1967 Winter Over Personnel of Wilkes Station
25 people wintered at Wilkes in 1967.
| Peter Baggott |
Radio ops |
| Dave Broad |
Radio ops |
| John Canham |
OIC |
| Dave Carter |
Glaciologist |
| Vic Cleeland |
Met leader |
| Graeme Currie |
Radio tech |
| Eddie Davern |
Met and radar tech (deceased 28 March 2017) |
| Mick Glenny |
Mechanic |
| Ron Hann |
Electrician |
| Erik Hansen |
Mechanic leader |
| Ralph Hodges |
Met and official photographer |
| Reg Hopley |
Carpenter |
| Peter Jackson |
Met |
| Ron Jelleff |
Physicists |
| Ian Kelly |
Plumber |
| Ray Langtip |
Radio ops |
| Bob Liddell |
Doctor |
| Peter McGrath |
Radio Officer in Charge. Postmaster. Station 2i/c |
| Ray Mitchell |
Mechanic |
| Trevor Olrog |
Radio tech |
| Geoff Payne |
Electrical Engineer |
| Jeff Stickland |
Physicists |
| John Tarbuck |
Stores |
| Charlie Weir |
Mechanic |
| Colin Whitehead |
Cook |
This list was provided by Geoff Payne and Ron Hann, and postmaster
information by John Gillies.
This Wilkes 67 photo was the first picturegram sent from an Australian base back to Australia. It received a write up in the Melbourne Age newspaper. Peter McGrath
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Dave Carter |
Charlie Weir |
Vic Cleeland |
Ray Langtip |
Ron Jelleff |
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Peter Jackson |
Bob Liddell |
Jeff
Stickland |
Ian Kerr |
Erik Hansen |
Eddie
Davern |
Colin Whitehead |
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| John Tarbuck |
Dave Broad |
Graeme Currie |
Peter McGrath |
Ray Mitchell |
John Canham |
Peter Baggott |
Trevor Olrog |
Geoff Payne |
Group photo taken around October - November 1967 by Geoff Payne.
Not in photo - Reg Hopley, Ron Hann, Mick Glenny, Ralph Hodges.
Mukluk is the dog in front.
- OIC - John Canham
- Stores - John Tarbuck
- Cook - Colin Whitehead
- Science - Bob Liddell (doc), Dave Carter (glaciologist), Ron Jelleff
& Jeff Stickland (physicists), Geoff Payne (elec eng)
- Trades - Ron Hann (elec), Reg Hopley (plumber), Ian Kerr (carpenter)
- Radio Techs - Graeme Currie, Trevor Olrog
- Radio Ops - Peter McGrath (leader), Peter Baggott, Dave Broad, Ray
Langtip
- Met - Vic Cleeland (leader), Peter Jackson, Eddie Davern (and radar
tech), Ralph Hodges (also official photographer)
- Mech - Erik Hansen (leader), Mick Glenny, Ray Mitchell, Charlie Weir
- Postmaster -
Peter McGrath
Information provided by Geoff Payne and Peter McGrath.
Photo thanks to AAD
Image Library. |