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Australia in WW2
Questions regarding Australia's participation in World War 2, in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war.
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What is the story of red lead the cat on the HMAS Perth?
Now HMAS Perth and its crew of over 600 men were back in pacific waters where they were needed for a very important task - to stop the Japanese advance across south-east Asia. They left Sydney in January 1942, stopping off at Fremantle on the way.
It was perhaps, at this time that Perth's animal mascot Red Lead, joined the ship. We know it was only a kitten in February 1942. What a place for a little kitten to explore! There were the sailors' quarters with their swinging hammocks, the wide, wooden deck, towering masts, the round signal lamps and deep in the bowels of the ship the growling engines. But Red Lead's favourite spot was curled up in the captain's cabin. The new captain, Hec Waller, always had a moment to spare for the playful kitten.
But Red Lead had little time to settle into its new home. On 27 February, HMAS Perth joined a fleet of British, Dutch and American ships to stop a Japanese naval convoy from landing on the island of Java. The fleet was hopelessly outnumbered and one by one, the Allied ships were crippled, sunk or forced to withdraw. The sound of firing ack ack guns and the shouting of the men surrounded the kitten! Japanese planes zoomed over ahead - there was no safe place to hide, except its one special place, Captain Waller's cabin. There it firmly stayed until the Captain gave orders to withdraw from the battle. Embattled but not defeated the warship steamed back to the harbour.
Back in the safety of the harbour, Red Lead somehow knew it would not survive another battle like that. It was time to find another job and another home. Quietly and stealthily it crept down the gangway. "Where do you think you are going?" yelled out one of the sailors and scooped up the little kitten, returning it to the deck. Foiled, Red Lead tried again and again. Three times in total, the kitten tried to leave the ship but to no avail. Some of the sailors looked at the unhappy cat and shook their heads - this was a bad omen. The official log at the end of the day read"Red Lead, ship's kitten, endeavoured to desert, but was brought back on board, despite vigorous protests."
Red Lead was right that things would not improve. The next day HMAS Perth and USS Houston sailed for the south coast of Java and met a large fleet of Japanese ships. After a desperate battle, the Perth was sunk. Over 350 men (including Captain Waller) and one little black kitten went down with the ship.
How do you find stories of personal experiences women and men went through in World War 2?
Go to your local library branch, and ask the same question of the head librarian. A personal story is called an "Auto-biography" meaning it was written by the author about their own life. A biography is a book written by someone about somebody else's life.
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Why does Australia maintain close links with the US and Britain?
Australia was originally ruled by Britain so that one is easy. Britain and US are on friendly terms, so that probably adds to why we have good terms with Australia.
While Australia is now formally independent of Britain, Britain has always been close to Australia because it is the mother country and established the nation in the 1700s. The US as a world superpower is necessary to maintain as a friend because of the position it takes on the world stage in economic and defence terms.
What state has the most underground mines?
West Virginia leads the nation in underground coal mining with 193 underground mines that produced 99.6 million metric short tons in 2001.
What country has never lost a war?
Canada... a bunch more..
but Canada has the largest English speaking population that has never surrendered or backed out
Did the army accept aboriginals in world war 2?
The Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy had their rules which excluded persons who were not substantially of European origin or descent from enlisting in the services prior to the start of WW2.
Many Aboriginal soldiers were able to enlist by stating that they were of Indian or Maori descent. With the immediate threat of a possible Japanese invasion, the three militarily services were forced to allow the enlistment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Islanders such as the Tiwi from Melville Island. These enlisted started in about 1941/1942. Approximately 3000 Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal Australians fought in WW2.
You can find more about Australia's involvement in WW2, with some information about Aboriginals included, here: http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/homefront/overview.html
Here are some interesting facts specifically about Aboriginal assistance in WW2:
http://www.ozatwar.com/atsi/defendaustralia.htm
A Google search will also offer lots of links to pages.
When was Kiwanis membership open to afro Americans?
Kiwanis Club membership has never had any racial restrictions, so technically Kiwanis membership has been open to Afro-Americans since the organization's inception in 1915. Membership to individual clubs is by invitation and has never been monitored as to race, but Club memberships tend to reflect the ethnicity balance of the surrounding community. Some Clubs are predominently Afro-American; there have been numerous Afro-American Division Lieutenant Governors as well as some Regional Governors.
When did Australia become a free country?
Australia has always been a free country and hopefully will always be one.
How did vivian westwood become famous?
she became famous u know what think of u self I'm only computer
How do you remove spy shredder 2.1?
Spy Shredder is spyware that has infected your computer you should use such programs as Spy Bot or Adaware SE the free versions to get rid of it.
Answer--- Click your Windows Start menu, and then click "Search."
- A speech bubble will pop up asking you, "What do you want to search for?" Click "All files and folders."
- Type a SpyShredder file in the search box, and select "Local Hard Drives."
- Click "Search." Once the file is found, delete it.
When you receive a icon that is called shredder on your desktop, it means that you have download something that is not secure, and just like the rubbish bin icon, you cannot delete it.
1. You go to my computer
2. Click on uninstall items
3. You will see a File called PC Confidential
4. Click n the item and press uninstall
After you have done this go back to your desk top and the Shredder icon should be removed.
What important events happened on September 10 any year?
1547: Defeat for the Scots by the English at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Edinburgh.1847: Gold is discovered in California.1891: Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-E' , the most popular song in Victorian England in the 1890s is written by former Canadian bandsman Henry J Sayers - copyrighted in New York. Sayers later admits to copying an Austrian song after hearing the tune being played in a brothel in Missouri.1897: London taxi driver George Smith is the first person in Britain to be convicted of drink-driving. He's fined £1 for driving on the pavement in Bond Street.1898: Empress Elizabeth of Austria is murdered by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni in Geneva.1943: World War II: German troops occupy Rome and take over the protection of the Vatican City.1960: An English Football League match is seen live on television in Britain for the first time. Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers draw 0-0.1967: Almost 100 per cent of the voters of Gibraltar reject Spanish rule in favour of retaining British sovereignty.1979: London talks on the Zimbabwe Rhodesian constitution open1989: Hungary opens its borders to the West, allowing thousands to leave East Germany1993: The body of former president Ferdinand Marcos is returned to the Philippines four years after he died in exile in Hawaii.
What continet is the country Australia located on?
The word Australia refers to both the nation and the continent. Strictly speaking, the nation of Australia is on the continent of Australia.
What happened to Darwin in 1911?
I believe that in 1911 the town of "Palmerston" was name changed to "Darwin" (3 March 1911) when it's control was transferred from South Australia to the Commonwealth Government of Australia.
If the above date should really read "1941" then all I can say is that on 19th February 1942 the Japanese heavily bombed the city as part of WW2. It's been estimated that 188 Japanese airplanes bombed the city and it's harbour - a lot of American navy ships were in port at the time. Overall more bombs were dropped on Darwin that day than at Pearl Harbour.
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Describe australias relationship with britain in 1914?
Australia's involvement with Britain in 1914 or WW1 was quite all over the place, they were like rivals but not enemies, they kind of despised each other but when it came to danger they would ark up and protect each other no matter the cost. Australia thought of Britain as their 'mother country' and proudly fought for them in WW1 when Britain stepped up to its alliances with Belgium. Many young men were proud to fight for their country/mother country
