| Site Credits and Copyrights This is where we try to remember everyone who helped with the information and research for this web site and for contribution to the reunion. Thank you to you all for making it come together and for your gracious time and effort on our behalf and in many cases reduced fees for services and goods. ~Thank you~ If we have missed anyone, please tell us! |
| CONTRIBUTORS TO 16 MSS REUNION Anne-Maree Grasso - VAN OFFICE SOUTHPORT John and Fiona King John Foster SMOUSH SMITH G & M CANVAS Paul Harris Ron Cocking- MARINERS REST WINES TOLL TRANSPORT AUSTRALIA NQX TRANSPORT Charmaine Bannister RETRAVISION YAMBA George Ives Mick Day Les Figg John (Tom)Parker Michael Shultz Ian Thompson Brett Mitchell-NAVAL HISTORIC SECTION Ian'Huckers'Hughes John Cleary- (MEN OF HAWK) Joseph Pelle-PERSONNEL RECORDS – CANBERRA Gary Kinkade-MANAGER BADGES & CRESTS- Margaret May MP Gold Coast Hinterland Naval Association of Australia Department of Veteran Affairs "Saluting their Service Commemorations Grants" to help with the organisation of the reunion Ladies Auxiliary Yamba RSL, for making the memorial wreathes Damon Collins Larissa Collins Brad Manera of the Australian War Memorial 3D Crystal Pacific Fair Shopping Complex, Gold Coast QLD Ian Thompson for information and organisation for Yamba |
| We greatfully acknowledge the following for their permissions and photographs,and text for use on this site: Allan T Jones, The Late Allan Jones contributed a lot to this site over the years, it is not forgotten, Thank you Allan. John Foster, Author of ‘Hands to Boarding Stations’ for his kind permission of poems, text and photographs across the site. Thank you John for your invaluable help. Brett Mitchell of the Naval History Section of the Sea Power Centre, Canberra for the information on what happened to the ships and for some of the valuble photographs listed on this site. Ian Huckers Hughes for his Cockatoo graphics. The cockatoo was the HMAS Ibis mascot during the 1960s. J Cleary, PO (UW), RAN, for permission to use his poem ‘Men of Hawk’ Michael Schultz for gossip and anecdotes Harry Goodall for his tale of Malacca Fred Rod Clarey for research and information collation & site conception JClarey for research and information collation & site conception M.Collins for Technical Expertise and web help. C. Collins web manager Yahoo Web Hosting, Business Solutions for hosting this site * this is not a complete list and is still a work in progress but if I have missed any one or anything off please email me and I will endevour to correct it asap.Thanks |
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| Full List of credits and contributors to follow. Below we wish to thank the following organisations: |
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| THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 16th MINESWEEPING SQUADRON |
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| Our MC for the weekend - Allan ‘Shorty” Moffat President Noosa–Tewantin RSL Sub Branch Bruce Huntington, Kay Huntington Steve Ciobo MP Member for Moncrieff Warren Truss MP Member for Wide Bay Robert Down John & Fiona King D Collins L Collins Peter Noonan T Clarey T Gui M Collins and last but not least, J L Clarey who wouldn't dream of taking credit but without whom none of this would have happened. |
| The 16th Minesweeping Squadron Social Club Department of Veteran Affairs President & Members of the Tewantin-Noosa RSL Sub Branch Toll Transport Ron Cockings’ Mariners Rest Winery W.A. Ian Hughes for our Cartoon Gold Coast Hinterland Sub Section Of the Naval Association Tewantin Noosa SES Sunshine Coast Regional Council Noosa District Pipes & Drums Noosa District Police Service Ciara @ Australis Noosa Lakes Resort Royal Mail Hotel |
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