Townsville & District - Q46 | Naval Association of Australia

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When:

Second Wednesday of each month except January

Time:

1830

Where:

at President’s home, 56 Cooper Street, Currajong, Townsville

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President

Mr Trevor Williams
Address	58 Cooper Street, Currajong QLD 4810
Email	bungy@hotmail.com
Contact No.	0419 744 200

Vice President

Mr Peter Martin
Address
Email	petermartin38@hotmailcom
Contact No.	0417 619 052

Secretary

Ms Desley Alexander
Address	PO Box 1633, Aitkenvale QLD 4814
Email	secretarytownsvillenaa@gmail.com
Contact No..	0412 105 857

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Townsville just keeps getting better, ask Bungy or Peter ‘Pincher’ Martin from the Townsville Sub Section – come and join them, they are looking for new members for the Sub Section. Welfare Officer Chris Mills.

2018 Battle of the Coral Sea Dawn Service. Some distinguished guests.
On the 10th Feb 2014, We dedicated a Memorial to the HMAS Voyager. This is located in the Maritime Museum of Townsville.
The plaque for the HMAS Voyager Memorial at the Maritime Museum of Townsville.
We conduct a Dawn Service every year for the Battle of the Coral Sea, in May. When inTownsville make sure to visit the Memorial located in ANZAC Park, The Strand, Townsville.
ex HMAS Townsville ( Sept 2018 ) - present moorings with Castle Hill in the background.
Dawn Service at the Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial - ANZAC Park Townsville
One of our members Ron Metcalfe feature in this article for Remembrance Day 2020. The words were not what we submitted though !
This is the Crest for HMAS Magnetic, on which our Sub-Branch logo is based. HMAS Magnetic was the RAN Naval base located on the Strand in Townsville during WW2.
On the 10th October 2023, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the foreshore of Townsville to remember HMAS Magnetic, the Naval Base during WW2 in Townsville. Two members Jim Davis and Bungy Williams shown here.
The memorial plaque for HMAS Magnetic. 10 Oct 2023
The write up in Townsville Bulletin.
A Remembrance Service was held for the 60th Anniversary of the HMAS Voyager sinking. At the memorial made by the Subsection in Feb 2014.
Townsville HMAS Voyager Memorial Plaque dedicated in Feb 2014. It is located in the grounds of the Townsville Maritime Museum, South Townsville.
Some members at an inspection of HMAS Adelaide
Pincher [Peter] Martin awarded Life Membership of RAN Veterans Band Assoc -Oct 2024 - mainly for his work as a volunteer DVA Advocate
Subsection EOY Christmas function 2024
Members of the US 7th Fleet Band - playing at the 2025 Dawn Service for the Battle of the Coral Sea
Dawn Service at Anzac Park for 83rd commemoration of Battle of Coral Sea. Musician Tim Williams from 1RAR Band
Dawn Service at Anzac Park for 83rd commemoration of Battle of Coral Sea. Musician Tim Williams from 1RAR Band and Musician 3rd Class Christina Taralson from the US Seventh Fleet Band. Picture: Evan Morgan
Dawn Service at Anzac Park for 83rd commemoration of Battle of Coral Sea. Commander Andrew Thorpe with U.S. Consulate General Sydney head of public affairs Li Ping Lo. Picture: Evan Morgan

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