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They Also Served – Leading Cook Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms

Swinden, Greg · Mar 10, 2011 ·

Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms was born at Launceston, Tasmania on 28 November 1909, the eldest of four children of Henry Joseph Emms, a blacksmith’s assistant and tailor, and Stella Marion ...

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The Tingira Tram

Swinden, Greg · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The navies of the world are governed by rules and regulations and the RAN is no exception. Among the thousands of items of administration which have guided and directed the ...

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The Queensland Floods and HMAS Diamantina

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The River class frigate HMAS Diamantina was one of eight of this large class of over 130 WW II convoy escorts to enter the RAN. She was built by Walkers ...

The Lessons Learnt from Hydrogen Sulphide Incidents in the Royal Australian Navy

Midson, D.W., BSc LLB (Hons), Acting Sub Lieutenant, RAN · Mar 10, 2011 ·

David Midson studied science and law at the University of Tasmania before joining the RAN in 2008. Following New Entry Officer Courses at HMAS Creswell he began work as a ...

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Book Review: The Grand Fleet – Warship Design 1906-1922

Book reviewer · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The Grand Fleet – Warship Design 1906-1922 by David K. Brown. Published by Seaforth Publishing P/L (Pen and Sword Books Ltd), Barnsley (UK), 2010 (originally published by Chatham Publishing in ...

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