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42nd Battalion Memorial Swimming Pool North Rockhampton

Locality: Rockhampton, Queensland

Phone: +61 423 938 580

Address: 330 - 360 Berserker street 4701 Rockhampton, QLD, Australia

Website: www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/FacilitiesRecreation/Parks-Gardens-and-Recreation/Pools/42nd-Battalion-Memorial-Pool

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24.01.2022 Its a great suggestion!!!

23.01.2022 Register at https://bit.ly/fun_my_way

23.01.2022 Thank you for your patience, slideas are now open.Swimcerely, A&F #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky

22.01.2022 Attention please!!! Due to construction works on the ramp,. Disable/family toilet will be inaccessible for the rest of this week. We apologize for the inconvenience it may cause. #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #minigolf

20.01.2022 Due to some minor technical difficulties water slides wont be operating for the rest of the day today (Thursday) or tomorrow (Friday). We hope to have then up and running again on Saturday Arve. There will be inflatable available today, tomorrow and Saturday am. Sorry for the inconvenience it may cause but your safety is our #1 priority. Swimcerely, A&F #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky

19.01.2022 We are open Saturday&Sunday from 10:30am-5pm. $8 per person per game or $28 for a group up to 5 people. See you on the Northside! #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #minigolf

19.01.2022 Did you know Lance Corporal Michael John Daley, MM, was killed in action near Proyart France on 12 August 1918? At the time of his death Daley was the runner for his Company Commander, Captain Thomas Jack, C Company, 42nd Bn AIF. Under orders, Captain Jack had pushed his company forward to occupy positions as part of a line north from Proyart north to the Somme River. The action was carried out in daylight and without artillery support, thereby increasing the difficulty for ...the assaulting troops. C Company, 42nd Battalion reached their objectives, but at the objective came under heavy enemy fire. Lance Corporal Daley was seeking cover in a shell-hole with the company commander, Captain Jack. Whilst they were seeking cover, the enemy could fire into their position and a burst of machine-gun fire struck them. Although wounded, Daley called for a stretcher bearer for Captain Jack, but the stretcher bearers were unable to reach their position due to the heavy fire from the German defenders. During this time, Daley sustained further machine-gun fire and died. Captain Jack apparently died some time later from his wounds. Michael Daley has no known grave and is remembered at the Australian National Memorial at Villers Bretonneux. At the time of his death, Daley was 40 years old. He listed his next of kin as his sister, so it appears that he had no family of his own. Prior to enlisting Daley was a draper in Rockhampton and had attended the Christian Brothers College in West St, Rockhampton. Michael Daley won the Military Medal for bravery with the 42nd Battalion at the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918. Image from www.vawm.com.au

18.01.2022 Have a great WEEKEND and ... we'll see you on the Northside! #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #minigolf

18.01.2022 H2O polo on the Northside !!!

17.01.2022 Aquatic Fitness: Update Friday morning is ON!!! Regina is back and ready to rock! Joys been holding down the fort. Tonights Amphibian Fitness is cancelled because Joy is getting on a plane with Val.... No Swim with an Olympian on Friday morning because the big man will be with Joy in Brisbane. Joy and Val are off to learn more about ASEA

16.01.2022 Did you know... Lance Corporal John Alexander Macmillan, 42nd Battalion, was born in Rockhampton, Queensland? After completing school, he studied to be a teacher, but as soon as he turned 18 he enlisted in the AIF in 1916. He left Australia the next year and on arrival in France transferred to the 42nd Battalion. Macmillan survived the 42nd Battalions successful attack on Broodseinde Ridge in Belgium. However, the next time the battalion went into action, just a week later,... he was not so lucky. While holding part of a trench with his mate Private Clarence Tillage he came under fire. A piece of artillery shell caught Macmillan in the head, and he fell to the floor of the trench. His friend,Tillage, sought assistance but, although they managed to get Macmillan bandaged up and ready for stretcher-bearers, he died within half an hour of being hit. John Macmillan had been a popular young man in his unit and many thought very highly of him. He was buried on the battlefield and a brief service was read for him by an officer. However, in the confusion and danger of the fighting his final resting place was lost, and despite an intensive search for unregistered graves Macmillan is now one of many of the First World War dead with no known grave. His good friend Lance Corporal Briggs wrote to his parents, saying: one thing is certain had he lived to old age and made the greatest possible success of any profession and attained the highest honour that are to be bestowed on any man, his death could not have been nobler or his sacrifice more highly given. He died in the most just of causes and gave his life that posterity might have the freedom so dearly being bought today. He is remembered on the panels of the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres, Belgium. (AWM) See more

16.01.2022 The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Remembrance Day 2020 - Lest we Forget.

16.01.2022 Today, Saturday the21st

15.01.2022 Check this out!!!

14.01.2022 Mini golf will be Open as of Saturday, July 4th. Open hours through the school holidays: Daily 10:30am - 5:00pm. Entry through the mini golf gate. $8 per game per person or $28 for the group up to 5 people. See you on the Northside! #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #minigolf

14.01.2022 Greetings everyone! Public school holidays start on December 16th and as is common among businesses, for ease of communication, we follow public school terms with our schedule. This week, during weekdays, slides will be open after 3:00pm. Thank you. #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #minigolf

13.01.2022 Northside pool is open for a regular "non"social" outdoor activities :)... Feels great to be in a water. See you on the Northside! #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky

13.01.2022 Bidfood home delivery.

13.01.2022 Slides are CLOSED today, Friday. There will be an inflatable in the pool from 10:30ish -4:30ish. #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky

13.01.2022 Did you know Ewing George Thomson, was born on 10 June 1888, in Newcastle, NSW, but at the time of enlistment, gave his home address as the Leichardt Hotel in Rockhampton, Queensland? He had graduated from Sydney University in 1910 as a medical practitioner. Thomson moved to Rockhampton with his medical profession and served as a medical officer with the rank of captain in the 3 rd Port Curtis Infantry, part of the citizens forces. He enlisted in the AIF for service in the W...ar on 1 May 1916 and departed Australia from Melbourne on 23 December in the same year, disembarking at Plymouth on 17th February 1917. Captain Thomson went to the Western Front in May 1917, originally to the 2nd Australian General Hospital, then to the 3rd Division, then 10 Field Ambulance and finally detached for duty to the 42nd Battalion, as the Regimental Medical Officer. All of these moves put him closer to the front and increased hardship and danger. Captain Thomson was recognised for conspicuous good service for caring for the wounded in the open east of Messines on 31 July 1917 showing a disregard for his own safety and carefully attending to some 200 casualties. Whilst attached to the 42nd Battalion on 24 April 1918 near Heilly, he again attended the wounded under dangerous conditions and while at the same time, himself suffering the effects of enemy gas. He was awarded the Military Cross for bravery and devotion to duty. Image from NSW State Archives www.records.nsw.gov.au See more

12.01.2022 Did you know Charles Davidson served as an officer in the 42nd Battalion in both the First and Second World Wars? Charlie Davidson enlisted as a soldier in the First AIF in 1916 and later completed officer training in England and went to the 42nd Battalion as a Lieutenant. He was wounded in action in 1918 and returned to Australia. He served in the militia in the inter-war period and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1942 and commanded the Battalion on its operations against the Japanese in New Guinea. After the war he entered politics and represented the seats of Capricornia and Dawson for 17 years.

11.01.2022 Swim meet got cancelled

10.01.2022 More facilities to open....

10.01.2022 Did you know...? the 42nd Battalion Memorial Pool is named to honour the men who served in the 42nd Battalion during the Second World War? There have in fact been two 42nd Battalions in two different wars. The 42nd Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, was raised in Brisbane in 1915 and served in Belgium and France during the First World War. Most of the soldiers came from Queensland and Northern NSW. The 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion was a Citizens Military Forces unit based in Central Queensland and served during the Second World War in New Guinea and Bougainville. This unit became part of the Army Reserve until it was amalgamated with the Townsville-based 31st Battalion in 2007 to become 31/42 RQR. IMG: Australian War Memorial

10.01.2022 Did you know...? The first soldier of the 42 nd Battalion killed during the First World War was Sergeant Walter Hannah? Hannah was 21 years old when he enlisted and had served for two years in the citizen forces before enlisting in the AIF. He was killed on 10 th December 1916 in the town square of Armentieres when an enemy shell landed nearby and is buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery. #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky

09.01.2022 Did you know...? the Commanding Officer of the 42 nd Battalion during the First World War was Rockhampton man, Arthur Raff Woolcock? Lieutenant Colonel Woolcock was an accountant and lived in Agnes St in Rockhampton before joining the AIF in Brisbane. He formed and trained the 42 nd Battalion and sailed with the Battalion for England in June 1916. He commanded the Battalion during the major battles of Messines, Hamel, Amiens and the Hindenburg Line. For his service he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre (France). He returned to Australia in June 1919 aboard the SS Themistocles.

08.01.2022 Yes, back to normal... for the Term 1 Adult swim squad Mon & Fri @5:30am and Wed @5:30pm. Kids PhibFit classes Tue&Wed @4:00pm Kids& Junior WaterPolo Thur @4:30pm (2 different groups) Social WaterPolo Thursdays @5:30pm... Aqua Classes Mon&Fri @6:00am and Tue&Thr @5:45pm Yes, back to normal...for the Term 1 #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky FITNESS PASS ACCEPTED HERE !!!

08.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning... We will remember them

07.01.2022 Marc, your wallet is at the Northside Pool

07.01.2022 Did you know Eight soldiers from the 42nd Battalion tragically drowned in the Tagessi River on the island of Bougainville of Christmas Eve 1944? B Company was crossing the flowing river on a ferry. The second trip was overloaded with a 3-ton truck and about 40 men. As the truck was driving off the ferry on the far side it caused the ferry to take on water and it sank. Men loaded with the equipment of war such as boots, rifles, ammunition and packs, struggled in the flowing Tagessi River. Those who drowned were Lieutenant W.P. OMalley, Corporal C.V. Hinton, Lance Corporal R. J. Hepworth, Privates A.L Payne, J. Prattley, J.H Keal, J.T. House and C. Firth. Rest in Peace comrades.

07.01.2022 Can't believe it, we forgot to put up a photo of our first patron for this season, photo was taken on the September 14th. Please meet Graham! This young man com...es three times per week, like a clock, does his exercise routine and always leaves with the smile Here is to another season at the Northside pool Thank you Ms. Leanne for keeping Graham and other patrons safe and welcome. You are awesome! #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #minigolf See more

07.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder. EVERY Thursday this term @4:20pm, Northside pool will be converted to Water polo fields for kids water polo, formally known as flippaball, ($8 per kid per session or $70 for 10 pass starting @4:30). Junior waterpolo session @4:30pm. cost $4 per session and social waterpolo for everyone, start @5:30pm, cost $4.There will be limited swimming area for a general public. Wading pool & waterslides will operate as regular. All this might cause some inconvenience for some but will bring a lot of joy for others and improve our community. Thank you and see you on the Northside. #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #waterpolorockhampton

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06.01.2022 Did you know... Edward John Dibdin was born in Rockhampton on 4 January 1886? He attended the Rockhampton Grammar School and after school became an accountant at Mt Morgan Mines. In 1904 he joined the 15th Light Horse as a trooper and was commissioned in 1908. He took up soldiering full-time in 1912 and joined the AIF in April 1916 as the Adjutant of the 42nd Battalion. He saw action at Armentieres and Plogsteert. He was in hospital in June 1917 and missed the Battle of Messi...nes. Returning to the 42nd Battalion he again saw action in the long series of battles for Passchendaele in late 1917. He was promoted to major on 10 May 1918 and commanded the 42nd Battalion in the Battles of Hamel and Amiens. From late August to 9 September he commanded the 41st Battalion. Dibdin returned to Australia in mid-1919 and resumed service with the militia. He took a paid position of Federal Secretary of the RSL in Melbourne in 1924. Dibdin lived out his life as an advocate for returned servicemen, being one of the founders of the 42nd Battalion Association. He died in Melbourne on 19 August 1963 aged 77. There is a street in Wandal named Dibdin St. See more

06.01.2022 From our friends at KISA

05.01.2022 Kids’ Water Polo is a modified version of water polo for children in Years 2-7. It is a fun, social, team sport that develops coordination, teamwork, ball- handling, and swimming skills. While children need basic swimming skills to participate, it takes place in the shallow end, so most can touch the bottom. When: Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 pm. It starts October 8, 2020 and runs throughout Term 4.

05.01.2022 It is with a heavy heart that we announce today will be our last day of operation for the immediate future. Rockhampton Regional Council made the tough call today to close all Rockhampton region pools in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We heartedly respect their decision and want the best for all our clients and staff. We would like to thank the community at this time for all the support they have shown us in this challenging time. From Aqualification & Fitness team please stay safe, look after each-other and see you next time when we can - on the Northside! Stay tuned for further updates.

04.01.2022 Did you know the 42nd Battalion was in camp at Yeppoon when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941? The news brought a sudden change of routine and training for war took on a more serious note. Anti-aircraft guns were installed on Wreck Point and an observation group was established on North Keppel Island. In March 1942 the Battalion moved to Tiaro as the training to the war in New Guinea intensified. The Battalion then moved north to Townsville and took up defensi...ve positions around Townsville whilst the Battle of the Coral Sea took place 750km from the coast. The soldiers experienced their first taste of warfare there when Japanese planes bombed Townsville. It was also in Townsville where the soldiers first encountered the American soldiers, or Yanks as they were called. Relations were not always friendly especially around the local pubs and dance halls. See more

03.01.2022 We can do it!!!

03.01.2022 Due to construction works at the Minigolf, it is not going to be open on Monday, Dec 7th. ( today ). We are excited to have a new path available for you to use when it reopens. Summer holiday schedule starts on Thursday, which means slides be open daily, except Mondays, at 10:30am Swimcerely, A&F #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky #minigolf #aqualification

02.01.2022 Rockhampton Botanic Gardens 150 !!!

02.01.2022 Good morning! Due to the EFTPOS malfunction, we only can accept cash payments at the facility. Sorry for the inconvenience... See you on the Northside! #aqualification #northsidepoolrocky #waterslidesrocky It had to happen on a "windfree" supper awesome Sunday...

02.01.2022 Perfect day for the EXPO!!!