Family details: Married to Yvonne with an adult family of four (all boys), twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Transferred from Adelaide to Darwin in 1965 to install and operate an Industrial Gas plant (CO2). That no ice making on a commercial basis existed and only a Government operated prewar Cold Store was surprising. Within 12 months after my company Carba Australia Ltd had agreed with me we should extend our activities to cover the shortfall. By May 1966 a new ice and cold storage complex was opened for the public use. My membership of CSAA and the ice association commenced the same year. My first conference attendance was in 1966/67 held in Canberra. Attendance at some 35 annual conferences followed.
In introducing ice vending, both 24 hour automatic and manual storage into Darwin and later Katherine, Tennant Creek, Mt.Isa and Alice Springs combined to produce annual sales volumes that exceeded the southern states.
I held the position of Vice President N.T of the CSAA and ice association which was invaluable to someone new into the business. The assistance accorded by people like Frank Vale, Merv Delzoppo, Ray Barry, Brian Pugh and others was fantastic.
A number of extensions to the cold stores was made along with adding a large prawn processing plant and meat boning room.
My membership of IARW spread over some eight years during which I participated in a number of overseas conferences.
Cyclone Tracy in 1974 saw me transferred to Adelaide. The cyclone proved beyond doubt that panel construction for cold storage is ideal. Only low damage was suffered allowing us to cover food, ice and other needs to the people left in Darwin.
A later transfer to Victoria enabled me to continue my membership as an affiliate (CIG's food freezing and processing activities).
Transferred to Sydney in 1988 enabled me to rejoin the mainstream activities of public cold storage with Woodmasons. The same year I accepted the Presidency of NSW CSAA and later helped in the formation of RWTA and its expanded activities. My retirement in 2001/02 ended some 36 years in the industry.
Appointments and Highlights — Communities and Service Clubs
President N.T. Employers Federation
President Australian Institute Management N.T.
Chairman N.T. Consumer Affairs Bureau
Administrators Representative N.T. High Schools
President Lions Club Darwin
President N.T. Baseball Association
Member of CAI
Member of Productivity Council of Australia
President Preston Rotary Club Vic
President S.A. Employees Federation
Member prime minister Malcolm Frasers Youth Employment Task Force
Member Minister Dean Browns (S.A. Government) Industrial Relations committee
Sport—Represented S.A. and N.T. Baseball
Coached junior and senior baseball side in S.A., VIC.,N.T. at championship level
Played district cricket for Sturt over 30 years, many as a club captain, also served as their secretary
Life member Waratah Baseball Club in Darwin
SACA member for 35 years and member cricket committee for several years
Member MCG for 20 years
