AUSTRALIAN NAVY
MAINLY IN HOME WATERS [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Reed. Dec. 28, 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 28. Reviewing the activities of the Australian Navy, the Minister (Mr. Hughes) announced that ninety per cent, of the Australian naval ships were now in Australian waters. He was not permitted to say more than that. He claimed that Australian ships had built up a fine record. “Apart from co-operating with the Royal Navy in patrolling the trade routes of the wdrld, our ships have already sunk one enemy cruiser, destroyed several enemy submarines and destroyers and torpedo-boats, shot down enemy aircraft, and captured enemy merchant ships.”
Mr. Hughes also praised the operations of other units of the Australian Navy, namely, mine-sweepers, sloops, and other auxiliary craft, which were constantly at sea, patrolling the coastline ev6r since the war began.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 28 December 1940, Page 2
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