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Shenandoah at Port Melbourne, 1865

A.N. Other · Aug 16, 1972 ·

The arrival of five American ships including the Confederate raider SHENANDOAH in early 1865 startled the residents of Port Melbourne. The raider’s visit triggered an international crisis and involved the British Government in ...

HMS Orlando at Cockatoo Dock – 1887

A.N. Other · Aug 16, 1972 ·

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British Pacific Fleet- 1945

A.N. Other · Aug 13, 1972 ·

336 ships… 300 aircraft… Battleships DUKE OF YORK (C-in-C, BPF): Capt. A. D. Nicholl, CBE, DSO KING GEORGE V (VA 2 in C): Capt. B. B. Schofield, CBE ANSON: Capt. ...

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The Touch and Go War

Goldsworthy, Lieutenant Commander L V GC DSC GM RANVR · Jan 31, 1972 ·

About the Author: Lieutenant Commander Leon Verdi Goldsworthy was born in Broken Hill, NSW, in 1909. Mobilised as a Sub-Lieutenant on Probation in 1941, he proceeded to England, there to ...

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Coastwatching Remembered

Downs, Ian G F · Jan 31, 1972 ·

THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY established a coast watching organisation prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. It was a voluntary service under which selected persons undertook to report to ...

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