Port Adelaide Historical Society Museum
Preserving the Past for the Future. The Port’s local community museum contains historic collections (including the maritime collection of Keith Leleu) to address the loss of all things maritime. It houses a wide collection of artefacts, published materials, books, photographs and models; to interest all who love Port Adelaide and ships.
Sea Museum resources for kids and teachers
Wartime Resources
Firsthand: Japanese Submarine Attacks on Sydney and Newcastle
A short YouTube video with oral histories of the events of 1942 when midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour and later Newcastle.
Remembering the submarine attack on Sydney Harbour
ABC News 2012 report on the attack and the finding of lost sub off the coast (with transcript).
Target Australia
A more in-depth paper read by Mark Felton on the Japanese Submarine Attacks. Episodes 1, 2 and 3 each about 30 mins long.
He’s Coming South
The Attack on Sydney Harbour – a dramatized 90 min narrated video of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s entry into the war against USA and British Empire. Original film and news reels used effectively.
1942 Newsreel
Original British newsreel on the Japanese attack on Sydney.