| Bib ID |
728011 |
| Format |
Audio, Online [sound recording] , Online - Google Books |
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| Online Versions |
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| Access Conditions |
Access open for research, personal copies and public use. |
| Description |
1975 Aug. 27
1 tape reel : 15/16 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
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| Series |
Mel Pratt collection.
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| Summary |
Sir John talks of his education; his experience at the Naval College, Geelong; the start of World War I; his experiences as midshipman on HMS Canada; kite-balloon training; HMS Spencer; Armistice Day on Whale Island; HMS Excellent; HMS Canada; the Australia; Captain Peter Chalmers; HMAS ANZAC; Captain J.D. Fitzgerald; War Planning Division; ten year rule; seafront defences in Singapore; the Admiralty; Pacific Islands; the Depression and the Australian Navy; coastwatchers; push-and-pull engines; Bathurst class; W. list; war telegram; "Total Germany"; Menzies; Ragnar Colvin; Mediterranean, 1940; Andrew Cunningham; Abysinnian Crisis; Singapore; the Zero fighter ; Brooke Popham; Gordon Bennett; Java; Geoffrey Layton; The Burnie; escape from Java; peacetime atmosphere in Australia; HMAS Shropshire; Leyte Gulf; kamikazes; Japanese navy; Japan's surrender; the atomic bomb; MacArthur; replacement of Sir Louis Hamilton as Chief of the Naval Staff; civilian support for the Navy; Sir Frederick Sheddon; Joint Planning Committee; McMahon; Ben Chifley; prize money prize; Radford/Collins Agreement; national service; navy recruitment; changes in the Navy; US Navy discipline; awards; diplomatic life in New Zealand.
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| Biography/History |
Sir John Collins served in the RAN from 1913-1955. He was a graduate of the first class of the Royal Australian Naval College and the first Australian to become Royal Australian Navy Chief of Naval Staff. He was a naval hero of World War II.
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| Notes |
Recorded at his home in Sydney.
Also available online via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn728011
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| Subjects |
Collins, John, - Sir, - 1899- - Interviews. | Australia. - Royal Australian Navy - Officers - Interviews. | Retired military personnel - Australia - Interviews. | Retired military personnel - Australia - Biography.
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| Other authors/contributors |
Pratt, Mel, Interviewer
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| Related records |
Mel Pratt collection
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