Ninety-six years ago on July 9th, 1901 Sir John Forrest, Member for Swan, W.A., and Minister for Defence in Australia’s brand new Commonwealth parliament, moved: “That this Bill (Defence) be ...
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Obituary: Commodore E E Johnston AO AM OBE
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 ...