New battle for HMAS Sydney
- On 09/11/2008
- In World War Wrecks
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By Bret Christians
A public quarrel has erupted over who really located the long-lost wreck of HMAS Sydney.
The row was sparked this week by a request from the high-powered Cole Commission of Inquiry being held in Sydney for information about the wreck.
Two University of WA academics, who say they have been air-brushed out of the history of the search, have documented their claim to have provided the location of the wreck 10 years ago.
They have also revealed that an earlier group of researchers sent the navy on a secret wild goose chase which wasted $1 million and delayed the finding of the wreck for a decade.
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