Canberra Groups Index

1972 Officers

1975 Captain’s Cocktails

1976 P&O Dinner Dance, London

1976 Ward Room

1977 Birthday Party

1977 Pursers

1977 Rugby Team

1979 RO and Deck Cadets

1980 Boat Port

1980 End of World Cruise Dinner

1980 Lord Taverners Cricket Team

1980 RO's at Palma Majorca

1981 Leckies Cabin

1981 RO's Pourout Tenerife

1982 Falklands Engineers

1984 Cabin Bonding Session

1984 Football Team

1984 Xmas Eve in the Island Room

1986 Bridge Group

Bar Staff

Dianne "Dizzy" Brabham's photos

Engine Room

Engine Room

Engine Room with Willie & TT

Lifeboat Race in the Fjords

Lunch in Staff Captain's Cabin

Pourout Invitation (a rarity I'm told)

Pursers 1

Pursers 2

Sue Jones & Friends

Various Canberra groups from Tony Clarke

Waikiki Beach

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1972 Canberra Officers

Courtesy of David Cole

David recalls the following,

L-R Back:

Dick Spread (Chief Officer), Taffy Davies (DP Accom), Jeremy Merryk, Bill Wyeth (Head Waiter), Mike Ratcliff, John Murray (Bar Manager), Bob Chislet (Shop Manager), David King (1st Eng), ??, Malcolm Pearce (Chef), Pru Barlow (SWAP), Jim Blair (Ch Baker), Dick Hawkins (Ch Radio Officer), Deryk Houghton, David Burleigh, Tony Merrick (Staff Captain).

Front:

David Smith (Chief Engineer), Len Wyeth (Purser), Captain Vickers, Stanley Watson (Surgeon).

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Canberra Engine Room

Courtesy of Ken Miller & Don Cole

For the record, Ken can't remember any of the GP's or the Philippino's names, it's not Mirrorman as APO and although he can remember them all, especially the one who had the interesting sideline in Portugal, their names escapes him.

For the Officers, starting from bottom left,

1st Row:

John Pratt, Roddy Mcdowell, Cadet (name no idea), Jungle Jim, Wild Bill McCandless, John Little, Phillipino, Rocky, John Friendly, Dennis Tanner.

2nd Row:

Ken McClennan, Alan Ramsey, Don'niel Mc, Richard Postles, John McCloud, Tony Bull, Cadet (name no idea), Stan Ogeden (real name escapes me), Tony Walters, Douggie Black.

3rd Row:

John Wood, Chris Lingham (skeletor), The Ghost (name escapes me), Murdo Something, Got me with this one, don't know, Steve Hockborn, Plug alias Shaun Atkins, Darren Vass, Mustapha Safavi, That Rodney guy who got me logged.

4th Row:

Wizard who's name embarrassingly escapes me, Ken Miller, Simon Jewel, Not sure (he'll kill me for that), Tim Wride, John (oo-er BCU man), Steve Gillette, John er-someone ask Dai Thomas-he'll know, Ian Stoker, Another wizard I should know better, Chalky White.

Terry Bartholomew has done a great job of naming the Engineers by numbers again.

1- John Pratt 3ETO

2- Roddie McDowell AEO

3- John Wood AEO

4- Ken McClennan 4EO (bank robber/Johnny handsome)

5- ?

6- Jim Powell 2EO (Jungle Jim)

7- Bill McCandless CEO

8- John Little (Wizard)

9- John Rockell SEO (Rockie)

10- John 4EO (John Friendly)

11- Denis Tanner VO

12- Alan Ramsay 3EO

13- Doneil Stewart AEO

14- Richard Postles AEO

15- John McCloud

16- Tony Bull 3EO (Orange Man)

17- ?

18- Stan Ogden

19- Tony Walters J2ETO

20- Dougie Black 3EO

21- Chris Lingham 4EO (Skeletor)

22- ?

23- Murdo MacLeod ?

24- ?

25- Steve Hockburn 3EO

26- Sean Atkinson J2ETO

27- Darren Vass 3ETO

28- Mo Safavi 3EO

29- ?

30- Daoud (Wizard)

31- Ken Miller 4EO (Windy)

32- Simon Jewell 4EO

33- ?

34- Tim Wride J2EO (Timmy Tampon)

35- John Eldon J2EO (BCU man)

36- Steve Gillette

37- John Louder 3ETO

38- Ian Stoker 2ETO

39- ?

40- Jon White 4EO (Chalky)

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Engine Room with Willie & TT

Willie reckons that something is not quite right when the 3rd is mintier than the 4th!

Willie with a very sturdy wheel key!

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Canberra Ward Room 1976

Courtesy of John Forde

John tells me the following people are in the shot but he hasn’t indicated who’s where. John Forde, Phil Nicholas, John Jameson, Tick Brown, Mike Smith, Jimmy Plowman, Martin Pickles, Peter Boyle, Baby Doc, Bert McAughtrie and Alan Hills but I think I recognise another face and that’s Mike Ramsay (aka The Ram) sitting far left in the front row.

Dave Harbinson adds the following names …

back left:

Jady Stevens, Dave Lund, Brent van der Westhuysen (Doc) Willie Lomax, Andy Iddles (Doc)

Extreme right front. i.e. the guy with beard, Pete Smith (aka The General)

Roger Lownsborough has named the following people; Tick Brown is back row, extreme right, Mike Smith is front row, third from left, comfortably seated in his favourite armchair and within easy striking distance of the tin of Allsopps on the table - you can see his left hand on standby. Andy Iddles (Baby Doc) is standing immediately behind Mike, and looks as though he is about to pour a glass of beer onto Mike's head.

Kevin O’Connor has named Phil Nicholas (5th from the left) and Martin “Wilf” Pickles (10th from the left).

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1977 Birthday Party

Courtesy of Lyn Thompson

Restaurant - 2nd February 1977 - Lyn's birthday.
L-R

Back Row:

Francis Stileman, Anja van den Bosch (they married), Roger Emtage (Deck Officer), Lyn Thompson.

Near Row:

Simon West, Tim Lees (AP), ~~Sheena Cassells~~ (WAP), Stevie Brogan (aka Stevie B) (JAP).

Thanks to Roger Lownsborough for naming Roger Emtage.

Thanks to Pauline Milner for naming Tim & Sheena.

Tim Lees believes the girl sitting next to him is not Sheena but Annie Smith.

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1977 Pursers

Courtesy of Tim Lees

Canberra Cruising Summer 1977
L-R:

Vic Voller (Writer), Joni Leece (AP – married John Douglas engineer), Nicky Schutt (AP), Bob Weaver (AP), Rob Morley (AP at back), Annie Olsson (SAP), Anne Smith (WAP) in front of Annie and Peter Levy (either SAP or DP) is next to Anne Smith.

Jane Morgans (now Jore) has kindly named the ginger haired girl at the very front leaning on the typewriter as Louise Hicks (now Bridle).

Pauline Miller has kindly named Bob Weaver and Tim Lees (back, 2nd from the right) and has also advised that Anne Smith married David Lund, Engineer.

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1977 Rugby Team

Courtesy of Tim Lees

Canberra World Cruise 1977 Rugby Team that played in Honolulu & Hong Kong

Tim recalls;

Back Row:

Gervais Maher (Nurse) ??, ??, Tim Lees, ??, ??, ??, ??, Andy Iddles (Babydoc) and ?? (Nurse).

Seated:

??, ??, ??, John Chester (Staff Captain), Hamish Reid (3/O), ??, ??

Hamish in now Captian of the new Oriana.

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Canberra Captain’s Cocktails 1975

Sorry about the quality of this shot. I’m hoping to get a better scan from Debbie McAughtrie soon. I’ve blown it up as big as I can.

Courtesy of Debbie McAughtrie & Brian Griffin

Taken in the William Fawcett Room, 1975

L-R:

A Steward, Brian Griffin (VO), Bill Mooney (Electrical), Tony Simpson (R/O), Mick Lemm (Junior Eng), Mick Campion (4th Eng.)

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1976 P&O Dinner Dance, London

Courtesy of Tim Lees

This is the P&O London Dinner Dance in London in November 1976 whilst Canberra was in drydock in Southampton.

From the front clockwise is;

Ruth Fleming (AP), John Barker (Accountant), Chris Lovatt (AP – married John Barker), Hugh Leslie (SAP), Annie Olsson (SAP), Francis Stileman (AP), Jane Morgans (AP), Tim Lees, Simon West (AP), Neal Martin (AP)

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Canberra Leckies Cabin 1981

Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis

This was taken on the 1981 World Cruise.

L-R

Steve Casey (VO), Trevor Frith (A/EL/O), Alan Flather (A/E/O), Gerry Murphy (Gerry Mouse) (A/EL/O). The lad with his head in Gerry's lap is Yorkie (4/E/O), first name Alan I think and the girl was a WAP but I just can't remember her name - might have been Tish or Trisha.

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