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The War of Words

Thomson, Max · Mar 1, 1989 ·

Few things bugged wartime Australians more than censorship. When it came to news from the far-flung battlefronts where Australians in thousands were involved in the fighting, the lack of knowledge ...

One of our Destroyers: HMAS Norman journeys to Russia

Ramsay, George · Dec 27, 1988 ·

HMAS Norman was built at Thornycroft’s Yards, Southampton, England. Launched 30th October 1940, and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in September 1941, ‘on loan’, with four other ‘N’ Class ...

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Home, Home on the Range: Degaussing

Southcombe (Cornwallis), Gwenda · Dec 27, 1988 ·

IT ALL BEGAN, FOR ME, up a long flight of steep steps at No. 10 Clarence Street, Sydney. I was just one of the very many men and women of ...

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Commodore J.M. Armstrong, CBE, DSO, RAN 1900-1988

Armstrong, David, Professor · Dec 27, 1988 ·

Read at the funeral service at St. Brelade’s Church, Jersey, January 6th, 1989 by Michael Marett- Crosby. JOHN MALET ARMSTRONG, Jamie to his wife and friends, was born in Sydney, ...

Order of Battle at Midway

A.N. Other · Dec 13, 1988 ·

Japanese Forces 1. Battle Fleet (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto) Battleships Yamato (flagship), Negato, Mutsu Light aircraft-carrier Hosho Light cruiser Sendai and 9 destroyers Seaplane-carriers Chivoda and Nisshin (transporting midget-submarines) Covering force ...

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