• Title
  [Japanese raid on Sydney, 31st May 1942]
• Creator
  Australia. Dept. of Information
• Call number
  PXA 644/191-196
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1942
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  73509
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Photographs - 6 silver gelatin photoprints
  
• Scope and Content
  191. Partly submerged harbour craft, former Sydney ferry damaged by submarine attack in abortive Japanese raid [note the photograph has been changed to delete the identification of the exact position in Sydney Harbour]
  192-193. Another view of the submerged craft, which sunk in shallow water
  194-195. On May 31st 1942, Australia made its first acquaintance with Japanese submarines. Three of them sneaked into Sydney Harbour and their combined efforts resulted in the sinking of a small harbour vessel of no military value. Within an hour or so of their entrance one had been sunk by gunfire and the other two by depth charges. This photo shows: Damage caused in an Eastern suburb street, Sydney by Japanese shells
  196. Damage caused to an Eastern suburb (Sydney) home, by a Japanese shell
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Created before 1955
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1043515
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Titled on reverse
  "Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Information" stamped on reverse
• Name
  World War (1939-1945)
  
• Subject
  children
  Adult Females
  Adult Males
  
• Topic
  ferries
  houses
  residential streets
  war damage
  wars
  
• Place
  Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.)
  Sydney (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1061825

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