Oriana Groups Post 1980 Index
1980 Istanbul group
1982-1984 Boat Ticket
1982-1984 Gearbox Shot
1982-1984 Leckies
1982-1984 Leckies Missing Something
1982-1984 Silly Hat Party
1982-1984 Wheeling Practice
1984 Nuku’alofa July
1984 Nuku’alofa Fun Run
1985 Hong Kong Skivvies Party
1985 Stern Gallery Group
1986 Bridge Group
1986 Bullitt's Stag Night
Dianne "Dizzy" Brabham's photos
Erakor Island Group - Early 80's
Island Night - Mid 80's
Pago Pago Beach - Mid 80's
Wardroom Group
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Oriana Group Nuku’alofa July 1984
Courtesy of Archie Anderson
Archie’s named as many of this group that he can remember;
L-R Back:
Michael Blasciewicz (aka Blaster), Archie Anderson, Stuart Pharaoh (aka Big Boy), ??, ??
Middle:
Jeff Talbot (standing), Miskin (Mick) Rahman Samy (aka Sinbad) (sitting), Timmy Wride (aka Tampon), Andy Ball (aka Lightning with the White Hat), ??
Front:
Marty Elliot, Gary Maine , John Guy, (aka Squash), Graham Bond (aka Bondy), ??
additional names have been kindly supplied by Andy Ball.
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1984 Nuku’alofa Fun Run
Courtesy of Andy Ball
Andy recalls:
We took part in a ship's "Fun Run" in Nuku'alofa, Tonga early 80's, kneeling at the front is Michael "Blaster" Blasciewicz, and left to right standing are Stuey "Big Boy" Pharaoh, Graham "Bondy" Bond, ??, Timmy "Tampon" Wride, Gary Maine, Archie Anderson, Miskin (Mick) Rahman "Sinbad" Samy, and last but not least Andy "Lightning" Ball. We thought it would be a great gimmick to run all joined together with a rope, and at first it was, we were all running together in a group with the slack rope held loosely in our hands, I was at about number 5 I think, I don't know who tripped first, number 8 or number 9, but the first I knew was a shout from just behind and as I glanced over my shoulder number 7 was snatched off his feet by the rope suddenly going tight, and remember number 6 behind me and myself trying to stop but also trying not to fall over, shouting at those in front and pulling back on the rope, which by this time was tight all the way forward and as each person in front realised what was happening and tried to slow, the remainder seemed to run all the harder. It was one of those over in seconds type thing, but the three at the back that went down got some nasty scrapes from being dragged up the road for a few yards.
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Oriana Group Hong Kong Skivvies Party 1985
Courtesy of Archie Anderson
This was taken in the Wardroom in 1985.
L-R Back:
Alan Harmston, ??, Archie Anderson, Jeff Talbot, Dave (Buster) Brown, M Turner, Paul 'Freddie' Truman, Jim Barlow
Middle:
Gary Maine , Chris Bale
Front:
Steve Sayer, Bob Ashdown, Dave Hulbert (Scruffy), Miskin (Mick) Rahman Samy (aka Sinbad), John Guy, Tim Wride
Jim Barlow & Tim Wride have been added by Andy Ball along with the following note;
"Tim Wride, known briefly as "Donkey", but subsequently and much more famously as Timmy Tampon and inspired the phase, "Don't thwart the third, don't f**k with the fourth, don't josh with the juniors and certainly don't tamper with Timmy!"
Alan Harmston, Paul 'Freddie' Truman and Mick Sammy have been named by Mark Barnett
Dave Brown, Steve Sayer and ?? (Scruffy) have been named by Ken Ellis
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Oriana Boat Ticket (82-84)
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
I did my boat ticket in Suva with this mottley crew. I seem to remember that a cooler full of beer was the first thing to be loaded on board during our lessons.
Guy Richards contacted me to say he is the 3/O on the left and the Baby Doc was in fact Janet Cooke.
L-R Back:
Chris Bale (A/E/O), Wendy Chappell (WAP).
Sat:
Graham Bond, Guy Richards (3/O the man in charge), Ken Ellis, Sue Janet Cooke (Baby Doc) between Ken’s legs, Scarey Joe, Sandie Elson (not sure what Sandie's job title was), Tracy Piper (Ents Off.), Peter Johnson (2/E/O), Aussie Maggie (Nurse). The guy on the right was a bedroom steward named Francis. By the way, we all passed our boat ticket.
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Wheeling Practice 82-84
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
The lads doing what they did best!
L-R:
Buster, Ken Ellis and Scary Joe with three Aussie punters in the Wardroom.
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Oriana Silly Hat Party 1982-1984
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Silly Hat Party in the Wardroom.
L-R:
Kieran Goulding (4/E/O), ?? (Trog), Michael Blasciewicz (Blaster) (3/E/O), Chris White (Chalkie) (4/E/O)
Andy Ball thinks that's his left shoulder on the far left.
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Oriana Gearbox Shot 1982-1984
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Here’s another gearbox shot taken around 82 or early 83.
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Oriana Leckies 1985-1984
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Taken in 1982 or early 1983.
L-R Back:
Kenny Barnes (Alvin)(A/EL/O), Ken Ellis (A/EL/O).
Front:
Ian Stoker (A/EL/O), Alan Harmston (Isambard) (A/EL/O), Ken Campbell (A/EL/O), ??(known as Raleigh) (A/EL/O), Ron Dunford (1/EL/O), Don Oliver (A/EL/O), Andy Jackson (2/EL/O), Gary Wood (J/2/EL/O)
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Oriana Leckies Missing Something 1982-1984
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Dave Brown (Buster) (A/EL/O) and Bob Ashdown (Cuddly Bob) (J2/EL/O) at a Hong Kong Jocks party. We used to have a rogues gallery in the leckies workshop on the 'O' and I remember a picture of Buster after we found him fast asleep stuffed down the side of an AC unit in a fan room at about 10:00AM - priceless.
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Wardroom Group
Courtesy of Graham Bond
All Graham has told me about the above group is that’s Colin Hindmarsh the Entertainer receiving his "Penguin" award.
I can spot my old Mate Mike Jack peaking through second from the right. What’s the hell’s a Penguin Award and why didn’t I get one? :)
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1986 Bullitt's Stag Night
Courtesy of Andy Ball
Andy recalls;
That might be "Scruffy" on the left but I'm not sure. On the right of the alleyway, Gary Maine is furthest away, Dave "Bullitt" Pithers is the one with the ball and chain, no idea about the girl sitting in the doorway. The occasion was Bullitt's stag night on board Oriana while she was tied up in Sydney after the last cruise and before too many people got paid off so about April/May 1986. Bullitt got his nickname due to a resemblance to a young Steve McQueen (perhaps you had to see him in person)
Dave Hulbert (aka Scruffy) assures me that's definitely him although he can't remember anything about the party ... must have been a ripper pourout!
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