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Wishes granted on Rankin HMAS Rankin’s east coast tour took in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. |
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Fallen Japanese honoured The dead of M24, one of the Japanese midget submarines which attacked Sydney Harbour, were honoured in two ceremonies recently. |
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Bush bash for charity To the backdrop of HMAS Sydney and HMAS Perth at Garden Island in Sydney, the NSW Variety Bash started in a blaze of Navy-style glory. |
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3000 hours of flying Squirrels Senior Qualified Helicopter Instructor LCDR Tony Reyne recently logged his 3000th hour flying the AS350BA Squirrel helicopter. |
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Sailor rewarded for ET efforts Receiving the Sailor of the Year award has extra meaning for LSET Shane Neil. |
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Major pay reforms Major reforms to the ADF pay structure that took effect on August 9 will provide an extra $104 million a year for officers and Warrant Officers (WOs), and $23 million a year for Other Ranks (ORs). |
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Remembering Sandakan When LCDR Cath Hayes leads her crew from the Borneo jungle, they’ll have more than memories of their eight-day trek following the footsteps of WWII Allied prisoners who were marched along the Sandakan Death March Track. |
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Bid to identify unknown sailor fails DNA tests have failed to identify the remains of an unknown sailor, almost certainly from HMAS Sydney II which was lost with all 645 crew in November 1941 after an engagement with German raider Kormoran. |
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Navy man sworn in RADM Kevin Scarce, who played a critical role in South Australia securing the biggest defence contract in Australian history, was officially sworn in as the State’s 34th Governor at an inauguration ceremony in Adelaide recently. |
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Those who gave their today “When you go home, tell them from us, that for your tomorrow, we gave our today.” |
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Gap Year incentive for youth Participants can earn between $30,000 and $46,000 over the year in the ADF Gap year program announced by Prime Minister John Howard at ADFA on August 9. |
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Keeping up with voting details With a Federal election imminent, the Australian Electoral Commission is working to ensure that Service personnel are correctly registered to vote at the right address and in the right electorate. |
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God bless Maryborough Her hands trembled a little but Marilyn Burgess took the scissors and firmly cut the ribbon moments after she had pronounced the words, “I name this ship Maryborough, may God bless her and all who sail in her.” |
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Keeping your bike on the road For a growing number of Defence personnel, motorcycling is a lifestyle that is quickly becoming an environmentally friendly and affordable option and is increasingly being seen as both a means of transport and pleasure. |
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Newcastle’s NZ wonderland Fine weather and friendly hosts welcomed HMAS Newcastle to windy Wellington during the ship’s first visit to the New Zealand capital. |
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Napier puts on a stylish 1930s welcome It was like stepping back through time for the ship’s company of HMAS Newcastle during a port visit to Napier, the art deco centre of New Zealand. |
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Briefs
- Leeuwin dispatched
- Mastex 07
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Billboard
- Naval engineers
- Writers reunion
- Minesweepers
- Care packages
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