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BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. SINCE SHE LEFT MELBOURNE, VIC, ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1943, TO BEGIN HER SERVICE IN THE RAAF, THE 35 TON 65 FOOT FORMER HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT ARCADIA, SERIAL NO. RAAF 016-9, HAS SAILED 10,000 MILES ROUND PACIFIC ISLANDS, AND HAS TAKEN IN SUPPLIES TO MANY REMOTE AND ISOLATED UNITS. ON A RECENT 1200 MILE TRIP FROM MOROTAI TO LABUAN, BORNEO, VIA TAWI TAWI, THE SMALL CRAFT HIT A MONSOON WHICH BUFFETED IT FOR 72 HOURS. THE SKIPPER, 47461 BILL BRITTON, ADELAIDE, SA, A RAAF WARRANT OFFICER, AND THE ENGINEER WERE ON DECK THE WHOLE TIME. THE SKIPPER BROUGHT UP ANOTHER RAAF BOAT DAPHNE, A 48 FOOT SAILING CUTTER FROM TASMANIA.
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. RAAF MEN ON A PICNIC ON THE RAAF LAUNCH ARCADIA, A FORMER HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT, MAKE A GOOD EXCHANGE WHEN THEY PASS OVER A TIN OF PRESERVED BUTTER FOR THIS OUTSIZE BUN
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. HAPPY RAAF MEN, WITH THE WAR BEHIND THEM, BUT THEIR DISCHARGE STILL IN FRONT OF THEM, SET OUT FOR A DAY'S OUTING ON A RAAF LAUNCH, THE ARCADIA, FORMERLY A PLEASURE CRAF
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. TWO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRIPPERS ON THE ARCADIA LOOK IN ON ANOTHER "CROW-EATER", 47461 WARRANT OFFICER BILL BRITTON OF ADELAIDE, SA, CAPTAIN OF THE RAAF LAUNCH DURING A TR
BROOKETON, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. WHEN RAAF LAUNCH, ARCADIA, FORMERLY A HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT, LANDED A PARTY OF RAAF MEN AT BROOKETON, ON THE WEST COAST OF BRUNEI, DURING A PICNIC OUTING, THESE THREE VI
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. THIS DEAL, A BUNCH OF FRESH FISH FOR A TIN OF BUTTER AND A TIN OF JAM, WAS "BAGUS" (FINE) FOR BOTH THE MALAY FISHERMAN AND FOR 170324 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN JIM GIBSON OF
BROOKETON, BRUNEI. 1945-08-21. WHEN THE FORMER HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT ARCADIA TIED UP AT BROOKETON ON BORNEO'S WEST COAST, CARRYING A PARTY OF RAAF MEN ON A PICNIC AFTER HOSTILITIES CEASED, THEY TOOK T
