The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two Australian sailors repair the cable cut by a party of Germans from the raider SMS Emden. After the Emden was driven ashore at North Keeling Island by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, the German party commandeered the cable station and used the yacht Ayesha, owned by the Clunies-Ross family, to escape the island.
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
Germans commandeer cable station stores to provision the yacht Ayesha, owned by the Clunies-Ross family, after the German raider SMS Emden was driven ashore at North Keeling Island by HMAS Sydney on 9
A German landing party at Direction Island, preparing to go aboard the yacht Ayesha, after their ship the German raider SMS Emden was destroyed by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914. On the evening of 10
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11. GERMANS COMMANDEER STORES TO PROVISION THE YACHT AYESHA, OWNED BY CLUNIES-ROSS, AFTER THE S.M.S. EMDEN WAS DESTROYED.
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11. GERMANS COMMANDEER STORES TO PROVISION THE YACHT AYESHA, OWNED BY CLUNIES ROSS, AFTER THE S.M.S. EMDEN WAS DESTROYED.
COCOS ISLAND, 1914-11. GERMANS COMMANDEER STORES TO PROVISION THE YACHT AYESHA, OWNED BY CLUNIES ROSS, AFTER THE S.M.S. EMDEN WAS DESTROYED.
COCOS ISLANDS, 1914-11-09. THE YACHT 'AYESHA' BELONGING TO CLUNIES-ROSS IN WHICH THE CUT-OFF GERMAN LANDING PARTY FROM THE S.M.S. EMDEN MADE THEIR ESCAPE.
