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HMAS Australia – Visit to Gallipoli – 1936

A.N. Other · Jun 21, 1983 ·

During the Abyssinian crisis in 1936, H.M.A.S. Australia and Sydney were serving with the Mediterranean Fleet, the former having been on exchange with H.M.S. Sussex and the latter was temporarily serving ...

Obituary: Harry Adlam

Zammitt, Alan · Jun 20, 1983 ·

HAROLD CHARLES (HARRY) ADLAM grew up in Penshurst, Sydney. Economics dictated that he leave school at the age of 14. However, he educated himself and ended up with a better ...

Punishment in the services – The Good Old Days

NHSA Webmaster · Jun 6, 1983 ·

WE OFTEN HEAR people talk about the ‘good old days’, but how good were they really? Take punishment in the services as just one instance. Here we find that the ...

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The Loss of HMS Dorsetshire

Creasy,John · Jun 6, 1983 ·

This vivid eyewitness account of the sinking of the 8-inch cruiser, HMS Dorsetshire by Japanese bombers in 1942 was extracted from a war-time booklet published to raise funds for building ...

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The Royal Yacht Britannia

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 1983 ·

THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA, named and launched by the Queen at Clydebank (Scotland) in 1953, serves as an official and private residence for the Queen and other members of the ...

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