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HMAS Leeuwin : the story of the RAN's junior recruits / Brian Adams

Record no:

61692

Call no:

359.00994 ADA

Author:

Adams, Brian ; Sea Power Centre Australia

Publisher:

Canberra: Sea Power Centre

Year:

2009

Series:

Papers in Australian maritime affairs ; no. 29

Description:

xii, 116 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Australia. Royal Australian Navy - History - 20th century;
Australia. Royal Australian Navy - Recruiting, enlistment, etc.;
Australia. Royal Australian Navy - Personnel management;
Leeuwin (Ship);
Naval education - Western Australia - Fremantle;

Sailors - Australia - History - 20th century;
Training ships - Western Australia - Fremantle;
Navy-yards and naval stations - Western Australia - Fremantle;
Australia - History, Naval - 20th century;
Teenage boys - Australia;

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Isbn:

9780642297174/1327-5658

Notes:

Also available online.

Type:

Book

Contents:

1. History -- 2. Reintroduction of the boy sailor entry -- 3. HMAS Leeuwin -- 4. The boys -- 5. Junior recruit education and training -- 6. Life as a junior recruit -- 7. Leeuwin staff -- 8. Discipline -- 9. The end of boy sailors -- 10. Junior recruits

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Maritime	Western Australian Museum	359.00994 ADA	On Shelf