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ENTHUSiASTiC RECEPTION IN SYDNEY. (United Press Association.) Received October 17, 7.1 r> p.m. SYDNEY. f ii'tnbei' 17. A spectacular civic reception given to a lai'ue li11i:tl»• !' of III" original Anzacs ami oilier returned troops produced one of I lie most enthusiastic demonstrations Sydney lias seen during the war period. Floating, hut still unpublished, rumours of the Kaiser's abdication ami Germany's complete backdown intensified the demonstration. li use crowds lined the whole route. The Lord Mayor's carriage, drawn by a specially-selected gun team, anil containing the Lord .Mayor and representatives of the Federal and Slate Governments, led a long procession of llower-doeked and llower-pelied troops. A special feature was some'guns captured by the Australian Li-:ht Horse in Palestine. Since the publication of the latest reported development, in (iermanp the city is buzzing wiih i :q>eetuiuy and excitement.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13892, 18 October 1918, Page 5
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138ANZACS RETURN Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13892, 18 October 1918, Page 5
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