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The plaque commemorates those who were killed on board the Kuttabul during the Sydney Harbour bombings of 1942.
Location
| Address: | 11 Murphys Road, Wommin Bay Memorial Walk, Kingscliff, 2487 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.234409 Long: 153.565574 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 29-May-1942 |
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| Actual Event End Date: | 01-June-1942 |
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| Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/consultation-… |
Dedication
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SYDNEY HARBOUR BOMBINGS
1942
May 29th
3:00am - Japanese subs arrive outside of Sydney Heads.
May 30th
4:00am - Japanese sent float plane over Sydney Harbour.
6:30am - Due to fog float plane capsized.
May 31st
5:25pm - 3 midget submarines are launched.
9.48pm - 1st midget submarine caught in boom net.
10:35pm - 2nd midget submarine enters the harbour undetected following a ferry
10:52 pm - 1st submarine self destructs
11:03pm - USS Chicago spots 2nd submarine
11:14pm - 3rd submarine attacked by HMAS Yandra but didn't sink.
June 1st
12:25am - Blackout. Garden Island flood lights turned off.
12:35am - 2nd sub fires on USS Chicago but misses target by 4 metres and hit the "Kuttabul"
1:30am - 2nd midget got out of the harbour but ran out of fuel just outside Sydney head and sunk. It was found in 2006.
2:56am - USS Chicago sights the 3rd sub.
3:50am - "Kanibla" shoots the 3rd sub down and is blown to the surface.
5:00 am - 3rd sub is blown to the surface.
They came into the harbour
To everyone`s surprise
The 21 that died that day
May they R.I.P where they lay
In Memory of those who went down with
The Kuttabul
(Map of Sydney Harbour)
* Where submarines were found
Returned & Service St Joseph`s School
League Always Always
Australia Faithful Good
Designed by: Lizzie Boyle, Sienna van Rossum & Scarlet Styles
