Historical information

The Search for the Sydney, How Australia's Greatest Maritime Mystery was Solved.
David L Mears, leader of the expedition which found Sydney and Kormoran.

From back cover:
The Full and Official Story of the Six Year Hunt for HMAS Sydney.

Physical description

Hard cardboard cover, buckram, silver colour print on front & spine, aquamarine colour background. Dust cover is silver, yellow, white & pale blue print. Photos on front are model of naval shipwreck, on back is a naval ship. The dust cover unfolds to show detailed diagrams of HMAS Sydney for the Wallsend Shipyard. Beige & brown colours. 264 pages, cut, glossy white. Illustrated black & white & colour photos & maps. Name plate on front flyleaf.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf name plate: "Noel R"