Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
This month our Speaker is LCDR Roger Buxton RCN.(Ret) In August Roger presented Part One of his illustrated address- Technology and the Battle of the Atlantic, and we look forward
Date: Friday 6th December 2019. (Please note the change of date. Hopefully we haven’t inconvenienced too many of our members.) Time: 1830 for 1900 Venue: Sunset Room, Waverley RSL. The
When the Japanese submarine I-177 torpedoed and sank the Australian hospital ship Centaur 'in May 1943,268 crew, doctors, nurses and orderlies were killed. The event shocked the Australian Nation and
In November, a number of us attended an exhibition entitled 'Specialist Ships Made in Australia, How?' and consequently we invited Leigh Webster of 'Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia' to speak
Belated Christmas style Dinner to celebrate our 50th Birthday Year! Event Detail; Our Guest of Honour and Speaker is Commander Cindy Jenkins RAN. Cindy is the first female to command
Naval Historical Society of Australia – Victorian Chapter Cordially invites you to our Monthly Meeting At 1900 on Monday 26 April at Waverley RSL – Sunset Room Australia’ largest single
Guest speaker Dr Steve Cole PhD, BSc (Hons) has had extensive experience as an environmental management researcher, policy maker and implementer, both within Navy and as an industry consultant. He
Robert Hadler is passionate about Australian history and controversial events that sparked military, legal and political challenges for the nation. Robert’s presentation is based around his two books – “Dark
**Cancelled due to Covid Restrictions** Victorian Chapter – Monthly Meeting Guest Speaker Captain Ainsley Morthorpe CSM RAN Commanding Officer HMAS Cerberus on “Captain James Stirling RN” Captain Morthorpe’s
Naval Historical Society of Australia – Victoria Chapter Cordially invites you to Our Monthly Meeting at 1900 on Monday 23 August 2021 At Waverley RSL – Sunset Room 161 Coleman
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.