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11/12/2007: "MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S WILD KINGDOM..... in Australia"

Tom Allen (top - right) of Gainesville, Florida was a regular assistant in this famous American TV show that ran for decades.

Lower picture shows John Reynolds a local Australian guest invited to participate in the film. John was a founding director of Marineland on the Gold Coast, an original pioneer diver in the same area with friend Ben Cropp.

We were in The Swain Reefs, searching for sea snakes, our eventual destination, Saumarez Reef in The Coral Sea for sharks.

Underwater cameraman - director was Ralph Nelson. I was picking up additional shots of everyone as a second cameraman.

Ron Isbell's original charter boat, Sea Hunt is about to be boarded. It was a successful trip. John C Fairfax came along to help with things too.