OFFICER LIST - AUSTRALIAN NAVAL FORCES - 1904
Source: Navy List 1904
Note: initial Commonwealth's Navy did not have elements from Tasmania nor Western Australia.
| Naval Officer Commanding (acting) | Captain W. R Creswell, CMG (RN retired) |
| Clerk (Acting) | Macandie, George Lionel, AFIA |
| DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH NAVAL FORCES | |
| NEW SOUTH WALES | |
| Headquarters, Sydney | |
| Officer Commanding Naval Forces | LCDR FHC Brownlow |
| Lieutenant | Rickwood, WG |
| Naval Brigade Sydney | |
| Lieutenants | Williams, VW |
| Hixson, HON | |
| Spain, SW | |
| Lambton, RS | |
| Lindeman, YG | |
| Sub-Lieutenants | Alcock, W |
| Coggins, CH | |
| Stephens, AF | |
| Black, BN | |
| Read, CH | |
| Midshipmen | Barker, CM |
| Creer, RC | |
| Bracegirdle, LS | |
| Murnin, CE | |
| Spain, B | |
| Staff Paymaster | Ross, JA |
| Staff surgeon | O'Neill, GL |
| Newcastle | |
| Lieutenant | Gardiner, F (Commander, retired list) |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Dick, GA |
| Midshipman | Gillam, O |
| Staff Surgeon (honorary) | Nickson, WJ (Fleet Surgeon, retired list) |
| VICTORIA | |
| Headquarters, Williamstown | |
| Naval Commandant | Captain F Tickell CMG |
| "Cerberus" | |
| Captain | Tickell, F, CMG |
| Commander | Colquhoun, WJ, DSO |
| Lieutenant | Drewitt, JM |
| Fleet Engineer | Breaks, JL |
| Paymaster | Treacy, AM |
| Fleet Surgeon | Stewart, CA |
| Chief Gunner | Hayes, E |
| Gunner | White, J |
| Carpenter | Walker, J |
| "Countess of Hopetoun" 1st class torpedo boats (steel) 75 tons speed, 225 knots | |
| Chief Gunner | Burford, OLA |
| Gunner | Bates, JA |
| Chief Engineer | Robertson, WG |
| "Childers" 1st class torpedo boat (steel) 47 tons speed, 18knots | |
| Chief Gunner | Kearns, R |
| Gunner | Claringbold, HS |
| "Nepean" and " Lonsdale" 2nd class torpedo boats (steel) | |
| "Gordon" torpedo launch | |
| Torpedo Depot, Williamstown | |
| Chief Gunner | Blair, J |
| Naval Brigade | |
| Lieutenant | Duller, RJ |
| Engineers | Mcniven, W |
| McCowan, A | |
| Spence, J | |
| Johnson, S | |
| Owen, JW | |
| Gunner | Stone, G |
| Surgeon (honorary) | Adams, GTC |
| QUEENSLAND | |
| Headquarters, Brisbane | |
| Naval Commandant | Creswell, Captain WR, CMG |
| Fleet Paymaster and Secretary to Naval Commandant | Pollock, EV |
| Staff Surgeon | Brookway, AB |
| Storekeeper | Chief Gunner (T) HB. Miles |
| Assistant Storekeeper | WO George Samuel Greer |
| Instructional Staff | |
| Brisbane | |
| Officer Instructor | Lieutenant JAH Beresford |
| Instructor | Chief Gunner J Rogers |
| Maryborough | |
| Gunner and Instructor | Knowles, AR |
| Bundaberg | |
| Rockhampton | |
| Acting Gunner and Instructor | Jones, GJ |
| Mackay | |
| Acting Gunner and Instructor | Keane, P |
| Townsville | |
| Acting Gunner and Instructor | Pember, E |
| Cairns | |
| "Gayundah" steel twin screw gun vessel, 360 tons, 400 hp | |
| Captain | Creswell, WR RN , CMG |
| Lieutenant (N) | Curtis, GAH RNR |
| Chief Engineer | Barnes, AA |
| Chief Boatswain | Gready, J |
| Gunner | Campbell, A |
| Artificer Engineer | Dole, J |
| "Paluma" steel twin screw gun vessel, 360 tons, 400 hp | |
| "Midge" picquet boat | |
| "Mosquito" 2nd class steel torpedo boat | |
| Naval Brigade | |
| Brisbane | |
| Lieutenants | South, JH (QGS "Lucinda") |
| Barnett, GB | |
| Junner, A (QGS "Otter") | |
| McLay, C | |
| Sub-Lieutenants | Harris, W |
| Cameron, SW | |
| Bowen, RG | |
| Blackboro, EA | |
| Ward, JW | |
| Bond, TA | |
| Neilson, TC | |
| Rutledge, HM | |
| Surgeons | Meek, RA |
| Hawkes, CS | |
| Chaplain | Macqueen, WS Rev |
| Chief Engineer | Barclay, J (QGS "Lucinda") |
| Bandmaster | Bloomfield, DG |
| Warrant Officers | Brennan, M, Boatswain (Moreton Bay pilotage duties) |
| Bartlett, S, Chief Carpenter | |
| Maryborough | |
| Lieutenant | Penny, JA c |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Moreton, AH |
| Harrington, HE | |
| Bundaberg | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Surgeon | Francis, TW |
| Rockhampton | |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Bennett, WS |
| Mackay | |
| Townsville | |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Nisbet, T |
| Chaplain | Williams, FG, Canon |
| Cairns | |
| Lieutenant | Fearnley, JG |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Stephens, CT |
| Surgeon | Knowles, G |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | |
| Headquarters, Largs Bay | |
| Naval Commandant | Clare, Captain CJ, CHG |
| "Protector" cruiser, 920 tons, 1,641 hp | |
| Captain | Clare, CJ, CMO |
| Staff Engineer | Clarkson, W |
| Paymaster | Norton, J |
| Chief Gunner | Argent, E |
| Gunner | Turner, JD |
| Artificer Engineer | Duncan, RC |
| Naval Militia | |
| Lieutenants | Weir, P |
| Staff Surgeon | Morris, BH |
| Assistant Paymaster | Norton, EC |
| Warrant Artificer | Joss, G. |