ISSUE 61 : Nov/Dec - 1986 - Australian Defence Force Journal

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4 DEFENCE FORCE JOURNAL No. 61 November/December 86 All at Sea
The RAN 75th Anniversary By Captain D. H. Ruff in, DBSAP. ON 10 July 1911, His Majesty King George V granted the title "Royal Australian Navy" to the then Commonwealth Naval Forces, establishing a fighting service that, in the subsequent 75 years, has served Australia well and faithfully in peace and war. In 1981, a small steering committee was established in Navy Office, to study ways and means of celebrating the 75th Anniversary of that historic event. The committee decided that the Anniversary should be celebrated throughout 1986, rather than on just the one day, and that the general philosophy would be to involve the Navy with the community, emphasizing that the Service is an integral part of Australia's life and history as an island nation. The old term "The Silent Service" is a realistic one. Navies, by their nature, tend to go about their business well out of sight of the citizens they exist to safeguard. In the case of the RAN, this discreet nature is heightened by the fact that it is, predominantly, based in one city — Sydney. The committee floated many ideas, perhaps the most important being the concept of a permanent memorial to the Navy's seventy-five years of service. The Federal Government agreed that such a memorial was entirely appropriate, and initial development steps were taken. Many other ideas developed, using the themes of community interest and involvement. Foremost was the decision to stage a Naval Review late in the year, with some International participation. It also became obvious that the scale of activities, and the detailed planning necessary, required the establishment of a small, dedicated cell within Navy Office. With this development, in May 1984 full-scale planning started. The two most important single activities were the ceremonial dedication of the National Naval Memorial, which Her Majesty had graciously agreed to perform in March, and the Naval Review, in October. Using these two events as anchors of the programme, a plan of activities, as widespread as possible, evolved.
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