THE AUSTRALIA'S CREW.
IN A DISGRACEFUL MELEE
, By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] ■
London, June 24
Several seamen and stokers on the battleship Australia were fined at Portsmouth for drunkenness and a violent attack on the police. Witnesses described the Australia affray as one of the worst known in the town. When arrested, the stokers shouted, "come on, Australians!" A fvw, fight commenced, and the police drew their truncheons. A crowd of two thousand assembled, and things looked ugly. The Australians charged
again and again. The Bench let the men off with fines, remarking that whilst everybody was pleased at the colonies sending crews, England expected them to behave themselves.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 42, 25 June 1913, Page 4
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110THE AUSTRALIA'S CREW. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 42, 25 June 1913, Page 4
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