Issue 86 - Nasho Front Page

NASHO NOTICEBOARDGot a reunion planned? Looking for an oldNasho mate? Want to get information onanything? This is your page . . .WE’LL MEET AGAIN....Nashos will have a wide variety of reunions toattend in the coming 12 months.South Burnett Branch will hold its annual NashoReunion at Mur gon from 29th February to 2ndMarch 2008. The program is 29th February , Meetand Greet at the RSL. 1st March Tours of SouthBurnett area, plus a Dinner Dance. On 2nd March,their will be a parade through Mur gon, then a BBQlunch.Accommodation is no problem.The NSAA will hold its first reunion at Beaudesertin May 2008. Meet all your mates over three days onFriday, Saturday and Sunday 2, 3 and 4 May 2008.There’ll be a Meet and Greet and Dinner . OnSunday, there will be a march, followed by a bushbarbecue. It will be a good time in a very pleasantcountry setting, so watch Nasho Noticeboard forfurther details.23rd June 2007It was with interest that I read the article on theOwen Gun in the June Issue. In the 1950’ s duringour 90 days training period, we all had theopportunity to fire this weapon. In 1954, during thefinal year of my service, I had to leave myhometown and move to Port Kembla foremployment. On starting my job at L ysaghts, I wasinformed that the building that housed our lockersand showers, was the building where the Owen gunhad been manufactured. One day I had cause to go tothe Main Of fice. On the wall above the mainReception Counter, was a large “blown-up” drawingof the Owen. The mention of Australians beingtaught to fire one to three shots instead of a longerburst would be correct. As I recall, the shots ran upand to the left. Allan DawsonGold Coast North BranchSmoking volcanoes become extinct tooFormer Nashos returned to Amberley and alongwith the Canberra are the wall of plaques dedicatedto the various units of the service in the “W all ofMemories” and in particular the National ServicePlaque dedicated in September 2006 to the 3200(approx) Nashos who did their training there.When we had to do it, we complained. Now it’ s a FunRun with Bill Henderson flying the flag for Nashos inthe annual Brisbane to Bay marathon.I Was Only 19 – remember, when you hearthis anti-Vietnam war anthem.• Battalions going to Vietnam paraded Nashosand gave them the choice of opting out.• The Communist led Seamen’ s andWharfies’ Unions blocked supplies and mailto Diggers• The Communist Party and the Left raisedmoney in Australia to help the Viet Congbuy the bullets to fire at Australian Diggersincluding Nashos. In 1972 few Diggers afterbeing abused by the Left would say theyserved in Vietnam. Today few protestorswill admit their part in the anti-warcampaign.