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By Paul White

HMAS Sydney III in transit to Vietnam. Between 1965 and 1972, Sydney undertook 24 voyages to Vietnam, amounting to 25 operational visits to Vung Tau.
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Boy Sailors

14/02/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2646 Views 0 Comments By Paul White

I had a choice of Boys Home or the Aussie Navy, So I stepped aboard at HMAS Leeuwin in WA,

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