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History - general

S.Y.Aurora – Australia’s first Antarctic mail ship

A.N. Other · Mar 4, 2012 ·

By Richard Breckon Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14 marked the effective commencement of Australian involvement in Antarctica – the subject of 100-year celebrations recently. The ship carrying ...

Titanic and her Sisters

Rivett, Norman C · Mar 3, 2012 ·

The 15th of April 2012 marks the centenary of one of the most recorded events in recent maritime history, the sinking of RMS Titanic. While details have been more than ...

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The Naval Board and its Flag

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

For centuries past flags have played an important part in naval customs and traditions. Flags used by ships help identify nationality, the individual importance or rank of a senior officer ...

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Jane’s Fighting Ships

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

In a recent chat one of our more senior members, Norm Rivett, recalled as a young apprentice listening to Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) on German propaganda radio interviewing the ace U-Boat commander ...

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The Sound of Musical Submarines

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Peter Judge The September 2011 edition of the Naval Historical Review contained an interesting summary on submarine warfare which brings into perspective some little known facts concerning Baron von ...

Submarines before Oberon Submarines before Oberon and their Significance for the Royal Australian Navy

A.N. Other · Sep 4, 2011 ·

 By Midshipman John Lee This essay, which won the Naval Historical Society history prize in 2010, has been purposely held back for inclusion in this edition of our magazine which ...

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Nuclear Submarines not an Option for Australia

A.N. Other · Sep 4, 2011 ·

By Hans J. Ohff After a career in engineering and commerce, Hans Ohff took an interest in economic history to earn his PhD from the University of Adelaide. He regards ...

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Tails of Mice and Men

A.N. Other · Sep 4, 2011 ·

When the Prince of Wales, later King George V, inspected the Submarine Flotilla in March 1904 and undertook a dive in an ‘A’ boat he was first presented to the ...

Newcastle Maritime Centre

A.N. Other · Sep 4, 2011 ·

Australia is well blessed by a number of small maritime museums but as these are on our doorsteps they are often overlooked. We have asked the curators of a number ...

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Letter: Fred Dawson

Editorial Staff · Sep 4, 2011 ·

One of our members, Fred Dawson of Nowra, has written pointing out a few errors in articles contained in the March 2011 edition of the Review (Vol 32 No 1). ...

Book Review: Seamanship and Scouting for Boys

Book reviewer · Sep 3, 2011 ·

We are only reviewing one book, a history of Sea Scouting. This volume is extremely well written by an author who has spent a lifetime involved in Sea Scouting and ...

Letter: Garden Island Chapel

Letter Writer · Jun 14, 2011 ·

I read with some interest the review of Norm Rivett’s History of the Garden Island Chapel. The reviewer makes mention of there being three of the RAN’s (Fleet) Colours laid ...

Book Review: Australia’s Fighting Ships

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 14, 2011 ·

 Australia’s Fighting Ships – A Century of War & Peace by Ross Gillett. Published by Topmill Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2011. Available in both a limited edition hard cover at $49.95 ...

The First Hundred Years

Gillett, Ross · Jun 14, 2011 ·

We gratefully acknowledge the following article which is taken from the author’s new book “Australia’s Fighting Ships”, published in April 2011 by Topmill Pty Ltd. On 10 July 2011 the ...

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Australasian Naval Forces and Commonwealth Naval Forces

Swinden, Greg · Jun 14, 2011 ·

Firstly let me explain that the Australasian Naval Forces (ANF) and the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and vice versa, are not the same thing. Following Federation in 1901 the various ...

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Developing Australian Naval Forces

A.N. Other · Jun 14, 2011 ·

In celebrating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) we should recognise the RAN was born at a most turbulent time in our recent history. The turn of the ...

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Developing Australian Naval Forces

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 2011 ·

  In celebrating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) we should recognise the RAN was born at a most turbulent time in our recent history. The turn of ...

Book Review: A History of the Naval Chapel, Garden Island

Book reviewer · Mar 17, 2011 ·

A History of the Naval Chapel, Garden Island Author – Norman C Rivett Reviewed by LCDR Ron Robb, RAN, Rtd. A detailed history of the Naval Chapel on Garden Island ...

They Also Served – Leading Cook Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms

Swinden, Greg · Mar 10, 2011 ·

Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms was born at Launceston, Tasmania on 28 November 1909, the eldest of four children of Henry Joseph Emms, a blacksmith’s assistant and tailor, and Stella Marion ...

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The Tingira Tram

Swinden, Greg · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The navies of the world are governed by rules and regulations and the RAN is no exception. Among the thousands of items of administration which have guided and directed the ...

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The Queensland Floods and HMAS Diamantina

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The River class frigate HMAS Diamantina was one of eight of this large class of over 130 WW II convoy escorts to enter the RAN. She was built by Walkers ...

HMAS Anzac (III) – first in class

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The third ship to carry the proud name of Anzac was the lead ship of a class of ten similar vessels built by Transfield Defence Industries, later known as Tenix ...

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HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

With the end of World War II in sight the RAN had to plan for replacement ships of its hard worked destroyer force. The remaining ‘V&W’ destroyers HMA Ships Vendetta ...

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Type of Boy Required . . .

Lewis, Tom, AOM, Lieutenant RAN · Dec 10, 2010 ·

The Royal Australian Naval College in its early years was certainly definitive about what type of entrant was thought most suitable for officer training. A look at the 1918 edition ...

The Navy and a Yacht Race

A.N. Other · Dec 10, 2010 ·

Most of the information for this article came from Dr Marsden Hordern, OAM, who is a long standing member of the Naval Historical Society, an acknowledged author and naval historian. ...

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