DINING NIGHTS
The first dining nights were held at the Army base at Oakey where then Maj Peter Rogers DFC and WO Terry Egan DCM were stationed with the Aust Army Aviation Regiment. They were the initial Association “get-togethers” rather than Dining Nights, but served to create the formation of the Association.
When Maj (Ret) Bob Collins came from Melbourne to Brisbane in 1996 and realised that the Association had been formed, he, together with WO1 Joe Fisk, commenced to organise formal mixed Dining Nights at Victoria Barracks Officers Mess, Brisbane. They were held there on an annual basis for a number of years before moving to the United Services Club in Brisbane where they continued until rising costs became a problem.
Those of the rank of Major and above at the first Mixed Dining Night at Victoria Barracks Brisbane. L-R. Don Hook, Martin O'Sullivan, Bob Collins, Harry Green, Dr Bruce Todd, Dr, John Teh, Bob Harvey-Hall.
When Maj (Ret) Bob Collins came from Melbourne to Brisbane in 1996 and realised that the Association had been formed, he, together with WO1 Joe Fisk, commenced to organise formal mixed Dining Nights at Victoria Barracks Officers Mess, Brisbane. They were held there on an annual basis for a number of years before moving to the United Services Club in Brisbane where they continued until rising costs became a problem.
Those of the rank of Major and above at the first Mixed Dining Night at Victoria Barracks Brisbane. L-R. Don Hook, Martin O'Sullivan, Bob Collins, Harry Green, Dr Bruce Todd, Dr, John Teh, Bob Harvey-Hall.
Over the years two Mixed Dining Nights were held at the Greenbank RSL Club. One of these was held in 2014 to commemorate 75 years of the formation of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles.
S/Sgt Barry Wright, WO1 Norm Mundy, Maj Bob Collins prior to the first Greenbank PNGVR mixed dinner.
Above. The setting for the Greenbank Formal Dinner in honour of the NGVR 80th Anniversary of going into battle.
Below. Some of the attendees at the dinner.
Below. Some of the attendees at the dinner.
SGT Trevor Connell and S/SGT Barry Wright, Partly obscured Sgt Jesse Chee SGT Jesse Chee, S/SGT Barry Wright, SGT Trevor Connell marching in the flags at a the Greenbank RSL Dinner to honour 75 Years prior to marching in the flags of the formation of the NGVR. 2005
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