Department of the Navy (Australia)
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The Department of the Navy is a former Australian
Second World War
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The department assumed control of the administration and finance of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from the Department of Defence. The department was abolished by the Whitlam government on 30 November 1973 when the single service departments were amalgamated, with its role assumed by the Navy Office within the Department of Defence.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b CA 38: Navy Office [IV], Department of the Navy [II], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
- ^ Dennis et al 2008, p. 381.
References
- Dennis, Peter; ISBN 9780195517842.