Brad Manera, Director of the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, joins Mat to discuss the first victory of the Royal Australian Navy, when HMAS Sydney sunk the German raider SMS Emden in 1914. A damaged gun, recovered from the wreck of the Emden, stands in the park as a monument to the battle, and forms a tangible link to this fascinating chapter of history.

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