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Today,
06:01 PM
George Gunn
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First Foreign Port.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
My first foreign port was Lisbon I was 16 years old and clueless . Went ashore with a group of old hands to a drinking establishment that they had...
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Today,
05:04 PM
Jean Mhairi Brewer
replied to a thread
Alexandria to Durban via hospital ships
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Swinging the Lamp
I am trying to find out more about a Civilian Prisoner of War returning to UK on HMHS Karapara - i see it is listed in your list - would you know of...
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Today,
12:48 PM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Australian police.
in
Swinging the Lamp
Well we advertise in UK papers for nurses so why not police. Might be fun for some of your ones you wish to rid your self of. Our police all carry...
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3 replies | 52 view(s)
Today,
12:43 PM
happy daze john in oz
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Thanks to the guys who keep this site going.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
There we are George, all over the world just the same as when we were at sea. This site gives many of us a reason to kep going, always something new...
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7 replies | 112 view(s)
Today,
12:40 PM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Trump
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
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
replied to a thread
Australian police.
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Swinging the Lamp
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 to the guys who keep this site going.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
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
j.sabourn
started a thread
A bit of a fizzler .
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Jokes Page
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
replied to a thread
Trump
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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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Trump
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
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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Australian police.
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Swinging the Lamp
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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3 replies | 52 view(s)
Today,
08:16 AM
Johnny Kieran
started a thread
Australian police.
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Swinging the Lamp
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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John George Gardiner
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Welcome - Please say hello.
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
replied to a thread
Shipping Federation
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
#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
replied to a thread
Shipping Federation
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
#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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Thanks to the guys who keep this site going.
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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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Thanks to the guys who keep this site going.
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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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Trump
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
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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Thanks to the guys who keep this site going.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
#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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Thanks to the guys who keep this site going.
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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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