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**EMBARGOED SHD Project, DO NOT USE WITHOUT SPEAKING TO NICKY CATLEY** Paige Vernon-Smith plays with her brother Aiden ahead of her Navy Officer Enlistment Ceremony . Photographed at Paige’s home in Metford, near Maitland, on July 16, 2020. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer .Credit:Dominic Lorrimer