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Occasional Paper 188: Highlights of RAN History: Two Busy Decades 1950 to 1970
The following is adapted from the Royal Australian Navy News, 17 April 1970 edition, page 4. 1950 to 1960 From1950 onwards the post-war tempo Naval growth quickened. The outbreak of
Occasional Paper 185: Fiji Coup 1987 – RAN on the ground
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Occasional Paper 184: History of HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown.
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Occasional Paper 183: The RAN Bridging Train – Dry Land Sailors
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Occasional Paper 182: Scriven Battery
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Occasional Paper 181: HMS Challengers on the Australian Station
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Occasional Paper 180: HMAS Yarra (III): IKARA related Configuration Changes Through Life
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Occasional Paper 179: A Boiler Without a Ship
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Occasional Paper 178: A Short History of Building 6
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Occasional Paper 176: A Ship is Burning
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Occasional Paper 175: Which Fairmile is that?
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Occasional Paper 174: The Queensland Fraser Coast and Royal Australian Navy Historical Ties
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Occasional Paper 173: HMAS Magnetic
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Occasional Paper 172: Dennis Adams, War Artist (1914 – 2001)
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Occasional Paper 171 : Tasmanian leads the African Naval Expedition 1915-18
By Ross Gillett Some of the most exotic campaigns of the Great War (1914 to 1918) were fought in Africa. All but forgotten today, they are fascinating stories in their
Occasional Paper 169: HMAS Vendetta and Commander Eric Eugene Johnston RAN; Vietnam Deployment 1969 – 1970
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Occasional Paper 168: The Royal Australian Navy in the Pacific War: 1943
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Occasional Paper 167: Littoral Combat Ship Program Overview
The recent visit by USS Canberra to Australia for commissioning was an historic event which captured the attention of Australians, Americans and many others worldwide. However, many people are impressed
Occasional Paper 165: A short history of Building 10
by John Jeremy The designation ‘Building 10’ will be meaningless to most people, yet thousands will have seen this Building 10. It stands on the upper level of Cockatoo Island
Occasional Paper 166: A history of HMAS Waterhen
by CMDR Rick Westoby, OAM, RAN Past History of the Site The site of HMAS Waterhen, on the shoreline of Balls Head Bay, sits within the traditional land of