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sailor visting Hong Kong is familiar with Suzie's Side Party. These
young Chinese girls were orphans whom Suzie took in. Their schooling
was paid for by the extensive work they carried out on visiting
warships, mostly painting, which was by far superior in quality
to that of the majority of sailors.. They would also scrounge food
scraps from outside the cafe at meal times then muster on the quarterdeck
and eat it. Suzie also ran the 'goffa' box which was the saviour
of many a hungover sailor in the mornings. Suzie would be on the
wharf waiting as the ship came alongside, with a large bouquet of
flowers to win the contract from the XO for painting the side. |
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| The
Famous "Beaney Boys" or Kai Tais of Bugis Street Singapore. They
were all Transvestites and used to appear in Bugis Street soon after
midnight. The Sailors would flock to Bugis Street to drink and cavort
with the Beanies until sunup. This was after the bars in Sembawang
closed. They could be good fun but it was wise not to ever upset
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| HMAS
Brisbane replenishment with a US Carrier whilst on Station off the
Persian Gulf during the Iran - Iraqi war 1981. R.A.N. Ships were
attached to the US Task Group and spent 4 weeks on Station (called
Gonzo Station) at a time, interspersed with R&R in places such as
Mombasa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Bombay and Dar Es Salaam.
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one's a request for "Tripod" Blake. This was Derwent's Gunnery
Mess local in Subic Bay, Philippines, The Pussy Cat Bar, later
to become the Cassandra Disco. Mama Fay pictured here with a few
of the girls ran a pretty good place and looked after us well.
Blokes here are "Gus" Ridley, "Pommie Alison", "Ocker" Collins
and myself. |
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| The
Gunnery Mess Smokey - Kirbys Place - Manila 1978. Its was customary
for each member of the Mess to contribute one dollar per pay to
the Mess Fund which commenced many months before a ship deployed
to the Far East. The money was then used to finance broke sailors
throughout the deployment, which was paid back with interest. Well
into the deployment a party or 'smokey' was held and the contributions
were put towards an all expenses paid smokey. |
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