Clinton Tipo's interview in Cairns

Clinton Tipo discusses his 15 years in the Navy, going into detail about his tasks, skills and experiences. He describes his initial training at HMAS Cerberus, and his posting on a number of ships throughout the fleet. In particular, he discusses his time on the Navy’s Heavy Landing Craft, and deployments to Papua New Guinea, during which time he worked with the PNGDF. Clinton was also deployed to the Persian Gulf. After leaving the Navy, Clinton joined Customs, working in their Marine Division, and now works on civilian ships.

This interview took place on 7 April 2014 in Cairns and was conducted by Professor Mick Dodson with Craig Greene as part of the Australian Research Council-funded research project Serving our Country: a history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the defence of Australia.

The interview recording above is made available to be viewed here by permission of the interviewee(s), Clinton Tipo. The recording may not be copied, reproduced or communicated in whole or in part without the prior permission of the interviewee(s). Requests for permission for use of this material should be made to the Serving our Country research project: our contact details.

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