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Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...
Australian independent (indie) music fills a space left by rock and pop music. With the punk movement came a formation of a new style of music, new bands, and independent music labels generally ran from backyard operations. One of the pioneering bands fo...
Another television programme, Kindy, also requested Wilson's children's songs. Nine Songs for Special Days in Australia, an album of songs published by J. Albert & Son in 1969, was accepted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. One song (National Day Song)...
In January 1962, the first units of the royal Australian Navy became involved in the Vietnam conflict. As the role of the Australian Army in Vietnam increased so did the direct involvement of the Royal Australian Navy. These two National Line ships were...
Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. ceremonial band, concert band, marching band, ceremonial fanfare team, ten-piece stage band, bras...
HMAS Success is launched from Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour, on 3 March 1984 in front of a huge attending crowd. It was the last ship to be built by Vickers Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Ltd on Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour, before the dockyard closed in 1992...
Jacobs volunteered to experience the Navy lifestyle aboard the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Stuart on 23 October and he certainly had an experience that few civilians would ever be exposed to. Maritime Commander, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas, AM,...
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Yet that is exactly what happened at the recent Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference 2006, held in conjunction with the Pacific 2006 Maritime Exposition and the Pacific 2006 International Maritime Conference. Arleigh Burke Class Air Warfare Destroy...
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9 November - If the talent of Royal Australian Navy Band trumpet player Able Seaman Carl Riseley on Australian Idol wasn’t enough, meet another part time ‘bandie’, Leading Seaman Paul Panichi. 9 November - Defence personnel are getting b...
Images from The Great White Fleet anniversary In 2008 the United States celebrates the centenary of the voyage of the Great White Fleet. (Date uploaded: 12 September 2008) View Gallery USS JOHN S McCAIN escort In 2008 the United States celebrates the cen...
$1 million boost for Defence family support groups 4 July - Defence family support groups across Australia will receive a total of $1.04 million in Family Support Funding grants, recognising the contribution and sacrifices made by families who support the...
Following Sydney, the fleet arrived at Melbourne on August 29th and remained until September 5th when most of the fleet left for Albany. In support of this 100 year anniversary, American and Australian Navy ships will reenact the Australian visit to Sydn...
Aviation history at HMAS Albatross 22 May - A range of current and historic military aircraft will be on display during the Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Open Day in Nowra this Sunday, 25 May 2008. The event will be part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations for...
The Waterways Authority will be at the Maritime Festival at Point Claire (near Gosford) on Saturday, 23 November. Boating Service Officers will be there to answer questions about safe boating in NSW this summer, and distribute copies of the new Safe Boat...
Date Article 29 Nov 2002 Aussie Wins Route Du Rhum 29 Nov 2002 Wanted: 420s in South Oz 27 Nov 2002 Sail Melbourne International Regatta 2003 - November Update 24 Nov 2002 Victorious win for Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron 22 Nov 2002 Sailing Ashes - Aus...
Fiona Walsh, a Melbourne painter who had performed with New Waver, painted the illustration on the front, and Dave Metcalfe, printer to the indie world at that time, printed the covers. Perth-moved-to-Melbourne indie band. Their Brisbane drummer Greg Bra...
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Contact Norm Noack, (0 08) 9309 1782, 37 Comstock Way, Woodvale WA 6026, normjuli@b bigpond.net.au 6 th th intake HMAS Leeuwin 1963: 11 13 April, Perth, WA. Noble Park RSL: reun- ion for Vietnam veterans on th heir honours board, 19 2 0 April, Noble Park...
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