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28th January 2011, 10:10 PM
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passenger ships
Just been reading vernons commentts on serving two sittings of fourteen and the most I ever had was two twelves which drove a few lads mad, no wonder we drank quite a lot then.We called them aircraft carriers as the tables together were so long.
That was on the Remuera in the early sixties and it wasn"t so bad on the Rangitoto & Tane as the maximum sittings were two eights. Of course with my luck I got lumbered also with afternoon kids sittings
so consequently got no siestas, happy days, well some of them were cheers shipmates.
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29th January 2011, 05:48 AM
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Empty Beer runs at 0600 hrs, scrub outs, strap up,lay up,then do it all again the next day must have been ga ga. Tables of ten to 14 and you had to remeber what the bloods wanted no writing it down like they do now. Bur we had a room by the sea, all fou nd and an early morning call.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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5th February 2011, 02:38 PM
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MR
I was on Rangitata in 1955-1956. i was a stewards boy and manned the passenger lift. Oh those emigrating
girls!!
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5th February 2011, 04:00 PM
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Utility Steward must have meant different things in other companies. I had to serve the outward journey to Oz.on a P&O ship as a U/S but the main job was pearl diving in the strap up. We used to go to work dressed like fisher wives in rubber aprons and wellies. I managed to get out of there homeward bound and finished up as a winger.
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20th May 2011, 03:53 PM
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RANGITIKI was my one
I joined the TIKI in London went to Liverpool for dry dock this was August 1952 as asst/stwd, back to London then off to NZ via the Panama and Pitcain .Great ship ended up as asst/storekeeper left for the Empire Windrush in September 1953 (talk about out of the frying pan and into the FIRE)
How many of you out there go back that far ?
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20th May 2011, 04:29 PM
#16
you might know my cousin Dick Dunkley he was chief refridgerating engineer
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16th January 2012, 04:26 AM
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Rangitoto
Sailed on the Toto for Two trips as a A.S. Steward.did bath, Bed and wine,from !6 May 1963 paided off 5 jan1964.One trip we did the Melbourne Cup,picture posted docked at Sydney,
Sad news we lost Patrolman Bolton
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16th January 2012, 06:08 AM
#18
I refer to the post of G. Colhoun re pension fund. Try the following:-
The Merchant Navy Officers Fund
Station Road
Leatherhead. Surrey.kt22 7et. Best of luck Neil.
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Hi Doc now I know why I only tried the big ships when I was desperate.
R 627168 On all the Seas of all the World
There passes to and fro
Where the Ghostly Iceberg Travels
Or the spicy trade winds blow
A gaudy piece of bunting,a royal ruddy rag
The blossom of the Ocean Lanes
Great Britains Merchant Flag
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16th January 2012, 05:41 PM
#19
Originally Posted by
Bob Dunkley
you might know my cousin Dick Dunkley he was chief refridgerating engineer
I sailed with Dickey Dunkley on the Manapouri, I was AB, then Bosuns Mate, Aug. 69 to Sep. 71, is he still about ? Rgds., Willie.
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30th April 2012, 11:16 AM
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mike sutherland
i was third officer on rangitoto from 1966 to 1968 joining after the seamans strike .played in the famous football team that won auckland shield twice in one voyage
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