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Contents & Illustrations |
| Content | by | Page | Link |
| Editorial Note | The Editors | 1 | |
| Foreword | Admiral Hamilton | 7 | |
| The Sun Sets on Nippon | "Far Away" | 10 | |
| The Triumph of Sea Power | Official sources | 11 | |
| Convoy to Leyte | "Amphibian" | 21 | |
| Panic Stations | "Scran-spoiler" | 25 | |
| The Flying Seaman | "Warwick" | 26 | |
| Quickmatch to the Rescue | "Breech Block" | 33 | |
| Type 999 | "Septimus" | 34 | |
| Tropical Fantasy | "Tynn-taks" | 36 | |
| Stuart | "Kamloops" | 37 | |
| A Toast | "Warwick" | 43 | |
| The Invasion of Borneo | "Amphibian" | 44 | |
| No Flowers To Say It With | "Mariner" | 51 | |
| "Our Myrtle" | "The Swoose" | 52 | Chapter 3 |
| Whaler's Crew Captures Three Japs | "J.N.C." | 57 | Chapter 3 |
| Road to Brunei | "Tribal Native" | 58 | Chapter 3 |
| Stand Easy Discussion | "N.G.J." | 63 | Chapter 3 |
| A W.R.A.N. Says "Farewell" | "Scran-spoiler" | 64 | Chapter 3 |
| Dedicated to the Engine Room Departments, H.M.A. Corvettes | "The Macaroon" | 66 | Chapter 3 |
| The First Seven Days | "Nautilus" | 69 | Chapter 3 |
| Four Bombardments by H.M.A.S. Goulburn | "J.N.C" | 78 | Chapter 4 |
| Geordie | "Wun" | 83 | Chapter 4 |
| Navy Officiana | "Cyclops" | 84 | Chapter 4 |
| By How We Felt About the Armistice | "K.J.K." | 86 | Chapter 4 |
| Tropical Showers | "J.S.C." | 89 | Chapter 4 |
| Borneo Bound | "Flagwaver" | 90 | Chapter 4 |
| A Sailor Comes Home | "Sandi" | 92 | Chapter 4 |
| Red jealousy | "Wun" | 94 | Chapter 5 |
| Opee | "L.E.C." | 96 | Chapter 5 |
| Leave and Learn | "Sea Beast" | 102 | Chapter 5 |
| Corvette | "Sinker" | 104 | Chapter 5 |
| Philippine Survey | "Jock" | 107 | Chapter 5 |
| Ambition | "Dustos" | 122 | Chapter 5 |
| Sun-worship | "Toni" | 123 | Chapter 6 |
| What Chance 'Ave Yer Got ? | "Sea Beast" | 124 | Chapter 6 |
| A Full Year | "Tackline" | 128 | Chapter 6 |
| Owed to the Green Stripe | "AX. Specialist" | 129 | Chapter 6 |
| The Cockroach | "Black Knocker" | 130 | Chapter 6 |
| Tollio-The Toothless One | "D.A.R." | 133 | Chapter 6 |
| Photo album 1 | asstd | asstd | |
| The "Converted Luxury Liners" Were Also There | "Philamon" | 136 | |
| Escorting the Duke | "R.M.C., P.M.4100" | 138 | Chapter 8 |
| The "Buffer's Song" | "Wun" | 139 | Chapter 8 |
| The Underwater Press | "Elmet" | 140 | Chapter 8 |
| W.R.A.N.S. go to Sea | "One of Them" | 145 | Chapter 9 |
| A Good Towing Feat | "Rocky Darby" | 146 | Chapter 9 |
| A.S.331 Trawlers | "C. Thyme" | 148 | Chapter 9 |
| Balikpapan Convoy | "B217" | 149 | Chapter 9 |
| D.D.T. | "Cyclops | 151 | Chapter 9 |
| An Ill Wind | "Burdman" | 155 | Chapter 9 |
| Frigates | "Dustos" | 157 | Chapter 10 |
| Tahiti | "A.S" | 158 | Chapter 10 |
| Farewell, New Guinea | "Allan Doyle" | 163 | Chapter 10 |
| Nothing Venture, Nothing Have | "Dodger" | 164 | Chapter 10 |
| L.U.C.A.(and All That) | "Sea-weed" | 171 | Chapter 11 |
| Victory Invasion | "Black Knocker" | 176 | Chapter 11 |
| Island Interlude | "Snowy" | 177 | Chapter 11 |
| Another Father Brown Mystery | "Soapy" | 178 | Chapter 11 |
| Singapore Study | "Mariner" | 181 | Chapter 11 |
| You Can Tell This One, Too | "Dustos" | 181 | Chapter 11 |
| Storm at Sea | "Snifter" | 182 | Chapter 12 |
| Tropical Memory | "Elmet" | 184 | Chapter 12 |
| At Base | "Sirree-li" | 184 | Chapter 12 |
| Short Story of H.M.A.S. Heros and Mombah | "Rocky Darby" | 185 | Chapter 12 |
| The Enemy Surrenders | "Bos'un, Perth" | 186 | Chapter 12 |
| The R.A.N. at Bougainville | "F3692" | 187 | Chapter 12 |
| The Surrender of Dutch Borneo | "SS035" | 188 | Chapter 12 |
| Photo album 2 | asstd | asstd | Chapter 13 |
| Awards to Australian Naval Personnel | Official sources | 193 | Chapter 14 |
| The Navy Christmas Books, 1942-1945 | The Editors | 197 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS |
| Illustration/Artist | Page | Link |
| The British Pacific Fleet Returns from Strike. By VX138791 | f/piece | |
| Admiral Sir Louis H. K. Hamilton, K.C.B., D.S.O. and Bar, First Naval Member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff. | 19 | |
| A Harbour job. By VX93432 | 41 | |
| H.M.A.S. Shropshire at Corregidor Bombardment. By VX93431 | 47 | Chapter 3 |
| Souvenir Hunters in Colombo. By VX93432 | 48 | Chapter 4 |
| 8 Bells in the Afternoon Watch. By VX93432 | 61 | Chapter 5 |
| Forecastle of H.M.A.S. Arunta. By VX93431 | 62 | |
| The Path of the Kamikaze. By VX93431 | 67 | |
| Tarakan Invasion. By Petty Officer H.A., R.A.N. | 73 | |
| Mess Deck, H.M.A.S. Nepal. By VX93432 | 74 | |
| A "Nor' Easter". By VX93432 | 87 | Chapter 10 |
| "S" Day, Lingayen Gulf. By VX93431 | 88 | Chapter 11 |
| The British Pacific Fleet Carriers Come to Sydney. By Lieut.-Commander 1. S. McB., R.A.N.R. (S) | 105 | |
| H.M.A.S. Australia at Leyte. By VX93431 | 111 | Chapter 13 |
| The Tattoo Artist, Colombo. By VX93432 | 112 | Chapter 14 |
| The Asdic Attack. By VX93432 | 125 | |
| In Seeadler Harbour, Manus. By VX139791 | 126 | |
| Shooting Up a Japanese Village. By VX93431 | 131 | |
| Dry Docking, Colombo. By VX93432 | 153 | |
| The Invasion, Lingayen Gulf. By VX93431 | 159 | |
| Rough Going in a Corvette. By VX93432 | 160 | |
| "Spud Barbers". By VX93432 | 173 | |
| Anti-Aircraft, Second Degree Readiness. By VX93431 | 174 | |
| H.M.S. Unicorn in Sydney Harbour. By VX138791 | 179 |
| Photographs include a number taken by members of ships' companies. Others were taken by photographers of the Military History Section, of the Signal Corps U.S. Army, of the U.S. Navy, and of the Netherlands Indies Government Information Service. 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 and artists of the Australian War Memorial. The Portrait of Admiral Sir Louis H. K. Hamilton, was specially painted for "H.M.AS. Mk VI" by Miss Esther Paterson. The jacket was designed by VX93431. |
