Ten Pound Pom.

[Doc Vernon]

Can you remember who was who though! On the Winchester

G W Lloyd 1951 to 1959 Also on Edinburgh 1960 I think this was Logger!

N M Lloyd 1960 only

[Doc Vernon]

Best Captain of all was Capt Farrow on the old Dunnottar Castle a real Gentleman and very very fair!
He did the last Voyage on her ,when I was there as well!
Cheers

[Evan Lewis]

Hi Evan
Was just looking at one Trip that I thought was possibly with you on Board but it was not the one so we missed each other,in fact I joined her the trip you left ,so only the turnaround time possibly a Week. However I cannor work out the dates as they seem to conflict a wee bit!
You say you left on May 8th 1959 and I left on May 21st 1959 ? That does not give enough time between dates?? I have the actual Departure agreement here with my date on! ''
Strange!
My dates for that trip was left Southampton 21/5/1959 Returned 3/7/1959
Cannot read the Masters name on the Document but looks like Camberling?? Oh well
Cheers

Just found his name it was Cambridge now I do recall him!
The next one on her we had no other than Logger Lloyd

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well Vern.

Have the much thumbed ,relevant Book ,at my Side.

Though Some of the Signatures ,are now a bit faded.
I re-iterate.

The Dates ,I gave,are accurate.Those three Trips, are each signed by Logger Lloyd .

Whether it's A G.w. as to me looks more like a .J. The last letter d . in his surname,has a ,distinctive sweeping Line, continuing from ,and going back over the top of the full signature.

Looking further back ,I find,My first three Castle boat trips were as A.B, Capetown Castle. Capt Deller .They being 22nd. Oct. 1952 . to Finalising ,27 March 1953. Forward then to 4 December 1954 My next three ,Trips with U.C-L was
Winchester Castle. Q.M. 14 Sept.1955. Finalising , 4 Feb. 1956.

Forward then, to 4. December1958.to 16 Jan. 1959. {Must have taken a break,home , then)as my next Signing I note ,was 13th Mar. '59. As rejoined as A.B. No.7. Hatchman's job.

Remember now ,My last Watch ,Q.M. was still there. Good Guy! Bristolian ,always in for a laugh!
Apparently ,the Crew Cook had Stabbed the Butcher,Shortly before leaving Durban,He's Standing By on the Bridge ,prior to sailing. The Drama had been unfolding For'd. .By Now the Cook was In the charge of the Master 's At Arms. On The Wing , As the wounded Butcher was being swung ashore, He'd died . it was indicated to the Bridge. Logger Shouts. Quote "What did I tell you! The Man's a Bloody Murderer! Shackle him to the Rails, Master -at Arms"


Three Trips. into ,
1959.
Problem solved!
I left the Ship ,as stated. 8 May 1959 '
You( Left Southampton on the 2ist. ) As usual , Like a Bus Service . Would have been
4.p.m. a Thursday .

[vic mcclymont]

Evan on my brief sojourn out this morning to do some specific tasks the first being my weekly visit to the doctors to check on blood pressure, I came out and went along. To the chemist to get some battery's for the blood pressure machine. On coming back to the car a figure came out of the doctors door which had previously just gone in. It was an old shipmate whose name was Patrick. I sailed with him on quite a few ships out here and he usually volunteered to do the cooking as was not imperative to carry a cook out here with less than 12 of a crew. After much talking about complaints medical like two old women I asked him if he was still at sea as he is well under retiring age and it was 15 years since I sailed with him. He said in the past 5 years it was very hard to get seagoing employment he had been and got one of these new fangled watch keeping certificates and think his last job at sea was with the border protection units. However he had gone into business himself and when I asked him what , he said cleaning people's gutters out. This may seem a pretty basic job to some but very important in the fire season, and he was making money at it, as a seaman he was showing initiative and supporting himself until hopefully he could find employment back at sea. The last thing he said to me on parting was I pass your house often next time I"ll pop in with a bottle of Singleton Whiskey. My first thought was never heard of that one before I realised he was referring home brew, so maybe he is also into the illegal distillers as well. Sad to see however seamen looking for work. Although good to see with their background they can turn their hands to other things. Cheers JWS

John, Singleton whisky is Speyside Malt. Very nice
Regards
Vic

[Evan Lewis]

John, Singleton whisky is Speyside Malt. Very nice
Regards
Vic

"ll pop in with a bottle of Singleton Whiskey. My first thought was never heard of that one before I realised he was referring to. etc.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi ! John .and Vic.
Day before yesterday,had rang , about 2p.m and ordered three bottles .
Two were outside on the verandah, early yesterday, with an explanatory note.
Service !
Brought them .in .Before Opening the Computer and reading your (Quoted} relevance .John.

And here's me thinking , all the time over past couple years .was just a local thing, Between a few "In the Know".

Just been out and retrieved the third bottle. and Change. as per the explanatory Note.

Hadn't been making much use of the Service. for ages. As ,in the Casino, all,is available ,24 hrs. day, "Gratis "
Downside ,Thing there is,my capacity 's reduced. Win some,Lose some!

But I do find ,from a Medicinal point of view. So is my dependence on the B'P. tablet. reduced Strange! A little Bit of what you fancy does one good .they say.

[j.sabourn]

#15... That's a new one to me Vic, doubt whether Patrick would know either, as I live in Singleton and he lives in the next door village of Golden Bay, I assumed he was making a joke. If he turns up with a bottle as stated will let you know, although the last time he was true to his word was about 3 years ago when he drank all my whiskey. Cheers JWS

[happy daze john in oz]

Vern, I think one of them was on the Stirling but not sure of the dates, definite about the Edinburgh as my mate was on there in the galley when he was skipper. Gave them a hard time, not called logger for nothing.

Best I can recall was Granny Smythe and Annie Oakley who as ex R.N. Had a back injury which made him walk a bit to one side but a nice guy. Logged me once for giving a troublesome blood a serve.
We had a saying for him.
Annie the humpty backed, jumped up, never come down, black enameled warrior.

[Jack Jenkins]

I guess I must qualify as a "Half Crown Pom"....I worked my passage to Oz,2&half months Liverpool to Sydney @ a shilling a month,bludgers still haven't paid me

[Fouro]

#15... That's a new one to me Vic, doubt whether Patrick would know either, as I live in Singleton and he lives in the next door village of Golden Bay, I assumed he was making a joke. If he turns up with a bottle as stated will let you know, although the last time he was true to his word was about 3 years ago when he drank all my whiskey. Cheers JWS

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/...ufftown-sunray

Fouro.

[Richard Quartermaine]

Jack. My dad did the same thing on the SS Benalla in 1924. Not sure if he got paid either. I really don't care that much, he met my mother on the ship and gave me the incentive to go to sea. That was worth much more than the piece of silver.
Richard