The Top Ender Magazine October November 2020 Edition

The 4inch deck gun of USS Peary on
Darwin's Esplanade points to where
the Peary lies on the floor of Darwin
Harbour. Refer to page 15 and page 36
for more information.
Photo: Emma Short
Contents
1 DIARY DATES 2020
4 THE CROSS OF
SACRIFICE
5 FROM THE EDITOR
6 THE ADF FAMILY
HEALTH PROGRAM
We have your family
covered
7 BORED THIS HOLIDAY?
Get going on this list of ten
things to do
8 DCO
Experience our own
‘Backyard’
9 LUKE GOSLING
Victory in the Pacific – the
end of World War II
12 POEM
On First Looking into
Chapman's Homer
12 FROM THE PADRE’S
PEN
13 MARRARA CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE
AND NT CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE
15 4-INCH DECK GUN OF
USS PEARY
16 LOCAL CLUBS AND
SOCIETIES
Genealogical Society of the
NT
17 OPEN ARMS
18 HIDDEN GEM
Bare Sand Island: Turtles,
Tours and a Tragedy
21 BLAST FROM THE PAST
23 AUSTRALIAN OF THE
YEAR AWARD
Dr Geoffrey Thompson
24 DCO TINDAL
24 AUSTRALIAN ARMY
CADETS – NORTHERN
TERRITORY
25 ROBERTSON
BARRACKS FAMILY
GROUP
26 LARRAKEYAH
NEIGHBOURHOOD
HOUSE
27 DFA – FROM YOUR
DELEGATE
Finding Jobs – Recruiters
and Career Coaches
28 POEM
The Cow
29 DOCTOR'S NOTES
“Going troppo…”
30 DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Staying hydrated through
the wet season
31 DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
New mental health strategy
supporting veterans and
their families
32 SPECTACULAR
JUMPING CROCODILE
CRUISE
34 IN SUPPORT OF THE
ADF
Tips and tools for leaders
36 VICTORY IN THE
PACIFIC
75TH ANNIVERSARY
38 THE INNER MONKEY
Safe motorcycling
40 WHAT'S ON IN
OCTOBER AND
NOVEMBER
41 POSTHUMOUS VC FOR
ORDINARY SEAMAN
'TEDDY' SHEEAN
42 THE ROAD LESS
TRAVELLED
44 KNOW THE TERRITORY
WATCH OUT!
Two Insects
45 NATIONAL
COLLECTION OF
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
(UK) – A GOOD FIND
46 SURVIVING
CHRISTMAS FROM A
DISTANCE
49 ... AND FOR THE
TODDLERS
Coconut Kisses – an easy
recipe
50 WWII
RECONNAISSANCE
PILOT HONOURED AT
COOMALIE AIRFIELD
52 RIM OF THE PACIFIC
2020
Ships, Helicopters and
Castaways
53 FROM THE VET
When is the right time? –
Making the choice to
euthanise your pet
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