RED SUN ON THE KANGAROO PAW

 

 

Red Sun On The Kangaroo Paw

  

Japanese Air Raids And Attacks On Western Australia

During World War II

 

70th Anniversary 1942-2012 Commemorative Edition

 

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In all eight towns were targeted culminating in a total of 17 raids - 16 by air and 1 submarine shelling. Today most of these towns from Wyndham to Exmouth, Broome, Port Hedland and Derby are more readily identified as favourite holiday or fishing destinations, but between 1942 and 1943 they were at the frontline of attack. Each is thoroughly examined raid by raid, town by town, chapter by chapter.


Also covered are Japanese naval operations off the immediate WA coastline and in the Southern Ocean along with the accounts of Allied attempts to stem the enemy threat with the construction of secret airstrips such as Corunna Downs and Cunderdin. At 310 pages, with more maps, accounts, researched information and over 100 photographs both in colour and black & white.


Red Sun On The Kangaroo Paw – the 70th Anniversary 1942-2012 Commemorative Edition. Learn your wartime history, acknowledge your heritage. If there is one book that everybody should read and have readily available on their bookshelf – this is it. Because all these events occurred right here – on the very soil where you are standing now! 




Wyndham, Tuesday March 3 1942

Broome, Tuesday March 3 1942

Carnot Bay, Tuesday March 3 1942

Derby, Friday March 20 1942

Broome, Friday March 20 1942

Wyndham, Monday March 23 1942

Port Hedland, Thursday July 30 1942

Port Hedland, Monday August 17 1942 

Broome, Thursday August 27 1942

Exmouth Gulf, Thursday May 20 1943

Exmouth Gulf, Friday May 21 1943

Exmouth Gulf, Saturday May 22 1943

Broome, Monday August 16 1943

Port Hedland, Monday August 16 1943

Onslow, Wednesday September 15 1943

Exmouth Gulf, Thursday September 16 1943

Kalumburu (Drysdale Mission), Monday September 27 1943

Port Gregory, shelled by submarine I-165 Thursday January 28 1943


Broome – Roebuck Bay, March 3 1942

Broome under attack Tuesday March 3 1942

   Port Hedland under attack – July 30 1942

Port Hedland Japanese daisy cutter bomb crater July 30 1942

 Kalumburu-Drysdale River Mission attack Monday, September 27 1943 

Kalumburu-Drysdale River Mission attack September 27 1943

Onslow – crater from Japanese bomb September 15 1943

Japanese bomb crater Onslow 1943
U.S. Navy jetty at Potshot, Exmouth Gulf 1943

US Navy jetty to service Potshot-Exmouth Gulf 1943

Wyndham Airfield – Air Radio hut shot up March 3 1942

Wyndham air radio hut shot up March 3 1942


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