Papers of Alan Zammit
MSS 292
Collection Title
Papers of Alan ZammitCollection Identifier
MSS 292Inclusive date(s)
1988 to 1989Extent and Medium
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Subject: Person(s)
Collection Description
Articles and audiovisual material relating to work of journalist Alan Zammit
Administrative / Biographical history
Allan Zammit was born in 1927 and joined the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia as a canteen assistant at the age of 17. His service continued on the vessel as part of the Allied occupation forces in Japan in 1947. Joining HMAS Sydney in 1948, his service included two tours of duty in the Korean War. Zammit retired from the Navy in 1955 and wrote naval history for newspapers, journals, and the Australian Dictionary of Biography
References:
Naval Historical Society of Australia, 'Obituary: Alan Zammit RAN (1927-1997)' https://www.navyhistory.org.au/tag/naval-historical-society/page/2/ retrieved 2 December 2020
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
Typescripts, newspaper clippings and photographs relating to Alan Zammit's naval journalism, especially concerning Rear Admiral Harold Farncomb and the Battle of the Coral Sea
Access Restrictions
Other
Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved
Existence and Location of Orginals
Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.