Smith, Victor Alfred Trumper (Admiral, b.1913 - d.1998) Accession Number: PR00425

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Collection relating to the early career of Midshipman (later Admiral Sir) Victor Alfred Trumper Smith, Royal Australian Navy, 1931-1933.

Custom box 1 of 1 - Consists of a journal Smith kept as a midshipman while training aboard HMAS Canberra, HMS Boadicea, HMS London, HMS Glorious, and HMS Bulldog. The journal provides a detailed record of shipboard life and duties, exercises and ship maintenance, cruises around Australia, the South Pacific, Aegean and the Mediterranean Sea, and the importance of sport. Smith also comments on the political and economic situation during the Great Depression, the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the visit of a Japanese squadron to Australia in 1932.

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Accession Number
PR00425
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
folio: 33 x 23 x 5.5 cm
Date Made
1931-1933
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM371 94/0602
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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