I agree Col, maybe you guys can set a date for each year, between solving a few of the world's problems on the run.

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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.

Hi to all. Good to see the numbers are increasing. You can count me in for my first one. Look forward to catching up with those of you I know. See you on the 22nd November.

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Brian Bennett
R65838
EX CPOMTP(mech)
Nov 66 Moran Division Cerberus
Mechs course 76-78
1966 to 1986
Sydney 69-71, Lonsdale, Swan 73-75, Nirimba mechs course 76-78, Swan 79, Melbourne 81-2 , Cook 82-3, Nirimba 83-86

I, like Neddley, have been struck by the dreaded date clash bug.

I was rather hoping to partake for the second year of hopefully a long string of years but not to be .

Daughter No 1 is launching her first CD with her band in north east Vic.

I was holding out on answering the call to arms , sorry glasses, hoping that the events wouldn't clash but sadly I lost!!

I would't be forgiven for a vvveeeeerrrrrryyyyyyyy long time if I didn't turn up at the CD gig.

Have 1 or a dozen :occasion5::drinkers::walk::drinkers::drinkers::occasion5::walk::hic::occasion5::hic::hic::walk: :walk: for me guys

Definately a fixed weekend would be more suitable for forward planning

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Jak Cuttle
R42531
Ex-CPOMTH
12th MOBI Intake
Jan '62 - Jan '82
Nirimba, Sydney & Melbourne, (flattops, not the later plastic fantastics) Kuttabul, (FMP & FIMA) Rushcutter (HMAS and RANTAU), Waterhen, Co-dock-PNO, Stalwart-FMU, Platypus, not necessarily in that order and some two/three times. Nirimba Jan '82 to close-civ instr, training dev, closure staff '93

Hmmmm.....BUGGER!!!!
I'm afraid I have to beg off as well..my son is coming home from Iraq for a few weeks R&R before he heads back...so I'll pop up to Qld and see him during that time.

Fixed date sounds like a great idea.

Can't be at this one unfortunately due to to family commitments (sons wedding) and SWMBO wouldn't understand.

Cheers

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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.

So where are we at now, with just three weeks to kick-off...

Late scratchings of John 'Chippy Ned' Kelly and Peter Weyling, then Jak Cuttle and
Mike (Pony) Moore hadn't actually made the list before withdrawing anyway, but we've added...

Steve 'Shep' Shepherd
Brian 'Wiggyb47' Bennett ...and special guest star, all the way fom Adelaide...
Robin 'Tafmo' King

As 13's unlucky for some... we'll just have to round up a few more...!!!

Hang about, I've missed one, haven't I...??? Of course...

Brian 'Charlie' Staples

Still, 14's not as good as the 17 we had last year... still looking for a few more starters...!!!

Might have to resort to a press-gang...!!!

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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

Wait... Let me tidy that up a bit for you...


Click on the pic for a BLOW UP of last year's participants...

Confirmed starters at the barrier for 2008 are:

Rick 'Hippy Chippy' Pengilly
Chris 'SeeJay' O'Keefe
Colin 'Passasan' Kelson
Dean 'Dinophot' Gedling
Henry 'HenryS' Schubert
Glen Friedrich
Justina Friedrich
Col's 'S.I.D.' Sue
Mark 'Mobes' Mobley
Wayne 'Buck'/'Posiedon' Rogers
Steve 'Shep' Shepherd
Brian 'Wiggyb47' Bennett
Robin 'Tafmo' King
Brian 'Charlie' Staples

Still, 14's not as good as the 17 we had last year...

Still looking for a few more starters...!!!

Press-gang has been activated...!!!


BTW... The rumour floating around that we ASKED Ned not to attend this year's
smokey, due to the unsavory publicity he generated last year, is totally unfounded...

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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

Amazing, click on the photo and one participant disappears..........

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

Ha ha.. I'm busted...! That's Col's S.I.D. who missed out on getting into the photo, but DID attend...

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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

Hi Guys

Gee it such a shame Ned can't make it. I will have a couple of drinks for him if he sends the money up Who will be the Navigator . I will be up on Saturday morning, so ill miss the "basin trails" on Friday. What time and were does our "cultural tour" of the Rocks begin ?

Cheers Dino

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Dean Gedling.
Ex-Phot. R 63604
1964 to 73
Cerberus,Albatross,Melbourne,Albatross,Melbourne,Kuttabul and several short stints on Brisbane.