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22nd March 2023, 05:02 AM
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Re: Last Reunion
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Was that for the tears John or maybe tares ,: did you have the further indignity of having a camera replacing the tube, pleased it wasn’t a Brownie Box one. JS
No mate, no camera but have had one in both ends at times.
I told the operator if he was doing both to do the top end first, he obliged.
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Happy daze John in Oz.
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19th July 2023, 01:40 PM
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Hi Adrian
The Reunion in May 2022 was the Final Reunion for the Shaw Savill Society in UK, originally planned for May 2020 but delayed due the pandemic.
The NZ Branch held their Final Reunion in Auckland in 2018.
The UK Society held reunions every year since the first one in Bristol in 1985, in NZ, we had reunions every alternative year with the Australian Branch till it eventually closed about 20 years ago, and many Australians joined the NZ Branch.
Cheers Jamie
Shaw Savill Society NZ
Thank you Jamie for the info. Very sad. Was an Eng. Cdt with SS&A from '71 to '75 and then sailed deepsea until '82 when I was transferred to the Houlders rigs in the N.Sea.
I never made it to any of the reunions and now I never will - kicking myself for not taking the opportunity while it was still there.
Sailed on some good ships with great chaps and had some absolutely marvellous times all over the world. We were very lucky.
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1st September 2023, 10:50 AM
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The last Reunion of the Shaw Savill Society is taking place this weekend at the Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton. This was scheduled for 2020 but was cancelled due to Covid. We are expecting around 140. Sadly there is quite a few who booked two years ago won’t be with us. We will be welcoming the spouses of those who have crossed the Bar.
Hi, Can you kindly let me know when the next reunion will take place.
Many thanks
Hayden
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24th March 2024, 07:34 PM
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What’s up at Whangerai now or are you referring to a port with a different spelling . In 1973 was employed on the coast running from the refinery there with a full load of petrol or gasoline to all the garages as far south as Bluff. Is that the same port ? There were 3 tankers employed on the coast then . 1 kiwi, and 2 foreign , us and a Greek.being foreign we were only allowed 3 months on the coast and then had to go elsewhere before coming back at a later date and repeating. JS
Was on Kiwi crewed tanker Hamilton in ‘73. Port was Marsden Point, actually the refinery.
Just a few miles Whangarei up the water.
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Tannoy
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25th March 2024, 02:00 AM
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Just had a look at book and was 1974 was on the coast there, flew down from Banda Mashur to Newcastle NSW to join the Laurelwood from the Hollywood , was probably the other ship of the trio you were on . There was one British, one Kiwi, and one greek when I was there guess who were the best paid. We were only allowed 12 weeks on the coast , I always used to refer to the refinery as Whangerai as the few times ashore there was the place we made for. If you are from Tauranga did you or do you know Clive Spencer or have I asked before ? JS
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