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HMS Australia and the William Droudge Mystery

Editorial Staff · Sep 2, 2019 ·

We know much about the WWI vintage battlecruiser HMAS Australia (I) and the WWII vintage heavy cruiser HMAS Australia (II) but very little about the first warship to carry our ...

Personalities – Able Seaman Thomas Bull (1882-1937)

Hobden, D.T. · Sep 5, 1996 ·

On the 4 October 1937, the ashes of the late Able Seaman Thomas Bull were committed to the deep from HMAS “AUSTRALIA”. At that time, the ship was hove to ...

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Cruise Of HMS Australia – 1889 to 1893

Foden, John J.F. RMA · Dec 31, 1972 ·

The first-class belted cruiser, Australia, of 5,600 tons burden, 8,500hp, 327ft long, 56ft beam, 12 heavy and 22 small guns, with a complement of 461 officers and men (afterwards increased ...

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