Upon sober (?) reflection, it would appear that 5 working days is a bit short notice for our screen printer to order in the polo shirts for this little get together, so save your money for the beers...

However, those gracing us with their presence next Saturday 10th January at ''The Brooklyn" will not feel their efforts in vane...

For route details of the event, and the reward for successfully completing the fun run, check out our newest addition to the website... Our NEW Main Notice Board on the WELCOME PAGE, its under the briefcase with IMPORTANT NOTICE on it...

(...or if you're impatient like Ned, click on this link to jump straight to the notice...
http://www.ran-skilledhands.org/main_no ... index.html )

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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

Rick,
re 'The Inaugural Skilled Hands Sydney Pub Crawl', please accept my 'inability to attend'. By the look of the progamme it will be one whizzer of a day, and I hope that you get a good attendance.

I would like however to offer one word of advice to the participants, from one who has had experience in this department.
DONT TRY A ROUND IN EVERY PUB!

And perhaps a word of advice to the organizers,
GIVE OUT THE CERTIFICATES TO THE ATTENDEES BEFORE YOU START BECAUSE THERE WILL BE FEW WHO WILL FINISH THE COURSE !

Good luck, and I still wish I could be with you, but alas the years have intervened.

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Col Nash, R45380
Ex Mech1 (CPO)
1958/59 Mech's Cse (FND Eng School)
June 1951/Dec 1963 Ships. "Australia" II, "Tobruk I", "Sydney III", "Anzac II", "Yarra III".............Depots. "Cerberus"x2, "Tarangau", "Penguin", "Lonsdale".

Thanks for the advice Col, hopefully the "seasoned drinkers" will be able to pull the rest through.

Don't worry Coral, I reckon the rabble will need a bit of marching practice, maybe even a bit of doubling between pubs in the early stages.

Keeping Burgo mobile, may be a problem after he's eaten half a horse though. The boy does love his nosh.

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.

I'm jealous! I wish I could be there!

How about another one in March, and I'll make the trip to be there?

Cheers

CJ

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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!

Good idea SeeJay I think that it could be aranged. be great to meet you at last.

The 20th of March would be out for me. Launching of the Perth at Williamstown.
Listening to the ABC the other day and heard about the chap who was very superstitious. Thought it was bad luck to shout in a pub.
Cheers
Roger

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Roger Fidler
R42441
CPOMTH
10th MOBI intake
Jan 61 to Jan 73
Nirimba 61-64, Melbourne 65-66, Albatross 66-68, Perth 68-70, Kuttabul FMP 70-71, Platypus 71-72

Hi everyone,

Just a short note to thank all those guys living close to Sydney, that replied to my message.

It seems we won't have a lot of starters for our inaugural get together, but we will be pathfinders for our second one.

I will talk to CJ about one in march, which will give everyone a bit more notice.

Meanwhile, stay tuned and we will keep you all informed about Saturday and the next one.

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.

Hippy Chippy, Chippy Ned....

I'm clambering to free up my 'oh so busy' social calendar (well alright, I may have to work on the 10th),

What time is the kick-off? I'm gonna do my best effort to get there to make sure you guys are on the straight and narra.....


Cheers


Mark

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Mark Rettig
Ex - ABMTP, S134959
Stevenson 82nd Division - JRTE
Jan 83 - May 89
Leeuwin, Cerberus, Kutts, Moresby, Stirling

Im in. Wife has given approval to attend on the proviso that I stay in the city that night. Anyone know of a good hotel in the area that will not cost me an arm and a leg. What time do I need to front up at the Brooklyn?
Steve

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Steve Wilson
S116012
WOMTP5
4th Muppet Intake
January 1974-January 1997
Perth, Tobruk, Launceston, Bendigo, Sydney, Melbourne. Nirimba, Penguin, Navy Office, MHQ, Naval Support Command, Somalia.

For those of you who have a left button on your mouse, click on the following link... (...that's the typed line that's all joined together and underlined... and is all blue... unless you've clicked on it already, then its purple... )

http://www.ran-skilledhands.org/main_no ... index.html

For those of you who don't have a left mouse button, 10.00 am, or 1000 at the Brooklyn... (Clubby, thats when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is in the 10... )

Lunch at the Orient for those who make it past the first five pubs...!!!

OOOOOPS...!!! I stand castigated... I thought the start time was on the Route Map... It isn't... my humble apologies Team... :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