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Explore "rabaul" with insightful episodes like "Discovery of Montevideo Maru called tremendous", "Episode 3.4 Flogging German civilians", "Episode 3.3 The AE1 the Sydney and the Emden", "Episode 3.2 The Battle of Bita Paka" and "Episode 3.1 Our first man to die" from podcasts like ""Pacific Waves", "WW1 Digger History Podcast", "WW1 Digger History Podcast", "WW1 Digger History Podcast" and "WW1 Digger History Podcast"" and more!
Episodes (5)
Episode 3.4 Flogging German civilians
In late October 1914, English born missionary, Reverend Cox was assaulted and flogged with a cane by several Germans and a Belgian on the island of New Ireland. What followed was one of the few blemishes on the career of Major General William Holmes. The Germans went so far as to ask the US Ambassador to London enquire about the punishment without a trial.
The SS Matinga visits Rabaul on one of her supply missions, but it is her last supply run in 1917 that is interesting when she meets the German raider SMS Wolf!
Episode 3.3 The AE1 the Sydney and the Emden
This one is action packed, Bill hides stores, watches the surrender of New Guinea, is present when the submarine AE1 went missing and heard first hand about the sinking of the SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney. We also look at the capture of the German vessels, Nusa and Komet and Tok Pisin!
Episode 3.2 The Battle of Bita Paka
Although a minuscule battle by WW1 standards, about 37 men were killed in the Battle of Pita Paka, the fight to take the German colony of New Guinea in September 1914. Bill Lane was amongst the fighting: "Owing to the thickness of the bush, a few of us got separated from the mob. With shooting go on all around, we not knowing whether it was the enemy or our own men. Us, not knowing the German uniform and not knowing they had natives fighting for them, we were in danger of shooting our own men or being mistaken for the enemy."
Episode 3.1 Our first man to die
Who were the first Australians to die in World War 1? They were British soldiers, "Old Contemptibles" actually, but what next? Gallipoli? No! Australia fought its first land battle at New Guinea....“If your Ministers desire and feel themselves able to seize German wireless stations at Yap in Marshall Islands, Nauru on Pleasant Island, and New Guinea, we should feel that this was a great and urgent Imperial service”. So there you go, this short series examines this campaign.