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Tuesday, January 06, 2004

*Sighting of toothy giant stuns 2 local fishermen
-Charleston Post and Courier, 1-6-04

*A nearly 60-year-old aircraft carrier could provide a sanctuary for deep-water fish if the U.S. Navy accepts a proposal from Georgia and South Carolina
*An ordinance restricting live-aboard boaters on the Beaufort River failed passage by the Beaufort-Port Royal Joint Municipal Planning Commission
-Beaufort Gazette, 1-6-04

*Hilton Head Island's first green sea turtles finally hatched, defying speculation none from their nest would survive
-Hilton Head Island Packet Online, 1-6-04

*Homeowners on Ponte Vedra Boulevard will be closer to owning a right of way that for decades has been their front yards if the St. Johns County Commission passes a resolution today to abandon the land
-Florida Times Union, 1-6-04

Dear Mr Gregory

Although I came here direct from working for the PM in the International Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, I must admit I had missed the significance of the USS Canberra bell at the time (I had  not until a couple of days ago understood the direct connection between the naming of USS Canberra and HMAS Canberra, as opposed to the city of the same name!!).

If I may, I'll draw judiciously on this background though in suggesting to OAWG that there could be expected to be strong support at high levels for an HMAS Canberra memorial, and I'll let you know how I go.

Once again, all the very best personal good wishes for 2004,
Patrick Cole.