HMS NEW ZEALAND off Kirribilli, Sydney
Admiral of the Fleet Viscount John Rushworth Jellicoe arrived in Australia in May 1919 for his 'Tour of the Dominions'. His aim was to conduct a review of Australia’s strategic situation and to make recommendations for the Royal Australian Navy. He subsequently travelled to New Zealand where he became Governor General of New Zealand in 1920.
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 72-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00020295-
HMS NEW ZEALAND off Kirribilli, Sydney
Admiral of the Fleet Viscount John Rushworth Jellicoe arrived in Australia in May 1919 for his 'Tour of the Dominions'. His aim was to conduct a review of Australia’s strategic situation and to make recommendations for the Royal Australian Navy. He subsequently travelled to New Zealand where he became Governor General of New Zealand in 1920.
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 72-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00020295-