Plenty of rain, flooding and lots of trees down, but so far no major dramas as far as I am aware. No sunny JB at the moment I'm afraid.

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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.

It's pretty much departed the Central Coast now, apart from a couple of days of strong winds and bulk rain, a timely 4 hour blackout yesterday was the worst I got...

We saved the worst of it and sent it south for Ned's today..!

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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

Well, Albo's trying to emulate Gough with his trip to China.

There are three main differences between them.

1. Gough was a very great orator that most would listen to.

2. Gough was very clear in his intentions.

and

3. Gough had a backbone.

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Brian Carney
R43371
Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).

My wife nearly threw up when she seen him wearing a Hawthorn polo shirt, and she is Hawthorn through and through. Why would he do that on an overseas visit to China.
What a F***wit.

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Bruce Francis
R112774
JRTE 40TH Intake
July 72-June73
Ex WM,QMG,Bosun,Paid off Sept 93
Leeuwin,Cerberus x3, Lonsdale, Watson, Coonawarra(DNB), Harman.
Supply, Melbourne, Vampire, Attack, Ardent, Brisbane x2, Fremantle(Commissioning Crew), Sydney-FFG 03(Commissioning Crew), Hobart, Cessnock. Go the Mighty Magpies

I fully endorse your last sentence Bruce and wondered why Xi Jinping wasn't wearing a Poort Pear jumper

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Gary Fradd
S115224
Ex-LSMTH3
1973 - 1985
Cerberus, Melbourne, Creswell x 2, Nirimba, Perth x 2, Kuttabul FIMA

On my first trip up-top, I bought a combo record player/radio unit. Plus my first albums. Previously, I only bought singles and played them at a neighbour's house.

My first two albums were, The Best of Andy Williams and Paranoid by Black Sabbath.

To this day, I still have a folder with my favourite Black Sabbath tracks, on USB, to play in my car.

RIP Ozzy, you were a legend.

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Brian Carney
R43371
Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).

Was out driving yesterday and, in the distance, saw a RAAF Spartan aircraft with rear ramp open and appeared to be trailing something. First thing that came to mind was an issue with a training drop on the area called "Drop Zone" (where the RAAF train at dropping loads out of aircraft). Considered that it be awkward from them to return to the base with that hanging out then thought how much it looked like the scene from CONAIR when the aircraft ends up trailing a sports car.
The aircraft turned and I lost sight of it. When I got home I recounted what I had seen to "Toots". Thought nothin more of it until we watched the news and the "trailing load" was, in fact, a F35 fighter aircraft being filmed as part of the advertising for the upcoming Richmond Air Show, and yes, it was quite close to the back of the Spartan ramp.....

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Brian Mackenzie
ex-Shipwright Instructor
Oct '88 to Dec '93 (NIRIMBA) before and beyond