CORONATION CONTINGENTS.
DEPARTURE OF THE AUSTRALIANS FROM LONDON.
[press association.] LONDON, 22nd August. The Australian Coronation Contingent was given a hearty gend-bff at Alexandra Park. It marched thence to tho Albert Docks, and embarked on the steamer Arcadia. Liout. -Colonel C. St. C. Cameron, C.8., officer commanding, thanked General Cooke for the treatment of the troops, and said he was confident that the exceptional opportunities that had been affoided for meeting the King's troops from all parts of the world had strongly cemented the comradeship, which was a distinguishing feature of the soldiers of the British Empire. Colonel Cameron, in a letter to the press, thanks all classes for the innumerable kindnesses and the magnificent hospitality shown to the contingent.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 47, 23 August 1902, Page 5
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CORONATION CONTINGENTS.
Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 47, 23 August 1902, Page 5
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