Interview with Dorothy Loughry (When the war came to Australia)

Dorothy Loughry lived in Manly during the war and recalls the changes in the area across the duration of the war. Being a young girl she remembers the air raid drills at school and seeing the convoys of ships coming and going from Sydney Harbour. She talks about the effect the American soldiers had on the children and how popular the smartly dressed American soldiers were with the children of the area. She was at the movies the night there was an attack on Sydney Harbour, and recalls the submarine attack on the Harbour. She recalls the night of the attack, and being refused entry to an air raid shelter at a local motel. She discusses the role of the newsreels, and being able to see the Japanese submarine that was pulled from Sydney Harbour. She discusses how many people flocked from Manly (out of fear of being the first area in the Sydney region to be shelled) and that the price of real estate in the area was very cheap. She recalls the weddings, the Victory Pacific (VP) Day celebrations and the shortages after war. See also Dorothy's husband, Brian (Bud) Loughry F04093.