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RAN controlled minefields in World War 2

A.N. Other · Dec 10, 2018 ·

By Mike Turner and Hector Donohue Very little has ever been reported about the controlled minefields laid at ports along Australia’s east coast in 1942 as part of Australia’s defence ...

Admiral Sir George King-Hall – The last Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station

Editorial Staff · Sep 24, 2018 ·

Admiral Sir George King-Hall, the last Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station, was a proponent of an Australian navy and friend to Rear Admiral William Creswell. Sir George came ...

Jack – The Australian Sailor Monument

A.N. Other · Mar 24, 2018 ·

By Gavin Ryan  Gavin Ryan a retired RAN leading signalman is convenor and director of The Australian Sailor Pty Ltd, an important project to provide a suitable mark of respect to ...

HMAS Suva: the ship that shaped the future of the Australian Naval Station

A.N. Other · Dec 5, 2017 ·

By John Smith  Possibly not many have heard of HMAS Suva as she had an extremely short history as a commissioned Australian warship. She did however have the distinction of wearing ...

Outsourcing in the Australian Defence Forces

Editorial Staff · Sep 5, 2017 ·

Sooner or later, everything old is new again From The Colorado Kid by Stephen King   Outsourcing Outsourcing is a practice used to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to ...

Navy Training Today

A.N. Other · Mar 29, 2017 ·

By Captain Mal Ralston, RAN In 1903, the Commonwealth Naval Board was constituted under the Defence Act. One of its first responsibilities was to commence home-based naval training of young ...

Fifty Years under the Australian White Ensign

Rivett, Norman C · Mar 29, 2017 ·

With the Australian White Ensign approaching its fiftieth anniversary on 1 March 2017 it is appropriate to reflect on the history of the revered ensign in its various forms with ...

Women in the RAN: The Conflict of Equality

A.N. Other · Sep 27, 2016 ·

By MIDN Jaycob Humphreys, RAN  We have had other essays on this topic by female officers, but this perceptive discussion from a recent New Entry Officer Course student, is by ...

The Development of Catering in the RAN and the Role of Victualling Allowance

A.N. Other · Dec 21, 2015 ·

By CMDR Robert McNeill, RAN, Rtd.  The role of an effective food service system in navies has been prominent for centuries. That is, a viable fighting force needs to be ...

Women in the Royal Australian Navy

A.N. Other · Dec 21, 2015 ·

By MIDN M. S. SCHIMMEL, RAN  – WINNER OF THE NAVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRIZE  Midshipman Mariella Savanna van der Riet Schimmel hails from Perth where she commenced a science degree ...

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