The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection of material relating to Mark Ridgway's work as the Administrator of Nauru from August 1945-1949. The majority of the documents are official reports compiled in the period immediately after the re-occupation of Nauru by Australian forces in August 1945. This includes an intelligence report produced by the 31/51 Aust Infantry Battalion (AIF) Nauru Force in September 1945 which contains background information on the Japanese occupation of the island and the Australian re-occupation. During the Japanese occupation of Nauru, a large proportion of the Nauruan population were transported by the Japanese to Tol and Tarik Island in the Carolines. A report describing the experiences of the survivors who were returned to Nauru after the war is in the collection, as are many statements taken from witnesses of Japanese atrocities against Nauruans, Gilbertese and inhabitants of Tol and Tarik. Related material describing other aspects of the Australian re-occupation of Nauru in 1945 can be found in the Memorial's Official Record series AWM 54: Written records, 1939-45 War.
Two letters written in October and December 1945, to Eric Bald, Postmaster of Nauru, by two Nauruan men who worked as postal clerks before and during the Japanese wartime occupation of the island.
Collection relating to the Second World War experiences of Sister Mary Helena Egan, Kiribati, c.1939-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 consists of recollections of missionaries experiences during the Japanese occu
Papers regarding Sticpewich's experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) in North Borneo and post-war duties with 1 Australian Search Party, 31 Australian War Graves Unit. Includes detailed statement desc
Collection relating to the Second World War experiences of Sister Mary Helena Egan, Kiribati, c.1939-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 consists of recollections of missionaries experiences during the Japanese occu
DIARY MAINTAINED BY WING CMDR HUDSON WHILE POW IN RANGOON GAOL WITH DETAILED ENTRIES DESCRIBING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CAMP, DAILY ACTIVITIES AND HIS OWN PERSONAL EMOTIONS; ALSO OFFICIAL REPORT ON
Collection relating to Deiri Patrick Cook. The diary covers events on Nauru during the Second World War, including Japanese occupation of the island, rationing, air raids by allied forces and request