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1901-Australian Federation & the Royal Tour

Ogle, Brian · Mar 30, 2001 ·

Events of one hundred years ago when the first Commonwealth Parliament was opened by George, Duke of Cornwall and York, in Melbourne, on a stopover during the Royal Tour around ...

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Royal Australian Naval College

Lewis, Tom, AOM, Lieutenant RAN · Dec 30, 2000 ·

The establishment of the Royal Australian Naval College’s buildings was begun early this century after the House of Representatives decided a naval college should be built on federal land. Jervis ...

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Torpedoing of SS Ormiston – 1943

d'Alpuget, L.A., Lieut., RANVR (Rtd.) · Dec 30, 2000 ·

On May 12, 1943, I was Captain of an anti-submarine Naval Auxiliary Patrol vessel, commissioned HMAS 539 (Topsy A), a heavy, converted fishing trawler driven by three engines. We were ...

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RAN Aircraft Hoisting – Changing Techniques

Vickridge, G.L.W., Lieutenant, RANR · Sep 7, 2000 ·

Two very different types of aircraft are being hoisted in the two photographs in this article. The open cockpit Seagull III, A9-3 is seen being hoisted inboard to HMAS Albatross. While ...

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Salutes – Why 21 Guns for Royalty?

Periodical, The Legionary · Sep 7, 2000 ·

I was intrigued to see the great interest which was aroused in the Montreal press over the firing of the 21 gun salutes to welcome the Princess Royal on her ...

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