From the May 31, 2008, Advocate.
The first day of Commission of Inquiry into sinking of the HMAS Sydney during World War II was held and they were asking for any and all information. They would also use the 95 hours of video and 1400 photos taken at the wrecks of it and the German Raider Kormoran.
They were also going to try to confirm as to whether or not the sailor who drifted to Christmas Island in 1942 was from the Sydney.
Two brothers, Bruce and Keith Elder from Way Way on the New South Wales coast were at the hearing. Their uncle, Bruce Alfred Elder, had been on board the Sydney when it disappeared.
They believe the Japanese Navy played a part in the battle, even though Australia was not yet at war with that country.
Bruce Elder says an unnamed diary found years ago on the Western Australian coast and credited to his uncle gave the last brief account of the Sydney before it sank. It gives rise to the possibility that a second ship, besides the Kormoran, was involved in the fight that sank the Sydney.
This Whole HMAS Sydney Story is of Great Interest. --Cooter
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