Australian Defence
LOBE NORTHCOTE STATES THE POSITION AND XNCOUBAMB F3DERAL HELF-RELXANOB. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 29. Lord North cote, speaking at the celebration of the landing of Captain Cook, said that though it was porfectly certain the Mother Country would discharge to tho best of her ability the defence of Australia, yet she was 12,000 miles away and might havo to fight at any moment in her own defence. Australia should take a large share of her own defence. Her present Immunity could not be counted on as permanent. Let them call in advisers while it was time and import for pioneers men who, like Cook and his followers, knew how to defend tho land they had assisted in winning.
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Southland Times, Issue 12122, 30 April 1908, Page 2
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121Australian Defence Southland Times, Issue 12122, 30 April 1908, Page 2
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