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K a L E N D E R- B L Ä T T E R
- Simon Beckert - K A L E N D E R- B L Ä T T E R „Nichts ist so sehr für die „gute alte Zeit“ verantwortlich wie das schlechte Gedächtnis.“ (Anatole France ) Stand: Januar 2016 H I N W E I S E Eckig [umklammerte] Jahresdaten bedeuten, dass der genaue Tag des Ereignisses unbekannt ist. SEITE 2 J A N U A R 1. JANUAR [um 2100 v. Chr.]: Die erste überlieferte große Flottenexpedition der Geschichte findet im Per- sischen Golf unter Führung von König Manishtusu von Akkad gegen ein nicht bekanntes Volk statt. 1908: Der britische Polarforscher Ernest Shackleton verlässt mit dem Schoner Nimrod den Ha- fen Lyttelton (Neuseeland), um mit einer Expedition den magnetischen Südpol zu erkunden (Nimrod-Expedition). 1915: Die HMS Formidable wird in einem Nachtangriff durch das deutsche U-Boot SM U 24 im Ärmelkanal versenkt. Sie ist das erste britische Linienschiff, welches im Ersten Weltkrieg durch Feindeinwirkung verloren geht. 1917: Das deutsche U-Boot SM UB 47 versenkt den britischen Truppentransporter HMT In- vernia etwa 58 Seemeilen südöstlich von Kap Matapan. 1943: Der amerikanische Frachter Arthur Middleton wird vor dem Hafen von Casablanca von dem deutschen U-Boot U 73 durch zwei Torpedos getroffen. Das zu einem Konvoi gehörende Schiff ist mit Munition und Sprengstoff beladen und versinkt innerhalb einer Minute nach einer Explosion der Ladung. 1995: Die automatische Wellenmessanlage der norwegischen Ölbohrplattform Draupner-E meldet in einem Sturm eine Welle mit einer Höhe von 26 Metern. Damit wurde die Existenz von Monsterwellen erstmals eindeutig wissenschaftlich bewiesen. —————————————————————————————————— 2. JANUAR [um 1990 v. Chr.]: Der ägyptische Pharao Amenemhet I. -
Kpm 1888 - 1967
KPM 1888 - 1967 A MOST REMARKABLE SHIPPING COMPANY s.s. "Camphuys" (1 891) 712 GRT Lieuwe Pronk I vrrote most of this fj-ve years ago Just for my fanily. 'iYhen I discovered recently that there is vlrtually no record here in.A,ustraLia in EnSlish o f the contribution the KPM shlps , the'ir o f fic ers and crews made to the .A,Ilted war eff,ort during Wor1d lltar II, I decided to publish lt. L.P | 998 ln memory of my wife, Joy, who shared'the most memorable 36 years of mY life TABLE OF GONTENTS 1. Earliest contact between EuroDe and the Orient The Silk Road 2. The search for a sea route from Europe to the Orient 9 Early explorers 3. The lndonesian Archipelaqo For 350 Years - The Netherlands East lndies Now - lndonesia (i) Geography 13 (ii) Early history 17 4. The struggle for the spice trade. and then. colonies 19 (i) ln the East 19 (ii) ln Europe 25 5. KPM Zg (i) The first 50 years 28 (ii) KPM during World War ll 69 (a) 3rd September, 1939 - 7th December, 1941 69 (b) 7th December 1941 - 7th March, 1942 72 (c) 7th March, 1942 - 1sth August, 1945 93 (d) KPM ships which served beyond the NEI 124 6. Post War - the final years 126 7" The Pronks in Holland. the Netherlands East lndies and Australia 131 Hendrik Willem Pronk 141 Jan Pronk 142 Lucia Johnanna Carolina Pronk 144 Betty Pronk 145 Peter Pronk 147 Lieuwe Pronk 148 I t_ Prologue ln our family, my brothers, sisters and I are the transition generation. -
Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books Catalogue 211 Women Writers
GERT JAN BESTEBREURTJE RARE BOOKS CATALOGUE 211 WOMEN WRITERS, TRAVELLERS & ARTIST GERT JAN BESTEBREURTJE Rare Books Langendijk 8, 4132 AK Vianen The Netherlands Telephone +31 - (0)347 - 322548 E-mail: [email protected] Visit our Web-page at http://www.gertjanbestebreurtje.com CATALOGUE 211 WOMEN WRITERS, TRAVELLERS & ARTISTS Prices are quoted in euro, for clients within the European Community 9 % VAT will be added to the prices. Illustration on cover no 83 KIKKERT, J.G. Hoe ver we zullen komen, weet ik niet. Het avontuurlijke leven van Alexandrine Tinne (1835-1869). Naarden, 1980. 1 ABRAHAMSZ, Anna. Journaal eener Oostindiesche reis. De belevenissen van een tienjarig meisje in 1847 en 1848. Met een inleiding en slotbeschouwing van M.A. van Alphen. Amsterdam, Terra Incognita, 1993. Wrappers. With many illustrations. 71 pp. € 18,00 € 18,00 The ten-year-old Anna wrote about her trip to Batavia an informative report about life and entertainment on board during the outward and return journey and about her stay on the island of Java. 2 ADRIAANS, Hanneke & Nico KLOPPENBORG. Ruisende rokken. 200 jaar kostuums uit de collectie van het Centraal Museum. Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 1995. Tall 8vo. Wrappers. With illustrations. 24 pp. € 15,00 € 15,00 Exhibition of fashion clothing for women from 1757 to the present day. ANNA PAVLOVNA 3 ANNA PAVLOVNA & WILLEM II. Guillaume II, Roi des Pays-Bas. - Anna Pavlovna, Reine des Pays - Bas, Grande Duchesse de Russie. Amsterdam, François Buffa et Fils, (ca. 1850). 2 full-length portraits, mezzotint with etching, depicting Willem II after J.A. Kruseman and Anna Pavlovna after De Keyser, by Alfred Cornelliet, printed by Chardon Jeune et Fils. -
The Royal Australian Navy in the Evacuations of Greece and Crete, April–June, 1941
“It was an Aussie ship which had escorted them home”: the Royal Australian Navy in the evacuations of Greece and Crete, April–June, 1941 Hannah Viney Introduction At 10 pm on 25 April 1941, the destroyers HMAS Vendetta and Waterhen approached Megara beach in southern Greece. There they joined the Royal Navy (RN) troopship SS Thurland Castle, the cruiser HMS Coventry, and the destroyer HMS Wryneck, which were waiting to embark the 5,000 assembled British and Commonwealth troops. First-class stoker Andrew (“Andy”) Nation in Waterhen recalled how, with only a new moon, the darkness of the night was interrupted periodically by flashes of light in the sky as the waiting troops blew up “roads, bridges in fact everything that was standing” to prevent German forces utilising equipment that could not be taken on to the evacuating ships.1 Though hoping to embark 600 troops, Waterhen managed only around 70, while Vendetta embarked 350.2 By the early hours of the next day, with the threat of German aircraft intensifying as dawn loomed, the convoy was forced to leave unembarked troops behind to depart for Crete. Despite these precautions, German planes pursued the convoy throughout the day, dropping bombs mere metres away from the ships.3 Nevertheless, the convoy arrived safely at Suda Bay at 6 pm. As troops disembarked on the island, relieved at having made it off the mainland safely, they could only “thank God the navy ha[d] taken over at last”.4 A month later, the navy again came to the rescue in Crete, when the dominance of the German air force necessitated the evacuation of 28,614 troops who had been left to fortify the island after evacuations from Greece.5 On 28 May, HMAS Napier and Nizam, the two newly arrived in theatre Royal Australian Navy (RAN) destroyers, made their way to Sphakia Bay in Crete alongside HMS Kelvin and Kandahar. -
At the Going Down of the Sun
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN An anthology of biographies of ex-pupils of the Liverpool Institute who died in the Second World War By Alan Clegg © Alan Clegg All Rights reserved This booklet is dedicated to the memory of the pupil and ex-pupils of the LIVERPOOL INSITUTE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS who lost their lives in the Second World War. LIOBIANS Website Edition: April 2016 Draft 7.1 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN web final.docx reformatted for printing on Letter paper Contents The Memorial ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Foreword ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................... 3 Roll of Honour of the Liverpool Institute Boys who fell in World War 2 ........................................ 4 The Roll .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Biographies ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Frank Douglas Alder, 1910 – 1941. ............................................................................................................... 7 John Brian Baskerville, 1920 - 1944. ............................................................................................................