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  May 10, 2001
Timor Times | Letter Of The Week | ANZAC Day 2001 | Sport
 
   
ANZAC Day Exchange
ANOTHER chapter in the history of the Big Blue One ended on Anzac Day, when the unit concluded a six-month tour as the Australian battalion in East Timor and a new chapter began for 4RAR.
Leopards caged for sea transit
DARWIN-based 1 Bde moved more than 160 armoured fighting vehicles from Robertson Barracks to the Fort Hill Wharf recently as the Brigade prepared to depart for Exercise Tandem Thrust.
DSTO completes first review conference
A COHESIVE approach to reporting by DSTO to the army has led to the first annual three-day review conference held at Salisbury last month.
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Former sailor gets the nod as ADF bishop
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia recently announced the appointment of a new Bishop to the ADF.
Timor Times
Multinational effort brings school up to full marks
High in the hills above Dili, East Timor, Australian peacekeepers beavered away to provide the village of Dare with a school for their 200 plus students. .
ANZAC Day 2001
Vice regal visit a first
IN A vice regal first, Governor General Sir William Deane celebrated Anzac Day in Balibo where he addressed soldiers of 1 and 4RAR at the Dawn Service.
Observers remember the fallen
AUSTRALIAN Army personnel posted to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) commemorated Anzac Day with parades in three different locations.
Smallest RSL celebrates the one day
WHILE Australia remembered Anzac Day with marches of thousands of people, one of the smallest RSLs in the country remembered in a town whose pub precedes it.
Operation Bel Isi remembers
BOUGAINVILLE'S peace monitors watched dawn break over the South Pacific Ocean recently as a part of Australia and New Zealand's traditional Anzac Day commemorations.
Memorial wall engineered
ANZAC Day was extra special for engineers at Robertson Barracks this year with the opening of a new memorial area..
Letter Of The Week
Populate or perish
I have just completed a move from the Darling Downs Area, Queensland, to the Sydney region. All going well with the removal and travel, the fun started when trying to decide on the abundant amount of married quarters in the Sydney area.
Sport
Everest claims casualty
EVEREST assault team doctor Peter Tsimnadis will return to Australia because of a retinal haemorrhage. Dr Tsimnadis spent some time at the base camp without improvement in his condition.
 

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