Category: Royal Australian Navy
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Bradleys Head
Bradleys Head Many people using Sydney Ferries will have past Bradleys Head with its mast from HMAS Sydney, but many will not know its significance. This small headland holds memorials to the Royal Australian Navy ships lost during wartime. The RAN considers this location the pre-eminent naval memorial in Australia. HMAS Sydney Mast and Associated… Read more
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ANZAC Day Sydney
ANZAC Day Sydney We usually attend ANZAC Dawn Service in our home town of Singleton. However since our daughter joined the RAN and was marching in Sydney we travelled down to see her. By far the biggest parade in the state if not Australia (we haven’t seen Melbourne’s parade so cant compare). It was impressive… Read more
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Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre
How to Get There The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre is on Garden Island in Sydney Harbour. To get there you catch the Sydney Ferry to Double Bay. This stops at a Garden Island only during the Centre’s opening hours (9:30AM to 4:30PM but check their website to be sure). There is no access via… Read more