personal report
The topic ‘Japanese attacks on Australia’ was chosen because it was the first time Australia had been attacked on its own shores. Australia had been viewed as a fortress surrounded by water. Whilst Fort Scratchley in Newcastle, was originally built during the Crimean war when Australia thought it might be attacked by the Russians, this did not happen and the first time the Fort Scratchley guns were fired in retaliation to an attack was during the Japanese attack on 8thJune 1942.
The attack on Newcastle was a particularly interesting as it is a topic very close to home
The research for this topic was mostly via the internet from the National Archives of Australia and Australian War Museum for the background information. A number of historical books were also used including Darwin 1942 by Timothy Hall and World War II, Land Air and Sea Battles. Much of the information about the attacks on Newcastle comes from personal experiences through exploring Fort Scratchley and knowledge of the Newcastle area. Specific information about Darwin and Newcastle comes from books cited in the bibliography. The primary sources were either acquired from the internet or from books, both of these are cited in the bibliography. These events are very important to the topic of world war two especially to Australia and has shaped Australia’s defence policy over the past seven decades.
The method of representing the information in the form of a website was for creativity.
The attack on Newcastle was a particularly interesting as it is a topic very close to home
The research for this topic was mostly via the internet from the National Archives of Australia and Australian War Museum for the background information. A number of historical books were also used including Darwin 1942 by Timothy Hall and World War II, Land Air and Sea Battles. Much of the information about the attacks on Newcastle comes from personal experiences through exploring Fort Scratchley and knowledge of the Newcastle area. Specific information about Darwin and Newcastle comes from books cited in the bibliography. The primary sources were either acquired from the internet or from books, both of these are cited in the bibliography. These events are very important to the topic of world war two especially to Australia and has shaped Australia’s defence policy over the past seven decades.
The method of representing the information in the form of a website was for creativity.