Royal New Zealand Air Force
General Service Training School
GSTS PHOTO GALLERY
Page Two
Welcome To The R1/89 Gallery
Please be aware that the size of the scans have been reduced due to webspace, but if
you'd like a higher resolution scan you can contact Dave Homewood
The A Flight Classroom
This is the classroom (on the right) where 'A' Flight had all its indoor lectures
Photo: Dave Homewood
Tower Training
Cpl Barbie Collins is lowered in the stretcher, as Cpl Tamariki, Wolfie Hill and Tony Fry look on.
Photo: Dave Homewood
More Tower Training
Mike Gasson is lowered from the tower down the rope. In the foreground are Annie Brown and Tony Francois. The Woodbourne Cafe' and Airmen's Club forms the backdrop
Photo: Dave Homewood
Our Street
The view out our back door! This is the road that went past E and F Dorms - the lamp post in the centre is the site where Steve Ingrey was one night tied to naked! It is in full view of the Duty NCO's room, but luckily he wasn't caught.
Photo: Dave Homewood
The Tower Again
Jimmy Brown is lowered from the tower, as Annie Brown, Alan Howard, Keith Jenkins, Tony francois and Matt Evison pass the time nearby. Note the solitary mat on the ground in case disaster should strike and the stretcher occupant falls from the tower!!
Photo: Dave Homewood
The Barracks
On the right is the end of F Dorm, on the left is the Duty NCO's office (in those barracks there were recreation rooms) and centre were the WAAF Barracks. The extra piece on the WAAF Barrack was the concrete Armoury.
Photo: Dave Homewood
'Interior Economy'
Left to Right: Jimmy Brown, Alan Howard, Glen Harcus and Carl Hooker, during a cleaning session after work. Note the beautiful blue sky.
Photo: Dave Homewood
View From The Top
The view from the GSTS Training Tower, looking northwards towards the Married Quarters Patch
(just to prove I did get up to the top of the tower!)Photo: Dave Homewood
The Dorms
A view of F and E Dorms,
the 'A' Flight boy's home for three long months.Photo: Dave Homewood
The Dreaded
GSTS Parade Ground!Photo: Dave Homewood
The Oasis of Woodbourne The Cafe, where we would socialise, eat, drink and also refresh at Joe Time after dehydrating on the Drill Square which was just over the hedge to the right. This is the back door, where we'd march up as a Flight for Joe.
This place served the best Fishburgers ever, and also the scrumptious Renwick Pies. Mmmmmmm
Scan: Dave Homewood
Military Chocolate
Here is an artifact that'll bring back GSTS memories. Cadbury's Military Chocolate.
This was like Energy Chocolate but it had the added ingredient of laxative, for the soldier in the field. These came in the Ration Packs, or 'Rat Packs'. Soon after R1/89 Cadburys discontinued the manufacture of Military Chocolate and Cadbury's Energy was used in Rat Packs instead. So this is a rear item now!
Scan: Dave Homewood
