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Vale, John Carlyon OAM

A life of service. By DARBY ASHTON, President, Sandgate Sub-Section, (with thanks to Trevor Rigby). John Robert Carlyon OAM was born at The Entrance, in New South Wales, on 12 May 1933. John started his schooling there until his parents sent him to the Wyong Public School where his grandfather was Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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Anzac Day Driveway Observance

Calling all Naval Association of Australia Sandgate Sub-Section members! For this coming Anzac Day, veterans are encouraged to participate in the Driveway Observance Campaign at 6am on 25 April 2020, and — for posterity — to share with your shipmates an image of your own personal involvement in this (hopefully) Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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New War Memorial dedicated

SANDGATE Sub-Section was honoured to be associated with the Dedication Ceremony of a new War Memorial and Remembrance Gardens at Murrumba Downs on 6 February 2020. Fig Tree Retirement Village, located at 1 McClintock Drive, some 40km north of Brisbane, spent much of the last year organising the installation of Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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Looks a lot like Christmas!

IT’S on again — the Sub-Section sausage sizzle kiosk will be setting up in the Bunnings Virginia car park on the last Saturday before Christmas! Come on down to the brand-new Superstore on Sandgate Road on Saturday, 21 December 2019. We’ll be on-site for a 7am start. As usual, our Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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Blooming great help!

HELP for St Mary’s Anglican Church’s Centenary of Armistice Day Project at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, is coming from places far and wide, and from all kinds of wonderful volunteer workers. President of the Naval Association of Australia (Sandgate Sub-Section), Darby Ashton, today praised the astonishing effort of a veritable fleet Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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Follow us on Twitter too!

DID you realise that our Sub-Section has a Twitter feed that you can follow? Put the address – https://twitter.com/naa_sandgate – in your browser and check it out today. It’s just one more way your Sub-Section uses to keep in touch with fellow Naval Association of Australia members, other Sub-Sections, the general public and Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago
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Sausage sizzle time!

IT’S on again — the Sub-Section will be rolling into the Bunnings Carseldine carpark on Tuesday, 14 August 2018, for a 7am start. Our volunteers will be serving up delicious snacks and refreshments until after lunchtime to passers-by heading into and out of the hardware superstore. Stop by and say “hello” Read more…

By Peter Collins, ago