Australian Navy's first important engagement : One hour and forty minutes after firing the first shot between the Emden and the Sydney off Cocos Keeling Island, the German cruiser was a mass of scrap-iron. November 9th, 1914.

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Australian Navy's first important engagement : One hour and forty minutes after firing the first shot between the Emden and the Sydney off Cocos Keeling Island, the German cruiser was a mass of scrap-iron. November 9th, 1914.

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