19 Apr ANZAC DAY ACT 2026

I am in Canberra for ANZAC Day this year and would like to know what has been organised. Plan to attend march....

29 Jan Vale Cmdr. Ken Swain

The Unknown ShoreSometime at eve when the tide is low,I shall slip my moorings and sail away,With no response to a friendly hail,In the silent hush of the twilight pale,When the night stoops down to embrace the dayAnd the voices call in the water's flow.Sometime at eve when the tide is low,I shall slip my moorings and sail away.Through purple shadows that darkly trailO'er the ebbing tide of the unknown sea,And a ripple of waters to tell the taleOf a lonely voyager, sailing awayTo mystic isles, where at anchor layThe craft of those who had sailed beforeO'er the unknown sea to the unknown shore.A few who have watched me sail awayWill miss my craft from the busy bay;Some friendly barques were anchored near,Some loving souls that my heart held dearIn silent sorrow will drop a tear;But I shall have peacefully furled my sailIn mooring sheltered from the storm and gale,And greeted friends who had sailed beforeO'er the unknown sea to the unknown shore.RIP Ken  ...

06 Nov History – Commonwealth Naval Force

In the years between Australia’s Federation in 1901 and the royal proclamation of the title ‘Royal Australian Navy’ in 1911, the nation’s navy was known as the Commonwealth Naval Force (CNF). In the Summer 2000-2001 edition of the Journal of the Australian Naval Institute, Dr David Stevens contributed an article on this least well known chapter in Australia’s naval history. As the RAN approaches its 125th anniversary it makes for timely reading.   The Commonwealth Naval Forces Australia’s Navy -100 Years of Service to the Nation Although some might point to 10 July 1911, and the Sovereign’s granting of the title ‘Royal Australian Navy’ as the birth of Australia’s Navy as a more recognisable landmark, the truth remains that Australia had already possessed a unified naval force for more than a decade. The legal basis for the creation of the first two national armed services came from Section 51 of the Australian Constitution, which gave the new Parliament the power to make laws with respect to the naval and military defence of the Commonwealth. At Federation, the Governor-General, the Earl of Hopetoun, became Commander-in-Chief, and on 1 March 1901 the states transferred their naval and military forces and everyone employed in their connection to the Federal Government. However, until Parliament could create the necessary legislative and administrative machinery, the various forces continued to be controlled under the existing Colonial Acts and regulations. The four states that had maintained maritime forces through to 1901 – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia – each possessed a Naval Commandant who reported individually to the Minister of Defence. For the first year all military and naval units retained their old colonial titles, but by May 1902 the Federal bureaucracy had adopted the collective names Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF) and Commonwealth Military Forces (later Australian Military Forces) to distinguish the two arms of Australian defence. The pre-Federation naval forces were intended solely for local defence, and were prohibited from operating outside the three-mile limit. But even functioning within these constraints the colonial governments had soon found that the responsibility of maintaining, repairing and operating warships was an expensive business. In an age of technological transition few authorities could afford the commitment of scarce industrial, financial and human resources required to keep their vessels in continuous and efficient commission. As a result, the ships inherited by the CNF were tired, old and inadequate even for training. They included the ironclad monitor Cerberus and four torpedo boats from Victoria, the gunboats Gayundah and Paluma and two torpedo boats from Queensland, and the gunboat Protector from South Australia. The oldest vessel, Cerberus, had already seen thirty years of service. The youngest, the first-class torpedo boat Countess of Hopetoun, had been completed in 1891. Permanent personnel strength totalled only 239 officers and men, while another 1659 served with the part-time naval brigades. Like their ships, many of these men were overage, and one suspects that security of employment often ranked above a real desire to serve. The early federal administrations were too busy to be overmuch troubled with naval defence and, with the ongoing war in South Africa, public attention was concentrated far more on military matters. The CNF’s budgetary allocation in 1901/1902 was just £67,000. In contrast, the 16,874 men belonging to the various military forces were allocated £638,000. Despite the disparity, a dilapidated CNF was not a major national concern if the Royal Navy (RN) could continue to be relied upon to provide maritime protection. Successive British commanders of the Australia Station provided this reassurance, and the Commonwealth’s payment of a subsidy towards maintaining a RN Squadron in Australia, reinforced the idea that issues of naval policy were best left with the Admiralty in London. Concerned by the rapid growth of Japanese and German naval power in the Pacific, the State naval commandants were less confident. Led by the Queensland commandant, Captain (later Vice Admiral Sir) William Rooke Creswell, they feared the withdrawal of British forces under the exigencies of war. Australia, they argued, lying at the extreme end of the world’s sea routes and possessing no land frontier was open to attack only by sea. Unprotected, Australian floating trade would be at the mercy of even a small enemy force, and soon be either sunk or forced to seek refuge. With communications cut, industrial paralysis and economic devastation would follow. Creswell consistently objected to the far higher proportion of Commonwealth funds expended on the Australian Army’s field force, “that branch of the forces that cannot see. much less come into contact with, an enemy, until the Empire is crushed at sea”. As he observed sharply in a 1902 parliamentary report: “The spectacle of some 5,000,000 Anglo-Australians, with an Army splendidly equipped, unable to prevent the burning of a cargo of wool in sight of Sydney Heads, is only the ordinary consequence of a policy of naval impotence.” Deep issues of naval defence exercised only a handful of Australian minds. Nevertheless, the idea of a more capable Australian navy, locally manned, and under the Commonwealth’s executive direction, gradually gathered support. The process was assisted by further progress towards setting up the machinery to impose federal control over all defence matters. The proclamation of the Commonwealth Defence Act in 1904 led to the simultaneous creation of both a Director of Naval Forces and an Inspector-General of the Military Forces. The constitution of Boards of Administration for the two services likewise occurred together in January 1905. Prime Minister George Reid deliberately chose Australia’s best known navalist Captain Creswell, as the first Director of Naval Forces. While admitting that his service was “practically on the verge of collapse”, and that only two of his lieutenants were fit for active service, Creswell embarked on a program designed to breathe new life into the CNF’s operations. Despite a restricted budget he managed to bring several of the gunboats and torpedo boats back into commission and renewed regular training exercises in Port Phillip to improve combat readiness. These exercises soon grew into substantial events with the torpedo boats commonly called upon to demonstrate flotilla tactics against an approaching ‘enemy’ cruiser. The part of the latter was normally played by one of the Queensland gunboats. The naval commandants of Victoria and South Australia alternated in command afloat. No longer confined to service in their own State waters, Creswell also ordered selected vessels to undertake flag showing cruises along the southern and eastern coasts and down to Tasmania. Public lectures, illustrated by lantern slides, further helped to push Creswell’s message. The greater visibility and renewed activity of the CNF proved the quality of Australian naval men and managed to excite public interest, but the service could not long survive without the replacement of its ancient vessels. Fortunately, Creswell found an ally in the new prime minister, Alfred Deakin, who, like his Naval Director, preferred active cooperation to subsidies. In September 1906, Deakin announced an initial three-year program of eight coastal destroyers and four torpedo boats, but deferred appropriating funds until after the general election scheduled for early the next year. Subject to political calculation as much as strategic perception, Deakin’s naval scheme made slow progress. In December 1907, following discussions at the Imperial Conference in London and Admiralty advice, he announced that the CNF’s force structure had been modified to include nine small submarines and a flotilla of six coastal destroyers. Meanwhile, the Government had sent two senior CNF officers on a mission to the UK where they were directed to obtain plans, specifications, and cost estimates for the construction of various warships. On 6 February 1909, Australia’s naval representative in London requested tenders for the first three vessels, the River Class torpedo boat destroyers Parramatta, Yarra, and Warrego. Already in place were measures to build up a local defence industry. The successful yards were each required to employ at least a dozen Australian workmen to help build Yarra and Parramatta. This allowed Warrego to be taken to pieces and shipped to Australia, where it was re-erected at Cockatoo Island Dockyard. Three subsequent destroyers were built entirely in Australia. Australian authorities intended the CNF’s destroyer flotilla to take on full responsibility for coastal defence, leaving the RN to deal with more distant operations. However, by the time Parramatta and Yarra arrived in local waters in December 1910, Australian naval policy had made an even greater advance. Finding itself hard pressed to maintain its global naval supremacy the RN had already decided to support a more substantial Australian contribution towards defence in the Pacific. At the 1909 Imperial Conference the Admiralty’s First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher, suggested that the CNF expand from the planned local defence flotilla to include a self-contained ‘fleet unit ‘ based around his revolutionary battle cruiser and several light cruisers. The combined package, argued Fisher, represented an ideal force structure; small enough to be managed by Australia in times of peace but, in war, capable of effective action with the RN. Federal Cabinet gave provisional endorsement in September 1909 and orders were placed in the UK for the additional ships. Just as important was the passing of the Australian Naval Defence Act 1910, which provided the clear legislative authority for a navy that would no longer be limited to Australian territorial waters. The difference between the naval and military forces of the Commonwealth was now striking. With an Army compelled by law to serve only on local soil, Australia had to raise a separate volunteer expeditionary force to serve overseas in 1914. Since 1904 CNF warships had been designated His Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS), but this had never received the King’s sanction. During their visit to London for the coronation of King George V, Australian ministers made known their desire to have the prefix ‘Royal’ attached to the Australian Navy’s title. On 10 July 1911 King George approved the request ‘with great satisfaction’. The decision was promulgated to the CNF on 5 October. Thereafter the Permanent CNF officially became the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and the Citizen Naval Forces the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. At the stern of Australian ships, the White Ensign replaced the Australian Blue Ensign. The Australian Commonwealth flag took the place of the Union flag at the bow. The RAN did not just happen in 1911. The bestowal of the title ‘Royal’ reflected the progress made in the previous ten years in turning a motley collection of obsolescent vessels into a true fighting service. Perhaps more significant in hindsight, however, was that the revitalisation of the CNF marked Australia’s first major step towards nationhood. Arising from a deeper recognition that Australia’s defence interests could no longer be consigned to others, the decision to acquire a sea-going navy represented an assumption of national obligation of momentous proportion. The foresight of men like Creswell and Deakin was amply rewarded just a few years later when in 1914 the German East Asiatic Squadron was decisively deterred from carrying out its plans for cruiser warfare in the Pacific. But for the navy, wartime Prime Minister W.M. ‘Billy’ Hughes later declared, “the great cities of Australia would have been reduced to ruins, coastwise shipping sunk, and communications with the outside world cut off.” One would be hard pressed to find a more appropriate sentiment to mark the Australian Navy’s first centenary of service to the nation....

28 May Valediction page updated

The Valediction page has recently been updated. Lest we Forget....

02 Apr VALE

For those who may have known him, PORS Kev Ruwoldt crossed the bar last Thursday 28th March RIP old mate.....

25 Jan QSO The World posts for 2023.

07 Jan Unable to login to NSW Chapter websiste

Why is it impossible to log in to NSW chapter? I have tried to log in to NSW chapter but cannot. Does Alan Moffit no longer produce the newsletter? I have not had a NSW Newsletter since JUNE 2023. What do I have to do to receive a NSW Newslatter. CHEERS. Max...

08 Feb VALE Norma Featch Dix

Such a sad duty to pass on news of the loss of a lovely Lady many of us from the 60s/70s and in the Comms branch knew so well. Passing this news from Glenys Woodhouse. ""I just wanted to let you know that Norma Dix (Featch) died suddenly yesterday 7 February. Although she was not a member of our Association she is a Life Member of RANCB WA Branch. A lot of our members would know or remember her as WRRSM Norma Featch and I was wondering if you could put it on our Facebook site. I did not wish to do this without your permission. I tried to encourage her to join us too but she was happy with RANCB. Norma passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, despite having had lots of medical problems over past years. Her daughter Jennifer rang me late yesterday afternoon to tell me of her death. (I am Jennifer’s godmother). I am very sad as we have been friends since Navy days and she has been a big part of our family. Glenys Woodhouse"" RIP dear Norma Featch Dix ⚓⚓⚓...

23 Sep burning of our flag

the information coming out off the webmaster seems very uninteresting and unnewsworthy surely there is more going on with members than repeated headlines. the burning of our flag the other day, seems that 80% of the population is ready to sit back and take that. we the quiet should rise up and let these bastered now how we feel by burning evry one of their flags we can lay our hands on. if the government has its way the voice will have a say in everything we wish to do as a nation, i fought for one nation australia not two. the leader of the greens will not stand infront of our flag, time he was given a lessom. we the 80% of australians do not want their flag standing centre stage whereever we go time to stand up australia and burn that flag as they have no respect for our flag time the government was told we dont want it....

31 Jul RAN RIMPAC 2022

Approximately 1,600 Australian Defence Force personnel have joined twenty-five international partners to undertake the world’s largest international maritime exercise.Held across training areas in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California from 29 June to 04 August 2022, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC) is a biennial international military exercise hosted by Commander, U.S Pacific Fleet. The ADF contribution is substantial including HMA Ships Canberra, Supply and Warramunga, two RAAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft, a submarine, mine warfare and clearance diving capabilities, and a Joint Landing Force led by the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment accompanied by personnel and capabilities from across Australian Army units. RIMPAC aims to be the premier joint combined maritime exercise and enables Australia to strengthen international partnerships, enhance interoperability and improve readiness for a wide range of potential operations. This year RIMPAC will feature twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft and approximately 25,000 personnel.U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) leads multi national ships in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.Royal Australian Navy Ships Canberra, Supply and Warramunga sailed in formation with 37 ships during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 - HMNZS Aotearoa (AOR-11), HMCS Winnipeg (FFG-331), HMCS Vancouver (FFG-338), USS Abraham Lincoln (CV-72), USS Essex (LHD-2), USS Fizgerald (DDG-62), USS Chafee (DDG-90), USS Gridly (DDG-101), USS Sampson (DDG-102), USS William P Lawrence (DDG-110), USS Spruance (DDG-111), USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001), USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), USS Charlo Tte (SSN-766), USS Topeka (SSN-754), USNS Henry J Kaiser (T-AO-187), USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11), USCGC Midgett (WSML-757), USV Nomad, USV Ranger, USV Sea Hawk, USV Sea Hunter, ROSK Marado (LHDS-6112), ROKS MTG (DDG-976), ROKS STG (DDG-991), ROKS SDS (SS-082), BRP Antonio Luna (FFG-151), RSS Intrepid (FFG-69), JS Izumo (DDH-183), JS Takanami (DDG-110), KD Lekir (FSG-26), TNI I GNR (FFGHM-332), ARM Usumacinta (A-412), ARM Juarez (FFG-101), FS Prairal (FF-F731), INS Shivalik (FFG-F48), CNS Lynch (FF-07)....

10 Jul Following posted by Norm Lewis: Vale former RO(S) Bernie Brooks.

Sad news...

01 May Our reunion in Sydney .

I reckon the reunion was a great success! I certainly didn't hear any complaints . The work Brian (Dollbaby) Gray did in it's organisation was superb and is absolutely worthy of commendation . BZ with bells on . Great to see some of my old mates and relive old dreams and past glories . Alan Murgatroyd...

07 Apr 50 years ago today – decommissioning of HMAS QUEENBOROUGH VLNZ

7th April 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the decommissioning of HMAS QUEENBOROUGH (VLNZ). As the last Communicator (ABRO) aboard, I spent the last few weeks destoring the comms department, returning the CBs and other confidential/valuable items. LCDR H.C. Findlay was the Skipper, but I reported to LCDR Graham Rohrsheim DSC, who was the XO. LCDR Rohrsheim had been had been awarded the DFC for his service with the RANHFV Vietnam. A really nice gentleman and a pleasure to work for. Technical advice and help was always on hand from the MSO Staff at HMAS Kuttabul. The team in the MSO were a great help, as I had a couple of challenges. One was to produce a "Gin Pennant" for the Wardroom drinks. I'd never heard of such a thing up until then (I was an RO remember). However, the LTO at Kuttabul (sorry - can't remember his name) was wonderful. He knocked up a Gin Pennant for me in a couple of days. Sadly, on the day it was flown, it rained and the Pennant hung very limply from the yardarm for the remainder of the day. A couple of weeks prior to the Decommissioning, I was piped to the Gangway and met a PO and a couple of "Greenies" from one of the DE / Type 12's. They wanted to knock off some parts from our AN-URT 23-V (HF Transmitter). I told them that I didn't mind what they did to the insides of the Txer, as long as it looked the same on the outside! Then about a week prior to Decommissioning, a Lieutenant and a couple of Petty Officers (SA-C's?) arrived from HMAS NIRIMBA to say that they were going to remove the 23V. When I asked what they were going to do with it, they said that they were taking it to NIRIMBA to use a a "Training Aid". I'm sure that they would have been quite surprised to find that when they opened up the cabinets, they would have found several key components missing. As part of destoring the Ship, I removed the wooden plaque carrying the ship's radio callsign VLNZ from outside the Wireless Office. I showed it to the Chief Shipwright and asked him what I should do with it. He didn't offer any suggestions, so I kept it in my possession for a couple of years and then donated it to the Navy Club in Hobart. Sadly, that Club folded a few years ago and I sometimes wonder what happened to all the Naval memorabilia that lined that walls of that good old club in Davey Street, Hobart. I did hear that some of the memorabilia found a new home at the Anglesea Barracks in Hobart. On the day of decommissioning, I hauled down the Commissioning Pennant and handed it to the Buffer. I thought it was all a bit sad that such a fine ship that had served the Royal Navy in WW2 and the RAN in the post-war years, just went out of service without any fanfare. At least I can say that I remembered the day, fifty years after the event. I must be getting old (JR's do grow up - it just takes a bit more time). Ron ...

28 Feb More about Dez Vizzard

Reference my post a few days ago concerning Dez Vizzard . His funeral is being held today 28th February . Miss you mate ...

24 Feb Report of loss

Hi to all . Have just been told that Des Vizzard has gone . Details are very sketchy and I have been unable to find any details of funeral arrangements .Des had been crook for quite a while but attended our last Anzac day function in Sydney ,kind of a last hurrah . If anyone knows any more details could they please inform me via this network . He was a great bloke and another of our genuine 'characters' Vale Also , a few weeks ago I asked if anyone had any knowledge of Owen Rogers , and again I received a rather vague phone call saying that he had passed away last year . I cannot get any confirmation of this ,so once again if anyone has any information I would be much obliged to hear from them . He too was a good bloke and an excellent SCO to work with . Alan Murgatroyd ...

20 Feb Former Operators of the MURPHY B41 & B40 Communications Receivers on Oberon’s, Skimmers and Land Bases

Greetings Gents. Mike Charteris here, former EW. This is my first post on the RANCBA. I served aboard HMAS PERTH D38 under, Cheif EW Gary Moon. Our Destroyer was then commanded by Captain Russell Shalders, a good man and a great captain. In my spare time I collect and restore Valve Communications Receivers used by the Navy & Military. I have been an Amateur Radio operator for the past 35 years, and was so when I served in the RAN. As such I have recently acquired a set of MURPHY B41 & B40 Receivers, which were made in England in the 1950's. Its great fun to restore such mamoth Receivers that were used to safeguard the Nation. But I would really love to know a little about what the people thought who operated them in the R.A.N. Thus I was hoping that some of the Forum members might well have used this equipment in the past at sea and ashore. I would very much like to hear from you, be it by way of the forum. Or direct to my email address of mikevk4qs@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you Yours Sincerely Mike Charteris VK4QS ...

01 Feb This is Post TItle

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28 Jan Vale LSRO Keith “Harvey” Bullock R96133

Very sorry not let you know Harvey's wife Anne rang me 27th Dec to say he passed away on boxing day. He had been ill for a long time. I visited him late November just after his 70th birthday and was amazed he was still kicking. Anne said she wanted to keep him alive until Christmas - which she did. ...

11 Jan Vale Dinga Bell

Saddened to learn of the passing of Dinga Bell. One of the good guys. Many good memories of fun times....

09 Jan Wherabouts Owen Rogers

Hi to all. Does anyone in our fraternity know the address or phone number of Owen Rogers ? He was an ord with me in Voyager in 1960 and he was my boss (SCO) in Brisbane '74-75 . (you can work out who had the brains !) . Would like to talk to him if possible . Alan Murgatroyd (murgy@bigpond.com)...

09 Jan Vale David “Dinga” John Bell R 64172 12/3/65 -11/3/85

David passed away at home on Sunday 9th January 2022 with Anne and their daughter Jodie with him, following a short 4 month illness with cancer. David and Anne celebrated their 52nd Anniversary only 6 days ago. Anne has asked me to let those of you who know David about his passing. RIP ...

20 Dec Vale John Keenan

I have been advised by John Rowe that John (TROG) KEENAN passed away on Sunday 19th December 2021 in Melbourne. No further details are available at this time. Regards Jim Berridge...

19 Dec RIP John Keenan

I received this from John Rowe this morning and he asked me to post it on the RANCBA site. This morning we lost a great mate. John Keenan ("Trog" to just about everyone), passed away in his sleep, after a short illness. Trog joined the Navy in the first couple of months of 1961, and was a member (along with Peter Archibald, Gordon Cameron, and myself) of Signals Class T2/61. Later drafts included Melbourne (R21), Cerberus and Vendetta. He left as a CY after 9 years. Trog was a friend to everyone, and will be sorely missed...

09 Dec vale past members, their does not seem to be any posts for those who have crossed the bar

members need to know of those who have passed...

03 Nov Vale

Do Not know why my information about Blue Higgins has not been acknowledged. He passed away earlier this year and his Wife Pat informed me of his Passing and He has been acknowledged in the Navy News. So why not here ?...

01 Jul Centenary of Communications Training at HMAS Cerberus.

A big day for all at the home of Communications category training, DFSS-MCISW, HMAS Cerberus with a formal presentation to mark the occasion of the Centenary of Communications Training at HMAS Cerberus. The day commenced with a formal march past comprising of all DFSS-MCISW staff, students and trainees with DCSTC COL Wunsch taking the salute with CO and XO of DFSS and both RSMs also present. All personnel then marched as a formed parade to the base cinema for the formal online presentations. Director General Navy Information Warfare (DGNIW) CDRE Matt Doornbos, RAN and WO-N Deb Butterworth joined in the celebrations online and presented to the gathered audience with both participating in a Q & A session. On completion of the formal presentations, all personnel enjoyed a morning tea and the obligatory cutting of the Centenary of Communications Training at HMAS Cerberus cake. The images provided below will be complemented with official images once they have been cleared for publication. The march past and presentations were captured on video and once I have done the editing, the video will be made available to page members once approved. BZ to all involved with todays event and here's to the next 100 years of CIS training at HMAS Cerberus. ...

22 Jun Thanks

G'day, This new look website is great, but most importantly, many thanks John C for your many hours being the webmaster of our "old" web page. Stay safe & take care, Meg Haensel-Fuss...

19 Jun Incorrect photo

Good to see the new site up and running. I would like to add to Rod’s BZ and thank John for all his time and effort over the years. A small glitch on the valedictory site in that the photo on the listing for “Robby” Robinson is not Jim Roberts and Robby on Hobart. Stay safe all, Knocker....

16 Jun Welcome Back

May I be one of the first to say - Good to see the site back up and running. All the best to all Scoops...