HMAS Sydney and HMAS Duchess Operation Ponytail

HMAS Duchess (D154) at sea viewed from aboard HMAS Sydney. Firing line for underway transfer between ships. Close up of one of Sydney's crew 63892 Gary Wayne Owens holding a camera. Views of Duchess while line is being secured. Soldiers and sailors on HMAS Sydney watching the operation. Transferring a fuel? Fuel pipeline between ships. HMAS Sydney retrieving the pipeline using one of her cargo cranes. Sailor loading 40mm shells into one of Sydney's 40mm Bofors anti- aircraft guns. Sailors cleaning guns. Navy and army officers on the deck of Sydney in conversation.
Soldiers throwing balloons of the deck into the sea to use a targets for live firing practice. Soldiers from a prone position firing SLR rifles at the balloons. Soldiers standing firing Owen guns at the balloons. Soldiers exercising on deck. Divine service on Sydney Chaplain and Captain G J Crabb deliver readings. Sydney's band playing during divine service. Jack stay transfer of personnel between ships. An unidentified still photographer transferred onto Duchess. Photographer is greeted by the Captain. Cine photographer with a Bolex 16mm movie camera is transferred onto Duchess. On Sydney 'Honest Sam the sailors man', in costume wearing comic top hats. Selling tickets. Sailor throws oversized dice from metal garbage bins. More jack stay transfers. Sign for the Sydney cup races. Jockey's preparing for the race.