Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubvira mukupera kwema1930, nokutyisidzirwa kwehondo neJapan muPacific, kutengeserana nenhare kwakaratidzwazve sechinhu chinokosha chokudzivirira nyika. Kunyange Australia isati yazivisa hondo kuJapan musi wa9 December 1941, (pashure pokurwiswa panguva imwe chete neJapan kuHawaii, Hong Kong uye
Malaya), paiva nefariro yokukurumidzira mukuvandudza zvivako zvekuzvidzivirira paCape York Peninsula. Zvinhu zviviri zvainyanya kukosheswa yaiva nhandare dzendege dzinoshanda uye nzira dzakakodzera dzokufambisa. Pakazosvika July 1941 nhandare itsva inenge kuchamhembe kweCohen, uye nzira itsva yokupinda nayo paIron Range (pedyo neRwizi rweLockhart), yakanga yapedzwa, asi panguva ino Coen Telegraph Station yakanga ine zvivako zveMorse chete uye 6-line pyramid switchboard (runhare rwomunharaunda chete).