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HMAS Australia soon after her completion, with her original short smokestacks, circa 1928HMAS Australia underway during the 1930s
HMAS Australia soon after her completion, with her original short smokestacks, circa 1928HMAS Australia underway during the 1930s
HMAS Australia underway during the 1930sHMAS Australia on the Hudson River, New York, New York, United States, circa 1932-33; note the Woolworth Building in background
HMAS Australia underway during the 1930sHMAS Australia on the Hudson River, New York, New York, United States, circa 1932-33; note the Woolworth Building in background
HMAS Australia in the Panama Canal, Mar 1935HMAS Australia transiting the Panama Canal, Mar 1935
HMAS Australia in the Panama Canal, Mar 1935HMAS Australia transiting the Panama Canal, Mar 1935
USS President Jackson (foreground) and HMAS Australia (background) maneuvering between Tulagi and Guadalcanal, 8 Aug 1942; photograph taken by personnel aboard USS ElletAustralian heavy cruisers Shropshire and Australia seen through a gunsight of American cruiser Phoenix, off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 21 Oct 1944
USS President Jackson (foreground) and HMAS Australia (background) maneuvering between Tulagi and Guadalcanal, 8 Aug 1942; photograph taken by personnel aboard USS ElletAustralian heavy cruisers Shropshire and Australia seen through a gunsight of American cruiser Phoenix, off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 21 Oct 1944
HMAS Australia
HMAS Australia's bridge damage after being struck by a special attack aircraft, Philippines, 21 Oct 1944; photograph taken from USS Phoenix
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Sumida Model P armored car of Japanese Shanghai Naval Landing Force, Shanghai, China, Jul 1939, photo 2 of 3; note markings noting the vehicle was donated by citizens of Nagaoka city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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