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HMAS Wyatt Earp

Book Review: Wyatt Earp – The Little Ship with Many Names

Book reviewer · Sep 20, 2020 ·

Wyatt Earp: The Little Ship with Many Names. By Trish Burgess. Connorcourt Publishing, Cleveland, Queensland. Paperback, 124 pages. rrp $29.95 This book review follows closely in the wake of the ...

Antarctica – the forgotten continent

A.N. Other · Jun 29, 2017 ·

This article has been compiled from research conducted by Hugh Farmer, one of our new members providing invaluable volunteer assistance at the Boathouse. Antarctica occupies about 14,000,000 km2of mainly mysterious ...

HMAS Wyatt Earp

Ellis, John · Mar 30, 2012 ·

John Ellis joined the RAN College in 1953; this was followed by the then traditional training in HMAS Swan, Britannia RN College Dartmouth and the RN Engineering College Manadon. He ...

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Williamstown Naval Dockyard – Part 1

Sullivan, John · Sep 11, 1986 ·

Some 16 years ago, in the first or second issue of the ‘Naval Historical Review’, there appeared the first part of a two-part story on the history of Williamstown Naval ...

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HMAS Wyatt Earp – Antarctic Research 1947-1948

William F. Cook, MVO, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Dec 31, 1978 ·

  SPACE WILL NOT ALLOW ME to dwell significantly on the history of Antarctic exploration, nor the reasons which led to this voyage. The reason, primarily, for the Wyatt Earp ...

HMAS Wyatt Earp and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 1947-1948

William F. Cook, MVO, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Dec 29, 1978 ·

Space will not allow me to dwell significantly on the history of Antarctic exploration, nor the reasons which led to this voyage. The reason, primarily, for the Wyatt Earp mission, ...

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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Australian Naval History on 1 April 1948

On This Day · Apr 1, 1948 ·

HMAS WYATT EARP, (Antarctic supply vessel), returned to Melbourne from Antarctica. ...

Australian Naval History on 29 February 1948

On This Day · Feb 29, 1948 ·

Group Captain S. Campbell, (RAAF), Dr P. Law, and AB Wallace of HMAS WYATT EARP landed briefly on Ballerys Island in Antarctica. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 February 1948

On This Day · Feb 8, 1948 ·

The Antarctic Research Vessel, HMAS WYATT EARP, (CMDR K.E. Oom, OBE, RAN), sailed from Melbourne for Macquarie Island and Antarctica. ...

Australian Naval History on 17 November 1947

On This Day · Nov 17, 1947 ·

The Antarctic Research Vessel HMAS WYATT EARP, (CMDR K. E. Oom, OBE, RAN), was commissioned. As FANEFJORD, (wooden steamer), she was laid down in Norway in 1919. Purchased, and re-named ...

Australian Naval History on 15 July 1940

On This Day · Jul 15, 1940 ·

The examination vessel HMAS KING BAY, was commissioned. KING BAY was laid down in Fremantle, WA, in 1938. She was requisitioned for the RAN on 8 July 1940, from her ...

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