Is Mise,

Why should I believe you and not Colebatch? I don't think that's an unreasonable question. I have read a lot of his articles, and he is well-respected, known, with a reputation. You, on the other are just an anonymous poster like the the rest of us. You talk about your research. How do you know that is accurate? I think that if Colebatch was getting it as wrong as you claim he is, professionals in literary circles would have sprung him by now.

ttbn,

If a South Coast local newspaper prints a story on the 17th of October about a local bloke coming home from being a prisoner of war and that he landed from HMS "SPEAKER" on the 15th, that is two days before publication.
Now the type would have been set on Tuesday the 16th.
36 hours from 8:45 am of the Monday takes us to 8:45 pm of the Tuesday.

Someone must have conspired almightily to get the Cpl off the ship and down to Gerringong before the wharfies allegedly allowed the ship to dock, and to think that all the newspapers missed the story!!
As it was a Naval ship what would stop it from being berthed at a Naval Dock where there were no wharf labourers?

There is absolutely no reference from the times of the POWs being held up.
Colebatch is a sloppy author and has been outed repeatedly for his rotten research.

Jim Healy, Communist Party boss and a member of the Government's Stevedoring Industry Commission would have torn apart anyone who in any way interfered with the homecoming of the ex-prisoners.
"Big Jim" was a good friend of my father's, they first met in Queensland not long after Jim came to Australia and although political opponents remained close until Jim Healey's untimely death.
Dad often called him "My Irish Catholic, Commo mate."

Got anything to say about the Vultee Vengeance planes?

Where did Colebatch get that story?

ttbn, what Issy is presenting as evidence would stand up in a court of law. Not so the material in Colebatch's book.

Issy my Father was a great mate of Jack Lang. According to the old man, and my reading of Lang's books, Lang although a Socialist was vehemently anti Communists, the commo's hated Lang, and Lang hated them. Yet the far right always labeled Lang as such, and it stuck for the greater part of his life, and beyond.

OK, Is Mise; you've made up your mind.

Paul,

If you think that, why don't you get together a class action and take Colebatch to court.Perhaps your mate di Natale could chip in. He doesn't seem to have much to think about given his Australia Day absurdities.

Paul,

My dad was also a mate of "the Big Fella" so quite possibly knew your father.
I met Jack Lang a number of times as I went to school with his grandson, young Jim and I were good mates and used to play tennis on his grandfather's backyard court.

ttbn,

"OK, Is Mise; you've made up your mind."

Based on accurate research, I have; now would you like to prove me wrong?
Just Google the bits and see what you come up with.

How're you going on the Vultee Vengeance planes?

Found any stories of any combat missions that American pilots flew in them?