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Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 09, 1941

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Japan Strikes Pacific Bases Amid War Declaration News

Australia reports Japan attacking Malaya Thailand Singapore and Hong Kong. Hawaii Guam and the Philippines bombed. Bangkok bombed with casualties. Britain’s Churchill says war declared on Japan. Japanese landings in Malaya and Thai resistance ongoing. Australian airmen attack with Hudson bombers.

U.S.A Jaan Malaya Thailand Singapore Hong Kong Nauru Ocean Island New Guinea Solomon Islands U.S Hawaii Pacific Australia A.I.F Mr. Churchill House of Commons Japan U.S. Sea America Guam Philippines Bangkok Landon Bomba Sngapore

Japanese Attack Expands Across Asia and Pacific

Japanese forces launched air and naval offensives across Hong Kong, Malaya, the Philippines, and Dutch and North Borneo. Attacks targeted Sing apore, Davao, Park Field, Camp John Hayes, and other bases. Casualties reported include 104 dead and 460 wounded in the U S Army Air Forces, with battleships and carriers claimed sunk by American accounts.

Malaya Philippines Park Field Army Air Base Davao Naval Base Camp John Hays Luzon Davaohi United States Bay Shanghai National Broastcasting Co Manila North Borneo Dutch Borneo Canafi War Department Jepanese Amt

Tokyo Declares War as Pacific Crisis Deepens

A chaotic wartime dispatch notes Japan’s radio announcement of war, U S responses, and Allied fears as actions unfold across the Pacific. It cites Tokyo’s Tojo broadcast, Roosevelt’s impending congressional request, and reports of battleships Oklahoma and West Virginia set ablaze or sunk. The piece also references Allied censorship and communications blackouts, with Nauru and Ocean Island attacked and earlier shelling of Nauru.

Australia to Declare War Wide National Decisions

Federal Cabinet met in Melbourne and announced major decisions with more to follow. The War Cabinet will convene at 10 p.m. and the War Advisory Council will meet later. Army Navy and Air Force leave are cancelled and work in defence and essential industries will proceed on public holidays.

Jouning Hin Curtir Curtin Ger Australia Japan Haslloensse Ik Puleat

Plea for Petrol Ban and Home Front Measures

The article outlines a government plan to prohibit private petrol use for leisure and reserve transport for essential needs. It mentions blackouts, home security cautions, and Defence officers enforcing precautionary measures. Debates over overseas service and potential amendments to the Defence Act are noted, with possible compulsory home defence calls to Pacific territories. Entitled discussions include Labour Minister Way and Allied reinforcement considerations.

Labour Mr. Way ALF Unite Malaya

Units At War Stations In Melbourne Defense Remarks

The Australian Prime Minister stated units of the Royal Australian Air Force have taken positions planned for wartime in the Pacific. He noted reconnaissance squadrons expanded and Catalina aircraft present in Australia, with veteran pilots ready to be deployed, stressing full effort to defend the Empire from threats to freedom.

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