Issue 96 - Nasho Front Page

Also on order are three new Air Warfare Destroyers at a further cost of $8billion. The three NavantiaF100 class AWDs will be assembled in Adelaide at an estimated cost of $8 billion.BRANCH NEWSEdited by Fred PetersenUnder the Privacy Act, details including birthdays, illnessand hospitalisation cannot be included in Branch Newswithout the person’s consent.Closing date next issue is Friday 10th July/folding date 31st JulyNASHO NEWS IN COLOURNasho News is now on the NSAA Queensland website in full colour. Go to www.nashoqld.org.au and click onNasho News. So you can email your Branch News and colour photos to the Editor at allgwen@powerup.com.auwith a cc to Fred Petersen at wyfred@tpg.com.au . You can change bmps to jpegs by using the resize feature inOutlook Express or Windows. If you don’t know how, look it up in the Help section. Request an electronic receiptso you know we’ve got your email. You will “ONLY” need to send a hard copy to the office at P.O.Box 7014Holland Park East 4121 IF YOU DON’T HAVE EMAIL. Allen Callaghan and Fred Petersen.The new Canberra and the Adelaide will have displacements of 27,851 tonnes. They will be 230metreslong with a beam of 32metres and draft of 7.18metres.They will have a speed of 20.5knots and a range of 8,000 nautical miles or 15,000km at 15knots.Both will be able to operate for 50 days before requiring replenishment.Both ships will carry between 16 and 24 helicopters.The flight deck will have a 13degree ski jump with6 in-line landing spots and permanent deck parkingspace for 6 extra aircraft.Each ship will be able to carry heavy equipmentsuch as tanks, guns, vehicles and stores for up to1,000 personnel. They also will be equipped withtheir own landing craft so that they will be selfcontained. Defence will be by missiles and fixeddeck guns. .HMAS Sydney and HMAS Melbourne (starboard)were World War Two designs transporting bothfixed wing aircraft and helicopters.They saw service in the Korean and Vietnam warsbefore being phased out together with the RoyalAustralian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.The Navy’s air capacity now is confined tohelicopters with new machines replacing the agedSea Kings.National Servicemen were familiar with both ships.As well as with HMAS Vengeance, on loan from theRoyal Navy which sailed in Korean watersreturning No.77 Squadron to Australia fromoperations.PAGE 8BAYSIDE (Meeting: 3rd Tuesday each month 1900 hours. Venue: Manly-Lota RSL.)The Bayside National Service Memorial willbe dedicated with a parade and service at 2p.m.on Sunday 28 June 2009. All NationalServicemen are invited. The site is on theEsplanade at Manly opposite the Darling PointSpecial School and the Sea Scouts Hall. TheFederal Member for Bonner, Kerry Rea MP,will represent the Prime Minister. TheMemorial honours the four Bayside NationalServicemen who died on active service inVietnam and commemorates the 287,000called up between 1951 and 1972. At left, bighat, small customer at the Bayside stallselling Anzac Day badges.BEAUDESERT (Meeting: 1st Monday even numbered months 1030 hours. Venue: Beaudesert RSL.)Our branch continues to attract new members and be involved in our community. We have recently madedonations of $600 to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal and $500 to the North Queensland Flood Appeal throughthe Salvation Army. Our members weresaddened to learn of the death of John Nisbet,after a long illness. John was a foundationcommittee member of our branch. We thankmember Errol Steinhardt for allowing the useof his property “Widgee”, for the visit byGold Coast North Branch, it was a great day.Our President and four committee membersattended the Anzac Commemorative Serviceat the Flagstone Community College onAnzac Eve. Our members attended the AnzacDay Dawn Services and later marched in ourStreet Parade. The history of the BingeraNSW meeting will appear in the next NashoNews.PAGE 9