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HMAS Sydney was a light cruiser of the Australian Navy, sunk in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia in on November 19, 1941. None of its crew of 645 survived, and it remains Australia's greatest naval loss. Mystery surrounded its disappearance, and its wreckage was not found until March 16, 2008 in deep water west of Shark Bay. In the meantime various enquiries were held, and there was much speculation about how it came to be sunk.
The HMAS Sydney memorial at Geraldton was dedicated on November 18, 2001, and the eternal flame was lit on the next day.
Blown by the wind, the woman stands looking out at the vast ocean expanse, waiting for her loved one to return. A powerful symbol of perseverance and hope, she bears witness to the biblical belief that even in death there is life.
For the coastlands shall wait for me....
to bring your children from far away....
for the name of the LORD your God
(Isa 60:9)
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