Thanks, BC, I'm so glad you enjoyed it... I just felt our 'FINAL' Rocks Run deserved a 'finale' to pack a punch and out-do any'finale' that had gone before...
I'm sorry it took so long, Folks, but as BC would appreciate, there was a -LOAD of finicky detail involved... (Resizing/ arranging the order of two sets photos, re-writing/ editing/
cropping each line of text to fit, researching, digging up, then individually shrinking, adding borders/ drop shadows to each pic used in creating the memorial collage, etc., etc.)

BTW peoples, to access my full Special Report on our FINAL 2003 Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey, just click HERE, or simply click on 'Previous'
up in the right-hand corner above, just BC's post above...

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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

Thank you so much Rick, so much wonderful water under the bridge, so many fond memories looking at those pics. Some sad thoughts with Dino and Dave not being here to see them.

I know how much work and time went into producing the reports, they are a credit to you and I am very happy to be your apprentice.

Cheers, 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.

Great report Rick…

It was a pleasure to attend many of the Rocks Runs and catch up with all those reprobates over the years… They were fun events, as were the warmups at the Frisco and other places, and times on the MOBI yacht Nirimba when we had her…

And thank you for your team for their hard work in organising these events, crewing the yacht and running this website. Fantastic effort…

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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.

Aw shucks, fellas... Thanks for those accolades, you're all ...NO ...

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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

Couldn't agree more with all of the above sentiments!

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Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes
R94714
Ex-CPOMTP(D)5
Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th)
Jan'65 to Mar '88
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart, Samarai, Lae, Penguin, Curlew, Buccaneer, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (based in Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury.

BZ Rick, good summary and well presented!
Would liked to have joined you but Que Sera, Sera.

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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.

You've missed your calling Rick
Great report, well done mate.

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

But he has been called lots of things I believe!!

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Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes
R94714
Ex-CPOMTP(D)5
Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th)
Jan'65 to Mar '88
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart, Samarai, Lae, Penguin, Curlew, Buccaneer, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (based in Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury.

Nobody knows the troubles he's seen.

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Bob Moult
R42629
Ex-CPOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
1962 to 1982
Nirimba, Sydney, Melbourne, Tarangau, Penguin, Albatross Kuttabul, Harman, Hobart, Platypus, Duchess, Brisbane, Moreton