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HMAS COONAWARRA
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HMAS COONAWARRA

Dateafter 1949
Object number00040885
NameCap tally
MediumSilk
Dimensions29 x 870 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ralph Sanderson
DescriptionCap tallies are significant items of uniforms for Royal Australian Navy sailors. They indicate the ship or establishment a sailor is based at and are worn at all times on sailors' caps.HistoryHMAS COONAWARRA - located in Darwin this naval base home-ports the Navy's operational Admidale class patrol boats as well as landing craft and other support units. Throughout World War II Coonawarra Wireless Transmitting Station provided essential communications service to the allies in the South-West Pacific.