At 07:20 AM 3/06/00 +1000, Lona wrote: > >> Do you know if parties of Japanese were in Gippsland during the war? Was this just gossip or an actual fact? Where were they supposed to be is so? I know of no actual Japanese in Gippsland, on land, during the war. There were quite a few Italian Prisoners fo War. I think a submarine was sunk off the coast, quite close in, and I assume that was Japanese rather than German. Possibly someone else can help???? Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND email: kapana@netspace.net.au http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/