Sydney Harbour Attacked - Postscript: Japanese Submariner funeral 1942
Following the audacious Japanese midget submarine raid on Sydney Harbour in 1942 the remains of 4 Japanese submariners were recovered. The officer com...
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Backyard Battlefields is a military history program which explores historical sites throughout Australia and beyond. Backyard Battlefields gives Australia’s military history a context by explaining its significance within the grander narrative of world events. Presented by James De Leo. For more information visit backyardbattlefields.com
Japanese Indian Ocean Raid 1944
In March 1944 a powerful Imperial Japanese Navy flotilla entered the Indian Ocean with the purpose (it is believed) of attacking the Western Australia...
Sydney Harbour Attacked: The Japanese Midget Submarine Raid
This episode is an interview with Peter Grose, author of 'A Very Rude Awakening' an excellent account of the May 1942 Japanese raid on Sydney Harbour.
BOMBING OF DARWIN 1942: Interview with author Peter Grose
On the 19th of February 1942 Japanese carrier and land based aircraft attacked the Australian port of Darwin. The 1st Air Fleet of the Imperial Japane...
Melon Hill Observation Post: Swanbourne, Western Australia
Melon Hill is located at Allen Park in a beach side suburb of Western Australia. It was the site of an observation post which would have acted in supp...
K-Heavy Battery: Point Peron, Western Australia
K-Heavy Battery was a 155mm gun position located at Point Peron, Western Australia. During WW2 it protected the Southern approach to the strategically...
U-Boat Attack: German Submarine Operations in Australian Waters
A long way from the deadly battles of the North Atlantic, the German Kriegsmarine sent a number of U-Boats to operate out of Japanese bases in British...
Victoria Barracks: Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne's Victoria Barracks was named after Queen Victoria and was built between 1856 and 1872. It was once the home of British redcoats before beco...
Anzac Cottage: Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia
Anzac Cottage is a house on Kalgoolie Street in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn. It was built in 1916, in a single day by local and enthusiastic vo...
Rotto Guns: Fremantle Coastal Defence Fortress, Rottnest Island, Western Australia
During WW2 the Western Australian island of Rottnest hosted a key link in the Fremantle Coastal Defence Fortress. It was there to protect Fremantle, a...