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The RAN Band Ashore And Afloat

Periodical, Semaphore · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This article was first published in Semaphore, published by the Seapower Centre in 2007, and appears here with their kind permission. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Band is a ceremonial unit ...

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A summary of Australian naval involvement in world conflicts

Powell, Brian, RD · Mar 5, 2008 ·

A Speech Presented to the Savage Club Monday Forum, Melbourne, 19 November 2007 Australian Colonial Navies were small and meant basically just to protect ports. Apart from Victoria’s monitor Cerberus ...

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Book Review: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1805-1810

Book reviewer · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Storm and Conquest. The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1805-1810. By Stephen Taylor. Published by Faber and Faber Review by John Smith The Battle of Trafalgar was not the finale ...

Book Review: Cochrane the Dauntless

Book reviewer · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Cochrane the Dauntless. The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane. By David Cordingly. Published by Bloomsbury and available from Allen and Unwin Book Publishers This is yet another biography of ...

Book Review: Calls to the Deep

Book reviewer · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Calls to the Deep – The Story of Naval Communications Station Harold E Holt, Exmouth, Western Australia By Brian Humphreys. Available from Australian Aviation/Phantom Media, PO Box 1777, Fyshwick, ACT, ...

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