Jun, Jul, Aug 1962 - Navy League of Australia

war, lie was .ii sea ami in actualcombat o|xrations throughoutthe war ironi 3rd September,19.19.Further tombat service inKorean War.TASTE ABEER THAT'SREALLY BEERServed two (two year) periodsas De-puts Chief of Naval Staffat Navy Office.Served two (two vear) periodsin U.S.A.. 1953-55. as NavalAltai he: 1960-lil as Head of Aushere'sluck! here's cheers!here's two great beers!Two great beers indeed — Foster's Lager and VictoriaBitter. No doubt you've downed a glass or two of bothyourself — enjoyed their exhilarating flavour;experienced the smoothness no other beer can match. Here'sre2l beer — the world's best beer' Make the mostof it — make yours Foster's Lager or Victoria Bitter!VICTORIA BITTERFOSTER'S LAGERDRAUGHT • BOTTLED • CANNEDGAMLENRemoves Grease,almost everyGAMLEN "CW" Solvent is J concentrated emulsifyingdetergent — safe to use, safe to store; neutral andabsolutely non-injurious to hands, eyes, clothing or shoes."CW" has a htgS flash point, and its use eliminates thedangerous fire hazard that is always present when gasolineor similar cleaning agents are emphyed. GAMLEN"CW" is easy to use — simply apply it, then flushwith cold water. It is much cheaper than laborious handscrubbingoperations, and much more efficient.GAMLEN "CW" is in widespread use for the cleaningof machine surfaces; equipment, motors, and machinery,factory, engine room and garage floors; runways andtralian Joint Services' Sufi andAttache (Defence Adviser).First Captain of the presentH.M.A.S. MELBOURNE, takingover the ship from the buildersin U.K., in 195l>. and commissioningher into the R.A.N.; introducedthe carrier operationid jet aire rail into the R.A.N.;served in the first H.M.A.S.MELBOURNE (light cruiser),1925-26.Mrs. Gatacre and Admiral(..ii.iin were married in January.1933. -Mis. Gatacre is agnmdHlaughtei of I ] Palmer.who founded F. |. Palmer andSon. Pitt and Park StreetsStore. As Wendy Palmer, sheu.i\ .i ut II known S\dnc\ \mialite.noted in 1920s for hercharity woik. .unaictii theatricalsitid ballroom darning. Return*cd to Vustralia in |une. havingremained in I'.S.A. lot severalmonths longer than her husbandMr has a son. Lieutenantk'.il.U Gatacre. R.A.N.. and a.daughter, aged 21."CW" SOLVENTGum, Oil, Dirt fromtype of surfacepits; chassis, body and engine of buses, trucks, tanktrucks, and road machinery; street cars and railway cars,and scores of similar cleaning jebs that regularly occurin commercial and service institutions, and in the manufacturingjnj transportation industries.The rapidity with which GAMLEN "CW" emulsifieshe-vy accumulations of gummy grease, so that they arcrinsed away easily with water, is truly amazing.GAMLEN "CW" Solvent is especially suitable for coldcleaning of oil storage tanks. It may be applied byspraying, brushing, or mopping.H. G. THORNTHWAITB PTY. LTD.167 KENT STREET, SYDNEY — 27-4937 Agents in all StatesTHENAVYINTERNATIONALHYDROGRAPHIC CONFERENCECaptain A. H. Cooper, Hydrugrapher, R.A.N., whorecently returned from attending the InternationalHxdrographit Confetentc, said:—"I went over to attend theI-jghtli Conference ol the Internationa]H\dif>gia|>hi( Bureau."This is an Internationa]organisation with 41 members,which began in 1921, largely atilit* instigation ol Prince Ranter'sfather, who was ven interestedin oceanograph) ami matters ofthe sea."After several preliminar)meetings), the Bureau was formedim a propel basi.. and PrinceKanier's father presented thebuildings which we occupy in.Mon.MO today."Australia became a memberi-i 1958, having previously beena subsidiary member withBritain, but this is the first timewe have been represented."The Conference lasted afortnight, It was a very highlyorganised one. and we spent thetime in conferences, Committeemeetings, and so forth."The majoihy of the subjectsdiscussed wen- purely technical,hui the main points were:—"The standardization ol chartsso thai an) mariner throughoutthe world (an use any (hart."This has been very largelyat hieved since 1941; the mostoutstanding thing that has notbeen achie\ed is putting everythingin the metric system."The Bureau is run betweenConferences by a Directing Committeeol three, and one ol thetasks, of course, is to elect theDirecting Committee ol threefor the following five years, andthis was done."Captain Tattered was nominatedAustralia's representative,but unfortunately was not elected,"One of the main problemsdiscussed was to stress veryAUGUST, 196?strongly the growing ini|>or(anceot oceanography."Australia is well to the fromwith this, after Britain, UnitedSt.Ues and Russia."It was this job to be intere.tedill oceanography to theextern thai it wilt IK- the hydro*graplier's job to prepare chartslor all oceans, etc."Indonesia to Antarctica andright ailoss Australia was laiddown as our area."Oceanography is important,because four-nfths of the earth'ssurface is ocean, and at presentwe know just about as muchaboui the ocean as people knewabout the dry part ol the iurhue when Vasco dcCiamasailed."The benefits of the oceanare tremendous, and we mustrealise its importance as regardto the climate and weather, productionol food, mineral resources,etc."Two ol Australia's ships.II M.A.S. DiAMANTINA andH.M.A.S. GASCOYNE are engagedin this work, combinedwith other activities."The budget of the programme was approximately250,000 gold francs, spread overfive years. Ten thousand goldbancs is equal to about £A 15,000."Russia is not a member otthe organisation, but was representedby observers. Theseobservers are allowed to speak atthe Conference, but are notallowed to vote.•There is no secrecy in theConference, nor does politicsenter into it at all."Britain. France and Americaproduce charts for the wholeworld, Japan is also very active."RAN. SHIPSSAIL ONCHARTINGPROJECTSTwo Navy survey vessels sailcilfrom Sydney on the 9th Julylor opposite sides of Australiato undertake charting work thatwill contribute to the nation'sdevelopment,H.M.A.S. WARREGO sailednorth to help in the exploitationof bauxite deposits, whileH.M.A.S. BARC(M) went south,to improve navigation in SpencerGulf.WARREGO is to chart apassage lor shipping betweenTorres Strait, oil the northeasttip ol Australia, and Wcipa, inthe Gull ol Carpentaria. Thesurvey is designed to ensure salenavigation for the ships collectingbauxite from the dc|M>sits atW'eipa.In helping establish W'eipa asa port, the Navy will l>e makinga significant contribution to thedevelopment ol Northern Australia.The survey entails charting aI (1-mile wide shipping lane for adistance ol about 120 miles IromBooby Island to W'eipa.WARREGO will work inthe Gulf ol Carpentaria untilOctober, and will be assistedl>\ the smaller survey vessel,HALA.S. BASS, to chart theapproaches to W'eipa Harbour.In South Australia. H.M.A.S.BARCOO will continue withthe survey ol Spencer Gull TheNavv is bringing the charts upto date to improve navigationfor the big How of shippingusing the Gulf.WARREGO is under thecommand of Gnmmandcr H. W.G. Dillon, of Grcmorne, N.SAV.BARGOO'S Captain is Lieutenant-CommanderE. R. W'hitmorc,of Straihlu-ld. N SAV.II