| Item title: | South Pacific Weekly No.31 |
| Title (romaji): | Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 31 gô |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J181) 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 J181 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J181 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 7 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 4/4/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Burma–Thailand Sumatra [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)] New Britain [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] New Ireland [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] 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] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. It is accompanied by an English translation of the text. This issue covers events such as the campaign in Burma, the British air attack on Sumatra, the periodical bombing on Madang, Wewak, Rabaul and Kavieng and the capture of Cape Hopkins and Gasmata by the Allied Forces. It also reports that a 10-month-old Japanese baby and her 3-year-old brother were interned by the US Navy. The war situation in Europe and the sinking of German ships are also reported. 50,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 08/26/2005 12:04:25 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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