PARADE IN SYDNEY.
Received Mondav, 7 .35 p.m. SYlJ.XLY, .June 10. A crowd estirnateii at 400,000 watehtd 20,000 serving and exservicemen and women march in today \s victory parade. The display was made more tolourful by the prosonce of French and Dutch contingents, a sinai] Greek partv in ulnlo skirted Evzonc co.slunie, and by tanks, anti aircraft giins, and lloals depicting the war elTort. AmbulainM! ollicers treated 220 cases of collapse. Alost of tlii! casualties were women spectators, none of whoni was seriously i 11. R.A.A.F. Mosquitos and tighter planes llew in formation over the course ol: the procession. FoIIowiiig the parade 20,000 jieople attejnleil a Victory thanksgi ving service in the Doinain. Tonighl thcre will In; music and disjtlavs of searchlights and fireworks from Kuri Uenison and naval \essels.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 June 1946, Page 5
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