Royal Australian Naval House has always been known affectionately as ‘Johnnies’, although the origin of the name is hard to trace. Enquiries made amongst men who used the hostel as ...
History of ‘Johnnies’ – Royal Naval House 1876 – 1980s
Stand-by to Snort, Standing Charge Starboard!
Confrontation-The Campaign Widens || RAN Participation 1964-66
HMAS Sydney – An End to the Controversy
Australian Naval History on 15 December 2003
HMAS Cessnock II arrived in the Solomon Islands as a part of a naval task group and ground forces to help restore law and order ...
Australian Naval History on 11 December 2003
HMAS Newcastle arrived home in Sydney from the Middle East Area of Operations. In addition to the 396 boardings the crew conducted during her deployment, three Newcastle sailors in one ...
The Sovereign’s Colours in the Royal Australian Navy 1925-2003
Australian Naval History on 22 October 2003
HMAS ARUNTA, (frigate), and HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a four-day good will visit. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 October 2003
A provisional acceptance ceremony was held at NAS NOWRA, NSW, for the Super Sea Sprite Helicopter, (SH-2G(A)), for 805 Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 October 2003
The ANZAC class guided missile frigate HMAS PARRAMATTA, was commissioned. PARRAMATTA was laid down in Tenix Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and launched on 17 June 2000. ...
First Excitement in Sarawak 1963
Shore Patrol in Bermuda – HMS Blake 1971
RETURNING FROM A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT to the western sea-board of continental USA to support a major British Trade Exhibition in San Francisco, the helicopter cruiser HMS Blake paid a routine ...
Periscope Repair – Defects by Fin, Friend, and Feather
The Admiralty Writ-HMS Hermes in Quebec City 1976
Book Review: Long service and other nonoperational medals awarded to the Australian Defence Forces
Long service and other nonoperational medals awarded to the Australian Defence Forces By Ron Horton Available from Australian Information Shops. 32 pages. Reviewed by Gordon Mackinlay This small booklet records ...
Book Review: Full Circle – Log of the Navy’s No. 1 Conscript
Full Circle: Log of the Navy’s No. 1 Conscript By John Gritten Cualann Press, ISBN 0 9535036 9 0. 6 Corpach Drive, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7XG Scotland. Reviewed by Ian ...
Book Review: Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge By Barrie Pitt Cassell Military Paperbacks. Allen & Unwin, Sydney. Pp. 230. Price $19.95 Reviewed by B.L. Cleary This is the 2003 edition of a book, first published in ...
RNAS Sembawang – an Update
At the time of wriing, LCDR Swinden was RAN Liaison Officer Singapore. IN THE JUNE 2003 EDITION of the Review was an article on HMS Simbang (RNAS Sembawang). The closing ...
Devotion to Duty in Darwin – Laurance Ernest Tozer RAN
Torpedo Pioneers – 14 November Anniversary
Extract from The Times of London, 14 November 2002. Forwarded by David Simmonds (Member, WA) A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE has been noticed on the anniversaries of two of the pioneer developers ...
The Senior Service – Why is the Navy so often called?
A SURE WAY OF ENSURING RAGE from Army colleagues is for a Navy member to start up a discussion as to the order of protocol for a march, or a ...
HMS Marlborough’s Account of the Iraq War, March 2003
Johnnies – Royal Naval House, Sydney
Reverend A. Hilliard recalls the amenities of the place (located in Clarence Place, Sydney) towards the end of WW2. Extract from his memoirs of HMAS Junee 1944-5 ON OVERNIGHT ‘LIBERTIES’ ...
Australian Naval History on 23 August 2003
HMAS BRUNEI departs Bougainville, bringing to an end six years of RAN support to the peace monitoring group, as part of Operation Belisi II. RAN landing craft heavy had been ...
Australian Naval History on 6 August 2003
HMAS NEWCASTLE, (guided missile frigate), enters the Persian Gulf to relieve her sister ship HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), on Maritime Interdiction Operations. ...