VADM Sir Richard Peek, KBE CB DSC RAN ret, 1914-2010 (This obituary is drawn from the reminiscences of Malcolm Baird, Ian MacDougall and Ian Richards, from a report by Mike Taylor, and from information provided by CN’s office.) Richard Innes Peek (who called himself ‘Peter’ because he disliked the ‘RIP’ monogram) was born in […]
Armidale ‘42: A survivor’s account Book review by Jerry Lattin Col Madigan, Jan Senbergs, Don Watson. Armidale ‘42: A survivor’s account. Macmillan Art Publishing, South Yarra. 1999. 69 pp; RRP $33.00. This book falls into no recognisable literary category, and comprises elements of formal history, personal wartime reminiscence, and theme-based graphic art. It […]
St Petersburg Artillery Museum By Fred Lane (This article was first published in NOCN 82, 1 September, 2010.) “May you live in interesting times,” is a curse attributed by many to the ancient Chinese. Regardless of the curse’s origin, St Petersburg has experienced more than its fair share of “interesting times” in […]
BOOK REVIEW: The path of infinite sorrow: The Japanese on the Kokoda Track by Fred Lane Collie C. and H. Marutani. The path of infinite sorrow: The Japanese on the Kokoda Track. Allen and Unwin: Crows Nest. 2009. 291 pp plus, maps, footnotes, references, index and 16 pp of photos. $28 to $35 […]
HMAS Nirimba – what’s in a name? by Ron Robb This article was first published in NOCN 82, 1 September 2010.) Originally parts of two land grants made in 1814 and 1816, to Major West and John Pye respectively, the site of Schofields Aerodrome, Quakers Hill, was acquired in 1941 as a satellite field […]
A relative in Peking: MIDN Arthur Leslie Walker by John Ellis (Leslie Walker was a cousin of John Ellis’s grandmother.) (This article was first published in NOCN 82, 1 September 2010.) As the 19th century was drawing to a close, China had attracted many representatives of Western countries eager to trade. With the trade […]
