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  • 6/8/2022
On June 8, 1942, Japanese midget submarines launched an attack on the Newcastle port. The naval vessels hammered Nobbys Beach, the ocean baths, and Parnell Place with artillery, in the hopes of hitting the BHP steelworks.

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