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Rocky
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 10:54 pm |
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Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:49 pm Posts: 6
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You have a clean out and what do you find, lots of old photos. While I still have a few B&W pics to work through, these three have a common theme of the brand new blocks that we occupied in late '70's if I have that right. Passé now but the big news back then and worthy of two valuable snaps. I have no idea who took the colour pic (a Polaroid?) of me, Brian Manning and Greg Carroll, hope I got that right. Rick has cleaned the digital copies up, re-sized them and will link them up. ......................... ............................................. For anyone else with old Nirimba photos squirreled away, time to hunt them out and get them on here while the time is ripe.
_________________ Tony Stone, OAM 43620 Cmdr RAN (Rtd) Jan 68 - Jan 02 24th MOBI Intake Jan 1968 "A Boat person"
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CharlieS
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 12:46 pm |
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Thanks Tony, I never had a pic of the brand new buildings Cheers
_________________ 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.
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Rocky
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 5:46 pm |
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Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:49 pm Posts: 6
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No problems. Trying to hunt out a few more from that period.
_________________ Tony Stone, OAM 43620 Cmdr RAN (Rtd) Jan 68 - Jan 02 24th MOBI Intake Jan 1968 "A Boat person"
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BC
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 7:09 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:52 am Posts: 1087
City or Town: Tinonee
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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).
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Stroppy Chippie
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 7:38 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:24 am Posts: 504
City or Town: Schofields
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CharlieS wrote: Thanks Tony, I never had a pic of the brand new buildings Cheers Now over 40 years old and used for offices (well, some of them).
_________________ Brian Mackenzie
ex-Shipwright Instructor
Oct '88 to Dec '93 (NIRIMBA) before and beyond
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piquet
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 11:03 pm |
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Joined: Fri Dec 12, 2003 9:13 am Posts: 250
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When the intake that Brian and were in moved into the blocks the landscaping wasn’t even finished. The stoker Chief in charge of the block that the Chippies were living in was “the Whale Norman. We were only in the blocks for about 3 months before we passed out.
_________________ Peter Sneddon R95971 Ex CPOMTH4 18th JR Intake 23rd MOBI Intake Jan 67 to July 91 Leeuwin, Nirimba, Sydney, Perth, FMP-W, Stuart, Penguin/Ships Divers course, Stuart, Lonsdale, Melbourne, Kuttabul, Cerberus, Stuart, Swan, Nirimba/ Q course, Cerberus, CPSO-M
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 11:58 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4549
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
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Gawd, you lot were spoiled rotten, I reckon if they'd moved us into such swanky accommodation, I'd have 'passed out' as well...
_________________ 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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Chippy Ned
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 7:44 am |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:25 am Posts: 780
City or Town: St Georges Basin
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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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Seejay
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 7:48 am |
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Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:16 am Posts: 1957
City or Town: Cairns
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Chippy Ned wrote: Well, we know your focus in life, Neddie.....
_________________ 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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Rocky
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 11:41 am |
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Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:49 pm Posts: 6
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We might have had swank accommodation but only for 6 months. Still started in the Dongers and "graduated" to the 4 man cabins. Our bonus was being right next to the shower block, made the early morning winter dash a bit easier.
_________________ Tony Stone, OAM 43620 Cmdr RAN (Rtd) Jan 68 - Jan 02 24th MOBI Intake Jan 1968 "A Boat person"
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