Folios 1-4: Charles Grant, aged 23, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, stricture of the urethra and Brights disease of the kidney. Put on sick list, 1 January 1862. Sent to the Military Hospital at Sydney, 16 April 1862, invalided, 25 April 1862. He ha...
In: The National Archives >> Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies >> Records of Medical and Prisoner of War Departments >> Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Medical Journals >> AUSTRALIAN STATION >> Medical and surgical Journal of HMS Fawn for 1 January to 31 December 1862 by William Fasken, MD, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in Australia and New Zealand. (Described at item level).
Folio 1: Printed instructions on completing nosological tables, recording where a patient was taken ill, dividing the General Remarks into three sections relating to the ship and crew, her movements and places visited and a consideration of the di...
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Folios 396-398: Draft of the Proposed Instructions to the G.O.C. Expedition B which have been prepared by General Sir E Barrow, Military Secretary, India Office in consultation with the Colonial Office. For the consideration of the offensive sub-c...
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Folio 1: China general operations telegrams, 21 July-25 September 1914. Folios 2-5: Explanatory and Historical Section reference notes. This volume contains undocketed telegrams and papers relating to operations in the China Station from 21 July-2...
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Folio 494: Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Singapore 8th September 1914. If German armoured cruisers not accounted for by end of month you must escort Australian contingent with HMS Minotaur and HMS Hampshire meeting it near Cocos. ...
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Folio 536: handwritten memo unsigned relating to the performance of the Commander-in-Chief, China and to his suggestion to establish headquarters in Hong Kong. Also comments on the performance of the French Admiral;and on inter-dominion jealousy. ...
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Folio 578: Telegram from Singapore to Admiralty 16th September 1914.HMS Hampshire left Singapore 5am to operate against [German cruiser] Emden. HMS Yarmouth leaves tomorrow for same purpose. [French cruiser] Dupleix now at Penang with engine defec...
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Folio 616: Telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Singapore to Admiralty 19th September 1914.United States steamer Rio Passig seized 15th September [1914] in 6.25N. 122.28E and taken to Sandaku. Left Manila 5th [September] with 4,000 tons of coal; went...
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Folio 667: Telegram from Naval Intelligence Officer, Hong Kong to Admiralty 24th September 1914.[Japanese cruiser] Nisshin arrived. Folio 669: Telegram from the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Naval General Staff 24th September 1914. Relates to the...
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Folio 55: Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean,Malta and Commander-in-Chief China, Amoy and Hong Kong 2nd August 1914 communicate with French S.N.O.[Senior Naval Officer] for combined action should war break out. Situation v...
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Folio 98: Telegram from Commander-in-Chief Hong Kong to Admiralty 6th August 1914 endeavouring with HMS Minotaur, HMS Hampshire, HMS Newcastle to cut off Emden [German light cruiser] and 4 colliers bound south east from Kiao Chau. I may go to Yap,...
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Folio 154: Telegrams from Commodore, Hong Kong to Admiralty 10th August 1914 fast mercantile cruiser Empress of Asia sailed 9th August. One officer, twenty men Royal Garrison Artillery and 25 men 40th Pathans on board to make up crew. In view of s...
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Folio 217: Telegram from Naval Board Melbourne to Admiralty 13th August 1914. [HMAS] Australia,[HMAS] Melbourne, [HMAS] Sydney could proceed to Nauru to destroy wireless telegraph station. Suggest China fleet attack Yap. Reply from Admiralty 13th ...
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Folio 280: Telegram from Sir J Jordan (Peking) 17th August 1914.General Officer Commanding expresses opinion in which I concur, that Legation Guard may be reduced to one hundred British Infantry and fifty British gunners and that two hundred Sikhs...
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Folio 352: Telegram from Elliston, Shanghai to Central News, New Bridge Street, London 21st August 1914.Chinese robbers prevented British steamer Changon discharging cargo. Tungchow brought Shanghai women and children and all Japanese who have lef...
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Folio 71: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Cape to Admiralty 7th August 1914 - have ordered HMS Dartmouth to Adento search for [German cruiser] Konigsberg. Folio 74: telegram from the Secretary of State to the Viceroy 7th August 1914 - relates to...
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Folio 191: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief East Indies 18th August 1914 - Marmaris reported at Basrah with steam up. Order [HMS] Odin to watch her closely and to be prepared to engage her on receipt of orders. Folio 192: telegram fro...
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Folio 264: telegram from Secretary of State to the Viceroy, Army Department 22nd August 1914 - War Office wish for the immediate despatch of following regiments to England: 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Batta...
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Folio 423: History Section Precis. M 01861/14. Telegram from Viceroy to India Office 9th September 1914 - Naval Commander-in-Chief East Indies states Admiralty instructions are that minimum escort must be 2 ships of which one must be superior to [...
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Folios 274-277: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 27 October 1914 – concerning the armed rebellions in the Orange Free State and Transvaal led by General Christian De wet and General Beyers....
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Tsingtau, 30 July-20 November 1914. Includes 26 photographs depicting: Anglo-Japanese Naval Operations against Tsing-Tau (Chingtao) and Lo Shan Bay, China. Dated 1914.
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New Guinea and German Pacific Islands, 5 August-22 December 1914. Part 1: New Guinea, 6 August-29 September 1914, pages 1-225. Part 2: German Pacific Islands (miscellaneous papers), 5 August-22 December 1914, pages 226-end. Includes: pages 1-75: v...
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Page 455: draft telegram signed C.O.S. [Chief of War Staff, Admiralty Vice Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee] to Naval Board, Melbourne 7th September 1914 copy German code and key and forward to Admiralty by earliest opportunity. Photographing pages is...
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Page 501: telegram from R.A.C.Australian Squadron via Thursday Island to Admiralty 12th September 1914 Herbertshole occupied 11-9-14. Naval force under Commander J.A.H. Beresford, Australian Navy landed to destroy W/T met vigorous opposition. Hav...
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Page 557: telegram from Commander in Chief China, Singapore to Admiralty 16th September 1914-German ship Tannenfels captured by [HMS] Chelmer in Basilian Strait 14-9-14. Page 558: telegram from Naval Board, Melbourne to Admiralty 16th September 19...
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Page 617: telegram from Governor of New Zealand to Colonial Office 22nd September 1914 since German cruisers have appeared near Fiji and Samoa, Cabinet does not agree with Admiraltys views of 19-9-14. Leader of Upper House threatens to resign wh...
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Page 662: telegram from Singapore to Admiralty 25th September 1914 - [HMS] Minotaur and [Japanese cruiser] Ibuki will arrive at Fremantle 29-9-4, Melbourne or Hobart 8-10-14, Wellington 14-10-14. [ Japanese cruiser] Nisshin arrives Singapore 30-9-...
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Pages 707-708: Memorandum by Senator the Hon E.D. Millen on Relinquishing Office as Minister of Defence, (paper M 03651/14). Page 710. History Section Precis, (paper M 20179/14). c. to f: letter from Consul, Tahiti to Foreign Office 1-10-14 descri...
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Page 54: telegram from Commonwealth Naval Board to Admiralty 3rd August 1914 - W/T intercepts indicate Scharnhorst, [German cruiser] and Gneisenau [German cruiser] near New Guinea. Rear Admiral Commanding Australia proposes meeting [HMAS] Sydney a...
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