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| 3122 | Australia's War at Sea 1939 to 1945 (Profile No. 5 – Revised Edition). 104p. illus. Marrickville, NSW: Topmill, [c.2005]. ISBN: 1876270527
A pictorial history of the Royal Australian Navy during World War Two. The book is presented in a six year chronological format. It describes the various ships, naval actions and incidents, war losses, aviation activities and the introduction of new and unusual warships into the Australian Fleet between September 1939 and September 1945. |
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| 3123 | HMAS. 200p., illus. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1942.
A tribute to the RAN, half formal history, half school magazine. |
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| 3124 | HMAS MkII: Written and Prepared by Serving Personnel of the RAN. 200p., illus. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1943.
An official view of recent events, followed by anecdotes, poems, cartoons, and reports from serving members of the RAN. |
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| 3125 | HMAS MkIII. 200p., illus. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1944.
The usual mixture of poems, pictures, and stories describing another year of war. |
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| 3126 | HMAS MkIV: Written and Prepared by Serving Personnel of the RAN. 200p., illus. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1945.
The final anthology mixing history, art and storytelling. |
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| 3127 | ADAMS, J. H. Ships in Battledress. 155p., illus. Sydney: Currawong, [1945].
A newspaper reporter's lurid account of war on Australia's east coast. Much anti-Japanese propaganda. |
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| 3128 | ASHTON, Cedric H. T.S. the Heart of Gunnery: An RAN Bandsman's Experience (Monograph 64). 24p., illus. Sydney: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1997.
A professional musician, he joined up in 1940 as a bandsman and served in Canberra Australia and Shropshire, working in the Transmitting Station. A brief autobiographical account. |
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| 3129 | BATCHELOR, Geoffrey. Abroad with the RAN. 99p., illus.Sydney: author, 1993. ISBN: 9780646129389.
Originally published as two articles in Stand To in 1957, this covers his service in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. |
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| 3130 | BURRELL, Henry. Mermaids Do Exist: The Autobiography of Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Burrell. x, 318p., bibliog., illus., index. Melbourne: Macmillan, 1986. ISBN: 033341540X.
In 1939–40 he was Australian Director of Operations and Plans. After a short spell in Washington as Naval Attaché, he took command of the new destroyer Norman. She worked up at Scapa, had a brief trip to Russia, then joined the Eastern Fleet at the beginning of 1942. She was at Madagascar, took part in the Vigorous convoy to Malta, then rejoined the Eastern Fleet. In June 1943 he was relieved, had a spell in hospital, then went back to a planning role. Just before the end of the war he took command of the new Tribal Class destroyer Bataan. |
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| 3131 | CASSELLS, Vic. For Those in Peril. . . 269p., illus. Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Kangaroo, 1995. ISBN: 0864177348.
A comprehensive listing of ships and men lost while serving in the RAN in the twentieth century. The book is in two sections, covering ships lost and ships damaged and/or with casualties. In each section there is a photograph of the vessel, leading details, a brief history of the ship and details of her loss or action damage. Casualties whether in action or accidental, commanding officers and battle honours are fully listed. An excellent work of reference. |
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| 3132 | CASSELLS, Vic. Shipmates: Illustrated Tales of the Mascots Carried in RAN Ships and Establishments, with Cartoons by the Author. vii, 203p., bibliog., illus., index. Paradise Point, Qld.: author, 1998. ISBN: 0958527806.
A curiosity of affection and anecdote. |
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| 3133 | CHOULES, Claude. The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War. xiii, 147 p., illus. Victoria Park, W.A.: Hesperian, 2009; Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2010. ISBN: 9780859054805 (Australia), 9781845966317 (UK).
Choules was the last serviceman survivor of the First World War. He served in the RAN in WW2. Based at Fremantle as a CPO, he was responsible for much of the maintenance of the torpedoes, depth charges, mines and mine detection equipment of these vessels. It was also his job, too, to "de-louse" or otherwise dispose of the various stray mines and depth charges that washed up on Western Australia's extensive coast. |
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| 3134 | COLLINS, John. As Luck Would Have It: The Reminiscences of an Australian Sailor. xii, 191p., illus. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1965.
Almost half of the book is devoted to Admiral Collins wartime service and as his subtitle suggests he is more interested in memories than detailed history. During the war he was Captain of Sydney (1939–41), Assistant Chief of Staff to C-in-C China at Singapore then Java (1941–42), NOIC Western Australia (1942–43), and finally captain of Shropshire, latterly commanding TF74 of the American 7th Fleet (1943–45). An enjoyable book. |
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| 3135 | COULTHARD-CLARK, Chris, & COULTHARD-CLARK, Tina. White Ensign 1939–1945: The Navy Goes to War. 40p., bibliog., illus. Canberra: Australia Post, 1993. ISBN: 0642186332.
A curious short tribute illustrated with a few photographs, pictures of stamps, stained glass windows, and ships crests. |
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| 3136 | CRICHTON, Vivian W. An Eventful Life: The Royal Australian Naval Reservists Go to War 1939–1945. [189]p., illus. Mount Martha, Vic.: author, 1997. ISBN: 0646347217.
A weakly written account of his service, principally on Manoora. He had earlier served in the Merchant Marine and RANVR. In early 1944 he was transferred to the RAN Beach Commando Force A. |
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| 3137 | CUNNINGHAM, Ken. A Voyage with an Australian Sailor: A Collection of Notes and Anecdotes. ii, 277p., illus. Sydney: Balgowlah–Seaforth–Clontarf Returned and Services League of Australia Sub Branch, 1997. ISBN: 0731311868.
The collected writings of an ex-Chief Petty Officer. Some are personal tales, some record Australian heroism on land and sea in both world wars, some describe historical events such as the Spud Run to Tobruk. |
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| 3138 | CURTIS-OTTER, M. WRANS. [vi], 99p., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1975. ISBN: 0959977287.
The WRANS only formed in 1941, but rose to a strength of 3,000 and proved just as valuable as their British sister WRNS. This book was written about 1947, but first published by the Society in 1975. |
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| 3139 | DAVIES, Lloyd. Sheila: A Biography of Sheila Mary McClemans OBE, CMG, SJM, BA, LLB. xv, 208 p., bibliog., illus., index. Leichhardt, N.S.W.: Desert Pea Press, c2000. ISBN: 1876861010.
A biography of Sheila McClemans who was a pioneer legal practitioner in Western Australia. She served as the wartime Director of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service and was President of the Australian Federation of University Women. Her wartime service is fully described. |
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| 3140 | DISHER, Robert. Hang on Jack. 130p., illus. [Moana, S.A.]: author, 1993. ISBN: 0646163671.
A light-hearted autobiography recounting his war service. He joined up as a seaman in 1944 and served in the Pacific on Nizam and Quadrant. |
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| 3141 | EVANS, Alun. Royal Australian Navy (Australians at War). 168p., bibliog., illus., index. North Sydney, N.S.W.: Time-Life (Australia), 1988. ISBN: 0949118249.
A well-illustrated but routine general history. |
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