History

Remembering bombing of Darwin

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By Michael Gunner* If sometimes it seems that governments rush to appoint inquiries or royal commissions, then I want to assure you: this is no...

Agent Orange link to dementia risk, RAN vets affected

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A new study of more than 300,000 Vietnam-era U.S. veterans has found that those who were exposed to Agent Orange are nearly twice as...

Iron Men and Tin Fish. Zoom Presentation

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Iron Men and Tin Fish. A look at submarine operations out of Fremantle 1942-45. Friday 22 January 1100 2021. Overview. In the period 1942 to 1945...

Qld Maritime Museum’s trial re-opening

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After being seriously hit by the coronavirus pandemic last year, the heritage-listed Queensland Maritime Museum will reopen to visitors this weekend in a trial...

Podcast: Dramatic 1998 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race rescue

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One of the finest Australian Naval History podcast episodes yet produced is released on 21 December. It describes the  dramatic 1998 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race...

Watch Teddy Sheean’s investiture

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Here is the link to the ABC's coverage of Teddy Sheean's Victoria Cross investiture. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/victoria-cross-investiture-of-teddy-sheean

Four more Pearl Harbour dead identified

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Officially, the U.S. death toll in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is 2,403. But the books have yet to be closed...

HMAS Sydney II commemoration to be online

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Australia’s greatest naval tragedy, the sinking of the HMAS Sydney II, will be remembered with an online ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary. Differing to...

Qld Maritime Museum to close

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After months spent desperately trying to keep it afloat, the Queensland Maritime Museum is expected to close its doors permanently on New Year's Eve,...

The RAN in the Gulf

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Commencing on 9 November, the Australian Naval History podcast series will release four episodes of the RAN in the Gulf on successive Mondays. Professor...