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Letters: Inquiry into the Loss of HMAS Sydney – Communications

Eagles, James · Jun 1, 1999 ·

The recent edition of the Naval Historical Review with the single page article on the Inquiry into the loss of HMAS Sydney, written by Commodore I. H. Nicholson. RAN (Ret’d), ...

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Letters: Kings Park Guns

Letter Writer · Jun 1, 1999 ·

I refer to the article “Coastal Defence and the Kings Park Naval Guns” contained in Volume 20, No. 1, 1999[March 1999]. At the last paragraph the author gives his views ...

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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