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    G'day Alf, did my first voyage on the Pretoria, never on the Edi but good mate of mine was a cook on her for a few voyages. Not bad for sisters and had some good times on her.
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    Hi Vernon sighned on the Vindy 17/3/58 to 25/4/58 1st ship MV Greenfinch 29/4/58 my No is R690926 Regards George in Southampton
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    Hi George,
    Well you were a few Months before me,hence the quite large gap between our numbers. Amazing how many joined up,as looking at the R numbers there were nearly 7000 between us!!And thats in just a few Months!! Wow!
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    PS Dont know if you saw my post about the Jellicoe Hostel,but wonder if you have anywhere that you could assist in getting a Pic of the old place!
    Frank gave me an idea,and i will try that,but possibly the Southampton Library may have something! Could you have a look one day if you are not too tied up?
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    Vernon mate, as I understand it the various training schools were given numbers in batches. This meant that depending which school you went to you could have a number far removed from someone who was at a school about the same time as you.
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    Hi John,
    Well that will explain it a bit,but wonder where the Numbers slotted in for us Guys that joined from S Africa,as amny who went to Sea from Cape Town those days never went to any Sea Training Svhools,so i suppose it was just the luck when you got to Southampton to have your Application done!
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    Vernon will try and get that for you not sure if its still there haven't been round that area of town for donkys years Regards George in Southampton
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    Thank you George,
    Would be much oblidged if you could do something!
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    I think it was the same as the training schools. A number of numbers would be allocated to each pool so you may have a number way off some one who joined the same time as you but went to school.
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    Caenarvon Castle, dont remember much after hitting the coast, what with the cheap brandy and gin, also Delmonicos,

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    hi alf,did,nt do any U.C.started on1956 trawlers stella carina stella dorado,artic bucaneer,MN.carlo,riolta,cambray,trelawny,lesrix,s unfleet,dago,cicero,boridino,theliconus,trentinox9 ,dartwoodx2,volo,pandorian,cape grenville,port dunedin,port townsville,port campbell,port phillip,cattaro marengo rapallo,iron crown,harwood,prospero,port lincoln,pardo,queen elizabeth(1),automedon,menalausmachaonx4,prometheu sx13 clearway,protesilaus,1972,my favorite ,prometheus,a great ship

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