As the convoy was within about 80km of the Cocos Islands and had passed the night in a dark, relative calm, wireless operators on many of the ships suddenly received a short, loud message they did not ...
The story of the 100-year-old battle of the Cocos Islands between Germany and Australia's Royal Australian Navy is being told in an exhibition at the WA Maritime Museum. The battle on 9 November 1914, ...
As the convoy was within about 80km of the Cocos Islands and had passed the night in a dark, relative calm, wireless operators on many of the ships suddenly received a short, loud message they did not ...