Australia Still Worried About Jap Activities
SYDNEY, Jan. 20. Enemy troops are being assembled at strategical points. Political correspondents state that the Commonwealth Government believes that a large-scale Japanese attack on Australia is brewing in the north. Japan is again preparing to move southwards in the Pacific, this time on a scale far beyond the earlier attempts, states the Sydney Sun political correspondent. Reports indicate that the Japanese are building up formidable transport forces. Because of the Japanese dominance of northern waters, it would take the enemy but a little time to rush the necessary naval protection southwards when the preparations are completed for jumping off. Enemy aerodromes are being completed at strategic positions to enable longer range air raids on Allied outposts. The Federal Ministry is being kept closely in touch with developments in the explosive situation, and there is a feeling that this time Japan will attempt to overcome her earlier mistakes by moving in what she hopes will be overwhelming force.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 25, 30 January 1943, Page 5
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