| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00545 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 Item |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Marshall, Richard |
| Date made | 1939 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 95/0342 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Marshall, Richard
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Richard Marshall, Intelligence Section, 51st Battalion, Cairns, 1939.
Wallet 1 of 1 consists of an intelligence report titled "Report on the Complete Evacuation of Cairns, Nth. Qld., the Destruction of Public Utilities, and Suggested Defensive Measure of Same". In his report, Marshall recommends that the populace of Cairns, including hospital patients and school children, be evacuated to the Atherton Tablelands if the necessity arose. He details the transportation of people and supplies by trains, road vehicles, and airplanes, and estimates that, all going according to plan, approximately 10,000 people could be evacuated in 40 hours. Marshall also suggests the destruction of key transport routes and public utilities after evacuation to slow the progress of invading enemy forces. Additionally, this collection includes a letter from a Mr. W. Stovell containing details about numbers of police vehicles, which Marshall then used in his report.