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“Some Like It Hot” – The ‘Simplex Mk 1′ S.W.D.
Never believe folks who tell you that there’s no future in nostalgia; there’s much to be learned from a study of the past. And diving is no exception. Riding a growing global wave of interest in diving’s rich and sometimes… Read More ›
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Scuttling the ‘PERTH’
At a few minutes past 08.00 on Saturday, 24th November 2001, the former Guided Missile Destroyer, HMAS PERTH, briefly lifted its bow to the sky before succumbing to the ocean waters invading its hull. Quickly settling upright on the seabed… Read More ›
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“Oggie! Oggie! Oggie! Oy! Oy! Oy!”
Several years ago, I was asked why my then dog was called, “Oggie”? An ‘Oggie’ is another term for a Cornish pastie; a lunch-time meal for the Cornish tin-miners of old whose wives would, apparently, inform the miners that lunch… Read More ›
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Vale John Carrier
April 29, 2026
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Old Bottles
February 14, 2026
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‘Margaret’ and Me
January 16, 2026
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The ‘Polly-Gaff’ Gas Analyser
February 27, 2026
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“… and this year’s FUBAR Diving Award goes to …. “ – Part One
July 12, 2025
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A Load of ‘Old Cobblers’.
June 1, 2024
History ›
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“Lest We Forget”
June 3, 2026
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P.L.U.T.O. Pups
September 3, 2024
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Raising the ‘Vasa’
May 1, 2024


