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24th October 2014, 12:12 PM
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Re: Houlder Bros.
Hi Drew,we sailed together on the Lord Kelvin you as Engine Room Boy and me as Galley Boy.We then went on to join the Cavendish together with Billy also.We flew out to the Gulf together and you met your Auntie on the plane.What a trip that was with Eddie and Jimmy on the guitars singing the Cavendish Blues.Great days eh.
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19th December 2014, 11:40 PM
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Re: Houlder Bros.
Hey Robbie good da hear from you good times indeed we must have smoked half of Jamica Do you remember Pork Chop? what a character
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28th December 2015, 11:13 AM
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Re: Houlder Bros.
Re Houlder Bros.
I sailed on the Stolt Tudor (tanker) may 1971 till dec 1971 never hear any one mention this Ship also M.V.Clerk Maxwell Feb 1972 March 1972 and also the M.V. Faraday June 1972 till Dec 1972 this was a Gas Tanker I worked in the Engine Room .
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21st September 2016, 10:47 AM
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Re: Houlder Bros.
Originally Posted by
Drew Templeton
Hey Robbie good da hear from you good times indeed we must have smoked half of Jamica
Do you remember Pork Chop? what a character
Top bloke pork chop think he was Scottish.Think it was the whole of Jamaica,the knives lol
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21st September 2016, 11:27 AM
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Re: Houlder bros
Hi Drew.
I did a couple of trips on the ORELIA,iron ore ship,
running between PORT TALBOT,BONE,NARVIK and
IRLAM,lovely ship.
Dave Williams
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