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| 3222 | Porthole: Being a Chronicle of the Operations, Experiences and Peregrinations of HMAS Shropshire in the Second World War 1939–1945 with some Animadversions Thereon by Members of the Ship's Company. 95p., illus. Sydney: Sands, 1946.
A history of the cruiser transferred to the RAN to replace Sydney. |
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| 3223 | ASHTON, John, CHALLONER, Cathy & COURTNEY, R.C.H. The Scientific Investigation of a Carley Float at the Australian War Memorial (Technical Papers of the Australian War Memorial No. 1). vi, 49p., illus. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1993.
An analysis of a Carley float shows that the case for it being from Sydney is not proven. |
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| 3224 | AUSTRALIA. Parliament. Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. Report on the Loss of HMAS Sydney. xxvi, 192p. [Canberra]: The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1999. ISBN: 0642258724. Yet another attempt to get at the truth of this disaster. |
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| 3225 | BANCROFT, Arthur. Arthur's War. [4], 306p., illus., index. Camberwell, Vic.: Viking, 2010. ISBN: 9780670073467.
He went to war with Perth in 1940 and survived her sinking and Japanese POW camps. |
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| 3226 | BATHGATE, Greg. HMAS Sydney, 1941: The Analysis. 205p., illus., index. Salisbury, Qld: Boolarong Press, 2007. ISBN: 9781921054396.
Yet another attempt to solve the mystery. Focuses on meteorological data, tides and currents. |
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| 3227 | BURCHELL, David. The Bells of Sunda Strait. 135p., illus. Adelaide: Rigby, 1971. ISBN: 0709124813.
The story of the attempts to survey Perth and USS Houston and to recover memorabilia. Casts some light on the sinkings and their aftermath. |
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| 3228 | CARLTON, Mike. Cruiser: The Life and Loss of HMAS Perth and Her Crew. xiii, 706p., bibliog., illus., index. North Sydney, N.S.W.: Random House Australia, 2010. ISBN: 1741668395. 123
A comprehensive account. |
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| 3229 | CLARK, Bryan. In the Wake of HMAS Sydney II. xii, 253p., bibliog., index. Carlisle, W.A.: Hesperian, 2010. ISBN: 0859054934.
The author set himself the difficult task of tracing most of the key German survivors of the famous sea battle, who were scattered all over the world. He was strongly criticised at the time for approaching the Kormoran survivors to document their reminiscences because, as one critic put it: "Why ask them anything about it? They are only going to give you lies." Years later, once the Sydney-Kormoran wrecks were discovered in the depths of the Indian Ocean, and interest was revived, the author's research was proven to be invaluable. |
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| 3230 | COLLINS, John. HMAS Sydney. [iv], 66p., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1971. ISBN: 0959977295.
After successful service in the Mediterranean, Sydney was sunk in action with the raider Kormoran. This operational history concentrates on her service in WWII. |
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| 3231 | CRAILL, Barbara. The Big Silence - A true story of a sailor, his ship and his family. 66p., illus. [n.p. author,], 1997. ISBN: 0646346040.
The fascinating story of W.E.A Freer, Able Seaman and Gunner on HMAS Sydney (II), based on his letters home to family. |
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| 3232 | DATE, John C. Battle Savo Island, 9th August 1942: The Sinking of the Canberra (Naval Historical Society of Australia, Monograph no. 4). 15p., maps. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1986.
Canberra was sunk while covering the Guadalcanal landings as part of a joint Allied but largely US force. |
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| 3233 | DATE, John C. HMAS Perth. Part 1: Battle of Matapan 1941. Part 2: Battle Java Sea and Sunda Strait 1942. (Naval Historical Society of Australia, Monograph 14). 20p., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1989.
Really a set of raw materials for a lecture. Contains track charts, lists of ships and men, ship plans, and chronologies. |
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| 3234 | FRAME, Tom. HMAS Sydney: Loss and Controversy. xv, 300p., bibliog., illus., index. Sydney: Hodder, 1993. ISBN: 0340584688.
Another and scholarly attempt to solve the mystery of Sydney's fate. He produces a damning account of other conspiracy theorists and settles for the most plausible explanation of a tragic ship to ship action. A new paperback edition was published in 1998 in which the author has a substantial new preface which responds to later research and to comment on the first edition. |
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| 3235 | HORE, Peter. HMAS Sydney II: The Cruiser and the Controversy in the Archives of the United Kingdom (Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No. 9). 311p., bibliog., illus. Canberra: RAN Sea Power Centre, 2001.
A thorough formal report on the records which exist. |
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| 3236 | HORE, Peter. Sydney Cipher and Search: Solving the Last Great Naval Mystery of the Second World War. 314p., bibliog.., illus., index. Rendlesham: Seafarer, 2009. ISBN: 1906266085,.
Hore goes back to the archives and the original documents to provide probably the definitive account of the action. Partly as a result of his work the wrecks of Kormoran and Sydney have been discovered and the veracity of contemporary German accounts confirmed. |
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| 3237 | LIND, L. J., & PAYNE, M. A. HMAS Hobart: the Story of the 6- Inch Cruiser HMAS Hobart 1938–1962. 76p., illus. Garden Island: Naval History Society of Australia, 1971. ISBN: 0959977201.
A logbook-cum-diary which concentrates on her war career. At least two further editions had been published by 1979. |
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| 3238 | LOXTON, Bruce. Savo in Retrospect, 9 August 1942 (Sinking of HMAS Canberra) (Naval Historical Society of Australia, Monograph 46). 17p., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1995.
A brief review of the battle, which raises the issue of whether she was hit by "friendly fire." |
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| 3239 | LOXTON, Bruce, with COULTHARD-CLARK, Chris. The Shame of Savo: Anatomy of a Naval Disaster. xxvii, 319p., bibliog., illus., index. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1994. ISBN: 1863736506.
Loxton was a midshipman on Canberra when she was sunk at Savo. A thorough review of the evidence casts doubt on previous findings and myths and suggests Canberra was sunk by "friendly fire." Excellent research. A second edition was published in 1997 (ISBN: 1864482869). |
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| 3240 | McCARTHY, M. HMAS Sydney(II). 160p., illus. Welshpool, WA: Western Australian Museum, 2010. ISBN: 9781920843496.
Since it was last sighted just before Christmas 1941 following a battle with a German raider, the fate of the Sydney has been Australia's most enduring maritime mystery. Then on 16 March 2008 her wreckage was discovered. This beautifully illustrated and concise book tells the remarkable story of the life, tragic loss and the rediscovery of the Sydney. |
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| 3241 | McDONALD, Glenys. Seeking the Sydney: A Quest for Truth. xvi, 248p., bibliog., illus., index. Crawley, University of western Australia Press, 2005. ISBN: 1920694544.
Another conspiracy theorist makes the well-argued case against the official view. Stronger on speculation than fact. |
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