Monthly Bulletin May/June 2005 - Vol 8 No. 3

Commonwealth Lighthouse Service 90th Anniversary

by Wayne Stuart, former AMSA employee

The 90th anniversary of the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service (CLS) is due on or about 1 July 2005.

The "Old Salts Club", a loose collection of former AMSA/Dot Maritime employees who get together in Canberra for a lunch and beer or three every 3-4 months have noted that while some commemoration of this event will be happening in Queensland - there is no news of any other plans.

In Queensland, reunions have been held for a number of years now, with the date adjusted to that of the Coffee, Cake and Port celebrations that used to be held in the Canberra Office in the 1990s.

The 2005 Queensland event is being held on Saturday 2 July, the nearest Saturday to the 90th CLS anniversary. The venue is the 18 Footers Skiff Club at Bulimba in Brisbane. Regular attendees will be contacted shortly by email and phone. Anyone interested can contact Jack Duvoisin by email (johnd@gil.com.au) or phone (07) 3396 8559.

As to what (if anything) might be planned in elsewhere, no news is available at present. Considering the significance of the anniversary, Lighthouses of Australia Inc welcomes any information : contact the keeper@lighthouse.net.au.

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