Download or read book The Koolama Incident in the Timor Sea 1942 written by Bill Loane and published by . This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the dramatic true story of survival in the north Kimberley region of Western Australia after MV Koolama is attacked and bombed by three Japanese float planes in February, 1942. After the Captain beached his stricken ship some one hundred and sixty souls took to the lifeboats and established a camp in a remote cove. This group which included a six month-old child and injured men lived as castaways, enduring hardship, while tempers stretched to breaking point and a near mutiny. A rescue bid by monks from a remote Benedictine Mission, led by Aboriginal guides through one hundred and fifty kilometres of the harshest terrain known to man and escape by lugger and seaplane for others after the patched up vessel is taken on to Wyndham by her gallant Skipper and a handful of men. Learn the fate of Koolama and the aftermath in an incredible story never before told. This book is an invaluable contribution to the documentation of Australian history and has just been made into two documentary programs by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Download or read book The Allied Defense of the Malay Barrier 1941 1942 written by Tom Womack and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though few realize it, the Netherlands East Indies were the object of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Likewise, their invasions of Guam, Wake Island and the Philippines were mainly diversionary operations to safeguard their main assault on Dutch and British colonies. Since the end of World War I, Japan had coveted the vast East Indies oil reserves, and the colony had feared invasion since Germany overran Holland in May 1940. Isolated politically the weakly defended archipelago was a tempting prize. The East Indies government initially maintained a strict policy of neutrality while desperately working to build up its military strength. As Japanese actions pushed the region toward war, the Dutch reluctantly embraced closer ties with America and Britain. For a brief period, the East Indies were key players in Pacific War strategy. This book details for the first time in English the Dutch prewar strategy, their efforts to counter Japanese espionage and their sizable though largely forgotten military contribution in the early months of the Pacific War.
Download or read book The Koolama Incident written by Bill Loane and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the wreck of the TKoolama', which was bombed by Japanese planes in 1942. Tells of the hardships endured by the passengers and crew following the beaching of the ship on the northern shores of WA, their long desert walk to the Drysdale River Mission and the subsequent dramatic rescue by land, sea and air. Includes references.
Download or read book Guy Griffiths written by Peter Jones and published by Australian Scholarly Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his long career in the Royal Australian Navy, Guy Griffiths participated in its emergence from Depression-era stricture, pre-World War II, to its reinvention in the 1950s and 60s as a capable middle-power force centred on aircraft carriers in the missile age. In this time, he personally experienced the RAN’s darkest days in the face of the Japanese onslaught and its fi nest hour in the Philippines Campaign of World War II, and its close involvements in the Korean War and then the Vietnam War. He witnessed the realities of war in positions of increasing responsibility. Guy Griffiths: The Life & Times of an Australian Admiral is the authorised biography of Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO, DSO, DSC, RAN. ‘From country boy to gold-braided admiral, Guy Griffiths has led a richly-textured life of service to the navy and the nation. As a teenage midshipman he survived the disastrous sinking of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse off Malaya in 1941 and went on to fight at sea with distinction in another two wars: Korea and Vietnam. It is an unmatched record of courage, dedication and achievement. This is the enthralling biography of a remarkable sailor and a genuinely great Australian.’—Mike Carlton AM, bestselling author of Flagship & First Victory
Download or read book The Shark Caller written by Dianne Wolfer and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a twin from a shark calling family can appease the ancestors and bring a community back together in this powerful and haunting story. Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy’s twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional death ceremonies. After they arrive, Izzy realises things have changed since their last visit. Logging threatens the community’s way of life and sharks no longer answer the song of the shark callers. Izzy’s cousin Noah explains that the clan needs someone to undertake a traditional diving ritual. The person must be a twin from the shark calling lineage. The dive will be perilous. And Izzy is the last twin. Will she have the courage to attempt the dive? And what deep, dark secrets will the ocean reveal if she does?
Download or read book Unfinished Voyages written by Graeme Henderson and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable guide for maritime archeologists, recreational divers, historians and others interested in the drama adventure and romance of Western Australia's rich maritime history.
Download or read book Radar Yarns written by Ed Simmonds and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book At the Other End of Australia written by P. F. Donovan and published by St. Lucia ; New York : University of Queensland Press ; Lawrence, Mass. : Distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Technical Impex Corporation. This book was released on 1984 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Aboriginal/white relations, including Coniston Killings; poor conditions for Aboriginal pastoral workers; missions; changing Government policy and administration; lobbying of anthropologists, especially Spencer, Elkin and Thomson; effect of World War II; commitment of Federal Government under Hasluck; development of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Aboriginal self-determination.
Download or read book The Dog with Seven Names written by Dianne Wolfer and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tiny dog, the runt of the litter, is born on a remote cattle station. She shouldn’t have survived, but when Elsie finds, names and loves her, the pup becomes a cherished companion. Life is perfect ... until War arrives. With Japanese air raids moving closer, Elsie’s family leaves the Pilbara for the south and safety. But the small dog has to stay behind. After travelling far from home with drovers and a flying doctor, she becomes a hospital dog and experiences the impact of war on north-western Australia. She witnesses wonderful and terrible things and gives courage to many different humans. But through all her adventures and many names, the little dog remembers Elsie, who girl who loved her best of all. Will she ever find her again? A Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book, 2019
Download or read book Australia s Mangroves written by Norman C. Duke and published by MER. This book was released on 2006 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Australian coastline is 18% occupied by a very special and beneficial habitat of extraordinary trees and larger shrubs bathed regularly by flooding tides and washing waves. This practical guide describes each of these highly adapted plants." - - Back cover.
Download or read book The Australian Captive written by William Jackman and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The I124 written by Peter Dermoudy and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talk given by the author on 8 May, 1991 at the State Library of the Northern Territory, Darwin, as one of it's series of TUnder the Banyan Tree' lunchtime entertainments. Dermoudy, an architect and historian, discusses his studies on the I124, a Japanese submarine wreck in Clarence Strait, and his proposals for raising it.
Download or read book Black Australians written by Sir Paul Hasluck and published by Melbourne] : Melbourne University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book East Timor written by George J. Aditjondro and published by Australian Council for International Development. This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Kalumburu War Diary written by Eugene Perez and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic missions to Australian Aborigines. Effects of World War 2. Western Australia. Kalumburu, 1942-1945. Correspondence, diaries, etc.
Download or read book Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters written by Ronald Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
