Ernie Dare RAAF Butterworth 1972
‘playing with his hose’
Country Fire Authority, Victoria - Fiskville Gas Fires - Basic Fire Course 1/1986
Photos courtesy: Jeff Uyen-fogarty
R.A.A.F Base Williamtown 1989/93 period
FA 18 extraction procedures
Photos courtesy: Grant Wilson
Basic Fire Course 23
1969 -
July 2013 Grant has now retired - onyer, mate...
Jeff Widderick (CWD's) Wayne Jones (Drabs) and Kim Warr (Helmet) 1992/1993
RAAF Townsville about 1969 the members are Wally Hawkins, John Robinson, Graham Luck, Les Porter,
Darky Deguara.
No 28 Basic Fire Course on fire ground March 1972.
Left to Right: Kev Hinkley, Graham Berry, Bevan Male, Nev Poutney, Andy Butler,
Keran Carsburg, Jim Thompson, Brian Wilson, Ray Wilson, Geoff Dawes, Dave Pentland, Wayne Miller.
Photo taken at Ubon early 1962.
L to R Ian Castles, Pat Mildren, Bill Beckett
Aaah, absestos!
Greg Hughes and Jim MacDonald (top picture) with some of the Malaysian Fire Crew
Peter Bramley and Huggy Hughes
turning out for a pan
‘a frying pan’
Most of us will remember Das - who became the Senior Firefighter in Butterworth
Singham, Huggy and Maniam
Mick Hanrahan & Gary Helman
during basic 1973
L to R, Joe Kearney, Graham Luck, Wally Hawkins, taken during 1963-64.
Chas Adlard
Point Cook
1974
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25479175-5018552,00.html
The above link refers to the Sugar Industry fire in Townsville in 1963
Graham West
Job nearly done
Gary McAlpine and Graham Joce ‘bout 67
top left:
Nigel Williamson and Gary McAlpine
front:
Vic Carter, 67ish
Photos, newpaper clipping courtesy:
Gary Mc Alpine
Skyhawk: Richmond 1968: Graham Joce and others
Gary McAlpine in WA pictured with Dry Chemical Powder unit off Chopper
Ian Bloom assists Gary McAlpine 1970?
Rod Downie and helpers in a ‘panic’ at Point Cook
Here are two photos from ones that Barry Godfrey took when the RAAF attended
the Townsville Sugar Terminal fire in 1963. Took three days to put out. Pat Mildren
Tony Mooney
East Sale: married quarter electrical fire 1965
Bob Lightburn, Hans Rimland,
Vic Janusaitis, Dave Leaders,
Ted Wescombe,
Paddy O’Shea
Edinburgh
John Drummond, Peter Blakeston,
Tommy Thompson, Dave Pentland
Point Cook
Reg Spinner, Dan Petty,
Ron Feudoloff, Peter Blakeston,
Dave Pentland,
?, John Drummond, Tommy Thompson, ?,
Point Cook
Sorry Gordon (Potter), you got cut out. L-R: Max Davey, Swede Anderson, Keran Carsburg, Ces Boyter, Alan Brazil, Ken Kemp
Fire Section Richmond 86ish
Graham Berry Hose Man,
Wayne Laidlow Pump operator.
NO ITS NOT SNOW ITS AFFF taken at NSW Dept of Labour and Industry Fire Ground LONDONDARY (near Richmond) 04-10-1990,
L to R TOP Mark Stevens, Peter Bland , ?.
Standing Ken Hastings, Danny Coulthard, Daryl Crawford, Terry McKay, Norm Taylor,
Peter Denko.
Courtesy: Ken Hastings
F111 -suited up - Jim Thompson
Who’s this?
Ces Levine and ?
Dodge Power Wagon
L-R: Jim Rappolt, Gary Riley and ‘Skipper’ Sandwith, (Dodge Power Wagon)
?
?
?
? Chips?
Ron Davis on rear of TFGP
at RAAF Butterworth
1973 (3 more shots below)
Col Camp and unidentified?
Griffo with the old Dennis at Pearce 1976
Iroquois with Fire Surpression Kit - Professional Photography unknown
Gerry Romeyn at the wheel
Huggy sent the following group of photos, most were taken at the Fire Ground - Pearce during the early 70’s
1952 Momote Station, Papua New Guinea
Jack Bermingham, Ted Mitchell and crew
Vehicle: Ford 4x4 214129
Bill Woolrich (front handline from TFA) at Fairbairn 1969. Photo taken for Canberra Fair.
? Berry
Richmond Tower
1981/82?
Wayne Laidlaw
Peter Leahy, John Retallick and Dave Mallett during Avon night march 1978/9? - Photo: Ron Davis
Dave Mallett on bomb cart - Butterworth 1974
Dave Mallett and Vic Carter
Dave Mallett - Butterworth 1974
John Retallick, Peter Leahy and Ron Davis - Dave on camera duties...
Anthony Riches and David Bryant
East Sale circa 1966/67
Back row: Paul Deegan, Dave Smart
Front row: Frank Mills, Max Maris, Laurie Dorney
East Sale circa 1967
Sam Sunderland, Ian Palmer, Ray Mudie
‘Confusing a FB 10X’
Ian ‘Blue’ Palmer
circa 1967
East Sale
Pt Cook Basic Fire Course 22/1969
R/L: Jim Bancroft, Geoff ‘Dickie’ Bird, Keith Urban
