The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Small L-shaped piece of ferrous metal from one of the midget submarines that was sunk in Sydney Harbour Sunday May 31st 1942. The metal has a hole drilled through it at its widest end, and Japanese characters stamped into it. Metal is copper and probably part of one of the battery conections. Tied through the hole is a manilla certificate of authenticity which has been torn in half. Printed in blue, the text reads: 'A Guaranteed Souvenir from the Japanese Midget Submarine Sunk in Sydney Harbour, Sunday, May 31st, 1942. Proceeds to R.A.N. Relief Fund and King George's Fund For Sailors. July 30, 1942.'
Following the salvage of the two Japanese midget submarines from Sydney Harbour after the attack of 31 May 1942, many internal components were cut into souvenir sized objects and sold to raise funds for the RAN Relief Fund and King George's Fund for Sailors.
Torn certificate of authenticity tied to small L-shaped piece of metal from one of the midget submarines that was sunk in Sydney Harbour Sunday May 31st 1942. Printed in blue, the text reads: 'A Guar
Souvenir metal fitting taken from one of the Japanese midget submarines sunk in Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942. The fitting comprises a rectangular piece of metal with a pair of beveled edges. A pair
A small square shaped piece of copper with some Japanese kanji figures impressed into it. A small hole has been punched through one corner and a piece of twine has been threaded through the hole. A l
Small souvenir piece of copper pipe cut from one of the Japanese midget submarines sunk in Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942, together with a certificate of authentication. The manilla cardboard certifica
Irregularly shaped piece of black bakelite through which a hole has been drilled to allow a label to be attached by a length of string. One edge of the bakelite has been snapped - the remaining three
Souvenir length of copper electrical cable, insulated on the outside with orange herringbone weave cotton fabric, cut from one of the Japanese midget submarines sunk in Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942,
