Arrival of submarine HMAS Oxley at HMAS Platypus Submarine Base

Formerly a gasworks, torpedo factory and submarine base, Sub Base Platypus is an emerging public domain on the foreshore of North Sydney, homeland of the Cammeraygal People. The Harbour Trust envisions Sub Base Platypus as community hub where historic spaces are revealed, reimagined and activated by a range of cultural, recreational and commercial uses.

Image description: Arrival of submarine HMAS Oxley at HMAS Platypus Submarine Base on its commissioning by Allen Fairhall, Minister of State for Defence, 1967.

Image courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales (Australian Photographic Agency)

Image File Number: Australian Photographic Agency - 26474