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 ...
History - general
Titanic and her Sisters
The Naval Board and its Flag
Jane’s Fighting Ships
The Sound of Musical Submarines
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
Nuclear Submarines not an Option for Australia
Tails of Mice and Men
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
Letter: Fred Dawson
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
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
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
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
Australasian Naval Forces and Commonwealth Naval Forces
Developing Australian Naval Forces
Developing Australian Naval Forces
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
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
The Tingira Tram
The Queensland Floods and HMAS Diamantina
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
HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’
Type of Boy Required . . .
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 ...
