GOING TO HER GRAVE
HALS. AUSTRALIA TO BE BURIED TO-DAY. BEAUTIFUL FLORAL EMBLEMS. United Press Association—Copyright. (Received April 11, 8.85 p.m.; SYDNEY, April 11, Tho warship Australia goes to her grave to-morrow. Dospite. many protests, tho. Minister for, Defenc persists in the decision and slie will he sunk twenty miles off the Heads.. This decision is endorsed by Admiral Field, which, ho declared, was inevitable under the terms of the Washington conference. Tlie Australia bias been dismantled as far as the removable portions are concerned, and is practically a hulk. With her will go certain twelve-inch guns sent out for arming purposes but which have lain in tho naval dockyard for years and never placed aboard.
Many beautiful flor.al emblems from clubs and other bodies and personal floral emblems have been placed aboard. That from tho Millions Club is inscribed : “In loving memory of the defender of Australia’s millions.-” U.P.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9779, 12 April 1924, Page 5
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