SVMast of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney By: kjfitz @ 2009-12-07 14:02:02 The first HMAS Sydney was a Chatham class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. Its crew made history in 1914, during World War I, when Sydney took part in the RAN's first ship against ship battle, the Battle of Cocos. Sydney paid off at Sydney on 8 May 1928 and arrived at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, on 10 January ...

Bits O' History-- New News About Old Stuff. 1. HMAS SYDNEY-- The Nov. 17th TheAge.com.au reports that all the video and photographs taken after the ship was found have been presented to the Australian War Memorial. That includes 1400 photographs and 50 hours of video. 2. DOOLITTLE'S RAIDERS-- April 16th-18th, 2010, will mark the 68th Reunion of Doolittle's Raiders at the Wright- ...

... the culprit but without any details. The report today in Herald Sun of Australia by David Hastie is no exception: A FREAK wave has capsized the first dive boat to moor at the controversial HMAS Canberra site, which opened this morning. Four people on board the 7m boat were swept into the water early this morning after the vessel capsized off the coast of Ocean Grove. The ...

... Fuel tank capacity: 20 litres Fuel consumption: 18.4km/l Gearbox: Six-speed, with hydraulic clutch Final drive: Chain Front Suspension: 41mm telescopic fork with adjustable preload Rear Suspension: Preload adjustable HMAS shock absorbers Wheels and Tyres: 17-inch alloy wheels, 120/70 (front) and 160/60 (rear) tyres Brakes: Twin 296mm discs with 3-piston callipers (front) and single 240mm disc ( ...

... leaves Washington, D.C., for a 17-day trip to Panama and Puerto Rico, becoming the first president to make an official visit outside of the United States. 1914 - The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney wrecks the German  cruiser Emden, forcing her to beach on a reef on North Keeling Island in the Indian Ocean. 1918 - Germany is proclaimed a republic as the kaiser abdicates and flees ...

... This was some gun thing but the funny thing is the next pic with Oliver putting his face right into it. Not a good look during war-time! (sorry about the blur) My Pop served on the HMAS Napier in WWII so I just had to get a photo of this. The Roll of Honour, with the names of those killed in wars. The red poppies were beautiful. I think this was like a Remembrance/Reflection Pond. This was ...

... Nature Trail, through coastal bushland, reaching the reefs. The tide was out, exposing the vast reefs, which I explored. From there I continued along the beach to Sandy Point, at the perimeter of the HMAS Cerburus naval facility. Access to the beach beyond Sandy Point is prohibited. My return was along the beach to the staircase leading up to the carpark and viewing platform - the hike was ...

... to xmas I suppose. Have to shake that off as we hope that we will continue travelling for sometime. I am looking forward to getting to the bottom corner of WA. Geraldton has a great memorial for the HMAS Sydney 11 high up the hill. It has all the 645 names that died on the ship. There is Maccas here and the girls wre excited to see it again. We stopped at the traffic lights not even thinking ...

... , I have discovered some information on the wreck illustrated in the photograph provided—it is the wreck of a Class E Australian submarine scuttled during the Battle of Çanakkale, on April 30, 1915. HMAS (His Majesty's Australian Ship) AE2 was identified in 1998 by an Australian team led by Mark Spencer; perhaps one of the topics discussed include new discoveries about that. Anyway, see the ...

... Maritime Museum. I was given permission to take photos there and so I have lots of nice pictures of fortifications and various ship's things. Also ships. I have a single picture of the HMAS Vampire, to email to anyone who needs such a thing. Specially, too, I have lots of photos of a full-size copy of the Endeavour and of a miniature one, showing structure. My mind peoples these ships ...

... Tourism Minister for diving on an off-limits sunken wreck, months after he was almost killed in an alpine hiking accident. Tim Holding has come under fire for scuba diving on the recently scuttled HMAS Canberra, in Bass Strait, before the site is declared safe and opened to the public. It comes less than three months after he was plucked from the wilderness after being lost, feared dead, on a ...

... Commander Peter Thompson, RAN, is honoured by His Majesty, The King of Tonga, George Tupou V, by being appointed as an Officer of the Royal Military Order of Saint George, whilst HMAS Tobruk was in the capital city of the Kingdom of Tonga, Nuku 'alofa on Operation Samoa Assist. Commander Peter Thompson, RAN (middle) and His Excellency, Dr Bruce Hunt, The Australian High Commissioner to the ...

Mark Dodd; 28/11/09; (2 Items) Two more asylum-seeker boats carrying a combined total of 57 people, including six crew, have been intercepted in the Timor Sea heading for the Australian territory of Ashmore Reef. The first vessel, carrying 29 asylum-seekers and two crew, was caught on Thursday evening by the patrol boat HMAS Childers, about 150

... near to the site. Not much world wide is known about South Australia's bewitching coastline, there are more than 700 shipwrecks making this the perfect diving location. The ex- HMAS Hobart is the scuttled naval destroyer for the expert diver. The folklore from nearby communities about the stories behind the shipwrecks nearby will hold you bewildered. Tragedy and death goes hand in hand ...

... which in the last couple of years have become an issue in NSW. So folks, while there has been a change in Premier in NSW, absolutely nothing will change, the traffic will still be congested, public transport will still be overcrowded, the hospitals will still be a long running bad joke etc even they reshuffle the deck chairs on the sinking ship that is the HMAS NSW Labor Government Tata Cyaz