Navy League of Australia

Page Updated 21 March 2012

Federal NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRLIA Secretary/Treasurer: Philip Corboy PO Box 128 Clayfield Qld 4011 Phone: 1300 739 681 Fax: 1300 739 682 Email: nla@wxc.com.au
Federal Navy League and State Division information can be found on the Federal NLA web site -
www.navyleague.org.au

The Victoria Division Navy League of Australia 2011-2012 Committee resolved this Victoria Division website will continue.

1. Navy League of Australia Victoria Division Immediate Past President Comander John M Wilkins OAM RFD* RANR received 2012 Australia Day award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service in the Preservation of Australian Navy History".
1a. LCDR Roger Blythman RFD RANR in 2010 was elected a Federal Vice President of the Navy League.
1b. The Navy League's 1938 Creswell Memorial at the St Kilda foreshore was restored on 5 September 2011 when an identical Creswell bronze bust replaced the missing bust and a further bust was presented to HMAS Creswell (RANC) together with several Navy history books presented by the Navy League's Victoria Division for the RANC Library.
1c. State Governor The Hon Alex Chernov AC consented to become Victoria Division Navy League of Australia patron.
1d. CAPT Alan Pearson Vale August 4 - 2011
1e. The Commander of the Australian defence College, Rear Admiral James Goldrick AM CSC RAN presented his Creswell Oration speech in Melbourne on March 1st 2011.
1f. Federal Advisory Council NLA's Chairman is now VADM Chris Ritchie.
2. Annual Navy League Community Awards to RAN Ships and Establishments
3. HMB Endeavour miniature "Cook" Cannon.
3. Publications and Items for Sale
4. Observations by Geoff Evans
5. Battle for Australia - graphic image summarising the various involvements of Australian defence and civilians.
6. The Navy League's Microfiche Project now digitised on the federal Navy League website. All known 1920-2004 journals and a consolidated Index prepared by the Victoria Division is now available. The former Microfiche has now been superseded by the digitised version although some of the digitised file is corrupted so copies of the original micreofiche wshould be retained.
7. Battle of Trafalgar - The late CDRE Harry Adams commented on why Australia "a nation girt by sea" should understand the significance of this historic 19th century battle.
8: The Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805: Sacrifice by Lord Nelson and many of the sailors who fought alongside him on HMS Victory and on the other 22 RN ships. Australia received a lasting legacy for which Australia is eternally grateful.
9: Infrastructure and the Merchant Marine - a timely warning for the Federal Parliament by RADM Andrew Robertson RAN.
10: VADM Peek RAN Ret'd (The Australian newspaper 11.4.05) commented on the Australian Government's peacetime censorship of HMAS Kanimbla's Commanding Officer, describes it as "one of the hallmarks of a totalitarian government."
11: Netherlands East Indies, 1942 and its Government in Exile in Australia. Their highly valued support, Naval, Maritime and Air, in the Battle for Australia.
12: The Battle of Leyte Gulf and Surigao Strait 21-25 October 1944. HMAS Australia, attacked on 21 Oct., Trafalgar Day 1944, being the first Allied warship hit by a suicide aircraft. On the morning of 23rd Oct.1944, three Japanese cruisers - Atago, Taxao, and Maya from Admiral Kondo's 1942 force were sunk. Read about Leyte Gulf and The biggest Naval Battle in History) See the Oct-Dec 2004 "The Navy"
13: Sea Cadet History 1939-45 - When H.M. The King became Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps.
14: Need For An Australian Merchant Navy: Comments by trhe late CAPT N. Pearson Master Mariner.
15: RAN's first successful attack against the Japanese Navy 21 Jan 1942: by HMAS Deloraine.
16: SS Automedon Affair 1940 & the Loss of HMAS Sydney in 1942. British secret War Cabinet minutes of 1940 contained a UK Defence report revealing details of the defence of the Far East were taken by enemy raider. Britain's Allies not being warned of the loss. Subsequently Australia recalled her troops from Africa, in early 1942, the beginning of the 'Battle for Australia'. [Refer to book "Betrayal at Pearl Harbour" by CAPT Eric Nave OBE RAN (Codebreaker) and James Rusbridger (ex MI6), 1991, which the publication 'A Man of Intelligence' by Ian Pfennigwerth 2005 reviewed many of Rusbridger's statements that were not supported by his co-author CAPT Eric Nave OBE RAN prior to the publication "Betrayal at Pearl Harbour". Subsequently the publication in 2007 of the book "Mrs Ferguson's Tea-Set, Japan, and The Second World War: The Global Consequences Following Germany's Sinking of The SS Automedon in 1940" (ISBN: 1905246285) by Seki, Eiji, concerning the loss of War Cabinet intelligence from SS Automedon and subsequent actions, or lack of action by the British Government and its failure to inform Australia and Allies of this loss, gives new insights into the the attitude of the UK towards its Commonwealth Dominions and the timing of the attack by Japan.

Notice Board:- Click below for the latest Updates. © COPYRIGHT - Victoria Division NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA Feb 2012. Federal PATRON: *Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce* AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia & Constitutional Commander-in-Chief Naval & Military Forces of the Comonwealth. STATE PATRON:** Victoria's Vice Regal Representative State Governor The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC ----------------------------- NAVY LEAGUE of AUSTRALIA approved, at its Centenary Celebration in 2000, of a project for its journal "The Navy" - a Microfiche and Index Project . In 2005, after several years of preparation and research by the then Victoria Division President CMDR John Wilkins RFD* RANR, the official launch of this project was held at the State Library of Victoria. Gift sets of Microfiche 1920-2004 were made to National, State and selected Australian Libraries, Universities, RAN College, RAN Sea Power Centre, United States Navy League and UK Greenwich National Maritime Museum. Gifts courtesy of CMDR Otto Albert AO RD RANR, President of the NSW Division, who sponsored the project. The Microfiche have now been digitised in co-operation with the RAN Seapower centre and exist on the Navy League Federal Website including the Index. AUSTRALIAN NAVY FOUNDATION DAY Thursday 1st March 2012 "*Creswell Oration" Thursday 1 Mar 2012 was clelbrted in Melbourne* on the 111th Anniversary Year of the Foundation of the Australian Navy. This is the eleventh annual anniversary of the Creswell Oration. The 2012 Creswell Oration presenter was Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AM CSC RAN Chief of Navy. *AUSTRALIAN NAVY FOUNDATION DAY ORGANISING COMMITTEE (Vic)* 2011 CHAIRMAN 2012*: RCMR John M Wilkins OAM RFD RANR (Immediate Past President Navy League of Australia Victoria Division). Committee Members: Rex Williams (Pres. Naval Historical Sociaty Victoria Chapter), LCDR John Redman RAN (Chair Navalfficers' Club [NOC] in Victoria & 2011-2012 President of NLA Victoria Division), Ray Gill (NAA Box Hill SubSection Vic), LCDR Harry Kime OAM President NAA Victoria), Frank McCarthy (Vice President NLA Vic. Div.) 2001 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by CDRE Jim Dickson AM MBE RAN Ret'd 2002 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Rear Admiral Peter Briggs AO RAN Ret'd 2003 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Commodore Brian G. Gibbs AM RAN Ret'd 2004 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Rear Admiral Raydon W Gates CSM RAN Maritime Commander. 2005 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie AO RAN Chief of Navy. 2006 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Vice Admiral Russell Shalders AO CSC RAN Chief of Navy. 2007 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Commodore Ray Griggs CSC RAN, Deputy Fleet Commander representing Chief of Navy. 2008 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by VADM M Tripovich AM CSC RAN, Chief - Capability Development Group ADF 2009 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by RADM Stephen Gilmore AM CSC RAN, Commander - Australian Navy Sysytems Command 2010 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by VADM Russ Crane AO CSM RAN, Chief of Navy (text to be inserted) 2011 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by RADM James Goldrick AM CSC RAN, Clmmander of the Australian defence College (text to be inserted) 2012 Foundation Day "Creswell" Oration by Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs AM CSC RAN (text to be inserted) LinkPage HMAS Sydney & VLSV Association & Sea Cadet (UK) & Master Mariners. Naval aspects of 'ANZAC' TS 'Sydney' history Naval history & general information website RAN Sloops Memorial HMAS YARRA (Amended 8Feb2006) *Lord Nelson & Trafalgar* Mariner's Compass Details	Page Updated 21 March 2012 Federal NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRLIA Secretary/Treasurer: Philip Corboy PO Box 128 Clayfield Qld 4011 Phone: 1300 739 681 Fax: 1300 739 682 Email: nla@wxc.com.au Federal Navy League and State Division information can be found on the Federal NLA web site - www.navyleague.org.au The Victoria Division Navy League of Australia 2011-2012 Committee resolved this Victoria Division website will continue. 1. Navy League of Australia Victoria Division Immediate Past President Comander John M Wilkins OAM RFD* RANR received 2012 Australia Day award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service in the Preservation of Australian Navy History". 1a. LCDR Roger Blythman RFD RANR in 2010 was elected a Federal Vice President of the Navy League. 1b. The Navy League's 1938 Creswell Memorial at the St Kilda foreshore was restored on 5 September 2011 when an identical Creswell bronze bust replaced the missing bust and a further bust was presented to HMAS Creswell (RANC) together with several Navy history books presented by the Navy League's Victoria Division for the RANC Library. 1c. State Governor The Hon Alex Chernov AC consented to become Victoria Division Navy League of Australia patron. 1d. CAPT Alan Pearson Vale August 4 - 2011 1e. The Commander of the Australian defence College, Rear Admiral James Goldrick AM CSC RAN presented his Creswell Oration speech in Melbourne on March 1st 2011. 1f. Federal Advisory Council NLA's Chairman is now VADM Chris Ritchie. 2. Annual Navy League Community Awards to RAN Ships and Establishments 3. HMB Endeavour miniature "Cook" Cannon. 3. Publications and Items for Sale 4. Observations by Geoff Evans 5. Battle for Australia - graphic image summarising the various involvements of Australian defence and civilians. 6. The Navy League's Microfiche Project now digitised on the federal Navy League website. All known 1920-2004 journals and a consolidated Index prepared by the Victoria Division is now available. The former Microfiche has now been superseded by the digitised version although some of the digitised file is corrupted so copies of the original micreofiche wshould be retained. 7. Battle of Trafalgar - The late CDRE Harry Adams commented on why Australia "a nation girt by sea" should understand the significance of this historic 19th century battle. 8: The Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805: Sacrifice by Lord Nelson and many of the sailors who fought alongside him on HMS Victory and on the other 22 RN ships. Australia received a lasting legacy for which Australia is eternally grateful. 9: Infrastructure and the Merchant Marine - a timely warning for the Federal Parliament by RADM Andrew Robertson RAN. 10: VADM Peek RAN Ret'd (The Australian newspaper 11.4.05) commented on the Australian Government's peacetime censorship of HMAS Kanimbla's Commanding Officer, describes it as "one of the hallmarks of a totalitarian government." 11: Netherlands East Indies, 1942 and its Government in Exile in Australia. Their highly valued support, Naval, Maritime and Air, in the Battle for Australia. 12: The Battle of Leyte Gulf and Surigao Strait 21-25 October 1944. HMAS Australia, attacked on 21 Oct., Trafalgar Day 1944, being the first Allied warship hit by a suicide aircraft. On the morning of 23rd Oct.1944, three Japanese cruisers - Atago, Taxao, and Maya from Admiral Kondo's 1942 force were sunk. Read about Leyte Gulf and The biggest Naval Battle in History) See the Oct-Dec 2004 "The Navy" 13: Sea Cadet History 1939-45 - When H.M. The King became Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps. 14: Need For An Australian Merchant Navy: Comments by trhe late CAPT N. Pearson Master Mariner. 15: RAN's first successful attack against the Japanese Navy 21 Jan 1942: by HMAS Deloraine. *16: SS Automedon* Affair 1940 & the Loss of HMAS Sydney in 1942.** British secret War Cabinet minutes of 1940 contained a UK Defence report revealing details of the defence of the Far East were taken by enemy raider. Britain's Allies not being warned of the loss. Subsequently Australia recalled her troops from Africa, in early 1942, the beginning of the 'Battle for Australia'. [Refer to book "Betrayal at Pearl Harbour" by CAPT Eric Nave OBE RAN (Codebreaker) and James Rusbridger (ex MI6), 1991, which the publication 'A Man of Intelligence' by Ian Pfennigwerth 2005 reviewed many of Rusbridger's statements that were not supported by his co-author CAPT Eric Nave OBE RAN prior to the publication "Betrayal at Pearl Harbour". Subsequently the publication in 2007 of the book "Mrs Ferguson's Tea-Set, Japan, and The Second World War: The Global Consequences Following Germany's Sinking of The SS Automedon in 1940" (ISBN: 1905246285) by Seki, Eiji, concerning the loss of War Cabinet intelligence from SS Automedon and subsequent actions, or lack of action by the British Government and its failure to inform Australia and Allies of this loss, gives new insights into the the attitude of the UK towards its Commonwealth Dominions and the timing of the attack by Japan.