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Adelaide welcoming the Royal Navy [PRG 280/1/40/10] • Photograph

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Summary

The morning of 11 March 1924 large crowds welcome 1600 men of the Royal Navy Special Service Squadron, that visited Adelaide between 10 March and 15 March 1924, as they march along King William Street.

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Physical description

photograph; 12 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1924

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Great Britain -- Royal Navy
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Sailors -- Great Britain
Parades -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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General notes

The Special Service Squadron comprised; HMS Hood, HMS Repulse, and five ships of the Light Cruiser Squadron; HMS Danae, HMS Dauntless, HMS Delhi, HMS Dragon and HMS Dunedin. HMAS Adelaide joined the Squadron in Sydney in April for the remainder of its world cruise via the Pacific and North America to Portsmouth, England.

Digitisation information

Date

25/05/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,000 x 2,185 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

6.56 MB

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