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Remembering the battle for Australia
Volume 50, No. 17, September 20, 2007 |
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POIGNANT: A guard from HMAS Cerberus on parade at the Battle for Australia Commemoration Melbourne.
Photo: ABPH Quentin Mushins |
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About 2000 people attended the Battle for Australia Commemoration Melbourne at the Shrine of Remembrance on Wednesday, September 5.
The service marked the 65th anniversary of the series of battles in World War II, in which Australia and its allies in the Pacific repulsed the Japanese attacks threatening Australia.
The commemoration particularly focuses on 1942, when the threat of invasion of Australia was very real.
Australian Defence Force involvement this year included a Royal Australian Navy guard and the RAAF Central Band, supported by cadets from Melbourne High School.
Key features of the commemoration included flypasts by two vintage training aircraft, a Harvard and a Winjeel, provided by the RAAF Museum. |
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