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C0NTENTS & ILLUSTRATIONS |
| Item | by | page | Link |
| Editorial Note | - Editors | ........1 | Category index |
| Foreword | - Guy Royale, Admiral, First Naval Member, Chief of the Naval Staff. | 7 | Category index |
| Tribute. | - "Geva" | 10 | Chapter 1 |
| The Beginning of the End | - Official source | 11 | Chapter 1 |
| The R.A.N.V.R. at the Invasion | - Pay Lt.-Commander I. A. B., R.A.N.R. | 16 | Chapter 1 |
| Australian Amphibian | - C. F. B., Commander RN | 23 | Chapter 1 |
| Panic Stations | - "Junior | 25 | Chapter 1 |
| Charting New Guinea | - Lieut.-Commander G. C. L, R.A.N. (ret.) | 26 | Chapter 2 |
| The Attack on Hollandia | - "Amphibian" | 34 | Chapter 2 |
| Seatone | - Able Seaman C. L. B., P.M.4677 | 38 | Chapter 2 |
| Berlin Memories | - G. C. M.-G., Rear Admiral | 39 | Chapter 2 |
| Royal Exit | - "Jerry Barrard" | 46 | Chapter 2 |
| "Gimme the Boats" | - "Kamloops" | 49 | Chapter 3 |
| Old White Lady | - Leading Writer E. W. N | 51 | Chapter 3 |
| "That Three-Funnelled -- -" | - "Junior" | 58 | Chapter 3 |
| The Will to Win | - H. G. A | 64 | Chapter 3 |
| A Day in the Home Life of a Chief Petty Officer | - "Twin Screws" | 65 | Chapter 4 |
| The Albino | - A. R. B. | 66 | Chapter 4 |
| This We Have Known | - Allan Doyle | 69 | Chapter 4 |
| Preparing for the Peace | - "Raffer" | 70 | Chapter 4 |
| Floatplane Fred | - "Anopheles" | 71 | Chapter 4 |
| H.M.A.S. Vendetta | - R. R., Commander, R.A.N | 72 | Chapter 5 |
| The Naval R.T.O | - Lieutenant F. D. R.A.N.R | 74 | Chapter 5 |
| North of Crete | - M. B. L. | 76 | Chapter 5 |
| Concerning P/V Chains and Sampson Posts! | - "Wuston" | 82 | Chapter 5 |
| Ash Wednesday at the RANC. | - "Wun" | 85 | Chapter 5 |
| "Which Way, Joe?" | - "Wun" | 85 | Chapter 6 |
| To My Wife | - Allan Doyle | 86 | Chapter 6 |
| A Coral Sea Interlude | - "Pepin" | 87 | Chapter 6 |
| Cape Gloucester Impressions | - Able Seaman C. L. B., P.M. 4677 | 88 | Chapter 6 |
| Twelve Months | - B. F. 1. | 90 | Chapter 6 |
| Smoke | - "Kamloops | 91 | Chapter 6 |
| Minesweeping Incident | - "Ulysses" | 93 | Chapter 6 |
| Action Stations Off Biak Island | - D. C. P | 94 | Chapter 8 |
| Painting Ship's Side | - Able Seaman "Bing" | 95 | Chapter 8 |
| Sailors Leave the Sea | - "Zane" | 96 | Chapter 8 |
| Yo Ho (and a bottle of pop) | - "Kamloops" | 103 | Chapter 8 |
| Bomb Alley | - "Darby Mk. 11" | 104 | Chapter 8 |
| Just Plain Dripping | - "Raffer" | 106 | Chapter 8 |
| The Late Able Seaman Rex Julius | - Editor | 108 | Chapter 8 |
| It's the Life | - "Verbose" | 111 | Chapter 9 |
| At Sea in the Old Maid of the RAN | - Able Seaman V. M. L. | 114 | Chapter 9 |
| The Men in the Mangrove Swamps | - "Bladen" | 117 | Chapter 9 |
| "XV-WG." | - A. R. B | 118 | Chapter 9 |
| About Johnny | - "Seaweed" | 123 | Chapter 10 |
| Early Days of the R.A.N. | - "Cyclops" | 126 | Chapter 10 |
| "Then the Wrans Came" | - "Halyard" | 129 | Chapter 10 |
| Stoker's Lament | - "Luck | 130 | Chapter 10 |
| Twelve Hours' Leave | - Lieutenant N. K. W | 133 | Chapter 10 |
| Sicilian Drama | - "Nautilus" | 135 | Chapter 11 |
| Dentist-Admiralty Pattern | - "Zane" | 140 | Chapter 11 |
| Adrift | - "Jaques" | 141 | Chapter 11 |
| The Wife. | - "Singapore Slim" | 147 | Chapter 11 |
| The Registered Parcel | - Carson Cooke | 148 | Chapter 11 |
| A Picture Party in New Guinea | - "Critic" | 149 | Chapter 11 |
| H.M.A. Auxiliary Vessel | - Yeoman of Signals E. C. R | 150 | Chapter 11 |
| They Pave the Way | - "Raffer" | 153 | Chapter 11 |
| Matelots v. Mudlubbers | - Captain R. C. H. | 154 | Chapter 11 |
| Mouldy Luck | - "Semper Idem" | 155 | Chapter 12 |
| Naval Customs and Traditions | - "Tradition | 156 | Chapter 12 |
| Sweep Me a Mine | - "Lobta" | 160 | Chapter 12 |
| Canonbury-by-the-Sea | - Sick Berth Attendant R.A.N.R., 0/N., S/5862 | 163 | Chapter 12 |
| Joining the Brotherhood of the White Ensign | - S. R. S | 164 | Chapter 12 |
| The Story of "Sam" on a Sweeper | - E. K. | 165 | Chapter 12 |
| Island Interlude | - "Mac 111" | 171 | Chapter 14 |
| The Yeoman | - "Halyard" | 172 | Chapter 14 |
| Luncheon Interlude a la H.M.A. Corvette. | - R. D. L | 173 | Chapter 14 |
| A Sailor's Prayer | - Late PO H. B. Shipstone | 174 | Chapter 14 |
| On a Reef, Arafura Sea | - Lieutenant N. K. W | 175 | Chapter 14 |
| Grass Skirts and Romance | - "Stanley" | 176 | Chapter 14 |
| Convoy Signalman | - Yeoman of Signals E. C. R. | 178 | Chapter 14 |
| Hungry Fish | - "Ngaduri" | 181 | Chapter 14 |
| Secret Weapon | - "Rufus" | 183 | Chapter 15 |
| Brotherhood of the Air | - "Raffer" | 183 | Chapter 15 |
| Farewell, My Public! | - "Anopheles" | 183 | Chapter 15 |
| Hoisting an Ensign | - "Salty" | 184 | Chapter 15 |
| Termites | - S.7272 | 187 | Chapter 15 |
| Filopoly | - "Cyclops" | 188 | Chapter 15 |
| The Buzz | - "Stan Deasy" | 193 | Chapter 15 |
| "Troppo" | - "Ayzed" | 194 | Chapter 16 |
| Issue Beer | - "Mac 111" | 195 | Chapter 16 |
| Sunset | - "Ulysses | 195 | Chapter 16 |
| The Battle | - "Troppo" | 196 | Chapter 16 |
| Naval Engagement | - Writer G. M. S. | 196 | Chapter 16 |
| Shades of Einstein | - "Zane" | 198 | Chapter 16 |
| Alboran | - "Bay" | 198 | Chapter 16 |
| Awards to Australian Naval Personnel | - Official sources | 199 | Chapter 16 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS |
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The Oerlikon Gunners. By VX93432 |
Category Index |
| H.M.A.S. Arunta en route from the Admiralty Islands. By VX93980 | Chapter 1 |
| Commodore J. A. Collins, C.B., R.A.N., Commodore Commanding His Majesty's Royal Australian Naval Squadron by Miss Esther Paterson | Chapter 2 |
| Boiler Clean at Milne Bay, H.M.A.S. Kapunda. By VX93432 | Chapter 3 |
| The Bos'n's Mate. By VX93432 | Chapter 4 |
| Ship's Barber in a Corvette. By VX93432 | Chapter 5 |
| "Tropical Ear". The S.B.A. at Work. By VX93432 | Chapter 6 |
| H.M.A. Corvette on Escort Duty. By Lieut. K. G. Patterson, R.A.N.V.R. (at present a prisoner of war at Marlag and Milag Nord, Germany) | Chapter 7 |
| Prayers at Divisions, H.M.A.S. Lonsdale. By the Late Able Seaman Rex Julius | Chapter 8 |
| H.M.A. Ships Napier and Nizam at Trincomalee. By VX93431 | Chapter 9 |
| H.M.A.S. Ipswicb under Night Air Attack off Augusta, Sicily. By Lieut.-Commander I. McB., R.A.N.R.(S) - |
Chapter 10 |
| Fairmile Motor Launch of the R.A.N. By the Late Able Seaman Rex Julius | Chapter 11 |
| Corvettes off New Guinea. By Eng.-Lieut. A. W. M. L., R.A.N.R.(S) | Chapter 12 |
| Naval Barracks, Ladava. A Wet Night. By VX93431 | Chapter 13 |
| A Sub-Lieutenant of the Royal Australian Naval Beach Landing Parties. By VX128043 | Chapter 13 |
| Stormy Afternoon, Milne Bay. By VX93431 | Chapter 14 |
| Photographs include a number taken by members of ships' companies. Others were taken by photographers of the Military History Section, the Department of Information, and The Argus and Australasian Ltd, of Melbourne. For all these photographs, which add so much to the value of this book, due thanks are hereby expressed.
Sketches and illustrations are by members of ships' Companies, 2nd artists of the AUStr2tian War Memorial, Military History Section. The portrait of Commodore Collins was specially painted for "H.M.A.S. Mk. 111" by Miss Esther Paterson. The jacket was designed by NX111341. |
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