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The citation for this statement does not support the statement. In fact, the cited source strongly argues that the doubts cast on Nishimura's guilt by journalist Ian Ward are unfounded. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.103.113.132 ( talk) 04:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
We show 11 June in the lede, but 12 June further down. Which is it? -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 07:09, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
At page 3 in the "West Australian" newspapers "Big Weekend" section of April 21, 2001, Harry Morris, an Engineer, the Head of the Commonwealth Department of Works and Housing's civilian contingent on Manus Island, who had responsibility for building the scaffold, said, of one Ken Jarvis, the electrical foreman and an ex Army Sergeant, who was one of eight who volunteered to be executioner: "At 5am on June 12, 1951, Mr Jarvis began to hang five Japanese ..." And, Mr Norris goes on to say that by 7am he got word that Mr Jarvis was "in the mess... demonstrating to his mates how he'd hung the Japanese". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alipius ( talk • contribs) 08:11, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
A full description of the execution is given at page 3 of the Sydney Morning Herald of the 12th June, 1951. The article can be found at: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18221323?searchTerm=nishimura&searchLimits=l-title=35. It also confirms what is in "The West Australian" referred to above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alipius ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
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The citation for this statement does not support the statement. In fact, the cited source strongly argues that the doubts cast on Nishimura's guilt by journalist Ian Ward are unfounded. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.103.113.132 ( talk) 04:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
We show 11 June in the lede, but 12 June further down. Which is it? -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 07:09, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
At page 3 in the "West Australian" newspapers "Big Weekend" section of April 21, 2001, Harry Morris, an Engineer, the Head of the Commonwealth Department of Works and Housing's civilian contingent on Manus Island, who had responsibility for building the scaffold, said, of one Ken Jarvis, the electrical foreman and an ex Army Sergeant, who was one of eight who volunteered to be executioner: "At 5am on June 12, 1951, Mr Jarvis began to hang five Japanese ..." And, Mr Norris goes on to say that by 7am he got word that Mr Jarvis was "in the mess... demonstrating to his mates how he'd hung the Japanese". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alipius ( talk • contribs) 08:11, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
A full description of the execution is given at page 3 of the Sydney Morning Herald of the 12th June, 1951. The article can be found at: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18221323?searchTerm=nishimura&searchLimits=l-title=35. It also confirms what is in "The West Australian" referred to above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alipius ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 20 September 2012 (UTC)