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SUBSAFE - CHIEF STOKERS LOG This weeks edition of The Chief Stokers Log - 26th March 2017 - is now available online at this link. Back
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CALL THE HANDS NEWSLETTER ..... pdf Attached is Call The Hands, the Naval Historical Society’s monthly newsletter. I hope you find it of interest. Back
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For those who may be interested, please see attached an extract from the Popular Mechanics website. Back
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to Site Map Pleural Plaques, Asbestosis & Mesothelioma
Would just like to add to your comments re lungs being
checked.
It is IMPERATIVE, that all those at risk, need to request a HIGH RESOLUTION
CAT SCAN. Anything less than that, may not reveal, PLEURAL PLAQUES or
ASBESTOSIS. Additionally many X-ray techs, do not have the skills to detect
early signs of these approaching problems, and early detection is essential.
I speak from personal 1st hand experience. Being an ex Stoker PO, as well as
a “brickie- lagger”, I was diagnosed in 1991, with Pleural Plaques, (since
advanced to asbestosis ) and was fortunate enough to be put on the Vitamin A
program at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, under Professor Bill Musk.
With regard to any points being awarded by DVA, or payment or compensation,
I was told that this was a “non event”, there is/was no entitlement
whatsoever. This view was reinforced by a leading law firm in Perth.
However in 2003, an advocate at Leeuwin Barracks, told me that info was
wrong, that there was a case to be answered, and significant compensation
was available, even just for Pleural Plaques. Further advise was to visit a
particular Law Firm, get a High Res’ Cat Scan from their recommended
Specialists, who would advise if I had sufficient damage to run a case. That
was affirmative, with the consequence a Compo case was run on my behalf,and
I did receive a substantial payout, that has not in any way effected my TPI
Pension.
The overall result of this was that I spent the next 10 years as a volunteer
at Leeuwin Barracks, assisting both veterans & serving members to get their
Asbestos checks done correctly, and this has led to many positive financial
settlements to date.
The fallacy being perpetuated, is that unless a person has Mesothelioma,
they have no claim. THIS IS JUST NOT TRUE. All those persons who had
asbestos exposure, are entitled to a financial claim if they show
significant signs of either or both, Pleural Plaques / Asbestosis.
Sadly, many vets came into our Leeuwin Office, and said they’d been checked
“years back”, but no damage was found, and they were never recalled for
follow up checks. The result were that those individuals had missed out on
making an earlier claim, or some of their shipmates had died of various
“lung cancers”, without there ever being a proper diagnose made, or
compensation paid.
So I would just reinforce your plea Kerry, that all the ex sailors you
listed, SHOULD get themselves checked with new age detection equipment, and
the best qualified persons evaluating the results.
I’m very happy for my email address being passed on, to anyone who wants to
enquire further.
Hope you find this info valuable & not an intrusion.
Kind regards
Ted ( Aussie) Lawrence.
LEST WE FORGET SCULPTURE ....... pdf "Lest We Forget: The Mission."
DEFENCE AND VETERANS POLITICAL PARTY For your information ........ www.advp.org.au
BARFOOT & HIS FLAG ..... pdf The reason why he wouldn't remove his flag pole.
EMUs ......... pdf New book "Too Bold to Die" contains the story of the Brave Emu, 'gets the bloody job done'. Back
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Dog tags of the more
than 58,000 service men and women who died in the Vietnam War hang from the
ceiling of the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago on Veterans
Day, November 11, 2010. The 10-by-40-foot sculpture, entitled Above &
Beyond, was designed by Ned Broderick and Richard Steinbock. The tens of
thousands of metal dog tags are suspended 24 feet in the air, 1 inch apart,
from fine lines that allow them to move and chime with shifting air
currents. Museum employees using a kiosk and laser pointer help visitors
locate the exact dog tag with the imprinted name of their lost friend or
relative.
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The Old R.A.N. .... 1911 - 1961 .... pdf Back
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For those who are not aware and interested, DVA covers the cost of exercising
in Gyms.
Go to the DVA website and go to Fact Sheet HSV 30.
Also check out the link below - Invaluable, thanks Ian D. Back
to Site Map Latest CPR Chest Compression Techniques Anyone who has a chronic heart condition, would like to think that someone around them is aware of this. If you do nothing else, please watch the video on the link below.AIRFIELD UNDER THE SEA ...... PDF Back
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THE MAN O'WAR STEPS .... PDF Back
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to Site Map Red Ensign - Australia's forgotten flag - link Finding a doctor onlineKnowing where your nearest GP or pharmacist is located can offer peace of mind for those travelling around Australia. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) can assist provide online services which may assist you in locating appropriate health professional care. If you’re looking for GP the RACGP have an online tool that can help you locate your nearest practice. Using the Find a practice tool, you can locate details of your local practice by entering your postcode or suburb and have the results displayed on a Google Map. To locate your nearest GP, visit the RACGP. Perhaps you need a pharmacist that can help you manage your asthma, cholesterol problems or to provide mobility equipment. The PGA offer an online Find a pharmacy tool which can help you find a pharmacy offering a range of services, trading hours and even languages spoken. To locate a suitable pharmacy for your needs, visit the PGA. Check out our Technology articles for helpful tips. Back
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Australian men were called up for national service in the Army, Navy and
Air Force from 1951-1972. Of that number only 19,450
served in Vietnam, all with the Army. The commemorative
in a new 50 cent coin, unveiled at the Australian War Memorial in
Canberra.
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Australian Flag
Advance Australia Fair was composed by Glasgow-born Peter
Dodds McCormick (1834?-1916), who used the pen-name "Amicus",
a Latin word meaning "friend".
The first public performance is thought to have been given in Sydney on November 30th (St Andrew's Day), 1878 at the St Andrew's Day concert of the Highland Society. The singer was a Mr Andrew Fairfax. The song was later published by W.J. Paling and Company. It was also sung by a choir of 10,000 at the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia (1 January 1901), with a few amendments by McCormick including the addition of the words "our youthful Commonwealth". In 1907, the Australian Government - the Commonwealth Government of Australia - awarded McCormick £100 for his composition. McCormick died in 1916. His obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald stated prophetically: Mr. McCormick established a reputation with the patriotic song, "Advance Australia Fair", which [...] has come to be recognised as something in the nature of an Australian National Anthem. The copyright on Advance Australia Fair ended in 1966, fifty years after McCormick's death. The Australian Labor Party policy for the 1972 elections included finding an alternative to God Save the Queen. The ALP won office in that election, and the Whitlam government (1972-75) announced in the Prime Minister's 1973 Australia Day address that a competition would be held under the auspices of the Australia Council for the Arts to find a new Australian national anthem. Although a large number of submissions were received (2,500 lyric and 1,400 music entries), none were considered acceptable. The judges recommended that one of three existing Australian songs - Advance Australia Fair, Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda or Carl Linger's Song of Australia - be selected. On April 8th, 1974, opinion polls were held by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the government announced that henceforth Advance Australia Fair was to be Australia's anthem, but with God Save The Queen to be played when (British) royalty was present. The Whitlam government was dismissed by the Governor-General (Sir John Kerr) on November 11, 1975, and was replaced by the Fraser (Liberal) government (1975-1983). In January 1976, the Fraser government modified the rules governing the national anthem. Advance Australia Fair was to be used, without words, on non-regal occasions, and God save the Queen was to be used on all royal, vice-regal, defence, and loyal toast occasions. The Fraser Government held a plebiscite, the National Song Poll, on 21 May 1977. The results were: (from http://www.ausflag.com.au/debate/amr/amr23.html):
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Thought that this would be interesting to some of us
including the spelling mistakes. This link is sourced to Ian
Pfennigwerth's book on Eric Neave http://content.boomerangbooks.com.au/blog/tag/ian-pfennigwerth.
Second link at the bottom [not shown] is to the narrated news reel of the
battle of Midway. Who would have thought an Aussie was instrumental in
breaking the Japanese Code for the Pacific War!.
The Japanese code was broken by Lt Eric Neave (Australian Navy) Somethin' for the Navy and Marines to watch. Back
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LAWYER'S ADVICE (NSW) - NO
CHARGE (for a change)
A corporate LAWYER sent the following out to the employees in his
company: 1. Visa Card Australia 1800 621 199 2. Visa Card International 1800 450 346 3. Lost Travellers' Cheques 1800 127 477 4. MasterCard Australia (02) 9466 3700 5. MasterCard International 1800 120 113 6. Bankcard Australia (02) 9281 6633 7. Medicare 132 011 8. Centrelink Fraud 137 230 9. Seniors Card 1300 364 758 10. Passport 131 232 ANZ FREECALL 1800 033 844 BankWest 131 718 Citibank 132 484 Tamworth Coles/Myer Source 2340 1300 306 397 Commonwealth 132 221 CUSCAL- MyCard 1300 135 538 GE Capital 1300 369 904 Members Equity 1300 654 998 National 132 265 St George 1800 028 208 SydneyVirgin 2000 1800 080 000 Westpac 1800 230 144 Woolworths Ezy Banking 137 288 We pass on jokes & just about everything,
But if you pass this information
on, it could really help someone
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recent E-mail misinformation campaign which is targeting refugees and
Age-pensioners. Back
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WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PARTNER WHEN YOU DIE - MUST READ What Happens to Your Partner When You Die. pdf Back
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to Site Map CLIMATE CHANGE, MAN'S FOLLY OR NOT. An interesting alternative view on climate change, makes you stop and think: [click on the link to read the article] http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/johncoleman.asp Back
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Kitchen Fires This is a dramatic video (30-second, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire ... oil in a frying pan. Read the following introduction, then watch the show ... It's a real eye-opener! At the Fire Fighting Training school they would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a10 foot pole toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students. The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite. This is a powerful message----watch the video and don't forget what you see. Tell your whole family about this video. Or better yet, send this to them. Back
to Site Map EARTHQUAKE SURVIVAL Boy! Is this ever an eye opener. I can remember in school being told to, 'duck and cover' or stand in a doorway during an earthquake. This guy's findings is absolutely amazing. I hope we all remember his survival method if we are ever in an earthquake!!! Please
read this and pass the info along to your family members; it could save
their lives someday! Back
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is pretty good info. Never even thought about key cards containing
anything other than an access code for the room! Back
to Site Map SPELLING OF "ANZAC" For a long time the RSL has endeavoured to have the word ‘ANZAC’ capitalised to demonstrate in a small way that we honour and respect the memory or the original ANZAC’s.After a motion 9.2.12 of the 1990 National Congress is was completed. Following discussion with the Minister’s Office, it was agreed that the word ANZAC should be capitalised. Accordingly, this change was communicated by the Australian Government Publishing Service through its issue Stylewise. This publication is circulated throughout Australia and advises any changes in Commonwealth standards.Capitalising the word ANZAC preserves the unique heritage embodied in the word ANZAC and, out of respect for that tradition and New Zealand partnership, it is most important that we maintain the acronym as it was originally contrived – all in capitals. Capitalising ANZAC in this manner is one small way we can honour and respect the memory of the original ANZAC's.Please be advised that we should encourage all those who use the word to recognise its significant heritage value and always use the word inCourtesy of G.T. & The Buzz Back
to Site Map Mosquito Spray?????!!!!!! Don't know if it works or not, but at least you can use it to wash out your mouth if it doesn't! Back
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the "job" and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some
are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We
wonder if he knows what they are leaving behind, because we already know.
We know, for example, that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few
experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in
the Military life there is a fellowship which lasts long after the
uniforms are hung up in the back of the closet. We know even if he
throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breath that
remains in his life. We also know how the very bearing of the man
speaks of what he was and in his heart still is. These are the burdens of
the job. You will still look at people suspiciously, still see what others
do not see or choose to ignore and always will look at the rest of the
Military world with a respect for what they do; only grown in a lifetime
of knowing. Never think for one moment you are escaping from that
life. You are only escaping the "job" and merely being
allowed to leave "active" duty. So what I wish for you is
that whenever you ease into retirement, in your heart you never forget for
one moment that "Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called
children of God," and you are still a member of the greatest
fraternity the world has ever known. Civilian
Friends vs. Veteran Friends CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Get upset if you're too busy to talk to them for a week.
VETERAN
FRIENDS: Are glad to see you after years, and will happily carry
on the same conversation you were CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry. VETERAN
FRIENDS: Have cried with you. CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. VETERAN
FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours. CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Know a few things about you. VETERAN
FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you. CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
VETERAN
FRIENDS: Will kick the crowds' ass that left you behind. CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Are for a while. VETERAN
FRIENDS: Are for life. CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Have shared a few experiences... VETERAN
FRIENDS: Have shared a lifetime of experiences No citizen could
ever dream of... CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had
enough. VETERAN FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, "You
better drink the rest of that before you spill it!!" Then carry you
home safely and put you to bed... CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Will talk crap to the person who talks crap about you. VETERAN
FRIENDS: Will knock the hell out of them..... For using your
name in vain. CIVILIAN
FRIENDS: Will ignore this. VETERAN FRIENDS: Will forward this. Back
to Site Map You cover your medals, not your heart When you place your
right had over the left side of your chest to honour the fallen, you are not
placing it over your heart – you are covering your medals, in a gesture which
owes its origin to the ceremony in London’s Whitehall on Armistice Day, 1920,
to unveil the Cenotaph. A funeral
procession accompanying the remains of the Unknown Soldier, which had arrived
from The regimental
sergeant major of the Guards regiment conducting the ceremony decreed that all
would salute the Cenotaph as they marched past be placing their hands over their
medals. “No matter what
honours we may have been awarded, they are a nothing compared with the honour
due to those who paid the supreme sacrifice”, he said. The RSL maintains that tradition to honour the dead by placing the right hand over medals – not the heart – during a march past at a ceremonial occasions or at a wreath-laying ceremony. Back
to Site Map The author of “The Ode” What has become universally known
among ex-service families as “The Ode” is one verse of the poem, For
the fallen by Laurence Binyon,
who served in World War I as a stretcher bearer and whose experiences move him
to write his poem. It is believed that he was so
dissatisfied with the finished work he screwed up the paper on which it was
written and threw it in the direction of the waste-paper basket.
Fortunately for us, he missed; and Mrs. Binyon, a poet in her own right,
discovering the crumpled paper, smoothed it out and recognized its merit. It was published; and that one verse,
which expressed so eloquently the feelings of all who had lost comrades or loved
one in war, eventually became “The Ode” which is recited countless times
every year wherever and whenever we gather to remember those who laid down their
lives:- They shall grow not old as we
that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the
years condemn*. At the going down of the sun and
in the morning, We will remember them. Laurence Binyon was born in 1869.
He was keeper of prints and drawings in the *According to scholars, the work in Binyon’s original poem was contemn, a now very rarely used word meaning “despise, scorn, disdain, hold cheap or unworthy”; but whether it was the author or those who were unfamiliar with the word who changed it to condemn is by no means clear. By common usage, contemn has been replaced by condemn –“Blame, censure, reprove’ – which is the word generally favoured by those who recite the Ode; but not without some strong objection from traditionalists. Courtesy of G.T. Back
to Site Map The Men of the Cenotaph Particularly on Remembrance Day, 11th
November and ANZAC Day, 25th April, as well as other special days of
commemoration, Wreaths are laid and we bow our heads
as we remember the fallen; but how
many look closely at the two bronze figures – the soldier The sailor was Leading Signalman John
William Vercoe, RAN, dressed in the rig and equipment for fighting ashore.
The two inverted chevrons on his arm represent eight years of good
conduct. Born at The soldier was Private William Derby
(Regimental Number 6) of the 15th Infantry Battalion and later the 4th
Field Ambulance, AIF. Sir Bertram Mackennal’s many great
works include the Shakespeare Memorial in Courtesy of G.T. Back
to Site Map WHY I LOVE THE NAVY I like standing on
the bridge wing at sunrise with salt spray in my face and clean ocean winds
whipping in from the four corner of the globe, I like the sound of
the Navy the piercing trill of the boatswains call the syncopated clang of the
ship’s bell the harsh squawk of the main broadcast and the strong language and
laughter of sailors at work. I like navy vessels,
nervous darting destroyers, plodding fleet auxiliaries, sleek submarines and
steady solid carriers. I like the proud
names of navy ships I like the lean
angular names of navy destroyers Anzac, Vampire, Vendetta, Voyager. I like the tempo of
the navy band blaring through the upper deck speakers as we pull away from the
tanker after refueling at sea. I like the pipe
“libertymen fall in” and the spicy scent of a foreign port. I like sailors, men
from all parts of the land, from city and country alike and all walks of life; I
trust and depend on them and they trust l like the surge of
adventure in my heart when the word is passed “ I like the infectious
thrill of sighting home again, the waving hands of welcome from family and
friends. The work is hard and
dangerous, I like the security
of the sea after a day of hard ships work, the beer issue, watching flying fish
flit across the wave tops as sunset gives I like the feel of
the navy in darkness, the masthead lights, the red and green navigation lights
and the pulsating phosphorescence of radar screens. I like drifting off
the sleep, lulled by the myriad noises large and small, that tell me that my
ship is alive and well, and that my shipmates I like quiet middle
watches with the aroma of kai on a winter night. I like hectic watches
when the exacting minuet of haze grey shapes racing at full speed keeps all
hands on a razor edge of alertness. I like the sudden
electricity of “Action Stations”, followed by the hurried clamour of running
feet on ladders and the resounding thump of watertight doors and hatches as the
ship transforms herself from a peaceful workplace to a weapon of war ready for
anything. I like the sight of
space age equipment manned by youngsters clad in No. 8’s, and sound powered
phones that their grandfathers would still recognize. I like the traditions
of the navy, the men who made them, and the heroism of the men who sailed in the
ships of yesteryear. An adolescent In years to come when
sailors are home from the sea they will still remember with fondness and respect
the ocean in all its moods, the impossible shimmering mirror of calm, and the
stern tossed green water surging over the bow; and then there will come again a
faint whiff of stack gas, a faint echo of engine and rudder orders, a vision of
the bright bunting of signal flags snapping at the yardarm, a refrain of healthy
laughter. Gone ashore for good,
they will grow wistful about their navy days, when the seas belonged to them and
a new port of call was ever over the horizon.
Remembering this, they will stand taller and say: I WAS A SAILOR ONCE, I WAS PART OF THE NAVY AND THE NAVY WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF ME. THAT’S WHY I LOVE THE NAVY. Courtesy of G.T. Back
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