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Reminiscences about the wartime activities of HMAS Australia

A.N. Other · Dec 12, 2007 ·

Being an anonymous reminiscence about the wartime activities of HMAS Australia, first published in the collection entitled HMAS 1945, published by the Australian War Memorial. In the three years of ...

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Australian Naval History on 8 December 2007

On This Day · Dec 8, 2007 ·

The Armidale class patrol boat HMAS MARYBOROUGH was commissioned ar Brisbane, Queensland. ...

Letters: Captain Jamie Armstrong-Rescue of airmen in Nth Atlantic

Gregory, Mackenzie J. · Dec 4, 2007 ·

Dear Sir Re: Naval Historical Review Volume 28, No. 1 – Naval Wartime Hero by Alan Zammit. With reference to Alan’s article on Jamie Armstrong and the rescue of 9 airmen ...

Is this the Future of Maritime Patrol?

Periodical, RAAF News · Dec 4, 2007 ·

The following article is an extract from a report in the November 2006 edition of RAAF News. The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has successfully completed a trial aimed ...

Search and Rescue: Miracle in the South, 1977

Periodical, Semaphore · Dec 4, 2007 ·

This article was first published in Semaphore, the newsletter of the Sea Power Centre – Australia, Issue 3 January, 2007. Safety fears for missing yachtie Bullimore is typical of the ...

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River Class Frigates in the RAN – a Brief History

Gillett, Ross · Dec 4, 2007 ·

This article first appeared in The Australian Warship Review, Vol. 4/1999. From 1961 to 1998, varying numbers of the long-serving Type 12 (or River class) antisubmarine frigates served in the ...

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Leadership: Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins

Dennard, Luke, Midshipman, RAN · Dec 4, 2007 ·

This essay will discuss the role of Sir John Collins in reference to his career in the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres of World War II as captain and commodore in ...

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The China Fleet – Small Ships WW2

Nesdale, Iris · Dec 4, 2007 ·

This article is an extract taken from the book entitled The Royal Australian Navy – Small Ships at War by the late Iris Nesdale. It is published here with the ...

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Australian Naval History on 22 September 2007

On This Day · Sep 22, 2007 ·

The Armidale class patrol boat HMAS LAUNCESTON was commissioned at Launceston, Tasmania. ...

HMAS Warrnambool – A Short but Active Life (1941-1947)

Howland, Tony · Sep 12, 2007 ·

This story was compiled by Tony Howland from several websites, including primarily HMA Ship Histories by the Sea Power Centre – Australia, and Shipwrecks by the ABC. HMAS Warrnambool (1) ...

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The Story of Ordnance Artificer Gordon Robertson

Swinden, Greg · Sep 12, 2007 ·

In the quiet Presbyterian Section of GoreHill Cemetery (Sydney), only 50 metres or so from the busy Pacific Highway upon which the people of the city travel to and from ...

Garden Island Boilermakers – Heroes of the Tarakan Disaster

Hicks, George · Sep 4, 2007 ·

Rewritten by George Hicks from an article published by Lew Lind in the magazine Garden Island, January/February, 1970 HMAS Tarakan Type: General Purpose Vessel [ex-Landing Ship (Tank), LST3 Class] Pendant ...

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Book Review: A Very Rude Awakening

Book reviewer · Sep 4, 2007 ·

A Very Rude Awakening: The night the Japanese midget subs came to Sydney Harbour. By Peter Grose Allen & Unwin Reviewed by Tim Duchesne On 31 May 1942, three cruisers, ...

Letters: Adelaide’s Boarding Party

Letter Writer · Sep 4, 2007 ·

Dear Editor, Although I’m sure others will have already raised this, the one thing that the article about Adelaide‘s Boarding Party in the June issue failed to mention is that ...

Letters: HMAS Quickmatch to the Rescue

Letter Writer · Sep 4, 2007 ·

Dear Editor, I refer to the article HMAS Quickmatch to the Rescue by Max Hayles. I am most grateful to him for revealing that it was Quickmatch which came to ...

Australian Naval History on 7 July 2007

On This Day · Jul 7, 2007 ·

The Armidale class patrol frigate HMAS CHILDERS was commissioned at Cairns, Queensland. ...

Australian Naval History on 2 July 2007

On This Day · Jul 2, 2007 ·

HMAS Toowoomba II returned to Australia after operations in the Middle East region. ...

Australian Naval History on 28 June 2007

On This Day · Jun 28, 2007 ·

The Armidale class patrol boat HMAS WOLLONGONG was commissioned at Sydney, New South Wales. ...

Australian Naval History on 5 June 2007

On This Day · Jun 5, 2007 ·

HMAS Anzac (III) departed Fleet Base West for Operation CATALYST ...

HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944

Hayles, Max · Jun 4, 2007 ·

A slice of Naval life…I’m sure we’ve all been involved in something similar during our life at sea. On September 30th 1944, HMAS Quickmatch was emergency destroyer in Trincomalee harbour, ...

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Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers

Nesdale, Iris · Jun 4, 2007 ·

This is a slightly abbreviated version of Chapter 13 from the book Action Stations – Tribal Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy by the late Iris Nesdale, published by the ...

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Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944

Newspaper, The West Australian · Jun 4, 2007 ·

Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the West Australian newspaper late in 1949, and comes to us from Mr Paul Rooke, via his friend and fellow ex-Navy man, Graham Dennis. ...

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HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004

Johnston, Anthony, DSM, Lieutenant Commander, RAN · Jun 4, 2007 ·

Because of the remote location of the Coalition’s naval forces in the Persian Gulf, very little news about their day to day activities is reported in the Australian media, apart ...

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Australian Naval History on 11 May 2007

On This Day · May 11, 2007 ·

HMAS Ipswich II and HMAS Townsville II decommissioned ...

Australian Naval History on 13 March 2007

On This Day · Mar 13, 2007 ·

HMAS Gladstone II decommissioned ...

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