When Hitler declared war on Great Britain in 1939, here in Australia, the Prime Minister Robert Menzies addressed the nation on 3 September: ‘Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty ...
WWII operations
Lifeboat No. 7 – 23 days at sea
Report of Engagement between HMAS Sydney and Kormoran
Obituary: Reinhold von Malapert
Torres Strait – Small-ship Refuelling Stopovers
Thursday Island and nearby Horn Island in the Torres Strait were always welcome stopovers for fuel or water for so many WWII Fairmile patrol vessels as they ‘went north’ to ...
The Midshipman – A Corvette Wartime Experience
Reminiscences about the wartime activities of HMAS Australia
Leadership: Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins
The China Fleet – Small Ships WW2
Book Review: A Very Rude Awakening
A Very Rude Awakening: The night the Japanese midget subs came to Sydney Harbour. By Peter Grose Allen & Unwin Reviewed by Tim Duchesne On 31 May 1942, three cruisers, ...