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24th December 2009, 03:12 AM
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northern star 1972
worked as fireman 1972 an old mates around? would be great to here from u
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24th December 2009, 03:25 AM
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Welcome!
Hi Allan R
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24th December 2009, 04:09 AM
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G'day Allan and welcome to the best site in town. If you care to list your ships with some dates you may well get to hear from sone who knew you. So sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.
Happy daze John in Oz.
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21st April 2011, 08:23 AM
#4
I was on Northern Star in 70s. Remember Mick the greaser, he run a crown & anchor in the Pig...I run the other one. Big Paul Hibbert was on there, cant remember many names ...Norman Turner the boxer
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7th July 2011, 08:25 PM
#5
Northern Star
Hi There,
I was on the
SS Northern Star Jan 1971 till May 1971
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6th December 2011, 10:51 PM
#6
Originally Posted by
Nigel Owen
Hi There,
I was on the
SS Northern Star Jan 1971 till May 1971
i was on ss northen star v 13 1965 deck hand crews mess
Last edited by derek mellish; 6th December 2011 at 10:55 PM.
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18th January 2012, 06:53 AM
#7
Originally Posted by
adrianvare
I was on Northern Star in 70s. Remember Mick the greaser, he run a crown & anchor in the Pig...I run the other one. Big Paul Hibbert was on there, cant remember many names ...Norman Turner the boxer
Mick PUJALIS (Dky Grs) ran the Crown & Anchor!! ( Arthur ??? was Leccy Greaser/ ERS) Ted Worthy was also long time ERS. The 12/4 Fireman (Wee Glaswegian??) also ran Gambling/Money Lending in 65/66. His Minder was a Big Donkey Greaser, they used to bring the "Float" down on watch and I'd lock it up behind the Bailey Board in the Boiler Room. They were also involved in 'Bird smuggling (Feathered Sort) and it caused uproar, Later it seemed that every cabin had a toy budgy or parrot hanging on the Sprinkler. I dont think Capt Edmeads was very pleased when conducting inspections .I was 3rd Engineer (Oct 65/Apr66,After a Tyne Drydocking) . Robin Lonergan (6th Engineer) made up a fancy 'trepanning tool' out of a screwdriver supplied by the Leccys, according to a photograph supplied by Doc (Danny Morgan) so's he could save the life of a Steward??? who had dived into the empty swimming pool' (Last year met up with Danny's There were two bloody evil ex Belfast "B" specials who were 'Masters at Arms'
Came back as Snr 2nd Engr in Apr 68 after 2 yrs on the Suevic ( We were 1st ship out of London Docks at the end of the Seamans strike , Have since sailed with Brynn Hammond (then Master) and Dave Share (then O/s or Ab) out here, on Cook Strait Ferries) Cheers, Len Tarleton
Last edited by Len Tarleton; 18th January 2012 at 07:01 AM.
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6th April 2012, 04:35 PM
#8
Originally Posted by
Len Tarleton
Mick PUJALIS (Dky Grs) ran the Crown & Anchor!! ( Arthur ??? was Leccy Greaser/ ERS) Ted Worthy was also long time ERS. The 12/4 Fireman (Wee Glaswegian??) also ran Gambling/Money Lending in 65/66. His Minder was a Big Donkey Greaser, they used to bring the "Float" down on watch and I'd lock it up behind the Bailey Board in the Boiler Room. They were also involved in 'Bird smuggling (Feathered Sort) and it caused uproar, Later it seemed that every cabin had a toy budgy or parrot hanging on the Sprinkler. I dont think Capt Edmeads was very pleased when conducting inspections .I was 3rd Engineer (Oct 65/Apr66,After a Tyne Drydocking) . Robin Lonergan (6th Engineer) made up a fancy 'trepanning tool' out of a screwdriver supplied by the Leccys, according to a photograph supplied by Doc (Danny Morgan) so's he could save the life of a Steward??? who had dived into the empty swimming pool' (Last year met up with Danny's There were two bloody evil ex Belfast "B" specials who were 'Masters at Arms'
Came back as Snr 2nd Engr in Apr 68 after 2 yrs on the Suevic ( We were 1st ship out of London Docks at the end of the Seamans strike , Have since sailed with Brynn Hammond (then Master) and Dave Share (then O/s or Ab) out here, on Cook Strait Ferries) Cheers, Len Tarleton
Met the lad that divedinto pool ...remember Norman Turner who did the Boxing on there, read Daves book ...good Days
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2nd November 2014, 03:41 PM
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Re: northern star 1972
I was on northern star april 65 to oct 65 where we paid of in newcastle first trip i was fireman next trip i was leccy greaser,iwas then asked by dougie the guy who ran the gambling-money lending about the bird smuggling so for my second trip i had two wardrobes full of bird cages the theory being they dont whistle when there in the dark,anway it seemed to work only did it the one trip to stressful although he paid me well
That was also the where there was trouble in pepeete when trouble broke out on the quayside ifeel sure they had to cut the ropes to sail although memory a little bit vague terry
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27th April 2015, 09:14 AM
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Re: northern star 1972
Originally Posted by
Len Tarleton
Mick PUJALIS (Dky Grs) ran the Crown & Anchor!! ( Arthur ??? was Leccy Greaser/ ERS) Ted Worthy was also long time ERS. The 12/4 Fireman (Wee Glaswegian??) also ran Gambling/Money Lending in 65/66. His Minder was a Big Donkey Greaser, they used to bring the "Float" down on watch and I'd lock it up behind the Bailey Board in the Boiler Room. They were also involved in 'Bird smuggling (Feathered Sort) and it caused uproar, Later it seemed that every cabin had a toy budgy or parrot hanging on the Sprinkler. I dont think Capt Edmeads was very pleased when conducting inspections .I was 3rd Engineer (Oct 65/Apr66,After a Tyne Drydocking) . Robin Lonergan (6th Engineer) made up a fancy 'trepanning tool' out of a screwdriver supplied by the Leccys, according to a photograph supplied by Doc (Danny Morgan) so's he could save the life of a Steward??? who had dived into the empty swimming pool' (Last year met up with Danny's There were two bloody evil ex Belfast "B" specials who were 'Masters at Arms'
Came back as Snr 2nd Engr in Apr 68 after 2 yrs on the Suevic ( We were 1st ship out of London Docks at the end of the Seamans strike , Have since sailed with Brynn Hammond (then Master) and Dave Share (then O/s or Ab) out here, on Cook Strait Ferries) Cheers, Len Tarleton
Was Captain Edmeads ever happy!!
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