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Information for the exCUSTOMSnet Fraternity
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For former members, spouses & kids of the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe Customs
& Excise Department
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This website will soon be moving to http://www.excustomsnet.com. Please place this address in your Bookmarks/Favourites now. You can access the current website
from the above link until the changeover is made. I will place further details here soon.
Sign/View the exCUSTOMSnet Guestbook/Blog
Recently added items & news of interest: (Date added in parenthesis)
Sadly, I got news today that Rob Donnelly was killed in a tragic flash flood while camping in the
Chimanimani some 4 to 5 years ago. Thanks to Chris Oliver for providing this info in response to a request, via this
website, to locate Rob. The "We Remember" Page has been updated. Does anyone have a photo for the appropriate
photo album? (June 14, 2009)
The photo of Des Mooney from the funeral sheet and the funeral sheet itself have been added to the
"We Remember" photo album (available to members). Many thanks to Frank Kennerley for sendng this to me. The previous
photo has been removed as the funeral sheet image is a is a much clearer one. (June 11, 2009)
A photo of Des Mooney has been added to the "We Remember" photo album (available to members).
If anyone has a better photo, please send it to me. A new pin has been added to the Guestmap. (June 7, 2009)
Thanks to Alan Howard for providing some information about Tony Close and this can be found
on the Miscellaneous Contributions Page. Alan was responding to a request from Neil Stirks in the Guestbook/weblog some time
ago. (June 5, 2009)
Frank Kennerley has provided the address for Picolino's where Des' wake will be held:
42 Witkoppen Road
Corner Kingfisher Road
Fourways Central Johannesburg.
(June 5, 2009)
Thanks to Frank Kennerley, I can now give you details of Des' funeral arrangements. The funeral
will be on Monday 8th June at 2pm at the chapel in the Fourways Memorial Gardens in Craighaven, 4-way's, Johannesburg.
A convoy will then move on to Picolino's at the Rustic Timber Center on Witkoppen Road about 5 km from the Memorial Park to
have a wake and to celebrate Des' life. You can get directions to Picolino's by callng 011 467-0615. If anyone
needs a map, please email the webmaster and I'll send one. If anyone would like send any kind words about Des, please send them to the webmaster and they will
appear on the "We Remember, Part 2" Page. You may also send a few words to be read at the funeral directly to Frank Kennerley or via the webmaster.
(June 3, 2009)
Sadly, I have to report that Des Mooney passed away on Monday, June 1st. I will post the
funeral arrangements if I receive them in time. I would appreciate it if someone would send me a photo of Des for the "We Remember" photo album. (June 2, 2009)
"And the trance played on" is an article in the "Travel Bug", iafrica's travel newsletter, written by our own Francisco Little. Click here to read the article. (April 5, 2009)
Also thanks to Don Beaton, another photo has been added to the "Membership" album. As you will
see, Don is an accomlished photographer. (March 29, 2009)
Thanks to Don Beaton, a photo has been added to the "Membership" album. Don adds:
"This is one of my best pictures that
I took in LM. Under the title “Rockista” I entered and had it accepted in National Photographic Salons both
in South Africa and in Zambia, and achieved “Highly Commended” awards
in regional Salons in Ndola
and on the Copperbelt. If memory serves me right it was also entered for a Salon in Niagra Falls in the USA and was accepted. So altogether a most satisfying photo".
(March 29, 2009)
A photo has been added to the Custom Houses, Ports, Posts & Places etc. album (available to members)
Thanks to Brian Kalshoven for the photo & to John Mills for some of the information. (March 29, 2009)
A photo has been added to the "Membership" photo album. Also, thanks to Dave Sandell,
a photo of the Customs Rugby Team circa 1964 has been added to the 331(2) album. Can anyone assist with the
missing names? (Both albums are available to members) A couple of messages have recently been added to
the Guestbook/Weblog (March 12, 2009)
We welcome Michael "Mukwa" Micklesfield to our membership. The Current Membership Page has been updated. (February 27, 2009)
Welcome to our newest members, Steve & Trudy Benney. The Current Membership Page has been updated. (February 26, 2009)
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NEEDED: A clean copy of the gazetted Customs Coat of Arms and any Southern
Rhodesia/Federal/Rhodesia/Zimbabwe crests for inclusion in the website.
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Email address (eDDRESSbook) Book & membership records etc. maintained by John "Aussie" Austin
in England. Many thanks to Aussie for initiating this informal network and for spending a lot of time maintaining
& updating records and for keeping the lines of communications open.
Content kindly provided by many members in
the network.
Website and Members' private photo albums maintained by Arthur Adams in Washington State, USA. Email the webmaster
NOTE:
Please feel free to use the "GUESTBOOK" (WEBLOG) to post and view messages and items of interest posted by members. Suggestions for the website can be placed here
as well. Use the link above or the link to the Guestbook near the top of this page.
Guestmap: Please place a marker on your place of residence on the world map. Then add a
comment. As you move over the various pins on the map with your curser, you will see the name & comment from
the person who lives there. Click here to access the map, then click on "Hide Welcome Message". You can get a more accurate positioning by using the
zoom feature. Select "List" at the top of the map to see details of all the posings and comments. You
can also use the ZOOM feature when viewing the map to more clearly see the pins when there are several
in a small area. 51 entries on the map as of June 6, 2009.
Note: This site is optimized for the Internet Explorer browser. Other browsers might
display some pages slightly differently or the text might not be properly aligned.
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1. Email membership finds our former colleagues widely
dispersed across the globe, including....
Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, England, Malawi, Mocambique, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, USA & Zimbabwe.
2.
Email address book (eDDRESSbook) membership is free and gives you access to our various web-based photo albums,
also for free. If you would like to join, simply complete the form on the "Membership Form & Criteria" Page and select "Submit".
3. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
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