As you have probably heard, the old School of Radio at RAAF Base Laverton
was disbanded about 5 years ago. Both John Broughton and myself (we were
there in 1965) have talked about getting a re-union of old "Radschoolers"
underway while there is still time, and while the base is still there. In
fact, the base is now unrecognisable from what we remember - they have even
changed its name - and the "meat-box" has long gone.
We would like to get together all the blokes (including instructors) who
went through Laverton in the 1960's, blokes who tried to make sense of valve
theory or wave guide theory or all the other theories that no one seems to
need any more. Those blokes who knew the phone number of the nurse's
quarters at the Royal Melbourne off pat, who'd dine out at the Pie-eteria,
who used to hang out at the "White Ensign" because it was the only place
open after 6.00pm, (apart from the places Johnny Mat used to know around
Thornbury), the sort of blokes who'd would race back along Geelong Rd late
at night much the worse for wear.
We think it would be good to get together again over a week-end, and talk of
old times, (like parking in the CO's duck pond) and have a drink together in
the "boozer" and tell a few lies, and see how each of us has gone since we
"got out". We'd also like you to bring your wife/partner with you as we'll
make it a social do.
We have written to the CO at Laverton (I'm still going
to call it that) and he has given
us "in principal" approval to hold the re-union on the
base some-time late in 1999, and
depending on the numbers, we could possibly be bunked
up and fed on base. We will
have to pay our own way, and I don't know yet what the
cost will be, but we'll work
that out later. Might also have to set up a canvas
city, as I don't think there will be
enough dongas, but we'll look at that a bit later too.
* all depends on who salutes when
we run up the flag.
If you're interested, I ask that you do a couple of things.
1. Send me a letter telling me the following:-
Your name;
Your current address, incl phone/fax numbers;
When you went through Laverton;
The RMC and RTC you were on;
Your Email address - if you have one.
2. As we've lost touch with a lot of blokes over the years, we ask that
you make a copy of this and sent it to as many blokes as you know who went
through Laverton.
3. Include three 45 cent stamps in your letter to me to cover postage costs
from here on in.
If you like, you can reply via E-mail to radschool@yahoo.com - that'll save on stamps. I'll start a
data base of names, and will get back to everyone who contacts me late in
October this year with numbers. We should know by then whether there's any
interest in this or not.
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