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HMAS Australia I

Letters: Captain Jamie Armstrong-Rescue of airmen in Nth Atlantic

Gregory, Mackenzie J. · Dec 4, 2007 ·

Dear Sir Re: Naval Historical Review Volume 28, No. 1 – Naval Wartime Hero by Alan Zammit. With reference to Alan’s article on Jamie Armstrong and the rescue of 9 airmen ...

Australian Naval History on 25 October 2005

On This Day · Oct 25, 2005 ·

A State Funeral was held at HMAS CERBERUS for Mr Evan Allen, who was the last RAN veteran from WWI, and also the last member of the Australian forces to ...

HMAS Adelaide 1918 – 1949

Andrews, Grahame, (Honorary Life Member) · Jun 30, 2005 ·

Although this obsolete light cruiser was not sent to the front line of any war zone in WW2, she was kept active and must be considered a lucky ship, as ...

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90 Years on: Rabaul and Sydney/Emden 1914

Perryman, John, LEUT, RANR (Senior Naval Historical Officer) · Dec 31, 2004 ·

This article was originally published in ‘Semaphore’, the newsletter of the Sea Power Centre – Australia. It is republished with the kind agreement of the Sea Power Centre. This year ...

Book Review: Pioneers of the Royal Australian Navy

Nicholls, Bob · Sep 10, 2002 ·

Title: Pioneers of the Royal Australian Navy Author: Lofty Batt Publisher: Naval Historical Society of Australia (Inc) [Ed: The Society recently published this book] New Zealander Lofty Batt joined the Royal Navy’s ...

Captain Harry L. Howden OBE, CBE, RAN

Howden, Patrick ffyske · Sep 1, 1999 ·

Material in this article is from a paper “Portrait of my Father” by Dr Patrick ffyske Howden and is used with Dr Howden’s kind permission. Captain Harry L. Howden was ...

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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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Reflections on HMAS Australia and Sydney at Gallipoli – 1936

William F. Cook, MVO, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Mar 24, 1996 ·

As April 25 approaches, it is fitting to remember that it is just on 60 years since Gallipoli was visited by HMA Ships Australia and Sydney II. I was a midshipman ...

Australians in the Royal Naval Air Service 1914-1918 (Part 1)

Stevens, Errol · Dec 31, 1995 ·

[Ed:Permission to reproduce this article in part or as a whole must be obtained from the Society.] INTRODUCTION A very neglected area of Australian Naval history is the contribution made by ...

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Search for the German Asiatic Squadron – 1914-1916

Jarrett, Hugh · Jul 12, 1992 ·

At the outbreak of war on 4th August, 1914, the German East Asiatic Squadron, commanded by Vice-Admiral Graf von Spee, had its base at the fortified harbour of Tsing-tao on ...

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