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Bird-brained recruit misfires rear gun at Fort Scratchley, hits president, misses his brother

Simon McCarthy
May 31 2024 - 11:37am
Fort Scratchley secretary Rick Carter with Wing Commander Lynyrd Skynyrd (Free bird squadron) share a bonding moment on Thursday afternoon. Picture by Simone De Peak
Fort Scratchley secretary Rick Carter with Wing Commander Lynyrd Skynyrd (Free bird squadron) share a bonding moment on Thursday afternoon. Picture by Simone De Peak

I swear I'm not doing it on purpose, I told my editor. I promise I'm not just writing about birds.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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