The Age · National / NSW

Dutch courage with a Tuscan tendency

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Like David Prest (C8), our friend Mike Fogarty of Weston (ACT) is well aware of the practice of stashing the bevvy at sea: “HMAS Melbourne returned from the US after Halloween in 1967, ferrying A-4 Skyhawks and S-2E Trackers, as replacement aircraft for the RAN’s ageing Fleet Air Arm. At a function, the wine caterer…

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