CME Bill Zemek

[JD]

Hi TTT'men.

Ex-Stoker John Dunne here (but is anyone ever really an ex-stoker?). Nice web site and some names stirring a bit of buried history..

I may have missed it but has anyone bought up the memory of the un-lamented Chief Stoker Bill Zemek, the bastard who used to have stokers divisions on the quarterdeck every morning? I remember the evening when someone (Mary Nugent?) nuts in his boiler boot and set it on fire outside his cabin.. Now fire is pretty scary on any warship but on a tanker it certainly gets your attention. I believe that Bill stamped it out in his bare feet.
Well Zemeck had all the dustmen lined up as usual for morning divisions and I can still quote him "some filthy animal has releived his bowels in my starboard boiler boot. I know who the culprit is (right!!) and he can save himself a deal of trouble by owning up now".

Then there was the Cox'n Joggle Shackle.. we had some real diamonds on the old girl at times...

JD

[JD]

Sorry, the above event was supposed to say "nuts in his boiler boot".

JD

[JD]

Oh I get it, it wont let you use naughty words. Can I say "crapped in his boiler boot"?

[Author]

8-) Guday JD hows it going, just had to comment about Joggle. He still lives, he's up at Nelson Bay north of the Castle doing ok to Cant forget that night ashore in Rarotonga - Cook Is during the Mururoa trip when a island local-ex Aussie bit Joggle's finger because Joggle being Joggle was full as a boot and thinking this fella was a crew member was reading him the riot act. Well this fella sank the fangs into old Jacks index finger near to the bone to. Well the &%@# hit the fan then.
Anyway mate cheers fornow and have a great Xmas eh...
The Webmaster
Dibbie73

[Bud Abbott]

Good Day JD Yes I do remember the the incident with Bill Zemeks boiler boots. Bill lives down here on the Central Coast. Here's a name for you JD. earlier this year I was in Bundaberg and ran into Clem Willmont who you would remember.
Have a good xmas.
Regards
Bud Abbott

[Dave Kelleher]

Hi JD, Been a long time. All the best,Dave Kelleher and Sparrow Langstone

[Dave Kelleher]

Hi Bud, was just thinking, was the last time i saw you at the Fairfield markets selling carpets??? a long time ago..... Dave Kelleher ps for JD, what happened to Boots Inghan? I saw him last as a Detective at Maroubra cop shop, he tried to pick me up on some trumped up charge or another. Have not heard from him since.

[Bud Abbott]

Gee Dave you are doing better than me as I cant remember seeing you at fairfield Markets

[bungy44]

Just logged in to this site soon as I saw Bill Zemick name a heap of memories came flooding back. I served on the old girl 67 - 69 drafted off at manus on way up top. JD dunne i was talking to Crane just recently, he is well. Does any one know the where abouts of Les Robeson?