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Mark Salmon (surf Lifesaver)
Mark A. Salmon (born 1967 in Sydney New South Wales,) is a former Australian surf lifesaver and rugby union player who played for the Australian Army, Port Hacking and Southern Districts Rugby Club in the Sydney Rugby Premiership. Mark Salmon was a member of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers RAEME for five years as well as serving with 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) 2CAV, A Squadron based in Darwin N.T and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1RAR over subsequent years of Service. Mark Salmon is a current Member of Wanda Surf Life Saving Club (Long Service) and a Former member of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club. Salmon has served as both Club Vice Captain and Club Captain of Wanda Surf Life Saving Club between 1992 and 1997. In 1994 Salmon was awarded The Meritorious Award Bronze (Medallion 107) Medallion for Bravery in Surf Rescue, the highest bravery honour in Australian Surf Life Saving for successfully completing a solo cliff rescue in Burleigh Hea ...
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Southern Districts Rugby Club
Southern Districts Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in southern Sydney. The club currently competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competition the Shute Shield. The club was formed by the amalgamation of the St George and Port Hacking clubs. History Formed in 1989 by the amalgamation of St George and Port Hacking rugby clubs, with headquarters at Forshaw Park, Sylvania Waters, south of Sydney. The new club played in red, sky blue, white and black jumpers and fielded 6 grade teams, 3 colts' sides, and an under-19XV. Accommodation is limited at Forshaw Park to 2000 but the club has enjoyed splendid support since the amalgamation. St George, founded in 1906, brought to the mix a long record of figuring prominently in 1st grade finals, but not in living memory and with only one premiership win – in 1957, when St George beat Gordon 21–3 in the Grand Final. St George showed promise of great success when it first came into the Sydney competition but was one of the club ...
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RAEME
The Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME; pronounced Raymee) is a corps of the Australian Army that has responsibility for the maintenance and recovery of all Army electrical and mechanical equipment. RAEME has members from both the Australian Regular Army and the Australian Army Reserve, Army Reserve. Prior to being given the title of 'Royal', the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (AEME) were raised on 1 December 1942. Some 64 years later, on 1 December 2006, the last independent RAEME Workshop was disbanded. RAEME soldiers continue in their role to provide support through attachment to other units in Tech Support Troops, Sections or Platoons. Role Artificer Artificer Sergeant Major (ASM) is an appointment held by a Warrant Officer Class 1 or 2 in RAEME (Depending on the size of the unit) whose function is the senior soldier/tradesmen for the repair and recovery of all mechanical and electrical equipment. The role artificer is al ...
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2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2 CAV) is an armoured cavalry regiment of the Australian Army. Formed in 1965 as the "1st Cavalry Regiment", it is the second most senior regiment in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. In 1970, the regiment was redesignated as the "2nd Cavalry Regiment", to differentiate it from the 1st Armoured Regiment. The regiment was based at Holsworthy until 1992 when it was allocated to the 1st Brigade based in Darwin in the Northern Territory. In late 2014 the regiment was transferred to the 3rd Brigade, and is now based in Townsville in Queensland. The unit is equipped with M1A1 tanks, ASLAV light armoured vehicles and M113AS4 APCs. History The regiment was formed in 1965 as the 1st Cavalry Regiment through the regimentation of two regular squadrons that had formed part of Citizens Military Force regiments. A Squadron was formed from A Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse, while B Squadron was formed from A Squadron, 2nd/14th Queensland Mount ...
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2CAV
CAV and Cav may refer to: * Cav., in botany, a designator for plants named by Antonio José Cavanilles * ''Cavaliere'' or Cav., an Italian order of knighthood * '' Cavalleria rusticana'', an opera often played as a double bill with ''Pagliacci'', and then referred to as the Cav/Pag * CAV Murcia 2005, or ''Club Atlético Voleibol'', a Spanish volleyball club * CAV Thakral Home Entertainment Co, Ltd., a Chinese DVD and CD distributor * Cardiac allograft vasculopathy, a complication of heart transplantation * Cazombo Airport (IATA code), in Cazombo, Angola * Chicken anaemia virus, a virus that affects poultry * Clarion Municipal Airport (FAA identifier), in Clarion, Iowa * Colegio Alemán de Valencia, a German international school in Valencia, Spain * ''Combat Assault Vehicle'', a miniatures wargame * Compressed-air vehicle, a vehicle powered by an air engine * Computer Aided Verification, an annual academic computer science conference * Connected and autonomous vehicle or self-d ...
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Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory. It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre. Darwin's proximity to Southeast Asia makes the city's location a key link between Australia and countries such as Indonesia and East Timor. The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin, extends southerly across central Australia through Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, concluding in Port Augusta, South Australia. The city is built upon a low bluff overlooking Darwin Harbour. Darwin's suburbs begin at Lee Point in the north and stretch to Berrimah in the east. The Stuart Highway extends to Darwin's eastern satellite city of Palmerston and its suburbs. The Darwin region, like much of the Top End, experiences a tropical climate with a wet a ...
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1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) is a regular motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. 1 RAR was first formed as the 65th Australian Infantry Battalion of the 34th Brigade (Australia) on Balikpapan in 1945 and since then has been deployed on active service during the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Vietnam War, Unified Task Force in Operation Solace, Somalia, East Timor, Iraq War and War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Afghanistan. Additionally, the battalion has deployed on peacekeeping and other operations to a number of countries including Occupied Japan, Japan, Rifle Company Butterworth, Timor Leste, RAMSI, Solomon Islands, Tonga and the Philippines . 1 RAR remains one of the Australian Army's most heavily deployed units sending individuals and detachments to domestic, regional and other enduring operations. The battalion is currently based in Coral Lines at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland, where it forms part of the 3rd Brigade ( ...
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1RAR
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) is a regular motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. 1 RAR was first formed as the 65th Australian Infantry Battalion of the 34th Brigade (Australia) on Balikpapan in 1945 and since then has been deployed on active service during the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Vietnam War, Unified Task Force in Somalia, East Timor, Iraq War and Afghanistan. Additionally, the battalion has deployed on peacekeeping and other operations to a number of countries including Japan, Rifle Company Butterworth, Timor Leste, Solomon Islands, Tonga and the Philippines . 1 RAR remains one of the Australian Army's most heavily deployed units sending individuals and detachments to domestic, regional and other enduring operations. The battalion is currently based in Coral Lines at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland, where it forms part of the 3rd Brigade. History Formation With the conclusion of the war in the Pacific in 1945, ...
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Wanda Surf Life Saving Club
The Wanda Surf Lifesaving Club was established in 1946 after World War II by a group of men who banded together, from the North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club who were being asked to patrol this stretch of beach, being a considerable distance from the Cronulla area. The colours of Army red, Air Force blue, and Navy blue were adopted as the club colours. The club, located on Marine Esplanade, has grown in size to its current membership of over 900 male and female members, ranging in age from five-year-old Nippers to the original Founding Members. The primary objective of the club is to patrol the beach in an effort to ensure the safety of the surfing public but it is also actively involved in the competition arena, with excellent performances at State and National Competitions. A number of social activities are organised throughout the year to bring together members from all sections of the club. See also *Surf lifesaving *Surf Life Saving Australia *List of Australian surf lif ...
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Elouera Surf Life Saving Club
The Elouera Surf Lifesaving Club is an Australian surf lifesaving club in Cronulla, New South Wales. The club was established in 1966. On the official opening of the clubhouse on 8 June 1967, the club's first surf boat ''Charlotte Breen'', donated by local businessman Tom Breen, was christened and launched. The Elouera "Sharks" had 375 members in the initial season. See also *Surf lifesaving *Surf Life Saving Australia *List of Australian surf lifesaving clubs Australia has well over 300 surf lifesaving clubs. The following is a partial list of Australian surf lifesaving clubs. *Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club *Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club * Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club * Clovelly Surf Li ... References External links * {{Official website, http://www.elouera.com/ 1966 establishments in Australia Sports clubs established in 1966 Surf Life Saving Australia clubs Sporting clubs in Sydney ...
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Burleigh Head National Park
Burleigh Head is a small national park at Burleigh Heads in the City of Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography The park is south of Brisbane. The park is tiny yet it contains a diverse range of habitats. Tallebudgera Creek enters the ocean directly south of the park. No camping is permitted in the park. Access is via the Gold Coast Highway which passes by the park. An information centre is available. Burleigh Head National Park is a popular place for hiking, walkers and joggers because it located in a cool climate and provides great views. There are two walking tracks in the national park, one climbing the hill to the summit which is about 88 m above sea level, called the Rainforest circuit and another leading around the headland just above sea level called the Ocean view circuit. Watching migrating whales from within the park is another popular activity. Landform The headland has steep sides and is 80 m in height. The formation of the Bu ...
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ...
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