Aug-Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec 1971-Jan 1972 - Navy League of Australia

VICTORIA• The Command,ng Off,cers o« the Victorian Sea Cadetsheld their annual meeting on 24 April last at• "The meeting opened with a very lively sessionNaval Audit Branch. In the evening, several membe s oCommander F.G.Evans.HMAS Lonsdale. Train,ng will include boat work onH M A S Arrow. Parade Training. instruction on Sh.ps oltheR AN and several 1,1ms w,ll be shownHalmaheras. The Proclamation of the surrender of theJapanese was read and the ships officers wereentertained by the Sultan.MACKAY TERRITORIAL BRANCHThe Mackay Territorial Branch, under its capablePresident. Mr. E. Homan. has built considerableextensions to the Headquarters of its unit. T.S. Pioneer.At a cost of approximately $12,000. they have addedclass rooms, a galley, canteen, showers, heads,wardroom and an instructors' mess. The extensionswere opened early in the year and are adding greatly tothe comfort and instruction of the cadets. To the greatcredit of the Branch, it was opened free of debt.SOUTH COAST TERRITORIAL BRANCHSouth Coast was the first territorial branch to beformed in the Queensland Division. Over the long haul,they have produced the finest Headquarters andtraining establishment on the Spit at Southport. facingthe Broadwater, at the southern end of Moreton Bay. Forthe last couple of years, the Branch has been kept alivethrough the trojan efforts of Mr. Jim Spiers, who hasoften been President. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer allrolled into one.Now. through the achievement of their unit. T.S.Tyalgum, which this year has. by being judged the mostefficient Unit in Queensland became the holders of theDivisional Colour and as well, the holders of the A.M.P.Shield for the best unit outside the metropolitan area.Since Presentation, the Colour has been held eachyear by one of the Brisbane Units. 1971 is the first yearthat any unit has won the "double header" Our sincerecongratulations go to T.S. Tyalgum and the South CoastBranch. It is hoped that this success will so increase themorale of the South Coast Branch that it will quickly bein full swing again and ready to meet its commitmentsunder the new system of Naval Reserve Cadets.Captain B. L. Cleary. R.A.N., Director of Naval Reserves, talks with twosailor* who were formerly Sea Cadets.T.S. Barwon has been named the Best Unit in Victoriafor the year 1971. On 1 August. Captain B. Cleary arrivedaboard H.M.A.S. Arrow to do the annual Inspection. TheUnit situated on the shores of Corio Bay at Geelong wasfounded in 1932 and over the years has become possiblyone of the best equipped Units in Australia. The Unit isunder the Command of Lieutenant Commander J. Bakerand has approximately 60 Cadets.On 20 August. 35 Cadets from all Units and 14Officer/Instructors will enter a weekend camp atThe Director of Naval Reserves. Captain B. L. Cleary. R.A.N.. sails withcadets from T.S. Barwon during his Annual Inspection of the Unit.QUEENSLANDTrilntnt Ship Bflfwon 1ROCKHAMPTON TERRITORIAL BRANCHLast year, a Territorial Branch of the QueenslandDivision was established at Rockhampton. Mr. Corrinwas the first President and Mr. D. Hope, the Hon.Secretary. With considerable local enthusiasm theorganisation of a Sea Cadet Unit was put in hand, underthe control and guidance of Mr. S. J. Cooke.This year. Mrs. V. Goleby has taken over as Presidentof the Branch to allow Mr. Corrin to devote more time tothe unit. The Branch is arranging to lease an area ofland from the Harbour Board.In January. 1971. the Naval Board recognised the unit,under the command of S. J. Cooke as T.SRockhampton. The unit is now functioning satisfactorilywith a full complement of Officers and Instructors.The new unit perpetuates the name of H.M.A.S.Rockhampton, an Australian Minesweeper (BathurstClass) built at Walker s Ltd.. Maryborough, and launchedon 26 June. 1941. She was commissioned on 21January. 1942.At the end of the war Rockhampton took the Sultan ofTernate back to the Island of Ternate. in theAt T.S. Pioneer, the boats hed looking through to Cadets' canteen.T.S. Pioneer Unit Headquarters.BUNDABERG TERRITORIAL BRANCHThe Bundaberg Branch has had a very busy year. In1970. they obtained a lease of 2 Mi acres from theBundaberg Harbour Board, and this year set aboutbuilding a Headquarters for T.S Bundaberg. Much of thework has been done with voluntary labour. The concretefloor was poured on 24 April, and the building is nownearing completion. The Branch obtained an overdraftfrom the Bank of New South Wales.It was the intention to open the new building duringNavy Week. but. realising that the demands of NavyWeek would preclude attendance of any visitors fromBrisbane, they have postponed the opening until 30October. 1971KINGAROY TERRITORIAL BRANCHOwing to the activities of Mr. B. R. Ebsworth. of theBank of New South Wales, a new Territorial Branch hasbeen started in Kingaroy The p resident is Mr K. T.Peters and there is considerable support in the town.Sixteen citizens have joined the Navy League and theQueensland Division has applied for a Warrant ofCommission from the Federal Council of the NavyLeague. We are now awaiting the issue of the Warrantand are looking forward to useful endeavours from thenew Branch.Honour Board. Training Ship Pioneer at Mackay. QueenslandTHE A.M.P. SHIELDA number of years ago. the Australian MutualP.'ovident Society presented a Shield to the QueenslandDivision, for the purpose of encouraging the small unitsoutside the Capital City. That they have achieved theirobject is plain, when in 1971. T.S. Tyalgum has whippedall the Brisbane units.The conditions of the gift were, that it was to be heldeach year by the unit judged most efficient outside themetropolitan area, and that the unit that succeeded inwinning it three times should retain it as a permanenttrophy. Since presentation, the Shield has gone up anddown the Queensland coast, and last year T.S Pioneer atMackay. won it for the third time.The Australian Mutual Provident Society has nowoffered a new Shield, which, when received, will bepresented to T.S. Tyalgum. The Division is duly gratefulto the Society for its generous gesture in ensuring thatthe Shield will continue to encourage the country units.The Headquarter* building of T.S. Pioneer has recently been extended at acoat of $12,000 Faculties provided include class rooms, wardroom,canteen, galley, showers, etc.