"I SHALL RETURN" - General Douglas MacArthur
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One of the most famous quotes of World War 2 was uttered at the small outpost of Terowie, South Australia.
Waymark Code: WMK20F
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 01/31/2014
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The town of Terowie was once a bustling village of about 2500 residents and existed for that peculiar form of Australian economy whereby there was a "break of gauge" in the railway. Passengers and goods travelling North from Adelaide on the "Irish" broad gauge (5' 3") had to change to trains on the narrow gauge (3' 6"). With the railways all gone, it is now almost a ghost town.
But in March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur, his wife and son as well as some entourage were to change trains. He had left the Philippines in a patrol boat, then undertaken a flight to just south of Darwin, Australia, and then another flight to Alice Springs, close to the centre of the Australian continent, then, as now, quite remote from major civilization. He then took the narrow gauge train from Alice Springs through to Terowie, a journey of 60 hours. At Terowie he changed to a broad gauge train for the journey to Adelaide and then Melbourne where the Pacific War would be planned.
At 2pm on 20th March 1942, in meeting Australian media and being assured his words would reverberate around the world, he was to utter those immortal words "I SHALL RETURN".
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Drive or walk to the old railway station site
Access times: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM
Location of waymark:
near North Street
Terowie, SA Australia
5421
Commemoration: General Douglas MacArthur's famous quote.
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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