Copyright & Acknowledgements    

The photographs in 'Gallery' and some images in the 'Military' and 'Ships' pages are the property of the Donovan / Stafford / Sawyer families and are covered by copyright.  I am quite willing to share them as downloads but I would ask that you seek my permission before doing so.

Other images and documents have been reproduced from a number of sources and I have gained or attempted to gain the permission of their owners to use them.  Those images and documents are subject to their owners copyright and permission must be sought from them for their use.

I am appreciative of the assistance and content provided to me by other webmasters and authors and I make the following acknowledgements regarding same:

Ted Harris -  'Digger History'   9th Div. 2nd AIF, AWAS, H.M.A.S. Australia, 9th Field Ambulance narratives.

Australian War Memorial.  Rising Sun & additional badges, H.M.A.S. Australia photo.

Mel Brown -  Sherwood Foresters insignia.

Gary Milne -  GDF.  Sherwood Foresters.

Michael McFadyen - Devilfish Diving Services  -  'SS. Tekapo' narrative.

Tasmania University  -  'SS Cape Clear'  narrative.

N.S.W. State Library  -  'SS Cape Clear' drawing.

Peter Dunn's "Australia @ War" web site at www.ozatwar.com  42nd Aust. Landing Craft Co.

Stephen Mee  -  '95th Sherwood Foresters' narrative.

Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand  -  'SS Tekapo' photo.

New Zealand Maritime Index, New Zealand National Maritime Museum. -  Short History of the Orient Steam Navigation Co Limited  ( Laxon, W A )

John Oxley Collection -  QLD State Library  -  'RMS Orizaba' photo.

Western Australian Maritime Museum  -   'RMS Orizaba' wreck photos and narrative.

Sydney University Education - Jeanette Ryan -  'A Short History of Parkes'