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The Finding Sydney Foundation Approved by Treasurer as a Deductable Gift Recipient (7th Mar 2008)

Published Mar 06 2008, 10:39 PM

The Hon Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia and The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs, confirmed The Finding Sydney Foundation has been approved as a Deductable Gift Recipients (DGRs) and tax deductions are available to donors.

The Finding Sydney Foundation is an organisation formed to find the cruiser HMAS Sydney II and the German raider HSK Kormoran, which sunk off the Western Australian Coast following a battle at sea on 19th November 1941. The Finding Sydney Foundation also aims to commemorate the memory with a virtual memorial to the sailors.

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