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OPENING DOCKYARD AT ROSYTH British Official Wireless (Received December 8, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY. December 7. The dockyard at Rosyth, which, for thirteen years has been on the care and maintenance basis, will, it is understood, be reopened at an early date. Rosyth was the main naval base during the last war. Mediterranean Command Admiral Sir Dudley Pound. Com-mander-in-Chlef of the Mediterranean Fleet since March, 1936, will not be relieved of his command at the end of his three years’ ser ice, and it is understood his tenure of command will not terminate before 1940 at the earliest.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21215, 9 December 1938, Page 9
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99NAVAL PLANS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21215, 9 December 1938, Page 9
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