FIFTY YEARS AGO
FEAR OF RUSSIAN ATTAOK 4 As a result of a Russian a scare " 50 years ago, concern was felt in Auckland . , about a possible sea attack. able attention had been given to the;; fortifications at the North Head and to test their effectiveness and also the mobility of the colonial defenoo force# a huge mock attack was planned. Describing the arrangements on the day of the event, the New Zealand Herald of November 9, 1885, stated:— <:j " To-day will witness one of the most imposing displays of the volunteer force of the colony in the form of the much A talked-of attack upon the Waitcmat* Harbour batteries, and the subsequent throwing ashore of a landing party at Tamaki. To brigade as many men Mvjj; possible, all the available country corps have been ordered to attend. It « tsxpected that there will bo fully 150U ,r troops, including cavalry, on parade in both parties —the enemy and the defenders. The s.s. Hinemoa, „ ' will act as the " Russian cruiser, ha« - been placed at the disposal of Colonel Lyon, the officer commanding the dwtrict, who will have charge of tne ; ( whole of the operations, including the £ assembling of the Thames and Wha* .£ ngarei contingents." ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22262, 9 November 1935, Page 10
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