It is the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne-Evans collision

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
June 9 2019 - 7:30am
PAYING TRIBUTE: Gary Smith wants to acknowledge the significance of the collison. Picture: Scott Gelston
PAYING TRIBUTE: Gary Smith wants to acknowledge the significance of the collison. Picture: Scott Gelston

This year the world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and Tasmania's hung parliament where Kevin Lyons' Centre Party and the Liberals formed a coalition to take government, but it also signifies the anniversary of destroyer USS Frank E Evans' collision with HMAS Melbourne II.

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Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Senior journalist

Johanna has more than 22 years experience as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and online publications.

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