The Impact of the War on Australia

By ssiwft

  • The bombing of Darwin

    On 19 February 1942, Darwin suffered its first and most devastating air raid. The Japanese had assessed that the base threatened the success of their operations against Timor and Java (they had captured Ambon already).

  • The bombing of Darwin

    Japanese aircraft swept in low, bombing and strafing Broome’s harbour, township and airfield. Dozens of people were killed or wounded and 24 aircraft were destroyed. Many casualties were Dutch refugees from the Netherlands East Indies (modern Indonesia) whose flying boats were sitting defenceless on the harbour.

  • Air raids

    when the ship was hit by a torpedo from the Japanese midget submarine from I-22. He was buried in the RAN section at Rookwood Cemetery together with other shipmates who died during the attack.

  • Sydney Harbour

    three Japanese submarines, I-22, I-24 and I-27, sitting about seven nautical miles (13 kilometres) out from Sydney Harbour, each launched a Type A midget submarine for an attack on shipping in Sydney Harbour.

  • submarine attack

    the Japanese submarine I-24 fired ten rounds at Sydney Harbour in a five-minute period. Only one of the shells exploded, in Bellevue Hill.