Road to Tokyo - Out Takes

Tape 1 - Interview with Paul Couvret talking about his memories of being captured by the Japanese in 1942 and taken to Prisoners of War camps in Nagasaki.

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Tape 2 - Interview with Peter Couvret talking about his memories of the Prisoner of War camp at Nagasaki, his experience of the atomic bomb and being saved by the American troops.

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Tape 3 - Interview with John Moon talking about his memories of World War II, joining the RAAF in 1939 and specialising in signals intelligence intercepting the Japanese Kana codes.

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Tape 4 - Interview with John Moon talking about his experience in World War II, the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines and his work in signals intelligence intercepting the Japanese Kana codes.

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Tape 5 - Interview with Joan Fischer talking about her experience as a nurse in WW2, she describes the shocking physical and mental conditions of the Prisoners of War soldiers and civilians in Labuan.

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Tape 6 - Interview with Joan Fischer describing her experience as a nurse based on Labuan Island caring for the Prisoners of War, her views on the Japanese soldiers and the difficulty for the returning soldiers back to civilian life.

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Tape 7 - Interview with Alison Todd describing her father's experience in World War II as a chief officer in the merchant navy on board the Union Steamship Company and being captured by the Japanese as a Prisoner of War.

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Tape 8 - Interview with Rowley Richards describing his experience as a doctor in World War II being held as a prisoner of war on the Burma - Thailand railway, later being transported to Japan on board the Rokyu Maru that was sunk by an American submarine.

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Tape 9 - Interview with Rowley Richards continuing to describe his experience as a doctor in World War II, being held as a prisoner of war on board the Rokyu Maru that was destroyed and treating the victims of the bombings.

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Tape 10 - Interview with Rowely Richards describing his return to Australia and the treatment of ex-prisoners of war by the government. Interview with Helen Burgin describing her experience as a civilian in Sydney during World War II, and the safety precautions her family had to take against the Japanese war effort.

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Tape 11 - Interview with Helen Burgin talking about her memories of civilian life in Australia, the return of ex-prisoners of war, the fear of Japanese invasion, shortages of food and of the victory in the Pacific.

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Tape 12 - Interview with Les "Snowy" Keith describing his position as a gun crew captain on board the HMAS Australia, joining the Leyte Gulf convoy in the Philippines and the Kamikaze planes that hit the HMAS Australia.

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Tape 13 - Various newspaper articles about World War II. Interview with Walter Varley describing his involvement in World War II controlling the flame thrower tank, the operation in Balikpapan and the disaster at Milford Highway.

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Tape 14 - Interview with Walter Varley talking about post war executions, his homecoming to Australia after the end of the war and returning to civilian life. Interview with Ray Wheeler talking about being a prisoner of war on the Rokyu Maru that was destroyed by American submarines.

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Tape 15 - Interview with Ray Wheeler talking about his experience as a POW in WWII, how he survived being in the water over four days, being rescued and returning to Australia. Wheeler describes working on the Burma railway, the torture used by the Japanese and the importance of mateship.

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Tape 16 - Interview with Ray Wheeler describing his memories of the Murchison POW camp and the difficulty of settling down to civilian life. Various newspaper articles about the war.

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Tape 17 - Interview with Lofty Hodges talking about his memories of rescuing the surviving Australian Prisoners of War in Sandakan, Borneo.

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Tape 18 - Interview with David Horner talking about the strategic conduct of Australia in 1944, the coalition operations with the Americans and General MacArthur in the Pacific. Horner describes the suicide of Japanese prisoners in Saipan and the mass breakout in Cowra, Australia's involvement in the Philippines campaign and MacArthur's censorship of the Australian war effort.

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Tape 19 - Interview with David Horner talking about the military strategic planning of America and Japan, the American invasion of Okanawa, the Japanese kamikaze operations and Australian troops in Borneo, Tarakan and Balikpapan.

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Tape 20 - Interview with Michael McKernan talking about the history of WWII, the daily struggles of the Australian civilians during the Pacific war, why the Australian government concealed the atrocities of the Japanese on the Australian troops and the leadership of Prime Minister Curtin.

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Tape 21 - Interview with Michael McKernan continuing to talk about the history of WWII, the extent of media censorship by General MacArthur, wartime strikes and the impact on the Australian people in learning about the brutalities at Sandakan.

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