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    I can just see him, Capp[y at the South Shields pool, trying to do the breast stroke.
    Told the authorities it would come in handy down under with all those lovely Oz.
    Happy daze John in Oz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Des Taff Jenkins View Post
    Hi Cappy.
    Your in good company, my brother had deserted put in his book when he jumped in NZ in 47.
    Des
    well im pleased about hearing someone else got deserted in there book des....funny those days i never really had a bad old man but never saw this one much .....always his uniform think he slept in it .....much prefer old roberts .....long johns on the bridge ....in the cragmoor ...when he looked you looked away ...but a fair honest man .....R683532

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    I got a copy of my discharge book with the last entry.... "Voyage incomplete" From Kew.
    Back in 1954. Cheers to all us "jumpers"
    JP Newcastle NSW

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    Hi John.
    My mate for five years Joe Driscoll jumped the Baron Kilmarnock in Newcastle in 54, we were running petroleum from Freemantle around the coast, a trip later back in Newcastle and Joe came aboard and wanted us to stow him away, just as the skipper came up the gangplank, he said, "Driscoll you have five minutes to leave before I call the police." I never saw him again. I later found out that he had married and lived in Melbourne, but tragically her had fallen asleep with a cigy in his mouth and burned to death.
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