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Today,
12:40 PM
happy daze john in oz
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Des come south mate, we have plenty of sun down here. Badly in need of some good rain though.
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Today,
09:39 AM
Johnny Kieran
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My son was in the police for a number of years, ended up as a detective in CID. He jacked it in due to the job getting a bit silly.
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Today,
09:39 AM
Roger Millard
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Thanks George the truth of your post stirs the mind to the values which put the Great in Britain. It has been a blessing to grow up with these...
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Today,
09:36 AM
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Four men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse goes up to the first guy and says “ Congratulations ! You’...
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Today,
09:15 AM
j.sabourn
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Ivan as the song goes with a slight deviation on words “ it’s becoming to look a lot like London everywhere you go “. Hope Santa Clause doesn’t mind...
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Today,
09:00 AM
Ivan Cloherty
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Des, we never thought about the Alps or earth's contours when we were in OZ, we only thought about the contours of the female species and they were...
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Today,
08:36 AM
Tony Taylor
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It has actually been happening for some time Johnny. My brother retired from the police 10 years ago and had worked as a training officer at a police...
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Today,
08:16 AM
Johnny Kieran
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I see in the UK news, that the Australian police are luring UK coppers to join them. If I were a bollotician, I'd be over the moon about it. It...
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Today,
06:28 AM
John George Gardiner
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Good morning all. I am new to this site. I was a Bell Boy on P&O ships from Tilbury to Australia 1955/56 at 16 years of age. I look forward to...
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Today,
06:19 AM
j.sabourn
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#18 continued ….seems according to book 1, he went from assistant steward to fireman on the John W. Mackay in 1954. Book 2. RFA Lyness,..RFA...
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Today,
05:06 AM
j.sabourn
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#12 As in a recent post have received 3 discharge books and. Books for perusal and maybe somewhat out in the info. I gave. The lady has loned me the...
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Today,
04:26 AM
j.sabourn
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Des I am busy trying to compact a post about someone your age and you may know him. I am trying to post on site whenever I find where I signed off on...
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Today,
01:41 AM
Des Jenkins
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Hi John. I sometimes think I post too much, but what the hell I like it, being on this site most mornings keeps me going, couple of months I'll be...
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Today,
01:19 AM
Des Jenkins
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Hi Tony This will cool you down in all that heat, it was minus 3 last night with the first snow on the Alps about 40 miles away. Funny how we...
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Yesterday,
10:56 PM
j.sabourn
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#1 I must agree with Ivan on this one George. With a name like George Gunn e.g. I bet your nickname was Ben in line with Robert Louis Stevenson’s ...
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Yesterday,
09:35 PM
Ivan Cloherty
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We can only keep this site alive by making small contributions both financially together with posts from its readers, you don't have to be a story...
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Yesterday,
09:11 PM
Doc Vernon
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Any information on ships between 1957 and 1966
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Was also used as same from South Africa then, my Sister In Law and her Friend Wilma, sailed out on her from Durban in 1967 to Australia. Cheers
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Yesterday,
09:08 PM
Doc Vernon
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Hello George Thank you for the Post and Thanks to the Crew who help keep this site going as best we can. Its always nice to get...
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06:25 PM
George Gunn
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This is the 1st of May and for some reason I have been in a reflective mood , although most of us dip in and out of this site we do so because it has...
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Yesterday,
10:35 AM
John George Gardiner
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Hi Kevin! I served on the Strathaird 56/57 as a BellBoy. We sailed from Tilbury to Australia. We carried First and Second class paying passengers...
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Yesterday,
08:19 AM
Tony Taylor
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I doubt they had any conscience at all, otherwise they may not have been bad. I do believe they will be looking over their shoulders a lot. - - -...
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