Some memories of SECV from Tony Lord, I thought I would share them. Once upon a time .............................. The “world”, as I new it (SEC style) in January1968, when I started work – • I was appointed to a role in “Records & Despatch” and commenced in late January actually the job turned out to be in “Despatch”, on the Lower Ground Floor in Monash House The team was led by Eric Smith, with his 2IC, Jim McCutcheon (brother of Eric McCutcheon of VFL administration fame). The rest of the crew was – “Big Lance“ – Lance DeBlaquiere (apart from me, I think he was the only other person who could spell his name) Wayne Lord (no relative – his main claim to fame was to set fire to a red rattler train late one night on his way home, and, got caught!) Andrew the riddler Riddle. In my first couple of weeks I was trained by Wayne Gould and Terry McCreddin (Terry rose to senior heights, I think he was in charge of Superannuation at one time, and, may have even been Secretary) The next levels up were (in ascending order) – • Thomas Henry Shapcott • Norm “chic” Jacobe • Len Coulson • Jack Swann (Assistant Secretary) • Frank Chipperfield (Secretary) • Sir Willis Connolly (Chairman) 17th floor Records, run by Tom Shapcott, included – • Leon Bourton • Terry Hibbert • John Big Nick Nicholls • Ted Taed McDougall • George Taylor (it was his “copperplate” writing on all the old file covers) • Bob bumph Humphries (looked after the “speci files”) • Charlie Greenland (mail opener) Personnel Records • Alan Vary (in charge) • Ray “the slug” Heard (2IC) Transmission Records Keith “wizzer” Wales (in charge) Ian Atkins (the camel man) Peter Brunning Keith “Chauncey” Rolling on Graeme “tails” Taylor The story continues ........... In the bygone days there were upto 64 people that made up the Records Section/s at any one time. Here are some of the other names that I can remember (in no particular order) – • Bert “beaut” Brewster (came from Works and Methods and put the new filing system into Central Records in the mid to late 70’s) - aka gunna • Alan “big Al” Best • Peter “Big Ben” Howarth • Jim Trevers • Ern “the pope” Gibbon (former chairman’s driver and the mail opening man) • Laurie Woods • John “slim” Pickett (now City of Greater Geelong) • Annie six-pack Cuisak (not sure of the spelling) • Jan Matthews • Lisa Cheney • Greg Cocka Armstrong • Geoff Beckie Beck • Geoff Lurch Lewis • Kevin Lewis • Alan “low-boy” Lowe • Beryl Nelson • Danny Rabak • Ken MacDonald • Shane (????) MacDonald (brother of Ken) • Andrew “Andy” Ariss • Cameron Phillips • Ross Hynes • David “Dave” Russell • Carolyn Hartman (nee McLeod) • Lesley Lord (nee Finch) • Don “Donny” Nicholson (psychologist working for Swinburne – Lilydale) • Leanne Braithwaite (nee Goss - into Mini Mokes in a big way) • Camile Kersley • Kerry Alexander • Helen Lyon (strangely enough related to the Bulls who ran a hire boats/yachts business in the Gippsland lakes) • Carolyn Armstrong (nee Calder) • Roslyn Curnow • Glenda McNamara • Joan Peters • Joan Ellis (exchanged Christmas cards with her for many years) • Janet Pendergast • Gareth Williams • Jeff Mish • Paul Wilson (working for Yarra Ranges Council) • Rogan Kelly • Peter “Dalts” Dalton • Wes wank Walker • Kevin “shoe laces” DeLacy • Peter “hats” Hatty (working for City of Whitehorse) • Tony Cosentino (went into the restaurant business in the “old” Lyell House) • Domenic Cosentino (brother of Tony) • John Powell • Geoff Bayes (left to open a squash court) • Mario “butts” Buttergieg • Leanne Buttergieg (nee Eaton) • Nigel gonzo Patterson • Elizabeth Podesta • Ian Millard (“the golden bear”) • Barry Hilton (inventor/builder of the Hilton Rotary Packer Stacker - said he raced a motorcycle at the Isle of Man, always seemed to develop a limp when he recounted the story, and, was stated the he was secretly developing an engine that would rival the wankel rotary engine) • Chris Arneil • Karen gladbags Gleadhill • Rosemary Bowles (nee Goodall) • Ken Pederson • John Rudden • Graham Pitt • Glenda Wallis (nee Holding) • Ron Addison (into skin diving in a big way) • Denham Dickson • Craig Ondarchie • Marie Constable (Bird of the month - SEC News Oct 1978 - have the article to prove it!) • Matthew White • Colin Dawes • Colleen Howe • Glenys Mills • Paul Taylor (raced Formula Vs) • Robert Caffra • David “DK” Montgomery • Ian Pope • Phillip Reilly (stuntman)
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