The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
COPY OF PULLIN'S DIARY. COVERS SERVICE ON HMAS SWAN UNDERTAKING MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS, MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COAST. ALSO OTHER OPERATIONS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS (1939-43)
LARGE SERIES OF LETTERS TO HIS WIFE. DESCRIBES DAILY ACTIVITIES ON HMAS SWAN, LEAVE, HIS MARRIAGE, FRIENDS. COVERS ACTIVE SERVICE AND ATTACKS BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT AMBON, TIMOR AND DARWIN. INCLUDES
"A Brief History of my career in the Royal Australian Navy from 1939 to 1970". Covers Petty Officer Fernandez' service from the time of enlistment until the 1939-1945 war on various ships including HM
DIARY OF SERVICE WITH RAN ON CRUISERS, HMS MORETON BAY AND HMAS MANOORA. ALSO COVERS SERVICE ON HMAS SHROPSHIRE (1939-45) INFORMATION ON FIRST DRAFT ALSO (1942)
Collection relating to the service of Chief Petty Officer Harry Knight. Consists of POW experience following the sinking of the HMAS Perth. CPO Knight and nine others located and sailed a small craf
Bomb damaged remains of a yellow and dark blue wool bunting signal flag for the letter 'D', with linen hoist and hemp halyard (original undamaged size 1015 mm by 1220 mm). HMAS Swan, a Grimsby Class
ARTICLE BY Lieutenant Commander SWAN ENTITLED "MASTS ON THE HORIZON. A TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST HMAS ADELAIDE, AS THE SECOND OF HER NAME COMES FORWARD". COVERS HMAS "ADELAIDE'S" SECOND WORLD WAR SERVICE