Jumpers   

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Visiting Jumper:  John's first jump at Labertouche was on New Years Day 1974 from 8,500ft.   He took part in the 4-Way Event in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (1974) 

Died tragically on a night relative work jump at the Rylstone Nationals on the 29th of December 1974

Visiting Jumper:  Fred first jumped at Labertouche on January 16th 1975.

Trudi's first jump was made at Labertouche on February 17th 1979.

Trudi married Mike Timewell on ?? they made many relative work jumps together at the Centre, their apartment was the venue for many jumper oriented social occasions.   Somewhere along the line they split and later Trudi hooked up with Rod Wilson.    

She and Rod went to live in New Zealand and became citrus orchardists. 

Trudi went into the fitness business and became a designer of active sport wear.

Visiting Jumper:   Greg first jumped at Labertouche on March 31st 1973 from 4,000ft.

Visiting Sydney jumper:  Bobbie was a competition jumper that first jumped at the Centre on the 25th March 1967.

He was Australian Style Champion 1964.

Julie's first jump was made at Labertouche on February 1st 1975.

Visiting Jumper:   Ulf first jumped at Labertouche on December 23rd 1973.

Visiting Jumper:   Yvonne first jumped at Labertouche on February 6th from 8,000ft.

Terry first jumped at Labertouche on March 2nd 1974 as a member of Latrobe Valley Skydivers.

Visiting Jumper:   Terry first jumped at Labertouche on September 3rd 1972 and made his first free fall at the Centre on June 17th 1974.

Sheila's first jump was at Labertouche on July 31st 1966. 
Joe Larkin's sister.

Visiting Jumper:  Noel first jumped at Labertouche as a member of the Gold Medal winning team "Ramblers Raiders" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championship 10-Man Star Event. (1975/76)

Visiting jumper:   Bengt first jumped at Labertouche on January 7th 1978 from 8,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:   A Ramblers member, Ron first jumped at Labertouche in the 10th National Championships on the 30th of December 1970 and again at the 13th Style and Accuracy Championships from December 23rd 1973 through January 1974.  

Was also a member of the 10 Man Speed Star Team "Ramblers Raiders" and the 4-Way Team "Ramblers" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships 1974.

There are two Ian Lawrences in skydiving and the above remarks belong to this one.

We had them credited to Rocky in error.

Rocky first jumped at Labertouche on January 14th 1973.

He was a member of the team "Wings of Lemon" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championship 10-Man Star Event. (1975/76)

The last time we had contact with Rocky was in June 2004 at the Toogoolawah 25th Anniversary Boogie.  Photo left.

He now lives on Bribie Island, Queensland, not far from Roy Taylor.   They played golf together.

Visiting Jumper:   Jumped at Labertouche on March 17th 1974 from 8,500ft

Jay's first jump was at Labertouche on October 8th 1977, he qualified for his "A" Certificate 0n April 2nd 1978.

Visiting Jumper:   Humphrey first jumped at Labertouche on January 11th 1970.

Mark's first jump was at Labertouche on the 17th of October 1971.

Visiting jumper:  First jumped at Labertouche on December 30th 1975 from 7,000ft.

Visiting Jumper:  Geoff first jumped at Labertouche on April 25th 1975 from 8,500ft.  

He w as a member of the team "Aces High" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championship 10-Man Star Event. (1975/76)

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Russell's first jump was made at Labertouche on April 1st 1979.

He was a confident parachutist, always ready to advance to the edge of the envelope.   Enthusiastic about all things airborne, he was a very popular identity at the centre.

Russell established a successful aviation and parachuting business in Ceres (near Geelong) and operated there for many years.

He was a keen skier and regularly flew to the snow fields for both business and pleasure.   Tragically, he lost his life on a flight to Mount Hotham when he encountered bad weather and crashed.    

Visiting British Jumper:  Bobbie was an English paratrooper that visited Labertouche with a Singapore military parachute club in January 1968.

His smiling face and happy disposition made him a popular figure on and off the dropzone.   He later suffered a bad accident in England that left him an invalid.   Click here for more information

Visiting Jumper:   John first jumped at Labertouche on June 7th 1970 from  6,800ft.

Listed as jumping with Golden Eagles at Tongala on 9th March 1974.

Visiting Jumper:   Helen first jumped at Labertouche on the 24th of November 1974 from 8,500ft.

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Visiting Jumper:  First jumped at Labertouche on January 1st 1973 from 8,500ft.

Ian's first jump was with Commando Skydivers on the ??/??/??, he and other Commando members formed Jindivik Sport Parachute Club, Ian first jumped at Labertouche on April 16th 1966.

He migrated to Labertouche as an Instructor and pilot, he was active until he became a commercial pilot.

Some years ago he returned to Papua/New Guinea and built a commercial aviation company.   Recently, he experienced a heart attack while flying and was fatal injured when the aircraft crashed on landing.   

Gary first jumped at Labertouche on April 20th 1975.   He was a regular jumper at the Centre through 1975 to 1978.

Visiting Military Jumper:  Major Letts from SAS Sport Parachute Club was the Team Captain for the "Peregrines", a British Army team that came to Labertouche to practice for the Australian Parachute Championships.   The team trained at Labertouche prior to the Nationals and did well.

Later in 197? Robin transferred to the Australian Army and took command of the Williamtown, NSW, Parachute Training School.  He was instrumental in bringing about a much closer rapport between military and civilian parachuting.   It was during his time that the APF obtained approval to send civilian instructors to military training courses for indoctrination.

Claude Gillard and Colin Holt were invited to Williamtown as the first of these liaison exercises and the mutually beneficial practice continues until the present.

Visiting Jumper:   Dave first jumped at Labertouche on June 21st 1969.

Visiting Jumper:  Joy first jumped at Labertouche on December 21st 1975 from 7,000ft.

Visiting Jumper:   Peter first jumped at Labertouche on July 17th 1967.

Jill's first jump was made at Labertouche on the 29th of March 1969, she was an early member of Monash University Skydiving Club.  She spent all of her spare time from her medical studies with the Club.   Sometimes making just one more jump before running to the car in a hurry to go on duty at the hospital where she was serving her internship

Jill was Australian Female Overall Champion 1970 and represented Australia at the 11th World Parachute Championships at Tahlequah, USA and she and Robin Rose won the Relative Work-Accuracy Event in the Labertouche Cup 1970

She married Jock Moir and spent some years in Canada as a Pathologist, before returning to Australia to raise a family.  While in Canada, Jill was 1st Overall at the Klondike Parachute Meet 1973 in Alberta.

Jock and Jill now live in country Victoria, Jock is retired from management at Alcoa in Portland and Jill is in charge of the Hamilton and Horsham Pathology Labs.

Visiting Jumper:  Dave first jumped at Labertouche on January 1st 1975 from 5,100ft

Visiting Jumper:  First jumped at Labertouche on August 4th 1979 from 8,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:  First jumped at Labertouche on November 5th 1977.

Visiting jumper: First jumped at Labertouche on the 24th of August 1965.

Visiting Jumper:  Gordon first jumped at Labertouche on September 27th 1975 from 7,000ft.

Visiting Jumper: Art's first jump at Labertouche was a 30 second delay on the 22nd of January 1966.   

A keen accuracy jumper, Art jumped in the Labertouche Spectacular in May 1966.   A member of 3 RAR Parachute Club, Art left for Vietnam.  Upon his return he became a Centre Instructor.

We have lost touch with Art, it would be nice if someone let us know where we can contact him.

Visiting Jumper:  A member of Rockingham Skydivers, Dave made his 127th jump at Labertouche on 09/12/1965 to start his training with the West Australian team practicing for the Port Pirie Nationals.    

He made the Australian Team at Port Pirie and represented Australia in the 8th World Parachuting Championships at Leipzig, East Germany and after some years away from the sport, came back and again represented Australia at the 24th World Championships in Vsar, Croatia in 1998.

Each year in West Australia, the Dave Lock State Accuracy Meet is held as a memorial to this great guy who's smiling face will be remembered by all who knew him.

Visiting Jumper:  Tony first jumped at Labertouche on November 14th 1982 from 8,000ft.

Visiting Jumper:   First jumped at Labertouche on May 28th 1967

We're not sure if it is THE Lomax from New Zealand.

Visiting Jumper:   Maurie first jumped at Labertouche on December 7th 1968    A New Zealander that established a Parachute Club in Geelong in the 60s.

Visiting Jumper:   First jumped at Labertouche on August 31st 1974 from 8,000ft

Visiting Jumper:   First jumped at Labertouche on March 27th 1967

Visiting Jumper:   Mick first jumped at Labertouche on November 21st 1981.  11/6/83

Visiting jumper:   Lindsay first jumped at Labertouche on April 26th 1981.    On the load were Colin Holt, Laurie Sams, Ian Matthews and Jenny Barradell-Smith.

First jump was with the military in 1970

Became the Treasurer of Commando Skydivers and held the post for 15 years.

Visiting jumper:  Noel first jumped at Labertouche on December 22nd 1975.

Visiting jumper:  Linda first jumped at Labertouche on December 19th 1982

Visiting jumper:   Trevor first jumped at Labertouche on January 20th 1980 from 8,500ft.

Paul made his first jump at Labertouche on the 16th of May 1971. 

Having to travel from Geelong to Labertouche to jump, in January 1972 together with Peter Johnston and Geoff Thomas they opened a parachute club in Geelong with the dropzone at Portarlington.  

This club became Meredith Skydivers and produced good jumpers for many years until it closed down in 2000.

Visiting Jumper:   Pete first jumped at Labertouche on December 16th 1973.   He took part in the 13th Style and Accuracy Championships and competed in the 4-Way Event of the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (73/74)

Visiting jumper:   Keith first jumped at Labertouche on May 2nd 1981 from 8,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:  Peter first jumped at Labertouche on January 14th 1968.

Visiting Jumper:  Barbara first jumped at Labertouche on November 14th 1982.

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