Esperance Bay Story Denied
Summary
Calwell denies that the Indonesians protest on the Esperance Bay was a mutiny - no lives were in danger.
Date
Source
1945 'ESPERANCE BAY STORY DENIED', The Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), 6 novembre, p. 1. , viewed 01 juin 2026, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212283731
Transcript
ESPERANCE BAY STORY DENIED
MELBOURNE.— The Min-
ister for Information, Mr.
Calwell, yesterday described
as untrue the allegations
that. officers, of the Esperance
Bay were in danger of being
murdered by the Indonesians
on their way back to Java.
He also denied that the
Indonesians became so tbrea-
tening that the captain call-
ed for an armed escort.
HMAS Arunta was with
the liner from Darwin, in
case any trouble arose at
any of the ports of call, he
said.