AUSTRALIAN NAVY
MANOEUVRES CONCLUDED OLD CRUISER SUNK SYDNEY', May 7. The Australian naval manoeuvres off the coast ended to-day with the sinking of the out-of-date destroyer Anzac, which was used as a target 20 miles off the heads. The cruiser Canberra and the destroyers Yarra, Waterhen and Vendetta took part in the firing, and many direct hits were reco-rded from 15,000 and 13,000 yards until the Anzac finally heeled over and sank.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 109, 9 May 1936, Page 9
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