H.M.S. SIRIUS features prominently in our Australian history as she served as Governor Phillip’s flagship, and the guardship to the First Fleet of eleven ships when our nation commenced in ...
History - pre-Federation
Garden Island Rock Carvings – The Forgotten Men
Letters: ‘Ocean Cruizer’ for State of Victoria
I have come across a bit of a curiosity from the past which may be of interest to some of the members. In March 1886, Major General Sir Andrew Clarke ...
Letters: Convict Settlement
HMVS Victoria – Australia’s First Warship
Her Majesty’s Colonial Ship VICTORIA was a screw sloop, laid down January 1855, launched 30th June 1855, completed November 22 1855 by YOUNG, SON, MAGNAY AND CO, LONDON. Delivered to ...
Hydrographic Work of John Lort Stokes and HMS Beagle
Letter: London Gazette August 19,1768
Ville de Bordeaux – Incident At Port Adelaide – 1841
The Factors that Led to the Formation of the RAN in 1911
A Brief History of HMVS Cerberus
In 1866, the Government of Victoria requested a ship from the British Admiralty to bolster the Colony’s defences. At this time, in England, a new type of ship designed for ...