Our People in WA
| Rockingham seven fighting pirates in the Middle East On the ANZAC class frigate HMAS Toowoomba there are seven shipmates who call Rockingham home. (Date uploaded: 10 November 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Kalgoorlie Sailor in Sumatra Mercy Op -Anthony da Silva Growing up in the Western Australian desert isn’t the most obvious path to a naval career but for Kalgoorlie’s Anthony da Silva the distance to the ocean wasn’t a problem. (Date uploaded: 28 October 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Jacyntha Gannaway and Susie Monaghan - Yanchep Locals have Vital Mission in the Middle East Yanchep locals Jacyntha Gannaway and Susie Monaghan are now on pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa aboard HMAS Toowoomba. (Date uploaded: 16 October 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Marc Anderson - Diggers Scramble for The West Australian The news might well have been a couple of weeks old but regular deliveries of The West Australian provided more than your average link to home for Captain Marc Anderson, recently returned from service with the Australian Defence Force’s Rotary Wing Group in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 13 October 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Stuart Andrews and Elizabeth Andrews - Safety Bay daughter follows dad to sea While Safety Bay sailor, Petty Officer Stuart Andrews kept a watch in the Machinery Control Room onboard HMAS Toowoomba, which is currently serving in the Middle East Area of Operations, his daughter graduated from the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria. (Date uploaded: 21 September 2009 - 02 images) |
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| Troy Hurd - Perth local travels around the world with Navy Perth man, Troy Hurd will soon return home from a 25,000km round-the-world voyage, and what an adventure he has had. (Date uploaded: 04 September 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Kane Turco - East Fremantle local on Navy mission in Middle East East Fremantle local, Kane Turco, is experiencing his first operational deployment onboard Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Toowoomba. (Date uploaded: 01 September 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Tenae Barker - On duty in Afghanistan Former Mercy College student Tenae Barker is now playing a vital role at Australia’s main base in southern Afghanistan. She is managing the arrival and dispatch of critical stores and equipment for our troops. (Date uploaded: 17 August 2009 - 01 image) |
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| Adam Roper - Protecting Our Baghdad Diplomats There are only 100 Diggers left in Iraq but former Busselton Senior High School graduate Adam Roper is one of them. (Date uploaded: 07 August 2009 - 01 image) |
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