HISTORIC DOCUMENTS.

This category is a collection of many things that weren't deemed significant at the time but again we held onto them. From communiques to awards, anything the Navy Band was involved in will eventually turn up here. If you have anything that fits this category let us know and we will collect it and place in this section.

INDEX

Coronation Cruise of HMAS Sydney 1953.

RAN Combined Band Tour of New South Wales & South Queensland August 1966

1991 Navy Week Personnel List.

 History of the RAN to 1990.

HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY TO 1990

Supplied By Mick Reed.

A detailed history of the RAN up to 1990. It covers all the wars the RAN participated in and is quite a good read.

1991 NAVY WEEK PERSONNEL LIST AND BAND CONFIGURATIONS.

The combined Bands from all Reserve Divisions and Perms from Naval Support, VNB and Fleet Band are on this List. A total of 160 plus players and support staff took part in the 80th Anniversary.

RAN Combined Band Tour of New South Wales & South Queensland August 1966

Provided By JIM HAWKINS. (Jan 2013)
An important record of one of many of the Band tours during the 60's and 70's. This tour covers as many remember a staggering number of towns and cities through the north of New South Wales and South Queensland.

RAN Combined Band Tour of South Australia and Victoria, 28th of Aug - 25th Sept 1965.

Provided By JIM HAWKINS. (Jan 2013)
An important record of the combined band tour of South Australia and Victoria in 1966.





CORONATION CRUISE BY HMAS SYDNEY 1953
Provided by, Gordon Crompton. (May 2012)

This little treasure was tucked away in Gordon's cabinet along with other important documents. It is a great read and supplements the Coronation cruise booklet written by Jim (Doc) Macleod, Compiled by Jim Hawkins.