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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) (about)
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Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2590644
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SYDNEY RATINGS
MARCH THROUGH
CITY STREETS
* Enthusiastic ; Reception PRESENTATÍON OF PLAQUE
SYDNEY, Tuesday.
Cheering thousands lined the streets of Sydney to-day when officers and men of HMAS Sydney marched through the city to the Town Hall
The city took on a gala appear- ance and wild enthusiasm was the key note of an outstanding display
of patriotic fervour and pride in Aus- tralia's Navy.
As Captain Collins and his men marched through Martin Place the
tumult of welcome and praise was terrific, and confetti and streamers, Fluttering from tall buildings, swirled about the marching sailors
The men marched with splendid bearing and their step reflected the pride of the watching crowds
So dense and eager was the crowd to get a closer look at the sallois that police had a difficult job in keep- ing them from encroaching on the
marching area.
Replicas Of the'plaqué to cotóbMttí
the victory 4over? the . lfelian^fu%er-|| weie presented to ten iepre!}|yitat}|pes of units of the ciuisers con&aayjhy the Loid Mayoi, it the To^fc Afàj^
A plaque has been placearon the-í in tut ret on the quarter deck vÍ>jfíth»; ulacr ."* The Lord Mayoi, who, c») ri^d, out the opening ceiemony, alio presented
a rose bowl to the waid room and a set of silver tankards to the officcis mess i 1
Aldermnn Crick said that an iden- tical plaque would be set up in the
Kjdnev Town Hull
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Australia'» Debt to Navy
"No country and no people in the history of the world owes more to sea power than does Australia," stated the Ministei for the' Navy (Mr Hughes 1 at a reception accorded the
officers and crew of the Sydney at¡! the Sydney Town Hall tp-nlght
The welcome brought to a climax
a day of feting for> the^cregç p( ¿he
victorious cruiser
"The Empire stands forvfleapowei, it was built up by sea power Sea power saved Britain when thetSparyv ish Armada threatened r her, sea power saved Britain when Napoleon had almost conquci ed the- world, and it only needed six hours command d{ the Channel for him to accomplish"
his objective Sea powcB "saved us;in " the last wai and sea powei will ¿ave us In .this'""added*"Mrj Hughes/* , v
Austtallan troops hado«anved their, names on the scroll ofviame at Bar- dia, Tobruk and Bonghasfl," added the Minister, and* that had been possible because of the Sydney _and othei ships of the Australian and British navies British ships had sajled down the Mediterranean just a^the ferries? crossed the Sydney Harbour Attci months of war not one bomb had fallen and not one shot ha*d ifleort fired on this country, 'ina1 foV2 that the Navy was responsible » Austra- lians were safe because)of the val- our, discipline and skill of the Navy ,
In replying to the íeception, Cap- tain Collins remaiked that the Ital- ian High Command seemed to be possessed with the Idea of saving its ships, but at the same time, he said "we saw several instances of great bravery on the part of Italian sea-
men " '