Official Reception for Anzacs at City Hall

Rainy City Hall ceremony for 600 Australian and New Zealand forestry troops en route from England to their homes in the Antipodes.

Attendees include: Brigadier General Troup Miller, Inspector General of the Eastern Defence Command; Sir Owen Dixon, Australian Minister; Jeffery F. Cox of the New Zealand diplomatic service; Lt. General V.A. H. Sturdy of Chief of the Australian Military Mission in Washington; Lt. Colonel N. Pharazyn, military attache of the New Zealand legation; Lt. Colonel C.R. Cole commands the visiting ANZACS.

WNYC Announcer Tommy Cowan provides the program introduction and gives his usual 'color' to the parade scene as the soldiers make their way to City Hall with the U.S. Army Band and others.

Mayor La Guardia welcomed the troops and asked them to convey to the people of Australia and New Zealand the city's affection and assurance of cooperation in the joint war effort. "Tell them, that we have learned to play together under heaven's rains and will fight together through hell's fire until we have completely beaten and crushed the Japs and Nazis and what's left of the Fascists, so we may live in peace for centuries to come."

Lt. Colonel C.R. Cole speaks and thanks the Mayor and the people of the City of New York.

New York Police and Fire Department bands play.

WNYC Announcer wrap-up with band music in the background.

Announcer - return to the program Music At Work.

WNYC archives id: 152349