The British Special Service Squadron, under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Frederick L. Field, reached Melbourne yesterday morning. Entering the Heads at dawn, the squadron, which comprises the battle cruisers Hood and Repulse and five light cruisers, steamed slowly up the ...
Article : 1,058 wordsOne of the most interesting features of the morning pageant was the aeroplane display over Port Phillip Bay when the war ships arrived. As the squadron ...
Article : 161 wordsA vast crowd assembled at Port Melbourne to watch the berthing of the ships. Thousands distributed themselves along the waterfront and the railway ...
Article : 1,395 wordsHundreds of representative people accepted the invitation of the State Government to witness the arrival of the squadron from aboard the paddle steamer ...
Article : 530 wordsA large party of Commonwealth politicians, with officials and clerks of the Navy and Defence departments, accompanied by many ladies, went out in the ...
Article : 720 wordsLate on Sunday night five men set out in a small dinghy from Queenscliff, and ten minutes later they climbed aboard the pilot steamer Alvina, with Captain E. R. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,935 wordsMelbourne caught its first glimpse of the more distinguished of the visitors through the windows of five large Buick motor cars. These conveyed Vice-Admiral ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 18 Mar 1924, Page 9
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