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Adelt, Carl (Tumpeter, 1st LH Regt d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Adelt, Carl
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF VOYAGE FROM SYDNEY TO CAIRO INCLUDING REFERENCE TO THE "SYDNEY/EMDEN" ENCOUNTER. MENTIONS BEHAVIOUR OF NEW ZEALAND TROOPS. COPIED FROM DIARY FOR PERIOD OCT 1914 TO JAN 19153DRL/7529
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Alexander (Lewis) Johnston interviewed about his career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919-1946
Sound
Maker: Johnston, Alexander 'Lewis' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; employment; love of ships and desire to join the Navy; enlist in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) May 1919; sail to Darwin on HMAS Sydney; discharged August 1921; inter-war emplo...S02048
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Background of a tradition
Film
Maker: Carnemolla, John McKeon, B Wasley, Les Wendon, Ron Wood, Frederick Sydney Golsby, Kevin Low, David Eagles, Moneta Killan, Frank
A Movietone production on the 50 year history of the Royal Australian Navy. Shows the launch of the battle cruiser HMAS Australia at Clyde. The arrival of the destroyers Warrago, Parramatta and Yarra...F10067
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Bird, H T (Able Seaman, HMAS Sydney, RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Bird, H T
SKETCH PLAN OF THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN HMAS SYDNEY AND SMS EMDEN, A CERTIFICATE PRESENTED TO H T BIRD FOR SERVICE IN THE HOME GUARD, 1941-1944. ALSO A SMALL PHOTOGRAPH OF BIRD C 1916PR84/137
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British War Medal 1914-20: Ordinary Signalman Reginald Baden Gottschalk, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-1920. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL50410.001
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Cayley, Henry Priaulx (Rear Admiral, b.1877 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Cayley, Henry Priaulx
Collection relating to the First World War serivce of Rear Admiral, Henry Priaulx Cayley, HMAS Sydney, RAN. Collection consists of one 5 page, handwritten letter by Cayley to his mother, dated 23 May...3DRL/1719
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Cheers, Stanley A (Trooper, 2nd L H Regt)
Private Record
Maker: Cheers, Stanley A
LETTER HOME DESCRIBING IN DIARY FASHION THE VOYAGE FROM AUSTRALIA TO EGYPT. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CENSORED. MENTIONS SYDNEY - EMDEN ACTION3DRL/3551
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Cirkut camera panorama of the RAN entering Sydney Harbour, 4 October 1913. From left to right ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Cirkut camera panorama of the RAN entering Sydney Harbour, 4 October 1913. From left to right the new battlecruiser HMAS Australia, leads the light cruisers HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney, HMAS Encounte...P08778.001
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Clifford, James Reynolds 'Nat' (b.1893 - d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Clifford, James Reynolds 'Nat'
Item 1 - Photocopy of a diary originally written by James R 'Nat' Clifford, describing experiences in Royal Australian Navy during 1912-1919, including service in First World War. Item 2 - Typed trans...PR03158
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COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11. CABLE STATION STAFF ON THE ROOF OF THE STATION ATTEMPTING TO GET A BETTER ...
Photograph
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11. CABLE STATION STAFF ON THE ROOF OF THE STATION ATTEMPTING TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN S.M.S. EMDEN AND HMAS SYDNEY.P00565.007.002
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COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11-10. SEAMEN FROM HMAS SYDNEY ARRIVING ON THE SHORES OF COCOS ISLAND AFTER ...
Photograph
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11-10. SEAMEN FROM HMAS SYDNEY ARRIVING ON THE SHORES OF COCOS ISLAND AFTER THEIR VICTORY OVER THE GERMAN SMS EMDEN.P00565.013.003
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COCOS ISLANDS, 1914-11-09: GERMAN LANDING-PARTY OFFICERS FROM SMS EMDEN WATCHING FROM THE ROOF OF ...
Photograph
COCOS ISLANDS, 1914-11-09: GERMAN LANDING-PARTY OFFICERS FROM SMS EMDEN WATCHING FROM THE ROOF OF A BUILDING, WAITING HOPEFULLY FOR THE RETURN OF THE S.M.S. EMDEN, DURING ITS ENCOUNTER WITH HMAS SYDNE...P00565.007.003
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Collection related to Harold Arthur Freeman RAN
Photograph
1. HMAS Sydney "with original mast, did not get the ?[illeg] mast (on Bradley's head) until 1916 in England Dockyard". 2. SMS Emden "before the actionv HMAS Sydney 9/11/1914" 3. HMAS Protector, S.A.AWM2021.609.7
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Sea Fury aeroplane landing on deck on the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney, related to the service of A26715 Acting Petty Officer (A/PO) Airman Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.P12737.014
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Sea Fury aeroplane coming in to land on the deck on the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney, related to the service of A26715 Acting Petty Officer (A/PO) Airman Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN. The ship i...P12737.013
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Firefly aircraft onboard the HMAS Sydney.P12737.018
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Firefly aircraft nosediving into the sea. An inscription on the back reads: "Firefly off Kure pilot Sub Lieut McDonald".P12737.015
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Firefly aircraft on deck, HMAS Sydney.P12737.019
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Firefly aircraft onboard the HMAS Sydney (serial number 237 in foreground).P12737.017
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Firefly aircraft on deck, HMAS Sydney.P12737.016
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Collection relating to 440362 Warrant Officer Keith Campbell, RAAF, and A26715 Leading Air Mechanic Alexander Campbell, RAN.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A26715 Acting Petty Officer Airman Mechanic Alexander Campbell seated in a Firefly aircraft, probably aboard the HMAS Sydney.P12737.020
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Dardel, J H (Lieutenant Commander, MSM, HMAS "Sydney" RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Dardel, J H
Diary on service with HMAS Sydney from July 1914. Detailed lengthy entries including tracking charts related to the battle with SMS Emden on 9 November 1914.3DRL/2190
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Departure of 37 transports from Albany
Film
This film was taken from aboard a troopship of a convoy assembled off Albany WA. It is probably of the first convoy of Australian and New Zealand ships leaving for Egypt, 1 November 1914.F00161
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Dickinson, Herbert Spencer (Captain, b.1891 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Dickinson, Herbert Spencer
Collection relating to service of Captain Herbert Spencer Dickinson, 57 Battalion, At Sea and France, 1914-1917. Collection includes a handwritten copy of a narrative of the Sydney - Emden encounter ...1DRL/0242
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Ditty box : Yeoman of Signals, HMAS Sydney I
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden ditty box that has been hand crafted from a honey coloured timber. Each corner of the box has eight dovetailed joints (six for the box & two for the lid). The lid is hinged with two small brass...REL28641
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Framed gifts from Princess Mary
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Framed gifts collection of gifts given to Yeoman of Signals A J Welford, RAN during the First World War. There are eight items within the frame: embossed brass box bearing the head of Princess Mary in...REL28642
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(2332) Freeman, Harold Arthur (Seaman) as a crew member of HMAS Sydney 1913-1916, interviewed by Elizabeth Burness
Sound
Maker: Freeman, Harold Arthur Burness, Elizabeth
Harold Arthur Freeman, as a crew member of HMAS Sydney 1913-1916, interviewed by Elizabeth Burness.S00422
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Garsia, Rupert Clare (Commander, b.1887 - d.1954)
Private Record
Maker: Garsia, Rupert Clare
DIARIES FOR PARTS OF 1914 AND 1916. ACCOUNT OF EARLY PART OF THE WAR AND 1916 SECTION MAKES INTERESTING COMMENT ON LIFE ABOARD SHIP3DRL/2867
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Garsia, Rupert Clare (Commander, b.1887 - d.1954)
Private Record
Maker: Garsia, Rupert Clare
LETTER DESCRIBING IN DETAIL "SYDNEY'S" ENCOUNTER WITH THE "EMDEN". NOTE (TYPESCRIPT) EXPLAINING HOW THIS LETTER WAS PUBLISHED IN NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS AT THE TIME3DRL/1760
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Glossop, John Collings Taswell, CB (Vice Admiral, b.1871 - d.1934)
Private Record
Maker: Glossop, John Collings Taswell
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain John Collings Taswell Glossop, HMAS Sydney. Collection consists of a six page typed 'letter of proceedings' dated 15 November 1914, forwa...1DRL/0668
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Glossop, John Collings Taswell, CB (Vice Admiral, b.1871 - d.1934)
Private Record
Maker: Glossop, John Collings Taswell
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain (later Vice Admiral) John Collings Taswell Glossop CB. The collection consist of two signal logs with the messages, 'Emden beached and don...1DRL/0660
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Glossop, John Collings Taswell, CB (Vice Admiral, b.1871 - d.1934)
Private Record
Maker: Glossop, John Collings Taswell
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain John Collings Taswell Glossop. Collection consists of a copy of a personal diary maintained by Glossop, from July to December 1914. Alth...2DRL/0885
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Glossop, John Collings Taswell, CB (Vice Admiral, b.1871 - d.1934)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain John Collings Taswell Glossop, HMAS Sydney. Collection consists of 14 reports submitted to Captain Glossop by officers of HMAS Sydney on ...2DRL/0900
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Glossop, John Collings Taswell, CB (Vice Admiral, b.1871 - d.1934)
Private Record
Maker: Unknown
Collection relating to the battle between the German SMS Emden and Australian HMAS Sydney off the North Cocos Keeling Islands on 9 November 1914. Collection consists of an original 'Rough signal log'...1DRL/0658
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Hill, Cyril John Percy (Lieutenant Commander, RN)
Private Record
Maker: Hill, Cyril John Percy
Diary and official papers related to Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) activity in New Britain in conjunction with submarines AE1 and AE2. Later papers cover HMAS Parramatta'...1DRL/0350
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HMAS Sydney and Vietnam Logistical Support Veterans Association
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection of material relating to the HMAS Sydney and Vietnam Logistical Support Veterans Association and their fight for war service recognition. The Association was formed to fight for recognition...PR04996
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(HMAS Sydney, RAN)
Private Record
UNIDENTIFIED ACCOUNT OF THE SYDNEY - EMDEN BATTLE DETAILING THE ACTION LEADING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EMDEN. CONTAINS A BRIEF MENTION OF THE EMDEN FIRING UPON THE SYDNEY EVEN THOUGH "BEACHED AND DO...PR88/197
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(HMAT Euripides)
Private Record
NAVAL SIGNALS RECEIVED ON BOARD HMAT EURIPIDES REGARDING THE PROGRESS OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN HMAS SYDNEY AND SMS EMDEN, 9 NOVEMBER 19143DRL/2789
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Interview with Emden survivors
Film
Maker: Federal Press and Information Office Federal Republic of Germany
Studio interview filmed in Ausburg, Germany with three direct survivors and son of a serving officer of the German Light cruiser SMS Emden. The survivors are Petty Officer Hans Hahns (?) age 72, Able ...F10070
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Kemp, William Joseph (Petty Officer, b.1895 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Kemp, William Joseph
Collection relating to the service of 5664 Petty Officer William Joseph Kemp, RAN, Australia, London, Scapa Flow, Norway, Singapore, 1916-1920. Collection consists of a negative (white on black) phot...1DRL/0396
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Kirby, James (HMAS "Sydney")
Private Record
Maker: Kirby, James
Related to the First World War service of James Kirby HMAS Sydney. Photocopy of diary excerpt, comprising 7 handwritten pages. Describes the Sydney-Emden encounter.3DRL/4183
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Lanser, Henry M (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Lanser, Henry Miller
NOTEBOOK CONTAINING NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION ON VOYAGE FROM AUSTRALIA ON "A19" "SYDNEY". RECORDS SYDNEY - EMDEN ENCOUNTER. NOTEBOOK CONTAINING TRAINING NOTES AND NOMINAL ROLLS. TWO LETTERS FROM BIRDWO...3DRL/6093
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Large desk set made from the wood of HMAS 'Sydney'
Heraldry
Maker: Australian War Memorial
Large wooden desk set with cut outs for ink stands and pens and pencils, decorated with aluminium banding and bearing an enamelled badge labelled "Wood from HMAS Sydney".REL48780
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Little, Vivian Agincourt Spence (Chaplain)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to Chaplain Vivian Agincourt Spence Little, Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The collection comprises two notebooks documenting his service including descriptions of battle between HMA...PR03295
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Makin, George Leslie (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Makin, George Leslie
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant George Leslie Makin, 5 th Battalion AIF. Collection consists chiefly of 141 letters written by Lieutenant George Leslie Makin to membe...1DRL/0473
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Mayer, (Lieutenant, Emdem, Imperial Germany Navy)
Private Record
Maker: Mayer
DESCRIPTION BY LT MAYER OF EMDEN'S ATTEMPTS TO AVOID THE SYDNEY (1914)3DRL/6560
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McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon (Major, b.1890 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon
Collection relating to the service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7 Battalion and 60 Battalion, AIF, 1914-1916, Egypt, Gallipoli, Cyprus, France. Collection consists of a diary kept by Major McCrae...1DRL/0427
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McKenna, Edward Albert (Captain, b.1887 - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: McKenna, Edward Albert
PRINTED ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN HMAS SYDNEY AND SMS EMDEN AS RELATED BY C E W BEAN AND LATER LETTER OF CONDOLENCE ON MCKENNA'S DEATH IN ACTION AT THE LANDING ON GALLIPOLI2DRL/0815
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McLachlan, Geoff (?) (Lieutenant, Unit Not Identified, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: McLachlan, Geoff
LETTER WRITTEN BY 2ND LT MCLACHLAN ON BOARD HMAT ARGYLLSHIRE, 22 NOVEMBER, DESCRIBING THE BATTLE BETWEEN HMAS SYDNEY AND SMS EMDEN ON 9 NOVEMBER 19143DRL/2976
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McWilliam, Henry Hastings (Captain, b.1894 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: McWilliam, Henry Hastings
Collection relating to the service of Sub Lieutenant (later Captain) Henry Hastings McWilliam, Royal Navy. Collection consists of a typescript carbon copy of a diary kept by Captain McWilliam when se...1DRL/0467
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Metcher, Ormond F (Colonel, 5th Div Sigs Coy)
Private Record
Maker: Metcher, Ormond F
BRITISH AND FRENCH PRESS MESSAGES, OFFICIAL AMERICAN COMMUNIQUES AND MESSAGE RE ATTACK ON PERONNE. NOTES ON GALLIPOLI LANDING, "SYDNEY - EMDEN" ENCOUNTER, PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL TO ARMY SIGS MUSEUM....3DRL/6182
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Morgan, Price Jacob (Major, b. - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Morgan, Gomer William Morgan, Price Jacob
Collection relating to the service of Major Price Jacob Morgan, 9 Battery, 3 Australian Field Artillery Brigade and 51 Private Gomer William Morgan, 46 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Co...1DRL/0510
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Morris, Otto George (Able Seaman, RAN b.1894 - d.1963)
Private Record
Maker: Morris, Otto George
CERTIFICATE ON SERVICE - (MENTIONS SYDNEY/EMDEN ENCOUNTER) STEAMING RECORD FOR HMAS SYDNEY (1913-16)PR85/015
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Newman, Ernest William (Petty Officer, b.1872 - d.1953)
Private Record
Maker: Newman, Ernest William
Account of naval service in both the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy during 1887-1924, including: mention of his early training and postings in the RN, transfer to the RAN in 1912, service aboard...PR86/218
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Nielsen, Niels Peter Henry
Private Record
Maker: Nielsen, Niels Peter Henry
Collection relating to 7884 Stoker Niels Peter Henry "Chook" Nielsen. Collection comprises an original four page handwritten letter dated 16 November 1914 sent by Stoker Nielsen to his parents, whilst...PR05198
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Olle, Frank Jubilee (Lance Sergeant, b.? - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Olle, Frank Jubilee
Collection relating to the service of 723 Corporal Frank Jubilee Olle, 5 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, 1914-1915. Collection consists of a letter written in November 1914 by Corporal Olle while on b...1DRL/0662
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Parker, Robin Holroyd (Captain, b.1933)
Private Record
Maker: Parker, Robin Holroyd
Collection relating to the Vietnam War service of 3905024 Captain Robin Holroyd Parker, Headquarters, Australian Army Force Vietnam, Saigon, 1965-1968. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a typed eight-page ...AWM2016.746.10
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Pockley, Brian Colden Antill (Captain, b.1890 - d.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Pockley, Helen Dorothy Antill
Collection relating to the service of Captain Brian Colden Antill Pockley, AAMC and Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), New Britain, 1914. Collection consists of handwritten co...1DRL/0548
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Prelude to glory (The Anzac story)
Film
Maker: McGrath, James Joseph Hunter, Frank Australian Broadcasting Commission
A brief history of Australia from its discovery by Cook, intending to depict how (white) Australia was formed as an independent country, and how its people were moulded by their environment. It descri...F10063
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Pulley from an observation balloon from USS New York
Technology
PULLEY, PART OF OBSERVATION BALLOON FROM USS 'NEW YORK' WHICH BROKE ADRIFT IN FIRTH OF FORTH IN 1918 AND DRIFTED ONTO THE BOWS OF HMAS SYDNEY. This object is a complicated pulley block that resemble...REL/00855
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Records of Sydney Emden Encounter (HMAS "Sydney")
Official Record
OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS REPORTS ON ACTIONS OF HMAS "SYDNEY" WITH SMS "EMDEN". INCLUDES TRANSPORT OF GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR TO AUSTRALIA, PLUS PLAN OF "ORVIETO"ORMF0046
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Rhoades, William Smith (Chief Petty Officer, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy b.1879)
Private Record
Maker: Rhoades, William Smith
PAPERS MAINLY RELATE TO HIS CAREER, PARTICULARLY WITH HMAS SYDNEY DURING WWI. SOME PAPERS AND DRAWINGS RELATE TO SYDNEY-EMDEN BATTLE. INCLUDES GUNNERY CERTIFICATES, RECORDS OF SERVICE, PROPOSAL FOR A ...PR90/109
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Robb, John (Jack) (Stoker, b.1895 - d.1958)
Private Record
Maker: Robb, John (Jack)
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3541 Stoker John "Jack" Robb, Royal Australian Navy [RAN]. Stoker Robb was born in Ultimo, Sydney in December 1895 and joined the Navy on 31 Decem...PR03271
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Seabrook, John William (Leading Signalman, HMAS Sydney)
Private Record
Maker: Seabrook, John William
Diaries of Leading Signalman John William Seabrook, describing voyages and actions of the HMAS Sydney, from commissioning in 1913 to end of the First World War. Covers places visited, escorting convoy...1DRL/0669
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Series 1: Diaries and notebook of Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 1914-1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon
This series contains the diaries and notebook of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. The three diaries cover McCrae’s journey to Egypt in 1914 and his service at Gallipoli the following year....RCDIG0001240
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Shaw, Frank (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Shaw, Frank
Typescript account of the naval encounter between HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden off Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. A similar report occurs in official Dept of Defence records. (See a...1DRL/0657
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SKL/40 10.5 cm Gun Sight Bracket (Emden) : Yeoman of Signals A J Welford HMAS Sydney I
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Gun sight bracket with a patterned body. It has one vertical optic on the bottom with a level in the middle section. Above this in white is '10,5 cm S.K.L / 40 (Schnelladekanone / Länge, Fast-loading ...REL28640
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(SMS Emden, Imperial German Navy)
Private Record
Assorted papers related to the Sydney - Emden battle on 9 November 1914 including: printed battle plans; accounts by Captain Kato of HIJMS Ibuki; inspection of the wreck of the Emden; statement of hit...1DRL/0663
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(SMS Emden, Imperial German Navy)
Private Record
Maker: Glossop, John Collings Taswell
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain John Collings Taswell Glossop, HMAS Sydney. Collection consists of a copy of a sketch map drawn by Captain Glossop and Captain Von Muller...1DRL/0659
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Stewart, Malcolm H (Sergeant, 3rd Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Stewart, Malcolm H
LETTERS FROM STEWART TO HIS MOTHER WHILE EN ROUTE TO EGYPT. BOTH NOTE SYDNEY/EMDEN ENCOUNTER. NOV - DEC 19143DRL/7972
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Tally band : SMS Emden, Kaiserliche Marine
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German black tally band with 'S.M.S. EMDEN' woven in silver.RELAWM09474.001
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The Cocos incident
Film
Maker: TVW Enterprises Ltd
Documentary on the exploits of the German light cruiser Emden and its destruction by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914 at North Keeling Island.F10239
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The German light cruiser SMS Emden, destroyed off Keeling Island on 9 November 1914 by HMAS ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
The German light cruiser SMS Emden, destroyed off Keeling Island on 9 November 1914 by HMAS Sydney. The engagement was Australia’s first naval contribution to the First World War. Original photograph ...H19333
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The One That Escaped
Art
Maker: Unknown
Depicts a British Bulldog wearing a sailors cap with "H.M.S" band surrounded by scattered dead rats each bearing the name of a German ship sunk during the 1914-18 War.ART19691
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The Royal Australian Navy (Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No. 51)
Film
Movietone News special on the RAN in the 1930's and up to 1941. Shows HMAS Sydney departing Albany in 1914. The arrival of HMAS Brisbane which was paid off for disposal in September 1935. HMAS Albatro...F00322
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'The War Cruises of HMAS Melbourne & Sydney, 1914-1918'
Manuscript
Maker: Kingsford-Smith, Eric
Typed manuscript (321 pages) titled `The War Cruises of HMAS Melbourne & Sydney, 1914-1918', prepared for the Navy Board in 1918 by Henry J Brennand (Staff Surgeon, HMAS Melbourne) and Eric Kingsford-...MSS1463
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Thompson, Francis Clarke (Dan) (Captain), 1888-1964; Milson, Stewart (Captain)
Private Record
Maker: Milson, Stewart Thompson, Francis Clarke alpha lithograph
Papers of two soldiers, Captain Stewart Milson of 4 Battalion and Captain Francis Clarke Thompson, of 14 Australian General Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps. Thompson wrote a transcript entitle...PR01983
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Thomson, William Henry (Able Seaman, b.1897)
Private Record
Maker: Thomson, William Henry
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1735 Able Seaman William (Bill) Henry Thomson, Royal Australian Navy. Collection consists of a 14 page handwritten manuscript written by Thomson [...PR04501
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Todd, Arthur Charles Robert (Surgeon-Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.1946?)
Private Record
Maker: Glossop, John Collings Taswell Todd, Arthur Charles Robert
Collection relating to the First World War service of Surgeon-Lieutenant Arthur Charles Robert Todd, born in Sydney on 23 June 1889. He enlisted in 1914, was appointed Surgeon-on-Probation on 17 Augu...PR03174
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Tubb, Frederick Harold, VC (Major, b.1881 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Tubb, Frederick Harold
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Frederick Harold Tubb VC, 7 Battalion, AIF, Australia, at sea, Egypt, 1914. Collection consists of a photostat copy of a compilation of let...1DRL/0584
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Unknown sailor, HMAS Sydney (I)
Private Record
Maker: Unknown
Hand-written diary (possibly a midshipman's journal) in a 95 page ruled ledger, relating to HMAS Sydney (I). Front cover and title page are missing. Writing style is impersonal. The diary covers the p...PR04483
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Unknown (SMS Emden)
Private Record
English (from German) translation of an account of the Sydney - Emden encounter by a German Officer, Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern. The account is published in the book 'Emden : my experiences ...PR86/225
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Vayne, Roy Clarence (Chief Petty Officer, b.1900 - d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Vayne, Roy Clarence
Collection relating to the service of 343 Chief Petty Officer Roy Clarence Vayne, Royal Australian Navy, 1917. Collection consists of a two page letter (with envelope) written by Vayne to Miss Marjor...PR03565
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Victory Medal: Ordinary Signalman Reginald Baden Gottschalk, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL50410.002
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Wardmaster Lieutenant Commander Thomas Edward Mullins, DSM, RAN (1882-1960)
Manuscript
Maker: Swinden, Gregory James
Research by Commander Greg Swinden about Wardmaster Lieutenant Commander Thomas Edward Mullins, DSM (1882-1960). Mullins joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Sick Berth Steward 1st Class in May 1912...MSS1924
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Waud, Arthur Artemas (Sailmaker's Mate, b.1900 - d.1966)
Private Record
Collection relating to the First World War service of 5726 Sailmaker’s Mate Arthur Artemas Waud, HMAS Sydney I, Royal Australian Navy, Australia and the United Kingdom, 1917-1963. Wallet 1 of 2 – Con...PR03883
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Welford, Arthur John (Chief Yeoman of Signals, b.1881 - d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Welford, Arthur John
Collection relating to the First World War service of 5089 Yeoman of Signals (Later Chief Yeoman of Signals, Royal Navy) Arthur John Welford, HMAS Sydney, Southwest Pacific Ocean, 1914-1915. Wallet 1...PR01672
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White ensign : Sailmaker's mate A A Waud, HMAS Sydney
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A printed white ensign flown from one of the ship's boats of HMAS Sydney. Across the centre of the flag is the red cross of St George and in the upper left canton is the Union Jack. A length of sisal ...REL36746
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White, W.J.
Private Record
Maker: White, W J
Typescript copy of personal account of action between HMAS `Sydney' and German battleship `Emden' off the Cocos Keeling Islands, November 1914, written in 1921 by W.J. White, one of the ship's (HMAS `...PR00196
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William Morgan Bridgeman as an able bodied seaman, HMAS Sydney, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), British Grand Fleet, North Atlantic Ocean 1915-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
Sound
Maker: Bridgeman, William Morgan Thomson, Alistair
Bridgeman relates his early life on a farm near Castlemaine; school at Yapeen; joining the Navy in 1913; transfer from Garden Island to Papua New Guinea when war broke out; being on board HMAS Sydney ...S01307
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Williams, George D (Captain, CMG, DSO, RD, RNR b.1879)
Private Record
Maker: Williams, George D
Personal diary covering Williams' service on HMAS Australia and HMAS Sydney.2DRL/0032
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Wilson, Henry (Stoker, b.1897 - d.1929)
Private Record
Maker: Wilson, Henry
RAN certificate of service, showing ships name, rating, prize for Sydney-Emden action.PR00070
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Wood, Ross Frederick (Private, b.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Wood, Ross Frederick
Collection relating to the Vietnam War service of 2783900 Private Ross Frederick Wood, B Company, 5RAR, Vietnam, 1966-67. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of letters and postcards to Private Wood's twelve ...AWM2017.768.1