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Join MemoriesRoberta Edes Chris at Broadwater 23 March 2018
Roberta Edes Birdwatching at Edith Falls, Nitmiluk Nat Pk. Northern Territory May 2011
Roberta Edes Chris - one of his RAN trips overseas 1991
Roberta Edes Bowral - about 1983
Roberta Edes On the Danube canal cruise at Rudesheimer Schloss Apr/May 2008.
Roberta Edes Fossicking with my sister, Glenda & Peter at Gemtree, Northern Territory. 2001
Roberta Edes Befriending a cockatoo somewhere! About 2000
Roberta Edes Kirabati - meeting Bob Hawke.
Roberta Edes Uluru (Ayres Rock). We hiked around the base - 10kms. 2001
Roberta Edes Alf Lonsdales trip to Oz about 1995.
Roberta Edes This is it after about 2 1/2 yrs watching & waiting. March 2011
Roberta Edes Happy Poppy with Ali aged 4. Christmas 2013
Roberta Edes Duty Coxswain about 1983
Roberta Edes Chris presenting the Freedom of the City certificate in the Blacktown City Parade June 1986.
Roberta Edes Meeting up with cousin Dot and Rob on their way east, with us heading west. Barkly Highway free camping spot, Northern Territory.
Roberta Edes Making honey from his hives - 1996
Roberta Edes Chris on left 1964 at HMS Raleigh
Roberta Edes Freedom of the City challenge in the Blacktown City Parade June 1986.
Roberta Edes Chris and the Kookaburra. 1998
Roberta Edes Chris at the gate to Bi-Anchre - the Mitchell farm at Dalveen. We've had lots of happy times there. 2005
Roberta Edes Joanne's first paddle coming up - at Wynnum foreshore wading pool. About Feb 1979
Roberta Edes Proud Dad moment - Joanne' graduation at UQ for her Bachelor of Marine Science with Honours - Ecology and Biology. Dec 2015
Roberta Edes Fixing the patio railings about 1985
Roberta Edes In 1989 Chris' ship visited Kiribati, with the local kids
Roberta Edes In 2008 at Polesden Lacey - our beautiful Aunty Joan & Chris. Chris' Mum's identical twin, Elsie died 1986, Joan 2016.
Roberta Edes Chris and Kirsten feeding the birds 1986.
Roberta Edes Chris in his uniform late 1980s in our Sydney home.
Roberta Edes My birthday 2006 - first day without hair so I had my mate's wig on. Joanne had flown back from UK for 2 weeks as had our best man, Alf Lonsdale - Chris' life long mate, now 95 yrs old.
Roberta Edes Chris new recruit. 1964 at HMS Raleigh
Roberta Edes Vanuatu - our 2nd visit in 2006 at the end of my chemo & radiotheraphy. This guy drove us around for 10 days on our first visit in 1991 & remembered Chris!
Roberta Edes Chris behind the scenes - Christmas Eve in Taormina, Sicily pizza restaurant.
Roberta Edes Chris at Cania Gorge 2001
Roberta Edes One of the highlights of our 2011 round 'Oz caravanning trip - a 6 day fishing/sightseeing trip in a small vessel out of Derby to the Buccaneer Archipelago. Dinner that night was amazing!
Roberta Edes Mess Dinner - about 1984
Roberta Edes Alf Lonsdale, Bobbie & Chris 2006 before my hair fell out!
Roberta Edes Chris and G (his cousins hubby) at the Gabba Test Match on 24 Nov 2017. Dreams2Live4 arranged.
Roberta Edes Chris on HMS Albion having returned to the Far East just after we met. Xmas 1968
Roberta Edes Chris in a Tuk Tuk at Malacca, Malaysia. 2007
Roberta Edes Bobbie & Chris jaunting car Mucross House nr Killarney, Ireland - 2007
Roberta Edes Day on Sydney Harbour when Chris' parents came out to stay with us for 5 months. About 1985
Roberta Edes Chris birthday 1986
Roberta Edes Meeting the team players at the Gabba Test Match on 24 Nov 2017. Dreams2Live4 arranged.
Roberta Edes Our first Vanuatu holiday in 1991.
Roberta Edes Young carpet snake re-located from our back pergola to the bush up the back of our property at Sheldon. 2016
Roberta Edes Our back neighbour at Kings Park, Sydney. Arvo chat about 1987
Roberta Edes Chris with our lovely Irish mates - John & Ann Virtue from Tyrone.
Roberta Edes Chris and his fish on our Buccaneer Archipelago jaunt.
Roberta Edes Chris new recruit. 1964 at HMS Raleigh
Roberta Edes Blacktown City Parade - June 1986. On the way there, Chris scroll in hand.
Roberta Edes Chris and his girls in their trackies for our 1996 UK trip
Roberta Edes Hiking with our niece Natasha Edes at Green Mountain - 2003
Roberta Edes Kissing the Blarney Stone (Ugh, count me out!). 2007
Roberta Edes Ahh, Poppy & Ali at one day old. July 2009
Roberta Edes Our wedding with dried Aussie wildflowers. Horley, Surrey 1969
Roberta Edes Our wedding in Horley, Surrey. August 1969.
Roberta Edes Chris with a King Parrot - Cania Gorge. 1999
Roberta Edes Visiting Japan 1986
Roberta Edes Chris & Bobbie hiking at Binna Burra 2002
Roberta Edes Our hired motorhome for the Central Oz trip 2001
Roberta Edes Mums photo, so no mistaking the time! Chris - Christmas 1974.
Roberta Edes Trig station, Bald Rock, NSW Oct 2006. It took Chris holding my hand across the long, very steep, sloping expanse towards the end of this climb. Without that my fear of heights would have turned me back.
Roberta Edes Family dinner 1999
Roberta Edes Chris' birthday 1993
Roberta Edes In the mess onboard.
Roberta Edes Chris, Kirsten & Joanne about 1983
Roberta Edes Meeting the team players at the Gabba Test Match on 24 Nov 2017. Dreams2Live4 arranged.
Roberta Edes Ahh - proud Poppy moment. Olivia at one day old 27 April 2016
Roberta Edes Aunty Joan & Chris 1996
Roberta Edes Welcoming Joanne back from her first working holiday in UK - 1997.
Roberta Edes 2001 - Katajuka National Park, Northern Territory.
Roberta Edes Christmas holidays at Forster. Kirsten & Joanne about 1986
Roberta Edes Bruce & Chris about 1985. Mum & Dad's back patio in Brisbane
Roberta Edes Chris' life story - distributed at service
Roberta Edes Great Southern Memorial Gardens, Carbrook grounds.
Roberta Edes The memorial plate was not on our rock then, it is the long narrow rock in the centre of the picture, immediately behind the short leaf plants.
Roberta Edes Chris' memorial plaque 24 April 2019. Carbrook Memorial Gardens. Local school students held a service there and placed flags on random sites, so I request they place one on Chris' rock as an ex RN & RAN serviceman.
Roberta Edes Chris' memorial plaque April 2019. Carbrook Memorial Gardens
Roberta Edes Chris' memorial plaque April 2019. Carbrook Memorial Gardens
Roberta Edes Our rock with Chris' plaque in place 24 Apr 2019