Royal Australian Naval College–Jervis Bay.

30th December 1914.

An article appeared in newspapers celebrating the news of the imminent arrival of the first group of young naval cadets at the recently completed Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay.

17th December 1917

Three years later the first group of Cadets were about to graduate from the college.. After finishing their graduation the cadets entered World War One which was raging at the time. It has to be remembered the average age of the cadets when they entered the college was 13 yrs.

REF: http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jan2015/Fleet/1744/100-years-at-Jervis-Bay---College-seeking-descendants.htm#.WGW3FlV97Gg

19th December 1929.

The college had operated for just 15 years when the government started proceedings to close the college as the cost of training and other maintenance was deemed to high.