h anniversary the Na\'y will s till be highly v isible acrosslhenmion
[n the morning Navy bands and coloilr parties will lend cercmony to dawn sc .... ices at Brisbane's Shrine of Remembrance and in Deception Bay. in Adelaide and Port Adelaide and at the Cenotaphs in Sydney and Oar.o.in.
Sunshine. Mona~h
Gardens. Cranbourne. Eltham. Fish Creek. SlI.an Hill. Hasungs and Somerville. Seaford, Crib Point. Watsonia. Cluncs, Dandenong, Mornington and the CERBERUS Drum Corps will a~sist the InverlochcommcrnOnltioll
III Queensland the Navy has been active before ANZAC Day. with presentations and lectures about the signifi. cance of ANZAC at Naval Resene Cadet units. publi c sc hools. Cub and Scout groups and RSL sub·brallches and clubs.
Molloy and Atherton ilself. More than 80 personnel will take part in the da\\n se n ' ices the march. wreath· laying ceremonies and etumcni-cal services.
The entire ships's company of HMA S FLINDERS witt take part in Marceba's march and memorial ceremony.
South Austra lian repre· sentation will include members of the HMAS PROTECTOR and Collins·c las~ submarine companies as well as from the Naval Suppon Office. Adelaide. and Reserves.
However. those aboard HMA Ships SYDNEY, NEWCASTLE. PERTH and SUCCESS will do lillIe reta~ing ill the sunny American Sl3tc.
The RAN task group is sailing to Hawaii t() P3rticipalc in RIMPAC 96. a sh-nation naval c>.:crcisc (rom May 20 to June 30.
A large group of family and friends waved [he :..hips ofT as they left Fleet Base East.
Among the well-wishers was Naomi Horsfield who was s3ying good-bye 10 her husband Mark. a peny officer on board HMAS SYDNEY.
"The las! time 1 stood
• M rs Wendy Dennis and her grand-daughter Laura i\'loni blow a kiss ~oOO·bye to LS8M Darn!n Brown in H~IAS SYDNEY. I'i clu~: A81)1I Judy Blackburn.
craft. including three P3C Orion maritime patrol air· craft from RAAF Edi nburgh and rour F l llq s trikc aircraft
from RAAF Amberley. "They will participate
in a wide \·arietyofacti\,. ities ashore and under. on and above the waters off
Hawaii including Harpoon and Standard missi le firings. torpedo drops and gun cxe'"l.'ise-s:· ~aid Mr McLachlan.
For the H obart Cenot aph se r vice at 0600, the Navy witt pro· vide personnel forlh e lr) · service catafalque party ami as nag orderlies.
PNF and Port Adelaidc's Dawn
Service is t hc seco nd largest in the SA. after the cilY's. and personnel also have been assigned to various other represen· tative tasks thoughout the State.
here was when he was ,--------------------going 10 lhc Gulffi\"c years ago," said Mrs Horsfield. who was wilh her IWO children Lachlan. 4. and Samantha. 3 momhs.
The Tasmania Naval Band and an RAN con· tingenl of about ]0 will take part in the city's ANZAC march a nd a n escort pa rty and Navy gueSt speaker will attend ceremonies in Portland and Georgetown.
In the wes t, the Navy wi [1 parade in Perth. Rockin g ham. Pinjarra. Yarloop and at leaSI 20 personnel will march in Kwinana·smainparade.
Th e Coll ie RSL has asked fora Navy cont ingent and a number of \'01·
unteers have said they witt bedelightedlotakef}3rtin both the Dawn Service and the town's march.
The RAN also will take pari in Mandurah's march.
Reserves involved The RAN w ill take
part in Brisbane's dawn se r vice at 04 15. the marc h a nd sa lu te at Decepti on Bay and the naval associ:llion's ser· vice in Brisbane's NewsteadPark.
The cadets of TS MORErON BAY will hold a memorial service from 0845 and thcre will be a specialMassatStS!ephen's CalhedraI from 0900.
BOlh PNF and
NSWwillhaveamajor involvement in ANZAC Day with the PNF and Reserves playing consid· erableroles.
Th e Sydney Area S tanding Guard wi ll be part of the td -service £uard for the ci lY march with HMA Ships ALBA· T ROSS. C RESWELL, WATSON, KUTIABUL, PLATYPUS. PENGUIN. aocl WATERIIEN heavily involved with community remembrance func tions. Others to playa signifi cant ro le include RAN PERS Wagga Wagga and the Naval ReserveCildets.
"Whi le I'm going to miss him I' m a lot happier knowing he's going tOOl place like Hawaii."
RlMPAC 96 is the 151h in a sericsof na\'lI1 excrcises cOnduCled cvcry second year since 1971. Theexcrcise is designed 10 enhance the tactical caf}3bilities o f sh ips and personne l in major aspects of maritime operations at sea.
Defence Mini ste r Mr Ian McLach lan said the US-sponsored exe rci se will feature internclion by 44 ships, more than 20.000 sai lors. soldiers. marine s. airmen and coaslguards and 200 ai r-
HM AS CE RBER US
Resen'es will march through Brisbane st reets from 1030. fo llowed by a w rea t h-laying and memorial service at the
has co..ordinated all RAN Shrine of Rcmembrance. activities thrOughout As well. there will be a
DTAMA as good as new Victoria with sailors taking memorial sef\'ice in Ihe The RAN has officially part in parades and ccre- presence of HE Ihe acccpted back into opera-monies across the State, Governor of Queensland tional service the Oberon
The Nava l Trainin g at the Masonic Lodge. class submarine HMA S
~~~l~~~~~.r~ilIR~~:~ B~e a~~~~~~~~dp~~~;! OTAMA. following a
of the senior office rs' a lso will participate in ~:~;:;~~f::IU~I~-i~l~I1~~~ ~~~lu:O:r~~c.~ w1~i~~ t~I~~~~i:ta~~l:~~~{ !~~ resulied in the bo:lI being marc h . He will be (01 - be Navy representalion at rated "as good:ls new". lowed by the RAN Band Maryborough's parade OTAMA was formally Melbourne and a contin- and the Gaylhorne RSL. rededicated at a ceremo' gent expected to number I n far nor t h ny al the Navy's Sydney at least lOll Queen s land the Navy submarine base. HM AS
Among the long list of wilt be represented at PLATYPUS. other Victori :lII services dawn services in Cairns. Home 10 65 orncer s w ith RAN volve ment Gordonva le, Edge Hill. and sailors, OTAMA has a r e B e n tl e i g h, Cook town·. Inni s fail. pa rli cipated in a conti ·
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ON SURVEY DAY Jaf}3n and Hawai i. clock· ing up almost a quarter
million naulicalmiles during her 18-yearcareer.
Throughout her career, OTAMA has been updated with new weapons, sensors and electronics. having undergo ne all ex tensive overhaul and upgrade from July 1983 to September 1985.
Hertatest refit. which began in August 1993, will carry OTAMA through till the end of her career. c urrentlyscheduled ror 1999.
OTAMA will evelllualIy be replaced by the six th of th e new CO L LINS class submarines currently under const ru ction in South Australia - Mike J a mes. Navy Publi c Afrairs, Sydney.
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NAVY NEWS, April 22, 1996 (99) 3
All Thai-ed up A~~~:ns~;e ~:i~~~g ~~ the ADF School of Languages Itarning Thai. WOET Bud: has graduacedaltheimermediatelc\d.
WO Buck b«omcs the RAN's only qualified Thai linguist in full·limescrvict.
WO Bu ck joined the Navy in April 1968 as a Jun ior Recruit at HMAS LEEUWIN and has
cnjO)cdposlingsloHMA ship~ DERWENT, ARDENT, STALWART, PERTH and ADELAIDE,
Before commenci ng lan guage [rai ning in January 1995 in preparation for a posting as Defence Administrative Assista n t ( DAA ) AUSTEMB Bangkok. WOBuckwas thesurface weapons trials manager at
RANTEG for four }ears, "Ahhough thiS is wuh·
out doubt the most difficult training [h:wc undertaken in my career. it is a lso the mOSt sati sfyi ng and I ..... ould recommend it to anybody who has the tlplilUde:' said WO Buck,
WOBlrl hastakenuphis pos ting in Bangko k a nd enooumges all Naval personnel]XlSSingtlro.tgtl~aq, in.
Band tour hits high note and Don Rader.
The RAN Band has been pla)'ing in \VA this mOnlh w ilh Ihe Don Burrow's Quartet and
drawing huge crowds to uscoocens.
Navy's director of music LCDR Ashley Greedy. Mr Burrows
(clarine!) and Mr R:ldcr (lugle horn) (pIctured above) 1001. some li me out from busy rehear~als for ajam session.
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Oz Style treat for SUCCESS H~I~:~r~~:~~~~o:::s P6;~~) ~;:: ~~ct~~el;I~~~ two day_ recording IS ,how,. The learn wa~ invited on OO'lrd 10 proll101e the N;I\)'s emhusia\1ll nod d .. "dlcUlion 10 fitnes~ and tn sho\\- lhal even on board (lur ~hip_ thcrc i, room to J..eep fil.Man) of the crew managed to fully ,[pprcciale the vcryathlelic ;tcli\il) occurring on Ihe night deck . Some luck) ~ailor,.
~uch a~ I'OPT Stephen 00\\ ne). LSPT Phil Day. lSPT Ju"tin While. lSSIG Dcan Coughran, ABRO
Justin Smith. A88M A~h Jacbon <Ind ABB'\I Troy Gill Mopped Ihclr bu~y l\OrJ.. "chcdule to panicip,ltc in an aerobics cla~~
There \lere ,bltlllerHOO aembi~ inslJUclO!'. 11110 boord· . cd for the \110w including June Jones. Wendy Carroll. Em
.... hchaels. Nicole Srfil\h and Michelle Nichola,.
C~~~~~~~I~~O:~C I~ ~~~ Peler Mitchell Essay Competition. The opt'n section \\'a~ laJ..en out b) lCDR ,\Ian Hingc from the Defence Acadcmy.
LCDR Hinge recci\es $1500 for his essay on how the liberalislItion of society'S \'a lues will impact on lhe future Na\y.
The fullliSl of winne~ l~' Open seclion: LCD R
AJ . Hinge. $1500. Officen;' section: LEUT
M. Moorc. $750: LEUT R.C.A. Leahy. 5750 cqual first: LEUT J. V. Lubar. Canadian Navy. 5250 third.
Sail«s'SCC'tion:l.SA1WL I.M. Wi ll iams. 51000 first: WOMT P. Whit· ting to n. 5500 second: third llotawardcd.
OHicers Undcrgoing Staff College: LCDR N. Singh. IN. 51000 first: LCDR S. Stangrcl. 5500 second: LCDR N. Bala·:illbramamall.lN. 5250 third
The Pctcr Mitchell Es~ay Competition is an c~~ay compctition held annually and is open to all full· time members of British Commonwealth navies of commander ranJ..{)(below.
The 1995 competi tion received a to tal of 44 entries from the Australian. Indian. New Zealand a nd Canad ian navies. T he majority of enlrie~ wcre of a high standard and the judges commems indicated that there were ~ome thoughtful and wel l reaso ned arguments pre~cnted.
The \t~ndnrd of entries
in the ~a i lor ~eclioll wa, also good with thoughl pro·
\oking and a~lUte argu,
mem~ contended
Sailors arc highly
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mtmberofentries is usu·
ally low. With this much
prize money on offer il
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entcring thc 1996 compe'
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Essay Competition is ad
ministered by Naval Train·
Ing Command An nex.
CanberT'd.86·533-l9.
Many agreed the phy~iclll benefits gained from having i\crobic~ 01. SI)lc on board for the \\hole depJO)ll1enl \\ould persuade elen the !cast lit to gel o\lland"acrobi~ize"withthcbe\IOflhem'
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NAVY NEWS, April 22, 1996 (101) 5
Certification for SERS T~eari~~s~:~~at~:n~~ ~an~~~~i~SRc.;~:~:~ ~~ ~~ i~~O ~~~li;~t~~l~: ~:IS::l~~~.~a[I~~~ n~~h:~: Submarine Esc ape and was air- fre ighted to rine lying at an angle of would foul the escape Rescue Service (SERS) Australia. arri vin g in up to (j(J'. tower upper hatch. has been granted initial Adelaide in time to per- 011 arrival in Adelaide The second check system certification for mit the first deep dh'c of 1WO physical c heck s required a physical mating rescue of survh'ors in an COLLINS. remained Ou tstanding . between the upper part of emergency following an Remora, named for the The firSt wa s the "dry the ASRV and the new extensive review by RAN fish which suc k onlO mate" with the resclie Transfer Under Pressure authorities of the equip- sharks. differs from other sealing of a Collins class (TUP) chamber. Having ment and lest resuils. rescue systems in that il submarine (COL LI NS proven the physical com-
After achieving the is remOlely operated and herself as it turned out) patibiHlY. the bell and TUP world's deepest 6Q9 mate employs an articulaled where the aniculated skin ch3mber were "blown
sive service of its type in the world. likely to provide a be nchmark for future systems.
(547m) during sea trials skin which. through the was placed in the worst down" to their maximum
Planning has also begun in earne st for Exerci se Black Carillon 96 to be held off Broken Ba y in June . Involving HMA Ships TOBRUK and ONSLOW. it will I>e the first time thaI personnel will actually be transferred from a submarine to the ASRV_
Meanwhile. the efforts of two members of the Submarine Escape and Rescue Project were recognised in January with the award of Australia Day Council meda l lions [0
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Subsequently. the offshore classification society Oct Norske Vcritas (DNV) fonnally cenified Remora as a Manned Tethered Remotely Operated Vehicle. clearing yel another hurdle in the march towards full cenification of the SERS. When fuJlycenified. the SERS will be the most capable and Comprehen-
The project. through fast-\racking processes. made this submerged rescue and escape support capability available only fifteen months after projectfonnation.
* HMAS SIIEPPARTON: Tropical cyclones were the flavour of the month with surveying called to a halt twice to take avoidance action. [t was tropical cyclone Ethel which proved to be our nemesis. * HM AS WIIYALLA : Curre ntly preparing fo r
MWVCP EX WHYALLA is on her way north in company with HMAS GLADSTONE to RJV at Thursday Island with G EELONG. LAUNCESTON and TOWNSVILLE. All ships will be part icipating in the fi rst minor war vessel concentration period of '96. The competition is sure to be fierce. * HMAS BRISBANE: Has just completed Exercise
lADS with HM S YO RK . RSS VALOU R. KDS MARIKH and KASTURI in the South Chi na Sea. * HMAS WESTRALlA: The refit saga continues_
A special mention to ABBM "Gus" Bentley who has set an unprecedented record in the local Aussie Rules competition by kicking a massive 26 goals in the first two games of the season. * HM AS WARRNAMBOOl : Refi t continues to progress well. fanning hopes of a timely completion
- which would enable [he ship to overcome the small hurdle posed by the WUP/ORE in time for a well-earned deploymemoverseas. * HMAS TOBRUK: Command has bcen handed
over to CMDR Gren Robinson by outgOing CO, CMDR John Wells. CMDR Wells has been posted 'to the Directorate of Surface and Air Warfare at DNW. CMDR Robinson joins from the Joint Services Staff Course. * Hen3 SQUADRON: Outgoing CO. CMDR Tony
Di Pietro, was rowed ashore to assume his new posting as Reet Aviation Officer (FAVO). CMDR Oi Pietro was relieved by the squad ron's new CO, LCDR Mark JerretL * HMAS DARWIN: Has completed her refit at the Transfield WA Facility in Cockburn Sound . WA and returned to FEW. The CO (CMDR Davyd Thomas) has handed over to his successor (CMDR Rick Shalders). ABCSO Simon Chrislie was awarded sailor of the month.
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soc iet y:' said th e ac tuall y a tt ac hed to a "We arc here to almo~t extremely approachabl e base or unit th at ha s a spoon-feed our customers
A:.:gJ~~ A~.~~~ there for a week lib'~re are about 38,000 ~~rt:~ :~ ~~nrlt~ ~~ ~~~n :; Ro .... lands had no need to and I saw Australians cre- peo ple employed by the are able to research topic~ hand in a ga~eL he has ate. in their area of influ- Depanmem of Defence in quicker than they can:' said goodbye to his pasi- ence, ajust society. NSW and 25.000 of those she said. tion as the ADF's Judge "Our military officers are our potential cus- "If somebody rings up Advocate General. set up a court structure. tomers."he s.aid. and says they need 10
RADM Rowland ....... ho When they caught a ban- This library (which has articles on a topic yester-was the first RAN mem- dit. the y had a prope r been in Defence Plaza for day. they are quite enti -ber to be the JAG. h3~ trial. They went around almost a ye3r) is really tied todo th3t because \.Ie completed his four-year the villages and found the the Defence Department's arc here to provitle a tai-tenure . He will be old judges. They even "state" library 3,> II is the lored. fast service for replaced by Major trai ned a police force. It largest and it has the most their cri tical operational Genernt. the Honourable 311 had to be started from customers in NSW." needs. K.P. Duggan. RFD, who scratch. The library is part of "While we do assist is 3 judge of the Supreme "Seeing the good work the new ODIN (Online Defe nce pe rsonnel who Court ofSoulh Australia. th ey were do ing fea ll y Defenc e Info rmati o n are studying at a te rtia ry
But don'tthink RADM made me happy 10 be an Network ) system, which level. we are speCifically Rowlands is abandoning Australian: ' co nnec ts th e Defe nce here to provide a wor" -ship. He plans to cont inue RADM Rowlands said Depanment's 60 li braries re lated service:' se rvin g as a nava l the Austra lia n Defence and research centres. "For further information
~07:S~ -f;rc~:~:;t h:~ ~~~~te s;:t:~~e~!u~eWi~ judicial system for grant- Pi:~:: s~~i:'ri I~:~~~~~op, it quite clear that I th ink st~;,er~~~~:nl~~~~;~~;~ ~~)u~;~e2~g;aZ' f~~n(~~; years. was requi red to mai ntain ed. W e just assume it and the DefenC'e Force. we the system works we ll. Darien Smith. said up-to- 3772399 o r 377 2328.
RADM Rowlands. who strict discipline. we are highly cri tical ofa also have a general lead- but it' s important that ~ _ _ _ _ --'-_____ _ _ _ is a Family Court Judge, " Wh en the ADF s ingl e erro r, and so we ership role. Our influence people outside the mil i-said the hi ghlight o f hi s deploys o ve rse as. it should be. but we ought is very stro ng within legal t3ry and those within the JAG posting was travel- sometimes goes to places to reflect occasionally on structures in the ADF. military. not only receive ling to Somalia in April where the r e i s n o the fac t tha t we have a "We often ta lk on dif- jus t ice . but are clea rl y 1993, government. no judicia l system which is prelly fe rent topi cs . s uc h as seen to receive j ustice:'
"When I went there. I system or maybe there is good and. by and large, inlemaliooal and humani- he said. rea li sed cl early what I one. but wedon 't have any one which works." tarian law. The leader- "(Cu rrent ly in the had alway s known , but confidence in it," he said. He said the JAG, who s hip. teaching area is a ADF) convening authori-ncver seen so starkly. that "Thi s is why we have had to be judge of the very interesting part of a ties appoint the judge, the you need in place proper our own judicial structure. Federal or Supreme COUrt. JAG's work." jury and prosecutor and structures for a civilised "We take our civilised was required 10 report RADM Rowlands, who may we ll be the seni o r
the ADF 3nd also to pro- said he would like to see a little clubby. vide the fin al legal review some changes made to " I would like 10 see the of proceedings within the the Defe nce Forces' judi- j udici al group removed Defence Force. cial system. fro m the con ve nin g
"B ecause we arc th e "Firstly I wanlto make authority's influence:'
Naval officer becomes communications head A~s~:~e~f:~~~:~~ o f the Head qu a rte rs Defence Communic:nions Group (HQDCG) for the first time.
CAPT Mike Webster becomes Commander and brings wi th him the benefi t of his experience as Communicat ion Orficer of HM AS MELBO URNE. O perations Officer of Defence
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COL Mic hael S wa n leaves the posit ion o f HQDCG Commander after two years to attend the Austra lian College of Defe nce and Strategic Studies.
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WOLLONGONG ( LCD R p, J. Nenke) expressed s urprise when they discovered they were t ravelling to Ci lica p. a place th ey had never noticed on the map. .
Lu c k y for t h e m N""avigator LE U T Bernad ette Gate ly knew
the score and gOt them safely to Cilicap (pronounced chil- i-chap), a lown on the south coast of lava fsland.
It was the first li me in 10 years that a RAN ship had visiledCilicap.
On arr ival. the pictu resque landscape gave way 10 a relatively modem, industrial and fishing port.
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Aftcr a few days frolicking in the sun. it was back to work as Wo ll ongong pat ro ll ed around the Christ mas and Cocos Islands.
An Indonesian/Japanese iongliner was sj?9l1cd by the ever-vigilant Coast Watch and caughtjusl off Cocos Island.
The longliner's catch was valued at $1 million.
After a short but pleasant Slay in bOlh Australian i~lands, the ship's compa· ny ventured off yet again into the unknown. This time it visited Lembar Pon on the island of Lombok. wh ich is the next island east of Bali.
Here it was warmly wel· corned by t he T N! ( Indonesian Navy) which then proceeded to thrash it in both volleyball and socw.
Lembar Port was a relaxed and friend ly place. 45 minutes out of the main touristcentreSenggigi.
Th is was where the ship's company e njoyed restaurants. hotels, markets and best of all. buying pollery.
Having returned to Australia. WOll..QNGONG's ship's company has been preparing for a trip to its namesake city for ANZAC Day services and celebrations.
• The JEPS team with RANSTC instruclors. Picture: WGCDR Smith .
Southern snow surprise A~~~~:~e~asma~i~~a~ GLA DSTONE's (LCDR Richard Barker. RN) ship's company with a chance to feel the cold
GLADSTONE. based in sunny Cairns. travelled to Hoban to spend time exercising on the Derwent with Naval Reserve personnel.
Executive Officer LEUT Pete Mellick said the ANR training was always "well subscribed"in Tasm3ni3.
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Six intrepid explorers ventured high on the mountain and once they made the dangerous chmb towards the top. they were rewarded with snow
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ed to a diffe re nt departme nt every day and also received m o rning an d afternoon briefs on such topics as gunnery. being an O fficer of the Watch and how a DC base: works.
T he De fe nce staff gained a valuable insight into operations at sea and received a num ber of briefs on aspects of naval service appropriate to their employment.
Highlights of the week included a small arms shOO! on the quanerdeck. watching ajack5tay and the steel deck barbecue finished off with a game of Tombola. • PO Col li e r explai ns t he wo rkings of a 50
ca libre machine guo to the cad ets.
Adventure training for- busy Joint Exercise Planning Staff S~~i~tC~;e~~~~ f;~a~n:~; Staff (JEPS) have taken a break in the planning of Exercises Kingfisher 96 and Trident 96 to undertake adventure training on board the RAN Sail Training 'Cen tre yacht LADY PENR HY N of NIRIMBA (LEUT P. Wesley. RAN).
After introductions to the skipper and mate. POET Paddy O·Donnell. LADY PENRHYN sailed around Sydney Harbour for six hours. enabling the new crew 10 learn the basics of saili ng before proceeding 10 Middle Harbour to anchor for the evening
The next morning saw the yacht back in Sydney
Harbour for a quick public relations run for the Navy Today video before seumg sailupthecoasttoB3ITI.'Jljoey HcadandintoPiltwatCf.
Enroute. the JEPS team (comprising three: Army. two RAAF and one Navy member) was taught to reef the mainsail. change the foresail and were practised man overboard drills.
The next tWO flays were spent in the confines of Pittw'!ter learning more about the an of sailing.
Early on Thursday mom· ing the yacht proceeded down the coast 10 Watson's Bay fora PAX transfer.
Du r ing the passage 10
Sydney. a southerly front approached and the wind quickly went from calm to
gusts of 30 knots with a two metre swell. much to the dismay of the Army and Air Fon:e personnel on board
Sail reefing praclice was put to good use!
After completi ng the PAX transfer. and changing into wet weather gear. LADY PEN RH YN proceeded out of the Heads for passage soulh to Jervis Bay.
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ADF shows off at Easter exhibition The Hordern Pavilion
31 the 1996 Royal EasIer Show in Sydney has been host 10 the bigg('~1 Australian Defence Force exhibition staged in Australia. •
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All three services were well represented ",ilh some of thcif latest equipment and models on db· p l ay and many serving personnel from lhe permanCnI forces and rcSCf\'cson the fioorl:lIk ing 10 .lhe crowds and demonstrating some of Ihegear.
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The Navy had man) All displays were "ell models on displ:ly indud- attended and popular wilh ing a one-quarter sc31c the crowds. according to Frcm:lJlIle class palrol the service personnel on boat. Collins class sub- the floor. marine, Huon class minco Sgt Gary Eckert. of hunter and ANZAC RAAF Technical Trai n-frigatc. The Nal'y display ing, was panicu larly also included guided mis· p leased with the AV RO siles and IOrpedoes as from the War Mcrnorial. well as 3n interactive ··It·s good 10 see the Phalanx anti-aircrnft gun. Mcmori:ll could supply
LCD R P3ul Blanch. us with this AVRO. thc N:ltional Exhibitions oldest surviving aircraft Manager for Defence of the RA AF infantry:' Pub lic Relations. ex- said Sgt EcI.:en. " It was a plained th:u the purpose trainer and bui lt in 19 18:' of the display .... as 10 SBLT Jason Forsyth inform. the public 3boul noted the crowds were Defence Force activities curious about N31'y life and show some ADF as well as new ships and equipment. "We' I'e gOiIO acquisitions. make su re we've got a '1'hepc-ople like IOhe:lr high Icycl of support in about what you do al sca. the commun ity:' said about 1ife atsca:' he said. LCDR Blanch. '"They also like to learn
'"And thal's what this . about the new ships Iha\ show i~ about. We are in are coming on line. May-the market to keep our be next year we could defence dollar up and .... e have displays of NBCD must have the comlllu- equipment. ami·flash and niIY'~ ~uppon to do Ihat. what we wear at sea.
"If we do get into Peoplc ask :lbout that a armed conflict some· lot:' where down the lrack, we Judging by crowd reac· want to hal'e the public tion, the ADF eXhibition !)ehindus," was a great succcss,
T~~~(~Mc~~s ~~~I:~ a resolution calling on the major navies to "come clean" o n the detail s of how many nuclear reactors and warheads have been lost in accidents or dumped at sea, Appa· rently conce rn e d by repons of Russian ministers describing their decommissioned nuclear submarines as "floating Chernobyls'", the EP is probably womed that the Russian Nal y may decide to dump up to 140 Russian submarine reac· lOT cores, currently await· ingdisposal,:11 sea where they would be joining an undisclosed number that have already been dumped around the island of Novaya Zemla in the Barents Sea,
Th e Fre nc h !'lavy is labouring under severe budget cuts, In an 3!tempt to bolSter social progrnms money has been reallo· catedawayfromlhe mih. tary. resulting in anum· ber of major ~etbacU to the Marine Nationale Procurement prOJeclS hit
include the fifth and six th LA FA YETTE fr iga t es~ now to be delivered six. yearslalerlhan expected, The third new balli stic, mi ss ile s ubmarine . LE VIG ILANT. will be delayed for an unspec ified time. as wi ll orders fo r Rafa le fi$ ht crs and NH90 helicopters to operate from the new car, rier C HARLES DE GAULLE. Thrll, h()\\cI'er. is nOt such a huge prob~ lem as her completion has' also been del:l) ed 10 Sill"e money, Origin:llly intend· ed to en te r service in 1996. a series of "streich ouls", de lays and now this latest budget squeeze will not see the DE GAULLE e nter service before late 1999 o r early 200(lailhe earliesi
*** Th e Thai Navy is reponed 10 be unhappy with the frig:ltcs that they have purchased fro m China. Reporls ~ugges t
that the build quality is, quite frnn kly. ab)'smal.
Depend on BRUNEI T~~~S~~~:~ ~~~~~c~~ shore would be impossible iomany areas without the help of HMAS BRUNEI and the Navy's other four Landing Craft Heavy (LCH).
HMAS BRUNEI (LI27) was the first of ei&!>t BALlKPAPAN class LCHs to see service with the RAN, commissiomng in January \973.
On commissioning. BRUNEI was auached [0 the Landing Craft Squadron at H MAS 1-IORETON, then spen t some time in maintained S\OT:lge before being re
commissioned in 1985 as an interim survey ship.
In 1988 she was homeported in Sydney_ along with BETANO, for service insupponofc1earancediv. ingcollTSes.
wilhan amphibious task group centred on HMAS
TOBRUK. This \~ou'd be 'II ca n ;n conjunction with the Army LCM8s moving equipment from s hip
tashore." be very Between exercises and
with the vehicle deck free of cargo. the opportunity
tor some fun and games is excl"ll"ng' not lost on the ship's rom. • On the d e<-k of BRUNEI (r-t) A8 Mark Russell , AB Da\'id Ducketl. AS Stuart l\ lcDonald, CPO Darrell pany of 13. Deck hockey. Felsch. Cadel Albert Yangowemau, LS Paul Corcoran, AS Marc Parsell , CPO Murray Robins, AB Russell dcck volleyball using a Loring and LS Rock Ayers on BRUNEI'S deck with Command ing Offi cer L EUT Pa ul Koerber a nd medicine ball and deck Exeeuti\'e Officer LEUT Nicholas !\Ia rtin.
cricket arejustsolllC of the rr=::::===;;;;~;;;;i~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~~~ sports contested on board BRUNEI.
BRUNEI and the other LCHs have a close working relationship with the Army. They also do a large amoufll of work close inshore and in isolated areas.
Due to the versatility of the LCH. they arc tasked with a number of opera-
'Extraordinary' Since then she has been
involved in various exercisesaroundAustraiia.
During t995 BRUNEI participated in SQUADEX. Exercise Initial Landing and Kangaroo 95 all in waters around northern Australia, most of which are tOO shallow to allow HMAS TOBRUK to beach and discharge cargo.
Consequently il beoomes pccessary fO.r the LCH to marry up with the larger Landing Ship Heavy to pass cargo for transfer ashore.
The Commanding Officer of BRUN EI. LEUT Paul Koerber explains: "We marry up with them. The bow door fits into robber chocks on the stern doorofTOBRUK and four lines are passed to hold us in there.
"If the conditions aren·t favourable it can be an exciting moment when we do actually join up and have the large vehicles go fiun TOBRUK to BRUNEr
Mostexercisesinvoiving LCn s are conducted in the wati!:rs of nonhern Australia at places such as Sabina Point. Shoalw3ter Bay and Cowley Seach. southofCaims.
LEUT Koerber said the LCH had an extraordinary lift capacity.
--We can move approxi. mately 150 tonnes of cargo. That's three leopard tanks or in simpler terms about 13 armoured pc®nndcamcrs.
"During an amphibious operation we'd be suppaninglogisticsovertheshore
lions whieh take advantage of the opcn deck space.
Executive Officer LEUT Nick Manin said BRUNEI had this year been involved in Exercise SQUADEX. together with the other LCHs and TOBRUK.
This annual exercise is designed to work up the squadron and provide continuation training in landingoperations.
• C MDR Nick Payne, LC DRs Phi l Wh ite , De rek Abra ham-J ames, !\.·Ia r k Ba rnes, Jock Syd ney, Ian Parker and M IDN Ma rk Lee with the ir t r uSI)' Tarago outside the Hl\'IAS CRESWELL Wa rd room.
Travelling far and wide for clients LEUT Koerber said
BRUNEI was a comfortable ship,exa:ptinhc.avyseas.
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Naval officer drops in So far this year they have hired DAS vehicles. flown service air and stayed in HMAS BRISBANE in an effor t to meet theirchaner 10 visit every naval officer in the calendar year.
whole ship and nobody Edmistone. has flown in former student a t the ing. ings have used innovative can get any rest. to v isit his niece and school. landed his Sea LEUT Edmistone and thinking to solve the
.. I sup po s e K 9 5 nephew. Krystle 12 and King on ~he main sports his aircraft and crew are problem of getting out of
S~~~eed~~~~th~~i;~~ed Anthony Davis. 10, at oval as pan of a visit to based at HM AS ALBA- ~~r~:~l=~:~: Each desk officer manages an average of 350
away for almoSt 10 weeks. . Wynnum North' Sta te Queensland schoo ls in TROSSinNowra.NSW. scllingfortheircuslOmers.
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Alw~y~ on the ·Iook. out AscconJbo:xItiss/x)v.ting while LAUNCESTON
on the rndarand minute. races the three miles 10 [alt.'!" she 100 is ~ighled. FFV 2.
LAUNCESTON hh It too is boarded. bill been steaming flOnh from Buffer PO Jim Kelchcll Dary, in for :about 20 reports there is no evi-hours paSt Mehille Island dence of recent fishing. to Just inside the All lines and anchors are Australian Fi~hlng Zone, dry and neh ~ecurel)'
with the traditional pipe about eight miles within stowed away below ded. .. "cilll hands call hilnd~ call the 200nm timi!. Like many 'Jndone~ian hands ... wakey wakey "Berhelll; mOlour," the Type III boalS, she is wakey", CO. LCDR Clive Duochue. fragile and in relatively
Immediately. Navigator calls in pidgin Indonesian poor(:ondition. LEUT Aaron Cox repons as LAUNCESTON draws A fleT consideration ..
He warns ib crew nUl to work in Australia', exch.silc fishing zone and sends It chugging north 10 .... ards int~mation· alwaters.
LAUNCESTQN relurns to the fir-.I boat to be told there is evidence it has been fishing. Gear is wet and floats in the water bear the boat's name, AMARDA JAYA, wilh hooked shar~ on thcirlines.
a foreign fishing vessel a1ongsidt::··Stopengine." and because she had not A steaming party IS
has been sighted. more or An armed boarding yet '-I-et a line ." LCDR embarked. tow line less where the civilian party under Executive Dunchue reluctantly secured and LAUNCFS· Coast watch pilot had Officer LEUT Chris decides it is unlikely the TON begins the loog. slllll
al sighting is made. Unc~peetedly, the
intrudf'rtumsto\\:mlsthc AU\lralian palrol boat instead of the expected and usual dash for the north.
As the range narrows. it is c!earthis b a different slyleofboal and the captain is not happy
"!t·s a bad one,'· he ~ays and explains the FFV is a Type III, dearly III poor condition. but not unusually so for the \"es· <;els Ihat poach in this pan ,)f!heAFZ.
• LCO R C li ve Dun c hu e with Naviga tor LE UT reported her Ih e night Hewitt lakes the Zod iac boat would survive the Journey back to Darwin Aaron Cox on LAUNCESTON's nying bridge. before. RIB across 10 FFV I. ZOO·mile tow 10 Darwin. with her eighteenth FFV
Th' boarding party ~pon~ II has been fishing In Australia·s zone. a good 33 miles or more insidc the "line'·. There is fresh blood on Ihe dcck, a small quantity of very fresh shark fin aboard and wet mud on the anchor.
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sels. the Type III boals. are aixJut 8m or 25' long and of narrow beam, with a s mall diese l engine. They are built in their thousands on the islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
The wooden boats are unstable, leaky, Ihey reck offish ingrained into their limbers and their motors arc often poorly maintained.
By 0800 Friday, thank~ to careful and smooth sailing, AMARDA JAYA is successfully ne:uing Dan" in, whcre contra( tors Barefoot Marine Will be givcn responsibility for it and itscre ....
But nearing home LAUNCESTON i, lold of
But the XO radios that the boat i s flimsy, has S(\'cral inches of waler in the bilge ... and no bilge pump ... and its engine has a blown head gasket and is ckarly unreliable. It is impossible to tow or even escort with Ihe safeIyofitscrewparamounl.
Aflerreceiving imtructions from NORCOM, LAUNCESTON takes the Indonesian ere\\' aboard. with its personal effects, and prcpares 10 take the T)pe III to Darwin.
E\cntually the BUTON MULIA 1$ in lOw, after ~i J( hours' hot. s\\ ealy
'Struggle' anOlherslghlingin adif· ferent sector of the coaM
·'You guessed it." LCDR Dunchue inform~ his company.
·'\\.ewill ,ail at 1600" Instead of the eXp<"Clcd
weekend al home the company of25 will ha\c less than six hours ... JuSI about cnough timc to dhobi their Probans. grab a bite of lunch and ki~' Iheir wives and glrlfriends goodbye.
" I toJd rny girlfriend not to buy those tickets for Saturday night,'· AB Sean Goff says wilh a shrug.
"She should have known nOI 10 buy them during the fishing season."
LAUNCESTON steams quickly all night through mirror-calm seas unlli. at about 0930, vi~u-
and teJiouswork. But LCDR Dunchue
rec~i\cs advice shurtl) Jfler~unset that he should nOI lOW during Ihe night if hi~ charge is in danger of,in~ing.
By 0600 the FFV has taken on some waterdur· ing the night but is still lowable.
However, a tropical \torm passes and despile every effort to minimise its impact, the FFV has taken on so much water and been buffeted in the rough conditions that she givC's up the ghost and suddenly lolls 10 port with no chance of rccov
''Y. There is no choice but
10 send her 10 the bottom so she is not a hazard 10 shipping.
• A steaming party relca~es Ihe nUTON \IULiA in the grolling darknt'SS,
It's another world for Khaled S ~~!1ed ~!- K;;~;lr~ Officer in HMAS LAUN· CESTON. learning the::lrt
of command half a \\orld 3l1o'lyfromhishomc.
Kh;lled. 25. is an officer In [he Kuwait Naval
Top End Navy set to expand
A~~t~;'~aa'~ ~ ~:r~ ward to a ~jgnifican[ role In (he t'\P(Cled expansion of the Defence Force In nonhern Au.>tralla as IO.C approot"h2000.
The Comnwndcr ;-';onh· ern Command. CORE John Lord. says the force of 3000 uniformed personnel of all ~ervices headqu;lrtcrcd in Darwin can be expected to grow by at leaslSOper cent, to 4500 people.
CORE Lord is Ole of 311 threcforcesinthe TopEnd.
Ch ili an support wou ld mean that the turn of the century would see up to 12.000 people In the whole Defence family in Darwin.
"The uniformed pre!>ence is mainly made up of the elements of I Brigade. ",hich is mO\lng imo the nonhern area as part of Ihe Armoured Presence in Ihe 'orth:' CORE Lord said.
There would be :ll le:lsl a slight N:lvy mcrease. he said. I.dlh the basing of the RAN's two new hydrographic ... esselsin DaJ"I'in
"And a ~econd LC H \\'ill be based in Darwin towards the end of thi~ year. 10 join H MAS BALlKPAPAN. justified by thc increased Army presence around Ihe north." he said.
"We hope 10 have the second up here no laler than September."
CO R E Lord said the Top End ~Iill awaited the decision on the Offshore Palrol Vessel project. bUI if Ihere "ere 10 be a go' ahead. il was possible at least one wou ld be Darwin·based.
"If N:lvy were 10 base them in Ihe norl h. they could a l l be based in Darwin." he said.
With the new vessels home-based in Darwin. Navy presence could increase by several hundred unifonned people.
including civi lian worl enoand fami lies, Ihethree services made up belwcen 12.and 15 percenl o f Darwin's population. were thelhird-bigge~lemp loyer
and contribuled aI lea~t 10 per cen! of the NT Go ... emment's gross Slate income.
Kha1cdsaid. through the r.lnl~." he !>:lid. I-'O((;C and came to Australia for adlanced training with 10 fellow Kuwalli Navy officers.
He Jo i ned the Navy after a two-year unilersiIy accounting degree. In his five-year career. he
has spent more than half his lime in AU~lruha.
His program included language ~tudies in Canberr:l, a number of courses al HMAS CRESWELL and SEACs.
already hale completed their series ofeour;es and returned home.
" I am studying my Bridge Walchkeeplng now. my last course before I go home in a couple of months,"
"I will still be a sublieutenant for about fhe years though. before proffiOIion 10 lieutenam
"The Kuwait NalY is only aboul fhe to ~ill
thou~and people and il IS falTly new, so officers tend 10 remain 10 the ~ervice for a long time:'
de~en nalion mighl ;,nom SlTange , but apart from palrol .. of the 1800lm coasl, Khaled pointed OUt Ihere was the constanl Ihreat from Iraq and other rigid fundamentalist neighbours. Sill of the Kuwa itis
"It seems like a long time, bol in our Navy itisa much slower progression A Navy in a small
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Tuesday of each monthal 9.30 am. The ne;ttt one is to be held on May 7. AnOlher group will also be meeting for coffee. All Defcnce spouses and their children are welcome to the SUlherland F amily Ne t wor k . SylVan ia Community H ealth Centre. 29 Sylvania Road, Sylvania on the thi rd Tuesday of each month. 1be ne)!;t one will be on May 21. For fu rther details, cOntaCI Leigh Ra lston on (02) 2650932.
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CONTACT G ROUPSWA: The next meeting wi ll beon Wednesday. fo.by 8 al the l unio r Sai lors Mess . HMAS ST IRLI NG at 9.30 am. Babysinin .. g r:o:ided.
DARWIN: Coffec mom· ings are held al Marilla
S WAN: Morning teas will be held every off-pay Thu rsday. a t Madlla House, commenci ng at 9.30 am. Sunday picniC lunches are held at Marilla House when the ship is awa y. Contac t Lou ise (592 659 1). Leanne (592 3264) or Joan (5282452).
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HOBART grabs • precI ous soccer cup
A~~;e ~~~u~~~~~Xt~~ HMAS HOBART soccer team to become the first fleet learn 10 win th e ALBATROSS Cup outright.
A jubilaOi HOBART scored in extra l ime to win the soccer knockout competit ion 1-0 from HMAS PERTH .
Eighteen teams entered the competi t ion. which was piaYM in warm conditi ons and on grounds whi ch were ve ry hard underfOOl.
3RAR (Army), winners for the past two seasons, were knocked 001 of the cup in the first round by an exci ting young PERTH .
HARMAN se nt 1W O team s. which were both defeated in round one, a long with WATSON . AL BATROSS and one of KUTTABUL's teams also were defeated early.
The "Golden Oldies" showed they had pie my of run left in thei r legs as they won Iheirfirst match 2-0 over KA NIMBLA . then defeated the K UT· TABUL leam only to be defeated by HOBART in the semi-final.
1l1e other teams to play in Ihesemi-final were a combined MELBOURNEJ
A sweet Fleet win F~~~ ~~~ ~;~ ~;t~ ball grand final for the first lime since [983, defeating KUTTAB Ul 34-12.
The Fleet team was made up of seven gi rls from HMA Ship's SUCCESS, KANIMBlA and TOBRUK.
A strong s tart by goalers Di McClintock and Jodie Wool let
1 ;:rl ~ee~tsa:~n~he way
; KlfITABUl captain IVanessa Steinhour
I ~haadneg:~ntui:;~~o~~~ able to contain centre court players tJarelle Roberts and Teena Vincent.
Defence players Sue Rath, Carolyn Denford and Paula Burley worked hard to sh u t down K UTTABUl' s scoring opportunities.
was defeated by HOBART [-0.
In the final of t he ALBATROSS Cup it looked as if there would be a nil-all score at full time.
Everyone was excited when HOBART scored early in the time-()n period and were hopeful of a ~sult.
PERTH kept pressuring HOBART's defence and ..... ere denied the equaliser with two g~at sa\'es from
ABMT Gaines. PERTH ran out of time
which [eft HOBART with thecup.
On the other side of the draw. 3 RAR had made e\'ery post a winner as it defeated KUTTABUl and HOBART (2) to contest the consolation final against H ARMAN (2)
wh ic h had disposed of HARMA N (I), KAN IMBlA and WATSON.
Both teams ..... ould not lie down and after playing 10 minutes of extra time and sti ll no goals scored. the teams were determined joint winners of the NIRIMBA Cup.
Golf trophy finds new Sydney home T:~I~~O~~:;ti~a~~~~ ph y h as found (l new home on the northern shores of Sydney.
The final. which brought the 1995/96 season to a close. wasfooght Oul between HMAS KUTTABUl and t he Northern Establishments team 3t Sydney 's liverpool Golf Club.
While there was no absolutely stunning scores from either side. Northern Establishments proved more consistent than their KUTTABUL opponents, who actually have lower handicaps.
The Nonhem Establishme nts team managed to win the competition 5-2.
• Ca ptai n of t he Northe rn Est a b lishme nts t ea m , LSPT G raham Riley, shows off the t rophy_ Picture:
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Easy Mons Cup victory for Greens l£!~~:nUt~~~~~ Mons Cup for the third year in a row after almost being knocked out of the competition in the fi rst round.
KUTTABUL players were relieved when LSSN Greg Hetzel kicked a penalty conversion in the dying seconds of the first game to give KUTTAB UL a nail-biting 3-0 vic tory which took it through to the nelltround
KUTTABUL co ntinued its winni ng form through the rounds and made it to the Cup final which was played against HARMAN.
Tbe firs t half was a see-s awing s truggle between the two sides, with KUTIABUL scoring a convened tryon the half-lime siren. Early in the second half, with the ganle still in the balance. KUTTABUL scored a controversial try in the corner. There was an uproar in tbe crowd when the referee decided to grant the try. Many people watching the game believed the ball had not been grounded.
Unfortunately for HARMAN . the rest of the game was to continue KUTTABUL's way. Another try by KUTTABUL in the final few
• KUTTAB UL's Nick Stoker keeps t he ball f rom HARMAN's PO PT Kel
compared to years before. We wanted to win and get that bi t of silverware for lunch. Nonhern Establishments were very good. I' m just glad we got to beat 'e m. They were a bit loose at tbe end."
LS Edwards said he was pleased with the result considering it was the first time his teamhad played together.
Cricket drough finally bro ken
"We don't get everyone to t rainin g. we've continually lost players for the last four weeks and the team we had today improved with at the crease and settled every game in the Wally into the groove to manage
Long competition .. · a ~!~~e6~~n~~il_end The Mons Cu p was T~~c~:'f~;m~~T~~~ managed to help the run
~~;;~;I~h~~~~~~t~. ~ ling after winning the 1- ~~~d~~~g c~:s~n!e~;; Lake in January 1960 for ~;~t~~~~ ~nhj~I:e:~ the runs.
~~s tr:~i:U~lrea E:~~;~ WATSON fought it out bo~~:S~~'~ Sl~t~: ~:~ Knockout Competition. ~!a:n~~=n~:!N~~ ble finding PENGUIN's
~~~~e t~heat~~~ne ;~::; the Village Green wicket ;~~~~:~~topeners minutes of the game led tour with the National and dictate the terms." competition for Navy ;~th~ ~~i;se~ iir;:e~ew no problem find ing the
to ~~ 7e~h71~i:;~~s~UT _ ~:::::~~~!!doen ~~~ CO~~:I~~~~ ~~::I p~a:~ :~ii:e a;:st~s:~!~h~~:~ to!~~~o t;;;:~ aac~i~~~ bo~r::y~deCided to bring
Bryant. Picture: ABPH Toni Aldworth.
~~~~'S:!~p~~:~ da!~:ai:'rs~~~n~~gg~ ~S~~~\ibse~~:e:t~on~en~ ~~~tl:dd:~the~~~t~i~~ ~~~r:~ contend with 50 ~~s:al~:::;i~S::;.h LS
;:sseof~~~~~;!~::= ~~:;~aJ:Jn:~~ewr:s:l~f ~~ifeS N:r~~e~~~~t~~~ ~!-:Cr~Os~AT~g~~ M:~~~~a~ior~;o~ w~~~~r::~ ~~~~~ ~~~i~~s~~~:~~e~fb;o~~ :~esed2 which was good ~~~:te~t:r:~~~I~g!~t~c~~ ~~L~o~t~~::~s~a~~~~ the toss and elected to bat ~h~~~i~l~e~a~~m:!~ f~~ Pns. "The HARMAN side the powerful ALBA- menlS. There was also an ~~I~i: :tb~:!r:;: easy catch.
"It was a good effort was good. We had a point TROSS offence dominat- appearance by the Top as the day progressed. Graham was then by the KUTTABUL to prove from last year ed most of the 30 minute End rugby team. WATSON lost so me bought on and in his sec-guys. We had a few when they won the final ALBATROSS A women's touch foot- early wickets in LS ond over cartwheeled the blokes away with the Dempster Cup grand Caplain LSATA Doug ball game and Golden Hassal\. LS Taylor, AB middle stump of one engine changeover on final. Our forwards knew Edwards said enthusiasm Oldies competition were Leighton and L.S Moyle. PENGUIN's openers MELB OURNE and something ha<i to be done. brought it its 10-0 victory. conducted in the after- AB Brian Warner was The loss of AB Scrrett some were also on the We had to get out there "We're a young side middle order col-
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