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Occasional Paper 120: A History of Australian Navy Health Sailor Uniforms and Ranks (Part 3)

A.N. Other · Aug 30, 2021 ·

RN First Class Petty Officer, 1827 Note the rank badge on his left arm.

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Occasional Paper 105: Naval History – Does it Matter?

A.N. Other · Mar 31, 2021 ·

What is the point of naval history? Is it to provide a rich framework through which contemporary Naval debates can be viewed or is there something more there? Must it always say something about the World we live in today while also addressing the one we hope to inhabit in the future? ...

The 50th Anniversary of the Naval Historical Society of Australia: The Story So Far

Editorial Staff · Mar 31, 2021 ·

This year, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. Following the Melbourne/Voyager/Frank E. Evans collisions and sentiment turning against an unpopular Vietnamese ...

Letter: Formation of the Royal Australian Navy

Letter Writer · Dec 20, 2020 ·

Re: Naval Historical Review Vol. 41 No 73 Sept. 2020, An Essay on the Forming of the Royal Australian Navy by Midshipman Lloyd Skinner Dear Editor I read Lloyd’s essay ...

Trouble with the Neighbours

A.N. Other · Dec 19, 2020 ·

By Colin Randall Garden Island has always had trouble with the neighbours. The earliest recorded was in 1788 and the latest in January 2020. Over the intervening 232 years neighbours ...

The Percy Islands and some Visitors

A.N. Other · Dec 19, 2020 ·

Continuing the series on islands around our coastline we venture a little further south down the Queensland coast, dropping the pick at that wondrous yachtie escape, Middle Percy Island. The ...

Occasional Paper 96: RAN Encounters with Papua New Guinea’s Big Rivers

Editorial Staff · Nov 18, 2020 ·

By David Michael The passing of Commodore Sam Bateman RAN, (Rtd) in October 2020 reminded many people of his Command of the PNG based patrol boat, HMAS Aitape and its ...

Occasional Paper 95: Grandfather was a cableman

Editorial Staff · Nov 18, 2020 ·

By Fairlie Clifton Fairlie Clifton is a long-term member of the Naval Historical Society and foundation member of the Australian National Maritime Museum where she volunteers as a guide. Her ...

Occasional Paper 93: Boxing in the Navy

Editorial Staff · Oct 6, 2020 ·

By John Smith  John Smith, our senior researcher, joined the RAN College in 1946 and retired as a Commander having specialised in gunnery. He served in many RAN ships and ...

Book Review: Wyatt Earp – The Little Ship with Many Names

Book reviewer · Sep 20, 2020 ·

Wyatt Earp: The Little Ship with Many Names. By Trish Burgess. Connorcourt Publishing, Cleveland, Queensland. Paperback, 124 pages. rrp $29.95 This book review follows closely in the wake of the ...

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