Old CO's and DO's in Oz

Whatever happened too.................

Any Ozzies know if the following CO's and DO's are still around and kicking?

1. Merv King

2. Geoff Slater

3. Alan Mason

4. Surname Slarke - might have also been Geoff/Jeff, he was a good speaker

5. Don McLean - Canadian dude I think

6. John Wilson - the old Branch overseer

7. Frank somebody - little old guy, surname maybe start with B...

8. Surname Sewell

Thats all the wankers names I can remember.

Pope

 

Whas' up Pope!

7. Frank Bartell?

Havent heard about him in about 25 years.

Hope you're doing well.

Dino

Australian Branch Overseer.

Bartell? not sure if that was it. He was around about that time though....in Queensland probably 30 years ago or more.

I'm doing fine thanks Dino.

McLean is now Branch Overseer? Wow! what happened to Viv Mouritz? McLean must be in his 80's!

Cliff Sewell? Serving as an elder in Canberra now if it is the same guy.

I think they all belong in OZ and in the maximum security part. Oh, you mean the OZ down under... well I still think they belong in the OZ of HBO!

Miss Peaches,

My Sewell may have been named Ted, but I can't remember now 100% now. They are probably related anyway.

Pope

I'd say they are related. Cliff Sewell and family came from Sydney but as I understand it their whole family was pretty high up in the JW rankings.

Pope - did you ever have that CO that used to go on about the Banana Lounge and would make remarks every time about people in the congregation lazing about on their figurative banana lounge instead of going and slaving for the organisation? I think his surname might have been Morrision? Not sure. And what about Peter Kitchen? Did you know that one?

Miss Peaches, I can't recall either of those 2 names, though "Kitchen" rings a bell somehow. I don't think I ever had him though...

Pope

*** w87 2/1 p. 25 Determination Helped Me Succeed ***

Then, in 1946, I was appointed to serve as a traveling servant to the brethren (now, circuit overseer) in Australia’s island state of Tasmania.

*** w87 2/1 p. 22 Determination Helped Me Succeed ***

As told by Joseph A. Oakley

*** yb83 p. 99 Australia ***

From the beginning of 1948, three more circuit overseers went into the Australian field. These brothers, John Cutforth, Donald MacLean and Robert Smart, had arrived from Canada following training at Gilead School.

ahhh - John Cutforth. Thats a name from the past!!

He went on to look after maybe Papua New Guinea, or Japan, or something like that. A most famous name in the JW history of Australia.

Pope

in 1951, Brother Jaracz was sent to Australia to serve as branch overseer.

Cutworth seemed nice enough (brain washed with egg nog).

9. George Hamnet - Still serving from Sydney Bethel (me thinks). Lovely ol' George. too gentle, should have been a doctor instead.

10. Phillip Hayworth - Elder (?) on Sydney's leafy North Shore. Brilliant mind bent byone day reading a stray watchtower.

11. ?.Miller - Curreent whereabouts unknown. Liked to preach the evils of aluminium cookware (probably dead from stainless steel poisoning.)

12. Ben Dykstra - currently overseeing quick builds throughout the islands of the pacific (a rotten job but someones gotta do it )

I wish I'd written all their names down, especially the Queensland firebrands (Qld is Australia's bible belt - font of tollerance and wisdom - NOT!)

Don McLean has been Branch Manager since Habakuk was a boy. If only we could convert him from his secret Ham radio club to secret internet posting.

unc who laughs at the big radio aerial atop Sydney Bethel ---...---

Nice roundup Unc!

The "Frank" character I have been trying to remember maybe Frank Mappin.

Pope

I knew Ben Dykstra when he was in Adelaide. Was an exceptional guitarist if I remember rightly.

Eyeslice

(I've been everywhere man!)

Bloody hell eyesplice what were you doing in my home town lol

I know Ben and his family really well. I pioneered with his son Eric (now in charge of the building program at Sydney Bethel silly sod).

unclebruce