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The Naval Defence of the Australian Colonies to Federation

Vickridge, G.L.W., Lieutenant, RANR · May 24, 2008 ·

The question with regard to naval defence is ‘what were the differences with the Mother Country’ and, if there were any, what impact did they have on the federation of the six colonies? ...

KÖNIGSBERG: The Thorn in the Rose Garden

A.N. Other · Mar 24, 2008 ·

The harbour of peace is the English translation of Dar-es-Salaam, the capital of the large and potentially wealthy colony of German East Africa. East Africa was the prize possession of ...

Letters: Dry Land Sailors

Letter Writer · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Dear Editor, I read with interest the recent article entitled Dry Land Sailors. In this article, Commander Swinden suggests that the Bridging Train was ‘barely known about in 1917, let ...

Obituary: Reinhold von Malapert

Newspaper, London Daily Telegraph · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This Obituary was first published in the UK’s Daily Telegraph and appears here with that paper’s kind permission Capitan-Leutnant Reinhold von Malapert, who has died aged 93, witnessed the last ...

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Minesweeping after WW2 – Loss of Warrnambool

Swinden, Greg · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Following the end of World War II there was a requirement to sweep the thousands of mines laid in defensive minefields throughout Australian waters. During the war the RAN’s minelayer, ...

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