Australind Shipping Company

[Lindsay Forrest]

I was the only engineer with a camera and took rolls of film on the fire damage. But. When we returned to the UK the c/Engineer took all the film off me and gave it to the super in London. That's the last I ever saw of that. Richard I am the Kiwi engineer.

[Richard Culligan]

I was the only engineer with a camera and took rolls of film on the fire damage. But. When we returned to the UK the c/Engineer took all the film off me and gave it to the super in London. That's the last I ever saw of that. Richard I am the Kiwi engineer.

Think I remember you Lindsay - you had a beard?

Are you back in NZ?

Richard

[Sid Le Quesne]

Hi Dave,
Have been absent from this site for some considerable time and have only just noticed your query on Trinder's ships. No one has mentioned the Ashburton.
I spent 5 years with Trinder's, 1954-58, firstly on the NZS Co "K" boats before and after they were absorbed into Avenue Line. Sailed on the Ajana as 3rd Engineer from Port Pirie to Avonmouth in 1956.

Sid

[judith george]

Hi Sid my Dad was on the Ashburton in 1954

judith

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Sid.
I was on the British Builder in Port Pirie at the same time as the Ajana in 56, A mate of mine fell of the foremast ended up in Port Pirie hospital for eight months.
Cheers Des

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Judith.
This is a picture of some mates taken on the Ashburton around the time your Dad was on it. On the left Glyn Brown, third along his brother Malcolm, in front of him is Albie James ; who on a later trip with me fell of a mast. the other two though I sailed with them I do not recall their names.
Cheers Des





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[Charlie Hannah]

I sailed in the Antrim, would have been around 68 or 69. Billy Bowers was the bosun good mate of mine i am still in touch with him and a few others off the Antrim good ship mates.Billy had to pay off Gerry Grifferd took over.Good job all round Great crowed all scouse crowed.

[judith george]

Hi Des tried putting a photo of dad up but failed He was on the Ashburton from April till September 1954 was an AB would have been about 32 there are 3 photo's on here in a thread RE Help Research and info forum

judith

[Christine Jones]

Hi Dave,
Have been absent from this site for some considerable time and have only just noticed your query on Trinder's ships. No one has mentioned the Ashburton.
I spent 5 years with Trinder's, 1954-58, firstly on the NZS Co "K" boats before and after they were absorbed into Avenue Line. Sailed on the Ajana as 3rd Engineer from Port Pirie to Avonmouth in 1956.

Sid

My father also sailed on the Ashburton from Swansea in August 1951. A long voyage - returning October 1952. His name is Bill Tuck if anyone may remember him.

[David Williams]

We were on the sugar cane run to Townsville in Queensland.
Dave Williams