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85 photos and 1 illustration tagged australiannavy, from 7 members of Flickr Commons.

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• royalaustraliannavy
• warship
• ship
• ran
• cruiser
• thehoodcollection
• australiannationalmaritimemuseum
• navy
• navalvessel
• samueljhoodcollection
• sydney
• sydneyharbour
• hmasaustralia
• sunk
• hoodcollection
• countyclass
• corvette
• bathurstclass
• battlecruiser
• australia
• hmascanberra
• indefatigableclass
• hmasaustralia1911
• naval

Members using this tag

• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 66 photos & illustrations
• State Library of New South Wales 7 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Australia 6 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 3 photos & illustrations
• Royal Australian Historical Society 2 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 1 photo / illustration
• National Library NZ on The Commons 1 photo / illustration

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HMAS AUSTRALIA I listing while sinking

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

• 2 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  This event was particularly well documented. See also various other pages in the Sydney Mail of 16/4/1924 as well as this one - news.google.com/newspapers?id=eswzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IZYDA...

• kristavanichinnsamy said:

  very nice colour sea. Great Black and white pictures.

• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:

  beachcomber australia It was indeed, and an all the more significant event considering it was Australia's first naval flagship. Stay tuned, more photographs from this event to come!

• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:

  [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] It seems a particular shame that they didn't, she was Australia's first naval flagship after all.

• tonclass said:

  "The vessel is listing to starboard side, its mid-section close to the waterline." Don't you mean LISTING TO PORT ?

Crowds inspect HMAS AUSTRALIA II at Circular Quay, Sydney

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

• beachcomber australia said:

  Woo hoo! This photo was published in the Sydney Morning Herald, 29/10/1928, p.14 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/16504967

  25,000 PEOPLE INSPECT H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA. During all yesterday afternoon continuous crowds inspected the Australia. So great was the congestion that the police had to control the traffic.

• beachcomber australia said:

  Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Oops! Silly me - you already knew that! [promises to read blurb in future!]

• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:

  beachcomber australia [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Just saw this, and the State Library of New South Wales pic, love how our collections overlap :) QM, oh the frustrations of historical investigations :P

Sydney Harbour, 19 March 1932, by Hall & Co.

from State Library of New South Wales

• 1 older comment, and then…
• M P Garcia said:

  The opening of the Harbour Bridge!

• M P Garcia said:

  The opening of the Harbour Bridge.

• beachcomber australia said:

  OK Quiz Kids (2) ... 1 - name the ship 2 - which photo was earlier? Above or this -

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  I suppose I'm banned from this competition!!! EG

• pellethepoet said:

  [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Indeed, beachcomber australia has won enough chocolates on Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection photostream over the years to make a glittering quilt out of the wrappers! My chocolate wrappers only make a doily! :)