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February 22, 2009
On 25 April, ANZAC Day, the Vietnam Swans will rise at 3am to attend the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Hellfire Pass in Thailand. Hellfire Pass is the name given to the notorious railway cutting on the Burma Death Railway. […]
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February 20, 2009
Tonight, in the Matilda’s Bar of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi (8 Dao Tan Street, Ba Dinh District), a fund raiser will be held for the victims of the Victorian bushfires. The schedule is as follows: 5.30pm – Opening address […]
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February 19, 2009
Last night, the Australian community gathered in force in Saigon to raise money for the victims of the recent bushfires. The total amount of money that was raised is still being counted but the number of people attending the fundraiser […]
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February 18, 2009
Yesterday, the official death toll from Victoria’s devastating bushfires climbed to 200. It is expected the final toll will be closer to 300. In addition, 1,800 homes were destroyed and up to 7,000 people are now homeless. Local sporting clubs […]
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February 17, 2009
There had been some discussion as to whether the 2009 Asian Champs would be held in either Malaysia or the Philippines. The Swans Blog can now confirm that the Malaysian Warriors will host this year’s Champs in Kuala Lumpur. While […]
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February 16, 2009
The Vietnam Swans in Hanoi have well and truly launched the Auskick program. Willy and Potsy commenced Auskick at the Hanoi International School (HIS) (pictured above) at the end of last year. This year, in addition to the Auskick sessions […]
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February 14, 2009
On 25th January, Lancelot Yu (pictured above) landed in Saigon and was keen to get his hands on one of the Vietnam Swans jumpers. Lancelot first contacted the Vietnam Swans by posting a comment on our website saying that he […]
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February 12, 2009
Well, he wasn’t really stung in Vietnam. Rather, he was sucked. And that’s when he caught the fever. An article appeared in yesterday’s Age Newspaper about Sydney Swan, Luke Ablett’s, trip to Vietnam in November of last year where he […]
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February 11, 2009
As Victoria’s bushfires continue to rage and the death toll continues to climb, the AFL and the Australian Cricket Board have launched bushfire appeals. All monies raised at yesterday’s limited overs match between Australia and New Zealand will be donated […]
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February 8, 2009
Yesterday, the Blog ran a light hearted story about the Vietnam Swans “footy season heating up”. As part of the introduction, it referred to Melbourne’s and Victoria’s extreme temperatures expected that day. The day in Victoria was being anticipated prophetically […]
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February 7, 2009
In the spiritual home of footy, Melbourne, things are really hotting up. Across the state, blistering temperatures are predicted (for today), up to 46 degrees in the Mallee while Melbourne will reach 44.” With hot northerly winds gusting at up […]
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February 6, 2009
The Vietnam Swans have just announced that the Bali Geckos will tour Saigon from 26 March – 29 March 2009. The footy match will be played on Saturday 28 March at RMIT. This will be the second time that the […]
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February 2, 2009
The Vietnam Swans in Hanoi have announced that training sessions will shift from the cool of Thursday evenings to the warmth of Saturday afternoons – commencing at midday, Saturday 7 February 2009. The training venue will shift from Dead Cat […]
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February 1, 2009
The Vietnam Swans Blog has just received the photo on the far left. It’s a photo of Leigh Matthews statue with a Vietnam Swans’ hat! Unprecedented. The bronze statue is one of ten and forms part of the Melbourne Cricket […]
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January 28, 2009
Long ridiculed for being the Vietnam Swans Farewell Club, we’ve been at it again. Swans National President, Phil Johns farewells Matt Johns. Last weekend we said goodbye to Matty “just one more” Johns, his partner Rebecca and their son, Junior. […]
