Support works for basement dig
Digging a hole in my basement floor is not just a simple matter of digging. There’s the also the big
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
New tool to cut deeper
I bought a new tool – a big boys’ toy – designed to cut deeper into the concrete. Spoiler alert
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HMAS Brisbane returns home from milestone deployment
Around 200 officers and sailors from HMAS Brisbane returned to Sydney after a five-month deployment, which included the successful launch
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Workforce bolstered
Zoe got all the attention in the last video – and that didn’t go unnoticed. Which was good for me
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40 new Bushmasters ordered by Defence
Thales Australia will build 40 new Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles in Bendigo to be used by the Army’s second long-range
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Recruited slave labour for New Year digging
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas/New Year holiday. I did – lots of food, too much alcohol and
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Petition to return combat role (and pride) to 1 Armd Regt
Petition EN7051 A Plea to Restore 1st Armoured Regiment’s Combat Role SIGN THE PETITION HERE Petition Reason In its
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Digging Up Bones
In early June of 1966 The USS Barb SSN 596 made a recreational visit to Singapore. While at sea I
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All 72 RAAF F-35s now delivered
The delivery of the final nine of Australia’s fleet of 72 F-35A Lightning II aircraft that occurred earlier in December
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Shed basement – better progress
After a slow start, progress in the basement has been good. I now have a deeper hole – and somewhere
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Operation Okra in Iraq officially ends
Operation Okra, the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the international coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria, has concluded with
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Shed basement – Merry Christmas
Christmas is coming and the shed-basement project progresses – with a minor (or maybe even major) hiccup just today. You
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Shed basement – digging deeper
As a hole-digging-progress report, this.video is sooo exciting –– NOT! But, stick with me and I promise it will get
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First Aussie to earn USN submariners’ ‘Dolphins’
The US Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka,
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SF-crewed Happy Wanderer in this year’s Sydney to Hobart
Get ready to witness an extraordinary feat of endurance and passion this Boxing Day as Team Happy Wanderer takes on
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New project – digging a hole in my shed
My shed has a basement under half of it. But it’s not high enough to stand up in – at
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ACCC sues over alleged price-fixing cartel for ADF base-services contracts
ACCC has started civil cartel proceedings in the Federal Court against two companies and four senior executives for alleged price
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KONGSBERG test fires first Australian-made NSM launcher
KONGSBERG announced that its first Australian-manufactured launcher for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability has successfully completed a blast-test vehicle
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HMAS Brisbane fires Tomahawk ahead of purchase
Royal Australian Navy has achieved a major milestone in realising an enhanced and lethal surface combatant fleet, with Australia becoming
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Finished kitchen and bathroom tour
IT’S ALL DONE (nearly – just minor touchups you don’t need to watch). The kitchen floor was the last major
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