Oral Histories
Receiving telegram
Ted Graham from Finding Sydney Foundation interviewing John Harrison, son of Sydney crewmember Leslie Alexander Harrison. In this audio, John Harrison remembers his mother receiving the telegram stating that his father was missing.
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Finding Sydney
Ted Graham from Finding Sydney Foundation interviewing John Harrison, son of Sydney crewmember Leslie Alexander Harrison. In this audio, John Harrison talks about his interest in shipwrecks and in finding HMAS Sydney (II).
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David Mearns and Mack McCarthy Interview
Listen to Geoff Hutchison from ABC 720 interviewing David Mearns and Dr Michael McCarthy about the finding of the HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney (II). This interview was recorded live at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton on the anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran. 19 November 2008.
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Geraldton Museum Talks 19 Nov 2008
Listen to the public lectures provided at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton on 19 November 2008 by John Perryman, senior naval officer from the Department of Defence and Dr Michael McCarthy, maritime archaeologist with the Western Australian Museum.
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Ross Anderson and Tom Goddard Interview
During the Easter holidays in 2007 at Red Bluff north of Carnarvon, nineteen year old Geraldton surfer Tom Goddard discovered the remains of what later proved to be a Mauser pistol thrown into the sea by German officers from the HSK Kormoran. Ross Anderson inspected the site on behalf of the Museum.
Listen to Geoff Hutchison from ABC 720 interviewing Tom Goddard, and Ross Anderson. This interview was recorded live at the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton on the anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran, 19 November 2008.
Ross Anderson and conservator Dick Garcia's report on the recovery and identification of the pistol can be found by searching for "Red Bluff Pistol Report" into your preferred search engine.
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