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'Jesse James'. I recall the times with him at HMAS Nirimba and his PTI staff. Still recall how he got up us for eating oranges when on exped on the Colo River. Vale Jesse

My hours are Midday to midnight, or your time (day light saving) 0100PM to 0100AM. So calling me should not be a problem, exept one I have bad reception in the office I work from. Maybe I call you when I finish and I am back in my little room, showered and had a rest at about 0230AM Sydney time :lol...

Like all those other piss ups, my timing is out as I am back in Brisbane the week before the Rock's piss up. Its the story of my life, people are not considerate when they are planning parties. But then in December I am actually back for a wedding. As my partner Anna said, " that is a first, yo...

Rayond Terrace just north of Newcastle. The golf club is great place for a drink as well. Also its a nice quite place for weddings, had one of mine there plus went to two others as well. When I drive down that way towards Sydney I tend to make it one of my stops.

Kev was my DO at Nirimba. I got to know him quite well as he had to come along to court with me in Sydney. He was very approachable person and I had a high respect for him as I got to know during our conversation in the car on the way to court. After Nirimba he was HMAS Stuart's engineering officer....

Kevin Fanker was the Divisional Office when I was at Nirimba and then he was the MEO on Stuart. I actually like Kevin and got to know him well as he had the mis forturn be with me at court. Most he would talk about in the car to court was how his wife had to wash and iron his white uniform, due to h...

From the stokers web site Brian Passed away on the 16/11/2008 from Asbestosis. I knew Brian when I first joined Melbourne. I was his sprayer punched, then his evapee in the FWD machinary space. Then when I left the navy my first job was at the power station at Gove where I come across Brian again. I...

I only met Peter and Desley Cottam in person once and that was at Breakie creek Hotel a few years ago. That afternoon was filled with laughter and war stories. My partner and myself had a wonderful time. When I heard of Peters passing I was very sad, I then recalled that afternoon when we met. I the...

Got this from another site. This is to advise all old shipmates that Trevor entered Murdoch hospital in Perth last week and has bone and lung cancer. He is now very low. His wife Lee has been in touch constantly with me and he is not expected to last much longer. If any old shipmates of Trevor would...

During my time at Nirimba only did some work on the old Foden . Like remove all the lagging and strip down the internals on the old boiler. After that I review my week end time, then changed so that I would spent more time getting to know (wink wink) my first wife (girl friend at that time). Next we...