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HMAS Melbourne I

Occasional Paper 91: Invidious Choices – The German East Asia Squadron and the RAN in the Pacific, August to December 1914

October 6, 2020

By Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods RAN This paper was first published by the Australian Naval Institute online and in an abbreviated form the by the UK Naval Review and by

HMAS Melbourne in WWI – a Diarist’s Perspective

June 22, 2016

By Kingsley Perry  George Henry Iles was born at Norwood, Surrey on 11 December 1883 and later joined the Royal Navy where he became a cook. On 14 October 1912

HMAS Encounter (1905 – 1932)

January 5, 2015

HMS Encounter served on the Australia Station and was later commissioned into the RAN. She played a vital role in defence of the eastern coast of Australia, and the anti raider patrols in the South West Pacific. She was regarded as “more beloved than any other unit of our fleet”.

Book Review: The Forgotten Cruiser HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928

August 24, 2013

The Forgotten Cruiser HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928 By Andrew Kilsby and Greg Swinden, Longueville Media, Woollahra, NSW, 2013. Available from cooeehistory.com RRP $49.95. On 26 March 1913, HMAS Melbourne, Australia’s first

The Career of Vice Admiral Mortimer L’Estrange Silver, CBE, RN.

March 3, 2012

By Midshipman D.M. Greenwood, RAN  Damian Greenwood was born in Hong Kong. After completing high school at Forbes in NSW he attended the University of Hong Kong where he gained

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