The ADGie Gossip Column
Keeping " ADGies "Informed
Well Fellas i think that it would be kind of a shame to delete the first page
so this is gossip page 2 this way we get to keep all those great picy's and comments a little longer.
A Nice Find
An origional 1919 Returned Services Badge
United Defence Force
Is your name here a new site worth having a perv through
. A Site Worth Looking Through
Freds Looking Looking
. Fred Barber....merfre@bigpond.com.au
29-4-2001
Hi,Fred Barber looking for old mates? are there any out there.
G-Day Bob
29-4-2001
Welcome in old mate PLEASE enjoy our site i'll keep your address confidential.
regards the POM
Please Note Gerry's new address
. Gerry Mapstone....gmaps@telstra.easymail.com.au
I have been at home on stress eave now for six months and only occasionally check the email in my workplace. If there is anything that needs to be sent to me then please use the above email address. I am away in Queensland for a month from the end of May to the end of June and work for the Vietnam Veterans Federation on every Tuesday. Apart from that I am usually at home or on the answering machine if needed .
Regards
Gerry Mapstone
What's This " Dear Mr Cornwell ? "
Mate just call me " The POM "
. Peter Berridge......heritage@ic-net.com.au
Dear Mr Cornwell,
I came across your site when I cruising the net.
I served at Williamtown as a ADG from 1973-78.
Our officer was Clive Nelson, Flight Sgt was Bernie Fletcher and Sgt was Ken Carswell and Corporal Rick Landridge just to name a few.
I am enclosing some of the Photos that I have
.I hope you can use them
Peter Berridge (Colonel ,22 course)
2 section Williamtown flight
Left Photo Me Rick L Blue F Des S Des Z Dave S
Wayne H
Right Photo Dave C Pern Riebelt Dave P Mick M
Arthur Todd Below
Well stone the crows great to hear from you old mate 1972-3 just like bloody yesterday thanks for the picy's
P.S. Send more.
The POM
Welcome in Damien
. Damien Hammond...djhammond@bigpond.com.au
29-4-2001
Hi Pom,
My name is Damien Hammond, I graduated from No 30 Basic Course in Feb 79, serving initially with 2Flt at Willy'town then RADS school and then 1RTU which was probably the highlight of my career. I never really did understood tactics until finally doing the SNCO course as a SGT in1988, I was more at ease on the parade ground. I have only just found out about your web site from Tex and I think it is an excellent place to visit. I got out in 1995 after almost 18 years ultimately for medical reasons, (buggered legs). I am now working as an Activities Officer (aka screw) for QLD Corrective Services but this in no way compensates for the adventure and excitement of life under the 'Blue Beret' which I was proud to wear. I am happy for my name and email address to be shown on the list of addresses and welcome correspondence from anyone who cares to chew the fat. Anyway must get back to the site now, look forward to hearing soon.
Regards Damien
Phil Douglas on Board Fellas
. Phil Douglas .....PDougo@aol.com
29-4-2001
Hi Pom,
My name is Philip Douglas (Nick Name, Dougo)
How the hell are you mate.
Just a few questions, How do I put my e-mail address on your list? & do you
have a Visitors Book to sign?
I have some pictures to send, photo of ADG course No 17. & some others.
If you could get back to me & let me now about the above I would be obliged.
Your Adgie mate Phil.
Well Phil consider yourself on site your Email address will be on our Email page and we will be only to happy to accept your photo's and as regards the guest book well the Pom been a bit slow but i'll look into that one real soon, Mate its bloody great to hear from you again please enjoy our site.
Regards and take care the POM
The Pom Wins Big on Anzac Day
Well fellas remember how i said that to "Stay Alive, Don't Drink and Drive "
Well guess who won The 4.5L Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch Whiskey at Greta's Anzac Day Luncheon. I guess this might tempt me back sorry but this is like having tits on a bull, bloody useless when you don't drink anymore but it might make for a great party invitation.
Any Offers.
Anzac Day Greta RSL Sub-Branch.
Anyway Fellas here's the rest of the Report on the Day ,i didn't attend the dawn service got up to late but travelled out to Greta for the 10.00am Main Service on arrival at the form up point a lot of hand shakin' took place as old friendships were renewed (the POM comes from Greta its his old stomping ground)introduced Sluggo (Ian Wheat and Flower) around and it was time to step off down the main street, myself and Sluggo did you boys proud staying in step it was the other blokes who were out wack.
Our Band was a Pipe band from Maitland and did a maverlous job in keeping the boys in step and setting the mood on our journey to the Cenataph, The crowd lining the both sides of the main street was fantastic the largest i have ever seen in Greta and on our arrival at the cenataph swelled to encompass the whole area around the memorial site.
The Army supplied the troops for both the march and centataph and where the men of Borneo Platoon at Singleton Army Barracks and i'm proud to say what a great job they did (these guys are looking younger each year or is it the Pom just getting a little older) even bumping into one of these guys who was an exADGie( 1998) who had changed branches and signed on with the Army, sorry fellas but I have forgotten his name already, its great to hear people talking about our mustering where as years ago it was whats an ADGie? Now they all seem to know.
Our lunch at the Greta Workers Club was superb with a great roast and for those who still partake of the amber fluid free coupons to ensure a healthy hangover and entertainment from the pipe band nothin' like the swirl of half a dozen bagpipes in a confined area to to check ya hearing out all in all a great day and truely enjoyed by both Sluggo and myself might be a small town but its got a big Heart
March with Pride
But stay Alive "Don't Drink and Drive"
On Anzac Day 25th April 2001
The Old Ava Chat Page
24-4-2001
gday pom,
glancing at our web page again and also your yahoo members ... we gave 40
members listed in the adg web page and only 15 listed as members in yahoo.
so any chance of a man like you above and beyond the call of duty mail out
through the web page system to those other 25 adgs that we do have a yahoo
chat page and that the next chat and first is on at 8pm est (unknown time
Greenwich Mean time for poms?? hehehe) on the date of 20th of may, 2001.
better put the year as some of us as per normal are still re living waried
form over 30 years ago. Frightening isn't it.
take care mate of you and yours.
ron munro from 22 course.
ps got a new saying for my wife now; "INTERNET OR INTERCOURSE!!?" hehee i
seem to be spending a lot of time at the computer now!!
Ron and Carol MUNRO; Salisbury, South Australia.
Fellas i will put the link to the Chat Page back on our main index page the POM
Dave Dowdell Snapped by Croc
. Daves Trip Downunder in the Newspaper
Hi:
Here's a photo of us in Australia that was published in the Sunday Columbus
Dispatch which illustrates Columbus area residents on holiday.
If you hold up a copy of the Sunday TRAVEL SECTION, they will publish it in
the paper.
We enjoyed our day-long trip to the Australian Zoo, outside Brisbane, QLD AU,
but wished we could have met Steve IRWIN and had our photo taken with him.
DAVE and BEV
J.L.Lindabury goes West
22-4-2001
Hey Pom,
I'm off to W.A. for two weeks tomorrow 23/4/01 and would like it if you could let any of the boys in Perth know I'll be there for Anzac Day.
My contact phone in Perth is c/- Charlie Linabury 50A Warragoon Crescent Attadale 6156 Phone: 08 9317 7873 will be there from pm 23/4 to am 7/5, will be happy to hear from anyone known or unknown.
Thanks mate,
Keep on keepin' on!
The Goose
John Linabury
beuza@idl.net.au
More from the Pyromaniac
22-4-2001
"Pom",
Am doing some experimenting with the scanner. Please let me know how the 2 attachments turned out.
Just cut and paste etc. the photos and newspaper clippings you may want for the Web site. I'll send more regularly until I run out.
The attached copy of a clipping was already missing the bottom edge, so it's not me stuffing up on the recently purchased scanner !!!!!!!
Re the list for those killed in Vietnam, as first randomly viewed by me today. "Dick" Cliff was killed in late 1966 just prior to me commencing on 5 ADG Course at Amberley, if my memory serves me correct.
There was a major Australian and New Zealand military inquiry in the aftermath of his and others accidental deaths at a Fire Support Base. He was an Artillery Gunner. The inquiry to the best of my memory revealed that a New Zealand Fire Support Base had logged the wrong co-ordinates for an enemy target, and the wrong co-ordinates happened to be the exacting position of the Australian Fire Support Base.
Newspaper reports of the tragic events were published in Queensland by "The Courier Mail" and "Telegraph" newspapers. So maybe there is a clue if you want more pertinent info. The "Telegraph" ceased publication some years ago, but all copies would be archived in the Brisbane State Library at SouthBank.
Cliff came from a large family of siblings, and was educated at Nundah State Primary School, Brisbane, and later, I believe, at Banyo State High School, Brisbane.
Quite ironically, he used to attend Primary School Anzac Day Services in the Anzac Park at Nundah in Brisbane, and regularly climb all over the large Artillery gun from either WW1 or WW2 which is still located in that Park.
How do I know so much about him? He was in the same class as me for several years at Nundah School.
Cheers for now,
"Sorro".
" Lest We Forget "
. The 500 Who Gave All
The Pom's Big Day Out
18-4-2001
A true story of a friend of a friend of mine
. Bumblefoot strikes again
The Pom's Big Day
Well fellas here's a story of something a little different and something that we all can relate to,
Recall how on our basic ADGie courses we had been cautioned not to walk on well used paths in enemy territory because of the possibility of the path being mined or booby trapped or again set up as a possible ambush site.
Well being a good ADGie i followed my instructions and made a habit of staying off the beaten track until i had been in country about a month at Phan-Rang, we were out on a day patrol around the back of the Range looking here and looking there, middle distance, far distance checking out shapes, shadows, spacing's and what ever else ADGies are supposed to be looking for,
When WAIT for it arse over head went the Pom, now getting back to my useless bloody feet i noticed this kinda strange shaped ticket to heaven. Which had been cleverly hidden in the edge of a bush these things had a had it of not going off during the wet season because the ground was reasonably soft, There it had sat waiting for some poor unfortunate ADGie( the POM ) to sus it out.
This particular piece of metal almost deprived me of the rest of my life and as you can imagine scared the living grap out of the rest of CPL Bluey Millars boys of Watchdog 22, as you can imagine the look on their faces when they realised what the Pom had stumbled upon.
I was told by Bluey a little later that when E.O.D had set this mortar round off it only needed a detonator to trigger it, shit how close had the POM been to not being here at all.
Hensforth the POM became known as Bumblefoot and i reakon that from that moment on all eyes were on the Pom,
No more did i feel unlucky or un-noticed i had made sure of that, and if i hear that song "I was only nineteen" it reminds me that I'm just lucky to be here.
Pommie the Irish Mine Detector
" And it wasn't even Dark "
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Sorro's a comin'
18-4-2001
Hi mate,
Have this evening pulled some photos from the archives, and will configure them into groups of which I will send one or two groups at regular intervals.
They include "Rink", "Simmo", "H", "Jacko", myself and others, to name but some, and taken both at Amberley in early '67 during the infamous 5 Course, and Vietnam '67-'68. Also have a more clearer copy of the 5 Course Instructors and Trainees group photo than the one currently on your Web Site if you would care for me to forward it.
But don't expect too much too soon, because I am still learning to use the recently purchased scanner system.
Will also make sure I get some photos taken on Anzac Day for forwarding for the ADG web Site.
Take care, catch you soon,
"Sorro".
PS. Have they worked out yet whether "Sorro" and the "Pyromaniac" are one and the same, or two different persons? Also, will not ring "Carlo" and "Simmo" at this stage, will wait to see if they can comprehend how to use their E Mail systems eventually!!!! Hope to catch up with some other former 5 Course Adgies when time permits.
"Sorro".
Great to hear from You Vic
18-4-2001
Rob,
It would have to be a good few years now. What have you been up to?
I'm still wearing a blue suit but if I stick with it, I reach CRA in 2 1/2
years time. I'm currently OIC 1ATSDETAMB (Air Movements Section at
Amberley). I'd like to catch up with some of the troops on ANZAC Day in
Brisbane but will be doing a catafalque party at Moura. Regards for now.
Vic
Pommy
Here are a few more photos of the crew I was with at Comoro Airfield Support Group (CASG) from Jun to Dec last year.
Well fellas if you click the link below you will see the slide show of Bungs Photo's.
They will take a little while to display about 1 minute 20s.
Just takes the loading time off this page.
. Bung's Slide Show Timor 2000
A few photos of when the Yanks rolled into Comoro, I think they were expecting it to be like downtown Mogadishu. At least they're consistant, they always do things in a spectacular manner.
This time some pictures of the ex-ADGs that were there. The WOFFs Vic Smith, Russ Wrightwick and the ADG Fireries Kingy, Ricey and Wellsy. Plus Johno the doggie.
Pommy, some scenic shots to finish with including one of me with a couple of the Koreans at the CASG entry control point. I hope there is something of interest among all these happy snaps I've sent.
All the best Bung Banning
Some Great Anzac Day sites
14-4-2001
. www.anzacs.net
. www.anzacday.org.au
Tiny's Back on Line
13-4-2001
Well old mate welcome back hope all is well look forward to a bit of a chin wag sometime give me a bit of a ring.
I've changed your address on our email page as well Mate
the POM
Postman Pom (not Pat)
13-4-2001
Our Thank You Note to Bob Treen
Suck on These
Well fellas i am going to remove the link to the ADGie chat page because we don't need idiots like Bob Treen whoever he is invading our association with his ravings and putting a bad taste in amongst those who visit our site.
First i have to apologise to Tiny as it was his idea and was worth much credit, so Tiny Thank you on behalf of everyone in our association.
If you would like to chat on then please use the email service posting your message to me the POM and i'll post it on site for all to read.
Pom the Postie.
Wanted Anzac Day Photo's
Well Fellas don't be shy we would like you to send us your Face on Anzac Day participating at your favourite venue.
I'll compile these together on a separate page so thet we will end up with a bit of a guide as to current disquises and make overs as i'm sure that many of us would pass each other in the street and maybe not pick each other out ??
Come on now don't be shy.
The Pom's got Nightwatch Duty
"The Pom",
Congratulations on the recent Award presented for an excellent and very informative Military Web Site.
"Carlo" is obviously too frightened to show his head from within his Bunker somewhere in "Cockroach Country", maybe you can rut him out !!!!!!
I'm currently trying to rut "Simmo" out from under the snow somewhere as well. Sent him an E Mail tonight.
Will hopefully get some photos away to you sooner than later.
Keep up the good work Pom, and remember the old adage, "a job worth doing is a job worth doing properly". That means in your case, no time for sleeping, you've started something, you're stuck with it.
Ah well, I'm off to have several hours camp now, you have to stay on Night Watch !!!!!!!
Cheers and good luck, and don't dare attempt to shut down your computer gear.
"Sorro".
A Bung Responce
Re my email address,Yeah no worries Pom.
When I made a submission to the Blue Beret before Christmas I mentioned an ex-ADG that was a door gunner on the Kiwi Iroquois but I couldn't remember his name (not sure if thats because of alzheimers or oldtimers). Well he is Darryll Fell, ex- 3AFDS and he sent me the email below. Could you pass this on to the assosiation for a mention in the next edition.
Thanks
Bung
Gidday Bung, Just read the latest blue beret and saw your story. I'm the ex adgie mentioned now with 3 Sqn RNZAF (Gunner). Hope things are well and your health is fine. Been home now 4 months after finishing my rotation. If you could pass on my regards to Burkie and Tommo (they should remember me) and tell them I'm coming back to Oz to rejoin the RAAF as a doggie (hopefully) Better go Helicopter waiting Daryll
The Bushranger is in
6-4-2001
G'day Pom,
How are you mate? Thanks for the message mate - my email address is bushranger71@optushome.com.au and I sure would like to hear from the gang. It would be a great honour to be added to the ADGie site
Thanks mate
Anthony Pahl (Tony)
Best Regards
Anthony W. Pahl
Bushranger
Bushranger's Revetment
http://bushranger.50megs.com
International War Veterans' Poetry Archives
http://www.iwvpa.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Cornwell
To: Anthony W. Pahl
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:37 AM
Subject: Bushranger's Revetment
Gday Anthony
Mate may i add you to our ADGie site as i'm sure many of the boys might like to contact you again and for this i need your email address for our email address page.
regards and Keep Kool
The Pom
www.oocities.org/adghome_au/adg_home_page.html
With us in Spirit for ANZAC Day 2001
Robert,
Please extend my thanks to all who served at Phan Rang and everywhere else in Vietnam.
Wish I could be there to participate.
Will be there in spirit.
David Knighton
The Noise from the Top End
6-4-2001
Gday Pommy.
Job well done on the web site it"s an excellent peruse. I've attached a couple of photos from my stint with 383ECSS at Comoro airfield. "Bung" shows my ugly head and a unit landrover outside PKF HQ in Dili. "HQ" is a shot of the old 2AFDS HQ its occupants were then a Korean Airborne Coy. "Range prac" shows FLTLT Glen Motum as OIC practice on the range behind the Jesus statue, the back of which is on the hill.
I've shrunk these down a bit to squeeze them through the wires if they're no good let me know and I'll give 'em a burl in another format. I still have a swag of other pics that I'll rummage through and I'll pass on any that may be of interest.
All the best mate and keep up the good work.
Bung Banning
Holding up the Northern end at GRDEF Darwin.
