The Backroom Boys – Alfred Conlon and Army’s Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs, 1942-46
A review of Graeme Sligo’s book “The Backroom Boys – Alfred Conlon and Army’s Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs, 1942-46”
The Myth of Government Cover-up in the first Darwin Raids
There has existed for many years a persistent myth that the first air attack on Darwin, on 19 February 1942, has been concealed by the federal government, a tale perpetuated […]
Mitchell, John Wesley (Jack) (1891–1969)
John Wesley (Jack) Mitchell (1891-1969), army officer and public servant, was born on 16 March 1891 at Tarranyurk, near Dimboola,
The Angry Sky – Australia’s Air War over Europe – 1939-1945
Since the last AWM conference on the subject in 2003, much new material has been revealed about Australia’s air war in Europe.
HMAS Ballarat I
Named after the Victorian inland city of Ballarat. HMAS Ballarat I was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during World War II in Australian shipyards as […]
In the Shadow of War – Australia 1942
In 1942 Australia lay in the shadow of war, a shadow on its very doorstep. The victorious Japanese forces had swept right up to Australian territory and the very lifeline […]
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 […]
Leading Seaman Ronald Taylor (1918-1942)
Ronald ‘Buck’ Taylor was born in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton on 29 April 1918, the fourth of ten children (six boys and four girls) born to Elsie Taylor (Nee […]
