The Search for HMAS Sydney An Australian Story

NewSouth Publishing is pleased to be working with past Directors of the now Contents closed Finding Sydney Foundation (FSF) – Ted Graham AM, Commodore I. Context Bob Trotter OAM, Bob King OAM and Professor Kim Kirsner FAASS, – 1. HMAS Sydney found: ‘I just on the publication of an historic edited collection, The Search for HMAS wanted to know where my Sydney: An Australian Story, to be published under our UNSW Press Dad is’ by Ted Graham, the imprint in mid-2014. Hon Tim Fischer, and Sydney family members Mrs Pat Ingham, Ms Jessie Cunnington, The Foreword has been written by Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC and the Mrs Judith Crowley, Preface by Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC (Ret’d). Mr Michael Schoch, Ms Rebecca Mayo & Mrs Judith Together with personal contributions from HMAS Sydney II family members Bennett with a contribution Mrs Pat Ingham OAM, Ms Jessie Cunnington, Mrs Judith Crowley, from the Hon John Howard, Ian Carpenter & Mr Joe Glance Mr Michael Schoch, Rebecca Mayo and Mrs Judith Bennett, the volume 2. Historical review by includes contributions from the Hon. John Howard OM AC SSI, the Hon. Commodore Bob Trotter Tim Fischer AC, the Hon. Geoff Gallop AC, Russ Shalders, AO, II. Challenges CSC, RAN (Ret’d), Ian Carpenter Mayor of the City of Greater Geraldton and Mr Joe Glance. The volume also includes a tribute to former FSF Patron, the 3. The role of oceanography by Kim Kirsner and Sam Hughes late David Holthouse, AO, RAN. 4. Organisational context by In addition to chapters by the editors, additional chapters and contributions Commodore Bob Trotter & Ted Graham have been prepared by Professor John Dunn, the Hon. Chris Ellison, the Hon. Bruce Billson MP, Dr Roger Neill DSTO, John Jeremy, Commander 5. The political context by The Hon Bruce Billson MP, the Hon Matthew Blenkin RAN and Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith, all of Chris Ellison, Ted Graham & whom have been associated with the search for, and commemoration of, Commodore Bob Trotter with a contribution from the Hon HMAS Sydney. Geoff Gallop 6. Designing the right solution Contact: Ted Graham AM | [email protected] | 0409 611 606 at the right time: The role of Australian science in the search for the Kormoran and Sydney by Kim Kirsner and John C Dunn 7. FSF contribution to search definition, organisation & success by Bob King III. Review 8. The search for the unknown sailor: A forensic journey by Commander Matthew Blenkin, RAN 9. The British Light Cruiser of the 1930s by Dr Roger Neill and Mr John Jeremy 10. Scientific analysis of the destruction of Sydney by Dr Roger Neill 11. Human factors analysis of the loss of Sydney by Professor Kim Kirsner IV. Commemoration 12. The design and construction of the HMAS Sydney II Memorial by Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith 13. Commemoration services and events following the finding of Sydney by Commodore Bob Clockwise from top left: HMAS Sydney in front of Sydney Harbour Bridge (Courtesy of Trotter Sea Power Centre); Eric Elton ‘Rick’ Mayo, crewman (Courtesy of Rebecca Mayo); HMAS Sydney Memorial Geraldton (Courtesy Smith Sculptors); X-Turret from HMAS Sydney (, donated by Finding Sydney Foundation, AWM P09281.268)

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