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STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. SOME MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY AT THE SIMULTANEOUS LAUNCHING OF THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN, THE FIRST NAVAL VESSEL BUILT AT THE DOCKYARD, AND AN AUXILIARY CARGO VESSEL FOR THE US ARMY. LEFT TO RIGHT: BRIGADIER GENERAL RILEA USA; GENERAL WILSON; UNIDENTIFIED CHILD; ENGINEER REAR ADMIRAL P.E. MCNEIL CB RAN, DIRECTOR OF THE SHIPBUILDING BOARD; MRS NELSON T. JOHNSON, WIFE OF THE US MINISTER TO AUSTRALIA AND LAUNCHING LADY FOR THE CARGO VESSEL; UNIDENTIFIED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY AT THE SIMULTANEOUS LAUNCHING OF THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN, THE FIRST NAVAL VESSEL BUILT BY THE DOCKYARD, AND AN AUXILIARY CAR
STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. BRIGADIER GENERAL T. E. RILEA USA AND THE PREMIER OF NSW, MR W. MCKELL, PRIOR TO THE SIMULTANEOUS LAUNCHING OF THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN, THE FIRST NAVAL VE
STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. THE PREMIER OF NSW, MR W. J. MCKELL, UNVEILS A PLAQUE COMMEMORATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DOCKYARD AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING PRIOR T
STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. THE LAUNCHING OF THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN, THE FIRST NAVAL VESSEL TO BE BUILT AT THE DOCKYARD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. THE LAUNCHING LADY, MRS J. J. CAHILL, WIFE OF THE NSW MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, PREPARES TO LAUNCH THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
STATE DOCKYARD, NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1943-07-21. THE TRADITIONAL BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE SMASHES AGAINST THE BOW AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN BY MRS J. J. CAHILL (SECOND FROM LEFT), WIFE OF TH
