The Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum has a collection and displays of maritime and naval history and memorabilia. Ballina has a long history of shipping on the river, beginning with the arrival of Sally in 1842. By 1847, Ballina had four regular trading vessels bring in supplies and passengers and taking out timber. Ballina was … Read more
Fremantle has a long maritime history as a major port in Western Australia. Along with the Shipwrecks Museum, the Maritime Museum provides a glimpse of the importance of maritime industry to the coastal city. The museum is made up of a number of galleries with various aspects of Western Australia’s maritime relationship. One of the … Read more
HMAS Sydney was a light cruiser of the British Modified Leander class. First named as HMS Phaeton when the building started in 1933, the ship was purchased by the Commonwealth of Australia and renamed. HMAS Sydney served the Australian Navy from 1935 to 1941 when it was sunk during a battle off the Western Australia … Read more
The HMAS Sydney II was a light cruiser in the Australian Navy, serving from 1935 to 1941 when it was sunk during battle, offshore from the memorial cairn in Quobba. The cairn and signpost were built before the wreck was found in 2008, the actual location ended up being about 200km off the coast from … Read more
