Accession Number | P03654.075 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Transparency |
Maker |
Adler, Fred |
Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
Date made | c 1991 |
Conflict |
Gulf War, 1990-1991 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Collection related to Fred Adler
Description
The crew of HMAS Sydney line its decks as the ship prepares to tie up at a wharf. Naval officers, press representatives and family and friends of the crew await the official reception by senior naval officers and the Honourable R. J. Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia. Note the red kangaroo silhouette painted on the ship's starboard side.