If you tuck in the word "due" after "Liverpool" it makes sense....doesn't it?
The reason Australia and other nations locked up foriegn nationals was some (albeit very very few) actually were spies. The message could have come from the port of departure for the price of a couple of beers in Woolloomooloo pub and then been radioed in.
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HMAS Sydney III "Thorough and Ready"
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