004260 Accession Number: 004260

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SYDNEY, NSW. A DEDICATION CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY REV. A.G. RIX AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE RAN CORVETTE HMAS LISMORE. A BOTTLE OF AUSTRALIAN CHAMPAGNE IS SHATTERED AGAINST THE BOWS AS MRS. MUIRHEAD-GOULD NAMES THE SHIP.

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Accession Number
004260
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
10 August 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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