Where we lived 1999-2004...HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay,

which is actually part of the

Australian Capital Territory and inside NSW

HMAS Creswell and the College from the air - Oct 2002.

 

One of the Heritage Houses

CO's House

 

 

Senior and Junior Sailors' Messes - once the Establishment Hospital

 

Sunrise in Mid-January from Remembrance Park

 

The RANC Clocktower lit up for Christmas. The bells which ring every half hour are ship's bell times - to a maximum of eight, when they start again. The tower was built in 1913.	HMAS Creswell, the Royal Australian Navy's College for officer training. Our house is out of shot up to the top left. Tom works in the new building at bottom left. He has been busy researching the history of all of the buildings and that is now published in a brochure for visitors.

Tom's Historical Collection - well, the Navy's really...lots of photos, uniforms, swords, medals...	Ron and Pat up for their visit in May 2000 - at Hampden Bridge in Kangaroo Valley

Fighting the 2001 fires in NSW

 

Extremely ugly trio in striker....

Team getting out the gear - Andy in yellow helmet; Tom on left

Tom with backpack

 

The Creswell Carnivale - early Dec 2001

 

Dinner at home with Ron and Pat - December 2001

 

Lilia and Regan put on a show at home

At the Zig Zag railway near Lithgow

At the radio telescope near Parkes

Xmas at the Creswell Carnivale

A recreational trip out on the Bay - Andy Williams, Pam Rushton and Tom the driver

 

...and one of the things they saw there - leaving Point Perpendicular and lighthouses behind (Trevor Rushton photo)

 

 

Pat C and us at home - September 2001

Pat C, Regan and Amelia from next door - September 2001

Tom and students participating in Strategic Wargaming on the Quarterdeck (NOT "Battleships"!)

(Photo: Moses Raudino)