Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 June 1943Vol. XIII, No. 11

Islands

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Page 11

Pacific

Monthly

June 17, 1943

Vol. Xiii. No, 11.

Established 1930

[Registered at the G.P.0., SMbtejfrfpr transmission by post as a newspaper]

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NAURU AGAIN For third time, in World War II, Nauru is in the news—but with a difference. In December, 1940, the phosphate loading installations (see foreground above) were shelled by a German raider. Early in 1942, bombs were dropped there by Japanese, who subsequently occupied the island. In 1943, the tide turned; and in April- May the Japs on Nauru were bombed by giant American planes. This picture shows a raid in progress, and American bombs bursting among the buildings of the former European settlement, on the western side of the island. Nauru is about 4 miles long by 3 milies wide, and its PoP ul ation in 1939 was 170 Europeans, 1,500 Chinese and 1,750 natives -Photo by American Air Corps and block by courtesy of “Sunday Sun," Sydney.

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