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Late 19th Century Naval Journals and Memoirs as History

Cowburn, Professor P. M. · Aug 31, 1972 ·

HOW EXCELLENT the best naval journals and memoirs can be! Indeed, even the average ones have a directness and authenticity of observation that are often missing in more self-conscious descriptive ...

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The Victorian Navy

Webb, P · Aug 31, 1972 ·

 Mr. Webb is secretary of the Victorian Chapter of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. He is a well known artist/draughtsman specialising in ships’ drawings and plans. VICTORIA WAS SEPARATED ...

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Captain H. M. L. Waller DSO and BAR, RAN

Owen, Commander P.O.L. · Aug 31, 1972 ·

‘Hector Macdonald Laws Waller will always remain in my mind as one of the very finest types of Australian Naval Officer. Full of good cheer, a great sense of humour, ...

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Two of a Kind – but Different

Millar, Jack · Aug 26, 1972 ·

At frequent intervals a British Freighter, the Port Victor, sails unassumingly into the Port of Melbourne on her workmanlike task of trading regularly between Australia and other world ports. Like ...

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The Battle of the Coral Sea – May 4-8,1942

Australian-American Association · Aug 26, 1972 ·

The Story of the Coral Sea Battle and its Significance. In 1942 Australia’s fate was being decided by the battle of the Coral Sea, the turning-point of the Pacific war. ...

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Old Fighting Ships Began Navy Tradition

Henderson, Captain C.W. · Aug 19, 1972 ·

Whatever happened to those famous old fighting ships of World War I? Captain Henderson, a former Sydney pilot and a historian of note, draws on nostalgic memories in tracing the ...

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HMAS Parramatta – the RAN’s First Fighting Ship

A.N. Other · Aug 16, 1972 ·

HMAS PARRAMATTA, the first fighting ship of the Royal Australian Navy. PARRAMATTA now [Ed. August 1972] rusts on the mud flats above Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River but in the next ...

HMAS Sydney in the North Sea

A.N. Other · Aug 16, 1972 ·

The four photographs in this series are from the collection of Rear Admiral G. B. Moore, C.B.E. HMAS SYDNEY operated in the North Sea in the last years of World ...

Shenandoah at Port Melbourne, 1865

A.N. Other · Aug 16, 1972 ·

The arrival of five American ships including the Confederate raider SHENANDOAH in early 1865 startled the residents of Port Melbourne. The raider’s visit triggered an international crisis and involved the British Government in ...

HMS Orlando at Cockatoo Dock – 1887

A.N. Other · Aug 16, 1972 ·

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British Pacific Fleet- 1945

A.N. Other · Aug 13, 1972 ·

336 ships… 300 aircraft… Battleships DUKE OF YORK (C-in-C, BPF): Capt. A. D. Nicholl, CBE, DSO KING GEORGE V (VA 2 in C): Capt. B. B. Schofield, CBE ANSON: Capt. ...

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The Touch and Go War

Goldsworthy, Lieutenant Commander L V GC DSC GM RANVR · Jan 31, 1972 ·

About the Author: Lieutenant Commander Leon Verdi Goldsworthy was born in Broken Hill, NSW, in 1909. Mobilised as a Sub-Lieutenant on Probation in 1941, he proceeded to England, there to ...

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Coastwatching Remembered

Downs, Ian G F · Jan 31, 1972 ·

THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY established a coast watching organisation prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. It was a voluntary service under which selected persons undertook to report to ...

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Admiral Dumaresq-A Son of Australia

Cousins, Edna · Jan 31, 1972 ·

SYDNEY CAN CLAIM with a great deal of pride that it is the birthplace of a man who has made not only Australian, but Commonwealth Naval History. In the harbourside ...

Leyte Gulf – Biggest Sea Fight in History

Collins, Vice Admiral Sir John · Jan 31, 1972 ·

The invitation to write an article for the Naval Historical Review 1972 gives me the opportunity to remind members of the importance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in Australian ...

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The RAN in Antarctic Waters

Vickridge, G.L.W., Lieutenant, RANR · Jan 30, 1972 ·

PRIOR TO 1911, AUSTRALIAN INVOLVEMENT in Antarctic exploration was limited to providing a jumping-off point for many of the expeditions. The first truly Australian venture was led by Douglas Mawson ...

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The Southern Base of the RAN

Bunnett, A · Dec 31, 1971 ·

A Short History of HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown. This is the first section of a two part article on the history of the Royal Australian Navy’s southern dockyard. The authors, ...

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The Navy’s Secret War in the Pacific

Proud, J.C.R, Commander · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Biographical Note: J. C. R. Proud, CBE, VRD. Served with RANVR, 1939-45. Director FELO, 1942-45. After war, served with the British Foreign Office and later with the Colonial Service in ...

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Admiral John Paul Jones and the ships that honoured him

Lind, L.J. · Dec 31, 1971 ·

`I have not yet begun to fight’ John Paul, for that was his baptismal name, was born at Arbigland, Kirkcudbright, Scotland on July 6th 1747. He went to sea as ...

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From Warrior to Vanguard

Bastock, John · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Introduction: Britain’s first sea-going ironclad, HMS Warrior, took the water in December 1860. For nearly one hundred years afterwards, Warrior’s successors dominated the naval scene, and the battleships of Britain ...

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British Landing Craft of World War II

Payne, Alan · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Prelude to Invasion of Normandy In November 1940, the Battle of Britain was over. The German Navy had suffered heavy casualties during the Norwegian campaign and was now licking its ...

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Emden-Sydney Relics at Penguin

Gallagher, L. S. QMG · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Relics of SMS Emden bask in the sunshine on the lawn of HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, Sydney. The principal relic is one of the German cruiser’s ten 4 1 inch ...

Orion into the Breach

Atwill, R., DSM, Lieutenant, RN (Rtd) · Dec 31, 1971 ·

In this article Lieutenant Atwill describes the holocaust of the evacuation of Heraklion, Crete. HMS Orion, a cruiser of the Leander class, flying the flag of Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings ...

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The Tower Building at Garden Island

Churchill, J., Lieutenant Commander · Dec 31, 1971 ·

The Royal Australian Navy is fortunate in possessing many buildings of both historical and architectural interest. The list is considerable and includes Bomerah, Tirana, Jenner, Tresco, and various barrack and ...

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Foreword to the first issue

Smith, Sir Victor, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C., Vice Admiral, RAN · Dec 25, 1971 ·

There can be no doubt as to either the importance or interest of the study of history to those who follow or support the profession of arms at sea. For example, the ...

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