Didn't realise that the Japs got this close Sorry about this. I have tried to add an attachment but seem to have failed, any help would be welcome
If i'm correct a few places in oz were bombed towards the end of the war. but obviously Japan needed its ships else were to sustain any real problems. kiwi will now more i hope.
Peter, would it be a picture like this?: "June 1, 1942. A Japanese Ko-hyoteki class midget submarine, believed to be Midget No. 14, is raised from Sydney Harbour." From: http://www.answers.com/topic/attack-on-sydney-harbour I'd never heard the story either, interesting stuff, midget Subs shelling towns... and carrying spotter planes?? Or is there another example of strikes on the Australian mainland? Cheers, Adam.
Cheers Adam, Thats seems to be the photo and report I was attempting to attach to the post, but as we know with no luck. I'll have another go in the morning. Bet reagrds Peter
Many of the attacks on the Australian mainland are found here: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-battles/ww2/jap-attack-aust.htm The attacks on Darwin were executed by carrier based aircraft and were not a prelude to invasion but to ensure a counter attack was not launched from Australia when the Japanese invaded Timor. Timor is only 600kms from Darwin. file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/GEOFFS%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-12.jpg View attachment 513
OLD THREAD I'M BUMPING UP... I hope you won't mind but I'd like to read more about these matters. Histories of these accounts don't seem to be readily available in the USA, so I want to find topic names, maybe book names and'or authors, and seek them out.
Bombing of Darwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The bombing of Darwin - Fact sheet 195 – National Archives of Australia The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - australia.gov.au
Hi Here are a few things on the sub attack in Sydney- Midget Submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942 Japanese midget submarine attacks on Sydney, 1942 - Fact sheet 192 – National Archives of Australia Australia Attacked - Sydney Harbour You may not know of these - Did 100 Japanese land north of Farnborough, just north of Yeppoon, QLD, during WW2? Japanese landings in Australia during WW2 Proof of secret WWII Japanese raids | Townsville Bulletin News regards Robert
Reme and Bofors, thanks for these! Wiki has been a great resource because so many writers contribute tales of events forgotten, glossed over or hacked out by editors. And maybe Wiki's writings aren't always correct, but it's still a great resource for my starting points. Thanks for these.
Good enough as any to place this news extract - SS Limerick - sunk of the NSW coast in April 1943 - wreck location unknown until recently
An Australian relative told me some time ago that there was a great fear of invasion by the Japanese. Apparently after the first attack, the Aussies thought the British & Allies would come and help, not really appreciating that we were rather fully occupied. Puts a different perspective on things. I did tell her that some 60,000 civilians were killed in bombing raids in the UK and I think it helped her understand our lack of support.