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Letters: The Vung Tau Ferry

Letter Writer · Jun 1, 1999 ·

In your Book Review (Naval Historical Review, December 1998) of ‘The Vung Tau Ferry – HMAS Sydney and Escort Ships, Vietnam 1965-72’, your reviewer mentions a story he heard about ...

An Atlantic Convoy 1798-1799

Nicholson, Ian · Jun 1, 1999 ·

AN ATLANTIC CONVOY IN 1798-1799 INCLUDING THE CONVICT TRANSPORT HILLSBOROUGH BOUND FOR BOTANY BAY (Log extracts, HMS Amphion, Captain R.H.A. Bennett – P.R.O. Adm. 51/1264 – entries noon to noon) ...

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Letter: The Day It Rained Metal At Manus

Thomson, Max · Jun 1, 1999 ·

Dear Editors, Two quite enthralling packages came to me last week – one from Morton PA in America and the other from Anchorage, Alaska USA – all as a result ...

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Hedy Lamarr, Movie Star (and Inventor of torpedo-control )

Butler, Alun · Jun 1, 1999 ·

She never walked off with any Oscars, but Hedy Lamarr knew a thing or two about torpedoes. For as long as Tony Loder can remember, he’d known that his mother, ...

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Mateship

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 1999 ·

There has been a lot spoken and written recently on this subject. Perhaps it can he best described in the following terms: There’s a sort of bonding that develops out ...

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