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Landing parties fOUnd nosigns of recent occupation.Copies of French newspapersdated August t930, were themost up-lo-date.

Some old funuture. cookingutensils, tins and bottles werelittered around. and the inter'­ior waJIs "'ere plastef'ed ..iththe names of men and of shipswhich had visited the island.

Old adverts from a varietyof papers from many portsalso were pasted here and

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abounded and made appre­ciated additions 10 Ihe ship'smenu as shooting partiesreturned with their bags.

A New Year's Eve barbe­cue ashore was arranged. buta strong wind with drivingsnow forced the merryma·kers back to the comparativecomfort or the ship.

TIlen "soon. from LST3501.weird nOIses flooded tbenlgbt, and the fauna ofKerguelen were awakened bythe sound of men's voices.singing 'Ok! Lang Syne·...

JOURNEY'S ENDThe return trip to Mel­

bourne was fairly uneventfuland LST »01 was repairedand prepared for her next trip- to Darwin.

A letter was received byLCDR Dixon from the thenMinister for the Navy, theHonourable W. J. F. Riordan:

"I ha\'e much pleasure inforwarding to you the fol·lowing test of a con·gratulatory letter which Ihave received from theMinister for External Affairs,eulogising the servicesperlonned by you and yourship's company in the recenthazardous operations atHeard Island:

"U would be appreciated ifyou would conltey my can·gratulations to members of!.he crew of LST 3501 on theirHeard Island operation.

"LCDR G. M. Dison. DSC.Captain of LST 3501.displayed magnificentseamansbJp. determinationand whole-hearted co·operation. ensuing the suc­cess of the operation from the""rt.

"Tbe seamanship. en·thusiasm and untiring effortof Commissioned WarrantOfficer A. J. Hayter, was aninspiration to all under him.

"The willing asslslance andstrenuous effort of the offi­cers and men of the ship'scompany under extremelyarduous conditions. enabledthis difficult and hazardousoperation to be carriedthrougb to a succeSSfulconclusion.

"I beartily endorse thesentiments "'hfch have beenexpressed by my colleagueand desire to convey to youmy own appreciation of yourleadership and the in·defatigable servicesrendered by all under yourcommand during theoperation. "

shook.. Its.sides bulged so thatthe doors new open. and onewondered if it would collapsealtogether.

•• Ears dnlmmed as thoughone w~ at high elevation inan aircnIt. At every moment"'e expected the gIa5S win·doll's to blow ID."

When LCDR Dixon steppedout on to the rear of the bridgethe wind immediatelyknocked him down and hurledhim against a gun platform.

1/e decided that it would beless risky to seek shellerunder the lee of the land.SAFETY

Slowly, blindly - seeingnotbing except toweringwaJls of water on either hand- the LST gxoped her ..'ay forseveral hours.

Then the weather cloearedSlIddenly and she was able tofight her way to an ancborageunder the shelter afforded bythe ice covered cliffs.

Ilere she rode out the gale.seeing nothing of Atlas Coltebut a seemingly solid whitewall where the wind lashedthe waterstoa raging frenzy.

As the situation eased.. theship moved its anchoragecloser to the camp SIte.

Croup Captain CampbeUbad remaIned ashore. Byradio he reported that theWalrus amphibian (a veteranthat had survived gales of 80and eo miles an hoUr) hadbeen completely shattered bythe wind.

He also reported seeing awaterfall in reverse when thewind hurled it into the air likea geyser.

The disembarking of storescontinued slowly but onDecember 2. !he LST againwas able to beach.

Only 50 tons still remainedon board wben again "theweather forced me to un·beach.

"As on the previousoccasion a blindlDg snowsquall struck us befOC'e I couJdanchor. but our GuardIanAngel stood by us:'

On December %8. witheverything landed, farewellswere made to the scientists,and the LST sailed for theFrench lsIand of Kerguelen.

1/ ere stores were to belanded as reserves for futureAntar<.l..ic expeditions.

lIere. mines tlad been laidduring the war and as yet hadnot been S"'·ept.

LST 3501 was forced to sailup a 150-foot ..ide channel be­tween two iSlands to altoidthese minefields. but shesafely reached the old wtla!·ing station at Port of Jeanned'Arc.

In the peaceful waters ofthe port. the taU chimneysand weatbered woodenstructure of tbe desertedwtlallng factory stood starklyalien against the greenbackground of the hills.

THE STORM"It was only just ID the nick

of time." he says, "as a blind·ing snowstorm eame scream·ing down froPn the glaciersbefore I was able to anchoragain.

"There followed a gale ­the most violent I halte elterexperienced. or ever wish toexperience.

"I was forced to leaIte theshelter of the cove and takethe LST to sea.

"The barometer fell to arecord low pressure of !H3millibars, ()(' 27.85 inches.

'"The wind resembled an ID·visible but solid force. tryingto crush e1reryt.hing before it.

"SquaDs reached \'elocities_ll over 120 miles per hourand, laden with snow. re­duced visibility to zero.

"At this slage the radar,which tlad guided us duringthe early part of tbe gale.ceased to function.

"Could I risk the concealeddanger of rocks and bJindlyseek shelter under the lee oftbe long peninsula whichforms the western shore ofAUas Roads where tberewould be shelter from thewesterly's fury?

"If I remained at sea it wasInev1tabIe tbat, sooner orlater. the upper deck would beswept dean.

"Boats. rafts, preciousdrums of lubricating oil - auwould be WIShed away ordestroyed.

"The wooden structure ofthe bridge house quJvered and

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like a spring board after a en. A.,\TARCTIC EXPEDITION 1H7.. . 71JeWlt' WtdiJIgsJdpUTJ5II ~tolo.-t:r'MWilltvs ~pbIb/MtdrcraIt .-bidverhasjumpedoff. Theded'S 1t'aS completei)' sbtterrd b!.pie fOlff w1lJds dIUing tM IW Hurd IshDd opf!ntifM.

~:(:~~~~"··'NZrp· al~J( Ilwr"Bulkheads pant with a ,

1;~::~~~~~~sleep out of the quesion.

"One enormous seacrashedoverthe fo'c's!eand,racing aft, played ok1 lIarryon the main deck.

"A bridging pontoon, tomfrom its lashings. was

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-TlJe rough ",'eatberencountered bytbecrewolseven menand/;ve ",-omen onboard tbeyac:ht "DICK SMITH EXPLORER" on tbe first lego/theCurrelJt ilDtarctic expedition Jed by famous New ZeaJami explorer Dr Lewis, reulled the bazardouscruise oftbe RAN t:uJk landingship LST3511to Heard and Macqua.rle Islands on the first Australian National Antarctic Research expedition in IW. Duriag passage in atrocious "'eatberconditJOlJS, tbe crew of the flat-bottomed talJk JandiDg sbJp wltlJessed tbe phenomenon of the LSTsd~kbeDding as she struck a bead sea ... it

quivered and rippled like a caterpillar UJ progress .. _

EXPEDITION SHIPS THEN AND NOW . .. (Iell): The yacht "DICK SMITH EXPLORER" piClIlr«/ alongside HMASWATERHEN before saf/ln& for the ~lIrTCl1t AntM'ctf~ exped/tlon.1UJd (right) HMAS WYA 17'EARP. the other ship which was

depJOYH with I.ST JUJ on A1Jtarctk expeditions l1J t147.

crushed by the force of the many disappointments and bulldozer and five heavywater. staving ID the bow of a bardships. electric generator.>.motor boat against which it "One by one. our small LCDRDixoopulledheLSTwas hurled. ferrying craft broke down or off the sbelvmg volcanic

"DecIc cargo broke adrift, were drilten ashore by S\Ml.- debris that constituled theand an exciting and difficult den, fierce Katabaue wtnds "beach".time was bad securing charg_ which SVo'epl down oft the gJa.ingdrumsofaviation!pirit." ders, whipping the waters of

Landfall was made on the bay into lleething fury.December II, at dawn when "Although I had previouslyBig Ben was sighted with the found a place where I couldpeak thrusting tbrough a beach the LST I was loath tobreak in the clouds. but take the risk until I wasalmost against the back- forced to the conclusion thatground of massed white to beach was the only thing tocumulus. do if the mass or stores and

Past Rogers lIead where equipment we came<! was tohuge. jagged pinnacles be landed before the summermarked the entrance to Atlas weather _ sucb as it was _Cove. LST 3501 nosed her way broke up.IDto the=~:50u~er "I had to bear ID mind, also.pinging y, feeling that the !laequarie Islandthe unknown bottom. landing had to be completed

Andloring off·shore, a boat beforethesummerwasover.was lowered and an eJ:' •p1oratory party went ashore. ••As soon as conditions were

No signs of recent favourable. therefore. Ihabitation were found. and be~cbed the LST on a.rockythe landing party were proba. spit of land, praying tn mybly the first to set foot on the heart that the weather woUldisland since 1m. remain calm for a few hours.LANDING STORES "A rousing cheer went up

Several days of exploration from the Shi~'s company asfollowed wilh the selection of the lumbering bulldozera camp site as the main emerged from the bow doors.object. ~ the ramps a~ slowly

The Watrus amphibian was c.limbed the st~ elght-f~tlaunched taking pboto- ridge which rose tn a one-tn·grapl1s. The leader of the twogradientfromthewater'seXpedition, Group Captain edge • .and over whichCampbell, fmaJly selected a e\'erything~~ to becamp site. but this was later dragged or carried.abandoned for a better Later,lDthelateaftemoon.pogoon:- the senior Meteorologist, Mr

Then the landing of the GoUey. warned of unpendingstores and equipment began. gales and advised that the

"In the early days of the LSTpullbackfrom the beach.landing operations," con· As the tide had nsen, mentinued LCDR Dixon, "the vio- were wading waist-deep inlent and unpredictable the icy waler.weather moods of this in- Over 100 tons had beenhospitable shore caused us landed. not counling the

peratures reaching as high as,,-The seaIoers' huts were sunk

ID the ground for warmth andprotection and penguin fatprovided the maID fuel

It is Ul1Cfl'tain bow, afterbeingdiscovered by an Amer­ican. the Island becameBritish.

In 1m, the British sealiniship, KILDALKEY on a sea·elephant hunting cruiseerected a pennanent stagingon Heard Island. and hoistedthe Union Jack.

LST 3501 made hersouthingin rising winds and fog.SHIPPING A SEA

In the words of LCDRGeorge DiJ:0Il, "The Fortiesroared with a vengeance_

"The grey beards lookedmagnificent. altboughperhaps frightening to thosewbo had never beforesampled the peculiarities ofan LST ID heavy weather.

"What really scared theuninitiated staff was the wayin which the ship bent whenshe struck a head sea.

"The space behind thebridge was a vantage pointfrom which to watch thisphenomeoon.

"An enormous green wall ofwater ....·ouJd appear ahead.

"Up the bows would rise,and tbe wbite top of theoncoming sea would breakangrily and disappear ~.

neath them."O«asiona1ly when the sea

!lad passed the bows wouldfall unsupported and pile·drive an oncoming sea with aresoWlding crash.

"Seeing is believing thewayan LST can bend.

"The whole structuretrembles. The bow Qullters

\\\\\.'~c,l\\\~'"Called "The Ugly Ducklings"

World War II, the LSTs (tank landingships) were most displeasing to thesailor's eye and stomach.

They were c:omplelely Dat-bolt<Jmed, 1l7-feet of lIIIgalnly lumbering, wltb abeam of »Ieel- bat tbey bad proved their wortb In tbe ~Iand landings In tbe Pacilkand In tbe Medltemn<all and Normandy landings.

With the lotaJ surren- icanship, ORIENTAL. boundderoftbeenemylnbotb (or Boston to Y'elbournespheres of World War sighted~hatbebelie\"f!dtobe

• a large iceberg.n, It was realised that Investigating, be skirtedno longer could tbe vast thesteeprockboondshoresorpotential o( the Aus- the island, and later reportedtralian Antarctic de- his discovery in Melbourne.

From 1874 the island be­~Ddency be Ignored or came a shore base for sealingneglected. gangs, and Decause or the

Then, Coo, the area was gales and bUttards, their staybeeomlng lo<=reaslngly vi. was limited to the periodtaJ to Commonwealth from October to December ...

d r the finest RIOlIths, ....ith tern-e ence. .Thus in 1947, a lwO-ship

expedition wu prepared tomake a reconnaissancecruise along the coast of thegreat silent continent and toland scientific partieS on twolooely islands, HEARD andMACQUARI.E.

LST SSGI, LeDR G.M. DixonDSC, RANVR (later nnamedHNAS LABUAN on Noltember f1MB). consplcllOWlln her brilliant~orange paint IItU .pe(ially .... : ..~rditted and .trengthened atGonl<m """'­DEPARTURE

On OCtober 31 IM7. LST S501pnlCftded to Melbolune aDd after '1'-::;;==:•..,..~==""'ding $l0l"l!S, sctelllilie equ.ip- ii.rnent am pref.bricated huta,. -:.._uiled 00 tile tlut AlIItr.b.1l.N.tioul Allt.n:t1c ResearcllExpedition - the ob)KI. wu theeabbljchnWlll of Met.eoo:~'Ulloa' in the Sub-A.IIl.arctic..

It wu the LST". firS of Il!\'ensum ItO)'lgeI to the Ant&n:1ic ­the mosl by allY RAN ...-;eL

Eo-route for f'~m.ntle. shedropped .torn tor tile othership. HMAS WVArr EARP. atAdelaide lUll! topped up with fueland stores In the West.

Commander Karl OOm RAN, Incommand of the 5l!(ond ship,WYATI EARP. lett lor Hobartlor the Antarctic nearly tlltOmooth. later to ul'le in amissio!l similar to that of LSTS5OI.. witb nplontory I'KOIIIW5­~ as the maia tllllC'tioa In herc:ue rather !ball est.ab!jchnWlll of

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ration over, LST S501. sailedfrom Fremantle in fineweather, heavily laden ..ith!,OOII tons of fuel

Ahead lay 2,400 miles ofchilly and tempesiuous oceanbefore the barren shores ofHeard Island were reached.

Picture an Island 25 mileslong and nine mUes wide. ris­ing to a towering peak ofnearly 11,000 feel, Big Ben.

For the most part coveredwith ice and snow, the Islandis swept by gales the whole)'ear round except ID Decem­ber wben, according to ''TheAnuretic: PUoI." two weeks offine weather "migbt bee~··.

SEALING BASEWith the exception of a type

of soft moss, the Island is bareof vegetation and the fewparts not buried under amantle of snow and ice,expose to the weather Iheblack lalta that forms theIsland, spewed from avolcano that was active as re­cently as 1'10.

There is 110 all·weatheranchorage and almost thesole inbabitants are tbeAde:1ie pengwns and sluggishsea-elephants.

E\"en ID the hectic sealiniseasons in the Antarctic ID theearly 19th celltW'}'. "'hen thewaters were searched fornew sealing grounds, HeardIsland remained undisco­vered unW 18S3.

In that year, CaptainJoseph J. Heard, of the Amer-

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A BUNNY WHO PREFERS CARATS TO CARROTS and with her looks shedeserves all she can get. Her name is lflartina PatzaJ and Martina's beauty"'on her the title of ""'iss ZUW Brach BUDDY" In the Sydney Radio Station'srecent quest. Her prize was a summer wardrobe from Sea Folly aDd $200from Sea & Ski but it wouldn't surprise if she 'strikes gold' in the modelling

H·orld.

KSI prOS"ed tM lint opnallonaJ use 01 ,he RAN's onl}' vnphlbiws ~s'Y fift ship, HMIU1YJBRUK, pkfwwl abo,'e "dells·erltl8·"he ARM)' to the exerciu areA.

blkn. lW030cu metre Indgn, IWO eqvoprneallBor;e~ three billy ""Is me.e " nat 'oom for dernorcahonMIn' Mal<fl, nIne fork.f", Otle and o....r _led corgo. bel'looeen the_~bulldo.... one n-ont-end 1oodH, 0 The Com<t-Oer of the Stup". "TheodjUSIrnenIIaONcwyenvl'Wi.... cooler, po/lell 01 fuel ond detochment, Mt1p Char.... c.u. '""""",,I -.. relar...-dy Simple ospenonoI equopmenl, dvmo 1t\ICks, ..........WeDs, sood lhal the concept maslof rIw! soldiers onboo.-d spenl6..... beach lighting "'", 10 LV", 01 on ,nle9'aled Clew hod been 0 _ months ....th Iheo, Navy off.geneoo!CW', ...... hatbour mas'" huge .ucceu. He sod: "As the ade<. before the ....p ...... com­'""9'''" for the NovaIIighIe<oge sold,.... form pari of me uew, ~"

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"DiSCUSSions are takingplace in relation to theseother matters and I amconfident that no obstacleswill arise.

"In due course, afterdiscUSSIOns WIth all relevantparties, an announcementWIll be made gJvmg the pre­cise details of our com·mltment.

If HMAS TOBRUKgoes to the MiddleEast, the 9S00-milemanth.lang pauagewill provide the RAN'snew amphibiousheavy. lift ship withher fint real test.

"In respect of our concernthat the Sinai peacekeepingforce not be linked with theRapid Deployment Force, theUnited States Secretary ofState has said that any contri·bution of a U.S. contingentwould be for the specificpeacekeepIng mission pro­vided for in the peace treatybetween Egypt and IsraeL

A f,ve·day pa~~age framAcltbde 10 Pt Alma '" ~M­land fa< 10$1 yeo"~ herClseKANG"'ROO 81 has been herloogesl Wlrh Iroops e,..,bo,bd..Me he< Iauac::hIng In 1980.

T08RUK .crew........ hod a busywHl .... Ih vooonohorllo for ,...,aboul eve<ylhtng bul the plague.•.

T~ l50 has been un<lerg<ll"9 0

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dve fo leove d<ydock yesterdoy.

c.erl;l'" k.A.NGAlIOO 81 .."..HMAS TOBRU'" ,n her 1"51operohonol role ..- ond prCMded0UI1dO.." one! OI<rnen (ond W<)<"Il.

en) .... Ih 0 Imle 01 ..."hme.

TOBRU'" wos ane of 25 lhlpsfrom fOUl nahanl Involved In theA ...lrolion Defence Forc.. ·.lorges!combo"fll IOnl ..~erCl"'.

T08RU"'·. role Included the,,"oooporl of Iroop. and eqUIpment,makIng IIW! of me ,hlp', lore ondofl lood<ng ",mp' ond crew aper·oled crOJ'llll.

TOBRU'" 0"II0de _,01 I'Vffl upond do_ the eoll COOlI and one10 Adeloode 10 I'ansporl lMDRegl 10 the ........ 1;1....

DuI,ng the 'IO'p'CIge, normol ""..'ory 'Oultae W<JS loIlawed andemborked troops supplementedthe sbp', aew by p<CMding mesodul,e •• eorgo deeL p,cquel••C~lng parnes ond 0 IovndtydelOl.

EqUlpmenl onboard Includedtoo.- crones, elghl "...0." 21 l.ondRovoeo', 17 trOll...., one _ed......r..co~ry veIuo:Je. """ low bed"oiler, ....ee 10 lOnoe con_trOlIeU, Ihree ",,"' ..... t3 rna.....

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pation i5 a critical factor. Weare glad tosee from publishedreports that France isreconsidering her attitude."

lie had also said that:"There i5 a limit to what Aus­tralia as a middle power cando. We must avoid unrealisticviews of what we canachieve. But to say that thereare limits is in no way to saythat we could not make avaluable contribution inconjunction with othercountries which share our in·terests ant! our concern forpeace in the region."

Mr Fraser, on No,'ember 24saKI "lnourconsideratkmofa possIble Australian contri­butwn, a principal concernfrom the out.set has been theneed to aclueve a balanced,truly multi·national force.

"The Government hasmade this plaID from thebeguming.

A.I'H MARK RUSSELL. laked ..1t1fp/J«~.rlWlI·'E1nl~. LMf,,tdmlnJ SIr Hmry IAMIJ./aCMben 1wMIJtfI lie jtlbqllfteMlminlJly. PktwHan: SUled ('" f)i 1/.ADJtD. W. ux•• AD,"SIr HnuyUM/I, lUll, ud "ADM SIr JMlJe3 JlfUlls. SlMdil/fi RAO." D. F'. L)'lIbm, RAD." G. J. H. JlfNilydl.IIAD,"If. J. RtJ4Ule. CAPT A. Sbort, RN (.",WI N.I"M AUK.) uti CAPT •. T. .RO"·,'I{. 1/,'1{ rS«nuryI.1M

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"The Government con­sidered this matter in earlyOCtober, at the time of theCommonwealth Heads ofGovernment Meeting.

"As a result of discussionsthat then took place, IIseemed that the most likelyway to achieve a balancedforce would be for Canadaand Britain to participate inthe Force, along with Aug·t.ralia, to join WIth the othercountries wluch had alreadyindicated their willingness toparticipate.

'''That i5 why the dedsionabout Australian parllci·pation was made In thoseterms, and why the UDltedStates was informed of ourdecISIon UI those terms.

"On October 28, in answerto a quesl.ion III Parbamentabout repons foreshadowlI\gagreement by "rance,Bnta.ul, 1be Netherlands andItaly to t<lke part in thePeacekeepmg Force, I said'ObvlOusly that also W1Illeadto a balanced torre TheCommonwealth's concern allalong is that there be a OOl­anred force. We .....ouldob\'lOusl)' looII: at the maHeron the ments to see whichCOWltnes are actually gomgto perform and to contnbute.But I am making the pointthat the panlClpatJon of Can·ada IS not the only ...iay ofachIeving that particularobJectl,·e..

.. It has now been an·nounced that France, Bntain,The Netherlands and IialyIntend to partlrlpate in thePeacekeeping Force.

"The announcement to par·ticlpate by these fourcountries meets theCommonwealth Covern·ment's reqUIrement for a bal­anced multl·national force.and makes it poSSIble for Aus·tralia also to participate.

"We ha\'e noted that theEgyptIan Government haswelcomed the European deci·sion, and we look forward tothe Israeli Government'sdoing likewise.

"WIth difficulties unlikelyto arise In respect of the othermatters mentioned in mystatement of OCtober 22. theGovernment will be advisingthe United States, Egypt andIsrael of Australia'sagreement to partlclpate inthe Force.

"We .....elcome the recentstatement by the PrimeMinister of New Zealandronccrnlng New Zealand'sintentIOns.

"The Government's deci­sion of October 12 about AlIS't.raban partiopation mcludeda number of other aspectswhicb arc important to thefull proterlion or Austnlia'sindependenceandso\·ereJgJlty.

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Britain's First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir HenJ1'Leath - on a four-day oUidaJ visit to Australia- expressed a belief that the UK airc.raft car­rier INVINCIBLE would be suitable for theneeds of the RAN.• FoUocoirlg tal.ks ~·th AustraliaJl Defence chU/S in can·berra on !he~of 'i'Nerol C~t'sconsideroOOn ofare·placell'l~tpthe~ HMAS MELBOURNE-Sir HeffTlItold lSe1L'Sl'IIen he believrd Utere was an "even c/tance" Aus­tralia would purchase the INVINCIBLE.

BectJU$C ofUK defence C&lts,lM Brimh Govemmenlilasoffered 10 seU INVINCIBLE 10 AU!Iralia.

AuslTaUo u still 10 reach a dedsion.Admiral Leach, accompanied by LOOy Leach, arrived in

ClJ'Iberra on Sunday, Fe/:lruary 1.In lhe nut lIDO days he called on llie Governor-General,

Sir Zelman C'owen; the Prime Minilrer, Mr MalaHm Fra·5er; the Minister for Defence, Mr D. J. Killen; the secre·tary, Departmenl Of Defence, Mr W. B. Pritchell; Ihe Chiefof Defence Force SfJJff, Admiral ~'r Anlhony SynJIot; andthe Chief of Naval Staff, Vice·AdmiraL Sir Janu!s Willis.

Last Wednesday Admiral Leach lo"isif£d the RAN Air SUJ·tion, Nowra, before flying to Sydney where he inspecudRAN eSlObUshments and HMA Ships.

Admiral and Lady Leachdeparted Auslralia yesterday.

The RAN's new amphibiaus heavy lift ship HMAS TOBRUK isexpected to b. named early next week as part of Australia'scommitment to the 10-nation, 25OO-5trong Sinai peacekeepingforce.

Foreign AffairsMinister, Mr Street,is most likely to makethe announcement fol­lowing this week'srmalisation of details.

A four-man US planningt~am Jasl .."eeltend completedtalks tn Canberra on Au,s.tralia's commitment.

TOBRUK,launched U119liO.was scheduled to lean dry­dock III Bnsbane yesterday.

She would be expected tostart loading early next weekand would .sail soon after.

II's believed the gov­ernment plans to send twoadvance parues by Boeing 7a1with lhe main rorce foUowingsoon after by Ilercules.

TOBRUK would transporthelicopters (and also proba­bly maintainers). other equip.ment and stores.

The decision to commitAustralian units ror the II}.naUon, 2500-strong Slnai forcehad been made by PrimeMinister, Mr Malcolm fo'ra­ser, on November 24 last.

In his statement to the Aus·tralian Parliament on OCto·ber 22. he had announced theterms of the Governmenl'sdecision concerning Aus·tralian participation In theSlIlai Peacekeepmg Force.

He had stated thai: "lheGovernment has decided lhatAuslralJa will agree to partlc·Ipate in the Sinai Peace·keeping Force subJecl toBritain and Canada alsoagreeing to partK1pate.ln theinterests or obtaining thebroadest-based mtematJonalacceptance of the Force, SIg'nlficant European partld'

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Rear-Admiral G. G. O. Gatacre.C,I.E., D.S.O" D.S.C. and lar

WHAT have Craig, Gary and Steve in common? For 0 start they ore allPetty Officers in the Royal Australian Navy.

secondly, they aU work al lhe ~feflce Tasmt:l7fio, and IUso lias 10 yeOTs with theIJer,olmt'l'll'S RusseU OfJius m CanbemL RAN. He works irIlhe Nat,'y paysectionand Ls

And Itrrrdly, they art aU I1C1liUd HUSKIL married wilh one child..Craig, pictured above at ~ft, Ls from MI Gary RUSKU, right, ts from Townsvilk,

Pritchard, NSW. Ht joined the RAN 10 yean Qlleeruland. He has J7 yean' service withago Qlld now worb with the deftnce NIlI:l/andworlcsinNavalPenonneISen,:ius.computmg seclW7\. Craig Ls m.amed wilh two F'1nally, recOiditig the roundup of RllSSeUsclrildrm at RUSKU ts who else, but Navy photographer,

SIevr R~U, cellae, is from Launce.sC07f, Mark RUSSt!U, Of BIlmIt', TQS7iI(lI1IQ.

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Since Ioillblg rM RAN HatTyhal xen HO wmce in ANZAC,SUPPLY, SYDNEY andVAMP/RE.

PromDttd Warrant OfJicer Inl~n, H~'J ('UrTtn1 postinQ i.ICERBERUS.

Harrv COII.IidtT, SOlfte Of hi&Carffr IIIgJlliQIitI to ftovt betJI:

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Rig sets thefashionTHElatest "'om (rom fashion designers Is th~nauticallook. ADd some desigrJus ha H~ based their designs onnaval rig. Cleo magazine launch~ the latest look withpictuns 01 sailors (mood sailors?) and some goodlooking "Dung tn)men laken onboard the flagship,HMAS MELBOURNE. The photographer managed tocoerce. some oIlhe wlors to try a bornp/~. 'If'bleb DDt!or two managed quIle M'ell. In the troe topsy cunymaJtner of fashion our sailors ...e~ asked to It'ear Kin·fer rig {or the phol.ographlc session which was to show

summer fashions.

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The Gold Coast is about the mostexciting fun filled holiday you can get inAustralia.

And whether you're looking for aweek ora weekend, Ansett have theholiday for you.

Ansett Gold Coast packages offerachoice ofluxury hotels or self-cateringapartments in the heart ofAustralia'sfavourite holiday playground.

And ifyou can get a group together,or book early for Apex airfares, you'll findAnsett packages even more economical.

Call Ansett or your travel agent formore details.

WOSY RICHARD (HARRI') KlAtE (pic­tured) jDined the RAN in January lf67 from

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Department ofMines and Energy

CLUB MANAGER

M.r C. R. Morris,PenolJlIel Manager,

VICKERS COCKATOO DOCKYARDPTY LIMITEDC""kaloo Island

Sydney, NSW, 2000

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QUALITY TECHNICIAN(ELEcrRONICS)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified per·sons to (ill a vacancy in our Quality Control Organi·sation geared for the refitting of submarines of theRoyal Australian Navy.The successful applicant will hold or be eligible toobtain a trade certificate (or electrical/electronicwork and will have a background of electronic sys·tems, with special emphasis on sonar, weapons,radio, radar equipment.Salary and conditions are designed to attract theright person, with contributory superannuationavailable after a qualifying period.Confidential applications in writing, outliningqualifications and previous experience should bedirected to:

Inspectorsof Machinery

(Darwin and Jabiru)$21,300 Negotiable

The Industrial Sf,llIly Divislon is seekl.l'lll twoSenior Technicat OfIk:ers lor the POSItion 01Inspector of Machinery. The responsibilities tobe carried out will be toensure the sale ooe...tion01 steam boilers. pressure vessels. Clanes, lork~Ils and other Ilems 01 machinery; carry oulinvestigations into acciOenlS and I?repare raport~

on those accident.. e~amineapplicant. lor cert...licates 01 competency; check drawing~ andcalculations lor machinery to ensure comphancewith the regulation. and relevanl AustraUanStandards.The successrul applicants will have completedan engineering apprenticeship and will have hadat least a rUrlher 10 years e~perience In themaintenance and operation 01 cranes, fork litIs,pressure vessel., steam generation and generalmining equipment.These officers will need 10 display a ~lOh level 01communicalion skills with fellow In.pectors,supervisors lind most importantly with manage­ment and the general public.Attractive condition. 01 service, including & weeksannual leave and airfares every two ye.rs areoffered.Written application. should be provided bycloseof business, 18 FebnJary 1982 to:

Aactultment OfficerDepartmenl 01 Mine. and EnerlllY l:!

PO Boll 2901. Darwin NT 5194. IiFUrlher enquiries may be direCled 10 Mr JohnHardin telephone (089) 81 5844.

Vicinity $21,000 plus Fr•• Ac­commodation and other Benefits.

SydneyThe Rose Boy Surf Club is a family swimmingdub located at Bondi Beach. It was estab­lished over 50 years ago as an off·shoot ofthe Royal Sydney Golf Club. It is now quiteindependent of the golf dub, is well estab­lished and financially very sound. N\ember­ship is by invitatlon only. Car parking, show·ering facilities and light luncheons areprovided for members. The Club seasonnormally opens first week October andcloses end Mroy.

Duties are to manage and organise staff bothmole and female 10 ensure high standardsare maintained for members and to performvarious administrative functions as requiredby the Committee from time to time. This is aposition which will appeal to a husband andwife team. A two-bedroom flat is provided atthe Clubhouse.

Preliminary inquiries may be made bytelephoning Mr Tony Perry on (02)

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tk"l~ Well I.-.. OculI.plcjant.. Pktwe4 IIftfI' tked ., (L .. S): ASIfED PM.aIIIer C- U), CPOETS ....KIll(, Asap ." Lu&e ( .LI). Ue Plett C lIcrUP. J. D. Stcyellll. PO.TII."II.KII)''' St..e, CIIIDR ClIft.Sllt_lIer, BRISBANE" C.m·maDdlJtc OffIcer CAPT Jim DIck·5H, LSUC Frt4 Hale, POMTP"nosau..-.oudABETP Steve"ark (_ Ui). Otller I'f'l'tpl.tltI.tM~LEUT

II.qIlI JUcOeulll, J...SC'I[ "J"y"GarIaIld, CPOa5 Gfttf BrM.·hal Md woue M.u 1'lIrHr WtrtaMnc at 1M t1..e If tile «rt-

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CAPTAIN NEIL RALPH. whoIs aged 41. was born In Melllourneand joined the RAN as a IIIvalaJI1Tlan (alrcnow) in 11l52. Altergaining his Observer Winp heserved. in a number of operational9quadrons belore undtrgoinj: plIottrauting in Itsl. On gradualioll hebecame the first RAN ofllttr 10be bol.ll a ...~ pIIllt and Db­SCI"'..er. III IlIf1-M he w::u Com·mandina; Olllctr of the RAN Heli·f'OpI.tI" f1i&lIl in Vietnam, dlll'1ll8.....1Kh tunf be "'U a"''V"dfd the~ Str\"K'f' Cross for'opcralJonll dvt.itI. SUbisl!quentlyCapla.1I Ralph served on theOftctingStaff al the Royal NavyCollege al Greu.leb ill IheI1rottod Kingdom. 1I5 Oirtdor ofNaval 1"rauung at Navy Ofli~,

Canberra. U Com!TWllhng Offl·cer of IIMAS TORRENS and asthe IIrst OlUctorortht RAN StallCoUege. Captain Ralph IS mamed"1th one son and lhrtil daughters.

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COMMODOREPROMOTED TO

'I'M tradJtloIJal ro ...tng ashore of a Commanding offi·cer took 011 11 Slightly tJjf(uent nature ...·ben tbe Com·manding Officer of the Fleet oiler, HMAS SUPPLY,Capuin In Mac:Dougali banded over hIs c:ommand atSydney's GMden IsJ~NavalB~ to Capl1l1JJ B1UTJ'No~s, former C.O. of the Australlan SubmarineSqUadron. One o( the sbip's lifeboats was manned bythe Ship'S officers and after Captaln MacDougalljoined them It was 10 ·eretJ Into the water (or the shorttrip ashore. MiSSing ·ue the oars . .. theO(flcers useda PEDAL SYSTEM Inside the boat, operated by band,

to give the lifeboat Its propulsion.

Promotion to the rank of Commodore ofActing Commodore N. R. B. Berlyn, who hasbeen acting in the rank since December 1980, andCaptain N. Ralph has been ann~unced,T' 'T,

:') JJ. r-'._luJ.Commodore Berlyn, an TecbniC'aJ Str>~...Qlrnrnodon

engineermg specialist.....111 Bfrt)'ll, ll'llo wasf_,.<€4PlfAlfcontinue In hls presenl job in III 1m lor tJI~~orm­the Supply Dh'ision in the ~ofdtlly.astlltGuXkd_MISSllt

f D r . Frigate prto)trt dlrtoelor. IS mar·Department 0 e ence m lied wilh IlIrR SOD5 aIld oneCanberra. cbughltr.

Captaln Ralph, an aviationspecialist who has justrompleted a year·long courseat the Royal College ofDefence Studies in London. isto become Chief orStarf to thefleet Commander.

COMMODORE NIGELBERLYN. who WII born In

Plymouth, EDgIand, In IIlK jOIllf'dtbt RAN In 11M as a.Il tngInf'trLieUtelWlt CornmlJlder after 13yeU'S'~ 1ft tllt Ro:oyal Navy,lIldudilIc one yeilT on tlIcbanceduties Ill. AllStnIba. SOOIl afterJOUlllI& the RAN be WII posltd toHMAS VAMPIRE as mannt e~pllRf officer. a dilly he alsoIIIldtI"l.OOk aboard HMAS ,vEL­BOURNE lour years Iattl". 1m­portanl shore postutgs hekl haveincluded Oll"«lor of lbe GIIidedMissile f'ngale project. ChiefTechnical Stafl Ofllcer 10 the~'leet Commander. and ChiefS1.:Ifi Olfi~r to the Chief of Naval

INDIAN OCEAN DUTY COMMENDED

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Popular outgoing Com­manding Offlter 0/ HMASHOBART Captain HarryAdams was 'seen ofr Inthe best way possible atGarden Island recently.

The ship's comp..n)'conspired to have rbdrC<lptaln siling Into awaiting whaler, mannedby tbe sen1M Officers. forthe trtNlitlolUlJ rowashore.

Captain Adams now Isatthe helm ofa desk In NavyOffice, Canberra.

His succesS()r, CaptainDavid Thomson, comes toHMAS HOBART alter aperiod 01 eommand at theRAN shore establishmentHMAS PENGUIN at Bal­moral.

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AJI we I'''. I1JM Us~~ aIMtf .cay"-~up iii oIWUr&NQ iIlfd IUttiuti petJdJI. 1M~e.t "M/aWfU C(lmpllltn" Isat Ihlr lI_lerllps 11I'/111 .ver11II._ Naval 51_ Ittms I" liltl'fImpuler system.THE. PHOTO SHOWS (L-R} sell'I.r WBANS CIIrls Bapl~y .tllIAc~ SIIhItII at Ik ('0 pit .tIN.y'S .He•• "'.1'11 Sf.r~1

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The Navy may have a new shape or two on the ocean waves with themany new modern warships that entered Ihe Service recently but theIntroduction of two female Physical Tralnlng Instructors into the once aI/­male categoryis, asourphotographsshow, sure to raise a few eyebrows.

Le&ll!ll 'tIf1tA.'i"S JIlIt...,.., __••••ula. Vlctu.la, aad Jne.,.,....".. 'hew II mba. Qu.bIlI '

taM. un IIoulII if t Metil rr..Iktr uteu4h'e s-..td1 _ Mtile Savy'. Se.... __ P~,du!

1"raIIU« at HMAS CEItIEII.US._.ne eouI'K lunh'ed all types ..

lhe.ry aud praelleal cuml­n.a1l0ftS ... Automy, Pbyllolot!:,.",'ventllre TraIning. AthletlC'l.G)'1Il .....lct. salllil&, Jaa aaUetud Yosa are Mme of the DU,__..bJfd$ tloe~ _III·ben .·e.e~.

BoUl priI f7l' ..., POSIN 10 UwG,PU "" SUZ/flll HMAS C£R­BE;Il:USfor II penod 0/ two Jl'lII"Ivollcre Iller nil plcC'e I/leir~I iRro prortic:e .,,11. IJIe-.cIIIlI recnlIiIlI iIIaI are Ih_ltd III

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More and more members of the Women'sRoyal Australian Naval Service are graduallyjolnlng the ranks ofsallors In what was once con­sidered male-dominated categories . .. but theywill sene ashore and nol afloat!

Not since the war years have so many Wrans"'orked alongside or taken over the role ofsailors,;ilJ so many different branches of the RAN ...Radio Operator, Electrical Tecbnical Communi­cations, Medical, Dental, Writer, Steward, StoresNaVal, Cook, Stores Victualling, Radar Plot, •Molor Transport Driver and Coxswa./n.

But that's not all ... last month saw the IIntroduction of women Into the Instructor(Schoolteacher) and Physical Training In­structor branches of the Navy . .. and WorkStudy Is a category wblch may see a Petty Offi·cer Wran Join the males In the future.

Enjoy your leave at YOUR Holiday Centres

WRANS "BRANCH OUT"

JILL RODGERS displaJ'Sbu style 011. '7JuJtl1J8IHHse. at theCERBERUS G)"mnasium.

BOOKINGS OPtNm on September 14 lot the summer kolidays so book now 01' YOl.l'11 miss out, Pr.f.r_. will be given to 'first firM' us.n of the Holidoyentre" Fill 1ft the opplicatkln form below for the Centre of your choice.

Centres are close to oceans, laJr.el, gnlt l'Ourscs. bowlinK Chlbli and local WUrlst attr3cunns. The Centres were purchased for you by the RAN Central Canleen Board to pro"1deheap hllliday accomll'lO!datic!P for servl.rlg members and Ire managed on l1IricUy civilian Unes. Contact the Managers or your local CPSO/PSO for further dellllls.

FOISTER GARDENS (9 Cottages) BURRILL LAKE (26 Cottages) AMBLIN CAlIA VAN PARK, WA(/4 on-site coravons)(/30 fJDwered sites)

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The results of the researchwill be included in combatsurvival courses heldregularly for RAAF aircrewsand others near Townsville.

The team tested knownmethods of water pro·curement, with particularemphasis on a little·knownmethod believed to be themost simple and effectivethat could be practised byanyone stranded in Aus·tralia's arid regions.

The method consists ofusing a large clear plastic bagtied over a living branch of alarge tree or shrub.

The bag opening is sealedover the branch and the bag istied down or weighted. ...

The superheated environ­ment within the bag booststhe normal process oftranspiration.

Water is drawn from theground to the leaves and,instead of evaporating, iscondensedQn the inside of thebag and collects at thebottom.

Over a three-day period,the best results produced be·tween half a litre and one litreof water a day.

The amount produced var·ied with different types oftrees and shrubs. with theeucalypts generally pro·ducing the best results.

The experiment indicatedthat a large clear plastic bagshould become part of thestandard survival kit, and itwill soon be introduced intoRAAF survival kits completewith instructions for its use.

The Defence FellowshipScheme was introduced int978 to enable Service andcivilian members of theDepartment of Defence toundertake up to one year'sstudy and research ofdefence-oriented subjects ata tertiary institution.

gANOTHER METHOD ~ing

drvrloped jointly by theHa"'kerde HavfiJand aircraft~ompanyIn SA and uientlstsfrom the AdvanceO' Engln·eering Labor.atory, defeJJceRese.arch Celltre, S.a/fsbury,SA, Is this 'water·by·p.ar.aChute' system. A two·litre pl.asdc solt drillk bottlefilled with water andconnected to a miniaturepar.achute Is king used in ex·periments to determine thebest method of supplJ'ingwatrr to people stranded Inremote or Inarcrssible anas

of Austr.alia.

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sels,speeds through the North Seaduring anexercise. She has a range oj JO,ooo miles (16,Jookilometres) and a maximum speed of 20 knots. The versotile ship has been developed r,yBritain's Ministry oj Defence and British ShipOuilders to provide protection in tenirorialwaters and offshore oil areas and can be adapted for use as a missile-armed gunboat or anti­submarine corvette. She can be fitted with a variety of annaments and IS equipped withlanding, refuelling and launching facilities for helicopters plus a camprehensive camputerand radar system. The Castle·class ships are of twin screw design witli G1I overaU length of81 metres (265 feet). There is accoml7Wdaticnfor 50 officers and men and temporary quar­ters for 25 marines.

A large plastic bag could mean the difference between life and death inAustralia's desert country.

This is the expert opinion of Headquarters, OperationalRAAF Squadron Leader Command, Penrith, NSW,Brian ("Bushy") Kavanagh, and for the past seven years.....ho has just been awarded a has specialised in survivalDefence FeUowship for 1982 training.to study "Water Hehasbeeninvolvedinsur·Procurement in Australia's vival courses in Queensland.Arid Lands" for a period of 12 Papua New Guinea, Antarc·months at the Hawkesbury tica and Florida, USA.Agricultural College. Recently he took part, with

Squadron L.eader Kava- two members of the RAAFnagh has recently conducted Combat Survival Trainingresearch into desert survival. Flight at Townsville, Qld, in aand has found the most useful research exercise in a semi­('(lmjxment of any desert sur- arid region of central Queens­vival gear is a clear, heavy· land, to evaluate the mostduty plaslic bag, practical methods of finding

From it he produced up to water.one litre of drinking water aday from gum trees.

Squadron L.eader Kava·nagh, of Winmalee, NSW, wasuntil recently the RAAFCombat Survival Officer at

Plastic bag a lifesaver in the desert

show the gaps in radar coveragebut Indicate the best height andpostlion for an airborne sup­plementary radar to cover thegaps:.

Defence chiefs are nowstudying Its potential in bothdefence and counter·attack roleS!In \he tatter role. the computersystem will pinpoint gaps indefence radar. Trim have sholl'nthai as a result aircraft can pen·etrate right down 10 the radaraelial withoul being deteeted.

The phenomena is known oW·ctauy as anomalous propagationor anaprop for short. And Fer·ranti has named its computer pr0­gram IMP, which stands lor indiocation of miCfOWave propagation.

It can be used on existingcomputers and wUI run with anyradar system and new defencecomputer programs now underdeVelopmenLIMP is available toany UK government·approvedcustomer and the flrst installationcould be ready lIithin six months.

Both aircraft have manyyears service behind them, sothe ARLdevelopment is espe·cially important for theaircrafl's remaining flyingtime.

No parallel research to thaIcarried out at the ARL hasbeen reported In professionaljournals, but Mr Scoll be·lieves the Canadian DefenceForce is engaged in similarwork.

"But to my knowledge noth·ing closely ('(lmparable to thework in Australia is bemgdone, and that places us atleast three years ahead ofother countries," Mr Scott,.,t«!.

different types of flying, suchas navigatIon traimng, lowflights, night flying and aero­batics, were categorised.

The ARL has now recordedand categorised about 1000RAAF flights from the base atPearce in Western Australia.

The RAAF gave the sci­entistsevery help, and asa reosult the ARL team isconfident that it will soonhave a new and importantweapon available against thehazards of metal fatigue.

Locating critical areas formetal fatigue is a nonnal pro­cess in aviation, and in RAAFmachines such as the Macchiand Mirage the potentiallydangerous components arewell known.

over 90 per cent for months on....Experts from Britain's Ferranti

compuler systems comp.my ana·lysed the causes of the radar gapsand came to the conclusion thatthey could be forecast. Thisopened the .....ay to better radarcoverage both In military and rillil.terms.

The company's ans.....er is aspecial computer program 10detect the .....eaknesses in theradar thai analyses three sets ofinformation. These include detailsof the almosphere, a descriptionof the radar and operationalfactors such as the targets beingsought.

From this informatIon thecomputer produces a radarcoverage diagram on its tele·vision screen. TIle diagram is de­signed to be .'1Imple, giving theoperalor a plot of the detectionrange of any height.

For defence purposes, Ihecomputer program can not only

Scientists and engineers have discovered a way of forecasting gaps Inradar coverage caused by certain weather conditions,

CLOSING THE RADAR GAPSThese gaps occur when

layers of air of different den·sity bend the microwaves andin some cases trap them en­tirely within a narrow duct.This has the effect ofstrengthening and extendingradar and radio beams alsome levels but seriously de·grading them at others.

The phenomena has beenknown since the early days ofradar bul until now it has bet!nimpossible to define it, andoperators ILave been plagued withpKuliar radar Information tlLaloften defies togical explanation.In some cases targets tlLat shouldhave~n detected ILave nOI bet!nseen on the radar screen at aU.

Radar ducts are said to be acommon occurrence. In tem·perale latitudes Ihey occur be·tween 30 and 45 per cent of thetime but in the Mediterranean andMiddle East duct occurrence is

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A system to prote(t heli(opters from anti­aircraft fire has been developed by a Scottishcompany.

The system named "SEEFIRE" pinpoints thedirection to within a 30 degree segment from whicha projectile fired at a helicopter has come, It givesvisible and audible warnings so that evasive or re­taliatory action can be taken,

The system can detect both low and high veloc·Ity r.rojectUes, from the smallest caUbre bullets toant ·alrcraft missiles, and It Is not affected by birds,

Developed by Racal MESL Radar, of Linlith·gow, near Edinburgh, "SEEFIRE" Incorporatesfrom four to seven radar heads to gl\'e the heli(op­ter all·round co\'erage.

A director of the company said, "the noise levelin a helicopter Is su(h that the occupants may noteven realise they are being shot at until they see bul·lets ripping through the side of the craft".

SEEFIRE has ~volved from Ra(al's earlierroad vehicle-mounted Shot-Alert and Claribel sys­tems, both designed to detect the direction of sniperfire. These s:rstems are in servi(e with BritiSh andoverseas armed forces.

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"SEEFIRE" PROTECTSHELOS FROM ATTACK

Sounds too high·pltched for human ears hut loud and clear to electronic detec­tors are helping Defence scientists win their hattie for safer milltary f1yiug.

Research at the The great advantage ofDepa rtmen t' s Aero- acoustic emission mOOitoringnautical Research Lab- is that It checks the growth of

cracks during the aircraft'soratories in Melbourne normal flying.

is leading to the Cracking can be locateddevelopment of a new and repaired long before Ittechnique for in-flight becomes a potential dangermonitoring of the tiny instead of waiting for exami·cracks which develop nation at a regular ser.'icing

check.in metal components A second advantage is thatsubject to the enormous monitoring can be carried outstrains imposed on Ser- in the most inaccessible partsvice aircraft. of the aircraft.

MrI.G.Scott,theARLsd. In the tests on an RAAFenlist In charge of research Macchi jet·trainer, twoInto non·d estruc t i \' e transducers were attached toInspection, believes that Aus. the main spar dunng a majortralla Is at least three )'ears overhaul.ahead of any other country Once the aircraft was flylOgengaged In similar Yt"ork. again the transducers were

Scientists call the sounds out of sight, but their signalsmade by microscopic cracks were bemg transmitted to ain metal 'acoustic emis· console monitor unit in thlsions". cockpit.

The intensity is too lOw and A refinement of the systemtheir frequency too high for is its use of a technique whichhuman ears, but they can be allows only the sound signalsdetected by a pie7.o·electric commg from the area underdevice known as a trans- inspection 10 be transmittedducer. to llJe cockpit receiver.

As a result of AustralIa'smembership of the Techrucal All other noises made byCo.operation Program (in the aircraft In flight are cutwhich Britain, Canada, New out.Zealand and the Umted Slates A fresh recording of acous­share defence research tic signals IS made on eachwork), the US funded the flight.manufacture of special equip- At the end of each flight thement for the ARL team pilot describes what theinvestigating acoustic aircraft has been doing, and

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UK LAUNCHES NEW TORPEDO

INAUDIBLE SOUNDS MAKESERVICE FLYING SAFER

The first purpose­built version of the Ang­lo-US AV·88 AdvancedHarrier jump-jetfighter has been offi­cially rolled-out.

The vertical take-off jet,suc~ssor lathe British Aero­space (SAc) Harrier in ser­vice with the British AirForce and Navy. the USMarine Corps and the SpanishNavy, has been developedjoinl1y by SAe and theUS McDonnell Douglascompan)',

Two of the original liar·riers, converted to AV-SBstandard, have already beentest flown hut the aircraftthat emerged from theMcDonnell Douglas factoryal 5t LOUiS in the US is thefIrst of fOUf full-scaledevelopment aircraft.

These will be used in a fhghttest programme that isexpected to lead to the AV­88's introduction to service in1983-85.

The four flight lest planeswill be followed by a produc­tion run of 336 aircraft for theUS Marine Corps and 60 forthe British RAF'.

The Advanced Ilarrier willreplace five squadrons of theUS Marine Corps Skyhawkaircraft and Utree squadronsof AV-8A lIarriers.

Changes introduced in theaircraft include a leadingedge root extensions to thewings which improve theaircraft's manoeuvrability.

The AV-8B also has im­pro\'ed engine intakes and re­designed swivelling thrustnozzles, while new Jilt-im·provement devices include agraphite-composite supercritical wing.

The result of these changesis a doubling of tbe aircraft'spayload which can be used tocarry extra weapons, or extrafuel to increase range.

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"Through his tact, hiscompetence, co-operationand substantial hard workhe earned much credit forthe RAN in general andfor himself in partiCUlar,"the commendatiOn says.

LEUT Barton, 27, ismanied and lives in Mal­vern, Victoria. One of afamily of 12, he attendedGunning Central School,NSW, before joining Navyas aJuruor entrant in 1971.

Following two years atHMAS LEEUWIN heattended the Naval Col­lege at lIMAS CRES­WELL and graduated In

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The commendationfrom the Deputy Chief ofNaval Staff, RADM P.Doyle. commends LEUTBarton for outstandingperformance of his dutiesas command operationsofficer for tbe Victorianarea dUring a period ofintense actiVIty.

His work was connectedWith tbe visit of the RoyalYacht Britannia. theCommonwealth Heads ofGovernment Meetmg andthe visit to Melbourne bythe Japanese MaritimeSelf Defence Forcetraming squaclron earlierthis year

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H'urn:uJ.lbool r6ldents l4"efcome Hl4ti1S WAR RNAMBOOL.

Top Middies earnsworelsStudious errorts by two midshipmen

have been honoured w:llh the presenta­tion or swords aboard the RANFlagship, HMAS MELBOURNE.

RAN Fleet Commander, RADM John Sten·ns.~

presented the RAN College s.....ord to MIDN Mike ...,/'Leach and RSL president, Sir William Keyshandedoverlbe RSLS...·onl to MIDN Bill Witt.

The College Sword hoDOun Iht midshipmengaimng the highest mam In the seamanshipexaminatKln and is presented In memory or elgbtyoung OrnCf!rs who died in drowning aCcidents in1......

The RSL S...·ord goes 10 the short service com­mission oHi«r W1lh the highest aggregate mal1tsin Ius study )'ear.

MION Leach is the .son or the next Ch.ier orNa\'tll Stan, RADM David Leach who at presentis In charge of Naval Personnel and lives in Can·berra. MION Witt's parents live in EmertonPark, Brisbane.

Warrnamboolsays thanks

HMAS WARRNAMBOOL was treated to aheroine's welcome when she made her first visito the city of Warrnambool on Victoria's west

asl.More than 600 cheering and I.ire breakfast program dedi-­

flag·....anJlg people Imed the cated to the boat and hermain breakwater ....·harf to crewmeet WARRNAM BooL. Thousands or people YlSited

Saliors were asked to sign the boat while she wasautographs and were given a berthed at Warmambool.ciVIC reception by the city Berore setl.i.ng oU rOf" fur-COWlC11. ther duty m Bass StnlJt and

WARRNAMBOOL Com- then the longrun to her basemandulg Orficer, LEUT Mike III Cairns.. WARRNAMBOOLJackson, and the only WaIT' officers and crew gave anllmbool natJ\'e on board CPO cocktail party to return someTony O'Flaherty were in- of the hospitabty residents ofterviewed on ramo III an en- her "name" city had sho.....n.

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The producers ga\'e PEN·CUIN Commanding Otricer.CAPT John Da Costa, a voteof thanks ror Navy's help.

Post-production or the rilm15 belll~ earned out in the USand Australians can expect tosee Uie finished product latethis year.

ps: Shool.ing of the hImsho....ed there 15 hope ror ok!sailors. Among the pirateextras was a rormer lieu·tenant, Max Keene, an ex·shipwnght orticer ....·00 wasearmng flO a day foe advisingthe dlrfl'toe on how to handlethe pirate \·essel. A\·enger.

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With the jolly roger flying, pirates on board a three-mastedbrigantine "invaded" HMAS PENGUIN.

CM,IERAMEN record the a~tion of pirates who hare just lired a broadside (of

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The ptrates were not Lryingto break the peace of PEN·GUIN, Nor were they mount­ing a ferocious attack.

The pirates were of the"ct>Uukllcf' kind - actors In aoew adventure rilm calledThe Pirate Movie.

.\uslralian actor TedHamilton is executive pro­dllcer of the film, which 20thCentury-Fox has alreadyagreed 10 release at a cost ofmore than $7 rrullion.

,\ctor Ted, who plays thepirate king, said thefllmmakers had had Il.'onder·ful C(H)peratIon from Navy

"Navy has gl"en us Ulefacdltlt'S 10 make part of thefilm in a safe and privateanchorage," he saId.

The ad\'cnture film, whichwill feature five Gilbert andSullivan songs r~ thePlratesof PCrmuK't', bas a lopmlentalJonal cast mdudingens AtIuns, Kristy McNIChol,Gary MacDonald, Ted lIaml1·ton and Maggie Kirkpatrick.

The Pirate MoVIe 15 lbe47lhfilm fOf"dJre<'tOr Ken AnnakJnwhohassuch nlmsas Aroundt~, World in 80 Days, TheLongest Day, Those Magnifi­cent Men In Their FlymgMadunes and The Batlle ofthe Bulge to his credit.

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The KUTTABUL camp ishopdul the organisers ...iIl beeoquaUy COI\Slderate and allowthe1r "semi" to be played onMarch I' - if they make the"four".

The three deferredmatches to be played onMarch 10 could all have abearing on the finishing orderof the lop four.

POLICE will meet FLEET,NIRIMBA dash ~ith 'TROSSand KUTTABUL lacePLATS/WATERIIEN.

'TROSS have rarely falteredduring the season and mustagain be lavourites to takethe trophy.

NIRIMBA'S outside carnIVa.l

commitments during the~.

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Our PTI.s bad foresight to.set aside Marcb 10as a "spareweek" because of the Appren·tices Inter-5ervice.

1bey weren't to know theC·S organisers woutd setdown one of their matches rorlhal date,

'IroRicaUy, it's now likelyNIRIMBA WON'T be repre­sented in the I Zingari "sem­is" for the firSt time for someyears.

KUTTABUL, struggling forplayers, would be the hardestltit.

The I Zingari dra ...·•rlPa.lised and publisbed tieron:'the season began. schedulesthe aU·irnponant semi·rma:1Sfor March 11.

Each las pla)'ers m the C·Ssquad for matches agamstNSW POLICE on Mardi IS.NSW GOVERNOR'S XI onMarch 16, the NSWCA XI atthe S.C.G. on March 17 andDOUG WALTERS' XI at Vtc·tona Barracks on March 18.

Despite a one·run loss to'TROSS in the rlf'St round anda rare win over the leadersin their return clash, theGREENS have been battlingaUyeartostayin the "rour".

Loss of their CoS players fora "sudden death" semi·final­probably against WATSON­would be a tragic end to theirbid to win their first I Zingaripremiership,

Organisers havesidered POLICE

gether at all and went down...."ARMY then defeated

RAAF in an exceUent five­setter to come out the victorsfor the third ume since 1968.

"NAVY have only won theseries once and RAAF 10times,

"LSPT Andy Raff wasNAVY's best player of theseries and was duly selected(or the VIctorian Combinedservices squad."

GLENDINNING'S7.7 lIIOIOE sr, nw.T. _ 211 5652

M UOlOIN sr,~ NSW. _ 2 2032

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"This allowed NAVY toparticipale beyond theirupectations, contributing toan exciting match to thefinish.

"Having lost the firslmatch, NAVY had to front upagain on day two againstARMY,

"They were considered aweaker opponent than RAA~'

on paper, but on the courtthey dereated us with ease.

"NAVY couldn't put It to-

The 1 Zlngarl cricket premIership ODce again appearscertain to be lougbt out by deleDding tropby co-boldersALBATROSS and POLICE.

With just four rounds- and three deferredmatches remaining ­'TROSS have opened upa big lead on thepremiership ladder andare assured of the im­portant top semi-finalposition.

POLICE are just outof reach of third-placedWATSON while KUTTA­BUL must stave offfast-finishing PLATSIWATERHEN and aconsistent PENGUI 'to clinch fourthposition.

NIRIMBA ;'B", afterfour early wins, are justbehind.

ThencomeNIRIMBA"A", who have beenstrengthened by the re­cent arrival of keyPLATS I WATERHENbatsman Keith Calderand steady opener DonCurrell.

The front-runners sharedthe trophy last season after adramatic TIE in their grandfinal - the first on ruord inthe 52·year history of the fam·ous trophy.

The NSW Combined Ser·vices' decision to play their1982 "rep" fixtures on MarchIS, 16, 17 and 18 poses adilemma for 'TROSS and

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'"T1It 80IIrd is worQ _~ &/tal~ are-....., A Groo:k alUi«...... u ..di:f IIOC llJlPI/ jt:Ir Ia:st~ Coo IIivulo but riD MoNcf~fIU~, gnd I<'t'~ tIw~ 10 mDc:e P 10 appq,,".......

'."..,.~fIU~, t9l'J'ftrrn- 1M lICUIaI C<D Hiwl, is tItcu1M two bat FitId BotmdorJ a-:lGoolImIpiru 0/ fIw CamilllIlItiUOCCOfllpGnll 11t~ S~ruicu A..s·ITOlian f'OOIboll Trom on I1Irir-''1lto! lOUr /his~ couisU0/°t1DlIIt'~r NSW, AC.T.• VFA(Viv t CO'"trin~d) lind SAf'A(SA).

"In roclt rtpl'~sentIllivt lJO'M(lIV 0/ our ImIpIru ICiU o/ficiallIDiCh onum~ from UIlIt tl!SJ1rc·rivI! SUlII.

"So umps! ! ,,~IyovrapptIcQ!)on

"-"The nv/in"~ r~cdllf: IN lip­

ptiCllrioftS, IIIl! ~lIrti~r wr cono:>rpaniK and Rl«1 ourfinal panel0/ ..mplres /or fhis yeor'sCarnillllL

"W~ r~q"irr $i% I'"idd,8oI<rldary and eigltl GooI ..~s.

"This~ UIf! IrollId liU lO R~TIIQr't NAVY andAIR roRCE lip­

pliconts lIS ARMY do:>!nirIoud IN1981 camitXI/.

"The SAf'UA Boord is n1gt'"lg0I0lIitinQ lO /tear from all Srn.'IC~Umpiru."

the match by a couple of cogslOSing concentration on anumber of occasions.

NAVl"s l'kfariuloS 1'~SquIt:aaet,.... (L-.}: ~1"eLul, GMryS.. ktJ; Jus.,.., AJIeJr1FMdd, .~ HusM, Aa(r IlMf (uplJ. ,.,.: :lffd nr..er, TttI.~ &i& iii_IT, Oris CUUlrfm

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RULES UMPIRESWANTED--

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The Services Aus­tral/an FootballUmpires' AssociationBoard SAFUA Is callingfor appJlcations fromall service Field,Boundary and Goalumpires of A GradeStandard to officiate Inthis year's FootballCaml.,al.

Applicants art!~stedtonm.lt: a kith frOm IIu!ir reospt!Cliw Board to .support up­piiaJtions to olftdate.

Umpirt. who olfidcwJ inlM 1981 Carnival need notsend references, but mu.st reoappIlJ if thq wish to olficW.lein W 196Z Carnival..

AU applications are to bE'submitted toSSCT W.J. Slape0/ School of Artillery Manlyor CPL V. Vossilou RAAFSupport Command Mel­bourne no laler than 5 April1982.

AU applicants must /laveconcurrence to attend theCarnival from their respec­tive units.

La&1 ~(ll". Carniool 1003 !hefirsl J(Jl' Strncr rnnpIrt. to~at a bodl/ ana of/iCUJle if! fileropac;lII of _pira.

"TMslalldontwas fI()QI1, l:lU11Jri.sMN" _ anetre'lillopt KIf' con loptM pr~ SUlIIdard and pro.

NAVY raced obs­tacles - other than \'erygood opposition - in theVlc:torian Inter·servlcevolleyball series.

"We lost our mostcompelent coach AndyShearman on promotlonlposting to CRESWELL:- re­ported our~nL

"Some of our taU timberwas unavailable due toprevious 1-5 commitmentsaBd devooon to duty.

"We drastically lackedmatch praCUce ...·ltich., as inall codes ol sport, is vital

"NAVY met RAAF in thefirst match ol the senes. and"'" ....

"After watching RAAFwork out, we accepted thefact that this would be ourbardesl.-i!V('f" opposition.

'''They were a finely·tunedmachine hampered during

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Here's one 1M fitneu Ja·natics or mental defidents(or both).

/l's a triathlon to be heldat Narrabun on Z8 Feb­r1I01'TI at 0600.

It comprises a 2.J KMSWim, a Sf KM Bicycle RkUand a 21 KM HU1J.

The late notice dvesn'tallow any preparation time.so yotl'd need to be super·fit""_.

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II" II) !I«lnIIt 0 rnlitp otJong IaIt and I1IoIlld be 1ft _

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COfljunction with the NSWMarathon at HOUworthllARMY camp on Sundo!Il1J""".

Even iJ you're onlyfhinJdng oj competing youshould be in training NOW.

Tht RAN'sfit'st two Wn:znPTl's were promotedrecently.

Congratulation!! JuneThfllpp and Jill Rodgers onlIOflI'~ achievement!

TIO() more Wrans willunderta.ke a course thisyear and more are needed.

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NAVY have been successful in the ltlurrayRiyer Canoe marathon this year (or the firsttime since 1m.

Teams (1'011I CERBERUScllmprlslllK bn RIIsllt(lll,Peter Glldde, WIIYlleOllTke, Matthew T1Iom~

soa. GHff hlb aDd PetBSwiU !f'DD the~rvlusTK 1section Bnd crcated newteam r«fH'ds (or tU)'S CJlIe

ami tllne••"enD.71N! lIIilnltlMHllf :sfmiles

la dis~ iUId Wres fi"ed1IJs tD pMldk.

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Graham Kong has takenOVt!T the Tavern Hotel inBImIiaberp and toOlUd JoveUJspinajno'~"w{rhok! motu ovtT a coldie ortwo.

• • •I've got enlry forms for PAKISTAN SHIELD

several upcoming runs, in· 19B1: The top 20 pointeluding !he Exacto Team &COrers are lUted below. IsTrol over 12km at Parro- !lOUT ship included?mana on March 14 for I[not, whII not?teams 0/ /OUT. 1. BETANO 94 points; !.

The Harbord Diggers ADVANCE n; 3. SUPPL YMarathon is ll'Il at Manly on M; 4. AWARE 41; S. SWAN02 May and the Navy 40; 6. TORRENS 3S; 7.Running Club's fir!!t mara· HARBE17E 35; '.ADROIT 1have delaib on a lecturelhorI as a team - the NiU 34; 9. JERVIS BAY 30; IobeprnentedbyReinho«fInternational- is in Cm!- 10. STALWART 16; JJ. Musner concerning hi!!bemJ onlH April. BRUNEI %-4; J!. VAMPIRE SOLO cli,"b oj Mount

'* • '* 14; I:J. ARDENT %1; 14. Evn-atirl J9IlII.The SCvtces Marathon IBIS J7; 15. MELBOURNE The publicity promUes a

~""'~'::~=.:og="":'="'=":~=":'==':":':":'=OOO=:K=":;~';7.~C~U;R~.l gripping account oj u-citement. intrigue and ad-venture and will be given in

BIG HouSfS THAT RICH fNCLISIIW N ""bo.~. S,dn.,. ,m·I bane, Adelaide, HobaTt and

hiVE IN!. CanbemJ during 1aU Feb­r1I01'TI1NTIf/ MaTCh.

IJ rock climbing is yourbag, give UIJ a beLL

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conscJafron ptlze 01 0 'tip fOl' twoII;> CJorw,n.

Sody, me ·"VENGEANCE" ...JI_I b~ l~p' HI 0 mvseu", forpr~ty.

She has been .w.-.tltd andJCk/ fer saop It! order /10 dtfroyconsfr...cnon co.,. ond ",. 15 ..,.".rorw;:.. fee for !he r~rro.. ,

...HfTHINKS l\IA1 lIIl~NERS w, ..

........... cor>s, on ompIt J<.WyoIdwcJ;..,., WI" ond~wrol_fr ...of ,l'IJ<JIohng ~.

A srr-ong~'" reom of14, ltd by LCDR "..~ 0uu.1On,prOVld«! /ogsJtc uwa1 fer Iht"'_.

The '"'VENGf.ANCF' n'Oh"lIedm.."rIo '" be'" !fie roets """'do ,m,conlts~.

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Th~ cr..... of iSMrp 0' fMIyHobnts, !<aM 11' Gr~ S",.,field,SMNMTP And"... Dov.y ondSMNETW Poul Sodl.., Jlto ...ed(1'«1' /erIoafy 10 firs' 01 all tori·Jtrur;I Iht croft .... Iht eorly Ito<nand /10 cO'tlptll', WltIt some JlKCtiO,ewer Iht _ MorIIr COI.OW Iht--fOl' me l«Iwcollr-m<nd«J, Ihtrah _ <:hr,s~ 'VENGEANCE"'- WOJ COflJI,U{:ftd <Ising /49/

Don't forget, we are now inCairns for your convenience.Call in and say h£/h> ro JohnMuirhead at 14 FlorenceStreet. You can use your allot­ment th£re also. Phone (070)512090.

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"All com­petitors must goaround the back ofthe DESTROYER orrisk disqualifi­cation," shrieked.Q sailing official ­to the delight ofthe ship'. com­pony of (MINE­HUNTER) HMASCURUW.

Our 1.lIau could ._11have ba... forglva .. hadtfotoy u...m.d to cto.dc thelid. numb., of ttI.l, To..C..... m'" coo "." .DI...........

CUl:UW cllt"toWy,..e¥iH1_ int_.... bodo.... at_hot- oH M.tty wt-f.

Th. ..lIboa,.. rlK. Wcdpart of tho ••• tlv.' .f5y"" and alhacl.d __th 100 ....,1., - .....tttou of .,. lalou. ! --

WhMe cuauw _....... ­ciotl ..," af ~l" .b~-~;"lp HMAS 5 hod ......k.... fo.o ,ofll.I••the InaUlural X.ra.SYDNIY.RIO Yacht Race.

The advonturoulanb_rd lalS would "av.envl.d tho bluo w.torya~htl en th.lr a)70nautl~.1 ,1. ~k - on.ftIlrd of 10_' In ....ieoll__

Many I~obor,. w.r.ah.ad, foe bank. woroe.p.dod to be "'.quent,but total cfcork..... _ to beu ......_ - with sttort ,.n­oels of Ardic .........t.

OHlclol•••podod t+o.fauou y_ht to compl.t.tho journey In fiv. weak._ond m• •Iow••t covlcl telk.eight W ....I.

"'mogifto tfl. quantity offood and •••• " .. tho Cr_woulcl n.oocI ov_ thk pori­ocI," IIdd,. _ official.

YodttI to fac. tfle "un­k ......... _:

'00;' 'ANNACOHDA II' _ 13ftlong kokh (Whho). SkipperJono Grublc, 0 colourfulSouth Au.trallan with 0

crew of leventeon.• 'aUCCANUR' _ 73ft

IOftSI .Ioop (1Jack). Sk.....Joel Mac. "'om Sydney,with 0 cr.w of fourt••n.

• 'TA'AROA' _ 60ft long1100f' (WIoIto). Skipper IonMacfarlane, W.llln,ton,Now Z_laftd, witt. a cr_of-._and ........yof ..........

• 'JACQUI' - Uft Iaftglioop (Doric .....). $kIpperTom Melville from au"ftlI­land, with a cr.wohlx.

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