Cairns function in July 2024

by Roy · 02/08/2024

On Saturday 27 July former kiaps, friends and family gathered at Yorkeys Knob Boating Club in Cairns. About 45 people attended, with many coming from far away places – Steven (1980) and Delilah Peters from Lae, Frank Leibfried (1960) and Shushila Desai from Tasmania, Mike Press (1966) from Darwin and Rick Rogerson and Kay Mori from Perth. We welcomed wives of departed kiaps – Genevieve Cavanagh, Lois Logan, Maxine Wright and Patti Hiatt. We also had an anthropological cohort – Rosita Henry, Michael Wood from JCU Cairns and Monica Minnegal from Melbourne. An enjoyable time was had by all re-telling, and embellishing, stories from a life far away and long ago.

In attendance were: (kiaps have their date of signing up in brackets)

Arch MacArthur (1971)
Ashley Martin
Bob Welsh (1968)
Chris Makin (1967)
Chris Warrillow (1959) and Judy Avoa Warrillow
Deryck Thompson (1972) and Dympna Leonard
Frank Liebfried (1960) and Sushila Desai
Genevieve Cavanagh
Geoff Skippy Hartnett
Geoff Hiatt
Hugh Miller
John Fenske
John Wilkinson
Laurie (1961) and Mai Bragge
Lois Logan
Lyall Forde
Mark Hiatt
Martin Kerr (1964)
Maxine Wright
Melanie Warrillow
Michael Wood JCU
Mike Gilbert
Mike Press (1966) and Boio Suchanek
Monica Minnegal UNIMELB
Patti Hiatt
Paul (1969) and Marie van Staveren
Richard Wiltshire
Rick Rogerson and Kay Mori
Roger (1964) and Delores Dargie
Rosita Henry JCU
Steven (1980) and Delilah Peters
Susan Marsland
Tess Wade
Trevor (1970) and Terry Buising
Warren Bartlett (1965)