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On the 19th of febuary, 1942, darwin was bombed by the japanese, this was the first and most devistating bombing of all.Most of the 280 or so people killed that day were victims of this first wave and on the 12th of november 1942, darwin was bombed for the 64th time, this was the last bombing of darwin..
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On 3 March 1942, without warning, Japanese fighters attacked. The attack lasted no more than 20 minutes, during which time 25 Allied aircraft were destroyed and dozens of people were killed or wounded. Many victims were Dutch women and children packed into flying boats on the harbour.
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31 May 1942 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.
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On 8 June 1942 was a short bombardment off Newcastle, about 160 kilometers off Sydney. At about 2.00 am, the Japanese submarine I-21, commanded by Captain Kanji Matsumura approached Newcastle. Matsumura's orders were to attack the Newcastle harbour. From about 2.15 am, he fired 34 shells from about nine kilometres north-east of Fort Scratchley, at the mouth of the Hunter River.
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At 1.45 am on 5 August 1944, fighter pilot Toyoshima Hajime, the first Japanese to be captured on Australian soil, blew a shrill blast on his bugle. Almost 1000 Japanesemen, armed with home-made weapons, went at the camp fences .The surprised guards, rushed to their posts when the alarm sounded.
