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	HMAS BARWON - HMA Ship Histories (Sea Power Centre - Australia)
		BARWON commissioned at Sydney on 10 December 1945 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Algernon G. Rose RANR(S).
		BARWON returned to Darwin where she was engaged in various duties, including the dumping of obsolete ammunition and inspection of coastal lights.
		BARWON was sold as scrap to H.C. Sleigh for Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd. She was later resold to the Japanese firm Amakasu Sangyo Kisen Co Ltd.
	www.navy.gov.au /spc/history/ships/barwon.html (338 words)

	Geelong Heritage - Historic Characters
		Flinders headed back to England in July 1803 but the ship he was a passenger on, HMAS Porpoise, was wrecked off the Queensland coast the following month.
		He established his first mechanical ice-making machine on the banks of the Barwon River, Geelong, at a place known as Rocky Point, in 1851.
		She had owned land in Scotland and took up a squatter's licence on property in the Geelong region, at Breakwater.
	www.greatoceanroad.org /geelong/heritage/historiccharacters.asp (1588 words)

	NAVY News :: Sport
		In his first attempt at a long distance endurance event, from Ballarat to Barwon Heads, young HMAS Cerberus trainee SMNCIS Michael Baruch impressed onlookers with his determination.
		The real battle for the ‘Ashes’ was held recently between the Australian Navy and a Royal Navy select team at Burnaby Road, HMS Temeraire.
		It was a case of courage and Aussie spirit on the line when ship’s company of HMAS Anzac took to the sporting grounds of Glasgow last week.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/navynews/editions/4813/sport.htm (172 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Stuart Robottom interviewed me and another ex Navy type. Bob Appleton, whom I happen to know for ...
		This entry by Stuart won him the Historical Prize for 2003 for the New Entry of Cadets 29, at the Royal Australian Naval College at HMAS Creswell, situated at Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
		During this period TS Barwon was to become one of the more successful NRC units in the country.
		However, after just two weeks of leave he was posted to HMAS Adelaide, which was engaged in convoy escort and patrol work.
	www.ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/EssaybyStuiartRobottom.html (2241 words)

	Williamstown information & attractions - Travel Victoria: accommodation, attractions, tours
		Williamstown beach is located on the suburb's southern coastline and features a sweeping expanse of sand fronting calm swimming waters.
		Top attractions in the area include the Williamstown Maritime Museum, located on the HMAS Castlemaine which is moored at Gem Pier.
		Cruises on the Yarra River and the bay depart regularly from Gem Pier, while a number of galleries can be found in Nelson Place which runs parallel to the foreshore.
	www.travelvictoria.com.au /williamstown (254 words)

	HMAS BARWON Personnel. Find Friends from HMAS BARWON at ComradesandColleagues.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This website will help you find out about old colleagues and comrades, friends or family who served in HMAS BARWON.
		Unfortunately, HMAS BARWON does not yet have any current members.
		You may like to try a new search or be the first person to register with this unit.
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /ROYAL_AUSTRALIAN_NAVY/HMAS_BARWON.asp (96 words)

	GABO ISLAND SHIPWRECKS
		Her remains are believed to lie somewhere in the eastern approaches to Bass Strait, possibly south of Gabo Island off the east Gippsland coast.
		Carrying a crew of twenty-one and more than 3,000 tons of coal, left Port Kembla for Albany in March 1901, and was last seen by the crew of SS Melbourne on 21 March 1901 heading into heavy weather south east of Gabo Island.
		In 1919, when the tug James Paterson and the old steamer H.M.A.S. Coogee were clearing the German raider Wolf's minefield near Gabo Island, they were about four nautical miles off shore, midway between Ram Head and Point Hicks when the mine sweep fouled a submerged object.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /gabo-wrecks.html (2269 words)

	NAVY News :: Sport
		RAY OF LIGHT: SMNCIS Michael Baruch stretches out during the 78km cycle leg of the Mars Challenge endurance event in Victoria.
		Heads, young HMAS Cerberus trainee SMNCIS Michael Baruch impressed onlookers with his determination.
		The event called the Mars Challenge, comprised of a demanding 20km run, 78km cycle and a 32km kayak paddle.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/NAVYNEWS/EDITIONS/4813/sport/story04.htm (311 words)

	Newsletter Vol 2 No. 3 December 2003
		During this time he was Gunnery Officer aboard the cruiser Adelaide, and subsequently Chief Staff Officer of the Headquarters Staff of RAN Escort Force in the New Guinea Region, based at Milne Bay and Madang.
		Main picture shows George Rose’s wartime command, HMAS Barwon at Geelong in early 1946.
		was appointed in 1944 to command the frigate HMAS Barwon, the post he held until demobilised in 1946.
	www.marinerswelfare.com.au /Newsletters/newsletterV2N3.htm (2572 words)

	Sea Dumping in Australia: Historical and Contemporary Aspects - Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters: ...
		On June 9, 1932, she was towed clear of the Roebud beach and taken to Barwon Heads where explosives were used to scuttle what remained of her.
		At the time of her withdrawal in 1944 was the oldest vessel in regular service round the Australian coast.
		Gutted in Melbourne and scuttled off Barwon heads Mar. 16, 1945.
	www.deh.gov.au /coasts/pollution/dumping/history/scuttled-vic.html (2696 words)

	Australian Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		3 Light cruiser HMAS Hobart, HMAS Sydney and HMAS Perth.
		Built in Australia 3 Tribal class destroyer, 60 corvettes (4 for India), 6 frigates, 35 mototorpedo launches, 9 harbour defence and 4 boom defence vessels.
		HMAS Australia(CA), HMS Canberra(CA), HMAS Hobart(CL), HMAS Bungaree (minelayer)
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Australianfleet.html (198 words)

	HMAS Diamantina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Her seven sister ships also built in Australia were Barcoo, Barwon, Burdekin, Gascoyne, Hawkesbury, Lachlan and Macquarie.
		In September 1980, Diamantina was presented to the Q.M.M.A. and steamed to Brisbane in October of that year, being placed in the Dry Dock at South Brisbane.
		HMAS Diamantina - as she now sits in Drydock at the QMMA
	www.maritimemuseum.com.au /ships/diamantina.htm (366 words)

	Geelong Australia - Media Releases
		Heritage Victoria''s decision on Barwon Heads Bridge was expected
		A new synthetic green at Barwon Heads Bowling Club was expected to increase membership at the club by some 10 percent said City of Greater Geelong Mayor Cr Peter McMullin
		After 21 years of faithful service to the Royal Australian Navy the HMAS Geelong was decommissioned last weekend in Darwin where the patrol boat had been employed in border security operations.
	www.geelong.vic.gov.au /Media_Releases (828 words)

	HMAS Barwon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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	www.freeglossary.com /HMAS_Barwon (321 words)

	Dive the Sunshine Coast with Sunreef Scuba Diving Services. Great Barrier Reef dives in Queensland and the ex-HMAS ...
		Spend more time in the water, and fill out the the paperwork before you arrive on the day.
		Sunreef Dive feels privileged to have been issued a licence by the Queensland Government E.P.A. to conduct dive trips to the former HMAS Brisbane.
		We offer some of the best diving the Sunshine Coast has to offer including, Barwon Banks, Inner Gneerings, Outer Gneerings, Murphy's Reef and Mudjimba Island are all among some of the richest undersea dives in Queensland.
	www.sunreef.com.au (1313 words)

	ourcommunity.com.au - Donations
		To preserve the HMAS Diamantina (WW2 Frigate) as well as the heritage listed South Brisbane Dry Dock.
		Restoration of the 122 year old pump room and infrastructure.
		Diamantina was named after a river in Queensland, which in turn was named after the wife of the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen.
	www.ourcommunity.com.au /giving/appeal_details.form?appealId=298 (386 words)

	Historical material
		Battle of Savo Island: the loss of HMAS Canberra (from Royal Australian Navy site)
		HMAS Quiberon’s 1948 deployment to Japan (from the Australian Naval Institute site)
		HMAS Sydney / Kormoran documents (from Royal Australian Navy site)
	www.vrb.gov.au /index/aat-h04.html (2394 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Frigate HMAS Barwon of the River class
		uboat.net - Allied Warships - Frigate HMAS Barwon of the River class
		Front page - Fighting the U-boats - Allied Warships
		Ideal if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/221.html (65 words)

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