EN0239 Accession Number: EN0239

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Looking towards the bridge on the German raider Emden after her destruction by HMAS Sydney near Cocos Island on 9 November 1914.

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Accession Number
EN0239
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 9 November 1914
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Seaman Barrett
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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