Australia's Argonauts: The remarkable story of the First Class to enter the Royal Australian Naval College

The story of the first cadet-midshipmen to join the Royal Australian Naval College is without parallel.

In 1913 twenty-eight thirteen-year-old boys joined the new Navy at a time when Australia was both idealistic and ambitious. The boys were drawn from every State and became known as the ‘Pioneer Class'.

Australia's Argonauts is the result of many years' research. It brings together previously unpublished diaries, letters, archival material and photographs. The Pioneer Class bore witness to...