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New South Wales Naval Forces in 1901
WITH THE BASING of the Australian Squadron of the Royal Navy in Sydney, the State of New South Wales saw little need to raise a large naval force and turned most of its attention to [...]
An Australian with Jellicoe (1919)
In 1919, Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount, later Earl, John Jellicoe, visited Australia, travelling in the battle cruiser New Zealand, and toured the capital cities. AT THAT TIME, CONSIDERATION was being given to the advisability of [...]
HMAS Canberra’s 1935 cruise
Showing the Flag Around Australia By Civilian Observer This account of HMAS Canberra's 1935 cruise was printed in the Sun & Guardian dated 8 December, 1935. The cruise was made [...]
Escape From Gumusluck (Turkey, 1943)
Printed by permission of the Editor of the Journal of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Association IN OCTOBER 1943 I was serving as FNCO on the staff of the C-in-C Levant. The Aegean campaign was [...]
The Second Battle of Sirte - Mediterranean, 1941
DECEMBER 1941 WAS THE MONTH OF DISASTER for the Mediterranean Fleet, for within the space of twenty four hours, the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Andrew Cunningham, had lost the services of two battleships (Queen Elizabeth and Valiant), [...]