A Sydney-based syndicate announced plans to acquire the aircraft carrier, HMAS MELBOURNE for conversion to a floating gambling casino to be moored outside territorial waters off Eden, NSW. The far-fetched scheme never eventuated, and MELBOURNE was later sold for scrap.
Australian Naval History on 14 February 1984
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