Rare naval artefact returns to NZ - Voxy

Rare naval artefact returns to NZ
Voxy
Over time the tray found its way to a Royal Australian Navy Museum, who have now facilitated its repatriation "home" to the RNZN Navy Museum in Devonport. The recent re-presentation of the tray was witnessed by Mr Vince McGlone, aged 95, ...

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Has Julia Gillard's Time in Power Ruined Australia's Economy? - OilPrice.com

Has Julia Gillard's Time in Power Ruined Australia's Economy?
OilPrice.com
Certainly, the rosy days of considering a buy of 12 new submarines are fading from memory, even if the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) could find sufficient manpower for the fleet. Defence spending has been cut, under the new budget, to below 1.6 percent ...

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I'll go to Jakarta to stop boats: Abbott - The Australian

I'll go to Jakarta to stop boats: Abbott
The Australian
It would give everyone confidence that the immigration program was being run in Australia's national interest." The Opposition Leader confirmed his pledge to give the Royal Australian Navy new orders, "within a week of taking office" to turn back ...

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Crace tribute to navy battle hero - The Canberra Times


The Canberra Times
Crace tribute to navy battle hero
The Canberra Times
... centre, with Battle of the Coral Sea veterans, Gordon Johnson, of Weetangera, left, and Derek Holyoake, right, of Queanbeyan, at the ceremony in Crace to dedicate the Coral Sea-Crace memorial to the Coral Sea battle by the Royal Australian Navy.

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US prices Australian Growler upgrade at $1.7bn - Flightglobal

US prices Australian Growler upgrade at $1.7bn
Flightglobal
If Canberra decides to move forward with the deal, it will give the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) a dedicated electronic warfare capability for the first time in its history. To fully develop tactics and procedures, the RAAF will likely work ...

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Today in History - May 24 - mysask.com (press release)

Today in History - May 24
mysask.com (press release)
The Royal Navy retaliated three days later by sinking the "Bismarck." In 1944, Major John Mahony of New Westminster, BC won the Victoria Cross for overcoming wounds to lead his army company across the Melfa River in Italy during the Second World War.

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How One Australian Town Helped A Doomed Plane Win History's Greatest Air Race - Jalopnik

How One Australian Town Helped A Doomed Plane Win History's Greatest Air Race
Jalopnik
Signalers for the Royal Australian Air Force desperately tired to contact them, but nothing was working. Calls went out over the radio for help and railway stations turned on all their signal lamps. Navy ships turned on their spotlights, ...

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