Commodore Eric Johnston AO AM OBE, Northern Territory Administrator 1981-89, Born Shanghai, China, July 29, Died Darwin, February 26, aged 63. Already popular among Northern Territorians because of his energetic ...
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Letters: our First Rear Admiral – a vote for King
FOR KING AND COUNTRY (but especially for King). It was sad to see that old chestnut trotted out again on page 17 of the September 1996 issue of the Naval ...
Letters: our First Rear Admiral – Dumaresq or King?
The September 1996 issue carries an interesting story about Rear Admiral J. S. Dumaresq, CB, CVO on page 17. The article says “He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1921, ...
Captain Cook’s Plotting Board
There is a coffee table in Maritime Headquarters, Australia that has a link with Captain Cook. The table has a dark wooden board set into it with the board protected ...
Letters – Chapel Windows – what about Quickmatch?
The September 1996 issue of the `Navy Review’ proudly displays the glass windows depicting the `V’ & `W’, `N’, and Tribal Class destroyers, and rightly so. But, as a past crewman ...