HMAS MARYBOROUGH was built by Walker’s Ltd at Maryborough, Queensland and commissioned by Lieutenant Commander G. L. Cant, RAN on 15th June, 1941. Known as the Bathurst class of mine-sweepers, ...
HMAS Goulburn
HMAS Bendigo 1941 – 42
Australian Naval History on 16 March 1947
HMAS GOULBURN, (minesweeper), was sold out of service and renamed BENITA. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 September 1946
HMAS Ballarat paid off into Reserve at Sydney and was sold to a Hong Kong shipping company, China Traders Ltd, on 10 July 1947. Ballarat (I) did not leave Australian ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1945
The 21st Minesweeping Flotilla consisting of HMA ships Ballarat, Bathurst, Burnie, Maryborough, Cairns, Fremantle, Bendigo, Toowoomba and Goulburn left Hong Kong after sweeping in Chinese waters and proceeded to Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 1944
The 21st and 22nd Minesweeping Flotillas, HMA Ships BURNIE, BALLARAT, MARYBOROUGH, LISMORE, WHYALLA, GOULBURN, KALGOORLIE, TOOWOOMBA, and BENDIGO, and HMA Ships GAWLER, GERALDTON, CESSNOCK, CAIRNS, IPSWICH, TAMWORTH, WOLLONGONG, PINE, and ...
Australian Naval History on 28 May 1944
HMA Ships GOULBURN and GYMPIE, (minesweepers), bombarded Japanese positions at Bunabun Harbour, in preparation for an Allied landing. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 May 1944
HMA Ships GOULBURN, GYMPIR, STAWELL, and KAPUNDA, (corvettes), with ML431, ML806, and ML424, bombarded Karkar Island. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 March 1942
The flotilla of 7 corvettes, HMA Ships MARYBOROUGH, GOULBURN, BURNIE, BALLARAT, TOOWOOMBA, WOLLONGONG, and BENDIGO, reached Fremantle, WA, from Tjilatjap. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 March 1942
HMA Ships, MARYBOROUGH, (CMDR G.L. Cant, RAN, Commander of the Australian corvettes), BURNIE, GOULBURN, BALLARAT, TOOWOOMBA, WOLLONGONG, and BENDIGO, (corvettes), were headed for Australia, from Tjilatjap. The sloop HMAS YARRA, ...