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A.M.C. on fire
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Armed Merchant Cruiser (ex Blue Funnel Liner) on fire and sitting on Colombo Harbour bottom as the result of a Japanese air-raid a day or so previously. Smoke fills the right side of the image. Drawn ...ART23453
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DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, 1943-03-15. NAVAL PERSONNEL USING AN ASBESTOS SHIELD TO PROTECT THEM ...
Photograph
Maker: Turner, Harry
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, 1943-03-15. NAVAL PERSONNEL USING AN ASBESTOS SHIELD TO PROTECT THEM FROM HEAT AS THEY DIRECT A HOSE ON TO A BLAZING OIL TANK SET ON FIRE DURING A JAPANESE AIR RAID.157291
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'Emden beached and done for', 9 November 1914
Art
Maker: Burgess, Arthur
For the title of this painting the artist chose the text of the signal from HMAS Sydney to HMS Minotaur announcing victory in the Royal Australian Navy's first fight. As the convoy carrying the first ...ART00191
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HMAS Manoora sinking merchant vessel Romolo
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Two days after Italy entered the war, Australia struck her first blow against the new enemy on the high seas. On that day the armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS "Manoora" intercepted the Italian merchant ves...ART22328
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Japanese air attacks on Darwin Harbour, 19th February 1942
Art
Maker: Swain, Keith
This historical painting is a reinterpretation of the Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942. Japanese aircraft fly overhead, while the focus of the painting is the Royal Australian Navy cor...ART28075
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OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) CARRYING MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION TO ...
Photograph
OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) CARRYING MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION TO BALIKPAPAN FOR THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING NEARING ITS ANCHORAGE. NOTE CLOUDS OF SMOKE RISING IN BACKGR...110769
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1. Trafalgar honoured 2. Australians assemble American Airacobras 3. Girls go to blazes. (Cinesound News No. 574)
Film
1. (40 sec) Navy men parade through Melbourne streets 2. (1 min 50 sec) Australian craftsmen master intricate details of assembling United States fighter aircraft [Bell P39 Airacobra]. Aircraft being ...F00600