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Bruce is probably more well known to most as Bruce - The Mayor of Tomato Is campsite on the Roper R and the owner of the vehicular barge.

He passed yesterday.

He helped a LOT of people on the Roper to sort out their problems. He would not suffer fools hence the gruff public exterior.

In an earlier life Bruce used to skipper marlin boats out of Cairns including with famous US celebrities.

Bruce's gruff exterior was the result of service in Vietnam where he served in the RAAF as a airstrip guard.

Being handy with weapons he was sought by helicopter pilots to man the door machine gun on flights.

He twice fell from helicopter flights and survived.

For fishos camping at Tomato Is on Anzac Day Bruce would "call" everybody to the dawn service by firing a .308 over the top of a camp.

Better than an alarm clock or phone.

I've still got the laminated copies of the dawn service program that he used.

I was saddened to be told the news 30 minutes ago.

RIP. Thanks for posting this Ron.

RIP
Very impresive to fall out of helicopters twice and live to tell the tale!