Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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-.... + Au tralia Albany, Australia was a welcome sight after 37 days at sea over the Thanksgiving and Christmm holidays, especially since all of our mail nag waiting on the pier for us there. This small Citi on the southwest corner of Western Australia i welcomed Kinkaid with open arms for New Year's Eve celebrations, barbeques and tours of the beautiful coast and surrounding area. ' -i' ff-3g,j ' Fl. Xia,

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op. upper left: Open wide for the Royal Dentist. op. upper right: Doc Jr. gets sentenced to the stockade. op. bottom: Kissing the Royal Baby. K-u.,..,, ' .Pb X 1. X-vm 1 21 if K . top: Wog Capps washes free all his wog slime. center: King Neptune and the lovely Wog Queen. A new Trusty Shellbaek emerges from the mist. Vi-f ,J 4 X5 'NA g N if db x-5...

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1. Melbourne Nlelbourne was our second stop in Australia. and ull will agree it wus the best liberty port on Westpac. A lurge metropolis on the East Coast. Nflelbourne wus also very friendly to us. Many crewmembers were invited to dinner or at night on the town by the residents. und over five thousand people a day stopped by to take tt tour of the ship. Nlziny friends were mude as evidenced by the large crowd that was present tis we departed on our way home. r us- -ul Il ,QQ- lr ef f igy , It . i l ff,- -' A f WY a