Smiley, what are you trying to say.

Jock reserved that job for me, in his own words, because I was the best dressed MOBI he had seen in years.

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Mick Thompson
R43153
Ex-LT
19th Mobi intake
July 65 to Mar 92
23 years (20 out for 3 then signed on for another 3) paid off '92
Nirimba, Sydney, Anzac, PBF Cairns x 2, Watehen, Stalwart x 2, NSC Kuttabul, Vampire, Penguin and finally Nirimba.

You know Mick, that smacks exactly of Jock's wit.

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

As well as being a talented chippy, Jock was a very good sportsman.
He represented many ships in cricket teams.

Jock also ran with the Olympic flame in country Victoria on its journey to Melbourne in 1956 just 2 months before arriving at Nirimba.

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Tom Shaw
R42017
Ex-CPOMTH
1st MOBI Intake
July 1956 TO July 1976.....August 1986 TO December 1992
Melbourne, Queenborough, Kuttabul, Penguin, Hobart, Brisbane, Platypus

Exactly CJ, he actually made me feel good about the job, for a nanosecond.

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Mick Thompson
R43153
Ex-LT
19th Mobi intake
July 65 to Mar 92
23 years (20 out for 3 then signed on for another 3) paid off '92
Nirimba, Sydney, Anzac, PBF Cairns x 2, Watehen, Stalwart x 2, NSC Kuttabul, Vampire, Penguin and finally Nirimba.

The e-mail string below includes details for Jock's Funeral...

For all those who knew Jock, especially those from MOBI early days. One of life’s characters now gone from us.

(Bob Mummery)

From: John Lennon
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:14 PM
To: John Lennon
Subject: Our mate Jock

G’day boys,
Just received today from Paddles, sadly, Jock has passed away this morning, very sad news, and he was so happy to receive so many calls from his mobi mates,
thank you to all who managed to get to speak with him, very much appreciated, his funeral details are included in Tom’s email,
regards,
Jack L
0427304496

From: Tom Shaw [mailto:oh4ohsaintly@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, 20 January 2018 2:47 PM
To:
Subject: Our mate Jock

Hi Mobi Brothers
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you all of the passing of Jock Schofield this morning in hospital at Inverell.
I must thank all the guys who have contacted Jock in the last month.
I travelled up to Inverell with Joe Manton to see him and he mentioned how happy he was to have been in contact
with so many Nirimba friends.
The Mobi fraternity has shown again how strong our friendship continues to be.
The funeral will be held at Inverell crematorium at 1400 Thursday 25th Janurary.
Regards
Tom Shaw
02 95239618 or 0407246859

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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane