TheNavy League of Australia is an Australian organisation andadvocacy group dedicated to creating interest inmaritime andnaval matters, particularly those relating to theRoyal Australian Navy (RAN) and theAustralian Merchant Navy.

The Navy League of Australia was established in November 1900 as the Australian branch of theUnited Kingdom Navy League.^[1] 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.^[1][2]

The 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.^[3] In 1920, the New South Wales branch of the Navy League established acadet-training organisation, theNavy League Sea Cadet Corps.^{[citation needed]} This operated until 1950, when theAustralian Sea Cadet Corps was formed, operated by the Navy League with support from theRoyal Australian Navy. In 1973 the Australian Sea Cadet Corps was merged with theRANR Cadets operated by theRAN Reserve to form theNaval Reserve Cadets (NRC).^[4] In 2000 the NRC was renamed as theAustralian Navy Cadets (ANC), and although operated by the RAN, the Navy League continues to support and assist the ANC.^[5]

A quarterly journal titledThe Navy has been published continuously by the Navy League of Australia since 1938, with a predecessor publication published between 1920 and 1932.^[5][6]

• Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin (2008).The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (2nd ed.). South Melbourne:Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.OCLC 271822831.
• Stojanovich, Dan (2011). "The Navy - A Celebrated, Proud and Caring Family". In Oldham, Charles (ed.).100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy. Bondi Junction: Faircount Media Group.OCLC 741711418. Archived fromthe original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved20 June 2011.

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