Introduction On a spring afternoon in Brisbane in October 1888, twenty armed policemen, under the command of the Commissioner of Police, marched down Edward Street and deployed to take up ...
Naval Historical Review
The High Court of Admiralty
As a result of the talk on Friday 1 March by the Honourable Kenneth Carruthers Q.C., who was formerly Judge in Admiralty on the Supreme Court of New South Wales, ...
Thomas Henry Distin Morgan – Naval Chaplain (1868-1937)
Thomas Henry Distin Morgan, born in England 28th December 1868 – son of John Furlong Morgan and Mary (Bradridge). When three months old his parents returned to their home – ...
A Memoir on Milford Sound (NZ)
Book Review: Coast Watching in the Solomon Islands 1941-1943
Title: Coast Watching in the Solomon Islands The Bougainville Reports December 1941-July 1943 Edited by: A. B. Feuer* Publisher: Praeger Publishers, 1 Madison Avenue, New York USA 10010. The diaries ...
Technology: A Neglected Dimension of Naval History
Letters: What Size is a Hammock?
In the December 1995 issue of SHIPS MONTHLY, which I receive, was an article called “BOY ON A BATTLE” by Roger Fry recounting his Easter 1956 experiences as a Sea ...
Letters: Women’s Reserve Emergency Naval Service
With reference to the article in your Review (March 1996) by Mrs. Mildred Greaves, I must confess I never remember seeing or hearing of them (Women’s Volunteer Naval Reserve). I ...
The Preservation of HMAS Diamantina – Diamantina’s dilemma
Preserving yesteryear’s warships to enhance our maritime heritage is never easy. Even in the U.K. with its big population, the task of maintaining HMS BELFAST in the Thames opposite the ...
Reflections on HMAS Australia and Sydney at Gallipoli – 1936
As April 25 approaches, it is fitting to remember that it is just on 60 years since Gallipoli was visited by HMA Ships Australia and Sydney II. I was a midshipman ...