A telephone call on November 25, 1941 still echoes in Baston family legend. Neil Baston's father Keith, then a young merino sheep farmer at Quobba Station almost 1,000 kilometres north of Perth, had heard Hudson search planes roaring overhead, as World War II raged on. A day later, in Neil Baston's telling, news reached Quobba Station's homestead, with the RAAF …
The Australian Navy has successfully tested its new Naval Strike Missile in a "major milestone" for the nation's military capabilities, according to a statement. "HMAS Sydney's firing of Naval Strike Missile during RIMPAC 2024 represents a significant increase in the lethality of our surface fleet, and delivers on our commitment to accelerate the introduction of enhanced lethality strike capabilities," Vice …
The grave of the man referred to as "the unknown sailor" from HMAS Sydney II has been rededicated with a headstone bearing his name. Key points: The identity of "the unknown sailor" from HMAS Sydney II was discovered last year His grave at Geraldton has been rededicated and now bears his name, Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark His was the …
"Action is going to last all night and at our posts we'll lie. Key points: A seaman who died aboard HMAS Sydney in World War II left behind a diary and photos His family has donated the collection to the Western Australian Museum The diary reveals the triumphs and tragedies experienced aboard the Sydney So reads a handwritten entry in …