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Navy League of Australia Vic-Tas Division
April 2018
NEWSLETTER
“Keeping Watch over the Maritime Wellbeing of Australia”
Contents
Creswell Oration Luncheon ......................................................................... 2
Arrival of the HMAS Adelaide III in Melbourne........................................... 7
HMAS Warramunga in the Middle East ...................................................... 8
Exercise “Ocean Explorer” ........................................................................... 9
Navy Bridging Train remembered ............................................................. 10
Joint Statement on the Fifth Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence
Ministers 2+2 Meeting ............................................................................... 11
New Minister for Veterans Affairs ............................................................ 12
2018 Lonsdale Cup Navrally ...................................................................... 12
Marvellous Maritime Precincts in the USA – New England Region .......... 14
Shrine Report ............................................................................................. 19
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Creswell Oration Luncheon
An elegant luncheon was served with wine at the William
Angliss Institute Restaurant in the city of Melbourne on
Thursday 22 March 2018 in celebration of the Australian
Navy in 1901. The guest speaker, Rear Admiral Jonathan D
Mead AM RAN, Commander of the Australian Fleet,
presented the “Creswell Oration”. His subject was “STATE
of the FLEET”. RADM Mead was introduced by CDRE
Warren Gately RAN. CDRE Jim Dixon toasted the Queen
and the Royal Australian Navy.
RADM Mead joined the RAN in 1984 and specialised in
Mine Clearance Diving and Explosive Ordnance disposal.
In 2005, he commanded the HMAS Parramatta in the North
Arabian Gulf. In 2011, he was promoted to Commodore
and deployed to the Middle East, responsible for maritime
counter terrorism. In 2018, he was appointed Commander
Royal Australian Fleet. As Fleet Commander, he is
responsible for the strategy and staffing for the 21st century Navy. RADM Mead has a Masters degree
and PhD in international Relations and a Masters degree in Management. He has published a book on
Indian national security.
RADM Mead is passionate and enthusiastic about the RAN. His Oration was interspersed with a video
which showed the capabilities of the Navy for 2018 and beyond.
He thanked the Navy League of Australia Vic-Tas Division, the Naval Historical Society of Australia
Victoria Chapter, the Naval Officers Club and the Naval Association of Australia, for the invitation.
He acknowledged the foresight of Vice Admiral Sir William Creswell but noted he probably didn’t
fully grasp what the Navy would be like in 2018: Defence personnel now challenge the status quo and
have to innovate to keep up with worldwide developments. The key is training and exercising: war
games are used to sharpen skills, such as Ocean Raider in 2016 and Talisman Sabre in 2017. UAVs
and cyber are becoming very advanced: we need sharp minds that envision the technology of the future.
Today, there are 5 or 6 ships on the northern border of Australia. Overseas, the 66th fleet rotation has
been deployed since 1990 in the Middle East. There are 4 Collins Class submarines at sea doing
exercises. Our new helicopters are now the most advanced in the world.
A second air warfare destroyer NUSHIP Brisbane will carry out sea trials in Adelaide with HMAS
Hobart and in 2019, a third air warfare destroyer, NUSHIP Sydney, will be commissioned into the
RAN.
Currently in Spain, ship building continues and in 2019 the HMAS Supply fleet replenishment ship
will be commissioned, followed by the HMAS Stalwart. Ship building continues to grow in Osborne
in South Australia and at Hendersons in WA – the largest ever ship building project in Australia.
RADM Mead’s speech was dynamic, exciting and well received by an attentive audience and we are
grateful he could make his presentation.
Also available on podcast http://navyleague.org.au/victoria-tasmania-division-podcasts/
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Creswell Oration luncheon, William Angliss Restaurant
CDRE Warwick Gately RAN welcomes RADM Jonathan Mead
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LCDR John Bird RNR chats with CDRE Greg Yorke CSC RAN, SNO Vic
Presentation to Rear Admiral Mead of a framed picture of Vice-Admiral Sir William Creswell
being presented By Russell Pettis, NAA President
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Captain Nigel Porteous, Judy Wilkins and LCDR John Wilkins OAM RFD*
Rex Williams, Jan Roberts-Billett and Andrew Mackinnon enjoying a wine and a chat.
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LCDR Roger Blythman, President of the Navy League Vic-Tas Division presents
Osborne House first day covers to RADM Jonathan Mead AM RAN
CDRE Jim Dixon AM and Rosemary Creswell, granddaughter of Sir William Creswell
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Arrival of the HMAS Adelaide III in Melbourne
The HMAS Adelaide arrived in Port Melbourne on 23 March 2018 and was greeted by dignitaries at
the dock. This is one of the largest ships ever built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It weighs
27,000 tonnes. It is 230 metres long. It has a speed of over 20 knots with a range of 6,000 nautical
miles. It can land a force of over 1,000 personnel plus supplies.
Amphibious Assault Ships are also known as Landing Helicopter Docks (LHD) and was built by
contractors BAE Systems Australia and Navantia in Spain. These ships provide the Australian Defence
Force (ADF) with one of the most capable and sophisticated air-land-sea amphibious deployment
systems in the world.
Each ship is divided into 112 modules, which are built and fitted out as discrete units and then
consolidated together to form the completed ship. This allows work on the ship to be completed at a
number of different locations prior to assembly. There are 105 modules that make up the hull and seven
modules that make up the superstructure. The construction of the hull to the level of the flight deck and
the majority of fitting out was undertaken at Navantia’s shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The work undertaken
at the BAE Systems shipyard in Williamstown, Victoria, included consolidation of the superstructure
and installation of the Combat and Communication Systems.
The ships have a conventional steel mono hull design with the superstructure located on the starboard
side of the flight deck. They are designed with the shallowest possible draft to operate in secondary
ports and harbours as well as manoeuvre in the shallow waters common in the littoral regions.
There are four main decks; heavy vehicle, accommodation, hangar and light vehicles and flight decks.
The ships are equipped with modern Command and Control and combat systems including air and
surface radar, advanced communications capability and surveillance systems.
HMAS Adelaide (III) was commissioned at a ceremony at Fleet Base East, Sydney on 4 December
2015.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-iii
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HMAS Warramunga in the Middle East
#POTD by Able Seaman Imagery Specialist Christopher Szumlanski.
HMAS Hobart and HMAS Adelaide berthed at Fleet Base East in Sydney.6 March 2018
The crew of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga has intercepted two vessels and
approximately eight tonnes of hashish valued at approximately $400 million during operations in
international waters of the Arabian Sea. Warramunga has now seized 19.5 tonnes of hashish and 1.5
tonnes of heroin, valued in excess of $1.43 billion since deploying to the Middle East in November.
On 3 March Warramunga’s Seahawk helicopter crew detected a vessel of interest during surveillance
operations. A boarding party searched the vessel, uncovering 4.1 tonnes of illicit cargo. The Seahawk
crew then detected a second vessel of interest and the subsequent boarding and search operation
resulted in the seizure of an additional 3.9 tonnes of illegal narcotics. The narcotics were transferred
to Warramunga and will be disposed of at sea.
Operation MANITOU is the Australian Government's contribution to support international efforts to
promote maritime security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East Region. Combined Taskforce
150 is one of three task forces operating under Combined Maritime Forces. Australia assumed
command the Combined Task Force 150 in December 2017.
http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Mar2018/Operations/4494/HMAS-Warramunga-seizes-eight-tonnes-of-illicit-
drugs.htm#.WsMAIYhubIU
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Exercise “Ocean Explorer”
#POTD by Able Seaman Imagery Specialist Bonny Gassner.
Published on 13 March 2018 LEUT Andrew Ragless (author)
Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER included the participation of Royal Navy’s Type 23 Frigate
HMS Sutherland during her visit to Australia, as well as HMA Ships Canberra and Sirius; frigates
HMA Ships Melbourne, Newcastle, Anzac, Stuart, and Paramatta; minehunter HMAS Huon and
submarines HMA Ships Waller and Farncomb.
The second iteration of OCEAN EXPLORER featured a complex web of maritime warfare training,
trials and exercises, including the Nulka anti-ship missile defence system upgrade trials and unit
readiness workup training for HMA Ships Success and Farncomb and Her Majesty’s New Zealand
Ship Te Mana.
Task Group Commander, Captain Paul O’Grady said the three-week activity resulted in multiple
ships and aircraft forged into a highly effective and cooperative warfighting team. “Multiple ships
from three different navies have been able to exercise against a live submarine which provides
invaluable training and a really great investment in our preparedness.”
“Most importantly it has seen more than 2,000 men and women from three different navies come
together and work together at sea,” he said.
http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Mar2018/Fleet/4505/Exercise-OCEAN-EXPLORER-comes-to-a-close.htm#.WrnQ1ohubIU
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Navy Bridging Train remembered
A new plaque recognising the 1st Royal Australian Navy Bridging Train (RANBT) was unveiled at
the Shrine of Remembrance by Commanding Officer of HMAS Cerberus Captain Tim Standen and
historian Dr John Carroll of the HMAS Sydney and Vietnam Logistic Support Veterans Association.
The RANBT, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Leighton Bracegirdle, served in the
Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns during the First World War, constructing piers and pontoons
for ground forces in dangerous and isolated conditions. Over the course of its existence, the RANBT
lost 25 sailors killed in action or to illness or disease.
The RANBT was formed in February 1915 and by August that year were building piers to land
troops, evacuate wounded, and manage work afloat and on the beach at Suvla Bay in Turkey.
They trained to use horses and wagons on the grounds of where the Shrine of Remembrance stands
today and became the most decorated Australian naval unit of the First World War. The RANBT
sailed for the Suez Canal in January 1916, building bridges, controlling military transport and
manning small vessels. The RANBT also supported ground troops in combat during this time,
constructing piers through a mined landing area at El Arish in Egypt in support of a British attack. On
20 March 1917 the RANBT was disbanded and many members elected to remain with the Royal
Australian Navy.
http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Mar2018/Events/4484/Navy-Bridging-Train-remembered.htm#.WqOwQOhubIU
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Joint Statement on the Fifth Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence
Ministers 2+2 Meeting
“ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the
five original member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on 8 January
1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos and Myanmar on 23 July
1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999.
The ASEAN Declaration states that the aims and purposes of the
Association are: (1) to accelerate the economic growth, social
progress and cultural development in the region through joint
endeavors in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to
strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful
community of Southeast Asian nations, and (2) to promote
regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice
and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the
region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations
Charter. In 1995, the ASEAN Heads of State and Government re-affirmed that “Cooperative peace and
shared prosperity shall be the fundamental goals of ASEAN.” http://www.nti.org/learn/treaties-and-regimes/association-southeast-asian-nations-asean/
This year the conference was held on 17-18 March 2018 in Melbourne. Senator the Hon Marise Payne
outlined the ASEAN maritime cooperation at the conference as per the excerpt below.
Maritime Cooperation and Security
12. The importance of effective maritime cooperation as a key part of our joint response to the
region’s strategic challenges was underlined by Ministers. Owing to Australia and Indonesia’s
long history of comprehensive maritime cooperation, Ministers noted the important role
Australia and Indonesia have to play in regional maritime security, including in cooperation
with ASEAN partners.
13. Ministers highlighted the breadth and complexity of the range of maritime security threats
facing the region, including challenges to sovereignty; the smuggling of people, arms, drugs
and money; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; the movement of terrorists; and
environmental concerns.
14. Ministers reiterated shared commitment to strengthen and expand maritime cooperation in
response to these threats as underpinned by the Joint Declaration on Maritime Cooperation
signed by Foreign Ministers in Sydney in February 2017. Ministers welcomed the signing of
the Maritime Cooperation Plan of Action as the instrument by which the Joint Declaration
will be implemented. Australia thanked Indonesia for adopting the Minister of Marine and
Fisheries’ Affairs Decree on the HMAS Perth (I) Maritime Conservation Zone in the waters
of Banten Province.
15. Ministers reflected on the significance of the Indian Ocean as a key strategic interest for
Australia and Indonesia. They shared views on the importance of unimpeded trade, secure sea
lines of communication and maritime approaches, and increased maritime domain awareness.
Ministers committed to work together to take forward practical ideas to enhance defence
maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean.
16. Australia commended the program of trilateral maritime patrols in the Sulu Sea launched by
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in June 2017. Australia and Indonesia agreed the
importance of this cooperation as part of the regional response to criminal activities including
piracy, drug trafficking and kidnapping as well as foreign terrorist fighters’ movements.
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Ministers noted the potential for this cooperation to further promote improved information-
sharing and maritime domain awareness in the region. In this regard, Australia also
commended Indonesia’s leadership of the ‘Our Eyes’ information sharing initiative. Australia
reiterated its willingness to support Indonesia’s leadership of sub-regional maritime security
cooperation.
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/statements/joint-statement-fifth-indonesia-australia-foreign-and-defence
New Minister for Veterans Affairs
Darren Chester is the new Minister for Veterans
Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel and Minister
Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC as
at 5 March 2018.
He is member for Gippsland and his background was in
journalism and marketing prior to entering Parliament.
https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=IPZ
2018 Lonsdale Cup Navrally
About 12 RAN recruits attended as sea riders and dined with representatives of the Navy League of
Australia Vic-Tas Division. Representatives of the RVMYC including Commodore John Zammit
were great hosts. The results of the race are on the NLA web site at http://navyleague.org.au/yacht-
races/
LCDR Roger Blythman LLB RFD presenting Commodore John Zammit RVMYC with the framed photo of HMS
Sutherland.
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Commodore Greg Yorke SNO VIC, CMDR John M Wilkins OAM RFD*, LCDR John Bird RNR
Commodore John Zammit. Jordan, Pamela, Commodore Greg Yorke SNO VIC
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Marvellous Maritime Precincts in the USA – New England Region Author Tim Ryan, NLA Vic-Tas Div Member
Brief Bio
Mr Tim Ryan is currently the chairman of the Alastair Swayn Foundation, a national not - for - profit
entity which has been established to support and nurture the Australian architectural community by
facilitating educational programs to promote architectural design and technology, as well as
collecting and exhibiting drawings, models and photographs of Australian twentieth century housing
and office designs.
Mr Ryan who is a Chartered Accountant is an expert in the travel and transport industries and has
extensive experience in the maritime and shipping industry. Mr Ryan has also specialized in the field
of architecture and has been an advisor to many national architectural firms for over twenty years.
Along with his extensive operational and design knowledge in the shipping industry, Mr Ryan is
regarded as an authority on the cruise and passenger ferry industries and frequently presents papers
and writes articles in various marine industry and naval related publications throughout Australia and
the Asia Pacific region and on occasion is a guest speaker aboard visiting cruise ships.
Mr Ryan is also well known in his capacity as a Naval Historian and in 2011 conducted a memorial
service aboard a cruise ship over the war grave site commemorating the 70th anniversary of the loss
of the Royal Australian Navy cruiser HMAS Sydney in 1941.
He is a founding member and office bearer of the Couta Boat Association, the governing body of the
world’s largest wooden sailing boat heritage fleet.
Tim in recent trips to the East Coast USA has explored various naval and maritime precincts
stretching from New England to Philadelphia visiting several familiar and not so familiar
locations resulting in many unexpected and exciting surprises in the process. In a three-part
series Tim shares some of these experiences with us commencing in the beautiful New England
region.
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Located in a park at the pretty seaside village of Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the former US Navy
submarine USS Albacore which was built at the nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1953. With a
length of only 203 feet overall, Albacore was built as an experimental vessel and pioneered the shape
of all future nuclear-powered submarines and as such its unique design made a significant contribution
to the development of US submarine technology.
In Boston Massachusetts, the USS Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides” is preserved at the old
Boston Navy yard and is a wooden hull, three-masted frigate which was prominent in the war of 1812
against Britain. Still a unit of the United States Navy, the Constitution is also the world's oldest floating
commissioned naval vessel. Moored ahead of the Constitution is USS Cassin Young, a handsome
Fletcher class destroyer which served with distinction during the Second World War.
Located south of Boston is the City of Quincy and the former Bethlehem Steel shipyard on the Fore
River - the birthplace of many a fine ship including the three famous Matson Trans Pacific Liners
Mariposa, Monterey and Lurline which were regular visitors to Australia prior to the Second World
War and naval transports during the war. The last two named vessels later served on Chandris Lines’
round world service to Australia in the 1960s and 1970s as Britanis and Ellinis.
Currently the former yard is a dedicated museum to the US shipbuilding industry with its centrepiece
being the former Des Moines class heavy cruiser USS Salem which was built at the yard at the end of
World War II and commissioned in 1947.
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Salem spent most of the 1950's as flagship of the US Sixth Fleet based in the Mediterranean and is best
known for its role as the German pocket battleship Graf Spee in the film epic Battle of the River Plate.
Decommissioned in 1959, Salem is the only 8-inch gun heavy cruiser believed to still be in existence.
Heading south towards
Cape Cod is an
interesting vessel
moored at the
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy at its Buzzards
Bay facility being the
handsome training
vessel Kennedy which is
a former C-4 class
freighter built as the
Velma Lykes in 1966.
The post war Matson
Trans Pacific Liners
Mariposa and Monterey
also well known in
Australian waters were
early variants of the C-4 class hull. The vessel was subsequently operated as the Cape Bon for the US
Maritime Administration which included government service in the First Gulf War. In 2001 the ship
was renamed Enterprise and converted to become a training ship for the Academy and in 2009 was
subsequently renamed Kennedy in honour of the Kennedy family. With a complement of up to 710
personnel the vessel was most recently used in 2017 for relief work in Puerto Rico following the
damage caused by Hurricane Maria.
Further south in Massachusetts is “Battle Ship Cove” located at scenic Fall River in Rhode Island with
the battleship USS Massachusetts being the main feature at the museum along with the submarine
Lionfish and the
Gearing class destroyer
Joseph P Kennedy,
named after President
John F Kennedy’s older
brother, a war hero.
President Kennedy and
Mrs Kennedy used the
destroyer as a viewing
platform to watch the
Americas’ Cup 12
metre yachting duel
between the US
defender Weatherly and
the Australian
challenger Gretel off
Newport Rhode Island in September 1962.
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Newport is a short drive away from Fall River and currently there are plans to restore the
decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy which was built in 1967 and display the ship as
a museum commemorating the life of President Kennedy and also use the ship as a tribute to US Naval
aviation on Newport’s scenic Narragansett Bay. Currently the carrier is laid up in reserve at the
Philadelphia Naval yard on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.
South of Rhode Island is the historic town of Mystic in Connecticut where the famous Mystic Seaport
is located.
The Mystic Seaport is an
outstanding maritime
museum and many
preserved wooden boats are
displayed here including
fishing vessels and
schooners which are unique
to the New England region.
One of the highlights
exhibited at Mystic is the
Joseph Conrad, a steel, 111-
foot vessel and one of the
smallest full-rigged ships
ever constructed. Built in
Denmark in 1882, Melbourne born Captain Alan Villiers bought the vessel in 1934 and sailed the little
ship on his famous two-year voyage around the world which included a visit to Australia. The seaport
also features numerous galleries and working exhibits including the art of wooden shipbuilding and
preservation and a special research section which includes thousands of images of vessels including the
famous Rosenfeld collection.
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Also at Mystic is 1841 built the former whaling ship Charles W Morgan which was recently refurbished
by the shipwrights in Mystic. Currently the Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower which
landed the first pilgrims near Plymouth Massachusetts in 1620 is under restoration at the Henry B
DuPont Preservation facility at the yard. Also, recently refurbished at the yard is the small coal fired
pleasure steamer Sabino built in 1908 which takes visitors for pleasure excursions on the historic Mystic
River.
A few miles south of Mystic is the city of New London on the Thames River which is the main US
Navy submarine base and where the US Navy’s first nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus is
preserved. Named after the fictitious vessel in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Nautilus
forms the nucleus of the US Submarine Force museum. The submarine was launched in 1954 at the
nearby General Dynamics shipyard at Groton by Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower, wife of President
Eisenhower.
Nautilus won the distinction of being the first ship to reach the geographic North Pole on 5 August
1958 and from the North Pole in a voyage that commenced in the Barrow Sea, Alaska two days
earlier. After reaching the North Pole Nautilus proceeded east and after 96 hours and 1830 miles
under the ice, the submarine surfaced northeast of Greenland, having completed the first successful
voyage across the North Pole.
To be Continued...
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Shrine Report
ANZAC DAY 2018
Wednesday 25 April
Anzac Day is a time for the community to come together to remember and recognise the service and
sacrifice of members of the Australian Defence Force. Originally a commemoration of the landing of
Australian and New Zealand forces on Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, Anzac Day is a public expression
of gratitude and reflection that resonates to the present day.
6AM DAWN SERVICE
All are welcome at the rising of the sun to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian
service men and women. One minute of silence will be observed. Plan your journey on public
transport for an arrival time of between 4am – 5am at the Shrine.
9AM ANZAC DAY MARCH
Thousands of veterans, their descendants and current serving personnel will march down St Kilda
Road, starting at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets and concluding at the Shrine. Unit
wreaths will be laid at the Shrine progressively during the March. This year, for the first time,
veterans of recent conflicts will lead the March.
COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE
At the conclusion of the March a service will take place on the Shrine Forecourt, including an
Address from the Governor of Victoria. For those unable to attend the Dawn Service, join us
online as we live stream the event for the first time.
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EXHIBITIONS
Nerves and Steel
The RAN in the Pacific, 1941-45 exhibition, will be on display until July 2018.
The Soldiers XI
Eleven bats tell a story of experiences in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. The exhibition closes in
April 2018.
The Light Horse
This exhibition explores the myths and realities of the fighting in the deserts in the Middle East,
1916-18. It closes October 2018.
TALKS & EVENTS
The Art of War
Tuesday 1 May, 6pm
Shrine Auditorium
The Art of War is a unique conversation with
artists Matthew Sleeth, Wendy Sharpe and
Tanja Johnston from Australian National
Veterans Art Museum (ANVAM) as they
discuss the intersections of art and war. Hear
what these artists learned as bystanders in
conflict zones, and what it was like to
confront the political and cultural realities we
don’t see in the media. Tanja also outlines the
art programs ANVAM have developed to work with returned soldiers.
Friends of the Shrine Luncheon
Friday 1 June, 1pm
Visitor Centre
An exclusive event for Friends of the Shrine
members–the perfect way to meet fellow
Friends. Joining us is guest speaker Group
Captain Annette Holian, Shrine Governor
and Orthopaedic Surgeon. Group Captain
Holian has a background in trauma and
disaster response and following the lunch
will lead a Friends tour of the Galleries
focusing on the history of medicine in war.
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SERVICES
Maltese Australian Association
George Cross Award Day
Sunday 15 April, midday
Wreath Laying on the Forecourt
This annual service marks the award of the George
Cross to the island of Malta by King George VI in a
letter dated 15 April 1942 so as to 'bear witness to the
heroism and devotion of its people' during the
tremendous hardships they suffered in the early days
of the Second World War.
Melbourne Legacy Ceremony for Students
Friday 20 April, 11am
Wreath laying on the Forecourt
Each year prior to Anzac Day, Legacy holds a
special ceremony for school students. First held in
1932, the Melbourne Legacy Ceremony combines
education with commemoration. All are welcome to
attend; group school bookings are essential.
Villers-Bretonneux Day
Tuesday 24 April, 1.30pm
Wreath laying at Tree B45
Villers-Bretonneux Day marks the successful
counter-attack and recapture of Villers-Bretonneux in
1918. This action played a significant role in the
overall defeat of the German attack launched in
March 1918. This annual commemorative service is
conducted by the Friends of the 15th Brigade.
RAN Recruits April 2018
Sunday 8 April 2018 & Sunday 29 April 2018,
10:00am
Wreath Laying in the Sanctuary
Shrine Representatives:
Shrine Governor Commander Terry Makings AM
Shrine Governor Lieutenant Commander Chris Le
Marshall
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HMAS Vampire 2018
Sunday 8 April 2018, 11:00am
Wreath Laying in the Sanctuary
Shrine Representative:
Shrine Governor Lieutenant
Commander Chris Le Marshall
To commemorate the sinking of
HMAS Vampire and the loss of 10
crew members.
FAMILY PROGRAMS
Families are invited to collect a Shrine
Explorer kit from the Visitor Centre and
let young imaginations take flight during
your next visit to the Shrine.
Recommended for children aged 4-8,
Explorer Kits are special satchel bags,
not unlike those that soldiers used in the
First World War. Each satchel contains
all the essentials your children will need
for a thorough investigation of the Shrine
including:
• Finger puppet
• Notebook
• Pencil
• Arm Band (brassard)
• Periscope
• Magnifying glass
• Kaleidoscope
• Compass
• Picture Book
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DISCOVERING THE SHRINE
Naval Crown above the entrance
door to the Crypt
Naval plaques in the Crypt at the Shrine.
PODCASTS Podcasts are available at http://www.shrine.org.au/Whats-On/Video-and-Podcasts:
Website: http://www.shrine.org.au Telephone 9661 8100. Note: there is now a $5 charge for all public programs and bookings are recommended.
Editors: Ken Crook and Lynda Gilbert. Pictures supplied by Jane Teasdale
ERRATUM – Names on the photo below from the March edition are corrected below. Editors’ apologies.
From the left:Mr Anthony Howard QC; Sergeant David Roberts MG; Governor of Victoria, the Honorable Linda Dessau
AC; Ben Roberts-Smith, VC MG; Group Captain Annette Holian; Corporal Chris May.
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2 Photos kindly supplied by Frank McCarthy, Hon Vice President,
Navy League of Australia, Vic-Tas Division
HMS Sutherland is the 13th of the 16 Type 23 frigates to be built. Launched in 1996 at the Yarrow yard (now BAE) on the
Clyde her home port is Devonport in Plymouth.
HMNZS TE MANA is the RNZN's second Anzac Class frigate. TE MANA is a purpose-built warship constructed to the
German MEKO 200 design.