AN AUSTRALIAN NAVY
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LONDON, September 22. Lord Brassey, presiding at the inaugural dinner held at the Grocers' Exhibition, in the course of his opening speech said that it'was useless for the Motherland to expect her daughter States to subsidise the Imperial Navy. Australia desired an Australian Navy, which would remain in local waters in times of peace, but be placed at the Empire's service in war time. Australia ought to have begun with a small but efficient permanent force of men. backed "by strong and well-trained reserves. Australia should first build only destroyers and submarines, and as her naval organisation -xpanded the Motherland could supply, either by gift or loan, cruisers (combatant vessels) from the Home reserves.
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Evening Star, Issue 12926, 24 September 1906, Page 6
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120AN AUSTRALIAN NAVY Evening Star, Issue 12926, 24 September 1906, Page 6
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