1 jan 1908 ano - USA’s Great White Fleet visit to Australia

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Prime Minister Alfred Deakin invited the Great White Fleet to visit Australia during its circumnavigation of the world. The fleet stopped in Sydney, Melbourne and Albany. Deakin advocated for an independent Australian Navy. The visit was significant in that it marked the first occasion that a non-Royal Navy fleet had visited Australian waters. The visit of the Great White Fleet as a major turning point in the creation of the Royal Australian Navy.