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| AUSTRALIAN FORCE 1 SPECIAL DIVISION GOING IN NEW YEAR OPPOSITION REGRETS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Nov. 30, 9 a.m.) CANBERRA, Nov. 30. ' The Prime Minister of Australia, reviewing the defence activities, indicated in the House of Representatives yesterday that the Australian Expeditionary Force would toe dispatched overseas early in the new year, as soon as it had reached a suitable stage of training. He pointed out that adequate assurance had been given to the Government with respect to the capacity and availability of the navy, which was, after all, Australia’s first line of defence, to give Australia protection against major aggression. In these circumstances the Government was of the opinion that it was most desirable to send a special infantry division abroad. Mr. J. Curtin, the Leader of the Opposition, regretted the Prime Minister’s announcement and claimed that Australia’s man-power was required for the defence and safety of the Commonwealth.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20108, 30 November 1939, Page 5
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