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Letter to the Editor

Letter: HMAS Melbourne Repairs

John Jeremy, AM Vice President NHSA · Jun 26, 2022 ·

The following letter has been received from John Jeremy who for many years served at Cockatoo Island Dockyard being its last Chief Executive. Dear Walter, The March 2022 edition of ...

Letter: HMAS Wagga – Seeing the Light

Editorial Staff · Jun 26, 2022 ·

On 21 April 2022 we received a request from our dedicated member David Williams for help in identifying some objects from the corvette HMAS Wagga held in the City of ...

Letter: RAN ships launched in Australia

Editorial Staff · Jun 26, 2022 ·

The Reverend Arthur Rix and ship launching ceremonies.  The March 2022 edition of the NHR contained a story I Name this Ship which states that the Rev. Arthur Rix officiated ...

Letter: British cutlasses – Heritage Arms Society SA

Letter Writer · Mar 24, 2022 ·

I write to draw your attention and that of your members to the imaginative and important project being coordinated by the Heritage Arms Society, South Australia. This aims to collect ...

Letter: Ikara

Letter Writer · Mar 24, 2022 ·

I recently received the excellent work Ikara by Angus Britts which rightly and effectively highlights the development of the Ikara weapons system. The book also highlights the forerunner of Ikara, ...

Letter: Roylen Cruises – Alfred ‘Happy’ Hawkins

Swinden, Greg · Mar 24, 2022 ·

I enjoyed the article in the recent Review regarding Roylen Cruises. It reminded me that one of the youngest RAN Prisoners of War later worked as a deckhand for Roylen ...

Letter: Exmouth Gulf – Submariners’ Haven – Onslow

Letter Writer · Mar 1, 2022 ·

Dear Editor, With reference to the Fuel Storage Tanks segment of the Exmouth Gulf – Submariners’ Haven article by Colin Randall published in the December edition of the Naval Historical ...

Letter: Lieutenant Commander Ernest Thomas Lees DSO RANR

Letter Writer · Dec 29, 2021 ·

Dear Editor Regarding the article on Lieutenant Commander Ernest Thomas Lees DSO RANR in the September 2021 NHR (‘Naval Sub Lieutenant awarded the Distinguished Service Order’), I have unearthed some ...

Letter: Lew Lind

Letter Writer · Dec 29, 2021 ·

Dear Walter, Re LEW LIND Thank you for your reply, 15 September 2021, I would be honoured if you used my letter as a Letter to the Editor in your ...

Letter: A Mortar Mystery:

Letter Writer · Dec 29, 2021 ·

Hi Walter, Some time ago I photographed both the Cowra Limbo mounting and a twin 4.7in. mounting. This latter had no splinter shield but was surely a Tribal. Both items ...

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