AUSTRALIAN ARMY
March in Sydney WATCHED BY HALF MILLION. (Aust. & N.z. cable Assn.] (Received January 4, 10.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, January .4. -. Portion .of Australia's . new Army for overseas marched through the main traffic thoroughfares of Sydney to-day in brilliant sunshine. . They were chered by an admiring crowd of half a million people, who throngeu the route of two and a-half miles to the saluting base outside of the City Town Hall. The base was occupied by an impressive group of military leaders, including the' GovernorGeneral, Lord Gowrie, Commander-in-Chief of the Australian military forces, and Lieutenant-General sir Thomas Blarney, who will lead the army, into battle. Six thousand men took part in the parade, which creat ed a deep impression on the people,
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Grey River Argus, 5 January 1940, Page 7
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