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Paul_Dibby- 03-17-2008
HMAS Sydney - Found!
What an absolute relief! Congratulations to all those involved in the search which was supposed to be a needle in a haystack, among thousands of haystacks :shock: Not at all surprised it was the opening story on tonights TV News, well done 7.

CliffWhatley- 03-17-2008

Yes Paul, it will be headline news for quite awhile now.

quinny- 03-17-2008

Yes im so pleased to hear this also, it ties up so many loose ends for those that lost loved ones in this tragedy. Yes go down and have a look at her and take some Phots and then leave her be. I do so hope that common sense prevails We will hear plenty of buzzes in the coming weeks and all the pollies will be riding this for a while.With the technology available these days it was only a matter of time before she was found Shes a bit deep down for a recreational dive But these salvage operators with these deep submersibles well thats a different story.They didn't leave the Titanic alone. The Government should now put an exclusion zone around these two ships and no ship is to anchor within lets say 5 K of the wreck site.seems simple to me .But Dont forget the governments working on The job and its any ones guess as to when some definitive answers will be forthcoming .Now heres an Idea why dont the Government hire a cruise ship and invite all the relatives of those who were lost in this disaster and take them out to the site and let them say a final goodbye and Scatter flowers on the water in remembrance To those that paid the ultimate Sacrifice Thanks Paul for Starting this Thread .

ronpope- 03-20-2008

couldn`t agree more quinny, would be a drop in the ocean after what they spent on pte kovco enquiry etc, and thanks for the envelope quinny much appreciated. looking forward to reunion. keep well

CliffWhatley- 03-21-2008

Errol Tomkins sent the following Email to the Forum. (From the NAA) From: webmaster@navalassoc.org.au Subject: The Naval Association of Australia - HAPPY EASTER What a week! The discovery of the wrecks of HMAS SYDNEY and the german raider KORMORAN will bring further closure to the families of the 645 ship's company lost in November 1941. Commemorative services for HMAS SYDNEY are currently being planned and a website has been established to record the identities of those family members who wish to become involved. A registration form where relatives can provide their contact details is now available online at www.navy.gov.au ?follow the links to the HMAS Sydney II information page. Relatives can also register their details by ringing a toll free number ?1800 005 687 ?during working hours. Wherever you are. we hope the Easter Bunny finds you and we hope that you have a great Easter. Happy Easter, Les Dwyer, National President, Naval Association of Australia _________________ Just another "Tomo"...Leading Cook... 1965-1974....R94860...Severely retired and loving it !

kippy- 03-21-2008

Check this site for a very interesting read with a lot of factual references re HMAS Sydney, written by an ex matelot http://lifeasdaddy.typepad.com/lifeasdaddy/ Just click on any of the underlined words and you will be linked to informatiion on that particular subject

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