The Australian Government agreed to the transfer of HMA Ships PARRAMATTA and SWAN, (torpedo boat destroyers), to the NSW Government for use as accommodation ships for civil prisoners. The vessels were never put to this use. The State Opposition Leader, Mr J. T. Lang, moved a successful recission vote in Parliament, claiming the convict system had been abolished in NSW in 1842.
Australian Naval History on 11 January 1930
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