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{{For|similar organisations in other nations|Navy League (disambiguation){{!}}Navy League}}{{Redirect|Australian Sea Cadet Corps|the current organisation|Australian Navy Cadets}}{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}The Navy League of Australia is an Australian organisation and advocacy group dedicated to creating interest in maritime and naval matters, particularly those relating to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Australian Merchant Navy.The Navy League of Australia was established in November 1900 as the Australian branch of the United Kingdom Navy League.Stojanovich, in Oldham, 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy, p. 277 State-level sub-branches were combined under a federal body in 1939, and in 1950, the Navy League of Australia began to operate independently of its British parent.Dennis et al., The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, p. 382The organisation's main aims are to promote the ideas of a strong navy and merchant navy to Australian people, politicians, and the media, support organisations and industries that work towards improving and maintaining the maritime and defence industries, and promoting an interest in maritime matters.Stojanovich, in Oldham, 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy, pp. 277–8 In 1920, the New South Wales branch of the Navy League established a cadet-training organisation, the Navy League Sea Cadet Corps.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}} This operated until 1950, when the Australian Sea Cadet Corps was formed, operated by the Navy League with support from the Royal Australian Navy. In 1973 the Australian Sea Cadet Corps was merged with the RANR Cadets operated by the RAN Reserve to form the Naval Reserve Cadets (NRC).History – Australian Navy Cadets (ANC Official Website) weblink. In 2000 the NRC was renamed as the Australian Navy Cadets (ANC), and although operated by the RAN, the Navy League continues to support and assist the ANC.A quarterly journal titled The Navy has been published continuously by the Navy League of Australia since 1938, with a predecessor publication published between 1920 and 1932.Stojanovich, in Oldham, 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy, p. 278

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References

• BOOK, Dennis, Peter, Grey, Jeffrey, Morris, Ewan, Prior, Robin, The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, VIC, 2008, 2nd, 978-0-19-551784-2, 271822831,
• BOOK, Stojanovich, Dan, The Navy - A Celebrated, Proud and Caring Family, 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy, Oldham, Charles, Faircount Media Group, Bondi Junction, NSW, 2011,weblink 20 June 2011, 741711418,

External links

• Navy League of Australia website

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