NAVY 125: Speakers Talk: HMAS Sydney Vs SMS Emden

In the opening months of WWI, the Royal Australian Naval cruiser HMAS Sydney scored the first Australian naval victory, against the German raider SMS Emden.

Join speaker Ron Ray from the Museum's Speakers Group, as he tells the story of both ships and their men, and their gallantry and cruel realisation of one of the first battles of modern naval warfare , and the strange connection with famous poet AB ‘Banjo‘ Patterson.

Tickets: $10. FREE for Museum Members. Enter promo code at checkout.

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