005426 Accession Number: 005426

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PERTH - H.M.A.S. "SYDNEY": EAGER FOR NEWS AFTER HAVING BEEN AT SEA FOR MANY MONTHS, THESE RATINGS READ THE LOCAL MORNING NEWSPAPER.

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Accession Number
005426
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 February 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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