Jim Davidson’s Gallery from 1967-68
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Nashos
Australian National Servicemen
Frank Cordingley
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Life in the CMF 1950’s Style
by Dan Winkel Like all 18 year olds of my generation I had to serve 3 months National Service, compulsory full time service to complete Recruit Training. The initial 3 months were followed by 3 years compulsory part time training…
‘Chalkies’ honoured for their work teaching Papua New Guinean soldiers
____________________________________________________________________ Editor’s Note: This article was copied from the NSW Teachers News website education.nsw.gov.au/news unaltered and in its entirety. We (the Chalkies) sought and received permission to copy the article. We copied it here to acknowledge an important milestone in…
Photos at AAIM
Read MorePhotos at AAIM‘Chalkies’ reunite at Australian Army Infantry Museum for new exhibition
____________________________________________________________________ Editor’s Note: This article was copied from the The Singleton Argus unaltered and in its entirety. We (the Chalkies) acknowledge it is the property of the newspaper and will receive no monetary gain in using it. We copied it…
Chris Donnan’s Brothers’ tribute trip to Mt. Wilhelm
by Mark and Frank Donnan 12 August – 17 August 2014 DAY 1 – Flew with my brother Frank from Mascot airport to Cairns, window seat with clear skies and view magnificent, the Great Barrier Reef was a real standout.…
Murray Barracks Civic Action Patrol 1970
by Sgt. John Meyer I was among 30 soldiers sent on a Civic Action Patrol up into the Gulf Area of Papua New Guinea in January/February 1970. Two Landing Barges were sent on the month long assignment to a remote…
The National Service Vocational Training Scheme
Contributions from Sgts. Terry Edwinsmith and Ron Inglis Background Story As part of the 50th anniversary of the University of Queensland’s Alumni Association, Terry Edwinsmith wrote an article on the National Service Vocational Training Scheme of which many National Servicemen…
Tribute to John Angus Martin (1947-1970) a Nasho Chalkie
John was born on 23 June 1947 in country Wauchope, NSW. He was just over 2 and his sister Margaret 13 when their mother was killed outside Wauchope in 1949. His father re-married and John socialised with local school mates…
Letter Home
Clicking on a photo will display a full sized image of the photo in a new window. This gallery shows photos taken by Sgt. Terry Edwinsmith on Civic Action Patrols during his time as a chalkie at Taurama Barracks in…
Article from `G Time (MCG Volunteers’ Newsletter) Nov 2017
This page consists of two articles extracted from other publications. The first is an extract from the `G Time (a newsletter of the tour guides of the Melbourne Cricket Grounds written by an ex-chalkie Sgt. Geoff Piper. The second is…
RAAEC News Letter Vol 15 #2, Aug 1971
Read MoreRAAEC News Letter Vol 15 #2, Aug 1971A TALE OF 5 MARRIED COUPLES IN WEWAK
by John Humphrey After 5 years of deferment, I was in the January, 1970 intake of National Service. We started with 3 months at Puckapunyal, which every guy here can relate to. As part of the interviews that we had…
Melbourne Reunion, October 2017
Clicking on a photo will display a full sized image of the photo in a new window. This gallery is a collection of photos supplied by Boyd Robertson of the annual national reunion of Chalkies which was held in Melbourne…