| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001003 |
| Collection number | AWM35 24/47 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Log book |
| Physical description | 394 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
HMAS Sydney (1913-1928) |
| Place made | At sea, Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean: Cocos Keeling Islands, New Guinea1, Pacific Ocean |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
AWM35 24/47 - HMAS SYDNEY wireless telegraph signal log, 28 August - 9 November 1914
Description
Wireless telegraph signal log relating to the First World War service of HMAS Sydney. This signal log contains entries from 28 August 1914 to 9 November 1914. It includes entries relating to the ship's involvement with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in German New Guinea and New Britain in September 1914. It records the pursuit of and engagement with SMS Emden off the Cocos Islands on 9 November 1914.