History

Metal pirates threaten AE1

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Scavengers, trophy hunters and “metal pirates” are looting the treasures under the seas – and there are fears Australia’s first submarine could be next,...

The origins of ANZUS

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By Peter Edwards* When was the Australian–American alliance founded, and by whom? Over the past eight decades, those questions have often been debated, usually with...

Gentlemen yachtsmen who volunteered

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The following is the speech given by Janet Billett at the unveiling of a plaque at the Australian War Memorial in memory of the RANVR...

Naval history podcasts Season 6 begins 30 Aug

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Season 6 of the highly rated Australian Naval History podcasts will be launched on 30 August. The series is produced by the Naval Studies Group at the...

Japan’s naval flag a point of contention

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South Korea -- Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan's wartime atrocities, and is comparable to the...

New theory on Melbourne-Voyager collision

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A veteran of HMAS Melbourne share his theory surrounding the tragic Melbourne-Voyager collision 57 years ago. It was the nation's largest peacetime tragedy, which killed...

How my father earned the Arctic Star

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By Hamish McDonald* It began when my brother Andrew noticed the British Ministry of Defence had belatedly recognised in 2012 that the wartime arctic convoys...

WWII vessel found at 6444m deep

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Two former Navy officers have found wreckage of a U.S. ship that sank in the Philippine Sea 76 years ago in what's being hailed...

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...