TROUBLE ON H.M.S. AUSTRALIA
MUTINEERS SENTENCED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. m . SYDNEY, June 20. (Received June 20, at 10.30 p.m) Five members of the warship Australia's crow have been sentenced to terms of from one to two years' imprisonment, and to be dismissed the service, for bein" connected with the mutiny at Fremahtle on June 1. A previous cable mosM.ge stated: It has been announced that when the battle cruiser Australia was ordered to leave Fremantle members of the crew refused duty, as they ■wished to delay the vessel's departure in order to entertain their friends. The petty officers got up steam and the vessel proceeded to sea, where she stopped-and the men were ordered to their posts. This order they obeyed Later seven men were sentenced to 90 days' imprisonment, and others will be icourt-inartialled.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17657, 21 June 1919, Page 9
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