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Visitors welcome to attend HKF AGM at Port Adelaide Information Centre atrium 2pm followed by afternoon tea. Lyn O'Grady will present an illustrated brief history of FALIE.   rsvp  lynogrady691(at)gmail.com by 7 October for catering.

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It's where memories are stored - on the Historic Ketch Falie youtube channel - volunteers past and present actively preserving a historic vessel.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Sunday 11 October at 2pm at Port Adelaide Information Centre atrium, followed by afternoon tea.  RSVP by 7 October to lynogrady691@gmail.com for catering.  

Chairman David Stephens, in collating information for a documentary QUIET SHIPS, QUIET MEN, is appealing to descendants of the Merchant Navy for stories on what it was like to navigate the dangerous seas of Australia during WW2, when Germany had laid mines off the coast of SA, WA and Japanese submarines were active off the[...]

Chairman David Stephens is delighted to advise his success in achieving a Department of Veteran Affairs grant to produce a documentary, display and webpage on men and ships of the merchant navy during WW2. A little-known part of Australia's history is what is known as the Silent Fleet, those who braved the dangerous seas around[...]

AHOY - FALIE's PIRATE SCHOOL is on again - two dates available: when: Wed. Sept 30 and Oct 7 from 10-12 noon. where: At Milledge's Cafe & Bar, Todd St Port Adelaide. Kids 7-12 will learn knot tying, signal flags, navigating with a compass and more. Bookings: now open through Humanitix. Don't miss out on[...]

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Ahoy! Pirate School is open for kids 7 to 12. Educating youngsters about sailor's skills, that is, knot tying and creating a knot board to take home, identifying signal flags and spelling your name in nautical flags, and using a compass for navigating. 2 hours of learning, stories, and more. All these skills are useful[...]

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