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The Naming of USS “Canberra” – 1942

Hobden, D.T. · Sep 5, 1996 ·

The following correspondence is self-evident and highlights the warm relationship between the USN and the RAN during WWII. Canberra Dated September 1, 1942 Recd 9:43 a.m., 2nd Secretary of State, ...

Obituary: John Bastock RAN 1908-1996: Naval Artist

Zammitt, Alan · Sep 5, 1996 ·

RAN serviceman, naval artist, writer. Born Sydney, February 18, 1908. Died Padstow, July 26, 1996, aged 88. In 1913, when he was five years old, John Bastock perched on his ...

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Letters: Naming of HMAS Warramunga

Letter Writer · Jun 25, 1996 ·

There has been a successful and happy outcome to the saga of the naming of the new Warramunga. (See the March issue of the Review, page 21). The following letter ...

Rush of Blood

Newspaper, London Daily Telegraph · Jun 25, 1996 ·

Ancient Mariners have been quick to respond to my note about the Combined Service rugby dinner, when some Naval officers stood for the Loyal Toast and others followed tradition and ...

Book Review: Where the Hell is Africa?

William F. Cook, MVO, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Jun 24, 1996 ·

Title: “Where the Hell is Africa?” Author: Philip Seymour Publisher: self-published “The Laws of the Navy”, a collection of verses reminiscent of Rudyard Kipling’s “Laws of the Jungle”, was written around ...

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