AUSTRALIAN NAVY
ACTIVITIES REVIEWED [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Reed. Oct. 19, 12,30 p.m.). MELBOURNE. October 19. In a review of naval activities in Australia since the outbreak of the war, the Minister of Defence (Mr. Street.) said that the Royal Australian Navy had taken over more than 30 merchant vessels, which were being used as armed merchant cruisers and mine-sweepers. Many merchant ships had also been fitted with guns. All the warships that were on the reserve before the war were now in commission. Mr. Street announced that certificates would be issued to men who tried to enlist in the defence forces, but who are required in industry, rather than in the front line.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 October 1939, Page 7
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