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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 CARGO VESSEL FOR THE US ARMY. LEFT TO RIGHT: UNIDENTIFIED; MRS J. J. CAHILL, WIFE OF THE NSW MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND LAUNCHING LADY OF THE CORVETTE; UNIDENTIFIED; MRS NELSON T. JOHNSON, WIFE OF THE US MINISTER TO AUSTRALIA AND LAUNCHING LADY OF THE CARGO VESSEL; ENGINEER REAR ADMIRAL P. E. MCNEIL CB RAN, DIRECTOR, SHIPBUILDING BOARD; MR W. MCKELL, PREMIER OF NSW; UNIDENTIFIED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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 AUXILIAR
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 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
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).
