The Naval Brigade. Brisbane Boys. Sailors in the Making. “Non Sibi Sed Patriae” — not for himself, but for his country — a great motto; a motto expressing the highest of ideals; the motto of the Royal Australian Navy. And...
Read moreNaval Brigade: Annual Training Work. Gunnery and Mine Practice. WHILE the gunboats, Gayundah and Paluma, manned by 11 officers and 102 members of the Naval Brigade under Captain Creswell [ the future Sir William Rooke Creswell ] and Lieutenant Curtis [...
Read moreGuarding the Seas. Silent Work of the Navy. Commander’s Reminiscences. GREY phantom shapes moving through the morning mists, guarding the shipping lines of the seven seas, silently doing their work that the life blood of a great Empire may pulse...
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THEY’RE on again — the Sub-Section will be rolling into the Bunnings Carseldine carpark ahead of Christmas, for a 7am start. Our Secretary, Kevin Wilson, today also announced the dates for the first half of 2019. Sub-Section volunteers should put in Read more…
THE legacies of World War I and how they shaped modern day Queensland will be the focus of Queensland Museum’s new permanent exhibition, Anzac Legacy Gallery, which opened on 10 November 2018. Minister for the Arts and Minister for Science, the Read more…
DATECLAIMER: Friday, 26 October 2018, 7pm to 9pm, Currumbin RSL, 165 Duringan Street, Currumbin, Queensland. Tickets: Just $20. It will be a hoot! ABOUT THE RANVB THE Royal Australian Navy Band Association Incorporated (the “RAN Veterans Band”) is an Ex-Services Read more…
HELP for St Mary’s Anglican Church’s Centenary of Armistice Day Project at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, is coming from places far and wide, and from all kinds of wonderful volunteer workers. President of the Naval Association of Australia (Sandgate Sub-Section), Darby Read more…
THE annual Royal Queensland Show (the “Ekka”), now in its 141st year, is arguably Queensland’s largest and most loved event bringing Queenslanders together to celebrate Australia’s agriculture and rich cultural history through competitions, live music, food, showbags and rides. One Read more…
Handmade poppies are being made across Queensland as part of a statewide public art project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that led to the end of World War I. From Friday, 10 August, to Sunday, 19 August, Read more…
DID you realise that our Sub-Section has a Twitter feed that you can follow? Put the address – https://twitter.com/naa_sandgate – in your browser and check it out today. It’s just one more way your Sub-Section uses to keep in touch with fellow Naval Read more…
IT’S on again — the Sub-Section will be rolling into the Bunnings Carseldine carpark on Tuesday, 14 August 2018, for a 7am start. Our volunteers will be serving up delicious snacks and refreshments until after lunchtime to passers-by heading into and Read more…
MALCOLM TURNBULL AND BILL SHORTEN JOIN KEITH PAYNE VC IN BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR BEARS TO SCHOOL Leading public figures and military charities are rallying around the Bears to School campaign as part of a national project of commemoration of Australia’s Read more…
AT the monthly “sausage sizzle” fundraiser at Bunnings Carseldine on 27 July 2018, Sub-Section volunteers were kept on their toes during the lunchtime busy period. Footage courtesy of Peter Collins.