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A boat returns to HMAS Sydney after boarding the German raider Emden on 9 November 1914. The ...
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Maker: Unknown
A boat returns to HMAS Sydney after boarding the German raider Emden on 9 November 1914. The wrecked ship, which ran ashore on North Keeling Island after losing the fight against HMAS Sydney, can be ...EN0400
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A broadside view of the wrecked German raider Emden after her encounter with HMAS Sydney near ...
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Maker: Unknown
A broadside view of the wrecked German raider Emden after her encounter with HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island. Seamen, shortly to be rescued by the Sydney, crowd together on the clear end of the vessel....EN0235
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An informal group portrait of Air Mechanic C Graffy, Air Mechanic R H Radcliffe, Air Mechanic E ...
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Maker: Unknown
An informal group portrait of Air Mechanic C Graffy, Air Mechanic R H Radcliffe, Air Mechanic E Birch and Lieutenant Brewin standing in front of a Sopwith 2F1 Camel aircraft on board HMAS Sydney.A02676
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An unidentified seaman on the deck of HMAS Sydney looks at the wrecked German cruiser Emden, ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified seaman on the deck of HMAS Sydney looks at the wrecked German cruiser Emden, which had lost a fight against HMAS Sydney and ran ashore on North Keeling Island.EN0401
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A party of armed sailors from HMAS Sydney lands on Direction Island. A party from the German ...
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Maker: Unknown
A party of armed sailors from HMAS Sydney lands on Direction Island. A party from the German raider Emden had landed and taken possession of the cable station on the island, but on the evening of the...EN0390
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"Armed merchantman Empress of Asia in search for Ayesha."(Album caption). From an album compiled ...
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Maker: Unknown
"Armed merchantman Empress of Asia in search for Ayesha."(Album caption). From an album compiled by Mr CW Burnett, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. The album documents the activities of the...P11611.059.001
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A square piece of shell pierced armour plate from the German light cruiser SMS Emden, mounted as ...
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Maker: Unknown
A square piece of shell pierced armour plate from the German light cruiser SMS Emden, mounted as a memento of the ship's destruction by HMAS Sydney at Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. The frame is ad...EN0165
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A wave crashes over the bow of HMAS Melbourne, seen from HMAS Sydney. Both ships were taking ...
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Maker: Unknown
A wave crashes over the bow of HMAS Melbourne, seen from HMAS Sydney. Both ships were taking part in patrols of the North Sea with the Royal Navy's 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron.EN0344
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Display of a mounted splinter of bomb picked up on the forebridge of HMAS Sydney after engagement ...
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Maker: Unknown
Display of a mounted splinter of bomb picked up on the forebridge of HMAS Sydney after engagement of HMAS Sydney and HMS Dublin with German Zeppelin L43 in North Sea, 4 May 1917.D00811
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George H K La Nauze stands beside the wrecked wireless mast at the Eastern Extension Cable ...
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Maker: Unknown
George H K La Nauze stands beside the wrecked wireless mast at the Eastern Extension Cable Company's station on Direction Island, which was destroyed by a party from the German raider SMS Emden on 9 N...EN0397
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Group portrait of mostly unidentified sailors on the foredeck of HMAS Sydney, immediately ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of mostly unidentified sailors on the foredeck of HMAS Sydney, immediately following the battle with SMS Emden, as the RAN light cruiser pursues Emden's collier, Buresk. From the colle...P11663.002
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Group portrait of officers from the RAN light cruiser HMAS Sydney. The ship was on her way to ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of officers from the RAN light cruiser HMAS Sydney. The ship was on her way to the Atlantic after destroying the German raider Emden at Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. Identified lef...EN0163
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Group portrait of officers on board HMAS Sydney. Not all have been identified. Identified left ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of officers on board HMAS Sydney. Not all have been identified. Identified left to right: back row, unidentified lieutenant (gunnery officer); unidentified; possibly Chief Gunner Will...EN0178
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Group portrait of some unidentified members of the crew of HMAS Sydney, shown on the deck while ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of some unidentified members of the crew of HMAS Sydney, shown on the deck while their ship is chasing the collier Buresk near Cocos Island. The shot holes in the forebridge date from ...EN0211
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Group portrait of the gun crew of HMAS Sydney's port number 3 (P3) 6 inch gun, on the deck in ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of the gun crew of HMAS Sydney's port number 3 (P3) 6 inch gun, on the deck in front of the breech and gun shield. Identified from left to right, back row: 1934 Able Seaman (AB) Ernest ...A03401
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Group portrait of unidentified seamen on board HMAS Sydney. Ten minutes earlier, the cease fire ...
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Maker: Royal Studio Unknown
Group portrait of unidentified seamen on board HMAS Sydney. Ten minutes earlier, the cease fire had been given in her battle with the German cruiser Emden, which had run ashore onto a reef on North K...EN0470
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HMAS Sydney at full speed in a heavy sea off Dogger Bank.
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Maker: Unknown
HMAS Sydney at full speed in a heavy sea off Dogger Bank.A00731
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HMAS Sydney at full speed in a heavy sea off Dogger Bank.
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Maker: Unknown
HMAS Sydney at full speed in a heavy sea off Dogger Bank.A00732
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HMAS Sydney steaming to Direction Island after her successful action against the German raider ...
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Maker: Unknown
HMAS Sydney steaming to Direction Island after her successful action against the German raider Emden on 9 November. A party from the Emden had landed on the 9th and taken over the Eastern Extension C...EN0403
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Informal group portrait of unidentified crew members of HMAS Sydney. On the bottom right hand ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of unidentified crew members of HMAS Sydney. On the bottom right hand corner is written "Tasmanians all".P06271.002
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Informal group portrait of unidentified crew members of HMAS Sydney. On the top left hand corner ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of unidentified crew members of HMAS Sydney. On the top left hand corner is written "S.2. Guns Crew 11.8.18". This indicates that the members are the gun crew of HMAS Sydney’s ...P06271.001
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Informal portrait of Chief Petty Officer George Frederick Long, Royal Navy. Long served on HMS ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of Chief Petty Officer George Frederick Long, Royal Navy. Long served on HMS Cadmus, a small gunboat from the China station, which arrived on the scene of the HMAS Sydney - SMS Emden...P10929.001
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"Instrument room and instruments after Germans had finished" (Album caption). From an album ...
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Maker: Cardwell, R Unknown
"Instrument room and instruments after Germans had finished" (Album caption). From an album compiled by Mr CW Burnett, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. The album documents the activities of...P11611.009.003
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Looking towards the bridge on the German cruiser Emden after her destruction by HMAS Sydney on 9 ...
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Maker: Unknown
Looking towards the bridge on the German cruiser Emden after her destruction by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914. The crippled Emden ran ashore on North Keeling Island. [Same as EN0239.] The Sydney'...EN0466
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Looking towards the bridge on the German raider Emden after her destruction by HMAS Sydney near ...
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Maker: Unknown
Looking towards the bridge on the German raider Emden after her destruction by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.EN0239
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Portrait of 8003 Gunlayer Reginald Albert Sharp, of HMAS Sydney, who died of wounds received in ...
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Maker: Unknown
Portrait of 8003 Gunlayer Reginald Albert Sharp, of HMAS Sydney, who died of wounds received in the Sydney's action against the German raider Emden at Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. Gunlayer Sharp ...EN0226
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Prisoners of war coming aboard HMAS Sydney from a lifeboat belonging to SMS Emden's collier, SS ...
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Maker: Unknown
Prisoners of war coming aboard HMAS Sydney from a lifeboat belonging to SMS Emden's collier, SS Buresk. Standing on the left, closest to the camera and wearing a mortarboard, is the Sydney's chaplain,...EN0402
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Sailors draw their dinner rations on board the German commerce raider Emden. The photograph was ...
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Maker: Unknown
Sailors draw their dinner rations on board the German commerce raider Emden. The photograph was given to a seaman of HMAS Sydney when she took some of the German sailors prisoner after destroying the...EN0233
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Several unidentified men amid the wrecked funnels and superstructure on the German raider Emden ...
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Maker: Unknown
Several unidentified men amid the wrecked funnels and superstructure on the German raider Emden after the ship was disabled by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island. The men to the right are German survivors ...EN0217
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Studio portrait of 2938 Able Seaman Alan Colless RAN, who served on HMAS Sydney and took part in ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 2938 Able Seaman Alan Colless RAN, who served on HMAS Sydney and took part in the action between the Sydney and the Emden. Born in 1897 at Neutral Bay, NSW, Colless was one of three...A03320
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Studio portrait of a young unidentified German boy wearing a patriotic navy cap and coat. The cap ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of a young unidentified German boy wearing a patriotic navy cap and coat. The cap has a Kreuzer Emden tally band with flags at either end of the wording. The exploits of the light crui...P07986.001
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Studio portrait of 5664 Leading Seaman (LS) William Joseph Kemp of HMAS Sydney from Albury, NSW. ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 5664 Leading Seaman (LS) William Joseph Kemp of HMAS Sydney from Albury, NSW. LS Kemp served from 3 May 1916 until 2 May 1921 and spent over three years serving in HMAS Sydney from ...A02668
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The burial at sea of 121 Able Seaman (AB) Robert David Moffatt, Naval Brigade (Australian Naval ...
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Maker: Unknown
The burial at sea of 121 Able Seaman (AB) Robert David Moffatt, Naval Brigade (Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force), who died of wounds sustained during the battle of Bitapaka, aged 20 y...P00316.003
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The famous German raider SMS Emden, which was driven ashore at North Keeling Island, on 9 ...
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Maker: Unknown
The famous German raider SMS Emden, which was driven ashore at North Keeling Island, on 9 November 1914, under heavy bombardment from HMAS Sydney and became a total loss. Commanded by Commodore J C T...A03682
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The famous German raider SMS Emden, which was driven ashore at North Keeling Island, on 9 ...
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Maker: Unknown
The famous German raider SMS Emden, which was driven ashore at North Keeling Island, on 9 November 1914, under heavy bombardment from HMAS Sydney and became a total loss. Commanded by Commodore J C T...A03683
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The forebridge of the German light cruiser Emden after she was destroyed by HMAS Sydney near ...
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Maker: Unknown
The forebridge of the German light cruiser Emden after she was destroyed by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. Thus ended the career of a raider that has few equals. Between 10 Septem...EN0240
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The forecastle and bridge of the German cruiser Emden after she was shelled by HMAS Sydney. The ...
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Maker: Unknown
The forecastle and bridge of the German cruiser Emden after she was shelled by HMAS Sydney. The Sydney's successful action ended the career of a highly successful commerce raider. The Emden eluded c...EN0467
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The fore deck of the German raider Emden after she was destroyed by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island ...
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Maker: Unknown
The fore deck of the German raider Emden after she was destroyed by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.EN0238
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The German commerce raider Emden. She was wrecked by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November ...
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Maker: Unknown
The German commerce raider Emden. She was wrecked by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.EN0228
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The German Zeppelin L43, photographed by Able Seaman G Leahy, who lay on his back while HMAS ...
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Maker: Unknown
The German Zeppelin L43, photographed by Able Seaman G Leahy, who lay on his back while HMAS Sydney was being bombed by 10 bombs each weighing 250 pounds.A02576
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The light cruiser HMAS Sydney lying at anchor in a harbour in the Windward Islands. In January ...
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Maker: Unknown
The light cruiser HMAS Sydney lying at anchor in a harbour in the Windward Islands. In January 1915 the Sydney was sent from Bermuda to Brazil in search of the German raider Kron-Prinz Wilhelm; she c...EN0230
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The light cruiser HMAS Sydney steaming through the North Sea as seen from her fellow cruiser HMS ...
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Maker: Unknown
The light cruiser HMAS Sydney steaming through the North Sea as seen from her fellow cruiser HMS Birmingham. An important German wireless call had just been intercepted. HMAS Sydney patrolled the No...EN0464
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The light cruiser HMAS Sydney steams towards Rabaul. The Australian Naval & Military ...
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Maker: Unknown
The light cruiser HMAS Sydney steams towards Rabaul. The Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), which included HMAS Sydney, HMAS Australia, HMAS Encounter, HMAS Warrego, HMAS Yarr...EN0194
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The main mast of the German raider Emden after she was destroyed by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island ...
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Maker: Unknown
The main mast of the German raider Emden after she was destroyed by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.EN0241
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The smashed mainmast and searchlight platform of the German cruiser Emden, after she lost the ...
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Maker: Unknown
The smashed mainmast and searchlight platform of the German cruiser Emden, after she lost the action against HMAS Sydney. The Sydney's successful action ended the career of a highly successful commer...EN0469
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The staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company on Direction Island watch the action between ...
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Maker: Unknown
The staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company on Direction Island watch the action between HMAS Sydney and the German commerce raider Emden. The Sydney defeated the Emden, which ran ashore on ...EN0392
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The starboard side of the boat deck on the German cruiser Emden after she was shelled by HMAS ...
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Maker: Unknown
The starboard side of the boat deck on the German cruiser Emden after she was shelled by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914. The Sydney's successful action ended the career of a highly successful commerc...EN0465
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The wreckage of the bridge and conning tower on the German raider Emden after she was overpowered ...
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Maker: Unknown
The wreckage of the bridge and conning tower on the German raider Emden after she was overpowered by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island.EN0234
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The wreckage of the German cruiser Emden as she appeared about three months after being driven ...
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Maker: Unknown
The wreckage of the German cruiser Emden as she appeared about three months after being driven ashore under heavy bombardment from HMAS Sydney.A02174
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The wrecked forebridge of the German commerce raider Emden after she lost the action against HMAS ...
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Maker: Unknown
The wrecked forebridge of the German commerce raider Emden after she lost the action against HMAS Sydney. The smashed mainmast and searchlight platform of the German cruiser Emden, after she lost the...EN0468
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The wrecked German cruiser Emden, run ashore on a reef at North Keeling Island after her ...
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Maker: Unknown
The wrecked German cruiser Emden, run ashore on a reef at North Keeling Island after her encounter with HMAS Sydney. The Sydney's successful action ended the career of a highly successful commerce ra...EN0471
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Unidentified gunners carry out gun drill on board HMAS Sydney under the supervision of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
Unidentified gunners carry out gun drill on board HMAS Sydney under the supervision of the gunnery officer (an unidentified lieutenant). Six men are loading the gun, while two fire it. The large cir...EN0177
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Wearing flash protectors and gas masks, unidentified gunners carry out gun drill on board HMAS ...
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Maker: Unknown
Wearing flash protectors and gas masks, unidentified gunners carry out gun drill on board HMAS Sydney under the supervision of a lieutenant. Two men are firing the gun, three are cleaning the gun bar...EN0167
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Wounded sailors from the German raider Emden, taken prisoner aboard HMAS Sydney, lie on the ...
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Maker: Unknown
Wounded sailors from the German raider Emden, taken prisoner aboard HMAS Sydney, lie on the quarter deck beneath a canvas awning. The Emden was wrecked in a fight with HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island ...EN0236
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Wreckage aboard the German commerce raider Emden after it was pounded by HMAS Sydney near Cocos ...
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Maker: Unknown
Wreckage aboard the German commerce raider Emden after it was pounded by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island.EN0214
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Wreckage on the deck of the German commerce raider Emden after her encounter with HMAS Sydney on ...
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Maker: Unknown
Wreckage on the deck of the German commerce raider Emden after her encounter with HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914. The Sydney's successful action ended the career of a highly successful commerce raide...EN0399