The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Sydney II which after working up sailed back to Australia via Gibraltar, Gallipoli and Colombo. HMAS Brisbane was coal fired and its limited range required more frequent refuelling stops than an equivalent oil fired vessel. (Donor A. McDonald)
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
Australia. c. 1936. Map drawn by Seaman George Woodgate RAN showing route taken by the newly commissioned light cruiser HMAS Sydney II from England to Australia (white dots). The black dots show the e
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
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
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
Weymouth, England. c. 1935-09. Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft A2-2 being hoisted by crane aboard HMAS Sydney II. The newly commissioned RAN light cruiser was undertaking catapult trials of its
