Important Information
RAN Discussion Paper
Re: Poisioning RAN_PoisionV2.pdf
This is an interesting article for
those of us that served aboard ships during the 70's and 80's so download
the file and read all about it.
At this point I would like to take
this opportunity to wish everyone a great Christmas and an even happier New
Year.
I will be on leave from Oct 23rd
until early New Year, we are off to Queensland to visit family and a few old
Supply friends.
If need be I can be contacted via my
mobile 0428 500407 or email
witchweb@iinet.net.au
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Lost Crew
Does anyone know the
whereabouts of a Graham Brown an AB Cook who served aboard HMAS Supply during
the period of 1965 to 1966
If anyone can shed some
light on Graham please contact Marion
Bailey 'nee Anderson' on 0408 439381
she would appreciate a call.
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Lest We Forget
It is with regret to advise that
Monsignor "Tiger" Lyons
passed away peacefully at St Joseph's Home,
Northcote, Victoria yesterday, (just a few weeks
short of his 90th birthday).
He had been in care for some years. His funeral Mass
will be at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne on
Thursday 8th September commencing at 1400. He will
be buried in the Priest's Crypt at the Melbourne
General Cemetery after the Mass concludes.
Mons.
Lyons was appointed as a Chaplain in the RANR in
February 1957 from St Columba's Church, Elwood and
later transferred to the RAN on the 23rd June 1958.
He served for twenty one years and retired from the
RAN as a Principal Chaplain (RC). Mons. Lyons
served in HMAS Lonsdale, Albatross, Cerberus,
Penguin, Creswell, Kuttabul,Watson, Leeuwin,
Melbourne, Sydney,
Supply, Stalwart,
Derwent , Queenborough as well as on the staffs of
the Fleet Commander as the Fleet Chaplain and the
Naval Support Commander as the Command Chaplain.
His Honours and Awards included being appointed as a
Member of the Order of Australia, Vietnam Medal,
Australian Active Service Medal with Clasp Vietnam,
Australian Service Medal with Clasp FESR, Defence
Force Service Medal and the National Medal. When he
retired from the RAN, he always retained a great
interest in the Navy, its people and the wider Navy
family. Mons. Lyons had a deep devotion to the
Blessed Virgin Mary - as will be noted by the many
fine gifts he left as memorials to those who had
died during Service in the RAN which include this
Marian theme. He was serving in MELBOURNE at the
time of the Melbourne/Voyager collision.
Brian Gorringe
CAPTAIN, RANR
Director Navy Senior Officer
Management
Office of the Chief of Navy
R1-4-COO1
Russell Offices
CANBERRA ACT
Tel: 02 62652619
Fax: 02 62654790
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For
those of you interested in attending the Navy Centenary Ball
which will be held
in the Great Hall Parliament House Canberra November 5th 2011
you might like to drop by the
Sir David Martin Foundation web site for more details

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MEDALS
If you are in need of
assistance to have your present medals mounted or repairs done consider
contacting the HMAS Sydney Association for help
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For
notation for any and all ex crew members of HMAS Supply who served aboard during
the Mururoa Deployment July 1973
We have
informed that one of shipmates has been examined by a Specialist after having
had abdominal CT scan
and that person
has now been informed that they have a growth in their abdomen which may have
been caused by possible radiation exposure.
The shipmate in
question who wishes to remain anonymous has asked that those involved get
themselves checked out as soon as they can.
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If any of you can
remember, July 27th this year it will be 38 years since we ventured forth to
Mururoa.
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Medical Survey into the use of
solvents in the Australian Defence Forces
All
recipients are requested to forward this on to their network members for
their consideration
If you
can assist, please reply direct to:
Eric Gimm gimms@internode.on.net
and Russell Walker
russell.walker@three.com.au
The following email has been received from Russ Walker who is
trying to assess the relevance of tinnitus to chemical exposure so that this
might be included in our health submissions. This interest has stemmed from
information received from RAN sources and extracts are included here for
your info.
http://www.tinnitusjournal.com/detalhe_artigo.asp?id=351
From
an ecological as well as neurotologic standpoint, particularly in the past
30 years, society has become increasingly aware of the dangers to human
neurosensory function(s) secondary to special industrial chemicals called
solvents. A clinical syndrome has been identified, related to this danger,
called CHRONIC TOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CTE) (Ödkvist et al., 1988). The onset
of symptoms are gradual and increase in intensity and multiplicity of
central nervous system involvement following an initial and subsequent
chronic exposure of the patient to the inhalation from the air of vapours of
the solvent(s), e.g., Trichlorethylene, Tetrachlorethane, and Hexane
(Gasoline), Cyclohexane, Tolluol, Styrene, Methyl-n-butyl-ketone,
Methylchloride, Dichlormethane, Trichlorethylene, Perch lor-ethylene, Lindan,
etc.
The
CTE syndrome has been identified in labourers, technicians, painters as well
as others who work and live in a polluted environment. The predominant
complaints are disturbances in concentration, memory, cognition, headache,
drowsiness, malaise, and balance complaints described as unsteadiness and
dizziness. Significant accompanying complaints include hearing disorders and
tinnitus. Many patients complain of reduced hearing and understanding of
speech. Frequent auditory complaints include a high pitched noise and a
sensation of ear blockage. Diagnosis is elusive, but is eventually
established. The neurotoxic complications are increased in number and
intensity when solvents are multiple in number and are released in
combination into the environment. CTE is a chronic progressive disease.
Recently, a male patient, age 58, was seen in consultation for severe
tinnitus. A prior diagnosis of CTE had been established 26 years ago,
secondary to toxic inhalation of trichlorethylene vapours. Tinnitus was
reported to have been the initial symptom. The patient discovered the
beneficial effect of acoustical masking by placing the noise from a toy
train close to the involved ear. It provided temporary relief from the
constant and irritating tinnitus noise. Today he reports tinnitus control,
i.e., relief with a tinnitus masker. The complaint of ear pressure was
eliminated following removal of the patient from the toxic environment.
However, the high pitch tinnitus persists. Neurotologic evaluation revealed
a bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, primarily cochlear in location; and
abnormalities in the early and late brain stem potentials. Vestibular
testing with polygraphic electronystagmography (ENG) and cranio-corpo-graphy
(CCG) recordings revealed multiple abnormalities compatible with central
neurotological disturbances.
The
public and professional communities should become alert to CTE. Such an
awareness will result in its early diagnosis and treatment; and contribute
to an increase in our understanding of environmental hazards to public
health and concept of tinnitus. Specifically, the concept and diagnosis of
CTE should be expanded to include both the physical and chemical worlds for
the evaluation and treatment of the symptom of tinnitus.
UNQUOTE
Should you be experiencing problems as outlined above, we would like to
hear from you.
My
email address for submissions is
gimms@internode.on.net
or Russell Walker
at
russell.walker@three.com.au
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Here's a web site worth
checking it may help someone out there
http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs31.aspx

Hello All
The USS Frank E Evans/HMAS
Melbourne reunion is in Waterloo, Iowa in Mid-September
this year.
Anyone wishing to attend, please
forward your full mailing address to me ASAP, so that
invitations can be mailed to you from the States.
Please only respond if you are
seriously considering going, as the mail-out cost is not
cheap.
I will be sending out further details
at a later date as a general message, but we need the
addresses for those who intend going.
Cheers Ron Baker (aka Nullarbor)
Lost Sailor
Does anyone know of the whereabouts of Warrant Officer
Stores LEN DOBSON.
If you can be of assistance could please contact me.
Stepping Back in
History
Can anyone out there identify any of the
sailors from HMAS Supply shown in this photo taken in 1967 when Capt
Murray was the skipper during a tour of the Far East including Yokosuka
with the USS Blueback, Korea, Hong Kong and a host of other exotic
ports.

The photo is courtesy of Charlie Brown, front
right of the photo. The only other name on hand is Tony Ekhardt, top
right.
If there is someone out there that could put
names to faces please let me know so I can pass on the info to Charlie.

Here's an eye
Opener for those who are looking for their service records
The Nominal Roll for National Service for the
Royal Australian Navy
1951 to 1957
http://www.nashonomroll.org
For those wishing to view their Service Details
and names on the Roll.
The Vendetta Veterans’ Association invites all ex-serving crew members
of HMAS Vendetta to a dedication of the memorial plaque for HMAS
Vendetta (1958-79) and a reunion in Canberra:
HMAS
VENDETTA (1958-79)
PLAQUE
DEDICATION and REUNION
CANBERRA
14 – 16
October 2011
A dedication ceremony for HMAS VENDETTA (1958-79) Commemorative Plaque
will be conducted at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) on the afternoon
of Friday 14th October 2011.
The Plaque commemorates the Service of the Destroyer and her crews in
Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, FESR and Vietnam between 1958 and 1979. The
HMAS VENDETTA Plaque (1958-79) will be unveiled in the presence of the
Destroyer’s surviving crew members along with their families and the
family and friends of those no longer with us.
The
plaque will placed alongside those of other Navy, Army and RAAF Service
Units in the Western Courtyard of the AWM.
This new plaque will join the Scrap Iron Flotilla plaque featuring the
same named ship HMAS Vendetta (1933-45).
This event has been made possible with a grant and generous support
of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs “Saluting Their Service”
Commemorations Grants program.
The
Dedication will be followed by a reunion in Canberra over the weekend.
To
register your intention to attend please fill in your details on the
attached form and return it to the postal address on the Registration
form together with the deposit of $50.00 per person or full amount of
$140.00 per person.
A minimum deposit payment will be required by 24th
June 2011 to confirm your booking. Final payments will be required by
31st August 2011.
Accommodation
This reunion will held be in the Canberra and all events will be held at
the Pavilion on Northbourne Hotel. It is recommended that you take this
into consideration when booking accommodation. The Association has
made a group booking at the Pavilion on Northbourne and you must mention
Vendetta Veterans’ Association to receive the financial benefit when
booking.
Pavilion on
Northbourne
242
Northbourne Ave, Dickson, ACT. 2602
Phone
(02) 6247 6888
Reservations
Freecall
1800 828 000 (Aust Only)
International: +61 2 6247 6888
Fax (02)
6248 7866
International: +61 2 6248 7866
reservations@pavilioncanberra.com
PROPROSED
PROGRAM
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Date |
Time |
Event |
Location
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Friday,
14 October 2011
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1400
1500
1800
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Plaque Dedication Ceremony
Afternoon Tea
Meet & Greet |
AWM Western Courtyard
AWM Western Courtyard
Pavilion on Northbourne
Courtyard
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Saturday,
15 October 2011 |
1900 |
Free Day to visit AWM or the sights of Canberra
Plaque Dedication Dinner
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Pavilion on Northbourne |
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Sunday,
16 October 2011
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1030 |
Brunch |
Pavilion on Northbourne |
Cost
The
all inclusive cost of the reunion program will be $140.00 per
person.
This cost and includes the Meet & Greet, Plaque
Dedication Dinner, Sunday Brunch, and all commemoration gifts.
The Afternoon
Tea following the dedication ceremony will be catered for through the
generous support of the Department of Veterans Affairs “Saluting Their
Service” Commemorations Grants program.
Mururoa Atoll
Service Submission
For those of us
who served aboard HMAS SUPPLY during the 1973 Mururoa Atoll deployment
please click on the Bomb Cloud below
to read all
about it. We need everyone's support for this to work.
In the past months a Submission was forwarded to
the relevant Parliamentary Members as well as copies to the Chief of The
Navy, Minister for Veterans Affairs,
Tankermen Hotmail
Chat List
Kerry
Stephen:
kerry_colleen@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply XO 79 - 81
R.W. 'Bubbles'
Currin:
stoker_1953@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply 72 -74, 79 - 81
Ken Witchard:
witchweb@hotmail.com HMAS
Supply 73 - 74
Chris Bradshaw:
c_bradshaw@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply 79 - 81
Polly Perkins:
ljtp47@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply 65 - 67
Leanne Hinton: leannehinton@hotmail.com
HMAS Success 2004
Ray Bridge:
bridge1965@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply 73 - 74
Snifter Withers:
snifterwither@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply
Mick O'Connell:
mrxxxx1961@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply 79 - 81
Paul Berkholst:
pbholst@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply
Vicky Hones:
auntdoll45@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply
John Lennon:
johnlennon1240@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply
Andy Albinson:
submasondiver@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
Allan Dangerfield:
trader_al@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
Bill Krause:
mkrause@bigpond.net.au
HMAS Supply
'Blue' Lindores:
klindores@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
George 'Bogey' Knight:
bogey.19@hotmail.com
HMAS Supply 73 - 74
'Boots' Attrill:
andrewattrill@hotmail.com HMAS Supply 72 - 73
Bruce O'Connor:
brucewayne202@hotmail.com HMAS Success
'Darkie' Henwood:
darkie2@hotmail.com
Don Bateson:
donbateson@hotmail.com
James Armstrong:
dougal72@hotmail.com HMAS Success
Joe Glavas:
mzc62@hotmail.comm
HMAS Supply
John Kendon:
johnkendon@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
John Lennon:
johnlennon1240@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
Keith Ings:
keith_ings@hotmail.comm HMAS Supply
Mark Counihan:
coon_57@hotmail.com HMAS Supply 79 - 81
Mike Wallace:
mike_coasting@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
Noel Burgess:
noelburges@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
Paul Lancaster:
paullancaster@notmail.com HMAS Supply
Paul Slick:
slicky212@hotmail.com HMAS Supply
This list may be out of date so please send any
updates to
witchweb@iinet.net.au
for inclusion.
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