Peace and tumult came hand in hand to Sydney yesterday when the dramatically simple statement of Japan's surrender was made at 9 a.m. An entire city felt the burdens of six weary, war-laden years roll ...
Article : 350 wordsSydney Domain entertainers drew a peace-celebrating crowd of between 100,000 and 150,000 last night. From dusk on, crowds streamed up streets converging on Macquarie Street, much of the time ...
Article : 755 wordsThe celebrations arranged in the city to-day are:— Victory March The march of Servicemen and returned personnel will begin at ...
Article : 357 wordsAmid the noise and excitement in Martin Place yesterday morning. a soldier in jungle green knelt in quiet reverence in front ...
Article : 88 wordsThe official police estimate of the crowd in the city last night, including the Domain and King's Cross, was one million. This was the largest crowd ever to ' assemble in the city at night and it behaved in a most orderly manner. Many merry-makers found ...
Article : 821 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Governor-General, the Duke of Gloucester, sent the following message to-day to King George ...
Article : 231 wordsHere and there, street sweepers who had been busy restoring Sydney's tidiness after the preceding night's premature gaieties ...
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Advertising : 135 wordsThe commercial broadcasting stations played a big part in the orderly behaviour of the crowds last night. Special programmes. ...
Article : 332 wordsMap of the route of the big march through Sydney to-day. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 16 Aug 1945, Page 5
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