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Buckshot Bear Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 JAPANESE SUBMARINES ATTACKED SYDNEY HARBOUR - WW11 Hendry, 19, who was serving on the iconic Fort Denison in the heart of Sydney Harbour told Nine News he would never forget the evening the city's defences were breached and the country was put on 'very, very intense alert'. 'We were told to scan the water and we fired one or two rounds at what we thought were submarines. But it was pitch black out there and very difficult to see,' he said. The alert came after one of three Japanese submarines tangled in preventative netting near the headlands at the entrance of the harbour, not far from where the 'mother ships' were lurking. The second submarine made it to Garden Island, near the Royal Botanic Gardens, but was destroyed by depth charges shot by a bevvy of international war ships that were stationed in the harbour at the time. It was the third submarine that would cause most of the damage, as it made its way towards the USS Chicago, a large American cruiser ship. The submarine fired torpedoes at the ship, but missed, instead hitting and ultimately destroying the HMAS Kuttabul, claiming the lives of 21 Australian and British sailors. 'Many of the victims had been sleeping and just didn't stand a chance,' Mr Hendry said. Sydney was under attack and the city was in chaos. The affluent Eastern Suburbs were evacuated as sirens and explosions rang out among the late night sky. Brian George, a nine-year-old resident of Bellevue Hill at the time, told Daily Mail Australia he still 'vivdly remembered the whirring sounds of shells flying overhead'. 'One of the motherships was not far off Bondi and they were firing shells over us towards the Rose Bay base. I remember a couple of shells hit not far from our house, one struck a building nearby.' His father was an air-raid warden, so as he and his family were quickly rushed into a bunker, his father had to ensure the rest of the area was safe. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Anti Tick measure - Reversed masking tape 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 7 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Anti Tick measure - Reversed masking tape When first married we lived in a place with LOTS of Ticks, and despite best efforts some would get on board. I could feel them on my skin and would strip off and spin around in front of the mirror. To this day, better than 4 decades on, the Wife teases me about "The Tick Dance". 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Me dear Pappy would get a cardboard can of "Flowers of Sulfur" (powdered sulfur) at the drug store. We'd dust our pants cuffs with sulfur to keep off ticks. Looking at your reversed tape dodge ... can't argue with results ... I'll give that a try, and thank you for it! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 2 hours ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Me dear Pappy would get a cardboard can of "Flowers of Sulfur" (powdered sulfur) at the drug store. We'd dust our pants cuffs with sulfur to keep off ticks. Looking at your reversed tape dodge ... can't argue with results ... I'll give that a try, and thank you for it! Deep Woods Off used to work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Rip Snorter said: Deep Woods Off used to work. Like many things that actually were useful, the powers that be had to get rid of them, lest some idiot drink them and in favor of something you had to use three times as much of. Regards Gateway Kid 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sedalia Dave Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) On 4/24/2024 at 6:10 AM, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Me dear Pappy would get a cardboard can of "Flowers of Sulfur" (powdered sulfur) at the drug store. We'd dust our pants cuffs with sulfur to keep off ticks. Looking at your reversed tape dodge ... can't argue with results ... I'll give that a try, and thank you for it! I used powdered sulfur for ticks and chiggers. Dust socks, tops of boots, pants from knee down and around the waist band of my underwear. Worked better than any version of OFF. My Grandma gave me a large antique pink plastic ladies powder puff setup filled with sulfur rather than makeup powder. Without it I’d have never survived my childhood. The chiggers would have been the death of me. Edited April 25 by Sedalia Dave 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 And there's only 25m of us (not counting Kangaroos) 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 AUSTRALIAN NURSES - 1915 Australian War Memorial Members of the Australian Army Nursing Service, pictured on camels in front of the Sphinx and pyramids. Sister Isabelle Bowman is believed to be one of the nurses. In their time off, nurses engaged in souvenir-hunting or went on excursions to the pyramids. Socialising with officers was also popular. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 “COURAGE UNDER FIRE” - 1917 Australian War Memorial. One night, early in July 1917, Sister Pratt was on duty at a casualty clearing station in Bailleul, France, when a German bomb exploded near her tent. Metal fragments tore into her back and shoulders, puncturing her lung, but she continued to care for her patients right up until she collapsed. She was awarded the Military Medal for her "bravery under fire". Following surgery in Britain, Pratt was posted to various Australian auxiliary hospitals there before returning to Australia at the end of the war. As a result of her war service, she suffered from chronic bronchitis for the rest of her life. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Wedge tailed eagle? Closely related to our golden eagle. Yours is Australian right? Regards Gateway Kid 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 17 minutes ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said: Wedge tailed eagle? Closely related to our golden eagle. Yours is Australian right? Regards Gateway Kid Yes, Aussie. Our largest bird of prey. Here's some pics of one blueing with a Sea Eagle - One taking a feral fox - One having a try at a roo - 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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