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Two Sunken Submarines
LONDON, June 1. The Australian radio has announced that two of the Japanese midget submarines which were reported to have been sunk in the attempted attack on Sydney harbour have been found at the bott torn of the harbour.
coast. The type used in the Pearl Harbour attack had a range of only 150 or 200 miles. The general public's early reaction —"that it can't happen here"—quickly Vanished, and has been replaced by the satisfaction that the countermeasures against the attackers proved adequate. Japanese attacks along the east coast of Australia, and even on Sydney, have been anticipated. The reports of Japanese submarine activities^ are thought to offer additional evidence of the enemy's determination to disrupt shipping of supplies between the United States and Australia.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1942, Page 5
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