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The Shelling of Newcastle was conducted by the Japanese submarine I-21 in the early hours of 8 June 1942. The bombardment followed the attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May, and was conducted shortly after I-24 shelled the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
Dec 14, 2020 · Our 10 photographs from the Chronicle archive recall 1940s Newcastle during the dark days of World War II and the immediate post-war years
Jun 7, 2017 · In the early hours of a winter night in June 1942, people in the New South Wales city of Newcastle lay sleeping, blissfully unaware of an impending threat that would jolt them from their slumber.
From 31 May to 8 June 1942, during World War II, Imperial Japanese Navy submarines made a series of attacks on the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
- 31 May-8 June 1942
- Indecisive
In the early hours of 8 June 1942, the Japanese submarine I21 fired 34 shells at Newcastle covering a wide area but with one causing damage to a house in Parnell Place and another damaging the nearby tram terminus. At 2.28am, the guns at Fort Scratchley fired on I21.
Apr 20, 2021 · Air raids on Newcastle during World War II killed around 141 people - and injured nearly 600 more - with 47 of those deaths coming this week in 1941
Oct 4, 2020 · A new book called Newcastle and Tyneside in the Second World War, A People's History, recalls the experiences of local folk on the home front and on active service. Rehearsal for evacuation at ...
