02367nam 2200577 450 991081197430332120240131144932.01-4438-5882-X(CKB)3710000000097015(EBL)1661284(SSID)ssj0001217217(PQKBManifestationID)11728863(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001217217(PQKBWorkID)11203123(PQKB)10512763(MiAaPQ)EBC1661284(Au-PeEL)EBL1661284(CaPaEBR)ebr10855869(CaONFJC)MIL586222(OCoLC)875635905(FINmELB)ELB148324(EXLCZ)99371000000009701520140423h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSir William Rooke Creswell and the foundation of the Australian navy /Sheila DwyerNewcastle upon Tyne, UK :Cambridge Scholars Publishing,2014.©20141 online resource (284 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4438-5451-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXThe six Australian colonies united on 1st January 1901 to become the Commonwealth of Australia. One of the reasons given for this federation was that the Commonwealth could provide a common defence. William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without a navy. He saw no point in having a 70,000 strong army if only one enemy battleship could destroy port cities and disrupt maritime trade and sea communications.Maritime historyNaviesAustraliaOfficersAustraliaArmed ForcesMaritime history.NaviesOfficers.355.033094Dwyer Sheila1600858MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811974303321Sir William Rooke Creswell and the foundation of the Australian navy3924192UNINA