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Photograph 001071/12 Second World War, 1939-1945Signal flags being hoisted to the mast head at an Australian Naval Signal Station to convey a message to shipping in Port Phillip Bay.

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Signal flags being hoisted at the Australian Naval Signal Station to convey a message to shipping in Port Phillip Bay.
Signal flags being hoisted to the mast head at an Australian Naval Signal Station to convey a message to shipping in Port Phillip Bay.

A Signal Yeoman and a RAN rating at the Australian Naval Signal Station keep a lookout for signals from the Naval Examination Service vessel HMAS Akuna on station in Port Phillip Bay. The lighthouse o

A Signal Yeoman of the RAN at an Australian Naval Signal Station uses binoculars to keep a lookout for signals from the Naval Examination Service vessel HMAS Akuna on station in Port Phillip Bay. The

The Naval Examination Service vessel HMAS Akuna hove to on station in Port Phillip Bay to intercept incoming ships seeking to enter port.

A hoist of signal flags on the mast at the Australian Naval Signal Station seen from the adjacent lighthouse.

A hoist of multi-coloured flags at the yard-arm of a Naval Examination Service vessel HMAS Akuna convey instructions to an incoming ship seeking to enter port. Additional instructions are also display
