The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The schooner Ayesha at Direction Island. The party from the German raider Emden used the Ayesha to escape from the island after raiding and taking possession of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's cable station. They returned safely to Germany early in 1915.
An Australian Special Forces cutaway helmet with a vegetation camouflage pattern. This type of helmet is manufactured by South African company, Global Armour. This watercolour was drawn in Canberra
HMAS Sydney steaming to Direction Island after her successful action against the German raider Emden on 9 November. A party from the Emden had landed on the 9th and taken over the Eastern Extension C
A party of armed sailors from HMAS Sydney lands on Direction Island. A party from the German raider Emden had landed and taken possession of the cable station on the island, but on the evening of the
German officers and seamen from the raider Emden embarking in small boats to board the schooner Ayesha, in which they escaped from Direction Island after raiding and taking control of the cable statio
"Landing party having been recalled by the Emden, leaves the jetty but turns back on seeing Emden putting to sea." (Album caption). The schooner "Ayesha" is in the background. From an album compiled b
"Landing party having been recalled by the Emden, leaves the jetty but turns back on seeing Emden putting to sea." (Album caption). The schooner "Ayesha" is in the background. From an album compiled b
"Landing party having been recalled by the Emden, leaves the jetty but turns back on seeing Emden putting to sea." (Album caption). The schooner "Ayesha" is in the background. From an album compiled b
