Japanese submarine Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Wounded seaman being carried from the damaged freighter Allara in Newcastle, 1942

Wartime fears of a seaman’s daughter

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 15, 2019
Post category:History Militaria Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

FOR young Daphne Roper the most important thing about any ship entering Newcastle Harbour in the difficult years of World War II was its funnel. Daphne’s father Alexander McMorran was…

Japanese mini-submarine on fund-raising tour in Newcastle in 1942

Japanese mini-submarines on tour

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:June 26, 2019
Post category:History Militaria Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

On May 31 and June 1, 1942, mini-submarines, launched from a large Japanese mother-sub, the I-24, attacked Sydney Harbour.The subs caused havoc, sinking the converted ferry HMAS Kuttabul (being used…

Newcastle under shellfire, 1942

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:March 19, 2019
Post category:History Militaria Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

Many incidents of the Second World War remained unknown to most of the Australian public until the authorities considered it safe to discuss them. They feared panic among the population…