H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1924, Page 7

H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA

TO BE SUNK ON ANZAC DAY.

Arrangements have been, put ia train by the Navy Department; for the spectacular sinking of the flagship Aimtraha,' Bays the Melbourne "Age." Present expectations are that the event will take place off the coast of New South Wales on 25th April, Anzao Day." The contractors engaged in removing material from the vessel are required to hand her over to t the_ authorities by the first week o£ April. It has-been" decided that' tha Australia vail be sunk by the opening of the seacocks. This method of sinking was adopted by the Germane when they scuttled the High Sea fleet at Soaps I'lqvy (Scotland) after the Armistice.'The visiting British squadron of battle cruisers and light cruisers will reach Sydney a day earlier than schedule time, in order to participate m the ceremonies. The Australian fleet unit will abo be present • The hull of the Australia wilLbe towed out to a position about 10 or 12 miles from Sydney, so as to founder in deep water. The Minister of Defence (Mr. Bowden) pointed out recently that the method of disposing of the Australia 'bad been very precisely laid down by the Washington Treaty. The Cabinet had decided against sinking by gunfire, and. it had been found that complete "dismantlement to conform to the Trejy was economically not expedient. The Admiralty nad advised that in the oircumstarices i"S baUle crui60 ?' *a» tha beat