Garden Island The success of the Society owed much to Garden Island Naval Dockyard. Not only was it the birthplace of the Society but, in a way, it was the ...
The Naval Historical Society – 20 years on – Part 4
The Naval Historical Society – 20 years on – Part 2
Recollections of founding the Naval Historical Society
Australian Naval History on 12 November 1990
HMA Ships BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), and SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), sailed from Sydney to relieve HMA Ships ADELAIDE and DARWIN, (guided missile frigates), in the multi-national naval force in ...
Australian Naval History on 18 October 1990
The RAN purchased MV BLUE NABILLA from the National Safety Council of Victoria, after its demise. She was later renamed PROTECTOR. ...
Letter – Gallipoli Commemorative Issue
Could I just place in writing my compliments to all associated with the June 1990 – Gallipoli Commemorative Issue – of NHR just received. It makes for damned good reading ...
Boom Defence Vessels
Australian Naval History on 14 September 1990
Third Officer Ruby O. Boye-Jones, BEM, WRANS, the only woman to serve as a coastwatcher in a battle zone in the Pacific in WWII, died at the age of 99 ...
Pictorial – Reserve Fleet, Fremantle
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The Tobruk Ferry – Alias The Spud Run
HMAS Nepal – a South Atlantic Incident
HMAS Leeuwin – a short history
Fremantle Naval Artillery
Letter – Timor 1942
I read with interest John Leggoe’s report in the June edition of Naval Historical Review of the naval operations in support of the Australian commandos fighting in Timor 1942-43. To ...
RAN Corvettes in Western Australia
Australian Naval History on 17 August 1990
Australia and the world paid their last respects to the late RADM Sir David Martin, RAN, Governor of New South Wales, at a State Funeral held in Sydney. The Prime ...
Australian Naval History on 10 August 1990
The first RAN representative to be appointed Governor of New South Wales, RADM Sir David Martin, AO, KCMG, died in office at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 August 1990
HMAS BANDICOOT, (mine countermeasures vessel), was accepted for service at Singapore. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 August 1990
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), passed through the Panama Canal to San Diego. She was the first RAN ship to transit the canal in 15 years. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 August 1990
The new ship WALLAROO, (mine counter-measures vessel), was transferred to the RAN at Singapore. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 August 1990
Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, and quickly took control of the country. The UN immediately condemned the act, and imposed sanctions on Iraq, and called for her to remove her troops ...
Australian Naval History on 30 July 1990
A decision was reached to follow the RN’s MCM-COOP Plan to strengthen the RAN’s mine warfare role. The first three commercial vessels to be inducted as ‘Craft of Opportunity’, (COOP), ...
Australian Naval History on 5 July 1990
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), made a four day visit to Stockholm. She was the first ship of the RAN to visit a Swedish port. ...
Ships attacked/sunk – WW2 enemy action on east coast of Australia
SHIP DATE HOW ATTACKED/SUNK CAMBRIDGE* 07.11.40 STRUCK GERMAN MINE NE COAST VIC. CITY OF RAYVILLE* 08.11.40 STRUCK GERMAN MINE NE COAST VIC. NIMBIN* 29.11.40 STRUCK GERMAN MINE OFF PT. ...
Letters – 1942 Timor Operations
I was most interested to read in the latest issue of the ‘Naval Historical Bulletin’ that at the March meeting of the Society there is to be a talk by ...