RAN – The Rambling Wombat

July 25, 2017July 17, 2019 TheRamblingWombat Canberra

Royal Australian Navy Memorial

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Unveiled in 1986 by Her Majesty the Queen and marking the 75th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Anzac Parade memorial – also known as “Sailors and Ships – Interaction and Interdependence” – symbolises the mutual dependence of sailors and their ships, its dynamic force complemented by the image of moving water. Continue reading “Royal Australian Navy Memorial” →

May 20, 2017May 20, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

HMAS AE1 Memorial (…’the ocean bed their tomb’)

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The arrival of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet into Sydney Harbour on 4 October 1913 was a great moment in Australian history. Australia now had direct control of the seas around the continent and no longer had to rely on the British Royal Navy. Continue reading “HMAS AE1 Memorial (…’the ocean bed their tomb’)” →