01429ntc a22001817i 450000100060000000800410000604000260004724500540007326400140012730000430014133600210018433700230020533800320022850000220026050007130028253300770099585601750107268575160111k19421945xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda10aChief events of Nauru August 1942 – August 1945  c1942-1945  a1 manuscript in digital form, 8pp, ts.  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1418-02  aDiary style chronological description by date of invasion, damage, executions, starvations, administration etc.  This chronological description of chief events is the literal translation of a diary kept by the Chinese Mechanic (MA) who was left behind to act as No.1 Chinese and also interpreter.  He was evidently in close contact with the Japanese authorities and was forced to learn the Japanese language so that he could give orders to the Chinese.  The day the Japanese were evacuated he attacked a Japanese doctor with an iron bar and nearlly killed him, considering this one way of retaliation for the hardships influenced on himself and his fellow Chinese. (Transcribed from last page of manuscript).  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d201641uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/chief-events-of-nauru-august-1942-august-1945zView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.