DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA
NEED FOR STRONG NAVY.
LORD JELLICOE'S VIEWS.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Ccipyright. BRISBANE, August 1. (Received Aug: 1, at 8.15 p.m.) - Lord Jellicoe, in replying to a welcome at Gladstone, said that Australia meant real business in preparing to defend her stores by the establishment of naval bases. He hoped that sea power, which was absolutely vital for the future of Australia, would be generally recognised. Australia offered temptations to her neighbours, and unless human nature altered people would want to come over and take this glorious country. It would be necessary to have a strong navy, backed by the British fleet to stop them. '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17693, 2 August 1919, Page 9
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106DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA Otago Daily Times, Issue 17693, 2 August 1919, Page 9
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