Introduction During our Bicentennial celebrations we have read much of the problem of morale in HMA Forces. The subject of resignations continues to provide some of our less informed journalists ...
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Diary of John Ernest James – Part 2
Written whilst serving in HMAS Sydney II This is the second instalment of the diaries of John Ernest James. He was in the Mediterranean Sea in HMAS Sydney and took ...
HMAS Canberra and HMAS Shropshire Honoured
On the 4th April, 1989,a delightful ceremony took place in the precincts of the Naval Museum on Garden Island, Sydney, in the presentation of much treasured naval memorabilia. Firstly, a beautiful coloured ...
The Salvage of the USS New Orleans – 1942
Ships arrive off Sydney Heads under steam, under sail, under tow and even underwater in the case of submarines. But one ship arrived backwards! Amid dramatic circumstances, it was ...