Classmates in SE QLD, Sydney and Canberra are meeting for lunch in June/July. Anyone who might be travelling through is very, very welcome to join in. Details are below.

The Sydney gathering will be on Thursday 23 June at:

Club York
95-99 York St
Sydney
(Just North West of the QVB)

Lunch commencing at 1200. All classmates are more than welcome. June is normally our mid-year event with partners although not organised as such partners would still be welcome.

The  SEQLD/NNSW lunch is on Wednesday 6 July at:

The Ship Inn,
Southbank,
Brisbane.

Lunch starts at 12:30pm.  Partners are most welcome, as are inter-state visitors.
Please RSVP to John McNamara, Mob: 0411 285 206

The Canberra lunch is on Tuesday 28 June at:

The Duxton 
MacPherson St, O’Connor

Meet at midday.  Spouses/partners and visitors most welcome.
Let Kym MacMillan know if you intend to attend.

Very nice dinner at Tattersalls Club in December. Classes of ’72 and ’74 were guests for the annual class of ’73 dinner. John Mac gave a good speech on our behalf. Many thanks to Peter Keane and classmates for the kind invitation. How many do you recognise?

A small group of the Queensland team and some partners had an enjoyable lunch at The Plough Inn at Southbank on Friday last, 15th October. TC’s head didn’t make the first photo. A pleasant lunch in these troubled times…

From John McNamara:

Friday 25 June – FNQ / SEQ and Northern Rivers Chapter, A small but very select gathering for classmates and partners at The Port Office Hotel was held on Friday. Bob Shaw was in Brisbane to witness The Lions thrash Geelong and then shouting bottles of red for all comers. Around our table we also had Jon Mander-Jones, Elph and Sandy, Peter and Helen Teys, Maurie and Joan and Marg and I . We shared lots of memories this time with a focus on Dunners Athletics .

Bob , Maurie and Peter ( all past jock strappers )  were comparing themselves to one of Dunners best athletes, Rudy Urgang  and their stories of his attributes capturing the girls attention !!!

Like our Sydney brothers we also forgot to get a photo – Silly Billys!

As is the ‘tradition’, Sydney-area based classmates and a couple of ring-ins (the Crans and the Gibsons) met at The Orient Hotel at The Rocks last Friday. Food and company were excellent – and so much of a good time was had that everyone forgot to get a group photograph!

But for the record, the following were there: Bob Blue, Trish & David Cran, John & Roseanne Croxson, Steve & Guiliana Despoges, Chris & Sue Gibson, Gerry & Annette Jones, Peter & Annaliese Lawrence, Peter & Sue Martyn, Peter and Gayle McCann, Duncan & Carmel McInnes, Don Muirhead, John and Vivienne Price and Paddy Ryan.

And a reminder: all class members are always welcome.

On Friday 25 June, our group (currently 16 of us with partners), is having lunch at The Port Office Hotel in Brisbane City . Bob Shaw is coming from Cairns and we would like other Classmates in the area to break the shackles and come and enjoy an afternoon with us . If anyone else can make it please let Mac know: john.m.mcnamara@bigpond.com

A group of the Northern NSW and Southern Queensland Team gathered for the first lunch of the year on 26th February. We had a smaller than normal gathering with a number interstate and a couple with colds. It was our first get together without Callo and we missed his humour and booming contributions and it was wonderful to have Barb with us. The Reunion Email prompted some discussion and it was agreed that we are pleased to see The Canberra Chapter leading the way .
Until next time, Mates forever, John Mc

Good turn up for a lunch at the Kingo – Canberra residents plus John McNamara down from Brisbane.

Unfortunately not everyone is in the photo.

Left File, front to back: Dave Urquart, Eric Rigter, Warwick Elliott, Darryl Poole, Paddy Cullinan (behind Darryl – obscured in second photo), John McNamara (obscured in first photo);

Muddle at the back centre (L to R): David Cran, Steve Jones, Chris Gibson, Kym McMillan.

Middle File, front to back: Trish Cran, Debra Jones, Robyn Poole.

Right File, front to back: Sue Gibson, Sharon Cullinan, Marina Houston, Brenda Elliott and hiding behind her in both photos – Bill Houston.

The South Queensland/Northern NSW class members got together on 30th October for an enjoyable lunch and catch-up at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. Thanks to Mac and Callo for organising it. We enjoyed seeing Kym McMillan from Canberra and Graham Huggins from the Gold Coast who joined the usual group. Hope to see you again Graham as we encourage all who were in our 1969 intake to be part of our group. We will publicise our next gathering and hope to see anyone who is visiting join us.

Best wishes to you all for Christmas and we hope 2021 will be a better year than this one.

Maurie

From Callo: “Great catch up with some army mates yesterday, lunch turned into dinner for the stayers”