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Occasional Paper 143: HMAS Adelaide: The Final Years in Neutral Bay

John Jeremy, AM Vice President NHSA · Aug 31, 2022 ·

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Occasional Paper 142: Spectacle Island – Historical Viewpoints

Lorraine Fildes · Jul 30, 2022 ·

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Occasional Paper 112: The Hollywood Fleet in Sydney Harbour

Editorial Staff · Jun 5, 2021 ·

How four luxurious gin palaces became hard-working heroines of the Battle of Sydney Harbour. By Neale Philip                              ...

Occasional Paper 24: Sydney Harbour Minefield

A.N. Other · Oct 29, 2018 ·

April 2018 Through the Society’s relationship with the Australian National Maritime Museum, stories are shared between the two organizations.  The following is an Article from ‘All Hands’ December 2017 edition, ...

Book review: The Flag’s Up

Book reviewer · Sep 5, 2017 ·

By Peter Poland. Published by Halstead Press, Sydney in 2017. Soft cover of 176 pages with plentiful supply of black & white and colour photographs. Available from booksellers and online ...

Mary Bryant’s Open Boat Voyage from Sydney to Timor in 1791 – Opportunist convict or our most magnificent heroine?

A.N. Other · Jun 23, 2015 ·

By Marsden Hordern Mary Bryant nee Broad This is the story of Mary Bryant, the convict woman with two babies who in 1791 helped steal a naval cutter in Sydney ...

Halvorsen’s – boat building during WW2

Svensen, Randi · Sep 5, 2008 ·

This article is an edited extract from Wooden Boats, Iron Men – The Halvorsen Story published by Halstead Press and with the kind permission of the author, Randi Svensen of ...

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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, ...

Book Review: Japanese Submarine Raiders – 1942

Book reviewer · Sep 3, 2006 ·

Japanese Submarine Raiders – 1942. A Maritime Mystery. By Steven Carruthers. Caper Publications Pty Ltd, Narrabeen. ISBN 0-9775630-0-4. Hard cover, 264pp Reviewed by Sandy Saunders Being a comparative newcomer to ...

Book Review: The Fragile Ports

Book reviewer · Sep 27, 2005 ·

Title:The Fragile Ports: The Fixed Defences of Sydney Harbour 1788-1963 Author: Peter Oppenheim, Publisher: Australian Military History Publications, Loftus NSW. The Fragile Forts is a joint venture between the Australian ...

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