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Chippy Ned
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 Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:41 am |
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City or Town: St Georges Basin
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It is with absolute sadness that I inform you, that our old mate Gary Coulson (Tassie), passed away at 9.30 this morning in Hobart. As you may have been aware, Tassie has been undergoing kidney dialysis for some time now, but yesterday his doctors decided to discontinue the treatment and he passed away peacefully this morning.
Tassie was a Chippy in the the 13th Intake and was a member of the Skilled Hands site (member No. 86)
A sad day indeed, another of our brothers passes over the bar.
Fair winds and smooth seas Tassie, we will miss you.
Ned.
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John Kelly (WEBMASTER)
R42620
Ex-WOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'83
Nirimba x3 - Rushcutter - Sydney x2 (Carrier) - Melbourne (Carrier) - Penguin - Kuttabul - Creswell x3 - Stalwart x2 - Brisbane.
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:10 pm |
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City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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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
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Seejay
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:18 pm |
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City or Town: Cairns
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May you have fair winds and a following sea wherever you travel, Tassie.
And my sympathies to your loved ones left behind.
_________________  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!
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:40 pm |
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City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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Whilst Tassie had many friends in the 13th MOBI Intake, with he and I being
the only two 'singles', we invariably found ourselves sharing accomodation at
most of our 13th MOBI Intake Reunions/ Cruises... 
We got to talk a lot on those occasions and I got to know him much better in
recent years than I ever did at RANATE... 
 I've used that photo of Tassie and I fitting the prop tube to The MOBI
Yacht 'Nirimba' on many a promotional blurb about the yacht... 
It will have a different reverence from now on... 
One of the 13th MOBI Intake's true characters, he will be sadly missed...  _________________ 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
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Peter Weyling
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:21 pm |
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Well done, Hippy one....you're getting good at this.
A very fitting tribute.
Smooth seas,Tassie....I didn't know you but you're a MOBI so you are a good one.
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:00 am |
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City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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Thanks Peter, I know you'd do no less for any mate of yours... 
Whilst Tassie was a Member and regular visitor to RAN Skilled Hands,
he never actually  posted...
If he had, you would have seen this avatar...  _________________ 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
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BC
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:43 am |
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City or Town: Tinonee
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A fitting tribute, Rick.
It is always sad to hear of ex-matelots passing the bar, but it is especially moving when it is one of the MOBI clan.
When it is one of your intake, then it is almost family.
RIP Tassie  _________________ Brian Carney
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Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).
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Tim Baker
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:34 am |
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City or Town: Canberra
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Farewell old friend and 13th. Intake brother.
Tassie, may you Rest In Peace.
Tim.
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Tim Baker.
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13th. MOBI intake.
July 1962 to Sept 1983.
Nirimba,Cerberus,Derwent,Lonsdale,Waratah(USA),Hobart,Navy Office,Stalwart,Perth,Navy Office.
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Terry Gunton
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:33 am |
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A truly Loyal and loveable man, a man who will be sadly missed.
Rest easy old mate
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Terry Gunton
R42610
Ex WOMPT4
13th MOBI Intake
July 62-July 82
Nirimba, Melbourne, Sydney, Creswell, Stuart, Cerberus, Derwent, Albatross, Vendetta, Melbourne, Atbatross, Fleet HQ, Fleet Maintenance, Civvy Street, Retired
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:48 am |
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City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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For those able to attend, Tassie's funeral is at 1pm (1300) at the Moonah Chapel. 151 Main Rd Moonah. (Hobart, Tas.)  _________________ 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
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