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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - British aircraft carrier HMS Glory, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Roy Liebig, Jan 1946
... British aircraft carrier HMS Glory, Station Pier, Port...hms glory... Indefatigable, HMS Implacable and HMS Glory escorted by destroyers HMS... Hard copy and digital. British aircraft carrier HMS Glory.... British aircraft carrier HMS Glory at the inner east berth ...On Wednesday 23 Jan 1946 British aircraft carriers HMS Indefatigable, HMS Implacable and HMS Glory escorted by destroyers HMS Tuscan and HMS Armada arrived in Melbourne. Indefatigable berthed at outer west Station Pier, Glory at inner east and Implacable at outer east. The Tuscan and Armada proceeded up the river Yarra and berthed at South Wharf.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. British aircraft carrier HMS Glory at the inner east berth of Station Pier in Jan 1946. The photo shows aircraft (with folded wings) on the deck of the carrier, many visitors on the pier and the superstructure of HMS Implacable berthed behind at outer east.maritime, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, piers and wharves - station pier, hms glory, hms implacable -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - HMS Glory (inner east), HMS Implacable and HMS Indefatigable, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1946
... HMS Glory (inner east), HMS Implacable and HMS... at Station Pier 23.1.1946: HMS Glory (inner east), HMS Implacable... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne HMS Glory (inner east), HMS ...Lasercopy of photograph of three aircraft carriers at Station Pier 23.1.1946: HMS Glory (inner east), HMS Implacable and HMS Indefatigable, viewed from the footbridge outside the gatehousepiers and wharves - station pier, transport - shipping, índefatigable, implacable, glory -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Pier and Centenary Bridge 1947 . Three warships at pier, Station Pier 1947, 1947 (Note that "taken in 1920" on back of photo is incorrect.)
... hms glory... - world war ii centenary bridge hms glory hms implacable hms ...3360 also has images of Centenary BridgeImage taken from Centenary Bridge showing three warships, the gatehouse, and cars parked on lower level C W Ward photo, 355 High St, Prahran, Melbournetransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, war - world war ii, centenary bridge, hms glory, hms implacable, hms indefaticable, station pier gatehouse -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard - Various Port Melbourne views, 2015 - 2016
... hms glory... oronsay ormonde uralba hms implacable hms glory hms indefatigable ...A set (11) of postcards from historic photographs produced by John Hoskin, trading as Great Southern Card Publishing, Australia. .01 - J Kitchen & Sons factory in 1939 .02 - J Kitchen & Sons factory 1939 also showing Port Melbourne Football Ground .03 - Strathaird - 1934 - departing Station Pier .04 - British Aircraft Carriers at Station Pier from 23 to 31 January 1946 .05 - USA warships at Princes Pier 26July to 6 August 1925 .06 - Railway Pier c 1890 .07 -Wanganella - 1946 at Station Pier .08 - Uraba minesweeper at Station Pier 1946 .09 - Oronsay and Ormonde at Station Pier c 1951/52 .10 - Empress of Britain and Reliance at Station Pier 6 April 1938 transport - shipping, piers and wharves, industry, manufacturing, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - railway pier, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, wanganella, strathaird, oronsay, ormonde, uralba, hms implacable, hms glory, hms indefatigable -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - British aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Roy Liebig, Jan 1946
... Indefatigable, HMS Implacable and HMS Glory escorted by destroyers HMS... Indefatigable, HMS Implacable and HMS Glory escorted by destroyers HMS ...On Wednesday 23 Jan 1946 British aircraft carriers HMS Indefatigable, HMS Implacable and HMS Glory escorted by destroyers HMS Tuscan and HMS Armada arrived in Melbourne. Indefatigable berthed at outer west Station Pier, Glory at inner east and Implacable at outer east. The Tuscan and Armada proceeded up the river Yarra and berthed at South Wharf.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. British aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable at the outer west berth of Station Pier in Jan 1946. The photo shows many visitors on the pier.maritime, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, piers and wharves - station pier, hms indefatigable -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed Document, Instrument of Surrender of Japanese Forces
... documents aboard HMS Glory at 1127 hours which surrendered 139,000... would sign the surrender documents aboard HMS Glory at 1127 ...With the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed by atomic weapons, the will of the Japanese leadership was tested Emperor Showa of Japan announced his intention to surrender to the Allies unconditionally over public radio on 15 Aug 1945. The date of Japan's formal surrender was 2 Sep 1945, and it took place aboard American battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. There were other surrender ceremonies including that on Sept 6 1945. At 0900 hours, sloop HMS Hart picked up Hitoshi Imamura and Jinichi Kusaka at Kabanga Bay, who would sign the surrender documents aboard HMS Glory at 1127 hours which surrendered 139,000 remaining personnel at Rabaul plus all forces in Australian territory in the South Pacific. The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close. The surrender ceremony at Rabaul, New Britain took place on 6 Sep 1945 aboard the British carrier HMS Glory surrendering 139,000 remaining personnel at Rabaul plus all forces in Australian territory in the South Pacific. Light brown frame with glass, of a black and white photocopy. Script is very ornate and has Japanese lettering at the bottom. Instument of Surrender of Japanese Forces in New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville and adjacent Islands. I the Commander in Chief of the Japanese Imperial Southeastern Army, hereby surrender to the General Officer Commanding First Australian Army all Japanese Armed Forces under my command in accordance with the Instrument of Surrender issued by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and Government and General Order No.1 Military and Naval issued by the Japanese imperial General Headquarters. I will henceforth and until otherwise directed by you or your successor carry out the orders issued by you or your staff on your behalf to the best of my ability and I will take action to ensure that my subordinate commanders carry out the orders issued by your representatives. Commander in Chief Japanese Imperial Southeastern Army. Received on board H.M.S. Glory off Rabaul at 1130 hours sixth day of September 1945. Lieutenant General General Officer Commanding First Australian Army.wwii, world war 2, imperial japanese army, japanese army, surrender, rabaul