Is their anyone out there ex Eastern Ships
Very disappointed my post has had such a dismal response.someone has suggested it would be a good idea if each contributor could wrack his brains and make a list of the men he sailed with. I am starting with the Argosy......
All the best,
Nick
Richard Groundwater was Maxie Groundwater's elder brother. He was Harbour Master/Pilot in Portland Victoria in 1980s.
Their Father Richard Gerrie Groundwater was also a seafarer. Served with Canadian Pacific on their transp-Pacific liners. Survived the sinking of Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS India in WW1 were he was serving as a Lieutenant RNR. In 1920 he went to Hiongkong and served as Master of the Hongkong and Whampoa dockyard tug Henry Keswick. Died from a heart attack whilst going on home leave on P&O liner Rajputana in 1932.
Maxie I believe was with Glen Line before he came to I-C. That was before Glen Line merged with Blue Funnel in 1935. One Presumes Richard Groundwater also began with Glen Line.
There was a Groundwater pilot in Gladstone, Queensland in 1980s. Not sure whether he was Richard or Maxie's son.
The departure of the Great Prophet of the Fast Buck Billy Graham brings to mind a Hebridean Master [not I-C] I sailed with in 1979 on a container ship running Australia-Singapore-Bangkok-Hongkong.
He was a Wee Free and fanatical fan of Billy Graham and spent most of his day in his office reading his bible. He was a good old religious bigot of the type of televangelist so popular in the Unhinged States of America these days. He regarded Bangkok as the new Sodom and Gomorrah
The Chinese crew were regarded as pagans. The Chinese no doubt had sceptical views on Christians especially after the likes of the Taiping Rebellion where millions were killed. Led by a nutter who claimed to be younger brother of Jesus.
The Engineers mostly Britanni from south of Hadrians Wall he regarded as the new Philistines and beyond the pale.
The cadets came in for most admonishment. The well endowed female cadet was regarded as a cross between Scylla, Charbydis, the Rhine Lorelei and Jezabel sent to tempt his crew.
A cadet also a Wee Free (Pint)from the Hebrides was promised with full hell fire and brimstone having been tempted by a Thai maiden into doing his washing and other services.
A Britanni cadet was damnation bound for having a picture of a Bugis Strret transvestite on his bulkhead.
What has this to do with the Indo China Steam Navigation Company ??"... Donald the Dotard Trump's mother was born in a small village just outside Stornoway.
A good example of water affecting the natives is Washington DC. Given the antics of CIA / FBI and the Five Sided Lunatic Asylum on the Potomac the water must be supsect