Target Australia! Japanese Submarine Attacks on Sydney & Newcastle (Ep.3)
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3 жыл бұрынIn this concluding episode, Japanese submarines boldly bombard Sydney and Newcastle with their deck guns, and an Australian fort replies.
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@anthonywalsh785 3 жыл бұрын
As a 71yo Australian born in 1949, i found this audio only documentary fascinating. Through the 1950's & 60's we were taught nothing at school about these attacks. I knew of the 2 midget submarines sinking ships in Sydney Harbour, but knew nothing about the shelling of Sydney & Newcastle suburbs by larger submarines. One of the oddities about growing up in Australia during my school years, was that we were taught more about the suffering of Great Britain. Ps my father was sunk on the Hmas Canberra in the battle of Savo Island in August 1942, but he was rescued by sailors on the Uss Blue.
@justat1149 3 жыл бұрын
Video’s not even up for a minute, and I’m already here to finish this amazing series. This part of WWII history should be more well known
@XxBloggs 3 жыл бұрын
It is well known in Australia
@frankryan2505 3 жыл бұрын
@@XxBloggs was a hour program on radio national pretty much when this was posted.
@trevorking8985 3 жыл бұрын
@@XxBloggs And New Zealand ! E We got some of the same subs too. He didn't mention the board ING/sleep ship that got torpedoed in Sydney Harbour killing many.
@thehonners 3 жыл бұрын
@@trevorking8985 that was in episode 2
@trevorking8985 3 жыл бұрын
@@thehonners Or our interisland ferry that had a torpedo fired at it (missed) & the minefield laid outside our harbour & it's scout plane flying over our city in the dead of night.(Wellington, the capital ) Trev New Zealand
@cameronalexander359 3 жыл бұрын
As an Aussie, this series was the most comprehensive esposè of these events i've ever heard.
@Rusty_Gold85 3 жыл бұрын
it is truly the only Comprehensive documentary
@gardnep 3 жыл бұрын
Ditto to that
@paulschlusser1085 3 жыл бұрын
Except that the suburb is pronounced wool-ARR-a. Rather than WOOL-ara.
@sinoxenon1005 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulschlusser1085 hahaha you have to give him some slack for that. I live in Hong Kong, but from Sydney, and there is a chain of steak houses called Woolloomooloo ... no one knows how to pronounce it.
@paulschlusser1085 3 жыл бұрын
@@sinoxenon1005 Indeed I do. Fabulously well researched and produced work. Minor pronunciation variations are entirely understandable.
@fordprefect80 3 жыл бұрын
My grandmother lived at Tyrrell St Newcastle during the war, I'm told she watched the attack along with many others that night. Presumably people left their homes to find a good vantage point to watch the spectacle. I've thoroughly enjoyed this three part episode thanks Mark. From Newcastle.
@cartersmith8560 10 ай бұрын
Darwin wasnt so lucky
@85me262 3 жыл бұрын
Dr Mark Felton...a man so unbiased that it makes some of my fellow history buffs uncomfortable. I however love it. History is history and can't be changed. We can however apply it to our future to avoid tragedies as seen in the past.
@85me262 3 жыл бұрын
@Wise and Free And to use a very relevant example. If my generation actually studied history a bit they'd realize what a disaster socialism/communism really is. Not to mention the many other terrible regimes in history.
@85me262 3 жыл бұрын
@Wise and Free Well yea for many feelings and emotions override facts.
@scottnixon2899 3 жыл бұрын
It can be erased from public records...as you may have guessed, I'm from the United States ...
@85me262 3 жыл бұрын
@@scottnixon2899 as am i
@roscoewhite3793 3 жыл бұрын
There was one further submarine attack on Australia; the shelling of Port Gregory in Western Australia on 28 January 1943 by I-165, an operation intended to distract attention away from the evacuation of Guadalcanal. Ten 10-cm shells were fired at what was thought to be an ammunition factory, but was actually a disused crayfish cannery, to no effect, and while the gunfire was heard by locals, Allied command only learned about the attack when a report on the action transmitted from I-165 was intercepted and decrypted.
@davidbryant5934 Жыл бұрын
Bloody hell...that's something I didn't know
@roberthoward9500 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else think "Mr Churchill" is a great name for a kitten?
@timothyhays1817 3 жыл бұрын
Bulldog.
@tomliii8619 3 жыл бұрын
Purrfect!
@rkelsey3341 3 жыл бұрын
A woman once told Mr Churchill that her baby looked exactly like him. The PM answered, "Madam, ALL babies look exactly like me."
@rovercoupe7104 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it wasn’t called Lord Halifax.
@davidmurphy8190 3 жыл бұрын
My wife insisted on Winston Churchill for our cat. The cat is more like Chamberlain or Attlee.
@wastedangelematis 3 жыл бұрын
"...this is an audio only episode" Proceeds to change image, WE HAVE BEEN SPOILED !!!! 🤩🥰😎
@xiaoka 3 жыл бұрын
A few image swaps do wonders. Having a map show once in a while at the very least.
@77thTrombone 3 жыл бұрын
If Professor Doctor Mark-On-History sees this comment, I want him to know the occasional maps are tremendously helpful for those of us who recall Australia as the dog-shaped island off the west coast of NZ.
@MrDyhard 3 жыл бұрын
@@77thTrombone new what ? Never heard of it.
@halojump123 3 жыл бұрын
He is sneaky like that.
@dman8115 3 жыл бұрын
Man Mark you are without a doubt the best Historian I have the pleasure of listening and teaching me. Thank you very much for what you do
@BrettonFerguson 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early, the Wehrmacht had 3 months of fuel remaining.
@mcrdl76 3 жыл бұрын
Another interesting presentation from Dr. Felton for a Sun. afternoon here in the US..
@lookabomba32 3 жыл бұрын
I imagine a cat named Mr. Churchill would show no fear like his human counterpart
@noecarrier5035 3 жыл бұрын
It would be quite unseemly. No doubt he grew up into an irascible old tomcat covered in scars, menace of anything small and furry that dared disturb his naps.
@Whitpusmc 3 жыл бұрын
I think the bravest is the child. While admitting her own fright (and one can image a child being terrified of a “air raid”) despite the frightening experience, she noticed the behavior of her kitten and took comfort in its nonchalance and later reflected upon it. I’d wager the kitten was clueless.
@Whitpusmc 3 жыл бұрын
@Julian Palmer Quite right. Mentioned in dispatches and a gong each.
@YUSKHAN 3 жыл бұрын
Churchill was a coward he had his bags packed ready for Canada, during the nazi onslaught at Dunkirk 😂😂😂
@prezzyjim 3 жыл бұрын
@@YUSKHAN He had to be ordered by the King himself not to go out in the first wave of D-Day. He is anything but a coward.
@kenrobinson8060 3 жыл бұрын
Target Australia provided great detailed information for me Mark, I can remember as a youngster listening to these events on our wireless (radio) the Japanese were really knocking on our door and the bulk of our fighting troops were over in the desert fighting the Germans and Italians, things were looking bleak for Australia at that time. you have now filled in the details that were not reported at the time, for which I thank you
@itslukkeee 3 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic, as someone who lives in Sydney and knows all the places mentioned I definitely learnt some new things!
@JohnBicknell 3 жыл бұрын
Aussie are tough, their kittens tougher.
@Trek001 3 жыл бұрын
Emus and Cats are known to be tough animals
@stuart8663 3 жыл бұрын
@@Trek001 Indeed, They can be very nasty, like kangaroos and believe it not not, Koala bears
@eatme337 3 жыл бұрын
I saw a Koala in a rescue hospital that was hit by a freight train,bounced right off, he was sitting in a tree munching looked ok to me
@zillsburyy1 3 жыл бұрын
they were not seriously prepared for the war
@nofrackingzone2.057 3 жыл бұрын
Ten year old Barbara’s kitten Mr. Churchill was unfazed. How classic!
@robertgutierrez4988 3 жыл бұрын
I have learned more about WW2 history from these videos than all of my high school, collage classes as well as PBS combined combined, thank you.
@artkoenig9434 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dr. Felton, for your prolific accounts of lesser known battles (lesser known to me).
@hazza_LYX 3 жыл бұрын
My school was located near where the i24 attack happened. We had always been told that a shell landed on the sports oval, thanks for pulling this together Mark!
@oncall21 3 жыл бұрын
As an Aussie and with an uncle who served in the RAAF I've found this series fascinating Dr Felton. Thanks for sharing!
@nathanielmoran1819 3 жыл бұрын
I said last week, and again before: thank you Mark for doing this series. This three part series has been like Christmas come early for me.
@douglasturner6153 3 жыл бұрын
"One soldier leaped out of bed and twisted his ankle"! Wrong use armor piercing Japanese shells were kept stored in the waterlogged ready locker and failed to function properly when used. "Perhaps moisture seeped into them as well?" Sounds like a classic Donnybrook!
@peterpade6293 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your record of the submarine attacks along the East coast of Australia. I studied engineering in Newcastle in the late 1960's and was well aware of the WW2 Japanese torpedo runs. Thanks again for an informative and well spoken audio of the events. My father was one of the Australian soldiers who fought in New Guinea.
@mickryan2450 2 жыл бұрын
I had tothink of this why would anybody want to over aus u gotta be joking hard country hard ppl
@cartersmith8560 10 ай бұрын
those Diggers saved the day in New Guinea before the Americans showed up
@1969Risky 3 жыл бұрын
5:10 There was panic in the eastern suburbs of Sydney after the shell attack. People sold their homes for a fraction of their original price due to fear of more attacks. This continued until the war ended. Woollahra Municipal Council's website has the listing where the shells landed. lucky there was no night time golf in those days!
@thatsme9875 2 жыл бұрын
my grandfather immediately sent his wife and two children up to the Blue Mountains for a few months to avoid any future attacks.'
@j-dub618 3 жыл бұрын
I just bought a world war I German iron cross first class medal. I don't just watch Mark Felton historical videos, I live them.
@levcomissarov9440 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing depth and details, as usual! Thank you Mark Felton :)
@colsmith7257 3 жыл бұрын
I knew of a German man who served on a sub during WW2 of the east coast. He said the country likes so beautiful he moved there after the war and moved to maclay island. He was a very kind man.
@Trek001 3 жыл бұрын
11:09 - a cat that is steadfast in the face of enemy fire
@ncrveteranranger3559 3 жыл бұрын
Always a treat to see a new video
@kactarse 3 жыл бұрын
Great Vid! Fort Scratchley was always one of my favourite places to visit as a kid!
@MyLateralThawts 3 жыл бұрын
I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit I spent several hours at the Royal Australian Navy heritage Centre in Sydney and failed to come across ANYTHING covered by Dr Felton’s videos with regard to the Japanese submarine attacks. I am left doubting my own eyes, or that the museum simply did not have the appropriate display in place.
@jw451 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe its not something they want to go into in too great detail. Considering their performance being next to useless. Could be described as impotent
@GJ-zb3me 3 жыл бұрын
The war memorial in Canberra has an amazing presentation with a midget submarine as the centre piece of a sound and light presentation.
@MyLateralThawts 3 жыл бұрын
@@GJ-zb3me Thank you, I’ve been planning a return trip to Australia from the moment I left. I shall definitely add Canberra to my list of Australian destination cities.
@unlocated7448 3 жыл бұрын
@@MyLateralThawts the displays are rotated from time to time at the RAN heritage centre, I am Australian so it’s a bit easier for me to go there more often, but they have had accounts of the Japanese attacks on Australia (East and Northern coasts) featured before.
@MyLateralThawts 3 жыл бұрын
@@unlocated7448 thank you. I was starting to doubt my own sanity, as the story Dr Felton told is precisely the kind of thing that would catch my attention. You have given me another reason to revisit Sydney, which is already in my top five of favourite cities BTW.
@lukeday87 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark Felton for these videos, ive lived in Newcastle my entire life and its great learning of its history during the war.
@ColinH1973 3 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal piece of work, enthrallingly narrated. Fascinating stuff Mark. Thanks.
@oldmanriver1955 3 жыл бұрын
2nd story. My maternal grandfather was working on the new Hawkesbury River railway bridge and they reported seeing submarine periscopes. Reported it to the authorities. Nothing! Next day they attacked Newcastle.
@toomuchyoutube 3 жыл бұрын
Great job as always Mr. Felton.
@SigmaWolf-in2mr 3 жыл бұрын
The amount of history, this man has is the great. Always entertaining.. Thanks Mr. Felton.
@henriknilsson7851 3 жыл бұрын
A truly great 3 part series! I have always been fascinated by the giant Japanese submarines from WWII.
@gtpumps 3 жыл бұрын
Fort Scratchley in Newcastle is a fantastic museum to visit highly recommended.
@aussietaipan8700 Жыл бұрын
The three episodes were riveting and very well documented, thank you Mark on a job well done.
@testboga5991 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thank you!
@noecarrier5035 3 жыл бұрын
Almost like a bit of theatrics on the edges of the greater war. Fascinating story, absolutely intriguing.
@willemhendriks1905 3 жыл бұрын
The stones on that airraid warden who carried that live shell out of the family's home. Respect...
@gardnep 3 жыл бұрын
At Fort Scratchley museum I looked up at the list of 34 ships lost to Japanese submarines off the east coast of Australia
@orion_red7447 3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing series. Keep up the great work.
@whythesadface 3 жыл бұрын
My mother passed about six weeks ago, at times she spoke vividly about that night in Newcastle and seeing the many unexploded shells in her suburb the next day. Also my grandmother's brother died in the ferry that was sunk by the midget subs in Sydney Harbour. It was great to hear such a detailed account, thank you. Sorry but you didn't nail any pronunciations of any Australian locations during the three episodes ;) non english!
@sinoxenon1005 3 жыл бұрын
Same regarding my father and the attacks on Sydney, he was a child at the time. Fancy the connection to the ferry, wow. Got to give him some slack on Woolloomooloo haha.
@questionmark05 Жыл бұрын
Pronouncing a lot of the names of our places usually requires our unique accent. Especially some of the Aboriginal names. He did decently without our accent and seems to at least have looked up how to say it, rather than just reading the names.
@oslonorway547 3 жыл бұрын
I'm going back to watch all over from Episode 1. .... Don't know why, but I know it'd be worth it.
@indianajones4321 3 жыл бұрын
Well made video Dr. Felton
@jamesbodnarchuk3322 3 жыл бұрын
Great & informative!❤️🇨🇦
@petersouthernboy6327 3 жыл бұрын
The Japanese were using the Mark 14 torpedo 😂
@steveshoemaker6347 3 жыл бұрын
A big...Thanks very much....!
@silvanski 3 жыл бұрын
Thrilling series
@oldmanriver1955 3 жыл бұрын
One shell landed in the backyard of a house just down the road from my mother's home. Destroyed the outdoor toilet!!
@nnoddy8161 3 жыл бұрын
One landed in my old street of Manion Avenue in Rose Bay.
@cmphighpower 3 жыл бұрын
Always waiting for new videos. You do a great job
@garymckee8857 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark.
@aretardridesmotard6128 3 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic series
@flaminmongrel6955 3 жыл бұрын
Here in India we have a proverb "sword can't do what a needle can" I think it fits perfectly well on this video although there are many videos of war stories with animations and all but I can't really understand them when I'm driving.
@alanmoffat4454 3 жыл бұрын
GOOD VIDEOS WELL PRESENTED 👍 THANK YOU AGAIN ,NEVER TOLD THIS HISTORY CHEERS .
@snow1-2pinkkush46 3 жыл бұрын
Really nice video thankss
@peterkirgan6850 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Dr mark
@marcdavis4509 3 жыл бұрын
Dr Felton, the stories from the Battle of Kohima need to be told!
@johna1160 3 жыл бұрын
Of course Mister Churchill wasn't frightened. That would've been bad form, what!
@thedownfallparodist1145 3 жыл бұрын
Good Video!
@stuart8663 3 жыл бұрын
Oddly though, the Japanese printed Occupation money for Australia. So there was at least more than just the notion of invasion at some stage.
@blueycarlton 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have seen some of the Occupation notes. A friend's dad was in New Guinea and bought some back after the war.
@sinoxenon1005 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I wonder why.
@gctzx 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently not designed for Australia. "In 1942 the Japanese issued a 1 and a ½ shilling notes for use in these areas. This money is sometimes wrongly identified as being printed in preparation for an invasion of Australia; no such invasion was ever planned and this denomination was not used in Australia." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_money#:~:text=In%201942%20the%20Japanese%20issued%20a%201%20and%20a%20%C2%BD,was%20not%20used%20in%20Australia.
@mikenewman4078 3 жыл бұрын
Both the invasion money and the invasion plans to land on the Queensland Sunshine Coast. Had Churchill succeeded in sending the Australian troops returning from North Africa, Greece and Crete to Rangoon, it is doubtful that the invasion plans would have been shelved. KZfaq videos are a great place to make statements without proof, whereas a proper historical book contains a bibliography listing primary source documents. This account does not concur with historical books I have read. Until now I have given Mark Felton's ad libs the benefit of the doubt, now his clips are firmly in grain of salt territory.
@sinoxenon1005 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikenewman4078 what's your source for said invasion plans? According to materials I have read the Japanese high command was not interested in an invasion, although there was some debate between the Japanese Imperial Navy and Army.
@malcolmhardwick4258 3 жыл бұрын
Top quality content !!
@doug3117 3 жыл бұрын
Most enjoyable and educational. Loved your attempts to pronounce Woollahra.
@brettshea8623 3 жыл бұрын
Another great job mark 👍☺️👌
@QvodInferivs 4 ай бұрын
An incredible piece of history from sydnay and Newcastle during WW2. As a nurse in aged care I've spoken to many novacastrains who remember the raid a fascinating time in Australian history. Fort scratchly with great views of newcastle, house memorabilia from the Japanese and Australian defense forces. If people get a chance and in Newcastle its worth a visit.
@arlenevandeveer2244 3 жыл бұрын
I was 6yrs old and in an orphanage in Iowa in 1942-46 Even though I had both parents. Only remember the black long curtains at night,which only scared me more. My Mother had left 6 of us and went off with a soldier who she had another child from. Have often wondered what we were in not knowing it was WW11. I’m so enjoying these accounts and Thank you for each of them. I want to send some money to help you keep going and educate myself more. Love your episodes and your wonderful voice. Thank you again. Wonderfully done
@jrt818 Жыл бұрын
I'm wondering if the orphanage was the Annie Wittenmeyer Home.
@sinoxenon1005 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Dr Felton. I think operations Jaywick and Rimau would make for compelling material and I'm sure you would find a new aspect to these raids like you have with these ones. My father was 5 years old but remembered the Japanese raids and told me of hearing the guns firing.
@Danger_mouse 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for history lesson I never had at school. I'm an Aussie, who's grandfather served in Darwin as a gunner. I had no idea about these large subs and their attacks directly on our coasts. Most Australian attack stories focus on the midget sub attacks in Sunday.... I was unaware of any land targets.
@thatsme9875 3 жыл бұрын
Dangermouse, during the war most news about most such incidents was suppressed by the authorities in order to preserve civilian morale. look up the first stories about the first Darwin bombings, which avoided any mention of casualties, look up the bombing of the Dutch Flying boats moored at Broome in Western Australia, which was attacked by Japanese fighter planes on 3 March 1942, during World War II. At least 88 civilians and Allied military personnel were killed, look up the destroyer load of Japanese Marines which landed in the Kimberleys, in search of a supposed naval base, and wandered around the outback in summer for a week or so until they left. The breakout from Cowra was kept under wraps for a long time as well.
@windwaik3r689 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure if a president used his intro theme as their campaign song, they would conquer the world.
@BC-op7rj 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark I recently discovered a mildly related bit of information. You would be aware that Isoroku Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano. He changed surnames in 1916. In April 1910 the cruisers Aso and Soya (captured from the Russians at Port Arthur) were sent on tour, which included some Australian ports. If you go to the following link you will see a newspaper article listing all the senior crew. One of these is I. Takano. Better experts than me might want to review these other names for anyone else to later become famous. So it would seem that Yamamoto had toured Australia trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57372993?searchTerm=Takano%20navy#
@negativeplacebo6732 2 жыл бұрын
Positive comment for the KZfaq algorithm. I like your content, please keep it coming. 🙂
@fortawesome1974 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Maitland, only a very short distance inland from Newcastle and I have NEVER HEARD OF THIS ENGAGEMENT!! WTF!! Did they not want us to know?? We are proud of any action by our armed forces whether we win or lose so how have I never heard of this!!?? I'm also an Infantry veteran from the Royal Australian Regiment so I don't understand why this was not taught to us in school!!
@newcastledefence1272 3 жыл бұрын
If they taught this rubbish to us we would all be as stupid as Mr Felton. You live 30 kms away from Fort Scratchley in Newcastle and you are being "educated" by somebody the other side of the planet? Its a half hour drive and there is a museum there. Proud ???? My unit fired those rounds at the Japanese.
@benjamindover2601 3 жыл бұрын
There is something especially terrifying about slowly dying, trapped, on a midget submarine.
@justinbest9429 Ай бұрын
John Curtin one eye looking at you, one eye looking for you! 😂
@Otokichi786 3 жыл бұрын
Having awakened the Australians, the Japanese submarine forces seek new ways to attack/frighten local ships and ports. In an ironic twist World War II twist, Japanese torpedoes (mostly) worked, but deck gun shells did not.
@tonymckittrick6100 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always. I grew up in Bondi though I wasnt yet born when the attack occured. But my parents and sister were present on our verandah that day and heard the shells going over. My Dad always believed that the shells were aimed at the flying boat base at Rose Bay in the harbour. Most of the shells fell in that area. By the way, Woollahra is pronounced wool-ah-raa.:)
@mickryan2450 2 жыл бұрын
I have wonderedliving at melb how many fot thru the heàds
@dominictaylor8672 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently there is a hospital ship sunk off Stradbroke Island from ww2 heard from fishermen
@roscoewhite3793 3 жыл бұрын
Correct; that was AHS Centaur, a victim of IJN submarine I-177. Centaur was prominently marked as a hospital ship in accordance with international treaties. 268 lives were lost.
@IntrospectorGeneral 3 жыл бұрын
The Australian Hospital Ship 'Centaur' was sunk off North Stradbroke Island on 14 May 1943, probably by the I-177. Only 64 of the 362 on board survived. The wreck wasn't located until 2009. As a side note, you may be interested in checking the submarine USS Triton story.
@thatsme9875 3 жыл бұрын
yes indeed, here is teh link to the sotry on wikipedia
@thatsme9875 3 жыл бұрын
oops, yes indeed, here is the link to the tory on wikipeadia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHS_Centaur
@benwilson6145 3 жыл бұрын
@@IntrospectorGeneral Found by David Mearns who also found HMAS Sydney, HMS Hood, IJN Mushashi , Derbyshire and many more.
@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32 3 жыл бұрын
I love hearing non Australia's pronounce Australian town names, half the time we cannot pronounce them ourselves.
@QuizmasterLaw 3 жыл бұрын
Spot the happy octopus at 14:07 It's in there all right once you see cannot unsee! This has been Mark Felton's hidden easter eggs by anonymous!
@charleshite7707 3 жыл бұрын
Always the highlight of my erratic days .
@mflashhist500 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark for covering this little known piece of Australian history so comprehensively and excellently. Kudos for the 95% achievement on nameplace pronunciation !! (We will forgive you the Wollahra!)
@simonlavelle5572 3 жыл бұрын
This guy is a wonderful historian and excellent at relaying the information to us.
@newcastledefence1272 3 жыл бұрын
The blokes an idiot if he does not provide the truth.
@simonlavelle5572 3 жыл бұрын
@@newcastledefence1272 Are you claiming that you know more than he does?🤔
@newcastledefence1272 3 жыл бұрын
@@simonlavelle5572 Yep. You claiming you know more than I do?
@simonlavelle5572 3 жыл бұрын
@@newcastledefence1272 I don't know what you know but I doubt very much you know anything near what the guy who makes these videos does
@newcastledefence1272 3 жыл бұрын
@@simonlavelle5572 "I don't know what you know but I doubt very much you know anything ..." You are not considering what you are saying before you say it Simon. Are you deliberately trying to be a fool? If so I know of a second hand bridge in Sydney that I can sell you for a fair price. What references has the "the guy who makes these videos" provided to substantiate his claims? You cannot get a degree without sitting for an exam and providing answers/references to establish the truth of the claims provided.
@jacobsgranddaughter 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! 99% correct pronunciation of Australian town/city names too! Well done - warts and all Australian history - we have learned very well from this. Never again! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇺
@ditroia2777 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Mark, great series. Just letting you know Whyalla is pronounced with a hard A. So the ALL sounds the like alligator.
@TerryNew62 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark for a great series on the Japanese submarine campaign on the Australian East Coast. An honest appraisal of the various attacks and our rather nonchallannt Aussie attitude towards them. BTW It’s very easy to mispronounce some Aussie place names, in this case Woollahra which is actually pronounced WOOL-LAR-RAH. Best wishes SQNLDR Terry New RAAF (Rtd)
@steelhelmetstan7305 3 жыл бұрын
Great video , I wasn't aware of the bombardment of Sydney and I lived in the Wollongong area for several years and visited Sydney often....cheers 🙂
@footrot17 3 жыл бұрын
The Japanese made it to NZ too. My small town in the south island, Oamaru has gun emplacements and bunkers up on the cape. Was good fun as a lad running around up there playing war with my Da and my brother
@tmclaug90 3 жыл бұрын
Target: My liked video list!!!!
@tanall5959 3 жыл бұрын
Oz: Apartments and homes shelled? Mild annoyance. Also Oz: Uses one of the offending shells as a door-stop.
@nathanielmoran1819 3 жыл бұрын
In WW1 Fort Napean in Melbourne captured a German Merchant Navy ship trying to escape upon outbreak of war.
@davidberriman5903 3 жыл бұрын
Captured is one way of describing it. Nepean actually did it in both wars. They fired a bring-to round i.e. one across the bows. A subtle way of saying stop we will make some substantial modifications to your ship which may affect its sea worthiness.
@edwardhewer8530 3 жыл бұрын
I hope Mr Felton does have moving images on screen to think of OLED smart TVs user so as to not have any concerns of screen burn.
@yfelwulf 3 жыл бұрын
Facts few Australians have ever heard. Years ago I worked with a guy a young man on a Cattle Station in the Northern Territory who said they were issued Lee Enfield rifles and hundreds of tracer rounds in case of invasion to shoot cattle the idea being if not killed outright the Phosphorus in the Base would poison them.
@craigstaehr3251 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again! This was so interesting and well done with your research. I'm from Adelaide, South Australia so it is great to understand history of WW2 on Australia's door step. Cant wait for the next episode. :)
@bron9674 3 жыл бұрын
Wooo lun gong and Wooo laar a
@TimHarris2 3 жыл бұрын
Great set of videos, totally loved it, so much so I'll forgive your mis pronouncing of Wool-lar-raaa haha
@denis5305 3 жыл бұрын
Dr Felton, quality and quantity of content you kindly present is beyond my comprehension. I can only hope one day there will be some youtube post where you do uncover background of all this work. That would be really interesting part. So far my working theory is A) Dr Felton is a name of new highly advanced 9th gen AI device B) Dr Felton is an acronym for cca 1000 persons big worldwide group of historians. Thank you very much for all these great war stories you did dig out of archives for us and all the best for 2021
@newcastledefence1272 3 жыл бұрын
Its all a load of garbage read the comments.
@genehakman9422 3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear Mr Churchill was unfazed.
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