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Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board
The Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board, also known as the Australian Salvage Board, was an Australian government authority over maritime salvage during the Second World War. The board was established on 14 March 1942, based in Sydney and during the boards existence salvaged 83 out of the 86 vessels where salvage was attempted. The Board was abolished on 1 January 1946 with the Australian Shipping Board being established. Notes {{reflist Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Shipping Board
The Australian Shipping Board was an Australian government authority over shipping between 1946 and 1961. The board was established on 1 January 1946, based in Melbourne. In 1956 the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission (trading as the Australian National Line) took over the responsibilities of the board, and took around forty ships previously operated by the Australian Shipping Board. The Board continued to function until ceasing to exist on 17 November 1961. The Board membership as set out in the 1945 Regulations consisted of: *the Secretary, Department of Supply and Shipping The Department of Supply and Shipping was an Australian government department that existed between October 1942 and April 1948. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in ... who was Chairman of the Board; *the Director, who was Deputy Chairman of the Board; *an officer of the Department of Supply and Shipping; *an officer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
