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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Author: Dave Beck
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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Govt urged to negotiate return of VC hero from Russian morgue
The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSLA) has called on the Government to work with Russian authorities to enable
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SF charity cricket match for Wandering Warriors
East vs West – who’s taking home the Memorial Warriors Cup this year? Join us Saturday, Jan 25, 2025, at
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CONTACT sets new readership record
CONTACT web site broke last year’s record of 6,519,714 page views for the calendar year today, 2 December. The new
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RNZAF’s first C-130J flight Antarctica
Flying one of the new Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) C-130J-30 Hercules to Antarctica for the first time was
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All the fiddly bits to finish a kitchen build
I can’t believe it – my daughter’s kitchen build is finished! Or at least it is now, in real life.
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HMNZS Manawanui sinking – human error
HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, the interim Court of
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Kitchen ceiling – part 2
The central, drop-down part of the ceiling will be a centrepiece of my daughter’s kitchen – if all goes to
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