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Title
SMH Thurs 19 July 1945 Welcome Banquet in London Guildhall for Australian Sailors
Subject
Guildhall ceremonies, medieval banquet hall, Old and New worlds, brave hosts, heroic guests, war victory, street march, HMAS Australia, Australian navy, ‘young bronzed sailors’ myth, ruined medieval buildings, Waltzing Matilda on London streets, WWII, Second World War, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, military, navy, stained–glass windows, monuments, war, post-war celebrations
Description
At the end of World War II, Australian sailors of the vessel HMAS AUSTRALIA are depicted as heroic warriors (young and bronzed) who are privileged to march the medieval streets of Old London to dine and mingle with the Admiralty in the bombed London Guildhall. The backdrop of broken medieval stained-glass windows, shattered monuments and the temporary tin Hall roof highlights British pride in their Old World heritage but invokes powerful metaphors of victory amid ruins with the assistance of the New World, Australia.
Creator
Staff Correspondent Sydney Morning Herald reporting from London
Source
National Library of Australia
Publisher
Sydney Morning Herald
Date
18 July 1945
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF, Newspaper Article
Language
English