O.K., I'm up and getting ready for the Grand Finale... our RANSA BBQ Brunch,
Open for Inspection and Harbour Cruise aboard The MOBI Yacht 'Nirimba' to
round off a great weekend...! More detailed report tonight...

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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

I'm a good boy, Oh yes I am I left the guys last night just as they were starting to get unruly. I had to get back to Newcastle for family commitments.
Got to Circular Key station with 30 seconds to spare for a train to Central then 15 seconds to spare for the train to Newcastle, missing the train to Wagga that Dino wanted to put me on by half a day!!!
Oh, he's a worry, that old fart.



What a great day, thanks again to Rick for organising it

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Brian Staples (Charlie)
R43533
Ex ERA2
23rd MOBI Intake
Jul 67 to 76
Nirimba, Sydney, Torrens, Paramatta, Kuttabul
Merchant- MV Howard Smith, MV SilverHawk
Vales Point Power Station, Eraring Power Station, Retired ill health.
Now???? Living it up in retirement.

Managed to get my self to airport in time to catch the plane back to a wet and cold Melbourne, after a beautiful warm and sunny day in Sydney. A great, thoughly enjoyable day.

Thanks to Rick for organising it and all those who attended and made it so good.

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Mike (Pony) Moore
O42860
Ex-LT GLEN(ME)
16th MOBI intake
Jan 64 - Jul 88.
Anzac, Nirimba, Stalwart, Moresby, Creswell, Waterhen, Penguin, Vampire, GMGID (PJP), Coonawarra, Attack, Ardent, Cook, Kuttabull, Cerberus.

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Thanks Guys, I've just got back from our great Harbour Cruise after a great BBQ at RANSA with a great bunch of people...

I was so flat chat today I didn't even get any photos, which is just probably as well, because after four days of organisating and
drinking, eating and organising, lifting and lugging, eating, drinking and smoking my back has finally given out and so I'm
dragging myself off to bed for a long overdue rest...

I know Rhonda took a heap of photos today, so I'll wait 'til Tafmo and Rhonda get back to Adelaide then I'll post some of theirs...

In the meantime, if any of the attendees of any of the weekend's events have some funnny/ incriminating/ compromising/ interesting/
outrageous photos they'd like to send me on roman27@tpg.com.au I'll endeavour to post the best of them for those poor folks
who (for whatever lame excuse,) didn't make it to this year's fun events...

Just one final note of thanks before I hit the sack, to all those who made the effort, from as far away as Cairns, (Seejay,) Adelaide,
(Tafmo and Rhonda,) Melbourne, (Pony and Baz,) Canberra, (Henry,) from the near and Far North Coast, (Pete and Charlie,) and
the South Coast, (Ned, Ellen, Shep, Howie,) and lastly, but by no means leastly, to our 'locals' (Col, Sue, Dave, Gordon, Sandy,
Anthea, Mobes, Brian,) your dedication, enthusiasm and appreciation is all the encouragement we need to do it all again next year...



Thanks also for everyone who chipped in and helped when I nearly lost it this morning when the RANSA BBQ wouldn't light...! :lol:

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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, another great "Rocks Run" is over. Once again, the company was fantastic , the grog was delicious and lots of fun was had by all

I am already looking forward to next year, my advice ....... don't miss it.

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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.

By golly, that was a great two days that will remain with me for a long time!

Great company, great laughs (so much so that what remains of my ribs are still sore) lots of booze and just a bloody great time!

I had to laugh at the Frisco when we we saw all the young sailors in the New Generation Navy - including the one who was wearing his pants halfway down his underwear!

I just had to reminisce about the crusty old fart senior sailors we used to take the rinse out of, and then let everyone know we're now old enough to be those crusty old fart's parents!!!

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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!

What a great weekend!

A pleasant stroll around the Rocks on the pub crawl ( didn't turn into a stagger), terrific company ( lotsa laughs, loverlie bunch of old farts) and even managed to catch the right train home.

Today was a corker!
Sun and a fine breeze that turned a bit blustery.
Got a little bit red, a little bit wet (I hope Rhonda got some good shots of the spray that was blown over us). The wind picked up to about 25-30 knots and we headed into it going down the harbour.
Boat put on a good show, didn't miss a beat and really looks good.
Would have been a tad wet going to Hobart I reckon.
All in all, lots of fun with great mates.

Note to all....

You've got to come next year, it is a realy good way to spend a weekend.
Couldn't do it every weekend though.

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Gordon Robertson
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)

Rhonda and I are enjoying some of Qantas' free piss in the lounge waiting for our flight to Adelaide. Decided to get here a little early seeing the weather has turned foul here in Sydney, couldn't get an earlier flight out, so looks like I'll have to put a dent in their booze stocks.....

As many of the reunion attendees have said previously, a great weekend, plenty of piss, plenty of warries`, some old navy behaviour (particularly from Ned, who couldn't handle the sambucca........thank god I was there to take charge of him..... )

Sorted out the potential bladder problem by switching to sambuccas early in the run.......brilliant.....didn't need a piss until the end of the run.... ......the only problem then was getting through the toilet doorway....... .....have come to the conclusion that there is a downside to the sambucca.....besides the black tongue....

Ended up in the shit Saturday night for some reason.....no bloody sense of humour these women.... ....but with that suave, sophisticated way about me (read grovel.....), managed to get back into the good books on Sunday, in time for a fine brunch and great day on the water with the troops. Thanks once again to that fine crew of Rick, Gordo and Sandy, and our other passenger Henry........ had a great time out on the harbour.

Will send some piccies up for posting in the next day or so.

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Robin (Bob) King
R105234
Ex-WOETS4
25th MOBI Intake
July 68 - June 88
Nirimba, Waratah (Dam Neck), Brisbane, Waratah (Mare Is & LBNSY), Harman (CDSC), Waratah (Mare Is), Brisbane, Harman (Navy Office & CDSC), Waratah (Dam Neck & Mare Is), Harman (CDSC)

Wisdom comes with age, sometimes age comes alone.

Woops......

Maybe we shouldn't have told Rhonda that you were dancing with a bunch of swedish backpacker girls.....

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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!

Isn't that a bevy?

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