Anzac Day 2004
ANZAC Day in Brisbane turned on some great weather and we fielded some 80 members for the march. A total of 176 units marched in this year's parade in Brisbane. The parade and spectators just seem to increase in numbers each year, Unfortunately we missed out (again) on having any bands within reasonable hearing distance. The Queensland University Regimental Band has offered their support for 2005, and we will be making an early request to the Parade Committee to allow this band to march with us next year.
Our ANZAC Day reception at the Exchange Hotel was well attended and I would like to thank the management for allowing us, once again, to use the main ground floor bar area for our reception. When we first marched in Brisbane in 1990,1991 etc I can recall that we charged $10 pp for limited beer and finger food. Fourteen years on, we have been able to hold the cost at $20pp for the last four years.
I would like to acknowledge and thank those members who traveled great distances to.be with us on the day. It was great to see John Mudge from Port Moresby, Bob and Dawn Harvey-Hall from Vlctoria, Noel Kenna also from Victoria, Alastair Martin from the Solomon Islands, Trevor Connell from the top end, Jes Hansford from the deep south, lvan Old from NSW, Karl & Jenny Aschhoff from somewhere the other side of the Black Stump and Patrick Scarle from Western Australia.
Special thanks must go to those behind the scenes who put in a great effort to organize our functions Col Gould, Bob Collins, Joe Fisk, Paul Brown, Bruce Crawford, Phil AInsworth, Tom Dowling, Norm Mundy, John Holland and Barry Wright.
Our ANZAC Day reception at the Exchange Hotel was well attended and I would like to thank the management for allowing us, once again, to use the main ground floor bar area for our reception. When we first marched in Brisbane in 1990,1991 etc I can recall that we charged $10 pp for limited beer and finger food. Fourteen years on, we have been able to hold the cost at $20pp for the last four years.
I would like to acknowledge and thank those members who traveled great distances to.be with us on the day. It was great to see John Mudge from Port Moresby, Bob and Dawn Harvey-Hall from Vlctoria, Noel Kenna also from Victoria, Alastair Martin from the Solomon Islands, Trevor Connell from the top end, Jes Hansford from the deep south, lvan Old from NSW, Karl & Jenny Aschhoff from somewhere the other side of the Black Stump and Patrick Scarle from Western Australia.
Special thanks must go to those behind the scenes who put in a great effort to organize our functions Col Gould, Bob Collins, Joe Fisk, Paul Brown, Bruce Crawford, Phil AInsworth, Tom Dowling, Norm Mundy, John Holland and Barry Wright.
The attendees at the Anzac Day March together before the Ceremony for the PNGVR in the Hall of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane
Front row. Percy Neville, Ron Strand, Jack Hobbins, Ben Moide CBE, ?, Tony Milan, ?. Bob Collins.
Front row. Percy Neville, Ron Strand, Jack Hobbins, Ben Moide CBE, ?, Tony Milan, ?. Bob Collins.
Alistair and Moni Martin. They attended from Poona, near Maryborough, Qld. Alistair served with the N.Z. Army in Vietnam
Ken MacGowan, PNG Consul General Mr Paul Nehru LLB, Alistair and Moni Martin.
L-R. Ralph Seeto, Les McAndrew, Jack Hobbins, Bob Collins. Jack never runs short of a story to tell.
Gerry McGrade, Dave Harris and Harry Green MBE.
Simon Hui, Martin O'Sullivan, Tony Milan, Douglas Ng.
One of the toasts. Bob Harvey Hall on Right.
Above and below. During the toast to "Absent Friends and Departed Comrades". Holding Akubra hat is Harold Osborne NGVR/ANGAU who had travelled from Melbourne for the occasion.
Bob Collins, Percy Neville, Joe Fisk, Ron Strand, Jack Hobbins
All were together in PNGVR Madang 1960/61
All were together in PNGVR Madang 1960/61
