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Hunt for HMAS Sydney, The

Follow the world's top shipwreck hunter as he makes history by finding the HMAS Sydney II, solving one of Australia's most tragic and enduring mysteries.
Year : 2008 | Total Duration : 55 Minutes | Producer : Andrew Ogilvie (Executive Producer Electric Pictures), Andrea Quesnelle (Producer) Andrew Ogilvie (Producer)
Director : Mathew Kelley, Rob McAuley (Supervising Director) |
WS churning sea with LS to lightning strike. Underwater shots of sunken HMAS Sydney.
Access No. 148763 | 33 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU expedition director David Mearns, Glenys McDonald from the Finding Sydney Foundation and John Perryman at computer screen.
Access No. 148764 | 1 sec | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Underwater shots of sunken HMAS Sydney.
Access No. 148765 | 2 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival footage of shots being fired from ship guns, ship fires, plumes of smoke.
Access No. 148766 | 12 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney at sea.
Access No. 148767 | 8 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of German raider HSK Kormoran at sea.
Access No. 148768 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Marine Foto-Archiv Wuerttembergische | Colour |
Zoom in on archival B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney crew and sailors crammed on deck.
Access No. 148769 | 16 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
Underwater shots of sunken HMAS Sydney. Shots over swell on sea surface.
Access No. 148770 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU interviews with Glenys McDonald of the Finding Sydney Foundation and Vice Admiral Russ Shalders talking about the loss of HMAS Sydney.
Access No. 148771 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of sailors waving from ship.
Access No. 148772 | 6 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of sailors in white disembarking from ship.
Access No. 148773 | 3 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of crew disembarking from ship. MS German sailors.
Access No. 148774 | 7 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of interviews with John, Phillip and Michael McCarthy of WA Museum talking about cover-ups regarding the sinking of the HMAS Sydney.
Access No. 148775 | 12 secs | 1940s | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of distant plume of smoke rising over sea.
Access No. 148776 | 3 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Travelling track over sea surface past Geosounder boat.
Access No. 148777 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
VS crew at monitors inside boat excited at discovery of wreck of HMAS Sydney. VS clapping of hands and cheering. Opening titles. Fuzzy view of shipwreck in water.
Access No. 148778 | 30 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU high angle of waves breaking at ship's bow.
Access No. 148779 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
VS people on bridge of ship, WS Geosounder boat, VS boat and wharf crew securing boat to dock. CUs names on memorials, sailors standing in circle of honour. CU wreath of flowers held in man's hand, man laying wreath at memorial during service.
Access No. 148780 | 51 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Jessie Cunnington at memorial service wearing war medals. CUs Cunnington opening old letter from collection. B&W still of Alan Cunnington, words from letter superimposed then supered behind. Zoom in to photograph of Alan Cunnington with wife Yvonne. Cunnington sitting on bed reading from a letter written from her mother to her father. Cunnington crying. Cunnington's face as she sits with others at memorial service.
Access No. 148781 | 1 min 4 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Jessie Cunnington | Colour |
B&W still of Pat Burnett as a boy, and as an older man reading letter from his father, HMAS Sydney's Commanding Officer.
Access No. 148782 | 37 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Pat Burnett. | Colour |
Victoria Flores posing in front of war memorial. Zoom in to wedding photograph. MS interview with Flores, widow of HMAS Sydney crew member.
Access No. 148783 | 31 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Victoria Flores | Colour |
Men loading boxes onto Geosounder ship at Geraldton docks. VS cranes transporting sonars on docks. Conference in room with representatives from the Funding Sydney project briefing locals. Chairman Ted Graham at microphone.
Access No. 148784 | 1 min 5 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
B&W photograph of Prime Minister John Howard with Keith Rowe and Ted Graham.
Access No. 148785 | 5 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © Keith Rowe | B&W |
Colour photographs of the Funding Sydney group with politician Julie Bishop and photograph of Keith Rowe with Peter Costello.
Access No. 148786 | 6 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © Keith Rowe | Colour |
Colour photograph of foundation members of Funding Sydney standing at HMAS Sydney banner on gangplank in front of sailors.
Access No. 148787 | 5 secs | 2000s | WA, Australia | © Fairfax Media | Colour |
David Mearns at microphone during press conference and with image projected on screen. VS expedition leader Mearns with men on boat.
Access No. 148788 | 24 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, David Mearns | Colour |
B&W photograph of British battleship The Hood at sea.
Access No. 148789 | 8 secs | 1940s | © Royal Navy Museum (UK), | B&W |
B&W photograph of German battleship The Bismarck at sea.
Access No. 148790 | 4 secs | 1940s | © Unclear | B&W |
David Mearns at microphone during press conference and with image projected on screen. Helicopter over Geosounder ship at dock. VS cargo being loaded onto and into ship. Foundation director Glenys McDonald in hard hat preparing for voyage. Interview with McDonald and government representative John Perryman. Aerials over Geosounder at wharf. VS crew, ship leaving, ship at sea.
Access No. 148791 | 1 min 5 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, David Mearns | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of people waving, HMAS Sydney passing Fort Denison towards moorings accompanied by tug boats. WS sailors lined up on deck, crowds cheering. Ship heading towards Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Access No. 148792 | 24 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Interview with HMAS Sydney ex-crew member Jim Lavender.
Access No. 148793 | 5 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of Minister for the navy Billy Hughes climbing gangplank to sailors on deck of HMAS Sydney. MS woman waving arm.
Access No. 148794 | 14 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Interview with HMAS Sydney ex-crew member Jim Lavender.
Access No. 148795 | 4 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W high angle shots of HMAS Sydney sailors raising hats in salute and cheering. WS sailors filing down gangplanks. Sailors parading through city behind marching band. High shot over huge crowds in street rounding into George Street past Town Hall Hotel. CU baby girl in bonnet, CU bearded sailor. Officer saluting as he walks towards camera. Policeman trying to contain crowds, boy smiling.
Access No. 148796 | 26 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Sunset seen behind rolling sea, orange sky.
Access No. 148797 | 2 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Crew on ship Geosounder winching sonar device over deck. CUs cables.
Access No. 148798 | 38 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI aerial over Geosounder ship at sea ahead of sonar. Animated representation of how sound is omitted.
Access No. 148799 | 19 secs | 2000s | © ITN/C4 | Colour |
VS crew from ship Geosounder at monitors in control room.
Access No. 148800 | 5 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU CGI showing route taken by the tow fish (sonar).
Access No. 148801 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © ITN/C4 | Colour |
Profile of crew member from ship Geosounder using walky-talky below deck. VS expedition leader David Mearns. Zoom to Mearns working on charts. Interview with Mearns. CGI map showing search area off Western Australian coast.
Access No. 148802 | 1 min 4 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of gunfire at sea, explosion and fireball on ship. Men repainting German raider ship's hull, painting stairs. Ship raising and unfurling Nazi flag.
Access No. 148803 | 16 secs | 1940s | © BFA | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of Ship's guns firing. Stricken battleship sinking.
Access No. 148804 | 2 secs | 1940s | © NARA | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of men on battleship running up ladder, pushing large metal box with cannon into place on deck. Men loading cannon, taking aim, firing.
Access No. 148805 | 6 secs | 1940s | © BFA | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of rolling seas. WS burning oil in black night sky falling into sea. Flashes of canon fire in night sky, WS distant explosion.
Access No. 148806 | 8 secs | 1940s | © NARA | B&W |
Archival photograph of German warship Kormoran.
Access No. 148807 | 10 secs | 1940s | Australia | © STG | B&W |
Archival photograph of man with German mines, German graffiti on mines.
Access No. 148808 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © TAMM | B&W |
Archival photograph of German warship Kormoran's 38 year-old captain Theodor Detmer in group shot. Zoom out to mines officer Heinz Messerschmidt next to him.
Access No. 148809 | 12 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU interview with aged former German aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt from raider Kormoran .
Access No. 148810 | 5 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions | Colour |
Archival photograph of German warship Kormoran at sea with voice-over from former Kormoran aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt.
Access No. 148811 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © STG / Rob McAuley | B&W |
CU interview with aged former German aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt from raider Kormoran .
Access No. 148812 | 6 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of German officer in pool on battleship Kormoran with voice-over of former Kormoran aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt. VS men having fun.
Access No. 148813 | 6 secs | 1940s | © BFA / Rob McAuley | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of German officers on battleship Kormoran jumping into water and exercising and going through gymnastic drill on deck. Man leaping pommel horse.
Access No. 148814 | -2 mins -52 secs | 1940s | © BFA | B&W |
CU interview with aged former German aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt from raider Kormoran .
Access No. 148815 | 2 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions | Colour |
Pan across B&W archival photograph of German warship Kormoran at sea with voice-over from former Kormoran aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt.
Access No. 148816 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © STG / Rob McAuley | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of sea from ship. CU Nazi flag flying.
Access No. 148817 | 5 secs | 1940s | © NARA | B&W |
High angle track over sea from ship, CU to tools swinging on wall. Ship's filing cabinet drawers bumping open and shut. Men at sonar on deck, CU angle grinder cutting cable. VS expedition leader David Mearns on floor of ship interior playing with dials of equipment. MS interview with Mearns. VS men working on equipment above and below deck. Mearns explaining role of rubber part to camera.
Access No. 148818 | 1 min 35 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
VS historic buildings, Hamburg. Expedition leader David Mearns being introduced to former Kormorant aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt. Mearns and Messerschmidt discussing strategies with model ship. Men looking at English-German dictionary.
Access No. 148819 | 39 secs | 2000s | Hamburg, Germany | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
B&W still of Kormorant captain Theodor Detmers superimposed over words from an English-German dictionary.
Access No. 148820 | 5 secs | 2000s | Hamburg, Germany | © ABC Content Sales / Australian War Memorial | Colour |
CU magnifying glass distorting words from English-German dictionary. David Mearns inspecting dictionary. CU tilt down highlighted points on page.
Access No. 148821 | 20 secs | 2000s | Hamburg, Germany | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
HMAS expedition leader David Mearns interview in office.
Access No. 148822 | 3 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU magnifying glass distorting words from English-German dictionary.
Access No. 148823 | 10 secs | 2000s | Hamburg, Germany | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
HMAS search director David Mearns interview in office. CU Mearns marking plot on map, GS at desk with map.
Access No. 148824 | 24 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU pans over typed words from documents. GS London streets and buildings. Scotland Yard signage. CU pan over German handwriting.
Access No. 148825 | 18 secs | 2000s | London, England, UK | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
CU HMAS search director David Mearns marking plot on map, VS at desk with map. GS wake from ship. Montage of shots of sea viewed from ship. Boots on deck, VS Finding Sydney director Glenys McDonald on ship. MS interview with McDonald at computer. View to bridge of ship, view to bow, elevated view past bow to ocean. CU swelling sea. CUs Mearns on telephone.
Access No. 148826 | 1 min 49 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Finger pointing to image on computer screen charting cyclone movement off coast of WA.
Access No. 148827 | 6 secs | 2000s | © Bureau of Meteorology (WA) | Colour |
HMAS search director David Mearns with image of HMAS Sydney on wall behind him.
Access No. 148828 | 6 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest / AWM | Colour |
CU HMAS search director David Mearns below deck discussing plan to deal with oncoming cyclone with crew below deck. VS crew members above deck in cyclone at night.
Access No. 148829 | 12 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of gunfire flashes filling night sky. Ship's guns firing, ship through sea, men leaving mess table as alarm sounds. Sailor closes ship door, man talks into funnel, men at guns. Man in gas mask on ground with magazine of bullets next to him. Guns firing, sea battle as viewed from ship, torpedo launched from ship. High angle sailors on damaged ship, WS bombed ship keeling with black smoke billowing. Ship sailing towards camera.
Access No. 148830 | 27 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of ship's captain in bridge.
Access No. 148831 | 4 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of HMAS Sydney. High shot sailors loading cannons. MS officer looking through binoculars then sight. WS warship firing, VS cannons and machine guns firing from ship. High shots of captain on deck surrounded by sailors.
Access No. 148832 | 23 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Zoom out from archival B&W photograph of sailors and officer posing in shell damaged gun marked funnel.
Access No. 148833 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of sailor making light of being missed by shell as he holds up remains of shell and damaged item.
Access No. 148834 | 6 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Various archival B&W photograph of sailors and officer smiling to camera.
Access No. 148835 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
MS archival B&W photograph of three young sailors smiling to camera. Zoom out to line of sailors walking towards camera.
Access No. 148836 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU interview with ex-crew member HMAS Sydney, Tom Fisher.
Access No. 148837 | 13 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS archival B&W photograph of smiling sailors at mess tables. CUs sailors.
Access No. 148838 | 18 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU interview with ex-crew member HMAS Sydney, Tom Fisher.
Access No. 148839 | 4 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of CU Nazi flag flying. Warship firing seen from deck, pan to crew at guns.
Access No. 148840 | 5 secs | 1940s | © NARA | B&W |
CGI map of Australia showing hits by German raiders on Australian cargo ships.
Access No. 148841 | 16 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of HMAS Sydney in Sydney Harbour.
Access No. 148842 | 4 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney in Sydney Harbour.
Access No. 148843 | 10 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © West Australian Newspapers Ltd | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of troopship departing for war and high shot over HMAS Sydney being escorted out of Sydney Harbour with people waving farewell from headland in foreground.
Access No. 148844 | 8 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney commander, Captain Joseph Burnett.
Access No. 148845 | 10 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU interview with Patrick Burnett, son of HMAS Sydney commander Joseph Burnett.
Access No. 148846 | 8 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU archival B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney commander, Captain Joseph Burnett.
Access No. 148847 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of German men loading ships' gun.
Access No. 148848 | 2 secs | 1940s | © BFA | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of guns firing in profile, WS stricken warship sinking.
Access No. 148849 | 11 secs | 1940s | © NARA | B&W |
Archival photograph of German warship Kormoran.
Access No. 148850 | 6 secs | 1940s | © STG | B&W |
Archival photograph of Theodor Detmers, commanding officer of cruiser Kormoran.
Access No. 148851 | 4 secs | 1940s | Australia | © TAMM | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of guns firing in profile.
Access No. 148852 | 1 sec | 1940s | © NARA | B&W |
Archival B&W photograph of sea wake with tilt to ships.
Access No. 148853 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of German men loading ships' guns, ships officers at side of ship looking through binoculars. WS ship exploding at sea.
Access No. 148854 | 9 secs | 1940s | © BFA | B&W |
CGI map showing route of Australian troopships from Fremantle, Australia to Sunda Straits, Indonesia. Shots of rolling sea.
Access No. 148855 | 22 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of propellor search plane taking off over camera.
Access No. 148856 | 4 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival tilt LS to plane flying overhead.
Access No. 148857 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur | B&W |
Track over ocean.
Access No. 148858 | 4 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Aerial track over headland and coastline north of Carnarvon, WA. View to sea from beach cave.
Access No. 148859 | 13 secs | 2000s | WA, Australia | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
CU interview with Glenys McDonald, of Finding Sydney Foundation.
Access No. 148860 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
B&W still of people at carts in street. B&W still of wounded soldiers being assisted in walking.
Access No. 148861 | 15 secs | 1940s | Australia | © ABC Content Sales | B&W |
Archival footage of men, one with rifle walking near railing, LS to small boats at sea.
Access No. 148862 | 16 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur | B&W |
Archival footage of crew from German raider Kormoran in lifeboats
Access No. 148863 | 13 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur / Rob McAuley | B&W |
CU interview with aged former German aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt from raider Kormoran .
Access No. 148864 | 4 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions | Colour |
Archival footage of crew from German raider Kormoran in lifeboats.
Access No. 148865 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur / Rob McAuley | B&W |
Archival footage of crew from German raider Kormoran in lifeboats being towed behind passenger boat Centaur.
Access No. 148866 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur | B&W |
CU interview with Glenys McDonald, of Finding Sydney Foundation.
Access No. 148867 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival footage of crew from German raider Kormoran in lifeboats bailing out water from boats, next to passenger boat Centaur. Lifeboats being pulled aboard Centaur.
Access No. 148868 | 22 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of German POWs from Kormoran disembarking ship past Australians. VS down gangplank. CU German sailor with German writing on hat.
Access No. 148869 | 23 secs | 1940s | Fremantle, WA, Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Archival B&W newspaper cartoon, 1941. Newspaper headlines scrolled across cartoon.
Access No. 148870 | 11 secs | 1940s | Fremantle, WA, Australia | © unclear | B&W |
MS interview with Flores, widow of HMAS Sydney crew member. Flores crying, reading out telegram. Colour wedding photograph of Flores and husband.
Access No. 148871 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest / Victoria Flores | Colour |
CU old telegram, photograph of Alan Cunnington. Interview with Cunnington's daughter Jessie.
Access No. 148872 | 29 secs | 2000s | Geraldton, WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Jessie Cunnington | Colour |
Interview with Patrick Burnett, son of HMAS Sydney's Commanding Officer.
Access No. 148873 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Pat Burnett. | Colour |
Interview with Lt. John Perryman, RANR, Senior Naval Historical Officer.
Access No. 148874 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU orange sunset light reflecting on dark sea surface. Tilt to WS of orange sky with sun setting over water.
Access No. 148875 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Cable moving through water, CUs cables on ship and on winch. GS crew member at controls in cabin, aerials over Geosounder at sea. VS crew on deck, VS sonar off side of ship. VS images on computer screens on ship, CUs numerical readout and sonar survey line reading on computer screen.
Access No. 148876 | 1 min 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
WS sunset over ocean, beams radiating through clouds.
Access No. 148877 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
John Perryman on ship's phone at night Geosounder crew scrutinising data on computer screen. CU geological features on screen. VS crew eating in ship's canteen, CU soup tipping in bowl on table. Aerial over Geosounder at sea. Low WS crew on deck.
Access No. 148878 | 45 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Glenys McDonald, David Mearns and John Perryman at computer screen.
Access No. 148879 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU geological patterning on computer screen.
Access No. 148880 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Glenys McDonald, David Mearns and John Perryman at computer screen.
Access No. 148881 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU geological patterning on computer screen.
Access No. 148882 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Glenys McDonald, David Mearns and John Perryman at computer screen.
Access No. 148883 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU echo on geological patterning on computer screen.
Access No. 148884 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Glenys McDonald, David Mearns and John Perryman at computer screen.
Access No. 148885 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU echo on geological patterning on computer screen then traces of ship HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148886 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Glenys McDonald, David Mearns and John Perryman celebrating at computer screen.
Access No. 148887 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU echo on computer screen then traces of ship HSK Kormoran. MS Glenys McDonald, David Mearns and John Perryman at screen McDonald crying.
Access No. 148888 | 35 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival photograph of German sailors in lifeboat, HSK Kormoran in background.
Access No. 148889 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © STG | B&W |
B&W archival photograph of Captain Theodor Detmers and Heinz Messerschmidt in uniforms.
Access No. 148890 | 7 secs | 1940s | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Archival high angle footage over sailors in lifeboat at ship HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148891 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Centaur | B&W |
CU echo on geological patterning on computer screen and traces of ship HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148892 | 12 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU interview with Lt Heinz Messerschmidt, Adjunct, HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148893 | 14 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions | Colour |
WS dramatic orange sunset over dark sea.
Access No. 148894 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Interview with David Mearns and zoom in to echo on computer screen showing traces of ship HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148895 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival photograph of German warship Kormoran.
Access No. 148896 | 5 secs | 1940s | © STG | B&W |
Archival B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney.
Access No. 148897 | 5 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © West Australian Newspapers Ltd | B&W |
B&W archival photograph of crew few HSK Kormoran in uniform.
Access No. 148898 | 6 secs | 1940s | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
B&W archival photograph of crew from HMAS Sydney posing on deck and up to funnel.
Access No. 148899 | 14 secs | 1940s | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
B&W archival photograph of crew HMAS Sydney gathered around newspaper.
Access No. 148900 | 6 secs | 1940s | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Zoom out from archival B&W photograph of sailors and officer posing in shell damaged gun marked funnel.
Access No. 148902 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Interview with Michael McCarthy from the Western Australian Maritime Museum. Shot over various book covers dealing with the HMAS Sydney. Montage of books. Interview with independent researcher John Doohan.
Access No. 148903 | 38 secs | 2000s | WA, Australia | © ABC / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of ship's guns firing in profile. Distant plume of smoke seen across ocean. Guns firing, hits exploding on horizon. Torpedo being loaded. Smoke from ship's guns.
Access No. 148905 | 10 secs | 1940s | Fremantle, WA, Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
VS B&W photograph of posed HMAS Sydney crew.
Access No. 148906 | 3 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
Interview Phillip Pendal MLA (WA Independent). GS newspaper article concerning ASIO.
Access No. 148907 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © ABC Content Sales | Colour |
Interview with Ted (Edward) Graham from the Finding Sydney Foundation. Interview with Lt John Perryman, Senior Naval Historical Officer. Circular aerial over Geosounder expedition ship at sea.
Access No. 148908 | 28 secs | 2000s | WA, Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Interview with Search Director David Mearns.
Access No. 148909 | 19 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
Good high shot looking vertically down bow of ship cutting through water, deck of ship, bottle rolling across floor, crew member at computer screens with feet on desk. GS man in bridge, CU Glenys McDonald in thought. VS crew looking at computer monitors. Pink tinged clouds and sea from Geosounder, tilt to radar rotating.
Access No. 148910 | 28 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns, Glenys McDonald, and John Perryman at computer screen.
Access No. 148911 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
CU computer scan showing geological patterning.
Access No. 148912 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns, Glenys McDonald, and John Perryman at computer screen of ship Geosounder.
Access No. 148913 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
WS other Geosounder crew at desks.
Access No. 148914 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns, Glenys McDonald, and John Perryman at computer screen of ship Geosounder.
Access No. 148915 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
CU computer screen showing scan area and blips.
Access No. 148916 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns, Glenys McDonald, and John Perryman at computer screen of ship Geosounder.
Access No. 148917 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
WS other Geosounder crew at desks looking at computers. Computer screens showing scan area and wreck section.
Access No. 148918 | 22 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns enters room in ship Geosounder.
Access No. 148919 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
Zoom in to computer screen showing wreck of HMAS Sydney. GS crew around screen excited and jubilant.
Access No. 148920 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns running from desk in ship Geosounder leaving John Perryman still seated.
Access No. 148921 | 1 sec | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
VS search leader David Mearns and crew of ship Geosounder excited and jubilant.
Access No. 148922 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns returns to desk desk in ship Geosounder.
Access No. 148923 | 2 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
VS crew at computers of ship Geosounder.
Access No. 148924 | 2 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Search Director David Mearns bangs desk in excitement as John Perryman takes photograph of computer screen.
Access No. 148925 | 3 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
VS crew at computer monitors of ship Geosounder shaking hands. Zoom in to blurry image of wreck of HMAS Sydney on computer screen.
Access No. 148926 | 14 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Glenys McDonald putting her arms around shoulders of David Mearns and John Perryman as they look at computer screen.
Access No. 148927 | 6 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
CU image of wreck of HMAS Sydney on computer screen.
Access No. 148928 | 8 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Glenys McDonald with David Mearns and John Perryman as they look at computer screen.
Access No. 148929 | 4 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
Crew at computer desks and CU image of wreck of HMAS Sydney on computer screen.
Access No. 148930 | 10 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Glenys McDonald with David Mearns and John Perryman as they look at image of wreckage of HMAS Sydney computer screen.
Access No. 148931 | 8 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
Search director David Mearns making phone call from ship to announce the discovery of the wreck of HMAS Sydney. Crew stand and clap, Glenys McDonald from Finding Sydney Foundation crying.
Access No. 148932 | 39 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS Prime Minister Kevin Rudd flanked by officials, naval officials and Australian flags making announcement of the discovery of HMAS Sydney.
Access No. 148933 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Restricted Access / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
John Perryman dropping wreath into sea from ship Geosounder. Crew standing to attention on deck of ship, Glenys McDonald with hand over heart. Wreath floating on water. Low aerial track past Geosounder. CU wreckage of HMAS Sydney computer screen. Crew member holding model ship. VS men on deck of Geosounder loading ROV (remotely operated vehicle).
Access No. 148934 | 1 min 22 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Interview with John Perryman, image of HMAS Sydney in background.
Access No. 148935 | 5 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
ROV (remotely operated vehicle) being lowered by crane into sea from ship Geosounder. Underwater view of ROV descending through water. David Mearns and crew member tracking ROV on computer screen from boat. Moving through sea POV ROV. CU crew member's had using joystick. Mearns and crew watching screen. First sightings of HMAS Sydney wreck on screen. VS of HMAS Sydney wreck showing guns, damage and blast holes. High angle stop motion over sea water surface.
Access No. 148936 | 1 min 57 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI set-up of looking through binoculars to HMAS Sydney on horizon, aerial over HSK Kormoran, high aerial over the two warships moving towards each other, manoeuvres.
Access No. 148937 | 31 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU tilt up B&W photograph of HSK Kormoran captain Theodor Detmers.
Access No. 148938 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CU B&W photograph of HMAS Sydney captain Burnett.
Access No. 148939 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | B&W |
CGI set-up of aerials of manoeuvres of HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148940 | 3 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU interview with Lt Heinz Messerschmidt, Adjunct, HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148941 | 9 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley Productions | Colour |
CGI set-up of aerials of manoeuvres of HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148942 | 5 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI of HMAS Sydney on horizon at sea, aerial over HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148943 | 5 secs | 2000s | © Rob McAuley / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of warship's guns pointed out to sea and voice-over of former HSK Kormoran aide-de-camp Heinz Messerschmidt.
Access No. 148944 | 2 secs | 1940s | © BFA / Rob McAuley | B&W |
CGI aerials over HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. High aerial manoeuvres.
Access No. 148945 | 32 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS John Perryman talking about HMAS Sydney Captain Burnett, CU interview with Burnett's son, Patrick Burnett.
Access No. 148946 | 17 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI set-up of aerials of manoeuvres of HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148947 | 9 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of Nazi war flag being hoisted on ship. CU flag unfurling.
Access No. 148948 | 6 secs | 1940s | © BFA | B&W |
CGI aerials of manoeuvres of HSK Kormoran opening fire on HMAS Sydney, Sydney being hit.
Access No. 148949 | 15 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS interview with Senior Naval Historical Officer John Perryman explaining consequences of shells landing on HMAS Sydney. Image of HMAS Sydney on his computer screen.
Access No. 148950 | 6 secs | 2000s | © AWM / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI aerials of gunfire between HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney at sea.
Access No. 148951 | 7 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS John Perryman talking about HMAS Sydney Captain Burnett.
Access No. 148952 | 6 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI aerials of gunfire between HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney at sea.
Access No. 148953 | 6 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of ship's guns firing torpedoes into water in profile.
Access No. 148954 | 2 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
CGI aerials of gunfire between HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney at sea, aerial views Sydney on fire.
Access No. 148955 | 34 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS interview with Senior Naval Historical Officer John Perryman explaining consequences of shells landing on HMAS Sydney. Image of HMAS Sydney on his computer screen.
Access No. 148956 | 7 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
CGI of explosion landing near embattled ship HMAS Sydney. Aerial CGI of gunfire between HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney. CGI Sydney's guns firing, aerial Kormoran hit by shots.
Access No. 148957 | 19 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS interview with Senior Naval Historical Officer John Perryman talking about HMAS Sydney's retaliation on HSK Kormorant. Image of HMAS Sydney on his computer screen.
Access No. 148958 | 6 secs | 2000s | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
CGI aerials of gunfire between HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney at sea. CGI damaged Kormoran firing guns as it burns. Aerial over burning Sydney.
Access No. 148959 | 44 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CU dark swelling sea water. Golden sunset light reflected on water. CGI of LS to burning ship on horizon superimposed on dark sea. WS storm out to sea.
Access No. 148960 | 34 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Underwater view from ROV (remotely operated vehicle) over HMAS Sydney wreck showing damage and blast holes, guns, torpedoes, remains of lifeboats. High angle stop motion over sea water surface. MS interview with search director David Mearns musing on what they have discovered. Shot over dark swelling sea.
Access No. 148961 | 1 min 53 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
CGI underwater tilt up to bow of burning HMAS Sydney breaking off. Sydney sinks.
Access No. 148962 | 24 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
MS interview with search director David Mearns discussing likely fate of HMAS Sydney. Underwater view from ROV (remotely operated vehicle) over HMAS Sydney wreck. CU interview with John Perryman. VS Mearns, Perryman and crew at ROV images on monitors. Perryman, Mearns and McDonald at map on table. Group in cabin analysing footage recorded from ROV. Zooms into shoes scattered on sea floor, CUs faces of search group.
Access No. 148963 | 1 min 50 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of sailors marching in street parade superimposed over footage of shoes lying on ocean floor.
Access No. 148964 | 11 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
CU Glenys McDonald watching computer screen. Gas mask image taken from ROV (remotely operated vehicle) lying on ocean floor.
Access No. 148965 | 6 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of sailors in gas masks loading gun. Man in gas mask lying on floor next to shells.
Access No. 148966 | 6 secs | 1940s | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
Underwater view from ROV (remotely operated vehicle) over HMAS Sydney wreck. Dissolves to boot lying on sea floor, life buoy, propellor, ladder and spool over ocean floor. Barnacles covering wheel and metal, guns POV ROV.
Access No. 148967 | 27 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of German sailors lined up along bow of HSK Kormoran.
Access No. 148968 | -19 mins -55 secs | 1940s | © STG | B&W |
Underwater view from ROV (remotely operated vehicle) of HSK Kormoran wreck. VS guns.
Access No. 148969 | 19 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of German officers on battleship HSK Kormoran jumping into water and exercising and going through gymnastic drill on deck. Man leaping pommel horse superimposed over recent footage from wreck of Kormoran.
Access No. 148970 | 6 secs | 1940s | © BFA / NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | B&W |
Underwater views from ROV (remotely operated vehicle) of HSK Kormoran wreck. MS face of Glenys McDonald from the Finding Sydney Foundation looking at screen. Interview with McDonald. McDonald in hard hat on deck of ship Geosounder at sunset. WS red sunset over dark sea from deck.
Access No. 148971 | 38 secs | 2000s | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest | Colour |
WS palm trees and headstones silhouetted. Victoria Flores posing in front of war memorial. Jessie Cunnington standing at shoreline of beach looking out to sea
Access No. 148972 | 28 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Victoria Flores | Colour |
End credits over various archival B&W images from Cinesound newsreels.
Access No. 148973 | 1 min 12 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |