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| HMAS Australia soon after her completion, with her original short smokestacks, circa 1928 | HMAS Australia underway during the 1930s | HMAS Australia underway during the 1930s | HMAS Australia on the Hudson River, New York, New York, United States, circa 1932-33; note the Woolworth Building in background |
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| HMAS Australia in the Panama Canal, Mar 1935 | HMAS 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 Ellet | Australian heavy cruisers Shropshire and Australia seen through a gunsight of American cruiser Phoenix, off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 21 Oct 1944 |
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| 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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