Perspectives on Eureka
The Eureka Rebellion holds an interesting place in Victorian history depending on who you talk to, or, who happens to be writing about it. For an event that took less […]
The Forgotten Cruiser HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928 (Book review)
Andrew Kilsby and Greg Swinden, Longueville Media, Woollahra, NSW, 2013. On 26 March 1913, HMAS Melbourne, Australia’s first light armoured, ‘Chatham Class’, cruiser, commissioned at Birkenhead on 18 January 1913, […]
Midshipman Cymbeline Alonso Edric Huddart, CSC, RN (1881 – 1899)
Cymbeline Alonso Edric Huddart was born in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn on 6 January 1881, the youngest child of James and Lois Elizabeth Huddart (nee Ingham). His father was […]
Gellibrand Point Battery, Williamstown – 1854-1860
Independence from New South Wales and the right to separate governance was granted to Victoria in July 1851.
Choppers: Helicopters and the Vietnam War
Conference to be opened by Professor Peter Edwards, AM, PhD, FAIIA
Robert Alexander Little—remembering our greatest fighter ace
Captain Robert Alexander (Alec) Little, our greatest fighter ace, has fallen off our radar of almost all Australians. Today it is usually only WWI aviation enthusiasts and students at Scotch […]
Celebrating the Service of the RAN’s Ton Class Minesweepers
December 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the six Ton Class minesweepers of the 16th Minesweeper Squadron in Sydney and the commissioning of their base as HMAS […]
Review of PACIFIC 360°: Australia’s Battle for Survival in World War II – by Roland Perry
In reviewing this book I must declare “my conflict of interest” as the author is a personal friend and I had the pleasure of launching this riveting narrative of Australia’s […]
