Reunion Intake 1974 Collins And Walton Division

Originally Posted by tonyred

KJ you old bastard!
I'm still alive and I was never that ugly, it'd be powell I think

And I'm also sure that Tony Redondo did more MUPs than me.

Where's Tacey (Goanna) these days?
Hope you are well,

Adam
R115896

I reckon more photo's should be posted for times like this. Alot of us would have pics of shipmates from the 48th and do have one's that they can't remember their name.
It gave my memory a jolt..
Take care mate,
Tonymak

Originally Posted by REEEEDONDOOOO..lol..

I have a lot of photos here in Canberra of you guys which I`ll scan and post them on here. It would be good if you guys typed some old memories on here, the good and the BAD so we can have a good giggle and more about your lives and adventures. I wont say anymore for now, I`ll wait for some replies. Your friend always Tony Redondo.

Hey Tony!!!

Good to hear from you again mate. I hadn't heard from you for yonks and thought that you may have been locked up somewhere..hehehehe..
But really I am happy to see you here. Yeah, you posting pics here would be great. They would bring flashbacks of some forgotten times. We had a great chat on the phone tonight and it would be great to see you at the reunion.

Originally Posted by REEEEDONDOOOO..lol..

PS. and by the way, if you wanna find someone, try the phone book tsk tsk typical JRs

You tried looking for me but with no avail...lol...

Originally Posted by graham

Hi Guys,

Sorry about my going AWOL for a while, but I've been struggling on the home front since Christmas heading down a path similar to DeeDubs.

I'm also looking at the prospects of a new job which means I'll be reloacting if successful, so the next few months are going to be crazy for me trying to land the job, then if successful relocating to regional Victoria.

A couple of day's ago I moved to the smoke (because of circumstance). Sold the home and now I think I'm nut's for doing so. So much noise and traffic.. Going regional is great Graham. I wish you and your family all the best on your move if you get it mate. You'll love it away from the city...

Tony,

Posting photos on the forum is a bit hptch potch in terms of guys either knowing they are there or finding them.

I was thinking last night that we should pool all of pics into one big location, and it would seem the website is the better place.

If anyone has anyphotos at all if they email them to me with a caption I'll whip them up on the site and send an email around notifying everyone. That way we have a simple to find comprehensive coverage.

I have been looking at a few other reunion sites and everyone seems desperate for pics so let's get cracking!

It would be nice to put a recent pic up of everyone as well as the 1974 version.

My thoughts anyway.

Fat Cat

[administrator]

Put the photos on the forum and then graham can transver them to the website this is a good way of backing up Historical photos

Originally Posted by administrator

Barto and Shields of to Anzac day march and there mate Fleshie not in photo.
Barto and Shields will be touching base with fleshies(Policeman) grandfather who was a Lancaster bomber pilot in World War 2 a real highlight for the young sailors and i saw today in the eyes of fleshie how proud he is of his Grandfather

No Doubt there will be a few STORIES told today and a few sore heads tommorrow

Yeah, this is a great idea..
Posting them thumbnailed also takes up less time to load up too.
I for one are very much looking forward to these pics..

[tonyred]

Hello LS Jones, it`s good to see your face again, floods of memories come back (God help me says Jonesy). You didnt think you were gonna get off that easy did ya lol..no mate, its like a re-occuring nightmare lol Nahhhh it`s ok, dont be frightned, we always looked at you as our big brother who came in occasionally to kick some ass and remind us who was boss. You pretended to be scary and we pretended to be scared lol but we always knew you were pretty cool. I have this vivid memory of you, we`d been in Leeuwin for a while already and one day, for the first time, I saw you in civie clothes and I stood there stunned for a few seconds thinking "My God, Jonesy is human like us" lol true story Anyway, we want to see more words from you on here but dont be so damn serious all the time, and the same goes for the rest of you

[tonyred]

MEMORIES OF LEEUWIN:

JR Redondo...."Gee, I hope he isn`t going to use his ray gun"----> <--------LS Jones "YOU AGAINNNNNNN REDONDOOOO"........JR McDonald around the corner -------> ...........LT Rex in his office ripping his hair out -------> "Lord, why am I here when I should be flying A4s"

Talk about a blast from the past - Alf Lawrence here( Walton S116459). Went on to become a stoker on Perth - Brisbane - Hobart and paid off in 86. Have been in the mining industry ever since - talk about extreme change of life style!
Talking to Jed Elsbury today and he put me on to this. Jed runs the Fire Station here in Kalgoorlie.
Havent seen anyone else for bloody years, Bo (Rob Bolitho ) was best man at my first weeding - should have listned to him.
Bring on the Runion guys!!

[trevor mclaren]

i cant wait neither to catch up, sad 2 lose touch with every 1 , congrats 2 dean and fits 4 getting this 2gether .. I,m in melbourne driving a fork, trucks. two times married lining up again ,5 kids, aged 2 to 22. life is good

G'day Alf,
It's been a hell of a long time mate. I am looking forward to catching up with all you guys again. There will be alot of tales to tell of the years past.
I have now sold my home in the bush and just recently moved to Melbourne.
Bring the reunion on!!!!!

Tonymak.....

[trevor mclaren]

i,m 1 to line up,. if so i am up 2 get this 2 gether , majority i think the most want it 2 be in melbourne, ideas, who else is here, How serious is every 1. etc,need numbers now. venue I would like .and game play 2 be very Leeuwin orientated, think about it, is is 2 be just us,or partners 2, do we bring our kids 2 give them a bit of a further education,or are they educating us?. Me myself would just like 2 have a great time without the bookings other than meeting place, lets choose a date and time,

Hey Trev

Good to see you stepping up to the plate. From what I can see most of the other successful sites have a formal reunion commitee that organises the get togethers, as there is just too much work for one or two people.

I'll be involved as much as I'm able, but if was all up to Dean and I then there is no way November 2007 was going to get off the ground. My circumstances should become clearer in the next month or so, but in the mean time I'm happy just to potter away at the site by adding more pics more info as a reference point.

Also we need a team of people responsible for tracking everyone down so the first get together can be as big as possible. Not everone is on the net and I have been in contact with Sam Really, Greg Evans and Father Ryan and have their contact details. I would hope at least one person in each state to take this on so the phone bills dont get to high for any one person. Jack Bennie has shown interest in this in the past




Cheers

Graham

[trevor mclaren]

we have still got a while till then, though i know it will come pretty quick,,have we decided on melbourne? as i am not real brilliant with the computer, maybe you and dean can format some sort of survey 2 see what the troops want. like what can they do, can they make it, accommadation requirements, reasons cant make it(how 2 help). venue type ,etc. I would like as many as possible meantime ,to collate as many memories as possible at their time at LEEUWIN, you the computer wizzes could probably add this 2 the current sight, make it anonymous or otherwise, (something we could use on the night).I know myself , I remember differant things at different times and would like some where 2 jot them down, entries though would remain private until the actual night,. nothing derogatoty would or could be made public 2 spoil anyones night,ideas.

[tonyred]

Originally Posted by graham

Hey Trev


Also we need a team of people responsible for tracking everyone down so the first get together can be as big as possible. Not everone is on the net and I have been in contact with Sam Really, Greg Evans and Father Ryan and have their contact details. I would hope at least one person in each state to take this on so the phone bills dont get to high for any one person. Jack Bennie has shown interest in this in the past




Cheers

Graham

Ok Graham, i`ll take the A.C.T. lol...nahhhh just jokin. After about 30 phone calls I`ve traked down Geoff Powell and a great joy it was to know he`s still with us

Hi To All
My name is Geoff Powell. I was contactacted by Tony Redondo and informed of this reunion. I would in all honesty say that there has not been too many days where i have not wondered where some of those names ended up and how they were going.I was in Walton devision and shared a room with Tony Redondo,Dave Marsh & Terry (piggy) Odonell(not sure of the spelling). I left the RAN in 79 went farming and have been there ever since.I am married with two two aged children. It would be great to catch up.