USA Mutiny WWII in Townsville Australia

ABC [Australia] ^ | Dec 6, 2013 | ABC [Australia]

[WhiskeyX]

ABC 7:30 Report on USA Mutiny on Australian soil. [Video]

[Leaning Right]

Come on Whiskey, give us a detail or two first.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Black troops working on an airfield in northern Australia mutinied against their white officers. Australian troops were called in to suppress the mutiny, some people were killed, the incident was covered up. LBJ was involved.

[naturalman1975]

Check this link - haven't watched the video, but I'm guessing it's about this incident:

Secret documents lift lid on WWII mutiny by US troops in north Queensland

[dfwgator]

The City of Townsville!

[tcrlaf]

Congressman Lyndon Johnson:
“The Negroes should never have been sent to Australia.
There are no women here for them, and that has led to some ugly situations.”

[naturalman1975]

Another good article on it

[WhiskeyX]

“Come on Whiskey, give us a detail or two first.”

The case file was so sensitive the story was mostly buried for about 70 years. Lyndon Baines Johnson was involved.

[BenLurkin]

Interesting. First I’ve heard of this.

Slightly reminiscent of the Port Chicago Mutiny: http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/port-chicago-mutiny-0

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

And the mutiny has been ongoing for over 70 years. The mutiny will not end until people decide to stop it.

[pbear8]

Subscriber only :(

[naturalman1975]

Google “Cover-up of Townsville mutiny” (include the quote marks) and I think you can get to it.

[pbear8]

Got it, thanks :)

[AlaskaErik]

The ringleaders were from Chicago. No big surprise there.