Wayne Gwynne joined the Navy in 1960 when he was 17. Spending 5 years at sea, during peacetime, Gwynne got to see things that no one has seen before. While he still can’t talk about those things, he loved his time at sea, especially on his favourite ship, the ‘Diamantina’.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002694
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Navy
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Naval operations - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Navies
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy