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Colour photograph of Mayor Annette Knight unveiling a York Street sign aboard HMAS ANZAC with Captain Les Pataky.
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Colour photo showing Albany mayor Annette Knight unveiling a York Street sign in the presence of Captain Les Pataky and crew members aboard HMAS ANZAC 17 May 1996.
Historical information
HMAS ANZAC III (FFH 150) was launched on 16 September 1994 by Lieutenant Colonel V. Statham, better known as Vivian Bullwinkle, and commissioned on 18 May 1996. The first of 10 ANZAC Class frigates she was built by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria. HMAS ANZAC’s motto is “United We Stand” and she was the ‘First Lady of the Fleet”, being the oldest ship in the fleet between15 June 2023 and her decommissioning on 18 May 2024.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-1996.6.4
Item type
Material
Width
200 mm
Height or length
250 mm
Inscriptions and markings
YORK STREET on the sign in the photograph.
NAVPHOT UNIT / 17 May 96 on the back of the photo.
Contextual Information
City of Albany Mayor Annette Knight presented HMAS ANZAC with a York Street sign during the ship’s visit to Albany in 1996. York Street is the main street in the town of Albany, leading down to Peace Park and the Princess Royal Harbour.
Place made
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
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Albany mayor Annette Knight unveiling York Street sign with Captain Les Pataky aboard HMAS ANZAC
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