DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA
TRAINING IN INDIAN ARMY
COASTAL BATTERIES
(Received August S, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Gonimoiiwealtli defence proposals include the transfer of officers to be trained with tho Indian Army, the purchase of anti-aircraft guns, and the establishment of battories of 9.2-inch guns for coastal defence. Tho reason for sending officers to India is to enable them to gain experience with battalions at war ■ strength. ■ This is impossible in Australia owing to the "military forces at present being below full strength. The proposed new coastal guns will have a range of 31,000 yards. The cost of providing the necessary bat-, teries at Sydney, Newcastle, and Fremantle will be in the vicinity of £200,000. It is expected that the Commonwealth will make a special grant of money for the coastal defences and auti-aircraft guns. Such of the esihla news on mis pan a» t* no headed has appeared in "The limes" and Is cabled to Australia and New Zealand by jpocial permission. It should be understood that the opinions arc not those ot "Ihe limes unless expressly staled io be so.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19330808.2.75
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 33, 8 August 1933, Page 7
Word Count
183DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 33, 8 August 1933, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in