Cairns Function at Yorkeys Knob 27 July 2024
- Deryck Thompson
- Jul 31, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 29
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)
Contributor: Deryck Thompson
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