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FATHOM ANNUAL 1973 (Not Published)

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AQUARIUS – 90 minute film by Fathom Editor, John Harding (1970)

Aquarius - People of the Sea

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EASTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS ON EQUATOR (August 1969)

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Kapingamarangi collage

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Above is Page 2

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Above isKapingamarangi Page 1

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BEWARE OF THE DEADLY SEA WASP (1969)

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BOOK REVIEW – THE GREAT BARRIER REEF By Alan Power (1970)

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AUSTRALIAN SKINDIVING CONVENTION, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (1970)

Former spear wound on red morwong, Marley NSW

Former spear wound on red morwong, Marley NSW

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White Water Wanderers was a Bondi spearfishing club. Sydney Sea Hunters a City of Sydney club.

White Water Wanderers - a Bondi spearfishing club. Sydney Sea Hunters a City of Sydney club.

The spear gun used by Ron Taylor  in the 1965 world championships was not built by Ron.   The above picture was thirty years after he won the main event. Ron found the gun floating in the sea off Yeppoon, Queensland in 1961.

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KATHY TROUTT INTERVIEW (1970)

Kathy Troutt aboard the editor's dive boat (1969)

Kathy Troutt held marine jobs with The Australian Museum, State Fisheries and Marineland at Manly. She also trained dolphins in London and Florida and worked on feature length movies as well as holding a world depth record for women, on air.

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Small picture by Richard Swansborough; large picture at Dunk Island during filming  for "Age of Consent".

Small picture by Richard Swansborough; large picture at Dunk Island during filming for "Age of Consent".

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GREAT BARRIER REEFS – (1969, 1991)

Huge Coral Cod at The Cod Hole (1991)

Huge Coral Cod at The Cod Hole (1991)

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BLOWN UP – PROFESSIONAL DIVING ACCIDENT, SYDNEY HARBOR

Eric Buchanan equipment for the job in Sydney Harbour.

Eric Buchanan equipment for the job in Sydney Harbour.

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FISH SOUP RECIPE

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