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Reflections Of A BO – Arriving In Australia
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It is a very difficult, almost impossible activity for those of us born in this lucky country to imagine and…
Fire On Sinking MV X-Press Pearl Off Colombo
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When you see the photographs of what was, until the last few days, a perfectly intact vessel, you wonder what…
Yet Another Adventure – A BI (AUS) Takes On Navy (US)
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After a time it was no longer the Swinging 60s, and one day I found myself as the Boarding Inspector…
FREMANTLE TO EXMOUTH OCEAN RACE & RALLY – The Start
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Hello Freo people. The Fremantle to Exmouth Ocean Race and Rally got underway from Fremantle Sailing Club today. Here’s a…
New High-Powered CEO Appointed To Head Fremantle Ports
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Fremantle Ports today announced Michael Parker as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Parker was formerly Business Unit President and…
Another Adventure for a BO in the Swinging 60s – A Woman on the Wharf
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Customs and Excise had always been a male domain. Except for the typing pool that is. In the 60s, there…
Even More Adventures of a BO in the Swinging 60s – The Life of a Wharf EO
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As well as being a Customs BO - a Boarding Officer - sometimes I was a wharf EO - a…
Shipping Small Perishables – Shared Container Trial
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Apart from that headline being a terrible tongue twister, what a good, innovative idea the shared shipping container is! Tigers…
Talk About Making An Entrance – MPV Everest Enters Freo!
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Yesterday, 14 April 2021, just about everyone welcomed the safe return of fire-damaged MPV Everest to Australia. She entered Fremantle’s…