RB8-20221101_01 - World War II

Historical narrative This is a story told by Daniel Pakanatangala at Raputput village, Makada on 1 November 2022. This is a story about the Second World War, about the day when the Japanese landed in Rabaul. It was on a Saturday, when workers from Matalau village, led by Elipas, were going about their workday at the Ah Tam wharves in Rabaul town. Midday, they had their break to eat their lunches. They only had a half-day’s work. After lunch, they walked from the wharves through the town, past the old marketplace, and then over Namanula hill, heading towards their village, Matalau, which is in the seaside area northeast of Rabaul. When they reached the top of the hill (now the site of a Japanese memorial), they looked across Rabaul Harbour and saw two bomber planes flying in and around the town. The planes dropped bombs, aiming for the ships in the harbour. The group, led by Elipas, began running to Matalau to warn the people in the village that the Japanese were bombing Rabaul. The villagers then escaped into ditches to hide and to protect themselves from the bombings. The next morning, on Sunday, the villagers came out of their hiding places and saw many Japanese warships, fighting planes, and submarines all heading towards Rabaul Harbour. The residents of the town began escaping to hide in places like Talvat and Matupit. On Monday, the Australians were preparing to respond, and so the war began. (Steven Gagau, April 2024) (revised, Russell Barlow, May 2024). Language as given: Makada dialect of Kuanua

历史叙事：本叙事由丹尼尔·帕卡坦加拉（Daniel Pakanatangala）于2022年11月1日在马卡达（Makada）地区的拉普普特村（Raputput village）讲述。本叙事围绕第二次世界大战展开，聚焦日军登陆拉包尔（Rabaul）当日的事件。事发当日为周六，由伊莱帕斯（Elipas）带领的马塔劳村（Matalau village）工人正在拉包尔镇的阿谭码头（Ah Tam wharves）务工。正午时分，他们停下享用午餐——当日他们仅需工作半天。午餐过后，一行人从码头出发，穿过城镇，途经旧集市，随后翻越纳马努拉山（Namanula hill），朝着位于拉包尔东北部沿海区域的马塔劳村行进。当他们抵达山顶（此处如今为日军纪念设施旧址）时，远眺拉包尔港，可见两架轰炸机在城镇上空及周边飞行。轰炸机投下炸弹，目标直指港内船只。以伊莱帕斯为首的一行人随即动身奔向马塔劳村，向村内民众通报日军正在空袭拉包尔的消息。随后村民们躲进沟渠隐蔽，以躲避空袭。次日周日清晨，村民们从藏身之处走出，目睹多艘日军战舰、战斗机及潜艇正驶向拉包尔港。拉包尔镇的居民开始撤离，前往塔尔瓦特（Talvat）、马图皮特（Matupit）等地隐蔽。周一，澳大利亚军队准备发起反击，战争就此爆发。（史蒂文·加高（Steven Gagau），2024年4月）（修订版，拉塞尔·巴洛（Russell Barlow），2024年5月）。原始语言：宽努阿语（Kuanua）马卡达方言（Makada dialect）