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Photo
Gallery - Memorabilia
Can You Find Any Old Stepping
Oppos?
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first Famous "Gutter Smokey" at Sembawang Village, Singapore.
HMAS STUART Far East Deployment 1974. These were to become an
annual event to celebrate the end of deployment and return to
'Oz'. "Stuart" Would return just in time to assist Darwin in the
Cyclone 'Tracy' disaster. |
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2nd Famous "Gutter Smokey" at Sembawang Village, Singapore. HMAS
DERWENT Far East Deployment 1975. The best just kept getting better.
Since the bars closed at midnight a 15 mile run into Singapore City
to Bugis Street was in order for those left standing. |
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| POUW
Bob 'Boing Boing' Spring and PORP 'Sheepshead' Mcleod Playing
'Uckers'. PO's Mess HMAS BRISBANE -1981 Persian Gulf Deployment.
'Uckers' is the popular Naval version of Ludo, with a unique set
of rules, often played at a frenetic pace and with much spite
and verbal abuse. |
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the left: 'Stones' Graystone, Merv "Slinger" Woods, Miss 'Baby'
Luisa B. Rivera, 'Windy' Hill and Glen 'Hammer' Hasler ashore in
Manila (HMAS DERWENT Far East Deployment 1978).Baby was Barney Hanson's
girl, but alas he was at home in Oz. I wonder if Slinger got a job
with Jim's Mowing when he paid off. |
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| Pinky
Tattoo - The Mecca of many sailors for many years. Situated above
the Neptune Bar, Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. During the Vietnam
R&R era when the bars closed at midnight in HK, Pinkys was the only
place to get a beer through till dawn. The hazard with this was
that a tattoo was often in order. Chairs had sections of car tires
nailed to the backs to bite on when recieving 'back jobs'.
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