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I was signed on as fourth engineer of the SS Arafura which was only a few months old. Everything about the ship was first class and to top it off the crew were Hong Kong Chinese who went about their duties without fuss and with the utmost efficiency. I settled down to a very enjoyable experience over the next twelve months eventually signing off in Sydney on 12 November 1956. This book is the result of the many events and incidents that happened aboard. During my service with E & A, Jim Murdoch was serving as second officer on one or more of the other three ships owned by the company and while I was aware of his impeccable reputation, we had never met face to face. Many years later when I decided to write this story, I contacted Jim who very willingly corresponded with me for five years while the story was put together on a part time basis. Credit for the success of this project must be directed to Jim and Joan Murdoch for allowing me to take up so much of their time over those years.
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