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The RANEL Association had its final AGM and a great get-together on 29 October, 2011. At this gathering the members decided wisely to disperse their funds providing RANEL inscribed plaques at HMAS WATSON and the

Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) with annual prizes being made available to the latter.

In no small measure the activities of Julie Tonurist together with husband Egon, kept the RANEL Association alive and publicised. The Naval Association through this website and other means has been very happy to help

Julie Tonurist in this endeavour in many ways over the years.

Please see two photographs under. The first is of a much younger Julie Tonurist onboard one of our Oberon Class submarines doing trials somewhere off Sydney. The Second photograph was taken not so long ago, when

Julie and Egon were enjoying a short holiday in Tasmania.

Julie on Submarine conning tower during exercises of the NSW coast

Julie and Egon several years ago on holidays in Tasmania

We have retained some of the interesting pages that used to form part of the RANEL Association webpages on this site for historical reference, deleting the membership application page - please see those items under:-

THE R.A.N.E.L. ASSOCIATION

Affiliated with The Naval Association of Australia, NSW Section Inc. and

The Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc.

ABN 36 243 069 263

Patrons

CDRE J.L.W. Merson RAN Ret’d and Dr Paul Scully-Power

Welcome to the RANEL Association Web Pages.

FINAL RANEL ASSOCIATION CIRCULAR

September, 2011

Since 1998 the Association has achieved much and seen many members come, retire, resign and pass away. It began after the 1996 Re-union at Rushcutter after meetings with Alan Thompson, Ces Williams the then head of the NSW Chapter of the Naval Association and Egon and myself.

We have had many happy times and achieved much, including writing of the Ranel book.

Our Presidents have been:

Alan Thompson, Ron Wyber, Greg Searle and, for some years now, John Holm.

I, as Honorary Secretary for most of the time, am sad to see the Association wind down, but all good things must come to an end.

I would personally like to thank our Patrons (Commodre ‘Red’ Merson and Dr Paul Scully-Power) and all who have served on our committees over the years. Also our Affiliates, the Naval Historical Society and the NSW Chapter of the Naval Association.

I must also include Commodore Bryan Cleary, who has been Naval Vice-President throughout and drew up our Constitution.

Last, but not least our webmasters have been helpful in keeping our Naval Association website up to date, the latest being Les Dwyer.

I would like to thank everyone involved including all the Naval personnel involved. I have always insisted on trying to balance the scientific side of things with all those Naval ones who worked so well with RANEL, both at sea, at RANEL/RANRL and at various bases.I wish you and yours every good thing now and for the rest of your lives and thank you for your co-operation.

The final get-together of anyone, both Civilian and Naval who had any connection with RANEL/RANRL will be held 29th October at DSTO, Eveleigh Technology Park.

Please contact Julie on: 02 4751 2521 or e-mail at: jmt@pnc.com.au

God bless,

Julie and Egon Tõnurist

The RANEL Association was formed soon after the first ever reunion held at Rushcutters Bay in 1996 – 40 years after the inception of the Royal Australian Navy Experimental Laboratory (RANEL). In 1969 the name was changed from RANEL to the RAN Research Laboratory (RANRL), the organisation having matured from an Experimental Laboratory to a Research Laboratory.

The RANEL Association’s inaugural Annual General Meeting was held in 1998 and the founding President was Allan Thompson. Both the 1996 Reunion and the Association would not have been initiated without the persistence and diligence of Julie and Egon Tonurist. The Association is forging ahead.

We remind you that April is an extra special month for us because this year it marks 51 years from RANEL's inception.

Included in the links below are a message from our Honorary Secretary, our recent Newsletter, some details of past events.

Objects and Rules Committee

Latest Circulars History Rushcutter Naval Memorial

RANEL / RANRL celebrate 50 YEARS

Website material compiled by Julie Tonurist & John Lackey.

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