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Ben McKay

'Precious': unlikely allies rally against barracks sale

A rare political union has emerged to fight the sale of Sydney's historic Victoria Barracks. (Jessica Hromas/AAP PHOTOS)

Former prime minister John Howard has led an unlikely political union in a chorus against selling inner-city military grounds he described as "the soul of a nation".

About a thousand gathered in Moore Park opposite Sydney's Victoria Barracks on Sunday to rally against the proposed sale of the military site, which was established in the 1840s.

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