"Never before has Sydney appeared as it did yesterday since those wild and feverish days during the early part of the war. Taking full advantage of enforced holiday and the arrival of the Special Service Squadron of the British Navy, about 700,000 people Hocked to view the largest battleship in the world, and the march through the city of 1600 armed sailor and marines. All seemed to enjoy themselves, and few failed to admire the marvellous precision of the Hood's manoeuvring to her position in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 425 words"Number One Battalion! Number One Battalion will fix bayonets." A rustie along the ranks of those men who moved as automatons. ...
Article : 552 wordsAnother stage in the round-the-world propaganda tour of the special British Service Squadron was completed with the arrival of the Fleet in ...
Article : 751 wordsDuring the [?] of the afternoon the crowd [?] ...
Article : 740 wordsIT will be big bill [?]at the British taxpa[?] have to foot for he propaganda stu[?]t which brought the seven units of the [?] ...
Article : 581 wordsOverwhelmed as the visitors have been by the wonderful warmth of welcome at every port on their cruise, yet ...
Article : 211 wordsThe Governor was kept busy for about half-an-hour taking the salute near the Mitchell Library, during the march past of the sailors and marines. ...
Article : 476 wordsThough on the official programme of the Fleet the Squadron is allowed 11 days in Sydney, it is probable that the stay will be prolonged by one ...
Article : 303 wordsFrom early morning large crowds lined up at Circular Quay, awaiting time to board the many ferry steamers which were to proceed towards the ...
Article : 384 wordsMOREE Wednesday. The action of the Puller Government in proclaiming to-day a public holiday came in for caus[?] criticism in this centre. ...
Article : 205 wordsHeralded by a salute of guns due to his rank fifteen in number. Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field. Commanding Officer of the Squadron stepped ...
Article : 331 wordsYesterday 1600 well fed. well-armed man marched through the city. To-day and to-morrow and apparently as for into the future as both ...
Article : 241 words"She is a fine ship and the Admiral is a splendid officer, but for discomfort she takes the bun." In the foregoing statement one of ...
Article : 155 wordsForecast: [?] with wave further [?] and [?] in the southern and eastern districts some had squ[?] likely about ...
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The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938), Thu 10 Apr 1924, Page 1
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