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UPCOMING
2025
Subject to change and venues to be confirmed
Committee meetings 1st Sunday of each month, February to December
QUEENSLAND EVENTS
2025
25 April: Brisbane ANZAC March will again have 2/16th Battalion representation alongside the 2/14th and 39th Associations. Contact Steve Harrold 0417 515 786 and steve.harrold@bigpond.com
The post march luncheon will be held at the Coffee Club, 128 Charlotte Street, Brisbane.
VICTORIA EVENTS
2025
Wednesday 23 April ANZAC Service VIC Kokoda Memorials Dandenong Ranges 11am
Wednesday 23rd April - ANZAC Service for Schools & Service organisations at Kokoda Memorials in Dandenong Ranges NP at 11.00 am.
Friday 25th April - ANZAC Day march Melbourne (Lunch Rising Sun Hotel)
Friday 25th April - Combined lunch at Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne from 11.45 am for 2/14th, 2/16th, 2/27th & 39th Battalion Associations
Thursday 25th April - ANZAC Day march Melbourne
ANZAC Day March in Melbourne. Form up is at 09.00am in Collins Street (South Side) east of Swanston Street (near Regent Theatre) at the 2/16th Battalion banner. Post March there is a joint get together for lunch at the Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan St South Melbourne with meals available from 11:45am.
Vic/ACT/Tas Representative
Mobile: 04 1933 334
Email: trevor.ingram@bigpond.com
WESTERN AUSTRALIA EVENTS
2025
MARCH
Sunday 23rd March 2025 4:30 PM - 7PM, Army Museum of WA Concert "Australian Rock"
Artillery Barracks, Burt St Fremantle WA
Ph (08) 9430 2535
Adults $20, Concessions $15, Children $5, Family $45
As the barracks are Defence premises, identification will be required at entry.
Bookings via www.trybooking.com/CXKWO
APRIL
Sunday 13 April ANZAC Service Kings Park 11am
Friday 25th April - ANZAC Day march
MAY
Saturday 24 May Lunch Bedford-Morley RSL
JULY
Sunday July 6 RWAR Association Church Service St Georges Cathedral
TBC Army Museum Visit Fremantle
TBC 2025 Brigadier Arnold Potts Oration
SEPTEMBER
Sunday Sept 21 Kokoda Memorial Service Kings Park 11am
OCTOBER
Sunday Oct 5 Association AGM Karrakatta
TBC Memorial Service & Country Lunch Northam
NOVEMBER
Sunday Nov 9 Association Christmas Wind Up Karrakatta
ORATION HISTORY
2024
2 August, Oration delivered by: Nova Peris OAM OLY MAICD
Former Senator Nova Peris OAM was Australia’s first Aboriginal woman elected to Federal Parliament and the first Aboriginal and Northern Territorian to win an Olympic Gold Medal. A dual Olympian and the first Olympic torchbearer for the Sydney 2000 Games. Nova is the Great Granddaughter to 2/16th Battalion member the late Sgt John Marcus Charles Knox WX10552 (aka Jack Knox)
2025
By well known actor Myles Pollard, a descendant of a veteran of the 2/16th Battalion, who has portrayed a number of First and Second World War characters on stage and screen. Date yet to be determined
NEWS
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VICTORIAN REUNION, BACCHUS MARSH (Sunday 29th October 2023)
As a rural reunion had not been held in Victoria since 2019 due to Covid, a luncheon was organised at the Royal Hotel in Bacchus Marsh which was the same venue used in 2019.
There were 20 attendees in total including eight from 2/14th and two from 39th Battalion Associations who have a close relationship with the 2/16th in Victoria.
This was the first rural Victorian reunion without any veterans or widows able to attend.
Families of deceased 2/16th Btn. veterans, Lindsay Idle, Jack Balharrie, Bob Bailey, Ken Murdoch and Des Kelly attended.
Mary Goldthorpe travelled overnight from Perth to attend this reunion then returned to Perth that evening. What a great commitment!
Des Kelly’s family (Gail, Ian & David Haidon) made the long road trip from the Canberra district.
The ongoing support from the descendents of our veterans is fundamental to the future of the Battalion Association.
The Royal Hotel had recently been renovated and was under new management. We were provided with a dedicated function room for our reunion.
The meals were high quality albeit a bit slow in arriving.
Following lunch, Mary gave a summary of the Bunbury dinner and the PNG Patrol Boat sailor’s service with the 2/16th at Kings Park.
All those present had an enjoyable day.
Report prepared by Trevor Ingram
2/16th Battalion AIF Association
2/16th Battalion Assoc. Vice President Mary Goldthorpe and Secretary Peter Norrish met with representatives of the PNGDF Navy at a recent memorial service in Kings Park. The Assoc. will be holding a joint memorial service on Saturday 21 October at 11 am, to celebrate the ongoing defence partnership between Australia and PNG.
The photo From right to left shows:
Lieutenant Nathan Tai Tombe
Able Seaman Gehala Dai
Mary Goldthorpe
Peter Norrish
Sub Lieutenant Ishmael Ogera
Mr Michael Gau
Mr David Solok
The PNGDF Navy are here to collect The Guardian Patrol Boat HMPNGS 403 Gilbert Toropo
ANZAC day 2022, Perth Western Australia
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Kokoda 75 Anniversary
Seven direct descendants of Kokoda Campaign visited Beachheads and Kokoda to Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the campaign.
From left to right
John Murdoch, son of J K (Ken) Murdoch WX 3254
Ian Smith, son of J E (Jack) Smith WX 7283
Ken Walker, son of W (Bill) Walker WX 5620
Brenda Beacham, daughter of A l Piercy WX 2850
Richard Ingram, son of L Idle VX 28893
Peter Norrish, son of D K (Keith) Norrish WX 5859
Mary Goldthorpe, daughter of J K (Ken) Murdoch WX 3254
Leaving Australia for Port Moresby on Aug 1 the group met up with other members and visitors from USA and Brisbane, then travelled to Popendetta before heading out over the next few days to Gona, Sanananda and Buna. Back to Popandetta a visit was made to Kokoda,(laid wreath) Owers Corner and Bomana War Cemetery where we laid our second wreath.
