The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gibraltar. 1935-11. The Rock of Gibraltar seen from the RAN light cruiser HMAS Sydney II as the newly commissioned ship entered the Mediterranean Sea on her voyage home to Australia. Note the Carley float painted with the number 3 next to the ready use ammunition locker at left and the 4-inch anti-aircraft (AA) gun barrel at top right. The sharp edged flat areas on the side of the partly cloud covered Rock (at rear) were carved to collect rain water for the fortress. (Donor A. McDonald)
Gibraltar. 1935-11. The Rock of Gibraltar seen from the RAN light cruiser HMAS Sydney II as the newly commissioned ship entered the Mediterranean Sea on her voyage home to Australia. Note the Carley f
Australia. C. 1936. Postcard commemorating the last voyage of the RAN light cruiser HMAS Brisbane to England in 1935. The Brisbane carried the crew of the newly commissioned RAN light cruiser HMAS Syd
Gibraltar, Mediterranean. c. 1935. Group portrait of two petty officers and eight other men, possibly crew members of the light cruiser HMAS Brisbane, on the deck of a ship. The eight men are either b
Australia. C. 1936. Hand tinted postcard commemorating the first voyage of the RAN light cruiser HMAS Sydney II which after commissioning and working up trials sailed from England to Australia via Gib
Gibraltar. c. 1945. A detachment of RAAF personnel taking part in the historic Gibraltar Ceremony of the Keys. It was the first time that RAAF members had participated in the parade, which originated
Group portrait of crew members of the RAN ships HMAS Sydney II and HMAS Australia II sitting on camels and donkeys in front of a pyramid. The newly commissioned Sydney in company with HMAS Australia h
