Commando News Winter Edition10 June17
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Australian <strong>Commando</strong> Association<br />
TASMANIA Inc.<br />
COMMANDO FOR LIFE<br />
1941 - 1946 1955<br />
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Mike Turner reports that about 45 prospective<br />
members attended this year’s Reserve Forces Day<br />
Parade in Launceston.<br />
Some attendees travelled from Hobart and<br />
Burnie as there was some confusion from the TC<br />
advertise ments erroneously nominating Hobart as<br />
this year’s venue.<br />
Speakers from Canberra included LT COL<br />
Andrew Farquhar, the Tasmanian Minister advising<br />
the Premier Guy Barnett and SGT Nev Thomas of<br />
the Light Horse Historical Corps who gave a 15<br />
minute talk on the Beersheba Charge.<br />
★★★★★<br />
ACA TASMANIA<br />
I apologise for my tardy reply which is due to family<br />
issues including PTSD.<br />
Here in Tassie we have an issue that all the known<br />
ex CDO persons are either a member of 1 or 2<br />
Associations and while the thought is we should have a<br />
Tasmanian ACA Association with only 14 eligible<br />
members there is not as yet the fiscal adequacy to<br />
make it happen.<br />
Our approach to the State Govt for foundation<br />
assistance was knocked back so we are really trying to<br />
commence from behind the 8 ball.<br />
Nevertheless, we are still looking to move forward<br />
with a couple of additional avenues awaiting explo -<br />
ration.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Mike Turner<br />
54 COMMANDO NEWS ~ Edition 10 I June 2017
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