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| Leigh Weinert - TOWNSVILLE SAILOR SAYS “ALOHA” Local sailor Leigh Weinert is in Hawaii at the moment but he is not on holiday. The Townville man, ‘born and bred’ is a Marine Technician in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and he has made the transit to Pearl Harbour Naval Station to participate in ExerciseRim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). (Date uploaded: 06 August 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Michael Thorne - Mid-Life Crisis For Deployed Diggers To ease the pressures of their East Timor deployment, Townsville soldier Craftsman Michael Thorne, 39 and his mate Corporal Troy Cornell, 39, from Shepparton VIC, have formed a group to play away the stresses of overseas duty. (Date uploaded: 23 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jamie Sargeant and Shaun Spohn - Keep Them Dogies Movin’ Cairns soldier Craftsman Jamie Sargeant, 21, and his Recovery Mack team-mate Corporal Shaun Spohn, 25 from Townsville with their work-horse, the Recovery Mack Truck, in Dili, Timor-Leste. (Date uploaded: 23 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Chris Galvin Townsville’s Lance Corporal Chris Galvin, 30, takes a quick break from installing a new horn on a Army Landrover, in the Royal Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) workshops, in Dili Timor-Leste. (Date uploaded: 23 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| David Nash - Lawnton’s money man in southern Iraq Lawnton’s Corporal David Nash, 38, (on right in image) is the man in southern Iraq that every soldier is happy to see. He is the man at the base camp who provides fellow Diggers in the Australian Battle Group with cash advances. (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| LBDR Dave Allan - SALISBURY SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from the dizzying heights of Salisbury , Brisbane but for Dave Allan, they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| MAJ Mark Armstrong - REBUILDING THE CRADLE OF CIVILISATION Helping to rebuild the ‘cradle of civilisation' is an exciting challenge for Army Mark Armstrong, who recently deployed to southern Iraq with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3. (Date uploaded: 17 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Private Jorge Asido It’s a long way from the streets of Morningside, but for former resident Jorge Asido the sweltering tropical heat of Dili and Timor-Leste will be home for the next few months. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| James Baldwin - Warner Man Checks Life-Improving Projects Warner soldier Private James Baldwin, 23, moves back to his Bushmaster infantry vehicle to head back to the Australian base camp at Tallil in southern Iraq. His patrol has just been inspecting the recently-completed Ash Shatrah water treatment plant, an Australian-funded project. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Alex Barnes - IN THE CRADLE OF CIVILISATION Helping to keep the peace in the ‘cradle of civilisation' is an exciting experience for Sergeant Alex Barnes, of Brisbane, who recently deployed to southern Iraq with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3. (Date uploaded: 17 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Mark Barnes - BUNDABERG SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Bundaberg soldier Mark Barnes has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has two months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| John Bein - Chipping in for Afghanistan A Narangba carpenter’s decision to try something different has sent him a long way – to Afghanistan, actually. Eighteen months ago Narangba-raised John Bein, 25, was a civilian carpenter with a wife and three children when he felt the urge for job security and a challenge. (Date uploaded: 21 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Ryan Bellis - He can see clearly now Distance can create clarity, and one Townsville soldier in Afghanistan can clearly see the priorities in his life. Sapper Ryan Bellis is serving with the Reconstruction Task Force in Southern Afghanistan, but the most important things are back in Australia. (Date uploaded: 06 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Private Philip Bevan These days Sunshine Beach's Philip Bevan, 20, is normally based in Townsville with the 2 nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment but now he's just returned home to Australia after completing a six-month tour of duty in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 13 February 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Philip Bevan - Sunny Coast Soldier Returning From Afghanistan Private Philip Bevan, formerly of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast is approaching the end of his six month tour in Southern Afghanistan with the Australian Army. In the last days of his mission Phil explained in his own words what he’s been up to in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 28 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| James Bolton - Packing Up and Coming Home Noosa’s Private James Bolton 20, (at front), and Private Glen Harding, 40, of Woodonga VIC, are busy packing in the Australians’ main Quartermaster’s store in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 02 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Joe Bove - Heavenly Support Chaplains are again proving their worth on active service with and Townsville’s Flight Lieutenant Joe Bove, 53, is right up there with the best. (Date uploaded: 16 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Ross Bray - Iraq ANZAC day for Yandina Digger This year Yandina’s Ross Bray, 21, will be celebrating ANZAC Day in southern Iraq. Ross has specialized as a Gunner in the artillery, and he in is now on the job as a radar operator with the Australian Battle Group based at Tallil, in Dhi Qar province. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Rachel Brennan - LOCAL COOKTOWN SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Cooktown soldier Rachel Brennan has recently returned home after spending nearly one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste. She’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Private Mitch Brown Private Mitch Brown of Alpha Company, Second Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, patrols the streets around the Viqueque Area of Operations in Timor Leste's south coast region. (Date uploaded: 11 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| WO2 Neville Bullock - AINSLIE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Ainslie soldier Neville Bullock continues his work as a movement's operator in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Anthony Burrow - Brisbane (Munruben Forrest) 22-year-old Sunnybank High School grad Anthony Burow, has his energies centred at the moment, in the 'Red Centre' of Australia . Anthony is currently deployed on Operation Outreach in the Outback of the Northern Territory. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Pana Canaweka - Aurakun Corporal pays respect to old Soldiers These days Aurakun’s Pana Canaweka spends a lot of time patrolling the Top End with other soldiers of the 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR). But this week he is on the far side of the world, on special duty in Belgium with 20 other diggers from his unit. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Tristan Chapman - Topping off a great career Flight Sergeant Tristan Chapman, 36, is an Airfield Defence Guard. Normally based at RAAF Base Amberley as a Base Safety Officer, he has been assigned to the RAAF’s Control and Reporting Centre at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 21 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Noel Chillago and Corporal Pana Canaweka - Bravo Company Men Pay Their Respects to War Dead This week two men from Bravo Company, 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51FNQR) are on the trip of a lifetime. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| ABCK Sadri Capilos - Dalby boy cooks up a storm in the Persian Gulf Keeping a crew of almost 200 sailors and officers well fed three times a day is all in a day's work for Dalby local Sadiri Capilos. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Corporal Karyn Clark - Toowoomba With two kids of her own, ages one and four, Army Reservist Corporal Karyn Clark finds herself looking after around 70 children of the township of Hermannsburg a fair distance from her home town of Moree , New South Wales. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Private Rhys Clout - MAROOCHYDORE SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from the beaches of the Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast , but for Rhys Clout, they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 02 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Arrin Collins - KEEPING THE PEACE IN IRAQ Keeping the peace in the 'cradle of civilisation' is an exciting challenge for Lance Corporal Arrin Collins, who is proudly doing his duty in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 07 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Cade Cooper - Fernvale man’s job of choice in Baghdad 19-year old Private Cade Cooper joined the Army as an infantryman in mid 2006 and is now assigned to Security Detachment 12 (SECDET XII), operating in support of the Australian Embassy in Baghdad. (Date uploaded: 11 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Couchman - Roma Soldier’s Belgium Pilgrimage This week will be a bit different for Roma’s Andrew Couchman. The former Roma State High School boy will be in his Army Reserve uniform and on the other side of the globe from the family home where his Dad, Max Couchman, still lives. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Corporal Tony County - From Babinda to Belgium Babinda’s Corporal Tony County normally does his soldiering on the remote coasts and hinterland of the far north. But this week he is on the other side of the world. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Brendan Cox - MACKAY GAP YEAR RECRUIT FOLLOWS IN GRANDFATHER’S STEPS Former Mackay North High student, Private Brendan Cox, is following a family tradition on his way to becoming an Infantry Rifleman with the Army. (Date uploaded: 04 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Private Melanie Cracknell Nundah’s Private Melanie Cracknell, 21, (on right) and Hobart’s Corporal Nicholas Bond, 23 unpack parts for the at the Australian Battle Group’s main base camp in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Troy Crook - BUNDABERG SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Bundaberg soldier Troy Crook has spent three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has one month to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Craig Crossan - Army Medic becomes spiderman in the Middle East Sergeant Craig Crossan with some of his living training aides. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Fabian Curcio - Petford Digger Prepares for Iraq Withdrawal Petford’s Private Fabian Curcio, 26, is conducting a stock-take on weapons at the Australian Armoury in southern Iraq, as the Australian Battle Group begins packing up for its return home. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| SIG Jennifer Curtis - 'COMING OF AGE' IN THE CRADLE OF CIVILISATION Jennifer Curtis has celebrated her "coming of age" in the "Cradle of Civilisation" in southern Iraq , where 6,000 years earlier the Sumerians established the first known civilisation. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Amos Dai - Community Policeman Honours War Dead Dauan Community Policeman Amos Dai will be putting on his soldier’s uniform again this week. He’ll be on the far side of the world in Belgium with 20 other Diggers from 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR). They will be at the funeral of five Australian soldiers who were killed 90 years ago, whose bodies have only recently been found. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Bruce Davidson - CALOUNDRA SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Caloundra soldier, Bruce Davidson, has spent around two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| BDR Peter Davison - TOWNSVILLE SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from the beaches of north Queensland , but for Townsville soldier Peter Davison they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled city. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Joshua Dean - TOOWOOMBA SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Toowoomba soldier Joshua Dean has spent three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has two months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Robert Dean Lance Corporal Robert Dean (standing centre with hat holding banner) from 7 Platoon, Charlie Company of the Townsville-based 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment holds a drawing with other members of his Platoon. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Simon Deguara - Afghan Anzac Day FORMER Ipswich SHS student Simon Deguara didn’t let a deployment to Afghanistan get in the way of commemorating Anzac Day. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Carla Devine - BIRKDALE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Birkdale soldier Carla Devine has spent five months in the sweltering tropical heat of Dili as she continues her work as an movements specialist in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Kareem Diab - Celebrating ANZAC Day in the surfless sand Robina’s Kareem Diab will still be surrounded by sand this ANZAC Day, but there will be a distinct lack of surf. (Date uploaded: 04 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| FLGOFF Jamie Dimmick Cooroy and Noosa local Jamie Dimmick is now half a world away, on operations with the Australian Defence Force in the Middle-East. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Robert Doncaster - Ipswich Digger In Last Iraq Battle Group While Ipswich kids were chasing around home for chocolate eggs, local soldier Trooper Robert Doncaster was spending Easter in the sandy marsh-plains of southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Brett Douglas - Emerald Muso’s Solomons Adventure Emerald’s Brett Douglas is just back from the Solomon Islands, where he has been entertaining Australian troops and police who are part of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission. (Date uploaded: 02 November 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Tracy Douglas - Glamour in the dust Former Mirani High School student Tracy Douglas’ friends think she has a glamorous life. That’s because they don’t get to see the dust of Afghanistan that coats everything in sight. (Date uploaded: 21 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| CPL Christopher Dudman - MARYBOROUGH SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After four months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Maryborough soldier Christopher Dudman continues his work as a movement's operator in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Natalie Dudman - Townsville postie delivers in Iraq & The aromas of Maryborough helping soldiers in the Middle East Private Natalie Dudman with mail for ADF personnel in the Middle East (Date uploaded: 06 June 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Steve Duncan - Freeze Frame Townsville’s Corporal Steve Duncan has just had a hot job in a cold place. He is the photographer with the Air Force’s 87 Squadron and he’s just back from Exercise Red Flag in Alaska —a frozen landscape about as far from Queensland as it is possible to imagine. (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Megan Dunningham - Desert Duty for Ennogera Diggers Enoggera’s Private Megan Dunningham, 23 enjoys a joke with her mates in the Australian base camp in southern Iraq. The Australian Battle Group will be heading for home at the end of June and responsibility for security in Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces has already been handed over to re-trained Iraqi forces. (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| LCPL Glen Dutton - SAMFORD SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Samford soldier Glen Dutton is four months into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Chris Ellis - Trumpet Man’s Solomons Adventure Buderim’s Chris Ellis is just back from the Solomon Islands, where he has been entertaining Australian troops and police. They are part of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands — RAMSI for short — and it was Chris’s job to help bring them a touch of home if only for a day or two. (Date uploaded: 02 November 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Joshua Elmore - IPSWICH SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Ipswich soldier Joshua Elmore has spent more than one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has close to five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sky Erbacher - WORTH THE EFFORT IN TIMOR-LESTE It’s a long way from Toowoomba to the humid and impoverished streets of Aileu in the mountains of Timor-Leste, but for former resident Sky Erbacher the journey’s been more than worthwhile. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| GNR John Eussen - PALM BEACH SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from the beaches of the Gold Coast, but for John Eussen of Palm Beach , they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Paddy Evans - Chermside Soldier pays respects to WW1 Diggers These days Chermside soldier Paddy Evans commands the 51st Battalion the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR) whose soldiers patrol the remote areas of our northern borders. But this week he’ll be leading a contingent of his soldiers to the far side of the world. They will be providing the honour guard at the military funerals of five World War I diggers whose bodies have recently been found in Belgium. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Wilky Fauid - Hammond Island Soldier Pays Respects to Fallen Comrades This week Sergeant Wilky Fauid has said goodbye to his wife and six kids and set off for the far side of the world. He and twenty fellow Diggers from 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR) are in Belgium for the funerals of five Australian soldiers who were killed 90 years ago, whose bodies have only recently been found. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Matthew Filippi - Sunny Coast Soldier Returning From Afghanistan Private Matthew Filippi, formerly of Mountain Creek on the Sunshine Coast, is approaching the end of his six month tour in Southern Afghanistan with Reconstruction Task Force Three. As an infantryman Matthew’s job is to help provide security for the Task Force’s Combat Engineers as they work on projects that improve the lives of the local population. (Date uploaded: 18 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Gary Findlay - ENOGGERA SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Ennogera soldier Gary Findlay has spent just one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, which means he’s got five more to go. He’s part of the Australian contingent helping to restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 11 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Johnny Fisher - Collingwood Park’s man in the sand The sandy desert and boggy marshes of southern Iraq are far different to the urban landscape of Collingwood Park for Johnny Fisher. Still, he’s enjoying his time in the desert. (Date uploaded: 04 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Bombardier Yannick Fitzsimmons - OXENFORD SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from beaches of the Gold Coast, but for Yannick Fitzsimmons, they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Graham Forbes Sergeant Graham Forbes has served seventeen years with the Australian Army, after undertaking an apprenticeship with a local engineering firm. Graham saw joining the Army as a great opportunity with fantastic job prospects. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CPL David Fowler - TOWNSVILLE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Townsville soldier David Fowler is four months into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Michael Frawley - A tale of two Michaels Warrant Officer Second Class (WO2) Michael Frawley, 50, is the Artificer Sergeant Major for Baghdad-based Security Detachment 12 (SECDET XII). SECDET XII’s mission is to maintain security at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad and protect embassy staff as they move around the city on their official duties. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 02 image) |
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| Rod Fry - From Bribie to Belgium Bribie Island musician Rod Fry will soon be the far side of the world from his parents Robert and Lynette. Now a Sergeant in the Army Band, Rod will be in Belgium along with soldiers from 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR) for the military funeral of five diggers killed 90 years ago, whose bodies were recently discovered during pipeline excavations. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 02 image) |
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| Susan Gallacher - ANZAC Reflection for Townsville Medic These days Townsville’s Sergeant Susan Gallacher, 27, is in the Regimental Aid Post at the Australian forward base in the Middle East. Her job is to support Australians in uniform whether they were aboard ships in the Persian Gulf, soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, or aircrew who operate the Air Force’s Orion and Hercules aircraft. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Matt Gilles - BURLEIGH WATERS SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Burleigh Waters soldier Matt Gilles has already spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response for the call for help in restoring peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 11 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Clint Gordon - A Special ANZAC Day This year Moray Fields own son, Clint Gordon will proudly parade at an ANZAC day ceremony in France. (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jodi Graham - Mum’s coming home Hang out the yellow ribbons, because a Yamanto mother is coming home. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Corporal Bianca Greenslade Bianca Greenslade may have postponed her wedding twice but she still enjoys her job in the Army. Corporal Greenslade is currently deployed on operations in the Middle East where she helps to provide equipment to almost all Defence personnel who serve in the area. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Craig Hackney - YEPPOON SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Yeppoon soldier Craig Hackney is almost five months into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Ben Hamilton - BEN’S MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TIMOR Ben Hamilton joined the army in 2002 because he wanted to make a difference. In February 2008, after almost 5 months with the army in Timor-Leste he believes he’s doing just that. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sheldon Hart - LOCAL SERVING IN THE MIDDLE EAST Maryborough's Sheldon Hart is now half a world away on patrol in the North Arabian Gulf. The former St Mary's College student and Doonvilla Magpie soccer player joined the Royal Australian Navy 5 years ago as Communication and Information Systems sailor. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CPL Jason Hatcher - Bli Bli soldier makes double trouble for Taliban A Bli Bli soldier serving with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan has helped repulse two Taliban attacks in the Afghan province of Oruzgan. (Date uploaded: 31 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Brian Hatfield - LOCAL KEDRON SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Kedron soldier Brian Hatfield has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| MUSN Michael Henderson - NORTH ROCKHAMPTON LOCAL IN TUNE WITH TIMOR PEACE EFFORT North Rockhampton local Michael Henderson has spent the past three weeks in Timor Leste playing a crucial role supporting the goodwill campaign promoting the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) message of peace and prosperity across the island. (Date uploaded: 31 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Corporal Gavin Hill - Mt Isa Corporal pays respect at War Graves Local Army Reserve Corporal Gavin Hill does most of his soldiering in the remote areas of the Top End. But this week Gavin is on the other side of the world, on special duty in Belgium with 20 other diggers from the 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR). (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Wayne Hodder - MEAO Hercules Detachment Xmas message for Townsville Bulletin Sergeant Wayne Hodder, 42, of Townsville, is dreaming of a sandy Christmas in the Middle Eastern desert, as he serves with the RAAF’s C130 Hercules Transport Aircraft Detachment in support of ADF operations in the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lee Holland - TOOWOOMBA SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Toowoomba soldier, Lee Holland, has spent around one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has close to five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Corporal Tom Horswood Gympie local Corporal Tom Horswood has swapped his quiet hometown for an experience of a lifetime in the Middle East . He is a member of the 180-strong Royal Australian Air Force detachment now operating surveillance flights over the Persian Gulf. (Date uploaded: 13 February 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Brendan Reece-Hoyes - INGHAM SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Ingham soldier Brendan Reece-Hoyes has spent three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has two months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Evan Hutchison - Currumbine’s Cable Guy MANY Gold Coast locals might have hit the beach this Anzac Day, but the big waves were far away for former Currambine SHS student, Evan Hutchison. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Yoshi Izumi - Don’t get even, get Angry! Mermaid Waters’ Able Seaman Yoshi Izumi, 34, has just returned from entertaining Diggers in the Middle East where he shared the stage with Rock legend Angry Anderson. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Nicola Jackson - YOUNG SOLDIER IS DRIVEN TO SUCCESS Lance Corporal Nicola Jackson is a soldier who has a job that is the envy of all car lovers out there. (Date uploaded: 12 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Simon Jasperse - LOCAL SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local soldier Simon Jasperse is a long way from the Mackay family home and he is now sweating hard. Simon’s parents still live in Mackay but Simon has already spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and he still has six months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Josh Kelsteeg - From Southport to Any Port Eight years ago Southport’s Josh Kelsteeg joined the Army to see the world then, two and a half years ago, he switched to the Navy. Now he’s seeing even more of the world — and also gets to sleep in a bed every night. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| FLTLT Joe Kerrigan - Deception Bay's Desert Commander It's a little bit like low tide at Deception Bay. It's flat with sand everywhere, but that's where the similarities end. In this place there is not a drop of water to be seen beneath the scorching Middle Eastern sun. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Digger Jason King Arana Hills Digger Jason King, 28, conducts a 10,000 km service on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle in southern Iraq. Jason is now a specialist soldier with the rank of Craftsman. He and the other Diggers of the Technical Support Troop work day and night ensuring the Australian Battle Group’s equipment is ready for combat. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| William Kinnear - THURINGOWAH SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Thuringowah soldier, William Kinnear, has spent around two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has close to four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jordan Kirk - NORTH MALENY SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local North Maleny soldier, Jordan Kirk, has spent more than one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Darren Krajewski - MACKAY SOLDIER HELPS BRING PEACE TO TIMOR LESTE Mackay’s climate may have something in common with Timor-Leste, but for former St Patrick’s student Darren Krajewski that’s about where the similarity ends. Darren is a soldier with Operation Astute, the Australian Government’s response to help restore peace in that country. (Date uploaded: 15 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Joseph Kumar - Strathpine’s Quiet Achiever Strathpine’s Private Joseph Kumar, 27 is now half a world away in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Fred Lang Brisbane comedian Fred Lang has recently completed a Tour de Force of Timor-Leste, entertaining Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed on Operation Astute. (Date uploaded: 15 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Rick Leeman - Mt Isa Man pays respect at Belgian War Graves Local Army Reserve Sergeant Rick Leeman usually does his soldiering in the remote Top End. But this week Rick is on the other side of the world, on special duty in Belgium with 20 other diggers from his unit, the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR). (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CAPT Scott Lehmann - SECOND TRIP TO IRAQ Helping to keep the peace in the ‘cradle of civilisation’ is an exciting challenge for Scott Lehmann, of Brisbane , who is serving with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3 in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 12 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Scott Leonard - Nudgee Man’s Baghdad Experience It is true. One person can make a difference. Just take Nudgee’s Scott Leonard, who is helping the Iraqi Army to become better-equipped to deal with its security responsibilities. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lenny Lewis - KINGAROY SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Kingaroy soldier Lenny Lewis has already spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Lougheed - A Special ANZAC Day This year, Kilcoy State High’s Andrew Lougheed will proudly parade at an ANZAC day ceremony in France. (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Christopher Lunt - Keperra’s Middle East Movement Man Keperra’s Corporal Christopher Lunt, 26, is now part of Australian military operation in Iraq. He’s the Transport Superviser for the Australian Overwatch Battle Group in the southern province of Dhi Qar. His platoon provides logistics support and transport for the 516 Diggers in the Battle Group, and keep the combat teams supplied with fuel and stores while they are on patrol. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Anthony Lutz - MOOROOKA TEACHER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Moorooka teacher Anthony Lutz is just completing a one month tour of duty in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CPL Allison Lynch - ALGESTER SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After more than four months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Algester soldier Allison Lynch continues her work within the Military Police section in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 10 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Mark Macarthur - A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONTACT SPORT It’s a long way from Townsville’s rugby fields to the sweltering tropical heat of Timor-Leste, but for Mark Macarthur the journey’s been more than worthwhile. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Private Natalie Maddern - Keeping the Supplies Rolling in Southern Iraq Private Natalie Maddern preparing to issue stores at the Ali Air Base, Tallil in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 02 image) |
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| Tim Marrinan - WORTH THE EFFORT IN TIMOR Tim Marrinan has seen dramatic changes in Timor-Leste since his first deployment there in 2006. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew and Lachlan Martin - Brothers Shoulder to Shoulder In Iraq TWO Fairfield brothers have followed the same soldiering career all the way to Iraq. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Robert Martin Bellbird’s Lance Corporal Robert Martin, 33, repairs an electrical fault on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle in southern Iraq. Robert is part of the Australian Battle Group based at Tallil in Dhi Qar province. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Pat McCanna - PAT’S MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TIMOR Nerang’s climate may have something in common with Dili in Timor-Leste, but for Army Reservist Pat McCanna that’s about where the similarity ends. (Date uploaded: 15 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Alistair McCarthy - Nerang Muso’s Solomons Tour Nerang’s Alistair McCarthy is just back from the Solomon Islands, where he has been entertaining Australian troops and police who are part of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission. (Date uploaded: 02 November 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CPL Marcus McCray - ALDERLEY LOCAL IN TUNE WITH TIMOR PEACE EFFORT Alderley local Marcus McCray has spent the past three weeks in Timor Leste playing a crucial role supporting the goodwill campaign promoting the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) message of peace and prosperity across the island. (Date uploaded: 31 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew McDowall - ANNANDALE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Annandale soldier Private Andrew McDowall has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Private Jason Measures and Trooper Chris McPhail - Former Sunshine Coast Diggers soldier on in Afghanistan They call it the Sunny Coast. That’s the affectionate moniker that soldiers Private Jason Measures and Trooper Chris McPhail, serving in Southern Afghanistan give to their hometown location. Here they were caught on camera right before going ‘outside the wire’ (on patrol) from their base in Oruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| L/CPL Robert Meharg, Gatton It's been a couple of months since Lockyer District School saw teacher Robert Meharg. He's put down his whiteboard marker and put on his Army Reserve uniform. Now he's patrolling the streets of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Pete Mitchell - WORTH THE EFFORT IN TIMOR Pete Mitchell is on his fourth tour of duty in Timor-Leste and has seen some dramatic changes since his first deployment there in 2000. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Slade Muckray Slade Muckray has temporarily swapped his army kitchen appliances for a headquarters radio on Operation Astute, the Australian Government’s effort to help restore peace in our northern neighbour. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Gunner Mitchell Muggleton - TEXAS SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE
After three months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Texas soldier Mitchell Muggleton continues his mission in Timor-Leste, as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 31 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CPL Wayne Murphy - TOOWOOMBA SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Toowoomba soldier Wayne Murphy is only two weeks into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 10 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Dan Muschalla - WORTH THE EFFORT IN TIMOR It’s a long way from the folks’ place in Noosa to the impoverished streets of Timor-Leste, but for Dan Muschalla the journey’s been more than worthwhile. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Jock ‘Squeak’ Nicholson - ‘Squeak’, A Soldier Proud to Serve Personnel involved in TLBG-3 Mission Readiness Exercise recently came together at High Range and for 2 RAR’s Pte Jock ‘Squeak’ Nicholson things couldn’t have gone any better. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Able Seaman Electrical Technician Submariner Shayne O'Reilly Recently qualified Submariner, Able Seaman Electrical Technician Submariner Shayne O'Reilly onboard HMAS Collins. (Date uploaded: 23 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Matthew O'Toole - Camira Digger’s Clean water Patrol Camira’s Private Matthew O'Toole, 22, heads back to his Bushmaster vehicle to return to the Australian Battle Group’s main base at Tallil in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| GNR Clay Paris - Eyes on Afghanistan The eyes and ears of the Australian soldier can be his or her greatest asset when patrolling the complex terrain of Afghanistan. For Scarborough man, Clay Paris, being those eyes is his job. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Rick Parry - PARKWOOD SAILOR PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Parkwood sailor Rick Parry has already spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and he still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Pascoe - GORDONVALE SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Gordonvale soldier Andrew Pascoe has spent around two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has close to four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Chenar Paterson - COOLUM OFFICER CHANGES HIS BEAT As a Coolum police officer Chenar Paterson is used to handling weapons and undertaking security tasks — but now he’s an infantry section leader on patrol in the Solomon Islands. He is putting his last few months of intensive military training into practice. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Officer Class 2 Michael Patman - EATONS HILL SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE
After 16 years in the Army, local Eatons Hill soldier Michael Patman continues to offer his expertise on weapons, vehicles and military equipment and is currently providing this service to deployed forces on operations in Timor-Leste. (Date uploaded: 31 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Jared Peever - HEATLEY SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Heatley soldier, Jared Peever, has spent close to two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Kenneth Pegg - Bundy Man Battles Desert Dust Bundaberg’s Private Kenneth Pegg, 24 cleans a Unimog truck at the Australian Battle Group’s main base at Tallil in southern Iraq. It’s steady work as northern summer approaches in this desert area. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 02 image) |
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| CPL James Petterson - BUDERIM LOCAL IN TUNE WITH TIMOR PEACE EFFORT Buderim local James Petterson has spent the past three weeks in Timor Leste playing a crucial role supporting the goodwill campaign promoting the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) message of peace and prosperity across the island. (Date uploaded: 31 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Roger Phillips - From Rainforest to War Grave These days ex- Albury schoolboy, Roger Phillips spends most of his time raising money to save the rainforests - he’s the CEO of the Australian Rainforest Foundation. But for the next few days Roger will be in his Army Reserve Captain’s uniform on the other side of the world and paying respects to members of his Battalion, The 51st Battalion, AIF who were killed 90 years ago at Passchendaele in Belgium. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| LAC Steele Phillips - Townsville Tech keeps Afghan Radar Running In the shadow of a massive radar unit that sits on a manmade hill is a non-descript green shipping container which holds the secret to the air campaign over Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Karhl Pickering - Redland Bay Digger In Last Iraq Battle Group While Redland Bay kids hunted for Easter eggs around their homes, it was the sandy marsh-plains of Iraq that formed the Easter backdrop for local Digger Karhl Pickering. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Stephen Pryce - Gold Coast Elanora local Stephen Pryce is now half a world away, on operations with the Australian Defence Force in the Middle-East. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Glen Puxty - Ipswich Sailor Heads For Persian Gulf Six years ago, former Ipswich State High School student Glen Puxty swapped his City Bulls soccer strip for the Navy’s battleship grey overalls, and now Glen and his 184 shipmates aboard HMAS STUART are getting pretty focused. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Randall - Oxley (Brisbane) soldier helps out in Timor Leste Looking forward to a well deserved break and lowering his golfing handicap when Oxley soldier Sergeant Randall New returns home from serving in Timor Leste. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Joel Redden - MACKAY SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Mackay soldier Joel Redden has spent more than one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste but still around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Geoff Reid - Freshwater Soldier in World War One Funeral Contingent Freshwater’s Sergeant Geoff Reid normally does his soldiering in the remote areas of the far north but this week Geoff and a few other Diggers from 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR) will be on the far side of the world. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| David Rodet - McDowall Man on Iraq Duty McDowall’s Lance Corporal David Rodet, 32, straps down a load of heavy duty tyres for transport to Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and their crews in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Wayne Roe - From Yorky’s Knob to Belgian War Grave Wayne Roe is a Cairns’ man born and bred, but this week he’s on the other side of the world. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Emil Roeger - REDBANK PLAINS SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Redbank Plains soldier Emil Roeger has spent three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has one month to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Justin Rogers - ANZAC High Point for Local Man ANZAC Day 2008 provided the opportunity of a life time for former William Ross SHS student Justin Rogers. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Craig Rollason - CAIRNS SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Cairns soldier, Craig Rollason, has spent more than one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Shane Rose McDowell’s Lance Corporal Shane Rose, 38, repairs an electrical fault on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle in southern Iraq. Shane is now a specialist Army Craftsman and he, and specialists like him, work day and night ensuring the Australian Battle Group’s equipment is ready for combat. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| LAC Simon Rush Australian aircraft in the Middle East have stood out from the coalition crowd thanks the artistic flair of Ayr’s Simon Rush. (Date uploaded: 04 December 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Ben Salm - RAPID DEPLOYMENT Ben Salm can’t believe his luck. Six months after joining the army Private Salm, 18, has been deployed to Timor-Leste as part of Operation Astute, the Australian Government’s effort to help restore peace in our northern neighbour. (Date uploaded: 15 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Kristy Shakespeare - Kingaroy’s Kirsty Heads For Persian Gulf Former Kingaroy High student Kristy Shakespeare is now getting pretty focused. She and her 184 shipmates are aboard HMAS STUART and heading for six months’ duty in the Persian Gulf. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Dean Shelly - LOCAL RESERVISTS ON BORDER PATROL Private Dean Shelly of Townsville recently returned from deployment on Operation RESOLUTE, helping protect Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). He is one of the 31 Royal Queensland Regiment members deployed by the Queensland based 11th Brigade in support of the operation for a three month period. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Shane Sheppard - CHARLEVILLE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE From school playground to peace-keeping in East Timor is certainly a contrast but it’s the path that Shane Sheppard has taken. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CPL David Shevchenko - LOWOOD SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Lowood soldier David Shevchenko is five months into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 10 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Allen Shirt - Cairns Soldier pays respect to old Diggers These days Warrant Officer Class Two, Allen Shirt is happily based in Cairns as Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant with the 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR). But this week he is on the other side of the world, on special duty with 20 other soldiers from his battalion. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Kieron Skinner - INALA SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Former Saint Peter Claver College student, Kieron Skinner, has spent around two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has close to four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Paul Smiddy - HOME HILL SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Home Hill soldier Paul Smiddy has spent the past five months in the sweltering tropical heat of Dili, as he continues his work as an administration clerk in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Corporal Shaun Spain The Gap’s Corporal Shaun Spain, 37, has a lot to look cheerful about in southern Iraq. He has just been given his coin by Brigadier Julian Free, Deputy Commander Operations of the Multi-National Division. It’s a traditional Army recognition for outstanding service, and Shaun was given his for exceptional dedication as the transport supervisor with the Australian Battle Group at Tallil, in Dhi Qar province. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Rob Stanley - WORTH THE EFFORT IN TIMOR Rob Stanley is relishing the chance to make a difference in Timor-Leste. Normally based in Townsville with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) Rob is a Lance Corporal currently deployed with 2RAR’s Assault Pioneer Platoon on Operation Astute, the Australian Government’s effort to help restore peace in our northern neighbour. (Date uploaded: 21 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| TPR Dale Stephan - Browns Plains soldier makes double trouble for Taliban A Browns Plains soldier serving with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan has helped repulse two Taliban attacks in the Afghan province of Oruzgan. Trooper Dale Stephan, 23, is a gunner for an Australian Light Armored Vehicle. At the time of both attacks his armoured troop was engaged in engineer reconnaissance of Afghan National Police outposts around Sorkh Morghab as part of the Australian effort to upgrade police facilities in the province. (Date uploaded: 31 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Gabriel Stewart - Yandina Plumber Saves Lives in Afghanistan A few years ago, Yandina man Gabriel Stewart decided he needed at least one good adventure in his life. Now he’s living his dream. Gabriel has become an Army Lance Corporal, where he has specialized as a construction engineer, and his skills are helping save lives in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 06 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Wayne Sturgess - Brassall’s medicine man does desert duty A Brassall man’s decision to change his planned career path in 1990 has led him to Baghdad. (Date uploaded: 28 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jason Summers - JIMBOOMBA SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR-LESTE Local Jimboomba soldier, Jason Summers, has spent close to two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor-Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jason Taylor - Atherton Soldier Rocks in Afghanistan Atherton’s Jason “JJ” Taylor, an Army plumber, was among the troops from the Reconstruction Taskforce in Afghanistan taking advantage of the performance at Tarin Kowt designed to bring a little slice of home to Aussie personnel abroad. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| FLTLT Paul "Squizzy" Taylor - KEEPING THE PEACE IN IRAQ For Royal Australian Air Force pilot Paul Taylor of Twin Waters in Queensland, Being in the cockpit of a Boeing 707 tanker aircraft offers more fun than he could ever wish for. (Date uploaded: 12 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| MUSN Grant Thomas - COURTENAY LOCAL IN TUNE WITH TIMOR PEACE EFFORT Courtenay local Grant Thomas has spent the past three weeks in the South East Asian country of Timor Leste playing a crucial role supporting the goodwill campaign promoting the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) message of peace and prosperity across the island. (Date uploaded: 31 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Ali Torr - Onwards and Upwards for Merrimac Graduate Former Merrimac student Ali Torr is now literally flying high with 38 Squadron, but a lot of her flying is much lower — and that’s the really exciting bit. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Ben Trewartha - ALICE SPRINGS SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR-LESTE Former St. Philips College student, Ben Trewartha, has spent close to two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor-Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 11 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Private Frazer Turner Former Anglican Church Grammar – or ‘Churchie’ - student Frazer Turner is only weeks away from returning home after a seven-month deployment with the Army to Timor-Leste. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| John & Mark Turner - Brothers Meet Up In Baghdad On Anzac Day this year one Townsville soldier also had the opportunity to have a family reunion in an unlikely place — and with a brother who lives on the other side of the world. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 02 image) |
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| Natalie Urquhart - Operation ANODE Tour de Force Able Seaman Musician Natalie Urquhart, a saxophone player with Sydney's Royal Australian Navy band, relaxes after she finishes her part in the final concert to troops and police in the Solomon Islands. (Date uploaded: 11 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Gareth Wade - WYNNUM WEST SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Wynnum West soldier, Gareth Wade, has spent close to two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 10 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Ian Wanchap - Paying Respect at WW1 War Grave Halifax Senior Constable Ian Wanchap will be out of his police blues and wearing army camouflage for the next few days. But he won’t be on his usual Army Reserve run, patrolling the remote areas of the Top End. This week he is on the other side of the world, on special duty in Belgium with 20 other Diggers from the 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR). (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Greg Weston - GREG’S TIMOR GREEN It’s a long way from Rockhampton’s and Melbourne’s manicured golf courses to the concrete of downtown Dili in Timor-Leste, but Greg Weston was so determined to maintain at least part of his game during his current army deployment that he packed a sand and a pitching wedge. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Brendan White - KEEPING THE PEACE IN TIMOR Growing up with both parents in the Air Force, there aren’t many places in Australia that Brendan White hasn’t called home. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Trooper Mitchell Wright Brackenridge’s Trooper Mitchell Wright, 30, is has got something to celebrate in southern Iraq after receiving his coin from Brigadier Julian Free, Deputy Commander Operations of the Multi National Division. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Chris Zagami - AYR SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Ayr soldier Chris Zagami has already spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and he still has two month to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 22 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Nathan Zessin- LOCAL SERVING IN THE MIDDLE EAST Stanwell's Nathan Zessin is now half a world away on patrol in the Persian Gulf . The former Warraburra State School and Cathedral College student joined the Royal Australian Navy in 2003 as a Communications and Information Systems sailor. (Date uploaded: 14 May 2007 - 01 image) |
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| LACW Kylie Zipf - Hervey Bay girl's life in the fast air lane When you first see Kylie Zipf you are tempted to ask 'What's a nice girl from Hervey Bay doing in a place like this?' The answer is simple: Keeping an eye on military combat and cargo aircraft as they roar across the skies of Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 13 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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