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Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
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CPA 098/08
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
HMAS SYDNEY II – NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
WHAT:
A national memorial service will be held in Sydney to remember the 645
men of HMAS Sydney II, who lost their lives on 19 November 1941.
WHO:
Relatives of HMAS Sydney
II’s crew will attend the service. Also
attending will be the Governor of NSW, Prime Minister of Australia,
Leader of the Opposition, Premier of NSW, Lord Mayor of Sydney, Chief
of Defence Force, Chief of Navy and the Acting Chief of Air Force.
WHERE:
St Andrew’s Cathedral, corner of Bathurst St and George St, Sydney.
A large screen outside the Cathedral will also broadcast the service.
WHEN:
11am on Thursday 24 April 2008.
FLY-PAST:
Three Royal Australian Air Force Hawk aircraft will conduct a fly-past
over St Andrew’s Cathedral at 12.25pm. The Hawks will pass east to
west over the Cathedral before flying back to RAAF Williamtown along
the coast.
MEDIA NOTES:
All requests for interview should be pre-registered today where possible with Defence
Public Affairs on 02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664.
Due to the solemn nature of the service, the following filming and photography
arrangements have been made:
ABC TV will pool vision of the service for Sydney metropolitan networks. No other
television cameras will be granted access inside the Cathedral, however filming will
be permitted outside.
One photographer each from Fairfax and News Limited have been invited to cover
the service. Navy will provide still images to other media via the Defence website at
Media contacts:
Defence Public Affairs:
02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
Raveena Carroll-Kenney:
0405 310 176
Annabelle Haywood:
0421 588 104
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