| Item title: | South Pacific Weekly No.32 |
| Title (romaji): | Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 32 gô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J189) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial leaflets |
| AJRP series: | Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/12 J189 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J189 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 8 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/5/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Aitape [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape Wewak Area] Hollandia (Jayapura) [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] Finschhafen Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape Wewak Area] Truk Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. Events covered by this issues include the current Sumo wrestling session, the death of Admiral ARIMA, the death of Admiral KOGA, the capture of airfields in Aitape and Hollandia by the Allied Forces, the advance of Australian troops to Madang and Alexishafen, repeated air attacks on Wewak, Wakde and Hansa Bay, the heavy air raid on Truk and the war situation in Burma. The situation at the European front-line and the damage to Japanese shipping capacity are also discussed. 50,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:16:38 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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