NTC SP COLL FOL 940.548752 GOSH

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1942

12, 258 pages : all. illustrations, maps ; 25 x 40 cm.

Compiled and issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Rikugun in Jakarta. This book consists of reproductions of photographs of major geographical and topical features, major cities and industrial infrastructure, such as dams, mines, smelters and factories in Australia & New Zealand, as well as of vertical aerial photographs: five aerial photographs of Darwin and four of Bathurst Island, both in the the Northern Territory, taken by Japanese, and 52 other aerial photographs of Ballarat area and Mornington manoeuvre area, Victoria, dated 1937 and 1938 at the end of the book include the acronym CAS, indicating they were taken by Commonwealth Aviation Services. Reduced images of maps of Australian states and territories and of New Zealand, are included as foldouts; among them is a 1941 map of Canberra. The maps are annotated to indicate the locations of the various photographed features. The photographs seem to be copied from commercially available sources, including government and private industrial publicity brochures. The strategic targets are located in every state and territory of Australia, as well as New Zealand, and include a large number of regional centres and infrastructure such as aerodromes, power stations and reservoirs, in addition to the major cities, towns and ports.

The book contains index. On the cover, it says ‘Top secret’ in Japanese; in the preface, it says ‘This is a revised edition of same title, earlier produced in two volumes’. The captions in English contains numerous mistakes.

Published in December 1942, according to the information on the cover. Issued as confidential document.

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