"Uncle Bill" Storrie being approached by Chief QMG Buck Owens (with State
Engineering Works and CSBP Fertiliser Plant in background across the river).
They were sealing the Parade Ground at the time so we were having Divisions on
the oval.
The "Main Drag". Peppermint trees on the right. "Our" cafe on the
left with Noticeboard on front. Junior Sailors Cafe, "Other" JR's Cafe.
Parade Ground. Gunnery Instruction Centre/Armoury. Afore mentioned
State Engineering Works).
Nakina 2 Troops: L to R Back - Ray Morse, Ian Hutchinson, Chris Mulquiney,
Alex Buchanan. Front: Kenny Millar, Frank Scheibel.
On back door step Nakina 1 Donga. Back: Ray Morse, John Bloomfield.
Front: Alex Buchanan, Alistair Rainford.
What a Mob! Back: Alex Buchanan, Frank Scheibel, Unknown, Kenny
Millar, Pete Francis, Pommie Parker, 7th Intake unknown, Guy Wall, Paul Briggs.
Middle: Denis Mulvihill, Ian Hutchinson, Steve Lawrence, Alistair Rainford,
Tom Hilliar. Front: Lindsay Best (showing Tats) 7th Intake, John
Bloomfield.
Nakina 1's finest! Dolled up for the Passing Out Parade. L to R: Tom
Hilliar, Frank Scheibel, Ray Morse, Pommy Parker, Kenny Dickson, Eddie Schoo,
Rick Foster.
Guy Wall in beer garden, Port Morseby RSL - HMAS MELBOURNE 1965.
Tom Hilliar at right in front of Ikara Missile Launcher, HMAS PERTH 1967.
CK Alan Woodyard and LCK Billy Bourke also shown.
The State Engineering Works
and Fertiliser Plant are now a very high end housing area. It also took a
very high end and expensive cleanup to get rid of all the heavy metals in the
ground removed before the area could be developed.