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A small, random selection of items published by the Society.

Spakhia

ON A SMALL BAY on the south coast of Crete is a village or township called Spakhia. Landward approaches are steep-to and the harbour has [...]

Australian Naval Aviation – Part 4

This is the final part of Group Captain Isaacs' feature on Australian Naval Aviation In this episode he deals with enemy aircraft in World War [...]

HMS Nestor at Jutland

THINGS SEEMED AS PEACEFUL as could be on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 30th when Maurice Bethell and I went ashore for a round of [...]

Trafalgar – the Men, the Battle, the Storm

By Tim Clayton & Phil Craig Reviewed by Bob Nicholls Once upon a time, not too many years ago, the Royal Australian Navy's commemorative calendar focussed on [...]

Battle Cruisers in Collision

By some remarkable coincidences no Australian warships took part in the Battle of Jutland. Due to a collision HMAS Australia and HMS New Zealand missed [...]