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| 3242 | MONTGOMERY, Michael. Who Sank the Sydney? 242p., bibliog., illus., index. North Ryde, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia,1981; London: Cooper, 1983. ISBN: 0436284472.
The author, whose father was Navigator when Sydney was lost, delves deeply into the fog of war to find a large number of unanswered questions. He then selectively uses evidence to develop a hypothesis involving a Japanese submarine in the sinking. Interesting research but shaky conclusions. |
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| 3243 | NELSON, James K. The Mediterranean Diary: HMAS Perth in the Mediterranean Sea 24th December 1940 to 12th August 1941. xi, 103p. Murwillumbah, NSW.: J. K. Nelson, 2002. ISBN: 0958033005.
Covers a period of tumultuous action in the Med. |
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| 3244 | NICHOLLS, Stan. HMAS Shropshire. xx, 315p., illus., index. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia,1989. ISBN: 0958745625.
A former AB of her crew gives a full and detailed account of her career in the RAN, where she saw very active service in the Pacific. |
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| 3245 | OLSON, W. J. HMAS Sydney (1934-1941): Possible and Probable Causes of Her Loss. Western Australian Maritime Museum. Dept. of Maritime Archaeology. Report, 104). 31, [7] p., bibliog.., illus. Fremantle, WA: Western Australian Maritime Museum, 1995.
Attempts to ascertain the possible and probable causes of the mysterious loss of HMAS Sydney in 1941. |
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| 3246 | OLSON, W. J. With All Hands: A Study of the Circumstances Surrounding the Loss of 645 Officers and Men Aboard HMAS Sydney in November, 1941. 31p., bibliog., illus. [Fremantle, W.A.]: Western Australian Maritime Museum, 1996.
Yet another attempt to unravel the mystery. |
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| 3247 | OLSON, Wesley. Bitter Victory: The Death of HMAS Sydney. ix, 437p., bibliog., illus., index. Nedlands, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press, 2000; Annapolis: NIP, 2002. ISBN: 1876268492.
Possibly the most exhaustive survey of the evidence. A revised edition was published in 2002. ISBN: 1591140668. |
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| 3248 | PAYNE, Alan. HMAS Australia: The Story of the 8-Inch Cruiser 1928–1955. iv, 204p., illus. Garden Island: Naval History Society of Australia, 1975.
Australia had a notable fighting record, especially in the Pacific war and this is fully recorded. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. A second edition was published in 1988 (ISBN: 0959977252). |
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| 3249 | PAYNE, Alan. HMAS Canberra. iv, 112p., illus. Garden Island: Naval History Society of Australia, 1973.
Canberra was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island after much hard wartime service, as described in this biography of the ship. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. A second edition was published in 1991 (ISBN: 0959977236). |
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| 3250 | PAYNE, Alan. HMAS Perth: The Story of the 6-Inch Cruiser 1936–1942. 133p., illus. Garden Island: Naval History Society of Australia, 1978. ISBN: 090915306X).
After much hard service in the Mediterranean she was overwhelmed in gallant action against the Japanese. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. Reprinted in 1998 in A4 format with additional illustrations. |
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| 3251 | PFENNIGWERTH, Ian. The Australian Cruiser Perth 1939-1942. 262p., bibliog., illus., index. Dural: Rosenberg, 2007. ISBN: 1877058521.
Sets out successfully to expand and replace Payne's earlier history with new material and new research. The author is a former CO of the cruiser's namesake Perth II. |
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| 3252 | ROBERTS, R. G. Age Shall Not Weary Them: The Story of HMAS Perth. 148, [viii]p. Perth: Patersons Printing Press, 1942.
An early account of her career and last gallant fight by a crew member. |
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| 3253 | ROSS, W. H. Stormy Petrel: The Life Story of HMAS Sydney. 296p., illus. Perth: Paterson's Printing Press, [1946].
An early attempt to describe her career and tragic fate. |
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| 3254 | SAMUELS, John. Somewhere Below: The Sydney Scandal Exposed. 159p., bibliog., illus., index. Broadway, NSW: Halstead Press, 2005. ISBN: 1920831312.
From coded transmissions, personal accounts, forensic evidence and records of naval movements, Samuels reconstructs the grim events of 19 November 1941 when the Sydney was destroyed by the Kormoran. His investigations claim to expose top level manipulation in Washington and London to bring Japan and America into war. |
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| 3255 | SCOTT, Geoffrey. HMAS Sydney. 128p. Sydney: Horwitz, 1962.
Another attempt to explain the career and enduring mystery end of the cruiser. An exciting popularised account. |
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| 3256 | SHEGOG, Keith. Lost – But Not Forgotten: 'A Bitter Sweet Victory'. HMAS Sydney II in Memory of the 645. ix, 249p., illus. Glenside, SA: Single X Publications, 2002. ISBN: 0957777728.
A biographical dictionary of the lost crew members full of family reminiscences. |
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| 3257 | SPURLING, Kathryn. Cruel Conflict: The Triumph and Tragedy of HMAS Perth. 336p., bibliog., illus., index. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland, 2008. ISBN: 9781741107388.
A good history which focuses on the crew and has a very substantial section on their experience as POWs. |
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| 3258 | SUMMERRELL, Richard. The Sinking of HMAS Sydney: A Guide to Commonwealth Government Records (Guide 3). 190p. Canberra: Australian Archives, 1996. ISBN: 0642344124. This Guide describes all Commonwealth government archival records that are known to exist on the loss of HMAS Sydney. As well as describing the records in the official record collections of the Australian Archives and the Australian War Memorial, the Guide describes those records still held by the Department of Defence and records held by the Australian War Memorial in privately donated collections. Contains original letters. Revised editions were published in 1997 and 1999 and it was made availanle on-line in 2010 https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-06/research-guide-the-sinking-of-hmas-sydney.pdf
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| 3259 | SWINDEN, Greg. HMAS Adelaide 1922-1946: A Short History of the Cruiser. [ii]; 64p., illus. Garden Island: Naval History Society of Australia, 1996. ISBN: 0958745676.
A cheaply produced but useful account of the main events in her career. |
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| 3260 | WALLACE, Kenneth Sydney. Sunda Strait: The Last Day of Summer. 82p., illus. Sydney: Drawquick Printing, 2007. ISBN: 9780980381016.
One survivor's story of his escape from the sinking of HMAS Perth, evasion of the enemy in Java and survival until eventual capture. The book is not cross-referenced and is highly subjective. |
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| 3261 | WHITING, Brendan. Ship of Courage: The Epic Story of HMAS Perth and Her Crew. xxv, 192, [vi]p., bibliog., illus., index. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1994. ISBN: 1863736530.
The author's father was a Petty Officer in Perth, lost when she was sunk in 1942. This attempt at a definitive history of the ship is in part based on his surviving wartime diary. |
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