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HMAS Australia Framed Photograph

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Commonwealth Government

1924

Overview

A silver gelatine photographic print of HMAS AUSTRALIA taken by “Imperial War Museum Photography” framed in teak salvaged from the ships deck with a silver plaque that is inscribed and secured to the frame with four silver screws.

Historical information

"The Commonwealth Government... is seeing that all parts of Australia shall have a permanent souvenir of the vessel... arrangements had been made for a photograph of the ship framed in teak from her deck, to be supplied to each municipality. The souvenir is a handsome one, and bears a silver plate, on which the inscription "HMAS AUSTRALIA First Flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, 1913-1920. Sunk under the terms of the Washington Treaty, April 12, 1924. This frame is of teak from her deck." ['Notes of the Day: Souvenir of HMAS AUSTRALIA', The Mercury, Wednesday 15 October 1924, p 6]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2024.2.1

Themes

Defence
War and Conflict

Material

Glass

Metal (silver-plated)

Photographic Materials

Wood

Width

551 mm

Height or length

734 mm

Depth

25 mm

Weight

4900 mg

Inscriptions and markings

"HMAS AUSTRALIA / First Flagship of the Royal Australian Navy / 1913-1920 / Sunk under the terms of the Washington Treaty / 12th April 12 1924 / This frame is of Teak from her Deck."

Contextual Information

HMAS Australia first Australian port was that of Albany, where she stayed for eight days along with HMAS Sydney to have painting done and to take on coal.

Keywords

HMAS AUSTRALIA I

Albany

Royal Australian Navy

Imperial War Museum

Place made

Australia

Year

1924

Google Maps search term / URL

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