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General Updates
April 10, 2017 Frank Rands

HMNZS AOTEAROA

Here is an artist impression of the new ship HMNZS AOTEAROA which will be delivered in 2020.  The ship has

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April 4, 2017 Frank Rands

Jack Passings – April 2017

The following Sailors ‘Crossed the Bar’ during the month of April 2017. Details of funerals etc can be found by

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General Updates
April 3, 2017 Frank Rands

Communications Training Schools

It would appear that the first formal Communications Training facility was located in what used to be the ‘green huts’

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General Updates
April 1, 2017 Frank Rands

Blog Milestone

Not sure if you are aware but the Communications Blog has now had over one million hits since its inception

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General Updates
March 31, 2017 Frank Rands

Lady Sponsors

We are currently updating our list of Lady Sponsors. If you can remember any Lady Sponsors associated with ships of

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General Updates
March 31, 2017 Frank Rands

WHEN?

Okay you old timers.  We know that the Communications Training School has been moved around the defence property a number

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General Updates
March 31, 2017 Frank Rands

US Navy Radio Station Kohimarama

Some time ago when Peter Smith worked on the Communications History (Link – pg 12) the question was asked why

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General Updates
March 29, 2017 Frank Rands

It’s only Money!

Some of you will remember the time when the Seaman’s Union were able to increase the pay for merchant seaman

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General Updates
March 29, 2017 Frank Rands

Yeoman’s Gold Wire Badge

I always knew that the Yeoman of Signals were special, but how can the price of a Chief Yeoman’s Branch

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March 28, 2017 Frank Rands

Change of Name – Gary Kingdon

This is to let you know that I am changing my surname, back to my original birth name of Houghton.  

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