DRASTIC RETRENCHMENT
AUSTRALIAN NAVY WILL SUFFER SHIPS TO BE REDUCED Reed. 9 a.m. MELBOURNE, Today. Instructions which have been issued by the Federal Ministry to the three Defence Forces are expected to result in drastic retrenchments in the Australian Navy. The Ministry appears to have committed itself to the maintenance of a larger squadron than it is possible to find money for. The number of ships in commission will have to be reduced. One or both of the new submarines and the depot ship Platypus may be placed in reserve with 12 other ships lying idle in Sydney harbour. This will entail heavy reduction in the navy personnel.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 700, 27 June 1929, Page 9
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108DRASTIC RETRENCHMENT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 700, 27 June 1929, Page 9
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