Well that was 26 minutes incredibly well spent. Thank you so much for posting.

Delightful to see John Jeremy and others telling the story of Cockatoo. I served in the Navy from 1964 and in the following 20 years experienced many refits in Cockatoo. Later with other parties in the Defence Industry we greatly benefitted from the contributions that John Jeremy gave towards our marine engineering endeavors.

Hi there I started my apprenticeship in 1978 as a boilermaker, I had 10 years working at the dock I left just before the commissioning of the HMAS Success. It was a crying shame when they closed it down, great place to learn and trade , I fondly remember taking guided tours around the yard when I was a apprentice, TAFE class schools ext , I was awarded best app boilermaker from 1st year through to 4th year, and I remember John Jeremy giving me my award, great memories, still reflect my time at Cockatoo ' THANKS '

@hifives2

9 ай бұрын

The yard boss at the time was Steve Rafter , and in 132 shop we had old Laurie building the modules and double bulkheads for the AOR 25:59

THANK YOU FOR SHARING AUSTRALIA HISTORY

My son (11 yrs old) and I camped overnight on Cockatoo a few weeks ago. We took our bikes on the ferry down Parramatta river, rode around the island for the day learning about both the convict and maritime history, pitched a tent near the power building and woke up with the best view of Sydney harbour. All for $60 dollarydoos and the cost of a ferry ride. He really got a sense of the history and importance it played in Sydney's past, and had an adventure at the same time. Thanks to Sydney Harbour Trust for making it possible. I loved it, and so did he.

If you ever wanted to feel good about Australia, then you cannot do better than this. Our maritime history has had primary significance in creating our culture and country. Thank you.

@user-xl6ox4kc6n

11 ай бұрын

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I was trained as a boatbuilder by a man who did his time on the island. It made a vital contribution in the World Wars. Now we face the threat of another conflict. We need a good dockyard again, along with the skilled workers to build and repair ships.

What a great production. Such an interesting time in our history..really enjoyed these 26 minutes. Well done..😀😀

I was a cadet on Snapper Island and went to the launch of some ships at Cockatoo Island. would love to see history of Snapper Island as well

I was an apprentice boilermaker at Garden Island Dockyard who spend six months at Cockatoo Island in 1965, while there I worked on the construction of HMAS Stalwart and HMAS Torrens, it was the best experience I could have had.

I thought this was about the Island was the one of theNth west coast🙁🙁

Maritime training school.

Now we build what ?

@nkelly.9

9 ай бұрын

Nothing. We flip houses, ever since little johnny gave tax concessions to speculators. Why would anyone work and get taxed when you can flip houses and get tax concessions?