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The Naval Graves Project

Kingsley Perry · Jun 2, 2024 ·

By Kingsley Perry  In the December 2023 edition of this journal there was an article titled Rookwood. It described the location and extent of this large cemetery in Sydney and ...

From Russia with Love – Baron Nickolai Miklouho-Maclay

A.N. Other · Dec 21, 2015 ·

The late 19th century rumblings of colonial expansion to the immediate north of the Australian mainland gave rise to unease in the Australian colonies.Russian naval expeditions to the South Pacific ...

John Gore of Lake Bathurst, New South Wales The first Admiral buried beneath the Southern Cross

A.N. Other · Sep 20, 2015 ·

   This fortuitous story arises from the alignment of three generations each of clergy and of naval men. It is doubtful if the earlier generations knew one another but from ...

Peter Hibbs Remembered

Rivett, Norman C · Jun 23, 2015 ·

 By Norman Rivett Peter Hibbs has a unique association with Garden Island that is not generally known. He was born at Ramsgate in Kent in 1757 and is buried at ...

An Isolated War Grave: Warrant Officer John Henry Davies

Swinden, Greg · Mar 23, 2015 ·

This article was first published by the Military History & Heritage Society of Victoria and is reproduced with their kind permission and that of the author. In the far north ...

WW1 Losses || “Too Far Away Thy Grave to See…”

Wright, Ken · Dec 21, 2009 ·

From the beginning of recorded history until now, war has been the curse of mankind and by its very nature means the death of many of the combatants and the ...

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The Grave of Annie Dorrington – Australian Flag Co-Designer

Australian National Flag Association (NSW) Inc · Dec 7, 1999 ·

It doesn’t mean we owe allegiance To a forgotten Imperial dream: We’ve the stars to show where we’re going And the old flag to show where we’ve been. (from a ...

Loss of HMS Orpheus

Torrington, Reg · Dec 7, 1999 ·

“The Daily Southern Cross “, a newspaper in Auckland, New Zealand, published in the issue of Monday, February 9, 1863 on page 3 the following news item: “Dreadful Calamity Loss ...

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HMAS Sydney Grave No Longer Unmarked

Swinden, Greg · Sep 1, 1999 ·

In late 1998 the Guided Missile Frigate HMAS Canberra visited the remote Australian Territory of Christmas Island. During her visit a group of young sailors journeyed to the old European ...

CDRE J G Goodenough (1830-1875) – Restoration of Grave

A.N. Other · Sep 6, 1997 ·

It all began with the monograph of an occasional paper delivered to the Naval Historical Society of Australia, Western Australia Chapter, by Lieutenant Commander G. L. W. Vickridge RFD RANR ...

The Battle of Trafalgar – A Midshipman’s Memoirs, 1805

Bradford, John · Sep 6, 1997 ·

There is to be a wedding in the family and the last day of our stay in England saw my wife and I once again visiting Aldenham Church (close to ...

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Stoker Hanlon – Dead men tell no tales

Swinden, Greg · Jun 3, 1997 ·

As the old story goes – Dead men tell no tales. However, well maintained archives and records do. This is the story of the search, discovery and eventual refurbishment of ...

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Operation Rimau 1944 – Search For Grave Sites 1984

Ramsay Silver, Lynette, FAIHI · Sep 11, 1994 ·

In September 1944 the British submarine PORPOISE left Careening Bay in West Australia for the enemy controlled waters of South East Asia. On board were 23 commandos, all highly trained ...

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