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		This is dedicated to the  Andrew Yule Company June 6 2007 Roger Pal who is now domiciled in the USA kindly sent the photo below on May 8 2007. This started a search by the Editor  for other AY pictures. Derek Perry has kindly obliged and sent some on his return to his home after his US visit during which he spoke with Roger about old times Andrew Yule Annual Cocktail 1957 The get together  of AY personnel in order to meet our then Calcutta No.1, Hugh Hammond and his wife Trixie and daughter.   Held at the Dooars Superintendent Harry Smith's Burra Bungalow.   Pic 1. Left b'ground group.  Joan Halnan, Jan Truss, George Dorward         Right b'ground group  Harry Smith, Tim Rowell, Alan Gordon, Chris Tidd, Ginger Truss.         Foreground.  John Waters, Edna Smith, Gentleman's back, Bob Struthers, Mike Prosser, Gerry Halnan                                                                                                                                              L to R Jan Truss, Joan Halnan, Trixie Hammond, Derek Perry with camera, John Waters, Edna Smith,  Rt Foreground--Gentleman's back unknown, Bob Struthers, Mike Prosser, Ginger Truss, Gerry Halnan,  Right background group  --Miss Hammond , Jean Gordon Alan Gordon, George Dorward   L to R. Ladies Group. Trixie Hammond, Miss Hammond, Jean Gordon.   Pic 4.  L to R. John Waters and Joan Halnan   Pic 5. L to R. Pat Waters, Gerry Halnan, Jan Truss.   L to R. Mike Prosser, Hugh Hammond (A Y Calcutta No.1),Jan Truss, behind Pat Waters, Gerry Halnan, Ginger Truss, Tim Rowell   . The first batch of three Indian Assistants recruited by Andrew Yules in 1956,  L-R. Bhushan Arora, Anil Kumar Choudhrey, visitor, Surendra Bhasin.  They were good friends and great gentleman." comment from Derek Perry  ***************************************************************************** Email from Roger Pal May 07-which started it all-- "I received  photo  from Margie Roberts UK yesterday which  was taken at Karballa T.E. Dooars taken in 1962 at Andrew Yule group engineer Dudley Roberts bungalow ". Sitting on Right-to left   Martin Hall, Vinod Bogra,  Margie Roberts ,Dudley Roberts, and Narendra Pal (all are from  Andrew Yule). Sadly Dudley Roberts died in 1992  ****************************************************************************** The photographs below were taken at the 1958 event for our Dooars planters to meet the new Calcutta No. 1 Grahame Oldham, 1958 This photo above has been divided into two parts to allow easier recognition see below. Names L to R-- Bob Struthers, Not Known, Edna Smith, Graham Oldham,  Tiger Tim Rowell, 'Don Juan'Sheikhawat L to R --Harry Smith, Gerry Halnan, Paul Christie, Alan Gordon, Jean Gordon,  Surendra Bhasin, Ian McDonald  (lady behind unknown) Jennifer Christie in foreground
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