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Love, luck and larceny : memoirs from Broome 1942 / John Thompson-Gray

Author: Thompson-Gray, John, 1942-

Call no: 940.5449 THO

Year: 2015

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History	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 THO	Available

During World War II, eight towns in Western Australia (Broome, Exmouth Gulf, Port Hedland, Wyndham, Carnot Bay, Derby, Onslow, Kalumburu) were targeted, culminating in a total of 17 raids - 16 by air and 1 submarine shelling ;

contains interview with Gus Winckel (shot down Zero fighter at Broome) conducted in 2012 just prior to his 100th birthday ; Interview with Peter Koens in 2012 -- survivor from one of the Dornier flying boats ; USAAC B-24 Liberator 40-2374 - take off from Broome airfield ; Attacks by Zero fighters.

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History	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 GOM	Available

The diamond Dakota mystery / Juliet Wills with Marianne van Velsen

Author: Wills, Juliet, 1975-; Van Velsen, Marianne

Call no: 940.5449 WIL

Year: 2006

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History	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 WIL	Available

Broome's one day war : the story of the Japanese raid on Broome, 3rd March 1942 / by Mervyn W. Prime

Author: Prime, Mervyn W.; Broome Historical Society; Broome (W.A. : Shire). Council

Call no: 940.5449 PRI

Year: c1992

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Maritime	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 PRI	Available

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Main Library: Museology	Western Australian Museum	069 Reprint boxes	Available

Everyone knows that Darwin suffered Japanese air raids during world War II. Few are aware that Western Australia experienced raids on many more towns. The most devastating World War II attack in WA was at Roebuck Bay, near Broome,

on March 3, 1942 with reports of 120 people dead. Other attacks were at Wyndham, Kalumburu, Derby, Onslow, Exmouth, Port Gregory and Port Hedland.

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Maritime	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 GOM	Available

Broome : 3 March 1942 - 3 March 2012 / edited by Emma Verheijke

Author: Verheijke, Emma; Netherlands. Ambassade (Australia); Western Australian Museum

Call no: 940.5449 BRO

Year: 2012

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"Published in honour of the 70th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on Broome, this publication is dedicated to the victims and all who have suffered losses as part of the Anglo-Dutch Alliance during World War II".

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History	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 BRO	Available
Maritime (2 copies)	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 BRO	Available
Maritime (2 copies)	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 BRO	Available
Geraldton	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 BRO	Available
Archives room (Bay 7)	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 BRO	Available

on March 3, 1942 with reports of 120 people dead. Other attacks were at Wyndham, Kalumburu, Derby, Onslow, Exmouth, Port Gregory and Port Hedland.

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Examines the actions of senior officials in the second most deadly attack on Australian soil when Zero fighters destroyed 15 flying boats at Broome which were packed with evacuees from Java. Profiles the different aircraft used

during the Broome operation and the fate of Broome pearling luggers due to the scorched earth policy.

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Maritime	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 LEW	Available
History	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 LEW	Available

"An airman's tale of his war time experience in Broome, Western Australia : a collection of facts, funnies, fantasies and phenomena."

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Main Library	Western Australian Museum	940.548194 CAF	Available

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